EXHIBIT 10.1
PRIVATE EQUITY CREDIT AGREEMENT
BY AND BETWEEN
HOMECOM COMUNICATIONS, INC.
AND
BRITTANY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LTD.
Dated as of
September 30, 2003
THIS PRIVATE EQUITY CREDIT AGREEMENT is entered into as of the 12th day of
May, 2003 (this "AGREEMENT"), by and between BRITTANY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LTD., a
limited liability company organized and existing under the laws of The Bahamas
("INVESTOR"), and HOMECOM COMUNICATIONS, INC., a corporation organized and
existing under the laws of the State of Delaware (the "COMPANY").
WHEREAS, the parties desire that, upon the terms and subject to the
conditions contained herein, the Company shall issue and sell to Investor, from
time to time as provided herein, and Investor shall purchase, up to Ten Million
Dollars ($10,000,000) of the Common Stock (as defined below); and
WHEREAS, such investments will be made in reliance upon the provisions of
Section 4(2) ("SECTION 4(2)") of the Securities Act of 1933, Regulation D and
Regulation S, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder (the
"SECURITIES ACT"), and/or upon such other exemption from the registration
requirements of the Securities Act as may be available with respect to any or
all of the investments in Common Stock to be made hereunder.
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
CERTAIN DEFINITIONS
Section 1.1 DEFINED TERMS as used in this Agreement, the following terms
shall have the following meanings specified or indicated (such meanings to be
equally applicable to both the singular and plural forms of the terms defined)
"ADDITIONAL CLOSING DATE" shall mean the date of the closing of the
purchase and sale of the Additional Common Stock, as the case may be.
"AGREEMENT" shall have the meaning specified in the preamble hereof.
"BID PRICE" shall mean the closing bid price of the Common Stock on
the Principal Market.
"BLACKOUT NOTICE" shall have the meaning specified in the Registration
Rights Agreement.
"BLACKOUT SHARES" shall have the meaning specified in Section 2.6
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"BY-LAWS" shall have the meaning specified in Section 4.8.
"CERTIFICATE" shall have the meaning specified in Section 4.8
"CLAIM NOTICE" shall have the meaning specified in Section 9.3(a).
"CLOSING" shall mean one of the closings of a purchase and sale of
shares of Common Stock pursuant to Section 2.3.
"CLOSING DATE" shall mean, with respect to a Closing, the twelfth
(12th) Trading Day following the Put Date related to such Closing, or such
earlier date as the Company and Investor shall agree, provided all conditions to
such Closing have been satisfied on or before such Trading Day.
"COMMITMENT PERIOD" shall mean the period commencing on the Effective
Date, and ending on the earlier of (i) the date on which Investor shall have
purchased Put Shares pursuant to this Agreement for an aggregate Purchase Price
of the Maximum Commitment Amount, (ii) the date this Agreement is terminated
pursuant to Section 2.5, or (iii) the date occurring _thirty six (36) months
from the date of commencement of the Commitment Period.
"COMMON STOCK" shall mean the Company's common stock, no par value per
share, and any shares of any other class of common stock whether now or
hereafter authorized, having the right to participate in the distribution of
dividends (as and when declared) and assets (upon liquidation of the Company).
"COMMON STOCK EQUIVALENTS" shall mean any securities that are
convertible into or exchangeable for Common Stock or any options or other rights
to subscribe for or purchase Common Stock or any such convertible or
exchangeable securities.
"COMPANY" shall have the meaning specified in the preamble to this
Agreement.
"CONDITION SATISFACTION DATE" shall have the meaning specified in
Section 7.2.
"DAMAGES" shall mean any loss, claim, damage, liability, costs and
expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys' fees and
disbursements and costs and expenses of expert witnesses and investigation).
"DISCOUNT" shall mean nine (9%) percent.
"DISPUTE PERIOD" shall have the meaning specified in Section 9.3(a).
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"DTC" shall the meaning specified in Section 2.3.
"DWAC" shall the meaning specified in Section 2.3.
"EFFECTIVE DATE" shall mean the date on which the SEC first declares
effective a Registration Statement registering resale of the Registrable
Securities as set forth in Section 7.2(a).
"ESCROW AGENT" shall mean Xxxxxxx & Xxxxxx, LLP.
"EXCHANGE ACT" shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of1934 and the
rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
"FAST" shall the meaning specified in Section 2.3.
"INDEMNIFIED PARTY" shall have the meaning specified in Section
9.3(a).
"INDEMNIFYING PARTY" shall have the meaning specified in Section
9.3(a).
"INDEMNITY NOTICE" shall have the meaning specified in Section 9.3(b).
"INITIAL REGISTRABLE SECURITIES" shall have the meaning specified in
the Registration Rights Agreement.
"INITIAL REGISTRATION STATEMENT" shall have the meaning specified in
the Registration Rights Agreement.
"INVESTMENT AMOUNT" shall mean the dollar amount (within the range
specified in Section 2.2) to be invested by Investor to purchase Put Shares with
respect to any Put Date as notified by the Company to Investor in accordance
with Section 2.2.
"INVESTOR" shall have the meaning specified in the preamble to this
Agreement.
"LEGEND" shall have the meaning specified in Section 8.1.
"MARKET PRICE" on any given date shall mean the average of the Bid
Prices (not necessarily consecutive) for any three (3) Trading Days during the
ten (10) trading day period immediately following the Put Date.
"MINIMUM COMMITMENT AMOUNT" shall mean One Million Dollars
($1,000,000).
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"MAXIMUM COMMITMENT AMOUNT" shall mean Ten Million Dollars ($
10,000,000).
"MATERIAL ADVERSE EFFECT" shall mean any effect on the business,
operations, properties, prospects or financial condition of the Company that is
material and adverse to the Company or to the Company and such other entities
controlling or controlled by the Company, taken as a whole, and/or any
condition, circumstance, or situation that would prohibit or otherwise
materially interfere with the ability of the Company to enter into and perform
its obligations under any of (a) this Agreement and (b) the Registration Rights
Agreement.
"MAXIMUM PUT AMOUNT" shall mean, with respect to any Put, the lesser
of (a) Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000), or (b)Two Hundred Fifty (250%)
percent of the Weighted Daily Average Volume for the Twenty (20) trading days
immediately preceding the Put Date.
"MINIMUM PUT AMOUNT" shall mean, with respect to any Put, Twenty-Five
Thousand Dollars ($25,000).
"NASD" shall mean the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.
"NASDAQ" shall mean The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc.
"NEW BID PRICE" shall have the meaning specified in Section2.6.
"OLD BID PRICE" shall have the meaning specified in Section2.6.
"OUTSTANDING" shall mean, with respect to the Common Stock, at any
date as of which the number of shares of Common Stock is to be determined, all
issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock, including all shares of Common
Stock issuable in respect of outstanding convertible securities, scrip or any
certificates representing fractional interests in shares of Common Stock;
provided, however, that Outstanding shall not include any shares of Common Stock
then directly or indirectly owned or held by or for the account of the Company.
"PERSON" shall mean an individual, a corporation, a partnership, an
association, a trust or other entity or organization, including a government or
political subdivision or an agency or instrumentality thereof.
"PRINCIPAL MARKET" shall mean the Nasdaq National Market, the Nasdaq
SmallCap Market, the Over the Counter Bulletin Board, the American Stock
Exchange or the New York Stock Exchange, whichever is at the time the principal
trading exchange or market for the Common Stock.
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"PURCHASE PRICE" shall mean, with respect to a Put, the Market Price
on the applicable Put Date (or such other date on which the Purchase Price is
calculated in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement) less
the product of the Discount and the Market Price.
"PUT" shall mean each occasion that the Company elects to exercise its
right to tender a Put Notice requiring Investor to purchase shares of Common
Stock, subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
"PUT DATE" shall mean the Trading Day during the Commitment Period
that a Put Notice is deemed delivered pursuant to Section 2.2(b).
"PUT NOTICE" shall mean a written notice, substantially in the form of
Exhibit B hereto, to Investor setting forth the Investment Amount with respect
to which the Company intends to require Investor to purchase shares of Common
Stock pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.
"PUT SHARES" shall mean all shares of Common Stock issued or issuable
pursuant to a Put that has been exercised or may be exercised in accordance with
the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
"REGISTRABLE SECURITIES" shall mean the (a) Put Shares, (b) the
Blackout Shares and (c) any securities issued or issuable with respect to any of
the foregoing by way of exchange, stock dividend or stock split or in connection
with a combination of shares, recapitalization, merger, consolidation or other
reorganization or otherwise. As to any particular Registrable Securities, once
issued such securities shall cease to be Registrable Securities when (i) a
Registration Statement has been declared effective by the SEC and such
Registrable Securities have been disposed of pursuant to a Registration
Statement, (ii) such Registrable Securities have been sold under circumstances
under which all of the applicable conditions of Rule 144 are met, (iii) such
time as such Registrable Securities have been otherwise transferred to holders
who may trade such shares without restriction under the Securities Act, and the
Company has delivered a new certificate or other evidence of ownership for such
securities not bearing a restrictive legend or (iv) in the opinion of counsel to
the Company, which counsel shall be reasonably acceptable to Investor, such
Registrable Securities may be sold without registration under the Securities
Actor the need for an exemption from any such registration requirements and
without any time, volume or manner limitations pursuant to Rule 144(k) (or any
similar provision then in effect) under the Securities Act.
"REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT" shall mean the registration rights
agreement in the form of Exhibit A hereto.
"REGISTRATION STATEMENT" shall mean a registration statement on Form S
(if use of such form is then available to the Company pursuant to the rules of
the SEC and, if not, on such other form promulgated by the SEC for which the
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Company then qualifies and which counsel for the Company shall deem appropriate
and which form shall be available for the resale of the Registrable Securities
to be registered thereunder in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement
and the Registration Rights Agreement and in accordance with the intended method
of distribution of such securities), for the registration of the resale by
Investor of the Registrable Securities under the Securities Act.
"REGULATION D" shall have the meaning specified in the recitals of
this Agreement.
"REGULATION S" shall have the meaning specified in the recitals of
this Agreement.
"REMAINING PUT SHARES" shall have the meaning specified in Section
2.6.
"RULE 144" shall mean Rule 144 under the Securities Act or any similar
provision then in force under the Securities Act.
"SEC" shall mean the Securities and Exchange Commission.
"SECTION 4(2)" shall have the meaning specified in the recitals of
this Agreement.
"SECURITIES ACT" shall have the meaning specified in the recitals of
this Agreement.
"SEC DOCUMENTS" shall mean, as of a particular date, all reports and
other documents file by the Company pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the
Exchange Act since the beginning of the Company's then most recently completed
fiscal year as of the time in question (provided that if the date in question is
within ninety days of the beginning of the Company's fiscal year, the term shall
include all documents filed since the beginning of the second preceding fiscal
year).
"SUBSCRIPTION DATE" shall mean the date on which this Agreement is
executed and delivered by the Company and Investor.
"THIRD PARTY CLAIM" shall have the meaning specified in Section
9.3(a).
"TRADING CUSHION" shall mean, after the Initial Put Notice a minimum
of five (5) days between a Closing Date and the next Put Date.
"TRADING DAY" shall mean any day during which the Principal Market
shall be open for business.
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"TRANSACTION DOCUMENTS" means the Private Equity Credit Agreement, the
Registration Rights Agreement, Closing Certificate, and the Transfer Agent
Instructions.
"TRANSFER AGENT" shall mean the transfer agent for the Common Stock
(and to any substitute or replacement transfer agent for the Common Stock upon
the Company's appointment of any such substitute or replacement transfer agent).
"UNDERWRITER" shall mean any underwriter participating in any
disposition of the Registrable Securities on behalf of Investor pursuant to a
Registration Statement.
"VALUATION EVENT" shall mean an event in which the Company at any time
during a Valuation Period takes any of the following actions:
(a) subdivides or combines the Common Stock;
(b) pays a dividend in shares of Common Stock or makes any other
distribution of shares of Common Stock, except for dividends
paid with respect to the Preferred Stock;
(c) issues any options or other rights to subscribe for or
purchase shares of Common Stock and the price per share for
which shares of Common Stock may at any time thereafter be
issuable pursuant to such options or other rights shall be
less than the Bid Price in effect immediately prior to such
issuance;
(d) issues any securities convertible into or exchangeable for
shares of Common Stock and the consideration per share for
which shares of Common Stock may at any time thereafter be
issuable pursuant to the terms of such convertible or
exchangeable securities shall be less than the Bid Price in
effect immediately prior to such issuance;
(e) issues shares of Common Stock otherwise than as provided in
the foregoing subsections (a) through (d), at a price per
share less, or for other consideration lower, than the Bid
Price in effect immediately prior to such issuance, or
without consideration;
(f) makes a distribution of its assets or evidences of
indebtedness to the holders of Common Stock as a dividend in
liquidation or by way of return of capital or other than as
a dividend payable out of earnings or surplus legally
available for dividends under applicable law or any
distribution to such holders made in respect of the sale of
all or substantially all of the Company's assets (other than
under the circumstances provided for in the foregoing
subsections (a) through (e); or
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(g) takes any action affecting the number of Outstanding Common
Stock, other than an action described in any of the
foregoing subsections (a) through (f) hereof, inclusive,
which in the opinion of the Company's Board of Directors,
determined in good faith, would have a materially adverse
effect upon the rights of Investor at the time of a Put.
"VALUATION PERIOD" shall mean the period of ten (10) Trading Days
immediately following the date on which the applicable Put Notice is deemed to
be delivered and during which the Purchase Price of the Common Stock is valued;
provided, however, that if a Valuation Event occurs during any Valuation Period,
a new Valuation Period shall begin on the Trading Day immediately after the
occurrence of such Valuation Event and end on the tenth (10th) Trading Day
thereafter.
"WEIGHTED AVERAGE VOLUME" shall mean the average of the Weighted
Volume for the relevant days.
"WEIGHTED VOLUME" shall mean the product of (a) the Closing Bid Price
times (b) the volume on the Principal Market.
ARTICLE II
PURCHASE AND SALE OF COMMON STOCK
Section 2.1 INVESTMENTS.
(a) PUTS. Upon the terms and conditions set forth herein (including,
without limitation, the provisions of Article VII), on any Put Date the Company
may exercise a Put by the delivery of a Put Notice. The number of Put Shares
that Investor shall receive pursuant to such Put shall be determined by dividing
the Investment Amount specified in the Put Notice by the Purchase Price with
respect to such Put Date.
(b) MINIMUM AMOUNT OF PUTS. The Company shall, in accordance with
Section 2.2(a), deliver to Investor during the Commitment Period, Put Notices
with an aggregate Investment Amount at least equal to the Minimum Commitment
Amount. If the Company for any reason fails to issue and deliver such Put Shares
during the Commitment Period, on the first Trading Day after the expiration of
the Commitment Period, the Company shall wire to Investor a sum in immediately
available funds equal to the product of (i) the Minimum Commitment Amount minus
the aggregate Investment Amounts of the Put Notices delivered to Investor
hereunder, and (ii) the Discount.
(c) MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF PUTS. If required by the Principal Market, until
the Company obtains the requisite approval of its shareholders in accordance
with the corporate laws of the State of Delaware and the applicable rules of the
Principal Market, no more than the specified shares of Common Stock
(representing approximately 19.9% of the Outstanding Common Stock on the date
hereof) may be issued and sold to Investor pursuant to this Agreement.
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Section 2.2 MECHANICS.
(a) PUT NOTICE. At any time during the Commitment Period, the Company
may deliver a Put Notice to Investor, subject to the conditions set forth in
Section 7.2; provided, however, the Investment Amount for each Put as designated
by the Company in the applicable Put Notice shall be neither less than the
Minimum Put Amount nor more than the Maximum Put Amount.
(b) DATE OF DELIVERY OF PUT NOTICE. A Put Notice shall be deemed
delivered on (i) the Trading Day it is received by facsimile or otherwise by
Investor if such notice is received on or prior to 12:00 noon New York time, or
(ii) the immediately succeeding Trading Day if it is received by facsimile or
otherwise after 12:00 noon New York time on a Trading Day or at anytime on a day
which is not a Trading Day.
Section 2.3 CLOSINGS. On or prior to each Closing Date for a Put, (a) the
Company shall deliver to Escrow Agent, one or more certificates, at Investor's
option, representing the Put Shares to be purchased by Investor pursuant to
Section 2.1 herein, registered in the name of Investor and (b) Investor shall
deliver to the Escrow Agent the Investment Amount specified in the Put Notice by
wire transfer of immediately available funds to an account designated by the
Escrow Agent on or before the Closing Date. In lieu of delivering physical
certificates representing the Common Stock issuable in accordance with clause
(a) of this Section 2.3, and provided that the Transfer Agent then is
participating in the Depository Trust Company ("DTC") Fast Automated Securities
Transfer ("FAST") program, upon request of Investor, the Company shall use its
commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Transfer Agent to electronically
transmit, prior to the Closing Date, the Put Shares by crediting the account of
the holder's prime broker with DTC through its Deposit Withdrawal Agent
Commission ("DWAC") system, and provide proof satisfactory to the Escrow Agent
of such delivery. In addition, on or prior to such Closing Date, each of the
Company and Investor shall deliver to the Escrow Agent all documents,
instruments and writings required to be delivered or reasonably requested by
either of them pursuant to this Agreement in order to implement and effect the
transactions contemplated herein. On the Closing Date and provided all
conditions to Closing have been satisfied by the Company, the Escrow agent shall
wire transfer to the Company, the Investment Amount, less any applicable fees
and expenses.
Section 2.4 [INTENTIONALLY OMITTED]
Section 2.5 TERMINATION OF INVESTMENT OBLIGATION. The obligation of
Investor pursuant to this Agreement to purchase shares of Common Stock shall, at
Investor's option, terminate permanently (including with respect to a Closing
Date that has not yet occurred) in the event that (a) there shall occur any stop
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order or suspension of the effectiveness of any Registration Statement for an
aggregate of thirty (30) Trading Days during the Commitment Period, for any
reason other than deferrals or suspension during a Blackout Period in accordance
with the Registration Rights Agreement, as a result of corporate developments
subsequent to the Subscription Date that would require such Registration
Statement to be amended to reflect such event in order to maintain its
compliance with the disclosure requirements of the Securities Act, (b) pursuant
to Section 2(b) of the Registration Rights Agreement, or (c) the Company shall
at any time fail to comply with the requirements of Section 6.3, 6.4, or 6.6 and
such failure shall continue for more than thirty (30) days.
Section 2.6 BLACKOUT SHARES. In the event that, (a) within fifteen (15)
Trading Days following any Closing Date, the Company gives a Blackout Notice to
Investor of a Blackout Period in accordance with the Registration Rights
Agreement, and (b) the Bid Price on the Trading Day immediately preceding such
Blackout Period ("OLD BID PRICE") is greater than the Bid Price on the first
Trading Day following such Blackout Period that Investor may sell its
Registrable Securities pursuant to an effective Registration Statement ("NEW BID
PRICE"), then the Company shall issue to Investor the number of additional
shares of Registrable Securities (the "BLACKOUT SHARES") equal to the difference
between (i) the product of the number of Put Shares held by Investor immediately
prior to the Blackout Period that were issued on the most recent Closing
Date(the "REMAINING PUT SHARES") multiplied by the Old Bid Price, divided by the
New Bid Price, and (ii) the Remaining Put Shares.
Section 2.7 [INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK]
Section 2.8 LIQUIDATED DAMAGES. Each of the Company and Investor
acknowledge and agree that the requirement to issue Blackout Shares under
Section 2.6 shall give rise to liquidated damages and not penalties. Each of the
Company and Investor further acknowledge that (a) the amount of loss or damages
likely to be incurred is incapable or is difficult to precisely estimate, (b)
the amounts specified in such Sections bear a reasonable proportion and are not
plainly or grossly disproportionate to the probable loss likely to be incurred
by Investor in connection with the failure by the Company to make Puts with
aggregate Purchase Prices totaling at least the Minimum Commitment Amount or in
connection with a Blackout Period under the Registration Rights Agreement, and
(c) each of the Company and Investor are sophisticated business parties and have
been represented by sophisticated and able legal and financial counsel and
negotiated this Agreement at arm's length.
ARTICLE III
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF INVESTOR
Investor represents and warrants to the Company that:
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Section 3.1 INTENT. Investor is entering into this Agreement for its own
account and Investor has no present arrangement (whether or not legally binding)
at any time to sell the Common Stock to or through any person or entity;
provided, however, Investor reserves the right to dispose of the Common Stock at
any time in accordance with federal and state securities laws applicable to such
disposition.
Section 3.2 SOPHISTICATED INVESTOR. Investor is a sophisticated investor
(as described in Rule 506(b)(2)(ii) of Regulation D) and an accredited investor
(as defined in Rule 501 of Regulation D), and Investor has such experience in
business and financial matters that it is capable of evaluating the merits and
risks of an investment in the Common Stock. Investor acknowledges that an
investment in the Common Stock is speculative and involves a high degree of
risk.
Section 3.3 AUTHORITY. (a) Investor has the requisite power and authority
to enter into and perform its obligations under this Agreement and the
transactions contemplated hereby in accordance with its terms; (b) the execution
and delivery of this Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement, and the
consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby have been
duly authorized by all necessary action and no further consent or authorization
of Investor or its partners is required; and (c) this Agreement has been duly
authorized and validly executed and delivered by Investor and is a valid and
binding agreement of Investor enforceable against it in accordance with its
terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, or similar laws relating
to, or affecting generally the enforcement of, creditors' rights and remedies or
by other equitable principles of general application.
Section 3.4 NOT AN AFFILIATE. Investor is not an officer, director or
"affiliate" (as that term is defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act) of the
Company.
Section 3.5 ORGANIZATION AND STANDING. Investor is a limited liability
company duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of
the Cayman Islands, and has all requisite power and authority to own, lease and
operate its properties and to carry on its business as now being conducted.
Investor is duly qualified as a foreign corporation to do business and is in
good standing in every jurisdiction in which the nature of the business
conducted or property owned by it makes such qualification necessary, other than
those in which the failure so to qualify would not have a material adverse
effect on Investor.
Section 3.6 ABSENCE OF CONFLICTS. The execution and delivery of this
Agreement and any other document or instrument contemplated hereby, and the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, and compliance
with the requirements hereof and thereof, will not (a) violate any law, rule,
regulation, order, writ, judgment, injunction, decree or award binding on
Investor, (b) violate any provision of any indenture, instrument or agreement to
which Investor is a party or is subject, or by which Investor or any of its
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assets is bound, or conflict with or constitute a material default thereunder,
(c) result in the creation or imposition of any lien pursuant to the terms of
any such indenture, instrument or agreement, or constitute a breach of any
fiduciary duty owed by Investor to any third party, or (d) require the approval
of any third-party (that has not been obtained) pursuant to any material
contract, instrument, agreement, relationship or legal obligation to which
Investor is subject or to which any of its assets, operations or management may
be subject.
Section 3.7 DISCLOSURE; ACCESS TO INFORMATION. Investor has received all
documents, records, books and other information pertaining to Investor's
investment in the Company that has been requested by Investor. Investor has
reviewed or received copies of the SEC Documents.
Section 3.8 MANNER OF SALE. At no time was Investor presented with or
solicited by or through any leaflet, public promotional meeting, television
advertisement or any other form of general solicitation or advertising.
Section 3.9 FINANCIAL CAPABILITY. Investor presently has the financial
capacity and the necessary capital to perform its obligations hereunder and
shall and has provided to the Company such financial and other information that
the Company has requested to demonstrate such capacity.
ARTICLE IV
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY
The Company represents and warrants to Investor that, except as disclosed
in the SEC Documents:
Section 4.1 ORGANIZATION OF THE COMPANY. The Company is a corporation duly
organized and validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State
of Delaware, and has all requisite power and authority to own, lease and operate
its properties and to carry on its business as now being conducted. The Company
is duly qualified as a foreign corporation to do business and is in good
standing in every jurisdiction in which the nature of the business conducted or
property owned by it makes such qualification necessary, other than those in
which the failure so to qualify would not have a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 4.2 AUTHORITY. (a) The Company has the requisite corporate power
and authority to enter into and perform its obligations under this Agreement and
the Registration Rights Agreement and to issue the Put Shares and the Blackout
Shares, if any; (b) the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the
Registration Rights Agreement by the Company and the consummation by it of the
transactions contemplated hereby and thereby have been duly authorized by all
necessary corporate action and no further consent or authorization of the
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Company or its Board of Directors or stockholders is required; and (c) each of
this Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement has been duly executed and
delivered by the Company and constitute valid and binding obligations of the
Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with their respective
terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy,
insolvency, or similar laws relating to, or affecting generally the enforcement
of, creditors' rights and remedies or by other equitable principles of general
application.
Section 4.3 CAPITALIZATION. As of March 30, 2003 , the authorized capital
stock of the Company consisted of the following:
Common stock, $.0001 par value, 15,000,000 shares authorized, 14,999,156
shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2003 and December 31, 2002
Redeemable Preferred stock, Series B, $.01 par value, 125 shares
authorized, 125 shares issued at March 31, 2003 and December 31, 2002 and 17.8
shares outstanding at March 31, 2003 and December 31, 2002, convertible,
participating; $427,500 liquidation value as of March 31, 2003
Preferred stock, Series C, $.01 par value, 175 shares issued and
authorized, 90.5 shares outstanding at March 31, 2003 and December 31, 2002,
convertible, participating; $2,208,765 liquidation value at March 31, 2003
Preferred stock, Series D, $.01 par value, 75 shares issued and authorized,
1.3 shares outstanding at March 31, 2003 and December 31, 2002, convertible,
participating; $31,253 liquidation value at Xxxxx 00, 0000
Xxxxxxxxx stock, Series E, $.01 par value, 106.4 shares issued and
authorized, 106.4 shares outstanding at March 31, 2003 and December 31, 2002,
convertible, participating; $2,630,953 liquidation value at March 31, 2003
All of the outstanding shares of Common Stock of the Company have been duly
and validly authorized and issued and are fully paid and nonassessable.
Section 4.4 COMMON STOCK. The Company has registered the Common Stock
pursuant to Section 12(b) or 12(g) of the Exchange Act and is in full compliance
with all reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, and the Company has
maintained all requirements for the continued listing or quotation of the Common
Stock, and such Common Stock is currently listed or quoted on the Principal
Market. As of the date of this Agreement, the Principal Market is the OTC
Bulletin Board.
Section 4.5 SEC DOCUMENTS. The Company has delivered or made available to
Investor true and complete copies of the SEC Documents (including, without
limitation, proxy information and solicitation materials). To the best of
Company's knowledge, the Company has not provided to Investor any information
that, according to applicable law, rule or regulation, should have been
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disclosed publicly prior to the date hereof by the Company, but which has not
been so disclosed. As of their respective dates, the SEC Documents complied in
all material respects with the requirements of the Securities Act or the
Exchange Act, as the case may be, and other federal, state and local laws, rules
and regulations applicable to such SEC Documents, and none of the SEC Documents
contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material
fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements
therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not
misleading. The financial statements of the Company included in the SEC
Documents comply as to form and substance in all material respects with
applicable accounting requirements and the published rules and regulations of
the SEC or other applicable rules and regulations with respect thereto. Such
financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted
accounting principles applied on a consistent basis during the periods involved
(except (a) as may be otherwise indicated in such financial statements or the
notes thereto or (b) in the case of unaudited interim statements, to the extent
they may not include footnotes or may be condensed or summary statements) and
fairly present in all material respects the financial position of the Company as
of the dates thereof and the results of operations and cash flows for the
periods then ended (subject, in the case of unaudited statements, to normal
year-end audit adjustments).
Section 4.6 EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION; VALID ISSUANCES. To the best of
Company's knowledge, the sale and issuance of the Put Shares and the Blackout
Shares, if any, in accordance with the terms and on the bases of the
representations and warranties set forth in this Agreement, may and shall be
properly issued by the Company to Investor pursuant to Section 4(2), Regulation
D and/or any applicable state law. When issued and paid for as herein provided,
the Put Shares, and the Blackout Shares, if any, shall be duly and validly
issued, fully paid, and nonassessable. Neither the sales of the Put Shares or
the Blackout Shares, if any, pursuant to, nor the Company's performance of its
obligations under, this Agreement or the Registration Rights Agreement shall (a)
result in the creation or imposition of any liens, charges, claims or other
encumbrances upon the Put Shares or the Blackout Shares, if any, or any of the
assets of the Company, or (b) entitle the holders of Outstanding Common Stock to
preemptive or other rights to subscribe to or acquire the Common Stock or other
securities of the Company. The Put Shares and the Blackout Shares, if any, shall
not subject Investor to personal liability by reason of the ownership thereof.
Section 4.7 NO GENERAL SOLICITATION OR ADVERTISING IN REGARD TO THIS
TRANSACTION. Neither the Company nor any of its affiliates nor any person acting
on its or their behalf (a) has conducted or will conduct any general
solicitation (as that term is used in Rule 502(c) of Regulation D) or general
advertising with respect to any of the Put Shares or the Blackout Shares, if
any, or (b) made any offers or sales of any security or solicited any offers to
buy any security under any circumstances that would require registration of the
Common Stock under the Securities Act.
Section 4.8 CORPORATE DOCUMENTS. The Company has furnished or made
available to Investor true and correct copies of the Company's Certificate of
Incorporation, as amended and in effect on the date hereof (the "CERTIFICATE"),
and the Company's By-Laws, as amended and in effect on the date hereof (the
"BY-LAWS").
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Section 4.9 NO CONFLICTS. The execution, delivery and performance of this
Agreement by the Company and the consummation by the Company of the transactions
contemplated hereby, including without limitation the issuance of the Put Shares
and the Blackout Shares, if any, do not and will not (a) result in a violation
of the Certificate or By-Laws or (b) conflict with, or constitute a material
default (or an event that with notice or lapse of time or both would become a
material default) under, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment,
acceleration or cancellation of, any material agreement, indenture, instrument
or any "lock-up" or similar provision of any underwriting or similar agreement
to which the Company is a party, or (c) result in a violation of any federal,
state, local or foreign law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree
(including federal and state securities laws and regulations)applicable to the
Company or by which any property or asset of the Company is bound or affected
(except for such conflicts, defaults, terminations, amendments, accelerations,
cancellations and violations as would not, individually or in the aggregate,
have a Material Adverse Effect) nor is the Company otherwise in violation of,
conflict with or in default under any of the foregoing; provided, however, that
for purposes of the Company's representations and warranties as to violations of
foreign law, rule or regulation referenced in clause (c), such representations
and warranties are made only to the best of the Company's knowledge insofar as
the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by the Company and the
consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby are or may
be affected by the status of Investor under or pursuant to any such foreign law,
rule or regulation. The business of the Company is not being conducted in
violation of any law, ordinance or regulation of any governmental entity, except
for possible violations that either singly or in the aggregate do not and will
not have a Material Adverse Effect. The Company is not required under federal,
state or local law, rule or regulation to obtain any consent, authorization or
order of, or make any filing or registration with, any court or governmental
agency in order for it to execute, deliver or perform any of its obligations
under this Agreement or issue and sell the Common Stock in accordance with the
terms hereof(other than any SEC, NASD or state securities filings that may be
required to be made by the Company subsequent to any Closing, any registration
statement that may be filed pursuant hereto, and any shareholder approval
required by the rules applicable to companies whose common stock trades on the
Over The Counter Bulletin Board); provided that, for purposes of the
representation made in this sentence, the Company is assuming and relying upon
the accuracy of the relevant representations and agreements of Investor herein.
Section 4.10 NO MATERIAL ADVERSE CHANGE. Since January 1, 2003, no event
has occurred that would have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company, except as
disclosed in the SEC Documents.
Section 4.11 NO UNDISCLOSED LIABILITIES. The Company has no liabilities or
obligations that are material, individually or in the aggregate, and that are
not disclosed in the SEC Documents or otherwise publicly announced, other than
those incurred in the ordinary course of the Company's businesses since March
27, 2003 and which, individually or in the aggregate, do not or would not have a
Material Adverse Effect on the Company.
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Section 4.12 NO UNDISCLOSED EVENTS OR CIRCUMSTANCES. Since March 27, 2003,
no event or circumstance has occurred or exists with respect to the Company or
its businesses, properties, prospects, operations or financial condition, that,
under applicable law, rule or regulation, requires public disclosure or
announcement prior to the date hereof by the Company but which has not been so
publicly announced or disclosed in the SEC Documents.
Section 4.13 NO INTEGRATED OFFERING. 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, other than pursuant to this Agreement, under circumstances
that would require registration of the Common Stock under the Securities Act.
Section 4.14 LITIGATION AND OTHER PROCEEDINGS. Except as may beset forth in
the SEC Documents, there are no lawsuits or proceedings pending or to the best
knowledge of the Company threatened, against the Company, nor has the Company
received any written or oral notice of any such action, suit, proceeding or
investigation, which would have a Material Adverse Effect. Except as set forth
in the SEC Documents, no judgment, order, writ, injunction or decree or award
has been issued by or, so far as is known by the Company, requested of any
court, arbitrator or governmental agency which would have a Material Adverse
Effect.
Section 4.15 NO MISLEADING OR UNTRUE COMMUNICATION. The Company, any Person
representing the Company, and, to the knowledge of the Company, any other Person
selling or offering to sell the Put Shares or the Blackout Shares, if any, in
connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, have not made,
at any time, any oral communication in connection with the offer or sale of the
same which contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state
any material fact necessary in order to make the statements, in the light of the
circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
ARTICLE V
COVENANTS OF INVESTOR
Section 5.1 COMPLIANCE WITH LAW. Investor's trading activities with respect
to shares of the Common Stock will be in compliance with all applicable state
and federal securities laws, rules and regulations and the rules and regulations
of the NASD and the Principal Market on which the Common stock is listed.
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ARTICLE VI
COVENANTS OF THE COMPANY
Section 6.1 REGISTRATION RIGHTS. The Company shall cause the Registration
Rights Agreement to remain in full force and effect and the Company shall comply
in all respects with the terms thereof.
Section 6.2 RESERVATION OF COMMON STOCK. Not later than March 31, 2004, the
Company shall have available and the Company shall reserve and keep available at
all times, free of preemptive rights, shares of Common Stock for the purpose of
enabling the Company to satisfy any obligation to issue the Put Shares and the
Blackout Shares, if any; such amount of shares of Common Stock to be reserved
shall be calculated based upon a minimum Purchase Price of $.06 for the Put
Shares under the terms and conditions of this Agreement and a good faith
estimate by the Company in consultation with Investor of the number of Blackout
Shares, if any, that will need to be issued. The number of shares so reserved
from time to time, as theretofore increased or reduced as hereinafter provided,
may be reduced by the number of shares actually delivered hereunder.
Section 6.3 LISTING OF COMMON STOCK. The Company shall maintain the listing
of the Common Stock on a Principal Market, and will cause the Put Shares and the
Blackout Shares, if any, to be listed on the Principal Market. The Company
further shall, if the Company applies to have the Common Stock traded on any
other Principal Market, include in such application the Put Shares and the
Blackout Shares, if any, and shall take such other action as is necessary or
desirable in the reasonable opinion of Investor to cause the Common Stock to be
listed on such other Principal Market as promptly as possible. The Company shall
use its commercially reasonable efforts to continue the listing and trading of
the Common Stock on the Principal Market (including, without limitation,
maintaining sufficient net tangible assets) and will comply in all respects with
the Company's reporting, filing and other obligations under the bylaws or rules
of the NASD and the Principal Market.
Section 6.4 EXCHANGE ACT REGISTRATION. The Company shall take all
commercially reasonable steps to cause the Common Stock to continue to be
registered under Section 12(g) or 12(b) of the Exchange Act, will use its
commercially reasonable efforts to comply in all material respects with its
reporting and filing obligations under said Act, and will not take any action or
file any document (whether or not permitted by said Act or the rules
thereunder)to terminate or suspend such registration or to terminate or suspend
its reporting and filing obligations under said Act.
Section 6.5 LEGENDS. The certificates evidencing the Put Shares and the
Blackout Shares, if any, shall be free of legends, except as provided for in
Article VIII.
Section 6.6 CORPORATE EXISTENCE. The Company shall take all commercially
reasonable steps necessary to preserve and continue the corporate existence of
the Company.
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Section 6.7 ADDITIONAL SEC DOCUMENTS. The Company shall deliver to
Investor, promptly after the originals thereof are submitted to the SEC for
filing, copies of all SEC Documents so furnished or submitted to the SEC.
Section 6.8 NOTICE OF CERTAIN EVENTS AFFECTING REGISTRATION; SUSPENSION OF
RIGHT TO MAKE A PUT. The Company shall promptly notify Investor upon the
occurrence of any of the following events in respect of a registration statement
or related prospectus in respect of an offering of Registrable Securities: (a)
receipt of any request for additional information by the SEC or any other
federal or state governmental authority during the period of effectiveness of
the registration statement for amendments or supplements to the registration
statement or related prospectus; (b) the issuance by the SEC or any other
federal or state governmental authority of any stop order suspending the
effectiveness of any Registration Statement or the initiation of any proceedings
for that purpose; (c) receipt of any notification with respect to the suspension
of the qualification or exemption from qualification of any of the Registrable
Securities for sale in any jurisdiction or the initiation or threatening of any
proceeding for such purpose; (d) the happening of any event that makes any
statement made in such Registration Statement or related prospectus or any
document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated therein by reference untrue
in any material respect or that requires the making of any changes in the
registration statement, related prospectus or documents so that, in the case of
a Registration Statement, it will not contain any untrue statement of a material
fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or
necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, and that in the case of
the related prospectus, it will not contain any untrue statement of a material
fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or
necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances
under which they were made, not misleading; and (e) the Company's reasonable
determination that a post-effective amendment to the registration statement
would be appropriate, and the Company shall promptly make available to Investor
any such supplement or amendment to the related prospectus. The Company shall
not deliver to Investor any Put Notice during the continuation of any of the
foregoing events.
Section 6.9 EXPECTATIONS REGARDING PUT NOTICES. Within fifteen (15)
business days after the commencement of each calendar quarter occurring
subsequent to the commencement of the Commitment Period, the Company undertakes
to notify Investor as to its reasonable expectations as to the dollar amount it
intends to raise during such calendar quarter, if any, through the issuance of
Put Notices. Such notification shall constitute only the Company's good faith
estimate with respect to such calendar quarter and shall in no way obligate the
Company to raise such amount during such calendar quarter or otherwise limit its
ability to deliver Put Notices during such calendar quarter. The failure by the
Company to comply with this provision can be cured by the Company's notifying
Investor at any time as to its reasonable expectations with respect to the
current calendar quarter.
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Section 6.10 CONSOLIDATION; MERGER. The Company shall not, at any time
after the date hereof, effect any merger or consolidation of the Company with or
into, or a transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company to,
another entity unless the resulting successor or acquiring entity (if not the
Company) assumes by written instrument the obligation to deliver to Investor
such shares of Common Stock and/or securities as Investor is entitled to receive
pursuant to this Agreement.
Section 6.11 ISSUANCE OF PUT SHARES AND BLACKOUT SHARES. The sale of the
Put Shares and the issuance of the Blackout Shares, if any, shall be made in
accordance with the provisions and requirements of Regulation D and any
applicable state law.
Section 6.12 DILUTION. The number of shares of Common Stock issuable as Put
Shares may increase substantially in certain circumstances, including, but not
necessarily limited to, the circumstance wherein the trading price of the Common
Stock declines during the period between the Effective Date and the end of the
Commitment Period. The Company's executive officers and directors have studied
and fully understand the nature of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement and recognize that they have a potential dilutive effect. The board of
directors of the Company has concluded, in its good faith business judgment,
that such issuance is in the best interests of the Company. The Company
specifically acknowledges that its obligation to issue the Put Shares is binding
upon the Company and enforceable regardless of the dilution such issuance may
have on the ownership interests of other shareholders of the Company.
ARTICLE VII
CONDITIONS TO DELIVERY OF
PUT NOTICES AND CONDITIONS TO CLOSING
Section 7.1 CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO THE OBLIGATION OF THE COMPANY TO ISSUE
AND SELL COMMON STOCK. The obligation hereunder of the Company to issue and sell
the Put Shares to Investor incident to each Closing is subject to the
satisfaction, at or before each such Closing, of each of the conditions set
forth below.
(a) ACCURACY OF INVESTOR'S REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES. The
representations and warranties of Investor shall be true and correct in all
material respects as of the date of this Agreement and as of the date of each
such Closing as though made at each such time, except for changes which have not
had a Material Adverse Effect.
(b) PERFORMANCE BY INVESTOR. Investor shall have performed, satisfied
and complied in all respects with all covenants, agreements and conditions
required by this Agreement to be performed, satisfied or complied with by
Investor at or prior to such Closing.
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Section 7.2 CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO THE RIGHT OF THE COMPANY TO DELIVER A
PUT NOTICE AND THE OBLIGATION OF INVESTOR TO PURCHASE PUT SHARES. The right of
the Company to deliver a Put Notice and the obligation of Investor hereunder to
acquire and pay for the Put Shares incident to a Closing is subject to the
satisfaction, on (a) the date of delivery of such Put Notice and (b) the
applicable Closing Date (each a "CONDITION SATISFACTION DATE"), of each of the
following conditions:
(a) REGISTRATION OF REGISTRABLE SECURITIES WITH THE SEC. As set forth
in the Registration Rights Agreement, the Company shall have filed with the SEC
the Initial Registration Statement with respect to the resale of the Initial
Registrable Securities by Investor and such Registration Statement shall have
been declared effective by the SEC prior to the first Put Date. For the purposes
of any Put Notice with respect to the Registrable Securities other than the
Initial Registrable Securities, the Company shall have filed with the SEC a
Registration Statement with respect to the resale of such Registrable Securities
by Investor which shall have been declared effective by the SEC prior to the Put
Date therefore.
(b) EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT. As set forth in the Registration
Rights Agreement, a Registration Statement shall have previously become
effective for the resale by Investor of the Registrable Securities subject to
such Put Notice and such Registration Statement shall remain effective on each
Condition Satisfaction Date and (i) neither the Company nor Investor shall have
received notice that the SEC has issued or intends to issue a stop order with
respect to such Registration Statement or that the SEC otherwise has suspended
or withdrawn the effectiveness of such Registration Statement, either
temporarily or permanently, or intends or has threatened to do so (unless the
SEC's concerns have been addressed and Investor is reasonably satisfied that the
SEC no longer is considering or intends to take such action),and (ii) no other
suspension of the use or withdrawal of the effectiveness of such Registration
Statement or related prospectus shall exist.
(c) ACCURACY OF THE COMPANY'S REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES. The
representations and warranties of the Company shall be true and correct in all
material respects as of each Condition Satisfaction Date as though made at each
such time (except for representations and warranties specifically made as of a
particular date) with respect to all periods, and as to all events and
circumstances occurring or existing to and including each Condition Satisfaction
Date, except for any conditions which have temporarily caused any
representations or warranties herein to be incorrect and which have been
corrected with no continuing impairment to the Company or Investor.
(d) PERFORMANCE BY THE COMPANY. The Company shall have performed,
satisfied and complied in all material respects with all covenants, agreements
and conditions required by this Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement
to be performed, satisfied or complied with by the Company at or prior to each
Condition Satisfaction Date.
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(e) NO INJUNCTION. No statute, rule, regulation, executive order,
decree, ruling or injunction shall have been enacted, entered, promulgated or
adopted by any court or governmental authority of competent jurisdiction that
prohibits or directly and materially adversely affects any of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement, and no proceeding shall have been commenced that
may have the effect of prohibiting or materially adversely affecting any of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(f) ADVERSE CHANGES. Since the date of filing of the Company's most
recent SEC Document, no event that had or is reasonably likely to have a
Material Adverse Effect has occurred.
(g) NO SUSPENSION OF TRADING IN OR DELISTING OF COMMON STOCK. The
trading of the Common Stock shall not have been suspended by the SEC, the
Principal Market or the NASD and the Common Stock shall have been approved for
listing or quotation on and shall not have been delisted from the Principal
Market.
(h) LEGAL OPINION. The Company shall have caused to be delivered to
Investor, within five (5) Trading Days of the effective date of the Initial
Registration Statement and each subsequent Registration Statement, an opinion of
the Company's legal counsel in the form of Exhibit C hereto, addressed to
Investor.
(i) [INTENTIONALLY OMITTED]
(j) TEN PERCENT LIMITATION. On each Closing Date, the number of Put
Shares then to be purchased by Investor shall not exceed the number of such
shares that, when aggregated with all other shares of Registrable Securities
then owned by Investor beneficially or deemed beneficially owned by Investor,
would result in Investor owning no more than 9.9% of all of such Common Stock as
would be outstanding on such Closing Date, as determined in accordance with
Section 16 of the Exchange Act and the regulations promulgated thereunder. For
purposes of this Section 7.2(j), in the event that the amount of Common Stock
outstanding as determined in accordance with Section 16 of the Exchange Act and
the regulations promulgated thereunder is greater on a Closing Date than on the
date upon which the Put Notice associated with such Closing Date is given, the
amount of Common Stock outstanding on such Closing Date shall govern for
purposes of determining whether Investor, when aggregating all purchases of
Common Stock made pursuant to this Agreement and Blackout Shares, if any, would
own more than 9.9% of the Common Stock following such Closing Date.
(k) NO KNOWLEDGE. The Company shall have no knowledge of any event
more likely than not to have the effect of causing such Registration Statement
to be suspended or otherwise ineffective (which event is more likely than not to
occur within the fifteen Trading Days following the Trading Day on which such
Notice is deemed delivered).
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(l) TRADING CUSHION. The Trading Cushion shall have elapsed since the
immediately preceding Put Date.
(m) SHAREHOLDER VOTE. The issuance of shares of Common Stock with
respect to the applicable Closing, if any, shall not violate the shareholder
approval requirements of the Principal Market.
(o) OTHER. On each Condition Satisfaction Date, Investor shall have
received and been reasonably satisfied with such other certificates and
documents as shall have been reasonably requested by Investor in order for
Investor to confirm the Company's satisfaction of the conditions set forth in
this Section 7.2., including, without limitation, a certificate in substantially
the form and substance of Exhibit D hereto, executed by an executive officer of
the Company and to the effect that all the conditions to such Closing shall have
been satisfied as at the date of each such certificate.
Section 7.3 DUE DILIGENCE REVIEW; NON-DISCLOSURE OF NON-PUBLIC INFORMATION.
(a) The Company shall make available for inspection and review by
Investor, advisors to and representatives of Investor (who may or may not be
affiliated with Investor and who are reasonably acceptable to the Company), any
Underwriter, any Registration Statement or amendment or supplement thereto or
any blue sky, NASD or other filing, all financial and other records, all SEC
Documents and other filings with the SEC, and all other corporate documents and
properties of the Company as may be reasonably necessary for the purpose of such
review, and cause the Company's officers, directors and employees to supply all
such information reasonably requested by Investor or any such representative,
advisor or Underwriter in connection with such Registration Statement
(including, without limitation, in response to all questions and other inquiries
reasonably made or submitted by any of them), prior to and from time to time
after the filing and effectiveness of such Registration.
(b) Each of the Company, its officers, directors, employees and agents
shall in no event disclose non-public information to Investor, advisors to or
representatives of Investor.
(c) Nothing herein shall require the Company to disclose non-public
information to Investor or its advisors or representatives, and the Company
represents that it does not disseminate non-public information to any investors
who purchase stock in the Company in a public offering, to money managers or to
securities analysts; provided, however, that notwithstanding anything herein to
the contrary, the Company shall, as hereinabove provided, immediately notify the
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advisors and representatives of Investor and any Underwriters of any event or
the existence of any circumstance(without any obligation to disclose the
specific event or circumstance) of which it becomes aware, constituting
non-public information (whether or not requested of the Company specifically or
generally during the course of due diligence by such persons or entities),
which, if not disclosed in the prospectus included in a Registration Statement
would cause such prospectus to include a material misstatement or to omit a
material fact required to be stated therein in order to make the statements
therein, in light of the circumstances in which they were made, not misleading.
Nothing contained in this Section 7.3 shall be construed to mean that such
persons or entities other than Investor (without the written consent of Investor
prior to disclosure of such information) may not obtain non-public information
in the course of conducting due diligence in accordance with the terms and
conditions of this Agreement and nothing herein shall prevent any such persons
or entities from notifying the Company of their opinion that based on such due
diligence by such persons or entities, any Registration Statement contains an
untrue statement of a material fact or omits a material fact required to be
stated in such Registration Statement or necessary to make the statements
contained therein, in light of the circumstances in which they were made, not
misleading.
ARTICLE VIII
LEGENDS
Section 8.1 LEGENDS. (a) Except as otherwise provided below, each
certificate representing Registrable Securities will bear the following legend
(the "LEGEND"):
The securities represented by this certificate have not been
registered under the Securities Act of 1933 (the "Securities
Act") or qualified under applicable state securities laws.
These securities may not be offered, sold, pledged,
hypothecated, transferred or otherwise disposed of except
pursuant to (I) an effective registration statement and
qualification in effect with respect thereto under the
Securities Act and under any applicable state securities
law, (ii) to the extent applicable, Rule 144 under the
Securities Act, or (iii) an opinion of counsel reasonably
acceptable to the Company that such registration and
qualification is not required under applicable federal and
state securities laws."
(b) As soon as practicable after the execution and delivery hereof,
the Company shall issue to the Transfer Agent Instructions in substantially the
form of Exhibit E hereto. Such instructions shall be irrevocable by the Company
from and after the date thereof or from and after the issuance thereof except as
otherwise expressly provided in the Registration Rights Agreement. It is the
intent and purpose of such instructions, as provided therein, to require the
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Transfer Agent to issue to Investor certificates evidencing shares of Common
Stock incident to a Closing, free of the Legend, without consultation by the
transfer agent with the Company or its counsel and without the need for any
further advice or instruction or documentation to the Transfer Agent by or from
the Company or its counsel or Investor; provided that (a) a Registration
Statement shall then be effective, (b) Investor confirms to the Transfer Agent
and the Company that it has or intends to sell such Common Stock to a third
party which is not an affiliate of Investor or the Company and Investor agrees
to redeliver the certificate representing such shares of Common Stock to the
Transfer Agent to add the Legend in the event the Common Stock is not sold, and
(c) if reasonably requested by the transfer agent or the Company, Investor
confirms to the transfer agent and the Company that Investor has complied with
the prospectus delivery requirement under the Securities Act. At any time after
the Effective Date, upon surrender of one or more certificates evidencing Common
Stock that bear the Legend, to the extent accompanied by a notice requesting the
issuance of new certificates free of the Legend to replace those surrendered.
Section 8.2 NO OTHER LEGEND OR STOCK TRANSFER RESTRICTIONS. No legend other
than the one specified in Section 8.1 has been or shall be placed on the share
certificates representing the Common Stock and no instructions or "stop
transfers orders," so called, "stock transfer restrictions," or other
restrictions have been or shall be given to the Company's transfer agent with
respect thereto other than as expressly set forth in this Article VIII.
Section 8.3 COVER. If the Company fails for any reason to deliver the Put
Shares on such Closing Date and the holder of the Put Shares (a "Investor")
purchases, in an open market transaction or otherwise, shares of Common Stock
(the "Covering Shares") in order to make delivery in satisfaction of a sale of
Common Stock by such Investor (the "Sold Shares"), which delivery such Investor
anticipated to make using the Put Shares (a "Buy-In"), then the Company shall
pay to such Investor, in addition to all other amounts contemplated in other
provisions of the Transaction Documents, and not in lieu thereof, the Buy-In
Adjustment Amount (as defined below). The "Buy-In Adjustment Amount" is the
amount equal to the excess, if any, of (x) such Investor's total purchase price
(including brokerage commissions, if any) for the Covering Shares over (y) the
net proceeds (after brokerage commissions, if any) received by such Investor
from the sale of the Sold Shares. The Company shall pay the Buy-In Adjustment
Amount to such Investor in immediately available funds immediately upon demand
by such Investor. By way of illustration and not in limitation of the foregoing,
if such Investor purchases Covering Shares having a total purchase price
(including brokerage commissions) of $11,000 to cover a Buy-In with respect to
shares of Common Stock that it sold for net proceeds of $10,000, the Buy-In
Adjustment Amount that the Company will be required to pay to such Investor will
be $1,000.
Section 8.4 INVESTOR'S COMPLIANCE. Nothing in this Article VIII shall
affect in any way Investor's obligations under any agreement to comply with all
applicable securities laws upon resale of the Common Stock.
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ARTICLE IX
NOTICES; INDEMNIFICATION
Section 9.1 NOTICES. All notices, demands, requests, consents, approvals,
and other communications required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing
and, unless otherwise specified herein, shall be (a) personally served,(b)
deposited in the mail, registered or certified, return receipt requested,
postage prepaid, (c) delivered by reputable air courier service with charges
prepaid, or (d) transmitted by hand delivery, telegram, or facsimile, addressed
as set forth below or to such other address as such party shall have specified
most recently by written notice given in accordance herewith. Any notice or
other communication required or permitted to be given hereunder shall be deemed
effective (i) upon hand delivery or delivery by facsimile, with accurate
confirmation generated by the transmitting facsimile machine, at the address or
number designated below (if delivered on a business day during normal business
hours where such notice is to be received), or the first business day following
such delivery (if delivered other than on a business day during normal business
hours where such notice is to be received) or (ii) on the second business day
following the date of mailing by express courier service or on the fifth
business day after deposited in the mail, in each case, fully prepaid, addressed
to such address, or upon actual receipt of such mailing, whichever shall first
occur. The addresses for such communications shall be:
If to the Company: HomeCom Comunications, Inc.
00 Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
Telephone No.: (000) 000-0000
Telecopier No.: (000) 000-0000
if to Investor: Brittany Capital Management Ltd.
Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxx
00 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
PO Box N-10818
Nassau, New Providence
Bahamas
with a copy to: Xxxxxxx & Xxxxxx, LLP
Xxxxx 0000
00 Xxxxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
Either party hereto may from time to time change its address or facsimile number
for notices under this Section 9.1 by giving at least ten (10) days' prior
written notice of such changed address or facsimile number to the other party
hereto.
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Section 9.2 INDEMNIFICATION.
The Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Investor and its
officers, directors, employees, and agents, and each Person or entity, if any,
who controls Investor within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or
Section 20 of the Exchange Act, together with the Controlling Persons (as
defined in the Registration Rights Agreement) from and against any Damages,
joint or several, and any action in respect thereof to which Investor, its
partners, affiliates, officers, directors, employees, and duly authorized
agents, and any such Controlling Person becomes subject to, resulting from,
arising out of or relating to any misrepresentation, breach of warranty or
nonfulfillment of or failure to perform any covenant or agreement on the part of
Company contained in this Agreement, as such Damages are incurred, except to the
extent such Damages result primarily from Investor's failure to perform any
covenant or agreement contained in this Agreement or Investor's or its
officer's, director's, employee's, agent's or Controlling Person's negligence,
recklessness or bad faith in performing its obligations under this Agreement.
Section 9.3 METHOD OF ASSERTING INDEMNIFICATION CLAIMS. All claims for
indemnification by any Indemnified Party (as defined below) under Section 9.2
shall be asserted and resolved as follows:
(a) In the event any claim or demand in respect of which any person
claiming indemnification under any provision of this Article (an "INDEMNIFIED
PARTY") might seek indemnity under this Article is asserted against or sought to
be collected from such Indemnified Party by a person other than a party hereto
or an affiliate thereof (a "THIRD PARTY CLAIM"), the Indemnified Party shall
deliver a written notification, enclosing a copy of all papers served, if any,
and specifying the nature of and basis for such Third Party Claim and for the
Indemnified Party's claim for indemnification that is being asserted under any
provision of this Article against any person (the "INDEMNIFYING PARTY"),
together with the amount or, if not then reasonably ascertainable, the estimated
amount, determined in good faith, of such Third Party Claim (a "CLAIM NOTICE")
with reasonable promptness to the Indemnifying Party. If the Indemnified Party
fails to provide the Claim Notice with reasonable promptness after the
Indemnified Party receives notice of such Third Party Claim, the Indemnifying
Party shall not be obligated to indemnify the Indemnified Party with respect to
such Third Party Claim to the extent that the Indemnifying Party's ability to
defend has been prejudiced by such failure of the Indemnified Party. The
Indemnifying Party shall notify the Indemnified Party as soon as practicable
within the period ending thirty (30) calendar days following receipt by the
Indemnifying Party of either a Claim Notice or an Indemnity Notice (as defined
below) (the "DISPUTE PERIOD") whether the Indemnifying Party disputes its
liability or the amount of its liability to the Indemnified Party under this
Article and whether the Indemnifying Party desires, at its sole cost and
expense, to defend the Indemnified Party against such Third Party Claim.(i)If
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the Indemnifying Party notifies the Indemnified Party within the Dispute Period
that the Indemnifying Party desires to defend the Indemnified Party with respect
to the Third Party Claim pursuant to this Section 9.3(a), then the Indemnifying
Party shall have the right to defend, with counsel reasonably satisfactory to
the Indemnified Party, at the sole cost and expense of the Indemnifying Party,
such Third Party Claim by all appropriate proceedings, which proceedings shall
be vigorously and diligently prosecuted by the Indemnifying Party to a final
conclusion or will be settled at the discretion of the Indemnifying Party (but
only with the consent of the Indemnified Party in the case of any settlement
that provides for any relief other than the payment of monetary damages or that
provides for the payment of monetary damages as to which the Indemnified Party
shall not be indemnified in full pursuant to this Article). The Indemnifying
Party shall have full control of such defense and proceedings, including any
compromise or settlement thereof; provided, however, that the Indemnified Party
may, at the sole cost and expense of the Indemnified Party, at any time prior to
the Indemnifying Party's delivery of the notice referred to in the first
sentence of this clause (i), file any motion, answer or other pleadings or take
any other action that the Indemnified Party reasonably believes to be necessary
or appropriate to protect its interests; and provided further, that if requested
by the Indemnifying Party, the Indemnified Party will, at the sole cost and
expense of the Indemnifying Party, provide reasonable cooperation to the
Indemnifying Party in contesting any Third Party Claim that the Indemnifying
Party elects to contest. The Indemnified Party may participate in, but not
control, any defense or settlement of any Third Party Claim controlled by the
Indemnifying Party pursuant to this clause (i), and except as provided in the
preceding sentence, the Indemnified Party shall bear its own costs and expenses
with respect to such participation. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the
Indemnified Party may takeover the control of the defense or settlement of a
Third Party Claim at any time if it irrevocably waives its right to indemnity
under this Article with respect to such Third Party Claim. (ii) If the
Indemnifying Party fails to notify the Indemnified Party within the Dispute
Period that the Indemnifying Party desires to defend the Third Party Claim
pursuant to Section 9.3(a), or if the Indemnifying Party gives such notice but
fails to prosecute vigorously and diligently or settle the Third Party Claim, or
if the Indemnifying Party fails to give any notice whatsoever within the Dispute
Period, then the Indemnified Party shall have the right to defend, at the sole
cost and expense of the Indemnifying Party, the Third Party Claim by all
appropriate proceedings, which proceedings shall be prosecuted by the
Indemnified Party in a reasonable manner and in good faith or will be settled at
the discretion of the Indemnified Party(with the consent of the Indemnifying
Party, which consent will not be unreasonably withheld). The Indemnified Party
will have full control of such defense and proceedings, including any compromise
or settlement thereof; provided, however, that if requested by the Indemnified
Party, the Indemnifying Party will, at the sole cost and expense of the
Indemnifying Party, provide reasonable cooperation to the Indemnified Party and
its counsel in contesting any Third Party Claim which the Indemnified Party is
contesting. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this clause (ii), if the
Indemnifying Party has notified the Indemnified Party within the Dispute Period
that the Indemnifying Party disputes its liability or the amount of its
liability hereunder to the Indemnified Party with respect to such Third Party
Claim and if such dispute is resolved in favor of the Indemnifying Party in the
manner provided in clause (iii) below, the Indemnifying Party will not be
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required to bear the costs and expenses of the Indemnified Party's defense
pursuant to this clause (ii) or of the Indemnifying Party's participation
therein at the Indemnified Party's request, and the Indemnified Party shall
reimburse the Indemnifying Party in full for all reasonable costs and expenses
incurred by the Indemnifying Party in connection with such litigation. The
Indemnifying Party may participate in, but not control, any defense or
settlement controlled by the Indemnified Party pursuant to this clause (ii), and
the Indemnifying Party shall bear its own costs and expenses with respect to
such participation. (iii) If the Indemnifying Party notifies the Indemnified
Party that it does not dispute its liability or the amount of its liability to
the Indemnified Party with respect to the Third Party Claim under this Article
or fails to notify the Indemnified Party within the Dispute Period whether the
Indemnifying Party disputes its liability or the amount of its liability to the
Indemnified Party with respect to such Third Party Claim, the amount of Damages
specified in the Claim Notice shall be conclusively deemed a liability of the
Indemnifying Party under this Article and the Indemnifying Party shall pay the
amount of such Damages to the Indemnified Party on demand. If the Indemnifying
Party has timely disputed its liability or the amount of its liability with
respect to such claim, the Indemnifying Party and the Indemnified Party shall
proceed in good faith to negotiate a resolution of such dispute; provided,
however, that if the dispute is not resolved within thirty (30) days after the
Claim Notice, the Indemnifying Party shall be entitled to institute such legal
action as it deems appropriate.
(b) In the event any Indemnified Party should have a claim under this
Article against the Indemnifying Party that does not involve a Third Party
Claim, the Indemnified Party shall deliver a written notification of a claim for
indemnity under this Article specifying the nature of and basis for such claim,
together with the amount or, if not then reasonably ascertainable, the estimated
amount, determined in good faith, of such claim (an "INDEMNITY NOTICE") with
reasonable promptness to the Indemnifying Party. The failure by any Indemnified
Party to give the Indemnity Notice shall not impair such party's rights
hereunder except to the extent that the Indemnifying Party demonstrates that it
has been irreparably prejudiced thereby. If the Indemnifying Party notifies the
Indemnified Party that it does not dispute the claim or the amount of the claim
described in such Indemnity Notice or fails to notify the Indemnified Party
within the Dispute Period whether the Indemnifying Party disputes the claim or
the amount of the claim described in such Indemnity Notice, the amount of
Damages specified in the Indemnity Notice will be conclusively deemed a
liability of the Indemnifying Party under this Article and the Indemnifying
Party shall pay the amount of such Damages to the Indemnified Party on demand.
If the Indemnifying Party has timely disputed its liability or the amount of its
liability with respect to such claim, the Indemnifying Party and the Indemnified
Party shall proceed in good faith to negotiate a resolution of such dispute;
provided, however, that if the dispute is not resolved within thirty (30) days
after the Claim Notice, the Indemnifying Party shall be entitled to institute
such legal action as it deems appropriate.
(c) The indemnity agreements contained herein shall be in addition to
(i) any cause of action or similar rights of the Indemnified Party against the
Indemnifying Party or others, and (ii) any liabilities the Indemnifying Party
may be subject to.
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Section 9.4 REIMBURSEMENT. (i) any Investor, other than by reason of its
gross negligence or willful misconduct, becomes involved in any capacity in any
action, proceeding or investigation brought by any stockholder of the Company,
in connection with or as a result of the consummation of the transactions
contemplated by the Transaction Agreements, or if such Investor is impleaded in
any such action, proceeding or investigation by any Person, or (ii) any
Investor, other than by reason of its gross negligence or willful misconduct or
by reason of its trading of the Common Stock in a manner that is illegal under
the federal securities laws, becomes involved in any capacity in any action,
proceeding or investigation brought by the SEC against or involving the Company
or in connection with or as a result of the consummation of the transactions
contemplated by the Transaction Agreements, or if such Investor is impleaded in
any such action, proceeding or investigation by any Person, then in any such
case, the Company will reimburse such Investor for its reasonable legal and
other expenses (including the cost of any investigation and preparation)
incurred in connection therewith, as such expenses are incurred. In addition,
other than with respect to any matter in which such Investor is a named party,
the Company will pay such Investor the charges, as reasonably determined by such
Investor, for the time of any officers or employees of such Investor devoted to
appearing and preparing to appear as witnesses, assisting in preparation for
hearings, trials or pretrial matters, or otherwise with respect to inquiries,
hearing, trials, and other proceedings relating to the subject matter of this
Agreement. The reimbursement obligations of the Company under this paragraph
shall be in addition to any liability which the Company may otherwise have,
shall extend upon the same terms and conditions to any Affiliates of the
Investor who are actually named in such action, proceeding or investigation, and
partners, directors, agents, employees and controlling persons (if any), as the
case may be, of the Investor and any such Affiliate, and shall be binding upon
and inure to the benefit of any successors, assigns, heirs and personal
representatives of the Company, the Investor and any such Affiliate and any such
Person. The Company also agrees that neither any Investor nor any such
Affiliate, partners, directors, agents, employees or controlling persons shall
have any liability to the Company or any person asserting claims on behalf of or
in right of the Company in connection with or as a result of the consummation of
the Transaction Agreements except to the extent that any losses, claims,
damages, liabilities or expenses incurred by the Company result from the gross
negligence or willful misconduct of such Investor.
Section 9.5 RELEASE. Effective upon the mutual execution hereof, the
Company, for itself and on behalf of all affiliated persons and entities,
representatives, and all predecessors in interest, successors and assigns
(collectively, the "Releasing Parties"), hereby releases and forever discharges
each of Investor, and Investor's direct and indirect partners, officers,
directors, employees, affiliates, representatives, agents, trustees,
beneficiaries, predecessors in interest, successors in interest and nominees, of
and from any and all claims, demands, actions and causes of action, whether
known or unknown, fixed or contingent, arising prior to the Closing Date, that
the Company may have had, may now have or may hereafter acquire with respect to
any matters whatsoever under, relating to or arising from any prior Purchase
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Agreement, Registration Agreement, and the agreements entered into in connection
therewith (sometimes collectively referred to as the "Prior Agreements"). The
Company also fully waives (i) any defenses it may have with respect to honoring
the terms of the Prior Agreements, or any (ii) offsets it may have with respect
to the amounts owed under the Prior Agreements.
The Company represents, warrants and covenants that it has not, and at the
time this release becomes effective will not have, sold, assigned, transferred
or otherwise conveyed to any other person or entity all or any portion of its
rights, claims, demands, actions or causes of action herein released.
ARTICLE X
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 10.1 GOVERNING LAW; JURISDICTION. This Agreement shall be governed
by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of New York without
regard to the principles of conflicts of law. Each of the Company and Investor
hereby submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the United States Federal and
state courts located in New York with respect to any dispute arising under this
Agreement, the agreements entered into in connection herewith or the
transactions contemplated hereby or thereby.
Section 10.2 JURY TRIAL WAIVER. The Company and the Investor hereby waive a
trial by jury in any action, proceeding or counterclaim brought by either of the
parties hereto against the other in respect of any matter arising out of or in
connection with the Transaction Documents.
Section 10.3 SPECIFIC ENFORCEMENT. The Company and the Investor acknowledge
and agree that irreparable damage would occur to the Investor in the event that
any of the provisions of this Agreement were not performed in accordance with
their specific terms or were otherwise breached. It is accordingly agreed that
the Investor shall be entitled to an injunction or injunctions to prevent or
cure breaches of the provisions of this Agreement and to enforce specifically
the terms and provisions hereof or thereof, this being in addition to any other
remedy to which any of them may be entitled by law or equity.
Section 10.4 ASSIGNMENT. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to
the benefit of the Company and Investor and their respective successors and
permitted assigns. Neither this Agreement nor any rights of Investor or the
Company hereunder may be assigned by either party to any other person.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, (a) the provisions of this Agreement shall inure
to the benefit of, and be enforceable by, any transferee of any of the Common
Stock purchased or acquired by Investor hereunder with respect to the Common
Stock held by such person, and (b) Investor's interest in this Agreement may be
assigned at any time, in whole but not in part, to any affiliate of Investor.
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Section 10.5 THIRD PARTY BENEFICIARIES. This Agreement is intended for the
benefit of the Company and Investor 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.
Section 10.6 TERMINATION. This Agreement shall terminate at the end of the
Commitment Period or as otherwise provided herein(unless extended by the
agreement of the Company and Investor); provided, however, that the provisions
of Article VI, VIII, IX and Sections 10.2, 10.3 and 10.4 shall survive the
termination of this Agreement.
Section 10.7 ENTIRE AGREEMENT, AMENDMENT; NO WAIVER. This Agreement and the
instruments referenced herein contain the entire understanding of the Company
and Investor with respect to the matters covered herein and therein and, except
as specifically set forth herein or therein, neither the Company nor Investor
makes any representation, warranty, covenant or undertaking with respect to such
matters. No provision of this Agreement may be waived or amended other than by
an instrument in writing signed by the party to be charged with enforcement.
Section 10.8 FEES AND EXPENSES. Except as otherwise provided in this
Agreement or any of the Exhibits thereto, each of the Company and Investor
agrees to pay its own expenses in connection with the preparation of this
Agreement and performance of its obligations hereunder. The Company shall pay
all stamp or other similar taxes and duties levied in connection with issuance
of the Shares pursuant hereto.
Section 10.9 NO BROKERS. Each of the Company and Investor represents that
it has had no dealings in connection with this transaction with any finder or
broker who will demand payment of any fee or commission from the other party,
except that the company agrees to pay the consultant, Greenfield Capital
Partners, LLC., a fee in the amount of 1% of any money funded pursuant to a Put
Notice. The Company on the one hand, and Investor, on the other hand, agree to
indemnify the other against and hold the other harmless from any and all
liabilities to any persons claiming brokerage commissions or finder's fees on
account of services purported to have been rendered on behalf of the
indemnifying party in connection with this Agreement or the transactions
contemplated hereby.
Section 10.10 COUNTERPARTS. This Agreement may be executed in multiple
counterparts, each of which may be executed by less than all of the Company and
shall be deemed to be an original instrument which shall be enforceable against
the parties actually executing such counterparts and all of which together shall
constitute one and the same instrument. This Agreement, once executed by a
party, may be delivered to the other parties hereto by facsimile transmission of
a copy of this Agreement bearing the signature of the parties so delivering this
Agreement.
Section 10.11 SURVIVAL; SEVERABILITY. The representations, warranties,
covenants and agreements of the Company hereto shall survive each Closing
hereunder for a period of one (1) year thereafter. In the event that any
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provision of this Agreement becomes or is declared by a court of competent
jurisdiction to be illegal, unenforceable or void, this Agreement shall continue
in full force and effect without said provision; provided that such severability
shall be ineffective if it materially changes the economic benefit of this
Agreement to any party.
Section 10.12 FURTHER ASSURANCES. Each party shall do and perform, or cause
to be done and performed, all such further acts and things, and shall execute
and deliver all such other agreements, certificates, instruments and documents,
as the other party may reasonably request in order to carry out the intent and
accomplish the purposes of this Agreement and the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby.
Section 10.13 NO STRICT CONSTRUCTION. The language used in this Agreement
will be deemed to be the language chosen by the parties to express their mutual
intent, and no rules of strict construction will be applied against any party.
Section 10.14 TITLE AND SUBTITLES. The titles and subtitles used in this
Agreement are used for the convenience of reference and are not to be considered
in construing or interpreting this Agreement.
Section 10.15 REPORTING ENTITY FOR THE COMMON STOCK. The reporting entity
relied upon for the determination of the trading price of the Common Stock on
any given Trading Day for the purposes of this Agreement shall be Bloomberg L.P.
or any successor thereto. The written mutual consent of Investor and the Company
shall be required to employ any other reporting entity.
Section 10.16 PUBLICITY. The Company and Investor shall consult with each
other in issuing any press releases or otherwise making public statements with
respect to the transactions contemplated hereby and no party shall issue any
such press release or otherwise make any such public statement without the prior
written consent of the other parties, which consent shall not be unreasonably
withheld or delayed, except that no prior consent shall be required if such
disclosure is required by law, in which such case the disclosing party shall
provide the other parties with prior notice of such public statement.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall not publicly disclose the name
of Investor without the prior written consent of such Investor, except to the
extent required by law. Investor acknowledges that this Agreement and all or
part of the Transaction Documents may be deemed to be "material contracts" as
that term is defined by Item 601(b)(10) of Regulation S-K, and that the Company
may therefore be required to file such documents as exhibits to reports or
registration statements filed under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act.
Investor further agrees that the status of such documents and materials as
material contracts shall be determined solely by the Company, in consultation
with its counsel.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Private Equity
Credit Agreement to be executed by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized,
as of the date first set forth above.
HOMECOM COMUNICATIONS, INC.
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
Title: Vice President and Chief
Operating Officer, Licensing
Division
BRITTANY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LTD.
By: /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Title: President
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EXHIBITS
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EXHIBIT A Registration Rights Agreement
EXHIBIT B Put Notice
EXHIBIT C Opinion
EXHIBIT D Closing Certificate
EXHIBIT E Transfer Agent Instructions
EXHIBIT F Escrow Agreement
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