SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT
This
Securities Purchase Agreement (this “Agreement”)
is
dated as of October 20, 2005, among eMagin Corporation, a Delaware corporation
(the “Company”),
and
each purchaser identified on the signature pages hereto (each, including
its
successors and assigns, a “Purchaser”
and
collectively the “Purchasers”).
WHEREAS,
subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement and pursuant
to
Section 4(2) of the Securities Act (as defined below) and Rule 506 promulgated
thereunder, the Company desires to issue and sell to each Purchaser, and
each
Purchaser, severally and not jointly, desires to purchase from the Company,
securities of the Company as more fully described in this
Agreement.
NOW,
THEREFORE, IN CONSIDERATION of the mutual covenants contained in this Agreement,
and for other good and valuable consideration the receipt and adequacy of
which
are hereby acknowledged, the Company and each Purchaser agree as
follows:
ARTICLE
I.
DEFINITIONS
1.1 Definitions
.
In
addition to the terms defined elsewhere in this Agreement, for all purposes
of
this Agreement, the following terms have the meanings indicated in this Section
1.1:
“Action”
shall
have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(j).
“Affiliate”
means
any Person that, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries,
controls or is controlled by or is under common control with a Person as
such
terms are used in and construed under Rule 144 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
any
day except Saturday, Sunday and any day which is a federal legal holiday
or a
day on which banking institutions in the State of New York or State of
Washington are authorized or required by law or other governmental action
to
close.
“Closing”
means
the closing of the purchase and sale of the Securities pursuant to Section
2.1.
“Closing
Date”
means
the Trading Day when all of the Transaction Documents have been executed
and
delivered by the applicable parties thereto, and all conditions set forth
in
Sections 2.3 hereof are satisfied, or such other date as the parties may
agree.
“Closing
Price”
means
on any particular date (a) the last reported closing bid price per
share of
Common Stock on such date on the Trading Market (as reported by Bloomberg
L.P.
at 4:15 PM (Eastern Time)), or (b) if there is no such price on such date,
then
the closing bid price on the Trading Market on the date nearest preceding
such
date (as reported by Bloomberg L.P. at 4:15 PM (Eastern Time)), or (c) if
the Common Stock is not then listed or quoted on the Trading Market and if
prices for the Common Stock are then reported in the “pink sheets” published by
the National Quotation Bureau Incorporated (or a similar organization or
agency
succeeding to its functions of reporting prices), the most recent bid price
per
share of the Common Stock so reported, or (d) if the shares of Common
Stock
are not then publicly traded the fair market value of a share of Common Stock
as
determined by an appraiser selected in good faith by the Purchasers of a
majority in interest of the Shares then outstanding.
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“Commission”
means
the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
“Common
Stock”
means
the common stock of the Company, par value $0.001 per share, and any other
class
of securities into which such securities may hereafter have been reclassified
or
changed into.
“Common
Stock Equivalents”
means
any securities of the Company or the Subsidiaries which entitle the holder
thereof to acquire Common Stock at any time, including, without limitation,
any
debt, preferred stock, rights, options, warrants or other instrument that
is at
any time convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for, or otherwise
entitles the holder thereof to receive, Common Stock.
“Company
Counsel”
means
Sichenzia Xxxx Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx LLP.
“Disclosure
Schedules”
means
the Disclosure Schedules of the Company delivered concurrently herewith.
“Effective
Date”
means
the date that the initial Registration Statement filed by the Company pursuant
to the Registration Rights Agreement is first declared effective by the
Commission.
“Evaluation
Date”
shall
have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(r).
“Exchange
Act”
means
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations
promulgated thereunder.
“Exempt
Issuance”
means
the issuance of (a) shares of Common Stock or options to employees, officers,
directors or consultants of the Company pursuant to (i) any existing stock
or
option plan, or (ii) any stock or option plan duly adopted by a majority
of the
non-employee members of the Board of Directors of the Company or a majority
of
the members of a committee of non-employee directors established for such
purpose, (b) the issuance of shares of Common Stock under the Company’s existing
Non-Employee Stock Compensation Plan, (c) options issued to new employees
pursuant to the rules and regulations of The American Stock Exchange, (d)
securities upon the exercise or exchange of or conversion of any Securities
issued hereunder and/or securities exercisable or exchangeable for or
convertible into shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding on the date
of
this Agreement, provided that such securities have not been amended since
the
date of this Agreement to increase the number of such securities or to decrease
the exercise, exchange or conversion price of any such securities, and (e)
securities issued pursuant to acquisitions or strategic transactions, provided
any such issuance shall only be to a Person which is, itself or through its
subsidiaries, an operating company in a business synergistic with the business
of the Company and in which the Company receives benefits in addition to
the
investment of funds, but shall not include a transaction in which the Company
is
issuing securities primarily for the purpose of raising capital or to an
entity
whose primary business is investing in securities.
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“GAAP”
shall
have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(h).
“Intellectual
Property Rights”
shall
have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(o).
“Legend
Removal Date”
shall
have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.1(c).
“Liens”
means a
lien, charge, security interest, encumbrance, right of first refusal, preemptive
right or other restriction.
“Material
Adverse Effect”
shall
have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 3.1(b).
“Material
Permits”
shall
have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(m).
“Per
Share Purchase Price”
equals
$0.55.
“Person”
means
an individual or corporation, partnership, trust, incorporated or unincorporated
association, joint venture, limited liability company, joint stock company,
government (or an agency or subdivision thereof) or other entity of any
kind.
“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.
“Purchaser
Party”
shall
have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.9.
“Registration
Rights Agreement”
means
the Registration Rights Agreement, dated the date hereof, among the Company
and
the Purchasers, in the form of Exhibit
A
attached
hereto.
“Registration
Statement”
means a
registration statement meeting the requirements set forth in the Registration
Rights Agreement and covering the resale by the Purchasers of the Shares
and the
Warrant Shares.
“Required
Approvals”
shall
have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(e).
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“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”
shall
have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(h).
“Securities”
means
the Shares, the Warrants and the Warrant Shares.
“Securities
Act”
means
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
“Shares”
means
the shares of Common Stock issued or issuable to each Purchaser pursuant
to this
Agreement.
“Short
Sales”
shall
include, without limitation, all “short sales” as defined in Rule 200
promulgated under Regulation SHO under the Exchange Act and all types of
direct
and indirect stock pledges, forward sale contracts, options, puts, calls,
swaps
and similar arrangements (including on a total return basis), and sales and
other transactions through non-US broker dealers or foreign regulated
brokers.
“Subscription
Amount”
means,
as to each Purchaser, the aggregate amount to be paid for Shares and Warrants
purchased hereunder as specified below such Purchaser’s name on the signature
page of this Agreement and next to the heading “Subscription Amount”, in United
States Dollars and in immediately available funds.
“Subsidiary”
means
any subsidiary of the Company as set forth on Schedule
3.1(a).
“Trading
Day”
means
(i) a day on which the Common Stock is traded on a Trading Market, or (ii)
if
the Common Stock is not quoted on any Trading Market, a day on which the
Common
Stock is quoted in the over-the-counter market as reported by the Pink Sheets,
LLC (or any similar organization or agency succeeding to its functions of
reporting prices); provided, that in the event that the Common Stock is not
listed or quoted as set forth in (i) and (ii) hereof, then Trading Day shall
mean a Business Day.
“Trading
Market”
means
whichever of the New York Stock Exchange, the American Stock Exchange, the
NASDAQ National Market, the NASDAQ SmallCap Market or OTC Bulletin Board
on
which the Common Stock is listed or quoted for trading on the date in
question.
“Transaction
Documents”
means
this Agreement, the Warrants, the Registration Rights Agreement, the Escrow
Agreement and any other documents or agreements executed in connection with
the
transactions contemplated hereunder.
“VWAP”
means,
for any date, the price determined by the first of the following clauses
that
applies: (a) if the Common Stock is then listed or quoted on a Trading Market,
the daily volume weighted average price of the Common Stock for such date
(or
the nearest preceding date) on the Trading Market on which the Common Stock
is
then listed or quoted as reported by Bloomberg Financial L.P. (based on a
Trading Day from 9:30 a.m. Eastern Time to 4:02 p.m. Eastern Time); (b) if
the
Common Stock is not then listed or quoted on a Trading Market and if prices
for
the Common Stock are then quoted on the OTC Bulletin Board, the volume weighted
average price of the Common Stock for such date (or the nearest preceding
date)
on the OTC Bulletin Board; (c) if the Common Stock is not then listed or
quoted
on the OTC Bulletin Board and if prices for the Common Stock are then reported
in the “Pink Sheets” published by the Pink Sheets, LLC (or a similar
organization or agency succeeding to its functions of reporting prices),
the
most recent bid price per share of the Common Stock so reported; or (c) in
all
other cases, the fair market value of a share of Common Stock as determined
by
an independent appraiser selected in good faith by the Purchasers and reasonably
acceptable to the Company.
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“Warrants”
means
collectively the Common Stock purchase warrants, in the form of Exhibit
C
delivered to the Purchasers at the Closing in accordance with Section 2.2(a)
hereof, two-thirds of which Warrants shall be exercisable commencing seven
months from the Closing Date and the balance of which will become exercisable,
if at all, on March 31, 2007, and have a term of exercise equal to five years
from the Closing Date.
“Warrant
Shares”
means
the shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants.
ARTICLE
II.
PURCHASE
AND SALE
2.1
Closing.
On the Closing Date, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth
herein, concurrent with the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the
parties hereto, the Company agrees to sell, and each Purchaser agrees to
purchase in the aggregate, severally and not jointly, up to $9,100,000 of
Shares
and Warrants. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement,
each Purchaser shall deliver to the Company via wire transfer or a certified
check immediately available funds equal to their Subscription Amount and
the
Company shall deliver to each Purchaser their respective Shares and Warrants
as
determined pursuant to Section 2.2(a) and the other items set forth in Section
2.2 issuable at the Closing. Upon satisfaction of the conditions set forth
in
Sections 2.2 and 2.3, the Closing shall occur at the offices of Sichenzia
Xxxx
Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx LLP, or such other location as the parties shall mutually
agree.
2.2
Deliveries.
(a) On
the
Closing Date, the Company shall deliver or cause to be delivered to each
Purchaser the following:
(i) this
Agreement duly executed by the Company;
(ii) a
legal
opinion of Company Counsel, in the form of Exhibit
B
attached
hereto;
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(iii) a
copy of
the irrevocable instructions to the Company’s transfer agent instructing the
transfer agent to deliver, on an expedited basis, a certificate evidencing
a
number of Shares equal to such Purchaser’s Subscription Amount divided by the
Per Share Purchase Price, registered in the name of such Purchaser;
(iv) a
Warrant
registered in the name of such Purchaser to purchase up to a number of shares
of
Common Stock equal to 60% of the number of Shares purchased, with an exercise
price equal to $1.00 subject to adjustment therein;
(v) the
Lockup Agreement in the form of Exhibit D hereto executed by each director
and
each of the five senior executive officers named as such in the Company’s most
recent proxy statement; and
(vi) the
Registration Rights Agreement duly executed by the Company.
(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) such
Purchaser’s Subscription Amount by wire transfer to the account as specified in
writing by the Company; and
(iii) the
Registration Rights Agreement duly executed by such Purchaser.
2.3
Closing
Conditions.
(a) The
obligations of the Company hereunder in connection with the Closing are subject
to the following conditions being met:
(i) the
accuracy in all material respects when made and on the Closing Date of the
representations and warranties of the Purchasers contained herein;
(ii) all
obligations, covenants and agreements of the Purchasers required to be performed
at or prior to the Closing Date shall have been performed;
and
(iii) the
delivery by the Purchasers of the items set forth in Section 2.2(b) of this
Agreement.
(b) The
respective obligations of the Purchasers hereunder in connection with the
Closing are subject to the following conditions being met:
(i) the
accuracy in all material respects when made and on the Closing Date of the
representations and warranties of the Company contained herein;
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(ii) all
obligations, covenants and agreements of the Company required to be performed
at
or prior to the Closing Date shall have been performed;
(iii) the
delivery by the Company of the items set forth in Section 2.2(a) of this
Agreement;
(iv) there
shall have been no Material Adverse Effect with respect to the Company since
the
date hereof; and
(v) from
the
date hereof to the Closing Date, trading in the Common Stock shall not have
been
suspended by the Commission (except for any suspension of trading of limited
duration agreed to by the Company, which suspension shall be terminated prior
to
the Closing), and, at any time prior to the Closing Date, trading in securities
generally as reported by Bloomberg Financial Markets shall not have been
suspended or limited, or minimum prices shall not have been established on
securities whose trades are reported by such service, or on any Trading Market,
nor shall a banking moratorium have been declared either by the United States
or
New York State authorities nor shall there have occurred any material outbreak
or escalation of hostilities or other national or international calamity
of such
magnitude in its effect on, or any material adverse change in, any financial
market which, in each case, in the reasonable judgment of each Purchaser,
makes
it impracticable or inadvisable to purchase the Shares at the
Closing.
ARTICLE
III.
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES
3.1
Representations
and Warranties of the Company.
Except
as
set forth under the corresponding section of the Disclosure Schedules which
Disclosure Schedules shall be deemed a part hereof, the Company hereby makes
the
representations and warranties set forth below to each Purchaser:
(a) Subsidiaries.
All
direct and indirect subsidiaries of the Company are set forth on Schedule
3.1(a).
Except
as set forth on Schedule
3.1(a),
the
Company owns, directly or indirectly, all of the capital stock or other equity
interests of each Subsidiary free and clear of any Liens, and all the issued
and
outstanding shares of capital stock of each Subsidiary are validly issued
and
are fully paid, non-assessable and free of preemptive and similar rights
to
subscribe for or purchase securities.
(b) Organization
and Qualification.
The
Company and each of the Subsidiaries is an entity duly incorporated or otherwise
organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the
jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization (as applicable), with the
requisite power and authority to own and use its properties and assets and
to
carry on its business as currently conducted. Neither the Company nor any
Subsidiary is in violation or default of any of the provisions of its respective
certificate or articles of incorporation, bylaws or other organizational
or
charter documents. Each of the Company and the Subsidiaries is duly qualified
to
conduct its respective business and is in good standing as a foreign corporation
or other entity in each jurisdiction in which the nature of the business
conducted or property owned by it makes such qualification necessary, except
where the failure to be so qualified or in good standing, as the case may
be,
could not have or reasonably be expected to result in (i) a material 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,
business, prospects or condition (financial or otherwise) of the Company
and the
Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or (iii) a material adverse effect on the
Company’s ability to perform in any material respect on a timely basis its
obligations under any Transaction Document (any of (i), (ii) or (iii), a
“Material
Adverse Effect”)
and no
Proceeding has been instituted in any such jurisdiction revoking, limiting
or
curtailing or seeking to revoke, limit or curtail such power and authority
or
qualification.
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(c) Authorization;
Enforcement.
The
Company has the requisite corporate power and authority to enter into and
to
consummate the transactions contemplated by each of the Transaction Documents
and otherwise to carry out its obligations hereunder and thereunder. The
execution and delivery of each of the Transaction Documents by the Company
and
the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated thereby have been
duly
authorized by all necessary action on the part of the Company and no further
action is required by the Company, its board of directors or its stockholders
in
connection therewith other than in connection with the Required Approvals.
Each
Transaction Document has been (or upon delivery will have been) duly executed
by
the Company and, when delivered in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof,
will constitute the valid and binding obligation of the Company enforceable
against the Company in accordance with its terms except (i) as such
enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, moratorium, liquidation and other similar laws of general
application affecting enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and (ii) as
limited by laws relating to the availability of specific performance, injunctive
relief or other equitable remedies.
(d) No
Conflicts.
The
execution, delivery and performance of the Transaction Documents by the Company,
the issuance and sale of the Shares and the consummation by the Company of
the
other transactions contemplated hereby and thereby do not and will not (i)
conflict with or violate any provision of the Company’s or any Subsidiary’s
certificate or articles of incorporation, bylaws or other organizational
or
charter documents, or (ii) conflict with, or constitute a default (or an
event
that with notice or lapse of time or both would become a default) under,
result
in the creation of any Lien upon any of the properties or assets of the Company
or any Subsidiary, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment,
acceleration or cancellation (with or without notice, lapse of time or both)
of,
any agreement, credit facility, debt or other instrument (evidencing a Company
or Subsidiary debt or otherwise) or other understanding to which the Company
or
any Subsidiary is a party or by which any property or asset of the Company
or
any Subsidiary is bound or affected, or (iii) subject to the Required Approvals,
conflict with or result in a violation of any law, rule, regulation, order,
judgment, injunction, decree or other restriction of any court or governmental
authority to which the Company or a Subsidiary is subject (including federal
and
state securities laws and regulations), or by which any property or asset
of the
Company or a Subsidiary is bound or affected; except in the case of each
of
clauses (ii) and (iii), such as could not have or reasonably be expected
to
result in a Material Adverse Effect.
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(e) Filings,
Consents and Approvals.
The
Company is not required to obtain any consent, waiver, authorization or order
of, give any notice to, or make any filing or registration with, any court
or
other federal, state, local or other governmental authority or other Person
in
connection with the execution, delivery and performance by the Company of
the
Transaction Documents, other than (i) filings required pursuant to Section
4.4
of this Agreement, (ii) the filing with the Commission of the Registration
Statement, (iii) application(s) to each applicable Trading Market for the
listing of the Shares and Warrant Shares for trading thereon in the time
and
manner required thereby, and (iv) the filing of Form D with the Commission
and
such filings as are required to be made under applicable state securities
laws
(collectively, the “Required
Approvals”).
(f) Issuance
of the Securities.
The
Securities are duly authorized and, when issued and paid for in accordance
with
the applicable Transaction Documents, will be duly and validly issued, fully
paid and nonassessable, free and clear of all Liens imposed by the Company
other
than restrictions on transfer provided for in the Transaction Documents.
The
Warrant Shares, when issued in accordance with the terms of the Transaction
Documents, will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, free and
clear
of all Liens imposed by the Company. As of the Closing, the Company will
have
reserved from its duly authorized capital stock the maximum number of shares
of
Common Stock issuable pursuant to this Agreement and the Warrants.
(g) Capitalization.
The
capitalization of the Company is as set forth on Schedule
3.1(g).
The
Company has not issued any capital stock since its most
recently filed periodic report under the Exchange Act, other
than pursuant to the exercise of employee stock options under the Company’s
stock option plans, the issuance of shares of Common Stock to employees pursuant
to the Company’s employee stock purchase plan, the issuance of shares of Common
Stock pursuant to the Company’s existing Non-Employee Stock Compensation Plan,
and pursuant to the conversion or exercise of outstanding Common Stock
Equivalents. No Person has any right of first refusal, preemptive right,
right
of participation, or any similar right to participate in the transactions
contemplated by the Transaction Documents. Except as a result of the purchase
and sale of the Securities, there are no outstanding options, warrants, script
rights to subscribe to, calls or commitments of any character whatsoever
relating to, or securities, rights or obligations convertible into or
exercisable or exchangeable for, or giving any Person any right to subscribe
for
or acquire, any shares of Common Stock, or contracts, commitments,
understandings or arrangements by which the Company or any Subsidiary is
or may
become bound to issue additional shares of Common Stock or Common Stock
Equivalents. Except as set forth on Schedule
3.1(g),
the
issuance and sale of the Securities will not obligate the Company to issue
shares of Common Stock or other securities to any Person (other than the
Purchasers) and will not result in a right of any holder of Company securities
to adjust the exercise, conversion, exchange or reset price under such
securities. All of the outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company
are
validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, have been issued in compliance
with all federal and state securities laws, and none of such outstanding
shares
was issued in violation of any preemptive rights or similar rights to subscribe
for or purchase securities. No further approval or authorization of any
stockholder, the Board of Directors of the Company or others is required
for the
issuance and sale of the Securities. There are no stockholders agreements,
voting agreements or other similar agreements with respect to the Company’s
capital stock to which the Company is a party or, to the knowledge of the
Company, between or among any of the Company’s stockholders.
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(h) SEC
Reports; Financial Statements.
The
Company has filed all reports, schedules, forms, statements and other documents
required to be filed by it under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act,
including pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) thereof, for the two years
preceding the date hereof (or such shorter period as the Company was required
by
law to file such material) (the foregoing materials, including the exhibits
thereto and documents incorporated by reference therein, being collectively
referred to herein as the “SEC
Reports”)
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, 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 the light of the circumstances under
which they were made, not misleading. The financial statements of the Company
included in the SEC Reports comply in all material respects with applicable
accounting requirements and the rules and regulations of the Commission with
respect thereto as in effect at the time of filing. Such financial statements
have been prepared in accordance with United States generally accepted
accounting principles (“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, immaterial, year-end audit
adjustments.
(i) Material
Changes.
Since
the date of the latest audited financial statements included within the SEC
Reports, except as specifically disclosed in the SEC Reports, (i) there has
been
no event, occurrence or development that has had or that could reasonably
be
expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, (ii) the Company has not
incurred any liabilities (contingent or otherwise) other than (A) trade payables
and accrued expenses incurred in the ordinary course of business consistent
with
past practice and (B) liabilities not required to be reflected in the Company’s
financial statements pursuant to GAAP or required to be disclosed in filings
made with the Commission, (iii) the Company has not altered its method of
accounting, (iv) the Company has not declared or made any dividend or
distribution of cash or other property to its stockholders or purchased,
redeemed or made any agreements to purchase or redeem any shares of its capital
stock and (v) the Company has not issued any equity securities to any officer,
director or Affiliate, except pursuant to existing Company stock option or
stock
plans. The Company does not have pending before the Commission any request
for
confidential treatment of information.
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(j) Litigation.
There
is no action, suit, inquiry, notice of violation, proceeding or investigation
pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened in writing against
or
affecting the Company, any Subsidiary or any of their respective properties
before or by any court, arbitrator, governmental or administrative agency
or
regulatory authority (federal, state, county, local or foreign) (collectively,
an “Action”)
which
(i) adversely affects or challenges the legality, validity or enforceability
of
any of the Transaction Documents or the Securities or (ii) could, if there
were
an unfavorable decision, individually or in the aggregate, have or reasonably
be
expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. Neither the Company nor
any
Subsidiary, nor any director or officer thereof, is or has been the subject
of
any Action involving a claim of violation of or liability under federal or
state
securities laws or a claim of breach of fiduciary duty. There has not been,
and
to the knowledge of the Company, there is not pending or contemplated, any
investigation by the Commission involving the Company or any current or former
director or officer of the Company. The Commission has not issued any stop
order
or other order suspending the effectiveness of any registration statement
filed
by the Company or any Subsidiary under the Exchange Act or the Securities
Act.
(k) Labor
Relations.
No
material labor dispute exists or, to the knowledge of the Company, is imminent
with respect to any of the employees of the Company which could reasonably
be
expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(l) Compliance.
Neither
the Company nor any Subsidiary (i) is in default under or in violation of
(and
no event has occurred that has not been waived that, with notice or lapse
of
time or both, would result in a default by the Company or any Subsidiary
under),
nor has the Company or any Subsidiary received notice of a claim that it
is in
default under or that it is in violation of, any indenture, loan or credit
agreement or any other agreement or instrument to which it is a party or
by
which it or any of its properties is bound (whether or not such default or
violation has been waived), (ii) is in violation of any order of any court,
arbitrator or governmental body, or (iii) is or has been in violation of
any
statute, rule or regulation of any governmental authority, including without
limitation all foreign, federal, state and local laws applicable to its business
except in each case as could not have a Material Adverse Effect.
(m) Regulatory
Permits.
The
Company and the Subsidiaries possess all certificates, authorizations and
permits issued by the appropriate federal, state, local or foreign regulatory
authorities necessary to conduct their respective businesses as described
in the
SEC Reports, except where the failure to possess such permits could not have
or
reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect (“Material
Permits”),
and
neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has received any notice of proceedings
relating to the revocation or modification of any Material Permit.
(n) Title
to Assets.
The
Company and the Subsidiaries have good and marketable title in fee simple
to all
real property owned by them that is material to the business of the Company
and
the Subsidiaries and good and marketable title in all personal property owned
by
them that is material to the business of the Company and the Subsidiaries,
in
each case free and clear of all Liens, except for Liens as do not materially
affect the value of such property and do not materially interfere with the
use
made and proposed to be made of such property by the Company and the
Subsidiaries and Liens for the payment of federal, state or other taxes,
the
payment of which is neither delinquent nor subject to penalties. Any real
property and facilities held under lease by the Company and the Subsidiaries
are
held by them under valid, subsisting and enforceable leases of which the
Company
and the Subsidiaries are in compliance, except as could not have or reasonably
be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
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(o) Patents
and Trademarks.
The
Company and the Subsidiaries have, or have rights to use, all patents, patent
applications, trademarks, trademark applications, service marks, trade names,
copyrights, licenses and other similar rights that are necessary or material
for
use in connection with their respective businesses as described in the SEC
Reports and which the failure to so have could have or reasonably be expected
to
result in a Material Adverse Effect (collectively, the “Intellectual
Property Rights”).
Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has received a written notice that
the
Intellectual Property Rights used by the Company or any Subsidiary violates
or
infringes upon the rights of any Person. Except as set forth in Schedule
3.1(o),
to the
knowledge of the Company, all such Intellectual Property Rights are enforceable
and there is no existing infringement by another Person of any of the
Intellectual Property Rights of others.
(p) Insurance.
The
Company and the Subsidiaries are insured by insurers of recognized financial
responsibility against such losses and risks and in such amounts as are prudent
and customary in the businesses in which the Company and the Subsidiaries
are
engaged, including, but not limited to, directors and officers insurance
coverage at least equal to the aggregate Subscription Amount. To the best
knowledge of the Company, such insurance contracts and policies are accurate
and
complete. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has any reason to believe
that
it will not be able to renew its existing insurance coverage as and when
such
coverage expires or to obtain similar coverage from similar insurers as may
be
necessary to continue its business on terms consistent with market for the
Company’s and such Subsidiaries respective lines of business.
(q) Transactions
With Affiliates and Employees.
Except
as set forth in the SEC Reports, none of the officers or directors of the
Company and, to the knowledge of the Company, none of the employees of the
Company is presently a party to any transaction with the Company or any
Subsidiary (other than for services as employees, officers and directors),
including any contract, agreement or other arrangement providing for the
furnishing of services to or by, providing for rental of real or personal
property to or from, or otherwise requiring payments to or from any officer,
director or such employee or, to the knowledge of the Company, any entity
in
which any officer, director, or any such employee has a substantial interest
or
is an officer, director, trustee or partner, in each case in excess of $60,000
other than (i) for payment of salary or consulting fees for services rendered,
(ii) reimbursement for expenses incurred on behalf of the Company and (iii)
for
other employee benefits, including stock option agreements under any stock
option plan of the Company.
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(r) Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx;
Internal Accounting Controls.
The
Company is in material compliance with all provisions of the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx
Act
of 2002 which are applicable to it as of the Closing Date. The
Company and the Subsidiaries maintain a system of internal accounting controls
sufficient to provide reasonable assurance that (i) transactions are executed
in
accordance with management’s general or specific authorizations, (ii)
transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial
statements in conformity with GAAP and to maintain asset accountability,
(iii)
access to assets is permitted only in accordance with management’s general or
specific authorization, and (iv) the recorded accountability for assets is
compared with the existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate
action
is taken with respect to any differences. The Company has established disclosure
controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and
15d-15(e)) for the Company and designed such disclosure controls and procedures
to ensure that material information relating to the Company, including its
Subsidiaries, is made known to the certifying officers by others within those
entities, particularly during the period in which the Company’s most recently
filed periodic report under the Exchange Act, as the case may be, is being
prepared. The Company’s certifying officers have evaluated the effectiveness of
the Company’s controls and procedures as of the date prior to the filing date of
the most recently filed periodic report under the Exchange Act (such date,
the
“Evaluation
Date”).
The
Company presented in its most recently filed periodic report under the Exchange
Act the conclusions of the certifying officers about the effectiveness of
the
disclosure controls and procedures based on their evaluations as of the
Evaluation Date. Since the Evaluation Date, there have been no significant
changes in the Company’s internal controls (as such term is defined in Item
307(b) of Regulation S-K under the Exchange Act) or, to the knowledge of
the
Company, in other factors that could significantly affect the Company’s internal
controls.
(s) Certain
Fees.
Except
for the fees payable to Xxxx Capital Partners, no brokerage or finder’s fees or
commissions are or will be payable by the Company to any broker, financial
advisor or consultant, finder, placement agent, investment banker, bank or
other
Person with respect to the transactions contemplated by the Transaction
Documents. The Purchasers shall have no obligation with respect to any fees
or
with respect to any claims (other than such fees or commissions owed by an
Purchaser pursuant to written agreements executed by such Purchaser which
fees
or commissions shall be the sole responsibility of such Purchaser) made by
or on
behalf of other Persons for fees of a type contemplated in this Section that
may
be due in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Transaction
Documents.
(t) Private
Placement.
Assuming the accuracy of the Purchasers representations and warranties set
forth
in Section 3.2, no registration under the Securities Act is required for
the
offer and sale of the Securities by the Company to the Purchasers as
contemplated hereby. The issuance and sale of the Securities hereunder does
not
contravene the rules and regulations of the Trading Market.
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(u) Investment
Company.
The
Company is not, and is not an Affiliate of, and immediately after receipt
of
payment for the Securities, will not be or be an Affiliate of, an “investment
company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
The Company shall conduct its business in a manner so that it will not become
subject to the Investment Company Act.
(v) Registration
Rights.
Other
than each of the Purchasers, no Person has any right to cause the Company
to
effect the registration under the Securities Act of any securities of the
Company.
(w) Listing
and Maintenance Requirements.
The
Company’s Common Stock is registered pursuant to Section 12(g) 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 Common
Stock under the Exchange Act nor has the Company received any notification
that
the Commission is contemplating terminating such registration. The Company
has
not, in the 12 months preceding the date hereof, received notice from any
Trading Market on which the Common Stock is or has been listed or quoted
to the
effect that the Company is not in compliance with the listing or maintenance
requirements of such Trading Market. The Company is, and has no reason to
believe that it will not in the foreseeable future continue to be, in compliance
with all such listing and maintenance requirements.
(x) Application
of Takeover Protections.
The
Company and its Board of Directors have taken all necessary action, if any,
in
order to render inapplicable any control share acquisition, business
combination, poison pill (including any distribution under a rights agreement)
or other similar anti-takeover provision under the Company’s Certificate of
Incorporation (or similar charter documents) or the laws of its state of
incorporation that is or could become applicable to the Purchasers as a result
of the Purchasers and the Company fulfilling their obligations or exercising
their rights under the Transaction Documents, including without limitation
as a
result of the Company’s issuance of the Securities and the Purchasers’ ownership
of the Securities.
(y) Disclosure.
The
Company confirms that, neither it nor any other Person acting on its behalf
has
provided any of the Purchasers or their agents or counsel with any information
that the Company believes constitutes or might constitute material, non-public
information, except insofar as the existence and terms of the proposed
transactions hereunder may constitute such information. The Company understands
and confirms that the Purchasers will rely on the foregoing representations
and
covenants in effecting transactions in securities of the Company. All disclosure
provided to the Purchasers regarding the Company, its business and the
transactions contemplated hereby, including the Disclosure Schedules to this
Agreement, furnished by or on behalf of the Company with respect to the
representations and warranties made herein are true and correct with respect
to
such representations and warranties and do not contain any untrue statement
of a
material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make
the
statements made therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were
made, not misleading. The Company acknowledges and agrees that no Purchaser
makes or has made any representations or warranties with respect to the
transactions contemplated hereby other than those specifically set forth
in
Section 3.2 hereof.
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(z) No
Integrated Offering.
Assuming
the accuracy of the Purchasers’ representations and warranties set forth in
Section 3.2, neither the Company, nor any of its affiliates, nor any Person
acting on its or their behalf has, directly or indirectly, made any offers
or
sales of any security or solicited any offers to buy any security, under
circumstances that would cause this offering of the Securities to be integrated
with prior offerings by the Company for purposes of the Securities Act or
any
applicable stockholder approval provisions, including, without limitation,
under
the rules and regulations of any Trading Market on which any of the securities
of the Company are listed or designated.
(aa) Solvency.
Based
on the financial condition of the Company as of the Closing Date after giving
effect to the receipt by the Company of the proceeds from the sale of the
Securities hereunder, (i) the Company’s fair saleable value of its assets
exceeds the amount that will be required to be paid on or in respect of the
Company’s existing debts and other liabilities (including known contingent
liabilities) as they mature; (ii) the Company’s assets do not constitute
unreasonably small capital to carry on its business for the current fiscal
year
as now conducted and as proposed to be conducted including its capital needs
taking into account the particular capital requirements of the business
conducted by the Company, and projected capital requirements and capital
availability thereof; and (iii) the current cash flow of the Company, together
with the proceeds the Company would receive, were it to liquidate all of
its
assets, after taking into account all anticipated uses of the cash, would
be
sufficient to pay all amounts on or in respect of its debt when such amounts
are
required to be paid. The Company does not intend to incur debts beyond its
ability to pay such debts as they mature (taking into account the timing
and
amounts of cash to be payable on or in respect of its debt). The Company
has no
knowledge of any facts or circumstances which lead it to believe that it
will
file for reorganization or liquidation under the bankruptcy or reorganization
laws of any jurisdiction within one year from the Closing Date. The SEC Reports
set forth as of the dates thereof all outstanding secured and unsecured
Indebtedness of the Company or any Subsidiary, or for which the Company or
any
Subsidiary has commitments. For the purposes of this Agreement, “Indebtedness”
shall
mean (a) any liabilities for borrowed money or amounts owed in excess of
$50,000
(other than trade accounts payable incurred in the ordinary course of business),
(b) all guaranties, endorsements and other contingent obligations in respect
of
Indebtedness of others, whether or not the same are or should be reflected
in
the Company’s balance sheet (or the notes thereto), except guaranties by
endorsement of negotiable instruments for deposit or collection or similar
transactions in the ordinary course of business; and (c) the present value
of
any lease payments
in excess of $50,000 due under leases required to be capitalized in accordance
with GAAP. Neither
the Company nor any Subsidiary is in default with respect to any
Indebtedness.
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(bb) Form
S-3 Eligibility.
The
Company is eligible to register the resale of the Securities for resale by
the
Purchaser on Form S-3 promulgated under the Securities Act.
(cc) Tax
Status.
Except
for matters that would not, individually or in the aggregate, have or reasonably
be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, the Company and each
Subsidiary has filed all necessary federal, state and foreign income and
franchise tax returns and has paid or accrued all taxes shown as due thereon,
and the Company has no knowledge of a tax deficiency which has been asserted
or
threatened against the Company or any Subsidiary.
(dd) No
General Solicitation.
Neither
the Company nor any person acting on behalf of the Company has offered or
sold
any of the Securities by any form of general solicitation or general
advertising. The Company has offered the Securities for sale only to the
Purchasers and certain other “accredited investors” within the meaning of Rule
501 under the Securities Act.
(ee) Foreign
Corrupt Practices.
Neither
the Company, nor to the knowledge of the Company, any agent or other person
acting on behalf of the Company, has (i) directly or indirectly, used any
funds
for unlawful contributions, gifts, entertainment or other unlawful expenses
related to foreign or domestic political activity, (ii) made any unlawful
payment to foreign or domestic government officials or employees or to any
foreign or domestic political parties or campaigns from corporate funds,
(iii)
failed to disclose fully any contribution made by the Company (or made by
any
person acting on its behalf of which the Company is aware) which is in violation
of law, or (iv) violated in any material respect any provision of the Foreign
Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended.
(ff) Accountants.
The
Company’s accountants are set forth in the SEC Reports. To the knowledge of the
Company, such accountants, who the Company expects will express their opinion
with respect to the financial statements to be included in the Company’s Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the year ending December 31, 2005, are a registered
public accounting firm as required by the Securities Act.
(gg) Acknowledgment
Regarding Purchasers’ Purchase of Securities.
The
Company acknowledges and agrees that each of the Purchasers is acting solely
in
the capacity of an arm’s length purchaser with respect to the Transaction
Documents and the transactions contemplated hereby. The Company further
acknowledges that no Purchaser is acting as a financial advisor or fiduciary
of
the Company (or in any similar capacity) with respect to this Agreement and
the
transactions contemplated hereby and any advice given by any Purchaser or
any of
their respective representatives or agents in connection with this Agreement
and
the transactions contemplated hereby is merely incidental to the Purchasers’
purchase of the Securities. The Company further represents to each Purchaser
that the Company’s decision to enter into this Agreement has been based solely
on the independent evaluation of the transactions contemplated hereby by
the
Company and its representatives.
(hh) Acknowledgement
Regarding Purchasers’ Trading Activity.
Anything in this Agreement or elsewhere herein to the contrary notwithstanding
(except for Section 4.14 hereof), it is understood and agreed by the Company
(i)
that none of the Purchasers have been asked to agree, nor has any Purchaser
agreed, to desist from purchasing or selling, long and/or short, securities
of
the Company, or derivative securities based on securities issued by the Company
or to hold the Securities for any specified term; (ii) that past or future
open
market or other transactions by any Purchaser, including Short Sales, and
specifically including, without limitation, Short Sales or derivative
transactions, before or after the closing of this or future private placement
transactions, may negatively impact the market price of the Company’s
publicly-traded securities; (iii) that any Purchaser, and counter parties
in
derivative transactions to which any such Purchaser is a party, directly
or
indirectly, presently may have a short position in the Common Stock, and
(iv)
that each Purchaser shall not be deemed to have any affiliation with or control
over any arm’s length counter-party in any derivative transaction. The
Company further understands and acknowledges that (a) one or more Purchasers
may
engage in hedging activities at various times during the period that the
Securities are outstanding, including, without limitation, during the periods
that the value of the Warrant Shares deliverable with respect to Securities
are
being determined and (b) such hedging activities (if any) could reduce the
value
of the existing stockholders' equity interests in the Company at and after
the
time that the hedging activities are being conducted. The Company
acknowledges that such aforementioned hedging activities do not constitute
a
breach of any of the Transaction Documents.
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(ii) Manipulation
of Price.
The Company has not, and to its knowledge no one acting on its behalf has,
(i)
taken, directly or indirectly, any action designed to cause or to result
in the
stabilization or manipulation of the price of any security of the Company
to
facilitate the sale or resale of any of the Securities, (ii) sold, bid for,
purchased, or, paid any compensation for soliciting purchases of, any of
the
Securities (other than for the placement agent’s placement of the Securities),
or (iii) paid or agreed to pay to any person any compensation for soliciting
another to purchase any other securities of the Company.
3.2 Representations
and Warranties of the Purchasers.
Each
Purchaser hereby, for itself and for no other Purchaser, represents and warrants
as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date to
the Company
as follows:
(a) Organization;
Authority.
Such
Purchaser is an entity duly organized, validly existing and in good standing
under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization with full right,
corporate or partnership power and authority to enter into and to consummate
the
transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents and otherwise to carry
out its obligations hereunder and thereunder. The execution, delivery and
performance by such Purchaser of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement
have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate or similar action on
the
part of such Purchaser. Each Transaction Document to which it is a party
has
been duly executed by such Purchaser, and when delivered by such Purchaser
in
accordance with the terms hereof, will constitute the valid and legally binding
obligation of such Purchaser, enforceable against it in accordance with its
terms, except (i) as such enforceability may be limited by general equitable
principles and applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium,
liquidation and other similar laws of general application affecting enforcement
of creditors’ rights generally, (ii) as limited by laws relating to the
availability of specific performance, injunctive relief or other equitable
remedies and (iii) insofar as indemnification and contribution provisions
may be
limited by applicable law.
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(b) Own
Account.
Such
Purchaser understands that the Securities are restricted securities and have
not
been registered under the Securities Act or any applicable state securities
law
and is acquiring the Securities as principal for its own account and not
with a
view to or for distributing or reselling such Securities or any part thereof
in
violation of the Securities Act or any applicable state securities law, has
no
present intention of distributing any of such Securities in violation of
the
Securities Act or any applicable state securities law and has no arrangement
or
understanding with any other persons regarding the distribution of such
Securities (this representation and warranty not limiting such Purchaser’s right
to sell the Securities pursuant to the Registration Statement or otherwise
in
compliance with applicable federal and state securities laws) in violation
of
the Securities Act or any applicable state securities law. Such Purchaser
is
acquiring the Securities hereunder in the ordinary course of its business.
Such
Purchaser does not have any agreement or understanding, directly or indirectly,
with any Person to distribute any of the Securities.
(c) Purchaser
Status.
At the
time such Purchaser was offered the Securities, it was, and at the date hereof
it is, and on each date on which it exercises any Warrants, it will be either:
(i) an “accredited investor” as defined in Rule 501(a)(1), (a)(2), (a)(3),
(a)(7) or (a)(8) under the Securities Act or (ii) a “qualified institutional
buyer” as defined in Rule 144A(a) under the Securities Act. Such Purchaser is
not required to be registered as a broker-dealer under Section 15 of the
Exchange Act.
(d) Experience
of Such Purchaser.
Such
Purchaser, either alone or together with its representatives, has such
knowledge, sophistication and experience in business and financial matters
so as
to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the prospective investment
in the Securities, and has so evaluated the merits and risks of such investment.
Such Purchaser is able to bear the economic risk of an investment in the
Securities and, at the present time, is able to afford a complete loss of
such
investment.
(e) General
Solicitation.
Such
Purchaser is not purchasing the Securities as a result of any advertisement,
article, notice or other communication regarding the Securities published
in any
newspaper, magazine or similar media or broadcast over television or radio
or
presented at any seminar or any other general solicitation or general
advertisement.
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(f) Access
to Information.
Such
Purchaser acknowledges that it has reviewed the Disclosure Schedules 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
merits
and risks of investing in the Securities; (ii) access to information about
the
Company and the Subsidiaries 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 Schedules and the Company's
representations and warranties contained in the Transaction
Documents.
(g) Certain
Trading Activities.
Such Purchaser has not directly or indirectly, nor has any Person acting
on
behalf of or pursuant to any understanding with such Purchaser, engaged in
any
transactions in the securities of the Company (including, without limitations,
any Short Sales involving the Company's securities) since the time that such
Purchaser was first contacted by the Company, Xxxx Capital Partners, LLC
or any
other Person regarding an investment in the Company. Such Purchaser
covenants that neither it nor any Person acting on its behalf or pursuant
to any
understanding with it will engage in any transactions in the securities of
the
Company (including Short Sales) prior to the time that the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement are publicly disclosed by the Company.
Such
Purchaser has maintained, and covenants that until such time as the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement are publicly disclosed by the Company such
Purchaser will maintain, the confidentiality of all disclosures made to it
in
connection with this transaction (including the existence and terms of this
transaction). Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the case of a Purchaser that
is
a multi-managed investment vehicle whereby separate portfolio managers manage
separate portions of such Purchaser's assets and the portfolio managers have
no
direct knowledge of the investment decisions made by the portfolio managers
managing other portions of such Purchaser's assets, the representation set
forth
above shall only apply with respect to the portion of assets managed by the
portfolio manager that made the investment decision to purchase the Securities
covered by this Agreement. Other than to other Persons party to this Agreement,
such Purchaser has maintained the confidentiality of all disclosures made
to it
in connection with this transaction (including the existence and terms of
this
transaction).
(h) Independent
Investment Decision.
Such
Purchaser has independently evaluated the merits of its decision to purchase
Securities 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 has not relied on the
business or legal advice of Xxxx Capital Partners, LLC or any of its agents,
counsel or Affiliates in making its investment decision hereunder, and confirms
that none of such Persons has made any representations or warranties to such
Purchaser in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Transaction
Documents.
The
Company acknowledges and agrees that each Purchaser does not make or has
not
made any representations or warranties with respect to the transactions
contemplated hereby other than those specifically set forth in this Section
3.2.
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ARTICLE
IV.
OTHER
AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES
4.1 Transfer
Restrictions.
(a) The
Securities may only be disposed of in compliance with state and federal
securities laws. In connection with any transfer of the Securities other
than
pursuant to an effective registration statement or Rule 144, to the Company
or
to an affiliate of a Purchaser or in connection with a pledge as contemplated
in
Section 4.1(b), the Company may require the transferor thereof to provide
to the
Company an opinion of counsel selected by the transferor and reasonably
acceptable to the Company, the form and substance of which opinion shall
be
reasonably satisfactory to the Company, to the effect that such transfer
does
not require registration of such transferred Securities under the Securities
Act. As a condition of such 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 and the Registration Rights
Agreement.
(b) The
Purchasers agree to the imprinting, so long as is required by this Section
4.1(b), of a legend on any of the Securities in the following form:
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 AS EVIDENCED BY A LEGAL OPINION OF COUNSEL TO THE TRANSFEROR
TO
SUCH EFFECT, THE SUBSTANCE OF WHICH SHALL BE REASONABLY ACCEPTABLE TO THE
COMPANY. THESE SECURITIES MAY BE PLEDGED IN CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN
ACCOUNT WITH A REGISTERED BROKER-DEALER OR OTHER LOAN WITH A FINANCIAL
INSTITUTION THAT IS AN “ACCREDITED INVESTOR” AS DEFINED IN RULE 501(a) UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT.
The
Company acknowledges and agrees that a Purchaser may from time to time pledge
pursuant to a bona fide margin agreement with a registered broker-dealer
or
grant a security interest in some or all of the Securities to a financial
institution that is an “accredited investor” as defined in Rule 501(a) under the
Securities Act and who agrees to be bound by the provisions of this Agreement
and the Registration Rights Agreement and, if required under the terms of
such
arrangement, such Purchaser may transfer pledged or secured Securities to
the
pledgees or secured parties. Such a pledge or transfer would not be subject
to
approval of the Company and no legal opinion of legal counsel of the pledgee,
secured party or pledgor shall be required in connection therewith. Further,
no
notice shall be required of such pledge. At the appropriate Purchaser’s expense,
the Company will execute and deliver such reasonable documentation as a pledgee
or secured party of Securities may reasonably request in connection with
a
pledge or transfer of the Securities, including, if the Securities are subject
to registration pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement, the preparation
and filing of any required prospectus supplement under Rule 424(b)(3) under
the
Securities Act or other applicable provision of the Securities Act to
appropriately amend the list of Selling Stockholders thereunder.
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(c) Certificates
evidencing the Shares and Warrant Shares shall not contain any legend (including
the legend set forth in Section 4.1(b)), (i) while a registration statement
(including the Registration Statement) covering the resale of such security
is
effective under the Securities Act, or (ii) following any sale of such Shares
or
Warrant Shares pursuant to Rule 144 (assuming the transferor is not an Affiliate
of the Company), or (iii) if such Shares or Warrant Shares are eligible for
sale
under Rule 144(k), or (iv) if such legend is not required under applicable
requirements of the Securities Act and the rules and regulations promulgated
thereunder (including judicial interpretations and pronouncements issued
by the
staff of the Commission). The Company shall cause its counsel to issue a
legal
opinion to the Company’s transfer agent promptly after the Effective Date if
required by the Company’s transfer agent to effect the removal of the legend
hereunder. If all or any portion of a Warrant is exercised at a time when
there
is an effective registration statement to cover the resale of the Warrant
Shares, such Warrant Shares shall be issued free of all legends. The Company
agrees that following the Effective Date or at such time as such legend is
no
longer required under this Section 4.1(c), it will, no later than three Trading
Days following the delivery by a Purchaser to the Company or the Company’s
transfer agent of a certificate representing Shares or Warrant Shares, as
the
case may be, issued with a restrictive legend (such third Trading Day, the
“Legend
Removal Date”),
deliver or cause to be delivered to such Purchaser a certificate representing
such shares that is free from all restrictive and other legends. The Company
may
not make any notation on its records or give instructions to any transfer
agent
of the Company that enlarge the restrictions on transfer set forth in this
Section. Certificates for Securities subject to legend removal hereunder
shall
be transmitted by the transfer agent of the Company to the Purchasers by
crediting the account of the Purchaser’s prime broker with the Depository Trust
Company System.
(d) In
addition to such Purchaser’s other available remedies, the Company shall pay to
a Purchaser, in cash, as partial liquidated damages and not as a penalty,
for
each $1,000 of Shares or Warrant Shares (based on the Closing Price of the
Common Stock on the date such Securities are submitted to the Company’s transfer
agent) delivered for removal of the restrictive legend and subject to Section
4.1(c), $10 per Trading Day (increasing to $20 per Trading Day five (5) Trading
Days after such damages have begun to accrue) for each Trading Day after
the
Legend Removal Date until such certificate is delivered without a legend.
Nothing herein shall limit such Purchaser’s right to pursue actual damages for
the Company’s failure to deliver certificates representing any Securities as
required by the Transaction Documents, and such Purchaser shall have the
right
to pursue all remedies available to it at law or in equity including, without
limitation, a decree of specific performance and/or injunctive
relief.
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(e) Each
Purchaser, severally and not jointly with the other Purchasers, agrees, and
represent and covenants to the Company, that the removal of the restrictive
legend from certificates representing Securities as set forth in this Section
4.1 is predicated upon the Company’s reliance that the Purchaser will sell any
Securities pursuant to either the registration requirements of the Securities
Act, including any applicable prospectus delivery requirements, or an exemption
therefrom.
(f) Until
the
six month anniversary of the Effective Date, the Company shall not undertake
a
reverse or forward stock split or reclassification of the Common Stock without
the prior written consent of the Purchasers holding a then majority in interest
of the Shares.
4.2 Furnishing
of Information .
As long
as any Purchaser owns Securities, the Company covenants to timely file (or
obtain extensions in respect thereof and file within the applicable grace
period) all reports required to be filed by the Company after the date hereof
pursuant to the Exchange Act. As long as any Purchaser owns Securities, if
the
Company is not required to file reports pursuant to the Exchange Act, it
will
prepare and furnish to the Purchasers and make publicly available in accordance
with Rule 144(c) such information as is required for the Purchasers to sell
the
Securities under Rule 144. The Company further covenants that it will take
such
further action as any holder of Securities may reasonably request, all to
the
extent required from time to time to enable such Person to sell such Securities
without registration under the Securities Act within the limitation of the
exemptions provided by Rule 144.
4.3 Integration
.
The
Company shall not sell, offer for sale or solicit offers to buy or otherwise
negotiate in respect of any security (as defined in Section 2 of the Securities
Act) that would be integrated with the offer or sale of the Securities in
a
manner that would require the registration under the Securities Act of the
sale
of the Securities to the Purchasers or that would be integrated with the
offer
or sale of the Securities for purposes of the rules and regulations of any
Trading Market such that it would require stockholder approval of the sale
of
the Securities to the Purchasers unless stockholder approval is obtained
before
the closing of such subsequent transaction.
4.4 Securities
Laws Disclosure; Publicity. The Company shall, by 8:30 a.m. Eastern time on
the Trading Day following the date hereof, issue a Current Report on Form
8-K,
disclosing the material terms of the transactions contemplated hereby, and
shall
attach the Transaction Documents thereto. In
addition, the Company will make such other filings and notices in the manner
and
time required by the Commission and the Trading Market on which the Common
Stock
is listed. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall not publicly
disclose the name of any Purchaser, or include the name of any Purchaser
in any
filing with the Commission (other than the Registration Statement and any
exhibits to filings made in respect of this transaction in accordance with
periodic filing requirements under the Exchange Act) or any regulatory agency
or
Trading Market, without the prior written consent of such Purchaser, except
to
the extent such disclosure is required by law or Trading Market
regulations.
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4.5 Stockholder
Rights Plan. No claim will be made or enforced by the Company or, to the
knowledge of the Company, any other Person that any Purchaser is an
“Acquiring
Person”
under
any stockholder rights plan or similar plan or arrangement in effect or
hereafter adopted by the Company, or that any Purchaser could be deemed to
trigger the provisions of any such plan or arrangement, by virtue of receiving
Securities under the Transaction Documents. The Company shall conduct its
business in a manner so that it will not become subject to the Investment
Company Act.
4.6 Non-Public
Information. The Company covenants and agrees that neither it nor any other
Person acting on its behalf will provide any Purchaser or its agents or counsel
with any information that the Company believes constitutes material non-public
information, unless prior thereto such Purchaser shall have executed a written
agreement regarding the confidentiality and use of such information. The
Company
understands and confirms that each Purchaser shall be relying on the foregoing
representations in effecting transactions in securities of the
Company.
4.7 Use
of
Proceeds. Except as set forth on Schedule 4.7 attached hereto, the Company
shall use the net proceeds from the sale of the Securities hereunder for
working
capital purposes and not for the satisfaction of any portion of the Company’s
debt (other than payment of trade payables in the ordinary course of the
Company’s business and prior practices), to redeem any Common Stock or Common
Stock Equivalents or to settle any outstanding litigation.
4.8 Reimbursement.
If any Purchaser becomes involved in any capacity in any Proceeding by or
against any Person who is a stockholder of the Company (except as a result
of
sales, pledges, margin sales and similar transactions by such Purchaser to
or
with any current stockholder), solely as a result of such Purchaser’s
acquisition of the Securities under this Agreement, the Company will reimburse
such Purchaser 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. The reimbursement
obligations of the Company under this paragraph shall be in addition to any
liability which the Company may otherwise have, shall extend upon the same
terms
and conditions to any Affiliates of the Purchasers who are actually named
in
such action, proceeding or investigation, and partners, directors, agents,
employees and controlling persons (if any), as the case may be, of the
Purchasers and any such Affiliate, and shall be binding upon and inure to
the
benefit of any successors, assigns, heirs and personal representatives of
the
Company, the Purchasers and any such Affiliate and any such Person. The Company
also agrees that neither the Purchasers nor any such Affiliates, partners,
directors, agents, employees or controlling persons shall have any liability
to
the Company or any Person asserting claims on behalf of or in right of the
Company solely as a result of acquiring the Securities under this Agreement,
except to the extent that such claims are based on a breach of any
representations and warranties or covenants made by the Purchasers in
Transaction Documents.
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4.9 Indemnification
of Purchasers. Subject to the provisions of this Section 4.9, the Company
will indemnify and hold the Purchasers and their directors, officers,
stockholders, members, 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 that any such Purchaser Party may suffer or incur as a result
of
or relating to (a) any breach of any of the representations, warranties,
covenants or agreements made by the Company in this Agreement or in the other
Transaction Documents or (b) any action instituted against a Purchaser, or
any
of them or their respective Affiliates, by any stockholder of the Company
who is
not an Affiliate of such Purchaser, with respect to any of the transactions
contemplated by the Transaction Documents (unless such action is based upon
a
breach of such Purchaser’s representations, warranties or covenants under the
Transaction Documents or any agreements or understandings such Purchaser
may
have with any such stockholder or any violations by the Purchaser of state
or
federal securities laws or any conduct by such Purchaser which constitutes
fraud, gross negligence, willful misconduct or malfeasance). If any action
shall
be brought against any Purchaser Party in respect of which indemnity may
be
sought pursuant to this Agreement, such Purchaser Party shall promptly notify
the Company in writing, and the Company shall have the right to assume the
defense thereof with counsel of its own choosing. Any Purchaser Party shall
have
the right to employ separate counsel in any such action and participate in
the
defense thereof, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the
expense of such Purchaser Party except to the extent that (i) the employment
thereof has been specifically authorized by the Company in writing, (ii)
the
Company has failed after a reasonable period of time to assume such defense
and
to employ counsel or (iii) in such action there is, in the reasonable opinion
of
such separate counsel, a material conflict on any material issue between
the
position of the Company and the position of such Purchaser Party. The Company
will not be liable to any Purchaser Party under this Agreement (i) for any
settlement by a Purchaser Party effected without the Company’s prior written
consent, which shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed; or (ii) to
the
extent, but only to the extent that a loss, claim, damage or liability is
attributable to any Purchaser Party’s breach of any of the representations,
warranties, covenants or agreements made by the Purchasers in this Agreement
or
in the other Transaction Documents.
4.10 Reservation
of Common Stock.
As of
the date hereof, the Company has reserved and the Company shall continue
to
reserve and keep available at all times, free of preemptive rights, a sufficient
number of shares of Common Stock for the purpose of enabling the Company
to
issue Shares pursuant to this Agreement and Warrant Shares pursuant to any
exercise of the Warrants.
4.11 Listing
of Common Stock.The
Company hereby agrees to use best efforts to maintain the listing of the
Common
Stock on a Trading Market, and as soon as reasonably practicable following
the
Closing (but not later than the earlier of the Effective Date and the first
anniversary of the Closing Date) to list all of the Shares and Warrant Shares
on
such Trading Market. The Company further agrees, if the Company applies to
have
the Common Stock traded on any other Trading Market, it will include in such
application all of the Shares and Warrant Shares, and will take such other
action as is necessary to cause all of the Shares and Warrant Shares to be
listed on such other Trading Market as promptly as possible. The Company
will
take all action reasonably necessary to continue the listing and trading
of its
Common Stock on a Trading Market and will comply in all material respects
with
the Company’s reporting, filing and other obligations under the bylaws or rules
of the Trading Market.
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4.12 Equal
Treatment of Purchasers. No consideration shall be offered or paid to any
person to amend or consent to a waiver or modification of any provision of
any
of the Transaction Documents unless the same consideration is also offered
to
all of the parties to the Transaction Documents. For clarification purposes,
this provision constitutes a separate right granted to each Purchaser by
the
Company and negotiated separately by each Purchaser, and is intended to treat
for the Company the Purchasers as a class and shall not in any way be construed
as the Purchasers acting in concert or as a group with respect to the purchase,
disposition or voting of Securities or otherwise.
4.13 Subsequent
Equity Sales.
(a) From
the
date hereof until 90 days after the Effective Date, neither the Company nor
any
Subsidiary shall issue shares of Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents;
provided, however, the 90 day period set forth in this Section 4.13 shall
be
extended for the number of Trading Days during such period in which (i) trading
in the Common Stock is suspended by any Trading Market, or (ii) following
the
Effective Date, the Registration Statement is not effective or the prospectus
included in the Registration Statement may not be used by the Purchasers
for the
resale of the Shares and Warrant Shares.
(b) From
the
date hereof until the Securities become eligible for resale under the Rule
144(k), the Company shall be prohibited from effecting or entering into an
agreement to effect any subsequent financing involving a Variable Rate
Transaction. The term “Variable
Rate Transaction”
shall
mean a transaction in which the Company issues or sells (i) any debt or equity
securities that are convertible into, exchangeable or exercisable for, or
include the right to receive additional shares of Common Stock either (A)
at a
conversion, exercise or exchange rate or other price that is based upon and/or
varies with the trading prices of or quotations for the shares of Common
Stock
at any time after the initial issuance of such debt or equity securities,
or (B)
with a conversion, exercise or exchange price that is subject to being reset
at
some future date after the initial issuance of such debt or equity security
or
upon the occurrence of specified or contingent events directly or indirectly
related to the business of the Company or the market for the Common Stock
or
(ii) enters into any agreement, including, but not limited to, an equity
line of
credit, whereby the Company may sell securities at a future determined price.
Any Purchaser shall be entitled to obtain injunctive relief against the Company
to preclude any such issuance, which remedy shall be in addition to any right
to
collect damages.
(c) Notwithstanding
the foregoing, this Section 4.13 shall not apply in respect of an Exempt
Issuance, except that no Variable Rate Transaction shall be an Exempt
Issuance.
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4.14 Short
Sales and Confidentiality After The Date Hereof. Such
Investor has not directly or indirectly, nor has any Person acting on behalf
of
or pursuant to any understanding with such Investor, engaged in any transactions
in the securities of the Company (including, without limitations, any Short
Sales involving the Company's securities) since the time that such Investor
was
first contacted by the Company, Xxxx Capital Partners, LLC or any other Person
regarding an investment in the Company. Such Investor covenants that neither
it
nor any Person acting on its behalf or pursuant to any understanding with
it
will engage in any transactions in the securities of the Company (including
Short Sales) prior to the time that the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement are publicly disclosed by the Company. Such Investor has maintained,
and covenants that until such time as the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement are publicly disclosed by the Company such Investor will maintain,
the
confidentiality of all disclosures made to it in connection with this
transaction (including the existence and terms of this transaction). Notwithstanding
the foregoing, no Purchaser makes any representation, warranty or covenant
hereby that it will not engage in Short Sales in the securities of the Company
after the time that the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are first
publicly announced as described in Section 4.4 to the extent permitted by
applicable rules. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, in the case of a Purchaser that is a multi-managed investment
vehicle whereby separate portfolio managers manage separate portions of such
Purchaser's assets and the portfolio managers have no direct knowledge of
the
investment decisions made by the portfolio managers managing other portions
of
such Purchaser's assets, the covenant set forth above shall only apply with
respect to the portion of assets managed by the portfolio manager that made
the
investment decision to purchase the Securities covered by this
Agreement.
4.15 Delivery
of Securities After Closing. The Company shall deliver, or cause to be
delivered, the respective Securities purchased by each Purchaser to such
Purchaser within 3 Trading Days of the Closing Date.
ARTICLE
V.
MISCELLANEOUS
5.1 Termination.
This Agreement may be terminated by any Purchaser, as to such Purchaser’s
obligations hereunder only and without any effect whatsoever on the obligations
between the Company and the other Purchasers, by written notice to the other
parties, if the Closing has not been consummated on or before November 30,
2005;
provided, however, that no such termination will affect the right of any
party
to xxx for any breach by the other party (or parties).
5.2 Fees
and Expenses. At the Closing, the Company has agreed to reimburse Bonanza
Capital Partners, Ltd. (“Bonanza”) $20,000 for the legal fees and expenses of
its counsel, $10,000 of which has previously been paid. Accordingly, in lieu
of
the foregoing payments, the aggregate amount that Bonanza is to pay for the
Securities at the Closing shall be reduced by $10,000 in lieu thereof. The
Company shall deliver, prior to the Closing, a completed and executed copy
of
the Closing Statement, attached hereto as Annex A. Except as expressly set
forth
in the Transaction Documents to the contrary, each party shall pay the fees
and
expenses of its advisers, counsel, accountants and other experts, if any,
and
all other expenses incurred by such party incident to the negotiation,
preparation, execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement. The Company
shall pay all transfer agent fees, stamp taxes and other taxes and duties
levied
in connection with the delivery of any Securities.
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5.3 Entire
Agreement. The Transaction Documents, together with the exhibits and
schedules thereto, contain the entire understanding of the parties with respect
to the subject matter hereof and supersede all prior agreements and
understandings, oral or written, with respect to such matters, which the
parties
acknowledge have been merged into such documents, exhibits and
schedules.
5.4 Notices.
Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries required or permitted
to be provided hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed given and
effective on the earliest of (a) the date of transmission, if such notice
or
communication is delivered via facsimile at the facsimile number set forth
on
the signature pages attached hereto prior to 5:30 p.m. (Eastern 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
set
forth on the signature pages attached hereto on a day that is not a Trading
Day
or later than 5:30 p.m. (Eastern Time) on any Trading Day, (c) the 2nd
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 for such notices and communications
shall be as set forth on the signature pages attached hereto until changed
by
notice given in accordance with this Section..
5.5 Amendments;
Waivers. No provision of this Agreement may be waived or amended except in a
written instrument signed, in the case of an amendment, by the Company and
each
Purchaser 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.
5.6 Headings.
The headings herein are for convenience only, do not constitute a part of
this
Agreement and shall not be deemed to limit or affect any of the provisions
hereof. 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.
5.7 Successors
and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit
of the parties and their successors and permitted assigns. The Company may
not
assign this Agreement or any rights or obligations hereunder without the
prior
written consent of each Purchaser. Any Purchaser may assign any or all of
its
rights under this Agreement to any Person to whom such Purchaser assigns
or
transfers any Securities, provided such transferee agrees in writing to be
bound, with respect to the transferred Securities, by the provisions hereof
that
apply to the “Purchasers.”
5.8 No
Third-Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement is intended for the benefit of the
parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns and
is not
for the benefit of, nor may any provision hereof be enforced by, any other
Person, except as otherwise set forth in Section 4.9.
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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 New York,
without regard to the principles of conflicts of law thereof. Each party
agrees
that all legal proceedings concerning the interpretations, enforcement and
defense of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and any other
Transaction Documents (whether brought against a party hereto or its respective
affiliates, directors, officers, stockholders, employees or agents) shall
be
commenced exclusively in the state and federal courts sitting in the City
of New
York. Each party hereto hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction
of the state and federal courts sitting in the City of New York, borough
of
Manhattan for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in connection
herewith or with any transaction contemplated hereby or discussed herein
(including with respect to the enforcement of any of the Transaction Documents),
and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any suit, action
or
proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction
of
any such court, that such suit, action or proceeding has been commenced in
an
improper or inconvenient venue for such proceeding. Each party hereto hereby
irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process being
served in any such suit, action or proceeding by mailing a copy thereof via
registered or certified mail or overnight delivery (with evidence of delivery)
to such party at the address in effect for notices to it under this Agreement
and agrees that such service shall constitute good and sufficient service
of
process and notice thereof. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit
in
any way any right to serve process in any 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 an action or proceeding to enforce any provisions of
the
Transaction Documents, then the prevailing party in such action or proceeding
shall be reimbursed by the other party for its reasonable attorneys’ fees and
other costs and expenses incurred with the investigation, preparation and
prosecution of such action or proceeding.
5.10 Survival.
The representations, warranties, agreements and covenants contained herein
shall
survive the Closing and the delivery of the Shares and Warrant
Shares.
5.11 Execution.
This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, all of which
when
taken together shall be considered one and the same agreement and shall become
effective when counterparts have been signed by each party and delivered
to the
other party, it being understood that both parties need not sign the same
counterpart. In the event that any signature is delivered by facsimile
transmission, 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.
5.12 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.
5.13 Rescission
and Withdrawal Right. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in
(and without limiting any similar provisions of) the Transaction Documents,
whenever any Purchaser exercises a right, election, demand or option under
a
Transaction Document and the Company does not timely perform its related
obligations within the periods therein provided, then such Purchaser may
rescind
or withdraw, in its sole discretion from time to time upon written notice
to the
Company, any relevant notice, demand or election in whole or in part without
prejudice to its future actions and rights.
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5.14 Replacement
of Securities. If any certificate or instrument evidencing any Securities is
mutilated, lost, stolen or destroyed, the Company shall issue or cause to
be
issued in exchange and substitution for and upon cancellation thereof, or
in
lieu of and substitution therefor, a new certificate or instrument, but only
upon receipt of evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Company of such loss,
theft or destruction and customary and reasonable indemnity, if requested.
The
applicants for a new certificate or instrument under such circumstances shall
also pay any reasonable third-party costs associated with the issuance of
such
replacement Securities. If
a
replacement certificate or instrument evidencing any Securities 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.
5.15 Remedies.
In addition to being entitled to exercise all rights provided herein or granted
by law, including recovery of damages, each of the Purchasers and the Company
will be entitled to specific performance under the Transaction Documents.
The
parties agree that monetary damages may not be adequate compensation for
any
loss incurred by reason of any breach of obligations described in the foregoing
sentence and hereby agrees to waive in any action for specific performance
of
any such obligation the defense that a remedy at law would be
adequate.
5.16 Payment
Set Aside. To the extent that the Company makes a payment or payments to any
Purchaser pursuant to any Transaction Document or a Purchaser enforces or
exercises its rights thereunder, and such payment or payments or the proceeds
of
such enforcement or exercise or any part thereof are subsequently invalidated,
declared to be fraudulent or preferential, set aside, recovered from, disgorged
by or are required to be refunded, repaid or otherwise restored to the Company,
a trustee, receiver or any other person under any law (including, without
limitation, any bankruptcy law, state or federal law, common law or equitable
cause of action), then to the extent of any such restoration the obligation
or
part thereof originally intended to be satisfied shall be revived and continued
in full force and effect as if such payment had not been made or such
enforcement or setoff had not occurred.
5.17 Independent
Nature of Purchasers’ Obligations and Rights. The obligations of each
Purchaser under any Transaction Document are several and not joint with the
obligations of any other Purchaser, and no Purchaser shall be responsible
in any
way for the performance of the obligations of any other Purchaser under any
Transaction Document. 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 shall
be
entitled to independently protect and enforce its rights, including without
limitation, the rights arising out of this Agreement or out of the other
Transaction Documents, and it shall not be necessary for any other Purchaser
to
be joined as an additional party in any proceeding for such purpose. Each
Purchaser has been represented by its own separate legal counsel in their
review
and negotiation of the Transaction Documents. For reasons of administrative
convenience only, Purchasers and their respective counsel have chosen to
communicate with the Company through Xxxx Xxxxxxx. The Company has elected
to
provide all Purchasers with the same terms and Transaction Documents for
the
convenience of the Company and not because it was required or requested to
do so
by the Purchasers.
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5.18 Liquidated
Damages. The Company’s obligations to pay any partial liquidated damages or
other amounts owing under the Transaction Documents is a continuing obligation
of the Company and shall not terminate until all unpaid partial liquidated
damages and other amounts have been paid notwithstanding the fact that the
instrument or security pursuant to which such partial liquidated damages
or
other amounts are due and payable shall have been canceled.
5.19 Construction.
The parties agree that each of them and/or their respective counsel has reviewed
and had an opportunity to revise the Transaction Documents and, therefore,
the
normal rule of construction to the effect that any ambiguities are to be
resolved against the drafting party shall not be employed in the interpretation
of the Transaction Documents or any amendments hereto.
(Signature
Pages Follow)
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Securities Purchase
Agreement to be duly executed by their respective authorized signatories
as of
the date first indicated above.
eMAGIN
CORPORATION
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Address
for Notice:
0000
Xxxxx 00
Xxxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
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By: /s/
Xxxx Xxxxxxx
Name: Xxxx
Xxxxxxx
Title: Chief Financial Officer
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With
a copy to:
Sichenzia
Xxxx Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx LLP
1065
Avenue of the Xxxxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx
Xxx
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Attn:
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[PURCHASER
SIGNATURE PAGES TO eMAGIN CORPORATION
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have caused this Securities Purchase Agreement
to be duly executed by their respective authorized signatories as of the
date
first indicated above.
Name
of
Purchaser:
_____________________________________________________________
Signature
of Authorized Signatory of Purchaser:
______________________________________
Name
of
Authorized Signatory:
____________________________________________________
Title
of
Authorized Signatory:
_____________________________________________________
Email
Address of
Purchaser:_______________________________________________________
Address
for Notice of Purchaser:
Address
for Delivery of Securities for Purchaser (if not same as above):
Subscription
Amount:
Shares:
Warrant
Shares:
EIN
Number:
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Annex
A
CLOSING
STATEMENT
Pursuant
to the attached Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of the date hereto,
the
purchasers shall purchase up to $___________ of Common Stock and Warrants
from
eMagin Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”).
All
funds will be wired into a trust account maintained by ____________, counsel
to
the Company. All funds will be disbursed in accordance with this Closing
Statement.
Disbursement
Date: ________
___, 2005
I.
PURCHASE
PRICE
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Gross
Proceeds to be Received in Trust
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$
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II. DISBURSEMENTS
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$
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$
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$
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$
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$
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Total
Amount Disbursed:
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$
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WIRE
INSTRUCTIONS:
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To:
_____________________________________
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To:
_____________________________________
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