CONVERTIBLE DEBENTURE PURCHASE AGREEMENT Between GLOBAL IT HOLDINGS, INC. and THE PURCHASER LISTED ON SCHEDULE 1 HERETO
Between
GLOBAL
IT HOLDINGS, INC.
and
THE
PURCHASER LISTED ON
SCHEDULE
1 HERETO
June
30, 2005
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
ARTICLE
I
|
CERTAIN
DEFINITIONS
|
1
|
1.1
|
Certain
Definitions
|
1
|
ARTICLE
II
|
PURCHASE
AND SALE OF CONVERTIBLE DEBENTURE
|
5
|
2.1
|
Purchase
and Sale; Purchase Price; Issuance of Warrant
|
5
|
2.2
|
Execution
and Delivery of Documents; the Closing
|
6
|
2.3
|
The
Post-Closing
|
7
|
ARTICLE
III
|
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES
|
8
|
3.1
|
Representations,
Warranties and Agreements of the Company
|
8
|
3.2
|
Representations
and Warranties of the Purchaser
|
11
|
ARTICLE
IV
|
OTHER
AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES
|
13
|
4.1
|
Manner
of Offering
|
13
|
4.2
|
Furnishing
of Information
|
13
|
4.3
|
Notice
of Certain Events
|
13
|
4.4
|
Copies
and Use of Disclosure Documents and Non-Public Filings
|
14
|
4.5
|
Modification
to Disclosure Documents
|
14
|
4.6
|
Blue
Sky Laws
|
14
|
4.7
|
Integration
|
14
|
4.8
|
Furnishing
of Rule 144(c) Materials
|
14
|
4.9
|
Solicitation
Materials
|
15
|
4.10
|
Subsequent
Financial Statements
|
15
|
4.11
|
Prohibition
on Certain Actions
|
15
|
4.12
|
Listing
of Common Stock
|
15
|
4.13
|
Escrow
|
15
|
4.14
|
Conversion
and Exercise Procedures; Maintenance of Escrow Shares
|
15
|
4.15
|
Attorney-in-Fact
|
16
|
4.16
|
Reservation
of Common Stock
|
16
|
4.17
|
Indemnification
|
16
|
4.18
|
Exclusivity
|
18
|
4.19
|
Purchaser’s
Ownership of Common Stock
|
19
|
4.20
|
Purchaser’s
Rights if Trading in Common Stock is Suspended
|
19
|
4.21
|
No
Violation of Applicable Law
|
20
|
4.22
|
Redemption
Restrictions
|
20
|
4.23
|
No
Other Registration Rights
|
21
|
4.24
|
Merger
or Consolidation
|
21
|
4.25
|
Registration
of Escrow Shares and Warrant Shares
|
21
|
4.26
|
Liquidated
Damages
|
23
|
4.27
|
Short
Sales
|
23
|
4.28
|
Fees
|
24
|
4.29
|
Changes
to Federal and State Securities Laws
|
24
|
4.30
|
Future
Financing
|
24
|
4.31
|
Company’s
Right of Redemption
|
24
|
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ARTICLE
V
|
TERMINATION
|
25
|
5.1
|
Termination
by the Company or the Purchaser
|
25
|
5.2.
|
Remedies
|
26
|
ARTICLE
VI
|
LEGAL
FEES AND DEFAULT INTEREST RATE
|
26
|
ARTICLE
VII
|
MISCELLANEOUS
|
26
|
7.1
|
Fees
and Expenses
|
26
|
7.2
|
Entire
Agreement; Amendments
|
27
|
7.3
|
Notices
|
27
|
7.4
|
Amendments;
Waivers
|
28
|
7.5
|
Headings
|
28
|
7.6
|
Successors
and Assigns
|
28
|
7.7
|
No
Third Party Beneficiaries
|
28
|
7.8
|
Governing
Law; Venue; Service of Process
|
28
|
7.9
|
Survival
|
29
|
7.10
|
Counterpart
Signatures
|
29
|
7.11
|
Publicity
|
29
|
7.12
|
Severability
|
29
|
LIST
OF
SCHEDULES:
Schedule
1
|
Purchaser
|
Schedule
3.1(a)
|
Subsidiaries
|
Schedule
3.1(c)
|
Capitalization
and Registration Rights
|
Schedule
3.1(d)
|
Equity
and Equity Equivalent Securities
|
Schedule
3.1(e)
|
Conflicts
|
Schedule
3.1(f)
|
Consents
and Approvals
|
Schedule
3.1(g)
|
Litigation
|
Schedule
3.1(h)
|
Defaults
and Violations
|
LIST
OF
EXHIBITS:
Exhibit
A
|
Debenture
A
|
Exhibit
B
|
Warrant
|
Exhibit C
|
Registration
Rights Agreement
|
Exhibit
D
|
Security
Agreement
|
Exhibit
E
|
Conversion
and Exercise Procedures
|
Exhibit
F
|
Irrevocable
Transfer Agent Instructions to Transfer Agent
|
Exhibit G
|
Escrow
Agreement
|
Exhibit
H
|
Power
of Attorney
|
Exhibit I
|
Legal
Opinion
|
Exhibit J
|
Legal
Opinion
|
Exhibit
K
|
Officer’s
Certificate
|
Exhibit
L
|
Company
Certificate
|
Exhibit
M
|
Company
Certificate
|
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THIS
CONVERTIBLE DEBENTURE PURCHASE AGREEMENT (“Agreement”)
is
made and entered into as of June 30, 2005, between Global IT Holdings, Inc.,
a
corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Nevada (the
“Company”),
and
the purchaser listed on Schedule 1
hereto
(the “Purchaser”).
WHEREAS,
subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, the Company
desires to issue and sell to the Purchaser and the Purchaser desires to acquire
from the Company the Company’s $950,000, 5% Secured Convertible Debenture, due
June 30, 2007 in the aggregate amount of Nine Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars
($950,000), at the aggregate price of Nine Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars
($950,000) in the form of Exhibit
A
(“Debenture
A”),
annexed hereto and made a part hereof.
IN
CONSIDERATION of the mutual covenants contained in this Agreement, the Company
and the Purchaser agree as follows:
ARTICLE
I
CERTAIN
DEFINITIONS
1.1 Certain
Definitions.
As used
in this Agreement, and unless the context requires a different meaning, the
following terms have the meanings indicated:
“Advisory
Fee”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section
4.28
hereof.
“Affiliate”
means,
with respect to any Person, any Person that, directly or indirectly, controls,
is controlled by or is under common control with such Person. For the purposes
of this definition, “control”
(including, with correlative meanings, the terms “controlled
by”
and
“under
common control with”)
shall
mean the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause
the
direction of the management and policies of such Person, whether through the
ownership of voting securities or by contract or otherwise.
“Agreement”
shall
have the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph of this
Agreement.
“Attorney-in-Fact”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section
2.2(a)(iv)
hereof.
“Business
Day”
means
any day except Saturday, Sunday and any day which shall be a legal holiday
or a
day on which banking institutions in the State of New York are authorized or
required by law or other government actions to close.
“Closing”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section
2.2(a).
“Closing
Date”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section
2.2(a).
“Commission”
means
the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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“Common
Stock”
means
shares now or hereafter authorized of the class of common stock, par value
$.001, of the Company and stock of any other class into which such shares may
hereafter have been reclassified or changed.
“Company”
shall
have the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph.
“Control
Person”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section
4.17(a)(i)
hereof.
“Conversion
Date”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Debenture A.
“Debenture
A”
shall
have the meaning set forth in the recital.
“Default”
means
any event or condition which constitutes an Event of Default or which with
the
giving of notice or lapse of time or both would, unless cured or waived, become
an Event of Default.
“Disclosure
Documents”
means
(a) all documents and written materials provided to the Purchaser and/or its
representatives in connection with the Company and this offering, including,
but
not limited to, the Company’s unaudited balance sheet as at March 31, 2005 and
profit and loss statement for the period from inception to March 31, 2005 and
(b) the Schedules required to be furnished to the Purchaser by or on behalf
of
the Company pursuant to Section
3.1
hereof.
“Escrow
Agent”
means
Gottbetter & Partners, LLP, 000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, 00xx
Xxxxx,
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000; Tel: 000-000-0000; Fax: 000-000-0000.
“Escrow
Agreement”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 4.13
hereof.
“Escrow
Shares”
means
the certificates representing Four Billion Seven Hundred Fifty Million
(4,750,000,000) shares of duly issued Common Stock, without restriction and
freely tradable pursuant to Rule 504 of Regulation D of the Securities Act,
in
the share denominations specified by the Purchaser, registered in the name
of
the Purchaser and/or its assigns to be held in escrow pursuant to this Agreement
and the Escrow Agreement; 475,000 of which shares shall be held in escrow for
the Warrant and the remainder for Debenture A.
“Event
of Default”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 5.1.
“Exchange
Act”
means
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
“Execution
Date”
means
the date of this Agreement first written above.
“G&P”
means
Gottbetter & Partners, LLP.
“Indemnified
Party”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section
4.17(b)
hereof.
“Indemnifying
Party”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section
4.17(b)
hereof.
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“Instruction
Letter”
shall
mean the Irrevocable Letter of Instruction to Transfer Agent annexed hereto
as
Exhibit
F.
“Limitation
on Conversion”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section
4.19
hereof.
“Limitation
Notice”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section
4.19
hereof.
“Losses”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section
4.17(a)
hereof.
“Lump
Sum Payment”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section
4.30
hereof.
“Material”
shall
mean having a financial consequence in excess of $10,000.
“Material
Adverse Effect”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section
3.1(a).
“NASD”
means
the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.
“Nasdaq”
shall
mean the Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc.®
“Non-Public
Filings”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section
4.2
hereof.
“Notice
of Conversion”
shall
have the meaning set forth in paragraph 1 of Exhibit
E
annexed
hereto.
“Notice
of Exercise”
shall
have the meaning set forth in paragraph 1 of Exhibit
E
annexed
hereto.
“Original
Issuance Date,”
shall
have the meaning set forth in the Debenture A.
“OTCBB”
shall
mean the NASD over-the counter Bulletin Board®
or
similar organization or agency succeeding to its functions.
“Per
Share Market Value”
of
the
Common Stock means on any particular date (a) the last sale price of shares
of Common Stock on such date or, if no such sale takes place on such date,
the
last sale price on the most recent prior date, in each case as officially
reported on the principal national securities exchange on which the Common
Stock
is then listed or admitted to trading, or (b) if the Common Stock is not
then listed or admitted to trading on any national securities exchange, the
closing bid price per share as reported by Nasdaq, or (c) if the Common
Stock is not then listed or admitted to trading on the Nasdaq, the closing
bid
price per share of the Common Stock on such date as reported on the OTCBB or
if
there is no such price on such date, then the last bid price on the date nearest
preceding such date, or (d) if the Common Stock is not quoted on the OTCBB,
the closing bid price for a share of Common Stock on such date in the
over-the-counter market as reported by the Pinksheets LLC (or similar
organization or agency succeeding to its functions of reporting prices) or
if
there is no such price on such date, then the last bid price on the date nearest
preceding such date, or (e) if the Common Stock is not publicly traded, the
fair market value of a share of the Common Stock as determined by an Appraiser
(as defined in and pursuant to the procedures set forth in Section 4(c)(iv)
of
the Debenture A) selected in good faith by the holders of a majority of the
Debenture A; provided,
however,
that
the Company, after receipt of the determination by such Appraiser, shall have
the right to select an additional Appraiser, in which case, the fair market
value shall be equal to the average of the determinations by each such
Appraiser.
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“Person”
means
an individual or a corporation, partnership, trust, incorporated or
unincorporated association, joint venture, limited liability company, joint
stock company, government (or an agency or political subdivision thereof) or
other entity of any kind.
“Post-Closing”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section
2.3(a).
“Post-Closing
Date”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section
2.3(a).
“Power
of Attorney”
means
the power of attorney in the form of Exhibit
H
annexed
hereto.
“Proceeding”
means
an action, claim, suit, investigation or proceeding (including, without
limitation, an investigation or partial proceeding, such as a deposition),
whether commenced or threatened.
“Purchase
Price”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section
2.1(a).
“Purchaser”
shall
have the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph.
“Registrable
Securities”
means
the Underlying Shares, the Warrant Shares and the Escrow Shares entitled to
registration pursuant to Section
4.25
and
Section
4.29.
“Registration
Rights Agreement”
means
the Registration Rights Agreement between the Purchaser and the Company, annexed
as Exhibit
C
hereto.
“Reporting
Issuer”
means
a
company that is subject to the reporting requirements of Section 13 or 15(d)
of
the Exchange Act.
“Required
Approvals”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section
3.1(f).
“Restriction
Period”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section
4.18.
“Securities”
means
the Debenture A, the Underlying Shares, the Warrant, the Warrant Shares and
Escrow Shares.
“SEC”
means
the Securities and Exchange Commission.
“Securities
Act”
means
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
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“Security
Agreement”
means
the Security Agreement between the Purchaser and the Company, annexed as
Exhibit
D
hereto.
“Short
Sale”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section
4.27
hereof.
“Structure
Fee”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section
4.28
hereof.
“Subsidiaries”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section
3.1(a).
“Successors-in-Interest”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section
4.30
hereof.
“Trading
Day”
means
(a) a day on which the Common Stock is quoted on the Nasdaq, the OTCBB or
the principal stock exchange on which the Common Stock has been listed, or
(b) if the Common Stock is not quoted on the Nasdaq, the OTCBB or any stock
exchange, a day on which the Common Stock is quoted in the over-the-counter
market, as reported by the Pinksheets LLC (or any similar organization or agency
succeeding its functions of reporting prices).
“Transaction
Documents”
means
this Agreement and all exhibits and schedules hereto and all other agreements
executed pursuant to this Agreement.
“Underlying
Shares”
means
the shares of duly issued Common Stock, without restriction and freely tradable
pursuant to Rule 504 of Regulation D of the Securities Act, into which the
Debenture A is convertible in accordance with the terms hereof and the Debenture
A.
“Warrant”
means
the Common Stock purchase warrant issued to the Purchaser and/or its assigns,
annexed as Exhibit
B
hereto,
pursuant to which the Purchaser and/or its assigns shall have the right to
acquire the Warrant Shares at $.01 per share.
“Warrant
Shares”
means
the 475,000 shares of duly issued Common Stock without restriction and freely
tradable upon resale pursuant to Rule 504 of Regulation D of the Securities
Act,
for which the Warrant may be exercised in accordance with the terms hereof
and
of the Warrant.
ARTICLE
II
PURCHASE
AND SALE OF CONVERTIBLE DEBENTURE; ISSUANCE OF WARRANT
2.1 Purchase
and Sale; Purchase Price; Issuance of Warrant.
(a) Subject
to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Company shall issue and sell
and the Purchaser shall purchase an aggregate principal amount of Nine Hundred
Fifty Thousand Dollars ($950,000) (the “Purchase
Price”)
of the
Debenture A. The Debenture A shall have the rights, preferences and privileges
as set forth in the Debenture A annexed as Exhibit A.
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(b) The
Purchase Price for the Debenture A shall be paid in cash in the amount of Nine
Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($950,000).
(c) In
consideration for the payment of the Purchase Price by the Purchaser, the
Company shall issue the Warrant to the Purchaser.
2.2 Execution
and Delivery of Documents; The Closing.
(a) The
Closing of the purchase and sale of the Debenture A (the “Closing”)
shall
take place simultaneously with the execution and delivery of this Agreement
(the
“Closing
Date”).
On
the Closing Date,
(i) the
parties shall execute and deliver the Escrow Agreement, the Registration Rights
Agreement and the Security Agreement to the Escrow Agent;
(ii) the
Company shall deliver to the Purchaser the (A) the Disclosure Documents and
(B)
the legal opinion of counsel to the Company substantially in the form of
Exhibit I
and
Exhibit
J
annexed
hereto, addressed to the Purchaser and dated the date hereof;
(iii) the
Company shall deliver to the Escrow Agent (A) original and duly executed
Debenture A registered in the name of the Purchaser and/or its assigns in the
amount set forth in Schedule 1,
(B) an
original and duly executed Warrant registered in the name of the Purchaser
and/or its assigns, (C) an
original and duly executed Instruction Letter, (D) an original and duly executed
Power of Attorney and (E) certificates representing the original Escrow
Shares;
(iv) the
Company shall execute and deliver to the Purchaser a certificate of its Chief
Executive Officer, in the form of Exhibit
K
annexed
hereto, certifying that attached thereto is a copy of resolutions duly adopted
by the Board of Directors of the Company authorizing the Company to execute
and
deliver the Transaction Documents and to enter into the transactions
contemplated thereby and the appoint-ment pursuant to Section
4.15
hereof,
of the attorney-in-fact pursuant to the Power of Attorney (the “Attorney-in-Fact”);
and
(v) the
Purchaser shall deliver to the Escrow Agent the Purchase Price by wire transfer
of immediately available funds in the amount of Nine Hundred Fifty Thousand
Dollars ($950,000) pursuant to written wire transfer instructions delivered
by
the Escrow Agent to the Purchaser at least three (3) Business Days prior to
the
Closing.
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(b) If
this
Agreement is terminated pursuant to Section
5.1
hereof,
then, within two (2) Business Days from the date of termination, either the
Company or the Purchaser shall notify the Escrow Agent of same, and
(i) the
Escrow Agent shall, within two (2) Business Days of its receipt of such
notice,
(A) return
the Purchase Price to the Purchaser; and
(B)
return
the Instruction Letter, the Escrow Shares, the Debenture A and Warrant to
the
Company.
2.3 The
Post-Closing.
(a) The
post-closing of the purchase and sale of the Debenture A (the “Post-Closing”)
shall
take place as soon as practicable after the Closing Date (the “Post-Closing
Date”)
at the
offices of Gottbetter & Partners, 000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000;
and provided,
however,
that
the Post-Closing may not occur later than ten (10) days after the Closing Date
(except if such 10th
day is
not a Business Day, then the next Business Day), unless the Purchaser agrees
in
writing in advance to an extension, which writing shall set forth the new
Post-Closing Date.
(b) At
the
Post-Closing,
(i) the
Escrow Agent shall deliver to the Purchaser and/or its assigns (A) the original
and duly issued Debenture A, registered in the name of the Purchaser and in
denominations specified by the Purchaser in the amounts set forth in
Schedule 1
hereto
or with written notice to the Escrow Agent prior to the Post-Closing, (B) the
Warrant, (C) the Registration Rights Agreement and (D) the Security
Agreement;
(ii) the
Company shall deliver to the Purchaser the following:
(A)
a
certificate in the form of Exhibit
L
annexed
hereto, dated the Post-Closing Date and signed by the Secretary of the Company,
certify-ing (1) that attached thereto are true, correct and complete copies
of
(a) the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation, as amended to the date thereof,
(b) the Company’s by-laws, as amended to the date thereof, and (c) a
certificate of good standing from the State of Nevada and (2) the
incumbency of the officer executing this Agreement;
(B) a
certificate of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, dated the Post-Closing
Date, in the form of Exhibit
M
annexed
hereto, certifying that the representations and warranties of the Company
contained in Article III hereof are true and correct in all material respects
on
the Post-Closing Date (except for representations and warranties that speak
of a
specific date, which representations and warrants shall be true, correct and
complete in all material respects as of such date); and
(C) all
other
documents, instruments and writings required to have been delivered by the
Company at or prior to the Post-Closing pursuant to this Agreement.
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(iii) the
Escrow Agent shall deliver the Instruction Letter to the Company’s transfer
agent.
(c) Upon
receipt by the Purchaser of those items set forth in Sections
2.3(b)(i) through (ii)
above,
the Escrow Agent shall as soon as practicable deliver the following to or on
behalf of the Company, as applicable:
(i) the
Purchase Price, (A) attributable to Debenture A by wire transfer of immediately
available funds in the amount of Nine Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($950,000),
minus all fees and expenses due under the Transaction Documents, to the Company
pursuant to written wire transfer instructions delivered by the Company to
the
Escrow Agent at least three (3) Business Days prior to the Post-Closing Date
and
(B) the Advisory Fee and Structure Fee to the Purchaser; and
(ii) all
documents, instruments, and writings required to have been delivered or
necessary at or prior to the Post-Closing by the Purchaser pursuant to this
Agreement.
(d) The
Escrow Agent shall retain and hold the Escrow Shares, of which shall be held
in
accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the Warrant and the Escrow
Agreement.
ARTICLE
III
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES
3.1 Representations,
Warranties and Agreements of the Company.
The
Company hereby makes the following representations and warranties to the
Purchaser, all of which shall survive the Post-Closing;
(a) Organization
and Qualification.
The
Company is a corporation, duly incorporated, validly existing and in good
standing under the laws of the State of Nevada, 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 has no subsidiaries other than
as
set forth on Schedule
3.1(a) attached
hereto (collectively, the “Subsidiaries”).
Each
of the Subsidiaries is a corporation duly incorporated, validly existing and
in
good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation, with
the
full corporate authority to own and use its properties and assets and to carry
on its business as currently conducted. Each of the Company and the Subsidiaries
is
duly
qualified
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,
have
a material adverse effect on the results of operations, assets, prospects,
or
financial condition of the Company and the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole (a
“Material
Adverse Effect”).
(b) Authorization,
Enforcement.
The
Company has the requisite corporate power and authority to enter into and to
consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and by each other Transaction
Document and to otherwise to carry out its obligations hereunder and thereunder.
The execution and delivery of this Agreement and each of the other Transaction
Documents to which it is a party by the Company and the consummation by it
of
the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby have been duly authorized
by
all necessary action on the part of the Company. Each of this Agreement and
each
of the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party has been or will
be
duly executed by the Company and when delivered in accordance with the terms
hereof or thereof 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.
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(c) Capitalization.
The
authorized, issued and outstanding capital stock of the Company is set forth
on
Schedule
3.1(c)(1).
Except
as described in Schedule
3.1(c)(2),
no
Debentures have been issued as of the date hereof. No shares of Common Stock
are
entitled to preemptive or similar rights, nor is any holder of the Common Stock
entitled to preemptive or similar rights arising out of any agreement or
understanding with the Company by virtue of this Agreement. Except as described
in this Agreement, or disclosed in Schedule 3.1(c)(2),
there
are no outstanding options, voting agreements or merger agreements,
arrangements, warrants, script, rights to subscribe to, registration rights,
calls or commitments of any character whatsoever relating to, or, except as
a
result of the purchase and sale of the Debenture A hereunder, 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 other
securities, 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 other securities, or securities or rights convertible or
exchangeable into shares of Common Stock or other securities. Neither the
Company nor any Subsidiary is in violation of any of the provisions of its
respective Certificate of Incorporation, bylaws or other charter
documents.
(d) Issuance
of Securities.
The
Debenture A, the Warrant, the Escrow Shares and the Underlying Shares have
been
duly and validly authorized for issuance, offer and sale pursuant to this
Agreement and, the Securities when issued and delivered as provided hereunder
or
in the Debenture A against payment in accordance with the terms hereof, shall
be
valid and binding obligations of the Company enforceable against the Company
in
accordance with their respective terms. The Company has and at all times while
the Debenture A and the Warrant are outstanding will continue to maintain an
adequate reserve of shares of Common Stock to enable it to perform its
obligations under this Agreement, the Warrant and the Debenture A except as
otherwise permitted in this Agreement, the Warrant or the Debenture A. When
issued in accordance with the terms hereof, the Warrant and the Debenture A,
the
Securities will be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and
non-assessable. Except as set forth in Schedule 3.1(d)
or
Schedule
3.1(c)
hereto,
there is no equity, equity equivalent security, debt or equity lines of credit
outstanding that is substantially similar to the Debenture A, including any
security having a floating conversion substantially similar to the Debenture
A;
provided,
however,
that,
except, as otherwise provided herein, nothing contained in this Section 3.1(d)
shall be
deemed to permit the Company to issue any convertible security or instrument
or
equity line of credit.
(e) No
Conflicts.
The
execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the other 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 its Certificate of Incorporation or bylaws (each as
amended through the date hereof) or (ii) be subject to obtaining any of the
consents referred to in Section
3.1(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 or instrument to which the Company or its Subsidiaries is a party,
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 or its Subsidiaries is subject (including, but not limited
to, those of other countries and the federal and state securities laws and
regulations), or by which any property or asset of the Company or its
Subsidiaries is bound or affected, except in the case of clause (ii), such
conflicts, defaults, terminations, amendments, accelerations, cancellations
and
violations as would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material
Adverse Effect. The business of the Company is not being conducted in violation
in any material respect of any law, ordinance or regulation of any governmental
authority.
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(f) Consents
and Approvals.
Other
than the approval of its board of directors and stockholders, which have been
obtained, and except as specifically set forth in
Schedule 3.1(f),
neither
the Company nor any Subsidiary is required to obtain any consent, waiver,
authorization or order of, or make any filing or registration with, any court
or
other federal, state, local or other governmental authority or other Person
in
connection with the execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this
Agreement and each of the other Transaction Documents (the consents, waivers,
authorizations, orders, notices and filings referred to in Schedule 3.1(f),
the
“Required
Approvals”).
(g) Litigation;
Proceedings.
Except
as specifically disclosed in
Schedule 3.1(g),
there
is no action, suit, notice of violation, proceeding or investigation pending
or,
to the best knowledge of the Company, threatened against 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) which (i) relates to or challenges the legality,
validity or enforceability of any of the Transaction Documents, the Debenture
A,
the Underlying Shares or the Warrant Shares (ii) could, individually or in
the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect or (iii) could, individually
or in
the aggregate, materially impair the ability of the Company to perform fully
on
a timely basis its obligations under the Transaction Documents.
(h) No
Default or Violation.
Except
as set forth in Schedule 3.1(h)
hereto,
neither the Company nor any Subsidiary (i) is in default under or in vio-lation
of any indenture, loan or credit agreement or any other agreement or instrument
to which it is a party or by which it or any of its properties is bound, except
such defaults or violations as do not have a Material Adverse Effect, (ii)
is in
violation of any order of any court, arbitrator or governmental body, except
for
such violations as do not have a Material Adverse Effect, or (iii) is in
violation of any statute, rule or regulation of any governmental authority
which
could (individually or in the aggregate) (x) adversely affect the legality,
validity or enforceability of this Agreement, (y) have a Material Adverse Effect
or (z) adversely impair the Company’s ability or obligation to perform fully on
a timely basis its obligations under this Agreement.
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(i) Certain
Fees.
No fees
or commission will be payable by the Company to any investment banker, broker,
placement agent or bank with respect to the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby except as provided in Section
4.28
hereof.
(j) Disclosure
Documents.
The
Disclosure Documents taken as a whole are accurate in all material respects
and
do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any
material fact necessary in order to make the statements made therein, in light
of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
(k) Manner
of Offering.
Assuming the Purchaser’s representations and warranties contained in Section 3.2
are true and correct (a) the Securities are being offered and sold to the
Purchaser without registration under the Securities Act in a private placement
that is exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 504 of Regulation D of the
Securities Act and without registration under the Minnesota Revised Statues,
1986 (the “Minnesota
Act”)
in
reliance upon the exemption provided by Section 80A.15.2(g) of the Minnesota
Act
and Administrative Rule 2875.0170; and (b) accordingly, the Securities are
being
issued without restriction and may be freely traded pursuant to Rule 504 of
Regulation D of the Securities Act.
(l) Non-Registered
Offering.
Neither
the Company nor any Person acting on its behalf has taken or will take any
action (including, without limitation, any offering of any securities of the
Company under circumstances which would require the integration of such offering
with the offering of the Securities under the Securities Act) which might
subject the offering, issuance or sale of the Securities to the registration
requirements of Section 5 of the Securities Act.
(m) Not
a
Reporting Company; Eligibility to use Exemption under 504(b).
The
Company is not subject to the reporting requirements of Section 13 or Section
15(d) of the Exchange Act. The Company has not sold any securities under Rule
504(b) in the last twelve months. The Company is eligible to issue securities
exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 504 of Regulation D promulgated under
the Securities Act.
(n) No
Undisclosed Liabilities.
Except
for the transactions contemplated in this Agreement and as set forth in
Schedule
3.1(n),
there
are no material liabilities of the Company, whether absolute, accrued,
contingent or otherwise.
The
Purchaser acknowledges and agrees that the Company makes no representation
or
warranty with respect to itself or the transactions contemplated hereby other
than those specifically set forth in Section
3.1
hereof.
3.2 Representations
and Warranties of the Purchaser.
The
Purchaser hereby represents and warrants to the Company as follows:
(a) Organization;
Authority.
The
Purchaser is a limited liability company, duly organized, validly existing
and
in good standing under the laws of Minnesota with the requisite power and
authority to enter into and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby
and by the other Transaction Documents and otherwise to carry out its
obligations hereunder and thereunder. The acquisition of the Debenture A and
the
Warrant to be purchased by the Purchaser hereunder has been duly authorized
by
all necessary action on the part of the Purchaser. This Agreement has been
duly
executed and delivered by the Purchaser and constitutes the valid and legally
binding obligation of the Purchaser, enforceable against it in accordance with
its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by applicable
bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws relating
to,
or affecting generally the enforcement of, creditors rights and remedies or
by
other general principles of equity.
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(b) Investment
Intent.
The
Purchaser is acquiring the Debenture A and the Warrant to be purchased by it
hereunder, and will acquire the Underlying Shares and the Warrant Shares
relating to such Debenture A and the Warrant, for its own account for investment
purposes only and not with a view to or for distributing or reselling such
Debenture A, Underlying Shares or Warrant or Warrant Shares or any part thereof
or interest therein, without prejudice, however, to the Purchaser’s right,
subject to the provisions of this Agreement, at all times to sell or otherwise
dispose of all or any part of such Debenture A or Underlying Shares or Warrant
or Warrant Shares in compliance with applicable federal and state securities
laws.
(c) Purchaser
Status.
At the
time the Purchaser was offered the Debenture A to be acquired by it hereunder,
it was, at the date hereof it is and at the Post-Closing it will be an
“accredited investor” as defined in Rule 501(a) under the Securities Act. The
Purchaser is a resident in the State of Minnesota and no other
jurisdiction.
(d) Experience
of Purchaser.
The
Purchaser, either alone or together with its representatives, has such
knowledge, sophistication and experience in business and financial matters
so as
to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of an investment in the
Securities to be acquired by it hereunder, and has so evaluated the merits
and
risks of such investment.
(e) Ability
of Purchaser to Bear Risk of Investment.
The
Purchaser is able to bear the economic risk of an investment in the Securities
to be acquired by it hereunder and, at the pre-sent time, is able to afford
a
complete loss of such investment.
(f) Prohibited
Transactions.
The
Securities to be acquired by the Purchaser hereunder are not being acquired,
directly or indirectly, with the assets of any “employee benefit plan,” within
the meaning of Section 3(3) of the Employment Retirement Income Security Act
of
1974, as amended.
(g) Access
to Information.
The
Purchaser acknowledges receipt of the Disclosure Documents and further
acknowledges that it has been afforded (i) the opportunity to ask such questions
as it has deemed necessary of, and to receive answers from, representatives
of
the Company concerning the terms and conditions of the Securities and the merits
and risks of investing in the Securities; (ii) access to information about
the
Company and the Company’s financial condition, results of operations, business,
properties, management and prospects sufficient to enable it to evaluate its
investment in the Securities; and (iii) the opportunity to obtain such
additional information which the Company possesses or can acquire without
unreasonable effort or expense that is necessary to make an informed investment
decision with respect to the investment and to verify the accuracy and
completeness of the information contained in the Disclosure
Documents.
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(h) Reliance.
The
Purchaser understands and acknowledges that (i) the Securities being offered
and
sold to it hereunder are being offered and sold without registration under
the
Securities Act in a private placement that is exempt from the registration
provisions of the Securities Act under Rule 504 of Regulation D under the
Securities Act and (ii) the availability of such exemption depends in part
on,
and that the Company will rely upon the accuracy and truthfulness of, the
foregoing representations and the Purchaser hereby consents to such
reliance.
The
Company acknowledges and agrees that the Purchaser makes no representations
or
warranties with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby other than
those
specifically set forth in this Section
3.2.
ARTICLE
IV
OTHER
AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES
4.1 Manner
of Offering.
The
Securities are being issued pursuant to Rule 504 (b) of Regulation D of the
Securities Act. The Securities will be exempt from restrictions on transfer,
and
will carry no restrictive legend with respect to the exemption from registration
under the Securities Act. The Company will use its best efforts to insure that
it takes no actions that would jeopardize the availability of the exemption
from
registration under Rule 504(b) for the Securities and, if for any reason such
exemption becomes unavailable due to the Company’s action or failure to act, the
Company shall cause the Registrable Securities to be registered under the
Securities Act as required by Section
4.29.
4.2 Furnishing
of Information.
As long
as the Purchaser owns any of the Securities, the Company will promptly furnish
to the Purchaser financial information similar to that required to be reported
in annual and quarterly reports comparable to those required by Section 13(a)
or
15(d) of the Exchange Act (the “Non-Public
Filings”).
4.3 Notice
of Certain Events.
The
Company shall, on a continuing basis, as long as the Purchaser owns any of
the
Securities, (i) advise the Purchaser promptly after obtaining knowledge of,
and, if requested by the Purchaser, confirm such advice in writing, of (A)
the
issuance by any state securities commission of any stop order suspending the
qualification or exemption from qualification of the Securities, for offering
or
sale in any jurisdiction, or the initiation of any proceeding for such purpose
by any state securities commission or other regulatory authority, or
(B) any event that makes any statement of a material fact made by the
Company in Section
3.1
or in
the Disclosure Documents untrue or that requires the making of any additions
to
or changes in Section
3.1
or in
the Disclosure Documents in order to make the statements therein, in each case
at the time such Disclosure Documents were delivered to the Purchaser and in
the
light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, (ii)
use
its commercially reasonable best efforts to prevent the issuance of any stop
order or order suspending the qualification or exemption from qualification
of
the Securities under any state securities or Blue Sky laws, and (iii) if at
any
time any state securities commission or other regulatory authority shall issue
an order suspending the qualification or exemption from qualification of the
Securities under any such laws, use its commercially reasonable best efforts
to
obtain the withdrawal or lifting of such order at the earliest possible
time.
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4.4 Copies
and Use of Disclosure Documents and Non-Public Filings.
The
Company shall furnish the Purchaser, without charge, as many copies of the
Disclosure Documents and the Non-Public Filings and any amendments or
supplements thereto as the Purchaser may reasonably request. The Company
consents to the use of the Disclosure Documents and the Non-Public Filings
and
any amendments and supplements to any of them by the Purchaser in connection
with resales of the Securities.
4.5 Modification
to Disclosure Documents.
If any
event shall occur as a result of which, in the reasonable judgment of the
Company or the Purchaser, it becomes necessary or advisable to amend or
supplement any of the Disclosure Documents or the Non-Public Filings in order
to
make the statements therein, at the time such Disclosure Documents or the
Non-Public Filings were delivered to the Purchaser and in the light of the
circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, or if it becomes
necessary to amend or supplement any of the Disclosure Documents or the
Non-Public Filings to comply with applicable law, the Company shall as soon
as
practicable prepare an appropriate amendment or supplement to each such document
in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to both the Purchaser and Company
so that (i) as so amended or supplemented, each such document will not include
an untrue statement of material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary
in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances
existing at the time it is delivered to the Purchaser, not misleading and
(ii) the Disclosure Documents and the Non-Public Filings will comply with
applicable law in all material respects.
4.6 Blue
Sky Laws.
The
Company shall cooperate with the Purchaser in connection with the exemption
from
registration of the Securities under the securities or Blue Sky laws of such
jurisdictions as the Purchaser may request; provided,
however,
that
neither the Company nor its Subsidiaries shall be required in connection
therewith to (a) qualify as a foreign corporation where they are not now so
qualified, or (b) submit to taxation or general service of process in such
jurisdiction. The Company agrees that it will execute all necessary documents
and pay all necessary state filing or notice fees to enable the Company to
sell
the Securities to the Purchaser.
4.7 Integration.
The
Company shall not and shall use its best efforts to ensure that no Affiliate
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 Securities in a manner that
would require the registration under the Securities Act of the sale of the
Securities to the Purchaser.
4.8 Furnishing
of Rule 144(c) Materials.
The
Company shall, for so long as any of the Securities remain outstanding and
during any period in which the Company is not subject to Section 13 or
15(d) of the Exchange Act, make available to any registered holder of the
Securities in connection with any sale thereof and any prospective purchaser
of
such Securities from such Person, such information in accordance with
Rule 144(c)(2) promulgated under the Securities Act as is required to sell
the Securities under Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities
Act.
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4.9 Solicitation
Materials.
The
Company shall not (i) distribute any offering materials in connection with
the
offering and sale of the Debenture A, Warrant, Warrant Shares or the Underlying
Shares other than the Disclosure Documents and any amendments and supplements
thereto prepared in compliance herewith or (ii) solicit any offer to buy or
sell
the Debenture A, Warrant, Warrant Shares or the Underlying Shares by means
of
any form of general solicitation or advertising.
4.10 Subsequent
Financial Statements.
If not
otherwise publicly available, upon the written request of Purchaser, the Company
shall promptly furnish to the Purchaser a copy of all financial statements
for
any period subsequent to the period covered by the financial statements included
in the Disclosure Documents until the full conversion of the Debenture A and
exercise of the Warrant.
4.11 Prohibition
on Certain Actions.
The
Company shall not and shall cause the Subsidiaries not to, without the prior
written consent of the Purchaser, (i) amend its certificate or articles of
incorporation, by-laws or other charter documents so as to adversely affect
any
rights of the Purchaser; (ii) split, combine or reclassify its outstanding
capital stock; (iii) declare, authorize, set aside or pay any dividend or other
distribution with respect to the Common Stock; (iv) redeem, repurchase or offer
to repurchase or other-wise acquire shares of its Common Stock; or (v) enter
into any agreement with respect to any of the foregoing.
4.12 Listing
of Common Stock.
If the
Common Stock shall become listed on the OTCBB or on another exchange, the
Company shall (a) use its commercially reasonable best efforts to maintain
the listing of its Common Stock on the OTCBB or such other exchange on which
the
Common Stock is then listed until expiration of each of the periods during
which
the Debenture A may be converted or the Warrant may be exercised and
(b) shall provide to the Purchaser evidence of such listing.
4.13 Escrow.
The
Company and the Purchaser agree to execute and deliver, simultaneously with
the
execution and delivery of this Agreement, the escrow agreement attached hereto
and made part hereof as Exhibit G
(the
“Escrow
Agreement”),
and
to issue into escrow the stock certificates to be held by the Escrow Agent,
registered in the name of the Purchaser and without any restrictive legend
of
any kind, pursuant to the terms of such escrow.
4.14 Conversion
and Exercise Procedures; Maintenance of Escrow Shares.
(a)
Exhibit
E
attached
hereto and made a part hereof sets forth the procedures with respect to the
conversion of the Debenture A and the exercise of the Warrant, including the
forms of Notice of Conversion and Notice of Exercise to be provided upon
conversion or exercise, instructions as to the procedures for conversion or
exercise and such other information and instructions as may be reasonably
necessary to enable the Purchaser or its permitted transferee(s) to exercise
the
right of conversion or exercise smoothly and expeditiously.
(b)
The
Company agrees that, at any time, the conversion price of the Debenture A is
such that the number of Escrow Shares for the Debenture A is less than 500%
of
the number of shares of Common Stock that would be needed to satisfy full
conversion of all such Debenture A then outstanding, given the then current
conversion price (the “Full
Conversion Shares”),
upon
five (5) Business Days written notice of such circumstance to the Company by
the
Purchaser and/or Escrow Agent, the Company shall issue additional share
certificates in the name of the Purchaser and/or its assigns in denominations
specified by the purchaser, and deliver same to the Escrow Agent, such that
the
new number of Escrow Shares with respect to the Debenture A is equal to 500%
of
the Full Conversion Shares.
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4.15 Attorney-in-Fact.
To
effectuate the terms and provisions of this Agreement, the Escrow Agreement
and
the Warrant, the Company hereby agrees to give the Power of Attorney. All acts
done under such power of attorney are hereby ratified and approved and neither
the Attorney-in-Fact nor any designee or agent thereof shall be liable for
any
acts of commission or omission, for any error of judgment or for any mistake
of
fact or law, as long as the Attorney-in-Fact is operating within the scope
of
the Power of Attorney and this Agreement and its exhibits. The Power of
Attorney, being coupled with an interest, shall be irrevocable while any of
the
Debenture A remains unconverted or any of the Warrant remains unexercised or
any
portion of this Agreement or the Escrow Agreement remains unsatisfied. In
addition, the Company shall give the Attorney-in-Fact resolutions executed
by
the Board of Directors of the Company which authorize transfers of the Debenture
A and the Warrant, future instances of the Underlying Shares for the Debenture
A
and the Warrant Shares for the Warrant, and which resolutions state that they
are irrevocable while any of the Debenture A remain unconverted or any of the
Warrant remains unexercised, or any portion of this Agreement or the Escrow
Agreement remains unsatisfied.
4.16 Reservation
of Common Stock.
(a) The
Company shall take all action reasonably necessary to at all times have
authorized, and reserved for the purpose of issuance, that number of shares
of
Common Stock equal to a multiple of five (5) times the number of shares of
Common Stock into which the Debentures are from time to time convertible unless
a change in such multiple is agreed to in writing by the Purchaser and the
Company. If at any time the Company does not have available such shares of
Common Stock equal to a multiple of four (4) times the number of shares of
Common Stock into which the Debentures are from time to time convertible, the
Company shall call and hold a special meeting of the shareholders within sixty
(60) days of such occurrence, for the sole purpose of increasing the number
of
shares authorized. The Company’s management shall recommend to the shareholders
to vote in favor of increasing the number of shares of Common Stock authorized.
Management shall also vote all of its shares in favor of increasing the number
of authorized shares of Common Stock. For the purposes of this Section
4.16,
only,
the Escrow Shares shall be counted as reserved for the purpose of issuance
by
the Company.
(b) The
Company shall, at all times while any of the Warrant remains outstanding,
reserve for issuance in the event of the exercise of all of the outstanding
Warrant, that number of shares of Common Stock into which the Warrant is from
time to time exercisable.
4.17 Indemnification.
(a) Indemnification
(i) The
Company shall, notwithstanding termination of this Agreement, indemnify and
hold
harmless the Purchaser and its officers, directors, agents, employees and
affiliates, each Person who controls the Purchaser (within the meaning of
Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act) (each such
Person, a “Control
Person”)
and
the officers, directors, agents, employees and affiliates of each such Control
Person, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, from and against
any
and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities, costs (including, without
limitation, costs of preparation and reasonable attorneys’ fees) and expenses
(collectively, “Losses”),
as
incurred, arising out of, or relating to, a breach or breaches of any
representation, warranty, covenant or agreement by the Company under this
Agreement or any other Transaction Document.
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(ii) The
Purchaser shall, notwithstanding termination of this Agreement, indemnify and
hold harmless the Company, its officers, directors, agents and employees, each
Control Person of the Company and the officers, directors, agents and employees
of each Control Person, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law,
from
and against any and all Losses, as incurred, arising out of, or relating to,
a
breach or breaches of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement by
the
Purchaser under this Agreement or any other Transaction Documents.
(b) Conduct
of Indemnification Proceedings.
If any
Proceeding shall be brought or asserted against any Person entitled to indemnity
hereunder (an “Indemnified
Party”),
such
Indemnified Party promptly shall notify the Person from whom indemnity is sought
(the “Indemnifying
Party”)
in
writing, and the Indemnifying Party shall assume the defense thereof, including
the employment of counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Party
and
the payment of all fees and expenses incurred in connection with defense
thereof; provided, that the failure of any Indemnified Party to give such notice
shall not relieve the Indemnifying Party of its obligations or liabilities
pursuant to this Agreement, except (and only) to the extent that it shall be
finally determined by a court of competent jurisdiction (which determination
is
not subject to appeal or further review) that such failure shall have
proximately and materially adversely prejudiced the Indemnifying
Party.
An
Indemnified Party shall have the right to employ separate counsel in any such
Proceeding and to participate in, but not control, the defense thereof, but
the
fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such Indemnified
Party or Parties unless: (1) the Indemnifying Party has agreed to pay such
fees
and expenses; or (2) the Indemnifying Party shall have failed promptly to assume
the defense of such Proceeding and to employ counsel reasonably satisfactory
to
such Indemnified Party in any such Proceeding; or (3) the named parties to
any
such Proceeding (including any impeded parties) include both such Indemnified
Party and the Indemnifying Party, and such Indemnified Party shall have been
advised by counsel that a conflict of interest is likely to exist if the same
counsel were to represent such Indemnified Party and the Indemnifying Party
(in
which case, if such Indemnified Party notifies the Indemnifying Party in writing
that it elects to employ separate counsel at the expense of the Indemnifying
Party, the Indemnifying Party shall not have the right to assume the defense
of
the claim against the Indemnified Party but will retain the right to control
the
overall Proceedings out of which the claim arose and such counsel employed
by
the Indemnified Party shall be reasonably acceptable to the Indemnifying Party
and shall be at the expense of the Indemnifying Party). The Indemnifying Party
shall not be liable for any settlement of any such Proceeding effected without
its written consent. No Indemnifying Party shall, without the prior written
consent of the Indemnified Party, effect any settlement of any pending
Proceeding in respect of which any Indemnified Party is a party, unless such
settlement includes an unconditional release of such Indemnified Party from
all
liability on claims that are the subject matter of such Proceeding, provided,
however,
the
Indemnifying Party may settle or compromise any asserted liability without
the
consent of the Indemnitee so long as such settlement or compromise releases
the
Indemnitee and does not include any admission or statement of fault against
the
Indemnitee.
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All
fees
and expenses of the Indemnified Party to which the Indemnified Party is entitled
hereunder (including reasonable fees and expenses to the extent incurred in
connection with investigating or preparing to defend such Proceeding in a manner
not inconsistent with this Section) shall be paid to the Indemnified Party,
as
incurred, within ten (10) Business Days of written notice thereof to the
Indemnifying Party.
No
right
of indemnification under this Section
4.17
shall be
available as to a particular Indemnified Party if there is a non-appealable
final judicial determination that such Losses arise solely or substantially
out
of the negligence or bad faith of such Indemnified Party in performing the
obligations of such Indemnified Party under this Agreement or a breach by such
Indemnified Party of its obligations under this Agreement.
(c) Contribution.
If a
claim for indemnification under Section
4.17(a)
is
unavailable to an Indemnified Party or is insufficient to hold such Indemnified
Party harmless for any Losses in respect of which this Section
4.17
would
apply by its terms (other than by reason of exceptions provided in this
Section
4.17),
then
each 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 in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative
benefits received by the Indemnifying Party on the one hand and the Indemnified
Party on the other and the relative fault of the Indemnifying Party and
Indemnified Party in connection with the actions or omissions that resulted
in
such Losses as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative
fault of such Indemnifying Party and Indemnified Party shall be determined
by
reference to, among other things, whether there was a judicial determination
that such Losses arise in part out of the negligence or bad faith of the
Indemnified Party in performing the obligations of such Indemnified Party under
this Agreement or the Indemnified Party’s breach of its obligations under this
Agreement. The amount paid or payable by a party as a result of any Losses
shall
be deemed to include any attorneys’ or other fees or expenses incurred by such
party in connection with any Proceeding to the extent such party would have
been
indemnified for such fees or expenses if the indemnification provided for in
this Section was available to such party.
(d) Non-Exclusivity.
The
indemnity and contribution agreements contained in this Section are in addition
to any obligation or liability that the Indemnifying Parties may have to the
Indemnified Parties.
4.18 Exclusivity.
During
the two year period commencing on the Post-Closing Date (the “Restriction
Period”)
or
until the principal amount of Debenture A is converted, redeemed or paid in
full
which ever comes first, the Company and its Affiliates shall not (A) issue
or
offer any convertible security, (B) issue or offer any security issued pursuant
to Rule 504 of Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act that would
cause the Debenture A, the Warrant or the Underlying Shares to not qualify
under
Rule 504 of Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act, (C) issue or
offer any debt and (D) offer any equity lines of credit, except with Cornell
Capital Partners, LP. The Company may request that the restrictions in this
Section
4.18
be
waived. Except as specifically set forth above, the Company may engage in any
other debt or equity financing during the Restriction Period.
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4.19 Purchaser’s
Ownership of Common Stock.
In
addition to and not in lieu of the limitations on conversion set forth in the
Debenture A and the Warrant, the conversion rights and exercise rights of the
Purchaser set forth in the Debenture A and the Warrant shall be limited, solely
to the extent required, from time to time, such that, unless the Purchaser
gives
written notice 75 days in advance to the Company of the Purchaser’s
intention to exceed the Limitation on Conversion as defined herein, with respect
to all or a specified amount of the Debenture A and the corresponding number
of
the Underlying Shares in no instance the Purchaser (singularly, together with
any Persons who in the determination of the Purchaser, together with the
Purchaser, constitute a group as defined in Rule 13d-5 of the Exchange Act)
be
entitled to convert the Debenture A and exercise the Warrant to the extent
such
conversion or exercise, as the case may be, would result in the Purchaser
beneficially owning more than ten percent (10%) of the outstanding shares of
Common Stock of the Company. For these purposes, beneficial ownership shall
be
defined and calculated in accordance with Rule 13d-3, promulgated under the
Exchange Act (the foregoing being herein referred to as the “Limitation
on Conversion”);
provided,
however,
that
the Limitation on Conversion shall not apply to any forced or automatic
conversion pursuant to this Agreement or the Debenture A; and provided,
further
that if
the Purchaser shall have declared an Event of Default and, if a cure period
is
provided, the Company shall not have properly and fully cured such Event of
Default within any such cure period, the provisions of this Section
4.19
shall be
null and void from and after such date. The Company shall, promptly upon its
receipt of a Notice of Conversion tendered by the Purchaser (or its sole
designee) for the Debenture A, as applicable, and upon its receipt of a Notice
of Exercise under the terms of the Warrant notify the Purchaser by telephone
and
by facsimile (the “Limitation
Notice”)
of the
number of shares of Common Stock outstanding on such date and the number of
Underlying Shares or Warrant Shares, as the case may be, which would be issuable
to the Purchaser (or its sole designee, as the case may be) if the conversion
requested in such Notice of Conversion or exercise requested in such Notice
of
Exercise were effected in full and the number of shares of Common Stock
outstanding giving full effect to such conversion or exercise, as the case
may
be, whereupon, in accordance with the Debenture A, notwithstanding anything
to
the contrary set forth in the Debenture A, the Purchaser may, by notice to
the
Company within one (1) Business Day of its receipt of the Limitation Notice
by
facsimile, revoke such conversion or exercise to the extent (in whole or in
part) that the Purchaser determines that such conversion or exercise would
result in the ownership by the Purchaser of shares of Common Stock in excess
of
the Limitation on Conversion. The Limitation Notice shall begin the 75 day
advance notice required in this Section
4.19.
4.20 Purchaser’s
Rights if Trading in Common Stock is Suspended.
If the
Common Stock is listed on any exchange, then at any time after the Post-Closing
if trading in the shares of the Common Stock is suspended on such stock exchange
or market upon which the Common Stock is then listed for trading (other than
as
a result of the suspension of trading in securities on such market generally
or
temporary suspensions pending the release of material information), or the
Common Stock is delisted from the OTCBB, then, at the option of the Purchaser
exercisable by giving written notice to the Company (the “Redemption
Notice”),
the
Company shall redeem, as applicable, all of the Debenture A, the Warrant, the
Warrant Shares and Underlying Shares owned by the Purchaser within seven (7)
Business Days at an aggregate purchase price equal to the sum of:
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(i) the
product of (1) the average Per Share Market Value for the five (5) Trading
Days
immediately preceding (a) the date of the Redemption Notice, (b) the date of
payment in full of the repurchase price under this Section 4.20
recalculated as of such payment date, or (c) the day when the Common Stock
was
suspended, delisted or deleted from trading, whichever is greater, multiplied
by
(2) the aggregate number of Underlying Shares and Warrant Shares then held
and
owned by the Purchaser;
(ii) the
greater of (A) the outstanding principal amount and accrued and unpaid interest
on the Debenture A owned by the Purchaser and (B) the product of (1) the average
Per Share Market Value for the five (5) Trading Days immediately preceding
(a)
the date of the Redemption Notice, (b) the date of payment in full of the
repurchase price under this Section 4.20
recalculated as of such payment date, or (c) the day when the Common Stock
was
suspended, delisted or deleted from trading, whichever is greater, and (2)
the
aggregate number of Underlying Shares issuable upon the conversion of the
outstanding Debenture A then held and owned by the Purchaser utilizing the
conversion procedures contained in the Debenture A (without taking into account
the Limitation on Conversion described in Section 4.19 hereof); and
(iii) the
product of (A) the difference, but not below zero, between (1) the average
Per
Share Market Value for the five (5) Trading Days immediately preceding (a)
the
date of the Redemption Notice, (b) the date of payment in full of the repurchase
price under this Section
4.20
recalculated as of such date, or (c) the day when the Common Stock was
suspended, delisted or deleted from trading, whichever is greater, and (2)
the
then-current exercise price of the Warrant, multiplied by (B) the aggregate
number of Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of the Warrant then held and
owned by such Purchaser (without taking into account the Limitation on
Conversion described in Section
4.19
hereof);
provided,
however,
that,
in the event that such product is less than zero, then the calculation for
this
Section
4.20(iii)
shall be
zero; and
(iv) interest
on such amounts set forth in (i)-(iii) above accruing from the seventh
(7th)
Business Day after the date of the Redemption Notice until the repurchase price
under this Section 4.20 is paid in full, at the rate of fifteen percent (15%)
per annum.
4.21 No
Violation of Applicable Law.
Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, if the
redemption of the Debenture A, the Warrant, the Warrant Shares or the Underlying
Shares otherwise required under this Agreement, the Warrant or the Debenture
A
would be prohibited by the relevant provisions of law of the State of Nevada,
such redemption shall be effected as soon as it is permitted under such law;
provided,
however,
that
interest payable by the Company with respect to any such redemption shall accrue
in accordance with Section
4.20.
4.22 Redemption
Restrictions.
Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, if any
redemption of the Debenture A, the Warrant, the Warrant Shares or the Underlying
Shares otherwise required under this Agreement or the Debenture A would be
prohibited in the absence of consent from any lender to the Company, or by
the
holders of any class of securities of the Company or any of the Subsidiaries,
the Company shall use its best efforts to obtain such consent as promptly as
practicable after any such redemption is required. Interest payable by the
Company with respect to any such redemption shall accrue in accordance with
Section
4.20
until
such consent is obtained. Nothing contained in this Section
4.22
shall be
construed as a waiver by the Purchaser of any rights it may have by virtue
of
any breach of any representation or warranty of the Company herein as to the
absence of any requirement to obtain any such consent.
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4.23 No
Other Registration Rights.
During
the period commencing on the date hereof and ending on the Post-Closing Date,
the Company shall not file any registration statement that provides for the
registration of shares of Common Stock to be sold by security holders of the
Company, other than the Purchaser and/or its respective Affiliates or assigns,
without the prior written consent of the Purchaser or its assigns, provided,
however, that the limitation on the right to file registration statements
contained in this Section 4.23
shall
not apply to registration statements relating solely to (i) employee
benefit plans, notwithstanding the inclusion of a resale prospectus for
securities received under any such employee benefit plan, or (ii) business
combinations not otherwise prohibited by the terms of this Agreement or the
other Transaction Documents. This registration restriction is in addition to
the
Company’s registration restrictions set forth in Section
4.25.
4.24 Merger
or Consolidation.
Until
the earlier of (a) the full redemption, payment or conversion of the
Debenture A or (b) the Maturity Date of the Debenture A (as that term is
defined in the Debenture A), the Company and each Subsidiary will not, in a
single transaction or a series of related transactions, (i) consolidate
with or merge with or into any other Person, or (ii) permit any other
Person to consolidate with or merge into it, unless (w) either (A) the Company
shall be the survivor of such merger or consolidation or (B) the surviving
Person shall expressly assume by supplemental agreement all of the obligations
of the Company under the Debenture A, the Warrant, this Agreement and the other
Transaction Documents; (x) immediately before and immediately after giving
effect to such transactions (including any indebtedness incurred or anticipated
to be incurred in connection with the transactions), no Event of Default shall
have occurred and be continuing; (y) if the Company is not the surviving entity,
such surviving entity’s common shares will be listed on either The New York
Stock Exchange, American Stock Exchange, Nasdaq National Market or Nasdaq
SmallCap Market, or the OTCBB on or prior to the closing of such transaction(s)
and (z) the Company shall have delivered to the Purchaser an officer’s
certificate and opinion of counsel, each stating that such consolidation, merger
or transfer complies with this Agreement, that the agreements relating to such
transaction(s) provide that the surviving Person agrees to be bound by this
Agreement and that all conditions precedent in this Agreement relating to such
transaction(s) have been satisfied.
4.25 Registration
of Escrow Shares and Warrant Shares.
(a) So
long as the Purchaser and/or its assigns owns any of the Securities and the
Underlying Shares and Warrant Shares would not be freely transferable without
registration, the Company agrees not to file a registration statement with
the
SEC without Purchaser’s express written consent, other than on Form 10, Form S-4
(except for a public reoffering or resale) or Form S-8 without first having
registered (or simultaneous registering) the Registrable Securities for resale
under the Securities Act and in such states of the United States as the holders
thereof shall reasonably request.
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(b)
If
the Company shall propose to file with the SEC any registration statement other
than a Form 10, Form S-4 (except for a public reoffering or resale) or Form
S-8
which would cause, or have the effect of causing, the Company to become a
Reporting Issuer or to take any other action, other than the sale of the
Debenture A and the issuance of the Warrant to the Purchaser hereunder, the
effect of which would be to cause the Underlying Shares or the Warrant Shares
to
be restricted securities (as such term is defined in Rule 144 promulgated under
the Securities Act), the Company agrees to give written notification of such
to
the holders of the Securities at least two weeks prior to such filing or taking
of the proposed action. If any of the Securities are then outstanding, the
Company agrees to include in such registration statement the Registrable
Securities.
If
the
registration of which the Company gives notice is for a registered public
offering involving an underwriting, the Company will so advise the holders
of
the Securities. In such event, these registration rights shall be conditioned
upon such holder's participation in such underwriting and the inclusion of
such
holder's Registrable Securities in the underwriting to the extent provided
herein. All holders proposing to distribute their Registrable Securities through
such underwriting shall enter into an underwriting agreement in customary form
with the underwriter selected by the Company. In the event that the lead or
managing underwriter in its good faith judgment determines that material adverse
market factors require a limitation on the number of shares to be underwritten,
the underwriter may limit the number of Registrable Securities. In such event,
the Company shall so advise all holders of securities requesting registration,
and the number of shares of the Registrable Securities that are entitled to
be
included in the registration and underwriting shall be allocated pro
rata
among
all holders and other participants, including the Company, in proportion, as
nearly as practicable, to the respective amounts of Registrable Securities
and
other securities which they had requested to be included in such registration
statement at the time of filing the registration statement. If any holder
disapproves of the terms of any such underwriting, he may elect to withdraw
therefrom by written notice to the Company and the underwriter, provided such
notice is delivered within sixty (60) days of full disclosure of such terms
to
such holder, without thereby affecting the right of such holder to participate
in subsequent offerings hereunder.
(c)
Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Company for any reason shall have taken
any action, other than the sale of the Debenture A and issuance of the Warrant
to the Purchaser hereunder, the effect of which would be to cause the
Registrable Securities to be restricted securities (as such term is defined
in
Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act), the Company agrees to use its
best efforts to file a registration statement with the SEC and use its best
efforts to have such registration statement declared effective by the SEC which
would permit the public resale of the Registrable Securities under the
Securities Act and in such states of the United States as the holders thereof
shall reasonably request.
(d)
The
Company agrees to keep any registration required pursuant to this Section
4.25
continuously effective under the Securities Act and with such states of the
United States as the holders of the Registrable Securities shall reasonably
request until the earlier of (i) the date on which all of the Registrable
Securities covered by any such registration have been sold, (ii) two (2) years
from the effective date of any such registration, or (iii) the date on which
all
of the Registrable Securities may be sold without restriction pursuant to Rule
144 of the Securities Act. All costs and expenses of any such registration
and
related Blue Sky filings and maintaining continuous effectiveness of such
registration and filings shall be borne by the Company, other than underwriters
and brokers, fees and commissions.
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(e)
The
Escrow Shares shall be registered by the Company under the Securities Act if
required by Section
4.29
and
subject to the conditions stated therein.
(f)
Each
holder of Registrable Securities agrees to cooperate and assist the Company
in
preparing and filing any registration statement required to be filed pursuant
to
this Agreement, including, without limitation, providing the Company with such
information about the holder and answering such questions as deemed reasonably
necessary by the Company in order to complete such registration statement.
Until
such time as the Company is no longer required to keep the registration
statement effective, each holder of Registrable Securities agrees to immediately
notify the Company of any change to the information provided to the Company
in
connection with the preparation or maintenance of the registration statement,
and each such holder agrees to certify to the accuracy and completeness of
all
information provided by it to the Company or its representatives in connection
with such registration statement.
4.26 Liquidated
Damages.
The
Company understands and agrees that a breach by the Company of Article IV or
an
Event of Default as contained in this Agreement and/or any other Transaction
Document will result in substantial economic loss to the Purchaser, which loss
will be extremely difficult to calculate with precision. Therefore, if, for
any
reason the Company breaches Article IV or fails to cure any Event of Default
under Section 5.1, as compensation and liquidated damages for such breach or
default, and not
as a
penalty, the Company agrees to pay the Purchaser an amount equal to three times
the Purchase Price and the Purchaser, upon receipt of such payment, shall return
any unconverted Debenture A to the Company. The Company shall, upon demand,
pay
the Purchaser such liquidated damages by wire transfer of immediately available
funds to an account designated by the Purchaser. Nothing herein shall limit
the
right of the Purchaser to pursue actual damages (less the amount of any
liquidated damages received pursuant to the foregoing) for the Company’s breach
of Article IV or failure to cure an Event of Default under Section 5.1,
consistent with the terms of this Agreement. NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING TO THE
CONTRARY CONTAINED IN THIS AGREEMENT OR THE OTHER TRANSACTION DOCUMENTS, THE
COMPANY’S OBLIGATIONS UNDER THIS SECTION SHALL SURVIVE ANY TERMINATION OF THIS
AGREEMENT OR THE OTHER TRANSACTION DOCUMENTS.
4.27 Short
Sales.
The
Purchaser agrees it will not enter into any Short Sales (as hereinafter defined)
until the earlier to occur of the date that the Purchaser no longer owns the
Debenture A and the Maturity Date. For purpose hereof, a “Short
Sale”
shall
mean a sale of Common Stock by the Purchaser that is marked as a short sale
and
that is made at a time when there is no equivalent offsetting long position
in
the Common Stock by the Purchaser. For the purposes of determining whether
there
is an equivalent offsetting long position in the Common Stock held by the
Purchaser, shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Debenture
A or
exercise of the Warrant shall be deemed to be held long by the Purchaser with
respect to the Underlying Shares and/or Warrant Shares for which a Notice of
Conversion or Notice of Exercise, as appropriate, is delivered within two (2)
Trading Days following the Trading Day that such Short Sale is entered into.
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4.28 Fees.
The
Company will pay the following fees and expenses in connection with the
transactions contemplated hereby: (a) to G&P (i) legal fees for document
production in the amount of $10,000; (ii) legal fees of Hand and Hand in the
amount of $5,000; and (iii) all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred
in
connection with such document production, (b) to the Escrow Agent, $5,000
for the escrow agent fee, (c) a commitment fee in an amount equal to ten percent
(10%) of the Purchase Price to the Purchaser (the “Advisory
Fee”)
and
(d) a structure fee of Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000) to the Purchaser (the
“Structure
Fee”).
Unless paid prior, all fees and expenses will be paid at Post-Closing and the
Company and the Purchaser hereby authorize and direct the Escrow Agent to deduct
such fees and expenses directly from escrow prior to distributing any funds
to
the Company. Except with respect to the fees set forth in part (b) of this
Section
4.28
and
except as otherwise set forth in the Retainer Agreement, all fees and expenses
shall be paid regardless of whether the transactions contemplated hereby are
closed or otherwise completed. All fees to be paid hereunder shall have no
offsets, are non-refundable and non-cancelable.
4.29 Changes
to Federal and State Securities Laws.
If
any of
the Securities require registration with or approval of any governmental
authority under any federal (including but not limited to the Securities Act
or
similar federal statute then in force) or state law, or listing on any national
securities exchange, before they may be resold or transferred without any
restrictions on their resale or transfer for reasons including, but not limited
to, a material change in Rule 504 of Regulation D promulgated under the
Securities Act or a change to the exemption for sales made to Accredited
Investors in the state in which the Purchaser resides, the Company will, at
its
expense, (a) as expeditiously as possible cause the Registrable Securities
to be
duly registered or approved or listed on the relevant national securities
exchange, as the case may be, and
(b)
keep such registration, approval or listing, as the case may be, continuously
effective until the earlier of (i) the date on which all of the Registrable
Securities have been sold, (ii) two (2) years from the effective date of any
such registration, or (iii) the date on which all of the Securities may be
sold
without restriction pursuant to Rule 144 of the Securities Act; subject to
the
terms
and
limitations set forth in Section 4.25. The Registrable Securities shall be
registered by the Company under the Securities Act if required by Section 4.25
and subject to the conditions stated therein.
4.30 Future
Financing.If,
at
any time the Debenture A is outstanding, the Company, or its successors in
interest due to mergers, consolidations and/or acquisitions (the “Successors-in-Interest”),
is
funded an amount equal to or exceeding Five Million United States Dollars
($5,000,000), the Company or the Successors-in-Interest, as the case may be,
agrees to pay the Purchaser an amount equal to One Hundred Fifty Percent (150%)
of the then outstanding Debenture A (the “Lump
Sum Payment”).
Upon
the Purchaser’s receipt of the Lump Sum Payment, any and all remaining
obligations then outstanding between the Company or the Successors-in-Interest,
as the case may be, and the Purchaser in connection with this Agreement and
the
Debenture A shall be deem satisfied, and the Agreement and the Debenture A
shall
be terminated. This provision shall survive both Closing and
Post-Closing.
4.31 Company’s
Right of Redemption.
In
addition to any right of the Company to redeem any unconverted amount of the
Debenture A, the Company shall have any redemption right set forth in the
Debenture A. Notwithstanding anything contained herein or in the Debenture
A to
the contrary, the Company shall only have the right to redeem, in whole, the
aggregate principal balance of the outstanding Debenture A. The Company shall
specifically not have the right to redeem a portion of the aggregate principal
balance of the outstanding Debenture A.
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4.32 Restriction
on Sale of Capital Stock.
During
the Restriction Period, the Company shall not, without the prior written consent
of the Purchaser, (i) issue or sell any Common Stock or Preferred Stock without
consideration or for a consideration per share less than the eighty percent
(80%) of the closing bid price of the Common Stock determined immediately prior
to its issuance, (ii) issue or sell any Preferred Stock, Convertible Debenture,
warrant, option, right, contract, call, or other security or instrument granting
the holder thereof the right to acquire shares of Common Stock without
consideration or for a consideration per share less than eighty percent (80%)
of
the closing bid price of the Common Stock determined immediately prior to its
issuance, or for a consideration per share which is variable, floating or
adjustable after issuance, or (iii) file any registration statement on Form
S-8.
ARTICLE
V
TERMINATION
5.1 Termination
by the Company or the Purchaser.
This
Agreement shall be terminated as follows upon the occurrence of any of the
following events (each an “Event of Default”):
(a) Automatically
terminated prior to Post-Closing if:
(i) there
shall be in effect any statute, rule, law or regulation, including an amendment
to Regulation D or an interpretive release promulgated or issued thereunder,
that prohibits the consummation of the Post-Closing or if the consummation
of
the Post-Closing would violate any non-appealable final judgment, order, decree,
ruling or injunction of any court of or governmental authority having competent
jurisdiction;
(ii) the
Post-Closing shall not have occurred by the Post-Closing Date through no fault
of the Company;
(iii) the
Company causes the Post-Closing to not occur by the Post-Closing
Date;
(iv) if
the
Company becomes listed for trading on the OTCBB, trading in the common stock
of
the Company has been suspended, delisted, or otherwise ceased by the Commission
or the NASD or other exchange or the Nasdaq (whether the National Market or
otherwise); or
(v) the
Company fails to deliver or cause to be delivered the Debenture A, the Escrow
Shares and the Warrant as required by and by the date set forth in Section
2.2
hereof.
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(b) By
Purchaser giving written notice of such termination to the Company, if the
Company has breached any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement
contained in this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents following receipt
by the Company of notice of such breach.
(c) By
Company giving written notice of such termination to the Purchaser, if the
Purchaser has materially breached any representation, warranty, covenant or
agreement contained in this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents and
such breach is not cured within five (5) Business Days following receipt by
the
Purchaser of notice of such breach.
5.2 Remedies.
Notwithstanding anything else contained herein to the contrary, if an Event
of
Default has occurred pursuant to Section 5.1, the defaulting party shall be
deemed in default hereof and the non-defaulting party shall be entitled to
pursue all available rights without further notice. The defaulting party shall
pay all attorney’s fees and costs incurred in enforcing this Agreement and the
other Transaction Documents. In addition, all unpaid amounts shall accrue
interest at a rate of 15% per
annum.
ARTICLE
VI
LEGAL
FEES AND DEFAULT INTEREST RATE
In
the
event any party hereto commences legal action to enforce its rights under this
Agreement or any other Transaction Document, the non-prevailing party shall
pay
all reasonable costs and expenses (including but not limited to reasonable
attorney’s fees, accountant’s fees, appraiser’s fees and investigative fees)
incurred in enforcing such rights. In the event of an Event of Default by any
party hereunder, interest shall accrue on all unpaid amounts due the aggrieved
party at the rate of 15% per
annum,
compounded annually.
ARTICLE
VII
MISCELLANEOUS
7.1 Fees
and Expenses.
Except
as set forth in this Agreement each party shall pay the fees and expenses of
its
advisers, counsel, accountants and other experts, if any, and all other expenses
incurred by such party incident to the negotiation, preparation, execution,
delivery and performance of this Agreement. The Company shall pay the fees
of
$5,000 to the Escrow Agent as set forth in Section 4.28 hereto and all stamp
and
similar taxes and duties levied in connection with the issuance of the Debenture
A and the Warrant (and, upon conversion or exercise thereof, the Underlying
Shares and the Warrant Shares) pursuant hereto. The Purchaser shall be
responsible for any taxes (other than income taxes) payable by the Purchaser
that may arise as a result of the investment hereunder or the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement or any other Transaction Document. Whether or
not
the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby are consummated or this
Agreement is terminated. The Company shall pay (i) all costs, expenses,
fees and all taxes incident to and in connection with: (A) the preparation,
printing and distribution of any registration statement required hereunder
and
all amendments and supplements thereto (including, without limitation, financial
statements and exhibits), and all preliminary and final Blue Sky memoranda
and
all other agreements, memoranda, correspondence and other documents prepared
and
delivered in connection herewith, (B) the issuance and delivery of the
Securities, (C) the exemption from registration of the Securities for offer
and sale to the Purchaser under the securities or Blue Sky laws of the
applicable jurisdiction, (D) furnishing such copies of any registration
statement required hereunder, the preliminary and final prospectuses and all
amendments and supplements thereto, as may reasonably be requested for use
in
connection with resales of the Securities, and (E) the preparation of
certificates for the Securities (including, without limitation, printing and
engraving thereof), (ii) all fees and expenses of counsel and accountants
of the Company and (iii) all expenses and fees of listing on securities
exchanges, if any.
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7.2 Entire
Agreement; Amendments.
This
Agreement, together with all of the Exhibits and Schedules annexed hereto,
and
any other Transaction Document 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. This Agreement
shall be deemed to have been drafted and negotiated by both parties hereto
and
no presumptions as to interpretation, construction or enforceability shall
be
made by or against either party in such regard.
7.3 Notices.
Any
notice, request, demand, waiver, consent, approval, or other communication
which
is required or permitted to be given to any party hereunder shall be in writing
and shall be deemed to have been duly given only if delivered to the party
personally or sent to the party by facsimile upon electronic confirmation and
receipt (promptly followed by a hard-copy delivered in accordance with this
Section 7.3) or three days after being mailed by registered or certified mail
(return receipt requested), with postage and registration or if sent by
nationally recognized overnight courier, one day after being mailed
certification fees thereon prepaid, addressed to the party at its address set
forth below:
If
to the Company:
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Global
IT Holdings, Inc.
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000
0xx Xxxxxx
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00xx
Xxxxx
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Xxx
Xxxx, XX 00000
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Attn:
Xxxxx Xxxxx
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Tel:
(000) 000-0000
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Fax:
(000) 000-0000
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With
copies to:
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Xxxxxx
& Jaclin, LLP
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000
Xxxxx 0 Xxxxx, Xxxxx 000
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Xxxxxxxxx,
XX 00000
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Attn:
Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx, Esq.
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Tel:
(000) 000-0000
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Fax:
(000) 000-0000
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If
to the Purchaser:
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See
Schedule
1
attached hereto
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With
copies to:
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Gottbetter
& Partners, LLP
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000
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
|
|
Xxx
Xxxx, XX 00000
|
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Attn:
Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxx, Esq.
|
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Tel:
(000) 000-0000
|
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Fax:
(000) 000-0000
|
|
If
to Escrow Agent:
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Gottbetter
& Partners, LLP
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000
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
|
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Xxx
Xxxx, XX 00000
|
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Attn:
Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxx, Esq.
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Tel:
(000) 000-0000
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Fax:
(000) 000-0000
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or
such
other address as may be designated hereafter by notice given pursuant to the
terms of this Section 7.3.
7.4 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 the
Purchaser, or, in the case of a waiver, by the party against whom enforce-ment
of any such waiver is sought. No waiver of any default with respect to any
provision, condition or require-ment 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.
7.5 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.
7.6 Successors
and Assigns.
This
Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties and
their respective successors and permitted assigns. This Agreement and any of
the
rights, interests or obligations hereunder may be assigned by the Purchaser
to
an accredited investor without the consent of the Company as long as such
assignee agrees to be bound by this Agreement. This Agreement and any of the
rights, interests or obligations hereunder may not be assigned by the Company
without the prior written consent of the Purchaser.
7.7 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.
7.8 Governing
Law; Venue; Service of Process.
The
parties hereto acknowledge that the transactions contemplated by this Agreement
and the exhibits hereto bear a reasonable relation to the State of New York.
The
parties hereto agree that the internal laws of the State of New York shall
govern this Agreement and the exhibits hereto, including, but not limited to,
all issues related to usury. Any action to enforce the terms of this Agreement
or any of its exhibits shall be brought exclusively in the state and/or federal
courts situated in the County and State of New York. Service of process in
any
action by the Purchaser to enforce the terms of this Agreement may be made
by
serving a copy of the summons and complaint, in addition to any other relevant
documents, by commercial overnight courier to the Company at its principal
address set forth in this Agreement.
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7.9 Survival.
The
agreements and covenants of the parties contained in Article IV and this
Article VII shall survive the Post-Closing (or any earlier termination of
this Agreement).
7.10 Counterpart
Signatures.
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) the same with
the same force and effect as if such facsimile signature page were an original
thereof.
7.11 Publicity.
The
Company and the Purchaser shall consult with each other in issuing any press
releases or otherwise making public statements with respect to the transactions
contemplated hereby and neither party shall issue any such press release or
otherwise make any such public statement without the prior written consent
of
the other, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed, unless
counsel for the disclosing party deems such public statement to be required
by
applicable federal and/or state securities laws. Except as otherwise required
by
applicable law or regulation, the Company will not disclose to any third party
the names of the Purchaser.
7.12 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.
[Signature
Page Follows]
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly
executed as of the date first indicated above.
Company:
GLOBAL
IT
HOLDINGS, INC.,
a
Nevada
corporation
By: ________________________
Name:
Xxxxx Press
Title:
Chairman and Senior Vice President
Purchaser:
HIGHGATE
HOUSE, LLC,
a
Minnesota limited liability company
By:
HH
Advisors, LLC, its managing member,
a
New
York limited liability company
By:
Xxxxxxx
Investment Group, Inc., its
managing
member,
a
New
York corporation
By:
Name:
Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxx
Title:
President
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Schedule
1
Purchaser
Name
and Address of Purchaser
|
Amount
of Debenture A to be Purchased
|
Number
of Warrants
|
Highgate
House, LLC
0000
Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxx Xxxx.
Xxxxx
000
Xxxxxxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxxx 00000
|
$950,000
Debenture A
|
475,000
|
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Schedule
3.1(a)
Subsidiaries
Platinum
IT Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation
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Schedule
3.1(c)(1)
Capitalization
and Registration Rights
The
certificate of incorporation authorizes 10,000,000,000 shares of Common Stock
to
be outstanding at one time. 697,500,000 shares of Common Stock are outstanding.
The certificate of incorporation also authorizes 10,000,000 shares of Preferred
Stock to be outstanding at one time. 10 shares of Series A Preferred Stock
are
outstanding.
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Schedule
3.1(2)
Other
Outstanding Convertible Securities
Cornell
Capital Partners, LLC
|
$20,000,000
Standby Equity Distribution Agreement, dated August 25, 2004, and
Registration Rights Agreement.
|
Advantage
Fund I, LLC
|
Convertible
Note in the amount of $464,500
|
Xxxxx
Xxxxx
|
Convertible
Note in the amount of $50,000
|
Advantage
Capital Development Corp.
|
Convertible
Note in the amount of $671,500, and
Registration
Rights Agreement.
|
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Schedule
3.1(d)
Equity
and Equity Equivalent Securities
Cornell
Capital Partners, LLC
|
$20,000,000
Standby Equity Distribution Agreement, dated August 25, 2004, and
Registration Rights Agreement.
|
Advantage
Fund I, LLC
|
Convertible
Note in the amount of $464,500
|
Xxxxx
Xxxxx
|
Convertible
Note in the amount of $50,000
|
Advantage
Capital Development Corp.
|
Convertible
Note in the amount of $671,500, and
Registration
Rights Agreement.
|
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Schedule
3.1(e)
Conflicts
None.
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Schedule
3.1(f)
Consents
and Approvals
SEC
Filing - Form D
Minnesota
Blue Sky Filing (or exemption therefrom)
37
Schedule
3.1(g)
Litigation
None.
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Schedule
3.1(h)
Defaults
and Violations
As
part
of the Asset Purchase Agreement with Xxxxxx, Xxxxx Data Processing and Platinum
I.T. Consulting, Inc., Global and Platinum assumed the lease for a portion
of
the 10th
Floor in
the building located at 000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx. Global and
Platinum subsequently defaulted on such lease, and the parties are presently
communicating to determine an appropriate resolution to the matter.
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Schedule
3.1(n)
Undisclosed
Liabilities
Cornell
Capital Partners, LLC
|
$20,000,000
Standby Equity Distribution Agreement, dated August 25, 2004, and
Registration Rights Agreement.
|
Advantage
Fund I, LLC
|
Convertible
Note in the amount of $464,500
|
Xxxxx
Xxxxx
|
Convertible
Note in the amount of $50,000
|
Advantage
Capital Development Corp.
|
Convertible
Note in the amount of $671,500, and
Registration
Rights Agreement.
|
Xxxxxx,
Xxxxx Data Processing, Inc., and Platinum I.T. Consulting,
Inc.
|
Promissory
Note in the amount of $1,100,000 dated August 26,
2004
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