SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT
This
Securities Purchase Agreement is entered into and dated as of March 16,
2006 (this “Agreement”),
by
and among American United Global, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the
“Company”),
and
each of the purchasers identified on the signature pages hereto (each, a
“Purchaser”
and
collectively, the “Purchasers”).
WHEREAS,
subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement and pursuant
to
Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Securities
Act”),
and
Rule 506 promulgated thereunder, the Company desires to issue and sell to each
Purchaser, and each Purchaser, severally and not jointly, desires to purchase
from the Company, the Notes, the Warrants and the Shares pursuant to the terms
set forth herein.
NOW,
THEREFORE, IN CONSIDERATION of the mutual covenants contained in this Agreement,
and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of
which
are hereby acknowledged, the Company and each Purchaser, severally and not
jointly, agree as follows:
ARTICLE
I.
DEFINITIONS
1.0
Definitions.
In
addition to the terms defined elsewhere in this Agreement, the following terms
shall have the meanings set forth in this Section 1.1:
“Affiliate”
means
any Person that, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries,
controls or is controlled by or is under common control with a Person, as such
terms are used in and construed under Rule 144 under the Securities Act. With
respect to a Purchaser, any investment fund or managed account that is managed
on a discretionary basis by the same investment manager as such Purchaser will
be deemed to be an Affiliate of such Purchaser.
“Bankruptcy
Event”
means
any of the following events: (a) the Company or any Subsidiary commences a
case
or other proceeding under any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement,
adjustment of debt, relief of debtors, dissolution, insolvency or liquidation
or
similar law of any jurisdiction relating to the Company or any Subsidiary
thereof; (b) there is commenced against the Company or any Subsidiary any such
case or proceeding that is not dismissed within 60 days after commencement;
(c)
the Company or any Subsidiary is adjudicated insolvent or bankrupt or any order
of relief or other order approving any such case or proceeding is entered;
(d)
the Company or any Subsidiary suffers any appointment of any custodian or the
like for it or any substantial part of its property that is not discharged
or
stayed within 60 days; (e) the Company or any Subsidiary makes a general
assignment for the benefit of creditors; (f) the Company or any Subsidiary
fails
to pay, or states that it is unable to pay or is unable to pay, its debts
generally as they become due; (g) the Company or any Subsidiary calls a meeting
of its creditors with a view to arranging a composition, adjustment or
restructuring of its debts; or (h) the Company or any Subsidiary, by any act
or
failure to act, expressly indicates its consent to, approval of or acquiescence
in any of the foregoing or takes any corporate or other action for the purpose
of effecting any of the foregoing.
“Business
Day”
means
any day except Saturday, Sunday and any day which shall be a federal legal
holiday or a day on which banking institutions in the State of New York are
authorized or required by law or other governmental action to
close.
“Closing”
means
the closing of the purchase and sale of the Securities pursuant to Section
2.1.
“Closing
Date”
means
the date of the Closing.
“Commission”
means
the
Securities and Exchange Commission.
“Common
Stock”
means
the common stock of the Company, par value $0.01 per share, and any securities
into which such common stock may hereafter be reclassified.
“Company
Counsel”
means
Sichenzia Xxxx Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx LLP, counsel to the Company.
“Effective
Date”
means
the date that the Registration Statement is first declared effective by the
Commission.
“Eligible
Market”
means
any of the New York Stock Exchange, the American Stock Exchange, the Nasdaq
National Market, the Nasdaq SmallCap Market, the Pink Sheets or the Over the
Counter Bulletin Board.
“Exchange
Act”
means
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
“Losses”
means
any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities, settlement costs and expenses,
including without limitation costs of preparation of legal action and reasonable
attorneys’ fees.
“Notes”
means
the Notes due March 16, 2009 with an aggregate principal face amount of
$1,235,000 issued by the Company to the Purchasers hereunder in the form of
Exhibit
A
hereto.
“Person”
means an
individual or corporation, partnership, trust, incorporated or unincorporated
association, joint venture, limited liability company, joint stock company,
government (or an agency or subdivision thereof) or other entity of any
kind.
“Proceeding”
means an
action, claim, suit, investigation or proceeding (including, without limitation,
an investigation or partial proceeding, such as a deposition), whether commenced
or threatened.
“Registrable
Securities”
means
any Common Stock (including Underlying Shares) issued or issuable pursuant
to
the Transaction Documents, together with any securities issued or issuable
upon
any stock split, dividend or other distribution, recapitalization or similar
event with respect to the foregoing.
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“Registration
Statement”
means
the registration statement required to be filed under Article VI, all exhibits
thereto, and all material incorporated by reference or deemed to be incorporated
by reference in such registration statement.
“Reports”
means
the filings made by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission
pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended;
“Rule
144,” “Rule
415,”
and
“Rule
424”
means
Rule 144, Rule 415 and Rule 424, respectively, promulgated by the Commission
pursuant to the Securities Act, as such Rules may be amended from time to time,
or any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the Commission having
substantially the same effect as such Rule.
“Securities”
means
the Notes, Shares, the Warrants and the Underlying Shares issued or issuable
(as
applicable) to the applicable Purchaser pursuant to the Transaction Documents.
“Securities
Act”
means
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
“Shares”
means
the shares of Common Stock issued by the Company to the Purchasers hereunder
in
lieu of interest accruing on the Notes.
“Subsidiary”
means
any subsidiary of the Company as set forth in the Reports.
“Trading
Day”
means
(a) any day on which the Common Stock is listed or quoted and traded on its
primary Trading Market, or (b) if the Common Stock is not then listed or quoted
and traded on any Trading Market, then any Business Day.
“Trading
Market”
means
Nasdaq SmallCap Market or any other Eligible Market or any national securities
exchange, market or trading or quotation facility on which the Common Stock
is
then listed or quoted.
“Transaction
Documents”
means
this Agreement, the Warrant, the Notes and any other documents or agreements
executed or delivered in connection with the transactions contemplated
hereby.
“Underlying
Shares”
means
the shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants.
“Warrants”
means
the Warrants issued by the Company to the Purchasers hereunder in the form
of
Exhibit
B
hereto.
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ARTICLE
II.
PURCHASE
AND SALE
2.1
Closing.
Subject
to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, at the Closing, the
Company shall issue and sell to each Purchaser, and each Purchaser shall,
severally and not jointly, purchase from the Company, the Notes, the Warrants
and the Shares for the aggregate purchase price set forth below such Purchaser’s
name on the signature pages hereto. The Closing shall take place at the offices
of Issuers Counsel or at such other location or time as the parties may
agree.
2.2
Closing
Deliveries.
(a)
At
the
Closing, the Company shall deliver or cause to be delivered to each Purchaser
the following:
(i) a
Note,
registered in the name of such Purchaser, in the principal amount indicated
below such Purchaser’s name on the signature page of this Agreement under the
heading “Note Principal Amount”;
(ii) a
Warrant, registered in the name of such Purchaser, in an amount indicated below
such Purchaser’s name on the signature page of this Agreement under the heading
“Warrants”;
(iii) the
Transfer Agent Instructions duly executed by the Company authorizing the
transfer agent to issue the Shares, in an amount indicated below such
Purchaser’s name on the signature page of this Agreement under the heading
“Shares” subsequent to the Company engaging in a reverse stock split of the
Company’s outstanding shares of common stock;
(iv) any
other
document reasonably requested by the Purchasers.
(b)
At
the
Closing, each Purchaser shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Company
the purchase price indicated below such Purchaser’s name on the signature page
of this Agreement under the heading “Purchase Price”, in United States dollars
and in immediately available funds, by wire transfer to an account designated
in
writing by the Company for such purpose.
ARTICLE
III.
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES
3.1
Representations
and Warranties of the Company.
The
Company hereby makes the following representations and warranties to the
Purchasers:
(a)
Subsidiaries.
The
Company does not directly or indirectly control or own any interest in any
other
corporation, partnership, joint venture or other business association or entity
(a “Subsidiary”),
other
than set forth in the Reports. Except as disclosed in the Reports, the Company
owns, directly or indirectly, all of the capital stock of each Subsidiary free
and clear of any lien, charge, claim, security interest, encumbrance, right
of
first refusal or other restriction (collectively, “Liens”),
and
all the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of each Subsidiary are
validly issued and are fully paid, non-assessable and free of preemptive and
similar rights.
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(b)
Organization
and Qualification.
Each of
the Company and the Subsidiaries is an entity duly incorporated or otherwise
organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the
jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization (as applicable), with the
requisite power and authority to own and use its properties and assets and
to
carry on its business as currently conducted. Neither the Company nor any
Subsidiary is in violation of any of the provisions of its respective
certificate or articles of incorporation, bylaws or other organizational or
charter documents. Each of the Company and the Subsidiaries is duly qualified
to
conduct business and is in good standing as a foreign corporation or other
entity in each jurisdiction in which the nature of the business conducted or
property owned by it makes such qualification necessary, except where the
failure to be so qualified or in good standing, as the case may be, could not,
individually or in the aggregate, (i) adversely affect the legality, validity
or
enforceability of any Transaction Document, (ii) have or result in a material
adverse effect on the results of operations, assets, prospects, business or
condition (financial or otherwise) of the Company and the Subsidiaries, taken
as
a whole, or (iii) adversely impair the Company’s ability to perform fully on a
timely basis its obligations under any Transaction Document (any of (i), (ii)
or
(iii), a “Material
Adverse Effect”).
(c)
Authorization;
Enforcement.
The
Company has the requisite corporate power and authority to enter into and to
consummate the transactions contemplated by each of the Transaction Documents
and otherwise to carry out its obligations hereunder and thereunder. The
execution and delivery of each of the Transaction Documents by the Company
and
the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereunder and thereunder
have been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of the Company
and
no further consent or action is required by the Company, its Board of Directors
or its stockholders. Each Transaction Document has been (or upon delivery will
have been) duly executed by the Company and, when delivered in accordance with
the terms hereof, will constitute the valid and binding obligation of the
Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms. Neither
the Company nor any Subsidiary is in violation of any of the provisions of
its
certificate or articles of incorporation, by laws or other organizational or
charter documents.
(d)
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
do
not and will not (i) conflict with or violate any provision of the Company’s or
any Subsidiary’s certificate or articles of incorporation, bylaws or other
organizational or charter documents, or (ii) conflict with, or constitute a
default (or an event that 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 (with or without notice, lapse of time or both)
of,
any agreement, credit facility, debt or other instrument (evidencing a Company
or Subsidiary debt or otherwise) or other understanding to which the Company
or
any Subsidiary is a party or by which any property or asset of the Company
or
any Subsidiary is bound or affected, or (iii) result in a violation of any
law,
rule, regulation, order, judgment, injunction, decree or other restriction
of
any court or governmental authority to which the Company or a Subsidiary is
subject (including federal and state securities laws and regulations), or by
which any property or asset of the Company or a Subsidiary is bound or affected;
except as do not, individually or in the aggregate, have or are reasonably
be
expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
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(e)
Filings,
Consents and Approvals.
The
Company is not required to obtain any consent, waiver, authorization or order
of, give any notice to, or make any filing or registration with, any court
or
other federal, state, local or other governmental authority or other Person
in
connection with the execution, delivery and performance by the Company of the
Transaction Documents, other than the filing with the Commission of the
Registration Statement, the application(s) to each Trading Market for the
listing of the Underlying Shares for trading thereon in the time and manner
required thereby, and applicable Blue Sky filings (collectively, the “Required
Approvals”).
(f)
Issuance
of the Securities.
The
Securities have been duly authorized. The Notes, the Warrants and the Shares
have been, and the Underlying Shares or other securities issuable upon exercise
of the Warrants, when so issued in accordance with the terms of the Warrants
will be, validly issued. The Warrants and the Shares are, and the Underlying
Shares or other securities issuable upon conversion of the Warrants, when so
issued in accordance with the terms of the Warrants will be, fully paid and
nonassessable and free of preemptive or similar rights. The Notes, the Warrants
and the Shares have been, and the Underlying Shares or other securities issuable
upon conversion of the Notes, when so issued in accordance with the terms of
the
Notes will be, issued in compliance with applicable securities laws, rules
and
regulations. The Company has reserved from its duly authorized capital stock
the
maximum number of shares of Common Stock to be issued to the applicable
Purchasers upon exercise of the Warrants or issuable pursuant to the other
Transaction Documents.
(g)
Capitalization.
The
number of shares and type of all authorized, issued and outstanding capital
stock of the Company is set forth in the Reports. No securities of the Company
are entitled to preemptive or similar rights, and no Person has any right of
first refusal, preemptive right, right of participation, or any similar right
to
participate in the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents.
Except as a result of the purchase and sale of the Securities and except as
disclosed in the Reports, there are no outstanding options, warrants, script
rights to subscribe to, calls or commitments of any character whatsoever
relating to, or securities, rights or obligations convertible into or
exchangeable for, or giving any Person any right to subscribe for or acquire,
any shares of Common Stock, or contracts, commitments, understandings or
arrangements by which the Company or any Subsidiary is or may become bound
to
issue additional shares of Common Stock, or securities or rights convertible
or
exchangeable into shares of Common Stock. The issue and sale of the Securities
will not obligate the Company to issue shares of Common Stock or other
securities to any Person (other than the Purchasers) and will not result in
a
right of any holder of Company securities to adjust the exercise, conversion,
exchange or reset price under such securities.
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(h)
SEC
Reports; Financial Statements.
The
Company has filed all reports required to be filed by it under the Securities
Act and the Exchange Act, including pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) thereof,
for the two years preceding the date hereof (or such shorter period as the
Company was required by law to file such material) (the foregoing materials
being collectively referred to herein as the “SEC
Reports”
and,
together with the Schedules to this Agreement, the “Disclosure
Materials”)
on a
timely basis or has received a valid extension of such time of filing and has
filed any such SEC Reports prior to the expiration of any such extension. The
Company has delivered to the Purchasers a copy of all SEC Reports filed within
the 10 days preceding the date hereof. As of their respective dates, the SEC
Reports complied in all material respects with the requirements of the
Securities Act and the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations of the
Commission promulgated thereunder, and none of the SEC Reports, when filed,
contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material
fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements
therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not
misleading. The financial statements of the Company included in the SEC Reports
comply in all material respects with applicable accounting requirements and
the
rules and regulations of the Commission with respect thereto as in effect at
the
time of filing. Such financial statements have been prepared in accordance
with
generally accepted accounting principles applied on a consistent basis during
the periods involved (“GAAP”),
except as may be otherwise specified in such financial statements or the notes
thereto, and fairly present in all material respects the financial position
of
the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries as of and for the dates thereof
and the results of operations and cash flows for the periods then ended,
subject, in the case of unaudited statements, to normal, immaterial, year-end
audit adjustments.
(i)
Material
Changes.
Since
the date of the latest audited financial statements included within the SEC
Reports, except as specifically disclosed in the SEC Reports, (i) there has
been
no event, occurrence or development that has had or that could reasonably be
expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, (ii) the Company has not
incurred any liabilities (contingent or otherwise) other than (A) trade payables
and accrued expenses incurred in the ordinary course of business consistent
with
past practice and (B) liabilities not required to be reflected in the Company’s
financial statements pursuant to GAAP or required to be disclosed in filings
made with the Commission, (iii) the Company has not altered its method of
accounting or the identity of its auditors, (iv) the Company has not declared
or
made any dividend or distribution of cash or other property to its stockholders
or purchased, redeemed or made any agreements to purchase or redeem any shares
of its capital stock, and (v) the Company has not issued any equity securities
to any officer, director or Affiliate, except pursuant to existing Company
stock
option plans. The Company does not have pending before the Commission any
request for confidential treatment of information.
(j)
Litigation.
Except
as disclosed in the SEC Reports, there is no action, suit, inquiry, notice
of
violation, proceeding or investigation pending or, to the knowledge of the
Company, threatened against or affecting the Company, any Subsidiary or any
of
their respective properties before or by any court, arbitrator, governmental
or
administrative agency or regulatory authority (federal, state, county, local
or
foreign) (collectively, an “Action”)
which
(i) adversely affects or challenges the legality, validity or enforceability
of
any of the Transaction Documents or the Securities or (ii) could, if there
were
an unfavorable decision, individually or in the aggregate, have or result in
a
Material Adverse Effect. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary, nor any
director or officer thereof, is or has been the subject of any Action involving
a claim of violation of or liability under federal or state securities laws
or a
claim of breach of fiduciary duty. There has not been, and to the knowledge
of
the Company, there is not pending or contemplated, any investigation by the
Commission involving the Company or any current or former director or officer
of
the Company. The Commission has not issued any stop order or other order
suspending the effectiveness of any registration statement filed by the Company
or any Subsidiary under the Exchange Act or the Securities Act.
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(k)
Labor
Relations.
No
material labor dispute exists or, to the knowledge of the Company, is imminent
with respect to any of the employees of the Company.
(l)
Compliance.
Neither
the Company nor any Subsidiary (i) is in default under or in violation of (and
no event has occurred that has not been waived that, with notice or lapse of
time or both, would result in a default by the Company or any Subsidiary under),
nor has the Company or any Subsidiary received notice of a claim that it is
in
default under or that it is in violation of, any indenture, loan or credit
agreement or any other agreement or instrument to which it is a party or by
which it or any of its properties is bound (whether or not such default or
violation has been waived), (ii) is in violation of any order of any court,
arbitrator or governmental body, or (iii) is or has been in violation of any
statute, rule or regulation of any governmental authority, including without
limitation all foreign, federal, state and local laws relating to taxes,
environmental protection, occupational health and safety, product quality and
safety and employment and labor matters, except in each case as does not,
individually or in the aggregate, have or reasonably be expected to result
in a
Material Adverse Effect.
(m)
Regulatory
Permits.
The
Company and the Subsidiaries possess all certificates, authorizations and
permits issued by the appropriate federal, state, local or foreign regulatory
authorities necessary to conduct their respective businesses as described in
the
SEC Reports, except where the failure to possess such permits could not,
individually or in the aggregate, have or result in a Material Adverse Effect
(“Material
Permits”),
and
neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has received any notice of proceedings
relating to the revocation or modification of any Material Permit.
(n)
Title
to Assets.
The
Company and the Subsidiaries have good and marketable title in fee simple to
all
real property owned by them that is material to the business of the Company
and
the Subsidiaries and good and marketable title in all personal property owned
by
them that is material to the business of the Company and the Subsidiaries,
in
each case free and clear of all Liens, except for Liens as do not materially
affect the value of such property and do not materially interfere with the
use
made and proposed to be made of such property by the Company and the
Subsidiaries. Any real property and facilities held under lease by the Company
and the Subsidiaries are held by them under valid, subsisting and enforceable
leases of which the Company and the Subsidiaries are in compliance.
(o)
Patents
and Trademarks.
The
Company and the Subsidiaries have, or have rights to use, all patents, patent
applications, trademarks, trademark applications, service marks, trade names,
copyrights, licenses and other similar rights that are necessary or material
for
use in connection with their respective businesses as described in the SEC
Reports and which the failure to so have could have a Material Adverse Effect
(collectively, the “Intellectual
Property Rights”).
Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has received a written notice that the
Intellectual Property Rights used by the Company or any Subsidiary violates
or
infringes upon the rights of any Person. To the knowledge of the Company, all
such Intellectual Property Rights are enforceable and there is no existing
infringement by another Person of any of the Intellectual Property
Rights.
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(p)
Insurance.
The
Company and the Subsidiaries are insured by insurers of recognized financial
responsibility against such losses and risks and in such amounts as are prudent
and customary in the businesses in which the Company and the Subsidiaries are
engaged. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has any reason to believe that
it will not be able to renew its existing insurance coverage as and when such
coverage expires or to obtain similar coverage from similar insurers as may
be
necessary to continue its business without a significant increase in
cost.
(q)
Transactions
With Affiliates and Employees.
Except
as set forth in SEC Reports, none of the officers or directors of the Company
and, to the knowledge of the Company, none of the employees of the Company
is
presently a party to any transaction with the Company or any Subsidiary (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 entity in which any officer, director, or any
such
employee has a substantial interest or is an officer, director, trustee or
partner.
(r)
Internal
Accounting Controls.
The
Company and the Subsidiaries maintain a system of internal accounting controls
sufficient to provide reasonable assurance that (i) transactions are executed
in
accordance with management’s general or specific authorizations, (ii)
transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial
statements in conformity with GAAP and to maintain asset accountability, (iii)
access to assets is permitted only in accordance with management’s general or
specific authorization, and (iv) the recorded accountability for assets is
compared with the existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action
is taken with respect to any differences.
(s)
Solvency.
Based
on the financial condition of the Company as of the Closing Date, (i) the
Company’s fair saleable value of its assets exceeds the amount that will be
required to be paid on or in respect of the Company’s existing debts and other
liabilities (including known contingent liabilities) as they mature; (ii) the
Company’s assets do not constitute unreasonably small capital to carry on its
business for the current fiscal year as now conducted and as proposed to be
conducted including its capital needs taking into account the particular capital
requirements of the business conducted by the Company, and projected capital
requirements and capital availability thereof; and (iii) the current cash flow
of the Company, together with the proceeds the Company would receive, were
it to
liquidate all of its assets, after taking into account all anticipated uses
of
the cash, would be sufficient to pay all amounts on or in respect of its debt
when such amounts are required to be paid. The Company does not intend to incur
debts beyond its ability to pay such debts as they mature (taking into account
the timing and amounts of cash to be payable on or in respect of its
debt).
(t)
Certain
Fees.
Except
as described in Schedule
3.1(t),
no
brokerage or finder’s fees or commissions are or will be payable by the Company
to any broker, financial advisor or consultant, finder, placement agent,
investment banker, bank or other Person with respect to the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement. The Purchasers shall have no obligation with
respect to any fees or with respect to any claims made by or on behalf of other
Persons for fees of a type contemplated in this Section that may be due in
connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. The Company
shall indemnify and hold harmless the Purchasers, their employees, officers,
directors, agents, and partners, and their respective Affiliates, from and
against all claims, losses, damages, costs (including the costs of preparation
and attorney’s fees) and expenses suffered in respect of any such claimed or
existing fees, as such fees and expenses are incurred.
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(u)
Private
Placement.
No
registration under the Securities Act is required for the offer and sale of
the
Securities by the Company to the Purchasers as contemplated hereby. The issuance
and sale of the Securities hereunder does not contravene the rules and
regulations of the Trading Market and no shareholder approval is required for
the Company to fulfill its obligations under the Transaction
Documents.
(v)
Form
S-3 Eligibility.
The
Company is eligible to register the resale of its Common Stock for resale by
the
Purchasers under Form S-3 promulgated under the Securities Act (or if the
Company is not eligible for the use of Form S-3, the Company may use the form
of
registration for which it is eligible at that time).
(w)
Listing
and Maintenance Requirements.
Except
as disclosed in the SEC Reports, the Company has not, in the two years preceding
the date hereof, received notice (written or oral) from any Eligible Market
on
which the Common Stock is or has been listed or quoted to the effect that the
Company is not in compliance with the listing or maintenance requirements of
such Eligible Market. The Company is, and has no reason to believe that it
will
not in the foreseeable future continue to be, in compliance with all such
listing and maintenance requirements.
(x)
Application
of Takeover Protections.
The
Company and its Board of Directors have taken all necessary action, if any,
in
order to render inapplicable any control share acquisition, business
combination, poison pill (including any distribution under a rights agreement)
or other similar anti takeover provision under the Company’s Certificate of
Incorporation (or similar charter documents) or the laws of its state of
incorporation that is or could become applicable to the Purchasers as a result
of the Purchasers and the Company fulfilling their obligations or exercising
their rights under the Transaction Documents, including without limitation
the
Company’s issuance of the Securities and the Purchasers’ ownership of the
Securities.
(y)
Disclosure.
The
Company confirms that neither it nor any other Person acting on its behalf
has
provided any of the Purchasers or their agents or counsel with any information
that constitutes or might constitute material, nonpublic information. The
Company understands and confirms that each of the Purchasers will rely on the
foregoing representations in effecting transactions in securities of the
Company. All disclosure materials provided to the Purchasers regarding the
Company, its business and the transactions contemplated hereby, including the
Schedules to this Agreement, furnished by or on behalf of the Company are true
and correct in all material respects and do not contain any untrue statement
of
a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make
the statements made therein, in the light of the circumstances under which
they
were made, not misleading; it being understood that the Company has not provided
the Purchasers, and the Purchasers are not relying on, any information
constituting a forecast or projection. No event or circumstance has occurred
or
information exists with respect to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or
its
or their business, properties, prospects, operations or financial conditions,
which, under applicable law, rule or regulation, requires public disclosure
or
announcement by the Company but which has not been so publicly announced or
disclosed. The Company acknowledges and agrees that (i) no Purchaser makes
or
has made any representations or warranties with respect to the transactions
contemplated hereby other than those specifically set forth in Section 3.2
or
(ii) any statement, commitment or promise to the Company or, to its knowledge,
any of its representatives which is or was an inducement to the Company to
enter
into this Agreement or otherwise.
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3.2
Representations
and Warranties of the Purchasers.
Each
Purchaser hereby, as to itself only and for no other Purchaser, represents
and
warrants to the Company as follows:
(a)
Organization;
Authority.
Such
Purchaser is an entity duly organized, validly existing and in good standing
under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization with the requisite
corporate, limited liability company or partnership power and authority to
enter
into and to consummate the transactions contemplated by the Transaction
Documents and otherwise to carry out its obligations hereunder and thereunder.
The execution, delivery and performance by such Purchaser of this Agreement
have
been duly authorized by all necessary corporate or limited liability company
action on the part of such Purchaser. This Agreement has been duly executed
by
such Purchaser and, when delivered by such Purchaser in accordance with terms
hereof, will constitutes the valid and legally binding obligation of such
Purchaser, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms.
(b)
Purchaser
Status.
At the
time such Purchaser was offered the Securities, it was, and at the date hereof
it is, an “accredited investor” as defined in Rule 501(a) under the Securities
Act. Such Purchaser is not a registered broker-dealer under Section 15 of the
Exchange Act.
(c)
Experience
of such Purchaser.
Such
Purchaser, either alone or together with its representatives, has such
knowledge, sophistication and experience in business and financial matters
so as
to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the prospective investment
in the Securities, and has so evaluated the merits and risks of such investment.
Such Purchaser is able to bear the economic risk of an investment in the
Securities and, at the present time, is able to afford a complete loss of such
investment.
(d)
General
Solicitation.
Such
Purchaser is not purchasing the Securities as a result of any advertisement,
article, notice or other communication regarding the Securities published in
any
newspaper, magazine or similar media or broadcast over television or radio
or
presented at any seminar or any other general solicitation or general
advertisement.
The
Company acknowledges and agrees that each Purchaser does not make and has not
made any representations or warranties with respect to the transactions
contemplated hereby other than those specifically set forth in this Section
3.2.
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ARTICLE
IV.
OTHER
AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES
4.1
Transfer
Restrictions.
(a)
The
Securities may only be disposed of pursuant to an effective registration
statement under the Securities Act or pursuant to an available exemption from
the registration requirements of the Securities Act, and in compliance with
any
applicable state securities laws. In connection with any transfer of Securities
other than pursuant to an effective registration statement or to the Company
or
pursuant to Rule 144(k), except as otherwise set forth herein, the Company
may
require the transferor to provide to the Company an opinion of counsel selected
by the transferor, the form and substance of which opinion shall be reasonably
satisfactory to the Company, to the effect that such transfer does not require
registration under the Securities Act. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the
Company hereby consents to and agrees to register on the books of the Company
and with its transfer agent, without any such legal opinion, any transfer of
Securities by a Purchaser to an Affiliate of such Purchaser, provided that
the
transferee certifies to the Company that it is an “accredited investor” as
defined in Rule 501(a) under the Securities Act. As a condition of transfer,
any
such transferee shall agree in writing to be bound by the terms of this
Agreement and shall have the rights of a Purchaser under this
Agreement.
(b)
The
Purchasers agree to the imprinting, except as otherwise permitted by Section
4.1(c), the following legend on any certificate evidencing Securities:
[NEITHER]
THESE SECURITIES [NOR THE SECURITIES INTO WHICH THESE SECURITIES ARE
EXERCISABLE] HAVE [NOT] BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION OR THE SECURITIES COMMISSION OF ANY STATE IN RELIANCE UPON AN
EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE
“SECURITIES ACT”), AND, ACCORDINGLY, MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD EXCEPT PURSUANT
TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR PURSUANT
TO
AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE
REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND IN COMPLIANCE WITH
APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS OR BLUE SKY LAWS. NOTWITHSTANDING THE
FOREGOING, THESE SECURITIES AND THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON CONVERSION OF
THESE
SECURITIES MAY BE PLEDGED IN CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN ACCOUNT OR
OTHER
LOAN OR FINANCING ARRANGEMENT SECURED BY SUCH SECURITIES.
(c)
Certificates
evidencing Securities shall not be required to contain the legend set forth
in
Section 4.1(b) or any other legend (i) while a Registration Statement covering
the resale of such Securities is effective under the Securities Act, or (ii)
following any sale of such Securities pursuant to Rule 144, or (iii) if such
Securities are eligible for sale under Rule 144(k),
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or
(iv)
if such legend is not required under applicable requirements of the Securities
Act (including judicial interpretations and pronouncements issued by the Staff
of the Commission). The Company shall cause its counsel to issue a legal opinion
to the Company’s transfer agent on the Effective Date. Following the Effective
Date or at such earlier time as a legend is no longer required for certain
Securities, the Company will no later than three Trading Days following the
delivery by a Purchaser to the Company or the Company’s transfer agent of a
legended certificate representing such Securities, deliver or cause to be
delivered to such Purchaser a certificate representing such Securities that
is
free from all restrictive and other legends. The Company may not make any
notation on its records or give instructions to any transfer agent of the
Company that enlarge the restrictions on transfer set forth in Section 4.1(b).
For so long as any Purchaser owns Securities, the Company will not effect or
publicly announce its intention to effect any exchange, recapitalization or
other transaction that effectively requires or rewards physical delivery of
certificates evidencing the Common Stock.
(d)
The
Company acknowledges and agrees that a Purchaser may from time to time pledge
or
grant a security interest in some or all of the Securities in connection with
a
bona fide margin agreement or other loan or financing arrangement secured by
the
Securities and, if required under the terms of such agreement, loan or
arrangement, such Purchaser may transfer pledged or secured Securities to the
pledgees or secured parties. Such a pledge or transfer would not be subject
to
approval of the Company and no legal opinion of the pledgee, secured party
or
pledgor shall be required in connection therewith. Further, no notice shall
be
required of such pledge. At the appropriate Purchaser’s expense, the Company
will execute and deliver such reasonable documentation as a pledgee or secured
party of Securities may reasonably request in connection with a pledge or
transfer of the Securities, including the preparation and filing of any required
prospectus supplement under Rule 424(b)(3) of the Securities Act or other
applicable provision of the Securities Act to appropriately amend the list
of
selling stockholders thereunder.
4.2
Acknowledgment
of Dilution.
The
Company acknowledges that the issuance of the Securities (including the
Underlying Shares) will result in dilution of the outstanding shares of Common
Stock, which dilution may be substantial under certain market conditions. The
Company further acknowledges that its obligations under the Transaction
Documents, including without limitation its obligation to issue the Securities
(including the Underlying Shares) pursuant to the Transaction Documents, are
unconditional and absolute and not subject to any right of set off,
counterclaim, delay or reduction, regardless of the effect of any such dilution
or any claim that the Company may have against any Purchaser.
4.3
Furnishing
of Information.
As long
as any Purchaser owns Securities, the Company covenants to timely file (or
obtain extensions in respect thereof and file within the applicable grace
period) all reports required to be filed by the Company after the date hereof
pursuant to the Exchange Act.
4.4
Reservation
and Listing of Securities.
(a)
The
Company shall maintain a reserve from its duly authorized shares of Common
Stock
for issuance pursuant to the Transaction Documents in such amount as may be
required to fulfill its obligations in full under the Transaction Documents.
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(b)
The
Company shall (i) in the time and manner required by each Trading Market,
prepare and file with such Trading Market an additional shares listing
application covering all of the shares of Common Stock issued or issuable under
the Transaction Documents, (ii) take all steps necessary to cause such shares
of
Common Stock to be approved for listing on each Trading Market as soon as
possible thereafter, (iii) provide to the Purchasers evidence of such listing,
and (iv) maintain the listing of such Common Stock on each such Trading Market
or another Eligible Market.
4.5
Use
of
Proceeds.
The
Company shall use the net proceeds from the sale of the Securities hereunder
for
working capital purposes and not for the satisfaction of any portion of the
Company’s debt (other than payment of trade payables and accrued expenses in the
ordinary course of the Company’s business and prior practices), to redeem any
Company equity or equity-equivalent securities or to settle any outstanding
litigation.
4.6
Repayment
of Notes.
Each of
the parties hereto agrees that all repayments of the Notes (including any
interest thereon) by the Company (other than by conversion of the Notes) will
be
paid pro rata to the holders thereof based upon the principal amount then
outstanding to each of such holders.
4.7
No
Impairment.
At all
times after the date hereof, the Company will not take or permit any action,
or
cause or permit any subsidiary to take or permit any action that impairs or
adversely affects the rights of the Purchasers under the Agreement or the
Notes.
4.8
Indemnification.
(a)
If
any
Purchaser or any of its Affiliates or any officer, director, partner,
controlling person, employee or agent of a Purchaser or any of its Affiliates
(a
“Related
Person”)
becomes
involved in any capacity in any Proceeding brought by or against any Person
in
connection with or as a result of the transactions contemplated by the
Transaction Documents, the Company will indemnify and hold harmless such
Purchaser or Related Person for its reasonable legal and other expenses
(including the costs of any investigation, preparation and travel) and for
any
Losses incurred in connection therewith, as such expenses or Losses are
incurred, excluding only Losses that result directly from such Purchaser’s or
Related Person’s gross negligence or willful misconduct. In addition, the
Company shall indemnify and hold harmless each Purchaser and Related Person
from
and against any and all Losses, as incurred, arising out of or relating to
any
breach by the Company of any of the representations, warranties or covenants
made by the Company in this Agreement or any other Transaction Document, or
any
allegation by a third party that, if true, would constitute such a breach.
The
conduct of any Proceedings for which indemnification is available under this
paragraph shall be governed by Section 6.4(c) below. The indemnification
obligations of the Company under this paragraph shall be in addition to any
liability that the Company may otherwise have and shall be binding upon and
inure to the benefit of any successors, assigns, heirs and personal
representatives of the Purchasers and any such Related Persons. If the Company
breaches its obligations under any Transaction Document, then, in addition
to
any other liabilities the Company may have under any Transaction Document or
applicable law, the Company shall pay or reimburse the Purchasers on demand
for
all costs of collection and enforcement (including reasonable attorneys fees
and
expenses). Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company
specifically agrees to reimburse the Purchasers on demand for all costs of
enforcing the indemnification obligations in this paragraph.
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ARTICLE
V.
CONDITIONS
5.1
Conditions
Precedent to the Obligations of the Purchasers.
The
obligation of each Purchaser to acquire Securities at the Closing is subject
to
the satisfaction or waiver by such Purchaser, at or before the Closing, of
each
of the following conditions:
(a)
Representations
and Warranties.
The
representations and warranties of the Company contained herein shall be true
and
correct in all material respects as of the date when made and as of the Closing
as though made on and as of such date;
(b)
Performance.
The
Company and each other Purchaser shall have performed, satisfied and complied
in
all material respects with all covenants, agreements and conditions required
by
the Transaction Documents to be performed, satisfied or complied with by it
at
or prior to the Closing;
(c)
No
Injunction.
No
statute, rule, regulation, executive order, decree, ruling or injunction shall
have been enacted, entered, promulgated or endorsed by any court or governmental
authority of competent jurisdiction that prohibits the consummation of any
of
the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents;
(d)
Adverse
Changes.
Since
the date of execution of this Agreement, no event or series of events shall
have
occurred that reasonably would be expected to have or result in a Material
Adverse Effect; and
(e)
No
Suspensions of Trading in Common Stock; Listing.
Trading
in the Common Stock shall not have been suspended by the Commission or any
Trading Market (except for any suspensions of trading of not more than one
Trading Day solely to permit dissemination of material information regarding
the
Company) at any time since the date of execution of this Agreement, and the
Common Stock shall have been at all times since such date listed for trading
on
an Eligible Market.
5.2
Conditions
Precedent to the Obligations of the Company.
The
obligation of the Company to sell Securities at the Closing is subject to the
satisfaction or waiver by the Company, at or before the Closing, of each of
the
following conditions:
(a)
Representations
and Warranties.
The
representations and warranties of the Purchasers contained herein shall be
true
and correct in all material respects as of the date when made and as of the
Closing Date as though made on and as of such date;
(b)
Performance.
The
Purchasers shall have performed, satisfied and complied in all material respects
with all covenants, agreements and conditions required by the Transaction
Documents to be performed, satisfied or complied with by the Purchasers at
or
prior to the Closing; and
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(c)
No
Injunction.
No
statute, rule, regulation, executive order, decree, ruling or injunction shall
have been enacted, entered, promulgated or endorsed by any court or governmental
authority of competent jurisdiction that prohibits the consummation of any
of
the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents.
ARTICLE
VI.
REGISTRATION
RIGHTS
6.1
Registrations
Rights.
If the
Company shall determine to prepare and file with the Commission a registration
statement relating to an offering for its own account or the account of others
under the Securities Act of any of its equity securities, other than on Form
S-4
or Form S-8 (each as promulgated under the Securities Act) or their then
equivalents relating to equity securities to be issued solely in connection
with
any acquisition of any entity or business or equity securities issuable in
connection with stock option or other employee benefit plans, then the Company
shall include the Shares in such registration statement; provided,
however,
Purchasers
hereby agree that from the effectiveness date of the registration statement
(the
“Effectiveness Date”) until the date which is 180 days from the Effectiveness
Date (the “Restriction Date”), Purchasers (including all direct affiliates of
Purchasers) will not sell, pledge, transfer, hypothecate or otherwise dispose
of
any capital stock of the Company, any rights to acquire capital stock of the
Company or any capital stock which Purchasers has a right to acquire, whether
such capital stock is registered in the name of the Purchasers or otherwise
(“Purchasers’ Shares”), other than (i) in connection with an offer made to all
stockholders of the Company or any merger, consolidation or similar transaction
involving the Company, or (ii) with the prior written consent of the Company.
Purchasers further agree that the Company is authorized to place "stop orders"
on its books to prevent any transfer of shares of capital stock or other
securities by Purchasers in violation of this Agreement.
ARTICLE
VII.
MISCELLANEOUS
7.1
Termination.
This
Agreement may be terminated by the Company or any Purchaser, by written notice
to the other parties, if the Closing has not been consummated by the third
Trading Day following the date of this Agreement; provided that no such
termination will affect the right of any party to xxx for any breach by the
other party (or parties).
7.2
Fees
and Expenses.
Except
as expressly set forth in the Transaction Documents to the contrary, each party
shall pay the fees and expenses of its advisers, counsel, accountants and other
experts, if any, and all other expenses incurred by such party incident to
the
negotiation, preparation, execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement.
The Company shall pay all transfer agent fees, stamp taxes and other taxes
and
duties levied in connection with the issuance of any Securities.
7.3
Entire
Agreement.
The
Transaction Documents, together with the Exhibits and Schedules thereto, contain
the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the subject matter
hereof and supersede all prior agreements and understandings, oral or written,
with respect to such matters, which the parties acknowledge have been merged
into such documents, exhibits and schedules. At or after the Closing, and
without further consideration, the Company will execute and deliver to the
Purchasers such further documents as may be reasonably requested in order to
give practical effect to the intention of the parties under the Transaction
Documents.
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7.4
Notices.
Any and
all notices or other communications or deliveries required or permitted to
be
provided hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed given and effective
on the earliest of (i) the date of transmission, if such notice or communication
is delivered via facsimile at the facsimile number specified in this Section
prior to 6:30 p.m. (New York City time) on a Trading Day, (ii) the Trading
Day
after the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered
via
facsimile at the facsimile number specified in this Agreement later than 6:30
p.m. (New York City time) on any date and earlier than 11:59 p.m. (New York
City
time) on such date, (iii) the Trading Day following the date of mailing, if
sent
by nationally recognized overnight courier service, or (iv) upon actual receipt
by the party to whom such notice is required to be given. The address for such
notices and communications shall be as follows:
If
to the Company:
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American
United Global, Inc..
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Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx - #000
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Xxxxxx,
XX 00000
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Attn: Xxxxxx
Xxxxx, CEO
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Fax
No.: (000)
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With
a copy to:
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With
a copy to:
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Sichenzia
Xxxx Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx LLP
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Xxxxxx xx xxx Xxxxxxxx
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Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
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Xxxxxxx
X. Xxxxxxxx, Esq.
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No.: 000-000-0000
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If
to the Purchasers:
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To
the address set forth under such Purchaser’s name on the signature pages
attached hereto.
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or
such
other address as may be designated in writing hereafter, in the same manner,
by
such Person.
7.5
Amendments;
Waivers.
No
provision of this Agreement may be waived or amended except in a written
instrument signed, in the case of an amendment, by the Company and each of
the
Purchasers or, in the case of a waiver, by the party against whom enforcement
of
any such waiver is sought. No waiver of any default with respect to any
provision, condition or requirement of this Agreement shall be deemed to be
a
continuing waiver in the future or a waiver of any subsequent default or a
waiver of any other provision, condition or requirement hereof, nor shall any
delay or omission of either party to exercise any right hereunder in any manner
impair the exercise of any such right. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a waiver
or consent to depart from the provisions hereof with respect to a matter that
relates exclusively to the rights of Purchasers under Article VI and that does
not directly or indirectly affect the rights of other Purchasers may be given
by
Purchasers holding at least a majority of the Registrable Securities to which
such waiver or consent relates.
7.6
Construction.
The
headings herein are for convenience only, do not constitute a part of this
Agreement and shall not be deemed to limit or affect any of the provisions
hereof. 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.
7.7
Successors
and Assigns.
This
Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties and
their successors and permitted assigns. The Company may not assign this
Agreement or any rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written
consent of the Purchasers. Any Purchaser may assign its rights under this
Agreement to any Person to whom such Purchaser assigns or transfers any
Securities, provided such transferee agrees in writing to be bound, with respect
to the transferred Securities, by the provisions hereof that apply to the
“Purchasers.” Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, Securities may be
assigned to any Person in connection with a bona fide margin account or other
loan or financing arrangement secured by such Securities.
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7.8
No
Third-Party Beneficiaries.
This
Agreement is intended for the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective
successors and permitted assigns and is not for the benefit of, nor may any
provision hereof be enforced by, any other Person, except that each Related
Person is an intended third party beneficiary of Section 4.14 and each
Indemnified Party is an intended third party beneficiary of Section 6.4 and
(in
each case) may enforce the provisions of such Sections directly against the
parties with obligations thereunder.
7.9
Governing
Law; Venue; Waiver of Jury Trial.
All
questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation
of this Agreement shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance
with the internal laws of the State of New York, without regard to the
principles of conflicts of law thereof. Each party agrees that all legal
proceedings concerning the interpretations, enforcement and defense of the
transactions contemplated by any of the Transaction Documents (whether brought
against a party hereto or its respective Affiliates, directors, officers,
shareholders, employees or agents) shall be commenced exclusively in the state
and federal courts sitting in the City of New York, Borough of Manhattan. Each
party hereto hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the
state and federal courts sitting in the City of New York, Borough of Manhattan
for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in connection herewith or
with
any transaction contemplated hereby or discussed herein (including with respect
to the enforcement of any of this Agreement), and hereby irrevocably waives,
and
agrees not to assert in any suit, action or proceeding, any claim that it is
not
personally subject to the jurisdiction of any such court, that such suit, action
or proceeding is improper. Each party hereto hereby irrevocably waives personal
service of process and consents to process being served in any such suit, action
or proceeding by mailing a copy thereof via registered or certified mail or
overnight delivery (with evidence of delivery) to such party at the address
in
effect for notices to it under this Agreement and agrees that such service
shall
constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice thereof. Nothing
contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process
in any manner permitted by law. Each party hereto hereby irrevocably waives,
to
the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any and all right to trial
by
jury in any legal proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or
any
of the Transaction Documents or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby.
If either party shall commence an action or proceeding to enforce any provisions
of this Agreement or any Transaction Document, then the prevailing party in
such
action or proceeding shall be reimbursed by the other party for its reasonable
attorneys fees and other reasonable costs and expenses incurred with the
investigation, preparation and prosecution of such action or
proceeding.
7.10
Survival.
The
representations, warranties, agreements and covenants contained herein shall
survive the Closing and the delivery, exercise and/or conversion of the
Securities, as applicable.
7.11
Execution.
This
Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, all of which when taken
together 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, it being understood that both parties need not sign the same
counterpart. In the event that any signature is delivered by facsimile
transmission, such signature shall create a valid and binding obligation of
the
party executing (or on whose behalf such signature is executed) the same with
the same force and effect as if such facsimile signature page were an original
thereof.
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7.12
Severability.
If any
provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid or unenforceable in any
respect, the validity and enforceability of the remaining terms and provisions
of this Agreement shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby and
the
parties will attempt to agree upon a valid and enforceable provision that is
a
reasonable substitute therefor, and upon so agreeing, shall incorporate such
substitute provision in this Agreement.
7.13
Rescission
and Withdrawal Right.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in (and without limiting
any
similar provisions of) the Transaction Documents, whenever any Purchaser
exercises a right, election, demand or option under a Transaction Document
and
the Company does not timely perform its related obligations within the periods
therein provided, then such Purchaser may rescind or withdraw, in its sole
discretion from time to time upon written notice to the Company, any relevant
notice, demand or election in whole or in part without prejudice to its future
actions and rights.
7.14
Replacement
of Securities.
If any
certificate or instrument evidencing any Securities is mutilated, lost, stolen
or destroyed, the Company shall issue or cause to be issued in exchange and
substitution for and upon cancellation thereof, or in lieu of and substitution
therefor, a new certificate or instrument, but only upon receipt of evidence
reasonably satisfactory to the Company of such loss, theft or destruction and
customary and reasonable indemnity, if requested. The applicants for a new
certificate or instrument under such circumstances shall also pay any reasonable
third-party costs associated with the issuance of such replacement
Securities.
7.15
Remedies.
In
addition to being entitled to exercise all rights provided herein or granted
by
law, including recovery of damages, each of the Purchasers and the Company
will
be entitled to specific performance under the Transaction Documents. The parties
agree that monetary damages may not be adequate compensation for any loss
incurred by reason of any breach of obligations described in the foregoing
sentence and hereby agrees to waive in any action for specific performance
of
any such obligation the defense that a remedy at law would be
adequate.
7.16
Payment
Set Aside.
To the
extent that the Company makes a payment or payments to any Purchaser hereunder
or any Purchaser enforces or exercises its rights hereunder or thereunder,
and
such payment or payments or the proceeds of such enforcement or exercise or
any
part thereof are subsequently invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or
preferential, set aside, recovered from, disgorged by or are required to be
refunded, repaid or otherwise restored to the Company by a trustee, receiver
or
any other person under any law (including, without limitation, any bankruptcy
law, state or federal law, common law or equitable cause of action), then to
the
extent of any such restoration the obligation or part thereof originally
intended to be satisfied shall be revived and continued in full force and effect
as if such payment had not been made or such enforcement or setoff had not
occurred.
7.17
Usury.
To the
extent it may lawfully do so, the Company hereby agrees not to insist upon
or
plead or in any manner whatsoever claim, and will resist any and all efforts
to
be compelled to take the benefit or advantage of, usury laws wherever enacted,
now or at any time hereafter in force, in connection with any claim, action
or
proceeding that may be brought by any Purchaser in order to enforce any right
or
remedy under any Transaction Document.
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Notwithstanding
any provision to the contrary contained in any Transaction Document, it is
expressly agreed and provided that the total liability of the Company under
the
Transaction Documents for payments in the nature of interest shall not exceed
the maximum lawful rate authorized under applicable law (the “Maximum
Rate”),
and,
without limiting the foregoing, in no event shall any rate of interest or
default interest, or both of them, when aggregated with any other sums in the
nature of interest that the Company may be obligated to pay under the
Transaction Documents exceed such Maximum Rate. It is agreed that if the maximum
contract rate of interest allowed by law and applicable to the Transaction
Documents is increased or decreased by statute or any official governmental
action subsequent to the date hereof, the new maximum contract rate of interest
allowed by law will be the Maximum Rate of interest applicable to the
Transaction Documents from the effective date forward, unless such application
is precluded by applicable law. If under any circumstances whatsoever, interest
in excess of the Maximum Rate is paid by the Company to any Purchaser with
respect to indebtedness evidenced by the Transaction Documents, such excess
shall be applied by such Purchaser to the unpaid principal balance of any such
indebtedness or be refunded to the Company, the manner of handling such excess
to be at such Purchaser’s election.
7.18
Independent
Nature of Purchasers’ Obligations and Rights.
The
obligations of each Purchaser under any Transaction Document are several and
not
joint with the obligations of any other Purchaser, and no Purchaser shall be
responsible in any way for the performance of the obligations of any other
Purchaser under any Transaction Document. The decision of each Purchaser to
purchase Notes pursuant to this Agreement has been made by such Purchaser
independently of any other Purchaser and independently of any information,
materials, statements or opinions as to the business, affairs, operations,
assets, properties, liabilities, results of operations, condition (financial
or
otherwise) or prospects of the Company or of the Subsidiary which may have
been
made or given by any other Purchaser or by any agent or employee of any other
Purchaser, and no Purchaser or any of its agents or employees shall have any
liability to any other Purchaser (or any other person) relating to or arising
from any such information, materials, statements or opinions. Nothing contained
herein or in any Transaction Document, and no action taken by any Purchaser
pursuant thereto, shall be deemed to constitute the Purchasers as a partnership,
an association, a joint venture or any other kind of entity, or create a
presumption that the Purchasers are in any way acting in concert or as a group
with respect to such obligations or the transactions contemplated by the
Transaction Document. The Company hereby confirms that it understands and agrees
that the Purchasers are not acting as a “group” as that term is used in Section
13(d) of the Exchange Act. Each Purchaser acknowledges that no other Purchaser
has acted as agent for such Purchaser in connection with making its investment
hereunder and that no other Purchaser will be acting as agent of such Purchaser
in connection with monitoring its investment hereunder. Each Purchaser shall
be
entitled to independently protect and enforce its rights, including without
limitation the rights arising out of this Agreement or out of the other
Transaction Documents, and it shall not be necessary for any other Purchaser
to
be joined as an additional party in any proceeding for such purpose. Each
Purchaser represents that it has been represented by its own separate legal
counsel in its review and negotiations of this Agreement and the Transaction
Documents.
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7.19
Adjustments
in Share Numbers and Prices.
In the
event of any stock split, subdivision, dividend or distribution payable in
shares of Common Stock (or other securities or rights convertible into, or
entitling the holder thereof to receive directly or indirectly shares of Common
Stock), combination or other similar recapitalization or event occurring after
the date hereof, each reference in this Agreement to a number of shares or
a
price per share shall be amended to appropriately account for such
event.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Securities Purchase
Agreement to be duly executed by their respective authorized signatories as
of
the date first indicated above.
AMERICAN
UNITED GLOBAL, INC.
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By:
_____________________________________
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Name:
Xxxxxx Xxxxx
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Title:
CEO
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Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxxx
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Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxxx
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Purchase
Price:
$250,000
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Notes
Principal Amount: $250,000
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Shares:
125,000
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Warrants: 125,000
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Facsimile
No.: (
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Telephone
No.: (
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Attn.:
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Xxx
Xxxxxx
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Purchase
Price:
$900,000
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Notes
Principal Amount: $900,000
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Shares:
450,000
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Warrants:
450,000
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Address
for Notice:
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Facsimile
No.: (
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Telephone
No.: (
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Attn.:
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Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx
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Purchase
Price:
$65,000
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Notes
Principal Amount: $65,000
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Shares:
32,500
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Warrants:
32,500
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Address
for Notice:
Facsimile
No.: ( ) -
Telephone
No.: ( ) -
Attn:
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Xxxx
Xxxxxxxxx
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Purchase
Price:
$35,000
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Notes
Principal Amount: $35,000
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Shares:
17,500
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Warrants:
17,500
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Address
for Notice:
Facsimile
No.: ( ) -
Telephone
No.: ( ) -
Attn:
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Exhibits:
A. Form
of
Note
B.
Form
of
Warrant
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