SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT LV ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES, INC., as Administrative and Collateral Agent THE PURCHASERS From Time to Time Party Hereto and GENERAL ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT, INC. Dated: October 31, 2007
Exhibit
10.1
LV
ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES, INC.,
as
Administrative and Collateral Agent
THE
PURCHASERS
From
Time to Time Party Hereto
and
Dated:
October 31, 2007
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
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1. |
Agreement
to Sell and Purchase
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1
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2.
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Fees
and Warrant
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2
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3. |
Closing,
Delivery and Payment.
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3.1
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Closing
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2
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3.2
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Delivery
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4.
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Representations
and Warranties of the Company
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3
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4.1
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Organization,
Good Standing and Qualification
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3
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4.2
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Subsidiaries
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4
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4.3
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Capitalization;
Voting Rights.
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4
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4.4
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Authorization;
Binding Obligations
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5
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4.5
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Liabilities;
Solvency
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5
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4.6
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Agreements;
Action
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6
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4.7
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Obligations
to Related Parties
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4.8
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Changes
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8
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4.9
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Title
to Properties and Assets; Liens, Etc
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9
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4.10
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Intellectual
Property.
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10
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4.11
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Compliance
with Other Instruments
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11
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4.12
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Litigation
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11
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4.13
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Tax
Returns and Payments
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11
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4.14
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Employees
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12
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4.15
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Registration
Rights and Voting Rights
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12
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4.16
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Compliance
with Laws; Permits
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13
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4.17
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Environmental
and Safety Laws
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13
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4.18
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Valid
Offering
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13
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4.19
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Full
Disclosure
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14
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4.20
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Insurance
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14
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4.21
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SEC
Reports
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14
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4.22
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Listing
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14
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4.23
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No
Integrated Offering
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4.24
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Stop
Transfer
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4.25
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Dilution
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15
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4.26
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Patriot
Act
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15
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4.27
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ERISA
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5.
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Representations
and Warranties of each Purchaser
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5.1
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No
Shorting
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5.2
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Requisite
Power and Authority
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16
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5.3
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Investment
Representations
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16
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5.4
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The
Purchaser Bears Economic Risk
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5.5
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Acquisition
for Own Account
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17
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5.6
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The
Purchaser Can Protect Its Interest
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17
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5.7
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Accredited
Investor
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17
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5.8
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Legends
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6.
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Covenants
of the Company
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6.1
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Stop-Orders
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18
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6.2
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Listing
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18
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6.3
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Market
Regulations
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19
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6.4
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Reporting Requirements |
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6.5
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Use of Funds |
20
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6.6
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Access to Facilities |
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6.7
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Taxes.
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21
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6.8
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Insurance
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23
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6.9
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Intellectual
Property
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24
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6.10
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Properties
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24
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6.11
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Confidentiality
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24
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6.12
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Required
Approvals
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25
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6.13
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Reissuance
of Securities
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26
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6.14
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Opinion
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27
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6.15
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Margin
Stock
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27
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6.16
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FIRPTA
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27
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6.17
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Financing
Right of First Refusal.
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27
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6.18
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Authorization
and Reservation of Shares
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28
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6.19
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Maximum
Consolidated Leverage Ratio
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28
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7.
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Covenants
of the Purchasers
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7.1
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Confidentiality
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7.2
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Non-Public
Information
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7.3
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Limitation
on Acquisition of Common Stock of the Company
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8.
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Covenants
of the Company and the Purchasers Regarding
Indemnification.
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8.1
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Company
Indemnification
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32
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8.2
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Purchaser
Indemnification
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9.
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Conversion
of Convertible Note.
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9.1
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Mechanics
of Conversion
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10.
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Registration
Rights.
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10.1
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Registration
Rights Granted
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10.2
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Offering
Restrictions
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11.
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Miscellaneous.
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11.1
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Governing
Law, Jurisdiction and Waiver of Jury Trial.
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11.2
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Severability
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11.3
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Survival
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11.4
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Successors.
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11.5
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Entire
Agreement; Maximum Interest
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11.6
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Amendment
and Waiver.
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11.7
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Delays
or Omissions
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11.8
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Notices
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38
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11.9
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Attorneys’
Fees
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39
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11.10
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Titles
and Subtitles
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39
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11.11
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Facsimile
Signatures; Counterparts
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39
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11.12
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Broker’s
Fees
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39
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11.13
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Construction
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11.14
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Agency
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LIST
OF EXHIBITS
Form
of Convertible Term Note
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Exhibit
A
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Form
of Warrant
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Exhibit
B
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Form
of Opinion
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Exhibit
C
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Form
of Escrow Agreement
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Exhibit
D
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Form
of Compliance Certificate
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Exhibit
E
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LIST
OF SCHEDULES
Schedule
1
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Purchaser
Commitments
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Schedule
2
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Warrant
Holders and Warrant Shares
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Schedule
4.2
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Subsidiaries
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Schedule
4.3
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Capitalization
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Schedule
4.6
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Extraordinary
Agreements
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Schedule
4.7
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Obligations
to Related Parties
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Schedule
4.9
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Title
to Properties; Liens
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Schedule
4.10
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IP
Registration
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Schedule
4.12
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Litigation
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Schedule
4.13
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Taxes
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Schedule
4.14
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Employees
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Schedule
4.15
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Registration
and Voting Rights
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Schedule
4.17
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Environmental
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Schedule
4.21
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SEC
Reports
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Schedule
6.12(e)
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Indebtedness
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Schedule
11.12
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Brokers
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iv
THIS
SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into
as of October 31, 2007, among GENERAL ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT, INC., a Nevada
corporation (the “Company”), the purchasers from time to time a party
hereto (each a “Purchaser” and collectively, the “Purchasers”), LV
Administrative Services, Inc., a Delaware corporation, as administrative
and
collateral agent for each Purchaser, (the “Agent” and together with the
Purchasers, the “Creditor Parties”).
RECITALS
WHEREAS,
the Company has authorized the sale to each Purchaser of a Secured Convertible
Term Note in the form of Exhibit A hereto in the principal amount set
forth opposite such Purchaser’s name on Schedule 1 hereto (each as
amended, restated, modified and/or supplemented from time to time, a
“Note” and, collectively, the “Notes”), which Note is convertible
into shares of the Company’s common stock, $0.001 par value per share (the
“Common Stock”) at an initial fixed conversion price of $2.78 per share
of Common Stock (“Fixed Conversion Price”);
WHEREAS,
the Company wishes to issue to each Purchaser a warrant in the form of
Exhibit B hereto (each as amended, restated, modified and/or supplemented
from time to time, a “Warrant” and, collectively the “Warrants”)
to purchase up to the number of shares of the Common Stock set forth opposite
such Purchaser’s name on Schedule 2 (subject to adjustment as set forth
therein) in connection with such Purchaser’s purchase of the applicable
Note;
WHEREAS,
each Purchaser desires to purchase the applicable Note and Warrant on the
terms
and conditions set forth herein; and
WHEREAS,
the Company desires to issue and sell the applicable Note and Warrant to
each
Purchaser on the terms and conditions set forth herein.
AGREEMENT
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing recitals and the mutual promises,
representations, warranties and covenants hereinafter set forth and for other
good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are
hereby
acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1. Agreement
to Sell and Purchase. Pursuant to the terms and conditions set
forth in this Agreement, on the Closing Date (as defined in Section 3), the
Company shall sell to each Purchaser, and each Purchaser shall purchase from
the
Company, the applicable Note. The sale of the Notes on the Closing
Date shall be known as the “Offering.” The Notes will mature
on the Maturity Date (as defined in the Note). Collectively, the
Notes and Warrants and Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Notes
and
upon exercise of the Warrants are referred to as the
“Securities.”
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2. Fees
and Warrant. On the Closing Date:
(a) The
Company will issue and deliver to each Purchaser a Warrant to purchase up
to the
number of shares of Common Stock set forth opposite its name on Schedule
2 (subject to adjustment as set forth therein) in connection with the
Offering pursuant to Section 1 hereof. All the representations,
covenants, warranties, undertakings, and indemnification, and other rights
made
or granted to or for the benefit of each Creditor Party by the Company are
hereby also made and granted for the benefit of the holder of the related
Warrant and shares of the Common Stock issuable upon exercise of such Warrant
(the “Warrant Shares”).
(b) Subject
to the terms of Section 2(c) below, the Company shall pay (i) to Valens Capital
Management, LLC, the investment manager of the Purchasers (“VCM”), a
non-refundable payment in an amount equal to $5,000; (ii) a non-refundable
payment in an amount equal to (A) $10,400 to Valens U.S. SPV I, LLC (“Valens
U.S.”), and (B) $9,600 to Valens Offshore SPV II, Corp. (“Valens
Offshore”) and (iii) an advance prepayment discount deposit equal to (A)
$10,400 to Valens U.S. and (B) $9,600 to Valens Offshore. Each of the
foregoing payments in clauses (i) and (ii) shall be deemed fully earned on
the
Closing Date and shall not be subject to rebate or proration for any reason,
except to the extent a Purchaser fails to deliver, or cause to be delivered,
the
funds required of such Purchaser at the Closing notwithstanding the Company’s
and its Subsidiaries’ full compliance with all conditions to funding set forth
in this Agreement or in any of the Related Agreements, including, without
limitation, satisfaction (or waiver by the Agent in its sole discretion)
of the
items and matters set forth in the transaction checklist provided by the
Agent
to the Company on or prior to the Closing Date.
(c) The
payments referred to in the preceding clause (b) shall be paid at closing
out of
funds held pursuant to the Escrow Agreement (as defined below) and a
disbursement letter (the “Disbursement Letter”) and shall be in addition
to all deposits previously paid by the Company which the Company hereby
acknowledges have been fully earned by the recipient(s) thereof and are
non-refundable.
3. Closing,
Delivery and Payment.
3.1 Closing. Subject
to the terms and conditions herein, the closing of the transactions contemplated
hereby (the “Closing”), shall take place on the date hereof, at such time
or place as the Company and the Agent may mutually agree (such date is
hereinafter referred to as the “Closing Date”).
3.2 Delivery. Pursuant
to the Escrow Agreement, at the Closing on the Closing Date, the Company
will
deliver to each Purchaser, among other things, the applicable Note and Warrant
and such Purchaser will deliver to the Company, among other things, the amounts
set forth opposite its name in the Disbursement Letter by certified funds
or
wire transfer. The Company hereby acknowledges and agrees that each Purchaser’s
obligation to purchase the applicable Note from the Company on the Closing
Date
shall be contingent upon the satisfaction (or waiver by the Agent in its
sole
discretion) of the items and matters set forth in the closing checklist provided
by the Agent to the Company on or prior to the Closing Date.
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4. Representations
and Warranties of the Company. The Company hereby represents and
warrants to each Creditor Party as follows:
4.1 Organization,
Good Standing and Qualification. The Company and each of its
Subsidiaries is a corporation, partnership or limited liability company,
as the
case may be, duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under
the
laws of its jurisdiction of organization. The Company and each of its
Subsidiaries has the corporate, limited liability company or partnership,
as the
case may be, power and authority to own and operate its properties and assets
and, insofar as it is or shall be a party thereto, to (1) execute and deliver
(i) this Agreement, (ii) the Notes and the Warrants to be issued in
connection with this Agreement, (iii) the Master Security Agreement dated
as of the date hereof among the Company, certain Subsidiaries of the Company
and
the Agent (as amended, restated, modified and/or supplemented from time to
time,
the “Master Security Agreement”), (iv) the Registration Rights
Agreements relating to the Securities dated as of the date hereof (as amended,
restated, modified and/or supplemented from time to time, the “Registration
Rights Agreements”), (v) the Subsidiary Guaranty dated as of the date
hereof made by certain Subsidiaries of the Company (as amended, restated,
modified and/or supplemented from time to time, the “Subsidiary
Guaranty”), (vi) the Equity Interest Agreement dated as of the date
hereof among the Company, certain Subsidiaries of the Company and the Agent
(as
amended, restated, modified and/or or supplemented from time to time, the
“Stock Pledge Agreement”), (vii) the Funds Escrow Agreement dated as
of the date hereof among the Company, the Purchasers and the escrow agent
referred to therein, substantially in the form of Exhibit D hereto (as
amended, restated, modified and/or supplemented from time to time, the
“Escrow Agreement”), (viii) the Intellectual Property Security
Agreement dated as of the date hereof among the Company and/or certain
Subsidiaries of the Company and the Agent (as amended, restated, modified
and/or
supplemented from time to time, the “Intellectual Property Security
Agreement”), (ix) the Deed of Trust, Security Agreement, Assignment Of
Rents, And Fixture Filing dated as of the date hereof from General Environmental
Management of Rancho Cordoba, LLC in favor of the Trustee thereunder for
the
benefit of the Agent (as amended, restated, modified and/or supplemented
from
time to time, the “Deed of Trust”), and (x) all other documents,
instruments and agreements entered into in connection with the transactions
contemplated hereby and thereby (the preceding clauses (ii) through (x),
collectively, the “Related Agreements”); (2) issue and sell the
Notes and the shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Note
(the
“Note Shares”); (3) issue and sell the Warrants and the Warrant
Shares; and (4) carry out the provisions of this Agreement and the Related
Agreements and to carry on its business as presently conducted. Each
of the Company and each of its Subsidiaries is duly qualified and is authorized
to do business and is in good standing as a foreign corporation, partnership
or
limited liability company, as the case may be, in all jurisdictions in which
the
nature or location of its activities and of its properties (both owned and
leased) makes such qualification necessary, except for those jurisdictions
in
which failure to do so has not, or could not reasonably be expected to have,
individually or in the aggregate, a material adverse effect on the business,
assets, liabilities, condition (financial or otherwise), properties, operations
or prospects of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken individually and
as a
whole (a “Material Adverse Effect”).
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4.2 Subsidiaries. Each
direct and indirect Subsidiary of the Company, the direct owner of such
Subsidiary and its percentage ownership thereof, is set forth on Schedule
4.2. For the purpose of this Agreement, a “Subsidiary” of
any Person means (i) a corporation or other entity or Person whose shares
of
stock or other ownership interests having ordinary voting power (other
than
stock or other ownership interests having such power only by reason of
the
happening of a contingency) to elect a majority of the directors of such
corporation or other entity or Person, or other Persons or entities performing
similar functions for such corporation or other entity or Person, are owned,
directly or indirectly, by such Person or (ii) a corporation or other entity
or
Person in which such Person owns, directly or indirectly, more than 50%
of the
equity interests at such time. For the purpose of this Agreement, a
“Person” means any individual, sole proprietorship, partnership, limited
liability partnership, joint venture, trust, unincorporated organization,
association, corporation, limited liability company, institution, public
benefit
corporation, entity or government (whether federal, state, county, city,
municipal or otherwise, including any instrumentality, division, agency,
body or
department thereof), and shall include such Person’s successors and
assigns.
4.3 Capitalization;
Voting Rights.
(a) The
authorized capital stock of the Company, as of the date hereof consists
of
1,100,000,000 shares, of which 1,000,000,000 are shares of Common Stock,
par
value $0.001 per share, 12,403,082 shares of which are issued and outstanding,
and 100,000,000 are shares of preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share,
none
of which are issued and outstanding. The authorized, issued and
outstanding capital stock of each Subsidiary of the Company is set forth
on
Schedule 4.3.
(b) Except
as disclosed on Schedule 4.3, other than: (i) the shares
reserved for issuance under the Company’s stock option plans; and (ii) shares
which may be granted pursuant to this Agreement and the Related Agreements,
there are no outstanding options, warrants, rights (including conversion
or
preemptive rights and rights of first refusal), proxy or stockholder agreements,
or arrangements or agreements of any kind for the purchase or acquisition
from
the Company of any of its securities. Except as disclosed on
Schedule 4.3, neither the offer, issuance or sale of any of the Notes or
the Warrants, or the issuance of any of the Note Shares or Warrant Shares,
nor
the consummation of any transaction contemplated hereby will result in
a change
in the price or number of any securities of the Company outstanding, under
anti-dilution or other similar provisions contained in or affecting any
such
securities.
(c) All
issued and outstanding shares of the Company’s Common Stock: (i) have
been duly authorized and validly issued and are fully paid and non-assessable;
and (ii) were issued in compliance with all applicable state and federal
laws
concerning the issuance of securities.
(d) The
rights, preferences, privileges and restrictions of the shares of the Common
Stock are as stated in the Company’s Certificate or Articles of
Incorporation. The Note Shares and Warrant Shares have been duly and
validly reserved for issuance. When issued in compliance with the
provisions of this Agreement and the Company’s Certificate or Articles of
Incorporation, the Securities will be validly issued, fully paid and
non-assessable, and will be free of any liens or encumbrances; provided,
however, that the Securities may be subject to restrictions on transfer
under
state and/or federal securities laws as set forth herein or as otherwise
required by such laws at the time a transfer is proposed.
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4.4 Authorization;
Binding Obligations. All corporate, partnership or limited
liability company, as the case may be, action on the part of the Company
and
each of its Subsidiaries (including their respective officers and directors)
necessary for the authorization of this Agreement and the Related Agreements,
the performance of all obligations of the Company and its Subsidiaries
hereunder
and under the other Related Agreements at the Closing and, the authorization,
sale, issuance and delivery of the Notes and Warrants has been taken or
will be
taken prior to the Closing. This Agreement and the Related
Agreements, when executed and delivered and to the extent it is a party
thereto,
will be valid and binding obligations of the Company and each of its
Subsidiaries, enforceable against each such person or entity in accordance
with
their terms, except:
(a) as
limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium
or
other laws of general application affecting enforcement of creditors’ rights;
and
(b) general
principles of equity that restrict the availability of equitable or legal
remedies.
The
sale
of the Notes and the subsequent conversion of the Notes into Note Shares
are not
and will not be subject to any preemptive rights or rights of first refusal
that
have not been properly waived or complied with. The issuance of the
Warrants and the subsequent exercise of the Warrants for Warrant Shares
are not
and will not be subject to any preemptive rights or rights of first refusal
that
have not been properly waived or complied with.
4.5 Liabilities;
Solvency.
(a) Neither
the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has any liabilities, except current
liabilities incurred in the ordinary course of business and liabilities
disclosed in any of the Company’s filings under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 (“Exchange Act”) made prior to the date of this Agreement
(collectively, the “Exchange Act Filings”), copies of which have been
provided to the Agent.
(b) Both
before and after giving effect to (a) the transactions contemplated hereby
that
are to be consummated on the Closing Date, (b) the disbursement of the
proceeds
of, or the assumption of the liability in respect of, the Notes pursuant
to the
instructions or agreement of the Company and (c) the payment and accrual
of all
transaction costs in connection with the foregoing, the Company and each
Subsidiary of the Company, is and will be, Solvent. For purposes of
this Section 4.5(b), “Solvent” means, with respect to any Person (as hereinafter
defined) on a particular date, that on such date (a) the fair value of
the
property of such Person is greater than the total amount of liabilities,
including contingent liabilities, of such Person; (b) the present fair
salable
value of the assets of such Person is not less than the amount that will
be
required to pay the probable liability of such Person on its debts as they
become absolute and matured; (c) such Person does not intend to, and does
not
believe that it will, incur debts or liabilities beyond such Person’s ability to
pay as such debts and liabilities mature; and (d) such Person is not engaged
in
a business or transaction, and is not about to engage in a business or
transaction, for which such Person’s property would constitute and unreasonably
small capital. The amount of contingent liabilities (such as
litigation, guaranties and pension plan liabilities) at any time shall
be
computed as the amount that, in light of all the facts and circumstances
existing at the time, represents the amount that can reasonably be expected
to
become an actual or matured liability.
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4.6 Agreements;
Action. Except as set forth on Schedule 4.6 or as
disclosed in any Exchange Act Filings:
(a) there
are no agreements, understandings, instruments, contracts, proposed
transactions, judgments, orders, writs or decrees to which the Company
or any of
its Subsidiaries is a party or by which it is bound which may involve:
(i)
obligations (contingent or otherwise) of, or payments to, the Company or
any of
its Subsidiaries in excess of $75,000 (other than obligations of, or payments
to, the Company or any of its Subsidiaries arising from purchase or sale
agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business); or (ii) the
transfer or license of any patent, copyright, trade secret or other proprietary
right to or from the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (other than licenses
arising from the purchase of “off the shelf” or other standard products); or
(iii) provisions restricting the development, manufacture or distribution
of the
Company’s or any of its Subsidiaries products or services; or (iv)
indemnification by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries with respect
to
infringements of proprietary rights.
(b) Since
June 30, 2007 (the “Balance Sheet Date”), neither the Company nor any of
its Subsidiaries has: (i) declared or paid any dividends, or
authorized or made any distribution upon or with respect to any class or
series
of its capital stock; (ii) incurred any indebtedness for money borrowed
or any
other liabilities (other than ordinary course obligations) individually
in
excess of $50,000 or, in the case of indebtedness and/or liabilities
individually less than $50,000, in excess of $100,000 in the aggregate;
(iii)
made any loans or advances to any person or entity not in excess, individually
or in the aggregate, of $100,000, other than ordinary course advances for
travel
expenses; or (iv) sold, exchanged or otherwise disposed of any of its assets
or
rights, other than the sale of its inventory in the ordinary course of
business.
(c) For
the purposes of subsections (a) and (b) above, all indebtedness, liabilities,
agreements, understandings, instruments, contracts and proposed transactions
involving the same person or entity (including persons or entities the
Company
or any Subsidiary of the Company has reason to believe are affiliated therewith)
shall be aggregated for the purpose of meeting the individual minimum dollar
amounts of such subsections.
(d) The
Company maintains disclosure controls and procedures (“Disclosure
Controls”) designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by
the Company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange
Act is
recorded, processed, summarized, and reported, within the time periods
specified
in the rules and forms of the Securities and Exchange Commission
(“SEC”).
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(e) The
Company makes and keep books, records, and accounts, that, in reasonable
detail,
accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the
Company’s
assets. The Company maintains internal control over financial
reporting (“Financial Reporting Controls”) designed by, or under the
supervision of, the Company’s principal executive and principal financial
officers, and effected by the Company’s board of directors, management, and
other personnel, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability
of
financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external
purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles
(“GAAP”), including that:
(i) transactions
are executed in accordance with management’s general or specific
authorization;
(ii) unauthorized
acquisition, use, or disposition of the Company’s assets that could have a
material effect on the financial statements are prevented or timely
detected;
(iii) transactions
are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements
in
accordance with GAAP, and that the Company’s receipts and expenditures are being
made only in accordance with authorizations of the Company’s management and
board of directors;
(iv) transactions
are recorded as necessary to maintain accountability for assets;
and
(v) the
recorded accountability for assets is compared with the existing assets
at
reasonable intervals, and appropriate action is taken with respect to any
differences.
(f) There
is no weakness in any of the Company’s Disclosure Controls or Financial
Reporting Controls that is required to be disclosed in any of the Exchange
Act
Filings, except as so disclosed.
4.7 Obligations
to Related Parties. Except as set forth on Schedule 4.7,
there are no obligations of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to officers,
directors, stockholders or employees of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries
other than:
(a) for
payment of salary for services rendered and for bonus payments;
(b) reimbursement
for reasonable expenses incurred on behalf of the Company and its
Subsidiaries;
(c) for
other standard employee benefits made generally available to all employees
(including stock option agreements outstanding under any stock option plan
approved by the Board of Directors of the Company and each Subsidiary of
the
Company, as applicable); and
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(d) obligations
listed in the Company’s and each of its Subsidiary’s financial statements or
disclosed in any of the Company’s Exchange Act Filings.
Except
as
described above or set forth on Schedule 4.7, none of the officers,
directors or, to the best of the Company’s knowledge, key employees or
stockholders of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any members of
their
immediate families, are indebted to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries,
individually or in the aggregate, in excess of $50,000 or have any direct
or
indirect ownership interest in any firm or corporation with which the Company
or
any of its Subsidiaries is affiliated or with which the Company or any
of its
Subsidiaries has a business relationship, or any firm or corporation which
competes with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, other than passive
investments in publicly traded companies (representing less than one percent
(1%) of such company) which may compete with the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries. Except as described above, no officer, director or
stockholder of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or any member of
their
immediate families, is, directly or indirectly, interested in any material
contract with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and no agreements,
understandings or proposed transactions are contemplated between the Company
or
any of its Subsidiaries and any such person. Except as set forth on
Schedule 4.7, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a
guarantor or indemnitor of any indebtedness of any other person or
entity.
4.8 Changes. Since
the Balance Sheet Date, except as disclosed in any Exchange Act Filing
or in any
Schedule to this Agreement or to any of the Related Agreements, there has
not
been:
(a) any
change in the business, assets, liabilities, condition (financial or otherwise),
properties, operations or prospects of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries,
which individually or in the aggregate has had, or could reasonably be
expected
to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse
Effect;
(b) any
resignation or termination of any officer, key employee or group of employees
of
the Company or any of its Subsidiaries;
(c) any
material change, except in the ordinary course of business, in the contingent
obligations of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries by way of guaranty,
endorsement, indemnity, warranty or otherwise;
(d) any
damage, destruction or loss, whether or not covered by insurance, which
has had,
or could reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate,
a
Material Adverse Effect;
(e) any
waiver by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries of a valuable right or
of a
material debt owed to it;
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(f) any
direct or indirect loans made by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries
to any
stockholder, employee, officer or director of the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries, other than advances made in the ordinary course of
business;
(g) any
material change in any compensation arrangement or agreement with any employee,
officer, director or stockholder of the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries;
(h) any
declaration or payment of any dividend or other distribution of the assets
of
the Company or any of its Subsidiaries;
(i) any
labor organization activity related to the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries;
(j) any
debt, obligation or liability incurred, assumed or guaranteed by the Company
or
any of its Subsidiaries, except those for immaterial amounts and for current
liabilities incurred in the ordinary course of business;
(k) any
sale, assignment, transfer, abandonment or other disposition of any patents,
trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets or other intangible assets owned
by the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries;
(l) any
change in any material agreement to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries
is a party or by which either the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is
bound
which either individually or in the aggregate has had, or could reasonably
be
expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse
Effect;
(m) any
other event or condition of any character that, either individually or
in the
aggregate, has had, or could reasonably be expected to have, individually
or in
the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect; or
(n) any
arrangement or commitment by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to
do any of
the acts described in subsection (a) through (m) above.
4.9 Title
to Properties and Assets; Liens, Etc. The Company and each of its
Subsidiaries has good and marketable title to its properties and assets,
and
good title to its leasehold interests, in each case subject to no mortgage,
pledge, lien, lease, encumbrance or charge (each for the foregoing, a
“Lien”), other than the following (each a “Permitted
Encumbrance”):
(a) those
in favor of the Agent, for the ratable benefit of the Creditor
Parties;
(b) those
in favor of Laurus Master Fund, Ltd. (“Laurus”);
(c) those
resulting from taxes which have not yet become delinquent;
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(d) minor
Liens which do not materially detract from the value of the property subject
thereto or materially impair the operations of the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries, so long as in each such case, such Liens have no effect on
the
Lien priority of the Agent, for the ratable benefit of the Creditor Parties,
in
such property;
(e) those
that have otherwise arisen in the ordinary course of business, so long
as they
have no effect on the Lien priority of the Purchaser therein;
(f) Purchase
Money Liens (as defined in Section 6.12) securing Purchase Money
Indebtedness (as defined in Section 6.12) to the extent permitted in this
Agreement; and
(g) Liens
specified on Schedule 4.9.
All
facilities, machinery, equipment, fixtures, vehicles and other properties
owned,
leased or used by the Company and its Subsidiaries are in good operating
condition and repair and are reasonably fit and usable for the purposes
for
which they are being used. Except as set forth on Schedule
4.9, the Company and its Subsidiaries are in compliance with all material
terms of each lease to which it is a party or is otherwise bound.
4.10 Intellectual
Property.
(a) The
Company and each of its Subsidiaries owns or possesses sufficient legal
rights
to use all patents, trademarks, service marks, trade names, copyrights,
trade
secrets, licenses, information and other proprietary rights and processes
necessary for its business as now conducted and, to the Company’s knowledge, as
presently proposed to be conducted (the “Intellectual
Property”). There are no settlements or consents, covenants not
to xxx, non-assertion assurances, or releases to which the Company or any
of its
Subsidiaries is bound which adversely affects its rights to own or use
any
Intellectual Property.
(b) To
the Company’s knowledge, the conduct of the Company’s and each of its
Subsidiaries’ business as now conducted, and as presently proposed to be
conducted, does not (and will not) result in any infringement or other
violation
of the rights of others.
(c) Schedule
4.10 (as such schedule may be amended or supplemented from time to time)
sets forth a true and complete list of (i) all registrations and applications
for Intellectual Property owned by the Company and each of its Subsidiaries
filed or issued by any Intellectual Property registry and (ii) all Intellectual
Property licenses which are either material to the business of the Company
or
relate to any material portion of the Company’s or any of its Subsidiaries’
inventory, including licenses for standard software having a replacement
value
of more than $30,000. None of such Intellectual Property licenses are
reasonably likely to be construed as an assignment of the licensed Intellectual
Property to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
(d) There
are no claims pending or, to the best of the Company’s knowledge, threatened and
neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has received any other
communications, alleging that, the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has
infringed, diluted, misappropriated, or otherwise violated any Intellectual
Property of any other person or entity, nor is the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries aware of any basis therefore.
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(e) The
Company is not aware of any infringement diluted, misappropriated, or other
violation of its Intellectual Property by any other person or
entity.
(f) Neither
the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries utilizes any inventions, trade
secrets
or other Intellectual Property of any of its employees, officers, or
contractors) except for inventions, trade secrets or other Intellectual
Property
that is owned by the Company or any Subsidiary as a matter of law or have
been
rightfully assigned to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
4.11 Compliance
with Other Instruments. Neither the Company nor any of its
Subsidiaries is in violation or default of (x) any term of its articles
or
certificate of incorporation, certificate of formation, operating agreement
or
bylaws, as applicable, or (y) any provision of any indebtedness, mortgage,
indenture, contract, agreement or instrument to which it is party or by
which it
is bound or of any judgment, decree, order or writ, which violation or
default,
in the case of this clause (y), has had, or could reasonably be expected
to
have, either individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse
Effect. The execution, delivery and performance of and compliance
with this Agreement and the Related Agreements to which it is a party,
and the
issuance and sale of the Notes by the Company and the other Securities
by the
Company each pursuant hereto and thereto, will not, with or without the
passage
of time or giving of notice, result in any such material violation, or
be in
conflict with or constitute a default under any such term or provision,
or
result in the creation of any Lien upon any of the properties or assets
of the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries or the suspension, revocation, impairment,
forfeiture or non-renewal of any permit, license, authorization or approval
applicable to the Company, its business or operations or any of its assets
or
properties.
4.12 Litigation. Except
as set forth on Schedule 4.12 hereto, there is no action, suit,
proceeding or investigation pending or, to the Company’s knowledge, currently
threatened against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that prevents
the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries from entering into this Agreement or
the
other Related Agreements, or from consummating the transactions contemplated
hereby or thereby, or which has had, or could reasonably be expected to
have,
either individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect or any
change
in the current equity ownership of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries,
nor
is the Company aware that there is any basis to assert any of the
foregoing. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party
to or subject to the provisions of any order, writ, injunction, judgment
or
decree of any court or government agency or instrumentality. There is
no action, suit, proceeding or investigation by the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries currently pending or which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries
intends to initiate.
4.13 Tax
Returns and Payments. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries
has timely filed all tax returns (federal, state and local) required to
be filed
by it. All taxes shown to be due and payable on such returns, any
assessments imposed, and all other taxes due and payable by the Company
or any
of its Subsidiaries on or before the Closing, have been paid or will be
paid
prior to the time they become delinquent. Except as set forth on
Schedule 4.13, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has been
advised:
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(a) that
any of its returns, federal, state or other, have been or are being audited
as
of the date hereof; or
(b) of
any adjustment, deficiency, assessment or court decision in respect of
its
federal, state or other taxes.
The
Company has no knowledge of any liability for any tax to be imposed upon
its
properties or assets as of the date of this Agreement that is not adequately
provided for.
4.14 Employees. Except
as set forth on Schedule 4.14, neither the Company nor any of its
Subsidiaries has any collective bargaining agreements with any of its
employees. There is no labor union organizing activity pending or, to
the Company’s knowledge, threatened with respect to the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries. Except as disclosed in the Exchange Act Filings or on
Schedule 4.14, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party
to or bound by any currently effective employment contract, deferred
compensation arrangement, bonus plan, incentive plan, profit sharing plan,
retirement agreement or other employee compensation plan or
agreement. To the Company’s knowledge, no employee of the Company or
any of its Subsidiaries, nor any consultant with whom the Company or any
of its
Subsidiaries has contracted, is in violation of any term of any employment
contract, proprietary information agreement or any other agreement relating
to
the right of any such individual to be employed by, or to contract with,
the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries because of the nature of the business
to be
conducted by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; and to the Company’s
knowledge the continued employment by the Company and its Subsidiaries
of their
present employees, and the performance of the Company’s and its Subsidiaries’
contracts with its independent contractors, will not result in any such
violation. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is aware
that any of its employees is obligated under any contract (including licenses,
covenants or commitments of any nature) or other agreement, or subject
to any
judgment, decree or order of any court or administrative agency that would
interfere with their duties to the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has
received any notice alleging that any such violation has
occurred. Except for employees who have a current effective
employment agreement with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, no employee
of
the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has been granted the right to continued
employment by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or to any material
compensation following termination of employment with the Company or any
of its
Subsidiaries. Except as set forth on Schedule 4.14, the
Company is not aware that any officer, key employee or group of employees
intends to terminate his, her or their employment with the Company or any
of its
Subsidiaries, nor does the Company or any of its Subsidiaries have a present
intention to terminate the employment of any officer, key employee or group
of
employees.
4.15 Registration
Rights and Voting Rights. Except as set forth on Schedule
4.15 and except as disclosed in Exchange Act Filings, neither the Company
nor any of its Subsidiaries is presently under any obligation, and neither
the
Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has granted any rights, to register
any of
the Company’s or its Subsidiaries’ presently outstanding securities or any of
its securities that may hereafter be issued. Except as set forth on
Schedule 4.15 and except as disclosed in Exchange Act Filings, to the
Company’s knowledge, no stockholder of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries
has entered into any agreement with respect to the voting of equity securities
of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
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4.16 Compliance
with Laws; Permits. Neither the Company nor any of its
Subsidiaries is in violation of any provision of the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act
of 2002
or any SEC related regulation or rule or any rule of the Principal Market
(as
hereafter defined) promulgated thereunder or any other applicable statute,
rule,
regulation, order or restriction of any domestic or foreign government
or any
instrumentality or agency thereof in respect of the conduct of its business
or
the ownership of its properties which has had, or could reasonably be expected
to have, either individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse
Effect. No governmental orders, permissions, consents, approvals or
authorizations are required to be obtained and no registrations or declarations
are required to be filed in connection with the execution and delivery
of this
Agreement or any other Related Agreement and the issuance of any of the
Securities, except such as have been duly and validly obtained or filed,
or with
respect to any filings that must be made after the Closing, as will be
filed in
a timely manner. The Company and its Subsidiaries has all material
franchises, permits, licenses and any similar authority necessary for the
conduct of its business as now being conducted by it, the lack of which
could,
either individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have
a
Material Adverse Effect.
4.17 Environmental
and Safety Laws. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries
is in violation of any applicable statute, law or regulation relating to
the
environment or occupational health and safety, and to its knowledge, no
material
expenditures are or will be required in order to comply with any such existing
statute, law or regulation. Except as set forth on Schedule
4.17, no Hazardous Materials (as defined below) are used or have been used,
stored, or disposed of by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or, to
its
knowledge, by any other Person on any property owned, leased or used by
the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries other than in full compliance with all
applicable statute, law and regulation. For the purposes of the preceding
sentence, “Hazardous Materials” shall mean:
(a) materials
which are listed or otherwise defined as “hazardous” or “toxic” under any
applicable local, state, federal and/or foreign laws and regulations that
govern
the existence and/or remedy of contamination on property, the protection
of the
environment from contamination, the control of hazardous wastes, or other
activities involving hazardous substances, including building materials;
and
(b) any
petroleum products or nuclear materials.
4.18 Valid
Offering. Assuming the accuracy of the representations and
warranties of the Purchasers contained in this Agreement, the offer, sale
and
issuance of the Securities will be exempt from the registration requirements
of
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and will
have been registered or qualified (or are exempt from registration and
qualification) under the registration, permit or qualification requirements
of
all applicable state securities laws.
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4.19 Full
Disclosure. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries has provided
the Purchasers with all information requested by the Purchasers in connection
with the Purchasers’ decision to purchase the Notes and Warrants, including all
information the Company and its Subsidiaries believe is reasonably necessary
to
make such investment decision. Neither this Agreement, the Related
Agreements, the exhibits and schedules hereto and thereto nor any other
document
including, without limitation, the responses contained in any questionnaire
provided to the Company by the Agent, delivered by the Company or any of
its
Subsidiaries to Purchasers or their attorneys or agents in connection herewith
or therewith or with the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, contain
any untrue statement of a material fact nor omit to state a material fact
necessary in order to make the statements contained herein or therein,
in light
of the circumstances in which they are made, not misleading. Any
financial projections and other estimates provided to the Purchasers by
the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries were based on the Company’s and its
Subsidiaries’ experience in the industry and on assumptions of fact and opinion
as to future events which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, at the
date of
the issuance of such projections or estimates, believed to be
reasonable.
4.20 Insurance. The
Company and each of its Subsidiaries has general commercial, product liability,
fire and casualty insurance policies with coverages which the Company and
each
of its Subsidiaries believe are customary for companies similarly situated
to
the Company and its Subsidiaries in the same or similar business.
4.21 SEC
Reports. Except as set forth on Schedule 4.21, the Company
has filed all proxy statements, reports and other documents required to
be filed
by it under the Exchange Act. The Company has furnished the Agent
copies of: (i) its Annual Reports on Form 10-KSB for its fiscal years
ended December 31, 2004, December 31, 2005 and December 31, 2006; and (ii) its
Quarterly Reports on Form 10-QSB for its fiscal quarter ended March 31,
2007 and
June 30, 2007, and the Form 8-K filings which it has made during the fiscal
year
December 31, 2007 to date (collectively, the “SEC
Reports”). Except as set forth on Schedule 4.21, each SEC
Report was, at the time of its filing, in substantial compliance with the
requirements of its respective form and none of the SEC Reports, nor the
financial statements (and the notes thereto) included in the SEC Reports,
as of
their respective filing dates, contained any untrue statement of a material
fact
or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary
to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which
they
were made, not misleading.
4.22 Listing. The
Common Stock is listed or quoted, as applicable, on a Principal Market
(as
hereafter defined) and satisfies and at all times hereafter will satisfy,
all
requirements for the continuation of such listing or quotation, as
applicable. The Company has not received any notice that its Common
Stock will be delisted from, or no longer quoted on, as applicable, the
Principal Market or that its Common Stock does not meet all requirements
for
such listing or quotation, as applicable. For purposes hereof, the
term “Principal Market” means the NASD Over The Counter Bulletin Board,
NASDAQ Capital Market, NASDAQ National Markets System, American Stock Exchange
or New York Stock Exchange (whichever of the foregoing is at the time the
principal trading exchange or market for the Common Stock).
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4.23 No
Integrated Offering. Neither the Company, nor any of its
Subsidiaries or 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 cause the offering
of
the Securities pursuant to this Agreement or any of the Related Agreements
to be
integrated with prior offerings by the Company for purposes of the Securities
Act which would prevent the Company from selling the Securities pursuant
to Rule
506 under the Securities Act, or any applicable exchange-related stockholder
approval provisions, nor will the Company or any of its affiliates or
Subsidiaries take any action or steps that would cause the offering of
the
Securities to be integrated with other offerings.
4.24 Stop
Transfer. The Securities are restricted securities as of the date
of this Agreement. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries
will issue any stop transfer order or other order impeding the sale and
delivery
of any of the Securities at such time as the Securities are registered
for
public sale or an exemption from registration is available, except as required
by state and federal securities laws.
4.25 Dilution. The
Company specifically acknowledges that its obligation to issue the shares
of
Common Stock upon conversion of the Notes and exercise of the Warrants
is
binding upon the Company and enforceable regardless of the dilution such
issuance may have on the ownership interests of other shareholders of the
Company.
4.26 Patriot
Act. The Company certifies that, to the best of Company’s
knowledge, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has been designated,
nor is or shall be owned or controlled, by a “suspected terrorist” as defined in
Executive Order 13224. The Company hereby acknowledges that each of
the Creditor Parties seeks to comply with all applicable laws concerning
money
laundering and related activities. In furtherance of those efforts,
the Company hereby represents, warrants and covenants that: (i) none
of the cash or property that the Company or any of its Subsidiaries will
pay or
will contribute to any Creditor Party has been or shall be derived from,
or
related to, any activity that is deemed criminal under United States law;
and
(ii) no contribution or payment by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries
to any
Creditor Party, to the extent that they are within the Company’s and/or its
Subsidiaries’ control shall cause any Creditor Party to be in violation of the
United States Bank Secrecy Act, the United States International Money Laundering
Control Act of 1986 or the United States International Money Laundering
Abatement and Anti-Terrorist Financing Act of 2001. The Company shall
promptly notify the Agent if any of these representations, warranties or
covenants ceases to be true and accurate regarding the Company or any of
its
Subsidiaries. The Company shall provide any Creditor Party all
additional information regarding the Company or any of its Subsidiaries
that
such Creditor Party deems necessary or convenient to ensure compliance
with all
applicable laws concerning money laundering and similar
activities. The Company understands and agrees that if at any time it
is discovered that any of the foregoing representations, warranties or
covenants
are incorrect, or if otherwise required by applicable law or regulation
related
to money laundering or similar activities, the Creditor Parties may undertake
appropriate actions to ensure compliance with applicable law or regulation,
including but not limited to segregation and/or redemption of any Purchaser’s
investment in the Company. The Company further understands that the
Creditor Parties may release confidential information about the Company
and its
Subsidiaries and, if applicable, any underlying beneficial owners, to proper
authorities if such Creditor Party, in its sole discretion, determines
that it
is in the best interests of such Creditor Party in light of relevant rules
and
regulations under the laws set forth in subsection (ii) above.
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4.27 ERISA. Based
upon the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”), and the
regulations and published interpretations thereunder: (i) neither the
Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has engaged in any Prohibited Transactions
(as defined in Section 406 of ERISA and Section 4975 of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”)); (ii) each of the Company and each of its
Subsidiaries has met all applicable minimum funding requirements under
Section
302 of ERISA in respect of its plans; (iii) neither the Company nor any
of its
Subsidiaries has any knowledge of any event or occurrence which would cause
the
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation to institute proceedings under Title
IV of
ERISA to terminate any employee benefit plan(s); (iv) neither the Company
nor
any of its Subsidiaries has any fiduciary responsibility for investments
with
respect to any plan existing for the benefit of persons other than the
Company’s
or such Subsidiary’s employees; and (v) neither the Company nor any of its
Subsidiaries has withdrawn, completely or partially, from any multi-employer
pension plan so as to incur liability under the Multiemployer Pension Plan
Amendments Act of 1980.
5. Representations
and Warranties of each Purchaser. Each Purchaser hereby
represents and warrants, severally and not jointly, to the Company as follows
(such representations and warranties do not lessen or obviate the
representations and warranties of the Company set forth in this
Agreement):
5.1 No
Shorting. Neither such Purchaser nor any of its affiliates and
investment partners has, nor will cause any person or entity, to directly
engage
in “short sales” of the Common Stock as long as any Note shall be
outstanding.
5.2 Requisite
Power and Authority. Such Purchaser has all necessary power and
authority under all applicable provisions of law to execute and deliver
this
Agreement and the Related Agreements and to carry out their
provisions. All corporate action on such Purchaser’s part required
for the lawful execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Related
Agreements have been or will be effectively taken prior to the
Closing. Upon their execution and delivery, this Agreement and the
Related Agreements will be valid and binding obligations of such Purchaser,
enforceable in accordance with their terms, except:
(a) as
limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium
or
other laws of general application affecting enforcement of creditors’ rights;
and
(b) as
limited by general principles of equity that restrict the availability
of
equitable and legal remedies.
5.3 Investment
Representations. Such Purchaser understands that the Securities
are being offered and sold pursuant to an exemption from registration contained
in the Securities Act based in part upon such Purchaser’s representations
contained in this Agreement, including, without limitation, that such Purchaser
is an “accredited investor” within the meaning of Regulation D under the
Securities Act. Such Purchaser confirms that it has received or has
had full access to all the information it considers necessary or appropriate
to
make an informed investment decision with respect to the applicable Note
and
Warrant to be purchased by it under this Agreement and the Note Shares
and the
Warrant Shares acquired by it upon the conversion of such Note and the
exercise
of such Warrant, respectively. Such Purchaser further confirms that
it has had an opportunity to ask questions and receive answers from the
Company
regarding the Company’s and its Subsidiaries’ business, management and financial
affairs and the terms and conditions of the Offering, the Notes, the Warrants
and the Securities and to obtain additional information (to the extent
the
Company possessed such information or could acquire it without unreasonable
effort or expense) necessary to verify any information furnished to such
Purchaser or to which such Purchaser had access.
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5.4 The
Purchaser Bears Economic Risk. Such Purchaser has substantial
experience in evaluating and investing in private placement transactions
of
securities in companies similar to the Company so that it is capable of
evaluating the merits and risks of its investment in the Company and has
the
capacity to protect its own interests. Such Purchaser must bear the
economic risk of this investment until the Securities are sold pursuant
to: (i)
an effective registration statement under the Securities Act; or (ii) an
exemption from registration is available with respect to such sale.
5.5 Acquisition
for Own Account. Such Purchaser is acquiring the applicable Note
and Warrant and the Note Shares and the Warrant Shares for such Purchaser’s own
account for investment only, and not as a nominee or agent and not with
a view
towards or for resale in connection with their distribution.
5.6 The
Purchaser Can Protect Its Interest. Such Purchaser represents
that by reason of its, or of its management’s, business and financial
experience, such Purchaser has the capacity to evaluate the merits and
risks of
its investment in the applicable Note, the Warrant and the Securities and
to
protect its own interests in connection with the transactions contemplated
in
this Agreement and the Related Agreements. Further, such Purchaser is
aware of no publication of any advertisement in connection with the transactions
contemplated in the Agreement or the Related Agreements.
5.7 Accredited
Investor. Such Purchaser represents that it is an accredited
investor within the meaning of Regulation D under the Securities
Act.
5.8 Legends.
(a) The
applicable Note shall bear substantially the following legend:
“THIS
NOTE AND THE COMMON STOCK ISSUABLE UPON CONVERSION OF THIS NOTE HAVE NOT
BEEN
REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR ANY APPLICABLE
STATE
SECURITIES LAWS. THIS NOTE AND THE COMMON STOCK ISSUABLE UPON
CONVERSION OF THIS NOTE MAY NOT BE SOLD, OFFERED FOR SALE, PLEDGED OR
HYPOTHECATED IN THE ABSENCE OF (A) AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
AS TO
THIS NOTE OR SUCH SHARES UNDER SAID ACT AND APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES
LAWS OR
(B) AN EXEMPTION FROM SUCH REGISTRATION.”
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(b) The
applicable Note Shares and Warrant Shares, if not issued by DWAC system
(as
hereinafter defined), shall bear a legend which shall be in substantially
the
following form until such shares are covered by an effective registration
statement filed with the SEC:
“THE
SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR ANY APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES
LAWS. THESE SHARES MAY NOT BE SOLD, OFFERED FOR SALE, PLEDGED OR
HYPOTHECATED IN THE ABSENCE OF (A) AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
SUCH SECURITIES ACT AND APPLICABLE STATE LAWS OR (B) AN EXEMPTION FROM
SUCH
REGISTRATION.”
(c) The
applicable Warrant shall bear substantially the following legend:
“THIS
WARRANT AND THE COMMON SHARES ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE OF THIS WARRANT HAVE
NOT
BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR ANY APPLICABLE
STATE SECURITIES LAWS. THIS WARRANT AND THE COMMON SHARES ISSUABLE
UPON EXERCISE OF THIS WARRANT MAY NOT BE SOLD, OFFERED FOR SALE, PLEDGED
OR
HYPOTHECATED IN THE ABSENCE OF (A) AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
AS TO
THIS WARRANT OR THE UNDERLYING SHARES OF COMMON STOCK UNDER SAID ACT AND
APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS OR (B) AN EXEMPTION FROM SUCH
REGISTRATION.”
6. Covenants
of the Company. The Company covenants and agrees with each
Creditor Party as follows:
6.1 Stop-Orders. The
Company will, by written notice, advise the Agent, promptly after it receives
notice of issuance by the SEC, any state securities commission or any other
regulatory authority of any stop order or of any order preventing or suspending
any offering of any securities of the Company, or of the suspension of
the
qualification of the Common Stock of the Company for offering or sale in
any
jurisdiction, or the initiation of any proceeding for any such
purpose.
6.2 Listing. The
Company shall promptly secure the listing or quotation, as applicable,
of the
shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Notes and upon the
exercise of the Warrants on the Principal Market upon which shares of Common
Stock are listed or quoted for trading, as applicable (subject to official
notice of issuance) and shall maintain such listing or quotation, as applicable,
so long as any other shares of Common Stock shall be so listed or quoted,
as
applicable. The Company will maintain the listing or quotation, as
applicable, of its Common Stock on the Principal Market, and will comply
in all
material respects with the Company’s reporting, filing and other obligations
under the bylaws or rules of the National Association of Securities Dealers
(“NASD”) and such exchanges, as applicable.
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6.3 Market
Regulations. The Company shall notify the SEC, NASD and
applicable state authorities, in accordance with their requirements, of
the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and shall take all other necessary
action and proceedings as may be required and permitted by applicable law,
rule
and regulation, for the legal and valid issuance of the applicable Securities
to
each Purchaser and promptly provide copies thereof to such
Purchaser.
6.4 Reporting
Requirements. The Company will deliver, or cause to be delivered,
to the Agent each of the following, which shall be in form and detail acceptable
to the Agent:
(a) As
soon as available, and in any event within ninety (90) days after the end
of
each fiscal year of the Company, the Company’s and each of its Subsidiaries’
audited financial statements with a report of independent certified public
accountants of recognized standing selected by the Company and acceptable
to the
Agent (the “Accountants”), which annual financial statements shall be
without qualification and shall include the Company’s and each of its
Subsidiaries’ balance sheet as at the end of such fiscal year and the related
statements of the Company’s and each of its Subsidiaries’ income, retained
earnings and cash flows for the fiscal year then ended, prepared, if the
Agent
so requests, on a consolidating and consolidated basis to include the Company,
each Subsidiary of the Company and each of their respective affiliates,
all in
reasonable detail and prepared in accordance with GAAP, together with (i)
if and
when available, copies of any management letters prepared by the Accountants;
and (ii) a certificate of the Company’s President, Chief Executive Officer or
Chief Financial Officer stating that such financial statements have been
prepared in accordance with GAAP and whether or not such officer has knowledge
of the occurrence of any Event of Default (as defined in each Note)
and, if so, stating in reasonable detail the facts with respect
thereto;
(b) As
soon as available and in any event within forty five (45) days after the
end of
each fiscal quarter of the Company, an unaudited/internal balance sheet
and
statements of income, retained earnings and cash flows of the Company and
each
of its Subsidiaries as at the end of and for such quarter and for the year
to
date period then ended, prepared, if the Agent so requests, on a consolidating
and consolidated basis to include all the Company, each Subsidiary of the
Company and each of their respective affiliates, in reasonable detail and
stating in comparative form the figures for the corresponding date and
periods
in the previous year, all prepared in accordance with GAAP, subject to
year-end
adjustments and accompanied by a certificate of the Company’s President, Chief
Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer, stating (i) that such financial
statements have been prepared in accordance with GAAP, subject to year-end
audit
adjustments, and (ii) whether or not such officer has knowledge of the
occurrence of any Event of Default (as defined in each Note) not theretofore
reported and remedied and, if so, stating in reasonable detail the facts
with
respect thereto;
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(c) As
soon as available and in any event within twenty (20) days after the end
of each
calendar month, an unaudited/internal balance sheet and statements of income,
retained earnings and cash flows of the Company and its Subsidiaries as
at the
end of and for such month and for the year to date period then ended, prepared,
on a consolidating and consolidated basis to include the Company, each
Subsidiary of the Company and each of their respective affiliates, in reasonable
detail and stating in comparative form the figures for the corresponding
date
and periods in the previous year, all prepared in accordance with GAAP,
subject
to year-end adjustments and accompanied by a certificate of the Company’s
President, Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer, stating
(i) that
such financial statements have been prepared in accordance with GAAP, subject
to
year-end audit adjustments, and (ii) whether or not such officer has knowledge
of the occurrence of any Event of Default (as defined in each Note) not
theretofore reported and remedied and, if so, stating in reasonable detail
the
facts with respect thereto;
(d) The
Company shall timely file with the SEC all reports required to be filed
pursuant
to the Exchange Act and refrain from terminating its status as an issuer
required by the Exchange Act to file reports thereunder even if the Exchange
Act
or the rules or regulations thereunder would permit such
termination. Promptly after (i) the filing thereof, copies of the
Company’s most recent registration statements and annual, quarterly, monthly or
other regular reports which the Company files with the SEC, and (ii) the
issuance thereof, copies of such financial statements, reports and proxy
statements as the Company shall send to its stockholders;
(e) Together
with each delivery of any financial statement pursuant to Section 6.4(a),
6.4(b)
or 6.4(c), a Compliance Certificate, substantially in the form of Exhibit
E hereto, duly executed by the President, Chief Executive Officer or
Chief
Financial Officer of the Company that, among other things, (i) states that
such
financial statements have been prepared in accordance with GAAP, subject
to
year-end audit adjustments, (ii) shows in reasonable detail the calculations
used in determining each financial covenant contained in Section 6.19 and
(iii)
states that no Event of Default (as defined in each Note) is continuing
as of
the date of delivery of such Compliance Certificate or, if an Event of
Default
is continuing, states the nature thereof and the action that the Company
proposes to take with respect thereto; and
(f) The
Company shall deliver, or cause the applicable Subsidiary of the Company
to
deliver, such other information as any Creditor Party shall reasonably
request.
6.5 Use
of Funds. The Company shall use the proceeds of the sale of the
Notes and the Warrants to pay off in full certain indebtedness owing from
the
Company to Firestone Associates, Inc. and Firestone Environmental Services,
Inc.
(in an aggregate amount not to exceed $130,000) and for general working
capital
purposes only.
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6.6 Access
to Facilities. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries will
permit any representatives designated by the Agent (or any successor of
the
Agent), upon reasonable notice and during normal business hours, at the
Company’s expense and accompanied by a representative of the Company or any
Subsidiary (provided that no such prior notice shall be required to be
given and
no such representative of the Company or any Subsidiary shall be required
to
accompany the Agent in the event the Agent believes such access is necessary
to
preserve or protect the Collateral (as defined in the Master Security Agreement)
or following the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default
(as defined in each Note)), to:
(a) visit
and inspect any of the properties of the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries;
(b) examine
the corporate and financial records of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries
(unless such examination is not permitted by federal, state or local law
or by
contract) and make copies thereof or extracts therefrom; and
(c) discuss
the affairs, finances and accounts of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries
with the directors, officers and independent accountants of the Company
or any
of its Subsidiaries.
Notwithstanding
the foregoing no Creditor Party shall have the right to review any of the
Company’s (or its Subsidiaries’) material, non-public information, unless such
Creditor Party signs a confidentiality agreement and otherwise complies
with
Regulation FD, under the federal securities laws.
6.7 Taxes.
(a) The
Company and each of its Subsidiaries will promptly pay and discharge, or
cause
to be paid and discharged, when due and payable, all taxes, assessments
and
governmental charges or levies imposed upon the income, profits, property
or
business of the Company and its Subsidiaries; provided, however, that any
such
tax, assessment, charge or levy need not be paid currently if (i) the validity
thereof shall currently and diligently be contested in good faith by appropriate
proceedings, (ii) such tax, assessment, charge or levy shall have no effect
on
the lien priority of the Agent in any property of the Company or any of
its
Subsidiaries and (iii) if the Company and/or such Subsidiary shall have
set
aside on its books adequate reserves with respect thereto in accordance
with
GAAP; and provided, further, that the Company and its Subsidiaries will
pay all
such taxes, assessments, charges or levies forthwith upon the commencement
of
proceedings to foreclose any lien which may have attached as security
therefor.
(b) All
payments made by the Company under this Agreement or any Note shall be
made free
and clear of, and without deduction or withholding for or on account of,
any
present or future Taxes (as defined below) now or hereafter imposed, levied,
collected, withheld or assessed by any Governmental Authority, other than
Excluded Taxes (as defined below). “Governmental Authority”
means any nation or government, any state or other political subdivision
thereof, and any agency, department or other entity exercising executive,
legislative, judicial, regulatory or administrative functions of or pertaining
to government.
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(c) In
addition, the Company shall pay any Other Taxes to the relevant Governmental
Authority in accordance with applicable law.
(d) Whenever
any Non-Excluded Taxes or Other Taxes are payable by the Company, as promptly
as
possible thereafter the Company shall send to the Agent for its own account
or
for the account of the relevant Lender, as the case may be, a certified
copy of
an original official receipt received by the Company showing payment thereof
(or
such other evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Agent). If the
Company fails to pay any Non-Excluded Taxes or Other Taxes when due to
the
appropriate taxing authority or fails to remit to the Agent the required
receipts or other required documentary evidence, the Company shall indemnify
the
Creditor Parties for any incremental taxes, interest or penalties that
may
become payable by any Creditor Party as a result of any such
failure.
(e) Each
Purchaser (or its assignee) that is not a “United States Person” as defined in
Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code (a “Non-U.S. Purchaser”) shall deliver to
the Company and the Agent two completed originals of an appropriate U.S.
Internal Revenue Service Form W-8, as applicable, or any subsequent versions
thereof or successors thereto, properly completed and duly executed by
such
Non-U.S. Purchaser. Such forms shall be delivered by each Non-U.S.
Purchaser on or before the date it becomes a party to this
Agreement. In addition, each Non-U.S. Purchaser shall deliver such
forms promptly upon the obsolescence or invalidity of any form previously
delivered by such Non-U.S. Purchaser. Each Non-U.S. Purchaser shall
promptly notify the Company at any time it determines that it is no longer
in a
position to provide any previously delivered certificate to the Company
(or any
other form of certification adopted by the U.S. taxing authorities for
such
purpose). Notwithstanding any other provision of this paragraph (e),
a Non-U.S. Purchaser shall not be required to deliver any form pursuant
to this
paragraph that such Non-U.S. Purchaser is not legally able to
deliver.
(f) The
agreements in the preceding paragraphs (b), (c), (d), (e) and this paragraph
(f)
shall survive the termination of this Agreement and the payment of the
Notes and
all other amounts payable hereunder or thereunder or under any other Related
Agreement.
As
used
in this Section 6.7, the following terms shall have the following meanings
(such
meanings to be equally applicable to both the singular and plural forms
of the
terms defined):
“Excluded
Taxes” means, with respect to any Creditor Party: (a) taxes imposed on or
measured by its overall net income and franchise taxes imposed on it in
lieu of
net income taxes, by the jurisdiction (or any political subdivision thereof)
under the laws of which such Creditor Party is incorporated or organized
or by
the jurisdiction (or any political subdivision thereof) in which the principal
place of management or applicable lending office of such Creditor Party
is
located; (b) taxes imposed on or measured by its properties; (c) payroll
tax or
other similar taxes imposed on or measured by the wages, compensation and
fees
paid by it to officers, directors, employees, agents and contractors; (d)
taxes
imposed on or measured by purchases made by it, such as sales and use tax;
and
(e) any other tax that is directly related to the Creditor Party’s business
operations and unrelated to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement
or
is incurred because any assignee or holder of any of the Obligations (as
defined
in the Master Security Agreement) at any time is not a “United States Person” as
defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code.
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“Non-Excluded
Taxes” means all Taxes other than (i) Excluded Taxes and (ii) Other
Taxes.
“Other
Taxes” means any and all present or future stamp or documentary taxes or any
other excise or property taxes, charges or similar levies arising from
any
payment made hereunder or from the execution, delivery or enforcement of,
or
otherwise with respect to, this Agreement or any other Related
Agreement.
“Taxes”
means any and all present or future taxes, duties, levies, imposts, deductions,
assessments, fees, withholdings or similar charges, and all liabilities
with
respect thereto.
6.8 Insurance. (i) The
Company shall
bear the full risk of loss from any loss of any nature whatsoever with
respect
to the Collateral (as defined in each of the Master Security Agreement,
the
Stock Pledge Agreement and each other security agreement entered into by
the
Company and/or any of its Subsidiaries for the benefit of the Creditor
Parties)
and the Company and each of its Subsidiaries will, jointly and severally,
bear
the full risk of loss from any loss of any nature whatsoever with respect
to the
assets pledged to the Agent, for the ratable benefit of the Creditor Parties,
as
security for the Obligations (as defined in the Master Security
Agreement). Furthermore, the Company will insure or cause the
Collateral to be insured in the Agent’s name as an additional insured and lender
loss payee, with an appropriate loss payable endorsement in form and substance
satisfactory to the Agent, against loss or damage by fire, flood, sprinkler
leakage, theft, burglary, pilferage, loss in transit and other risks customarily
insured against by companies in similar business similarly situated as
the
Company and its Subsidiaries including but not limited to workers compensation,
public and product liability and business interruption, and such other
hazards
as the Agent shall specify in amounts and under insurance policies and
bonds by
insurers acceptable to the Agent and all premiums thereon shall be paid
by the
Company and the policies delivered to the Agent. If the Company or
any of its Subsidiaries fails to obtain the insurance and in such amounts
of
coverage as otherwise required pursuant to this Section 6.8, the Agent
may
procure such insurance and the cost thereof shall be promptly reimbursed
by the
Company and shall constitute Obligations.
(ii) The
Company’s insurance coverage shall not be impaired or invalidated by any act or
neglect of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and the insurer will
provide
the Agent with no less than thirty (30) days notice prior of
cancellation;
(iii) The
Agent, in connection with its status as a lender loss payee, will be assigned
at
all times to a first lien position until such time as all the Obligations
have
been indefeasibly satisfied in full.
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6.9 Intellectual
Property.
(a) The
Company and each of its Subsidiaries shall maintain in full force and effect
its
existence, rights and franchises and all licenses and other rights to own
or use
Intellectual Property including registrations and applications therefore,
that
are necessary to the conduct of its business, as now conducted or as presently
proposed to be conducted, and shall not do any act or omit to do any act
whereby
any of such Intellectual Property may lapse, or become abandoned, dedicated
to
the public, or unenforceable, or the Lien therein in favor of the Agent,
for the
ratable benefit of the Creditor Parties, would be adversely
affected,
(b) The
Company shall report to the Agent (i) the filing by the Company or any
of its
Subsidiaries of any application to register a Copyright no later than ten
(10)
days after such filing occurs (ii) the filing of any application to register
any
other Intellectual Property with any other Intellectual Property registry,
and
the issuance thereof, no later than thirty (30) days after such filing
or
issuance occurs and, in each case, shall, simultaneously with such report,
deliver to the Agent fully-executed documents required to acknowledge,
confirm,
register, record or perfect the Lien in such Intellectual
Property. In addition, the Company and its Subsidiaries hereby
authorize the Agent to modify this Agreement by amending Schedule 4.10 to
include any registrations or applications for Intellectual Property
inadvertently omitted from such Schedule or filed, registered, acquired
by the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries after the date hereof and agree to cooperate
with the Agent in effecting any such amendment to include any new item
of
Intellectual Property included in the Collateral.
(c) The
Company shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, promptly upon
the
reasonable request of the Agent, execute and deliver to the Agent any document
or instrument required to acknowledge, confirm, register, record, or perfect
the
Lien of the Agent in any part of the Intellectual Property owned by the
Company
and its Subsidiaries.
(d) The
Company shall, and shall cause of each of its Subsidiaries to, not sell,
assign,
transfer, license, grant any option, or create or suffer to exist any Lien
upon
or with respect to Intellectual Property, except for the Permitted
Encumbrances.
6.10 Properties. The
Company and each of its Subsidiaries will keep its properties in good repair,
working order and condition, reasonable wear and tear excepted, and from
time to
time make all needful and proper repairs, renewals, replacements, additions
and
improvements thereto; and each of the Company and each of its Subsidiaries
will
at all times comply with each provision of all leases to which it is a
party or
under which it occupies property if the breach of such provision could,
either
individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect.
6.11 Confidentiality. The
Company will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, disclose,
and
will not include in any public announcement, the name of any Creditor Party,
unless expressly agreed to by such Creditor Party or unless and until such
disclosure is required by law or applicable regulation, and then only to
the
extent of such requirement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) the
Company may disclose any Creditor Party’s identity and the terms of this
Agreement and the Related Agreements to its current and prospective debt
and
equity financing sources, and (ii) the Company (and each employee,
representative, or other agent of the Company) may disclose to any and
all
Persons, without limitation of any kind, the tax treatment and any facts
that
may be relevant to the tax structure of the transactions contemplated by
this
Agreement and the Related Agreements and the agreements referred to therein;
provided, however, that the Company (and no employee, representative or
other
agent of the Company) disclose pursuant to this clause (ii) any other
information that is not relevant to understanding the tax treatment or
tax
structure of such transactions (including the identity of any party or
any
information that could lead another to determine the identity of any party);
and, provided, further, that the Company will not, and will not permit
any of
its Subsidiaries to, disclose any information to the extent that such disclosure
could reasonably be expected to result in a violation of any U.S. federal
or
state securities law or similar law of another jurisdiction. Each
Creditor Party shall be permitted to discuss, distribute or otherwise transfer
any non-public information of the Company and its Subsidiaries in such
Creditor
Party’s possession now or in the future to potential or actual (i) direct or
indirect investors in such Creditor Party and (ii) third party assignees
or
transferees of all or a portion of the obligations of the Company and/or
any of
its Subsidiaries hereunder and under the Related Agreements.
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6.12 Required
Approvals. (I) The Company, without the prior written
consent of the Agent, shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries
to:
(a) (i)
directly or indirectly declare, pay or make any dividends, other than dividends
paid to the Company or any of its wholly-owned Subsidiaries, (ii) issue
any
preferred stock or (iii) redeem any of its preferred stock or other equity
interests;
(b) liquidate,
dissolve or effect a material reorganization (it being understood that
in no
event shall the Company or any of its Subsidiaries dissolve, liquidate
or merge
with any other person or entity (unless, in the case of such a merger,
the
Company or, in the case of merger not involving the Company, such Subsidiary,
as
applicable, is the surviving entity);
(c) become
subject to (including, without limitation, by way of amendment to or
modification of) any agreement or instrument which by its terms would (under
any
circumstances) restrict the Company’s or any of its Subsidiaries, right to
perform the provisions of this Agreement, any Related Agreement or any
of the
agreements contemplated hereby or thereby;
(d) materially
alter or change the scope of the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries
taken as a whole; or
(e) (i)
create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any indebtedness (exclusive of
trade
debt) whether secured or unsecured other than (x) the Company’s obligations owed
to each Purchaser or Laurus, (y) indebtedness set forth on Schedule
6.12(e) attached hereto and made a part hereof and any refinancings or
replacements thereof on terms no less favorable to the Purchasers than
the
indebtedness being refinanced or replaced, and (z) any indebtedness
(“Purchase Money Indebtedness”) incurred in connection with the purchase
of equipment in the ordinary course of business, or any refinancings or
replacements thereof on terms no less favorable to the Purchasers than
the
indebtedness being refinanced or replaced, so long as any lien (“Purchase
Money Lien”) relating thereto shall only encumber the fixed assets so
purchased and no other assets of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries;
(ii)
cancel any indebtedness owing to it in excess of $50,000 in the aggregate
during
any twelve (12) month period; (iii) assume, guarantee, endorse or otherwise
become directly or contingently liable in connection with any obligations
of any
other person or entity, except the endorsement of negotiable instruments
by the
Company or any Subsidiary thereof for deposit or collection or similar
transactions in the ordinary course of business or guarantees of indebtedness
otherwise permitted to be outstanding pursuant to this clause (e); (iv)
make any
payment or distribution in respect of any subordinated indebtedness of
the
Company or its Subsidiaries in violation of any subordination or other
agreement
made in favor of any Creditor Party; (v) make any optional payment or prepayment
on or redemption (including, without limitation, by making payments to
a sinking
fund or analogous fund) or repurchase of any indebtedness for borrowed
money
other than indebtedness pursuant to this Agreement; and (vi) purchase or
hold beneficially any stock or other securities or evidences of indebtedness
of,
make or permit to exist any loans or advances to, or make any investment
or
acquire any interest whatsoever in, any other Person, including any partnership
or joint venture, except (x) travel advances, (y) loans to its and its
Subsidiaries’ officers and employees not exceeding at any one time an aggregate
of $10,000, and (z) loans to its existing Subsidiaries so long as such
Subsidiaries are designated as either a co-borrower hereunder or has entered
into such guaranty and security documentation required by the Agent, including,
without limitation, to grant to the Agent a first priority perfected security
interest in substantially all of such Subsidiary’s assets to secure the
Obligations (as defined in the Master Security Agreement); and
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(II)
The
Company, without the prior written consent of the Agent, shall not, and
shall
not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, create or acquire any Subsidiary
after
the date hereof unless (i) such Subsidiary is a wholly-owned Subsidiary
of the
Company and (ii) such Subsidiary becomes a party to (A) the Master Security
Agreement, the Stock Pledge Agreement and the Intellectual Property Security
Agreement (either by executing a counterpart thereof or an assumption or
joinder
agreement in respect thereof); (B) a Subsidiary Guaranty in favor of the
Purchasers in form and substance satisfactory to the Agent and (c) to the
extent
required by the Agent, satisfies each condition of this Agreement and the
Related Agreements as if such Subsidiary were a Subsidiary on the Closing
Date.
6.13 Reissuance
of Securities. The Company agrees to reissue certificates
representing the Securities without the legends set forth in Section 5.8
above
at such time as:
(a) the
holder thereof is permitted to dispose of such Securities pursuant to Rule
144(k) under the Securities Act; or
(b) upon
resale subject to an effective registration statement after such Securities
are
registered under the Securities Act.
The
Company agrees to cooperate with the Purchasers in connection with all
resales
pursuant to Rule 144(d) and Rule 144(k) and provide legal opinions necessary
to
allow such resales provided the Company and its counsel receive reasonably
requested representations from the applicable Purchasers and broker, if
any.
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6.14 Opinion. On
the Closing Date, the Company will deliver to the Creditor Parties substantially
in the form of Exhibit C hereto an opinion acceptable to the Agent from
the Company’s external legal counsel. The Company will provide, at
the Company’s expense, such other legal opinions in the future as are deemed
reasonably necessary by the Agent (and acceptable to the Agent) in connection
with the conversion of any Note and exercise of the any Warrant.
6.15 Margin
Stock. The Company will not permit any of the proceeds of the
Notes or the Warrants to be used directly or indirectly to “purchase” or “carry”
“margin stock” or to repay indebtedness incurred to “purchase” or “carry”
“margin stock” within the respective meanings of each of the quoted terms under
Regulation U of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System as
now and
from time to time hereafter in effect.
6.16 FIRPTA. Neither
the Company, nor any of its Subsidiaries, is a “United States real property
holding corporation” as such term is defined in Section 897(c)(2) of the Code
and Treasury Regulation Section 1.897-2 promulgated thereunder and neither
the
Company nor any of its Subsidiaries shall at any time take any action or
otherwise acquire any interest in any asset or property to the extent the
effect
of which shall cause the Company and/or such Subsidiary, as the case may
be, to
be a “United States real property holding corporation” as such term is defined
in Section 897(c)(2) of the Code and Treasury Regulation Section 1.897-2
promulgated thereunder.
6.17 Financing
Right of First Refusal.
(a) The
Company hereby grants to the Purchasers a right of first refusal to provide
any
Additional Financing (as defined below) to be issued by the Company and/or
any
of its Subsidiaries, subject to the following terms and
conditions. From and after the date hereof, prior to the incurrence
of any additional indebtedness and/or the sale or issuance of any equity
interests of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (an “Additional
Financing”), the Company and/or any Subsidiary of the Company, as the case
may be, shall notify the Agent of its intention to enter into such Additional
Financing. For purposes of the foregoing, “Additional Financing”
excludes: (a) the sale or issuance of equity interests of the Company to
officers, directors, employees and consultants pursuant to the Company’s stock
option plans now in effect or adopted in the future; and (b) the receipt
of
proceeds from the exercise of options and warrants outstanding as of the
date
hereof (or to be issued, as permitted by the terms hereof and disclosed
to
Agent). In connection therewith, the Company and/or the applicable
Subsidiary thereof shall submit a fully executed term sheet (a “Proposed Term
Sheet”) to the Agent setting forth the terms, conditions and pricing of any
such Additional Financing (such financing to be negotiated on “arm’s length”
terms and the terms thereof to be negotiated in good faith) proposed to
be
entered into by the Company and/or such Subsidiary. The Agent shall
have the right, but not the obligation, to deliver its own proposed term
sheet
(the “Purchaser Term Sheet”) setting forth the terms and conditions upon
which the Purchasers would be willing to provide such Additional Financing
to
the Company and/or such Subsidiary. The Purchaser Term Sheet shall
contain terms no less favorable to the Company and/or such Subsidiary than
those
outlined in Proposed Term Sheet. The Agent shall deliver such
Purchaser Term Sheet within ten (10) business days of receipt of each such
Proposed Term Sheet. If the provisions of the Purchaser Term Sheet
are at least as favorable to the Company and/or such Subsidiary, as the
case may
be, as the provisions of the Proposed Term Sheet, the Company and/or such
Subsidiary shall enter into and consummate the Additional Financing transaction
outlined in the Purchaser Term Sheet.
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(b) The
Company will not, and will not permit its Subsidiaries to, agree, directly
or
indirectly, to any restriction with any person or entity which limits the
ability of the Purchasers to consummate an Additional Financing with the
Company
or any of its Subsidiaries.
6.18 Authorization
and Reservation of Shares. The Company shall at all times have
authorized and reserved a sufficient number of shares of Common Stock to
provide
for the conversion of the Notes and exercise of the Warrants.
6.19 Maximum
Consolidated Leverage Ratio. Commencing with the month ending May
31, 2009, the Company and its Subsidiaries on a Consolidated basis shall
not
have, on the last day of each month thereafter, a Consolidated Leverage
Ratio
greater than 3.50 to 1.0 (measured on a trailing twelve month
basis).
As
used
in this Section 6.19, the following terms shall have the following meanings
(such meanings to be equally applicable to both the singular and plural
forms of
the terms defined):
“Capital
Lease” means, with respect to any Person, any lease of, or other arrangement
conveying the right to use, any property (whether real, personal or mixed)
by
such Person as lessee that has been or should be accounted for as a capital
lease on a balance sheet of such Person prepared in accordance with
GAAP.
“Capitalized
Lease Obligations” means, at any time, with respect to any Capital Lease,
any lease entered into as part of any sale/leaseback transaction of any
Person
or any synthetic lease, the amount of all obligations of such Person that
is (or
that would be, if such synthetic lease or other lease were accounted for
as a
Capital Lease) capitalized on a balance sheet of such Person prepared in
accordance with GAAP.
“Consolidated”
means, with respect to any Person, the accounts of such Person and its
Subsidiaries consolidated in accordance with GAAP.
“Consolidated
EBITDA” means, with respect to any Person for any period, (a) the
Consolidated Net Income of such Person for such period plus (b) the sum
of, in
each case to the extent included in the calculation of such Consolidated
Net
Income but without duplication, (i) any provision for United States federal
income taxes or other taxes measured by net income, (ii) Consolidated Interest
Expense, amortization of debt discount and commissions and other fees and
charges associated with Indebtedness (except amortization and expenses
related
to the consummation of the initial Loans on the Closing Date and the payment
of
all fees, costs and expenses associated with the foregoing), (iii) any
loss from
extraordinary items, (iv) any depreciation, depletion and amortization
expense,
(v) any aggregate net loss on the sale of property (other than Accounts
and
Inventory (as defined under the applicable UCC) outside the ordinary course
of
business and (vi) any other non-cash expenditure, charge or loss for such
period (other than any non-cash expenditure, charge or loss relating to
write-offs, write-downs or reserves with respect to accounts and inventory),
including the amount of any compensation deduction as the result of any
grant of
Equity Interests to employees, officers, directors or consultants and minus
(c)
the sum of, in each case to the extent included in the calculation of such
Consolidated Net Income and without duplication, (i) any credit for United
States federal income taxes or other taxes measured by net income, (ii)
any
interest income, (iii) any gain from extraordinary items and any other
non-recurring gain, (iv) any aggregate net gain from the sale of property
(other
than Accounts and Inventory (as defined in the applicable UCC) out of the
ordinary course of business by such Person, (v) any other non-cash gain,
including any reversal of a charge referred to in clause (b)(vi) above
by reason
of a decrease in the value of any Equity Interests, and (vi) any other
cash
payment in respect of expenditures, charges and losses that have been added
to
Consolidated EBITDA of such Person pursuant to clause (b)(vi) above in
any prior
period.
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“Consolidated
Interest Expense” means, for any Person for any period, (a) Consolidated
total interest expense of such Person and its Subsidiaries for such period
and
including, in any event, (i) interest capitalized during such period and
net
costs under Interest Rate Contracts for such period and (ii) all fees,
charges,
commissions, discounts and other similar obligations (other than reimbursement
obligations) with respect to letters of credit, bank guarantees, banker’s
acceptances, surety bonds and performance bonds (whether or not matured)
payable
by such Person and its Subsidiaries during such period minus (b) the sum
of (i)
Consolidated net gains of such Person and its Subsidiaries under Interest
Rate
Contracts for such period and (ii) Consolidated interest income of such
Person and its Subsidiaries for such period.
“Consolidated
Leverage Ratio” means, with respect to any Person as of any date, the ratio
of (a) Consolidated Total Debt of such Person outstanding as of such date
to (b)
Consolidated EBITDA for such Person for the last period of four consecutive
fiscal quarters ending on or before such date.
“Consolidated
Net Income” means, with respect to any Person, for any period, the
Consolidated net income (or loss) of such Person and its Subsidiaries for
such
period; provided, however, that the following shall be excluded: (a)
the net income of any other Person in which such Person or one of its
Subsidiaries has a joint interest with a third-party (which interest does
not
cause the net income of such other Person to be Consolidated into the net
income
of such Person), except to the extent of the amount of dividends or
distributions paid to such Person or Subsidiary, (b) the net income of
any
Subsidiary of such Person that is, on the last day of such period, subject
to
any restriction or limitation on the payment of dividends or the making
of other
distributions, to the extent of such restriction or limitation and (c)
the net
income of any other Person arising prior to such other Person becoming
a
Subsidiary of such Person or merging or consolidating into such Person
or its
Subsidiaries.
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“Consolidated
Total Debt” of any Person means all Indebtedness of a type described in
clause (a), (b), (c)(i), (d), (f), (g) or (i) of the definition thereof,
in each
case of such Person and its Subsidiaries on a Consolidated basis.
“Contractual
Obligation” means, with respect to any Person, any provision of any
indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, contract, undertaking, agreement or
other
instrument to which such Person is a party or by which it or any of its
property
is bound or to which any of its property is subject.
“Equity
Interests” shall mean, with respect to any Person, any and all shares,
rights to purchase, options, warrants, general, limited or limited liability
partnership interests, member interests, units, participations or other
equivalents of or interest in (regardless of how designated) equity of
such
Person, whether voting or nonvoting, including common stock, preferred
stock,
convertible securities or any other “equity security” (as such term is defined
in Rule 3a11-1 of the General Rules and Regulations promulgated by the
SEC (or
any successor thereto) under the Exchange Act).
“Guaranty
Obligation” means, as applied to any Person, any direct or indirect
liability, contingent or otherwise, of such Person for any Indebtedness,
lease,
dividend or other obligation (the “primary obligation”) of another Person (the
“primary obligor”), if the purpose or intent of such Person in incurring such
liability, or the economic effect thereof, is to guarantee such primary
obligation or provide support, assurance or comfort to the holder of such
primary obligation or to protect or indemnify such holder against loss
with
respect to such primary obligation, including (a) the direct or indirect
guaranty, endorsement (other than for collection or deposit in the ordinary
course of business), co-making, discounting with recourse or sale with
recourse
by such Person of any primary obligation, (b) the incurrence of reimbursement
obligations with respect to any letter of credit or bank guarantee in support
of
any primary obligation, (c) the existence of any Lien, or any right, contingent
or otherwise, to receive a Lien, on the property of such Person securing
any
part of any primary obligation and (d) any liability of such Person for
a
primary obligation through any Contractual Obligation (contingent or otherwise)
or other arrangement (i) to purchase, repurchase or otherwise acquire such
primary obligation or any security therefor or to provide funds for the
payment
or discharge of such primary obligation (whether in the form of a loan,
advance,
stock purchase, capital contribution or otherwise), (ii) to maintain the
solvency, working capital, equity capital or any balance sheet item, level
of
income or cash flow, liquidity or financial condition of any primary obligor,
(iii) to make take-or-pay or similar payments, if required, regardless
of
non-performance by any other party to any Contractual Obligation, (iv)
to
purchase, sell or lease (as lessor or lessee) any property, or to purchase
or
sell services, primarily for the purpose of enabling the primary obligor
to
satisfy such primary obligation or to protect the holder of such primary
obligation against loss or (v) to supply funds to or in any other manner
invest
in, such primary obligor (including to pay for property or services irrespective
of whether such property is received or such services are rendered); provided,
however, that “Guaranty Obligations” shall not include (x) endorsements for
collection or deposit in the ordinary course of business and (y) product
warranties given in the ordinary course of business. The outstanding
amount of any Guaranty Obligation shall equal the outstanding amount of
the
primary obligation so guaranteed or otherwise supported or, if lower, the
stated
maximum amount for which such Person may be liable under such Guaranty
Obligation.
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“Hedging
Agreement” means any Interest Rate Contract, foreign exchange, swap, option
or forward contract, spot, cap, floor or collar transaction, any other
derivative instrument and any other similar speculative transaction and
any
other similar agreement or arrangement designed to alter the risks of any
Person
arising from fluctuations in any underlying variable.
“Indebtedness”
of any Person means, without duplication, any of the following, whether
or not
matured: (a) all indebtedness for borrowed money (including, without
limitation, all principal, interest, fees and charges relating thereto),
(b) all
obligations evidenced by notes, bonds, debentures or similar instruments,
(c)
all reimbursement and all obligations with respect to (i) letters of credit,
bank guarantees or bankers’ acceptances or (ii) surety, customs, reclamation or
performance bonds (in each case not related to judgments or litigation)
other
than those entered into in the ordinary course of business, (d) all obligations
to pay the deferred purchase price of property or services, other than
trade
payables incurred in the ordinary course of business, (e) all obligations
created or arising under any conditional sale or other title retention
agreement, regardless of whether the rights and remedies of the seller
or lender
under such agreement in the event of default are limited to repossession
or sale
of such property, (f) all Capitalized Lease Obligations, (g) all obligations,
whether or not contingent, to purchase, redeem, retire, defease or otherwise
acquire for value any of its own Equity Interests (or any Equity Interests
of a
direct or indirect parent entity thereof) prior to the date that is 180
days
after the maturity of the Notes, valued at, in the case of redeemable preferred
Equity Interests, the greater of the voluntary liquidation preference and
the
involuntary liquidation preference of such Equity Interests plus accrued
and
unpaid dividends, (h) all payments that would be required to be made in
respect
of any Hedging Agreement in the event of a termination (including an early
termination) on the date of determination and (i) all Guaranty Obligations
for
obligations of any other Person constituting Indebtedness of such other
Person;
provided, however, that the items in each of clauses (a) through (i) above
shall
constitute “Indebtedness” of such Person solely to the extent, directly or
indirectly, (x) such Person is liable for any part of any such item, (y)
any
such item is secured by a Lien on such Person’s property or (z) any other Person
has a right, contingent or otherwise, to cause such Person to become liable
for
any part of any such item or to grant such a Lien.
“Interest
Rate Contracts” means all interest rate swap agreements, interest rate cap
agreements, interest rate collar agreements and interest rate
insurance.
“UCC”
means the Uniform Commercial Code as from time to time in effect in the
specified jurisdiction.
7. Covenants
of the Purchasers. Each Purchaser covenants and agrees with the
Company as follows:
7.1 Confidentiality. No
Purchaser will disclose, nor will it include in any public announcement,
the
name of the Company, unless expressly agreed to by the Company in writing
or
unless and until such disclosure is required by law or applicable regulation,
and then only to the extent of such requirement.
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7.2 Non-Public
Information. No Purchaser will effect any sales in the shares of
the Common Stock while in possession of material, non-public information
regarding the Company if such sales would violate applicable securities
law.
7.3 Limitation
on Acquisition of Common Stock of the Company. Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, any Related Agreement
or
any document, instrument or agreement entered into in connection with any
other
transactions entered into by a Purchaser and the Company (and/or Subsidiaries
or
Affiliates of the Company), such Purchaser (and/or Subsidiaries or Affiliates
of
such Purchaser) shall not acquire stock in the Company (including, without
limitation, pursuant to a contract to purchase, by exercising an option
or
warrant, by converting any other security or instrument, by acquiring or
exercising any other right to acquire, shares of stock or other security
convertible into shares of stock in the Company, or otherwise, and such
contracts, options, warrants, conversion or other rights shall not be
enforceable or exercisable) to the extent such stock acquisition would
cause any
interest (including any original issue discount) payable by the Company
to a
Non-U.S. Purchaser not to qualify as “portfolio interest” within the meaning of
Section 871(h)(2) or Section 881(c)(2) of the Code, by reason of Section
871(h)(3) or Section 881(c)(3)(B) of the Code, as applicable, taking into
account the constructive ownership rules under Section 871(h)(3)(C) of
the Code
(the “Stock Acquisition Limitation”). The Stock Acquisition
Limitation shall automatically become null and void without any notice
to the
Company upon the earlier to occur of either (a) the Company’s delivery to the
Purchaser of a Notice of Redemption (as defined in the applicable Note)
or (b)
the existence of an Event of Default (as defined in the Note) at a time
when the
average closing price of the Company’s common stock as reported by Bloomberg,
L.P. on the Principal Market for the immediately preceding five trading
days is
greater than or equal to 150% of the Fixed Conversion Price (as defined
in the
applicable Note).
8. Covenants
of the Company and the Purchasers Regarding Indemnification.
8.1 Company
Indemnification. The Company agrees to indemnify, hold harmless,
reimburse and defend each Creditor Party, each of such Creditor Party’s
officers, directors, agents, affiliates, control persons, and principal
shareholders, against all claims, costs, expenses, liabilities, obligations,
losses or damages (including reasonable legal fees) of any nature, incurred
by
or imposed upon such Creditor Party which result, arise out of or are based
upon: (i) any misrepresentation by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries
or
breach of any warranty by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in this
Agreement, any other Related Agreement or in any exhibits or schedules
attached
hereto or thereto; or (ii) any breach or default in performance by Company
or
any of its Subsidiaries of any covenant or undertaking to be performed
by
Company or any of its Subsidiaries hereunder, under any other Related Agreement
or any other agreement entered into by the Company and/or any of its
Subsidiaries and such Creditor Party relating hereto or thereto.
8.2 Purchaser
Indemnification. Each Purchaser Party agrees to indemnify, hold
harmless, reimburse and defend the Company and each of the Company’s officers,
directors, agents, affiliates, control persons and principal shareholders,
at
all times against any claims, costs, expenses, liabilities, obligations,
losses
or damages (including reasonable legal fees) of any nature, incurred by
or
imposed upon the Company which result, arise out of or are based
upon: (i) any misrepresentation by such Purchaser or breach of any
warranty by such Purchaser in this Agreement or in any exhibits or schedules
attached hereto or any Related Agreement; or (ii) any breach or default
in
performance by such Purchaser of any covenant or undertaking to be performed
by
such Purchaser hereunder, or any other agreement entered into by the Company
and
such Purchaser relating hereto.
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9. Conversion
of Convertible Note.
9.1 Mechanics
of Conversion. In the case of any Purchaser:
(a) Provided
such Purchaser has notified the Company of such Purchaser’s intention to sell
the Note Shares and the Note Shares are included in an effective registration
statement or are otherwise exempt from registration when sold: (i)
upon the conversion of the applicable Note or part thereof, the Company
shall,
at its own cost and expense, take all necessary action (including the issuance
of an opinion of counsel reasonably acceptable to such Purchaser following
a
request by such Purchaser) to assure that the Company’s transfer agent shall
issue shares of the Common Stock in the name of such Purchaser (or its
nominee)
or such other Persons as designated by such Purchaser in accordance with
Section
9.1(b) hereof and in such denominations to be specified representing the
number
of Note Shares issuable upon such conversion; and (ii) the Company warrants
that
no instructions other than these instructions have been or will be given
to the
transfer agent of the Common Stock and that after the Effectiveness Date
(as
defined in the Registration Rights Agreements) the applicable Note Shares
issued
will be freely transferable subject to the prospectus delivery requirements
of
the Securities Act and the provisions of this Agreement, and will not contain
a
legend restricting the resale or transferability of the Note
Shares.
(b) Such
Purchaser will give notice of its decision to exercise its right to convert
the
applicable Note or part thereof by telecopying or otherwise delivering
an
executed and completed notice of the number of shares to be converted to
the
Company (the “Notice of Conversion”). Such Purchaser will not be
required to surrender the applicable Note until such Purchaser receives
a credit
to the account of such Purchaser’s prime broker through the DWAC system (as
defined below), representing the Note Shares or until the applicable Note
has
been fully satisfied. Each date on which a Notice of Conversion is
telecopied or delivered to the Company in accordance with the provisions
hereof
shall be deemed a “Conversion Date.” Pursuant to the terms of the
Notice of Conversion, the Company will issue instructions to the transfer
agent
accompanied by an opinion of counsel within two (2) business day of the
date of
the delivery to the Company of the Notice of Conversion and shall
cause the transfer agent to transmit the certificates representing the
Conversion Shares to the Holder by crediting the account of such Purchaser’s
prime broker with the Depository Trust Company (“DTC”) through its Deposit
Withdrawal Agent Commission (“DWAC”) system within four (4) business days after
receipt by the Company of the Notice of Conversion (the “Delivery
Date”).
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(c) The
Company understands that a delay in the delivery of the Note Shares in
the form
required pursuant to Section 9 hereof beyond the Delivery Date could result
in
economic loss to such Purchaser. In the event that the Company fails
to direct its transfer agent to deliver the applicable Note Shares to such
Purchaser via the DWAC system within the time frame set forth in Section
9.1(b)
above and the applicable Note Shares are not delivered to such Purchaser
by the
Delivery Date, as compensation to such Purchaser for such loss, the Company
agrees to pay late payments to such Purchaser for late issuance of the
applicable Note Shares in the form required pursuant to Section 9 hereof
upon
conversion of the applicable Note in the amount equal to the greater
of: (i) $250 per business day after the Delivery Date; or (ii) such
Purchaser’s actual damages from such delayed delivery. The Company
shall pay any payments incurred under this Section in immediately available
funds upon demand and, in the case of actual damages, accompanied by reasonable
documentation of the amount of such damages. Such documentation shall
show the number of shares of Common Stock such Purchaser is forced to purchase
(in an open market transaction) which such Purchaser anticipated receiving
upon
such conversion, and shall be calculated as the amount by which (A) such
Purchaser’s total purchase price (including customary brokerage commissions, if
any) for the shares of Common Stock so purchased exceeds (B) the aggregate
principal and/or interest amount of the applicable Note, for which such
Conversion Notice was not timely honored.
10. Registration
Rights.
10.1 Registration
Rights Granted. The Company hereby grants registration rights to
each Purchaser pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreements.
10.2 Offering
Restrictions. Except as previously disclosed in the SEC Reports
or in the Exchange Act Filings, or stock or stock options granted to employees
or directors of the Company (these exceptions hereinafter referred to as
the
“Excepted Issuances”), neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries
will, prior to the full exercise by the Purchasers of the Warrants, (x)
enter
into any equity line of credit agreement or similar agreement or (y) issue,
or
enter into any agreement to issue, any securities with a variable/floating
conversion and/or pricing feature which are or could be (by conversion
or
registration) free-trading securities (i.e. common stock subject to a
registration statement).
11. Miscellaneous.
11.1 Governing
Law, Jurisdiction and Waiver of Jury Trial.
(a) THIS
AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER RELATED AGREEMENTS SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED
AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK APPLICABLE
TO
CONTRACTS MADE AND PERFORMED IN SUCH STATE, WITHOUT REGARD TO PRINCIPLES
OF
CONFLICTS OF LAWS.
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(b) THE
COMPANY HEREBY CONSENTS AND AGREES THAT THE STATE OR FEDERAL COURTS LOCATED
IN
THE COUNTY OF NEW YORK, STATE OF NEW YORK SHALL HAVE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION
TO
HEAR AND DETERMINE ANY CLAIMS OR DISPUTES BETWEEN THE COMPANY, ON THE ONE
HAND,
AND ANY CREDITOR PARTY, ON THE OTHER HAND, PERTAINING TO THIS AGREEMENT
OR ANY
OF THE RELATED AGREEMENTS OR TO ANY MATTER ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO
THIS
AGREEMENT OR ANY OF THE OTHER RELATED AGREEMENTS; PROVIDED, THAT EACH
CREDITOR PARTY AND THE COMPANY ACKNOWLEDGE THAT ANY APPEALS FROM THOSE
COURTS
MAY HAVE TO BE HEARD BY A COURT LOCATED OUTSIDE OF THE COUNTY OF NEW YORK,
STATE
OF NEW YORK; AND FURTHERPROVIDED, THAT, TO THE EXTENT NECESSARY TO
EXERCISE ANY RIGHTS OR REMEDIES THAT ANY CREDITOR PARTY HAS WITH RESPECT
TO
COLLATERAL LOCATED IN ANOTHER JURISDICTION, THAT, NOTHING IN THIS AGREEMENT
SHALL BE DEEMED OR OPERATE TO PRECLUDE ANY CREDITOR PARTY FROM BRINGING
SUIT OR
TAKING OTHER LEGAL ACTION IN ANY SUCH OTHER JURISDICTION TO COLLECT THE
OBLIGATIONS, TO REALIZE ON THE COLLATERAL (AS DEFINED IN THE MASTER SECURITY
AGREEMENT) OR ANY OTHER SECURITY FOR THE OBLIGATIONS (AS DEFINED IN THE
MASTER
SECURITY AGREEMENT), OR TO ENFORCE A JUDGMENT OR OTHER COURT ORDER IN FAVOR
OF
ANY CREDITOR PARTY. THE COMPANY EXPRESSLY SUBMITS AND CONSENTS IN
ADVANCE TO SUCH JURISDICTION IN ANY ACTION OR SUIT COMMENCED IN ANY SUCH
COURT,
AND THE COMPANY HEREBY WAIVES ANY OBJECTION THAT IT MAY HAVE BASED UPON
LACK OF
PERSONAL JURISDICTION, IMPROPER VENUE OR FORUM NON
CONVENIENS. THE COMPANY HEREBY WAIVES PERSONAL SERVICE OF THE
SUMMONS, COMPLAINT AND OTHER PROCESS ISSUED IN ANY SUCH ACTION OR SUIT
AND
AGREES THAT SERVICE OF SUCH SUMMONS, COMPLAINT AND OTHER PROCESS MAY BE
MADE BY
REGISTERED OR CERTIFIED MAIL ADDRESSED TO THE COMPANY AT THE ADDRESS SET
FORTH
IN SECTION 11.9 AND THAT SERVICE SO MADE SHALL BE DEEMED COMPLETED UPON
THE
EARLIER OF THE COMPANY’S ACTUAL RECEIPT THEREOF OR THREE (3) DAYS AFTER DEPOSIT
IN THE U.S. MAILS, PROPER POSTAGE PREPAID.
(c) THE
PARTIES DESIRE THAT THEIR DISPUTES BE RESOLVED BY A JUDGE APPLYING SUCH
APPLICABLE LAWS. THEREFORE, TO ACHIEVE THE BEST COMBINATION OF THE
BENEFITS OF THE JUDICIAL SYSTEM AND OF ARBITRATION, THE PARTIES HERETO
WAIVE ALL
RIGHTS TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, SUIT, OR PROCEEDING BROUGHT TO RESOLVE
ANY DISPUTE, WHETHER ARISING IN CONTRACT, TORT, OR OTHERWISE BETWEEN ANY
CREDITOR PARTY AND/OR THE COMPANY ARISING OUT OF, CONNECTED WITH, RELATED
OR
INCIDENTAL TO THE RELATIONSHIP ESTABLISHED BETWEEN THEM IN CONNECTION WITH
THIS
AGREEMENT, ANY OTHER RELATED AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS RELATED HERETO
OR
THERETO.
11.2 Severability. Wherever
possible each provision of this Agreement and the Related Agreements shall
be
interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable
law,
but if any provision of this Agreement or any Related Agreement shall be
prohibited by or invalid or illegal under applicable law such provision
shall be
ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity or illegality,
without invalidating the remainder of such provision or the remaining provisions
thereof which shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.
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11.3 Survival. The
representations, warranties, covenants and agreements made herein shall
survive
any investigation made by any Creditor Party and the closing of the transactions
contemplated hereby to the extent provided therein. All statements as
to factual matters contained in any certificate or other instrument delivered
by
or on behalf of the Company pursuant hereto in connection with the transactions
contemplated hereby shall be deemed to be representations and warranties
by the
Company hereunder solely as of the date of such certificate or
instrument. All indemnities set forth herein shall survive the
execution, delivery and termination of this Agreement and the Notes and
the
making and repayment of the obligations arising hereunder, under the Notes
and
under the other Related Agreements.
11.4 Successors.
(a) Except
as otherwise expressly provided herein, the provisions hereof shall inure
to the
benefit of, and be binding upon, the successors, heirs, executors and
administrators of the parties hereto and shall inure to the benefit of
and be
enforceable by each person or entity which shall be a holder of the Securities
from time to time, other than the holders of Common Stock which has been
sold by
any Purchaser pursuant to Rule 144 or an effective registration
statement. Each Purchaser may assign any or all of the Obligations to
any Person and, subject to acceptance and recordation thereof by the Agent
pursuant to Section 11.4(b) and receipt by the Agent of a copy of the agreement
or instrument pursuant to which such assignment is made (each such agreement
or
instrument, an “Assignment Agreement”), any such assignee shall succeed to all
of such Purchaser’s rights with respect thereto; provided that no Purchaser
shall be permitted to assign its rights hereunder or under any Related
Agreement
to a competitor of the Company unless an Event of Default (as defined in
each
Note) has occurred and is continuing. Upon such assignment, such
Purchaser shall be released from all responsibility for the Collateral
(as
defined in the Master Security Agreement, the Stock Pledge Agreement and
each
other security agreement, mortgage, cash collateral deposit letter, pledge
and
other agreements which are executed by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries
in
favor of any Creditor Party) to the extent same is assigned to any
transferee. Each Purchaser may from time to time sell or otherwise
grant participations in any of the Obligations (as defined in the Master
Security Agreement) and the holder of any such participation shall, subject
to
the terms of any agreement between such Purchaser and such holder, be entitled
to the same benefits as such Purchaser with respect to any security for
the
Obligations (as defined in the Master Security Agreement) in which such
holder
is a participant. The Company agrees that each such holder may
exercise any and all rights of banker’s lien, set-off and counterclaim with
respect to its participation in the Obligations (as defined in the Master
Security Agreement) as fully as though the Company were directly indebted
to
such holder in the amount of such participation. The Company may not
assign any of its rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written
consent of the Agent. All of the terms, conditions, promises,
covenants, provisions and warranties of this Agreement shall inure to the
benefit of each of the undersigned, and shall bind the representatives,
successors and permitted assigns of the Company.
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(b) The
Agent shall maintain, or cause to be maintained, for this purpose only
as agent
of the Company, (i) a copy of each Assignment Agreement delivered to it
and (ii)
a book entry system, within the meaning of U.S. Treasury Regulation Sections
15f.103-1(c) and 1.871-14(c) (the “Register”), in which it will register
the name and address of each Purchase and the name and address of each
assignee
of each Purchaser under this Agreement, and the principal amount of, and
stated
interest on, the Notes owing to each such Purchaser and assignee pursuant
to the
terms hereof and each Assignment Agreement. The right, title and
interest of the Purchasers and their assignees in and to such Notes shall
be
transferable only upon notation of such transfer in the Register, and no
assignment thereof shall be effective until recorded therein. The
Company and each Creditor Party shall treat each Person whose name is recorded
in the Register as a Purchaser pursuant to the terms hereof as a Purchaser
and
owner of an interest in the Obligations hereunder for all purposes of this
Agreement, notwithstanding notice to the contrary or any notation of ownership
or other writing or any Note. The Register shall be available for
inspection by the Company or any Purchaser, at any reasonable time and
from time
to time, upon reasonable prior notice.
11.5 Entire
Agreement; Maximum Interest. This Agreement, the Related
Agreements, the exhibits and schedules hereto and thereto and the other
documents delivered pursuant hereto constitute the full and entire understanding
and agreement between the parties with regard to the subjects hereof and
no
party shall be liable or bound to any other in any manner by any
representations, warranties, covenants and agreements except as specifically
set
forth herein and therein. Nothing contained in this Agreement, any
Related Agreement or in any document referred to herein or delivered in
connection herewith shall be deemed to establish or require the payment
of a
rate of interest or other charges in excess of the maximum rate permitted
by
applicable law. In the event that the rate of interest or dividends
required to be paid or other charges hereunder exceed the maximum rate
permitted
by such law, any payments in excess of such maximum shall be credited against
amounts owed by the Company to the Purchasers and thus refunded to the
Company.
11.6 Amendment
and Waiver.
(a) This
Agreement may be amended or modified only upon the written consent of the
Company and the Agent.
(b) The
obligations of the Company and the rights of the Creditor Parties under
this
Agreement may be waived only with the written consent of the Agent.
(c) The
obligations of the Creditor Parties and the rights of the Company under
this
Agreement may be waived only with the written consent of the
Company.
11.7 Delays
or Omissions. It is agreed that no delay or omission to exercise
any right, power or remedy accruing to any party, upon any breach, default
or
noncompliance by another party under this Agreement or the Related Agreements,
shall impair any such right, power or remedy, nor shall it be construed
to be a
waiver of any such breach, default or noncompliance, or any acquiescence
therein, or of or in any similar breach, default or noncompliance thereafter
occurring. All remedies, either under this Agreement or the Related
Agreements, by law or otherwise afforded to any party, shall be cumulative
and
not alternative.
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11.8 Notices. All
notices required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing and shall be
deemed
effectively given:
(a) upon
personal delivery to the party to be notified;
(b) when
sent by confirmed facsimile if sent during normal business hours of the
recipient, if not, then on the next business day;
(c) three
(3) business days after having been sent by registered or certified mail,
return
receipt requested, postage prepaid; or
(d) one
(1) day after deposit with a nationally recognized overnight courier, specifying
next day delivery, with written verification of receipt.
All
communications shall be sent as follows:
If
to the Company, to:
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0000
Xxxxxx Xxx., Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxx,
XX 00000
Attention: Chief
Financial Officer
Facsimile
No.: 909-444-9900
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with
a copy to:
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xx
Xxxxxx, P.C.
000
Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx
Xxxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx
Facsimile
No.: 000-000-0000
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If
to the Agent, to:
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LV
Administrative Services, Inc.
c/o
Laurus Capital Management, LLC
000
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx
Xxx
Xxxx, XX 00000
Facsimile
No.: 000-000-0000
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with
a copy to:
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Loeb
& Loeb, LLP
000
Xxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx
Xxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Xxxxx
X. Xxxxxxxx, Esq.
Facsimile
No.: 000-000-0000
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If
to a Purchaser:
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To
the address indicated under its signature on the signature pages
hereto
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or
at
such other address as the Company or the applicable Creditor Party may
designate
by written notice to the other parties hereto given in accordance
herewith.
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11.9 Attorneys’
Fees. In the event that any suit or action is instituted to
enforce any provision in this Agreement or any Related Agreement, the prevailing
party in such dispute shall be entitled to recover from the losing party
all
fees, costs and expenses of enforcing any right of such prevailing party
under
or with respect to this Agreement and/or such Related Agreement, including,
without limitation, such reasonable fees and expenses of attorneys and
accountants, which shall include, without limitation, all fees, costs and
expenses of appeals.
11.10 Titles
and Subtitles. The titles of the sections and subsections of this
Agreement are for convenience of reference only and are not to be considered
in
construing this Agreement.
11.11 Facsimile
Signatures; Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed by
facsimile signatures and in any number of counterparts, each of which shall
be
an original, but all of which together shall constitute one
agreement.
11.12 Broker’s
Fees. Except as set forth on Schedule 11.12 hereof, each
party hereto represents and warrants that no agent, broker, investment
banker,
person or firm acting on behalf of or under the authority of such party
hereto
is or will be entitled to any broker’s or finder’s fee or any other commission
directly or indirectly in connection with the transactions contemplated
herein. Each party hereto further agrees to indemnify each other
party for any claims, losses or expenses incurred by such other party as
a
result of the representation in this Section 11.12 being untrue.
11.13 Construction. Each
party acknowledges that its legal counsel participated in the preparation
of
this Agreement and the Related Agreements and, therefore, stipulates that
the
rule of construction that ambiguities are to be resolved against the drafting
party shall not be applied in the interpretation of this Agreement or any
Related Agreement to favor any party against the other.
11.14 Agency. Each
Purchaser has pursuant to an Administrative and Collateral Agency Agreement
designated and appointed the Agent as the administrative and collateral
agent of
such Purchaser under this Agreement and the Related Agreements.
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REMAINDER OF THIS PAGE IS INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK]
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed the SECURITIES PURCHASE
AGREEMENT as of the date set forth in the first paragraph hereof.
COMPANY:
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PURCHASERS:
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VALENS
U.S. SPV I, LLC
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By: |
VALENS
CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC,
its
investment manager
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By: |
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By: |
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Name:
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Name:
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Title:
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Title:
Authorized Signatory
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AGENT:
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VALENS
OFFSHORE SPV II, CORP.
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LV
ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES, INC.,
as
Agent
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By: |
VALENS
CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC,
its
investment manager
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By: |
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By: |
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Name:
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Name:
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Title:
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Title:
Authorized Signatory
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EXHIBIT
A
FORM
OF CONVERTIBLE TERM NOTE
41
EXHIBIT
B
FORM
OF WARRANT
42
EXHIBIT
C
FORM
OF OPINION
1. The
Company and each of its Subsidiaries is a corporation duly incorporated,
validly
existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its
formation and has all requisite corporate power and authority to own, operate
and lease its properties and to carry on its business as it is now being
conducted.
2. The
Company and each of its Subsidiaries has the requisite corporate power
and
authority to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under the Agreement
and the Related Agreements. All corporate action on the part of the
Company and each of its Subsidiaries and its officers, directors and
stockholders necessary has been taken for: (i) the authorization of
the Agreement and the Related Agreements and the performance of all obligations
of the Company and each of its Subsidiaries thereunder; and (ii) the
authorization, sale, issuance and delivery of the Securities pursuant to
the
Agreement and the Related Agreements. The Note Shares and the Warrant
Shares, when issued pursuant to and in accordance with the terms of the
Agreement and the Related Agreements and upon delivery shall be validly
issued
and outstanding, fully paid and non assessable.
3. The
execution, delivery and performance by the Company and each of its Subsidiaries
of the Agreement and the Related Agreements (to which it is a party) and
the
consummation of the transactions on its part contemplated by any thereof,
will
not, with or without the giving of notice or the passage of time or
both:
(a) Violate
the provisions of their respective Charter or bylaws; or
(b) Violate
any judgment, decree, order or award of any court binding upon the Company
or
any of its Subsidiaries; or
(c) Violate
any [insert jurisdictions in which counsel is qualified] or federal
law
4. The
Agreement and the Related Agreements will constitute, valid and legally
binding
obligations of the Company and each of its Subsidiaries (to the extent
such
entity is a party thereto), and are enforceable against the Company and
each of
its Subsidiaries party thereto in accordance with their respective terms,
except:
(a) as
limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium
or
other laws of general application affecting enforcement of creditors’ rights;
and
(b) general
principles of equity that restrict the availability of equitable or legal
remedies.
5. To
such counsel’s knowledge, the sale of each Note and the subsequent conversion of
such Note into Note Shares are not subject to any preemptive rights or
rights of
first refusal that have not been properly waived or complied with. To
such counsel’s knowledge, the sale of the Warrants and the subsequent exercise
of the Warrants for Warrant Shares are not subject to any preemptive rights
or,
to such counsel’s knowledge, rights of first refusal that have not been properly
waived or complied with.
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6. Assuming
the accuracy of the representations and warranties of each Purchaser contained
in the Agreement, the offer, sale and issuance of the Securities on the
Closing
Date will be exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities
Act. To such counsel’s knowledge, 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 and security under circumstances that would cause the offering of the
Securities pursuant to the Agreement or any Related Agreement to be integrated
with prior offerings by the Company for purposes of the Securities Act
which
would prevent the Company from selling the Securities pursuant to Rule
506 under
the Securities Act, or any applicable exchange-related stockholder approval
provisions.
7. There
is no action, suit, proceeding or investigation pending or, to such counsel’s
knowledge, currently threatened against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries
that prevents the right of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to enter
into
this Agreement or any Related Agreement, or to consummate the transactions
contemplated thereby. To such counsel’s knowledge, the Company is not
a party or subject to the provisions of any order, writ, injunction, judgment
or
decree of any court or government agency or instrumentality; nor is there
any
action, suit, proceeding or investigation by the Company currently pending
or
which the Company intends to initiate.
8. The
terms and provisions of the Master Security Agreement and the Stock Pledge
Agreement create a valid security interest in favor of the Agent, in the
respective rights, title and interests of the Company and its
Subsidiaries in and to the Collateral (as defined in each of the Master
Security
Agreement and the Stock Pledge Agreement). Each UCC-1 Financing
Statement naming the Company or any Subsidiary thereof as debtor and the
Agent
as secured party are in proper form for filing and assuming that such UCC-1
Financing Statements have been filed with the Secretary of State of
[_____________], the security interest created under the Master Security
Agreement will constitute a perfected security interest under the Uniform
Commercial Code in favor of the Agent in respect of the Collateral that
can be
perfected by filing a financing statement. After giving effect to the
delivery to the Agent of the stock certificates representing the ownership
interests of each Subsidiary of the Company (together with effective
endorsements) and assuming the continued possession by the Agent of such
stock
certificates in the State of New York, the security interest created in
favor of
the Agent under the Stock Pledge Agreement constitutes a valid and enforceable
first perfected security interest in such ownership interests (and the
proceeds
thereof) in favor of the Agent, subject to no other security
interest. No filings, registrations or recordings are required in
order to perfect (or maintain the perfection or priority of) the security
interest created under the Stock Pledge Agreement in respect of such ownership
interests.
9. [Real
property opinions will also be required]
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EXHIBIT
D
FORM
OF ESCROW AGREEMENT
45
EXHIBIT
E
FORM
OF COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE
[See
Attached]
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SCHEDULE
1
PURCHASER
COMMITMENTS
VALENS
U.S. SPV I,
LLC $647,508.90
VALENS
OFFSHORE SPV II,
CORP $597,700.52
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SCHEDULE
2
WARRANT
HOLDERS AND WARRANT SHARES
VALENS
U.S. SPV I,
LLC 516,218
VALENS
OFFSHORE SPV II,
CORP 476,509