COMMON STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT
EXHIBIT
10.1
COMMON
STOCK PURCHASE
AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”), dated as of June 22, 2007, by and between
Celsius Holdings, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “Company”),
and Fusion Capital Fund II, LLC, an Illinois limited liability
company (the “Buyer”). Capitalized terms used herein and not
otherwise defined herein are defined in Section 10 hereof.
WHEREAS:
Subject
to the terms and conditions set
forth in this Agreement, the Company wishes to sell to the Buyer, and the Buyer
wishes to buy from the Company, up to Sixteen Million Dollars ($16,000,000.00)
of the Company's common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Common
Stock”). The shares of Common Stock to be purchased hereunder are
referred to herein as the "Purchase Shares."
NOW
THEREFORE, the
Company and the Buyer hereby agree as follows:
1. PURCHASE
OF COMMON STOCK.
Subject
to the terms and conditions set
forth in this Agreement, the Company has the right to sell to the Buyer, and
the
Buyer has the obligation to purchase from the Company, Purchase Shares as
follows:
(a) Initial
Purchases; Commencement of Base and Block Purchases of Common
Stock. Within one Business Day after the execution of this
Agreement, the Buyer shall purchase from the Company 2,057,194 Purchase Shares
and upon receipt of such Purchase Shares pay to the Company as the purchase
price therefor, via wire transfer, Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000.00)
(such purchase an “Initial Purchase” and such Purchase Shares are referred to
herein as “Initial Purchase Shares”). Upon issuance and payment
therefor as provided herein, such 2,057,194 Initial Purchase Shares shall be,
validly issued and are fully paid and nonassessable. In addition, on
the Filing Date (as defined in Section 4(a) hereof), the Buyer shall purchase
from the Company 1,111,111 additional Purchase Shares and upon receipt of such
Purchase Shares pay to the Company as the purchase price therefor, via wire
transfer, Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000.00) (such purchase an “Initial
Purchase” and such Purchase Shares are referred to herein as “Initial Purchase
Shares”). Upon issuance and payment therefor as provided herein, such
1,111,111 Initial Purchase Shares shall be, validly issued and are fully paid
and nonassessable. The two Initial Purchases hereunder shall be One
Million Dollars ($1,000,000.00) in aggregate and the Buyer shall receive
3,168,305 shares in the aggregate relating to the two Initial Purchases.
The Initial Purchase Shares shall be issued in
certificated form and (subject to Section 5 hereof) shall bear only the
restrictive legend set forth in Section 4(e) hereof. Thereafter, the purchase
and sale of Purchase Shares hereunder shall occur from time to time upon written
notices by the Company to the Buyer on the terms and conditions as set forth
herein following the satisfaction of the conditions (the “Commencement”) as set
forth in Sections 6 and 7 below (the date of satisfaction of such
conditions, the "Commencement Date").
(b) The
Company’s Right to Require Purchases. Any time on or after the
Commencement Date, the Company shall have the right but not the obligation
to
direct the Buyer by its delivery to the Buyer of Base Purchase Notices from
time
to time to buy Purchase Shares (each such purchase a “Base Purchase”) in any
amount up to One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00) per Base Purchase Notice
(the “Base Purchase Amount”) at the Purchase Price on the Purchase
Date.
The
Company may deliver multiple Base Purchase Notices to the Buyer so long as
at
least three (3) Business Days have passed since the most recent Base Purchase
was completed. Notwithstanding the forgoing, any time on or after the
Commencement Date, the Company shall also have the right but not the obligation
by its delivery to the Buyer of Block Purchase Notices from time to time to
direct the Buyer to buy Purchase Shares (each such purchase a “Block Purchase”)
in any amount up to One Million Dollars ($1,000,000.00) per Block Purchase
Notice at the Block Purchase Price on the Purchase Date as provided
herein. For a Block Purchase Notice to be valid the following
conditions must be met: (1) the Block Purchase Amount shall not exceed One
Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00) per Block Purchase Notice, (2) the
Company must deliver the Purchase Shares before 11:00 a.m. eastern time on
the
Purchase Date and (3) the Sale Price of the Common Stock must not be below
$0.50
(subject to equitable adjustment for any reorganization, recapitalization,
non-cash dividend, stock split or other similar transaction) during the Purchase
Date, the date of the delivery of the Block Purchase Notice and during the
Business Day prior to the delivery of the Block Purchase Notice. The
Block Purchase Amount may be increased to up to Two Hundred Fifty Thousand
Dollars ($250,000.00) per Block Purchase Notice if the Sale Price of the Common
Stock is not below $0.75 (subject to equitable adjustment for any
reorganization, recapitalization, non-cash dividend, stock split or other
similar transaction) during the Purchase Date, the date of the delivery of
the
Block Purchase Notice and during the Business Day prior to the delivery of
the
Block Purchase Notice. The Block Purchase Amount may be increased to
up to Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000.00) per Block Purchase Notice
if
the Sale Price of the Common Stock is not below $1.50 (subject to equitable
adjustment for any reorganization, recapitalization, non-cash dividend, stock
split or other similar transaction) during the Purchase Date, the date of the
delivery of the Block Purchase Notice and during the Business Day prior to
the
delivery of the Block Purchase Notice. The Block Purchase Amount may
be increased to up to One Million Dollars ($1,000,000.00) per Block Purchase
Notice if the Sale Price of the Common Stock is not below $3.00 (subject to
equitable adjustment for any reorganization, recapitalization, non-cash
dividend, stock split or other similar transaction) during the Purchase Date,
the date of the delivery of the Block Purchase Notice and during the Business
Day prior to the delivery of the Block Purchase Notice. As used
herein, the term “Block Purchase Price” shall mean the lesser of (i) the lowest
Sale Price of the Common Stock on the Purchase Date or (ii) the lowest Purchase
Price during the previous ten (10) Business Days prior to the date
that the valid Block Purchase Notice was received by the
Buyer. However, if at any time during the Purchase Date, the date of
the delivery of the Block Purchase Notice or during the Business Day prior
to
the delivery of the Block Purchase Notice, the Sale Price of the Common Stock
is
below the applicable Block Purchase threshold price, such Block Purchase shall
be void and the Buyer’s obligations to buy Purchase Shares in respect of that
Block Purchase Notice shall be terminated. Thereafter, the Company
shall again have the right to submit a Block Purchase Notice as set forth herein
by delivery of a new Block Purchase Notice only if the Sale Price of the Common
Stock is above the applicable Block Purchase threshold price during the date
of
the delivery of the Block Purchase Notice and during the Business Day prior
to
the delivery of the Block Purchase Notice. The Company may deliver
multiple Block Purchase Notices to the Buyer so long as at least two (2)
Business Days have passed since the most recent Block Purchase was
completed.
(c) Payment
for Purchase Shares. The Buyer shall pay to the Company an amount
equal to the Purchase Amount with respect to such Purchase Shares as full
payment for such Purchase Shares via wire transfer of immediately available
funds on the same Business Day that the Buyer receives such Purchase Shares
if
they are received by the Buyer before 11:00 a.m. eastern time or if received
by
the Buyer after 11:00 a.m. eastern time, the next Business Day. The
Company shall not issue any fraction of a share of Common Stock upon any
purchase. If the issuance would result in the issuance of a fraction
of a share of Common Stock, the Company shall round such fraction of a share
of
Common Stock up or down to the nearest whole share.
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All
payments made under this Agreement shall be made in lawful money of the United
States of America or wire transfer of immediately available funds to such
account as the Company may from time to time designate by written notice in
accordance with the provisions of this Agreement. Whenever any amount
expressed to be due by the terms of this Agreement is due on any day that is
not
a Business Day, the same shall instead be due on the next succeeding day that
is
a Business Day.
(d) Purchase
Price Floor. The Company and the Buyer shall not effect any sales
under this Agreement on any Purchase Date where the Purchase Price for any
purchases of Purchase Shares would be less than the Floor
Price. “Floor Price” means $0.45, which shall
be
appropriately adjusted for any reorganization, recapitalization, non-cash
dividend, stock split or other similar transaction.
(e) Records
of Purchases. The Buyer and the Company shall each maintain
records showing the remaining Available Amount at any give time and the dates
and Purchase Amounts for each purchase or shall use such other method,
reasonably satisfactory to the Buyer and the Company.
(f) Taxes. The
Company shall pay any and all transfer, stamp or similar taxes that may be
payable with respect to the issuance and delivery of any shares of Common Stock
to the Buyer made under this Agreement.
2. BUYER'S
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES.
The
Buyer
represents and warrants to the Company that as of the date hereof and as of
the
Commencement Date:
(a) Investment
Purpose. The Buyer is entering into this Agreement and acquiring
the Securities (the Purchase Shares and the Signing Shares (as defined in
Section 5 hereof) are collectively referred to herein as the "Securities"),
for
its own account for investment only and not with a view towards, or for resale
in connection with, the public sale or distribution thereof; provided however,
by making the representations herein, the Buyer does not agree to hold any
of
the Securities for any minimum or other specific term.
(b) Accredited
Investor Status. The Buyer is an "accredited investor" as that
term is defined in Rule 501(a)(3) of Regulation D.
(c) Reliance
on Exemptions. The Buyer understands that the Securities are
being offered and sold to it in reliance on specific exemptions from the
registration requirements of United States federal and state securities laws
and
that the Company is relying in part upon the truth and accuracy of, and the
Buyer's compliance with, the representations, warranties, agreements,
acknowledgments and understandings of the Buyer set forth herein in order to
determine the availability of such exemptions and the eligibility of the Buyer
to acquire the Securities.
(d) Information. The
Buyer has been furnished with all materials relating to the business, finances
and operations of the Company and materials relating to the offer and sale
of
the Securities that have been reasonably requested by the Buyer, including,
without limitation, the SEC Documents (as defined in Section 3(f)
hereof). The Buyer understands that its investment in the Securities
involves a high degree of risk.
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The
Buyer
(i) is able to bear the economic risk of an investment in the Securities
including a total loss, (ii) has such knowledge and experience in financial
and
business matters that it is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the
proposed investment in the Securities and (iii) has had an opportunity to ask
questions of and receive answers from the officers of the Company concerning
the
financial condition and business of the Company and others matters related
to an
investment in the Securities. Neither such inquiries nor any other
due diligence investigations conducted by the Buyer or its representatives
shall
modify, amend or affect the Buyer's right to rely on the Company's
representations and warranties contained in Section 3 below. The
Buyer has sought such accounting, legal and tax advice as it has considered
necessary to make an informed investment decision with respect to its
acquisition of the Securities.
(e) No
Governmental Review. The Buyer understands that no United States
federal or state agency or any other government or governmental agency has
passed on or made any recommendation or endorsement of the Securities or the
fairness or suitability of the investment in the Securities nor have such
authorities passed upon or endorsed the merits of the offering of the
Securities.
(f) Transfer
or Sale. The Buyer understands that except as provided in the
Registration Rights Agreement (as defined in Section 4(a) hereof): (i) the
Securities have not been and are not being registered under the 1933 Act or
any
state securities laws, and may not be offered for sale, sold, assigned or
transferred unless (A) subsequently registered thereunder or (B) an exemption
exists permitting such Securities to be sold, assigned or transferred without
such registration; (ii) any sale of the Securities made in reliance on Rule
144
may be made only in accordance with the terms of Rule 144 and further, if Rule
144 is not applicable, any resale of the Securities under
circumstances in which the seller (or the person through whom the sale is made)
may be deemed to be an underwriter (as that term is defined in the 0000 Xxx)
may
require compliance with some other exemption under the 1933 Act or the rules
and
regulations of the SEC thereunder; and (iii) neither the Company nor any other
person is under any obligation to register the Securities under the 1933 Act
or
any state securities laws or to comply with the terms and conditions of any
exemption thereunder.
(g) Validity;
Enforcement. This Agreement has been duly and validly authorized,
executed and delivered on behalf of the Buyer and is a valid and binding
agreement of the Buyer enforceable against the Buyer in accordance with its
terms, subject as to enforceability to general principles of equity and to
applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, liquidation
and
other similar laws relating to, or affecting generally, the enforcement of
applicable creditors' rights and remedies.
(h) Residency. The
Buyer is a resident of the State of Illinois.
(i) No
Prior Short Selling. The Buyer represents and warrants to the
Company that at no time prior to the date of this Agreement has any of the
Buyer, its agents, representatives or affiliates engaged in or effected, in
any
manner whatsoever, directly or indirectly, any (i) "short sale" (as such term
is
defined in Section 242.200 of Regulation SHO of the Securities Exchange Act
of
1934, as amended (the "1934 Act")) of the Common Stock or (ii) hedging
transaction, which establishes a net short position with respect to the Common
Stock.
3. REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY.
The
Company represents and warrants to the Buyer that as of the date hereof and
as
of the Commencement Date:
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(a) Organization
and Qualification. The Company and its "Subsidiaries" (which for
purposes of this Agreement means any entity in which the Company, directly
or
indirectly, owns 50% or more of the voting stock or capital stock or other
similar equity interests) are corporations duly organized and validly existing
in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction in which they are
incorporated, and have the requisite corporate power and authority to own their
properties and to carry on their business as now being
conducted. Each of the Company and its Subsidiaries is duly qualified
as a foreign corporation to do business and is in good standing in every
jurisdiction in which its ownership of property or the nature of the business
conducted by it makes such qualification necessary, except to the extent that
the failure to be so qualified or be in good standing could not reasonably
be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. As used in this
Agreement, "Material Adverse Effect" means any material adverse effect on any
of: (i) the business, properties, assets, operations, results of operations
or
financial condition of the Company and its Subsidiaries, if any, taken as a
whole, or (ii) the authority or ability of the Company to perform its
obligations under the Transaction Documents (as defined in Section 3(b)
hereof). The Company has no Subsidiaries except as set forth on
Schedule 3(a).
(b) Authorization;
Enforcement; Validity. (i) The Company has the requisite
corporate power and authority to enter into and perform its obligations under
this Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement and each of the
other agreements entered into by the parties on the Commencement Date and
attached hereto as exhibits to this Agreement (collectively, the "Transaction
Documents"), and to issue the Securities in accordance with the terms hereof
and
thereof, (ii) the execution and delivery of the Transaction Documents by the
Company and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby
and
thereby, including without limitation, the issuance of the Initial Purchase
Shares and the reservation for issuance and the issuance of additional Purchase
Shares issuable under this Agreement, have been duly authorized by the Company's
Board of Directors and no further consent or authorization is required by the
Company, its Board of Directors or its shareholders, (iii) this Agreement has
been, and each other Transaction Document shall be on the Commencement Date,
duly executed and delivered by the Company and (iv) this Agreement constitutes,
and each other Transaction Document upon its execution on behalf of the Company,
shall constitute, the valid and binding obligations of the Company enforceable
against the Company in accordance with their terms, except as such
enforceability may be limited by general principles of equity or applicable
bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, liquidation or similar
laws
relating to, or affecting generally, the enforcement of creditors' rights and
remedies. The Board of Directors of the Company has approved the
resolutions (the “Signing Resolutions”) substantially in the form as set forth
as Exhibit C-1 attached hereto to authorize this Agreement and the
transactions contemplated hereby. The Signing Resolutions are valid,
in full force and effect and have not been modified or supplemented in any
respect other than by the resolutions set forth in Exhibit C-2 attached
hereto regarding the registration statement referred to in Section 4
hereof. The Company has delivered to the Buyer a true and correct
copy of a unanimous written consent adopting the Signing Resolutions executed
by
all of the members of the Board of Directors of the Company. No other
approvals or consents of the Company’s Board of Directors and/or shareholders is
necessary under applicable laws and the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation
and/or Bylaws to authorize the execution and delivery of this Agreement or
any
of the transactions contemplated hereby, including, but not limited to, the
issuance of the Initial Purchase Shares and the issuance of any additional
Purchase Shares.
(c) Capitalization.
As of the date
hereof, the authorized capital stock of the Company consists of (i) 350,000,000
shares of Common Stock, of which as of the date hereof,
101,266,558 shares are issued and outstanding, none are held as
treasury shares, 16,046,956 shares are reserved for issuance pursuant
to the Company's stock option plans of which only approximately 5,275,518 shares
remain available for future grants and no shares are issuable and reserved
for
issuance pursuant to securities (other than stock options issued pursuant to
the
Company's stock option plans) exercisable or exchangeable for, or convertible
into, shares of Common Stock and (ii) 50,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock,
$0.001 par value with a $no per share liquidation preference, of which as of
the
date hereof no shares are issued and outstanding and no other Preferred Stock
is
outstanding.
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All
of
such outstanding shares have been, or upon issuance will be, validly issued
and
are fully paid and nonassessable. Except as disclosed in Schedule
3(c), (i) no shares of the Company's capital stock are subject to preemptive
rights or any other similar rights or any liens or encumbrances suffered or
permitted by the Company, (ii) there are no outstanding debt securities, (iii)
there are no outstanding options, warrants, scrip, rights to subscribe to,
calls
or commitments of any character whatsoever relating to, or securities or rights
convertible into, any shares of capital stock of the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries, or contracts, commitments, understandings or arrangements by
which
the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is or may become bound to issue
additional shares of capital stock of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries
or
options, warrants, scrip, rights to subscribe to, calls or commitments of any
character whatsoever relating to, or securities or rights convertible into,
any
shares of capital stock of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (iv) there
are no agreements or arrangements under which the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries is obligated to register the sale of any of their securities under
the 1933 Act (except the Registration Rights Agreement and except for agreements
disclosed in Schedule 3 (c)), (v) there are no outstanding securities or
instruments of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries which contain any
redemption or similar provisions, and there are no contracts, commitments,
understandings or arrangements by which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries
is or may become bound to redeem a security of the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries, (vi) there are no securities or instruments containing
anti-dilution or similar provisions that will be triggered by the issuance
of
the Securities as described in this Agreement and (vii) the Company does not
have any stock appreciation rights or "phantom stock" plans or agreements or
any
similar plan or agreement. The Company has furnished to the Buyer
true and correct copies of the Company's Certificate of Incorporation, as
amended and as in effect on the date hereof (the "Certificate of
Incorporation"), and the Company's By-laws, as amended and as in effect on
the
date hereof (the "By-laws"), and summaries of the terms of all securities
convertible into or exercisable for Common Stock, if any, and copies of any
documents containing the material rights of the holders thereof in respect
thereto.
(d) Issuance
of Securities. The 3,168,305 Initial Purchase Shares have been
duly authorized and, upon issuance in accordance with the terms hereof, the
Initial Purchase Shares shall be (i) validly issued, fully paid and
non-assessable and (ii) free from all taxes, liens and charges with respect
to
the issue thereof. 10,000,000 shares of Common Stock have been duly authorized
and reserved for issuance upon purchase under this Agreement after the
Commencement. Upon issuance and payment therefor in accordance with
the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Purchase Shares shall be validly
issued, fully paid and nonassessable and free from all taxes, liens and charges
with respect to the issue thereof, with the holders being entitled to all rights
accorded to a holder of Common Stock.
(e) No
Conflicts. Except as disclosed in Schedule 3(e), the execution,
delivery and performance of the Transaction Documents by the Company and the
consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby
(including, without limitation, the reservation for issuance and issuance of
the
Purchase Shares) will not (i) result in a violation of the Certificate of
Incorporation, any Certificate of Designations, Preferences and Rights of any
outstanding series of preferred stock of the Company or the By-laws or (ii)
conflict with, or constitute a default (or an event which with notice or lapse
of time or both would become a default) under, or give to others any rights
of
termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, any agreement,
indenture or instrument to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is
a
party, or result in a violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment
or
decree (including federal and state securities laws and regulations and the
rules and regulations of the Principal Market applicable to the Company or
any
of its Subsidiaries) or by which any property or asset of the Company or any
of
its Subsidiaries is bound or affected, except in the case of conflicts,
defaults, terminations, amendments, accelerations, cancellations and violations
under clause (ii), which could not reasonably be expected to result in a
Material Adverse Effect.
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Except
as
disclosed in Schedule 3(e), neither the Company nor its Subsidiaries is in
violation of any term of or in default under its Certificate of Incorporation,
any Certificate of Designation, Preferences and Rights of any outstanding series
of preferred stock of the Company or By-laws or their organizational charter
or
by-laws, respectively. Except as disclosed in Schedule 3(e), neither
the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is in violation of any term of or is
in
default under any material contract, agreement, mortgage, indebtedness,
indenture, instrument, judgment, decree or order or any statute, rule or
regulation applicable to the Company or its Subsidiaries, except for possible
conflicts, defaults, terminations or amendments which could not reasonably
be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. The business of the
Company and its Subsidiaries is not being conducted, and shall not be conducted,
in violation of any law, ordinance, regulation of any governmental entity,
except for possible violations, the sanctions for which either individually
or
in the aggregate could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect. Except as specifically contemplated by this Agreement and as
required under the 1933 Act or applicable state securities laws, the Company
is
not required to obtain any consent, authorization or order of, or make any
filing or registration with, any court or governmental agency or any regulatory
or self-regulatory agency in order for it to execute, deliver or perform any
of
its obligations under or contemplated by the Transaction Documents in accordance
with the terms hereof or thereof. Except as disclosed in Schedule
3(e), all consents, authorizations, orders, filings and registrations which
the
Company is required to obtain pursuant to the preceding sentence shall be
obtained or effected on or prior to the Commencement Date. Except as
listed in Schedule 3(e), since January 1, 2006, the Company has not received
nor
delivered any notices or correspondence from or to the Principal
Market. The Principal Market has not commenced any delisting
proceedings against the Company.
(f) SEC
Documents; Financial Statements. Except as disclosed in Schedule 3(f), since
January 1, 2006, the Company has timely filed all reports, schedules, forms,
statements and other documents required to be filed by it with the SEC pursuant
to the reporting requirements of the 1934 Act (all of the foregoing filed prior
to the date hereof and all exhibits included therein and financial statements
and schedules thereto and documents incorporated by reference therein being
hereinafter referred to as the "SEC Documents"). As of their
respective dates (except as they have been correctly amended), the SEC Documents
complied in all material respects with the requirements of the 1934 Act and
the
rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder applicable to the SEC
Documents, and none of the SEC Documents, at the time they were filed with
the
SEC (except as they may have been properly amended), contained any untrue
statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to
be
stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light
of
the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. As of
their respective dates (except as they have been properly amended), the
financial statements of the Company included in the SEC Documents complied
as to
form in all material respects with applicable accounting requirements and the
published rules and regulations of the SEC with respect thereto. Such
financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted
accounting principles, consistently applied, during the periods involved (except
(i) as may be otherwise indicated in such financial statements or the notes
thereto or (ii) in the case of unaudited interim statements, to the extent
they
may exclude footnotes or may be condensed or summary statements) and fairly
present in all material respects the financial position of the Company as of
the
dates thereof and the results of its operations and cash flows for the periods
then ended (subject, in the case of unaudited statements, to normal year-end
audit adjustments). Except as listed in Schedule 3(f), the Company
has received no notices or correspondence from the SEC since January 1,
2006. The SEC has not commenced any enforcement
proceedings against the Company or any of its subsidiaries.
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(g) Absence
of Certain Changes. Except as disclosed in Schedule 3(g), since
March 31, 2007, there has been no material adverse change in the business,
properties, operations, financial condition or results of operations of the
Company or its Subsidiaries. The Company has not taken any steps, and
does not currently expect to take any steps, to seek protection pursuant to
any
Bankruptcy Law nor does the Company or any of its Subsidiaries have any
knowledge or reason to believe that its creditors intend to initiate involuntary
bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings. The
Company is financially solvent and is generally able to pay its debts as they
become due.
(h) Absence
of Litigation. There is no action, suit, proceeding, inquiry or
investigation before or by any court, public board, government agency,
self-regulatory organization or body pending or, to the knowledge of the Company
or any of its Subsidiaries, threatened against or affecting the Company, the
Common Stock or any of the Company's Subsidiaries or any of the Company's or
the
Company's Subsidiaries' officers or directors in their capacities as such,
which
could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect. A description of each action, suit, proceeding, inquiry
or investigation before or by any court, public board, government agency,
self-regulatory organization or body which, as of the date of this Agreement,
is
pending or threatened in writing against or affecting the Company, the Common
Stock or any of the Company's Subsidiaries or any of the Company's or the
Company's Subsidiaries' officers or directors in their capacities as such,
is
set forth in Schedule 3(h).
(i) Acknowledgment
Regarding Buyer's Status. The Company acknowledges and agrees
that the Buyer is acting solely in the capacity of arm's length purchaser with
respect to the Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated hereby
and thereby. The Company further acknowledges that the Buyer is not
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 hereby and thereby and any advice given by the Buyer or any of
its
representatives or agents in connection with the Transaction Documents and
the
transactions contemplated hereby and thereby is merely incidental to the Buyer's
purchase of the Securities. The Company further represents to the
Buyer that the Company's decision to enter into the Transaction Documents has
been based solely on the independent evaluation by the Company and its
representatives and advisors.
(j) No
General Solicitation. Neither the Company, nor any of its
affiliates, nor any person acting on its or their behalf, has engaged in any
form of general solicitation or general advertising (within the meaning of
Regulation D under the 0000 Xxx) in connection with the offer or sale of the
Securities.
(k) Intellectual
Property Rights. The Company and its Subsidiaries own or possess
adequate rights or licenses to use all material trademarks, trade names, service
marks, service xxxx registrations, service names, patents, patent rights,
copyrights, inventions, licenses, approvals, governmental authorizations, trade
secrets and rights necessary to conduct their respective businesses as now
conducted. Except as set forth on Schedule 3(k), none of the
Company's material trademarks, trade names, service marks, service xxxx
registrations, service names, patents, patent rights, copyrights, inventions,
licenses, approvals, government authorizations, trade secrets or other
intellectual property rights have expired or terminated, or, by the terms and
conditions thereof, could expire or terminate within two years from the date
of
this Agreement. The Company and its Subsidiaries do not have any
knowledge of any infringement by the Company or its Subsidiaries of any material
trademark, trade name rights, patents, patent rights, copyrights, inventions,
licenses, service names, service marks, service xxxx registrations, trade secret
or other similar rights of others, or of any such development of similar or
identical trade secrets or technical information by others and, except as set
forth on Schedule 3(k), there is no claim, action or proceeding being made
or
brought against, or to the Company's knowledge, being threatened against, the
Company or its Subsidiaries regarding trademark, trade name, patents, patent
rights, invention, copyright, license, service names, service marks, service
xxxx registrations, trade secret or other infringement, which could reasonably
be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
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(l) Environmental
Laws. The Company and its Subsidiaries (i) are in compliance with
any and all applicable foreign, federal, state and local laws and regulations
relating to the protection of human health and safety, the environment or
hazardous or toxic substances or wastes, pollutants or contaminants
(“Environmental Laws”), (ii) have received all permits, licenses or other
approvals required of them under applicable Environmental Laws to conduct their
respective businesses and (iii) are in compliance with all terms and conditions
of any such permit, license or approval, except where, in each of the three
foregoing clauses, the failure to so comply could not reasonably be expected
to
have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.
(m) Title. The
Company and its Subsidiaries have good and marketable title in fee simple to
all
real property and good and marketable title to all personal property owned
by
them which is material to the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries,
in
each case free and clear of all liens, encumbrances and defects except such
as
are described in Schedule 3(m) or such as do not materially affect the value
of
such property and do not interfere with the use made and proposed to be made
of
such property by the Company and any of its Subsidiaries. Any real
property and facilities held under lease by the Company and any of its
Subsidiaries are held by them under valid, subsisting and enforceable leases
with such exceptions as are not material and do not interfere with the use
made
and proposed to be made of such property and buildings by the Company and its
Subsidiaries.
(n) Insurance. The
Company and each of its Subsidiaries are insured by insurers of recognized
financial responsibility against such losses and risks and in such amounts
as
management of the Company believes to be prudent and customary in the businesses
in which the Company and its Subsidiaries are engaged. Neither the
Company nor any such Subsidiary has been refused any insurance coverage sought
or applied for and neither the Company nor any such 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 at a cost that would not materially
and adversely affect the condition, financial or otherwise, or the earnings,
business or operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a
whole.
(o) Regulatory
Permits. The Company and its Subsidiaries possess all material
certificates, authorizations and permits issued by the appropriate federal,
state or foreign regulatory authorities necessary to conduct their respective
businesses, and neither the Company nor any such Subsidiary has received any
notice of proceedings relating to the revocation or modification of any such
certificate, authorization or permit.
(p) Tax
Status. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries has made or
filed all federal and state income and all other material tax returns, reports
and declarations required by any jurisdiction to which it is subject (unless
and
only to the extent that the Company and each of its Subsidiaries has set aside
on its books provisions reasonably adequate for the payment of all unpaid and
unreported taxes) and has paid all taxes and other governmental assessments
and
charges that are material in amount, shown or determined to be due on such
returns, reports and declarations, except those being contested in good faith
and has set aside on its books provision reasonably adequate for the payment
of
all taxes for periods subsequent to the periods to which such returns, reports
or declarations apply. There are no unpaid taxes in any material
amount claimed to be due by the taxing authority of any jurisdiction, and the
officers of the Company know of no basis for any such claim.
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(q) Transactions
With Affiliates. Except as set forth on Schedule 3(q) and other
than the grant or exercise of stock options disclosed on Schedule 3(c), none
of
the officers, directors, or employees of the Company is presently a party to
any
transaction with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (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 corporation, partnership, trust or other entity in which
any
officer, director, or any such employee has an interest or is an officer,
director, trustee or partner.
(r) Application
of Takeover Protections. The Company and its board of directors
have taken or will take prior to the Commencement Date 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 Certificate of Incorporation
or the laws of the state of its incorporation which is or could become
applicable to the Buyer as a result of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement, including, without limitation, the Company's issuance of the
Securities and the Buyer's ownership of the Securities.
(s) Foreign
Corrupt Practices. Neither the Company, nor any of its
Subsidiaries, nor any director, officer, agent, employee or other person acting
on behalf of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has, in the course of its
actions for, or on behalf of, the Company, used any corporate funds for any
unlawful contribution, gift, entertainment or other unlawful expenses relating
to political activity; made any direct or indirect unlawful payment to any
foreign or domestic government official or employee from corporate funds;
violated or is in violation of any provision of the U.S. Foreign Corrupt
Practices Act of 1977, as amended; or made any unlawful bribe, rebate, payoff,
influence payment, kickback or other unlawful payment to any foreign or domestic
government official or employee.
4. COVENANTS.
(a) Filing
of Form 8-K and Registration Statement. Subject to the Buyer’s
prior approval, the Company agrees that it shall, within the time required
under
the 1934 Act file a Report on Form 8-K disclosing this Agreement and the
transaction contemplated hereby. The Company shall also file within
ten (10) Business Days (the “Filing Date”) from the date hereof a new
registration statement covering the sale of the 3,168,305 Initial
Purchase Shares, the 25,000 Signing Shares and an additional 10,000,000 Purchase
Shares (which does not include the 3,168,305 Initial Purchase Shares) in
accordance with the terms of the Registration Rights Agreement between the
Company and the Buyer, dated as of the date hereof (“Registration Rights
Agreement”).
(b) Blue
Sky. The Company shall take such action, if any, as is reasonably necessary
in order to obtain an exemption for or to qualify (i) the sales of any Purchase
Shares to the Buyer under this Agreement and (ii) any subsequent sales of any
Purchase Shares by the Buyer, in each case, under applicable securities or
"Blue
Sky" laws of the states of the United States in such states as is reasonably
requested by the Buyer from time to time, and shall provide evidence of any
such
action so taken to the Buyer.
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(c) Listing. The
Company shall promptly secure the listing of all of the Purchase Shares and
the
Signing Shares upon each national securities exchange and automated quotation
system, if any, upon which shares of Common Stock are then listed (subject
to
official notice of issuance) and shall maintain, so long as any other shares
of
Common Stock shall be so listed, such listing of all such securities from time
to time issuable under the terms of the Transaction Documents. The
Company shall maintain the Common Stock's authorization for quotation on the
Principal Market. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries
shall take any action that would be reasonably expected to result in the
delisting or suspension of the Common Stock on the Principal
Market. The Company shall promptly, and in no event later than the
following Business Day, provide to the Buyer copies of any notices it receives
from the Principal Market regarding the continued eligibility of the Common
Stock for listing on such automated quotation system or securities
exchange. The Company shall pay all fees and expenses in connection
with satisfying its obligations under this Section.
(d) Limitation
on Short Sales and Hedging Transactions. The Buyer agrees that
beginning on the date of this Agreement and ending on the date of termination
of
this Agreement as provided in Section 11(k), the Buyer and its agents,
representatives and affiliates shall not in any manner whatsoever enter into
or
effect, directly or indirectly, any (i) "short sale" (as such term is defined
in
Section 242.200 of Regulation SHO of the 0000 Xxx) of the Common Stock or (ii)
hedging transaction, which establishes a net short position with respect to
the
Common Stock.
(e) Issuance
of Initial Purchase Shares; Limitation on Sales of Purchase
Shares. The Initial Purchase Shares shall be issued in
certificated form and (subject to Section 5 hereof) shall bear only the
following restrictive legend:
THE
SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. THE
SECURITIES HAVE BEEN ACQUIRED FOR INVESTMENT AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED FOR SALE,
SOLD, TRANSFERRED OR ASSIGNED IN THE ABSENCE OF AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION
STATEMENT FOR THE SECURITIES UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED,
OR
APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS, UNLESS SOLD PURSUANT TO: (1) RULE 144 UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR (2) AN OPINION OF HOLDER’S COUNSEL,
IN A CUSTOMARY FORM, THAT REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED UNDER SAID ACT OR
APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS.
The
Buyer agrees that the Buyer shall not transfer or sell 641,221 of the Initial
Purchase Shares until the earlier of (a) 500 Business Days (25 Monthly Periods)
from the date hereof or (b) the date on which this Agreement has been
terminated, provided, however, that such restrictions shall not apply: (i)
in
connection with any transfers to or among affiliates (as defined in the 1934
Act), (ii) in connection with any pledge in connection with a bona fide loan
or
margin account, (iii) in the event that the Commencement does not occur on
or
before October 1, 2007, due to the failure of the Company to satisfy the
conditions set forth in Section 7 or (iv) if an Event of Default has occurred,
or any event which, after notice and/or lapse of time, would become an Event
of
Default, including any failure by the Company to timely issue Purchase Shares
under this Agreement. Notwithstanding the forgoing, the Buyer may
transfer Initial Purchase Shares to a third party in order to settle a sale
made
by the Buyer where the Buyer reasonably expects the Company to deliver
additional Purchase Shares to the Buyer under this Agreement so long as the
Buyer maintains ownership of the 641,221 Initial Purchase Shares overall by
"replacing" such Initial Purchase Shares so transferred with new Purchase Shares
when the new Purchase Shares are actually issued by the Company to the
Buyer.
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(g) Due
Diligence. The Buyer shall have the right, from time to time as
the Buyer may reasonably deem appropriate, to perform reasonable due diligence
on the Company during normal business hours. The Company and its
officers and employees shall provide information and reasonably cooperate with
the Buyer in connection with any reasonable request by the Buyer related to
the
Buyer's due diligence of the Company, including, but not limited to, any such
request made by the Buyer in connection with (i) the filing of the registration
statement described in Section 4(a) hereof and (ii) the
Commencement. Each party hereto agrees not to disclose any
Confidential Information of the other party to any third party and shall not
use
the Confidential Information for any purpose other than in connection with,
or
in furtherance of, the transactions contemplated hereby. Each party
hereto acknowledges that the Confidential Information shall remain the property
of the disclosing party and agrees that it shall take all reasonable measures
to
protect the secrecy of any Confidential Information disclosed by the other
party.
5. TRANSFER
AGENT INSTRUCTIONS.
Immediately
upon the execution of this Agreement, the Company shall deliver to the Transfer
Agent a letter in the form as set forth as Exhibit E attached hereto with
respect to the issuance of the 2,057,194 Initial Purchase Shares to be purchase
by the Buyer upon execution hereof. On the Filing Date,
the Company shall also deliver to the Transfer Agent a letter in the form as
set
forth as Exhibit E attached hereto with respect to the issuance of the
1,111,111 Initial Purchase Shares to be purchase by the Buyer on the Filing
Date. On the Commencement Date, the Company shall cause
any restrictive legend on the 2,057,194 Initial Purchase Shares and the 25,000
shares of Common Stock issued to the Buyer upon signing that certain Term Sheet
between the Buyer and the Company and dated as of June 14, 2007 (the “Signing
Shares”) to be removed and all of the remaining Purchase
Shares to be issued under this Agreement shall be issued without any restrictive
legend unless the Buyer expressly consents otherwise. The Company
shall issue irrevocable instructions to the Transfer Agent, and any subsequent
transfer agent, to issue Purchase Shares in the name of the Buyer for the
Purchase Shares (the "Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions"). The
Company warrants to the Buyer that no instruction other than the Irrevocable
Transfer Agent Instructions expressly referred to in this Agreement will be
given by the Company to the Transfer Agent with respect to the Signing Shares
or
the Purchase Shares (including the Initial Purchase Shares), and Signing Shares
and the Purchase Shares (including the Initial Purchase Shares), shall otherwise
be freely transferable on the books and records of the Company as and to the
extent provided in this Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement subject
to the provisions of Section 4(e) in the case of 641,221 Initial Purchase
Shares.
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6.
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CONDITIONS
TO THE COMPANY'S RIGHT TO COMMENCE SALES
OF SHARES OF COMMON STOCK UNDER THIS
AGREEMENT.
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The
right
of the Company hereunder to commence sales of the Purchase Shares is subject
to
the satisfaction of each of the following conditions on or before the
Commencement Date (the date that the Company may begin sales):
(a) The
Buyer shall have executed each of the Transaction Documents and delivered the
same to the Company;
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(b) A
registration statement covering the sale of all of the Signing
Shares and Purchase Shares (including the 3,168,305
Initial Purchase Shares), shall have been declared effective under the 1933
Act
by the SEC and no stop order with respect to the registration statement shall
be
pending or threatened by the SEC.
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7.
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CONDITIONS
TO THE BUYER'S OBLIGATION TO
MAKE
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PURCHASES
OF SHARES OF COMMON STOCK.
The
obligation of the Buyer to buy Purchase Shares (other than the 3,168,305 Initial
Purchase Shares) under this Agreement is subject to the satisfaction of each
of
the following conditions on or before the Commencement Date (the date that
the
Company may begin sales other than the 3,168,305 Initial Purchase Shares) and
once such conditions have been initially satisfied, there shall not be any
ongoing obligation to satisfy such conditions after the Commencement has
occurred:
(a) The
Company shall have executed each of the Transaction Documents and delivered
the
same to the Buyer;
(b) The
Company shall have issued to the Buyer 3,168,305 Initial Purchase Shares and
shall have removed the restrictive transfer legend from the certificate
representing all the Initial Purchase Shares and
the Signing Shares;
(c) The
Common Stock shall be authorized for quotation on the Principal Market, trading
in the Common Stock shall not have been within the last 365 days suspended
by
the SEC or the Principal Market and the Purchase Shares and the Signing Shares
shall be approved for listing upon the Principal Market;
(d) The
Buyer shall have received the opinions of the Company's legal counsel dated
as
of the Commencement Date substantially in the form of Exhibit
A attached hereto;
(e) The
representations and warranties of the Company shall be true and correct in
all
material respects (except to the extent that any of such representations and
warranties is already qualified as to materiality in Section 3 above, in which
case, such representations and warranties shall be true and correct without
further qualification) as of the date when made and as of the Commencement
Date
as though made at that time (except for representations and warranties that
speak as of a specific date) and the Company shall have performed, satisfied
and
complied with the covenants, agreements and conditions required by the
Transaction Documents to be performed, satisfied or complied with by the Company
at or prior to the Commencement Date. The Buyer shall have received a
certificate, executed by the CEO, President or CFO of the Company, dated as
of
the Commencement Date, to the foregoing effect in the form attached hereto
as
Exhibit B;
(f) The
Board of Directors of the Company shall have adopted resolutions in the form
attached hereto as Exhibit C which shall be in full
force and effect without any amendment or supplement thereto as of the
Commencement Date;
(g) As
of the Commencement Date, the Company shall have reserved out of its authorized
and unissued Common Stock, solely for the purpose of effecting future purchases
of Purchase Shares hereunder, 10,000,000 shares of Common Stock not including
the 3,168,305 Initial Purchase Shares;
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(h) The
Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions, in form acceptable to the Buyer shall
have been delivered to and acknowledged in writing by the Company and the
Company's Transfer Agent;
(i) The
Company shall have delivered to the Buyer a certificate evidencing the
incorporation and good standing of the Company in the State of Nevada issued
by
the Secretary of State of the State of Nevada as of a date within ten (10)
Business Days of the Commencement Date and the Company shall have delivered
to
the Buyer a certificate evidencing good standing of the Company in the State
of
Florida issued by the Secretary of State of the State of Florida as of a date
within ten (10) Business Days of the Commencement Date;
(j) The
Company shall have delivered to the Buyer a certified copy of the Certificate
of
Incorporation as certified by the Secretary of State of the State of Nevada
within ten (10) Business Days of the Commencement Date;
(k) The
Company shall have delivered to the Buyer a secretary's certificate executed
by
the Secretary of the Company, dated as of the Commencement Date, in the form
attached hereto as Exhibit D;
(l) A
registration statement covering the sale of all of the 3,168,305 Initial
Purchase Shares, the Signing Shares and Purchase Shares shall have been declared
effective under the 1933 Act by the SEC and no stop order with respect to the
registration statement shall be pending or threatened by the SEC. The
Company shall have prepared and delivered to the Buyer a final and complete
form
of prospectus, dated and current as of the Commencement Date, to be used by
the
Buyer in connection with any sales of any Signing Shares or any Purchase Shares,
and to be filed by the Company one Business Day after the Commencement Date.
The
Company shall have made all filings under all applicable federal and state
securities laws necessary to consummate the issuance of the Signing Shares
and
the Purchase Shares pursuant to this Agreement in compliance with such
laws;
(m) No
Event of Default has occurred, or any event which, after notice and/or lapse
of
time, would become an Event of Default has occurred;
(n) On
or prior to the Commencement Date, the Company shall take all necessary action,
if any, and such actions as reasonably requested by the Buyer, in order to
render inapplicable any control share acquisition, business combination,
shareholder rights plan or poison pill (including any distribution under a
rights agreement) or other similar anti-takeover provision under the Certificate
of Incorporation or the laws of the state of its incorporation which is or
could
become applicable to the Buyer as a result of the transactions contemplated
by
this Agreement, including, without limitation, the Company's issuance of the
Securities and the Buyer's ownership of the Securities; and
(o) The
Company shall have provided the Buyer with the information requested by the
Buyer in connection with its due diligence requests made prior to, or in
connection with, the Commencement, in accordance with the terms of Section
4(g)
hereof.
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8.
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INDEMNIFICATION.
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In
consideration of the Buyer's execution and delivery of the Transaction Documents
and acquiring the Securities hereunder and in addition to all of the Company's
other obligations under the Transaction Documents, the Company shall defend,
protect, indemnify and hold harmless the Buyer and all of its affiliates,
shareholders, officers, directors, employees and direct or indirect investors
and any of the foregoing person's agents or other representatives (including,
without limitation, those retained in connection with the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement) (collectively, the "Indemnitees") from and
against any and all actions, causes of action, suits, claims, losses, costs,
penalties, fees, liabilities and damages, and expenses in connection therewith
(irrespective of whether any such Indemnitee is a party to the action for which
indemnification hereunder is sought), and including reasonable attorneys' fees
and disbursements (the "Indemnified Liabilities"), incurred by any Indemnitee
as
a result of, or arising out of, or relating to (a) any misrepresentation or
breach of any representation or warranty made by the Company in the Transaction
Documents or any other certificate, instrument or document contemplated hereby
or thereby, (b) any breach of any covenant, agreement or obligation of the
Company contained in the Transaction Documents or any other certificate,
instrument or document contemplated hereby or thereby, or (c) any cause of
action, suit or claim brought or made against such Indemnitee and arising out
of
or resulting from the execution, delivery, performance or enforcement of the
Transaction Documents or any other certificate, instrument
or document contemplated hereby or thereby, other than with respect
to Indemnified Liabilities which directly and primarily result from the gross
negligence or willful misconduct of the Indemnitee. To the extent
that the foregoing undertaking by the Company may be unenforceable for any
reason, the Company shall make the maximum contribution to the payment and
satisfaction of each of the Indemnified Liabilities which is permissible under
applicable law.
9. EVENTS
OF DEFAULT.
An
"Event
of Default" shall be deemed to have occurred at any time as any of the following
events occurs:
(a) while
any registration statement is required to be maintained effective pursuant
to
the terms of the Registration Rights Agreement, the effectiveness of such
registration statement lapses for any reason (including, without limitation,
the
issuance of a stop order) or is unavailable to the Buyer for sale of all of
the
Registrable Securities (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement) in
accordance with the terms of the Registration Rights Agreement, and such lapse
or unavailability continues for a period of ten (10) consecutive Business Days
or for more than an aggregate of thirty (30) Business Days in any 365-day
period;
(b) the
suspension from trading or failure of the Common Stock to be listed on the
Principal Market for a period of three (3) consecutive Business
Days;
(c) the
delisting of the Company’s Common Stock from the Principal Market, provided,
however, that the Common Stock is not immediately thereafter trading on the
New
York Stock Exchange, the Nasdaq Global Market, the Nasdaq Capital Market, or
the
American Stock Exchange;
(d) the
failure for any reason by the Transfer Agent to issue Purchase Shares to the
Buyer within five (5) Business Days after the applicable Purchase Date which
the
Buyer is entitled to receive;
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(e) the
Company breaches any representation, warranty, covenant or other term or
condition under any Transaction Document if such breach could have a Material
Adverse Effect and except, in the case of a breach of a covenant which is
reasonably curable, only if such breach continues for a period of at least
five
(5) Business Days;
(f) if
any Person commences a proceeding against the Company pursuant to or within
the
meaning of any Bankruptcy Law;
(g) if
the Company pursuant to or within the meaning of any Bankruptcy Law; (A)
commences a voluntary case, (B) consents to the entry of an order for relief
against it in an involuntary case, (C) consents to the appointment of a
Custodian of it or for all or substantially all of its property, (D) makes
a
general assignment for the benefit of its creditors, (E) becomes insolvent,
or
(F) is generally unable to pay its debts as the same become due;
(h) a
court of competent jurisdiction enters an order or decree under any Bankruptcy
Law that (A) is for relief against the Company in an involuntary case, (B)
appoints a Custodian of the Company or for all or substantially all of its
property, or (C) orders the liquidation of the Company or any Subsidiary;
or
(i) a
material adverse change in the business, properties, operations, financial
condition or results of operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries taken
as
a whole.
In
addition to any other rights and remedies under applicable law and this
Agreement, including the Buyer termination rights under Section 11(k) hereof,
so
long as an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, or if any event
which, after notice and/or lapse of time, would become an Event of Default,
has
occurred and is continuing, or so long as the Purchase Price is below the
Purchase Price Floor, the Buyer shall not be obligated to purchase any shares
of
Common Stock under this Agreement. If pursuant to or within the
meaning of any Bankruptcy Law, the Company commences a voluntary case or any
Person commences a proceeding against the Company, a Custodian is appointed
for
the Company or for all or substantially all of its property, or the Company
makes a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors, (any of which
would
be an Event of Default as described in Sections 9(f), 9(g) and
9(h) hereof) this Agreement shall automatically terminate
without any liability or payment to the Company without further action or notice
by any Person. No such termination of this Agreement under Section
11(k)(i) shall affect the Company's or the Buyer's obligations under this
Agreement with respect to pending purchases and the Company and the Buyer shall
complete their respective obligations with respect to any pending purchases
under this Agreement.
10. CERTAIN
DEFINED TERMS.
For
purposes of this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following
meanings:
(a) “1933
Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
(b) “Available
Amount” means initially Sixteen Million Dollars ($16,000,000.00) in the
aggregate which amount shall be reduced by the Purchase Amount each time the
Buyer purchases shares of Common Stock pursuant to Section 1 hereof including
the Initial Purchases.
(c) “Bankruptcy
Law” means Title 11, U.S. Code, or any similar federal or state law for the
relief of debtors.
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(d) “Base
Purchase Notice” shall mean an irrevocable written notice from the Company to
the Buyer directing the Buyer to buy up to the Base Purchase Amount in Purchase
Shares as specified by the Company therein at the applicable Purchase Price
on
the Purchase Date.
(e) “Block
Purchase Amount” shall mean such Block Purchase Amount as specified by the
Company in a Block Purchase Notice subject to Section 1(b) hereof.
(f) “Block
Purchase Notice” shall mean an irrevocable written notice from the Company to
the Buyer directing the Buyer to buy the Block Purchase Amount in Purchase
Shares as specified by the Company therein at the Block Purchase Price as of
the
Purchase Date subject to Section 1 hereof.
(d) “Business
Day” means any day on which the Principal Market is open for trading including
any day on which the Principal Market is open for trading for a period of time
less than the customary time.
(e) “Closing
Sale Price” means, for any security as of any date, the last closing trade price
for such security on the Principal Market as reported by the Principal Market,
or, if the Principal Market is not the principal securities exchange or trading
market for such security, the last closing trade price of such security on
the
principal securities exchange or trading market where such security is listed
or
traded as reported by the Principal Market.
(f) “Confidential
Information” means any information disclosed by either party to the other party,
either directly or indirectly, in writing, orally or by inspection of tangible
objects (including, without limitation, documents, prototypes, samples, plant
and equipment), which is designated as "Confidential," "Proprietary" or some
similar designation. Information communicated orally shall be considered
Confidential Information if such information is confirmed in writing as being
Confidential Information within ten (10) business days after the initial
disclosure. Confidential Information may also include information disclosed
to a
disclosing party by third parties. Confidential Information shall not, however,
include any information which (i) was publicly known and made generally
available in the public domain prior to the time of disclosure by the disclosing
party; (ii) becomes publicly known and made generally available after disclosure
by the disclosing party to the receiving party through no action or inaction
of
the receiving party; (iii) is already in the possession of the receiving party
at the time of disclosure by the disclosing party as shown by the receiving
party’s files and records immediately prior to the time of disclosure; (iv) is
obtained by the receiving party from a third party without a breach of such
third party’s obligations of confidentiality; (v) is independently developed by
the receiving party without use of or reference to the disclosing party’s
Confidential Information, as shown by documents and other competent evidence
in
the receiving party’s possession; or (vi) is required by law to be disclosed by
the receiving party, provided that the receiving party gives the disclosing
party prompt written notice of such requirement prior to such disclosure and
assistance in obtaining an order protecting the information from public
disclosure.
(g) “Custodian”
means any receiver, trustee, assignee, liquidator or similar official under
any
Bankruptcy Law.
(h) “Maturity
Date” means the date that is 500 Business Days (25 Monthly Periods) from the
Commencement Date.
(i) “Monthly
Period” means each successive 20 Business Day period commencing with the
Commencement Date.
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(j) “Person”
means an individual or entity including any limited liability company, a
partnership, a joint venture, a corporation, a trust, an unincorporated
organization and a government or any department or agency thereof.
(k) “Principal
Market” means the Nasdaq OTC Bulletin Board; provided however, that in the event
the Company’s Common Stock is ever listed or traded on the Nasdaq Global Market,
the Nasdaq Capital Market, the New York Stock Exchange or the American Stock
Exchange, then the “Principal Market” shall mean such other market or exchange
on which the Company’s Common Stock is then listed or traded.
(l) “Purchase
Amount” means, with respect to any particular purchase made hereunder, the
portion of the Available Amount to be purchased by the Buyer pursuant to Section
1 hereof in connection with the Initial Purchases or as set forth in a valid
Base Purchase Notice or a valid Block Purchase Notice which the Company delivers
to the Buyer.
(m) “Purchase
Date” means with respect to any particular purchase made hereunder, the Business
Day after receipt by the Buyer of a valid Base Purchase Notice or a valid Block
Purchase Notice that the Buyer is to buy Purchase Shares pursuant to Section
1
hereof.
(n)
“Purchase Price” means the lower of the (A) the lowest Sale Price of the Common
Stock on the Purchase Date and (B) the arithmetic average of the three (3)
lowest Closing Sale Prices for the Common Stock during the twelve (12)
consecutive Business Days ending on the Business Day immediately preceding
such
Purchase Date (to be appropriately adjusted for any reorganization,
recapitalization, non-cash dividend, stock split or other similar
transaction).
(o) “Sale
Price” means, any trade price for the shares of Common Stock on the Principal
Market as reported by the Principal Market.
(q) “SEC”
means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
(r) “Transfer
Agent” means the transfer agent of the Company as set forth in Section 11(f)
hereof or such other person who is then serving as the transfer agent for the
Company in respect of the Common Stock.
11. MISCELLANEOUS.
(a) Governing
Law; Jurisdiction; Jury Trial. The corporate laws of the State of
Nevada shall govern all issues concerning the relative rights of the Company
and
its shareholders. All other questions concerning the construction, validity,
enforcement and interpretation of this Agreement and the other Transaction
Documents shall be governed by the internal laws of the State of Illinois,
without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law provision or
rule
(whether of the State of Illinois or any other jurisdictions) that would cause
the application of the laws of any jurisdictions other than the State of
Illinois. Each party hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive
jurisdiction of the state and federal courts sitting in the City of Chicago,
for
the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or under the other Transaction
Documents or in connection herewith or therewith, or with any transaction
contemplated hereby or discussed herein, 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 brought in an inconvenient forum or that the venue of such
suit, action or proceeding is improper.
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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 to such party at the address for such 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 manner permitted by
law. EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT IT MAY
HAVE, AND AGREES NOT TO REQUEST, A JURY TRIAL FOR THE ADJUDICATION OF ANY
DISPUTE HEREUNDER OR IN CONNECTION HEREWITH OR ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT
OR
ANY TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.
(b) Counterparts. This
Agreement may be executed in two or more identical counterparts, all of which
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;
provided that a facsimile signature shall be considered due execution and shall
be binding upon the signatory thereto with the same force and effect as if
the
signature were an original, not a facsimile signature.
(c) Headings. The
headings of this Agreement are for convenience of reference and shall not form
part of, or affect the interpretation of, this Agreement.
(d) Severability. If
any provision of this Agreement shall be invalid or unenforceable in any
jurisdiction, such invalidity or unenforceability shall not affect the validity
or enforceability of the remainder of this Agreement in that jurisdiction or
the
validity or enforceability of any provision of this Agreement in any other
jurisdiction.
(e) Entire
Agreement. With the exception of the Mutual Nondisclosure
Agreement between the parties dated as of June 14, 2007, this Agreement
supersedes all other prior oral or written agreements between the Buyer, the
Company, their affiliates and persons acting on their behalf with respect to
the
matters discussed herein, and this Agreement, the other Transaction Documents
and the instruments referenced herein contain the entire understanding of the
parties with respect to the matters covered herein and therein and, except
as
specifically set forth herein or therein, neither the Company nor the Buyer
makes any representation, warranty, covenant or undertaking with respect to
such
matters. The Company acknowledges and agrees that is has not relied
on, in any manner whatsoever, any representations or statements, written or
oral, other than as expressly set forth in this Agreement.
(f) Notices. Any
notices, consents or other communications required or permitted to be given
under the terms of this Agreement must be in writing and will be deemed to
have
been delivered: (i) upon receipt when delivered personally; (ii) upon receipt
when sent by facsimile (provided confirmation of transmission is mechanically
or
electronically generated and kept on file by the sending party); or (iii) one
Business Day after deposit with a nationally recognized overnight delivery
service, in each case properly addressed to the party to receive the same.
The
addresses and facsimile numbers for such communications shall be:
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If
to the
Company:
Celsius,
Holdings, Inc.
140
XX
0xx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx X
Xxxxxx
Xxxxx, XX 00000
Telephone: 000-000-0000
Facsimile: 000-000-0000
Attention: Chief
Financial Officer
With
a
copy to:
Xxxxxx
& Xxxxxx, LLP
1000
Xxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxxx, XX, Xxxxx 000
Xxxx
Xxxxx, XX 00000
Telephone:
000-000-0000
Facsimile:
000-000-0000
Attention:
Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, Esq.
If
to the
Buyer:
Fusion
Capital Fund II, LLC
220
Xxxxxxxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 0-000
Xxxxxxx,
XX 00000
Telephone: 000-000-0000
Facsimile: 000-000-0000
Attention: Xxxxxx
X. Xxxxxx
If
to the
Transfer Agent:
Xxxxxxxx
Stock Transfer, Inc.
2900
Xxxxx 00xx Xxxxx, Xxxxx X
Xxxxxxxxxx,
XX 00000
Telephone: 000-000-0000
Facsimile: 000-000-0000
or
at
such other address and/or facsimile number and/or to the attention of such
other
person as the recipient party has specified by written notice given to each
other party three (3) Business Days prior to the effectiveness of such
change. Written confirmation of receipt (A) given by the recipient of
such notice, consent or other communication, (B) mechanically or electronically
generated by the sender's facsimile machine containing the time, date, and
recipient facsimile number or (C) provided by a nationally recognized overnight
delivery service, shall be rebuttable evidence of personal service, receipt
by
facsimile or receipt from a nationally recognized overnight delivery service
in
accordance with clause (i), (ii) or (iii) above, respectively.
(g) Successors
and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to
the benefit of the parties and their respective successors and
assigns. The Company shall not assign this Agreement or any rights or
obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the Buyer, including
by merger or consolidation. The Buyer may not assign its rights or
obligations under this Agreement.
(h) No
Third Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement is intended for the
benefit of the parties hereto and their respective permitted successors and
assigns, and is not for the benefit of, nor may any provision hereof be enforced
by, any other person.
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(i) Publicity. The
Buyer shall have the right to approve before issuance any press release, SEC
filing or any other public disclosure made by or on behalf of the Company
whatsoever with respect to, in any manner, the Buyer, its purchases hereunder
or
any aspect of this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby; provided,
however, that the Company shall be entitled, without the prior approval of
the
Buyer, to make any press release or other public disclosure (including any
filings with the SEC) with respect to such transactions as is required by
applicable law and regulations so long as the Company and its counsel consult
with the Buyer in connection with any such press release or other public
disclosure at least two (2) Business Days prior to its release. The
Buyer must be provided with a copy thereof at least two (2) Business Days prior
to any release or use by the Company thereof. The Company agrees and
acknowledges that its failure to fully comply with this provision constitutes
a
material adverse effect on its ability to perform its obligations under this
Agreement.
(j) Further
Assurances. Each party shall do and perform, or cause to be done
and performed, all such further acts and things, and shall execute and deliver
all such other agreements, certificates, instruments and documents, as the
other
party may reasonably request in order to carry out the intent and accomplish
the
purposes of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated
hereby.
(k) Termination. This
Agreement may be terminated only as follows:
(i) By
the Buyer any time an Event of Default exists without any liability or payment
to the Company. However, if pursuant to or within the meaning of any
Bankruptcy Law, the Company commences a voluntary case or any Person commences
a
proceeding against the Company, a Custodian is appointed for the Company or
for
all or substantially all of its property, or the Company makes a general
assignment for the benefit of its creditors, (any of which would be an Event
of
Default as described in Sections 9(f), 9(g) and 9(h) hereof) this Agreement
shall automatically terminate without any liability or payment to the Company
without further action or notice by any Person. No such termination
of this Agreement under this Section 11(k)(i) shall affect the Company's or
the
Buyer's obligations under this Agreement with respect to pending purchases
and
the Company and the Buyer shall complete their respective obligations with
respect to any pending purchases under this Agreement.
(ii) In
the event that the Commencement shall not have occurred, the Company shall
have
the option to terminate this Agreement for any reason or for no reason without
any liability whatsoever of any party to any other party under this
Agreement.
(iii) In
the event that the Commencement shall not have occurred on or before December
31, 2007, due to the failure to satisfy the conditions set forth in Sections
6
and 7 above with respect to the Commencement, at any time prior to Commencement
either party shall have the option to terminate this Agreement at the close
of
business on such date or thereafter without any liability whatsoever of any
party to any other party under this Agreement.
(iv)
At any time after the Commencement Date, the Company shall have the option
to
terminate this Agreement for any reason or for no reason by delivering notice
(a
“Company Termination Notice”) to the Buyer electing to terminate this Agreement
without any liability whatsoever of any party to any other party under this
Agreement. The Company Termination Notice shall not be effective
until one (1) Business Day after it has been received by the Buyer.
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(v) This
Agreement shall automatically terminate on the date that the Company sells
and
the Buyer purchases the full Available Amount as provided herein, without any
action or notice on the part of any party and without any liability whatsoever
of any party to any other party under this Agreement.
(vi) If
by the Maturity Date for any reason or for no reason the full Available Amount
under this Agreement has not been purchased as provided for in Section 1 of
this
Agreement, this Agreement shall automatically terminate on the Maturity Date,
without any action or notice on the part of any party and without any liability
whatsoever of any party to any other party under this Agreement.
Except
as
set forth in Sections 11(k)(i) (in respect of an Event of Default under Sections
9(f), 9(g) and 9(h)) and 11(k)(vi), any termination of this Agreement pursuant
to this Section 11(k) shall be effected by written notice from the Company
to
the Buyer, or the Buyer to the Company, as the case may be, setting forth the
basis for the termination hereof. The representations and warranties
of the Company and the Buyer contained in Sections 2, 3 and 5 hereof, the
indemnification provisions set forth in Section 8 hereof and the agreements
and
covenants set forth in Section 11, shall survive the
Commencement and any termination of this Agreement. No termination of
this Agreement shall affect the Company's or the Buyer's rights or obligations
(i) under the Registration Rights Agreement which shall survive any such
termination or (ii) under this Agreement with respect to pending purchases
and
the Company and the Buyer shall complete their respective obligations with
respect to any pending purchases under this Agreement.
(l) Financial
Advisor, Placement Agent, Broker or Finder. The Company
acknowledges that it has retained Growth Capital Partners, LLC as financial
advisor in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby. The
Company represents and warrants to the Buyer that it has not engaged any other
financial advisor, placement agent, broker or finder in connection with the
transactions contemplated hereby. The Buyer represents and warrants
to the Company that it has not engaged any financial advisor, placement agent,
broker or finder in connection with the transactions contemplated
hereby. The Company shall be responsible for the payment of any fees
or commissions, if any, of any financial advisor, placement agent, broker or
finder relating to or arising out of the transactions contemplated
hereby. The Company shall pay, and hold the Buyer harmless against,
any liability, loss or expense (including, without limitation, attorneys' fees
and out of pocket expenses) arising in connection with any such
claim.
(m) No
Strict Construction. The language used in this Agreement will be
deemed to be the language chosen by the parties to express their mutual intent,
and no rules of strict construction will be applied against any
party.
(n) Remedies,
Other Obligations, Breaches and Injunctive Relief. The Buyer’s
remedies provided in this Agreement shall be cumulative and in addition to
all
other remedies available to the Buyer under this Agreement, at law or in equity
(including a decree of specific performance and/or other injunctive relief),
no
remedy of the Buyer contained herein shall be deemed a waiver of compliance
with
the provisions giving rise to such remedy and nothing herein shall limit the
Buyer's right to pursue actual damages for any failure by the Company to comply
with the terms of this Agreement. The Company acknowledges that a
breach by it of its obligations hereunder will cause irreparable harm to the
Buyer and that the remedy at law for any such breach may be
inadequate.
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The
Company therefore agrees that, in the event of any such breach or threatened
breach, the Buyer shall be entitled, in addition to all other available
remedies, to an injunction restraining any breach, without the necessity of
showing economic loss and without any bond or other security being
required.
(o) Enforcement
Costs. If: (i) this Agreement is placed by the Buyer in the hands
of an attorney for enforcement or is enforced by the Buyer through any legal
proceeding; or (ii) an attorney is retained to represent the Buyer in any
bankruptcy, reorganization, receivership or other proceedings affecting
creditors' rights and involving a claim under this Agreement; or (iii an
attorney is retained to represent the Buyer in any other proceedings whatsoever
in connection with this Agreement, then the Company shall pay to the Buyer,
as
incurred by the Buyer, all reasonable costs and expenses including attorneys'
fees incurred in connection therewith, in addition to all other amounts due
hereunder.
(p) Failure
or Indulgence Not Waiver. No failure or delay in the exercise of
any power, right or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof,
nor
shall any single or partial exercise of any such power, right or privilege
preclude other or further exercise thereof or of any other right, power or
privilege.
* * * * *
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the Buyer and the Company have caused this Common
Stock Purchase Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first written
above.
THE
COMPANY:
By:___/s/
Jan
Norelid________
Name:
Jan
Norelid
Title:
Chief Financial Officer
BUYER:
Fusion
Capital Fund II, LLC
By:
Fusion Capital Partners,
LLC
By:
SGM Holdings
Corp.
By:___/s/
Xxxxxx X. Martin____
Name:
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Title:
President
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SCHEDULES
Schedule
3(a)
|
Subsidiaries
|
Schedule
3(c)
|
Capitalization
|
Schedule
3(e)
|
Conflicts
|
Schedule
3(f)
|
1934
Act Filings
|
Schedule
3(g)
|
Material
Changes
|
Schedule
3(h)
|
Litigation
|
Schedule
3(k)
|
Intellectual
Property
|
Schedule
3(m)
|
Liens
|
Schedule
3(q)
|
Certain
Transactions
|
EXHIBITS
Exhibit
A
|
Form
of Company Counsel Opinion
|
Exhibit
B
|
Form
of Officer’s Certificate
|
Exhibit
C
|
Form
of Resolutions of Board of Directors of the Company
|
Exhibit
D
|
Form
of Secretary’s Certificate
|
Exhibit
E
|
Form
of Letter to Transfer Agent
|
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DISCLOSURE
SCHEDULES
Schedule
3(a) – Subsidiaries
Schedule
3(c) - Capitalization
Schedule
3(e) - No Conflicts
Schedule
3(f) - 1934 Act Filings
Schedule
3(g) - Absence of Certain Changes
Schedule
3(h) - Litigation
Schedule
3(k) - Intellectual Property Rights
Schedule
3(m) - Title
Schedule
3(q) - Transactions with Affiliates
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EXHIBIT
A
FORM
OF COMPANY COUNSEL OPINION
Capitalized
terms used herein but not
defined herein, have the meaning set forth in the Common Stock Purchase
Agreement. Based on the foregoing, and subject to the assumptions and
qualifications set forth herein, we are of the opinion that:
1. The
Company is a corporation existing and in good standing under the laws of the
State of Nevada. The Company is qualified to do business as a foreign
corporation and is in good standing in the State of Florida.
2. The
Company has the corporate power to execute and deliver, and perform its
obligations under, each Transaction Document to which it is a
party. The Company has the corporate power to conduct its business
as, to the best of our knowledge, it is now conducted, and to own and use the
properties owned and used by it.
3. The
execution, delivery and performance by the Company of the Transaction Documents
to which it is a party have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate
action on the part of the Company. The execution and delivery of the
Transaction Documents by the Company, the performance of the obligations of
the
Company thereunder and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated
therein have been duly authorized and approved by the Company's Board of
Directors and no further consent, approval or authorization of the Company,
its
Board of Directors or its stockholders is required. The Transaction
Documents to which the Company is a party have been duly executed and delivered
by the Company and are the valid and binding obligations of the Company,
enforceable against the Company in accordance with their terms except as such
enforceability may be limited by general principles of equity or applicable
bankruptcy, insolvency, liquidation or similar laws relating to, or affecting
creditor’s rights and remedies.
4. The
execution, delivery and performance by the Company of the Transaction Documents,
the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated thereby
including the offering, sale and issuance of the Purchase Shares in accordance
with the terms and conditions of the Common Stock Purchase Agreement, and
fulfillment and compliance with terms of the Transaction Documents, does not
and
shall not: (i) conflict with, constitute a breach of or default (or an
event which, with the giving of notice or lapse of time or both, constitutes
or
could constitute a breach or a default), under (a) the Certificate of
Incorporation or the Bylaws of the Company, (b) any material agreement, note,
lease, mortgage, deed or other material instrument to which to our knowledge
the
Company is a party or by which the Company or any of its assets are bound,
(ii) result in any violation of any statute, law, rule or regulation
applicable to the Company, or (iii) to our knowledge, violate any order, writ,
injunction or decree applicable to the Company or any of its
subsidiaries.
5. The
issuance of the Purchase Shares and Signing Shares pursuant to the terms and
conditions of the Transaction Documents has been duly authorized and the Signing
Shares and the Initial Purchase Shares are validly issued, fully paid and
non-assessable, to our knowledge, free of all taxes, liens, charges,
restrictions, rights of first refusal and preemptive rights. 10,000,000 shares
of Common Stock have been properly reserved for issuance under the Common Stock
Purchase Agreement for future issuances of Purchase Shares. When
issued and paid for in accordance with the Common Stock Purchase Agreement,
the
Purchase Shares shall be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable, to
our
knowledge, free of all taxes, liens, charges, restrictions, rights of first
refusal and preemptive rights.
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To
our
knowledge, the execution and delivery of the Registration Rights Agreement
do
not, and the performance by the Company of its obligations thereunder shall
not,
give rise to any rights of any other person for the registration under the
1933
Act of any shares of Common Stock or other securities of the Company which
have
not been waived.
6. As
of the date hereof, the authorized capital stock of the Company consists of
_______ shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of which to our
knowledge __________ shares are issued and outstanding. Except as set
forth on Schedule 3(c) of the Common Stock Purchase Agreement, to our knowledge,
there are no outstanding shares of capital stock or other securities convertible
into or exchangeable or exercisable for shares of the capital stock of the
Company.
7. Assuming
the accuracy of the representations and your compliance with the covenants
made
by you in the Transaction Documents, the offering, sale and issuance of the
3,168,305 Initial Purchase Shares and the 25,000 Signing Shares to you pursuant
to the Transaction Documents was exempt from registration under the 1933 Act
and
the securities laws and regulations of the State of Florida.
8. Other
than that which has been obtained and completed prior to the date hereof, no
authorization, approval, consent, filing or other order of any federal or state
governmental body, regulatory agency, or stock exchange or market, or any court,
or, to our knowledge, any third party is required to be obtained by the Company
to enter into and perform its obligations under the Transaction Documents or
for
the Company to issue and sell the Purchase Shares as contemplated by the
Transaction Documents.
9. The
Common Stock is
registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the 1934 Act. To our
knowledge, since January 1, 2006, the Company has been in compliance with the
reporting requirements of the 1934 Act applicable to it. To our
knowledge, since January 1, 2006, the Company has not received any written
notice from the Principal Market stating that the Company has not been in
compliance with any of the rules and regulations (including the requirements
for
continued listing) of the Principal Market.
We
further advise you that to our knowledge, except as disclosed on Schedule 3(h)
in the Common Stock Purchase Agreement, there is no action, suit, proceeding,
inquiry or investigation before or by any court, public board or body, any
governmental agency, any stock exchange or market, or self-regulatory
organization, which has been threatened in writing or which is currently pending
against the Company, any of its subsidiaries, any officers or directors of
the
Company or any of its subsidiaries or any of the properties of the Company
or
any of its subsidiaries.
In
addition, we have participated in
the preparation of the Registration Statement (SEC File #________) covering
the
sale of the Signing Shares and the Purchase Shares (including the Initial
Purchase Shares), including the prospectus dated ____________, contained therein
and in conferences with officers and other representatives of the Company
(including the Company’s independent auditors) during which the contents of the
Registration Statement and related matters were discussed and reviewed and,
although we are not passing upon and do not assume any responsibility for the
accuracy, completeness or fairness of the statements contained in the
Registration Statement, on the basis of the information that was developed
in
the course of the performance of the services referred to above, considered
in
the light of our understanding of the applicable law, nothing came to our
attention that caused us to believe that the Registration Statement (other
than
the financial statements and schedules and the other financial and statistical
data included therein, as to which we express no belief), as of their dates,
contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state any
material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light
of
the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
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EXHIBIT
B
FORM
OF OFFICER’S CERTIFICATE
This
Officer’s Certificate (“Certificate”) is being delivered
pursuant to Section 7(e) of that certain Common Stock Purchase Agreement dated
as of _________, (“Common Stock Purchase Agreement”), by and
between Celsius Holdings, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the
“Company”), and Fusion Capital Fund II, LLC
(the “Buyer”). Terms
used herein and not
otherwise defined shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Common Stock
Purchase Agreement.
The
undersigned, ___________, ______________ of the Company, hereby certifies as
follows:
1. I
am the _____________ of the Company and make the statements contained in this
Certificate;
2. The
representations and warranties of the Company are true and correct in all
material respects (except to the extent that any of such representations and
warranties is already qualified as to materiality or pursuant to the schedules
referenced in Section 3 of the Common Stock Purchase Agreement, in which case,
such representations and warranties are true and correct without further
qualification) as of the date when made and as of the Commencement Date as
though made at that time (except for representations and warranties that speak
as of a specific date);
3. The
Company has performed, satisfied and complied in all material respects with
covenants, agreements and conditions required by the Transaction Documents
to be
performed, satisfied or complied with by the Company at or prior to the
Commencement Date.
4. The
Company has not taken any steps, and does not currently expect to take any
steps, to seek protection pursuant to any Bankruptcy Law nor does the Company
or
any of its Subsidiaries have any knowledge or reason to believe that its
creditors intend to initiate involuntary bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings.
The Company is financially solvent and is generally able to pay its debts
as
they become due.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunder signed my name on this ___ day of
___________.
______________________
Name:
Title:
The
undersigned as Secretary of ________, a ________ corporation, hereby certifies
that ___________ is the duly elected, appointed, qualified and acting ________
of _________ and that the signature appearing above is his genuine
signature.
___________________________________
Secretary
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EXHIBIT
C-1
FORM
OF COMPANY RESOLUTIONS
FOR
SIGNING PURCHASE AGREEMENT
UNANIMOUS
WRITTEN CONSENT OF
Pursuant
to Section ______ of the _________, the undersigned, being all of the directors
of Celsius Holdings, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the
“Corporation”) do hereby consent to and adopt the following resolutions
as the
action of the Board of Directors for and on behalf of the Corporation and hereby
direct that this Consent be filed with the minutes of the proceedings of the
Board of Directors:
WHEREAS,
there has been presented to
the Board of Directors of the Corporation a draft of the Common Stock Purchase
Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) by and between the Corporation and Fusion
Capital Fund II, LLC (“Fusion”), providing for the purchase by Fusion of up to
Sixteen Million Dollars ($16,000,000.00) of the Corporation’s common stock, par
value $0.001 (the “Common Stock”); and
WHEREAS,
after careful consideration of
the Purchase Agreement, the documents incident thereto and other factors deemed
relevant by the Board of Directors, the Board of Directors has determined that
it is advisable and in the best interests of the Corporation to engage in the
transactions contemplated by the Purchase Agreement, including, but not limited
to, the issuance and sale of shares of Common Stock to Fusion up to the
available amount under the Purchase Agreement (the "Purchase
Shares").
Transaction
Documents
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the transactions described in the Purchase
Agreement are hereby approved and Xxxxxxx Xxxxx and Jan Norelid (the “Authorized
Officers”) are severally authorized to execute and deliver the Purchase
Agreement, and any other agreements or documents contemplated thereby including,
without limitation, a registration rights agreement (the “Registration Rights
Agreement”) providing for the registration of the shares of the Company’s Common
Stock issuable in respect of the Purchase Agreement on behalf of the
Corporation, with such amendments, changes, additions and deletions as the
Authorized Officers may deem to be appropriate and approve on behalf of, the
Corporation, such approval to be conclusively evidenced by the signature of
an
Authorized Officer thereon; and
FURTHER
RESOLVED, that the terms and provisions of the Registration Rights Agreement
by
and among the Corporation and Fusion are hereby approved and the Authorized
Officers are authorized to execute and deliver the Registration Rights Agreement
(pursuant to the terms of the Purchase Agreement), with such amendments,
changes, additions and deletions as the Authorized Officer may deem appropriate
and approve on behalf of, the Corporation, such approval to be conclusively
evidenced by the signature of an Authorized Officer thereon; and
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FURTHER
RESOLVED, that the terms and provisions of the Form of Transfer Agent
Instructions (the “Instructions”) are hereby approved and the Authorized
Officers are authorized to execute and deliver the Instructions (pursuant to
the
terms of the Purchase Agreement), with such amendments, changes, additions
and
deletions as the Authorized Officers may deem appropriate and approve on behalf
of, the Corporation, such approval to be conclusively evidenced by the signature
of an Authorized Officer thereon; and
Execution
of Purchase Agreement
FURTHER
RESOLVED, that the Corporation be and it hereby is authorized to execute the
Purchase Agreement providing for the purchase of common stock of the Corporation
having an aggregate value of up to $16,000,000.00; and
Issuance
of Common Stock
FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Corporation was authorized to issue 25,000 shares
of
Common Stock to Fusion pursuant to the Confidential Term Sheet between the
Company and Fusion dated as of June 14, 2007 (the “Signing Shares”) and that
upon issuance of the Signing Shares, the Signing Shares have been duly
authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable with no personal
liability attaching to the ownership thereof; and
FURTHER
RESOLVED, that the Corporation is hereby authorized to issue shares of Common
Stock upon the purchase of Purchase Shares up to the available amount under
the
Purchase Agreement in accordance with the terms of the Purchase Agreement and
that, upon issuance of the Purchase Shares pursuant to the Purchase Agreement,
the Purchase Shares will be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and
nonassessable with no personal liability attaching to the ownership thereof;
and
FURTHER
RESOLVED, that the Corporation shall initially reserve 10,000,000 shares of
Common Stock for issuance as Purchase Shares after the Commencement under the
Purchase Agreement (not including the 3,168,305 Initial Purchase Shares as
defined in the Agreement),.
Approval
of Actions
FURTHER
RESOLVED, that, without limiting the foregoing, the Authorized Officers are,
and
each of them hereby is, authorized and directed to proceed on behalf of the
Corporation and to take all such steps as deemed necessary or appropriate,
with
the advice and assistance of counsel, to cause the Corporation to consummate
the
agreements referred to herein and to perform its obligations under such
agreements; and
FURTHER
RESOLVED, that the Authorized
Officers be, and each of them hereby is, authorized, empowered and directed
on
behalf of and in the name of the Corporation, to take or cause to be taken
all
such further actions and to execute and deliver or cause to be executed and
delivered all such further agreements, amendments, documents, certificates,
reports, schedules, applications, notices, letters and undertakings and to
incur
and pay all such fees and expenses as in their judgment shall be necessary,
proper or desirable to carry into effect the purpose and intent of any and
all
of the foregoing resolutions, and that all actions heretofore taken by any
officer or director of the Corporation in connection with the transactions
contemplated by the agreements described herein are hereby approved, ratified
and confirmed in all respects.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the Board of
Directors has executed and delivered this Consent effective as of __________,
2007.
______________________
______________________
______________________
being
all
of the directors of ____________
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EXHIBIT
C-2
FORM
OF COMPANY RESOLUTIONS APPROVING REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNANIMOUS
WRITTEN CONSENT OF
Pursuant
to Section ______ of the _________, the undersigned, being all of the directors
of Celsius Holdings, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the
“Corporation”) do hereby consent to and adopt the following resolutions
as the
action of the Board of Directors for and on behalf of the Corporation and hereby
direct that this Consent be filed with the minutes of the proceedings of the
Board of Directors.
WHEREAS,
there has been presented to
the Board of Directors of the Corporation a Common Stock Purchase Agreement
(the
“Purchase Agreement”) by and among the Corporation and Fusion Capital Fund II,
LLC (“Fusion”), providing for the purchase by Fusion of up to Sixteen Million
Dollars ($10,500,000.00) of the Corporation’s common stock, par value $0.001
(the “Common Stock”); and
WHEREAS,
after careful consideration of
the Purchase Agreement, the documents incident thereto and other factors deemed
relevant by the Board of Directors, the Board of Directors has approved the
Purchase Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby and the Company
has
executed and delivered the Purchase Agreement to Fusion; and
WHEREAS,
in connection with the transactions contemplated pursuant to the Purchase
Agreement, the Company has agreed to file a registration statement with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) registering the Signing
Shares (as defined in the Purchase Agreement) and the Purchase Shares (as herein
defined in the Purchase Agreement);
WHEREAS,
the management of the Corporation has prepared and presented to the Board of
Directors the attached draft of a Registration Statement on Form
SB-2 (the “Registration Statement”) in order to register the sale of
the Purchase Shares and the Signing Shares (collectively, the “Shares”);
and
WHEREAS,
the Board of Directors has determined to approve the Registration Statement
and
to authorize the appropriate officers of the Corporation to take all such
actions as they may deem appropriate to effect the offering.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the officers and directors of the Corporation
be, and each of them hereby is, authorized and directed, with the assistance
of
counsel and accountants for the Corporation, to prepare, execute and file with
the Commission the Registration Statement, which Registration Statement shall
be
filed substantially in the form presented to the Board of Directors, with such
changes therein as the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation or any Vice
President of the Corporation shall deem desirable and in the best interest
of
the Corporation and its shareholders (such officer’s execution thereof including
such changes shall be deemed to evidence conclusively such determination);
and
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FURTHER
RESOLVED, that the officers of the Corporation be, and each of them hereby
is,
authorized and directed, with the assistance of counsel and accountants for
the
Corporation, to prepare, execute and file with the Commission all amendments,
including post-effective amendments, and supplements to the Registration
Statement, and all certificates, exhibits, schedules, documents and other
instruments relating to the Registration Statement, as such officers shall
deem
necessary or appropriate (such officer’s execution and filing thereof shall be
deemed to evidence conclusively such determination); and
FURTHER
RESOLVED, that the execution of the Registration Statement and of any amendments
and supplements thereto by the officers and directors of the Corporation be,
and
the same hereby is, specifically authorized either personally or by the
Authorized Officers as such officer’s or director’s true and lawful
attorneys-in-fact and agents; and
FURTHER
RESOLVED, that the Authorized Officers are hereby designated as “Agent for
Service” of the Corporation in connection with the Registration Statement and
the filing thereof with the Commission, and the Authorized Officers hereby
are
authorized to receive communications and notices from the Commission with
respect to the Registration Statement; and
FURTHER
RESOLVED, that the officers of the Corporation be, and each of them hereby
is,
authorized and directed to pay all fees, costs and expenses that may be incurred
by the Corporation in connection with the Registration Statement;
and
FURTHER
RESOLVED, that it is desirable and in the best interest of the Corporation
that
the Shares be qualified or registered for sale in various states; that the
officers of the Corporation be, and each of them hereby is, authorized to
determine the states in which appropriate action shall be taken to qualify
or
register for sale all or such part of the Shares as they may deem advisable;
that said officers be, and each of them hereby is, authorized to perform on
behalf of the Corporation any and all such acts as they may deem necessary
or
advisable in order to comply with the applicable laws of any such states, and
in
connection therewith to execute and file all requisite papers and documents,
including, but not limited to, applications, reports, surety bonds, irrevocable
consents, appointments of attorneys for service of process and resolutions;
and
the execution by such officers of any such paper or document or the doing by
them of any act in connection with the foregoing matters shall conclusively
establish their authority therefor from the Corporation and the approval and
ratification by the Corporation of the papers and documents so executed and
the
actions so taken; and
FURTHER
RESOLVED, that if, in any state where the securities to be registered or
qualified for sale to the public, or where the Corporation is to be registered
in connection with the public offering of the Shares, a prescribed form of
resolution or resolutions is required to be adopted by the Board of Directors,
each such resolution shall be deemed to have been and hereby is adopted, and
the
Secretary is hereby authorized to certify the adoption of all such resolutions
as though such resolutions were now presented to and adopted by the Board of
Directors; and
FURTHER
RESOLVED, that the officers of the Corporation with the assistance of counsel
be, and each of them hereby is, authorized and directed to take all necessary
steps and do all other things necessary and appropriate to effect the listing
of
the Shares on the Nasdaq OTC Bulletin Board market, if any.
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Approval
of Actions
FURTHER
RESOLVED, that, without limiting the foregoing, the Authorized Officers are,
and
each of them hereby is, authorized and directed to proceed on behalf of the
Corporation and to take all such steps as are deemed necessary or appropriate,
with the advice and assistance of counsel, to cause the Corporation to take
all
such action referred to herein and to perform its obligations incident to the
registration, listing and sale of the Shares; and
FURTHER
RESOLVED, that the Authorized
Officers be, and each of them hereby is, authorized, empowered and directed
on
behalf of and in the name of the Corporation, to take or cause to be taken
all
such further actions and to execute and deliver or cause to be executed and
delivered all such further agreements, amendments, documents, certificates,
reports, schedules, applications, notices, letters and undertakings and to
incur
and pay all such fees and expenses as in their judgment shall be necessary,
proper or desirable to carry into effect the purpose and intent of any and
all
of the foregoing resolutions, and that all actions heretofore taken by any
officer or director of the Corporation in connection with the transactions
contemplated by the agreements described herein are hereby approved, ratified
and confirmed in all respects.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the Board of Directors has executed and delivered this Consent
effective as of __________, 2007.
______________________
______________________
______________________
being
all
of the directors of ____________
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EXHIBIT
D
FORM
OF SECRETARY’S
CERTIFICATE
This
Secretary’s Certificate
(“Certificate”) is being delivered pursuant to Section 7(k) of that certain
Common Stock Purchase Agreement dated as of __________, (“Common Stock Purchase
Agreement”), by and between Celsius Holdings, Inc., a Nevada
corporation (the “Company”) and Fusion Capital Fund II, LLC
(the “Buyer”), pursuant to which the Company may sell to the Buyer up to Sixteen
Million Dollars ($16,000,000) of the Company's Common Stock, par value $0.001
per share (the "Common Stock"). Terms used herein and not otherwise
defined shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Common Stock Purchase
Agreement.
The
undersigned, ____________,
Secretary of the Company, hereby certifies as follows:
1. I
am the Secretary of the Company and make the statements contained in this
Secretary’s Certificate.
2. Attached
hereto as Exhibit A and Exhibit B are true, correct and complete
copies of the Company’s bylaws (“Bylaws”) and Certificate of Incorporation
(“Articles”), in each case, as amended through the date hereof, and no action
has been taken by the Company, its directors, officers or shareholders, in
contemplation of the filing of any further amendment relating to or affecting
the Bylaws or Articles.
3. Attached
hereto as Exhibit C are true, correct and complete copies of the
resolutions duly adopted by the Board of Directors of the Company on
_____________, at which a quorum was present and acting
throughout. Such resolutions have not been amended, modified or
rescinded and remain in full force and effect and such resolutions are the
only
resolutions adopted by the Company’s Board of Directors, or any committee
thereof, or the shareholders of the Company relating to or affecting (i) the
entering into and performance of the Common Stock Purchase Agreement, or the
issuance, offering and sale of the Purchase Shares and the Signing Shares and
(ii) and the performance of the Company of its obligation under the Transaction
Documents as contemplated therein.
4. As
of the date hereof, the authorized, issued and reserved capital stock of the
Company is as set forth on Exhibit D hereto.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, I
have hereunder signed my name on this ___ day of ____________.
_________________________
Secretary
The
undersigned as ___________ of __________, a ________ corporation, hereby
certifies that ____________ is the duly elected, appointed, qualified and acting
Secretary of _________, and that the signature appearing above is his genuine
signature.
___________________________________
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EXHIBIT
E
FORM
OF LETTER TO THE TRANSFER AGENT FOR THE ISSUANCE OF THE COMMITMENTS SHARES
AT
SIGNING OF THE PURCHASE AGREEMENT
[COMPANY
LETTERHEAD]
[DATE]
[TRANSFER
AGENT]
__________________
__________________
__________________
Re:
Issuance of Common Shares to Fusion Capital Fund II, LLC
Dear
________,
On
behalf
of Celsius Holdings, Inc., (the “Company”), you are hereby
instructed to issue as soon as
possible 2,057,194 shares of our common stock
in the name of Fusion Capital Fund II,
LLC. The share certificate should be dated [DATE OF THE
COMMON STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT]. I have included a true and correct
copy of a unanimous written consent executed by all of the members of the Board
of Directors of the Company adopting resolutions approving the issuance of
these
shares. The shares should be issued subject to the following
restrictive legend:
THE
SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. THE
SECURITIES HAVE BEEN ACQUIRED FOR INVESTMENT AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED FOR SALE,
SOLD, TRANSFERRED OR ASSIGNED IN THE ABSENCE OF AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION
STATEMENT FOR THE SECURITIES UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED,
OR
APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS, UNLESS SOLD PURSUANT TO: (1) RULE 144 UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR (2) AN OPINION OF HOLDER’S COUNSEL,
IN A CUSTOMARY FORM, THAT REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED UNDER SAID ACT OR
APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS.
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The
share
certificate should be sent as soon as possible via overnight
mail to the following address:
Fusion
Capital Fund II, LLC
000
Xxxxxxxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 0-000
Xxxxxxx,
XX 00000
Attention:
Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Thank
you
very much for your help. Please call me at ______________ if you have
any questions or need anything further.
BY:_____________________________
[name]
[title]
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