EXHIBIT 4.4
SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT
This SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT (the "Agreement"), entered into
effective this ___ day of __________ 2003, by and among PacificHealth
Laboratories, Inc., a Delaware corporation, with headquarters located at 0000
Xxxxx 0 Xxxxx, Xxxxx 000, Xxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000 (the "Company"), and the
investors signatory hereto (each, severally, the "Buyer").
WHEREAS:
A. The Company and the Buyer are executing and delivering this
Agreement in reliance upon the exemption from securities registration afforded
by Rule 506 of Regulation D ("Regulation D") promulgated by the United States
Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") under the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended (the "1933 Act");
B. The Company desires to offer and sell (the "Offering") a minimum of
$500,000 ("Minimum Offering Amount") and a maximum of $1,500,000 of Units (the
"Maximum Offering Amount"), with each Unit having a purchase price per Unit as
defined in paragraph 1(a) below; provided, however, that the Company may
increase the Maximum Offering Amount to an amount not to exceed 1,074,000 Units;
C. The Buyer wishes to purchase, upon the terms and conditions stated
in this Agreement, units of securities of the Company (the "Units") consisting
of shares of the Company's Common Stock ("Company Common Stock"), par value
$.0025 per share (the "Shares") and warrants in substantially the same form
attached hereto as Exhibit A to acquire shares of Company Common Stock (the
"Warrants"), each Unit to consist of two Shares and a Warrant to purchase one
(1) share of the Company's Common Stock upon exercise of the Warrant ("Warrant
Shares"); and
D. Contemporaneously with the execution and delivery of this Agreement,
the parties hereto are executing and delivering a Registration Rights Agreement
substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B (the "Registration Rights
Agreement") pursuant to which the Company has agreed to register the Shares and
the Warrant Shares under the 1933 Act and SEC rules and regulations promulgated
thereunder.
NOW THEREFORE, the Company and the Buyer hereby agree as follows:
1. PURCHASE AND SALE OF COMMON SHARES AND WARRANTS.
a. Purchase of Shares and Warrants. Subject to the satisfaction (or
waiver) of the conditions set forth in Sections 5 and 6 below, the Company shall
issue and sell to the Buyer and the Buyer agrees to purchase from the Company at
the Closing, as hereinafter defined, that number of Units set forth by dividing
the aggregate subscription amount set forth on the signature page hereto (the
"Committed Units"), at a price per Unit equal to a 15% discount to the Market
Price of a share of Company Common Stock multiplied by 2. Market Price shall be
defined as the average closing bid price of the Company's common stock for up to
ten trading days preceding the date of Initial Closing, the exact number of days
to be determined by the closing bid price average which produces the lowest
price per Unit (the "Unit Purchase Price").
b. The Buyer understands that, contemporaneously with its offer of
Units to the Buyer, the Company is offering additional Units to other purchasers
(the "Other Purchasers") in reliance on Regulation D and/or Regulation S
promulgated under the 1933 Act. Buyer consents to such contemporaneous offers
and sale of Units to Other Purchasers provided that offers to Other Purchasers
shall only be made to one or more qualified institutional buyers as that term is
defined by Rule 144A promulgated under the 1933 Act or accredited investors as
that term is defined by Rule 501(a) promulgated under the 1933 Act, on
substantially similar terms to those set forth in this Agreement.
c. Prior to the Initial Closing Date (as defined below), Buyer shall
pay the Unit Purchase Price by wire transfer of immediately available funds to
the escrow account referenced in the Offering Documents in accordance with the
Company's instructions. When the Minimum Offering Proceeds have been received,
subject to the satisfaction (or waiver) of the conditions stated in Sections 5
and 6, the Initial Closing shall occur. After the Initial Closing has occurred,
subject to the satisfaction (or waiver) of the conditions contained in Sections
5 and 6, the Buyer shall pay the Unit Purchase Price for the Committed Units to
the Company on or before the Closing Date by wire transfer of immediately
available funds in accordance with the Company's written wire instructions, and
one or more subsequent Closings shall occur. The Initial Closing Date shall be
the date the Company has received and accepted Securities Purchase Agreements
for which the Unit Purchase Price for the Minimum of the Offering Amount has
been paid to the escrow account. If the Initial Closing Date does not occur on
or before September 16, 2003, the Buyer's funds will be returned and this
Agreement will terminate. The term "Closing Date" shall mean the date of the
Initial Closing and each subsequent Closing. After the Initial Closing occurs,
subsequent Closings shall occur from time to time as additional proceeds for
Unit purchases are received by the Company. The term "Closing" as used herein
shall mean the delivery of the Share Certificates and Warrant Certificates for
the Committed Units purchased by Buyer, the payment of the Unit Purchase Price
for the Committed Units, or release of such payment from escrow, and the
delivery of such other documents and taking of such other actions as are
required to be delivered or taken at the Closing pursuant to this Agreement.
Share Certificates shall be deemed "delivered" by the Company issuing
irrevocable instructions to its transfer agent to issue the Share Certificates
and send such Share Certificates directly to the Buyer. The Warrant Certificates
shall be deemed delivered by the Company's placing them, by the end of the next
business day, with federal express or UPS, for delivery on the next business day
after such placement. Share Certificates and Warrant Certificates will be duly
executed on behalf of the Company and registered in the name of the Buyer or its
designee, in such denominations as the Buyer shall request.
2. BUYER'S REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES.
Buyer represents and warrants that:
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a. Investment Purpose. Buyer is acquiring the Shares and Warrants
comprising the Units, purchased hereunder, and any Warrant Shares subsequently
purchased (such Shares, Warrants and Warrant Shares being hereinafter sometimes
referred to as the "Securities") for its own account for investment only and not
with a view towards, or for resale in connection with, the public sale or
distribution thereof, except pursuant to an effective registration statement
under the 1933 Act or an exemption from registration the 1933 Act; provided that
by making the representations herein, such Buyer reserves the right to dispose
of the Securities at any time in accordance with or pursuant to a registration
statement or an exemption from registration under the 1933 Act.
b. Investor Status. Buyer is a "qualified institutional buyer" as
defined in Rule 144A under the 1933 Act and/or an "accredited investor" as that
term is defined in Rule 501 of Regulation D. The Qualified Purchaser
Questionnaire being delivered by the Buyer to the Company simultaneously
herewith is true, complete and correct in all material respects.
c. Reliance on Exemptions. Buyer understands that the Securities are
being offered and sold to it in reliance on Regulation D and that the Company is
relying upon the truth and accuracy of, and the Buyer's compliance with, the
representations, warranties, agreements, acknowledgments and understandings of
the Buyer set forth herein and in the Qualified Purchaser Questionnaire in order
to determine the availability of Regulation D and the eligibility of the Buyer
to acquire such Securities.
d. Information. Buyer and its advisors, if any, have been furnished
with the Company's Confidential Private Placement Memorandum, including all
exhibits, and all materials relating to the business, finances and operations of
the Company and materials relating to the offer and sale of the Securities (the
"Offering Documents") which have been requested by the Buyer. Buyer and its
advisors, if any, have been afforded the opportunity to ask questions of
officers of the Company. The Buyer has carefully read and considered the
Offering Documents and has taken full cognizance of and understands all of the
risks related to the purchase of the Units. The Buyer has not been furnished
with any oral representation or oral information in connection with the offering
of the Units that is not contained in the Offering Documents. The Buyer is not
relying on any statements or representations made by the Company or any of its
affiliates with respect to economic considerations involved in an investment in
the Units other than expressly set forth in the Offering Documents. Neither such
inquiries nor any other due diligence investigations conducted by the Buyer or
its advisors, if any, or its representatives shall modify, amend or affect the
Buyer's right to rely on the Company's representations and warranties contained
in Section 3 below. The Buyer understands that its investment in the Securities
involves a high degree of risk, including the possible loss of the entire amount
of such investment, and has determined that the Units are a suitable investment
for the Buyer. The 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. 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.
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f. Transfer or Resale. Buyer understands that except as provided in
the Registration Rights Agreement, 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 (i) subsequently
registered thereunder, (ii) such Buyer shall have delivered to the Company an
opinion of counsel, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to Company and
its counsel, to the effect that such Securities to be sold, assigned or
transferred may be sold, assigned or transferred without registration under the
1933 Act and in compliance with an applicable exemption from such registration.
g. Securities. Buyer understands that the certificates or other
instruments representing the Securities, except as set forth below, shall bear a
restrictive legend in substantially the following form (and the Company shall be
required to issue a stop-transfer order against transfer of such stock
certificates if the Securities are not transferred in accordance with the
following legend):
THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 (THE "1933 ACT") OR ANY STATE
SECURITIES LAWS. THE SECURITIES HAVE BEEN ACQUIRED FOR INVESTMENT AND
MAY NOT BE OFFERED FOR SALE, SOLD, TRANSFERRED OR ASSIGNED EXCEPT (1)
PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT FOR THE SECURITIES
UNDER THE 1933 ACT OR (2) AN OPINION OF COUNSEL TO THE EFFECT THAT THE
TRANSFER MAY BE EFFECTED WITHOUT REGISTRATION UNDER THE 1933 ACT.
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, if, unless otherwise required by state securities laws, (i) such
Securities are registered for sale under the 1933 Act and the Buyer has sold the
Securities and has fulfilled the applicable prospectus delivery requirements (a
"prospectus sale"), (ii) in connection with any transaction other than a
prospectus sale, such holder provides the Company with an opinion of counsel, in
a form reasonably acceptable to Company and its counsel, to the effect that a
public sale, assignment or transfer of the Securities has been or will be made
without registration under the 1933 Act.
h. Partnership, Corporation, Trust or Estate Buyers. If this
Agreement is executed and delivered on behalf of a partnership, corporation,
trust or estate: (i) such partnership, corporation, trust or estate has the full
legal right and power and all authority and approval required (a) to execute and
deliver this Agreement and all other instruments executed and delivered by or on
behalf of such partnership, corporation, trust or estate in connection with the
purchase of its Units, and (b) to purchase and hold such Units; (ii) the
signature of the party signing on behalf of such partnership, corporation, trust
or estate is binding upon such partnership, corporation, trust or estate; and
(iii) such partnership, corporation or trust has not been formed for the
specific purpose of acquiring such Units, unless each beneficial owner of such
entity is qualified as an accredited investor within the meaning of Rule 501(a)
of Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act and has submitted
information substantiating such individual qualification.
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i. Retirement Plan Buyers. If the Buyer is a retirement plan or is
investing on behalf of a retirement plan, the Buyer acknowledges that an
investment in the Units poses additional risks including the inability to use
losses generated by an investment in the Units to offset taxable income.
j. Validity; Enforcement. This Agreement has been duly and validly
authorized, executed and delivered on behalf of such Buyer and is a valid and
binding agreement of such Buyer enforceable against such Buyer in accordance
with its terms, subject as to enforceability to general principles of equity and
to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, liquidation
and other similar laws relating to, or affecting generally, the enforcement of
applicable creditors' rights and remedies.
k. No Representations. No representations or warranties have been
made to the Buyer by the Company, or any officer, employee, agent, affiliate or
subsidiary of the Company, other than the representations of the Company
contained herein, and in subscribing for the Units the Buyer is not relying upon
any representations other than those contained in the Offering Documents or in
this Agreement.
l. Residency. Buyer certifies that it resides or has a bona fide
place of business at its address set forth on Schedule 1.
3. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY.
The Company represents and warrants to each of the Buyer that:
a. Organization and Qualification. The Company and its
"Subsidiaries" (which for purposes of this Agreement means any entity in which
the Company, directly or indirectly, owns a controlling position of capital
stock or holds a controlling position of an equity or similar interest) are
corporations duly organized and validly existing in good standing under the laws
of the jurisdiction in which they are incorporated, and have the requisite
corporate 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 corporation 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 or operations, financial condition or prospects of the
Company and its Subsidiaries, if any, taken as a whole, or on the transactions
contemplated hereby or by the agreements and instruments to be entered into in
connection herewith, or on the authority or ability of the Company to perform
its obligations under the Transaction Documents (as defined below).
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b. Authorization; Enforcement; Validity. (i) The Company has the
requisite corporate power and authority to enter into and perform this
Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement, 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, (ii) the execution and delivery of the Transaction Documents by the
Company and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby and
thereby, including without limitation the issuance of the Shares and the
Warrants and the reservation for issuance and the issuance of the Warrant Shares
issuable upon exercise thereof, have been duly authorized by the Company's Board
of Directors and no further consent or authorization is required by the Company,
its Board of Directors or its stockholders, (iii) the Transaction Documents have
been duly executed and delivered by the Company, and (iv) the Transaction
Documents constitute the valid and binding obligations of the Company
enforceable against the Company in accordance with their terms, except as such
enforceability may be limited by general principles of equity or applicable
bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, liquidation or similar laws
relating to, or affecting generally, the enforcement of creditors' rights and
remedies.
c. Issuance of Securities. The Shares are duly authorized and, upon
issuance in accordance with the terms hereof, shall be (i) validly issued, fully
paid and non-assessable and (ii) free from all taxes, liens and charges with
respect to the issue thereof. The shares of Common Stock issued pursuant to this
Agreement have been duly authorized and reserved for issuance upon exercise of
the Warrants. Upon exercise in accordance with the Warrants, the Warrant Shares
will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and free from all taxes,
liens and charges with respect to the issue thereof, with the holders being
entitled to all rights accorded to a holder of Company Common Stock.
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
Company's issuance of the Common Shares and the reservation for issuance and
issuance of the Warrant Shares) will not (i) result in a violation of the
Company's Certificate of Incorporation, as amended and as in effect on the date
hereof (the "Certificate of Incorporation") or the Company's By-laws, as amended
and as in effect on the date hereof (the "By-laws") or (ii) conflict with, or
constitute a default (or an event which with notice or lapse of time or both
would become a default) under, or give to others any rights of termination,
amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, any material agreement, indenture or
instrument to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party, or result
in a violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree
(including federal and state securities laws and regulations and the rules and
regulations of the NASDAQ SmallCap 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. Neither the Company nor its Subsidiaries is
in violation of any term of or in default under its Certificate of
Incorporation, or By-laws or their organizational charter or by-laws,
respectively. Neither the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is in violation or
any term of or in default under any contract, agreement, mortgage, indebtedness,
indenture, instrument, judgment, decree or order or any statute, rule or
regulation applicable to the Company or its Subsidiaries, except for possible
conflicts, defaults, terminations, amendments which would not have a Material
Adverse Effect. The business of the Company and its Subsidiaries is not being
conducted, and shall not be conducted, in violation of any law, ordinance,
regulation of any governmental entity, except for possible violations the
sanctions for which either individually or in the aggregate would not have a
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Material Adverse Effect. Except as specifically contemplated by this Agreement
and as required under the 1933 Act, the Company is not required to obtain any
consent, authorization or order of, or make any filing or registration with, any
court or governmental agency or any regulatory or self-regulatory agency in
order for it to execute, deliver or perform any of its obligations under or
contemplated by the Transaction Documents in accordance with the terms hereof or
thereof. Except as has been publicly disclosed by the Company through generally
recognized financial reporting services or in the SEC Documents (as defined in
paragraph e.), the Company is not in violation of the listing requirements of
the NASDAQ SmallCap Market.
e. SEC Documents; Financial Statements. As of the Closing, 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 Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "1934 Act") (all of the
foregoing filed prior to the date hereof and all exhibits included therein and
financial statements and schedules thereto and documents incorporated by
reference therein being hereinafter referred to as the "SEC Documents"). 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 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 the Company in writing to the Buyer which is not
included in the SEC Documents contains any untrue statement of a material fact
or omits to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements
therein, in the light of the circumstance under which they are or were made, not
misleading. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries or any of their
officers, directors, employees or agents have provided the Buyer with any
material, nonpublic information.
f. Absence of Certain Changes. Since the most recent filing by the
Company with the SEC, except as publicly announced by the Company through
generally recognized financial reporting services or as set forth in the
Confidential Private Placement Memorandum, there has been no material adverse
change and no material adverse development in the business, properties,
operations, financial condition, results of operations or prospects of the
Company or its Subsidiaries. The Company has not taken any steps, and does not
currently expect to take any steps, to seek protection pursuant to any
bankruptcy law nor does the Company or any of its Subsidiaries have any
knowledge or reason to believe that its creditors intend to initiate involuntary
bankruptcy proceedings.
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g. Disclosure. All information relating to or concerning the Company
or any of its Subsidiaries set forth in this Agreement and the Offering
Documents, when taken together as a whole, is true and correct in all material
respects and the Company has not omitted to state any material fact necessary in
order to make the statements made herein or therein, in light of the
circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. No event or
circumstance has occurred or 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 (assuming for this purpose that the Company's
reports filed under the 1934 Act are being incorporated into an effective
registration statement filed by the Company under the 1933 Act).
h. Absence of Litigation. Except as set forth in the SEC Documents,
there is no action, suit, proceeding, inquiry or investigation before or by any
court, public board, government agency, self-regulatory organization or body
pending or, to the knowledge of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries,
threatened against or affecting the Company, the Company's common stock, the
Common Shares or any of the Company's Subsidiaries or any of the Company's or
the Company's Subsidiaries' officers or directors in their capacities as such
that would have a Material Adverse Effect.
i. No Integrated Offering. Neither the Company, nor any of its
affiliates, nor any person acting on its or 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 to third parties other than the
Buyer and Other Purchasers for purposes of the 1933 Act so as to render invalid
the exemption from registration provided under Regulation D or any applicable
stockholder approval provisions, including, without limitation, under the rules
and regulations of any exchange or NASDAQ on which any of the securities of the
Company are listed or designated, nor will the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries take any action or steps 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 so as to render invalid the exemption from
registration provided under Regulation D.
j. No Undisclosed Events, Liabilities, Developments or
Circumstances. No event, liability, development or circumstance has occurred or
exists, with respect to the Company or 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 filed with the SEC relating to an issuance and sale by
the Company of the Company Common Stock and which has not either been publicly
announced or stated in the Confidential Private Placement Memorandum.
k. Indebtedness. The SEC Documents set forth, to the extent
required, as of the date thereof all outstanding secured and unsecured
Indebtedness of the Company or any subsidiary, or for which the Company or any
subsidiary has commitments. For purposes of this Agreement, "Indebtedness" shall
mean (a) any liabilities for borrowed money or amounts owed in excess of $25,000
(other than trade accounts payable incurred in the ordinary course of business),
(b) all guaranties, endorsements and other contingent obligations in respect of
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Indebtedness of others, whether or not the same are or should be reflected in
the Company's balance sheet (or the notes thereto), except guaranties by
endorsement of negotiable instruments for deposit or collection or similar
transactions in the ordinary course of business; and (c) the present value of
any lease payments in excess of $25,000 due under leases required to be
capitalized in accordance with GAAP. The Offering Documents disclose verbally
the Company's incurrence of material debt after the date of the Company's last
file 10-KSB or 10-QSB. Neither the Company nor any subsidiary is in default with
respect to any Indebtedness.
l. Material Agreements. Except as set forth in the Offering
Documents and the SEC Documents, neither the Company nor any subsidiary is a
party to any written or oral contract, instrument, agreement, commitment,
obligation, plan or arrangement, a copy of which would be required to be filed
with the SEC as an exhibit to Form 10-KSB (each, a "Material Agreement");
provided that Buyer acknowledges that the Company's agreements with USA Funding,
Ltd., referred to in the Offering Documents, have not yet been filed. The
Company and each of its subsidiaries has in all material respects performed all
the obligations required to be performed by them to date under the foregoing
agreements, have received no notice of default and, to the best of the Company's
knowledge, are not in default under any Material Agreement now in effect, the
result of which would be reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect.
m. Lock-up Agreements. The Company has entered into lock-up
agreements its officers and directors in which they agree not to sell any shares
held by them under Rule 144 or otherwise for a period from the date hereof until
the later of (i) six (6) months from the final Closing hereunder or (ii) 60 days
following the effective date of a registration statement in which the Securities
are included.
n. No General Solicitation. Neither the Company, nor any of its
affiliates, nor any person acting on its or their behalf, has engaged in any
form of general solicitation or general advertising (within the meaning of
Regulation D under the 0000 Xxx) in connection with the offer or sale of the
Securities.
o. Labor, Employment and Benefit Matters.
(1) There are no existing, or to the best of the Company's
knowledge, threatened strikes or other labor disputes against the Company or any
of its subsidiaries that would be reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse
Effect. Except as set forth in the Offering Documents and SEC Documents, there
is no organizing activity involving employees of the Company or any of its
subsidiaries pending or, to the Company's or its subsidiaries' knowledge,
threatened by any labor union or group of employees. There are no representation
proceedings pending or, to the Company's or its subsidiaries' knowledge,
threatened with the National Labor Relations Board, and no labor organization or
group of employees of the Company or its subsidiaries has made a pending demand
for recognition.
(2) Except as set forth in the Offering Documents and SEC Documents,
neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries is, or during the five years
preceding the date of this Agreement was, a party to any labor or collective
bargaining agreement and there are no labor or collective bargaining agreements
which pertain to employees of the Company or its subsidiaries.
(3) Each employee benefit plan is in compliance with all applicable
law, except for such noncompliance that would not be reasonably likely to have a
Material Adverse Effect.
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(4) Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has any
liabilities, contingent or otherwise, including without limitation, liabilities
for retiree health, retiree life, severance or retirement benefits, which are
not fully reflected, to the extent required by GAAP, on the company's balance
sheet or fully funded. The term "liabilities" used in the preceding sentence
shall be calculated in accordance with reasonable actuarial assumptions.
(5) None of the Company nor any of its subsidiaries (i) has
terminated any "employee pension benefit plan" as defined in Section 3(2) of
ERISA (as defined below) under circumstances that present a material risk of the
Company or any of its subsidiaries incurring any liability or obligation that
would be reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect, or (ii) has
incurred or expects to incur any outstanding liability under Title IV of the
Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended and all rules and
regulations promulgated thereunder ("ERISA").
p. Compliance with Law. The Company is in compliance in all material
respects with all applicable laws, except for such noncompliance that would not
reasonably be likely to have a Material Adverse Effect. The Company has not
received any notice of, nor does the Company have any knowledge of, any
violation (or of any investigation, inspection, audit or other proceeding by any
governmental entity involving allegations of any violation) of any applicable
law involving or related to the Company which has not been dismissed or
otherwise disposed of that would be reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse
Effect. The Company has not received notice or otherwise has any knowledge that
the Company is charged with, threatened with or under investigation with respect
to, any violation of any applicable law, or has any knowledge of any proposed
change in any applicable law that would reasonably be likely to have a Material
Adverse Effect.
q. 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 rights necessary to conduct their respective
businesses as now conducted. None of the Company's trademarks, trade names,
service marks, service xxxx registrations, service names, patents, patent
rights, copyrights, inventions, licenses, approvals, government authorizations,
trade secrets or other intellectual property rights have expired or terminated,
or are expected to expire or terminate within two years from the date of this
Agreement. Except as set forth in the SEC Documents, the Company and its
Subsidiaries do not have any knowledge of any infringement or misappropriation
or alleged infringement or misappropriation by the Company or its Subsidiaries
of trademark, trade name rights, patents, patent rights, copyrights, inventions,
licenses, service names, service marks, service xxxx registrations, trade secret
or other similar rights of others, or of any such development of similar or
identical trade secrets or technical information by others and the Company and
its Subsidiaries are unaware of any facts or circumstances which might give rise
to any of the foregoing. The Company and its Subsidiaries have taken reasonable
security measures to protect the secrecy, confidentiality and value of all of
their intellectual properties.
r. Environmental Laws. The Company and its Subsidiaries (i) are in
material compliance with any and all applicable foreign, federal, state and
local laws and regulations relating to the protection of human health and
safety, the environment or hazardous or toxic substances or wastes, pollutants
or contaminants ("Environmental Laws"), (ii) have received all material permits,
licenses or other approvals required of them under applicable Environmental Laws
to conduct their respective businesses and (iii) are in material compliance with
all terms and conditions of any such permit, license or approval.
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s. Title. The Company and its Subsidiaries have good and marketable
title in fee simple to all personal property owned by them which is material to
the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries, in each case free and clear of
all liens, encumbrances and defects except such as are described in the SEC
Documents or 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.
t. 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 and the Company does not have any reason to believe it will not be able
to renew its existing insurance coverage under substantially similar terms for
the next two (2) years.
u. Regulatory Permits. The Company and its Subsidiaries possess all
certificates, authorizations and permits issued by the appropriate federal,
state or foreign regulatory authorities necessary to conduct their respective
businesses as presently conducted the lack of which would cause 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.
v. Tax Status. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries has made or
filed all federal and state income and all other tax returns, reports and
declarations required by any jurisdiction to which it is subject (unless and
only to the extent that the Company and each of its Subsidiaries has set aside
on its books provisions reasonably adequate for the payment of all unpaid and
unreported taxes) and has paid all taxes and other governmental assessments and
charges that are material in amount, shown or determined to be due on such
returns, reports and declarations, except those being contested in good faith
and has set aside on its books provision reasonably adequate for the payment of
all taxes for periods subsequent to the periods to which such returns, reports
or declarations apply. There are no unpaid taxes in any material amount claimed
to be due by the taxing authority of any jurisdiction, and the officers of the
Company know of no basis for any such claim.
w. Transactions With Affiliates. Except as set forth in the SEC
Documents, none of the officers, directors, beneficial owners of 5% or more of
the Company's common stock, or, the Company's knowledge, employees of the
Company is presently a party to any transaction with the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries (other than for services as employees, officers and directors),
including any contract, agreement or other arrangement providing for the
furnishing of services to or by, providing for rental of real or personal
property to or from, or otherwise requiring payments to or from any officer,
director or such employee or, to the knowledge of the Company, any corporation,
partnership, trust or other entity in which any officer, director, or any such
employee has a substantial interest or is an officer, director, trustee or
partner.
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x. Accuracy of Reports; Form S-3 Eligibility. All material reports
required to be filed by the Company within the two years prior to the date of
this Agreement under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the
"Exchange Act"), have been duly filed with the SEC, complied at the time of
filing in all material respects with the requirements of their respective forms
and, except to the extent updated or superseded by any subsequently filed report
were complete and correct in all material respects as of the dates at which the
information was furnished, and contained (as of such dates) no untrue statements
of a material fact nor omitted to state any material fact necessary in order to
make the statements contained therein, in light of the circumstances under which
they were made, not misleading. As of the date hereof, the Company is eligible
to file the Registration Statement called for by the Registration Rights
Agreement hereof on Form S-3.
y. Capitalization. The authorized and outstanding capital stock of
the Company as of June 30, 2003 is as stated in the Confidential Private
Placement Memorandum. All of the outstanding shares of the Company's Common
Stock have been duly and validly authorized and are fully-paid and
non-assessable. Except as disclosed or summarized in this Agreement, the
Confidential Private Placement Memorandum and/or the SEC Documents, there are no
options, warrants, contracts, commitments, understandings, or arrangements by
which the Company is or may become bound to issue additional shares of the
capital stock of the Company or options, securities or rights convertible into
shares of capital stock of the Company.
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 5
and 6 of this Agreement.
b. Buyer Understandings. The Buyer understands, acknowledges and
agrees with the Company as follows:
(i) No federal or state agency or authority has made any finding or
determination as to the accuracy or adequacy of the SEC Documents or
as to the fairness of the terms of the Offering nor any
recommendation or endorsement of the Units. Any representation to
the contrary is a criminal offense. In making an investment
decision, the Buyer must rely on its own examination of the Company
and the terms of the Offering, including the merits and risks
involved.
(ii) The Offering is intended to be exempt from registration under
the Securities Act by virtue of Section 4(2) of the Securities Act
and the provisions of Regulation D thereunder, which is in part
dependent upon the truth, completeness and accuracy of the
statements made by the Buyer herein and in the Questionnaire.
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(iii) There can be no assurance that the Buyer will be able to sell
or dispose of the Shares. It is understood that in order not to
jeopardize the Offering's exempt status under Section 4(2) of the
Securities Act and Regulation D, any transferee may, at a minimum,
be required to fulfill the investor suitability requirements
thereunder.
c. Form D; Blue Sky Laws. 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 the Buyer promptly after such filing. The Company shall timely take
such action as the Company shall reasonably determine is necessary to qualify
the Securities for sale to the Buyer at the applicable 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 Buyer on or prior to the
Closing Date.
d. Reporting Status. Until the earlier of (i) the date which is one
year after the date as of which the Investors (as that term is defined in the
Registration Rights Agreement) may sell all of the Shares or Warrant Shares
without restriction pursuant to Rule 144(k) promulgated under the 1933 Act (or
successor thereto), or (ii) the date on which the Investors shall have sold all
the Shares and Warrant Shares (the "Registration 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 file reports
under the 1934 Act even if the 1934 Act or the rules and regulations thereunder
would otherwise permit such termination. Henceforth, the Company will take all
necessary action to meet, the "registrant requirements" set forth in the general
instructions to Form S-3.
e. Use of Proceeds. The Company shall use the proceeds from the sale
of the Shares and the Warrants in the manner set forth in the Memorandum.
f. Financial Information. The Company agrees to send the following
reports to the Buyer until the Buyer transfers, assigns, or sells all of its
Securities: (i) within ten (10) days after the filing with the SEC, a copy of
its Annual Report on Form 10-KSB, its Quarterly Reports on Form 10-QSB and any
Current Reports on Form 8-K; (ii) within one (1) day after release, copies of
all press releases issued by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; and (iii)
contemporaneously with the making available or giving to the stockholders of the
Company, copies of any notices or other information the Company makes available
or gives to such stockholders.
g. Listing. The Company shall promptly secure the listing of all of
the Registrable Securities (as that term is defined in the Registration Rights
Agreement) on such exchanges or automated quotation system as its outstanding
common stock is listed on, and shall use its best efforts to maintain, so long
as any other shares of Common Stock shall be so listed, such listing of all
Registrable Securities from time to time issuable under the terms of the
Transaction Documents. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries shall
take any affirmative action, which would be reasonably expected to result in the
delisting or suspension of Company Common Stock on Nasdaq. As set forth in the
Offering Documents, the Company's Common Stock may be delisted from NASDAQ. In
such event, the agreements contained in this Section 4(g) shall apply the NASD's
Electronic Bulletin Board. The Company shall pay all fees and expenses in
connection with satisfying its obligations under this Section 4(g).
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h. No Integration; Limitation on Future Sales of Securities. The
Company shall not make any offers or sales of any security (other than the
Securities) under circumstances that would require registration of the
Securities being offered or sold hereunder under the 1933 Act or cause the
offering of the Securities to be integrated with any other offering of
securities by the Company for the purpose of any stockholder approval provision
applicable to the Company or its securities in a manner that would invalidate
any prior stockholder approval applicable to the Securities or require any new
stockholder approval. The Company hereby agrees that, for a period of 90 days
after the Initial Closing, it shall not issue or sell any Common Stock of the
Company or any warrants or other rights to acquire Common Stock or any other
securities that are convertible into Common Stock at a per share price (or
conversion price) less than the Unit Purchase Price divided by two, unless the
issuance or sale is related to a strategic transaction or an employee,
consultant, supplier, lender or lessor option grant or issuance.
i. Reservation of Shares. The Company shall take all action
necessary to at all times have authorized, and reserved for the purpose of
issuance, no less than 100% of the number of shares of Common Stock needed to
provide for the issuance of the Warrant Shares upon exercise of all outstanding
Warrants.
j. Independent Auditors. The Company shall, until at least three (3)
years after the Closing Date, maintain as its independent auditors an accounting
firm authorized to practice before the SEC.
k. Corporate Existence and Taxes. The Company shall, until at least
the later of (i) the date that is three (3) years after the Closing Date or (ii)
the sale of all of the Common Shares purchased pursuant to this Agreement,
maintain its corporate existence in good standing (provided, however, that the
foregoing covenant shall not prevent the Company from entering into any merger
or corporate reorganization); and (iii) shall pay all its taxes when due except
for taxes which the Company disputes.
5. CONDITIONS TO THE COMPANY'S OBLIGATION TO SELL.
The obligation of the Company hereunder to issue and sell the Common
Shares and Warrants to the 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 the Buyer with prior
written notice thereof:
a. The Buyer shall have executed each of the Transaction Documents
to which it is a party, and the Qualified Purchaser Questionnaire, and delivered
the same to Company.
b. The representations and warranties of the 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 the 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 the
Buyer at or prior to the Closing Date.
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c. The Buyer shall have delivered to the Company such other
documents relating to the transactions as are contemplated by this Agreement.
d. No statute, rule, regulation, executive order, decree, ruling or
injunction shall have been enacted, entered, promulgated or issued by any court
or governmental authority of competent jurisdiction which prohibits the
consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by, or materially and
adversely affect the rights and/or obligations of the Company arising under this
Agreement.
6. CONDITIONS TO THE BUYER'S OBLIGATION TO PURCHASE.
The obligation of the Buyer hereunder to purchase the Units 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 Buyer's
sole benefit and may be waived by the Buyer at any time in its sole discretion
by providing the Company with prior written notice thereof:
a. The Company shall have executed each of the Transaction Documents
and delivered the same to the Buyer.
b. The Company's common stock shall be authorized for quotation on
NASDAQ or the NASD's Electronic Bulletin Board (subject to the conditions stated
in the Confidential Private Placement Memorandum) and trading in Company common
stock shall not have been suspended by the SEC or Nasdaq.
c. 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
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, and the Company shall have delivered to Buyer a certificate
or certificates of its Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer
certifying to the statements contained in this paragraph (c).
d. The Company shall have delivered to Buyer the opinion of the
Company's counsel dated as of the Closing Date, in substantially the form of
Exhibit C attached hereto.
d. The Company shall have delivered to the Buyer such other
documents relating to the transactions as are contemplated by this Agreement.
e. No statute, rule, regulation, executive order, decree, ruling or
injunction shall have been enacted, entered, promulgated or issued by any court
or governmental authority of competent jurisdiction which prohibits the
consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by, or materially and
adversely affect the rights and/or obligations of the Buyer arising under this
Agreement.
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7. GOVERNING LAW; MISCELLANEOUS.
a. Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Jury Trial. This Agreement shall be
governed by and construed in all respects by the internal laws of the State of
Delaware (except for the proper application of the United States federal
securities laws), without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law
provision or rule (whether of the State of Delaware or any other jurisdictions)
that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdictions other than the
State of Delaware. Each party hereby irrevocably submits to the non-exclusive
jurisdiction of the state and federal courts sitting in the city of Wilmington,
State of Delaware. 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 HEREWITH 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 shall be invalid
or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, such invalidity or unenforceability shall
not affect the validity or enforceability of the remainder of this Agreement in
that jurisdiction or the validity or enforceability of any provision of this
Agreement in any other jurisdiction.
e. Entire Agreement; Amendments. This Agreement supersedes all other
prior oral or written agreements between the Buyer, the Company, their
affiliates and persons acting on their behalf with respect to the matters
discussed herein, and this Agreement and the instruments referenced herein
contain the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the matters
covered herein and therein and, except as specifically set forth herein or
therein, neither the Company nor 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 Buyer, and no provision hereof may be waived other than by an
instrument in writing signed by the party against whom enforcement is sought.
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); (iii) upon receipt, when sent by e-mail
(provided that the transmission is electronically tracked and the results of
tracking kept on file by the sending party); or (iv) one business day after
deposit with a nationally recognized overnight delivery service, in each case
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properly addressed to the party to receive the same. The mailing addresses,
facsimile numbers and e-mail addresses for such communications shall be as set
forth below, or at such other mailing address, facsimile number and/or e-mail
address, and/or to the attention of such other person, as the recipient party
has specified by written notice given to each other party five days prior to the
effectiveness of such change:
If to the Company:
PacificHealth Laboratories, Inc.
0000 Xxxxx 0 Xxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
Telephone: 000-000-0000
Facsimile: 000-000-0000
E-mail: xxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx
Attention: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx, Chief Financial Officer
With a copy to:
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx & Xxxxxxx
0000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, 0xx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxxx 00000-0000
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
E-mail: xxx@xxxx.xxx
Attention: Xxxx X. Xxxxxx, Esq.
If to a Buyer:
to it at the mailing address, facsimile number or e-mail address set
forth on Schedule 1 with copies to such Buyer's representatives as set
forth on Schedule 1.
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 Assignee of Securities. The Company shall not assign this
Agreement or any rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written
consent of the Buyer. Buyer may assign some or all of its rights hereunder
without the consent of the Company, provided, however, that any such assignment
shall not release Buyer from its obligations hereunder unless such obligations
are assumed by such assignee and the Company has consented to such assignment
and assumption.
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 9(k),
the agreements and covenants set forth in Sections 4, 5 and 9, the
indemnification provisions set forth in Section 7, and the liquidated damages
provisions set forth in Section 8 shall survive the Closing. The Buyer shall be
responsible only for its own representations, warranties, agreements and
covenants hereunder.
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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
the other party may reasonably request in order to carry out the intent and
accomplish the purposes of this Agreement and the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby.
k. Termination. If Closing does not occur due to the Company's or
Buyer's failure to satisfy the conditions set forth in Sections 5 or 6 above
(and the non-breaching 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.
l. Placement Agent or Finder. The Company shall be responsible for
the payment of any fees or broker's commissions due to any party relating to or
arising out of the transactions contemplated hereby as a result of any
engagement or undertaking made by the Company with the persons claiming such
fees or commissions, and shall pay, and hold the Buyer harmless against, any
liability, loss or expense (including, without limitation, attorneys' fees and
out of pocket expenses) arising in connection with any such engagement or
undertaking by the Company.
m. 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.
n. Remedies. The 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.
o. Payment Set Aside. To the extent that the Company makes a payment
or payments to the Buyer hereunder or pursuant to the Transaction Documents or
the Buyer enforces or exercise its 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, 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.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Buyer and the Company have caused this
Securities Purchase Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first written
above.
COMPANY:
PACIFICHEALTH LABORATORIES, INC.
By:_____________________________
Name:___________________________
Title:__________________________
BUYER:
________________________________
By:_____________________________
Name:___________________________
Title:__________________________
Aggregate Subscription Amount: $_______________________
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SCHEDULE 1: SECURITIES PURCHASED/BUYER DATA
Buyer's
Representatives'
Buyer's Mailing Mailing Address,
Address, Facsimile Number
Facsimile Number and Purchase Number of Number of and
Buyer's Name E-mail Address Price Common Shares Warrant Shares E-mail Address
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EXHIBITS
Exhibit A Form of Warrant
Exhibit B Form of Registration Rights Agreement
Exhibit C Opinion of Counsel
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EXHIBIT C
FORM OF OPINION OF COUNSEL
May __, 2003
VIA FAX and FEDERAL EXPRESS
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Buyers (as hereinafter defined)
Re: Purchase of Securities of PacificHealth Laboratories, Inc.
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Ladies and Gentlemen:
We have acted as counsel to PacificHealth Laboratories, Inc., a Delaware
corporation (the "Company"), in connection with the Company's sale of up to [to
be filled in on pricing] Units of its securities, each Unit consisting of two
shares of Common Stock (the "Common Shares") and warrants to purchase an
additional one shares of Common Stock (the "Warrants") to a limited number of
investors (hereinafter referred to as "Buyers") pursuant to a Confidential
Private Placement Memorandum (the "Memorandum") and Securities Purchase
Agreements dated as of _______, 2003 (the "Securities Purchase Agreements"). In
connection with the closing of the sale to Buyers of the Common Shares and
Warrants pursuant to the Memorandum pursuant to the Securities Purchase
Agreements, the Company has requested that we issue to you, opinion pursuant to
Section 6(d) of that Agreement.
In rendering the opinions expressed herein, we have assumed the authenticity of
all corporate records furnished to us by the Company, the genuineness of all
signatures thereon, and the legal competence of the signatories. We also have
assumed the truth of the representations of the Company set forth in the
Securities Purchase Agreement to the extent that such representations relate to
factual matters upon which any of the opinions expressed herein are dependent,
or relate to legal matters that are not the subject of any of the opinions
expressed herein. We also have relied on the accuracy of representations of
officers of the Company as to certain factual matters relevant to the legal
opinions expressed herein; on the authenticity of Company records in our
possession; on stockholder information furnished by StockTrans, Inc., the
Company's stock transfer agent; and upon advice received from the Secretary of
State of the State of Delaware with respect to the existence and good standing
of the Company. We have also assumed the accuracy of the Company's records, that
no mutual mistake of fact exists and that there are no agreements,
understandings or courses of dealings between the parties which could be deemed
to constitute an amendment, modification or abrogation of the Securities
Purchase Agreement. We have made no independent investigation of such
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assumptions. We have assumed the validity and genuineness of all signatures, the
authenticity of all documents submitted to us as originals, that all documents
submitted to us as copies conform to the originals (and that such originals are
authentic), the legal capacity of all natural persons, and, as to documents
executed by entities other than the Company, that each such entity had the power
to enter into and perform its obligations thereunder, and that such documents
have been duly authorized, executed and delivered by, and are binding upon and
enforceable against, such entities.
Based on the foregoing, we are of the opinion that:
1. The Company is a corporation duly incorporated, validly existing and
in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware, and has the requisite
corporate power and authority to conduct its business, and to own, lease and
operate its properties, as described in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2002, as filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the "SEC") pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the
"1934 Act") (the "2002 10-K"), and reports on Form 10-Q and Form 8-K filed with
the SEC subsequent to the filing of the 2002 10-K (the "Subsequent 1934 Act
Reports"). The Company and each of its subsidiaries is duly qualified as a
foreign corporation to do business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction
in which its ownership of property or the nature of the business conducted by it
makes such qualification necessary and in which the failure to be so qualified
or be in good standing would have a material adverse effect on the business,
operations, financial conditions or results of operations of the Company and its
subsidiaries taken as a whole or on the transactions contemplated by the
Securities Purchase Agreement or by the agreements and instruments to be entered
into in connection with the Securities Purchase Agreement, or on the authority
or ability of the Company to perform its obligations under the Securities
Purchase Agreement, the and the Registration Rights Agreement (a "Material
Adverse Effect").
2. The Company has the requisite corporate power and authority to
execute, deliver and perform its obligations under the Securities Purchase
Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement between the Company and you
(together, the "Transaction Documents") including issuance of the Common Shares,
Warrants and shares issuable upon exercise of the Warrants ("Warrant Shares") in
accordance with the terms thereof. The execution and delivery of the Transaction
Documents by the Company and the consummation by it of the transactions
contemplated therein have been duly authorized by the Company's Board of
Directors and no further consent or authorization of the Company, its Board of
Directors or its stockholders is required therefore. The Transaction Documents,
when duly executed and delivered by the Company, will constitute the valid and
binding agreements 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, liquidation or similar laws relating to, or
affecting generally, the enforcement of creditors' rights and remedies.
3. The issuance and sale of the Common Shares, Warrants and Warrant
Shares has been duly authorized, and when issued in accordance with the terms of
the Securities Purchase Agreement, the Common Shares and the Warrant Shares will
be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and free of all taxes, liens,
charges and preemptive rights with respect to the issue thereof.
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4. Subject to the accuracy of your representations in Section 2 of the
Securities Purchase Agreement, the Common Shares and Warrants may be issued
pursuant to the Transaction Documents without registration under the Securities
Act of 1933 ("1933 Act") or the securities laws of any state.
5. No authorization, approval, consent or other order of any Federal or
state governmental body, regulatory agency, self-regulatory organization or
stock exchange or market, or the stockholders of the Company, or any court, or,
to our knowledge, any third party, is required to be obtained by the Company to
enter into and perform its obligations under the Transaction Documents for the
issuance and sale of the Common Shares, Warrants or Warrant Shares as
contemplated by the Transaction Documents.
6. To our knowledge, and except as disclosed in the Company's 2002 10-K
and Subsequent 1934 Act Reports, there is no action, suit, proceeding, inquiry
or investigation before or by any court, public board or body or any
governmental agency or self-regulatory organization pending or threatened
against the Company or any of its subsidiaries or any of the properties of the
Company or any of its subsidiaries which might reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect.
7. The execution, delivery and performance by the Company of the
Transaction Documents, the consummation by the Company of the transactions
contemplated thereby and the compliance by the Company with the terms thereof
does not (a) violate, conflict with or constitute a default (or an event which,
with the giving of notice or lapse of time or both, constitutes or would
constitute a default) under (i) the Company's Certificate of Incorporation or
the Company's By-laws, or (ii) any note, lease, mortgage, deed or similar
instrument to which the Company is a party or by which the Company is bound and
which the Company has filed as an exhibit to its reports filed with the SEC
under the 1934 Act or which, to our knowledge, the Company otherwise is required
or will be required to file as an exhibit to its reports under the 1934 Act; or
(b) result in any violation of any statute, law, rule or regulation known to us
to be applicable to the Company or, to the best of our knowledge, any order,
writ, injunction or decree, if any such violation or default would have a
Material Adverse Effect.
In addition to the assumptions and qualifications stated above, our opinions are
subject to the following:
A. Our opinions are limited to the matters expressly addressed
herein and no other opinion is implied or may be inferred from the opinions
expressly set forth herein.
B. Whenever any matter is referred to herein as being made "to our
knowledge," "to the best of our knowledge," "to our actual knowledge," or
equivalent words, unless expressly provided otherwise herein, such opinions and
statements reflect the actual knowledge of members of this firm responsible for
the transactions contemplated by the Securities Purchase Agreement. We have
assumed no responsibility for any further inquiry other than as described
herein.
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C. Our opinions are qualified in all respects as to the effect of,
and limitations arising from, applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization,
fraudulent conveyance or transfer, administration, moratorium or other similar
laws affecting creditor's rights generally, and we express no opinion with
respect thereto. In addition, our opinion that the Transaction Documents are
"enforceable" and our use of the term "enforceable" does not mean or imply that
any particular right or remedy, whether legal or equitable (such as specific
performance) and whether judicial or non-judicial, would necessarily be
available or precluded, upon a breach or default under the Transaction
Documents, even if specifically provided for therein to be available or
precluded, as the case may be. Any and all such remedial, waiver, severability
or other provisions of the Transaction Documents are subject to all applicable
constitutional, legislative, judicial or administrative provisions, statutes,
regulations, decisions, rulings or other applicable law. It is our opinion,
however, that notwithstanding the limitations expressed in the preceding
sentences of this paragraph, the non-availability of particular rights or
remedies does not render the Transaction Documents to be invalid as a whole and
would not materially interfere with the practical realization of the benefits
provided thereby.
D. We express no opinion regarding the effect of or the limitations
imposed by general principles of equity upon the availability of specific
enforcement or of any of the remedies, covenants or other provisions of the
Transaction Documents and upon the availability of injunctive relief or other
equitable remedies, including without limitation the application of principles
of equity (regardless of whether enforcement is considered in proceedings at law
or in equity).
E. We call to your attention that the indemnification and
contribution provisions contained in the Transaction Documents, insofar as such
provisions provide for indemnification for liabilities arising under the
Securities Act of 1933 and other securities laws, may be against public policy
and therefore unenforceable, and we express no opinion as to the enforceability
of such indemnification.
F. The opinions set forth herein are limited to the substantive law
of the State of Delaware, including the General Corporation Law of the State of
Delaware, and United States federal law. We express no opinion as to the effect
of the laws of any other jurisdiction.
G. The opinions expressed herein are as of the date hereof and are
necessarily limited to laws and facts as now in effect, and we assume no
responsibility to keep these opinions current or to supplement them to reflect
facts or circumstances which may come to our attention in the future or any
changes in the laws which may hereafter occur. The opinions expressed herein are
rendered solely for the use and benefit of Buyers in connection with the
transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents, and may not be relied
upon, utilized or quoted in any manner whatsoever by any other person or entity
or for any other purpose without the prior written consent of this firm.
Very truly yours,
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