EXHIBIT 10.1
CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENT
The undersigned has requested that Stellar Technologies, Inc. (the
"Company") provide it with a copy of the Securities Purchase Agreement and other
documents (the "Offering Documents") relating to the Company's proposed offering
of shares of preferred stock convertible into shares of its common stock and
warrants to acquire shares of its common stock (the "Offering").
As a condition to the receipt of the Offering Documents, the undersigned
acknowledges and agrees as follows:
1. The Offering Documents have been furnished to me on a confidential
basis solely for the purpose of enabling me to evaluate the
Offering.
2. Certain of the information contained in the Offering Documents
constitutes material non public information under United States
federal securities laws, and that United States federal securities
laws prohibit any person who has received material non-public
information relating to the Company from purchasing or selling
securities of the Company, or from communicating such information to
any person under circumstances in which it is reasonably foreseeable
that such person is likely to purchase or sell securities of the
Company.
3. The undersigned will not communicate such information to any other
person until such time as any such non-public information has been
adequately disseminated to the public.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned acknowledges and agrees to abide by
the terms of this Confidentiality Agreement.
Date: By:
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Name:
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EXECUTION OF THIS DOCUMENT DOES NOT INDICATE ANY INTENT TO SUBSCRIBE FOR OR
PURCHASE THE SECURITIES OFFERED IN THE OFFERING DOCUMENTS. THIS DOCUMENT MUST BE
SIGNED AT THE TIME YOU RECEIVE THE ATTACHED OFFERING DOCUMENTS AND RETURNED TO
THE SECRETARY OF THE COMPANY.
STELLAR TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
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Securities Purchase Agreement
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Units Comprised of
Series B Convertible Preferred Stock and
Warrants
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CONFIDENTIAL
CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION
The Offeree, by accepting the Securities Purchase Agreement and the
exhibits hereto relating to the proposed offering of Units by Stellar
Technologies, Inc. (the "Company"), comprised of shares of its Series B
Convertible Preferred Stock and warrants to acquire shares of its common stock,
acknowledges and agrees that: (i) the offering documents have been furnished to
the Offeree on a confidential basis solely for the purpose of enabling the
Offeree to evaluate the offering; (ii) that the Offeree may not further
distribute the offering documents without the prior written consent of the
Company, except to the Offeree's legal, financial or other personal advisors, if
any, who will use the offering documents on the Offeree's behalf solely for
purposes of evaluating the offering; (iii) any reproduction or distribution of
the offering documents, in whole or in part, or the direct or indirect
disclosure of the contents of the offering documents for any other purpose
without the prior written consent of the Company is prohibited; and (iv) the
offeree shall be bound by all terms and conditions specified in the offering
documents.
NOTICE TO OFFEREES
THE SECURITIES OFFERED HEREBY HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR REGISTERED OR QUALIFIED UNDER THE
APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION. THIS SECURITIES
PURCHASE AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER OFFERING DOCUMENTS DO NOT CONSTITUTE AN OFFER
TO SELL OR SOLICITATION OF AN OFFER TO BUY THE SECURITIES IN ANY JURISDICTION IN
WHICH SUCH OFFER OR SOLICITATION WOULD BE UNLAWFUL.
THE SECURITIES ARE BEING OFFERED AND SOLD PURSUANT TO REGULATION S UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSES ONLY, WITHOUT A VIEW TO RESALE OR
DISTRIBUTION THEREOF, AND MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED, RESOLD OR OFFERED FOR RESALE
IN THE UNITED STATES OR TO U.S. PERSONS UNLESS REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES
ACT AND REGISTERED OR QUALIFIED UNDER THE APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY
STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION, OR PURSUANT TO THE AVAILABILITY OF AN EXEMPTION
THEREFROM.
HEDGING TRANSACTIONS, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, SHORT SALES, SWAPS OR
DERIVATIVE SECURITIES TRANSACTIONS, INVOLVING THESE SECURITIES MAY NOT BE
CONDUCTED UNLESS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE SECURITIES ACT AND APPLICABLE SECURITIES
LAWS OF ANY STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION.
NEITHER THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION NOR THE SECURITIES
COMMISSION OR OTHER REGULATORY AUTHORITY OF ANY OR OTHER JURISDICTION HAS
APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED OF THESE SECURITIES OR PASSED UPON THE ADEQUACY OR
ACCURACY OF THIS SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT OR ANY OF THE OTHER OFFERING
DOCUMENTS. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.
INVESTORS MUST COMPLY WITH ALL APPLICABLE LAWS AND REGULATIONS IN FORCE IN
ANY JURISDICTION IN WHICH THEY PURCHASE, OFFER OR SELL THE SECURITIES AND MUST
OBTAIN ANY CONSENT, APPROVAL OR PERMISSION REQUIRED FOR THE PURCHASE, OFFER OR
SALE BY IT OF THE SECURITIES UNDER THE LAWS AND REGULATIONS IN FORCE IN ANY
JURISDICTION TO WHICH IT IS SUBJECT OR IN WHICH IT MAKES SUCH PURCHASES, OFFERS
OR SALES. THE COMPANY SHALL NOT HAVE ANY RESPONSIBILITY WITH RESPECT TO INVESTOR
COMPLIANCE THEREWITH.
INVESTORS ARE EXPECTED TO CONDUCT AN INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATION OF THE
RISKS POSED BY AN INVESTMENT IN THE SECURITIES. AN OFFICER OF THE COMPANY IS
AVAILABLE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE COMPANY AND WILL, UPON REQUEST,
MAKE AVAILABLE SUCH OTHER INFORMATION AS QUALIFIED, POTENTIAL INVESTORS MAY
REASONABLY REQUEST AND THAT CAN BE PROVIDED BY THE COMPANY WITHOUT UNREASONABLE
EFFORT OR EXPENSE.
INVESTORS ARE ALSO EXPECTED TO CONSULT THEIR OWN INVESTMENT, LEGAL, TAX
AND ACCOUNTING ADVISORS TO DETERMINE WHETHER THE SECURITIES CONSTITUTE
APPROPRIATE INVESTMENTS FOR THEM AND THE APPLICABLE LEGAL, TAX, REGULATORY AND
ACCOUNTING TREATMENT OF THE SECURITIES. IN MAKING AN INVESTMENT DECISION,
INVESTORS MUST RELY ON THEIR OWN EXAMINATION OF THE COMPANY AND THE TERMS OF THE
OFFERING, INCLUDING THE MERITS AND RISKS INVOLVED. INVESTORS SHOULD BE AWARE
THAT THEY MAY BE REQUIRED TO BEAR THE FINANCIAL RISKS OF THIS INVESTMENT FOR AN
INDEFINITE PERIOD OF TIME.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Stellar Technologies, Inc. (the "Company") files annual, quarterly and
current reports, proxy statements and other information with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the "SEC") under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended. Reports, statements or other information that we file with the SEC are
available to the public at the SEC's Website at ▇▇▇▇://▇▇▇.▇▇▇.▇▇▇, as well as
our Website at ▇▇▇.▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇. Documents filed with the SEC
include, but are not limited to, the following documents:
o Current Report on Form 8-K dated March 16, 2006;
o Quarterly Report on Form 10-QSB for the fiscal quarter ended
December 31, 2005;
o Current Report on Form 8-K dated December 13, 2005;
o Quarterly Report on Form 10-QSB for the fiscal quarter ended
September 30, 2005; and
o Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year ended June 30,
2005.
The Company will provide to each person to whom this agreement is sent,
upon the written or oral request of such person, a copy of any or all of the
documents referred to above. You may make such requests at no cost to you by
writing or telephoning us at the following address or number:
Stellar Technologies, Inc.
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The Company has not authorized anyone to provide you with different
information. You should not assume that the information in this agreement is
accurate as of any date other than the date this agreement is sent to you for
review or that the information filed with the SEC is accurate as of any date
other than the date set forth on the front of the document containing such
information.
CONFIDENTIAL
SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT
THIS SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT (this "Agreement"), dated
_______________, 2006, by and between STELLAR TECHNOLOGIES, INC., a Colorado
corporation (the "Company"), and the purchaser or purchasers identified on the
signature page hereof ("Purchaser").
R E C I T A L S:
WHEREAS, Purchaser desires to purchase and the Company desires to sell
units comprised of shares of Series B Preferred Stock (as defined below) and
warrants to acquire shares of common stock on the terms and conditions set forth
herein.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises hereof and the agreements
set forth herein below, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
1. The Offering.
(a) Private Offering. The securities offered by this Agreement are
being offered in a private offering (the "Offering") of shares of its Series B
Convertible Preferred Stock, $.001 par value per share (the "Series B Preferred
Stock"), convertible into shares of the Company's common stock, $.001 par value
per share (the "Common Stock"), and warrants (the "Warrants") to acquire shares
of Common Stock. The shares of Series B Preferred Stock and Warrants will be
sold in units (the "Units") comprised of one (1) share of Series B Preferred
Stock and one (1) Warrant. The Company is offering up to 300,000 Units for an
aggregate purchase price of $4,500,000; provided, however, that in the event of
any over-allotments of Units during the offering period, the Company reserves
the right to sell Units for an aggregate purchase price in excess of $4,500,000
to cover such over-allotments. The Units will be sold on a reasonable "best
efforts" basis at a purchase price of $15.00 per Unit ("Purchase Price")
pursuant to Rules 901 and 903 of Regulation S under the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended (the "Securities Act"). The Units are being offered solely to persons
that are not "U.S. Persons" as such term is defined in Rule 902 of Regulation S
under the Securities Act during an offering period that commenced on April 17,
2006 and terminates at the sole discretion of the Company.
(i) Each share of Series B Preferred Stock may be converted
into that number of shares of Common Stock equal to the original issue price of
the Series B Preferred Stock ($15.00) divided by $0.15 (as same may be adjusted,
the "Conversion Price"). The terms and conditions of the Series B Preferred
Stock are set forth in the Certificate of Designation of Series B Convertible
Preferred Stock attached hereto and made a part hereof as Exhibit A.
(ii) Each Warrant is initially exercisable into 50 shares of
Common Stock at an initial exercise price of $0.40 per share. The terms of the
Warrant are set forth in the Form of Warrant, attached hereto and made a part
hereof as Exhibit B. The shares of Series B Preferred Stock, the Warrants and
shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the
shares of Series B Preferred Stock or exercise of the Warrants are hereinafter
referred to collectively as the "Securities."
(b) Use of Proceeds. Assuming all 300,000 Units are sold, the net
proceeds to the Company are estimated to be approximately $4,120,000 (after
deducting offering expenses payable by the Company estimated at $20,000 and
assuming payment of the maximum amount of placement agent and finders' fees of
up to $360,000). The Company intends to use the net proceeds for general working
capital purposes and other general corporate purposes which may include
repayment of indebtedness.
(c) Placement Agent and Finders Fees. The Company reserves the right
to pay cash fees to agents, brokers, dealers and finders in connection with the
sale of the Securities in an amount equal to up to eight percent (8%) of the
Purchase Price of such Securities and to issue warrants to such persons to
purchase shares of Common Stock equal to up to eight percent (8%) of the number
of shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the shares of Series B
Preferred Stock included in the Units issued hereunder at an exercise price of
$0.40 per share which terminate three years after the date of issuance.
2. Sale and Purchase of Securities.
(a) Sale and Purchase of Securities. Subject to the terms and
conditions hereof, the Company agrees to sell, and Purchaser irrevocably
subscribes for and agrees to purchase, the number of Units set forth on the
signature page of this Agreement at a purchase price of $15.00 per Unit. The
aggregate purchase price for the Units shall be as set forth on the signature
page hereto and shall be payable upon execution hereof by check or wire transfer
of immediately available funds.
(b) Subscription Procedure. In order to purchase Units, Purchaser
shall deliver to the Company, at its principal executive office identified
below: (i) one completed and duly executed copy of this Agreement; and (ii)
immediately available funds, or a certified check or bank check in an amount
equal to the Purchase Price. Execution and delivery of this Agreement shall
constitute an irrevocable subscription for that number of Units set forth on the
signature page hereto. The minimum investment that may be made by a Purchaser is
$45,000, although the Company may, in its sole discretion, accept subscriptions
for a lesser amount. Payment for the Securities may be made by wire transfer to:
AmSouth Bank
Birmingham, AL
S.W.I.F.T., TID: AMSBUS44
TELEX: 682719
AMSOBHM
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For Credit to:
Customer Name: Stellar Technologies, Inc.
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AmSouth Branch: Vanderbilt
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deposit and collection by the Company of the check tendered herewith, will not
constitute acceptance of this Agreement by the Company. The Units subscribed for
will not be deemed to be issued to, or owned by, Purchaser until the Company has
executed this Agreement. All funds tendered by Purchaser will be held by the
Company pending acceptance or rejection of this Agreement by the Company and the
closing of Purchaser's purchase of Units. This Agreement will either be accepted
by the Company, in whole or in part, in its sole discretion, or rejected by the
Company as promptly as practicable. If this Agreement is accepted only in part,
Purchaser agrees to purchase such smaller number of Units as the Company
determines to sell to Purchaser. If this Agreement is rejected for any reason,
including the termination of the Offering by the Company, this Agreement and all
funds tendered herewith will be promptly returned to Purchaser, without interest
or deduction of any kind, and this Agreement will be void and of no further
force or effect.
(c) Closing. Subscriptions will be accepted by the Company in its
sole discretion. Upon the Company's execution of this Agreement, the
subscription evidenced hereby, if not previously rejected by the Company, will,
in reliance upon Purchaser's representations and warranties contained herein, be
accepted, in whole or in part, by the Company. If Purchaser's subscription is
accepted only in part, this Agreement will be marked to indicate such fact, and
the Company will return to Purchaser the portion of the funds tendered by
Purchaser representing the unaccepted portion of Purchaser's subscription,
without interest or deduction of any kind. Upon acceptance of this Agreement in
whole or in part by the Company, the Company will issue certificates evidencing
the Series B Preferred Stock registered in the name of Purchaser, together with
a copy of Purchaser's executed Agreement countersigned by the Company and a
Warrant ("Warrant Certificate") executed by the Company.
3. Representations and Warranties of Purchaser. Purchaser represents and
warrants to the Company as follows:
(a) Organization and Qualification.
(i) If Purchaser is an entity, Purchaser is duly organized,
validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of
organization, with the corporate or other entity power and authority to own and
operate its business as presently conducted, except where the failure to be or
have any of the foregoing would not have a material adverse effect on Purchaser,
and Purchaser is duly qualified as a foreign corporation or other entity to do
business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction where the character of its
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properties owned or held under lease or the nature of their activities makes
such qualification necessary, except for such failures to be so qualified or in
good standing as would not have a material adverse effect on it.
(ii) If Purchaser is an entity, the address of its principal
place of business is as set forth on the signature page hereto, and if Purchaser
is an individual, the address of its principal residence is as set forth on the
signature page hereto.
(b) Authority; Validity and Effect of Agreement.
(i) If Purchaser is an entity, Purchaser has the requisite
corporate or other entity power and authority to execute and deliver this
Agreement and perform its obligations under this Agreement. The execution and
delivery of this Agreement by Purchaser, the performance by Purchaser of its
obligations hereunder and all other necessary corporate or other entity action
on the part of Purchaser have been duly authorized by its board of directors or
similar governing body, and no other corporate or other entity proceedings on
the part of Purchaser is necessary for Purchaser to execute and deliver this
Agreement and perform its obligations hereunder.
(ii) This Agreement has been duly and validly authorized,
executed and delivered by Purchaser and, assuming it has been duly and validly
executed and delivered by the Company, constitutes a legal, valid and binding
obligation of Purchaser, in accordance with its terms.
(c) No Conflict; Required Filings and Consents. Neither the
execution and delivery of this Agreement by Purchaser nor the performance by
Purchaser of its obligations hereunder will: (i) if Purchaser is an entity,
conflict with Purchaser's articles of incorporation or bylaws, or other similar
organizational documents; (ii) violate any statute, law, ordinance, rule or
regulation, applicable to Purchaser or any of the properties or assets of
Purchaser; or (iii) violate, breach, be in conflict with or constitute a default
(or an event which, with notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute a
default) under, or permit the termination of any provision of, or result in the
termination of, the acceleration of the maturity of, or the acceleration of the
performance of any obligation of Purchaser under, or result in the creation or
imposition of any lien upon any properties, assets or business of Purchaser
under, any material contract or any order, judgment or decree to which Purchaser
is a party or by which it or any of its assets or properties is bound or
encumbered except, in the case of clauses (ii) and (iii), for such violations,
breaches, conflicts, defaults or other occurrences which, individually or in the
aggregate, would not have a material adverse effect on its obligation to perform
its covenants under this Agreement.
(d) Accredited Investor. Purchaser is an "accredited investor" as
that term is defined in Rule 501(a) of Regulation D under the Securities Act. If
Purchaser is an entity, Purchaser was not formed for the specific purpose of
acquiring the Securities, and, if it was, all of Purchaser's equity owners are
"accredited investors" as defined above.
(e) "U.S. Person". The Investor: (i) is executing and delivering
this Agreement outside the United States, is not a "U.S. Person" as such term is
defined in Rule 902 of Regulation S under the Securities Act, and is not
acquiring the securities for the account or
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benefit of any "U.S. Person"; or (ii) is a "U.S. Person" that is purchasing the
Securities in a transaction that does not require registration under the
Securities Act. A "U.S. Person" is defined in Rule 902 of Regulation S under the
Securities Act as:
(i) Any natural person resident in the United States;
(ii) Any partnership or corporation organized or incorporated
under the laws of the United States;
(iii) Any estate of which any executor or administrator is a
U.S. Person;
(iv) Any trust of which any trustee is a U.S. Person;
(v) Any agency or branch of a foreign entity located in the
United States;
(vi) Any non-discretionary account or similar account (other
than an estate or trust) held by a dealer or other fiduciary for the benefit or
account of a U.S. Person;
(vii) Any discretionary account or similar account (other than
an estate or trust) held by a dealer or other fiduciary organized, incorporated,
or, if an individual, resident in the United States; and
(viii) Any partnership or corporation if:
(A) Organized or incorporated under the laws of any
foreign jurisdiction; and
(B) Formed by a U.S. Person principally for the purpose
of investing in securities not registered under the Securities Act, unless it is
organized or incorporated, and owned, by accredited investors (as defined in
Rule 501(a) under the Securities Act) that are not natural persons, estates or
trusts.
(f) No Government Review. Purchaser understands that neither the
United States Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") nor any securities
commission or other governmental authority of any state, country or other
jurisdiction has approved the issuance of the Securities or passed upon or
endorsed the merits of the Securities, this Agreement or the Warrant Certificate
(collectively, the "Offering Documents"), or confirmed the accuracy of,
determined the adequacy of, or reviewed this Agreement or the Warrant
Certificate.
(g) Investment Intent. The Securities are being acquired for the
Purchaser's own account for investment purposes only, not as a nominee or agent
and not with a view to the resale or distribution of any part thereof, and
Purchaser has no present intention of selling, granting any participation in or
otherwise distributing the same. By executing this Agreement, Purchaser further
represents that Purchaser does not have any contract, undertaking, agreement or
arrangement with any person to sell, transfer or grant participation to such
person or third person with respect to any of the Securities.
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(h) Restrictions on Transfer. Purchaser understands that the
Securities are "restricted securities" as such term is defined in Rule 144 under
the Securities Act and have not been registered under the Securities Act or
registered or qualified under any state securities law, and may not be, directly
or indirectly, sold, transferred, offered for sale, pledged, hypothecated or
otherwise disposed of except in accordance with the provisions of Regulation S
under the Securities Act, pursuant to registration under the Securities Act and
registration or qualification under applicable state securities laws or the
availability of an exemption therefrom. In any case where such an exemption is
relied upon by Purchaser from the registration requirements of the Securities
Act and the registration or qualification requirements of such state securities
laws, Purchaser shall furnish the Company with an opinion of counsel stating
that the proposed sale or other disposition of such securities may be effected
without registration under the Securities Act and will not result in any
violation of any applicable state securities laws relating to the registration
or qualification of securities for sale, such counsel and opinion to be
satisfactory to the Company. Purchaser acknowledges that it is able to bear the
economic risks of an investment in the Securities for an indefinite period of
time, and that its overall commitment to investments that are not readily
marketable is not disproportionate to its net worth.
(i) Restrictions on Registration. Purchaser understands and agrees
that the Company is not permitted to register any transfer of the Securities not
made in accordance with the provisions of Regulation S, pursuant to registration
under the Securities Act and registration or qualification under applicable
state securities laws, or pursuant to an available exemption therefrom.
Purchaser further understands and agrees that hedging transactions, including
but not limited to short sales, swaps or derivative securities transactions may
not be conducted unless in compliance with the Securities Act.
(j) Investment Experience. Purchaser has such knowledge,
sophistication and experience in financial, tax and business matters in general,
and investments in securities in particular, that it is capable of evaluating
the merits and risks of this investment in the Securities, and Purchaser has
made such investigations in connection herewith as it deemed necessary or
desirable so as to make an informed investment decision without relying upon the
Company for legal or tax advice related to this investment. In making its
decision to acquire the Securities, Purchaser has not relied upon any
information other than information provided to Purchaser by the Company or its
representatives and contained herein and in the other Offering Documents.
(k) Access to Information. Purchaser acknowledges that it has had
access to and has reviewed all documents and records relating to the Company,
including, but not limited to, the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-QSB for
the fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2005 and the Company's Annual Report on
Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2005, that it has deemed
necessary in order to make an informed investment decision with respect to an
investment in the Securities; that it has had the opportunity to ask
representatives of the Company certain questions and request certain additional
information regarding the terms and conditions of such investment and the
finances, operations, business and prospects of the Company and has had any and
all such questions and requests answered to its satisfaction; and that it
understands the risks and other considerations relating to such investment.
(l) Reliance on Representations. Purchaser understands that the
Securities are being offered and sold to it in reliance on specific exemptions
from the registration requirements of
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the federal and state securities laws and that the Company is relying in part
upon the truth and accuracy of, and such Purchaser's compliance with, the
representations, warranties, agreements, acknowledgments and understandings of
such Purchaser set forth herein in order to determine the availability of such
exemptions and the eligibility of such Purchaser to acquire the Securities.
Purchaser represents and warrants to the Company that any information that
Purchaser has heretofore furnished or furnishes herewith to the Company is
complete and accurate, and further represents and warrants that it will notify
and supply corrective information to the Company immediately upon the occurrence
of any change therein occurring prior to the Company's issuance of the
Securities. Within five (5) days after receipt of a request from the Company,
Purchaser will provide such information and deliver such documents as may
reasonably be necessary to comply with any and all laws and regulations to which
the Company is subject.
(m) No General Solicitation. Purchaser is unaware of, and in
deciding to participate in the Offering is in no way relying upon, and did not
become aware of the Offering through or as a result of, any form of general
solicitation or general advertising including, without limitation, any article,
notice, advertisement or other communication published in any newspaper,
magazine or similar media, or broadcast over television or radio or the
internet, in connection with the Offering.
(n) Placement and Finder's Fees. No agent, broker, investment
banker, finder, financial advisor or other person acting on behalf of Purchaser
or under its authority is or will be entitled to any broker's or finder's fee or
any other commission or similar fee, directly or indirectly, in connection with
the Offering, and no person is entitled to any fee or commission or like payment
in respect thereof based in any way on agreements, arrangements or understanding
made by or on behalf of Purchaser.
(o) Investment Risks. Purchaser understands that purchasing
Securities in the Offering will subject Purchaser to certain risks, including,
but not limited to, those set forth under the caption "Risk Factors" and
elsewhere in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-KSB and other periodic
reports filed with the SEC, as well as each of the following:
(i) The offering price of the Securities offered hereby has
been determined solely by the Company and does not necessarily bear any
relationship to the value of the Company's assets, current or potential earnings
of the Company, or any other recognized criteria used for measuring value, and
therefore, there can be no assurance that the offering price of the Units is
representative of the actual value of the underlying Securities.
(ii) The Company has experienced net losses in each fiscal
quarter since its inception and expects to continue to incur significant net
losses for the foreseeable future. While the Company is unable to predict
accurately its future operating expenses, it currently expects these expenses to
increase substantially as it implements its business plan.
(iii) In order to fund its future operations, attract and
retain employees, consultants and other service providers, and satisfy other
obligations, the Company may be required to issue additional shares of Common
Stock, securities exercisable or convertible into shares of Common Stock, or
debt. Such securities may be issued for a purchase price consisting of cash,
services or other consideration that may be materially different than the
purchase price
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of the Units. The issuance of any such securities may result in substantial
dilution to the relative ownership interests of the Company's existing
shareholders and substantial reduction in net book value per share. Additional
equity securities may have rights, preferences and privileges senior to those of
the holders of Common Stock, and any debt financing may involve restrictive
covenants that may limit the Company's operating flexibility.
(iv) The Company has provided herein that it intends to use
most of the net proceeds from the Offering for general working capital purposes
and other general corporate purposes which may include repayment of
indebtedness. Thus, Purchaser is making its investment in the Securities based
in part upon very limited information regarding the specific uses to which the
net proceeds will be applied.
(v) An investment in the Securities may involve certain
material legal, accounting and federal and state tax consequences. Purchaser
should consult with its legal counsel, accountant and/or business adviser as to
the legal, accounting, tax and related matters accompanying such an investment.
(vi) Funds received in payment for the Units will be released
to the Company upon its execution of this Agreement. The Company is not required
to raise any minimum amount of proceeds prior to obtaining such funds. Because
there is no minimum amount of Units the Company must sell before accepting funds
in the Offering, investors participating in the Offering will not be assured
that the Company will have sufficient funds to execute its business plan,
satisfy expected expenditures, repay indebtedness as it becomes due, and support
operations over the next 12 months and will bear the risk that the Company will
be unable to secure the funds necessary to meet its current and anticipated
financial obligations.
(p) Exclusive Offering Documents. In making its decision to purchase
the Securities hereunder, Purchaser has not relied on any representations,
warranties or information other than those set forth in this Agreement which
Purchaser has independently investigated and verified to its satisfaction and
neither the Company nor any person acting on its behalf has made any
representation or warranty regarding the Company or the Securities except as set
forth herein.
(q) Legends. The certificates and agreements evidencing the
Securities shall have endorsed thereon the following legend (and appropriate
notations thereof will be made in the Company's stock transfer books), and stop
transfer instructions reflecting these restrictions on transfer will be placed
with the transfer agent of the Securities:
THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED HEREBY HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE "SECURITIES ACT"), OR
APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. THESE SECURITIES MAY NOT BE SOLD,
TRANSFERRED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF EXCEPT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE
PROVISIONS OF REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, PURSUANT TO
REGISTRATION
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UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT AND REGISTRATION OR QUALIFICATION UNDER
APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION, OR
PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM SUCH REGISTRATION OR QUALIFICATION.
HEDGING TRANSACTIONS, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, SHORT SALES,
SWAPS OR DERIVATIVE SECURITIES TRANSACTIONS, INVOLVING THESE
SECURITIES MAY NOT BE CONDUCTED UNLESS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE
SECURITIES ACT AND APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OR OTHER
JURISDICTION. NO TRANSFER OF THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED HEREBY MAY
BE MADE IN THE ABSENCE OF SUCH REGISTRATION OR QUALIFICATION UNLESS
THERE SHALL HAVE BEEN DELIVERED TO THE ISSUER A WRITTEN OPINION OF
UNITED STATES COUNSEL OF RECOGNIZED STANDING, IN FORM AND SUBSTANCE
SATISFACTORY TO THE ISSUER, TO THE EFFECT THAT SUCH TRANSFER MAY BE
MADE WITHOUT REGISTRATION OF SUCH SECURITIES UNDER THE SECURITIES
ACT AND REGISTRATION OR QUALIFICATION UNDER APPLICABLE SECURITIES
LAWS OF ANY STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION.
4. Representations and Warranties of the Company. The Company represents
and warrants to Purchaser as follows:
(a) Organization and Qualification. The Company is duly organized,
validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of
organization, with the corporate power and authority to own and operate its
business as presently conducted, except where the failure to be or have any of
the foregoing would not have a material adverse effect on the Company. The
Company is duly qualified as a foreign corporation or other entity to do
business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction where the character of its
properties owned or held under lease or the nature of their activities makes
such qualification necessary, except for such failures to be so qualified or in
good standing as would not have a material adverse effect on the Company.
(b) Authority; Validity and Effect of Agreement.
(i) The Company has the requisite corporate power and
authority to execute and deliver this Agreement, perform its obligations under
this Agreement, and conduct the Offering. The execution and delivery of this
Agreement by the Company, the performance by the Company of its obligations
hereunder, the Offering and all other necessary corporate action on the part of
the Company have been duly authorized by its board of directors, and no other
corporate proceedings on the part of the Company are necessary to authorize this
Agreement or the Offering. This Agreement has been duly and validly executed and
delivered by the Company and, assuming that it has been duly authorized,
executed and delivered by
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Purchaser, constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company, in
accordance with its terms, subject to the effects of bankruptcy, insolvency,
fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium and other similar laws
relating to or affecting creditors' rights generally, general equitable
principles (whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law) and an
implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing.
(ii) The Securities have been duly authorized and will be free
and clear of all liens, charges, restrictions, claims and encumbrances imposed
by or through the Company. The shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion
of the Notes or exercise of the Warrants when issued and paid for in accordance
with the Notes or Warrants, as applicable, will be duly authorized, validly
issued, fully paid and non-assessable shares of Common Stock with no personal
liability resulting solely from the ownership of such shares and will be free
and clear of all liens, charges, restrictions, claims and in encumbrances
imposed by or through the Company.
(c) No Conflict; Required Filings and Consents. Neither the
execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Company nor the performance by
the Company of its obligations hereunder will: (i) conflict with the Company's
certificate of incorporation or bylaws; (ii) violate any statute, law,
ordinance, rule or regulation, applicable to the Company or any of the
properties or assets of the Company; or (iii) violate, breach, be in conflict
with or constitute a default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time or
both, would constitute a default) under, or permit the termination of any
provision of, or result in the termination of, the acceleration of the maturity
of, or the acceleration of the performance of any obligation of the Company, or
result in the creation or imposition of any lien upon any properties, assets or
business of the Company under, any material contract or any order, judgment or
decree to which the Company is a party or by which it or any of its assets or
properties is bound or encumbered except, in the case of clauses (ii) and (iii),
for such violations, breaches, conflicts, defaults or other occurrences which,
individually or in the aggregate, would not have a material adverse effect on
its obligation to perform its covenants under this Agreement.
(d) Placement and Finder's Fees. Except as provided in Section 1(c),
neither the Company nor any of its respective officers, directors, employees or
managers, has employed any broker, dealer, finder, advisor or consultant, or
incurred any liability for any investment banking fees, brokerage fees,
commissions or finders' fees, advisory fees or consulting fees in connection
with the Offering for which the Company has or could have any liability.
5. Indemnification. Purchaser agrees to indemnify, defend and hold
harmless the Company and its respective affiliates and agents from and against
any and all demands, claims, actions or causes of action, judgments,
assessments, losses, liabilities, damages or penalties and reasonable attorneys'
fees and related disbursements incurred by the Company that arise out of or
result from a breach of any representations or warranties made by Purchaser
herein, and Purchaser agrees that in the event of any breach of any
representations or warranties made by Purchaser herein, the Company may, at its
option, forthwith rescind the sale of the Units to Purchaser.
6. Registration Rights. The Company covenants and agrees as follows:
6.1 For the purpose of this Section 6, the following definitions
shall apply:
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(a) "Exchange Act" shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the SEC thereunder, all as
the same shall be in effect at the time.
(b) "Person" shall mean an individual, partnership (general or
limited), corporation, limited liability company, joint venture, business trust,
cooperative, association or other form of business organization, whether or not
regarded as a legal entity under applicable law, a trust (inter vivos or
testamentary), an estate of a deceased, insane or incompetent person, a
quasi-governmental entity, a government or any agency, authority, political
subdivision or other instrumentality thereof, or any other entity.
(c) "Register," "registered," and "registration" shall refer
to a registration effected by preparing and filing a registration statement in
compliance with the Securities Act, and the declaration or order of
effectiveness of such registration statement or document by the SEC.
(d) "Registration Statement" shall mean any registration
statement of the Company filed with the SEC pursuant to the provisions of
Section 6.2 of this Agreement, which covers the resale of the Restricted Stock
on an appropriate form then permitted by the SEC to be used for such
registration and the sales contemplated to be made thereby under the Securities
Act, or any similar rule that may be adopted by the SEC, and all amendments and
supplements to such registration statement, including any pre- and post-
effective amendments thereto, in each case including the prospectus contained
therein, all exhibits thereto and all materials incorporated by reference
therein.
(e) "Restricted Stock" shall mean (i) the shares of Common
Stock issuable upon conversion of the Series B Preferred Stock; (ii) the shares
of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants; and (iii) any additional
shares of Common Stock of the Company issued or issuable after the date hereof
in respect of any of the foregoing securities, by way of a stock dividend or
stock split; provided that as to any particular shares of Restricted Stock, such
securities shall cease to constitute Restricted Stock when (x) a Registration
Statement with respect to the sale of such securities shall have become
effective under the Securities Act and such securities shall have been disposed
of thereunder, (y) such securities are permitted to be transferred pursuant to
Rule 144(k) (or any successor provision to such rule) under the Securities Act
or (z) such securities are otherwise freely transferable to the public without
further registration under the Securities Act.
(f) "Selling Stockholders" shall mean Purchaser and any other
purchaser of Units in the Offering, and their respective successors and assigns.
6.2. Registration of the Securities.
(a) The Company shall notify all Selling Stockholders in
writing at least ten (10) days prior to the filing of any registration statement
under the Securities Act for the purpose of registering securities of the
Company, excluding registration statements on SEC Forms ▇-▇, ▇-▇ or any similar
or successor forms, and excluding that certain registration statement of the
Company on SEC Form SB-2, Registration No. 333-126453, initially filed with
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the SEC on or about July 7, 2005 and any amendments thereto, and will afford
each such Selling Stockholder an opportunity to include in such registration
statement all or part of such Restricted Stock held by such Selling Stockholder.
Each Selling Stockholder desiring to include in any such registration statement
all or any part of the Restricted Stock held by it shall, within five (5) days
after the above-described notice from the Company, so notify the Company in
writing. Such notice shall state the intended method of disposition of the
Restricted Stock by such Selling Stockholder. If a Selling Stockholder decides
not to include all of its Restricted Stock in any registration statement
thereafter filed by the Company, such Selling Stockholder shall nevertheless
continue to have the right to include any Restricted Stock in any subsequent
registration statement or registration statements as may be filed by the Company
with respect to offerings of its securities, all upon the terms and conditions
set forth herein. The Company may, without the consent of the Selling
Stockholders, withdraw such registration statement prior to its becoming
effective if the proposal to register the securities proposed to be registered
thereby is abandoned.
(b) In the event that any registration pursuant to Section
6.2(a) shall be, in whole or in part, an underwritten public offering of Common
Stock on behalf of the Company, all Purchasers proposing to distribute their
Restricted Stock through such underwriting shall enter into an underwriting
agreement in customary form with the underwriter or underwriters selected for
such underwriting by the Company. If the managing underwriter thereof advises
the Company in writing that in its opinion the number of securities requested to
be included in such registration exceeds the number which can be sold in an
orderly manner in such offering within a price range acceptable to the Company,
the Company shall include in such registration (i) first, the securities the
Company proposes to sell, and (ii) second, the Restricted Stock and any other
registrable securities eligible and requested to be included in such
registration to the extent that the number of shares to be registered under this
clause (ii) will not, in the opinion of the managing underwriter, adversely
affect the offering of the securities pursuant to clause (i). In such a case,
shares shall be registered pro rata among the holders of such Restricted Stock
and registrable securities on the basis of the number of shares eligible for
registration that are owned by all such holders and requested to be included in
such registration.
(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein,
the Company's obligation in Sections 6.2(a) and 6.2(b) above shall extend only
to the inclusion of the Restricted Stock in a Registration Statement. The
Company shall have no obligation to assure the terms and conditions of
distribution, to obtain a commitment from an underwriter relative to the sale of
the Restricted Stock or to otherwise assume any responsibility for the manner,
price or terms of the distribution of the Restricted Stock.
(d) The Company shall have the right to terminate or withdraw
any registration initiated by it under this Section 6.2 prior to the
effectiveness of such registration without thereby incurring liability to the
holders of the Restricted Stock, regardless of whether any holder has elected to
include securities in such registration. The Registration Expenses (as defined
in Section 6.5) of such withdrawn registration shall be borne by the Company in
accordance with Section 6.4 hereof.
6.3. Registration Procedures. Whenever it is obligated to register
any Restricted Stock pursuant to this Agreement, the Company shall:
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(a) prepare and file with the SEC a Registration Statement
with respect to the Restricted Stock in the manner set forth in Section 6.2
hereof and use its reasonable best efforts to cause such Registration Statement
to become effective as promptly as possible and to remain effective until the
earlier of: (i) the sale of all shares of Restricted Stock covered thereby, (ii)
the availability under Rule 144 for the Selling Stockholder to freely resell
without restriction all Restricted Stock covered thereby, or (iii) two (2) years
from the date of this Agreement;
(b) prepare and file with the SEC such amendments (including
post-effective amendments) and supplements to such Registration Statement and
the prospectus used in connection therewith as may be necessary to keep such
Registration Statement effective for the period specified in Section 6.3(a)
above and to comply with the provisions of the Act with respect to the
disposition of all Restricted Stock covered by such Registration Statement in
accordance with the intended method of disposition set forth in such
Registration Statement for such period;
(c) furnish to the Selling Stockholders such number of copies
of the Registration Statement and the prospectus included therein (including
each preliminary prospectus) as such person may reasonably request in order to
facilitate the public sale or other disposition of the Restricted Stock covered
by such Registration Statement;
(d) use its reasonable best efforts to register or qualify the
Restricted Stock covered by such Registration Statement under the state
securities laws of such jurisdictions as any Selling Stockholder shall
reasonably request; provided, however, that the Company shall not for any such
purpose be required to qualify generally to transact business as a foreign
corporation in any jurisdiction where it is not so qualified or to consent to
general service of process in any such jurisdiction;
(e) in the event of any underwritten public offering, enter
into and perform its obligations under an underwriting agreement, in usual and
customary form, with the managing underwriter(s) of such offering. Each
Purchaser participating in such underwriting shall also enter into and perform
its obligations under such an agreement, as described in Section 6.2(b);
(f) immediately notify each Selling Stockholder at any time
when a prospectus relating thereto is required to be delivered under the Act, of
the happening of any event as a result of which the prospectus contained in such
Registration Statement, as then in effect, includes an untrue statement of a
material fact or omits to state a material fact required or necessary to be
stated therein in order to make the statements contained therein not misleading
in light of the circumstances under which they were made. The Company will use
reasonable efforts to amend or supplement such prospectus in order to cause such
prospectus not to include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to
state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the
statements therein not misleading in the light of the circumstances under which
they were made;
(g) prepare and file with the SEC such amendments and
supplements to such Registration Statement and the prospectus used in connection
with such Registration
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Statements as may be necessary to comply with the provisions of the Securities
Act with respect to the disposition of all securities covered by such
Registration Statement;
(h) use its reasonable best efforts to list the Restricted
Stock covered by such Registration Statement on each exchange or automated
quotation system on which similar securities issued by the Company are then
listed (with the listing application being made at the time of the filing of
such Registration Statement or as soon thereafter as is reasonably practicable);
(i) notify each Selling Stockholder of any threat by the SEC
or state securities commission to undertake a stop order with respect to sales
under the Registration Statement; and
(j) cooperate in the timely removal of any restrictive legends
from the shares of Restricted Stock in connection with the resale of such shares
covered by an effective Registration Statement.
6.4. Delay of Registration. No Selling Stockholder shall have any
right to obtain or seek an injunction restraining or otherwise delaying any such
registration as the result of any controversy that might arise with respect to
the interpretation or implementation of this Section 6.
6.5 Expenses.
(a) For the purposes of this Section 6.5, the term
"Registration Expenses" shall mean: all expenses incurred by the Company in
complying with Section 6.2 of this Agreement, including, without limitation, all
registration and filing fees, printing expenses, fees and disbursements of
counsel and independent public accountants for the Company, fees under state
securities laws, fees of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.
("NASD"), fees and expenses of listing shares of Restricted Stock on any
securities exchange or automated quotation system on which the Company's shares
are listed and fees of transfer agents and registrars. The term "Selling
Expenses" shall mean: all underwriting discounts and selling commissions
applicable to the sale of Restricted Stock and all accountable or
non-accountable expenses paid to any underwriter in respect of such sale.
(b) Except as otherwise provided herein, the Company will pay
all Registration Expenses in connection with the Registration Statements filed
pursuant to Section 6.2 of this Agreement. All Selling Expenses in connection
with any Registration Statements filed pursuant to Section 6.2 of this Agreement
shall be borne by the Selling Stockholders pro rata on the basis of the number
of shares registered by each Selling Stockholder whose shares of Restricted
Stock are covered by such Registration Statement, or by such persons other than
the Company (except to the extent the Company may be a seller) as they may
agree.
6.6. Obligations of the Selling Stockholders.
(a) In connection with each registration hereunder, each
Selling Stockholder will furnish to the Company in writing such information with
respect to it and the
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securities held by it and the proposed distribution by it, as shall be
reasonably requested by the Company in order to assure compliance with
applicable federal and state securities laws as a condition precedent to
including the Selling Stockholder's Restricted Stock in the Registration
Statement. Each Selling Stockholder shall also promptly notify the Company of
any changes in such information included in the Registration Statement or
prospectus as a result of which there is an untrue statement of material fact or
an omission to state any material fact required or necessary to be stated
therein in order to make the statements contained therein not misleading in
light of the circumstances under which they were made.
(b) In connection with the filing of the Registration
Statement, each Selling Stockholder shall furnish to the Company in writing such
information and affidavits as the Company reasonably requests for use in
connection with such Registration Statement or prospectus.
(c) In connection with each registration pursuant to this
Agreement, each Selling Stockholder agrees that it will not effect sales of any
Restricted Stock until notified by the Company of the effectiveness of the
Registration Statement, and thereafter will suspend such sales after receipt of
telegraphic or written notice from the Company to suspend sales to permit the
Company to correct or update a Registration Statement or prospectus. At the end
of any period during which the Company is obligated to keep a Registration
Statement current, each Selling Stockholder shall discontinue sales of
Restricted Stock pursuant to such Registration Statement upon receipt of notice
from the Company of its intention to remove from registration the Restricted
Stock covered by such Registration Statement that remains unsold, and each
Selling Stockholder shall notify the Company of the number of shares registered
which remain unsold immediately upon receipt of such notice from the Company.
6.7. Information Blackout and Holdbacks.
(a) At any time when a Registration Statement effected
pursuant to Section 6.2 is effective, upon written notice from the Company to
Purchaser that the Company has determined in good faith that the sale of
Restricted Stock pursuant to the Registration Statement would require disclosure
of non-public material information, Purchaser shall suspend sales of Restricted
Stock pursuant to such Registration Statement until such time as the Company
notifies Purchaser that such material information has been disclosed to the
public or has ceased to be material, or that sales pursuant to such Registration
Statement may otherwise be resumed.
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement,
Purchaser shall not effect any public sale or distribution (including sales
pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act), if and when available, of equity
securities of the Company, or any securities convertible into or exchangeable or
exercisable for such securities, during the thirty (30) days prior to the
commencement of any primary offering to be undertaken by the Company of shares
of its unissued Common Stock ("Primary Offering"), which may also include other
securities, and ending one hundred twenty (120) days after completion of any
such Primary Offering, unless the Company, in the case of a non-underwritten
Primary Offering, or the managing underwriter, in the case of an underwritten
Primary Offering, otherwise agree.
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6.8. Indemnification.
(a) The Company agrees to indemnify, to the extent permitted
by law, each Selling Stockholder, such Selling Stockholder's respective
partners, officers, directors, underwriters and each Person who controls any
Selling Stockholder (within the meaning of the Securities Act) against all
losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses caused by (i) any untrue
statement of or alleged untrue statement of material fact contained in the
Registration Statement, prospectus or preliminary prospectus or any amendment or
supplement thereto, (ii) any omission of or alleged omission of a material fact
required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not
misleading, or (iii) any violation or alleged violation by the Company of the
Securities Act, the Exchange Act, any state securities law or any rule or
regulation promulgated under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or any state
securities law in connection with the offering covered by such Registration
Statement ("Violations"); provided, however, that the indemnity agreement
contained in this Section 6.8(a) shall not apply to amounts paid in settlement
of any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action if such settlement is
effected without the consent of the Company, which consent shall not be
unreasonably withheld, nor shall the Company be liable in for any loss, claim,
damage, liability or action to the extent that it arises out of or is based upon
a Violation which occurs in reliance upon and in conformity with information
furnished to the Company by such Selling Stockholder, partner, officer,
director, underwriter or controlling person of such Selling Stockholder.
(b) To the extent permitted by law, each Selling Stockholder
shall indemnify and hold harmless the Company, each of its directors, its
officers and each person, if any, who controls the Company within the meaning of
the Securities Act, any underwriter and any other Selling Stockholder selling
securities under such registration statement or any of such other Selling
Stockholder's partners, directors or officers or any person who controls such
Selling Stockholder, against any losses, claims, damages or liabilities (joint
or several) to which the Company or any such director, officer, controlling
person, underwriter or other such Selling Stockholder, or partner, director,
officer or controlling person of such other Selling Stockholder, may become
subject under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or other federal or state
law, insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in
respect thereto) arise out of or are based upon any Violation, in each case to
the extent (and only to the extent) that such Violation occurs (i) in reliance
upon and in conformity with information furnished by such Selling Stockholder to
the Company, (ii) as a result of any failure to deliver a copy of the prospectus
relating to such Registration Statement, or (iii) as a result of any disposition
of the Restricted Stock in a manner that fails to comply with the permitted
methods of distribution identified within the Registration Statement.
(c) Any Person entitled to indemnification hereunder shall (i)
give prompt written notice to the indemnifying party of any claim with respect
to which it seeks indemnification (provided that the failure to give prompt
notice shall not impair any Person's right to indemnification hereunder to the
extent such failure has not prejudiced the indemnifying party), and (ii) unless
in such indemnified party's reasonable judgment a conflict of interest between
such indemnified and indemnifying parties may exist with respect to such claim,
permit such indemnifying party to assume the defense of such claim with counsel
reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party. If such defense is assumed,
the indemnifying party shall not be subject to any liability for any settlement
made by the indemnified party without its
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consent (but such consent shall not be unreasonably withheld). An indemnifying
party who is not entitled to, or elects not to, assume the defense of a claim
shall not be obligated to pay the fees and expenses of more than one counsel for
all parties indemnified by such indemnifying party with respect to such claim,
unless in the reasonable judgment of any indemnified party a conflict of
interest may exist between such indemnified party and any other of such
indemnified parties with respect to such claim.
(d) If the indemnification provided for in this Section 6.8 is
held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be unavailable to an indemnified
party with respect to any losses, claims, damages or liabilities referred to
herein, the indemnifying party, in lieu of indemnifying such indemnified party
thereunder, shall to the extent permitted by applicable law contribute to the
amount paid or payable by such indemnified party as a result of such loss,
claim, damage or liability in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the
relative fault of the indemnifying party on the one hand and of the indemnified
party on the other in connection with the violation(s) described in Section
6.8(a) that resulted in such loss, claim, damage or liability, as well as any
other relevant equitable considerations. The relative fault of the indemnifying
party and of the indemnified party shall be determined by a court of law by
reference to, among other things, whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement
of a material fact or the omission to state a material fact relates to
information supplied by the indemnifying party or by the indemnified party and
the parties' relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity
to correct or prevent such statement or omission; provided, that in no event
shall any contribution by a Selling Stockholder hereunder exceed the net
proceeds from the offering received by such Selling Stockholder.
(e) The indemnification provided for under this Agreement
shall remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or
on behalf of the indemnified party or any officer, director or controlling
Person of such indemnified party and shall survive the transfer of securities.
The Company also agrees to make such provisions as are reasonably requested by
any indemnified party for contribution to such party in the event the Company's
indemnification is unavailable for any reason.
7. Confidentiality. Purchaser acknowledges and agrees that:
(a) All of the information contained herein is of a confidential
nature and may be regarded as material non-public information under Regulation
FD of the Securities Act.
(b) This Agreement has been furnished to Purchaser by the Company
for the sole purpose of enabling Purchaser to consider and evaluate an
investment in the Company, and will be kept confidential by Purchaser and not
used for any other purpose.
(c) The existence of this Agreement and the information contained
herein shall not, without the prior written consent of the Company, be disclosed
by Purchaser to any person or entity, other than Purchaser's personal financial
and legal advisors for the sole purpose of evaluating an investment in the
Company, and Purchaser will not, directly or indirectly, disclose or permit
Purchaser's personal financial and legal advisors to disclose, any of such
information without the prior written consent of the Company.
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(d) Purchaser shall make its representatives aware of the terms of
this section and to be responsible for any breach of this Agreement by such
representatives.
(e) Purchaser shall not, without the prior written consent of the
Company, directly or indirectly, make any statements, public announcements or
release to trade publications or the press with respect to the subject matter of
this Agreement and the other Offering Documents.
(f) If Purchaser decides to not pursue further investigation of the
Company or to not participate in the Offering, Purchaser will promptly return
this Agreement, the other Offering Documents and any accompanying documentation
to the Company.
8. Non-Public Information. Purchaser acknowledges that information
concerning the matters that are the subject matter of this Agreement may
constitute material non-public information under United States federal
securities laws, and that United States federal securities laws prohibit any
person who has received material non-public information relating to the Company
from purchasing or selling securities of the Company, or from communicating such
information to any person under circumstances in which it is reasonably
foreseeable that such person is likely to purchase or sell securities of the
Company. Accordingly, until such time as any such non-public information has
been adequately disseminated to the public, Purchaser shall not purchase or sell
any securities of the Company, or communicate such information to any other
person.
9. Entire Agreement. This Agreement contains the entire agreement between
the parties and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings, both written
and oral, between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereto, and no
party shall be liable or bound to any other party in any manner by any
warranties, representations, guarantees or covenants except as specifically set
forth in this Agreement. Nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is
intended to confer upon any party other than the parties hereto or their
respective successors and assigns any rights, remedies, obligations or
liabilities under or by reason of this Agreement, except as expressly provided
in this Agreement.
10. Amendment and Modification. This Agreement may not be amended,
modified or supplemented except by an instrument or instruments in writing
signed by the party against whom enforcement of any such amendment, modification
or supplement is sought.
11. Extensions and Waivers. At any time prior to the Closing, the parties
hereto entitled to the benefits of a term or provision may (a) extend the time
for the performance of any of the obligations or other acts of the parties
hereto, (b) waive any inaccuracies in the representations and warranties
contained herein or in any document, certificate or writing delivered pursuant
hereto, or (c) waive compliance with any obligation, covenant, agreement or
condition contained herein. Any agreement on the part of a party to any such
extension or waiver shall be valid only if set forth in an instrument or
instruments in writing signed by the party against whom enforcement of any such
extension or waiver is sought. No failure or delay on the part of any party
hereto in the exercise of any right hereunder shall impair such right or be
construed to be a waiver of, or acquiescence in, any breach of any
representation, warranty, covenant or agreement.
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12. Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure
to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and
assigns, provided, however, that no party hereto may assign its rights or
delegate its obligations under this Agreement without the express prior written
consent of the other party hereto. Except as provided in Sections 5 and 6,
nothing in this Agreement is intended to confer upon any person not a party
hereto (and their successors and assigns) any rights, remedies, obligations or
liabilities under or by reason of this Agreement.
13. Survival of Representations, Warranties and Covenants. The
representations and warranties contained herein shall survive the Closing and
shall thereupon terminate two years from the Closing, except that the
representations contained in Sections 3(a), 3(b), 4(a), and 4(b) shall survive
indefinitely. All covenants and agreements contained herein which by their terms
contemplate actions following the Closing shall survive the Closing and remain
in full force and effect in accordance with their terms. All other covenants and
agreements contained herein shall not survive the Closing and shall thereupon
terminate.
14. Headings; Definitions. The Section headings contained in this
Agreement are inserted for convenience of reference only and will not affect the
meaning or interpretation of this Agreement. All references to Sections
contained herein mean Sections of this Agreement unless otherwise stated. All
capitalized terms defined herein are equally applicable to both the singular and
plural forms of such terms
15. Severability. If any provision of this Agreement or the application
thereof to any person or circumstance is held to be invalid or unenforceable to
any extent, the remainder of this Agreement shall remain in full force and
effect and shall be reformed to render the Agreement valid and enforceable while
reflecting to the greatest extent permissible the intent of the parties.
16. Notices. All notices hereunder shall be sufficiently given for all
purposes hereunder if in writing and delivered personally, sent by documented
overnight delivery service or, to the extent receipt is confirmed, telecopy,
telefax or other electronic transmission service to the appropriate address or
number as set forth below:
If to the Company:
Stellar Technologies, Inc.
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Attention: Chief Executive Officer
with a copy to:
Fox Rothschild LLP
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If to Purchaser:
To that address indicated on the signature page hereof.
17. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in
accordance with the laws of the State of Florida, without regard to the laws
that might otherwise govern under applicable principles of conflicts of laws
thereof, except to the extent that the General Corporation Law of the State of
Colorado shall apply to the internal corporate governance of the Company.
18. Arbitration. If a dispute arises as to the interpretation of this
Agreement, it shall be decided in an arbitration proceeding conforming to the
Rules of the American Arbitration Association applicable to commercial
arbitration then in effect at the time of the dispute. The arbitration shall
take place in Miami, Florida. The decision of the arbitrators shall be
conclusively binding upon the parties and final, and such decision shall be
enforceable as a judgment in any court of competent jurisdiction. The parties
shall share equally the costs of the arbitration.
19. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed and delivered by
facsimile in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an
original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same agreement.
[Signature page follows]
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, intending to be legally bound, the parties hereto have
caused this Agreement to be executed as of the date set forth below.
PURCHASER
Date:
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By:
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Name:
Title:
Address:
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Number of Units Purchased: __________
Purchase Price
@ $15.00 per Unit: $_________________
STELLAR TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Date: By:
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Name:
Title:
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Form of
Certificate of Designation
of
Series B Convertible Preferred Stock
of
Stellar Technologies, Inc.
Pursuant to Section ▇-▇▇▇-▇▇▇ of the
Colorado Business Corporation Act
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Stellar Technologies, Inc., a Colorado corporation (the "Corporation"), does
hereby certify that, pursuant to the authority contained in its Articles of
Incorporation, as amended, and in accordance with the provisions of Section
▇-▇▇▇-▇▇▇ of the Colorado Business Corporation Act, the Corporation's Board of
Directors has duly adopted the following resolutions creating a series of
Preferred Stock designated as Series B Convertible Preferred Stock:
RESOLVED, that the Corporation hereby designates and creates a series of
the authorized Preferred Stock of the Corporation, designated as Series B
Convertible Preferred Stock, as follows:
FIRST: that, of the 10,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock, par value $0.001
per share, authorized to be issued by the Corporation, 400,000 shares are hereby
designated as "Series B Convertible Preferred Stock." The rights, preference,
privileges and restrictions granted to and imposed upon the Series B Convertible
Preferred Stock are as set forth below:
1. Definitions. For purposes of this resolution, the following definitions
shall apply:
(a) "Board" shall mean the Board of Directors of the Corporation.
(b) "Common Stock" shall mean the Common Stock, $0.001 par value per
share, of the Corporation.
(c) "Conversion Price" shall mean $0.15 per share, as adjusted.
(d) "Original Issue Price" shall mean $15.00 per share for the
Series B Preferred Stock.
(e) "Series B Preferred Stock" shall mean the Series B Preferred
Convertible Stock, $0.001 par value per share, of the Corporation.
2. Dividends and Distributions.
(a) The holders of the then outstanding shares of Series B Preferred
Stock shall be entitled to receive, in preference to the holders of Junior
Securities (as defined in Section
2(d) below), cumulative dividends (the "Series B Payment-in-Kind Dividends")
when and as if they may be declared by the Board out of funds legally available
therefore, at a per share equal to eight percent (8%) per annum of the Original
Issue Price (based on a 365 day year). The Series B Payment-in-Kind Dividends
shall accrue on the Series B Preferred Stock commencing on the date of original
issuance thereof.
(b) All Series B Payment-in-Kind Dividends shall be cumulative,
whether or not earned or declared and whether or not there are profits, surplus
or other funds of the Corporation legally available for the payment of
dividends. All Series B Payment-in-Kind Dividends payable by the Corporation on
the Series B Preferred Stock pursuant to this Section 2 shall be paid in shares
of Common Stock valued for this purpose in accordance with the formula set forth
in Section 2(c) below. In conjunction with the payment of any Series B
Payment-in-Kind Dividend, the Corporation shall promptly issue and deliver to
the holders of the shares of Series B Preferred Stock, a certificate or
certificates for the number of additional shares of Common Stock to be so
issued. Any shares of Common Stock issued to the holders of Series B Preferred
Stock on account of any Series B Payment-in-Kind Dividend shall be deemed to be
issued on the Dividend Payment Date (as defined in Section 2(c) below). All
numbers relating to the calculation of dividends pursuant to this Section 2
shall be subject to appropriate adjustment whenever there shall occur a stock
split, combination, reclassification or other similar event involving or
affecting a change in the Corporation's capital structure to provide to the
holders of shares of Series B Preferred Stock the same economic return with
respect to Series B Payment-in-Kind Dividends as they would have received in the
absence of such event.
(c) If the Corporation declares Series B Payment-in-Kind Dividends
to the holders of shares of Series B Preferred Stock, such payment shall be
equal to the number of shares of Common Stock that the dividend payment would
purchase for a purchase price equal to average daily Closing Price (as defined
in Section 2(e) below) for the five (5) consecutive Trading Days (as defined in
Section 2(e) below) immediately preceding the date on which such Series B
Payment-in-Kind Dividends are to be paid (each, a "Dividend Payment Date"), and
the Corporation shall pay such dividend, including all shares (and any cash
adjustment), within three (3) business days of the Dividend Payment Date for
which such payment in shares of Common Stock applies. In lieu of any fractional
share of Common Stock which would otherwise be issued in payment of a dividend
on a Dividend Payment Date, the Corporation shall pay a cash adjustment in
respect of such fractional interest in an amount in cash (computed to the
nearest cent) equal to the Closing Price multiplied by the fractional interest
to the nearest 1/100th of a percent that otherwise would have been issued in
payment of such dividend. On each Dividend Payment Date, all dividends that
shall have accrued on each share of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock
outstanding on such Dividend Payment Date shall accumulate and be deemed to
become "due" whether or not there shall be funds legally available for payment
thereof. Dividends paid on shares of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock in an
amount less than the total amount of such dividends at the time accumulated and
payable on such shares shall be allocated pro rata on a share-by-share basis
among all such shares at the time outstanding.
(d) Unless full cumulative dividends on the Series B Convertible
Preferred Stock have been paid, or declared and sums set aside for the payment
thereof, dividends, other than in Common Stock or other securities of a class or
series of stock of the Corporation the terms of which do not expressly provide
that it ranks senior to or on a parity with the Series B
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Convertible Preferred Stock as to dividend distributions and distributions upon
the liquidation, winding-up and dissolution of the Corporation (collectively,
"Junior Securities"), may not be paid, or declared and sums set aside for
payment thereof, and other distributions may not be made upon the Common Stock
or other Junior Securities.
(e) "Closing Price" for any day, means: (i) the last reported sales
price regular way of the Common Stock on such day on the principal securities
exchange on which the Common Stock is then listed or admitted to trading or on
Nasdaq, as applicable, (ii) if no sale takes place on such day on any such
securities exchange or system, the average of the closing bid and asked prices,
regular way, on such day for the Common Stock as officially quoted on any such
securities exchange or system, (iii) if on such day such shares of Common Stock
are not then listed or admitted to trading on any securities exchange or system,
the last reported sale price, regular way, on such day for the Common Stock in
the domestic over-the-counter market as reported by the National Quotation
Bureau, Incorporated, or any other successor organization, (iv) if no sale takes
place on such day, the average of the high and low bid price of the Common Stock
on such day in the domestic over-the-counter market as reported by the National
Quotation Bureau, Incorporated, or any other successor organization, or (v) if
no bid and asked prices are reported for the Common Stock by the National
Quotation Bureau, Incorporated or any other successor organization for such day,
the average of the high and low bid and asked price of any of the market makers
for the Common Stock as reported in the "pink sheets" by the Pink Sheets LLC. If
at any time such shares of Common Stock are not listed on any domestic exchange
or quoted in the NASDAQ System or the domestic over-the-counter market or
reported in the "pink sheets," the Closing Price shall be the fair market value
thereof determined by the Board of Directors of the Corporation in good faith.
"Trading Day" means a day on which the securities exchange, association, or
quotation system on which shares of Common Stock are listed for trading shall be
open for business or, if the shares of Common Stock shall not be listed on such
exchange, association, or quotation system for such day, a day with respect to
which trades in the United States domestic over-the-counter market shall be
reported. Any reference to "distribution" contained in this Section 2 shall not
be deemed to include any distribution made in connection with any liquidation,
winding-up or dissolution of the Corporation, as to which Section 3 shall apply.
3. Liquidation Rights. In the event of any liquidation, dissolution or
winding up of the Corporation, whether voluntary or involuntary, the funds and
assets of the Corporation that may be legally distributed to the Corporation's
stockholders (the "Available Funds and Assets"), shall be distributed to
stockholders in the following manner:
(a) Liquidation Preference. Subject to the rights of holders of any
series of preferred stock which by its terms is senior to the Series B Preferred
Stock with respect to liquidation, the holders of each share of Series B
Preferred Stock then outstanding shall be entitled to be paid, out of the
Available Funds and Assets, and prior and in preference to any payment or
distribution (or any setting apart of any payment or distribution) of any
Available Funds and Assets on any Junior Securities, an amount per share equal
to the Original Issue Price of the Series B Preferred Stock plus all accrued but
unpaid dividends; provided, however, that in the event that the Available Funds
and Assets are insufficient to permit each holder of Series B Preferred Stock to
receive an amount per share equal to the Original Issue Price of the Series B
Preferred Stock, then, and in that event, the amount so distributable shall be
distributed among
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the holders of the Series B Preferred Stock, pro rata, based on the number of
shares of Series B Preferred Stock held by each; and further, provided, that any
such payments or distributions shall be made on parity with any payments or
distributions made to the holders of any other series of preferred stock which
by its terms is pari passu with the Series B Preferred Stock.
(b) Non-Cash Consideration. If any assets of the Corporation
distributed to stockholders in connection with any liquidation, dissolution, or
winding up of the Corporation are other than cash, then the value of such assets
shall be their fair market value as reasonably determined by the Board in good
faith, except that any securities to be distributed to stockholders in a
liquidation, dissolution, or winding up of the Corporation shall be valued as
follows:
(1) The method of valuation of securities not subject to
investment letter or other similar restrictions on free marketability shall be
as follows:
(i) if the securities are then traded on a national
securities exchange or the NASDAQ National Market System (or a similar national
quotation system), then the value shall be deemed to be the average of the
closing prices of the securities on such exchange or system over the 30-day
period ending three (3) days prior to the distribution;
(ii) if actively traded over-the-counter, then the value
shall be deemed to be the average of the closing bid prices over the 30-day
period ending three (3) days prior to the closing of such merger, consolidation
or sale; and
(iii) if there is no active public market, then the
value shall be the fair market value thereof, as determined in good faith by the
Board.
(2) The method of valuation of securities subject to
investment letter or other restrictions on free marketability shall be to make
an appropriate discount from the market value determined as above in Section
3(b)(1)(i), (ii) or (iii) to reflect the approximate fair market value thereof,
as reasonably determined in good faith by the Board.
4. Voting Rights. Each holder of Series B Preferred Stock shall be
entitled to vote together with the Common Stock and all other series and classes
of stock permitted to vote with the Common Stock on all matters submitted to a
vote of the holders of the Common Stock (including election of directors) in
accordance with the provisions of this Section 4, except with respect to matters
in respect of which one or more other classes of Preferred Stock or Common Stock
is entitled to vote as a separate class under the Colorado Business Corporation
Act or the provisions of this Certificate. Each holder of Series B Preferred
Stock shall be entitled to notice of any stockholders' meeting in accordance
with the bylaws of the Corporation at the same time and in the same manner as
notice is given to all other stockholders entitled to vote at such meetings. For
each vote in which holders of Series B Preferred Stock are entitled to
participate, the holder of each share of Series B Preferred Stock shall be
entitled to that number of votes per share to which such holder would have been
entitled had such share of Series B Preferred Stock then been converted into
shares of Common Stock pursuant to the provisions of Section 5 hereof, at the
record date for the determination of those holders entitled to vote on such
matters or, if no such record date is established, at the date such vote is
taken or any written consent of stockholders is solicited.
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5. Conversion.
(a) Subject to the provisions of this Section 5, each share of
Series B Preferred Stock shall be convertible into that number of fully paid and
nonassessable shares of Common Stock determined by dividing the Original Issue
Price by the Conversion Price in effect on the date of the conversion.
(b) The Conversion Price and the number of shares of stock or other
securities or property into which the Series B Preferred Stock is convertible
are subject to adjustment from time to time as follows:
(1) Reorganization, Merger or Sale of Assets. If at any time
while the Series B Preferred Stock is outstanding there shall be (i) a
reorganization (other than a combination, reclassification, exchange or
subdivision of shares otherwise provided for herein), (ii) a merger or
consolidation with or into another corporation in which the Corporation is not
the surviving entity, or a reverse triangular merger in which the Corporation is
the surviving entity but the shares of the Corporation's capital stock
outstanding immediately prior to the merger are converted by virtue of the
merger into other property, whether in the form of securities, cash or
otherwise, or (iii) a sale or transfer of the Corporation's properties and
assets as, or substantially as, an entirety to any other person, then, as a part
of such reorganization, merger, consolidation, sale or transfer, lawful
provision shall be made so that a holder of Series B Preferred Stock shall
thereafter be entitled to receive upon conversion of the Series B Preferred
Stock the number of shares of stock or other securities or property of the
successor corporation resulting from such reorganization, merger, consolidation,
sale or transfer that a holder of the shares deliverable upon conversion of the
Series B Preferred Stock would have been entitled to receive in such
reorganization, consolidation, merger, sale or transfer if the Series B
Preferred Stock had been converted immediately before such reorganization,
merger, consolidation, sale or transfer, all subject to further adjustment as
provided in this Section 5. The foregoing provisions of this Section 5(b)(1)
shall similarly apply to successive reorganizations, consolidations, mergers,
sales and transfers and to the stock or securities of any other corporation that
are at the time receivable upon the conversion of the Series B Preferred Stock.
If the per-share consideration payable to the Corporation for shares in
connection with any such transaction is in a form other than cash or marketable
securities, then the value of such consideration shall be determined in good
faith by the Board. In all events, appropriate adjustment (as determined in good
faith by the Board) shall be made in the application of the provisions of the
Series B Preferred Stock with respect to the rights and interests of the
Corporation after the transaction, to the end that the provisions of the Series
B Preferred Stock shall be applicable after that event, as near as reasonably
may be, in relation to any shares or other property deliverable after that event
upon conversion of the Series B Preferred Stock.
(2) Reclassification. If the Corporation, at any time while
the Series B Preferred Stock, or any portion thereof, remains outstanding, by
reclassification of securities or otherwise, shall change any of the securities
as to which conversion rights under the Series B Preferred Stock exist into the
same or a different number of securities of any other class or classes, the
Series B Preferred Stock shall thereafter represent the right to acquire such
number and kind of securities as would have been issuable as the result of such
change with respect to the securities that were subject to the conversion rights
under the Series B Preferred Stock
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immediately prior to such reclassification or other change and number of shares
received upon such conversion shall be appropriately adjusted, all subject to
further adjustment as provided in this Section 5.
(3) Split, Subdivision or Combination of Shares. If the
Corporation at any time while the Series B Preferred Stock, or any portion
thereof, remains outstanding shall split, subdivide or combine the securities as
to which conversion rights under the Series B Preferred Stock exist, into a
different number of securities of the same class, the Conversion Price shall be
proportionately decreased in the case of a split or subdivision or
proportionately increased in the case of a combination.
(4) Adjustments for Dividends in Stock or Other Securities or
Property. If while the Series B Preferred Stock, or any portion hereof, remains
outstanding the holders of the securities as to which conversion rights under
the Series B Preferred Stock exist at the time shall have received, or, on or
after the record date fixed for the determination of eligible stockholders,
shall have become entitled to receive, without payment therefor, other or
additional stock or other securities or property (other than cash) of the
Corporation by way of dividend, then and in each case, the Series B Preferred
Stock shall represent the right to acquire upon conversion, in addition to the
number of shares of the security receivable upon conversion of the Series B
Preferred Stock, and without payment of any additional consideration therefor,
the amount of such other or additional stock or other securities or property
(other than cash) of the Corporation that such holder would hold on the date of
such conversion had it been the holder of record of the security receivable upon
conversion of the Series B Preferred Stock on the date hereof and had
thereafter, during the period from the date hereof to and including the date of
such conversion, retained such shares and/or all other additional stock, other
securities or property as aforesaid during such period, giving effect to all
adjustments called for during such period by the provisions of this Section 5.
(c) Each share of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock outstanding
on the Mandatory Conversion Date (as defined herein) shall automatically and
without any action on the part of the holder thereof, convert into that number
of fully paid and nonassessable shares of Common Stock determined by dividing
the Original Issue Price by the Conversion Price in effect at the time of
conversion. The term "Mandatory Conversion Date" is the date, if any, on which
(i) the average of the Closing Prices of the Corporation's Common Stock over 20
consecutive trading days equals or exceeds $0.75 per share; and (ii) the shares
of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Series B Preferred Stock are
either subject to an effective registration statement permitting the public
resale of such shares under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Act"),
or transferable pursuant to Rule 144(k) promulgated under the Act. On the
Mandatory Conversion Date, the outstanding shares of Series B Convertible
Preferred Stock shall be converted automatically without any further action by
the holders of such shares and whether or not the certificates representing such
shares are surrendered to the Corporation or its transfer agent; provided,
however, that the Corporation shall not be obligated to issue certificates
evidencing the shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of any shares of
Series B Convertible Preferred Stock unless certificates evidencing such shares
of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock are either delivered to the Corporation
or the holder notifies the Corporation that such certificates have been lost,
stolen, or destroyed, and executes an agreement satisfactory to the Corporation
to indemnify the Corporation from any loss incurred by it in connection
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therewith. Upon the occurrence of the automatic conversion of the Series B
Convertible Preferred Stock pursuant to this Section 5(c), the holders of the
Series B Convertible Preferred Stock shall surrender the certificates
representing the Series B Convertible Preferred Stock for which the Mandatory
Conversion Date has occurred to the Corporation and the Corporation shall
deliver the shares of Common Stock issuable upon such conversion as soon as
practicable following the holder's delivery of the applicable certificates for
the Series B Convertible Preferred Stock within three (3) business days
following the date on which the Corporation receives the applicable certificates
for the Series B Convertible Preferred Stock from the holder.
6. Reports as to Adjustments. Whenever the Conversion Price or the kind of
securities or other property into which each share of Series B Preferred Stock
is convertible is adjusted as provided in Section 5 hereof, the Corporation
shall promptly mail to the holders of record of the outstanding shares of Series
B Preferred Stock at their respective addresses as the same shall appear in the
Corporation's stock records a notice stating that the Conversion Price has been
adjusted and setting forth the new Conversion Price (or describing the new
securities, cash or other property into which each share of Series B Preferred
Stock is convertible as a result of such adjustment), a brief statement of the
facts requiring such adjustment and the computation thereof, and when such
adjustment became effective.
7. No Re-issuance of Preferred Stock. No share or shares of Series B
Preferred Stock acquired by the Corporation by reason of redemption, purchase,
conversion or otherwise shall be reissued, and all such shares shall be
canceled, retired and eliminated from the shares which the Corporation shall be
authorized to issue.
SECOND: That such determination of the designation, preferences and the
relative, participating, optional or other rights, and the qualifications,
limitations or restrictions thereof, relating to the Series B Preferred Stock,
was duly made by the Board of Directors pursuant to the provisions of the
Articles of Incorporation of the Corporation, and in accordance with the
provisions of Section ▇-▇▇▇-▇▇▇ of the Colorado Business Corporation Act.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Corporation has caused this Designation to be
executed this ______ day of April, 2006.
STELLAR TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
By:
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Name: ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
Title: President
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Exhibit B
WARRANT NO.: Reg S [_________]
FORM OF WARRANT TO PURCHASE COMMON STOCK
OF STELLAR TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
THIS WARRANT AND THE SECURITIES TO BE ISSUED UPON ITS EXERCISE HAVE NOT BEEN
REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE "SECURITIES ACT"),
OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. THIS WARRANT MAY NOT BE EXERCISED UNLESS
THE HOLDER THEREOF PROVIDES THE ISSUER WITH A WRITTEN CERTIFICATION THAT THIS
WARRANT IS NOT BEING EXERCISED BY OR ON BEHALF OF ANY "U.S. PERSON" AS SUCH TERM
IS DEFINED IN RULE 902 OF REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, OR PROVIDES A
WRITTEN OPINION OF UNITED STATES COUNSEL OF RECOGNIZED STANDING, IN FORM AND
SUBSTANCE SATISFACTORY TO THE ISSUER, TO THE EFFECT THAT THIS WARRANT AND THE
SECURITIES TO BE ISSUED UPON ITS EXERCISE HAVE BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT AND REGISTERED OR QUALIFIED UNDER APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS OF
ANY STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION, OR ARE EXEMPT FROM SUCH REGISTRATION OR
QUALIFICATION. THIS WARRANT AND THE SECURITIES TO BE ISSUED UPON ITS EXERCISE
MAY NOT BE SOLD, TRANSFERRED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF, EXCEPT IN ACCORDANCE WITH
THE PROVISIONS OF REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, PURSUANT TO
REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT AND REGISTRATION OR QUALIFICATION UNDER
APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION, OR PURSUANT TO AN
EXEMPTION FROM SUCH REGISTRATION OR QUALIFICATION. HEDGING TRANSACTIONS,
INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, SHORT SALES, SWAPS OR DERIVATIVE SECURITIES
TRANSACTIONS, INVOLVING THESE SECURITIES MAY NOT BE CONDUCTED UNLESS IN
COMPLIANCE WITH THE SECURITIES ACT AND APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE
OR OTHER JURISDICTION. NO TRANSFER OF THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED HEREBY MAY BE
MADE IN THE ABSENCE OF SUCH REGISTRATION OR QUALIFICATION UNLESS THERE SHALL
HAVE BEEN DELIVERED TO THE ISSUER A WRITTEN OPINION OF UNITED STATES COUNSEL OF
RECOGNIZED STANDING, IN FORM AND SUBSTANCE SATISFACTORY TO THE ISSUER, TO THE
EFFECT THAT SUCH TRANSFER MAY BE MADE WITHOUT REGISTRATION OF SUCH SECURITIES
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT AND REGISTRATION OR QUALIFICATION UNDER APPLICABLE
SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION.
This WARRANT ("Warrant") is to verify that, FOR VALUE RECEIVED,
[_____________________________] ("Holder") is entitled to purchase, subject to
the terms and conditions hereof, from STELLAR TECHNOLOGIES, INC., a Colorado
corporation (the
"Company"), [_____________] shares of common stock, $.001 par value per share,
of the Company (the "Common Stock"), at any time during the period commencing at
9:00 a.m., Eastern Standard Time on the date hereof (the "Commencement Date")
and ending at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on the third (3rd) anniversary of
the Commencement Date (the "Termination Date"), at an exercise price (the
"Exercise Price") of $.40 per share of Common Stock. The number of shares of
Common Stock purchasable upon exercise of this Warrant and the Exercise Price
per share shall be subject to adjustment from time to time upon the occurrence
of certain events as set forth below.
The shares of Common Stock or any other shares or other units of stock or
other securities or property, or any combination thereof, then receivable upon
exercise of this Warrant, as adjusted from time to time, are sometimes referred
to hereinafter as "Exercise Shares." The exercise price per share as from time
to time in effect is referred to hereinafter as the "Exercise Price."
1. Exercise of Warrant; Issuance of Exercise Shares.
(a) Exercise of Warrant. Subject to the terms hereof, the purchase rights
represented by this Warrant are exercisable by the Holder in whole or in part,
at any time, or from time to time, by the surrender of this Warrant and the
Notice of Exercise annexed hereto duly completed and executed on behalf of the
Holder, at the office of the Company (or such other office or agency of the
Company as it may designate by notice in writing to the Holder at the address of
the Holder appearing on the books of the Company) accompanied by payment of the
Exercise Price in full either: (i) in cash or by bank or certified check for the
Exercise Shares with respect to which this Warrant is exercised; (ii) by
delivery to the Company of shares of the Company's Common Stock having a Fair
Market Value (as defined below) equal to the aggregate Exercise Price of the
Exercise Shares being purchased that Holder is the record and beneficial owner
of and that have been held by the Holder for at least six (6) months; (iii)
provided that the sale of the Exercise Shares are covered by an effective
registration statement, by delivering to the Company a Notice of Exercise
together with an irrevocable direction to a broker-dealer registered under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), to sell a
sufficient portion of the Exercise Shares and deliver the sales proceeds
directly to the Company to pay the Exercise Price; or (iv) by any combination of
the procedures set forth in subsections (i), (ii) and (iii) of this Section
1(a). For the purposes of this Section 1(a), "Fair Market Value" shall be an
amount equal to the average of the Current Market Value (as defined below) for
the ten (10) days preceding the Company's receipt of the duly executed Notice of
Exercise form attached hereto as Appendix A.
In the event that this Warrant shall be duly exercised in part prior to
the Termination Date, the Company shall issue a new Warrant or Warrants of like
tenor evidencing the rights of the Holder thereof to purchase the balance of the
Exercise Shares purchasable under the Warrant so surrendered that shall not have
been purchased.
(b) Issuance of Exercise Shares: Delivery of Warrant Certificate. The
Company shall, within ten (10) business days or as soon thereafter as is
practicable of the exercise of this Warrant, issue in the name of and cause to
be delivered to the Holder one or more certificates representing the Exercise
Shares to which the Holder shall be entitled upon such exercise under
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the terms hereof. Such certificate or certificates shall be deemed to have been
issued and the Holder shall be deemed to have become the record holder of the
Exercise Shares as of the date of the due exercise of this Warrant.
(c) Exercise Shares Fully Paid and Non-assessable. The Company agrees and
covenants that all Exercise Shares issuable upon the due exercise of the Warrant
represented by this Warrant certificate ("Warrant Certificate") will, upon
issuance and payment therefor in accordance with the terms hereof, be duly
authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and free and clear of
all taxes (other than taxes which, pursuant to Section 2 hereof, the Company
shall not be obligated to pay) or liens, charges, and security interests created
by the Company with respect to the issuance thereof.
(d) Reservation of Exercise Shares. The Company covenants that during the
term that this Warrant is exercisable, the Company will reserve from its
authorized and unissued Common Stock a sufficient number of shares to provide
for the issuance of the Exercise Shares upon the exercise of this Warrant, and
from time to time will take all steps necessary to amend its certificate of
incorporation to provide sufficient reserves of shares of Common Stock issuable
upon the exercise of the Warrant.
(e) Fractional Shares. The Company shall not be required to issue
fractional shares of capital stock upon the exercise of this Warrant or to
deliver Warrant Certificates that evidence fractional shares of capital stock.
In the event that any fraction of an Exercise Share would, except for the
provisions of this subsection (e), be issuable upon the exercise of this
Warrant, the Company shall pay to the Holder exercising the Warrant an amount in
cash equal to such fraction multiplied by the Current Market Value of the
Exercise Share on the last business day prior to the date on which this Warrant
is exercised. For purposes of this subsection (e), the "Current Market Value"
for any day shall be determined as follows:
(i) if the Exercise Shares are traded in the over-the-counter market
and not on any national securities exchange and not on the NASDAQ National
Market System or NASDAQ Small Cap Market (together, the "NASDAQ Reporting
System"), the average of the mean between the last bid and asked prices per
share, as reported by the National Quotation Bureau, Inc., or an equivalent
generally accepted reporting service, or if not so reported, the average of the
closing bid and asked prices for an Exercise Share as furnished to the Company
by any member of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc., selected
by the Company for that purpose; or
(ii) if the Exercise Shares are listed or traded on a national
securities exchange or the NASDAQ Reporting System, the closing price on the
principal national securities exchange on which they are so listed or traded, on
the NASDAQ Reporting System, as the case may be, on the last business day prior
to the date of the exercise of this Warrant. The closing price referred to in
this clause (ii) shall be the last reported sales price or, in case no such
reported sale takes place on such day, the average of the reported closing bid
and asked prices, in either case on the national securities exchange on which
the Exercise Shares are then listed or in the NASDAQ Reporting System; or
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(iii) if no such closing price or closing bid and asked prices are
available, as determined in any reasonable manner as may be prescribed by the
Board of Directors of the Company.
2. Payment of Taxes.
(a) Stamp Taxes. The Company will pay all documentary stamp taxes, if any,
attributable to the initial issuance of Exercise Shares upon the exercise of
this Warrant; provided, however, that the Company shall not be required to pay
any tax or taxes which may be payable in respect of any transfer involved in the
issue of any Warrant Certificates or any certificates for Exercise Shares in a
name other than that of the Holder of a Warrant Certificate surrendered upon the
exercise of a Warrant, and the Company shall not be required to issue or deliver
such certificates unless or until the person or persons requesting the issuance
thereof shall have paid to the Company the amount of such tax or shall have
established to the satisfaction of the Company that such tax has been paid.
(b) Withholding. The Holder shall pay to the Company, or make arrangements
satisfactory to the Company regarding payment of, any federal, state, local
and/or payroll taxes of any kind required by law to be withheld with respect to
the grant of this Warrant or the issuance of the Exercise Shares. The Company
may, to the extent permitted by law, deduct any such taxes from any payment of
any kind otherwise due to the Holder whether or not pursuant to this Warrant.
The Holder may elect, with the consent of the Company, to have such tax
withholding obligation satisfied, in whole or in part, by: (i) authorizing the
Company to withhold from the Exercise Shares a number of shares of Common Stock
having an aggregate Fair Market Value that would satisfy the minimum withholding
amount due, or (ii) delivering to the Company a number of shares of Common Stock
of which the Holder is the record and beneficial owner and that have been held
by the Holder for at least six (6) months with an aggregate Fair Market Value
that would satisfy the minimum withholding amount due. The Company may require
that any fractional share amount be settled in cash. For the purposes of this
Section 2, Fair Market Value shall be determined as of the date on which the
amount of tax to be withheld is determined.
3. Mutilated or Missing Warrant Certificates. In case any Warrant shall be
mutilated, lost, stolen or destroyed, the Company may in its discretion issue,
in exchange and substitution for and upon cancellation of the mutilated Warrant,
or in lieu of and in substitution for the Warrant lost, stolen or destroyed, a
new Warrant or Warrants of like tenor and in the same aggregate denomination,
but only (i) in the case of loss, theft or destruction, upon receipt of evidence
satisfactory to the Company of such loss, theft or destruction of such Warrant
and indemnity or bond, if requested, also satisfactory to them and (ii) in the
case of mutilation, upon surrender of the mutilated Warrant. Applicants for such
substitute Warrants shall also comply with such other reasonable regulations and
pay such other reasonable charges as the Company or its counsel may prescribe.
4. Rights of Holder. The Holder shall not, by virtue of anything contained in
this Warrant or otherwise, be entitled to any right whatsoever, either in law or
equity, of a stockholder of the Company, including without limitation, the right
to receive dividends or to vote or to consent or
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to receive notice as a shareholder in respect of the meetings of shareholders or
the election of directors of the Company or any other matter.
5. Registration of Transfers and Exchanges. The Warrant shall be transferable,
subject to the provisions of Section 7 hereof, only upon the books of the
Company, if any, to be maintained by it for that purpose, upon surrender of the
Warrant Certificate to the Company at its principal office accompanied (if so
required by the Company) by a written instrument or instruments of transfer in
form satisfactory to the Company and duly executed by the Holder thereof or by
the duly appointed legal representative thereof or by a duly authorized attorney
and upon payment of any necessary transfer tax or other governmental charge
imposed upon such transfer. In all cases of transfer by an attorney, the
original letter of attorney, duly approved, or an official copy thereof, duly
certified, shall be deposited and remain with the Company. In case of transfer
by executors, administrators, guardians or other legal representatives, duly
authenticated evidence of their authority shall be produced, and may be required
to be deposited and remain with the Company in its discretion. Upon any such
registration of transfer, a new Warrant shall be issued to the transferee named
in such instrument of transfer, and the surrendered Warrant shall be canceled by
the Company.
Any Warrant may be exchanged, at the option of the Holder thereof and
without change, when surrendered to the Company at its principal office, or at
the office of its transfer agent, if any, for another Warrant or other Warrants
of like tenor and representing in the aggregate the right to purchase from the
Company a like number and kind of Exercise Shares as the Warrant surrendered for
exchange or transfer, and the Warrant so surrendered shall be canceled by the
Company or transfer agent, as the case may be.
6. Adjustment of Exercise Shares and Exercise Price. The Exercise Price and the
number and kind of Exercise Shares purchasable upon the exercise of this Warrant
shall be subject to adjustment from time to time upon the happening of certain
events as hereinafter provided. The Exercise Price in effect at any time and the
number and kind of securities purchasable upon exercise of each Warrant shall be
subject to adjustment as follows:
(a) In case of any consolidation or merger of the Company with another
corporation (other than a merger with another corporation in which the Company
is the surviving corporation and which does not result in any reclassification
or change -- other than a change in par value, or from par value to no par
value, or from no par value to par value, or as a result of a subdivision or
combination -- of outstanding Common Stock issuable upon such exercise), the
rights of the Holder of this Warrant shall be adjusted in the manner described
below:
(i) In the event that the Company is the surviving corporation or is
merged into a wholly owned subsidiary for the purpose of incorporating the
Company in a different jurisdiction, this Warrant shall, without payment of
additional consideration therefor, be deemed modified so as to provide that the
Holder of this Warrant, upon the exercise thereof, shall procure, in lieu of
each share of Common Stock theretofore issuable upon such exercise, the kind and
amount of shares of stock, other securities, money and property receivable upon
such reclassification, change, consolidation or merger by the holder of each
share of Common Stock, had exercise of this Warrant occurred immediately prior
to such reclassification, change, consolidation or merger. This Warrant (as
adjusted) shall be deemed to provide for further
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adjustments that shall be as nearly equivalent as may be practicable to the
adjustments provided for in this Section 6. The provisions of this clause (i)
shall similarly apply to successive reclassifications, changes, consolidations
and mergers.
(ii) In the event that the Company is not the surviving corporation
(except in the case of a merger of the Company into a wholly owned subsidiary
for the purpose of incorporating the Company in a different jurisdiction),
Holder shall be given at least fifteen (15) days prior written notice of such
transaction and shall be permitted to exercise this Warrant, to the extent it is
exercisable as of the date of such notice, during this fifteen (15) day period.
Upon expiration of such fifteen (15) day period, this Warrant and all of
Holder's rights hereunder shall terminate.
(b) If the Company, at any time while this Warrant, or any portion
thereof, remains outstanding and unexpired, by reclassification of securities or
otherwise, shall change any of the securities as to which purchase rights under
this Warrant exist into the same or a different number of securities of any
other class or classes, this Warrant shall thereafter represent the right to
acquire such number and kind of securities as would have been issuable as the
result of such change with respect to the securities that were subject to the
purchase rights under this Warrant immediately prior to such reclassification or
other change and the Exercise Price therefor shall be appropriately adjusted,
all subject to further adjustment as provided in this Section 6.
(c) In case the Company shall (i) pay a dividend or make a distribution on
its shares of Common Stock in shares of Common Stock, (ii) subdivide or classify
its outstanding Common Stock into a greater number of shares, or (iii) combine
or reclassify its outstanding Common Stock into a smaller number of shares, the
Exercise Price in effect at the time of the record date for such dividend or
distribution or of the effective date of such subdivision, combination or
reclassification, shall be proportionally adjusted so that the Holder of this
Warrant exercised after such date shall be entitled to receive the aggregate
number and kind of shares that, if this Warrant had been exercised by such
Holder immediately prior to such date, he would have owned upon such exercise
and been entitled to receive upon such dividend, subdivision, combination or
reclassification. For example, if the Company declares a 2 for 1 stock dividend
or stock split and the Exercise Price immediately prior to such event was $2.00
per share, the adjusted Exercise Price immediately after such event would be
$1.00 per share. Such adjustment shall be made successively whenever any event
listed above shall occur. Whenever the Exercise Price payable upon exercise of
each Warrant is adjusted pursuant to this subsection (c), the number of Exercise
Shares purchasable upon exercise of this Warrant shall simultaneously be
adjusted by multiplying the number of Exercise Shares initially issuable upon
exercise of this Warrant by the Exercise Price in effect on the date hereof and
dividing the product so obtained by the Exercise Price, as adjusted.
(d) In the event that at any time, as a result of an adjustment made
pursuant to subsection (a), (b) or (c) above, the Holder of this Warrant
thereafter shall become entitled to receive any Exercise Shares of the Company,
other than Common Stock, thereafter the number of such other shares so
receivable upon exercise of this Warrant shall be subject to adjustment from
time to time in a manner and on terms as nearly equivalent as practicable to the
provisions with respect to the Common Stock contained in subsections (a), (b) or
(c) above.
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(e) Irrespective of any adjustments in the Exercise Price or the number or
kind of Exercise Shares purchasable upon exercise of this Warrant, Warrants
theretofore or thereafter issued may continue to express the same price and
number and kind of shares as are stated in the similar Warrants initially
issuable pursuant to this Warrant.
(f) Whenever the Exercise Price shall be adjusted as required by the
provisions of the foregoing Section 6, the Company shall forthwith file in the
custody of its Secretary or an Assistant Secretary at its principal office and
with its stock transfer agent, if any, an officer's certificate showing the
adjusted Exercise Price determined as herein provided, setting forth in
reasonable detail the facts requiring such adjustment, including a statement of
the number of additional shares of Common Stock, if any, and such other facts as
shall be necessary to show the reason for and the manner of computing such
adjustment. Each such officer's certificate shall be made available at all
reasonable times for inspection by the holder and the Company shall, forthwith
after each such adjustment, mail a copy by certified mail of such certificate to
the Holder.
(g) All calculations under this Section 6 shall be made to the nearest
cent or to the nearest one one-hundredth (1/100th) of a share, as the case may
be.
7. Investment Intent, Exercise Restrictions and Transfer Restrictions.
(a) The Holder of this Warrant, by acceptance hereof, acknowledges that
this Warrant and the Exercise Shares to be issued upon exercise hereof
(collectively, the "Securities") are being acquired for the Holder's own account
for investment purposes only and not with a view to, or with any present
intention of, distributing or reselling any of such Securities. The Holder
acknowledges and agrees that the Securities have not been registered under the
Securities Act or under any state securities laws, and that the Securities may
not be, directly or indirectly, sold, transferred, offered for sale, pledged,
hypothecated or otherwise disposed of without registration under the Securities
Act and applicable state securities laws, except pursuant to an available
exemption from such registration. The Holder acknowledges and agrees that this
Warrant may not be exercised unless the Holder provides the Company with a
written certification that this Warrant is not being exercised by or on behalf
of any "U.S. Person" as such term is defined in Rule 902 of Regulations S under
the Securities Act, or provides a written opinion of United States counsel of
recognized standing, in form and substance satisfactory to the Company, to the
effect that this Warrant and the Securities to be issued upon its exercise have
been registered under the Securities Act and registered or qualified under
applicable securities laws of any state or other jurisdiction, or are exempt
from such registration or qualification. The Holder acknowledges and agrees that
hedging transactions, including but not limited to short sales, swaps or
derivative securities transactions may not be conducted unless in compliance
with the Securities Act. The Holder further acknowledges that neither the
Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") nor any securities commission or
other governmental authority has: (i) approved the transfer of the Securities or
passed upon or endorsed the merits of the transfer of the Securities; or (ii)
confirmed the accuracy of, determined the adequacy of, or reviewed this Warrant.
The Holder has such knowledge, sophistication and experience in financial, tax
and business matters in general, and investments in securities in particular,
that it is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of this investment in the
Securities, and the Holder has made such investigations in connection herewith
as it deemed necessary or desirable so as to make an
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informed investment decision without relying upon the Company for legal or tax
advice related to this investment.
(b) The certificates evidencing any Exercise Shares issued upon the
exercise of this Warrant shall have endorsed thereon (except to the extent that
the restrictions described in any such legend are no longer applicable) the
following legend, appropriate notations thereof will be made in the Company's
stock transfer books, and stop transfer instructions reflecting these
restrictions on transfer will be placed with the transfer agent of the Exercise
Shares.
THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED HEREBY HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE "SECURITIES ACT"), OR APPLICABLE
STATE SECURITIES LAWS. THESE SECURITIES MAY NOT BE SOLD, TRANSFERRED OR
OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF EXCEPT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF
REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, PURSUANT TO REGISTRATION UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT AND REGISTRATION OR QUALIFICATION UNDER APPLICABLE
SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION, OR PURSUANT TO AN
EXEMPTION FROM SUCH REGISTRATION OR QUALIFICATION. HEDGING TRANSACTIONS,
INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, SHORT SALES, SWAPS OR DERIVATIVE SECURITIES
TRANSACTIONS, INVOLVING THESE SECURITIES MAY NOT BE CONDUCTED UNLESS IN
COMPLIANCE WITH THE SECURITIES ACT AND APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY
STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION. NO TRANSFER OF THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED
HEREBY MAY BE MADE IN THE ABSENCE OF SUCH REGISTRATION OR QUALIFICATION
UNLESS THERE SHALL HAVE BEEN DELIVERED TO THE ISSUER A WRITTEN OPINION OF
UNITED STATES COUNSEL OF RECOGNIZED STANDING, IN FORM AND SUBSTANCE
SATISFACTORY TO THE ISSUER, TO THE EFFECT THAT SUCH TRANSFER MAY BE MADE
WITHOUT REGISTRATION OF SUCH SECURITIES UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT AND
REGISTRATION OR QUALIFICATION UNDER APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY
STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION.
8. Indemnification. Holder agrees to indemnify, defend and hold harmless the
Company and its respective affiliates and agents from and against any and all
demands, claims, actions or causes of action, judgments, assessments, losses,
liabilities, damages or penalties and reasonable attorneys' fees and related
disbursements incurred by the Company that arise out of or result from a breach
of any representations, warranties, covenants or agreements made by Holder
herein, and Holder agrees that in the event of any breach of any
representations, warranties, covenants or agreements made by Holder herein, the
Company may, at its option, forthwith rescind the issuance of this Warrant to
Holder.
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9. Registration Rights. The Holder shall be entitled to the rights and subject
to the obligations set forth in Section 6 of that certain Securities Purchase
Agreement dated on or about the date hereof by and between the Company and the
Holder.
10. Notices. All notices or other communications under this Warrant shall be in
writing and shall be deemed to have been given on the day of delivery if
delivered by hand, on the fifth day after deposit in the mail if mailed by
certified mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested, or on the next
business day after mailing if sent by a nationally recognized overnight courier
such as federal express, addressed as follows:
If to the Company:
Stellar Technologies, Inc.
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Attention: Chief Executive Officer
with a copy to:
Fox Rothschild LLP
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and to the Holder at the address of the Holder appearing on the
books of the Company or the Company's transfer agent, if any.
Either of the Company or the Holder may from time to time change the
address to which notices to it are to be mailed hereunder by notice in
accordance with the provisions of this Section 10.
11. Supplements and Amendments. The Company may from time to time supplement or
amend this Warrant without the approval of any holders of Warrants in order to
cure any ambiguity or to correct or supplement any provision contained herein
which may be defective or inconsistent with any other provision, or to make any
other provisions in regard to matters or questions herein arising hereunder
which the Company may deem necessary or desirable and which shall not materially
adversely affect the interests of the Holder.
12. Successors and Assigns. This Warrant shall inure to the benefit of and be
binding on the respective successors, assigns and legal representatives of the
Holder and the Company.
13. Severability. If for any reason any provision, paragraph or terms of this
Warrant is held to be invalid or unenforceable, all other valid provisions
herein shall remain in full force and effect and all terms, provisions and
paragraphs of this Warrant shall be deemed to be severable.
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14. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in
accordance with the laws of the State of Florida, without regard to the laws
that might otherwise govern under applicable principles of conflicts of laws
thereof, except to the extent that the General Corporation Law of the State of
Colorado shall apply to the internal corporate governance of the Company.
15. Headings. Section and subsection headings used herein are included herein
for convenience of reference only and shall not affect the construction of this
Warrant nor constitute a part of this Warrant for any other purpose.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused these presents to be duly
executed as of the ___ day of ______________, 2006.
STELLAR TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
By:
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Name:
Title:
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APPENDIX A
NOTICE OF EXERCISE
To: Stellar Technologies, Inc.
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Attention: Chief Executive Officer
(1) The undersigned hereby elects to purchase ____________ shares of
Common Stock of Stellar Technologies, Inc., a Colorado corporation, pursuant to
the terms of the attached Warrant, and tenders herewith payment of the Exercise
Price for such shares in full in accordance with the terms of the Warrant in the
following manner (please check one or more of the following choices):
|_| In cash;
|_| Cashless exercise through a broker; or
|_| Delivery of previously owned shares of Common Stock.
(2) In exercising this Warrant, the undersigned hereby confirms and
acknowledges that the shares of Common Stock to be issued upon conversion hereof
are being acquired solely for the account of the undersigned, not as a nominee
for any other party, and for investment purposes only (unless such shares are
subject to resale pursuant to an effective prospectus), and that the undersigned
will not offer, sell or otherwise dispose of any such shares of Common Stock
except under circumstances that will not result in a violation of the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), or any state securities laws.
(3) The undersigned hereby certifies that:
|_| This Warrant is not being exercised by or on behalf of any "U.S.
Person" as such term is defined in Rule 902 of Regulation S under
the Securities Act, or
|_| Enclosed is a written opinion of United States counsel of recognized
standing, in form and substance satisfactory to the issuer, to the
effect that this warrant and the securities to be issued upon its
exercise have been registered under the Securities Act and
registered or qualified under applicable securities laws of any
state or other jurisdiction, or are exempt from such registration or
qualification.
(4) Terms not otherwise defined in this Notice of Exercise shall have the
meanings ascribed to such terms in the attached Warrant.
(5) Please issue a certificate or certificates representing said shares of
Common Stock in the name of the undersigned.
HOLDER
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