SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT
EXHIBIT
10.1
THIS SECURITIES
PURCHASE AGREEMENT
(this
“Agreement”),
dated
as of June 1, 2007, by and among HOMELAND
SECURITY CAPITAL CORPORATION,
a
Delaware corporation (the “Company”),
and
the Buyers listed on Schedule I attached hereto (individually, a
“Buyer”
or
collectively “Buyers”).
WITNESSETH
WHEREAS,
the
Company and the Buyer(s) 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 the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”)
under
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities
Act”);
WHEREAS,
the
parties desire that, upon the terms and subject to the conditions contained
herein, the Company shall issue and sell to the Buyer(s), as provided herein,
and the Buyer(s) shall purchase Two Million Seven Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars
($2,750,000) of secured convertible debentures (the “Convertible
Debentures”),
which
shall be convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.001
(the “Common
Stock”)
(as
converted, the “Conversion
Shares”)
which
shall be funded on the fifth (5th)
business day following the date hereof (the “Closing”),
for a
total purchase price of Two Million Seven Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars
($2,750,000) (the “Purchase
Price”)
in the
respective amounts set forth opposite each Buyer(s) name on Schedule I (the
“Subscription
Amount”);
and
WHEREAS,
contemporaneously with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the parties
hereto are executing and delivering a Registration Rights Agreement (the
“Investor
Registration Rights Agreement”)
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, its wholly owned subsidiaries and the Buyers are executing and
delivering a Security Agreement (the “Security
Agreement”)
pursuant to which the Company and its wholly owned subsidiaries agreed to
provide the Buyers a security interest in Pledged Collateral (as this term
is
defined in the 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
Company, and the Buyers are executing and delivering a Pledge and Escrow
Agreement (the “Pledge
Agreement”)
pursuant to which the Company has agreed to provide the Buyers a security
interest in Pledged Collateral (as this term is defined in the each Pledge
Agreement) to secure the Company’s obligations under this Agreement, the
Transaction Documents, or any other obligations of the Company to the Buyer;
and
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”)
NOW,
THEREFORE,
in
consideration of the mutual covenants and other agreements contained in this
Agreement the Company and the Buyer(s) hereby agree as follows:
1. PURCHASE
AND SALE OF CONVERTIBLE DEBENTURES.
(a) Purchase
of Convertible Debentures.
Subject
to the 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 the 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
Closing of the purchase and sale of the Convertible Debentures shall take place
at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time on the third (3rd)
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 later date as is mutually agreed to by the Company and the
Buyer(s)) (the “Closing
Date”).
The
Closing shall occur on the Closing Date 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(s)).
(c) Form
of Payment.
Subject
to the satisfaction of the 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(s),
minus the fees to be paid directly from the proceeds of the Closings as set
forth herein, and (ii) the Company shall deliver to each Buyer, Convertible
Debentures which such Buyer(s) 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.
Each
Buyer represents and warrants, severally and not jointly, that:
(a) Investment
Purpose.
Each
Buyer is acquiring the Convertible Debentures and, upon conversion of
Convertible Debentures, the Buyer will acquire the 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
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 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, 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 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 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 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 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
in
the event either (i) the Buyer is in possession of material non-public
information or (ii) the registration statement registering the Conversion Shares
is no longer in effect (assuming the Conversion Shares are being transferred
pursuant to such registration statement).
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(g) Legends.
Each
Buyer understands that the certificates or 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 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,
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 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 December 31, 2006; (iv) the Company’s Form 10-QSB for the
fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2007 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.
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(j) Due
Formation of Corporate and Other Buyers.
If the
Buyer(s) 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 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.
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”):
(a) Organization
and Qualification.
The
Company and its 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 Instruments.
(i) The Company has the requisite corporate power and authority to enter
into and perform this Agreement, the Security Agreement, the Investor
Registration Rights Agreement, the Irrevocable Transfer Agent Agreement, the
Pledge Agreement, the Guaranty Agreement and any related agreements
(collectively the “Transaction
Documents”)
and to
issue the Convertible Debentures and the Conversion Shares in accordance with
the terms hereof and thereof, (ii) the execution and delivery of the Transaction
Documents 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.
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(c) Capitalization.
The
authorized capital stock of the Company consists of 20,000,000,000 shares of
Common Stock and 3,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock, par value $0.001
(“Preferred
Stock”)
of
which 4,175,525,035 shares of Common Stock and 2,000,000 shares of Preferred
Stock are issued and outstanding, of which 1,000,000 shares are Series F
Preferred Stock and 1,000,000 shares are Series G Preferred Stock. 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. 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 other than debt securities issued to Cornell Capital Partners, LP
(“Cornell”) and other than as set forth on Schedule 3.1(c),
(iv)
there are no agreements or arrangements under which the Company or any of its
subsidiaries is obligated to register the sale of any of their securities under
the Securities Act (except pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement) and
(v) 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 Certificate of Incorporation, as amended and as
in effect on the date hereof (the “Certificate
of Incorporation”),
and
the Company’s By-laws, as in effect on the date hereof (the “By-laws”),
and
the terms of all securities convertible into or exercisable for Common Stock
and
the material rights of the holders thereof in respect thereto other than stock
options issued to employees and consultants.
(d) Issuance
of Securities.
The
Convertible Debentures are 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
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 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 Certificate 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 Certificate 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.
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(f) SEC
Documents: Financial Statements.
Except
as disclosed on Schedule 3.1(f), since January 1, 2005, 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 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
Documents”).
The
Company has delivered to the Buyers or their representatives, or made available
through the SEC’s website at xxxx://xxx.xxx.xxx., true and complete copies of
the SEC Documents. As of their respective dates, the financial statements of
the
Company disclosed in the SEC Documents (the “Financial
Statements”)
complied as to form in all material respects with applicable accounting
requirements and the published rules and regulations of the SEC with respect
thereto. Such financial statements have been prepared in accordance with
generally accepted accounting principles, consistently applied, during the
periods involved (except (i) as may be otherwise indicated in such Financial
Statements or the notes thereto, or (ii) in the case of unaudited interim
statements, to the extent they may exclude footnotes or may be condensed or
summary statements) and, fairly present in all material respects the financial
position of the Company as of the dates thereof and the results of its
operations and cash flows for the periods then ended (subject, in the case
of
unaudited statements, to normal year-end audit adjustments). No other
information provided by or on behalf of the Company to the 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.
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(g) 10(b)-5.
Neither
the Transaction Documents nor the SEC Documents include any untrue statements
of
material fact, nor do they omit to state any material fact required to be stated
therein necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances
under which they were made, not misleading.
(h) Absence
of Litigation.
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 Convertible Debentures.
The
Company acknowledges and agrees that the Buyer(s) is 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(s) 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(s) 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 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 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
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 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.
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(m) Intellectual
Property Rights.
The
Company and its 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 (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 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 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 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.
(q) Regulatory
Permits.
The
Company and its subsidiaries possess all material certificates, authorizations
and permits issued by the appropriate federal, state or foreign regulatory
authorities necessary to conduct their respective businesses, and neither the
Company nor any such subsidiary has received any notice of proceedings relating
to the revocation or modification of any such certificate, authorization or
permit.
(r) Internal
Accounting Controls.
The
Company and each of its subsidiaries maintain a system of internal accounting
controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurance that (i) transactions are
executed in accordance with management’s general or specific authorizations,
(ii) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial
statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles and
to
maintain asset accountability, 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.
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(s) No
Material Adverse Breaches, etc.
Neither
the Company nor any of its subsidiaries is subject to any charter, corporate
or
other legal restriction, or any judgment, decree, order, rule or regulation
which in the judgment of the Company’s officers has or is expected in the future
to have a material adverse effect on the business, properties, operations,
financial condition, results of operations or prospects of the Company or its
subsidiaries. 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 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 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.
(v) Fees
and Rights of First Refusal.
The
Company is not obligated to offer the securities offered hereunder on a right
of
first refusal basis or otherwise to any third parties including, but not limited
to, current or former shareholders of the Company, underwriters, brokers, agents
or other third parties.
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(w) Fortress
America Acquisition Holdings, LLC.
Fortress America Acquisition Holdings, LLC (“FAAH”)
is a
subsidiary of the Company and has been created for the purpose of investing
in
Fortress America Acquisition Corporation II (the “SPAC”).
4. COVENANTS.
(a) Best
Efforts.
Each
party shall use its best efforts to timely satisfy each of the conditions to
be
satisfied by it as provided in Sections 6 and 7 of this Agreement.
(b) Form
D.
The
Company agrees to file a Form D with respect to the Conversion Shares as
required under Regulation D and to provide a copy thereof to each Buyer promptly
after such filing. The Company shall, on or before the Closing 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 of which the Buyer(s) 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(s) 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 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 the sale of the Convertible Debentures as
outlined in the Disclosure Schedule.
(e) Reservation
of Shares.
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 issuance of the Conversion
Shares. If at any time the Company does not have available such shares of Common
Stock as shall from time to time be sufficient to effect the conversion of
all
of the Conversion Shares, 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 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”)
or
other market, if any, upon which shares of Common Stock are then listed or
quoted (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. The Company shall maintain the Common Stock’s authorization
for quotation on the OTCBB.
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(g) Fees
and
Expenses.
(i) Each
of
the Company and the Buyer(s) 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 six percent (6%) of the Purchase Price.
(ii) The
Company shall pay a structuring fee to Yorkville Advisors LLC of Twenty Thousand
Dollars ($20,000) directly from the proceeds of the 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 Closing.
(iv) The
Company shall issue to the Buyer a warrant to purchase eighty million
(80,000,000) shares of the Company’s Common Stock for a period of five (5)
years at an exercise price of $0.0015 per share (the “Warrant”).
The
shares of Common Stock issuable under the Warrant shall collectively be referred
to as the “Warrant
Shares”.
(v) The
Warrant Shares shall have “piggy-back” and demand registration rights.
(h) Corporate
Existence.
So long
as any of the Convertible 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 Change, the Company obtains
the written consent of each Buyer. 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 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 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
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”
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.
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(j) Transfer
Agent.
The
Company covenants and agrees that, 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
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).
(k) Restriction
on Issuance of the Capital Stock.
So long
as any Convertible Debentures are outstanding, 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 Bid Price determined immediately prior to its 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 stock options issued to officers and directors of the Company
pursuant to the Company’s existing stock option plan or currently outstanding
options issued outside of the stock option plan.
(l) Neither
the Buyer(s) nor any of its affiliates have an open short position in the Common
Stock of the Company, and the Buyer(s) 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.
(m) Rights
of First Refusal.
So
long
as any portion of Convertible Debentures are outstanding, if the Company intends
to raise additional capital by the issuance or sale of capital stock of the
Company, including without limitation shares of any class of common stock,
any
class of preferred stock, options, warrants or any other securities convertible
or exercisable into shares of common stock (whether the offering is conducted
by
the Company, underwriter, placement agent or any third party) the Company shall
be obligated to offer to the Buyers such issuance or sale of capital stock,
by
providing in writing the principal amount of capital it intends to raise and
outline of the material terms of such capital raise, prior to the offering
such
issuance or sale of capital stock to any third parties including, but not
limited to, current or former officers or directors, current or former
shareholders and/or investors of the obligor, underwriters, brokers, agents
or
other third parties. The Buyers shall have ten (10) business days from
receipt of such notice of the sale or issuance of capital stock to accept or
reject all or a portion of such capital raising offer.
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(n) Review
of Public Disclosures.
All SEC
filings (including, without limitation, all filings required under the Exchange
Act, which include Forms 10-Q and 10-QSB, 10-K and 10K-SB, 8-K, etc) and other
public disclosures made by the Company, including, without limitation, all
press
releases, investor relations materials, and scripts of analysts meetings and
calls, shall be reviewed and approved for release by the Company’s attorneys
and, if containing financial information, the Company’s independent certified
public accountants.
5. TRANSFER
AGENT INSTRUCTIONS.
(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(s)
or
its respective nominee(s), for the Conversion Shares representing such amounts
of Convertible Debentures as specified from time to time by the Buyer(s) 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(s), which may be withheld by the Buyer(s) 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(s) provides the Company
with
an opinion of counsel, in form, scope and substance customary for opinions
of
counsel in comparable transactions to the effect that registration of a resale
by the Buyer(s) 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(s) 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.
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6. CONDITIONS
TO THE COMPANY’S OBLIGATION TO SELL.
The
obligation of the Company hereunder to issue and sell the Convertible Debentures
to the Buyer(s) 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(s) shall have delivered to the Company the Purchase Price for Convertible
Debentures in respective amounts as set forth next to each Buyer 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(s) 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(s) 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(s)
at or
prior to the Closing Dates.
7. CONDITIONS
TO THE BUYER’S OBLIGATION TO PURCHASE.
(a) The
obligation of the Buyer(s) hereunder to purchase the Convertible Debentures
at
the 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(s).
(ii) The
Common Stock shall be authorized for quotation on the OTCBB, trading in the
Common Stock shall not have been suspended for any reason, and all the
Conversion Shares issuable upon the conversion of the Convertible Debentures
shall be approved by the OTCBB.
(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 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 Closing Date
(iv) 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.
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(v) The
Buyer(s) shall have received an opinion of counsel from counsel to the Company
in a form satisfactory to the Buyer(s).
(vi) The
Company shall have provided to the Buyer(s) a certificate of good standing
from
the secretary of state from the state in which the company is
incorporated.
(vii) The
Company 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 and provided proof of such filing to the
Buyer(s).
(viii) The
Company shall have the shares pledge pursuant to the Pledge Agreement as well
as
executed and medallion guaranteed stock powers.
(ix) 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.
(x) 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.
(xi) 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.
(xii) C.
Xxxxxx
XxXxxxxx shall have delivered the Guaranty Agreement (in the form attached
as
Exhibit
A)
executed with the Company that includes Cornell and providing Cornell a priority
over the Company in the event Cornell is seeking repayment of an amount equal
to
Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000) under the Debenture.
8. INDEMNIFICATION.
(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(s) and
each
other holder of the Convertible Debentures and the Conversion Shares, and all
of
their officers, directors, employees and agents (including, without
limitation, those retained in connection with the transactions contemplated
by
this Agreement) (collectively, the “Buyer
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 Buyer Indemnitee is a party to the action
for
which indemnification hereunder is sought), and including reasonable attorneys’
fees and disbursements (the “Indemnified
Liabilities”),
incurred by the Buyer Indemnitees or any of them as a result of, or arising
out
of, or relating to (a) any misrepresentation or breach of any representation
or
warranty made by the Company in this Agreement, 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 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.
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(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
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(s) 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(s) 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.
(a) Governing
Law.
This
Agreement shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws
of
the State of Delaware 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 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.
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(c) Headings.
The
headings of this Agreement are for convenience of reference 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
Buyer(s), 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 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:
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Xxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 0000
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Xxxxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxx 00000
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Attention: C.
Xxxxxx XxXxxxxx
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Telephone: (000)
000-0000
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Facsimile: (000)
000 0000
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With
a copy to:
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Xxxxxxxxxxx
& Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxx, LLP
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Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000
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Xxxxx,
Xxxxxxx 00000
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Attention: Xxxxxxx
X. Xxxxxx, Esq.
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Telephone: (000)
000-0000
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Facsimile: (000)
000-0000
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If
to the
Buyer(s), 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 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.
(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.
(i) Survival.
Unless
this Agreement is terminated under Section 9(l), the representations and
warranties of the Company and the Buyer(s) 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(s) shall be responsible only for its own
representations, warranties, agreements and covenants hereunder.
(j) Publicity.
The
Company and the Buyer(s) shall have the 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(s), 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(s) in connection with any such press
release or other public disclosure prior to its release and Buyer(s) shall
be
provided with a copy thereof upon release thereof).
(k) 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 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 First Closing shall not have occurred with respect to the Buyers
on or before five (5) 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(s) for the fees and
expenses of Yorkville Advisors LLC described in Section 4(g) above.
(m) Brokerage.
The
Company represents that no broker, agent, finder or other party has been
retained by it in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby and
that
no other fee or commission has been agreed by the Company to be paid for or
on
account of the transactions contemplated hereby.
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(n) No
Strict Construction.
The
language used in this 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:
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Name: C.
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Title: Chief
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SCHEDULE
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SCHEDULE
OF BUYERS
Name
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Signature
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Address/Facsimile
Number
of Buyer
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Amount
of Subscription
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Cornell
Capital Partners, L.P.
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By: Yorkville
Advisors, LLC
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Xxxxxx Xxxxxx - Xxxxx 0000
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$2,750,000
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Its: Investment
Manager
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Xxxxxx
Xxxx, XX 00000
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000-0000
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By:
/s/
Xxxx Xxxxxx
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Name: Xxxx
Xxxxxx
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Its: Portfolio
Manager
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With
a copy to:
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Xxxxxxxx, Esq.
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Xxxxxx Xxxxxx - Xxxxx 0000
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EXHIBIT
A
FORM
OF GUARANTY
GUARANTY
GUARANTY,
dated
as of ________, 2007 made by C. Xxxxxx XxXxxxxx (the “Guarantor”),
in
favor of HOMELAND
SECURITY CAPITAL CORPORATION,
a
Delaware corporation (“HMSC”).
WHEREAS,
FORTRESS
AMERICA ACQUISITION HOLDINGS LLC,
a
Delaware limited liability company (the “Company”),
and
HMSC are parties to the Promissory Note of even date herewith (the “Note”);
WHEREAS,
it is a
condition precedent to HMSC entering into the Note that the Guarantor execute
and deliver to HMSC a guaranty guaranteeing all of the obligations of the
Company under the Note;
WHEREAS,
Cornell
Capital Partners, LP, a Cayman Island limited partnership (“Cornell”)
holds
certain convertible debentures issued by HMSC of even date herewith (the
“Debentures”)
which
are secured by the assets of HMSC, including the Note;
WHEREAS,
it is a
condition precedent to Cornell’s purchase of the Debentures that Cornell will
have a priority over HMSC in payment from the Guarantor under this Guaranty
in
the event that Cornell is seeking repayment under the Debentures of an amount
equal to that owed by the Company to HMSC under the Note; and
WHEREAS,
the
Guarantor has determined that the execution, delivery and performance of this
Guaranty directly benefits, and is in the best interest of, such
Guarantor;
NOW,
THEREFORE,
in
consideration of the premises and the agreements herein and in order to induce
HMSC to perform under the Note and under its obligations to Cornell, the
Guarantor and HMSC hereby agree as follows:
II. Definitions.
Reference is hereby made to the Note issued to HMSC for a statement of the
terms
thereof. All terms used in this Guaranty, which are defined in the Note are
not
otherwise defined herein, shall have the same meanings herein as set forth
therein.
III. Guaranty.
A. The
Guarantor hereby unconditionally and irrevocably, guaranties the punctual
payment, as and when due and payable, by stated maturity or otherwise, of all
obligations of the Company from time to time owing by it pursuant to the Note,
including, without limitation, all fees, commissions, expense reimbursements,
indemnifications and all other amounts due or to become due of the Company
under
the Note (such obligations, to the extent not paid by the Company, being the
“Guaranteed
Obligations”),
and
agrees to pay any and all expenses (including reasonable counsel fees and
expenses) reasonably incurred by HMSC in enforcing any rights under this
Guaranty. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Guarantor’s
liability hereunder shall extend to all amounts that constitute part of the
Guaranteed Obligations and would be owed by the Company to HMSC under the Note
but for the fact that they are unenforceable or not allowable due to the
existence of an insolvency proceeding involving any Guarantor or the Company
(each, a "Transaction
Party").
B. The
Guarantor and HMSC hereby agree that in the event that Cornell is seeking
repayment under the Debentures of an amount equal to the amount of the
Guaranteed Obligations, Cornell will have priority over HMSC in enforcing the
guaranty provided in subsection (a) hereof. In the case that Cornell, rather
than HMSC, enforces this Guaranty, the Guarantor agrees to pay any and all
expenses (including reasonable counsel fees and expenses) reasonably incurred
by
Cornell in enforcing any rights under this Guaranty.
IV. Guaranty
Absolute; Continuing Guaranty; Assignments.
A. The
Guarantor guaranties that the Guaranteed Obligations will be paid strictly
in
accordance with the terms of the Note and this Guaranty, regardless of any
law,
regulation or order now or hereafter in effect in any jurisdiction affecting
any
of such terms or the rights of HMSC or Cornell with respect thereto. The
obligations of the Guarantor under this Guaranty are independent of the
Guaranteed Obligations, and a separate action or actions may be brought and
prosecuted against the Guarantor to enforce such obligations, irrespective
of
whether any action is brought against any Transaction Party or whether any
Transaction Party is joined in any such action or actions. The liability of
the
Guarantor under this Guaranty shall be irrevocable, absolute and unconditional
irrespective of, the Guarantor hereby irrevocably waives, to the extent
permitted by law, any defenses it may now or hereafter have in any way relating
to, any or all of the following:
1. any
lack
of validity or enforceability of any agreement or instrument relating to the
Note;
2. any
change in the time, manner or place of payment of, or in any other term of,
all
or any of the Guaranteed Obligations, or any other amendment or waiver of or
any
consent to departure from the Note;
3. any
change, restructuring or termination of the corporate, limited liability company
or partnership structure or existence of any Transaction
Party;
or
4. any
other
circumstance (including any statute of limitations) or any existence of or
reliance on any representation by HMSC or Cornell that might otherwise
constitute a defense available to, or a discharge of, any Transaction Party
or
any other guarantor or surety.
This
Guaranty shall continue to be effective or be reinstated, as the case may be,
if
at any time any payment of any of the Guaranteed Obligations is rescinded or
must otherwise be returned by HMSC or Cornell or any other Person upon the
insolvency, bankruptcy or reorganization of any Transaction Party or otherwise,
all as though such payment had not been made.
B. This
Guaranty is a continuing guaranty and shall (i) remain in full force and effect
until the indefeasible cash payment in full of the Guaranteed Obligations (other
than inchoate indemnity obligations) and payment of all other amounts payable
under this Guaranty (other
than inchoate indemnity obligations) and
shall
not terminate for any reason prior to the respective Maturity Date of the Note
and (ii) be binding upon the Guarantor and its respective successors and
assigns. This Guaranty shall inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by
HMSC
or Cornell and their successors, and permitted pledgees, transferees and
assigns. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing sentence, HMSC and
Cornell may pledge, assign or otherwise transfer all or any portion of their
rights and obligations under and subject to the terms of any other Person,
and
such other Person shall thereupon become vested with all the benefits in respect
thereof granted to it herein or otherwise, in each case as provided in the
Note.
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V. Waivers.
To the
extent permitted by applicable law, each Guarantor hereby
waives promptness, diligence, notice of acceptance and any other notice with
respect to any of the Guaranteed Obligations and this Guaranty and any
requirement that the HMSC or Cornell exhaust any right or take any action
against any Transaction Party or any other Person or any collateral. The
Guarantor acknowledges that it will receive direct and indirect benefits from
the financing arrangements contemplated herein and that the waiver set forth
in
this Section 4 is knowingly made in contemplation of such benefits. The
Guarantor hereby waives any right to revoke this Guaranty, and acknowledges
that
this Guaranty is continuing in nature and applies to all Guaranteed Obligations,
whether existing now or in the future.
VI. Subrogation.
No
Guarantor may exercise any rights that it may now or hereafter acquire against
the Note or any Transaction Party or any other guarantor that arise from the
existence, payment, performance or enforcement of any Guarantor’s obligations
under this Guaranty, including, without limitation, any right of subrogation,
reimbursement, exoneration, contribution or indemnification and any right to
participate in any claim or remedy of HMSC or Cornell against any Transaction
Party or any other guarantor or any collateral, whether or not such claim,
remedy or right arises in equity or under contract, statute or common law,
including, without limitation, the right to take or receive from any Transaction
Party or any other guarantor, directly or indirectly, in cash or other property
or by set-off or in any other manner, payment or security solely on account
of
such claim, remedy or right, unless and until all of the Guaranteed Obligations
(other than inchoate indemnity obligations) and all other amounts payable under
this Guaranty (other than inchoate indemnity obligations) shall have
indefeasibly
been
paid
in full in cash. If any amount shall be paid to the Guarantors in violation
of
the immediately preceding sentence at any time prior to the later of the payment
in full in cash of the Guaranteed Obligations and all other amounts payable
under this Guaranty, such amount shall be held in trust for the benefit of
HMSC
and Cornell and shall forthwith be paid to HMSC or Cornell to be credited and
applied to the Guaranteed Obligations and all other amounts payable under this
Guaranty, whether matured or unmatured, in accordance with the terms of the
Note
or to be held as collateral for any Guaranteed Obligations or other amounts
payable under this Guaranty thereafter arising.
VII. Representations,
Warranties and Covenants.
(a) The
Guarantor hereby represents and warrants as of the date first written above
as
follows:
(i) Each
of
this Guaranty, the Note to which the
Guarantor
is or
will be a party, when delivered, will be, a legal, valid and binding obligation
of the
Guarantor,
enforceable against the
Guarantor
in
accordance with its terms, except as may be limited by applicable bankruptcy,
insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, fraudulent conveyance, suretyship or
other similar laws and equitable principles (regardless of whether enforcement
is sought in equity or at law).
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(ii) There
is
no pending or, to the knowledge of the
Guarantor,
threatened action, suit or proceeding against the
Guarantor
or to
which any of the properties of the
Guarantor
is
subject, before any court or other governmental authority or any arbitrator
that
(A) if adversely determined, could reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect or (B) relates to this Guaranty to which the
Guarantor
is a
party or any transaction contemplated hereby or thereby.
(iii) The
Guarantor (A) has read and understands the terms and conditions of the Note,
and
(B) now has and will continue to have independent means of obtaining information
concerning the affairs, financial condition and business of the Company and
the
other Transaction Parties, and has no need of, or right to obtain from HMSC
or
Cornell any credit or other information concerning the affairs, financial
condition or business of HMSC or Cornell or the other Transaction Parties that
may come under the control of HMSC or Cornell.
VIII. Right
of Set-off.
Upon
the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default, HMSC or
Cornell may, and are hereby authorized to, at any time and from time to time,
without notice to the Guarantor (any such notice being expressly waived by
each
Guarantor) and to the fullest extent permitted by law, set-off and apply any
and
all deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final) at
any
time held and other indebtedness at any time owing by HMSC or Cornell to or
for
the credit or the account of the Guarantor against any and all obligations
of
the Guarantors now or hereafter existing under this Guaranty, irrespective
of
whether or not HMSC or Cornell shall have made any demand under this Guaranty
and although such obligations may be contingent or unmatured. HMSC and Cornell
agree to notify the Guarantor promptly after any such set-off and application
made by HMSC or Cornell, provided that the failure to give such notice shall
not
affect the validity of such set-off and application. The rights of HMSC and
Cornell under this Section 7 are in addition to other rights and remedies
(including, without limitation, other rights of set-off) which HMSC and Cornell
may have under this Guaranty, in law or otherwise.
IX. Notices,
Etc.
All
notices and other communications provided for hereunder shall be in writing
and
shall be mailed, telecopied or delivered, if to any Guarantor, to it at its
address set forth on the signature page hereto, if to HMSC, to it at its
respective address set forth in the Note; or if to Cornell, to it at its address
set forth on the signature page hereto, or as to such Person at such other
address as shall be designated by such Person in a written notice to such other
Person complying as to delivery with the terms of this Section 8. All such
notices and other communications shall be effective (i) if mailed (by certified
mail, postage prepaid and return receipt requested), when received or three
Business Days after deposited in the mails, whichever occurs first; (ii) if
telecopied, when transmitted and confirmation is received, provided same is
on a
Business Day and, if not, on the next Business Day; or (iii) if delivered by
hand, upon delivery, provided same is on a Business Day and, if not, on the
next
Business Day.
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X. Governing
Law.
This
Agreement shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws
of
the State of Delaware, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict
of
law provision or rule (whether of the State of Delaware or any other
jurisdictions) that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdictions
other than the State of Delaware. Each party hereby irrevocably submits to
the
exclusive jurisdiction any
state
or federal court sitting in Fairfax County, Virginia for
the
adjudication of any civil action asserted pursuant to this
Paragraph.
XI. WAIVER
OF JURY TRIAL, ETC.
THE
GUARANTOR HEREBY WAIVES ANY RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING
OR COUNTERCLAIM CONCERNING ANY RIGHTS UNDER THIS GUARANTY OR UNDER ANY
AMENDMENT, WAIVER, CONSENT, INSTRUMENT, DOCUMENT OR OTHER AGREEMENT DELIVERED
OR
WHICH IN THE FUTURE MAY BE DELIVERED IN CONNECTION HEREWITH OR THEREWITH, OR
ARISING FROM ANY FINANCING RELATIONSHIP EXISTING IN CONNECTION WITH THIS
GUARANTY AND AGREES THAT ANY SUCH ACTION, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM SHALL
BE
TRIED BEFORE A COURT AND NOT BEFORE A JURY. EACH GUARANTOR CERTIFIES THAT NO
OFFICER, REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF HMSC OR CORNELL HAS REPRESENTED,
EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT HMSC AND CORNELL WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF ANY
ACTION, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVERS.
EACH
GUARANTOR HEREBY ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THIS PROVISION IS A MATERIAL INDUCEMENT
FOR
HMSC ENTERING INTO THIS AGREEMENT.
XII. Miscellaneous.
A. The
Guarantor will make each payment hereunder in lawful money of the United States
of America and in immediately available funds to HMSC or Cornell, at such
address specified by HMSC or Cornell from time to time by notice to the
Guarantor.
B. No
amendment or waiver of any provision of this Guaranty and no consent to any
departure by the Guarantor there from shall in any event be effective unless
the
same shall be in writing and signed by the Guarantor, HMSC and Cornell, and
then
such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and
for
the specific purpose for which given.
C. No
failure on the part of HMSC or Cornell to exercise, and no delay in exercising,
any right hereunder, the Note shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall
any
single or partial exercise of any right hereunder, the Note preclude any other
or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right. The rights
and
remedies of HMSC and Cornell provided herein are cumulative and are in addition
to, and not exclusive of, any rights or remedies provided by law. The rights
of
HMSC and Cornell under the Note against any party thereto are not conditional
or
contingent on any attempt by HMSC or Cornell to exercise any of their respective
rights against such party or against any other Person.
D. Any
provision of this Guaranty that is prohibited or unenforceable in any
jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of
such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining portions
hereof or affecting the validity or enforceability of such provision in any
other jurisdiction.
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E. This
Guaranty shall (i) be binding on the Guarantor and its respective successors
and
assigns, and (ii) inure, together with all rights and remedies of HMSC and
Cornell hereunder, to the benefit of HMSC and Cornell, HMSC, Cornell and their
respective successors, transferees and assigns. Without limiting the generality
of clause (ii) of the immediately preceding sentence, HMSC may assign or
otherwise transfer its rights and obligations under the Note to any other Person
in accordance with the terms thereof, and such other Person shall thereupon
become vested with all of the benefits in respect thereof granted to HMSC,
as
the case may be, herein or otherwise. None of the rights or obligations of
any
Guarantor hereunder may be assigned or otherwise transferred without the prior
written consent of HMSC and Cornell.
F. This
Guaranty reflects the entire understanding of the transaction contemplated
hereby and shall not be contradicted or qualified by any other agreement, oral
or written, entered into before the date hereof.
G. Section
headings herein are included for convenience of reference only and shall not
constitute a part of this Agreement for any other purpose.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF,
the
Guarantor has caused this Guaranty to be executed by its respective duly
authorized officer, as of the date first above written.
C.
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Accepted
and Agreed to as of the ____
day
of
June, 2007.
HOMELAND
SECURITY CAPTIAL CORPORATION
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Name:
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Title:
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CORNELL
CAPITAL PARTNERS, LP
By:
Yorkville
Advisors, LLC
Its: General
Partner
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Name:
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Title:
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Address
for Notice:
Cornell
Capital Partners, LP
000
Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000
Xxxxxx
Xxxx, Xxx Xxxxxx 00000
Attn:
Xxxx X. Xxxxxx
Facsimile:
(000)000-0000