SUBSCRIPTION AGENT AGREEMENT
This Subscription Agent Agreement, made and entered into as of this
day of _________ 1998, by and between FiberChem, Inc., a Delaware corporation
(the "Company"), and Corporate Stock Transfer, Inc. (the "Subscription
Agent").
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS, the Company has filed a Registration Statement on Form SB-2
(Registration No. 333-_____) with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
"Registration Statement") in connection with the proposed offering (the
"Rights Offering") of up to 8,776,587 Units, each consisting of one share of
Common Stock and one Class E Warrant (the "E Warrants"), for sale to holders
of nontransferable subscription rights (the "Rights"), which are to be issued
to holders (the "Common Stockholders") of outstanding shares of the Company's
Common Stock, $.0001 par value per share (the "Common Stock"), holders of the
Company's Convertible Preferred Stock ("Preferred Stock"), and holders (the
"Warrantholders") of the Company's Class D Common Stock Purchase Warrants
(the "Warrants"); and other Warrants.
WHEREAS, the Subscription Agent presently serves as transfer agent and
registrar of the Company's Common Stock and Warrants and will also serve as
transfer agent and registrar for the Rights and the E Warrants;
WHEREAS, the Company intends to issue one Right for each four shares of
Common Stock owned or issuable upon conversion held of record as of
_________, 1998 (the "Record Date"), and intends that the Rights will be
exercisable at the rate of one Right for each Unit purchased thereunder at a
price of $.22 per Unit (the "Subscription Price"), that any Common
Stockholder may subscribe for additional Units pursuant to a limited
Additional Subscription Privilege (as defined herein), and that the Rights
will be evidenced by non-transferable certificates (the "Rights
Certificates") in form satisfactory to the Subscription Agent and the
Company; and
WHEREAS, the Company desires to employ the Subscription Agent to act as
a subscription agent in connection with the Rights Offering, including, but
not limited to, the issuance and delivery of the Rights Certificates, and the
Subscription Agent is willing to act in such capacity:
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto agree, in consideration of the mutual
covenants and promises herein contained, as follows:
1. APPOINTMENT OF SUBSCRIPTION AGENT. The Rights Offering will be
conducted in the manner and upon the terms as set forth in the Prospectus
constituting a part of the Registration Statement as declared effective by
the Securities and Exchange Commission and as amended (the "Prospectus"),
which is incorporated herein by reference and made a part hereof as if set
forth in full herein. The Subscription Agent is hereby appointed as
subscription agent to effect the Rights Offering in accordance with the
Prospectus, and the Subscription Agent hereby accepts such appointment. Each
reference to the Subscription Agent in this Agreement is to the Subscription
Agent in its capacity as subscription agent unless the context indicates
otherwise.
2. DELIVERY OF DOCUMENTS BY COMPANY.
(a) The Company will cause to be timely delivered to the Subscription
Agent sufficient copies of the following documents for delivery to all,
intended recipients of the Rights (the "Rights Offerees"):
(i) the Prospectus;
(ii) blank Non-transferable Subscription Rights Certificates
which includes instructions for completion;
(iii) transmittal letter to Rights Offerees (the "Rights Letter"); and
(iv) separate instructions for Rights Offerees who are nominees (the
"Nominee Instructions") as contained in the Rights Letter.
(b) The Company will also deliver to the Subscription Agent (i)
resolutions adopted by the Board of Directors of the Company in connection
with the Rights Offering, certified by the Secretary or Assistant Secretary
of the Company, and (ii) on or promptly following the Rights Expiration Date
(as defined in the Prospectus), sufficient blank forms for the issuance of
the E Warrants.
3. DETERMINATION OF RIGHTS OFFEREES AND RIGHTS.
(a) On or about the Record Date, the Subscription Agent shall create
and maintain, from the stock and warrant ledgers and registers it maintains
in its capacities as transfer agent and registrar for the Common Stock and
the Warrants and from a list of Preferred Stockholders provided to it by the
Company, a list of the names, addresses and taxpayer identification numbers
of the Rights Offerees and the number of Rights each such Rights Offeree is
entitled to receive in the Rights Offering in accordance with the terms of
the Prospectus (the "Rights Ledger"). With respect to the Common Stock held
of record by stock depositary trust companies (such as Cede & Co.), the
Subscription Agent and the Company shall timely solicit and obtain a list
containing similar information with respect to the broker/dealers or banks
for whom such companies hold such stock as nominee and merge such information
with and into the Rights Ledger. The Rights Offerees shall be established as
of the close of business on the Record Date.
(b) Each Rights Offeree shall receive one Right for each four shares of
Common Stock owned or issuable upon exercise of the Warrants or conversion of
the Preferred Stock held of record as of the Record Date. Fractional Rights
will not be issued by the Company.
4. MAILING OF DOCUMENTS BY SUBSCRIPTION AGENT. Except as provided in
Paragraph
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8 below, on or before six (6) business days after the date of effectiveness
of the Registration Statement, the Subscription Agent shall mail or cause to
be mailed, via first class mail, to each Rights Offeree a Rights Certificate
evidencing the number of Rights to which such Rights Offeree is entitled, a
Prospectus, an envelope addressed to the Subscription Agent and a Rights
Letter. Prior to mailing, the Subscription Agent, as transfer agent and
registrar for the Rights, will cause to be issued Rights Certificates in the
names of the Rights Offerees and for the number of Rights to which they are
each entitled, as determined in accordance with Paragraph 3 above. The
Subscription Agent shall make reasonable efforts to identify which of the
Rights Offerees are likely to be nominee holders and to include the Nominee
Instructions with such mailing to such Rights Offerees. The Subscription
Agent shall either manually sign or affix a duly authorized facsimile
signature on all Rights Certificates. The signatures of the officers of the
Company on the Rights Certificates shall be facsimile signatures.
Immediately after the Rights Certificates are mailed, the Subscription Agent
shall execute and deliver to the Company a certificate in the form of EXHIBIT
A hereto.
5. SUBSCRIPTION PROCEDURE.
(a) For a valid exercise of Rights to occur, the Subscription Agent
must receive, by mail, hand delivery, and otherwise, prior to 5:00 p.m.,
Denver, Colorado time, on the Expiration Date (as defined in the Prospectus),
the Rights Certificate pertaining to such Rights, which has been properly
completed and endorsed for exercise, as provided in the instructions on the
reverse side of the Rights Certificate, and payment in full of the
Subscription Price for the number of shares of Common Stock subscribed by
personal check, bank certified or cashier's check, money order or wire
transfer for good funds payable to the order of "Corporate Stock Transfer,
Inc., as Subscription Agent."
(b) Within five (5) business days after the Expiration Date, the
Subscription Agent shall prepare a preliminary list of the names, addresses
and taxpayer identification numbers of subscribers pursuant to the valid
exercise of Rights, which list shall be finalized by the Subscription Agent
as soon as practicable thereafter. The shares of Common Stock and E Warrants
comprising the Units validly subscribed for pursuant to the Rights shall be
issued by the Subscription Agent, acting in its role as transfer agent and
registrar for the Common Stock and E Warrants, upon receipt of written
instructions from the Company.
(c) Within five (5) business days after receipt of written instructions
from the Company to mail the shares of Common Stock and E Warrants comprising
the Units subscribed for pursuant to the Rights, the Subscription Agent shall
mail certificates representing the E Warrants subscribed for by the holders
of the Rights. The certificates shall be mailed via first class mail to the
subscribers' addressee as shown on the reverse side of the Rights Certificate
or, if none, then as listed on the Subscription Agent's register (except that
the Subscription Agent shall comply with any ancillary written delivery
instructions provided by any subscriber). The Subscription Agent shall
maintain a mail loss surety bond protecting the Company and the Subscription
Agent from loss or liability arising out of non-receipt or non-delivery of
such certificates.
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(d) No fractional Units will be issued by the Company. Any Rights
Offeree who would be entitled to purchase a fractional Unit will be given the
right to purchase a full Unit. A Rights Certificate may not be divided in
such a manner as would permit the holders to subscribe for a greater number
of Units than the number for which they would be entitled to subscribe under
the original Rights Certificate. Rights Offerees, such as banks, securities
dealers and brokers, who receive Rights as nominees for one or more
beneficial owners shall be given the right to purchase a full Unit when
entitled to purchase a fractional Unit and shall be entitled to exercise
their Rights Certificates on behalf of the beneficial owners.
(e) Rights Offerees shall have the right to subscribe for Unsubscribed
Rights pro rata to their ownership immediately prior to the Offering (the
"Additional Subscription Privilege") at the Subscription Price. The
Subscription Agent shall determine the number of Units subscribed for
pursuant to the exercise of the Additional Subscription Privilege. If
sufficient Units in excess of all Units subscribed for pursuant to the
regular exercise of Rights are available to satisfy all exercised Additional
Subscription Privileges, the Subscription Agent shall fill all such exercised
Additional Subscription Privileges as and to the same extent as if pursuant
to the regular exercise of Rights. To the extent, however, that sufficient
Units are not available to fill all such exercised Additional Subscription
Privileges, the Units which are available will be allocated among those
electing to additionally subscribe pro rata to the ownership of Common Stock.
Unsubscribed Rights as of the Expiration Date may be subscribed for by those
electing to exercise the Additional Subscription Privilege. To exercise the
Additional Subscription Privilege, the appropriate block on the Additional
Subscription form must be completed and payment in full for additional Units
must accompany the form and be submitted to the Subscription Agent prior to
the Expiration Date. In the event any holder who exercises his Subscription
Privilege does not receive the Units subscribed therefor, the Subscription
Agent shall refund the Subscription Price paid for the Units not received,
without interest, to such holder as soon as practicable after the Expiration
Date.
6. DEFECTIVE EXERCISE OF RIGHTS; LOST RIGHTS CERTIFICATES. The Company
shall have the right to reject any defective exercise of Rights or to waive any
defect in exercise. If the Company advises the Subscription Agent that the
Company rejects any defective exercise of Rights (except a failure to pay the
full Subscription Price with respect to such exercise), the Subscription Agent
shall as soon as practicable either (i) telephone the holder of such Rights (at
the telephone number on the reverse side of the Rights Certificate) to explain
the nature of the defect if the defect and the necessary correction can be
adequately explained by telephone and the holder can correct the defect without
possession of the Rights Certificates, or (ii) mail the Rights Certificate,
together with a letter explaining the nature of the defect in exercise and how
to correct the defect. If an exercise is not defective except that there is a
partial payment of the Subscription Price, the Subscription Agent should issue
only the number of Units for which sufficient payment has been made and seek
additional payment for the remaining number of Units for which the exercise of
the underlying Rights had been attempted. Any Rights Certificate with respect
to which defects in exercise are not corrected prior to 5:00 p.m., Denver,
Colorado time, on the Expiration Date, shall be returned with any applicable
tendered funds to the holder of such Rights Certificate. If any Rights
Certificate is alleged to have been lost, stolen or destroyed, the Subscription
Agent should
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follow the same procedures followed for lost stock certificates representing
shares of Common Stock of the Company that the Company and the Subscription
Agent in its capacity as transfer agent for the Common Stock use, provided
that such procedure must be completed prior to the Expiration Date in order
to be effective.
7. LATE DELIVERY. If prior to 5:00 p.m., Denver, Colorado time, on the
Expiration Date the Subscription Agent receives a written, telegraphic or
telecopy guarantee from a commercial bank, a trust company having an office
in the United States, or a member firm of the New York Stock Exchange,
another registered national securities exchange or the National Association
of Securities Dealers, Inc., stating the name of the subscriber, the number
of Rights represented by the Rights Certificate and the number of Units
subscribed for, and guaranteeing that the Rights Certificate and the
Subscription Price will promptly be delivered to the Subscription Agent, such
subscription may be accepted subject to receipt, within five (5) calendar
days after the Expiration Date, of the duly completed and executed Rights
Certificate and payment of the Subscription Price. In addition, the
Subscription Agent shall extend the deadline for acceptance of subscriptions
as provided in Paragraph 5 above by up to five (5) calendar days upon receipt
of a request for such extension from the Company.
8. FOREIGN STOCKHOLDERS. If requested by the Company, the Subscription
Agent shall airmail or courier the documents required by Paragraph 4 hereof
to Rights Offerees whose addresses are outside the United States or Canada
and take other reasonable action requested by the Company to cause the timely
delivery of such documents to such Offerees.
9. PROOF OF AUTHORITY TO SIGN. The Subscription Agent need not procure
supporting legal papers, and is authorized to dispense with proof of
authority to sign (including any proof of appointment or authority to sign of
any fiduciary, custodian for a minor, or other person acting in a
representative capacity), and to dispense with the signatures of
co-fiduciaries, in connection with exercise of the Rights in the following
cases:
(a) where the Rights Certificate is registered in the name of an
executor, administrator, trustee, custodian for a minor or other fiduciary,
and the subscription form thereof is executed by such executor,
administrator, trustee, custodian for a minor or other fiduciary, and the
shares of Common Stock and E Warrants comprising the Units subscribed for are
to be issued in the name of the registered holder of the Rights Certificate,
as appropriate;
(b) where the Rights Certificate is in the name of a corporation and
the subscription form thereof is executed by an officer of such corporation
and the shares of Common Stock and E Warrants comprising the Units subscribed
for are to be issued in the name of such corporation;
(c) where the Rights Certificate is executed by a bank or broker as
agent for the registered holder of the Rights Certificate; provided that, the
shares of Common Stock and E Warrants subscribed for are to be issued in the
name of the registered holder of the Rights
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Certificate; and
(d) where the Rights Certificate is registered in the name of a
decedent and the subscription form thereof is executed by a subscriber who
purports to act as the executor or administrator of the estate, provided (i)
the subscription is for not more than $1,000, and (ii) the shares of Common
Stock and E Warrants subscribed for are to be registered in the name of the
subscriber as executor or administrator of such estate of the deceased
registered holder.
In all of the cases set forth in this Paragraph 9 and notwithstanding
anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary, the check tendered in
payment of the applicable subscription must be drawn for the proper amount,
to the order of the Subscription Agent and otherwise be in proper form, and
there must be no evidence indicating that the subscriber is not the duly
authorized representative he purports to be. In cases other than those set
forth above, the Subscription Agent should procure the necessary legal
documents. However, in the event that all legal requirements for proper
exercise of the Rights have not been met at the Expiration Date, the
Subscription Agent may accept approval from the Company as to whether such
Rights Certificates may be accepted and the shares of Common Stock and E
Warrants subscribed for thereunder issued.
10. ESCROW OF FUNDS. Any funds received by the Subscription Agent as
payments in connection with subscriptions for Units pursuant to the Rights
Offering shall be held in trust and escrow by the Subscription Agent (and
shall be invested in a non-interest-bearing bank account or other investment
acceptable to the Company) pending receipt of written disbursement
instructions from the Company, at which time the funds shall be disbursed in
accordance with such written instructions from the Company. The Subscription
Agent is hereby authorized and directed to endorse, negotiate and deposit all
subscription payments into the subscription trust and escrow account to be
maintained by the Subscription Agent. All interest on any funds received by
the Subscription Agent shall inure to the benefit of and belong to the
Company, including interest on any funds returned by the Subscription Agent
to subscribers. All interest shall be disbursed or invested in accordance
with written instructions from the Company. The Subscription Agent shall
account on a weekly basis to the Company for all escrowed funds and on a more
frequent basis, if requested by the Company.
11. REPORTS. If requested by the Company, the Subscription Agent shall
notify Xx. Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx at the Company (702-361-9873) or his designee by
telephone on or before 4:00 p.m., Las Vegas, Nevada time, on each business
day during the period commencing with mailing of the Rights Certificates and
ending at the Expiration Date (and in the case of guaranteed delivering,
ending five (5) calendar days after the Expiration Date), which notice shall
thereafter be confirmed in writing, of (i) the number of Units validly
subscribed for, (ii) the number of Units subject to guaranteed delivery,
(iii) the number of Units for which defective subscriptions have been
received and the nature of such defects, (iv) the number of Units validly
subscribed for pursuant to the Additional Subscription Privilege, and (v) the
amounts of collected and uncollected funds in the subscription escrow account
established under this Agreement. At or before 5:00 p.m., Denver, Colorado
time, on the first business day following the Expiration Date, or upon the
request from the
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Company from time to time thereafter, the Subscription Agent shall certify in
writing to the Company the cumulative totals through the Expiration Date of
all the information set forth in clauses (i) through (v) above. At or before
12:00 noon, Denver, Colorado time, on the fifth (5th) calendar day following
receipt from the Company of written instructions to mail the Units subscribed
for pursuant to the Rights, the Subscription Agent will execute and deliver
to the Company a certificate in the form of EXHIBIT B hereto. The
Subscription Agent shall also maintain and update a listing of holders who
have fully or partially exercised their Rights and holders who have not
exercised their Rights. The Subscription Agent shall provide the Company or
their designees with such information compiled by the Subscription Agent
pursuant to this Paragraph 11 as any of them shall request from time to time
by telephone or telecopy.
12. FUTURE INSTRUCTIONS. With respect to notices or instructions to be
provided by the Company hereunder, the Subscription Agent may rely and act on
any written instruction signed by any one or more of the following authorized
officers or employees of the Company: Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx or Xxxxxx Xxxxxx.
13. PAYMENT OF EXPENSES. The Company will pay the Subscription Agent for
its services under this Agreement in accordance with the fees listed on Schedule
I attached hereto, and will reimburse the Subscription Agent for all reasonable
and necessary expenses incurred by it in so acting.
14. COUNSEL. The Subscription Agent may consult with counsel satisfactory
to it, which may be counsel to the Company, and the written advice or opinion of
such counsel shall be full and complete authorization and protection in respect
of any action taken, suffered or omitted by the Subscription Agent hereunder in
good faith and in accordance with such advice or opinion of such counsel.
15. INDEMNIFICATION. The Company covenants and agrees to indemnify and
hold the Subscription Agent harmless against any costs, expenses (including
reasonable fees for legal counsel), losses or damages, which may be paid,
incurred or suffered by or to which the Subscription Agent may become subject,
arising from or out of, directly or indirectly, any claim or liability resulting
from its actions pursuant to this Agreement and for which the Subscription Agent
is not otherwise reimbursed under the mail loss surety bond; provided that such
covenant and agreement does not extend to such costs, expenses, losses and
damages incurred or suffered by the Subscription Agent as a result of, or
arising out of, any negligence, misconduct or bad faith of the Subscription
Agent or of any employees, agents or independent contractors used by the
Subscription Agent in connection with performance of its duties hereunder.
16. NOTICES. Unless otherwise provided herein, all reports, notices
and other communications required or permitted to be given hereunder shall be
in writing and delivered by hand or telecopy or by first class mail, postage
prepaid, as follows:
(a) If to the Company, to:
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FiberChem, Inc.
0000 Xxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx X
Xxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Telecopy No. (000) 000-0000
(b) If to the Subscription Agent, to:
Corporate Stock Transfer, Inc.
000 00xx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000
Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Ms. Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Telecopy No. (000)000-0000
17. AMENDMENTS AND WAIVERS. This Agreement may not be amended or
modified except by a written instrument or document which has been executed by
all of the parties hereto. Any party hereto may waive any of its rights arising
under this Agreement only by a written instrument or document executed by such
party, and any such waiver shall not be construed as a waiver of any subsequent,
or other, right of such party.
18. INVALIDITY. If one or more of the terms of this Agreement shall
for any reason be held invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, such
invalidity, illegality be unenforceability shall not affect the remaining terms
of this Agreement and this Agreement shall be construed as if such invalid,
illegal or unenforceable term or terms had never been contained herein.
19. BINDING EFFECT AND ASSIGNMENTS. This Agreement shall be binding
upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective legal
representatives, successors and permitted assigns; provided, however, that,
without the prior written consent of the Company, the Subscription Agent may not
assign any of its interests, rights or obligations arising out of this
Agreement.
20. GOVERNING LAW. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed
in accordance with the laws of the State of Nevada.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have hereto set their hands as of
the date first written above.
FIBERCHEM, INC.
By:________________________________
Name:______________________________
Its:_______________________________
CORPORATE STOCK TRANSFER, INC.
By:________________________________
Name:______________________________
Its:_______________________________
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SCHEDULE I
SUBSCRIPTION AGENT AGREEMENT
FEES AS SUBSCRIPTION AGENT:
1. Administration and acceptance. $ N/C
2. Calculation of each Offeree's Rights,
issuance of each Rights Certificate
and mailing of Rights Certificates
with Prospectus and literature, per
Offeree (person entitled to receive a
Right). $ for
mailing and
$ per item
3. Receipt of exercised Rights
Certificates, deposit, clearing and
reconciliation of funds received and
computation, contacting subscribers to
obtain additional information or
corrections, issuing and mailing of
certificates for shares of Common Stock
and E Warrants, per subscriber. $ per item
4. The Company pays all out-of-
pocket expenses, such as postage
and envelopes, at cost.
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EXHIBIT A
CERTIFICATE OF SUBSCRIPTION AGENT
FOR RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE FOR
UNITS OF FIBERCHEM, INC.
The Corporate Stock Transfer, Inc. (the "Agent") does hereby certify that:
1. The Agent has been duly appointed and authorized to act as
Subscription Agent in connection with the issuance of rights (the "Rights") to
subscribe for the purchase of Units, each Unit consisting of one share of Common
Stock and one Class E Warrants of FiberChem, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the
"Company"), pursuant to the Company's Prospectus, dated _________, 1998.
2. As of the close of business on _________, 1998, there were issued and
outstanding shares of the Company's Common Stock, $.0001 par value
per share, _____ shares of Convertible Preferred Stock and ___ Class D Warrants.
3. As such Subscription Agent, the Agent has as of this date issued,
countersigned and mailed Rights Certificates evidencing the right to purchase
______ shares of Common Stock and ________ Class E Warrants, together with
accompanying Prospectus and other materials, in accordance with the obligations
of the Agent set forth in the Subscription Agent Agreement, dated _________,
1998, between the Company and the Agent.
4. Said certificates contain facsimile signatures of officers of the
Company and were countersigned on behalf of the Agent, as Subscription Agent, by
authorized officers of the Agent who were at the time of affixing their
signatures and still are duly authorized to countersign such certificates.
Dated: ____________________, 1998.
CORPORATE STOCK TRANSFER, INC.
By:________________________________
Name:______________________________
Title:_____________________________
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EXHIBIT B
CERTIFICATE OF SUBSCRIPTION AGENT
FOR RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE FOR
UNITS OF FIBERCHEM, INC.
The Corporate Stock Transfer, Inc. (the "Agent") does hereby certify that:
1. The Agent is the duly appointed and authorized Transfer Agent and
Registrar for FiberChem, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), with
respect to the Company's Common Stock and Class E Warrants.
2. As such Transfer Agent and Registrar, it has as of this date issued
and countersigned certificates for _________ shares of Common Stock and Class
E Warrants as an original issue pursuant to the written order of the Company, in
accordance with the obligations of the Agent set forth in the Subscription Agent
Agreement (the "Agreement"), dated _________, 1998, between the Company and
the Agent.
3. Said certificates contain facsimile signatures of officers of the
Company and were countersigned or authenticated, as the case may be, on behalf
of the Agent, as Transfer Agent and Registrar, by authorized officers of the
Agent who were at the time of affixing their signatures and still are duly
authorized to countersign or authenticate such certificates.
4. In its role as Subscription Agent pursuant to the Agreement, the Agent
has mailed to the parties entitled thereto, in accordance with the Agreement,
the shares of Common Stock and Class E Warrants described in paragraph 2 above
of this Certificate.
Dated:________________________, 1998.
CORPORATE STOCK TRANSFER, INC.
By:________________________________
Name:______________________________
Title:_____________________________
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