SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT
BY
AND AMONG
CICERO,
INC.,
AND
THE
PURCHASERS LISTED ON SCHEDULE I
DATED
AS OF FEBRUARY 26, 2007
THIS
SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”)
is
dated as of February 26, 2007, by and among CICERO, INC., a Delaware corporation
(the “Company”),
and
the various purchasers listed on Schedule I hereto (each referred to herein
as a
“Purchaser”
and,
collectively, the "Purchasers").
WHEREAS,
the Company and the Purchasers are executing and delivering this Agreement
in
reliance upon the exemption from securities registration afforded by Rule 506
under Regulation D as promulgated by the United States Securities and Exchange
Commission (the “Commission”)
under
Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities
Act”);
WHEREAS,
subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, the Company
desires to issue and sell to the Purchasers, and the Purchasers desire to
acquire from the Company, shares
of
common stock of the Company, par value $.001 per share (the “Common
Stock”);
and
WHEREAS,
contemporaneously with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the parties
hereto are executing and delivering a Registration Rights Agreement
substantially in the form of Exhibit
B
attached
hereto (the “Registration
Rights Agreement”)
pursuant to which the Company has agreed to provide certain registration rights
under the Securities Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder,
and applicable state securities laws.
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the promises and mutual covenants and agreements
hereinafter, the Company and the Purchasers hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE
I.
PURCHASE
AND SALE
1.1 Purchase
and Sale.
On
the
Closing Date (as defined below), subject to the terms and conditions set forth
herein, the Company shall issue and sell to each Purchaser and each Purchaser,
severally and not jointly, shall purchase from the Company the shares
of
Common Stock as set forth on Schedule
I
(the
"Shares").
The
aggregate purchase price for the Shares purchased by the Purchasers shall be
$500,000.
1.2 Closing.
a. The
Closing.
The
closing (the “Closing”)
of the
purchase and sale of the Common Stock shall take place at the offices of the
Company, 0000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx 000, Xxxx, Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx 00000,
immediately following the execution hereof or such later date or different
location as the parties shall agree, but in no event prior to the date that
the
conditions set forth in Section 4.1 have been satisfied or waived by the
appropriate party (such date of the Closing, the “Closing
Date”).
At
the Closing:
(i) Each
Purchaser shall deliver to the Company (1) this Agreement, duly executed by
such
Purchaser, (2) the Registration Rights Agreement, duly executed by such
Purchaser and (3) its portion of the purchase price as set forth next to its
name on Schedule
I
in
United States dollars in immediately available funds to an account or accounts
designated in writing by the Company; and
(ii) The
Company shall deliver to each Purchaser (1) this Agreement, duly executed by
the
Company, (2) the Registration Rights Agreement, duly executed by the Company,
and (3) a certificate evidencing the number of shares of Common Stock purchased
by such Purchaser as set forth on Schedule
I
hereto,
registered in the name of such Purchaser.
ARTICLE
II.
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES
2.1 Representations
and Warranties of the Company.
The
Company represents and warrants to each of the Purchasers that the statements
contained in this Section 2.1 are true, correct and complete as of the date
hereof, and will be true correct and complete as of the Closing Date (unless
specifically made as of another date), except as specified to the contrary
in
the corresponding paragraph of the disclosure schedule prepared by the Company
accompanying this Agreement (the "Company
Disclosure Schedules"):
a. Organization
and Qualification.
The
Company duly incorporated, validly existing and in good standing under the
laws
of Delaware, with the requisite corporate power and
authority
to own and use its properties and assets and to carry on its business as
currently conducted. The Company is duly qualified as a foreign corporation
to
do business and is in good standing as a foreign corporation in each
jurisdiction in which the nature of the business conducted or property owned
by
it makes such qualification necessary, except where the failure to be so
qualified or in good standing, as the case may be, would not, individually
or in
the aggregate, (x) adversely affect the legality, validity or enforceability
of
any of this Agreement or the Transaction Documents (as defined in Section
2.1(b)) or any of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, (y) have
or
result in a material adverse effect on the results of operations, assets, or
financial condition of the Company, taken as a whole or (z) impair the Company’s
ability to perform fully on a timely basis its obligations under any Transaction
Document (any of (x), (y) or (z), being a “Material
Adverse Effect”).
The
Company has made available to the Purchaser 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 Bylaws, as in effect on the date hereof (the “Bylaws”).
b. Authorization;
Enforcement.
The
Company has the requisite corporate power and authority to enter into and to
consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Registration
Rights Agreement (collectively, the “Transaction
Documents”),
and
otherwise to carry out its obligations hereunder and thereunder. The execution
and delivery of each of this Agreement and the Transaction Documents by the
Company and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby
and
thereby have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action by the
Company. Each of this Agreement and the Transaction Documents has been duly
executed by the Company and when delivered in accordance with the terms hereof
will constitute the valid and binding obligation of the Company enforceable
against the Company in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability
may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium,
liquidation or similar laws relating to, or affecting generally the enforcement
of, creditors’ rights and remedies or by other equitable principles of general
application and except that rights to indemnification and contribution may
be
limited by Federal or state securities laws or public policy relating
thereto.
c. Capitalization.
As of
the date hereof, the authorized capital stock of the Company is as set forth
in
Schedule
2.1(c).
All of
such outstanding shares of capital stock have been, or upon issuance will be,
validly authorized and issued, fully paid and nonassessable. No securities
of
the Company are entitled to preemptive or similar rights, and no Person (as
hereinafter defined) has any right of first refusal, preemptive right, right
of
participation, or any similar right to participate in the transactions
contemplated by the Transaction Documents. Except as a result of the purchase
and sale of the Shares and those outstanding warrants as identified in Schedule
2.1(c), there are no outstanding options, warrants, script rights to subscribe
to, calls or commitments of any character whatsoever relating to, or securities,
rights or obligations convertible into or exchangeable for, or giving any Person
any right to subscribe for or acquire, any shares of Common Stock, or contracts,
commitments, understandings or arrangements by which the Company or any
subsidiary is or may become bound to issue additional shares of Common Stock,
or
securities or rights convertible or exchangeable into shares of Common Stock.
The issue and sale of the Shares will not obligate the Company to issue shares
of Common Stock or other securities to any Person (other than the Purchasers)
and
will
not
result in a right of any holder of Company securities to adjust the exercise,
conversion, exchange or reset price under such securities.
d. Authorization
and Validity; Issuance of Shares.
The
Shares are and will at all times hereafter continue to be duly authorized and
reserved for issuance and, when issued and paid for in accordance with this
Agreement and the Transaction Documents, will be validly issued, fully paid
and
non-assessable, free and clear of all liens.
e. No
Conflicts.
The
execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and each of the
Transaction Documents by the Company and the consummation by the Company of
the
transactions contemplated hereby and thereby do not and will not (i) conflict
with or violate any provision of the Certificate of Incorporation, Bylaws or
other organizational documents of the Company, (ii) subject
to obtaining the consents referred to in Section 2.1(f), 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, patent,
patent license or instrument (evidencing a Company debt or otherwise) to which
the Company is a party or by which any property or asset of the Company is
bound
or affected, except where such conflict or violation has not resulted or would
not reasonably be expected to result, individually or in the aggregate, in
a
Material Adverse Effect, or (iii) result in a violation of any law, rule,
regulation, order, judgment, injunction, decree or other restriction of any
court or governmental authority to which the Company is subject (including
Federal and state securities laws and regulations and the rules and regulations
of the principal market or exchange on which the Common Stock is traded or
listed), or by which any material property or asset of the Company is bound,
except where such conflict has not resulted or would not reasonably be expected
to result, individually or in the aggregate, in a Material Adverse
Effect.
f. Consents
and Approvals.
The
Company is not required to obtain any consent, waiver, authorization or order
of, give any notice to, or make any filing or registration with, any court
or
other federal, state, local or other governmental authority, regulatory or
self
regulatory agency, or other Person in connection with the execution, delivery
and performance by the Company of this Agreement or the Transaction Documents,
other than (i) the filing of a registration statement with the Commission,
which shall be filed in accordance with and in the time periods set forth in
the
Registration Rights Agreement, (ii) the application(s) or any letter(s)
acceptable to the Nasdaq National Market (“Nasdaq”)
for
the listing of the Common Stock with Nasdaq (and with any other national
securities exchange or market on which the Common Stock is then listed), and
(iii) any filings, notices or registrations under applicable Federal or state
securities laws (together with the consents, waivers, authorizations, orders,
notices and filings referred to on Schedule
2.1(f),
the
“Required
Approvals”),
except where failure to do so has not resulted or would not reasonably result,
individually, or in the aggregate, in a Material Adverse Effect. “Person”
means
an individual or corporation, partnership, trust, incorporated or unincorporated
association, joint venture, limited liability company, joint stock company,
government (or an agency or subdivision thereof) or other entity of any
kind.
g. Litigation;
Proceedings.
Except
as specifically set forth on Schedule
2.1(g)
or in
the SEC Documents (as hereinafter defined), there is no action, suit, notice
of
violation, proceeding or investigation pending or, to the knowledge of the
Company, threatened against or
affecting
the Company or any of its subsidiaries or any of their respective properties
before or by any court, governmental or administrative agency or regulatory
authority (Federal, state, county, local or foreign) (collectively, an
“Action”)
which
(i) adversely affects or challenges the legality, validity or enforceability
of
any of this Agreement or the Transaction Documents or (ii) would reasonably
be
expected to, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect.
Neither the Company nor any subsidiary, nor, to the knowledge of the Company,
any officer thereof, is or has been, nor, to the knowledge of the Company,
any
director thereof is or has been for the last three years, the subject of any
Action involving a claim of violation of or liability under federal or state
securities laws or a claim of breach of fiduciary duty. There has not been,
and,
to the knowledge of the Company, there is not pending or contemplated, any
investigation by the Commission involving the Company or any current or former
director that was a director of the Company at any time during the last three
years or officer of the Company. The Commission has not issued any stop order
or
other order suspending the effectiveness of any registration statement filed
by
the Company or any subsidiary under the Exchange Act or the Securities
Act.
h. No
Default or Violation.
The
Company (i) is not in default under or in violation of any indenture, loan
or
other credit agreement or any other agreement or instrument to which it is
a
party or by which it or any of its properties is bound and which is required
to
be included as an exhibit to any SEC Document (as defined in Section 2.1(j))
or
will be required to be included as an exhibit to the Company’s next filing under
either the Securities Act or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
(the “Exchange
Act”),
(ii)
is not in violation of any order of any court, arbitrator or governmental body
applicable to it, (iii) is not in violation of any statute, rule or regulation
of any governmental authority to which it is subject, (iv) is not in default
under or in violation of its Certificate of Incorporation, Bylaws or other
organizational documents, respectively in the case of (i), (ii) and (iii),
except where such violations have not resulted or would not reasonably result,
individually or in the aggregate, in a Material Adverse Effect.
i.
Private
Offering.
The
Company and all Persons acting on its behalf have not made, directly or
indirectly, and will not make, offers or sales of any securities or solicited
any offers to buy any security under circumstances that would require
registration of the Common Stock or the issuance of such securities under the
Securities Act. Subject to the accuracy and completeness of the representations
and warranties of the Purchasers contained in Section 2.2, the offer, sale
and
issuance by the Company to the Purchasers of the Common Stock and is exempt
from
the registration requirements of the Securities Act.
j.
SEC
Documents; Financial Statements.
The
Common Stock of the Company is registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the
Exchange Act. Since December 31, 2000, the Company has filed all reports,
schedules, forms, statements and other documents required to be filed by it,
with the Commission, pursuant to Section 13, 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act
(the foregoing materials and all exhibits included therein and financial
statements and schedules thereto and documents (other than exhibits to such
documents) incorporated by reference therein being collectively referred to
herein as the “SEC
Documents”),
on a
timely basis or has received a valid extension of such time of filing and has
filed any such SEC Documents prior to the expiration of any such extension.
As
of their respective dates, the SEC Documents complied in all material respects
with the requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act and the rules
and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder, and
none
of
the SEC Documents, when filed, contained any untrue statement of a material
fact
or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary
in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under
which they were made, not misleading. The financial statements of the Company
included in the SEC Documents comply in all material respects with applicable
accounting requirements and the rules and regulations of the Commission with
respect thereto as in effect at the time of filing. Such financial statements
have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles
applied on a consistent basis during the periods involved ("GAAP"),
except as may be otherwise specified in such financial statements or the notes
thereto, and fairly present in all material respects the financial position
of
the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries as of and for the dates thereof
and the results of operations and cash flows for the periods then ended,
subject, in the case of unaudited statements, to normal, immaterial, year-end
audit adjustments.
k. Material
Changes.
Since
the date of the latest audited financial statements included within the SEC
Documents, except as specifically disclosed in the SEC Documents, (i) there
has
been no event, occurrence or development that has had or that could result
in a
Material Adverse Effect, (ii) the Company has not incurred any liabilities
(contingent or otherwise) other than (A) trade payables and accrued expenses
incurred in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice and
(B) liabilities not required to be reflected in the Company's financial
statements pursuant to GAAP or required to be disclosed in filings made with
the
Commission, (iii) the Company has not altered its method of accounting or the
identity of its auditors, (iv) the Company has not declared or made any dividend
or distribution of cash or other property to its stockholders or purchased,
redeemed or made any agreements to purchase or redeem any shares of its capital
stock, and (v) the Company has not issued any equity securities to any officer,
director or affiliate, except pursuant to existing Company stock option plans.
The Company does not have pending before the Commission any request for
confidential treatment of information.
l. Patents
and Trademarks.
The
Company and its subsidiaries have, or have rights to use, all patents, patent
applications, trademarks, trademark applications, service marks, trade names,
copyrights, licenses and other similar rights that are necessary or material
for
use in connection with their respective businesses as described in the SEC
Documents and which the failure to so have could have, or reasonably be expected
to result in, a Material Adverse Effect (collectively, the "Intellectual
Property Rights").
Neither the Company nor any subsidiary has received a written notice that the
Intellectual Property Rights used by the Company or any subsidiary violates
or
infringes upon the rights of any Person which if determined adversely to the
Company would, individually or in the aggregate have a Material Adverse Effect.
To the knowledge of the Company, all such Intellectual Property Rights are
enforceable and there is no existing infringement by another Person of any
of
the Intellectual Property Rights.
m. Transactions
With Affiliates and Employees.
Except
as set forth in SEC Documents, none of the officers or directors of the Company
and, to the knowledge of the Company, none of the employees of the Company
is
presently a party to any transaction with the Company or any subsidiary (other
than for services as employees, officers and directors), including any contract,
agreement or other arrangement providing for the furnishing of services to
or
by, providing for rental of real or personal property to or from, or otherwise
requiring
payments
to or from any officer, director or such employee or, to the knowledge of the
Company, any entity in which any officer, director, or any such employee has
a
substantial interest or is an officer, director, trustee or
partner.
n. Solvency.
Except
as set forth in the SEC Documents, based on the financial condition of the
Company as of the Closing Date, (i) the Company's fair saleable value of its
assets exceeds the amount that will be required to be paid on or in respect
of
the Company's existing debts and other liabilities (including known contingent
liabilities) as they mature; (ii) the Company's assets do not constitute
unreasonably small capital to carry on its business for the current fiscal
year
as now conducted and as proposed to be conducted including its capital needs
taking into account the particular capital requirements of the business
conducted by the Company, and projected capital requirements and capital
availability thereof; and (iii) the current cash flow of the Company, together
with the proceeds the Company would receive, were it to liquidate all of its
assets, after taking into account all anticipated uses of the cash, would be
sufficient to pay all amounts on or in respect of its debt when such amounts
are
required to be paid. The Company does not intend to incur debts beyond its
ability to pay such debts as they mature (taking into account the timing and
amounts of cash to be payable on or in respect of its debt).
o. Listing
and Maintenance Requirements.
The
Company has not, in the two years preceding the date hereof, received notice
(written or oral) from any exchange or market on which the Common Stock is
or
has been listed or quoted to the effect that the Company is not in compliance
with the listing or maintenance requirements of such exchange or market. The
Company is, and has no reason to believe that it will not in the foreseeable
future continue to be, in compliance with all such listing and maintenance
requirements. The issuance and sale of the Shares hereunder does not contravene
the rules and regulations of the Nasdaq OTC Market and no approval of the
shareholders of the Company is required for the Company to issue and deliver
to
the Purchasers the number of Shares contemplated by this Agreement.
p. Registration
Rights.
The
Company has not granted or agreed to grant to any Person any rights (including
"piggy-back" registration rights) to have any securities of the Company
registered with the Commission or any other governmental authority that have
not
been satisfied except as noted on the Disclosure Schedules.
q. Broker’s
Fees.
No fees
or commissions or similar payments with respect to the transactions contemplated
by this Agreement or the Transaction Documents have been paid or will be payable
by the Company to any third party broker, financial advisor, finder, investment
banker, or bank. The Purchaser shall have no obligation with respect to any
fees
or with respect to any claims made by or on behalf of other Persons for fees
of
a type contemplated in this Section 2.1(q) that may be due in connection
with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Transaction
Documents.
2.2 Representations
and Warranties of the Purchasers.
Each of
the Purchasers, severally and not jointly, hereby represents and warrants to
the
Company as follows:
a. Organization;
Authority.
Such
Purchaser, as applicable, is a corporation or a limited liability company or
limited partnership duly formed, validly existing and in good standing under
the
laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or formation with the requisite
power and authority, corporate or otherwise, to enter into and to consummate
the
transactions contemplated hereby and by this Agreement and the Transaction
Documents and otherwise to carry out its obligations hereunder and thereunder.
The purchase by such Purchaser, as applicable, of the shares of Common Stock
hereunder has been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of such
Purchaser. Each of this Agreement and the Transaction Documents has been duly
executed and delivered by each Purchaser and constitutes the valid and legally
binding obligation of each Purchaser, enforceable against such Purchaser in
accordance with its terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent
transfer, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws of general applicability
relating to or affecting creditors’ rights generally and to general principles
of equity and except that rights to indemnification and contribution may be
limited by Federal or state securities laws or public policy relating thereto.
b. Investment
Intent.
Such
Purchaser is acquiring the shares of Common Stock for its own account and not
with a present view to or for distributing or reselling the shares of Common
Stock or any part thereof or interest therein in violation of the Securities
Act. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed a representation or warranty
by
such Purchaser to hold the Shares for any period of time. Such Purchaser is
acquiring the Shares hereunder in the ordinary course of its business. Such
Purchaser does not have any agreement or understanding, directly or indirectly,
with any Person to distribute any of the Shares.
c. Purchaser
Status.
At the
time such Purchaser was offered the Common Stock, and at the Closing Date,
(i)
it was and will be an “accredited investor” as defined in Rule 501 under the
Securities Act and (ii) such Purchaser, either alone or together with its
representatives, had and will have such knowledge, sophistication and experience
in business and financial matters so as to be capable of evaluating the merits
and risks of the prospective investment in the Common Stock. Such Purchaser
is
not a registered broker-dealer under Section 15 of the Exchange
Act.
d. Reliance.
Such
Purchaser understands and acknowledges that (i) the shares of Common Stock
are
being offered and sold to the Purchaser without registration under the
Securities Act in a private placement that is exempt from the registration
provisions of the Securities Act under Section 4(2) of the Securities Act or
Regulation D promulgated thereunder and (ii) the availability of such exemption
depends in part on, and the Company will rely upon the accuracy and truthfulness
of, the representations set forth in this Section 2.2 and such Purchaser hereby
consents to such reliance.
e. Information.
Such
Purchaser and its advisors, if any, have 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 Common Stock which have been requested
by
such Purchaser or its advisors. Such Purchaser and its advisors, if any, have
been afforded the opportunity to ask questions of the Company. The Purchaser
understands that its investment in the Common Stock involves a significant
degree of risk. Neither such inquiries nor any other investigation conducted
by
or on behalf of such Purchaser or its representatives or counsel shall modify,
amend or affect such Purchaser's right to rely on the truth, accuracy and
completeness of
the
Company's representations and warranties contained in this Agreement or the
Transaction Documents.
f.
Governmental
Review.
Such
Purchaser understands that no United States Federal or state agency or any
other
government or governmental agency has passed upon or made any recommendation
or
endorsement of the Common Stock.
g. Residency.
Such
Purchaser is a resident of the jurisdiction set forth immediately beside such
Purchaser’s name on Schedule
I
hereto.
The
Company acknowledges and agrees that the Purchasers make no representations
or
warranties with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby other than
those
specifically set forth in this Section 2.2.
ARTICLE
III.
OTHER
AGREEMENTS
3.1 Transfer
Restrictions.
a. If
any
Purchaser should decide to dispose of the Common Stock held by it, such
Purchaser understands and agrees that it may do so (1) only pursuant to an
effective registration statement under the Securities Act, (2) pursuant to
an
available exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act,
(3) to an affiliate of the Purchaser, or (4) pursuant to Rule 144 promulgated
under the Securities Act (“Rule 144”). In connection with any transfer of any
Common Stock other than pursuant to an effective registration statement, Rule
144, to the Company or to an affiliate of the Purchasers, the Company may
require the transferor thereof to provide to the Company a written opinion
of
counsel experienced in the area of United States securities laws selected by
the
transferor, the form and substance of which opinion shall be customary for
opinions of counsel in comparable transactions and reasonably acceptable to
the
Company, to the effect that such transfer does not require registration of
such
transferred securities under the Securities Act; provided, however, that if
the
Common Stock may be sold pursuant to Rule 144(k), no written opinion of counsel
shall be required from any Purchaser if such Purchaser provides reasonable
assurances that such security can be sold pursuant to Rule 144(k).
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company hereby consents to and agrees to
register any transfer by any Purchaser to an affiliate of such Purchaser,
provided that the transferee certifies to the Company that it is an “accredited
investor” as defined in Rule 501(a) under the Securities Act. Any such
transferee shall agree in writing to be bound by the terms of this Agreement
and
the Transaction Documents and
shall
have the rights of a Purchaser under this Agreement and the Transaction
Documents. The Company shall not require an opinion of counsel in connection
with the transfer of the shares of Common Stock to an affiliate of a Purchaser.
b. The
Purchasers agree to the imprinting, so long as is required by this Section
3.1(b), of the following
legend
on the Common Stock:
THE
SECURITIES REPRESENTED HEREBY HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE SECURITIES
AND
EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR THE SECURITIES COMMISSION OF ANY STATE IN RELIANCE
UPON
AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED
(THE
"SECURITIES ACT"), AND, ACCORDINGLY, MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD EXCEPT PURSUANT
TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR PURSUANT
TO
AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE
REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH
APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS AS EVIDENCED BY A LEGAL OPINION OF COUNSEL
TO
THE TRANSFEROR TO SUCH EFFECT, THE SUBSTANCE OF WHICH SHALL BE REASONABLY
ACCEPTABLE TO THE COMPANY. THESE SECURITIES MAY BE PLEDGED IN CONNECTION
WITH A
BONA FIDE MARGIN ACCOUNT OR OTHER LOAN SECURED BY SUCH SHARES.
The
Company acknowledges and agrees that a Purchaser may from time to time pledge
pursuant to a bona fide margin agreement or grant a security interest in some
or
all of the shares of Common Stock and if required under the terms of such
arrangement, such Purchaser may transfer pledged or secured shares of Common
Stock to the pledgees or secured parties. Such a pledge or transfer would not
be
subject to approval of the Company and no legal opinion of the pledgee, secured
party or pledgor shall be required in connection therewith. Further, no notice
shall be required of such pledge. At the appropriate Purchaser's expense, the
Company will execute and deliver such reasonable documentation as a pledgee
or
secured party reasonably request in connection with a pledge or transfer of
the
shares of Common Stock, including the preparation and filing of any required
prospectus supplement under Rule 424(b)(3) of the Securities Act or other
applicable provision of the Securities Act to appropriately amend the list
of
selling stockholders thereunder.
Neither
the Common Stock shall contain the legend set forth above (or any other legend)
(i) while a registration statement covering the resale of such security is
effective under the Securities Act, (ii) if in the written opinion of counsel
to
the Company experienced in the area of United States securities laws such legend
is not required under applicable requirements of the Securities Act (including
judicial interpretations and pronouncements issued by the staff of the
Commission) or (iii) if such Common Stock may be sold pursuant to Rule 144(k).
The Company agrees that it will provide any Purchaser, upon request, with a
certificate or certificates representing shares of Common Stock free from such
legend at such time as such legend is no longer required hereunder. If such
certificate or certificates had previously been issued with such a legend or
any
other legend, the Company shall, upon request and upon the delivery of the
legended certificate(s), reissue such certificate or certificates free of any
legend. The Company agrees that following the effective date of the registration
statement meeting the requirements set forth in the Registration Rights
Agreement and covering the resale of the Shares by the Purchasers or at such
time as such legend is no longer required under this Section 3.1, it will,
no
later than three Trading Days (as such term is defined in the Registration
Rights Agreement)
following
the delivery by a Purchaser to the Company or the Company's transfer agent
of a
certificate representing Shares an issued with a restrictive legend, deliver
or
cause to be delivered to such Purchaser a certificate representing such Shares
that is free from all restrictive and other legends.
When
the
Company is required to cause unlegended certificates to replace previously
issued legended certificates, if unlegended certificates are not delivered
to a
Holder within three (3) Business Days of submission by that Holder of legended
certificate(s) to the Company’s transfer agent together with a representation
letter in customary form, the Company shall be liable to the Holder for
liquidated damages in an amount equal to 1.5% of the aggregate purchase price
of
the securities evidenced by such certificate(s) for each thirty (30) day period
(or portion thereof) beyond such three (3) Business Days that the unlegended
certificates have not been so delivered
3.2 Stop
Transfer Instruction.
The
Company may not make any notation on its records or give instructions to any
transfer agent of the Company which enlarge the restrictions on transfer set
forth in Section 3.1.
3.3 Not
used.
3.4 Furnishing
of Information.
As long
as any Purchaser owns shares of Common Stock, the Company covenants to timely
file (or obtain extensions in respect thereof and file within the applicable
grace period) all reports required to be filed by the Company after the date
hereof pursuant to the Exchange Act. Upon the request of any such Person, the
Company shall deliver to such Person a written certification of a duly
authorized officer as to whether it has complied with the preceding sentence.
As
long as any Purchaser owns shares of Common Stock if the Company is not required
to file reports pursuant to such laws, it will prepare and furnish to the
Purchasers and make publicly available in accordance with Rule 144(c) such
information as is required for the Purchasers to sell the Shares under Rule
144.
3.5 Integration.
The
Company shall not, and shall use its best efforts to ensure that no affiliate
of
the Company shall, sell, offer for sale or solicit offers to buy or otherwise
negotiate in respect of any security (as defined in Section 2 of the Securities
Act) that would be integrated with the offer or sale of the shares of Common
Stock hereunder in a manner that would require the registration under the
Securities Act of the sale of the shares Common Stock to the Purchasers, or
that
would be integrated with the offer or sale of the Shares for purposes of the
rules and regulations of the Nasdaq National Market, if such integration would
result in a violation of any such rule or regulation.
3.6 Non-Public
Information.
Except
for information regarding the transaction contemplated by this Agreement and
the
Transaction Documents and the terms and conditions hereof and thereof, the
Company covenants and agrees that neither it nor any other Person acting on
its
behalf will provide any Purchaser or its agents or counsel with any information
that the Company believes constitutes material non-public information, unless
prior thereto such Purchaser shall have executed a written agreement regarding
the confidentiality and use of such information. The Company understands and
confirms that each Purchaser shall be relying on the foregoing representations
in effecting transactions in securities of the Company.
Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary herein, no Purchaser shall engage in any trading
activity in the Company's securities in violation of Regulation M of the
Exchange Act.
3.7 Use
of
Proceeds.
The
Company shall use the net proceeds from the sale of the shares of Common Stock
hereunder for working capital purposes. The Company shall not use the net
proceeds from the sale of the shares of Common Stock hereunder to repay any
of
its short-term or long-term debt instruments
3.8 Best
Efforts.
Each of
the parties hereto shall use its best efforts to satisfy each of the conditions
to be satisfied by it as provided in Article IV of this Agreement.
3.9 Subsequent
Placements.
a. From
the
date hereof until the Effective Date, the Company will not directly or
indirectly, offer, sell or grant any option to purchase (or announce any offer,
sale, grant or any option to purchase) any of its Common Stock or other
securities which entitle the holder thereof to receive Common Stock, including
without limitation any debt, preferred stock or other instrument or security
that is, at any time during its life and under any circumstances, convertible
into or exchangeable for Common Stock.
b. The
restrictions contained in paragraph (a) of this Section shall not apply to:
(i)
the granting of options, restricted stock, stock appreciation rights or similar
instruments to employees, officers, directors and consultants of the Company
pursuant to any stock option or similar plan duly adopted by the Company or
to
the issuance of shares of Common Stock upon exercise of such options or other
rights, (ii) issuances of shares of Common Stock pursuant to any acquisition
by
the Company of the assets or capital stock of a business pursuant to a merger,
asset sale or other business combination; (iii) issuances of shares of Common
Stock upon conversion of the Company’s Series A1 Convertible Redeemable
Preferred Stock (the “Series
A1 Preferred Stock”)
(as
described on Schedule 2.1(c));
ARTICLE
IV.
CONDITIONS
4.1 Closing.
a. Conditions
Precedent to the Obligation of the Company to Sell the Shares of Common
Stock.
The
obligation of the Company to sell the shares of Common Stock is subject to
the
satisfaction or waiver by the Company, at or before the Closing Date, of each
of
the following conditions:
(i) Accuracy
of the Purchasers’ Representations and Warranties.
The
representations and warranties of each Purchaser in this Agreement shall be
true
and correct in all material respects as of the date when made and as of the
Closing Date;
(ii) Performance
by the Purchasers.
Each
Purchaser shall have performed, satisfied and complied in all material respects
with all covenants, agreements and
conditions
required by this Agreement to be performed, satisfied or complied with by such
Purchaser at or before the Closing Date; and
(iii) No
Injunction.
No
statute, rule, regulation, executive order, decree, ruling or injunction shall
have been enacted, entered, promulgated or endorsed by any court or governmental
authority of competent jurisdiction which prohibits the consummation of any
of
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the Transaction
Documents.
b. Conditions
Precedent to the Obligation of the Purchasers to Purchase the Shares of Common
Stock at the Closing.
The
obligation of each Purchaser hereunder to acquire and pay for the shares of
Common Stock at the Closing is subject to the satisfaction or waiver by
Purchaser, at or before the Closing Date, of each of the following conditions:
(i)
Accuracy
of the Company’s Representations and Warranties.
The
representations and warranties of the Company set forth in this Agreement shall
be true and correct in all respects as of the date when made and as of the
Closing Date;
(ii) Performance
by the Company.
The
Company shall have performed, satisfied and complied in all respects with all
covenants, agreements and conditions required by this Agreement to be performed,
satisfied or complied with by the Company at or before the Closing Date;
(iii) No
Injunction.
No
statute, rule, regulation, executive order, decree, ruling or injunction shall
have been enacted, entered, promulgated or endorsed by any court or governmental
authority of competent jurisdiction which prohibits the consummation of any
of
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Transaction Documents;
(iv) Required
Approvals.
All
Required Approvals shall have been obtained; and
(v) Shares
of Common Stock.
The
Company shall have duly reserved the number of shares of Common Stock acquired
by the Purchasers on the Closing Date.
ARTICLE
V.
INDEMNIFICATION
5.1 Indemnification.
The
Company will indemnify and hold the Purchasers and their directors, officers,
shareholders, partners, employees and agents (each, a "Purchaser
Party")
harmless from any and all losses, liabilities, obligations, claims,
contingencies, damages, costs and expenses, including all judgments, amounts
paid in settlements, court costs and reasonable attorneys' fees and costs of
investigation that any such Purchaser Party may suffer or incur as a result
of
or relating to (a) any misrepresentation, breach or inaccuracy, or any
allegation by a third party that, if true, would constitute a breach or
inaccuracy, of any of the representations, warranties, covenants or agreements
made by the Company in this Agreement or in the other Transaction Documents;
or
(b) any cause of action, suit or claim brought or made against such Purchaser
Party and solely arising out of or solely resulting from the execution,
delivery,
performance
or enforcement of this Agreement or any of the other Transaction Documents.
The
Company will reimburse such Purchaser for its reasonable legal and other
expenses (including the cost of any investigation, preparation and travel in
connection therewith) incurred in connection therewith, as such expenses are
incurred. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall not be required
to
indemnify any the Purchaser under the terms of this Article V with respect
to
any claim or violation for which indemnification is expressly excluded under
the
Registration Rights Agreement.
ARTICLE
VI.
MISCELLANEOUS
6.1 Entire
Agreement.
This
Agreement, together with the Exhibits and Schedules hereto and the Transaction
Documents contain the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the
subject matter hereof and supersede all prior agreements and understandings,
oral or written, with respect to such matters.
6.2 Notices.
Whenever it is provided herein that any notice, demand, request, consent,
approval, declaration or other communication shall or may be given to or served
upon any of the parties by another, or whenever any of the parties desires
to
give or serve upon another any such communication with respect to this
Agreement, each such notice, demand, request, consent, approval, declaration
or
other communication shall be in writing and either shall be delivered in person
with receipt acknowledged or by registered or certified mail, return receipt
requested, postage prepaid, or by telecopy and confirmed by telecopy answerback
addressed as follows:
If
to
the Company:
Cicero,
Inc.
0000
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Xxxx,
Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx 00000
Attn: Xxxx
X.
Xxxxxxxxx
With
a Copy to:
Golenbock
Xxxxxxx, Assor Xxxx and Xxxxxx LLP
000
Xxxxxxx Xxx
Xxx
Xxxx,
XX 00000
Attn: Xxxxxxxx
Xxxx, Esq.
If
to
the Purchasers:
To the
address set forth on the counterpart signature page of such Purchaser or at
such
other address as may be substituted by notice given as herein provided. The
giving of any notice required hereunder may be waived in writing by the party
entitled to receive such notice. Every notice, demand, request, consent,
approval, declaration or other communication hereunder shall be deemed to have
been duly given and effective on the earliest of (a) the date of transmission,
if such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile at the facsimile
number specified in this Section prior to 6:30 p.m. (New York City time) on
a
business day, (b) the next business day after the date of transmission, if
such
notice or communication is delivered via facsimile at the facsimile number
specified in this Section on a day that is not a business day or later than
6:30
p.m. (New York City time) on any business day, (c) the business day following
the date of mailing, if sent by U.S. nationally recognized overnight courier
service, or (d) upon actual receipt by the party to whom such notice is required
to be given. As used herein, a “business day” means any day except Saturday,
Sunday and any day which shall be a federal legal holiday or a day on which
banking institutions in the State of New York are authorized or required by
law
or other governmental action to close.
6.3 Amendments;
Waivers.
No
provision of this Agreement may be waived or amended except in a written
instrument signed, in the case of an amendment, by both the Company and each
of
the Purchasers or, in the case of a waiver, by the party against whom
enforcement of any such waiver is sought. No waiver of any default with respect
to any provision, condition or requirement of this Agreement shall be deemed
to
be a continuing waiver in the future or a waiver of any other provision,
condition or requirement hereof, nor shall any delay or omission of either
party
to exercise any right hereunder in any manner impair the exercise of any such
right accruing to it thereafter.
6.4 Headings.
The
headings herein are for convenience only, do not constitute a part of this
Agreement and shall not be deemed to limit or affect any of the provisions
hereof.
6.5 References.
References herein to Sections are to Sections of this Agreement, unless
otherwise expressly provided.
6.6 Successors
and Assigns; Assignability.
Neither
this Agreement nor any right, remedy, obligation or liability arising hereunder
or by reason hereof shall be assignable by either the Company or the Purchasers
without the prior written consent of the other party. In the event that such
prior written consent is obtained and this Agreement is assigned by either
party, all covenants contained herein shall bind and inure to the benefit of
the
parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns.
6.7 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.
6.8 Governing
Law; Waiver of Jury Trial.
All
questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation
of this Agreement shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance
with the internal laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to the
principles of conflicts of law thereof. Each party agrees that all proceedings
concerning the interpretations, enforcement and defense of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement and
any
other
Transaction Documents (whether brought against a party hereto or its respective
affiliates, directors, officers, shareholders, employees or agents) (each a
"Proceeding")
shall
be commenced exclusively in the state and federal courts sitting in the City
of
New York, Borough of Manhattan. Each party hereto hereby irrevocably submits
to
the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts sitting in the City
of New York, Borough of Manhattan for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder
or in connection herewith or with any transaction contemplated hereby or
discussed herein (including with respect to the enforcement of the any of the
Transaction Documents), and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert
in any Proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the
jurisdiction of any such court, that such Proceeding is improper. Each party
hereto hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to
process being served in any such Proceeding by mailing a copy thereof via
registered or certified mail or overnight delivery (with evidence of delivery)
to such party at the address in effect for notices to it under this Agreement
and agrees that such service shall constitute good and sufficient service of
process and notice thereof. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit
in
any way any right to serve process in any manner permitted by law. Each party
hereto hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable
law, any and all right to trial by jury in any legal proceeding arising out
of
or relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby. If either
party shall commence a Proceeding to enforce any provisions of a Transaction
Document, then the prevailing party in such Proceeding shall be reimbursed
by
the other party for its attorneys fees and other costs and expenses incurred
with the investigation, preparation and prosecution of such
Proceeding.
6.9 Survival.
The
representations, warranties, agreements and covenants contained herein shall
survive following the Closing.
6.10
Execution.
This
Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, all of which when taken
together shall be considered one and the same agreement and shall become
effective when counterparts have been signed by each party and delivered to
the
other party, it being understood that both parties need not sign the same
counterpart. In the event that any signature is delivered by facsimile
transmission, such signature shall create a valid and binding obligation of
the
party executing (or on whose behalf such signature is executed) with the same
force and effect as if such facsimile signature page were an original
thereof.
6.11
Not
used.
6.12
Publicity.
The
Purchasers shall not issue any press release or make any public disclosure
regarding the transactions contemplated hereby unless such press release or
public disclosure is approved by the Company in advance. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, each of the parties hereto may, in documents required to be filed
by
it with the SEC or other regulatory bodies, make such statements with respect
to
the transactions contemplated hereby as each may be advised by counsel is
legally necessary or advisable, and may make such disclosure as it is advised
by
its counsel is required by law.
6.13
Severability.
In case
any one or more of the provisions of this Agreement shall be invalid or
unenforceable in any respect, the validity and enforceability of the remaining
terms and provisions of this Agreement shall not in any way be affected or
impaired thereby and the parties will attempt to agree upon a valid and
enforceable provision which shall be a reasonable
substitute
therefore, and upon so agreeing, shall incorporate such substitute provision
in
this Agreement.
6.14
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.
6.15 Replacement
of Certificates.
If any
certificate or instrument evidencing any shares of Common Stock is mutilated,
lost, stolen or destroyed, the Company shall issue or cause to be issued in
exchange and substitution for and upon cancellation thereof, or in lieu of
and
substitution therefore, a new certificate or instrument, but only upon receipt
of evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Company of such loss, theft or
destruction and customary and reasonable indemnity, if requested. The applicants
for a new certificate or instrument under such circumstances shall also pay
any
reasonable third-party costs associated with the issuance of such replacement
shares.
6.16 Remedies.
In
addition to being entitled to exercise all rights provided herein or granted
by
law, including recovery of damages, each of the Purchasers and the Company
will
be entitled to specific performance under this Agreement or the Transaction
Documents. The parties agree that monetary damages may not be adequate
compensation for any loss incurred by reason of any breach of obligations
described in the foregoing sentence and hereby agrees to waive in any action
for
specific performance of any such obligation the defense that a remedy at law
would be adequate.
6.17
Independent
Nature of Purchasers' Obligations and Rights.
The
obligations of each Purchaser under this Agreement or any Transaction Document
are several and not joint with the obligations of any other Purchaser, and
no
Purchaser shall be responsible in any way for the performance of the obligations
of any other Purchaser under this Agreement or any Transaction Document. Nothing
contained herein or in any Transaction Document, and no action taken by any
Purchaser pursuant thereto, shall be deemed to constitute the Purchasers as
a
partnership, an association, a joint venture or any other kind of entity, or
create a presumption that the Purchasers are in any way acting in concert or
as
a group with respect to such obligations or the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement or any the Transaction Document. Each Purchaser shall be entitled
to independently protect and enforce its rights, including without limitation
the rights arising out of this Agreement or out of the other Transaction
Documents, and it shall not be necessary for any other Purchaser to be joined
as
an additional party in any proceeding for such purpose.
6.18
Fees
and Expenses.
Except
as set forth in the Registration Rights Agreement, and except as provided
herein, each Party shall pay the fees and expenses of its advisers, accountants
and other experts.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Securities Purchase
Agreement to be duly executed by their respective authorized persons as of
the
day and year first above written.
CICERO,
INC.
|
|||
By:
|
|||
Xxxx
X. Xxxxxxxxx
|
|||
Chief
Executive Officer
|
|||
PURCHASERS:
|
|||
[COUNTERPART
SIGNATURE PAGES FOLLOW]
|
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Securities Purchase
Agreement to be duly executed by their respective authorized persons as of
the
day and year first above written.
PURCHASER
|
|||
(Name
of Purchaser)
|
|||
By:
|
|||
(Signature
of Purchaser(s))
|
|||
Name:
|
|||
(Name
of Signatory if Purchaser is an Entity)
|
|||
Title:
|
|||
(if
Purchaser is an Entity)
|
|
||||
Purchase
Price:
|
$
|
Address
for Notice:
|
||
With
a copy to:
|
||
SCHEDULE
I
Name
and Address
of Purchaser
|
Residence
|
Number
of Shares of Common Stock at
Closing Date
|
Purchase
Price
|
||||||
C.
Xxxx Xxxxxxx
Box
4550
Xxxxxxxxxx,
XX 00000
|
DE
|
111,690
|
$15,000.00
|
||||||
|
|||||||||
Queequeg
Partners, LP
Xxxxxxxx
Xxxxxx
000
Xxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx
Xxxx, XX 00000
|
NY
|
169,898
|
|
$22,813.27
|
|||||
|
|||||||||
Ahab
Partners, LP
Xxxxxxxx
Xxxxxx
000
Xxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx
Xxxx, XX 00000
|
NY
|
880,000
|
$118,184.00
|
||||||
|
|||||||||
Ahab
International, Ltd.
Xxxxxxxx
Xxxxxx
000
Xxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx
Xxxx, XX 00000
|
NY
|
1,120,000
|
$150,416.00
|
||||||
|
|||||||||
Xxxxxxx
Xxxxx
00000
Xxxxxxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxxx
Xxxxx Xxxxxx, XX 00000
|
CA
|
100,000
|
$13,430.00
|
||||||
|
|||||||||
Xxxx
& Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
000
Xxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx,
XX 00000
|
NJ
|
74,460
|
$10,000.00
|
||||||
|
|
||||||||
Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxx
000
Xxxxxxxxx Xxxx
Xxxx
Xxxx, XX 00000
|
PA
|
44,676
|
|
$6,000.00
|
|||||
|
|||||||||
Xxxxx
X. Xxxxxx
X.X.
Xxx 0000
Xxxxxxxxx,
XX 00000
|
MA
|
148,920
|
$20,000.00
|
||||||
|
|||||||||
Xxxxxxx
Xxxxx
00
Xxxxxxxx Xxxx Xxxx
Xxxxxxxx,
XX 00000
|
PA
|
29,784
|
$4,000.00
|
Xxxxxxxx
X. Xxxxxxxx
000
Xxxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxx,
XX 00000
|
PA
|
37,230
|
$5,000.00
|
||||||
|
|||||||||
Xxxx
X. Xxxxxxxx
00
Xxxx 00xx
Xxxxxx, 00xx
Xxxxx
Xxx
Xxxx, XX 00000
|
NY
|
1,006,379
|
$135,156.73
|
EXHIBIT
A
CICERO
DISCLOSURE SCHEDULES
These
Disclosure Schedules are being furnished by Cicero, Inc. (the “Company”),
dated
as of February 22, 2007.
No
reference to or disclosure of any item or matter in these Disclosure Schedules
shall be construed as an admission or indication that such item or other matter
is material or that such item or other matter is required to be referred to
or
disclosed. The inclusion and discussion of any document, agreement, conflict
or
situation in these Disclosure Schedules is not an admission of the
effectiveness, enforceability, or interpretation of the document, agreement,
conflict or situation.
Items
identified on the following Schedules are deemed disclosed for purposes of
all
Schedules to which they relate.
These
Disclosure Schedules do not contain Material Non-Public
Information.
Schedule
2.1 (c) Capitalization
Authorized
and Outstanding Capital Stock
The
Company's Certificate of Incorporation, as amended on December 29, 2006,
authorizes the Company to issue 215,000,000 shares of Common Stock, par value
$0.001 per share, of which 35,150,832 were outstanding as of close of business
on February 9, 2007 (confirmed with American Stock Transfer and Trust Company).
An additional 1,763,476 shares of Common Stock are reserved for issuance upon
the conversion of the Series A1 Preferred Stock. An additional 324,067
shares
of
Common Stock are reserved for issuance upon the exercise of the warrants
described below.
The
Company's Certificate of Incorporation authorizes it to issue 10,000,000 shares
of Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share. Of the authorized Preferred
Stock, the following series have been issued:
1,763
shares have been designated Series A1 Convertible Redeemable Preferred Stock,
all of which were issued January 2007, and all of which are currently
outstanding;
Preemptive
Rights
None.
Stock
Options
As
of
January 10, 2007, 110,200 options to purchase Common Stock were outstanding
under the Company’s Employee and Outside Director Stock Option Plans. The
Company’s 1997 Plan has approximately 320,000 shares available to grant and the
Plan expires in 2007. The Company does plan to create a new Employee and Outside
Director Stock Option Plan.
Warrants
324,067
shares of Common Stock are reserved for issuance upon the exercise of warrants
(all are subject to Registration Rights Agreements) as follows:
Warrant
Holders:
|
Granted:
|
Remaining:
|
Exercise
Price:
|
|||||||
Early
Adopter Warrants as part of the Senior Reorganization
Notes
|
201,115
|
201,115
|
$
|
10.00
|
||||||
Former
Series D-1 Preferred Stock Purchasers
|
41,581
|
22,931
|
$
|
7.00
|
||||||
Former
Series D-2 Preferred Stock Purchasers
|
24,157
|
10,914
|
$
|
20.00
|
Warrant
Holders:
|
Granted:
|
Remaining:
|
Exercise
Price:
|
|||||||
Former
Financing Warrants
|
55,3671
|
28,095
|
$
|
40.00
|
||||||
Purchasers
in January 2002 Private Placement
|
4,764
|
2,131
|
$
|
60.00
|
||||||
Purchasers
in October 2003 Private Placement
|
474
|
445
|
$
|
45.00
|
||||||
Purchasers
in January 2004 Private Placement
|
33,692
|
13,838
|
$
|
37.00
|
||||||
Convertible
notes
|
18,750
|
18,750
|
$
|
8.00
|
||||||
Convertible
notes
|
20,000
|
20,000
|
$
|
10.00
|
||||||
Convertible
notes
|
901
|
901
|
$
|
17.00
|
||||||
Convertible
notes
|
7,893
|
1,875
|
$
|
32.00
|
||||||
Former
Series C Preferred Stock Purchasers.
|
11,461
|
3,072
|
$
|
38.00
|
Rights
to Subscribe
None
Registration
Rights Agreements
Registration
Rights Agreement with Existing Preferred Stockholders.
The
Company has entered into an amended registration rights agreements to provide
for the registration of the shares underlying the Series A1 Preferred Stock.
Such agreement will also provide for the registration of the shares underlying
warrants or shares of common stock issued in the future pursuant to the terms
of
the respective certificates of designation.
Registration
Rights Agreement with Participants in the January 2002 Private Placement of
Common Stock and Warrants.
The
shares of common stock and the shares issuable upon exercise of the related
warrants are subject to a Registration Rights Agreement and are currently
registered. Such shares were issued in the Company’s January 2002 private
placement of common stock and warrants.
Registration
Rights Agreement with Participants in the October 2003 Private Placement of
Common Stock and Warrants.
The
shares of common stock and the shares issuable upon exercise of the related
warrants are subject to a Registration Rights Agreement and are currently
registered. Such shares were issued in the Company’s October 2003 private
placement of common stock and warrants.
Registration
Rights Agreement with Participants in the January 2004 Private Placement of
Common Stock and Warrants.
The
shares of common stock and the shares issuable upon exercise of the related
warrants are subject to a Registration Rights Agreement and are currently
registered. Such shares were issued in the Company’s January 2004 private
placement of common stock and warrants.
Registration
Rights Agreement with MLBC.
On
January 3, 2002, the Company entered into a registration rights agreement with
MLBC, Inc. (“MLBC”),
an
affiliate of Xxxxxxx Lynch, Pierce, Xxxxxx & Xxxxx Incorporated
(“Xxxxxxx
Xxxxx”).
This
agreement grants registration rights to MLBC with respect to 1,250 shares of
Common Stock of the Company ( as adjusted for the reverse stock split) and
replaces the previous registration rights agreement with Xxxxxxx Xxxxx for
1,000
shares of Common Stock of the Company. The Company complied with Xxxxxxx Xxxxx'x
demand to register the original 1,000 shares upon effectiveness of its Form
S-3
registration statement, Reg. No. 333-61494 , effective as of June 14, 2001
and
as amended by Post-Effective Amendment No. 1, filed October 18, 2001
(subsequently withdrawn). MLBC subsequently requested that it not be included
on
an updated registration statement and withdrew its request to be included.
Accordingly, MLBC still retains “piggy-back” and demand rights with respect to a
total of 1,229 shares of Common Stock. The additional 21 shares of Common Stock
were distributed by MLBC and have been registered for resale in the names of
the
transferees.
Registration
Rights Agreement as Part of the Note and Warrant Offering.
In
August
2004, the Company entered into a registration rights agreement with the holders
of the Senior Reorganization Note and Warrant Offering. The conversion of the
Notes into Senior Debt and Warrants was contingent and dependent upon the
Company’s shareholders approving the merger and reorganization
(“Recapitalization”) of the Company which was completed on November 16, 2006.
Registration
Rights Agreement as Part of the Convertible Bridge Notes.
As
part
of the Term Sheet for Convertible Bridge Note financing, the Company entered
into a registration rights agreement with the holders of Convertible Bridge
Notes within 90 days after consummation of the recapitalization.
Registration
Rights Agreement with Liraz Systems, Ltd.
On
November 30, 2006, the Company entered into a registration rights agreement
with
Liraz Systems, Ltd. (“Liraz”) pursuant to a guaranty agreement between Liraz and
Bank Hapoalim B.M. This agreement grants registration rights to Liraz with
respect to certain shares of Common Stock of the Company and a warrant to
purchase 3,600,000 shares of the Company’s Common Stock issued as part of the
guaranty extension agreement of the Company’s bank note to Bank Hapoalim NY.
Schedule
2.1 (f) Consents
None
Schedule
2.1 (g) Litigation
Various
lawsuits and claims have been brought against us in the normal course of our
business. In January 2003, an action was brought against us in the Circuit
Court
of Loudon County, Virginia, for a breach of a real estate lease. The case was
settled in August 2003. Under the terms of the settlement agreement, we agreed
to assign a note receivable with recourse equal to the unpaid portion of the
note should the note obligor default on future payments. The unpaid balance
of
the note was $545,000, of which the current unpaid principal portion is
approximately $216,000 and it matures in December 2007. We assessed the
probability of liability under the recourse provisions using a weighted
probability cash flow analysis and have recognized a long-term liability in
the
amount of $131,000.
In
October 2003, we were served with a summons and complaint in Superior Court
of
North Carolina regarding unpaid invoices for services rendered by one of our
subcontractors. The amount in dispute was approximately $200,000 and is included
in accounts payable. Subsequent to March 31, 2004, we settled this litigation.
Under the terms of the settlement agreement, we agreed to pay a total of
$189,000 plus interest over a 19-month period ending November 15, 2005. The
Company is in the process of negotiating a series of payments for the remaining
liability of approximately $80,000.
In
March
2004, we were served with a summons and complaint in Superior Court of North
Carolina regarding a security deposit for a sublease in Virginia. The amount
in
dispute is approximately $247,000.
In
October 2004, we reached a settlement agreement wherein we agreed to pay
$160,000 over a 36-month period ending October 2007.
In
August
2004, we were notified that we were in default under an existing lease agreement
for office facilities in Princeton, New Jersey. The amount of the default is
approximately $65,000. Under the terms of the lease agreement, we may be liable
for future rents should the space remain vacant. We have reached a settlement
agreement with the landlord which calls for a total payment of $200,000 and
is
included in accounts payable, over a 31-month period ending October 2007.
In
April
2005, we were notified that Xxxxxxxx Xxxx Mail, Inc. had filed a claim against
us for failure to pay certain liabilities under an Asset Purchase Agreement
dated January 9, 2004. We in turn filed that Xxxxxxxx Xxxx Mail, Inc. failed
to
deliver certain assets and other documents under the same Asset purchase
agreement. We had already reserved the potential liability under the Agreement
as part of the asset purchase accounting. On March 1, 2006, Xxxxxxxx Xxxx Mail
amended their complaint and is seeking damages of approximately $600,000 for
our
failure to timely register the underlying securities issued in the Asset
Purchase. In December 2006 we settled this litigation. Under the terms of the
settlement agreement, the Company agreed to pay the sum of $45,000 in monthly
installments over nine consecutive months beginning on December 1, 2006 and
to
issue Xxxxxxxx Xxxx Mail, Inc. $50,000 value of common shares of Cicero, Inc,
based on the trailing three day average price for Cicero common stock after
such
stock initially trades on the OTC Bulletin Board.
Under
the
indemnification clause of the Company’s standard reseller agreements and
software license agreements, the Company agrees to defend the reseller/licensee
against third party claims asserting infringement by the Company’s products of
certain intellectual property rights, which may include patents, copyrights,
trademarks or trade secrets, and to pay any judgments entered on such claims
against the reseller/licensee.
EXHIBIT
B
REGISTRATION
RIGHTS AGREEMENT
This
REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”),
dated
as of February 26, 2007, is entered into by and between CICERO, INC., a Delaware
corporation (the “Company”),
and
_____________________________ (the “Purchaser”).
W
I T N E S S E T H:
This
Agreement is made pursuant to that certain Purchase Agreement, dated as of
the
date hereof, by and between the Company and the Purchaser (the “Purchase
Agreement”),
and
pursuant to that certain Commitment Agreement, dated as of the date hereof,
by
and between the Company and the Purchaser (the “Commitment
Agreement”)
The
Company and the Purchaser hereby agree as follows:
1.
Definitions.
Unless
otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Purchase Agreement and the
Commitment Agreement are used herein as therein defined, and the following
shall
have (unless otherwise provided elsewhere in this Agreement) the following
respective meanings (such meanings being equally applicable to both the singular
and plural form of the terms defined):
“Affiliate”
means,
with respect to any Person, any other Person that directly or indirectly
controls or is controlled by or under common control with such Person. For
the
purposes of this definition, “control,”
when
used with respect to any Person, means the possession, direct or indirect,
of
the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of
such Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract
or
otherwise, and the terms “affiliated,”
“controlling”
and
“controlled”
have
meanings correlative to the foregoing.
“Agreement”
shall
mean this Registration Rights Agreement, including all amendments, modifications
and supplements and any exhibits or schedules to any of the foregoing, and
shall
refer to the Agreement as the same may be in effect at the time such reference
becomes operative.
“Business
Day”
shall
mean any day that is not a Saturday, a Sunday or a day on which banks are
required or permitted to be closed in the State of New York.
“Commission”
shall
mean the Securities and Exchange Commission or any other federal agency then
administering the Securities Act and other federal securities laws.
“Holder
or
Holders”
means
the holder or holders, as the case may be, from time to time of the Registrable
Securities.
“NASD”
shall
mean the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc., or any successor
corporation thereto.
“Registrable
Securities”
shall
mean the shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Convertible
Bridge Notes and the purchase of common stock.
2.
Registration.
As soon
as practicable following the Closing Date and within ninety (90) days of the
such date, the Company shall prepare and file with the Commission a Registration
Statement (the “Registration
Statement”)
which
shall cover all of the Registrable Securities. The Registration Statement shall
be on Form S-1 or any successor form. The Company shall use its best efforts
to
cause the Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities
Act within one hundred eighty (180) days of the Closing Date.
3.
Registration
Procedures.
Subject
to the provisions of Section 2, the Company will:
(a) prepare
and file with the Commission a Registration Statement with respect to such
securities and use its best efforts to cause such Registration Statement to
become and remain effective for a period of time required for the disposition
of
such securities by the Holder thereof, but not to exceed two (2)
years;
(b) prepare
and file with the Commission such amendments and supplements to such
Registration Statement and the prospectus used in connection therewith as may
be
necessary to keep such Registration Statement effective and to comply with
the
provisions of the Securities Act with respect to the sale or other disposition
of all securities covered by such Registration Statement until the earlier
of
such time as all of such securities have been disposed of in a public offering
or the expiration of two (2) years;
(c) furnish
to each Holder such number of copies of a summary prospectus or other
prospectus, including a preliminary prospectus, in conformity with the
requirements of the Securities Act, and such other documents, as such Holder
may
reasonably request;
(d) use
its
best efforts to register or qualify the securities covered by such Registration
Statement under such other securities or blue sky laws of such jurisdictions
within the United States as each Holder shall reasonably request to the extent
such registration or qualification is required in such jurisdictions
(provided,
however,
that
the Company shall not be obligated to qualify as a foreign corporation to do
business under the laws of any jurisdiction in which it is not then qualified
or
to file any general consent to service of process), and do such other reasonable
acts and things as may be required of it to enable such Holder to consummate
the
disposition in such jurisdiction of the securities covered by such Registration
Statement;
(e) furnish,
at the request of any Holder during registration of Registrable Securities
pursuant to Section 2, on the date that such shares of Registrable Securities
are delivered to the underwriters for sale pursuant to such registration or,
if
such Registrable Securities are not being sold through underwriters, on the
date
that the Registration Statement with respect to such shares of Registrable
Securities becomes effective, (1) an opinion, dated as of such date, of the
independent
counsel representing the Company for the purposes of such registration,
addressed to the underwriters, if any, and if such Registrable Securities are
not being sold through underwriters, then to the Holder making such request,
in
customary form and covering matters of the type customarily covered in such
legal opinions; and (2) a comfort letter dated such date, from the
independent certified public accountants of the Company, addressed to the
underwriters, if any, and if such Registrable Securities are not being sold
through underwriters, then to the Holder making such request and, if such
accountants refuse to deliver such letter to such Holder, then to the Company,
in a customary form and covering matters of the type customarily covered by
such
comfort letters and as the underwriters or such Holder shall reasonably
request;
(f)
enter
into customary agreements (including an underwriting agreement in customary
form) and take such other actions as are reasonably required in order to
expedite or facilitate the disposition of such Registrable
Securities;
(g) notify
each Holder as promptly as practicable upon the occurrence of any event as
a
result of which the prospectus included in a Registration Statement, as then
in
effect, contains an untrue statement of material fact or omits to state a
material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements
therein not misleading in light of the circumstances then existing, and as
promptly as possible, prepare, file and furnish to such Holder a reasonable
number of copies of a supplement or an amendment to such prospectus as may
be
necessary so that such prospectus does not contain an untrue statement of
material fact or omits to state a material fact required to be stated therein
or
necessary to make the statements therein not misleading in light of the
circumstances then existing;
(h) provide
each Holder and its representatives the opportunity to conduct reasonable
inquiry of the Company’s financial and other records during normal business
hours and make available its officers, directors and employees for questions
regarding information which such Holder may reasonably request in order to
conduct any due diligence; and
(i)
otherwise
use its best efforts to comply with all applicable rules and regulations of
the
Commission, and make available to the Holders, as soon as reasonably
practicable, but not later than eighteen (18) months after the effective date
of
the Registration Statement, an earnings statement covering the period of at
least twelve (12) months beginning with the first full month after the effective
date of such Registration Statement, which earnings statement shall satisfy
the
provisions of Section 11(a) of the Securities Act.
4.
Expenses.
All
expenses incident to the Company’s compliance with the terms of this Agreement,
including, without limitation, all registration and filing fees, printing
expenses, fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company, expenses of any
special audits incident to or required by any such registration and expenses
of
complying with the securities or blue sky laws of any jurisdiction pursuant
to
Section 3(d), shall be paid by the Company, except that:
(a) all
such
expenses in connection with any amendment or supplement to the Registration
Statement or prospectus filed more than two (2) years after the effective date
of
such
Registration Statement because any Holder has not effected the disposition
of
the securities requested to be registered shall be paid by such
Holder;
(b) the
Company shall not be liable for any fees, discounts or commissions to any
underwriter or any fees or disbursements of counsel for any underwriter in
respect of the securities sold by such Holder; and
(c) any
incremental expenses incurred by the Company as a result of the inclusion of
a
Holder’s Registrable Securities in an underwritten offering where the Holder or
any of its Affiliates is an underwriter of the Registrable Securities which
inclusion of such Holder’s Registrable Securities requires a “qualified
independent underwriter” under the applicable rules of the NASD shall be paid by
such Holder.
5.
Indemnification
and Contribution.
(a) In
the event of any registration of any Registrable Securities under the Securities
Act pursuant to this Agreement, the Company shall indemnify and hold harmless
the Holder of such Registrable Securities, such Holder’s directors and officers,
and each other person (including each underwriter) who participated in the
offering of such Registrable Securities and each other person, if any, who
controls such Holder or such participating person within the meaning of the
Securities Act, against any losses, claims, damages or liabilities, joint or
several, to which such Holder or any such director or officer or participating
person or controlling person may become subject under the Securities Act or
any
other statute or at common law, insofar as such losses, claims, damages or
liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon
(i) any alleged untrue statement of any material fact contained, on the
effective date thereof, in any Registration Statement under which such
securities were registered under the Securities Act, any preliminary prospectus
or final prospectus contained therein, or any amendment or supplement thereto,
or (ii) any alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to
be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading,
and shall reimburse such Holder or such director, officer or participating
person or controlling person for any legal or any other expenses reasonably
incurred by such Holder or such director, officer or participating person or
controlling person in connection with investigating or defending any such loss,
claim, damage, liability or action. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary
set
forth in this Section 5(a), the Company shall not be liable to indemnify any
person in any such case to the extent that any such loss, claim, damage or
liability arises out of or is based upon (1) any actual or alleged untrue
statement or actual or alleged omission either (x) made in such Registration
Statement, preliminary prospectus, prospectus or amendment or supplement in
reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the
Company by such Holder specifically for use therein or so furnished for such
purposes by any underwriter or (y) that had been corrected in a preliminary
prospectus, prospectus supplement or amendment which had been furnished to
such
Holder prior to any distribution of the document alleged to contain the untrue
statement or omission to offerees or purchasers, (2) any offer or sale of
Registrable Securities after receipt by such Holder of a Standstill Notice
under
Section 3(g) and prior to the delivery of the prospectus supplement or amendment
contemplated by Section 3(g), or (3) the Holder’s failure to comply with the
prospectus delivery requirements under the Securities Act or failure to
distribute its Registrable Securities in a manner consistent with its intended
plan of distribution as provided to the Company and disclosed in the
Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the
Company
shall not be required to indemnify any person for amounts paid in settlement
of
any claim without the prior written consent of the Company, which consent shall
not be unreasonably withheld. Such indemnity shall remain in full force and
effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of such Holder
or
such director, officer or participating person or controlling person, and shall
survive the transfer of such securities by such Holder.
(b) Each
Holder, by acceptance hereof, agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Company,
its directors and officers and each person who participated in such offering
and
each other person, if any, who controls the Company within the meaning of the
Securities Act against any losses, claims, damages or liabilities, joint or
several, to which the Company or any such director or officer or any such person
may become subject under the Securities Act or any other statute or at common
law, insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in
respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon (i) information in writing
provided to the Company by the Holder specifically for use in the following
documents and contained, on the effective date thereof, in any Registration
Statement under which securities were registered under the Securities Act at
the
request of the Holder, any preliminary prospectus or final prospectus contained
therein, or any amendment or supplement thereto, (ii) Holder’s offer or sale of
Registrable Securities after receipt by such Holder of a Standstill Notice
under
Section 3(g) and prior to the delivery of the prospectus supplement or amendment
contemplated by Section 3(g), (iii) Holder’s failure to comply with the
prospectus delivery requirements under the Securities Act or failure to
distribute its Registrable Securities in a manner consistent with its intended
plan of distribution as provided to the Company and disclosed in the
Registration Statement, (iv) Holder’s failure to comply with Regulation M under
the Exchange Act, or (v) Holder’s failure to comply with any rules and
regulations applicable because the Holder is, or is an Affiliate of, a
registered broker-dealer. Notwithstanding the provisions of this paragraph
(b)
or paragraph (c) below, no Holder shall be required to indemnify any person
pursuant to this Section 5 or to contribute pursuant to paragraph (c) below
in
an amount in excess of the amount of the aggregate net proceeds received by
such
Holder in connection with any such registration under the Securities
Act.
(c) If
the
indemnification provided for in this Section 5 from the indemnifying party
is
unavailable to an indemnified party hereunder in respect of any losses, claims,
damages, liabilities or expenses referred to therein, then the indemnifying
party, in lieu of indemnifying such indemnified party, shall contribute to
the
amount paid or payable by such indemnified party as a result of such losses,
claims, damages, liabilities or expenses in such proportion as is appropriate
to
reflect the relative fault of the indemnifying party and indemnified parties
in
connection with the actions which resulted in such losses, claims, damages,
liabilities or expenses, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations.
The relative fault of such indemnifying party and indemnified parties shall
be
determined by reference to, among other things, whether any action in question,
including any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or omission
or alleged omission to state a material fact, has been made by, or relates
to
information supplied by, such indemnifying party or indemnified parties, and
the
parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to
correct or prevent such action. The amount paid or payable by a party as a
result of the losses, claims, damages,
liabilities
and expenses referred to above shall be deemed to include any legal or other
fees or expenses reasonably incurred by such party in connection with any
investigation or proceeding.
The
parties hereto agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution
pursuant to this Section 5(c) were determined by pro rata allocation or by
any
other method of allocation which does not take account of the equitable
considerations referred to in the immediately preceding paragraph. No Person
guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f)
of
the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any Person who was
not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation.
6.
Certain
Limitations on Registration Rights.
Notwithstanding the other provisions of this Agreement:
(a) the
Company shall not be obligated to register the Registrable Securities of Holders
if, in the opinion of counsel to the Company reasonably satisfactory to the
Holder and its counsel (or, if the Holder has engaged an investment banking
firm, to such investment banking firm and its counsel), the sale or other
disposition of such Holder’s Registrable Securities, in the manner proposed by
such Holder (or by such investment banking firm), may be effected without
registering such Registrable Securities under the Securities Act;
(b) the
Company shall not be obligated to register the Registrable Securities of any
Holder pursuant to Section 2 if the Company has had a registration statement,
under which the Holder had a right to have its Registrable Securities included
pursuant to Section 2, declared effective within one hundred and twenty (120)
days prior to the date of the request pursuant to Section 2; and
(c) the
Company shall have the right to delay the filing or effectiveness of the
registration statement required pursuant to Section 2 hereof during one or
more
periods aggregating not more than forty five (45) days in any twelve-month
period in the event that (i) the Company would, in accordance with the advice
of
its counsel, be required to disclose in the prospectus information not otherwise
then required by law to be publicly disclosed and (ii) in the judgment of the
Company’s Board of Directors, there is a reasonable likelihood that such
disclosure would materially and adversely affect any existing or prospective
material business situation, transaction or negotiation or otherwise materially
and adversely affect the Company.
7.
Selection
of Managing Underwriters.
The
managing underwriter or underwriters for any offering of Registrable Securities
to be registered pursuant to Section 2 shall be selected by the Holders of
a
majority of the shares being so registered and shall be reasonably acceptable
to
the Company.
8. Holder
Agreements.
(a) No
Holder may participate in an underwritten offering provided for hereunder unless
such Holder (i) agrees to sell the Holder’s Registrable Securities on the basis
provided in the underwriting arrangements contemplated for such offering as
reasonably requested by the managing underwriter, (ii) completes and executes
all questionnaires, powers of attorney, indemnities, underwriting agreements
and
other documents reasonably required under the terms of such underwriting
arrangements as reasonably requested
by
the
managing underwriter, and (iii) agrees to bear the Holder’s pro rata portion of
all underwriting discounts and commissions.
(b) Each
Holder agrees to comply with Regulation M under the Exchange Act in connection
with its offer and sale of Registrable Securities.
(c) Each
Holder agrees that it will not sell any Registrable Securities registered under
the Securities Act pursuant to the terms of this Agreement until a Registration
Statement (and any associated post-effective amendment) relating thereto has
been declared effective and the Holder has been provided copies of the related
prospectus, as amended or supplemented to date.
(d) Each
Holder agrees to comply with the prospectus delivery requirements of the
Securities Act as applicable in connection with the sale of Registrable
Securities registered under the Securities Act pursuant to a Registration
Statement.
(e) Each
Holder agrees that upon receipt of a Standstill Notice pursuant to Section
3(g),
the Holder shall immediately discontinue offers and sales of Registrable
Securities registered under the Securities Act pursuant to any Registration
Statements covering such Registrable Securities until such Holder receives
copies of the supplemented or amended prospectus contemplated by Section 3(g)
or
notice from the Company that no such supplement or amendment is
required.
9.
Miscellaneous.
(a) No
Inconsistent Agreements.
The
Company will not hereafter enter into any agreement with respect to its
securities which conflicts with the rights granted to the Holders in this
Agreement.
(b) Remedies.
Each
Holder, in addition to being entitled to exercise all rights granted by law,
including recovery of damages, will be entitled to specific performance of
its
rights under this Agreement. The Company agrees that monetary damages would
not
be adequate compensation for any loss incurred by reason of a breach by it
of
the provisions of this Agreement and hereby agrees to waive the defense in
any
action for specific performance that a remedy at law would be adequate. In
any
action or proceeding brought to enforce any provision of this Agreement or
where
any provision hereof is validly asserted as a defense, the successful party
shall be entitled to recover reasonable attorneys’ fees in addition to any other
available remedy.
(c) Amendments
and Waivers.
Except
as otherwise provided herein, the provisions of this Agreement may not be
amended, modified or supplemented, and waivers or consents to departure from
the
provisions hereof may not be given unless the Company has obtained the written
consent of the Holder.
(d) Notice
Generally.
Any
notice, demand, request, consent, approval, declaration, delivery or other
communication hereunder to be made pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement
shall be sufficiently given or made if in writing and either delivered in person
with
receipt
acknowledged or sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested,
postage prepaid, or by telecopy and confirmed by telecopy answerback, addressed
as follows:
If
to the Company:
|
Cicero,
Inc.
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0000
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx 000
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Xxxx,
Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx 00000
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Attn:
Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
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With
a Copy to:
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Golenbock
Xxxxxxx Assor Xxxx & Xxxxxx LLP
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000
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
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Xxx
Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
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Attn:
Xxxxxxxx Xxxx, Esq.
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If
to
the Holders: To
the
address set forth on the counterpart signature page of such Purchaser or at
such
other address as may be substituted by notice given as herein provided. The
giving of any notice required hereunder may be waived in writing by the party
entitled to receive such notice. Every notice, demand, request, consent,
approval, declaration, delivery or other communication hereunder shall be deemed
to have been duly given or served on the date on which personally delivered,
with receipt acknowledged, telecopied and confirmed by telecopy answerback
or
three (3) Business Days after the same shall have been deposited in the United
States mail.
(e) Rule
144.
With a
view to making available to the Holders the benefits of Rule 144 under the
Securities Act (“Rule
144”)
and
any other rule or regulation of the Commission that may at any time permit
the
Holder to sell securities of the Company to the public without registration,
the
Company agrees that it will:
(i) make
and
keep public information available, as those terms are understood and defined
in
Rule 144;
(ii) file
with
the Commission in a timely manner all reports and other documents required
of
the Company under the Exchange Act; and
(iii)
furnish
to a Holder, so long as such Holder owns any Registrable Securities, forthwith
upon request (A) a written statement by the Company, if true, that it has
complied with the reporting requirements of Rule 144, the Securities Act and
the
Exchange Act, (B) a copy of the most recent annual or quarterly report of the
Company and such other reports and documents so filed by the Company, and (C)
such other information as may be reasonably requested in availing such Holder
of
any rule or regulation of the Commission which permits the selling of any such
securities without registration.
(f)
Successors
and Assigns.
This
Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the successors
and
assigns of each of the parties hereto including any person to whom Registrable
Securities are transferred.
(g) Headings.
The
headings in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall
not
limit or otherwise affect the meaning hereof.
(h) Governing
Law; Jurisdiction.
This
Agreement shall be governed by, construed and enforced in accordance with the
laws of the State of Delaware without giving effect to the conflict of laws
provisions thereof. Service of process on the parties in any action arising
out
of or relating to this Agreement shall be effective if mailed to the parties
in
accordance with Section 9(d) hereof. The
parties hereto waive all right to trial by jury in any action or proceeding
to
enforce or defend any rights hereunder.
(i)
Severability.
Wherever possible, each provision of this Agreement shall be interpreted in
such
manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision
of this Agreement shall be prohibited by or invalid under applicable law, such
provision shall be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity,
without invalidating the remainder of such provision or the remaining provisions
of this Agreement.
(j)
Entire
Agreement.
This
Agreement, together with the License Agreement and the Subscription Agreement,
represents the complete agreement and understanding of the parties hereto in
respect of the subject matter contained herein and therein. This Agreement
supersedes all prior agreements and understandings between the parties with
respect to the subject matter hereof.
(k) Counterparts.
This
Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, all of which taken
together shall be considered one and the same agreement and shall become
effective when counterparts have been signed by each party and delivered to
the
other party, it being understood that both parties need not sign the same
counterpart. In the event that any signature is delivered by facsimile
transmission, such signature shall create a valid and binding obligation of
the
party executing (or on whose behalf such signature is executed) with the same
force and effect as if such facsimile signature page were an original
thereof.
[SIGNATURE
PAGES ATTACHED HERETO]
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the
date
first above written.
CICERO,
INC.
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By:
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Xxxx
X. Xxxxxxxxx,
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Chief
Executive and Financial Officer
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PURCHASER:
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By:
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Name:
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Title:
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