SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT
This
Securities Purchase Agreement (this “Agreement”)
is
dated as of May 31, 2008, among Concentric Energy Corporation, a Nevada
corporation (the “Company”),
and
each purchaser identified on the signature pages hereto (each, including its
successors and assigns, a “Purchaser”
and
collectively the “Purchasers”).
WHEREAS,
subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement and pursuant
to
Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities
Act”),
and
Rule 506 promulgated thereunder, the Company desires to issue and sell to each
Purchaser, and each Purchaser, severally and not jointly, desires to purchase
from the Company, securities of the Company as more fully described in this
Agreement.
NOW,
THEREFORE, IN CONSIDERATION of the mutual covenants contained in this Agreement,
and for other good and valuable consideration the receipt and adequacy of which
are hereby acknowledged, the Company and each Purchaser agree as
follows:
ARTICLE
I.
DEFINITIONS
1.1 Definitions.
In addition to the terms defined elsewhere in this Agreement, for all purposes
of this Agreement, the following terms have the meanings set forth in this
Section 1.1:
“Action”
shall
have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(j).
“Affiliate”
means
any Person that, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries,
controls or is controlled by or is under common control with a Person as such
terms are used in and construed under Rule 405 under the Securities Act. With
respect to a Purchaser, any investment fund or managed account that is managed
on a discretionary basis by the same investment manager as such Purchaser will
be deemed to be an Affiliate of such Purchaser.
“Board
of Directors”
means
the board of directors of the Company.
“Business
Day”
means
any day except Saturday, Sunday, any day which is a federal legal holiday in
the
United States or any day on which banking institutions in the State of New
York
are authorized or required by law or other governmental action to close and,
upon the Company becoming listed or quoted on a Trading Market, except any
day
that the Common Stock is not trading on the Trading Market.
“Closing”
means
each closing of the purchase and sale of the Securities pursuant to Section
2.1.
“Closing
Date”
means
each Business Day when all of the Transaction Documents have been executed
and
delivered by the applicable parties thereto, and all conditions precedent to
(i)
the Purchasers’ obligations to pay the Subscription Amount and (ii) the
Company’s obligations to deliver the Securities have been satisfied or
waived.
“Commission”
means
the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
“Common
Stock”
means
the common stock of the Company, par value $0.001 per share, and any other
class
of securities into which such securities may hereafter be reclassified or
changed into.
“Common
Stock Equivalents”
means
any securities of the Company or the Subsidiaries which would entitle the holder
thereof to acquire at any time Common Stock, including, without limitation,
any
debt, preferred stock, rights, options, warrants or other instrument that is
at
any time convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for, or otherwise
entitles the holder thereof to receive, Common Stock.
“Company
Counsel”
means
Xxxxxx Brand Attorneys LLP, with offices located at 000 Xxxxxxx Xxxx,
00xx
Xxxxx,
Xxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000, Attn: Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Esq.
“Effective
Date”
means
the date that the initial Registration Statement filed by the Company pursuant
to the Registration Rights Agreement is first declared effective by the
Commission.
“Escrow
Agent”
means
Bank of North Georgia with a location at 0000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxx 00000, Facsimile (000) 000-0000, Telephone (000) 000-0000.
“Escrow
Agreement”
means
the escrow agreement entered into prior to the date hereof, by and among the
Company, Westminster and the Escrow Agent pursuant to which the Purchasers,
shall deposit Subscription Amounts with the Escrow Agent to be applied to the
transactions contemplated hereunder.
“Exchange
Act”
means
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations
promulgated thereunder.
“Exempt
Issuance”
means
the issuance of (a) shares of Common Stock or options to employees, officers
or
directors of the Company pursuant to any stock or option plan duly adopted
for
such purpose, by a majority of the non-employee members of the Board of
Directors or a majority of the members of a committee of non-employee directors
established for such purpose, (b) securities upon the exercise or exchange
of or
conversion of any Securities issued hereunder and/or other securities
exercisable or exchangeable for or convertible into shares of Common Stock
issued and outstanding on the date of this Agreement, provided that such
securities have not been amended since the date of this Agreement to increase
the number of such securities or to decrease the exercise, exchange or
conversion price of such securities (other than extensions of existing warrant
agreements), (c) securities issued pursuant to mergers, acquisitions or
strategic transactions approved by a majority of the disinterested directors
of
the Company, provided that any such issuance shall only be to a Person which
is,
itself or through its subsidiaries, an operating company in a business
synergistic with the business of the Company and in which the Company receives
benefits in addition to the investment of funds, but shall not include a
transaction in which the Company is issuing securities primarily for the purpose
of raising capital or to an entity whose primary business is investing in
securities and (d) securities issued pursuant to strategic transactions for
(i)
the purchase of physical uranium positions, (ii) xxxxxx related to the forward
sales of production and/or (iii) acquiring companies and/or assets in the same
line of business as Company.
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“FWS”
means
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx & Xxxxx LLP with offices located at 000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx,
Xxxxx 0000, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000-0000.
“Legend
Removal Date”
shall
have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.1(c).
“Liens”
means
a
lien, charge, security interest, encumbrance, right of first refusal, preemptive
right or other restriction.
“Lock-Up
Agreement”
means
the Lock-Up Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, by and among the Company
and
shareholder(s), in the form of Exhibit
D
attached
hereto.
“Material
Adverse Effect”
means
(i) a material adverse effect on the legality, validity or enforceability of
any
Transaction Document, (ii) a material adverse effect on the results of
operations, assets, business, prospects or condition (financial or otherwise)
of
the Company and the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or (iii) a material adverse
effect on the Company’s ability to perform in any material respect on a timely
basis its obligations under any Transaction Document.
“Per
Share Purchase Price”
equals
$3.00 subject to adjustment for reverse and forward stock splits, stock
dividends, stock combinations and other similar transactions of the Common
Stock
that occur after the date of this Agreement.
“Person”
means
an individual or corporation, partnership, trust, incorporated or unincorporated
association, joint venture, limited liability company, joint stock company,
government (or an agency or subdivision thereof) or other entity of any
kind.
“POM”
means
the Private Offering Memorandum dated May 6, 2008 of the Company distributed
to
each Purchaser together with this Agreement, as it may be amended or
supplemented prior to any Closing.
“Proceeding”
means
an action, claim, suit, investigation or proceeding (including, without
limitation, an informal investigation or partial proceeding, such as a
deposition), whether commenced or threatened.
“Public
Information Failure”
shall
have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.2(b).
“Public
Information Failure Payments”
shall
have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.2(b).
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“Registration
Rights Agreement”
means
the Registration Rights Agreement, dated the date hereof, among the Company
and
the Purchasers, in the form of Exhibit
A
attached
hereto.
“Registration
Statement”
means
a
registration statement meeting the requirements set forth in the Registration
Rights Agreement and covering the resale by the Purchasers of the Shares and
the
Warrant Shares.
“Rule
144”
means
Rule 144 promulgated by the Commission pursuant to the Securities Act, as such
Rule may be amended from time to time, or any similar rule or regulation
hereafter adopted by the Commission having substantially the same effect as
such
Rule.
“Securities”
means
the Shares, the Warrants and the Warrant Shares.
“Securities
Act”
means
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations
promulgated thereunder.
“Shares”
means
the shares of Common Stock issued or issuable to each Purchaser pursuant to
this
Agreement.
“Short
Sales”
means
all “short sales” as defined in Rule 200 of Regulation SHO under the Exchange
Act (but shall not be deemed to include the location and/or reservation of
borrowable shares of Common Stock).
“Subscription
Amount”
means,
as to each Purchaser, the aggregate amount to be paid for Shares and Warrants
purchased hereunder as specified below such Purchaser’s name on the signature
page of this Agreement and next to the heading “Subscription Amount”, in United
States dollars and in immediately available funds. The minimum Subscription
Amount shall be $30,000 for an investment consisting of 10,000 Shares, provided,
that a lesser amount may be accepted in the sole discretion of the
Company.
“Subsequent
Financing”
shall
have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.11(a).
“Subsequent
Financing Notice”
shall
have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.11(b).
“Trading
Market”
means
the following markets or exchanges on which the Common Stock is listed or quoted
for trading on the date in question: the American Stock Exchange, the NASDAQ
Capital Market, the NASDAQ Global Market, the NASDAQ Global Select Market,
the
New York Stock Exchange or the OTC Bulletin Board.
“Transaction
Documents”
means
this Agreement, the POM, the Registration Rights Agreement, the Warrants, the
Lock-Up Agreement and any other documents or agreements executed in connection
with the transactions contemplated hereunder.
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“Transfer
Agent”
means
Computershare, the current transfer agent of the Company, with a mailing address
of 000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 000, Xxxxxx, XX 00000, and a facsimile number
of
(000) 000-0000, and any successor transfer agent of the Company.
“Variable
Rate Transaction”
shall
have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.12(b).
“Warrants”
means,
collectively, the Common Stock purchase warrants delivered to the Purchasers
at
the Closing in accordance with Section 2.2(a) hereof, which Warrants shall
be
exercisable immediately and have a term of exercise equal to four years, in
the
form of Exhibit
C
attached
hereto.
“Warrant
Shares”
means
the shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants.
“Westminster”
means
Westminster Securities Corporation, the placement agent for the transactions
contemplated hereby.
ARTICLE
II.
PURCHASE
AND SALE
2.1
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Purchase
and Sale of Securities.
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(a) The
Securities will be offered for sale until May 30, 2008, unless the Company
determines to extend the Offering in its sole discretion to June 30, 2008 (the
“Termination
Date”).
(b) The
Company may hold an initial closing (“Initial
Closing”)
at any
time after the receipt of accepted subscriptions prior to the Termination Date.
After the Initial Closing, subsequent closings with respect to additional Shares
may take place at any time prior to the Termination Date as determined by the
Company, with respect to subscriptions accepted by the Company prior to the
Termination Date (each such closing, together with the Initial Closing, being
referred to as a “Closing”).
The
last Closing of the Offering, shall occur upon the earlier of (i) the Company
receiving subscriptions in the aggregate amount of $5,100,000 (subject to
increase up to $6,000,000 at the sole option of Westminster and subject to
further increase upon the mutual agreement of the Company and Westminster)
or
(ii) the Termination Date (the “Final
Closing”
and
such date, the “Final
Closing Date”).
Any
subscription documents or funds received after the Final Closing will be
returned, without interest or deduction. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the
Company in its sole discretion shall have the right to elect to not sell to
any
Purchaser any or all of the Shares requested to be purchased by such Purchaser,
provided that the Company must return or cause the Escrow Agent to return to
such Purchaser any applicable amount of such Purchaser’s Subscription Amount
relating to the Shares the Company has elected not to sell to such
Purchaser.
(c) On
each
Closing Date, each applicable Purchaser shall purchase from the Company,
severally and not jointly with the other Purchasers, and the Company shall
issue
and sell to each Purchaser such number of Shares equal to such Purchaser’s
Subscription Amount divided by the Per Share Purchase Price.
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2.2
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Closing
Deliveries.
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(a) The
Company shall have delivered or caused to be delivered to each applicable
Purchaser to be included in such Closing the following:
(i) this
Agreement duly executed by the Company;
(ii) a
certificate evidencing a number of Shares equal to such Purchaser’s Subscription
Amount divided by the Per Share Purchase Price, registered in the name of such
Purchaser;
(iii) a
legal
opinion of Company Counsel, substantially in the form of Exhibit
B
attached
hereto;
(iv) the
Lock-Up Agreement;
(v) a
Warrant
registered in the name of such Purchaser to purchase up to a number of shares
of
Common Stock equal to 100% of such Purchaser’s Subscription Amount divided by
the Per Share Purchase Price, with an exercise price equal to $4.50, subject
to
adjustment therein;
(vi)
a
Warrant registered in the name of such Purchaser to purchase up to a number
of
shares of Common Stock equal to 50% of such Purchaser’s Subscription Amount
divided by the Per Share Purchase Price, with an exercise price equal to $6.00,
subject to adjustment therein; and
(vii) the
Registration Rights Agreement duly executed by the Company.
(b) On
or
prior to the Closing Date, each Purchaser shall deliver or cause to be delivered
to the Company (except as noted) the following:
(i) this
Agreement and the Accredited Investor Questionnaire duly executed by such
Purchaser;
(ii) the
Registration Rights Agreement duly executed by such Purchaser; and
(iii) such
Purchaser’s Subscription Amount by wire transfer to the Escrow
Agent.
2.3 Closing
Conditions. Each
Closing is subject to the satisfaction or waiver by the party to be benefited
thereby of the following conditions:
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(a) The
obligations of the Company hereunder in connection with the Closing are subject
to the following conditions being met:
(i) the
accuracy in all material respects when made and on the Closing Date of the
representations and warranties of the Purchasers contained herein;
(ii) all
obligations, covenants and agreements of each Purchaser required to be performed
at or prior to the Closing Date shall have been performed;
and
(iii) the
delivery by each Purchaser of the items set forth in Section 2.2(b) of this
Agreement.
(b) The
respective obligations of the Purchasers hereunder in connection with the
Closing are subject to the following conditions being met:
(i) the
accuracy in all material respects on the Closing Date of the representations
and
warranties of the Company contained herein and of the statements contained
in
the POM;
(ii) all
obligations, covenants and agreements of the Company required to be performed
at
or prior to the Closing Date shall have been performed;
(iii) the
delivery by the Company of the items set forth in Section 2.2(a) of this
Agreement;
(iv) there
shall have been no Material Adverse Effect with respect to the Company since
the
date hereof;
and
(v) from
the
date hereof to the Closing Date, a banking moratorium shall not have been
declared either by the United States or New York State authorities nor shall
there have occurred any material outbreak or escalation of hostilities or other
national or international calamity of such magnitude in its effect on, or any
material adverse change in, any financial market which, in each case, in the
reasonable judgment of each Purchaser, makes it impracticable or inadvisable
to
purchase the Securities at the Closing.
ARTICLE
III.
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES
3.1 Representations
and Warranties of the Company. The Company hereby makes the following
representations and warranties to each Purchaser, except as otherwise disclosed
or qualified by the disclosures contained in the POM.
(a) Organization
and Qualification.
Each of
the Company and its subsidiary, Xxxxxxxx Mining Company, is an entity organized,
validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of
its
incorporation or organization (as applicable), with the requisite power and
authority to own and use its properties and assets and to carry on its business
as currently conducted. Neither the Company nor its subsidiary is in violation
of any provisions of its respective articles of incorporation. The Company
owns
100% of the stock of its subsidiary free and clear of all liens, and all of
the
issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of its subsidiary are validly
issued, fully paid, non-assessable and free of preemptive and similar rights
to
subscribe for or purchase securities. Each of the Company and its subsidiary
is
duly qualified to conduct business and is in good standing as a foreign
corporation or other entity in each jurisdiction in which the nature of the
business conducted or property owned by it makes such qualification necessary,
except where the failure to be so qualified or in good standing, as the case
may
be, could not have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse
Effect and no Proceeding has been instituted in any such jurisdiction revoking,
limiting or curtailing or seeking to revoke, limit or curtail such power and
authority or qualification.
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(b) Authorization;
Enforcement.
The
Company has the requisite corporate power and authority to enter into and to
consummate the transactions contemplated by each of the Transaction Documents
and otherwise to carry out its obligations hereunder and thereunder. The
execution and delivery of each of the Transaction Documents by the Company
and
the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby
have
been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of the Company and
no
further action is required by the Company, the Board of Directors or the
Company’s stockholders in connection therewith other than in connection with the
Required Approvals. Each Transaction Document to which it is a party has been
(or upon delivery will have been) duly executed by the Company and, when
delivered in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof, will constitute
the
valid and binding obligation of the Company enforceable against the Company
in
accordance with its terms except (i) as limited by general equitable principles
and applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other
laws
of general application affecting enforcement of creditors’ rights generally,
(ii) as limited by laws relating to the availability of specific performance,
injunctive relief or other equitable remedies and (iii) insofar as
indemnification and contribution provisions may be limited by applicable
law.
(c) No
Conflicts.
The
execution, delivery and performance of the Transaction Documents by the Company,
the issuance and sale of the Shares and the consummation by the Company of
the
other transactions contemplated hereby and thereby do not and will not (i)
conflict with or violate any provision of the Company’s or any Subsidiary’s
certificate or articles of incorporation, bylaws or other organizational or
charter documents, or (ii) conflict with, or constitute a default (or an event
that with notice or lapse of time or both would become a default) under, result
in the creation of any Lien upon any of the properties or assets of the Company
or any Subsidiary, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment,
acceleration or cancellation (with or without notice, lapse of time or both)
of,
any material agreement, credit facility, debt or other instrument (evidencing
a
Company or Subsidiary debt or otherwise) or other material understanding to
which the Company or any Subsidiary is a party or by which any property or
asset
of the Company or any Subsidiary is bound or affected, or (iii) subject to
the
Required Approvals, to the Company’s knowledge, conflict with or result in a
violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment, injunction, decree
or
other restriction of any court or governmental authority to which the Company
or
a Subsidiary is subject (including federal and state securities laws and
regulations), or by which any property or asset of the Company or a Subsidiary
is bound or affected; except in the case of each of clauses (ii) and (iii),
such
as could not have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse
Effect.
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(d) Filings,
Consents and Approvals.
The
Company is not required to obtain any consent, waiver, authorization or order
of, give any notice to, or make any filing or registration with, any court
or
other federal, state, local or other governmental authority or other Person
in
connection with the execution, delivery and performance by the Company of the
Transaction Documents, other than: (i) the filings required pursuant to Section
4.4 of this Agreement, (ii) the application(s) to each applicable Trading Market
for the listing of the Securities for trading thereon in the time and manner
required thereby and (iii) the filing of Form D with the Commission and such
filings as are required to be made under applicable state securities laws
(collectively, the “Required
Approvals”).
(e) Issuance
of the Securities.
The
Securities are duly authorized and, when issued and paid for in accordance
with
the applicable Transaction Documents, will be duly and validly issued, fully
paid and nonassessable, free and clear of all Liens imposed by the Company
other
than restrictions on transfer provided for in the Transaction Documents. The
Warrant Shares, when issued in accordance with the terms of the Transaction
Documents, will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, free and clear
of all Liens imposed by the Company other than restrictions on transfer provided
for in the Transaction Documents. The Company has reserved from its duly
authorized capital stock the maximum number of shares of Common Stock issuable
pursuant to this Agreement and the Warrants.
(f) Capitalization.
The
capitalization of the Company is as set forth on Schedule
3.1(f).
Immediately prior to the Closing, the number of shares of Common Stock
outstanding on a fully diluted basis shall be 11,236,375. No Person has any
right of first refusal, preemptive right, right of participation, or any similar
right to participate in the transactions contemplated by the Transaction
Documents. Except as disclosed in the POM or a result of the purchase and sale
of the Securities, there are no outstanding options, warrants, scrip rights
to
subscribe to, calls or commitments of any character whatsoever relating to,
or
securities, rights or obligations convertible into or exercisable or
exchangeable for, or giving any Person any right to subscribe for or acquire,
any shares of Common Stock, or contracts, commitments, understandings or
arrangements by which the Company or any Subsidiary is or may become bound
to
issue additional shares of Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents. The
issuance and sale of the Securities will not obligate the Company to issue
shares of Common Stock or other securities to any Person (other than the
Purchasers and Westminster) and will not result in a right of any holder of
Company securities to adjust the exercise, conversion, exchange or reset price
under any of such securities. All of the outstanding shares of capital stock
of
the Company are validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, have been issued
in compliance with all federal and state securities laws, and none of such
outstanding shares was issued in violation of any preemptive rights or similar
rights to subscribe for or purchase securities. No further approval or
authorization of any stockholder, the Board of Directors or others is required
for the issuance and sale of the Securities. Except as disclosed in the POM,
there are no stockholders agreements, voting agreements or other similar
agreements with respect to the Company’s capital stock to which the Company is a
party or, to the knowledge of the Company, between or among any of the Company’s
stockholders.
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(g) Financial
Statements.
The
audited financial statements of the Company for the fiscal year ended December
31, 2007 are attached hereto on Schedule
3.1(g).
Such
financial statements have been prepared in accordance with United States
generally accepted accounting principles applied on a consistent basis during
the periods involved (“GAAP”),
except as may be otherwise specified in such financial statements or the notes
thereto and except that unaudited financial statements may not contain all
footnotes required by GAAP, and fairly present in all material respects the
financial position of the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries as of and
for the dates thereof and the results of operations and cash flows for the
periods then ended, subject, in the case of unaudited statements, to normal,
immaterial, year-end audit adjustments.
(h) Litigation.
There
is no action, suit, inquiry, notice of violation, proceeding or investigation
pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened against or affecting
the
Company, any Subsidiary or any of their respective properties before or by
any
court, arbitrator, governmental or administrative agency or regulatory authority
(federal, state, county, local or foreign) (collectively, an “Action”)
which
(i) adversely affects or challenges the legality, validity or enforceability
of
any of the Transaction Documents or the Securities or (ii) could, if there
were
an unfavorable decision, have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material
Adverse Effect. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary, nor any director or
officer thereof, is or has been the subject of any Action involving a claim
of
violation of or liability under federal or state securities laws or a claim
of
breach of fiduciary duty. There has not been, and to the knowledge of the
Company, there is not pending or contemplated, any investigation by the
Commission involving the Company or any current or former director or officer
of
the Company.
(i) Material
Changes; Undisclosed Events, Liabilities or Developments.
Since
the date of the latest audited financial statements attached hereto as
Schedule
3.1(i),
except
as specifically disclosed on Schedule
3.1(i):
(i)
there has been no event, occurrence or development that has had or that could
reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, (ii) the Company
has not incurred any liabilities (contingent or otherwise) other than (A) trade
payables and accrued expenses incurred in the ordinary course of business
consistent with past practice and (B) liabilities not required to be reflected
in the Company’s financial statements pursuant to GAAP or disclosed in filings
made with the Commission, (iii) the Company has not altered its method of
accounting, (iv) the Company has not declared or made any dividend or
distribution of cash or other property to its stockholders or purchased,
redeemed or made any agreements to purchase or redeem any shares of its capital
stock and (v) the Company has not issued any equity securities to any officer,
director or Affiliate, except pursuant to Board approval.
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(j) Compliance.
Neither
the Company nor any Subsidiary: (i) is in default under or in violation of
(and
no event has occurred that has not been waived that, with notice or lapse of
time or both, would result in a default by the Company or any Subsidiary under),
nor has the Company or any Subsidiary received notice of a claim that it is
in
default under or that it is in violation of, any indenture, loan or credit
agreement or any other agreement or instrument to which it is a party or by
which it or any of its properties is bound (whether or not such default or
violation has been waived), (ii) is in violation of any order of any court,
arbitrator or governmental body or (iii) is or has been in violation of any
statute, rule or regulation of any governmental authority, including without
limitation all foreign, federal, state and local laws applicable to its business
and all such laws that affect the environment, except in each case as could
not
have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse
Effect.
(k) Regulatory
Permits.
The
Company and the Subsidiaries possess all certificates, authorizations and
permits issued by the appropriate federal, state, local or foreign regulatory
authorities necessary to conduct their respective businesses, except where
the
failure to possess such permits could not reasonably be expected to result
in a
Material Adverse Effect (“Material
Permits”),
and
neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has received any notice of proceedings
relating to the revocation or modification of any Material Permit.
(l) Insurance.
The
Company and the Subsidiaries are insured by insurers of recognized financial
responsibility against such losses and risks and in such amounts as are prudent
and customary in the businesses in which the Company and the Subsidiaries are
engaged, including, but not limited to, directors and officers insurance
coverage at least equal to the aggregate Subscription Amount. Neither the
Company nor any Subsidiary has any reason to believe that it will not be able
to
renew its existing insurance coverage as and when such coverage expires or
to
obtain similar coverage from similar insurers as may be necessary to continue
its business without a significant increase in cost.
(m) Transactions
With Affiliates and Employees.
Except
as disclosed in the POM, none of the officers or directors of the Company and,
to the knowledge of the Company, none of the employees of the Company is
presently a party to any transaction with the Company or any Subsidiary (other
than for services as employees, officers and directors), including any contract,
agreement or other arrangement providing for the furnishing of services to
or
by, providing for rental of real or personal property to or from, or otherwise
requiring payments to or from any officer, director or such employee or, to
the
knowledge of the Company, any entity in which any officer, director, or any
such
employee has a substantial interest or is an officer, director, trustee or
partner, in each case in excess of $120,000 other than for: (i) payment of
salary or consulting fees for services rendered, (ii) reimbursement for expenses
incurred on behalf of the Company and (iii) other employee benefits, including
stock option agreements under any stock option plan of the Company.
(n) Internal
Accounting Controls.
The
Company and the Subsidiaries maintain a system of internal accounting controls
sufficient to provide reasonable assurance that: (i) transactions are executed
in accordance with management’s general or specific authorizations, (ii)
transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial
statements in conformity with GAAP and to maintain asset accountability, (iii)
access to assets is permitted only in accordance with management’s general or
specific authorization, and (iv) the recorded accountability for assets is
compared with the existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action
is taken with respect to any differences. The Company has disclosed historic
weaknesses in internal controls in the POM.
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(o) Certain
Fees.
All
brokerage or finder’s fees or commissions that are or will be payable by the
Company to any broker, financial advisor or consultant, finder, placement agent,
investment banker, bank or other Person with respect to the Offering of Shares
pursuant contemplated by the POM are set out in the POM.
(p) Registration
Rights.
Other
than each of the Purchasers, no Person has any right to cause the Company to
effect the registration under the Securities Act of any securities of the
Company.
(q) Disclosure.
Except
with respect to the material terms and conditions of the transactions
contemplated by the Transaction Documents, the Company confirms that neither
it
nor any other Person acting on its behalf has provided any of the Purchasers
or
their agents or counsel with any information that it believes constitutes or
might constitute material, non-public information. The Company understands
and
confirms that the Purchasers will rely on the foregoing representation in
effecting transactions in securities of the Company. All disclosure furnished
by
or on behalf of the Company to the Purchasers regarding the Company, its
business and the transactions contemplated hereby in the POM is true and correct
and does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state
any material fact necessary in order to make the statements made therein, in
light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. No
material transactions with affiliates or employees of the Company exist other
than those described in the POM. The press releases disseminated by the Company
during the twelve months preceding the date of this Agreement taken as a whole
do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a
material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the
statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made
and
when made, not misleading. The Company acknowledges and agrees that no Purchaser
makes or has made any representations or warranties with respect to the
transactions contemplated hereby other than those specifically set forth in
Section 3.2 hereof.
(r) Financial
Data.
The
summary financial data and disclosures included in the POM fairly present,
in
all material respects, the financial position of the Company and its
consolidated subsidiaries as of and for the dates thereof, subject to any audit
adjustments that may be required, and the Company has not incurred any
liabilities (other than trade payables and accrued expenses in the ordinary
course of business consistent with past practice) or issued any equity
securities since the date of such financial data and disclosures, other than
as
disclosed elsewhere in the POM.
(s) No
Integrated Offering.
Assuming the accuracy of the Purchasers’ representations and warranties set
forth in Section 3.2, neither the Company, nor any of its Affiliates, nor any
Person acting on its or their behalf has, directly or indirectly, made any
offers or sales of any security or solicited any offers to buy any security,
under circumstances that would cause this offering of the Securities to be
integrated with prior offerings by the Company for purposes of (i) the
Securities Act which would require the registration of any such securities
under
the Securities Act, or (ii) any applicable shareholder approval provisions
of
any Trading Market on which any of the securities of the Company are listed
or
designated.
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(t) [
Reserved]
(u) Foreign
Corrupt Practices.
Neither
the Company, nor to the knowledge of the Company, any agent or other person
acting on behalf of the Company, has: (i) directly or indirectly, used any
funds
for unlawful contributions, gifts, entertainment or other unlawful expenses
related to foreign or domestic political activity, (ii) made any unlawful
payment to foreign or domestic government officials or employees or to any
foreign or domestic political parties or campaigns from corporate funds, (iii)
failed to disclose fully any contribution made by the Company (or made by any
person acting on its behalf of which the Company is aware) which is in violation
of law or (iv) violated in any material respect any provision of the Foreign
Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended.
(v) Title
to Assets.
All
disclosure furnished by or on behalf of the Company to the Purchasers in the
POM
regarding the Company's title to its assets is true and correct and does not
contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material
fact necessary in order to make the statements made therein, in light of the
circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
(w) Acknowledgment
Regarding Purchasers’ Purchase of Securities.
The
Company acknowledges and agrees that each of the Purchasers is acting solely
in
the capacity of an arm’s length purchaser with respect to the Transaction
Documents and the transactions contemplated thereby. The Company represents
to
each Purchaser that the Company’s decision to enter into this Agreement and the
other Transaction Documents has been based solely on the independent evaluation
of the transactions contemplated hereby by the Company and its
representatives.
(x) Marketing
Rights.
Neither
the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries have granted rights to license, market,
or sell its products or services to any other Person and is not bound by any
agreement that affects the Company’s (or any Subsidiary’s) exclusive right to
develop, distribute, market or sell its products or services.
(y) Employees.
Neither
the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has any collective bargaining agreements
with any of its employees. There is no labor union organizing activity pending
or, to the Company’s knowledge, threatened with respect to the Company or its
Subsidiaries. To the Company’s knowledge, no employee of the Company or any
Subsidiary, nor any consultant with whom the Company or any Subsidiary has
contracted, is in violation of any term of any employment contract, proprietary
information agreement or any other agreement relating to the right of any such
individual to be employed by, or to contract with, the Company (or any
Subsidiary). .The Company and its Subsidiaries are in compliance with all U.S.
federal, state, local and foreign laws and regulations relating to employment
and employment practices, terms and conditions of employment and wages and
hours, except where the failure to be in compliance could not, individually
or
in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect.
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(z) Obligations
of Management.
Unless
otherwise disclosed in the POM, each officer and key employee of the Company
and
its Subsidiaries is currently devoting substantially all of his or her business
time to the conduct of business of the Company and its Subsidiaries. No officer
or key employee is the currently working or, to the Company’s knowledge, plans
to work for a competitive enterprise, whether or not such officer of key
employee is or will be compensated by such enterprise.
(aa) [Reserved.]
(bb) [
Reserved ]
(cc) [
Reserved ]
(dd) Employee
Benefits.
Except
as set forth on Schedule
3.1(dd),
neither
the Company nor any Subsidiary has (nor for the two years preceding the date
hereof has had) any plans which are subject to ERISA. “ERISA”
means
the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 or any successor law and
the
regulations and rules issued pursuant to that act or any successor
law.
(ee) Elections.
To the
Company’s knowledge, all elections and notices permitted by Section 83(b) of the
Internal Revenue Code and any analogous provisions of applicable state tax
laws
have been timely filed by all employees who have purchased shares of the Common
Stock under agreements that provide for the vesting of such shares of Common
Stock.
3.2 Representations
and Warranties of the Purchasers. Each Purchaser hereby, for itself and for
no other Purchaser, represents and warrants as of the date hereof and as of
the
Closing Date to the Company as follows:
(a) Organization;
Authority.
If such
Purchaser is an entity: (i) it is duly organized, validly existing and in good
standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization with full right,
corporate or partnership power and authority to enter into and to consummate
the
transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents and otherwise to carry
out its obligations hereunder and thereunder and (ii) the execution and delivery
of the Transaction Documents and performance by such Purchaser of the
transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents have been duly authorized
by all necessary corporate or similar action on the part of such Purchaser.
If
such Purchaser is an individual, it has the full right and power and authority
to enter into and to consummate the transactions contemplated by the Transaction
Documents and otherwise to carry out its obligations hereunder and thereunder.
Each Transaction Document to which it is a party has been duly executed by
such
Purchaser, and when delivered by such Purchaser in accordance with the terms
hereof, will constitute the valid and legally binding obligation of such
Purchaser, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, except: (i)
as
limited by general equitable principles and applicable bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, moratorium and other laws of general application affecting
enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, (ii) as limited by laws relating to
the availability of specific performance, injunctive relief or other equitable
remedies and (iii) insofar as indemnification and contribution provisions may
be
limited by applicable law.
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(b) Own
Account.
Such
Purchaser understands that the Securities are “restricted securities” and have
not been registered under the Securities Act or any applicable state securities
law and is acquiring the Securities as principal for its own account and not
with a view to or for distributing or reselling such Securities or any part
thereof in violation of the Securities Act or any applicable state securities
law, has no present intention of distributing any of such Securities in
violation of the Securities Act or any applicable state securities law and
has
no direct or indirect arrangement or understandings with any other persons
to
distribute or regarding the distribution of such Securities (this representation
and warranty not limiting such Purchaser’s right to sell the Securities pursuant
to the Registration Statement or otherwise in compliance with applicable federal
and state securities laws) in violation of the Securities Act or any applicable
state securities law. Such Purchaser is acquiring the Securities hereunder
in
the ordinary course of its business.
(c) Purchaser
Status.
At the
time such Purchaser was offered the Securities, it was, and as of the date
hereof it is, and on each date on which it exercises any Warrants, it will
be an
“accredited investor” as described on the Accredited Investor Questionnaire
attached hereto as Annex I.
(d) Experience
of Such Purchaser.
Such
Purchaser, either alone or together with its representatives, has such
knowledge, sophistication and experience in business and financial matters
so as
to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the prospective investment
in the Securities, and has so evaluated the merits and risks of such investment.
Such Purchaser is able to bear the economic risk of an investment in the
Securities and, at the present time, is able to afford a complete loss of such
investment.
(e) General
Solicitation.
Such
Purchaser is not purchasing the Securities as a result of any advertisement,
article, notice or other communication regarding the Securities published in
any
newspaper, magazine or similar media or broadcast over television or radio
or
presented at any seminar or any other general solicitation or general
advertisement.
(f) Confidentiality
Prior To The Date Hereof.
Other
than to other Persons party to this Agreement, such Purchaser has maintained
the
confidentiality of all disclosures made to it in connection with this
transaction (including the existence and terms of this
transaction).
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ARTICLE
IV.
OTHER
AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES
4.1 Transfer
Restrictions.
(a)
The
Securities may only be disposed of in compliance with state and federal
securities laws. In connection with any transfer of Securities other than
pursuant to an effective registration statement or Rule 144, to the Company
or
to an Affiliate of a Purchaser or in connection with a pledge as contemplated
in
Section 4.1(b), the Company may require the transferor thereof to provide to
the
Company an opinion of counsel selected by the transferor and reasonably
acceptable to the Company, the form and substance of which opinion shall be
reasonably satisfactory to the Company, to the effect that such transfer does
not require registration of such transferred Securities under the Securities
Act. As a condition of transfer, any such transferee shall agree in writing
to
be bound by the terms of this Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement
and shall have the rights of a Purchaser under this Agreement and the
Registration Rights Agreement.
(b) The
Purchasers agree to the imprinting, so long as is required by this Section
4.1,
of a legend on any of the Securities in the following form:
THIS
SECURITY HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
OR
THE SECURITIES COMMISSION OF ANY STATE IN RELIANCE UPON AN EXEMPTION FROM
REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES
ACT”), AND, ACCORDINGLY, MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN
EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR PURSUANT TO AN
AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION
REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE
SECURITIES LAWS AS EVIDENCED BY A LEGAL OPINION OF COUNSEL TO THE TRANSFEROR
TO
SUCH EFFECT, THE SUBSTANCE OF WHICH SHALL BE REASONABLY ACCEPTABLE TO THE
COMPANY. THIS SECURITY MAY BE PLEDGED IN CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN
ACCOUNT WITH A REGISTERED BROKER-DEALER OR OTHER LOAN WITH A FINANCIAL
INSTITUTION THAT IS AN “ACCREDITED INVESTOR” AS DEFINED IN RULE 501(a) UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT OR OTHER LOAN SECURED BY SUCH SECURITIES.
The
Company acknowledges and agrees that a Purchaser may from time to time pledge
pursuant to a bona fide margin agreement with a registered broker-dealer or
grant a security interest in some or all of the Securities to a financial
institution that is an “accredited investor” as defined in Rule 501(a) under the
Securities Act and who agrees to be bound by the provisions of this Agreement
and the Registration Rights Agreement and, if required under the terms of such
arrangement, such Purchaser may transfer pledged or secured Securities to the
pledgees or secured parties. Such a pledge or transfer would not be subject
to
approval of the Company and no legal opinion of legal counsel of the pledgee,
secured party or pledgor shall be required in connection therewith. Further,
no
notice shall be required of such pledge. At the appropriate Purchaser’s expense,
the Company will execute and deliver such reasonable documentation as a pledgee
or secured party of Securities may reasonably request in connection with a
pledge or transfer of the Securities, including, if the Securities are subject
to registration pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement, the preparation
and filing of any required prospectus supplement under Rule 424(b)(3) under
the
Securities Act or other applicable provision of the Securities Act to
appropriately amend the list of Selling Stockholders (as defined in the
Registration Rights Agreement) thereunder.
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(c) Certificates
evidencing the Shares and Warrant Shares shall not contain any legend (including
the legend set forth in Section 4.1(b) hereof) following any sale of such Shares
or Warrant Shares pursuant to either (i) Rule 144 or (ii) if such legend is
not
required under applicable requirements of the Securities Act (including judicial
interpretations and pronouncements issued by the staff of the Commission).
The
Company shall cause its counsel to issue a legal opinion to the Transfer Agent
promptly after each sale of such Shares or Warrant Shares if required by the
Transfer Agent to effect the removal of the legend hereunder. The Company agrees
that at such time as such legend is no longer required under this Section
4.1(c), it will, no later than three Business Days following the delivery by
a
Purchaser to the Company or the Transfer Agent of a certificate representing
Shares or Warrant Shares, as the case may be, issued with a restrictive legend
(such third Business Day, the “Legend
Removal Date”),
deliver or cause to be delivered to such Purchaser a certificate representing
such shares that is free from all restrictive and other legends. The Company
may
not make any notation on its records or give instructions to the Transfer Agent
that enlarge the restrictions on transfer set forth in this Section. Nothing
herein shall limit such Purchaser’s right to pursue actual damages for the
Company’s failure to deliver certificates representing any Shares as required by
the Transaction Documents, and such Purchaser shall have the right to pursue
all
remedies available to it at law or in equity including, without limitation,
a
decree of specific performance and/or injunctive relief.
(d) Each
Purchaser, severally and not jointly with the other Purchasers, agrees that
such
Purchaser will sell any Securities pursuant to either the registration
requirements of the Securities Act, including any applicable prospectus delivery
requirements, or an exemption therefrom, and that if Securities are sold
pursuant to a Registration Statement, they will be sold in compliance with
the
plan of distribution set forth therein, and acknowledges that the removal of
the
restrictive legend from certificates representing Securities as set forth in
this Section 4.1 is predicated upon the Company’s reliance upon this
understanding.
4.2 Furnishing
of Information; Public Information
(a) If
after
the date hereof the Company becomes subject to the rules and regulations of
the
Exchange Act and as long as any Purchaser owns Securities, the Company covenants
to timely file (or obtain extensions in respect thereof and file within the
applicable grace period) all reports required to be filed by the Company after
the date hereof pursuant to the Exchange Act. As long as any Purchaser owns
Securities, if the Company is not required to file reports pursuant to the
Exchange Act, it will prepare and furnish to the Purchasers and make publicly
available in accordance with Rule 144(c) such information as is required for
the
Purchasers to sell the Securities under Rule 144. The Company further covenants
that it will take such further action as any holder of Securities may reasonably
request, to the extent required from time to time to enable such Person to
sell
such Securities without registration under the Securities Act within the
requirements of the exemption provided by Rule 144.
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(b)
If after
the six month anniversary of the date hereof the Company becomes subject to
the
rules and regulations of the Exchange Act and ending at such time that all
of
the Securities may be sold without the requirement for the Company to be in
compliance with Rule 144(c)(1) and otherwise without restriction or limitation
pursuant to Rule 144, if the Company shall fail for any reason to satisfy the
current public information requirement under Rule 144(c) (a “Public
Information Failure”)
then,
in addition to such Purchaser’s other available remedies, the Company shall pay
to a Purchaser, in cash, as partial liquidated damages and not as a penalty,
by
reason of any such delay in or reduction of its ability to sell the Securities,
an amount in cash equal to one half percent (0.5%) of the aggregate Subscription
Amount of such Purchaser’s Securities on the day of a Public Information Failure
and on every thirtieth (30th)
day
(pro rated for periods totaling less than thirty days) thereafter until the
earlier of (a) the date such Public Information Failure is cured and (b) such
time that such public information is no longer required for the Purchasers
to transfer the Underlying Shares pursuant to Rule 144. The payments to
which a Purchaser shall be entitled pursuant to this Section 4.2(b) are referred
to herein as “Public
Information Failure Payments.”
Public Information Failure Payments
shall be paid on the earlier of (i) the last day of the calendar month during
which such Public Information Failure Payments
are incurred and (ii) the third (3rd)
Business Day after the event or failure giving rise to the Public Information
Failure Payments
is cured. In the event the Company fails to make Public Information
Failure Payments
in a timely manner, such Public Information Failure Payments
shall bear interest at the rate of 0.5% per month (prorated for partial months)
until paid in full. Nothing herein shall limit such Purchaser’s right to pursue
actual damages for the Public Information Failure, and such Purchaser shall
have
the right to pursue all remedies available to it at law or in equity including,
without limitation, a decree of specific performance and/or injunctive relief.
The remedy hereunder shall be effective for a period of three years from the
Final Closing Date.
4.3 Integration.
The Company shall not sell, offer for sale or solicit offers to buy or otherwise
negotiate in respect of any security (as defined in Section 2 of the Securities
Act) that would be integrated with the offer or sale of the Securities in a
manner that would require the registration under the Securities Act of the
sale
of the Securities to the Purchasers or that would be integrated with the offer
or sale of the Securities to the Purchasers for purposes of the rules and
regulations of any Trading Market such that it would require shareholder
approval prior to the closing of such other transaction unless shareholder
approval is obtained before the closing of such subsequent
transaction.
4.4 Securities
Laws Disclosure; Publicity. The Company shall, by 8:30 a.m. (New York City
time) on the Business Day immediately following the date hereof, issue a press
release, disclosing the material terms of the transactions contemplated hereby.
The Company and Westminster shall consult with each other in issuing any other
press releases with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby, and no
Purchaser shall issue any such press release nor otherwise make any such public
statement without the prior consent of the Company, with respect to any press
release of any Purchaser, which consent shall not unreasonably be withheld
or
delayed, except if such disclosure is required by law, in which case the
disclosing party shall promptly provide the other party with prior notice of
such public statement or communication. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the
Company shall not publicly disclose the name of any Purchaser, or include the
name of any Purchaser in any filing with the Commission or any regulatory agency
or Trading Market, without the prior written consent of such Purchaser, except
(a) as required by federal securities law in connection with (i) any
registration statement contemplated by the Registration Rights Agreement and
(ii) the filing of final Transaction Documents (including signature pages
thereto) with the Commission and (b) to the extent such disclosure is required
by law or Trading Market regulations, in which case the Company shall provide
the Purchasers with prior notice of such disclosure permitted under this clause
(b).
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4.5 Shareholder
Rights Plan. No claim will be made or enforced by the Company or, with the
consent of the Company, any other Person, that any Purchaser is an “Acquiring
Person” under any control share acquisition, business combination, poison pill
(including any distribution under a rights agreement) or similar anti-takeover
plan or arrangement in effect or hereafter adopted by the Company, or that
any
Purchaser could be deemed to trigger the provisions of any such plan or
arrangement, by virtue of receiving Securities under the Transaction Documents
or under any other agreement between the Company and the
Purchasers.
4.6 Non-Public
Information. If at any time the Company becomes subject to the reporting
provisions of the Exchange Act, the Company covenants and agrees that neither
it, nor any other Person acting on its behalf, will provide any Purchaser or
its
agents or counsel with any information that the Company believes constitutes
material non-public information, unless prior thereto such Purchaser shall
have
executed a written agreement regarding the confidentiality and use of such
information. The Company understands and confirms that each Purchaser shall
be
relying on the foregoing covenant in effecting transactions in securities of
the
Company.
4.7 Use
of
Proceeds. The Company shall use the net proceeds from the sale of the
Securities hereunder as set forth in the POM.
4.8 Listing
of Common Stock. If at any time the Company becomes subject to the reporting
provisions of the Exchange Act, the Company hereby agrees to use best efforts
to
maintain the listing of the Common Stock on a Trading Market, and as soon as
reasonably practicable following the Closing (but not later than the earlier
of
the Effective Date and the first anniversary of the Closing Date) to list all
of
the Shares and Warrant Shares on such Trading Market. The Company further
agrees, if the Company applies to have the Common Stock traded on any other
Trading Market, it will then include in such application all of the Shares
and
Warrant Shares, and will take such other action as is necessary to cause all
of
the Shares and Warrant Shares to be listed on such other Trading Market as
promptly as possible. The Company will then take all action reasonably necessary
to continue the listing and trading of its Common Stock on a Trading Market
and
will comply in all respects with the Company’s reporting, filing and other
obligations under the bylaws or rules of the Trading Market.
4.9 Reservation
of Common Stock. As of the date hereof, the Company has reserved and the
Company shall continue to reserve and keep available at all times, free of
preemptive rights, a sufficient number of shares of Common Stock for the purpose
of enabling the Company to issue Shares pursuant to this Agreement and Warrant
Shares pursuant to any exercise of the Warrants.
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4.10 Form
D; Blue Sky Filings. The Company agrees to timely file a Form D with respect
to the Securities as required under Regulation D and to provide a copy thereof,
promptly upon request of any Purchaser. The Company shall take such action
as
the Company shall reasonably determine is necessary in order to obtain an
exemption for, or to qualify the Securities for, sale to the Purchasers at
the
Closing under applicable securities or “Blue Sky” laws of the states of the
United States, and shall provide evidence of such actions promptly upon request
of any Purchaser.
4.11 Participation
in Future Financing.
(a) From
the
date hereof until the date that is the 24 month anniversary of the Effective
Date, upon any issuance by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries of Common
Stock, Common Stock Equivalents for cash consideration, convertible debt (or
a
combination of units hereof) (a “Subsequent
Financing”),
each
Purchaser, with a Subscription Amount equal to or greater than $1,000,000,
shall
have the right to participate in the Subsequent Financing up to an amount equal
to such Purchaser’s percentage, as of the date of the consummation of such
Subsequent Financing, of beneficial ownership of the Common Stock, on a fully
diluted basis, and calculated with the denominator including all of the
Company’s issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock, on a fully diluted
basis (the “Participation
Maximum”)
on the
same terms, conditions and price provided for in the Subsequent
Financing.
(b) At
least
5 Business Days prior to the closing of the Subsequent Financing, the Company
shall deliver to each Purchaser a written notice of its intention to effect
a
Subsequent Financing (“Pre-Notice”),
which
Pre-Notice shall ask such Purchaser if it wants to review the details of such
financing (such additional notice, a “Subsequent
Financing Notice”).
Upon the request of a Purchaser, and only upon a request by such Purchaser,
for
a Subsequent Financing Notice, the Company shall promptly, but no later than
1
Business Day after such request, deliver a Subsequent Financing Notice to such
Purchaser. The Subsequent Financing Notice shall describe in reasonable
detail the proposed terms of such Subsequent Financing, the amount of proceeds
intended to be raised thereunder and the Person or Persons through or with
whom
such Subsequent Financing is proposed to be effected and shall include a term
sheet or similar document relating thereto as an
attachment.
(c) Any
Purchaser desiring to participate in such Subsequent Financing must provide
written notice to the Company by not later than 5:30 p.m. (New York City time)
on the fifth (5th)
Business
Day after all of the Purchasers have received the Pre-Notice that the Purchaser
is willing to participate in the Subsequent Financing, the amount of the
Purchaser’s participation, and that the Purchaser has such funds ready, willing,
and available for investment on the terms set forth in the Subsequent Financing
Notice. If the Company receives no notice from a Purchaser as of such fifth
(5th)
Business
Day, such Purchaser shall be deemed to have notified the Company that it does
not elect to participate.
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(d) If
by
5:30 p.m. (New York City time) on the fifth (5th)
Business
Day after all of the Purchasers have received the Pre-Notice, notifications
by
the Purchasers of their willingness to participate in the Subsequent Financing
(or to cause their designees to participate) is, in the aggregate, less than
the
total amount of the Subsequent Financing, then the Company may effect the
remaining portion of such Subsequent Financing on the terms and with the Persons
set forth in the Subsequent Financing Notice.
(e) Each
Purchaser that qualifies under Section 4.11(a) to acquire shares according
to a
Participation Maximum shall be entitled to do so in the Subsequent
Financing. The Company shall cause any Subsequent Financing to be
conducted subject to the Participation Maximum rights hereunder.
(f) The
Company must provide the Purchasers with a second Subsequent Financing Notice,
and the Purchasers will again have the right of participation set forth above
in
this Section 4.11, if the Subsequent Financing subject to the initial Subsequent
Financing Notice is not consummated for any reason on the terms set forth in
such Subsequent Financing Notice within 30 Business Days after the date of
the
initial Subsequent Financing Notice.
(g) Notwithstanding
the foregoing, this Section 4.11 shall not apply in respect of (i)
an
Exempt
Issuance,
or (ii)
an underwritten public offering of Common Stock.
4.12 Subsequent
Equity Sales.
(a) [Reserved]
(b) From
the
Final Closing Date until 24 months thereafter, the Company shall be prohibited
from effecting or entering into an agreement to effect any Subsequent Financing
involving a Variable Rate Transaction. “Variable
Rate Transaction”
means
a
transaction in which the Company issues or sells (i) any debt or equity
securities that are convertible into, exchangeable or exercisable for, or
include the right to receive additional shares of Common Stock either (A) at
a
conversion price, exercise price or exchange rate or other price that is based
upon and/or varies with the trading prices of or quotations for the shares
of
Common Stock at any time after the initial issuance of such debt or equity
securities or (B) with a conversion, exercise or exchange price that is subject
to being reset at some future date after the initial issuance of such debt
or
equity security or upon the occurrence of specified or contingent events
directly or indirectly related to the business of the Company or the market
for
the Common Stock or (ii) enters into any agreement, including, but not limited
to, an equity line of credit, whereby the Company may sell securities at a
future determined price. Any Purchaser shall be entitled to obtain injunctive
relief against the Company to preclude any such issuance, which remedy shall
be
in addition to any right to collect damages.
(c) Notwithstanding
the foregoing, this Section 4.12 shall not apply in respect of an Exempt
Issuance, except that no Variable Rate Transaction shall be an Exempt Issuance
or any issuance of bridge notes up to an aggregate principal amount of
$1,000,000.
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4.13 Short
Sales and Confidentiality After The Date Hereof. Each Purchaser, severally
and not jointly with the other Purchasers, covenants that neither it, nor any
Affiliate acting on its behalf or pursuant to any understanding with it, will
execute any Short Sales during the period commencing with the execution date
of
this Agreement by Purchaser and ending at such time the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement are first publicly announced as described in
Section 4.4.
Each
Purchaser, severally and not jointly with the other Purchasers, covenants that
until such time as the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are publicly
disclosed by the Company as described in Section 4.4, such Purchaser will
maintain the confidentiality of the existence and terms of this transaction
and
the information included in the Transaction Documents and the Disclosure
Schedules. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, no Purchaser makes any representation, warranty or covenant
hereby that it will not engage in Short Sales in the securities of the Company
after the time that the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are first
publicly announced as described in Section 4.4. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, in the case of a Purchaser that is a multi-managed investment
vehicle whereby separate portfolio managers manage separate portions of such
Purchaser’s assets and the portfolio managers have no direct knowledge of the
investment decisions made by the portfolio managers managing other portions
of
such Purchaser’s assets, the covenant set forth above shall only apply with
respect to the portion of assets managed by the portfolio manager that made
the
investment decision to purchase the Securities covered by this
Agreement.
4.14 [Reserved]
ARTICLE
V.
MISCELLANEOUS
5.1 Termination.
This Agreement may be terminated by any Purchaser, as to such Purchaser’s
obligations hereunder only and without any effect whatsoever on the obligations
between the Company and the other Purchasers, by written notice to the other
parties, if the first Closing has not been consummated on or before the
Termination Date; provided, however, that no such termination will
affect the right of any party to xxx for any breach by the other party (or
parties).
5.2 Fees
and Expenses. Except as expressly set forth in the Transaction Documents to
the contrary, each party shall pay the fees and expenses of its advisers,
counsel, accountants and other experts, if any, and all other expenses incurred
by such party incident to the negotiation, preparation, execution, delivery
and
performance of this Agreement. The Company shall pay all transfer agent fees,
stamp taxes and other taxes and duties levied in connection with the delivery
of
any Securities to the Purchasers.
5.3 Entire
Agreement. The Transaction Documents, together with the exhibits and
schedules thereto, contain the entire understanding of the parties with respect
to the subject matter hereof and supersede all prior agreements and
understandings, oral or written, with respect to such matters, which the parties
acknowledge have been merged into such documents, exhibits and
schedules.
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5.4 Notices.
Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries required or permitted
to be provided hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed given and
effective on the earliest of (a) the date of transmission, if such notice or
communication is delivered via facsimile at the facsimile number set forth
on
the signature pages attached hereto prior to 5:30 p.m. (New York City time)
on a
Business Day, (b) the next Business Day after the date of transmission, if
such
notice or communication is delivered via facsimile at the facsimile number
set
forth on the signature pages attached hereto on a day that is not a Business
Day
or later than 5:30 p.m. (New York City time) on any Business Day, (c) the
2nd
Business
Day following the date of mailing, if sent by U.S. nationally recognized
overnight courier service, or (d) upon actual receipt by the party to whom
such
notice is required to be given. The address for such notices and communications
shall be as set forth on the signature pages attached hereto.
5.5 Amendments;
Waivers. No provision of this Agreement may be waived or amended except in a
written instrument signed, in the case of an amendment, by the Company and
each
Purchaser or, in the case of a waiver, by the party against whom enforcement
of
any such waived provision is sought. No waiver of any default with respect
to
any provision, condition or requirement of this Agreement shall be deemed to
be
a continuing waiver in the future or a waiver of any subsequent default or
a
waiver of any other provision, condition or requirement hereof, nor shall any
delay or omission of any party to exercise any right hereunder in any manner
impair the exercise of any such right.
5.6 Headings.
The headings herein are for convenience only, do not constitute a part of this
Agreement and shall not be deemed to limit or affect any of the provisions
hereof.
5.7 Successors
and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit
of the parties and their successors and permitted assigns. The Company may
not
assign this Agreement or any rights or obligations hereunder without the prior
written consent of each Purchaser (other than by merger). Any Purchaser may
assign any or all of its rights under this Agreement to any Person to whom
such
Purchaser assigns or transfers any Securities, provided such transferee agrees
in writing to be bound, with respect to the transferred Securities, by the
provisions of the Transaction Documents that apply to the
“Purchasers.”
5.8 No
Third-Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement is intended for the benefit of the
parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns and is
not
for the benefit of, nor may any provision hereof be enforced by, any other
Person, except as otherwise set forth in Section 4.8.
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5.9 Governing
Law. All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and
interpretation of the Transaction Documents shall be governed by and construed
and enforced in accordance with the internal laws of the State of New York,
without regard to the principles of conflicts of law thereof. Each party agrees
that all legal proceedings concerning the interpretations, enforcement and
defense of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and any other
Transaction Documents (whether brought against a party hereto or its respective
affiliates, directors, officers, shareholders, employees or agents) shall be
commenced exclusively in the state and federal courts sitting in the City of
New
York. Each party hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of
the
state and federal courts sitting in the City of New York, borough of Manhattan
for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in connection herewith or
with
any transaction contemplated hereby or discussed herein (including with respect
to the enforcement of any of the Transaction Documents), and hereby irrevocably
waives, and agrees not to assert in any suit, action or proceeding, any claim
that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of any such court, that
such suit, action or proceeding is improper or is an inconvenient venue for
such
proceeding. Each party hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process
and
consents to process being served in any such suit, action or proceeding by
mailing a copy thereof via registered or certified mail or overnight delivery
(with evidence of delivery) to such party at the address in effect for notices
to it under this Agreement and agrees that such service shall constitute good
and sufficient service of process and notice thereof. Nothing contained herein
shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any other
manner permitted by law. If either party shall commence an action or proceeding
to enforce any provisions of the Transaction Documents, then the prevailing
party in such action or proceeding shall be reimbursed by the other party for
its reasonable attorneys’ fees and other costs and expenses incurred with the
investigation, preparation and prosecution of such action or
proceeding.
5.10 Survival.
The representations and warranties contained herein shall survive the Closing
and the delivery of the Securities for the applicable statute of
limitations.
5.11 Execution.
This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, all of which when
taken together shall be considered one and the same agreement and shall become
effective when counterparts have been signed by each party and delivered to
the
other party, it being understood that both parties need not sign the same
counterpart. In the event that any signature is delivered by facsimile
transmission or by e-mail delivery of a “.pdf” format data file, such signature
shall create a valid and binding obligation of the party executing (or on whose
behalf such signature is executed) with the same force and effect as if such
facsimile or “.pdf” signature page were an original thereof.
5.12 Severability.
If any term, provision, covenant or restriction of this Agreement is held by
a
court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal, void or unenforceable,
the remainder of the terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions set forth
herein shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected,
impaired or invalidated, and the parties hereto shall use their commercially
reasonable efforts to find and employ an alternative means to achieve the same
or substantially the same result as that contemplated by such term, provision,
covenant or restriction. It is hereby stipulated and declared to be the
intention of the parties that they would have executed the remaining terms,
provisions, covenants and restrictions without including any of such that may
be
hereafter declared invalid, illegal, void or unenforceable.
5.13 Replacement
of Securities. If any certificate or instrument evidencing any Securities is
mutilated, lost, stolen or destroyed, the Company shall issue or cause to be
issued in exchange and substitution for and upon cancellation thereof (in the
case of mutilation), or in lieu of and substitution therefor, a new certificate
or instrument, but only upon receipt of evidence reasonably satisfactory to
the
Company of such loss, theft or destruction. The applicant for a new certificate
or instrument under such circumstances shall also pay any reasonable third-party
costs (including customary indemnity) associated with the issuance of such
replacement Securities.
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5.14 Remedies.
In addition to being entitled to exercise all rights provided herein or granted
by law, including recovery of damages, each of the Purchasers and the Company
will be entitled to specific performance under the Transaction Documents. The
parties agree that monetary damages may not be adequate compensation for any
loss incurred by reason of any breach of obligations contained in the
Transaction Documents and hereby agrees to waive and not to assert in any action
for specific performance of any such obligation the defense that a remedy at
law
would be adequate.
5.15 Independent
Nature of Purchasers’ Obligations and Rights. The obligations of each
Purchaser under any Transaction Document are several and not joint with the
obligations of any other Purchaser, and no Purchaser shall be responsible in
any
way for the performance or non-performance of the obligations of any other
Purchaser under any Transaction Document. Nothing contained herein or in any
other Transaction Document, and no action taken by any Purchaser pursuant
thereto, shall be deemed to constitute the Purchasers as a partnership, an
association, a joint venture or any other kind of entity, or create a
presumption that the Purchasers are in any way acting in concert or as a group
with respect to such obligations or the transactions contemplated by the
Transaction Documents. Each Purchaser shall be entitled to independently protect
and enforce its rights, including without limitation, the rights arising out
of
this Agreement or out of the other Transaction Documents, and it shall not
be
necessary for any other Purchaser to be joined as an additional party in any
proceeding for such purpose. Each Purchaser has been represented by its own
separate legal counsel in their review and negotiation of the Transaction
Documents. For reasons of administrative convenience only, Purchasers and their
respective counsel have chosen to communicate with the Company through FWS.
FWS
does not represent all of the Purchasers but only Westminster. The Company
has
elected to provide all Purchasers with the same terms and Transaction Documents
for the convenience of the Company and not because it was required or requested
to do so by the Purchasers.
5.16 Liquidated
Damages. The Company’s obligations to pay any partial liquidated damages or
other amounts owing under the Transaction Documents is a continuing obligation
of the Company and shall not terminate until all unpaid partial liquidated
damages and other amounts have been paid notwithstanding the fact that the
instrument or security pursuant to which such partial liquidated damages or
other amounts are due and payable shall have been canceled.
5.17 Saturdays,
Sundays, Holidays, etc. If
the
last or appointed day for the taking of any action or the expiration of any
right required or granted herein shall not be a Business Day, then such action
may be taken or such right may be exercised on the next succeeding Business
Day.
5.18 Construction.
The parties agree that each of them and/or their respective counsel has reviewed
and had an opportunity to revise the Transaction Documents and, therefore,
the
normal rule of construction to the effect that any ambiguities are to be
resolved against the drafting party shall not be employed in the interpretation
of the Transaction Documents or any amendments hereto.
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5.19 WAIVER
OF JURY TRIAL. IN ANY ACTION, SUIT, OR PROCEEDING IN ANY JURISDICTION
BROUGHT BY ANY PARTY AGAINST ANY OTHER PARTY, THE PARTIES EACH KNOWINGLY AND
INTENTIONALLY, TO THE GREATEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, HEREBY
ABSOLUTELY, UNCONDITIONALLY, IRREVOCABLY AND EXPRESSLY WAIVES FOREVER TRIAL
BY
JURY.
(Signature
Pages Follow)
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Securities Purchase
Agreement to be duly executed by their respective authorized signatories as
of
the date first indicated above.
CONCENTRIC ENERGY CORPORATION |
Address
for Notice:
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By:
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Name:
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Title:
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With
a
copy to (which shall not constitute notice):
Xxxxxx
Brand
000
Xxxxxxx Xxxx
00xx
Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxx,
XX 00000
Attn:
Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Esq.
Fax:
(000) 000-0000
[REMAINDER
OF PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK
SIGNATURE
PAGE FOR PURCHASER FOLLOWS]
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[PURCHASER
SIGNATURE PAGES TO CONCENTRIC
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have caused this Securities Purchase Agreement
to be duly executed by their respective authorized signatories as of the date
first indicated above.
Subscription
Amount: $___________________
Shares
of
Common Stock _______________
“A”
Warrant Shares: _______________
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“B”
Warrant Shares: _________________
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______________________________________
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____________________________________
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Name
of Investor (Print)
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Name
of Joint Investor (if any) (Print)
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____________________________________
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____________________________________
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Signature
of Investor
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Signature
of Joint Investor (if any)
|
____________________________________
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Capacity of Signatory (for entities) |
__________________________________________
Social
Security or Taxpayer Identification Number
Investor
Contact Information:
______________________________________
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_________________
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_________________
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Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx
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Telephone
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Fax
|
_________________________________________
|
____________________________________
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City
State
Zip Code
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Email
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Instructions
for Delivery of Securities:
o
Deposit to my
Westminster brokerage account
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o
Deliver
to an alternate
address:
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o
Deliver to the address above
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____________________________________
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____________________________________
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Broker: | |
o
Westminster
Rep:_______________________
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o
Other
Rep:
_________________________
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[SIGNATURE
PAGES CONTINUE]
ANNEX
I - ACCREDITED INVESTOR QUESTIONNAIRE
The
undersigned hereby refers to the Subscription Agreement executed and delivered
to Concentric Energy Corporation (the “Company”) by the undersigned as of the
date herewith. The undersigned hereby represents and warrants to the Company
that such individual or entity meets at least one of the tests below for an
“accredited investor” (as defined in Regulation D of the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended).
The
undersigned qualifies as an Accredited Investor pursuant to the following (check
one):
o
|
The
undersigned is an individual who is a director or executive officer
of
Concentric
Energy Corporation An “executive officer” is the president, a vice
president in charge of a principal business unit, division or function
(such as sales, administration or finance), any other officer who
performs
a policy making function or any other person who performs similar
policy
making functions for the Company.
|
o
|
The
undersigned is an individual that (1) had individual income of more
than
$200,000 in each of the two most recent fiscal years and reasonably
expects to have individual income in excess of $200,000 in the current
year, or (2) had joint income together with the undersigned’s spouse in
excess of $300,000 in each of the two most recent fiscal years and
reasonably expects to have joint income in excess of $300,000 in
the
current year.“Income”
means adjusted gross income, as reported for federal income tax purposes,
increased by the following amounts: (i) any tax exempt interest income
under Section 103 of the Internal Revenue Code (the “Code”) received, (ii)
any losses claimed as a limited partner in a limited partnership
as
reported on Schedule E of Form 1040, (iii) any deduction claimed
for
depletion under Section 611 of the Code or (iv) any amount by which
income
has been reduced in arriving at adjusted gross income pursuant to
the
provisions of Section 1202 of the Code. In determining personal income,
however, unrealized capital gains should not be
included.
|
o
|
The
undersigned is an individual with individual net worth, or combined
net
worth together with the undersigned’s spouse, in excess of
$1,000,000.“Net
worth” means the excess of total assets at fair market value, including
home, home furnishings and automobiles, over total
liabilities.
|
o
|
The
undersigned is a Trust with total assets in excess of
$5,000,000,
was not formed for the specific purpose of acquiring securities of
Concentric Energy Corporation, and the purchase of the securities
is
directed by a person with such knowledge and experience in financial
and
business matters that he is capable of evaluating the risks and merits
of
the prospective investment in such
securities.
|
o
|
The
undersigned is a corporation, partnership, limited liability company
or
limited liability partnership that has total assets in excess of
$5,000,000
and was not formed for the specific purpose of acquiring securities
of
Concentric Energy Corporation
|
o
|
The
undersigned is an entity in which all of its equity owners are Accredited
Investors.
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____________________________________
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Name
of Investor (Print)
|
Name
of Joint Investor (if any) (Print)
|
______________________________________
|
____________________________________
|
Signature
of Investor
|
Signature
of Joint Investor (if any)
|
________________
|
________________
|
Capacity
of Signatory (for entities)
|
Date
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