Form of Smart Move, Inc. UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT dated , 2008 Paulson Investment Company, Inc.
Exhibit 1.1
Form of
dated , 2008
Xxxxxxx Investment Company, Inc.
Form of
Underwriting Agreement
Underwriting Agreement
[ ], 2008
Xxxxxxx Investment Company, Inc.,
as Representative of the Several Underwriters
000 XX Xxxxx Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxx 00000
as Representative of the Several Underwriters
000 XX Xxxxx Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxx 00000
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Introductory. Smart Move, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), proposes to
issue and sell to the several underwriters named in Schedule A (the “Underwriters”) an
aggregate of 2,900,000 Units, each Unit consisting of (i) one share of the Company’s common stock
(“Common Stock”), (ii) one redeemable Class A warrant to purchase one share of Common Stock
(each a “Class A Warrant” and, collectively, the “Class A Warrants”) and (iii) one
non-redeemable Class B warrant to purchase one share of Common Stock (each a “Class B
Warrant” and, collectively, the “Class B Warrants” and, together with the Class A
Warrants, the “Warrants”) . The Warrants are to be issued under the terms of a Warrant
Agreement (the “Warrant Agreement”) by and between the Company and [ ], as warrant agent (the “Warrant Agent”), substantially in the form most
recently filed as an exhibit to the Registration Statement (hereinafter defined). The 2,900,000
Units to be sold by the Company are collectively called the “Firm Units.” In addition, the
Company has granted to the Underwriters an option to purchase up to an additional 435,000 Units
(the “Optional Units”), as provided in Section 2. The Firm Units and, if and to the extent
such option is exercised, the Optional Units are collectively called the “Units.” Xxxxxxx
Investment Company, Inc. has agreed to act as representative of the several Underwriters (in such
capacity, the “Representative”) in connection with the offering and sale of the Units.
The Company confirms its agreement with the Underwriters as follows:
SECTION 1. Representations and Warranties of the Company.
The Company represents, warrants and covenants to each Underwriter as follows:
(a) Filing of the Registration Statement. The Company has prepared and filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) a registration statement on Form S-1
(File No. 333- ), which contains a form of prospectus to be used in
connection with the public offering and sale of the Units. Such registration statement, as
amended, including the financial statements, exhibits and schedules thereto, and the documents
incorporated by reference in the prospectus contained in the registration statement at the time
such registration statement became effective, in the form in which it was declared effective by the
Commission under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations
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promulgated thereunder (collectively, the “Securities Act”), and including any
required information deemed to be a part thereof at the time of effectiveness pursuant to Rule
430A, Rule 430B or Rule 430C under the Securities Act, or pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934 and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder (collectively, the “Exchange
Act”), is called the “Registration Statement.” Any registration statement filed by the
Company pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act is called the “Rule 462(b)
Registration Statement,” and from and after the date and time of filing of the Rule 462(b)
Registration Statement the term “Registration Statement” shall include the Rule 462(b)
Registration Statement. The prospectus, in the form first filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the
Securities Act after the date and time that this Agreement is executed and delivered by the parties
hereto (the “Execution Time”), or, if no filing pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the
Securities Act is required, the form of final prospectus relating to the Units included in the
Registration Statement at the effective date of the Registration Statement, is called the
“Prospectus.” All references in this Agreement to the Registration Statement, the Rule
462(b) Registration Statement, the Company’s preliminary prospectus included in the Registration
Statement (each a “preliminary prospectus”), the Prospectus, or any amendments or
supplements to any of the foregoing, shall include any copy thereof filed with the Commission
pursuant to its Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis and Retrieval System (“XXXXX”). Any
reference herein to any preliminary prospectus or the Prospectus or any supplement or amendment to
either thereof shall be deemed to refer to and include any documents incorporated by reference
therein as of the date of such reference.
(b) Compliance with Registration Requirements. The Registration Statement has been declared
effective by the Commission under the Securities Act. The Company has complied to the Commission’s
satisfaction with all requests of the Commission for additional or supplemental information. No
stop order preventing or suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or any Rule
462(b) Registration Statement is in effect and no proceedings for such purpose have been instituted
or are pending or, to the best knowledge of the Company, are contemplated or threatened by the
Commission.
Each preliminary prospectus and the Prospectus when filed complied or will comply in all
material respects with the Securities Act and, if filed by electronic transmission pursuant to
XXXXX (except as may be permitted by Regulation S-T under the Securities Act), was identical in
content to the copy thereof delivered to the Underwriters for use in connection with the offer and
sale of the Units other than with respect to any artwork and graphics that were not filed. Each of
the Registration Statement, any Rule 462(b) Registration Statement and any post-effective amendment
thereto, at the time it became effective and at all subsequent times until the expiration of the
prospectus delivery period under Section 4(3) of the Securities Act, complied and will comply in
all material respects with the Securities Act and did not and will not contain any untrue statement
of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to
make the statements therein not misleading. The Prospectus (including any Prospectus wrapper), as
amended or supplemented, as of its date and at all subsequent times until the Underwriters have
completed their distribution of the offering of the units, did not and will not contain any untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the
statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
The representations and warranties set forth in the two immediately preceding sentences do not
apply to statements in or omissions from the Registration Statement,
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any Rule 462(b) Registration Statement, or any post-effective amendment thereto, or the
Prospectus, or any amendments or supplements thereto, made in reliance upon and in conformity with
information relating to any Underwriter furnished to the Company in writing by the Representative
expressly for use therein, it being understood and agreed that the only such information furnished
by the Representative consists of the information described as such in Section 8 hereof. There are
no contracts or other documents required to be described in the Prospectus or to be filed as
exhibits to the Registration Statement that have not been described or filed as required.
(c) Disclosure Package. The term “Disclosure Package” shall mean (i) the preliminary
prospectus, as amended or supplemented, (ii) the issuer free writing prospectuses as defined in
Rule 433 of the Securities Act (each, an “Issuer Free Writing Prospectus”), if any,
identified in Schedule B hereto, (iii) the pricing terms set forth in Schedule C to this Agreement,
(iv) the road show presentation identified on Schedule D to this Agreement, and (v) any other free
writing prospectus that the parties hereto shall hereafter expressly agree in writing to treat as
part of the Disclosure Package. As of . m. (Eastern time) on the
date of this Agreement (the “Initial Sale Time”), the Disclosure Package did not contain
any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to
make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not
misleading. The preceding sentence does not apply to statements in or omissions from the
Disclosure Package based upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company
by any Underwriter through the Representative specifically for use therein, it being understood and
agreed that the only such information furnished by or on behalf of any Underwriter consists of the
information described as such in Section 8 hereof.
(d) Company Not Ineligible Issuer. (i) At the time of filing the Registration Statement and
(ii) as of the date of the execution and delivery of this Agreement (with such date being used as
the determination date for purposes of this clause (ii)), the Company was not and is not an
Ineligible Issuer (as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act), without taking account of any
determination by the Commission pursuant to Rule 405 of the Securities Act that it is not necessary
that the Company be considered an Ineligible Issuer.
(e) Issuer Free Writing Prospectuses. No Issuer Free Writing Prospectus includes any
information that conflicts with the information contained in the Registration Statement, including
any document incorporated by reference therein that has not been superseded or modified. The
foregoing sentence does not apply to statements in or omissions from any Issuer Free Writing
Prospectus based upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by any
Underwriter through the Representative specifically for use therein, it being understood and agreed
that the only such information furnished by any Underwriter consists of the information described
as such in Section 8 hereof.
(f) Offering Materials Furnished to Underwriters. The Company has delivered to the
Representative five complete manually signed copies of the Registration Statement and of each
consent and certificate of experts filed as a part thereof, and conformed copies of the
Registration Statement (without exhibits) and preliminary prospectuses and the Prospectus, as
amended or supplemented, in such quantities and at such places as the Representative has
reasonably requested for each of the Underwriters.
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(g) Distribution of Offering Material By the Company. The Company has not distributed and
will not distribute, prior to the later of each Subsequent Closing Date (as defined below) and the
completion of the Underwriters’ distribution of the Units, any offering material in connection with
the offering and sale of the Units other than a preliminary prospectus, the Prospectus, any Issuer
Free Writing Prospectus reviewed and consented to by the Representative, and the Registration
Statement.
(h) The Underwriting Agreement. This Agreement has been duly authorized (to the extent
applicable), executed and delivered by, and is a valid and binding agreement of, the Company,
enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as rights to indemnification hereunder may be
limited by applicable law and except as the enforcement hereof may be limited by bankruptcy,
insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws relating to or affecting the rights
and remedies of creditors or by general equitable principles.
(i) Authorization of the Common Stock; Validity of Warrants and Warrant Agreement.
(i) The Common Stock included in the Units to be purchased by the Underwriters
from the Company (including units purchasable on exercise of the Underwriters’
over-allotment option described in Section 2(c) and the Representative’s
Warrants described in Section 2(h) has been duly authorized and reserved for
issuance and sale pursuant to this Agreement and, in the case of Common Stock
issuable on exercise of the Representative’s Warrants, the terms thereof and,
when so issued and delivered by the Company, will be validly issued, fully paid
and nonassessable.
(ii) The Warrants included in the Units to be purchased by the Underwriters from
the Company have been duly and validly authorized by all required corporate
actions and will, when issued and delivered by the Company pursuant to this
Agreement, be validly executed and delivered by, and will be valid and binding
agreements of, the Company, enforceable in accordance with their terms, except
as the enforcement thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws relating to or affecting the
rights and remedies of creditors or by general equitable principles.
(iii) The Representative’s Warrants have been duly and validly authorized by all
required corporate actions and will, when issued and delivered by the Company
pursuant to this Agreement, be validly executed and delivered by, and will be
valid and binding agreements of, the Company, enforceable in accordance with
their terms, except as the enforcement thereof may be limited by bankruptcy,
insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws relating to or
affecting the rights and remedies of creditors or by general equitable
principles.
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(iv) The Common Stock issuable on exercise of the Warrants has been duly
authorized and reserved for issuance and sale pursuant to their terms and, when
issued and delivered by the Company pursuant to such warrants, will be validly
issued, fully paid and nonassessable.
(v) The Warrant Agreement has been duly and validly authorized by all required
corporate actions of the Company and will, when executed and delivered (and
assuming due and valid execution by the Warrant Agent) constitute a valid and
binding agreement of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance
with its terms, except as the enforcement thereof may be limited by bankruptcy,
insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws relating to or
affecting the rights and remedies of creditors or by general equitable
principles.
(vi) Each of the Warrants and the Representative’s Warrants will, when issued,
possess rights, privileges, and characteristics as represented in the most
recent form of Warrant Agreement or Representative’s Warrants, as the case may
be, filed as an exhibit to the Registration Statement.
(j) No Applicable Registration or Other Similar Rights. Except as fairly and accurately
described in the Registration Statement, there are no persons with registration or other similar
rights to have any equity or debt securities registered for sale under the Registration Statement
or included in the offering contemplated by this Agreement, except for such rights as have been
duly waived.
(k) No Material Adverse Change. Except as otherwise disclosed in the Disclosure Package,
subsequent to the respective dates as of which information is given in the Disclosure Package: (i)
there has been no material adverse change, or any development that could reasonably be expected to
result in a material adverse change, in the condition, financial or otherwise, or in the earnings,
business, operations or prospects, whether or not arising from transactions in the ordinary course
of business, of the Company or its wholly-owned subsidiary, Rapid ID, Inc. (any such change is
called a “Material Adverse Change”); (ii) the Company has not incurred any material
liability or obligation, indirect, direct or contingent, not in the ordinary course of business nor
entered into any material transaction or agreement not in the ordinary course of business; and
(iii) there has been no dividend or distribution of any kind declared, paid or made by the Company
in respect of its capital stock.
(l) Independent Accountants. GHP Xxxxxxx, P.C., who have expressed their opinion with respect
to the financial statements (which term as used in this Agreement includes the related notes
thereto) filed with the Commission as a part of the Registration Statement and included in the
Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, is an independent registered public accounting firm as
required by the Securities Act and the Exchange Act.
(m) Preparation of the Financial Statements. Each of the historical and pro-forma financial
statements filed with the Commission as a part of or incorporated by reference into the
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Registration Statement, and included or incorporated by reference into the Disclosure Package
and the Prospectus, presents fairly the information provided as of and at the dates and for the
periods indicated. Such financial statements comply as to form with the applicable accounting
requirements of the Securities Act and have been prepared in conformity with generally accepted
accounting principles applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods involved, except as may
be expressly stated in the related notes thereto. No other financial statements or supporting
schedules are required to be included or incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement.
Each item of historical or pro-form financial data relating to the operations, assets or
liabilities of the Company and its predecessor A Smart Move, L.L.C. (the “Predecessor”) set
forth in summary form in each of the preliminary prospectus and the Prospectus fairly presents such
information on a basis consistent with that of the complete financial statements contained in the
Registration Statement. The other financial and statistical information and data included in the
Registration Statement, or included or incorporated by reference into the Disclosure Package or the
Prospectus, are accurately presented and, in the case of financial information and data, prepared
on a basis consistent with such financial statements and/or the books and records of the Company
and its subsidiary.
(n) Incorporation and Good Standing; Subsidiaries. The Company has been duly incorporated and
is validly existing as a corporation in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its
incorporation and has corporate power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and to
conduct its business as described in the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus and to enter into
and perform its obligations under this Agreement. The Company is duly qualified as a foreign
corporation to transact business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which such
qualification is required except for such jurisdictions where the failure to so qualify or to be in
good standing would not, individually or in the aggregate, result in a Material Adverse Change.
The Company does not own or control, directly or indirectly, any corporation, association or other
entity, other than Rapid ID, Inc.
(o) Capitalization and Other Capital Stock Matters. The authorized, issued and outstanding
capital stock of the Company is as set forth in each of the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus
under the caption “Capitalization” (other than for subsequent issuances, if any, pursuant
to employee benefit plans described in each of the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus or upon
exercise of outstanding options or warrants described in the Disclosure Package and Prospectus, as
the case may be). The Common Stock conforms, and, when issued and delivered as provided in this
Agreement, the Class A Warrants, the Class B Warrants and the Representative’s Warrants will comply
in all material respects, to the description thereof contained in the each of the Disclosure
Package and Prospectus. All of the issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock have been duly
authorized and validly issued, are fully paid and nonassessable and have been issued in compliance
with federal and state securities laws. None of the outstanding shares of Common Stock were issued
in violation of any preemptive rights, rights of first refusal or other similar rights to subscribe
for or purchase securities of the Company. There are no authorized or outstanding options,
warrants, preemptive rights, rights of first refusal or other rights to purchase, or equity or debt
securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for, any capital stock of the Company
other than those accurately described in the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus. The
description of the Company’s stock option, stock bonus and other stock plans or arrangements, and
the options or
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other rights granted thereunder, set forth or incorporated by reference in each of the
Disclosure Package and the Prospectus accurately and fairly presents the information required to be
disclosed with respect to such plans, arrangements, options and rights. All of the capital stock
of the subsidiary of the Company has been duly and validly authorized and issued, are fully paid
and non-assessable and are owned directly by the Company, free and clear of all liens,
encumbrances, equities or claims, except for such liens or encumbrances on such capital stock to
secure indebtedness of the Company’s subsidiary as described in the Disclosure Package or the
Prospectus.
(p) Quotation. The Units, the Common Stock, the Class A Warrants and the Class B Warrants
have been approved for quotation on the American Stock Exchange under the symbols “MVE.U,” “MVE,”
“MVE.WSA” and “MVE.WSB” respectively.
(q) Non-Contravention of Existing Instruments; No Further Authorizations or Approvals
Required. Neither the Company nor its subsidiary is in violation of its organizational documents
or in default (or, with the giving of notice or lapse of time, would be in default)
(“Default”) under any indenture, mortgage, loan or credit agreement, note, contract,
franchise, lease or other instrument to which it is a party or by which it may be bound (including,
without limitation, such agreements and contracts filed as exhibits to the Registration Statement
or to which any of the property or assets of the Company or its subsidiary is subject (each, an
“Existing Instrument”)), except for such Defaults as would not, individually or in the
aggregate, result in a Material Adverse Change. The Company’s execution, delivery and performance
of this Agreement and consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and by the Disclosure
Package and the Prospectus (i) have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action and will
not result in any violation of the provisions of the organizational documents of the Company, (ii)
will not conflict with or constitute a breach of, or Default under, or result in the creation or
imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance upon any property or assets of the Company pursuant
to, or require the consent of any other party to, any Existing Instrument, except for such
conflicts, breaches, Defaults, liens, charges or encumbrances as would not, individually or in the
aggregate, result in a Material Adverse Change and (iii) will not result in any violation of any
law, administrative regulation or administrative or court decree applicable to the Company. No
consent, approval, authorization or other order of, or registration or filing with, any court or
other governmental or regulatory authority or agency, is required for the Company’s execution,
delivery and performance of this Agreement and consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby
and by the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, except the registration or qualification of the
Units under the Securities Act and from the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (the
“FINRA”).
(r) No Material Actions or Proceedings. Except as otherwise disclosed in the Disclosure
Package and the Prospectus, there are no legal or governmental actions, suits or proceedings
pending or, to the best of the Company’s knowledge, threatened (i) against or affecting the Company
or its subsidiary, (ii) which have as the subject thereof any officer or director (in such
capacities) of, or property owned or leased by, the Company or its subsidiary or (iii) relating to
environmental or discrimination matters, where in any such case (A) there is a reasonable
possibility that such action, suit or proceeding might be determined adversely to the Company and
(B) any such action, suit or proceeding, if so determined adversely, would
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reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change or adversely affect the
consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. No material labor dispute with
the employees of the Company or its subsidiary exists or, to the best of the Company’s knowledge,
is threatened or imminent except for such disputes as would not, individually or in the aggregate,
result in a Material Adverse Change.
(s) Title to Intellectual Property. Except as otherwise disclosed in the Disclosure Package
and the Prospectus, the Company owns, or possesses valid and enforceable licenses to use, all
right, title and interest in and to the following, as are necessary for the operation of Company’s
business as it is currently conducted and as currently proposed to be conducted, free and clear of
all liens and encumbrances: all trademarks, service marks, trade names, domain names, copyrights,
patents, patent applications, inventions, discoveries, know how, trade secrets, confidential or
proprietary information, technical information, data, systems, and software, regardless of whether
a registration or issuance for any of the foregoing has been obtained or applied for (collectively,
“Intellectual Property”). Except as otherwise disclosed in the Disclosure Package and the
Prospectus: (a) all of the Company’s former and current employees and contractors have executed
written contracts with the Company that assign to the Company all rights to any Intellectual
Property relating to the business of the Company, and there are no third parties who will be able
to establish ownership rights to any Intellectual Property owned by the Company; (b) all of the
Company’s registered Intellectual Property is currently in compliance with formal legal
requirements and is valid and enforceable; (c) none of the Intellectual Property owned by the
Company has been or is now involved in any interference, opposition, invalidation or cancellation
proceeding and, to Company’s knowledge, no such action is threatened; (d) none of the Intellectual
Property owned by the Company is or has been infringed or, to Company’s knowledge, threatened in
any way; (e) none of the Intellectual Property owned by the Company infringes, has infringed, or is
alleged to infringe any Intellectual Property of any other person and there is no pending or, to
the knowledge of the Company, threatened, action, suit, proceeding or claim by third parties
against the Company related to any such alleged infringement; (f) the operation of Company’s
business as it is currently conducted and as currently proposed to be conducted does not infringe,
has not infringed, and is not alleged to infringe, any Intellectual Property of any other person;
(g) no employee of the Company is the subject of any claim or proceeding involving a violation of
any term of any employment contract, invention assignment agreement, noncompetition agreement,
nonsolicitation agreement, nondisclosure agreement or any restrictive covenant to or with a former
employer where the basis of such violation relates to such employee’s employment with the Company
or actions undertaken by the employee while employed with the Company; and (h) the Company has
taken all reasonable precautions to protect the secrecy, confidentiality and value of all Company
trade secrets. The Company is not a party to or bound by any options, licenses or agreements with
respect to the Intellectual Property rights of any other person or entity that are required to be
set forth in the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus and are not described in all material
respects. None of the technology employed by the Company has been obtained or is being used by the
Company in violation of any contractual obligation binding on the Company or, to the Company’s
knowledge, any of its officers, directors or employees or otherwise in violation of the rights of
any person.
(t) All Necessary Permits, etc. Except as otherwise disclosed in the Disclosure Package and
the Prospectus or except as would not result in a Material Adverse Change, the
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Company and its subsidiary possess such valid and current certificates, authorizations or
permits issued by the appropriate state, federal or foreign regulatory agencies or bodies necessary
to conduct its businesses, and the Company has not received any notice of proceedings relating to
the revocation or modification of, or non-compliance with, any such certificate, authorization or
permit which, singly or in the aggregate, if the subject of an unfavorable decision, ruling or
finding, could result in a Material Adverse Change.
(u) Title to Properties. The Company and its subsidiary have good and marketable title to all
the properties and assets reflected as owned in the financial statements referred to in Section
1(m) above (or elsewhere in the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus), in each case free and clear
of any security interests, mortgages, liens, encumbrances, equities, claims and other defects,
except such as do not materially and adversely affect the value of such property and do not
materially interfere with the use made or proposed to be made of such property by the Company and
its subsidiary. The real property, improvements, equipment and personal property held under lease
by the Company and its subsidiary are held under valid and enforceable leases, with such exceptions
as are not material and do not materially interfere with the use made or proposed to be made of
such real property, improvements, equipment or personal property by the Company and its subsidiary.
(v) Tax Law Compliance. The Company and its Predecessor have filed all necessary federal,
state and foreign income and franchise tax returns and has paid all taxes required to be paid by it
and, if due and payable, any related or similar assessment, fine or penalty levied against it. The
Company has made adequate charges, accruals and reserves in the applicable financial statements
referred to in Section 1(m) above in respect of all federal, state and foreign income and franchise
taxes for all periods as to which the tax liability of the Company has not been finally determined.
(w) Company Not an “Investment Company.” The Company has been advised of the rules and
requirements under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Investment Company
Act”). The Company is not, and after receipt of payment for the Units and the application of
the proceeds thereof as contemplated under the caption “Use of Proceeds” in each of the preliminary
prospectus and the Prospectus will not be, an “investment company” within the meaning of the
Investment Company Act and will conduct its business in a manner so that it will not become subject
to the Investment Company Act.
(x) Insurance. The Company and its subsidiary are insured by recognized, financially sound
and reputable institutions with policies in such amounts and with such deductibles and covering
such risks as the Company reasonably believes are adequate and customary for its business
including, but not limited to, policies covering real and personal property owned or leased by the
Company against theft, damage, destruction, acts of vandalism and earthquakes. The Company
reasonably believes that it will be able (i) to renew its existing insurance coverage as and when
such policies expire or (ii) to obtain comparable coverage from similar institutions as may be
necessary or appropriate to conduct its business as now conducted and at a cost that would not
result in a Material Adverse Change. The Company has not been denied any insurance coverage which
it has sought or for which it has applied.
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(y) No Price Stabilization or Manipulation. The Company has not taken and will not take,
directly or indirectly, any action designed to or that might be reasonably expected to cause or
result in stabilization or manipulation of the price of any securities of the Company to facilitate
the sale or resale of the Units or the underlying securities.
(z) Related Party Transactions. There are no business relationships or related-party
transactions involving the Company or any other person required to be described in the preliminary
prospectus or the Prospectus that have not been described as required.
(aa) Disclosure Controls and Procedures. The Company has established and maintains disclosure
controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Exchange Act), which
(i) are designed to ensure that material information relating to the Company and its subsidiary is
made known to the Company’s principal executive officer and its principal financial officer by
others within those entities, particularly during the periods in which the periodic reports
required under the Exchange Act are being prepared, (ii) will be evaluated for effectiveness as of
the end of each fiscal quarter and fiscal year of the Company and (iii) are effective in all
material respects to perform the functions for which they were established. Except as otherwise
disclosed in the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, the Company is not aware of (a) any
significant deficiency in the design or operation of internal controls which could adversely affect
the Company’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial data or any material
weaknesses in internal controls or (b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management
or other employees who have a significant role in the Company’s internal controls.
(bb) Company’s Accounting System. The Company maintains, and its Predecessor maintained, a
system of accounting controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurances that (i) transactions are
executed in accordance with management’s general or specific authorization; (ii) transactions are
recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally
accepted accounting principles and to maintain accountability for assets; (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 existing assets at reasonable intervals and
appropriate action is taken with respect to any differences.
(cc) No Unlawful Contributions or Other Payments. Neither the Company nor, to the best of the
Company’s knowledge, any employee or agent of the Company or its subsidiary has made any
contribution or other payment to any official of, or candidate for, any federal, state or foreign
office in violation of any law or of the character required to be disclosed in the Disclosure
Package and the Prospectus.
(dd) Compliance with Environmental Laws. Except as would not, individually or in the
aggregate, result in a Material Adverse Change (i) the Company and its subsidiary are not in
violation of any federal, state, local or foreign law or regulation relating to pollution or
protection of human health or the environment (including, without limitation, ambient air, surface
water, groundwater, land surface or subsurface strata) or wildlife, including without limitation,
laws and regulations relating to emissions, discharges, releases or threatened releases of
chemicals, pollutants, contaminants, wastes, toxic substances, hazardous substances,
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petroleum and petroleum products (collectively, “Materials of Environmental Concern”),
or otherwise relating to the manufacture, processing, distribution, use, treatment, storage,
disposal, transport or handling of Materials of Environmental Concern (collectively,
“Environmental Laws”), which violation includes, but is not limited to, noncompliance with
any permits or other governmental authorizations required for the operation of the business of the
Company or its subsidiary under applicable Environmental Laws, or noncompliance with the terms and
conditions thereof, nor has the Company or its subsidiary received any written communication,
whether from a governmental authority, citizens group, employee or otherwise, that alleges that the
Company or its subsidiary is in violation of any Environmental Law; (ii) there is no claim, action
or cause of action filed with a court or governmental authority, no investigation with respect to
which the Company or its subsidiary has received written notice, and no written notice by any
person or entity alleging potential liability for investigatory costs, cleanup costs, governmental
responses costs, natural resources damages, property damages, personal injuries, attorneys’ fees or
penalties arising out of, based on or resulting from the presence, or release into the environment,
of any Material of Environmental Concern at any location owned, leased or operated by the Company
or its subsidiary, now or in the past (collectively, “Environmental Claims”), pending or,
to the best of the Company’s knowledge, threatened against the Company or any person or entity
whose liability for any Environmental Claim the Company has retained or assumed either
contractually or by operation of law; and (iii) to the best of the Company’s knowledge, there are
no past or present actions, activities, circumstances, conditions, events or incidents, including,
without limitation, the release, emission, discharge, presence or disposal of any Material of
Environmental Concern, that reasonably could result in a violation of any Environmental Law or form
the basis of a potential Environmental Claim against the Company or against any person or entity
whose liability for any Environmental Claim the Company has retained or assumed either
contractually or by operation of law.
(ee) ERISA Compliance. The Company and any “employee benefit plan” (as defined under the
Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, and the regulations and published
interpretations thereunder (collectively, “ERISA”)) established or maintained by the Company or its
“ERISA Affiliates” (as defined below) are in compliance in all material respects with
ERISA. “ERISA Affiliate” means, with respect to the Company, any member of any group of
organizations described in Sections 414(b), (c), (m) or (o) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986,
as amended, and the regulations and published interpretations thereunder (the “Code”) of
which the Company is a member. No “reportable event” (as defined under ERISA) has occurred or is
reasonably expected to occur with respect to any “employee benefit plan” established or maintained
by the Company or any of its ERISA Affiliates. No “employee benefit plan” established or
maintained by the Company or any of its ERISA Affiliates, if such “employee benefit plan” were
terminated, would have any “amount of unfunded benefit liabilities” (as defined under ERISA).
Neither the Company nor any of its ERISA Affiliates has incurred or reasonably expects to incur any
liability under (i) Title IV of ERISA with respect to termination of, or withdrawal from, any
“employee benefit plan” or (ii) Sections 412, 4971, 4975 or 4980B of the Code. Each “employee
benefit plan” established or maintained by the Company, or any of its ERISA Affiliates that is
intended to be qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code is so qualified and nothing has occurred,
whether by action or failure to act, which would cause the loss of such qualification.
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(ff) Compliance with Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002. The Company and, to the best of its
knowledge, its officers and directors, are in compliance with applicable provisions of the
Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002 and the rules and regulations promulgated in connection therewith (the
“Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act”) and are actively taking steps to ensure that they will be in
compliance with other applicable provisions of the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act upon the effectiveness of
such provisions, including Section 402 related to loans and Sections 302 and 906 related to
certifications.
(gg) No Finder’s Fee. No person is entitled, directly or indirectly, to compensation from the
Company or the Representative for services as a finder, broker or agent, in connection with the
offering and sale of the Units, other than .
(hh) Material Understandings, Generally. Except as fairly described in the Prospectus and the
Disclosure Package, the Company has not made a determination to take any action and is not a party
to any understanding, whether or not legally binding, with any other person with respect to the
taking of any action that, if known to prospective purchasers of the Units, would be likely to
affect their assessment of the value or prospects of the Company or their decision to invest in the
Units.
Any certificate signed by an officer of the Company and delivered to the Representative or to
counsel for the Underwriters shall be deemed to be a representation and warranty by the Company to
each Underwriter as to the matters set forth therein.
The Company acknowledges that the Underwriters and, for purposes of the opinions to be
delivered pursuant to Section 5 hereof, counsel to the Company and counsel to the Underwriters,
will rely upon the accuracy and truthfulness of the foregoing representations and hereby consents
to such reliance.
SECTION 2. Purchase, Sale and Delivery of the Units.
(a) The Firm Units. Upon the terms herein set forth, the Company agrees to issue and sell the
Firm Units to the several Underwriters. On the basis of the representations, warranties and
agreements herein contained, and upon the terms but subject to the conditions herein set forth, the
Underwriters agree, severally and not jointly, to purchase the Firm Units from the Company. The
purchase price per Firm Unit to be paid by the several Underwriters to the Company shall be
$ per Unit.
(b) The First Closing Date. Delivery of the Firm Units to be purchased by the Underwriters
and payment therefor shall be made at 9:00 a.m. New York time on ,
2008, or such other time and date as the Representative shall designate by notice to the Company
(the time and date of such closing are called the “First Closing Date”). The Company
hereby acknowledges that circumstances under which the Representative may provide notice to
postpone the First Closing Date as originally scheduled include, but are in no way limited to, any
determination by the Company or the Representative to recirculate to the public copies of an
amended or supplemented Prospectus or Disclosure Package or a delay as contemplated by the
provisions of Section 10 or Section 11.
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(c) The Optional Units; Each Subsequent Closing Date. In addition, on the basis of the
representations, warranties and agreements herein contained, and upon the terms but subject to the
conditions herein set forth, the Company hereby grants an option to the Underwriters to purchase up
to an aggregate of 435,000 Optional Units from the Company at the purchase price per share to be
paid by the Underwriters for the Firm Units. The option granted hereunder may be exercised at any
time and from time to time upon notice by the Representative to the Company which notice may be
given at any time within 45 days from the date of this Agreement. Such notice shall set forth (i)
the aggregate number of Optional Units as to which the Underwriters are exercising the option, (ii)
the names and denominations in which the Optional Units are to be registered and (iii) the time,
date and place at which such Optional Units will be delivered (which time and date may be
simultaneous with, but not earlier than, the First Closing Date; and in such case the term “First
Closing Date” shall refer to the time and date of delivery of the Firm Units and the Optional
Units). Each time and date of delivery, if subsequent to the First Closing Date, is called the
“Subsequent Closing Date” and shall be determined by the Representative and shall not be
earlier than three nor later than five full business days after delivery of such notice of
exercise.
(d) Public Offering of the Units. The Representative hereby advises the Company that the
Underwriters intend to offer for sale to the public, as described in the Prospectus, their
respective portions of the Units as soon after this Agreement has been executed and the
Registration Statement has been declared effective as the Representative, in its sole judgment, has
determined is advisable and practicable.
(e) Payment for the Units. Payment for the Units to be sold by the Company shall be made at
the First Closing Date (and, if applicable, at any Subsequent Closing Date) by wire transfer of
immediately available funds to the order of the Company.
It is understood that the Representative has been authorized, for its own account and the
accounts of the several Underwriters, to accept delivery of and receipt for, and make payment of
the purchase price for, the Firm Units and any Optional Units the Underwriters have agreed to
purchase. The Representative, individually and not as the Representative of the Underwriters, may
(but shall not be obligated to) make payment for any Units to be purchased by any Underwriter whose
funds shall not have been received by the Representative by the First Closing Date or any
Subsequent Closing Date, as the case may be, for the account of such Underwriter, but any such
payment shall not relieve such Underwriter from any of its obligations under this Agreement.
(f) Delivery of the Units. Delivery of the Firm Units and the Optional Units shall be made
through the facilities of The Depository Trust Company unless the Representative shall otherwise
instruct. Time shall be of the essence, and delivery at the time and place specified in this
Agreement is a further condition to the obligations of the Underwriters.
(g) Delivery of Prospectus to the Underwriters. Not later than 10:00 p.m. on the second
business day following the date the Units are first released by the Underwriters for sale to
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the public, the Company shall deliver or cause to be delivered, copies of the Prospectus in
such quantities and at such places as the Representative shall request.
(h) Representative’s Warrants. In addition to the sums payable to the Representative as
provided elsewhere herein, the Representative shall be entitled to receive at the closing occurring
on the First Closing Date, for itself alone and not as Representative of the Underwriters, as
additional compensation for its services, Representative’s Warrants for the purchase of up to
290,000 Units at a price of $ per Unit, upon the terms and subject to
adjustment and conversion as described in the form of Representative’s Warrants filed as an exhibit
to the Registration Statement.
SECTION 3. Covenants of the Company.
The Company covenants and agrees with each Underwriter as follows:
(a) Representative’s Review of Proposed Amendments and Supplements. During the period
beginning at the Initial Sale Time and ending on the later of the First Closing Date or such date
as, in the opinion of counsel for the Underwriters, the Prospectus is no longer required by law to
be delivered in connection with sales by an Underwriter or dealer, including under circumstances
where such requirement may be satisfied pursuant to Rule 172 under the Securities Act (the
“Prospectus Delivery Period”), prior to amending or supplementing the Registration
Statement or the Prospectus, including any amendment or supplement through incorporation by
reference of any report filed under the Exchange Act, the Company shall furnish to the
Representative for review a copy of each such proposed amendment or supplement, and the Company
shall not file any such proposed amendment or supplement to which the Representative reasonably
objects.
(b) Securities Act Compliance. After the date of this Agreement, the Company shall promptly
advise the Representative in writing (i) when the Registration Statement, if not effective at the
Execution Time, shall have become effective, (ii) of the receipt of any comments of, or requests
for additional or supplemental information from, the Commission, (iii) of the time and date of any
filing of any post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement or any amendment or supplement
to any preliminary prospectus or the Prospectus, (iv) of the time and date that any post-effective
amendment to the Registration Statement becomes effective and (v) of the issuance by the Commission
of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or any post-effective
amendment thereto or of any order or notice preventing or suspending the use of the Registration
Statement, any preliminary prospectus or the Prospectus, or of any proceedings to remove, suspend
or terminate from listing or quotation the Common Stock from any securities exchange upon which it
is listed for trading or included or designated for quotation, or of the threatening or initiation
of any proceedings for any of such purposes. The Company shall use its best efforts to prevent the
issuance of any such stop order or prevention or suspension of such use. If the Commission shall
enter any such stop order or order or notice of prevention or suspension at any time, the Company
shall use its best efforts to obtain the lifting of such order at the earliest possible moment, or
shall file a new registration statement and use its best efforts to have such new registration
statement declared effective as soon as practicable. Additionally, the Company agrees that it
shall comply with the provisions
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of Rules 424(b) and 430A, as applicable, under the Securities Act, including with respect to
the timely filing of documents thereunder, and shall use its best efforts to confirm that any
filings made by the Company under such Rule 424(b) were received in a timely manner by the
Commission.
(c) Exchange Act Compliance. During the Prospectus Delivery Period, the Company shall file
all documents required to be filed with the Commission pursuant to Section 13, 14 or 15 of the
Exchange Act in the manner and within the time periods required by the Exchange Act.
(d) Amendments and Supplements to the Registration Statement, Prospectus and Other Securities
Act Matters. If, during the Prospectus Delivery Period, any event or development shall occur or
condition exist as a result of which the Disclosure Package or the Prospectus as then amended or
supplemented would include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material
fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which
they were made, as the case may be, not misleading, or if it shall be necessary to amend or
supplement the Disclosure Package or the Prospectus, or to file under the Exchange Act any document
incorporated by reference in the Disclosure Package or the Prospectus, in order to make the
statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, as the case may be,
not misleading, or if in the opinion of the Representative it is otherwise necessary to amend or
supplement the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package or the Prospectus, or to file under
the Exchange Act any document incorporated by reference in the Disclosure Package or the
Prospectus, or to file a new registration statement containing the Prospectus, in order to comply
with law, including in connection with the delivery of the Prospectus, the Company agrees to (i)
notify the Representative of any such event or condition (unless such event or condition was
previously brought to the Company’s attention by the Representative during the Prospectus Delivery
Period) and (ii) promptly prepare (subject to Section 3(a) and 3(e) hereof), file with the
Commission (and use its best efforts to have any amendment to the Registration Statement or any new
registration statement to be declared effective) and furnish at its own expense to the Underwriters
and to dealers, amendments or supplements to the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package or
the Prospectus, or any new registration statement, necessary in order to make the statements in the
Disclosure Package or the Prospectus as so amended or supplemented, in the light of the
circumstances under which they were made, as the case may be, not misleading or so that the
Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package or the Prospectus, as amended or supplemented, will
comply with law.
(e) Permitted Free Writing Prospectuses. The Company represents that it has not made, and
agrees that, unless it obtains the prior written consent of the Representative, it will not make,
any offer relating to the Units that would constitute an Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or that
would otherwise constitute a “free writing prospectus” (as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities
Act) required to be filed by the Company with the Commission or retained by the Company under Rule
433 of the Securities Act; provided that the prior written consent of the Representative hereto
shall be deemed to have been given in respect of the Free Writing Prospectuses included in Schedule
B hereto. Any such free writing prospectus consented to by the Representative is hereinafter
referred to as a “Permitted Free Writing Prospectus.” The Company agrees that (i) it has
treated and will treat, as the case may be, each Permitted Free Writing Prospectus as an Issuer
Free Writing Prospectus, and (ii) has complied and will comply,
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as the case may be, with the requirements of Rules 164 and 433 of the Securities Act
applicable to any Permitted Free Writing Prospectus, including in respect of timely filing with the
Commission, legending and record keeping.
(f) Copies of any Amendments and Supplements to the Prospectus. The Company agrees to furnish
the Representative, without charge, during the Prospectus Delivery Period, as many copies of each
of the preliminary prospectus, the Prospectus and the Disclosure Package and any amendments and
supplements thereto (including any documents incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference
therein) as the Representative may reasonably request.
(g) Use of Proceeds. The Company shall apply the net proceeds from the sale of the Units sold
by it in the manner described under the caption “Use of Proceeds” in the Disclosure Package and the
Prospectus.
(h) Transfer Agent. The Company shall engage and maintain, at its expense, a registrar and
transfer agent for the Common Stock.
(i) Earnings Statement. As soon as practicable and in any event no later than 15 months after
the effective date of the Registration Statement, the Company will make generally available to its
security holders and to the Representative an earnings statement (which need not be audited)
covering a period of at least 12 months beginning after the effective date of the Registration
Statement that satisfies the provisions of Section 11(a) of the Securities Act and Rule 158 under
the Securities Act.
(j) Periodic Reporting Obligations. During the Prospectus Delivery Period the Company shall
file, on a timely basis, with the Commission and the American Stock Exchange all reports and
documents required to be filed under the Exchange Act. Additionally, the Company shall report the
use of proceeds from the issuance of the Units as may be required under Rule 463 under the
Securities Act.
(k) Company to Provide Interim Financial Statements. Prior to the First Closing Date and, if
applicable, each Subsequent Closing Date, the Company will furnish the Underwriters, as soon as
they have been prepared by or are available to the Company, a copy of any unaudited interim
financial statements of the Company for any period subsequent to the period covered by the most
recent financial statements appearing in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus.
(l) Quotation. The Company will use its best efforts to include, subject to notice of
issuance, the Units, the Common Stock and the Warrants for quotation on the American Stock
Exchange.
(m) Agreement Not to Offer or Sell Additional Securities. During the period commencing on the
date hereof and ending one year following the date of the Prospectus, the Company shall not,
without the prior written consent of the Representative (which consent may be withheld at the
Representative’s sole discretion), directly or indirectly, sell, offer, contract or grant any
option to sell, pledge, transfer or establish an open “put equivalent position” within the
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meaning of Rule 16a-1(h) under the Exchange Act, or otherwise dispose of or transfer, or
announce the offering of, or file any registration statement under the Securities Act (except as
contemplated by the Prospectus) in respect of, any shares of Common Stock, options or warrants to
acquire shares of the Common Stock or securities exchangeable or exercisable for or convertible
into shares of Common Stock (other than as contemplated by this Agreement with respect to the
Units); provided, however, that the Company may issue shares of its Common Stock or options to
purchase its Common Stock, or shares of Common Stock upon exercise of options, in each case,
pursuant to any stock option, stock bonus or other stock plan, arrangement or contractual
obligation described in the Prospectus, but only if the holders of such shares, options, or shares
issued upon exercise of such options, agree in writing not to sell, offer, dispose of or otherwise
transfer any such shares or options during such one-year period without the prior written consent
of the Representative (which consent may be withheld at the Representative’s sole discretion).
(n) Warrant Solicitation Fees. The Company hereby engages the Representative, on a
non-exclusive basis, as its agent for the solicitation of the exercise of the Warrants. The
Company will (i) assist the Representative with respect to the solicitation, if requested by the
Representative, and (ii) provide the Representative, and direct the Company’s transfer and warrant
agent to provide to the Representative, at the Company’s cost, lists of the record and, to the
extent known, beneficial owners of the Warrants. Commencing one year from the effective date of
the Registration Statement, the Company will pay the Representative a commission of five percent
(5%) of the exercise price of the Warrants for each Warrant exercised, payable on the date of such
exercise, on the terms provided for in the Warrant Agreement, only if permitted under the rules and
regulations of FINRA and only to the extent that a holder who exercises Warrants specifically
designates, in writing, that the Representative solicited the exercise. The Representative may
engage sub-agents in its solicitation efforts. The Company agrees to disclose the arrangement to
pay solicitation fees to the Representative in any prospectus used by the Company in connection
with the registration of the shares of Common Stock underlying the Warrants.
(o) Future Reports to the Representative. During the period of five years hereafter the
Company will furnish, if not otherwise available on XXXXX, to the Representative at 000 XX Xxxxx
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxx 00000, Attention: Syndicate Department: (i) as soon as practicable after
the end of each fiscal year, copies of the Annual Report of the Company containing the balance
sheet of the Company as of the close of such fiscal year and statements of income, stockholders’
equity and cash flows for the year then ended and the opinion thereon of the Company’s independent
registered public accountants; (ii) as soon as practicable after the filing thereof, copies of each
proxy statement, Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, Current Report on Form
8-K or other report filed by the Company with the Commission, the FINRA or any securities exchange;
and (iii) as soon as available, copies of any report or communication of the Company mailed
generally to holders of its capital stock.
(p) Investment Limitation. The Company shall not invest, or otherwise use the proceeds
received by the Company from its sale of the Units in such a manner as would require the Company to
register as an investment company under the Investment Company Act.
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(q) No Manipulation of Price. The Company will not take, directly or indirectly, any action
designed to cause or result in, or that has constituted or might reasonably be expected to
constitute, the stabilization or manipulation of the price of any securities of the Company.
(r) Existing Lock-Up Agreements. Except as disclosed in the Prospectus, there are no existing
agreements between the Company and any of its security holders that prohibit the sale, transfer,
assignment, pledge or hypothecation of any of the Company’s securities. The Company will direct
the transfer agent to place stop transfer restrictions upon the securities of the Company that are
bound by such “lock-up” agreements for the duration of the periods contemplated therein.
SECTION 4. Payment of Expenses.
(a) The Representative shall be entitled to reimbursement from the Company, for itself alone
and not as Representative of the Underwriters, to a nonaccountable expense allowance equal to 3% of
the aggregate initial public offering price of the Firm Units and any Option Units purchased by the
Underwriters. The Representative shall be entitled to withhold this allowance on the Closing Date
related to the purchase of the Firm Units or the Option Units, as the case may be.
(b) In addition to the payment described in Paragraph (a) of this Section 4, the Company
agrees to pay all costs, fees and expenses incurred in connection with the performance of its
obligations hereunder and in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, including
without limitation (i) all expenses incident to the issuance and delivery of the Units (including
all printing and engraving costs, if any), (ii) all fees and expenses of the registrar and transfer
agent of the Units, Common Stock, and Warrants, (iii) all necessary issue, transfer and other stamp
taxes in connection with the issuance and sale of the Units to the Underwriters, (iv) all fees and
expenses of the Company’s counsel, independent registered public accountants and other advisors,
(v) all costs and expenses incurred in connection with the preparation, printing, filing, shipping
and distribution of the Registration Statement (including financial statements, exhibits,
schedules, consents and certificates of experts), each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, each
preliminary prospectus and the Prospectus, and all amendments and supplements thereto, and this
Agreement, (vi) the filing fees incident to the FINRA’s review and approval of the Underwriters’
participation in the offering and distribution of the Units, (vii) the fees and expenses associated
with including the Units on the American Stock Exchange, (viii) all other fees, costs and expenses
referred to in Item 13 of Part II of the Registration Statement, and (ix) all reasonable
out-of-pocket costs and expenses of the Underwriters. Except as provided in this Section 4,
Section 6, Section 8 and Section 9 hereof, the Underwriters shall pay their own expenses, including
the fees and disbursements of their counsel.
SECTION 5. Conditions of the Obligations of the Underwriters. The obligations of the several
Underwriters to purchase and pay for the Firm Units as provided herein on the First Closing Date
and, with respect to the Optional Units, each Subsequent Closing Date, shall be subject to (1) the
accuracy of the representations and warranties on the part of the Company set forth in Section 1
hereof as of the date hereof and as of the First Closing Date and each Subsequent Closing Date as
though made on the First Closing Date and each Subsequent Closing
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Date, as applicable; (2) the timely performance by the Company of its covenants and other
obligations hereunder; and (3) each of the following additional conditions:
(a) Accountants’ Comfort Letter. On the date hereof, the Representative shall have received
from GHP Xxxxxxx, P.C., independent registered public accounting firm of the Company, a letter
dated the date hereof addressed to the Underwriters, in form and substance satisfactory to the
Representative, containing statements and information of the type ordinarily included in
accountant’s “comfort letters” to underwriters, delivered according to Statement of Auditing
Standards No. 72 (or any successor bulletin), with respect to the audited and unaudited financial
statements and certain financial information contained in the Registration Statement and the
Prospectus.
(b) Effectiveness of Registration Statement; Compliance with Registration Requirements; No
Stop Order. For the period from and after effectiveness of this Agreement and prior to the First
Closing Date and, with respect to the Optional Units, any Subsequent Closing Date:
(i) the Company shall have filed the Prospectus with the Commission (including
the information required by Rule 430A under the Securities Act) in the manner and
within the time period required by Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act; or the
Company shall have filed a post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement
containing the information required by such Rule 430A, and such post-effective
amendment shall have become effective; and the Company shall have timely filed
each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus with the Commission, to the extent required
by Rule 433 under the Securities Act;
(ii) no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement, or
any post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement, shall be in effect
and no proceedings for such purpose shall have been instituted or threatened by
the Commission; and
(iii) the FINRA shall have raised no objection (that remains effective) to the
fairness and reasonableness of the underwriting terms and arrangements.
(c) No Material Adverse Change. For the period from and after the date of this Agreement and
prior to the First Closing Date and, with respect to the Optional Units, each Subsequent Closing
Date, in the judgment of the Representative there shall not have occurred any Material Adverse
Change.
(d) Opinion of Counsel for the Company. On each of the First Closing Date and each Subsequent
Closing Date, the Representative shall have received the opinion of Xxxxxxx & Xxxxxx, LLC, counsel
for the Company, dated as of the First Closing Date or the Subsequent Closing Date, as applicable,
substantially in the form attached as Exhibit A.
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(e) Opinion of Counsel for the Underwriters. On each of the First Closing Date and each
Subsequent Closing Date, the Representative shall have received the opinion of Xxxxxx
Xxxx LLP, counsel for the Underwriters, dated as of the First Closing Date or the Subsequent
Closing Date, as applicable, in a form satisfactory to the Representative.
(f) Officers’ Certificate. On each of the First Closing Date and each Subsequent Closing
Date, the Representative shall have received a written certificate executed by the Chairman of the
Board, Chief Executive Officer or President of the Company and the Chief Financial Officer or Chief
Accounting Officer of the Company, dated as of such Closing Date, to the effect that the signers of
such certificate have reviewed the Registration Statement, the Prospectus and any amendment or
supplement thereto, any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus and any amendment or supplement thereto and
this Agreement, to the effect set forth in subsection (b)(i) of this Section 5, and further to the
effect that:
(i) for the period from and after the date of this Agreement and prior to such
Closing Date, there has not occurred any Material Adverse Change;
(ii) the representations, warranties and covenants of the Company set forth in
Section 1 of this Agreement are true and correct with the same force and effect
as though expressly made on and as of such Closing Date; and
(iii) the Company has complied with all the agreements hereunder and satisfied
all the conditions on its part to be performed or satisfied hereunder at or prior
to such Closing Date.
(g) Bring-down Comfort Letter. On each of the First Closing Date and each Subsequent Closing
Date the Representative shall have received from GHP Xxxxxxx, P.C., independent registered public
accountants for the Company, a letter dated such date, in form and substance satisfactory to the
Representative, to the effect that they reaffirm the statements made in the letter furnished by
them pursuant to subsection (a) of this Section 5, except that the specified date referred to
therein for the carrying out of procedures shall be no more than three business days prior to the
First Closing Date or Subsequent Closing Date, as the case may be.
(h) Lock-Up Agreement from Certain Securityholders of the Company. On or prior to the date
hereof, the Company shall have furnished to the Representative an agreement in the form of Exhibit
B hereto from each specified stockholder of the Company, and such agreement shall be in full force
and effect on each of the First Closing Date and each Subsequent Closing Date.
(i) Listing of Units. The Units, Common Stock and Warrants shall have been approved for
listing on the American Stock Exchange, and satisfactory evidence of such actions shall have been
provided to the Representative.
(j) Additional Documents. On or before each of the First Closing Date and each Subsequent
Closing Date, the Representative and counsel for the Underwriters shall have received such
information, documents and opinions as they may reasonably require for the
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purposes of enabling
them to pass upon the issuance and sale of the Units as contemplated
herein, or in order to evidence the accuracy of any of the representations and warranties
contained herein, or the satisfaction of any of the conditions or agreements contained herein.
If any condition specified in this Section 5 is not satisfied when and as required to be
satisfied, this Agreement may be terminated by the Representative by notice to the Company at any
time on or prior to the First Closing Date and, with respect to the Optional Units, at any time
prior to each Subsequent Closing Date, which termination shall be without liability on the part of
any party to any other party, except that Section 4, Section 6, Section 8 and Section 9 shall at
all times be effective and shall survive such termination.
SECTION 6. Reimbursement of Underwriters’ Expenses. If this Agreement is terminated by the
Representative pursuant to Section 5, or Section 11, or by the Company Pursuant to Section 7, or if
the sale to the Underwriters of the Units on the First Closing Date or Subsequent Closing Date is
not consummated because of any refusal, inability or failure on the part of the Company to perform
any agreement herein or to comply with any provision hereof, the Company agrees to reimburse the
Representative and the other Underwriters (or such Underwriters as have terminated this Agreement
with respect to themselves), severally, upon demand for all out-of-pocket expenses that shall have
been reasonably incurred by the Representative and the Underwriters in connection with the proposed
purchase and the offering and sale of the Units, including but not limited to fees and
disbursements of counsel, printing expenses, travel expenses, postage, facsimile and telephone
charges.
SECTION 7. Effectiveness of this Agreement. This Agreement shall not become effective until
the later of (i) the execution of this Agreement by the parties hereto and (ii) notification
(including by way of oral notification from the reviewer at the Commission) by the Commission to
the Company of the effectiveness of the Registration Statement under the Securities Act; provided
that Sections 4, 6, 8 and 9 shall at all times be effective after execution of this Agreement by
the Company.
Prior to such effectiveness, this Agreement may be terminated by any party by notice to each
of the other parties hereto, and any such termination shall be without liability on the part of (a)
the Company to the Underwriter, except that (solely in the case where the Company has terminated
this Agreement pursuant to this Section 7) the Company shall be obligated to reimburse the expenses
of the Underwriters pursuant to Sections 4 and 6 hereof, or (b) the Underwriter to the Company,
except that the provisions of Section 8 and Section 9 shall at all times be effective and shall
survive such termination.
SECTION 8. Indemnification.
(a) Indemnification of the Underwriters. The Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless
each Underwriter, its affiliates, directors, officers and employees, and each person, if any, who
controls any Underwriter within the meaning of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act against any
loss, claim, damage, liability or expense, as incurred, to which such Underwriter or such
controlling person may become subject, under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or other federal
or state statutory law or regulation, or at common law or otherwise (including in settlement of any
litigation, if such settlement is effected with the written consent of the
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Company), insofar as
such loss, claim, damage, liability or expense (or actions in respect thereof
as contemplated below) arises out of or is based (i) upon any untrue statement or allegedly
untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Registration Statement, or any amendment
thereto, including any information deemed to be a part thereof pursuant to Rule 430A, Rule 430B and
Rule 430C under the Securities Act, or the omission or alleged omission therefrom of a material
fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading; or
(ii) upon any untrue statement or allegedly untrue statement of a material fact contained in any
Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, any preliminary prospectus or the Prospectus (or any amendment or
supplement thereto), or the omission or alleged omission therefrom of a material fact necessary in
order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made,
not misleading; or (iii) in whole or in part upon any inaccuracy in the representations and
warranties of the Company contained herein; or (iv) in whole or in part upon any failure of the
Company to perform its obligations hereunder or under law; or (v) upon any act or failure to act or
any alleged act or failure to act by any Underwriter in connection with, or relating in any manner
to, the Units, Common Stock or Warrants or the offering contemplated hereby, and which is included
as part of or referred to in any loss, claim, damage, liability or action arising out of or based
upon any matter covered by clause (i) or (ii) above, provided that the Company shall not be liable
under this clause (v) to the extent that a court of competent jurisdiction shall have determined by
a final judgment that such loss, claim, damage, liability or action resulted directly from any such
acts or failures to act undertaken or omitted to be taken by such Underwriter through its bad faith
or intentional misconduct; and to reimburse each Underwriter and each such controlling person for
any and all expenses (including the fees and disbursements of counsel chosen by the Representative)
as such expenses are reasonably incurred by such Underwriter or such controlling person in
connection with investigating, defending, settling, compromising or paying any such loss, claim,
damage, liability, expense or action; provided, however, that the foregoing
indemnity agreement shall not apply to any loss, claim, damage, liability or expense to the extent,
but only to the extent, it arises out of or is based upon any untrue statement or allegedly untrue
statement or omission or alleged omission made in reliance upon and in conformity with written
information furnished to the Company by the Representative expressly for use in the Registration
Statement, any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, any preliminary prospectus or the Prospectus (or any
amendment or supplement thereto). The indemnity agreement set forth in this Section 8(a) shall be
in addition to any liabilities that the Company may otherwise have.
(b) Indemnification of the Company, its Directors and Officers. Each Underwriter agrees,
severally and not jointly, to indemnify and hold harmless the Company, each of its directors, each
of its officers who signed the Registration Statement and each person, if any, who controls the
Company within the meaning of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, against any loss, claim,
damage, liability or expense, as incurred, to which the Company, or any such director, officer, or
controlling person may become subject, under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, or other federal
or state statutory law or regulation, or at common law or otherwise (including in settlement of any
litigation, if such settlement is effected with the written consent of such Underwriter), insofar
as such loss, claim, damage, liability or expense (or actions in respect thereof as contemplated
below) arises out of or is based upon any untrue or allegedly untrue statement of a material fact
contained in the Registration Statement, any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, any preliminary
prospectus or the Prospectus (or any amendment or
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supplement thereto), or arises out of or is based
upon the omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements
therein not misleading, in each case to the extent, but only to the extent, that such untrue
statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission was made in the Registration
Statement, any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, any preliminary prospectus or the Prospectus (or any
amendment or supplement thereto), in reliance upon and in conformity with written information
furnished to the Company by the Representative expressly for use therein; and to reimburse the
Company, or any such director, officer, or controlling person for any legal and other expense
reasonably incurred by the Company, or any such director, officer, or controlling person in
connection with investigating, defending, settling, compromising or paying any such loss, claim,
damage, liability, expense or action. The Company hereby acknowledges that the only information
that the Underwriters have furnished to the Company expressly for use in the Registration
Statement, any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, any preliminary prospectus or the Prospectus (or any
amendment or supplement thereto) are the statements set forth in the table in the first paragraph,
in the paragraph and — paragraphs (relating to
stabilization activities) and in the paragraph (relating to market making)
under the caption “Underwriting” in the preliminary prospectus and the Prospectus; and the
Underwriters confirm that such statements are correct. The indemnity agreement set forth in this
Section 8(b) shall be in addition to any liabilities that each Underwriter may otherwise have.
(c) Notifications and Other Indemnification Procedures. Promptly after receipt by an
indemnified party under this Section 8 of notice of the commencement of any action, such
indemnified party shall, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against an indemnifying party
under this Section 8, notify the indemnifying party in writing of the commencement thereof, but the
omission to so notify the indemnifying party will not relieve the indemnifying party from any
liability which it may have to any indemnified party for contribution or otherwise than under the
indemnity agreement contained in this Section 8 or to the extent it is not prejudiced as a
proximate result of such failure. In case any action is brought against any indemnified party and
that indemnified party seeks or intends to seek indemnity from an indemnifying party, the
indemnifying party shall be entitled to participate in, and, to the extent that it shall elect,
jointly with all other indemnifying parties similarly notified, by written notice delivered to the
indemnified party promptly after receiving the aforesaid notice from the indemnified party, to
assume the defense thereof with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party;
provided, however, if the defendants in any action include both the indemnified
party and the indemnifying party and the indemnified party shall have reasonably concluded that a
conflict may arise between the positions of the indemnifying party and the indemnified party in
conducting the defense of any such action or that there may be legal defenses available to it
and/or other indemnified parties which are different from or additional to those available to the
indemnifying party, the indemnified party or parties shall have the right to select separate
counsel to assume such legal defenses and to otherwise participate in the defense of such action on
behalf of such indemnified party or parties. Upon receipt of notice from the indemnifying party to
the indemnified party of the indemnifying party’s election so to assume the defense of the action
and approval by the indemnified party of counsel, the indemnifying party shall not be liable to
such indemnified party under this Section 8 for any legal or other expenses subsequently incurred
by the indemnified party in connection with the defense thereof unless (i) the indemnified party
shall have employed separate counsel in accordance with the proviso to the
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next preceding sentence
(it being understood, however, that the indemnifying party shall not be
liable for the expenses of more than one separate counsel (together with local counsel),
approved by the indemnifying party (the Representative in the case of Section 8(b) and Section 9),
representing the indemnified parties who are parties to such action) or (ii) the indemnifying party
shall not have employed counsel satisfactory to the indemnified party to represent the indemnified
party within a reasonable time after notice of commencement of the action, in each of which cases
the fees and expenses of counsel shall be at the expense of the indemnifying party.
(d) Settlements. The indemnifying party under this Section 8 shall not be liable for any
settlement of any proceeding effected without its written consent, but if settled with such consent
or if there be a final judgment for the plaintiff, the indemnifying party agrees to indemnify the
indemnified party against any loss, claim, damage, liability or expense by reason of such
settlement or judgment. Notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, if at any time an indemnified
party shall have requested an indemnifying party to reimburse the indemnified party for fees and
expenses of counsel as contemplated by Section 8(c) hereof, the indemnifying party agrees that it
shall be liable for any settlement of any proceeding effected without its written consent if (i)
such settlement is entered into more than 30 days after receipt by such indemnifying party of the
aforesaid request and (ii) such indemnifying party shall not have reimbursed the indemnified party
in accordance with such request prior to the date of such settlement. No indemnifying party shall,
without the prior written consent of the indemnified party, effect any settlement, compromise or
consent to the entry of judgment in any pending or threatened action, suit or proceeding in respect
of which any indemnified party is or could have been a party and indemnity was or could have been
sought hereunder by such indemnified party, unless such settlement, compromise or consent includes
an unconditional release of such indemnified party from all liability on claims that are the
subject matter of such action, suit or proceeding.
SECTION 9. Contribution. If the indemnification provided for in Section 8 is for any reason
held to be unavailable to or otherwise insufficient to hold harmless an indemnified party in
respect of any losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses referred to therein, then each
indemnifying party shall contribute to the aggregate amount paid or payable by such indemnified
party, as incurred, as a result of any losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses referred to
therein (i) in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative benefits received by the
indemnifying parties on the one hand, and the indemnified parties, on the other hand, from the
offering of the Units pursuant to this Agreement or (ii) if the allocation provided by clause (i)
above is not permitted by applicable law, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only
the relative benefits referred to in clause (i) above but also the relative fault of the
indemnifying parties, on the one hand, and the indemnified parties, on the other hand, in
connection with the statements or omissions or inaccuracies in the representations and warranties
herein which resulted in such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses, as well as any
other relevant equitable considerations. The relative benefits received by the indemnifying
parties, on the one hand, and the indemnified parties, on the other hand, in connection with the
offering of the Units pursuant to this Agreement shall be deemed to be in the same respective
proportions as the total net proceeds from the offering of the Units pursuant to this Agreement
(before deducting expenses) received by the indemnifying parties, and the total underwriting
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discount received by the indemnified parties, in each case as set forth on the front cover page of
the Prospectus, bear
to the aggregate public offering price of the Units as set forth on such cover. The relative
fault of the indemnifying parties, on the one hand, and the indemnified parties, on the other hand,
shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether any such untrue or alleged untrue
statement of a material fact or omission or alleged omission to state a material fact or any such
inaccurate or allegedly inaccurate representation or warranty relates to information supplied by
indemnifying parties, on the one hand, or the indemnified parties, on the other hand, and the
parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent
such statement or omission.
The amount paid or payable by a party as a result of the losses, claims, damages, liabilities
and expenses referred to above shall be deemed to include, subject to the limitations set forth in
Section 8(c), any legal or other fees or expenses reasonably incurred by such party in connection
with investigating or defending any action or claim. The provisions set forth in Section 8(c) with
respect to notice of commencement of any action shall apply if a claim for contribution is to be
made under this Section 9; provided, however, that no additional notice shall be required with
respect to any action for which notice has been given under Section 8(c) for purposes of
indemnification.
The Company and the Underwriters agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution
pursuant to this Section 9 were determined by pro rata allocation (even if the Underwriters were
treated as one entity for such purpose) or by any other method of allocation which does not take
account of the equitable considerations referred to in this Section 9.
Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 9, no Underwriter shall be required to
contribute any amount in excess of the underwriting commissions received by such Underwriter in
connection with the Units underwritten by it and distributed to the public. No person guilty of
fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be
entitled to contribution from any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation.
The Underwriters’ obligations to contribute pursuant to this Section 9 are several, and not joint,
in proportion to their respective underwriting commitments as set forth opposite their names in
Schedule A. For purposes of this Section 9, each affiliate, director, officer and employee of an
Underwriter and each person, if any, who controls an Underwriter within the meaning of the
Securities Act and the Exchange Act shall have the same rights to contribution as such Underwriter;
and each director of the Company, each officer of the Company who signed the Registration
Statement, and each person, if any, who controls the Company within the meaning of the Securities
Act and the Exchange Act shall have the same rights to contribution as the Company.
SECTION 10. Default of One or More of the Several Underwriters. If, on the First Closing Date
or each Subsequent Closing Date, as the case may be, any one or more of the several Underwriters
shall fail or refuse to purchase Units that it or they have agreed to purchase hereunder on such
date, and the aggregate number of Units which such defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters agreed
but failed or refused to purchase does not exceed 10% of the aggregate number of the Units to be
purchased on such date, the other Underwriters shall be obligated, severally, in the proportions
that the number of Firm Units set forth opposite their respective
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names on Schedule A bears to the
aggregate number of Firm Units set forth opposite the names
of all such non-defaulting Underwriters, or in such other proportions as may be specified by
the Representative with the consent of the non-defaulting Underwriters, to purchase the Units which
such defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters agreed but failed or refused to purchase on such date.
If, on the First Closing Date or each Subsequent Closing Date, as the case may be, any one or more
of the Underwriters shall fail or refuse to purchase Units and the aggregate number of Units with
respect to which such default occurs exceeds 10% of the aggregate number of Units to be purchased
on such date, and arrangements satisfactory to the Representative and the Company for the purchase
of such Units are not made within 48 hours after such default, this Agreement shall terminate
without liability of any party to any other party except that the provisions of Section 4, Section
6, Section 8 and Section 9 shall at all times be effective and shall survive such termination. In
any such case either the Representative or the Company shall have the right to postpone the First
Closing Date or each Subsequent Closing Date, as the case may be, but in no event for longer than
seven days in order that the required changes, if any, to the Registration Statement and the
Prospectus or any other documents or arrangements may be effected.
As used in this Agreement, the term “Underwriter” shall be deemed to include any
person substituted for a defaulting Underwriter under this Section 10. Any action taken under this
Section 10 shall not relieve any defaulting Underwriter from liability in respect of any default of
such Underwriter under this Agreement.
SECTION 11. Termination of this Agreement. Prior to the First Closing Date and, with respect
to Optional Units, each Subsequent Closing Date, whether before or after notification by the
Commission to the Company of the effectiveness of the Registration Statement under the Securities
Act, this Agreement may be terminated by the Representative by notice given to the Company if at
any time (i) trading or quotation in any of the Company’s securities shall have been suspended or
limited by the Commission or by the American Stock Exchange, or trading in securities generally on
any of the American Stock Exchange, the Nasdaq Stock Market or the New York Stock Exchange shall
have been suspended or limited, or minimum or maximum prices shall have been generally established
on any of such stock exchanges by the Commission or FINRA; (ii) a general banking moratorium shall
have been declared by any of federal, New York or Delaware authorities; (iii) there shall have
occurred any outbreak or escalation of national or international hostilities or any crisis or
calamity, or any change in the United States or international financial markets, or any substantial
change or development involving a prospective substantial change in United States’ or international
political, financial or economic conditions, that, in the judgment of the Representative is
material and adverse and makes it impracticable to market the Units in the manner and on the terms
described in the Prospectus or to enforce contracts for the sale of securities; or (iv) in the
judgment of the Representative there shall have occurred any Material Adverse Change (regardless of
whether any loss associated with such Material Adverse Change shall have been insured). Any
termination pursuant to this Section 11 shall be without liability on the part of (a) the Company
to any Underwriter, except that the Company shall be obligated to reimburse the expenses of the
Representative and the Underwriters pursuant to Sections 4 and 6 hereof, (b) any Underwriter to the
Company, or (c) of any party hereto to any other party except that the provisions of Section 8 and
Section 9 shall at all times be effective and shall survive such termination.
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SECTION 12. No Advisory or Fiduciary Responsibility. The Company acknowledges and agrees
that: (i) the purchase and sale of the Units pursuant to this Agreement, including the
determination of the public offering price of the Units and any related discounts and commissions,
is an arm’s-length commercial transaction between the Company, on the one hand, and the several
Underwriters, on the other hand, and the Company is capable of evaluating and understanding and
understands and accepts the terms, risks and conditions of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement; (ii) in connection with each transaction contemplated hereby and the process leading to
such transaction each Underwriter is and has been acting solely as a principal and is not the
financial advisor, agent or fiduciary of the Company or its affiliates, stockholders, creditors or
employees or any other party; (iii) no Underwriter has assumed or will assume an advisory, agency
or fiduciary responsibility in favor of the Company with respect to any of the transactions
contemplated hereby or the process leading thereto (irrespective of whether such Underwriter has
advised or is currently advising the Company on other matters) and no Underwriter has any
obligation to the Company with respect to the offering contemplated hereby except the obligations
expressly set forth in this Agreement; (iv) the several Underwriters and their respective
affiliates may be engaged in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from
those of the Company and that the several Underwriters have no obligation to disclose any of such
interests by virtue of any advisory, agency or fiduciary relationship; and (v) the Underwriters
have not provided any legal, accounting, regulatory or tax advice with respect to the offering
contemplated hereby, and the Company has consulted its own legal, accounting, regulatory and tax
advisors to the extent it deemed appropriate. The Company hereby waives and releases, to the
fullest extent permitted by law, any claims that the Company may have against the several
Underwriters with respect to any breach or alleged breach of agency or fiduciary duty.
This Agreement supersedes all prior agreements and understandings (whether written or oral)
between the Company and the several Underwriters, or any of them, with respect to the subject
matter hereof.
SECTION 13. Representations and Indemnities to Survive Delivery. The respective indemnities,
agreements, representations, warranties and other statements of the Company, of its officers, and
of the several Underwriters set forth in or made pursuant to this Agreement will remain in full
force and effect, regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of any Underwriter or the
Company or any of its or their partners, officers or directors or any controlling person, as the
case may be, and will survive delivery of and payment for the Units sold hereunder and any
termination of this Agreement.
SECTION 14. Notices. All communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be mailed,
hand delivered or telecopied and confirmed to the parties hereto as follows:
If to the Representative:
Xxxxxxx Investment Company, Inc.
000 XX Xxxxx Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxx 00000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
000 XX Xxxxx Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxx 00000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
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Attention: Syndicate Department
with a copy to:
Xxxxxx Xxxx LLP
000 XX 0xx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000
Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxx 00000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
Attention: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
000 XX 0xx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000
Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxx 00000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
Attention: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
If to the Company:
Smart Move, Inc.
0000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxx., Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx, XX 00000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
Attention: Xxxxx Xxxxxx
0000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxx., Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx, XX 00000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
Attention: Xxxxx Xxxxxx
with a copy to:
Xxxxxxx & Xxxxxx, LLC
0000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxx, XX 00000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
Attention: Xxxxxx X. Xxxx
0000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxx, XX 00000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
Attention: Xxxxxx X. Xxxx
Any party hereto may change the address for receipt of communications by giving written notice
to the others.
SECTION 15. Successors. This Agreement will inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the
parties hereto, including any substitute Underwriters pursuant to Section 10 hereof, and to the
benefit of the affiliates, employees, officers and directors and controlling persons referred to in
Section 8 and Section 9, and in each case their respective successors, and personal representatives
and no other person will have any right or obligation hereunder. The term “successors”
shall not include any purchaser of the Units as such from any of the Underwriters merely by reason
of such purchase.
SECTION 16. Partial Unenforceability. The invalidity or unenforceability of any Section,
paragraph or provision of this Agreement shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any
other Section, paragraph or provision hereof. If any Section, paragraph or provision of this
Agreement is for any reason determined to be invalid or unenforceable, there shall be deemed to be
made such minor changes (and only such minor changes) as are necessary to make it valid and
enforceable.
SECTION 17. Governing Law Provisions. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE INTERNAL LAWS
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OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK APPLICABLE TO AGREEMENTS MADE AND TO BE PERFORMED IN SUCH STATE.
SECTION 18. Consent to Jurisdiction. Any legal suit, action or proceeding arising out of or
based upon this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby (“Related Proceedings”)
may be instituted in the federal courts of the United States of America located in Portland, Oregon
or the courts of the State of Oregon located in Portland, Oregon (collectively, the “Specified
Courts”), and each party irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction (except for
proceedings instituted in regard to the enforcement of a judgment of any such court (a “Related
Judgment”), as to which such jurisdiction is non-exclusive) of such courts in any such suit,
action or proceeding. Service of any process, summons, notice or document by mail to such party’s
address set forth above shall be effective service of process for any suit, action or other
proceeding brought in any such court. The parties irrevocably and unconditionally waive any
objection to the laying of venue of any suit, action or other proceeding in the Specified Courts
and irrevocably and unconditionally waive and agree not to plead or claim in any such court that
any such suit, action or other proceeding brought in any such court has been brought in an
inconvenient forum.
SECTION 19. General Provisions. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement of the
parties to this Agreement and supersedes all prior written or oral and all contemporaneous oral
agreements, understandings and negotiations with respect to the subject matter hereof. This
Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each one of which shall be an original, with
the same effect as if the signatures thereto and hereto were upon the same instrument. This
Agreement may not be amended or modified unless in writing by all of the parties hereto, and no
condition herein (express or implied) may be waived unless waived in writing by each party whom the
condition is intended to benefit. The Section headings herein are for the convenience of the
parties only and shall not affect the construction or interpretation of this Agreement.
Each of the parties hereto acknowledges that it is a sophisticated business person who was
adequately represented by counsel during negotiations regarding the provisions hereof, including,
without limitation, the indemnification provisions of Section 8 and the contribution provisions of
Section 9, and is fully informed regarding those provisions. Each of the parties hereto further
acknowledges that the provisions of Sections 8 and 9 fairly allocate the risks in light of the
ability of the parties to investigate the Company, its affairs and its business in order to assure
that adequate disclosure has been made in the Registration Statement, any preliminary prospectus
and the Prospectus (and any amendments and supplements thereto), as required by the Securities Act
and the Exchange Act.
The respective indemnities, contribution agreements, representations, warranties and other
statements of the Company and the several Underwriters set forth in or made pursuant to this
Agreement shall remain operative and in full force and effect, regardless of (i) any investigation,
or statement as to the results thereof, made by or on behalf of any Underwriter, the officers or
employees of any Underwriter, any person controlling any Underwriter, the Company, the officers or
employees of the Company, or any person controlling the Company, (ii) acceptance of the Units and
payment for them hereunder and (iii) termination of this Agreement.
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Except as otherwise provided, this Agreement has been and is made solely for the benefit of
and shall be binding upon the Company, the Underwriters, the Underwriters’ officers and employees,
any controlling persons referred to herein, the Company’s directors and the Company’s officers who
sign the Registration Statement and their respective successors and assigns, all as and to the
extent provided in this Agreement, and no other person shall acquire or have any right under or by
virtue of this Agreement. The term “successors and assigns” shall not include a purchaser
of any of the Units from any of the several Underwriters merely because of such purchase.
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If the foregoing is in accordance with your understanding of our agreement, kindly sign and
return to the Company the enclosed copies hereof, whereupon this instrument, along with all
counterparts hereof, shall become a binding agreement in accordance with its terms.
Very truly yours, SMART MOVE, INC. |
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By: | ||||
Name: | ||||
Title: | ||||
The foregoing Underwriting Agreement is hereby confirmed and accepted by the Representative as
of the date first above written.
XXXXXXX INVESTMENT COMPANY, INC.
Acting as Representative of the several
Underwriters named in the attached Schedule A.
Acting as Representative of the several
Underwriters named in the attached Schedule A.
By:
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SCHEDULE A
Number of the Firm Units | ||||
Underwriters | to Be Purchased | |||
Xxxxxxx Investment Company, Inc. |
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Total |
2,900,000 | |||
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SCHEDULE B
Issuer Free-Writing Prospectuses
Issuer Free-Writing Prospectuses
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SCHEDULE C
Pricing Terms
Pricing Terms
Price per Unit to public: $
Underwriting discounts and commissions per Unit: $
Offering proceeds to the Company, before expenses: $
Closing Date: , 0000
00
XXXXXXXX X
Xxxx Show Presentation
Xxxx Show Presentation
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EXHIBIT A
Form of Opinion of Counsel for the Company
to be delivered pursuant to Section 5(d) of the Underwriting Agreement.
to be delivered pursuant to Section 5(d) of the Underwriting Agreement.
References to the Prospectus in this Exhibit A include any supplements thereto at the First
Closing Date and, if applicable, each Subsequent Closing Date. Capitalized terms used and not
defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Underwriting Agreement.
(i) The Company has been duly incorporated and is validly existing as a corporation in good
standing under the laws of the State of Delaware.
(ii) The Company has corporate power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties
and to conduct its business as described in the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus and to enter
into and perform its obligations under the Underwriting Agreement.
(iii) The Company is duly qualified as a foreign corporation to transact business and is in
good standing in each other jurisdiction in which such qualification is required, except for such
jurisdictions where the failure to so qualify or to be in good standing would not, individually or
in the aggregate, result in a Material Adverse Change.
(iv) To the best of such counsel’s knowledge, the Company does not own an equity interest in
any entity other than Rapid ID, Inc., a Colorado corporation.
(v) The authorized, issued and outstanding capital stock of the Company (including the Common
Stock) conforms to the descriptions thereof set forth in the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus.
All of the outstanding shares of Common Stock have been duly authorized and validly issued, are
fully paid and nonassessable and, to the best of such counsel’s knowledge, have been issued in
compliance with the registration and qualification requirements of federal and state securities
laws. The form of certificate used to evidence the Common Stock complies with all applicable
requirements of the charter and by-laws of the Company and the General Corporation Law of the State
of Delaware. The description of the Company’s stock option, stock bonus and other stock plans or
arrangements, and the options or other rights granted and exercised thereunder, set forth in the
Disclosure Package and the Prospectus accurately and fairly presents the information required to be
shown with respect to such plans, arrangements, options and rights.
(vi) No stockholder of the Company or any other person has any preemptive right, right of
first refusal or other similar right to subscribe for or purchase securities of the Company arising
(i) by operation of the charter or by-laws of the Company or the General Corporation Law of the
State of Delaware or (ii) to the best knowledge of such counsel, otherwise.
(vii) The Underwriting Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the
Company.
(viii) The Common Stock included in the Units to be purchased by the Underwriters from the
Company (including units purchasable on exercise of the Underwriters’ overallotment
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option and the Representative’s Warrants) has been duly authorized and reserved for issuance and
sale pursuant to this Agreement and, in the case of Common Stock issuable on exercise of the
Representative’s Warrants, the terms thereof and, when so issued and delivered by the Company, will
be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable. The Class A Warrants and Class B Warrants
included in the Units to be purchased by the Underwriters from the Company have been duly and
validly authorized by all required corporate actions and will, when issued and delivered by the
Company pursuant to this Agreement, be validly executed and delivered by, and will be valid and
binding agreements of, the Company, enforceable in accordance with their terms, except as the
enforcement thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other
similar laws relating to or affecting the rights and remedies of creditors or by general equitable
principles. The Representative’s Warrants have been duly and validly authorized by all required
corporate actions and will, when issued and delivered by the Company pursuant to this Agreement, be
validly executed and delivered by, and will be valid and binding agreements of, the Company,
enforceable in accordance with their terms, except as the enforcement thereof may be limited by
bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws relating to or affecting
the rights and remedies of creditors or by general equitable principles. The Common Stock issuable
on exercise of Class A Warrants, Class B Warrants has been duly authorized and reserved for
issuance and sale pursuant to the terms of such warrants and, when issued and delivered by the
Company pursuant to such warrants, will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable.
(ix) The Warrant Agreement has been duly authorized by the Company. When duly executed,
authenticated, issued and delivered as contemplated in the Registration Statement and the Warrant
Agreement, the Warrant Agreement will constitute the legally binding agreement of the Company,
enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, except as the enforcement thereof may be
limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws relating to or
affecting the rights and remedies of creditors or by general equitable principles.
(ix) The Registration Statement and the Rule 462(b) Registration Statement, if any, has been
declared effective by the Commission under the Securities Act. To the best knowledge of such
counsel, no stop order suspending the effectiveness of either of the Registration Statement or the
Rule 462(b) Registration Statement, if any, has been issued under the Securities Act and no
proceedings for such purpose have been instituted or are pending or are contemplated or threatened
by the Commission. Any required filing of the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus and any
supplement thereto pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act has been made in the manner and
within the time period required by such Rule 424(b).
(x) The Registration Statement, including any Rule 462(b) Registration Statement, the
Prospectus, and each amendment or supplement to the Registration Statement and the Prospectus, and
each document deemed to be part of the Disclosure Package, as of their respective effective or
issue dates (other than the financial statements and supporting schedules included therein or in
exhibits to or excluded from the Registration Statement, as to which no opinion need be rendered)
comply as to form in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the Securities Act.
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(xi) The Units, the Common Stock, the Class A Warrants and the Class B Warrants have been
approved for quotation on the American Stock Exchange under the symbols “MVE.U,” “MVE,” “MVE.WSA”
and “MVE.WSB,” respectively.
(xiv) The statements (i) in each of the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus under the
captions “Certain Relationships and Related Transactions”, “Description of Securities” and “Shares
Eligible for Future Sale”, (ii) under the caption “Indemnification of Officers and Directors” in
Item ___of the Registration Statement, (iii) under the caption “Recent Sales of Unregistered
Securities in Item ___of the Registration Statement, insofar as such statements constitute matters
of law, legal conclusions or summaries of legal matters or documents or the Company’s charter or
by-law provisions, have been reviewed by such counsel and fairly present and summarize, in all
material respects, the matters referred to therein.
(xv) To the knowledge of such counsel, there are no legal or governmental actions, suits or
proceedings pending or threatened which are required to be disclosed in the Registration Statement
or the Disclosure Package, other than those disclosed therein.
(xvi) To the knowledge of such counsel, there are no Existing Instruments required to be
described or referred to in the Registration Statement or to be filed as exhibits thereto other
than those described or referred to therein or filed as exhibits thereto; and the descriptions
thereof and references thereto are correct in all material respects.
(xvii) No consent, approval, authorization or other order of, or registration or filing with,
any court or other governmental authority or agency, is required for the Company’s execution,
delivery and performance of the Underwriting Agreement and consummation of the transactions
contemplated thereby and by the Prospectus, except as required under the Securities Act, the
applicable laws of any foreign jurisdiction, applicable state securities or blue sky laws and from
FINRA.
(xviii) The execution and delivery of the Underwriting Agreement by the Company and the
performance by the Company of its obligations thereunder (other than performance by the Company of
its obligations under the indemnification section of the Underwriting Agreement, as to which no
opinion need be rendered) (i) have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the
part of the Company; (ii) will not result in any violation of the provisions of the charter or
by-laws of the Company; (iii) will not (A) constitute a breach of, or Default under any Existing
Instrument, or (B) result in the creation or imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance upon any
property or assets of the Company pursuant to, in the case of each of clauses (A) and (B), any
Existing Instrument filed as an exhibit to the Registration Statement or, to the best knowledge of
such counsel, any other material Existing Instrument; or (iv) to the best knowledge of such
counsel, will not result in any violation of any law, administrative regulation or administrative
or court decree applicable to the Company.
(xix) The Company is not, and after receipt of payment for the Units and the application of
the proceeds thereof as contemplated under the caption “Use of Proceeds” in the Prospectus and in
the Disclosure Package will not be, an “investment company” within the meaning of
Investment Company Act.
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(xx) To the knowledge of such counsel, there are no persons with registration or other similar
rights to have any equity or debt securities registered for sale under the Registration Statement
or included in the offering contemplated by the Underwriting Agreement, except for such rights as
have been duly waived.
(xxi) To the knowledge of such counsel, the Company is not in violation of its charter or
by-laws or any law, administrative regulation or administrative or court decree applicable to the
Company or is in Default in the performance or observance of any obligation, agreement, covenant or
condition contained in any material Existing Instrument, except in each such case for such
violations or Defaults as would not, individually or in the aggregate, result in a Material Adverse
Change.
In addition, such counsel shall state that they have participated in conferences with officers
and other representatives of the Company, representatives of the independent public or certified
public accountants for the Company and with representatives of the Underwriters at which the
contents of the Registration Statement and the Prospectus, and any supplements or amendments
thereto, and related matters were discussed and, although such counsel is not passing upon and does
not assume any responsibility for the accuracy, completeness or fairness of the statements
contained in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus, including the documents incorporated by
reference therein (other than as specified above), and any supplements or amendments thereto, on
the basis of the foregoing, nothing has come to their attention which has caused them to believe
that (i) either the Registration Statement or any amendments thereto, at the time the Registration
Statement or such amendments became effective, contained an 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 not misleading; (ii) the Prospectus, as of its date or at the First Closing Date or each
Subsequent Closing Date, as the case may be, contained an untrue statement of a material fact or
omitted to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of
the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; or (iii) the items specified in
Schedule I, consisting of those included in the Disclosure Package, contained any untrue statement
of a material fact or omitted to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements
therein, in the light of circumstances under which they were made, not misleading (it being
understood that such counsel need express no belief as to the financial statements or schedules or
other financial data derived therefrom, included or incorporated by reference in the Registration
Statement or the Prospectus or any amendments or supplements thereto).
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