SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT
This
Securities Purchase Agreement (this “Agreement”)
is
dated as of May __, 2006, among Innovative Card Technologies, Inc., a Delaware
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 indicated 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 144 under the Securities Act. With
respect to a Purchaser, any investment fund or managed account that is managed
on a discretionary basis by the same investment manager as such Purchaser will
be deemed to be an Affiliate of such Purchaser.
“Business
Day”
means
any day except Saturday, Sunday, any day which shall be 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.
“Closing”
means
the closing of the purchase and sale of the Securities pursuant to Section
2.1.
“Closing
Date”
means
the Trading 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.
“Closing
Price”
means
on any particular date (a) the last reported closing bid price per share of
Common Stock on such date on the Trading Market (as reported by Bloomberg L.P.
at 4:15 p.m. (New York City time)), or (b) if there is no such price on such
date, then the closing bid price on the Trading Market on the date nearest
preceding such date (as reported by Bloomberg L.P. at 4:15 p.m. (New York City
time)), or (c) if the Common Stock is not then listed or quoted on the
Trading Market and if prices for the Common Stock are then reported in the
“pink
sheets” published by Pink Sheets LLC (or a similar organization or agency
succeeding to its functions of reporting prices), the most recent bid price
per
share of the Common Stock so reported, or (d) if the shares of Common Stock
are not then publicly traded the fair market value of a share of Common Stock
as
determined by an appraiser selected in good faith by the Purchasers of a
majority in interest of the Shares then outstanding.
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“Commission”
means
the 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
Xxxxxxxxxx & Xxxxx, LLP.
“Disclosure
Schedules”
means
the Disclosure Schedules of the Company delivered concurrently herewith.
“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.
“Evaluation
Date”
shall
have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(r).
“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
by a
majority of the non-employee members of the Board of Directors of the Company
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 any
such
securities, and (c) securities issued pursuant to acquisitions or strategic
transactions approved by a majority of the disinterested directors, 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.
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“FW”
means
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx LLP with offices located at 000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000,
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000-0000.
“GAAP”
shall
have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(h).
“Intellectual
Property Rights”
shall
have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(o).
“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.
“Material
Adverse Effect”
shall
have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 3.1(b).
“Material
Permits”
shall
have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(m).
“Participation
Maximum”
shall
have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.13.
“Per
Share Purchase Price”
equals
$___,1
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.
“Placement
Agent”
means
X. X. Xxxxxxx & Company, LLC.
“Placement
Agent Fee”
means
a
fee payable in cash at Closing in an amount equal to 5% of the aggregate
Subscription Amounts paid by the Purchasers pursuant to this
Agreement.
“Placement
Agent Warrant”
means
a
Common Stock purchase warrant to purchase up to a number of shares of Common
Stock equal to 3% of the aggregate number of Shares purchased hereunder, with
an
exercise price equal to $___2
(subject
to adjustment therein) and a term of exercise equal to 5 years, in the form
of
Exhibit
C
attached
hereto
1 To
be
determined prior to Closing, but shall not be lower than
$3.00.
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“Pre-Notice”
shall
have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.13.
“Proceeding”
means
an action, claim, suit, investigation or proceeding (including, without
limitation, an investigation or partial proceeding, such as a deposition),
whether commenced or threatened.
“Purchaser
Party”
shall
have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.9.
“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
shares underlying the Placement Agent Warrant.
“Required
Approvals”
shall
have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(e).
“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.
“SEC
Reports”
shall
have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(h).
“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”
shall
include 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 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.
2 110%
of
the Per Share Purchase Price.
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“Subsequent
Financing”
shall
have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.13.
“Subsequent
Financing Notice”
shall
have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.13.
“Subsidiary”
means
any subsidiary of the Company as set forth on Schedule
3.1(a).
“Trading
Day”
means
a
day on which the Common Stock is traded on a Trading Market.
“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 Nasdaq Capital Market, the American
Stock Exchange, the New York Stock Exchange, the Nasdaq National Market or
the
OTC Bulletin Board.
“Transaction
Documents”
means
this Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement and any other documents
or
agreements executed in connection with the transactions contemplated
hereunder.
“Transfer
Agent”
means
American Stock Transfer and Trust Company, with a mailing address of 00 Xxxxxx
Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx, 00000 and a facsimile number of (000) 000-0000, and
any successor transfer agent of the Company.
ARTICLE
II.
PURCHASE
AND SALE
2.1
Closing.
On the
Closing Date, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein,
substantially concurrent with the execution and delivery of this Agreement
by
the parties hereto, the Company agrees to sell, and each Purchaser agrees to
purchase in the aggregate, severally and not jointly, up to $___________ of
Shares. Each Purchaser shall deliver to the Company via wire transfer or a
certified check immediately available funds equal to their Subscription Amount
and the Company shall deliver to each Purchaser their respective Shares as
determined pursuant to Section 2.2(a) and the other items set forth in Section
2.2 issuable at the Closing. Upon satisfaction of the conditions set forth
in
Sections 2.2 and 2.3, the Closing shall occur at the offices of FW or such
other
location as the parties shall mutually agree.
2.2
Deliveries
(a) On
or
prior to the Closing Date, the Company shall deliver or cause to be delivered
to
each Purchaser the following:
(i) this
Agreement duly executed by the Company;
(ii) a
legal
opinion of Company Counsel, in the form of Exhibit
B
attached
hereto;
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(iii) a
copy of
the irrevocable instructions to the Company’s Transfer Agent instructing the
Transfer Agent to deliver, on an expedited basis, 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;
(iv) the
Placement Agent Fee by wire transfer to the account as specified in writing
by
the Placement Agent;
(v) the
Placement Agent Warrant, registered in the name of the Placement Agent;
and
(vi) 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 the following:
(i) this
Agreement duly executed by such Purchaser;
(ii) such
Purchaser’s Subscription Amount by wire transfer to the account as specified in
writing by the Company; and
(iii) the
Registration Rights Agreement duly executed by such Purchaser.
2.3
Closing
Conditions.
(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 the Purchasers required to be performed
at or prior to the Closing Date shall have been performed;
and
(iii) the
delivery by the Purchasers 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;
(ii) all
obligations, covenants and agreements of the Company required to be performed
at
or prior to the Closing Date shall have been performed;
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(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, trading in the Common Stock shall not have
been
suspended by the Commission or the Company’s principal Trading Market (except
for any suspension of trading of limited duration agreed to by the Company,
which suspension shall be terminated prior to the Closing), and, at any time
prior to the Closing Date, trading in securities generally as reported by
Bloomberg L.P. shall not have been suspended or limited, or minimum prices
shall
not have been established on securities whose trades are reported by such
service, or on any Trading Market, nor shall a banking moratorium 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 Shares at the Closing.
ARTICLE
III.
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES
1.1
Representations
and Warranties of the Company.
3.1 Except as set forth under the corresponding section
of the disclosure schedules delivered to the Purchasers concurrently herewith
(the “Disclosure Schedules”) which Disclosure Schedules shall be deemed a part
hereof, the Company hereby makes the representations and warranties set forth
below to each PurchaserExcept
as
set forth under the corresponding section of the Disclosure Schedules which
Disclosure Schedules shall be deemed a part hereof and to qualify any
representation or warranty otherwise made herein to the extent of such
disclosure, the Company hereby makes the representations and warranties set
forth below to each Purchaser:
(a) Subsidiaries.
All of
the direct and indirect subsidiaries of the Company are set forth on
Schedule
3.1(a).
The
Company owns, directly or indirectly, all of the capital stock or other equity
interests of each Subsidiary free and clear of any Liens, and all the issued
and
outstanding shares of capital stock of each Subsidiary are validly issued
and
are fully paid, non-assessable and free of preemptive and similar rights
to
subscribe for or purchase securities. If the Company has no subsidiaries,
then
all other references in the Transaction Documents to the Subsidiaries or
any of
them will be disregarded.
(b) Organization
and Qualification.
The
Company and each of the Subsidiaries is an entity duly incorporated or otherwise
organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the
jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization (as applicable), with the
requisite power and authority to own and use its properties and assets and
to
carry on its business as currently conducted. Neither the Company nor any
Subsidiary is in violation or default of any of the provisions of its respective
certificate or articles of incorporation, bylaws or other organizational
or
charter documents. Each of the Company and the Subsidiaries is duly qualified
to
conduct business and is in good standing as a foreign corporation or other
entity in each jurisdiction in which the nature of the business conducted
or
property owned by it makes such qualification necessary, except where the
failure to be so qualified or in good standing, as the case may be, could
not
have or reasonably be expected to result in (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 (any of (i), (ii) or (iii), 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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(c) Authorization;
Enforcement.
The
Company has the requisite corporate power and authority to enter into and
to
consummate the transactions contemplated by each of the Transaction Documents
and otherwise to carry out its obligations hereunder and thereunder. The
execution and delivery of each of the Transaction Documents by the Company
and
the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated 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, its board of directors or its
stockholders in connection therewith other than in connection with the Required
Approvals. Each Transaction Document has been (or upon delivery will have
been)
duly executed by the Company and, when delivered in accordance with the terms
hereof 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.
(d) 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 agreement, credit facility, debt or other instrument (evidencing a Company
or Subsidiary debt or otherwise) or other understanding to which the Company
or
any Subsidiary is a party or by which any property or asset of the Company
or
any Subsidiary is bound or affected, or (iii) subject to the Required Approvals,
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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(e) Filings,
Consents and Approvals.
The
Company is not required to obtain any consent, waiver, authorization or order
of, give any notice to, or make any filing or registration with, any court
or
other federal, state, local or other governmental authority or other Person
in
connection with the execution, delivery and performance by the Company of
the
Transaction Documents, other than (i) filings required pursuant to Section
4.4
of this Agreement, (ii) the filing with the Commission of the Registration
Statement, (iii) application(s) to each applicable Trading Market for the
listing of the Shares for trading thereon in the time and manner required
thereby and (iv) 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”).
(f) Issuance
of the Securities.
The
Shares 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 Company
has reserved from its duly authorized capital stock the maximum number of
Shares
issuable pursuant to this Agreement.
(g) Capitalization.
The
capitalization of the Company is as set forth on Schedule
3.1(g).
The
Company has not issued any capital stock since its most
recently filed periodic report under the Exchange Act, other
than pursuant to the exercise of employee stock options under the Company’s
stock option plans, the issuance of shares of Common Stock to employees pursuant
to the Company’s employee stock purchase plan and pursuant to the conversion or
exercise of Common Stock Equivalents outstanding as of the date of the most
recently filed periodic report under the Exchange Act. No Person has any
right
of first refusal, preemptive right, right of participation, or any similar
right
to participate in the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents.
Except as a result of the purchase and sale of the Shares, there are no
outstanding options, warrants, script rights to subscribe to, calls or
commitments of any character whatsoever relating to, or securities, rights
or
obligations convertible into or 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 Shares will not
obligate the Company to issue shares of Common Stock or other securities
to any
Person (other than the Purchasers) and will not result in a right of any
holder
of Company securities to adjust the exercise, conversion, exchange or reset
price under 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 of the Company or
others is required for the issuance and sale of the Shares. 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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(h) SEC
Reports; Financial Statements.
The
Company has filed all reports, schedules, forms, statements and other documents
required to be filed by it under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act,
including pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) thereof, for the two years
preceding the date hereof (or such shorter period as the Company was required
by
law or regulation to file such material) (the foregoing materials, including
the
exhibits thereto and documents incorporated by reference therein, being
collectively referred to herein as the “SEC
Reports”)
on a
timely basis or has received a valid extension of such time of filing and
has
filed any such SEC Reports prior to the expiration of any such extension.
As of
their respective dates, the SEC Reports complied in all material respects
with
the requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act and the rules
and
regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder, as applicable, and
none of
the SEC Reports, when filed, contained any untrue statement of a material
fact
or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary
in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances
under
which they were made, not misleading. The financial statements of the Company
included in the SEC Reports comply in all material respects with applicable
accounting requirements and the rules and regulations of the Commission with
respect thereto as in effect at the time of filing. Such financial statements
have been prepared in accordance with 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.
(i) Material
Changes; Undisclosed Events, Liabilities or Developments.
Since
the date of the latest audited financial statements included within the SEC
Reports, except as specifically disclosed in a subsequent SEC Report, (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 existing Company stock option plans.
The Company does not have pending before the Commission any request for
confidential treatment of information. Except for the issuance of the Shares
contemplated by this Agreement or as set forth on Schedule
3.1(i),
no
event, liability or development has occurred or exists with respect to the
Company or its Subsidiaries or their respective business, properties, operations
or financial condition, that would be required to be disclosed by the Company
under applicable securities laws at the time this representation is made
that
has not been publicly disclosed at least 1 Trading Day prior to the date
that
this representation is made.
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(j) 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 Shares 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. The Commission has not issued any stop order or other order
suspending the effectiveness of any registration statement filed by the Company
or any Subsidiary under the Exchange Act or the Securities Act.
(k) Labor
Relations.
No
material labor dispute exists or, to the knowledge of the Company, is imminent
with respect to any of the employees of the Company which could reasonably
be
expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. None of the Company’s or its
Subsidiaries’ employees is a member of a union that relates to such employee’s
relationship with the Company, and neither the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries is a party to a collective bargaining agreement, and the Company
and its Subsidiaries believe that their relationships with their employees
are
good. No executive officer, to the knowledge of the Company, is, or is now
expected to be, in violation of any material term of any employment contract,
confidentiality, disclosure or proprietary information agreement or
non-competition agreement, or any other contract or agreement or any restrictive
covenant, and the continued employment of each such executive officer does
not
subject the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to any liability with respect
to
any of the foregoing matters. 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.
(l) Compliance.
Neither
the Company nor any Subsidiary (i) is in default under or in violation of
(and
no event has occurred that has not been waived that, with notice or lapse
of
time or both, would result in a default by the Company or any Subsidiary
under),
nor has the Company or any Subsidiary received notice of a claim that it
is in
default under or that it is in violation of, any indenture, loan or credit
agreement or any other agreement or instrument to which it is a party or
by
which it or any of its properties is bound (whether or not such default or
violation has been waived), (ii) is in violation of any order of any court,
arbitrator or governmental body, or (iii) is or has been in violation of
any
statute, rule or regulation of any governmental authority, including without
limitation all foreign, federal, state and local laws 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.
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(m) Regulatory
Permits.
The
Company and the Subsidiaries possess all certificates, authorizations and
permits issued by the appropriate federal, state, local or foreign regulatory
authorities necessary to conduct their respective businesses as described
in the
SEC Reports, except where the failure to possess such permits could not have
or
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.
(n) Title
to Assets.
The
Company and the Subsidiaries have good and marketable title in fee simple
to all
real property owned by them that is material to the business of the Company
and
the Subsidiaries and good and marketable title in all personal property owned
by
them that is material to the business of the Company and the Subsidiaries,
in
each case free and clear of all Liens, except for Liens as do not materially
affect the value of such property and do not materially interfere with the
use
made and proposed to be made of such property by the Company and the
Subsidiaries and Liens for the payment of federal, state or other taxes,
the
payment of which is neither delinquent nor subject to penalties. Any real
property and facilities held under lease by the Company and the Subsidiaries
are
held by them under valid, subsisting and enforceable leases with which the
Company and the Subsidiaries are in compliance.
(o) Patents
and Trademarks.
The
Company and the Subsidiaries have, or have rights to use, all patents, patent
applications, trademarks, trademark applications, service marks, trade names,
trade secrets, inventions, copyrights, licenses and other intellectual property
rights and similar rights necessary or material for use in connection with
their
respective businesses as described in the SEC Reports and which the failure
to
so have could have a Material Adverse Effect (collectively, the “Intellectual
Property Rights”).
Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has received a notice (written or
otherwise) that the Intellectual Property Rights used by the Company or any
Subsidiary violates or infringes upon the rights of any Person. To the knowledge
of the Company, all such Intellectual Property Rights are enforceable and
there
is no existing infringement by another Person of any of the Intellectual
Property Rights. The Company and its Subsidiaries have taken reasonable security
measures to protect the secrecy, confidentiality and value of all of their
intellectual properties, except where failure to do so could not, individually
or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect.
(p) Insurance.
The
Company and the Subsidiaries are insured by insurers of recognized financial
responsibility against such losses and risks and in such amounts as are prudent
and customary in the businesses in which the Company and the Subsidiaries
are
engaged, 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.
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(q) Transactions
With Affiliates and Employees.
Except
as set forth in the SEC Reports, none of the officers or directors of the
Company and, to the knowledge of the Company, none of the employees of the
Company is presently a party to any transaction with the Company or any
Subsidiary (other than for services as employees, officers and directors),
including any contract, agreement or other arrangement providing for the
furnishing of services to or by, providing for rental of real or personal
property to or from, or otherwise requiring payments to or from any officer,
director or such employee or, to the knowledge of the Company, any entity
in
which any officer, director, or any such employee has a substantial interest
or
is an officer, director, trustee or partner, in each case in excess of $60,000
other than (i) for payment of salary or consulting fees for services rendered,
(ii) reimbursement for expenses incurred on behalf of the Company and (iii)
for
other employee benefits, including stock option agreements under any stock
option plan of the Company.
(r) Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx;
Internal Accounting Controls.
The
Company is in material compliance with all provisions of the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx
Act
of 2002 which are applicable to it as of the Closing Date. 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 established disclosure
controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and
15d-15(e)) for the Company and designed such disclosure controls and procedures
to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in the
reports it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed,
summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the Commission’s
rules and forms. The Company’s certifying officers have evaluated the
effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures as of the end
of the period covered by the Company’s most recently filed periodic report under
the Exchange Act (such date, the “Evaluation
Date”).
The
Company presented in its most recently filed periodic report under the Exchange
Act the conclusions of the certifying officers about the effectiveness of the
disclosure controls and procedures based on their evaluations as of the
Evaluation Date. Since the Evaluation Date, there have been no changes in the
Company’s internal control over financial reporting (as such term is defined in
the Exchange Act) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to
materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial
reporting.
(s) Certain
Fees.
No
brokerage or finder’s fees or commissions are or will be payable by the Company
to any broker, financial advisor or consultant, finder, placement agent,
investment banker, bank or other Person with respect to the transactions
contemplated by the Transaction Documents. The Purchasers shall have no
obligation with respect to any fees or with respect to any claims made by or
on
behalf of other Persons for fees of a type contemplated in this Section that
may
be due in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Transaction
Documents.
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(t) Private
Placement.
Assuming the accuracy of the Purchasers representations and warranties set
forth
in Section 3.2, no registration under the Securities Act is required for the
offer and sale of the Shares by the Company to the Purchasers as contemplated
hereby. The issuance and sale of the Shares hereunder does not contravene the
rules and regulations of the Trading Market.
(u) Investment
Company.
The
Company is not, and is not an Affiliate of, and immediately after receipt of
payment for the Shares, will not be or be an Affiliate of, an “investment
company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
The Company shall conduct its business in a manner so that it will not become
subject to the Investment Company Act.
(v) Registration
Rights.
Other
than each of the Purchasers and as set forth on Schedule
3.1(v),
no
Person has any right to cause the Company to effect the registration under
the
Securities Act of any securities of the Company.
(w) Listing
and Maintenance Requirements.
The
Company’s Common Stock is registered pursuant to Section 12(b) or 12(g) of the
Exchange Act, and the Company has taken no action designed to, or which to
its
knowledge is likely to have the effect of, terminating the registration of
the
Common Stock under the Exchange Act nor has the Company received any
notification that the Commission is contemplating terminating such registration.
The Company has not, in the 12 months preceding the date hereof, received notice
from any Trading Market on which the Common Stock is or has been listed or
quoted to the effect that the Company is not in compliance with the listing
or
maintenance requirements of such Trading Market. The Company is, and has no
reason to believe that it will not in the foreseeable future continue to be,
in
compliance with all such listing and maintenance requirements.
(x) Application
of Takeover Protections.
The
Company and its Board of Directors have taken all necessary action, if any,
in
order to render inapplicable any control share acquisition, business
combination, poison pill (including any distribution under a rights agreement)
or other similar anti-takeover provision under the Company’s Certificate of
Incorporation (or similar charter documents) or the laws of its state of
incorporation that is or could become applicable to the Purchasers as a result
of the Purchasers and the Company fulfilling their obligations or exercising
their rights under the Transaction Documents, including without limitation
as a
result of the Company’s issuance of the Shares and the Purchasers’ ownership of
the Shares.
(y) 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, including the Disclosure
Schedules to this Agreement, with respect to the representations and warranties
made herein are true and correct with respect to such representations and
warranties and do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit
to
state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements made therein,
in light of the circumstances under which they were 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.
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(z) 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 Shares to be integrated
with
prior offerings by the Company for purposes of the Securities Act or any
applicable shareholder approval provisions of any Trading Market on which any
of
the securities of the Company are listed or designated.
(aa) Solvency.
Based
on the financial condition of the Company as of the Closing Date after giving
effect to the receipt by the Company of the proceeds from the sale of the Shares
hereunder, (i) the fair saleable value of the Company’s assets exceeds the
amount that will be required to be paid on or in respect of the Company’s
existing debts and other liabilities (including known contingent liabilities)
as
they mature; (ii) the Company’s assets do not constitute unreasonably small
capital to carry on its business as now conducted and as proposed to be
conducted including its capital needs taking into account the particular capital
requirements of the business conducted by the Company, and projected capital
requirements and capital availability thereof; and (iii) the current cash flow
of the Company, together with the proceeds the Company would receive, were
it to
liquidate all of its assets, after taking into account all anticipated uses
of
the cash, would be sufficient to pay all amounts on or in respect of its
liabilities when such amounts are required to be paid. The Company does not
intend to incur debts beyond its ability to pay such debts as they mature
(taking into account the timing and amounts of cash to be payable on or in
respect of its debt). The Company has no knowledge of any facts or circumstances
which lead it to believe that it will file for reorganization or liquidation
under the bankruptcy or reorganization laws of any jurisdiction within one
year
from the Closing Date. The SEC Reports set forth as of the dates thereof all
outstanding secured and unsecured Indebtedness of the Company or any Subsidiary,
or for which the Company or any Subsidiary has commitments. For the purposes
of
this Agreement, “Indebtedness”
shall
mean (a) any liabilities for borrowed money or amounts owed in excess of $50,000
(other than trade accounts payable incurred in the ordinary course of business),
(b) all guaranties, endorsements and other contingent obligations in respect
of
Indebtedness of others, whether or not the same are or should be reflected
in
the Company’s balance sheet (or the notes thereto), except guaranties by
endorsement of negotiable instruments for deposit or collection or similar
transactions in the ordinary course of business; and (c) the present value
of
any lease payments
in excess of $50,000 due under leases required to be capitalized in accordance
with GAAP. Neither
the Company nor any Subsidiary is in default with respect to any
Indebtedness.
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(bb) Tax
Status.
Except
for matters that would not, individually or in the aggregate, have or reasonably
be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, the Company and each
Subsidiary has filed all necessary federal, state and foreign income and
franchise tax returns and has paid or accrued all taxes shown as due thereon,
and the Company has no knowledge of a tax deficiency which has been asserted
or
threatened against the Company or any Subsidiary.
(cc) No
General Solicitation.
Neither
the Company nor any person acting on behalf of the Company has offered or sold
any of the Shares by any form of general solicitation or general advertising.
The Company has offered the Shares for sale only to the Purchasers and certain
other “accredited investors” within the meaning of Rule 501 under the Securities
Act.
(dd) 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.
(ee) Accountants.
The
Company’s accountants are set forth on Schedule
3.1(ee)
of the
Disclosure Schedule. To the knowledge of the Company, such accountants, who
the
Company expects will express their opinion with respect to the financial
statements to be included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the
year ending December 31, 2006, are a registered public accounting firm as
required by the Securities Act.
(ff) 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 further
acknowledges that no Purchaser is acting as a financial advisor or fiduciary
of
the Company (or in any similar capacity) with respect to the Transaction
Documents and the transactions contemplated thereby and any advice given by
any
Purchaser or any of their respective representatives or agents in connection
with the Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated thereby is
merely incidental to the Purchasers’ purchase of the Shares. The Company further
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.
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(gg) Acknowledgement
Regarding Purchasers’ Trading Activity.
Anything in this Agreement or elsewhere herein to the contrary notwithstanding
(except for Sections 3.2(f) and 4.15 hereof), it is understood and acknowledged
by the Company (i) that none of the Purchasers have been asked to agree, nor
has
any Purchaser agreed, to desist from purchasing or selling, long and/or short,
securities of the Company, or “derivative” securities based on securities issued
by the Company or to hold the Shares for any specified term; (ii) that past
or
future open market or other transactions by any Purchaser, including Short
Sales, and specifically including, without limitation, Short Sales or
“derivative” transactions, before or after the closing of this or future private
placement transactions, may negatively impact the market price of the Company’s
publicly-traded securities; (iii) that any Purchaser, and counter-parties in
“derivative” transactions to which any such Purchaser is a party, directly or
indirectly, presently may have a “short” position in the Common Stock; and (iv)
that each Purchaser shall not be deemed to have any affiliation with or control
over any arm’s length counter-party in any “derivative” transaction.
The
Company further understands and acknowledges that (a) one or more Purchasers
may
engage in hedging activities at various times during the period that the Shares
are outstanding and (b) such hedging activities (if any) could reduce the value
of the existing stockholders' equity interests in the Company at and after
the
time that the hedging activities are being conducted. The Company
acknowledges that such aforementioned hedging activities do not constitute
a
breach of any of the Transaction Documents.
(hh) Manipulation
of Price.
The Company has not, and to its knowledge no one acting on its behalf has,
(i)
taken, directly or indirectly, any action designed to cause or to result in
the
stabilization or manipulation of the price of any security of the Company to
facilitate the sale or resale of any of the Shares, (ii) sold, bid for,
purchased, or, paid any compensation for soliciting purchases of, any of the
Shares, or (iii) paid or agreed to pay to any person any compensation for
soliciting another to purchase any other securities of the Company, other than,
in the case of clauses (ii) and (iii), compensation paid to the Placement Agent
in connection with the placement of the Shares.
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.
Such
Purchaser is an entity 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. The execution, delivery and
performance by such Purchaser of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement
have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate or similar action on the
part of such Purchaser. 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 Shares are “restricted securities” and have not
been registered under the Securities Act or any applicable state securities
law
and is acquiring the Shares as principal for its own account and not with a
view
to or for distributing or reselling such Shares 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 Shares 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 Shares (this representation and warranty not limiting
such
Purchaser’s right to sell the Shares 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 Shares hereunder in the ordinary course of its
business.
(c) Purchaser
Status.
At the
time such Purchaser was offered the Shares, it was, and at the date hereof
it
is, either: (i) an “accredited investor” as defined in Rule 501(a)(1), (a)(2),
(a)(3), (a)(7) or (a)(8) under the Securities Act or (ii) a “qualified
institutional buyer” as defined in Rule 144A(a) under the Securities Act. Such
Purchaser is not required to be registered as a broker-dealer under Section
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of the Exchange Act.
(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 Shares, 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 Shares
and, at the present time, is able to afford a complete loss of such
investment.
(e) General
Solicitation.
Such
Purchaser is not purchasing the Shares as a result of any advertisement,
article, notice or other communication regarding the Shares 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) Short
Sales and Confidentiality Prior To The Date Hereof.
Other
than the transaction contemplated hereunder, such Purchaser has not directly
or
indirectly, nor has any Person acting on behalf of or pursuant to any
understanding with such Purchaser, executed any disposition, including Short
Sales, in the securities of the Company during the period commencing
from
the time
that such Purchaser first received a term sheet (written or oral) from the
Company or any other Person setting forth the material terms of the transactions
contemplated hereunder until the date hereof (“Discussion
Time”).
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 representation 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 Shares
covered by this Agreement. 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
Shares may only be disposed of in compliance with state and federal securities
laws. In connection with any transfer of Shares 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 Shares under the Securities Act. As a condition
of transfer, any such transferee shall agree in writing to be bound by the
terms
of this Agreement and shall have the rights of a Purchaser under this Agreement
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 Shares in the following form:
THESE
SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
OR THE SECURITIES COMMISSION OF ANY STATE IN RELIANCE UPON AN EXEMPTION FROM
REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES
ACT”), AND, ACCORDINGLY, MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN
EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR PURSUANT TO AN
AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION
REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND IN 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. THESE SECURITIES 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.
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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 Shares 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 Shares 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 Shares may reasonably request in connection with a pledge
or
transfer of the Shares, including, if the Shares 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 thereunder.
(c) Certificates
evidencing the Shares shall not contain any legend (including the legend set
forth in Section 4.1(b)), (i) while a registration statement (including the
Registration Statement) covering the resale of such security is effective under
the Securities Act, or (ii) following any sale of such Shares pursuant to Rule
144, or (iii) if such Shares are eligible for sale under Rule 144(k), or (iv)
if
such legend is not required under applicable requirements of the Securities
Act
(including judicial interpretations and pronouncements issued by the staff
of
the Commission) ), provided that, as to clauses (ii) through (iv) only, the
Purchaser shall have delivered any customary and reasonable supporting
documentation requested in writing by the Company. The Company shall cause
its
counsel to issue a legal opinion to the Transfer Agent promptly after the
Effective Date if required by the Transfer Agent to effect the removal of the
legend hereunder. The Company agrees that following the Effective Date or at
such time as such legend is no longer required under this Section 4.1(c), it
will, no later than 5 Trading Days following the delivery by a Purchaser to
the
Company or the Transfer Agent of a certificate representing Shares issued with
a
restrictive legend (such fifth Trading 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.
Certificates for Shares subject to legend removal hereunder shall be transmitted
by the Transfer Agent to the Purchasers by crediting the account of the
Purchaser’s prime broker with the Depository Trust Company System.
(d) 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, for
each $1,000 of Shares (based on the Closing Price of the Common Stock on the
date such Shares are submitted to the Transfer Agent) delivered for removal
of
the restrictive legend and subject to Section 4.1(c), $10 per Trading Day
(increasing to $20 per Trading Day five (5) Trading Days after such damages
have
begun to accrue) for each Trading Day after the Legend Removal Date until such
certificate is delivered without a legend. 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.
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(e) Each
Purchaser, severally and not jointly with the other Purchasers, agrees that
the
removal of the restrictive legend from certificates representing Shares as
set
forth in this Section 4.1 is predicated upon the Company’s reliance that the
Purchaser will sell any Shares pursuant to either the registration requirements
of the Securities Act, including any applicable prospectus delivery
requirements, or an exemption therefrom, and that if Shares are sold pursuant
to
a Registration Statement, they will be sold in compliance with the plan of
distribution set forth therein.
4.2
Furnishing
of Information
.
As long
as any Purchaser owns Shares, 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 Shares, 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 Shares
under Rule 144. The Company further covenants that it will take such further
action as any holder of Shares may reasonably request, to the extent required
from time to time to enable such Person to sell such Shares without registration
under the Securities Act within the requirements of the exemption provided
by
Rule 144.
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 Shares in a manner
that would require the registration under the Securities Act of the sale of
the
Shares to the Purchasers or that would be integrated with the offer or sale
of
the Shares 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 second Trading Day
immediately following the date hereof, issue a Current Report on Form 8-K
disclosing the material terms of the transactions contemplated hereby and
attaching the Transaction Documents thereto. The Company and each Purchaser
shall consult with each other in issuing any other press releases with respect
to the transactions contemplated hereby, and neither the Company nor any
Purchaser shall issue any such press release or otherwise make any such public
statement without the prior consent of the Company, with respect to any press
release of any Purchaser, or without the prior consent of each Purchaser, with
respect to any press release of the Company, 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 (i) as required by federal securities law in connection with
(A) any registration statement contemplated by the Registration Rights Agreement
and (B) the filing of final Transaction Documents (including signature pages
thereto) with the Commission and (ii) 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
(ii).
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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 Shares under the Transaction Documents
or
under any other agreement between the Company and the Purchasers.
4.6
Non-Public
Information. Except with respect to the material terms and conditions of the
transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents, 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 representations
in effecting transactions in securities of the Company.
4.7
Use
of
Proceeds. Except as set forth on Schedule 4.7 attached hereto, the Company
shall
use the net proceeds from the sale of the Shares hereunder for working capital
purposes and not for the satisfaction of any portion of the Company’s debt
(other than payment of trade payables in the ordinary course of the Company’s
business and prior practices), to redeem any Common Stock or Common Stock
Equivalents or to settle any outstanding litigation.
4.8
Reimbursement.
If any Purchaser becomes involved in any capacity in any Proceeding by or
against any Person who is a stockholder of the Company (except as a result
of
sales, pledges, margin sales and similar transactions by such Purchaser to
or
with any other stockholder), solely as a result of such Purchaser’s acquisition
of the Shares under this Agreement, the Company will reimburse such Purchaser
for its reasonable legal and other expenses (including the cost of any
investigation preparation and travel in connection therewith) incurred in
connection therewith, as such expenses are incurred. The reimbursement
obligations of the Company under this paragraph shall be in addition to any
liability which the Company may otherwise have, shall extend upon the same
terms
and conditions to any Affiliates of the Purchasers who are actually named in
such action, proceeding or investigation, and partners, directors, agents,
employees and controlling persons (if any), as the case may be, of the
Purchasers and any such Affiliate, and shall be binding upon and inure to the
benefit of any successors, assigns, heirs and personal representatives of the
Company, the Purchasers and any such Affiliate and any such Person. The Company
also agrees that neither the Purchasers nor any such Affiliates, partners,
directors, agents, employees or controlling persons shall have any liability
to
the Company or any Person asserting claims on behalf of or in right of the
Company solely as a result of acquiring the Shares under this Agreement, except
if such claim arises primarily from a breach of such Purchaser’s
representations, warranties or covenants under the Transaction Documents or
any
agreements or understandings such Purchaser may have with any such stockholder
or any violations by the Purchaser of state or federal securities laws or any
conduct by such Purchaser which constitutes fraud, gross negligence, willful
misconduct or malfeasance.
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4.9
Indemnification
of Purchasers. Subject to the provisions of this Section 4.9, the Company will
indemnify and hold each Purchaser and its directors, officers, shareholders,
members, partners, employees and agents (and any other Persons with a
functionally equivalent role of a Person holding such titles notwithstanding
a
lack of such title or any other title), each Person who controls such Purchaser
(within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act and Section 20 of the
Exchange Act), and the directors, officers, shareholders, agents, members,
partners or employees (and any other Persons with a functionally equivalent
role
of a Person holding such titles notwithstanding a lack of such title or any
other title) of such controlling persons (each, a “Purchaser Party”) harmless
from any and all losses, liabilities, obligations, claims, contingencies,
damages, costs and expenses, including all judgments, amounts paid in
settlements, court costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs of
investigation that any such Purchaser Party may suffer or incur as a result
of
or relating to (a) any breach of any of the representations, warranties,
covenants or agreements made by the Company in this Agreement or in the other
Transaction Documents or (b) any action instituted against a Purchaser, or
any
of them or their respective Affiliates, by any stockholder of the Company who
is
not an Affiliate of such Purchaser, with respect to any of the transactions
contemplated by the Transaction Documents (unless such action is based upon
a
breach of such Purchaser’s representations, warranties or covenants under the
Transaction Documents or any agreements or understandings such Purchaser may
have with any such stockholder or any violations by the Purchaser of state
or
federal securities laws or any conduct by such Purchaser which constitutes
fraud, gross negligence, willful misconduct or malfeasance). If any action
shall
be brought against any Purchaser Party in respect of which indemnity may be
sought pursuant to this Agreement, such Purchaser Party shall promptly notify
the Company in writing, and the Company shall have the right to assume the
defense thereof with counsel of its own choosing reasonably acceptable to the
Purchaser Party. Any Purchaser Party shall have the right to employ separate
counsel in any such action and participate in the defense thereof, but the
fees
and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such Purchaser Party
except to the extent that (i) the employment thereof has been specifically
authorized by the Company in writing, (ii) the Company has failed after a
reasonable period of time to assume such defense and to employ counsel or (iii)
in such action there is, in the reasonable opinion of such separate counsel,
a
material conflict on any material issue between the position of the Company
and
the position of such Purchaser Party, in which case the Company shall be
responsible for the reasonable fees and expenses of no more than one such
separate counsel. The Company will not be liable to any Purchaser Party under
this Agreement (i) for any settlement by a Purchaser Party effected without
the
Company’s prior written consent, which shall not be unreasonably withheld or
delayed; or (ii) to the extent, but only to the extent that a loss, claim,
damage or liability is attributable to any Purchaser Party’s breach of any of
the representations, warranties, covenants or agreements made by such Purchaser
Party in this Agreement or in the other Transaction Documents.
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4.10
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.
4.11
Listing
of
Common Stock.
The
Company hereby agrees to use best efforts (i) to apply to have the Common Stock
listed for trading on the Nasdaq Capital Market or the American Stock Exchange
as soon as reasonably practicable but in no event later than 150 calendar days
following the Closing Date and (ii) to respond to any comments on its
application for listing from the Nasdaq Capital Market or the American Stock
Exchange as soon as reasonably practicable but in no event later than 30
calendar days following receipt of such comments. The Company further agrees
that, when the Company applies to have the Common Stock listed for trading
on
Nasdaq Capital Market or the American Stock Exchange, it will include in such
application all of the Shares, and will take such other action as is necessary
to cause all of the Shares to be listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market or the
American Stock Exchange as promptly as possible. The Company will take all
action reasonably necessary to continue the listing and trading of its Common
Stock on Nasdaq Capital Market or the American Stock Exchange and will comply
in
all respects with the Company’s reporting, filing and other obligations under
the bylaws or rules of Nasdaq Capital Market or the American Stock Exchange,
as
applicable.
4.12
Equal
Treatment of Purchasers. No consideration shall be offered or paid to any Person
to amend or consent to a waiver or modification of any provision of any of
the
Transaction Documents unless the same consideration is also offered to all
of
the parties to the Transaction Documents. For clarification purposes, this
provision constitutes a separate right granted to each Purchaser by the Company
and negotiated separately by each Purchaser, and is intended to treat for the
Company the Purchasers as a class and shall not in any way be construed as
the
Purchasers acting in concert or as a group with respect to the purchase,
disposition or voting of Shares or otherwise.
4.13
Participation
in Future Financing.
(a) From
the
date hereof until the date that is the 12 month anniversary of the Effective
Date, upon any issuance by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries of Common
Stock or Common Stock Equivalents (a “Subsequent
Financing”),
each
Purchaser shall have the right to purchase Common Stock or Common Stock
Equivalents on the same terms, conditions and price provided for in the
Subsequent Financing in an amount which shall increase such Purchaser’s
Percentage Ownership of the Company to equal such Purchaser’s Percentage
Ownership prior to the Subsequent Financing. “Percentage
Ownership”
means
a
fraction in which (i) the numerator is the aggregate number of shares of Common
Stock owned by such Purchaser, plus additional shares of Common Stock that
would
be owned by such Purchaser upon the conversion or exercise of all Common Stock
Equivalents (irrespective of exercise limitations contained therein) held by
such Purchaser and (ii) the denominator is the aggregate number of issued and
outstanding shares of Common Stock of the Company, plus additional shares of
Common Stock that would be issued and outstanding upon the conversion or
exercise of all Common Stock Equivalents (irrespective of exercise limitations
contained therein) issued by the Company.
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(b) At
least
5 Trading 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
Trading 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, the Person or Persons through or with whom
such Subsequent Financing is proposed to be effected, and attached to which
shall be a term sheet or similar document relating
thereto.
(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 5th
Trading
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
5th
Trading
Day, such Purchaser shall be deemed to have notified the Company that it does
not elect to participate.
(d) 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 4.13, 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 60 Trading Days after the date of the
initial Subsequent Financing Notice.
(e) Notwithstanding
the foregoing, this Section 4.13 shall not apply in respect of (i) an Exempt
Issuance or (ii) an underwritten public offering of Common Stock.
4.14
Subsequent
Equity Sales.
(a) From
the
date hereof until 90 days after the Effective Date, neither the Company nor
any
Subsidiary shall issue shares of Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents;
provided, however, the 90 day period set forth in this Section 4.14 shall be
extended for the number of Trading Days during such period in which (i) trading
in the Common Stock is suspended by any Trading Market, or (ii) following the
Effective Date, the Registration Statement is not effective or the prospectus
included in the Registration Statement may not be used by the Purchasers for
the
resale of the Shares.
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(b) From
the
date hereof until the 12 month anniversary of the Effective Date, the Company
shall be prohibited from effecting or entering into an agreement to effect
any
Subsequent Financing involving a “Variable Rate Transaction”. The term
“Variable
Rate Transaction”
shall
mean 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, exercise 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. For purposes of clarity, the issuance of the Placement Agent
Warrant hereunder shall not be deemed a Variable Rate Transaction.
(c) Notwithstanding
the foregoing, this Section 4.14 shall not apply in respect of an Exempt
Issuance, except that no Variable Rate Transaction shall be an Exempt
Issuance.
4.15
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
at the Discussion Time and ending on the earlier of (i) the Effective Date
or
(ii) the Effectiveness Date (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement)
of
the initial Registration Statement. 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 all disclosures made to it in connection with
this transaction (including the existence and terms of this transaction). Each
Purchaser, severally and not jointly with any other Purchaser, understands
and
acknowledges that the Commission currently takes the position that coverage
of
short sales of shares of the Common Stock “against the box” prior to the
Effective Date of the Registration Statement with the Securities is a violation
of Section 5 of the Securities Act, as set forth in Item 65, Section A, of
the
Manual of Publicly Available Telephone Interpretations, dated July 1997,
compiled by the Office of Chief Counsel, Division of Corporation Finance.
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 earlier of (i) the
Effective Date or (ii) the Effectiveness Date (as defined in the Registration
Rights Agreement) of the initial Registration Statement.
4.16
Delivery
of Securities After Closing. The Company shall deliver, or cause to be
delivered, the respective Shares purchased by each Purchaser to such Purchaser
within 5 Trading Days of the Closing Date.
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4.17
Form
D;
Blue Sky Filings. The Company agrees to timely file a Form D with respect to
the
Shares 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 Shares 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.
4.18
Capital
Changes. Until the one year anniversary of the Effective Date, the Company
shall
not undertake a reverse or forward stock split or reclassification of the Common
Stock without the prior written consent of the Purchasers holding a majority
in
interest of the Shares.
4.19 Per
Share
Purchase Price Protection. From the date hereof until the date that is the
12
month anniversary of the Effective Date, if in connection with a Subsequent
Financing, the Company or any Subsidiary shall issue any Common Stock or Common
Stock Equivalents entitling any person or entity to acquire shares of Common
Stock at an effective price per share less than the Per Share Purchase Price
(subject to reverse and forward stock splits and the like) (the “Discounted
Purchase Price,” as further defined below), the Company shall issue to such
Purchaser that number of additional shares of Common Stock equal to (a) the
Subscription Amount paid by such Purchaser at the Closing divided by the
Discounted Purchase Price, less (b) the Shares issued to such Purchaser at
the
Closing pursuant to this Agreement and pursuant to this Section 4.19. The term
“Discounted Purchase Price” shall mean the amount actually paid in new cash
consideration by third parties for each share of Common Stock. The sale of
Common Stock Equivalents shall be deemed to have occurred at the time of the
issuance of the Common Stock Equivalents and the Discounted Purchase Price
covered thereby shall also include the actual exercise or conversion price
thereof at the time of the conversion or exercise (in addition to the
consideration per share of Common Stock underlying the Common Stock Equivalents
received by the Company upon such sale or issuance of the Common Stock
Equivalents). In the case of any Subsequent Financing involving a Variable
Rate
Transaction or an “MFN Transaction” (as defined below), the Discounted Purchase
Price shall be deemed to be the lowest actual conversion or exercise price
at
which such securities are converted or exercised in the case of a Variable
Rate
Transaction, or the lowest adjustment price in the case of an MFN Transaction.
If shares are issued for a consideration other than cash, the per share selling
price shall be the fair value of such consideration as determined in good faith
by the Board of Directors of the Company. The term “MFN Transaction” shall mean
a transaction in which the Company issues or sells any securities in a capital
raising transaction or series of related transactions which grants to an
investor the right to receive additional shares based upon future transactions
of the Company on terms more favorable than those granted to the such investor
in such offering. The Company shall not refuse to issue a Purchaser additional
Shares hereunder based on any claim that such Purchaser or any one associated
or
affiliated with such Purchaser has been engaged in any violation of law,
agreement or for any other reason, unless an injunction from a court, on notice,
restraining and or enjoining an issuance hereunder shall have been sought and
obtained. Nothing herein shall limit a Purchaser’s right to pursue actual
damages for the Company's failure to deliver Shares hereunder 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. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, this Section
4.19 not apply in respect of an Exempt Issuance. Additionally, prior to any
issuance to a Purchaser pursuant to this Section 4.19, such Purchaser shall
have
the right to irrevocably defer such issuances to such Purchaser under this
Section 4.19, in whole or in part, for continuous periods of not less than
75
days.
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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 Closing has not been consummated on or before June 30, 2006;
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. The Company shall deliver, prior to the Closing, a completed and
executed copy of the Closing Statement, attached hereto as Annex A. 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 Shares 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.
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
Trading Day, (b) the next Trading 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 Trading
Day
or later than 5:30 p.m. (New York City time) on any Trading Day, (c) the
2nd
Trading
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
the
Purchasers of 66% of the Shares purchased hereunder 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.
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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 Shares, provided such transferee agrees
in
writing to be bound, with respect to the transferred Shares, 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 4.9.
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. The parties hereby waive all rights to a trial by
jury.
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 Shares.
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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
Rescission
and Withdrawal Right. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in
(and
without limiting any similar provisions of) any of the other Transaction
Documents, whenever any Purchaser exercises a right, election, demand or option
under a Transaction Document and the Company does not timely perform its related
obligations within the periods therein provided, then such Purchaser may rescind
or withdraw, in its sole discretion from time to time upon written notice to
the
Company, any relevant notice, demand or election in whole or in part without
prejudice to its future actions and rights.
5.14
Replacement
of Securities. If any certificate or instrument evidencing any Shares 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 Shares.
5.15
Remedies.
In addition to being entitled to exercise all rights provided herein or granted
by law, including recovery of damages, each of the Purchasers and the Company
will be entitled to specific performance under the Transaction Documents. The
parties agree that monetary damages may not be adequate compensation for any
loss incurred by reason of any breach of obligations 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.
5.16
Payment
Set Aside. To the extent that the Company makes a payment or payments to any
Purchaser pursuant to any Transaction Document or a Purchaser enforces or
exercises its rights thereunder, and such payment or payments or the proceeds
of
such enforcement or exercise or any part thereof are subsequently invalidated,
declared to be fraudulent or preferential, set aside, recovered from, disgorged
by or are required to be refunded, repaid or otherwise restored to the Company,
a trustee, receiver or any other person under any law (including, without
limitation, any bankruptcy law, state or federal law, common law or equitable
cause of action), then to the extent of any such restoration the obligation
or
part thereof originally intended to be satisfied shall be revived and continued
in full force and effect as if such payment had not been made or such
enforcement or setoff had not occurred.
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5.17
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 FW. FW does not represent all of the
Purchasers but only the Placement Agent, who has acted as placement agent to
the
transaction. 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.
5.18
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.
5.19
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.
(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.
INNOVATIVE
CARD TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
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Address
for Notice:
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By:__________________________________________
Name:
Title:
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00000
Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
Xxxxx
0000
Xxx
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
Facsimile:
(000)
000-0000
Attention:
Bennet
P. Tchaikovsky
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With
a copy to (which shall not constitute notice):
Xxxx
Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxx
& Xxxxx, LLP
00000
Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
Xxxxx
000
Xxx
Xxxxxxx, XX 00000
Facsimile:
000 000-0000
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[PURCHASER
SIGNATURE PAGES TO INVC SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT]
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.
Name
of
Purchaser: ________________________________________________________
Signature
of Authorized Signatory of Purchaser:
__________________________________
Name
of
Authorized Signatory:
____________________________________________________
Title
of
Authorized Signatory:
_____________________________________________________
Email
Address of
Purchaser:________________________________________________
Fax
Number of Purchaser:
________________________________________________
Address
for Notice of Purchaser:
Address
for Delivery of Securities for Purchaser (if not same as above):
Subscription
Amount:
Shares
(minimum of 100,000):
EIN
Number: [PROVIDE
THIS UNDER SEPARATE COVER]
[SIGNATURE
PAGES CONTINUE]
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Annex
A
CLOSING
STATEMENT
Pursuant
to the attached Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of the date hereto,
the
purchasers shall purchase up to $______ of Common Stock from Innovative Card
Technologies, Inc. (the “Company”).
All
funds will be wired into a trust account maintained by ____________, counsel
to
the Company. All funds will be disbursed in accordance with this Closing
Statement.
Disbursement
Date: May
__,
2006
I.
PURCHASE
PRICE
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Gross
Proceeds to be Received in Trust
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$
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II. DISBURSEMENTS
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X.
X.
Xxxxxxx & Company, LLC
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$
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Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx, LLP
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$
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$ | ||||
$ | ||||
$ | ||||
Total
Amount Disbursed:
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$
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WIRE
INSTRUCTIONS:
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To:
_____________________________________
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To:
_____________________________________
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