PLACEMENT AGENT AGREEMENT October 5, 2007
Exhibit
10.2
October
5, 2007
Xxxxxxx
Securities, LLC
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Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000
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Xxxxxxx, XX 00000
Xxxxx.xxx
Holdings, Inc.
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Xxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Xxxxx
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Xxxx
Xxxxx, XX 00000
Re: Offering
of Common Stock in the Aggregate Principal Amount of $4,000,000
(Maximum) with Attached Warrants
Dear
Sirs:
Xxxxxxx
Securities, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Placement
Agent”),
proposes to act on a best efforts basis as the exclusive placement agent for
Xxxxx.xxx Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Xxxxx.xxx”),
in a
private placement offering (the “Offering”)
of
common stock (the “Common
Stock”),
of
Xxxxx.xxx (the “Common
Stock”)
with
attached warrants (“Warrants”,
together with the Common Stock, the “Units”),
at a
price of $50,000 per Unit, in a maximum principal amount of $4,000,000 (the
“Maximum
Amount”),
to be
issued by Xxxxx.xxx, upon the acceptance of the investments. The offering period
shall extend for 45 days from the date hereof, unless extended with the mutual
agreement of the Placement Agent and Xxxxx.xxx (as and if so extended, the
“Offering
Period”).
The
offering may consist of more than one closing at the discretion of the Placement
Agent and Xxxxx.xxx.
Following
the Closings (as defined below), the Company agrees to file, on the terms set
forth in the Registration Rights Agreement between the Company and the investors
purchasing the Units (the “Investors”),
a
Registration Statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
(“Securities
Act”)
to
register the shares of Common Stock included in each Unit and the shares of
Common Stock underlying the Warrants included in each Unit.
The
Company desires to employ Xxxxxxx Securities, LLC (the "Placement
Agent")
as its
exclusive placement agent to offer, offer for sale and sell the Units subject
to
all of the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
1. Description
of Offering and Appointment of Agent.
(a) Appointment.
On
the
basis of the representations, warranties and covenants herein contained, but
subject to the terms and conditions herein set forth, the Placement Agent is
hereby appointed the exclusive agent of the Company during the Offering Period
(as defined herein) for the purpose of finding subscribers for sale of up to
$4,000,000 of Units on a “best efforts” basis.
The
Placement Agent may, in its sole discretion, appoint participating agents
(including foreign banks, dealers and institutions) to offer and sell the Units
as sub-agents of the Placement Agent (the "Participating
Agents")
pursuant to a dealer agreement between the Placement Agent and each
Participating Agent (“Dealer
Agreement”).
A
minimum purchase of $50,000 per investor is required. No fractional Units will
be sold in the Offering. The Placement Agent acknowledges that the Company
may
limit its acceptance of subscriptions in any manner it deems prudent in order
to
provide for the timely use of subscriber funds and may reject any subscription
for any reason, and the Placement Agent agrees that any such rejection of a
subscription obtained by the Placement Agent or by the Participating Agents
shall be deemed not to be a sale made by the Placement Agent or by the
Participating Agents. The Placement Agent further acknowledges that (i) all
wire
transfers of subscription funds will be sent to the Company’s designated bank
account (“Bank
Account”),
and
(ii) all executed subscription documents shall be promptly sent to the Placement
Agent.
(b) Offering
Period. The
"Offering
Period"
shall
mean that period during which the Units are offered for sale, commencing on
the
date of this Agreement and continuing until the earlier of (i) the Maximum
Amount is accepted by the Company or (ii) October 31, 2007, or such later date
mutually agreed to by the Company and Placement Agent but not later than
November 15, 2007 (the "Termination
Date").
(c) Acceptance.
The
Placement Agent hereby accepts such agency and agrees on the terms and
conditions herein set forth to use the Placement Agent's best efforts during
the
Offering Period to find subscribers for the Units.
(d) Private
Placement Offering. The
Offering will not be registered under federal securities laws or the securities
laws of any state. The Offering will be a
private
offering to "accredited investors" (as such term is defined in Rule 501 of
Regulation D) ("Accredited Investors") pursuant to and in accordance with
exemptions
from registration under federal securities laws and state securities acts (the
"State
Acts").
With
respect to federal securities laws, the Company will rely on one or more
exemptions from registration for sales to Accredited Investors, including,
without limitation, exemptions from registration provided by Sections 3(b),
4(2)
and/or 4(6) of the Securities Act, Regulation S, and Rule 506 of Regulation
D,
promulgated as part of the rules and regulations under the Securities Act (the
"Rules
and Regulations").
With
respect to the State Acts, the Company will not be subject to them pursuant
to
preemption based on Section 18 of the Securities Act or will rely upon limited
offering exemptions of certain states approved by the Company. The Company
shall
use its best efforts to qualify or register the Units for sale, or exempt the
Units from qualification or registration, under the State Acts as requested
by
the Placement Agent, and the Company shall continue such qualifications in
effect for so long as may be necessary to complete the Offering. The Company
or
its counsel shall provide Placement Agent with all applications, forms and
documents filed in each jurisdiction where the Units are to be qualified or
registered or qualified or offered in an exempt transaction under the State
Acts. The Offering of the Units shall be at the offering price and upon the
terms and conditions set forth in the Securities Purchase Agreement and on
the
basis of the representations and warranties therein contained, and subject
to
the terms and conditions herein set forth.
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(e) Closing(s).
All
cash
proceeds from the subscriptions (the "Funds")
will
be deposited into the Bank Account. After the Company's acceptance of
subscriptions in such amount as mutually determined by the Company and the
Placement Agent, and subject to the Placement Agent’s approval of such
subscriptions, on a date(s) to be determined by the Company and Placement Agent,
a closing(s) will take place at the offices of the Company's legal counsel
or
another location as determined by the Company, and the shares of Common Stock
and Warrants included in the Units evidencing the subscriptions will be duly
executed and issued by the Company and promptly delivered to the Investors
(the
"Closing(s)"),
and
the shares of Common Stock when issued shall be fully paid and non-assessable.
(f) Other
Covenants.
In
connection with the Offering, the Company and Placement Agent each agree as
follows: (i) the Units will be offered and sold only to Accredited Investors
pursuant to the registration exemption provided by Sections 3(b), 4(2) and/or
4(6) of the Securities Act, Regulation S and Rule 506 of Regulation D, as and
to
the extent applicable to the Offering, and
will
otherwise comply with the applicable laws and regulations of any jurisdictions
in which the Units are offered or sold, (ii) neither the offer, sale nor
delivery of the Units in conformity with the terms hereof will violate
Section 5 of the Securities Act, as currently in effect, and (iii) neither
the Company nor Placement Agent has taken, nor will either party take any action
which conflicts with the conditions and requirements of, or which would make
unavailable with respect to the sale of the Units, the exemptions from
registration available pursuant to Regulation S, Rule 506 of Regulation D
or Sections 3(b), 4(2) and/or 4(6) of the Securities Act and neither the
Company nor Placement Agent knows of any reason why any such exemption would
be
otherwise unavailable to it.
(g) Information
to be Supplied.
It is
understood that the Company may make available to Placement Agent and the
offerees of the Units additional material, data or other information relating
to
the Company to the extent such information can be obtained without unreasonable
effort or expense and is not otherwise confidential or a trade secret of the
Company (collectively, as limited the “Company
Data”).
The
Company recognizes and confirms that (a) in performing the services
contemplated by this Agreement, Placement Agent will use and rely primarily
on
the Company Data made available to Placement Agent and on other information
available from generally recognized public sources without having independently
verified the same; (b) the contents of the Company Data are the sole
responsibility of the Company, and Placement Agent does not assume any
responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of the Company Data, and will
not undertake to verify independently any of their accuracy or completeness;
and
(c) Placement Agent will not employ any written material other than the
Company Data.
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2. Representations
and Warranties of the Company. The
Company represents and warrants to, and agrees with, the Placement Agent and
the
Participating Agents (if any) as follows:
(a) The
Company has been duly incorporated, and validly exists as a corporation in
good
standing under the laws of the State of Delaware.
The
Company has the requisite power and authority to own, lease and operate its
assets and properties and to carry on its business as it is now being or
currently planned by the Company to be conducted. The Company is duly qualified
or licensed to do business as a foreign company and is in good standing in
each
jurisdiction where the character of the properties owned, leased or operated
by
it or the nature of its activities makes such qualification or licensing
necessary, except for such failures to be so duly qualified or licensed and
in
good standing that could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably
be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company. The minute books
or
the equivalent of the Company to the extent of their existence contain true
and
accurate records of meetings and true, complete and accurate records of consents
in lieu of meetings of its directors (and any committees thereof), similar
governing bodies, and stockholders ("Corporate Records"), since the time of
the
Company's organization. For purposes of this Agreement, the term "Material
Adverse Effect" when used in connection with an entity means any change, event,
violation, inaccuracy, circumstance or effect, individually or when aggregated
with other changes, events, violations, inaccuracies, circumstances or effects,
that is materially adverse to the business, assets (including intangible
assets), revenues, financial condition or results of operations of such entity
or its subsidiaries, if any, taken as a whole (it being understood that neither
of the following alone or in combination shall be deemed, in and of itself,
to
constitute a Material Adverse Effect: (a) changes attributable to the public
announcement or pendency of the Offering, (b) changes in general national or
regional economic conditions, or (c) changes affecting the industry generally
in
which the Company operates).
(b) The
Company has complied and will comply with Sections 3(b), 4(2) and/or 4(6) of
the
Securities Act, with all of the provisions of the Rules and Regulations
promulgated under the Securities Act, specifically including the provisions
of
Regulation D and Rule 506 thereunder, applicable to them in connection with
the
offering and sale of the Units, and with all States Acts and regulations
applicable to them in connection with the offering and the sale of the
Units.
(c) The
execution and performance of this Agreement, and the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby, have been duly authorized by the Company
and,
at the time of its execution and performance, shall not constitute or result
in
any breach or violation (other than any breach or violation which shall have
been waived or consented to in writing) of any of the terms, provisions or
conditions of, or constitute a default under, any indenture, mortgage, deed
of
trust, note, contract, commitment, instrument or document to which it or any
of
its properties is subject, the Charter Documents or corresponding documents
of
the Company, or any order, arbitration award, or judgment, of any court of
governmental agency or body having jurisdiction over the Company or any of
its
activities or properties; and no consent, approval, authorization or order
of
any court or governmental agency or body is required for the consummation of
the
transactions contemplated hereby.
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(d) The
Units, the shares of Common Stock, the Warrants and the Agent Warrants shall
be
duly authorized and shall be validly issued and binding obligations of the
Company. The shares of Common Stock included in the Units, and the shares of
Common Stock underlying the Warrants and the Agent Warrants, when issued, shall
be fully paid and non-assessable.
(e) Neither
the Company nor, to the Company’s knowledge, any of the Company’s affiliates
have been subject to any order, judgment or decree of any court of competent
jurisdiction temporarily, preliminary or permanently enjoining such person
for
failing to comply with Rule
503
under Regulation D. During the past five year period, to the Company’s
knowledge, no current or former director, executive officer or 10% or more
stockholder of the Company has been the subject of: (i)
a
petition under the Federal bankruptcy laws or any other insolvency or moratorium
law or has a receiver, fiscal agent or similar officer been appointed by a
court
for such person, or any partnership in which such person was a general partner
at or within two years before the time of such filing, or any corporation or
business association of which such person was an executive officer at or within
two years before the time of such filing;
(ii) a
conviction in a criminal proceeding or a named subject of a pending criminal
proceeding (excluding traffic violations that do not relate to driving while
intoxicated or driving under the influence); (iii)
any
order, judgment or decree, not subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated,
of
any court of competent jurisdiction, permanently or temporarily enjoining any
such person from, or otherwise limiting, the following activities: (1)
acting as a futures commission merchant, introducing broker, commodity trading
advisor, commodity pool operator, floor broker, leverage transaction merchant,
any other person regulated by the United States Commodity Futures Trading
Commission or an associated person of any of the foregoing, or as an investment
adviser, underwriter, broker or dealer in securities, or as an affiliated
person, director or employee of any investment company, bank, savings and loan
association or insurance company, or engaging in or continuing any conduct
or
practice in connection with such activity;
(2)
engaging in any type of business practice; or (3)
engaging in any activity in connection with the purchase or sale of any security
or commodity or in connection with any violation of Federal, state or other
securities laws or commodities laws; (iv)
any
order, judgment or decree, not subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated,
of
any Federal, state or local authority barring, suspending or otherwise limiting
for more than 60 days the right of any such person to engage in any activity
described in the preceding sub-paragraph, or to be associated with persons
engaged in any such activity; (v)
a
finding by a court of competent jurisdiction in a civil action or by the U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") to have violated any securities
law, regulation or decree and the judgment in such civil action or finding
by
the SEC has not been subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated; or
(vi) a
finding by a court of competent jurisdiction in a civil action or by the
Commodity Futures Trading Commission to have violated any federal commodities
law, and the judgment in such civil action or finding has not been subsequently
reversed, suspended or vacated.
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(f) At
all
times from their respective dates the Company Data, if any, are furnished or
made available by the Company to Placement Agent or, either directly or through
Placement Agent, to offerees or any of their representatives, such Company
Data
as provided to Placement Agent or any offeree or its representatives, will
not
contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material
fact
necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances
under which they were made, not misleading.
(g) The
Company is not in default in the performance or observance of any material
obligation (A) under its articles of incorporation or bylaws as currently
in effect (its “Charter Documents”), or any indenture, mortgage, contract,
purchase order or other agreement or instrument to which the Company is a party
or by which it or any of its property is bound or affected; or (B) with
respect to any order, writ injunction or decree of any court of any Federal,
state, municipal or other governmental department, commission, board, bureau,
agency or instrumentality, domestic or foreign, and there exists no condition,
event or act which constitutes, nor which after notice, the lapse of time or
both, could constitute a default under any of the foregoing, which in either
case would have a material adverse effect on the current business of the
Company.
(h) The
Company has full right, power and authority to execute and deliver this
Agreement, and the documents, certificates or instruments required hereunder
to
be executed or delivered at any Closing in connection with the Offering
(collectively, the “Documents”),
and
to perform all of its obligations hereunder and thereunder or contemplated
hereby or thereby. The Documents have been, or will be, duly executed and
delivered by the Company and the execution and delivery by the Company of the
Documents and the performance of all of its obligations have been duly
authorized by all requisite corporate action by the Company, and each Document
(assuming the due authorization and execution of the other parties thereto)
executed and delivered and obligation performed constitutes, or will constitute,
the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company enforceable in accordance
with its respective terms,
subject
to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency and other laws affecting the enforceability
of creditors' rights generally.
(i) The
(i) authorization, execution, delivery and performance of the Documents;
and (ii) authorization, issuance, sale and delivery of the Units, the
shares of Common Stock, the Warrants and the Agent Warrants will not
(A) violate any provision of law or statute or any order of any court or
other governmental agency applicable to the Company; or (B) conflict with
or result in any breach of any of the terms, conditions or provisions of, or
constitute (with due notice or lapse of time or both) a default under, or result
in the creation of any material lien, security interest, charge or encumbrance
upon any of the properties or assets of the Company under its charter or
by-laws, or any indenture, mortgage, lease agreement or other material agreement
or instrument to which the Company is a party or by which it or any of its
property is bound or affected except for violations, conflicts breaches and
defaults that would not, individually or in the aggregate materially and
adversely affect the Company.
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(j) The
Company has all requisite corporate power and authority to issue, sell and
deliver the Units, the shares of Common Stock, the Warrants and the Agent
Warrants and such issuances, sales and deliveries have been duly authorized
by
all requisite corporate action of the Company and when so issued, sold and
delivered the Units, the shares of Common Stock, the Warrants and the
Agent Warrants will be duly and validly issued and outstanding, valid and
binding obligations of the Company, and the shares of Common Stock included
in
the Units and the shares of Common Stock underlying the Warrants and the Agent
Warrants, when issued, shall be fully paid and non-assessable, with no personal
liability attaching to the ownership thereof and will be free and clear of
all
liens, charges, claims, encumbrances, restrictions or preemptive or any other
similar rights imposed by or through the Company, except as waived
prior
to the
Closing or as disclosed herein and the Company shall have paid all taxes, if
any, in respect of the issuance thereof. Assuming that the investors met such
suitability standards as are specified by the Company and the representations
and warranties of Placement Agent herein are accurate as to the method of
offering, the offer and sale of the Units, the shares of Common Stock, the
Warrants and the Agent Warrants (collectively, the “Securities”)
are
exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act and the Rules
and Regulations and the State Acts, and the Securities will be issued in
compliance with all applicable Federal and state securities
laws.
(k) No
permit, consent, approval, authorization, order of, or filing with, any court
or
governmental authority is required in connection with the execution and delivery
by the Company of this Agreement or to consummate the Offering, except that
the
offer and sale of the Units in certain jurisdictions may be subject to the
provisions of the securities or “blue sky” laws of such jurisdictions and the
federal securities laws.
(l) Other
than as previously disclosed to the Placement Agent, there is no action, suit
or
proceeding before or by any United States court or governmental agency or body,
now pending or threatened, against or affecting the Company, or any of its
properties, which would reasonably be anticipated to result in any Material
Adverse Effect.
(m) The
Company has (i) duly and timely filed all tax returns required to be filed
by the Company under applicable law that include or relate to the Company,
its
income, assets, payroll, operations or business, which tax returns are true,
correct and complete in all material respects; (ii) duly and timely paid,
in full, all taxes which are currently due and payable and for which the Company
is liable; or (iii) adequately reserved for taxes that have not been paid or
are
in dispute.
(n) The
Company is not in default under any material agreement, lease, license contract
or commitment, whether oral or written including, without limitation, agreements
with employees and consultants (“Company
Agreements”)
to
which the Company is a party or by which any of its assets are bound, and there
is no event known to the Company that, with notice, or lapse of time, or both,
would constitute a default by any party to any Company Agreement or give any
party the right to terminate or modify any of the same and the Company has
not
received notice that any party to any Company Agreement intends to cancel or
terminate any Company Agreement or to exercise or not to exercise any renewal
or
extension options under any Company Agreement, except as to any events described
in this subparagraph that would not have a Material Adverse Effect.
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(o) The
Company holds, and is in compliance with, all permits, licenses, registrations
and authorizations required by it in connection with the conduct of the business
of the Company as currently conducted under all Federal, state and local laws,
rules and regulations (the “Permits”),
except where the failure to be in compliance has not had, and is not reasonably
expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect.
(p) The
Company’s financial statements provided to the Placement Agent by the Company
are true and correct and fairly present, in accordance with U.S. generally
accepted accounting principles (“U.S.
GAAP”),
consistently applied, the financial condition of the Company as of the dates
specified (“Financial
Statements”).
The
Company maintains a system of internal accounting controls sufficient to provide
reasonable assurance that (i) transactions are executed in accordance with
management’s general or specific authorizations, (ii) transactions are recorded
as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with
generally accepted accounting principles and to maintain asset accountability,
(iii) access to assets is permitted only in accordance with management’s general
or specific authorization, and (iv) the recorded accountability for assets
is
compared with the existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action
is taken with respect to any differences. Except
as
will be set forth in the Documents, the Company has no liabilities individually
in excess of $25,000 and in the aggregate in excess of $50,000 (absolute,
accrued, contingent or otherwise) of a nature required to be disclosed on a
balance sheet or in the related notes to the financial statements prepared
in
accordance with U.S. GAAP which are, individually or in the aggregate, material
to the business, results of operations or financial condition of the Company,
except: (A) liabilities provided for in or otherwise disclosed in the balance
sheets of the Company as of September 30, 2007 prepared in accordance with
U.S.
GAAP, and (B) such liabilities arising in the ordinary course of the Company’s
business since September 30, 2007.
(q) Since
September 30, 2007, the Company has conducted its business in the ordinary
course and has not suffered any Material Adverse Effect..
(r) The
capitalization of the Company has been correctly and completely described in
the
capitalization tables provided to the Placement Agent, as of the date thereof,
and, except as shall be disclosed therein or in the Company’s Stockholder’s
Agreement, no person has any right of first refusal, pre-emptive right, right
of
participation, or any similar right to participate in the transactions
contemplated by the Documents. There are no outstanding options, warrants,
rights to subscribe to, calls or commitments of any character whatsoever
relating to, or securities, rights or obligations convertible into or
exchangeable for, or giving any person any right to subscribe for or acquire,
any shares of capital stock of the Company, or contracts, commitments,
understandings or arrangements by which the Company is or may become bound
to
issue shares of capital stock, except as shall be reflected in the reports
provided to the Placement Agent by the Company. All of the outstanding shares
of
capital stock of the Company are validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable,
have been issued in compliance with all federal and state securities laws,
and
none of such outstanding shares of capital stock was issued in violation of
any
pre-emptive rights or similar rights to subscribe for or purchase
securities.
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(s) The
Company has rights to use, all patents, patent applications, trademarks,
trademark applications, service marks, trade names, copyrights, licenses and
other similar rights that are necessary or material for use in connection with
its business (collectively, the “Intellectual
Property Rights”),
except to the extent that the failure to have such Intellectual Property Rights,
individually or in the aggregate, would not have or reasonably be expected
to
result in a Material Adverse Effect. No claims have been made or threatened
by
any third party to the effect that Intellectual Property Rights used by the
Company violate or infringe upon the rights of such claimant. To the actual
knowledge of the Company, all of the Intellectual Property Rights are
enforceable and there is no existing infringement by another person of any
of
the Intellectual Property Rights.
(t) Except
as
set forth in this Agreement, neither the Company nor, to the Company’s
knowledge, any of its officers, directors or stockholders has incurred, nor
will
they incur, directly or indirectly, any liability for brokerage, finders' fees,
agent’s commissions or any similar charges in connection with this Agreement or
the Transactions. Except as set forth in this Agreement or the Transactions,
no
membership interests, ownership interests, equity securities, convertible
securities, warrants, options, or other derivative securities of the Company
will be payable to any third party by the Company or any of its officers,
directors or stockholders as a result of the Transactions.
3. Representations
and Warranties of the Placement Agent.
The
Placement Agent represents and warrants to, and agrees with, the Company as
follows:
(a) The
Placement Agent is a limited liability company duly
organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the
jurisdiction in which it was formed, with all requisite power and authority
to
enter into this Agreement and to carry out your obligations hereunder. This
Agreement (i) has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Placement
Agent, (ii) constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Placement
Agent, and (iii) subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency and other laws
affecting the enforceability of creditors' rights generally, is enforceable
as
to the Placement Agent in accordance with its terms.
(b) The
execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by the Placement Agent
and
the consummation by the Placement Agent of the transactions contemplated hereby
will not conflict with or result in the Placement Agent’s breach or violation of
any of the terms or provisions of, or constitute a default in any material
respect under, (i) any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement,
lease
or other agreement or instrument to which the Placement Agent is a party or
to
which the Placement Agent or its property is subject, (ii) the Placement Agent’s
charter or its operating agreement or (iii) any statute, judgment, decree,
order, rule or regulation applicable to the Placement Agent of any court or
governmental agency or body having jurisdiction over the Placement Agent.
(c) The
Placement Agent is, and at all times through the date of the final sale of
a
Unit shall remain, duly registered pursuant to the provisions of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (“Exchange
Act”)
as a
broker-dealer and duly registered as a broker-dealer in those states in which
the Placement Agent is required to be so registered in order to carry out the
Offering the Placement Agent is, and at all times through the date of the final
sale of a Unit shall remain, a member in good standing of the Financial Industry
Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”);
the
Placement Agent will not reallow discounts or pay commissions or other
compensation for participation in the distribution of the Offering in the United
States to any broker-dealer or person which is not a member of the FINRA; the
Placement Agent shall act as an independent contractor, and nothing herein
shall
constitute the Placement Agent an employee of the Company; the Placement Agent
shall not make sales of Units to discretionary accounts.
All
Participating Agents shall be duly
registered as a broker-dealers in good standing with FINRA and qualified in
those states in which the such Participating Agents are required to be so
registered in order to carry out the Offering.
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(d) In
connection with the offer, offer for sale and sale of the Units, the Placement
Agent (and its representatives and agents) shall conform to and comply with
(i)
the provisions of the Rules of Fair Practice of the FINRA, (ii) applicable
provisions of federal law, including without limitation the Securities Act,
the
Exchange Act and the Rules and Regulations, and (iii) the State Acts and the
rules and regulations thereunder, including without limitation those referred
to
in such letters regarding state securities and “blue sky” matters (“Blue Sky
Letters”) as are prepared by counsel for the Company and sent to the Placement
Agent from time to time, with regard to, among other things, the period during
which and conditions under which the Units may be offered, offered for sale
and
sold in various states; the Placement Agent shall not commence the Offering
in
any jurisdiction without prior confirmation from the Company or its counsel
that
the Offering may be commenced under applicable securities laws, rules and
regulations.
(e) The
Placement Agent will use its best efforts to procure subscribers for the Units
and will conduct the Offering in compliance with the requirements of
Sections
3(b), 4(2) and/or 4(6) of the Securities Act, Regulation S and Rule 506 of
Regulation D, as and to the extent applicable to the Offering;
accordingly, at all times through the date of the final sale of a Unit, the
Placement Agent will have:
(i) not
made
any untrue statement of a material fact and not omitted to state a material
fact
required to be stated or necessary to make any statement made not misleading,
to
the extent any representations are made by the Placement Agent concerning the
Offering or matters set forth in the Company Data other than those set forth
in
the Company Data;
(ii) not
offered, offered for sale, or sold the Units by means of: (A) any advertisement,
article, notice, or other communication mentioning the Units published in any
newspaper, magazine or similar medium or broadcast over television or radio;
(B)
any seminar or meeting, the attendees of which have been invited by any general
solicitation or general advertising; or (C) any letter, circular, notice, or
other written communication;
(iii) prior
to
the sale of any of the Units, reasonably believed that each subscriber and
his
or her purchaser representative, if any, met the suitability and other investor
standards set forth above and the Blue Sky Letters, and the Placement Agent
will
have prepared and maintained, for your benefit and the benefit of the Company,
file memoranda and other appropriate records substantiating the
foregoing;
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(iv) only
used
sales materials other than the Company Data which have been approved for use
in
the Offering by the Company; and
(v) not
made
any representations or covenants on behalf of the Company other than those
contained in the Company Data, nor shall the Placement Agent have acted as
an
agent of the Company or for the Company in any other capacity, except as
expressly set forth herein.
(f) The
Placement Agent shall ensure that each Participating Agent complies with each
of
the representations, warranties and covenants contained in this Section 3 and
in
Section 6 hereof, as if such Participating Agent was making such
representations, warranties and covenants as the Placement Agent there under.
The Placement Agent shall be fully responsible hereunder for any breach of
such
representations, warranties and/or covenants by a Participating
Agent.
4. Compensation
and Expenses.
(a) The
Company agrees to pay to the Placement Agent a placement fee of eight percent
of
the aggregate gross offering proceeds of all of the Units sold. The Placement
Agent may instruct the Company to pay a portion of any placement fee due
directly to Participating Agents. Such placement fee shall be due and payable
at
the Closing.
(b) In
addition, the Company shall issue and sell, at the Closing, to the Placement
Agent or its designees 1 warrant (covering one share of Common Stock) for every
10 shares of Common Stock sold in the Offering at a price of $0.01 per warrant
(“Agent Warrants”). Each Agent Warrant shall entitle the holder thereof to
purchase one share of Common Stock. The Agent Warrants shall be non-redeemable
and shall be exercisable at any time after the Closing at a price equal to
125%
of the offering price of the Units (determined by taking the price per Unit
and
dividing such price by the number of shares of Common Stock in a Unit), on
a
net-issuance or cashless basis. The Company hereby grants the same registration
rights to the Placement Agent with respect to the shares of common stock
underlying the Agent Warrants as are granted to investors with respect to the
shares of Common Stock and the Warrants as set forth in this Agreement. The
Agent Warrants will expire five years from the date of issuance.
(c) The
Company will pay all costs and expenses related to the Offering and/or the
performance of the Company's obligations under this Agreement, including
preparation of the Memorandum, preparation of related documentation, accounting
fees, legal fees, experts fees, consultants' fees, escrow fees, filing fees
with
the SEC and applicable states, any costs and expenses to qualify the Units
for
sale in any state, and any all costs and expenses for investor or road show
presentations. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall not be
responsible for any expenses of the Placement Agent or Participating Agents
incurred in connection with the Offering, including, but without limitation,
attorneys' fee, operating expenses, travel expenses and other incidental
expenses incurred by the Placement Agent or the Participating Agents; except
that the Company shall pay the Placement Agent a non-accountable expense
allowance equal to two percent of the aggregate gross offering proceeds of
all
of the Units sold (“Allowance”).
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5. Covenants
of the Company. The
Company covenants and agrees that it will:
(a) Comply
with all requirements imposed upon it by the Securities Act, as now and
hereafter amended, by the Rules and Regulations from time to time in force,
and
by all State Acts, to permit the continuance of offers and sales of the Units
in
accordance with the provisions of Sections 3(b), 4(2) and/or 4(6) of the
Securities Act, Regulation S and Rule 506 of Regulation D, as and to the extent
applicable during the Offering Period.
(b) The
Company will advise Placement Agent promptly of (i) the receipt by the Company
of any communication, stop order or any order from the SEC, any state securities
commissioner or any other domestic or foreign securities or financial regulatory
authority or self-regulatory organization concerning the offering of the Units;
and (ii) the commencement of any lawsuit or proceeding to which the Company
is a
party relating to the Units or the Offering. The Company shall make every
reasonable effort to prevent the issuance of any stop order and, if any stop
order is issued, to obtain the lifting thereof as promptly as
possible.
(c) During
the Offering Period the Company will provide each offeree the opportunity to
ask
questions of, and receive answers from, the officers and employees of the
Company concerning the terms and conditions of the Offering and to obtain any
other additional information about the Company and the Units to the extent
the
officers and employees of the Company possess the same or can acquire it without
unreasonable effort or expense and it is not otherwise confidential or trade
secret information. The Company may require appropriate confidentiality and
non-disclosure agreements as it is advised by counsel prior to the disclosure
of
any information.
(d) The
Company will be responsible for and comply with all applicable notification
and
fee requirements to qualify the offering and sale under the state securities
or
“blue sky” laws of such jurisdiction in which any sales pursuant to the offering
may be transacted and as may otherwise be required or as requested by Placement
Agent provided that, in connection therewith, the Company shall not be required
to qualify as a foreign corporation.
(e) Not
offer, offer to sell, offer for sale or sell any of the Units of the Company
or
other securities, except and to the extent any such offer, offer to sell, offer
for sale or sale shall not render unavailable the exemptions from registration
and qualification requirements of the Securities Act and the State Acts relied
upon the respect to the offering and sale of the Units contemplated by this
Agreement.
(f) Provided
their subscriptions are accepted by the Company and approved by the Placement
Agent, issue the shares of Common Stock and Warrants with respect to the Units
to the holders in accordance with the description of the procedures as set
forth
in the subscription documents.
(g) Prepare,
execute and file a Form D (and any and all amendments or supplements thereto)
with the SEC in timely manner and deliver copies thereof to the Placement Agent,
together with copies of all forms (including without limitation, Form Ds) and
other documents and/or materials filed either before or after the Closing,
and
comply with Regulation D and the State Acts and make any fillings required
by
the SEC and state securities authorities in a timely manner.
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(h) During
the Offering Period the Company
will make available for inspection by the Placement Agent or its authorized
representatives, at the Company’s principal office during normal business hours,
any information and documents relating to the business and operations of the
Company as the Placement Agent may reasonably request and as are available
to
the Company or obtainable by it without unreasonable effort or expense.
(i) The
Company shall at all times reserve and keep available such number of authorized
shares of its common stock as are sufficient to permit the exercise of the
Warrants and Agent Warrants; all shares of common stock issued upon the exercise
of Warrants and Agent Warrants, upon receipt of full payment therefore, will
be
duly authorized, validly and legally issued, fully paid and non-assessable,
and
such common stock will not have been issued in violation of or subject to any
preemptive rights provided for by law or by the Company's Charter Documents
or
be subject to any lien, claim, encumbrance, security interest, preemptive rights
or any other claim of any third party, except as may be incurred by the loans
of
such common stock.
6. Covenants
of Placement Agent.
The
Placement Agent covenants and agrees that it will:
(a) Comply
with all requirements imposed upon it by the Securities Act, as now and
hereafter amended, by the Rules and Regulations from time to time in force,
and
by all State Acts, to permit the continuance of offers and sales of the Units
in
accordance with Sections 3(b), 4(2) and/or 4(6) of the Securities Act,
Regulation S and Rule 506 of Regulation D, as and to the extent applicable
to
the Offering, and the Memorandum.
(b) Comply
with all applicable rules of the FINRA and any other laws, rules and regulations
applicable to broker-dealers.
(c) Not
offer, offer to sell, offer for sale or sell any of the Units of the Company
or
other securities, except and to the extent any such offer, offer to sell, offer
for sale or sale shall nor render unavailable the exemptions from registration
and qualification requirements of the Securities Act and the State Acts relied
upon with respect to the offering and sale of the Units contemplated by this
Agreement.
7. Conditions
of Closing. The
purchase of, and payment for, the Units on the Closing shall be subject to
the
continuing accuracy of the representations and warranties of the Company and
the
Placement Agent as of the date hereof and as of the Closing, to the performance
by the Company and Placement Agent of their respective obligations hereunder,
and to the following conditions:
(a) Each
party’s obligations as provided herein shall be subject to the accuracy of the
representations, warranties and covenants of the other party herein contained
as
of the date hereof and as of the Closing, and to the performance by the other
party of its obligations hereunder to be performed.
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(b) The
Closing shall be subject to the Company's acceptance of subscriptions in such
amount as mutually determined by the Company and the Placement Agent, and
subject to the Placement Agent’s and the Company’s approval of such
subscriptions.
(c) The
Closing shall be subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in
the
Securities Purchase Agreement to be entered into between the Company and each
purchaser of Units (the “Securities
Purchase Agreement”).
(d) At
the
Closing, the Company shall:
(i) deliver,
or cause to be delivered, to Placement Agent, in each case in form and substance
satisfactory to Placement Agent a certificate of the Company signed by the
Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer thereof certifying
(1) that the representations and warranties of the Company contained in
this Agreement are true and accurate in all material respects as of the Closing,
except to the extent of any representations and warranties were made expressly
as of any other date, in which case such representations and warranties were
true and correct in all material respect as of such other date; and (2)
that the representations and warranties of the Company contained in the
Securities Purchase Agreement entered into with a prospective purchaser of
the
Units are true and correct in all material respects as of the date of such
certificate, except to the extent any such representation or warranty was
expressly made as of any other date, in which case such representation and
warranty was true and correct in all material respects as of such other date;
and at the Closing.
(ii) Accept
subscriptions of qualifying potential purchasers that the Company reasonably
believes to be accredited investors under Regulation D and the State Acts,
in
accordance with the Memorandum.
(iii) Issue
and
deliver the shares of Common Stock and the Warrants with respect to the Units
to
subscribers as described in the Memorandum.
(iv) Issue
and
deliver the Agent Warrants to the Placement Agent as provided
hereunder.
(e) At
the
Closing, if any, the Placement Agent shall:
(i) Deliver
to the Company all subscription documents that the Company agrees are
acceptable.
(ii) Receive
from the Company or give assignment instructions for all
compensation,
including Agent Warrants, payable to the Placement Agent.
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8. Indemnification.
(a) The
Placement Agent and each of the Participating Agents, severally and jointly,
agree to indemnify and hold the Company and the directors, officers, employees,
agents, attorneys, shareholders and control persons (as defined under federal
and state securities laws) of the Company, and the respective heirs, personal
representatives and assigns of each of the foregoing (collectively, the "Company
Indemnified Persons") harmless from and against any loss, liability, claim,
damage and expense (including, but not limited to, expenses reasonably incurred
in investigating, preparing or defending against any litigation, commenced
or
threatened, or any claim whatsoever based upon) to which the Company Indemnified
Persons may become subject, under the Securities Act or otherwise, insofar
as
such losses, claims, damages, liabilities, costs and expenses (including
reasonable attorneys' and experts' fees) arise solely out of: (i) any breach
of
any representation, warranty, agreement or covenant under this Agreement by
Placement Agent or under the Dealer Agreement by Participating Agents, (ii)
any
statement made, either orally or in a writing other than the Company Data,
by
the Placement Agent or the Participating Agents containing an untrue statement
or alleged untrue statement of any material fact or the omission or alleged
omission to state a material fact required to be stated or necessary to make
the
statements not misleading, unless such statements or omissions are made in
reliance upon or in conformity with statements made or information provided
by
the Company and/or the actions of the Company, (iii) the gross negligence or
willful misconduct of the Placement Agent, the Participating Agent(s) or any
agent theref and/or (iv) any amount paid in settlement of any litigation,
commenced or threatened, or of any claim based upon any of the matters under
(i)
through (iii) (including, but not limited to, expenses reasonably incurred
in
investigating, preparing or defending against any such litigation or claim)
if
such settlement is affected with the written consent of the Placement Agent
and/or the effected Participating Agents.
If
for
any reason, the foregoing indemnification is unavailable to any Company
Indemnified Persons, then the Placement Agent or Participating Agents shall
contribute to the amount paid or payable by any such Company Indemnified Person
as a result of such loss, claim, damage or liability in such proportion as
is
appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the Placement Agent or
Participating Agents and any Company Indemnified Person.
Promptly
after a Company Indemnified Person receives notice of the commencement of any
action, claim, proceeding or investigation (“Action”), such Company Indemnified
Person, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against the Placement Agent
or Participating Agents under this Section 8(a), will notify the Placement
Agent
or Participating Agents of the commencement thereof. The omission to so notify
the Placement Agent or Participating Agents will relieve the Placement Agent
and
Participating Agents from any liability which they may have to any Company
Indemnified Person under this Section 8(a) if the Placement Agent or
Participating Agents have been materially prejudiced in asserting, or shall
have
lost the right to assert, a material legal defense by reason of such omission.
The Placement Agent or Participating Agents will be entitled to participate
in,
and, to the extent that they may wish, to assume the defense thereof subject
to
the provisions herein stated, with counsel reasonably satisfactory to such
Company Indemnified Person. The Company Indemnified Person will have the right
to employ separate counsel in any such Action and to participate in the defense
thereof but the fees and expenses of such counsel will be at the expense of
the
Company if the Company has assumed the defense of the Action with counsel
reasonably satisfactory to the Agent Indemnified Person unless the defendants
in
any such action shall include both an indemnifying party and any Company
Indemnified Person and such Company Indemnified Party shall have reasonably
concluded that counsel selected by the indemnifying party has a conflict of
interest because of the availability of different or additional defenses to
such
Company Indemnified Person in which case such separate counsel will be paid
for
by the indemnifying party. No settlement of any Action against a Company
Indemnified Person for which indemnification from the Placement Agent or
Participating Agents is sought will be made without the consent of the Placement
Agent or Participating Agents.
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(b) The
Company agrees to indemnify and hold the Placement Agent and Participating
Agents, and the directors, officers, employees, agents, attorneys, shareholders
and control persons (as defined under federal and state securities laws) of
the
Placement Agent and Participating Agents, and the respective heirs, personal
representatives and assigns of each of the foregoing (collectively, the "Agent
Indemnified Persons") harmless from and against any loss, liability, claim,
damage and expense (including, but not limited to, expenses reasonably incurred
in investigating, preparing or defending against any litigation, commenced
or
threatened, or any claim whatsoever based upon) to which the Agent Indemnified
Persons may become subject, under the Securities Act or otherwise, insofar
as
such losses, claims, damages, liabilities, costs and expenses (including
reasonable attorneys' and experts' fees) arise out of or relate to: (i) any
breach of any representation, warranty, agreement or covenant under this
Agreement by the Company, (ii) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement
of any material fact contained in the Company Data, or arise out of or are
based
upon the omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required
to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading,
(iii) any statement made, either orally (provided that such oral communication
was intended for use in connection with the Offering) or in a writing other
than
the Company Data, by the Company containing an untrue statement or alleged
untrue statement of any material fact or the omission or alleged omission to
state a material fact required to be stated or necessary to make the statements
not misleading, and/or (iv) any amount paid in settlement of any litigation,
commenced or threatened, or of any claim based upon any of the matters under
(i)
through (iii) (including, but not limited to, expenses reasonably incurred
in
investigating, preparing or defending against any such litigation or claim)
if
such settlement is affected with the written consent of the
Company.
If
for
any reason, the foregoing indemnification is unavailable to any Agent
Indemnified Persons, then the Company shall contribute to the amount paid or
payable by any such Agent Indemnified Persons as a result of such loss, claim,
damage or liability in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative
fault of the Company and any Agent Indemnified Person.
Promptly
after an Agent Indemnified Person receives notice of the commencement of any
Action, such Agent Indemnified Person, if a claim in respect thereof is to
be
made against the Company under this Section 8(b), will notify the Company of
the
commencement thereof. The omission to so notify the Company will relieve the
Company from any liability which it may have to any Agent Indemnified Person
under this Section 8(b) if the Company has been materially prejudiced in
asserting, or shall have lost the right to assert, a material legal defense
by
reason of such omission. The Company will be entitled to participate in, and,
to
the extent that they may wish, to assume the defense thereof subject to the
provisions herein stated, with counsel reasonably satisfactory to such Agent
Indemnified Person. The Agent Indemnified Person will have the right to employ
separate counsel in any such Action and to participate in the defense thereof
but the fees and expenses of such counsel will be at the expense of the Agent
Indemnified Person if the Company has assumed the defense of the Action with
counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Agent Indemnified Person unless the
defendants in any such action shall include both the Company and any Agent
Indemnified Person and such Agent Indemnified Party shall have reasonably
concluded that counsel selected by the indemnifying party has a conflict of
interest because of the availability of different or additional defenses to
such
Agent Indemnified Person in which case such separate counsel will be paid for
by
the Company. No settlement of any Action against an Agent Indemnified Person
for
which indemnification from the Company is sought will be made without the
consent of the Company.
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9. Representations,
Indemnities and Agreements to Survive Sale and Payment.
The
respective representations, indemnities, warranties, covenants and other
agreements of the Company and the Placement Agent set forth in or made pursuant
to this Agreement, shall remain in full force and effect, regardless of any
investigation made by or on behalf of the Placement Agent, the Company, or
any
Agent Indemnified Person or Company Indemnified Person, and shall survive
delivery of, and payment for, the Units.
10. Termination
of Agreement.
Notwithstanding any of the terms and provisions thereof, this Agreement may
be
terminated by either party based on a material breach of this Agreement by
the
other party. Such non breaching party shall give written notice to the breaching
party of such material breach, and the breaching party shall have thirty days
to
cure such material breach before the non breaching party may terminate the
Agreement. In the event the Placement Agent reasonably determines that the
Units
are not marketable, notwithstanding its best efforts to sell the Units, the
Placement Agent may terminate this Agreement with five days' prior written
notice to the Company.
In
the
event of any termination of this Agreement or the expiration of the Offering
Period, the Placement Agent shall be entitled to; (i) any fees and compensation
to which it was entitled as of the date of termination or expiration, and (ii)
the fees and compensation as set forth in Section 4 for any securities sold
by
Company during the six month period following such expiration or termination
to
any investor introduced by Placement Agent and/or any Participating Agent (the
“Tail”).
Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that the Offering does take place,
the Tail shall not be applicable to any subsequent offerings made by the Company
that may include any such introduced investor who participates in such Offering.
Additionally,
Sections 4, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 and 13 shall survive any termination or survive
closing, delivery of, and payment for the Units. In addition, Sections 2, 3,
5
and 6 shall survive to the extent that any claim for indemnification is made
pursuant to Section 8 hereof with respect to an actual or alleged breach of
such
sections by a party occurring prior to the date of such
termination.
11. Notices.
Any
notices, consents, waivers or other communications required or permitted to
be
given under the terms of this Agreement must be in writing and will be deemed
to
have been delivered: (i) upon receipt, when delivered personally; (ii) upon
receipt, when sent by facsimile (provided confirmation of transmission is
mechanically or electronically generated and kept on file by the sending party);
or (iii) one Business Day after deposit with an overnight courier service,
in
each case properly addressed to the party to receive the same. The addresses
and
facsimile numbers for such communications shall be:
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If to the Company: | 0000 X. Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx |
Xxxxx
000
X
Xxxx
Xxxxx, XX 00000
Attn:
Xxxx X. Xxxxx XX, President and CEO
(000)
000-0000
(000)
000-0000 telecopy
With
a
copy to:
Xxxxx
X.
Xxxxxx
Rele
& Xxxxxx
0000
Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000
Xxx
Xxxx,
XX 00000
(000)
000-0000
(000)
000-0000
If to the Placement | Agent Xxxxxxx Securities, LLC |
0000
XXX
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000
Xxxxxxxxx
Xxxxxxx, XX 00000
Attn:
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, President
(000)
000-0000 - telephone
(000)
000-0000 - facsimile
or
to
such other address and/or facsimile number and/or to the attention of such
other
person as the recipient party has specified by written notice given to each
other party five days prior to the effectiveness of such change. Written
confirmation of receipt (A) given by the recipient of such notice, consent,
waiver or other communication, (B) mechanically or electronically generated
by
the sender's facsimile machine containing the time, date, recipient facsimile
number and an image of the first page of such transmission, or (C) provided
by
an overnight courier service shall be rebuttable evidence of personal service,
receipt by facsimile or receipt from an overnight courier service in accordance
with clause (i), (ii) or (iii) above, respectively
12. Successors.
This
Agreement shall be binding upon and inure solely to the benefit of the Placement
Agent and the Company and, to the extent provided in Section 8, an Agent
Indemnified Person or Company Indemnified Person, and no other person shall
acquire or have any right under or by virtue of this Agreement. No purchaser
of
any of the Units shall be construed a successor, representative or assignee
by
reason of such purchase.
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13. Miscellaneous
Provisions.
(a) Governing
Law; Jurisdiction; Jury Trial. This
Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of
the
State of Colorado as such laws are applied to contracts made and to be fully
performed entirely within that state between residents of that state.
(b) Severability.
If any
portion of this Agreement shall be held invalid or inoperative, then, so far
as
is reasonable and possible (i) the remainder of this Agreement shall be
considered valid and operative, and (ii) effect shall be given to the intent
manifested by the portion held invalid or inoperative.
(c) Modification
or Amendment.
This
Agreement may not be modified or amended except by written agreement executed
by
the parties hereto.
(d) Number
and Gender of Words. Whenever
the contest so requires, the masculine shall include the feminine and neuter,
and the singular shall include the plural, and conversely.
(e) Other
Instruments; Counterparts.
The
parties hereto covenant and agree that they will execute such other and further
instruments and documents that are or may become necessary or convenient to
effect and carry out the terms of this Agreement. This Agreement may be executed
by facsimile signatures and in multiple counterparts, each of which shall be
deemed an original. It shall not be necessary that each party executes each
counterpart, or that any one counterpart be executed by more than one party
so
long as each party executes at least one counterpart.
(f) No
Partnership.
The
Placement Agent is not a principal of or a partner with, or does not control
in
any way, the Company or its employees or agents.
(g) Announcements.
Before
the Company releases any information referring to the Placement Agent’s role
under this Offering or uses Placement Agent’s name in a manner which may result
in public dissemination thereof, the Company shall furnish drafts of all
documents or prepared oral statements to Placement Agent for comments, and
shall
not release any information relating thereto without the prior written consent
of the Placement Agent, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld.
Nothing herein shall prevent the Company from releasing any information to
the
extent that such release is required by law, rule or regulation. The Company
agrees that, following the completion of the Offering, the Placement Agent
shall
have the right to place “tomb stone” advertisements in financial and other
newspapers and journals, at the Placement Agent’s cost, describing its services
to the Company hereunder, provided that Placement Agent will submit a copy
of
any such advertisements to the Company for its prior approval, which approval
shall not be unreasonably withheld.
(h) Assignment.
The
Placement Agent may assign this Agreement to another company or firm under
its
common control. Otherwise, this Agreement shall not be assignable by any party
to this Agreement without the express prior written consent of the other party
to the Agreement, and in the event of an attempted assignment by one party
to
this Agreement without such consent, such attempted assignment shall be void
and
without effect.
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(i) Parties.
This
Agreement shall be binding upon and inure solely to the benefit of the parties
hereto and any permitted assigns, and no other person shall have or be construed
to have any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or in respect of
or
by virtue of this Agreement or any provision herein contained, except that
the
Participating Dealers shall be a third party beneficiary of the provisions
of
Section 8(b) hereof.
(j) Entire
Agreement.
This
Agreement contains the entire understanding between the parties and supersedes
any prior understandings or written or oral agreements between them respecting
the subject matter hereof.
(k) Attorneys’
Fees.
In the
event any party hereto shall commence legal proceedings against the other to
enforce the terms hereof, or to declare rights hereunder, as the result of
a
breach of any covenant or condition of this Agreement, the prevailing party
in
any such proceeding shall be entitled to recover from the losing party its
costs
of suit, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, as may be fixed by the
court.
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If
the
foregoing is in accordance with your understanding, please sign and return
to us
a counterpart hereof, whereupon this Agreement and the Placement Agent's
acceptance hereof shall constitute a binding agreement between you, as the
Placement Agent, and the Company.
Xxxxx.xxx Holdings, Inc. | ||
|
|
|
By: | /s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxx XX | |
Xxxx X. Xxxxx XX, President & CEO |
ACCEPTED
AND AGREED TO:
Xxxxxxx
Securities, LLC
By:
/s/
Xxxx
X. Xxxxxx
Xxxx
X.
Xxxxxx, Partner
Date:
October 8, 2007
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