SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT
SECURITIES
PURCHASE AGREEMENT
(the
“Agreement”),
dated
as of March 30, 2007, by and among Comanche Clean Energy Corporation, a Cayman
Islands corporation, with headquarters located c/x Xxxxxx & Xxxxxx XX, South
Church Street, Xxxxxx Town, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands (the “Company”),
and
the investors listed on the Schedule of Buyers attached hereto
(individually, a “Buyer”
and
collectively, the “Buyers”).
WHEREAS:
A. The
Company and each Buyer is executing and delivering this Agreement in reliance
upon the exemptions from securities registration afforded by Section 4(2)
of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933
Act”),
Rule
506 of Regulation D (“Regulation
D”)
as
promulgated by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the
“SEC”)
under
the 1933 Act and/or Regulation S promulgated by the SEC under the 1933
Act.
B. The
Buyers, severally, and not jointly, wish to purchase, and the Company wishes
to
sell, upon the terms and conditions stated in this Agreement, (i) that aggregate
number of Ordinary Shares, par value $.001 per share, of the Company
(“Shares”)
set
forth
opposite such Buyer's name in column (3) on the Schedule of Buyers (which
aggregate amount for all Buyers together shall be 3,000,000 Shares for an
aggregate Purchase Price of $15,000,000.00 and (ii) warrants, in substantially
the form attached hereto as Exhibit
A
(the
"Warrants"),
to
acquire that number of Shares set forth opposite such Buyer's name in column
(4)
on the Schedule of Buyers (as exercised, collectively, the "Warrant
Shares").
C. The
Shares and the Warrant Shares collectively are referred to herein as the
“Securities”.
D. In
connection with the Immediate Acquisitions (as defined below), (i) the Company
shall issue Shares (together with existing Shares held by the management of
the
Company as listed on Schedule 1 hereof, collectively the “Management
Restricted Stock”)
to
certain members of management of the Company, and its Subsidiaries (together
with management of the Company listed on such Schedule, the “Management
Members”),
and
(ii) the Company shall issue Shares (the “Acquisition
Sellers Stock”)
to
certain selling parties in the Immediate Acquisitions (as defined below) (the
“Acquisition
Sellers”).
Each
Management Member and Acquisition Seller will execute and deliver a lockup
agreement, the form of which is attached hereto as Exhibit B (as the same may
be
amended, restated, supplemented and/or modified from time to time in accordance
with the provisions thereof, the “Lockup
Agreements”),
pursuant to which the resale of the Management Restricted Stock and the
Acquisition Seller Stock shall be limited.
E. Contemporaneously
herewith, the Company is entering into a securities purchase agreement, by
and
among the Company and the buyers listed on the Schedule of Buyers attached
thereto (the “Note
Unit Buyers”),
(the
“Notes
and Warrants Purchase Agreement”),
wherein the Company agrees, upon the terms and subject to the conditions of
the
Notes and Warrants Purchase Agreement, to issue and sell to the Note Unit Buyers
(i) secured convertible notes of the Company in an aggregate principal amount
of
$40,000,000.00 (the "Convertible Notes"),
which
will be convertible into Shares (as converted, the "Conversion
Shares")
in
accordance with the terms of the Convertible Notes, and (ii) certain warrants
(the "Convertible
Note Warrants"),
which
will be exercisable to purchase additional shares of Common Stock (as exercised,
the "Convertible
Note Warrant Shares")
in
accordance with the terms of the Convertible Note Warrants.
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F. Contemporaneously
with the Closing, the Buyers, the Note Unit Buyers and the Company will execute
and deliver a Registration Rights Agreement (as amended, restated, supplemented
and/or modified from time to time in accordance with the provisions thereof,
the
“Registration
Rights Agreement”),
pursuant to which the Company will agree to provide certain registration rights
in respect of the Shares, the Conversion Shares, the Warrant Shares and the
Note
Warrant Shares under the 1933 Act and the rules and regulations promulgated
thereunder, and applicable state securities laws.
G. The
Conversion Shares, Convertible Note Warrants and Convertible Note Warrant Shares
collectively are referred to herein as the “Note
Unit Securities”,
and
the offering thereof, the “Note
Unit Offering”.
H. Prior
to
the date hereof, Comanche Participações do Brasil Ltda (“Comanche
Participacoes”) has
entered into agreements for the acquisition of certain Clean Fuel Assets (as
defined in the Notes) which agreements are annexed hereto as Schedule 2
(collectively, the “Immediate
Acquisition Documents”),
pursuant to which Comanche Participacoes will, with certain of the proceeds
of
the transactions contemplated hereby, acquire the Clean Fuel Assets covered
by
the Immediate Acquisition Documents (the “Immediate
Acquisitions”,
and
together with the development of or investment in a new Clean Fuel Asset,
collectively, the “Acquisitions”),
and
the consummation of the transactions contemplated under the Immediate
Acquisition Documents shall occur no later than the time period provided in
Section 4(x). Any subsidiary created or acquired by the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries in connection with the Immediate Acquisitions is hereafter referred
to as a “Target”,
and
collectively, the “Targets”.)
For
purposes of the Agreement and other Transaction Documents (as defined below),
“Acquisition
Documents”
means,
collectively, the transaction documents in connection with the
Acquisitions.
I. Capitalized
terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed
to
such terms in the Notes.
NOW,
THEREFORE,
the
Company and each Buyer hereby agree as follows:
1. PURCHASE
AND SALE OF SHARES AND WARRANTS.
(a)
Purchase
of Shares and Warrants.
Subject
to the satisfaction (or waiver) of the conditions set forth in Sections 6
and 7 below, the Company shall issue and sell to each Buyer, and each Buyer
severally, but not jointly, agrees to purchase from the Company on the Closing
Date (as defined below), (x) the number of Shares set forth opposite such
Buyer’s name in column (3) on the Schedule of Buyers and (y) the
related Warrants to acquire up to that number of Warrant Shares set forth
opposite such Buyer’s name in column (4) on the Schedule of Buyers (the
“Closing”).
(b)
Closing.
The
date and time of the Closing (the “Closing
Date”)
shall
be 10:00 a.m., New York City time, on the first day other than Saturday, Sunday
or other day on which commercial banks in the City of New York are authorized
or
required by law to remain closed (a “Business
Day”)
following the satisfaction (or waiver) and notification of the Company of
satisfaction (or waiver) of the conditions to the Closing set forth in
Sections 6 and 7 below (or such later or earlier date as is mutually agreed
to by the Company and Buyers holding the right to purchase at least 50% of
the
Shares to be sold hereunder). The Closing shall occur on the Closing Date at
the
offices of Guzov Ofsink, LLC, 000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, 00xx
Xxxxx,
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000, or such other place as the Company and the Buyers
holding the right to purchase at least 50% of the Shares to be sold hereunder
shall mutually agree.
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(c)
Purchase
Price.
The
aggregate purchase price for the Shares and the Warrants to be purchased by
each
such Buyer at the Closing (the “Purchase
Price”)
shall
be the amount set forth opposite such Buyer’s name in column (5) of the
Schedule of Buyers. Each Buyer shall pay $5.00 for each Share and related
Warrants to be purchased by such Buyer at the Closing.
(d)
Form
of Payment.
On or
before the Closing Date, (i) each Buyer shall deposit its respective
Purchase Price for the Shares and Warrants to be issued and sold to such Buyer
at the Closing to the escrow account by wire transfer of immediately available
funds in accordance with the provisions of the Escrow Agreement dated the date
hereof, by and among the Buyers, the Company, and Tri-State Title & Escrow,
LLC, as the Escrow Agent (the “Escrow Agreement”), and (ii) the Company
shall deliver to its counsel certificates the Shares (in the denomination
requested by each Buyer) which such Buyer is then purchasing hereunder along
with warrants representing the Warrants (allocated in the amounts as such Buyer
shall request) which such Buyer is purchasing, in each case duly executed on
behalf of the Company and registered in the name of such Buyer or, subject to
compliance with applicable securities laws, its designee (as to such Buyer,
the
“Buyer’s
Shares and Warrants”).
(e)Release
of Purchase Price and Shares and Warrants.
Subject
to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Sections 6 and 7 of this
Agreement, on the Closing Date the Company shall cause the Escrow Agent to
(i)
release the Purchase Price to the Company or its designees in accordance with
the provisions of the Escrow Agreement, and (ii) shall cause its counsel to
deliver to each Buyer the Buyer’s Shares and Warrants registered in the name of
such Buyer..
2. BUYER’S
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES. Each Buyer represents and warrants,
severally and not jointly, as of the date of this Agreement and on the Closing
Date, with respect to only itself that:
(a) No
Public Sale or Distribution.
Such
Buyer is acquiring the Shares, and the Warrants, and upon exercise of the
Warrants will acquire the Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise thereof, for
its
own account and not with a view towards, or for resale in connection with,
the
public sale or distribution thereof, except pursuant to sales registered or
exempted under the 1933 Act and such Buyer does not have a present arrangement
to effect any distribution of the Securities to or through any person or entity;
provided,
however,
that by
making the representations herein, such Buyer 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 or pursuant to a
registration statement or an exemption under the 1933 Act and pursuant to the
applicable terms of the Transaction Documents (as defined in Section 3(b)).
Such Buyer does not presently have any agreement or understanding, directly
or
indirectly, with any Person (as defined in Section 3(p)) to distribute any
of the Securities.
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(b) Accredited
Investor Status.
Such
Buyer is an “accredited investor” as that term is defined in Rule 501(a) of
Regulation D.
(c) Reliance
on Exemptions.
Such
Buyer understands that the Securities are being offered and sold to it in
reliance on specific exemptions from the registration requirements of United
States federal and state securities laws and that the Company is relying upon,
among other things, the truth and accuracy of, and such Buyer’s compliance with,
the representations, warranties, agreements, acknowledgments and understandings
of such Buyer set forth herein in order to determine the availability of such
exemptions and the eligibility of such Buyer to acquire the
Securities.
(d)
Information.
Such
Buyer and its advisors, if any, have been furnished with all materials relating
to the business, finances and operations of the Company and the Acquisition
and
materials relating to the offer and sale of the Securities which have been
requested by such Buyer. Such Buyer and its advisors, if any, have been afforded
the opportunity to ask questions of the Company. Neither such inquiries nor
any
other due diligence investigations conducted by such Buyer or its advisors,
if
any, or its representatives shall modify, amend or affect such Buyer’s right to
rely on the Company’s representations and warranties contained herein. Such
Buyer understands that its investment in the Securities involves a high degree
of risk and is able to afford a complete loss of such investment. Such Buyer
has
sought such accounting, legal and tax advice as it has considered necessary
to
make an informed investment decision in respect of its acquisition of the
Securities.
(e)
No
Governmental Review.
Such
Buyer understands that no United States federal or state agency or any other
government or governmental agency has passed on or made any recommendation
or
endorsement of the Securities or the fairness or suitability of the investment
in the Securities nor have such authorities passed upon or endorsed the merits
of the offering of the Securities.
(f)
Transfer
or Resale.
Such
Buyer understands that except as provided in the Registration Rights Agreement:
(i) the Securities have not been and are not being registered under the
1933 Act or any state securities laws, and may not be offered for sale, sold,
assigned or transferred unless (A) subsequently registered thereunder,
(B) such Buyer shall have delivered to the Company an opinion of counsel,
in a form reasonably acceptable to the Company, to the effect that such
Securities to be sold, assigned or transferred may be sold, assigned or
transferred pursuant to an exemption from such registration, or (C) such
Buyer provides the Company with assurance reasonably acceptable to the Company
that such Securities can be sold, assigned or transferred pursuant to Rule
144
or Rule 144A promulgated under the 1933 Act, as amended, (or a successor
rule thereto) (collectively, “Rule
144”);
(ii) any sale of the Securities made in reliance on Rule 144 may be made
only in accordance with the terms of Rule 144 and further, if Rule 144 is not
applicable, any resale of the Securities under circumstances in which the seller
(or the Person through whom the sale is made) may be deemed to be an underwriter
(as that term is defined in the 0000 Xxx) may require compliance with some
other
exemption under the 1933 Act or the rules and regulations of the SEC thereunder;
and (iii) none of the Company or any other Person is under any obligation
to register the Securities under the 1933 Act or any state securities laws
or to
comply with the terms and conditions of any exemption thereunder.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, and subject to compliance with applicable
securities laws, the Securities may be pledged in connection with a bona fide
margin account or other loan or financing arrangement secured by the Securities
and such pledge of Securities shall not be deemed to be a transfer, sale or
assignment of the Securities hereunder, unless required by law, and no Buyer
effecting a pledge of Securities 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, including without limitation,
this Section 2(f).
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(g)
Legends.
Such
Buyer understands that the certificates or other instruments representing the
Shares and the Warrants and the stock certificates representing the Warrant
Shares, except as set forth below, shall bear any legend as required by the
“blue sky” laws of any state and a restrictive legend in substantially the
following form (and a stop-transfer order may be placed against transfer of
such
certificates):
NEITHER
THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE NOR
THE
SECURITIES INTO WHICH THESE SECURITIES ARE EXERCISABLE HAVE BEEN REGISTERED
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES
LAWS. THE SECURITIES MAY NOT BE OFFERED FOR SALE, SOLD, TRANSFERRED OR ASSIGNED
(I) IN THE ABSENCE OF (A) AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT FOR THE
SECURITIES UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR (B) AN OPINION
OF
COUNSEL REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO THE ISSUER, IN A GENERALLY ACCEPTABLE FORM,
THAT REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED UNDER SAID ACT OR (II) UNLESS SOLD PURSUANT
TO, AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH, RULE 144 OR RULE 144A UNDER SAID ACT.
NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING, SUBJECT TO COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE SECURITIES
LAWS, THE SECURITIES MAY BE PLEDGED IN CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN
ACCOUNT OR OTHER LOAN OR FINANCING ARRANGEMENT SECURED BY THE SECURITIES. THIS
INSTRUMENT IS SUBJECT TO THE TERMS OF A SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT (SHARES
AND WARRANTS), DATED AS OF MARCH 30, 2007, BY AND AMONG COMANCHE CLEAN ENERGY
CORPORATION AND THE BUYERS LISTED THEREIN.
The
legend set forth above shall be removed and the Company shall issue a
certificate without such legend to the holder of the Securities upon which
it is
stamped or, in the case of Warrant Shares, issue to such holder by electronic
delivery at the applicable balance account at The Depository Trust Company
("DTC"),
if,
unless otherwise required by state securities laws, (i) such Securities are
registered for resale under the 1933 Act, provided that upon receipt of notice
from the Company that the applicable registration statement is not, or no longer
is effective in respect of the resale of such Securities, the Holder will not
transfer such Securities (other than pursuant to clauses 2(g)(ii) or
2(g)(iii) below) until the Company notifies the Holder that the applicable
registration statement becomes effective (again), (ii) in connection with a
sale, assignment or other transfer, such holder provides the Company with an
opinion of counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Company, in a generally
acceptable form, to the effect that such sale, assignment or transfer of the
Securities may be made without registration under the applicable requirements
of
the 1933 Act and that such legend is no longer required, or (iii) such
holder provides the Company with assurances reasonably acceptable to the Company
that the Securities can be sold, assigned or transferred pursuant to Rule 144
or
Rule 144A, and such Holder delivers the legended Securities to the Company
or
the Company’s transfer agent.
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(h) Validity;
Enforcement.
This
Agreement has been, and, when the other Transaction Documents (as defined below)
to which such Buyer is a party are executed and delivered in accordance with
the
terms and conditions contemplated hereby and thereby, such documents shall
have
been duly and validly authorized, executed and delivered on behalf of such
Buyer
and shall constitute the legal, valid and binding obligations of such Buyer
enforceable against such Buyer in accordance with their respective terms, except
as such enforceability may be limited by general principles of equity or to
applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, fraudulent conveyance or
transfer, moratorium, liquidation and other similar laws relating to, or
affecting generally, the enforcement of applicable creditors’ rights and
remedies.
(i) No
Conflicts.
The
execution, delivery and performance by such Buyer of this Agreement and the
other Transaction Documents to which such Buyer is a party and the consummation
by such Buyer of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby will not
(i) result in a violation of any organizational documents of such Buyer 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 such Buyer is a party, or
(iii) result in a violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment
or decree (including federal and state securities laws) applicable to such
Buyer
or by which any property or asset of the Buyer is bound or affected, except
in
the case of clauses (ii) and (iii) above, for such conflicts,
defaults, rights or violations which would not, individually or in the
aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the
ability of such Buyer to perform its obligations hereunder or under any of
the
other Transaction Documents. Each Buyer agrees that it has independently, based
on such documents and information it deemed appropriate, made its decision
to
enter into this Agreement and purchase the Shares and Warrants.
(j) Residency.
Such
Buyer is a resident of that jurisdiction specified below its address on the
Schedule of Buyers.
(k) Placement
Agent.
Such
Buyer understands that Xxxxxx & Xxxxxxx, LLC (the “Placement
Agent”)
has
acted solely as the agent of the Company in this placement of the Securities,
and that the Agent makes no representation or warranty with regard to the merits
of this transaction or as to the accuracy of any information such Buyer may
have
received in connection therewith. Such Buyer acknowledges that it has not relied
on any information prepared by the Agent or advice furnished by or on behalf
of
the Agent. Such Buyer agrees that it has, independently and without reliance
on
Agent, and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate,
made its own credit analysis of the Company, the Targets and the Acquisition
and
has made its own decision to enter into this Agreement and purchase the
applicable Securities.
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3. REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY. The Company represents and warrants to each
of the Buyers on the date hereof and on the Closing Date that:
(a)
Organization
and Qualification.
Set
forth on Schedule 3(a)
is a
true and correct list of the entities in which the Company or any Subsidiary,
directly or indirectly, owns capital stock or holds an equity or similar
interest, together with their respective jurisdictions of organization and
the
percentage of the outstanding capital stock or other equity interests of such
entity that is held by the Company or such Subsidiary or any of their respective
Subsidiaries. Schedule 3(a)
also
sets forth a true and correct corporate structure of the Company and its
subsidiaries immediately following the Closing giving pro forma effect to the
Immediate Acquisitions (including for this purpose only, the Targets). Other
than with respect to the entities listed on Schedule 3(a),
the
Company does not, directly or indirectly, own any securities or beneficial
ownership interests in any other Person (including through joint ventures or
partnership arrangements) or has any investment in any other Person. The Company
and its “Subsidiaries”
(which
for purposes of this Agreement means any entity in which the Company or any
of
its Subsidiaries, directly or indirectly, owns any of the capital stock, equity
or similar interests or voting power of such entity at the date of this
Agreement) are entities duly organized and
validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction in
which they are formed, and have the requisite power and authority to own their
properties and to carry on their business as now being conducted. If applicable,
each of the Company and the Subsidiaries is duly qualified as a foreign entity
to do business and, to the extent legally applicable, is in good standing in
every jurisdiction in which its ownership of property or 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. As used in this Agreement, “Material
Adverse Effect”
means
any material adverse effect on the business, properties, assets, prospects,
operations, results of operations or condition (financial or otherwise) of
the
Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or on the transactions
contemplated hereby and the other Transaction Documents or by the agreements
and
instruments to be entered into in connection herewith or therewith, or on the
authority or ability of the Company or any Subsidiary to perform its obligations
under the Transaction Documents (as defined below). Except as set forth in
Schedule 3(a),
the
Company and each Subsidiary holds all right, title and interest in and to 100%
of the capital stock, equity or similar interests of each of its respective
Subsidiaries, in each case, free and clear of any Liens (as defined below)
other
than Permitted Liens (as defined in the Convertible Notes) including any
restriction on the use, voting, transfer, receipt of income or other exercise
of
any attributes of free and clear ownership by a current holder, and no such
Subsidiary owns capital stock or holds an equity or similar interest in any
other Person. As used in this Agreement, “Lien”
means,
with respect of any asset, any mortgage, lien, pledge, hypothecation, charge,
security interest, encumbrance or adverse claim of any kind and any restrictive
covenant, condition, restriction or exception of any kind that has the practical
effect of creating a mortgage, lien, pledge, hypothecation, charge, security
interest, encumbrance or adverse claim of any kind (including any of the
foregoing created by, arising under or evidenced by any conditional sale or
other title retention agreement, the interest of a lessor with respect to a
"Capital Lease" (in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles),
or any financing lease having substantially the same economic effect as any
of
the foregoing).
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(b)
Authorization;
Enforcement; Validity.
The
Company has the requisite corporate power and authority to enter into and
perform its obligations under this Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement,
the Escrow Agreement (as defined below), the Warrants and each of the other
agreements entered into by the parties hereto in connection with the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement to which it is a party (such
documents, and together with the Notes, the Warrants, the Registration Rights
Agreement, the Transfer Agent Instructions, and each of the other agreements
to
be entered into in connection with the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement, as amended, restated, supplemented and/or modified from time to
time
in accordance with the provisions thereof, collectively, the “Transaction
Documents”)
and to
consummate the transactions contemplated herein and therein in accordance with
the terms hereof and thereof. The execution and delivery of the Transaction
Documents by the Company and the consummation by the Company of the transactions
contemplated hereby and thereby, have been duly authorized by the board of
directors of the Company (the “Board
of Directors”)
and
other than as set forth in Section 3(e) hereof, no further filing, consent
or authorization is required by the Company, its stockholders or the Board
of
Directors. To the extent that a Person that is a Subsidiary is a party to or
bound by a Transaction Document or an Immediate Acquisition Document, such
Subsidiary has the requisite power and authority to enter into and perform
its
obligations under such Transaction Document or Immediate Acquisition Document
and the execution and delivery of such Transaction Document by such Subsidiary
and the consummation by such Subsidiary of the transactions contemplated thereby
have been duly authorized by the board of directors or equivalent body of such
Subsidiary and no further consent or authorization is required by such
Subsidiary, its equity holders or its board of directors or equivalent body.
This Agreement, the other Transaction Documents and the Immediate Acquisition
Documents have been duly executed and delivered by the Company or its
Subsidiary, as applicable, and constitute the legal, valid and binding
obligations of such parties enforceable against such parties in accordance
with
their respective terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by general
principles of equity or applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization,
fraudulent conveyance or transfer, moratorium, liquidation or similar laws
relating to, or affecting generally, the enforcement of applicable creditors’
rights and remedies. As of the Closing, the Transaction Documents dated after
the date of this Agreement and on or prior to the date of the Closing shall
have
been duly executed and delivered by the Company or its Subsidiary, if
applicable, and shall constitute the valid and binding obligations of such
parties, enforceable against such parties in accordance with their terms except
as enforceability may be limited by general principles of equity or applicable
bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, fraudulent conveyance or transfer,
moratorium or similar laws relating to, or affecting generally, the enforcement
of creditors’ rights and remedies.
(c)
Offer
of Securities; Issuance of Securities.
Subject
to the accuracy of Buyer’s representations and warranties hereunder, the offer
by the Company of the Securities is exempt from registration under the 1933
Act.
The issuance of the Shares and the Warrants are duly authorized and are free
from all taxes, liens and charges in respect of the issue thereof other than
Permitted Liens (as defined in the Convertible Notes). As of the Closing, a
number of Shares shall have been duly authorized and reserved for issuance
which
equals 125% of the
maximum number of Shares issuable upon exercise of the Warrants Upon exercise
in
accordance with the Warrants, the Warrant Shares will be validly issued, fully
paid and nonassessable and free from all preemptive or similar rights, taxes,
liens and charges in respect of the issue thereof other than Permitted Liens,
with the holders being entitled to all rights accorded to a holder of Shares.
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(d)
No
Conflicts.
The
execution, delivery and performance of the Transaction Documents by the Company,
and if applicable its Subsidiaries, and the consummation by such parties of
the
transactions contemplated hereby and thereby will not (i) result in a
violation of any articles of association, certificate of incorporation,
certificate of formation, any certificate of designations or other constituent
documents of the Company or any of the Subsidiaries, any capital stock of the
Company or any of the Subsidiaries or bylaws of the Company or any of the
Subsidiaries or (ii) conflict with, or constitute a default (or an event
which with notice or lapse of time or both would become a default) in any
respect under, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment,
acceleration or cancellation of, or other remedy in respect of, any agreement,
indenture or instrument to which the Company or any of the Subsidiaries is
a
party, or (iii) result in a violation of any Requirements of Law, except
(other than pursuant to clauses (i) and (iii) above) for such violations,
conflicts, defaults or rights which would not, individually or in the aggregate,
have a Material Adverse Effect. As used in this Agreement, (A) “Requirements
of Law”
means,
as to any Person, any United States or foreign law, statute, treaty, rule,
regulation, right, privilege, qualification, license or franchise or
determination of an arbitrator or a court or other Governmental Entity, in
each
case applicable or binding upon such Person or any of its property or to which
such Person or any of its property is subject or pertaining to any or all of
the
transactions contemplated or referred to herein and (B) “Governmental
Entity”
means
the government of any nation, state, city, locality or other political
subdivision thereof, any entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial,
regulatory or administrative functions of or pertaining to government and any
corporation or other entity owned or controlled, through stock or capital
ownership or otherwise, by any of the foregoing.
(e)
Consents.
Neither
the Company nor any of the Subsidiaries is required to obtain any consent,
authorization or order of, or make any filing or registration with, any court,
governmental agency or any regulatory or self-regulatory agency or any other
Person in order for it to execute, deliver or perform any of its obligations
under or contemplated by the Transaction Documents to which it is a party,
in
each case in accordance with the terms hereof or thereof, except for the
following consents, authorizations, orders, filings and registrations:
(i) the filing of appropriate UCC financing statements (or the equivalent)
with the appropriate states and other authorities pursuant to the Pledge
Agreement (as defined in the Notes and Warrants Purchase Agreement;
(ii) filings required by applicable federal, state or foreign securities
laws; (iii) filings required by Brazilian law to register foreign investment;
and (iv) the registration statement and related state securities law
filings required by the Registration Rights Agreement. All consents,
authorizations, orders, filings and registrations which the Company is required
to have obtained prior to the date hereof pursuant to the preceding sentence
have been obtained or effected. Notwithstanding the first two sentences of
this
Section 3(e), to the extent that any Foreign Subsidiary is required to obtain
any consent, authorization or order, or make any filing or registration, but
has
not done so, such failure shall not constitute a default hereunder or under
the
other Transaction Documents if such failure(s), individually or in the
aggregate, would not have a Material Adverse Effect.
(f)
Acknowledgment
Regarding Buyer’s Purchase of Securities.
The
Company acknowledges and agrees that each Buyer is acting solely in the capacity
of an arm’s length purchaser in respect of the Transaction Documents and the
transactions contemplated hereby and thereby and that, except as set forth
on
Schedule 3(f),
no
Buyer is (i) an officer or director of the Company, (ii) an
“affiliate” of the Company (as defined in Rule 144) or (iii) to the
knowledge of the Company, a “beneficial owner” of more than 10% of the shares of
Common Stock (as defined for purposes of Rule 13d-3 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended (the “1934
Act”)).
The
Company further acknowledges that, except as set forth on Schedule 3(f),
to the
knowledge of the Company, no Buyer is acting as a financial advisor or fiduciary
of the Company or any of its Subsidiary (or in any similar capacity) in respect
of the Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated hereby and
thereby, and any advice given by a Buyer or any of its representatives or agents
in connection with the Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated
hereby and thereby is merely incidental to such Buyer’s purchase of the
Securities. The Company further represents to each Buyer that the decision
of
the Company and each of the Subsidiaries to enter into the Transaction Documents
to which such Person is a party has been based solely on the independent
evaluation by the Company, such Subsidiaries and their respective
representatives.
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(g)
No
General Solicitation; Placement Agent’s Fees.
None of
the Company, any of its Subsidiaries, any of their respective 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) in
connection with the offer or sale of the Securities. The Company shall be
responsible for the payment of any placement agent’s fees, financial advisory
fees, or brokers’ commissions (other than for persons engaged by any Buyer or
its investment advisor) relating to or arising out of the transactions
contemplated hereby. The Company shall pay, and hold each Buyer harmless
against, any liability, loss or expense (including, without limitation,
attorneys’ fees and out-of-pocket expenses) arising in connection with any such
claim. The Company acknowledges that it has engaged the Agent as placement
agent
in connection with the sale of the Securities. Other than the Agent, the fees
and expenses of whom shall be borne by the Company, the Company has not engaged
any placement agent or other agent in connection with the sale of the
Securities.
(h)
No
Integrated Offering.
None of
the Company, any of its Subsidiaries and any of their respective Affiliates,
nor
any Person acting on its or their behalf has made, directly or indirectly,
any
offers or sales of any security or solicited any offers to buy any security,
under circumstances that would require registration of any of the Securities
under the 1933 Act or cause this offering of the Securities to be integrated
with prior or concurrent offerings by the Company for purposes of the 1933
Act
other than the Note Unit Offering and the Acquisitions, which Note Unit Offering
and the Acquisitions have been undertaken only in such a manner as to not
adversely affect the exemption from registration enjoyed by the sale of the
Securities pursuant to this Agreement. None of the Company, any of its
Subsidiaries and their respective Affiliates or any Person acting on their
behalf will take any action or steps referred to in the preceding sentence
that
would require registration of any of the Securities under the 1933 Act or cause
the offering of the Securities to be integrated with other offerings. Except
as
otherwise stated, as used in this Agreement, “Affiliate”
means
any Person who is an “affiliate”
as
defined in Rule 12b-2 of the General Rules and Regulations under the 1934
Act.
(i)
Application
of Takeover Protections; Rights Agreement.
The
Company and its board of directors have taken all necessary action, if any,
in
order to render inapplicable any control share acquisition, business
combination, poison pill (including any distribution under a rights agreement)
or other similar anti-takeover provision under the Company’s articles of
association and memorandum of association (as amended and in effect on the
date
hereof, or the laws of the jurisdiction of its formation or otherwise which
is
or could become applicable to any Buyer as a result of the transactions
contemplated by the Securities Purchase Agreement, including, without
limitation, the Company’s issuance of the Securities and any Buyer's ownership
of the Securities. The Company has not adopted a stockholder rights plan or
similar arrangement relating to accumulations of beneficial ownership of Shares
or a change in control of the Company.
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(j)
Financial
Statements.
The
consolidated financial statements of the Company and its Subsidiaries have
been
prepared in accordance with the generally accepted accounting principles of
the
jurisdiction of its organization (“GAAP”),
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 that, to the
Company's knowledge, are not material, individually or in the aggregate. Except
for liabilities and obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business
and
consistent with past practice, liabilities and obligations reflected on or
reserved against in the December 31, 2006 interim consolidated balance sheets
of
the Company or in the December 31, 2006 interim consolidated balance sheets
of
any Subsidiary, as applicable, prepared in accordance with GAAP (the
“Balance
Sheets”)
and as
otherwise contemplated hereby or disclosed herein or in the disclosure schedules
to this Agreement (the "Disclosure
Schedules"),
since
December 31, 2006, inclusive of such date, none of the Company nor any
Subsidiary has incurred any liabilities or obligations that would be required
to
be reflected or reserved against in a balance sheet of the Company or such
Subsidiary, as applicable, prepared in accordance with the principles used
in
the preparation of the Balance Sheets. None of the Company or, to the Company's
knowledge, any stockholder, officer or director of the Company has issued any
press release or made any other public statement or communication on behalf
of
the Company or otherwise relating to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries
that
contains any untrue statement of a material fact or omits any statement of
material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light
of
the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
(k)
Absence
of Certain Changes.
Since
December 31, 2006, there has been no change or development in the business,
properties, operations, condition (financial or otherwise), results of
operations of the Company or any Subsidiary that has had or would reasonably
be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Except as set forth on Schedule
3(k),
since
December 31, 2006, (and before giving effect to the transactions contemplated
under the Transaction Documents) none of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries
has (i) declared or paid any dividends other than as would have been
permitted under the Convertible Notes, (ii) sold any assets, individually
or in the aggregate, in excess of $1,000,000 outside of the ordinary course
of
business, (iii) had capital expenditures, individually or in the aggregate,
in excess of $1,000,000 or (iv) waived any material rights in respect of
any Indebtedness or other rights in excess of $500,000 owed to it. None of
the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries has taken any steps to seek protection
pursuant to any bankruptcy law nor does the Company have any knowledge or reason
to believe that its creditors or the creditors of any Subsidiary intend to
initiate involuntary bankruptcy proceedings or any actual knowledge of any
fact
which would reasonably lead a creditor to do so. Neither the Company nor any
Subsidiary of the Company is as of the date hereof, and after giving effect
to
the transactions contemplated hereby to occur at the Closing will be, Insolvent
(as defined below). For purposes of this Section 3(k), “Insolvent”
means,
in respect of any Person, (i) the present fair saleable value of such
Person’s assets (and including as assets for this purpose at a fair valuation
all rights of subrogation, contribution or indemnification arising pursuant
to
any guarantees given by such Person) is less than the amount required to pay
such Person’s (after giving effect to the Acquisitions) total Indebtedness (as
defined in Section 3(p)), (ii) such Person is unable to pay its debts
and liabilities, subordinated, contingent or otherwise, as such debts and
liabilities become absolute and matured, (iii) such Person intends at any
time to incur or believes that it will at any time incur debts that would be
beyond its ability to pay as such debts mature or (iv) such Person has
unreasonably small capital with which to conduct the business in which it is
engaged as such business is now conducted and is proposed to be
conducted.
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(l)
Conduct
of Business; Regulatory Permits.
None
of
the Company or any Subsidiary is in violation of any term of or in default
under
its articles of association, certificate of incorporation, certificate of
formation, any certificate of designations of any outstanding series of
preferred stock of such company or Bylaws or their organizational charter or
other constituent documents or bylaws, respectively except for such violations
or defaults which would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. None of the Company or any
Subsidiary is in violation of any judgment, decree or order or any statute,
ordinance, rule or regulation applicable to such entity, and none of the Company
or any Subsidiary will conduct its respective business in violation of any
of
the foregoing, except for such violations and/or possible violations which
would
not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect. The Company and each Subsidiary possess all certificates,
authorizations and permits issued by the appropriate regulatory authorities
necessary to conduct their respective businesses, except where the failure
to
possess such certificates, authorizations or permits would not have,
individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect, and none of the
Company or any Subsidiary has received any notice of proceedings relating to
the
revocation or modification of any such certificate, authorization or permit
except where such proceedings, revocation or modification would not have a
Material Adverse Effect.
(m)
Foreign
Corrupt Practices.
None of
the Company or any Subsidiary, nor, any director, officer, agent, employee
or
other Person acting on behalf of any of them has, in the course of its actions
for, or on behalf of, such entity (i) used any corporate funds for any
unlawful contribution, gift, entertainment or other unlawful expenses relating
to political activity; (ii) made any direct or indirect unlawful payment to
any foreign or domestic government official or employee from corporate funds;
(iii) violated or is in violation of any provision of the U.S. Foreign
Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended; or (iv) made any unlawful bribe,
rebate, payoff, influence payment, kickback or other unlawful payment to any
foreign or domestic government official or employee.
(n)
Transactions
With Affiliates.
Except
as set forth in Schedule
3(n) hereto,
other than the issuance of restricted stock and the other arrangements disclosed
on Schedule
3(n),
none of
the officers, directors or employees of any of the Company or any Subsidiary
is
presently a party to any transaction with any of the Company or any Subsidiary
(other than for ordinary course services as employees, officers or 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 such
officer, director or employee or, to the knowledge of the Company, any
corporation, partnership, trust or other entity in which any such officer,
director, or employee has a substantial interest or is an officer, director,
trustee or partner.
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(o)
Equity
Capitalization.
As of
the date hereof and before giving effect to the Acquisitions, and the financings
contemplated in the Transaction Documents, the authorized capital stock of
the
Company consists of 100,000,000 Ordinary Shares, par value $.001 per Share
(“Ordinary
Shares”),
2,290,818 of which as of the date hereof, are issued and outstanding, and
10,000,000 Preference Shares, par value $.001 per Share (“Preference
Shares”,
and
collectively with Ordinary Shares, the “Shares”),
none
of which are issued or outstanding as of the date hereof. All of the outstanding
Ordinary Shares have been validly issued and are fully paid and nonassessable.
Except as disclosed in Schedule 3(o):
(i) none of the Company’s capital stock is subject to preemptive rights or
any other similar rights or any Liens suffered or permitted by the Company;
(ii) there are no outstanding options, warrants, scrip, rights to subscribe
to, calls or commitments of any character whatsoever relating to, or securities
or rights convertible into, or exercisable or exchangeable for, any 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 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, or exercisable or exchangeable for, any capital stock of
the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries; (iii) there are no outstanding debt
securities, notes, credit agreements, credit facilities or other agreements,
documents or instruments evidencing Indebtedness of the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries or by which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is or may become
bound, except for such Indebtedness which (x) will be paid or satisfied in
full
substantially concurrently with the Closing with the proceeds of the purchase
of
securities hereunder, of the Note Unit Offering, or (y) constitutes Permitted
Indebtedness (as defined in the Convertible Notes); (iv) there are no
financing statements securing obligations in any material amounts, either singly
or in the aggregate, filed in connection with the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries other than financing statements evidencing Permitted Liens or
filed
pursuant to the Pledge Agreement; (v) 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 1933 Act (except pursuant
to (A) the Registration Rights Agreement and (B) registration rights the Company
has agreed to or may agree to provide to the Agent, the existing shareholders
listed on Schedule 3(o) attached hereto, certain members of management and
the
current holders of the Shares; provided, that, the registration rights described
in the foregoing clause (B) shall not require the Company to include the shares
covered by such registration rights in the registration statement to be filed
by
the Company pursuant to Section 2(a) of the Registration Rights Agreement and
such registration rights shall be subject to any registration rights granted
to
the Persons under Registration Rights Agreement ; (vi) there are no
outstanding securities or instruments of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries
which contain any redemption or similar provisions, and there are no contracts,
commitments, understandings 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 such Subsidiaries; (vii) there are no securities or instruments
containing anti-dilution or similar provisions that will be triggered by the
issuance of the Securities; (viii) the Company does not have any stock
appreciation rights or “phantom stock” plans or agreements or any similar plan
or agreement; (ix) all the Company’s outstanding options and warrants shall be
cancelled at Closing; and (x) no securities of the Company or any
Subsidiary are listed or quoted on any stock exchange or automated quotation
system. The Company has made available to the Buyers true, correct and complete
copies of the Company’s memorandum and articles of association, as amended and
as in effect on the date hereof, and all agreements relating to securities
convertible into, or exercisable or exchangeable for, Shares and the material
rights of the holders thereof in respect thereof.
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(p)
Indebtedness
and Other Contracts.
Except
as disclosed in Schedule
3(p),
none of
the Company or any Subsidiary (i) has any outstanding Indebtedness (as defined
below) except for Permitted Indebtedness and such Indebtedness which will be
paid or satisfied in full substantially concurrently with Closing with the
proceeds of the purchase of securities hereunder, of the Note Unit Offering,
(ii) is a party to any contract, agreement or instrument, the violation of
which, or default under which, by the other party(ies) to such contract,
agreement or instrument would reasonably be expected to result in a Material
Adverse Effect, (iii) is in violation of any term of or in default under any
contract, agreement or instrument relating to any Indebtedness, except where
such violations and defaults would not result, individually or in the aggregate,
in a Material Adverse Effect, or (iv) is a party to any contract, agreement
or
instrument relating to any Indebtedness, the performance of which, in the
judgment of the Company’s officers, would be reasonably expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect. After giving effect to the issuance of the Convertible
Notes and Warrants as contemplated by the Notes and Warrants Purchase Agreement
and Shares and Warrants pursuant to this Securities Purchase Agreement, none
of
the Company or any Subsidiary will have any outstanding Indebtedness, except
for
Permitted Indebtedness. For purposes of this Agreement: (x) Indebtedness”
of
any
Person means, without duplication (A) all indebtedness for borrowed money,
(B)
all obligations issued, undertaken or assumed as the deferred purchase price
of
property or services, including (without limitation) “capital leases” in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (other than trade
payables entered into in the ordinary course of business), (C) all reimbursement
or payment obligations in respect of letters of credit, surety bonds and other
similar instruments, (D) all obligations evidenced by notes, bonds, debentures
or similar instruments, including obligations so evidenced incurred in
connection with the acquisition of property, assets or businesses, (E) all
indebtedness created or arising under any conditional sale or other title
retention agreement, or incurred as financing, in either case in respect of
any
property or assets acquired with the proceeds of such indebtedness (even though
the rights and remedies of the seller or bank under such agreement in the event
of default are limited to repossession or sale of such property), (F) all
monetary obligations under any leasing or similar arrangement which, in
connection with generally accepted accounting principles, consistently applied
for the periods covered thereby, is classified as a capital lease, (G) all
indebtedness referred to in clauses (A) through (F) above secured by (or for
which the holder of such Indebtedness has an existing right, contingent or
otherwise, to be secured by) any mortgage, lien, pledge, charge, security
interest or other encumbrance upon or in any property or assets (including
accounts and contract rights) owned by any Person, even though the Person which
owns such assets or property has not assumed or become liable for the payment
of
such indebtedness, and (H) all Contingent Obligations in respect of indebtedness
or obligations of others of the kinds referred to in clauses (A) through (G)
above; (y) “Contingent
Obligation”
means,
as to any Person, any direct or indirect liability, contingent or otherwise,
of
that Person in respect of any indebtedness, lease, dividend or other obligation
of another Person if the primary purpose or intent of the Person incurring
such
liability, or the primary effect thereof, is to provide assurance to the obligee
of such liability that such liability will be paid or discharged, or that any
agreements relating thereto will be complied with, or that the holders of such
liability will be protected (in whole or in part) against loss in respect
thereof; and (z) “Person”
means
an individual, a limited liability company, a partnership, a joint venture,
a
corporation, a trust, an unincorporated organization or a government or any
department or agency thereof.
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(q)
Absence
of Litigation.
There
is no action, suit, proceeding, inquiry or investigation that if adversely
determined, individually or in the aggregate, would have a Material Adverse
Effect before or by, any court, public board, government agency, self-regulatory
organization or body pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened
against or affecting the Company, any Subsidiary, any of their respective
officers or directors, or the Shares.
(r)
Insurance.
The
Company and each Subsidiary is 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
such entities are engaged. None of the Company or 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 at a cost that would
not
have a Material Adverse Effect.
(s)
Employee
Relations.
(i) None
of
the Company or any Subsidiary is a party to any collective bargaining agreement
or employs any member of a union. The Company and its Subsidiaries believe
that
the Company’s relations with its employees and the relations of its Subsidiaries
with their respective Subsidiaries are good. No executive officer (as defined
in
Rule 3b-7 promulgated under the 0000 Xxx) of the Company or any Subsidiary
has
notified the Company or such Subsidiary that such officer intends to leave
the
Company or Subsidiary, as applicable, or otherwise intends to terminate such
officer’s employment with the Company or Subsidiary. To the knowledge of the
Company, no executive officer of the Company or any Subsidiary is, or is now
expected to be, in violation of any material term of any employment contract,
confidentiality, disclosure or proprietary information agreement,
non-competition agreement, or any other contract or agreement or any restrictive
covenant and the continued employment of each such executive officer does not
subject the Company or any Subsidiary to any liability in respect of any of
the
foregoing matters except such violations and/or liabilities that would not
individually or in the aggregate be reasonably expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect.
(ii) The
Company and the Subsidiaries are in compliance with all federal, state, local
and foreign laws and regulations respecting labor, employment and employment
practices and benefits, terms and conditions of employment and wages and hours,
except where failure to be in compliance therewith would not result, either
individually or in the aggregate, in a Material Adverse Effect.
(t)
Title.
The
Company and the Subsidiaries have good and marketable title in fee simple to
all
real property and good and valid title to all personal property owned by them
which is material to the business of the Company or Subsidiary, as applicable,
in each case free and clear of all Liens except for Permitted Liens (as defined
in the Convertible Notes), except where failure to have good and valid title,
individually or in the aggregate, would not be reasonably expected to have
a
Material Adverse Effect. Except as set forth on Schedule
3(t),
any
real property and facilities held under lease by the Company or any of the
Subsidiaries are held by the applicable entity 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 such Subsidiaries. Where failures to have such valid, subsisting
and
enforceable lease(s) exist, such failures, in the aggregate, would not have
a
Material Adverse Effect.
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(u)
Intellectual
Property Rights.
The
Company and the Subsidiaries own or possess, adequate rights or licenses to
use
all trademarks, trade names, service marks and all applications and
registrations therefor, patents, patent rights, copyrights, original works
of
authorship, inventions, licenses, approvals, governmental authorizations, trade
secrets and other intellectual property rights (“Intellectual
Property Rights”)
necessary to conduct their respective businesses as now conducted. Except as
set
forth on Schedule
3(u),
none of
the Company’s or any Subsidiary’s registered, or applied for, Intellectual
Property Rights have expired or terminated or have been abandoned, or are
expected to expire or terminate or expected to be abandoned, within three years
from the date of this Agreement. The terminations, expirations or abandonments
of such registered, or applied for, Intellectual Property Rights would not,
in
the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect. The Company does not have any
knowledge of any infringement by the Company or any of the Subsidiaries of
Intellectual Property Rights of others except of such infringement that would
not have a Material Adverse Effect. Except as set forth on Schedule
3(u),
there
is no claim, action or proceeding being made or brought, or to the knowledge
of
the Company, being threatened, against the Company or any Subsidiary regarding
their respective Intellectual Property Rights and any such claims, actions
and
proceedings being made, brought or threatened would not in the aggregate, have
a
Material Adverse Effect. The Company is unaware of any facts or circumstances
which might give rise to any of the foregoing infringements or claims, actions
or proceedings which would, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material
Adverse Effect. The Company and the Subsidiaries have taken reasonable security
measures to protect the secrecy, confidentiality and value of all of their
Intellectual Property Rights.
(v)
Environmental
Laws.
The
Company and the Subsidiaries (i) are in compliance with any and all
Environmental Laws (as hereinafter defined), (ii) have received all
permits, licenses or other approvals required of them under applicable
Environmental Laws to conduct their respective businesses, (iii) are in
compliance with all terms and conditions of any such permit, license or approval
and (iv) to the Company’s knowledge, there are no events, conditions or
circumstances reasonably likely to result in liability of the Company or any
Subsidiary pursuant to Environmental Laws, except where, in the foregoing
clauses (i) through (iv) the failure to so comply with such Environmental Laws,
permits, licenses or other approvals or to obtain such permits, licenses or
approvals would not be reasonably expected to have, individually or in the
aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect. The term “Environmental
Laws”
means
all federal, state, local or foreign laws relating to pollution or protection
of
human health or the environment (including, without limitation, ambient air,
surface water, groundwater, land surface or subsurface strata), including,
without limitation, laws relating to emissions, discharges, releases or
threatened releases of chemicals, pollutants, contaminants, or toxic or
hazardous substances or wastes (collectively, “Hazardous
Materials”)
into
the environment, or otherwise relating to the manufacture, processing,
distribution, use, treatment, storage, disposal, transport or handling of
Hazardous Materials, as well as all authorizations, codes, decrees, demands
or
demand letters, injunctions, judgments, licenses, notices or notice letters,
orders, permits, plans or regulations issued, entered, promulgated or approved
thereunder.
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(w)
Subsidiary
Rights.
The
Company or one of its Subsidiaries has the unrestricted right to vote, and
(subject to limitations imposed by applicable law) to receive dividends and
distributions on, all capital securities of the Subsidiaries owned by the
Company or such Subsidiary, respectively, subject to the Transaction Documents.
(x)
Tax
Status.
Except
as set forth on Schedule 3(x),
each of
the Company and Subsidiaries (i) has made or filed all foreign, federal,
state and local income and all other tax returns, reports and declarations
required by any jurisdiction to which it is subject, (ii) 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 for which the Company has made
appropriate reserves on its books and (iii) 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.
Except as set forth on Schedule 3(x),
there
are no material unpaid taxes 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. Each of the claims set forth on Schedule
3(x)
is being
contested in good faith or would not be expected, individually or in the
aggregate, to have a Material Adverse Effect. Except as set forth on
Schedule 3(x),
no
liens have been filed securing taxes and other governmental assessments and
charges and no claims are being asserted by or against the Company or any of
the
Subsidiaries in respect of any taxes (other than liens for taxes not yet due
and
payable) or other governmental assessments or charges. Except as set forth
on
Schedule 3(x),
none of
the Company or any of the Subsidiaries has received notice of assessment or
proposed assessment of any taxes claimed to be owed by it or any other Person
on
its behalf. Except as disclosed on Schedule 3(x),
none of
the Company or any of the Subsidiaries is a party to any tax sharing or tax
indemnity agreement or any other agreement of a similar nature that remains
in
effect. None of the items set forth on Schedule 3(x)
would,
individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect. Each of the
Company and the Subsidiaries has complied in all material respects with all
applicable legal requirements relating to the payment and withholding of taxes
and, within the time and in the manner prescribed by law, has withheld from
wages, fees and other payments and paid over to the proper governmental or
regulatory authorities all amounts required.
(y)
Internal
Accounting Controls.
Each of
the Company and the Subsidiaries maintains 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
consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP, and to maintain
asset
and liability accountability, (iii) access to assets or incurrence of
liabilities is permitted only in accordance with management’s general or
specific authorization and (iv) the recorded accountability for assets and
liabilities is compared with the existing assets and liabilities at reasonable
intervals and appropriate action is taken in respect of any
difference.
(z)
Disclosure.
Each of
this Agreement (including the Schedules hereto), the other Transaction
Documents, and that certain Private Placement Memorandum dated March 28, 2007
(the “Private
Placement Memorandum”),
furnished by or on behalf of the Company regarding the Company or the
Subsidiaries, and their respective businesses and the transactions contemplated
hereby (other than any forward-looking statement or management opinion) is
true
and correct in all material respects and does not contain any untrue statement
of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to
make
the statements made therein, in the light of the circumstances under which
they
were made, not misleading, such representation, with respect to the Targets
and
the Immediate Acquisitions being made on the basis of the best knowledge of
the
Company or any Subsidiary. Each press release issued by the Company or its
Subsidiaries during the twelve (12) months preceding the date of this Agreement
did not at the time of release 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 the light of the circumstances under
which they were made, not misleading. No event or circumstance has occurred
or
information exists in respect of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or
its
or their business, 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, except
where such failure would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect.
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(aa)
Manipulation
of Price.
The
Company has not, and to its knowledge no one acting on its behalf has, (i)
taken, directly or indirectly, any action designed to cause or to result in
the
stabilization or manipulation of the price of any security of the Company to
facilitate the sale or resale of any of the Securities, (ii) sold, bid for,
purchased, or paid any compensation for soliciting purchases of, any of the
Securities, or (iii) paid or agreed to pay to any person any compensation for
soliciting another to purchase any other securities of the Company other than
the engagement of Xxxxxx & Xxxxxxx, LLC by the Company as agent in
connection with the Note Unit Offering and the offering pursuant which the
Securities are being sold and the execution of the lock-up agreement relating
to
the Management Restricted Stock.
(bb)
U.S.
Real Property Holding Corporation.
The
Company is not, nor has it ever been, a U.S. real property holding corporation
within the meaning of Section 897 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended, and the Company shall so certify upon any Buyer’s request.
(cc)
No
Other Agreements.
As of
the Closing Date, the Company has not, directly or indirectly, made any
agreements with any Buyers relating to the terms or conditions of the
transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents, except as set forth
in
the Transaction Documents.
(dd)
Immediate
Acquisition Documents.
To the
best knowledge of the Company, the representations and warranties made by each
Target in the Immediate Acquisition Documents are true and correct in all
material respects (except for those representations and warranties that are
qualified by materiality, which are true and correct in all respects) as of
the
date when made (except for representations and warranties that speak as of
a
specific date, which are true and correct as of such date).. The Company does
not have any reason to believe that such representations and warranties shall
not be true and correct in all material respects (except for those
representations and warranties that are qualified by materiality, which are
expected to continue to be true and correct in all respects) as of the Immediate
Acquisition Closing (as defined in Section 4(x)).
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(ee)
Regulations
T, U and X.
Neither
the Company nor any other Subsidiary is and will be engaged in the business
of
extending credit for the purpose of purchasing or carrying margin stock (within
the meaning of Regulation T, U or X of the Board of Governors of the Federal
Reserve System as now and from time to time hereafter in effect), and no
proceeds of any Note will be used to purchase or carry any margin stock or
to
extend credit to others for the purpose of purchasing or carrying any margin
stock.
(ff)
ERISA.
(i) Except
as
listed on Schedule
(ff)
hereto,
none of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their ERISA Affiliates
maintains or contributes to, or within the preceding six (6) years has
maintained or contributed to, any Employee Benefit Plan. Neither the Company
nor
any of its Subsidiaries have any current labor problems or disputes that have
resulted in, or which such Person reasonably believes would be expected to
have,
a Material Adverse Effect. No Employee Benefit Plan has an accumulated or waived
funding deficiency or permitted decrease which would create a deficiency in
its
funding standard account or has applied for an extension of any amortization
period within the meaning of Section 412 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986,
as amended (or any successor statute thereto) and the regulations thereunder
(the “Code”)
as of
the date hereof, and no Lien imposed under the Code or ERISA exists or is likely
to arise on account of any Employee Benefit Plan within the meaning of Section
412 of the Code.
(ii) Liabilities
under any Employee Benefit Plan of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries have
been appropriately reflected on the financial statements of the Company and
its
Subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP.
(iii) All
of
the Employee Benefit Plans are and have been established and administered in
all
respects in accordance with all applicable laws, regulations or orders with
respect thereto, no such failure to comply therewith has, or would be reasonably
expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect. To the extent that any Employee
Benefit Plan maintained by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is intended
to
qualify for favorable tax treatment under any applicable law, regulation or
order, to the knowledge of the Company and the Subsidiaries, no fact or
circumstance exists that would reasonably be expected to adversely affect the
tax-exempt status of such Employee Benefit Plan.
(iv) All
obligations regarding the Employee Benefit Plans have been satisfied to the
extent due and owing on the date hereof, there are no outstanding defaults
or
violations by any party to any Employee Benefit Plan and no taxes, penalties
or
fees are owing under any of the Employee Benefit Plans where such obligations,
defaults, violations, unpaid taxes, unpaid penalties or unpaid fees have or
would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Except as set
forth on Schedule
(ff),
neither
the Company or any ERISA Affiliate has incurred any withdrawal liability under
ERISA with respect to any Multiemployer Plan, or is aware of any facts
indicating that it or any of its ERISA Affiliates may in the future incur any
such withdrawal liability, that has, or would reasonably be expected to have,
a
Material Adverse Effect.
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(v) the
Company and each of its Subsidiaries have made available to the Buyers true,
correct and complete copies of all material Employee Benefit Plans as amended
as
of the date hereof, as requested by any Buyer.
(vi) Each
Employee Benefit Plan is fully funded to the extent required by any applicable
law, regulation or order.
(vii) Except
as
disclosed in Schedule
(ff)
or as
required by any applicable law, including, without limitation, the Consolidated
Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1986 or any similar state law, regulation
or order, none of the Employee Benefit Plans provides health and welfare
benefits to retired employees or to the beneficiaries or dependents of retired
employees.
(viii) As
used
in this Agreement, “Employee
Benefit Plan”
means
an employee benefit plan (other than a Multiemployer Plan) covered by Title
IV
of ERISA and maintained (or that was maintained at any time during the six
(6)
calendar years preceding the date of this Agreement) for employees of the
Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any of its ERISA Affiliates; “ERISA”
means
the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, and any
successor statute of similar import, and regulations thereunder, in each case,
as in effect from time to time. References to sections of ERISA shall be
construed also to refer to any successor sections; and “ERISA
Affiliate”
means
(a) any Person subject to ERISA whose employees are treated as employed by
the
same employer as the employees of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries under Code
Section 414(b), (b) any trade or business subject to ERISA whose employees
are
treated as employed by the same employer as the employees of Parent or any
of
its Subsidiaries under Code Section 414(c), (c) solely for purposes of Section
302 of ERISA and Section 412 of the Code, any organization subject to ERISA
that
is a member of an affiliated service group of which Parent or any of its
Subsidiaries is a member under Code Section 414(m), or (d) solely for purposes
of Section 302 of ERISA and Section 412 of the Code, any Person subject to
ERISA
that is a party to an arrangement with Parent or any of its Subsidiaries and
whose employees are aggregated with the employees of Parent or any of its
Subsidiaries under Code Section 414(o).
(gg)
Anti-Terrorism
Laws and Anti-Money Laundering Laws.
(i) None
of
the Company or its Subsidiaries is, and to the knowledge of the Company, no
Person who owns a controlling interest in or otherwise controls the Company
or
any of its Subsidiaries is or is anticipated to be, (i) listed on the Specially
Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List maintained by the Office of
Foreign Assets Control ("OFAC"),
Department of the Treasury, and/or on any other similar list (collectively,
the
"Lists")
maintained by the OFAC pursuant to any authorizing statute, Executive Order
or
regulation (collectively, "OFAC
Laws and Regulations");
or
(ii) a Person (a "Designated
Person")
either
(A) included within the term "designated national" as defined in the Cuban
Assets Control Regulations, 31 C.F.R. Part 515, or (B) designated under Sections
1(a), 1(b), 1(c) or 1(d) of Executive Order No. 13224, 66 Fed. Reg. 49079
(published September 25, 2001) or similarly designated under any related
enabling legislation or any other similar Executive Orders (collectively, the
"Executive
Orders").
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(ii) None
of
the Company or its Subsidiaries (x) is a Person or entity with which any Buyer
is prohibited from dealing or otherwise engaging in any transaction by any
OFAC
Laws and Regulations and the Executive Orders (collectively, the "Anti-Terrorism
Law")
or
(ii) is a Person or entity that commits, threatens or conspires to commit or
supports "terrorism" as defined in the Executive Orders or (y) is affiliated
or
associated with a Person or entity listed in the preceding clause (x) or clause
(y). To the knowledge of the Company, none of the Company or its Subsidiaries
or
Affiliates, nor any brokers or other agents acting in any capacity in connection
with the securities being offered in connection herewith (A) deals in, or
otherwise engages in any transaction relating to, any property or interests
in
property blocked pursuant to the Executive Orders or (B) engages in or conspires
to engage in any transaction that evades or avoids, or has the purpose of
evading or avoiding, or attempts to violate, any of the prohibitions set forth
in any Anti-Terrorism Law.
(iii) To
the
knowledge of the Company, none of the Company or its Subsidiaries nor any holder
of a direct or indirect interest in the Company or any of its Subsidiaries
(x)
is under investigation by any governmental authority for, or has been charged
with, or convicted of, money laundering under 18 U.S.C. §§ 1956 and 1957, drug
trafficking, terrorist-related activities or other money laundering predicate
crimes, or any violation of the Bank Secrecy Act (31 U.S.C. Section 5311 et.
seq.), and its implementing regulations, Title 31 Part 103 of the U.S. Code
of
Federal Regulations (the "BSA"),
(y)
has been assessed civil penalties under any all applicable laws, regulations
and
government guidance on the prevention and detection of money laundering,
including 18 U.S.C. Section 1956 and 1957, (the "Anti-Money
Laundering Laws"),
or
(z) has had any of its funds seized or forfeited in an action under any
Anti-Money Laundering Laws.
4. COVENANTS.
(a)
Best
Efforts.
Each
party shall use its best efforts timely to satisfy each of the covenants and
the
conditions to be satisfied by it as provided in Sections 5, 6 and 7 of this
Agreement.
(b)
Securities
Law Filings.
The
Company agrees to timely make any securities law filings in respect of the
Securities as required under any federal, state and foreign securities laws
and
to provide a copy thereof to each Buyer promptly upon request after such filing.
The Company shall, on or before the Closing Date, take such action as the
Company shall reasonably determine is necessary in order to obtain an exemption
for or to qualify the Securities for sale to the Buyers at the Closing pursuant
to this Agreement under applicable federal, state and foreign securities laws
(or to obtain an exemption from such qualification), and shall upon request
provide evidence of any such action so taken to the Buyers on or prior to the
Closing Date.
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(c)
Reporting
Status.
Commencing on the Effective Date (as defined in the Registration Rights
Agreement) and until the later of the date on which (i) the Investors (as
defined in the Registration Rights Agreement) shall have sold all the Warrant
Shares and (ii) none of the Warrants is outstanding (the “Reporting
Period”),
the
Company shall timely file all reports required to be filed with the SEC pursuant
to the 1934 Act, provided that prior to the filing of the registration statement
with the SEC as required by the Registration Rights Agreement, compliance with
the current public information requirements of Rule 144(c) thereunder shall
be
sufficient. The Company shall not terminate its status as an issuer required
to
file reports under the 1934 Act, even if the 1934 Act or the rules and
regulations thereunder would permit such termination.
(d)
Use
of
Proceeds.
The
Company will use the proceeds from the sale of the Securities for general
corporate purposes, including general and administrative expenses and for the
purposes set forth on Schedule 4(d)
(and not
for the redemption or repurchase of any of its or its Subsidiaries’ equity
securities or to settle any outstanding litigation). For clarification purposes
only, the acquisition of securities in a Permitted Acquisition (as defined
in
the Convertible Notes) pursuant to which the applicable acquisition target
becomes a Subsidiary (or a joint venture partner) shall not be prohibited by
this Section 4(d).
(e)
Financial
Information.
The
Company agrees to send the following to each Investor during the Reporting
Period (i) unless the following are filed with the SEC through XXXXX and are
promptly (and in any event, within two business hours) available to the public
through the XXXXX system, within three (3) Business Days after the filing
thereof with the SEC, a copy of any of the periodic report or any other interim
reports or any consolidated balance sheets, income statements, stockholders’
equity statements and/or cash flow statements filed with the SEC for any period
other than annual, any reports on Form 6-K and any registration statements
(other than on Form S-8) or amendments filed pursuant to the 1933 Act, (ii)
promptly and in any event, within one (1) Business Day after the release thereof
(unless such press release is available on PR Newswire or Business Wire),
facsimile or e-mailed copies of all press releases issued by the Company or
any
of its Subsidiaries, and (iii) copies of any notices and other information
made
available or given to the stockholders of the Company generally,
contemporaneously with the making available or giving thereof to the
stockholders.
(f)
Fees.
Subject
to Section 8 below, at Closing, the Company shall pay an expense allowance
to the Agent or its designee(s) for all reasonable costs and expenses incurred
in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents
(including all reasonable legal fees and disbursements in connection therewith,
documentation and implementation of the transactions contemplated by the
Transaction Documents and due diligence in connection therewith), in an amount
not to exceed $50,000. The Company shall pay any placement agent’s fees,
financial advisory fees, or broker’s commissions (other than for Persons engaged
by any Buyer) relating to or arising out of the transactions contemplated
hereby, including, without limitation, any fees or commissions payable to the
Agent. Except as otherwise set forth in the Transaction Documents, each party
to
this Agreement shall bear its own expenses in connection with the sale of the
Securities to the Buyers except that the Company shall pay all actual reasonable
attorneys' fees and expenses (including disbursements and out-of-pocket
expenses) for one counsel to the Purchasers incurred by the Purchasers in
connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
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(g)
Pledge
of Securities.
The
Company acknowledges and agrees, subject to compliance with applicable
securities laws, that the Securities may be pledged by an Investor in connection
with a bona fide margin agreement or other loan or financing arrangement that
is
secured by the Securities. Except as otherwise required by applicable securities
laws, the pledge of Securities shall not be deemed to be a transfer, sale or
assignment of the Securities hereunder, and no Investor effecting a pledge
of
Securities 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, including, without limitation, Section 2(f);
provided that an Investor and its pledgee shall be required to comply with
the
provisions of Section 2(f) in order to effect a sale, transfer or
assignment of Securities to such pledgee. The Company hereby agrees to execute
and deliver such documentation as a pledgee of the Securities may reasonably
request in connection with a pledge of the Securities to such pledgee by an
Investor at the expense of the Investor or pledgee.
(h)
Participation
Rights for Future Financings.
The
Buyers shall have the right to participate in future financings by the Company
to the extent set forth in Sections 15(b) through 15(f) of the Convertible
Notes.
(i) Reservation
of Shares.
For as
long as any Buyer owns any Warrants, the Company shall take all actions
necessary to at all times after the Closing Date have authorized, and reserved
for the purpose of issuance, no less than 125% of the sum of (i) the number
of Shares issuable upon conversion of all of the Convertible Notes issued
pursuant to the Note and Warrants Offering, (ii) the number of Shares
issuable upon exercise of the Warrants issued at the Closing, and (iii) the
number of Shares issuable upon exercise of the Note Warrants (without taking
into account any limitations on the conversion of the Notes or exercise of
the
Warrants or Note Warrants set forth in the Convertible Notes, Warrants and
Note
Warrants, respectively).
(j)
Conduct
of Business.
The
business of the Company and its Subsidiaries shall not be conducted in violation
of Requirements of Law, except where such violations would not result, either
individually or in the aggregate, in a Material Adverse Effect.
(k)
No
Additional Registered Securities.
From
the Closing Date until the earlier of the date that is ninety (90) Trading
Days
following the Effective Date (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement)
and the date the Investors shall have sold all the Shares and Warrant Shares,
the Company will not file a registration statement under the 1933 Act, or allow
any such registration statement to become effective, in respect of any
securities other than (A) the Registration Statement contemplated by the
Registration Rights Agreement, (B) subject to Section 3(o), any registration
statement to be filed by the Company pursuant to any registration rights the
Company has agreed to or may agree to provide to the Agent, the existing
shareholders listed on Schedule 3(o) attached hereto, certain members of
management and the current holders of the Shares, and/or (C) a registration
statement on Form S-8.
(l)
Integration.
None of
the Company, any of its Subsidiaries, any of its or their affiliates (as defined
in Rule 501(b) under the 0000 Xxx) nor any person acting on behalf the Company,
its Subsidiaries or such affiliate will sell, offer for sale or solicit offers
to buy or otherwise negotiate in respect of any security (as defined in the
1933
Act) including the Note Unit Securities which will be integrated with the sale
of the Securities in a manner which would require the registration under the
1933 Act of the Securities or require stockholder approval under the rules
and
regulations of the applicable Principal Market (as defined in the Convertible
Notes) and the Company will take all action that is appropriate or necessary
to
assure that its offerings of other securities (other than the Note Unit
Securities) will not be integrated for purposes of the 1933 Act or the rules
and
regulations of the applicable Principal Market (as defined in the Convertible
Notes) with the issuance of Securities contemplated hereby.
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(m)
OTC
Bulletin Board.
Upon
the effectiveness of the Registration Statement (as defined in the Registration
Rights Agreement), the Company shall use best efforts to comply with the rules
of the Principal Market (as defined in the Convertible Notes) and to cause
all
of the Registrable Securities (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement)
covered by a Registration Statement (as defined in the Registration Rights
Agreement) to be quoted thereon, unless listed or quoted on another market.
The
Company shall promptly secure the listing of all of the Registrable Securities
upon each national securities exchange and automated quotation system, if any,
upon which Shares are then listed (subject to official notice of issuance)
and
shall maintain, so long as any other Shares shall be so listed, such listing
of
all Registrable Securities from time to time issuable under the terms of the
Transaction Documents. The Company shall cause its Subsidiaries not to take
any
action which would be reasonably expected to result in the suspension or
termination of trading of the Shares on the Principal Market (as defined in
the
Note). The Company shall pay all fees and expenses in connection with satisfying
its obligations under this Section 4(m).
(n)
Regulation
M.
The
Company will not take any action prohibited by Regulation M under the 1934
Act,
in connection with the distribution of the Securities contemplated
hereby.
(o)
General
Solicitation.
None of
the Company, any of its Affiliates or any person acting within the scope of
their delegated authority on behalf of the Company or such affiliate will
solicit any offer to buy or offer or sell the Securities by means of any form
of
general solicitation or general advertising within the meaning of Regulation
D,
including: (i) any advertisement, article, notice or other communication
published in any newspaper, magazine or similar medium or broadcast over
television or radio; and (ii) any seminar or meeting whose attendees have
been invited by any general solicitation or general advertising.
(p)
Closing
of Immediate Acquisitions.
The
Company shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, use its best efforts
to cause the transactions contemplated under the Immediate Acquisition Documents
to be consummated, except for those matters which in the aggregate do not have
a
Material Adverse Effect (the “Immediate
Acquisition Closing”)
on the
Closing Date. Upon the consummation of the Immediate Acquisitions, an officer
of
the Company shall deliver a certificate to the Escrow Agent stating that the
Company has legal ownership of the stock of the Immediate Acquisitions under
applicable law and that the Purchase Price may be released to the Company
pursuant to the terms of the Escrow Agreement.
(q)
Non-Disclosure
of Buyers’ Names.
The
Company shall not publicly disclose the name of any Buyer, or include the name
of any Buyer in any filing with the SEC or any regulatory agency or Principal
Market, without the prior written consent of such Buyer, except (i) for
disclosure thereof in filings made under the United States securities laws
or
(ii) as required by law, the regulations of the stock exchange or automatic
quotation system upon which the Company’s Shares are then traded or any order of
any court or other governmental agency, in which case the Company shall provide
such Buyer with prior notice of such disclosure and the opportunity to review
and comment on such disclosure.
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(r)
Reverse
Merger.
(i) The
Company shall use its best efforts to effectuate not later than April 30, 2007
a
share exchange transaction pursuant to which all of the outstanding Shares
of
the Company together with all of the Warrants issued pursuant to this Agreement
and all of the Notes and Warrants issued pursuant to the Notes and Warrants
Purchase Agreement shall be exchanged for equivalent securities of a British
Virgin Islands corporation which shall have the class of its common equity
securities registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, but which
shall
have substantially no other assets, liabilities or business (the “Shell”) and as
a result of which immediately after the consummation of the share exchange,
holders of shares of capital stock of the Shell, other than (A) the Common
PIPE
Buyers, (B) holders of Management Restricted Stock and (C) holders of
Acquisition Sellers Stock, shall own not more than 2.17% of the outstanding
shares of capital stock of the Shell (the “Share
Exchange”);
provided, however, that the Company shall have no obligation to facilitate
the
Share Exchange unless the Company is advised by a Buyer or the Placement Agent,
on or before April 15, 2007, that a corporation meeting the foregoing criteria
is available to be the subject of the Share Exchange and the Company does not
reasonably determine after conducting reasonable due diligence procedures that
such identified corporation does not meet some or all of the foregoing criteria.
(ii)
Each
of the Buyers agrees to consummate the Share Exchange promptly upon terms and
conditions and documents reasonably acceptable to the Buyers provided that
the
Shell meets all of the criteria specified in Section 4(r)(i).
(s)
Nonpublic
Information.
The
Company shall not, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries and each of their
respective officers, directors, employees and agents, not to, provide any Buyer
with any material, nonpublic information regarding the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries from and after the filing of the Registration Statement (as such
term is defined in the Registration Rights Agreement) without the express
written consent of such Buyer.
5. REGISTERS;
TRANSFER AGENT INSTRUCTIONS.
(a)
Registers.
The
Company shall maintain at its principal executive offices (or such other office
or agency of the Company), a register for the Shares and a register for the
Warrants, in which the Company shall record the name and address of the Person
in whose name the Shares or the Warrants, respectively, have been issued
(including the name and address of each transferee), and Warrant Shares issuable
upon exercise of the Warrants held by such Person. The Company shall keep the
registers open and available at all times during business hours for inspection
of any Buyer or its legal representatives.
(b)
Transfer
Agent Instructions.
Not
later than the Effective Date (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement),
the Company shall cause its Shares to be eligible for transfer with its transfer
agent pursuant to the Depository Trust Company Automated Securities Transfer
Program. The Company shall issue instructions to its transfer agent in the
form
attached hereto as Exhibit D,
and any
subsequent transfer agent, to issue certificates or credit shares to the
applicable balance accounts at DTC, registered in the name of each Buyer or
its
respective nominee(s), for the Shares issued at the Closing or upon exercise
of
the Warrants in such amounts as specified from time to time by each Buyer to
the
Company or upon exercise of the Warrants (the “Transfer
Agent Instructions”).
The
Company warrants that no instruction other than the Transfer Agent Instructions
referred to in this Section 5(b), and stop transfer instructions to give
effect to Section 2(g) including in the event that the Registration
Statement ceases to be effective under the Securities Act of 1933, will be
given
by the Company to its transfer agent, and that the Securities shall otherwise
be
freely transferable on the books and records of the Company, subject to
compliance with applicable securities law, as and to the extent provided in
this
Agreement and the other Transaction Documents. If a Buyer effects a sale,
assignment or transfer of the Securities in accordance with Section 2(f),
the Company shall permit the transfer and shall promptly instruct its transfer
agent to issue one or more certificates or credit shares to the applicable
balance accounts at DTC in such name and in such denominations as specified
by
such Buyer to effect such sale, transfer or assignment. In the event that such
sale, assignment or transfer involves Conversion Shares or Warrant Shares sold,
assigned or transferred pursuant to an effective registration statement or
pursuant to Rule 144, and Buyer provides evidence of compliance with Rule 144
reasonably acceptable to the Company, the transfer agent shall, subject to
compliance with applicable securities laws, issue such Securities to the Buyer,
assignee or transferee, as the case may be, without any restrictive legend.
The
Company acknowledges that a breach by it of its obligations hereunder will
cause
irreparable harm to affected Buyers. Accordingly, the Company acknowledges
that
the remedy at law for a breach of its obligations under this Section 5(b)
will be inadequate and agrees, in the event of a breach by the Company of the
provisions of this Section 5(b), that any affected Buyers shall be
entitled, in addition to all other available remedies, to an order and/or
injunction restraining any breach and requiring immediate issuance and transfer,
without the necessity of showing economic loss and without any bond or other
security being required.
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6. CONDITIONS
TO THE COMPANY’S OBLIGATION TO SELL. The obligation of the Company hereunder
to issue and sell the Shares and the related Warrants to each Buyer at the
Closing is subject to the satisfaction, at or before the Closing Date, of each
of the following conditions, reasonably satisfactory to the Company, provided
that these conditions are for the Company’s benefit and may be waived by the
Company at any time in their sole discretion by providing each Buyer with prior
written notice thereof:
(a)
Each
Buyer shall have executed each of the Transaction Documents to which it is
a
party and delivered the same to the Company.
(b)
Each
Buyer shall have delivered to the Escrow Agent (as defined in the Escrow
Agreement) the Purchase Price for the Shares and the related Warrants being
purchased by such Buyer at the Closing by wire transfer of immediately available
funds pursuant to the wire instructions provided under the Escrow
Agreement.
(c)
The
representations and warranties of such Buyer 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 speak
as of a specific date, each of which shall be true and correct as of such date),
and such Buyer shall have performed, satisfied and complied in all material
respects with the covenants, agreements and conditions required by this
Agreement to be performed, satisfied or complied with by such Buyer at or prior
to the Closing Date. For clarification purposes only, the conditions set forth
in each of the subsections of this Section 6, including, but not limited to,
Sections 6(a) and (b), must be satisfied in all respects, or waived as provided
for in this Section 6.
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7. CONDITIONS
TO EACH BUYER’S OBLIGATION TO PURCHASE. The obligation of each Buyer
hereunder to purchase the Shares and the related Warrants at the Closing is
subject to the satisfaction, at or before the Closing Date, of each of the
following conditions, provided that these conditions are for each Buyer’s sole
benefit and may be waived by such Buyer at any time in its sole discretion
by
providing the Company with prior written notice thereof:
(a)
Each
of
the Company and each of their Subsidiaries, to the extent each is a party
thereto, shall have executed and delivered to such Buyer (i) each of the
Transaction Documents, (ii) certificates for the being purchased by such
Buyer at the Closing pursuant to this Agreement and (iii) the Warrants (in
such denominations as such Buyer shall request) being purchased by such Buyer
at
the Closing pursuant to this Agreement.
(b)
The
Company shall have delivered to such Buyer a copy of the Transfer Agent
Instructions, in the form of Exhibit D
attached
hereto, which instructions shall have been delivered to and acknowledged in
writing by the Company’s transfer agent.
(c)
Such
Buyer shall have received the opinions of Guzov Ofsink, LLC, the Company’s U.S.
outside counsel, MHMK - Sociedade de Advogados, the Company’s outside Brazilian
counsel, and Xxxxxx and Xxxxxx, the Company’s outside Cayman counsel, each dated
as of the Closing Date, in substantially the forms identified on Exhibit E
attached
hereto.
(d)
The
Company shall have delivered to such Buyer a copy of a certificate evidencing
incorporation, partnership or the formation, as applicable, and good standing
of
the Company, and each of the Subsidiaries in such entity’s jurisdiction of
formation issued by the Secretary of State (or comparable office) of such
jurisdiction, as of a date within the 30 days prior to the Closing
Date.
(e)
If
applicable, the Company shall have delivered to such Buyer a certificate
evidencing the Company's and each Subsidiary’s qualification as a foreign entity
(or the equivalent) and good standing issued by the Secretary of State of the
State (or comparable office) of each jurisdiction in which the Company or such
Subsidiary is required to qualify as a foreign entity, each as of a date within
30 days prior to the Closing Date.
(f)
The
Board
of Directors shall have adopted resolutions consistent with Section 3(b)
above and in a form reasonably acceptable to such Buyer (the “Resolutions”).
(g)
The
Company, and each Subsidiary of the Company shall have delivered to such Buyer
a
secretary’s certificate in the form attached hereto as Exhibit
F,
executed by the secretary (or comparable office) of such Person and dated as
of
the Closing Date, certifying (A) that the attached resolutions adopted by
the board of directors of such Person in connection with the Transaction
Documents are true, complete and correct and remain unamended and in full force
and effect, (B) that the attached articles of association, certificate of
incorporation or certificate of formation of such Person, certified as of a
date
within 30 days of the Closing Date, by the secretary of state of the state
of
the jurisdiction of its organization, is true, complete and correct and remains
unamended and in full force and effect, (C) that the attached memorandum of
association, bylaws or limited liability company or operating agreement of
such
Person are true, complete and correct and remain unamended and in full force
and
effect and (D) as to the incumbency and specimen signature of each officer
of
such Person executing this Agreement, the other Transaction Documents and any
other document delivered in connection herewith on behalf of such
Person.
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(h)
The
representations and warranties of the Company and any Subsidiary set forth
in
this Agreement or any other Transaction Document 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 which speak
as of a specific date, each of which shall be true and correct as of such date)
and the Company, or each Subsidiary, as applicable, shall have performed,
satisfied and complied in all material respects with the covenants, agreements
and conditions required by the Transaction Documents to be performed, satisfied
or complied with by such entity at or prior to the Closing Date. Such Buyer
shall have received a certificate delivered and executed by the President of
each of the Company, dated as of the Closing Date, to the foregoing effect
and
as to such other matters as may be reasonably requested by such Buyer in the
form attached hereto as Exhibit G.
(i)
The
Company shall have delivered to such Buyer a copy of a letter from the Company’s
transfer agent certifying the number of Shares outstanding as of a date within
the five (5) Business Days prior to the Closing Date.
(j)
The
Company shall have (i) obtained all governmental, regulatory or third party
consents and approvals, if any, and (ii) made all filings under all
applicable federal, state or foreign securities laws (to the extent such filings
must be made on or prior to the Closing Date in each case) necessary to
consummate the issuance and the sale of the Securities.
(k)
On
or
prior to the Closing, the Company, each Subsidiary party to any Immediate
Acquisition Document and the Targets shall have entered into the Immediate
Acquisition Documents and the transactions contemplated by all of such Immediate
Acquisition Documents shall have been consummated, subject only to the payment
of the cash consideration due to the sellers in such Immediate Acquisition
Documents, which cash consideration shall be paid by the Escrow Agent pursuant
to instructions given to the Escrow Agent under the Escrow
Agreement.
(l)
The
Company and the Placement Agent shall have instructed the Escrow Agent to
deliver to the sellers under the Immediate Acquisition Documents the entire
cash
consideration due to such sellers under such Immediate Acquisition
Documents.
(m)
Each
of
the holders of Shares of the Company, other than the Buyers shall have agreed
to
exchange its Shares for shares of capital stock of the Shell upon the same
terms
and conditions as agreed to by the Buyers pursuant to Section 4(r)(ii) of this
Agreement and shall have delivered to the Buyers a letter to such effect.
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(n)
The
Company’s United States and Brazilian counsel, shall have delivered to the
Placement Agent certifications, which indicate, individually and/or
cumulatively, that each of the conditions in this Section 7 (other than this
Section 7(n)) have been satisfied or waived by the Buyers.
(o)
[Intentionally
omitted.]
(p)
[Intentionally
omitted.]
(q)
[Intentionally
omitted.]
(r)
[Intentionally
omitted.]
(s)
No
Material Adverse Effect shall have occurred.
(t)
The
Company shall have delivered a certificate of an officer of the Company and
each
Subsidiary certifying as to the solvency of the Company or such
Subsidiary.
(u)
The
Company shall have delivered a pro forma balance sheet of the Company and its
Subsidiaries reflecting the initial transactions contemplated hereunder,
including, but not limited to, (A) the consummation of the Immediate
Acquisitions and the other transactions contemplated by the Immediate
Acquisition Documents, and (B) the issuance of the Convertible Notes on the
Closing Date and use of the proceeds thereof, accompanied by a certificate,
dated the Closing Date, of the chief financial officer of the Company stating
that such pro forma balance sheet represents the reasonable, good faith opinion
of such officer as to the subject matter thereof as of the date of such
certificate.
(v)
[intentionally
omitted.]
(w)
All
proceedings in connection with the issuance of the Shares and the other
transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents,
and all documents incidental hereto and thereto, shall be reasonably
satisfactory to the Buyers, and the Buyers shall have received all such
information and such counterpart originals or certified or other copies of
such
documents as the Buyers may reasonably request.
(x)
[Intentionally
omitted.]
(y)
[Intentionally
omitted.]
(z)
The
Company shall have delivered to each Buyer a copy of the consolidated audited
financial statements of the Company prepared in accordance with GAAP prepared
in
accordance with GAAP for the
period ended December 31, 2006,
which
financial statements shall contain an opinion of such auditor prepared in
accordance with generally accepted auditing standards (which opinion shall
be
without (x) a “going concern” qualification or exception or (y) any
qualification or exception as to the scope of such audit. The Company shall
have
delivered to each Buyer a copy of the unaudited consolidated pro forma financial
statements of the Company for the period ended December 31, 2006 prepared in
accordance with generally accepted auditing standards, which financial
statements shall have been reviewed by auditors.
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(aa)
[Intentionally
omitted]
(bb)
Since
December 31, 2006, there shall not have developed, occurred, or come into effect
or existence any change, or any development involving a prospective change,
in
or affecting the position of the Company, financial or otherwise, that has
had,
or would be expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect.
(cc)
[Intentionally
omitted.]
(dd)
[Intentionally
omitted.]
(ee)
[Intentionally
omitted.]
(ff)
The
Company shall have delivered to such Buyer such other documents relating to
the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement as such Buyer or its counsel may
reasonably request.
(gg)
Each
of
the Company and any Subsidiary party to the Escrow Agreement shall have
delivered the Escrow Agreement duly executed by the Company and such
Subsidiary.
8. TERMINATION.
In the event that the Closing shall not have occurred in respect of a Buyer
on
or before the tenth (10th)
Business Day from the date hereof due to the Company’s or such Buyer’s failure
to satisfy the conditions set forth in Sections 6 and 7 above (and the
nonbreaching party’s failure to waive such unsatisfied condition(s)), the
nonbreaching party shall have the option to terminate this Agreement in respect
of such breaching party at the close of business on such date without liability
of any party to any other party.
9. MISCELLANEOUS.
(a)
Governing
Law; Jurisdiction; Jury Trial.
All
questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation
of this Agreement shall be governed by the internal laws of the State of New
York, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law provision
or
rule (whether of the State of New York or any other jurisdictions) that would
cause the application of the laws of any jurisdictions other than the State
of
New York. Each party hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction
of
the state and federal courts sitting in The City of New York, Borough of
Manhattan, for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in connection
herewith or with any transaction contemplated hereby or discussed herein, and
hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any suit, action or
proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction
of
any such court, that such suit, action or proceeding is brought in an
inconvenient forum or that the venue of such suit, action or proceeding is
improper. Each party hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process
and
consents to process being served in any such suit, action or proceeding by
mailing a copy thereof to such party at the address for such notices to it
under
this Agreement and agrees that such service shall constitute good and sufficient
service of process and notice thereof. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed
to limit in any way any right to serve process in any manner permitted by law.
The Company hereby appoints Guzov Ofsink, LLC, 000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx,
Xxx
Xxxx 00000, as its agent for service of process in New York. EACH
PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE, AND AGREES NOT TO
REQUEST, A JURY TRIAL FOR THE ADJUDICATION OF ANY DISPUTE HEREUNDER OR IN
CONNECTION WITH OR ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED
HEREBY.
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(b)
Counterparts.
This
Agreement may be executed in two or more identical counterparts, all of which
shall be considered one and the same agreement and shall become effective when
counterparts have been signed by each party and delivered to the other party;
provided that a facsimile signature shall be considered due execution and shall
be binding upon the signatory thereto with the same force and effect as if
the
signature were an original, not a facsimile signature.
(c)
Headings.
The
headings of this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall
not
form part of, or affect the interpretation of, this Agreement.
(d)
Severability.
If any
provision of this Agreement shall be invalid or unenforceable in any
jurisdiction, such invalidity or unenforceability shall not affect the validity
or enforceability of the remainder of this Agreement in that jurisdiction or
the
validity or enforceability of any provision of this Agreement in any other
jurisdiction.
(e)
Entire
Agreement; Amendments.
This
Agreement supersedes all other prior oral or written agreements between the
Buyers, the Company, their affiliates and Persons acting on their behalf in
respect of the matters discussed herein, and this Agreement, the Transaction
Documents and the instruments referenced herein contain the entire understanding
of the parties in respect of the matters covered herein and therein and, except
as specifically set forth herein or therein, none of the Company and its
Subsidiaries nor any Buyer makes any representation, warranty, covenant or
undertaking in respect of such matters. No provision of this Agreement may
be
amended other than by an instrument in writing signed by the Company, and the
Required Holders, and any amendment to this Agreement made in conformity with
the provisions of this Section 9(e) shall be binding on all Buyers and
holders of Securities as applicable. No provision hereof may be waived other
than by an instrument in writing signed by the party against whom enforcement
is
sought. No such amendment shall be effective to the extent that it applies
to
less than all of the holders of the applicable Securities then outstanding.
No
consideration shall be offered or paid to any Person to amend or consent to
a
waiver or modification of any provision of any of the Transaction Documents
unless the same consideration also is offered to all of the parties to the
Transaction Documents, holders of Notes or holders of the Warrants, as the
case
may be. The Company has not, directly or indirectly, made any agreements with
any Buyers relating to the terms or conditions of the transactions contemplated
by the Transaction Documents except as set forth in the Transaction Documents.
Without limiting the foregoing, the Company confirms that, except as set forth
in this Agreement and the applicable Transaction Documents and the documents
relating to the Note Unit Securities, if a buyer of Note Unit Securities, no
Buyer has made any commitment or promise or has any other obligation to provide
any financing to the Company or otherwise.
(f)
Notices.
Any
notices, consents, waivers or other communications required or permitted to
be
given under the terms of this Agreement must be in writing and will be deemed
to
have been delivered: (i) upon receipt, when delivered personally provided
same is on a Business Day and, if not, on the next Business Day; (ii) upon
receipt, when sent by facsimile (provided that confirmation of transmission
is
mechanically or electronically generated and kept on file by the sending party)
provided same is on a Business Day and, if not, on the next Business Day;
(iii) one (1) Business Day after deposit with an overnight courier
service, in each case properly addressed to the party to receive the same;
or
(iv) if sent by certified mail, return receipt requested, when received or
three (3) days after deposited in the mails, whichever occurs first. The
addresses and facsimile numbers for such communications shall be:
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If
to the
Company:
Comanche
Clean Energy Corporation
c/x
Xxxxxx & Xxxxxx Corporate Services Ltd.
XX
Xxx
000 XX
Xxxxxx
House
South
Church Street
Xxxxxx
Town
Grand
Cayman, Cayman Islands
Tel:
000-000-0000
Fax:
000-000-0000
Attention:
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx
Email:
Xxxxxx.Xxxxxxxxxx@XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX.xxx
With
a
copy to:
Comanche
Clean Energy Corporation
c/o
FondElec
Xxx
Xxxx
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx,
Xx. 00000 XXx
Tel:
000-000-0000
Fax:
000-000-0000
Attention:
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
Email:
xxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxx.xxx
with
a
copy to:
Guzov
Ofsink, LLC
000
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, 00xx
Xxxxx
Xxx
Xxxx,
XX 00000
Tel:
000-000-0000
Fax:
000-000-0000
Attention:
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx, Esq.
Email:
xxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxx.xxx
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If
to a
Buyer, to its address and facsimile number set forth on the Schedule of
Buyers, with copies to such Buyer’s representatives as set forth on the
Schedule of Buyers,
with
a
copy (for informational purposes only) to:
Xxxxxx,
Xxxxx Naftalis & Xxxxxxx LLP
0000
Xxxxxx xx xxx Xxxxxxxx
Xxx
Xxxx,
Xxx Xxxx 00000
Tel:
000-000-0000
Fax:
000-000-0000
Attention:
Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Email:
xxxxxxxx@XXXXXXXXXXX.xxx
and
Xxxxxxx
Xxxx & Xxxxx LLP
000
Xxxxx
Xxxxxx
Xxx
Xxxx,
Xxx Xxxx 00000
Facsimile
No.: (000) 000-0000
Telephone
No.: (000) 000-0000
Attn.:
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx, Esq.
or
to
such other address and/or facsimile number and/or to the attention of such
other
Person as the recipient party has specified by written notice given to each
other party five (5) days prior to the effectiveness of such change. Written
confirmation of receipt (A) given by the recipient of such notice, consent,
waiver or other communication, (B) mechanically or electronically generated
by the sender’s facsimile machine containing the time, date, recipient facsimile
number and an image of the first page of such transmission or (C) provided
by an overnight courier service shall be rebuttable evidence of personal
service, receipt by facsimile or receipt from an overnight courier service
in
accordance with clause (i), (ii) or (iii) above,
respectively.
(g)
Successors
and Assigns.
This
Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties and
their respective successors and permitted assigns, including any purchasers
of
the Notes or the Warrants. The Company shall not assign this Agreement or any
rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the
Required Holders, including by way of a Fundamental Transaction (unless the
Company is in compliance with the applicable provisions governing Fundamental
Transactions set forth in the Warrants). Subject to compliance with applicable
securities laws, a Buyer may assign some or all of its rights hereunder and
under the other Transaction Documents without the consent of the Company, in
which event such assignee shall be deemed to be a Buyer hereunder and thereunder
in respect of such assigned rights. A Buyer making an assignment of this
Agreement shall provide to the Company written notice of such assignment within
ten (10) Business Days after such assignment is consummated; provided, however,
that the failure by Buyer to provide or timely provide such notice shall not
invalidate the assignment, but in such event the Buyer shall be liable to the
Company to the extent the Company is damaged by such lack of notice or timely
notice.
(h)
No
Third Party Beneficiaries.
This
Agreement is intended for the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective
permitted successors and assigns, and is not for the benefit of, nor may any
provision hereof be enforced by, any other Person except to the extent set
forth
in Section 9(k).
(i)
Survival.
Unless
this Agreement is terminated under Section 8, the representations and
warranties of the Company and the Buyers contained in Sections 2 and 3, and
the agreements and covenants set forth in Sections 4, 5, 8 and 9 shall
survive the Closing and the delivery, conversion and exercise of the Securities,
as applicable. Each Buyer shall be responsible only for its own representations,
warranties, agreements and covenants hereunder.
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(j)
Further
Assurances.
Each
party shall do and perform, or cause to be done and performed, all such further
acts and things, and shall execute and deliver all such other agreements,
certificates, instruments and documents, as any other party may reasonably
request in order to carry out the intent and accomplish the purposes of this
Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated
hereby.
(k)
Indemnification.
(i) In
consideration of each Buyer’s execution and delivery of the Transaction
Documents and acquiring the Securities thereunder and in addition to all of
the
Company’s other obligations under the Transaction Documents, unless this
Agreement is terminated under Section 8 hereof, the Company shall defend,
protect, indemnify and hold harmless each Buyer and each other holder of the
Securities and all of their stockholders, partners, members, officers,
directors, employees and direct or indirect investors and any of the foregoing
Persons’ agents or other representatives (including, without limitation, those
retained in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement)
(collectively, the “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 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 any Indemnitee 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 any Transaction Document 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 any Transaction Document
or
any other certificate, instrument or document contemplated hereby or thereby
or
(c) any cause of action, suit or claim brought or made against such
Indemnitee by a third party (including for these purposes a derivative action
brought on behalf of the Company) and arising out of or resulting from
(i) the execution, delivery, performance or enforcement of any Transaction
Document or any other certificate, instrument or document contemplated hereby
or
thereby, (ii) any transaction financed or to be financed in whole or in
part, directly or indirectly, with the proceeds of the issuance of the
Securities, or (iii) the status of such Buyer or holder of the Securities
as an investor in the Company pursuant to the transactions contemplated by
the
Transaction Documents. 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 provided that the Company
shall not be obligated to indemnify a Buyer or for any Indemnified Liabilities
caused by the gross negligence or willful misconduct of that Buyer .
(ii) Promptly
after receipt by Indemnitee under this Section 9(k) of notice of the
commencement of any action or proceeding (including any governmental action
or
proceeding) involving an Indemnified Liability, such Indemnitee shall, if a
claim in respect thereof is to be made against any indemnifying party under
this
Section 9(k), deliver to the indemnifying party a written notice of the
commencement thereof, and the indemnifying party shall have the right to
participate in, and, to the extent the indemnifying party so desires, jointly
with any other indemnifying party similarly noticed, to assume control of the
defense thereof with counsel mutually satisfactory to the indemnifying party
and
the Indemnitee, as the case may be; provided,
however,
that an
Indemnitee shall have the right to retain its own counsel with the fees and
expenses of not more than one counsel for such Indemnitee to be paid by the
indemnifying party, if, in the reasonable opinion of counsel retained by the
indemnifying party, the representation by such counsel of the Indemnitee and
the
indemnifying party would be inappropriate due to actual or potential differing
interests between such Indemnitee and any other party represented by such
counsel in such proceeding. In the case of an Indemnitee, legal counsel referred
to in the immediately preceding sentence shall be selected by Required
Holders,
to which
the claim relates. The Indemnitee 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 Indemnitee which relates to such action
or claim. The indemnifying party shall keep the Indemnitee reasonably apprised
at all times as to the status of the defense or any settlement negotiations
in
respect thereof. No indemnifying party shall be liable for any settlement of
any
action, claim or proceeding effected without its prior written consent;
provided,
however,
that
the indemnifying party shall not unreasonably withhold, delay or condition
its
consent. No indemnifying party shall, without the prior written consent of
the
Indemnitee, consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement or
other compromise which does not include as an unconditional term thereof the
giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such Indemnitee of a release from all
liability in respect to such claim or litigation, and such settlement shall
not
include any admission as to fault on the part of the Indemnitee. Following
indemnification as provided for hereunder, the indemnifying party shall be
subrogated to all rights of the Indemnitee in respect of all third parties,
firms or corporations relating to the matter for which indemnification has
been
made. The failure to deliver written notice to the indemnifying party within
a
reasonable time of the commencement of any such action shall not relieve such
indemnifying party of any liability to the Indemnitee under this Section 9(k),
except to the extent that the indemnifying party is materially prejudiced in
its
ability to defend such action.
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(iii) The
indemnification required by this Section 9(k) shall be made by periodic payments
of the amount thereof during the course of the investigation or defense, as
and
when bills are received or Indemnified Liabilities are incurred.
(iv) (iii)
The
indemnity agreements contained herein shall be in addition to (A) any cause
of
action or similar right of the Indemnitee against the indemnifying party or
others, and (B) any liabilities the indemnifying party may be subject to
pursuant to the law.
(l)
No
Strict Construction.
The
language used in the Transaction Documents will be deemed to be the language
chosen by the parties to express their mutual intent, and no rules of strict
construction will be applied against any party.
(m)
Remedies.
Each
Buyer and each holder of the Securities shall have all rights and remedies
set
forth in the Transaction Documents and all rights and remedies which such
holders have been granted at any time under any other agreement or contract
and
all of the rights which such holders have under any law. Any Person having
any
rights under any provision of this Agreement shall be entitled to enforce such
rights specifically (without posting a bond or other security), to recover
damages by reason of any breach of any provision of this Agreement and to
exercise all other rights granted by law. Furthermore, the Company recognizes
that in the event that it fails to perform, observe, or discharge any or all
of
its obligations under the Transaction Documents, any remedy at law may prove
to
be inadequate relief to the Buyers. The Company therefore agrees that the Buyers
shall be entitled to seek temporary and permanent injunctive relief in any
such
case without the necessity of proving actual damages and without posting a
bond
or other security.
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(n)
Rescission
and Withdrawal Right.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in (and without limiting
any
similar provisions of) the Transaction Documents, whenever any Buyer exercises
a
right, election, demand or option under a Transaction Document and the Company
does not timely perform its related obligations within the periods therein
provided, then such Buyer may rescind or withdraw, in its sole discretion from
time to time upon written notice to the Company, any relevant notice, demand
or
election in whole or in part without prejudice to its future actions and
rights
(o)
Payment
Set Aside.
To the
extent that the Company makes a payment or payments to the Buyers hereunder
or
pursuant to any of the other Transaction Documents or the Buyers enforce or
exercise their rights hereunder or thereunder, and such payment or payments
or
the proceeds of such enforcement or exercise or any part thereof are
subsequently invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or preferential, set aside,
recovered from, disgorged by or are required to be refunded, repaid or otherwise
restored to the Company, a trustee, receiver or any other Person under any
law
(including, without limitation, any bankruptcy law, foreign, state or federal
law, common law or equitable cause of action), then to the extent of any such
restoration the obligation or part thereof originally intended to be satisfied
shall be revived and continued in full force and effect as if such payment
had
not been made or such enforcement or setoff had not occurred.
(p)
Independent
Nature of Buyers’ Obligations and Rights.
The
obligations of each Buyer under any Transaction Document are several and not
joint with the obligations of any other Buyer, and no Buyer shall be responsible
in any way for the performance of the obligations of any other Buyer under
any
Transaction Document. Nothing contained herein or in any other Transaction
Document, and no action taken by any Buyer pursuant hereto or thereto, shall
be
deemed to constitute the Buyers as a partnership, an association, a joint
venture or any other kind of entity, or create a presumption that the Buyers
are
in any way acting in concert or as a group in respect of such obligations or
the
transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents and the Company
acknowledges that the Buyers are not acting in concert or as a group in respect
of such obligations or the transactions contemplated by the Transaction
Documents. Each Buyer confirms that it has independently participated in the
negotiation of the transaction contemplated by this Agreement and the
Transaction Documents with the advice of its own counsel and advisors, that
it
has independently determined to enter into the transactions contemplated hereby
and thereby, that it is not relying on any advice from or evaluation by any
other Buyer, and that it is not acting in concert with any other Buyer in making
its purchase of Securities hereunder or in monitoring its investment in the
Company. The Buyers and, to its knowledge, the Company agree that no action
taken by any Buyer pursuant hereto or to the other Transaction Documents, shall
be deemed to constitute the Buyers as a partnership, an association, a joint
venture or any other kind of entity or group, or create a presumption that
the
Buyers are in any way acting in concert or would deem such Buyers to be members
of a “group” for purposes of Section 13(d) of the 1934 Act. The Buyers each
confirm that they have not agreed to act together for the purpose of acquiring,
holding, voting or disposing of equity securities of the Company. The Company
has elected to provide all Buyers with the same terms and Transaction Documents
for the convenience of the Company and not because it was required or requested
to do so by any of the Buyers. The Company acknowledges on behalf of itself
and
the Company that such procedure in respect of the Transaction Documents in
no
way creates a presumption that the Buyers are in any way acting in concert
or as
a “group” for purposes of Section 13(d) of the 1934 Act in respect of the
Transaction Documents or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby. Each
Buyer shall be entitled to independently protect and enforce its rights,
including, without limitation, the rights arising out of this Agreement, or
out
of the Registration Rights Agreement, its Note, its Warrant and the right of
set-off under the Guaranties, and it shall not be necessary for any other Buyer
to be joined as an additional party in any proceeding for such
purpose.
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(q)
[intentionally
omitted.]
(r)
Definitions:
For
purposes of this Securities Purchase Agreement and the Notes, the following
terms shall have the following meanings:
"Solvent"
means,
with respect to any Person on a particular date, that on such date i) the fair
value of the property of such Person is not less than the total amount of the
liabilities of such Person (and including as assets for this purpose at a fair
valuation all rights of subrogation, contribution or indemnification arising
pursuant to any guarantees given by such Person, to the extent such amount
is
readily ascertainable), ii) the present fair salable value of the assets of
such
Person (and including as assets for this purpose at a fair valuation all rights
of subrogation, contribution or indemnification arising pursuant to any
guarantees given by such Person, to the extent such amount is readily
ascertainable) is not less than the amount that will be required to pay the
probable liability of such Person on its existing debts as they become absolute
and matured, iii) such Person is able to realize upon its assets and pay its
debts and other liabilities, contingent obligations and other commitments as
they mature in the normal course of business, iv) such Person does not intend
to, and does not believe that it will, incur debts or liabilities beyond such
Person's ability to pay as such debts and liabilities mature, and v) such Person
is not engaged in business or a transaction, and is not about to engage in
business or a transaction, for which such Person's property would constitute
unreasonably small capital.
"Subsidiary"
means,
from time to time, any entity in which the Company, directly or indirectly,
owns
any of the capital stock, equity or similar interest or voting power of such
entity at the date of this Agreement.
[Signature
Pages Follow]
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF,
each
Buyer and the Company have caused their respective signature page to this
Securities Purchase Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first written
above.
COMPANY:
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COMANCHE CLEAN ENERGY CORPORATION | ||
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Name:
Title:
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BUYERS:
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[_____________________]
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Name:
Title:
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SCHEDULE
OF BUYERS
(1)
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(2)
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(3)
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(4)
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(5)
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(6)
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Buyer
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Address,Telephone
Number and E-Mail
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Number
of Shares
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Number
of Warrant Shares
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Purchase
Price
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Legal
Representative’s Address, Telephone Number and Facsimile
Number
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Sandelman
Partners Multi-Strategy Master Fund, Ltd.
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000
Xxxx Xxx., 0xx Xx. Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
212-299-7625
xxxxx@xxxxxxxx.xxx
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375,200
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281,400
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$1,876,000
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Xxxxxxx,
Xxxx & Xxxxx LLP, 000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx
00000
Attn:
Xxxxxxxx X.X. Xxxxxx, Esq.
000-000-0000
(p)
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Utilico
Emerging Markets Limited
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Exchange
House, 8th Fl. Xxxxxxxx Xx. Xxxxxx, XX0X 0XX- Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx
44
1372 271 486
xxxxx@xxxxxxxx-xxxxxxxx.xxx
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545,400
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409,050
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$2,727,000
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Kramer,
Levin, Naftalis & Xxxxxxx LLP
0000
Xxxxxx xx xxx Xxxxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attn:
Xxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx, Esq.
000-000-0000
(p)
000-000-0000
(f)
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Whitebox
Hedged High Yield Partners, LP
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0000
Xxxxxxxxx Xxxx., #000 Xxxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
000-000-0000
xxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx
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395,488
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296,616
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$1,977,440
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Whitebox
Intermarket Partners, LP
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0000
Xxxxxxxxx Xxxx., #000 Xxxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
000-000-0000
xxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx
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40,912
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30,684
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$204,560
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Xxxxxxxxx
Equity Partners, LP
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0000
XxXxxxxx, #0000 Xxxxxx, XX 00000
214-220-3609
xxxx@xxxxx.xxx
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60,000
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45,000
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$300,000
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MHR
Capital Partners Master Account LP
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00
X. 00xx Xx., 00xx Xx. Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
212-728-5429
xxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxx.xxx
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366,780
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275,085
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$1,833,902
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Stroock
& Stroock & Xxxxx LLP
000
Xxxxxx Xxxx
Xxx
Xxxx, XX 00000
Attn:
Xxxx Xxxxxx, Esq.
(000)
000-0000 (p)
(000)
000-0000
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MHR
Capital Partners (100) LP
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00
X. 00xx Xx., 00xx Xx. Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
212-728-5429
xxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxx.xxx
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42,311
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31,733
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$211,553
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00
Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxx, X.X.
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000
X. 00xx Xx., 00xx Xx. Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
212-593-3157
xxxx@xxxxxxxxx.xxx
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28,000
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21,000
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$140,000
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Alpine
Capital (Cayman) Master, LP
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000
Xxxxxxx Xxx., 0xx Xx. Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
212-317-2400
xxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx
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13,800
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10,350
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$69,000
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Cranshire
Capital, LP
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0000
Xxxxxx Xx., #000 Xxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
847-562-9030
xxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx
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50,000
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37,500
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$250,000
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Deephaven
Distressed Opportunities Trading Ltd
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000
Xxxxxxxx Xx., #000 Xxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
952-249-5419
xxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx
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71,800
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53,850
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$359,000
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Deephaven
Event Trading Ltd
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000
Xxxxxxxx Xx., #000 Xxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
952-249-5419
xxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx
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201,000
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150,750
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$1,005,000
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R&R
Biotech Partners LLC
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0000
Xxxxxx xx xxx Xxxxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
212-356-0509
xxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx
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136,509
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102,382
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$682,545
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EXHIBITS
Exhibit A
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Form
of Warrant
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Exhibit B
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Form
of Lockup Agreement
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Exhibit
C
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Form
of Escrow Agreement
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Exhibit D
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Form
of Transfer Agent Instructions
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Exhibit E
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Form
of Opinions of Counsel
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Exhibit F
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Form
of Secretary’s Certificate
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Exhibit G
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Form
of Officer’s Certificate
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SCHEDULES
Schedule
1
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Management
Restricted Stock
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Schedule
2
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Immediate
Acquisition Documents
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Schedule 3(a)
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Organization
and Qualification
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Schedule 3(f)
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Acknowledgement
Regarding Buyer’s Purchase of Securities
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Schedule 3(k)
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Absence
of Certain Changes
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Schedule 3(n)
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Transactions
with Affiliates
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Schedule 3(o)
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Equity
Capitalization; Debt
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Schedule 3(p)
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Indebtedness
and Other Contracts
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Schedule 3(t)
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Title
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Schedule 3(u)
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Intellectual
Property Rights
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Schedule 3(x)
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Tax
Status
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Schedule 3(ff)
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ERISA
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Schedule 4(d)
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Use
of Proceeds
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