Exhibit 10.5
EQUITY LINE OF CREDIT AGREEMENT
AGREEMENT dated as of the ___ day of June 2003 (the "Agreement")
between CORNELL CAPITAL PARTNERS, LP, a Delaware limited partnership (the
"Investor"), and ITEC ENVIRONMENTAL GROUP INC., a corporation organized and
existing under the laws of the State of Delaware (the "Company").
WHEREAS, the parties desire that, upon the terms and subject to the
conditions contained herein, the Company shall issue and sell to the Investor,
from time to time as provided herein, and the Investor shall purchase from the
Company up to Five Million Dollars ($5,000,000) of the Company's common stock,
par value $0.001 per share (the "Common Stock"); and
WHEREAS, such investments will be made in reliance upon the provisions
of Regulation D ("Regulation D") of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and
the regulations promulgated there under (the "Securities Act"), and or upon
such other exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act
as may be available with respect to any or all of the investments to be made
hereunder.
WHEREAS, the Company has engaged TN Capital Equities, Ltd., to act as
the Company's exclusive placement agent in connection with the sale of the
Company's Common Stock to the Investor hereunder pursuant to the Placement
Agent Agreement dated the date hereof by and among the Company, the Placement
Agent and the Investor (the "Placement Agent Agreement").
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE I.
Certain Definitions
Section 1.1. "Advance" shall mean the portion of the Commitment Amount
requested by the Company in the Advance Notice.
Section 1.2. "Advance Date" shall mean the date Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx LLP
Escrow Account is in receipt of the funds from the Investor and Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
LLP, as the Investor's Counsel, is in possession of free trading shares from
the Company and therefore an Advance by the Investor to the Company can be made
and Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx LLP can release the free trading shares to the Investor. No
Advance Date shall be less than six (6) Trading Days after an Advance Notice
Date.
Section 1.3. "Advance Notice" shall mean a written notice to the
Investor setting forth the Advance amount that the Company requests from the
Investor and the Advance Date.
Section 1.4. "Advance Notice Date" shall mean each date the Company
delivers to the Investor an Advance Notice requiring the Investor to advance
funds to the Company, subject to the terms of this Agreement. No Advance Notice
Date shall be less than seven (7) Trading Days after the prior Advance Notice
Date.
Section 1.5. "Bid Price" shall mean, on any date, the closing bid
price (as reported by Bloomberg L.P.) of the Common Stock on the Principal
Market or if the Common Stock is not traded on a Principal Market, the highest
reported bid price for the Common Stock, as furnished by the National
Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.
Section 1.6. "Closing" shall mean one of the closings of a purchase
and sale of Common Stock pursuant to Section 2.3.
Section 1.7. "Commitment Amount" shall mean the aggregate amount of up
to Five Million Dollars ($5,000,000) which the Investor has agreed to provide
to the Company in order to purchase the Company's Common Stock pursuant to the
terms and conditions of this Agreement.
Section 1.8. "Commitment Period" shall mean the period commencing on
the earlier to occur of (i) the Effective Date, or (ii) such earlier date as
the Company and the Investor may mutually agree in writing, and expiring on the
earliest to occur of (x) the date on which the Investor shall have made payment
of Advances pursuant to this Agreement in the aggregate amount of Five Million
Dollars ($5,000,000), (y) the date this Agreement is terminated pursuant to
Section 2.5, or (z) the date occurring twenty-four (24) months after the
Effective Date.
Section 1.9. "Common Stock" shall mean the Company's common stock, par
value $0.001 per share.
Section 1.10. "Condition Satisfaction Date" shall have the meaning set
forth in Section 7.2.
Section 1.11. "Damages" shall mean any loss, claim, damage, liability,
costs and expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable attorney's fees
and disbursements and costs and expenses of expert witnesses and
investigation).
Section 1.12. "Effective Date" shall mean the date on which the SEC
first declares effective a Registration Statement registering the resale of the
Registrable Securities as set forth in Section 7.2(a).
Section 1.13. "Escrow Agreement" shall mean the escrow agreement among
the Company, the Investor, and Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx LLP dated the date hereof.
Section 1.14. "Exchange Act" shall mean the Securities and Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated there under.
Section 1.15. "Material Adverse Effect" shall mean any condition,
circumstance, or situation that would prohibit or otherwise materially
interfere with the ability of the Company to enter into and perform any of its
obligations under this Agreement or the Registration Rights Agreement in any
material respect.
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Section 1.16. "Market Price" shall mean the lowest closing Bid Price
of the Common Stock during the Pricing Period.
Section 1.17. "Maximum Advance Amount" shall be Seventy Thousand
Dollars ($70,000) per Advance Notice.
Section 1.18 "NASD" shall mean the National Association of Securities
Dealers, Inc.
Section 1.19 "Person" shall mean an individual, a corporation, a
partnership, an association, a trust or other entity or organization, including
a government or political subdivision or an agency or instrumentality thereof.
Section 1.20 "Placement Agent" shall mean TN Capital Equities, Ltd., a
registered broker-dealer.
Section 1.22 "Pricing Period" shall mean the five (5) consecutive
Trading Days after the Advance Notice Date.
Section 1.23 "Principal Market" shall mean the Nasdaq National Market,
the Nasdaq SmallCap Market, the American Stock Exchange, the OTC Bulletin Board
or the New York Stock Exchange, whichever is at the time the principal trading
exchange or market for the Common Stock.
Section 1.24 "Purchase Price" shall be set at ninety five percent
(95%) of the Market Price during the Pricing Period.
Section 1.25 "Registrable Securities" shall mean the shares of Common
Stock to be issued hereunder (i) in respect of which the Registration Statement
has not been declared effective by the SEC, (ii) which have not been sold under
circumstances meeting all of the applicable conditions of Rule 144 (or any
similar provision then in force) under the Securities Act ("Rule 144") or (iii)
which have not been otherwise transferred to a holder who may trade such shares
without restriction under the Securities Act, and the Company has delivered a
new certificate or other evidence of ownership for such securities not bearing
a restrictive legend.
Section 1.26 "Registration Rights Agreement" shall mean the
Registration Rights Agreement dated the date hereof, regarding the filing of
the Registration Statement for the resale of the Registrable Securities,
entered into between the Company and the Investor.
Section 1.27 "Registration Statement" shall mean a registration
statement on Form S-1 or SB-2 (if use of such form is then available to the
Company pursuant to the rules of the SEC and, if not, on such other form
promulgated by the SEC for which the Company then qualifies and which counsel
for the Company shall deem appropriate, and which form shall be available for
the resale of the Registrable Securities to be registered there under in
accordance with the provisions of this Agreement and the Registration Rights
Agreement, and in accordance with the intended method of distribution of such
securities), for the registration of the resale by the Investor of the
Registrable Securities under the Securities Act.
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Section 1.28 "Regulation D" shall have the meaning set forth in the
recitals of this Agreement.
Section 1.29 "SEC" shall mean the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Section 1.30 "Securities Act" shall have the meaning set forth in the
recitals of this Agreement.
Section 1.31 "SEC Documents" shall mean Annual Reports on Form 10-KSB,
Quarterly Reports on Form 10-QSB, Current Reports on Form 8-K and Proxy
Statements of the Company as supplemented to the date hereof, filed by the
Company for a period of at least twelve (12) months immediately preceding the
date hereof or the Advance Date, as the case may be, until such time as the
Company no longer has an obligation to maintain the effectiveness of a
Registration Statement as set forth in the Registration Rights Agreement.
Section 1.32 "Trading Day" shall mean any day during which the New
York Stock Exchange shall be open for business.
ARTICLE II.
Advances
Section 2.1. Investments.
(a) Advances. Upon the terms and conditions set forth herein
(including, without limitation, the provisions of Article VII hereof), on any
Advance Notice Date the Company may request an Advance by the Investor by the
delivery of an Advance Notice. The number of shares of Common Stock that the
Investor shall receive for each Advance shall be determined by dividing the
amount of the Advance by the Purchase Price. No fractional shares shall be
issued. Fractional shares shall be rounded to the next higher whole number of
shares. The aggregate maximum amount of all Advances that the Investor shall be
obligated to make under this Agreement shall not exceed the Commitment Amount.
Section 2.2. Mechanics.
(a) Advance Notice. At any time during the Commitment Period, the
Company may deliver an Advance Notice to the Investor, subject to the
conditions set forth in Section 7.2; provided, however, the amount for each
Advance as designated by the Company in the applicable Advance Notice, shall
not be more than the Maximum Advance Amount. The aggregate amount of the
Advances pursuant to this Agreement shall not exceed the Commitment Amount. The
Company acknowledges that the Investor may sell shares of the Company's Common
Stock corresponding with a particular Advance Notice on the day the Advance
Notice is received by the Investor. There will be a minimum of seven (7)
Trading Days between each Advance Notice Date.
(b) Date of Delivery of Advance Notice. An Advance Notice shall
be deemed delivered on (i) the Trading Day it is received by facsimile or
otherwise by the Investor if such notice is received prior to 12:00 noon
Eastern Time, or (ii) the immediately succeeding Trading Day if it is received
by facsimile or otherwise after 12:00 noon Eastern Time on a Trading Day or at
any time on a day which is not a Trading Day. No Advance Notice may be deemed
delivered, on a day that is not a Trading Day.
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(c) Pre-Closing Share Credit. Within two (2) business days after
the Advance Notice Date, the Company shall credit shares of the Company's
Common Stock to the Investor's balance account with The Depository Trust
Company through its Deposit Withdrawal At Custodian system, in an amount equal
to the amount of the requested Advance divided by the closing Bid Price of the
Company's Common Stock as of the Advance Notice Date multiplied by one point
one (1.1). Any adjustments to the number of shares to be delivered to the
Investor at the Closing as a result of fluctuations in the closing Bid Price of
the Company's Common Stock shall be made as of the date of the Closing. Any
excess shares shall be credited to the next Advance. In no event shall the
number of shares issuable to the Investor pursuant to an Advance cause the
Investor to own in excess of nine and 9/10 percent (9.9%) of the then
outstanding Common Stock of the Company.
(d) Hardship. In the event the Investor sells the Company's
Common Stock pursuant to subsection (c) above and the Company fails to perform
its obligations as mandated in Section 2.5 and 2.2 (c), and specifically fails
to provide the Investor with the shares of Common Stock for the applicable
Advance, the Company acknowledges that the Investor shall suffer financial
hardship and therefore shall be liable for any and all losses, commissions,
fees, or financial hardship caused to the Investor.
Section 2.3. Closings. On each Advance Date, which shall be six (6)
Trading Days after an Advance Notice Date, (i) the Company shall deliver to the
Investor's Counsel, as defined pursuant to the Escrow Agreement, shares of the
Company's Common Stock, representing the amount of the Advance by the Investor
pursuant to Section 2.1 herein, registered in the name of the Investor which
shall be delivered to the Investor, or otherwise in accordance with the Escrow
Agreement and (ii) the Investor shall deliver to Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx LLP (the
"Escrow Agent") the amount of the Advance specified in the Advance Notice by
wire transfer of immediately available funds which shall be delivered to the
Company, or otherwise in accordance with the Escrow Agreement. In addition, on
or prior to the Advance Date, each of the Company and the Investor shall
deliver to the other through the Investor's Counsel all documents, instruments
and writings required to be delivered by either of them pursuant to this
Agreement in order to implement and effect the transactions contemplated
herein. Payment of funds to the Company and delivery of the Company's Common
Stock to the Investor shall occur in accordance with the conditions set forth
above and those contained in the Escrow Agreement; provided, however, that to
the extent the Company has not paid the fees, expenses, and disbursements of
the Investor and the Investor's counsel in accordance with Section 12.4, the
amount of such fees, expenses, and disbursements may be deducted by the
Investor (and shall be paid to the relevant party) from the amount of the
Advance with no reduction in the amount of shares of the Company's Common Stock
to be delivered on such Advance Date.
Section 2.4. Termination of Investment. The obligation of the Investor
to make an Advance to the Company pursuant to this Agreement shall terminate
permanently (including with respect to an Advance Date that has not yet
occurred) in the event that (i) there shall occur any stop order or suspension
of the effectiveness of the Registration Statement for an aggregate of fifty
(50) Trading Days, other than due to the acts of the Investor, during the
Commitment
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Period, and (ii) the Company shall at any time fail materially to
comply with the requirements of Article VI and such failure is not cured within
thirty (30) days after receipt of written notice from the Investor, provided,
however, that this termination provision shall not apply to any period
commencing upon the filing of a post-effective amendment to such Registration
Statement and ending upon the date on which such post effective amendment is
declared effective by the SEC..
Section 2.5. Agreement to Advance Funds.
(a) The Investor agrees to advance the amount specified in the
Advance Notice to the Company after the completion of each of the following
conditions and the other conditions set forth in this Agreement:
(i) the execution and delivery by the Company, and the
Investor, of this Agreement, and the Exhibits hereto;
(ii) Investor's Counsel shall have received the shares of
Common Stock applicable to the Advance in accordance with Section 2.2(c)
hereof;
(iii) the Company's Registration Statement with respect to
the resale of the Registrable Securities in accordance with the terms of the
Registration Rights Agreement shall have been declared effective by the SEC;
(iv) the Company shall have obtained all material permits
and qualifications required by any applicable state for the offer and sale of
the Registrable Securities, or shall have the availability of exemptions there
from. The sale and issuance of the Registrable Securities shall be legally
permitted by all laws and regulations to which the Company is subject;
(v) the Company shall have filed with the Commission in a
timely manner all reports, notices and other documents required of a "reporting
company" under the Exchange Act and applicable Commission regulations;
(vi) the fees as set forth in Section 12.4 below shall have
been paid or can be withheld as provided in Section 2.3; and
(vii) the conditions set forth in Section 7.2 shall have
been satisfied.
(viii) The Company shall have provided to the Investor an
acknowledgement, from Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx, CPA as to its ability to provide all
consents required in order to file a registration statement in connection with
this transaction;
(ix) The Company's transfer agent shall be DWAC eligible.
Section 2.6. Lock Up Period.
(a) During the Commitment Period, the Company shall not, without
the prior written consent of the Investor, which shall not be unreasonably
withheld, issue or sell (i) any Common Stock or Preferred Stock without
consideration or for a consideration per share less than the Bid Price on the
date of issuance or (ii) issue or sell any warrant, option, right,
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contract, call, or other security or instrument granting the holder thereof the
right to acquire Common Stock without consideration or for a consideration per
share less than the Bid Price on the date of issuance.
(b) On the date hereof, the Company shall obtain from each
officer and director a lock-up agreement, as defined below, in the form annexed
hereto as Schedule 2.6(b) agreeing to only sell in compliance with the volume
limitation of Rule 144.
ARTICLE III.
Representations and Warranties of Investor
Investor hereby represents and warrants to, and agrees with, the
Company that the following are true and as of the date hereof and as of each
Advance Date:
Section 3.1. Organization and Authorization. The Investor is duly
incorporated or organized and validly existing in the jurisdiction of its
incorporation or organization and has all requisite power and authority to
purchase and hold the securities issuable hereunder. The decision to invest and
the execution and delivery of this Agreement by such Investor, the performance
by such Investor of its obligations hereunder and the consummation by such
Investor of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly authorized and
requires no other proceedings on the part of the Investor. The undersigned has
the right, power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and all
other instruments (including, without limitations, the Registration Rights
Agreement), on behalf of the Investor. This Agreement has been duly executed
and delivered by the Investor and, assuming the execution and delivery hereof
and acceptance thereof by the Company, will constitute the legal, valid and
binding obligations of the Investor, enforceable against the Investor in
accordance with its terms.
Section 3.2. Evaluation of Risks. The Investor has such knowledge and
experience in financial tax and business matters as to be capable of evaluating
the merits and risks of, and bearing the economic risks entailed by, an
investment in the Company and of protecting its interests in connection with
this transaction. It recognizes that its investment in the Company involves a
high degree of risk.
Section 3.3. No Legal Advice From the Company. The Investor
acknowledges that it had the opportunity to review this Agreement and the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement with his or its own legal counsel
and investment and tax advisors. The Investor is relying solely on such counsel
and advisors and not on any statements or representations of the Company or any
of its representatives or agents for legal, tax or investment advice with
respect to this investment, the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or
the securities laws of any jurisdiction.
Section 3.4. Investment Purpose. The securities are being purchased by
the Investor for its own account, for investment and without any view to the
distribution, assignment or resale to others or fractionalization in whole or
in part. The Investor agrees not to assign or in any way transfer the
Investor's rights to the securities or any interest therein and acknowledges
that the Company will not recognize any purported assignment or transfer except
in accordance with applicable Federal and state securities laws. No other
person has or will have a direct or indirect beneficial interest in the
securities. The Investor agrees not to sell, hypothecate or otherwise transfer
the Investor's securities unless the securities are registered under Federal
and applicable state securities laws or unless, in the opinion of counsel
satisfactory to the Company, an exemption from such laws is available.
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Section 3.5. Accredited Investor. The Investor is an "Accredited
Investor" as that term is defined in Rule 501(a)(3) of Regulation D of the
Securities Act.
Section 3.6. Information. The Investor and its advisors (and its
counsel), if any, have been furnished with all materials relating to the
business, finances and operations of the Company and information it deemed
material to making an informed investment decision. The Investor and its
advisors, if any, have been afforded the opportunity to ask questions of the
Company and its management. Neither such inquiries nor any other due diligence
investigations conducted by such Investor or its advisors, if any, or its
representatives shall modify, amend or affect the Investor's right to rely on
the Company's representations and warranties contained in this Agreement. The
Investor understands that its investment involves a high degree of risk. The
Investor is in a position regarding the Company, which, based upon employment,
family relationship or economic bargaining power, enabled and enables such
Investor to obtain information from the Company in order to evaluate the merits
and risks of this investment. The Investor has sought such accounting, legal
and tax advice, as it has considered necessary to make an informed investment
decision with respect to this transaction.
Section 3.7. Receipt of Documents. The Investor and its counsel has
received and read in their entirety: (i) this Agreement and the Exhibits
annexed hereto; (ii) all due diligence and other information necessary to
verify the accuracy and completeness of such representations, warranties and
covenants; (iii) the Company's Form 10-KSB for the year ended year ended
December 31, 2002 and Form 10-QSB for the periods ended March 31, 2002, June
30, 2002 and September 30, 2002; and (iv) answers to all questions the Investor
submitted to the Company regarding an investment in the Company; and the
Investor has relied on the information contained therein and has not been
furnished any other documents, literature, memorandum or prospectus.
Section 3.8. Registration Rights Agreement and Escrow Agreement. The
parties have entered into the Registration Rights Agreement and the Escrow
Agreement, each dated the date hereof.
Section 3.9. No General Solicitation. Neither the Company, nor any of
its affiliates, nor any person acting on its or their behalf, has engaged in
any form of general solicitation or general advertising (within the meaning of
Regulation D under the Securities Act) in connection with the offer or sale of
the shares of Common Stock offered hereby.
Section 3.10. Not an Affiliate. The Investor is not an officer,
director or a person that directly, or indirectly through one or more
intermediaries, controls or is controlled by, or is under common control with
the Company or any "Affiliate" of the Company (as that term is defined in Rule
405 of the Securities Act). Neither the Investor nor its Affiliates has an open
short position in the Common Stock of the Company, and the Investor agrees that
it will not, and that it will cause its Affiliates not to, engage in any short
sales of or hedging transactions with respect to the Common Stock, provided
that the Company acknowledges and agrees that upon receipt of an Advance Notice
the Investor will sell the Shares to be issued to the Investor pursuant to the
Advance Notice, even if the Shares have not been delivered to the Investor.
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ARTICLE IV.
Representations and Warranties of the Company
Except as stated below, on the disclosure schedules attached hereto or
in the SEC Documents (as defined herein), the Company hereby represents and
warrants to, and covenants with, the Investor that the following are true and
correct as of the date hereof:
Section 4.1. Organization and Qualification. The Company is duly
incorporated or organized and validly existing in the jurisdiction of its
incorporation or organization and has all requisite power and authority
corporate power to own its properties and to carry on its business as now being
conducted. Each of the Company and its subsidiaries is duly qualified as a
foreign corporation to do business and is in good standing in every
jurisdiction in which the nature of the business conducted by it makes such
qualification necessary, except to the extent that the failure to be so
qualified or be in good standing would not have a Material Adverse Effect on
the Company and its subsidiaries taken as a whole.
Section 4.2. Authorization, Enforcement, Compliance with Other
Instruments. (i) The Company has the requisite corporate power and authority to
enter into and perform this Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement, the
Escrow Agreement, the Placement Agent Agreement and any related agreements, in
accordance with the terms hereof and thereof, (ii) the execution and delivery
of this Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement, the Escrow Agreement, the
Placement Agent Agreement and any related agreements by the Company and the
consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, have
been duly authorized by the Company's Board of Directors and no further consent
or authorization is required by the Company, its Board of Directors or its
stockholders, (iii) this Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement, the
Escrow Agreement, the Placement Agent Agreement and any related agreements have
been duly executed and delivered by the Company, (iv) this Agreement, the
Registration Rights Agreement, the Escrow Agreement, the Placement Agent
Agreement and assuming the execution and delivery thereof and acceptance by the
Investor and any related agreements constitute the valid and binding
obligations of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with
their terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by general principles
of equity or applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium,
liquidation or similar laws relating to, or affecting generally, the
enforcement of creditors' rights and remedies.
Section 4.3. Capitalization. As of the date hereof, the authorized
capital stock of the Company consists of 750,000,000 shares of Common Stock,
par value $0.001 per share and 10,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock, par value
$0.001 of which 47,350,348 shares of Common Stock and no shares of Preferred
Stock were issued and outstanding. All of such outstanding shares have been
validly issued and are fully paid and nonassessable. Except as disclosed in the
SEC Documents, no shares of Common Stock are subject to preemptive rights or
any other similar rights or any liens or encumbrances suffered or permitted by
the Company. Except as disclosed in the SEC Documents, as of the date hereof,
(i) there are no outstanding options,
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warrants, scrip, rights to subscribe to, calls or commitments of any character
whatsoever relating to, or securities or rights convertible into, any shares of
capital stock of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, or contracts,
commitments, understandings or arrangements by which the Company or any of its
subsidiaries is or may become bound to issue additional shares of capital stock
of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or options, warrants, scrip, rights
to subscribe to, calls or commitments of any character whatsoever relating to,
or securities or rights convertible into, any shares of capital stock of the
Company or any of its subsidiaries, (ii) there are no outstanding debt
securities (iii) there are no outstanding registration statements other than on
Form S-8 and (iv) there are no agreements or arrangements under which the
Company or any of its subsidiaries is obligated to register the sale of any of
their securities under the Securities Act (except pursuant to the Registration
Rights Agreement). There are no securities or instruments containing
anti-dilution or similar provisions that will be triggered by this Agreement or
any related agreement or the consummation of the transactions described herein
or therein. The Company has furnished to the Investor true and correct copies
of the Company's Certificate of Incorporation, as amended and as in effect on
the date hereof (the "Certificate of Incorporation"), and the Company's
By-laws, as in effect on the date hereof (the "By-laws"), and the terms of all
securities convertible into or exercisable for Common Stock and the material
rights of the holders thereof in respect thereto.
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Section 4.4. No Conflict. The execution, delivery and performance of
this Agreement by the Company and the consummation by the Company of the
transactions contemplated hereby will not (i) result in a violation of the
Certificate of Incorporation, any certificate of designations of any
outstanding series of preferred stock of the Company or By-laws or (ii)
conflict with or constitute a default (or an event which with notice or lapse
of time or both would become a default) under, or give to others any rights of
termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, any agreement,
indenture or instrument to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is a
party, or result in a violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment
or decree (including federal and state securities laws and regulations and the
rules and regulations of the Principal Market on which the Common Stock is
quoted) applicable to the Company or any of its subsidiaries or by which any
material property or asset of the Company or any of its subsidiaries is bound
or affected and which would cause a Material Adverse Effect. Except as
disclosed in the SEC Documents, neither the Company nor its subsidiaries is in
violation of any term of or in default under its Certificate of Incorporation
or By-laws or their organizational charter or by-laws, respectively, or any
material contract, agreement, mortgage, indebtedness, indenture, instrument,
judgment, decree or order or any statute, rule or regulation applicable to the
Company or its subsidiaries. The business of the Company and its subsidiaries
is not being conducted in violation of any material law, ordinance, regulation
of any governmental entity. Except as specifically contemplated by this
Agreement and as required under the Securities Act and any applicable state
securities laws, the Company is not required to obtain any consent,
authorization or order of, or make any filing or registration with, any court
or governmental agency in order for it to execute, deliver or perform any of
its obligations under or contemplated by this Agreement or the Registration
Rights Agreement in accordance with the terms hereof or thereof. All consents,
authorizations, orders, filings and registrations which the Company is required
to obtain pursuant to the preceding sentence have been obtained or effected on
or prior to the date hereof. The Company and its subsidiaries are unaware of
any fact or circumstance which might give rise to any of the foregoing.
Section 4.5. SEC Documents; Financial Statements. Since May 27, 2003,
the Company has filed all reports, schedules, forms, statements and other
documents required to be filed by it with the SEC under of the Exchange Act.
The Company has delivered to the Investor or its representatives, or made
available through the SEC's website at xxxx://xxx.xxx.xxx, true and complete
copies of the SEC Documents. As of their respective dates, the financial
statements of the Company disclosed in the SEC Documents (the "Financial
Statements") complied as to form in all material respects with applicable
accounting requirements and the published rules and regulations of the SEC with
respect thereto. Such financial statements have been prepared in accordance
with generally accepted accounting principles, consistently applied, during the
periods involved (except (i) as may be otherwise indicated in such financial
statements or the notes thereto, or (ii) in the case of unaudited interim
statements, to the extent they may exclude footnotes or may be condensed or
summary statements) and, fairly present in all material respects the financial
position of the Company as of the dates thereof and the results of its
operations and cash flows for the periods then ended (subject, in the case of
unaudited statements, to normal year-end audit adjustments). No other
information provided by or on behalf of the Company to the Investor which is
not included in the SEC Documents contains any untrue statement of a material
fact or omits to state any material fact necessary in order to make the
statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were
made, not misleading.
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Section 4.6. 10b-5. The SEC Documents do not include any untrue
statements of material fact, nor do they omit to state any material fact
required to be stated therein necessary to make the statements made, in light
of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
Section 4.7. No Default. Except as disclosed in the SEC Documents, the
Company is not in default in the performance or observance of any material
obligation, agreement, covenant or condition contained in any indenture,
mortgage, deed of trust or other material instrument or agreement to which it
is a party or by which it is or its property is bound and neither the
execution, nor the delivery by the Company, nor the performance by the Company
of its obligations under this Agreement or any of the exhibits or attachments
hereto will conflict with or result in the breach or violation of any of the
terms or provisions of, or constitute a default or result in the creation or
imposition of any lien or charge on any assets or properties of the Company
under its Certificate of Incorporation, By-Laws, any material indenture,
mortgage, deed of trust or other material agreement applicable to the Company
or instrument to which the Company is a party or by which it is bound, or any
statute, or any decree, judgment, order, rules or regulation of any court or
governmental agency or body having jurisdiction over the Company or its
properties, in each case which default, lien or charge is likely to cause a
Material Adverse Effect on the Company's business or financial condition.
Section 4.8. Absence of Events of Default. Except for matters
described in the SEC Documents and/or this Agreement, no Event of Default, as
defined in the respective agreement to which the Company is a party, and no
event which, with the giving of notice or the passage of time or both, would
become an Event of Default (as so defined), has occurred and is continuing,
which would have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company's business,
properties, prospects, financial condition or results of operations.
Section 4.9. Intellectual Property Rights. The Company and its
subsidiaries own or possess adequate rights or licenses to use all material
trademarks, trade names, service marks, service xxxx registrations, service
names, patents, patent rights, copyrights, inventions, licenses, approvals,
governmental authorizations, trade secrets and rights necessary to conduct
their respective businesses as now conducted. The Company and its subsidiaries
do not have any knowledge of any infringement by the Company or its
subsidiaries of trademark, trade name rights, patents, patent rights,
copyrights, inventions, licenses, service names, service marks, service xxxx
registrations, trade secret or other similar rights of others, and, to the
knowledge of the Company, there is no claim, action or proceeding being made or
brought against, or to the Company's knowledge, being threatened against, the
Company or its subsidiaries regarding trademark, trade name, patents, patent
rights, invention, copyright, license, service names, service marks, service
xxxx registrations, trade secret or other infringement; and the Company and its
subsidiaries are unaware of any facts or circumstances which might give rise to
any of the foregoing.
Section 4.10. Employee Relations. Neither the Company nor any of its
subsidiaries is involved in any labor dispute nor, to the knowledge of the
Company or any of its subsidiaries, is any such dispute threatened. None of the
Company's or its subsidiaries' employees is a member of a union and the Company
and its subsidiaries believe that their relations with their employees are
good.
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Section 4.11. Environmental Laws. The Company and its subsidiaries are
(i) in compliance with any and all applicable material foreign, federal, state
and local laws and regulations relating to the protection of human health and
safety, the environment or hazardous or toxic substances or wastes, pollutants
or contaminants ("Environmental Laws"), (ii) have received all permits,
licenses or other approvals required of them under applicable Environmental
Laws to conduct their respective businesses and (iii) are in compliance with
all terms and conditions of any such permit, license or approval.
Section 4.12. Title. Except as set forth in the SEC Documents, the
Company has good and marketable title to its properties and material assets
owned by it, free and clear of any pledge, lien, security interest,
encumbrance, claim or equitable interest other than such as are not material to
the business of the Company. Any real property and facilities held under lease
by the Company and its subsidiaries are held by them under valid, subsisting
and enforceable leases with such exceptions as are not material and do not
interfere with the use made and proposed to be made of such property and
buildings by the Company and its subsidiaries.
Section 4.13. Insurance. The Company and each of its subsidiaries are
insured by insurers of recognized financial responsibility against such losses
and risks and in such amounts as management of the Company believes to be
prudent and customary in the businesses in which the Company and its
subsidiaries are engaged. Neither the Company nor any such subsidiary has been
refused any insurance coverage sought or applied for and neither the Company
nor any such subsidiary has any reason to believe that it will not be able to
renew its existing insurance coverage as and when such coverage expires or to
obtain similar coverage from similar insurers as may be necessary to continue
its business at a cost that would not materially and adversely affect the
condition, financial or otherwise, or the earnings, business or operations of
the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
Section 4.14. Regulatory Permits. The Company and its subsidiaries
possess all material certificates, authorizations and permits issued by the
appropriate federal, state or foreign regulatory authorities necessary to
conduct their respective businesses, and neither the Company nor any such
subsidiary has received any notice of proceedings relating to the revocation or
modification of any such certificate, authorization or permit.
Section 4.15. Internal Accounting Controls. The Company and each of
its subsidiaries maintain a system of internal accounting controls sufficient
to provide reasonable assurance that (i) transactions are executed in
accordance with management's general or specific authorizations, (ii)
transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial
statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles and to
maintain asset accountability, (iii) access to assets is permitted only in
accordance with management's general or specific authorization and (iv) the
recorded accountability for assets is compared with the existing assets at
reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any
differences.
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Section 4.16. No Material Adverse Breaches, etc. Except as set forth
in the SEC Documents, neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries is
subject to any charter, corporate or other legal restriction, or any judgment,
decree, order, rule or regulation which in the judgment of the Company's
officers has or is expected in the future to have a Material Adverse Effect on
the business, properties, operations, financial condition, results of
operations or prospects of the Company or its subsidiaries. Except as set forth
in the SEC Documents, neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries is in
breach of any contract or agreement which breach, in the judgment of the
Company's officers, has or is expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on the
business, properties, operations, financial condition, results of operations or
prospects of the Company or its subsidiaries.
Section 4.17. Absence of Litigation. Except as set forth in the SEC
Documents, there is no action, suit, proceeding, inquiry or investigation
before or by any court, public board, government agency, self-regulatory
organization or body pending against or affecting the Company, the Common Stock
or any of the Company's subsidiaries, wherein an unfavorable decision, ruling
or finding would (i) have a Material Adverse Effect on the transactions
contemplated hereby (ii) adversely affect the validity or enforceability of, or
the authority or ability of the Company to perform its obligations under, this
Agreement or any of the documents contemplated herein, or (iii) except as
expressly disclosed in the SEC Documents, have a Material Adverse Effect on the
business, operations, properties, financial condition or results of operation
of the Company and its subsidiaries taken as a whole.
Section 4.18. Subsidiaries. Except as disclosed in the SEC Documents,
the Company does not presently own or control, directly or indirectly, any
interest in any other corporation, partnership, association or other business
entity.
Section 4.19. Tax Status. The Company and each of its subsidiaries has
made or filed all federal and state income and all other tax returns, reports
and declarations required by any jurisdiction to which it is subject and
(unless and only to the extent that the Company and each of its subsidiaries
has set aside on its books provisions reasonably adequate for the payment of
all unpaid and unreported taxes) has paid all taxes and other governmental
assessments and charges that are material in amount, shown or determined to be
due on such returns, reports and declarations, except those being contested in
good faith and has set aside on its books provision reasonably adequate for the
payment of all taxes for periods subsequent to the periods to which such
returns, reports or declarations apply. There are no unpaid taxes in any
material amount claimed to be due by the taxing authority of any jurisdiction,
and the officers of the Company know of no basis for any such claim.
Section 4.20. Certain Transactions. Except as set forth in the SEC
Documents none of the officers, directors, or employees of the Company is
presently a party to any transaction with the Company (other than for services
as employees, officers and directors), including any contract, agreement or
other arrangement providing for the furnishing of services to or by, providing
for rental of real or personal property to or from, or otherwise requiring
payments to or from any officer, director or such employee or, to the knowledge
of the Company, any corporation, partnership, trust or other entity in which
any officer, director, or any such employee has a substantial interest or is an
officer, director, trustee or partner.
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Section 4.21. Fees and Rights of First Refusal. Except as set forth in
the SEC Documents, the Company is not obligated to offer the securities offered
hereunder on a right of first refusal basis or otherwise to any third parties
including, but not limited to, current or former shareholders of the Company,
underwriters, brokers, agents or other third parties.
Section 4.22. Use of Proceeds. The Company represents that the net
proceeds from this offering will be used for general corporate purposes.
However, in no event shall the net proceeds from this offering be used by the
Company for the payment (or loaned to any such person for the payment) of any
judgment, or other liability, incurred by any executive officer, officer,
director or employee of the Company, except for any liability owed to such
person for services rendered, or if any judgment or other liability is incurred
by such person originating from services rendered to the Company, or the
Company has indemnified such person from liability.
Section 4.23. Further Representation and Warranties of the Company.
For so long as any securities issuable hereunder held by the Investor remain
outstanding, the Company acknowledges, represents, warrants and agrees that it
will maintain the listing of its Common Stock on the Principal Market
Section 4.24. Opinion of Counsel. Investor shall receive an opinion
letter from Sichenzia Xxxx Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx LLP, counsel to the Company
(updated where applicable) on the date hereof.
Section 4.25. Opinion of Counsel. The Company will obtain for the
Investor, at the Company's expense, any and all opinions of counsel which may
be reasonably required in order to sell the securities issuable hereunder
without restriction.
Section 4.26. Dilution. The Company is aware and acknowledges that
issuance of shares of the Company's Common Stock could cause dilution to
existing shareholders and could significantly increase the outstanding number
of shares of Common Stock.
ARTICLE V.
Indemnification
The Investor and the Company represent to the other the following with
respect to itself:
Section 5.1. Indemnification.
(a) In consideration of the Investor's execution and delivery of
this Agreement, and in addition to all of the Company's other obligations under
this Agreement, the Company shall defend, protect, indemnify and hold harmless
the Investor, and all of its officers, directors, partners, employees and
agents (including, without limitation, those retained in connection with the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement) (collectively, the "Investor
Indemnitees") from and against any and all actions, causes of action, suits,
claims, losses, costs, penalties, fees, liabilities and damages, and expenses
in connection therewith (irrespective of whether any such Investor Indemnitee
is a party to the action for which indemnification hereunder is sought), and
including reasonable attorneys' fees and disbursements (the "Indemnified
Liabilities"), incurred by the Investor Indemnitees or any of them as a result
of, or arising out of, or relating to (a) any material misrepresentation or
breach of any representation
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or warranty made by the Company in this Agreement or the Registration Rights
Agreement or any other certificate, instrument or document contemplated hereby
or thereby, (b) any material breach of any covenant, agreement or obligation of
the Company contained in this Agreement or the Registration Rights Agreement or
any other certificate, instrument or document contemplated hereby or thereby,
or (c) any cause of action, suit or claim brought or made against such Investor
Indemnitee not arising out of any action or inaction of an Investor Indemnitee,
and arising out of or resulting from the execution, delivery, performance or
enforcement of this Agreement or any other instrument, document or agreement
executed pursuant hereto by any of the Investor Indemnitees. To the extent that
the foregoing undertaking by the Company may be unenforceable for any reason,
the Company shall make the maximum contribution to the payment and satisfaction
of each of the Indemnified Liabilities, which is permissible under applicable
law.
(b) In consideration of the Company's execution and delivery of
this Agreement, and in addition to all of the Investor's other obligations
under this Agreement, the Investor shall defend, protect, indemnify and hold
harmless the Company and all of its officers, directors, shareholders,
employees and agents (including, without limitation, those retained in
connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement) (collectively,
the "Company Indemnitees") from and against any and all Indemnified Liabilities
incurred by the Company Indemnitees or any of them as a result of, or arising
out of, or relating to (a) any misrepresentation or breach of any
representation or warranty made by the Investor in this Agreement, the
Registration Rights Agreement, or any instrument or document contemplated
hereby or thereby executed by the Investor, (b) any breach of any covenant,
agreement or obligation of the Investor(s) contained in this Agreement, the
Registration Rights Agreement or any other certificate, instrument or document
contemplated hereby or thereby executed by the Investor, or (c) any cause of
action, suit or claim brought or made against such Company Indemnitee based on
misrepresentations or due to a breach by the Investor and arising out of or
resulting from the execution, delivery, performance or enforcement of this
Agreement or any other instrument, document or agreement executed pursuant
hereto by any of the Company Indemnitees. To the extent that the foregoing
undertaking by the Investor may be unenforceable for any reason, the Investor
shall make the maximum contribution to the payment and satisfaction of each of
the Indemnified Liabilities, which is permissible under applicable law.
ARTICLE VI.
Covenants of the Company
Section 6.1. Registration Rights. The Company shall cause the
Registration Rights Agreement to remain in full force and effect and the
Company shall comply in all material respects with the terms thereof.
Section 6.2. Listing of Common Stock. The Company shall maintain the
Common Stock's authorization for quotation on the National Association of
Securities Dealers Inc.'s Over the Counter Bulletin Board.
Section 6.3. Exchange Act Registration. The Company will cause its
Common Stock to continue to be registered under Section 12(g) of the Exchange
Act, will file in a timely manner all reports and other documents required of
it as a reporting company under the Exchange Act and will not take any action
or file any document (whether or not permitted by Exchange Act or the rules
there under to terminate or suspend such registration or to terminate or
suspend its reporting and filing obligations under said Exchange Act.
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Section 6.4. Transfer Agent Instructions. Not later than two (2)
business days after each Advance Notice Date and prior to each Closing and the
effectiveness of the Registration Statement and resale of the Common Stock by
the Investor, the Company will deliver instructions to its transfer agent to
issue shares of Common Stock free of restrictive legends.
Section 6.5. Corporate Existence. The Company will take all steps
necessary to preserve and continue the corporate existence of the Company.
Section 6.6. Notice of Certain Events Affecting Registration;
Suspension of Right to Make an Advance. The Company will immediately notify the
Investor upon its becoming aware of the occurrence of any of the following
events in respect of a registration statement or related prospectus relating to
an offering of Registrable Securities: (i) receipt of any request for
additional information by the SEC or any other Federal or state governmental
authority during the period of effectiveness of the Registration Statement for
amendments or supplements to the registration statement or related prospectus;
(ii) the issuance by the SEC or any other Federal or state governmental
authority of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration
Statement or the initiation of any proceedings for that purpose; (iii) receipt
of any notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification or
exemption from qualification of any of the Registrable Securities for sale in
any jurisdiction or the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for such
purpose; (iv) the happening of any event that makes any statement made in the
Registration Statement or related prospectus of any document incorporated or
deemed to be incorporated therein by reference untrue in any material respect
or that requires the making of any changes in the Registration Statement,
related prospectus or documents so that, in the case of the Registration
Statement, it will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit
to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make
the statements therein not misleading, and that in the case of the related
prospectus, it will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit
to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make
the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were
made, not misleading; and (v) the Company's reasonable determination that a
post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement would be appropriate;
and the Company will promptly make available to the Investor any such
supplement or amendment to the related prospectus. The Company shall not
deliver to the Investor any Advance Notice during the continuation of any of
the foregoing events.
Section 6.7. Expectations Regarding Advance Notices. Within ten (10)
days after the commencement of each calendar quarter occurring subsequent to
the commencement of the Commitment Period, the Company must notify the
Investor, in writing, as to its reasonable expectations as to the dollar amount
it intends to raise during such calendar quarter, if any, through the issuance
of Advance Notices. Such notification shall constitute only the Company's good
faith estimate and shall in no way obligate the Company to raise such amount,
or any amount, or otherwise limit its ability to deliver Advance Notices. The
failure by the Company to comply with this provision can be cured by the
Company's notifying the Investor, in writing, at any time as to its reasonable
expectations with respect to the current calendar quarter.
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Section 6.8. Restriction on Sale of Capital Stock. During the
Commitment Period, the Company shall not issue or sell, without the prior
written consent of the Investor, which shall not unreasonably withheld, (i) any
Common Stock or Preferred Stock without consideration or for a consideration
per share less than the bid price of the Common Stock determined immediately
prior to its issuance, (ii) issue or sell any Preferred Stock warrant, option,
right, contract, call, or other security or instrument granting the holder
thereof the right to acquire Common Stock without consideration or for a
consideration per share less than such Common Stock's Bid Price determined
immediately prior to its issuance, or (iii) file any registration statement on
Form S-8.
Section 6.9. Consolidation; Merger. The Company shall not, at any time
after the date hereof, effect any merger or consolidation of the Company with
or into, or a transfer of all or substantially all the assets of the Company to
another entity (a "Consolidation Event") unless the resulting successor or
acquiring entity (if not the Company) assumes by written instrument the
obligation to deliver to the Investor such shares of stock and/or securities as
the Investor is entitled to receive pursuant to this Agreement.
Section 6.10. Issuance of the Company's Common Stock. The sale of the
shares of Common Stock shall be made in accordance with the provisions and
requirements of Regulation D and any applicable state securities law.
ARTICLE VII.
Conditions for Advance and Conditions to Closing
Section 7.1. Conditions Precedent to the Obligations of the Company.
The obligation hereunder of the Company to issue and sell the shares of Common
Stock to the Investor incident to each Closing is subject to the satisfaction,
or waiver by the Company, at or before each such Closing, of each of the
conditions set forth below.
(a) Accuracy of the Investor's Representations and Warranties.
The representations and warranties of the Investor shall be true and correct in
all material respects.
(b) Performance by the Investor. The Investor shall have
performed, satisfied and complied in all respects with all covenants,
agreements and conditions required by this Agreement and the Registration
Rights Agreement to be performed, satisfied or complied with by the Investor at
or prior to such Closing.
Section 7.2. Conditions Precedent to the Right of the Company to
Deliver an Advance Notice and the Obligation of the Investor to Purchase Shares
of Common Stock. The right of the Company to deliver an Advance Notice and the
obligation of the Investor hereunder to acquire and pay for shares of the
Company's Common Stock incident to a Closing is subject to the fulfillment by
the Company, on (i) the date of delivery of such Advance Notice and (ii) the
applicable Advance Date (each a "Condition Satisfaction Date"), of each of the
following conditions:
(a) Registration of the Common Stock with the SEC. The Company
shall have filed with the SEC a Registration Statement with respect to the
resale of the Registrable Securities in accordance with the terms of the
Registration Rights Agreement. As set forth in the Registration Rights
Agreement, the Registration Statement shall have previously become
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effective and shall remain effective on each Condition Satisfaction Date and
(i) neither the Company nor the Investor shall have received notice that the
SEC has issued or intends to issue a stop order with respect to the
Registration Statement or that the SEC otherwise has suspended or withdrawn the
effectiveness of the Registration Statement, either temporarily or permanently,
or intends or has threatened to do so (unless the SEC's concerns have been
addressed and the Investor is reasonably satisfied that the SEC no longer is
considering or intends to take such action), and (ii) no other suspension of
the use or withdrawal of the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or
related prospectus shall exist. The Registration Statement must have been
declared effective by the SEC prior to the first Advance Notice Date.
(b) Authority. The Company shall have obtained all permits and
qualifications required by any applicable state in accordance with the
Registration Rights Agreement for the offer and sale of the shares of Common
Stock, or shall have the availability of exemptions there from. The sale and
issuance of the shares of Common Stock shall be legally permitted by all laws
and regulations to which the Company is subject.
(c) Fundamental Changes. There shall not exist any fundamental
changes to the information set forth in the Registration Statement which would
require the Company to file a post-effective amendment to the Registration
Statement.
(d) Performance by the Company. The Company shall have performed,
satisfied and complied in all material respects with all covenants, agreements
and conditions required by this Agreement (including, without limitation, the
conditions specified in Section 2.5 hereof) and the Registration Rights
Agreement to be performed, satisfied or complied with by the Company at or
prior to each Condition Satisfaction Date.
(e) No Injunction. No statute, rule, regulation, executive order,
decree, ruling or injunction shall have been enacted, entered, promulgated or
endorsed by any court or governmental authority of competent jurisdiction that
prohibits or directly and adversely affects any of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement, and no proceeding shall have been commenced
that may have the effect of prohibiting or adversely affecting any of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(f) No Suspension of Trading in or Delisting of Common Stock. The
trading of the Common Stock is not suspended by the SEC or the Principal Market
(if the Common Stock is traded on a Principal Market). The issuance of shares
of Common Stock with respect to the applicable Closing, if any, shall not
violate the shareholder approval requirements of the Principal Market (if the
Common Stock is traded on a Principal market). The Company shall not have
received any notice threatening the continued listing of the Common Stock on
the Principal Market (if the Common Stock is traded on a Principal Market).
(g) Maximum Advance Amount. The amount of the individual Advance
requested by the Company does not exceed the Maximum Advance Amount. In
addition, in no event shall the number of shares issuable to the Investor
pursuant to an Advance cause the Investor to own in excess of nine and 9/10
percent (9.9%) of the then outstanding Common Stock of the Company.
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(h) No Knowledge. The Company has no knowledge of any event more
likely than not to have the effect of causing such Registration Statement to be
suspended or otherwise ineffective.
(i) Other. On each Condition Satisfaction Date, the Investor
shall have received the certificate executed by an officer of the Company in
the form of Exhibit A attached hereto.
ARTICLE VIII.
Due Diligence Review; Non-Disclosure of Non-Public Information
Section 8.1. Due Diligence Review. Prior to the filing of the
Registration Statement the Company shall make available for inspection and
review by the Investor, advisors to and representatives of the Investor, any
underwriter participating in any disposition of the Registrable Securities on
behalf of the Investor pursuant to the Registration Statement, any such
registration statement or amendment or supplement thereto or any blue sky, NASD
or other filing, all financial and other records, all SEC Documents and other
filings with the SEC, and all other corporate documents and properties of the
Company as may be reasonably necessary for the purpose of such review, and
cause the Company's officers, directors and employees to supply all such
information reasonably requested by the Investor or any such representative,
advisor or underwriter in connection with such Registration Statement
(including, without limitation, in response to all questions and other
inquiries reasonably made or submitted by any of them), prior to and from time
to time after the filing and effectiveness of the Registration Statement for
the sole purpose of enabling the Investor and such representatives, advisors
and underwriters and their respective accountants and attorneys to conduct
initial and ongoing due diligence with respect to the Company and the accuracy
of the Registration Statement.
Section 8.2. Non-Disclosure of Non-Public Information.
(a) The Company shall not disclose non-public information to the
Investor, advisors to or representatives of the Investor unless prior to
disclosure of such information the Company identifies such information as being
non-public information and provides the Investor, such advisors and
representatives with the opportunity to accept or refuse to accept such
non-public information for review. The Company may, as a condition to
disclosing any non-public information hereunder, require the Investor's
advisors and representatives to enter into a confidentiality agreement in form
reasonably satisfactory to the Company and the Investor.
(b) Nothing herein shall require the Company to disclose
non-public information to the Investor or its advisors or representatives, and
the Company represents that it does not disseminate non-public information to
any investors who purchase stock in the Company in a public offering, to money
managers or to securities analysts, provided, however, that notwithstanding
anything herein to the contrary, the Company will, as hereinabove provided,
immediately notify the advisors and representatives of the Investor and, if
any, underwriters, of any event or the existence of any circumstance (without
any obligation to disclose the specific event or circumstance) of which it
becomes aware, constituting non-public information (whether or not requested of
the Company specifically or generally during the course of due diligence by
such persons or entities), which, if not disclosed in the prospectus included
in the Registration
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Statement would cause such prospectus to include a material misstatement or to
omit a material fact required to be stated therein in order to make the
statements, therein, in light of the circumstances in which they were made, not
misleading. Nothing contained in this Section 8.2 shall be construed to mean
that such persons or entities other than the Investor (without the written
consent of the Investor prior to disclosure of such information) may not obtain
non-public information in the course of conducting due diligence in accordance
with the terms of this Agreement and nothing herein shall prevent any such
persons or entities from notifying the Company of their opinion that based on
such due diligence by such persons or entities, that the Registration Statement
contains an untrue statement of material fact or omits a material fact required
to be stated in the Registration Statement or necessary to make the statements
contained therein, in light of the circumstances in which they were made, not
misleading.
ARTICLE IX.
Choice of Law/Jurisdiction
Section 9.1. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and
interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware without regard
to the principles of conflict of laws. The parties further agree that any
action between them shall be heard in Xxxxxx County, New Jersey, and expressly
consent to the jurisdiction and venue of the Superior Court of New Jersey,
sitting in Xxxxxx County, New Jersey and the United States District Court of
New Jersey, sitting in Newark, New Jersey, for the adjudication of any civil
action asserted pursuant to this paragraph.
ARTICLE X.
Assignment; Termination
Section 10.1. Assignment. Neither this Agreement nor any rights of the
Company hereunder may be assigned to any other Person.
Section 10.2. Termination. The obligations of the Investor to make
Advances under Article II hereof shall terminate twenty-four (24) months after
the Effective Date.
ARTICLE XI.
Notices
Section 11.1. Notices. Any notices, consents, waivers, or other
communications required or permitted to be given under the terms of this
Agreement must be in writing and will be deemed to have been delivered (i) upon
receipt, when delivered personally; (ii) upon receipt, when sent by facsimile,
provided a copy is mailed by U.S. certified mail, return receipt requested;
(iii) three (3) days after being sent by U.S. certified mail, return receipt
requested, or (iv) one (1) day after deposit with a nationally recognized
overnight delivery service, in each case properly addressed to the party to
receive the same. The addresses and facsimile numbers for such communications
shall be:
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If to the Company, to: ITEC Environmental Group Inc.
000 Xx Xxxx Xxxxxxx - Xxxxx 0
Xxxxxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
With a copy to: Sichenzia Xxxx Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx LLP
0000 Xxxxxx xx xxx Xxxxxxxx - 00xx Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx, esq.
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
With a copy to: Law Offices of Xxxxx X. Xxxxx, Esq.
0000 Xxxxxxx Xxxx Xxxx - Xxxxx 0000
Xxx Xxxxxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Xxxxx X. Xxxxx, Esq.
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
If to the Investor(s): Cornell Capital Partners, LP
000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx -Xxxxx 0000
Xxxxxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Xxxx Xxxxxx
Portfolio Manager
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
With a Copy to: Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx LLP
0000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx - Xxxxx 0
Xxxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx, Esq.
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
Each party shall provide five (5) days' prior written notice to the other party
of any change in address or facsimile number.
ARTICLE XII.
Miscellaneous
Section 12.1. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two or
more identical counterparts, all of which shall be considered one and the same
agreement and shall become effective when counterparts have been signed by each
party and delivered to the other party. In the event any signature page is
delivered by facsimile transmission, the party using such means of delivery
shall cause four (4) additional original executed signature pages to be
physically delivered to the other party within five (5) days of the execution
and delivery hereof.
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Section 12.2. Entire Agreement; Amendments. This Agreement supersedes
all other prior oral or written agreements between the Investor, the Company,
their affiliates and persons acting on their behalf with respect to the matters
discussed herein, and this Agreement and the instruments referenced herein
contain the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the matters
covered herein and therein and, except as specifically set forth herein or
therein, neither the Company nor the Investor makes any representation,
warranty, covenant or undertaking with respect to such matters. No provision of
this Agreement may be waived or amended other than by an instrument in writing
signed by the party to be charged with enforcement.
Section 12.3. Reporting Entity for the Common Stock. The reporting
entity relied upon for the determination of the trading price or trading volume
of the Common Stock on any given Trading Day for the purposes of this Agreement
shall be Bloomberg, L.P. or any successor thereto. The written mutual consent
of the Investor and the Company shall be required to employ any other reporting
entity.
Section 12.4. Fees and Expenses. The Company hereby agrees to pay the
following fees:
(a) Legal Fees. Each of the parties shall pay its own fees and
expenses (including the fees of any attorneys, accountants, appraisers or
others engaged by such party) in connection with this Agreement and the
transactions contemplated hereby, except that the Company will pay the sum of
Fifteen Thousand Dollars ($15,000), to Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx LLP for legal,
administrative, and escrow fees, of which Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000) shall
be paid upon the execution of this agreement and Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000)
shall be paid, directly from the gross proceeds of the first Advance hereunder
or one hundred twenty (120) calendar days from the date hereof, which occurs
first. Subsequently on each advance date, the Company will pay Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
LLP, the sum of Five Hundred Dollars ($500) for legal, administrative and
escrow fees directly out the proceeds of any Advances hereunder.
(b) Commitment Fees.
(i) On each Advance Date the Company shall pay to the
Investor, directly from the gross proceeds held in escrow, an amount equal to
six percent (6%) of the amount of each Advance. The Company hereby agrees that
if such payment, as is described above, is not made by the Company on the
Advance Date, such payment will be made at the direction of the Investor as
outlined and mandated by Section 2.3 of this Agreement.
(ii) Upon the execution of this Agreement the Company shall
issue to the Investor a convertible debenture for One Hundred Ninety Thousand
Dollars ($190,000) (the "Investor's Convertible Debenture"). The Investor's
Convertible Debenture shall be exercisable for a period of three (3) years from
the issuance date. The Investor shall not effectuate conversions of the
Investor's Convertible Debenture for thirty (30) calendar days from the date
the registration statement, registering the shares of common stock underlying
Investor's Convertible Debenture, is declared effective by the United States
Securities and Exchange
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Commission, every twenty (20) trading days thereafter the Investor shall be
entitled to convert a a principal amount of the Debenture, plus accrued
interest, into shares (the "Conversion Shares") of the Company's common stock,
par value $0.001 per share equal to twenty percent (20%) of the twenty (20)
trading days, preceeding the conversion date, average trading dollar amount of
the Company's Common Stock.
(iii) Fully Earned. The Investor's Convertible Debenture
shall be deemed fully earned as of the date hereof.
(iv) Registration Rights. The shares of the Company's Common
Stock underlying the Investor's Convertible Debenture will have "piggy-back"
registration rights.
Section 12.5. Brokerage. Each of the parties hereto represents that it
has had no dealings in connection with this transaction with any finder or
broker who will demand payment of any fee or commission from the other party.
The Company on the one hand, and the Investor, on the other hand, agree to
indemnify the other against and hold the other harmless from any and all
liabilities to any person claiming brokerage commissions or finder's fees on
account of services purported to have been rendered on behalf of the
indemnifying party in connection with this Agreement or the transactions
contemplated hereby.
Section 12.6. Confidentiality. If for any reason the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement are not consummated, each of the parties hereto
shall keep confidential any information obtained from any other party (except
information publicly available or in such party's domain prior to the date
hereof, and except as required by court order) and shall promptly return to the
other parties all schedules, documents, instruments, work papers or other
written information without retaining copies thereof, previously furnished by
it as a result of this Agreement or in connection herein.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Line of Credit
Agreement to be executed by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, as of
the date first set forth above.
COMPANY:
ITEC ENVIRONMENTAL GROUP INC.
By:
Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Title: Chief Financial Officer
INVESTOR:
CORNELL CAPITAL PARTNERS, LP
By: Yorkville Advisors, LLC
Its: General Partner
By:
Name: Xxxx Xxxxxx
Title: Portfolio Manager
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EXHIBIT A
ADVANCE NOTICE/COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE
ITEC ENVIRONMENTAL GROUP INC.
The undersigned, ________________________________ hereby certifies,
with respect to the sale of shares of Common Stock of ITEC Environmental Group
Inc., (the "Company"), issuable in connection with this Advance Notice and
Compliance Certificate dated ___________________ (the "Notice"), delivered
pursuant to the Equity Line of Credit Agreement (the "Agreement"), as follows:
1. The undersigned is the duly elected Chief Financial Officer of the
Company.
2. There are no fundamental changes to the information set forth in
the Registration Statement which would require the Company to file a post
effective amendment to the Registration Statement.
3. The Company has performed in all material respects all covenants
and agreements to be performed by the Company on or prior to the Advance Date
related to the Notice and has complied in all material respects with all
obligations and conditions contained in the Agreement.
4. The Advance requested is _____________________.
The undersigned has executed this Certificate this ____ day of
_________________.
ITEC ENVIRONMENTAL GROUP INC.
By:
Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Title: Chief Financial Officer
SCHEDULED 2.6(b)
ITEC ENVIRONMENTAL GROUP INC.
The undersigned hereby agrees that for a period commencing on the date
hereof and expiring on the termination of the Agreement dated ________________
between ITEC Environmental Group Inc., (the "Company"), and Cornell Capital
Partners, LP, (the "Investor") (the "Lock-up Period"), he, she or it will not,
directly or indirectly, without the prior written consent of the Investor,
issue, offer, agree or offer to sell, sell, grant an option for the purchase or
sale of, transfer, pledge, assign, hypothecate, distribute or otherwise
encumber or dispose of except pursuant to Rule 144 of the General Rules and
Regulations under the Securities Act of 1933, any securities of the Company,
including common stock or options, rights, warrants or other securities
underlying, convertible into, exchangeable or exercisable for or evidencing any
right to purchase or subscribe for any common stock (whether or not
beneficially owned by the undersigned), or any beneficial interest therein
(collectively, the "Securities").
In order to enable the aforesaid covenants to be enforced, the
undersigned hereby consents to the placing of legends and/or stop-transfer
orders with the transfer agent of the Company's securities with respect to any
of the Securities registered in the name of the undersigned or beneficially
owned by the undersigned, and the undersigned hereby confirms the undersigned's
investment in the Company.
Dated: _______________, 2003
Signature
______________________________________
Address:______________________________
City, State, Zip Code:________________
______________________________________
Print Social Security Number
or Taxpayer I.D. Number
