STANDBY EQUITY DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT
THIS AGREEMENT dated as of the 5th day of April 2006 (the "Agreement")
between CORNELL CAPITAL PARTNERS, LP, a Delaware limited partnership (the
"Investor"), and VISIONGATEWAY, INC., a corporation organized and existing
under the laws of the State of Nevada (the "Company").
WHEREAS, the parties desire that, upon the terms and subject to the
conditions contained herein, the Company shall issue and sell to the Investor,
from time to time as provided herein, and the Investor shall purchase from the
Company up to Fifteen Million Dollars ($15,000,000) of the Company's common
stock, par value $0.004 per share (the "Common Stock");
WHEREAS, such investments will be made in reliance upon the provisions
of Regulation D ("Regulation D") of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
and the regulations promulgated thereunder (the "Securities Act"), 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; and
WHEREAS, the Company has engaged Newbridge Securities Corporation (the
"Placement Agent"), to act as the Company's exclusive placement agent in
connection with the sale of the Company's Common Stock to the Investor
hereunder pursuant to the Placement Agent Agreement dated the date hereof by
and among the Company, the Placement Agent and the Investor (the "Placement
Agent Agreement").
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE I.
Certain Definitions
Section 1.1. "Advance" shall mean the portion of the Commitment
Amount requested by the Company in the Advance Notice.
Section 1.2. "Advance Date" shall mean the first (1st) Trading Day
after expiration of the applicable Pricing Period for each Advance.
Section 1.3. "Advance Notice" shall mean a written notice in the
form of Exhibit A attached hereto to the Investor executed by an officer of
the Company and setting forth the Advance amount that the Company requests
from the Investor.
Section 1.4. "Advance Notice Date" shall mean each date the Company
delivers (in accordance with Section 2.2(b) of this Agreement) to the Investor
an Advance Notice requiring the Investor to advance funds to the Company,
subject to the terms of this Agreement. No Advance Notice Date shall be less
than five (5) Trading Days after the prior Advance Notice Date.
Section 1.5. "Bid Price" shall mean, on any date, the closing bid
price (as reported by Bloomberg L.P.) of the Common Stock on the Principal
Market or if the Common Stock is not traded on a Principal Market, the highest
reported bid price for the Common Stock, as furnished by the National
Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.
Section 1.6. "Closing" shall mean one of the closings of a purchase
and sale of Common Stock pursuant to Section 2.3.
Section 1.7. "Commitment Amount" shall mean the aggregate amount of
up to Fifteen Million Dollars ($15,000,000) which the Investor has agreed to
provide to the Company in order to purchase the Company's Common Stock
pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
Section 1.8. "Commitment Period" shall mean the period commencing
on the earlier to occur of (i) the Effective Date, or (ii) such earlier date
as the Company and the Investor may mutually agree in writing, and expiring on
the earliest to occur of (x) the date on which the Investor shall have made
payment of Advances pursuant to this Agreement in the aggregate amount of the
Commitment Amount, (y) the date this Agreement is terminated pursuant to
Section 10.2 or (z) the date occurring twenty-four (24) months after the
Effective Date.
Section 1.9. "Common Stock" shall mean the Company's common stock,
par value $0.004 per share.
Section 1.10. "Condition Satisfaction Date" shall have the meaning
set forth in Section 7.2.
Section 1.11. "Damages" shall mean any loss, claim, damage,
liability, costs and expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable
attorney's fees and disbursements and costs and expenses of expert witnesses
and investigation).
Section 1.12. "Effective Date" shall mean the date on which the SEC
first declares effective a Registration Statement registering the resale of
the Registrable Securities as set forth in Section 7.2(a).
Section 1.13. Intentionally Omitted.
Section 1.14. "Exchange Act" shall mean the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
Section 1.15. "Material Adverse Effect" shall mean any condition,
circumstance, or situation that would prohibit or otherwise materially
interfere with the ability of the Company to enter into and perform any of its
obligations under this Agreement or the Registration Rights Agreement in any
material respect.
Section 1.16. "Market Price" shall mean the lowest daily VWAP of the
Common Stock during the Pricing Period.
Section 1.17. "Maximum Advance Amount" shall be Nine Hundred Fifty
Thousand Dollars ($950,000) per Advance Notice.
Section 1.18. "NASD" shall mean the National Association of
Securities Dealers, Inc.
Section 1.19. "Person" shall mean an individual, a corporation, a
partnership, an association, a trust or other entity or organization,
including a government or political subdivision or an agency or
instrumentality thereof.
Section 1.20. "Placement Agent" shall mean Newbridge Securities
Corporation, a registered broker-dealer.
Section 1.21. "Pricing Period" shall mean the five (5) consecutive
Trading Days after the Advance Notice Date.
Section 1.22. "Principal Market" shall mean the Nasdaq National
Market, the Nasdaq Capital Market, the American Stock Exchange, the OTC
Bulletin Board or the New York Stock Exchange, whichever is at the time the
principal trading exchange or market for the Common Stock.
Section 1.23. "Purchase Price" shall be set at ninety seven percent
(97%) of the Market Price during the Pricing Period.
Section 1.24. "Registrable Securities" shall mean the shares of
Common Stock to be issued hereunder (i) in respect of which the Registration
Statement has not been declared effective by the SEC, (ii) which have not been
sold under circumstances meeting all of the applicable conditions of Rule 144
(or any similar provision then in force) under the Securities Act ("Rule 144")
or (iii) which have not been otherwise transferred to a holder who may trade
such shares without restriction under the Securities Act, and the Company has
delivered a new certificate or other evidence of ownership for such securities
not bearing a restrictive legend.
Section 1.25. "Registration Rights Agreement" shall mean the
Registration Rights Agreement dated the date hereof, regarding the filing of
the Registration Statement for the resale of the Registrable Securities,
entered into between the Company and the Investor.
Section 1.26. "Registration Statement" shall mean a registration
statement on Form S-1 or SB-2 (if use of such form is then available to the
Company pursuant to the rules of the SEC and, if not, on such other form
promulgated by the SEC for which the Company then qualifies and which counsel
for the Company shall deem appropriate, and which form shall be available for
the resale of the Registrable Securities to be registered thereunder in
accordance with the provisions of this Agreement and the Registration Rights
Agreement, and in accordance with the intended method of distribution of such
securities), for the registration of the resale by the Investor of the
Registrable Securities under the Securities Act.
Section 1.27. "Regulation D" shall have the meaning set forth in the
recitals of this Agreement.
Section 1.28. "SEC" shall mean the United States Securities and
Exchange Commission.
Section 1.29. "Securities Act" shall have the meaning set forth in
the recitals of this Agreement.
Section 1.30. "SEC Documents" shall mean Annual Reports on Form 10-
KSB, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-QSB, Current Reports on Form 8-K and Proxy
Statements of the Company as supplemented to the date hereof, filed by the
Company for a period of at least twelve (12) months immediately preceding the
date hereof or the Advance Date, as the case may be, until such time as the
Company no longer has an obligation to maintain the effectiveness of a
Registration Statement as set forth in the Registration Rights Agreement.
Section 1.31. "Trading Day" shall mean any day during which the New
York Stock Exchange shall be open for business.
Section 1.32. "VWAP" shall mean the daily volume weighted average
price of the Company's Common Stock as quoted by Bloomberg, LP.
ARTICLE II.
Advances
Section 2.1. Advances.
Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement (including,
without limitation, the provisions of Article VII hereof), the Company, at its
sole and exclusive option, may issue and sell to the Investor, and the
Investor shall purchase from the Company, shares of the Company's Common Stock
by the delivery, in the Company's sole discretion, of Advance Notices. The
number of shares of Common Stock that the Investor shall purchase pursuant to
each Advance shall be determined by dividing the amount of the Advance by the
Purchase Price. No fractional shares shall be issued. Fractional shares shall
be rounded to the next higher whole number of shares. The aggregate maximum
amount of all Advances that the Investor shall be obligated to make under this
Agreement shall not exceed the Commitment Amount.
Section 2.2. Mechanics.
(a) Advance Notice. At any time during the Commitment Period,
the Company may require the Investor to purchase shares of Common Stock by
delivering an Advance Notice to the Investor, subject to the conditions set
forth in Section 7.2; provided, however, the amount for each Advance as
designated by the Company in the applicable Advance Notice shall not be more
than the Maximum Advance Amount and the aggregate amount of the Advances
pursuant to this Agreement shall not exceed the Commitment Amount. The
Company acknowledges that the Investor may sell shares of the Company's Common
Stock corresponding with a particular Advance Notice after the Advance Notice
is received by the Investor. There shall be a minimum of five (5) Trading
Days between each Advance Notice Date.
(b) Date of Delivery of Advance Notice. An Advance Notice shall
be deemed delivered on (i) the Trading Day it is received by facsimile or
otherwise by the Investor if such notice is received prior to 5:00 pm Eastern
Time, or (ii) the immediately succeeding Trading Day if it is received by
facsimile or otherwise after 5:00 pm Eastern Time on a Trading Day or at any
time on a day which is not a Trading Day. No Advance Notice may be deemed
delivered on a day that is not a Trading Day.
Section 2.3. Closings. On each Advance Date (i) the Company shall
deliver to the Investor such number of shares of the Common Stock registered
in the name of the Investor as shall equal (x) the amount of the Advance
specified in such Advance Notice pursuant to Section 2.1 herein, divided by
(y) the Purchase Price and (ii) upon receipt of such shares, the Investor
shall deliver to the Company the amount of the Advance specified in the
Advance Notice by wire transfer of immediately available funds. In addition,
on or prior to the Advance Date, each of the Company and the Investor shall
deliver to the other all documents, instruments and writings required to be
delivered by either of them pursuant to this Agreement in order to implement
and effect the transactions contemplated herein. To the extent the Company
has not paid the fees, expenses, and disbursements of the Investor in
accordance with Section 12.4, the amount of such fees, expenses, and
disbursements may be deducted by the Investor (and shall be paid to the
relevant party) directly out of the proceeds of the Advance with no reduction
in the amount of shares of the Company's Common Stock to be delivered on such
Advance Date.
(a) Company's Obligations Upon Closing.
(i) The Company shall deliver to the Investor the shares of
Common Stock applicable to the Advance in accordance with Section 2.3. The
certificates evidencing such shares shall be free of restrictive legends.
(ii) the Company's Registration Statement with respect to the
resale of the shares of Common Stock delivered in connection with the Advance
shall have been declared effective by the SEC;
(iii) the Company shall have obtained all material permits and
qualifications required by any applicable state for the offer and sale of the
Registrable Securities, or shall have the availability of exemptions
therefrom. The sale and issuance of the Registrable Securities shall be
legally permitted by all laws and regulations to which the Company is subject;
(iv) the Company shall have filed with the SEC in a timely manner
all reports, notices and other documents required of a "reporting company"
under the Exchange Act and applicable Commission regulations;
(v) the fees as set forth in Section 12.4 below shall have been
paid or can be withheld as provided in Section 2.3; and
(vi) The Company's transfer agent shall be DWAC eligible.
(b) Investor's Obligations Upon Closing. Upon receipt of the
shares referenced in Section 2.3(a)(i) above and provided the Company is in
compliance with its obligations in Section 2.3, the Investor shall deliver to
the Company the amount of the Advance specified in the Advance Notice by wire
transfer of immediately available funds.
Section 2.4. Hardship. In the event the Investor sells shares of
the Company's Common Stock after receipt of an Advance Notice and the Company
fails to perform its obligations as mandated in Section 2.3, and specifically
the Company fails to deliver to the Investor on the Advance Date the shares of
Common Stock corresponding to the applicable Advance pursuant to Section
2.3(a)(i), the Company acknowledges that the Investor shall suffer financial
hardship and therefore shall be liable for any and all losses, commissions,
fees, or financial hardship caused to the Investor.
ARTICLE III.
Representations and Warranties of Investor
Investor hereby represents and warrants to, and agrees with, the Company
that the following are true and correct as of the date hereof and as of each
Advance Date:
Section 3.1. Organization and Authorization. The Investor is duly
incorporated or organized and validly existing in the jurisdiction of its
incorporation or organization and has all requisite power and authority to
purchase and hold the securities issuable hereunder. The decision to invest
and the execution and delivery of this Agreement by such Investor, the
performance by such Investor of its obligations hereunder and the consummation
by such Investor of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly
authorized and requires no other proceedings on the part of the Investor. The
undersigned has the right, power and authority to execute and deliver this
Agreement and all other instruments (including, without limitations, the
Registration Rights Agreement), on behalf of the Investor. This Agreement has
been duly executed and delivered by the Investor and, assuming the execution
and delivery hereof and acceptance thereof by the Company, will constitute the
legal, valid and binding obligations of the Investor, enforceable against the
Investor in accordance with its terms.
Section 3.2. Evaluation of Risks. The Investor has such knowledge
and experience in financial, tax and business matters as to be capable of
evaluating the merits and risks of, and bearing the economic risks entailed
by, an investment in the Company and of protecting its interests in connection
with this transaction. It recognizes that its investment in the Company
involves a high degree of risk.
Section 3.3. No Legal Advice From the Company. The Investor
acknowledges that it had the opportunity to review this Agreement and the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement with his or its own legal counsel
and investment and tax advisors. The Investor is relying solely on such
counsel and advisors and not on any statements or representations of the
Company or any of its representatives or agents for legal, tax or investment
advice with respect to this investment, the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement or the securities laws of any jurisdiction.
Section 3.4. Investment Purpose. The securities are being purchased
by the Investor for its own account, and for investment purposes. The
Investor agrees not to assign or in any way transfer the Investor's rights to
the securities or any interest therein and acknowledges that the Company will
not recognize any purported assignment or transfer except in accordance with
applicable Federal and state securities laws. No other person has or will
have a direct or indirect beneficial interest in the securities. The Investor
agrees not to sell, hypothecate or otherwise transfer the Investor's
securities unless the securities are registered under Federal and applicable
state securities laws or unless, in the opinion of counsel satisfactory to the
Company, an exemption from such laws is available.
Section 3.5. Accredited Investor. The Investor is an "Accredited
Investor" as that term is defined in Rule 501(a)(3) of Regulation D of the
Securities Act.
Section 3.6. Information. The Investor and its advisors (and its
counsel), if any, have been furnished with all materials relating to the
business, finances and operations of the Company and information it deemed
material to making an informed investment decision. The Investor and its
advisors, if any, have been afforded the opportunity to ask questions of the
Company and its management. Neither such inquiries nor any other due
diligence investigations conducted by such Investor or its advisors, if any,
or its representatives shall modify, amend or affect the Investor's right to
rely on the Company's representations and warranties contained in this
Agreement. The Investor understands that its investment involves a high
degree of risk. The Investor is in a position regarding the Company, which,
based upon employment, family relationship or economic bargaining power,
enabled and enables such Investor to obtain information from the Company in
order to evaluate the merits and risks of this investment. The Investor has
sought such accounting, legal and tax advice, as it has considered necessary
to make an informed investment decision with respect to this transaction.
Section 3.7. Receipt of Documents. The Investor and its counsel
have received and read in their entirety: (i) this Agreement and the Exhibits
annexed hereto; (ii) all due diligence and other information necessary to
verify the accuracy and completeness of such representations, warranties and
covenants; (iii) the Company's Form 10-KSB for the year ended April 30, 2005
and Form 10-QSB for the period ended January 31, 2006; and (iv) answers to all
questions the Investor submitted to the Company regarding an investment in the
Company; and the Investor has relied on the information contained therein and
has not been furnished any other documents, literature, memorandum or
prospectus.
Section 3.8. Registration Rights Agreement. The parties have
entered into the Registration Rights Agreement dated the date hereof.
Section 3.9. No General Solicitation. Neither the Company, nor any
of its affiliates, nor any person acting on its or their behalf, has engaged
in any form of general solicitation or general advertising (within the meaning
of Regulation D under the Securities Act) in connection with the offer or sale
of the shares of Common Stock offered hereby.
Section 3.10. Not an Affiliate. The Investor is not an officer,
director or a person that directly, or indirectly through one or more
intermediaries, controls or is controlled by, or is under common control with
the Company or any "Affiliate" of the Company (as that term is defined in Rule
405 of the Securities Act).
Section 3.11. Trading Activities. The Investor's trading activities
with respect to the Company's Common Stock shall be in compliance with all
applicable federal and state securities laws, rules and regulations and the
rules and regulations of the Principal Market on which the Company's Common
Stock is listed or traded. Neither the Investor nor its affiliates has an
open short position in the Common Stock of the Company, the Investor agrees
that it shall not, and that it will cause its affiliates not to, engage in any
short sales of or hedging transactions with respect to the Common Stock;
provided that the Company acknowledges and agrees that upon receipt of an
Advance Notice the Investor shall not sell the shares to be issued to the
Investor pursuant to the Advance Notice during the applicable Pricing Period.
ARTICLE IV.
Representations and Warranties of the Company
Except as stated below, on the disclosure schedules attached hereto or
in the SEC Documents (as defined herein), the Company hereby represents and
warrants to, and covenants with, the Investor that the following are true and
correct as of the date hereof:
Section 4.1. Organization and Qualification. The Company is duly
incorporated or organized and validly existing in the jurisdiction of its
incorporation or organization and has all requisite corporate power to own its
properties and to carry on its business as now being conducted. Each of the
Company and its subsidiaries is duly qualified as a foreign corporation to do
business and is in good standing in every jurisdiction in which the nature of
the business conducted by it makes such qualification necessary, except to the
extent that the failure to be so qualified or be in good standing would not
have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company and its subsidiaries taken as a
whole.
Section 4.2. Authorization, Enforcement, Compliance with Other
Instruments. (i) The Company has the requisite corporate power and authority
to enter into and perform this Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement,
the Placement Agent Agreement and any related agreements, in accordance with
the terms hereof and thereof, (ii) the execution and delivery of this
Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement, the Placement Agent Agreement
and any related agreements by the Company and the consummation by it of the
transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, have been duly authorized by the
Company's Board of Directors and no further consent or authorization is
required by the Company, its Board of Directors or its stockholders,
(iii) this Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement, the Placement Agent
Agreement and any related agreements have been duly executed and delivered by
the Company, (iv) this Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement, the
Placement Agent Agreement and assuming the execution and delivery thereof and
acceptance by the Investor and any related agreements constitute the valid and
binding obligations of the Company enforceable against the Company in
accordance with their terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by
general principles of equity or applicable bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, moratorium, liquidation or similar laws relating to, or
affecting generally, the enforcement of creditors' rights and remedies.
Section 4.3. Capitalization. The authorized capital stock of the
Company consists of 75,000,000 shares of Common Stock, par value $0.004 per
share, and 10,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock, $0.01 par value per share
("Preferred Stock"), of which 42,293,218 shares of Common Stock and no shares
of Preferred Stock are issued and outstanding. All of such outstanding shares
have been validly issued and are fully paid and nonassessable. Except as
disclosed in the SEC Documents, no shares of Common Stock are subject to
preemptive rights or any other similar rights or any liens or encumbrances
suffered or permitted by the Company. Except as disclosed in the SEC
Documents, as of the date hereof, (i) there are no outstanding options,
warrants, scrip, rights to subscribe to, calls or commitments of any character
whatsoever relating to, or securities or rights convertible into, any shares
of capital stock of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, or contracts,
commitments, understandings or arrangements by which the Company or any of its
subsidiaries is or may become bound to issue additional shares of capital
stock of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or options, warrants, scrip,
rights to subscribe to, calls or commitments of any character whatsoever
relating to, or securities or rights convertible into, any shares of capital
stock of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, (ii) there are no outstanding
debt securities (iii) there are no outstanding registration statements other
than on Form S-8 and (iv) there are no agreements or arrangements under which
the Company or any of its subsidiaries is obligated to register the sale of
any of their securities under the Securities Act (except pursuant to the
Registration Rights Agreement). There are no securities or instruments
containing anti-dilution or similar provisions that will be triggered by this
Agreement or any related agreement or the consummation of the transactions
described herein or therein. The Company has furnished to the Investor true
and correct copies of the Company's Certificate of Incorporation, as amended
and as in effect on the date hereof (the "Certificate of Incorporation"), and
the Company's By-laws, as in effect on the date hereof (the "By-laws"), and
the terms of all securities convertible into or exercisable for Common Stock
and the material rights of the holders thereof in respect thereto.
Section 4.4. No Conflict. The execution, delivery and performance
of this Agreement by the Company and the consummation by the Company of the
transactions contemplated hereby will not (i) result in a violation of the
Certificate of Incorporation, any certificate of designations of any
outstanding series of preferred stock of the Company or By-laws or (ii)
conflict with or constitute a default (or an event which with notice or lapse
of time or both would become a default) under, or give to others any rights of
termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, any agreement,
indenture or instrument to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is a
party, or result in a violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment
or decree (including federal and state securities laws and regulations and the
rules and regulations of the Principal Market on which the Common Stock is
quoted) applicable to the Company or any of its subsidiaries or by which any
material property or asset of the Company or any of its subsidiaries is bound
or affected and which would cause a Material Adverse Effect. Except as
disclosed in the SEC Documents, neither the Company nor its subsidiaries is in
violation of any term of or in default under its Articles of Incorporation or
By-laws or their organizational charter or by-laws, respectively, or any
material contract, agreement, mortgage, indebtedness, indenture, instrument,
judgment, decree or order or any statute, rule or regulation applicable to the
Company or its subsidiaries. The business of the Company and its subsidiaries
is not being conducted in violation of any material law, ordinance, regulation
of any governmental entity. Except as specifically contemplated by this
Agreement and as required under the Securities Act and any applicable state
securities laws, the Company is not required to obtain any consent,
authorization or order of, or make any filing or registration with, any court
or governmental agency in order for it to execute, deliver or perform any of
its obligations under or contemplated by this Agreement or the Registration
Rights Agreement in accordance with the terms hereof or thereof. All
consents, authorizations, orders, filings and registrations which the Company
is required to obtain pursuant to the preceding sentence have been obtained or
effected on or prior to the date hereof. The Company and its subsidiaries are
unaware of any fact or circumstance which might give rise to any of the
foregoing.
Section 4.5. SEC Documents; Financial Statements. The Company has
filed all reports, schedules, forms, statements and other documents required
to be filed by it with the SEC under the Exchange Act since January 1, 2005.
The Company has delivered to the Investor or its representatives, or made
available through the SEC's website at xxxx://xxx.xxx.xxx, true and complete
copies of the SEC Documents. As of their respective dates, the financial
statements of the Company disclosed in the SEC Documents (the "Financial
Statements") complied as to form in all material respects with applicable
accounting requirements and the published rules and regulations of the SEC
with respect thereto. Such financial statements have been prepared in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, consistently
applied, during the periods involved (except (i) as may be otherwise indicated
in such financial statements or the notes thereto, or (ii) in the case of
unaudited interim statements, to the extent they may exclude footnotes or may
be condensed or summary statements) and, fairly present in all material
respects the financial position of the Company as of the dates thereof and the
results of its operations and cash flows for the periods then ended (subject,
in the case of unaudited statements, to normal year-end audit adjustments).
No other information provided by or on behalf of the Company to the Investor
which is not included in the SEC Documents contains any untrue statement of a
material fact or omits to state any material fact necessary in order to make
the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they
were made, not misleading.
Section 4.6. 10b-5. The SEC Documents do not include any untrue
statements of material fact, nor do they omit to state any material fact
required to be stated therein necessary to make the statements made, in light
of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
Section 4.7. No Default. Except as disclosed in the SEC Documents,
the Company is not in default in the performance or observance of any material
obligation, agreement, covenant or condition contained in any indenture,
mortgage, deed of trust or other material instrument or agreement to which it
is a party or by which it is or its property is bound and neither the
execution, nor the delivery by the Company, nor the performance by the Company
of its obligations under this Agreement or any of the exhibits or attachments
hereto will conflict with or result in the breach or violation of any of the
terms or provisions of, or constitute a default or result in the creation or
imposition of any lien or charge on any assets or properties of the Company
under its Certificate of Incorporation, By-Laws, any material indenture,
mortgage, deed of trust or other material agreement applicable to the Company
or instrument to which the Company is a party or by which it is bound, or any
statute, or any decree, judgment, order, rules or regulation of any court or
governmental agency or body having jurisdiction over the Company or its
properties, in each case which default, lien or charge is likely to cause a
Material Adverse Effect on the Company's business or financial condition.
Section 4.8. Absence of Events of Default. Except for matters
described in the SEC Documents and/or this Agreement, no Event of Default, as
defined in the respective agreement to which the Company is a party, and no
event which, with the giving of notice or the passage of time or both, would
become an Event of Default (as so defined), has occurred and is continuing,
which would have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company's business,
properties, prospects, financial condition or results of operations.
Section 4.9. Intellectual Property Rights. The Company and its
subsidiaries own or possess adequate rights or licenses to use all material
trademarks, trade names, service marks, service xxxx registrations, service
names, patents, patent rights, copyrights, inventions, licenses, approvals,
governmental authorizations, trade secrets and rights necessary to conduct
their respective businesses as now conducted. The Company and its
subsidiaries do not have any knowledge of any infringement by the Company or
its subsidiaries of trademark, trade name rights, patents, patent rights,
copyrights, inventions, licenses, service names, service marks, service xxxx
registrations, trade secret or other similar rights of others, and, to the
knowledge of the Company, there is no claim, action or proceeding being made
or brought against, or to the Company's knowledge, being threatened against,
the Company or its subsidiaries regarding trademark, trade name, patents,
patent rights, invention, copyright, license, service names, service marks,
service xxxx registrations, trade secret or other infringement; and the
Company and its subsidiaries are unaware of any facts or circumstances which
might give rise to any of the foregoing.
Section 4.10. Employee Relations. Neither the Company nor any of
its subsidiaries is involved in any labor dispute nor, to the knowledge of the
Company or any of its subsidiaries, is any such dispute threatened. None of
the Company's or its subsidiaries' employees is a member of a union and the
Company and its subsidiaries believe that their relations with their employees
are good.
Section 4.11. Environmental Laws. The Company and its subsidiaries
are (i) in compliance with any and all applicable material foreign, federal,
state and local laws and regulations relating to the protection of human
health and safety, the environment or hazardous or toxic substances or wastes,
pollutants or contaminants ("Environmental Laws"), (ii) have received all
permits, licenses or other approvals required of them under applicable
Environmental Laws to conduct their respective businesses and (iii) are in
compliance with all terms and conditions of any such permit, license or
approval.
Section 4.12. Title. Except as set forth in the SEC Documents, the
Company has good and marketable title to its properties and material assets
owned by it, free and clear of any pledge, lien, security interest,
encumbrance, claim or equitable interest other than such as are not material
to the business of the Company. Any real property and facilities held under
lease by the Company and its subsidiaries are held by them under valid,
subsisting and enforceable leases with such exceptions as are not material and
do not interfere with the use made and proposed to be made of such property
and buildings by the Company and its subsidiaries.
Section 4.13. Insurance. The Company and each of its subsidiaries
are insured by insurers of recognized financial responsibility against such
losses and risks and in such amounts as management of the Company believes to
be prudent and customary in the businesses in which the Company and its
subsidiaries are engaged. Neither the Company nor any such subsidiary has
been refused any insurance coverage sought or applied for and neither the
Company nor any such subsidiary has any reason to believe that it will not be
able to renew its existing insurance coverage as and when such coverage
expires or to obtain similar coverage from similar insurers as may be
necessary to continue its business at a cost that would not materially and
adversely affect the condition, financial or otherwise, or the earnings,
business or operations of the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
Section 4.14. Regulatory Permits. The Company and its subsidiaries
possess all material certificates, authorizations and permits issued by the
appropriate federal, state or foreign regulatory authorities necessary to
conduct their respective businesses, and neither the Company nor any such
subsidiary has received any notice of proceedings relating to the revocation
or modification of any such certificate, authorization or permit.
Section 4.15. Internal Accounting Controls. The Company and each of
its subsidiaries maintain a system of internal accounting controls sufficient
to provide reasonable assurance that (i) transactions are executed in
accordance with management's general or specific authorizations, (ii)
transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial
statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles and to
maintain asset accountability, (iii) access to assets is permitted only in
accordance with management's general or specific authorization and (iv) the
recorded accountability for assets is compared with the existing assets at
reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any
differences.
Section 4.16. No Material Adverse Breaches, etc. Except as set
forth in the SEC Documents, neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries is
subject to any charter, corporate or other legal restriction, or any judgment,
decree, order, rule or regulation which in the judgment of the Company's
officers has or is expected in the future to have a Material Adverse Effect on
the business, properties, operations, financial condition, results of
operations or prospects of the Company or its subsidiaries. Except as set
forth in the SEC Documents, neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries is
in breach of any contract or agreement which breach, in the judgment of the
Company's officers, has or is expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on
the business, properties, operations, financial condition, results of
operations or prospects of the Company or its subsidiaries.
Section 4.17. Absence of Litigation. Except as set forth in the SEC
Documents, there is no action, suit, proceeding, inquiry or investigation
before or by any court, public board, government agency, self-regulatory
organization or body pending against or affecting the Company, the Common
Stock or any of the Company's subsidiaries, wherein an unfavorable decision,
ruling or finding would (i) have a Material Adverse Effect on the transactions
contemplated hereby (ii) adversely affect the validity or enforceability of,
or the authority or ability of the Company to perform its obligations under,
this Agreement or any of the documents contemplated herein, or (iii) except as
expressly disclosed in the SEC Documents, have a Material Adverse Effect on
the business, operations, properties, financial condition or results of
operation of the Company and its subsidiaries taken as a whole.
Section 4.18. Subsidiaries. Except as disclosed in the SEC
Documents, the Company does not presently own or control, directly or
indirectly, any interest in any other corporation, partnership, association or
other business entity.
Section 4.19. Tax Status. Except as disclosed in the SEC Documents,
the Company and each of its subsidiaries has made or filed all federal and
state income and all other tax returns, reports and declarations required by
any jurisdiction to which it is subject and (unless and only to the extent
that the Company and each of its subsidiaries has set aside on its books
provisions reasonably adequate for the payment of all unpaid and unreported
taxes) has paid all taxes and other governmental assessments and charges that
are material in amount, shown or determined to be due on such returns, reports
and declarations, except those being contested in good faith and has set aside
on its books provision reasonably adequate for the payment of all taxes for
periods subsequent to the periods to which such returns, reports or
declarations apply. There are no unpaid taxes in any material amount claimed
to be due by the taxing authority of any jurisdiction, and the officers of the
Company know of no basis for any such claim.
Section 4.20. Certain Transactions. Except as set forth in the SEC
Documents none of the officers, directors, or employees of the Company is
presently a party to any transaction with the Company (other than for services
as employees, officers and directors), including any contract, agreement or
other arrangement providing for the furnishing of services to or by, providing
for rental of real or personal property to or from, or otherwise requiring
payments to or from any officer, director or such employee or, to the
knowledge of the Company, any corporation, partnership, trust or other entity
in which any officer, director, or any such employee has a substantial
interest or is an officer, director, trustee or partner.
Section 4.21. Fees and Rights of First Refusal. The Company is not
obligated to offer the securities offered hereunder on a right of first
refusal basis or otherwise to any third parties including, but not limited to,
current or former shareholders of the Company, underwriters, brokers, agents
or other third parties.
Section 4.22. Use of Proceeds. The Company shall use the net
proceeds from this offering for general corporate purposes, including, without
limitation, the payment of loans incurred by the Company. However, in no
event shall the Company use the net proceeds from this offering for the
payment (or loan to any such person for the payment) of any judgment, or other
liability, incurred by any executive officer, officer, director or employee of
the Company, except for any liability owed to such person for services
rendered, or if any judgment or other liability is incurred by such person
originating from services rendered to the Company, or the Company has
indemnified such person from liability.
Section 4.23. Further Representation and Warranties of the Company.
For so long as any securities issuable hereunder held by the Investor remain
outstanding, the Company acknowledges, represents, warrants and agrees that it
will maintain the listing of its Common Stock on the Principal Market.
Section 4.24. Opinion of Counsel. Investor shall receive an opinion
letter from counsel to the Company on the date hereof.
Section 4.25. Opinion of Counsel. The Company will obtain for the
Investor, at the Company's expense, any and all opinions of counsel which may
be reasonably required in order to sell the securities issuable hereunder
without restriction.
Section 4.26. Dilution. The Company is aware and acknowledges that
issuance of shares of the Company's Common Stock could cause dilution to
existing shareholders and could significantly increase the outstanding number
of shares of Common Stock.
ARTICLE V.
Indemnification
The Investor and the Company represent to the other the following with
respect to itself:
Section 5.1. Indemnification.
(a) In consideration of the Investor's execution and delivery of
this Agreement, and in addition to all of the Company's other obligations
under this Agreement, the Company shall defend, protect, indemnify and hold
harmless the Investor, and all of its officers, directors, partners, employees
and agents (including, without limitation, those retained in connection with
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement) (collectively, the "Investor
Indemnitees") from and against any and all actions, causes of action, suits,
claims, losses, costs, penalties, fees, liabilities and damages, and expenses
in connection therewith (irrespective of whether any such Investor Indemnitee
is a party to the action for which indemnification hereunder is sought), and
including reasonable attorneys' fees and disbursements (the "Indemnified
Liabilities"), incurred by the Investor Indemnitees or any of them as a result
of, or arising out of, or relating to (a) any misrepresentation or breach of
any representation or warranty made by the Company in this Agreement or the
Registration Rights Agreement or any other certificate, instrument or document
contemplated hereby or thereby, (b) any breach of any covenant, agreement or
obligation of the Company contained in this Agreement or the Registration
Rights Agreement or any other certificate, instrument or document contemplated
hereby or thereby, or (c) any cause of action, suit or claim brought or made
against such Investor Indemnitee not arising out of any action or inaction of
an Investor Indemnitee, and arising out of or resulting from the execution,
delivery, performance or enforcement of this Agreement or any other
instrument, document or agreement executed pursuant hereto by any of the
Investor Indemnitees. To the extent that the foregoing undertaking by the
Company may be unenforceable for any reason, the Company shall make the
maximum contribution to the payment and satisfaction of each of the
Indemnified Liabilities, which is permissible under applicable law.
(b) In consideration of the Company's execution and delivery of
this Agreement, and in addition to all of the Investor's other obligations
under this Agreement, the Investor shall defend, protect, indemnify and hold
harmless the Company and all of its officers, directors, shareholders,
employees and agents (including, without limitation, those retained in
connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement)
(collectively, the "Company Indemnitees") from and against any and all
Indemnified Liabilities incurred by the Company Indemnitees or any of them as
a result of, or arising out of, or relating to (a) any misrepresentation or
breach of any representation or warranty made by the Investor in this
Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement, or any instrument or document
contemplated hereby or thereby executed by the Investor, (b) any breach of any
covenant, agreement or obligation of the Investor(s) contained in this
Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement or any other certificate,
instrument or document contemplated hereby or thereby executed by the
Investor, or (c) any cause of action, suit or claim brought or made against
such Company Indemnitee based on misrepresentations or due to a breach by
the Investor and arising out of or resulting from the execution, delivery,
performance or enforcement of this Agreement or any other instrument, document
or agreement executed pursuant hereto by any of the Company Indemnitees. To
the extent that the foregoing undertaking by the Investor may be unenforceable
for any reason, the Investor shall make the maximum contribution to the
payment and satisfaction of each of the Indemnified Liabilities, which is
permissible under applicable law.
(c) The obligations of the parties to indemnify or make
contribution under this Section 5.1 shall survive termination.
ARTICLE VI.
Covenants of the Company
Section 6.1. Registration Rights. The Company shall cause the
Registration Rights Agreement to remain in full force and effect and the
Company shall comply in all material respects with the terms thereof.
Section 6.2. Listing of Common Stock. The Company shall maintain
the Common Stock's authorization for quotation on the Principal Market.
Section 6.3. Exchange Act Registration. The Company will cause its
Common Stock to continue to be registered under Section 12(g) of the Exchange
Act, will file in a timely manner all reports and other documents required of
it as a reporting company under the Exchange Act and will not take any action
or file any document (whether or not permitted by Exchange Act or the rules
thereunder) to terminate or suspend such registration or to terminate or
suspend its reporting and filing obligations under said Exchange Act.
Section 6.4. Transfer Agent Instructions. Upon effectiveness of
the Registration Statement the Company shall deliver instructions to its
transfer agent to issue shares of Common Stock to the Investor free of
restrictive legends on or before each Advance Date.
Section 6.5. Corporate Existence. The Company will take all steps
necessary to preserve and continue the corporate existence of the Company.
Section 6.6. Notice of Certain Events Affecting Registration;
Suspension of Right to Make an Advance. The Company will immediately notify
the Investor upon its becoming aware of the occurrence of any of the following
events in respect of a registration statement or related prospectus relating
to an offering of Registrable Securities: (i) receipt of any request for
additional information by the SEC or any other Federal or state governmental
authority during the period of effectiveness of the Registration Statement for
amendments or supplements to the registration statement or related prospectus;
(ii) the issuance by the SEC or any other Federal or state governmental
authority of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration
Statement or the initiation of any proceedings for that purpose; (iii) receipt
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; (iv) the happening of any event that makes any statement made in the
Registration Statement or related prospectus of any document incorporated or
deemed to be incorporated therein by reference untrue in any material respect
or that requires the making of any changes in the Registration Statement,
related prospectus or documents so that, in the case of the Registration
Statement, 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 not misleading, and that in the case of the related
prospectus, 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; and (v) the Company's reasonable determination
that a post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement would be
appropriate; and the Company will promptly make available to the Investor any
such supplement or amendment to the related prospectus. The Company shall not
deliver to the Investor any Advance Notice during the continuation of any of
the foregoing events.
Section 6.7. Consolidation; Merger. The Company shall not, at any
time after the date hereof, effect any merger or consolidation of the Company
with or into, or a transfer of all or substantially all the assets of the
Company to another entity (a "Consolidation Event") unless the resulting
successor or acquiring entity (if not the Company) assumes by written
instrument the obligation to deliver to the Investor such shares of stock
and/or securities as the Investor is entitled to receive pursuant to this
Agreement.
Section 6.8. Issuance of the Company's Common Stock. The sale of
the shares of Common Stock shall be made in accordance with the provisions and
requirements of Regulation D and any applicable state securities law.
Section 6.9. Review of Public Disclosures. All SEC filings
(including, without limitation, all filings required under the Exchange Act,
which include Forms 10-Q and 10-QSB, 10-K and 10K-SB, 8-K, etc) and other
public disclosures made by the Company, including, without limitation, all
press releases, investor relations materials, and scripts of analysts meetings
and calls, shall be reviewed and approved for release by the Company's
attorneys and, if containing financial information, the Company's independent
certified public accountants.
Section 6.10. Market Activities. The Company will not, directly
or indirectly, (i) take any action designed to cause or result in, or that
constitutes or might reasonably be expected to constitute, the stabilization
or manipulation of the price of any security of the Company to facilitate the
sale or resale of the Common Stock or (ii) sell, bid for or purchase the
Common Stock, or pay anyone any compensation for soliciting purchases of the
Common Stock.
ARTICLE VII.
Conditions for Advance and Conditions to Closing
Section 7.1. Conditions Precedent to the Obligations of the
Company. The obligation hereunder of the Company to issue and sell the shares
of Common Stock to the Investor incident to each Closing is subject to the
satisfaction, or waiver by the Company, at or before each such Closing, of
each of the conditions set forth below.
(a) Accuracy of the Investor's Representations and Warranties.
The representations and warranties of the Investor shall be true and correct
in all material respects.
(b) Performance by the Investor. The Investor shall have
performed, satisfied and complied in all respects with all covenants,
agreements and conditions required by this Agreement and the Registration
Rights Agreement to be performed, satisfied or complied with by the Investor
at or prior to such Closing.
Section 7.2. Conditions Precedent to the Right of the Company to
Deliver an Advance Notice. The right of the Company to deliver an Advance
Notice is subject to the fulfillment by the Company, on such Advance Notice (a
"Condition Satisfaction Date"), of each of the following conditions:
(a) Registration of the Common Stock with the SEC. The Company
shall have filed with the SEC a Registration Statement with respect to the
resale of the Registrable Securities in accordance with the terms of the
Registration Rights Agreement. As set forth in the Registration Rights
Agreement, the Registration Statement shall have previously become effective
and shall remain effective on each Condition Satisfaction Date and (i) neither
the Company nor the Investor shall have received notice that the SEC has
issued or intends to issue a stop order with respect to the Registration
Statement or that the SEC otherwise has suspended or withdrawn the
effectiveness of the Registration Statement, either temporarily or
permanently, or intends or has threatened to do so (unless the SEC's concerns
have been addressed and the Investor is reasonably satisfied that the SEC no
longer is considering or intends to take such action), and (ii) no other
suspension of the use or withdrawal of the effectiveness of the Registration
Statement or related prospectus shall exist. The Registration Statement must
have been declared effective by the SEC prior to the first Advance Notice
Date.
(b) Authority. The Company shall have obtained all permits and
qualifications required by any applicable state in accordance with the
Registration Rights Agreement for the offer and sale of the shares of Common
Stock, or shall have the availability of exemptions therefrom. The sale and
issuance of the shares of Common Stock shall be legally permitted by all laws
and regulations to which the Company is subject.
(c) Fundamental Changes. There shall not exist any fundamental
changes to the information set forth in the Registration Statement which would
require the Company to file a post-effective amendment to the Registration
Statement.
(d) 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 and the Registration
Rights Agreement to be performed, satisfied or complied with by the Company at
or prior to each Condition Satisfaction Date.
(e) 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 that prohibits or directly and adversely affects any of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and no proceeding shall have been
commenced that may have the effect of prohibiting or adversely affecting any
of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(f) No Suspension of Trading in or Delisting of Common Stock.
The trading of the Common Stock is not suspended by the SEC or the Principal
Market (if the Common Stock is traded on a Principal Market). The issuance of
shares of Common Stock with respect to the applicable Closing, if any, shall
not violate the shareholder approval requirements of the Principal Market (if
the Common Stock is traded on a Principal Market). The Company shall not have
received any notice threatening the continued listing of the Common Stock on
the Principal Market (if the Common Stock is traded on a Principal Market).
(g) Maximum Advance Amount. The amount of an Advance requested
by the Company shall not exceed the Maximum Advance Amount. In addition, in
no event shall the number of shares issuable to the Investor pursuant to an
Advance cause the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock beneficially
owned by the Investor and its affiliates to exceed nine and 9/10 percent
(9.9%) of the then outstanding Common Stock of the Company. For the purposes
of this section beneficial ownership shall be calculated in accordance with
Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act.
(h) No Knowledge. The Company has no knowledge of any event
which would be more likely than not to have the effect of causing such
Registration Statement to be suspended or otherwise ineffective.
(i) Executed Advance Notice. The Investor shall have received
the Advance Notice executed by an officer of the Company and the
representations contained in such Advance Notice shall be true and correct as
of each Condition Satisfaction Date.
ARTICLE VIII.
Due Diligence Review; Non-Disclosure of Non-Public Information
Section 8.1. Non-Disclosure of Non-Public Information.
(a) The Company covenants and agrees that it shall refrain from
disclosing, and shall cause its officers, directors, employees and agents to
refrain from disclosing, any material non-public information to the Investor
without also disseminating such information to the public, unless prior to
disclosure of such information the Company identifies such information as
being material non-public information and provides the Investor with the
opportunity to accept or refuse to accept such material non-public information
for review.
(b) Nothing herein shall require the Company to disclose non-
public information to the Investor or its advisors or representatives, and the
Company represents that it does not disseminate non-public information to any
investors who purchase stock in the Company in a public offering, to money
managers or to securities analysts, provided, however, that notwithstanding
anything herein to the contrary, the Company will, as hereinabove provided,
immediately notify the advisors and representatives of the Investor and, if
any, underwriters, of the existence of any event or any circumstance (without
any obligation to disclose the specific event or circumstance) of which it
becomes aware, constituting non-public information (whether or not requested
of the Company specifically or generally during the course of due diligence by
such persons or entities), which, if not disclosed in the prospectus included
in the Registration Statement would cause such prospectus to include a
material misstatement or to omit a material fact required to be stated therein
in order to make the statements, therein, in light of the circumstances in
which they were made, not misleading. Nothing contained in this Section 8.2
shall be construed to mean that such persons or entities other than the
Investor (without the written consent of the Investor prior to disclosure of
such information) may not obtain non-public information in the course of
conducting due diligence in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and
nothing herein shall prevent any such persons or entities from notifying the
Company of their opinion that based on such due diligence by such persons or
entities, that the Registration Statement contains an untrue statement of
material fact or omits a material fact required to be stated in the
Registration Statement or necessary to make the statements contained therein,
in light of the circumstances in which they were made, not misleading.
ARTICLE IX.
Choice of Law/Jurisdiction
Section 9.1. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by
and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of New Jersey without
regard to the principles of conflict of laws. The parties further agree that
any action between them shall be heard in Xxxxxx County, New Jersey, and
expressly consent to the jurisdiction and venue of the Superior Court of New
Jersey, sitting in Xxxxxx County, New Jersey and the United States District
Court of New Jersey, sitting in Newark, New Jersey, for the adjudication of
any civil action asserted pursuant to this paragraph.
ARTICLE X.
Assignment; Termination
Section 10.1. Assignment. Neither this Agreement nor any rights of
the Company hereunder may be assigned to any other Person.
Section 10.2. Termination.
(a) The obligations of the Investor to make Advances under
Article II hereof shall terminate twenty-four (24) months after the Effective
Date.
(b) The obligation of the Investor to make an Advance to the
Company pursuant to this Agreement shall terminate permanently (including with
respect to an Advance Date that has not yet occurred) in the event that (i)
there shall occur any stop order or suspension of the effectiveness of the
Registration Statement for an aggregate of fifty (50) Trading Days, other than
due to the acts of the Investor, during the Commitment Period, or (ii) the
Company shall at any time fail materially to comply with the requirements of
Article VI and such failure is not cured within thirty (30) days after receipt
of written notice from the Investor, provided, however, that this termination
provision shall not apply to any period commencing upon the filing of a post-
effective amendment to such Registration Statement and ending upon the date on
which such post effective amendment is declared effective by the SEC.
ARTICLE XI.
Notices
Section 11.1. Notices. Any notices, consents, waivers, or other
communications required or permitted to be given under the terms of this
Agreement must be in writing and will be deemed to have been delivered (i)
upon receipt, when delivered personally; (ii) upon receipt, when sent by
facsimile, provided a copy is mailed by U.S. certified mail, return receipt
requested; (iii) three (3) days after being sent by U.S. certified mail,
return receipt requested, or (iv) one (1) day after deposit with a nationally
recognized overnight delivery service, in each case properly addressed to the
party to receive the same. The addresses and facsimile numbers for such
communications shall be:
If to the Company, to: visionGATEWAY, Inc.
00000 Xxxx Xxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxx 000
Xxx Xxxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
With a copy to: Xxxxxxxxxxx & Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx LLP
000 Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000
Xxxxx, Xxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx, Esq.
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
If to the Investor(s): Cornell Capital Partners, LP
000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxx 0000
Xxxxxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Xxxx Xxxxxx
Portfolio Manager
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
With a Copy to: Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx, Esq.
000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxx 0000
Xxxxxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
Each party shall provide five (5) days' prior written notice to the other
party of any change in address or facsimile number.
ARTICLE XII.
Miscellaneous
Section 12.1. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two
or more identical counterparts, all of which shall be considered one and the
same agreement and shall become effective when counterparts have been signed
by each party and delivered to the other party. In the event any signature
page is delivered by facsimile transmission, the party using such means of
delivery shall cause four (4) additional original executed signature pages to
be physically delivered to the other party within five (5) days of the
execution and delivery hereof, though failure to deliver such copies shall not
affect the validity of this Agreement.
Section 12.2. Entire Agreement; Amendments. This Agreement
supersedes all other prior oral or written agreements between the Investor,
the Company, their affiliates and persons acting on their behalf with respect
to the matters discussed herein, and this Agreement and the instruments
referenced herein contain the entire understanding of the parties with respect
to the matters covered herein and therein and, except as specifically set
forth herein or therein, neither the Company nor the Investor makes any
representation, warranty, covenant or undertaking with respect to such
matters. No provision of this Agreement may be waived or amended other than
by an instrument in writing signed by the party to be charged with
enforcement.
Section 12.3. Reporting Entity for the Common Stock. The reporting
entity relied upon for the determination of the trading price or trading
volume of the Common Stock on any given Trading Day for the purposes of this
Agreement shall be Bloomberg, L.P. or any successor thereto. The written
mutual consent of the Investor and the Company shall be required to employ any
other reporting entity.
Section 12.4. Fees and Expenses. The Company hereby agrees to pay
the following fees:
(a) Structuring Fees. Each of the parties shall pay its own
fees and expenses (including the fees of any attorneys, accountants,
appraisers or others engaged by such party) in connection with this Agreement
and the transactions contemplated hereby, except that (i) on the date hereof
the Company shall pay a structuring fee of Twenty Thousand Dollars ($20,000)
to Yorkville Advisors, LLC and (ii) On each Advance Date, the Company shall
pay Yorkville Advisors, LLC a structuring fee of Five Hundred Dollars ($500)
directly out of the gross proceeds of each Advance..
(b) Commitment Fees.
(i) On each Advance Date the Company shall pay to the
Investor, directly out of the gross proceeds of each Advance, an amount equal
to six percent (6%) of the amount of each Advance. The Company hereby agrees
that if such payment, as is described above, is not made by the Company on the
Advance Date, such payment shall be made as outlined and mandated by Section
2.3 of this Agreement.
(ii) Upon the execution of this Agreement the Company shall
issue to the Investor 507,501 shares of Common Stock (the "Investor's
Shares").
(iii) Fully Earned. The Investor's Shares shall be deemed
fully earned as of the date hereof.
(iv) Registration Rights. The Investor's Shares will have
"piggy-back" registration rights.
Section 12.5. Brokerage. Except for Epoch Financial Group, Inc.,
each of the parties hereto represents that it has had no dealings in
connection with this transaction with any finder or broker who will demand
payment of any fee or commission from the other party. The Company on the one
hand, and the Investor, on the other hand, agree to indemnify the other
against and hold the other harmless from any and all liabilities to any person
claiming brokerage commissions or finder's fees on account of services
purported to have been rendered on behalf of the indemnifying party in
connection with this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby.
Section 12.6. Confidentiality. If for any reason the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement are not consummated, each of the parties hereto
shall keep confidential any information obtained from any other party (except
information publicly available or in such party's domain prior to the date
hereof, and except as required by court order) and shall promptly return to
the other parties all schedules, documents, instruments, work papers or other
written information without retaining copies thereof, previously furnished by
it as a result of this Agreement or in connection herein.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Standby Equity
Distribution Agreement to be executed by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized, as of the date first set forth above.
COMPANY:
visionGATEWAY, Inc.
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Title: Chief Executive Officer
INVESTOR:
Cornell Capital Partners, LP
By: Yorkville Advisors, LLC
Its: General Partner
By: /s/ Xxxx Xxxxxx
Name: Xxxx Xxxxxx
Title: Portfolio Manager
EXHIBIT A
ADVANCE NOTICE
VISIONGATEWAY, INC.
The undersigned, _______________________ hereby certifies, with respect
to the sale of shares of Common Stock of VISIONGATEWAY, INC. (the "Company")
issuable in connection with this Advance Notice, delivered pursuant to the
Standby Equity Distribution Agreement (the "Agreement"), as follows:
1. The undersigned is the duly elected ______________ of the Company.
2. There are no fundamental changes to the information set forth in
the Registration Statement which would require the Company to file a post
effective amendment to the Registration Statement.
3. The Company has performed in all material respects all covenants
and agreements to be performed by the Company and has complied in all material
respects with all obligations and conditions contained in the Agreement on or
prior to the Advance Notice Date, and shall continue to perform in all
material respects all covenants and agreements to be performed by the Company
through the applicable Advance Date. All conditions to the delivery of this
Advance Notice are satisfied as of the date hereof.
4. The undersigned hereby represents, warrants and covenants that it
has made all filings ("SEC Filings") required to be made by it pursuant to
applicable securities laws (including, without limitation, all filings
required under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, which include Forms 10-Q
or 10-QSB, 00-X xx 00-XXX, 0-X, xxx.). All SEC Filings and other public
disclosures made by the Company, including, without limitation, all press
releases, analysts meetings and calls, etc. (collectively, the "Public
Disclosures"), have been reviewed and approved for release by the Company's
attorneys and, if containing financial information, the Company's independent
certified public accountants. None of the Company's Public Disclosures
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.
5. The Advance requested is _____________________.
The undersigned has executed this Certificate this ____ day of
_________________
VISIONGATEWAY, INC.
By:
Name:
Title:
If Returning This Advance Notice via Facsimile Please Send To: (000) 000-0000
If by Mail, via Federal Express To: Cornell Capital Partners, LP
000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000,
Xxxxxx Xxxx, XX 00000
