SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT
Exhibit 10.8
This
Securities Purchase Agreement (this "Agreement") dated as of September 30, 2010
is entered into by and among Mitek Systems, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the
"Company"), and each purchaser identified on the signature pages hereto (each,
including its successors and assigns, a "Purchaser" and collectively the
"Purchasers").
Subject
to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement and pursuant to Section
4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), and Rule
506 promulgated thereunder, the Company desires to issue and sell to each
Purchaser, and each Purchaser, severally and not jointly, desires to purchase
from the Company, shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the
“Common Stock”) of the Company as more fully described in this
Agreement.
In
consideration of the mutual covenants contained in this Agreement, and for other
good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby
acknowledged, the Company and each Purchaser agree as follows:
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"Accredited Investor
Questionnaire" means the accredited investor questionnaire, in a form
acceptable to the Company, delivered by the Purchasers to the Company at the
Closing.
"Affiliate" means any Person
that, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls or is
controlled by or is under common control with a Person, as such term is used in
and construed under Rule 405 promulgated under the Securities
Act. 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 Monday
through Friday, excluding any day of the year on which banks are required or
authorized to close in the State of California.
"Closing" means the closing of
the purchase and sale of the Securities pursuant to Section 2.1.
"Closing Date" means the
Business Day on which all of the Transaction Documents have been executed and
delivered by the applicable parties thereto pursuant to Sections 2.2(a) and
2.2(b), and all conditions precedent to (i) the Purchasers' obligations to pay
the Subscription Amount and (ii) the Company's obligations to deliver the
Securities, in each case, have been satisfied or waived.
"Common Stock" shall have the
meaning set forth in the recitals hereto.
"Exchange Act" means the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations
promulgated thereunder.
"Governmental Entity" means any
foreign, federal, state, municipal or local government, governmental, regulatory
or administrative authority, agency, instrumentality or commission or any United
States court, tribunal, or judicial or arbitral body of any nature; or any
United States body exercising, or entitled to exercise, any administrative,
executive, judicial, legislative, police, regulatory or taxing authority or
power of any nature.
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"Person" means an individual,
sole proprietorship, partnership, joint venture, trust, unincorporated
association, corporation, limited liability company, entity or Governmental
Entity.
"Per Share Purchase Price"
shall mean $1.50.
"Rule
144" means Rule 144 promulgated by the SEC 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 SEC having substantially the same effect as such
rule.
"Securities" means the shares
of Common Stock being sold by the Company to the Purchasers
hereunder.
"SEC" means the United States
Securities and Exchange Commission.
"Shares Purchased" means, as to
each Purchaser, the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock purchased at the
Closing and as specified below such Purchaser's name on the signature page of
this Agreement and next to the heading "Shares Purchased."
"Short Sales" include (i) all
"short sales" as defined in 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
(ii) sales and other transactions through non-U.S. broker dealers or foreign
regulated brokers.
"Subscription Amount" means, as
to each Purchaser, the aggregate amount to be paid for the Securities purchased
at the Closing by such Purchaser and as specified below such Purchaser's name on
the signature page of this Agreement and next to the heading "Subscription
Amount," in United States dollars in immediately available funds. The
Subscription Amount, as to each Purchaser, shall be the product of (i) the
aggregate number of Securities being purchased at the Closing by such Purchaser
and (ii) the Per Share Purchase Price.
"Trading Day" means a day on
which the principal Trading Market is open for business.
"Trading
Market" means the following markets or exchanges on which the Common Stock is
listed or quoted for trading on the date in question: the NYSE Amex; the NASDAQ
Capital Market; the NASDAQ Global Market; the NASDAQ Global Select Market; the
New York Stock Exchange; or the OTC Bulletin Board.
"Transaction Documents" means
this Agreement and all exhibits and schedules hereto and any other agreements
executed in connection with the transactions contemplated
hereunder.
"Transfer Agent Instruction
Letter" means an irrevocable letter on behalf of the Company addressed to
the transfer agent for the Common Stock instructing such transfer agent to issue
to such Purchaser as soon as reasonably practicable such number of Securities
being purchased by such Purchaser hereunder.
ARTICLE
II
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(a) The
obligations of the Company to a Purchaser hereunder in connection with a Closing
are subject to the following conditions being met, to the extent not waived by
the Company in writing:
(1) the
accuracy in all respects when made and on such Closing Date of the
representations and warranties of such Purchaser contained herein;
(2) all
obligations, covenants and agreements of such Purchaser required to be performed
at or prior to such Closing Date shall have been performed; and
(3) the
Company shall have received:
(A) this
Agreement duly executed by such Purchaser;
(B) the
full amount of such Purchaser's Subscription Amount by wire transfer to the
account specified in writing by the Company; and
(C) the
Accredited Investor Questionnaire completed and duly executed by such
Purchaser.
(b) The
respective obligations of the Purchasers hereunder in connection with a Closing
are subject to the following conditions being met to the extent not waived by
such Purchaser:
(1) (A)
the representations and warranties of the Company set forth in this Agreement
that are qualified by reference to materiality, material adverse
effect or words of like effect shall be true and correct as of the
Closing Date as though made on and as of such date (except to the extent that
any such representation and warranty expressly speaks as of an earlier date, in
which case such representation and warranty shall be true and correct as of such
earlier date); and (B) the representations and warranties of the Company set
forth in this Agreement that are not qualified by reference to materiality,
material adverse effect or words of like effect shall be true and correct in all
material respects as of the date of the Closing Date as though made on and as of
such date (except to the extent that any such representation and warranty
expressly speaks as of an earlier date, in which case such representation and
warranty shall be true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier
date);
(2) all
obligations, covenants and agreements of the Company required to be performed at
or prior to such Closing Date shall have been performed; and
(3) such
Purchaser shall have received:
(A) this
Agreement duly executed by the Company;
(B) a
copy of the Transfer Agent Instruction Letter duly executed on behalf of the
Company; and
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(C) a
certificate signed by the Company's Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial
Officer, in such Person's capacity as an officer of the Company, to the effect
that the representations and warranties of the Company in Section 3.1 are true
and correct in all material respects (except to the extent that such
representations and warranties are qualified by materiality, material adverse
effect, or words of like effect, in which case such representations and
warranties shall be true in all respects) as of, and as if made on, the date of
this Agreement and as of such Closing Date and that the Company has satisfied in
all material respects all of the conditions set forth in this Section 2.2(b);
provided, however, that the foregoing certificate shall not be required if such
Closing Date occurs on the date of this Agreement.
ARTICLE
III
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(e) Experience
of Such Purchaser. Such Purchaser, either alone or together with its
representatives (who are unaffiliated with and who are not compensated by the
Company or any Affiliate of the Company and who are not selling agents of the
Company), has such knowledge, sophistication and experience in business and
financial matters so as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the
prospective investment in the Securities, and has so evaluated the merits and
risks of such investment. Such Purchaser is able to bear the economic
risk of an investment in the Securities and, at the present time, is able to
afford a complete loss of such investment.
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ARTICLE
IV
(a) The
Securities may only be disposed of in compliance with state and federal
securities laws. In connection with any transfer of Securities other
than pursuant to an effective registration statement or in compliance with Rule
144 or to the Company, the Company may require the transferor thereof to provide
to the Company, at the transferor's sole expense, an opinion of counsel selected
by the transferor and reasonably acceptable to the Company, the form and
substance of which opinion shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Company, to
the effect that such transfer does not require registration of such transferred
Securities under the Securities Act and such transfer is in compliance with
applicable state securities laws. As a condition of transfer, any
such transferee shall agree in writing to be bound by the terms of this
Agreement and shall have the rights of a Purchaser under this
Agreement.
(b) The
Purchasers agree to the imprinting, so long as is required by this Section 4.1,
of a legend on any certificate representing any of the Securities in the
following form:
THE
SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION (THE "COMMISSION") UNDER
XXXXXXX 0 XX XXX XXXXXX XXXXXX SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE
"SECURITIES ACT"), IN RELIANCE UPON ONE OR MORE EXEMPTIONS FROM REGISTRATION OR
QUALIFICATION AFFORDED BY THE SECURITIES ACT AND/OR RULES PROMULGATED BY THE
COMMISSION PURSUANT THERETO. THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE
ALSO NOT BEEN REGISTERED OR QUALIFIED (AS THE CASE MAY BE) UNDER THE SECURITIES
LAWS OF ANY XXXXX XX XXXXXXXXX XX XXX XXXXXX XXXXXX (THE "BLUE SKY LAWS"), IN
RELIANCE UPON ONE OR MORE EXEMPTIONS FROM REGISTRATION OR QUALIFICATION (AS THE
CASE MAY BE) AFFORDED UNDER SUCH SECURITIES LAWS. THESE SECURITIES HAVE BEEN
ACQUIRED FOR THE HOLDER'S OWN ACCOUNT FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSES ONLY AND NOT WITH
A VIEW FOR RESALE OR DISTRIBUTION.
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ARTICLE
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Mitek
Systems, Inc.
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Attention: Xxxxx
X. XxXxxxx
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Fax: 000.000.0000
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With
a copy to:
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Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx & Xxxxxxx, LLP
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X. Xxxxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx
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Attention: Xxxxxx
X. Xxxxxxxx, Esq.
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Fax: 000.000.0000
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If sent
by mail, notice shall be considered delivered five Business Days after the date
of mailing, and if sent by any other means set forth above, notice shall be
considered delivered upon receipt thereof. Any party may by notice to
the other parties change the address or facsimile number to which notice or
other communications to it are to be delivered or mailed.
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5.9 Governing
Law. All questions concerning the construction, validity,
enforcement and interpretation of the Transaction Documents shall be governed by
and construed and enforced in accordance with the internal laws of the State of
California, without regard to the principles of conflicts of law
thereof. Each party agrees that all legal proceedings concerning the
interpretation, enforcement and defense of the transactions contemplated by any
of the Transaction Documents (whether brought against a party hereto or its
respective directors, officers, shareholders, employees or agents) shall be
settled by arbitration administered by the American Arbitration Association in
accordance with its Commercial Arbitration Rules, and judgment on the award
rendered by the arbitrator(s) may be entered in any court having jurisdiction
thereof.
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[Signature
Pages Follow]
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Mitek
Systems, Inc., a Delaware corporation
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By:
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Name:
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Title:
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[Signature
Pages For Purchasers Follow]
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Name
of Purchaser:
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Signature
of Authorized Signatory of Purchaser:
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Name
of Authorized Signatory:
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Title
of Authorized Signatory:
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Facsimile
Number of Purchaser:
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Address
for Notice of Purchaser:
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Address
for Delivery of Securities for Purchaser (if not same as address for
notice):
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Subscription
Amount:
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Shares
Purchased:
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EIN
Number:
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