SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT BY AND AMONG TONTINE CAPITAL PARTNERS, L.P., TONTINE CAPITAL OVERSEAS MASTER FUND, L.P. AND MISCOR GROUP, LTD. JANUARY 18, 2007
Exhibit
10.1
EXECUTION
COPY
BY
AND AMONG
TONTINE
CAPITAL PARTNERS, L.P.,
TONTINE
CAPITAL OVERSEAS MASTER FUND, L.P.
AND
JANUARY
18, 2007
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE
1
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Definitions
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1
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ARTICLE
2
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Purchase
and Sale of Shares
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3
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2.1
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Purchase
of Shares
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3
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2.2
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Purchase
Price and Form of Payment; Delivery
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3
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2.3
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Closing
Date
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3
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ARTICLE
3
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Buyers’
Representations and Warranties
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3
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3.1
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Organization
and Qualification
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3
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3.2
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Authorization;
Enforcement
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3
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3.3
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Securities
Matters
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4
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3.4
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Information
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4
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3.5
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Restrictions
on Transfer
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ARTICLE
4
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Representations
and Warranties of the Company
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4.1
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Organization
and Qualification
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5
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4.2
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Authorization;
Enforcement
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5
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4.3
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Capitalization;
Valid Issuance of Shares
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6
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4.4
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No
Conflicts
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6
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4.5
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SEC
Documents; Financial Statements.
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7
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4.6
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Absence
of Certain Changes
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8
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4.7
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Absence
of Litigation
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8
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4.8
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Patents,
Copyrights
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8
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4.9
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Tax
Status
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8
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4.10
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Permits;
Compliance.
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9
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4.11
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Environmental
Matters
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4.12
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Title
to Property
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4.13
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No
Investment Company or Real Property Holding Company
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4.14
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No
Brokers
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10
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4.15
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Registration
Rights
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10
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4.16
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Exchange
Act Registration
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11
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4.17
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Labor
Relations
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11
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4.18
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Transactions
with Affiliates and Employees
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11
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4.19
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Insurance
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11
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4.20
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Approved
Acquisitions of Shares; No Anti-Takeover Provisions
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11
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4.21
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ERISA
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11
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4.22
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Company
Shareholders of Record
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12
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4.23
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Disclosure
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12
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ARTICLE
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Covenants
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12
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5.1
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Form
D; Blue Sky Laws
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12
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5.2
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Use
of Proceeds
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12
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5.3
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Expenses
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12
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5.4
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Intentionally
Omitted.
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12
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5.5
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No
Integration
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5.6
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Board
Designee(s)
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13
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5.7
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Observation
Rights
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13
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5.8
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Participation
in Future Issuances
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13
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5.9
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Future
Acquisitions
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14
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ARTICLE
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Conditions
To The Company’s Obligation
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6.1
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Delivery
of Transaction Documents
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6.2
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Payment
of Purchase Price
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6.3
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Representations
and Warranties
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6.4
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Litigation
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ARTICLE
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Conditions
to The Buyers’ Obligation
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7.1
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Delivery
of Transaction Documents; Issuance of Shares
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7.2
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Representations
and Warranties
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7.3
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Consents
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15
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7.4
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Litigation
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15
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7.5
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Opinion
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15
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7.6
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No
Material Adverse Change
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7.7
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Board
Approval
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7.8
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Irrevocable
Proxy
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ARTICLE
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Indemnification
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8.1
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Indemnification
by the Company
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8.2
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Notification
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ARTICLE
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Governing
Law; Miscellaneous
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9.1
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Governing
Law
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9.2
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Counterparts;
Electronic Signatures
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9.3
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Headings
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9.4
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Severability
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9.5
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Entire
Agreement; Amendments
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9.6
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Notices
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9.7
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Successors
and Assigns
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9.8
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Third
Party Beneficiaries
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9.9
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Publicity
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9.10
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Further
Assurances
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9.11
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No
Strict Construction
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9.12
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Rights
Cumulative
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19
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9.13
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Survival
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9.14
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Knowledge
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ii
This
SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT, dated as of January 18, 2007, is entered into
by
and among MISCOR
GROUP, LTD.,
an
Indiana corporation (the “Company”),
and
the investors identified on the signature page hereto (each a “Buyer”
and
collectively, the “Buyers”).
RECITALS:
A. The
Company and the Buyers are executing and delivering this Agreement in reliance
upon the exemptions from securities registration afforded by Section 4(2) of
the
1933 Act and Rule 506;
B. The
Buyers desire to purchase and the Company desires to issue and sell, upon the
terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, 62,500,000 shares of common
stock, no par value per share of the Company; and
C. Contemporaneous
with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the parties hereto are
executing and delivering a Registration Rights Agreement, in the form attached
hereto as Exhibit
A,
pursuant to which the Company has agreed under certain circumstances to register
the resale of the Shares under the 1933 Act and the rules and regulations
promulgated thereunder, and applicable state securities laws.
AGREEMENT
NOW
THEREFORE, the Company and the Buyers hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE
1
DEFINITIONS
“1933
Act” means
the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
“1934
Act” means
the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
“2006
SEC Documents”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section
3.4.
“Action” means
any
action, suit claim, inquiry, notice of violation, proceeding (including any
partial proceeding such as a deposition) or investigation against or affecting
the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective properties
before or by any court, arbitrator, governmental or administrative agency,
regulatory authority (federal, state, county, local or foreign), public board,
stock market, stock exchange or trading facility.
“Agreement” means
this Securities Purchase Agreement.
“Buyer”
and
“Buyers”
have
the meaning set forth in the preamble.
“Closing”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section
2.3.
“Closing
Date”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section
2.3.
“Common
Stock” means
the
Company’s common stock, no par value per share.
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“Company”
has
the
meaning set forth in the preamble.
“Environmental
Laws”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section
4.11.
“ERISA”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section
4.21.
“Future
Offering”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section
5.8.
“Hazardous
Materials”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section
4.11.
“Intellectual
Property” has
the
meaning set forth in Section
4.8.
“Investment
Company” has
the
meaning set forth in Section
4.13.
“Laurus”
means
Laurus Master Fund, Ltd.
“Laurus
Obligations”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section
5.2.
“Legal
Requirement”
means
any federal, state, local, municipal, foreign, international, multinational
or
other law, rule, regulation, order, judgment, decree, ordinance, policy or
directive, including those entered, issued, made, rendered or required by any
court, administrative or other governmental body, agency or authority, or any
arbitrator.
“Material
Adverse Effect”
means
any material adverse effect on the business, operations, assets, financial
condition or prospects of the Company.
“Observation
Rights”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section 5.7.
“Observer”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section 5.7.
“Offering
Notice”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section
5.8.
“Permits”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section 4.10.
“Purchase
Price” means
a
price of $0.20 per share for the Shares to be issued and sold to the Buyers
at
the Closing.
“Registration
Rights Agreement” means
the
Registration Rights Agreement executed
and delivered contemporaneously with this Agreement pursuant
to which the Company has agreed under certain circumstances to register the
resale of the Shares under the 1933 Act and the rules and regulations
promulgated thereunder, and applicable state securities laws.
“Rule
506”
means
Rule 506 of Regulation D promulgated under the 1933 Act.
“SEC”
means
the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
“SEC
Documents” has
the
meaning set forth in Section
4.5.
“Shares”
means
the 62,500,000 shares of Common Stock being issued and sold under this
Agreement.
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“Subsidiaries”
means
with respect to the Company, Magnetech
Industrial Services, Inc., an Indiana corporation, Xxxxxxx Electric, LLC, an
Indiana limited liability company, HK Engine Components, LLC, an Indiana limited
liability company, Magnetech Industrial Services of Alabama, LLC, an Indiana
limited liability company, and Magnetech Power Services, LLC, an Indiana limited
liability company.
“Transaction
Documents”
means
this Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement, and any other documents
contemplated by this Agreement.
“Transfer
Instructions”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section
2.2.
ARTICLE
2
PURCHASE
AND SALE OF SHARES
2.1 Purchase
of Shares.
Subject
to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, on the Closing Date, the Company
shall issue and sell the Shares and each Buyer shall purchase from the Company
the number of Shares as is set forth below such Buyer’s name on the signature
page hereto.
2.2 Purchase
Price and Form of Payment; Delivery.
On the
Closing Date each Buyer shall pay $0.20 per share for the Shares to be issued
and sold to it at the Closing, for a total price of $12,500,000. The Purchase
Price shall be paid by wire transfer of immediately available funds in
accordance with the Company’s written instructions. At the Closing, upon payment
of the Purchase Price therefore by the Buyers, the Company will deliver
irrevocable written instructions (“Transfer
Instructions”)
to the
transfer agent for the Company’s Common Stock to issue certificates representing
the Shares registered in the name of each Buyer and to deliver such certificates
to or at the direction of each Buyer. The Company shall not have the power
to
revoke or amend the Transfer Instructions without the written consent of the
Buyers.
2.3 Closing
Date.
Subject
to the satisfaction (or written waiver) of the conditions set forth in
Article 6
and
Article 7
below,
the closing of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall be held
on
January 18, 2007, or such other time as may be mutually agreed upon by the
parties to this Agreement (the “Closing
Date”),
at
the offices of Barack Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx & Xxxxxxxxx LLP, 000
Xxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 0000, Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000 or
at
such other location or by such other method (including exchange of signed
documents) as may be mutually agreed upon by the parties to this Agreement
(“Closing”).
ARTICLE
3
BUYERS’
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
Each
Buyer represents and warrants to the Company that:
3.1 Organization
and Qualification.
Each of
the Buyers is an entity of the type identified on the signature page hereto,
duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the
jurisdiction of its organization, with full power and authority to purchase
the
Shares and otherwise perform its obligations under this Agreement and the other
Transaction Documents.
3.2 Authorization;
Enforcement.
This
Agreement and each of the other Transaction Documents and the consummation
of
the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby have been duly and validly
authorized by, and duly executed and delivered on behalf of, such Buyer. This
Agreement and each of the other Transaction Documents constitutes the valid
and
binding agreement of such Buyer enforceable in accordance with its terms, except
as such enforceability may be limited by: (i) applicable
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bankruptcy,
insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws in effect that
limit creditors’ rights generally; (ii) equitable limitations on the
availability of specific remedies; and (iii) principles of equity.
3.3 Securities
Matters.
In
connection with the Company’s compliance with applicable securities
laws:
a. Such
Buyer understands that the Shares are being offered and sold to it in reliance
upon specific exemptions from the registration requirements of United States
and
state securities laws and that the Company is relying 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 exemption and the eligibility of
such Buyer to acquire the Shares.
b. Such
Buyer is purchasing the Shares for its own account, not as a nominee or agent,
for investment purposes and not with a present view towards resale, except
pursuant to sales exempted from registration under the 1933 Act, or registered
under the 1933 Act as contemplated by the Registration Rights
Agreement.
c. Such
Buyer is an “accredited investor” as that term is defined in Rule 501(a) of
Regulation D under the 1933 Act, and has such knowledge and experience in
financial and business matters as to be capable of evaluating the merits and
risks of an investment in the Shares. Such Buyer understands that its investment
in the Shares involves a significant degree of risk. Such Buyer understands
that
no United States federal or state agency or any other government or governmental
agency has passed upon or made any recommendation or endorsement of the
Shares.
d. Such
Buyer
is not acting as an underwriter for the sale of the Shares to the public or
to
others. Such Buyer is not a member of the National Association of Securities
Dealers, Inc. (“NASD”) and for a period of 12 months prior to the date of this
Agreement, has not been affiliated or associated with any company, firm, or
other entity that is a member of the NASD.
e. Such
Buyer is not executing this Agreement and purchasing the Shares as a result
of
(i) any advertisement, article, notice or other communication published in
any
newspaper, magazine or similar media or broadcast over television or radio,
or
(ii) any seminar or meeting whose attendees have been invited by any general
solicitation or general advertising.
3.4 Information.
Such
Buyer has conducted its own due diligence examination of the Company’s business,
financial condition, results of operations, and prospects. In connection with
such investigation, such Buyer and its representatives (i) have reviewed the
Company’s quarterly reports on Form 10-Q for the three most recently concluded
interim periods, the Company’s Registration Statements on Form S-1 and Form
S-1/A filed on November 1, 2005, May 4, 2006, October 11, 2006 and November
2,
2006 and the Company’s Current Reports on Form 8-K or Form 8-K/A filed in 2006
(and all exhibits included therein and financial statements and schedules
thereto and documents (other than exhibits to such documents) incorporated
by
reference therein, being hereinafter referred to herein as the the “2006
SEC Documents”),
and
(ii) have been given an opportunity to ask questions, to the extent such Buyer
considered necessary, and have received answers from, officers of the Company
concerning the business, finances and operations of the Company and information
relating to the offer and sale of the Shares, and (iii) have received or had
an
opportunity to obtain such additional information as they deem necessary to
make
an informed investment decision with respect to the purchase of the
Shares.
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3.5 Restrictions
on Transfer.
Such
Buyer understands that except as provided in the Registration Rights
Agreement, the issuance of the Shares has not been and is not being registered
under the 1933 Act or any applicable state securities laws. Such Buyer may
be
required to hold the Shares indefinitely and the Shares may not be transferred
unless (i) the Shares are sold pursuant to an effective registration statement
under the 1933 Act, or (ii) such Buyer shall have delivered to the Company
an
opinion of counsel to the effect that the Shares to be sold or transferred
may
be sold or transferred pursuant to an exemption from such registration, which
opinion shall be reasonably acceptable to the Company. Such Buyer understands
that until such time as the resale of the Shares has been registered under
the
1933 Act as contemplated by the Registration Rights Agreement or otherwise
may
be sold pursuant to an exemption from registration, certificates evidencing
the
Shares may bear a restrictive legend in substantially the following form (and
a
stop-transfer order may be placed against transfer of the certificates
evidencing such Shares):
“THE
SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE
FEDERAL SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR THE SECURITIES LAW OF ANY STATE.
THE SHARES MAY NOT BE SOLD OR OFFERED FOR SALE UNLESS THEY HAVE FIRST BEEN
SO
REGISTERED OR UNLESS THE COMPANY RECEIVES A WRITTEN OPINION FROM LEGAL COUNSEL
ACCEPTABLE TO THE COMPANY THAT SUCH REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED.”
ARTICLE
4
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY
Except
as
set forth in the Company’s Disclosure Schedule attached hereto, and subject to
any information contained in the 2006 SEC Documents, the Company represents
and
warrants to the Buyers that:
4.1 Organization
and Qualification.
The
Company has no subsidiaries other than the Subsidiaries. The Company and each
of
its Subsidiaries is a corporation or limited liability company, as applicable,
duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the
jurisdiction in which it is incorporated or organized, with corporate or limited
liability company power and authority to own, lease, use and operate its
properties and to carry on its business as now operated and conducted. The
Company and each of its Subsidiaries is duly qualified as a foreign corporation
or limited liability company to do business and is in good standing in each
jurisdiction in which its ownership or use of property or the nature of the
business conducted by it makes such qualification necessary, except where the
failure to be so qualified or in good standing would not have a Material Adverse
Effect. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is in violation of any provision
of its respective certificate or articles of incorporation, partnership
agreement, bylaws or other organizational or charter documents, as the same
may
have been amended.
4.2 Authorization;
Enforcement.
The
Company has all requisite corporate power and authority to enter into and
perform this Agreement and each of the other Transaction Documents and to
consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby and to issue the
Shares, in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof. The execution and
delivery of this Agreement and each of the other Transaction Documents by the
Company and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby
and
thereby (including without limitation, the issuance of the Shares) have been
duly authorized by the Company’s Board of Directors and no further consent or
authorization of the Company, its Board of Directors, or its shareholders is
required. This Agreement and each of the other Transaction Documents have been
duly executed and delivered by the Company. This Agreement and each of
the
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other
Transaction Documents will constitute upon execution and delivery by the
Company, a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company enforceable
against the Company in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability
may be limited by: (i) applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization,
moratorium or other similar laws in effect that limit creditors’ rights
generally; (ii) equitable limitations on the availability of specific remedies;
(iii) principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforcement is considered
in a proceeding in law or in equity); and (iv) to the extent rights to
indemnification and contribution may be limited by federal securities laws
or
the public policy underlying such laws.
4.3 Capitalization;
Valid Issuance of Shares.
As of
the date hereof, the authorized capital stock of the Company consists of
300,000,000 shares of Common Stock, of which 117,285,272
shares
are issued and outstanding, and no shares are held by the Company as treasury
shares, and 20,000,000 shares of preferred stock, of which no shares are issued
and outstanding. All of such outstanding shares of Common Stock are duly
authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable. The Shares have been
duly authorized and when issued pursuant to the terms hereof will be validly
issued, fully paid and nonassessable and will not be subject to any
encumbrances, preemptive rights or any other similar contractual rights of
the
shareholders of the Company or any other person. No shares of capital stock
of
the Company are subject to preemptive rights or any other similar rights of
the
shareholders of the Company or any liens or encumbrances imposed through the
actions or failure to act of the Company. As of the date hereof, the Company
had
outstanding warrants to purchase 13,761,269 shares of Common Stock, options
to
purchase 1,185,000 shares
of
Common Stock issued under its 2005 Stock Option Plan, as well as 300,000 shares
of restricted Common Stock issued under its 2005 Restricted Stock Plan. As
of
the date of this Agreement, except to the extent described in the preceding
sentence and Schedule
4.3
attached
hereto, (i) there are no outstanding options, warrants, scrip, rights to
subscribe for, puts, calls, rights of first refusal, agreements, understandings,
claims or other commitments or rights of any character whatsoever relating
to,
or securities or rights convertible into or exchangeable for any shares of
capital stock of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or arrangements by
which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is or may become bound to issue
additional shares of capital stock, (ii) there are no agreements or arrangements
under which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is obligated to register
the
sale of any of its or their securities under the 1933 Act (except the
Registration Rights Agreement) and (iii) there are no anti-dilution or price
adjustment provisions contained in any security issued by the Company (or in
any
agreement providing rights to security holders) that will be triggered by the
issuance of the Shares. Except as may be described in any documents which have
been publicly filed by any of the Company's shareholders, to the Company’s
knowledge, there are no agreements between the Company’s shareholders with
respect to the voting or transfer of the Company’s capital stock or with respect
to any other aspect of the Company’s affairs.
4.4 No
Conflicts.
The
execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and each of the other
Transaction Documents by the Company and the consummation by the Company of
the
transactions contemplated hereby and thereby (including, without limitation,
the
issuance of Shares) will not (i) conflict with or result in a violation of
any
provision of the Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation, as amended,
of
the Company or the Amended and Restated Code of By-Laws, as amended, of the
Company, (ii) violate or conflict with, or result in a breach of any provision
of, or constitute a default (or an event which with notice or lapse of time
or
both could become a default) under, or give to others any rights of termination,
amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, any material agreement, indenture,
patent, patent license or instrument to which the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries is a party, or (iii) result in a violation of any Legal Requirement
(including federal and state securities laws and regulations and regulations
of
any self-regulatory organizations to which the Company or its securities are
subject) 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
(except for such conflicts, defaults, terminations, amendments, accelerations,
cancellations and violations as would not, individually or in the aggregate,
have a Material Adverse Effect). Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries
is in violation of its
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Certificate
or Articles of Incorporation, bylaws or other organizational documents and
neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is in default (and no event
has
occurred which with notice or lapse of time would result in a default) under,
and neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has taken any action or
failed to take any action that would give to others any rights of termination,
amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, any agreement or instrument to
which
the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or by which any property
or
assets of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is bound or affected, except
for possible defaults as would not, individually or in the aggregate, have
a
Material Adverse Effect. Except with respect to any filings or notices related
to the issuance of the Shares to be filed with the OTC Bulletin Board, if any,
and as required under the 1933 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, governmental agency, regulatory
agency, self regulatory organization or stock market or any third party in
order
for it to execute, deliver or perform any of its obligations under the
Transaction Documents. All consents, authorizations, orders, filings and
registrations that the Company is required to effect or obtain pursuant to
the
preceding sentence have been obtained or effected on or prior to the date
hereof.
4.5 SEC
Documents; Financial Statements.
a. Since
December 31, 2004, the Company has timely filed all reports, schedules, forms,
statements and other documents required to be filed by it with the SEC pursuant
to the reporting requirements of the 1933 Act and the 1934 Act (all of the
foregoing filed prior to the date hereof and all exhibits included therein
and
financial statements and schedules thereto and documents (other than exhibits
to
such documents) incorporated by reference therein, being hereinafter referred
to
herein as the “SEC
Documents”),
or
has timely filed for a valid extension of such time of filing and has filed
any
such SEC Documents prior to the expiration of any such extension. As of their
respective dates, the SEC Documents complied in all material respects with
the
requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act and the rules and
regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder applicable to the SEC Documents,
and none of the SEC Documents, at the time they were filed with the SEC,
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.
b. As
of
their respective dates, the financial statements of the Company included in
the
SEC Documents 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
United States 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 not include footnotes, year end
adjustments or may be condensed or summary statements) and fairly present in
all
material respects the consolidated financial position of the Company and its
consolidated Subsidiaries as of the dates thereof and the consolidated results
of their operations and cash flows for the periods then ended (subject, in
the
case of unaudited statements, to normal year-end audit adjustments). Except
as
set forth in the financial statements of the Company included in the SEC
Documents, the Company has no liabilities, contingent or otherwise, other than
(i) liabilities incurred in the ordinary course of business subsequent to
September 30, 2006, and (ii) obligations under contracts and commitments
incurred in the ordinary course of business and not required under generally
accepted accounting principles to be reflected in such financial statements,
which, individually or taken in the aggregate would not reasonably be expected
to have a Material Adverse Effect.
c. The
Company has established and maintains disclosure controls and procedures (as
such term is defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the 1934 Act). Such disclosure
controls and procedures:
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(A)
are
designed to ensure that material information relating to the Company and its
Subsidiaries is made known to the Company’s chief executive officer and its
chief financial officer by others within those entities, particularly during
the
periods in which the Company’s reports and filings under the 1934 Act are being
prepared, (B) have been evaluated for effectiveness as of the end of the most
recent annual period reported to the SEC, and (C) are effective to perform
the
functions for which they were established. Neither the auditors of the Company
nor the Board of Directors of the Company has been advised of: (x) any
significant deficiencies or material weaknesses in the design or operation
of
the internal controls over financial reporting (as such term is defined in
Rule
13a-15(f) under the 0000 Xxx) of the Company that have materially affected
the
Company’s internal control over financial reporting; or (y) any fraud, whether
or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a role
in
the internal controls over financial reporting of the Company
4.6 Absence
of Certain Changes.
Except
that on May 31, 2006, Magnetech Industrial Services of Alabama, LLC, acquired
substantially all of the assets of E. T. Xxxxx Services of Alabama, Inc., and
except with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby and by each of
the
other Transaction Documents, since December 31, 2005, (i) the Company and each
of its Subsidiaries has conducted its business only in the ordinary course,
consistent with past practice, and since that date, no changes have occurred
which would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; and (ii)
the Company has not incurred any liabilities (contingent or otherwise) other
than (A) trade payables, accrued expenses and other liabilities incurred in
the
ordinary course of business consistent with past practice and (B) liabilities
not required to be reflected on the Company’s financial statements pursuant to
GAAP or required to be disclosed in filings made with the SEC.
4.7 Absence
of Litigation.
Except
as
set forth in Schedule
4.7,
there
is no Action pending or, to the knowledge of the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries, threatened against or affecting the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries that (i) adversely affects or challenges the legality, validity
or
enforceability of this Agreement, or (ii) would, if there were an unfavorable
decision, have or reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries, nor any director or officer
thereof (in his or her capacity as such), 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 any investigation by
the
SEC involving the Company or any current or former director or officer of the
Company (in his or her capacity as such). The SEC has not issued any stop order
or other order suspending the effectiveness of any registration statement filed
by the Company under the 1934 Act or the 0000 Xxx.
4.8 Patents,
Copyrights.
The
Company and each of its Subsidiaries owns or possesses the requisite licenses
or
rights to use all patents, patent applications, patent rights, inventions,
know-how, trade secrets, copyrights, trademarks, trademark applications, service
marks, service names, trade names and copyrights (“Intellectual
Property”)
necessary to enable it to conduct its business as now operated (and, to the
Company’s knowledge, as presently contemplated to be operated in the future);
there is no claim or Action by any person pertaining to, or proceeding pending,
or to the Company’s knowledge threatened, which challenges the right of the
Company or of a Subsidiary with respect to any Intellectual Property necessary
to enable it to conduct its business as now operated and to the Company’s
knowledge, the Company’s or its Subsidiaries’ current products and processes do
not infringe on any Intellectual Property or other rights held by any person,
except where any such infringement would not reasonably be expected to have
a
Material Adverse Effect.
4.9 Tax
Status.
The
Company and each of its Subsidiaries has made or filed all federal, state and
foreign income and all other material tax returns, reports and declarations
required by any jurisdiction to which it is subject (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) and
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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
provisions 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. The Company has not executed a waiver with respect to the
statute of limitations relating to the assessment or collection of any foreign,
federal, state or local tax.
4.10 Permits;
Compliance.
a. The
Company and each of its Subsidiaries is in possession of all franchises, grants,
authorizations, licenses, permits, easements, variances, exemptions, consents,
certificates, approvals and orders necessary to own, lease and operate its
properties and to carry on its business as it is now being conducted
(collectively, “Permits”),
and
there is no Action pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened
regarding suspension or cancellation of any of the Permits. Neither the Company
nor any of its Subsidiaries is in conflict with, or in default or violation
of,
any of the Permits, except for any such conflicts, defaults or violations which,
individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to have
a
Material Adverse Effect.
b. Since
December 31, 2005, no event has occurred or, to the knowledge of the Company,
circumstance exists that (with or without notice or lapse of time): (a) would
reasonably be expected to constitute or result in a violation by the Company
or
any of its Subsidiaries, or a failure on the part of the Company or its
Subsidiaries to comply with, any Legal Requirement; or (b) would reasonably
be
expected to give rise to any obligation on the part of the Company or any of
its
Subsidiaries to undertake, or to bear all or any portion of the cost of, any
remedial action of any nature in connection with a failure to comply with any
Legal Requirement, except in either case that would not reasonably be expected
to have a Material Adverse Effect. Neither the Company nor any of its
Subsidiaries has received any notice or other communication from any regulatory
authority or any other person, nor does the Company have any knowledge
regarding: (x) any actual, alleged, possible or potential violation of, or
failure to comply with, any Legal Requirement, or (y) any actual, alleged,
possible or potential obligation on the part of the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries to undertake, or to bear all or any portion of the cost of, any
remedial action of any nature in connection with a failure to comply with any
Legal Requirement, except in either case that would not reasonably be expected
to have a Material Adverse Effect.
c. The
Company is in compliance in all material respects with the provisions of the
Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002 and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder
that are applicable to it and has taken reasonable steps such that the Company
expects to be in a position to comply with the requirements of Section 404
of
the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002 and the rules and regulations promulgated
thereunder at such time as Section 404 becomes applicable to the
Company.
d. The
Company is, and has reason to believe that for the foreseeable future it will
continue to be, in compliance with all applicable rules of the OTC Bulletin
Board. The Company has not received notice from the OTC Bulletin Board that
the
Company is not in compliance with the rules or requirements thereof. The
issuance and sale of the Shares under this Agreement does not contravene the
rules and regulations of the OTC Bulletin Board, and no approval of the
shareholders of the Company is required for the Company to issue the Shares
as
contemplated by this Agreement.
4.11 Environmental
Matters.
“Environmental
Laws”
shall
mean, collectively, all Legal Requirements, including any federal, state, local
or foreign statute, laws, rule, regulation, ordinance, code, policy or rule
of
common law or any judicial or administrative interpretation thereof, including
any
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judicial
or administrative order, consent, decree or judgment, relating to pollution
or
protection of human health, the environment (including, without limitation,
ambient air, surface water, groundwater, land surface or subsurface strata)
or
wildlife, including, without limitation, laws and regulations relating to the
release or threatened release of chemicals, pollutants, contaminants, wastes,
toxic substances, hazardous substances, petroleum or petroleum products
(collectively, “Hazardous
Materials”)
or to
the manufacture, processing, distribution, use, treatment, storage, disposal,
transport or handling of Hazardous Materials. Except
for such matters as could not, singly or in the aggregate, reasonably be
expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect or as set forth on Schedule
4.11:
(i) the
Company and its Subsidiaries have complied and are in compliance with all
applicable Environmental Laws;
(ii)
without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company and its
Subsidiaries have obtained, have complied, and are in compliance with all
Permits that are required pursuant to Environmental Laws for the occupation
of
their respective facilities and the operation of their respective
businesses;
(iii)
none
of
the Company or its Subsidiaries has received any written notice, report or
other
information regarding any actual or alleged violation of Environmental Laws,
or
any liabilities or potential liabilities (including fines, penalties, costs
and
expenses), including any investigatory, remedial or corrective obligations,
relating to any of them or their respective facilities arising under
Environmental Laws, nor, to the knowledge of the Company is there any factual
basis therefore; (iv)
there
are no underground storage tanks, polychlorinated biphenyls, urea formaldehyde
or other hazardous substances (other than small quantities of hazardous
substances for use in the ordinary course of the operation of the Company’s and
its Subsidiaries’ respective businesses, which are stored and maintained in
accordance and in compliance with all applicable Environmental Laws), in, on,
over, under or at any real property
owned or
operated by the Company and/or its Subsidiaries; (v)
there
are no conditions existing at any real property or with respect to the Company
or any of its Subsidiaries that require remedial or corrective action, removal,
monitoring or closure pursuant to the Environmental Laws
and (vi)
to the knowledge of the Company, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries
has contractually, by operation of law, or otherwise amended or succeeded to
any
liabilities arising under any Environmental Laws of any predecessors or any
other Person.
4.12 Title
to Property.
Except
for any lien for current taxes not yet delinquent or which are being contested
in good faith and by appropriate proceedings, the Company and its Subsidiaries
have good and marketable title to all real property and all personal property
owned by them which is material to the business of the Company and its
Subsidiaries. Any leases of real property and facilities of the Company and
its
Subsidiaries are valid and effective in accordance with their respective terms,
except as would not have a Material Adverse Effect.
4.13 No
Investment Company or Real Property Holding Company.
The
Company is not, and upon the issuance and sale of the Shares as contemplated
by
this Agreement will not be, an “investment company” as defined under the
Investment Company Act of 1940 (“Investment
Company”).
The
Company is not controlled by an Investment Company.
The
Company is not a United States real property holding company, as defined under
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
4.14 No
Brokers.
The
Company has taken no action which would give rise to any claim by any person
for
brokerage commissions, transaction fees or similar payments relating to this
Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby.
4.15 Registration
Rights.
Except
pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement, and as otherwise set forth in
Schedule
4.15
effective upon the Closing, neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is currently
subject to any agreement providing any person or entity any rights (including
piggyback registration rights) to have any securities of the Company or any
Subsidiary registered with the SEC or registered or qualified with any other
governmental authority.
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4.16 Exchange
Act Registration.
The
Common Stock is registered pursuant the 1934 Act, and the Company has taken
no
action designed to, or which, to the knowledge of the Company, is likely to
have
the effect of, terminating the registration of the Common Stock.
4.17 Labor
Relations.
No
labor or employment dispute exists or, to the knowledge of the Company, is
imminent or threatened, with respect to any of the employees of the Company
that
has, or could reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate,
a Material Adverse Effect.
4.18 Transactions
with Affiliates and Employees.
Except
as set forth in the SEC Documents, and Schedule
4.18,
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
or
agreement with the Company (other than for services as employees, officers
and
directors) exceeding $60,000, 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.
4.19 Insurance.
The
Company and its Subsidiaries have insurance policies in full force and effect
of
a type, covering such risks and in such amounts, and having such deductibles
and
exclusions as are customary for conducting businesses and owning assets similar
in nature and scope to those of the Company and its Subsidiaries. The amounts
of
all such insurance policies and the risks covered thereby are in accordance
in
all material respects with all material contracts and agreements to which the
Company and/or its Subsidiaries is a party and with all applicable Legal
Requirements. With respect to each such insurance policy: (i) the policy is
valid, outstanding and enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as
such
enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws in effect that limit creditors’
rights generally, equitable limitations on the availability of specific remedies
and principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforcement is considered
in a proceeding in law or in equity); (ii) neither the Company nor any of its
Subsidiaries is in breach or default with respect to its obligations thereunder
in any material respect; and (iii) no party to the policy has repudiated, or
given notice of an intent to repudiate, any provision thereof.
4.20 Approved
Acquisitions of Shares; No Anti-Takeover Provisions.
The
Board of Directors of the Company has unanimously approved this Agreement and
taken all other requisite action such that the provisions of any anti-takeover
laws and regulations of any governmental authority, including without
limitation, the applicable provisions of the IBCL, and that any provisions
of an
anti-takeover nature adopted by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or
contained in the Company’s Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation,
Amended and Restated Code of Bylaws or the organizational documents of any
of
its Subsidiaries, will not apply to the Buyers, this Agreement or any of the
other Transaction Documents.
4.21 ERISA.
Based
upon the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”),
and
the regulations and published interpretations thereunder: (i) neither the
Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has engaged in any Prohibited Transactions
(as defined in Section 406 of ERISA and Section 4975 of the Code); (ii) the
Company and each of its Subsidiaries has met all applicable minimum funding
requirements under Section 302 of ERISA in respect to its plans; (iii) neither
the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has any knowledge of any event or
occurrence which would cause the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation to
institute proceedings under Title IV of ERISA to terminate any employee benefit
plan(s); neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has any fiduciary
responsibility for investments with respect to any plan existing for the benefit
of persons other than its or such Subsidiary’s employees; and (v) neither the
Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has withdrawn, completely or partially,
from
any
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multi-employer
pension plan so as to incur liability under the Multiemployer Pension Plan
Amendments Act of 1980.
4.22 Company
Shareholders of Record.
As of
December 31, 2006, the Company had 62 “shareholders” as defined in
Section 4 of Chapter 42 of the IBCL, and is not considered an “Issuing
Public Corporation” for purposes of Chapter 42 of the IBCL.
4.23 Disclosure.
The
Company understands and confirms that the Buyers will rely on the
representations and covenants contained herein in effecting the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents. All
representations and warranties provided to the Buyers including the disclosures
in the Company’s disclosure schedules attached hereto furnished by or on behalf
of the Company, taken as a whole are true and correct and do not contain any
untrue statement of 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. No event or circumstance has
occurred or information exists with respect to the Company or its Subsidiaries
or its or their businesses, 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.
ARTICLE
5
COVENANTS
5.1 Form
D; Blue Sky Laws.
Upon
completion of the Closing, the Company shall file with the SEC a Form D with
respect to the Shares as required under Regulation D and each applicable state
securities commission and will provide a copy thereof to the Buyers promptly
after such filing.
5.2 Use
of
Proceeds.
The
Company shall use the proceeds from the sale of the Shares (i) first to
repay in full, all the obligations of the Company and its Subsidiaries to
Laurus, including all obligations pursuant to the Secured Revolving Note for
the
benefit of Laurus, dated August 24, 2005; the Secured Convertible Minimum
Borrowing Note for the benefit of Laurus, dated August 24, 2005; the Secured
Convertible Term Note for the benefit of Laurus, dated August 24, 2005; the
Secured Non-Convertible Revolving Note for the benefit of Laurus, dated May
31,
2006; and the Secured Term Note for the benefit of Laurus, dated May 31, 2006
(the “Laurus
Obligations”),
and
then use any remaining proceeds (ii) to pay $1,500,000 of outstanding accounts
payable within sixty (60) days after the date of this Agreement, provided that
if Laurus shall exercise its option to convert a portion of the Laurus
Obligations to shares of Common Stock, the Company shall pay an additional
$400,000 of outstanding accounts payable, for payment in total of $1,900,000
of
accounts payable; and (iv) for general corporate purposes.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, if necessary during the renegotiation of the
Company’s general credit facility, the Company may use the portion of the
proceeds designated for the payment of outstanding accounts payable for general
corporate purposes prior to paying any outstanding accounts payable, provided
that the accounts payable are paid within sixty (60) days after the date of
this
Agreement as provided in this Section
5.2.
5.3 Expenses.
At the
Closing, the Company shall reimburse the Buyers for all reasonable expenses
incurred by them in connection with the negotiation, preparation, execution,
delivery and performance of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents
and its due diligence review of the Company, including, without limitation,
reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses, and out-of-pocket travel costs and
expenses.
5.4 Intentionally
Omitted.
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5.5 No
Integration.
The
Company shall not make any offers or sales of any security (other than the
Shares) under circumstances that would require registration of the Shares being
offered or sold hereunder under the 1933 Act or cause the offering of the Shares
to be integrated with any other offering of securities by the Company in such
a
manner as would require the Company to seek the approval of its stockholders
for
the issuance of the Shares under any stockholder approval provision applicable
to the Company or its securities.
5.6 Board
Designee(s).
For as
long as the Buyers or their affiliates hold (i) at least 10% of the then issued
and outstanding Common Stock, the Buyers shall have the right to appoint one
member of the Company’s Board of Directors; and (ii) at least 20% of the then
issued and outstanding Common Stock, the Buyers shall have the right to appoint
(a) one member of the Company’s Board of Directors if the Company’s Board of
Directors consists of five or fewer directors; and (b) two members of the
Company’s Board of Directors if the Company’s Board of Directors consists of six
or more directors. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this
Agreement, the Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation, as amended,
of
the Company, or the Amended and Restated Code of By-Laws of the Company, as
amended, for as long as the Buyers have the right to appoint directors pursuant
to this Section 5.6,
the
Company’s Board of Directors shall be comprised of no more than seven
directors.
5.7 Observation
Rights.
In
addition to the rights to nominate one or more directors provided in
Section 5.6,
for
such time as the Buyers or their affiliates continue to hold at least 10% of
the
total issued and outstanding Common Stock, the Company and its Subsidiaries
shall extend Observation Rights (as defined below) to Buyers or their
affiliates. For purposes of this Section, the term “Observation
Rights”
shall
mean the right of Buyers or their affiliates to have a representative (an
“Observer”)
attend
as an observer all meetings (including telephonic meetings) of the Boards of
Directors of the Company and its Subsidiaries and their respective committees.
The Observer shall receive prior written notice of all meetings of the Boards
of
Directors of the Company and its Subsidiaries and their respective committees
at
the same time that notice of such meetings is given to the directors and shall
receive all materials and information provided from time to time to the members
of the Boards of Directors of the Company and its Subsidiaries and their
respective committees. Subject to ordinary and reasonable procedural rules,
the
Observer may participate in a meaningful manner in discussions of matters
brought to the Board of Directors, and shall be permitted to pose questions
and
the Board of Directors shall provide complete responses to the questions posed.
For the avoidance of doubt, the Observer shall not be deemed to be a member
of
the Board of Directors or any committee of the Company and its Subsidiaries.
The
Company shall reimburse the Observer for the out-of-pocket expenses of the
Observer in attending such meetings on the same basis that the directors are
reimbursed for their out-of-pocket expenses. Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary contained herein, the Observation Rights shall be conditioned on the
Observer maintaining the confidentiality of all material non-public material
and
information provided to the Observer and the Boards of Directors and committees
of the Company and its Subsidiaries in accordance with procedures and policies
established from time to time in writing by the Company and its Subsidiaries
and
provided to the Observer; however, notwithstanding any such procedures, the
Observer shall be permitted to (A) provide, on a confidential basis, such
material and information to the Buyers and their affiliates and their respective
managers, partners, directors, officers, representatives, advisers, auditors,
examiners and counsel who have agreed in writing to observe the confidentiality
provisions of this Section 5.7,
and (B)
provided the Observer gives prior written notice to the Company, disclose such
material and information in accordance with applicable laws or legal process,
in
any litigation or other proceedings under this Agreement or in accordance with
regulatory requirements.
5.8 Participation
in Future Issuances.
The
Buyers shall have the right to participate in any future offerings, sales or
exchanges by the Company of Common Stock or securities convertible into or
exercisable for Common Stock (each, a “Future
Offering”)
so as
to maintain each Buyer’s percentage
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ownership,
on a fully diluted basis, of the Common Stock immediately prior to such
offerings. For purposes of this Section
5.8,
however, a Future Offering shall not include the issuance of options, restricted
stock or similar securities by the Company in accordance with the terms of
any
employee benefit or compensation plan adopted by the Company’s Board of
Directors. Each Buyer shall be entitled to receive written notice of any Future
Offering (an “Offering
Notice”)
at
least 15 days prior to the proposed closing date of such Future Offering, which
Offering Notice must include a description of the securities to be offered,
sold
or exchanged, including the price and other terms upon which they are to be
issued, sold or exchanged, the parties to whom such securities are being
offered, sold or exchanged and the number or amount of the offered securities
to
be issued, sold or exchanged. If either or both of the Buyers elect to
participate in a Future Offering, such Buyer or Buyers must give written notice
of such election to the Company within 7 days following the receipt by such
Buyer or Buyers of the Offering Notice. Such participation by such Buyer or
Buyers in any Future Offering shall be at the same price and otherwise on the
same terms as those described in the Offering Notice.
5.9 Future
Acquisitions.
The
Company shall not revoke its approval of the acquisition of up to 30% of the
Common Stock on a fully diluted basis by the Buyers. The Company shall use
its
best efforts to ensure that any future acquisitions of the Common Stock by
the
Buyers (up to 30% of the of the outstanding Common Stock on a fully diluted
basis) shall not be made subject to the provisions of any anti-takeover laws
and
regulations of any governmental authority, including without limitation, the
applicable provisions of the IBCL, and any provisions of an anti-takeover nature
adopted by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or contained in the Company’s
Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation, Amended and Restated Code of
Bylaws or the organizational documents of any of its Subsidiaries. The Buyers
acknowledge and agree that they will obtain written approval from the Company’s
Board of Directors before the Buyer and their affiliates acquire in excess
of
thirty percent (30%) of the Common Stock computed on a fully-diluted basis,
provided, however that this covenant shall not apply to (a) any increase in
the
percentage ownership of Common Stock of the Buyers and their affiliates due
to a
redemption or repurchase by the Company of any of its Common Stock, or (b)
any
instances where the Buyers and their affiliates inadvertently acquires in excess
of 30% of the Common Stock on a fully-diluted basis, provided that in such
case
the Buyers shall notify the Company in writing promptly upon discovery of such
inadvertent acquisition, and the Buyers and their affiliates shall promptly
take
all such actions as are necessary to cure such circumstance within thirty (30)
days of providing such notice unless the Company’s Board of Directors approves
such inadvertent acquisition.
ARTICLE
6
CONDITIONS
TO THE COMPANY’S OBLIGATION
The
obligation of the Company hereunder to issue and sell the Shares to the Buyers
at the Closing is subject to the satisfaction, at or before the Closing Date,
of
each of the following conditions thereto, 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:
6.1 Delivery
of Transaction Documents.
The
Buyers shall have executed and delivered the Transaction Documents to the
Company.
6.2 Payment
of Purchase Price.
The
Buyers shall have delivered the Purchase Price in accordance with Section
2.2
above.
6.3 Representations
and Warranties.
The
representations and warranties of the Buyers shall be true and correct in all
material respects (provided, however, that such qualification shall only apply
to
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representations
or warranties not otherwise qualified by materiality) 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
applicable Buyer shall have performed, satisfied and complied in all material
respects with the covenants, agreements and conditions required by this
Agreement to be performed, satisfied or complied with by the applicable Buyer
at
or prior to the Closing Date.
6.4 Litigation.
No
litigation, statute, rule, regulation, executive order, decree, ruling or
injunction shall have been enacted, entered, promulgated or endorsed by or
in
any court or governmental authority of competent jurisdiction or any
self-regulatory organization having authority over the matters contemplated
hereby which prohibits the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated
by this Agreement.
ARTICLE
7
CONDITIONS
TO THE BUYERS’ OBLIGATION
The
obligation of the Buyers hereunder to purchase the Shares at the Closing is
subject to the satisfaction, at or before the Closing Date, of each of the
following conditions, provided that these conditions are for the Buyers’ sole
benefit and may be waived by the Buyers at any time in its sole
discretion:
7.1 Delivery
of Transaction Documents; Issuance of Shares.
The
Company shall have executed and delivered the Transaction Documents to the
Buyers, and shall deliver the Transfer Instructions to the transfer agent for
the Company’s Common Stock to issue certificates in the name of each Buyer
representing the Shares being purchased by such Buyer. The Company shall deliver
a copy of the Transfer Instructions to the Buyers at the Closing.
7.2 Representations
and Warranties.
The
representations and warranties of the Company shall be true and correct in
all
material respects (provided, however, that such qualification shall only apply
to representations or warranties not otherwise qualified by materiality) as
of
the date when made and as of the Closing Date as though made at such 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.
7.3 Consents.
Any
consents or approvals required to be secured by the Company for the consummation
of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents shall have been
obtained and shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Buyers.
7.4 Litigation.
No
Action shall have been enacted, entered, promulgated or endorsed by or in any
court or governmental authority of competent jurisdiction or any self-regulatory
organization having authority over the matters contemplated hereby which
prohibits the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement.
7.5 Opinion.
The
Buyers shall have received an opinion of the Company’s counsel, dated as of the
Closing Date, in form, scope and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Buyers
with respect to the matters set forth in Exhibit
B
attached
hereto.
7.6 No
Material Adverse Change.
There
shall have been no material adverse change in the assets, liabilities
(contingent or otherwise), affairs, business, operations, prospects or condition
(financial or otherwise) of the Company prior to the Closing Date.
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7.7 Board
Approval.
The
Board of Directors of the Company shall have adopted irrevocable resolutions
approving on or prior to the Closing Date the acquisition by the Buyers and
their affiliates of up to 30% of the Common Stock, on a fully diluted basis,
including the acquisition of the Shares so that the Buyers and their affiliates
are not subject to the restrictions to Section 18 or Section 19 of Chapter
43 of
the Indiana Business Corporation Law, as the same may be amended.
7.8 Irrevocable
Proxy.
The
Buyers shall receive an irrevocable proxy from Xxxx X. Xxxxxxx in the form
attached hereto as Exhibit
C.
ARTICLE
8
INDEMNIFICATION
8.1 Indemnification
by the Company.
The
Company agrees to indemnify each Buyer and its affiliates and hold each Buyer
and its affiliates harmless from and against any and all liabilities, losses,
damages, costs and expenses of any kind (including, without limitation, the
reasonable fees and disbursements of such Buyer’s counsel in connection with any
investigative, administrative or judicial proceeding), which may be incurred
by
such Buyer or such affiliates as a result of any claims made against such Buyer
or such affiliates by any person that relate to or arise out of (i) any breach
by the Company of any of its representations, warranties or covenants contained
in this Agreement or in the Transaction Documents (other than the Registration
Rights Agreement, which contains separate indemnification provisions), or (ii)
any litigation, investigation or proceeding instituted by any person with
respect to this Agreement or the Shares (excluding, however, any such
litigation, investigation or proceeding which arises solely from the acts or
omissions of such Buyer or its affiliates).
8.2 Notification.
Any
person entitled to indemnification hereunder (“Indemnified
Party”)
will
(i) give prompt notice to the Company, of any third party claim, action or
suit
with respect to which it seeks indemnification (the “Claim”)
(but
omission of such notice shall not relieve the Company from liability hereunder
except to the extent it is actually prejudiced by such failure to give notice),
specifying
in reasonable detail the factual basis for the Claim, the amount thereof,
estimated in good faith, and the method of computation of the Claim, all with
reasonable particularity and containing a reference to the provisions of this
Agreement in respect of which such indemnification is sought with respect to
the
Claim,
and (ii)
unless in such Indemnified Party’s reasonable judgment a conflict of interest
may exist between such Indemnified Party and the Company with respect to such
claim, permit the Company to assume the defense of the Claim with counsel
reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Party. The Indemnified Party shall
cooperate
fully with the Company
with
respect to the defense of the Claim and, if
the Company elects to assume control of the defense of the Claim, the
Indemnified Party shall have the right to participate in the defense of the
Claim at its own expense. If the Company does not elect to assume control or
otherwise participate in the defense of the Claim, then the Indemnified Party
may defend through counsel of its own choosing. If
such
defense is not assumed by the Company, the Company will not be subject to any
liability under this Agreement or otherwise for any settlement made without
its
consent (but such consent will not be unreasonably withheld or delayed). If
the
Company elects not to or is not entitled to assume the defense of a Claim,
it
will not be obligated to pay the fees and expenses of more than one counsel
for
all Indemnified Parties with respect to the Claim, unless an actual conflict
of
interest exists between such Indemnified Party and any other of such Indemnified
Parties with respect to the Claim, in which event the Company will be obligated
to pay the fees and expenses of such additional counsel or counsels.
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ARTICLE
9
GOVERNING
LAW; MISCELLANEOUS
9.1 Governing
Law.
This
Agreement shall be enforced, governed by and construed in accordance with the
laws of the State of Indiana applicable to agreements made and to be performed
entirely within such state, without regard to the principles of conflict of
laws. The parties hereto hereby submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the
United States Federal Courts located in the Northern District of Indiana with
respect to any dispute arising under this Agreement, the agreements entered
into
in connection herewith or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby.
All
parties irrevocably waive the defense of an inconvenient forum to the
maintenance of such suit or proceeding. All parties further agree that service
of process upon a party mailed by first class mail shall be deemed in every
respect effective service of process upon the party in any such suit or
proceeding. Nothing herein shall affect any party’s right to serve process in
any other manner permitted by law. All parties agree that a final non-appealable
judgment in any such suit or proceeding shall be conclusive and may be enforced
in other jurisdictions by suit on such judgment or in any other lawful manner.
The party which does not prevail in any dispute arising under this Agreement
shall be responsible for all reasonable fees and expenses, including reasonable
attorneys’ fees, incurred by the prevailing party in connection with such
dispute.
9.2 Counterparts;
Electronic Signatures.
This
Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall
be
deemed an original but all of which shall constitute one and the same agreement
and shall become effective when counterparts have been signed by each party
and
delivered to the other party. This Agreement, once executed by a party, may
be
delivered to the other party hereto by electronic transmission of a copy of
this
Agreement bearing the signature of the party so delivering this
Agreement.
9.3 Headings.
The
headings of this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall
not
form part of, or affect the interpretation of, this Agreement.
9.4 Severability.
In the
event that any provision of this Agreement is invalid or unenforceable under
any
applicable statute or rule of law, then such provision shall be deemed
inoperative to the extent that it may conflict therewith and shall be deemed
modified to conform to such statute or rule of law. Any provision hereof which
may prove invalid or unenforceable under any law shall not affect the validity
or enforceability of any other provision hereof.
9.5 Entire
Agreement; Amendments.
This
Agreement and the instruments referenced herein contain the entire understanding
of the parties with respect to the matters covered herein and therein and
supersede all previous understandings or agreements between the parties with
respect to such matters. No provision of this Agreement may be waived other
than
by an instrument in writing signed by the party to be charged with enforcement.
The provisions of this Agreement may be amended only by a written instrument
signed by the Company and the Buyers.
9.6 Notices.
Any
notices required or permitted to be given under the terms of this Agreement
shall be sent by certified or registered mail (return receipt requested) or
delivered personally or by courier (including a recognized overnight delivery
service) or by facsimile and shall be effective five days after being placed
in
the mail, if mailed by regular United States mail, or upon receipt, if delivered
personally or by courier (including a recognized overnight delivery service)
or
by facsimile, in each case addressed to a party. The addresses for such
communications shall be:
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If
to the Company:
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0000
Xxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
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Xxxxx
Xxxx, Xxxxxxx 00000
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Attention:
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Xxxx
X. Xxxxxxx and
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Xxxxx
X. Xxxxx, Esq.
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Telephone:
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(000)
000-0000
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Facsimile:
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(000)
000-0000
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With
copy to:
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Xxxxxx
& Xxxxxxxxx LLP
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000
X. Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxx 000
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Xxxxx
Xxxx, Xxxxxxx 00000
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Attention:
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx, Esq.
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Telephone:
(000) 000-0000
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Facsimile:
(000) 000-0000
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If
to the Buyers:
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Tontine
Capital Partners, L.P.
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00
Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, 0xx Xxxxx
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Xxxxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxxxxx 00000
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Attention:
Xx. Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
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Telephone:
(000) 000-0000
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Facsimile:
(000) 000-0000
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With
copy to:
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Barack
Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx & Xxxxxxxxx LLP
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Until
June 30, 2007:
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000
X. Xxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 0000
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Xxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxx 00000
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After
June 30, 2007:
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000
X. Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000
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Xxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxx 00000
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Attention:
Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx, Esq.
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Telephone:
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(000)
000-0000
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Facsimile:
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(000)
000-0000
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Each
party shall provide notice to the other party of any change in
address.
9.7 Successors
and Assigns.
This
Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties and
their successors and assigns. Neither the Company nor any Buyer shall assign
this
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Agreement
or any rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of
the
other parties hereto.
9.8 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.
9.9 Publicity.
The
Company and the Buyers shall have the right to review a reasonable period of
time before issuing any press releases or any other public statements with
respect to the transactions contemplated hereby; provided, however, that the
Company shall be entitled, without the prior approval of the Buyers, to make
any
press release with respect to such transactions as is required by applicable
law
and regulations (although the Buyers shall be consulted by the Company in
connection with any such press release prior to its release and shall be
provided with a copy thereof and be given an opportunity to comment thereon).
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall file with the SEC a Form 8-K
disclosing the transactions herein within four (4) business days of the Closing
Date and attach the relevant agreements and instruments to either such Form
8-K
or the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,
2006, and the Buyers may make such filings as may be required under Section
13
and Section 16 of the 1934 Act.
9.10 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.
9.11 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.
9.12 Rights
Cumulative.
Each
and all of the various rights, powers and remedies of the parties shall be
considered cumulative with and in addition to any other rights, powers and
remedies which such parties may have at law or in equity in the event of the
breach of any of the terms of this Agreement. The exercise or partial exercise
of any right, power or remedy shall neither constitute the exclusive election
thereof nor the waiver of any other right, power or remedy available to such
party.
9.13 Survival.
Any
covenant or agreement in this Agreement required to be performed following
the
Closing Date, shall survive the Closing Date. Without limitation of the
foregoing, the respective representations and warranties given by the parties
hereto shall survive the Closing Date and the consummation of the transactions
contemplated herein, but only for a period of the earlier of (i) eighteen (18)
months following the Closing Date and (ii) the applicable statute of limitations
with respect to each representation and warranty, and thereafter shall expire
and have no further force and effect; provided, however, that (a) the
representations and warranties of the Company made in Sections 4.1,
4.2,
4.3
and
4.9
shall
survive the Closing Date and the consummation of the transactions contemplated
herein for a period of the earlier of (x) five (5) years following the Closing
Date and (y) the applicable statute of limitations with respect to each such
representation and warranty and (b) the representations and warranties of the
Company made in Sections 4.5,
4.6
and
4.23
shall
survive the Closing Date and the consummation of the transactions contemplated
herein for a period of the earlier of (x) four (4) years following the Closing
Date and (y) the applicable statute of limitations with respect to each such
representation and warranty.
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9.14 Knowledge.
The
term "knowledge of the Company" or any similar formulation of knowledge shall
mean, the actual knowledge of any of Xxxx X. Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx and
Xxxxx X. Xxxxx after reasonable inquiry made by them of the appropriate
personnel or representatives of the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries.
[Signature
Page Follows]
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have caused this Agreement to be duly executed
as of the date first above written.
COMPANY:
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By:
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Name:
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Title:
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BUYERS:
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TONTINE
CAPITAL PARTNERS, L.P.
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By:
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Tontine
Capital Management, LLC, its general partner
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By:
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Xxxxxxx
X. Xxxxxxx, as managing member
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Total
Number of Shares: 50,000,000
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Total
Purchase Price: $10,000,000
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Form
of Entity and Jurisdiction of Organization:
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Delaware
Limited Partnership
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TONTINE
CAPITAL OVERSEAS MASTER FUND, L.P.
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By:
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Tontine
Capital Overseas GP, L.L.C., its general partner
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By:
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Xxxxxxx
X. Xxxxxxx, as managing member
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Total
Number of Shares: 12,500,000
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Total
Purchase Price: 2,500,000
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Form
of Entity and Jurisdiction of Organization:
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Cayman
Islands Limited Partnership
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Exhibit
A
Form
of Registration Rights Agreement
A-1
Exhibit
B
Form
of Legal Opinion
1.
The
Company and each of its Subsidiaries is a corporation, validly existing and
in
good standing under the laws of the state of the jurisdiction in which it is
incorporated. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries is duly qualified as
a
foreign corporation to do business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction
in which its ownership or use of property or the nature of the business
conducted by it makes such qualification necessary.
2.
The
Company has all necessary corporate power and authority to execute, deliver
and
perform its obligations under each of the Transaction Documents. The execution,
delivery and performance of each of the Transaction Documents has been duly
authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of the
Company.
3.
The
Company has all requisite corporate power and authority to own and operate
its
property and to conduct the business in which it is currently
engaged.
4.
Each
of the Transaction Documents has been duly executed and delivered by the Company
and constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company,
enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms.
5.
The
issuance, sale and delivery of the Shares and the execution, delivery and
performance by the Company of the Transaction Documents and the consummation
by
the Company of the transactions contemplated thereby do not (i) violate or
result in a breach of or default under the Amended and Restated Articles of
Incorporation, as amended, Amended and Restated Code of By-laws or other
governing documents of the Company or any applicable requirement of law; or
(ii)
to our knowledge, result in the creation or imposition of any lien upon any
of
the assets of the Company pursuant to the terms of any contractual
obligation.
6.
To our
knowledge, there are no actions, suits, proceedings, claims or disputes pending
or threatened against, or affecting, the Company, at law, in equity, in
arbitration or before any governmental authority that contest or affect the
execution, validity or performance of the Transaction Documents or are likely
to
have a Material Adverse Effect.
7.
Except
for filings, authorizations or approvals contemplated by the Agreement, to
our
knowledge no authorizations or approvals of, and no filings with, any
governmental authority are necessary or required for the execution, delivery
or
performance by, or enforcement against, the Company of any of the Transaction
Documents.
8.
The
Shares are duly authorized and, when issued and sold to the Purchasers after
payment therefor in accordance with the terms of the Transaction Documents,
will
be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable.
9.
There
are no statutory, or to our knowledge, contractual preemptive, rights of first
refusal or similar rights with respect to the issuance and sale of the Common
Stock.
10.
Assuming that the representations made by the Purchasers in the Agreement are
true and correct and that any required filings are made pursuant to Rule 503
of
Regulation D as promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, the offering,
sale
and issuance of the shares pursuant to the Agreement do not require registration
under the Securities Act of 1933 and the rules promulgated thereunder as they
currently exist or registration or qualification under any state securities
laws.
B-1
Exhibit
C
Form
of Irrevocable Proxy
C-1