SECURITIES PURCHASE AND EXCHANGE AGREEMENT BY AND BETWEEN GEOGLOBAL RESOURCES INC. AND THE ISRAEL LAND DEVELOPMENT COMPANY – ENERGY LTD. DATED AS OF NOVEMBER 21, 2011
EXHIBIT 10.02
BY AND BETWEEN
GEOGLOBAL RESOURCES INC.
AND
THE ISRAEL LAND DEVELOPMENT COMPANY – ENERGY LTD.
DATED AS OF NOVEMBER 21, 2011
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I THE TRANSACTION
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Section 1.1
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Issuance of Company Common Stock and Warrants
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Section 1.2
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Issuance of ILDE Ordinary Shares
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Section 1.3
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Closing of Share Exchange
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Section 1.4
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Transactions to be Effected at the Closing
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Section 1.5
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Right to Purchase Units
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ARTICLE II REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY | 3 | |
Section 2.1
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Due Organization, Good Standing and Corporate Power
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Section 2.2
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Authorization and Validity of Agreement
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Section 2.3
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Consents and Approvals; No Violations
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Section 2.4
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Capitalization of the Company
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Section 2.5
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Absence of Certain Events
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Section 2.6
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Company SEC Reports; Company Financial Statements
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Section 2.7
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No Undisclosed Liabilities
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Section 2.8
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Compliance with Law
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Section 2.9
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Litigation
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Section 2.10
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Broker’s or Finder’s Fee
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Section 2.11
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Ownership and Transferability of ILDE Ordinary Shares
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Section 2.12
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Sophisticated Investor; Acquisition for Own Account
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ARTICLE III REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF ILDE
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Section 3.1
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Due Organization, Good Standing and Power
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Section 3.2
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Authorization and Validity of Agreement
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Section 3.3
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Consents and Approvals; No Violations
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Section 3.4
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Capitalization of ILDE
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Section 3.5
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Absence of Certain Events
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Section 3.6
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ILDE ISA Reports; ILDE Financial Statements
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Section 3.7
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Absence of Certain Changes
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Section 3.8
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No Undisclosed Liabilities
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Section 3.9
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Compliance with Law
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Section 3.10
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Litigation
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Section 3.11
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Accredited Investor; Acquisition for Own Account
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Section 3.12
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Broker’s or Finder’s Fee
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ARTICLE IV COVENANTS
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Section 4.1
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Conduct of the Company’s Business
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Section 4.2
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Stockholders’ Meeting
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Section 4.3
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Proxy Statement; Other SEC Filings
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Section 4.4
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Confidentiality
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Section 4.5
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Commercially Reasonable Efforts
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Section 4.6
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Fees and Expenses
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Section 4.7
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No Solicitation of Transactions
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Section 4.8
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Standstill
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Section 4.9
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Participation Rights
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Section 4.10
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Company Board Representation
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ARTICLE V CONDITIONS PRECEDENT
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Section 5.1
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Conditions to Each Party’s Obligation to Effect the Transaction
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Section 5.2
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Additional Conditions to Obligations of the Company
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Section 5.3
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Additional Conditions to Obligations of ILDE
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ARTICLE VI TERMINATION
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Section 6.1
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Termination
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Section 6.2
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Effect of Termination
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ARTICLE VII GENERAL PROVISIONS
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Section 7.1
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Survival of Representations, Warranties and Covenants
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Section 7.2
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Amendment and Modification
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Section 7.3
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Waiver of Compliance
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Section 7.4
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Notices
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Section 7.5
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Definitions
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Section 7.6
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Interpretation
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Section 7.7
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Third Party Beneficiaries
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Section 7.8
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Successors and Assigns
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Section 7.9
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Severability
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Section 7.10
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Governing Law and Jurisdiction
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Section 7.11
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Specific Performance
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Section 7.12
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Counterparts
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Section 7.13
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Entire Agreement
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Section 7.14
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Waiver of Jury Trial
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EXHIBIT A
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Form of Warrant
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EXHIBIT B
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Form of Opinion of U.S. Legal Counsel
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THIS SECURITIES PURCHASE AND EXCHANGE AGREEMENT, dated as of November 21, 2011 (this “Agreement”), is made by and between GeoGlobal Resources Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and The Israel Land Development Company – Energy Ltd., a company incorporated in Israel (“ILDE”).
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS, the board of directors of the Company (the “Company Board”) (upon the unanimous recommendation of a special committee consisting solely of directors of the Company determined by the Company Board to be “independent” pursuant to the rules of the NYSE Amex (the “Special Committee”)), has approved the consummation of the transactions provided for in this Agreement, including (a) the issuance by the Company to ILDE of shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of the Company (the “Company Common Stock”) and a warrant to purchase shares of Company Common Stock in the form attached as Exhibit A hereto (the “Warrant”), in exchange for the issuance by ILDE to the Company of ordinary shares, nominal value NIS0.01 per share, of ILDE (the “ILDE Ordinary Shares”), upon the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement (the “Share Exchange”) and (b) the granting to ILDE of the right to purchase Units (as defined below) from the Company (together with the Share Exchange, the “Transaction”), in each case as more fully described in this Agreement;
WHEREAS, the Company Board (acting upon the unanimous recommendation of the Special Committee) has (a) determined that this Agreement and the Transaction are advisable and in the best interest of the Company and its stockholders, (b) declared it to be advisable for the Company to enter into this Agreement and to consummate the Transaction, (c) duly approved this Agreement and the Transaction, which approval has not been rescinded or modified, and (d) determined to recommend to its stockholders the approval of, and submit to its stockholders for consideration in accordance with this Agreement, the issuance of shares of Company Common Stock and Warrants in the Transaction;
WHEREAS, the board of directors of ILDE has duly approved this Agreement and the Transaction, which approval has not been rescinded or modified; and
WHEREAS, concurrently with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the parties hereto are executing and delivering the Registration Rights Agreement (as defined below).
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the representations, warranties, covenants and agreements set forth herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
THE TRANSACTION
Section 1.1 Issuance of Company Common Stock and Warrants. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, at the Closing, the Company shall issue and sell to ILDE, and ILDE shall subscribe for and purchase from the Company, 32,740,479 shares of Company Common Stock (the “Closing Common Shares”) and a Warrant to purchase 16,466,639 shares of Company Common Stock (the “Closing Warrant”).
Section 1.2 Issuance of ILDE Ordinary Shares. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, at the Closing and as consideration for the issuance of the Closing Common Shares and the Closing Warrant by the Company pursuant to Section 1.1, ILDE shall issue and sell to the Company, and the Company shall subscribe for and purchase from ILDE, 28,402,262 ILDE Ordinary Shares which reflect (a)(i)(x) the number of Closing Common Shares multiplied by (y) the Company Common Stock VWAP multiplied by (ii) the Conversion Rate divided by (b) the ILDE Ordinary Share VWAP. The Company Common Stock VWAP and the ILDE Ordinary Share VWAP shall be adjusted (as mutually agreed by the Company and ILDE) to reflect fully the appropriate effect of any stock split, reverse stock split, stock dividend (including any dividend or distribution of securities convertible into or exchangeable for Company Common Stock or ILDE Ordinary Shares, as applicable), reorganization, recapitalization, reclassification or other similar change with respect to the Company Common Stock or the ILDE Ordinary Shares, having a record date on or after the date of this Agreement and prior to the Closing (as defined below). In addition, in the event that, between the date of this Agreement and the Closing Date (as defined below), the Company issues (i) shares of Company Common Stock at a sale price below the Company Common Stock VWAP or (ii) securities exchangeable or exercisable for or convertible into Company Common Stock at a conversion price that is less than the Company Common Stock VWAP, the Company Common Stock VWAP shall be adjusted to equal the lowest of the sale or conversion price applicable to such issuances.
Section 1.3 Closing of Share Exchange. The closing of the Share Exchange contemplated by Sections 1.1 and 1.2 (the “Closing”) shall take place at 10:00 a.m., New York time, on a date to be specified by the parties hereto (which shall be a business day in both New York and Israel), which shall be no later than the tenth Business Day after receipt of the Company Stockholder Approval (as defined below) by exchange of documents via fax and electronic delivery, unless another time, date, place or method is agreed to in writing by the parties hereto. The date on which the Closing occurs is referred to herein as the “Closing Date”.
Section 1.4 Transactions to be Effected at the Closing. At the Closing:
(a) the Company shall:
(i) (A) issue to ILDE a stock certificate representing the Closing Common Shares, and (B) instruct its designated transfer agent to update the stock ledger of the Company to reflect the issuance described in clause (A) above;
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(ii) deliver to ILDE the Closing Warrant, duly executed by the Company; and
(iii) deliver to ILDE each of the documents, certificates and items required to be delivered by the Company pursuant to Section 5.3.
(b) ILDE shall:
(i) (A) issue to the Company, by depositing into a securities account in Israel designated by the Company (the details of which shall be provided by the Company to ILDE in writing prior to the Closing Date), ILDE Ordinary Shares issued pursuant to Section 1.2;
(ii) deliver to the Company each of the documents, certificates and items required to be delivered by ILDE pursuant to Section 5.2; and
(iii) furnish the Company with copies of the registration documents of the ILDE Ordinary Shares issued pursuant to Section 1.2 as sent to the Bank Leumi Le-Israel Nominee Company Ltd.
Section 1.5 Right to Purchase Units. Following receipt of the Company Stockholder Approval, ILDE shall have the right, exercisable in whole or in part from time to time through July 31, 2012, to subscribe for and purchase from the Company up to 16,466,639 units (the “Units”), with each Unit consisting of (i) one share of Company Common Stock and (ii) a Warrant (in the form of Exhibit A attached hereto) to purchase one share of Company Common Stock. The purchase price per Unit shall be $0.24 (the “Per Unit Purchase Price”) payable by ILDE to the Company in cash. In order to exercise its rights pursuant to this Section 1.5, ILDE shall deliver written notice to the Company specifying the number of Units that ILDE desires to purchase from the Company. Following the Company’s receipt of such notice, the parties shall proceed to close the sale and purchase of the Units specified therein as promptly as practicable following the date thereof. Subject to Section 4.9(a), the anti-dilution adjustments generally applicable to the Warrants shall apply to the Per Unit Purchase Price in connection with any offering and sale of securities by the Company that is consummated on or prior to July 31, 2012.
ARTICLE II
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY
Except as disclosed in the Company SEC Reports filed prior to the close of business on November 14, 2011 (the “Measurement Date”), the Company hereby represents and warrants to ILDE as follows:
Section 2.1 Due Organization, Good Standing and Corporate Power. The Company is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of the State of Delaware and has all requisite corporate power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and to conduct its business as now being conducted. Each of the Company’s Subsidiaries is a corporation or other entity duly organized, validly existing and in good standing or has equivalent status under the Laws of its jurisdiction of organization and has all requisite power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and to conduct its business as now being conducted. Each of the Company and its Subsidiaries is duly qualified or licensed to do business and is in good standing or has equivalent status in each jurisdiction in which the property owned, leased or operated by it or the nature of the business conducted by it makes such qualification necessary, except in such jurisdictions where the failure to be so qualified or licensed and in good standing or to have equivalent status would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect.
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Section 2.2 Authorization and Validity of Agreement. The Company has the requisite corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement, the Warrants and the Registration Rights Agreement and to perform its obligations hereunder and thereunder. This Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement have been, and the Warrants when executed and delivered will be, duly executed and delivered by the Company and each is, or will be when executed and delivered, a valid and binding obligation of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, except to the extent that its enforceability may be subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and similar Laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and by general equitable principles.
Section 2.3 Consents and Approvals; No Violations. Assuming that the Company Stockholder Approval is received, the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement and the Warrants by the Company and the consummation by the Company of the Transaction, do not and will not (i) violate or conflict with the Organizational Documents of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (ii) violate or conflict with any Law applicable to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or by which any of their respective properties or assets may be bound, (iii) require any filing with, or Permit, consent or approval of, or the giving of any notice to, any Governmental Entity, except for (A) the Proxy Statement, (B) any Other Filing, (C) any other filing, Permit, consent, approval or notice provided for in the Registration Rights Agreement, (D) filings required by ILDE as a stockholder of the Company and (E) any required approval of or notice to the NYSE Amex, or (iv) result in a violation or breach of, conflict with, constitute (with or without due notice or lapse of time or both) a default under, or give rise to any right of termination, cancellation or acceleration of, or result in the creation of any Lien upon any of the properties or assets of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries under, or give rise to any obligation, right of termination, cancellation, acceleration or increase of any obligation or a loss of a material benefit under, any of the terms, conditions or provisions of any Contract to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party, or by which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries may be bound, excluding in the case of clauses (iii) and (iv) above, conflicts, violations, breaches, defaults, rights of termination, cancellations, accelerations, increases, losses, creations and impositions of Liens which would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect.
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Section 2.4 Capitalization of the Company
(a) The authorized capital stock of the Company consists of (i) 200,000,000 shares of Company Common Stock, and (ii) 1,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock, $0.01 par value per share (the “Company Preferred Stock”). As of the Measurement Date, there were 82,746,933 shares of Company Common Stock issued and outstanding and no shares of Company Preferred Stock issued and outstanding. As of the Measurement Date, no shares of Company Common Stock were reserved for issuance except for 8,897,647 shares of Company Common Stock that were reserved for issuance upon the exercise of outstanding options and warrants (the “Company Options or Warrants”). Between the Measurement Date and the date hereof, the Company has not issued any shares of Company Common Stock (other than pursuant to (x) the exercise of Company Options or Warrants outstanding as of the Measurement Date and (y) the Existing Stock Purchase Agreement) or awarded any Company Options or Warrants. All issued and outstanding shares of Company Common Stock have been duly authorized and validly issued and are fully paid and non-assessable. As of the date hereof, except as set forth above and except for shares of Company Common Stock issuable pursuant to the Company Options or Warrants outstanding as of the Measurement Date, there are no outstanding or authorized options, warrants, rights, calls, commitments, preemptive rights, subscriptions, claims of any character, convertible or exchangeable securities, or other Contracts, contingent or otherwise, relating to the Company Common Stock or any capital stock or capital stock equivalent or other nominal interest in the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (collectively, “Company Equity Interests”) pursuant to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is or may become obligated to issue or sell shares of its capital stock or other equity interests or any securities convertible into, or exchangeable for, or evidencing the right to subscribe for, any Company Equity Interests. There are no outstanding obligations of the Company to repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any outstanding securities of the Company or any Company Equity Interests. No bonds, debentures, notes or other indebtedness having the right to vote on any matters on which Company stockholders may vote are issued or outstanding as of the date hereof.
(b) When issued in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the shares of Company Common Stock to be issued to ILDE pursuant to Sections 1.1 and 1.5 will be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and free and clear of all Liens (other than as imposed by federal or state securities Laws).
Section 2.5 Absence of Certain Events. Except as required or expressly permitted by this Agreement or as reflected in the Company Financial Statements filed on or prior to the Measurement Date, there has not occurred any event, occurrence or condition which would, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect.
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Section 2.6 Company SEC Reports; Company Financial Statements.
(a) Each of the Company and its Subsidiaries has timely filed with the SEC all registration statements, prospectuses, reports, schedules, forms, proxy statements, certifications and other documents (including exhibits and all other information incorporated by reference therein) required to be filed by the Company (the “Company SEC Reports”). The Company SEC Reports (i) were prepared and will be prepared (when filed after the date of this Agreement) in all material respects in accordance with the requirements of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, as the case may be, and (ii) did not at the time they were filed and will not, when filed after the date of this Agreement, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements made therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, except to the extent corrected by a subsequent Company SEC Report filed with the SEC prior to the date of this Agreement. No Subsidiary of the Company is subject to the periodic reporting requirements of the Exchange Act by Law or Contract.
(b) Each of the consolidated financial statements of the Company (including, in each case, any notes thereto) contained in the Company SEC Reports (the “Company Financial Statements”) was prepared and will be prepared (when filed after the date of this Agreement) in accordance with GAAP (except as may be indicated in the notes thereto) and presented fairly and will present fairly (when filed after the date of this Agreement) in all material respects the consolidated financial position and consolidated results of operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries as of the respective dates thereof and for the respective periods indicated therein, except as otherwise noted therein and subject, in the case of unaudited statements, to normal year end audit adjustments in amounts that are immaterial in nature and amounts consistent with past experience.
Section 2.7 No Undisclosed Liabilities. As of the date of this Agreement, there are no liabilities of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries which are required to be recorded or reflected on a balance sheet prepared in accordance with GAAP, other than:
(a) liabilities reflected or reserved against in the consolidated balance sheet of the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of December 31, 2010 (the “Balance Sheet Date”) or as otherwise disclosed in the Company SEC Reports;
(b) liabilities incurred since the Balance Sheet Date in the ordinary course of business; and
(c) liabilities that would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect.
Section 2.8 Compliance with Law. Except as disclosed in the Company SEC Reports or as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect, none of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is in default or violation of any Law applicable to the Company or such Subsidiary or by which any of the assets of the Company or any such Subsidiary is bound.
Section 2.9 Litigation. Other than Actions disclosed in the Company SEC Reports, as of the date of this Agreement, there are no Actions pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that would, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect. Other than Orders disclosed in the Company SEC Reports, as of the date of this Agreement, there are no Orders outstanding against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that would, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect.
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Section 2.10 Broker’s or Finder’s Fee. Except for Xxxxxx & Xxxxxxx, LLC which fees shall be paid solely by the Company, no Person acting on behalf of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is, or will be, entitled to any investment banking, broker’s, finder’s or similar fee for which the Company, ILDE or any of their respective Affiliates after the Closing could have any liabilities in connection with this Agreement or the Transaction.
Section 2.11 Ownership and Transferability of ILDE Ordinary Shares.
(a) As of the date of this Agreement, the Company does not hold any ILDE Ordinary Shares and is not a party to any agreement with any other shareholder of ILDE regarding the purchase or sale of ILDE Ordinary Shares and/or voting rights in ILDE.
(b) The Company is aware that the ILDE Ordinary Shares to be issued pursuant to this Agreement shall be subject to the lock-up restrictions imposed by the Israeli Securities Law and Regulations.
Section 2.12 Sophisticated Investor; Acquisition for Own Account.
(a) The Company has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters that it is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and has the ability to bear the economic risks of the investment in ILDE Ordinary Shares contemplated by this Agreement.
(b) The ILDE Ordinary Shares to be issued to the Company under this Agreement are being acquired for the Company’s own account and with no intention of distributing or reselling such securities or any part thereof in any transaction that would be in violation of the Israeli Securities Law and Regulations applicable thereto, without prejudice, however, to the rights of the Company at all times to sell or otherwise dispose of all or any part of such securities in a transaction that does not violate such Laws.
ARTICLE III
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF ILDE
ILDE hereby represents and warrants to the Company as follows:
Section 3.1 Due Organization, Good Standing and Power. ILDE is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of Israel and has all requisite power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and to conduct its business as now being conducted. Each of ILDE’s Subsidiaries is a corporation or other entity duly organized, validly existing and in good standing or has equivalent status under the Laws of its jurisdiction of organization and has all requisite power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and to conduct its business as now being conducted. Each of ILDE and its Subsidiaries is duly qualified or licensed to do business and is in good standing or has equivalent status in each jurisdiction in which the property owned, leased or operated by it or the nature of the business conducted by it makes such qualification necessary, except in such jurisdictions where the failure to be so qualified or licensed and in good standing or to have equivalent status would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have an ILDE Material Adverse Effect.
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Section 3.2 Authorization and Validity of Agreement. ILDE has the requisite power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement and to perform its obligations hereunder and thereunder. This Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement have been duly executed and delivered by ILDE and are valid and binding obligations of ILDE enforceable against ILDE in accordance with their respective terms, except to the extent that its enforceability may be subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and similar Laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and by general equitable principles.
Section 3.3 Consents and Approvals; No Violations. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement by ILDE and the consummation by ILDE of the Transaction, do not and will not (i) violate or conflict with the Organizational Documents of ILDE or any of its Subsidiaries, (ii) violate or conflict with any Law applicable to ILDE or any of its Subsidiaries or by which any of their respective properties or assets may be bound, (iii) other than a private placement report to be filed by ILDE and an approval by the TASE of the registration of the ILDE Ordinary Shares to be issued to the Company pursuant to this Agreement (the “TASE Approval”) require any filing with, or consent or approval of, or the giving of any notice to, any Governmental Entity, or (iv) result in a violation or breach of, conflict with, constitute (with or without due notice or lapse of time or both) a default under, or give rise to any right of termination, cancellation or acceleration of, or result in the creation of any Lien upon any of the properties or assets of ILDE or any of its Subsidiaries under, or give rise to any obligation, right of termination, cancellation, acceleration or increase of any obligation or a loss of a material benefit under, any of the terms, conditions or provisions of any Contract to which ILDE or any of its Subsidiaries is a party, or by which ILDE or any of its Subsidiaries may be bound, excluding in the case of clauses (iii) and (iv) above, conflicts, violations, breaches, defaults, rights of termination, cancellations, accelerations, increases, losses, creations and impositions of Liens which would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have an ILDE Material Adverse Effect.
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Section 3.4 Capitalization of ILDE. The authorized capital stock of ILDE consists of 10,000,000,000 ILDE Ordinary Shares. As of the Measurement Date, there were 840,231,077 ILDE Ordinary Shares issued and outstanding, and no other shares of capital stock of ILDE were outstanding. As of the Measurement Date, no ILDE Ordinary Shares were reserved for issuance except for 115,373,612 ILDE Ordinary Shares that were reserved for issuance upon the exercise of outstanding options, warrants and convertible loans (the “ILDE Convertibles”). Between the Measurement Date and the date hereof, ILDE has not issued any ILDE Ordinary Shares or awarded any ILDE Convertibles. All issued and outstanding ILDE Ordinary Shares have been duly authorized and validly issued and are fully paid and non-assessable. As of the date hereof, except as set forth above and except for ILDE Ordinary Shares issuable pursuant to the ILDE Convertibles outstanding as of the Measurement Date, there are no outstanding or authorized options, warrants, rights, calls, commitments, preemptive rights, subscriptions, claims of any character, convertible or exchangeable securities, or other Contracts, contingent or otherwise, relating to the ILDE Ordinary Shares or any capital stock or capital stock equivalent or other nominal interest in ILDE or any of its Subsidiaries (collectively, “ILDE Equity Interests”) pursuant to which ILDE or any of its Subsidiaries is or may become obligated to issue or sell shares of its capital stock or other equity interests or any securities convertible into, or exchangeable for, or evidencing the right to subscribe for, any ILDE Equity Interests. There are no outstanding obligations of ILDE to repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any outstanding securities of ILDE or any ILDE Equity Interests. No bonds, debentures, notes or other indebtedness having the right to vote on any matters on which ILDE shareholders may vote are issued or outstanding as of the date hereof. Notwithstanding the above, ILDE is currently in the process of a public offering and a private placement (or a combination of both) by which it intends to offer up to 50,000,000 – 60,000,000 ILDE Ordinary Shares together with 50,000,000 – 60,000,000 warrants to purchase ILDE Ordinary Shares.
Section 3.5 Absence of Certain Events. Except as required or expressly permitted by this Agreement or as reflected in the ILDE Financial Statements filed on or prior to the Measurement Date, there has not occurred any event, occurrence or condition which would, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have an ILDE Material Adverse Effect.
Section 3.6 ILDE ISA Reports; ILDE Financial Statemen
(a) ILDE has timely filed with the ISA all prospectuses, reports, forms, and other documents required to be filed by ILDE (the “ILDE ISA Reports”). The ILDE ISA Reports (i) were prepared and will be prepared (when filed after the date of this Agreement) in all material respects in accordance with the requirements of the Israeli Securities Law and Regulations and (ii) did not at the time they were filed and will not, when filed after the date of this Agreement, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements made therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, except to the extent corrected by a subsequent ILDE ISA Report filed with the ISA prior to the date of this Agreement. No Subsidiary of ILDE is subject to the periodic reporting requirements of the Israeli Securities Law and Regulations by Law or Contract.
(b) Each of the consolidated financial statements of ILDE (including, in each case, any notes thereto) contained in the ILDE ISA Reports (the “ILDE Financial Statements”) was prepared and will be prepared (when filed after the date of this Agreement) in accordance with the IFRS (except as may be indicated in the notes thereto) and presented fairly and will present fairly (when filed after the date of this Agreement) in all material respects the consolidated financial position and consolidated results of operations of ILDE and its Subsidiaries as of the respective dates thereof and for the respective periods indicated therein, except as otherwise noted therein and subject, in the case of unaudited statements, to normal year end audit adjustments in amounts that are immaterial in nature and amounts consistent with past experience.
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Section 3.7 Absence of Certain Changes. Except as required or expressly permitted by this Agreement or as reflected in the ILDE Financial Statements, there has not occurred any event, occurrence or condition which would, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have an ILDE Material Adverse Effect.
Section 3.8 No Undisclosed Liabilities. As of the date of this Agreement, there are no liabilities of ILDE or any of its Subsidiaries which are required to be recorded or reflected on a balance sheet prepared in accordance with the IFRS, other than:
(a) liabilities reflected or reserved against in the consolidated balance sheet of ILDE and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of the Balance Sheet Date or as otherwise disclosed in the ILDE ISA Reports;
(b) liabilities incurred since the Balance Sheet Date in the ordinary course of business; and
(c) liabilities that would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have an ILDE Material Adverse Effect.
Section 3.9 Compliance with Law. Except as disclosed in the ILDE ISA Reports or as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have an ILDE Material Adverse Effect, none of ILDE or any of its Subsidiaries is in default or violation of any Law applicable to ILDE or such Subsidiary or by which any of the assets of ILDE or any such Subsidiary is bound.
Section 3.10 Litigation. Other than Actions disclosed in the ILDE ISA Reports, as of the date of this Agreement, there are no Actions pending or, to the knowledge of ILDE, threatened against ILDE or any of its Subsidiaries that would, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have an ILDE Material Adverse Effect. Other than Orders disclosed in the ILDE ISA Reports, as of the date of this Agreement, there are no Orders outstanding against ILDE or any of its Subsidiaries that would, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have an ILDE Material Adverse Effect.
Section 3.11 Accredited Investor; Acquisition for Own Account.
(a) Accredited Investor. ILDE has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters that it is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, has the ability to bear the economic risks of the investment contemplated by this Agreement and is an “accredited investor” as defined in Rule 501 of Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act.
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(b) Acquisition for Own Account. The shares of Company Common Stock and Warrants contemplated by this Agreement are being acquired for ILDE’s own account and with no intention of distributing or reselling such securities or any part thereof in any transaction that would be in violation of the securities Laws of the United States and any state of the United States, without prejudice, however, to the rights of ILDE at all times to sell or otherwise dispose of all or any part of such securities in a transaction that does not violate the Securities Act, under an effective registration statement under the Securities Act or under an exemption from such registration available under the Securities Act, and in compliance with other applicable state and federal securities Laws.
Section 3.12 Broker’s or Finder’s Fee. No Person acting on behalf of ILDE or any of its Subsidiaries is, or will be, entitled to any investment banking, broker’s, finder’s or similar fee for which ILDE, the Company or any of their respective Affiliates after the Closing could have any liabilities in connection with this Agreement or the Transaction.
ARTICLE IV
COVENANTS
Section 4.1 Conduct of the Company’s Business. The Company agrees that, during the period from the date of this Agreement until the earlier of the Closing and the termination of this Agreement pursuant to its terms, except as (a) otherwise expressly permitted or required under or by this Agreement, (b) consented to by ILDE in writing (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) or (c) required by any Law, the Company shall, to the extent reasonably practicable, conduct its business in the ordinary course in substantially the same manner as conducted as of the date of this Agreement, preserve its business organization intact in all material respects, maintain its capital structure (including as to its issued and outstanding share capital) in all material respects and use commercially reasonable efforts to keep available the services of its Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and auditors. Notwithstanding the foregoing, from the date of this Agreement until the earlier of the Closing and the termination of this Agreement pursuant to its terms, the Company shall not, without the prior written consent of ILDE (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed):
(a) increase the number of the Company’s directors to more than five (5) directors;
(b) declare or pay any dividend or other distribution of cash, shares or other assets, other than the distribution of bonus shares to all stockholders of the Company, on a pro-rata basis;
(c) effect any transaction with any of its Affiliates (including a transaction with any significant stockholder of the Company, or in which such stockholder is an interested party) other than in the ordinary course of business;
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(d) make any loans or advances to employees of the Company, other than travel advances not in excess of $10,000;
(e) create any mortgage, pledge or other security interest on any of the Company’s assets other than in the ordinary course of business;
(f) sell any of the Company’s assets located in Israel or Colombia or any other material asset (provided that the foregoing shall not apply to sales of the Company’s assets located in India or interests therein pursuant to an agreement or letter of intent in effect as of the date hereof);
(g) acquire any entity or business;
(h) incur or assume any Indebtedness in excess of $1,000,000 (whether in a single transaction or a series of related transactions);
(i) grant any material increase in the compensation payable or to become payable by the Company to any of its officers or directors; or
(j) issue any securities to any of the Company’s officers or directors (other than any stock-based compensation required to be issued pursuant to preexisting arrangements previously disclosed in the Company SEC Reports).
Section 4.2 Stockholders’ Meeting. The Company, acting through the Company Board, shall, in accordance with applicable Law and the Company’s Organizational Documents, (a) duly call, give notice of, convene and hold a special meeting of its stockholders (using commercially reasonable efforts ensure that such meeting is held within ninety (90) days following the date of this Agreement) for the purpose of considering, taking action on, and voting on the issuance of shares of Company Common Stock and Warrants pursuant to this Agreement (the “Stockholders’ Meeting”), and (b) subject to Section 4.7(d), include in the Proxy Statement the recommendation of the Company Board that the stockholders of the Company approve the issuance of the shares of Company Common Stock and Warrants, and the grant of the right to purchase Units, pursuant to this Agreement in accordance with applicable Law, the Company’s Organizational Documents and Section 713 of the NYSE Amex Rules (such approval by the Company’s stockholders, the “Company Stockholder Approval”).
Section 4.3 Proxy Statement; Other SEC Filings. As promptly as practicable after the date of this Agreement, the Company shall file a preliminary Proxy Statement with the SEC under the Exchange Act and shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to have the Proxy Statement cleared by the SEC. ILDE and the Company shall cooperate with each other in the preparation of the Proxy Statement and any Other Filings, and the Company shall promptly notify ILDE of the receipt of any comments of the SEC with respect to the Proxy Statement or any Other Filings and of any requests by the SEC for any amendment or supplement thereto or for additional information and shall provide to ILDE copies of all correspondence between the Company and the SEC. The Company shall give ILDE the opportunity to review the Proxy Statement, all amendments thereto, and any Other Filings for a reasonable time prior to their being filed with the SEC. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts, and ILDE shall reasonably cooperate therewith, after consultation with the other party, to respond promptly to all comments and requests for additional information received from the SEC, and the Company shall cause the Proxy Statement and all required amendments and supplements thereto to be mailed to the holders of shares of Company Common Stock entitled to vote at the Stockholders’ Meeting at the earliest practicable time.
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Section 4.4 Confidentiality. Each party hereto agrees that it shall not, and shall cause its Affiliates and representatives not to, without the prior written consent of the other party, disclose or issue or cause the publication of any press release or other public statement or any written communications to investors, employees and vendors with respect to this Agreement or the Transaction, the terms hereof or any confidential or proprietary information received from the other party in connection with the Transaction; provided, however, that nothing herein shall prohibit any party from issuing or causing publication of any such press release or public announcement to the extent that such disclosure (a) is required (i) by applicable Law, (ii) by the rules of any applicable national securities exchange or (iii) to comply with the disclosure requirements of the SEC, in which case the party making such determination will use its commercially reasonable efforts to allow the other party hereto reasonable time to comment on such release or announcement in advance of its issuance or (b) contains only information that has already been included in a prior public statement made in accordance with this Section 4.4 and such party has provided the other party hereto with advance notice of such press release or public announcement.
Section 4.5 Commercially Reasonable Efforts. Each party hereto agrees to use its commercially reasonable efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all actions, and to do, or cause to be done, and to assist and cooperate with the other party to this Agreement in doing, all things necessary, proper or advisable to consummate and make effective, in the most expeditious manner practicable, the Transaction. In furtherance and not in limitation of the foregoing, and with due allocation to those matters that are the duty of a specific party hereto, the Company and ILDE shall as promptly as practicable after the date of this Agreement (i) use their respective commercially reasonable efforts to obtain all necessary actions, waivers, consents, licenses, permits, authorizations, Orders and approvals from Governmental Entities and the making of all other necessary registrations and filings (including filings with Governmental Entities, if any), (ii) execute, deliver and perform any such additional instruments reasonably necessary to consummate the Transaction and to fully carry out the purposes of this Agreement and (iii) use their respective commercially reasonable efforts to provide all such information concerning such party, its Subsidiaries, its Affiliates and its and its Subsidiaries’ and Affiliates’ officers, directors, employees and partners as may be reasonably requested in connection with any of the matters set forth in this Section 4.5; provided, however, that, notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall any party hereto be required to commence or threaten to commence litigation against any Person in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
Section 4.6 Fees and Expenses. Except as otherwise set forth in this Agreement or the Registration Rights Agreement, all fees and expenses incurred in connection with this Agreement and the Transaction shall be paid by the party incurring such fees or expenses.
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Section 4.7 No Solicitation of Transactions.
(a) From the date hereof until the earlier of (i) May 31, 2012 and (ii) the Closing, the Company shall not, directly or indirectly, contact, initiate, solicit, enter into or conduct any discussions or negotiations, or enter into any Contract, with any Person with respect to the direct or indirect sale of all or any portion of its assets out of the ordinary course of business, or a merger or consolidation of the Company with any other Person; provided, however, that nothing contained in this Agreement shall prohibit or otherwise restrict the Company from initiating, soliciting, entering into or conducting any discussions or negotiations, or entering into any Contract, with respect to the sale or other disposition of any of the Company’s assets located in India.
(b) The Company shall, as promptly as practicable, advise ILDE of its receipt of any Acquisition Proposal and of the material terms of any proposal or inquiry, including the identity of the Person making the same, that it may receive in respect of such Acquisition Proposal, and shall keep ILDE informed on a reasonably prompt basis with respect to any material developments with respect to the foregoing.
(c) Notwithstanding the restrictions set forth in Section 4.7(a), if the Company receives an Acquisition Proposal which was not solicited in violation of Section 4.7(a) and which constitutes a Superior Proposal, then the Company shall promptly provide ILDE written notice that complies with Section 4.7(b). Following receipt of such notice by ILDE, the Company may (x) furnish information with respect to the Company and its Subsidiaries to the Person making such Superior Proposal pursuant to a customary confidentiality agreement and (y) participate in discussions with respect to such Superior Proposal; provided, that the Company Board determines in good faith that failure to participate in such discussions or negotiations, furnish such information or take such other actions would constitute a breach of the Company Board’s fiduciary duties under applicable Law.
(d) Neither the Company Board nor any committee thereof shall withdraw or modify, or propose publicly to withdraw or modify, in a manner adverse to ILDE, the approval or recommendation by the Company Board or such committee of the issuance of the shares of Company Common Stock and Warrants and the grant of the right to purchase Units pursuant to this Agreement and the matters to be considered at the Stockholders’ Meeting (any such action, an “Adverse Recommendation Change”); provided, however, that nothing contained in this Agreement shall prohibit the Company or the Company Board from (x) taking and disclosing to its stockholders a position contemplated by Rule 14d-9 or Rule 14e-2(a) promulgated under the Exchange Act if the Company Board determines, in good faith, that it would otherwise constitute a breach of its fiduciary duties to its stockholders under applicable Law to not take and disclose such position, (y) in the event that a Superior Proposal is made and the Company Board determines in good faith that it would otherwise constitute a breach of its fiduciary duties to the Company’s stockholders under applicable Law, making an Adverse Recommendation Change or (z) otherwise making any required disclosure to the Company’s stockholders if, in the good faith judgment of the Company Board, the failure to do so would reasonably be expected to violate its fiduciary duties under applicable Law or such disclosure is required under applicable Law.
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Section 4.8 Standstill. ILDE agrees that, from and after the date of this Agreement until the Closing, ILDE shall not, and shall cause its Affiliates not to, directly or indirectly:
(a) except for Company Equity Interests received (i) by way of stock splits, stock dividends, reclassifications, recapitalizations or other distributions by the Company in respect of the shares of Company Common Stock issued pursuant to this Agreement, (ii) pursuant to the exercise of the Warrants, or (iii) pursuant to Section 4.9, (x) acquire (directly or indirectly, by purchase or otherwise) any Company Equity Interests or (y) authorize, make or commence a tender offer, exchange offer or other offer or proposal (whether written or oral) to acquire (directly or indirectly, by purchase or otherwise) Company Equity Interests;
(b) make, or in any way participate, directly or indirectly, in any “solicitation” of “proxies” to vote (as such terms are used in the rules of the SEC), or seek to advise or influence any Person (other than (x) ILDE or its Affiliates, (y) in accordance with and consistent with the recommendation of the Company Board, or (z) solely in favor of the Transaction) with respect to the voting of any Company Equity Interests;
(c) form, join or in any way participate in a “group” (as defined in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act) for the purpose of voting, acquiring, holding or disposing of any Company Equity Interests;
(d) submit to the Company Board a written proposal for or offer of (with or without conditions), any merger, recapitalization, reorganization, business combination or other extraordinary transaction involving the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their securities or assets, or make any public announcement with respect to such proposal or offer;
(e) request the Company to amend or waive any provision of this Section 4.8; or
(f) enter into any arrangement with any third party concerning any of the foregoing.
Section 4.9 Participation Rights.
(a) From and after the date of this Agreement until May 1, 2012, the Company shall not issue any equity, debt or convertible securities of the Company (any such securities, “Participation Securities”) to any Person unless the Company offers ILDE the right (the “Securities Participation Right”) to purchase in the aggregate up to fifty percent (50%) of the total issuance by the Company, at the same price per security (payable in cash) and otherwise upon the same terms and conditions as those offered to such Person in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Section 4.9; provided, however, that, following compliance with the foregoing, in the event that the Company proposes to offer and sell Participation Securities for aggregate consideration of up to $6,000,000 and such offer and sale is consummated prior to May 1, 2012, the anti-dilution adjustments generally applicable to the Warrants or the Units shall not apply with respect to such offer and sale. From and after May 1, 2012, and provided that ILDE holds at least ten percent (10%) of the issued and outstanding shares of Company Common Stock, the Securities Participation Right shall provide that ILDE be entitled to subscribe for and purchase a pro rata share (based on the percentage of the issued and outstanding shares of Company Common Stock then owned by ILDE) of the total issuance by the Company, at the same price per security (payable in cash) and otherwise upon the same terms and conditions as those offered to such Person in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Section 4.9; provided, that the anti-dilution adjustments generally applicable to the Warrants and the Units shall apply with respect to such sale.
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(b) Notwithstanding Section 4.9(a), the Securities Participation Right shall not apply to (i) an issuance of equity or equity linked securities pursuant to any director, officer or employee compensation arrangements approved by the Company Board, (ii) an issuance of equity to a seller, or in the case of a merger, the stockholders of the target company or the employees or officers thereof, in connection with a bona fide merger, business combination transaction or acquisition of stock or assets outside of the ordinary course, (iii) a conversion of shares of one class of capital stock of the Company into shares of another class of capital stock of the Company in accordance with the terms of such securities, or (iv) a stock split or other subdivision or combination, or a stock dividend made to all holders of any Company Equity Interests on a pro rata basis.
(c) In the event that the Company proposes to issue Participation Securities, the Company shall provide ILDE with written notice thereof (the “Securities Participation Rights Notice”) stating the amount of such Participation Securities to be offered, a brief description of the terms of such Participation Securities, the price and terms on which the Company proposes to offer such Participation Securities (including a description of any non-cash consideration sufficiently detailed to permit a valuation thereof) and a reference to the Securities Participation Right hereunder. Within ten (10) Business Days after the delivery of the Securities Participation Rights Notice, ILDE may elect by written notice to the Company (the “Securities Participation Exercise Notice”) to purchase such Participation Securities at the price and on the terms specified in the Securities Participation Rights Notice (or, if such price includes non-cash consideration, an amount of cash equal to the fair market value of such non-cash consideration), up to the portion of such offering that ILDE is entitled to purchase pursuant to Section 4.9(a). A Securities Participation Exercise Notice shall constitute a binding agreement of ILDE to purchase the amount of Participation Securities specified therein at the price and on the other terms set forth in the Securities Participation Rights Notice. Assuming delivery of the Securities Participation Rights Notice in accordance with this Agreement, the failure of ILDE to respond within such ten (10) Business Day period shall be deemed a waiver of ILDE’s rights under this Section 4.9 with respect to the offering described in the applicable Securities Participation Rights Notice. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, at any time prior to the issuance of Participation Securities (whether or not a Securities Participation Exercise Notice shall have been delivered), the Company may elect (in its sole discretion) not to issue such Participation Securities and rescind, in such event, the applicable Securities Participation Rights Notice without liability to any Person hereunder. The closing of the purchase of Participation Securities by ILDE shall occur as promptly as reasonably practicable following delivery of the related Securities Participation Exercise Notice to the Company and shall be subject to the receipt of any necessary regulatory approvals, the expiration of any required waiting periods and applicable Law.
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Section 4.10 Company Board Representation. Upon receiving the Company Stockholder Approval, the Company shall cause one director then serving on the Company Board to resign from the Company Board and the Company, acting through the Company Board, shall appoint one individual selected by ILDE to fill the vacancy created thereby until the subsequent annual meeting of the stockholders of the Company. Thereafter, for so long as ILDE and its Affiliates hold at least 18.75% of the issued and outstanding shares of Company Common Stock, the Company shall take such action as is necessary to nominate two individuals selected by ILDE to serve on the Company Board (which two individuals, for the avoidance of doubt, shall be inclusive of any individual that ILDE is entitled to nominate to serve on the Company Board pursuant to the Existing Stock Purchase Agreement).
ARTICLE V
CONDITIONS PRECEDENT
Section 5.1 Conditions to Each Party’s Obligation to Effect the Transaction
. The respective obligations of each party to effect the Transaction is subject to the satisfaction or waiver (to the extent permitted by applicable Law) at or prior to the Closing of the following conditions:
(a) Company Stockholder Approval. The Company Stockholder Approval shall have been received.
(b) TASE Approval. The TASE Approval shall have been received.
(c) No Injunctions or Restraints. No Governmental Entity shall have enacted, issued, promulgated, enforced or entered any Law (whether temporary, preliminary or permanent) which is then in effect and has the effect of making the Transaction illegal or otherwise restricting, preventing or prohibiting consummation of the Transaction.
(d) No Actions. No Action shall be pending or threatened before any Governmental Entity wherein an unfavorable Order would reasonably be expected to (i) prevent consummation of the Transaction or any part thereof, (ii) cause the Transaction or any part thereof to be rescinded following consummation thereof, or (iii) cause or require the payment by the Company (including as the result of the acceleration, or other obligation to repay prior to scheduled maturity, of any Indebtedness) of any damages, fines or other penalties or awards that would, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect.
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Section 5.2 Additional Conditions to Obligations of the Company. The obligations of the Company to effect the Transaction are further subject to satisfaction or waiver at or prior to the Closing of the following conditions:
(a) Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties of ILDE set forth in Article III shall be true and correct in all material respects on the date of this Agreement and as of the Closing Date as though made on the Closing Date, except that the accuracy of representations and warranties that by their terms speak as of some other date will be determined as of such date.
(b) Performance of Obligations of ILDE. ILDE shall have performed, or complied with, in all material respects, all obligations required to be performed or complied with by it under this Agreement at or prior to the Closing Date.
(c) No ILDE Material Adverse Effect. Since the date of this Agreement, there shall not have occurred any event, change, effect or circumstance that has had, or is reasonably likely to have, an ILDE Material Adverse Effect.
(d) Officer’s Certificate. The Company shall have received an officer’s certificate duly executed by an authorized officer of ILDE to the effect that the conditions set forth in Sections 5.2(a), (b) and (c) have been satisfied.
Section 5.3 Additional Conditions to Obligations of ILDE. The obligations of ILDE to effect the Transaction are further subject to satisfaction or waiver at or prior to the Closing of the following conditions:
(a) Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties of the Company set forth in Article II shall be true and correct in all material respects on the date of this Agreement and as of the Closing Date as though made on the Closing Date, except that the accuracy of representations and warranties that by their terms speak as of some other date will be determined as of such date.
(b) Performance of Obligations of the Company. The Company shall have performed, or complied with, in all material respects, all obligations required to be performed or complied with by it under this Agreement at or prior to the Closing Date.
(c) No Company Material Adverse Effect. Since the date of this Agreement, there shall not have occurred any event, change, effect or circumstance that has had, or is reasonably likely to have, a Company Material Adverse Effect.
(d) Officer’s Certificate. ILDE shall have received an officer’s certificate duly executed by an authorized officer of the Company to the effect that the conditions set forth in Sections 5.3(a), (b) and (c) have been satisfied.
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(e) Opinion of Counsel. The Company shall have delivered or caused to be delivered to ILDE a legal opinion of the Company’s U.S. legal counsel, in form reasonably satisfactory to ILDE, as to those matters set forth on Exhibit B attached hereto.
ARTICLE VI
TERMINATION
Section 6.1 Termination. This Agreement may be terminated and the Transaction may be abandoned at any time prior to the Closing by:
(a) mutual written agreement of the Company and ILDE;
(b) written notice of either the Company or ILDE to the other party if:
(i) the Company Stockholder Approval shall have not been received by February 12, 2012; provided, that the right to terminate this Agreement under this Section 6.1(b)(i) shall not be available to a party whose breach of this Agreement caused the failure of the Company Stockholder Approval to have been received by such date; or
(ii) a Governmental Entity of competent jurisdiction shall have issued an Order or taken any other action (including the failure to have taken an action), in any case having the effect of permanently restraining, enjoining or otherwise prohibiting the Transaction, which Order or other action is final and nonappealable; provided, however, that the right to terminate this Agreement under this Section 6.1(b)(ii) shall not be available to a party which has not complied with its obligations under Section 4.5;
(c) written notice of the Company to ILDE upon (A) the occurrence of an event that would cause the condition in Section 5.2(c) not to be satisfied or (B) a breach or violation of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement on the part of ILDE set forth in this Agreement, which, in the case of this clause (B), such breach or violation would result in the failure to satisfy the condition set forth in Section 5.2(a) or Section 5.2(b) and shall be incapable of being cured by the Closing, or such breach or violation is not cured within fifteen (15) days following receipt of written notice by ILDE of such breach or violation (or such longer period during which ILDE uses its reasonable best efforts to cure);
(d) written notice of ILDE to the Company upon (i) the occurrence of an event that would cause the condition in Section 5.3(c) not to be satisfied or (ii) a breach or violation of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement on the part of the Company set forth in this Agreement, which, in the case of this clause (ii), such breach or violation would result in the failure to satisfy the condition set forth in Section 5.3(a) or Section 5.3(b) and shall be incapable of being cured by the Closing, or such breach or violation is not cured within fifteen (15) days following receipt of written notice by the Company of such breach or violation (or such longer period during which the Company uses its reasonable best efforts to cure); or
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(e) written notice of ILDE to the Company if the Company Board or any committee thereof shall have made an Adverse Recommendation Change.
Section 6.2 Effect of Termination.
(a) In the event of termination of this Agreement as provided in Section 6.1, this Agreement shall forthwith become void and there shall be no liability on the part of any of the parties, except (i) for the provisions of Section 4.4, Section 4.6, this Section 6.2 and Article VII, each of which shall survive termination of this Agreement and (ii) that nothing herein shall relieve any party from liability for any willful and material breach of any covenant or agreement of such party contained herein or any willful and material breach of any representation or warranty of such party contained herein.
(b) In the event that this Agreement is terminated pursuant to (i) Section 6.1(b)(i), the Company, immediately upon termination, shall pay to ILDE a fee in the amount of $2,000,000 (the “Company Stockholder Approval Failure Termination Fee”) or (ii) Section 6.1(e) and, either before such termination or within twelve (12) months after such termination the Company enters into a definitive agreement with respect to, or consummates, a transaction that constitutes a Superior Proposal, the Company shall pay to ILDE a fee in the amount of $3,000,000 (which fee shall be in addition to the Company Stockholder Approval Failure Termination Fee, if any, payable in connection therewith), which fee shall be paid immediately upon entry into such definitive agreement or consummation of such Superior Proposal, or if such definitive agreement shall have been entered into prior to termination hereof, immediately upon such termination.
ARTICLE VII
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Section 7.1 Survival of Representations, Warranties and Covenants. None of the representations and warranties in this Agreement shall survive the Closing, and the covenants in this Agreement requiring performance following the Closing shall survive the Closing in accordance with their respective terms.
Section 7.2 Amendment and Modification. Subject to applicable Law, this Agreement may be amended, modified, or supplemented only by the written agreement of the parties hereto before the Closing.
Section 7.3 Waiver of Compliance. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, the failure by any Person to comply with any obligation, covenant, agreement or condition may be waived by the Person entitled to the benefit thereof only by a written instrument signed by the Person granting such waiver, but such waiver or failure to insist upon strict compliance with such obligation, covenant, agreement or condition will not operate as a waiver of, or estoppel with respect to, any subsequent or other failure. The failure of any Person to enforce at any time any of the provisions of this Agreement will in no way be construed to be a waiver of any such provision, nor in any way affect the validity of this Agreement or any part of this Agreement or the right of any Person thereafter to enforce each and every such provision. No waiver of any breach of any provisions of this Agreement will be held to be a waiver of any other or subsequent breach.
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Section 7.4 Notices. All notices required or permitted pursuant to this Agreement will be in writing and will be deemed to be properly given when actually received by the Person entitled to receive the notice at the address stated below, or at such other address as a party may provide by notice to the other:
If to the Company:
GeoGlobal Resources Inc.
Xxxxx 000, 000 - 0xx Xxx. X.X.
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx
X0X 0X0
Fax: (000) 000-0000
Attention: Xxxx Xxxxxx
With a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
Xxxx, Weiss, Rifkind, Xxxxxxx & Xxxxxxxx LLP
0000 Xxxxxx xx xxx Xxxxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX00000-0000
Fax: (000) 000-0000
Attention: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx, Esq.
If to ILDE:
The Israel Land Development Company – Energy Ltd.
0 Xxxxxxx Xx.
Xxx-Xxxx, Xxxxxx
Fax: x000 (0) 000-0000
Attention: Xxxx Xxxxxx, CEO
With a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
CBLS Law Offices
00xx xxxxx, 0 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxx-Xxxx
Xxxxxx
Fax: x000 (0) 000-0000
Attention: Barak Luchtenstein, Adv.
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Section 7.5 Definitions. As used in this Agreement, the following terms have the respective meanings set forth below.
“Acquisition Proposal” means any inquiry, proposal or offer from any Person or group of Persons which was not obtained in violation of Section 4.7(a) relating to any direct or indirect acquisition or purchase of a business that constitutes 20% or more of the net revenues, net income or assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or 20% or more of the outstanding Company Common Stock, any tender offer or exchange offer that if consummated would result in any Person or group of Persons beneficially owning 20% or more of the outstanding Company Common Stock, or any merger, reorganization, consolidation, share exchange, business combination, recapitalization, liquidation, dissolution or similar transaction involving the Company (or any Subsidiary or Subsidiaries of the Company whose business constitutes 20% or more of the net revenues, net income or assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole), other than the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the Existing Stock Purchase Agreement.
“Action” means any controversy, claim, action, litigation, arbitration, mediation or any other proceeding by or before any Governmental Entity, arbitrator, mediator or other Person acting in a dispute resolution capacity, or any investigation, subpoena or demand preliminary to any of the foregoing.
“Adverse Recommendation Change” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.7(d).
“Affiliate” means, with respect to a Person, another Person that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, Controls, or is Controlled by, or is under common Control with, such Person. For purposes of this Agreement, (i) the Company and its Subsidiaries shall not be considered Affiliates of ILDE or any of its Affiliates (other than the Company and its Subsidiaries) and (ii) ILDE and its Affiliates shall not be considered Affiliates of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
“Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the preamble to this Agreement.
“Balance Sheet Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.7(a).
“Business Day” means any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or a day on which banks in New York, New York are authorized or obligated by Law to close.
“Closing” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.3.
“Closing Common Shares” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.1.
“Closing Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.3.
“Closing Warrant” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.1.
“Company” has the meaning set forth in the preamble to this Agreement.
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“Company Board” has the meaning set forth in the recitals to this Agreement.
“Company Common Stock” has the meaning set forth in the recitals to this Agreement.
“Company Common Stock VWAP” means the volume weighted average price of the Company Common Stock on the NYSE Amex for the twenty-five (25) trading days ending on November 7, 2011, which the parties agree is equal to $0.23.
“Company Equity Interests” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.4(a).
“Company Financial Statements” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.6(a).
“Company Material Adverse Effect” means a material adverse effect on (i) the business, financial condition or results of operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole or (ii) the ability of the Company to perform its obligations under this Agreement on a timely basis or to consummate the Transaction on a timely basis; provided, however, that in no event shall any of the following be deemed to constitute a Company Material Adverse Effect: any event, circumstance, change or effect resulting from or relating to (i) a change in general political, economic or financial market conditions, (ii) changes affecting the industries generally in which the Company or its Subsidiaries conduct business, (iii) seasonal fluctuations in the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries, (iv) any acts of terrorism or war or (v) compliance with the terms of, or the taking of any action required by, this Agreement; except in the case of each of clauses (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv) to the extent such event, circumstance, change or effect has had a disproportionate effect on the Company and its Subsidiaries as compared to other persons in the industry in which the Company and its Subsidiaries conduct their business.
“Company Options or Warrants” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.4(a).
“Company Preferred Stock” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.4(a).
“Company SEC Reports” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.6(a).
“Company Stockholder Approval” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.2.
“Company Stockholder Approval Failure Termination Fee” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.2.
“Contract” means any legally binding instrument or legal obligation of any kind, whether written or oral.
“Control” (including the terms “Controlled by” and “under common Control with”) means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, as a trustee or executor, by Contract or credit arrangement or otherwise.
“Conversion Rate” means 3.6600823 NIS/$.
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“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
“Existing Stock Purchase Agreement” means the Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of November 21, 2011, by and between the Company and ILDE.
“GAAP” means the United States generally accepted accounting principles.
“Governmental Entity” means any arbitrator, court, judicial, legislative, administrative or regulatory agency, commission, department, board, bureau, body or other governmental authority or instrumentality or any Person exercising executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory or administrative functions of or pertaining to government, whether foreign, federal, state or local.
“IFRS” means the International Financial Reporting Standards.
“ILDE” has the meaning set forth in the preamble to this Agreement.
“ILDE Convertibles” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.4.
“ILDE Equity Interests” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.4.
“ILDE Material Adverse Effect” means a material adverse effect on (i) the business, financial condition or results of operations of ILDE and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole or (ii) the ability of ILDE to perform its obligations under this Agreement on a timely basis or to consummate the Transaction on a timely basis; provided, however, that in no event shall any of the following be deemed to constitute an ILDE Material Adverse Effect: any event, circumstance, change or effect resulting from or relating to (i) a change in general political, economic or financial market conditions, (ii) changes affecting the industries generally in which ILDE or its Subsidiaries conduct business, (iii) seasonal fluctuations in the business of ILDE and its Subsidiaries, (iv) any acts of terrorism or war or (v) compliance with the terms of, or the taking of any action required by, this Agreement; except in the case of each of clauses (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv) to the extent such event, circumstance, change or effect has had a disproportionate effect on ILDE and its Subsidiaries as compared to other persons in the industry in which ILDE and its Subsidiaries conduct their business.
“ILDE Ordinary Shares” has the meaning set forth in the recitals to this Agreement.
“ILDE Ordinary Share VWAP” means the volume weighted average price of the ILDE Ordinary Shares on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange for the twenty-five (25) trading days ending on November 7, 2011, which the parties agree is equal to NIS0.9704.
“ILDE Financial Statements” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.6(b).
“ILDE ISA Reports” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.6(a).
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“Indebtedness” means, with respect to any Person, without duplication, any of the following: (a) any indebtedness for borrowed money, (b) any obligations evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or other similar instruments, (c) any obligations to pay the deferred purchase price of property or services (including any “earn-out” or similar payment), except trade accounts payable and other liabilities that would be reflected as current liabilities on a balance sheet prepared in accordance with GAAP arising in the ordinary course of business, (d) any obligations as lessee under capitalized leases, (e) any indebtedness created or arising under any conditional sale or other title retention agreement with respect to acquired property, (f) any reimbursement, payment or similar obligations, contingent or otherwise, under acceptance credit, letters of credit or similar facilities, (g) interest rate swap agreements and (h) any binding obligation of such Person (or its Subsidiaries) to guarantee any of the types of payments described in the foregoing clauses on behalf of any other Person.
“ISA” means the Israel Securities Authority.
“Israeli Securities Law and Regulations” means the Israeli Securities Law, 1968 and its Regulations.
“Law” means any statute or law (including common law), constitution, code, ordinance, rule, treaty or regulation and any Order.
“Lien” means any lien, security interest, pledge, mortgage, deed of trust, charge, option or other encumbrance attaching to title to any tangible or intangible property or right.
“Measurement Date” has the meaning set forth in Article II.
“NYSE Amex” means the New York Stock Exchange Amex.
“Order” means any award, injunction, judgment, decree, order, ruling, subpoena, assessment, writ or verdict or other decision issued, promulgated or entered by or with any Governmental Entity of competent jurisdiction.
“Organizational Documents” means, with respect to any Person, the certificate of incorporation and by-laws or similar organizational documents of such Person, as amended and currently in effect.
“Other Filings” means all filings (other than the Proxy Statement) made by, or required to be made by, the Company with the SEC in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
“Participation Securities” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.9(a).
“Per Unit Purchase Price” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.5.
“Permit” means any permit, approval, license, authorization, certificate, right, exemption or Order from any Governmental Entity.
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“Person” means any individual or legal entity, including any partnership, joint venture, corporation, trust, unincorporated organization, limited liability company or Governmental Entity.
“Proxy Statement” means the proxy statement of the Company relating to the issuance of the shares of Company Common Stock and Warrants pursuant to this Agreement (as the same may be amended or supplemented from time to time).
“Registration Rights Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the recitals to this Agreement.
“SEC” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
“Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
“Securities Participation Exercise Notice” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.9(c).
“Securities Participation Right” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.9(a).
“Securities Participation Rights Notice” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.9(c).
“Share Exchange” has the meaning set forth in the recitals to this Agreement.
“Special Committee” has the meaning set forth in the recitals to this Agreement.
“Stockholders’ Meeting” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.2.
“Subsidiary” means, with respect to any specified Person, (a) a corporation of which more than fifty percent (50%) of the voting or capital stock is, as of the time in question, directly or indirectly owned by such Person and (b) any partnership, joint venture, association, or other entity in which such Person, directly or indirectly, owns more than fifty percent (50%) of the equity or economic interest thereof or has the power to elect or direct the election of more than fifty percent (50%) of the members of the governing body of such entity.
“Superior Proposal” means any inquiry, proposal or offer from any Person or group of Persons which was not obtained in violation of Section 4.7(a) relating to any merger or consolidation of the Company that would offer all holders of Company Common Stock (other than the offeror and its Affiliates) cash, freely tradable securities listed on a U.S. national securities exchange or a combination thereof, or tender or exchange offer for 100% of the outstanding shares of Company Common Stock (other than those held by the offeror and its Affiliates), (i) in which ILDE, in its capacity as a stockholder of the Company, is entitled (at its election) to participate, and (ii) which the Company Board or the Special Committee in good faith determines (after considering the advice of its financial advisors and outside counsel and the conditionality and the timing and likelihood of consummation of such proposal and any changes to the terms of this Agreement proposed by ILDE in response to such offer or otherwise) (x) would, if consummated, result in a transaction that is more favorable to the Company and its stockholders, from a financial point of view, than the Transaction and (y) is capable of being, and is reasonably likely to be, completed.
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“TASE” means the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange.
“TASE Approval” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.3.
“Transaction” has the meaning set forth in the recitals to this Agreement.
“Units” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.5.
“Warrant” has the meaning set forth in the recitals to this Agreement.
Section 7.6 Interpretation
. Unless otherwise expressly provided, for the purposes of this Agreement, the following rules of interpretation shall apply:
(a) The Article and Section headings contained in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation hereof.
(b) When a reference is made in this Agreement to an Article or a Section, paragraph, Exhibit or Schedule, such reference shall be to an Article or a Section, paragraph, Exhibit or Schedule hereof unless otherwise clearly indicated to the contrary.
(c) Whenever the words “include,” “includes” or “including” are used in this Agreement, they shall be deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation.”
(d) The words “hereof,” “herein” and “herewith” and words of similar import shall, unless otherwise stated, be construed to refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement.
(e) The word “extent” in the phrase “to the extent” shall mean the degree to which a subject or other thing extends, and such phrase shall not mean simply “if.”
(f) The meaning assigned to each term defined herein shall be equally applicable to both the singular and the plural forms of such term, and words denoting any gender shall include all genders. Where a word or phrase is defined herein, each of its other grammatical forms shall have a corresponding meaning.
(g) A reference to “$,” “U.S. dollars” or “dollars” shall mean the legal tender of the United States.
(h) A reference to “NIS” shall mean the Israeli New Shekel.
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(i) A reference to any period of days shall be deemed to be to the relevant number of calendar days, unless Business Days is specified.
(j) All terms defined in this Agreement shall have the defined meanings when used in any certificate or other document made or delivered pursuant hereto unless otherwise defined therein.
(k) Unless otherwise defined, a reference to any accounting term shall have the meaning as defined under GAAP.
(l) The parties have participated jointly in the negotiation and drafting of this Agreement (including the Schedules and Exhibits hereto). In the event an ambiguity or question of intent or interpretation arises, this Agreement shall be construed as if drafted jointly by the parties, and no presumption or burden of proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring any party by virtue of the authorship of any provisions hereof.
(m) Any statute defined or referred to herein or in any agreement or instrument that is referred to herein means such statute as from time to time amended, modified or supplemented, including by succession of comparable successor statutes and shall also be deemed to include all rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, and references to all attachments thereto and instruments incorporated therein.
Section 7.7 Third Party Beneficiaries. Nothing in this Agreement, expressed or implied, is intended to confer on any Person other than the parties hereto or their respective successors and assigns any rights, remedies, obligations or liabilities under or by reason of this Agreement.
Section 7.8 Successors and Assigns. This Agreement will be binding upon and will inure to the benefit of the signatories hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns. Neither the Company nor ILDE may assign this Agreement or any of its rights or liabilities hereunder without the prior written consent of the other party hereto, and any attempt to make any such assignment without such consent will be null and void. Any such assignment will not relieve the party making the assignment from any liability under this Agreement.
Section 7.9 Severability. The illegality or partial illegality of any of this Agreement, or any provision hereof, will not affect the validity of the remainder of this Agreement, or any provision hereof, and the illegality or partial illegality of this Agreement will not affect the validity of this Agreement in any jurisdiction in which such determination of illegality or partial illegality has not been made, except in either case to the extent such illegality or partial illegality causes this Agreement to no longer contain all of the material provisions reasonably expected by the parties to be contained herein.
Section 7.10 Governing Law and Jurisdiction. This Agreement, and all claims arising hereunder or relating hereto, shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the Laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to the principles of conflicts of law thereof, and each of the parties agrees to submit all disputes hereunder to binding arbitration to take place in London, England.
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Section 7.11 Specific Performance. The parties hereby acknowledge and agree that the failure of any party to perform its agreements and covenants hereunder, including its failure to take all actions as are necessary on its part to the consummation of the Transaction, will cause irreparable injury to the other party for which damages, even if available, will not be an adequate remedy. Accordingly, each party hereby consents to the issuance of injunctive relief by any court of competent jurisdiction to compel performance of such party’s obligations and to the granting by any court of the remedy of specific performance of its obligations hereunder.
Section 7.12 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, all of which will be considered one and the same agreement and will become effective when counterparts have been signed by each of the parties and delivered to the other parties, it being understood that each party need not sign the same counterpart.
Section 7.13 Entire Agreement. This Agreement (including the documents and the instruments referred to in this Agreement) constitutes the entire agreement and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings, both written and oral, among the parties with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement.
Section 7.14 Waiver of Jury Trial. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY WAIVES TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY WITH RESPECT TO ANY LITIGATION DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF, UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO (A) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THAT FOREGOING WAIVER AND (B) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT, AS APPLICABLE, BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION 7.14.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the signatories hereto has caused this Agreement to be signed by their respective duly authorized officers as of the date first above written.
GEOGLOBAL RESOURCES INC. | ||
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/s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxx |
Name: Xxxx X. Xxxxxx | ||
Title: President and CEO |
THE ISRAEL LAND DEVELOPMENT COMPANY – ENERGY LTD.
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/s/ Xxxx Xxxxxx |
Name: Xxxx Xxxxxx | ||
Title: CEO |
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EXHIBITA
Form of Warrant
See attached.
EXHIBIT B
Form of Opinion of U.S. Legal Counsel