INVESTMENT AGREEMENT
EXHIBIT
10.1
INVESTMENT
AGREEMENT (this "AGREEMENT"), dated as of April 26, 2007 by and between Xxxxxx
International, Ltd. a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), and Dutchess Private
Equities Fund, Ltd., a Cayman Islands exempted company (the "Investor").
WHEREAS,
the parties desire that, upon the terms and subject to the conditions contained
herein, the Investor shall invest up to Ten Million dollars ($10,000,000) to
purchase the Company's Common Stock, $.0001 par value per share (the "Common
Stock");
WHEREAS,
such investments will be made in reliance upon the provisions of Section 4(2)
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "1933 Act"), Rule 506 of
Regulation D, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, and/or
upon
such other exemption from the registration requirements of the 1933 Act as
may
be available with respect to any or all of the investments in Common Stock
to be
made hereunder; and
WHEREAS,
contemporaneously with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the parties
hereto are executing and delivering a Registration Rights Agreement
substantially in the form attached hereto (the "Registration Rights Agreement")
pursuant to which the Company has agreed to provide certain registration rights
under the 1933 Act, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, and
applicable state securities laws.
NOW
THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing recitals, which shall be considered
an integral part of this Agreement, the covenants and agreements set forth
hereafter, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and
sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the Company and the Investor hereby
agree as follows:
SECTION
1. DEFINITIONS.
As
used
in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings
specified or indicated below, and such meanings shall be equally applicable
to
the singular and plural forms of such defined terms.
“1933
Act”
shall
have the meaning set forth in the preamble of this agreement.
“1934
Act”
shall
mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as it may be amended.
“Affiliate”
shall
have the meaning specified in Section 5(H), below.
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“Agreement”
shall
mean this Investment Agreement.
“Best
Bid”
shall
mean the highest posted bid price of the Common Stock during a given period
of
time.
“By-laws”
shall
have the meaning specified in Section 4(C).
“Certificate
of Incorporation”
shall
have the meaning specified in Section 4(C).
“Closing”
shall
have the meaning specified in Section 2(G).
“Closing
Date”
shall
mean no more than seven (7) Trading Days following the Put Notice
Date.
“Common
Stock”
shall
have the meaning set forth in the preamble of this Agreement.
“Control”
or
“Controls”
shall
have the meaning specified in Section 5(H).
“Effective
Date”
shall
mean the date the SEC declares effective under the 1933 Act the Registration
Statement covering the Securities.
“Environmental
Laws”
shall
have the meaning specified in Section 4(M).
“Equity
Line Transaction Documents”
shall
mean this Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement.
“Execution
Date”
shall
mean the date indicated in the preamble to this Agreement.
“Indemnities”
shall
have the meaning specified in Section 11.
“Indemnified
Liabilities”
shall
have the meaning specified in Section 11.
“Ineffective
Period”
shall
mean any period of time that the Registration Statement or any Supplemental
Registration Statement (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement between
the parties) becomes ineffective or unavailable for use for the sale or resale,
as applicable, of any or all of the Registrable Securities (as defined in the
Registration Rights Agreement) for any reason (or in the event the prospectus
under either of the above is not current and deliverable) during any time period
required under the Registration Rights Agreement.
“Investor”
shall
have the meaning indicated in the preamble of this Agreement.
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“Material
Adverse Effect”
shall
have the meaning specified in Section 4(A).
“Maximum
Common Stock Issuance”
shall
have the meaning specified in Section 2(H).
“Minimum
Acceptable Price”
with
respect to any Put Notice Date shall mean seventy-five percent (75%) of the
lowest closing bid prices for the ten (10) Trading Day period immediately
preceding each Put Notice Date.
“Open
Market Adjustment Amount”
shall
have the meaning specified in Section 2(I).
"Open
Market Purchase"
shall
have the meaning specified in Section 2(I)
“Open
Market Share Purchase”
shall
have the meaning specified in Section 2(I).
“Open
Period”
shall
mean the period beginning on and including the Trading Day immediately following
the Effective Date and ending on the earlier to occur of (i)
the date
which is thirty-six (36) months from the Effective Date; or (ii)
termination of the Agreement in accordance with Section 9, below.
“Pricing
Period”
shall
mean the period beginning on the Put Notice Date and ending on and including
the
date that is five (5) Trading Days after such Put Notice Date.
“Principal
Market”
shall
mean the American Stock Exchange, Inc., the National Association of Securities
Dealers, Inc. Over-the-Counter Bulletin Board, the NASDAQ National Market System
or the NASDAQ SmallCap Market, whichever is the principal market on which the
Common Stock is listed.
“Prospectus”
shall
mean the prospectus, preliminary prospectus and supplemental prospectus used
in
connection with the Registration Statement.
“Purchase
Amount”
shall
mean the total amount being paid by the Investor on a particular Closing Date
to
purchase the Securities.
“Purchase
Price”
shall
mean ninety-three percent (93%) of the lowest closing Best Bid price of the
Common Stock during the Pricing Period.
“Put”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 2(B)(1) hereof.
“Put
Amount”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 2(B)(1) hereof.
“Put
Notice”
shall
mean a written notice sent to the Investor by the Company stating the Put Amount
in U.S. dollars the Company intends to sell to the Investor pursuant to the
terms of the Agreement and stating the current number of Shares issued and
outstanding on such date.
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“Put
Notice Date”
shall
mean the Trading Day, as set forth below, immediately following the day on
which
the Investor receives a Put Notice, however a Put Notice shall be deemed
delivered on
(a)
the
Trading Day it is received by facsimile or otherwise by the Investor if such
notice is received prior to 9:00 am Eastern Time, or (b)
the
immediately succeeding Trading Day if it is received by facsimile or otherwise
after 9:00 am Eastern Time on a Trading Day. No Put Notice may be deemed
delivered on a day that is not a Trading Day.
“Put
Restriction”
shall
mean the days between the beginning of the Pricing Period and Closing Date.
During this time, the Company shall not be entitled to deliver another Put
Notice.
“Put
Shares Due”
shall
have the meaning specified in Section 2(I).
“Registration
Period”
shall
have the meaning specified in Section 5(C), below.
“Registration
Rights Agreement”
shall
have the meaning set forth in the recitals, above.
“Registration
Statement”
means
the registration statement of the Company filed under the 1933 Act covering
the
Common Stock issuable hereunder.
“Related
Party”
shall
have the meaning specified in Section 5(H).
“Resolution”
shall
have the meaning specified in Section 8(E).
“SEC”
shall
mean the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission.
“SEC
Documents”
shall
have the meaning specified in Section 4(F).
“Securities”
shall
mean the shares of Common Stock issued pursuant to the terms of the
Agreement.
“Shares”
shall
mean the shares of the Company’s Common Stock.
“Subsidiaries”
shall
have the meaning specified in Section 4(A).
“Trading
Day”
shall
mean any day on which the Principal Market for the Common Stock is open for
trading, from the hours of 9:30 am until 4:00 pm.
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SECTION
2. PURCHASE AND SALE OF COMMON STOCK.
(A)
PURCHASE AND SALE OF COMMON STOCK. Subject to the terms and conditions set
forth
herein, the Company shall issue and sell to the Investor, and the Investor
shall
purchase from the Company, up to that number of Shares having an aggregate
Purchase Price of Ten Million dollars ($10,000,000).
(B)
DELIVERY OF PUT NOTICES.
(I)
Subject to the terms and conditions of the Transaction Documents, and from
time
to time during the Open Period, the Company may, in its sole discretion, deliver
a Put Notice to the Investor which states the dollar amount (designated in
U.S.
Dollars) (the "Put Amount"), which the Company intends to sell to the Investor
on a Closing Date (the "Put"). The Put Notice shall be in the form attached
hereto as Exhibit C and incorporated herein by reference. The amount that the
Company shall be entitled to Put to the Investor (the "Put Amount") shall be
equal to, at the Company's election, either: (A) Two Hundred percent (200%)
of
the average daily volume (U.S. market only) of the Common Stock for the Ten
(10)
Trading Days prior to the applicable Put Notice Date, multiplied by the average
of the three (3) daily closing bid prices immediately preceding the Put Date,
or
(B) up to five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000). During the Open Period,
the
Company shall not be entitled to submit a Put Notice until after the
previous
Closing has been completed. The Purchase Price for the Common Stock identified
in the Put Notice shall be equal to ninety-three percent (93%) of the lowest
closing Best Bid price of the Common Stock during the Pricing Period.
(C)
COMPANY’S RIGHT TO WITHDRAWAL. The Company shall reserve the right, but not the
obligation, to withdraw that portion of the Put that is below the Minimum
Acceptable Price, by submitting to the Investor, in writing, a notice to cancel
that portion of the Put. Any shares above the Minimum Acceptable price due
to
the Investor shall be carried out by the Company under the terms of this
Agreement.
(D)
INTENTIONALLY OMITTED
(E)
CONDITIONS TO INVESTOR'S OBLIGATION TO PURCHASE SHARES. Notwithstanding anything
to the contrary in this Agreement, the Company shall not be entitled to deliver
a Put Notice and the Investor shall not be obligated to purchase any Shares
at a
Closing (as defined in Section 2(G)) unless each of the following conditions
are
satisfied:
(I)
a
Registration Statement shall have been declared effective and shall remain
effective and available for the resale of all the Registrable Securities (as
defined in the Registration Rights Agreement) at all times until the Closing
with respect to the subject Put Notice;
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(II)
at
all times during the period beginning on the related Put Notice Date and ending
on and including the related Closing Date, the Common Stock shall have been
listed on the Principal Market and shall not have been suspended from trading
thereon for a period of two (2) consecutive Trading Days during the Open Period
and the Company shall not have been notified of any pending or threatened
proceeding or other action to suspend the trading of the Common Stock;
(III)
the
Company has complied with its obligations and is otherwise not in breach of
or
in default under, this Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement or any
other
agreement executed in connection herewith which has not been cured prior to
delivery of the Investor’s Put Notice Date;
(IV)
no
injunction shall have been issued and remain in force, or action commenced
by a
governmental authority which has not been stayed or abandoned, prohibiting
the
purchase or the issuance of the Securities; and
(V)
the
issuance of the Securities will not violate any shareholder approval
requirements of the Principal Market.
If
any of
the events described in clauses (I) through (V) above occurs during a Pricing
Period, then the Investor shall have no obligation to purchase the Put Amount
of
Common Stock set forth in the applicable Put Notice.
(F)
RESERVED
(G)
MECHANICS OF PURCHASE OF SHARES BY INVESTOR. Subject to the satisfaction of
the
conditions set forth in Sections 2(E), 7 and 8, the closing of the purchase
by
the Investor of Shares (a "Closing") shall occur on the date which is no later
than seven (7) Trading Days following the applicable Put Notice Date (each
a
"Closing Date"). Prior to each Closing Date, (I) the Company shall deliver
to
the Investor pursuant to this Agreement, certificates representing the Shares
to
be issued to the Investor on such date and registered in the name of the
Investor; and (II) the Investor shall deliver to the Company the Purchase Price
to be paid for such Shares, determined as set forth in Section 2(B). In lieu
of
delivering physical certificates representing the Securities and provided that
the Company's transfer agent then is participating in The Depository Trust
Company ("DTC") Fast Automated Securities Transfer ("FAST") program, upon
request of the Investor, the Company shall use all commercially reasonable
efforts to cause its transfer agent to electronically transmit the Securities
by
crediting the account of the Investor's prime broker (as specified by the
Investor within a reasonable time in advance of the Investor's notice) with
DTC
through its Deposit Withdrawal At Custodian ("DWAC") system.
The
Company understands that a delay in the issuance of Securities beyond the
Closing Date could result in economic damage to the Investor. After the
Effective Date, as compensation to the Investor for such loss, the Company
agrees to make late payments to the Investor for late issuance of Securities
(delivery of Securities after the applicable Closing Date) in accordance with
the following schedule (where "No. of Days Late" is defined as the number of
trading days beyond the Closing Date, with the Amounts being cumulative.):
LATE
PAYMENT FOR EACH
|
|||||||
NO.
OF DAYS LATE
|
$10,000
WORTH OF COMMON STOCK
|
||||||
1
|
$
|
100
|
|||||
2
|
$
|
200
|
|||||
3
|
$
|
300
|
|||||
4
|
$
|
400
|
|||||
5
|
$
|
500
|
|||||
6
|
$
|
600
|
|||||
7
|
$
|
700
|
|||||
8
|
$
|
800
|
|||||
9
|
$
|
900
|
|||||
10
|
$
|
1,000
|
|||||
Over
10
|
$
|
1,000
|
+
|
$
|
200
for each
|
||
|
Business Day late beyond 10 days |
The
Company shall make any payments incurred under this Section in immediately
available funds upon demand by the Investor. Nothing herein shall limit the
Investor's right to pursue actual damages for the Company's failure to issue
and
deliver the Securities to the Investor, except that such late payments shall
offset any such actual damages incurred by the Investor, and any Open Market
Adjustment Amount, as set forth below.
(H)
OVERALL LIMIT ON COMMON STOCK ISSUABLE. Notwithstanding anything contained
herein to the contrary, if during the Open Period the Company becomes listed
on
an exchange that limits the number of shares of Common Stock that may be issued
without shareholder approval, then the number of Shares issuable by the Company
and purchasable by the Investor, shall not exceed that number of the shares
of
Common Stock that may be issuable without shareholder approval (the "Maximum
Common Stock Issuance"). If such issuance of shares of Common Stock could cause
a delisting on the Principal Market, then the Maximum Common Stock Issuance
shall first be approved by the Company's shareholders in accordance with
applicable law and the By-laws and Amended and Restated Certificate of
Incorporation of the Company, if such issuance of shares of Common Stock could
cause a delisting on the Principal Market. The parties understand and agree
that
the Company's failure to seek or obtain such shareholder approval shall in
no
way adversely affect the validity and due authorization of the issuance and
sale
of Securities or the Investor's obligation in accordance with the terms and
conditions hereof to purchase a number of Shares in the aggregate up to the
Maximum Common Stock Issuance limitation, and that such approval pertains only
to the applicability of the Maximum Common Stock Issuance limitation provided
in
this Section 2(H).
(I)
If,
by the third (3rd) business day after the Closing Date, the Company fails to
deliver any portion of the shares of the Put to the Investor (the "Put Shares
Due") and the Investor purchases, in an open market transaction or otherwise,
shares of Common Stock necessary to make delivery of shares which would have
been delivered if the full amount of the shares to be delivered to the Investor
by the Company (the "Open Market Share Purchase") , then the Company shall
pay
to the Investor, in addition to any other amounts due to Investor pursuant to
the Put, and not in lieu thereof, the Open Market Adjustment Amount (as defined
below). The "Open Market Adjustment Amount" is the amount equal to the excess,
if any, of (x) the Investor's total purchase price (including brokerage
commissions, if any) for the Open Market Share Purchase minus (y) the net
proceeds (after brokerage commissions, if any) received by the Investor from
the
sale of the Put Shares Due. The Company shall pay the Open Market Adjustment
Amount to the Investor in immediately available funds within five (5) business
days of written demand by the Investor. By way of illustration and not in
limitation of the foregoing, if the Investor purchases shares of Common Stock
having a total purchase price (including brokerage commissions) of $11,000
to
cover an Open Market Purchase with respect to shares of Common Stock it sold
for
net proceeds of $10,000, the Open Market Purchase Adjustment Amount which the
Company will be required to pay to the Investor will be $1,000.
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(J)
LIMITATION ON AMOUNT OF OWNERSHIP. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary
in
this Agreement, in no event shall the Investor be entitled to purchase that
number of Shares, which when added to the sum of the number of shares of Common
Stock beneficially owned (as such term is defined under Section 13(d) and Rule
13d-3 of the 1934 Act), by the Investor, would exceed 4.99% of the number of
shares of Common Stock outstanding on the Closing Date, as determined in
accordance with Rule 13d-1(j) of the 1934 Act.
SECTION
3. INVESTOR'S REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS.
The
Investor represents and warrants to the Company, and covenants, that:
(A)
SOPHISTICATED INVESTOR. The Investor has, by reason of its business and
financial experience, such knowledge, sophistication and experience in financial
and business matters and in making investment decisions of this type that it
is
capable of (I) evaluating the merits and risks of an investment in the
Securities and making an informed investment decision; (II) protecting its
own
interest; and (III) bearing the economic risk of such investment for an
indefinite period of time.
(B)
AUTHORIZATION; ENFORCEMENT. This Agreement has been duly and validly authorized,
executed and delivered on behalf of the Investor and is a valid and binding
agreement of the Investor enforceable against the Investor in accordance with
its terms, subject as to enforceability to general principles of equity and
to
applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, liquidation
and
other similar laws relating to, or affecting generally, the enforcement of
applicable creditors' rights and remedies.
(C)
SECTION 9 OF THE 1934 ACT. During the term of this Agreement, the Investor
will
comply with the provisions of Section 9 of the 1934 Act, and the rules
promulgated thereunder, with respect to transactions involving the Common Stock.
The Investor agrees not to sell the Company's stock short, either directly
or
indirectly through its affiliates, principals or advisors, the Company's common
stock during the term of this Agreement.
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(D)
ACCREDITED INVESTOR. Investor is an "Accredited Investor" as that term is
defined in Rule 501(a) of Regulation D of the 1933 Act.
(E)
NO
CONFLICTS. The execution, delivery and performance of the Transaction Documents
by the Investor and the consummation by the Investor of the transactions
contemplated hereby and thereby will not result in a violation of Partnership
Agreement or other organizational documents of the Investor.
(F)
OPPORTUNITY TO DISCUSS. The Investor has received all materials relating to
the
Company's business, finance and operations which it has requested. The Investor
has had an opportunity to discuss the business, management and financial affairs
of the Company with the Company's management.
(G)
INVESTMENT PURPOSES. The Investor is purchasing the Securities for its own
account for investment purposes and not with a view towards distribution and
agrees to resell or otherwise dispose of the Securities solely in accordance
with the registration provisions of the 1933 Act (or pursuant to an exemption
from such registration provisions).
(H)
NO
REGISTRATION AS A DEALER. The Investor is not and will not be required to be
registered as a "dealer" under the 1934 Act, either as a result of its execution
and performance of its obligations under this Agreement or otherwise.
(I)
GOOD
STANDING. The
Investor is a Limited Partnership, duly organized, validly existing and in
good
standing in the State of Delaware.
(J)
TAX
LIABILITIES. The Investor understands that it is liable for its own tax
liabilities.
(K)
REGULATION M. The Investor will comply with Regulation M under the 1934 Act,
if
applicable.
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SECTION
4. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY.
Except
as
set forth in the Schedules attached hereto, or as disclosed on the Company's
SEC
Documents, the Company represents and warrants to the Investor that:
(A)
ORGANIZATION AND QUALIFICATION. The Company is a corporation duly organized
and
validly existing in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware,
and has
the requisite corporate power and authorization to own its properties and to
carry on its business as now being conducted. Both the Company and the companies
it owns or controls (“Subsidiaries”) are duly qualified to do business and are
in good standing in every jurisdiction in which its ownership of property or
the
nature of the business conducted by it makes such qualification necessary,
except to the extent that the failure to be so qualified or be in good standing
would not have a Material Adverse Effect. As used in this Agreement, "Material
Adverse Effect" means any material adverse effect on the business, properties,
assets, operations, results of operations, financial condition or prospects
of
the Company and its Subsidiaries, if any, taken as a whole, or on the
transactions contemplated hereby or by the agreements and instruments to be
entered into in connection herewith, or on the authority or ability of the
Company to perform its obligations under the Transaction Documents (as defined
in Section 1 and 4(B), below).
(B)
AUTHORIZATION; ENFORCEMENT; COMPLIANCE WITH OTHER INSTRUMENTS.
(I)
The
Company has the requisite corporate power and authority to enter into and
perform this Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement (collectively,
the
"Transaction Documents"), and to issue the Securities in accordance with the
terms hereof and thereof.
(II)
The
execution and delivery of the Transaction Documents by the Company and the
consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby,
including without limitation the reservation for issuance and the issuance
of
the Securities pursuant to this Agreement, have been duly and validly authorized
by the Company's Board of Directors and no further consent or authorization
is
required by the Company, its Board of Directors, or its shareholders.
(III)
The
Transaction Documents have been duly and validly executed and delivered by
the
Company.
(IV)
The
Transaction Documents constitute the valid and binding obligations of the
Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with their terms, except
as such enforceability may be limited by general principles of equity or
applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, liquidation
or
similar laws relating to, or affecting generally, the enforcement of creditors'
rights and remedies.
(C)
CAPITALIZATION. As of the date hereof, the authorized capital stock of the
Company consists of 1,000,000,000 shares of Common Stock, $.0001 par value
per
share, of which as of the date hereof, 268,894,278 shares are issued and
outstanding; 14,000,000 shares of Series A Preferred Stock authorized with
no
shares issued or outstanding; as of April 26, 2007, and 1,800,000 shares
reserved for issuance pursuant to options, warrants and other convertible
securities. All of such outstanding shares have been, or upon issuance will
be,
validly issued and are fully paid and nonassessable.
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Except
as
disclosed in the Company's publicly available filings with the SEC:
(I)
no
shares of the Company's capital stock are subject to preemptive rights or any
other similar rights or any liens or encumbrances suffered or permitted by
the
Company; (II) Except as set forth on Schedule 4(C(I), there are no outstanding
debt securities; (III) Except as set forth on Schedule 4(C)(I), there are no
outstanding shares of capital stock, options, warrants, scrip, rights to
subscribe to, calls or commitments of any character whatsoever relating to,
or
securities or rights convertible into, any shares of capital stock of the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or contracts, commitments, understandings
or
arrangements by which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is or may become
bound to issue additional shares of capital stock of the Company or any of
its
Subsidiaries or options, warrants, scrip, rights to subscribe to, calls or
commitments of any character whatsoever relating to, or securities or rights
convertible into, any shares of capital stock of the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries; (IV) Except as set forth in Schedule 4(C)(I), there are no
agreements or arrangements under which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries
is
obligated to register the sale of any of their securities under the 1933 Act
(except the Registration Rights Agreement); (V) there are no outstanding
securities of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries which contain any
redemption or similar provisions, and there are no contracts, commitments,
understandings or arrangements by which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries
is or may become bound to redeem a security of the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries; (VI) there are no securities or instruments containing
anti-dilution or similar provisions that will be triggered by the issuance
of
the Securities as described in this Agreement; (VII) the Company does not have
any stock appreciation rights or "phantom stock" plans or agreements or any
similar plan or agreement; and (VIII) there is no dispute as to the
classification of any shares of the Company's capital stock.
The
Company has furnished to the Investor, or the Investor has had access through
XXXXX to, true and correct copies of the Company's Amended and Restated
Certificate of Incorporation, as in effect on the date hereof (the "Certificate
of Incorporation"), and the Company's By-laws, as in effect on the date hereof
(the "By-laws"), and the terms of all securities convertible into or exercisable
for Common Stock and the material rights of the holders thereof in respect
thereto.
(D)
ISSUANCE OF SHARES. The Company has reserved 15,000,000 Shares for issuance
pursuant to this Agreement, which have been duly authorized and reserved for
issuance (subject to adjustment pursuant to the Company's covenant set forth
in
Section 5(F) below) pursuant to this Agreement. Upon issuance in accordance
with
this Agreement, the Securities will be validly issued, fully paid for and
non-assessable and free from all taxes, liens and charges with respect to the
issue thereof. In the event the Company cannot register a sufficient number
of
Shares for issuance pursuant to this Agreement, the Company will use its best
efforts to authorize and reserve for issuance the number of Shares required
for
the Company to perform its obligations hereunder as soon as reasonably
practicable.
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(E)
NO
CONFLICTS. The execution, delivery and performance of the Equity Line
Transaction Documents by the Company and the consummation by the Company of
the
transactions contemplated hereby and thereby will not (I) result in a violation
of the Certificate of Incorporation, any Certificate of Designations,
Preferences and Rights of any outstanding series of preferred stock of the
Company or the By-laws; or (II) conflict with, or constitute a material default
(or an event which with notice or lapse of time or both would become a material
default) under, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment,
acceleration or cancellation of, any material agreement, contract, indenture
mortgage, indebtedness or instrument to which the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries is a party, or to the Company's knowledge result in a violation
of
any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree (including United States
federal and state securities laws and regulations and the rules and regulations
of the Principal Market or principal securities exchange or trading market
on
which the Common Stock is traded or listed) applicable to the Company or any
of
its Subsidiaries or by which any property or asset of the Company or any of
its
Subsidiaries is bound or affected. Except as disclosed in Schedule 4(e), neither
the Company nor its Subsidiaries is in violation of any term of, or in default
under, the Certificate of Incorporation, any Certificate of Designations,
Preferences and Rights of any outstanding series of preferred stock of the
Company or the By-laws or their organizational charter or by-laws, respectively,
or any contract, agreement, mortgage, indebtedness, indenture, instrument,
judgment, decree or order or any statute, rule or regulation applicable to
the
Company or its Subsidiaries, except for possible conflicts, defaults,
terminations, amendments, accelerations, cancellations and violations that
would
not individually or in the aggregate have or constitute a Material Adverse
Effect. The business of the Company and its Subsidiaries is not being conducted,
and shall not be conducted, in violation of any law, statute, ordinance, rule,
order or regulation of any governmental authority or agency, regulatory or
self-regulatory agency, or court, except for possible violations the sanctions
for which either individually or in the aggregate would not have a Material
Adverse Effect. Except as specifically contemplated by this Agreement and as
required under the 1933 Act or any securities laws of any states, to the
Company's knowledge, the Company is not required to obtain any consent,
authorization, permit or order of, or make any filing or registration (except
the filing of a registration statement as outlined in the Registration Rights
Agreement between the Parties) with, any court, governmental authority or
agency, regulatory or self-regulatory agency or other third party in order
for
it to execute, deliver or perform any of its obligations under, or contemplated
by, the Transaction Documents in accordance with the terms hereof or thereof.
All consents, authorizations, permits, orders, filings and registrations which
the Company is required to obtain pursuant to the preceding sentence have been
obtained or effected on or prior to the date hereof and are in full force and
effect as of the date hereof. Except as disclosed in Schedule 4(e), the Company
and its Subsidiaries are unaware of any facts or circumstances which might
give
rise to any of the foregoing. The Company is not, and will not be, in violation
of the listing requirements of the Principal Market as in effect on the date
hereof and on each of the Closing Dates and is not aware of any facts which
would reasonably lead to delisting of the Common Stock by the Principal Market
in the foreseeable future.
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(F)
SEC
DOCUMENTS; FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. As of the date hereof, the Company has filed
all reports, schedules, forms, statements and other documents required to be
filed by it with the SEC pursuant to the reporting requirements of the 1934
Act
(all of the foregoing filed prior to the date hereof and all exhibits included
therein and financial statements and schedules thereto and documents
incorporated by reference therein being hereinafter referred to as the "SEC
Documents"). The Company has delivered to the Investor or its representatives,
or they have had access through XXXXX to, true and complete copies of the SEC
Documents. As of their respective filing dates, the SEC Documents complied
in
all material respects with the requirements of the 1934 Act and the rules and
regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder applicable to the SEC Documents,
and none of the SEC Documents, at the time they were filed with the SEC,
contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material
fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein,
in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. As
of
their respective dates, the financial statements, as amended, of the Company
included in the SEC Documents complied as to form in all material respects
with
applicable accounting requirements and the published rules and regulations
of
the SEC with respect thereto. Such financial statements have been prepared
in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, by a firm that is
a
member of the Public Companies Accounting Oversight Board ("PCAOB") consistently
applied, during the periods involved (except (I) as may be otherwise indicated
in such financial statements or the notes thereto, or (II) in the case of
unaudited interim statements, to the extent they may exclude footnotes or may
be
condensed or summary statements) and fairly present in all material respects
the
financial position of the Company as of the dates thereof and the results of
its
operations and cash flows for the periods then ended (subject, in the case
of
unaudited statements, to normal year-end audit adjustments). No other written
information provided by or on behalf of the Company to the Investor which is
not
included in the SEC Documents, including, without limitation, information
referred to in Section 4(D) of this Agreement, contains any untrue statement
of
a material fact or omits to state any material fact necessary to make the
statements therein, in the light of the circumstance under which they are or
were made, not misleading. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries
or
any of their officers, directors, employees or agents have provided the Investor
with any material, nonpublic information which was not publicly disclosed prior
to the date hereof and any material, nonpublic information provided to the
Investor by the Company or its Subsidiaries or any of their officers, directors,
employees or agents prior to any Closing Date shall be publicly disclosed by
the
Company prior to such Closing Date.
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(G)
ABSENCE OF CERTAIN CHANGES. Except as otherwise set forth in the SEC Documents,
the Company does not intend to change the business operations of the Company
in
any material way. The Company has not taken any steps, and does not currently
expect to take any steps, to seek protection pursuant to any bankruptcy law
nor
does the Company or its Subsidiaries have any knowledge or reason to believe
that its creditors intend to initiate involuntary bankruptcy proceedings.
(H)
ABSENCE OF LITIGATION AND/OR REGULATORY PROCEEDINGS. Except as set forth in
the
SEC Documents, there is no action, suit, proceeding, inquiry or investigation
before or by any court, public board, government agency, self-regulatory
organization or body pending or, to the knowledge of the executive officers
of
Company or any of its Subsidiaries, threatened against or affecting the Company,
the Common Stock or any of the Company's Subsidiaries or any of the Company's
or
the Company's Subsidiaries' officers or directors in their capacities as such,
in which an adverse decision could have a Material Adverse Effect.
(I)
ACKNOWLEDGMENT REGARDING INVESTOR'S PURCHASE OF SHARES. The Company acknowledges
and agrees that the Investor is acting solely in the capacity of an arm's length
purchaser with respect to the Transaction Documents and the transactions
contemplated hereby and thereby. The Company further acknowledges that the
Investor is not acting as a financial advisor or fiduciary of the Company (or
in
any similar capacity) with respect to the Equity Line Transaction Documents
and
the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby and any advice given by the
Investor or any of its respective representatives or agents in connection with
the Equity Line Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated hereby
and thereby is merely incidental to the Investor's purchase of the Securities,
and is not being relied on by the Company. The Company further represents to
the
Investor that the Company's decision to enter into the Equity Line Transaction
Documents has been based solely on the independent evaluation by the Company
and
its representatives.
(J)
NO
UNDISCLOSED EVENTS, LIABILITIES, DEVELOPMENTS OR CIRCUMSTANCES. Except as set
forth in the SEC Documents, as of the date hereof, no event, liability,
development or circumstance has occurred or exists, or to the Company's
knowledge is contemplated to occur, with respect to the Company or its
Subsidiaries or their respective business, properties, assets, prospects,
operations or financial condition, that would be required to be disclosed by
the
Company under applicable securities laws on a registration statement filed
with
the SEC relating to an issuance and sale by the Company of its Common Stock
and
which has not been publicly announced.
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(K)
EMPLOYEE RELATIONS. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is involved
in any union labor dispute nor, to the knowledge of the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries, is any such dispute threatened. Neither the Company nor any of
its
Subsidiaries is a party to a collective bargaining agreement, and the Company
and its Subsidiaries believe that relations with their employees are good.
No
executive officer (as defined in Rule 501(f) of the 0000 Xxx) has notified
the
Company that such officer intends to leave the Company's employ or otherwise
terminate such officer's employment with the Company.
(L)
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS. The Company and its Subsidiaries own or possess
adequate rights or licenses to use all trademarks, trade names, service marks,
service xxxx registrations, service names, patents, patent rights, copyrights,
inventions, licenses, approvals, governmental authorizations, trade secrets
and
rights necessary to conduct their respective businesses as now conducted. Except
as set forth in the SEC Documents and on Schedule 4(L), none of the Company's
trademarks, trade names, service marks, service xxxx registrations, service
names, patents, patent rights, copyrights, inventions, licenses, approvals,
government authorizations, trade secrets or other intellectual property rights
necessary to conduct its business as now or as proposed to be conducted have
expired or terminated, or are expected to expire or terminate within two (2)
years from the date of this Agreement. The Company and its Subsidiaries do
not
have any knowledge of any infringement by the Company or its Subsidiaries of
trademark, trade name rights, patents, patent rights, copyrights, inventions,
licenses, service names, service marks, service xxxx registrations, trade secret
or other similar rights of others, or of any such development of similar or
identical trade secrets or technical information by others and, except as set
forth in the SEC Documents, there is no claim, action or proceeding being made
or brought against, or to the Company's knowledge, being threatened against,
the
Company or its Subsidiaries regarding trademark, trade name, patents, patent
rights, invention, copyright, license, service names, service marks, service
xxxx registrations, trade secret or other infringement; and the Company and
its
Subsidiaries are unaware of any facts or circumstances which might give rise
to
any of the foregoing. The Company and its Subsidiaries have taken commercially
reasonable security measures to protect the secrecy, confidentiality and value
of all of their intellectual properties.
(M)
ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS. The Company and its Subsidiaries (I) are, to the knowledge
of the management of the Company and its Subsidiaries, in compliance with any
and all applicable foreign, federal, state and local laws and regulations
relating to the protection of human health and safety, the environment or
hazardous or toxic substances or wastes, pollutants or contaminants
("Environmental Laws"); (II) have, to the knowledge of the management and
directors of the Company, received all permits, licenses or other approvals
required of them under applicable Environmental Laws to conduct their respective
businesses; and (III) are in compliance, to the knowledge of the management
of
the Company, with all terms and conditions of any such permit, license or
approval where, in each of the three (3) foregoing cases, the failure to so
comply would have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.
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(N)
TITLE. The Company and its Subsidiaries have good and marketable title to all
personal property owned by them which is material to the business of the Company
and its Subsidiaries, in each case free and clear of all liens, encumbrances
and
defects except such as are described in the SEC Documents or such as do not
materially affect the value of such property and do not interfere with the
use
made and proposed to be made of such property by the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries. Any real property and facilities held under lease by the Company
or any of its Subsidiaries are held by them under valid, subsisting and
enforceable leases with such exceptions as are not material and do not interfere
with the use made and proposed to be made of such property and buildings by
the
Company and its Subsidiaries.
(O)
INSURANCE. Each of the Company's Subsidiaries are insured by insurers of
recognized financial responsibility against such losses and risks and in such
amounts as management of the Company reasonably believes to be prudent and
customary in the businesses in which the Company and its Subsidiaries are
engaged. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has been refused any
insurance coverage sought or applied for and neither the Company nor its
Subsidiaries has any reason to believe that it will not be able to renew its
existing insurance coverage as and when such coverage expires or to obtain
similar coverage from similar insurers as may be necessary to continue its
business at a cost that would not have a Material Adverse Effect.
(P)
REGULATORY PERMITS. The Company and its Subsidiaries have in full force and
effect all certificates, approvals, authorizations and permits from the
appropriate federal, state, local or foreign regulatory authorities and
comparable foreign regulatory agencies, necessary to own, lease or operate
their
respective properties and assets and conduct their respective businesses, and
neither the Company nor any such Subsidiary has received any notice of
proceedings relating to the revocation or modification of any such certificate,
approval, authorization or permit, except for such certificates, approvals,
authorizations or permits which if not obtained, or such revocations or
modifications which, would not have a Material Adverse Effect.
(Q)
INTERNAL ACCOUNTING CONTROLS. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries maintain
a system of internal accounting controls sufficient to provide reasonable
assurance that (I) transactions are executed in accordance with management's
general or specific authorizations; (II) transactions are recorded as necessary
to permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally
accepted accounting principles by a firm with membership to the PCAOB and to
maintain asset accountability; (III) access to assets is permitted only in
accordance with management's general or specific authorization; and (IV) the
recorded accountability for assets is compared with the existing assets at
reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any
differences.
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(R)
NO
MATERIALLY ADVERSE CONTRACTS, ETC. Neither the Company nor any of its
Subsidiaries is subject to any charter, corporate or other legal restriction,
or
any judgment, decree, order, rule or regulation which in the judgment of the
Company's officers has or is expected in the future to have a Material Adverse
Effect. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to any
contract or agreement which in the judgment of the Company's officers has or
is
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(S)
TAX
STATUS. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries has made or filed all United
States federal and state income and all other tax returns, reports and
declarations required by any jurisdiction to which it is subject (unless and
only to the extent that the Company and each of its Subsidiaries has set aside
on its books provisions reasonably adequate for the payment of all unpaid and
unreported taxes) and has paid all taxes and other governmental assessments
and
charges that are material in amount, shown or determined to be due on such
returns, reports and declarations, except those being contested in good faith
and has set aside on its books provision reasonably adequate for the payment
of
all taxes for periods subsequent to the periods to which such returns, reports
or declarations apply. There are no unpaid taxes in any material amount claimed
to be due by the taxing authority of any jurisdiction, and the officers of
the
Company know of no basis for any such claim.
(T)
CERTAIN TRANSACTIONS. Except as set forth in the SEC Documents filed at least
ten (10) days prior to the date hereof and except for arm's length transactions
pursuant to which the Company makes payments in the ordinary course of business
upon terms no less favorable than the Company could obtain from disinterested
third parties and other than the grant of stock options disclosed in the SEC
Documents, none of the officers, directors, or employees of the Company is
presently a party to any transaction with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries
(other than for services as employees, officers and directors), including any
contract, agreement or other arrangement providing for the furnishing of
services to or by, providing for rental of real or personal property to or
from,
or otherwise requiring payments to or from any officer, director or such
employee or, to the knowledge of the Company, any corporation, partnership,
trust or other entity in which any officer, director, or any such employee
has a
substantial interest or is an officer, director, trustee or partner.
(U)
DILUTIVE EFFECT. The Company understands and acknowledges that the number of
shares of Common Stock issuable upon purchases pursuant to this Agreement will
increase in certain circumstances including, but not necessarily limited to,
the
circumstance wherein the trading price of the Common Stock declines during
the
period between the Effective Date and the end of the Open Period. The Company's
executive officers and directors have studied and fully understand the nature
of
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and recognize that they have
a
potential dilutive effect on the shareholders of the Company. The Board of
Directors of the Company has concluded, in its good faith business judgment,
and
with full understanding of the implications, that such issuance is in the best
interests of the Company. The Company specifically acknowledges that, subject
to
such limitations as are expressly set forth in the Equity Line Transaction
Documents, its obligation to issue shares of Common Stock upon purchases
pursuant to this Agreement is absolute and unconditional regardless of the
dilutive effect that such issuance may have on the ownership interests of other
shareholders of the Company.
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(V)
LOCK-UP. The Company shall cause its officers, insiders, directors, and
affiliates or other related parties under control of the Company, to refrain
from selling Common Stock during each Pricing Period.
(W)
NO
GENERAL SOLICITATION. Neither the Company, nor any of its affiliates, nor any
person acting on its behalf, has engaged in any form of general solicitation
or
general advertising (within the meaning of Regulation D) in connection with
the
offer or sale of the Common Stock to be offered as set forth in this Agreement.
(X)
NO
BROKERS, FINDERS OR FINANCIAL ADVISORY FEES OR COMMISSIONS. Except for US
EuroSecurities, no brokers, finders or financial advisory fees or commissions
will be payable by the Company, it's agents or Subsidiaries, with respect to
the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement, except as otherwise disclosed
in
this Agreement.
SECTION
5. COVENANTS OF THE COMPANY
(A)
BEST
EFFORTS. The Company shall use all commercially reasonable efforts to timely
satisfy each of the conditions set forth in Section 7 of this Agreement.
(B)
BLUE
SKY. The Company shall, at its sole cost and expense, on or before each of
the
Closing Dates, take such action as the Company shall reasonably determine is
necessary to qualify the Securities for, or obtain exemption for the Securities
for, sale to the Investor at each of the Closings pursuant to this Agreement
under applicable securities or "Blue Sky" laws of such states of the United
States, as reasonably specified by the Investor, and shall provide evidence
of
any such action so taken to the Investor on or prior to the Closing Date.
(C)
REPORTING STATUS. Until one of the following occurs, the Company shall file
all
reports required to be filed with the SEC pursuant to the 1934 Act, and the
Company shall not terminate its status, or take an action or fail to take any
action, which would terminate its status as a reporting company under the 1934
Act: (i) this Agreement terminates pursuant to Section 9 and the Investor has
the right to sell all of the Securities without restrictions pursuant to Rule
144(k) promulgated under the 1933 Act, or such other exemption (ii) the date
on
which the Investor has sold all the Securities and this Agreement has been
terminated pursuant to Section 9.
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(D)
USE
OF PROCEEDS. The Company will use the proceeds from the sale of the Shares
(excluding amounts paid by the Company for fees as set forth in the Transaction
Documents) for general corporate and working capital purposes and acquisitions
or assets, businesses or operations or for other purposes that the Board of
Directors, in its good xxxxx xxxx to be in the best interest of the Company.
(E)
FINANCIAL INFORMATION. During the Open Period, the Company agrees to make
available to the Investor via XXXXX or other electronic means the following
documents and information on the forms set forth: (I) within five (5) Trading
Days after the filing thereof with the SEC, a copy of its Annual Reports on
Form
10-KSB, its Quarterly Reports on Form 10-QSB, any Current Reports on Form 8-K
and any Registration Statements or amendments filed pursuant to the 1933 Act;
(II) copies of any notices and other information made available or given to
the
shareholders of the Company generally, contemporaneously with the making
available or giving thereof to the shareholders; and (III) within two (2)
calendar days of filing or delivery thereof, copies of all documents filed
with,
and all correspondence sent to, the Principal Market, any securities exchange
or
market, or the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc., unless such
information is material nonpublic information.
(F)
RESERVATION OF SHARES. The Company shall take all action necessary to at all
times have authorized, and reserved for the purpose of issuance, a sufficient
number of shares of Common Stock to provide for the issuance of the Securities
to the Investor as required hereunder. In the event that the Company determines
that it does not have a sufficient number of authorized shares of Common Stock
to reserve and keep available for issuance as described in this Section 5(F),
the Company shall use all commercially reasonable efforts to increase the number
of authorized shares of Common Stock by seeking shareholder approval for the
authorization of such additional shares.
(G)
LISTING. The Company shall promptly secure and maintain the listing of all
of
the Registrable Securities (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement)
on
the Principal Market and each other national securities exchange and automated
quotation system, if any, upon which shares of Common Stock are then listed
(subject to official notice of issuance) and shall maintain, such listing of
all
Registrable Securities from time to time issuable under the terms of the Equity
Line Transaction Documents. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries
shall take any action which would be reasonably expected to result in the
delisting or suspension of the Common Stock on the Principal Market (excluding
suspensions of not more than one (1) trading day resulting from business
announcements by the Company). The Company shall promptly provide to the
Investor copies of any notices it receives from the Principal Market regarding
the continued eligibility of the Common Stock for listing on such automated
quotation system or securities exchange. The Company shall pay all fees and
expenses in connection with satisfying its obligations under this Section 5(G).
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(H)
TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES. The Company shall not, and shall cause each of
its
Subsidiaries not to, enter into, amend, modify or supplement, or permit any
Subsidiary to enter into, amend, modify or supplement, any agreement,
transaction, commitment or arrangement with any of its or any Subsidiary's
officers, directors, persons who were officers or directors at any time during
the previous two (2) years, shareholders who beneficially own 5% or more of
the
Common Stock, or Affiliates or with any individual related by blood, marriage
or
adoption to any such individual or with any entity in which any such entity
or
individual owns a 5% or more beneficial interest (each a "Related Party"),
except for (I) customary employment arrangements and benefit programs on
reasonable terms, (II) any agreement, transaction, commitment or arrangement
on
an arms-length basis on terms no less favorable than terms which would have
been
obtainable from a disinterested third party other than such Related Party,
or
(III) any agreement, transaction, commitment or arrangement which is approved
by
a majority of the disinterested directors of the Company. For purposes hereof,
any director who is also an officer of the Company or any Subsidiary of the
Company shall not be a disinterested director with respect to any such
agreement, transaction, commitment or arrangement. "Affiliate" for purposes
hereof means, with respect to any person or entity, another person or entity
that, directly or indirectly, (I) has a 5% or more equity interest in that
person or entity, (II) has 5% or more common ownership with that person or
entity, (III) controls that person or entity, or (IV) is under common control
with that person or entity. "Control" or "Controls" for purposes hereof means
that a person or entity has the power, directly or indirectly, to conduct or
govern the policies of another person or entity.
(I)
FILING OF FORM 8-K. On or before the date which is four (4) Trading Days after
the Execution Date, the Company shall file a Current Report on Form 8-K with
the
SEC describing the terms of the transaction contemplated by the Equity Line
Transaction Documents in the form required by the 1934 Act, if such filing
is
required.
(J)
CORPORATE EXISTENCE. The Company shall use all commercially reasonable efforts
to preserve and continue the corporate existence of the Company.
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(K)
NOTICE OF CERTAIN EVENTS AFFECTING REGISTRATION; SUSPENSION OF RIGHT TO MAKE
A
PUT. The Company shall promptly notify the Investor upon the occurrence of
any
of the following events in respect of a Registration Statement or related
prospectus in respect of an offering of the Securities: (I) receipt of any
request for additional information by the SEC or any other federal or state
governmental authority during the period of effectiveness of the Registration
Statement for amendments or supplements to the Registration Statement or related
prospectus; (II) the issuance by the SEC or any other federal or state
governmental authority of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of any
Registration Statement or the initiation of any proceedings for that purpose;
(III) receipt of any notification with respect to the suspension of the
qualification or exemption from qualification of any of the Securities for
sale
in any jurisdiction or the initiation or notice of any proceeding for such
purpose; (IV) the happening of any event that makes any statement made in such
Registration Statement or related prospectus or any document incorporated or
deemed to be incorporated therein by reference untrue in any material respect
or
that requires the making of any changes in the Registration Statement, related
prospectus or documents so that, in the case of a Registration Statement, it
will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any
material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements
therein not misleading, and that in the case of the related prospectus, it
will
not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any
material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements
therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not
misleading; and (V) the Company's reasonable determination that a post-effective
amendment to the Registration Statement would be appropriate, and the Company
shall promptly make available to Investor any such supplement or amendment
to
the related prospectus. The Company shall not deliver to Investor any Put Notice
during the continuation of any of the foregoing events in this Section 5(K).
(L)
REIMBURSEMENT. If (I) the Investor becomes involved in any capacity in any
action, proceeding or investigation brought by any shareholder of the Company,
in connection with or as a result of the consummation of the transactions
contemplated by the Equity Line Transaction Documents, or if the Investor is
impleaded in any such action, proceeding or investigation by any person (other
than as a result of a breach of the Investor’s representations and warranties
set forth in this Agreement); or (II) the Investor becomes involved in any
capacity in any action, proceeding or investigation brought by the SEC against
or involving the Company or in connection with or as a result of the
consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Equity Line Transaction
Documents (other than as a result of a breach of the Investor’s representations
and warranties set forth in this Agreement), or if this Investor is impleaded
in
any such action, proceeding or investigation by any person, then in any such
case, the Company will reimburse the Investor for its reasonable legal and
other
expenses (including the cost of any investigation and preparation) incurred
in
connection therewith, as such expenses are incurred. In addition, other than
with respect to any matter in which the Investor is a named party, the Company
will pay to the Investor the charges, as reasonably determined by the Investor,
for the time of any officers or employees of the Investor devoted to appearing
and preparing to appear as witnesses, assisting in preparation for hearings,
trials or pretrial matters, or otherwise with respect to inquiries, hearing,
trials, and other proceedings relating to the subject matter of this Agreement.
The reimbursement obligations of the Company under this section shall be in
addition to any liability which the Company may otherwise have, shall extend
upon the same terms and conditions to any affiliates of the Investor that are
actually named in such action, proceeding or investigation, and partners,
directors, agents, employees, attorneys, accountants, auditors and controlling
persons (if any), as the case may be, of Investor and any such affiliate, and
shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of any successors of the Company,
the Investor and any such affiliate and any such person.
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(M)
TRANSFER AGENT. Upon effectiveness of the Registration Statement, and for so
long as the Registration Statement is effective, the Company shall deliver
instructions to its transfer agent to issue Shares to the Investor that are
covered for resale by the Registration Statement free of restrictive
legends.
(N)
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF TERMS. The Company hereby represents and warrants to the
Investor that: (i) it is voluntarily entering this Agreement of its own free
will, (ii) it is not entering this Agreement under economic duress, (iii) the
terms of this Agreement are reasonable and fair to the Company, and (iv) the
Company has had independent legal counsel of its own choosing review this
Agreement, advise the Company with respect to this Agreement, and represent
the
Company in connection with this Agreement.
SECTION
6. INTENTIONALLY OMITTED
SECTION
7. CONDITIONS OF THE COMPANY'S OBLIGATION TO SELL.
The
obligation hereunder of the Company to issue and sell the Securities to the
Investor is further subject to the satisfaction, at or before each Closing
Date,
of each of the following conditions set forth below. These conditions are for
the Company's sole benefit and may be waived by the Company at any time in
its
sole discretion.
(A)
The
Investor shall have executed this Agreement and the Registration Rights
Agreement and delivered the same to the Company.
(B)
The
Investor shall have delivered to the Company the Purchase Price for the
Securities being purchased by the Investor between the end of the Pricing Period
and the Closing Date via a Put Settlement Sheet (hereto attached as Exhibit
D).
After receipt of confirmation of delivery of such Securities to the Investor,
the Investor, by wire transfer of immediately available funds pursuant to the
wire instructions provided by the Company will disburse the funds constituting
the Purchase Amount.
(C)
No
statute, rule, regulation, executive order, decree, ruling or injunction shall
have been enacted, entered, promulgated or endorsed by any court or governmental
authority of competent jurisdiction which prohibits the consummation of any
of
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
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SECTION
8. FURTHER CONDITIONS OF THE INVESTOR'S OBLIGATION TO PURCHASE.
The
obligation of the Investor hereunder to purchase Shares is subject to the
satisfaction, on or before each Closing Date, of each of the following
conditions set forth below.
(A)
The
Company shall have executed the Equity Line Transaction Documents and delivered
the same to the Investor.
(B)
The
Common Stock shall be authorized for quotation on the Principal Market and
trading in the Common Stock shall not have been suspended by the Principal
Market or the SEC, at any time beginning on the date hereof and through and
including the respective Closing Date (excluding suspensions of not more than
one (1) Trading Day resulting from business announcements by the Company,
provided that such suspensions occur prior to the Company's delivery of the
Put
Notice related to such Closing).
(C)
The
representations and warranties of the Company shall be true and correct as
of
the date when made and as of the applicable Closing Date as though made at
that
time and the Company shall have performed, satisfied and complied with the
covenants, agreements and conditions required by the Equity Line Transaction
Documents to be performed, satisfied or complied with by the Company on or
before such Closing Date. The Investor may request an update as of such Closing
Date regarding the representation contained in Section 4(C) above.
(D)
The
Company shall have executed and delivered to the Investor the certificates
representing, or have executed electronic book-entry transfer of, the Securities
(in such denominations as the Investor shall request) being purchased by the
Investor at such Closing.
(E)
The
Board of Directors of the Company shall have adopted resolutions consistent
with
Section 4(B)(II) above (the "Resolutions") and such Resolutions shall not have
been amended or rescinded prior to such Closing Date.
(F)
Reserved
(G)
No
statute, rule, regulation, executive order, decree, ruling or injunction shall
have been enacted, entered, promulgated or endorsed by any court or governmental
authority of competent jurisdiction which prohibits the consummation of any
of
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(H)
The
Registration Statement shall be effective on each Closing Date and no stop
order
suspending the effectiveness of the Registration statement shall be in effect
or
to the Company's knowledge shall be pending or threatened. Furthermore, on
each
Closing Date (I) neither the Company nor the 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.
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(I)
At
the time of each Closing, the Registration Statement (including information
or
documents incorporated by reference therein) and any amendments or supplements
thereto shall not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to
state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make
the
statements therein not misleading or which would require public disclosure
or an
update supplement to the prospectus.
(J)
If
applicable, the shareholders of the Company shall have approved the issuance
of
any Shares in excess of the Maximum Common Stock Issuance in accordance with
Section 2(H) or the Company shall have obtained appropriate approval pursuant
to
the requirements of Delaware law and the Company’s Articles of Incorporation and
By-laws.
(K)
The
conditions to such Closing set forth in Section 2(E) shall have been satisfied
on or before such Closing Date.
(L)
The
Company shall have certified to the Investor the number of Shares of Common
Stock outstanding when a Put Notice is given to the Investor. The Company's
delivery of a Put Notice to the Investor constitutes the Company's certification
of the existence of the necessary number of shares of Common Stock reserved
for
issuance.
SECTION
9. TERMINATION. This Agreement shall terminate upon any of the following events:
(I)
when
the Investor has purchased an aggregate of Ten Million dollars ($10,000,000)
in
the Common Stock of the Company pursuant to this Agreement; or,
(II)
on
the date which is thirty-six (36) months after the Effective Date;
or,
(III)
upon written notice of the Company to the Investor. Any and all shares, or
penalties, if any, due under this Agreement shall be immediately payable and
due
upon termination of the Line.
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SECTION
10. SUSPENSION
This
Agreement shall be suspended upon any of the following events, and shall remain
suspended until such event is rectified:
(I)
the
trading of the Common Stock is suspended by the SEC, the Principal Market or
the
NASD for a period of two (2) consecutive Trading Days during the Open Period;
or,
(II)
The
Common Stock ceases to be registered under the 1934 Act or listed or traded
on
the Principal Market. Immediately upon the occurrence of one of the
above-described events, the Company shall send written notice of such event
to
the Investor.
SECTION
11. INDEMNIFICATION.
In
consideration of the parties’ mutual obligations set forth in the Transaction
Documents, each of the parties (in such capacity, an "Indemnitor") shall defend,
protect, indemnify and hold harmless the other and all of the other party's
shareholders, officers, directors, employees, counsel, and direct or indirect
investors and any of the foregoing person's agents or other representatives
(including, without limitation, those retained in connection with the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement) (collectively, the "Indemnitees")
from and against any and all actions, causes of action, suits, claims, losses,
costs, penalties, fees, liabilities and damages, and reasonable expenses in
connection therewith (irrespective of whether any such Indemnitee is a party
to
the action for which indemnification hereunder is sought), and including
reasonable attorneys' fees and disbursements (the "Indemnified Liabilities"),
incurred by any Indemnitee as a result of, or arising out of, or relating to
(I)
any misrepresentation or breach of any representation or warranty made by the
Indemnitor or any other certificate, instrument or document contemplated hereby
or thereby; (II) any breach of any covenant, agreement or obligation of the
Indemnitor contained in the Transaction Documents or any other certificate,
instrument or document contemplated hereby or thereby; or (III) any cause of
action, suit or claim brought or made against such Indemnitee by a third party
and arising out of or resulting from the execution, delivery, performance or
enforcement of the Transaction Documents or any other certificate, instrument
or
document contemplated hereby or thereby, except insofar as any such
misrepresentation, breach or any untrue statement, alleged untrue statement,
omission or alleged omission is made in reliance upon and in conformity with
information furnished to Indemnitor which is specifically intended for use
in
the preparation of any such Registration Statement, preliminary prospectus,
prospectus or amendments to the prospectus. To the extent that the foregoing
undertaking by the Indemnitor may be unenforceable for any reason, the
Indemnitor shall make the maximum contribution to the payment and satisfaction
of each of the Indemnified Liabilities which is permissible under applicable
law. The indemnity provisions contained herein shall be in addition to any
cause
of action or similar rights Indemnitor may have, and any liabilities the
Indemnitor or the Indemnitees may be subject to.
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SECTION
12. GOVERNING LAW; DISPUTES SUBMITTED TO ARBITRATION.
All
disputes arising under this agreement shall be governed by and interpreted
in
accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, without regard
to
principles of conflict of laws. The parties to this agreement will submit all
disputes arising under this agreement to arbitration in Boston, Massachusetts
before a single arbitrator of the American Arbitration Association (“AAA”). The
arbitrator shall be selected by application of the rules of the AAA, or by
mutual agreement of the parties, except that such arbitrator shall be an
attorney admitted to practice law in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. No
party
to this agreement will challenge the jurisdiction or venue provisions as
provided in this section. No party to this agreement will challenge the
jurisdiction or venue provisions as provided in this section. Nothing contained
herein shall prevent the party from obtaining an injunction.
(B)
LEGAL
FEES; AND MISCELLANEOUS FEES. Except as otherwise set forth in the Transaction
Documents, each party shall pay the fees and expenses of its advisers, counsel,
the accountants and other experts, if any, and all other expenses incurred
by
such party incident to the negotiation, preparation, execution, delivery and
performance of this Agreement. Any attorneys' fees and expenses incurred by
either the Company or the Investor in connection with the preparation,
negotiation, execution and delivery of any amendments to this Agreement or
relating to the enforcement of the rights of any party, after the occurrence
of
any breach of the terms of this Agreement by another party or any default by
another party in respect of the transactions contemplated hereunder, shall
be
paid on demand by the party which breached the Agreement and/or defaulted,
as
the case may be. The Company shall pay all stamp and other taxes and duties
levied in connection with the issuance of any Securities.
(C)
COUNTERPARTS. This Agreement may be executed in two or more identical
counterparts, all of which shall be considered one and the same agreement and
shall become effective when counterparts have been signed by each party and
delivered to the other party; provided that a facsimile signature shall be
considered due execution and shall be binding upon the signatory thereto with
the same force and effect as if the signature were an original signature.
(D)
HEADINGS; SINGULAR/PLURAL. The headings of this Agreement are for convenience
of
reference and shall not form part of, or affect the interpretation of, this
Agreement. Whenever required by the context of this Agreement, the singular
shall include the plural and masculine shall include the feminine.
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(E)
SEVERABILITY. If any provision of this Agreement shall be invalid or
unenforceable in any jurisdiction, such invalidity or unenforceability shall
not
affect the validity or enforceability of the remainder of this Agreement in
that
jurisdiction or the validity or enforceability of any provision of this
Agreement in any other jurisdiction.
(F)
ENTIRE AGREEMENT; AMENDMENTS. This Agreement is the FINAL AGREEMENT between
the
Company and the Investor with respect to the terms and conditions set forth
herein, and, the terms of this Agreement may not be contradicted by evidence
of
prior, contemporaneous, or subsequent oral agreements of the Parties. No
provision of this Agreement may be amended other than by an instrument in
writing signed by the Company and the Investor, and no provision hereof may
be
waived other than by an instrument in writing signed by the party against whom
enforcement is sought. The execution and delivery of the Equity Line Transaction
Documents shall not alter the force and effect of any other agreements between
the Parties, and the obligations under those agreements.
(G)
NOTICES. Any notices or other communications required or permitted to be given
under the terms of this Agreement must be in writing and will be deemed to
have
been delivered (I) upon receipt, when delivered personally; (II) upon receipt,
when sent by facsimile (provided confirmation of transmission is mechanically
or
electronically generated and kept on file by the sending party); or (III) one
(1) day after deposit with a nationally recognized overnight delivery service,
in each case properly addressed to the party to receive the same. The addresses
and facsimile numbers for such communications shall be:
If
to the Company:
Xxxxxx
International, Ltd.
Xxxxxxx
00 & Xxxxxxxxx Xx.
Xxxx
Xxxxxxxx, XX 00000
Telephone:
000-000-0000
Facsimile:
000-000-0000
Attn:
Xxxxx Xxxx, CFO
If
to the Investor:
Dutchess
Private Equities Fund, Ltd.,
00
Xxxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0
Xxxxxx,
XX 00000
Telephone:
000-000-0000
Facsimile:
000-000-0000
Each
party shall provide five (5) days prior written notice to the other party of
any
change in address or facsimile number.
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(H)
NO
ASSIGNMENT. This Agreement may not be assigned.
(I)
NO
THIRD PARTY BENEFICIARIES. This Agreement is intended for the benefit of the
parties hereto and is not for the benefit of, nor may any provision hereof
be
enforced by, any other person, except that the Company acknowledges that the
rights of the Investor may be enforced by its general partner.
(J)
SURVIVAL. The representations and warranties of the Company and the Investor
contained in Sections 2 and 3, the agreements and covenants set forth in
Sections 4 and 5, and the indemnification provisions set forth in Section 11,
shall survive each of the Closings and the termination of this Agreement.
(K)
PUBLICITY. The Company and the 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 consent of the
other party, 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 party with
prior
notice of such public statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company
shall not publicly disclose the name of the Investor without the prior consent
of the Investor, except to the extent required by law. The 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-B, and that the Company may therefore be required to file such
documents as exhibits to reports or registration statements filed under the
1933
Act or the 1934 Act. The 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.
(L)
FURTHER ASSURANCES. Each party shall do and perform, or cause to be done and
performed, all such further acts and things, and shall execute and deliver
all
such other agreements, certificates, instruments and documents, as the other
party may reasonably request in order to carry out the intent and accomplish
the
purposes of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated
hereby.
(M)
PLACEMENT AGENT. The Company agrees to pay a registered broker dealer, to act
as
placement agent, a percentage of the Put Amount on each draw toward the fee
as
outlined in the Placement Agent Agreement. The Investor shall have no obligation
with respect to any fees or with respect to any claims made by or on behalf
of
other persons or entities for fees of a type contemplated in this Section that
may be due in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Transaction
Documents. The Company shall indemnify and hold harmless the Investor, their
employees, officers, directors, agents, and partners, and their respective
affiliates, from and against all claims, losses, damages, costs (including
the
costs of preparation and attorney's fees) and expenses incurred in respect
of
any such claimed or existing fees, as such fees and expenses are incurred.
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(N)
NO
STRICT CONSTRUCTION. The language used in this Agreement will be deemed to
be
the language chosen by the parties to express their mutual intent, and no rules
of strict construction will be applied against any party, as the parties
mutually agree that each has had a full and fair opportunity to review this
Agreement and seek the advice of counsel on it.
(O)
REMEDIES. The Investor shall have all rights and remedies set forth in this
Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement and all rights and remedies
which such holders have been granted at any time under any other agreement
or
contract and all of the rights which the Investor has by law. Any person having
any rights under any provision of this Agreement shall be entitled to enforce
such rights specifically (without posting a bond or other security), to recover
damages by reason of any default or breach of any provision of this Agreement,
including the recovery of reasonable attorneys fees and costs, and to exercise
all other rights granted by law.
(P)
PAYMENT SET ASIDE. To the extent that the Company makes a payment or payments
to
the Investor hereunder or under the Registration Rights Agreement or the
Investor enforces or exercises its rights hereunder or thereunder, and such
payment or payments or the proceeds of such enforcement or exercise or any
part
thereof are subsequently invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or preferential,
set aside, recovered from, disgorged by or are required to be refunded, repaid
or otherwise restored to the Company, a trustee, receiver or any other person
under any law (including, without limitation, any bankruptcy law, state or
federal law, common law or equitable cause of action), then to the extent of
any
such restoration the obligation or part thereof originally intended to be
satisfied shall be revived and continued in full force and effect as if such
payment had not been made or such enforcement or setoff had not occurred.
(Q)
PRICING OF COMMON STOCK. For purposes of this Agreement, the bid price of the
Common Stock shall be as reported on Bloomberg.
SECTION
13. NON-DISCLOSURE OF NON-PUBLIC INFORMATION.
(a)
The
Company shall not disclose non-public information to the Investor, its advisors,
or its representatives.
(b)
Nothing herein shall require the Company to disclose non-public information
to
the Investor or its advisors or representatives, and the Company represents
that
it does not disseminate non-public information to any investors who purchase
stock in the Company in a public offering, to money managers or to securities
analysts, provided, however, that notwithstanding anything herein to the
contrary, the Company will, as hereinabove provided, immediately notify the
advisors and representatives of the Investor and, if any, underwriters, of
any
event or the existence of any circumstance (without any obligation to disclose
the specific event or circumstance) of which it becomes aware, constituting
non-public information (whether or not requested of the Company specifically
or
generally during the course of due diligence by such persons or entities),
which, if not disclosed in the prospectus included in the Registration Statement
would cause such prospectus to include a material misstatement or to omit a
material fact required to be stated therein in order to make the statements,
therein, in light of the circumstances in which they were made, not misleading.
Nothing contained in this Section 13 shall be construed to mean that such
persons or entities other than the Investor (without the written consent of
the
Investor prior to disclosure of such information) may not obtain non-public
information in the course of conducting due diligence in accordance with the
terms of this Agreement and nothing herein shall prevent any such persons or
entities from notifying the Company of their opinion that based on such due
diligence by such persons or entities, that the Registration Statement contains
an untrue statement of material fact or omits a material fact required to be
stated in the Registration Statement or necessary to make the statements
contained therein, in light of the circumstances in which they were made, not
misleading.
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ARTICLE
14 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS OF THE PARTIES.
Notwithstanding
anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the parties hereto hereby
acknowledge and agree to the following: (i) the Investor makes no
representations or covenants that it will not engage in trading in the
securities of the Company, other than the Investor will not sell short the
Company's common stock at any time during this Agreement; (ii) the Company
shall, within four (4)trading days following the date hereof, file a current
report on Form 8-K disclosing the material terms of the transactions
contemplated hereby and in the other Transaction Documents; (iii) the Company
has not and shall not provide material non-public information to the Investor
unless prior thereto the Investor shall have executed a written agreement
regarding the confidentiality and use of such information; and (iv) the Company
understands and confirms that the Investor will be relying on the
acknowledgements set forth in clauses (i) through (iii) above if the Investor
effects any transactions in the securities of the Company.
SIGNATURE
PAGE OF INVESTMENT AGREEMENT
Your
signature on this Signature Page evidences your agreement to be bound by the
terms and conditions of the Investment Agreement and the Registration Rights
Agreement as of the date first written above.
The
undersigned signatory hereby certifies that he has read and understands the
Investment Agreement, and the representations made by the undersigned in this
Investment Agreement are true and accurate, and agrees to be bound by its terms.
DUTCHESS
PRIVATE EQUITIES FUND, LTD.
By:/s/
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
Xxxxxxx
X. Xxxxxxxx, Director
XXXXXX
INTERNATIONAL, LTD.
By:/s/
Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx, President and Chief Executive Officer
By:
/s/
Xxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxx
Xxxx, Chief Financial Officer
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LIST
OF EXHIBITS
EXHIBIT
A
|
Registration
Rights Agreement
|
EXHIBIT
B
|
Opinion
of Company's Counsel
|
EXHIBIT
C
|
Put
Notice
|
EXHIBIT
D
|
Put
Settlement Sheet
|
30
LIST
OF SCHEDULES
Schedule
4(a) Subsidiaries
31
EXHIBIT
A
32
EXHIBIT
B
FORM
OF
NOTICE OF EFFECTIVENESS
OF
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Date:
__________
[TRANSFER
AGENT]
Re: Xxxxxx
International, Ltd.
Ladies
and Gentlemen:
We
are
counsel to Xxxxxx
International, Ltd.,
a
Delaware corporation (the "Company"), and have represented the Company in
connection with that certain Investment Agreement (the "Investment Agreement")
entered into by and among the Company and _________________________ (the
"Investor") pursuant to which the Company has agreed to issue to the Investor
shares of the Company's common stock, $.0001 par value per share (the "Common
Stock") on the terms and conditions set forth in the Investment Agreement.
Pursuant to the Investment Agreement, the Company also has entered into a
Registration Rights Agreement with the Investor (the "Registration Rights
Agreement") pursuant to which the Company agreed, among other things, to
register the Registrable Securities (as defined in the Registration Rights
Agreement), including the shares of Common Stock issued or issuable under the
Investment Agreement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "1933
Act"). In connection with the Company's obligations under the Registration
Rights Agreement, on ____________ ___, 2006, the Company filed a Registration
Statement on Form S- ___ (File No. 333-________) (the "Registration Statement")
with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") relating to the
Registrable Securities which names the Investor as a selling shareholder
thereunder.
In
connection with the foregoing, we advise you that [a
member
of the SEC's staff has advised us by telephone that the SEC has entered an
order
declaring the Registration Statement effective]
[the
Registration Statement has become effective]
under
the 1933 Act at [enter
the time of effectiveness]
on
[enter
the date of effectiveness]
and to
the best of our knowledge, after telephonic inquiry of a member of the SEC’s
staff, no stop order suspending its effectiveness has been issued and no
proceedings for that purpose are pending before, or threatened by, the SEC
and
the Registrable Securities are available for resale under the 1933 Act pursuant
to the Registration Statement.
Very
truly yours,
[Company
Counsel]
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EXHIBIT
C
Date:
RE:
Put
Notice Number __
Dear
Xx.
Xxxxxxxx,
This
is
to inform you that as of today, Xxxxxx International, Ltd., a Delaware
corporation (the "Company"), hereby elects to exercise its right pursuant to
the
Investment Agreement to require Dutchess Private Equities Fund, Ltd. to purchase
shares of its common stock. The Company hereby certifies that:
The
amount of this put is $__________.
The
Pricing Period runs from ________ until _______.
The
current number of shares issued and outstanding as of the Company are:
[Missing
Graphic Reference]
The
number of shares currently available for issuance on the SB-2 for the Equity
Line are:
_________________________
Regards,
_______________________
_____________
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx, President and CEO
Xxxxxx
International, Ltd.
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EXHIBIT
D
PUT
SETTLEMENT SHEET
Date:
Dear
Xx.
Xxxxxx,
Pursuant
to the Put given by Xxxxxx International, Ltd. to Dutchess Private Equities
Fund, Ltd. on _________________ 200_, we are now submitting the amount of common
shares for you to issue to Dutchess.
Please
have a certificate bearing no restrictive legend totaling __________ shares
issued to Dutchess Private Equities Fund, Ltd. immediately and send via DWAC
to
the following account:
XXXXXX
If
not
DWAC eligible, please send FedEx Priority Overnight to:
XXXXXX
Once
these shares are received by us, we will have the funds wired to the Company.
Regards,
Xxxxxxx
X. Xxxxxxxx
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DATE.
|
PRICE
|
||
Date
of Day 1
|
Closing
Bid of Day 1
|
||
Date
of Day 2
|
Closing
Bid of Day 2
|
||
Date
of Day 3
|
Closing
Bid of Day 3
|
||
Date
of Day 4
|
Closing
Bid of Day 4
|
||
Date
of Day 5
|
Closing
Bid of Day 5
|
LOWEST
1
(ONE) CLOSING BID IN PRICING PERIOD
PUT
AMOUNT
AMOUNT
WIRED TO COMPANY
PURCHASE
PRICE (93)% (NINETY-THREE PERCENT))
AMOUNT
OF
SHARES DUE
The
undersigned has completed this Put as of this ___th day of _________, 200_.
XXXXXX
INTERNATIONAL, LTD.
______________________________
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx, President and CEO
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SCHEDULE
4(a) SUBSIDIARIES
Xxxxxx
Motorcycle Company, Ltd. - Just under 30% ownership interest. Virtually all
of
the remaining outstanding shares are owned by the Xxxxxx family.
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SCHEDULE
4(c) CAPITALIZATION
Preferred
stock, Series A, $0.001 par value 14,000,000 shares authorized, no shares issued
or outstanding
Common
stock, $0.0001 par value, 1,000,000,000 shares authorized, 268,894,278 shares
issued and outstanding (We are in the process of issuing 2,000,000 shares to
one
investor and 420,000 shares to 14 investor in our private offering which
terminated in March 2007.
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Warrants to purchase 5,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $1.10
per share. These are also being issued to investors in the private
offering.
10%
Convertible Promissory Note, principal amount $120,000 due March 2010.
Conversion Price not yet established. It will equal the principal amount of
the
convertible note divided by the average closing price on the OTCBB for the
ten
consecutive trading days commencing April 24, 2007.
The
Board
has reserved for issuance all of the shares of common stock to cover the
12,500,000 stock options set aside for our 2006 Stock Option Plan, the 210,000
shares underlying the warrants and the number of shares that the convertible
notes will ultimately be convertible into.
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SCHEDULE
4(e) CONFLICTS
None.
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SCHEDULE
4(g) MATERIAL CHANGES
None.
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SCHEDULE
4(h) LITIGATION
The
Company, certain of its officers and directors and other related and unrelated
parties were named as defendants in a lawsuit brought in the Superior Court
of
New Jersey captioned H. Xxxxx Xxxx v. Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxx International,
Ltd.
et al. Plaintiff contends that he is the assignee of 0000 Xxxxx Xxxx Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxx Inc. ("1107"). Preliminary agreements and an amendment thereto relating
to purchase of a certain license by 1107 from the Company provided, inter alia,
that a $500,000 deposit made by 1107 to the Company would convert to stock
of
the Company if certain conditions were not met by 1107. The Company maintains
that 1107 did not fulfill such conditions, and failed to make a certain payment,
and therefore, the deposit converted into shares of the Company's restricted
Common Stock. On
February
13, 2007,
the
Superior Court of New Jersey dismissed the complaint “with prejudice.”
The
plaintiff and a third party defendant have since filed motions for
reconsideration which were denied on March 30, 2007. It is anticipated that
the
plaintiffs and the third party defendant will appeal. The Company has proposed
to dismiss, without prejudice, its counterclaim and third party complaint in
order to avoid the costs associated with a proof hearing.
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SCHEDULE
4(l) INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
License
Agreement - Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx and Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
On
October 23, 2006, the Company signed a license agreement with Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
and Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx (the “New Xxxxxx License Agreement”), that replaces license
agreements signed on December 22, 1997 and November 10, 2005. On April 6, 2007,
the New Xxxxxx License Agreement was amended and restated (the “Amended Xxxxxx
License Agreement”). The Amended Xxxxxx License Agreement became effective upon
execution. Under the Amended Xxxxxx License Agreement, Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx and
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx granted to the Company: an exclusive, perpetual, royalty-free,
fully paid-up license to the intellectual property that specifically relates
to
an internal combustion engine that incorporates the CSRV System technology
(the
“CSRV Engine”) and that is currently owned or controlled by them (the “CSRV
Intellectual Property”), plus any CSRV Intellectual Property that is developed
by them during their employment with the Company. The employment agreements
with
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx and Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx contain two-year non-compete provisions
relating to the CSRV Intellectual Property in the event either of them is
terminated for cause, as defined, or if either of them terminates their
employment without good reason, as defined.
Under
the
Amended Xxxxxx License Agreement, Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx and Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx agreed
that they will not grant any licenses to any other party with respect to the
CSRV Intellectual Property.
License
Agreement - Xxxxxx Trust
We
did
not satisfy the working capital funding requirements of our license agreement
with the Xxxxxx Trust, dated October 23, 2006, covering the licensing of
intellectual property rights for the territory outside of the Western
Hemisphere. On April 6, 2006, this agreement was formally
terminated.
License
Agreement - Well to Wire Energy, Inc.
On
September 29, 1999, we signed a license agreement with Well to Wire Energy,
Inc.
("WWE"), an oil and gas company in Canada. The agreement exclusively licenses
within Canada the use of the Xxxxxx technology for V-8 engines to be fueled
by
natural gas to generate electrical power. The agreement provided for a license
fee of $5,000,000, of which a deposit payment in the amount of $300,000 was
made
in 1999. A separate research and development agreement with WWE provides for
development and delivery of certain prototype engines. The research and
development agreement was not reduced to the form of a signed written agreement.
The Company received non-refundable payments totaling $1,200,000 under the
research and development agreement which has previously been recognized as
revenue.
On
July
7, 2006, the Company and WWE signed a confirmation letter agreement with WWE
that provides as follows:
§ |
The
Company expects to ship to WWE the third power unit of the Company’s
generator for up to 300 kilowatts, depending on the fuel used (the
855
cubic inch, 6 cylinder industrial electric power generator, incorporating
the CSRV Engine, the “Generator”). Upon receipt of the Generator, and
pending test results meeting WWE’s expectations, the balance of $3,800,000
on account of the research and
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SCHEDULE
4(l) INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY (Continued)
development
agreement mentioned above will become due and payable to the Company by WWE.
In
addition, 180 days later, the remaining balance of $4,700,000 from the September
29, 1999 agreement will become due and payable by WWE in 16 equal quarterly
installments.
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WWE
will have the exclusive right to use, lease, and sell the Generators
that
are based on the CSRV System technology within
Canada.
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WWE
will have a specified right of first refusal to market the Generators
worldwide.
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Upon
commencement of the production and distribution of Generators, the
minimum
annual number of Generators to be purchased by WWE in order to maintain
exclusivity is 120. Until otherwise agreed between the parties, the
price
per Generator shall be $150,000. In
the event WWE fails to purchase the minimum 120 Xxxxxx generator engines
during any year, WWE will automatically lose its exclusivity. In such
a
case, WWE would retain non-exclusive rights to continue to use the
Xxxxxx
generator engine in the territory of
Canada.
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WWE
shall not be required to pay any royalties to us as part of the agreements
between the parties.
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All
licensed rights under the Xxxxxx License Agreement related to the CSRV System
technology will remain with the Company.
License
Agreement with Xxxxxx Motorcycle Company, Ltd.
On
April
30, 2003, the Company amended its license agreement with Xxxxxx Motorcycle
(the
“Amended Motorcycle License Agreement”). Prior thereto, Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, son of
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx and an officer of the Company, owned 100% of Xxxxxx Motorcycle.
Pursuant to a prior license agreement, the Company granted certain exclusive
licenses in exchange for approximately 51% of the common shares of Xxxxxx
Motorcycle. In addition, the Company had an anti-dilution right. The Amended
Motorcycle License Agreement expanded the license rights granted and removed
the
anti-dilution provision in exchange for 1,000,000 common shares of Xxxxxx
Motorcycle. As a result of these transactions, the Company owned 3,558,000
shares of Xxxxxx Motorcycle, representing a 30% ownership interest. The Company
is under no obligation to provide any funding or support to Xxxxxx Motorcycle
under any circumstances. Under the Amended Motorcycle License Agreement, the
Company granted an exclusive sublicense for North America, South America and
Central America and their territories (collectively, the "Western Hemisphere")
to make, use and sell motorcycles utilizing the CSRV Technology.
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SCHEDULE
4(n) LIENS
None.
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SCHEDULE
4(t) CERTAIN TRANSACTIONS
All
such
transaction are fully disclosed in Note 19 to the financial statements included
in our Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the Year Ended December 31,
2006.
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