Contract
Exhibit (d)(4)
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New
Frontier Energy, Inc.
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Xxxxxxxxx Xxxx.
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Xxxxxxxx 00000-0000
Ladies
and Gentlemen:
The
undersigned (the “Investor”) is writing to advise you of the following terms and
conditions under which the undersigned hereby offers to subscribe (the "Offer")
for the securities of this private placement (the “Offering”) offered by New
Frontier Energy, Inc., a Colorado corporation (the “Company”) pursuant to this
subscription agreement (the “Subscription Agreement”). The Securities
are being offered directly by the Company and Westminster Securities Corp. as
the exclusive placement agent for the Offering (“Placement
Agent”). The Company is issuing units, with each $50,000 Unit
consisting of: (i) 500 shares of Series C 2.5% Cumulative Convertible Preferred
Stock, $100.00 stated value (the “Series C Preferred Stock”), convertible into
shares (the “Shares”) of $0.001 par value common stock of the Company (“Common
Stock”) at $1.05 per share, (ii) warrants to purchase 47,619 shares of Common
Stock at a purchase price of $1.50 per share (the “AC Warrants”), and (iii)
warrants to purchase 23,810 shares of Common Stock at a purchase price of $2.00
per share (the “BC Warrants”). Dividends on the Series C Preferred
Stock are payable in cash or, at the Company’s election and subject to certain
conditions, in shares of Common Stock valued at the conversion price of the
Series C Preferred Stock then in effect (the “Dividend Shares”). The Series C
Preferred Stock, the AC Warrants and the BC Warrants shall be collectively
referred to as the “Units” or the “Securities.” The shares of Common
Stock issuable upon the exercise of the AC Warrants and the BC Warrants are
referred to as the “Warrant Shares.” The Shares, Warrant Shares, and
Dividend Shares (if applicable) shall be collectively referred to as the
“Underlying Shares”.
The
rights, preferences and privileges of the Series C Preferred Stock are as set
forth in the Certificate of Designation of Preferences, Rights and Limitations
of Series C Preferred Stock (the “Certificate of Designation”) in the form
attached hereto as Exhibit
A. The AC Warrants are substantially in the form attached
hereto as Exhibit
B. The BC Warrants are substantially in the form attached
hereto as Exhibit
C. The Company’s Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year ended
February 28, 2006, Form 10-QSB for the quarter ended May 31, 2006 and Form
10-QSB for the quarter ended August 31, 2006 are attached hereto as Exhibits D, E and F,
respectively.
The
Company may issue a minimum of $10,000,000 of Units (the “Minimum Offering”) and
up to $20,000,000 of Units (the “Maximum Offering”) in this offering (the
“Offering”). The Company may also sell up to an additional $3,000,000
in Units, representing an over-allotment allowance in the event the Offering is
oversubscribed. The undersigned understands that the Units are being
issued pursuant to the exemption from the registration requirements of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act” or the “Act”), provided
by Section 4(2) of the Act. As such, the Units, the Shares and
Warrant Shares are "restricted securities."
The Units
are being offered on a “best efforts, all or none” basis by the Company and the
Placement Agent, with respect to the initial $10,000,000 of Units (the “Minimum
Offering”), during an offering period commencing on November 15, 2006 (the
“Commencement Date”) and continuing until December 15, 2006 (the “Offering
Period”). If the Minimum Offering is not reached, the Offering will terminate on
December 15, 2006 (unless extended by the Company to no later than January 16,
2007) and all funds will be returned without interest or
deduction. In the event the Minimum Offering is reached, the Offering
will continue until the earlier of (i) the close of business (5:00 p.m. EST) on
December 15, 2006 (unless extended by the Company to no later than January 16,
2007), (ii) termination by the Company, or (iii) completion of the sale of the
Maximum Offering (“Final Closing”). Any subscription documents or funds received
after the Final Closing will be returned.
All
proceeds received from subscribers for the Units offered hereby will be
deposited in a special non-interest bearing account (the “Escrow Account”) with
Signature Bank and will be released to the Company against delivery by the
Company to the Investors of certificates representing the Series C Preferred
Stock and the AC Warrants and BC Warrants comprising the Units (each a “Closing”
and each such date, “Closing Date”).
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The Company plans to allocate the net
proceeds of the Offering as indicated in the chart below.
Use
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Amount of Offering Proceeds
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Total
Gross Proceeds
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$ | 10,000,000 | $ | 20,000,000 | ||||
Placement
Agent Commission
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0 | 400,000 | ||||||
Total
Net Proceeds (1)
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10,000,000 | 19,600,000 | ||||||
Acquisition
of Cedar Ridge’s 36.7% working
interest
in the Xxxxxx Dome Prospect
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8,000,000 | 8,000,000 | ||||||
Well
Drilling November 2006 (2)
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670,000 | 1,300,000 | ||||||
Well
Drilling Summer 2007 (3)
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0 | 6,700,000 | ||||||
Working
Capital
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$ | 1,330,000 | $ | 3,600,000 |
(1)
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Represents
deduction of (i) commission to the Placement Agent of eight percent (8%)
of the gross proceeds received by the Company from the sale of Units which
were sold by the Placement Agent and (ii) expenses related to
the offering of $3,000. For purposes of the table above, it is
assumed that the Placement Agent sold $5,000,000 of the gross proceeds
received by the Company after the receipt of the minimum by the
Company.
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(2)
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At
the minimum, the Company expects to drill two additional xxxxx at the
Xxxxxx Dome Prospect in November 2006 (weather and Federal lease game
restrictions permitting).
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(3)
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At
the maximum, the Company expects to drill four additional xxxxx at the
Xxxxxx Dome Prospect in November 2006 (weather and Federal lease game
restrictions permitting). The Company also intends to drill 20
xxxxx in the summer of 2007.
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The
amounts actually expended for each use are at the discretion of our Board of
Directors and may vary significantly depending upon a number of factors,
including future revenue growth and the amount of cash generated by the
Company's operations. Further, if the Board of Directors believes
that the proposed uses of the proceeds are not in the best interests of the
Company, the Board of Directors will decide how the proceeds will be
used.
In
connection with the sale of the Securities, the Company has made available
(including electronically via the SEC’s XXXXX system) to Investors its periodic
and current reports, forms, schedules and other documents (including exhibits
and all other information incorporated by reference) filed with the SEC under
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange
Act"). These reports, forms, schedules, statements, documents,
filings and amendments, including but not limited to the Company’s Form 10-KSB
for the fiscal year ended February 28, 2006, Form 10-QSB for the quarter ended
May 31, 2006 and Form 10-QSB for the quarter ended August 31, 2006 are
collectively referred to as the "Disclosure Documents." All
references in this Subscription Agreement to financial statements and schedules
and other information which is "contained," "included" or "stated" in the
Disclosure Documents (or other references of like import) shall be deemed to
mean and include all such financial statements and schedules, documents,
exhibits and other information which is incorporated by reference in the
Disclosure Documents.
1. Subscription.
Subject
to the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth in this Subscription
Agreement, the undersigned hereby offers to purchase Units as set forth in the
Investor Signature Page attached hereto.
If the
Offer is accepted, the Units shall be paid for by the delivery of such amount by
wire transfer or check payable to the order of “Signature Bank as Escrow Agent
for New Frontier Energy, Inc.”, which is being delivered contemporaneously
herewith.
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Once a
minimum of $10,000,000 in Units have been sold and proceeds of a minimum of
$10,000,000 in cleared funds are on deposit in the Offering Account (the
“Minimum Offering Date”) and such subscriptions are accepted by the Company, an
initial closing will be held as soon as practicable thereafter.
Additional
closings may be held at the discretion of the Company, at reasonable intervals
during the Offering Period, but in no event later than the Final
Closing.
2. Conditions to
Offer.
The
Offering is made subject to the following conditions: (i) that the
Company shall have the right to accept or reject this Offer, in whole or in
part, for any reason whatsoever; and (ii) that the undersigned agrees to comply
with the terms of this Subscription Agreement.
Acceptance
of this Offer shall be deemed given by the countersigning of this Subscription
Agreement on behalf of the Company and inclusion of this Subscription Agreement
in a Closing.
3. Representations and
Warranties of the Undersigned.
The
undersigned, in order to induce the Company to accept this Offer, hereby
warrants and represents as follows:
(A) Organization;
Authority. The undersigned, if not an individual, is an entity
duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the
jurisdiction of its organization with the requisite power and authority to enter
into and to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Subscription
Agreement and otherwise to carry out its obligations hereunder. The
purchase by Investor of the Units hereunder has been duly authorized by all
necessary action on the part of Investor. This Subscription Agreement
has been duly executed by Investor, and when delivered by Investor in accordance
with the terms hereof, will constitute the valid and legally binding obligation
of Investor, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, except (i) as
limited by general equitable principles and applicable bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, moratorium and other laws of general application affecting
enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, (ii) as limited by laws relating to
the availability of specific performance, injunctive relief or other equitable
remedies and (iii) insofar as indemnification and contribution provisions may be
limited by applicable law.
(B) General
Solicitation. The undersigned is not purchasing the Units as a
result of any advertisement, article, notice or other communication regarding
the Units published in any newspaper, magazine or similar media or broadcast
over television or radio or presented at any seminar or any other general
solicitation or general advertisement.
(C) Investor
Status. The undersigned represents that he (she or it) is an
Accredited Investor as that term is defined in Regulation D promulgated under
the Securities Act. In general, an "Accredited Investor" is deemed to
be an institution with assets in excess of $5,000,000 or individuals with net
worth in excess of $1,000,000 or annual income exceeding $200,000 or $300,000
jointly with their spouse. In connection with a subscription
hereunder, Investor will complete, execute and return the Statement of
Accredited Investor attached hereto certifying such status.
(D) Irrevocability of
Subscription. Subject to meeting the Minimum Offering,
Investor agrees that the Investor’s subscription shall be irrevocable by
Investor, and that, except as required by applicable law, Investor shall not be
otherwise entitled to cancel, terminate or revoke this Subscription Agreement or
any of Investor’s obligations hereunder.
(E) No Additional
Representations. The Company has not made any other
representations or warranties to the undersigned with respect to the Company
except as contained herein. The Company has not rendered any
investment advice to the undersigned with respect to the Company.
(F) Experience of
Investor. The undersigned has not authorized any person or
institution to act as his Purchaser Representative (as that term is defined in
Regulation D of the General Rules and Regulations under the Act) in connection
with this transaction. The undersigned has such knowledge and
experience in financial, investment and business matters that he is capable of
evaluating the merits and risks of the prospective investment in the
Units. The undersigned has consulted with such independent legal
counsel or other advisers as he has deemed appropriate to assist the undersigned
in evaluating his proposed investment in the Units.
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(G) Investor
Finances. The undersigned represents that he (i) has adequate
means of providing for his current financial needs and possible personal
contingencies, and has no need for liquidity of investment in the Units; (ii)
can afford to (a) hold unregistered securities for an indefinite period of time
as required and (b) sustain a complete loss of the entire amount of the
subscription; and (iii) has not made an overall commitment to investments which
are not readily marketable which is disproportionate so as to cause such overall
commitment to become excessive. The undersigned has sufficient liquid
assets to sustain a loss of the undersigned's entire investment.
(H) Access to
Information. The undersigned has reviewed the Disclosure
Documents. The undersigned has also been afforded the opportunity to
ask questions of, and receive answers from, the officers and/or directors of the
Company concerning the terms and conditions of the Offering and the Units and to
obtain any additional information, to the extent that the Company possesses such
information or can acquire it without unreasonable effort or expense, necessary
to verify the accuracy of the information furnished; and has availed himself of
such opportunity to the extent he considers appropriate in order to permit him
to evaluate the merits and risks of an investment in the Units. It is
understood that all documents, records and books pertaining to this investment
have been made available for inspection, and that the books and records of the
Company will be available upon reasonable notice for inspection by investors
during reasonable business hours at its principal place of
business.
(I) Investment
Decision. Investor represents and warrants to the Company that
it has based its investment decision solely upon the information contained in
the Disclosure Documents, and has not based its investment decision on any
research or other report regarding the Company prepared by any third party
("Third Party Reports"). Investor understands and acknowledges that
(i) the Company does not endorse any Third Party Reports and (ii) its actual
results may differ materially from those projected in any Third Party
Report.
(J) Investor
Representation. The undersigned acknowledges that none of the
Units, Shares or Warrant Shares have been registered under the Securities Act in
reliance on an exemption for transactions by an issuer not involving a public
offering, and further understands that the undersigned is purchasing the Units
without being furnished any prospectus setting forth all of the information that
would be required to be furnished under the Act. The undersigned
further acknowledges that this Offering has not been passed upon or the merits
thereof endorsed or approved by any state or federal authorities.
(K) No
Distribution. The Units being subscribed for are being
acquired solely for the account of the undersigned and not with a view to, or
for resale in connection with, any distribution in any jurisdiction where such
sale or distribution would be precluded. By such representation, the
undersigned means that no other person has a beneficial interest in the Units
(or Underlying Shares) subscribed for hereunder, and that no other person has
furnished or will furnish directly or indirectly, any part of or guarantee the
payment of any part of the consideration to be paid to the Company in connection
therewith. The undersigned does not intend to dispose of all or any
part of the Units (or Underlying Shares) except in compliance with the
provisions of the Act and applicable state securities laws and understands that
the Units are being offered pursuant to a specific exemption under the
provisions of the Act, which exemption depends, among other things, upon
compliance with the provisions of the Act.
(L) Restrictions on
Transfer. Unless the Shares or the Warrant Shares are subject
to an effective registration statement, the undersigned further represents and
agrees that the undersigned will not sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of or
encumber the Units (or underlying Shares or Warrant Shares) unless prior to any
such sale, transfer, disposition or encumbrance, the undersigned will, if
requested, furnish the Company and its transfer agent with an opinion of counsel
satisfactory to the Company in form and substance that registration under the
Act or applicable state securities laws is not required. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, no consent of the Company shall be required for the undersigned to
pledge the Units or underlying securities with a registered broker-dealer in a
margin account.
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(M) Restrictive
Legend. The undersigned hereby agrees that the Company may
insert the following or similar legend on the face of the certificates
evidencing the Series C Preferred Stock, Warrants, Shares and Warrants Shares,
if required in compliance with federal and state securities laws:
"These
securities have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
(the “Securities Act”) or under the securities laws of any
state. They may not be sold, offered for sale or
hypothecated in the absence of a registration statement in effect with respect
to the securities under such act or an opinion of counsel reasonably
satisfactory to the company that such registration is not required pursuant to a
valid exemption therefrom under the Securities Act.
(N) Forward Looking
Statements. The undersigned understands and acknowledges that (i) any
forward-looking information included in the Disclosure Documents is subject to
risks and uncertainties, including those risks and uncertainties set forth in
the Disclosure Documents; and (ii) the Company's actual results may differ
materially from those projected by the Company or its management in such
forward-looking information.
(O) Insufficient Number of
Authorized Shares of Common Stock. In the event that the Units
are sold at the Maximum Offering, the Investor acknowledges and agrees that the
Company will have an insufficient number of authorized common shares to reserve
the required shares that it may be obligated to issue upon the conversion of the
Class C Preferred Shares and the exercise of the AC Warrants and the BC
Warrants. Pursuant to Section 5(D) below, the Company will seek
shareholder approval from the holders of the Common Stock and the Series B
Preferred Stock to increase the authorized number of shares of Common
Stock. Investor acknowledges and agrees that there can be no
assurance that the Company will obtain shareholder approval from the holders of
the Common Stock and the Series B Preferred Stock to increase the authorized
number of shares of Common Stock.
(P) Risks. The
undersigned recognizes that an investment in the Units involves a number of
significant risks, including those set forth in the Disclosure Documents
under the caption “RISK FACTORS”.
(Q) Accuracy of
Statements. The undersigned understands and acknowledges that
(i) the Securities are offered and sold without registration under the
Securities Act in a private placement that is exempt from the registration
provisions of the Securities Act and (ii) the availability of such
exemption depends in part on, and that the Company and its counsel will rely
upon, the accuracy and truthfulness of the foregoing representations and
Investor hereby consents to such reliance.
(R) Subscription by Placement
Agent. The undersigned acknowledges that the Placement Agent,
its affiliates and/or its beneficial owners may subscribe for
Units.
The
undersigned certifies that each of the foregoing representations and warranties
set forth in subsection (A) through (R) inclusive of this Section 3 are true as
of the date hereof and shall survive such date.
4. Representations and
Warranties of the Company.
The
Company hereby makes the following representations and warranties to the
Investors:
(A) Organization and
Qualification. The Company is a corporation duly incorporated or
otherwise organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the
jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization (as applicable), with the
requisite power and authority to own and use its properties and assets and to
carry on its business as currently conducted. The Company is not in violation of
any of the provisions of its articles of incorporation, bylaws or other
organizational or charter documents.
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(B) Authorization;
Enforcement. The Company has the requisite corporate power and
authority to enter into and to consummate the Offering. The execution
and delivery of this Subscription Agreement by the Company and the consummation
by it of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly authorized by all
necessary action on the part of the Company and its shareholders and no further
consent or action is required by the Company, other than the Required
Approvals. This Subscription Agreement, when executed and delivered
in accordance with the terms hereof, will constitute the valid and binding
obligation of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with its
terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance,
reorganization, moratorium and similar laws affecting creditors’ rights and
remedies generally and general principles of equity.
(C) No
Conflicts. The execution, delivery and performance of this
Subscription Agreement by the Company and the consummation by the Company of the
Offering do not and will not: (i) conflict with or violate any provision of the
Company’s articles of incorporation, bylaws or other organizational or charter
documents, or (ii) subject to obtaining the Required Approvals (as defined
below), conflict with, or constitute a default (or an event that with notice or
lapse of time or both would become a default) under, or give to others any
rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation (with or without
notice, lapse of time or both) of any agreement, credit facility, debt or other
instrument (evidencing a Company debt or otherwise) or other understanding to
which the Company is a party or by which any property or asset of the Company is
bound or affected, or (iii) result in a violation of any law, rule, regulation,
order, judgment, injunction, decree or other restriction of any court or
governmental authority as currently in effect to which the Company is subject
(including federal and state securities laws and regulations), or by which any
property or asset of the Company is bound or affected; except in the case of
each of clauses (ii) and (iii), such as could not, individually or in the
aggregate (a) adversely affect the legality, validity or enforceability of the
Offering, (b) have or result in or be reasonably likely to have or result in a
material adverse effect on the results of operations, assets, prospects,
business or condition (financial or otherwise) of the Company, taken as a whole,
or (c) adversely impair the Company's ability to perform fully on a timely basis
its obligations under this Subscription Agreement (any of (a), (b) or (c), a
“Material Adverse
Effect”).
(D) Filings, Consents and
Approvals. The Company is not required to obtain any consent, waiver,
authorization or order of, give any notice to, or make any filing or
registration with, any court or other federal, state, local or other
governmental authority or other person in connection with the execution,
delivery and performance by the Company of this Subscription Agreement, other
than (i) the filing with the Commission of the Registration Statement, (ii) the
filing with the Commission of a Form D pursuant to Commission Regulation D,
(iii) applicable Blue Sky filings, (iv) the filing of the Certificate of
Designations with the Colorado Secretary of State, (v) the steps set forth in
Section 5(D) to request approval of the increase in authorized Common Stock (if
applicable), and (vi) the filing of an amendment to the Company’s Articles of
Incorporation reflecting the increase in authorized Common Stock (if
applicable) (collectively, the “Required
Approvals”).
(E) Issuance of the
Securities. The Units, and each component or underlying
security, are duly authorized and, when issued and paid for in accordance with
this Subscription Agreement, will be duly and validly issued, fully paid and
nonassessable, free and clear of all liens, and not subject to any preemptive
rights. The Company will reserve a number of shares of Common Stock required for
issuance of the Shares and, to the extent that sufficient shares are available
out of its authorized and unreserved Common Stock, the Company will reserve a
number of shares of Common Stock required for issuance of the Warrant Shares and
Dividend Shares (calculated assuming the maximum amount of all dividends over
the three year term of the Series C Preferred Stock are paid in Common
Stock). If the Company’s authorized and unreserved Common Stock is
insufficient for the Company to reserve all of the shares of Common Stock
required for issuance of the Warrant Shares and Dividend Shares, the Company
will request that its authorized Common Stock be increased pursuant to Section
5(d) below. If the increase in authorized Common Stock is approved
and effected, the Company will immediately thereafter reserve a number of shares
of Common Stock required for issuance of the Warrant Shares and the Dividend
Shares that had not already reserved.
(F) Capitalization. The
number of shares and type of all authorized, issued and outstanding capital
stock of the Company is as set forth in the Disclosure Documents.
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(G) SEC Reports; Financial
Statements. The Company has filed reports required to be filed
by it under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, including pursuant to
Section 13(a) or 15(d) thereof, for the two years preceding the date hereof (or
such shorter period as the Company was required by law to file such material)
(the foregoing materials being collectively referred to herein as the “SEC Reports”) in
accordance with the time requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange
Act. As of their respective dates, the SEC Reports complied in all
material respects with the requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange
Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder, and
none of the SEC Reports, when filed, contained any untrue statement of a
material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein
or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the
circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The Company
has advised Investor(s) that a correct and complete copy of each of the SEC
Reports (together with all exhibits and schedules thereto and as amended to
date) is available at xxxx://xxx.xxx.xxx, a
website maintained by the Commission where Investor(s) may view the SEC
Reports. The financial statements of the Company included in the SEC
Reports comply in all material respects with applicable accounting requirements
and the rules and regulations of the Commission with respect thereto as in
effect at the time of filing. Such financial statements have been
prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles applied on
a consistent basis during the periods involved (“GAAP”), except as may
be otherwise specified in such financial statements or the notes thereto, and
fairly present in all material respects the financial position of the Company
and its consolidated subsidiaries as of and for the dates thereof and the
results of operations and cash flows for the periods then ended, subject, in the
case of unaudited statements, to normal, immaterial, year-end audit
adjustments.
(H) Material
Changes. Since the date of the latest audited financial
statements included within the SEC Reports, except as specifically disclosed in
the SEC Reports: (i) there has been no event, occurrence or development that has
had a Material Adverse Effect, (ii) the Company has not incurred any liabilities
(contingent or otherwise) other than (A) trade payables and accrued expenses
incurred in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice and
(B) liabilities not required to be reflected in the Company’s financial
statements pursuant to GAAP or required to be disclosed in filings made with the
Commission, (iii) the Company has not altered its method of accounting or the
identity of its auditors, (iv) the Company has not declared or made any dividend
or distribution of cash or other property to its stockholders except in the
ordinary course of business consistent with prior practice, or purchased,
redeemed or made any agreements to purchase or redeem any shares of its capital
stock except consistent with prior practice or pursuant to existing Company
stock option or similar plans, and (v) the Company has not issued any equity
securities to any officer, director or Affiliate, except pursuant to existing
Company stock option or similar plans or as set forth on Form 4 filed with the
SEC on November 14, 2006 by each of three officers and directors of the
Company.
(I) Litigation. Except
as set forth in the SEC Reports, there is no action, suit, inquiry, notice of
violation, proceeding or investigation pending or, to the knowledge of the
Company, threatened against or affecting the Company or any of its properties
before or by any court, arbitrator, governmental or administrative agency or
regulatory authority (federal, state, county, local or foreign) (collectively,
an “Action”)
which: (i) adversely affects or challenges the legality, validity or
enforceability of this Subscription Agreement or the Units or (ii) would, if
there were an unfavorable decision, individually or in the aggregate, have or
reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. The Company is
not and has not been the subject of any Action involving a claim of violation of
or liability under federal or state securities laws. The Company does
not have pending before the Commission any request for confidential treatment of
information. There
has not been, and to the knowledge of the Company, there is not pending or
contemplated, any investigation by the Commission involving the
Company. The Commission has not issued any stop order or other order
suspending the effectiveness of any registration statement filed by the Company
under the Exchange Act or the Securities Act.
(J) Insurance. The
Company currently maintains $1 million of liability insurance. To the
best of Company’s knowledge, such insurance contracts and policies are accurate
and complete and in the Company’s opinion provide reasonable coverage in light
of its current operations. The Company has no 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 without a significant increase in cost.
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(K) Compliance. Except
as described in the Disclosure Documents, the Company: (i) is not in default
under or in violation of (and no event has occurred that has not been waived
that, with notice or lapse of time or both, would result in a default by the
Company under), nor has the Company received notice of a claim that it is in
default under or that it is in violation of, any material indenture, loan or
credit agreement or any other material agreement or instrument to which it is a
party or by which it or any of its properties is bound (whether or not such
default or violation has been waived), which default or violation would have or
result in a Material Adverse Effect, (ii) is not in violation of any order of
any court, arbitrator or governmental body, or (iii) is not and has not been in
violation of any statute, rule or regulation of any governmental authority,
except in each case as would not, individually or in the aggregate, have or
result in a Material Adverse Effect. No material labor dispute exists
or, to the knowledge of the Company, is imminent with respect to any of the
employees of the Company which could reasonably be expected to result in a
Material Adverse Effect.
(L) Regulatory
Permits. The Company possesses all certificates,
authorizations and permits issued by the appropriate federal, state, local or
foreign regulatory authorities necessary to conduct its business as described in
the Disclosure Documents, except where the failure to possess such permits would
not, individually or in the aggregate, have or reasonably be expected to result
in a Material Adverse Effect (“Material Permits”),
and the Company has not received any notice of proceedings relating to the
revocation or modification of any Material Permit.
(M) Assets. Except
as set forth in the Disclosure Documents, the Company has good and marketable
title in all real and personal property owned by them that is material to the
business of the Company, in each case free and clear of any liens, encumbrances
or other restrictions. Any real property and facilities held under
lease by the Company are held under valid, subsisting and enforceable leases of
which the Company is in compliance.
(N) Listing and Maintenance
Requirements. The Company’s Common Stock currently trades on
the Nasdaq Over-the Counter Bulletin Board (OTCBB). The Company is,
and has no reason to believe that it will not in the foreseeable future continue
to be, in compliance with the periodic SEC reporting requirements necessary to
maintain trading on the OTCBB.
(O) Internal Accounting
Controls. The Company is in material compliance with all provisions of
the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002 which are presently applicable to it. The Company
maintains a system of internal accounting controls sufficient to provide
reasonable assurance that (i) transactions are executed in accordance with
management's general or specific authorizations, (ii) transactions are recorded
as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with
generally accepted accounting principles and to maintain asset accountability,
(iii) access to cash 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. The Company has
established disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules
13a-14 and 15d-14) for the Company and designed such disclosures controls and
procedures to ensure that material information relating to the Company is made
known to the certifying officers by others within those entities. The
Company's certifying officers have evaluated the effectiveness of the Company's
controls and procedures as of August 31, 2006 (such date, the "Evaluation
Date"). The Company presented in the Form 10-QSB for the
period ended August 31, 2006 the conclusions of its certifying officers about
the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures based on their
evaluations as of the Evaluation Date. Since the Evaluation Date,
there have been no significant changes in the Company's internal controls (as
such term is defined in Item 307(b) of Regulation S-B under the Exchange
Act).
(P) Private
Placement. Assuming the accuracy of the Investor
representations and warranties set forth in Section 3, to the Companies
knowledge, no registration under the Securities Act is required for the offer
and sale of the Units by the Company to the Investors as contemplated
hereby.
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(Q) Related Party
Transactions. Except as set forth in the SEC Reports, none of
the officers or directors of the Company and, to the knowledge of the Company,
none of the employees of the Company is presently a party to any transaction
with the Company (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 entity in
which any officer, director, or any such employee has a substantial interest or
is an officer, director, trustee or partner, in each case in excess of $60,000
other than (i) for payment of salary or consulting fees for services rendered,
(ii) reimbursement for expenses incurred on behalf of the Company and (iii) for
other employee benefits, including stock option agreements under any stock
option plan of the Company.
(R) Disclosure. The
disclosures provided to Investor in this Subscription Agreement and in the
Disclosure Documents, including all of the SEC Reports, regarding the Company,
its business, and the transactions contemplated by this Offering, at the time
such disclosures were made, do not contain any untrue statement of a material
fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the
statements made therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were
made, not misleading. The Company acknowledges and agrees that the Investor
makes or has made no representations or warranties with respect to the
transactions contemplated hereby other than those specifically set forth in this
Subscription Agreement.
(S) No Integrated
Offering. Assuming the accuracy of the Investor’s representations and
warranties set forth in this Subscription Agreement, neither the Company, nor
any of its affiliates, nor any Person acting on its or their behalf has,
directly or indirectly, made any offers or sales of any security or solicited
any offers to buy any security, under circumstances that would, to the knowledge
of the Company, cause this Offering to be integrated with prior offerings by the
Company for purposes of the Securities Act or any applicable shareholder
approval provisions.
(T) Solvency. Based
on the financial condition of the Company as of each Closing Date after giving
effect to the receipt by the Company of the proceeds from the sale of the Units
hereunder, the Company’s assets do not constitute unreasonably small capital to
carry on its business for the current fiscal year as now conducted and as
proposed to be conducted including its capital needs taking into account the
particular capital requirements of the business conducted by the Company, and
projected capital requirements and capital availability thereof; together with
the Company’s current cash flow, in the event of a liquidation, to the Company’s
best estimate, the proceeds the Company would receive, were it to liquidate all
of its assets, after taking into account all anticipated uses of the cash would
be sufficient to pay all amounts on or in respect of its debt when such amounts
are required to be paid. The Company does not intend to incur debts
beyond its ability to pay such debts as they mature (taking into account the
timing and amounts of cash to be payable on or in respect of its
debt). As of each Closing Date, the Company has not materially
increased its indebtedness.
(U) No Takeover
Protections. The Company confirms that there are no control
share acquisition, business combination, poison pill (including any distribution
under a rights agreement) or other similar anti-takeover provision under the
Company’s Certificate of Incorporation (or similar charter documents) or the
laws of its state of incorporation that is or could become applicable to the
Investors as a result of the Investors and the Company fulfilling their
obligations or exercising their rights under this Subscription Agreement,
including without limitation as a result of the Company’s issuance of the Units
and the Investor’s ownership of the Units and Underlying Shares.
(V) Tax
Status. Except for matters that would not, individually or in
the aggregate, have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse
Effect, the Company has filed all necessary federal, state and foreign income
and franchise tax returns and has paid or accrued all taxes shown as due
thereon, and the Company has no knowledge of a tax deficiency which has been
asserted or threatened against the Company.
(W) No General
Solicitation. Neither the Company nor any Person acting on behalf of the
Company has offered or sold any of the Units by any form of general solicitation
or general advertising. The Company has offered the Units for sale
only to each Investor in the Offering and certain other “accredited investors”
within the meaning of Rule 501 under the Securities Act.
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(X) Foreign Corrupt
Practices. Neither the Company, nor to the knowledge of the
Company, any agent or other Person acting on behalf of the Company, has (i)
directly or indirectly, used any corrupt funds for unlawful contributions,
gifts, entertainment or other unlawful expenses related to foreign or domestic
political activity, (ii) made any unlawful payment to foreign or domestic
government officials or employees or to any foreign or domestic political
parties or campaigns from corporate funds, (iii) failed to disclose fully any
contribution made by the Company (or made by any Person acting on its behalf of
which the Company is aware) which is in violation of law, or (iv)
violated in any material respect any provision of the Foreign Corrupt Practices
Act of 1977, as amended.
(Y) Accountants and
Lawyers. The Company’s accountants are set forth in the SEC
Reports. To the Company’s knowledge, such accountants are a
registered public accounting firm as required by the Securities
Act. There are no disagreements of any kind presently existing
between the accountants and lawyers formerly or presently employed by the
Company, that would, individually or in the aggregate, have or reasonably be
expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
5. Covenants of the
Company.
(A) Board
Approval. The Company has held a meeting of its board of
directors (“Board”) which authorized the issuance of the Units in this
Offering.
(B) Registration
Rights. The Company grants registration rights to the
Investor(s) under the following terms and conditions:
(1) The
Company will prepare and file, at its own expense, within ninety (90) days of
the Final Closing, a registration statement under the Securities Act (the
“Registration Statement”) with the Commission sufficient to permit the
non-underwritten public offering and resale of the Shares, Warrant Shares, and
Dividend Shares (collectively, as subject to adjustment as set forth in Section
5(C) below, the “Registrable
Securities”) through the facilities of all appropriate securities
exchanges, if any, on which the Company's Common Stock is being sold or on the
over-the-counter market if the Company's Common Stock is traded
thereon.
(2) Except
as provided for herein, the Company will use its reasonable best efforts to
cause such Registration Statement to become effective within one hundred and
eighty (180) days from the Final Closing or, if earlier, within five (5)
business days of Commission clearance to request acceleration of
effectiveness. The number of shares designated in the Registration
Statement to be registered shall include all of the Registrable Securities and
shall include appropriate language regarding reliance upon Rule 416 to the
extent permitted by the Commission. The Company will notify the
Investors of the effectiveness of the Registration Statement within two (2)
business days of such event. In the event that the number of shares
so registered shall prove to be insufficient to register the resale of all of
the Registrable Securities, then the Company shall be obligated to file, within
thirty (30) days of notice from any Investor, a further Registration Statement
registering such remaining shares and shall use its reasonable best efforts to
prosecute such additional Registration Statement to effectiveness within ninety
(90) days of the date of such notice.
(3) The
Company will maintain the Registration Statement or post-effective amendment
filed under the terms of this Subscription Agreement effective under the
Securities Act until the earlier of (i) the date that all of the Registrable
Securities have been sold pursuant to such Registration Statement, (ii) all
Registrable Securities have been otherwise transferred to persons who may trade
such shares without restriction under the Securities Act, and the Company has
delivered a new certificate or other evidence of ownership for such securities
not bearing a restrictive legend, or (iii) all Registrable Securities may be
sold at any time, without volume or manner of sale limitations pursuant to Rule
144(k) or any similar provision then in effect under the Securities Act in the
opinion of counsel to the Company or outside counsel reasonably acceptable to
the Company and the Investor (the “Effectiveness
Period”).
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(4) If,
at any time during which the Registration Statement required by Section 5(B)(1)
and 5(B)(2) above is not effective, the Company shall determine to proceed with
the preparation and filing of a separate registration statement pursuant to the
Securities Act in connection with the proposed offer and sale of any of its
securities by it or any of its security holders (other than a post effective
amendment to a registration statement or a registration statement on Form X-0,
X-0, or other limited purpose form), the Company will give written notice of its
determination to all the Investors. Upon receipt of a written request
from any Investor, within thirty (30) days after receipt of any such notice from
the Company, the Company will cause all such Registrable Securities requested by
the Investor to be included in such registration statement, all to the extent
required to permit the sale or other disposition by such Investors, of such
shares. The obligation of the Company under this Section 5(B)(4)
shall be unlimited as to the number of registration statements to which it
applies, unless the Effectiveness Period has ended. The Company will
notify the Investor of the date of effectiveness of any registration statement
in which such Investor is included within two (2) business days of such
event.
(5) All
fees, disbursements and out-of-pocket expenses and costs incurred by the Company
in connection with the preparation and filing of the Registration Statement, in
making filings with NASD or NASDR (including, without limitation, pursuant to
NASD Rule 2710) and in complying with applicable federal securities and Blue Sky
laws (including, without limitation, all attorneys’ fees of the Company) shall
be borne by the Company. The Investors shall bear the cost of
underwriting and/or brokerage discounts, fees and commissions, if any,
applicable to the Registrable Securities being registered and the fees and
expenses of their counsel. The Company shall use its reasonable best
efforts to qualify any of the Securities for sale in such states as any Investor
reasonably designates and shall furnish indemnification. However, the
Company shall not be required to qualify in any state which will require an
escrow or other restriction relating to the Company and/or the sellers, or which
will require the Company to qualify to do business in such state or require the
Company to file therein any general consent to service of
process. The Company at its expense will supply the Investors with
copies of the applicable Registration Statement and any prospectus included
therein and other related documents in such quantities as may be reasonably
requested by the Investors.
(6) In
the event a registration statement is not effective at any time after one year
following the Final Closing date (other than an Allowed Delay, as defined in
Section 5(B)(7)(ii) below), the AC Warrants and the BC Warrants shall become
exercisable pursuant to a cashless exercise feature. At such time,
the Company shall cause its counsel to issue such legal opinions as may be
reasonably requested by the Investors in connection with any sales of the Shares
or the Warrant Shares in accordance with Rule 144 under the Securities Act,
within 5 business days of request therefor, without charge to the
Investors. In addition, the Investors shall be entitled to unlimited
piggyback registration rights under Section 5(B)(4) above. At all
times after one (1) year following the Final Closing Date, the Company will
prepare and furnish to Investor and make publicly available in accordance with
Rule 144(c) such information as is required for Investor to sell the Registrable
Securities under Rule 144. The Company further covenants that it will
take such further action as any holder of Registrable Securities may reasonably
request, all to the extent required from time to time to enable such holder to
sell such Registrable Securities without registration under the Securities Act
within the limitation of the exemptions provided by Rule 144 or any such similar
rule which may then be in effect.
(7) In
the case of each registration effected by the Company pursuant to any section
herein, the Company will keep each Investor advised in writing as to the
initiation of each registration and as to the completion thereof. At
its expense, the Company will:
(i) Prepare
and file with the Commission such amendments and supplements to such
registration statement and the prospectus used in connection with such
registration statement as may be necessary to comply with the provisions of the
Securities Act with respect to a disposition of all securities covered by such
registration statement;
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(ii) Notify
the Investors at any time when a prospectus relating thereto is required to be
delivered under the Securities Act, of the happening of any event as a result of
which the prospectus included in such registration statement, as then in effect,
includes an untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state a material
fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein
not misleading or incomplete in light of the circumstances then existing, and at
the request of the shareholders, prepare and furnish to them a reasonable number
of copies of a supplement to or an amendment of such prospectus as may be
necessary so that, as thereafter delivered to the Investors, such prospectus
shall not include an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a
material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements
therein not misleading or incomplete in light of the circumstances then
existing; provided that, for not more
than five (5) consecutive business days (or a total of not more than thirty (30)
calendar days in any twelve (12) month period), the Company may delay the
disclosure of material non-public information concerning the Company the public
disclosure of which at the time is not, in the good faith opinion of the Company
in the best interests of the Company and which may, based on the written advice
of outside counsel, be delayed under applicable law or regulation (an “Allowed Delay”);
provided, further, that the
Company shall promptly (i) notify each Investor in writing of the existence of
(but in no event, without the prior written consent of such Investors, shall the
Company disclose to such Investor any of the facts or circumstances regarding)
material non-public information giving rise to an Allowed Delay and (ii) advise
each Investor in writing to cease all sales under such registration statement
until the termination of the Allowed Delay;
(iii) Use
its commercially reasonable best efforts to prevent the issuance of any stop
order or other suspension of effectiveness of a registration statement, and, if
such an order is issued, to obtain the withdrawal of such order at the earliest
possible moment and to notify Investor (and, in the event of an underwritten
offering, the managing underwriter) of the issuance of such order and the
resolution thereof;
(iv) If
NASD Rule 2710 requires any broker-dealer to make a filing prior to executing a
sale of Registrable Securities by an Investor, make an Issuer Filing with the
NASD Corporate Financing Department pursuant to NASD Rule 2710 and respond
within five business days to any comments received from NASD in connection
therewith.
(v) Cause
all shares of Common Stock which are registered in accordance with the
provisions herein, to be listed or included for quotation on each exchange or
marketplace on which the Company’s shares of Common Stock are then listed or
included for quotation;
(vi) Provide
a transfer agent and registrar for all Registrable Securities and CUSIP number
for all Registrable Securities in each case not later than the effective date of
such Registration Statement;
(vii) Otherwise
use its commercially reasonable best efforts to comply with all applicable rules
and regulations of the Commission; and
(viii) Except
pursuant to applicable law, cause certificates evidencing the Registrable
Securities to not contain any legend: (i) while a Registration Statement
covering the resale of such security is effective under the Securities Act, or
(ii) following any sale of such Registrable Securities pursuant to Rule 144, or
(iii) if such Registrable Securities are eligible for legend removal under Rule
144(k), or (iv) if such legend is not required under applicable requirements of
the Securities Act (including judicial interpretations and pronouncements issued
by the staff of the Commission); provided, however, in
connection with the issuance of the Shares, Warrant Shares, or Dividend Shares,
Investor hereby agrees to adhere to and abide by all prospectus delivery
requirements under the Securities Act and rules and regulations of the
Commission. The Company shall cause its counsel to issue a legal opinion to the
Company’s transfer agent promptly after the effectiveness of the Registration
Statement (in the case of item (i) herein) or upon request of the Investor (in
the case of items (ii), (iii) or (iv) herein) if required by the Company’s
transfer agent to effect the removal of the legend hereunder. If all
or any portion of a Series C Preferred Stock, AC Warrant, or BC Warrant is
converted or exercised at a time when there is an effective registration
statement to cover the resale of the Underlying Shares, or if such Underlying
Shares may be sold under Rule 144(k) or if such legend is not otherwise required
under applicable requirements of the Securities Act (including judicial
interpretations thereof) then such Underlying Shares shall be issued free of all
legends. The Company agrees that following the effectiveness of the
Registration Statement or at such time as such legend is no longer required
under this Section 5(B)(9)(vii), it will, no later than three business s days
following the delivery by Investor to the Company’s transfer agent of a
certificate representing Registrable Securities accompanied by appropriate stock
power or other required documentation, as applicable, issued with a restrictive
legend (such third Business Day, the “Legend Removal
Date”), deliver or cause to be delivered to such Investor a certificate
representing such shares that is free from all restrictive and other legends, in
each case without charge to the Investor other than customary transfer fees
which may be charged by the transfer agent or broker-dealer. The Company may not
make any notation on its records or give instructions to any transfer agent of
the Company that enlarge the restrictions on transfer set forth in this Section
5(B)(9)(viii). Without limiting the Investor’s other legal remedies,
the Company shall immediately upon demand reimburse the Investor for the cost
and losses occasioned by any buy-in resulting from the Company’s failure to
timely deliver unlegended share certificates.
(8) To
the extent Investor includes any Shares, Warrant Shares or Dividend Shares in a
registration statement pursuant to the terms hereof, the Company will indemnify
and hold harmless Investor, its directors and officers, and each person, if any,
who controls Investor within the meaning of the Securities Act, from and
against, and will reimburse Investor, its directors and officers and each
controlling person with respect to, any and all loss, damage, liability, cost
and expense to which Investor or such controlling person may become subject
under the Securities Act or otherwise, insofar as such losses, damages,
liabilities, costs or expenses are caused by any untrue statement or alleged
untrue statement of any material fact contained in such registration statement,
any prospectus contained therein or any amendment or supplement thereto, or
arise out of or are based upon the omission or alleged omission to state therein
a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the
statements therein, in light of the circumstances in which they were made, not
misleading; provided, however, that the
Company will not be liable in any such case to the extent that any such loss,
damage, liability, cost or expense arises out of or is based upon an untrue
statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission so made in
conformity with information furnished by Investor or any such controlling person
in writing specifically for use in the preparation thereof.
(9) The
Investor will cooperate with the Company in connection with this Subscription
Agreement, including timely supplying all information and executing and
returning the Selling Securityholder Questionnaire attached hereto and all other
documents requested by the Company which are required to enable the Company to
perform its obligations to register the Shares, the Warrant Shares, and the
Dividend Shares (which shall include all information regarding the Investor and
proposed manner of sale of securities required to be disclosed in any
registration statement filed in accordance with this Section 5).
(10) The
Company shall have no obligation to register the Registrable Securities pursuant
to this Section 5 if the Company receives a comment letter on a registration
statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission registering the
Registrable Securities in which the Securities and Exchange Commission indicates
that the transaction may not be eligible to be made on a continuous or delayed
basis pursuant to Rule 415.
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(C) Certain
Adjustments. The Series C Preferred Stock, the Shares, the AC
Warrants the BC Warrants, the Warrant Shares, and the Dividend Shares shall
receive customary adjustment in connection with forward or reverse stock splits,
stock dividends, recapitalizations, reclassification, mergers or consolidations
and the like. In addition, the Class C Preferred Stock and Dividend
Shares will have certain weighted-average anti-dilution rights for issuances
below $1.05 per share as described in the Certificate of Designation, the AC
Warrants will have certain weighted-average anti-dilution rights for issuances
below $1.50 per share as described in the form of AC Warrant, and the BC
Warrants will have certain weighted-average anti-dilution rights for issuances
below $2.00 per share as described in the form of BC Warrant. Certain share
issuances are specifically excluded from this anti-dilution adjustment provision
as set forth in the form of Certificate of Designation, form of AC Warrant and
form of BC Warrant.
(D) Increase in Authorized
Number of Shares. In the event that the Company has an
insufficient number of authorized Common Stock to reserve the required shares
for the issuance of all of the Shares, Warrant Shares, and Dividend Shares
(assuming the maximum amount issuable), the Company shall use its reasonable
best efforts to file a preliminary proxy statement on Schedule 14A within 15
days of the Final Closing and a definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A
within 15 days thereafter, in which the Company shall seek the approval of its
shareholders to increase its authorized Common Stock to a minimum of 150,000,000
shares, and shall hold a meeting of its shareholders to vote on such matter,
which may be its regular annual meeting or a special meeting, within 75 days of
the Final Closing. Additionally, if required, the Company shall seek approval
from the holders of its Series B Preferred Stock for such amendment, within 75
days of the Final Closing. The Company’s Board shall unanimously
recommend to the shareholders of Common Stock and, if required, the holders of
Series B Preferred Stock, that they vote in favor of such proposal, and the
Company shall use all efforts the Company’s Board determines to be commercially
reasonable to solicit proxies in favor of such proposal and to secure such
favorable vote. If the proposal is approved, the Company shall amend
its Articles of Incorporation to reflect the new amount of authorized shares
within two business days of such favorable vote. The Company cannot
assure a favorable vote and makes no representation that one will be
achieved.
6. Other Agreements of the
Company and the Investor.
(a) Right to
Pledge. The Company acknowledges and agrees that Investor may
from time to time pledge pursuant to a bona fide margin agreement with a
registered broker-dealer or grant a security interest in some or all of the
Units, Shares or Warrant Shares to a financial institution that is an
“accredited investor” as defined in Rule 501(a) under the Securities Act and who
agrees to be bound by the provisions of this Subscription Agreement and, if
required under the terms of such arrangement, such Investor may transfer pledged
or secured Units, Shares or Warrant Shares to the pledgees or secured
parties. Such a pledge or transfer would not be subject to approval
of the Company and no legal opinion of legal counsel of the pledgee, secured
party or pledgor shall be required in connection therewith. Any
Investor pledging some or all of the Units, Shares or Warrant Shares shall
provide written notice to the Company within 5 business days of such
pledge. At Investor’s expense, the Company will execute and deliver
such reasonable documentation as a pledgee or secured party of such securities
may reasonably request in connection with a pledge or transfer of the Series C
Preferred Stock, Shares, AC Warrants, BC Warrants, or Warrant
Shares.
(b) Furnishing of
Information. Until the later of (i) five (5) years from the
Final Closing after such date or (ii) the date that all Series C Preferred
Stock, AC Warrants, and BC Warrants issued in the Offering have been converted,
exercised, redeemed or expired, and all Registrable Securities have been sold,
the Company covenants to timely file (or obtain extensions in respect thereof
and file within the applicable grace period) all reports required to be filed by
the Company after the date hereof pursuant to the Exchange Act.
(c) Integration. The
Company shall not sell, offer for sale or solicit offers to buy or otherwise
negotiate in respect of any security (as defined in Section 2 of the Securities
Act) that would be integrated with the offer or sale of the Units in a manner
that would require the registration under the Securities Act of the Offering or,
if then listed or quoted on a trading market, that would be integrated with the
Offering for purposes of the rules and regulations of any trading
market.
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(d) Exercise
Procedures. The form of Notice of Conversion included in the
Certificate of Designations and form of Notice of Exercise included in the AC
Warrant and BC Warrant each set forth the totality of the procedures required of
the Investor in order to convert its Series C Preferred Stock and exercise its
AC Warrant and BC Warrant, respectively. No additional legal opinion
or other information or instructions shall be required of the Investor to
convert its Series C Preferred Stock or exercise its AC Warrant or BC
Warrant. The Company shall honor conversions of the Series C
Preferred Stock and exercises of the AC Warrants and BC Warrants and shall
deliver the underlying Shares, Warrant Shares, or Dividend Shares (if
applicable), respectively, in accordance with the terms, conditions and time
periods set forth in this Subscription Agreement and the Certificate of
Designations and the form of AC Warrant and BC Warrant.
(e) Shareholders Rights
Plan. No claim will be made or enforced by the Company or, to
the knowledge of the Company, any other Person that any Investor is an
“Acquiring Person” under any shareholders rights plan or similar plan or
arrangement in effect or hereafter adopted by the Company, or that any Investor
could be deemed to trigger the provisions of any such plan or arrangement, by
virtue of receiving the Series C Preferred Stock, Shares, Warrants, Warrant
Shares, or Dividend Shares (if applicable) or under any other agreement between
the Company and the Investor. The Company shall conduct its business in a manner
so that it will not become subject to the Investment Company Act.
(f) Non-Public
Information. The Company covenants and agrees that neither it
nor any other Person acting on its behalf has provided the Investor or its
agents or counsel with any information that the Company believes constitutes
material non-public information (other than information regarding this
Offering), unless prior thereto Investor shall have executed a written agreement
regarding the confidentiality and use of such information. The
Company understands and confirms that Investor shall be relying on the foregoing
representations in effecting transactions in securities of the
Company.
(g) Transfer and Tradability of
the Shares, Warrant Shares, and Dividend Shares. The Company
shall provide a transfer agent and registrar for all shares of its Common Stock,
including the Shares, Warrant Shares, and Dividend Shares (if applicable) at
least until such time as all the Shares, Warrant Shares, and Dividend Shares (if
applicable) have been sold. If listed on a nationally
recognized exchange or marketplace, the Company shall cause all
shares of Common Stock which are registered in accordance with the provisions of
Section 5 above to be listed or included for quotation on each exchange or
marketplace on which the Company’s shares of Common Stock are then listed or
included for quotation (or a superior marketplace as may be applicable in the
future) at least until the later of (i) five (5) years from the Final Closing
and (ii) such time as all the Shares, Warrant Shares, and Dividend Shares have
been sold by all of the Investors in the Offering and there are no Series C
Preferred Stock, AC Warrants, or BC Warrants outstanding and unconverted or
unexercised.
(h) Future Priced
Securities. From the date hereof until the date that less than
20% of the BC Warrants remain outstanding and unexercised, the Company shall be
prohibited from effecting or entering into an agreement to effect any financing
involving a “Variable
Rate Transaction” unless the Company obtains express written consent and
authorization from the holders of at least fifty-one (51%) percent of the
then-outstanding and unexercised AC Warrants and BC Warrants. The
term “Variable Rate
Transaction” shall mean a transaction in which the Company issues or
sells (i) any debt or equity securities that are convertible into, exchangeable
or exercisable for, or include the right to receive additional shares of Common
Stock either (A) at a conversion, exercise or exchange rate or other price that
is based upon and/or varies with the trading prices of or quotations for the
shares of Common Stock at any time after the initial issuance of such debt or
equity securities, or (B) with a conversion, exercise or exchange price that is
subject to being reset at some future date after the initial issuance of such
debt or equity security or upon the occurrence of specified or contingent events
directly or indirectly related to the business of the Company or the market for
the Common Stock (other than pursuant to standard anti-dilution
provisions).
(i) Equal Treatment of
Investors. No consideration shall be offered or paid to any
Person to amend or consent to a waiver or modification of any provision of such
Person’s Subscription Agreement unless the same consideration is also offered to
all Investors in the Offering. For clarification purposes, this
provision constitutes a separate right granted to each Investor by the Company
and shall not in any way be construed as the investors in the Offering acting in
concert or as a group with respect to the purchase, disposition or voting of the
Series C Preferred Stock, Shares, AC Warrants, BC Warrants, Warrant Shares,
Dividend Shares or otherwise.
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7. Specific State
Legends.
FOR NEW
HAMPSHIRE RESIDENTS ONLY: NEITHER THE FACT
THAT A REGISTRATION STATEMENT OR AN APPLICATION FOR A LICENSE HAS BEEN FILED
WITH THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE NOR THE FACT THAT A SECURITY IS EFFECTIVELY
REGISTERED OR A PERSON IS LICENSED IN THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE CONSTITUTES A
FINDING BY THE SECRETARY OF STATE THAT ANY DOCUMENT FILED UNDER RSA 421-B OF THE
NEW HAMPSHIRE UNIFORM SECURITIES ACT IS TRUE, COMPLETE AND NOT
MISLEADING. NEITHER ANY SUCH FACT NOR THE FACT THAT AN EXEMPTION OR
EXCEPTION IS AVAILABLE FOR A SECURITY OR A TRANSACTION MEANS THAT THE SECRETARY
OF STATE HAS PASSED IN ANY WAY UPON THE MERITS OR QUALIFICATIONS OF, OR
RECOMMENDED OR GIVEN APPROVAL TO, ANY PERSON, SECURITY OR
TRANSACTION. IT IS UNLAWFUL TO MAKE, OR CAUSE TO BE MADE, TO ANY
PROSPECTIVE PURCHASER, CUSTOMER OR CLIENT ANY REPRESENTATION INCONSISTENT WITH
THE PROVISIONS OF THIS PARAGRAPH.
FOR
FLORIDA RESIDENTS ONLY:
EACH FLORIDA RESIDENT WHO SUBSCRIBES FOR THE PURCHASE OF SECURITIES
HEREIN HAS THE RIGHT, PURSUANT TO SECTION 517.061(11)(A)(5) OF THE FLORIDA
SECURITIES ACT, TO WITHDRAW HIS SUBSCRIPTION FOR THE PURCHASE AND RECEIVE A FULL
REFUND OF ALL MONIES PAID WITHIN THREE BUSINESS DAYS AFTER THE EXECUTION OF THIS
SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT OR PAYMENT FOR THE PURCHASE HAS BEEN MADE, WHICHEVER IS
LATER. WITHDRAWAL WILL BE WITHOUT ANY FURTHER LIABILITY TO ANY
PERSON. TO ACCOMPLISH THIS WITHDRAWAL, A SUBSCRIBER NEED ONLY SEND A
LETTER OR TELEGRAM TO THE COMPANY AT THE ADDRESS SET FORTH IN THIS SUBSCRIPTION
AGREEMENT INDICATING HIS INTENTION TO WITHDRAW.
SUCH
LETTER OR TELEGRAM SHOULD BE SENT AND POSTMARKED PRIOR TO THE END OF THE
AFOREMENTIONED THIRD BUSINESS DAY. IT IS ADVISABLE TO SEND SUCH
LETTER BY CERTIFIED MAIL, RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED, TO ENSURE THAT IT IS
RECEIVED AND ALSO TO EVIDENCE THE TIME IT WAS MAILED. IF THE REQUEST
IS MADE ORALLY, IN PERSON OR BY TELEPHONE TO AN OFFICER OF THE COMPANY, A
WRITTEN CONFIRMATION THAT THE REQUEST HAS BEEN RECEIVED SHOULD BE
REQUESTED.
FOR
GEORGIA RESIDENTS ONLY THE SECURITIES OFFERED HEREBY ARE BEING ISSUED OR
SOLD IN RELIANCE ON PARAGRAPH (13) OF CODE SECTION 10-5-9 OF THE GEORGIA
SECURITIES ACT OF 1973, AND MAY NOT BE SOLD OR TRANSFERRED EXCEPT IN A
TRANSACTION WHICH IS EXEMPT UNDER SUCH ACT OR PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER SUCH ACT
FOR
RESIDENTS OF ALL STATES:
THE SECURITIES OFFERED HEREBY HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE AND ARE BEING OFFERED
AND SOLD IN RELIANCE ON EXEMPTIONS FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF SAID
ACT AND SUCH LAWS. THE SECURITIES ARE SUBJECT TO RESTRICTIONS ON
TRANSFERABILITY AND RESALE AND MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED OR RESOLD EXCEPT AS
PERMITTED UNDER SAID ACT AND SUCH LAWS PURSUANT TO REGISTRATION OR EXEMPTION
THEREFROM. INVESTORS SHOULD BE AWARE THAT THEY WILL BE REQUIRED TO
BEAR THE FINANCIAL RISKS OF THIS INVESTMENT FOR AN INDEFINITE PERIOD OF
TIME.
THE
SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED BY THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION, ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION OR ANY OTHER REGULATORY AUTHORITY,
NOR HAVE ANY OF THE FOREGOING AUTHORITIES PASSED UPON OR ENDORSED THE MERITS OF
THIS OFFERING. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS
UNLAWFUL.
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7. Miscellaneous.
(a) Termination. The
Investor agrees that he shall not cancel, terminate or revoke this Subscription
Agreement or any agreement of the Investor made hereunder other than as set
forth herein, and that this Subscription Agreement shall survive the death or
disability of the Investor. If the Company elects to cancel this
Subscription Agreement, in whole or in part, provided that it returns to the
Investor, without interest and without deduction, all sums paid by the Investor
(or such rejected portion thereof), this Offer shall be null and void and of no
further force and effect with respect to such rejected amount, and no party
shall have any rights against any other party hereunder with respect to such
rejected amount.
(b) Entire
Agreement. This Subscription Agreement, together with the
schedules and exhibits hereto, contains the entire understanding of the Company
and the Investor with respect to the subject matter hereof.
(c) Notices. Any
and all notices or other communications or deliveries required or permitted to
be provided hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed given and
effective on the earliest of (a) the date of transmission, if such notice or
communication is delivered via facsimile or electronic mail (e-mail) at the
facsimile number or e-mail address set forth on the signature pages attached
hereto prior to 5:30 p.m. (New York City time) on a Business Day, (b) the next
Business Day after the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is
delivered via facsimile or e-mail at the facsimile number or e-mail address set
forth on the signature pages attached hereto on a day that is not a Business Day
or later than 5:30 p.m. (New York City time) on any Business Day, (c) the second
Business Day following the date of mailing, if sent by U.S. nationally
recognized overnight courier service, or (d) upon actual receipt by the party to
whom such notice is required to be given. The address for such
notices and communications shall be to the Investor at his address set forth on
the Investor Signature Page, if to the Placement Agent at 000 Xxxx Xx, 0xx
Xxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000, or if to the Company at the address set forth
above.
(d) Amendments;
Waivers. No provision of this Subscription Agreement may be
waived or amended except in a written instrument signed, in the case of an
amendment, by the Company and each Investor in the Offering or, in the case of a
waiver, by the party against whom enforcement of any such waiver is
sought. No waiver of any default with respect to any provision,
condition or requirement of this Subscription Agreement shall be deemed to be a
continuing waiver in the future or a waiver of any subsequent default or a
waiver of any other provision, condition or requirement hereof, nor shall any
delay or omission of either party to exercise any right hereunder in any manner
impair the exercise of any such right. Notwithstanding any of the
representations, warranties, acknowledgments or agreements made herein by the
Investor, the Investor does not thereby or in any manner waive any rights
granted to the Investor under federal or state securities laws.
(e) Construction. The
headings herein are for convenience only, do not constitute a part of this
Subscription Agreement and shall not be deemed to limit or affect any of the
provisions hereof.
(f) Successors and
Assigns. This Subscription Agreement shall be binding upon and
inure to the benefit of the parties and their successors and permitted
assigns. The Company may not assign this Subscription Agreement or
any rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of each
Investor in the Offering. Investor may assign any or all of its
rights under this Subscription Agreement to any Person to whom Investor assigns
or transfers any of the Series C Preferred Stock, Shares, AC
Warrants, BC Warrants, Warrant Shares, or Dividend Shares, provided such
transferee agrees in writing to be bound, with respect to such transferred
securities, by the provisions hereof that apply to the Investor.
(g) No Third-Party
Beneficiaries. This Subscription Agreement is intended for the
benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted
assigns and is not for the benefit of, nor may any provision hereof be enforced
by, any other Person.
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(h) Governing Law. All
questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation
of this Subscription Agreement shall be governed by and construed and enforced
in accordance with the internal laws of the State of Colorado, without regard to
the principles of conflicts of law thereof. Each party agrees that
all legal proceedings concerning the interpretations, enforcement and defense of
the transactions contemplated by this Subscription Agreement (whether brought
against a party hereto or its respective affiliates, directors, officers,
shareholders, employees or agents) shall be commenced exclusively in the state
and federal courts in Denver, Colorado. Each party hereby irrevocably
submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts in Denver,
Colorado, for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in connection
herewith or with any transaction contemplated hereby or discussed herein, and
hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any suit, action or
proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of
any such court, that such suit, action or proceeding is improper or inconvenient
venue for such proceeding. Each party hereby irrevocably waives
personal service of process and consents to process being served in any such
suit, action or proceeding by mailing a copy thereof via registered or certified
mail or overnight delivery (with evidence of delivery) to such party at the
address in effect for notices to it under this Subscription Agreement and agrees
that such service shall constitute good and sufficient service of process and
notice thereof. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in
any way any right to serve process in any manner permitted by
law. The parties hereby waive all rights to a trial by
jury. If either party shall commence an action or proceeding to
enforce any provisions of this Subscription Agreement, then the prevailing party
in such action or proceeding shall be reimbursed by the other party for its
attorneys’ fees and other costs and expenses incurred with the investigation,
preparation and prosecution of such action or proceeding. (i)Survival. The
representations and warranties contained herein shall survive each Closing Date
and the delivery and/or exercise of the Units and Underlying Shares, as
applicable for the applicable statue of limitations for a period of eighteen
(18) months from the date hereof.
(j) Execution. In
the event that any signature is delivered by facsimile transmission, such
signature shall create a valid and binding obligation of the party executing (or
on whose behalf such signature is executed) with the same force and effect as if
such facsimile signature page were an original thereof.
(k) Severability. If
any provision of this Subscription Agreement is held to be invalid or
unenforceable in any respect, the validity and enforceability of the remaining
terms and provisions of this Subscription Agreement shall not in any way be
affected or impaired thereby and the parties will attempt to agree upon a valid
and enforceable provision that is a reasonable substitute therefor, and upon so
agreeing, shall incorporate such substitute provision in this Subscription
Agreement.
(l) Rescission and Withdrawal
Right. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in
(and without limiting any similar provisions of) this Subscription Agreement,
whenever Investor exercises a right, election, demand or option under this
Subscription Agreement or the Warrant, and the Company does not timely perform
its related obligations within the periods therein provided, then Investor may
rescind or withdraw, in its sole discretion from time to time upon written
notice to the Company, any relevant notice, demand or election in whole or in
part without prejudice to its future actions and rights; provided, however, in the case
of a rescission of an exercise of a Warrant, Investor shall be required to
return any shares of Common Stock subject to any such rescinded exercise
notice.
(m) Replacement of
Securities. If any certificate or instrument evidencing any
Series C Preferred Stock, Shares, AC Warrants, BC Warrants, Warrant Shares or
Dividend Shares is mutilated, lost, stolen or destroyed, the Company shall issue
or cause to be issued in exchange and substitution for and upon cancellation
thereof, or in lieu of and substitution therefor, a new certificate or
instrument, but only upon receipt of evidence reasonably satisfactory to the
Company of such loss, theft or destruction and customary and reasonable
indemnity, if requested. The applicants for a new certificate or
instrument under such circumstances shall also pay any reasonable third-party
costs associated with the issuance of such replacement securities.
(n) Remedies. In
addition to being entitled to exercise all rights provided herein or granted by
law, including recovery of damages, each of Investor and the Company will be
entitled to specific performance under this Subscription
Agreement. The parties agree that monetary damages may not be
adequate compensation for any loss incurred by reason of any breach of
obligations described in the foregoing sentence and hereby agrees to waive in
any action for specific performance of any such obligation the defense that a
remedy at law would be adequate.
(o) Liquidated
Damages. The Company’s obligations to pay any partial
liquidated damages or other amounts owing under this Subscription Agreement is a
continuing obligation of the Company and shall not terminate until all unpaid
partial liquidated damages and other amounts have been paid notwithstanding the
fact that the instrument or security pursuant to which such partial liquidated
damages or other amounts are due and payable shall have been
canceled.
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(p) Payment Set Aside. To
the extent that the Company makes a payment or payments to Investor pursuant to
this Subscription Agreement or an Investor enforces or exercises its rights
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.
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INVESTOR
SIGNATURE PAGE FOR NEW FRONTIER ENERGY, INC. SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT
Please print or type, Use ink
only. (All Parties Must
Sign)
The
undersigned investor hereby certifies that he (i) has received and relied solely
upon the Disclosure Documents, this Subscription Agreement and their respective
exhibits and schedules, (ii) agrees to all the terms
and conditions of this Subscription Agreement, (iii) meets the suitability
standards set forth herein and (iv) is a resident of the state or foreign
jurisdiction indicated below.
Dollar
Amount of Units Subscribed for: $______________________ ($50,000
Units)
Name
of Investor (Print)
Name
of Joint Investor (if any) (Print)
Signature
of Investor
Signature
of Joint Investor (if any)
Capacity
of Signatory (if applicable)
Social
Security or Taxpayer Identification Number
Investor
Address:
Street
Address
City State Zip
Code
Telephone:
(
) Fax:
( )
Email
Instructions
for Delivery of Securities:
o
Deposit to my Westminster brokerage account
o
Deliver to the address above
Broker:
o
Westminster Registered Rep.
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If
other than individual check one and indicate capacity of signatory under
the signature:
o
Trust
o
Estate
o
Uniform Gifts to Minors Act, State of __________
o
Attorney-in-fact
o
Corporation
o
Other
If
Joint Ownership, Check one:
o Joint
Tenants with Right of Survivorship
o
Tenants in Common
o
Tenants by the Entirety
o
Community by Property
Backup
Withholding Statement:
o
Please check this box only if the investor is subject to backup
withholding
Foreign
Person:
o
Please check this box only if the investor is a nonresident
alien, foreign corporation, foreign partnership, foreign
trust or foreign estate
Country
Passport #
ID
#
ID Type
o Deliver to
an alternate address:
o
Other Investor Representative:
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The investor agrees to the terms of
this Subscription Agreement and, as required by the Regulations pursuant to the
Internal Revenue Code, certifies under penalty of perjury that (1) the Social
Security Number or Taxpayer Identification Number and address provided above is
correct, (2) the investor is not subject to backup withholding (unless the
Backup Withholding Statement box is checked) either because he has not been
notified that he is subject to backup withholding as a result of a failure to
report all interest or dividends or because the Internal Revenue Service has
notified him that he is no longer subject to backup withholding and (3)
the investor (unless, the
Foreign Person box above is checked) is not a nonresident alien, foreign
partnership, foreign trust or foreign estate.
THE
SUBSCRIPTION FOR UNITS OF NEW FRONTIER ENERGY, INC. BY THE ABOVE NAMED
INVESTOR(S) IS ACCEPTED THIS ________ DAY OF ______________________,
2006.
NEW
FRONTIER ENERGY, INC.
By:_____________________________________
Name: Xxxx
X. Xxxxx
Title: President