STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT
This
Stock Purchase Agreement (“Agreement”)
is
made as of November 29, 2007, between
Lithium Technology Corporation, a
Delaware corporation (the “Company”),
and
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx, having
an
address at Narcissenlaan
13 B-2970 ‘s (the
“Purchaser”).
Gravenwezel,
Belgium
RECITALS
This
Agreement sets forth the terms and conditions upon which the Purchaser is
purchasing an aggregate of 20,000 shares of Company Series C Convertible
Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Shares”),
from
the Company.
In
consideration of the mutual covenants and other agreements set forth herein,
the
Company and the Purchaser hereby agree as follows:
1. Purchase
and Sale of the Shares.
1.1 Subject
to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, and in reliance on the
representations, warranties and covenants contained herein, the Company is
selling, and the Purchaser is purchasing from the Company the Shares at the
Closing (as herein defined) for the purchase price of U.S. Five Million Dollars
($5,000,000) (the “Purchase
Price”).
1.2 The
Company and Purchaser acknowledge and agree that the Shares are convertible
into
50,000,000 shares of the Company’s Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share, in
accordance with the terms of the Certificate of Designation attached hereto
as
Exhibit A (the “Certificate
of Designation”).
1.3 Purchaser
is delivering to the Company the Purchase Price by wire transfer in same-day
funds to the escrow account designated in writing by the Company. The Purchase
Price will be held in such escrow account in accordance with the Purchaser
and
the Company’s escrow instructions until the Closing.
2. Closing.
The
parties agree that the closing of the purchase and sale of the Shares will
take
place within seven (7) days after the execution and delivery of this Agreement
(the “Closing”).
At
the Closing, the Company shall .convey
the Shares to Purchaser.
3. Deliveries
at the Closing.
3.1 At
the
Closing, the Company shall deliver to Purchaser:
(a) Certificates
representing the Shares; and
(b) Such
other documents as are reasonably requested by the Purchaser.
3.2 At
the
Closing, the Purchaser will authorize the release of the Purchase Price from
the
escrow account to the Company.
4.
Representations
and Warranties of the Company.
The
Company represents and warrants to the Purchaser as follows:
4.1 Authorization,
Enforcement.
This
Agreement has been duly and validly authorized, executed and delivered by the
Company and is a valid and binding agreement of the Company enforceable in
accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by
general principles of equity or applicable bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, moratorium, liquidation and other similar laws relating to,
or
affecting generally, the enforcement of applicable creditors’ rights and
remedies.
4.2
Issuance
of Shares.
The
Shares to be issued at the Closing have been duly authorized by all necessary
corporate action and the Shares, when paid for or issued in accordance with
the
terms hereof, shall be validly issued and outstanding, fully paid and
nonassessable and entitled to the rights and preferences set forth in the
Certificate of Designation. When the Conversion Shares are issued in accordance
with the terms of the Certificate of Designation such shares will be duly
authorized by all necessary corporate action and validly issued and outstanding,
fully paid and nonassessable, and the holders shall be entitled to all rights
accorded to a holder of Common Stock.
4.3 No
Conflict.
The
Company is not subject to or bound by any agreement, judgment, order or decree
of any court or governmental agency which prevents the execution or consummation
of this Agreement. Neither the execution of this Agreement, nor the consummation
by the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby, will constitute a
violation of, or conflict with, or default under, any contract, commitment,
agreement, understanding, arrangement or restriction of any kind to which the
Company is a party or by which the Company is bound.
4.4 No
Restriction on Sale.
There
exists no restriction upon the sale and delivery of the Shares by the Company,
nor is the Company required to obtain the approval of any person or governmental
agency or organization to effect the sale of the Shares. The Shares are not
subject to preemptive rights or any similar rights or any liens or
encumbrances.
4.5 Capitalization.
As of
the date hereof, the authorized capital stock of the Company consists of
750,000,000 shares of Common Stock, par value $0.01 and 100,000,000 shares
of
Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 (“Preferred
Stock”)
of
which 1,000 shares of Preferred Stock have been designated Series A Preferred
Stock (“Series
A Preferred Stock”),
100,000 shares of Preferred Stock have been designated Series B Preferred Stock
(“Series
B Preferred Stock”)
and
300,000 shares of Preferred Stock have been designated Series C Preferred Stock
(“Series
C Preferred Stock”).
As of
the date hereof, 561,500,383 shares of Common Stock, 0 shares of Series A
Preferred, 100,000 shares of Series B Preferred Stock and 234,983.16 shares
of
Series C Preferred Stock are issued and outstanding. All of such outstanding
shares have been validly issued and are fully paid and nonassessable. Except
as
disclosed in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(the “SEC
Documents”),
no
shares of Common Stock are subject to preemptive rights or any other similar
rights or any liens or encumbrances of any nature.
4.6 Options,
etc. Except
as
disclosed in this Agreement or in the SEC Documents
or the Certificate of Designation:
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(a) There
are
no outstanding options, warrants, scrip, rights to subscribe to, calls or
commitments of any character whatsoever relating to, or securities or rights
convertible into, any shares of capital stock of the Company or any of its
subsidiaries, or contracts, commitments, understandings or arrangements by
which
the Company or any of its subsidiaries is or may become bound to issue
additional shares of capital stock of the Company or any of its subsidiaries
or
options, warrants, scrip, rights to subscribe to, calls or commitments of any
character whatsoever relating to, or securities or rights convertible into,
any
shares of capital stock of the Company or any of its subsidiaries;
(b) There
are
no outstanding debt securities and there are no agreements or arrangements
under
which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is obligated to register the sale
of any of their securities under the Securities Act;
(c) There
are
no outstanding registration statements other than the following Registration
Statements on Form SB-2; Nos. 333-114998, 333-127121 and 333-131530, each of
which needs to be updated by the Company; and
(d) There
are
no outstanding comment letters from the SEC or any other regulatory agency
to
which the Company has not responded except with respect to the Registration
Statement on Form SB-2 No. 333-131530.
4.7 Anti-Dilution
Provisions.
Except
as disclosed in the SEC Documents, there are no securities or instruments
containing anti-dilution or similar provisions that will be triggered by the
transfer of the Shares under this Agreement.
4.8 Company
Organizational Documents.
The
Company has furnished to the Purchaser true and correct copies of the Company’s
Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended and in effect
on
the date hereof, and the Company’s By-laws, as amended and in effect on the date
hereof.
5.
Representations
and Warranties of Purchaser.
The
Purchaser hereby represents and warrants to the Company as follows:
5.1 Authorization,
Enforcement.
This
Agreement has been duly and validly authorized, executed and delivered by the
Purchaser and is a valid and binding agreement of Purchaser enforceable in
accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by
general principles of equity or applicable bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, moratorium, liquidation and other similar laws relating to,
or
affecting generally, the enforcement of applicable creditors’ rights and
remedies.
5.2 No
Conflict.
The
Purchaser is not subject to or bound by any agreement,
judgment, order or decree of any court or governmental agency which prevents
the
execution and consummation of this Agreement.
5.3 Investment
Purpose.
The
Purchaser is acquiring the Shares for his or her own account for investment
only
and not with a view towards, or for resale in connection with, the public sale
or distribution thereof, except pursuant to sales registered or exempted under
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities
Act”);
provided, however, that by making the representations herein, the Purchaser
reserve the right to dispose of the Shares at any time in accordance with or
pursuant to an effective registration statement covering the Shares or an
available exemption under the Securities Act.
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5.4 Accredited
Investor Status.
The
Purchaser is an “Accredited
Investor”
as
that
term is defined in Rule 501(a) (3) of Regulation D.
5.5 Information.
The
Purchaser and his or her advisor has been furnished with all materials relating
to the business, finances and operations of the Company and information he
or
she deemed material to making an informed investment decision regarding his
or
her purchase of the Shares, which have been requested by the Purchaser. The
Purchaser and his or her advisors have been afforded the opportunity to ask
questions of the Company and its management. Neither such inquiries nor any
other due diligence investigations conducted by the Purchaser or his or her
advisors shall modify, amend or affect the Purchaser’s right to rely on the
representations and warranties contained herein regarding the Company. The
Purchaser understands that his or her investment in the Shares involves a high
degree of risk and the Purchaser has the financial wherewithal to lose his
or
her entire investment. The Purchaser is in a position regarding the Company,
which, based upon employment, family relationship or economic bargaining power,
enabled and enables the Purchaser to obtain information from the Company in
order to evaluate the merits and risks of this investment. The Purchaser has
sought such accounting, legal and tax advice, as he or she they considered
necessary to make an informed investment decision with respect to his or her
acquisition of the Shares. The Purchaser acknowledges that the Company does
not
have sufficient authorized Common Stock to allow the Purchaser to convert his
or
her Shares into Common Stock at this time but that the Company intends to
conduct a Board meeting and a shareholders’ meeting to increase the authorized
Common Stock once the Company’s periodic filings are up to date.
5.6 No
Governmental Review.
The
Purchaser understands that no United States federal or state agency or any
other
government or governmental agency has passed on or made any recommendation
or
endorsement of the Shares, or the fairness or suitability of the investment
in
the Shares, nor have such authorities passed upon or endorsed the merits of
the
offering of the Shares. The Purchaser understands and acknowledges that the
Company has not undertaken and will undertake no efforts to comply with any
laws
of any jurisdiction outside the United States relating to the issuance and
sale
of its securities except as may be provided herein.
5.7 Transfer
or Resale.
The
Purchaser understands that: (i) the Shares have not been and are not being
registered under the Securities Act or any state securities laws, and may not
be
offered for sale, sold, assigned or transferred unless (A) subsequently
registered thereunder, or (B) the Purchaser shall have delivered to the Company
an opinion of counsel, in a generally acceptable form, to the effect that such
securities to be sold, assigned or transferred may be sold, assigned or
transferred pursuant to an exemption from such registration requirements; (ii)
any sale of such securities made in reliance on Rule 144 under the Securities
Act (or a successor rule thereto) (“Rule
144”)
may be
made only in accordance with
the
terms of Rule 144 and further, if Rule 144 is not applicable, any resale of
such
securities under circumstances in which the seller (or the person through whom
the sale is made) may be deemed to be an underwriter (as that term is defined
in
the Securities Act) may require compliance with some other exemption under
the
Securities Act or the rules and regulations of the SEC thereunder; and (iii)
neither the Company nor any other person is under any obligation to register
such securities under the Securities Act or any state securities laws or to
comply with the terms and conditions of any exemption thereunder. The Company
reserves the rights to place stop transfer instructions against the shares
and
certificates for the Conversion Shares.
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5.8 Legends.
The
Purchaser understands that the certificates or other instruments representing
the Shares shall bear a restrictive legend in substantially the following form
(and a stop transfer order may be placed against transfer of such stock
certificates):
THE
SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. THE
SECURITIES HAVE BEEN ACQUIRED SOLELY FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSES AND NOT WITH A
VIEW
TOWARD RESALE AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED FOR SALE, SOLD, TRANSFERRED OR ASSIGNED
IN
THE ABSENCE OF AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT FOR THE SECURITIES UNDER
THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS, OR
AN
OPINION OF COUNSEL, IN A GENERALLY ACCEPTABLE FORM, THAT REGISTRATION IS NOT
REQUIRED UNDER SAID ACT OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS.
The
legend set forth above shall be removed and the Company within two (2) business
days shall issue a certificate without such legend to the holder of the Shares
upon which it is stamped, if, unless otherwise required by state securities
laws, (i) in connection with a sale transaction, provided the Shares are
registered under the Securities Act or (ii) in connection with a sale
transaction, after such holder provides the Company with an opinion of Counsel,
which opinion shall be in form, substance and scope customary for opinions
of
counsel in comparable transactions, to the effect that a public sale, assignment
or transfer of the Shares may be made without registration under the Securities
Act.
5.9 Authorization,
Enforcement.
This
Agreement and all related agreements are within Purchaser’s power and have been
duly and validly authorized, executed and delivered by the Purchaser and
constitutes a valid and binding agreement of the Purchaser enforceable in
accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by
general principles of equity or applicable bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, moratorium, liquidation and other similar laws relating to,
or
affecting generally, the enforcement of applicable creditors’ rights and
remedies. The Purchaser has undertaken all necessary action to authorize and
approve this Agreement and all the related agreements, and the Purchaser is
under no obligation to obtain any approval, consent, or other action from any
third party in order for the Purchaser to consummate the transaction
contemplated hereby.
5.10 Receipt
of Documents.
The
Purchaser and his or her counsel have received and had the opportunity to review
in their entirety: (i) this Agreement and each representation, warranty and
covenant set forth herein, (ii) the Company’s Form 10-KSB for the year ended
December 31, 2004 and December 31, 2005 and Form 10-KSB-A1 for the year ended
December 31, 2005 ; (iii) the Company’s Form 10-QSBs for the quarter ended March
31, 2006; (iv) the Company’s Form 8-Ks filed May 31, 2006, July 21, 2006,
October 3, 2006, October 16, 2006, October 24, 2006, November 14, 2006, November
21, 2006, December 4, 2006, December 11, 2006, December 15, 2006, January 17,
2007, February 22, 2007, February 27, 2007, March 12, 2007, March 16, 2007,
April 11, 2007, April 24, 2007, May 16, 2007, May 23, 2007, May 24, 2007, May
29, 2007, June 4, 2007, June 8, 2007, June 19, 2007, June 28, 2007, July 17,
2007, July 20, 2007, July 31, 2007, August 15, 2007, August 30, 2007, September
17, 2007, October 5, 2007, and November 21; and (v) answers to all questions
the
Purchaser submitted to the Company regarding an investment in the Company;
and
the Purchaser has relied on the information contained therein and has not been
furnished any other documents, literature, memoranda or prospectus. The
Purchaser acknowledges and agrees that the Company’s representations and
warranties are limited to exclusively those expressly stated in this Agreement
and exclude any and all statements made in any other business plan, prospectus,
projections, memorandum or other document or in any oral
communication.
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5.11 Purchase
Price.
The
Purchaser acknowledges that he or she is purchasing the Shares slightly above
the current market price for the Company’s Common Stock.
6.
Representations
and Warranties.The
representations and warranties set forth in paragraphs 4 and 5 shall survive
the
Closing of this Agreement.
7.
Obligations
Pending the Closing.
7.1 Confidentiality.
Each
party will hold and will cause its consultants and advisors to hold in strict
confidence, unless compelled to disclose by judicial or administrative process
or, in the opinion of its counsel, by other requirements of law, all documents
and information concerning the other party furnished it by such other party
or
its representatives in connection with the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement (except to the extent that such information can be shown to have
been
(i) previously known by the party to which it was furnished, (ii) in the public
domain through no fault of such party, or (iii) later lawfully acquired from
other sources by the party to which it was furnished) and each party will not
release or disclose such information to any other person, except its auditors,
attorneys, financial advisors, bankers and other consultants and advisors in
connection with this Agreement. If the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement are not consummated, such confidence shall be maintained except to
the
extent such information comes into the public domain through no fault of the
party required to hold it in confidence, and such information shall not be
used
to the detriment of, or in relation to any investment in, the other party and
all such documents (including copies thereof) shall immediately thereafter
be
returned to the other party upon the written request of such other party. Each
party shall be deemed to have satisfied its obligation to hold such information
confidential if it exercises the same care as it takes to preserve
confidentiality for its own similar information.
7.2
Further
Assurances.
Each
party hereto shall execute and deliver such instruments and take such other
actions as the other party may reasonably require in order to carry out the
intent of this Agreement.
8.
Conditions
to Purchaser’s Obligations.
Each
and every obligation of the Purchaser under this Agreement to be performed
on or
before the Closing Date shall be subject to the satisfaction, on or before
the
Closing Date, of each of the following conditions, unless waived in writing
by
the Purchaser:
8.1 Representations
and Warranties True.
The
representations and warranties of the Company contained in Section 4 hereof,
and
in all certificates, statements and other documents delivered by the Company
to
Purchaser pursuant hereto or in connection with the transactions contemplated
hereby shall be in all material respects true and accurate as of the date when
made and at and as of the Closing Date as though such representations and
warranties were made at and as of such date.
8.2 Performance.
The
Company shall have performed and complied with all agreements, obligations
and
conditions required by this Agreement to be performed or complied with by them
on or prior to the Closing Date, and each document and instrument required
to
be
delivered
pursuant to Section 3.1 hereof shall have been delivered.
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8.3 No
Government Proceeding or Litigation.
No
suit, action, investigation, inquiry or other proceeding by any governmental
body or other person or legal or administrative proceeding shall have been
instituted or threatened which if adversely determined could have an adverse
effect on the business, prospects, financial condition, working capita], cash
flow, assets, liabilities, technologies, reserves or operations of the Company
or which questions the validity or legality of the transactions contemplated
hereby.
8.4 Material
Adverse Change.
The
Company shall not have suffered any material adverse change in its business
or
financial condition.
8.5 Key
Employees.
No key
employee of the Company shall have terminated his or her employment or have
indicated an intention to do so.
8.6 Certificates.
The
Company shall have furnished Purchaser with such certificates to evidence
compliance with the conditions set forth in this Section 8 as may reasonably
be
requested by Purchaser.
9.
Conditions
to the Obligations of the Company.
Each
and every obligation of the Company under this Agreement to be performed on
or
before the Closing Date shall be subject to the satisfaction, on or before
the
Closing Date, of each of the following conditions, unless waived in writing
by
the Company:
9.1 Representations
and Warranties True.
The
representations and warranties of Purchaser contained in Section 5 hereof shall
be in all material respects true and accurate as of the date when made and
at
and as of the Closing Date as though such representations and warranties were
made at and as of such date.
9.2 Performance.
Purchaser shall have performed and complied with all agreements, obligations
and
conditions required by this Agreement to be performed or complied with by it
on
or prior to the Closing Date, and each document, instrument and payment required
to be delivered pursuant to Section 3.2 shall have been delivered.
9.3 Certificates.
Purchaser shall have furnished the Company with such certificates of their
officers to evidence compliance with the conditions set forth in this Section
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as may reasonably be requested by the Company.
10. Termination.
Anything in this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding:
10.1 Mutual
Consent.
This
Agreement may be terminated by the mutual consent of the parties
hereto.
10.2 Default.
In the
event that a party hereto shall, contrary to the terms of this Agreement,
intentionally fail or refuse to consummate the transactions contemplated herein
or to take any other action referred to herein necessary to consummate the
transactions contemplated herein, then the non-defaulting party, after affording
the defaulting party a 10-day period after notice in which to cure such breach
or default, shall have the right to terminate this Agreement with respect to
such defaulting party by written notice given to the other party
hereto.
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10.3 Upset
Date.
In the
event that the Closing shall not have occurred on or prior to December 30,
2007
then, unless otherwise agreed to in writing by the parties hereto, this
Agreement shall terminate on or following such date (as such date may be
postponed pursuant hereto), upon written notice given by one party to the other,
unless the absence of such occurrence shall he due to the failure or refusal
of
the party seeking to terminate this Agreement of the type described in Section
10.2.
10.4 Legal
Restraint.
Either
party may, by written notice to the other parties, terminate this Agreement
with
respect to such party if at the time the written notice of termination is given,
there is in effect a preliminary or permanent injunction enjoining consummation
of the transactions contemplated hereby.
11.
Expenses.
All
fees and expenses incurred by the Company in connection with this Agreement
shall be borne by the Company, and all fees and expenses incurred by Purchaser
and all sales, transfer or other similar taxes payable in connection with this
Agreement shall be borne by Purchaser.
12.
Brokerage.
Each
party represents and warrants to the other that to the knowledge of such party
there are no claims for finder’s fees or other like payments in connection with
this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby. Each party agrees to
indemnify and hold the other harmless from and against any and all claims or
liabilities for finder’s fees or other like payments incurred by reason of any
action taken by it.
13. Miscellaneous.
13.1
Governing
Law.
This
Agreement shall be enforced, governed by and construed in accordance with the
laws of the State of New York applicable to agreements made and to be performed
entirely within such state, without regard to the principles of conflict of
laws. The parties hereto hereby submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the
state and federal courts located in New York, New York with respect to any
dispute arising under this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby.
The parties irrevocably waive the defense of an inconvenient forum to the
maintenance of such suit or proceeding. The parties further agree that service
of process upon a party mailed by first class mail shall be deemed in every
respect effective service of process upon the party in any such suit or
proceeding. Nothing herein shall affect either party’s right to serve process in
any other manner permitted by law. The parties agree that a final non-appealable
judgment in any such suit or proceeding shall be conclusive and may be enforced
in other jurisdictions
by suit on such judgment or in any other lawful manner.
13.2
Headings,
etc.
The
headings of this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall
not
form part of, or affect the interpretation of, this Agreement. The meaning
assigned to each term defined herein shall be equally applicable to both the
singular and the plural forms of such term and vice versa, and words denoting
either gender shall include both genders as the context requires.
13.3
Severability.
In the
event that any provision of this Agreement is invalid or unenforceable under
any
applicable statute or rule of law, then such provision shall be deemed
inoperative to the extent that it may conflict therewith and shall be deemed
modified to conform to such statute or rule of law, Any provision hereof which
may prove invalid or unenforceable under any law shall not affect the validity
or enforceability of any other provision hereof.
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13.4 Entire
Agreement: Amendments.
This
Agreement sets forth the entire understanding of the parties with respect to
the
matters covered herein and therein and, except as specifically set forth herein,
no party makes any representation, warranty, covenant or undertaking with
respect to such matters. No provision of this Agreement may be waived or amended
other than by an instrument in writing signed by the party to be charged with
enforcement.
13.5 Notices.
Any
notices required or permitted to be given under the terms of this Agreement
shall be sent by certified or registered mail (return receipt requested) or
delivered personally or by courier (including a recognized overnight delivery
service) and shall be effective five days after being placed in the mail, if
mailed by regular United States mail, or upon receipt, if delivered personally
or by courier (including a recognized overnight delivery service) or by
facsimile or electronic mail (with confirmation of receipt and a copy by first
class mail or air mail).
13.6
Successors
and Assigns.
This
Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties and
their successors and assigns. No party shall assign this Agreement or any rights
or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the
other.
13.7 Third
Party Beneficiaries.
This
Agreement is intended for the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective
permitted successors and assigns, and is not for the benefit of, nor may any
provision hereof be enforced by, any other person.
13.8 Further
Assurances.
Each
party shall do and perform, or cause to be done and performed, all such further
acts and things, and shall execute and deliver all such other agreements,
certificates, instruments and documents, as the other party may reasonably
request in order to carry out the intent and accomplish the purposes of this
Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated
hereby.
13.9
Counterparts;
Signatures.
This
Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall
be
deemed an original but all of which shall constitute one and the same agreement
and shall become effective when counterparts have been signed by each party
and
delivered to the other party, This Agreement, once executed by a party, may
be
delivered to the other party hereto by facsimile or electronic transmission
of a
copy of this Agreement bearing the signature of the party so delivering this
Agreement.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company and Purchaser have duly executed this Agreement
as
of the date first set forth
above.
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Xxxx Xxxxx |
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Chief Financial Officer |
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By: | /s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxx | |
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