EXHIBIT 10-1
CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED SHARES AND WARRANT PURCHASE AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
HAWAIIAN NATURAL WATER COMPANY, INC.
AND
AMRO INTERNATIONAL, S.A.
CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED SHARES AND WARRANT PURCHASE AGREEMENT dated as of
March 1, 1999 (the "Agreement") between, AMRO International, S.A., a Panama
corporation (the "Investor") and Hawaiian Natural Water Company, Inc., a
corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Hawaii (the
"Company").
WHEREAS, the parties desire that, upon the terms and subject to the
conditions contained herein, the Company shall issue and sell to the Investor,
and the Investor shall purchase, (i) $1,250,000 liquidation preference of
Convertible Preferred Shares (as defined below) and (ii) a Warrant (as defined
below) to purchase up to 100,000 shares of the Common Stock (as defined below).
WHEREAS, such investments will be made in reliance upon the provisions of
Section 4(2) ("Section 4(2)") of the United States Securities Act and Regulation
D ("Regulation D") and the other rules and regulations promulgated thereunder
(the "Securities Act"), and/or upon such other exemption from the registration
requirements of the Securities Act as may be available with respect to any or
all of the investments in securities to be made hereunder.
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
CERTAIN DEFINITIONS
Section 1.1. "CAPITAL SHARES" shall mean the Common Stock and any shares of any
other class of common stock whether now or hereafter authorized, having the
right to participate in the distribution of earnings and assets of the Company.
Section 1.2. "CAPITAL SHARES EQUIVALENTS" shall mean any securities, rights, or
obligations that are convertible into or exchangeable for or give any right to
subscribe for any Capital Shares of the Company or any warrants, options or
other rights to subscribe for or purchase Capital Shares or any such convertible
or exchangeable securities.
Section 1.3. "CLOSING" shall mean the closing of the purchase and sale of the
Convertible Preferred Shares and Warrant pursuant to Section 2.1.
Section 1.4. "CLOSING DATE" shall mean the date on which all conditions to the
Closing have been satisfied (as defined in Section 2.1 (b) hereto) and the
Closing shall have occurred.
Section 1.5. "COMMON STOCK" shall mean the Company's common stock, no par value
per share.
Section 1.6. "CONVERSION SHARES" shall mean the shares of Common
Stock issuable upon conversion of the Convertible Preferred Shares and any
shares of Common Stock issued as dividends upon the Convertible Preferred
Shares.
Section 1.7. "CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED SHARES" shall mean the $1,250,000
liquidation preference amount of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, as
described in the Certificate of Designations in the form of Exhibit A hereto, to
be issued to the Investor pursuant to this Agreement.
Section 1.8. "DAMAGES" shall mean any loss, claim, damage, judgment, penalty,
deficiency, liability, costs and expenses (including, without limitation,
reasonable attorney's fees and disbursements and reasonable costs and expenses
of expert witnesses and investigation).
Section 1.9. "EFFECTIVE DATE" shall mean the date on which the SEC first
declares effective a Registration Statement registering the resale of the
Registrable Securities as set forth in the Registration Rights Agreement.
Section 1.10. "ESCROW AGENT" shall have the meaning set forth in the Escrow
Agreement.
Section 1.11. "ESCROW AGREEMENT" shall mean the Escrow Agreement in
substantially the form of Exhibit D hereto executed and delivered
contemporaneously with this Agreement.
Section 1.12. "EXCHANGE ACT" shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
Section 1.13. "LEGEND" shall mean the legend set forth in Section 9.1.
Section 1.14. "MARKET PRICE" on any given date shall mean the average of the
three lowest closing bid prices of the Common Stock on the Principal Market (as
reported by Bloomberg L.P.) during a period of 22 Trading Days ending on the
Trading Day immediately prior to the date for which the Market Price is to be
determined.
Section 1.15. "MATERIAL ADVERSE EFFECT" shall mean any effect on the business,
operations, properties, prospects, or financial condition of the Company that is
material and adverse to the Company and its subsidiaries and affiliates, taken
as a whole, and/or any condition, circumstance, or situation that would prohibit
or otherwise interfere with the ability of the Company to enter into and perform
any of its obligations under this Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement,
the Escrow Agreement, the Convertible Preferred Shares or the Warrant in any
material respect.
Section 1.16. "OUTSTANDING" when used with reference to shares of Common Stock
or Capital Shares (collectively the "Shares"), shall mean, at any date as of
which the number of such Shares is to be determined, all issued and outstanding
Shares, and shall include all such Shares issuable in respect of outstanding
scrip or any certificates representing fractional interests in such Shares;
provided, however, that "Outstanding" shall not mean any such Shares then
directly or indirectly owned or held by or for the account of the Company.
Section 1.17. "PERSON" shall mean an individual, a corporation, a partnership,
an association, a trust or other entity or organization, including a government
or political subdivision or an agency or instrumentality thereof.
Section 1.18. "PRINCIPAL MARKET" shall mean the American Stock Exchange, the New
York Stock Exchange, the NASDAQ National Market, or the NASDAQ Small-Cap Market,
whichever is at the time the principal trading exchange or market for the Common
Stock, based upon share volume.
Section 1.19. "PURCHASE PRICE" shall mean one million two hundred fifty thousand
dollars ($1,250,000).
Section 1.20. "REGISTRABLE SECURITIES" shall mean the Conversion Shares and the
Warrant Shares until (i) the Registration Statement has been declared effective
by the SEC, and all Conversion Shares and Warrant Shares have been disposed of
pursuant to the Registration Statement, (ii) all Conversion Shares and Warrant
Shares have been sold under circumstances under which all of the applicable
conditions of Rule 144 (or any similar provision then in force) under the
Securities Act ("Rule 144") are met, (iii) all Conversion Shares and Warrant
Shares have been otherwise transferred to holders who may trade such shares
without restriction under the Securities Act, and the Company has delivered a
new certificate or other evidence of ownership for such securities not bearing a
restrictive legend or (iv) such time as, in the opinion of counsel to the
Company, all Conversion Shares and Warrant Shares may be sold without any time,
volume or manner limitations pursuant to Rule 144(k) (or any similar provision
then in effect) under the Securities Act.
Section 1.21. "REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT" shall mean the agreement regarding
the filing of the Registration Statement for the resale of the Registrable
Securities, entered into between the Company and the Investor as of the Closing
Date in the form annexed hereto as Exhibit C.
Section 1.22. "REGISTRATION STATEMENT" shall mean a registration statement on
Form S-3 (if use of such form is then available to the Company pursuant to the
rules of the SEC and, if not, on such other form promulgated by the SEC for
which the Company then qualifies and which counsel for the Company shall deem
appropriate, and which form shall be available for the resale of the Registrable
Securities to be registered thereunder in accordance with the provisions of this
Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement and in accordance with the intended
method of distribution of such securities), for the registration of the resale
by the Investor of the Registrable Securities under the Securities Act.
Section 1.23. "REGULATION D" shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals of
this Agreement.
Section 1.24. "SEC" shall mean the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Section 1.25. "SECTION 4(2)" shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals of
this Agreement.
Section 1.26. "SECURITIES ACT" shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals
of this Agreement.
Section 1.27. "SEC DOCUMENTS" shall mean the Company's Annual Report on Form
10-KSB for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1997 and each report, proxy
statement or registration statement filed by the Company with the SEC pursuant
to the Exchange Act or the Securities Act since the filing of such Annual Report
through the date hereof.
Section 1.28. "SHARES" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1.16.
Section 1.29. "TRADING DAY" shall mean any day during which the Principal Market
at such day shall be open for business.
Section 1.30. "WARRANT" shall mean the warrant substantially in the form of
Exhibit B to be issued to the Investor hereunder.
Section 1.31. "WARRANT SHARES" shall mean all shares of Common Stock or other
securities issued or issuable pursuant to exercise of the Warrant.
ARTICLE II
PURCHASE AND SALE OF CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED SHARES AND WARRANT
Section 2.1. INVESTMENT.
(a) Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein, the
Company agrees to sell, and the Investor agrees to purchase the Convertible
Preferred Shares and the Warrant at the Purchase Price on the Closing Date as
follows:
(i) Within ten Trading Days of execution and delivery of this
Agreement, the Investor shall deliver to the Escrow Agent
immediately available funds in the amount of $750,000,
representing the Purchase Price for 750 Convertible Preferred
Shares and the Warrant, and the Company shall deliver a
certificate representing such Convertible Preferred Shares and
the Warrant to the Escrow Agent, in each case to be held by the
Escrow Agent pursuant to the Escrow Agreement.
(ii) Upon satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 2.1(b),
the Closing ("Closing") shall occur at the offices of the Escrow
Agent at which the Escrow Agent (x) shall release the
Convertible Preferred Shares and the Warrant to the Investor and
(y) shall release the Purchase Price (after all fees have been
paid as set forth in the Escrow Agreement) to the Company,
pursuant to the terms of the Escrow Agreement.
(b) The Closing is subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions:
(i) acceptance and execution by the Company and by the Investor, of
this Agreement and all Exhibits hereto;
(ii) delivery into escrow by Investor of immediately available funds
in the amount of the Purchase Price of the Convertible Preferred
Shares and the Warrant, as more fully set forth in the Escrow
Agreement;
(iii) all representations and warranties of the Investor contained
herein shall remain true and correct as of the Closing Date (as
a condition to the Company's obligations);
(iv) all representations and warranties of the Company contained
herein shall remain true and correct as of the Closing Date (as
a condition to the Investor's obligations);
(v) the Company shall have obtained all permits and qualifications
required by any state for the offer and sale of the Convertible
Preferred Shares and Warrant, or shall have the availability of
exemptions therefrom;
(vi) the sale and issuance of the Convertible Preferred Shares and
the Warrant hereunder, and the proposed issuance by the Company
to the Investor of the Common Stock underlying the Convertible
Preferred Shares and the Warrant upon the conversion or exercise
thereof shall be legally permitted by all laws and regulations
to which the
Investor and the Company are subject and there shall be no
ruling, judgment or writ of any court prohibiting the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement;
(vii) delivery of the original fully executed Convertible Preferred
Shares and Warrant certificates to the Escrow Agent;
(viii) delivery to the Escrow Agent of an opinion of Xxxxxx & Xxxxx,
LLP, counsel to the Company, in the form of Exhibit E hereto;
(ix) delivery to the Escrow Agent of the Irrevocable Instructions to
Transfer Agent in the form attached hereto as Exhibit F;
(x) delivery to the Escrow Agent of the Registration Rights
Agreement; and
(xi) delivery to the Escrow Agent of written agreements from each
current director and Named Executive Officer of the Company to
vote their shares in favor of a Company proposal to permit the
Company to issue more than 20% of its outstanding shares of
Common Stock on the Closing Date of this Agreement, upon
conversion of the Convertible Preferred Shares or exercise of
the Warrant upon any Partial Redemption, which shall be included
at the Company's next Annual Meeting of Shareholders.
(c) The Company further agrees to sell, and the Investor further agrees to
purchase an additional 500 Convertible Preferred Shares at the Purchase Price of
$500,000 on the date specified by the Company which is no earlier than ten (10)
Trading Days following the Effective Date as follows:
(i) Within three Trading Days of receipt of notice from the Company
that the Registration Statement has been declared effective by
the SEC, the Investor shall deliver to the Escrow Agent
immediately available funds in the amount of $500,000,
representing the Purchase Price for 500 Convertible Preferred
Shares, and the Company shall deliver a further certificate
representing such Convertible Preferred Shares to the Escrow
Agent, to be held by the Escrow Agent pursuant to the Escrow
Agreement.
(ii) Upon satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 2.1(b)
(ii) through (vii), other than with respect to the Warrant, an
additional Closing shall occur at the offices of the Escrow
Agent at which the Escrow Agent (x) shall release the
Convertible Preferred Shares to the Investor and (y) shall
release the Purchase Price (after all fees have been paid as set
forth in the Escrow Agreement) to the Company, pursuant to the
terms of the Escrow Agreement.
Section 2.2. THIS SECTION INTENTIONALLY OMITTED
Section 2.3. LIQUIDATED DAMAGES. The parties hereto acknowledge and agree that
the sum payable pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement shall constitute
liquidated damages and not penalties. The parties further acknowledge that (a)
the amount of loss or damages likely to be incurred is incapable or is difficult
to precisely estimate, (b) the amounts specified in such Sections bear a
reasonable proportion and are not plainly or grossly disproportionate to the
probable loss likely to be incurred by the Investor in connection with the
failure by the Company to timely cause the registration of the Registrable
Securities and (c) the parties are sophisticated business parties and have been
represented by sophisticated and able legal and financial counsel and negotiated
this Agreement at arm's length.
ARTICLE III
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF INVESTOR
The Investor represents and warrants to the Company that:
Section 3.1. INTENT. The Investor is entering into this Agreement for its own
account and the Investor has no present arrangement (whether or not legally
binding) at any time to sell the Convertible Preferred Shares, the Warrant, any
Conversion Shares or Warrant Shares to or through any person or entity;
provided, however, that by making the representations herein, the Investor does
not agree to hold such securities for any minimum or other specific term and
reserves the right to dispose of the Conversion Shares and Warrant Shares at any
time in accordance with federal and state securities laws applicable to such
disposition.
Section 3.2. SOPHISTICATED INVESTOR. The Investor is a sophisticated investor
(as described in Rule 506(b)(2)(ii) of Regulation D) and an accredited investor
(as defined in Rule 501 of Regulation D), and Investor has such experience in
business and financial matters that it is capable of evaluating the merits and
risks of an investment in the Convertible Preferred Shares, the Warrant and the
underlying Common Stock. The Investor acknowledges that an investment in the
Convertible Preferred Shares, the Warrant and the underlying Common Stock is
speculative and involves a high degree of risk.
Section 3.3. AUTHORITY. This Agreement and each agreement attached as an Exhibit
hereto which is required to be executed by Investor has been duly authorized and
validly executed and delivered by the Investor and is a valid and binding
agreement of the Investor enforceable against it in accordance with its terms,
subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, or similar laws relating to, or
affecting generally the enforcement of, creditors' rights and remedies or by
other equitable principles of general application.
Section 3.4. NOT AN AFFILIATE. The Investor is not an officer, director or
"affiliate" (as that term is defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act) of the
Company.
Section 3.5. ABSENCE OF CONFLICTS. The execution and delivery of this Agreement
and the agreements the forms of which are attached as Exhibits hereto and
executed in connection herewith, and the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby and thereby, and compliance with the requirements hereof and
thereof, will not violate any law, rule, regulation, order, writ, judgment,
injunction, decree or award binding on Investor or (a) violate any provision of
any indenture, instrument or agreement to which Investor is a party or is
subject, or by which Investor or any of its assets is bound; (b) conflict with
or constitute a material default thereunder; (c) result in the creation or
imposition of any lien pursuant to the terms of any such indenture, instrument
or agreement, or constitute a breach of any fiduciary duty owed by Investor to
any third party; or (d) require the approval of any third-party (which has not
been obtained) pursuant to any material contract, agreement, instrument,
relationship or legal obligation to which Investor is subject or to which any of
its assets, operations or management may be subject.
Section 3.6. DISCLOSURE; ACCESS TO INFORMATION. The Investor has received all
documents, records, books and other publicly available information pertaining to
Investor's investment in the Company that have been requested by the Investor.
The Company is subject to the periodic reporting requirements of the Exchange
Act, and the Investor has reviewed or received copies of all SEC Documents that
have been requested by it.
Section 3.7. MANNER OF SALE. At no time was Investor presented with or
solicited by or through any leaflet, public promotional meeting, television
advertisement or any other form of general solicitation or advertising.
ARTICLE IV
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY
The Company represents and warrants to the Investor that:
Section 4.1. ORGANIZATION OF THE COMPANY. The Company is a corporation duly
incorporated and existing in good standing under the laws of the State of Hawaii
and has all requisite corporate authority to own its properties and to carry on
its business as now being conducted. The Company does not have any subsidiaries
and does not own more that fifty percent (50%) of or control any other business
entity except as set forth in the SEC Documents. The Company is duly qualified
and is in good standing as a foreign corporation to do business in every
jurisdiction in which the nature of the business conducted or property owned by
it makes such qualification necessary, other than those in which the failure so
to qualify would not have a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 4.2. AUTHORITY. (i) The Company has the requisite corporate power and
corporate authority to enter into and perform its obligations under this
Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement, the Escrow Agreement, and the
Warrant and to issue the Convertible Preferred Shares, the Conversion Shares,
the Warrant and the Warrant Shares pursuant to their respective terms, (ii) the
execution, issuance and delivery of this Agreement, the Registration Rights
Agreement, the Escrow Agreement, the Convertible Preferred Shares and the
Warrant by the Company and the consummation by it of the transactions
contemplated hereby have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action
and no further consent or authorization of the Company or its Board of Directors
or stockholders is required, and (iii) this Agreement, the Registration Rights
Agreement, the Escrow Agreement, the Convertible Preferred Shares and the
Warrant have been duly executed and delivered by the Company and at the Closing
shall constitute valid and binding obligations of the Company enforceable
against the Company in accordance with their terms, except as such
enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, or similar
laws relating to, or affecting generally the enforcement of, creditors' rights
and remedies or by other equitable principles of general application. The
Company has duly and validly authorized and reserved for issuance shares of
Common Stock sufficient in number for the conversion of the Convertible
Preferred Shares and for the exercise of the Warrant. The Company understands
and acknowledges the potentially dilutive effect to the Common Stock of the
issuance of the Conversion Shares and, upon any redemption of the Warrant, the
Warrant Shares. The Company further acknowledges that its obligation to issue
Conversion Shares upon conversion of the Convertible Preferred Shares and
Warrant Shares upon exercise of the Warrant in accordance with this Agreement
and the Convertible Preferred Shares is absolute and unconditional regardless of
the dilutive effect that such issuance may have on the ownership interests of
other stockholders of the Company and notwithstanding the commencement of any
case under 11 U.S.C. Section 101 ET SEQ. (the "Bankruptcy Code"). The Company
shall not seek judicial relief from its obligations hereunder except pursuant to
the Bankruptcy Code. In the event the Company is a debtor under the Bankruptcy
Code, the Company hereby waives to the fullest extent permitted
any rights to relief it may have under 11 U.S.C. Section 362 in respect of
the conversion of the Convertible Preferred Shares and the exercise of the
Warrant. The Company agrees, without cost or expense to the Investor, to take
or consent to any and all action necessary to effectuate relief under 11
U.S.C. Section 362.
Section 4.3. CAPITALIZATION. The authorized capital stock of the Company
consists of 20,000,000 shares of Common Stock, no par value per share, of which
4,023,563 shares are issued and outstanding as of December 15, 1998 and
5,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $1.00 per share, of which no
shares are issued and outstanding. Except for outstanding options and warrants
to acquire a total of 4,176,934 shares of Common Stock, there are no outstanding
Capital Shares Equivalents. All of the outstanding shares of Common Stock of the
Company have been duly and validly authorized and issued and are fully paid and
non-assessable.
Section 4.4. COMMON STOCK. The Company has registered its Common Stock pursuant
to Section 12(b) or (g) of the Exchange Act and is in full compliance with all
reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, and the Company is in compliance
with all requirements for the continued listing or quotation of its Common
Stock, and such Common Stock is currently listed or quoted on the Principal
Market. As of the date hereof, the Principal Market is the Nasdaq SmallCap
Market and the Company has not received any notice regarding, and to its
knowledge there is no threat, of the termination or discontinuance of the
eligibility of the Common Stock for such listing.
Section 4.5. SEC DOCUMENTS. The Company has delivered or made available to the
Investor true and complete copies of the SEC Documents. The Company has not
provided to the Investor any information that, according to applicable law, rule
or regulation, should have been disclosed publicly prior to the date hereof by
the Company, but which has not been so disclosed. As of their respective dates,
the SEC Documents complied in all material respects with the requirements of the
Exchange Act, and rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder and
the SEC Documents did not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or
omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in
order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which
they were made, not misleading. The financial statements of the Company included
in the SEC Documents complied in all material respects with applicable
accounting requirements and the published rules and regulations of the SEC or
other applicable rules and regulations with respect thereto at the time of such
inclusion. Such financial statements have been prepared in accordance with
generally accepted accounting principles applied on a consistent basis during
the periods involved (except (i) as may be otherwise indicated in such financial
statements or the notes thereto or (ii) in the case of unaudited interim
statements, to the extent they exclude footnotes or may be condensed or summary
statements) and fairly present in all material respects the financial position
of the Company as of the dates thereof and the results of operations and cash
flows for the periods then ended (subject, in the case of unaudited interim
statements, to normal year-end audit adjustments). Neither the Company nor any
of its subsidiaries has any material indebtedness, obligations or liabilities of
any kind (whether accrued, absolute, contingent or otherwise, and whether due or
to become due) that would have been required to be reflected in, reserved
against or otherwise described in the financial statements or in the notes
thereto in accordance with GAAP, which was not fully reflected in, reserved
against or otherwise described in the financial statements or the notes thereto
included in the SEC Documents or was not incurred in the ordinary course of
business consistent with the Company's past practices since the last date of
such financial statements.
Section 4.6. EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION; VALID ISSUANCES. Subject to the
accuracy of the Investor's representations in Article III, the sale of the
Convertible Preferred Shares, the Conversion Shares, the Warrant and the Warrant
Shares will not require registration under the Securities Act and/or any
applicable state securities law. When issued and paid for in accordance with the
Warrant and validly converted in
accordance with the terms of the Convertible Preferred Shares, the Conversion
Shares and the Warrant Shares will be duly and validly issued, fully paid,
and non-assessable. Neither the sales of the Convertible Preferred Shares,
the Conversion Shares, the Warrant or the Warrant Shares pursuant to, nor the
Company's performance of its obligations under, this Agreement, the
Registration Rights Agreement, the Escrow Agreement, the Convertible
Preferred Shares, or the Warrant will (i) result in the creation or
imposition by the Company of any liens, charges, claims or other encumbrances
upon the Convertible Preferred Shares, the Conversion Shares, the Warrant or
the Warrant Shares or, except as contemplated herein, any of the assets of
the Company, or (ii) entitle the holders of Outstanding Capital Shares to
preemptive or other rights to subscribe to or acquire the Capital Shares or
other securities of the Company. The Convertible Preferred Shares, the
Conversion Shares, the Warrant and the Warrant Shares shall not subject the
Investor to personal liability to the Company or its creditors by reason of
the possession thereof.
Section 4.7. NO GENERAL SOLICITATION OR ADVERTISING IN REGARD TO THIS
TRANSACTION. Neither the Company nor any of its affiliates nor any person acting
on its or their behalf (i) has conducted or will conduct any general
solicitation (as that term is used in Rule 502(c) of Regulation D) or general
advertising with respect to any of the Convertible Preferred Shares, the
Conversion Shares, the Warrant or the Warrant Shares, or (ii) made any offers or
sales of any security or solicited any offers to buy any security under any
circumstances that would require registration of the Convertible Preferred
Shares, the Conversion Shares, the Warrant or the Warrant Shares under the
Securities Act; provided, that the Company makes no representation or warranty
with respect to the Investor or Trinity Capital Advisors, Inc.
Section 4.8. CORPORATE DOCUMENTS. The Company has furnished or made available to
the Investor true and correct copies of the Company's Certificate of
Incorporation, as amended and in effect on the date hereof (the "Certificate"),
and the Company's By-Laws, as amended and in effect on the date hereof (the
"By-Laws").
Section 4.9. NO CONFLICTS. The execution, delivery and performance of this
Agreement by the Company and the consummation by the Company of the transactions
contemplated hereby, including without limitation the issuance of the
Convertible Preferred Shares, the Conversion Shares, the Warrant and the Warrant
Shares, do not and will not (i) result in a violation of the Company's
Certificate of Incorporation or By-Laws or (ii) conflict with, or constitute a
material default (or an event that 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 material agreement, indenture or
instrument, or any "lock-up" or similar provision of any underwriting or similar
agreement to which the Company is a party, or (iii) result in a violation of any
federal, state or local law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree
(including federal and state securities laws and regulations) applicable to the
Company or by which any material property or asset of the Company is bound or
affected, nor is the Company otherwise in violation of, conflict with or default
under any of the foregoing (except in each case for such conflicts, defaults,
terminations, amendments, accelerations, cancellations and violations as would
not have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect). The
business of the Company is not being conducted in violation of any law,
ordinance or regulation of any governmental entity, except for possible
violations that either singly or in the aggregate would not have a Material
Adverse Effect. The Company is not required under federal, state or local law,
rule or regulation to obtain any consent, authorization or order of, or make any
filing or registration with, any court or governmental agency in order for it to
execute, deliver or perform any of its obligations under this Agreement or issue
and sell the Convertible Preferred Shares or the Warrant in accordance with the
terms hereof (other than any SEC, Nasdaq or state securities filings that may be
required to be made by the Company subsequent to Closing, any registration
statement that may be filed pursuant hereto, and any shareholder approval
required by the rules applicable to companies whose common stock trades on the
Nasdaq Stock Market); provided that, for purposes of the representation made in
this sentence, the Company
is assuming and relying upon the accuracy of the relevant representations and
agreements of the Investor herein.
Section 4.10. NO MATERIAL ADVERSE CHANGE. Since September 30, 1998, no
Material Adverse Effect has occurred or exists with respect to the Company,
except as disclosed in the SEC Documents.
Section 4.11. NO UNDISCLOSED EVENTS OR CIRCUMSTANCES. Since September 30, 1998,
no event or circumstance has occurred or exists with respect to the Company or
its businesses, properties, prospects, operations or financial condition, that,
under applicable law, rule or regulation, requires public disclosure or
announcement prior to the date hereof by the Company but which has not been so
publicly announced or disclosed in the SEC Documents.
Section 4.12. NO INTEGRATED OFFERING. Other than as set forth in the SEC
Documents, or pursuant to an effective registration statement under the
Securities Act, or pursuant to the issuance or exercise of employee stock
options, or pursuant to its discussion with the Investor and Trinity Capital
Advisors, Inc. in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, the
Company has not issued, offered or sold the Convertible Preferred Shares, the
Warrant or any shares of Common Stock (including for this purpose any securities
of the same or a similar class as the Convertible Preferred Shares, the Warrant
or Common Stock, or any securities convertible into a exchangeable or
exercisable for the Convertible Preferred Shares or Common Stock or any such
other securities) within the six-month period next preceding the date hereof,
and the Company shall not permit any of its directors, officers or Affiliates
directly or indirectly to take, any action (including, without limitation, any
offering or sale to any person or entity of the Convertible Preferred, Warrants
or shares of Common Stock), so as to make unavailable the exemption from
Securities Act registration being relied upon by the Company for the offer and
sale to Investor of the Convertible Preferred Shares (and the Conversion Shares)
or the Warrant (and the Warrant Shares) as contemplated by this Agreement.
Section 4.13. LITIGATION AND OTHER PROCEEDINGS. Except as disclosed in the SEC
Documents, there are no lawsuits or proceedings pending or, to the knowledge of
the Company, threatened, against the Company, nor has the Company received any
written or oral notice of any such action, suit, proceeding or investigation,
which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Except as
set forth in the SEC Documents, no judgment, order, writ, injunction or decree
or award has been issued by or, to the knowledge of the Company, requested of
any court, arbitrator or governmental agency which could result in a Material
Adverse Effect.
Section 4.14. MATERIAL NON-PUBLIC INFORMATION. Except as agreed to in writing by
Investor, the Company has not disclosed to the Investor any material non-public
information that (i) if disclosed, would, or could reasonably be expected to
have, a material effect on the price of the Common Stock or (ii) according to
applicable law, rule or regulation, should have been disclosed publicly by the
Company prior to the date hereof but which has not been so disclosed.
Section 4.15. PAYMENTS AND CONTRIBUTIONS. Neither the Company nor any of its
directors, officers or, to its knowledge, other employees has (i) used any
Company funds for any unlawful contribution, endorsement, gift, entertainment or
other unlawful expense relating to political activity; (ii) made any direct or
indirect unlawful payment of Company funds to any foreign or domestic government
official or employee; (iii) violated or is in violation of any provision of the
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended; or (iv) made any bribe,
rebate, payoff, influence payment, kickback or other similar payment to any
person with respect to Company matters.
Section 4.16. NO MISREPRESENTATION. No representation or warranty of the Company
contained in this Agreement, any schedule, annex or exhibit hereto or any
agreement, instrument or certificate furnished by the Company to the Investor
pursuant to this Agreement, contains any untrue statement of a material fact or
omits to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to
make the statements therein, not misleading.
ARTICLE V
COVENANTS OF THE INVESTOR
Section 5.1. COMPLIANCE WITH LAW. The Investor's trading activities with respect
to shares of the Company's Common Stock will be in compliance with all
applicable state and federal securities laws, rules and regulations and rules
and regulations of the Principal Market on which the Company's Common Stock is
listed.
Section 5.2. SHORT SALES. The Investor and its affiliates shall not directly or
indirectly place any order to sell any shares of Common Stock unless at the time
of placing such sell order, the Investor (or its affiliates) owns the shares to
be sold or has previously delivered a Conversion Notice to the Company with
respect to Convertible Preferred Shares which would convert into such number of
Conversion Shares.
ARTICLE VI
COVENANTS OF THE COMPANY
Section 6.1. REGISTRATION RIGHTS. The Company shall cause the Registration
Rights Agreement to remain in full force and effect and the Company shall comply
in all material respects with the terms thereof.
Section 6.2. RESERVATION OF COMMON STOCK. As of the date hereof, the Company has
reserved and the Company shall continue to reserve and keep available at all
times, free of preemptive rights, shares of Common Stock for the purpose of
enabling the Company to issue the Conversion Shares and the Warrant Shares
pursuant to any conversion of the Convertible Preferred Shares or exercise of
the Warrant; such amount of shares of Common Stock to be reserved shall be
calculated based upon a Market Price for the Common Stock under the terms of the
Convertible Preferred Shares of $1.00. The number of shares so reserved from
time to time, as theretofore increased or reduced as hereinafter provided, may
be reduced by the number of shares actually delivered pursuant to any conversion
of the Convertible Preferred Shares or exercise of the Warrant and the number of
shares so reserved shall be increased or decreased to reflect potential
increases or decreases in the Common Stock that the Company may thereafter be
obligated to issue by reason of adjustments to the Warrant.
Section 6.3. LISTING OF COMMON STOCK. The Company hereby agrees to maintain the
listing of the Common Stock on a Principal Market, and as soon as reasonably
practicable following the Closing or, to the extent that stockholder approval is
required, promptly following receipt thereof (but in any event prior to the
effective date of the Registration Statement as to that number of shares which
may be listed without such stockholder approval) to list the Conversion Shares
and the Warrant Shares on the Principal Market. The Company further agrees, if
the Company applies to have the Common Stock traded on any other Principal
Market, it will include in such application the Conversion Shares and the
Warrant Shares, and will take such
other action as is necessary or desirable in the opinion of the Investor to
cause the Common Stock to be listed on such other Principal Market as
promptly as possible. The Company will take all action to continue the
listing and trading of its Common Stock on a Principal Market (including,
without limitation, maintaining sufficient net tangible assets) and will
comply in all respects with the Company's reporting, filing and other
obligations under the bylaws or rules of the Principal Market and shall
provide Investor with copies of any correspondence to or from such Principal
Market which questions or threatens delisting of the Common Stock, within
three (3) Business Days of the Company's receipt thereof, until the Investor
has disposed of all of its Registrable Securities.
Section 6.4. EXCHANGE ACT REGISTRATION. The Company will cause its Common Stock
to continue to be registered under Section 12(b) or (g) of the Exchange Act,
will use its best efforts to comply in all respects with its reporting and
filing obligations under the Exchange Act, and will not take any action or file
any document (whether or not permitted by the Exchange Act or the rules
thereunder) to terminate or suspend such registration or to terminate or suspend
its reporting and filing obligations under said Act until the Investor has
disposed of all of its Registrable Securities.
Section 6.5. LEGENDS. The certificates evidencing the Registrable Securities
shall be free of legends, except as set forth in Article IX.
Section 6.6. CORPORATE EXISTENCE. The Company will take all steps necessary to
preserve and continue the corporate existence of the Company.
Section 6.7. CONSOLIDATION; MERGER. The Company shall not, at any time after the
date hereof, effect any merger or consolidation of the Company with or into, or
a transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company to, another
entity (a "Consolidation Event") unless the resulting successor or acquiring
entity (if not the Company) assumes by written instrument or by operation of law
the obligation to deliver to the Investor such shares of stock and/or securities
as the Investor is entitled to receive pursuant to this Agreement.
Section 6.8. ISSUANCE OF CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED SHARES AND WARRANT SHARES. The
sale of the Convertible Preferred Shares and the issuance of the Warrant Shares
pursuant to exercise of the Warrant and the Conversion Shares upon conversion of
the Convertible Preferred Shares shall be made in accordance with the provisions
and requirements of Section 4(2) of Regulation D and any applicable state
securities law. The Company shall make all necessary SEC and "blue sky" filings
required to be made by the Company in connection with the sale of the Securities
to the Investor as required by all applicable Laws, and shall provide a copy
thereof to the Investor promptly after such filing.
Section 6.9. LIMITATION ON FUTURE FINANCING. The Company agrees that, so long as
any Convertible Preferred Shares are outstanding, it will not enter into any
sale of its securities for cash at a discount to Market Price without providing
the Investor with ten (10) Trading Days written notice of the terms of such
proposed financing, and the Investor does not agree in writing to provide
financing to the Company on such terms (which shall have been offered by a bona
fide third party) within such ten (10) Trading Day period. The foregoing
limitation shall not apply to any issuance of securities (x) pursuant to any (i)
presently existing employee benefit plan which plan has been approved by the
Company's stockholders, (ii) compensatory plan for a full time employee or key
consultant, or (iii) pursuant to any strategic partnership or other business
transaction, the principal purpose of which is not simply to raise money,
including, without limitation, options previously issued to 8607 Colonial Group,
Inc. pursuant to the Advisory Agreement between that entity and the Company; or
(y) if the Market Price of the Common Stock is less than $1.00 for 30 out of 45
consecutive Trading Days.
ARTICLE VII
SURVIVAL; INDEMNIFICATION
Section 7.1. SURVIVAL. The representations, warranties and covenants made by
each of the Company and the Investor in this Agreement, the annexes, schedules
and exhibits hereto and in each instrument, agreement and certificate entered
into and delivered by them pursuant to this Agreement, shall survive the Closing
and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby. In the event of a
breach or violation of any of such representations, warranties or covenants, the
party to whom such representations, warranties or covenants have been made shall
have all rights and remedies for such breach or violation available to it under
the provisions of this Agreement or otherwise, whether at law or in equity,
irrespective of any investigation made by or on behalf of such party on or prior
to the Closing Date.
Section 7.2. INDEMNITY. (a) The Company hereby agrees to indemnify and hold
harmless the Investor, its Affiliates and their respective officers, directors,
partners and members (collectively, the "Investor Indemnitees"), from and
against any and all Damages, and agrees to reimburse the Investor Indemnitees
for all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses (including the reasonable fees and
expenses of legal counsel), in each case promptly as incurred by the Investor
Indemnitees and to the extent arising out of or in connection with:
(i) any misrepresentation, omission of fact or breach of any of
the Company's representations or warranties contained in this Agreement,
the annexes, schedules or exhibits hereto or any instrument, agreement or
certificate entered into or delivered by the Company pursuant to this
Agreement; or
(ii) any failure by the Company to perform in any material respect
any of its covenants, agreements, undertakings or obligations set forth
in this Agreement, the annexes, schedules or exhibits hereto or any
instrument, agreement or certificate entered into or delivered by the
Company pursuant to this Agreement.
(b) The Investor hereby agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the
Company, its Affiliates and their respective officers, directors, partners and
members (collectively, the "Company Indemnitees"), from and against any and all
Damages, and agrees to reimburse the Company Indemnitees for reasonable all
out-of-pocket expenses (including the reasonable fees and expenses of legal
counsel), in each case promptly as incurred by the Company Indemnitees and to
the extent arising out of or in connection with:
(i) any misrepresentation, omission of fact, or breach of any of
the Investor's representations or warranties contained in this Agreement,
the annexes, schedules or exhibits hereto or any instrument, agreement
or certificate entered into or delivered by the Investor pursuant to
this Agreement; or
(ii) any failure by the Investor to perform in any material
respect any of its covenants, agreements, undertakings or obligations set
forth in this Agreement or any instrument, certificate or agreement
entered into or delivered by the Investor pursuant to this Agreement.
Section 7.3. NOTICE. Promptly after receipt by either party hereto seeking
indemnification pursuant to Section 7.2 (an "Indemnified Party") of written
notice of any investigation, claim, proceeding or other action in respect of
which indemnification is being sought (each, a "Claim"), the Indemnified Party
promptly shall notify the party against whom indemnification pursuant to Section
7.2 is being sought (the "Indemnifying Party") of the commencement thereof; but
the omission to so notify the Indemnifying Party shall not relieve
it from any liability that it otherwise may have to the Indemnified Party,
except to the extent that the Indemnifying Party is materially prejudiced and
forfeits substantive rights and defenses by reason of such failure. In
connection with any Claim as to which both the Indemnifying Party and the
Indemnified Party are parties, the Indemnifying Party shall be entitled to
assume the defense thereof. Notwithstanding the assumption of the defense of
any Claim by the Indemnifying Party, the Indemnified Party shall have the
right to employ separate legal counsel and to participate in the defense of
such Claim, and the Indemnifying Party shall bear the reasonable fees,
out-of-pocket costs and expenses of such separate legal counsel to the
Indemnified Party if (and only if): (x) the Indemnifying Party shall have
agreed to pay such fees, out-of-pocket costs and expenses, (y) the
Indemnified Party and the Indemnifying Party reasonably shall have concluded
that representation of the Indemnified Party and the Indemnifying Party by
the same legal counsel would not be appropriate due to actual or, as
reasonably determined by legal counsel to the Indemnified Party, potentially
differing interests between such parties in the conduct of the defense of
such Claim, or if there may be legal defenses available to the Indemnified
Party that are in addition to or disparate from those available to the
Indemnifying Party, or (z) the Indemnifying Party shall have failed to employ
legal counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Party within a
reasonable period of time after notice of the commencement of such Claim. If
the Indemnified Party employs separate legal counsel in circumstances other
than as described in clauses (x), (y) or (z) above, the fees, costs and
expenses of such legal counsel shall be borne exclusively by the Indemnified
Party. Except as provided above, the Indemnifying Party shall not, in
connection with any Claim in the same jurisdiction, be liable for the fees
and expenses of more than one firm of legal counsel for the Indemnified Party
(together with appropriate local counsel). The Indemnifying Party shall not,
without the prior written consent of the Indemnified Party (which consent
shall not unreasonably be withheld), settle or compromise any Claim or
consent to the entry of any judgment that does not include an unconditional
release of the Indemnified Party from all liabilities with respect to such
Claim or judgment.
Section 7.4. DIRECT CLAIMS. In the event one party hereunder should have a claim
for indemnification that does not involve a claim or demand being asserted by a
third party, the Indemnified Party promptly shall deliver notice of such claim
to the Indemnifying Party. If the Indemnified Party disputes the claim, such
dispute shall be resolved by mutual agreement of the Indemnified Party and the
Indemnifying Party or by binding arbitration conducted in accordance with the
procedures and rules of the American Arbitration Association as set forth in
Article X. Judgment upon any award rendered by any arbitrators may be entered in
any court having competent jurisdiction thereof.
ARTICLE VIII
DUE DILIGENCE REVIEW; NON-DISCLOSURE OF NON-PUBLIC INFORMATION.
Section 8.1. DUE DILIGENCE REVIEW. Subject to Section 8.2, the Company shall
make available for inspection and review by the Investor, advisors to and
representatives of the Investor (who may or may not be affiliated with the
Investor and who are reasonably acceptable to the Company), any underwriter
participating in any disposition of the Registrable Securities on behalf of the
Investor pursuant to the Registration Statement, any such registration statement
or amendment or supplement thereto or any blue sky, Nasdaq or other filing, all
SEC Documents and other filings with the SEC, and all other publicly available
corporate documents and properties of the Company as may be reasonably necessary
for the purpose of such review, and cause the Company's officers, directors and
employees to supply all such publicly available information reasonably requested
by the Investor or any such representative, advisor or underwriter in connection
with such Registration Statement (including, without limitation, in response to
all questions and other inquiries reasonably made or submitted by any of them),
prior to and from time to time after the filing
and effectiveness of the Registration Statement for the sole purpose of
enabling the Investor and such representatives, advisors and underwriters
and their respective accountants and attorneys to conduct initial and ongoing
due diligence with respect to the Company and the accuracy of the
Registration Statement.
Section 8.2. NON-DISCLOSURE OF NON-PUBLIC INFORMATION.
(a) The Company shall not disclose material non-public information to
the Investor, advisors to or representatives of the Investor unless prior to
disclosure of such information the Company identifies such information as being
non-public information and provides the Investor, such advisors and
representatives with the opportunity to accept or refuse to accept such
non-public information for review. Other than disclosure of any comment letters
received from the SEC staff with respect to the Registration Statement, the
Company may, as a condition to disclosing any non-public information hereunder,
require the Investor's advisors and representatives to enter into a
confidentiality agreement in form reasonably satisfactory to the Company and the
Investor.
(b) Nothing herein shall require the Company to disclose material
non-public information to the Investor or its advisors or representatives, and
the Company represents that it does not disseminate material non-public
information to any investors who purchase stock in the Company in a public
offering, to money managers or to securities analysts, provided, however, that
notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Company will, as
hereinabove provided, promptly notify the advisors and representatives of the
Investor and, if any, underwriters, of any event or the existence of any
circumstance (without any obligation to disclose the specific event or
circumstance) of which it becomes aware, constituting material non-public
information (whether or not requested of the Company specifically or generally
during the course of due diligence by such persons or entities), which, if not
disclosed in the prospectus included in the Registration Statement would cause
such prospectus to include a material misstatement or to omit a material fact
required to be stated therein in order to make the statements, therein in light
of the circumstances in which they were made, not misleading. Nothing contained
in this Section 8.2 shall be construed to mean that such persons or entities
other than the Investor (without the written consent of the Investor prior to
disclosure of such information) may not obtain non-public information in the
course of conducting due diligence in accordance with the terms of this
Agreement and nothing herein shall prevent any such persons or entities from
notifying the Company of their opinion that based on such due diligence by such
persons or entities, that the Registration Statement contains an untrue
statement of a material fact or omits a material fact required to be stated in
the Registration Statement or necessary to make the statements contained
therein, in light of the circumstances in which they were made, not misleading.
ARTICLE IX
LEGENDS; TRANSFER AGENT INSTRUCTIONS
Section 9.1. LEGENDS. Unless otherwise provided below, each certificate
representing Registrable Securities will bear the following legend or equivalent
(the "Legend"):
THE SECURITIES EVIDENCED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE
U.S. SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE "SECURITIES ACT"), OR ANY OTHER
APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS AND HAVE BEEN ISSUED IN RELIANCE UPON AN EXEMPTION
FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND SUCH OTHER
SECURITIES LAWS. NEITHER THIS SECURITY NOR ANY INTEREST OR PARTICIPATION HEREIN
MAY BE REOFFERED, SOLD, ASSIGNED, TRANSFERRED, PLEDGED,
ENCUMBERED, HYPOTHECATED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF, EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN
EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR PURSUANT TO A
TRANSACTION THAT IS EXEMPT FROM, OR NOT SUBJECT TO, SUCH REGISTRATION.
Section 9.2. TRANSFER AGENT INSTRUCTIONS. Upon the execution and delivery
hereof, the Company is issuing to the transfer agent for its Common Stock (and
to any substitute or replacement transfer agent for its Common Stock upon the
Company's appointment of any such substitute or replacement transfer agent)
instructions in substantially the form of Exhibit F hereto. Such instructions
shall be irrevocable by the Company from and after the date hereof or from and
after the issuance thereof to any such substitute or replacement transfer agent,
as the case may be, except as otherwise expressly provided in the Registration
Rights Agreement.
Any of the notices referred to above in this Section 9.2 may be
sent by facsimile to the Company's transfer agent.
Section 9.3. NO OTHER LEGEND OR STOCK TRANSFER RESTRICTIONS. No legend other
than the one specified in Section 9.1 has been or shall be placed on the share
certificates representing the Registrable Securities and no instructions or
"stop transfer orders," so called, "stock transfer restrictions," or other
restrictions have been or shall be given to the Company's transfer agent with
respect thereto other than as expressly set forth in this Article IX.
Section 9.4. INVESTOR'S COMPLIANCE. Nothing in this Article shall affect in any
way the Investor's obligations under any agreement to comply with all applicable
securities laws upon resale of the Common Stock.
ARTICLE X
CHOICE OF LAW
Section 10.1. GOVERNING LAW/ARBITRATION. This Agreement shall be governed by and
construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York applicable to
contracts made in New York by persons domiciled in New York City and without
regard to its principles of conflicts of laws. Any dispute under this Agreement
or any Exhibit attached hereto shall be submitted to arbitration under the
American Arbitration Association (the "AAA") in New York City, New York, and
shall be finally and conclusively determined by the decision of a board of
arbitration consisting of three (3) members (hereinafter referred to as the
"Board of Arbitration") selected as according to the rules governing the AAA.
The Board of Arbitration shall meet on consecutive business days in New York
City, New York, and shall reach and render a decision in writing (concurred in
by a majority of the members of the Board of Arbitration) with respect to the
amount, if any, which the losing party is required to pay to the other party in
respect of a claim filed. In connection with rendering its decisions, the Board
of Arbitration shall adopt and follow the laws of the State of New York. To the
extent practical, decisions of the Board of Arbitration shall be rendered no
more than thirty (30) calendar days following commencement of proceedings with
respect thereto. The Board of Arbitration shall cause its written decision to be
delivered to all parties involved in the dispute. Any decision made by the Board
of Arbitration (either prior to or after the expiration of such thirty (30)
calendar day period) shall be final, binding and conclusive on the parties to
the dispute, and entitled to be enforced to the fullest extent permitted by law
and entered in any court of competent jurisdiction. The non-prevailing party to
any arbitration (as determined by the
Board of Arbitration) shall pay the expenses of the prevailing party
including reasonable attorney's fees, in connection with such arbitration.
ARTICLE XI
ASSIGNMENT; ENTIRE AGREEMENT
Section 11.1. ASSIGNMENT. Neither this Agreement nor any rights of the Investor
or the Company hereunder may be assigned by either party to any other person.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, (a) the provisions of this Agreement shall inure
to the benefit of, and be enforceable by, any permitted transferee of any of the
Convertible Preferred Shares or Warrant purchased or acquired by the Investor
hereunder with respect to the Convertible Preferred Shares or Warrant held by
such person, and (b) upon the prior written consent of the Company, which
consent shall not unreasonably be withheld or delayed, the Investor's interest
in this Agreement may be assigned at any time, in whole or in part, to any other
person or entity (including any affiliate of the Investor) who agrees to make
the representations and warranties contained in Article III and who agrees to be
bound by the covenants of Article V.
ARTICLE XII
NOTICES
Section 12.1. NOTICES. All notices, demands, requests, consents, approvals, and
other communications required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing and,
unless otherwise specified herein, shall be (i) personally served, (ii)
deposited in the mail, registered or certified, return receipt requested,
postage prepaid, (iii) delivered by reputable air courier service with charges
prepaid, or (iv) transmitted by hand delivery, telegram, or facsimile, addressed
as set forth below or to such other address as such party shall have specified
most recently by written notice. Any notice or other communication required or
permitted to be given hereunder shall be deemed effective (a) upon hand delivery
or delivery by facsimile, with accurate confirmation generated by the
transmitting facsimile machine, at the address or number designated below (if
delivered on a business day during normal business hours where such notice is to
be received), or the first business day following such delivery (if delivered
other than on a business day during normal business hours where such notice is
to be received) or (b) on the second business day following the date of mailing
by reputable courier service, fully prepaid, addressed to such address, or upon
actual receipt of such mailing, whichever shall first occur. The addresses for
such communications shall be:
If to the Company: Hawaiian Natural Water Company, Inc.
000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Chief Executive Officer
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
with a copy to: Xxxxxx & Xxxxx, LLP
(shall not constitute notice) 000 X. Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
00xx Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxxxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Esq.
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
if to the Investor: AMRO International, S.A.
c/o Ultra Finanz
00 Xxxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxx XX0000, Xxxxxxxxxxx
Telephone:
Facsimile: 000-000-000-0000
with a copy to: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx, Esq.
(shall not constitute notice) Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx & Green, P.C.
000 Xxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
Either party hereto may from time to time change its address or facsimile number
for notices under this Section 12.1 by giving written notice of such changed
address or facsimile number to the other party hereto as provided in this
Section 12.1.
ARTICLE XIII
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 13.1. COUNTERPARTS/ FACSIMILE/ AMENDMENTS. This Agreement may be
executed in multiple counterparts, each of which may be executed by less than
all of the parties and shall be deemed to be an original instrument which shall
be enforceable against the parties actually executing such counterparts and all
of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. Except as
otherwise stated herein, in lieu of the original documents, a facsimile
transmission or copy of the original documents shall be as effective and
enforceable as the original. This Agreement may be amended only by a writing
executed by all parties.
Section 13.2. ENTIRE AGREEMENT. This Agreement, the agreements attached as
Exhibits hereto, which include, but are not limited to the Convertible Preferred
Shares, the Warrant, the Escrow Agreement, and the Registration Rights
Agreement, set forth the entire agreement and understanding of the parties
relating to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior and
contemporaneous agreements, negotiations and understandings between the parties,
both oral and written relating to the subject matter hereof. The terms and
conditions of all Exhibits to this Agreement are incorporated herein by this
reference and shall constitute part of this Agreement as is fully set forth
herein.
Section 13.3. SEVERABILITY. In the event that any provision of this Agreement
becomes or is declared by a court of competent jurisdiction to be illegal,
unenforceable or void, this Agreement shall continue in full force and effect
without said provision; provided that such severability shall be ineffective if
it materially changes the economic benefit of this Agreement to any party.
Section 13.4. HEADINGS. The headings used in this Agreement are used for
convenience only and are not to be considered in construing or interpreting this
Agreement.
Section 13.5. REPORTING ENTITY FOR THE COMMON STOCK. The reporting entity relied
upon for the determination of the trading price or trading volume of the Common
Stock on any given Trading Day for the purposes of this Agreement shall be
Bloomberg, L.P. or any successor thereto. The written mutual consent of the
Investor and the Company shall be required to employ any other reporting entity.
Section 13.6. REPLACEMENT OF CERTIFICATES. Upon (i) receipt of evidence
reasonably satisfactory to the Company of the loss, theft, destruction or
mutilation of a certificate representing the Convertible Preferred Shares or any
Conversion Shares or Warrant or any Warrant Shares and (ii) in the case of any
such loss, theft or destruction of such certificate, upon delivery of an
indemnity agreement or security reasonably satisfactory in form and amount to
the Company (which shall not exceed that required by the Company's transfer
agent in the ordinary course) or (iii) in the case of any such mutilation, on
surrender and cancellation of such certificate, the Company at its expense will
execute and deliver, in lieu thereof, a new certificate of like tenor.
Section 13.7. FEES AND EXPENSES. Each of the Company and the Investor agrees to
pay its own expenses incident to the performance of its obligations hereunder,
except that the Company shall pay the fees, expenses and disbursements of
Investor's counsel in an amount not to exceed $5,000 plus $1,000 for its
services as Escrow Agent at the first Closing, and $500 for its services as
Escrow Agent for the second Closing, all as set forth in the Escrow Agreement.
Section 13.8. BROKERAGE. Each of the parties hereto represents that it has had
no dealings in connection with this transaction with any finder or broker who
will demand payment of any fee or commission from the other [continued] party
except for Trinity Capital Advisors, Inc., and any other finder or broker
specifically identified in the Company's engagement letter with Trinity, whose
fees shall be paid by the Company. The Company on the one hand, and the
Investor, on the other hand, agree to indemnify the other against and hold the
other harmless from any and all liabilities to any person claiming brokerage
commissions or finder's fees on account of services purported to have been
rendered on behalf of the indemnifying party in connection with this Agreement
or the transactions contemplated hereby.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be
executed by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, as of the date first set
forth above.
HAWAIIAN NATURAL WATER COMPANY, INC.
By: /s/ XXXXXX XXXXXX
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Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Chief Executive Officer
AMRO International, S.A.
By: /s/ X. X. XXXXXXXX
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Name: X. X. Xxxxxxxx, Director
