EXHIBIT NO. 10.46 EQUITY PURCHASE AGREEMENT BY AND BETWEEN UFOOD RESTAURANT GROUP, INC. AND SOUTHRIDGE PARTNERS II, LP Dated August 19, 2011
EXHIBIT NO. 10.46
BY AND BETWEEN
AND
SOUTHRIDGE PARTNERS II, LP
Dated
August 19, 2011
THIS EQUITY PURCHASE AGREEMENT entered into as of the 19th of August, 2011 (this “AGREEMENT”),
by and between SOUTHRIDGE PARTNERS II, LP, Delaware limited partnership (“INVESTOR”), and UFOOD
RESTAURANT GROUP, INC., a Nevada corporation (the “COMPANY”).
WHEREAS, the parties desire that, upon the terms and subject to the conditions contained
herein, the Company shall issue and sell to Investor, from time to time as provided herein, and
Investor shall purchase, up to Three Million Dollars ($3,000,000) of its Common Stock (as defined
below); and
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
CERTAIN DEFINITIONS
CERTAIN DEFINITIONS
Section 1.1 DEFINED TERMS as used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the
following meanings specified or indicated (such meanings to be equally applicable to both the
singular and plural forms of the terms defined)
“AGREEMENT” shall have the meaning specified in the preamble hereof.
“BLACKOUT NOTICE” shall mean a written notice from the Company to the Investor with respect to
the existence of a Potential Blackout Event.
“BLACKOUT PERIOD” shall have the meaning specified in Section 2.6
“BLACKOUT SHARES” shall have the meaning specified in Section 2.6
“BY-LAWS” shall have the meaning specified in Section 4.8.
“CERTIFICATE” shall have the meaning specified in Section 4.8.
“CLAIM NOTICE” shall have the meaning specified in Section 9.3(a).
“CLOSING” shall mean one of the closings of a purchase and sale of shares of Common Stock
pursuant to Section 2.3.
“CLOSING CERTIFICATE” shall mean the closing certificate of the Company in the form of Exhibit
C hereto.
“CLOSING DATE” shall mean, with respect to a Closing, the sixth (6th) Trading Day following
the Put Date related to such Closing, or such earlier date as the Company and Investor shall agree,
provided all conditions to such Closing have been satisfied on or before such Trading Day.
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“CLOSING PRICE” shall mean the volume weighted average price (“VWAP”) for the Company’s common
stock on the Principal Market on a Trading Day as reported by Bloomberg Finance L.P.
“COMMITMENT PERIOD” shall mean the period commencing on the Effective Date, and ending on the
earlier of (i) the date on which Investor shall have purchased Put Shares pursuant to this
Agreement for an aggregate Purchase Price of the Maximum Commitment Amount, or (ii) the date
occurring twenty four (24) months from the date of commencement of the Commitment Period.
“COMMON STOCK” shall mean the Company’s common stock, $0.001 par value per share, and any
shares of any other class of common stock whether now or hereafter authorized, having the right to
participate in the distribution of dividends (as and when declared) and assets (upon liquidation of
the Company).
“COMMON STOCK EQUIVALENTS” shall mean any securities that are convertible into or exchangeable
for Common Stock or any options or other rights to subscribe for or purchase Common Stock or any
such convertible or exchangeable securities.
“COMPANY” shall have the meaning specified in the preamble to this Agreement.
“CONDITION SATISFACTION DATE” shall have the meaning specified in Section 7.2.
“DAMAGES” shall mean any loss, claim, damage, liability, cost and expense (including, without
limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements and costs and expenses of expert witnesses
and investigation).
“DISPUTE PERIOD” shall have the meaning specified in Section 9.3(a).
“DOLLAR VOLUME” shall mean the product of (a) the Closing Price multiplied by (b) the trading
volume on the Principal Market on a Trading Day.
“DTC” shall have the meaning specified in Section 2.3.
“DWAC” shall have the meaning specified in Section 2.3.
“EFFECTIVE DATE” shall mean the date on which the SEC first declares effective a Registration
Statement, or any amendment thereof, registering the Registrable Securities as set forth in Section
7.2(a).
“EXCHANGE ACT” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules and regulations
promulgated thereunder.
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“FAST” shall have the meaning specified in Section 2.3.
“FINRA” shall mean the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.
“FLOOR PRICE” shall have the meaning specified in Section 2.2 (c).
“INDEMNIFIED PARTY” shall have the meaning specified in Section 9.3(a).
“INDEMNIFYING PARTY” shall have the meaning specified in Section 9.3(a).
“INDEMNITY NOTICE” shall have the meaning specified in Section 9.3(b).
“INVESTMENT AMOUNT” shall mean the dollar amount to be invested by Investor to purchase Put
Shares with respect to any Put as notified by the Company to Investor in accordance with Section
2.2.
“INVESTOR” shall have the meaning specified in the preamble to this Agreement.
“LEGEND” shall have the meaning specified in Section 8.1.
“MARKET PRICE” shall mean the average of the Closing Prices during the Valuation Period.
“MATERIAL ADVERSE EFFECT” shall mean any effect on the business, operations, properties, or
financial condition of the Company that is material and adverse to the Company and/or any
condition, circumstance, or situation that would prohibit or otherwise materially interfere with
the ability of the Company to enter into and perform its obligations under any of (a) this
Agreement and (b) the Registration Rights Agreement.
“MAXIMUM COMMITMENT AMOUNT” shall mean Three Million Dollars ($3,000,000).
“MAXIMUM PUT AMOUNT” shall mean the lesser of (i) Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000),
or (ii) Five Hundred (500%) percent of the average of the Dollar Volume for the twenty (20) Trading
Days immediately preceding the Put Date.
“NEW PRICE” shall have the meaning specified in Section 2.6.
“OLD PRICE” shall have the meaning specified in Section 2.6.
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“PERSON” shall mean an individual, a corporation, a partnership, an association, a trust or
other entity or organization, including a government or political subdivision or an agency or
instrumentality thereof.
“POTENTIAL BLACKOUT EVENT” shall mean any of the following: (a) the possession by the Company
of material information ripe for disclosure in a Registration Statement, which shall be evidenced
by determinations in good faith by the Board of Directors of the Company that disclosure of such
information in the Registration Statement is required but not included therein, (b) receipt by the
Company of any request by the SEC or any other federal or state governmental authority during the
period of effectiveness of the Registration Statement for amendments or supplements to the
Registration Statement or related prospectus; (c) the issuance by the SEC or any other federal or
state governmental authority of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration
Statement or the initiation of any proceedings for that purpose; (d) receipt by the Company of any
notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification or exemption from qualification of
any of the Registrable Securities for sale in any jurisdiction or the initiation or threatening of
any proceeding for such purpose; or (e) the happening of any event that, in the good faith
determination of the Board of Directors of the Company, makes any statement made in such
Registration Statement or related prospectus or any document incorporated or deemed to be
incorporated therein by reference untrue in any material respect or that requires the making of any
amendment or supplement in the Registration Statement, related prospectus or documents so that, in
the case of a Registration Statement, it will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact
or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the
statements therein not misleading, and that in the case of the related prospectus, it will not
contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be
stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under
which they were made, not misleading.
“PRINCIPAL MARKET” shall mean any of the national exchanges (i.e. NYSE, AMEX, NASDAQ), the OTC
Bulletin Board, or other principal exchange which is at the time the principal trading exchange or
market for the Common Stock.
“PURCHASE PRICE” shall mean 92% of the Market Price on such date on which the Purchase Price
is calculated in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
“PUT” shall mean the right of the Company to require the Investor to purchase shares of Common
Stock, subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
“PUT DATE” shall mean any Trading Day during the Commitment Period that a Put Notice is deemed
delivered pursuant to Section 2.2(b).
“PUT NOTICE” shall mean a written notice, substantially in the form of Exhibit B hereto, to
Investor setting forth the Investment Amount with respect to which the Company intends to require
Investor to purchase shares of Common Stock pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.
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“PUT SHARES” shall mean all shares of Common Stock issued or issuable pursuant to a Put that
has been exercised or may be exercised in accordance with the terms and conditions of this
Agreement.
“REGISTRABLE SECURITIES” shall mean the (a) Put Shares, (b) the Blackout Shares, and (c) any
securities issued or issuable with respect to any of the foregoing by way of exchange, stock
dividend or stock split or in connection with a combination of shares, recapitalization, merger,
consolidation or other reorganization or otherwise. As to any particular Registrable Securities,
once issued such securities shall cease to be Registrable Securities when (i) a Registration
Statement has been declared effective by the SEC and such Registrable Securities have been disposed
of pursuant to a Registration Statement, (ii) such Registrable Securities have been sold under
circumstances under which all of the applicable conditions of Rule 144 are met, (iii) such time as
such Registrable Securities have been otherwise transferred to holders who may trade such shares
without restriction under the Securities Act or (iv) in the opinion of counsel to the Company,
which counsel shall be reasonably acceptable to Investor, such Registrable Securities may be sold
without registration under the Securities Act or the need for an exemption from any such
registration requirements and without any time, volume or manner limitations pursuant to Rule
144(b)(i) (or any similar provision then in effect) under the Securities Act.
“REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT” shall mean the registration rights agreement in the form of
Exhibit A hereto.
“REGISTRATION STATEMENT” shall mean a registration statement on such form promulgated by the
SEC for which the Company then qualifies and which counsel for the Company shall deem appropriate
and which form shall be available for the resale of the Registrable Securities to be registered
thereunder in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement and the Registration Rights
Agreement and in accordance with the intended method of distribution of such securities, for the
registration of the resale by Investor of the Registrable Securities under the Securities Act.
“REGULATION D” shall mean Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act.
“REMAINING PUT SHARES” shall have the meaning specified in Section 2.6.
“RULE 144” shall mean Rule 144 under the Securities Act or any similar provision then in force
under the Securities Act.
“SEC” shall mean the Securities and Exchange Commission.
“SECURITIES ACT” shall have the meaning specified in the recitals of this Agreement.
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“SEC DOCUMENTS” shall mean, as of a particular date, all reports and other documents filed by
the Company pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act since the end of the Company’s
then most recently completed and reported fiscal year as of the time in question (provided that if
the date in question is within ninety days of the beginning of the Company’s fiscal year, the term
shall include all documents filed since the beginning of the preceding fiscal year).
“SHORT SALES” shall mean all “short sales” as defined in Rule 200 of Regulation SHO under the
Exchange Act (but shall not be deemed to include the location and/or reservation of borrowable
shares of Common Stock).
“SUBSCRIPTION DATE” shall mean the date on which this Agreement is executed and delivered by
the Company and Investor.
“THIRD PARTY CLAIM” shall have the meaning specified in Section 9.3(a).
“TRADING DAY” shall mean a day on which the Principal Market shall be open for business.
“TRANSACTION DOCUMENTS” shall mean this Equity Purchase Agreement and the Registration Rights
Agreement.
“TRANSFER AGENT” shall mean the transfer agent for the Common Stock (and to any substitute or
replacement transfer agent for the Common Stock upon the Company’s appointment of any such
substitute or replacement transfer agent).
“UNDERWRITER” shall mean any underwriter participating in any disposition of the Registrable
Securities on behalf of Investor pursuant to a Registration Statement.
“VALUATION EVENT” shall mean an event in which the Company at any time during a Valuation
Period takes any of the following actions:
(a) subdivides or combines the Common Stock;
(b) pays a dividend in shares of Common Stock or makes any other distribution of shares of
Common Stock, except for dividends paid with respect to any series of preferred stock authorized by
the Company, whether existing now or in the future;
(c) issues any options or other rights to subscribe for or purchase shares of Common Stock
other than pursuant to this Agreement and the price per share for which shares of Common Stock may
at any time thereafter be issuable pursuant to such options or other rights shall be less than the
Closing Price in effect immediately prior to such issuance;
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(d) issues any securities convertible into or exchangeable for shares of Common Stock and the
consideration per share for which shares of Common Stock may at any time thereafter be issuable
pursuant to the terms of such convertible or exchangeable securities shall be less than the Closing
Price in effect immediately prior to such issuance;
(e) issues shares of Common Stock otherwise than as provided in the foregoing subsections (a)
through (d), at a price per share less, or for other consideration lower, than the Closing Price in
effect immediately prior to such issuance, or without consideration; or
(f) makes a distribution of its assets or evidences of indebtedness to the holders of Common
Stock as a dividend in liquidation or by way of return of capital or other than as a dividend
payable out of earnings or surplus legally available for dividends under applicable law or any
distribution to such holders made in respect of the sale of all or substantially all of the
Company’s assets (other than under the circumstances provided for in the foregoing subsections (a)
through (e).
“VALUATION PERIOD” shall mean the period of five (5) Trading Days immediately following the
date on which the applicable Put Notice is deemed to be delivered and during which the Purchase
Price of the Common Stock is valued; provided, however, that if a Valuation Event occurs during any
Valuation Period, a new Valuation Period shall begin on the Trading Day immediately after the
occurrence of such Valuation Event and end on the fifth (5th) Trading Day thereafter.
ARTICLE II
PURCHASE AND SALE OF COMMON STOCK
PURCHASE AND SALE OF COMMON STOCK
Section 2.1 INVESTMENTS.
(a) PUTS. Upon the terms and conditions set forth herein (including, without limitation, the
provisions of Article VII), on any Put Date the Company may exercise a Put by the delivery of a Put
Notice. The number of Put Shares that Investor shall purchase pursuant to such Put shall be
determined by dividing the Investment Amount specified in the Put Notice by the Purchase Price with
respect to such Put Notice.
(b) RESTRICTED COMMON STOCK. As a condition for the execution of this Agreement by the
Investor, the Company shall issue to the Investor 133,333 shares of restricted Common Stock (the
“Restricted Shares”). The Restricted Shares shall be delivered to the Investor upon the execution
of this Agreement.
Section 2.2 MECHANICS.
(a) PUT NOTICE. At any time and from time to time during the Commitment Period, the Company
may deliver a Put Notice to Investor, subject to the conditions set forth in Section 7.2; provided,
however, that the Investment Amount identified in the applicable Put
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Notice shall not be greater than the Maximum Put Amount and, when taken together with any prior Put
Notices, shall not exceed the Maximum Commitment.
(b) DATE OF DELIVERY OF PUT NOTICE. A Put Notice shall be deemed delivered on (i) the Trading
Day it is received by facsimile or otherwise by Investor if such notice is received on or prior to
12:00 noon New York time, or (ii) the immediately succeeding Trading Day if it is received by
facsimile or otherwise after 12:00 noon New York time on a Trading Day or at anytime on a day which
is not a Trading Day.
(c) FLOOR PRICE. In the event that, during a Valuation Period the Closing Price on any
Trading Day is more than twenty percent (20%) below the average of the five (5) most recent Closing
Prices prior to the Put Date (a “Floor Price”), then for each such Trading Day the parties shall be
under no obligation to purchase and sell one-fifth (1/5th) of the Investment Amount specified in
the Put Notice, and the Investment Amount shall accordingly be deemed reduced by such amount. In
the event that during a Valuation Period the Closing Price is below the Floor Price for any two (2)
Trading Days—not necessarily consecutive—then the balance of each party’s obligation to purchase
and sell the Investment Amount under such Put Notice shall terminate on such second Trading Day
(“Termination Day”), and the Investment Amount shall be adjusted to include only one-fifth
(1/5th) of the initial Investment Amount for each Trading Day during the Valuation
Period prior to the Termination Day that the Closing Price equals or exceeds the Floor Price.
Section 2.3 CLOSINGS. On or prior to each Closing Date for any Put, (a) the Company shall
deliver to the Investor one or more certificates, at Investor’s option, representing the Put Shares
purchased by Investor pursuant to Section 2.1 herein, registered in the name of Investor and (b)
Investor shall deliver the Investment Amount specified in the Put Notice by wire transfer of
immediately available funds to an account designated by the Company within twenty four (24) hours
of receipt of the Put Shares. In lieu of delivering physical certificates representing the Common
Stock issuable in accordance with clause (a) of this Section 2.3, and provided that the Transfer
Agent then is participating in the Depository Trust Company (“DTC”) Fast Automated Securities
Transfer (“FAST”) program, upon request of Investor, but subject to the applicable provisions of
Article VIII hereof, the Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the
Transfer Agent to electronically transmit, prior to the applicable Closing Date, the applicable Put
Shares by crediting the account of the Investor’s prime broker with DTC through its Deposit
Withdrawal Agent Commission (“DWAC”) system, and provide proof satisfactory to the Investor of such
delivery. In addition, on or prior to such Closing Date, each of the Company and Investor shall
deliver to each other all documents, instruments and writings required to be delivered or
reasonably requested by either of them pursuant to this Agreement in order to implement and effect
the transactions contemplated herein.
Section 2.4 COVER. If the Company fails for any reason to take or cause to be taken all steps
necessary on the part of the Company to deliver the Put Shares on such Closing Date
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and the Investor purchases, in an open market transaction or otherwise, shares of Common Stock (the
“Covering Shares”) in order to make delivery in satisfaction of a sale of Common Stock by the
Investor (the “Sold Shares”), which delivery the Investor anticipated to make using the Put Shares
(a “Buy-In”), then the Company shall pay to such Investor, in addition to all other amounts
contemplated in other provisions of the Transaction Documents, and not in lieu thereof, the Buy-In
Adjustment Amount (as defined below). The “Buy-In Adjustment Amount” is the amount equal to the
excess, if any, of (x) such Investor’s total purchase price (including brokerage commissions, if
any) for the Covering Shares over (y) the net proceeds (after brokerage commissions, if any)
received by such Investor from the sale of the Sold Shares. The Company shall pay the Buy-In
Adjustment Amount to such Investor in immediately available funds immediately upon demand by such
Investor. By way of illustration and not in limitation of the foregoing, if such Investor purchases
Covering Shares having a total purchase price (including brokerage commissions) of $11,000 to cover
a Buy-In with respect to shares of Common Stock that it sold for net proceeds of $10,000, the
Buy-In Adjustment Amount that the Company will be required to pay to such Investor will be $1,000.
Section 2.5 [INTENTIONALLY OMITTED]
Section 2.6 BLACKOUT SHARES.
(a) If at any time or from time to time after the date of effectiveness of the Registration
Statement, the Company delivers a Blackout Notice to the Investor, the Investor shall not offer or
sell any Put Shares, or Blackout Shares (as defined below), or engage in any other transaction
involving or relating to such shares, from the time of the Blackout Notice until Investor receives
written notice from the Company that such Potential Blackout Event either has been disclosed to the
public or no longer constitutes a Potential Blackout Event (such period, a “Blackout Period”).
(b) In the event that, (i) within fifteen (15) Trading Days following any Closing Date, the
Company delivers a Blackout Notice to Investor, and (ii) the Closing Price on the Trading Day
immediately preceding the applicable Blackout Period (“OLD PRICE”) is greater than the Closing
Price on the first Trading Day following such Blackout Period that Investor may sell its
Registrable Securities pursuant to an effective Registration Statement (“NEW PRICE”), then the
Company shall issue to Investor the number of additional shares of Registrable Securities (the
“BLACKOUT SHARES”) equal to the excess of (x) the product of the number of Put Shares held by
Investor immediately prior to the Blackout Period that were issued on the most recent Closing Date
(the “REMAINING PUT SHARES”) multiplied by the Old Price, divided by the New Price, over (y) the
Remaining Put Shares.
Section 2.7 [INTENTIONALLY OMITTED]
Section 2.8 LIQUIDATED DAMAGES. Each of the Company and Investor acknowledges and agrees that
the requirement to issue Blackout Shares under Section 2.6 shall give rise to liquidated damages
and not penalties. Each of the Company and Investor further
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acknowledges that (a) the amount of loss or damages likely to be incurred is incapable or is
difficult to precisely estimate, (b) the amount specified in such Section bears a reasonable
proportion and is not plainly or grossly disproportionate to the probable loss likely to be
incurred by Investor in connection with a Blackout Period, and (c) each of the Company and Investor
is a sophisticated business party and has been represented by sophisticated and able legal and
financial counsel and negotiated this Agreement at arm’s length.
ARTICLE III
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF INVESTOR
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF INVESTOR
Investor represents and warrants to the Company that:
Section 3.1 INTENT. Investor is entering into this Agreement for its own account and Investor
has no present arrangement (whether or not legally binding) at any time to sell the Registrable
Securities to or through any person or entity; provided, however, that Investor reserves the right
to dispose of the Registrable Securities at any time in accordance with federal and state
securities laws applicable to such disposition.
Section 3.2 NO LEGAL ADVICE FROM THE COMPANY. The Investor acknowledges that it has had the
opportunity to review this Agreement and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement with its
own legal counsel and investment and tax advisors. The Investor is relying solely on such counsel
and advisors and not on any statements or representations of the Company or any of its
representatives or agents for legal, tax or investment advice with respect to this investment, the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the securities laws of any jurisdiction.
Section 3.3 SOPHISTICATED INVESTOR. Investor is a sophisticated investor (as described in Rule
506(b)(2)(ii) of Regulation D) and an accredited investor (as defined in Rule 501 of Regulation D),
and Investor has such experience in business and financial matters that it is capable of evaluating
the merits and risks of an investment in the Registrable Securities. Investor acknowledges that an
investment in the Registrable Securities is speculative and involves a high degree of risk.
Section 3.4 AUTHORITY. (a) Investor has the requisite power and authority to enter into and
perform its obligations under this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby in accordance
with its terms; (b) the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Registration Rights
Agreement, and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby have been
duly authorized by all necessary action and no further consent or authorization of Investor or its
partners is required; and (c) each of this Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement has been
duly authorized and validly executed and delivered by Investor and constitutes a valid and binding
obligation of Investor enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable
bankruptcy, insolvency, or similar laws relating to, or affecting generally the enforcement of,
creditors’ rights and remedies or by other equitable principles of general application.
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Section 3.5 NOT AN AFFILIATE. Investor is not an officer, director or “affiliate” (as that
term is defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act) of the Company.
Section 3.6 ORGANIZATION AND STANDING. Investor is a limited partnership duly organized,
validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the Delaware and has all requisite power
and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and to carry on its business as now being
conducted. Investor is duly qualified and in good standing in every jurisdiction in which the
nature of the business conducted or property owned by it makes such qualification necessary, other
than those in which the failure so to qualify would not have a material adverse effect on Investor.
Section 3.7 ABSENCE OF CONFLICTS. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and any other
document or instrument contemplated hereby, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated
hereby and thereby, and compliance with the requirements hereof and thereof, will not (a) violate
any law, rule, regulation, order, writ, judgment, injunction, decree or award binding on Investor,
(b) violate any provision of any indenture, instrument or agreement to which Investor is a party or
is subject, or by which Investor or any of its assets is bound, or conflict with or constitute a
material default thereunder, (c) result in the creation or imposition of any lien pursuant to the
terms of any such indenture, instrument or agreement, or constitute a breach of any fiduciary duty
owed by Investor to any third party, or (d) require the approval of any third-party (that has not
been obtained) pursuant to any material contract, instrument, agreement, relationship or legal
obligation to which Investor is subject or to which any of its assets, operations or management may
be subject.
Section 3.8 DISCLOSURE; ACCESS TO INFORMATION. Investor had an opportunity to review copies of
the SEC Documents filed on behalf of the Company and has had access to all publicly available
information with respect to the Company.
Section 3.9 MANNER OF SALE. At no time was Investor presented with or solicited by or through
any leaflet, public promotional meeting, television advertisement or any other form of general
solicitation or advertising.
Section 3.10 FINANCIAL CAPABILITY. Investor presently has the financial capacity
and the necessary capital to perform its obligations hereunder.
ARTICLE IV
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY
The Company represents and warrants to Investor that, except as disclosed in the SEC
Documents:
Section 4.1 ORGANIZATION OF THE COMPANY. The Company is a corporation duly organized and
validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Nevada
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and has all requisite power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and to carry on
its business as now being conducted. The Company is duly qualified as a foreign corporation to do
business and is in good standing in every jurisdiction in which the nature of the business
conducted or property owned by it makes such qualification necessary, other than those in which the
failure so to qualify would not have a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 4.2 AUTHORITY. (a) The Company has the requisite corporate power and authority to
enter into and perform its obligations under this Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement
and to issue the Put Shares, Restricted Shares and Blackout Shares, if any; (b) the execution and
delivery of this Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement by the Company and the
consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby have been duly authorized by
all necessary corporate action and no further consent or authorization of the Company or its Board
of Directors or stockholders is required; and (c) each of this Agreement and the Registration
Rights Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Company and constitutes a valid and
binding obligation of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms,
except as such enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, or similar laws
relating to, or affecting generally the enforcement of, creditors’ rights and remedies or by other
equitable principles of general application.
Section 4.3 CAPITALIZATION. As of the date hereof, the authorized capital stock of the Company
consists of 300,000,000 shares of Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share, of which 44,887,771
shares are outstanding as of the date hereof.
Except as otherwise disclosed in the SEC Documents, there are no outstanding securities which
are convertible into shares of Common Stock, whether such conversion is currently exercisable or
exercisable only upon some future date or the occurrence of some event in the future.
All of the outstanding shares of Common Stock of the Company have been duly and validly
authorized and issued and are fully paid and non-assessable.
Section 4.4 COMMON STOCK. The Company is in full compliance with all reporting requirements of
the Exchange Act, and the Company has maintained all requirements for the continued listing or
quotation of the Common Stock, and such Common Stock is currently listed or quoted on the Principal
Market.
Section 4.5 SEC DOCUMENTS. The Company may make available to Investor true and complete copies
of the SEC Documents (including, without limitation, proxy information and solicitation materials).
To the Company’s knowledge, the Company has not provided to Investor any information that,
according to applicable law, rule or regulation, should have been disclosed publicly prior to the
date hereof by the Company, but which has not been so disclosed. As of their respective dates, the
SEC Documents complied in all material respects with the requirements of the Exchange Act, and
other federal laws, rules and regulations applicable to
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such SEC Documents, and none of the SEC Documents contained any untrue statement of a material fact
or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the
statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The
financial statements of the Company included in the SEC Documents comply as to form and substance
in all material respects with applicable accounting requirements and the published rules and
regulations of the SEC or other applicable rules and regulations with respect thereto. Such
financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles
applied on a consistent basis during the periods involved (except (a) as may be otherwise indicated
in such financial statements or the notes thereto or (b) in the case of unaudited interim
statements, to the extent they may not include footnotes or may be condensed or summary statements)
and fairly present in all material respects the financial position of the Company as of the dates
thereof and the results of operations and cash flows for the periods then ended (subject, in the
case of unaudited statements, to normal year-end audit adjustments).
Section 4.6 VALID ISSUANCES. When issued and paid for as herein provided, the Put Shares, the
Restricted Shares, and the Blackout Shares, if any, shall be duly and validly issued, fully paid,
and non-assessable. Neither the sales of the Put Shares or the Blackout Shares, if any, pursuant to
this Agreement or the Registration Rights Agreement, nor the Company’s performance of its
obligations thereunder, shall (a) result in the creation or imposition of any liens, charges,
claims or other encumbrances upon the Put Shares, Restricted Shares or Blackout Shares, if any, or
any of the assets of the Company, or (b) entitle the holders of outstanding shares of Common Stock
to preemptive or other rights to subscribe to or acquire the Common Stock or other securities of
the Company. The Put Shares, Restricted Shares and Blackout Shares, if any, shall not subject
Investor to personal liability, in excess of the subscription price by reason of the ownership
thereof.
Section 4.7 [INTENTIONALLY OMITTED]
Section 4.8 [INTENTIONALLY OMITTED]
Section 4.9 NO CONFLICTS. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by the
Company and the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby, including
without limitation the issuance of the Put Shares, the Restricted Shares and the Blackout Shares,
if any, do not and will not (a) result in a violation of the Certificate or By-Laws or (b) conflict
with, or constitute a material default (or an event that with notice or lapse of time or both would
become a material default) under, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment,
acceleration or cancellation of, any material agreement, indenture, instrument or any “lock-up” or
similar provision of any underwriting or similar agreement to which the Company is a party, or (c)
result in a violation of any federal, state or local law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or
decree (including federal and state securities laws and regulations) applicable to the Company or
by which any property or asset of the Company is bound or affected (except for such conflicts,
defaults, terminations, amendments, accelerations, cancellations and violations as would not,
individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect) nor is the Company otherwise in
violation of, conflict with or in default under
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any of the foregoing. The business of the Company is not being conducted in violation of any law,
ordinance or regulation of any governmental entity, except for possible violations that either
singly or in the aggregate do not and will not have a Material Adverse Effect. The Company is not
required under federal, state or local law, rule or regulation to obtain any consent, authorization
or order of, or make any filing or registration with, any court or governmental agency in order for
it to execute, deliver or perform any of its obligations under this Agreement or issue and sell the
Common Stock in accordance with the terms hereof (other than any SEC, FINRA or state securities
filings that may be required to be made by the Company subsequent to any Closing, and any
registration statement that may be filed pursuant hereto); provided that, for purposes of the
representation made in this sentence, the Company is assuming and relying upon the accuracy of the
relevant representations and agreements of Investor herein.
Section 4.10 NO MATERIAL ADVERSE CHANGE. Since May 18, , 2011 no event has occurred that would
have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company.
Section 4.11 [INTENTIONALLY OMITTED]
Section 4.12 [INTENTIONALLY OMITTED]
Section 4.13 [INTENTIONALLY OMITTED]
Section 4.14 LITIGATION AND OTHER PROCEEDINGS. There are no lawsuits or proceedings pending or
to the knowledge of the Company threatened, against the Company, nor has the Company received any
written or oral notice of any such action, suit, proceeding or investigation, which would have a
Material Adverse Effect. No judgment, order, writ, injunction or decree or award has been issued by
or, so far as is known by the Company, requested of any court, arbitrator or governmental agency
which would have a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 4.15 DILUTION. The number of shares of Common Stock issuable as Put Shares may
increase substantially in certain circumstances, including, but not necessarily limited to, the
circumstance wherein the trading price of the Common Stock declines during the period between the
Effective Date and the end of the Commitment Period. The Company’s executive officers and
directors have studied and fully understand the nature of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement and recognize that they have a potential dilutive effect. The board of directors of the
Company has concluded in its good faith business judgment that such issuance is in the best
interests of the Company. The Company specifically acknowledges that, subject to Section 2.2(c),
its obligation to issue the Put Shares is binding upon the Company and enforceable regardless of
the dilution such issuance may have on the ownership interests of other shareholders of the
Company.
Section 4.16 [INTENTIONALLY OMITTED]
Section 4.17 DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS LIABILITY POLICY. The Company maintains a Directors’ and
Officers’ liability insurance policy. Such policy is in full force and
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effect, and has not been modified, cancelled or terminated and the Company has not received
any notice of cancellation, modification or non renewal.
ARTICLE V
COVENANTS OF INVESTOR
COVENANTS OF INVESTOR
Section 5.1 COMPLIANCE WITH LAW; TRADING IN SECURITIES. Investor’s trading activities with
respect to shares of the Common Stock will be in compliance with all applicable state and federal
securities laws, rules and regulations and the rules and regulations of FINRA and the Principal
Market on which the Common Stock is listed or quoted.
Section 5.2 SHORT SALES AND CONFIDENTIALITY. Neither Investor nor any affiliate of the
Investor acting on its behalf or pursuant to any understanding with it will execute any Short Sales
during the period from the date hereof to the end of the Commitment Period. For the purposes
hereof, and in accordance with Regulation SHO, the sale after delivery of a Put Notice of such
number of shares of Common Stock reasonably expected to be purchased under a Put Notice shall not
be deemed a Short Sale.
Other than to other Persons party to this Agreement, Investor has maintained the
confidentiality of all disclosures made to it in connection with this transaction (including the
existence and terms of this transaction).
ARTICLE VI
COVENANTS OF THE COMPANY
COVENANTS OF THE COMPANY
Section 6.1 REGISTRATION RIGHTS. The Company shall use its best efforts to cause the
Registration Statement to remain in full force and effect and the Company shall comply in all
respects with the terms thereof.
Section 6.2 RESERVATION OF COMMON STOCK. The Company will, from time to time as needed in
advance of a Closing Date, reserve and keep available until the consummation of such Closing, free
of preemptive rights sufficient shares of Common Stock for the purpose of enabling the Company to
satisfy its obligation to issue the Put Shares to be issued in connection therewith. The number of
shares so reserved from time to time, as theretofore increased or reduced as hereinafter provided,
may be reduced by the number of shares actually delivered hereunder.
Section 6.3 LISTING OF COMMON STOCK. If the Company applies to have the Common Stock traded
on any other Principal Market, it shall include in such application the Put Shares, the Restricted
Shares, and the Blackout Shares, if any, and shall take such other action as is necessary or
desirable in the reasonable opinion of Investor to cause the Common Stock to be listed on such
other Principal Market as promptly as possible. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable
efforts to continue the listing and trading of the Common Stock on the Principal Market (including,
without limitation, maintaining sufficient net tangible assets) and
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will comply in all respects with the Company’s reporting, filing and other obligations under the
bylaws or rules of the FINRA and the Principal Market.
Section 6.4 [INTENTIONALLY OMITTED]
Section 6.5 NOTICE OF CERTAIN EVENTS AFFECTING REGISTRATION; SUSPENSION OF RIGHT TO MAKE A
PUT. The Company shall promptly notify Investor upon the occurrence of any Potential Blackout
Event. The Company shall not deliver to Investor any Put Notice during the continuation of any
Blackout Period.
Section 6.6 [INTENTIONALLY OMITTED]
Section 6.7 [INTENTIONALLY OMITTED]
Section 6.8 [INTENTIONALLY OMITTED]
Section 6.9 CERTAIN AGREEMENTS. The Company covenants and agrees that it will not, without the
prior written consent of the Investor, enter into any other equity line of credit agreement with a
third party during the Commitment Period having terms and conditions substantially comparable to
this Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, nothing contained in the Transaction Documents shall
restrict, or require the Investor’s consent for, any agreement providing for the issuance or
distribution of (or the issuance or distribution of) any equity securities pursuant to any private
placement of securities or any other agreement or arrangement that is not commonly understood to be
an “equity line of credit.”
ARTICLE VII
CONDITIONS TO DELIVERY OF
PUT NOTICES AND CONDITIONS TO CLOSING
CONDITIONS TO DELIVERY OF
PUT NOTICES AND CONDITIONS TO CLOSING
Section 7.1 CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO THE OBLIGATION OF THE COMPANY TO ISSUE AND SELL COMMON
STOCK. The obligation hereunder of the Company to issue and sell the Put Shares to Investor
incident to each Closing is subject to the satisfaction, at or before each such Closing, of each of
the conditions set forth below.
(a) ACCURACY OF INVESTOR’S REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES. The representations and warranties
of Investor shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the date of this Agreement and
as of the date of each such Closing as though made at each such time.
(b) PERFORMANCE BY INVESTOR. Investor shall have performed, satisfied and complied in all
respects with all covenants, agreements and conditions required by this Agreement to be performed,
satisfied or complied with by Investor at or prior to such Closing.
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(c) Principal Market Regulation. The Company shall not issue any Put Shares,
Restricted Shares or Blackout Shares, if any, and the Investor shall not have the right to receive
any Put Shares, Restricted Shares or Blackout Shares, if the issuance of such shares would exceed
the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock which the Company may issue without breaching the
Company’s obligations under the rules or regulations of the Principal Market (the “EXCHANGE CAP”),
except that such limitation shall not apply in the event that the Company obtains the approval of
its stockholders as required by the applicable rules of the Principal Market for issuances of
Common Stock in excess of such amount, which such approval the Company will use its best efforts to
obtain. Until such approval is obtained, Investor shall not be issued under the Transaction
Documents, shares of Common Stock in an amount greater than the Exchange Cap.
Section 7.2 CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO THE RIGHT OF THE COMPANY TO DELIVER A PUT NOTICE AND THE
OBLIGATION OF INVESTOR TO PURCHASE PUT SHARES. The right of the Company to deliver a Put Notice and
the obligation of Investor hereunder to acquire and pay for the Put Shares incident to a Closing is
subject to the satisfaction, on (i) the date of delivery of such Put Notice and (ii) the applicable
Closing Date (each a “CONDITION SATISFACTION DATE”), of each of the following conditions:
(a) EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT. As set forth in the Registration Rights Agreement, a
Registration Statement, and any amendment or supplement thereto, shall have previously become
effective for the resale by Investor of the Registrable Securities subject to such Put Notice, and
such Registration Statement shall remain effective on each Condition Satisfaction Date and (i)
neither the Company nor Investor shall have received notice that the SEC has issued or intends to
issue a stop order with respect to such Registration Statement or that the SEC otherwise has
suspended or withdrawn the effectiveness of such Registration Statement, either temporarily or
permanently, or intends or has threatened to do so (unless the SEC’s concerns have been addressed
and Investor is reasonably satisfied that the SEC no longer is considering or intends to take such
action), and (ii) no other suspension of the use or withdrawal of the effectiveness of such
Registration Statement or related prospectus shall exist.
(b) ACCURACY OF THE COMPANY’S REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES. The representations and
warranties of the Company shall be true and correct in all material respects as of each Condition
Satisfaction Date as though made at each such time (except for representations and warranties
specifically made as of a particular date) with respect to all periods, and as to all events and
circumstances occurring or existing to and including each Condition Satisfaction Date, except for
any conditions which have temporarily caused any representations or warranties herein to be
incorrect and which have been corrected with no continuing impairment to the Company or Investor.
(c) PERFORMANCE BY THE COMPANY. The Company shall have performed, satisfied and complied in
all material respects with all covenants, agreements and conditions required by this Agreement and
the Registration Rights Agreement to be performed, satisfied or complied with by the Company at or
prior to each Condition Satisfaction Date.
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(d) NO INJUNCTION. No statute, rule, regulation, executive order, decree, ruling or injunction
shall have been enacted, entered, promulgated or adopted by any court or governmental authority of
competent jurisdiction that prohibits or directly and materially adversely affects any of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and no proceeding shall have been commenced that may
have the effect of prohibiting or materially adversely affecting any of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement.
(e) ADVERSE CHANGES. Since the date of filing of the Company’s most recent SEC Document, no
event that had or is reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect has occurred, except those
events contemplated by and disclosed in the Company’s most recent SEC Document.
(f) NO SUSPENSION OF TRADING IN OR DELISTING OF COMMON STOCK. The trading of the Common Stock
shall not have been suspended by the SEC, the Principal Market or the FINRA and the Common Stock
shall have been approved for listing or quotation on and shall not have been delisted from the
Principal Market.
(g) [INTENTIONALLY OMITTED]
(h) TEN PERCENT LIMITATION. On each Closing Date, the number of Put Shares then to be
purchased by Investor shall not exceed the number of such shares that, when aggregated with all
other shares of Registrable Securities then owned by Investor beneficially or deemed beneficially
owned by Investor, would result in Investor owning more than 9.99% of all of such Common Stock as
would be outstanding on such Closing Date, as determined in accordance with Section 16 of the
Exchange Act and the regulations promulgated thereunder. For purposes of this Section, in the event
that the amount of Common Stock outstanding as determined in accordance with Section 16 of the
Exchange Act and the regulations promulgated thereunder is greater on a Closing Date than on the
date upon which the Put Notice associated with such Closing Date is given, the amount of Common
Stock outstanding on such Closing Date shall govern for purposes of determining whether Investor,
when aggregating all purchases of Common Stock made pursuant to this Agreement and Blackout Shares,
if any, would own more than 9.99% of the Common Stock following such Closing Date.
(i) Principal Market Regulation. The Company shall not issue any Put Shares,
Restricted Shares or Blackout Shares, if any, and the Investor shall not have the right to receive
any Put Shares, Restricted Shares or Blackout Shares, if the issuance of such shares would exceed
the Exchange Cap, except that such limitation shall not apply in the event that the Company obtains
the approval of its stockholders as required by the applicable rules of the Principal Market for
issuances of Common Stock in excess of such amount, which such approval the Company will use its
best efforts to obtain. Until such approval is obtained, Investor shall not be issued under the
Transaction Documents, shares of Common Stock in an amount greater than the Exchange Cap.
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(j) NO KNOWLEDGE. The Company shall have no knowledge of any event more likely than not to
have the effect of causing such Registration Statement to be suspended or otherwise ineffective
(which event is more likely than not to occur within the fifteen (15) Trading Days following the
Trading Day on which such Put Notice is deemed delivered).
(k) SHAREHOLDER VOTE. The issuance of shares of Common Stock with respect to the applicable
Closing, if any, shall not violate the shareholder approval requirements of the Principal Market.
(l) NO VALUATION EVENT. No Valuation Event shall have occurred since the Put Date.
(m) OTHER. On each Condition Satisfaction Date, Investor shall have received a certificate in
substantially the form and substance of Exhibit C hereto, executed by an executive officer of the
Company and to the effect that all the conditions to such Closing shall have been satisfied as at
the date of each such certificate.
ARTICLE VIII
LEGENDS
LEGENDS
Section 8.1 LEGENDS. Until such time as the Registrable Securities have been registered under
the Securities Act, as contemplated by the Registration Rights Agreement, and sold in accordance
with an effective Registration Statement or otherwise in accordance with another effective
registration statement, or until such Registrable Securities can otherwise be sold without
restriction, whichever is earlier, each certificate representing Registrable Securities will bear
the following legend (the “LEGEND”):
THESE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION OR THE SECURITIES COMMISSION OF ANY STATE IN RELIANCE UPON AN EXEMPTION
FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES
ACT”), AND, ACCORDINGLY, MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE
EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF
THE SECURITIES ACT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS.
The Company warrants that it will give its Transfer Agent no instructions inconsistent
with the provisions hereof. It is the intent and purpose of such instructions, as provided therein,
to require its Transfer Agent to issue to Investor certificates evidencing shares of Common Stock
incident to a Closing, free of the Legend; provided that (a) a Registration Statement shall then be
effective, (b) Investor confirms to the Transfer Agent and the Company that it has sold or intends
to sell such Common Stock to a third party which is not an affiliate of Investor or the Company and
Investor agrees to redeliver the certificate representing such shares of Common Stock to the
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Transfer Agent to add the Legend in the event the Common Stock is not sold, and (c) Investor
confirms to the transfer agent and the Company that Investor has complied, or will comply with the
prospectus delivery requirement under the Securities Act.
Section 8.2 NO OTHER LEGEND OR STOCK TRANSFER RESTRICTIONS. No legend other than the one
specified in Section 8.1 has been or shall be placed on the share certificates representing the
Registrable Securities..
Section 8.3 [INTENTIONALLY OMITTED]
Section 8.4 INVESTOR’S COMPLIANCE. Nothing in this Article VIII shall affect in any way
Investor’s obligations under any agreement to comply with all applicable securities laws upon
resale of the Common Stock.
ARTICLE IX
NOTICES; INDEMNIFICATION
NOTICES; INDEMNIFICATION
Section 9.1 NOTICES. All notices, demands, requests, consents, approvals, and other
communications required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing and, unless otherwise specified
herein, shall be (a) personally served, (b) deposited in the mail, registered or certified, return
receipt requested, postage prepaid, (c) delivered by reputable air courier service with charges
prepaid, or (d) transmitted by hand delivery, telegram, facsimile, or email as a PDF, addressed as
set forth below or to such other address as such party shall have specified most recently by
written notice given in accordance herewith. Any notice or other communication required or
permitted to be given hereunder shall be deemed effective (i) upon hand delivery or delivery by
facsimile, with accurate confirmation generated by the transmitting facsimile machine, or email as
a PDF, at the address or number designated below (if delivered on a business day during normal
business hours where such notice is to be received), or the first business day following such
delivery (if delivered other than on a business day during normal business hours where such notice
is to be received) or (ii) on the second business day following the date of mailing by express
courier service or on the fifth business day after deposited in the mail, in each case, fully
prepaid, addressed to such address, or upon actual receipt of such mailing, whichever shall first
occur.
The addresses for such communications shall be:
If to the Company:
UFood Restaurant Group, Inc.
000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxx, XX 00000Xxx: 000-000-0000
Fax:
Email:
000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxx, XX 00000Xxx: 000-000-0000
Fax:
Email:
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If to Investor:
Southridge Partners II, LP
00 Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxx 00000
Tel: 000-000-0000
Fax: 000-000-0000
Email: xxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx
00 Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxx 00000
Tel: 000-000-0000
Fax: 000-000-0000
Email: xxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx
Either party hereto may from time to time change its address or facsimile number for notices under
this Section 9.1 by giving at least ten (10) days’ prior written notice of such changed address or
facsimile number to the other party hereto.
Section 9.2 INDEMNIFICATION. Each party (an “Indemnifying Party”) agrees to indemnify and
hold harmless the other party along with its officers, directors, employees, and authorized
agents, and each Person or entity, if any, who controls such party within the meaning of Section 15
of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act, together with the Controlling Persons (as
defined in the Registration Rights Agreement) (an “Indemnified Party”) from and against any
Damages, joint or several, and any action in respect thereof to which the Indemnified Party becomes
subject to, resulting from, arising out of or relating to any misrepresentation, breach of warranty
or nonfulfillment of or failure to perform any covenant or agreement on the part of Indemnifying
Party contained in this Agreement, as such Damages are incurred, except to the extent such Damages
result primarily from Indemnified Party’s failure to perform any covenant or agreement contained in
this Agreement or Indemnified Party’s negligence, recklessness or bad faith in performing its
obligations under this Agreement.
Section 9.3 METHOD OF ASSERTING INDEMNIFICATION CLAIMS. All claims for indemnification by any
Indemnified Party (as defined below) under Section 9.2 shall be asserted and resolved as follows:
(a) In the event any claim or demand in respect of which an Indemnified Party might seek
indemnity under Section 9.2 is asserted against or sought to be collected from such Indemnified
Party by a person other than a party hereto or an affiliate thereof (a “THIRD PARTY CLAIM”), the
Indemnified Party shall deliver a written notification, enclosing a copy of all papers served, if
any, and specifying the nature of and basis for such Third Party Claim and for the Indemnified
Party’s claim for indemnification that is being asserted under any provision of Section 9.2 against
an Indemnifying Party, together with the amount or, if not then reasonably ascertainable, the
estimated amount, determined in good faith, of such Third Party Claim (a “CLAIM NOTICE”) with
reasonable promptness to the Indemnifying Party. If the Indemnified Party fails to provide the
Claim Notice with reasonable promptness after the Indemnified Party receives notice of such Third
Party Claim, the Indemnifying Party shall not be obligated to
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indemnify the Indemnified Party with respect to such Third Party Claim to the extent that the
Indemnifying Party’s ability to defend has been prejudiced by such failure of the Indemnified
Party. The Indemnifying Party shall notify the Indemnified Party as soon as practicable within the
period ending thirty (30) calendar days following receipt by the Indemnifying Party of either a
Claim Notice or an Indemnity Notice (as defined below) (the “DISPUTE PERIOD”) whether the
Indemnifying Party disputes its liability or the amount of its liability to the Indemnified Party
under Section 9.2 and whether the Indemnifying Party desires, at its sole cost and expense, to
defend the Indemnified Party against such Third Party Claim.
(i) If the Indemnifying Party notifies the Indemnified Party within the Dispute Period
that the Indemnifying Party desires to defend the Indemnified Party with respect to the
Third Party Claim pursuant to this Section 9.3(a), then the Indemnifying Party shall have
the right to defend, with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Party, at the
sole cost and expense of the Indemnifying Party, such Third Party Claim by all appropriate
proceedings, which proceedings shall be vigorously and diligently prosecuted by the
Indemnifying Party to a final conclusion or will be settled at the discretion of the
Indemnifying Party (but only with the consent of the Indemnified Party in the case of any
settlement that provides for any relief other than the payment of monetary damages or that
provides for the payment of monetary damages as to which the Indemnified Party shall not be
indemnified in full pursuant to Section 9.2). The Indemnifying Party shall have full control
of such defense and proceedings, including any compromise or settlement thereof; provided,
however, that the Indemnified Party may, at the sole cost and expense of the Indemnified
Party, at any time prior to the Indemnifying Party’s delivery of the notice referred to in
the first sentence of this clause (i), file any motion, answer or other pleadings or take
any other action that the Indemnified Party reasonably believes to be necessary or
appropriate to protect its interests; and provided further, that if requested by the
Indemnifying Party, the Indemnified Party will, at the sole cost and expense of the
Indemnifying Party, provide reasonable cooperation to the Indemnifying Party in contesting
any Third Party Claim that the Indemnifying Party elects to contest. The Indemnified Party
may participate in, but not control, any defense or settlement of any Third Party Claim
controlled by the Indemnifying Party pursuant to this clause (i), and except as provided in
the preceding sentence, the Indemnified Party shall bear its own costs and expenses with
respect to such participation. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Indemnified Party may
takeover the control of the defense or settlement of a Third Party Claim at any time if it
irrevocably waives its right to indemnity under Section 9.2 with respect to such Third Party
Claim.
(ii) If the Indemnifying Party fails to notify the Indemnified Party within the Dispute
Period that the Indemnifying Party desires to defend the Third Party Claim pursuant to
Section 9.3(a), or if the Indemnifying Party gives such notice but fails to prosecute
vigorously and diligently or settle the Third Party Claim, or if the Indemnifying Party
fails to give any notice whatsoever within the Dispute Period, then the Indemnified Party
shall have the right to defend, at the sole cost and expense of the Indemnifying Party, the
Third Party Claim by all appropriate proceedings, which
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proceedings shall be prosecuted by the Indemnified Party in a reasonable manner and in
good faith or will be settled at the discretion of the Indemnified Party(with the consent of
the Indemnifying Party, which consent will not be unreasonably withheld). The Indemnified
Party will have full control of such defense and proceedings, including any compromise or
settlement thereof; provided, however, that if requested by the Indemnified Party, the
Indemnifying Party will, at the sole cost and expense of the Indemnifying Party, provide
reasonable cooperation to the Indemnified Party and its counsel in contesting any Third
Party Claim which the Indemnified Party is contesting. Notwithstanding the foregoing
provisions of this clause (ii), if the Indemnifying Party has notified the Indemnified Party
within the Dispute Period that the Indemnifying Party disputes its liability or the amount
of its liability hereunder to the Indemnified Party with respect to such Third Party Claim
and if such dispute is resolved in favor of the Indemnifying Party in the manner provided in
clause (iii) below, the Indemnifying Party will not be required to bear the costs and
expenses of the Indemnified Party’s defense pursuant to this clause (ii) or of the
Indemnifying Party’s participation therein at the Indemnified Party’s request, and the
Indemnified Party shall reimburse the Indemnifying Party in full for all reasonable costs
and expenses incurred by the Indemnifying Party in connection with such litigation. The
Indemnifying Party may participate in, but not control, any defense or settlement controlled
by the Indemnified Party pursuant to this clause (ii), and the Indemnifying Party shall bear
its own costs and expenses with respect to such participation.
(iii) If the Indemnifying Party notifies the Indemnified Party that it does not dispute
its liability or the amount of its liability to the Indemnified Party with respect to the
Third Party Claim under Section 9.2 or fails to notify the Indemnified Party within the
Dispute Period whether the Indemnifying Party disputes its liability or the amount of its
liability to the Indemnified Party with respect to such Third Party Claim, the amount of
Damages specified in the Claim Notice shall be conclusively deemed a liability of the
Indemnifying Party under Section 9.2 and the Indemnifying Party shall pay the amount of such
Damages to the Indemnified Party on demand. If the Indemnifying Party has timely disputed
its liability or the amount of its liability with respect to such claim, the Indemnifying
Party and the Indemnified Party shall proceed in good faith to negotiate a resolution of
such dispute; provided, however, that if the dispute is not resolved within thirty (30) days
after the Claim Notice, the Indemnifying Party shall be entitled to institute such legal
action as it deems appropriate.
(b) In the event any Indemnified Party should have a claim under Section 9.2 against the
Indemnifying Party that does not involve a Third Party Claim, the Indemnified Party shall deliver a
written notification of a claim for indemnity under Section 9.2 specifying the nature of and basis
for such claim, together with the amount or, if not then reasonably ascertainable, the estimated
amount, determined in good faith, of such claim (an “INDEMNITY NOTICE”) with reasonable promptness
to the Indemnifying Party. The failure by any Indemnified Party to give the Indemnity Notice shall
not impair such party’s rights hereunder except to the extent that the Indemnifying Party
demonstrates that it has been irreparably
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prejudiced thereby. If the Indemnifying Party notifies the Indemnified Party that it does not
dispute the claim or the amount of the claim described in such Indemnity Notice or fails to notify
the Indemnified Party within the Dispute Period whether the Indemnifying Party disputes the claim
or the amount of the claim described in such Indemnity Notice, the amount of Damages specified in
the Indemnity Notice will be conclusively deemed a liability of the Indemnifying Party under
Section 9.2 and the Indemnifying Party shall pay the amount of such Damages to the Indemnified
Party on demand. If the Indemnifying Party has timely disputed its liability or the amount of its
liability with respect to such claim, the Indemnifying Party and the Indemnified Party shall
proceed in good faith to negotiate a resolution of such dispute; provided, however, that if the
dispute is not resolved within thirty (30) days after the Claim Notice, the Indemnifying Party
shall be entitled to institute such legal action as it deems appropriate.
(c) The indemnity provisions contained herein shall be in addition to (i) any cause of action
or similar rights of the Indemnified Party against the Indemnifying Party or others, and (ii) any
liabilities the Indemnifying Party may be subject to.
ARTICLE X
MISCELLANEOUS
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 10.1 GOVERNING LAW; JURISDICTION. This Agreement shall be governed by and interpreted
in accordance with the laws of the State of New York without regard to the principles of conflicts
of law. Each of the Company and Investor hereby submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the United
States Federal and state courts located in New York with respect to any dispute arising under this
Agreement, the agreements entered into in connection herewith or the transactions contemplated
hereby or thereby.
Section 10.2 JURY TRIAL WAIVER. The Company and the Investor hereby waive a trial by jury in
any action, proceeding or counterclaim brought by either of the parties hereto against the other in
respect of any matter arising out of or in connection with the Transaction Documents.
Section 10.3 ASSIGNMENT. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the
Company and Investor and their respective successors. Neither this Agreement nor any rights of
Investor or the Company hereunder may be assigned by either party to any other person.
Section 10.4 THIRD PARTY BENEFICIARIES. This Agreement is intended for the benefit of the
Company and Investor and their respective successors, and is not for the benefit of, nor may any
provision hereof be enforced by, any other person.
Section 10.5 TERMINATION. The Company may terminate this Agreement at any time by written
notice to the Investor. Additionally, this Agreement shall terminate at the end of Commitment
Period or as otherwise provided herein (unless extended by the agreement of the Company and
Investor); provided, however, that the provisions of Articles V, VI, VIII, and
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Sections 9.2, 9.3 10.1, 10.2 and 10.4 shall survive the termination of this Agreement for a period
of eighteen (18) months.
Section 10.6 ENTIRE AGREEMENT, AMENDMENT; NO WAIVER. This Agreement and the instruments
referenced herein contain the entire understanding of the Company and Investor with respect to the
matters covered herein and therein and, except as specifically set forth herein or therein, neither
the Company nor Investor makes any representation, warranty, covenant or undertaking with respect
to such matters. No provision of this Agreement may be waived or amended other than by an
instrument in writing signed by the party to be charged with enforcement.
Section 10.7 FEES AND EXPENSES. Each of the Company and Investor agrees to pay its own
expenses in connection with the preparation of this Agreement and performance of its obligations
hereunder. The Company shall pay all stamp or other similar taxes and duties levied in connection
with issuance of the Put Shares pursuant hereto.
Section 10.8 [INTENTIONALLY OMITTED]
Section 10.9 COUNTERPARTS. This Agreement may be executed in multiple counterparts, each of
which may be executed by less than all of the parties and shall be deemed to be an original
instrument which shall be enforceable against the parties actually executing such counterparts and
all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. This Agreement may be delivered
to the other parties hereto by facsimile transmission or email of a copy of this Agreement bearing
the signature of the parties so delivering this Agreement.
Section 10.10 SEVERABILITY. In the event that any provision of this Agreement becomes or is
declared by a court of competent jurisdiction to be illegal, unenforceable or void, this Agreement
shall continue in full force and effect without said provision; provided that such severability
shall be ineffective if it materially changes the economic benefit of this Agreement to any party.
Section 10.11 FURTHER ASSURANCES. Each party shall do and perform, or cause to be done and
performed, all such further acts and things, and shall execute and deliver all such other
agreements, certificates, instruments and documents, as the other party may reasonably request in
order to carry out the intent and accomplish the purposes of this Agreement and the consummation of
the transactions contemplated hereby.
Section 10.12 NO STRICT CONSTRUCTION. The language used in this Agreement will be deemed to be
the language chosen by the parties to express their mutual intent, and no rules of strict
construction will be applied against any party.
Section 10.13 EQUITABLE RELIEF. The Company recognizes that in the event that it fails to
perform, observe, or discharge any or all of its obligations under this Agreement, any remedy at
law may prove to be inadequate relief to Investor. The Company therefore agrees that
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Investor shall be entitled to temporary and permanent injunctive relief in any such case without
the necessity of proving actual damages.
Section 10.14 TITLE AND SUBTITLES. The titles and subtitles used in this Agreement are used
for the convenience of reference and are not to be considered in construing or interpreting this
Agreement.
Section 10.15 REPORTING ENTITY FOR THE COMMON STOCK. The reporting entity relied upon for the
determination of the Closing Price for the Common Stock on any given Trading Day for the purposes
of this Agreement shall be Bloomberg Finance L.P. or any successor thereto. The written mutual
consent of Investor and the Company shall be required to employ any other reporting entity.
Section 10.16 PUBLICITY. The Company and Investor shall consult with each other in issuing
any press releases or otherwise making public statements with respect to the transactions
contemplated hereby and no party shall issue any such press release or otherwise make any such
public statement without the prior written consent of the other parties, which consent shall not be
unreasonably withheld or delayed, except that no prior consent shall be required if such disclosure
is required by law, in which such case the disclosing party shall provide the other parties with
prior notice of such public statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall not
publicly disclose the name of Investor without the prior written consent of such Investor, except
to the extent required by law. Investor acknowledges that this Agreement and all or part of the
Transaction Documents may be deemed to be “material contracts” as that term is defined by Item
601(b)(10) of Regulation S-K, and that the Company may therefore be required to file such documents
as exhibits to reports or registration statements filed under the Securities Act or the Exchange
Act. Investor further agrees that the status of such documents and materials as material contracts
shall be determined solely by the Company, in consultation with its counsel.
[SIGNATURES ON FOLLOWING PAGE]
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[SIGNATURE PAGE]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Equity Purchase Agreement to be
executed by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, as of the date first set forth above.
SOUTHRIDGE PARTNERS II, LP |
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By: | Southridge Advisors LLC | |||
By: | ||||
Name: | /s/Xxxxxxx Xxxxx | |||
Title: | Manager | |||
UFOOD RESTAURANT GROUP, INC. |
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By: | ||||
Name: | /s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx | |||
Title: | CEO/Chairman | |||
EXHIBITS
EXHIBIT A
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Registration Rights Agreement | |
EXHIBIT B
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Put Notice | |
EXHIBIT C
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Closing Certificate |