EXHIBIT 10.1-SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT
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SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT
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THIS SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT (this "Agreement"), dated as of June 19,
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2006, by and among HYPERDYNAMICS CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation (the
"Company"), and the Buyers listed on Schedule I attached hereto (individually, a
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"Buyer" or collectively "Buyers").
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WITNESSETH
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WHEREAS, the Company and the Buyer are executing and delivering this
Agreement in reliance upon an exemption from securities registration pursuant to
Section 4(2) and/or Rule 506 of Regulation D ("Regulation D") as promulgated by
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the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") under the Securities Act
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of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act");
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WHEREAS, the parties desire that, upon the terms and subject to the
conditions contained herein, the Company shall issue and sell to the Buyer, as
provided herein, and the Buyer shall purchase up to Six Million Dollars
($6,000,000) of secured convertible debentures (the "Convertible Debentures"),
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which shall be convertible into shares of the Company's common stock, par value
$0.001 (the "Common Stock") (as converted, the "Conversion Shares") of which Two
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Million Dollars ($2,000,000) shall be funded within fifteen (15) business day
following the date hereof (the "First Closing"), Two Million Dollars
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($2,000,000) shall be funded two (2) business days prior to the date the
registration statement (the "Registration Statement") is filed, pursuant to the
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Investor Registration Rights Agreement dated the date hereof, with the United
States Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") (the "Second Closing"),
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and Two Million Dollars ($2,000,000) shall be funded within three (3) business
days after the date the Registration Statement is declared effective by the SEC
(the "Third Closing") (individually referred to as a "Closing" collectively
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referred to as the "Closings"), for a total purchase price of up to Six Million
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Dollars ($6,000,000), (the "Purchase Price") in the respective amounts set forth
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opposite each Buyer name on Schedule I (the "Subscription Amount"); and
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WHEREAS, contemporaneously with the execution and delivery of this
Agreement, the parties hereto are executing and delivering an Investor
Registration Rights Agreement (the "Investor Registration Rights Agreement")
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pursuant to which the Company has agreed to provide certain registration rights
under the Securities Act and the rules and regulations promulgated there under,
and applicable state securities laws; and
WHEREAS, contemporaneously with the execution and delivery of this
Agreement, the Company and the Buyers are executing and delivering a Security
Agreement, and Trendsetter Production Company, HDY Resources Corporation, each a
subsidiary of the Company, and the Buyers are executing and delivering a
Subsidiary Security Agreement (collectively referred to as the "Security
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Agreement") pursuant to which the Company, Trendsetters Production Company, and
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HDY Resources Corporation granted to the Buyers a security interest in Pledged
Collateral (as this term is defined in each Security Agreement) to secure the
Company's obligations under this Agreement, the Transaction Documents, or any
other obligations of the Company to the Buyer;
WHEREAS, contemporaneously with the execution and delivery of this
Agreement, the parties hereto are executing and delivering Irrevocable Transfer
Agent Instructions (the "Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions")
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NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and other
agreements contained in this Agreement the Company and the Buyer hereby agree as
follows:
1. PURCHASE AND SALE OF CONVERTIBLE DEBENTURES.
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(a) Purchase of Convertible Debentures. Subject to the
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satisfaction (or waiver) of the terms and conditions of this Agreement, each
Buyer agrees, severally and not jointly, to purchase at each Closing and the
Company agrees to sell and issue to each Buyer, severally and not jointly, at
each Closing, Convertible Debentures in amounts corresponding with the
Subscription Amount set forth opposite each Buyer's name on Schedule I hereto.
(b) Closing Date. The First Closing of the purchase and sale
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of the Convertible Debentures shall take place at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Standard
Time on the fifth (5th) business day following the date hereof, subject to
notification of satisfaction of the conditions to the First Closing set forth
herein and in Sections 6 and 7 below (or such other date as is mutually agreed
to by the Company and the Buyer) (the "First Closing Date"), the Second Closing
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of the purchase and sale of the Convertible Debentures shall take place at 10:00
a.m. Eastern Standard Time two (2) business days prior to the date the
Registration Statement is filed with the SEC, subject to notification of
satisfaction of the conditions to the Second Closing set forth herein and in
Sections 6 and 7 below (or such later date as is mutually agreed to by the
Company and the Buyer) (the "Second Closing Date"), and the Third Closing of the
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purchase and sale of the Convertible Debentures shall take place at 10:00 a.m.
Eastern Standard Time on the third (3rd) business day immediately following the
date the Registration Statement is declared effective by the SEC, subject to
notification of satisfaction of the conditions to the Third Closing set forth
herein and in Sections 6 and 7 below (or such earlier date as is mutually agreed
to by the Company and the Buyer(s)) (the "Third Closing Date") (collectively
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referred to a the "Closing Dates"). The Closing shall occur on the respective
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Closing Dates at the offices of Yorkville Advisors, LLC, 0000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx,
Xxxxx 0000, Xxxxxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxxxx 00000 (or such other place as is mutually
agreed to by the Company and the Buyer).
(c) Form of Payment. Subject to the satisfaction of the
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terms and conditions of this Agreement, on the Closing Dates, (i) the Buyers
shall deliver to the Company such aggregate proceeds for the Convertible
Debentures to be issued and sold to such Buyer, minus the fees to be paid
directly from the proceeds the Closings as set forth herein, and (ii) the
Company shall deliver to each Buyer, Convertible Debentures which such Buyer is
purchasing in amounts indicated opposite such Buyer's name on Schedule I, duly
executed on behalf of the Company.
2. BUYER'S REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES.
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Each Buyer represents and warrants, severally and not jointly, that:
(a) Investment Purpose. Each Buyer is acquiring the
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Convertible Debentures and, upon conversion of Convertible Debentures, the Buyer
will acquire the
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Conversion Shares then issuable, for its own account for investment only 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
Securities Act; provided, however, that by making the representations herein,
such Buyer reserves the right to dispose of the Conversion Shares at any time in
accordance with or pursuant to an effective registration statement covering such
Conversion Shares or an available exemption under the Securities Act.
(b) Accredited Investor Status. Each Buyer is an "Accredited
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Investor" as that term is defined in Rule 501(a)(3) of Regulation D.
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(c) Reliance on Exemptions. Each Buyer understands that the
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Convertible Debentures 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 in part upon 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 such securities.
(d) Information. Each Buyer and its advisors (and his or,
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its counsel), if any, have been furnished with all materials relating to the
business, finances and operations of the Company and information he deemed
material to making an informed investment decision regarding his purchase of the
Convertible Debentures and the Conversion Shares, which have been requested by
such Buyer. Each Buyer and its advisors, if any, have been afforded the
opportunity to ask questions of the Company and its management. Neither such
inquiries nor any other due diligence investigations conducted by such 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
in Section 3 below. Each Buyer understands that its investment in the
Convertible Debentures and the Conversion Shares involves a high degree of risk.
Each Buyer is in a position regarding the Company, which, based upon employment,
family relationship or economic bargaining power, enabled and enables such Buyer
to obtain information from the Company in order to evaluate the merits and risks
of this investment. Each Buyer has sought such accounting, legal and tax
advice, as it has considered necessary to make an informed investment decision
with respect to its acquisition of the Convertible Debentures and the Conversion
Shares.
(e) No Governmental Review. Each Buyer understands that no
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United States federal or state agency or any other government or governmental
agency has passed on or made any recommendation or endorsement of the
Convertible Debentures or the Conversion Shares, or the fairness or suitability
of the investment in the Convertible Debentures or the Conversion Shares, nor
have such authorities passed upon or endorsed the merits of the offering of the
Convertible Debentures or the Conversion Shares.
(f) Transfer or Resale. Each Buyer understands that except
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as provided in the Investor Registration Rights Agreement: (i) the Convertible
Debentures have not been and are not being registered under the Securities Act
or any state securities laws, and may not be offered for sale, sold, assigned or
transferred unless (A) subsequently registered thereunder, or (B) such Buyer
shall have delivered to the Company an opinion of counsel, in a
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generally acceptable form, 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 requirements; (ii) any sale of such securities
made in reliance on Rule 144 under the Securities Act (or a successor rule
thereto) ("Rule 144") may be made only in accordance with the terms of Rule 144
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and further, if Rule 144 is not applicable, any resale of such 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 Securities
Act) may require compliance with some other exemption under the Securities Act
or the rules and regulations of the SEC thereunder; and (iii) neither the
Company nor any other person is under any obligation to register such securities
under the Securities Act or any state securities laws or to comply with the
terms and conditions of any exemption thereunder. The Company reserves the
right to place stop transfer instructions against the shares and certificates
for the Conversion Shares.
(g) Legends. Each Buyer understands that the certificates or
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other instruments representing the Convertible Debentures and or the Conversion
Shares shall bear a restrictive legend in substantially the following form (and
a stop transfer order may be placed against transfer of such stock
certificates):
THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN
REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR
APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. THE SECURITIES HAVE BEEN
ACQUIRED SOLELY FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSES AND NOT WITH A VIEW
TOWARD RESALE AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED FOR SALE, SOLD,
TRANSFERRED OR ASSIGNED IN THE ABSENCE OF AN EFFECTIVE
REGISTRATION STATEMENT FOR THE SECURITIES UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR APPLICABLE STATE
SECURITIES LAWS, OR AN OPINION OF COUNSEL, IN A GENERALLY
ACCEPTABLE FORM, THAT REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED UNDER
SAID ACT OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS.
The legend set forth above shall be removed and the Company within two (2)
business days shall issue a certificate without such legend to the holder of the
Conversion Shares upon which it is stamped, if, unless otherwise required by
state securities laws, (i) in connection with a sale transaction, provided the
Conversion Shares are registered under the Securities Act or (ii) in connection
with a sale transaction, after such holder provides the Company with an opinion
of counsel, which opinion shall be in form, substance and scope customary for
opinions of counsel in comparable transactions, to the effect that a public
sale, assignment or transfer of the Conversion Shares may be made without
registration under the Securities Act.
(h) Authorization, Enforcement. This Agreement has been duly
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and validly authorized, executed and delivered on behalf of such Buyer and is a
valid and binding agreement of such Buyer enforceable in accordance with its
terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by general principles of
equity or applicable bankruptcy, insolvency,
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reorganization, moratorium, liquidation and other similar laws relating to, or
affecting generally, the enforcement of applicable creditors' rights and
remedies.
(i) Receipt of Documents. Each Buyer and his or its counsel
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has received and read in their entirety: (i) this Agreement and each
representation, warranty and covenant set forth herein and the Transaction
Documents (as defined herein); (ii) all due diligence and other information
necessary to verify the accuracy and completeness of such representations,
warranties and covenants; (iii) the Company's Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year
ended June 30, 2005; (iv) the Company's Form 10-QSB for the fiscal quarter ended
December 31, 2005 and (v) answers to all questions each Buyer submitted to the
Company regarding an investment in the Company; and each Buyer has relied on the
information contained therein and has not been furnished any other documents,
literature, memorandum or prospectus.
(j) Due Formation of Corporate and Other Buyers. If the
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Buyer is a corporation, trust, partnership or other entity that is not an
individual person, it has been formed and validly exists and has not been
organized for the specific purpose of purchasing the Convertible Debentures and
is not prohibited from doing so.
(k) No Legal Advice From the Company. Each Buyer
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acknowledges, that it had the opportunity to review this Agreement and the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement with his or its own legal counsel
and investment and tax advisors. Each Buyer is relying solely on such counsel
and advisors and not on any statements or representations of the Company or any
of its representatives or agents for legal, tax or investment advice with
respect to this investment, the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or
the securities laws of any jurisdiction.
3. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY.
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The Company represents and warrants as of the date hereof to each of the
Buyers that, except as set forth in the SEC Documents (as defined herein) or in
the Disclosure Schedule attached hereto (the "Disclosure Schedule"):
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(a) Organization and Qualification. The Company and its
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subsidiaries are corporations duly organized and validly existing in good
standing under the laws of the jurisdiction in which they are incorporated, and
have the requisite corporate power to own their properties and to carry on their
business as now being conducted. Each of the Company and its subsidiaries is
duly qualified as a foreign corporation to do business and is in good standing
in every jurisdiction in which the nature of the business conducted by it makes
such qualification necessary, except to the extent that the failure to be so
qualified or be in good standing would not have a material adverse effect on the
Company and its subsidiaries taken as a whole.
(b) Authorization, Enforcement, Compliance with Other
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Instruments. (i) The Company has the requisite corporate power and authority to
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enter into and perform this Agreement, the Security Agreement, the Investor
Registration Rights Agreement, the Irrevocable Transfer Agent Agreement, and any
related agreements (collectively the "Transaction Documents") and to issue the
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Convertible Debentures and the Conversion Shares in accordance with the terms
hereof and thereof, (ii) the execution and delivery of the Transaction Documents
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by the Company and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated
hereby and thereby, including, without limitation, the issuance of the
Convertible Debentures the Conversion Shares and the reservation for issuance
and the issuance of the Conversion Shares issuable upon conversion or exercise
thereof, have been duly authorized by the Company's Board of Directors and no
further consent or authorization is required by the Company, its Board of
Directors or its stockholders, (iii) the Transaction Documents have been duly
executed and delivered by the Company, (iv) the Transaction Documents constitute
the valid and binding obligations of the Company enforceable against the Company
in accordance with their terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by
general principles of equity or applicable bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, moratorium, liquidation or similar laws relating to, or
affecting generally, the enforcement of creditors' rights and remedies. The
authorized officer of the Company executing the Transaction Documents knows of
no reason why the Company cannot file the registration statement as required
under the Investor Registration Rights Agreement or perform any of the Company's
other obligations under such documents.
(c) Capitalization. The authorized capital stock of the
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Company consists of 250,000,000 shares of Common Stock and 40,000,000 shares of
Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 ("Preferred Stock") of which 46,308,573 shares
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of Common Stock and 1,945 shares of Series A Preferred Stock and 2,725 shares of
Series B Preferred Stock are issued and outstanding. All of such outstanding
shares have been validly issued and are fully paid and nonassessable. No shares
of Common Stock are subject to preemptive rights or any other similar rights or
any liens or encumbrances suffered or permitted by the Company. Except as
previously disclosed, as of the date of this Agreement, (i) there are no
outstanding options, warrants, scrip, rights to subscribe to, calls or
commitments of any character whatsoever relating to, or securities or rights
convertible into, any shares of capital stock of the Company or any of its
subsidiaries, or contracts, commitments, understandings or arrangements by which
the Company or any of its subsidiaries is or may become bound to issue
additional shares of capital stock of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or
options, warrants, scrip, rights to subscribe to, calls or commitments of any
character whatsoever relating to, or securities or rights convertible into, any
shares of capital stock of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, (ii) there
are no outstanding debt securities and (iii) there are no agreements or
arrangements under which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is obligated to
register the sale of any of their securities under the Securities Act (except
pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement) and (iv) there are no outstanding
registration statements and there are no outstanding comment letters from the
SEC or any other regulatory agency. There are no securities or instruments
containing anti-dilution or similar provisions that will be triggered by the
issuance of the Convertible Debentures as described in this Agreement. The
Company has furnished to the Buyer true and correct copies of the Company's
Articles of Incorporation, as amended and as in effect on the date hereof (the
"Articles of Incorporation"), and the Company's By-laws, as in effect on the
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date hereof (the "By-laws"), and the terms of all securities convertible into or
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exercisable for Common Stock and the material rights of the holders thereof in
respect thereto other than stock options issued to employees and consultants.
(d) Issuance of Securities. The Convertible Debentures are
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duly authorized and, upon issuance in accordance with the terms hereof, shall be
duly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, are free from all taxes, liens and
charges with respect to the issue thereof. The Conversion Shares issuable upon
conversion of the Convertible Debentures have
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been duly authorized and reserved for issuance. Upon conversion or exercise in
accordance with the Convertible Debentures the Conversion Shares will be duly
issued, fully paid and nonassessable.
(e) No Conflicts. The execution, delivery and performance of
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the Transaction Documents by the Company and the consummation by the Company of
the transactions contemplated hereby will not (i) result in a violation of the
Articles of Incorporation, any certificate of designations of any outstanding
series of preferred stock of the Company or the By-laws or (ii) conflict with or
constitute a default (or an event which with notice or lapse of time or both
would become a default) under, or give to others any rights of termination,
amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, any agreement, indenture or
instrument to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is a party, or result
in a violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree
(including federal and state securities laws and regulations and the rules and
regulations of The National Association of Securities Dealers Inc.'s OTC
Bulletin Board on which the Common Stock is quoted) applicable to the Company or
any of its subsidiaries or by which any property or asset of the Company or any
of its subsidiaries is bound or affected. Neither the Company nor its
subsidiaries is in violation of any term of or in default under its Articles of
Incorporation or By-laws or their organizational charter or by-laws,
respectively, or any material contract, agreement, mortgage, indebtedness,
indenture, instrument, judgment, decree or order or any statute, rule or
regulation applicable to the Company or its subsidiaries. The business of the
Company and its subsidiaries is not being conducted, and shall not be conducted
in violation of any material law, ordinance, or regulation of any governmental
entity. Except as specifically contemplated by this Agreement and as required
under the Securities Act and any applicable state securities laws, the Company
is not required to obtain any consent, authorization or order of, or make any
filing or registration with, any court or governmental agency in order for it to
execute, deliver or perform any of its obligations under or contemplated by this
Agreement or the Registration Rights Agreement in accordance with the terms
hereof or thereof. All consents, authorizations, orders, filings and
registrations which the Company is required to obtain pursuant to the preceding
sentence have been obtained or effected on or prior to the date hereof. The
Company and its subsidiaries are unaware of any facts or circumstance, which
might give rise to any of the foregoing.
(f) SEC Documents: Financial Statements. Since January 1,
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2003, the Company has filed all reports, schedules, forms, statements and other
documents required to be filed by it with the SEC under the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act") (all of the foregoing filed prior
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to the date hereof or amended after the date hereof and all exhibits included
therein and financial statements and schedules thereto and documents
incorporated by reference therein, being hereinafter referred to as the "SEC
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Documents"). The Company has delivered to the Buyers or their representatives,
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or made available through the SEC's website at xxxx://xxx.xxx.xxx, true and
complete copies of the SEC Documents. As of their respective dates, the
financial statements of the Company disclosed in the SEC Documents (the
"Financial Statements") complied as to form in all material respects with
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applicable accounting requirements and the published rules and regulations of
the SEC with respect thereto. Such financial statements have been prepared in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, consistently applied,
during the periods involved (except (i) as may be otherwise indicated in such
Financial Statements or the notes thereto, or (ii) in the case of unaudited
interim statements, to the extent they may exclude footnotes or may be condensed
or summary
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statements) and, fairly present in all material respects the financial position
of the Company as of the dates thereof and the results of its operations and
cash flows for the periods then ended (subject, in the case of unaudited
statements, to normal year-end audit adjustments). No other information provided
by or on behalf of the Company to the Buyer which is not included in the SEC
Documents, including, without limitation, information referred to in this
Agreement, contains any untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state
any material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the
light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
(g) 10(b)-5. The SEC Documents do not include any untrue
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statements of material fact, nor do they omit to state any material fact
required to be stated therein necessary to make the statements made, in light of
the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
(h) Absence of Litigation. To the knowledge of the Company,
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there is no action, suit, proceeding, inquiry or investigation before or by any
court, public board, government agency, self-regulatory organization or body
pending against or affecting the Company, the Common Stock or any of the
Company's subsidiaries, wherein an unfavorable decision, ruling or finding would
(i) have a material adverse effect on the transactions contemplated hereby (ii)
adversely affect the validity or enforceability of, or the authority or ability
of the Company to perform its obligations under, this Agreement or any of the
documents contemplated herein, or (iii) have a material adverse effect on the
business, operations, properties, financial condition or results of operations
of the Company and its subsidiaries taken as a whole.
(i) Acknowledgment Regarding Buyer's Purchase of the
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Convertible Debentures. The Company acknowledges and agrees that the Buyer is
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acting solely in the capacity of an arm's length purchaser with respect to this
Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby. The Company further
acknowledges that the Buyer is not acting as a financial advisor or fiduciary of
the Company (or in any similar capacity) with respect to this Agreement and the
transactions contemplated hereby and any advice given by the Buyer or any of
their respective representatives or agents in connection with this Agreement and
the transactions contemplated hereby is merely incidental to such Buyer's
purchase of the Convertible Debentures or the Conversion Shares. The Company
further represents to the Buyer that the Company's decision to enter into this
Agreement has been based solely on the independent evaluation by the Company and
its representatives.
(j) No General Solicitation. Neither the Company, nor any of
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its affiliates, nor any person acting on its or their behalf, has engaged in any
form of general solicitation or general advertising (within the meaning of
Regulation D under the Securities Act) in connection with the offer or sale of
the Convertible Debentures or the Conversion Shares.
(k) No Integrated Offering. Neither the Company, nor any of
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its affiliates, nor any person acting on its or their behalf has, directly or
indirectly, made any offers or sales of any security or solicited any offers to
buy any security, under circumstances that would require registration of the
Convertible Debentures or the Conversion Shares under the
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Securities Act or cause this offering of the Convertible Debentures or the
Conversion Shares to be integrated with prior offerings by the Company for
purposes of the Securities Act.
(l) Employee Relations. Neither the Company nor any of its
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subsidiaries is involved in any labor dispute nor, to the knowledge of the
Company or any of its subsidiaries, is any such dispute threatened. None of the
Company's or its subsidiaries' employees is a member of a union and the Company
and its subsidiaries believe that their relations with their employees are good.
(m) Intellectual Property Rights. The Company and its
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subsidiaries own or possess adequate rights or licenses to use all trademarks,
trade names, service marks, service xxxx registrations, service names, patents,
patent rights, copyrights, inventions, licenses, approvals, governmental
authorizations, trade secrets and rights necessary to conduct their respective
businesses as now conducted. The Company and its subsidiaries do not have any
knowledge of any infringement by the Company or its subsidiaries of trademark,
trade name rights, patents, patent rights, copyrights, inventions, licenses,
service names, service marks, service xxxx registrations, trade secret or other
similar rights of others, and, to the knowledge of the Company there is no
claim, action or proceeding being made or brought against, or to the Company's
knowledge, being threatened against, the Company or its subsidiaries regarding
trademark, trade name, patents, patent rights, invention, copyright, license,
service names, service marks, service xxxx registrations, trade secret or other
infringement; and the Company and its subsidiaries are unaware of any facts or
circumstances which might give rise to any of the foregoing.
(n) Environmental Laws. The Company and its subsidiaries are
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(i) in compliance with any and all applicable foreign, federal, state and local
laws and regulations relating to the protection of human health and safety, the
environment or hazardous or toxic substances or wastes, pollutants or
contaminants ("Environmental Laws"), (ii) have received all permits, licenses or
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other approvals required of them under applicable Environmental Laws to conduct
their respective businesses and (iii) are in compliance with all terms and
conditions of any such permit, license or approval.
(o) Title. Any real property and facilities held under lease
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by the Company and its subsidiaries are held by them under valid, subsisting and
enforceable leases with such exceptions as are not material and do not interfere
with the use made and proposed to be made of such property and buildings by the
Company and its subsidiaries.
(p) Insurance. The Company and each of its subsidiaries are
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insured by insurers of recognized financial responsibility against such losses
and risks and in such amounts as management of the Company believes to be
prudent and customary in the businesses in which the Company and its
subsidiaries are engaged. Neither the Company nor any such subsidiary has been
refused any insurance coverage sought or applied for and neither the Company nor
any such subsidiary has any reason to believe that it will not be able to renew
its existing insurance coverage as and when such coverage expires or to obtain
similar coverage from similar insurers as may be necessary to continue its
business at a cost that would not materially and adversely affect the condition,
financial or otherwise, or the earnings, business or operations of the Company
and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
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(q) Regulatory Permits. The Company and its subsidiaries
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possess all material certificates, authorizations and permits issued by the
appropriate federal, state or foreign regulatory authorities necessary to
conduct their respective businesses, and neither the Company nor any such
subsidiary has received any notice of proceedings relating to the revocation or
modification of any such certificate, authorization or permit.
(r) Internal Accounting Controls. The Company and each of
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its subsidiaries maintain a system of internal accounting controls sufficient to
provide reasonable assurance that (i) transactions are executed in accordance
with management's general or specific authorizations, (ii) transactions are
recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in
conformity with generally accepted accounting principles and to maintain asset
accountability, and (iii) the recorded amounts for assets is compared with the
existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with
respect to any differences.
(s) No Material Adverse Breaches, etc. Neither the Company
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nor any of its subsidiaries is subject to any charter, corporate or other legal
restriction, or any judgment, decree, order, rule or regulation which in the
judgment of the Company's officers has or is expected in the future to have a
material adverse effect on the business, properties, operations, financial
condition, results of operations or prospects of the Company or its
subsidiaries. Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries is in breach of
any contract or agreement which breach, in the judgment of the Company's
officers, has or is expected to have a material adverse effect on the business,
properties, operations, financial condition, results of operations or prospects
of the Company or its subsidiaries.
(t) Tax Status. The Company and each of its subsidiaries has
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made and filed all federal and state income and all other tax returns, reports
and declarations required by any jurisdiction to which it is subject and (unless
and only to the extent that the Company and each of its subsidiaries has set
aside on its books provisions reasonably adequate for the payment of all unpaid
and unreported taxes) has paid all taxes and other governmental assessments and
charges that are material in amount, shown or determined to be due on such
returns, reports and declarations, except those being contested in good faith
and has set aside on its books provision reasonably adequate for the payment of
all taxes for periods subsequent to the periods to which such returns, reports
or declarations apply. There are no unpaid taxes in any material amount claimed
to be due by the taxing authority of any jurisdiction, and the officers of the
Company know of no basis for any such claim.
(u) Certain Transactions. Except for arm's length
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transactions pursuant to which the Company makes payments in the ordinary course
of business upon terms no less favorable than the Company could obtain from
third parties and other than the grant of stock options disclosed in the SEC
Documents, none of the officers, directors, or employees of the Company is
presently a party to any transaction with the Company (other than for services
as employees, officers and directors), including any contract, agreement or
other arrangement providing for the furnishing of services to or by, providing
for rental of real or personal property to or from, or otherwise requiring
payments to or from any officer, director or such employee or, to the knowledge
of the Company, any corporation, partnership, trust or other entity in which any
officer, director, or any such employee has a substantial interest or is an
officer, director, trustee or partner.
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(v) Fees and Rights of First Refusal. The Company is not
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obligated to offer the securities offered hereunder on a right of first refusal
basis or otherwise to any third parties including, but not limited to, Dutchess
Private Equities Fund II, LP (or related entity) ("Dutchess"), current or former
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shareholders of the Company, underwriters, brokers, agents or other third
parties.
(w) Dutchess Equity Line. The equity line of credit entered
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into with Dutchess in August 2005 (the "Dutchess Equity Line") is currently
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available for draw downs or "puts" by the Company and the Company knows of no
reason why such equity line would be unavailable to the Company. The Company
shall take all steps necessary in its control to maintain the effectiveness and
availability of the equity line and shall not terminate the equity line without
the prior consent of the Buyer. The Company may only issue and sell Common Stock
through puts under the Dutchess Equity Line for aggregate gross proceeds of up
to $500,000 per sixty (60) day period, provided however, if (a) the Registration
Statement has been filed, (b) no Event of Default (as defined in the Convertible
Debentures) has occurred, (c) the Closing Bid Price of the Common Stock is above
$5 for five consecutive Trading Days, (d) the Closing Bid Price remains above
$5.00 on the day a put is made, then the Company may exceed the limitation set
forth above and instead make up to two puts under the Dutchess Equity Line per
30 day period for aggregate gross proceeds of no more than the amount determined
under the volume matrix formula set forth in Section 2b of the Dutchess Equity
Line for each of the two puts.
4. COVENANTS.
(a) Best Efforts. Each party shall use its best efforts to
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timely satisfy each of the conditions to be satisfied by it as provided in
Sections 6 and 7 of this Agreement.
(b) Blue Sky. The Company shall, on or before the Closing
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Date, take such action as the Company shall reasonably determine is necessary to
qualify the Conversion Shares, or obtain an exemption for the Conversion Shares
for sale to the Buyers at the Closing pursuant to this Agreement under
applicable securities or "Blue Sky" laws of the states of the United States, and
shall provide evidence of any such action so taken to the Buyers on or prior to
the Closing Date.
(c) Reporting Status. Until the earlier of (i) the date as
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of which the Buyer may sell all of the Conversion Shares without restriction
pursuant to Rule 144(k) promulgated under the Securities Act (or successor
thereto), or (ii) the date on which (A) the Buyer shall have sold all the
Conversion Shares and (B) none of the Convertible Debentures are outstanding
(the "Registration Period"), the Company shall file in a timely manner all
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reports required to be filed with the SEC pursuant to the Exchange Act and the
regulations of the SEC thereunder, and the Company shall not terminate its
status as an issuer required to file reports under the Exchange Act even if the
Exchange Act or the rules and regulations thereunder would otherwise permit such
termination.
(d) Use of Proceeds. The Company will use the proceeds from
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the sale of the Convertible Debentures for general corporate and working capital
purposes.
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(e) Reservation of Shares. On the date hereof, the Company
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shall reserve for issuance to the Buyers 6,000,000 shares for issuance upon
conversions of the Convertible Dentures and 2,100,000 shares for issuance upon
exercise of the Warrants (collectively, the "Share Reserve"). The Company
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represents that it has sufficient authorized and unissued shares of Common Stock
available to create the Share Reserve after considering all other commitments
that may require the issuance of Common Stock. The Company shall take all
action reasonably necessary to at all times have authorized, and reserved for
the purpose of issuance, such number of shares of Common Stock as shall be
necessary to effect the full conversion of the Convertible Debentures and the
full exercise of the Warrants. If at any time the Share Reserve is insufficient
to effect the full conversion of the Convertible Debentures or the full exercise
of the Warrants, the Company shall increase the Share Reserve accordingly. If
the Company does not have sufficient authorized and unissued shares of Common
Stock available to increase the Share Reserve, the Company shall call and hold a
special meeting of the shareholders within thirty (30) days of such occurrence,
for the sole purpose of increasing the number of shares authorized. The
Company's management shall recommend to the shareholders to vote in favor of
increasing the number of shares of Common Stock authorized. Management shall
also vote all of its shares in favor of increasing the number of authorized
shares of Common Stock.
(f) Listings or Quotation. The Company shall promptly secure
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the listing or quotation of the Conversion Shares upon each national securities
exchange, automated quotation system or The National Association of Securities
Dealers Inc.'s Over-The-Counter Bulletin Board ("OTCBB") (each a "Primary
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Market"), if any, upon which shares of Common Stock are then listed or quoted
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(subject to official notice of issuance) and shall use its best efforts to
maintain, so long as any other shares of Common Stock shall be so listed, such
listing of all Conversion Shares from time to time issuable under the terms of
this Agreement.
(g) Fees and Expenses.
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(i) Each of the Company and the Buyer shall pay all
costs and expenses incurred by such party in connection with the negotiation,
investigation, preparation, execution and delivery of the Transaction Documents.
The Company shall pay Yorkville Advisors, LLC a fee equal to eight percent (9%)
of the Purchase Price which shall be paid pro rata directly from the proceeds of
the each Closing.
(ii) The Company shall pay a structuring fee to
Yorkville Advisors, LLC of Fifteen Thousand Dollars ($15,000) which shall be
paid directly from the proceeds of the First Closing.
(iii) The Company shall pay Yorkville Advisors, LLC a
non-refundable due diligence fee of Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000) which shall
be paid directly from the proceeds of the First Closing.
(iv) Upon the First Closing, the Company shall issue to
the Buyer (a) a warrant to purchase 955,000 shares of Common Stock at an
exercise price of $2.50 per share, (b) a warrant to purchase 715,000 shares of
Common Stock at an exercise price of $3.50 per share, and (c) a warrant to
purchase 430,000 shares of Common Stock at an exercise
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price of $4.00 per share (collectively, the "Warrants"). Each Warrant shall be
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in the form of Warrant attached hereto as "Exhibit A". The shares of Common
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Stock issuable under the Warrants shall collectively be referred to as the
"Warrant Shares".
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(v) The Warrant Shares shall have "piggy-back" and
demand registration rights.
(h) Corporate Existence. So long as any of the Convertible
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Debentures remain outstanding, the Company shall not directly or indirectly
consummate any merger, reorganization, restructuring, reverse stock split
consolidation, sale of all or substantially all of the Company's assets or any
similar transaction or related transactions (each such transaction, an
"Organizational Change") unless, prior to the consummation an Organizational
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Change, the Company obtains the written consent of each Buyer which shall not be
unreasonably withheld. In any such case, the Company will make appropriate
provision with respect to such holders' rights and interests to insure that the
provisions of this Section 4(h) will thereafter be applicable to the Convertible
Debentures.
(i) Transactions With Affiliates. So long as any Convertible
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Debentures are outstanding, the Company shall not, and shall cause each of its
subsidiaries not to, enter into, amend, modify or supplement, or permit any
subsidiary to enter into, amend, modify or supplement any agreement,
transaction, commitment, or arrangement with any of its or any subsidiary's
officers, directors, person who were officers or directors at any time during
the previous two (2) years, stockholders who beneficially own five percent (5%)
or more of the Common Stock, or Affiliates (as defined below) or with any
individual related by blood, marriage, or adoption to any such individual or
with any entity in which any such entity or individual owns a five percent (5%)
or more beneficial interest (each a "Related Party"), except for (a) customary
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employment arrangements and benefit programs on reasonable terms, (b) any
investment in an Affiliate of the Company, (c) any agreement, transaction,
commitment, or arrangement on an arms-length basis on terms no less favorable
than terms which would have been obtainable from a person other than such
Related Party, (d) any agreement, transaction, commitment, or arrangement which
is approved by a majority of the disinterested directors of the Company; for
purposes hereof, any director who is also an officer of the Company or any
subsidiary of the Company shall not be a disinterested director with respect to
any such agreement, transaction, commitment, or arrangement. "Affiliate" for
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purposes hereof means, with respect to any person or entity, another person or
entity that, directly or indirectly, (i) has a ten percent (10%) or more equity
interest in that person or entity, (ii) has ten percent (10%) or more common
ownership with that person or entity, (iii) controls that person or entity, or
(iv) shares common control with that person or entity. "Control" or "controls"
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for purposes hereof means that a person or entity has the power, direct or
indirect, to conduct or govern the policies of another person or entity.
(j) Transfer Agent. The Company covenants and agrees that,
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in the event that the Company's agency relationship with the transfer agent
should be terminated for any reason prior to a date which is two (2) years after
the Closing Date, the Company shall use its best efforts to immediately appoint
a new transfer agent and shall require that the new transfer agent execute and
agree to be bound by the terms of the Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions
(as defined herein).
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(k) Neither the Buyer nor any of its affiliates have an open
short position in the Common Stock of the Company, and the Buyer agrees that it
shall not, and that it will cause its affiliates not to, engage in any short
sales of or hedging transactions with respect to the Common Stock as long as any
Convertible Debentures shall remain outstanding, except that the Buyer may sell
shares of Common Stock acquired upon submission of a proper conversion notice
(in accordance with the Convertible Debentures).
(l) Restriction on Issuance of the Capital Stock. So long as
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any Convertible Debentures are outstanding, except with respect to the Excluded
Securities (as defined below), the Company shall not, without the prior written
consent of the Buyer(s), (i) issue or sell shares of Common Stock or Preferred
Stock without consideration or for a consideration per share less than the bid
price of the Common Stock determined immediately prior to its issuance, (ii)
issue any preferred stock, warrant, option, right, contract, call, or other
security or instrument granting the holder thereof the right to acquire Common
Stock without consideration or for a consideration less than such Common Stock's
Bid Price determined immediately prior to it's issuance, (iii) enter into any
security instrument granting the holder a security interest in any and all
assets of the Company, or (iv) file any registration statement on Form S-8,
except to register up to 1,000,000 shares of common stock issued in connection
with the Company's employee stock option plan. Notwithstanding the forgoing,
the Company may issue and sell shares to Dutchess Equity Line in accordance with
Section 4( ) herein. For the purposes hereof, the term "Excluded Securities"
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shall mean up to 300,000 shares per 90 day period issued at any time as
compensation to employees or consultants, provided such shares are issued at
current market prices at the time of issuance.
5. TRANSFER AGENT INSTRUCTIONS.
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(a) The Company shall issue the Irrevocable Transfer Agent
Instructions to its transfer agent irrevocably appointing Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx, Esq.
as the Company's agent for purpose of having certificates issued, registered in
the name of the Buyer or its respective nominee(s), for the Conversion Shares
representing such amounts of Convertible Debentures as specified from time to
time by the Buyer to the Company upon conversion of the Convertible Debentures,
for interest owed pursuant to the Convertible Debenture, and for any and all
Liquidated Damages (as this term is defined in the Investor Registration Rights
Agreement). Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx, Esq. shall be paid a cash fee of Fifty Dollars
($50) for every occasion they act pursuant to the Irrevocable Transfer Agent
Instructions. The Company shall not change its transfer agent without the
express written consent of the Buyer, which may be withheld by the Buyer in its
sole discretion. Prior to registration of the Conversion Shares under the
Securities Act, all such certificates shall bear the restrictive legend
specified in Section 2(g) of this Agreement. The Company warrants that no
instruction other than the Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions referred to
in this Section 5, and stop transfer instructions to give effect to Section 2(g)
hereof (in the case of the Conversion Shares prior to registration of such
shares under the Securities Act) will be given by the Company to its transfer
agent and that the Conversion Shares shall otherwise be freely transferable on
the books and records of the Company as and to the extent provided in this
Agreement and the Investor Registration Rights Agreement. Nothing in this
Section 5 shall affect in any way the Buyer's obligations and agreement to
comply with all applicable securities laws upon resale of Conversion Shares. If
the Buyer provides the Company with an opinion of counsel, in form, scope and
substance
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customary for opinions of counsel in comparable transactions to the effect that
registration of a resale by the Buyer of any of the Conversion Shares is not
required under the Securities Act, the Company shall within two (2) business
days instruct its transfer agent to issue one or more certificates in such name
and in such denominations as specified by the Buyer. The Company acknowledges
that a breach by it of its obligations hereunder will cause irreparable harm to
the Buyer by vitiating the intent and purpose of the transaction contemplated
hereby. Accordingly, the Company acknowledges that the remedy at law for a
breach of its obligations under this Section 5 will be inadequate and agrees, in
the event of a breach or threatened breach by the Company of the provisions of
this Section 5, that the Buyer shall be entitled, in addition to all other
available remedies, to an 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.
6. CONDITIONS TO THE COMPANY'S OBLIGATION TO SELL.
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The obligation of the Company hereunder to issue and sell the Convertible
Debentures to the Buyer at the Closings is subject to the satisfaction, at or
before the Closing Dates, of each of the following conditions, provided that
these conditions are for the Company's sole benefit and may be waived by the
Company at any time in its sole discretion:
(a) Each Buyer shall have executed the Transaction Documents
and delivered them to the Company.
(b) The Buyer shall have delivered to the Company the
Purchase Price for Convertible Debentures in respective amounts as set forth
next to each Buyers name as outlined on Schedule I attached hereto, minus any
fees to be paid directly from the proceeds the Closings as set forth herein, by
wire transfer of immediately available U.S. funds pursuant to the wire
instructions provided by the Company.
(c) The representations and warranties of the Buyer shall be
true and correct in all material respects as of the date when made and as of the
Closing Dates as though made at that time (except for representations and
warranties that speak as of a specific date), and the 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 the Buyer at or prior to the Closing Dates.
7. CONDITIONS TO THE BUYER'S OBLIGATION TO PURCHASE.
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(a) The obligation of the Buyer hereunder to purchase the
Convertible Debentures at the First Closing is subject to the satisfaction, at
or before the First Closing Date, of each of the following conditions:
(i) The Company shall have executed the Transaction
Documents and delivered the same to the Buyer.
(ii) The Common Stock shall be authorized for quotation
on a Primary Market, trading in the Common Stock shall not have been suspended
for any reason, and the Conversion Shares shall have been approved for listing
or quotation on a Primary Market.
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(iii) The representations and warranties of the Company
shall be true and correct in all material respects (except to the extent that
any of such representations and warranties is already qualified as to
materiality in Section 3 above, in which case, such representations and
warranties shall be true and correct without further qualification) as of the
date when made and as of the First Closing Date as though made at that time
(except for representations and warranties that speak as of a specific date) and
the Company 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 the Company at or prior
to the First Closing Date. If requested by the Buyer, the Buyer shall have
received a certificate, executed by the President of the Company, dated as of
the First Closing Date, to the foregoing effect and as to such other matters as
may be reasonably requested by the Buyer including, without limitation an update
as of the First Closing Date regarding the representation contained in Section
3(c) above.
(iv) The Company shall have executed and delivered to
the Buyer the Convertible Debentures in the respective amounts set forth
opposite each Buyer name on Schedule I attached hereto.
(v) The Buyer shall have received an opinion of counsel
from counsel to the Company in a form satisfactory to the Buyer.
(vi) The Company shall have provided to the Buyer a
certificate of good standing from the secretary of state from the state in which
the company is incorporated.
(vii) The Company or the Buyers shall have filed a form
UCC-1 or such other forms as may be required to perfect the Buyer's interest in
the Pledged Property as detailed in the Security Agreement dated the date
hereof.
(viii) The Company shall have provided to the Buyer an
acknowledgement, to the satisfaction of the Buyer, from the Company's
independent certified public accountants as to its ability to provide all
consents required in order to file a registration statement in connection with
this transaction.
(ix) The Company shall have reserved out of its
authorized and unissued Common Stock, solely for the purpose of effecting the
conversion of the Convertible Debentures, shares of Common Stock to effect the
conversion of all of the Conversion Shares then outstanding.
(x) The Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions, in form
and substance satisfactory to the Buyer, shall have been delivered to and
acknowledged in writing by the Company's transfer agent.
(xi) The Conversion Shares and Warrant Shares shall have
been approved and eligible for quotation on the AMEX and trading in the Common
Stock shall not have been suspended for any reason.
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(b) The obligation of the Buyer hereunder to accept the
Convertible Debentures at the Second Closing is subject to the satisfaction, at
or before the Second Closing Date, of each of the following conditions:
(i) The Common Stock shall be authorized for quotation
on the a Primary Market, trading in the Common Stock shall not have been
suspended for any reason, and the Conversion Shares shall have been approved for
listing or quotation on the Primary Market.
(ii) The representations and warranties of the Company
shall be true and correct in all material respects (except to the extent that
any of such representations and warranties is already qualified as to
materiality in Section 3 above, in which case, such representations and
warranties shall be true and correct without further qualification) as of the
date when made and as of the Second Closing Date as though made at that time
(except for representations and warranties that speak as of a specific date) and
the Company 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 the Company at or prior
to the Second Closing Date
(iii) The Company shall have executed and delivered to
the Buyer the Convertible Debentures in the respective amounts set forth
opposite each Buyer name on Schedule I attached hereto.
(iv) The Company shall certify that it will file the
Registration Statement with the SEC in compliance with the rules and regulations
promulgated by the SEC for filing thereof two (2) business days after the Second
Closing.
(v) The Company shall not be in default under any of the
Transaction Documents.
(vi) All conditions to the First Closing shall have been
performed.
(vii) The Company shall provide a certificate, executed
by two officers of the Company that all conditions to the Second Closing have
been satisfied.
(c) The obligation of the Buyer(s) hereunder to accept the
Convertible Debentures at the Third Closing is subject to the satisfaction, at
or before the Third Closing Date, of each of the following conditions:
(i) The Common Stock shall be authorized for quotation
on the a Primary Market, trading in the Common Stock shall not have been
suspended for any reason, and the Conversion Shares shall have been approved for
listing or quotation on the Primary Market.
(ii) The representations and warranties of the Company
shall be true and correct in all material respects (except to the extent that
any of such representations and warranties is already qualified as to
materiality in Section 3 above, in which case, such
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representations and warranties shall be true and correct without further
qualification) as of the date when made and as of the Third Closing Date as
though made at that time (except for representations and warranties that speak
as of a specific date) and the Company 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 the
Company at or prior to the Third Closing Date.
(iii) The Company shall have executed and delivered to
the Buyer(s) the Convertible Debentures in the respective amounts set forth
opposite each Buyer(s) name on Schedule I attached hereto.
(iv) The Registration Statement shall have been
declared effective by the SEC.
(v) The Company shall not be in default under any of the
Transaction Documents.
(vi) All conditions to the First Closing and the Second
Closing shall have been performed.
(vii) The Company shall have certified, in a certificate
executed by two officers of the Company and dated as of the Third Closing Date,
that all conditions to the Third Closing have been satisfied.
8. INDEMNIFICATION.
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(a) In consideration of the Buyer's execution and delivery of
this Agreement and acquiring the Convertible Debentures and the Conversion
Shares hereunder, and in addition to all of the Company's other obligations
under this Agreement, the Company shall defend, protect, indemnify and hold
harmless the Buyer, and all of its officers, directors, employees and agents
(including, without limitation, those retained in connection with the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement) (collectively, the "Buyer
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Indemnitees") from and against any and all actions, causes of action, suits,
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claims, losses, costs, penalties, fees, liabilities and damages, and expenses in
connection therewith (irrespective of whether any such Buyer Indemnitee is a
party to the action for which indemnification hereunder is sought), and
including reasonable attorneys' fees and disbursements (the "Indemnified
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Liabilities"), incurred by the Buyer Indemnitees or any of them as a result of,
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or arising out of, or relating to (a) any misrepresentation or breach of any
representation or warranty made by the Company in this Agreement, the
Convertible Debentures or the Investor Registration Rights Agreement or any
other certificate, instrument or document contemplated hereby or thereby, (b)
any breach of any covenant, agreement or obligation of the Company contained in
this Agreement, or the Investor Registration Rights Agreement or any other
certificate, instrument or document contemplated hereby or thereby, or (c) any
cause of action, suit or claim brought or made against such Indemnitee and
arising out of or resulting from the execution, delivery, performance or
enforcement of this Agreement or any other instrument, document or agreement
executed pursuant hereto by any of the parties hereto, any transaction financed
or to be financed in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, with the proceeds
of the issuance of the Convertible Debentures
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or the status of the Buyer or holder of the Convertible Debentures the
Conversion Shares, as a Buyer of Convertible Debentures in the Company. To the
extent that the foregoing undertaking by the Company may be unenforceable for
any reason, the Company shall make the maximum contribution to the payment and
satisfaction of each of the Indemnified Liabilities, which is permissible under
applicable law.
(b) In consideration of the Company's execution and delivery
of this Agreement, and in addition to all of the Buyer's other obligations under
this Agreement, the Buyer shall defend, protect, indemnify and hold harmless the
Company and all of its officers, directors, employees and agents (including,
without limitation, those retained in connection with the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement) (collectively, the "Company Indemnitees") from
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and against any and all Indemnified Liabilities incurred by the Indemnitees or
any of them as a result of, or arising out of, or relating to (a) any
misrepresentation or breach of any representation or warranty made by the Buyer
in this Agreement, instrument or document contemplated hereby or thereby
executed by the Buyer, (b) any breach of any covenant, agreement or obligation
of the Buyer contained in this Agreement, the Investor Registration Rights
Agreement or any other certificate, instrument or document contemplated hereby
or thereby executed by the Buyer, or (c) any cause of action, suit or claim
brought or made against such Company Indemnitee based on material
misrepresentations or due to a material breach and arising out of or resulting
from the execution, delivery, performance or enforcement of this Agreement, the
Investor Registration Rights Agreement or any other instrument, document or
agreement executed pursuant hereto by any of the parties hereto. To the extent
that the foregoing undertaking by each Buyer may be unenforceable for any
reason, each Buyer shall make the maximum contribution to the payment and
satisfaction of each of the Indemnified Liabilities, which is permissible under
applicable law.
9. GOVERNING LAW: MISCELLANEOUS.
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(a) Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and
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interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of New Jersey without
regard to the principles of conflict of laws. The parties further agree that
any action between them shall be heard in Xxxxxx County, New Jersey, and
expressly consent to the jurisdiction and venue of the Superior Court of New
Jersey, sitting in Xxxxxx County and the United States District Court for the
District of New Jersey sitting in Newark, New Jersey for the adjudication of any
civil action asserted pursuant to this Paragraph.
(b) Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two or
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more identical counterparts, all of which shall be considered one and the same
agreement and shall become effective when counterparts have been signed by each
party and delivered to the other party. In the event any signature page is
delivered by facsimile transmission, the party using such means of delivery
shall cause four (4) additional original executed signature pages to be
physically delivered to the other party within five (5) days of the execution
and delivery hereof.
(c) Headings. The headings of this Agreement are for
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convenience of reference and shall not form part of, or affect the
interpretation of, this Agreement.
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(d) Severability. If any provision of this Agreement shall
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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
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all other prior oral or written agreements between the Buyer, the Company, their
affiliates and persons acting on their behalf with respect to the matters
discussed herein, and this Agreement and the instruments referenced herein
contain the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the matters
covered herein and therein and, except as specifically set forth herein or
therein, neither the Company nor any Buyer makes any representation, warranty,
covenant or undertaking with respect to such matters. No provision of this
Agreement may be waived or amended other than by an instrument in writing signed
by the party to be charged with enforcement.
(f) Notices. Any notices, consents, waivers, or other
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communications required or permitted to be given under the terms of this
Agreement must be in writing and will be deemed to have been delivered (i) upon
receipt, when delivered personally; (ii) upon confirmation of receipt, when sent
by facsimile; (iii) three (3) days after being sent by U.S. certified mail,
return receipt requested, or (iv) one (1) day after deposit with a nationally
recognized overnight delivery service, in each case properly addressed to the
party to receive the same. The addresses and facsimile numbers for such
communications shall be:
If to the Company, to: Hyperdynamics Corporation
One Xxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxx X. Xxxxx
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
With a copy to: Xxxx Xxxxxxx, Esq.
000 Xxxxx Xxxx #00
Xxxxxxx, XX 00000
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
If to the Buyer, to its address and facsimile number on Schedule I, with
copies to the Buyer's counsel as set forth on Schedule I. Each party shall
provide five (5) days' prior written notice to the other party of any change in
address or facsimile number.
(g) Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding
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upon and inure to the benefit of the parties and their respective successors and
assigns. Neither the Company nor any Buyer shall assign this Agreement or any
rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the other
party hereto.
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(h) No Third Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement is intended
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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.
(i) Survival. Unless this Agreement is terminated under
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Section 9(l), the representations and warranties of the Company and the Buyer
contained in Sections 2 and 3, the agreements and covenants set forth in
Sections 4, 5 and 9, and the indemnification provisions set forth in Section 8,
shall survive the Closing for a period of two (2) years following the date on
which the Convertible Debentures are converted in full. The Buyer shall be
responsible only for its own representations, warranties, agreements and
covenants hereunder.
(j) Publicity. The Company and the Buyer shall have the
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right to approve, before issuance any press release or any other public
statement with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby made by any
party; provided, however, that the Company shall be entitled, without the prior
approval of the Buyer, to issue any press release or other public disclosure
with respect to such transactions required under applicable securities or other
laws or regulations (the Company shall use its best efforts to consult the Buyer
in connection with any such press release or other public disclosure prior to
its release and Buyer shall be provided with a copy thereof upon release
thereof).
(k) Further Assurances. Each party shall do and perform, or
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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 the 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.
(l) Termination. In the event that the American Stock
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Exchange has not approved the transactions contemplated hereby within 15 days
following the date hereof, unless extended by the mutual agreement of all
parties hereto, then this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby
shall terminate 15 days following the date hereof and such transactions shall
then be of no legal consequence or effect. In the event that the Closing shall
not have occurred with respect to the Buyers on or before fifteen (15) business
days from the date hereof due to the Company's or the Buyer's failure to satisfy
the conditions set forth in Sections 6 and 7 above (and the non-breaching
party's failure to waive such unsatisfied condition(s)), the non-breaching party
shall have the option to terminate this Agreement with respect to such breaching
party at the close of business on such date without liability of any party to
any other party; provided, however, that if this Agreement is terminated by the
Company pursuant to this Section 9(l), the Company shall remain obligated to
reimburse the Buyer for the fees and expenses of Yorkville Advisors LLC
described in Section 4(g) above.
(m) No Strict Construction. The language used in this
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Agreement 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.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Buyers and the Company have caused this Securities
Purchase Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first written above.
COMPANY:
HYPERDYNAMICS CORPORATION
By: /s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxx
Name: Xxxx X. Xxxxx
Title: President and Chief Executive Officer
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SCHEDULE I
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SCHEDULE OF BUYERS
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ADDRESS/FACSIMILE AMOUNT OF
NAME SIGNATURE NUMBER OF BUYER SUBSCRIPTION
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Cornell Capital Partners, LP By: Yorkville Advisors, LLC 000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx - Xxxxx 0000 $ 6,000,000
Its: General Partner Xxxxxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
By: /s/ Xxxx Xxxxxx
Name: Xxxx Xxxxxx
Its: Portfolio Manager
With a copy to: Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx, Esq. 000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx - Xxxxx 0000
Xxxxxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
DISCLOSURE SCHEDULE
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EXHIBIT A
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FORM OF WARRANT
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