INVESTMENT AGREEMENT
INVESTMENT
AGREEMENT (this “AGREEMENT”), dated as of September
12, 2006 by and between Homeland
Security Network Inc,
Inc., a
Nevada corporation (the “Company”),
and
EFUND SMALL CAP FUND II, LP., a Nevada limited liability company (the
“Purchaser”).
Whereas,
the
parties desire that, upon the terms and subject to the conditions contained
herein, the Purchaser shall invest up to $5,000,000 to purchase the Company’s
Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share (the “Common
Stock”);
Whereas,
such
investments will be made in reliance upon the provisions of Section 4(2) under
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933
Act”),
Rule
506 of Regulation D, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder,
and/or upon such other exemption from the registration requirements of the
1933
Act as may be available with respect to any or all of the investments in Common
Stock to be made hereunder; and
Whereas,
contemporaneously with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the parties
hereto are executing and delivering a Registration Rights Agreement
substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit
A
(as
amended from time to time, the “Registration
Rights Agreement”)
pursuant to which the Company has agreed to provide certain registration rights
under the 1933 Act, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, and
applicable state securities laws.
NOW
THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing recitals, which shall be considered
an integral part of this Agreement, the covenants and agreements set forth
hereafter, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and
sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the Company and the Purchaser
hereby agree as follows:
Section
1.
DEFINITIONS.
As
used
in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings
specified or indicated, and such meanings shall be equally applicable to the
singular and plural forms of the defined terms.
“1933
Act”
shall
have the meaning set forth in the preamble, above.
“1934
Act”
shall
mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as it may be amended.
“Affiliate”
shall
have the meaning specified in Section 5(h), below.
“Agreed
Upon Procedures Report”
shall
have the meaning specified in Section 2(o), below.
“Agreement”
shall
mean this Investment Agreement.
“Best
Bid”
shall
mean the highest posted bid price of the Common Stock.
“Bring
Down Cold Comfort Letter”
shall
have the meaning specified in Section 2(n), below.
“Buy
In”
shall
have the meaning specified in Section 6, below.
“Buy
In
Adjustment Amount”
shall
have the meaning specified in Section 6.
“Closing”
shall
have the meaning specified in Section 2(h).
“Closing
Date”
shall
mean five (5) Trading Days following the Put Notice Date.
“Common
Stock”
shall
have the meaning set forth in the preamble to this Agreement.
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“Control”
or
“Controls”
shall
have the meaning specified in Section 5(h).
“Covering
Shares”
shall
have the meaning specified in Section 6.
“Effective
Date”
shall
mean the date the SEC declares effective under the 1933 Act the Registration
Statement covering the Securities.
“Environmental
Laws”
shall
have the meaning specified in Section 4(m), below.
“Execution
Date”
shall
mean the date first indicated above.
“Indemnitiees”
shall
have the meaning specified in Section 10, below.
“Indemnified
Liabilities”
shall
have the meaning specified in Section 10, below.
“Ineffective
Period”
shall
mean any period of time that the Registration Statement or any Supplemental
Registration Statement (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement) becomes
ineffective or unavailable for use for the sale or resale, as applicable, of
any
or all of the Registrable Securities (as defined in the Registration Rights
Agreement) for any reason (or in the event the prospectus under either of the
above is not current and deliverable) during any time period required under
the
Registration Rights Agreement.
“Purchaser”
shall
have the meaning indicated above.
“Major
Transaction”
shall
have the meaning specified in Section 2(g), above.
“Material
Adverse Effect”
shall
have the meaning specified in Section 4(a).
“Material
Facts”
shall
have the meaning specified in Section 2(m).
“Maximum
Common Stock Issuance”
shall
have the meaning specified in Section 2(j).
“Minimum
Acceptable Price”
with
respect to any Put Notice Date shall mean 75% of the average of the closing
bid
prices for the fifteen Trading Day period immediately preceding such Put Notice
Date.
“Open
Period”
shall
mean the period beginning on and including the Trading Day immediately following
the Effective Date and ending on the earlier to occur of (i)
the date
which is 36 months from the Effective Date; and (ii)
termination of the Agreement in accordance with Section 9, below.
“Payment
Amount”
shall
have the meaning specified in Section 2(p), below.
“Partial
Release Form”
shall
have the meaning specified in Section 2(i), below.
“Pricing
Period”
shall
mean the period beginning on the Put Notice Date and ending on and including
the
date that is five Trading Days after such Put Notice Date.
“Principal
Market”
shall
mean the American Stock Exchange, Inc., the National Association of Securities
Dealers, Inc. Over-the-Counter Bulletin Board, the Nasdaq National Market System
or the Nasdaq SmallCap Market, whichever is the principal market on which the
Common Stock is listed.
“Prospectus”
shall
mean the prospectus, preliminary prospectus and supplemental prospectus used
in
connection with the Registration Statement.
“Purchase
Amount”
shall
mean the total amount being paid by the Purchaser on a particular Closing Date
to purchase the Securities.
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“Purchase
Price”
shall
mean 91% of the average of the four lowest closing Best Bid price of the Common
Stock during the Pricing Period.
“Put
Amount”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 2(b) hereof.
“Put
Notice”
shall
mean a written notice sent to the Purchaser by the Company stating the Put
Amount of Shares the Company intends to sell to the Purchaser pursuant to the
terms of the Agreement and stating the current number of Shares issued and
outstanding on such date.
“Put
Notice Date”
shall
mean the Trading Day immediately following the day on which the Purchaser
receives a Put Notice, however a Put Notice shall be deemed delivered
on
(x)
the
Trading Day it is received by facsimile or otherwise by the Purchaser if such
notice is received prior to 9:00 am Eastern Time, or (y)
the
immediately succeeding Trading Day if it is received by facsimile or otherwise
after 9:00 am Eastern Time on a Trading Day. No Put Notice may be deemed
delivered on a day that is not a Trading Day.
“Put
Restriction”
shall
mean the days between the end of the Pricing Period and the date on which the
Purchaser deems the Put closed. During this time, the Company shall not be
entitled to deliver another Put Notice.
“Registration
Period”
shall
have the meaning specified in Section 5(c), below.
“Registration
Rights Agreement”
shall
have the meaning set forth in the recitals, above.
“Registration
Statement”
means
the registration statement of the Company filed under the 1933 Act covering
the
Common Stock issuable hereunder.
“Related
Party”
shall
have the meaning specified in Section 5(h).
“Repurchase
Event”
shall
have the meaning specified in Section 2(p).
“Resolution”
shall
have the meaning specified in Section 8(f).
“SEC”
shall
mean the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission.
“SEC
Documents”
shall
have the meaning specified in Section 4(f).
“Securities”
shall
mean the shares of Common Stock issued pursuant to the terms of the
Agreement.
“Shares”
shall
mean the shares of the Company’s Common Stock.
“Sold
Shares”
shall
have the meaning specified in Section 6.
“Subsidiaries”
shall
have the meaning specified in Section 4(a).
“Trading
Day”
shall
mean any day on which the Principal Market for the Common Stock is open for
trading, from the hours of 9:30 am until 4:00 pm.
“Transaction
Documents”
shall
mean this Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement, and each of the other
agreements entered into by the parties hereto in connection with this
Agreement.
“Valuation
Event”
shall
have the meaning specified in Section 2(k).
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Section
2. PURCHASE
AND SALE OF COMMON STOCK.
(a) Purchase
and Sale of Common Stock.
Subject
to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Company shall issue and sell
to the Purchaser, and the Purchaser shall purchase from the Company, up to
that
number of Shares having an aggregate Purchase Price of $5,000,000.
(b)
Delivery of Put Notices.
(i)
Subject
to the terms and conditions of the Transaction Documents, and from time to
time
during the Open Period, the Company may, in its sole discretion, deliver a
Put
Notice to the Purchaser which states the Put Amount (designated in shares of
Common Stock) which the Company intends to sell to the Purchaser on a Closing
Date. The Put Notice shall be in the form attached hereto as Exhibit
F
and
incorporated herein by reference. The amount that the Company shall be entitled
to Put to the Purchaser (the “Put
Amount”)
shall
be equal to, at the Company’s election, either: (a)
200% of
the average daily volume (U.S. market only) of the Common Stock for the 10
Trading Days prior to the applicable Put Notice Date, multiplied by the average
of the four daily closing Best Bid prices immediately preceding the Put Date,
or
(b)
a
minimum of $10,000; provided
that in
no event will the Put Amount be more than $100,000 with respect to any single
Put. During the Open Period, the Company shall not be entitled to submit a
Put
Notice until after the previous Closing has been completed. The Purchase Price
for the Common Stock identified in the Put Notice shall be equal to 91% of
the
average of the four lowest closing Best Bid price of the Common Stock during
the
Pricing Period.
(ii)
If any
closing bid price during the applicable Pricing Period with respect to that
Put
Notice is less than 75% of the any closing Best Bid prices of the Common Stock
for the fifteen Trading Days prior to the Put Notice Date (the “Minimum
Acceptable Price”),
the
Put Notice will terminate at the Company’s request sent in accordance with
Section 9 of this Agreement. In the event that the closing bid price for the
applicable Pricing Period is less than the Minimum Acceptable Price, the Company
may elect, by sending written notice to the Purchaser to cancel the Put Notice.
(iii)
Within
seven calendar days after the commencement of each calendar quarter occurring
subsequent to the commencement of the Open Period, the Company undertakes to
notify Purchaser as to its reasonable expectations as to the Put Amount it
intends to raise during such calendar quarter, if any, through the issuance
of
Put Notices. Such notification shall constitute only the Company’s good faith
estimate with respect to such calendar quarter and shall in no way obligate
the
Company to raise such amount during such calendar quarter or otherwise limit
its
ability to deliver Put Notices during such calendar quarter. The failure by
the
Company to comply with this provision may be cured by the Company’s notification
Purchaser at any time as to its reasonable expectations with respect to the
current calendar quarter.
(c)
Interest.
It is
the intention of the parties that any interest that may be deemed to be payable
under this Agreement shall not exceed the maximum amount permitted under
applicable law. If any applicable law sets the maximum interest amount, and
any
payment required under this Agreement exceeds such limit, then: (i)
any such
interest shall be reduced by the amount necessary to reduce the interest to
the
legally permitted limit; and (ii)
any sums
already collected (if any) from a party which exceed the legally permitted
limits will be refunded to such party.
(d)
Purchaser’s Obligation to Purchase Shares.
Subject
to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, following the Purchaser's receipt
of a validly delivered Put Notice, the Purchaser shall be required to purchase
from the Company during the related Pricing Period that number of Shares having
an aggregate Purchase Price equal to the lesser of (i) the Put Amount set forth
in the Put Notice, and (ii) 200% of the aggregate trading volume of the Common
Stock during the applicable Pricing Period times (x) 91% of the lowest closing
bid price of the Company's Common Stock during the specified Pricing Period,
but
only if said Shares bear no restrictive legend, are not subject to stop transfer
instructions and are being held in escrow, pursuant to Section 2(h), prior
to
the applicable Closing Date.
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(e) Limitation
on Purchaser’s Obligation to Purchase Shares.
In no
event shall the Purchaser purchase Shares (whether from the Company or in public
or private secondary transactions) other than pursuant to this Agreement until
such date as this Agreement is terminated.
(f) Conditions
to Purchaser’s Obligation to Purchase Shares.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the Company shall
not be entitled to deliver a Put Notice and the Purchaser shall not be obligated
to purchase any Shares at a Closing (as defined in Section 2(h)) unless each
of
the following conditions are satisfied:
(i)
a
Registration Statement shall have been declared effective and shall remain
effective and available for the resale of all the Registrable Securities (as
defined in the Registration Rights Agreement) at all times until the Closing
with respect to the subject Put Notice;
(ii)
at all
times during the period beginning on the related Put Notice Date and ending
on
and including the related Closing Date, the Common Stock shall have been listed
on the Principal Market and shall not have been suspended from trading thereon
for a period of five consecutive Trading Days during the Open Period and the
Company shall not have been notified of any pending or threatened proceeding
or
other action to delist or suspend the Common Stock;
(iii)
the
Company has complied with its obligations and is otherwise not in breach of
a
material provision of, or in default under, this Agreement, the Registration
Rights Agreement or any other agreement executed in connection herewith which
has not been corrected prior to delivery of the Put Notice Date;
(iv)
no
injunction shall have been issued and remain in force, or action commenced
by a
governmental authority which has not been stayed or abandoned, prohibiting
the
purchase or the issuance of the Securities; and
(v)
the
issuance of the Securities will not violate any share Purchaser approval
requirements of the Principal Market.
If
any of
the events described in clauses (i) through (v) above occurs during a Pricing
Period, then the Purchaser shall have no obligation to purchase the Put Amount
of Common Stock set forth in the applicable Put Notice.
(g) Major
Transaction.
For
purposes of this Agreement, a “Major
Transaction”
shall
be deemed to have occurred upon the closing of any of the following events:
(i)
the
consolidation, merger or other business combination of the Company with or
into
another person (other than pursuant to a migratory merger effected solely for
the purposes of changing the jurisdiction of incorporation of the Company or
other than a transaction in which the Company is the surviving corporation);
(ii)
the sale
or transfer of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets; or (iii)
the
consummation of a purchase, tender or exchange offer made to, and accepted
by,
the Purchasers of more than 50% of the economic interest in, or the combined
voting power of all classes of voting stock of, the Company.
(h) Mechanics
of Purchase of Shares by Purchaser.
Subject
to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Sections 2(f), 7 and 8,
the
closing of the purchase by the Purchaser of Shares or the Purchaser deeming
a
Put closed (a “Closing”)
shall
occur on the date which is no later than seven Trading Days following the
applicable Put Notice Date or when the Purchaser deems a Put closed (each a
“Closing
Date”).
Prior
to each Closing Date, (i)
the
Company shall deliver to the Purchaser pursuant to the this Agreement,
certificates representing the Shares to be issued to the Purchaser on such
date
and registered in the name of the Purchaser; and (ii)
the
Purchaser shall deliver to the Company the Purchase Price to be paid for such
Shares, determined as set forth in Sections 2(b) and 2(d). In lieu of delivering
physical certificates representing the Securities and provided that the
Company’s transfer agent then is participating in The Depository Trust Company
(“DTC”)
Fast
Automated Securities Transfer (“FAST”)
program, upon request of the Purchaser, the Company shall use its commercially
reasonable efforts to cause its transfer agent to electronically transmit the
Securities by crediting the account of the Purchaser’s prime broker (which shall
be specified by the Purchaser a reasonably sufficient time in advance) with
DTC
through its Deposit Withdrawal Agent Commission (“DWAC”)
system.
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The
Company understands that a delay in the issuance of Securities beyond the
Closing Date could result in economic loss to the Purchaser. After the Effective
Date, as compensation to the Purchaser for such loss, the Company agrees to
pay
late payments to the Purchaser for late issuance of Securities (delivery of
Securities after the applicable Closing Date) in accordance with the following
schedule (where “No.
of
Days Late”
is
defined as the number of days beyond the Closing Date):
Late
Payment For Each
|
|
No.
of Days Late
|
$10,000
of Common Stock
|
1
|
$100
|
2
|
$200
|
3
|
$300
|
4
|
$400
|
5
|
$500
|
6
|
$600
|
7
|
$700
|
8
|
$800
|
9
|
$900
|
10
|
$1,000
|
Over
10
|
$1,000
+ $200 for each
|
Business
Day late beyond 10 days
|
The
Company shall pay any payments incurred under this Section in immediately
available funds upon demand. Nothing herein shall limit the Purchaser’s right to
pursue actual damages for the Company’s failure to issue and deliver the
Securities to the Purchaser, except to the extent that such late payments shall
constitute payment for and offset any such actual damages alleged by the
Purchaser, and any Buy In Adjustment Amount.
(i) reserved.
(j) Overall
Limit on Common Stock Issuable.
Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, if during the Open
Period the Company becomes listed on an exchange that limits the number of
shares of Common Stock that may be issued without share Purchaser approval,
then
the number of Shares issuable by the Company and purchasable by the Purchaser,
including the shares of Common Stock issuable to the Purchasers pursuant to
Section 11(b), shall not exceed that number of the shares of Common Stock that
may be issuable without share Purchaser approval, subject to appropriate
adjustment for stock splits, stock dividends, combinations or other similar
recapitalization affecting the Common Stock (the “Maximum
Common Stock Issuance”),
unless the issuance of Shares, including any Common Stock to be issued to the
Purchasers pursuant to Section 11(b), in excess of the Maximum Common Stock
Issuance shall first be approved by the Company’s share Purchasers in accordance
with applicable law and the By-laws and Amended and Restated Certificate of
Incorporation of the Company, if such issuance of shares of Common Stock could
cause a delisting on the Principal Market. The parties understand and agree
that
the Company’s failure to seek or obtain such share Purchaser approval shall in
no way adversely affect the validity and due authorization of the issuance
and
sale of Securities or the Purchaser’s obligation in accordance with the terms
and conditions hereof to purchase a number of Shares in the aggregate up to
the
Maximum Common Stock Issuance limitation, and that such approval pertains only
to the applicability of the Maximum Common Stock Issuance limitation provided
in
this Section 2(j).
(k)
For the
purpose of this Agreement, the term “Valuation
Event”
means
the Company taking any of the following actions at any time during a Pricing
Period:
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(i)
the
subdivision or combinations of the Company’s Common Stock;
(ii)
the
payment of a dividend or any other distribution with respect to shares of the
Company’s Common Stock;
(iii)
the
issuance of any options or other rights to subscribe for or purchase Common
Stock (“Options”)
or any
securities convertible into or exchangeable for Common Stock (“Convertible
Securities”),
except for Incentive Stock Option Plans, the price per share for which Common
Stock is shall be less than the bid price in effect immediately prior to such
issuance of such Options or Convertible Securities;
(iv)
the
issuance of shares of Common Stock other than as provided in the foregoing
subsections (i) through (iii), at a price per share less, or for other
consideration lower, than the bid price in effect immediately prior to such
issuance, or without consideration, except for Incentive Stock Option Plans;
or
(v)
the
distribution of its assets or evidences of indebtedness to the Purchasers of
Common Stock as a dividend in liquidation or by way of return of capital or
other than as a dividend payable out of earnings or surplus legally available
for dividends under applicable law or any distribution to such Purchasers made
in respect of the sale of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets
(other than under the circumstances provided for in the foregoing subsections
(i) through (iv)).
(l)
The
Company agrees that it shall not take any action that would result in a
Valuation Event occurring during a Pricing Period.
(m) reserved.
(n) Audit.
(i)
Whenever
reasonably requested by Purchaser, the Company shall engage its independent
auditors to prepare in accordance with the provisions of Statement on Auditing
Standards No. 71, as amended, such written report (the “Bring
Down Cold Comfort Letters”)
with
respect to the financial information contained in the Registration Statement
and
shall have delivered to the Purchaser such a report addressed to the Purchaser,
on or prior to each Registration Opinion Deadline;
(ii)
in the
event that the Purchaser shall have requested delivery of an Agreed Upon
Procedures Report pursuant to Section 2(o), the Company shall engage its
independent auditors to perform certain agreed upon procedures and report
thereon as shall have been reasonably requested by the Purchaser with respect
to
certain financial information of the Company and the Company shall deliver
to
the Purchaser a copy of such report addressed to the Purchaser. In the event
that the report required by this Section 2(n) cannot be delivered by the
Company’s independent auditors, the Company shall, if necessary, promptly revise
the Registration Statement and the Company shall not deliver a Put Notice to
Purchaser until such report is delivered.
(o)
Procedure if Material Facts are Reasonably Believed to be Untrue or are
Omitted.
In the
event after such consultation the Purchaser or the Purchaser’s counsel
reasonably believes that the Registration Statement contains an untrue statement
or a material fact or omits a material fact required to be stated in the
Registration Statement or necessary to make the statements contained therein,
in
light of the circumstances in which they were made, not misleading, (i)
the
Company shall file with the SEC an amendment to the Registration Statement
responsive to such alleged untrue statement or omission and provide the
Purchaser, as promptly as practicable, with copies of the Registration Statement
and related Prospectus, as so amended, or (ii)
if the
Company disputes the existence of any such material misstatement or omission,
and in the event the dispute relates to the adequacy of financial disclosure
and
the Purchaser shall reasonably request, the Company’s independent auditors shall
provide to the Company a letter (“Agreed
Upon Procedures Report”)
outlining the performance of such “agreed upon procedures,” which shall not
require any more than the SAS 71 review described above as shall be reasonably
requested by the Purchaser and the Company shall provide the Purchaser with
a
copy of such letter.
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(p)
Delisting; Suspension.
If at
any time during the Open Period or within 30 calendar days after the end of
the
Open Period; (i)
the
Registration Statement, after it has been declared effective, shall not remain
effective and available for sale of all the Registrable Securities for a period
exceeding 10 calendar days; (ii)
the
Common Stock shall not be listed on the Principal Market or shall have been
suspended from trading thereon (excluding suspensions of not more than one
trading day resulting from business announcements by the Company) or the Company
shall have been notified of any pending or threatened proceeding or other action
to delist or suspend the Common Stock; (iii)
there
shall have occurred a Major Transaction (as defined in Section 2(g)) or the
public announcement of a pending Major Transaction which has not been abandoned
or terminated; or (iv)
the
Registration Statement is no longer effective or stale for a period of more
than
five Trading Days as a result of the Company’s failure to timely file its
financial statements or for any other reason, the Company shall repurchase,
within 30 calendar days of the occurrence of one of the events listed in clauses
(i), (ii), (iii) or (iv) above (each a “Repurchase
Event”)
and
subject to the limitations imposed by applicable federal and state law, all
or
any part of the Securities issued to the Purchaser within the 60 Trading Days
preceding the occurrence of the Repurchase Event and then held by the Purchaser
at a price per Share equal to the highest closing bid price during the period
beginning on the date of the Repurchase Event and ending on and including the
date on which the Purchaser is paid by the Company for the repurchase of the
Shares (the “Payment
Amount”).
If
the Company fails to pay to the Purchaser the full aggregate Payment Amount
within ten calendar days of the occurrence of a Repurchase Event, the Company
shall pay to the Purchaser, on the first Trading Day following such tenth
calendar day, in addition to and not in lieu of the Payment Amount payable
by
the Company to the Purchaser, an amount equal to 2% of the aggregate Payment
Amount then due and payable to the Purchaser, in cash by wire transfer, plus
compounded annual interest of 18% on such Payment Amount during the period,
beginning on the day following such tenth calendar day, during which such
Payment Amount, or any portion thereof, is outstanding.
Section
3. PURCHASER’S
REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS.
The
Purchaser represents and warrants to the Company, and covenants,
that:
(a) Sophisticated
Purchaser.
The
Purchaser has, by reason of its business and financial experience, such
knowledge, sophistication and experience in financial and business matters
and
in making investment decisions of this type that it is capable of (i)
evaluating the merits and risks of an investment in the Securities and making
an
informed investment decision; (ii)
protecting its own interest; and (iii)
bearing
the economic risk of such investment for an indefinite period of time.
(b)
Authorization; Enforcement.
This
Agreement has been duly and validly authorized, executed and delivered on behalf
of the Purchaser and is a valid and binding agreement of the Purchaser
enforceable against the Purchaser in accordance with its terms, subject as
to
enforceability to general principles of equity and to applicable bankruptcy,
insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, liquidation and other similar laws
relating to, or affecting generally, the enforcement of applicable creditors’
rights and remedies.
(c) Section
9 of the 1934 Act.
During
the term of this Agreement, the Purchaser will comply with the provisions of
Section 9 of the 1934 Act, and the rules promulgated thereunder, with respect
to
transactions involving the Common Stock. The Purchaser agrees not to short,
either directly or indirectly through its affiliates, principals or advisors,
the Company’s common stock during the term of this Agreement.
(d) Accredited
Purchaser.
Purchaser is an “Accredited Purchaser” as that term is defined in Rule 501(a)(3)
of Regulation D of the 1933 Act.
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(e)
No Conflicts.
The
execution, delivery and performance of the Transaction Documents by the
Purchaser and the consummation by the Purchaser of the transactions contemplated
hereby and thereby will not result in a violation of Partnership Agreement
or
other organizational documents of the Purchaser.
(f) Opportunity
to Discuss.
The
Purchaser has had an opportunity to discuss the business, management and
financial affairs of the Company with the Company’s management.
(g) Investment
Purposes.
The
Purchaser is purchasing the Securities for its own account for investment
purposes and not with a view towards distribution and agrees to resell or
otherwise dispose of the Securities solely in accordance with the registration
provisions of the 1933 Act (or pursuant to an exemption from such registration
provisions).
(h) No
Registration as a Dealer.
The
Purchaser is not and will not be required to be registered as a “dealer” under
the 1934 Act, either as a result of its execution and performance of its
obligations under this Agreement or otherwise.
(i)
The Purchaser is a Limited Liability Company,
duly
organized, validly existing and in good standing in the State of
Nevada.
(j)
The
Purchaser understands that it is liable for its own tax
liabilities.
(k)
The Purchaser will comply with Regulation M under the 1934 Act, if
applicable
Section
4. REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY.
Except
as
set forth in the Schedules attached hereto, or as disclosed in the Company’s
materials, the Company represents and warrants to the Purchaser
that:
(a)
Organization and Qualification.
The
Company is a corporation duly organized and validly existing in good standing
under the laws of the State of Nevada, and has the requisite corporate power
and
authorization to own its properties and to carry on its business as now being
conducted. Each of the Company and its Subsidiaries is duly qualified as a
foreign corporation to do business and is in good standing in every jurisdiction
in which its ownership of property or the nature of the business conducted
by it
makes such qualification necessary, except to the extent that the failure to
be
so qualified or be in good standing would not have a Material Adverse Effect.
As
used in this Agreement, “Material
Adverse Effect”
means
any material adverse effect on the business, properties, assets, operations,
results of operations, financial condition or prospects of the Company and
its
Subsidiaries, if any, taken as a whole, or on the transactions contemplated
hereby or by the agreements and instruments to be entered into in connection
herewith, or on the authority or ability of the Company to perform its
obligations under the Transaction Documents (as defined in Section 1 and 4(b),
below).
(b) Authorization;
Enforcement; Compliance with Other Instruments.
(i)
The
Company has the requisite corporate power and authority to enter into and
perform this Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement, and each of the
other
agreements entered into by the parties hereto in connection with the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement (collectively, the “Transaction
Documents”),
and
to issue the Securities in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof.
(ii)
The
execution and delivery of the Transaction Documents by the Company and the
consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby,
including without limitation the reservation for issuance and the issuance
of
the Securities pursuant to this Agreement, have been duly and validly authorized
by the Company’s Board of Directors and no further consent or authorization is
required by the Company, its Board of Directors, or its share
Purchasers.
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(iii)
The
Transaction Documents have been duly and validly executed and delivered by
the
Company.
(iv)
The
Transaction Documents constitute the valid and binding obligations of the
Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with their terms, except
as such enforceability may be limited by general principles of equity or
applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, liquidation
or
similar laws relating to, or affecting generally, the enforcement of creditors’
rights and remedies.
(c) Capitalization.
As of
the date hereof, the authorized capital stock of the Company consists of
(i) 400,000,000 shares
of
Common Stock, .001 par value per share, of which as of the date
hereof, 175,336,430
shares
are issued and outstanding; shares of reserved for issuance pursuant to options,
warrants and other convertible securities. All of such outstanding shares have
been, or upon issuance will be, validly issued and are fully paid and
nonassessable. Except as disclosed in the Company’s publicly available filings
with Periodic Filings, (i)
no
shares of the Company’s capital stock are subject to preemptive rights or any
other similar rights or any liens or encumbrances suffered or permitted by
the
Company; (ii)
there
are no outstanding debt securities; (iii)
there
are
no outstanding shares of capital stock, 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; (iv)
there
are no agreements or arrangements under which the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries is obligated to register the sale of any of their securities under
the 1933 Act (except the Registration Rights Agreement); (v)
there
are no outstanding securities of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries which
contain any redemption or similar provisions, and there are no contracts,
commitments, understandings or arrangements by which the Company or any of
its
Subsidiaries is or may become bound to redeem a security of the Company or
any
of its Subsidiaries; (vi)
there
are no securities or instruments containing anti-dilution or similar provisions
that will be triggered by the issuance of the Securities as described in this
Agreement; (vii)
the
Company does not have any stock appreciation rights or “phantom stock” plans or
agreements or any similar plan or agreement; and (viii)
there is
no dispute as to the classification of any shares of the Company’s capital
stock. The Company has furnished to the Purchaser, or the Purchaser has had
access through XXXXX to, true and correct copies of the Company’s Amended and
Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as in effect on the date hereof (the
“Certificate
of Incorporation”),
and
the Company’s By-laws, as in effect on the date hereof (the “By-laws”),
and
the terms of all securities convertible into or exercisable for Common Stock
and
the material rights of the Purchasers thereof in respect thereto.
(d) Issuance
of Shares.
The
Company will reserve such number of shares for issuance pursuant to this
Agreement once this agreement has been duly authorized and reserved for issuance
(subject to adjustment pursuant to the Company’s covenant set forth in Section
5(f) below) pursuant to this Agreement. Upon issuance in accordance with this
Agreement, the Securities will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable
and free from all taxes, liens and charges with respect to the issue thereof.
In
the event the Company cannot register a sufficient number of Shares for issuance
pursuant to this Agreement, the Company will use its best efforts to authorize
and reserve for issuance the number of Shares required for the Company to
perform its obligations hereunder as soon as reasonably
practicable.
(e) No
Conflicts.
The
execution, delivery and performance of the Transaction Documents by the Company
and the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby
and
thereby will not (i)
result
in a violation of the Certificate of Incorporation, any Certificate of
Designations, Preferences and Rights of any outstanding series of preferred
stock of the Company or the By-laws; or (ii)
conflict
with, or constitute a material default (or an event which with notice or lapse
of time or both would become a material default) under, or give to others any
rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, any material
agreement, contract, indenture mortgage, indebtedness or instrument to which
the
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Company
or any of its Subsidiaries is a party, or result in a violation of any law,
rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree (including United States federal
and
state securities laws and regulations and the rules and regulations of the
Principal Market or principal securities exchange or trading market on which
the
Common Stock is traded or listed) applicable to the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries or by which any property or asset of the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries is bound or affected. Except as disclosed in Schedule 4(e), neither
the Company nor its Subsidiaries is in violation of any term of, or in default
under, the Certificate of Incorporation, any Certificate of Designations,
Preferences and Rights of any outstanding series of preferred stock of the
Company or the By-laws or their organizational charter or by-laws, respectively,
or any contract, agreement, mortgage, indebtedness, indenture, instrument,
judgment, decree or order or any statute, rule or regulation applicable to
the
Company or its Subsidiaries, except for possible conflicts, defaults,
terminations, amendments, accelerations, cancellations and violations that
would
not individually or in the aggregate have a Material Adverse Effect. The
business of the Company and its Subsidiaries is not being conducted, and shall
not be conducted, in violation of any law, statute, ordinance, rule, order
or
regulation of any governmental authority or agency, regulatory or
self-regulatory agency, or court, except for possible violations the sanctions
for which either individually or in the aggregate would not have a Material
Adverse Effect. Except as specifically contemplated by this Agreement and as
required under the 1933 Act, the Company is not required to obtain any consent,
authorization, permit or order of, or make any filing or registration (except
the filing of a registration statement) with, any court, governmental authority
or agency, regulatory or self-regulatory agency or other third party in order
for it to execute, deliver or perform any of its obligations under, or
contemplated by, the Transaction Documents in accordance with the terms hereof
or thereof. All consents, authorizations, permits, orders, filings and
registrations which the Company is required to obtain pursuant to the preceding
sentence have been obtained or effected on or prior to the date hereof and
are
in full force and effect as of the date hereof. Except as disclosed in Schedule
4(e), the Company and its Subsidiaries are unaware of any facts or circumstances
which might give rise to any of the foregoing. The Company is not, and will
not
be, in violation of the listing requirements of the Principal Market as in
effect on the date hereof and on each of the Closing Dates and is not aware
of
any facts which would reasonably lead to delisting of the Common Stock by the
Principal Market in the foreseeable future.
(f) SEC
Documents; Financial Statements.
The
Company has delivered to the Purchaser or its representatives, or they have
had
access through XXXXX to, true and complete copies of the SEC Documents. As
of
their respective dates, the SEC Documents complied in all material respects
with
the requirements of the 1934 Act and the rules and regulations of the SEC
promulgated thereunder applicable to the SEC Documents, and none of the SEC
Documents, at the time they were filed with the SEC, contained any untrue
statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to
be
stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the
circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. As of their respective
dates, the financial statements of the Company included in the SEC Documents
complied as to form in all material respects with applicable accounting
requirements and the published rules and regulations of the SEC with respect
thereto. Such financial statements have been prepared in accordance with
generally accepted accounting principles, consistently applied, during the
periods involved (except (i)
as may
be otherwise indicated in such financial statements or the notes thereto, or
(ii)
in the
case of unaudited interim statements, to the extent they may exclude footnotes
or may be condensed or summary statements) and fairly present in all material
respects the financial position of the Company as of the dates thereof and
the
results of its operations and cash flows for the periods then ended (subject,
in
the case of unaudited statements, to normal year-end audit adjustments). No
other written information provided by or on behalf of the Company to the
Purchaser which is not included in the SEC Documents, including, without
limitation, information referred to in Section 4(d) of this Agreement, contains
any untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state any material fact
necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstance
under
which they are or were made, not misleading. Neither the Company nor any of
its
Subsidiaries or any of their officers, directors, employees or agents have
provided the Purchaser with any material, nonpublic information which was not
publicly disclosed prior to the date hereof and any material, nonpublic
information provided to the Purchaser by the Company or its Subsidiaries or
any
of their officers, directors, employees or agents prior to any Closing Date
shall be publicly disclosed by the Company prior to such Closing
Date.
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(g) Absence
of Certain Changes.
Except
as set forth in the SEC Documents, the Company does not intend to change the
business operations of the Company. The Company has not taken any steps, and
does not currently expect to take any steps, to seek protection pursuant to
any
bankruptcy law nor does the Company or its Subsidiaries have any knowledge
or
reason to believe that its creditors intend to initiate involuntary bankruptcy
proceedings.
(h) Absence
of Litigation.
Except
as set forth in Schedule 4(h) and the SEC Documents, there is no action, suit,
proceeding, inquiry or investigation before or by any court, public board,
government agency, self-regulatory organization or body pending or, to the
knowledge of the executive officers of Company or any of its Subsidiaries,
threatened against or affecting the Company, the Common Stock or any of the
Company’s Subsidiaries or any of the Company’s or the Company’s Subsidiaries’
officers or directors in their capacities as such, in which an adverse decision
could have a Material Adverse Effect.
(i) Acknowledgment
Regarding Purchaser’s Purchase of Shares.
The
Company acknowledges and agrees that the Purchaser is acting solely in the
capacity of arm’s length purchaser with respect to the Transaction Documents and
the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. The Company further
acknowledges that the Purchaser is not acting as a financial advisor or
fiduciary of the Company (or in any similar capacity) with respect to the
Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby
and
any advice given by the Purchaser or any of its respective representatives
or
agents in connection with the Transaction Documents and the transactions
contemplated hereby and thereby is merely incidental to the Purchaser’s purchase
of the Securities. The Company further represents to the Purchaser that the
Company’s decision to enter into the Transaction Documents has been based solely
on the independent evaluation by the Company and its
representatives.
(j) No
Undisclosed Events, Liabilities, Developments or
Circumstances.
Except
as set forth in the SEC Documents, since December 31, 2005, no event, liability,
development or circumstance has occurred or exists, or to the Company’s
knowledge is contemplated to occur, with respect to the Company or its
Subsidiaries or their respective business, properties, assets, prospects,
operations or financial condition, that would be required to be disclosed by
the
Company under applicable securities laws on a registration statement filed
with
the SEC relating to an issuance and sale by the Company of its Common Stock
and
which has not been publicly announced.
(k) Employee
Relations.
Neither
the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is involved in any union labor dispute
nor, to the knowledge of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, is any such
dispute threatened. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party
to a collective bargaining agreement, and the Company and its Subsidiaries
believe that relations with their employees are good. No executive officer
(as
defined in Rule 501(f) of the 0000 Xxx) has notified the Company that such
officer intends to leave the Company’s employ or otherwise terminate such
officer’s employment with the Company.
(l) Intellectual
Property Rights.
Except
as set forth in Schedule 4(l) the Company and its Subsidiaries own or possess
adequate rights or licenses to use all trademarks, trade names, service marks,
service xxxx registrations, service names, patents, patent rights, copyrights,
inventions, licenses, approvals, governmental authorizations, trade secrets
and
rights necessary to conduct their respective businesses as now conducted. Except
as set forth the SEC Documents, none of the Company’s trademarks, trade names,
service marks, service xxxx registrations, service names, patents, patent
rights, copyrights, inventions, licenses, approvals, government authorizations,
trade secrets or other intellectual property rights necessary to conduct its
business as now or as proposed to be conducted have expired or terminated,
or
are expected to expire or terminate within two years from the date of this
Agreement. The Company and its Subsidiaries do not have any knowledge of any
infringement by the Company or its Subsidiaries of trademark, trade name rights,
patents, patent rights, copyrights, inventions, licenses, service names, service
marks, service xxxx registrations, trade secret or other similar rights of
others, or of any such development of similar or identical trade secrets or
technical information by others and, except as set forth on the SEC Documents,
there is no claim, action or proceeding being made or brought against, or to
the
Company’s knowledge, being threatened against, the Company or its Subsidiaries
regarding trademark, trade name, patents, patent rights, invention, copyright,
license, service names, service marks, service xxxx registrations, trade secret
or other infringement; and the Company and its Subsidiaries are unaware of
any
facts or circumstances which might give rise to any of the foregoing. The
Company and its Subsidiaries have taken commercially reasonable security
measures to protect the secrecy, confidentiality and value of all of their
intellectual properties.
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(m) Environmental
Laws.
The
Company and its Subsidiaries (i)
are, to
the knowledge of management of the Company, in compliance with any and all
applicable foreign, federal, state and local laws and regulations relating
to
the protection of human health and safety, the environment or hazardous or
toxic
substances or wastes, pollutants or contaminants (“Environmental
Laws”);
(ii)
have, to
the knowledge of management of the Company, received all permits, licenses
or
other approvals required of them under applicable Environmental Laws to conduct
their respective businesses; and (iii)
are
in
compliance, to the knowledge of the Company, with all terms and conditions
of
any such permit, license or approval where, in each of the three foregoing
cases, the failure to so comply would have, individually or in the aggregate,
a
Material Adverse Effect.
(n) Title.
The
Company and its Subsidiaries have good and marketable title in fee simple to
all
real property and good and marketable title to all personal property owned
by
them which is material to the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries,
in
each case free and clear of all liens, encumbrances and defects except such
as
are described in the SEC Documents or such as do not materially affect the
value
of such property and do not interfere with the use made and proposed to be
made
of such property by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries. Any real property
and facilities held under lease by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries are
held by them under valid, subsisting and enforceable leases with such exceptions
as are not material and do not interfere with the use made and proposed to
be
made of such property and buildings by the Company and its
Subsidiaries.
(o)
Insurance.
The
Company and each of its Subsidiaries are insured by insurers of recognized
financial responsibility against such losses and risks and in such amounts
as
management of the Company reasonably believes to be prudent and customary in
the
businesses in which the Company and its Subsidiaries are engaged. Neither the
Company nor any such Subsidiary has been refused any insurance coverage sought
or applied for and neither the Company nor any such Subsidiary has any reason
to
believe that it will not be able to renew its existing insurance coverage as
and
when such coverage expires or to obtain similar coverage from similar insurers
as may be necessary to continue its business at a cost that would not have
a
Material Adverse Effect.
(p) Regulatory
Permits.
The
Company and its Subsidiaries have in full force and effect all certificates,
approvals, authorizations and permits from the appropriate federal, state,
local
or foreign regulatory authorities and comparable foreign regulatory agencies,
necessary to own, lease or operate their respective properties and assets and
conduct their respective businesses, and neither the Company nor any such
Subsidiary has received any notice of proceedings relating to the revocation
or
modification of any such certificate, approval, authorization or permit, except
for such certificates, approvals, authorizations or permits which if not
obtained, or such revocations or modifications which, would not have a Material
Adverse Effect.
(q)
Internal Accounting Controls.
The
Company and each of its Subsidiaries maintain a system of internal accounting
controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurance that (i)
transactions are executed in accordance with management’s general or specific
authorizations; (ii)
transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial
statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles and
to
maintain asset 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.
(r) No
Materially Adverse Contracts, Etc.
Neither
the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is subject to any charter, corporate
or
other legal restriction, or any judgment, decree, order, rule or regulation
which in the judgment of the Company’s officers has or is expected in the future
to have a Material Adverse Effect. Neither the Company nor any of its
Subsidiaries is a party to any contract or agreement which in the judgment
of
the Company’s officers has or is expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect.
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(s)
Tax Status. Except
as
Disclosed on Schedule 4(s) the Company and each of its Subsidiaries has made
or
filed all United States federal and state income and all other tax returns,
reports and declarations required by any jurisdiction to which it is subject
(unless and only to the extent that the Company and each of its Subsidiaries
has
set aside on its books provisions reasonably adequate for the payment of all
unpaid and unreported taxes) and has paid all taxes and other governmental
assessments and charges that are material in amount, shown or determined to
be
due on such returns, reports and declarations, except those being contested
in
good faith and has set aside on its books provision reasonably adequate for
the
payment of all taxes for periods subsequent to the periods to which such
returns, reports or declarations apply. There are no unpaid taxes in any
material amount claimed to be due by the taxing authority of any jurisdiction,
and the officers of the Company know of no basis for any such
claim.
(t) Certain
Transactions.
Except
as set forth in the SEC Documents filed at least ten days prior to the date
hereof and except for arm’s length transactions pursuant to which the Company
makes payments in the ordinary course of business upon terms no less favorable
than the Company could obtain from third parties and other than the grant of
stock options disclosed in the SEC Documents, none of the officers, directors,
or employees of the Company is presently a party to any transaction with the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries (other than for services as employees,
officers and directors), including any contract, agreement or other arrangement
providing for the furnishing of services to or by, providing for rental of
real
or personal property to or from, or otherwise requiring payments to or from
any
officer, director or such employee or, to the knowledge of the Company, any
corporation, partnership, trust or other entity in which any officer, director,
or any such employee has a substantial interest or is an officer, director,
trustee or partner.
(u) Dilutive
Effect.
The
Company understands and acknowledges that the number of shares of Common Stock
issuable upon purchases pursuant to this Agreement will increase in certain
circumstances including, but not necessarily limited to, the circumstance
wherein the trading price of the Common Stock declines during the period between
the Effective Date and the end of the Open Period. The Company’s executive
officers and directors have studied and fully understand the nature of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement and recognize that they have a
potential dilutive effect. The Board of Directors of the Company has concluded,
in its good faith business judgment, that such issuance is in the best interests
of the Company. The Company specifically acknowledges that, subject to such
limitations as are expressly set forth in the Transaction Documents, its
obligation to issue shares of Common Stock upon purchases pursuant to this
Agreement is absolute and unconditional regardless of the dilutive effect that
such issuance may have on the ownership interests of other share Purchasers
of
the Company.
(v) Right
of First Refusal.
The
Company shall not, directly or indirectly, without the prior written consent
of
Purchaser offer, sell, grant any option to purchase, or otherwise dispose of
(or
announce any offer, sale, grant or any option to purchase or other disposition)
any of its Common Stock or securities convertible into Common Stock at a price
that is less than the market price of the Common Stock at the time of issuance
of such security or investment (a “Subsequent
Financing”)
for a
period of one year after the Effective Date, except (i)
the
granting of options or warrants to employees, officers, directors and
consultants including shares issued to such people under Form S-8, and the
issuance of shares upon exercise of options granted, under any stock option
plan
heretofore or hereafter duly adopted by the Company or for services rendered
or
to be rendered; (ii)
shares
issued upon exercise of any currently outstanding warrants or options and upon
conversion of any currently outstanding convertible debenture or convertible
preferred stock, in each case disclosed pursuant to Section 4(c); (iii)
securities issued in connection with the capitalization or creation of a joint
venture with a strategic partner; (iv)
shares
issued to pay part or all of the purchase price for the acquisition by the
Company of another entity (which, for purposes of this clause (iv), shall not
include an individual or group of individuals); and (v)
shares
issued in a bona
fide
public
offering by the Company of its securities, unless (A)
the
Company delivers to Purchaser a written notice (the “Subsequent
Financing Notice”)
of its
intention to effect such Subsequent Financing, which Subsequent Financing Notice
shall describe in reasonable detail the proposed terms of such Subsequent
Financing, the amount of proceeds intended to be raised thereunder, the person
with whom such Subsequent Financing shall be effected, and attached to which
shall be a term sheet or similar document relating thereto; and (B)
Purchaser shall not have notified the Company by 5:00 p.m. (New York time)
on
the fifth Trading Day after its receipt of the Subsequent Financing Notice
of
its willingness to provide, subject to completion of mutually acceptable
documentation, financing to the Company on substantially the terms set forth
in
the Subsequent Financing Notice. If Purchaser shall fail to notify the Company
of its intention to enter into such negotiations within such time period, then
the Company may effect the Subsequent Financing substantially upon the terms
set
forth in the Subsequent Financing Notice; provided
that
the
Company shall provide Purchaser with a second Subsequent Financing Notice,
and
Purchaser shall again have the right of first refusal set forth above in this
Section, if the Subsequent Financing subject to the initial Subsequent Financing
Notice shall not have been consummated for any reason on the terms set forth
in
such Subsequent Financing Notice within thirty Trading Days after the date
of
the initial Subsequent Financing Notice. The rights granted to Purchaser in
this
Section are not subject to any prior right of first refusal given to any other
person disclosed on Schedule 4(c).
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(w) Lock-up.
The
Company shall cause its officers, insiders, directors, affiliates or other
related parties to refrain from selling Common Stock during each Pricing Period,
except for shares issued under S-8 or otherwised agreed to by the parties
pursuant to a Lock-up and Leak-out Agreement.
(x) No
General Solicitation.
Neither
the Company, nor any of its affiliates, nor any person acting on its behalf,
has
engaged in any form of general solicitation or general advertising (within
the
meaning of Regulation D) in connection with the offer or sale of the Common
Stock offered hereby.
(y)
No brokers, finders or financial advisory fees or
commissions
will be
payable by the Company with respect to the transaction contemplated by this
Agreement.
Section
5. COVENANTS
OF THE COMPANY
(a) Best
Efforts.
The
Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts timely to satisfy each of
the
conditions to be satisfied by it as provided in Section 7 of this
Agreement.
(b) Blue
Sky.
The
Company shall, at its sole cost and expense, on or before each of the Closing
Dates, take such action as the Company shall reasonably determine is necessary
to qualify the Securities for, or obtain exemption for the Securities for,
sale
to the Purchaser at each of the Closings pursuant to this Agreement under
applicable securities or “Blue Sky” laws of such states of the United States, as
reasonably specified by Purchaser, and shall provide evidence of any such action
so taken to the Purchaser on or prior to the Closing Date.
(c) Reporting
Status.
Until
the earlier to occur of (i)
the
first
date which is after the date this Agreement is terminated pursuant to Section
9
and on which the Purchasers (as that term is defined in the Registration Rights
Agreement) may sell all of the Securities without restriction pursuant to Rule
144(k) promulgated under the 1933 Act (or successor thereto); and (ii)
the date
on which (A)
the
Purchasers shall have sold all the Securities; and (B)
this
Agreement has been terminated pursuant to Section 9 (the “Registration
Period”),
the
Company shall file all reports required to be filed with the SEC pursuant to
the
1934 Act, and the Company shall not terminate its status as a reporting company
under the 1934 Act.
(d) Use
of Proceeds.
The
Company will use the proceeds from the sale of the Shares (excluding amounts
paid by the Company for fees as set forth in the Transaction Documents) for
general corporate and working capital purposes
(e)
Financial Information.
The
Company agrees to make available to the Purchaser via
XXXXX or
other electronic means the following to the Purchaser during the Registration
Period: (i)
within
five Trading Days after the filing thereof with the SEC, a copy of its Annual
Reports on Form 10-KSB, its Quarterly Reports on Form 10-QSB, any Current
Reports on Form 8-K and any Registration Statements or amendments filed pursuant
to the 1933 Act; (ii)
on the
same day as the release thereof, facsimile copies of all press releases issued
by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; (iii)
copies
of any notices and other information made available or given to the share
Purchasers of the Company generally, contemporaneously with the making available
or giving thereof to the share Purchasers; and (iv)
within
two calendar days of filing or delivery thereof, copies of all documents filed
with, and all correspondence sent to, the Principal Market, any securities
exchange or market, or the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.,
unless such information is material nonpublic information.
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(f) Reservation
of Shares.
Subject
to the following sentence, the Company shall take all action necessary to at
all
times have authorized, and reserved for the purpose of issuance, a sufficient
number of shares of Common Stock to provide for the issuance of the Securities
hereunder. In the event that the Company determines that it does not have a
sufficient number of authorized shares of Common Stock to reserve and keep
available for issuance as described in this Section 5(f), the Company shall
use
its best efforts to increase the number of authorized shares of Common Stock
by
seeking share Purchaser approval for the authorization of such additional
shares.
(g) Listing.
The
Company shall promptly secure and maintain the listing of all of the Registrable
Securities (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement) upon the Principal
Market and each other national securities exchange and automated quotation
system, if any, upon which shares of Common Stock are then listed (subject
to
official notice of issuance) and shall maintain, such listing of all Registrable
Securities from time to time issuable under the terms of the Transaction
Documents. The Company shall maintain the Common Stock’s authorization for
quotation on the Principal Market. Neither the Company nor any of its
Subsidiaries shall take any action which would be reasonably expected to result
in the delisting or suspension of the Common Stock on the Principal Market
(excluding suspensions of not more than one trading day resulting from business
announcements by the Company). The Company shall promptly provide to the
Purchaser copies of any notices it receives from the Principal Market regarding
the continued eligibility of the Common Stock for listing on such automated
quotation system or securities exchange. The Company shall pay all fees and
expenses in connection with satisfying its obligations under this Section
5(g).
(h) Transactions
With Affiliates.
The
Company shall not, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries not to, enter into,
amend, modify or supplement, or permit any Subsidiary to enter into, amend,
modify or supplement, any agreement, transaction, commitment or arrangement
with
any of its or any Subsidiary’s officers, directors, persons who were officers or
directors at any time during the previous two years, share Purchasers who
beneficially own 5% or more of the Common Stock, or affiliates or with any
individual related by blood, marriage or adoption to any such individual or
with
any entity in which any such entity or individual owns a 5% or more beneficial
interest (each a “Related
Party”),
except for (i)
customary employment arrangements and benefit programs on reasonable terms,
(ii)
any
agreement, transaction, commitment or arrangement on an arms-length basis on
terms no less favorable than terms which would have been obtainable from a
person other than such Related Party, or (iii)
any
agreement, transaction, commitment or arrangement which is approved by a
majority of the disinterested directors of the Company. For purposes hereof,
any
director who is also an officer of the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company
shall not be a disinterested director with respect to any such agreement,
transaction, commitment or arrangement. “Affiliate”
for
purposes hereof means, with respect to any person or entity, another person
or
entity that, directly or indirectly, (i)
has
a 5%
or more equity interest in that person or entity, (ii)
has 5%
or more common ownership with that person or entity, (iii)
controls
that person or entity, or (iv)
is
under
common control with that person or entity. “Control”
or
“Controls”
for
purposes hereof means that a person or entity has the power, direct or indirect,
to conduct or govern the policies of another person or entity.
(i) Filing
of Form 8-K.
On or
before the date which is three Trading Days after the Execution Date, the
Company shall file a Current Report on Form 8-K with the SEC describing the
terms of the transaction contemplated by the Transaction Documents in the form
required by the 1934 Act, if such filing is required.
(j) Corporate
Existence.
The
Company shall use its best efforts to preserve and continue the corporate
existence of the Company.
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(k) Notice
of Certain Events Affecting Registration; Suspension of Right to Make a
Put.
The
Company shall promptly notify Purchaser upon the occurrence of any of the
following events in respect of a Registration Statement or related prospectus
in
respect of an offering of the Securities: (i)
receipt
of any request for additional information by the SEC or any other federal or
state governmental authority during the period of effectiveness of the
Registration Statement for amendments or supplements to the Registration
Statement or related prospectus; (ii)
the
issuance by the SEC or any other federal or state governmental authority of
any
stop order suspending the effectiveness of any Registration Statement or the
initiation of any proceedings for that purpose; (iii)
receipt
of any notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification or
exemption from qualification of any of the Securities for sale in any
jurisdiction or the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for such
purpose; (iv)
the
happening of any event that makes any statement made in such Registration
Statement or related prospectus or any document incorporated or deemed to be
incorporated therein by reference untrue in any material respect or that
requires the making of any changes in the Registration Statement, related
prospectus or documents so that, in the case of a Registration Statement, it
will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any
material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements
therein not misleading, and that in the case of the related prospectus, it
will
not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any
material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements
therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not
misleading; and (v)
the
Company’s reasonable determination that a post-effective amendment to the
Registration Statement would be appropriate, and the Company shall promptly
make
available to Purchaser any such supplement or amendment to the related
prospectus. The Company shall not deliver to Purchaser any Put Notice during
the
continuation of any of the foregoing events.
(l) Reserved
Section
6.
COVER.
If the
number of Shares represented by any Put Notices become restricted or are no
longer freely trading for any reason, and after the applicable Closing Date,
the
Purchaser purchases, in an open market transaction or otherwise, the Company’s
Common Stock (the “Covering
Shares”)
in
order to make delivery in satisfaction of a sale of Common Stock by the
Purchaser (the “Sold
Shares”),
which
delivery such Purchaser anticipated to make using the Shares represented by
the
Put Notice (a “Buy-In”),
the
Company shall pay to the Purchaser the Buy-In Adjustment Amount (as defined
below). The “Buy-In
Adjustment Amount”
is
the
amount equal to the excess, if any, of (a)
the
Purchaser’s total purchase price (including brokerage commissions, if any) for
the Covering Shares over (b)
the net
proceeds (after brokerage commissions, if any) received by the Purchaser from
the sale of the Sold Shares. The Company shall pay the Buy-In Adjustment Amount
to the Purchaser in immediately available funds immediately upon demand by
the
Purchaser. By way of illustration and not in limitation of the foregoing, if
the
Purchaser purchases Common Stock having a total purchase price (including
brokerage commissions) of $11,000 to cover a Buy-In with respect to the Common
Stock it sold for net proceeds of $10,000, the Buy-In Adjustment Amount which
the Company will be required to pay to the Purchaser will be $1,000.
Section 7.
CONDITIONS
OF THE COMPANY’S OBLIGATION TO SELL.
The
obligation hereunder of the Company to issue and sell the Securities to the
Purchaser is further subject to the satisfaction, at or before each Closing
Date, of each of the following conditions set forth below. These conditions
are
for the Company’s sole benefit and may be waived by the Company at any time in
its sole discretion.
(a)
The
Purchaser shall have executed each of this Agreement and the Registration Rights
Agreement and delivered the same to the Company.
(b)
The
Purchaser shall have delivered to the Company the Purchase Price for the
Securities being purchased by the Purchaser at the Closing (after receipt of
confirmation of delivery of such Securities) by wire transfer of immediately
available funds pursuant to the wire instructions provided by the
Company.
(c)
The
representations and warranties of the Purchaser shall be true and correct as
of
the date when made and as of the applicable Closing Date as though made at
that
time (except for representations and warranties that speak as of a specific
date), and the Purchaser shall have performed, satisfied and complied with
the
covenants, agreements and conditions required by the Transaction Documents
to be
performed, satisfied or complied with by the Purchaser at or prior to such
Closing Date.
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(d)
No
statute, rule, regulation, executive order, decree, ruling or injunction shall
have been enacted, entered, promulgated or endorsed by any court or governmental
authority of competent jurisdiction which prohibits the consummation of any
of
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(e)
No
Valuation Event shall have occurred since the applicable Put Notice
Date.
Section 8.
FURTHER
CONDITIONS OF THE PURCHASER’S OBLIGATION TO PURCHASE.
The
obligation of the Purchaser hereunder to purchase Shares is subject to the
satisfaction, on or before each Closing Date, of each of the following
conditions set forth below.
(a)
The
Company shall have executed each of the Transaction Documents and delivered
the
same to the Purchaser.
(b)
The
Common Stock shall be authorized for quotation on the Principal Market and
trading in the Common Stock shall not have been suspended by the Principal
Market or the SEC, at any time beginning on the date hereof and through and
including the respective Closing Date (excluding suspensions of not more than
one Trading Day resulting from business announcements by the Company, provided
that such suspensions occur prior to the Company’s delivery of the Put Notice
related to such Closing).
(c)
The
representations and warranties of the Company shall be true and correct as
of
the date when made and as of the applicable Closing Date as though made at
that
time (except for (i)
representations and warranties that speak as of a specific date and (ii)
with
respect to the representations made in Sections 4(g), (h) and (j) and the third
sentence of Section 4(k) hereof, events which occur on or after the date of
this
Agreement and are disclosed in SEC filings made by the Company at least ten
Trading Days prior to the applicable Put Notice Date) and the Company shall
have
performed, satisfied and complied with the covenants, agreements and conditions
required by the Transaction Documents to be performed, satisfied or complied
with by the Company on or before such Closing Date. The Purchaser may request
an
update as of such Closing Date regarding the representation contained in Section
4(c) above.
(d) reserved
(e)
The
Company shall have executed and delivered to the Purchaser the certificates
representing, or have executed electronic book-entry transfer of, the Securities
(in such denominations as such Purchaser shall request) being purchased by
the
Purchaser at such Closing.
(f)
The
Board of Directors of the Company shall have adopted resolutions consistent
with
Section 4(b)(ii) above (the “Resolutions”)
and
such Resolutions shall not have been amended or rescinded prior to such Closing
Date.
(g)
reserved.
(h)
No
statute, rule, regulation, executive order, decree, ruling or injunction shall
have been enacted, entered, promulgated or endorsed by any court or governmental
authority of competent jurisdiction which prohibits the consummation of any
of
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(i)
The
Registration Statement shall be effective on each Closing Date and no stop
order
suspending the effectiveness of the Registration statement shall be in effect
or
shall be pending or threatened. Furthermore, on each Closing Date (i)
neither
the Company nor Purchaser shall have received notice that the SEC has issued
or
intends to issue a stop order with respect to such Registration Statement or
that the SEC otherwise has suspended or withdrawn the effectiveness of such
Registration Statement, either temporarily or permanently, or intends or has
threatened to do so (unless the SEC’s concerns have been addressed and Purchaser
is reasonably satisfied that the SEC no longer is considering or intends to
take
such action), and (ii)
no other
suspension of the use or withdrawal of the effectiveness of such Registration
Statement or related prospectus shall exist.
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(j)
At the
time of each Closing, the Registration Statement (including information or
documents incorporated by reference therein) and any amendments or supplements
thereto shall not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to
state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make
the
statements therein not misleading or which would require public disclosure
or an
update supplement to the prospectus.
(k)
There
shall have been no filing of a petition in bankruptcy, either voluntarily or
involuntarily, with respect to the Company and there shall not have been
commenced any proceedings under any bankruptcy or insolvency laws, or any laws
relating to the relief of debtors, readjustment of indebtedness or
reorganization of debtors, and there shall have been no calling of a meeting
of
creditors of the Company or appointment of a committee of creditors or
liquidating agents or offering of a composition or extension to creditors by,
for, with or without the consent or acquiescence of the Company.
(l)
If
applicable, the share Purchasers of the Company shall have approved the issuance
of any Shares in excess of the Maximum Common Stock Issuance in accordance
with
Section 2(j).
(m)
The
conditions to such Closing set forth in Section 2(f) shall have been satisfied
on or before such Closing Date.
(n)
The
Company shall have certified to the Purchaser the number of shares of Common
Stock outstanding as of a date within ten Trading Days prior to such Closing
Date.
Section
9. TERMINATION.
This
Agreement shall terminate upon any of the following events:
(i)
when the
Purchaser has purchased an aggregate of $5,000,000 in the Common Stock of the
Company pursuant to this Agreement; provided
that the
Company’s representations, warranties and covenants contained in this Agreement
insofar as applicable to the transactions consummated hereunder prior to such
termination, shall survive the termination of this Agreement for the period
of
any applicable statute of limitations;
(ii)
on the
date which is 36 months after the Effective Date;
(iii)
if the
Company shall file or consent by answer or otherwise to the entry of an order
for relief or approving a petition for relief, reorganization or arrangement
or
any other petition in bankruptcy for liquidation or to take advantage of any
bankruptcy or insolvency law of any jurisdiction, or shall make an assignment
for the benefit of its creditors, or shall consent to the appointment of a
custodian, receiver, trustee or other officer with similar powers of itself
or
of any substantial part of its property, or shall be adjudicated a bankrupt
or
insolvent, or shall take corporate action for the purpose of any of the
foregoing, or if a court or governmental authority of competent jurisdiction
shall enter an order appointing a custodian, receiver, trustee or other officer
with similar powers with respect to the Company or any substantial part of
its
property or an order for relief or approving a petition for relief or
reorganization or any other petition in bankruptcy or for liquidation or to
take
advantage of any bankruptcy or insolvency law, or an order for the dissolution,
winding up or liquidation of the Company, or if any such petition shall be
filed
against the Company;
(iv)
if the
Company shall issue or sell any equity securities or securities convertible
into, or exchangeable for, equity securities or enter into any other equity
financing facility during the Open Period, other than in compliance with Section
4(v);
(v)
the
trading of the Common Stock is suspended by the SEC, the Principal Market or
the
NASD for a period of five consecutive Trading Days during the Open
Period;
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(vi) the
Company shall not have filed with the SEC the initial Registration Statement
with respect to the resale of the Registrable Securities in accordance with
the
terms of the initial Registration Rights Agreement within one calendar year
of
the date hereof or the Registration Statement has not been declared effective
within one year and six months of the date hereof; or
(vii)
The
Common Stock ceases to be registered under the 1934 Act or listed or traded
on
the Principal Market. Upon the occurrence of one of the above-described events,
the Company shall send written notice of such event to the
Purchaser.
Section
10. INDEMNIFICATION.
In
consideration of the parties mutual obligations set forth in the Transaction
Documents, each of the parties (in such capacity, an “Indemnitor”)
shall
defend, protect, indemnify and hold harmless the other and all of the other
party’s share Purchasers, officers, directors, employees, counsel, and direct or
indirect Purchasers and any of the foregoing person’s agents or other
representatives (including, without limitation, those retained in connection
with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement) (collectively, the
“Indemnitees”)
from
and against any and all actions, causes of action, suits, claims, losses, costs,
penalties, fees, liabilities and damages, and expenses in connection therewith
(irrespective of whether any such Indemnitee is a party to the action for which
indemnification hereunder is sought), and including reasonable attorneys’ fees
and disbursements (the “Indemnified
Liabilities”),
incurred by any Indemnitee as a result of, or arising out of, or relating to
(i)
any
misrepresentation or breach of any representation or warranty made by the
Indemnitor or any other certificate, instrument or document contemplated hereby
or thereby; (ii)
any
breach of any covenant, agreement or obligation of the Indemnitor contained
in
the Transaction Documents or any other certificate, instrument or document
contemplated hereby or thereby; or (iii)
any
cause of action, suit or claim brought or made against such Indemnitee by a
third party and arising out of or resulting from the execution, delivery,
performance or enforcement of the Transaction Documents or any other
certificate, instrument or document contemplated hereby or thereby, except
insofar as any such misrepresentation, breach or any untrue statement, alleged
untrue statement, omission or alleged omission is made in reliance upon and
in
conformity with written information furnished to Indemnitor which is
specifically intended for use in the preparation of any such Registration
Statement, preliminary prospectus, prospectus or amendments to the prospectus.
To the extent that the foregoing undertaking by the Indenitor may be
unenforceable for any reason, the Indemnitor shall make the maximum contribution
to the payment and satisfaction of each of the Indemnified Liabilities which
is
permissible under applicable law. The indemnity provisions contained herein
shall be in addition to any cause of action or similar rights Indemnitor may
have, and any liabilities the Indemnitor or the Indemnitees may be subject
to.
Section
11. GOVERNING
LAW; MISCELLANEOUS.
(a) Governing
Law.
This
Agreement shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws
of
the State of California without regard to the principles of conflict of laws.
Each party hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the
state
and federal courts sitting in the County of Los Angeles, for the adjudication
of
any dispute hereunder or in connection herewith or with any transaction
contemplated hereby or discussed herein, and hereby irrevocably waives, and
agrees not to assert in any suit, action or proceeding, any claim that it is
not
personally subject to the jurisdiction of any such court, that such suit, action
or proceeding is brought in an inconvenient forum or that the venue of such
suit, action or proceeding is improper. Each party hereby irrevocably waives
personal service of process and consents to process being served in any such
suit, action or proceeding by mailing a copy thereof to such party at the
address for such notices to it under this Agreement and agrees that such service
shall constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice thereof.
Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve
process in any manner permitted by law. If any provision of this Agreement
shall
be invalid or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, such invalidity or
unenforceability shall not affect the validity or enforceability of the
remainder of this Agreement in that jurisdiction or the validity or
enforceability of any provision of this Agreement in any other
jurisdiction.
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(b) Legal
Fees; and Miscellaneous Fees.
Except
as otherwise set forth in the Transaction Documents, each party shall pay the
fees and expenses of its advisers, counsel, the accountants and other experts,
if any, and all other expenses incurred by such party incident to the
negotiation, preparation, execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement.
Any attorneys’ fees and expenses incurred by either the Company or by the
Purchaser in connection with the preparation, negotiation, execution and
delivery of any amendments to this Agreement or relating to the enforcement
of
the rights of any party, after the occurrence of any breach of the terms of
this
Agreement by another party or any default by another party in respect of the
transactions contemplated hereunder, shall be paid on demand by the party which
breached the Agreement and/or defaulted, as the case may be. The Company shall
pay all stamp and other taxes and duties levied in connection with the issuance
of any Securities.
(c) Counterparts.
This
Agreement may be executed in two or more identical counterparts, all of which
shall be considered one and the same agreement and shall become effective when
counterparts have been signed by each party and delivered to the other party;
provided that a facsimile signature shall be considered due execution and shall
be binding upon the signatory thereto with the same force and effect as if
the
signature were an original, not a facsimile signature.
(d) Headings;
Singular/Plural.
The
headings of this Agreement are for convenience of reference and shall not form
part of, or affect the interpretation of, this Agreement. Whenever required
by
the context of this Agreement, the singular shall include the plural and
masculine shall include the feminine.
(e) Severability.
If any
provision of this Agreement shall be invalid or unenforceable in any
jurisdiction, such invalidity or unenforceability shall not affect the validity
or enforceability of the remainder of this Agreement in that jurisdiction or
the
validity or enforceability of any provision of this Agreement in any other
jurisdiction.
(f) Entire
Agreement;
Amendments.
This
Agreement supersedes all other prior oral or written agreements between the
Purchaser, the Company, their affiliates and persons acting on their behalf
with
respect to the matters discussed herein, and this Agreement and the instruments
referenced herein (including the other Transaction Documents) contain the entire
understanding of the parties with respect to the matters covered herein and
therein and, except as specifically set forth herein or therein, neither the
Company nor the Purchaser makes any representation, warranty, covenant or
undertaking with respect to such matters. No provision of this Agreement may
be
amended other than by an instrument in writing signed by the Company and the
Purchaser, and no provision hereof may be waived other than by an instrument
in
writing signed by the party against whom enforcement is sought.
(g) Notices.
Any
notices 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 day
after deposit with a nationally recognized overnight delivery service, in each
case properly addressed to the party to receive the same. The addresses and
facsimile numbers for such communications shall be:
If
to the
Company:
000
Xxxxx
Xxxx Xx.
Xxxxx
0000
Xxxxxxxxxx,
XX 00000
Facsimile:
000-000-0000
With
Copy
to:
Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxx, Esq.
0000
Xxxxxxxxxx Xx.
Xxxxxxx
Xxxxx, XX 00000
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If
to the
Purchaser:
EFUND
SMALL CAP FUND II, LP
000
X.
Xxxxx Xxxx. Xxx. 000
Xxxx
Xxxxx, XX 00000
Facsimile: 000-000-0000
Each
party shall provide five days’ prior written notice to the other party of any
change in address or facsimile number.
(h) No
Assignment.
This
Agreement may not be assigned.
(i) No
Third Party Beneficiaries.
This
Agreement is intended for the benefit of the parties hereto and is not for
the
benefit of, nor may any provision hereof be enforced by, any other
person.
(j) Survival.
The
representations and warranties of the Company and the Purchaser contained in
Sections 2 and 3, the agreements and covenants set forth in Sections 4 and
5,
and the indemnification provisions set forth in Section 10, shall survive each
of the Closings and the termination of this Agreement.
(k) Publicity.
The
Company and Purchaser shall consult with each other in issuing any press
releases or otherwise making public statements with respect to the transactions
contemplated hereby and no party shall issue any such press release or otherwise
make any such public statement without the prior written consent of the other
parties, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed, except
that no prior consent shall be required if such disclosure is required by law,
in which such case the disclosing party shall provide the other parties with
prior notice of such public statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the
Company shall not publicly disclose the name of Purchaser without the prior
written consent of such Purchaser, except to the extent required by law.
Purchaser acknowledges that this Agreement and all or part of the Transaction
Documents may be deemed to be “material contracts” as that term is defined by
Item 601(b)(10) of Regulation S-B, and that the Company may therefore be
required to file such documents as exhibits to reports or registration
statements filed under the 1933 Act or the 1934 Act. Purchaser further agrees
that the status of such documents and materials as material contracts shall
be
determined solely by the Company, in consultation with its counsel.
(l) 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.
(m)
Placement
Agent.
There
were no brokers involved in this Agreement.
(n)
No Strict Construction.
The
language used in this Agreement will be deemed to be the language chosen by
the
parties to express their mutual intent, and no rules of strict construction
will
be applied against any party.
(o)
Remedies.
The
Purchaser and each Purchaser of the Shares shall have all rights and remedies
set forth in this Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement and all rights
and remedies which such Purchasers have been granted at any time under any
other
agreement or contract and all of the rights which such Purchasers have under
any
law. Any person having any rights under any provision of this Agreement shall
be
entitled to enforce such rights specifically (without posting a bond or other
security), to recover damages by reason of any default or breach of any
provision of this Agreement, including the recovery of reasonable attorneys
fees
and costs, and to exercise all other rights granted by law.
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(p)
Payment Set Aside.
To the
extent that the Company makes a payment or payments to the Purchaser hereunder
or the Registration Rights Agreement or the Purchaser enforces or exercises
its
rights hereunder or thereunder, and such payment or payments or the proceeds
of
such enforcement or exercise or any part thereof are subsequently invalidated,
declared to be fraudulent or preferential, set aside, recovered from, disgorged
by or are required to be refunded, repaid or otherwise restored to the Company,
a trustee, receiver or any other person under any law (including, without
limitation, any bankruptcy law, state or federal law, common law or equitable
cause of action), then to the extent of any such restoration the obligation
or
part thereof originally intended to be satisfied shall be revived and continued
in full force and effect as if such payment had not been made or such
enforcement or setoff had not occurred.
(q)
Pricing of Common Stock.
For
purposes of this Agreement, the bid price of the Common Stock in this Agreement
shall be as reported on Xxxxxxxxx.xxx.
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SIGNATURE
PAGE OF INVESTMENT AGREEMENT
Your
signature on this Signature Page evidences your agreement to be bound by the
terms and conditions of the Investment Agreement and the Registration Rights
Agreement as of the date first written above.
The
undersigned signatory hereby certifies that he has read and understands the
Investment Agreement, and the representations made by the undersigned in this
Investment Agreement are true and accurate, and agrees to be bound by its
terms.
EFUND
SMALL CAP FUND II, LP
By:
/s/
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxx
Xxxxx, Managing Member
By:
/s/
Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxx Xxxxxx, President
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