COMMON STOCK AND WARRANT PURCHASE AGREEMENT Dated as of June 26, 2008 by and among BOND LABORATORIES, INC. and THE PURCHASERS LISTED ON EXHIBIT A
COMMON
STOCK AND WARRANT PURCHASE
AGREEMENT
Dated
as of June 26, 2008
by
and among
and
THE
PURCHASERS LISTED ON EXHIBIT A
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE
I Purchase
and Sale of Common Stock and Warrants
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Section
1.1
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Purchase
and Sale of Common Stock and Warrants.
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1
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Section
1.2
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Purchase
Price and Closings
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2
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Section
1.3
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Promissory
Bridge Notes
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2
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Section
1.4
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Purchase
Price Adjustment
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2
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ARTICLE
II Representations
and Warranties
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3
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Section
2.1
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Representations
and Warranties of the Company
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3
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Section
2.2
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Representations
and Warranties of the Purchasers
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ARTICLE
III Covenants
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Section
3.1
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Securities
Compliance
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Section
3.2
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Registration
and Listing
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Section
3.3
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Inspection
Rights
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19
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Section
3.4
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Compliance
with Laws
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Section
3.5
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Keeping
of Records and Books of Account
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19
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Section
3.6
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Reporting
Requirements
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Section
3.7
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Other
Agreements
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Section
3.8
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Use
of Proceeds
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Section
3.9
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Reporting
Status
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Section
3.10
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Disclosure
of Transaction
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Section
3.11
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Disclosure
of Material Information
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Section
3.12
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Form
D
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Section
3.13
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No
Integrated Offerings
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Section
3.14
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Pledge
of Securities
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Section
3.15
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Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx
Act
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Section
3.16
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Directors
and Officers Insurance
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Section
3.17
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Board
of Directors
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Section
3.18
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Restrictions
on Issuance of Securities
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Section
3.19
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Subsequent
Financings
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ARTICLE
IV Conditions
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Section
4.1
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Conditions
Precedent to the Obligation of the Company to Close and to Sell
the
Securities
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Section
4.2
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Conditions
Precedent to the Obligation of the Purchasers to Close and to
Purchase the
Securities
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ARTICLE
V Certificate
Legend
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Section
5.1
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Legend
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ARTICLE
VI Indemnification
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Section
6.1
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Company
Indemnity.
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Section
6.2
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Indemnification
Procedure
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ARTICLE
VII Miscellaneous
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Section
7.1
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Fees
and Expenses
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Section
7.2
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Specific
Performance; Consent to Jurisdiction; Venue.
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Section
7.3
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Entire
Agreement; Amendment
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Section
7.4
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Notices
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Section
7.5
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Waivers
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Section
7.6
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Headings
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Section
7.7
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Successors
and Assigns
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Section
7.8
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Right
of First Offer
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Section
7.9
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No
Third Party Beneficiaries
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Section
7.10
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Governing
Law
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Section
7.11
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Survival
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Section
7.12
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Counterparts
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Section
7.13
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Publicity
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Section
7.14
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Severability
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Section
7.15
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Further
Assurances
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This
COMMON STOCK AND WARRANT PURCHASE AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”),
dated
as of June 26, 2008 by and among Bond Laboratories, Inc., a Nevada corporation
(the “Company”),
and
the purchasers listed on Exhibit
A
hereto
(each a “Purchaser”
and
collectively, the “Purchasers”),
for
the purchase and sale of shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.001
per share (the “Common
Stock”)
by the
Purchasers.
The
parties hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE
I
PURCHASE
AND SALE OF COMMON STOCK AND WARRANTS
Section
1.1 Purchase
and Sale of Common Stock and Warrants.
(a) Upon
the
following terms and conditions, the Company shall issue and sell to the
Purchasers, and the Purchasers shall purchase from the Company, shares of Common
Stock (the “Shares”)
at a
price per share of $1.00 (the “Per
Share Purchase Price”)
for an
aggregate purchase price of Four Million Dollars ($4,000,000) (the “Purchase
Price”).
Each
Purchaser shall pay the portion of the Purchase Price set forth opposite its
name on Exhibit
A
hereto.
The Company and the Purchasers are executing and delivering this Agreement
in
accordance with and in reliance upon the exemption from securities registration
afforded by Section 4(2) of the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and
the
rules and regulations promulgated thereunder (the “Securities
Act”),
including Regulation D (“Regulation
D”),
and/or upon such other exemption from the registration requirements of the
Securities Act as may be available with respect to any or all of the investments
to be made hereunder.
(b) In
the
event that a Purchaser would own in excess of 9.99% of the Common Stock
outstanding on a Closing Date (as
defined in Section 1.2 below),
in lieu
of purchasing shares of Common Stock that
would cause a Purchaser to exceed the 9.99% threshold set forth
above,
such
Purchaser shall purchase shares of the Company’s Series A Convertible Preferred
Stock (the “Series
A Preferred Stock”)
set
forth opposite its name on Exhibit
A
hereto.
This Agreement, including, without limitation, the representations and
warranties contained herein, shall apply to the purchase of the Series A
Preferred Stock and, accordingly, any reference in this Agreement to
“Shares”
shall
also be deemed to include such shares of the Series A Preferred Stock and any
shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of such Series A Preferred
Stock.
(c) Upon
the
following terms and conditions and for no additional consideration, each of
the
Purchasers shall be issued Warrants, in substantially the form attached hereto
as Exhibit
B
(the
“Warrants”),
to
purchase the number of shares of Common Stock equal to sixty percent (60%)
of
the number of Shares purchased by each Purchaser pursuant to the terms of this
Agreement, as set forth opposite such Purchaser’s name on Exhibit
A
hereto.
The Warrants shall expire seven (7) years following the Closing Date and shall
have an initial exercise price per share equal to $1.25. Any shares of Common
Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants (and such shares when issued)
are
herein referred to as the “Warrant
Shares.”
The
Shares, the Warrants and the Warrant Shares are sometimes collectively referred
to herein as the “Securities.”
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Section
1.2 Purchase
Price and Closings.
In
consideration of and in express reliance upon the representations, warranties,
covenants, terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Company agrees to issue
and sell to the Purchasers and, in consideration of and in express reliance
upon
the representations, warranties, covenants, terms and conditions of this
Agreement, the Purchasers, severally but not jointly, agree to purchase the
number of Shares and Warrants set forth opposite their respective names on
Exhibit
A.
The
Shares and Warrants shall be sold and funded in two separate closings (each,
a
“Closing”).
The
initial Closing under this Agreement (the “Initial
Closing”)
shall
take place on or about June 26, 2008 (the “Initial
Closing Date”)
and
shall be funded in the amount of Three Million Dollars ($3,000,000). The second
Closing under this Agreement (the “Second
Closing”)
shall
take place upon the mutual agreement of the Company and any subsequent
Purchaser, but in no event later than July 26, 2008 (the “Second
Closing Date”),
and
shall be funded in the amount of One Million Dollars ($1,000,000). Each
subsequent Purchaser shall execute this Agreement and the other applicable
Transaction Documents (as hereafter defined) in the capacity of a Purchaser
and
Exhibit
A
shall be
supplemented to reflect the sale of such additional Shares and Warrants. The
Initial Closing Date and the Second Closing Date are sometimes referred to
in
this Agreement as the “Closing
Date”.
Each
Closing under this Agreement shall take place at the offices of Xxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxx & Xxxxxxx LLP, 0000 Xxxxxx xx xxx Xxxxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx
00000, provided,
that
all of the conditions set forth in Article IV hereof and applicable to such
Closing shall have been fulfilled or waived in accordance herewith. At
each
Closing and
upon
receipt by the Company of the appropriate purchase price from each Purchaser
(i.e., a purchase price equal to the number of Shares to be purchased by such
Purchaser multiplied by the Per Share Purchase Price),
the
Company shall deliver or cause to be delivered to each
such
Purchaser (x) a certificate for the number of Shares set forth opposite the
name
of such Purchaser on Exhibit
A
hereto,
(y) a Warrant to purchase such number of shares of Common Stock as is set forth
opposite the name of such Purchaser on Exhibit
A
attached
hereto and (z) any other documents required to be delivered pursuant to Article
IV hereof. Each
Purchaser shall deliver
each of
the documents required to be delivered by it pursuant to Article IV hereof
as
well as its
portion of the Purchase Price by wire transfer to an
escrow
account designated by the escrow agent
prior to
each Closing.
Section
1.3 Exchange
of Promissory Bridge Notes.
The
parties hereto acknowledge and agree that, at the Initial Closing, (i) the
holders of certain promissory bridge notes (the “Bridge
Notes”),
as
set forth on Exhibit
A
hereto,
previously issued by the Company, having an aggregate principal amount not
to
exceed $400,000, will, pursuant to the terms of such Bridge Notes, become
Purchasers under this Agreement and parties to the other Transaction Documents,
and will receive Warrants based on the formula set forth in Section 1.1(c)
hereof, and (ii) such Bridge Notes (plus accrued and unpaid interest) shall
convert into a number of Shares equal to 120% of the principal amount of such
Bridge Notes (plus accrued and unpaid interest) divided by the Per Share
Purchase Price. The principal amount of such Bridge Notes shall be considered
part of the Purchase Price for purposes of this Agreement
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Section
1.4 Purchase
Price Adjustment.
In the
event the Company fails to achieve (i) aggregate revenue determined in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States
(“GAAP”)
of at
least $3,800,000 for the calendar year ending December 31, 2008 and (ii)
positive adjusted EBITDA (as defined below) for the fourth quarter ending
December 31, 2008 (which shall not include specific marketing expenses allocated
to sponsorships or any fees paid to athletes, athletes’ agents and sports teams,
leagues or sanctioning bodies to endorse the Company and/or its products but
shall include any travel and entertainment expenses incurred by the Company
in
connection with such sponsorships), each as determined by the Company’s audited
financial statements for the year ending December 31, 2008, then the Company
shall promptly issue to each Purchaser a number of additional shares of Common
Stock equal to (A) the product of (1) the number of Shares purchased by such
Purchaser pursuant to this Agreement and (2) the quotient obtained by dividing
the Per Share Purchase Price by $0.70, minus (B) the number of Shares purchased
by such Purchaser pursuant to this Agreement. The number of additional shares
of
Common Stock which may be issued pursuant to this Section 1.4 will be rounded
down to the nearest whole share and no fractional shares shall be issued.
For
purposes hereof, “EBITDA”
shall
mean, for any period, the sum, determined on a consolidated basis, of (a) net
income (or net loss), (b) interest expense (including the interest component
on
obligations under capitalized leases but excluding interest income), whether
paid or accrued, on all indebtedness, (c) income tax expense, (d) depreciation
expense and (e) amortization expense, excluding other non-cash income included
in determining net income and extraordinary or unusual gains included in
determining net income.
ARTICLE
II
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES
Section
2.1 Representations
and Warranties of the Company.
The
Company hereby represents and warrants to the Purchasers as follows, as of
the
date hereof (or other applicable date as stated in this Section 2.1) and each
Closing Date, except as set forth on the Schedule of Exceptions attached hereto
with each numbered Schedule corresponding to the section number
herein:
(a) Organization,
Good Standing and Power.
The
Company is a corporation duly incorporated, validly existing and in good
standing under the laws of the State of Nevada and has the requisite corporate
power to own, lease and operate its properties and assets and to conduct its
business as it is now being conducted. The Company does not have any
Subsidiaries (as defined in Section 2.1(g)) or own securities of any kind in
any
other entity except as set forth on Schedule
2.1(g)
hereto.
The Company and each such Subsidiary (as defined in Section 2.1(g)) is duly
qualified to do business as a foreign corporation and is in good standing in
every jurisdiction in which the nature of the business conducted or property
owned by it makes such qualification necessary except for any jurisdiction(s)
(alone or in the aggregate) in which the failure to be so qualified will not
have a Material Adverse Effect. For the purposes of this Agreement,
“Material
Adverse Effect”
means
any effect on the business, results of operations, assets or condition
(financial or otherwise) of the Company that is material and adverse to the
Company and its Subsidiaries (as hereafter defined) taken as a whole, and/or
any
condition, circumstance, or situation that would prohibit or otherwise
materially interfere with the ability of the Company from entering into and
performing any of its obligations under the Transaction Documents (as defined
below) in any material respect;
provided,
however,
that
Material Adverse Effect shall not be deemed to include: (i) changes in
applicable law or (ii) any effect resulting from the public announcement of
the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement or
the
consummation of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement.
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(b) Authorization;
Enforcement.
The
Company has the requisite corporate power and authority to enter into and
perform this Agreement, the Warrants, the Escrow Agreement by and among the
Company, the Purchasers and the escrow agent, substantially in the form of
Exhibit
C
attached
hereto (the “Escrow
Agreement”),
and
the Registration Rights Agreement by and among the Company and the Purchasers,
dated as of the date hereof, substantially in the form of Exhibit
D
attached
hereto (the “Registration
Rights Agreement”
and,
together with this Agreement, the Escrow Agreement and the Warrants, the
“Transaction
Documents”),
and
to issue and sell the Securities in accordance with the terms hereof and to
complete the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents. The
execution, delivery and performance of the Transaction Documents by the Company
and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated thereby have been
duly and validly authorized by all necessary corporate action, and, except
as
set forth on Schedule
2.1(b),
no
further consent or authorization of the Company, its Board of Directors or
stockholders is required. When executed and delivered by the Company, each
of
the Transaction Documents shall constitute a valid and binding obligation of
the
Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, except
as
rights to indemnity and contribution may be limited by federal or state
securities laws and except as such enforceability may be limited by applicable
bankruptcy, reorganization, moratorium, liquidation, conservatorship,
receivership or similar laws relating to, or affecting generally the enforcement
of, creditors’ rights and remedies or by other equitable principles of general
application.
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(c) Capitalization.
The
authorized capital stock of the Company as of the date hereof is set forth
on
Schedule
2.1(c)
hereto.
All of the outstanding shares of the Common Stock and any other outstanding
security of the Company have been duly and validly authorized and validly
issued, fully paid and nonassessable and were issued in accordance with the
registration or qualification provisions of the Securities Act, or pursuant
to
valid exemptions therefrom. Except as provided in this Agreement or as set
forth
on Schedule
2.1(c)
hereto,
including the rights, preferences and privileges of the Company’s Series A
Convertible Preferred Stock, no shares of Common Stock or any other security
of
the Company are entitled to preemptive rights, registration rights, rights
of
first refusal or similar rights and there are no outstanding options, warrants,
scrip, rights to subscribe to, call or commitments of any character whatsoever
relating to, or securities or rights convertible into, any shares of capital
stock of the Company. Furthermore, except (i) as set forth in this Agreement,
(ii) for stock options and restricted stock issued by the Company to its
employees, directors and consultants, (iii) as set forth in the Commission
Documents (as defined in Section 2.1(f)), and (iv) as set forth on Schedule
2.1(c)
hereto,
there are no contracts, commitments, understandings, or arrangements by which
the Company is or may become bound to issue additional shares of the capital
stock of the Company or options, securities or rights convertible into shares
of
capital stock of the Company. Except for customary transfer restrictions
contained in agreements entered into by the Company in order to sell restricted
securities or as provided in the Registration Rights Agreement or except as
set
forth in the Commission Documents or on Schedule
2.1(c)
hereto,
the Company is not a party to or bound by any agreement or understanding
granting registration or anti-dilution rights to any person with respect to
any
of its equity or debt securities. Except as set forth in the Commission
Documents and on Schedule
2.1(c),
the
Company is not a party to, and it has no Knowledge of, any agreement or
understanding restricting the voting or transfer of any shares of the capital
stock of the Company. Except as disclosed in the Commission Documents or on
Schedule
2.1(c),
(i)
there are no outstanding debt securities, or other form of material debt of
the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (ii) there are no contracts, commitments,
understandings, agreements or arrangements under which the Company or any of
its
Subsidiaries is required to register the sale of any of their securities under
the Securities Act, (iii) there are no outstanding securities of the Company
or
any of its Subsidiaries which contain any redemption or similar provisions,
and
there are no contracts, commitments, understandings, agreements or arrangements
by which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is or may become bound to redeem
a security of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (iv) there are no
securities or instruments containing anti-dilution or similar provisions that
will be triggered by the issuance of the Securities, (v) the Company does not
have any stock appreciation rights or “phantom stock” plans or agreements, or
any similar plan or agreement and (vi) as of the date of this Agreement, to
the
Company’s and each of its Subsidiaries’ Knowledge, no Person (as defined below)
or group of related Persons beneficially owns (as determined pursuant to Rule
13d-3 promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and
the
rules and regulations promulgated thereunder (the “Exchange
Act”))
or
has the right to acquire by agreement with or by obligation binding upon the
Company, beneficial ownership of in excess of 5% of the Common Stock.
Any
Person with any right to purchase securities of the Company that would be
triggered as a result of the transactions contemplated hereby or by any of
the
other Transaction Documents has waived such rights or the time for the exercise
of such rights has passed, except where failure of the Company to receive such
waiver would not have a Material Adverse Effect. Except as set forth in the
Commission Documents, on Schedule
2.1(c)
or the
rights, preferences and privileges of the Company’s Series A Convertible
Preferred Stock, there
are no
options, warrants or other outstanding securities of the Company (including,
without limitation, any equity securities issued pursuant to any Company Plan)
the vesting of which will be accelerated by the transactions contemplated hereby
or by any of the other Transaction Documents. Except as set forth in
Schedule
2.1(c),
none of
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or by any of the other
Transaction Documents shall cause, directly or indirectly, the acceleration
of
vesting of any options issued pursuant the Company’s stock option
plans.
For
purposes of this Agreement, “Knowledge”
means
(i) the actual knowledge of those officers of the Company required to file
statements relating to their ownership of the Company’s securities pursuant to
Section 16 of the Exchange Act, and (ii) with respect to each Subsidiary, the
executive officers of such Subsidiary.
(d) Issuance
of Securities.
The
Shares and the Warrants to be issued at the Closing have been duly authorized
by
all necessary corporate action and, when paid for and issued in accordance
with
the terms hereof and the Warrants, respectively, and subject to and in reliance
on the representations, warranties and covenants of the Purchasers made herein
and in the Warrants, the Shares and the Warrant Shares will be validly issued,
fully paid and nonassessable and free and clear of all liens, encumbrances
and
rights of refusal of any kind and the holders shall be entitled to all rights
accorded to a holder of Common Stock.
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(e) No
Conflicts.
The
execution, delivery and performance of the Transaction Documents by the Company
and the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby
and
thereby do not and will not (i) violate any provision of the Company's Articles
of Incorporation (the “Articles”)
or
Bylaws (the “Bylaws”),
each
as amended to date, or any Subsidiary's comparable charter documents, (ii)
conflict with, or constitute a default (or an event which with notice or lapse
of time or both would become a default) under, or give to others any rights
of
termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, any agreement,
mortgage, deed of trust, indenture, note, bond, license, lease agreement,
instrument or obligation to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is
a
party or by which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries' respective properties
or assets are bound, or (iii) result in a violation of any federal, state or
local statute, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree (including federal
and state securities laws and regulations) applicable to the Company or any
of
its Subsidiaries or by which any property or asset of the Company or any of
its
Subsidiaries is bound or affected, except, in all cases, other than violations
pursuant to clauses (i) or (iii) (with respect to federal and state securities
laws) above, for such conflicts, defaults, terminations, amendments,
acceleration, cancellations and violations as would not, individually or in
the
aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect. Neither
the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is required under federal, state,
foreign or local law, rule or regulation to obtain any consent, authorization
or
order of, or make any filing or registration with, any court or governmental
agency in order for it to execute, deliver or perform any of its obligations
under the Transaction Documents or issue and sell the Securities in accordance
with the terms hereof (other than any filings, consents and approvals which
may
be required to be made by the Company under applicable state and federal
securities laws, rules or as may be required for the Company to carry out its
obligations under the Registration Rights Agreement).
(f) Commission
Documents, Financial Statements.
The
Common
Stock of the Company is registered pursuant to Section 12(b) or 12(g) of the
Exchange Act, and, except as disclosed on Schedule
2.1(f)
hereto,
the Company
has timely filed all reports, schedules, forms, statements and other documents
required to be filed by it with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
“Commission”)
pursuant to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, including pursuant
to Sections 13, 14 or 15(d) thereof (all of the foregoing and all exhibits
included therein and financial statement and schedules thereto, including
filings incorporated by reference therein being referred to herein as the
“Commission
Documents”).
At
the times of their respective filings, the Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter
ended March 31, 2008 and the Form 10-QSB for the fiscal quarters ended September
30, 2007 and June 30, 2007 (collectively, the “Form
10-Q”)
and
the Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007 (the “Form
10-K”)
complied in all material respects with the requirements of the Exchange Act
and
the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder, and, to
the
Knowledge of the Company, the Form 10-Q and Form 10-K at the time of their
respective filings did not contain any untrue statement of a material fact
or
omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in
order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which
they were made, not misleading. As of their respective dates, the financial
statements of the Company included in the Commission Documents complied as
to
form and substance in all material respects with applicable accounting
requirements and the published rules and regulations of the Commission or other
applicable rules and regulations with respect thereto. Such financial
statements, together with the related notes and schedules thereto, have been
prepared in accordance with GAAP applied on a consistent basis 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 not include footnotes or may be condensed
or
summary statements), and fairly present in all material respects the financial
position of the Company and its Subsidiaries as of the dates thereof and the
results of operations and cash flows for the periods then ended (subject, in
the
case of unaudited statements, to normal year-end audit
adjustments).
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(g) Subsidiaries.
The
Commission Documents or Schedule
2.1(g)
hereto
sets forth each Subsidiary of the Company, showing the jurisdiction of its
incorporation or organization and showing the percentage of each person's
ownership of the outstanding stock or other interests of such Subsidiary. For
the purposes of this Agreement, “Subsidiary”
shall
mean any corporation or other entity of which at least a majority of the
securities or other ownership interest having ordinary voting power (absolutely
or contingently) for the election of directors or other persons performing
similar functions are at the time owned directly or indirectly by the Company
and/or any of its other Subsidiaries.
All of
the outstanding shares of capital stock of each Subsidiary have been duly
authorized and validly issued, and are fully paid and nonassessable.
Except
as
set forth in the Commission Documents, there is
no
outstanding preemptive, conversion or other rights, options, warrants or
agreements granted or issued by or binding upon any Subsidiary for the purchase
or acquisition of any shares of capital stock of any Subsidiary or any other
securities convertible into, exchangeable for or evidencing the rights to
subscribe for any shares of such capital stock. Neither the Company nor any
Subsidiary is subject to any obligation (contingent or otherwise) to repurchase
or otherwise acquire or retire any shares of the capital stock of any Subsidiary
or any convertible securities, rights, warrants or options of the type described
in the preceding sentence except as set forth on Schedule
2.1(g)
hereto
or in
the
Commission Documents.
Except
as
set forth in the Commission Documents, neither
the Company nor any Subsidiary is party to, nor has any Knowledge of,
any
agreement restricting the voting or transfer of any shares of the capital stock
of any Subsidiary.
(h) No
Material Adverse Change.
Since
December 31, 2007, the Company has not experienced or suffered any Material
Adverse Effect, except as disclosed in the Commission Documents or on
Schedule
2.1(h)
hereto.
(i) No
Undisclosed Liabilities.
Except
as
disclosed in the Commission Documents or on Schedule
2.1(i)
hereto,
since December 31, 2007, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has
incurred any liabilities, obligations, claims or losses (whether liquidated
or
unliquidated, secured or unsecured, absolute, accrued, contingent or otherwise)
that
would be required to be disclosed on a balance sheet of the Company or any
Subsidiary (including the notes thereto) in conformity with GAAP and are not
disclosed in the Commission Documents, other
than those incurred in the ordinary course of the Company's or its Subsidiaries
respective businesses or which, individually or in the aggregate, are not
reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect. Since
December 31, 2007, except as disclosed in Commission Documents or
on
Schedule
2.1(i)
hereto,
none of
the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has participated in any transaction
material to the condition of the Company which is outside of the ordinary course
of its business.
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(j) No
Undisclosed Events or Circumstances.
Since
December 31, 2007, except as disclosed in the Commission Documents or on
Schedule
2.1(j)
hereto,
no event or circumstance has occurred or exists with respect to the Company
or
its Subsidiaries or their respective businesses, properties, operations or
financial condition, which, under applicable law, rule or regulation, requires
public disclosure or announcement by the Company but which has not been so
publicly announced or disclosed and which, individually or in the aggregate,
would have a Material Adverse Effect.
(k) Indebtedness.
The
Commission Documents or Schedule
2.1(k)
hereto
sets forth as of the date hereof all outstanding secured and unsecured
Indebtedness of the Company or any Subsidiary, or for which the Company or
any
Subsidiary has commitments. For the purposes of this Agreement, “Indebtedness”
shall
mean (a) any liabilities for borrowed money or amounts owed in excess of
$100,000 (other than trade accounts payable incurred in the ordinary course
of
business), (b) all guaranties, endorsements and other contingent obligations
in
respect of liabilities for borrowed money of others in excess of $100,000,
whether or not the same are or should be reflected in the Company’s balance
sheet (or the notes thereto), except guaranties by endorsement of negotiable
instruments for deposit or collection or similar transactions in the ordinary
course of business; and (c) the present value of any lease payments in excess
of
$25,000 due under leases required to be capitalized in accordance with GAAP.
Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is in default with respect to any
Indebtedness.
(l) Title
to Assets.
Each
of
the Company and the Subsidiaries has good and marketable title
to
all of its real and personal property reflected in the Commission
Documents that
is
material to the business of the Company,
free and
clear of any mortgages, pledges, charges, liens, security interests or other
encumbrances, except for those indicated in the Commission Documents or on
Schedule
2.1(l)
hereto
or such that, individually or in the aggregate, do not cause a Material Adverse
Effect,
and
except for Permitted Liens.
All
such leases of the Company and each of its Subsidiaries are valid and subsisting
and in full force and effect
in all
material respects. “Permitted
Liens”
means
(i) statutory liens for taxes, assessments and other governmental charges which
are not yet due and payable or are due but not delinquent or are being contested
in good faith by appropriate proceedings, (ii) statutory or common law liens
to
secure landlords, sublandlords, licensors or sublicensors under leases or rental
agreements, (iii) deposits or pledges made in connection with, or to secure
payment of, workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance, old age pension or
other social security programs mandated under applicable laws, (iv) statutory
or
common law liens in favor of carriers, warehousemen, mechanics, workmen,
repairmen and materialmen to secure claims for labor, materials or supplies
and
other like liens, (v) restrictions on transfer of securities imposed by
applicable state and federal securities laws, (vi) any other encumbrance
affecting any asset which does not materially impede or otherwise affect the
ownership or operation of such asset, (vii) liens resulting from a filing by
a
lessor as a precautionary filing for a true lease, (viii) deposits to secure
the
performance of bids, trade contracts, leases, statutory obligations, surety
and
appeal bonds, performance bonds an other obligations of a like nature incurred
in the ordinary course of business, (ix) vendor’s liens to secure payment, or
(x) rights or claims of customers or tenants under licenses or
leases.
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(m) Actions
Pending.
Except
as
set forth in the Commission Documents or on Schedule
2.1(m)
hereto,
there
is no
action, suit, claim, investigation, arbitration, alternate dispute resolution
proceeding or other proceeding pending or, to the Knowledge
of the
Company, threatened against the Company or any Subsidiary which questions the
validity of this Agreement or any of the other Transaction Documents or any
of
the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby or any action taken or to be
taken pursuant hereto or thereto. Except as set forth in the Commission
Documents or on Schedule
2.1(m)
hereto,
there is no action, suit, claim, investigation, arbitration, alternate dispute
resolution proceeding or other proceeding pending or, to the Knowledge
of the
Company, threatened against or involving the Company, any Subsidiary or any
of
their respective properties or assets, which individually or in the aggregate,
could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Except
as
set forth in the Commission Documents, there
are no
outstanding orders, judgments, injunctions, awards or decrees of any court,
arbitrator or governmental or regulatory body against the Company or any
Subsidiary or any officers or directors of the Company or any Subsidiary in
their capacities as such, which individually or in the aggregate, could
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(n) Compliance
with Law.
The
business of the Company and the Subsidiaries has been and is presently being
conducted in accordance with all applicable federal, state and local
governmental laws, rules, regulations and ordinances, except as set forth in
the
Commission Documents or on Schedule
2.1(n)
hereto
or such that, individually or in the aggregate, the noncompliance therewith
would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. The Company
and each of its Subsidiaries have all franchises, permits, licenses, consents
and other governmental or regulatory authorizations and approvals necessary
for
the conduct of its business as now being conducted by it unless the failure
to
possess such franchises, permits, licenses, consents and other governmental
or
regulatory authorizations and approvals, individually or in the aggregate,
could
not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(o) Taxes.
Except
as set forth in the Commission Documents or on Schedule
2.1(o)
hereto,
and
except for matters that would not, individually or in the aggregate, have or
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, the
Company and each of the Subsidiaries has accurately prepared and filed all
federal, state and other tax returns required by law to be filed by it, has
paid
all taxes shown to be due and all additional assessments, and adequate
provisions have been and are reflected in the financial statements of the
Company and the Subsidiaries for all current taxes and other charges to which
the Company or any Subsidiary is subject and which are not currently due and
payable.
Except
as disclosed on Schedule
2.1(o)
hereto,
none of the federal income tax returns of the Company or any Subsidiary has
been
audited by the Internal Revenue Service. The Company has no Knowledge of any
additional assessments, adjustments or contingent tax liability (whether federal
or state) of any nature whatsoever, whether pending or threatened against the
Company or any Subsidiary for any period, nor of any basis for any such
assessment, adjustment or contingency.
(p) Certain
Fees.
Except
as set forth on Schedule
2.1(p)
hereto,
the Company has not employed any broker or finder or incurred any liability
for
any brokerage or investment banking fees, commissions, finders' structuring
fees, financial advisory fees or other similar fees in connection with the
Transaction Documents.
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(q) Disclosure.
Neither
this Agreement or the Schedules hereto nor any other documents, certificates
or
instruments furnished to the Purchasers by or on behalf of the Company or any
Subsidiary in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement
contains any untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state a material
fact necessary in order to make the statements made herein or therein, in the
light of the circumstances under which they were made herein or therein, not
misleading.
(r) Operation
of Business.
The
Company and each of the Subsidiaries owns or possesses the rights to use all
patents, trademarks, domain names (whether or not registered) and any patentable
improvements or copyrightable derivative works thereof, websites and
intellectual property rights relating thereto, service marks, trade names,
copyrights, licenses and authorizations which are necessary for the conduct
of
its business as now conducted, which the failure to so have would reasonably
be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Except as set forth in the
Commission Documents, neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has received
written notice that the intellectual property rights used by the Company or
any
Subsidiary, and necessary for their respective business, violates or infringes
upon the rights of any third party.
(s) Environmental
Compliance.
Except
as
disclosed in the Commission Documents or on Schedule
2.1(s)
hereto,
the Company and each of its Subsidiaries have obtained all material approvals,
authorization, certificates, consents, licenses, orders and permits or other
similar authorizations of all governmental authorities, or from any other
person, that are required under any Environmental
Laws,
except
where failure to obtain such material approvals, authorization, certificates,
consents, licenses, orders and permits or other similar authorizations would
not
individually or in the aggregate have a Material Adverse Effect.
“Environmental
Laws”
shall
mean all applicable laws relating to the protection of the environment
including, without limitation, all requirements pertaining to reporting,
licensing, permitting, controlling, investigating or remediating emissions,
discharges, releases or threatened releases of hazardous substances, chemical
substances, pollutants, contaminants or toxic substances, materials or wastes,
whether solid, liquid or gaseous in nature, into the air, surface water,
groundwater or land, or relating to the manufacture, processing, distribution,
use, treatment, storage, disposal, transport or handling of hazardous
substances, chemical substances, pollutants, contaminants or toxic substances,
material or wastes, whether solid, liquid or gaseous in nature. Except as set
forth in
the
Commission Documents or on
Schedule
2.1(s)
hereto,
the Company has all necessary governmental approvals required under all
Environmental Laws and used in its business or in the business of any of its
Subsidiaries, except for such instances as would not individually or in the
aggregate have a Material Adverse Effect. Except
as
disclosed in the Commission Documents,
the Company
and each of its Subsidiaries are also in compliance with all other limitations,
restrictions, conditions, standards, requirements, schedules and timetables
required or imposed under all Environmental Laws,
except
where failure to be in compliance would
not
individually or in the aggregate have a Material Adverse Effect.
Except
as
disclosed in the Commission Documents or for such instances as would not
individually or in the aggregate have a Material Adverse Effect, there are
no
past or present events, conditions, circumstances, incidents, actions or
omissions relating to or in any way affecting the Company or its Subsidiaries
that violate or would be reasonably likely to violate any Environmental Law
after the Closing or that would be reasonably likely to give rise to any
environmental liability, or otherwise form the basis of any claim, action,
demand, suit, proceeding, hearing, study or investigation (i) under any
Environmental Law or (ii) based on or related to the manufacture, processing,
distribution, use, treatment, storage (including, without limitation,
underground storage tanks), disposal, transport or handling, or the emission,
discharge, release or threatened release of any hazardous substance.
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(t) Books
and Records; Internal Accounting Controls.
The
records and documents of the Company and its Subsidiaries accurately reflect
in
all material respects the information relating to the business of the Company
and its Subsidiaries, the location and collection of their assets, and the
nature of all transactions giving rise to the obligations or accounts receivable
of the Company or any Subsidiary. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries
maintain a system of internal accounting controls sufficient to provide
reasonable assurance that (i) transactions are executed in accordance with
management's general or specific authorizations, (ii) transactions are recorded
as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with
GAAP and to maintain asset accountability, (iii) access to assets is permitted
only in accordance with management's general or specific authorization, (iv)
the
recorded accountability for assets is compared with the existing assets at
reasonable intervals and appropriate actions are taken with respect to any
differences and (v) accounts, notes and other receivables and inventory are
recorded accurately, and proper and adequate procedures are implemented to
effect the collection thereof on a current and timely basis. Except as set
forth
on Schedule
2.1(t)
hereto
or in the Commission Documents, there are no significant deficiencies or
material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal controls over
financial reporting that would reasonably be expected to materially and
adversely affect the Company’s ability to record, process, summarize and report
financial information, and there is no fraud, whether or not material, that
involves management or, to the Knowledge of the Company, other employees who
have a significant role in the Company’s internal controls and the Company has
provided to the Purchaser copies of any written materials relating to the
foregoing.
(u) Material
Agreements.
Except
for the Transaction Documents (with respect to clause (i) of this Section 2.1(u)
only) or as set forth in the Commission Documents or on Schedule
2.1(u)
hereto,
or as would not be reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect, (i)
the
Company and each of its Subsidiaries have performed all obligations required
to
be performed by them to date under any written or oral contract, instrument,
agreement, commitment, obligation, plan or arrangement, filed or required to
be
filed with the Commission (the “Material
Agreements”),
(ii)
neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has received any notice of
default under any Material Agreement and, (iii) to the Company's Knowledge,
neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is in default under any material
provision of any Material Agreement.
(v) Transactions
with Affiliates.
Except
as set forth in the Commission Documents or on Schedule
2.1(v)
hereto,
there are no loans, leases, agreements, contracts, royalty agreements,
management contracts or arrangements or other continuing transactions exceeding
$50,000 in value between (a) the Company, any Subsidiary or any of their
respective customers or suppliers on the one hand, and (b) on the other hand,
any officer, employee, consultant or director of the Company, or any of its
Subsidiaries (except for reimbursements to such persons for reasonable expenses
incurred on behalf of the Company or any Subsidiary, or arrangements entered
into by and between any such person and the Company or any Subsidiary as part
of
the normal and customary terms of such person’s employment or services as a
director or consultant with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries), or any
person owning any capital stock of the Company or any Subsidiary or any member
of the immediate family of such officer, employee, consultant, director or
stockholder or any corporation or other entity controlled by such officer,
employee, consultant, director or stockholder, or a member of the immediate
family of such officer, employee, consultant, director or stockholder which,
in
each case, is required to be disclosed in the Commission Documents or in the
Company’s most recently filed definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A, that
is not so disclosed in the Commission Documents or in such proxy
statement.
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(w) Securities
Act of 1933.
Subject
to the accuracy and completeness of the representations and warranties of the
Purchasers contained in the Transaction Documents, the Company has complied
and
will comply with all applicable federal and state securities laws in connection
with the offer, issuance and sale of the Securities hereunder. Neither the
Company nor anyone acting on its behalf, directly or indirectly, has or will
sell, offer to sell or solicit offers to buy any of the Securities or similar
securities to, or solicit offers with respect thereto from, or enter into any
negotiations relating thereto with, any person, or has taken or will take any
action so as to bring the issuance and sale of any of the Securities under
the
registration provisions of the Securities Act and applicable state securities
laws, and neither the Company nor any of its affiliates, nor any person acting
on its or their behalf, has engaged in any form of general solicitation or
general advertising (within the meaning of Regulation D under the Securities
Act) in connection with the offer or sale of any of the Securities.
(x) Governmental
Approvals.
Except
as set forth on Schedule
2.1(x)
hereto
or disclosed in the Commission Documents, and except for the filing of any
notice prior or subsequent to the Closing that may be required under applicable
state and/or federal securities laws (which if required, shall be filed on
a
timely basis), no authorization, consent, approval, license, exemption of,
filing or registration with any court or governmental department, commission,
board, bureau, agency or instrumentality, domestic or foreign, is or will be
necessary for, or in connection with, the execution or delivery of the
Securities, or for the performance by the Company of its obligations under
the
Transaction Documents except for such authorizations, consents, approvals,
licenses, exemptions, filings or registrations the Company’s failure of which to
obtain would not, individually or in the aggregate, constitute a Material
Adverse Effect.
(y) Employees.
Neither
the Company nor any Subsidiary has any collective bargaining arrangements or
agreements covering any of its employees, except as set forth on Schedule
2.1(y)
hereto
or disclosed in the Commission Documents. Except as set forth on Schedule
2.1(y)
hereto
or disclosed in the Commission Documents, neither the Company nor any Subsidiary
has any employment contract, agreement regarding proprietary information,
non-competition agreement, non-solicitation agreement, confidentiality
agreement, or any other similar contract or restrictive covenant, relating
to
the right of any officer, employee or consultant to be employed or engaged
by
the Company or such Subsidiary required to be disclosed in the Commission
Documents that is not so disclosed. Since December 31, 2007, no officer,
consultant or key employee of the Company or any Subsidiary whose termination,
either individually or in the aggregate, would be reasonably likely to have
a
Material Adverse Effect, has terminated, or indicated to the Company his or
her
intent to terminate, his or her employment or engagement with the Company or
any
Subsidiary.
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(z) Labor
Relations.
Except
as
set forth in the Commission Documents or as
could
not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (i) neither the
Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is engaged in any unfair labor practice,
(ii) there is no strike, labor dispute, slowdown or stoppage pending or, to
the
knowledge of the Company, threatened against the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries, and (iii) neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is
a
party to any collective bargaining agreement or contract.
(aa) Absence
of Certain Developments.
Except
as disclosed in the Commission Documents or on Schedule
2.1(aa)
hereto,
since December 31, 2007, neither the Company nor any Subsidiary
has:
(i) issued
any stock, bonds or other corporate securities or any right, options or warrants
with respect thereto other than under the Company’s stock option plan(s) and
otherwise in the ordinary course of business;
(ii) borrowed
any amount or incurred or become subject to any liabilities (absolute or
contingent) except current liabilities incurred in the ordinary course of
business which are comparable in nature and amount to the current liabilities
incurred in the ordinary course of business during the comparable portion of
its
prior fiscal year, as adjusted to reflect the current nature and volume of
the
Company’s or such Subsidiary’s business;
(iii) discharged
or satisfied any lien or encumbrance or paid any obligation or liability
(absolute or contingent), other than Permitted Liens and current liabilities
paid in the ordinary course of business;
(iv) declared
or made any payment or distribution of cash or other property to stockholders
with respect to its stock, or purchased or redeemed, or made any agreements
so
to purchase or redeem, any shares of its capital stock other than under any
equity incentive plans of the Company;
(v) sold,
assigned or transferred any other tangible assets, or canceled any debts or
claims, except in the ordinary course of business;
(vi) sold,
assigned or transferred any patent rights, trademarks, trade names, copyrights,
trade secrets or other intangible assets or intellectual property rights
necessary for the conduct of its business as presently conducted;
(vii) suffered
any material losses or waived any rights of material value, whether or not
in
the ordinary course of business;
(viii) made
any
changes in employee compensation except in the ordinary course of business
and
consistent with past practices;
(ix) made
capital expenditures or commitments therefor that aggregate in excess of
$100,000;
(x) made
charitable contributions or pledges in excess of $10,000;
(xi) experienced
any material problems with labor or management in connection with the terms
and
conditions of their employment; or
(xii) entered
into an agreement, written or otherwise, to take any of the foregoing
actions.
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(bb) Public
Utility Holding Company Act and Investment Company Act Status.
The
Company is not a “holding company” or a “public utility company” as such terms
are defined in the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935, as amended.
The
Company is not, and as a result of and immediately upon the Closing will not
be,
an “investment company” or a company “controlled” by an “investment company,”
within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as
amended.
(cc) ERISA.
Except
as set forth in the Commission Documents, no liability to the Pension Benefit
Guaranty Corporation has been incurred with respect to any Plan by the Company
or any of its Subsidiaries which is or would be materially adverse to the
Company and its Subsidiaries. The execution and delivery of this Agreement
and
the issuance and sale of the Securities will not involve any transaction which
is subject to the prohibitions of Section 406 of the Employee Retirement Income
Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”)
or in
connection with which a tax could be imposed pursuant to Section 4975 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, provided that, if any of the
Purchasers, or any person or entity that owns a beneficial interest in any
of
the Purchasers, is an “employee pension benefit plan” (within the meaning of
Section 3(2) of ERISA) with respect to which the Company is a “party in
interest” (within the meaning of Section 3(14) of ERISA), the requirements of
Sections 407(d)(5) and 408(e) of ERISA, if applicable, are met. As used in
this
Section 2.1(cc), the term “Plan” shall mean an “employee pension benefit plan”
(as defined in Section 3 of ERISA) which is or has been established or
maintained, or to which contributions are or have been made, by the Company
or
any Subsidiary or by any trade or business, whether or not incorporated, which,
together with the Company or any Subsidiary, is under common control, as
described in Section 414(b) or (c) of the Code.
(dd) Independent
Nature of Purchasers.
The
Company acknowledges that the obligations of each Purchaser under the
Transaction Documents are several and not joint with the obligations of any
other Purchaser, and no Purchaser shall be responsible in any way for the
performance of the obligations of any other Purchaser under the Transaction
Documents and the Company shall not be excused from performance of its
obligations to any Purchaser under the Transaction Documents as a result of
nonperformance or breach by any other Purchaser. The Company acknowledges that
the decision of each Purchaser to purchase Securities pursuant to this Agreement
has been made by such Purchaser independently of any other purchaser and
independently of any information, materials, statements or opinions as to the
business, affairs, operations, assets, properties, liabilities, results of
operations, condition (financial or otherwise) or prospects of the Company
or of
its Subsidiaries which may have made or given by any other Purchaser or by
any
agent or employee of any other Purchaser. The Company acknowledges that nothing
contained herein, or in any Transaction Document, and no action taken by any
Purchaser pursuant hereto or thereto, shall be deemed to constitute the
Purchasers as a partnership, an association, a joint venture or any other kind
of entity, or create a presumption that the Purchasers are in any way acting
in
concert or as a group with respect to such obligations or the transactions
contemplated by the Transaction Documents. The Company acknowledges that each
Purchaser shall be entitled to independently protect and enforce its rights,
including without limitation, the rights arising out of this Agreement or out
of
the other Transaction Documents, and it shall not be necessary for any other
Purchaser to be joined as an additional party in any proceeding for such
purpose.
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(ee) Anti-takeover
Device.
Neither
the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has any outstanding shareholder rights
plan or “poison pill” or any similar arrangement. There
are
no provisions of any anti-takeover or
business combination statute applicable to the Company, the Articles and the
Bylaws which would
preclude the issuance and sale of the Securities, the reservation for issuance
of the Warrant Shares and the consummation of the other transactions
contemplated by this Agreement or any of the other Transaction
Documents.
(ff) No
Integrated Offering.
Assuming
the accuracy of the Purchasers’ representations and warranties herein, neither
the Company, nor any of its affiliates, nor any person acting on its or their
behalf, has directly or indirectly made any offers or sales of any security
or
solicited any offers to buy any security under circumstances that would cause
the offering of the Securities pursuant to this Agreement to be integrated
with
prior offerings by the Company for purposes of the Securities Act which would
prevent the Company from selling the Securities pursuant to Regulation D and
Rule 506 thereof under the Securities Act, or any applicable exchange-related
stockholder approval provisions, nor will the Company or any of its affiliates
or Subsidiaries take any action or steps that would cause the offering of the
Securities to be integrated with other offerings if such other offering, if
integrated, would cause the offer and sale of the Securities not to be exempt
from registration pursuant to Regulation D and Rule 506 thereof under the
Securities Act. Except as set forth on Schedule
2.1(ff)
hereto,
the Company does not have any registration statement pending before the
Commission or currently under the Commission’s review and since December 1,
2007, the Company has not offered or sold any of its equity securities or debt
securities convertible into shares of Common Stock.
(gg) Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx
Act.
The Company is in compliance with the applicable provisions of the
Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002 (the “Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx
Act”),
and
the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, that are effective and for
which compliance by the Company is required as of the date hereof.
(hh) DTC
Status.
The
Company’s current transfer agent is a participant in and the Common Stock is
eligible for transfer pursuant to the Depository Trust Company Automated
Securities Transfer Program. The name, address, telephone number, fax number,
contact person and email address of the Company’s transfer agent is set forth on
Schedule
2.1(hh)
hereto.
(ii) Insurance.
The
Company and its Subsidiaries are insured by insurers of recognized financial
responsibility against such losses and risks and in such amounts as are prudent
and customary in the businesses in which the Company and the Subsidiaries are
engaged (not including directors and officers insurance coverage). Such
insurance contracts and policies are accurate and complete in all material
respects. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has any reason to believe
that
it will not be able to renew its existing insurance coverage as and when such
coverage expires or to obtain similar coverage from similar insurers as may
be
necessary to continue its business without a significant increase in
cost.
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Section
2.2 Representations
and Warranties of the Purchasers.
Each of
the Purchasers hereby represents and warrants to the Company with respect solely
to itself and not with respect to any other Purchaser as follows as of the
date
hereof and as of each Closing Date, except as set forth on the Schedule of
Exceptions attached hereto with each numbered schedule corresponding to the
section number herein:
(a) Organization
and Standing of the Purchasers.
If the
Purchaser is an entity, such Purchaser is a corporation, limited liability
company or partnership duly incorporated or organized, validly existing and
in
good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or
organization.
(b) Authorization
and Power.
Such
Purchaser has the requisite power and authority to enter into and perform its
obligations under the Transaction Documents and to purchase the Securities
being
sold to it hereunder. The execution, delivery and performance of the Transaction
Documents by such Purchaser and the consummation by it of the transactions
contemplated hereby have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate,
partnership or other action, and no further consent or authorization of such
Purchaser or its Board of Directors, stockholders, partners or members, as
the
case may be, is required. When executed and delivered by the Purchasers, the
Transaction Documents shall constitute valid and binding obligations of such
Purchaser enforceable against such Purchaser in accordance with their terms,
except as such enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy,
insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, liquidation, conservatorship,
receivership or similar laws relating to, or affecting generally the enforcement
of, creditor's rights and remedies or by other equitable principles of general
application.
(c) No
Conflict.
The
execution, delivery and performance of the Transaction Documents by such
Purchaser and the consummation by such Purchaser of the transactions
contemplated thereby and hereby do not and will not (i) violate any provision
of
such Purchaser’s charter or organizational documents, (ii) conflict with, or
constitute a default (or an event which with notice or lapse of time or both
would become a default) under, or give to others any rights of termination,
amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, any agreement, mortgage, deed of
trust, indenture, note, bond, license, lease agreement, instrument or obligation
to which such Purchaser is a party or by which such Purchaser’s respective
properties or assets are bound, or (iii) result in a violation of any federal,
state, local or foreign statute, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree
(including federal and state securities laws and regulations) applicable to
such
Purchaser or by which any property or asset of such Purchaser are bound or
affected, except, in all cases, other than violations pursuant to clauses (i)
or
(iii) (with respect to federal and state securities laws) above, for such
conflicts, defaults, terminations, amendments, accelerations, cancellations
and
violations as would not, individually or in the aggregate, materially and
adversely affect such Purchaser’s ability to perform its obligations under the
Transaction Documents.
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(d) Acquisition
for Investment.
Such Purchaser
is purchasing the Securities solely
for its own account for the purpose of investment and not with a view to or
for
sale in connection with distribution. Such Purchaser
does not have a present intention to sell any of the Securities,
nor a
present arrangement (whether or not legally binding) or intention to effect
any
distribution of any of the Securities to
or
through any person or entity; provided,
however,
that by
making the representations herein, such Purchaser does not agree to hold
any
of
the Securities for
any
minimum or other specific term and reserves the right to dispose of the
Securities at
any
time in accordance with the
terms
and provisions of the Transaction Documents and Federal
and state securities laws applicable to such disposition. Such Purchaser
acknowledges that (i)
it
has
such
knowledge and experience in financial and business matters such that Purchaser
is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of Purchaser's investment in
the
Company, (ii) it
is
able
to bear the financial risks associated with an investment in the Securities,
(iii)
it
has
been
given full access to such records of the Company and the Subsidiaries and to
the
officers of the Company and the Subsidiaries as it has deemed necessary or
appropriate to conduct its due diligence investigation,
(iv) it
has reviewed or received copies of the Commission Documents, (v) it and has
sought such accounting, legal and tax advice as it has considered necessary
to
make an informed investment decision with respect to its acquisition of the
Securities, (vi) except for this Agreement and the transactions contemplated
hereby, neither the Company nor its employees have disclosed to such Purchaser
any material non-public information that, according to applicable law, rule
or
regulation, should have been disclosed publicly by the Company prior to the
date
hereof but which has not been so disclosed, and (vii) it (and not the Company)
shall be responsible for its own tax liabilities that may arise as a result
of
this investment or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Purchaser
has the financial capability to perform all of its obligations under this
Agreement, including the financial capability to purchase the
Securities.
(e) Rule
144.
Such
Purchaser understands that the Securities must be held indefinitely unless
such
Securities are registered under the Securities Act or an exemption from
registration is available. Such Purchaser acknowledges that such person is
familiar with Rule 144 of the rules and regulations of the Commission, as
amended, promulgated pursuant to the Securities Act (“Rule
144”),
and
that such Purchaser has been advised that Rule 144 permits resales only under
certain circumstances. Such Purchaser understands that to the extent that Rule
144 is not available, such Purchaser will be unable to sell any Securities
without either registration under the Securities Act or the existence of another
exemption from such registration requirement.
(f) General.
Such
Purchaser understands that the Securities are being offered and sold in reliance
on a transactional exemption from the registration requirements of federal
and
state securities laws and the Company is relying upon the truth and accuracy
of
the representations, warranties, agreements, acknowledgments and understandings
of such Purchaser set forth herein in order to determine the applicability
of
such exemptions and the suitability of such Purchaser to acquire the Securities.
Such Purchaser understands that no United States federal or state agency or
any
government or governmental agency has passed upon or made any recommendation
or
endorsement of the Securities.
(g) No
General Solicitation.
Such
Purchaser acknowledges that the Securities were not offered to such Purchaser
by
means of any form of general or public solicitation or general advertising,
or
publicly disseminated advertisements or sales literature, including (i) any
advertisement, article, notice or other communication published in any
newspaper, magazine, or similar media, or broadcast over television or radio,
or
(ii) any seminar or meeting to which such Purchaser was invited by any of the
foregoing means of communications. Such Purchaser, in making the decision to
purchase the Securities, has relied upon independent investigation made by
it
and the representations, warranties, agreements, acknowledgments and
understandings set forth in the Transaction Documents and has not relied on
any
information or representations made by third parties.
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(h) Accredited
Investor.
Such
Purchaser is an “accredited investor” (as defined in Rule 501 of Regulation D),
and such Purchaser has such experience in business and financial matters that
it
is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of an investment in the
Securities. Such Purchaser is not required to be registered as a broker-dealer
under Section 15 of the Exchange Act and such Purchaser is not a broker-dealer.
Such Purchaser acknowledges that an investment in the Securities is speculative
and involves a high degree of risk.
(i) Certain
Fees.
The
Purchasers have not employed any broker or finder or incurred any liability
for
any brokerage or investment banking fees, commissions, finders' structuring
fees, financial advisory fees or other similar fees in connection with the
Transaction Documents.
(j) Independent
Investment.
Except
as may be disclosed in any filings with the Commission by the Purchasers under
Section 13 and/or Section 16 of the Exchange Act, no Purchaser has agreed to
act
with any other Purchaser for the purpose of acquiring, holding, voting or
disposing of the Shares purchased hereunder for purposes of Section 13(d) under
the Exchange Act, and each Purchaser is acting independently with respect to
its
investment in the Securities.
(k) No
Shorting.
No
Purchaser has engaged in any short sales of any securities of the Company or
instructed any third parties to engage in any short sales of securities of
the
Company on its behalf prior to the Closing Date. Each Purchaser covenants and
agrees that it will not be in a net short position with respect to the shares
of
Common Stock issued or issuable to it.
(l) Not
an
Affiliate.
Such
Purchaser is not an officer, director or “affiliate” (as defined in Rule 405 of
the Securities Act) of the Company.
ARTICLE
III
COVENANTS
The
Company covenants with each Purchaser as follows, which covenants are for the
benefit of each Purchaser and their respective permitted assignees.
Section
3.1 Securities
Compliance.
The
Company shall notify the Commission in accordance with its rules and
regulations, of the transactions contemplated by any of the Transaction
Documents and shall take all other necessary action and proceedings as may
be
required and permitted by applicable law, rule and regulation, for the legal
and
valid issuance of the Securities to the Purchasers, or their respective
subsequent holders.
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Section
3.2 Registration
and Listing.
The
Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to (i) cause its Common Stock
to continue to be registered under Sections 12(b) or 12(g) of the Exchange
Act,
(ii) to comply in all respects with its reporting and filing obligations under
the Exchange Act, (iii) to comply with all requirements related to any
registration statement filed pursuant to this Agreement, and (iv) to not take
any action or file any document (whether or not permitted by the Securities
Act
or the rules promulgated thereunder) to terminate or suspend such registration
or to terminate or suspend its reporting and filing obligations under the
Exchange Act or Securities Act, except as permitted herein. The
Company will use commercially reasonable efforts to continue the listing or
trading of its Common Stock on the OTC Bulletin Board or any successor market.
Subject to the terms of the Transaction Documents, the Company further covenants
that it will take such further action as the Purchasers may reasonably request,
all to the extent required from time to time to enable the Purchasers to sell
the Securities without registration under the Securities Act within the
limitation of the exemptions provided by Rule 144 promulgated under the
Securities Act. Upon the request of the Purchasers, the Company shall deliver
to
the Purchasers a written certification of a duly authorized officer as to
whether it has complied with such requirements.
Section
3.3 Inspection
Rights.
The
Company shall permit, during normal business hours and upon reasonable request
and reasonable notice, each Purchaser or any employees, agents or
representatives thereof, so long as such Purchaser shall be obligated hereunder
to purchase the Shares or shall beneficially own any Shares or Warrant Shares,
for purposes reasonably related to such Purchaser's interests as a stockholder
to examine and make reasonable copies of the records and books of account of,
and visit and inspect the properties, assets, operations and business of the
Company and any Subsidiary, and to discuss the affairs, finances and accounts
of
the Company and any Subsidiary with any of its officers, consultants, directors,
and key employees.
Section
3.4 Compliance
with Laws.
The
Company shall comply, and cause each Subsidiary to comply, with all applicable
laws, rules, regulations and orders, noncompliance with which would be
reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect.
Section
3.5 Keeping
of Records and Books of Account.
The
Company shall keep and cause each Subsidiary to keep adequate records and books
of account, in which complete entries will be made in accordance with GAAP
consistently applied, reflecting all financial transactions of the Company
and
its Subsidiaries.
Section
3.6 Reporting
Requirements.
If the
Company ceases to file its periodic reports with the Commission, or if the
Commission ceases making these periodic reports available via the Internet
without charge, then the Company shall, promptly after filing with the
Commission, furnish the following to each Purchaser so long as such Purchaser
shall be obligated hereunder to purchase the Securities or shall beneficially
own Shares or Warrant Shares:
(a) Quarterly
Reports filed with the Commission on Form 10-Q;
(b) Annual
Reports filed with the Commission on Form 10-K; and
(c) Copies
of
all notices, information and proxy statements in connection with any meetings,
that are, in each case, provided to holders of shares of Common Stock,
contemporaneously with the delivery of such notices or information to such
holders of Common Stock.
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Section
3.7 Other
Agreements.
The
Company shall not enter into any agreement in which the terms of such agreement
would restrict or impair the right or ability of the Company or any Subsidiary
to perform its material obligations under the Transaction
Documents.
Section
3.8 Use
of
Proceeds.
The net
proceeds from the sale of the Shares will be used by the Company for working
capital and general corporate purposes and not to redeem any Common Stock or
securities convertible, exercisable or exchangeable into Common Stock or to
settle any outstanding litigation.
Section
3.9 Reporting
Status. So
long
as a Purchaser beneficially owns any of the Securities, the Company shall timely
file all reports required to be filed with the Commission pursuant to the
Exchange Act, and the Company shall not terminate its status as an issuer
required to file reports under the Exchange Act even if the Exchange Act or
the
rules and regulations thereunder would permit such termination.
Section
3.10 Disclosure
of Transaction.
The
Company shall issue a press release describing the material terms of the
transactions contemplated hereby (the “Press
Release”)
as
soon as practicable after each Closing Date but in no event later than one
day
after such Closing Date; provided,
however,
that if
such Closing occurs after 4:00 P.M. Eastern Time on any Trading Day, the Company
shall issue the Press Release no later than 9:00 A.M. Eastern Time on the first
Trading Day following such Closing Date. The Company shall also file with the
Commission a Current Report on Form 8-K (the “Form
8-K”)
describing the material terms of the transactions contemplated hereby (and
attaching as exhibits thereto this Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement,
the form of Warrant and the Press Release) as soon as practicable following
each
Closing Date but in no event more than two (2) Trading Days following the
applicable Closing Date, which Press Release and Form 8-K shall be subject
to
prior review and comment by the Purchasers. “Trading
Day”
means
any day during which the OTC Bulletin Board (or other principal exchange on
which the Common Stock is traded) shall be open for trading.
Section
3.11 Disclosure
of Material Information.
The
Company covenants and agrees that neither it nor any other person acting on
its
behalf has provided or will provide any Purchaser or its agents or counsel
with
any information that the Company believes constitutes material non-public
information, unless prior thereto such Purchaser shall have executed a written
agreement regarding the confidentiality and use of such information. The
Company understands and confirms that each Purchaser shall be relying on the
foregoing representations in effecting transactions in securities of the
Company.
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Section
3.12 Form
D.
The
Company agrees to file a Form D with respect to the Securities as required
by
Rule 506 under Regulation D and to provide a copy thereof to the Purchasers
promptly after such filing.
Section
3.13 No
Integrated Offerings.
The
Company shall not make any offers or sales of any security (other than the
Securities being offered or sold hereunder) under circumstances that would
require registration of the Securities being offered or sold hereunder under
the
Securities Act.
Section
3.14 Pledge
of Securities.
The
Company acknowledges and agrees that the Securities may be pledged by a
Purchaser in connection with a bona fide
margin
agreement or other loan or financing arrangement that is secured by the Common
Stock. The pledge of Common Stock shall not be deemed to be a transfer, sale
or
assignment of the Common Stock hereunder, and no Purchaser effecting a pledge
of
Common Stock shall be required to provide the Company with any notice thereof
or
otherwise make any delivery to the Company pursuant to this Agreement or any
other Transaction Document; provided that a Purchaser and its pledgee shall
be
required to comply with the provisions of Article V hereof in order to effect
a
sale, transfer or assignment of Common Stock to such pledgee. At the Purchasers'
expense, the Company hereby agrees to execute and deliver such documentation
as
a pledgee of the Common Stock may reasonably request in connection with a pledge
of the Common Stock to such pledgee by a Purchaser.
Section
3.15 Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx
Act.
The Company shall comply with the applicable provisions of the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx
Act, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, upon the
effectiveness of such provisions or the date by which compliance therewith
by
the Company is required.
Section
3.16 Directors
and Officers Insurance.
The
Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain directors and
officers insurance coverage of at least $5.0 million within 60 days following
the Initial Closing Date.
Section
3.17 Board
of Directors.
The
Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause, by or before
September 30, 2008, its Bylaws to be amended to provide that the number of
authorized seats on its Board of Directors shall be five (5). The Company shall
nominate two (2) individuals designated by the Purchasers representing a
majority of the then outstanding Shares for election to the Company's Board
of
Directors.
Section
3.18 Restrictions
on Issuance of Securities.
For a
period of two (2) years following the earlier of the Second Closing Date or
July
26, 2008, the Company shall not issue to any of its officers, directors,
employees or consultants any shares of its Common Stock or options to purchase
shares of Common Stock in excess of a number of shares equal to ten percent
(10%) of the number of issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock (as
calculated on a fully diluted basis) as of the Initial Closing Date. In
addition, the Company shall not issue any options with an exercise price per
share less than $1.00.
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Section
3.19 Subsequent
Financings.
(a)
For
a
period of two (2) years following
the
Initial Closing Date,
the
Company covenants and agrees to promptly notify in writing (a "Rights
Notice")
the
Purchasers of the terms and conditions of any proposed offer or sale to, or
exchange with (or other type of distribution to) any third party (a
“Subsequent
Financing”),
of
Common Stock or any debt or equity securities convertible, exercisable or
exchangeable into Common Stock; provided,
however,
prior
to delivering to each Purchaser a Rights Notice, the Company shall first
deliver
to each Purchaser a written notice of its intention to effect a Subsequent
Financing (“Pre-Notice”)
within
three (3) Trading Days of receiving an applicable offer, which Pre-Notice shall
ask such Purchaser if it wants to review the details of such financing. Upon
the
request of a Purchaser, and only upon a request by such Purchaser within three
(3) Trading Days of receipt of a Pre-Notice, the Company shall promptly, but
no
later than three (3) Trading Days after such request, deliver a Rights Notice
to
such Purchaser. The
Rights Notice shall describe, in reasonable detail, the proposed Subsequent
Financing, the names and investment amounts of all investors participating
in
the Subsequent Financing (if known), the proposed closing date of the Subsequent
Financing, which shall be within twenty (20) calendar days from the date of
the
Rights Notice, and all of the terms and conditions thereof
and
proposed definitive documentation to be entered into in connection
therewith.
The
Rights Notice shall provide each Purchaser an option (the “Rights
Option”)
during
the ten (10) Trading Days following delivery of the Rights Notice (the
“Option
Period”)
to
inform the Company whether such Purchaser will purchase up
to one
hundred percent (100%) of its pro rata portion of all or a portion of the
securities being
offered in such Subsequent Financing on the same, material terms and conditions
as contemplated by such Subsequent Financing. If
any
Purchaser elects not to participate in such Subsequent Financing, the other
Purchasers may participate on a pro-rata basis so long as such participation
in
the aggregate does not exceed one hundred percent (100%) of the total Purchase
Price hereunder. For
purposes of this Section, all references to “pro
rata”
means,
for any Purchaser electing to participate in such Subsequent Financing, the
percentage obtained by dividing (x) the total number of Shares purchased by
such
Purchaser at the Closing by (y) the total number of Shares purchased by all
of
the participating Purchasers at the Closing. Delivery
of any Rights Notice constitutes a representation and warranty by the Company
that there are no other material terms and conditions, arrangements, agreements
or otherwise except for those disclosed in the Rights Notice, to provide
additional compensation to any party participating in any proposed Subsequent
Financing, including, but not limited to, additional compensation based on
changes in the Purchase Price or any type of reset or adjustment of a purchase
or conversion price or to issue additional securities at any time after the
closing date of a Subsequent Financing. If the Company does not receive notice
of exercise of the Rights Option from the Purchasers within the Option Period,
the Company shall have the right to close the Subsequent Financing on the
scheduled closing date with a third party; provided
that all
of the material terms and conditions of the closing are substantially similar
to
those provided to the Purchasers in the Rights Notice. If the closing of the
proposed Subsequent Financing does not occur within thirty (30) days following
the proposed date disclosed in the Rights Notice, any closing of the
contemplated Subsequent Financing or any other Subsequent Financing shall be
subject to all of the provisions of this Section 3.19(a), including, without
limitation, the delivery of a new Rights Notice. The provisions of this Section
3.19(a) shall not apply to issuances of securities in a Permitted
Financing.
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(b)
For
purposes of this Agreement, a Permitted Financing (as defined hereinafter)
shall
not be considered a Subsequent Financing. A "Permitted
Financing"
shall
mean (i) securities issued (other than for cash) in connection with a merger,
acquisition, or consolidation, (ii) securities issued pursuant to the
conversion or exercise
of convertible or exercisable securities issued or outstanding on or prior
to
the date hereof or issued pursuant to this Agreement (so long as the conversion
or exercise price in such securities are not amended to lower such price and/or
adversely affect the Purchasers), (iii) the Warrant Shares, (iv) the
issuance of securities
in
connection with acquisitions,
leasing arrangements, collaborations, licensing arrangements, strategic
investments or
other
partnering arrangements,
the
primary purpose
of which
is
not to raise capital,
(v) Common Stock issued or the issuance or grants of options to purchase Common
Stock pursuant to the Company’s stock option plans and employee stock purchase
plans as approved by the Company’s Board of Directors, and (vi) any warrants or
other securities issued to the placement agent and its designees for the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
ARTICLE
IV
CONDITIONS
Section
4.1 Conditions
Precedent to the Obligation of the Company to Close and to Sell the
Securities.
The
obligation hereunder of the Company to close and issue and sell the Securities
to the Purchasers at each Closing Date is subject to the satisfaction or waiver,
at or before such Closing, of the conditions set forth below. These conditions
are for the Company's sole benefit and may be waived by the Company at any
time
in its sole discretion.
(a) Accuracy
of the Purchasers’ Representations and Warranties.
The
representations and warranties of each Purchaser shall be true and correct
in
all material respects (except for those representations and warranties that
are
qualified by materiality or Material Adverse Effect, which shall be true and
correct in all respects) as of the date when made and as of the Closing Date,
as
though made at that time, except for representations and warranties that are
expressly made as of a particular date, which shall be true and correct in
all
material respects (except for those representations and warranties that are
qualified by materiality or Material Adverse Effect, which shall be true and
correct in all respects) as of such date.
(b) Performance
by the Purchasers.
Each
Purchaser shall have performed, satisfied and complied in all material respects
with all covenants, agreements and conditions required by this Agreement to
be
performed, satisfied or complied with by such Purchaser at or prior to the
Closing Date.
(c) No
Injunction.
No
statute, rule, regulation, executive order, decree, ruling or injunction shall
have been enacted, entered, promulgated or endorsed by any court or governmental
authority of competent jurisdiction which prohibits the consummation of any
of
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
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(d) Delivery
of Purchase Price.
The
Purchasers shall have delivered to the Company the applicable purchase price
for
the Shares to be purchased by each Purchaser.
(e) Delivery
of Transaction Documents.
The
Transaction Documents shall have been duly executed and delivered by the
Purchasers and, with respect to the Escrow Agreement, the escrow agent, to
the
Company.
(f) Series
A Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement.
Prior
to or at the Initial Closing, the transactions contemplated by that certain
Series A Convertible Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement dated on or about the
date hereof shall have been consummated.
Section
4.2 Conditions
Precedent to the Obligation of the Purchasers to Close and to Purchase the
Securities.
The
obligation hereunder of each Purchaser to purchase the Securities and consummate
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement is subject to the satisfaction
or waiver, at or before each Closing Date, of each of the conditions set forth
below. These conditions are for the Purchaser’s sole benefit and may be waived
by the Purchaser at any time in its sole discretion.
(a) Accuracy
of the Company's Representations and Warranties.
Each of
the representations and warranties of the Company in this Agreement and the
other Transaction Documents shall be true and correct in all material respects
(except for those representations and warranties that are qualified by
materiality or Material Adverse Effect, which shall be true and correct in
all
respects) as of the date when made and as of the Closing Date as though made
at
that time, except for representations and warranties that are expressly made
as
of a particular date, which shall be true and correct in all material respects
(except for those representations and warranties that are qualified by
materiality or Material Adverse Effect, which shall be true and correct in
all
respects) as of such date.
(b) Performance
by the Company.
The
Company shall have performed, satisfied and complied in all material respects
with all covenants, agreements and conditions required by this Agreement to
be
performed, satisfied or complied with by the Company at or prior to the Closing
Date.
(c) No
Suspension, Etc.
Trading
in the Common Stock shall not have been suspended by the Commission or the
OTC
Bulletin Board (except for any suspension of trading of limited duration agreed
to by the Company, which suspension shall be terminated prior to the Closing),
and, at any time prior to the Closing Date, trading in securities generally
as
reported by Bloomberg Financial Markets (“Bloomberg”)
shall
not have been suspended or limited, or minimum prices shall not have been
established on securities whose trades are reported by Bloomberg, or on the
New
York Stock Exchange, nor shall a banking moratorium have been declared either
by
the United States or New York State authorities.
(d) No
Injunction.
No
statute, rule, regulation, executive order, decree, ruling or injunction shall
have been enacted, entered, promulgated or endorsed by any court or governmental
authority of competent jurisdiction which prohibits the consummation of any
of
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
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(e) No
Proceedings or Litigation.
No
action, suit or proceeding before any arbitrator or any governmental authority
shall have been commenced, and no investigation by any governmental authority
shall have been threatened, against the Company or any Subsidiary, or any of
the
officers, directors or affiliates of the Company or any Subsidiary seeking
to
restrain, prevent or change the transactions contemplated by this Agreement,
or
seeking damages in connection with such transactions.
(f) Opinion
of Counsel.
The
Purchasers shall have received an opinion of counsel to the Company, dated
the
date of such Closing, substantially in the form of Exhibit
E
hereto,
with such exceptions and limitations as shall be reasonably acceptable to
counsel to the Purchasers.
(g) Shares
and Warrants.
At or
prior to the Closing, the Company shall have delivered to the Purchasers
certificates representing the Shares (in such denominations as each Purchaser
may request) and the Warrants (in such denominations as each Purchaser may
request) duly executed by the Company, in each case, being acquired by the
Purchasers at such Closing.
(h) Secretary's
Certificate.
The
Company shall have delivered to the Purchasers a secretary's certificate, dated
as of the Closing Date, as to (i) the resolutions adopted by the Board of
Directors approving the transactions contemplated hereby, (ii) the Articles,
(iii) the Bylaws, each as in effect at such Closing, and (iv) the authority
and
incumbency of the officers of the Company executing the Transaction Documents
and any other documents required to be executed or delivered in connection
therewith.
(i) Officer's
Certificate.
On the
Closing Date, the Company shall have delivered to the Purchasers a certificate
signed by an executive officer on behalf of the Company, dated as of the Closing
Date, confirming the accuracy of the Company's representations, warranties
and
its compliance with covenants as of the Closing Date and confirming the
compliance by the Company with the conditions precedent set forth in paragraphs
(b)-(e) of this Section 4.2 as of the Closing Date (provided that, with respect
to the matters in paragraphs (d) and (e) of this Section 4.2, such confirmation
shall be based on the Knowledge of the Company).
(j) Escrow
Agreement.
At each
Closing, the Company and the escrow agent shall have executed and delivered
the
Escrow Agreement, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit
C,
to each
Purchaser.
(k) Registration
Rights Agreement.
As of
the Closing Date, the Company shall have duly executed and delivered the
Registration Rights Agreement in the form of Exhibit
D
attached
hereto.
(l) Material
Adverse Effect.
No
Material Adverse Effect shall have occurred at or before the Closing
Date.
(m) Series
A Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement.
Prior
to or at the Initial Closing, the transactions contemplated by that certain
Series A Convertible Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement dated on or about the
date hereof shall have been consummated.
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ARTICLE
V
CERTIFICATE
LEGEND
Section
5.1 Legend.
Each
certificate representing the Securities shall be stamped or otherwise imprinted
with a legend substantially in the following form (in addition to any legend
required by applicable state securities or “blue sky” laws):
THE
SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE (THE “SECURITIES”) HAVE NOT BEEN
REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”)
OR ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS AND MAY NOT BE SOLD, TRANSFERRED OR OTHERWISE
DISPOSED OF UNLESS REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT AND UNDER APPLICABLE
STATE SECURITIES LAWS OR BOND LABORATORIES, INC. SHALL HAVE RECEIVED AN OPINION
OF COUNSEL THAT REGISTRATION OF SUCH SECURITIES UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT AND
UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS IS NOT
REQUIRED.
The
Company agrees to reissue certificates representing any of the Shares and the
Warrant Shares, without the legend set forth above if at such time, prior to
making any transfer of any such Shares or Warrant Shares, such holder thereof
shall give written notice to the Company describing the manner and terms of
such
transfer and removal as the Company may reasonably request. Such proposed
transfer and removal will not be effected until: (a) either (i) the Company
has
received an opinion of counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Company, to the
effect that the registration of the Shares or Warrant Shares under the
Securities Act is not required in connection with such proposed transfer, (ii)
a
registration statement under the Securities Act covering such proposed
disposition has been filed by the Company with the Commission and has become
and
remains effective under the Securities Act, (iii) the Company has received
other
evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Company that such registration and
qualification under the Securities Act and state securities laws are not
required, or (iv) the holder provides the Company with reasonable assurances
that such security can be sold pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act;
and (b) either (i) the Company has received an opinion of counsel reasonably
satisfactory to the Company, to the effect that registration or qualification
under the securities or “blue sky” laws of any state is not required in
connection with such proposed disposition, or (ii) compliance with applicable
state securities or “blue sky” laws has been effected or a valid exemption
exists with respect thereto. The Company will respond to any such notice from
a
holder within five (5) business days. In the case of any proposed transfer
under
this Section 5.1, the Company will use reasonable efforts to comply with any
such applicable state securities or “blue sky” laws, but shall in no event be
required, (x) to qualify to do business in any state where it is not then
qualified, or (y) to take any action that would subject it to tax or to the
general service of process in any state where it is not then subject. The
restrictions on transfer contained in this Section 5.1 shall be in addition
to,
and not by way of limitation of, any other restrictions on transfer contained
in
any other section of this Agreement. Whenever
a
certificate representing the Shares or Warrant Shares is required to be issued
to a Purchaser without a legend, in lieu of delivering physical certificates
representing the Shares or Warrant Shares, provided the Company's transfer
agent
is participating in the Depository Trust Company (“DTC”)
Fast
Automated Securities Transfer program, the Company shall use its commercially
reasonable efforts to cause its transfer agent to electronically transmit the
Shares or Warrant Shares to a Purchaser by crediting the account of such
Purchaser's Prime Broker with DTC through its Deposit Withdrawal Agent
Commission (“DWAC”)
system
(to the extent not inconsistent with any provisions of this
Agreement).
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ARTICLE
VI
INDEMNIFICATION
Section
6.1 Company
Indemnity. The
Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Purchasers (and their
respective directors, officers, affiliates, agents, successors and
assigns) (each,
a
“Purchaser
Indemnified Party”
and
collectively, the “Purchaser
Indemnified Parties”)
from
and against any and all losses, liabilities, deficiencies, costs, damages and
expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees, charges and
disbursements) (“Damages”) incurred
by the Purchaser
Indemnified Parties as
a
result of any inaccuracy in or breach of the representations, warranties or
covenants made by the Company herein;
provided,
however,
that
the Company shall not be liable under this Section 6.1 to a Purchaser
Indemnified Party to the extent that such Damages resulted or arose from the
breach by a Purchaser Indemnified Party of any representation, warranty,
covenant or agreement of a Purchaser Indemnified Party contained in the
Transaction Documents or the gross negligence, recklessness, willful misconduct
or bad faith of a Purchaser Indemnified Party.
Section
6.2 Indemnification
Procedure.
Any
party
entitled to indemnification under this Article VI (an “indemnified
party”)
will
give written notice to the indemnifying party of any matters giving rise to
a
claim for indemnification; provided, that the failure of any indemnified party
to give notice as provided herein shall not relieve the indemnifying party
of
its obligations under this Article VI except to the extent that the indemnifying
party is actually prejudiced by such failure to give notice. In case any such
action, proceeding or claim is brought against an indemnified party in respect
of which indemnification is sought hereunder, the indemnifying party shall
be
entitled to participate in and, unless in the reasonable judgment of the
indemnifying party a conflict of interest between it and the indemnified party
exists with respect to such action, proceeding or claim (in which case the
indemnifying party shall be responsible for the reasonable fees and expenses
of
one separate counsel for the indemnified parties), to assume the defense thereof
with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party. In the event
that
the indemnifying party advises an indemnified party that it will not contest
such a claim for indemnification hereunder, or fails, within thirty (30) days
of
receipt of any indemnification notice to notify, in writing, such person of
its
election to defend, settle or compromise, at its sole cost and expense, any
action, proceeding or claim (or discontinues its defense at any time after
it
commences such defense), then the indemnified party may, at its option, defend,
settle or otherwise compromise or pay such action or claim. In any event, unless
and until the indemnifying party elects in writing to assume and does so assume
the defense of any such claim, proceeding or action, the indemnified party's
costs and expenses arising out of the defense, settlement or compromise of
any
such action, claim or proceeding shall be losses subject to indemnification
hereunder. The indemnified party shall cooperate fully with the indemnifying
party in connection with any negotiation or defense of any such action or claim
by the indemnifying party and shall furnish to the indemnifying party all
information reasonably available to the indemnified party which relates to
such
action or claim. The indemnifying party shall keep the indemnified party fully
apprised at all times as to the status of the defense or any settlement
negotiations with respect thereto. If the indemnifying party elects to defend
any such action or claim, then the indemnified party shall be entitled to
participate in such defense with counsel of its choice at its sole cost and
expense. The indemnifying party shall not be liable for any settlement of any
action, claim or proceeding effected without its prior written consent which
shall not be unreasonably withheld. Notwithstanding anything in this Article
VI
to the contrary, the indemnifying party shall not, without the indemnified
party's prior written consent, settle or compromise any claim or consent to
entry of any judgment in respect thereof which imposes any future obligation
on
the indemnified party or which does not include, as an unconditional term
thereof, the giving by the claimant or the plaintiff to the indemnified party
of
a release from all liability in respect of such claim. The indemnification
required by this Article VI shall be made by periodic payments of the amount
thereof during the course of investigation or defense, as and when bills are
received or expense, loss, damage or liability is incurred, so long as the
indemnified party irrevocably agrees to refund such moneys if it is ultimately
determined by a court of competent jurisdiction that such party was not entitled
to indemnification. The indemnity agreements contained herein shall be in
addition to (a) any cause of action or similar rights of the indemnified party
against the indemnifying party or others, and (b) any liabilities the
indemnifying party may be subject to pursuant to the law.
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ARTICLE
VII
MISCELLANEOUS
Section
7.1 Fees
and Expenses.
Each
party shall pay the fees and expenses of its advisors, counsel, accountants
and
other experts, if any, and all other expenses, incurred by such party incident
to the negotiation, preparation, execution, delivery and performance of this
Agreement, provided
that the
Company shall pay all actual attorneys' fees and expenses (including
disbursements and out-of-pocket expenses) incurred by the Purchasers in
connection with (i) the preparation, negotiation, execution and delivery of
this
Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement, the Warrants and the transactions
contemplated thereunder, which payment shall be made at the Initial Closing
and
shall not exceed $45,000, (ii) up to $5,000 in connection the filing and
declaration of effectiveness by the Commission of the Registration Statement
(as
defined in the Registration Rights Agreement) in accordance with Section 4(iv)
of the Registration Rights Agreement and (iii) any amendments, modifications
or
waivers of this Agreement or any of the other Transaction Documents. The Company
and the Purchasers hereby agree that the prevailing party in any suit, action
or
proceeding arising out of or relating to the Securities, this Agreement or
the
Registration Rights Agreement, shall be entitled to reimbursement for reasonable
legal fees from the non-prevailing party.
Section
7.2 Specific
Performance; Consent to Jurisdiction; Venue.
(a) The
Company and the Purchasers acknowledge and agree that irreparable damage would
occur in the event that any of the provisions of this Agreement or the other
Transaction Documents are not performed in accordance with their specific terms
or are otherwise breached. It is accordingly agreed that the parties shall
be
entitled to an injunction or injunctions to prevent or cure breaches of the
provisions of this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents and to enforce
specifically the terms and provisions hereof or thereof, this being in addition
to any other remedy to which any of them may be entitled by law or
equity.
(b) The
parties agree that venue for any dispute arising under this Agreement will
lie
exclusively in the state or federal courts located in New York County, New
York,
and the parties irrevocably waive any right to raise forum
non conveniens
or any
other argument that New York is not the proper venue. The parties irrevocably
consent to personal jurisdiction in the state and federal courts of the state
of
New York. The Company and each Purchaser consent 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 in this Section 7.2 shall affect or limit any right to serve
process in any other manner permitted by law. The Company and the Purchasers
hereby agree that the prevailing party in any suit, action or proceeding arising
out of or relating to the Securities, this Agreement or the Registration Rights
Agreement, shall be entitled to reimbursement for reasonable legal fees from
the
non-prevailing party.
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Section
7.3 Entire
Agreement; Amendment.
This
Agreement and the Transaction Documents contain the entire understanding and
agreement of the parties with respect to the matters covered hereby and, except
as specifically set forth herein or in the other Transaction Documents, neither
the Company nor any Purchaser make any representation, warranty, covenant or
undertaking with respect to such matters, and they supersede all prior
understandings and agreements with respect to said subject matter, all of which
are merged herein. Following the Closing, no provision of this Agreement may
be
waived or amended other than by a written instrument signed by the Company
and
the Purchasers holding at least a majority of all Shares then held by the
Purchasers. Any amendment or waiver effected in accordance with this Section
7.3
shall be binding upon each Purchaser (and their permitted assigns) and the
Company.
Section
7.4 Notices.
Any
notice, demand, request, waiver or other communication required or permitted
to
be given hereunder shall be in writing and shall be effective (a) upon hand
delivery, by telecopy or facsimile (or other electronic transmission) at the
address or number designated below (if delivered on a business day during normal
business hours where such notice is to be received), or the first business
day
following such delivery (if delivered other than on a business day during normal
business hours where such notice is to be received) or (b) on the second
business day following the date of mailing by express courier service, fully
prepaid, addressed to such address, or upon actual receipt of such mailing,
whichever shall first occur. The addresses for such communications shall
be:
If
to the Company:
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000
Xxxxx Xxxxxxx 000, Xxxxx 000
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Xxxxxx
Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
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Attention:
Chief Executive Officer
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Tel.
No.: (000) 000-0000
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Fax
No.: (000) 000-0000
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with copies (which copies
shall not constitute notice
to the Company) to:
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Xxxxx Xxxxx Xxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx & Xxxxx, P.C. |
0000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxx
Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx
00000
Attention:
Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx, Esq.
Tel.
No.: (000) 000-0000
Fax
No.: (000) 000-0000
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If to any Purchaser:
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At
the address of such Purchaser set forth on
Exhibit
A
to
this Agreement, with copies to Purchaser’s counsel as set forth on
Exhibit
A
or
as specified in writing by such Purchaser with copies
to:
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Xxxxxx
Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx & Xxxxxxx LLP
0000
Xxxxxx xx xxx Xxxxxxxx
Xxx
Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attention:
Xxxxxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, Esq.
Tel.
No.: (000) 000-0000
Fax
No.: (000) 000-0000
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Any
party
hereto may from time to time change its address for notices by giving written
notice of such changed address to the other parties hereto.
Section
7.5 Waivers.
No
waiver by any party of any default with respect to any provision, condition
or
requirement of this Agreement shall be deemed to be a continuing waiver in
the
future or a waiver of any other provision, condition or requirement hereof,
nor
shall any delay or omission of any party to exercise any right hereunder in
any
manner impair the exercise of any such right accruing to it
thereafter.
Section
7.6 Headings.
The
article, section and subsection headings in this Agreement are for convenience
only and shall not constitute a part of this Agreement for any other purpose
and
shall not be deemed to limit or affect any of the provisions
hereof.
Section
7.7 Successors
and Assigns.
This
Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties and
their successors and assigns. After the Closing, the assignment by a party
to
this Agreement of any rights hereunder shall not affect the obligations of
such
party under this Agreement. Subject to Section 5.1 hereof, the Purchasers may
assign the Securities and its rights under this Agreement and the other
Transaction Documents and any other rights hereto and thereto without the
consent of the Company; provided,
however,
that
such Purchaser shall not assign such Securities and such rights under this
Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to
any
known competitor of the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing to the contrary,
a Purchaser may assign its rights as provided herein so long as (i) such
Purchaser agrees in writing with the transferee or assignee to assign such
rights, and a copy of such agreement is furnished to the Company within a
reasonable time after such assignment, (ii) the Company is, within a reasonable
time after such transfer or assignment, furnished with written notice of (a)
the
name and address of such transferee or assignee, and (b) the rights and/or
securities with respect to which such rights are being transferred or assigned,
(iii) following such transfer or assignment the further disposition of such
securities by the transferee or assignees is restricted under the Securities
Act
and applicable state securities laws, (iv) at or before the time the Company
receives the written notice contemplated by clause (ii) of this Section 7.7,
the
transferee or assignee agrees in writing with the Company to be bound by all
of
the provisions of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents, and (v)
such transfer shall have been made in accordance with the applicable
requirements of this Agreement.
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Section
7.8 Right
of First Offer.
Each
Purchaser covenants and agrees to promptly notify (in no event later than ten
(10) Trading Days after making or receiving an applicable offer) in writing
(a
"Rights
Notice")
the
Company of the terms and conditions of any private sale or transfer with any
third party (except to affiliates of such Purchaser, which affiliates will
be
similarly bound by the Company’s right of first offer) of a number of Shares
and/or Warrant Shares equal to at least twenty-five percent (25%) of the
aggregate number of Shares and Warrant Shares such Purchaser initially acquired
pursuant to the terms of this Agreement (as adjusted for any stock splits,
stock
dividends, reclassifications, recapitalizations and the like) (a “Subsequent
Transfer”).
The
Rights Notice shall describe the proposed Subsequent Transfer, the proposed
closing date of the Subsequent Transfer, and all of the material terms and
conditions thereof (including the identity of the proposed transferee). The
Rights Notice shall provide the Company an option (the “Rights
Option”)
during
the five (5) Trading Days following delivery of the Rights Notice (the
“Option
Period”)
to
inform such Purchaser whether the Company will purchase all of
the
Shares and/or Warrants being offered in such Subsequent Transfer on the same
material terms and conditions as contemplated by such Subsequent Transfer;
provided,
however,
that to
the extent that the offered consideration described in the Rights Notice is
other than all cash, the Company shall have the option to pay the aggregate
purchase price in cash; provided,
further,
that to
the extent that the offered consideration described in the Rights Notice
consists of securities of another entity, the Company shall have the option
to
substitute securities of the Company with a fair market value equal to the
fair
market value of the securities offered in the Rights Notice (provided, that
if
the securities offered pursuant to the Rights Notice are registered, the
Company’s securities must be registered as well). If such Purchaser does not
receive notice of exercise of the Rights Option from the Company within the
Option Period, such Purchaser shall have the right to close the Subsequent
Transfer with a third party; provided
that all
of the material terms and conditions of the closing are the same as those
provided to the Company in the Rights Notice. To the extent that the material
terms and conditions of the closing are materially more favorable to the third
party than the terms and conditions provided to the Company pursuant to the
Rights Notice, the Purchaser shall be required once again to first offer such
the securities to the Company before consummating such sale with the third
party. If the Company exercises its right of first refusal hereunder, the
Company and the Purchaser shall use commercially reasonable efforts to document
and close the sale and purchase of the Shares and/or Warrants to the Company
as
promptly as practicable.
Section
7.9 No
Third Party Beneficiaries.
Subject
to the provisions of Article VI hereof, this Agreement is intended for the
benefit of the parties hereto and their respective permitted successors and
assigns and is not for the benefit of, nor may any provision hereof be enforced
by, any other person.
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Section
7.10 Governing
Law.
This
Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal
laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to any of the conflicts
of
law principles which would result in the application of the substantive law
of
another jurisdiction. This Agreement shall not be interpreted or construed
with
any presumption against the party causing this Agreement to be
drafted.
Section
7.11 Survival.
The
representations and warranties of the Company and the Purchasers shall survive
the execution and delivery hereof and the Closing until the third anniversary
of
the Closing Date.
Section
7.12 Counterparts.
This
Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, all of which taken
together shall constitute one and the same instrument and shall become effective
when counterparts have been signed by each party and delivered to the other
parties hereto, it being understood that all parties need not sign the same
counterpart.
Section
7.13 Publicity.
The
Company agrees that it will not disclose, and will not include in any public
announcement, the names of the Purchasers without the consent of the Purchasers,
which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed, or unless and
until
such disclosure is required by law, rule or applicable regulation, and then
only
to the extent of such requirement.
Section
7.14 Severability.
The
provisions of this Agreement are severable and, in the event that any court
of
competent jurisdiction shall determine that any one or more of the provisions
or
part of the provisions contained in this Agreement shall, for any reason, be
held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, such invalidity,
illegality or unenforceability shall not affect any other provision or part
of a
provision of this Agreement and this Agreement shall be reformed and construed
as if such invalid or illegal or unenforceable provision, or part of such
provision, had never been contained herein, so that such provisions would be
valid, legal and enforceable to the maximum extent possible.
Section
7.15 Further
Assurances.
From
and after the date of this Agreement, upon the request of the Purchasers or
the
Company, the Company and each Purchaser shall execute and deliver such
instruments, documents and other writings as may be reasonably necessary or
desirable to confirm and carry out and to effectuate fully the intent and
purposes of this Agreement, the Warrants and the Registration Rights
Agreement.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly
executed by their respective authorized officers as of the date first above
written.
BOND LABORATORIES, INC. | ||
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Title: |
PURCHASER: | ||
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Title: |
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EXHIBIT
A
LIST
OF PURCHASERS
Names
and Addresses
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Number
of Shares
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Dollar
Amount of
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of
Purchasers
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& Warrants
Purchased
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Investment
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INITIAL
CLOSING:
EXHIBIT
B
FORM
OF WARRANT
THIS
WARRANT AND THE SHARES OF COMMON STOCK ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE HEREOF HAVE NOT
BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES
ACT”) OR ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS AND MAY NOT BE SOLD, TRANSFERRED OR OTHERWISE
DISPOSED OF UNLESS REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT AND UNDER APPLICABLE
STATE SECURITIES LAWS OR THE ISSUER SHALL HAVE RECEIVED AN OPINION OF COUNSEL
REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO THE ISSUER THAT REGISTRATION OF SUCH SECURITIES
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT AND UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES
LAWS
IS NOT REQUIRED.
WARRANT
TO PURCHASE
SHARES
OF
COMMON STOCK
OF
Expires
June 26, 2015
No.:
W-08- __Number
of
Shares: ___________
Date
of
Issuance: June 26, 2008
FOR
VALUE
RECEIVED, the undersigned, Bond Laboratories, Inc., a Nevada corporation
(together with its successors and assigns, the “Issuer”),
hereby certifies that _______________________________ or its registered assigns
is entitled to subscribe for and purchase, during the Term (as hereinafter
defined), up to ____________________________________ (_____________) shares
(subject to adjustment as hereinafter provided) of the duly authorized, validly
issued, fully paid and non-assessable Common Stock of the Issuer, at an exercise
price per share equal to the Warrant Price then in effect, subject, however,
to
the provisions and upon the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth.
Capitalized terms used in this Warrant and not otherwise defined herein shall
have the respective meanings specified in Section 9 hereof.
1. Term.
The
term of this Warrant shall commence on June 26, 2008 and shall expire at 6:00
p.m., eastern time, on June 26, 2015 (such period being the “Term”).
2.
Method
of Exercise; Payment; Issuance of New Warrant; Transfer and
Exchange.
(a) Time
of Exercise.
The
purchase rights represented by this Warrant may be exercised in whole or in
part
during the Term.
(b) Method
of Exercise.
The
Holder hereof may exercise this Warrant, in whole or in part, by the surrender
of this Warrant (with the exercise form attached hereto duly executed) at the
principal office of the Issuer, and by the payment to the Issuer of an amount
of
consideration therefor equal to the Warrant Price in effect on the date of
such
exercise multiplied by the number of shares of Warrant Stock with respect to
which this Warrant is then being exercised, payable at such Holder’s election
(i) by certified or official bank check or by
wire
transfer to an account designated by the Issuer,
(ii) by
“cashless exercise” in accordance with the provisions of subsection (c) of this
Section 2, but only when a registration statement under the Securities Act
providing for the resale of the Warrant Stock is not then in effect, or (iii)
by
a combination of the foregoing methods of payment selected by the Holder of
this
Warrant.
(c) Cashless
Exercise.
Notwithstanding any provisions herein to the contrary and commencing nine (9)
months following the Original Issue Date if (i) the Per Share Market Value
of
one share of Common Stock is greater than the Warrant Price (at the date of
calculation as set forth below) and (ii) a registration statement under the
Securities Act providing for the resale of the Warrant Stock is not then in
effect, unless the registration statement is not effective as a result of the
Issuer exercising its rights under Section 3(n) of the Registration Rights
Agreement (as defined in the Purchase Agreement), in lieu of exercising this
Warrant by payment of cash, the Holder may exercise this Warrant by a cashless
exercise and shall receive the number of shares of Common Stock equal to an
amount (as determined below) by surrender of this Warrant at the principal
office of the Issuer together with the properly endorsed Notice of Exercise
in
which event the Issuer shall issue to the Holder a number of shares of Common
Stock computed using the following formula:
X
= Y -
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(A)(Y) |
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B |
|
Where
|
X
=
|
the
number of shares of Common Stock to be issued to the
Holder.
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Y
=
|
the
number of shares of Common Stock purchasable upon exercise of all
of the
Warrant or, if only a portion of the Warrant is being exercised,
the
portion of the Warrant being exercised.
|
A
=
|
the
Warrant Price.
|
B
= the
Per
Share Market Value of one share of Common Stock.
(d) Issuance
of Stock Certificates.
In the
event of any exercise of this Warrant in accordance with and subject to the
terms and conditions hereof, certificates for the shares of Warrant Stock so
purchased shall be dated the date of such exercise and delivered to the Holder
hereof within a reasonable time, not exceeding three (3) Trading Days after
such
exercise (the “Delivery
Date”)
or, at
the request of the Holder (provided that a registration statement under the
Securities Act providing for the resale of the Warrant Stock is then in effect),
issued and delivered to the Depository Trust Company (“DTC”)
account on the Holder’s behalf via the Deposit Withdrawal Agent Commission
System (“DWAC”)
within
a reasonable time, not exceeding three (3) Trading Days after such exercise,
and
the Holder hereof shall be deemed for all purposes to be the holder of the
shares of Warrant Stock so purchased as of the date of such exercise.
Notwithstanding the foregoing to the contrary, the Issuer or its transfer agent
shall only be obligated to issue and deliver the shares to the DTC on a holder’s
behalf via DWAC if such exercise is in connection with a sale and the
Issuer and its transfer agent are participating in DTC through the DWAC
system.
The
Holder shall deliver this original Warrant, or an indemnification undertaking
with respect to such Warrant in the case of its loss, theft or destruction,
at
such time that this Warrant is fully exercised. With respect to partial
exercises of this Warrant, the Issuer shall keep written records of the number
of shares of Warrant Stock exercised as of each date of
exercise.
(e) Compensation
for Buy-In on Failure to Timely Deliver Certificates Upon
Exercise.
In
addition to any other rights available to the Holder, if the Issuer fails to
cause its transfer agent to transmit to the Holder a certificate or certificates
representing the Warrant Stock pursuant to an exercise on or before the date
that is two (2) Trading Days following the Delivery Date, and if after such
date
the Holder is required by its broker to purchase (in an open market transaction
or otherwise) shares of Common Stock to deliver in satisfaction of a sale by
the
Holder of the Warrant Stock which the Holder anticipated receiving upon such
exercise (a “Buy-In”),
then
the Issuer shall (1) pay in cash to the Holder the amount by which (x) the
Holder’s total purchase price (including brokerage commissions, if any) for the
shares of Common Stock so purchased exceeds (y) the amount obtained by
multiplying (A) the number of shares of Warrant Stock that the Issuer was
required to deliver to the Holder in connection with the exercise at issue
times
(B) the price at which the sell order giving rise to such purchase obligation
was executed, and (2) at the option of the Holder, either reinstate the portion
of the Warrant and equivalent number of shares of Warrant Stock for which such
exercise was not honored or deliver to the Holder the number of shares of Common
Stock that would have been issued had the Issuer timely complied with its
exercise and delivery obligations hereunder. For example, if the Holder
purchases Common Stock having a total purchase price of $11,000 to cover a
Buy-In with respect to an attempted exercise of shares of Common Stock with
an
aggregate sale price giving rise to such purchase obligation of $10,000, under
clause (1) of the immediately preceding sentence the Issuer shall be required
to
pay the Holder $1,000. The Holder shall provide the Issuer written notice
indicating the amounts payable to the Holder in respect of the Buy-In, together
with applicable confirmations and other evidence reasonably requested by the
Issuer. Nothing herein shall limit a Holder’s right to pursue any other remedies
available to it hereunder, at law or in equity including, without limitation,
a
decree of specific performance and/or injunctive relief with respect to the
Issuer’s failure to timely deliver certificates representing shares of Common
Stock upon exercise of this Warrant as required pursuant to the terms
hereof.
(f) Transferability
of Warrant.
Subject
to the terms and provisions of this Warrant (Section 2(h) hereof), this Warrant
may be transferred by a Holder, in whole or in part, without the consent of
the
Issuer; provided,
however,
that
the Holder shall not transfer this Warrant to any known competitor of the
Issuer. If transferred pursuant to this paragraph, this Warrant may be
transferred on the books of the Issuer by the Holder hereof in person or by
duly
authorized attorney, upon surrender of this Warrant at the principal office
of
the Issuer, properly endorsed (by the Holder executing an assignment in the
form
attached hereto) and upon payment of any necessary transfer tax or other
governmental charge imposed upon such transfer. This Warrant is exchangeable
at
the principal office of the Issuer for Warrants to purchase the same aggregate
number of shares of Warrant Stock, each new Warrant to represent the right
to
purchase such number of shares of Warrant Stock as the Holder hereof shall
designate at the time of such exchange. All Warrants issued on transfers or
exchanges shall be dated the Original Issue Date and shall be identical with
this Warrant except as to the number of shares of Warrant Stock issuable
pursuant thereto. If, at the time of the surrender of this Warrant in connection
with any transfer of this Warrant, the transfer of this Warrant shall not be
registered pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities
Act and under applicable state securities or blue sky laws, the Issuer may
require, as a condition of allowing such transfer (i) that the holder or
transferee execute and deliver to the Issuer an investment letter in form and
substance acceptable to the Issuer and (ii) that the transferee be an
“accredited investor” as defined in Rule 501(a)(1), (a)(2), (a)(3), (a)(7), or
(a)(8) promulgated under the Securities Act or a qualified institutional buyer
as defined in Rule 144A(a) under the Securities Act. Notwithstanding
the foregoing to the contrary, the shares of Warrant Stock issuable upon the
exercise of this Warrant are subject to a right of first offer in favor of
the
Issuer as set forth in Section 7.8 of the Purchase Agreement.
(g) Continuing
Rights of Holder.
The
Issuer will, at the time of or at any time after each exercise of this Warrant,
upon the request of the Holder hereof, acknowledge in writing the extent, if
any, of its continuing obligation to afford to such Holder all rights to which
such Holder shall continue to be entitled after such exercise in accordance
with
the terms of this Warrant, provided
that if
any such Holder shall fail to make any such request, the failure shall not
affect the continuing obligation of the Issuer to afford such rights to such
Holder.
(h) Compliance
with Securities Laws.
(i) The
Holder of this Warrant, by acceptance hereof, acknowledges that this Warrant
and
the shares of Warrant Stock to be issued upon exercise hereof are being acquired
solely for the Holder’s own account and not as a nominee for any other party,
and for investment, and that the Holder will not offer, sell or otherwise
dispose of this Warrant or any shares of Warrant Stock to be issued upon
exercise hereof except pursuant to an effective registration statement, or
an
exemption from registration, under the Securities Act and any applicable state
securities laws.
(ii) Except
as
provided in paragraph (iii) below, this Warrant and all certificates
representing shares of Warrant Stock issued upon exercise hereof shall be
stamped or imprinted with a legend in substantially the following
form:
THIS
WARRANT AND THE SHARES OF COMMON STOCK ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE HEREOF HAVE NOT
BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES
ACT”) OR ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS AND MAY NOT BE SOLD, TRANSFERRED OR OTHERWISE
DISPOSED OF UNLESS REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT AND UNDER APPLICABLE
STATE SECURITIES LAWS OR THE ISSUER SHALL HAVE RECEIVED AN OPINION OF COUNSEL
REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO THE ISSUER THAT REGISTRATION OF SUCH SECURITIES
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT AND UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES
LAWS
IS NOT REQUIRED.
(iii) The
Issuer agrees to reissue this Warrant or certificates representing any of the
Warrant Stock, without the legend set forth above if at such time, prior to
making any transfer of any such securities, the Holder shall give written notice
to the Issuer describing the manner and terms of such transfer. Such proposed
transfer will not be effected until: (a) (i) the Issuer has received an opinion
of counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Issuer, to the effect that the
registration of such securities under the Securities Act is not required in
connection with such proposed transfer, (ii) a registration statement under
the
Securities Act covering such proposed disposition has been filed by the Issuer
with the Securities and Exchange Commission and has become effective under
the
Securities Act and the Holder has represented that the Warrant Stock has been
or
will be sold, (iii) the Issuer has received other evidence reasonably
satisfactory to the Issuer that such registration and qualification under the
Securities Act and state securities laws are not required, or (iv) the Holder
provides the Issuer with reasonable assurances that such security can be sold
pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act; and (b) either (i) the Issuer
has
received an opinion of counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Issuer, to the
effect that registration or qualification under the securities or “blue sky”
laws of any state is not required in connection with such proposed disposition,
or (ii) compliance with applicable state securities or “blue sky” laws has been
effected or a valid exemption exists with respect thereto. The Issuer will
respond to any such notice from a holder within five (5) Trading Days. In the
case of any proposed transfer under this Section 2(h), the Issuer will use
reasonable efforts to comply with any such applicable state securities or “blue
sky” laws, but shall in no event be required, (x) to qualify to do business in
any state where it is not then qualified, (y) to take any action that would
subject it to taxation or to the general or unlimited service of process in
any
state where it is not then subject, or (z) to comply with state securities
or
“blue sky” laws of any state for which registration by coordination is
unavailable to the Issuer. The restrictions on transfer contained in this
Section 2(h) shall be in addition to, and not by way of limitation of, any
other
restrictions on transfer contained in any other section of this Warrant.
Whenever
a
certificate representing the Warrant Stock is required to be issued to a the
Holder without a legend, in lieu of delivering physical certificates
representing the Warrant Stock, the Issuer shall use its commercially reasonable
efforts to cause its transfer agent to electronically transmit the Warrant
Stock
to the Holder by crediting the account of the Holder’s Prime Broker with DTC
through its DWAC system (to the extent not inconsistent with any provisions
of
this Warrant or the Purchase Agreement).
Notwithstanding the foregoing to the contrary, the Issuer or its transfer agent
shall only be obligated to issue and deliver the shares to the DTC on a holder’s
behalf via DWAC if such exercise is in connection with a sale and the
Issuer and its transfer agent are participating in DTC through the DWAC
system.
(i) Accredited
Investor Status.
In no
event may the Holder exercise this Warrant in whole or in part unless the Holder
is an “accredited investor” as defined in Regulation D under the Securities Act.
3. Stock
Fully Paid; Reservation and Listing of Shares; Covenants.
(a) Stock
Fully Paid.
Assuming
the accuracy and completeness of the representations and warranties of the
Holder contained herein and in the Purchase Agreement, the Issuer
represents, warrants, covenants and agrees that all shares of Warrant Stock
which may be issued upon the exercise of this Warrant or otherwise hereunder
will, when issued in accordance with the terms of this Warrant, be duly
authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and free from all
taxes, liens and charges created by or through the Issuer. The Issuer further
covenants and agrees that during the period within which this Warrant may be
exercised, the Issuer will at all times have authorized and reserved for the
purpose of issuance upon exercise of this Warrant a sufficient
number
of
shares of Common Stock to
allow
for full
exercise
of this Warrant.
(b) Reservation.
If any
shares of Common Stock required to be reserved for issuance upon exercise of
this Warrant or as otherwise provided hereunder require registration or
qualification with any governmental authority under any federal or state law
before such shares may be so issued, the Issuer will in good faith use its
commercially reasonable efforts at its expense to cause such shares to be duly
registered or qualified. If the Issuer shall list any shares of Common Stock
on
any securities exchange or market it will, at its expense, list thereon,
maintain and increase when necessary such listing, of, all shares of Warrant
Stock from time to time issued upon exercise of this Warrant or as otherwise
provided hereunder (provided that such Warrant Stock has been registered
pursuant to a registration statement under the Securities Act then in effect),
and, to the extent permissible under the applicable securities exchange rules,
all unissued shares of Warrant Stock which are at any time issuable hereunder,
so long as any shares of Common Stock shall be so listed. The Issuer will also
so list on each securities exchange or market, and will maintain such listing
of, any other securities which the Holder of this Warrant shall be entitled
to
receive upon the exercise of this Warrant if at the time any securities of
the
same class shall be listed on such securities exchange or market by the
Issuer.
(c) Covenants.
The
Issuer shall not by any action including, without limitation, amending the
Articles of Incorporation or the by-laws of the Issuer, or through any
reorganization, transfer of assets, consolidation, merger, dissolution, issue
or
sale of securities or any other action, avoid or seek to avoid the observance
or
performance of any of the terms of this Warrant, but will at all times in good
faith assist in the carrying out of all such terms and in the taking of all
such
actions as may be necessary or appropriate to protect the rights of the Holder
hereof against impairment. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing,
the
Issuer will (i) not permit the par value, if any, of its Common Stock to exceed
the then effective Warrant Price, (ii) not amend or modify any provision of
the
Articles of Incorporation or by-laws of the Issuer in any manner that would
materially and adversely affect the rights of the Holders of the Warrants,
(iii)
take all such action as may be reasonably necessary in order that the Issuer
may
validly and legally issue fully paid and nonassessable shares of Common Stock,
free and clear of any liens, claims, encumbrances and restrictions (other than
as provided herein) upon the exercise of this Warrant, and (iv) use its
commercially reasonable efforts to obtain all such authorizations, exemptions
or
consents from any public regulatory body having jurisdiction thereof as may
be
reasonably necessary to enable the Issuer to perform its obligations under
this
Warrant.
(d) Loss,
Theft, Destruction of Warrants.
Upon
receipt of evidence satisfactory to the Issuer of the ownership of and the
loss,
theft, destruction or mutilation of any Warrant and, in the case of any such
loss, theft or destruction, upon receipt of indemnity or security satisfactory
to the Issuer or, in the case of any such mutilation, upon surrender and
cancellation of such Warrant, the Issuer will make and deliver, in lieu of
such
lost, stolen, destroyed or mutilated Warrant, a new Warrant of like tenor and
representing the right to purchase the same number of shares of Common
Stock.
4. Adjustment
of Warrant Price and Number of Shares Issuable Upon Exercise.
The
Warrant Price and the Warrant Share Number shall be subject to adjustment from
time to time as set forth in this Section 4. The Issuer shall give the Holder
notice of any event described below which requires an adjustment pursuant to
this Section 4 in accordance with the notice provisions set forth in Section
5.
(a) Recapitalization,
Reorganization, Reclassification, Consolidation, Merger or Sale.
In case
the Issuer after the Original Issue Date shall do any of the following (each,
a
“Triggering
Event”):
(a)
consolidate or merge with or into any other Person and the Issuer shall not
be
the continuing or surviving corporation of such consolidation or merger, or
(b)
permit any other Person to consolidate with or merge into the Issuer and the
Issuer shall be the continuing or surviving Person but, in connection with
such
consolidation or merger, any Capital Stock of the Issuer shall be changed into
or exchanged for Securities of any other Person or cash or any other property,
or (c) transfer all or substantially all of its properties or assets to any
other Person, or (d) effect a capital reorganization or reclassification of
its
Capital Stock, then, and as a condition to each such Triggering Event, proper
and adequate provision shall be made so that, upon the basis and the terms
and
in the manner provided in this Warrant, the Holder of this Warrant shall be
entitled upon the exercise hereof at any time after the consummation of such
Triggering Event, to the extent this Warrant is not exercised prior to such
Triggering Event, to receive at the Warrant Price in effect at the time
immediately prior to the consummation of such Triggering Event in lieu of the
Common Stock issuable upon such exercise of this Warrant prior to such
Triggering Event, the Securities, cash and property to which such Holder would
have been entitled upon the consummation of such Triggering Event if such Holder
had exercised the rights represented by this Warrant immediately prior thereto
(including the right of a shareholder to elect the type of consideration it
will
receive upon a Triggering Event), subject to adjustments (subsequent to such
corporate action) as nearly equivalent as possible to the adjustments provided
for elsewhere in this Section 4; provided,
however,
the
Holder shall have the option to receive, in lieu of the foregoing right to
receive such securities, cash and property, an amount in cash equal to the
value
of this Warrant calculated in accordance with the Black-Scholes formula.
Notwithstanding the foregoing to the contrary, in the event of a Triggering
Event, at the request of the Holder delivered before the thirtieth (30th)
day
after such Triggering Event, the Issuer shall pay to the Holder an amount in
cash equal to the value of the unexercised portion of this Warrant as of the
date of such Triggering Event calculated in accordance with the Black-Scholes
formula within five (5) days of such request.
(b) Stock
Dividends, Subdivisions and Combinations.
If at
any time the Issuer shall:
(i) make
or
issue or set a record date for the holders of the Common Stock for the purpose
of entitling them to receive a dividend payable in, or other distribution of,
shares of Common Stock,
(ii)
subdivide
its outstanding shares of Common Stock into a larger number of shares of Common
Stock, or
(iii)
combine
its outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of shares of Common
Stock,
then
(1)
the number of shares of Common Stock for which this Warrant is exercisable
immediately after the occurrence of any such event shall be adjusted to equal
the number of shares of Common Stock which a record holder of the same number
of
shares of Common Stock for which this Warrant is exercisable immediately prior
to the occurrence of such event would own or be entitled to receive after the
happening of such event, and (2) the Warrant Price then in effect shall be
adjusted to equal (A) the Warrant Price then in effect multiplied by the number
of shares of Common Stock for which this Warrant is exercisable immediately
prior to the adjustment divided by (B) the number of shares of Common Stock
for
which this Warrant is exercisable immediately after such
adjustment.
(c) Certain
Other Distributions.
If at
any time the Issuer shall make or issue or set a record date for the holders
of
the Common Stock for the purpose of entitling them to receive any divi-dend
or
other distribution of:
(i) cash,
(ii) any
evidences of its indebtedness, any shares of stock of any class or any other
securities or property of any nature whatsoever (other than cash, Common Stock
Equivalents or Additional Shares of Common Stock), or
(iii) any
warrants or other rights to subscribe for or purchase any evidences of its
indebtedness, any shares of stock of any class or any other securities or
property of any nature whatsoever (other than cash, Common Stock Equivalents
or
Additional Shares of Common Stock),
then
(1)
the number of shares of Common Stock for which this Warrant is exercisable
shall
be adjusted to equal the product of the number of shares of Common Stock for
which this Warrant is exercisable immediately prior to such adjustment
multiplied by a fraction (A) the numerator of which shall be the Per Share
Market Value of Common Stock at the date of taking such record and (B) the
denominator of which shall be such Per Share Market Value minus the amount
allocable to one share of Common Stock of any such cash so distributable and
of
the fair value (as determined in good faith by the Board and, if required by
the
Majority Holders, supported by an opinion from an investment banking firm
mutually agreed upon by the Issuer and the Holder) of any and all such evidences
of indebtedness, shares of stock, other securities or property or warrants
or
other subscription or purchase rights so distributable, and (2) the Warrant
Price then in effect shall be adjusted to equal (A) the Warrant Price then
in
effect multiplied by the number of shares of Common Stock for which this Warrant
is exercisable immediately prior to the adjustment divided by (B) the number
of
shares of Common Stock for which this Warrant is exercisable immediately after
such adjustment. A reclassification of the Common Stock (other than a change
in
par value, or from par value to no par value or from no par value to par value)
into shares of Common Stock and shares of any other class of stock shall be
deemed a distribution by the Issuer to the holders of its Common Stock of such
shares of such other class of stock within the meaning of this Section 4(c)
and,
if the outstanding shares of Common Stock shall be changed into a larger or
smaller number of shares of Common Stock as a part of such reclassification,
such change shall be deemed a subdivision or combination, as the case may be,
of
the outstanding shares of Common Stock within the meaning of Section
4(b).
(d) Issuance
of Additional Shares of Common Stock.
(i) In
the
event the Issuer shall at any time following the Original Issue Date issue
any
Additional Shares of Common Stock (otherwise than as provided in the foregoing
subsections (a) through (c) of this Section 4), at a price per share less than
the Warrant Price then in effect or without consideration, then the Warrant
Price upon each such issuance shall be adjusted to that price determined by
multiplying the Warrant Price then in effect by a fraction:
(A) the
numerator of which shall be equal to the sum of (x) the number of shares of
Outstanding Common Stock immediately prior to the issuance of such Additional
Shares of Common Stock plus
(y) the
number of shares of Common Stock (rounded to the nearest whole share) which
the
aggregate consideration for the total number of such Additional Shares of Common
Stock so issued would purchase at a price per share equal to the Warrant Price
then in effect, and
(B) the
denominator of which shall be equal to the number of shares of Outstanding
Common Stock immediately after the issuance of such Additional Shares of Common
Stock.
(ii) No
adjustment of the number of shares of Common Stock for which this Warrant shall
be exercisable shall be made under paragraph (i) of Section 4(d) upon the
issuance of any Additional Shares of Common Stock which are issued pursuant
to
the exercise of any Common Stock Equivalents, if any such adjustment shall
previously have been made upon the issuance of such Common Stock Equivalents
(or
upon the issuance of any warrant or other rights therefor) pursuant to Section
4(e).
(e) Issuance
of Common Stock Equivalents.
If at
any time the Issuer shall take a record of the holders of its Common Stock
for
the purpose of entitling them to receive a distribution of, or shall in any
manner (whether directly or by assumption in a merger in which the Issuer is
the
surviving corporation) issue or sell, any Common Stock Equivalents, whether
or
not the rights to exchange or convert thereunder are immediately exercisable,
and the price per share for which Common Stock is issuable upon such conversion
or exchange shall be less than the Warrant Price in effect immediately prior
to
the time of such issue or sale, or if, after any such issuance of Common Stock
Equivalents, the price per share for which Additional Shares of Common Stock
may
be issuable thereafter is amended or adjusted, and such price as so amended
shall be less than the Warrant Price in effect at the time of such amendment
or
adjustment, then the Warrant Price then in effect shall be adjusted as provided
in Section 4(d). No further adjustments of the number of shares of Common Stock
for which this Warrant is exercisable and the Warrant Price then in effect
shall
be made upon the actual issue of such Common Stock upon conversion or exchange
of such Common Stock Equivalents.
(f) Other
Provisions applicable to Adjustments under this Section.
The
following provisions shall be ap-plicable to the making of adjustments of the
number of shares of Common Stock for which this Warrant is exercisable and
the
Warrant Price then in effect provided for in this Section 4:
(i) Computation
of Consideration.
To the
extent that any Additional Shares of Common Stock or any Common Stock
Equivalents (or any warrants or other rights therefor) shall be issued for
cash
consideration, the consideration received by the Issuer therefor shall be the
amount of the cash received by the Issuer therefor, or, if such Additional
Shares of Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents are offered by the Issuer
for
subscription, the subscription price, or, if such Additional Shares of Common
Stock or Common Stock Equivalents are sold to underwriters or dealers for public
offering without a subscription offering, the initial public offering price
(in
any such case subtracting any amounts paid or receivable for accrued interest
or
accrued dividends and without taking into account any compensation, discounts
or
expenses paid or incurred by the Issuer for and in the underwriting of, or
otherwise in connection with, the issuance thereof). In connection with any
merger or consolidation in which the Issuer is the surviving corporation (other
than any consolidation or merger in which the previously outstanding shares
of
Common Stock of the Issuer shall be changed to or exchanged for the stock or
other securities of another corporation), the amount of consideration therefore
shall be, deemed to be the fair value, as determined reasonably and in good
faith by the Board, of such portion of the assets and business of the
nonsurviving corporation as the Board may determine to be attributable to such
shares of Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents, as the case may be. The
consideration for any Additional Shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to
any
warrants or other rights to subscribe for or purchase the same shall be the
consideration received by the Issuer for issuing such warrants or other rights
plus the additional con-sideration payable to the Issuer upon exercise of such
warrants or other rights. The consideration for any Additional Shares of Common
Stock issuable pursuant to the terms of any Common Stock Equivalents shall
be
the consideration received by the Issuer for issuing war-rants or other rights
to subscribe for or purchase such Common Stock Equivalents, plus the
consideration paid or payable to the Issuer in respect of the subscription
for
or purchase of such Common Stock Equivalents, plus the additional consideration,
if any, payable to the Issuer upon the exercise of the right of conversion
or
exchange in such Common Stock Equivalents. In the event of any consolidation
or
merger of the Issuer in which the Issuer is not the surviving corporation or
in
which the previously outstanding shares of Common Stock of the Issuer shall
be
changed into or exchanged for the stock or other securities of another
corporation, or in the event of any sale of all or substantially all of the
assets of the Issuer for stock or other securities of any corporation, the
Issuer shall be deemed to have issued a number of shares of its Common Stock
for
stock or securities or other property of the other corporation computed on
the
basis of the actual exchange ratio on which the transaction was predicated,
and
for a consideration equal to the fair market value on the date of such
transaction of all such stock or securities or other property of the other
corporation. In the event any consideration received by the Issuer for any
securities consists of property other than cash, the fair market value thereof
at the time of issuance or as otherwise applicable shall be as determined in
good faith by the Board. In the event Common Stock is issued with other shares
or securities or other assets of the Issuer for consideration which covers
both,
the consideration computed as provided in this Section 4(f)(i) shall be
allocated among such securities and assets as determined in good faith by the
Board.
(ii) When
Adjustments to Be Made.
The
adjustments required by this Section 4 shall be made whenever and as often
as
any specified event requiring an adjustment shall occur, except that any
adjustment of the number of shares of Common Stock for which this Warrant is
exercisable that would otherwise be required may be postponed (except in the
case of a subdivision or combination of shares of the Common Stock, as provided
for in Section 4(b)) up to, but not beyond the date of exercise if such
adjustment either by itself or with other adjustments not previously made adds
or subtracts less than one percent (1%) of the shares of Common Stock for which
this Warrant is exercisable immediately prior to the making of such adjustment.
Any adjustment representing a change of less than such minimum amount (except
as
aforesaid) which is postponed shall be carried forward and made as soon as
such
adjustment, together with other adjustments required by this Section 4 and
not
previously made, would result in a minimum adjustment or on the date of
exercise. For the purpose of any adjustment, any specified event shall be deemed
to have occurred at the close of business on the date of its
occurrence.
(iii) Fractional
Interests.
In
computing ad-justments under this Section 4, fractional interests in Common
Stock shall be taken into account to the near-est one one-hundredth
(1/100th)
of a
share.
(iv) When
Adjustment Not Required.
If the
Issuer shall take a record of the holders of its Common Stock for the purpose
of
entitling them to receive a dividend or distribution or subscription or purchase
rights and shall, thereafter and before the distribution to stockholders
thereof, legally abandon its plan to pay or deliver such dividend, distribution,
subscription or purchase rights, then thereafter no adjustment shall be required
by reason of the taking of such record and any such adjustment previously made
in respect thereof shall be rescinded and annulled.
(g) Form
of Warrant after Adjustments.
The
form of this Warrant need not be changed because of any adjustments in the
Warrant Price or the number and kind of Securities purchasable upon the exercise
of this Warrant.
(h) Escrow
of Warrant Stock.
If
after any property becomes distributable pursuant to this Section 4 by reason
of
the taking of any record of the holders of Common Stock, but prior to the
occurrence of the event for which such record is taken, and the Holder
exer-cises this Warrant, any shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise
by
reason of such adjustment shall be deemed the last shares of Common Stock for
which this Warrant is exercised (notwithstanding any other provision to the
contrary herein) and such shares or other property shall be held in escrow
for
the Holder by the Issuer to be issued to the Holder upon and to the extent
that
the event actually takes place, upon payment of the current Warrant Price.
Notwithstanding any other provision to the contrary herein, if the event for
which such record was taken fails to occur or is rescinded, then such escrowed
shares shall be cancelled by the Issuer and escrowed property
returned.
5. Notice
of Adjustments.
Whenever
the Warrant Price or Warrant Share Number shall be adjusted pursuant to Section
4 hereof (for purposes of this Section 5, each an “adjustment”),
the
Issuer shall cause its Chief Financial Officer to prepare and execute a
certificate setting forth, in reasonable detail, the event requiring the
adjustment, the amount of the adjustment, the method by which such adjustment
was calculated (including a description of the basis on which the Board made
any
determination hereunder), and the Warrant Price and Warrant Share Number after
giving effect to such adjustment, and shall cause copies of such certificate
to
be delivered to the Holder of this Warrant promptly after each adjustment.
Any
dispute between the Issuer and the Holder of this Warrant with respect to the
matters set forth in such certificate may at the option of the Holder of this
Warrant be submitted to a national or regional accounting firm reasonably
acceptable to the Issuer and the Holder, provided
that the
Issuer shall have ten (10) days after receipt of notice from such Holder of
its
selection of such firm to object thereto, in which case such Holder shall select
another such firm and the Issuer shall have no such right of objection. The
firm
selected by the Holder of this Warrant as provided in the preceding sentence
shall be instructed to deliver a written opinion as to such matters to the
Issuer and such Holder within thirty (30) days after submission to it of such
dispute. Such opinion shall be final and binding on the parties hereto. The
costs and expenses of the initial accounting firm shall be paid equally by
the
Issuer and the Holder and, in the case of an objection by the Issuer, the costs
and expenses of the subsequent accounting firm shall be paid in full by the
Issuer.
6. Fractional
Shares.
No
fractional shares of Warrant Stock will be issued in connection with any
exercise hereof, but in lieu of such fractional shares, the Issuer shall round
the number of shares to be issued upon exercise up to the nearest whole number
of shares.
7. Ownership
Cap and Exercise Restriction.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Warrant, at no time
may a Holder of this Warrant exercise this Warrant if the number of shares
of
Common Stock to be issued pursuant to such exercise would exceed, when
aggregated with all other shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by such
Holder and its affiliates at such time, the number of shares of Common Stock
which would result in such Holder and its affiliates beneficially owning (as
determined in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules
thereunder) in excess of 4.99% of the then issued and outstanding shares of
Common Stock; provided,
however,
that
upon a holder of this Warrant providing the Issuer with sixty-one (61) days
notice (pursuant to Section 13 hereof) (the “Waiver
Notice”)
that
such Holder would like to waive this Section 7 with regard to any or all shares
of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant, this Section 7 will
be
of no force or effect with regard to all or a portion of the Warrant referenced
in the Waiver Notice; provided,
further,
that
this provision shall be of no further force or effect during the sixty-one
(61)
days immediately preceding the expiration of the term of this
Warrant.
8. Registration
Rights.
The
Holder of this Warrant is entitled to the benefit of certain registration rights
with respect to the shares of Warrant Stock issuable upon the exercise of this
Warrant pursuant to that certain Registration Rights Agreement, of even date
herewith, by and among the Issuer and Persons listed on Schedule I thereto
(the
“Registration
Rights Agreement”)
and
the registration rights with respect to the shares of Warrant Stock issuable
upon the exercise of this Warrant by any subsequent Holder may only be assigned
in accordance with the terms and provisions of the Registrations Rights
Agreement.
9. Definitions.
For the
purposes of this Warrant, the following terms have the following
meanings:
“Additional
Shares of Common Stock”
means
all
shares of Common Stock issued by the Issuer after the Original Issue Date,
and
all shares of Other Common, if any, issued by the Issuer after the Original
Issue Date, except: (i) securities issued (other than for cash) in connection
with a merger, acquisition, or consolidation, (ii) securities issued pursuant
to
the conversion or exercise of convertible or exercisable securities issued
or
outstanding on or prior to the Original Issue Date or issued pursuant to the
Purchase Agreement (so long as the
conversion or exercise price in such securities are not amended to lower such
price and/or adversely affect the Holders), (iii) the Warrant Stock, (iv)
the
issuance of securities
in connection with acquisitions,
leasing arrangements, collaborations, licensing arrangements, strategic
investments or
other
partnering arrangements,
the
primary purpose
of which
is
not to raise
capital,
(v) Common Stock issued or the issuance or grants of options to purchase
Common
Stock
pursuant to the Issuer’s stock option plans and employee stock purchase plans as
approved by the Board, and (vi) any warrants or other securities issued to
the
placement agent and its designees for the transactions contemplated by the
Purchase Agreement.
“Articles
of Incorporation”
means
the Articles of Incorporation of the Issuer as in effect on the Original Issue
Date, and as hereafter from time to time amended, modified, supplemented or
restated in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof and pursuant to
applicable law.
“Board”
shall
mean the Board of Directors of the Issuer.
“Capital
Stock”
means
and includes (i) any and all shares, interests, participations or other
equivalents of or interests in (however designated) corporate stock, including,
without limitation, shares of preferred or preference stock, (ii) all
partnership interests (whether general or limited) in any Person which is a
partnership, (iii) all membership interests or limited liability company
interests in any limited liability company, and (iv) all equity or ownership
interests in any Person of any other type.
“Common
Stock”
means
the Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share, of the Issuer and any other
Capital Stock into which such stock may hereafter be changed.
“Common
Stock Equivalent”
means
any Convertible Security or warrant, option or other right to subscribe for
or
purchase any Additional Shares of Common Stock or any Convertible
Security.
“Convertible
Securities”
means
evidences of Indebtedness, shares of Capital Stock or other Securities which
are
or may be at any time convertible into or exchangeable for Additional Shares
of
Common Stock. The term “Convertible Security” means one of the Convertible
Securities.
“Governmental
Authority”
means
any governmental, regulatory or self-regulatory entity, department, body,
official, authority, commission, board, agency or instrumentality, whether
federal, state or local, and whether domestic or foreign.
“Holders”
mean
the Persons who shall from time to time own any Warrant. The term “Holder” means
one of the Holders.
“Independent
Appraiser”
means
a
nationally recognized or major regional investment banking firm or firm of
independent certified public accountants of recognized standing (which may
be
the firm that regularly examines the financial statements of the Issuer) that
is
regularly engaged in the business of appraising the Capital Stock or assets
of
corporations or other entities as going concerns, and which is not affiliated
with either the Issuer or the Holder of any Warrant.
“Issuer”
means
Bond Laboratories, Inc., a Nevada corporation, and its successors.
“Majority
Holders”
means
at any time the Holders of Warrants exercisable for a majority of the shares
of
Warrant Stock issuable under the Warrants at the time outstanding.
“Nasdaq”
means
the Nasdaq Global Market or the Nasdaq Capital Market.
“Original
Issue Date”
means
June 26, 2008.
“OTC
Bulletin Board”
means
the over-the-counter electronic bulletin board.
“Other
Common”
means
any other Capital Stock of the Issuer of any class which shall be authorized
at
any time after the date of this Warrant (other than Common Stock) and which
shall have the right to participate in the distribution of earnings and assets
of the Issuer without limitation as to amount.
“Outstanding
Common Stock”
means,
at any given time, the aggregate amount of outstanding shares of Common Stock,
assuming full exercise, conversion or exchange (as applicable) of all options,
warrants and other Securities which are convertible into or exercisable or
exchangeable for, and any right to subscribe for, shares of Common Stock that
are outstanding at such time.
“Person”
means
an individual, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint stock
company, trust, unincorporated organization, joint venture, Governmental
Authority or other entity of whatever nature.
“Per
Share Market Value”
means
on any particular date (a) the last closing bid price per share of the Common
Stock on such date on Nasdaq or
another registered national stock exchange on which the Common Stock is then
listed, or if there is no such price on such date, then the closing bid price
on
such exchange or quotation system on the date nearest preceding such date,
or
(b) if the Common Stock is not listed then on Nasdaq or any registered national
stock exchange, the last closing bid price for a share of Common Stock in the
over-the-counter market, as reported by the OTC Bulletin Board or in the
National Quotation Bureau Incorporated or similar organization or agency
succeeding to its functions of reporting prices) at the close of business on
such date, or (c) if the Common Stock is not then reported by the OTC Bulletin
Board or the National Quotation Bureau Incorporated (or similar organization
or
agency succeeding to its functions of reporting prices), then the average of
the
“Pink Sheet” quotes for the five (5) Trading Days preceding such date of
determination, or (d) if the Common Stock is not then publicly traded the fair
market value of a share of Common Stock as determined in good faith by the
Board
or, if required by the Majority Holders, by an Independent Appraiser selected
in
good faith by the Majority Holders; provided,
however,
that
the Issuer, after receipt of the determination by such Independent Appraiser,
shall have the right to select an additional Independent Appraiser, in which
case, the fair market value shall be equal to the average of the determinations
by each such Independent Appraiser; and provided,
further
that all
determinations of the Per Share Market Value shall be appropriately adjusted
for
any stock dividends, stock splits or other similar transactions during such
period. The determination of fair market value by an Independent Appraiser
shall
be based upon the fair market value of the Issuer determined on a going concern
basis as between a willing buyer and a willing seller and taking into account
all relevant factors determinative of value, and shall be final and binding
on
all parties. In determining the fair market value of any shares of Common Stock,
no consideration shall be given to any restrictions on transfer of the Common
Stock imposed by agreement or by federal or state securities laws, or to the
existence or absence of, or any limitations on, voting rights.
“Purchase
Agreement”
means
the Common Stock and Warrant Purchase Agreement dated as of June 26, 2008,
among
the Issuer and the Purchasers.
“Purchasers”
means
the purchasers of the Common Stock and the Warrants issued by the Issuer
pursuant to the Purchase Agreement.
“Securities”
means
any debt or equity securities of the Issuer, whether now or hereafter
authorized, any instrument convertible into or exchangeable for Securities
or a
Security, and any option, warrant or other right to purchase or acquire any
Security. “Security” means one of the Securities.
“Securities
Act”
means
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or any similar federal statute then
in
effect.
“Subsidiary”
means
any corporation at least 50% of whose outstanding Voting Stock shall at the
time
be owned directly or indirectly by the Issuer or by one or more of its
Subsidiaries, or by the Issuer and one or more of its Subsidiaries.
“Term”
has
the
meaning specified in Section 1 hereof.
“Trading
Day”
means
(a) a day on which the Common Stock is traded on Nasdaq, or (b) if the Common
Stock is not traded on Nasdaq, a day on which the Common Stock is quoted in
the
over-the-counter market as reported by the OTC Bulletin Board or in the National
Quotation Bureau Incorporated (or any similar organization or agency succeeding
its functions of reporting prices); provided,
however,
that in
the event that the Common Stock is not listed or quoted as set forth in (a)
or
(b) hereof, then Trading Day shall mean any day except Saturday, Sunday and
any
day which shall be a legal holiday or a day on which banking institutions in
the
State of New York are authorized or required by law or other government action
to close.
“Voting
Stock”
means,
as applied to the Capital Stock of any corporation, Capital Stock of any class
or classes (however designated) having ordinary voting power for the election
of
a majority of the members of the Board (or other governing body) of such
corporation, other than Capital Stock having such power only by reason of the
happening of a contingency.
“Warrants”
means
the Warrants issued in connection with the transactions contemplated by the
Purchase Agreement, including, without limitation, this Warrant, and any other
warrants of like tenor issued in substitution or exchange for any thereof
pursuant to the provisions of Section 2(c), 2(d) or 2(e) hereof or of any of
such other Warrants.
“Warrant
Price”
initially means $1.25, as such price may be adjusted from time to time as shall
result from the adjustments specified in this Warrant, including Section 4
hereto.
“Warrant
Share Number”
means
at any time the aggregate number of shares of Warrant Stock which may at such
time be purchased upon exercise of this Warrant, after giving effect to all
prior adjustments and increases to such number made or required to be made
under
the terms hereof.
“Warrant
Stock”
means
Common Stock issuable upon exercise of any Warrant or Warrants or otherwise
issuable pursuant to any Warrant or Warrants.
10. Other
Notices.
In case
at any time:
(A)
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the
Issuer shall make any distributions to the holders of Common Stock;
or
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(B)
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the
Issuer shall authorize the granting to all holders of its Common
Stock of
rights to subscribe for or purchase any shares of Capital Stock of
any
class or other rights; or
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(C)
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there
shall be any reclassification of the Capital Stock of the Issuer;
or
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(D)
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there
shall be any capital reorganization by the Issuer;
or
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(E)
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there
shall be any (i) consolidation or merger involving the Issuer or
(ii)
sale, transfer or other disposition of all or substantially all of
the
Issuer’s property, assets or business (except a merger or other
reorganization in which the Issuer shall be the surviving corporation
and
its shares of Capital Stock shall continue to be outstanding and
unchanged
and except a consolidation, merger, sale, transfer or other disposition
involving a wholly-owned Subsidiary);
or
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(F)
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there
shall be a voluntary or involuntary dissolution, liquidation or winding-up
of the Issuer or any partial liquidation of the Issuer or distribution
to
holders of Common Stock;
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then,
in
each of such cases, the Issuer shall give written notice to the Holder of the
date on which (i) the books of the Issuer shall close or a record shall be
taken
for such dividend, distribution or subscription rights or (ii) such
reorganization, reclassification, consolidation, merger, disposition,
dissolution, liquidation or winding-up, as the case may be, shall take place.
Such notice also shall specify the date as of which the holders of Common Stock
of record shall participate in such dividend, distribution or subscription
rights, or shall be entitled to exchange their certificates for Common Stock
for
securities or other property deliverable upon such reorganization,
reclassification, consolidation, merger, disposition, dissolution, liquidation
or winding-up, as the case may be. Such notice shall be given at least twenty
(20) days prior to the action in question and not less than ten (10) days prior
to the record date or the date on which the Issuer’s transfer books are closed
in respect thereto. This Warrant entitles the Holder to receive copies of all
financial and other information distributed or required to be distributed to
the
holders of the Common Stock.
11. Amendment
and Waiver.
Any
term, covenant, agreement or condition in this Warrant may be amended, or
compliance therewith may be waived (either generally or in a particular instance
and either retroactively or prospectively), by a written instrument or written
instruments executed by the Issuer and the Majority Holders; provided,
however,
that no
such amendment or waiver shall reduce the Warrant Share Number, increase the
Warrant Price, shorten the period during which this Warrant may be exercised
or
modify any provision of this Section 11 without the consent of the Holder of
this Warrant. No consideration shall be offered or paid to any person to amend
or consent to a waiver or modification of any provision of this Warrant unless
the same consideration is also offered to all holders of the
Warrants.
12. Governing
Law; Jurisdiction.
This
Warrant shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal
laws
of the State of New York, without giving effect to any of the conflicts of
law
principles which would result in the application of the substantive law of
another jurisdiction. This Warrant shall not be interpreted or construed with
any presumption against the party causing this Warrant to be drafted. The Issuer
and the Holder agree that venue for any dispute arising under this Warrant
will
lie exclusively in the state or federal courts located in New York County,
New
York, and the parties irrevocably waive any right to raise forum
non conveniens
or any
other argument that New York is not the proper venue. The Issuer and the Holder
irrevocably consent to personal jurisdiction in the state and federal courts
of
the state of New York. The Issuer and the Holder consent 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 Warrant and agrees that
such service shall constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice
thereof. Nothing in this Section 12 shall affect or limit any right to serve
process in any other manner permitted by law. The Issuer and the Holder hereby
agree that the prevailing party in any suit, action or proceeding arising out
of
or relating to this Warrant or the Purchase Agreement, shall be entitled to
reimbursement for reasonable legal fees from the non-prevailing party. The
parties hereby waive all rights to a trial by jury.
13. Notices.
Any
notice, demand, request, waiver or other communication required or permitted
to
be given hereunder shall be in writing and shall be effective (a) upon hand
delivery, by telecopy or facsimile (or other electronic transmission) at the
address or number designated below (if delivered on a business day during normal
business hours where such notice is to be received), or the first business
day
following such delivery (if delivered other than on a business day during normal
business hours where such notice is to be received) or (b) on the second
business day following the date of mailing by express courier service, fully
prepaid, addressed to such address, or upon actual receipt of such mailing,
whichever shall first occur. The addresses for such communications shall
be:
If
to the Issuer:
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000
Xxxxx Xxxxxxx 000, Xxxxx 000
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Xxxxxx
Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
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Attention:
Chief Executive Officer
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Tel.
No.: (000) 000-0000
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Fax
No.: (000) 000-0000
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with
copies (which copies
shall
not constitute notice)
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to: | Xxxxx
Xxxxx Xxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx & Xxxxx, P.C.
0000
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxx
Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
Attention:
Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx, Esq.
Tel.
No.: (000)
000-0000
Fax
No.: (000)
000-0000
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If to any Holder: |
At
the address of such Holder set forth on Exhibit
A
to
this Agreement, with copies to Holder’s counsel as set forth on
Exhibit
A
or
as specified in writing by such Holder with copies to:
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with
copies (which copies
shall
not constitute notice)
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to: | Xxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxx
& Xxxxxxx LLP
0000
Xxxxxx xx xxx Xxxxxxxx
Xxx
Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attention:
Xxxxxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, Esq.
Tel.
No.: (000) 000-0000
Fax
No.: (000) 000-0000
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Any
party
hereto may from time to time change its address for notices by giving written
notice of such changed address to the other party hereto.
14. Warrant
Agent.
The
Issuer may, by written notice to each Holder of this Warrant, appoint an agent
having an office in New York, New York for the purpose of issuing shares of
Warrant Stock on the exercise of this Warrant pursuant to subsection (b) of
Section 2 hereof, exchanging this Warrant pursuant to subsection (d) of Section
2 hereof or replacing this Warrant pursuant to subsection (d) of Section 3
hereof, or any of the foregoing, and thereafter any such issuance, exchange
or
replacement, as the case may be, shall be made at such office by such
agent.
15. Remedies.
The
Issuer stipulates that the remedies at law of the Holder of this Warrant in
the
event of any default or threatened default by the Issuer in the performance
of
or compliance with any of the terms of this Warrant are not and will not be
adequate and that, to the fullest extent permitted by law, such terms may be
specifically enforced by a decree for the specific performance of any agreement
contained herein or by an injunction against a violation of any of the terms
hereof or otherwise.
16. Successors
and Assigns.
This
Warrant and the rights evidenced hereby shall inure to the benefit of and be
binding upon the successors and assigns of the Issuer, the Holder hereof and
(to
the extent provided herein) the Holders of Warrant Stock issued pursuant hereto,
and shall be enforceable by any such Holder or Holder of Warrant
Stock.
17. Modification
and Severability.
If, in
any action before any court or agency legally empowered to enforce any provision
contained herein, any provision hereof is found to be unenforceable, then such
provision shall be deemed modified to the extent necessary to make it
enforceable by such court or agency. If any such provision is not enforceable
as
set forth in the preceding sentence, the unenforceability of such provision
shall not affect the other provisions of this Warrant, but this Warrant shall
be
construed as if such unenforceable provision had never been contained
herein.
18. Headings.
The
headings of the Sections of this Warrant are for convenience of reference only
and shall not, for any purpose, be deemed a part of this Warrant.
[REMAINDER
OF PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK]
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the Issuer has executed this Warrant as of the day and year
first above written.
EXERCISE
FORM
WARRANT
BOND
LABORATORIES, INC.
The
undersigned _______________, pursuant to the provisions of the within Warrant,
hereby elects to purchase _____ shares of Common Stock of Bond Laboratories,
Inc. covered by the within Warrant.
Dated:
_________________
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Signature
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___________________________
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Address
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_____________________
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_____________________
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Number
of
shares of Common Stock beneficially owned or deemed beneficially owned by the
Holder on the date of Exercise: _________________________
The
undersigned is an “accredited investor” as defined in Regulation D under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
The
undersigned intends that payment of the Warrant Price shall be made as (check
one):
Cash
Exercise_______
Cashless
Exercise_______
If
the
Holder has elected a Cash Exercise, the Holder shall pay the sum of $________
by
certified or official bank check (or via wire transfer) to the Issuer in
accordance with the terms of the Warrant.
If
the
Holder has elected a Cashless Exercise, a certificate shall be issued to the
Holder for the number of shares equal to the whole number portion of the product
of the calculation set forth below, which is ___________. The Issuer shall
pay a
cash adjustment in respect of the fractional portion of the product of the
calculation set forth below in an amount equal to the product of the fractional
portion of such product and the Per Share Market Value on the date of exercise,
which product is ____________.
X
= Y -
(A)(Y)
B
Where:
The
number of shares of Common Stock to be issued to the Holder
__________________(“X”).
The
number of shares of Common Stock purchasable upon exercise of all of the Warrant
or, if only a portion of the Warrant is being exercised, the portion of the
Warrant being exercised ___________________________ (“Y”).
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The
Warrant Price ______________ (“A”).
The
Per
Share Market Value of one share of Common Stock _______________________
(“B”).
ASSIGNMENT
FOR
VALUE
RECEIVED, _________________ hereby sells, assigns and transfers unto
__________________ the within Warrant and all rights evidenced thereby and
does
irrevocably constitute and appoint _____________, attorney, to transfer the
said
Warrant on the books of the within named corporation.
Dated:
_________________
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Signature
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___________________________
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Address
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_____________________
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PARTIAL
ASSIGNMENT
FOR
VALUE
RECEIVED, _________________ hereby sells, assigns and transfers unto
__________________ the right to purchase _________ shares of Warrant Stock
evidenced by the within Warrant together with all rights therein, and does
irrevocably constitute and appoint ___________________, attorney, to transfer
that part of the said Warrant on the books of the within named
corporation.
Dated:
_________________
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Signature
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___________________________
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Address
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_____________________
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FOR
USE
BY THE ISSUER ONLY:
This
Warrant No. W-___ canceled (or transferred or exchanged) this _____ day of
___________, _____, shares of Common Stock issued therefor in the name of
_______________, Warrant No. W-_____ issued for ____ shares of Common Stock
in
the name of _______________.
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EXHIBIT
C
FORM
OF ESCROW AGREEMENT
ESCROW
AGREEMENT
THIS
ESCROW AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”)
is
made as of June 26, 2008, by and among Bond Laboratories, Inc., a Nevada
corporation (the “Company”),
the
purchasers signatory hereto (each a “Purchaser”
and
together the “Purchasers”),
Xxxxxxx Xxxx Partners, a division of Pali Capital, Inc. (“BHP”),
Chardan Capital Markets, LLC (“Chardan”
and,
together with BHP, the “Placement
Agents”),
and
Xxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx & Xxxxxxx LLP, with an address at 0000 Xxxxxx xx xxx
Xxxxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000 (the “Escrow
Agent”).
Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings set forth
in the Purchase Agreement (as defined below).
W
I T N E
S S E T H:
WHEREAS,
the Purchasers will be purchasing from the Company shares of Common Stock (the
“Common
Stock”),
par
value $.001 per share (the “Shares”),
pursuant to a Common Stock and Warrant Purchase Agreement dated as of the date
hereof by and among the Company and the Purchasers (the “Purchase
Agreement”);
WHEREAS,
the Company and the Purchasers have requested that the Escrow Agent hold the
subscription amounts with respect to the purchase of the Shares in escrow until
the Escrow Agent has received all closing documents and deliveries required
under Article IV of the Purchase Agreement with respect to each Closing;
and
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the covenants and mutual promises contained
herein and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and legal
sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged and intending to be legally bound
hereby, the parties agree as follows:
ARTICLE
VIII
TERMS
OF THE ESCROW
Section
8.1 The
parties hereby agree to establish an escrow account with the Escrow Agent
whereby the Escrow Agent shall hold the funds for the purchase of the Shares
as
contemplated by the Purchase Agreement.
Section
8.2 Upon
the
Escrow Agent’s receipt of the aggregate subscription amounts into its master
escrow account, together with copies of counterpart signature pages of the
Transaction Documents from each Purchaser and the Company and all other closing
documents and deliveries required under Article IV of the Purchase Agreement,
it
shall advise the Company and the Placement Agents, or their designated attorneys
or agents, of the amount of funds it has received into its master escrow
account.
Section
8.3 Wire
transfers to the Escrow Agent shall be made as follows:
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Section
8.4 The
Company and the Placement Agents, promptly after being advised by the Escrow
Agent that it has received the subscription amounts for the applicable Closing,
copies of counterpart signature pages of the Transaction Documents from each
Purchaser and the Company and all other closing documents and deliveries
required under Article IV of the Purchase Agreement, shall deliver to the Escrow
Agent a Release Notice, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit
A
(the
“Release
Notice”).
Section
8.5 Once
the
Escrow Agent receives the Release Notice executed by the Company and the
Placement Agents, the Escrow Agent shall wire the subscription proceeds per
the
written instructions of the Company and the Placement Agents, net of fees,
expenses and any other disbursements as set forth in the Release
Notice.
Section
8.6 Wire
transfers to the Company shall be made pursuant to written instructions from
the
Company provided to the Escrow Agent.
Section
8.7 Upon
the
written request from a Purchaser to the Escrow Agent, the Escrow Agent shall
promptly return the subscription proceeds to each Purchaser pursuant to written
wire instructions to be delivered by such Purchaser to the Escrow
Agent.
ARTICLE
IX
MISCELLANEOUS
Section
9.1
No
waiver or any breach of any covenant or provision herein contained shall be
deemed a waiver of any preceding or succeeding breach thereof, or of any other
covenant or provision herein contained. No extension of time for performance
of
any obligation or act shall be deemed an extension of the time for performance
of any other obligation or act.
Section
9.2 All
notices or other communications required or permitted hereunder shall be in
writing, and shall be sent as set forth in the Purchase Agreement.
Section
9.3 This
Escrow Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the
permitted successors and permitted assigns of the parties hereto.
Section
9.4 This
Escrow Agreement is the final expression of, and contains the entire agreement
between, the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes
all prior understandings with respect thereto. This Escrow Agreement may not
be
modified, changed, supplemented or terminated, nor may any obligations hereunder
be waived, except by written instrument signed by the parties to be charged
or
by its agent duly authorized in writing or as otherwise expressly permitted
herein.
Section
9.5 Whenever
required by the context of this Escrow Agreement, the singular shall include
the
plural and masculine shall include the feminine. This Escrow Agreement shall
not
be construed as if it had been prepared by one of the parties, but rather as
if
both parties had prepared the same. Unless otherwise indicated, all references
to Articles are to this Escrow Agreement.
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Section
9.6 The
parties hereto expressly agree that this Escrow Agreement shall be governed
by,
interpreted under and construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of
the
State of New York, without regard to conflicts of law principles that would
result in the application of the substantive laws of another jurisdiction.
Any
action to enforce, arising out of, or relating in any way to, any provisions
of
this Escrow Agreement shall only be brought in a state or Federal court sitting
in New York City, Borough of Manhattan.
Section
9.7 The
Escrow Agent’s duties hereunder may be altered, amended, modified or revoked
only by a writing signed by the Company, each Purchaser and the Escrow
Agent.
Section
9.8 The
Escrow Agent shall be obligated only for the performance of such duties as
are
specifically set forth herein and may rely and shall be protected in relying
or
refraining from acting on any instrument reasonably believed by the Escrow
Agent
to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or
parties. The Escrow Agent shall not be personally liable for any act the Escrow
Agent may do or omit to do hereunder as the Escrow Agent while acting in good
faith and in the absence of gross negligence, fraud and willful misconduct,
and
any act done or omitted by the Escrow Agent pursuant to the advice of the Escrow
Agent’s attorneys-at-law shall be conclusive evidence of such good faith, in the
absence of gross negligence, fraud and willful misconduct.
Section
9.9 The
Escrow Agent is hereby expressly authorized to disregard any and all warnings
given by any of the parties hereto or by any other person or corporation,
excepting only orders or process of courts of law and is hereby expressly
authorized to comply with and obey orders, judgments or decrees of any court.
In
case the Escrow Agent obeys or complies with any such order, judgment or decree,
the Escrow Agent shall not be liable to any of the parties hereto or to any
other person, firm or corporation by reason of such decree being subsequently
reversed, modified, annulled, set aside, vacated or found to have been entered
without jurisdiction.
Section
9.10 The
Escrow Agent shall not be liable in any respect on account of the identity,
authorization or rights of the parties executing or delivering or purporting
to
execute or deliver the Purchase Agreement or any documents or papers deposited
or called for thereunder in the absence of gross negligence, fraud and willful
misconduct.
Section
9.11 The
Escrow Agent shall be entitled to employ such legal counsel and other experts
as
the Escrow Agent may deem necessary properly to advise the Escrow Agent in
connection with the Escrow Agent’s duties hereunder, may rely upon the advice of
such counsel, and may pay such counsel reasonable compensation therefor.
The
Escrow Agent has acted as legal counsel for the Placement Agents and may
continue to act as legal counsel for the Placement Agents from time to time,
notwithstanding its duties as the Escrow Agent hereunder. The Company and the
Placement Agents consent to the Escrow Agent in such capacity as legal counsel
for the Placement Agents and waives any claim that such representation
represents a conflict of interest on the part of the Escrow Agent. The Company
and the Placement Agents understand that the Escrow Agent is relying explicitly
on the foregoing provision in entering into this Escrow
Agreement.
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Section
9.12 The
Escrow Agent’s responsibilities as escrow agent hereunder shall terminate if the
Escrow Agent shall resign by giving written notice to the Company and the
Purchasers. In the event of any such resignation, the Purchasers and the Company
shall appoint a successor Escrow Agent and the Escrow Agent shall deliver to
such successor Escrow Agent any escrow funds and other documents held by the
Escrow Agent.
Section
9.13 If
the
Escrow Agent reasonably requires other or further instruments in connection
with
this Escrow Agreement or obligations in respect hereto, the necessary parties
hereto shall join in furnishing such instruments.
Section
9.14 It
is
understood and agreed that should any dispute arise with respect to the delivery
and/or ownership or right of possession of the documents or the escrow funds
held by the Escrow Agent hereunder, the Escrow Agent is authorized and directed
in the Escrow Agent’s sole discretion (1) to retain in the Escrow Agent’s
possession without liability to anyone all or any part of said documents or
the
escrow funds until such disputes shall have been settled either by mutual
written agreement of the parties concerned by a final order, decree or judgment
or a court of competent jurisdiction after the time for appeal has expired
and
no appeal has been perfected, but the Escrow Agent shall be under no duty
whatsoever to institute or defend any such proceedings or (2) to deliver the
escrow funds and any other property and documents held by the Escrow Agent
hereunder to a state or Federal court having competent subject matter
jurisdiction and located in the City of New York, Borough of Manhattan, in
accordance with the applicable procedure therefor.
Section
9.15 The
Company and each Purchaser agree jointly and severally to indemnify and hold
harmless the Escrow Agent and its partners, employees, agents and
representatives from any and all claims, liabilities, costs or expenses in
any
way arising from or relating to the duties or performance of the Escrow Agent
hereunder or the transactions contemplated hereby or by the Purchase Agreement
other than any such claim, liability, cost or expense to the extent the same
shall have been determined by final, unappealable judgment of a court of
competent jurisdiction to have resulted from the gross negligence, fraud or
willful misconduct of the Escrow Agent.
[SIGNATURE
PAGE FOLLOWS]
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[SIGNATURE
PAGE TO ESCROW AGREEMENT]
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of this
25th
day of
June, 2008.
BOND
LABORATORIES, INC.
By:__________________________________________
Name:
Title:
|
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ESCROW
AGENT:
|
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Xxxxxx
Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx & Xxxxxxx LLP
|
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By:__________________________________________
Name:
Title:
|
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Xxxxxxx
Hill Partners,
a
division of Pali Capital, Inc.
By:__________________________________________
Name:
Title:
|
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Chardan
Capital Markets, LLC
|
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By:__________________________________________
Name:
Title:
|
[PURCHASERS’
SIGNATURE PAGE FOLLOWS]
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[PURCHASER’S
SIGNATURE PAGE TO ESCROW AGREEMENT]
Name
of
Investing Entity: __________________________
Signature
of Authorized Signatory of Investing Entity:
__________________________
Name
of
Authorized Signatory: _________________________
Title
of
Authorized Signatory: __________________________
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Exhibit
A to
Escrow
Agreement
RELEASE
NOTICE
The
UNDERSIGNED, pursuant to the Escrow Agreement dated as of June 26, 2008 among
Bond Laboratories, Inc. (the “Company”),
the
Purchasers signatory thereto and Xxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx & Xxxxxxx LLP, as
Escrow Agent (the “Escrow
Agreement”),
hereby notify the Escrow Agent that each of the conditions precedent to the
purchase and sale of the Shares have been satisfied or waived in accordance
with
Article IV of the Purchase Agreement. The Company hereby confirms that all
of
its respective representations and warranties contained in the Purchase
Agreement remain true and correct and authorize the release by the Escrow Agent
of the funds to be released as described in the Escrow Agreement and as set
forth below. This Release Notice shall not be effective until executed by the
Company and the Placement Agents.
Capitalized
terms used herein and not defined shall have the meaning ascribed to such terms
in the Escrow Agreement.
This
Release Notice may be signed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall
be
deemed an original.
Please
release the $3,000,000 that has been deposited in the escrow account pursuant
to
the Escrow Agreement according to the following instructions:
[to
be completed]
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have caused this Release Notice to be duly
executed and delivered as of this ___ day of June, 2008.
BOND
LABORATORIES, INC.
By:____________________________
Name:
Title:
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PLACEMENT
AGENTS:
|
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Xxxxxxx
Hill Partners,
a
division of Pali Capital, Inc.
|
|
By:__________________________________________
Name:
Title:
|
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Chardan
Capital Markets, LLC
|
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By:__________________________________________
Name:
Title:
|
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EXHIBIT
D
FORM
OF REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
This
Registration Rights Agreement (this “Agreement”)
is
made and entered into as of June 26, 2008, by and among Bond Laboratories,
Inc.,
a Nevada corporation (the “Company”),
and
the purchasers listed on Schedule
I
hereto
(the “Purchasers”).
This
Agreement is being entered into pursuant to the Common Stock and Warrant
Purchase Agreement dated as of the date hereof among the Company and the
Purchasers (the “Purchase
Agreement”).
The
Company and the Purchasers hereby agree as follows:
1. Definitions.
Capitalized
terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings given such
terms in the Purchase Agreement. As used in this Agreement, the following terms
shall have the following meanings:
“Advice”
shall
have meaning set forth in Section 3(m).
“Affiliate”
means,
with respect to any Person, any other Person that directly or indirectly
controls or is controlled by or under common control with such Person. For
the
purposes of this definition, “control,”
when
used with respect to any Person, means the possession, direct or indirect,
of
the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of
such Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract
or
otherwise; and the terms of “affiliated,”
“controlling”
and
“controlled”
have
meanings correlative to the foregoing.
“Board”
shall
have meaning set forth in Section 3(n).
“Business
Day”
means
any day except Saturday, Sunday and any day which shall be a legal holiday
or a
day on which banking institutions in the state of New York generally are
authorized or required by law or other government actions to close.
“Closing
Date”
means
the date of the final closing of the purchase and sale of the Common Stock
and
the Warrants pursuant to the Purchase Agreement.
“Commission”
means
the Securities and Exchange Commission.
“Common
Stock”
means
the Company’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share.
“Effectiveness
Date”
means,
subject to Section 2(b) hereof, with respect to the Registration Statement,
the
earlier of (A) the one hundred twentieth (120th)
day
following the Closing Date or (B) the
date
which is within three (3) Business Days after the date on which the Commission
informs the Company (i) that the Commission will not review the Registration
Statement or (ii) that
the
Company may request the acceleration of the effectiveness of the Registration
Statement and the Company makes such request; provided that,
if the
Effectiveness Date falls on a Saturday,
Sunday or any other day which shall be a legal holiday or a day on which
the
Commission is authorized or required by law or other government actions to
close, the Effectiveness Date shall be the following Business Day.
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“Effectiveness
Period”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 2.
“Event”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 7(e).
“Event
Date”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 7(e).
“Exchange
Act”
means
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
“Filing
Date”
means,
subject to Section 2(b) hereof, the sixtieth (60th)
day
following the Closing Date;
provided that,
if the
Filing Date falls on a Saturday,
Sunday or any other day which shall be a legal holiday or a day on which the
Commission is authorized or required by law or other government actions to
close, the Filing Date shall be the following Business Day.
“Holder”
or
“Holders”
means
the holder or holders, as the case may be, from time to time of Registrable
Securities.
“Indemnified
Party”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 5(c).
“Indemnifying
Party”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 5(c).
“Losses”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 5(a).
“Person”
means
an individual or a corporation, partnership, trust, incorporated or
unincorporated association, joint venture, limited liability company, joint
stock company, government (or an agency or political subdivision thereof) or
other entity of any kind.
“Proceeding”
means
an action, claim, suit, investigation or proceeding (including, without
limitation, an investigation or partial proceeding, such as a deposition),
whether commenced or threatened.
“Prospectus”
means
the prospectus included in the Registration Statement (including, without
limitation, a prospectus that includes any information previously omitted from
a
prospectus filed as part of an effective registration statement in reliance
upon
Rule 430A promulgated under the Securities Act), as amended or supplemented
by
any prospectus supplement, with respect to the terms of the offering of any
portion of the Registrable Securities covered by the Registration Statement,
and
all other amendments and supplements to the Prospectus, including post-effective
amendments, and all material incorporated by reference in such
Prospectus.
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“Registrable
Securities
means
(i) the shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants and (ii)
any warrants, shares of capital stock or other securities of the Company issued
as a dividend or other distribution with respect to or in exchange for or in
replacement of such shares of Common Stock.
“Registration
Statement”
means
the registration statements and any additional registration statements
contemplated by Section 2, including (in each case) the Prospectus, amendments
and supplements to such registration statement or Prospectus, including pre-
and
post-effective amendments, all exhibits thereto, and all material incorporated
by reference in such registration statement.
“Requisite
Holders”
shall
mean, as of the date of determination, one or more Holders who in the aggregate
hold not less than a majority of the shares of Common Stock included in the
then
outstanding Registrable Securities (including shares of Common Stock issuable
upon exercise of the Warrants included in the then outstanding Registrable
Securities); provided, that, if the matter in question relates to a particular
registration, then the term “Requisite Holders” shall mean one or more Holders
who in the aggregate hold not less than a majority of the shares of Common
Stock
included in the then outstanding Registrable Securities held by all Holders
selling Registrable Securities pursuant to such registration (including shares
of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants included in the then
outstanding Registrable Securities).
“Rule
144”
means
Rule 144 promulgated by the Commission pursuant to the Securities Act, as such
Rule may be amended from time to time, or any similar rule or regulation
hereafter adopted by the Commission having substantially the same effect as
such
Rule.
“Rule
158”
means
Rule 158 promulgated by the Commission pursuant to the Securities Act, as such
Rule may be amended from time to time, or any similar rule or regulation
hereafter adopted by the Commission having substantially the same effect as
such
Rule.
“Rule
415”
means
Rule 415 promulgated by the Commission pursuant to the Securities Act, as such
Rule may be amended from time to time, or any similar rule or regulation
hereafter adopted by the Commission having substantially the same effect as
such
Rule.
“Rule
424”
means
Rule 424 promulgated by the Commission pursuant to the Securities Act, as such
Rule may be amended from time to time, or any similar rule or regulation
hereafter adopted by the Commission having substantially the same effect as
such
Rule.
“Securities
Act”
means
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
“Special
Counsel”
means
Xxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx & Xxxxxxx LLP, for which the Holders will be
reimbursed by the Company pursuant to Section 4.
“Warrants”
means
the warrants to purchase shares of Common Stock issued to the Purchasers
pursuant to the Purchase Agreement.
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2. Resale
Registration.
(a) Subject
to Section 3(n) hereof, on or prior to the Filing Date, the Company shall
prepare and file with the Commission a “resale” Registration Statement providing
for the resale of all Registrable Securities for an offering to be made on
a
continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415. The Registration Statement shall be
on
Form S-1 (or on another form deemed appropriate by counsel to the Company in
accordance herewith and with the Securities Act and the rules promulgated
thereunder). Such Registration Statement shall cover to the extent allowable
under the Securities Act and the rules promulgated thereunder (including Rule
416), such indeterminate number of additional shares of Common Stock resulting
from stock splits, stock dividends or similar transactions with respect to
the
Registrable Securities. The Company shall (i) not permit any securities other
than the Registrable Securities and the securities listed on Schedule
II
hereto
to be included in the Registration Statement except with the prior consent
of
the Requisite Holders, and (ii) use its commercially reasonable efforts to
cause
the Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act
by
the Effectiveness Date, and shall use commercially reasonable efforts to keep
such Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act
until such date as is the earlier of (x) the date when all Registrable
Securities covered by such Registration Statement have been sold or (y) the
date
on which the Registrable Securities may be sold without any restriction pursuant
to Rule 144 as determined by the counsel to the Company pursuant to a written
opinion letter, addressed to the Company’s transfer agent to such effect (the
“Effectiveness
Period”).
The
Company shall request that the effective time of the Registration Statement
is
4:00 p.m. Eastern Time on the effective date. If at any time and for any reason,
an additional Registration Statement is required to be filed because at such
time the actual number of shares of Common Stock into which the Warrants are
exercisable plus the number of shares of Common Stock exceeds the number of
shares of Registrable Securities remaining under the Registration Statement,
subject to Section 3(n) hereof, the Company shall have twenty (20) Business
Days
to file such additional Registration Statement, and the Company shall use its
commercially reasonable efforts to cause such additional Registration Statement
to be declared effective by the Commission as soon as practicable.
(b) Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary set forth in this Section 2, in the event the
Commission does not permit the Company to register all of the Registrable
Securities in the Registration Statement because of the Commission’s application
of Rule 415 or the Commission requires the Company to either exclude shares
held
by certain Holders or deem such Holders to be underwriters with respect to
their
Registrable Securities, the Company shall register in the Registration Statement
such number of Registrable Securities as is permitted by the Commission without
naming such Holder as an underwriter (unless such Holder agrees to be named
as
an underwriter), provided, however, that the number of Registrable Securities
to
be included in such Registration Statement or any subsequent registration
statement shall be determined in the following order: (i) first, the shares
of
Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants shall be registered on
a pro
rata basis among the holders of the Warrants, and (ii) second, any shares listed
on Schedule II hereto shall be registered on a pro rata basis among the holders
of such shares. In the event the Commission does not permit the Company to
register all of the Registrable Securities in the initial Registration
Statement, then except as the Holders of such excluded Registrable Securities
may otherwise agree, subject
to
Section 3(n) hereof, the
Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to file subsequent
Registration Statements to register the Registrable Securities that were not
registered in the initial Registration Statement, as promptly as possible and
in
a manner permitted by the Commission. For purposes of this Section 2(b), “Filing
Date” means
with respect to each subsequent Registration Statement filed pursuant hereto,
the
later
of (i) sixty (60) days following the sale of substantially all of the
Registrable Securities included in the initial Registration Statement or any
subsequent Registration Statement and (ii) six (6) months following the
effective date of the initial Registration Statement or any subsequent
Registration Statement, as applicable, or such earlier date as permitted by
the
Commission; provided that,
if the
Filing Date falls on a Saturday, Sunday or any other day which shall be a legal
holiday or a day on which the Commission is authorized or required by law or
other government actions to close, the Filing Date shall be the following
Business Day.
For
purposes of this Section 2(b), “Effectiveness
Date”
means
with respect to each subsequent Registration Statement filed pursuant hereto,
the earlier of (A)
the
nintieth (90th)
day
following the filing date of such Registration Statement (or in the event such
Registration Statement receives a “full review” by the Commission, the one
hundred twentieth (120th)
day
following such filing date) or (B) the date which is within three (3) Business
Days after the date on which the Commission informs the Company (i) that the
Commission will not review such Registration Statement (or has no comments
or no
further comments to the Registration Statement) or (ii) that
the
Company may request the acceleration of the effectiveness of such Registration
Statement and the Company makes such request; provided that,
if the
Effectiveness Date falls on a Saturday, Sunday or any other day which shall
be a
legal holiday or a day on which the Commission is authorized or required by
law
or other government actions to close, the Effectiveness Date shall be the
following Business Day. Unless otherwise agreed to in writing by the Requisite
Holders, no Registration Statement shall include, by amendment or otherwise,
securities other than Registrable Securities.
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3. Registration
Procedures.
In
connection with the Company’s registration obligations hereunder, the Company
shall:
(a)
Prepare
and file with the Commission, on or prior to the Filing Date, a Registration
Statement on Form S-1 (or on another appropriate form as determine by counsel
to
the Company in accordance herewith and with the Securities Act and the rules
promulgated thereunder) in accordance with the plan of distribution as set
forth
on Exhibit
A
hereto
and in accordance with applicable law, regulations and Commission policies,
and
cause the Registration Statement to become effective and remain effective as
provided herein; provided,
however,
that
not less than three (3) Business Days prior to the filing of the Registration
Statement or any related Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto,
the
Company shall (i) furnish to the Holders and any Special Counsel, copies of
all
such documents proposed to be filed, which documents will be subject to the
review of such Holders and such Special Counsel, and (ii) cause its officers
and
directors, counsel and independent certified public accountants to respond
to
such inquiries as shall be necessary, in the reasonable opinion of Special
Counsel, to conduct a reasonable review of such documents. The Company shall
not
file the Registration Statement or any such Prospectus or any amendments or
supplements thereto to which the Requisite Holders or any Special Counsel shall
reasonably object in writing within three (3) Business Days of their receipt
thereof.
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(b) (i)
Prepare and file with the Commission such amendments, including post-effective
amendments, to the Registration Statement as may be necessary to keep the
Registration Statement continuously effective as to the applicable Registrable
Securities for the Effectiveness Period and prepare and file with the Commission
such additional Registration Statements in order to register for resale under
the Securities Act all of the Registrable Securities; (ii) cause the related
Prospectus to be amended or supplemented by any required Prospectus supplement,
and as so supplemented or amended to be filed pursuant to Rule 424 (or any
similar provisions then in force) promulgated under the Securities Act; (iii)
respond as promptly as practicable to any comments received from the Commission
with respect to the Registration Statement or any amendment thereto and as
promptly as practicable provide the Holders true and complete copies of all
correspondence from and to the Commission relating to the Registration
Statement; (iv) file the final prospectus pursuant to Rule 424 of the Securities
Act no later than 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time on the Business Day following the
date
the Registration Statement is declared effective by the Commission; and (v)
comply in all material respects with the provisions of the Securities Act and
the Exchange Act with respect to the disposition of all Registrable Securities
covered by the Registration Statement during the Effectiveness Period in
accordance with the intended methods of disposition by the Holders thereof
set
forth in the Registration Statement as so amended or in such Prospectus as
so
supplemented.
(c) Notify
the Holders of Registrable Securities and any Special Counsel as promptly as
possible (and, in the case of (i)(A) below, not less than three (3) days prior
to such filing, and in the case of (iii) below, on the same day of receipt
by
the Company of such notice from the Commission) and (if requested by any such
Person) confirm such notice in writing no later than two (2) Business Days
following the day (i)(A) when a Prospectus or any Prospectus supplement or
post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement is filed; (B) when the
Commission notifies the Company whether there will be a “review” of such
Registration Statement and whenever the Commission comments in writing on such
Registration Statement and (C) with respect to the Registration Statement or
any
post-effective amendment, when the same has become effective; (ii) of any
request by the Commission or any other Federal or state governmental authority
for amendments or supplements to the Registration Statement or Prospectus or
for
additional information; (iii) of the issuance by the Commission of any stop
order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement covering any
or
all of the Registrable Securities or the initiation or threatening of any
Proceedings for that purpose; (iv) of the receipt by the Company of any
notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification or exemption
from qualification of any of the Registrable Securities for sale in any
jurisdiction, or the initiation or threatening of any Proceeding for such
purpose; and (v) of the occurrence of any event that makes any statement made
in
the Registration Statement or Prospectus or any document incorporated or deemed
to be incorporated therein by reference untrue in any material respect or that
requires any revisions to the Registration Statement, Prospectus or other
documents so that, in the case of the Registration Statement or the Prospectus,
as the case may be, it will not contain any untrue statement of a material
fact
or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary
to
make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which
they
were made, not misleading.
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(d) Use
its
commercially reasonable efforts to avoid the issuance of, or, if issued, obtain
the withdrawal of, as promptly as possible, (i) any order suspending the
effectiveness of the Registration Statement or (ii) any suspension of the
qualification (or exemption from qualification) of any of the
Registrable Securities
for sale in any jurisdiction.
(e) If
requested by the Requisite Holders, (i) promptly incorporate in a Prospectus
supplement or post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement such
information as the Company reasonably agrees should be included therein and
(ii)
make all required filings of such Prospectus supplement or such post-effective
amendment as soon as practicable after the Company has received notification
of
the matters to be incorporated in such Prospectus supplement or post-effective
amendment.
(f) If
requested by any Holder, furnish to such Holder and any Special Counsel, without
charge, at least one conformed copy of each Registration Statement and each
amendment thereto, including financial statements and schedules, all documents
incorporated or deemed to be incorporated therein by reference, and all exhibits
to the extent requested by such Person (including those previously furnished
or
incorporated by reference) promptly after the filing of such documents with
the
Commission.
(g) Promptly
deliver to each Holder and any Special Counsel, without charge, as many copies
of the Prospectus or Prospectuses (including each form of prospectus) and each
amendment or supplement thereto as such Persons may reasonably request; and
subject to the provisions of Sections 3(m) and 3(n), the Company hereby consents
to the use of such Prospectus and each amendment or supplement thereto by each
of the selling Holders in connection with the offering and sale of the
Registrable Securities covered by such Prospectus and any amendment or
supplement thereto.
(h) Prior
to
any public offering of Registrable Securities, use its commercially reasonable
efforts to register or qualify or cooperate with the selling Holders and any
Special Counsel in connection with the registration or qualification (or
exemption from such registration or qualification) of such Registrable
Securities for offer and sale under the securities or Blue Sky laws of such
jurisdictions within the United States as any Holder requests in writing, to
keep each such registration or qualification (or exemption therefrom) effective
during the Effectiveness Period and to do any and all other acts or things
necessary or advisable to enable the disposition in such jurisdictions of the
Registrable Securities covered by a Registration Statement; provided,
however,
that
the Company shall not be required to qualify generally to do business in any
jurisdiction where it is not then so qualified or to take any action that would
subject it to general service of process in any such jurisdiction where it
is
not then so subject or subject the Company to general or unlimited service
of
process or to any taxation in any such jurisdiction where it is not then so
subject.
(i) Unless
any Registrable Securities shall be in book-entry only form, cooperate with
the
selling Holders to facilitate the timely preparation and delivery of
certificates representing Registrable Securities to be sold pursuant to a
Registration Statement, which certificates, to the extent permitted by the
Purchase Agreement and applicable federal and state securities laws, shall
be
free of all restrictive legends, and to enable such Registrable Securities
to be
in such denominations and registered in such names as any selling Holder may
request in connection with any sale of Registrable Securities.
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(j) Upon
the
occurrence of any event contemplated by Section 3(c)(v) and subject to Section
3(n) below, as promptly as practicable, prepare a supplement or amendment,
including a post-effective amendment, to the Registration Statement or a
supplement to the related Prospectus or any document incorporated or deemed
to
be incorporated therein by reference, and file any other required document
so
that, as thereafter delivered, neither the Registration Statement nor such
Prospectus will contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state
a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the
statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were
made, not misleading. If the Company notifies in writing the selling Holders
of
the occurrence of any event or the existence of any fact contemplated by
paragraph 3(c)(v) above, the selling Holders shall suspend the use of the
Prospectus until the requisite supplement or amendment to the Prospectus has
been made or a post-effective amendment to the applicable Registration Statement
shall become effective. The Company shall provide prompt written notice to
the
Holders upon the requisite supplement or amendment to the Prospectus being
made
or a post-effective amendment to the applicable Registration Statement becoming
effective.
(k) Use
its
commercially reasonable efforts to cause all Registrable Securities relating
to
the Registration Statement to be listed or quoted on the OTC Bulletin Board
or
any other securities exchange, quotation system or market, if any, on which
similar securities issued by the Company are then listed or traded as and when
required pursuant to the Purchase Agreement.
(l) Comply
in
all material respects with all applicable rules and regulations of the
Commission and make generally available to its security holders all documents
filed or required to be filed with the Commission, including, but not limited,
to, earning statements satisfying the provisions of Section 11(a) of the
Securities Act and Rule 158 not later than 90 days after the end of any 12-month
period if such period is a fiscal year commencing on the first day of the first
fiscal quarter of the Company after the effective date of the Registration
Statement, which statement shall conform to the requirements of Rule 158.
(m) The
Company may require each selling Holder to furnish to the Company information
regarding such Holder and the distribution of such Registrable Securities as
is
required by law to be disclosed in the Registration Statement, Prospectus,
or
any amendment or supplement thereto, and the Company may exclude from such
registration the Registrable Securities of any such Holder who fails to furnish
such information within ten (10) Business Days after receiving such written
request, provided that the Company provides to each Holder a subsequent written
request after the fifth (5th)
Business Day of the initial request (and the Company shall not be responsible
for, or incur any penalties under this Agreement with respect to, any delays
in
obtaining or maintaining the effectiveness of the Registration Statement caused
by a selling Holder’s failure to timely provide the required information). Any
sale of any Registrable Securities by any Holder pursuant to a Registration
Statement shall constitute a representation and warranty by such Holder that
the
information relating to such Holder and its plan of distribution is as set
forth
in the Prospectus delivered by such Holder in connection with such disposition,
that such Prospectus does not, as of the time of such sale, contain any untrue
statement of a material fact relating to or provided by such Holder or its
plan
of distribution and that such Prospectus does not, as of the time of such sale,
omit to state any material fact relating to or provided by such Holder or its
plan of distribution necessary in order to make the statements in such
Prospectus, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not
misleading.
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If
the
Registration Statement refers to any Holder by name or otherwise as the holder
of any securities of the Company, then such Holder shall have the right to
require (subject to the exceptions set forth immediately below) the deletion
of
the reference to such Holder in any amendment or supplement to the Registration
Statement filed or prepared subsequent to the time that such reference ceases
to
be required. The Company shall hold in confidence and not make any disclosure
of
non-public information concerning any selling Holder provided to, or at the
request of, the Company by such selling Holder unless (i) disclosure of such
information is reasonably necessary to comply with federal or state securities
laws, rules, statutes or regulations, (ii) the disclosure of such information
is
reasonably necessary to avoid or correct a misstatement or omission in any
Registration Statement or other public filing by the Company, (iii) the release
of such information is ordered pursuant to a subpoena or other order from a
court or governmental body of competent jurisdiction or is otherwise required
by
applicable law or legal process, (iv) such information has been made generally
available to the public other than by disclosure in violation of this or any
other agreement, or (v) such selling Holder consents to the form and content
of
any such disclosure. The Company agrees that it shall, upon learning that
disclosure of such information concerning any selling Holder is sought in or
by
a court or governmental body of competent jurisdiction or through other means,
give prompt notice to such selling Holder prior to making such disclosure,
and
allow such selling Holder, at its expense, to undertake appropriate action
to
prevent disclosure of, or to obtain a protective order for, such
information.
Each
Holder covenants and agrees that it will not sell any Registrable Securities
under the Registration Statement until the Company has electronically filed
the
Prospectus as then amended or supplemented as contemplated in Section 3(g)
and
notice from the Company that such Registration Statement and any post-effective
amendments thereto have become effective as contemplated by Section
3(c).
Each
Holder agrees by its acquisition of such Registrable Securities that, upon
receipt of a notice from the Company of the occurrence of any event of the
kind
described in Section 3(c)(ii), 3(c)(iii), 3(c)(iv), 3(c)(v) or 3(n), such Holder
will forthwith discontinue disposition of such Registrable Securities under
the
Registration Statement until such Holder’s receipt of the copies of the
supplemented Prospectus and/or amended Registration Statement contemplated
by
Section 3(j), or until it is advised in writing (the “Advice”)
by the
Company that the use of the applicable Prospectus may be resumed, and, in either
case, has received copies of any additional or supplemental filings that are
incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference in such Prospectus or
Registration Statement.
(n) If
(i)
there is material non-public information regarding the Company which the
Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”)
determines not to be in the Company’s best interest to disclose and which the
Company is not otherwise required to disclose, (ii) there is a significant
business opportunity (including, but not limited to, the acquisition or
disposition of assets (other than in the ordinary course of business) or any
merger, consolidation, tender offer or other similar transaction) available
to
the Company which the Board determines not to be in the Company’s best interest
to disclose, or (iii) the Company is required to file a post-effective amendment
to the Registration Statement to incorporate the Company’s quarterly and annual
reports and audited financial statements on Forms 10-Q and 10-K, then the
Company may (x) postpone or suspend filing of a registration statement for
a
period not to exceed thirty (30) consecutive days or (y) postpone or suspend
effectiveness of a registration statement for a period not to exceed twenty
(20)
consecutive days; provided that the Company may not postpone or suspend
effectiveness of a registration statement under this Section 3(n) for more
than
sixty (60) days in the aggregate during any three hundred sixty (360) day
period; provided,
however,
that no
such postponement or suspension shall be permitted for consecutive twenty (20)
day periods arising out of the same set of facts, circumstances or
transactions.
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4. Registration
Expenses.
All
fees
and expenses incident to the performance of or compliance with this Agreement
by
the Company, except as and to the extent specified in this Section 4, shall
be
borne by the Company whether or not the Registration Statement is filed or
becomes effective and whether or not any Registrable Securities are sold
pursuant to the Registration Statement. The fees and expenses referred to in
the
foregoing sentence shall include, without limitation, (i) all registration
and
filing fees (including, without limitation, fees and expenses (A) with respect
to filings required to be made with the OTC Bulletin Board and/or each other
securities exchange or market on which Registrable Securities are required
hereunder to be quoted or listed, if any (B) with respect to filing fees
required to be paid to FINRA and (C) in compliance with state securities or
Blue
Sky laws (including, without limitation, fees and disbursements of counsel
for
the Holders in connection with Blue Sky qualifications of the Registrable
Securities and determination of the eligibility of the Registrable Securities
for investment under the laws of such jurisdictions as the Requisite Holders
may
designate)), (ii) printing expenses (including, without limitation, expenses
of
printing certificates for Registrable Securities and of printing prospectuses
if
the printing of prospectuses is requested by the Requisite Holders included
in
the Registration Statement), (iii) messenger, telephone and delivery expenses,
(iv) fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company and Special Counsel
for
the Holders, in the case of the Special Counsel, up to a maximum amount of
$5,000, (v) Securities Act liability insurance, if the Company so desires such
insurance, and (vi) fees and expenses of all other Persons retained by the
Company in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated
by
this Agreement, including, without limitation, the Company’s independent public
accountants (including the expenses of any comfort letters or costs associated
with the delivery by independent public accountants of a comfort letter or
comfort letters). In addition, the Company shall be responsible for all of
its
internal expenses incurred in connection with the consummation of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement (including, without limitation,
all
salaries and expenses of its officers and employees performing legal or
accounting duties), the expense of any annual audit, the fees and expenses
incurred in connection with the listing of the Registrable Securities on any
securities exchange as required hereunder. The Company shall not be responsible
for any discounts, commissions, transfer taxes or other similar fees incurred
by
the Holders in connection with the sale of the Registrable
Securities.
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5. Indemnification.
(a) Indemnification
by the Company.
The
Company shall, notwithstanding any termination of this Agreement, indemnify
and
hold harmless each Holder, the officers, directors, managers, partners, members,
shareholders, agents, brokers, investment advisors and employees of each of
them, each Person who controls any such Holder (within the meaning of Section
15
of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act) and the officers,
directors, agents and employees of each such controlling Person, to the fullest
extent permitted by applicable law, from and against any and all losses, claims,
damages, liabilities, costs (including, without limitation, costs of preparation
and reasonable attorneys’ fees) and expenses (collectively, “Losses”)
, as
incurred, arising out of or relating to any violation of securities laws by
the
Company or untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained
in
the Registration Statement, any Prospectus or any form of prospectus or in
any
amendment or supplement thereto or in any preliminary prospectus, or arising
out
of or relating to any omission or alleged omission of a material fact required
to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein (in the case
of
any Prospectus or form of prospectus or supplement thereto, in the light of
the
circumstances under which they were made) not misleading, except (i) to the
extent, but only to the extent, that such untrue statements or omissions are
based solely upon information furnished in writing to the Company by or on
behalf of such indemnified party (or Holder with whom such indemnified party
is
affiliated) expressly for use therein, and (ii) that the Company shall not
be
liable to any such indemnified party in any such case to the extent that any
of
such Losses arises from an offer or sale by such indemnified party (or Holder
with whom such indemnified party is affiliated) during a suspension period
referenced in Section 3(n) above, if such indemnified party (or affiliated
Holder) that received from the Company written notice of the commencement of
such suspension prior to the making of such offer or sale. The Company shall
notify the Holders promptly of the institution, threat or assertion of any
Proceeding of which the Company is aware in connection with the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement.
(b) Indemnification
by Holders.
Each
Holder shall, severally and not jointly, indemnify and hold harmless the Company
and its Affiliates (including each Person who controls the Company within the
meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act and Section 20 of the Exchange
Act)), and their respective directors, officers, representatives, agents and
employees, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, from and against
all Losses, as incurred, arising solely out of or based solely upon any untrue
statement of a material fact contained in the Registration Statement, any
Prospectus, or any form of prospectus, or in any amendment or supplement
thereto, or arising solely out of or based solely upon any omission of a
material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements
therein (in the case of any Prospectus or form of prospectus or supplement
thereto, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made) not
misleading, to the extent, but only to the extent, that such untrue statement
or
omission is contained in any information so furnished in writing by or on behalf
of such Holder or other Indemnifying Party to the Company specifically for
inclusion in the Registration Statement or such Prospectus. Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary contained herein, each Holder shall be liable under
this Section 5(b) for only that amount as does not exceed the net proceeds
to
such Holder as a result of the sale of Registrable Securities pursuant to such
Registration Statement.
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(c) Conduct
of Indemnification Proceedings.
If any
Proceeding shall be brought or asserted against any Person entitled to indemnity
hereunder (an “Indemnified
Party”),
such
Indemnified Party promptly shall notify the Person from whom indemnity is sought
(the “Indemnifying
Party)
in
writing, and the Indemnifying Party shall be entitled to assume the defense
thereof, including the employment of counsel reasonably satisfactory to the
Indemnified Party and the payment of all fees and expenses incurred in
connection with defense thereof; provided, that the failure of any Indemnified
Party to give such notice shall not relieve the Indemnifying Party of its
obligations or liabilities pursuant to this Agreement, except (and only) to
the
extent that it shall be finally determined by a court of competent jurisdiction
(which determination is not subject to appeal or further review) that such
failure shall have proximately and materially adversely prejudiced the
Indemnifying Party.
An
Indemnified Party shall have the right to employ separate counsel in any such
Proceeding and to participate in the defense thereof, but the fees and expenses
of such counsel shall be at the expense of such Indemnified Party or Parties
unless: (1) the Indemnifying Party has agreed in writing to pay such fees and
expenses; or (2) the Indemnifying Party shall have failed promptly to assume
the
defense of such Proceeding and to employ counsel reasonably satisfactory to
such
Indemnified Party in any such Proceeding; or (3) the named parties to any such
Proceeding (including any impleaded parties) include both such Indemnified
Party
and the Indemnifying Party, and such parties shall have been advised by counsel
that a conflict of interest is likely to exist if the same counsel were to
represent such Indemnified Party and the Indemnifying Party (in which case,
if
such Indemnified Party notifies the Indemnifying Party in writing that it elects
to employ separate counsel at the expense of the Indemnifying Party, the
Indemnifying Party shall not have the right to assume the defense thereof and
such counsel shall be at the expense of the Indemnifying Party). The
Indemnifying Party shall not be liable for any settlement of any such Proceeding
effected without its written consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably
withheld or delayed. No Indemnifying Party shall, without the prior written
consent of the Indemnified Party, effect any settlement of any pending or
threatened Proceeding in respect of which any Indemnified Party is a party
and
indemnity has been sought hereunder, unless such settlement includes an
unconditional release of such Indemnified Party from all liability on claims
that are the subject matter of such Proceeding.
All
fees
and expenses of the Indemnified Party (including reasonable fees and expenses
to
the extent incurred in connection with investigating or preparing to defend
such
Proceeding in a manner not inconsistent with this Section) shall be paid to
the
Indemnified Party, as incurred, within ten (10) Business Days of written notice
thereof to the Indemnifying Party (regardless of whether it is ultimately
determined that an Indemnified Party is not entitled to indemnification
hereunder; provided,
that the Indemnified Party shall reimburse all such fees and expenses to the
extent it is finally judicially determined that such Indemnified Party is not
entitled to indemnification hereunder).
(d) Contribution.
If a
claim for indemnification under Section 5(a) or 5(b) is due but unavailable
to
an Indemnified Party because of a failure or refusal of a governmental authority
to enforce such indemnification in accordance with its terms (by reason of
public policy or otherwise), then each Indemnifying Party, in lieu of
indemnifying such Indemnified Party, shall contribute to the amount paid or
payable by such Indemnified Party as a result of such Losses, in such proportion
as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the Indemnifying Party and
Indemnified Party in connection with the actions, statements or omissions that
resulted in such Losses as well as any other relevant equitable considerations.
The relative fault of such Indemnifying Party and Indemnified Party shall be
determined by reference to, among other things, whether any action in question,
including any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or omission
or alleged omission of a material fact, has been taken or made by, or relates
to
information supplied by, such Indemnifying, Party or Indemnified Party, and
the parties’
relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct
or
prevent such action, statement or omission. The amount paid or payable by a
party as a result of any Losses shall be deemed to include, subject to the
limitations set forth in Section 5(c), any reasonable attorneys’ or other
reasonable fees or expenses incurred by such party in connection with any
Proceeding to the extent such party would have been indemnified for such fees
or
expenses if the indemnification provided for in this Section was available
to
such party in accordance with its terms. In no event shall any selling Holder
be
required to contribute an amount under this Section 5(d) in excess of the net
proceeds received by such Holder upon sale of such Holder’s Registrable
Securities pursuant to the Registration Statement giving rise to such
contribution obligation.
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The
parties hereto agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution
pursuant to this Section 5(d) were determined by pro rata allocation or by
any
other method of allocation that does not take into account the equitable
considerations referred to in the immediately preceding paragraph. No Person
guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f)
of
the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any Person who was
not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. For purposes of this
Section 5(d), each officer, director, partner, employee, representative or
agent of an Indemnified Party, and each person, if any, who controls such
Indemnified Party within the meaning of the Securities Act or the Exchange
Act,
shall have the same rights to contribution as such Indemnified Party and each
officer, director, partner, employee, representative and agent of the Company,
and each person, if any, who controls the Company within the meaning of the
Securities Act or the Exchange Act, shall have the same rights to contribution
as the Company.
The
indemnity and contribution agreements contained in this Section are in addition
to any liability that the Indemnifying Parties may have to the Indemnified
Parties pursuant to the law.
6. Rule
144.
As
long
as any Holder owns Warrants or Registrable Securities, the Company covenants
to
use commercially reasonable efforts to timely file (or obtain extensions in
respect thereof and file within the applicable grace period) all reports
required to be filed by the Company after the date hereof pursuant to Section
13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act. The Company further covenants that it will
take such further action as any Holder may reasonably request, all to the extent
required from time to time to enable such Person to sell the Warrant Shares
without registration under the Securities Act within the limitation of the
exemptions provided by Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act, including
providing any legal opinions relating to such sale pursuant to Rule 144. Upon
the request of any Holder, the Company shall deliver to such Holder a written
certification of a duly authorized officer as to whether it has complied with
such requirements.
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7. Miscellaneous.
(a) Remedies.
In the
event of a breach by the Company or by a Holder, of any of their obligations
under this Agreement, such Holder or the Company, as the case may be, in
addition to being entitled to exercise all rights granted by law and under
this
Agreement, including recovery of damages, will be entitled to specific
performance of their rights under this Agreement.
The Company and each Holder agree that monetary damages would not
provide adequate
compensation for any losses incurred by reason of a breach by it of any of
the
provisions of this Agreement and hereby further agrees that, in the event of
any
action for specific performance in respect of such breach, it shall waive the
defense that a remedy at law would be adequate.
(b) No
Inconsistent Agreements.
Without
the consent of the Requisite Holders, neither the Company nor any of its
subsidiaries has, as of the date hereof entered into and currently in effect,
nor shall the Company or any of its subsidiaries, on or after the date of this
Agreement, enter into any agreement with respect to its securities that is
inconsistent with the rights granted to the Holders in this Agreement or
otherwise conflicts with the provisions hereof. Except as disclosed in
Schedule
2.1(c)
of the
Purchase Agreement or Schedule
II
hereto,
neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has previously entered into
any
agreement currently in effect granting any registration rights with respect
to
any of its securities to any Person. Without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, without the written consent of the Requisite Holders, the Company
shall not grant to any Person the right to request the Company to register
any
securities of the Company under the Securities Act unless the rights so granted
are subject in all respects to the prior rights in full of the Holders set
forth
herein, and are not otherwise in conflict with the provisions of this
Agreement.
(c) No
Piggyback on Registrations.
Neither
the Company nor any of its security holders (other than the Holders in such
capacity pursuant hereto or as disclosed on Schedule
II
hereto)
may include securities of the Company in the Registration Statement, and the
Company shall not after the date hereof enter into any agreement providing
such
right to any of its securityholders, unless the right so granted is subject
in
all respects to the prior rights in full of the Holders set forth herein, and
is
not otherwise in conflict with the provisions of this Agreement.
(d) [Intentionally
Omitted]
(e) Amendments
and Waivers.
The
provisions of this Agreement, including the provisions of this sentence, may
not
be amended, modified or supplemented, and waivers or consents to departures
from
the provisions hereof may not be given, unless the same shall be in writing
and
signed by the Company and the Requisite Holders. Each Holder of Registrable
Securities outstanding at the time of any such amendment, waiver or consent
thereafter shall be bound by any amendment, waiver or consent effected pursuant
to this Section 7(e) provided that a notice, writing or marking indicating
such amendment, waiver or consent appears on the Registrable Securities or
is
delivered to such Holder.
(f) Notices.
Any
notice, demand, request, waiver or other communication required or permitted
to
be given hereunder shall be in writing and shall be effective (a) upon hand
delivery, telecopy, e-mail or facsimile at the address or number designated
below (if delivered on a Business Day during normal business hours where such
notice is to be received), or the first Business Day following such delivery
(if
delivered other than on a Business Day during normal business hours where such
notice is to be received) or (b) on the second Business Day following the date
of mailing by express courier service, fully prepaid, addressed to such address,
or upon actual receipt of such mailing, whichever shall first occur. The
addresses for such communications shall be:
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If
to the Company:
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Bond
Laboratories, Inc
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000
Xxxxx Xxxxxxx 000, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxx
Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
Attention:
Chief Executive Officer
Tel.
No.: (000) 000-0000
Fax
No.: (000) 000-0000
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with
copies (which shall not constitute notice) to:
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Xxxxx
Xxxxx Xxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx & Xxxxx, P.C.
0000
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxx
Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
Attention:
Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx, Esq.
Tel.
No.: (000) 000-0000
Fax
No.: (000) 000-0000
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If
to any Purchaser:
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At
the address of such Purchaser set forth on Exhibit
A
to
this Agreement, with copies to Purchaser’s counsel as set forth below or
as specified in writing by such Purchaser:
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with
copies (which shall not constitute notice) to:
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Xxxxxx
Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx & Xxxxxxx LLP
0000
Xxxxxx xx xxx Xxxxxxxx
Xxx
Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attention:
Xxxxxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, Esq.
Tel
No.: (000) 000-0000
Fax
No.: (000) 000-0000
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Any
party
hereto may from time to time change its address for notices by giving at least
ten (10) days written notice of such changed address to the other party
hereto.
(g) Successors
and Assigns.
This
Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties and
their successors and permitted assigns and shall inure to the benefit of each
Holder and its successors and assigns. The Company may not assign this Agreement
or any of its rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent
of the Requisite Holders. Each Purchaser may assign its rights hereunder in
the
manner and to the Persons as permitted under the Purchase
Agreement.
(h) Assignment
of Registration Rights.
The
rights of each Holder hereunder, including the right to have the Company
register for resale Registrable Securities in accordance with the terms of
this
Agreement, shall be automatically assignable by each Holder to any Person (other
than a known competitor of the Company) of all or a portion of
the
Registrable Securities if: (i) the Holder agrees in writing with the transferee
or assignee to assign such rights, and a copy of such agreement is furnished
to
the Company within a reasonable time after such assignment, (ii) the Company
is,
within a reasonable time after such transfer or assignment, furnished with
written notice of (a) the name and address of such transferee or assignee,
and
(b) the securities with respect to which such registration rights are being
transferred or assigned, (iii) following such transfer or assignment the further
disposition of such securities by the transferee or assignees is restricted
under the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws, (iv) at or before
the time the Company receives the written notice contemplated by clause (ii)
of
this Section, the transferee or assignee agrees in writing with the Company
to
be bound by all of the provisions of this Agreement, and (v) such transfer
shall
have been made in accordance with the applicable requirements of the Purchase
Agreement. The rights to assignment shall apply to the Holders (and to
subsequent) successors and assigns.
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(i) Counterparts.
This
Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which when
so
executed shall be deemed to be an original and, all of which taken together
shall constitute one and the same Agreement and shall become effective when
counterparts have been signed by each party and delivered to the other parties
hereto, it being understood that all parties need not sign the same counterpart.
In the event that any signature is delivered by facsimile or other electronic
transmission, such signature shall create a valid binding obligation of the
party executing (or on whose behalf such signature is executed) the same with
the same force and effect as if such facsimile signature were the original
thereof.
(a) (j) Governing
Law; Jurisdiction.
This
Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal
laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to any of the conflicts
of
law principles which would result in the application of the substantive law
of
another jurisdiction. This Agreement shall not be interpreted or construed
with
any presumption against the party causing this Agreement to be drafted. The
Company and the Holders agree that venue for any dispute arising under this
Agreement will lie exclusively in the state or federal courts located in New
York County, New York, and the parties irrevocably waive any right to raise
forum
non conveniens
or any
other argument that New York is not the proper venue. The Company and the
Holders irrevocably consent to personal jurisdiction in the state and federal
courts of the state of New York. The Company and the Holders consent to process
being served in any such suit, action or proceeding by delivering 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 in this Section 7(k) shall affect or limit
any right to serve process in any other manner permitted by law. The Company
and
the Holders hereby agree that the prevailing party in any suit, action or
proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the Purchase
Agreement, shall be entitled to reimbursement for reasonable legal fees from
the
non-prevailing party. The parties hereby waive all rights to a trial by
jury.
(k) Cumulative
Remedies.
The
remedies provided herein are cumulative and not exclusive of any remedies
provided by law.
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(l) Severability.
If any
term, provision, covenant or restriction of this Agreement is held to be
invalid, illegal, void or unenforceable in any respect, the remainder of the
terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions set forth herein shall remain
in
full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated,
and the parties hereto shall use their reasonable efforts to find and employ
an
alternative means to achieve the same or substantially the same result as that
contemplated by such term, provision, covenant or restriction. It is hereby
stipulated and declared to
be the
intention of the parties that they would have executed the remaining terms,
provisions, covenants and restrictions without including any of such that may
be
hereafter declared invalid, illegal, void or unenforceable.
(m) Headings.
The
headings herein are for convenience only, do not constitute a part of this
Agreement and shall not be deemed to limit or affect any of the provisions
hereof.
(n) Shares
Held by the Company and its Affiliates.
Whenever the consent or approval of Holders of a specified percentage of
Registrable Securities is required hereunder, Registrable Securities held by
the
Company or its Affiliates (other than any Holder or transferees or successors
or
assigns thereof if such Holder is deemed to be an Affiliate solely by reason
of
its holdings of such Registrable Securities) shall not be counted in determining
whether such consent or approval was given by the Holders of such required
percentage.
(o) Independent
Nature of Purchasers.
The
Company acknowledges that the obligations of each Purchaser under the
Transaction Documents are several and not joint with the obligations of any
other Purchaser, and no Purchaser shall be responsible in any way for the
performance of the obligations of any other Purchaser under the Transaction
Documents. The Company acknowledges that the decision of each Purchaser to
purchase Securities pursuant to the Purchase Agreement has been made by such
Purchaser independently of any other Purchaser and independently of any
information, materials, statements or opinions as to the business, affairs,
operations, assets, properties, liabilities, results of operations, condition
(financial or otherwise) or prospects of the Company or of its Subsidiaries
which may have been made or given by any other Purchaser or by any agent or
employee of any other Purchaser. The Company acknowledges that nothing contained
herein, or in any Transaction Document, and no action taken by any Purchaser
pursuant hereto or thereto (including, but not limited to, the (i) inclusion
of
a Purchaser in the Registration Statement and (ii) review by, and consent to,
such Registration Statement by a Purchaser) shall be deemed to constitute the
Purchasers as a partnership, an association, a joint venture or any other kind
of entity, or create a presumption that the Purchasers are in any way acting
in
concert or as a group with respect to such obligations or the transactions
contemplated by the Transaction Documents. The Company acknowledges that each
Purchaser shall be entitled to independently protect and enforce its rights,
including without limitation, the rights arising out of this Agreement or out
of
the other Transaction Documents, and it shall not be necessary for any other
Purchaser to be joined as an additional party in any proceeding for such
purpose.
(b)
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Registration Rights
Agreement to be duly executed by their respective authorized persons as of
the
date first indicated above.
BOND
LABORATORIES, INC.
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Schedule
I
Purchasers
Names
and Addresses
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Number
of Warrants
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Dollar
Amount of
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of
Purchasers
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Purchased
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Investment
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INITIAL
CLOSING:
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Schedule
II
Other
Securities to be Included on the Registration Statement
1.
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Shares
of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of warrants issued or
issuable
to the placement agents and their designees in connection with the
transactions contemplated by the Purchase
Agreement.
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Exhibit
A
Plan
of
Distribution
The
selling security holders and any of their pledgees, donees, assignees and
successors-in-interest may, from time to time, sell any or all of their shares
of common stock being offered under this prospectus on any stock exchange,
market or trading facility on which shares of our common stock are traded or
in
private transactions. These sales may be at fixed or negotiated prices. The
selling security holders may use any one or more of the following methods when
disposing of shares:
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ordinary
brokerage transactions and transactions in which the broker-dealer
solicits purchasers;
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block
trades in which the broker-dealer will attempt to sell the shares
as agent
but may position and resell a portion of the block as principal to
facilitate the transaction;
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purchases
by a broker-dealer as principal and resales by the broker-dealer
for its
account;
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an
exchange distribution in accordance with the rules of the applicable
exchange;
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privately
negotiated transactions;
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to
cover short sales made after the date that the registration statement
of
which this prospectus is a part is declared effective by the
Commission;
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broker-dealers
may agree with the selling security holders to sell a specified number
of
such shares at a stipulated price per
share;
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a
combination of any of these methods of sale;
and
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any
other method permitted pursuant to applicable
law.
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The
shares may also be sold under Rule 144 under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended (“Securities Act”), if available, rather than under this prospectus. The
selling security holders have the sole and absolute discretion not to accept
any
purchase offer or make any sale of shares if they deem the purchase price to
be
unsatisfactory at any particular time.
The
selling security holders may pledge their shares to their brokers under the
margin provisions of customer agreements. If a selling security holder defaults
on a margin loan, the broker may, from time to time, offer and sell the pledged
shares.
Broker-dealers
engaged by the selling security holders may arrange for other broker-dealers
to
participate in sales. Broker-dealers may receive commissions or discounts from
the selling security holders (or, if any broker-dealer acts as agent for the
purchaser of shares, from the purchaser) in amounts to be negotiated, which
commissions as to a particular broker or dealer may be in excess of customary
commissions to the extent permitted by applicable law.
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If
sales
of shares offered under this prospectus are made to broker-dealers as
principals, we would be required to file a post-effective amendment to the
registration statement of which this prospectus is a part. In the post-effective
amendment, we would be required to disclose the names of any participating
broker-dealers and the compensation arrangements relating to such
sales.
The
selling security holders and any broker-dealers or agents that are involved
in
selling the shares offered under this prospectus may be deemed to be
“underwriters” within the meaning of the Securities Act in connection with these
sales. Commissions received by these broker-dealers or agents and any profit
on
the resale of the shares purchased by them may be deemed to be underwriting
commissions or discounts under the Securities Act. Any broker-dealers or agents
that are deemed to be underwriters may not sell shares offered under this
prospectus unless and until we set forth the names of the underwriters and
the
material details of their underwriting arrangements in a supplement to this
prospectus or, if required, in a replacement prospectus included in a
post-effective amendment to the registration statement of which this prospectus
is a part.
The
selling security holders and any other persons participating in the sale or
distribution of the shares offered under this prospectus will be subject to
applicable provisions of the Exchange Act, and the rules and regulations under
that act, including Regulation M. These provisions may restrict activities
of,
and limit the timing of purchases and sales of any of the shares by, the selling
security holders or any other person. Furthermore, under Regulation M, persons
engaged in a distribution of securities are prohibited from simultaneously
engaging in market making and other activities with respect to those securities
for a specified period of time prior to the commencement of such distributions,
subject to specified exceptions or exemptions. All of these limitations may
affect the marketability of the shares.
If
any of
the shares of common stock offered for sale pursuant to this prospectus are
transferred other than pursuant to a sale under this prospectus, then subsequent
holders could not use this prospectus until a post-effective amendment or
prospectus supplement is filed, naming such holders. We offer no assurance
as to
whether any of the selling security holders will sell all or any portion of
the
shares offered under this prospectus.
We
have
agreed to pay all fees and expenses we incur incident to the registration of
the
shares being offered under this prospectus. However, each selling security
holder and purchaser is responsible for paying any discounts, commissions and
similar selling expenses they incur.
We
and
the selling security holders have agreed to indemnify one another against
certain losses, damages and liabilities arising in connection with this
prospectus, including liabilities under the Securities Act.
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EXHIBIT
E
FORM
OF OPINION
1. The
Company is a corporation existing and in good standing under the laws of the
State of Nevada and has the requisite corporate power to own, lease and operate
its properties and assets, and to carry on its business as presently conducted.
The Company is duly qualified as a foreign corporation to do business and is
in
good standing in every state in which the failure to so qualify would have
a
Material Adverse Effect.
2. The
Company has the requisite corporate power and authority to enter into and
perform its obligations under the Transaction Documents and to issue the Shares
and the Warrants. The execution, delivery and performance of each of the
Transaction Documents by the Company and the consummation by it of the
transactions contemplated thereby have been duly and validly authorized by
all
necessary corporate action and no further consent or authorization of the
Company, its Board of Directors or its stockholders is required. Each of the
Transaction Documents has been duly executed and delivered and each of the
Transaction Documents constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of
the
Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with its respective terms.
The Shares are not subject to any preemptive rights under the Articles of
Incorporation or the Bylaws.
3. The
Shares and the Warrants have been duly authorized by all corporate action on
the
part of the Company and, the Shares when delivered against payment in full
as
provided in the Purchase Agreement, will be validly issued, fully paid and
nonassessable. The shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants
have been duly authorized by all corporate action on the part of the Company
and
reserved for issuance, and when delivered against payment in full as provided
in
the Warrants, will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable.
4. The
execution, delivery and performance of and compliance with the terms of the
Transaction Documents and the issuance of the Shares and the Warrants do not
(a) violate any provision of the Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws, (b)
conflict with, or constitute a default (or an event which with notice or lapse
of time or both would become a default) under, or give to others any rights
of
termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, any material agreement,
mortgage, deed of trust, indenture, note, bond, license, lease agreement,
instrument or obligation to which the Company is a party, (c) create or impose
a
lien, charge or encumbrance (other than a Permitted Lien) on any property of
the
Company under any agreement or any commitment known to us to which the Company
is a party or by which the Company is bound or by which any of its respective
properties or assets are bound, or (d) result in a violation of any federal
or
state statute, rule, regulation, order, judgment, injunction or decree known
to
us (including federal and state securities laws and regulations) applicable
to
the Company or by which any property or asset of the Company is bound or
affected, except, in all cases other than violations pursuant to clauses (a)
and
(d) above, for such conflicts, default, terminations, amendments, acceleration,
cancellations and violations as would not, individually or in the aggregate,
have a Material Adverse Effect.
5. No
consent, approval or authorization of or designation, declaration or filing
with
any governmental authority on the part of the Company is required under federal
or state law, rule or regulation in connection with the valid execution,
delivery and performance of the Transaction Documents, or the offer, sale or
issuance of the Shares and the Warrants other than filings as may be required
by
applicable federal and state securities laws.
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6. To
our
knowledge, there is no action, suit, claim, investigation or proceeding pending
or threatened against the Company which questions the validity of the Agreement
or the transactions contemplated thereby or any action taken or to be taken
pursuant thereto. To our knowledge, there is no action, suit, claim,
investigation or proceeding pending, or threatened, against or involving the
Company or any of its properties or assets and which, if adversely determined,
would result in a Material Adverse Effect.
7. The
offer, issuance and sale of the Shares and the Warrants and the offer, issuance
and sale of the shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants
are exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities
Act.
8. The
Company is not, and as a result of and immediately upon Closing will not be,
an
“investment company” or a company “controlled” by an “investment company,”
within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as
amended.
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