SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT
This
Securities Purchase Agreement (this “Agreement”)
is
dated as of July ____, 2008, between GenSpera, Inc., a Delaware corporation
(the
“Company”),
and
each purchaser identified on the signature pages hereto (each, including its
successors and assigns, a “Purchaser”
and
collectively, the “Purchasers”).
WHEREAS,
subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement and pursuant
to
Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities
Act”),
and
Rule 506 promulgated thereunder, the Company desires to issue and sell to each
Purchaser, and each Purchaser, severally and not jointly, desires to purchase
from the Company, securities of the Company as more fully described in this
Agreement.
NOW,
THEREFORE, IN CONSIDERATION of the mutual covenants contained in this Agreement,
and for other good and valuable consideration the receipt and adequacy of which
are hereby acknowledged, the Company and each Purchaser agree as
follows:
ARTICLE
I.
DEFINITIONS
1.1 Definitions.
In addition to the terms defined elsewhere in this Agreement, for all purposes
of this Agreement, the following terms have the meanings set forth in this
Section 1.1:
“Accounts
Receivable” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(hh).
“Acquiring
Person” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section
4.5.
“Action”
shall
have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(j).
“Affiliate”
means
any Person that, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries,
controls or is controlled by or is under common control with a Person as such
terms are used in and construed under Rule 405 under the Securities Act.
“Board
of Directors”
means
the board of directors of the Company.
“Business
Day”
means
any day except Saturday, Sunday, any day which is a federal legal holiday in
the
United States or any day on which banking institutions in the State of New
York
are authorized or required by law or other governmental action to close and,
upon the Company becoming listed or quoted on a Trading Market, except any
day
that the Common Stock is not trading on the Trading Market.
“Business
Plan”
means
the business plan attached hereto as Exhibit
E.
“Closing”
means
the closing of the purchase and sale of the Securities pursuant to Section
2.1.
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“Closing
Date”
means
the Business Day when all of the Transaction Documents have been executed and
delivered by the applicable parties thereto, and all conditions precedent to
(i)
the Purchasers’ obligations to pay the Subscription Amount and (ii) the
Company’s obligations to deliver the Securities have been satisfied or
waived.
“Closing
Statement”
means
the Closing Statement in the form Annex
A
attached
hereto.
“Commission”
means
the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
“Common
Stock”
means
the common stock of the Company, par value $0.001 per share, and any other
class
of securities into which such securities may hereafter be reclassified or
changed into.
“Common
Stock Equivalents”
means
any securities of the Company or the Subsidiaries which would entitle the holder
thereof to acquire at any time Common Stock, including, without limitation,
any
debt, preferred stock, rights, options, warrants or other instrument that is
at
any time convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for, or otherwise
entitles the holder thereof to receive, Common Stock.
“Company
Counsel”
means
Xxxx Xxxxxxxxx, Esq. with offices located at 00000 Xxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx 000,
Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx, XX 00000.
“Disclosure
Schedules”
means
the Disclosure Schedules of the Company delivered concurrently herewith.
“Discounted
Purchase Price”
shall
have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.16.
“Discussion
Time”
shall
have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.2(f).
“Effective
Date”
means
the date that the initial Registration Statement filed by the Company pursuant
to the Registration Rights Agreement is first declared effective by the
Commission.
“Escrow
Agent”
means
Signature Bank, a New York State chartered bank and having an office at, 000
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000.
“Escrow
Agreement”
means
the escrow agreement entered into prior to the date hereof, by and among the
Company, X.X. Xxxxxxx & Company and the Escrow Agent pursuant to which the
Purchasers, shall deposit Subscription Amounts with the Escrow Agent to be
applied to the transactions contemplated hereunder.
“Evaluation
Date”
shall
have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(r).
“Exchange
Act”
means
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations
promulgated thereunder.
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“Exempt
Issuance”
means
the issuance of (a) shares of Common Stock or options to employees, officers,
directors, or consultants of the Company pursuant to any stock or option plan
duly adopted for such purpose, by a majority of the members of the Board of
Directors or a majority of the members of a committee of directors established
for such purpose (provided, however, any such issuances to consultants shall
not
exceed an aggregate of 100,000 shares, subject to adjustment for forward and
reverse stock splits, stock dividends and similar transactions of the Common
Stock that occur after the Closing Date, in any 12-month period), (b) securities
upon the exercise or exchange of or conversion of any Securities issued
hereunder and/or other securities exercisable or exchangeable for or convertible
into shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding on the date of this
Agreement, provided that such securities have not been amended since the date
of
this Agreement to increase the number of such securities or to decrease the
exercise, exchange or conversion price of such securities, or (c) securities
issued pursuant to acquisitions or strategic transactions approved by a majority
of the disinterested directors of the Company, provided that any such issuance
shall only be to a Person which is, itself or through its subsidiaries, an
operating company in a business synergistic with the business of the Company
and
in which the Company receives benefits in addition to the investment of funds,
but shall not include a transaction in which the Company is issuing securities
primarily for the purpose of raising capital or to an entity whose primary
business is investing in securities.
“FDA”
shall
have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(mm).
“FDCA”
shall
have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(mm).
“FWS”
means
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx & Xxxxx LLP with offices located at 000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx,
Xxxxx 0000, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000-0000.
“GAAP”
shall
have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(h).
“Indebtedness”
shall
have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(w).
“Intellectual
Property Rights”
shall
have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(o).
“Legend
Removal Date”
shall
have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.1(c).
“Liens”
means
a
lien, charge, security interest, encumbrance, right of first refusal, preemptive
right or other restriction.
“Lock-Up
Agreements”
means
the lock-up agreements, in the form of Exhibit
D
attached
hereto, duly executed by each officer, director and 5% stockholder of the
Company and each Subsidiary.
“Material
Adverse Effect”
shall
have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 3.1(b).
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“Material
Permits”
shall
have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(m).
“Per
Share Purchase Price”
equals
$1.00, subject to adjustment for reverse and forward stock splits, stock
dividends, stock combinations and other similar transactions of the Common
Stock
that occur after the date of this Agreement.
“Person”
means
an individual or corporation, partnership, trust, incorporated or unincorporated
association, joint venture, limited liability company, joint stock company,
government (or an agency or subdivision thereof) or other entity of any
kind.
“Pharmaceutical
Product”
shall
have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(mm).
“Pre-Notice”
shall
have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.16(b).
“Proceeding”
means
an action, claim, suit, investigation or proceeding (including, without
limitation, an informal investigation or partial proceeding, such as a
deposition), whether commenced or threatened.
“Purchaser
Party”
shall
have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.8.
“Registration
Rights Agreement”
means
the Registration Rights Agreement, dated the date hereof, among the Company
and
the Purchasers, in the form of Exhibit
A
attached
hereto.
“Registration
Statement”
means
a
registration statement meeting the requirements set forth in the Registration
Rights Agreement and covering the resale by the Purchasers of the Shares and
the
Warrant Shares.
“Required
Approvals”
shall
have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(e).
“Risk
Factors”
means
the Risk Factors attached hereto as Exhibit
F.
“Rule
144”
means
Rule 144 promulgated by the Commission pursuant to the Securities Act, as such
Rule may be amended from time to time, or any similar rule or regulation
hereafter adopted by the Commission having substantially the same effect as
such
Rule.
“Securities”
means
the Shares, the Warrants and the Warrant Shares.
“Securities
Act”
means
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations
promulgated thereunder.
“Shares”
means
the shares of Common Stock issued or issuable to each Purchaser pursuant to
this
Agreement.
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“Short
Sales”
means
all “short sales” as defined in Rule 200 of Regulation SHO under the Exchange
Act (but shall not be deemed to include the location and/or reservation of
borrowable shares of Common Stock).
“Subscription
Amount”
means,
as to each Purchaser, the aggregate amount to be paid for Shares and Warrants
purchased hereunder as specified below such Purchaser’s name on the signature
page of this Agreement and next to the heading “Subscription Amount,” in United
States dollars and in immediately available funds.
“Subsequent
Financing”
means
any issuance by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries of Common Stock, Common
Stock Equivalents for cash consideration, Indebtedness (or a combination of
units hereof).
“Subsequent
Financing Notice”
shall
have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.16(b).
“Subsidiary”
means
any subsidiary of the Company as set forth on Schedule
3.1(a),
and
shall, where applicable, also include any direct or indirect subsidiary of
the
Company formed or acquired after the date hereof.
“Trading
Market”
means
the following markets or exchanges on which the Common Stock is listed or quoted
for trading on the date in question: the American Stock Exchange, the Nasdaq
Capital Market, the Nasdaq Global Market, the Nasdaq Global Select Market,
the
New York Stock Exchange or the OTC Bulletin Board.
“Transaction
Documents”
means
this Agreement, the Warrants, the Lock-Up Agreements, the Escrow Agreement,
the
Business Plan, the Risk Factors, the Registration Rights Agreement and any
other
documents or agreements executed in connection with the transactions
contemplated hereunder.
“Variable
Rate Transaction”
shall
have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.12(b).
“VWAP”
means,
for any date, the price determined by the first of the following clauses that
applies: (a) if the Common Stock is then listed or quoted on a Trading Market,
the daily volume weighted average price of the Common Stock for such date (or
the nearest preceding date) on the Trading Market on which the Common Stock
is
then listed or quoted for trading as reported by Bloomberg L.P. (based on a
Business Day from 9:30 a.m. (New York City time) to 4:02 p.m. (New York City
time); (b) if the OTC Bulletin Board is not a Trading Market, the volume
weighted average price of the Common Stock for such date (or the nearest
preceding date) on the OTC Bulletin Board; (c) if the Common Stock is not then
listed or quoted for trading on the OTC Bulletin Board and if prices for the
Common Stock are then reported in the “Pink Sheets” published by Pink Sheets,
LLC (or a similar organization or agency succeeding to its functions of
reporting prices), the most recent bid price per share of the Common Stock
so
reported; or (d) in all other cases, the fair market value of a share of
Common Stock as determined by an independent appraiser selected in good faith
by
the Purchasers of a majority
in interest of the Shares then outstanding and reasonably acceptable to the
Company, the fees and expenses of which shall be paid by the Company.
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“Warrants”
means,
collectively, the Common Stock purchase warrants delivered to the Purchasers
at
the Closing in accordance with Section 2.2(a) hereof, which Warrants shall
be
exercisable immediately and have a term of exercise equal to five years, in
the
form of Exhibit
C
attached
hereto.
“Warrant
Shares”
means
the shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants.
ARTICLE
II.
PURCHASE
AND SALE
2.1 Closing.
On the Closing Date, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth
herein, substantially concurrent with the execution and delivery of this
Agreement by the parties hereto, the Company agrees to sell, and the Purchasers,
severally and not jointly, agree to purchase, up to an aggregate of Six Million
Dollars ($6,000,000) of Shares and Warrants. Each Purchaser shall deliver to
the
Company via wire transfer or a certified check immediately available funds
equal
to its Subscription Amount and the Company shall deliver to each Purchaser
its
respective Shares and a Warrant as determined pursuant to Section 2.2(a), and
the Company and each Purchaser shall deliver the other items set forth in
Section 2.2 deliverable at the Closing. Upon satisfaction of the covenants
and
conditions set forth in Sections 2.2 and 2.3, the Closing shall occur at the
offices of FWS or such other location as the parties shall mutually agree and
X.X. Xxxxxxx shall deliver to the Escrow Agent the Form of Escrow Release Notice
(as defined in the Escrow Agreement), duly executed.
2.2 Deliveries.
(a) On
or
prior to the Closing Date, the Company shall deliver or cause to be delivered
to
each Purchaser the following:
(i) this
Agreement duly executed by the Company;
(ii) a
legal
opinion of Company Counsel, substantially in the form of Exhibit
B
attached
hereto;
(iii) a
certificate evidencing a number of Shares equal to such Purchaser’s Subscription
Amount divided by the Per Share Purchase Price, registered in the name of such
Purchaser;
(iv) a
Warrant
registered in the name of such Purchaser to purchase up to a number of shares
of
Common Stock equal to 50% of such Purchaser’s Subscription Amount divided by the
Per Share Purchase Price, with an exercise price equal to $2.00,
subject
to adjustment therein;
(v) the
Lock-Up Agreements;
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(vi) the
Business Plan;
(vii) the
Risk
Factors; and
(viii) the
Registration Rights Agreement duly executed by the Company.
(b) On
or
prior to the Closing Date, each Purchaser shall deliver or cause to be delivered
to the Company the following:
(i) this
Agreement duly executed by such Purchaser;
(ii) such
Purchaser’s Subscription Amount by wire transfer to the Escrow Agent;
and
(iii) the
Registration Rights Agreement duly executed by such Purchaser.
2.3 Closing
Conditions.
(a) The
obligations of the Company hereunder in connection with the Closing are subject
to the following conditions being met:
(i) the
accuracy in all material respects on the Closing Date of the representations
and
warranties of the Purchasers contained herein;
(ii) all
obligations, covenants and agreements of each Purchaser required to be performed
at or prior to the Closing Date shall have been performed;
and
(iii) the
delivery by each Purchaser of the items set forth in Section 2.2(b) of this
Agreement.
(b) The
respective obligations of the Purchasers hereunder in connection with the
Closing are subject to the following conditions being met:
(i) the
accuracy in all material respects on the Closing Date of the representations
and
warranties of the Company contained herein;
(ii) all
obligations, covenants and agreements of the Company required to be performed
at
or prior to the Closing Date shall have been performed;
(iii) the
delivery by the Company of the items set forth in Section 2.2(a) of this
Agreement;
(iv) there
shall have been no Material Adverse Effect with respect to the Company since
the
date hereof; and
(v) from
the
date hereof to the Closing Date, a banking moratorium shall not have been
declared either by the United States or New York State authorities
nor shall there have occurred any material outbreak or escalation of hostilities
or other national or international calamity of such magnitude in its effect
on,
or any material adverse change in, any financial market which, in each case,
in
the reasonable judgment of each Purchaser, makes it impracticable or inadvisable
to purchase the Securities at the Closing.
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ARTICLE
III.
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES
3.1 Representations
and Warranties of the Company. Except as set forth in the Disclosure Schedules,
which Disclosure Schedules shall be deemed a part hereof and shall qualify
any
representation or otherwise made herein to the extent of the disclosure
contained in the corresponding section of the Disclosure Schedules, the Company
hereby makes the following representations and warranties to each
Purchaser:
(a) Subsidiaries.
All of
the direct and indirect subsidiaries of the Company are set forth on
Schedule
3.1(a).
The
Company owns, directly or indirectly, all of the capital stock or other equity
interests of each Subsidiary free and clear of any Liens, and all of the issued
and outstanding shares of capital stock of each Subsidiary are validly issued
and are fully paid, non-assessable and free of preemptive and similar rights
to
subscribe for or purchase securities. If the Company has no subsidiaries, then
all other references to the Subsidiaries or any of them in the Transaction
Documents shall be disregarded.
(b) Organization
and Qualification.
The
Company and each of the Subsidiaries is an entity duly incorporated or otherwise
organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the
jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization, with the requisite power
and
authority to own and use its properties and assets and to carry on its business
as currently conducted. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is in violation
nor default of any of the provisions of its respective certificate or articles
of incorporation, bylaws or other organizational or charter documents. Each
of
the Company and the Subsidiaries is duly qualified to conduct business and
is in
good standing as a foreign corporation or other entity in each jurisdiction
in
which the nature of the business conducted or property owned by it makes such
qualification necessary, except where the failure to be so qualified or in
good
standing, as the case may be, could not have or reasonably be expected to result
in: (i) a material adverse effect on the legality, validity or enforceability
of
any Transaction Document, (ii) a material adverse effect on the results of
operations, assets, business, prospects or condition (financial or otherwise)
of
the Company and the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or (iii) a material adverse
effect on the Company’s ability to perform in any material respect on a timely
basis its obligations under any Transaction Document (any of (i), (ii) or (iii),
a “Material
Adverse Effect”)
and no
Proceeding has been instituted in any such jurisdiction revoking, limiting
or
curtailing or seeking to revoke, limit or curtail such power and authority
or
qualification.
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(c) Authorization;
Enforcement.
The
Company has the requisite corporate power and authority to enter into and to
consummate the transactions contemplated by each of the Transaction Documents
and otherwise to carry out its obligations hereunder and thereunder.
The execution and delivery of each of the Transaction Documents by the Company
and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby
have been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of the Company
and
no further action is required by the Company, the Board of Directors or the
Company’s stockholders in connection therewith other than in connection with the
Required Approvals. Each Transaction Document to which it is a party has been
(or upon delivery will have been) duly executed by the Company and, when
delivered in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof, will constitute
the
valid and binding obligation of the Company enforceable against the Company
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.
(d) No
Conflicts.
The
execution, delivery and performance by the Company of the Transaction Documents,
the issuance and sale of the Securities and the consummation by it to which
it
is a party of the other transactions contemplated hereby and thereby do not
and
will not: (i) conflict with or violate any provision of the Company’s or any
Subsidiary’s certificate or articles of incorporation, bylaws or other
organizational or charter documents, (ii) conflict with, or constitute a default
(or an event that with notice or lapse of time or both would become a default)
under, result in the creation of any Lien upon any of the properties or assets
of the Company or any Subsidiary, 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 or Subsidiary debt or otherwise) or other understanding
to
which the Company or any Subsidiary is a party or by which any property or
asset
of the Company or any Subsidiary is bound or affected, or (iii) subject to
the
Required Approvals, conflict with or result in a violation of any law, rule,
regulation, order, judgment, injunction, decree or other restriction of any
court or governmental authority to which the Company or a Subsidiary is subject
(including federal and state securities laws and regulations), or by which
any
property or asset of the Company or a Subsidiary is bound or affected; except
in
the case of each of clauses (ii) and (iii), such as could not have or reasonably
be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(e) 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 the
Transaction Documents, other than: (i) the filings required pursuant to Section
4.4 of this Agreement, (ii) application(s) to each applicable Trading Market
for
the listing of the Securities for trading thereon in the time and manner
required thereby and (iii) the filing of Form D with the Commission and such
filings as are required to be made under applicable state securities laws
(collectively, the “Required
Approvals”).
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(f) Issuance
of the Securities.
The
Securities are duly authorized and, when issued and paid for in accordance
with
the applicable Transaction Documents, will be duly
and
validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, free and clear of all Liens
imposed by the Company other than restrictions on transfer provided for in
the
Transaction Documents. The Warrant Shares, when issued in accordance with the
terms of the Transaction Documents, will be validly issued, fully paid and
nonassessable, free and clear of all Liens imposed by the Company other than
restrictions on transfer provided for in the Transaction Documents. The Company
has reserved from its duly authorized capital stock the maximum number of shares
of Common Stock issuable pursuant to this Agreement and the
Warrants.
(g) Capitalization.
The
capitalization of the Company is as set forth on Schedule
3.1(g).
Immediately prior to the Closing, the number of shares of Common Stock
outstanding on a fully-diluted basis shall be 11,826,718. No Person has any
right of first refusal, preemptive right, right of participation, or any similar
right to participate in the transactions contemplated by the Transaction
Documents. Except as a result of the purchase and sale of the Securities, and
as
otherwise set forth on Schedule
3.1(g),
there
are no outstanding options, warrants, scrip rights to subscribe to, calls or
commitments of any character whatsoever relating to, or securities, rights
or
obligations convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for, or giving
any
Person any right to subscribe for or acquire any shares of Common Stock, or
contracts, commitments, understandings or arrangements by which the Company
or
any Subsidiary is or may become bound to issue additional shares of Common
Stock
or Common Stock Equivalents. The issuance and sale of the Securities will not
obligate the Company to issue shares of Common Stock or other securities to
any
Person (other than the Purchasers) and will not result in a right of any holder
of Company securities to adjust the exercise, conversion, exchange or reset
price under any of such securities. All of the outstanding shares of capital
stock of the Company are validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, have
been
issued in compliance with all federal and state securities laws, and none of
such outstanding shares was issued in violation of any preemptive rights or
similar rights to subscribe for or purchase securities. No further approval
or
authorization of any stockholder, the Board of Directors or others is required
for the issuance and sale of the Securities. Except as set forth on Schedule
3.1(g),
there
are no stockholders agreements, voting agreements or other similar agreements
with respect to the Company’s capital stock to which the Company is a party or,
to the knowledge of the Company, between or among any of the Company’s
stockholders.
(h) Financial
Statements.
The
audited financial statements for fiscal 2007 are attached hereto on Schedule
3.1(h).
Such
financial statements have been prepared in accordance with United States
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 except that unaudited financial statements may not contain all
footnotes required by GAAP, 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.
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(i) Material
Changes; Undisclosed Events, Liabilities or Developments.
Since
the date of the latest audited financial statements attached hereto as
Schedule
3.1(h),
except
as specifically disclosed on Schedule
3.1(i):
(i)
there has been no event, occurrence or development that has had or that could
reasonably be expected to result in 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 disclosed in filings
made with the Commission, (iii) the Company has not altered its method of
accounting, (iv) the Company has not declared or made any dividend or
distribution of cash or other property to its stockholders or purchased,
redeemed or made any agreements to purchase or redeem any shares of its capital
stock and (v) the Company has not issued any equity securities to any officer,
director or Affiliate, except pursuant to existing Company stock option plans.
(j) Litigation.
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, any Subsidiary or any of their respective 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
any of the Transaction Documents or the Securities or (ii) could, if there
were
an unfavorable decision, have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material
Adverse Effect. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary, nor any director or
officer thereof, is or has been the subject of any Action involving a claim
of
violation of or liability under federal or state securities laws or a claim
of
breach of fiduciary duty. 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 or any current or former director or officer
of
the Company.
(k) Labor
Relations.
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. None of the Company’s or its
Subsidiaries’ employees is a member of a union that relates to such employee’s
relationship with the Company or such Subsidiary, and neither the Company nor
any of its Subsidiaries is a party to a collective bargaining agreement, and
the
Company and its Subsidiaries believe that their relationships with their
employees are good. No executive officer, to the knowledge of the Company,
is,
or is now expected to be, in violation of any material term of any employment
contract, confidentiality, disclosure or proprietary information agreement
or
non-competition agreement, or any other contract or agreement or any restrictive
covenant in favor of any third party, and the continued employment of each
such
executive officer does not subject the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to
any
liability with respect to any of the foregoing matters. The Company and its
Subsidiaries are in compliance with all U.S. federal, state, local and foreign
laws and regulations relating to employment and employment practices, terms
and
conditions of employment and wages and hours, except where the failure to be
in
compliance could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected
to have a Material Adverse Effect.
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(l) Compliance.
Neither
the Company nor any Subsidiary: (i) is 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 or any Subsidiary under),
nor has the Company or any Subsidiary received notice of a claim that it is
in
default under or that it is in violation of, any indenture, loan or credit
agreement or any other 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), (ii) is in violation of any order of any court,
arbitrator or governmental body or (iii) is or has been in violation of any
statute, rule or regulation of any governmental authority, including without
limitation all foreign, federal, state and local laws applicable to its business
and all such laws that affect the environment, except in each case as could
not
have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse
Effect.
(m) Regulatory
Permits.
The
Company and the Subsidiaries possess all certificates, authorizations and
permits issued by the appropriate federal, state, local or foreign regulatory
authorities necessary to conduct their respective businesses, except where
the
failure to possess such permits could not reasonably be expected to result
in a
Material Adverse Effect (“Material
Permits”),
and
neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has received any notice of proceedings
relating to the revocation or modification of any Material Permit.
(n) Title
to Assets.
The
Company and the Subsidiaries have good and marketable title in fee simple to
all
real property owned by them and good and marketable title in all personal
property owned by them that is material to the business of the Company and
the
Subsidiaries, in each case free and clear of all Liens, except for Liens as
do
not materially affect the value of such property and do not materially interfere
with the use made and proposed to be made of such property by the Company and
the Subsidiaries and Liens for the payment of federal, state or other taxes,
the
payment of which is neither delinquent nor subject to penalties. Any real
property and facilities held under lease by the Company and the Subsidiaries
are
held by them under valid, subsisting and enforceable leases with which the
Company and the Subsidiaries are in compliance.
(o) Patents
and Trademarks.
The
Company and the Subsidiaries have, or have rights to use, all patents, patent
applications, trademarks, trademark applications, service marks, trade names,
trade secrets, inventions, copyrights, licenses and other intellectual property
rights and similar rights as necessary or material for use in connection with
their respective businesses and which the failure to so have could have a
Material Adverse Effect (collectively, the “Intellectual
Property Rights”).
Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has received a notice (written or
otherwise) that any of the Intellectual Property Rights used by the Company
or
any Subsidiary violates or infringes upon the rights of any Person. To the
knowledge of the Company, all such Intellectual Property Rights are enforceable
and there is no existing infringement by another Person of any of the
Intellectual Property Rights. The Company and its Subsidiaries have taken
reasonable security measures to protect the secrecy, confidentiality and value
of all of their intellectual properties, except where failure to do so could
not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect.
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(p) Insurance.
The
Company and the Subsidiaries are insured by insurers of recognized financial
responsibility against such losses and risks and in such amounts as are prudent
and customary in the businesses in which the Company and the Subsidiaries are
engaged, including, but not limited to, directors and officers insurance
coverage at least equal to $5,000,000. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary
has any reason to believe that it will not be able to renew its existing
insurance coverage as and when such coverage expires or to obtain similar
coverage from similar insurers as may be necessary to continue its business
without a significant increase in cost.
(q) Transactions
With Affiliates and Employees.
Except
as disclosed on Schedule
3.1(q),
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 or any Subsidiary (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 $120,000 other than for: (i) payment of salary or consulting fees for
services rendered, (ii) reimbursement for expenses incurred on behalf of the
Company and (iii) other employee benefits, including stock option agreements
under any stock option plan of the Company.
(r) Internal
Accounting Controls.
The
Company and the 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 GAAP 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.
(s) Certain
Fees.
Except
as disclosed on Schedule
3.1(s),
no
brokerage or finder’s fees or commissions are or will be payable by the Company
to any broker, financial advisor or consultant, finder, placement agent,
investment banker, bank or other Person with respect to the transactions
contemplated by the Transaction Documents. The Purchasers shall have no
obligation with respect to any fees or with respect to any claims made by or
on
behalf of other Persons for fees of a type contemplated in this Section that
may
be due in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Transaction
Documents which have been incurred by the Company.
(t) Registration
Rights.
Other
than each of the Purchasers, no Person has any right to cause the Company to
effect the registration under the Securities Act of any securities of the
Company.
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(u) Disclosure.
Except
with respect to the material terms and conditions of the transactions
contemplated by the Transaction Documents, the Company confirms that neither
it
nor any other Person acting on its behalf has provided any of the Purchasers
or
their agents or counsel with any information that it believes constitutes or
might constitute material, non-public information. The Company understands
and
confirms that the Purchasers will rely on the foregoing representation in
effecting transactions in securities of the Company. All disclosure furnished
by
or on behalf of the Company to the Purchasers regarding the Company, its
business and the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Disclosure
Schedules to this Agreement, is true and correct and does 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 press releases disseminated by the
Company during the twelve months preceding the date of this Agreement taken
as a
whole do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit 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
and
when made, not misleading. The Company acknowledges and agrees that no Purchaser
makes or has made any representations or warranties with respect to the
transactions contemplated hereby other than those specifically set forth in
Section 3.2 hereof.
(v) No
Integrated Offering.
Assuming
the accuracy of the Purchasers’ representations and warranties set forth in
Section 3.2, 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 cause this offering of the Securities to be integrated
with prior offerings by the Company for purposes of (i) the Securities Act
which
would require the registration of any such securities under the Securities
Act,
or (ii) any applicable shareholder approval provisions of any Trading Market
on
which any of the securities of the Company are listed or
designated.
(w) Solvency.
Based
on the consolidated financial condition of the Company as of the Closing Date,
after giving effect to the receipt by the Company of the proceeds from the
sale
of the Securities hereunder: (i) the fair saleable value of the Company’s assets
exceeds the amount that will be required to be paid on or in respect of the
Company’s existing debts and other liabilities (including known contingent
liabilities) as they mature, (ii) the Company’s assets do not constitute
unreasonably small capital to carry on its business 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, and (iii)
the
current cash flow of the Company, together with 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 liabilities 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). The Company has no knowledge of any facts or
circumstances which lead it to believe that it will file for reorganization
or
liquidation under the bankruptcy or reorganization laws of any jurisdiction
within one year from the Closing Date. Schedule
3.1(ww)
sets
forth as of the date thereof all outstanding secured and unsecured Indebtedness
of the Company or any Subsidiary, or for which the Company or any Subsidiary
has
commitments. For the purposes of this Agreement, “Indebtedness”
means
(x) any liabilities for borrowed money or amounts owed in excess of $50,000
(other than trade accounts payable incurred in the ordinary course of business),
(y) all guaranties, endorsements and other contingent obligations in respect
of
indebtedness of others, whether or not the same are or should be reflected
in
the Company’s balance sheet (or the notes thereto), except guaranties by
endorsement of negotiable instruments for deposit or collection or similar
transactions in the ordinary course of business; and (z) the present value
of
any lease payments
in excess of $50,000 due under leases required to be capitalized in accordance
with GAAP. Neither
the Company nor any Subsidiary is in default with respect to any
Indebtedness.
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(x) Tax
Status.
Except
as set forth on Schedule
3.1(x)
and
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
and
each Subsidiary 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 or any Subsidiary.
(y) No
General Solicitation.
Neither
the Company nor any person acting on behalf of the Company has offered or sold
any of the Securities by any form of general solicitation or general
advertising. The Company has offered the Securities for sale only to the
Purchasers and certain other “accredited investors” within the meaning of Rule
501 under the Securities Act.
(z) 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
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.
(aa) Accountants.
The
Company’s accounting firm is set forth on Schedule
3.1(aa)
of the
Disclosure Schedules. To the knowledge and belief of the Company, such
accounting firm: (i) is a registered public accounting firm as required by
the
Exchange Act and (ii) shall express its opinion with respect to the financial
statements to be included in the Registration Statement.
(bb) No
Disagreements with Accountants and Lawyers. There
are
no disagreements of any kind presently existing, or reasonably anticipated
by
the Company to arise, between the Company and the accountants and lawyers
formerly or presently employed by the Company which could affect the Company’s
ability to perform any of its
obligations under any of the Transaction Documents, and the Company is current
with respect to any fees owed to its accountants and lawyers.
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(cc) Acknowledgment
Regarding Purchasers’ Purchase of Securities.
The
Company acknowledges and agrees that each of the Purchasers is acting solely
in
the capacity of an arm’s length purchaser with respect to the Transaction
Documents and the transactions contemplated thereby. The Company further
acknowledges that no Purchaser is acting as a financial advisor or fiduciary
of
the Company (or in any similar capacity) with respect to the Transaction
Documents and the transactions contemplated thereby and any advice given by
any
Purchaser or any of their respective representatives or agents in connection
with the Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated thereby is
merely incidental to the Purchasers’ purchase of the Securities. The Company
further represents to each Purchaser that the Company’s decision to enter into
this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents has been based solely on
the
independent evaluation of the transactions contemplated hereby by the Company
and its representatives.
(dd) Marketing
Rights.
Neither
the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries have granted rights to license, market,
or sell its products or services to any other Person and is not bound by any
agreement that affects the Company’s (or any Subsidiary’s) exclusive right to
develop, distribute, market or sell its products or services.
(ee) Employees.
Neither
the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has any collective bargaining agreements
with any of its employees. There is no labor union organizing activity pending
or, to the Company’s knowledge, threatened with respect to the Company or its
Subsidiaries. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to
or
bound by any currently effective employment contract, deferred compensation
arrangement, bonus plan, incentive plan, profit sharing plan, retirement
agreement or other employee compensation plan or agreement. To the Company’s
knowledge, no employee of the Company or any Subsidiary, nor any consultant
with
whom the Company or any Subsidiary has contracted, is in violation of any term
of any employment contract, proprietary information agreement or any other
agreement relating to the right of any such individual to be employed by, or
to
contract with, the Company (or any Subsidiary) because of the nature of the
business to be conducted by the Company (or any Subsidiary); and to the
Company’s knowledge the continued employment by the Company (and its
Subsidiaries) of their respective present employees, and the performance of
the
Company’s (and Subsidiaries’) contracts with its independent contractors, will
not result in any such violation. The Company has not received any notice
alleging that any such violation has occurred. No employee of the Company or
any
Subsidiary has been granted the right to continued employment by the Company
(or
any Subsidiary) or to any material compensation following termination of
employment with the Company (or any Subsidiary). The Company is not aware that
any officer, key employee or group of employees intends to terminate his, her
or
their employment with the Company (or any Subsidiary) nor does the Company
have
a present intention to terminate the employment of any officer, key employee
or
group of employees. The Company and its Subsidiaries are in compliance with
all
U.S. federal, state, local and foreign laws and regulations relating to
employment and employment practices, terms and
conditions of employment and wages and hours, except where the failure to be
in
compliance could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected
to have a Material Adverse Effect.
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(ff) Obligations
of Management.
Each
officer and key employee of the Company and its Subsidiaries is currently
devoting substantially all of his or her business time to the conduct of
business of the Company and its Subsidiaries. Neither the Company nor any of
its
Subsidiaries is aware that any officer or key employee of the Company or any
Subsidiary is planning to work less than full time at the Company or any
Subsidiary, as applicable, in the future. No officer or key employee is the
currently working or, to the Company’s knowledge, plans to work for a
competitive enterprise, whether or not such officer of key employee is or will
be compensated by such enterprise.
(gg) Minute
Books.
The
minute books of the Company and its Subsidiaries made available to the
Purchasers contain a complete summary of all meetings of directors and
stockholders since the time of incorporation.
(hh) Accounts
Receivable.
All
accounts receivable of the Company and its Subsidiaries that are reflected
on
the Company’s and its Subsidiaries’ balance sheets or interim balance sheets or
on the accounting records of the Company and its Subsidiaries as of the Closing
Date (collectively, the “Accounts
Receivable”)
represent or will represent valid obligations arising from sales actually made
or services actually performed in the ordinary course of business. Unless paid
prior to the Closing Date, the Accounts Receivable are or will be as of the
Closing Date current and collectible net of the respective reserves shown on
the
balance sheet or interim balance sheet or on the accounting records of the
Company and its Subsidiaries as of the Closing Date (which reserves are adequate
and calculated consistent with past practice and, in the case of the reserve
as
of the Closing Date, will not represent a greater percentage of the Accounts
Receivable as of the Closing Date than the reserve reflected in the interim
balance sheet represented of the Accounts Receivable reflected therein and
will
not represent a material adverse change in the composition of such Accounts
Receivable in terms of aging). Subject to such reserves, each of the Accounts
Receivable either has been or will be collected in full without any set-off,
within ninety days after the day on which it must becomes due and payable.
There
is no contest, claim, or right of set-off, other than returns in the ordinary
course of business, under any agreement and/or contract with any obligor of
an
Accounts Receivable relating to the amount or validity of such Accounts
Receivable. Schedule
3.1(hh)
contains
a complete and accurate list of all Accounts Receivable as of the date of the
interim balance sheet, which list sets forth the aging of such Accounts
Receivable.
(ii) Inventory.
All
inventory of the Company and the Subsidiaries, whether or not reflected in
the
balance sheet or interim balance sheet, consists of a quality and quantity
usable and salable in the ordinary course of business, except for obsolete
items
and items of below standard quality, all of which have been written off or
written down to net realizable value in the balance sheet or interim balance
sheet or on the accounting records of the Company and the Subsidiaries as of
the
Closing Date, as the case may be. All inventories not written off have been
priced at the lower of cost or market on the last in, first
out
basis. The quantities of each item of inventory (whether raw materials,
work-in-process, or finished goods) are not excessive, but are reasonable in
the
present circumstances of the Company and the Subsidiaries.
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(jj) Returns
and Complaints.
Neither
the Company nor any Subsidiary has received any customer complaints concerning
its respective products and/or services, nor has it had any of its products
returned by a purchaser thereof, other than minor, nonrecurring warranty
problems.
(kk) Employee
Benefits.
Except
as set forth on Schedule
3.1(kk),
neither
the Company nor any Subsidiary has (nor for the two years preceding the date
hereof has had) any plans which are subject to ERISA. “ERISA”
means
the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 or any successor law and
the
regulations and rules issued pursuant to that act or any successor
law.
(ll) Elections.
To the
Company’s knowledge, all elections and notices permitted by Section 83(b) of the
Internal Revenue Code and any analogous provisions of applicable state tax
laws
have been timely filed by all employees who have purchased shares of the Common
Stock under agreements that provide for the vesting of such shares of Common
Stock.
(mm) FDA.
As to
each product subject to the jurisdiction of the U.S. Food and Drug
Administration (“FDA”)
under
the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, as amended, and the regulations
thereunder (“FDCA”)
that
is manufactured, packaged, labeled, tested, distributed, sold, and/or marketed
by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (each such product, a “Pharmaceutical
Product”),
such
Pharmaceutical Product is being manufactured, packaged, labeled, tested,
distributed, sold and/or marketed by the Company in compliance with all
applicable requirements under FDCA and similar laws, rules and regulations
relating to registration, investigational use, premarket clearance, licensure,
or application approval, good manufacturing practices, good laboratory
practices, good clinical practices, product listing, quotas, labeling,
advertising, record keeping and filing of reports, except where the failure
to
be in compliance would not have a Material Adverse Effect. There is no pending,
completed or, to the Company's knowledge, threatened, action (including any
lawsuit, arbitration, or legal or administrative or regulatory proceeding,
charge, complaint, or investigation) against the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries, and none of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has received
any notice, warning letter or other communication from the FDA or any other
governmental entity, which (i) contests the premarket clearance, licensure,
registration, or approval of, the uses of, the distribution of, the
manufacturing or packaging of, the testing of, the sale of, or the labeling
and
promotion of any Pharmaceutical Product, (ii) withdraws its approval of,
requests the recall, suspension, or seizure of, or withdraws or orders the
withdrawal of advertising or sales promotional materials relating to, any
Pharmaceutical Product, (iii) imposes a clinical hold on any clinical
investigation by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (iv) enjoins production
at any facility of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (v) enters or
proposes to enter into a consent decree of permanent injunction with the Company
or any of its Subsidiaries, or (vi) otherwise alleges any violation of any
laws,
rules or regulations by the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries, and which, either individually or in the
aggregate, would have a Material Adverse Effect. The properties, business and
operations of the Company have been and are being conducted in all material
respects in accordance with all applicable laws, rules and regulations of the
FDA. The Company has not been informed by the FDA that the FDA will prohibit
the
marketing, sale, license or use in the United States of any product proposed
to
be developed, produced or marketed by the Company nor has the FDA expressed
any
concern as to approving or clearing for marketing any product being developed
or
proposed to be developed by the Company.
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3.2 Representations
and Warranties of the Purchasers. Each Purchaser, for itself and for no
other Purchaser, hereby represents and warrants as of the date hereof and as
of
the Closing Date to the Company as follows:
(a) Organization;
Authority.
Such
Purchaser is an entity duly organized, validly existing and in good standing
under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization with full right,
corporate or partnership power and authority to enter into and to consummate
the
transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents and otherwise to carry
out its obligations hereunder and thereunder. The execution and delivery of
the
Transaction Documents and performance by such Purchaser of the transactions
contemplated by the Transaction Documents have been duly authorized by all
necessary corporate or similar action on the part of such Purchaser. Each
Transaction Document to which it is a party has been duly executed by such
Purchaser, and when delivered by such Purchaser in accordance with the terms
hereof, will constitute the valid and legally binding obligation of such
Purchaser, 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) Own
Account.
Such
Purchaser understands that the Securities are “restricted securities” and have
not been registered under the Securities Act or any applicable state securities
law and is acquiring the Securities as principal for its own account and not
with a view to or for distributing or reselling such Securities or any part
thereof in violation of the Securities Act or any applicable state securities
law, has no present intention of distributing any of such Securities in
violation of the Securities Act or any applicable state securities law and
has
no direct or indirect arrangement or understandings with any other persons
to
distribute or regarding the distribution of such Securities (this representation
and warranty not limiting such Purchaser’s right to sell the Securities pursuant
to the Registration Statement or otherwise in compliance with applicable federal
and state securities laws) in violation of the Securities Act or any applicable
state securities law. Such Purchaser is acquiring the Securities hereunder
in
the ordinary course of its business.
(c) Purchaser
Status.
At the
time such Purchaser was offered the Securities, it was, and as of the date
hereof it is, and on each date on which it exercises any Warrants, it will
be
either: (i) an “accredited investor” as defined in Rule 501(a)(1), (a)(2),
(a)(3), (a)(7)
or
(a)(8) under the Securities Act or (ii) a “qualified institutional buyer” as
defined in Rule 144A(a) under the Securities Act. Such Purchaser is not required
to be registered as a broker-dealer under Section 15 of the Exchange Act.
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(d) Experience
of Such Purchaser.
Such
Purchaser, either alone or together with its representatives, has such
knowledge, sophistication and experience in business and financial matters
so as
to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the prospective investment
in the Securities, and has so evaluated the merits and risks of such investment.
Such Purchaser is able to bear the economic risk of an investment in the
Securities and, at the present time, is able to afford a complete loss of such
investment.
(e) General
Solicitation.
Such
Purchaser is not purchasing the Securities as a result of any advertisement,
article, notice or other communication regarding the Securities 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.
(f) Confidentiality
Prior To The Date Hereof.
Other
than to other Persons party to this Agreement, such Purchaser has maintained
the
confidentiality of all disclosures made to it in connection with this
transaction (including the existence and terms of this
transaction).
(g) Due
Diligence Review.
Each
Purchaser has reviewed the Business Plan and the Risk Factors and had an
opportunity to obtain all of the information such Purchaser deems necessary
in
order to make the decision to purchase the Securities.
ARTICLE
IV.
OTHER
AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES
4.1 Transfer
Restrictions.
(a) The
Securities may only be disposed of in compliance with state and federal
securities laws. In connection with any transfer of Securities other than
pursuant to an effective registration statement or Rule 144, to the Company
or
to an Affiliate of a Purchaser or in connection with a pledge as contemplated
in
Section 4.1(b), the Company may require the transferor thereof to provide to
the
Company an opinion of counsel selected by the transferor and reasonably
acceptable to the Company, the form and substance of which opinion shall be
reasonably satisfactory to the Company, to the effect that such transfer does
not require registration of such transferred Securities under the Securities
Act. As a condition of transfer, any such transferee shall agree in writing
to
be bound by the terms of this Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement
and shall have the rights of a Purchaser under this Agreement and the
Registration Rights Agreement.
(b) The
Purchasers agree to the imprinting, so long as is required by this Section
4.1,
of a legend on any of the Securities in the following form:
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THIS
SECURITY HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
OR
THE SECURITIES COMMISSION OF ANY STATE IN RELIANCE UPON AN EXEMPTION FROM
REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES
ACT”), AND, ACCORDINGLY, MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN
EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR PURSUANT TO AN
AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION
REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE
SECURITIES LAWS AS EVIDENCED BY A LEGAL OPINION OF COUNSEL TO THE TRANSFEROR
TO
SUCH EFFECT, THE SUBSTANCE OF WHICH SHALL BE REASONABLY ACCEPTABLE TO THE
COMPANY. THIS SECURITY MAY BE PLEDGED IN CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN
ACCOUNT WITH A REGISTERED BROKER-DEALER OR OTHER LOAN WITH A FINANCIAL
INSTITUTION THAT IS AN “ACCREDITED INVESTOR” AS DEFINED IN RULE 501(a) UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT OR OTHER LOAN SECURED BY SUCH SECURITIES.
The
Company acknowledges and agrees that a Purchaser 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 Securities 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 Agreement
and the Registration Rights Agreement and, if required under the terms of such
arrangement, such Purchaser may transfer pledged or secured Securities 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. Further,
no
notice shall be required of such pledge. At the appropriate Purchaser’s expense,
the Company will execute and deliver such reasonable documentation as a pledgee
or secured party of Securities may reasonably request in connection with a
pledge or transfer of the Securities, including, if the Securities are subject
to registration pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement, the preparation
and filing of any required prospectus supplement under Rule 424(b)(3) under
the
Securities Act or other applicable provision of the Securities Act to
appropriately amend the list of Selling Stockholders thereunder.
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(c) Certificates
evidencing the Shares and Warrant Shares shall not contain any legend (including
the legend set forth in Section 4.1(b) hereof), (i) while a registration
statement (including the Registration Statement) covering the resale of such
security is effective under the Securities Act, (ii) following any sale of
such
Shares or Warrant Shares pursuant to Rule 144, (iii) if such Shares or Warrant
Shares are eligible for sale under Rule 144, without the requirement for the
Company to be in compliance with the current public information required under
Rule 144 as to such Underlying Shares and without volume or manner-of-sale
restrictions, 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). The Company shall cause
its counsel to issue a legal opinion to the transfer agent of the Company
promptly after the Effective Date if required by the transfer agent of the
Company to effect the removal of the
legend hereunder. If all or any portion of a Warrant is exercised at a time
when
there is an effective registration statement to cover the resale of the Warrant
Shares, or if such Warrant Shares may be sold under Rule 144, without the
requirement for the Company to be in compliance with the current public
information required under Rule 144 as to such Underlying Shares and without
volume or manner-of-sale restrictions or if such legend is not otherwise
required under applicable requirements of the Securities Act (including judicial
interpretations and pronouncements issued by the staff of the Commission) then
such Warrant Shares shall be issued free of all legends. The Company agrees
that
following the Effective Date or at such time as such legend is no longer
required under this Section 4.1(c), it will, no later than three Business Days
following the delivery by a Purchaser to the Company or the transfer agent
of
the Company of a certificate representing Shares or Warrant Shares, as the
case
may be, issued with a restrictive legend (such third Business Day, the
“Legend
Removal Date”),
deliver or cause to be delivered to such Purchaser a certificate representing
such shares that is free from all restrictive and other legends. The Company
may
not make any notation on its records or give instructions to the transfer agent
of the Company that enlarge the restrictions on transfer set forth in this
Section 4. Certificates for Securities subject to legend removal hereunder
shall
be transmitted by the transfer agent of the Company to the Purchaser by
crediting the account of the Purchaser’s prime broker with the Depository Trust
Company System as directed by such Purchaser.
(d) In
addition to such Purchaser’s other available remedies, the Company shall pay to
a Purchaser, in cash, as partial liquidated damages and not as a penalty, for
each $1,000 of Shares or Warrant Shares (based on the VWAP of the Common Stock
on the date such Securities are submitted to the transfer agent of the Company)
delivered for removal of the restrictive legend and subject to Section 4.1(c),
$10 per Business Day (increasing to $20 per Business Day five (5) Business
Days
after such damages have begun to accrue) for each Business Day after the Legend
Removal Date until such certificate is delivered without a legend. Nothing
herein shall limit such Purchaser’s right to pursue actual damages for the
Company’s failure to deliver certificates representing any Securities as
required by the Transaction Documents, and such Purchaser shall have the right
to pursue all remedies available to it at law or in equity including, without
limitation, a decree of specific performance and/or injunctive
relief.
(e) Each
Purchaser, severally and not jointly with the other Purchasers, agrees that
such
Purchaser will sell any Securities pursuant to either the registration
requirements of the Securities Act, including any applicable prospectus delivery
requirements, or an exemption therefrom, and that if Securities are sold
pursuant to a Registration Statement, they will be sold in compliance with
the
plan of distribution set forth therein, and acknowledges that the removal of
the
restrictive legend from certificates representing Securities as set forth in
this Section 4.1 is predicated upon the Company’s reliance upon this
understanding.
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4.2 Furnishing
of Information. If after the date hereof the Company becomes subject to the
rules and regulations of the Exchange Act and as long as any Purchaser owns
Securities, 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. As long as any Purchaser owns Securities, if the Company
is
not required to file reports pursuant to the Exchange Act, it will prepare
and
furnish to the Purchasers and make publicly available in accordance with Rule
144(c) such information as is required for the Purchasers to sell the Securities
under Rule 144. The Company further covenants that it will take such further
action as any holder of Securities may reasonably request, to the extent
required from time to time to enable such Person to sell such Securities without
registration under the Securities Act within the requirements of the exemption
provided by Rule 144.
4.3 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 Securities in a
manner that would require the registration under the Securities Act of the
sale
of the Securities to the Purchasers or that would be integrated with the offer
or sale of the Securities to the Purchasers for purposes of the rules and
regulations of any Trading Market such that it would require shareholder
approval prior to the closing of such other transaction unless shareholder
approval is obtained before the closing of such subsequent transaction.
4.4 Publicity.
The Company and each Purchaser shall consult with each other in issuing any
other press releases with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby,
and
neither the Company nor any Purchaser shall issue any such press release nor
otherwise make any such public statement without the prior consent of the
Company, with respect to any press release of any Purchaser, or without the
prior consent of each Purchaser, with respect to any press release of the
Company, which consent shall not unreasonably be withheld or delayed, except
if
such disclosure is required by law, in which case the disclosing party shall
promptly provide the other party with prior notice of such public statement
or
communication. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall not publicly
disclose the name of any Purchaser, or include the name of any Purchaser in
any
filing with the Commission or any regulatory agency or Trading Market, without
the prior written consent of such Purchaser, except (a) as required by federal
securities law in connection with any registration statement contemplated by
the
Registration Rights Agreement and (b) to the extent such disclosure is required
by law or Trading Market regulations, in which case the Company shall provide
the Purchasers with prior notice of such disclosure permitted under this clause
(b).
4.5 Shareholder
Rights Plan. No claim will be made or enforced by the Company or, with the
consent of the Company, any other Person, that any Purchaser is an “Acquiring
Person” under any control share acquisition, business combination, poison pill
(including any distribution under a rights agreement) or similar anti-takeover
plan or arrangement in effect or hereafter adopted by the Company, or that
any
Purchaser could be deemed to trigger the provisions of any such plan or
arrangement, by virtue of receiving Securities under the Transaction Documents
or under any other agreement between the Company and the
Purchasers.
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4.6 Non-Public
Information. If at any time the Company becomes subject to the reporting
provisions of the Exchange Act, the Company covenants and agrees that neither
it, nor any other Person acting on its behalf, will provide any Purchaser or
its
agents or counsel with any information that the Company believes constitutes
material non-public information, unless prior thereto such Purchaser shall
have
executed a written agreement regarding the confidentiality
and use of such information. The Company understands and confirms that each
Purchaser shall be relying on the foregoing covenant in effecting transactions
in securities of the Company.
4.7 Use
of
Proceeds. Except as set forth on Schedule 4.7 attached hereto, the Company
shall use the net proceeds from the sale of the Securities hereunder for working
capital purposes and shall not use such proceeds for: (a) the satisfaction
of
any portion of the Company’s debt (other than payment of trade payables in the
ordinary course of the Company’s business and prior practices), (b) the
redemption of any Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents or (c) the settlement
of any outstanding litigation.
4.8 Indemnification
of Purchasers. Subject to the provisions of this Section 4.8, the Company
will indemnify and hold each Purchaser and its directors, officers,
shareholders, members, partners, employees and agents (and any other Persons
with a functionally equivalent role of a Person holding such titles
notwithstanding a lack of such title or any other title), each Person who
controls such Purchaser (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities
Act
and Section 20 of the Exchange Act), and the directors, officers, shareholders,
agents, members, partners or employees (and any other Persons with a
functionally equivalent role of a Person holding such titles notwithstanding
a
lack of such title or any other title) of such controlling persons (each, a
“Purchaser Party”) harmless from any and all losses, liabilities, obligations,
claims, contingencies, damages, costs and expenses, including all judgments,
amounts paid in settlements, court costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees and
costs of investigation that any such Purchaser Party may suffer or incur as
a
result of or relating to (a) any breach of any of the representations,
warranties, covenants or agreements made by the Company in this Agreement or
in
the other Transaction Documents or (b) any action instituted against a Purchaser
in any capacity, or any of them or their respective Affiliates, by any
stockholder of the Company who is not an Affiliate of such Purchaser, with
respect to any of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents
(unless such action is based upon a breach of such Purchaser’s representations,
warranties or covenants under the Transaction Documents or any agreements or
understandings such Purchaser may have with any such stockholder or any
violations by the Purchaser of state or federal securities laws or any conduct
by such Purchaser which constitutes fraud, gross negligence, willful misconduct
or malfeasance). If any action shall be brought against any Purchaser Party
in
respect of which indemnity may be sought pursuant to this Agreement, such
Purchaser Party shall promptly notify the Company in writing, and the Company
shall have the right to assume the defense thereof with counsel of its own
choosing reasonably acceptable to the Purchaser Party. Any Purchaser Party
shall
have the right to employ separate counsel in any such action and participate
in
the defense thereof, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at
the
expense of such Purchaser Party except to the extent that (i) the employment
thereof has been specifically authorized by the Company in writing, (ii) the
Company has failed after a reasonable period of time to assume such defense
and
to employ counsel or (iii) in such action there is, in the reasonable opinion
of
such separate counsel, a material conflict on any material issue between the
position of the Company and the position of such Purchaser Party, in which
case
the Company shall be responsible for the reasonable fees and expenses of no
more
than one such separate counsel. The Company will not be liable to any Purchaser
Party under this Agreement (y) for any settlement by a Purchaser Party effected
without the Company’s prior written consent, which shall not be unreasonably
withheld or delayed; or (z) to the extent, but only to the extent that a loss,
claim, damage or liability is attributable to any Purchaser Party’s breach of
any of the representations, warranties, covenants or agreements made by such
Purchaser Party in this Agreement or in the other Transaction
Documents.
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4.9 Reservation
of Common Stock.
As of
the date hereof, the Company has reserved and the Company shall continue to
reserve and keep available at all times, free of preemptive rights, a sufficient
number of shares of Common Stock for the purpose of enabling the Company to
issue Shares pursuant to this Agreement and Warrant Shares pursuant to any
exercise of the Warrants.
4.10 Listing
of Common Stock.
The
Company hereby agrees to use best efforts to obtain the listing of the Common
Stock on a Trading Market as soon as reasonably practicable following the
Effective Date. The Company further agrees, if the Company applies to have
the
Common Stock traded on any other Trading Market, it will then include in such
application all of the Shares and Warrant Shares, and will take such other
action as is necessary to cause all of the Shares and Warrant Shares to be
listed on such other Trading Market as promptly as possible. The Company will
then take all action reasonably necessary to continue the listing and trading
of
its Common Stock on a Trading Market and will comply in all respects with the
Company’s reporting, filing and other obligations under the bylaws or rules of
the Trading Market.
4.11 Equal
Treatment of Purchasers. No consideration (including any modification of any
Transaction Document) shall be offered or paid to any Person to amend or consent
to a waiver or modification of any provision of any of the Transaction Documents
unless the same consideration is also offered to all of the parties to the
Transaction Documents. For clarification purposes, this provision constitutes
a
separate right granted to each Purchaser by the Company and negotiated
separately by each Purchaser, and is intended for the Company to treat the
Purchasers as a class and shall not in any way be construed as the Purchasers
acting in concert or as a group with respect to the purchase, disposition or
voting of Securities or otherwise.
4.12 Subsequent
Equity Sales.
(a) From
the
date hereof until 90 days after the Effective Date, neither the Company nor
any
Subsidiary shall issue shares of Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents;
provided,
however,
that
the 90 day period set forth in this Section 4.12 shall be extended for the
number of Business Days during such period in which (i) trading in the Common
Stock is suspended by any Trading Market, or (ii) following the Effective Date,
the Registration Statement is not effective or the prospectus included in the
Registration Statement may not be used by the Purchasers for the resale of
the
Shares and Warrant Shares.
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(b) From
the
date hereof until the 12 month anniversary of the later of (i) the Effective
Date and (ii) the date that the Common Stock is listed on a Trading Market
and
as long as the Purchaser hold any of the Securities, the Company shall be
prohibited from effecting or entering into an agreement to effect any Subsequent
Financing involving a Variable Rate Transaction. “Variable
Rate Transaction”
means
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 price, exercise price 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 or (ii) enters into any agreement, including, but not limited
to, an equity line of credit, whereby the Company may sell securities at a
future determined price. Any Purchaser shall be entitled to obtain injunctive
relief against the Company to preclude any such issuance, which remedy shall
be
in addition to any right to collect damages.
(c) Notwithstanding
the foregoing, this Section 4.12 shall not apply in respect of an Exempt
Issuance, except that no Variable Rate Transaction shall be an Exempt
Issuance.
4.13 Form
D; Blue Sky Filings. The Company agrees to timely file a Form D with respect
to the Securities as required under Regulation D and to provide a copy thereof,
promptly upon request of any Purchaser. The Company shall take such action
as
the Company shall reasonably determine is necessary in order to obtain an
exemption for, or to qualify the Securities for, sale to the Purchasers at
the
Closing under applicable securities or “Blue Sky” laws of the states of the
United States, and shall provide evidence of such actions promptly upon request
of any Purchaser.
4.14 Capital
Changes. Until the one year anniversary of the Effective Date, the Company
shall not undertake a reverse or forward stock split or reclassification of
the
Common Stock without the prior written consent of the Purchasers holding a
majority in interest of the Shares.
4.15 Per
Share Purchase Price Protection. From the date hereof until the date that
the 18 month anniversary of the date hereof, if in connection with a Subsequent
Financing, the Company or any Subsidiary shall issue any Common Stock or Common
Stock Equivalents entitling any person or entity to acquire shares of Common
Stock at an effective price per share less than the Per Share Purchase Price
(subject to reverse and forward stock splits and the like) (the “Discounted
Purchase Price,” as further defined below), the Company shall issue to such
Purchaser that number of additional shares of Common Stock equal to (a) the
Subscription Amount paid by such Purchaser at the Closing divided by the
Discounted Purchase Price, less (b) the Shares issued to such Purchaser at
the
Closing pursuant to this Agreement and pursuant to this Section 4.15. The term
“Discounted Purchase Price” shall mean the amount actually paid in new cash
consideration by third parties for each share of Common Stock. The sale of
Common Stock Equivalents shall be deemed to have occurred at the time of the
issuance of the Common Stock Equivalents and the Discounted Purchase Price
covered thereby shall also include the actual exercise or conversion price
thereof at the time of the conversion or exercise (in addition to the
consideration per share of Common Stock underlying the Common Stock Equivalents
received by the Company upon such sale or issuance of the Common Stock
Equivalents). If shares are issued for a consideration other than cash, the
per
share selling price shall be the fair value of such consideration as determined
in good faith by the Board of Directors. The Company shall not refuse to issue
a
Purchaser additional Shares hereunder based on any claim that such Purchaser
or
any one associated or affiliated with such Purchaser has been engaged in any
violation of law, agreement or for any other reason, unless an injunction from
a
court, on notice, restraining and or enjoining an issuance hereunder shall
have
been sought and obtained and the Company posts a surety bond for the benefit
of
such Purchaser in the amount of 150% of the market value of such Shares (based
on the VWAP of the Common Stock on the date of the event giving rise to the
Company’s obligation hereunder), which is subject to the injunction, which bond
shall remain in effect until the completion of litigation of the dispute and
the
proceeds of which shall be payable to the Purchaser to the extent it obtains
judgment. Nothing herein shall limit a Purchaser’s right to pursue actual
damages for the Company's failure to deliver Shares hereunder and such Purchaser
shall have the right to pursue all remedies available to it at law or in equity
including, without limitation, a decree of specific performance and/or
injunctive relief. On the date of closing of any transaction pursuant to which
securities are issued for a Discounted Purchase Price, the Company shall give
the Purchasers written notice thereof. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary
herein, this Section 4.15 shall not apply to an Exempt Issuance.
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4.16 Most
Favored Nation Provision.
(a) From
the
date hereof until the date that is the 18 month anniversary of the date hereof,
if the Company effects a upon any Subsequent Financing, each Purchaser may
elect, in its sole discretion, to (a) exchange all or some of the Shares (but
not the Warrants) then held by such Purchaser for any securities or units issued
in a Subsequent Financing on a $1.00 for $1.00 basis based on the outstanding
Shares, along with any liquidated damages and other amounts owing thereon,
and
the effective price at which such securities are to be sold in such Subsequent
Financing, or (b) to have any particular provisions of the Subsequent Financing
legal documents apply to the Transaction Documents ex post facto; provided,
however,
that
this Section 4.16 shall not apply with respect to (i) an Exempt Issuance or
(ii)
an underwritten public offering of Common Stock.
(b) At
least
5 Business Days prior to the closing of the Subsequent Financing, the Company
shall deliver to each Purchaser a written notice of its intention to effect
a
Subsequent Financing (“Pre-Notice”),
which
Pre-Notice shall ask such Purchaser if it wants to review the details of such
financing (such additional notice, a “Subsequent
Financing Notice”).
Upon
the request of a Purchaser, and only upon a request by such Purchaser, for
a
Subsequent Financing Notice, the Company shall promptly, but no later than
1
Business Day after such request, deliver a Subsequent Financing Notice to such
Purchaser. The Subsequent Financing Notice shall describe in reasonable detail
the proposed terms of such Subsequent Financing, the amount of proceeds intended
to be raised thereunder and the Person or Persons through or with whom such
Subsequent Financing is proposed to be effected and shall include a term sheet
or similar document relating thereto as an attachment. Any
Purchaser desiring to exercise its rights under Section 4.16(a) in connection
with such Subsequent Financing must provide written notice to the Company by
not
later than 5:30 p.m. (New York City time) on the fifth (5th) Business Day after
all of the Purchasers have received the Pre-Notice that the Purchaser desires
to
exercise its rights under Section 4.16(a) in the Subsequent Financing. If the
Company receives no notice from a Purchaser as of such fifth (5th) Business
Day,
such Purchaser shall be deemed to have notified the Company that it does not
desire to exercise its rights under Section 4.16(a). The Company must
provide the Purchasers with a second Subsequent Financing Notice, and the
Purchasers will again have the right to exercise their rights under Section
4.16(a), if the Subsequent Financing subject to the initial Subsequent Financing
Notice is not consummated for any reason on the terms set forth in such
Subsequent Financing Notice within 30 Business Days after the date of the
initial Subsequent Financing Notice.
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ARTICLE
V.
MISCELLANEOUS
5.1 Termination.
This Agreement may be terminated by any Purchaser, as to such Purchaser’s
obligations hereunder only and without any effect whatsoever on the obligations
between the Company and the other Purchasers, by written notice to the other
parties, if the Closing has not been consummated on or before July 31, 2008;
provided, however, that no such termination will affect the right of any party
to xxx for any breach by the other party (or parties).
5.2 Fees
and Expenses. At the Closing, the Company has agreed to reimburse X.X.
Xxxxxxx & Company (“X.X. Xxxxxxx”) the non-accountable sum of $20,000 for
its legal fees and expenses, $10,000 of which shall have been paid prior to
the
Closing. The Company shall deliver, prior to the Closing, a completed and
executed copy of the Closing Statement, attached hereto as Annex A. Except
as
expressly set forth in the Transaction Documents to the contrary, each party
shall pay the fees and expenses of its advisers, counsel, 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.
The Company shall pay all transfer agent fees, stamp taxes and other taxes
and
duties levied in connection with the delivery of any Securities to the
Purchasers.
5.3 Entire
Agreement. The Transaction Documents, together with the exhibits and
schedules thereto, contain the entire understanding of the parties with respect
to the subject matter hereof and supersede all prior agreements and
understandings, oral or written, with respect to such matters, which the parties
acknowledge have been merged into such documents, exhibits and
schedules.
5.4 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 at the facsimile number 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 at the facsimile number
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
2nd
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 as set forth on the signature pages attached hereto.
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5.5 Amendments;
Waivers. No provision of this Agreement may be waived or amended except in a
written instrument signed, in the case of an amendment, by the Company and
the
Purchasers holding at least 67% of the Shares then outstanding or, in the case
of a waiver, by the party against whom enforcement of any such waived provision
is sought. No waiver of any default with respect to any provision, condition
or
requirement of this 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 any party
to
exercise any right hereunder in any manner impair the exercise of any such
right.
5.6 Headings.
The headings herein are for convenience only, do not constitute a part of this
Agreement and shall not be deemed to limit or affect any of the provisions
hereof.
5.7 Successors
and Assigns. This 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 Agreement or any rights or obligations hereunder without the prior
written consent of each Purchaser (other than by merger). Any Purchaser may
assign any or all of its rights under this Agreement to any Person to whom
such
Purchaser assigns or transfers any Securities, provided such transferee agrees
in writing to be bound, with respect to the transferred Securities, by the
provisions of the Transaction Documents that apply to the
“Purchasers.”
5.8 No
Third-Party Beneficiaries. This 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, except as otherwise set forth in Section 4.8.
5.9 Governing
Law. All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and
interpretation of the Transaction Documents shall be governed by and construed
and enforced in accordance with the internal laws of the State of New York,
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 Agreement and any other
Transaction Documents (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 sitting in the City of
New
York. Each party hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of
the
state and federal courts sitting in the City of New York, borough of Manhattan
for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in connection herewith or
with
any transaction contemplated hereby or discussed herein (including with respect
to the enforcement of any of the Transaction Documents), 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 is an 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 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 other
manner permitted by law. If either party shall commence an action or proceeding
to enforce any provisions of the Transaction Documents, then the prevailing
party in such action or proceeding shall be reimbursed by the other party for
its reasonable attorneys’ fees and other costs and expenses incurred with the
investigation, preparation and prosecution of such action or
proceeding.
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5.10 Survival.
The representations and warranties contained herein shall survive the Closing
and the delivery of the Securities for the applicable statute of
limitations.
5.11 Execution.
This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, all of which when
taken together 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, it being understood that both parties need not sign the same
counterpart. In the event that any signature is delivered by facsimile
transmission or by e-mail delivery of a “.pdf” format data file, 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 or “.pdf” signature page were an original thereof.
5.12 Severability.
If any term, provision, covenant or restriction of this Agreement is held by
a
court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal, void or unenforceable,
the remainder of the terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions set forth
herein shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected,
impaired or invalidated, and the parties hereto shall use their commercially
reasonable efforts to find and employ an alternative means to achieve the same
or substantially the same result as that contemplated by such term, provision,
covenant or restriction. It is hereby stipulated and declared to be the
intention of the parties that they would have executed the remaining terms,
provisions, covenants and restrictions without including any of such that may
be
hereafter declared invalid, illegal, void or unenforceable.
5.13 Rescission
and Withdrawal Right. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in
(and without limiting any similar provisions of) any of the other Transaction
Documents, whenever any Purchaser exercises a right, election, demand or option
under a Transaction Document and the Company does not timely perform its related
obligations within the periods therein provided, then such Purchaser 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, that in the
case
of a rescission of an exercise of a Warrant, the Purchaser shall be required
to
return any shares of Common Stock subject to with any such rescinded exercise
notice.
5.14 Replacement
of Securities. If any certificate or instrument evidencing any Securities is
mutilated, lost, stolen or destroyed, the Company shall issue or cause to be
issued in exchange and substitution for and upon cancellation thereof (in the
case of mutilation), 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. The applicant for a new certificate
or instrument under such circumstances shall also pay any reasonable third-party
costs (including customary indemnity) associated with the issuance of such
replacement Securities.
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5.15 Remedies.
In addition to being entitled to exercise all rights provided herein or granted
by law, including recovery of damages, each of the Purchasers and the Company
will be entitled to specific performance under the Transaction Documents. The
parties agree that monetary damages may not be adequate compensation for any
loss incurred by reason of any breach of obligations contained in the
Transaction Documents and hereby agrees to waive and not to assert in any action
for specific performance of any such obligation the defense that a remedy at
law
would be adequate.
5.16 Payment
Set Aside. To the extent that the Company makes a payment or payments to any
Purchaser pursuant to any Transaction Document or a Purchaser 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.
5.17 Independent
Nature of Purchasers’ Obligations and Rights. The obligations of each
Purchaser under any Transaction Document are several and not joint with the
obligations of any other Purchaser, and no Purchaser shall be responsible in
any
way for the performance or non-performance of the obligations of any other
Purchaser under any Transaction Document. Nothing contained herein or in any
other Transaction Document, and no action taken by any Purchaser pursuant
thereto, shall be deemed to constitute the Purchasers as a partnership, an
association, a joint venture or any other kind of entity, or create a
presumption that the Purchasers are in any way acting in concert or as a group
with respect to such obligations or the transactions contemplated by the
Transaction Documents. Each Purchaser shall be entitled to independently protect
and enforce its rights including, without limitation, the rights arising out
of
this Agreement or out of the other Transaction Documents, and it shall not
be
necessary for any other Purchaser to be joined as an additional party in any
proceeding for such purpose. Each Purchaser has been represented by its own
separate legal counsel in their review and negotiation of the Transaction
Documents. For reasons of administrative convenience only, Purchasers and their
respective counsel have chosen to communicate with the Company through FWS.
FWS
does not represent all of the Purchasers but only X.X. Xxxxxxx. The Company
has
elected to provide all Purchasers with the same terms and Transaction Documents
for the convenience of the Company and not because it was required or requested
to do so by the Purchasers.
5.18 Liquidated
Damages. The Company’s obligations to pay any partial liquidated damages or
other amounts owing under the Transaction Documents 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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5.19 Saturdays,
Sundays, Holidays, etc. If
the
last or appointed day for the taking of any action or the expiration of any
right required or granted herein shall not be a Business Day, then such action
may be taken or such right may be exercised on the next succeeding Business
Day.
5.20 Construction.
The parties agree that each of them and/or their respective counsel has reviewed
and had an opportunity to revise the Transaction Documents and, therefore,
the
normal rule of construction to the effect that any ambiguities are to be
resolved against the drafting party shall not be employed in the interpretation
of the Transaction Documents or any amendments hereto.
5.21 WAIVER
OF JURY TRIAL. IN ANY ACTION, SUIT, OR PROCEEDING IN ANY JURISDICTION BROUGHT
BY
ANY PARTY AGAINST ANY OTHER PARTY, THE PARTIES EACH KNOWINGLY AND INTENTIONALLY,
TO THE GREATEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, HEREBY ABSOLUTELY,
UNCONDITIONALLY, IRREVOCABLY AND EXPRESSLY WAIVES FOREVER TRIAL BY
JURY.
(Signature
Pages Follow)
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Securities Purchase
Agreement to be duly executed by their respective authorized signatories as
of
the date first indicated above.
GENSPERA,
INC.
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Address for Notice:
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By:
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Fax:
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Name: | |||
Title: | |||
With a copy to (which shall not constitute notice):
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[REMAINDER
OF PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK
SIGNATURE
PAGE FOR PURCHASER FOLLOWS]
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[PURCHASER
SIGNATURE PAGES TO GENSPERA SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT]
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have caused this Securities Purchase Agreement
to be duly executed by their respective authorized signatories as of the date
first indicated above.
Name
of
Purchaser: ________________________________________________________
Signature
of Authorized Signatory of Purchaser:
__________________________________
Name
of
Authorized Signatory:
____________________________________________________
Title
of
Authorized Signatory:
_____________________________________________________
Email
Address of Authorized Signatory:
_____________________________________________
Fax
Number of Authorized Signatory:
________________________________________________
Address
for Notice of Purchaser:
Address
for Delivery of Securities for Purchaser (if not same as address for
notice):
Subscription
Amount: $_________________
Shares:
_________________
Warrant
Shares: __________________
EIN
Number: [PROVIDE
THIS UNDER SEPARATE COVER]
[SIGNATURE
PAGES CONTINUE]
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Annex
A
CLOSING
STATEMENT
Pursuant
to the attached Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of the date hereto,
the
purchasers shall purchase up to $5,000,000 of Common Stock and Warrants from
GenSpera, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”).
All
funds will be wired into an account maintained by the Company. All funds will
be
disbursed in accordance with this Closing Statement.
Disbursement
Date: June
___,
2008
I.
PURCHASE
PRICE
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Gross
Proceeds to be Received
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$
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II. DISBURSEMENTS
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Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx & Xxxxx LLP
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$20,000
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$
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$
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$
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$
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Total Amount Disbursed:
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$
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WIRE
INSTRUCTIONS:
To:
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To:
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