SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT
EXHIBIT 10.1
SECURITIES
PURCHASE AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”), dated as of July 14, 2009, by and among
Stinger Systems, Inc., a Nevada corporation, with headquarters located at 0000 Xxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxx
000, Xxxxx, Xxxxxxx 00000 (the “Company”), and the investors listed on the Schedule of Buyers
attached hereto (individually, a “Buyer” and collectively, the “Buyers”).
WHEREAS:
A. The Company and each Buyer is executing and delivering this Agreement in reliance upon the
exemption from securities registration afforded by Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended (the “1933 Act”), and Rule 506 of Regulation D (“Regulation D”) as promulgated by the
United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) under the 1933 Act.
B. The Company has authorized a new series of senior secured convertible notes of the Company
which notes shall be convertible into the Company’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share
(the “Common Stock”), in accordance with the terms of the New Notes (as defined below).
C. Each Buyer wishes to purchase, and the Company wishes to sell, upon the terms and
conditions stated in this Agreement, (i) that aggregate principal amount of senior secured
convertible notes, in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (together with
any convertible notes issued in replacement or exchange thereof in accordance with the terms
thereof, the “New Notes”, as converted, collectively, the “New Conversion Shares”), set forth
opposite such Buyer’s name in column (3) on the Schedule of Buyers attached hereto (which aggregate
amount for all Buyers shall be $650,000), and (ii) warrants, in substantially the form attached
hereto as Exhibit B (the “Warrants”), to acquire up to that number of additional shares of
Common Stock set forth opposite such Buyer’s name in column (4) of the Schedule of Buyers (as
exercised, collectively, the “Warrant Shares”).
D. The Company and Castlerigg Master Investments, Ltd., a company organized under the laws of
the British Virgin Islands (“Castlerigg”), entered into (i) that certain Securities Purchase
Agreement, dated as of August 2, 2007 (as amended from time to time in accordance with its terms,
the “August 2007 Securities Purchase Agreement”), whereby the Company, among other things, issued
to Castlerigg, at the Closing (as defined in the August 2007 Securities Purchase Agreement), senior
secured convertible notes (the “August 2007 Notes”) and warrants (the “August 2007 Warrants”) to
acquire shares of Common Stock and (ii) that certain Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of
February 29, 2008 (as amended from time to time in accordance with its terms, the “February 2008
Securities Purchase Agreement”), whereby the Company, among other things, issued to Castlerigg at
the Closing (as defined in the February 2008 Securities Purchase Agreement), senior secured
convertible notes (the “February 2008 Notes”) and warrants (as such warrants have been amended and
amended and restated from time to time, the “ February 2008 Warrants”) to acquire shares of Common
Stock.
E. The Company and the Buyers entered into that certain Securities Purchase Agreement, dated
as of September 12, 2008 (as amended form time to time in accordance with
its terms, the “September 2008 Securities Purchase Agreement”), whereby the Company, among
other things, issued Senior Secured Convertible Notes in the principal amount of $3,000,000 (the
“Vicis Notes”) and warrants (the “September 2008 Warrants”) currently held by Vicis Capital Master
Fund.
F. Contemporaneously with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the August 2007
Securities Purchase Agreement, the Company entered into a Security Agreement, dated as of August 3,
2007, by the Company in favor of Castlerigg, in its capacity as collateral agent for the Buyers (as
defined in the August 2007 Securities Purchase Agreement), and, contemporaneously with the
consummation of the transactions contemplated by the February 2008 Securities Purchase Agreement,
the Company amended and restated the Security Agreement (the “Castlerigg Amended and Restated
Security Agreement”).
G. Contemporaneously with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the September
2008 Securities Purchase Agreement, the Company entered into a Security Agreement, dated as of
September 12, 2008, by the Company in favor of Debt Opportunity Fund, LLLP (“DOF”), in its capacity
as collateral agent for the Buyers (as defined in the September 2008 Securities Purchase Agreement)
(the “DOF Security Agreement”).
H. The Company and Castlerigg entered into that certain Amendment and Exchange Agreement,
dated as of September 12, 2008 (as amended from time to time in accordance with its terms, the
“Exchange Agreement”), whereby the Company, among other things, (i) amended and restated the August
2007 Notes and exchanged them for senior secured convertible notes in the principal amount of
$2,741,200 (the “Exchanged 2007 Notes”) and (ii) amended and restated the February 2008 Notes and
exchanged them for senior secured convertible notes in the principal amount of $2,150,000 (the
“Exchanged 2008 Notes”, together with the Exchanged 2007 Notes and the Vicis Notes, the “Exchanged
Notes”).
I. The Company and the Buyers desire to amend and restate as of the Closing (as defined
below), upon the terms and conditions stated in this Agreement, (i) the Exchanged 2007 Notes in the
principal amount of $2,799,450.50 (which shall include as principal, the accrued and unpaid
interest as of the Closing Date (as defined below) on such notes) (the “Amended and Restated
Exchanged 2007 Notes”), (ii) the Exchanged 2008 Notes in the principal amount of $2,150,000.00
(which shall include as principal, the accrued and unpaid interest as of the Closing Date on such
notes) (the “Amended and Restated Exchanged 2008 Notes”) and (iii) the Vicis Notes in the principal
amount of $3,075,000.00 (which shall include as principal, the accrued and unpaid interest as of
the Closing Date on such notes) (the “Amended and Restated Vicis Notes”), in the form attached
hereto as Exhibit C (together with any convertible note issued in replacement or exchange
thereof in accordance with the terms thereof, the “Amended and Restated Exchanged Notes”, and the
Amended and Restated Exchanged Notes together with the New Notes, the “Notes”) (as converted,
collectively, the “Amended and Restated Conversion Shares”, and the Amended and Restated Conversion
Shares together with the New Conversion Shares, the “Conversion Shares”).
J. The Notes bear interest, which at the option of the Company, subject to certain conditions,
may be paid in shares of Common Stock (the “Interest Shares”).
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K. The issuance of the Amended and Restated Exchanged Notes pursuant to this Agreement in
exchange for the surrender (and cancellation) of the Exchanged Notes and the Vicis Notes is being
made in reliance upon the exemption from registration provided by Section 3(a)(9) of the 1933 Act.
L. The Notes, the Conversion Shares, the Interest Shares, the Warrants and the Warrant Shares
collectively are referred to herein as the “Securities”.
M. The Notes will rank senior to all outstanding and future indebtedness of the Company and
will be secured by a first priority, perfected security interest in all of the assets of the
Company and the stock and assets of each of the Company’s subsidiaries and in connection therewith
(i) the Castlerigg Amended and Restated Security Agreement will be amended and restated in the form
attached hereto as Exhibit D (the “Second Amended and Restated Security Agreement”) and
(ii) the DOF Security Agreement will be amended and restated in the form attached hereto as
Exhibit I (the “First Amended and Restated Security Agreement”, and together with the
Second Amended and Restated Security Agreement, the “Security Agreements”). All payments due under
the New Notes and the Amended and Restated Exchanged Notes shall rank pari passu.
NOW, THEREFORE, the Company and each Buyer hereby agree as follows:
1. AMENDED AND RESTATED EXCHANGED NOTES, PURCHASE AND SALE OF NEW NOTES AND WARRANTS.
(a) Amended and Restated Exchanged Notes, Purchase of New Notes and Warrants. Subject
to the satisfaction (or waiver) of the conditions set forth in Sections 6(a) and 7(a) below, (i)
the Company shall issue and sell to each Buyer, and each Buyer severally, but not jointly, agrees
to purchase from the Company on the Closing Date (as defined below), (A) a principal amount of New
Notes as is set forth opposite such Buyer’s name in column (3) on the Schedule of Buyers, and (B)
Warrants to acquire that number of Warrant Shares as is set forth opposite such Buyer’s name in
column (4) on the Schedule of Buyers, and (ii) the Company shall issue and deliver to each Buyer a
principal amount of Amended and Restated Exchanged Notes (A) for the Exchanged 2007 Notes, as is
set forth opposite such Buyer’s name in column (5) on the Schedule of Buyers, (B) for the Exchanged
2008 Notes, as is set forth opposite such Buyer’s name in column (6) on the Schedule of Buyers and
(C) for the Vicis Notes, as set forth opposite such Buyer’s name in Column (7) on the Schedule of
Buyers and each Buyer shall surrender to the Company for cancellation each such Exchanged Notes
(the “Closing”).
(b) Closing. The Closing shall occur on the Closing Date at the offices of Xxxxx
Peabody LLP, 000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000.
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(d) Purchase Price. The Amended and Restated Exchanged Notes shall be issued to each
Buyer and the Exchanged Notes shall be cancelled without the payment of any additional
consideration. The purchase price for each Buyer of the New Notes and the Warrants to be purchased
by each such Buyer at the Closing shall be the amount set forth opposite such Buyer’s name in
column (7) of the Schedule of Buyers (the “Purchase Price”). Each Buyer shall
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pay $0.98 for each $1.00 of principal amount of New Notes and the related Warrants to be
purchased at the Closing. The Buyers and the Company agree that the New Notes and the Warrants
constitute an “investment unit” for purposes of Section 1273(c)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986, as amended (the “Code”). The Buyers and the Company mutually agree that the allocation of
the issue price of such investment unit between the New Notes and the Warrants in accordance with
Section 1273(c)(2) of the Code and Treasury Regulation Section 1.1273-2(h) shall be an aggregate
amount of $99,125 allocated to the Warrants and the balance of the Purchase Price allocated to the
New Notes, and neither the Buyers nor the Company shall take any position inconsistent with such
allocation in any tax return or in any judicial or administrative proceeding in respect of taxes.
(e) Closing Date. The date and time of the Closing (the “Closing Date”) shall be
10:00 a.m., New York City Time, on the date hereof after notification of satisfaction (or waiver)
of the conditions to the Closing set forth in Sections 6(a) and 7(a) below (or such later date as
is mutually agreed to by the Company and each Buyer).
(f) Form of Payment. On the Closing Date, (i) (A) each Buyer shall deliver, or cause
to be delivered, for cancellation, a principal amount of Exchanged Notes as is set forth opposite
such Buyer’s name in columns (5) and (6) of the Schedule of Buyers to the Company, and (B) each
Buyer shall pay its Purchase Price to the Company for the New Notes and the Warrants to be issued
and sold to such Buyer at the Closing less, in the case of Castlerigg, the amounts withheld
pursuant to Section 4(f), by wire transfer of immediately available funds in accordance with the
Company’s written wire instructions, and (ii) the Company shall deliver to each Buyer (A) the New
Notes (in the principal amounts as such Buyer shall request) which such Buyer is purchasing, (B)
the Warrants (allocated in the amounts as such Buyer shall request) to acquire up to an aggregate
number of Warrant Shares which such Buyer is purchasing, and (C) a principal amount of Amended and
Restated Exchanged Notes (in the principal amounts as such Buyer shall request) which such Buyer is
exchanging, in each case duly executed on behalf of the Company and registered in the name of such
Buyer or its designee. Notwithstanding anything herein to the
contrary, the parties hereto acknowledge and agree that (i) on the date
hereof, each of Castlerigg and DOF shall pay $150,000 to the Company
towards the Purchase Price for the New Notes and the Warrants by wire
transfer of immediately available funds in accordance with the
Company’s written wire instructions and (ii) each of Castlerigg and
DOF shall pay the remainder of its respective Purchase Price to the
Comapany for the New Notes and the Warrants by wire transfer of
immediately available funds in accordance with the Comapny’s written
wire instructions no later than 12:00 p.m., New York City time, on
July 15, 2009; provided, however, that Castlerigg is not obligated to
pay the remainder of its respective Purchase Price pursuant to this
clause (ii) unless and until DOF pays the remainder of its respective
Purchase Price pursuant to this clause (ii).
(g) Holding Period. For the purposes of Rule 144 (as defined in Section 2(f)), the
Company acknowledges that the Buyers may tack the holding period of (i) the August 2007 Notes held
by the Buyers to the holding period of the Amended and Restated Exchanged 2007 Notes (such that the
holding period for the Amended and Restated Exchanged 2007 Notes for purposes of Rule 144 shall
commence from the date of issuance of the August 2007 Notes), (ii) the February 2008 Notes held by
the Buyers to the holding period of the Amended and Restated Exchanged 2008 Notes (such that the
holding period for the Amended and Restated Exchanged 2008 Notes for purposes of Rule 144 shall
commence from the date of issuance of the February 2008 Notes) and (iii) the Vicis Notes held by
Vicis Capital Master Fund to the holding period of the Amended and Restated Vicis Notes (such that
the holding period for the Amended and Restated Vicis Notes for purposes of Rule 144 shall
commence from the date of issuance of the Vicis Notes) and the Company agrees not to take a
position contrary to this Section 1(g),
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including, without limitation, with respect to the application of the terms and conditions set
forth in Section 2(g) below.
(h) Ratification. The August 2007 Securities Purchase Agreement, the February 2008
Securities Purchase Agreement, the September 2008 Securities Purchase Agreement and each other
Transaction Document (as defined therein) in effect in accordance with its terms as of the Closing
Date and not otherwise amended and restated in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, is, and
shall continue to be, in full force and effect and effective as of the Closing, the August 2007
Securities Purchase Agreement, the February 2008 Securities Purchase Agreement and each other
Transaction Document (as therein) in effect in accordance with its terms as of the Closing Date and
not terminated or amended and restated in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, is hereby
ratified and confirmed in all respects.
2. BUYER’S REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES.
Each Buyer represents and warrants with respect to only itself that:
(a) No Public Sale or Distribution. Such Buyer is (i) acquiring the Notes and the
Warrants and (ii) upon conversion of the Notes and exercise of the Warrants (other than pursuant to
a Cashless Exercise (as defined in the Warrants)) will acquire the Conversion Shares issuable upon
conversion of the Notes and the Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of the Warrants for its own
account and not with a view towards, or for resale in connection with, the public sale or
distribution thereof, except pursuant to sales registered or exempted under the 1933 Act;
provided, however, that by making the representations herein, such Buyer does not
agree to hold any of the Securities for any minimum or other specific term and reserves the right
to dispose of the Securities at any time in accordance with or pursuant to a registration statement
or an exemption under the 1933 Act. Such Buyer is acquiring the Securities hereunder in the
ordinary course of its business. Such Buyer does not presently have any agreement or
understanding, directly or indirectly, with any Person to distribute any of the Securities.
(b) Accredited Investor Status. Such Buyer is an “accredited investor” as that term
is defined in Rule 501(a) of Regulation D.
(c) Reliance on Exemptions. Such Buyer understands that the Securities are being
offered and sold to it in reliance on specific exemptions from the registration requirements of
United States federal and state securities laws and that the Company is relying in part upon the
truth and accuracy of, and such Buyer’s compliance with, the representations, warranties,
agreements, acknowledgments and understandings of such Buyer set forth herein in order to determine
the availability of such exemptions and the eligibility of such Buyer to acquire the Securities.
(d) Information. Such Buyer and its advisors, if any, have been furnished with all
materials relating to the business, finances and operations of the Company and materials relating
to the offer and sale of the Securities which have been requested by such Buyer. Such Buyer and
its advisors, if any, have been afforded the opportunity to ask questions of the Company. Neither
such inquiries nor any other due diligence investigations conducted by such Buyer or its advisors,
if any, or its representatives shall modify, amend or affect such Buyer’s
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right to rely on the Company’s representations and warranties contained herein. Such Buyer
understands that its investment in the Securities involves a high degree of risk. Such Buyer has
sought such accounting, legal and tax advice as it has considered necessary to make an informed
investment decision with respect to its acquisition of the Securities.
(e) No Governmental Review. Such Buyer understands that no United States federal or
state agency or any other government or governmental agency has passed on or made any
recommendation or endorsement of the Securities or the fairness or suitability of the investment in
the Securities nor have such authorities passed upon or endorsed the merits of the offering of the
Securities.
(f) Transfer or Resale. Such Buyer understands that except as provided in Section
4(t) hereof: (i) the Securities have not been and are not being registered under the 1933 Act or
any state securities laws, and may not be offered for sale, sold, assigned or transferred unless
(A) subsequently registered thereunder, (B) such Buyer shall have delivered to the Company an
opinion of counsel, in a generally acceptable form, to the effect that such Securities to be sold,
assigned or transferred may be sold, assigned or transferred pursuant to an exemption from such
registration, or (C) such Buyer provides the Company with reasonable assurance that such Securities
can be sold, assigned or transferred pursuant to Rule 144 or Rule 144A promulgated under the 1933
Act, as amended, (or a successor rule thereto) (collectively, “Rule 144”); (ii) any sale of the
Securities made in reliance on Rule 144 may be made only in accordance with the terms of Rule 144
and further, if Rule 144 is not applicable, any resale of the Securities under circumstances in
which the seller (or the Person (as defined in Section 3(s)) through whom the sale is made) may be
deemed to be an underwriter (as that term is defined in the 0000 Xxx) may require compliance with
some other exemption under the 1933 Act or the rules and regulations of the SEC thereunder; and
(iii) neither the Company nor any other Person is under any obligation to register the Securities
under the 1933 Act or any state securities laws or to comply with the terms and conditions of any
exemption thereunder. The Securities may be pledged in connection with a bona fide margin account
or other loan or financing arrangement secured by the Securities and such pledge of Securities
shall not be deemed to be a transfer, sale or assignment of the Securities hereunder, and no Buyer
effecting a pledge of Securities shall be required to provide the Company with any notice thereof
or otherwise make any delivery to the Company pursuant to this Agreement or any other Transaction
Document (as defined in Section 3(b)), including, without limitation, this Section 2(f).
(g) Legends. Such Buyer understands that the certificates or other instruments
representing the Notes and the Warrants and, until such time as the resale of the Conversion Shares
and the Warrant Shares have been registered under the 1933 Act as contemplated by Section 4(t)
hereof, the stock certificates representing the New Conversion Shares and the Warrant Shares,
except as set forth below, shall bear any legend as required by the “blue sky” laws of any state
and a restrictive legend in substantially the following form (and a stop-transfer order may be
placed against transfer of such stock certificates):
[NEITHER THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS
CERTIFICATE NOR THE SECURITIES INTO WHICH THESE SECURITIES ARE [CONVERTIBLE]
[EXERCISABLE] HAVE BEEN][THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED
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BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN] REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF
1933, AS AMENDED, OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. THE SECURITIES MAY
NOT BE OFFERED FOR SALE, SOLD, TRANSFERRED OR ASSIGNED (I) IN THE ABSENCE OF
(A) AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT FOR THE SECURITIES UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR (B) AN OPINION OF COUNSEL, IN A
GENERALLY ACCEPTABLE FORM, THAT REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED UNDER SAID ACT
OR (II) UNLESS SOLD PURSUANT TO RULE 144 OR RULE 144A UNDER SAID ACT.
NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING, THE SECURITIES MAY BE PLEDGED IN CONNECTION
WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN ACCOUNT OR OTHER LOAN OR FINANCING ARRANGEMENT
SECURED BY THE SECURITIES.
The legend set forth above shall be removed and the Company shall issue a certificate without such
legend to the holder of the Securities upon which it is stamped or issue to such holder by
electronic delivery at the applicable balance account at DTC (as defined below), unless otherwise
required by state securities laws, (i) such Securities are registered for resale under the 1933
Act, (ii) in connection with a sale, assignment or other transfer, such holder provides the Company
with an opinion of counsel, in a generally acceptable form, to the effect that such sale,
assignment or transfer of the Securities may be made without registration under the applicable
requirements of the 1933 Act, or (iii) such holder provides the Company with reasonable assurance
that the Securities can be sold, assigned or transferred pursuant to Rule 144 or Rule 144A.
(h) Validity; Enforcement. This Agreement and the Security Agreements to which such
Buyer is a party have been duly and validly authorized, executed and delivered on behalf of such
Buyer and shall constitute the legal, valid and binding obligations of such Buyer enforceable
against such Buyer in accordance with their respective terms, except as such enforceability may be
limited by general principles of equity or to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization,
moratorium, liquidation and other similar laws relating to, or affecting generally, the enforcement
of applicable creditors’ rights and remedies.
(i) No Conflicts. The execution, delivery and performance by such Buyer of this
Agreement and the Security Agreements to which such Buyer is a party and the consummation by such
Buyer of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby will not (i) result in a violation of the
organizational documents of such Buyer 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 such Buyer is a party, or (iii) result in a violation of any law, rule,
regulation, order, judgment or decree (including federal and state securities laws) applicable to
such Buyer, except in the case of clauses (ii) and (iii) above, for such conflicts, defaults,
rights or violations which would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to
have a material adverse effect on the ability of such Buyer to perform its obligations hereunder.
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(j) Residency. Such Buyer is a resident of that jurisdiction specified below its
address on the Schedule of Buyers.
3. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY.
The Company represents and warrants to each of the Buyers that:
(a) Organization and Qualification. Each of the Company and its “Subsidiaries” (which
for purposes of this Agreement means any entity in which the Company, directly or indirectly, owns
any of the capital stock or holds an equity or similar interest) are entities duly organized and
validly existing in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction in which they are formed, and
have the requisite power and authorization to own their properties and to carry on their business
as now being conducted. Each of the Company and its Subsidiaries is duly qualified as a foreign
entity to do business and is in good standing in every jurisdiction in which its ownership of
property or 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. As used in this Agreement, “Material Adverse Effect” means any material adverse
effect on the business, properties, assets, operations, results of operations, condition (financial
or otherwise) or prospects of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or on the
transactions contemplated hereby and the other Transaction Documents or by the agreements and
instruments to be entered into in connection herewith or therewith, or on the authority or ability
of the Company to perform its obligations under the Transaction Documents (as defined below). The
Company has no Subsidiaries.
(b) Authorization; Enforcement; Validity. The Company has the requisite power and
authority to enter into and perform its obligations under this Agreement, the Notes, the Security
Agreements, the Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions (as defined in Section 5(b)), the Warrants,
and each of the other agreements entered into by the parties hereto in connection with the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement (collectively, the “Transaction Documents”) and to
issue the Securities in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof. The execution and delivery
of the Transaction Documents by the Company and the consummation by the Company of the transactions
contemplated hereby and thereby, including, without limitation, the issuance of the Notes and the
Warrants, the reservation for issuance and the issuance of the Conversion Shares issuable upon
conversion of the Notes, the reservation for issuance and issuance of Warrant Shares issuable upon
exercise of the Warrants, the reservation for issuance and issuance of Interest Shares, if any, and
the granting of a security interest in the Collateral (as defined in the Security Agreements) have
been duly authorized by the Company’s Board of Directors and (other than (i) the filing of
appropriate UCC financing statements with the appropriate states and other authorities pursuant to
the Security Agreements, and (ii) the filing with the SEC of one or more registration statements in
accordance with the requirements of Section 4(t) hereof) no further filing, consent, or
authorization is required by the Company, its Board of Directors or its stockholders. This
Agreement and the other Transaction Documents of even date herewith have been duly executed and
delivered by the Company, and constitute the legal, valid and binding obligations of the Company,
enforceable against the Company in accordance with their respective terms, except as such
enforceability may be limited by general principles of equity or applicable bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, moratorium,
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liquidation or similar laws relating to, or affecting generally, the enforcement of applicable
creditors’ rights and remedies.
(c) Issuance of Securities. The issuance of the Notes and the Warrants are duly
authorized and are free from all taxes, liens and charges with respect to the issue thereof. As of
the applicable Closing, a number of shares of Common Stock shall have been duly authorized and
reserved for issuance which equals at least 130% of the sum of the maximum number of shares Common
Stock issuable (i) as Interest Shares pursuant to the terms of the Notes, (ii) upon conversion of
the Notes issued at such Closing and issued at all prior Closings and (iii) upon exercise of the
Warrants. Upon conversion or payment in accordance with the Notes or exercise in accordance with
the Warrants, as the case may be, the Conversion Shares, the Interest Shares and the Warrant
Shares, respectively, will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and free from all
preemptive or similar rights, taxes, liens and charges with respect to the issue thereof, with the
holders being entitled to all rights accorded to a holder of Common Stock. The offer and issuance
by the Company of the Securities is exempt from registration under the 1933 Act.
(d) No Conflicts. The execution, delivery and performance of the Transaction
Documents by the Company and the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated
hereby and thereby (including, without limitation, the issuance of the Notes and the Warrants, the
granting of a security interest in the Collateral and reservation for issuance and issuance of the
New Conversion Shares, the Interest Shares and the Warrant Shares) will not (i) result in a
violation of the Articles of Incorporation (as defined in Section 3(r)) of the Company or any of
its Subsidiaries, any capital stock of the Company or Bylaws (as defined in Section 3(r)) of the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries 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 (iii) 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 OTC Bulletin Board (the
“Principal Market”)) applicable to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or by which any property
or asset of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is bound or affected.
(e) Consents. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is required to obtain
any consent, authorization or order of, or make any filing or registration with, any court,
governmental agency or any regulatory or self-regulatory agency or any other Person in order for it
to execute, deliver or perform any of its obligations under or contemplated by the Transaction
Documents, in each case 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 Closing Date, and the
Company and its Subsidiaries are unaware of any facts or circumstances which might prevent the
Company from obtaining or effecting any of the registration, application or filings pursuant to the
preceding sentence. The Company is not in violation of the listing requirements of the Principal
Market and has no knowledge of any facts which would reasonably lead to delisting or suspension of
the Common Stock in the foreseeable future.
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(f) Acknowledgment Regarding Buyer’s Purchase of Securities. The Company acknowledges
and agrees that each Buyer is acting solely in the capacity of arm’s length purchaser with respect
to the Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby and that no Buyer
is (i) an officer or director of the Company, (ii) an “affiliate” of the Company (as defined in
Rule 144) or (iii) to the knowledge of the Company, a “beneficial owner” of more than 10% of the
shares of Common Stock (as defined for purposes of Rule 13d-3 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended (the “1934 Act”)). The Company further acknowledges that no Buyer is acting as a
financial advisor or fiduciary of the Company (or in any similar capacity) with respect to the
Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, and any advice given by
a Buyer or any of its representatives or agents in connection with the Transaction Documents and
the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby is merely incidental to such Buyer’s purchase of
the Securities. The Company further represents to each Buyer that the Company’s decision to enter
into the Transaction Documents has been based solely on the independent evaluation by the Company
and its representatives.
(g) No General Solicitation; Placement Agent’s Fees. 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) in connection with the
offer or sale of the Securities. The Company shall be responsible for the payment of any placement
agent’s fees, financial advisory fees, or brokers’ commissions (other than for persons engaged by
any Buyer or its investment advisor) relating to or arising out of the transactions contemplated
hereby. The Company shall pay, and hold each Buyer harmless against, any liability, loss or
expense (including, without limitation, attorney’s fees and out-of-pocket expenses) arising in
connection with any such claim.
(h) No Integrated Offering. None of the Company, its Subsidiaries, any of their
affiliates, and any Person acting on their behalf has, directly or indirectly, made any offers or
sales of any security or solicited any offers to buy any security, under circumstances that would
require registration of any of the Securities under the 1933 Act or cause this offering of the
Securities to be integrated with prior offerings by the Company for purposes of the 1933 Act or any
applicable stockholder approval provisions, including, without limitation, under the rules and
regulations of any exchange or automated quotation system on which any of the securities of the
Company are listed or designated. None of the Company, its Subsidiaries, their affiliates and any
Person acting on their behalf will take any action or steps referred to in the preceding sentence
that would require registration of any of the Securities under the 1933 Act or cause the offering
of the Securities to be integrated with other offerings.
(i) Dilutive Effect. The Company understands and acknowledges that the number of
Conversion Shares issuable upon conversion of the Notes and the Warrant Shares issuable upon
exercise of the Warrants will increase in certain circumstances. The Company further acknowledges
that its obligation to issue Conversion Shares upon conversion of the Notes in accordance with this
Agreement and the Notes and its obligation to issue the Warrant Shares upon exercise of the
Warrants in accordance with this Agreement and the Warrants, in each case, is absolute and
unconditional regardless of the dilutive effect that such issuance may have on the ownership
interests of other stockholders of the Company.
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(j) Application of Takeover Protections; Rights Agreement. The Company and its board
of directors have taken all necessary action, if any, in order to render inapplicable any control
share acquisition, business combination, poison pill (including any distribution under a rights
agreement) or other similar anti-takeover provision under the Articles of Incorporation or the laws
of the jurisdiction of its formation which is or could become applicable to any Buyer as a result
of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including, without limitation, the Company’s
issuance of the Securities and any Buyer’s ownership of the Securities. The Company has not
adopted a stockholder rights plan or similar arrangement relating to accumulations of beneficial
ownership of Common Stock or a change in control of the Company.
(k) SEC Documents; Financial Statements. Except as disclosed in Schedule
3(k), during the two (2) years prior to the date hereof, the Company has filed all reports,
schedules, forms, statements and other documents required to be filed by it with the SEC pursuant
to the reporting requirements of the 1934 Act (all of the foregoing filed prior to the date hereof
and all exhibits included therein and financial statements, notes and schedules thereto and
documents incorporated by reference therein being hereinafter referred to as the “SEC Documents”).
The Company has delivered to the Buyers or their respective representatives true, correct and
complete copies of the SEC Documents not available on the XXXXX system. As of their respective
dates, the SEC Documents complied in all material respects with the requirements of the 1934 Act
and the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder applicable to the SEC Documents,
and none of the SEC Documents, at the time they were filed with the SEC, contained any untrue
statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or
necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which
they were made, not misleading. As of their respective dates, the financial statements of the
Company included in the SEC Documents 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 Buyers which is not included in the SEC
Documents, including, without limitation, information referred to in Section 2(d) of this
Agreement, 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 circumstance under which
they are or were made, not misleading.
(l) Absence of Certain Changes. Except as disclosed in Schedule 3(l), since
December 31, 2008, there has been no material adverse change and no material adverse development in
the business, properties, operations, condition (financial or otherwise), results of operations or
prospects of the Company or its Subsidiaries. Except as disclosed in Schedule 3(l), since
December 31, 2008, the Company has not (i) declared or paid any dividends, (ii) sold any assets,
individually or in the aggregate, in excess of $100,000 outside of the ordinary course of business
or (iii) had capital expenditures, individually or in the aggregate, in excess of $100,000. The
Company has not taken any steps to seek protection pursuant to any bankruptcy law nor
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does the Company have any knowledge or reason to believe that its creditors intend to initiate
involuntary bankruptcy proceedings or any actual knowledge of any fact which would reasonably lead
a creditor to do so. The Company is not as of the date hereof, and after giving effect to the
transactions contemplated hereby to occur at the Closing, will not be Insolvent (as defined below).
For purposes of this Section 3(l), “Insolvent” means with respect to any Person, (i) such Person
is unable to pay its debts and liabilities, subordinated, contingent or otherwise (other than the
Notes), as such debts and liabilities become absolute and matured, (ii) the Company intends to
incur or believes that it will incur debts (other than the Notes) that would be beyond its ability
to pay as such debts mature or (iii) such Person has unreasonably small capital with which to
conduct the business in which it is engaged as such business is now conducted and is proposed to be
conducted.
(m) No Undisclosed Events, Liabilities, Developments or Circumstances. No event,
liability, development or circumstance has occurred or exists, or is contemplated to occur with
respect to the Company, its Subsidiaries or their respective business, properties, prospects,
operations or financial condition, that would be required to be disclosed by the Company under
applicable securities laws on a registration statement on Form S-1 filed with the SEC relating to
an issuance and sale by the Company of its Common Stock and which has not been publicly announced.
(n) Conduct of Business; Regulatory Permits. Neither the Company nor its Subsidiaries
is in violation of any term of or in default under any certificate of designations of any
outstanding series of preferred stock of the Company, its Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws or
their organizational charter or certificate of incorporation or bylaws, respectively. Neither the
Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is in violation of any judgment, decree or order or any
statute, ordinance, rule or regulation applicable to the Company or its Subsidiaries, and neither
the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries will conduct its business in violation of any of the
foregoing, except for possible violations which would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a
Material Adverse Effect. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company is not in
violation of any of the rules, regulations or requirements of the Principal Market and has no
knowledge of any facts or circumstances which would reasonably lead to delisting or suspension of
the Common Stock by the Principal Market in the foreseeable future. During the two years prior to
the date hereof, the Common Stock has been designated for quotation on the Principal Market. During
the two years prior to the date hereof, (i) trading in the Common Stock has not been suspended by
the SEC or the Principal Market and (ii) the Company has received no communication, written or
oral, from the SEC or the Principal Market regarding the suspension or delisting of the Common
Stock from the Principal Market. The Company and its Subsidiaries possess all certificates,
authorizations and permits issued by the appropriate regulatory authorities necessary to conduct
their respective businesses, except where the failure to possess such certificates, authorizations
or permits would not have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect, 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.
(o) Foreign Corrupt Practices. Neither the Company, nor any of its Subsidiaries, nor
any director, officer, agent, employee or other Person acting on behalf of the Company or any of
its Subsidiaries has, in the course of its actions for, or on behalf of, the
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Company or any of its Subsidiaries (i) used any corporate funds for any unlawful contribution,
gift, entertainment or other unlawful expenses relating to political activity; (ii) made any direct
or indirect unlawful payment to any foreign or domestic government official or employee from
corporate funds; (iii) violated or is in violation of any provision of the U.S. Foreign Corrupt
Practices Act of 1977, as amended; or (iv) made any unlawful bribe, rebate, payoff, influence
payment, kickback or other unlawful payment to any foreign or domestic government official or
employee.
(p) Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act. The Company is in compliance with any and all applicable
requirements of the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002 that are effective as of the date hereof, and any
and all applicable rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC thereunder that are effective as of
the date hereof.
(q) Transactions With Affiliates. Except as set on Schedule 3(q), none of
the officers, directors or employees of the Company is presently a party to any transaction with
the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (other than for ordinary course services as employees,
officers or 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 such officer, director or employee or, to the knowledge
of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, any corporation, partnership, trust or other entity in
which any such officer, director, or employee has a substantial interest or is an officer,
director, trustee or partner.
(r) Equity Capitalization. As of the date hereof, the authorized capital stock of the
Company consists of (i) 150,000,000 shares of Common Stock, of which as of the date hereof,
4,001,832 are issued and outstanding, 10,000,000 shares are reserved for issuance pursuant to the
Company’s stock option and purchase plans and 10,417,586 shares are reserved for issuance pursuant
to securities (other than the aforementioned options, the New Notes and the Warrants) exercisable
or exchangeable for, or convertible into, shares of Common Stock. All of such outstanding shares
have been, or upon issuance will be, validly issued and are fully paid and nonassessable. Except
as disclosed in Schedule 3(r): (i) none of the Company’s capital stock is subject to
preemptive rights or any other similar rights or any liens or encumbrances suffered or permitted by
the Company; (ii) there are no outstanding options, warrants, scrip, rights to subscribe to, calls
or commitments of any character whatsoever relating to, or securities or rights convertible into,
or exercisable or exchangeable for, any 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 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, or exercisable or
exchangeable for, any capital stock of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; (iii) there are no
outstanding debt securities, notes, credit agreements, credit facilities or other agreements,
documents or instruments evidencing Indebtedness of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or by
which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is or may become bound; (iv) there are no financing
statements securing obligations in any material amounts, either singly or in the aggregate, filed
in connection with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; (v) 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 1933 Act (except pursuant to Section 4(t)
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hereof); (vi) there are no outstanding securities or instruments of the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries which contain any redemption or similar provisions, and there are no contracts,
commitments, understandings or arrangements by which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is or
may become bound to redeem a security of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; (vii) there are no
securities or instruments containing anti-dilution or similar provisions that will be triggered by
the issuance of the Securities; (viii) the Company does not have any stock appreciation rights or
“phantom stock” plans or agreements or any similar plan or agreement; and (ix) the Company and its
Subsidiaries have no liabilities or obligations required to be disclosed in the SEC Documents but
not so disclosed in the SEC Documents, other than those incurred in the ordinary course of the
Company’s or its Subsidiaries’ respective businesses and which, individually or in the aggregate,
do not or would not have a Material Adverse Effect. The Company has furnished to the Buyers true,
correct and complete copies of the Company’s Articles of Incorporation, as amended and as in effect
on the date hereof (the “Articles of Incorporation”), and the Company’s Bylaws, as amended and as
in effect on the date hereof (the “Bylaws”), and the terms of all securities convertible into, or
exercisable or exchangeable for, shares of Common Stock and the material rights of the holders
thereof in respect thereto.
(s) Indebtedness and Other Contracts. Except as disclosed in Schedule 3(s),
neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries (i) has any outstanding Indebtedness (as defined
below), (ii) is a party to any contract, agreement or instrument, the violation of which, or
default under which, by the other party(ies) to such contract, agreement or instrument would result
in a Material Adverse Effect, (iii) is in violation of any term of or in default under any
contract, agreement or instrument relating to any Indebtedness, except where such violations and
defaults would not result, individually or in the aggregate, in a Material Adverse Effect, or (iv)
is a party to any contract, agreement or instrument relating to any Indebtedness, the performance
of which, in the judgment of the Company’s officers, has or is expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect. Schedule 3(s) provides a detailed description of the material terms of any such
outstanding Indebtedness. For purposes of this Agreement: (x) “Indebtedness” of any Person means,
without duplication (A) all indebtedness for borrowed money, (B) all obligations issued, undertaken
or assumed as the deferred purchase price of property or services (other than trade payables
entered into in the ordinary course of business), (C) all reimbursement or payment obligations with
respect to letters of credit, surety bonds and other similar instruments, (D) all obligations
evidenced by notes, bonds, debentures or similar instruments, including obligations so evidenced
incurred in connection with the acquisition of property, assets or businesses, (E) all indebtedness
created or arising under any conditional sale or other title retention agreement, or incurred as
financing, in either case with respect to any property or assets acquired with the proceeds of such
indebtedness (even though the rights and remedies of the seller or bank under such agreement in the
event of default are limited to repossession or sale of such property), (F) all monetary
obligations under any leasing or similar arrangement which, in connection with generally accepted
accounting principles, consistently applied for the periods covered thereby, is classified as a
capital lease, (G) all indebtedness referred to in clauses (A) through (F) above secured by (or for
which the holder of such Indebtedness has an existing right, contingent or otherwise, to be secured
by) any mortgage, lien, pledge, charge, security interest or other encumbrance upon or in any
property or assets (including accounts and contract rights) owned by any Person, even though the
Person which owns such assets or property has not assumed or become liable for the payment of such
indebtedness, and (H) all Contingent Obligations in respect of indebtedness or obligations of
others of the kinds referred to in clauses (A) through
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(G) above; (y) “Contingent Obligation” means, as to any Person, any direct or indirect
liability, contingent or otherwise, of that Person with respect to any indebtedness, lease,
dividend or other obligation of another Person if the primary purpose or intent of the Person
incurring such liability, or the primary effect thereof, is to provide assurance to the obligee of
such liability that such liability will be paid or discharged, or that any agreements relating
thereto will be complied with, or that the holders of such liability will be protected (in whole or
in part) against loss with respect thereto; and (z) “Person” means an individual, a limited
liability company, a partnership, a joint venture, a corporation, a trust, an unincorporated
organization and a government or any department or agency thereof.
(t) Absence of Litigation. There is no action, suit, proceeding, inquiry or
investigation before or by the Principal Market, any court, public board, government agency,
self-regulatory organization or body pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened
against or affecting the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, the Common Stock or any of the
Company’s Subsidiaries or any of the Company’s or its Subsidiaries’ officers or directors in their
capacities as such, except as set forth in Schedule 3(t).
(u) 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 have a Material Adverse Effect.
(v) Employee Relations. (i) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a
party to any collective bargaining agreement or employs any member of a union. The Company and its
Subsidiaries believe that their relations with their employees are good. No executive officer of
the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (as defined in Rule 501(f) of the 0000 Xxx) has notified the
Company or any such Subsidiary that such officer intends to leave the Company or otherwise
terminate such officer’s employment with the Company or any such Subsidiary. No executive officer
of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, to the knowledge of the Company, is, or is now expected
to be, in violation of any material term of any employment contract, confidentiality, disclosure or
proprietary information agreement, non-competition agreement, or any other contract or agreement or
any restrictive covenant, and the continued employment of each such executive officer does not
subject the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to any liability with respect to any of the
foregoing matters.
(ii) The Company and its Subsidiaries are in compliance with all federal, state, local and
foreign laws and regulations respecting labor, employment and employment practices and benefits,
terms and conditions of employment and wages and hours, except where failure to be in compliance
would not, either individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material
Adverse Effect.
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(w) Title. The Company and its Subsidiaries have good and marketable title in fee
simple to all real property and good and marketable title to all personal property owned by them
which is material to the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries, in each case, except as set
forth in Schedule 3(w), free and clear of all liens, encumbrances and defects except such
as do not materially affect the value of such property and do not interfere with the use made and
proposed to be made of such property by the Company and any of its Subsidiaries. Any real property
and facilities held under lease by the Company and any of 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.
(x) Intellectual Property Rights. The Company and its Subsidiaries own or possess
adequate rights or licenses to use all trademarks, trade names, service marks, service xxxx
registrations, service names, patents, patent rights, copyrights, inventions, licenses, approvals,
governmental authorizations, trade secrets and other intellectual property rights (“Intellectual
Property Rights”) necessary to conduct their respective businesses as now conducted. Except as set
forth in Schedule 3(x), none of the Company’s Intellectual Property Rights have expired or
terminated, or are expected to expire or terminate, within three years from the date of this
Agreement. The Company does not have any knowledge of any infringement by the Company or its
Subsidiaries of Intellectual Property Rights of others. There is no claim, action or proceeding
being made or brought, or to the knowledge of the Company, being threatened, against the Company or
its Subsidiaries regarding its Intellectual Property Rights. The Company is unaware of any facts
or circumstances which might give rise to any of the foregoing infringements or claims, actions or
proceedings. The Company and its Subsidiaries have taken reasonable security measures to protect
the secrecy, confidentiality and value of all of their intellectual properties.
(y) Environmental Laws. The Company and its Subsidiaries (i) are in compliance with
any and all Environmental Laws (as hereinafter defined), (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 where, in each of the foregoing clauses (i), (ii) and (iii), the failure to so comply
could be reasonably expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.
The term “Environmental Laws” means all federal, state, local or foreign laws relating to pollution
or protection of human health or the environment (including, without limitation, ambient air,
surface water, groundwater, land surface or subsurface strata), including, without limitation, laws
relating to emissions, discharges, releases or threatened releases of chemicals, pollutants,
contaminants, or toxic or hazardous substances or wastes (collectively, “Hazardous Materials”) into
the environment, or otherwise relating to the manufacture, processing, distribution, use,
treatment, storage, disposal, transport or handling of Hazardous Materials, as well as all
authorizations, codes, decrees, demands or demand letters, injunctions, judgments, licenses,
notices or notice letters, orders, permits, plans or regulations issued, entered, promulgated or
approved thereunder.
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(aa) Investment Company Status. The Company is not, and upon consummation of the sale
of the Securities will not be, an “investment company,” a company controlled by an “investment
company” or an “affiliated person” of, or “promoter” or “principal underwriter” for, an “investment
company” as such terms are defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
(bb) Tax Status. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries (i) has made or filed all
foreign, federal and state income and all other tax returns, reports and declarations required by
any jurisdiction to which it is subject, (ii) 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 (iii) 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.
(cc) Internal Accounting and Disclosure 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 and
liability accountability, (iii) access to assets or incurrence of liabilities is permitted only in
accordance with management’s general or specific authorization and (iv) the recorded accountability
for assets and liabilities is compared with the existing assets and liabilities at reasonable
intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any difference. The Company maintains
disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Rule 13a-14 under the 0000 Xxx) that
are effective in ensuring that information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports
that it files or submits under the 1934 Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within
the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the SEC, including, without limitation,
controls and procedures designed in to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the
Company in the reports that it files or submits under the 1934 Act is accumulated and communicated
to the Company’s management, including its principal executive officer or officers and its
principal financial officer or officers, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding
required disclosure.
(dd) Off Balance Sheet Arrangements. There is no transaction, arrangement, or other
relationship between the Company and an unconsolidated or other off balance sheet entity that is
required to be disclosed by the Company in its Exchange Act filings and is not so disclosed or that
otherwise would be reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(ee) Ranking of Notes. Except as set forth on Schedule (ee), no Indebtedness
of the Company is senior to or ranks pari passu with the Notes in right of payment, whether with
respect of payment of redemptions, interest, damages or upon liquidation or dissolution or
otherwise. The New Notes and the Amended and Restated Exchanged Notes shall rank pari passu with
each other.
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(ff) Form S-1 Eligibility. The Company is eligible to register the New Conversion
Shares and the Warrant Shares for resale by the Buyers using Form S-1 promulgated under the 1933
Act.
(gg) Transfer Taxes. On the Closing Date, all stock transfer or other taxes (other
than income or similar taxes) which are required to be paid in connection with the sale and
transfer of the Securities to be sold to each Buyer hereunder will be, or will have been, fully
paid or provided for by the Company, and all laws imposing such taxes will be or will have been
complied with.
(hh) Manipulation of Price. The Company has not, and to its knowledge no one acting
on its behalf has, (i) taken, directly or indirectly, any action designed to cause or to result in
the stabilization or manipulation of the price of any security of the Company to facilitate the
sale or resale of any of the Securities, (ii) other than the Placement Agent, sold, bid for,
purchased, or paid any compensation for soliciting purchases of, any of the Securities, or (iii)
other than the Placement Agent, paid or agreed to pay to any person any compensation for soliciting
another to purchase any other securities of the Company.
(ii) Acknowledgement Regarding Buyers’ Trading Activity. It is understood and
acknowledged by the Company that, except as provided in Section 4(r), (i) none of the Buyers have
been asked to agree, nor has any Buyer agreed, to desist from purchasing or selling, long and/or
short, securities of the Company, or “derivative” securities based on securities issued by the
Company or to hold the Securities for any specified term; (ii) any Buyer, and counter parties in
“derivative” transactions to which any such Buyer is a party, directly or indirectly, presently may
have a “short” position in the Common Stock, and (iii) each Buyer shall not be deemed to have any
affiliation with or control over any arm’s length counter-party in any “derivative” transaction.
The Company further understands and acknowledges that (a) one or more Buyers may engage in hedging
and/or trading activities at various times during the period that the Securities are outstanding,
including, without limitation, during the periods that the value of the New Conversion Shares, the
Warrant Shares and any Interest Shares deliverable with respect to Securities are being determined
and (b) such hedging and/or trading activities, if any, can reduce the value of the existing
stockholders’ equity interest in the Company both at and after the time the hedging and/or trading
activities are being conducted. The Company acknowledges that such aforementioned hedging and/or
trading activities do not constitute a breach of this Agreement, the New Notes, the Warrants or any
of the documents executed in connection herewith.
(jj) U.S. Real Property Holding Corporation. The Company is not, nor has ever been, a
U.S. real property holding corporation within the meaning of Section 897 of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986, as amended, and the Company shall so certify upon Buyer’s request.
(kk) Bank Holding Company Act Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries or
affiliates is subject to the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended (the “BHCA”) and to
regulation by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (the “Federal Reserve”).
Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries or affiliates owns or controls, directly or
indirectly, five percent or more of the outstanding shares of any class of
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voting securities or twenty-five percent or more of the total equity of a bank or any entity
that is subject to the BHCA and to regulation by the Federal Reserve. Neither the Company nor any
of its Subsidiaries or affiliates exercises a controlling influence over the management or policies
of a bank or any entity that is subject to the BHCA and to regulation by the Federal Reserve.
(ll) Disclosure. The Company confirms that neither it nor any other Person acting on
its behalf has provided any of the Buyers or their agents or counsel with any information that
constitutes or could reasonably be expected to constitute material, nonpublic information other
than as set forth in the following sentence. The Company understands and confirms that each of the
Buyers will rely on the foregoing representations in effecting transactions in securities of the
Company. All disclosure provided to the Buyers regarding the Company, its business and the
transactions contemplated hereby, including the Schedules to this Agreement, furnished by or on
behalf of the Company is true and correct and does not contain any untrue statement of a material
fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements made therein, in
the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. Each press release
issued by the Company during the twelve (12) months preceding the date of this Agreement did not at
the time of release contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material
fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the
light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading. No event or circumstance has
occurred or information exists with respect to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or its or
their business, properties, prospects, operations or financial conditions, which, under applicable
law, rule or regulation, requires public disclosure or announcement by the Company but which has
not been so publicly announced or disclosed.
4. COVENANTS.
(a) Best Efforts. Each party shall use its best efforts timely to satisfy each of the
conditions to be satisfied by it as provided in Sections 6 and 7 of this Agreement.
(b) Form D and Blue Sky. The Company agrees to file a Form D with respect to the
Securities as required under Regulation D and to provide a copy thereof to each Buyer promptly
after such filing. The Company shall, on or before the Closing Date, take such action as the
Company shall reasonably determine is necessary in order to obtain an exemption for or to qualify
the Securities for sale to the Buyers at the Closing pursuant to this Agreement under applicable
securities or “Blue Sky” laws of the states of the United States (or to obtain an exemption from
such qualification), and shall provide evidence of any such action so taken to the Buyers on or
prior to the Closing Date. The Company shall make all filings and reports relating to the offer
and sale of the Securities required under applicable securities or “Blue Sky” laws of the states of
the United States following the Closing Date.
(c) Reporting Status. Until the date on which all of the Buyers and their permitted
assignees (together, the “Investors”) shall have sold all the New Conversion Shares, Interest
Shares and Warrant Shares and none of the Notes or Warrants is outstanding (the “Reporting
Period”), the Company shall file all reports required to be filed with the SEC pursuant to the 1934
Act, and the Company shall not terminate its status as an issuer required to
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file reports under the 1934 Act even if the 1934 Act or the rules and regulations thereunder
would otherwise permit such termination.
(d) Financial Information. The Company agrees to send the following to each Investor
during the Reporting Period (i) unless the following are filed with the SEC through XXXXX and are
available to the public through the XXXXX system, within one (1) Business Day (as defined below)
after the filing thereof with the SEC, a copy of its Annual Reports on Form 10-K, any interim
reports or any consolidated balance sheets, income statements, stockholders’ equity statements
and/or cash flow statements for any period other than annual, any Current Reports on Form 8-K and
any registration statements (other than on Form S-8) or amendments filed pursuant to the 1933 Act,
(ii) on the same day as the release thereof, facsimile or e-mailed copies of all press releases
issued by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, and (iii) copies of any notices and other
information made available or given to the stockholders of the Company generally, contemporaneously
with the making available or giving thereof to the stockholders. As used herein, “Business Day”
means any day other than Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in The City of New
York are authorized or required by law to remain closed.
(e) Listing. The Company shall, upon request by a Buyer, promptly secure the listing
of all of the Interest Shares, New Conversion Shares and Warrant Shares (the “Registrable
Securities”) upon each national securities exchange and automated quotation system, if any, upon
which the Common Stock is then listed (subject to official notice of issuance) and shall maintain
such listing of all Registrable Securities from time to time issuable under the terms of the
Transaction Documents. The Company shall maintain the Common Stocks’ authorization for quotation
on the Principal Market. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries shall take any action
which would be reasonably expected to result in the delisting or suspension of the Common Stock on
the Principal Market. The Company shall pay all fees and expenses in connection with satisfying
its obligations under this Section 4(f).
(f) Fees. The Company shall reimburse Castlerigg or its designee(s) (in addition to
any other expense amounts paid to any Buyer prior to the date of this Agreement) for all reasonable
costs and expenses incurred in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Transaction
Documents (including all reasonable legal fees and disbursements in connection therewith,
documentation and implementation of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents and
due diligence in connection therewith), which amount shall be withheld by such Buyer from its
Purchase Price at the Closing. The Company shall be responsible for the payment of any placement
agent’s fees, financial advisory fees, or broker’s commissions (other than for Persons engaged by
any Buyer) relating to or arising out of the transactions contemplated hereby, including, without
limitation, any fees or commissions payable to the Placement Agent. The Company shall pay, and
hold each Buyer harmless against, any liability, loss or expense (including, without limitation,
reasonable attorney’s fees and out-of-pocket expenses) arising in connection with any claim
relating to any such payment. Except as otherwise set forth in the Transaction Documents, each
party to this Agreement shall bear its own expenses in connection with the sale of the Securities
to the Buyers.
(g) Pledge of Securities. The Company acknowledges and agrees that the Securities may
be pledged by an Investor in connection with a bona fide margin agreement or
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other loan or financing arrangement that is secured by the Securities. The pledge of
Securities shall not be deemed to be a transfer, sale or assignment of the Securities hereunder,
and no Investor effecting a pledge of Securities shall be required to provide the Company with any
notice thereof or otherwise make any delivery to the Company pursuant to this Agreement or any
other Transaction Document, including, without limitation, Section 2(f) hereof; provided that an
Investor and its pledgee shall be required to comply with the provisions of Section 2(f) hereof in
order to effect a sale, transfer or assignment of Securities to such pledgee. The Company hereby
agrees to execute and deliver such documentation as a pledgee of the Securities may reasonably
request in connection with a pledge of the Securities to such pledgee by an Investor.
(h)
Disclosure of Transactions and Other Material Information. On
or before 5:30 p.m., New York City time, on July 17, 2009,
the Company shall file a Current Report on Form 8-K describing the terms of
the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents in the form required by the 1934 Act and
attaching the material Transaction Documents (including, without limitation, this Agreement (and
all schedules to this Agreement), the form of the New Notes, the form of Warrant and the Security
Agreements) as exhibits to such filing (including all attachments, the “8-K Filing”). From and
after the filing of the 8-K Filing with the SEC, no Buyer shall be in possession of any material,
nonpublic information received from the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective
officers, directors, employees or agents, that is not disclosed in the 8-K Filing. The Company
shall not, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries and its and each of their respective officers,
directors, employees and agents, not to, provide any Buyer with any material, nonpublic information
regarding the Company or any of its Subsidiaries from and after the filing of the 8-K Filing with
the SEC without the express written consent of such Buyer. If a Buyer has, or believes it has,
received any such material, nonpublic information regarding the Company or any of its Subsidiaries,
it shall provide the Company with written notice thereof. The Company shall, within two (2)
Trading Days of receipt of such notice, make public disclosure of such material, nonpublic
information. In the event of a breach of the foregoing covenant by the Company, any of its
Subsidiaries, or any of its or their respective officers, directors, employees and agents, in
addition to any other remedy provided herein or in the Transaction Documents, a Buyer shall have
the right to make a public disclosure, in the form of a press release, public advertisement or
otherwise, of such material, nonpublic information without the prior approval by the Company, its
Subsidiaries, or any of its or their respective officers, directors, employees or agents. No Buyer
shall have any liability to the Company, its Subsidiaries, or any of its or their respective
officers, directors, employees, stockholders or agents for any such disclosure. Subject to the
foregoing, neither the Company, its Subsidiaries nor any Buyer shall issue any press releases or
any other public statements with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby; provided,
however, that the Company shall be entitled, without the prior approval of any Buyer, to make any
press release or other public disclosure with respect to such transactions (i) in substantial
conformity with the 8-K Filing and contemporaneously therewith and (ii) as is required by
applicable law and regulations (provided that in the case of clause (i) each Buyer shall be
consulted by the Company in connection with any such press release or other public disclosure prior
to its release). Without the prior written consent of any applicable Buyer, neither the Company
nor any of its Subsidiaries or affiliates shall disclose the name of such Buyer in any filing,
announcement, release or otherwise.
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(i) Restriction on Redemption and Cash Dividends. So long as any Notes are
outstanding, the Company shall not, directly or indirectly, redeem, or declare or pay any cash
dividend or distribution on the Common Stock without the prior express written consent of the
holders of the Notes representing not less than a majority of the aggregate principal amount of the
then outstanding Notes.
(j) Additional Notes; Variable Securities; Dilutive Issuances. So long as any Buyer
beneficially owns any Securities, the Company will not issue any Notes other than to the Buyers as
contemplated hereby and the Company shall not issue any other securities that would cause a breach
or default under the Notes. For so long as any Notes or Warrants remain outstanding, the Company
shall not, in any manner, issue or sell any rights, warrants or options to subscribe for or
purchase Common Stock or directly or indirectly convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for
Common Stock at a price which varies or may vary with the market price of the Common Stock,
including by way of one or more reset(s) to any fixed price unless the conversion, exchange or
exercise price of any such security cannot be less than the then applicable Conversion Price (as
defined in the Notes) with respect to the Common Stock into which any Note is convertible or the
then applicable Exercise Price (as defined in the Warrants) with respect to the Common Stock into
which any Warrant is exercisable. For so long as any Notes or Warrants remain outstanding, the
Company shall not, in any manner, enter into or affect any Dilutive Issuance (as defined in the
Notes) if the effect of such Dilutive Issuance is to cause the Company to be required to issue upon
conversion of any Note or exercise of any Warrant any shares of Common Stock in excess of that
number of shares of Common Stock which the Company may issue upon conversion of the Notes and
exercise of the Warrants without breaching the Company’s obligations under the rules or regulations
of the Principal Market or any applicable Eligible Market. “Eligible Market” means any of the The
New York Stock Exchange, the American Stock Exchange, The NASDAQ Global Select Market, The NASDAQ
Global Market, The NASDAQ Capital Market or OTC Bulletin Board.
(k) Corporate Existence. So long as any Buyer beneficially owns any Securities, the
Company shall not be party to any Fundamental Transaction (as defined in the Notes) unless the
Company is in compliance with the applicable provisions governing Fundamental Transactions set
forth in the Notes and the Warrants.
(l) Reservation of Shares. So long as any Buyer owns any Securities, the Company
shall take all action necessary to at all times have authorized, and reserved for the purpose of
issuance, no less than 130% of the sum of the number of shares of Common Stock issuable (i) as
Interest Shares pursuant to the terms of the Notes, (ii) upon conversion of the Notes, and (iii)
upon exercise of the Warrants then outstanding (without taking into account any limitations on the
conversion of the Notes or exercise of the Warrants set forth in the Notes and Warrants,
respectively).
(m) Conduct of Business. The business of the Company and its Subsidiaries shall not
be conducted in violation of any law, ordinance or regulation of any governmental entity, except
where such violations would not result, either individually or in the aggregate, in a Material
Adverse Effect.
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(n) Additional Issuances of Securities.
(i) For purposes of this Section 4(o), the following definitions shall apply.
(1) “Convertible Securities” means any stock or securities (other than Options)
convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for shares of Common Stock.
(2) “Options” means any rights, warrants or options to subscribe for or purchase shares
of Common Stock or Convertible Securities.
(3) “Common Stock Equivalents” means, collectively, Options and Convertible Securities.
(ii) From the date hereof until the date that is 30 Business Days following the date upon
which all Registrable Securities have been registered or eligible for resale under Rule 144 without
the requirement to be in compliance with Rule 144(c)(1) and otherwise without restriction or
limitation pursuant to Rule 144 (the “Trigger Date”), the Company will not, (i) directly or
indirectly, offer, sell, grant any option to purchase, or otherwise dispose of (or announce any
offer, sale, grant or any option to purchase or other disposition of) any of its debt, equity or
equity equivalent securities, including without limitation any debt, preferred stock or other
instrument or security that is, at any time during its life and under any circumstances,
convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for shares of Common Stock or Common Stock
Equivalents (any such offer, sale, grant, disposition or announcement being referred to as a
“Subsequent Placement”) or (ii) be party to any solicitations, negotiations or discussions with
regard to the foregoing.
(iii) From the Trigger Date until the third anniversary of the Trigger Date, the Company will
not, directly or indirectly, effect any Subsequent Placement unless the Company shall have first
complied with this Section 4(o)(iii).
(1) The Company shall deliver to each Buyer written notice (the “Offer Notice”) of any
proposed or intended issuance or sale or exchange (the “Offer”) of the securities being
offered (the “Offered Securities”) in a Subsequent Placement, which Offer Notice shall (w)
identify and describe the Offered Securities, (x) describe the price and other terms upon
which they are to be issued, sold or exchanged, and the number or amount of the Offered
Securities to be issued, sold or exchanged, (y) identify the persons or entities (if known)
to which or with which the Offered Securities are to be offered, issued, sold or exchanged
and (z) offer to issue and sell to or exchange with such Buyers all of the Offered
Securities, allocated among such Buyers (a) based on such Buyer’s pro rata portion of the
aggregate principal amount of Notes purchased hereunder (the “Basic Amount”), and (b) with
respect to each Buyer that elects to purchase its Basic Amount, any additional portion of
the Offered Securities attributable to the Basic Amounts of other Buyers as such Buyer shall
indicate it will purchase or acquire should the other Buyers subscribe for less than their
Basic Amounts (the “Undersubscription Amount”).
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(2) To accept an Offer, in whole or in part, such Buyer must deliver a written notice
to the Company prior to the end of the tenth (10th) Business Day after such
Buyer’s receipt of the Offer Notice (the “Offer Period”), setting forth the portion of such
Buyer’s Basic Amount that such Buyer elects to purchase and, if such Buyer shall elect to
purchase all of its Basic Amount, the Undersubscription Amount, if any, that such Buyer
elects to purchase (in either case, the “Notice of Acceptance”). If the Basic Amounts
subscribed for by all Buyers are less than the total of all of the Basic Amounts, then each
Buyer who has set forth an Undersubscription Amount in its Notice of Acceptance shall be
entitled to purchase, in addition to the Basic Amounts subscribed for, the Undersubscription
Amount it has subscribed for; provided, however, that if the
Undersubscription Amounts subscribed for exceed the difference between the total of all the
Basic Amounts and the Basic Amounts subscribed for (the “Available Undersubscription
Amount”), each Buyer who has subscribed for any Undersubscription Amount shall be entitled
to purchase only that portion of the Available Undersubscription Amount as the Basic Amount
of such Buyer bears to the total Basic Amounts of all Buyers that have subscribed for
Undersubscription Amounts, subject to rounding by the Company to the extent its deems
reasonably necessary.
(3) The Company shall have five (5) Business Days from the expiration of the Offer
Period above to offer, issue, sell or exchange all or any part of such Offered Securities as
to which a Notice of Acceptance has not been given by the Buyers (the “Refused Securities”),
but only to the offerees described in the Offer Notice (if so described therein) and only
upon terms and conditions (including, without limitation, unit prices and interest rates)
that are not more favorable to the acquiring person or persons or less favorable to the
Company than those set forth in the Offer Notice.
(4) In the event the Company shall propose to sell less than all the Refused Securities
(any such sale to be in the manner and on the terms specified in Section 4(o)(iii)(3)
above), then each Buyer may, at its sole option and in its sole discretion, reduce the
number or amount of the Offered Securities specified in its Notice of Acceptance to an
amount that shall be not less than the number or amount of the Offered Securities that such
Buyer elected to purchase pursuant to Section 4(o)(iii)(2) above multiplied by a fraction,
(i) the numerator of which shall be the number or amount of Offered Securities the Company
actually proposes to issue, sell or exchange (including Offered Securities to be issued or
sold to Buyers pursuant to Section 4(o)(iii)(3) above prior to such reduction) and (ii) the
denominator of which shall be the original amount of the Offered Securities. In the event
that any Buyer so elects to reduce the number or amount of Offered Securities specified in
its Notice of Acceptance, the Company may not issue, sell or exchange more than the reduced
number or amount of the Offered Securities unless and until such securities have again been
offered to the Buyers in accordance with Section 4(o)(iii)(1) above.
(5) Upon the closing of the issuance, sale or exchange of all or less than all of the
Refused Securities, the Buyers shall acquire from the Company, and the Company shall issue
to the Buyers, the number or amount of Offered Securities specified in the Notices of
Acceptance, as reduced pursuant to Section 4(o)(iii)(3) above
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if the Buyers have so elected, upon the terms and conditions specified in the Offer.
The purchase by the Buyers of any Offered Securities is subject in all cases to the
preparation, execution and delivery by the Company and the Buyers of a purchase agreement
relating to such Offered Securities reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the
Buyers and their respective counsel.
(6) Any Offered Securities not acquired by the Buyers or other persons in accordance
with Section 4(o)(iii)(3) above may not be issued, sold or exchanged until they are again
offered to the Buyers under the procedures specified in this Agreement.
(iv) The restrictions contained in subsections (ii) and (iii) of this Section 4(o) shall not
apply in connection with the issuance of any Excluded Securities (as defined in the Notes).
(o) Additional Registration Statements. Until the Trigger Date, the Company will not
file a registration statement under the 1933 Act relating to securities that are not the Securities
or the shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Prior Warrants (as defined below),
without the prior written consent of the Buyer.
(p) Collateral Agents.
(i) Each Buyer hereby (a) appoints Castlerigg, as the collateral agent hereunder and under the
Second Amended and Restated Security Agreement (in such capacity, the “Castlerigg Collateral
Agent”), (b) appoints DOF, as the collateral agent hereunder and under the First Amended and
Restated Security Agreement (in such capacity, the “DOF Collateral Agent”, and together with the
Castlerigg Collateral Agent, the “Collateral Agents”) and (c) authorizes the Collateral Agents (and
its officers, directors, employees and agents) to take such action on such Buyer’s behalf in
accordance with the terms hereof and thereof. The Collateral Agents shall not have, by reason
hereof or the Security Agreements, a fiduciary relationship in respect of any Buyer. Neither the
Collateral Agents nor any of their officers, directors, employees and agents shall have any
liability to any Buyer for any action taken or omitted to be taken in connection hereof or the
Security Agreements except to the extent caused by their own gross negligence or willful
misconduct, and each Buyer agrees to defend, protect, indemnify and hold harmless the respective
Collateral Agents and all of their officers, directors, employees and agents (collectively, the
“Indemnitees”) from and against any losses, damages, liabilities, obligations, penalties, actions,
judgments, suits, fees, costs and expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’
fees, costs and expenses) incurred by such Indemnitee, whether direct, indirect or consequential,
arising from or in connection with the performance by such Indemnitee of the duties and obligations
of Collateral Agents pursuant hereto or the Security Agreements.
(ii) The Collateral Agents shall be entitled to rely upon any written notices, statements,
certificates, orders or other documents or any telephone message believed by it in good faith to be
genuine and correct and to have been signed, sent or made by the proper Person, and with respect to
all matters pertaining to this Agreement or any of the other
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Transaction Documents and its duties hereunder or thereunder, upon advice of counsel selected
by it.
(iii) The Collateral Agents may resign from the performance of all their functions and duties
hereunder and under the New Notes and the Agreement at any time by giving at least ten (10)
Business Days prior written notice to the Company and each holder of the New Notes. Such
resignation shall take effect upon the acceptance by a successor Collateral Agent of appointment as
provided below. Upon any such notice of resignation, the holders of a majority of the outstanding
principal under the respective New Notes shall appoint a successor Collateral Agent, respectively.
Upon the acceptance of the appointment as Collateral Agent, such successor Collateral Agent shall
succeed to and become vested with all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring
Collateral Agent, and the retiring Collateral Agent shall be discharged from its duties and
obligations under this Agreement, the New Notes and the Security Agreement. After any Collateral
Agents’ resignation hereunder, the provisions of this Section 4(q) shall inure to its benefit. If
a successor Collateral Agent shall not have been so appointed within such ten (10) Business Day
period, the retiring Collateral Agent shall then appoint a successor Collateral Agent who shall
serve until such time, if any, as the holders of a majority of the outstanding principal under the
New Notes appoint a successor Collateral Agent as provided above.
(q) Stockholder Approval. If the Common Stock is listed on an Eligible Market other
than the Principal Market (the “New Principal Market”) and the issuance of the New Conversion
Shares, the Interest Shares and Warrant Shares as contemplated under the Transaction Documents
would exceed that number of shares of Common Stock which the Company may issue without breaching
the Company’s obligations under the rules or regulations of the New Principal Market, then the
Company shall obtain the approval of its stockholders as required by the applicable rules of the
New Principal Market for issuances of the New Conversion Shares, Warrant Shares and Interest Shares
in excess of such amount. At such time, the Company shall provide each stockholder entitled to
vote at a special or annual meeting of stockholders of the Company (the “Stockholder Meeting”),
which shall be promptly called and held not later than 75 days after the earlier of (i) the New
Principal Market indication of and (ii) the Company becoming aware of, any limitation imposed by
the New Principal Market on the issuance of New Conversion Shares or Warrant Shares (the
“Stockholder Meeting Deadline”), a proxy statement, substantially in the form which has been
previously reviewed by the Buyers and Xxxxx Xxxxxxx LLP at the expense of the Company, soliciting
each such stockholder’s affirmative vote at the Stockholder Meeting for approval of resolutions
providing for the Company’s issuance of all of the Securities as described in the Transaction
Documents in accordance with applicable law and the rules and regulations of the New Principal
Market and such affirmative approval being referred to herein as the “Stockholder Approval”), and
the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to solicit its stockholders’ approval of such
resolutions and to cause the Board of Directors of the Company to recommend to the stockholders
that they approve such resolutions. The Company shall be obligated to use its reasonable best
efforts to obtain the Stockholder Approval by the Stockholder Meeting Deadline. If, despite the
Company’s reasonable best efforts the Stockholder Approval is not obtained on or prior to the
Stockholder Meeting Deadline, the Company shall cause an additional Stockholder Meeting to be held
every six (6) months thereafter until such Stockholder Approval is obtained or the New Notes are no
longer outstanding.
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(r) Trading in Common Stock. For the period commencing on the date hereof and ending
on the earlier of (i) the date that the New Conversion Shares and Warrant Shares (upon cashless
exercise) may be resold without restriction pursuant to Rule 144 without the requirement to be in
compliance with Rule 144(c)(1) and otherwise without restriction or limitation pursuant to
Rule 144, or (ii) a registration statement for the resale of the New Conversion Shares and Warrant
Shares is declared effective by the SEC, each Buyer, severally and not jointly with the other
Buyers, covenants that neither it nor any affiliate acting on its behalf or pursuant to any
understanding with it will execute any “short sales” as defined in Rule 200 of Regulation SHO under
the Exchange Act), whether or not against the box, establish any “put equivalent position” (as
defined in Rule 16a-l(h) under the 0000 Xxx) with respect to the Common Stock, or grant any other
right (including any put or call option) with respect to the Common Stock or with respect to any
security that includes, relates to or derived any significant part of its value from the Common
Stock. For so long as each Buyer owns any Notes, such Buyer shall not maintain a Net Short
Position. For purposes of this Section, a “Net Short Position” by a person means a position
whereby such person has executed one or more sales of Common Stock that is marked as a short sale
and that is executed at a time when such Buyer has no equivalent offsetting long position in the
Common Stock or contract for the foregoing. For purposes of determining whether a Buyer has an
equivalent offsetting long position in the Common Stock, all Common Stock (i) that is owned by such
Buyer, (ii) that may be issued as Interest Shares pursuant to the terms of the Notes to the Buyer,
or (iii) that would be issuable upon conversion or exercise in full of all Securities then held by
such Buyer (assuming that such Securities were then fully convertible or exercisable,
notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary, and giving effect to any conversion or exercise
price adjustments that would take effect given only the passage of time) shall be deemed to be held
long by such Buyer.
(s) Closing Documents. On or prior to fourteen (14) calendar days after the Closing
Date, the Company agrees to deliver, or cause to be delivered, to each Buyer and Xxxxx Xxxxxxx LLP
executed copies of the Transaction Documents, Securities and any other document required to be
delivered to any party pursuant to Section 7 hereof.
(t) Piggy-Back Registrations.
(i) If at any time the Company shall determine to prepare and file with the Commission a
registration statement relating to an offering for its own account or the account of others under
the Securities Act of any of its equity securities (other than on Form S-4 or Form S-8 (each as
promulgated under the Securities Act) or their then equivalents relating to equity securities to be
issued solely in connection with any acquisition of any entity or business or equity securities
issuable in connection with stock option or other employee or director benefit plans), then the
Company shall send to each Buyer written notice of such determination and, if within twenty days
after receipt of such notice, any such Holder shall so request in writing, the Company shall
include in such registration statement all or any part of such Registrable Securities such holder
requests to be registered, subject to customary underwriter cutbacks applicable to all holders of
registration rights on a pro rata basis (along with other holders of piggyback registration rights
with respect to the Company); provided, that (A) the Company shall not be required to register any
Registrable Securities pursuant to this Section 4(t) that are (I) eligible for resale under Rule
144 without the requirement to be in compliance with Rule 144(c)(1) and otherwise without
restriction or limitation pursuant to Rule 144, or (II) that are the
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subject of a then effective registration statement and (B) if at any time after giving written
notice of its intention to register any securities and prior to the effective date of the
registration statement filed in connection with such registration, the Company shall determine for
any reason not to register or to delay registration of such securities, the Company may, at its
election, give written notice of such determination to such Holder and, thereupon, (i) in the case
of a determination not to register, shall be relieved of its obligation to register any Registrable
Securities pursuant to this Section 4(t) in connection with such registration (but not from its
obligation to pay expenses in accordance with Section 4(t) hereof), and (ii) in the case of a
determination to delay registering, shall be permitted to delay registering any Registrable
Securities being registered pursuant to this Section 4(t) for the same period as the delay in
registering such other securities.
(ii) Registration Expenses. All fees and expenses incident to the Company’s
performance of or compliance with its obligations under this Agreement (excluding any underwriting
discounts and selling commissions and all legal fees and expenses of legal counsel for any Buyer)
shall be borne by the Company whether or not any Registrable Securities are sold pursuant to a
Registration Statement. The fees and expenses referred to in the foregoing sentence shall include,
without limitation, (i) all registration and filing fees (including, without limitation, fees and
expenses (A) with respect to filings required to be made with any Trading Market on which the
Common Stock is then listed for trading, (B) in compliance with applicable state securities or Blue
Sky laws (including, without limitation, fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company in
connection with Blue Sky qualifications or exemptions of the Registrable Securities and
determination of the eligibility of the Registrable Securities for investment under the laws of
such jurisdictions as requested by the Holders) and (C) with respect to any filing that may be
required to be made by any broker through which a Holder intends to make sales of Registrable
Securities with the Corporate Financing Department of Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.
(“FINRA”) pursuant NASD Rule 2710(b)(10)(A)(i), so long as the broker is receiving no more than a
customary brokerage commission in connection with such sale, (ii) printing expenses (including,
without limitation, expenses of printing certificates for Registrable Securities and of printing
prospectuses if the printing of prospectuses is reasonably requested by the Holders of a majority
of the Registrable Securities included in the Registration Statement), (iii) messenger, telephone
and delivery expenses, (iv) fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company, (v) Securities Act
liability insurance, if the Company so desires such insurance, and (vi) fees and expenses of all
other Persons retained by the Company in connection with the consummation of the transactions
contemplated by this Section. In addition, the Company shall be responsible for all of its
internal expenses incurred in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by
this Section (including, without limitation, all salaries and expenses of its officers and
employees performing legal or accounting duties), the expense of any annual audit and the fees and
expenses incurred in connection with the listing of the Registrable Securities on any securities
exchange as required hereunder. In no event shall the Company be responsible for any broker or
similar commissions of any Holder.
(u) Public Information. At any time during the period commencing on the six (6) month
anniversary of the Closing Date and ending at such time that all of the Securities can be sold
without the requirement to be in compliance with Rule 144(c)(1) and otherwise without restriction
or limitation pursuant to Rule 144, if a registration statement is not available for the
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resale of all of the Securities and the Company shall fail for any reason to satisfy the
current public information requirement under Rule 144 (a “Public Information Failure”) then, as
partial relief for the damages to any holder of Securities by reason of any such delay in or
reduction of its ability to sell the Securities (which remedy shall not be exclusive of any other
remedies available at law or in equity), the Company shall pay to each such holder an amount in
cash equal to two percent (2.0%) of the aggregate Purchase Price of such holder’s Securities on the
day of a Public Information Failure and on every thirtieth day (pro rated for periods totaling less
than thirty days) thereafter until the earlier of (i) the date such Public Information Failure is
cured and (ii) such time that such public information is no longer required pursuant to Rule 144.
The payments to which a holder shall be entitled pursuant to this Section 4(w) are referred to
herein as “Public Information Failure Payments.” Public Information Failure Payments shall be paid
on the earlier of (I) the last day of the calendar month during which such Public Information
Failure Payments are incurred and (II) the third Business Day after the event or failure giving
rise to the Public Information Failure Payments is cured. In the event the Company fails to make
Public Information Failure Payments in a timely manner, such Public Information Failure Payments
shall bear interest at the rate of 1.5% per month (prorated for partial months) until paid in full.
Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, no Public Information Failure Payments shall be
due and payable hereunder for any date after the first anniversary of the Closing Date.
5. REGISTER; TRANSFER AGENT INSTRUCTIONS.
(a) Register. The Company shall maintain at its principal executive offices (or such
other office or agency of the Company as it may designate by notice to each holder of Securities),
a register for the Notes and the Warrants in which the Company shall record the name and address of
the Person in whose name the Notes and the Warrants have been issued (including the name and
address of each transferee), the principal amount of Notes held by such Person, the number of
Conversion Shares issuable upon conversion of the Notes and Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise
of the Warrants held by such Person. The Company shall keep the register open and available at all
times during business hours for inspection of any Buyer or its legal representatives.
(b) Transfer Agent Instructions. The Company shall issue irrevocable instructions to
its transfer agent, and any subsequent transfer agent, to issue certificates or credit shares to
the applicable balance accounts at The Depository Trust Company (“DTC”), registered in the name of
each Buyer or its respective nominee(s), for the Interest Shares, the New Conversion Shares and the
Warrant Shares issued at the Closing or upon conversion of the Notes or exercise of the Warrants in
such amounts as specified from time to time by each Buyer to the Company upon conversion of the
Notes or exercise of the Warrants in the form of Exhibit E attached hereto (the
“Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions”). The Company warrants that no instruction other than
the Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions referred to in this Section 5(b), and stop transfer
instructions to give effect to Section 2(g) hereof, will be given by the Company to its transfer
agent, and that the Securities shall otherwise be freely transferable on the books and records of
the Company as and to the extent provided in this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents.
If a Buyer effects a sale, assignment or transfer of the Securities in accordance with Section
2(f), the Company shall permit the transfer and shall promptly instruct its transfer agent to issue
one or more certificates or credit shares to the applicable balance
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accounts at DTC in such name and in such denominations as specified by such Buyer to effect
such sale, transfer or assignment. In the event that such sale, assignment or transfer involves
Interest Shares, New Conversion Shares or Warrant Shares sold, assigned or transferred pursuant to
an effective registration statement or pursuant to Rule 144, the transfer agent shall issue such
Securities to the Buyer, assignee or transferee, as the case may be, without any restrictive
legend. The Company acknowledges that a breach by it of its obligations hereunder will cause
irreparable harm to a Buyer. Accordingly, the Company acknowledges that the remedy at law for a
breach of its obligations under this Section 5(b) will be inadequate and agrees, in the event of a
breach or threatened breach by the Company of the provisions of this Section 5(b), that a Buyer
shall be entitled, in addition to all other available remedies, to an order and/or injunction
restraining any breach and requiring immediate issuance and transfer, without the necessity of
showing economic loss and without any bond or other security being required.
6. CONDITIONS TO THE COMPANY’S OBLIGATION TO SELL.
(a) Closing Date. The obligation of the Company hereunder to (A) issue the Amended
and Restated Exchanged Notes in exchange for the cancellation of the Exchanged Notes and (B) issue
and sell the New Notes and Warrants to each Buyer at the Closing is subject to the satisfaction, at
or before the Closing Date, of each of the following conditions, provided that these conditions are
for the Company’s sole benefit and may be waived by the Company at any time in its sole discretion
by providing each Buyer with prior written notice thereof:
(i) Such Buyer shall have executed each of the Transaction Documents to which it is a party
and delivered the same to the Company.
(ii) Such Buyer and each other Buyer shall have delivered to the Company (A) the Exchanged
Notes for cancellation and (B) the Purchase Price less, in the case of Castlerigg, the amounts
withheld pursuant to Section 4(f) for the Notes and the Warrants being purchased by such Buyer at
the Closing by wire transfer of immediately available funds pursuant to the wire instructions
provided by the Company.
(iii) The representations and warranties of such Buyer shall be true and correct in all
material respects as of the date when made and as of the Closing Date as though made at that time
(except for representations and warranties that speak as of a specific date), and such Buyer shall
have performed, satisfied and complied in all material respects with the covenants, agreements and
conditions required by this Agreement to be performed, satisfied or complied with by such Buyer at
or prior to the Closing Date.
7. CONDITIONS TO EACH BUYER’S OBLIGATION TO PURCHASE.
Closing Date. The obligation of each Buyer hereunder to purchase the New Notes and
the related Warrants at the Closing is subject to the satisfaction, at or before the Closing Date,
of each of the following conditions, provided that these conditions are for each Buyer’s sole
benefit and may be waived by such Buyer at any time in its sole discretion by providing the Company
with prior written notice thereof:
(i) The Company shall have executed and delivered to such Buyer (A) each of the Transaction
Documents, (B) the New Notes (in such principal amounts as such
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Buyer shall request) being purchased by such Buyer at the Closing pursuant to this Agreement,
(C) the Amended and Restated Exchanged Notes (in such principal amounts as such Buyer shall
request) being exchanged by such Buyer at the Closing pursuant to this Agreement and (D) the
Warrants (in such amounts as such Buyer shall request) being purchased by such Buyer at the Closing
pursuant to this Agreement.
(ii) Such Buyer shall have received the opinions of DLA Piper LLP (US) and Xxxxx Xxxxxx, the
Company’s outside counsel and special Nevada counsel, respectively, dated as of the Closing Date,
in substantially the form of Exhibit F attached hereto.
(iii) The Company shall have delivered to such Buyer a copy of the Irrevocable Transfer Agent
Instructions, in the form of Exhibit E attached hereto, which instructions shall have been
delivered to and acknowledged in writing by the Company’s transfer agent.
(iv) The Company shall have delivered to such Buyer a certificate evidencing the formation and
good standing of the Company and each of its Subsidiaries in such entity’s jurisdiction of
formation issued by the Secretary of State (or comparable office) of such jurisdiction, as of a
date within ten (10) days of the Closing Date.
(v) The Company shall have delivered to such Buyer a certificate evidencing the Company’s
qualification as a foreign corporation and good standing issued by the Secretary of State (or
comparable office) of each jurisdiction in which the Company conducts business, as of a date within
ten (10) days of the Closing Date.
(vi) The Company shall have delivered to such Buyer a certified copy of the Articles of
Incorporation as certified by the Secretary of State (or comparable office) of the State of Nevada
within ten (10) days of the Closing Date.
(vii) The Company shall have delivered to such Buyer a certificate, executed by the Secretary
of the Company and dated as of the Closing Date, as to (i) the resolutions consistent with Section
3(b) as adopted by the Company’s Board of Directors in a form reasonably acceptable to such Buyer,
(ii) the Articles of Incorporation and (iii) the Bylaws, each as in effect at the Closing, in the
form attached hereto as Exhibit G.
(viii) The representations and warranties of the Company shall be true and correct as of the
date when made and as of the Closing Date as though made at that time (except for representations
and warranties that speak as of a specific date) and the Company shall have performed, satisfied
and complied in all respects with the covenants, agreements and conditions required by the
Transaction Documents to be performed, satisfied or complied with by the Company at or prior to the
Closing Date. Such Buyer shall have received a certificate, executed by the Chief Executive
Officer of the Company, dated as of the Closing Date, to the foregoing effect and as to such other
matters as may be reasonably requested by such Buyer in the form attached hereto as Exhibit
H.
(ix) The Company shall have delivered to such Buyer a letter from the Company’s transfer agent
certifying the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding as of a date within five days of the
Closing Date.
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(x) The Company shall have obtained all governmental, regulatory or third party consents and
approvals, if any, necessary for the sale of the Securities.
(xi) In accordance with the terms of the Security Agreements, the Company shall have delivered
to the Collateral Agents appropriate financing statements on Form UCC-1 to be duly filed in such
office or offices as may be necessary or, in the opinion of the Collateral Agents, desirable to
perfect the security interests purported to be created by each Security Agreement.
(xii) Within three (3) Business Days prior to the Closing, the Company shall have delivered or
caused to be delivered to each Buyer (A) certified copies of UCC search results, listing all
effective financing statements which name as debtor the Company or any of its Subsidiaries filed in
the prior five years to perfect an interest in any assets thereof, together with copies of such
financing statements, none of which, except as otherwise agreed in writing by the Buyers, shall
cover any of the Collateral (as defined in the Security Agreements) and the results of searches for
any tax lien and judgment lien filed against such Person or its property, which results, except as
otherwise agreed to in writing by the Buyers shall not show any such Liens (as defined in the
Security Agreements); and (B) a perfection certificate, duly completed and executed by the Company
and each of its Subsidiaries, in form and substance satisfactory to the Buyers.
(xiii) The Company shall have delivered to such Buyer such other documents relating to the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement as such Buyer or its counsel may reasonably request.
8. TERMINATION. In the event that the Closing shall not have occurred with respect to
a Buyer on or before five (5) Business Days from the date hereof due to the Company’s or such
Buyer’s failure to satisfy the conditions set forth in Sections 6 and 7 above (and the nonbreaching
party’s failure to waive such unsatisfied condition(s)), the nonbreaching party shall have the
option to terminate this Agreement with respect to such breaching party at the close of business on
such date without liability of any party to any other party; provided, however,
this if this Agreement is terminated pursuant to this Section 8, the Company shall remain obligated
to reimburse the non-breaching Buyers for the expenses described in Section 4(g) above.
9. MISCELLANEOUS.
(a) Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Jury Trial. All questions concerning the
construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this Agreement shall be governed by the
internal laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of
law provision or rule (whether of the State of New York or any other jurisdictions) that would
cause the application of the laws of any jurisdictions other than the State of New York. Each
party hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts
sitting in The City of New York, Borough of Manhattan, for the adjudication of any dispute
hereunder or in connection herewith or with any transaction contemplated hereby or discussed
herein, and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any suit, action or proceeding,
any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of any such court, that such suit,
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action or proceeding is brought in an inconvenient forum or that the venue of such suit,
action or proceeding is improper. Each party hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process
and consents to process being served in any such suit, action or proceeding by mailing a copy
thereof to such party at the address for such notices to it under this Agreement and agrees that
such service shall constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice thereof. Nothing
contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any manner
permitted by law. EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE, AND AGREES NOT TO
REQUEST, A JURY TRIAL FOR THE ADJUDICATION OF ANY DISPUTE HEREUNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH OR
ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.
(b) 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;
provided that a facsimile signature shall be considered due execution and shall be binding upon the
signatory thereto with the same force and effect as if the signature were an original, not a
facsimile signature.
(c) Headings. The headings of this Agreement are for convenience of reference and
shall not form part of, or affect the interpretation of, this Agreement.
(d) Severability. If any provision of this Agreement is prohibited by law or
otherwise determined to be invalid or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, the
provision that would otherwise be prohibited, invalid or unenforceable shall be deemed amended to
apply to the broadest extent that it would be valid and enforceable, and the invalidity or
unenforceability of such provision shall not affect the validity of the remaining provisions of
this Agreement so long as this Agreement as so modified continues to express, without material
change, the original intentions of the parties as to the subject matter hereof and the prohibited
nature, invalidity or unenforceability of the provision(s) in question does not substantially
impair the respective expectations or reciprocal obligations of the parties or the practical
realization of the benefits that would otherwise be conferred upon the parties. The parties will
endeavor in good faith negotiations to replace the prohibited, invalid or unenforceable
provision(s) with a valid provision(s), the effect of which comes as close as possible to that of
the prohibited, invalid or unenforceable provision(s).
(e) Entire Agreement; Amendments. This Agreement and the other Transaction Documents
supersede all other prior oral or written agreements between the Buyers, the Company, their
affiliates and Persons acting on their behalf with respect to the matters discussed herein, and
this Agreement, the other Transaction Documents and the instruments referenced herein and therein
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 any Buyer
makes any representation, warranty, covenant or undertaking with respect to such matters. No
provision of this Agreement may be amended other than by an instrument in writing signed by the
Company and the holders of at least a majority of the aggregate number of Registrable Securities
issued and issuable hereunder, and any amendment to this Agreement made in conformity with the
provisions of this Section 9(e) shall be binding on
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all Buyers and holders of Securities, as applicable. No provision hereof may be waived other
than by an instrument in writing signed by the party against whom enforcement is sought. No such
amendment shall be effective to the extent that it applies to less than all of the holders of the
applicable Securities then outstanding. No consideration shall be offered or paid to any Person to
amend or consent to a waiver or modification of any provision of any of the Transaction Documents
unless the same consideration also is offered to all of the parties to the Transaction Documents,
holders of New Notes or holders of the Warrants, as the case may be. The Company has not, directly
or indirectly, made any agreements with any Buyers relating to the terms or conditions of the
transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents except as set forth in the Transaction
Documents. Without limiting the foregoing, the Company confirms that, except as set forth in this
Agreement, no Buyer has made any commitment or promise or has any other obligation to provide any
financing to the Company or otherwise.
(f) 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 confirmation of transmission is mechanically or electronically generated and
kept on file by the sending party); or (iii) one Business Day after deposit with an overnight
courier service, in each case properly addressed to the party to receive the same. The addresses
and facsimile numbers for such communications shall be:
If to the Company:
Stinger Systems, Inc.
0000 Xxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxx 000
Xxxxx, Xxxxxxx 00000
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
Attention: Chief Financial Officer
0000 Xxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxx 000
Xxxxx, Xxxxxxx 00000
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
Attention: Chief Financial Officer
With a copy to:
DLA Piper LLP (US)
0000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000-0000
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
Attention: Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Esq.
0000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000-0000
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
Attention: Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Esq.
If to the Transfer Agent:
Colonial Stock Transfer
00 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxx Xxxx Xxxx, XX 00000
00 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxx Xxxx Xxxx, XX 00000
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Telephone: (000) 000-0000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
If to a Buyer, to its address and facsimile number set forth on the Schedule of Buyers, with copies
to such Buyer’s representatives as set forth on the Schedule of Buyers,
with a copy, in the case of Castlerigg (for informational purposes only) to:
Xxxxx Xxxxxxx LLP
000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
Attention: Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Esq.
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
Attention: Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Esq.
or to such other address and/or facsimile number and/or to the attention of such other Person as
the recipient party has specified by written notice given to each other party five (5) days prior
to the effectiveness of such change. Written confirmation of receipt (A) given by the recipient of
such notice, consent, waiver or other communication, (B) mechanically or electronically generated
by the sender’s facsimile machine containing the time, date, recipient facsimile number and an
image of the first page of such transmission or (C) provided by an overnight courier service shall
be rebuttable evidence of personal service, receipt by facsimile or receipt from an overnight
courier service in accordance with clause (i), (ii) or (iii) above, respectively.
(g) Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the
benefit of the parties and their respective successors and assigns, including any purchasers of the
Notes or the Warrants. The Company shall not assign this Agreement or any rights or obligations
hereunder without the prior written consent of the holders of at least a majority of the aggregate
number of Registrable Securities issued and issuable hereunder, including by way of a Fundamental
Transaction (unless the Company is in compliance with the applicable provisions governing
Fundamental Transactions set forth in the Notes and the Warrants). A Buyer may assign some or all
of its rights hereunder without the consent of the Company, in which event such assignee shall be
deemed to be a Buyer hereunder with respect to such assigned rights.
(h) No Third Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement is intended for the benefit of the
parties hereto and their respective permitted successors and assigns, and is not for the benefit
of, nor may any provision hereof be enforced by, any other Person.
(i) Survival. Unless this Agreement is terminated under Section 8, the
representations and warranties of the Company and the Buyers contained in Sections 2 and 3 and the
agreements and covenants set forth in Sections 4, 5 and 9 shall survive the Closing. Each Buyer
shall be responsible only for its own representations, warranties, agreements and covenants
hereunder.
(j) Further Assurances. Each party shall do and perform, or cause to be done and
performed, all such further acts and things, and shall execute and deliver all such other
agreements, certificates, instruments and documents, as any other party may reasonably request
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in order to carry out the intent and accomplish the purposes of this Agreement and the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.
(k) Indemnification. In consideration of each Buyer’s execution and delivery of the
Transaction Documents and acquiring the Securities thereunder and in addition to all of the
Company’s other obligations under the Transaction Documents, the Company shall defend, protect,
indemnify and hold harmless each Buyer and each other holder of the Securities and all of their
stockholders, partners, members, officers, directors, employees and direct or indirect investors
and any of the foregoing Persons’ agents or other representatives (including, without limitation,
those retained in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement) (collectively,
the “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 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 any Indemnitee as a result of, or arising out of, or relating to (a) any
misrepresentation or breach of any representation or warranty made by the Company in the
Transaction Documents or any other certificate, instrument or document contemplated hereby or
thereby, (b) any breach of any covenant, agreement or obligation of the Company contained in the
Transaction Documents 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 Indemnitee by a
third party (including for these purposes a derivative action brought on behalf of the Company) and
arising out of or resulting from (i) the execution, delivery, performance or enforcement of the
Transaction Documents or any other certificate, instrument or document contemplated hereby or
thereby, (ii) any transaction financed or to be financed in whole or in part, directly or
indirectly, with the proceeds of the issuance of the Securities, (iii) any disclosure made by such
Buyer pursuant to Section 3(i), or (iv) the status of such Buyer or holder of the Securities as an
investor in the Company pursuant to the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents. 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. Except as otherwise set forth
herein, the mechanics and procedures with respect to the rights and obligations under this Section
10(k) shall be the same as those set forth in Section 5 of that certain registration rights
agreement entered into in connection with the August 2007 Securities Purchase Agreement.
(l) No Strict Construction. The language used in this Agreement will be deemed to be
the language chosen by the parties to express their mutual intent, and no rules of strict
construction will be applied against any party.
(m) Remedies. Each Buyer and each holder of the Securities shall have all rights and
remedies set forth in the Transaction Documents and all rights and remedies which such holders have
been granted at any time under any other agreement or contract and all of the rights which such
holders have under any law. Any Person having any rights under any provision of this Agreement
shall be entitled to enforce such rights specifically (without posting a bond or other security),
to recover damages by reason of any breach of any provision of this Agreement and to exercise all
other rights granted by law. Furthermore, the Company recognizes that in the event that it fails
to perform, observe, or discharge any or all of its
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obligations under the Transaction Documents, any remedy at law may prove to be inadequate
relief to the Buyers. The Company therefore agrees that the Buyers shall be entitled to seek
temporary and permanent injunctive relief in any such case without the necessity of proving actual
damages and without posting a bond or other security.
(n) Rescission and Withdrawal Right. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary
contained in (and without limiting any similar provisions of) the Transaction Documents, whenever
any Buyer exercises a right, election, demand or option under a Transaction Document and the
Company does not timely perform its related obligations within the periods therein provided, then
such Buyer may rescind or withdraw, in its sole discretion from time to time upon written notice to
the Company, any relevant notice, demand or election in whole or in part without prejudice to its
future actions and rights.
(o) Payment Set Aside. To the extent that the Company makes a payment or payments to
the Buyers hereunder or pursuant to any of the other Transaction Documents or the Buyers enforce or
exercise their rights hereunder or thereunder, and such payment or payments or the proceeds of such
enforcement or exercise or any part thereof are subsequently invalidated, declared to be fraudulent
or preferential, set aside, recovered from, disgorged by or are required to be refunded, repaid or
otherwise restored to the Company, a trustee, receiver or any other Person under any law
(including, without limitation, any bankruptcy law, foreign, state or federal law, common law or
equitable cause of action), then to the extent of any such restoration the obligation or part
thereof originally intended to be satisfied shall be revived and continued in full force and effect
as if such payment had not been made or such enforcement or setoff had not occurred.
(p) Consent and Waiver. The Buyers hereby (i) waive the first sentence of Section
4(k) of each of the August 2007 Securities Purchase Agreement, the February 2008 Securities
Purchase Agreement and the September 2008 Securities Purchase Agreement (collectively, the “Prior
Purchase Agreements”) with respect to the New Notes, the Warrants and the offering of the
securities contemplated by this Agreement, (ii) consent to the issuance of the New Notes and the
Warrants and to the offering of the securities contemplated by this Agreement and waive Section
4(o) of each of the Prior Purchase Agreements with the effect that the offering of the securities
contemplated by this Agreement shall not trigger any rights of the Buyers under the Purchase
Agreements, (iii) waive any Default or Event of Default (as defined in the Amended and Restated
Exchanged Notes) that occurred prior to the date hereof and (iv) waive Section 4(i) of the Prior
Purchase Agreements with respect to the offering of the securities contemplated by this Agreement.
(q) Warrant Adjustments. The parties hereto acknowledge and agree that,
notwithstanding the anti-dilution provisions set forth in the August 2007 Warrants, the February
2008 Warrants and the September 2008 Warrants (collectively, the “Prior Warrants”), after giving
effect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, the exercise price of the Prior Warrants
shall be reduced to $0.20 per share and the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise
of such warrants shall be 2,586,207 shares, 3,296,337 shares and 2,586,207 shares, respectively.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each Buyer and the Company have caused their respective signature page to
this Securities Purchase Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first written above.
COMPANY: STINGER SYSTEMS, INC. |
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By: | /s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxx | |||
Name: | Xxxxxx Xxxxxx | |||
Title: | CEO | |||
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each Buyer and the Company have caused their respective signature page to
this Securities Purchase Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first written above.
BUYERS: CASTLERIGG MASTER INVESTMENTS LTD. |
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By: | /s/ Xxx Xxxxxxxx | |||
Name: | Xxx Xxxxxxxx | |||
Title: | Senior Managing Director | |||
DEBT OPPORTUNITY FUND LLP |
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By: | /s/ Xxxx Xxxxx | |||
Name: | Xxxx Xxxxx | |||
Title: | Managing Member | |||
ACKNOWLEDGED AND AGREED: VICIS CAPITAL MASTER FUND LTD., As successor in interest to Debt Opportunity Fund LLP under the Vicis Notes |
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By: | /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx | ||||
Name: Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx | |||||
Title: Managing Director, Vicis Capital, LLC | |||||
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