NEAH POWER SYSTEMS, INC. SERIES A PREFERRED STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT June 18, 2008
June
18, 2008
This
Series A Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement (this
“Agreement”)
is
made and entered into as of June 18, 2008, by and among Neah Power Systems,
Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “Company”),
and
the persons identified on the signature block hereto (collectively, the
“Purchasers”).
RECITALS
Whereas,
the
Company has authorized the sale and issuance of not less than 7,500,000 shares
(the “Shares”)
of its
Series A Preferred Stock, par vgalue $0.001 per share (the “Series
A Preferred Stock”
or
the
“Shares”),
at a
price of $0.04 per share; and
Whereas,
the
Company desires to use the proceeds from the sale of the Series A Preferred
Stock for working capital purposes; and
Whereas,
the
Purchaser desires to purchase the Series A Preferred Stock on the terms and
conditions set forth herein; and
Whereas,
the
Company desires to issue and sell the Series A Preferred Stock to Purchaser
on
the terms and conditions set forth herein.
AGREEMENT
Now,
Therefore,
in
consideration of the foregoing recitals and the mutual promises,
representations, warranties, and covenants hereinafter set forth and for other
good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby
acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE
I
DEFINITIONS
1.1 Definitions.
In
addition to the terms defined elsewhere in this Agreement, for all purposes
of
this Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated in this
Section 1.1:
“Affiliate”
means,
with respect to any Person, any other Person that, directly or indirectly
through one or more intermediaries, Controls, is controlled by or is under
common control with such Person. With respect to a Purchaser, any investment
fund or managed account that is managed on a discretionary basis by the same
investment manager as such Purchaser will be deemed to be an Affiliate of such
Purchaser.
“Business
Day”
means
a
day, other than a Saturday, Sunday or federal holiday.
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“Closing”
means
the
closing of the purchase and sale of the Shares pursuant to this Agreement.
“Closing
Date”
means
the
date of the Closing, and shall be June 23, 2008 (or such other date and time
as
is mutually agreed to by the Company and each Purchaser).
"Commission”
means
the
United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
“Common
Stock”
means
shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share.
“Company’s
Knowledge”
means
the actual knowledge of the executive officers of the Company.
“Control”
(including the terms “controlling”, “controlled by” or “under common control
with”) means the possession, direct or indirect, of the power to direct or cause
the direction of the management and policies of a Person, whether through the
ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.
“Conversion
Shares”
means
the
shares of the Company’s Common Stock into which the Series A Preferred Stock
converts at $0.0015 per share at the discretion of the Company’s Board of
Directors.
“Disclosure
Materials”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section 3.1(h).
“Environmental
Laws”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section 3.1(l).
“Exchange
Act”
means
the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or any successor statute, and
the
rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
“GAAP”
means
U.S. generally accepted accounting principals as applied by the Company.
“Indemnified
Person”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section 4.7(b).
“License
Agreements”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section 3.1(r).
“Lien”
means
any
lien, charge, encumbrance, security interest, right of first refusal, preemptive
right or other restrictions of any kind.
“Losses”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section 4.7(a).
“Material
Adverse Effect”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section 3.1(a).
“Material
Permits”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section 3.1(p).
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“Person”
means
an
individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, trust, business
trust, association, joint stock company, joint venture, sole proprietorship,
unincorporated organization, governmental authority or any other form of entity
not specifically listed herein.
“Proceeding”
means
an
action, claim, suit, investigation or proceeding (including, without limitation,
an investigation or partial proceeding, such as a deposition), whether commenced
or threatened in writing.
“Prohibited
Transaction”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section 3.2(g).
“Purchase
Price”
means,
with respect to each Purchaser, the sum of $0.04 per Share, multiplied by the
number of Shares purchased by the Purchaser.
“Purchaser
Party”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section 4.7(a).
“Regulation
D”
means
Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act by the
Commission.
“Rule 144”
means
Rule 144 promulgated by the Commission pursuant to the Securities Act, as
such Rule may be amended from time to time, or any similar rule or regulation
hereafter adopted by the Commission having substantially the same effect as
such
Rule.
“SEC
Reports”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section 3.1(h).
“Securities
Act
means
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the regulations promulgated by
the
Commission thereunder.
“Secretary’s
Certificate”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section 2.2(a)(vi).
“Shares”
means
the shares of Series A Preferred Stock, par value $0.001, of Company being
purchased by the Purchaser pursuant to this Agreement.
“Short
Sales”
include,
without limitation, all “short sales” as defined in Rule 3b-3 of the
Exchange Act and Rule 200 promulgated under Regulation SHO under the
Exchange Act, whether or not against the box, and all types of direct and
indirect stock pledges, forward sale contracts, options, puts, calls, short
sales, swaps, “put equivalent positions” (as defined in Rule 16a-1(h) under
the Exchange Act) and similar arrangements (including on a total return basis),
and sales and other transactions through non-US broker dealers or foreign
regulated brokers having the effect of hedging the securities or investment
made
under this Agreement.
“Trading
Affiliate”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section 3.2(g).
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“Trading
Day”
means
a
day on which the Series A Preferred Stock is listed or quoted on any Trading
Market; provided,
that in
the event that the Series A Preferred Stock is not listed or quoted on any
Trading Market, then Trading Day shall mean a Business Day.
“Trading
Market”
means
the
OTC Bulletin Board or other stock exchange on which the Conversion Shares are
quoted or listed for trading on the date in question.
“Transaction
Documents”
means
this Agreement, the schedules and exhibits attached hereto, and any other
documents or agreements executed in connection with the transactions
contemplated hereunder and incorporated herein.
“Transfer
Agent”
means
Corporate Stock Transfer or any successor transfer agent for the Company.
ARTICLE
II
PURCHASE
AND SALE
2.1
Closing.
Subject
to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, at the Closing, the
Company shall issue and sell to each Purchaser, and each Purchaser shall,
severally and not jointly, purchase from the Company, such number of Shares
set
forth opposite such Purchaser’s name on the signature pages attached hereto in
exchange for the Purchase Price. The Closing shall take place on the Closing
Date or at such other time as the parties may agree.
2.2
Closing
Deliveries.
(a) On
the
Closing Date, the Company shall issue, deliver or cause to be delivered to
each
Purchaser the following:
(i) This
Agreement, duly executed by the Company;
(ii) One
or
more stock certificates, with a restrictive and other legends, evidencing such
number of Shares equal to the number set forth below such Purchaser’s name on
the signature pages hereto under the heading “Number of Shares”, registered in
the name of such Purchaser, or irrevocable instructions to the Transfer Agent
to
issue same;
(iii)
a
legal
opinion of counsel to the Company, in the form of Exhibit C
attached
hereto, executed by such counsel and addressed to the Purchasers;
and
(iv) a
certificate of the Secretary of the Company (the “Secretary’s
Certificate”),
dated
as of the Closing Date, certifying the resolutions adopted by the Board of
Directors of the Company approving the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement and the other Transaction Documents and the issuance of the Shares,
certifying the current versions of the Articles of Incorporation and by-laws
of
the Company and certifying as to the signatures and authority of persons signing
the Transaction Documents and related documents on behalf of the
Company.
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(b) On
the
Closing Date, each Purchaser shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the
Company the following:
(i) this
Agreement, duly executed by such Purchaser;
(ii) the
purchase price set forth below such Purchaser’s name on the signature pages
hereto under the heading “Purchase Price,” in United States dollars and in
immediately available funds, by wire transfer to an account designated in
writing by the Company for such purpose, as set forth on Exhibit B-1 annexed
hereto;
(iii) a
fully
completed and duly executed Stock Certificate Questionnaire and Purchaser
Certificate in the forms attached hereto as Exhibits
B-1
and
B-2.
ARTICLE
III
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES
3.1
Representations
and Warranties of the Company.
The
Company hereby represents and warrants to the Purchasers that, except as set
forth in the SEC Reports or the Schedules delivered herewith:
(a) Organization
and Qualification.
The
Company is an entity duly incorporated, validly existing and in good standing
under the laws of the State of Nevada, with the requisite power and authority
to
own or lease and use its properties and assets and to carry on its business
as
currently conducted. The Company is not in violation of any of the provisions
of
its Articles of Incorporation or bylaws. The Company is duly qualified to
conduct business and is in good standing as a foreign corporation in each
jurisdiction in which the nature of the business conducted or property owned
by
it makes such qualification necessary or appropriate, except where the failure
to be so qualified or in good standing, as the case may be, individually or
in
the aggregate, have not and could not reasonably be expected to result in
(i) a material and adverse effect on the legality, validity or
enforceability of any Transaction Document, (ii) a material and adverse
effect on the results of operations, assets, prospects, business or financial
condition of the Company, or (iii) a material and adverse impairment to the
Company’s ability to perform on a timely basis its obligations under any
Transaction Document (a
“Material
Adverse Effect”).
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(b) Authorization;
Enforcement.
The
Company has the requisite corporate power and authority to enter into and to
consummate the transactions contemplated by each of the Transaction Documents
to
which it is a party and otherwise to carry out its obligations hereunder and
thereunder. The execution and delivery of each of the Transaction Documents
by
the Company and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby
and thereby (including, but not limited to, the sale and delivery of the Shares)
have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of
the
Company and no further corporate action is required by the Company, its Board
of
Directors or its stockholders. Each Transaction Document to which it is a party
has been (or upon delivery will have been) duly executed by the Company and,
when delivered in accordance with the terms hereof, will constitute the valid
and binding obligation of the Company enforceable against the Company in
accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by
applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, liquidation
or
similar laws relating to, or affecting generally the enforcement of, creditors’
rights and remedies or by other equitable principles of general application.
(c) No
Conflicts.
The
execution, delivery and performance of the Transaction Documents by the Company
and the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby
or
thereby do not and will not (i) conflict with or violate any provision of
the Company’s Articles of Incorporation or bylaws, (ii) conflict with, or
constitute a default (or an event that with notice or lapse of time or both
would become a default) under, or give to others any rights of termination,
amendment, acceleration or cancellation (with or without notice, lapse of time
or both) of, any agreement, credit facility, debt or other instrument
(evidencing a Company debt or otherwise) or other understanding to which the
Company is a party or by which any property or asset of the Company is bound,
except to the extent that such conflict, default, termination, amendment,
acceleration or cancellation right could not reasonably be expected to have
a
Material Adverse Effect, or (iii) result in a violation of any law, rule,
regulation, order, judgment, injunction, decree or other restriction of any
court or governmental authority to which the Company is subject (including
federal and state securities laws and regulations and the rules and regulations,
assuming the correctness of the representations and warranties made by the
Purchasers herein, of any self-regulatory organization to which the Company
or
its securities are subject, or by which any property or asset of the Company
is
bound, except to the extent that such violation could not reasonably be expected
to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(d) Filings,
Consents and Approvals.
The
Company is not required to obtain any consent, waiver, authorization or order
of, give any notice to, or make any filing or registration with, any court
or
other federal, state, local or other governmental authority or other person
in
connection with the execution, delivery and performance by the Company of the
Transaction Documents, other than (i) filings required by applicable state
securities laws, (ii) the filing of a Notice of Sale of Securities on
Form D with the Commission under Regulation D of the Securities Act
and (iii) those that have been made or obtained prior to the date of this
Agreement.
(e) Issuance
of the Shares and the Conversion Shares.
The
Shares and Conversion Shares are duly authorized and, when issued and paid
for
in accordance with the terms of the Transaction Documents, will be duly and
validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, free and clear of all liens other
than restrictions on transfer provided for in the Transaction Documents or
imposed by applicable securities laws and shall not be subject to preemptive
or
similar rights of stockholders. Assuming the accuracy of the representations
and
warranties of the Purchasers, the Shares will be issued in compliance with
all
applicable federal and state securities laws. The issue and sale of the Shares
will not, immediately or with the passage of time, obligate the Company to
issue
shares of its Series A Preferred Stock or other securities to any person (other
than the Purchasers) and will not result in a right of any holder of Company
securities to adjust the exercise, conversion, exchange or reset price under
such securities.
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(f) Capitalization.
The
approximate aggregate number of shares and type of all authorized, issued and
outstanding classes of capital stock, options and other securities of the
Company (whether or not presently convertible into or exercisable or
exchangeable for shares of capital stock of the Company) is specified in the
SEC
Reports (as defined below). Except as specified in the SEC Reports, no
securities of the Company are entitled to preemptive or similar rights, and
no
person has any right of first refusal, preemptive right, right of participation,
or any similar right to participate in the transactions contemplated by the
Transaction Documents; except as specified in the SEC Reports, the Company
has
not issued any other options, warrants or scrip rights to subscribe to, calls
or
commitments of any character whatsoever relating to, or securities, rights
or
obligations convertible into or exchangeable for, or entered into any agreement
giving any person any right to subscribe for or acquire, any shares of Series
A
Preferred Stock; except as specified in the SEC Reports, there are no contracts,
commitments, understandings, or arrangements by which the Company is or may
become bound to issue additional shares of the capital stock of the Company
or
options, securities or rights convertible into shares of capital stock of the
Company; except for customary adjustments as a result of stock dividends, stock
splits, combination of shares, reorganizations, recapitalizations,
reclassifications or other similar events, there are no anti-dilution or price
adjustment provisions contained in any security issued by the Company (or in
any
agreement providing rights to security holders) and the issuance and sale of
the
Shares will not obligate the Company to issue shares of Series A Preferred
Stock
or other securities to any person (other than the Purchasers) and will not
result in a right of any holder of securities to adjust the exercise,
conversion, exchange or reset price under such securities; the Company is not
a
party to, and it has no knowledge of, any agreement restricting the voting
or
transfer of any shares of the capital stock of the Company.
(g) SEC
Reports.
The
Common Stock of the Company is registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the
Exchange Act. The Company has filed all reports required to be filed by it
under
the Exchange Act, including pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) thereof, for
the
calendar year prior to the Closing Date (the foregoing materials being
collectively referred to herein as the “SEC
Reports”
and
together with this Agreement, the “Disclosure
Materials”)
on a
timely basis or has received a valid extension of such time of filing and has
filed any such SEC Reports prior to the expiration of any such extension. As
of
their respective dates, or to the extent corrected by a subsequent restatement,
the SEC Reports complied in all material respects with the requirements of
the
Securities Act and the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations of the
Commission promulgated thereunder, and none of the SEC Reports, when filed,
contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material
fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements
therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not
misleading.
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(h) Financial
Statements.
The
financial statements of the Company included in the SEC Reports comply in all
material respects with applicable accounting requirements and the rules and
regulations of the Commission with respect thereto as in effect at the time
of
filing (or to he extent corrected by a subsequent restatement). Such financial
statements have been prepared in accordance with GAAP applied on a consistent
basis during the periods involved, except as may be otherwise specified in
such
financial statements or the notes thereto and except that unaudited financial
statements may not contain all footnotes required by GAAP, and fairly present
in
all material respects the financial position of the Company and its consolidated
subsidiaries as of and for the dates thereof and the results of operations
and
cash flows for the periods then ended, subject, in the case of unaudited
statements, to normal, year-end audit adjustments.
(i) Tax
Matters.
The
Company (i) has accurately and timely prepared and filed all foreign,
federal and state income and all other tax returns, reports and declarations
required by any jurisdiction to which it is subject, (ii) has paid all
material taxes and other governmental assessments and charges that are material
in amount, shown or determined to be due on such returns, reports and
declarations, except those being contested in good faith, with respect to which
adequate reserves have been set aside on the books of the Company and
(iii) has set aside on its books provision reasonably adequate for the
payment of all taxes for periods subsequent to the periods to which such
returns, reports or declarations apply. There are no unpaid taxes in any
material amount claimed to be due by the taxing authority of any jurisdiction,
and the officers of the Company know of no basis for such claim. The Company
has
not waived or extended any statute of limitations at the request of any taxing
authority. There are no outstanding tax sharing agreements or other such
arrangements between the Company and any other corporation or entity and the
Company is not presently undergoing any audit by a taxing authority.
(j) Environmental
Matters.
To the
Company’s knowledge, the Company (i) is not in violation of any statute,
rule, regulation, decision or order of any governmental agency or body or any
court, domestic or foreign, relating to the use, disposal or release of
hazardous or toxic substances or relating to the protection or restoration
of
the environment or human exposure to hazardous or toxic substances
(collectively, “Environmental
Laws”),
(ii)
does not own or operate any real property contaminated with any substance in
violation of any Environmental Laws, (iii) is not liable for any off-site
disposal or contamination pursuant to any Environmental Laws, and (iv) is
not subject to any claim relating to any Environmental Laws; which violation,
contamination, liability or claim has had or could reasonably be expected to
have a Material Adverse Effect, individually or in the aggregate; and there
is
no pending or, to the Company’s knowledge, threatened investigation that might
lead to such a claim.
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(k) Litigation.
There
is no pending action which adversely affects or challenges the legality,
validity or enforceability of any of the Transaction Documents or the Shares.
(l) Employment
Matters.
To the
Company’s knowledge, the Company is in compliance with all federal, state, local
and foreign laws and regulations respecting labor, employment and employment
practices and benefits, terms and conditions of employment and wages and hours,
except where the failure to be in compliance would not, either individually
or
in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
The Company is not a party to any collective bargaining agreement.
(m) Compliance.
The
Company, except in each case as, individually or in the aggregate, has not
and
could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect
(i) is in violation of any order of any court, arbitrator or governmental
body having jurisdiction over the Company or its properties or assets, or
(ii) to the Company’s knowledge, is or has been in violation of any
statute, rule or regulation of any governmental authority applicable to the
Company.
(n) Regulatory
Permits.
To the
Company’s knowledge, the Company possesses all certificates, authorizations and
permits issued by the federal, state, local or foreign regulatory authorities
necessary to conduct their respective businesses as described in the SEC
Reports, except where the failure to possess such permits, individually or
in
the aggregate, has not and could not reasonably be expected to result in a
Material Adverse Effect (“Material
Permits”),
and
the Company has not received any notice of proceedings relating to the
revocation or modification of any such Material Permit.
(o) Title
to Assets.
The
Company has good and marketable title in all personal property owned by it
that
is material to the business of the Company, in each case free and clear of
all
Liens, except for Liens that do not, individually or in the aggregate, have
or
result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(p) Patents
and Trademarks.
To the
Company’s knowledge, the Company owns, possesses, licenses or has other rights
to use all foreign and domestic patents, patent applications, trade and service
marks, trade and service xxxx registrations, trade names, copyrights, licenses,
inventions, trade secrets, technology, Internet domain names, know-how and
other
intellectual property (collectively, the “Intellectual
Property”)
necessary for the conduct of its business as now conducted or as proposed to
be
conducted; except as set forth in the SEC Reports and except where such
violations or infringements would not reasonably be expected to result in a
Material Adverse Effect, and (a) to the Company’s knowledge, there are no
rights of third parties to any such Intellectual Property; (b) to the
Company’s knowledge, there is no infringement by third parties of any such
Intellectual Property; (c) there is no pending or, to the Company’s
knowledge, threatened action, suit, proceeding or claim by others challenging
the Company’s rights in or to any such Intellectual Property, and the Company is
unaware of any facts which would form a reasonable basis for any such claim;
(d) there is no pending or, to the Company’s knowledge, threatened action,
suit, proceeding or claim by others challenging the validity or scope of any
such Intellectual Property; and (e) there is no pending or, to the
Company’s knowledge, threatened action, suit, proceeding or claim by others that
the Company infringes or otherwise violates any patent, trademark, copyright,
trade secret or other proprietary rights of others, and the Company is unaware
of any other fact which would form a reasonable basis for any such claim. All
of
the licenses and sublicenses and consent, royalty or other agreements concerning
Intellectual Property which are necessary for the conduct of the Company’s
business as currently conducted to which the Company is a party or by which
any
of its material assets are bound (other than generally commercially available,
non-custom, off the shelf software application programs having a retail
acquisition price of less than $10,000 per license) (collectively, “License
Agreements’)
are
valid and binding obligations of the Company and, to the Company’s knowledge,
the other parties thereto, enforceable in accordance with their respective
terms, except to the extent that enforcement thereof may be limited by
applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, fraudulent
conveyance or other similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights
generally, and there exists no event or condition which will result in a
material violation or breach of or constitute (with or without due notice or
lapse of time or both) a default by the Company under such License Agreement.
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(q) Insurance.
The
Company is insured by insurers of recognized financial responsibility against
such losses and risks and in such amounts as are prudent and customary in the
businesses and location in which the Company is engaged. To the Company’s
knowledge, it will be able to renew existing insurance coverage for the Company
as and when such coverage expires or to obtain similar coverage from similar
insurers as may be necessary to continue its business without a significant
increase in cost.
(r) Transactions
With Affiliates and Employees.
Except
as set forth in the SEC Reports made on or prior to the date hereof, none of
the
officers or directors of the Company and, to the Company’s knowledge, none of
the employees of the Company is presently a party to any transaction with the
Company or to a presently contemplated transaction (other than for services
as
employees, officers and directors) that would be required to be disclosed
pursuant to Item 404 of Regulation S-K promulgated under the
Securities Act.
(s) Sarbanes
Oxley Act.
The
Company is in compliance with applicable requirements of the Sarbanes Oxley
Act
of 2002 and applicable rules and regulations promulgated by the Commission
thereunder, except where such noncompliance would not have, individually or
in
the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.
(t) Private
Placement.
Assuming the accuracy of the Purchaser’s representations and warranties set
forth in Section 2, no registration under the Securities Act is required
for the offer and sale of the Shares and the Conversion Shares by the Company
to
the Purchasers under the Transaction Documents. The Company’s Common Stock is
registered pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act, and the Company has
taken no action designed to, or which to its knowledge is likely to have the
effect of terminating the registration of the Series A Preferred Stock under
the
Exchange Act, nor has the Company received any notification that the Commission
is contemplating terminating such registration.
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(u) No
Directed Selling Efforts or General Solicitation.
Neither
the Company, nor any of its affiliates, nor any person acting on its or their
behalf has conducted any “general solicitation” or “general advertising” (as
those terms are used in Regulation D) in connection with the offer or sale
of any of the Shares.
(v) Investment
Company.
The
Company is not required to be registered as, and is not an affiliate of, and
immediately following the Closing will not be required to register as, an
“investment company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940,
as amended.
(w) Questionable
Payments.
Neither
the Company nor, to the Company’s knowledge, directors, officers, employees,
agents or other persons acting on behalf of the Company has, in the course
of
its actions for, or on behalf of, the Company: (a) used any corporate funds
for unlawful contributions, gifts, entertainment or other unlawful expenses
relating to foreign or domestic political activity; (b) made any direct or
indirect unlawful payments to any foreign or domestic governmental officials
or
employees from corporate funds; (c) violated in any material respect any
provision of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended or
(d) made any other unlawful bribe, rebate, payoff, influence payment,
kickback or other unlawful payment to any foreign or domestic government
official or employee.
(x) Application
of Takeover Protections.
Except
as described in the SEC Reports, there is no control share acquisition, business
combination, poison pill (including any distribution under a rights agreement)
or other similar anti-takeover provision under the Company’s charter documents
or the laws of the State of Nevada that is or could reasonably be expected
to
become applicable to Purchasers as a result of the parties fulfilling their
obligations or exercising their rights under the Transaction Documents,
including without limitation the Company’s issuance of the Shares and the
Purchaser’s ownership of the Shares.
3.2
Representations
and Warranties of the Purchaser.
Each
Purchaser hereby, for itself and for no other Purchaser, represents and warrants
to the Company as follows:
(a) Organization;
Authority.
If such
Purchaser is an entity, it is duly organized, validly existing and in good
standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization with the
requisite corporate or partnership power and authority to enter into and to
consummate the transactions contemplated by the applicable Transaction Documents
and otherwise to carry out its obligations hereunder and thereunder. The
execution, delivery and performance by such Purchaser of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement has been duly authorized by all necessary
corporate or, if such Purchaser is not a corporation, such partnership, limited
liability company or other applicable like action, on the part of such
Purchaser. This Agreement has been duly executed by such Purchaser, and when
delivered by such Purchaser in accordance with its terms hereof, will constitute
the valid and legally binding obligation of such Purchaser, enforceable against
it in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited
by
applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, liquidation
or
similar laws relating to, or affecting generally the enforcement of, creditors’
rights and remedies or by other equitable principles of general application.
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(b) Investment
Intent.
Such
Purchaser understands that the Shares and Conversion Shares are “restricted
securities” and have not been registered under the Securities Act or any
applicable state securities law and is acquiring the Shares and the Conversion
Shares as principal for its own account for investment purposes only and not
with a view to or for distributing or reselling such Shares and Conversion
Shares or any part thereof, without prejudice, however, to such Purchaser’s
right, subject to the provisions of this Agreement, at all times to sell or
otherwise dispose of all or any part of such Shares and Conversion Shares
pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act or
under an exemption from such registration and in compliance with applicable
federal and state securities laws. Subject to the immediately preceding
sentence, nothing contained herein shall be deemed a representation or warranty
by such Purchaser to hold the Shares or Conversion Shares for any period of
time. Such Purchaser is acquiring the Shares hereunder in the ordinary course
of
its business. Such Purchaser does not have any agreement, plan or understanding,
directly or indirectly, with any Person to distribute any of the Shares and
Conversion Shares.
(c) Purchaser
Status.
In the
event that at the time such Purchaser was offered the Shares, it was, and at
the
date hereof it is, an “accredited Purchaser” as defined in Rule 501(a) under the
Securities Act, such Purchaser has completed Exhibit
B-2. Such
Purchaser is not a registered broker-dealer under Section 15 of the
Exchange Act.
(d) Experience
of Such Purchaser.
Such
Purchaser, either alone or together with its representatives, has such
knowledge, sophistication and experience in business and financial matters
so as
to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the prospective investment
in the Shares, and has so evaluated the merits and risks of such investment.
Such Purchaser is able to bear the economic risk of an investment in the Shares
and, at the present time, is able to afford a complete loss of such investment.
(e) Access
to Information.
Such
Purchaser acknowledges that it reviewed the Disclosure Materials and has been
afforded (i) the opportunity to ask such questions as it has deemed
necessary of, and to receive answers from, representatives of the Company
concerning the terms and conditions of the offering of the Shares and the
Conversion Shares and the merits and risks of investing in the Shares and
Conversion Shares; (ii) access to information (other than material
non-public information) about the Company and the Subsidiary and their
respective financial condition, results of operations, business, properties,
management and prospects sufficient to enable it to evaluate its investment;
and
(iii) the opportunity to obtain such additional information that the
Company possesses or can acquire without unreasonable effort or expense that
is
necessary to make an informed investment decision with respect to the
investment. Neither such inquiries nor any other investigation conducted by
or
on behalf of such Purchaser or its representatives or counsel shall modify,
amend or affect such Purchaser’s right to rely on the truth, accuracy and
completeness of the Disclosure Materials and the Company’s representations and
warranties contained in the Transaction Documents.
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(f) Residency.
Such
Purchaser has, if an entity, its principal place of business or, if an
individual, its primary residence in the jurisdiction set forth immediately
below such Purchaser’s name on the signature pages hereto.
(g) Prohibited
Trading Activities.
Since
the earlier to occur of (1) the time that such Purchaser was first
contacted by the Company or any other Person regarding an investment in the
Company and (2) the 10th
Trading
Day prior to the date of this Agreement, neither the Purchaser nor any Affiliate
of such Purchaser which (x) had knowledge of the transactions contemplated
hereby, (y) has or shares discretion relating to such Purchaser’s
investments or trading or information concerning such Purchaser’s investments,
including in respect of the Shares, or (z) is subject to such Purchaser’s
review or input concerning such Affiliate’s investments or trading
(collectively, “Trading
Affiliates”)
has
directly or indirectly, nor has any Person acting on behalf of or pursuant
to
any understanding with such Purchaser or Trading Affiliate, effected or agreed
to effect any transactions in the securities of the Company (including, without
limitation, any Short Sales involving the Company’s securities) (each, a
“Prohibited
Transaction”).
Such
Purchaser shall not, and shall cause its Trading Affiliates not to, engage,
directly or indirectly, in a Prohibited Transaction or in any financial
transaction that in any way changes the Purchaser’s or its Trading Affiliates’
economic position in the Company during the period from the date hereof until
the later of the Effective Date or 90 days from the Closing Date. Each Purchaser
agrees that it will not use any of the Shares or Conversion Shares acquired
pursuant to this Agreement to cover any short position in the Shares or
Conversion Shares. Each Purchaser acknowledges that it is aware that the
Commission has published its position that covering a short position established
prior to effectiveness of a resale registration statement with shares included
in such registration statement would be a violation of Section 5 of the
Securities Act.
(h) Brokers
and Finders.
Other
than Jesup & Xxxxxx Capital Markets, Inc., no Person will have, as a result
of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, any valid right, interest
or
claim against or upon the Company, or any Purchaser for any commission, fee
or
other compensation pursuant to any agreement, arrangement or understanding
entered into by or on behalf of the Purchaser.
(i) Independent
Investment Decision.
Such
Purchaser has independently evaluated the merits of its decision to purchase
Shares pursuant to the Transaction Documents, and such Purchaser confirms that
it has not relied on the advice of any other Purchaser’s business and/or legal
counsel in making such decision. Such Purchaser understands that nothing in
this
Agreement or any other materials presented by or on behalf of the Company to
the
Purchaser in connection with the purchase of the Shares constitutes legal,
tax
or investment advice. Such Purchaser has consulted such legal, tax and
investment advisors as it, in its sole discretion, has deemed necessary or
appropriate in connection with its purchase of the Shares.
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The
Company acknowledges and agrees that no Purchaser has made or makes any
representations or warranties with respect to the transactions contemplated
hereby other than those specifically set forth in this Section 3.2.
ARTICLE
IV
OTHER
AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES
4.1
(a)
Compliance
with Laws.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Article IV, each Purchaser
covenants that the Shares and Conversion Shares may only be disposed of pursuant
to an effective registration statement under, and in compliance with the
requirements of, the Securities Act, or pursuant to an available exemption
from,
or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the
Securities Act, and in compliance with any applicable state and federal
securities laws. In connection with any transfer of the Shares or the Conversion
Shares other than pursuant to an effective registration statement, pursuant
to
Rule 144(b) or in connection with a pledge as contemplated in
Section 4.1(b), except as otherwise provided herein, the transferor will
provide to the Company an opinion of counsel selected by the transferor, which
counsel and the form and substance of which opinion shall be reasonably
satisfactory to the Company and its legal counsel, to the effect that such
transfer does not require registration of such transferred Shares under the
Securities Act. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company hereby consents
to
and agrees to register on the books of the Company and with its transfer agent,
without any such legal opinion, except to the extent that the transfer agent
requests such legal opinion, any transfer of Shares by a Purchaser to an
Affiliate of such Purchaser, provided that the transferee agrees to the terms
and conditions of the Shares, certifies to the Company that it is an “accredited
Purchaser” as defined in Rule 501(a) under the Securities Act and provided that
such Affiliate does not request any removal of any existing legends on any
certificate evidencing the Shares.
(b) Legends.
Certificates evidencing the Shares and Conversion Shares will contain the
following legend, until such time as they are not required under
Section 4.1(c):
THESE
SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
OR THE SECURITIES COMMISSION OF ANY STATE IN RELIANCE UPON AN EXEMPTION FROM
REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES
ACT”), AND, ACCORDINGLY, MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN
EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR PURSUANT TO AN
AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION
REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE
SECURITIES LAWS OR BLUE SKY LAWS.
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The
Company acknowledges and agrees that a Purchaser may from time to time pledge,
and/or grant a security interest in some or all of the legended Shares and
Conversion Shares, in compliance with applicable securities laws, pursuant
to a
bona fide margin agreement in connection with a bona fide margin loan. Such
a
pledge would not be subject to approval or consent of the Company and no legal
opinion of legal counsel to the pledgee, secured party or pledgor shall be
required in connection with the pledge, but such legal opinion shall be required
in connection with a subsequent transfer or foreclosure following default by
the
Purchaser transferee of the pledge. No notice shall be required of such pledge
but Purchaser’s transferee shall promptly notify the Company of the pledge. Each
Purchaser acknowledges that the Company shall not be responsible for any pledges
relating to, or the grant of any security interest in, any of the Shares or
Conversion Shares or for any agreement, understanding or arrangement between
any
Purchaser and its pledgee or secured party. Provided that the Company is in
compliance with the terms of this Section 4.1(b), the Company’s
indemnification obligations pursuant to this Agreement shall not extend to
any
Proceeding or Losses arising out of or related to this Section 4.1(b).
(c) Removal
of Legends.
The
Company agrees to reissue certificates representing any of the Shares, without
the legend set forth above (i) following any sale of such Shares pursuant
to Rule 144 (assuming the transferor is not an affiliate of the Company),
(ii) if such Shares are eligible for sale under Rule 144(b) (to the extent
that the applicable Purchaser provides a certification or legal opinion to
the
Company to that effect), or (iii) if such legend is not required under
applicable requirements of the Securities Act (including controlling judicial
interpretations and pronouncements issued by the Commission). The Company also
will issue cause to be prepared a reasonably acceptable opinion of counsel
to
the extent required by Section 4.1(a), and to have reissued a certificate
representing such Shares that is free from all restrictive and other legends.
The Company may not make any notation on its records or give instructions to
the
Transfer Agent that enlarge the restrictions on transfer set forth in this
Section.
(d) Acknowledgement.
Each
Purchaser hereunder acknowledges its primary responsibilities under the
Securities Act and accordingly will not sell the Shares or Conversion Shares
or
any interest therein without complying with the requirements of the Securities
Act. To provide further assurance in connection with de-legending, each
Purchaser hereunder commits that it will continue to hold the Shares and
Conversion Shares in its own name, and not in the name of a nominee, until
such
time as the shares are duly and properly sold in compliance with all relevant
securities laws. Both the Company and its transfer agent, and their respective
directors, officers, employees and agents, may rely on this subsection
(d) and each Purchaser hereunder will indemnify and hold harmless each of
such persons from any breaches or violations of this paragraph.
4.2 Furnishing
of Information.
As long
as any Purchaser owns the Shares and Conversion Shares, the Company covenants
to
timely file (or obtain extensions in respect thereof and file within the
applicable grace period) all reports required to be filed by the Company after
the date hereof pursuant to the Exchange Act. As long as any Purchaser owns
Shares or Conversion Shares, if the Company is not required to file reports
pursuant to such laws, it will prepare and furnish to the Purchasers and make
publicly available in accordance with Rule 144(c) such information as is
required for the Purchasers to sell the Shares under Rule 144. The Company
further covenants that it will take such further action as any holder of Shares
or Conversion Shares may reasonably request, all to the extent required from
time to time to enable such Person to sell the Shares or Conversion Shares
without registration under the Securities Act within the limitation of the
exemptions provided by Rule 144.
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4.3
No
Integration.
The
Company shall not, and shall use its best efforts to ensure that no Affiliate
of
the Company shall, sell, offer for sale or solicit offers to buy or otherwise
negotiate in respect of any security (as defined in Section 2 of the
Securities Act) that will be integrated with the offer or sale of the Shares
in
a manner that would require the registration under the Securities Act of the
sale of the Shares to the Purchasers, or that will be integrated with the offer
or sale of the Shares for purposes of the rules and regulations of any Trading
Market.
4.4
Indemnification.
(a) Indemnification
of Purchasers.
In
addition to the indemnity provided in the Registration Rights Agreement, the
Company will indemnify and hold the Purchasers and their directors, officers,
shareholders, partners, employees and agents (each, a “Purchaser
Party”)
harmless from any and all losses, liabilities, obligations, claims,
contingencies, damages, costs and expenses, including all judgments, amounts
paid in settlements, court costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs of
investigation (collectively, “Losses”)
that
any such Purchaser Party may suffer or incur as a result of or relating to
any
material misrepresentation, breach or inaccuracy of any representation,
warranty, covenant or agreement made by the Company in any Transaction Document.
In addition to the indemnity contained herein, the Company will reimburse each
Purchaser Party for its reasonable legal and other expenses (including the
cost
of any investigation, preparation and travel in connection therewith) incurred
in connection therewith, as such expenses are incurred. If and to the extent
that such indemnification is unenforceable for any reason, the Company shall
make the maximum contribution to the payment and satisfaction of such losses
permissible under applicable law.
(b) Conduct
of Indemnification Proceedings.
Promptly
after receipt by any Person (the “Indemnified
Person”)
of
notice of any demand, claim or circumstances which would or might give rise
to a
claim or the commencement of any action, proceeding or investigation in respect
of which indemnity may be sought pursuant to Section 4.7(a),
such
Indemnified Person shall promptly notify the Company in writing and the Company
shall assume the defense thereof, including the employment of counsel reasonably
satisfactory to such Indemnified Person, and shall assume the payment of all
fees and expenses; provided,
however,
that
the failure of any Indemnified Person so to notify the Company shall not relieve
the Company of its obligations hereunder except to the extent that the Company
is actually and materially prejudiced by such failure to notify. In any such
proceeding, any Indemnified Person shall have the right to retain its own
counsel, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense
of
such Indemnified Person unless: (i) the Company and the Indemnified Person
shall have mutually agreed to the retention of such counsel; or (ii) in the
reasonable judgment of counsel to such Indemnified Person representation of
both
parties by the same counsel would be inappropriate due to actual or potential
differing interests between them. The Company shall not be liable for any
settlement of any proceeding effected without its written consent, which consent
shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditions, but if settled
without such consent, or if there be a final judgment for the plaintiff, the
Company shall indemnify and hold harmless such Indemnified Person from and
against any Losses by reason of such settlement or judgment. Without the prior
written consent of the Indemnified Person, the Company shall not effect any
settlement of any pending or threatened proceeding in respect of which any
Indemnified Person is or could have been a party and indemnity could have been
sought hereunder by such Indemnified Party, unless such settlement includes
an
unconditional release of such Indemnified Person from all liability arising
out
of such proceeding.
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4.5
Use
of
Proceeds.
The
Company intends to use the net proceeds from the sale of the Shares hereunder
for working capital and general corporate purposes and not to redeem any Series
A Preferred Stock.
ARTICLE
V
CONDITIONS
PRECEDENT TO CLOSING
5.1
Conditions
Precedent to the Obligations of the Purchasers to Purchase
Shares.
The
obligation of each Purchaser to acquire Shares at the Closing is subject to
the
fulfillment to such Purchase’s satisfaction, on or prior to the Closing Date, of
each of the following conditions, any of which may be waived by such Purchaser
(as to itself only):
(a) Representations
and Warranties.
The
representations and warranties made by the Company in Section 3.1 hereof
shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the date when made
and
as of the Closing Date, as though made on and as of such date;
(b) Performance.
The
Company and each other Purchaser shall have performed, satisfied and complied
in
all material respects with all covenants, agreements and conditions required
by
the Transaction Documents to be performed, satisfied or complied with by it
at
or prior to the Closing Date;
(c) No
Injunction.
No
statute, rule, regulation, executive order, decree, ruling or injunction shall
have been enacted, entered, promulgated or endorsed by any court or governmental
authority of competent jurisdiction that prohibits the consummation of any
of
the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents;
(d) Consents.
The
Company shall have obtained in a timely fashion any and all consents, permits,
approvals, registrations and waivers necessary or appropriate for consummation
of the purchase and sale of the Shares, and all of which shall be and remain
so
long as necessary in full force and effect;
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(e) No
Suspensions of Trading in Common Stock; Listing.
Trading
in the Common Stock shall not have been suspended by the Commission or any
Trading Market (except for any suspensions of trading of not more than one
Trading Day solely to permit dissemination of material information regarding
the
Company) at any time since the date of execution of this Agreement, and the
Common Stock shall have been at all times since such date listed for trading
on
a Trading Market;
(f) Company
Deliverables.
The
Company shall have delivered the items set forth in Section 2.2(a); and
(g) Compliance
Certificate.
The
Company shall have delivered to each Purchaser a certificate, dated as of the
Closing Date and signed by its Chief Executive Officer or its Chief Financial
Officer, dated as of the Closing Date, certifying to the fulfillment of the
conditions specified in Sections 5.1(a), (b), (c), (d), (e) and (f).
5.2
Conditions
Precedent to the Obligations of the Company to Sell Shares.
The
Company’s obligation to sell and issue the Shares at the Closing is subject to
the fulfillment to the satisfaction of the Company on or prior to the Closing
Date of the following conditions, any of which may be waived by the Company:
(a) Representations
and Warranties.
The
representations and warranties made by the Purchasers in Section 3.2 hereof
shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the date when made,
and
as of the Closing Date as though made on and as of such date;
(b) Performance.
The
Purchaser shall have performed, satisfied and complied in all material respects
with all covenants, agreements and conditions required by the Transaction
Documents to be performed, satisfied or complied with by the Purchaser at or
prior to the Closing;
(c) No
Injunction.
No
statute, rule, regulation, executive order, decree, ruling or injunction shall
have been enacted, entered, promulgated or endorsed by any court or governmental
authority of competent jurisdiction that prohibits the consummation of any
of
the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents; and
(d) Purchasers
Deliverables.
Each
Purchaser shall have delivered the items set forth in Section 2.2(b).
ARTICLE
VI
MISCELLANEOUS
6.1
Fees
and Expenses.
The
Company and the Purchasers shall each pay the fees and expenses of their
respective advisers, counsel, accountants and other experts, if any and all
other expenses incurred by such party in connection with the negotiation,
preparation, execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement. The Company
shall pay all Transfer Agent fees, stamp taxes and other taxes and duties levied
in connection with the sale and issuance of the Shares.
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6.2
Notices.
Any and
all notices or other communications or deliveries required or permitted to
be
provided hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed given and effective
on the earliest of (a) the date of transmission, if such notice or
communication is delivered via facsimile, email (provided the sender receives
a
machine-generated confirmation of successful transmission) at the facsimile
number specified in this Section prior to 5:00 p.m. (Pacific time) on a Trading
Day, (b) the next Trading Day after the date of transmission, if such
notice or communication is delivered via facsimile at the facsimile number
specified in this Section on a day that is not a Trading Day or later than
5:00
p.m. (Pacific time) on any Trading Day, (c) the Trading Day following the
date of mailing, if sent by U.S. nationally recognized overnight courier
service, or (d) upon actual receipt by the party to whom such notice is
required to be given. The address and facsimile numbers for such notices and
communications are those set forth on the signature pages hereof, or such other
address or facsimile number as may be designated in writing hereafter, in the
same manner, by any such Person. Copies of any notices or other communications
or deliveries to the Company shall be sent to:
00000
00xx Xxx. XX, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
Facsimile
No.: (000) 000-0000
Attention:
Purchaser Relations
with
a
copy (for informational purposes only) to:
Seyfarth
Xxxx LLP
000
Xxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, X.X., Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxxxxxx,
X.X. 00000
Facsimile
No.: (000) 000-0000
Attention:
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx, Esq.
6.3
Amendments;
Waivers; No Additional Consideration.
No
provision of this Agreement may be waived or amended except in a written
instrument signed, in the case of an amendment, by the Company and each of
the
Purchasers or, in the case of a waiver, by the party against whom enforcement
of
any such waiver is sought. No waiver of any default with respect to any
provision, condition or requirement of this Agreement shall be deemed to be
a
continuing waiver in the future or a waiver of any subsequent default or a
waiver of any other provision, condition or requirement hereof, nor shall any
delay or omission of either party to exercise any right hereunder in any manner
impair the exercise of any such right. No consideration shall be offered or
paid
to any Purchaser to amend or consent to a waiver or modification of any
provision of any Transaction Document unless the same consideration is also
offered to all Purchasers who then hold Shares.
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6.4
Construction.
The
headings herein are for convenience only, do not constitute a part of this
Agreement and shall not be deemed to limit or affect any of the provisions
hereof. 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. This Agreement shall be
construed as if drafted jointly by the parties, and no presumption or burden
of
proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring any party by virtue of the authorship
of any provisions of this Agreement or any of the Transaction Documents.
6.5
Successors
and Assigns.
The
provisions of this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon
the parties and their successors and permitted assigns. This Agreement, or
any
rights or obligations hereunder, may not be assigned by the Company without
the
prior written consent of the Purchasers. Any Purchaser may assign its rights
hereunder in whole or in part to any Person to whom such Purchaser assigns
or
transfers any Shares in compliance with this Agreement and applicable law,
provided such transferee shall agree in writing to be bound, with respect to
the
transferred Shares, by the terms and conditions of this Agreement that apply
to
the “Purchasers.”
6.6
No
Third-Party Beneficiaries.
This
Agreement is intended for the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective
successors and permitted assigns and is not for the benefit of, nor may any
provision hereof be enforced by, any other Person, except each Purchaser Party
is an intended third party beneficiary of Section 4.7 and may enforce the
provisions of such Section directly against the parties with obligations
thereunder .
6.7
Governing
Law.
All
questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation
of this Agreement shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance
with the internal laws of the State of Nevada, without regard to the principles
of conflicts of law thereof. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit
in any way any right to serve process in any manner permitted by law. Each
party
hereto hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable
law, any and all right to trial by jury in any legal proceeding arising out
of
or relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby. If either
party shall commence a Proceeding to enforce any provisions of a Transaction
Document, then the prevailing party in such Proceeding shall be reimbursed
by
the other party for its reasonable attorney’s fees and other costs and expenses
incurred with the investigation, preparation and prosecution of such Proceeding.
6.8
Survival.
Subject
to applicable statute of limitations, the representations, warranties,
agreements and covenants contained herein shall survive the Closing and the
delivery of the Shares.
6.9
Execution.
This
Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, all of which when taken
together shall be considered one and the same agreement and shall become
effective when counterparts have been signed by each party and delivered to
the
other party, it being understood that both parties need not sign the same
counterpart. In the event that any signature is delivered by facsimile
transmission, such signature shall create a valid and binding obligation of
the
party executing (or on whose behalf such signature is executed) with the same
force and effect as if such facsimile signature page were an original thereof.
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6.10
Severability.
If any
provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid or unenforceable in any
respect, the validity and enforceability of the remaining terms and provisions
of this Agreement shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby and
the
parties will attempt to agree upon a valid and enforceable provision that is
a
reasonable substitute therefor, and upon so agreeing, shall incorporate such
substitute provision in this Agreement.
6.11
Replacement
of Certificates.
If any
certificate or instrument evidencing any Shares is mutilated, lost, stolen
or
destroyed, the Company shall issue or cause to be issued in exchange and
substitution for and upon cancellation thereof, or in lieu of and substitution
therefor, a new certificate or instrument, but only upon receipt of evidence
reasonably satisfactory to the Company of such loss, theft or destruction and
the execution by the holder thereof of a customary lost certificate affidavit
of
that fact and an agreement to indemnify and hold harmless the Company for any
losses in connection therewith. The applicants for a new certificate or
instrument under such circumstances shall also pay any reasonable third-party
costs associated with the issuance of such replacement certificates. If a
replacement certificate or instrument evidencing any Shares is requested due
to
a mutilation thereof, the Company may require delivery of such mutilated
certificate or instrument as a condition precedent to any issuance of a
replacement.
6.12
Remedies.
In
addition to being entitled to exercise all rights provided herein or granted
by
law, including recovery of damages, each of the Purchasers and the Company
will
be entitled to specific performance under the Transaction Documents. The parties
agree that monetary damages may not be adequate compensation for any loss
incurred by reason of any breach of obligations described in the foregoing
sentence and hereby agrees to waive in any action for specific performance
of
any such obligation (other than in connection with any action for a temporary
restraining order) the defense that a remedy at law would be adequate.
6.13
Payment
Set Aside.
To the
extent that the Company makes a payment or payments to any Purchaser pursuant
to
any Transaction Document or a Purchaser enforces or exercises its rights
thereunder, and such payment or payments or the proceeds of such enforcement
or
exercise or any part thereof are subsequently invalidated, declared to be
fraudulent or preferential, set aside, recovered from, disgorged by or are
required to be refunded, repaid or otherwise restored to the Company, a trustee,
receiver or any other person under any law (including, without limitation,
any
bankruptcy law, state or federal law, common law or equitable cause of action),
then to the extent of any such restoration the obligation or part thereof
originally intended to be satisfied shall be revived and continued in full
force
and effect as if such payment had not been made or such enforcement or setoff
had not occurred.
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6.14
Independent
Nature of Purchasers’ Obligations and Rights.
The
obligations of each Purchaser under any Transaction Document are several and
not
joint with the obligations of any other Purchaser, and no Purchaser shall be
responsible in any way for the performance of the obligations of any other
Purchaser under any Transaction Document. The decision of each Purchaser to
purchase Shares pursuant to the Transaction Documents has been made by such
Purchaser independently of any other Purchaser and independently of any
information, materials, statements or opinions as to the business, affairs,
operations, assets, properties, liabilities, results of operations, condition
(financial or otherwise) or prospects of the Company or the Subsidiary which
may
have been made or given by any other Purchaser or by any agent or employee
of
any other Purchaser, and no Purchaser and any of its agents or employees shall
have any liability to any other Purchaser (or any other Person) relating to
or
arising from any such information, materials, statement or opinions. Nothing
contained herein or in any Transaction Document, and no action taken by any
Purchaser pursuant thereto, shall be deemed to constitute the Purchasers as
a
partnership, an association, a joint venture or any other kind of entity, or
create a presumption that the Purchasers are in any way acting in concert or
as
a group with respect to such obligations or the transactions contemplated by
the
Transaction Documents. Each Purchaser acknowledges that no other Purchaser
has
acted as agent for such Purchaser in connection with making its investment
hereunder and that no Purchaser will be acting as agent of such Purchaser in
connection with monitoring its investment in the Shares or enforcing its rights
under the Transaction Documents. Each Purchaser shall be entitled to
independently protect and enforce its rights, including without limitation
the
rights arising out of this Agreement or out of the other Transaction Documents,
and it shall not be necessary for any other Purchaser to be joined as an
additional party in any proceeding for such purpose. The Company acknowledges
that each of the Purchasers has been provided with the same Transaction
Documents for the purpose of closing a transaction with multiple Purchasers
and
not because it was required or requested to do so by any Purchaser.
6.15
Termination.
This
Agreement may be terminated and the sale and purchase of the Shares abandoned
at
any time prior to the Closing by either the Company or any Purchaser (with
respect to itself only) upon written notice to the other, if the Closing has
not
been consummated on or prior to 5:00 p.m. (Pacific time) on the Outside Date;
provided,
however,
that
the right to terminate this Agreement under this Section 6.16 shall not be
available to any Person whose failure to comply with its obligations under
this
Agreement has been the cause of or resulted in the failure of the Closing to
occur on or before such time. Nothing in this Section 6.16 shall be deemed
to release any party from any liability for any breach by such party of the
terms and provisions of this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents or
to
impair the right of any party to compel specific performance by any other party
of its obligations under this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents.
6.16
Entire
Agreement.
The
Transaction Documents, together with the Exhibits and Schedules thereto which
are incorporated herein by reference, contain the entire understanding of the
parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede all prior
agreements, understandings, discussions and representations, oral or written,
with respect to such matters, which the parties acknowledge have been merged
into such documents, exhibits and schedules. At or after the Closing, and
without further consideration, the Company and the Purchasers will execute
and
deliver to the other such further documents as may be reasonably requested
in
order to give practical effect to the intention of the parties under the
Transaction Documents.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Stock Purchase Agreement
to
be duly executed by their respective authorized signatories as of the date
first
indicated above.
By:_____________________________________
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[SIGNATURE
PAGES OF PURCHASERS TO FOLLOW]
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PURCHASER:
By:___________________________
Address:
Fax:
( )
Amount
of
Purchase: $_______________
EXHIBIT
A
INSTRUCTION
SHEET FOR INVESTOR
(to
be
read in conjunction with the entire
Stock
Purchase Agreement)
A. Complete
the following items in the Stock Purchase Agreement:
1.
Complete
and execute the Investor signature page. The Agreement must be executed by
an
individual authorized to bind the Investor.
2.
Exhibit B-1
— Stock Certificate Questionnaire:
Provide
the information requested by the Stock Certificate Questionnaire.
3.
Exhibit B-2
— Purchaser
Certificate:
Provide
the information requested by either (a) the Certificate for Corporate,
Partnership, Trust, Foundation and Joint Purchasers, or (b) the Certificate
for
Individual Purchasers.
4.
Return,
via facsimile, the signed Stock Purchase Agreement including the properly
completed Exhibits B-1 and B-2, to:
Seyfarth
Xxxx LLP
Attn:
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx, Esq.
Facsimile
No.: (000) 000-0000
6.
After
completing instruction number four (4) above, deliver the original signed
Stock Purchase Agreement including the properly completed Exhibits B-1 and
B-2
to:
Seyfarth
Xxxx LLP
000
Xxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, X.X.
Xxxxx
000
Xxxxxxxxxx,
X.X. 00000
Attn:
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx, Esq.
B. Wire
to
the following account, immediately available funds in an amount equal to the
Purchase Price set forth on the signature page to the Stock Purchase
Agreement.
Wire
to:
Acct.
Name:
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Seyfarth
Xxxx LLP
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Client
Fund Account
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Bank
Name:
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Northern
Trust Co.
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ABA
Number:
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A/C
Number:
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FBO:
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Subscriber
Name
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Social
Security Number
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Address
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EXHIBIT
B-1
STOCK
CERTIFICATE QUESTIONNAIRE
Please
provide us with the following information:
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The
exact name that the Shares are to be registered in (this is the name
that
will appear on the stock certificate(s)). You may use a nominee name
if
appropriate:
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2.
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The
relationship between the Purchaser of the Shares and the Registered
Holder
listed in response to item 1 above:
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3.
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The
mailing address, telephone and telecopy number of the
Registered
Holder listed in response to item 1 above:
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4.
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The
Tax Identification Number of the Registered Holder listed in
response
to item 1 above:
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EXHIBIT
B-2
CERTIFICATE
FOR ACCREDITED, CORPORATE, PARTNERSHIP,
TRUST,
FOUNDATION AND JOINT PURCHASERS
If
the
Purchaser is an accredited investor under Rule 501(a) of Regulation D and/or
is
a corporation, partnership, trust, pension plan, foundation, joint Investor
(other than a married couple) or other entity, then the Purchaser, or an
authorized officer, partner, or trustee if the Purchaser is an entity, must
complete, date and sign this Certificate.
CERTIFICATE
The
undersigned certifies that the representations and responses below are true
and
accurate:
(a) The
Purchaser has been duly formed and is validly existing and has full power and
authority to invest in the Company. The person signing on behalf of the
undersigned has the authority to execute and deliver the Stock Purchase
Agreement on behalf of the Purchaser and to take other actions with respect
thereto.
(b) Indicate
the form of entity of the undersigned:
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Limited
General
Corporation
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Partnership
Partnership
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Revocable
Trust (identify each grantor and indicate under what circumstances the trust
is
revocable by the grantor).
(Continue
on a separate piece of paper, if necessary.)
Other
type of Trust (indicate type of trust and, for trusts other than pension trusts,
name the grantors and beneficiaries).
(Continue
on a separate piece of paper, if necessary.)
Other
form of organization (indicate form of organization ( ).
(c) Indicate
the approximate date the undersigned entity was formed:
(d)
In
order for the Company to offer and sell the Shares in conformance with state
and
federal securities laws, the following information must be obtained regarding
your investor status. Please initial
each category
applicable to you as an investor in the Company.
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1.
A bank as defined in Section 3(a)(2) of the Securities Act, or any
savings and loan association or other institution as defined in Section
3(a)(5)(A) of the Securities Act whether acting in its individual
or
fiduciary capacity;
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2.
A broker or dealer registered pursuant to Section 15 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934;
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3.
An insurance company as defined in Section 2(13) of the Securities
Act;
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4.
An investment company registered under the Investment Company Act
of 1940
or a business development company as defined in Section 2(a)(48) of
that Act;
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5.
A Small Business Investment Company licensed by the U.S. Small Business
Administration under Section 301(c) or (d) of the Small Business
Investment Act of 1958;
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6.
A plan established and maintained by a state, its political subdivisions,
or any agency or instrumentality of a state or its political subdivisions,
for the benefit of its employees, if such plan has total assets in
excess
of $5,000,000;
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7.
An employee benefit plan within the meaning of the Employee Retirement
Income Security Act of 1974, if the investment decision is made by
a plan
fiduciary, as defined in Section 3(21) of such Act, which is either a
bank, savings and loan association, insurance company, or registered
investment advisor, or if the employee benefit plan has total assets
in
excess of $5,000,000 or, if a self-directed plan, with investment
decisions made solely by persons that are accredited
Purchasers;
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8.
A private business development company as defined in Section 202(a)(22)
of
the Investment Advisers Act of
1940;
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9.
An organization described in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal
Revenue Code, corporation, Massachusetts or similar business trust,
or
partnership, not formed for the specific purpose of acquiring the
Shares,
with total assets in excess of
$5,000,000;
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10.
A trust, with total assets in excess of $5,000,000, not formed for
the
specific purpose of acquiring the Shares, whose purchase is directed
by a
sophisticated person as described in Rule 506(b)(2)(ii) of the
Exchange Act;
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11.
An entity in which all
of
the equity owners qualify under any of the above subparagraphs. If
the
undersigned belongs to this investor category only, list the equity
owners
of the undersigned, and the investor category which each such equity
owner
satisfies:
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12. I
am a natural person and am an Accredited Investor under Rule 501(a)
of
Regulation D on the following
basis:
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I
had an individual income in excess of $200,000 in each of the two
most
recent years or joint income with my spouse in excess of $300,000
in each
of those years and have a reasonable expectation of reaching the
same
income level in the current year.
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on a separate piece of paper, if necessary.)
(Name
of Investor) [Please print/type]
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By:
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(Authorized
Signature of Officer, Partner or Trustee)
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Title:
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EXHIBIT
C
FORM
OF LEGAL OPINION OF SEYFARTH XXXX LLP
Based
on
the foregoing, and subject to the qualifications and assumptions stated herein,
we are of the opinion that:
1. The
Company is a corporation validly existing and in good standing under the laws
of
the State of Nevada and has all requisite corporate power and authority to
own,
lease and operate its properties and to conduct its business as presently being
conducted.
2. The
Shares and Conversion Shares to be issued by the Company pursuant to the
Agreement have been duly authorized and, when issued and delivered in the manner
contemplated by the Agreement, will be validly issued, fully paid and
nonassessable, and free of preemptive rights arising under law or pursuant
to
the Company’s Articles of Incorporation.
3. The
Company has all requisite corporate power and authority to execute and deliver
the Transaction Documents and to perform its obligations thereunder. The
execution, delivery and performance of the Transaction Documents by the Company
and the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated thereby
have been duly authorized by all requisite corporate action on the part of
the
Company.
4. The
Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by the Company and
(assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery thereof by the
Purchasers) constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company,
enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable
bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, conservatorship,
moratorium and similar laws affecting creditors’ rights and remedies generally,
and subject, as to enforceability, to general principles of equity, including
principles of commercial reasonableness, good faith and fair dealing
(irrespective of whether enforcement is sought in a proceeding at law or in
equity) and except that (A) rights to indemnification and contribution
thereunder may be limited by federal or state securities laws or public policy
relating thereto, and (B) no opinion is expressed herein with respect to
Sections 6.7 and 6.8 of the Agreement
5. The
execution and delivery by the Company of the Agreement, and the performance
by
the Company with its obligations thereunder, do not constitute a default under
or violate (i) any provisions of the Articles of Incorporation or by-laws
of the Company presently in effect or (ii) any Nevada corporate or United
States federal law or regulation (other than federal and state securities or
“blue sky” laws, as to which we express no opinion in this paragraph 7).
6. No
consent, approval, waiver, license or authorization or other action by or filing
or registration with any Nevada or United States federal public or governmental
authority is required in connection with the valid execution and delivery by
the
Company of the Agreement or the consummation by the Company of the transactions
contemplated thereby, except for filings, registrations and other actions
required pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the respective rules and regulations
thereunder, filings in connection with state securities or “blue sky” laws, in
each case as to which we express no opinion in this paragraph 8, and those
which
already have been obtained by the Company.