SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT
EXHIBIT 9.1
THIS SECURITIES
PURCHASE AGREEMENT
(this
“Agreement”),
dated
as of January 23, 2007, by and among SMARTIRE
SYSTEMS INC. (the
“Company”),
a
corporation continued under the laws of British Columbia, and the purchasers
listed on Schedule I attached hereto (individually, a “Buyer”
or
collectively “Buyers”).
WITNESSETH
WHEREAS,
the
Company and the Buyer(s) are executing and delivering this Agreement in reliance
upon an exemption from securities registration pursuant to:
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Section
4(2) and/or Rule 506 of Regulation D (“Regulation
D”)
as promulgated by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the
“SEC”)
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities
Act”);
and
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National
Instrument 45-106 (“NI45-106”)
adopted by the British Columbia Securities Commission (the “BCSC”);
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WHEREAS,
the
parties desire that, upon the terms and subject to the conditions contained
herein, the Company shall issue and sell to each of the Buyers, as provided
herein, and each of the Buyers shall purchase up to One Million Eight Hundred
Thousand Dollars ($1,800,000) (the “Purchase
Price”)
of
secured convertible debentures (the “Convertible
Debentures”),
which
shall be convertible into shares (the “Conversion
Shares”)
of the
Company’s common stock, no par value (the “Common
Stock”)
which
shall be funded on multiple closings (individually referred to as a
“Closing,”
collectively referred to as the “Closings”)
as set
forth on Exhibit “A” hereto (the “Funding
Schedule”).
WHEREAS,
contemporaneously with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the
parties
hereto are executing and delivering a registration rights agreement (the
“Investor
Registration Rights Agreement”)
pursuant to which the Company has agreed to provide certain registration
rights
under the Securities Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder,
and applicable state securities laws;
WHEREAS,
contemporaneously with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the
Company
and the Buyers are executing and delivering a security agreement (the
“Security
Agreement”)
pursuant to which the Company has agreed to grant to each of Cornell Capital
Partners, LP, Starome Investments Limited, Xentennial Holdings Limited and
Staraim Enterprises Limited (collectively, the “Secured
Parties”)
a
security interest in Pledged Property (as this term is defined in the Security
Agreement) to secure certain obligations of the Company; and
WHEREAS,
contemporaneously with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the
parties
hereto are executing and delivering irrevocable transfer agent instructions
(the
“Irrevocable
Transfer Agent Instructions”)
to the
transfer agent.
NOW,
THEREFORE,
in
consideration of the mutual covenants and other agreements contained in this
Agreement, the Company and the Buyer(s) hereby agree as follows:
1. PURCHASE
AND SALE OF CONVERTIBLE DEBENTURES.
(a) Purchase
of Convertible Debentures.
Subject
to the satisfaction (or waiver) of the terms and conditions of this Agreement,
each Buyer agrees, severally and not jointly, to purchase at each Closing,
and
the Company agrees to sell and issue to each Buyer, severally and not jointly,
at each Closing, Convertible Debentures in amounts up to the Purchase Price.
(b) Closing
Date.
Each
Closing shall take place at 10:00 a.m. (Eastern Standard time) on the date
specified on the Funding Schedule, or such other time mutually agreed to
by the
parties, subject to notification of satisfaction of the conditions to such
Closing set forth herein and in Sections 6 and 7 below. Each Closing shall
occur
on the respective Closing Dates at the offices of Buyer(s), or such other
place
as is mutually agreed to by the Company and the Buyer(s).
(c) Form
of Payment.
Subject
to the satisfaction of the terms and conditions of this Agreement, on the
Closing Date
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the
Buyers shall deliver to the Company a bank draft payable to the Company
in
such amount equal to the aggregate proceeds for the Convertible Debentures
subscribed for by the Buyer(s), minus the fees to be paid directly
from
the proceeds at Closing as set forth in section 5(g) herein; and
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the
Company shall deliver to each Buyer, certificates representing the
Convertible Debentures and registered in the name of the Buyer and
in such
amounts indicated opposite such Buyer’s name on Schedule I, duly executed
on behalf of the Company.
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2. BUYER’S
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES.
(a) Each
Buyer
represents and warrants, severally and not jointly, that:
(i) Investment
Purpose.
Each
Buyer is acquiring the Convertible Debentures and, upon conversion of
Convertible Debentures, the Buyer will acquire the Conversion Shares then
issuable, for its own account for investment only and not with a view towards,
or for resale in connection with, the public sale or distribution thereof;
provided, however, that by making the representations herein, such Buyer
reserves the right to dispose of the Conversion Shares at any time in accordance
with or pursuant to an effective registration statement covering such Conversion
Shares or an available exemption under the Securities Act.
(ii) Eligible
Investor Status.
By
completing the U.S. Accredited Investor Questionnaire (the “U.S.
Questionnaire”)
attached hereto as Schedule “A-1”, the Buyer represents that it is an
“accredited investor” as defined in Rule 501(a)(3) of Regulation D and, by
completing the Canadian certificate (the “Canadian
Certificate”)
attached hereto as Appendix “A-2”, the Buyer represents that it is eligible to
purchase the Convertible Debentures under the Securities Act (British
Columbia)
(the
“B.C.
Act”)
pursuant to section 2.3 of NI45-106 because it is an accredited investor
as
defined in section 1.1 of NI45-106. In addition, the Buyer is representing
that
it is eligible to purchase the Convertible Debentures pursuant to section
2.10
of NI45-106 because each Convertible Debenture has an aggregate purchase
price
of not less than Cdn.$150,000.
(iii) Reliance
on Exemptions.
The
Buyer understands that the Convertible Debentures are being offered and sold
to
it in reliance on specific exemptions from the prospectus and registration
requirements of United States federal and state securities laws and British
Columbia securities laws and that the Company is relying in part upon the
truth
and accuracy of, and the Buyer’s compliance with, the representations,
warranties, agreements, acknowledgments and understandings of the Buyer set
forth herein, in the Canadian Certificate and in the U.S. Questionnaire in
order
to determine the availability of such exemptions and the eligibility of the
Buyer to acquire such securities. The Company has advised the Buyer that
the
Company is relying on an exemption from the requirements to provide the Buyer
with a prospectus and to sell the Convertible Debentures through a person
registered to sell securities under the Securities
Act
(British
Columbia) (the “B.C.
Act”)
and as
a consequence of acquiring Convertible Debentures pursuant to this exemption,
certain protections, rights, and remedies provided by the B.C. Act, including
statutory rights of rescission or damages, will not be available to the
Buyer.
(iv) Information.
Each
Buyer and its advisors (and his or its counsel), if any, have been furnished
with all materials relating to the business, finances and operations of the
Company and information he deemed material to making an informed investment
decision regarding his purchase of the Convertible Debentures and the Conversion
Shares. Each Buyer and its advisors, if any, have been afforded the opportunity
to ask questions of the Company and its management. Neither such inquiries
nor
any other due diligence investigations conducted by such Buyer or its advisors,
if any, or its representatives shall modify, amend or affect such Buyer’s right
to rely on the Company’s representations and warranties contained in Section 4
below. Each Buyer understands that its investment in the Convertible Debentures
and the Conversion Shares involves a high degree of risk. Each Buyer is in
a
position regarding the Company, which, based upon employment, family
relationship or economic bargaining power, enabled and enables such Buyer
to
obtain information from the Company in order to evaluate the merits and risks
of
this investment. Each Buyer has sought such accounting, legal and tax advice,
as
it has considered necessary to make an informed investment decision with
respect
to its acquisition of the Convertible Debentures and the Conversion
Shares.
(v) No
Governmental Review.
Each
Buyer understands that no United States federal or state agency or any other
government or governmental agency has passed on or made any recommendation
or
endorsement of the Convertible Debentures or the Conversion Shares, or the
fairness or suitability of the investment in the Convertible Debentures or
the
Conversion Shares, nor have such authorities passed upon or endorsed the
merits
of the offering of the Convertible Debentures or the Conversion
Shares.
(vi) Transfer
or Resale.
Each
Buyer understands that except as provided in the Investor Registration Rights
Agreement: (i) the Convertible Debentures have not been and are not being
registered under the Securities Act or any state securities laws, and may
not be
offered for sale, sold, assigned or transferred unless (A) subsequently
registered thereunder, or (B) pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction
not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act and in
each
case in accordance with applicable state and provincial securities laws and
such
Buyer shall have delivered to the Company an opinion of counsel to the Company
or of other counsel reasonably acceptable to the Company to the effect that
such
securities may be sold, assigned or transferred pursuant to an exemption
from
such registration requirements; (ii) any sale of such securities made in
reliance on Rule 144 under the Securities Act (or a successor rule
thereto) (“Rule 144”)
may be
made only in accordance with the terms of Rule 144 and further, if Rule 144
is
not applicable, any resale of such securities under circumstances in which
the
seller (or the person through whom the sale is made) may be deemed to be an
underwriter (as that term is defined in the Securities Act) may require
compliance with some other exemption under the Securities Act or the rules
and
regulations of the SEC thereunder; and (iii) neither the Company nor any
other
person is under any obligation to register such securities under the Securities
Act or any state securities laws or to comply with the terms and conditions
of
any exemption thereunder.
(vii) Legends.
Each
Buyer understands that the certificates or other instruments representing
the
Convertible Debentures and or the Conversion Shares shall bear a restrictive
legend in substantially the following form (and a stop -transfer order may
be
placed against transfer of such stock certificates):
THESE
SECURITIES AND ANY SECURITIES INTO WHICH THESE SECURITIES MAY BE CONVERTED
HAVE
NOT BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR THE
SECURITIES COMMISSION OF ANY STATE AND HAVE BEEN ISSUED 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.
The
legend set forth above shall be removed and the Company within three (3)
business days shall issue a certificate without such legend to the holder
of the
Conversion Shares upon which it is stamped, if, unless otherwise required
by
state securities laws, (i) in connection with a sale transaction, provided
the
Conversion Shares are registered under the Securities Act and the holder
has
undertaken to sell the Conversion Shares pursuant to the effective registration
statement or (ii) in connection with a sale transaction where there is no
registration statement in effect as to the Conversion Shares, pursuant to
an
exemption from the applicable securities laws and after such holder provides
the
Company with an opinion of the Company’s counsel, reasonably acceptable to the
Company, which opinion shall be in form, substance and scope customary for
opinions of counsel in comparable transactions, to the effect that a public
sale, assignment or transfer of the Conversion Shares may be made without
registration under the Securities Act.
(viii) Authorization,
Enforcement.
This
Agreement has been duly and validly authorized, executed and delivered on
behalf
of such Buyer and is a valid and binding agreement of such Buyer enforceable
in
accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by
general principles of equity or applicable bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, moratorium, liquidation and other similar laws relating to,
or
affecting generally, the enforcement of applicable creditors’ rights and
remedies.
(ix) Receipt
of Documents.
Each
Buyer and his or her counsel has received and read in its entirety and
acknowledges that he is familiar with: (i) this Agreement and each
representation, warranty and covenant set forth herein and in the Transaction
Documents (as defined in section 4(a)(ii) herein); (ii) all due diligence
and
other information necessary to verify the accuracy and completeness of such
representations, warranties and covenants; (iii) the Company’s Form 10-KSB for
the fiscal year ended July 31, 2006; (iv) the Company’s Form 10-QSB for the
fiscal quarter ended October 31, 2006 and (v) answers to all questions each
Buyer submitted to the Company regarding an investment in the Company, and
each
Buyer has relied on the information contained therein and has not been furnished
any other documents, literature, memorandum or prospectus.
(x) Due
Formation of Corporate and Other Buyers.
If the
Buyer(s) is a corporation, trust, partnership or other entity that is not
an
individual person, it has been formed and validly exists and has not been
organized for the specific purpose of purchasing the Convertible Debentures
and
is not prohibited from doing so.
(xi) No
Legal or Tax Advice From the Company.
Each
Buyer acknowledges that it had the opportunity to review this Agreement and
the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement with his or its own legal counsel
and investment and tax advisors. Each Buyer is relying solely on such counsel
and advisors and not on any statements or representations of the Company
or any
of its representatives or agents for legal, tax or investment advice with
respect to this investment, the transactions contemplated by this Agreement
or
the securities laws of any jurisdiction.
(xii) Further
Representations by Foreign Buyers.
If the
Buyer is not a U.S. Person (as defined below), the Buyer hereby represents
that
it is in compliance with and in full observance of the laws of the Buyer’s
jurisdiction in connection with any invitation to subscribe for the securities
or any use of this Agreement, including: (i) the legal requirements of its
jurisdiction for the purchase of the securities, (ii) any foreign exchange
restrictions applicable to such purchase, (iii) any governmental or other
consents that may need to be obtained, and (iv) the income tax and other
tax
consequences, if any, which may be relevant to the purchase, holding,
redemption, sale, or transfer of the securities. The Buyer’s subscription and
payment for, and the Buyer’s continued beneficial ownership of, the securities
will not violate any applicable securities or other laws of the Buyer’s
jurisdiction. The term “U.S. Person” as used herein shall mean any person who is
a citizen or resident of the United States or Canada, or any state, territory
or
possession thereof, including, but not limited to, any estate of any such
person, or any corporation, partnership, trust or other entity created or
existing under the laws thereof, or any entity controlled or owned by any
of the
foregoing.
(xiii) BC
Accredited Investor Exemption. If
the
Buyer is purchasing the Convertible Debentures pursuant to an exemption from
the
prospectus and registration provisions of the BC Act pursuant to section
2.3 of
NI45-106, then the Buyer represents and warrants to the Company (which
representations and warranties shall survive closing) that the Buyer is an
“accredited investor” as that term is defined in section 1.1 of NI45-106 and the
Buyer has duly completed and executed the Canadian Certificate.
(xiv) B.C.
Minimum Purchase Exemption. If
the
Buyer is purchasing the Convertible Debentures pursuant to an exemption from
the
prospectus and registration provisions of the BC Act pursuant to section
2.10 of
NI45-106, then the Buyer has duly completed and executed the Canadian
Certificate and the Buyer additionally represents, warrants and covenants
to the
Company (which representations, warrants and covenants shall survive closing)
that:
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the
Buyer is purchasing as principal for its own account, and not for
the
benefit of any other person, or company, a sufficient number of
Convertible Debentures such that the aggregate acquisition cost to
the
Buyer is not less than CDN$150,000;
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B. |
if
the Buyer is not an individual or a corporation, each member of the
partnership, syndicate or other unincorporated organization which
is the
purchaser, or each beneficiary of the trust which is the purchaser,
as the
case may be, is an individual who has an aggregate acquisition cost
for
the Convertible Debentures of not less than CDN $150,000;
and
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C. |
neither
the Buyer nor any party on whose behalf the Buyer is acting has been
created, established formed or incorporated solely, or is used primarily
to acquire securities or to permit the purchase of the Convertible
Debentures without a prospectus in reliance on an exemption from
the
prospectus requirements of applicable securities legislation;
and
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D. |
the
aggregate acquisition cost for the Convertible Debentures is not
less than
CDN$150,000.
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(xv) Not
Principal Buyer.
If the
Buyer is purchasing pursuant to the exemption from prospectus requirements
available under either section 2.3 or 2.10 of NI45-106 and is not purchasing
Convertible Debentures for its own account, then the Buyer is:
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a
trust company or an insurer which has received a business authorization
under the Financial Institutions Act (British Columbia) or is a trust
company or an insurer authorized under the laws of another province
or
territory of Canada to carry on such business in such province or
territory, and the Buyer is purchasing the Convertible Debentures
as an
agent or trustee for accounts that are fully managed by the Buyer;
or
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B. |
an
advisor who manages the investment portfolios of clients through
discretionary authority granted by one or more clients and the Buyer
is:
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I. registered
as an advisor under the B.C. Act or the laws of another province or territory
of
Canada or the Buyer is exempt from such registration and the Buyer is purchasing
the Convertible Debentures as an agent for accounts that are fully managed
by
the Buyer; or
II. carrying
on the business of an advisor outside of Canada in which case:
a. it
was
not created solely or primarily for the purpose of purchasing Convertible
Debentures of the Company;
b. the
total
asset value of the investment portfolios it manages on behalf of clients
is not
less than CDN$20,000,000; or
c. it
does
not believe and has no reasonable grounds to believe that any resident of
British Columbia or any directors, senior officers or other insiders of the
Company or any persons carrying on investor relations activities for the
Company
has a beneficial interest in any of the managed accounts for which it is
purchasing, and
d. the
aggregate acquisition cost for the Convertible Debentures is not less than
CDN$150,000.
3. BRITISH
COLUMBIA RESALE RESTRICTIONS
(a) The
Buyer
acknowledges that the Convertible Debentures are subject to resale restrictions
in Canada and may not be traded in a jurisdiction of Canada except as permitted
by National Instrument 45-102 (“NI45-102”).
(b) Pursuant
to NI45-102, a subsequent trade in the Conversion Shares will be a distribution
subject to prospectus and registration requirements of applicable Canadian
securities legislation (including the B.C. Act) unless certain conditions
are
met, including the following:
(i) The
issuer is and has been a reporting issuer in a jurisdiction of Canada for
the
four months immediately preceding the trade;
(ii) at
least
four months have elapsed from the date that the Convertible Debentures were
distributed;
(iii) the
Certificate representing the Convertible Debentures has the following legend
imprinted on it (the “Canadian
Legend”)
stating:
“Unless
permitted under securities legislation, the holder of this security must
not
trade the security before the date that is 4 months and one day after the
later
of (i) [the distribution date], and (ii) the date the issuer became a reporting
issuer in any province or territory.”
Provided
that at the time of the trade,
(iv) the
trade
is not a control distribution (as defined in NI45-102);
(v) no
unusual effort is made to prepare the market or to create a demand for the
security that is the subject of the trade;
(vi) no
extraordinary commission or consideration is paid to a person or company
in
respect of the trade; and
(vii) if
the
selling security holder is an insider or officer of the Company, the selling
security holder has no reasonable grounds to believe that the Company is
in
default of securities legislation.
(c) By
executing and delivering this Agreement, the Buyer will have directed the
Company not to include the Canadian Legend on any certificates representing
the
Convertible Debentures and any Conversion Shares that are issued to the
Buyer.
(d) As
a
consequence, the Buyer will not be able to rely on the resale provisions
of
NI45-102, and any subsequent trade in the Convertible Debentures and the
Conversion Shares, if any, will be distribution subject to the prospectus
and
registration requirements of Canadian securities legislation, to the extent
that
the trade at that time is subject to any such Canadian securities
legislation.
4. REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY.
(a) The
Company represents and warrants as of the date hereof to each of the Buyers
that, except as set forth in the SEC Documents (as defined herein) or in
the
Disclosure Schedule attached hereto (the “Disclosure
Schedule”):
(i) Organization
and Qualification.
The
Company and its subsidiaries are corporations duly organized and validly
existing in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction in which they
are
incorporated, and have the requisite corporate power to own their properties
and
to carry on their business as now being conducted. Each of the Company and
its
subsidiaries is duly qualified as a foreign corporation to do business and
is in
good standing in every jurisdiction in which the nature of the business
conducted by it makes such qualification necessary, except to the extent
that
the failure to be so qualified or be in good standing would not have a material
adverse effect on the Company and its subsidiaries taken as a
whole.
(ii) Authorization,
Enforcement, Compliance with Other Instruments.
(i) The Company has the requisite corporate power and authority to enter
into and perform this Agreement, the Convertible Debentures, the Security
Agreement, the Investor Registration Rights Agreement, the Irrevocable Transfer
Agent Agreement and any related agreements (collectively the “Transaction
Documents”)
and to
issue the Convertible Debentures and the Conversion Shares in accordance
with
the terms hereof and thereof, (ii) the execution and delivery of the Transaction
Documents by the Company and the consummation by it of the transactions
contemplated hereby and thereby, including, without limitation, the issuance
of
the Convertible Debentures and the issuance of the Conversion Shares issuable
upon conversion or exercise thereof, have been duly authorized by the Company’s
Board of Directors and no further consent or authorization is required by
the
Company, its Board of Directors or its stockholders, (iii) the Transaction
Documents have been duly executed and delivered by the Company, and (iv)
the
Transaction Documents constitute the valid and binding obligations of the
Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with their terms, except
as such enforceability may be limited by general principles of equity or
applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, liquidation
or
similar laws relating to, or affecting generally, the enforcement of creditors’
rights and remedies. The authorized officer of the Company executing the
Transaction Documents knows of no reason arising from a lack of corporate
power
or authority that would prevent the Company from being in a position to file
a
registration statement as required under the Investor Registration Rights
Agreement or perform any of the Company’s other obligations under such
document.
(iii) Capitalization.
The
authorized capital stock of the Company consists of an unlimited number of
shares of Common Stock and 100,000 shares of preferred stock with no par
value,
of which, as of December 15, 2006, 324,416,403 shares of Common Stock and
23,645
shares of Series “A” preferred stock were issued and outstanding. All of such
outstanding shares have been validly issued and are fully paid and
non-assessable. No shares of Common Stock are subject to preemptive rights
or
any other similar rights or any liens or encumbrances suffered or permitted
by
the Company. As of the date of this Agreement, other than as described in
the
Company’s 10-QSB for the period ended October 31, 2006 and other than the
aggregate of $1.2 million in convertible 10% debentures issued to TAIB Bank,
B.S.C. on November 8, 2006, (i) there are no outstanding options, warrants,
scrip, rights to subscribe to, calls or commitments of any character whatsoever
relating to, or securities or rights convertible into, any shares of capital
stock of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, or contracts, commitments,
understandings or arrangements by which the Company or any of its subsidiaries
is or may become bound to issue additional shares of capital stock of the
Company or any of its subsidiaries or options, warrants, scrip, rights to
subscribe to, calls or commitments of any character whatsoever relating to,
or
securities or rights convertible into, any shares of capital stock of the
Company or any of its subsidiaries, (ii) there are outstanding debt securities
and (iii) there are agreements or arrangements under which the Company or
any of
its subsidiaries is obligated to register the sale of any of their securities
under the Securities Act (except pursuant to the Investor Registration Rights
Agreement) and (iv) there are outstanding registration statements and there
are
no outstanding comment letters from the SEC or any other regulatory agency
to a
registration statement that has not been withdrawn. There are no securities
or
instruments containing anti-dilution or similar provisions that will be
triggered by the issuance of the Convertible Debentures as described in this
Agreement.
(iv) Issuance
of Securities.
The
Convertible Debentures are duly authorized and, upon issuance in accordance
with
the terms hereof, shall be duly issued as fully paid and non-assessable
securities, free from all taxes, liens and charges with respect to the issue
thereof. The Conversion Shares issuable upon conversion of the Convertible
Debentures are duly authorized for issuance and when issued in accordance
with
the terms of the Transaction Documents, will be fully paid and non-assessable
securities, free from all taxes, liens and charges imposed by the Company.
(v) No
Conflicts.
The
execution, delivery and performance of the Transaction Documents by the Company
and the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby
will
not (i) result in a violation of the Notice of Articles, the Articles, any
certificate of designation of any outstanding series of preferred stock of
the
Company or (ii) conflict with or constitute a default (or an event which
with
notice or lapse of time or both would become a default) under, or give to
others
any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, any
agreement, indenture or instrument to which the Company or any of its
subsidiaries is a party, or result in a violation of any law, rule, regulation,
order, judgment or decree (including federal and state securities laws and
regulations and the rules and regulations of The National Association of
Securities Dealers Inc.’s OTC Bulletin Board on which the Common Stock is
quoted) applicable to the Company or any of its subsidiaries or by which
any
property or asset of the Company or any of its subsidiaries is bound or
affected. Neither the Company nor its subsidiaries is in violation of any
term
of or in default under its Notice of Articles, its Articles or its
organizational charter or by-laws, respectively, or any material contract,
agreement, mortgage, indebtedness, indenture, instrument, judgment, decree
or
order or any statute, rule or regulation applicable to the Company or its
subsidiaries. The business of the Company and its subsidiaries is not being
conducted, and shall not be conducted in violation of any material law,
ordinance, or regulation of any governmental entity. Except as specifically
contemplated by this Agreement or the Investor Registration Rights Agreement
and
as required under the Securities Act and any applicable state securities
laws,
the Company is not required to obtain any consent, authorization or order
of, or
make any filing or registration with, any court or governmental agency in
order
for it to execute, deliver or perform any of its obligations under or
contemplated by this Agreement or the Investor Registration Rights Agreement
in
accordance with the terms hereof or thereof. All consents, authorizations,
orders, filings and registrations which the Company is required to obtain
pursuant to the preceding sentence have been obtained or effected on or prior
to
the date hereof. The Company and its subsidiaries are unaware of any facts
or
circumstance, which might give rise to any of the foregoing.
(vi) SEC
Documents: Financial Statements.
Since
May 6, 1998, the Company has filed all reports, schedules, forms, statements
and
other documents required to be filed by it with the SEC under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange
Act”)
(all of
the foregoing filed prior to the date hereof or amended after the date hereof
and all exhibits included therein and financial statements and schedules
thereto
and documents incorporated by reference therein, and the Company’s Annual Report
on Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year ended July 31, 2006 and its Quarterly
Report
on Form 10-QSB for the three month period ended October 31, 2006 being
hereinafter referred to as the “SEC
Documents”).
The
Company has delivered to the Buyers or their representatives, or made available
through the SEC’s website at xxxx://xxx.xxx.xxx., true and complete copies of
the SEC Documents. As of their respective dates, the financial statements
of the
Company disclosed in the SEC Documents (the “Financial
Statements”)
complied as to form in all material respects with applicable accounting
requirements and the published rules and regulations of the SEC with respect
thereto. Such financial statements have been prepared in accordance with
generally accepted accounting principles, consistently applied, during the
periods involved (except (i) as may be otherwise indicated in such Financial
Statements or the notes thereto, or (ii) in the case of unaudited interim
statements, to the extent they may exclude footnotes or may be condensed
or
summary statements) and, fairly present in all material respects the financial
position of the Company as of the dates thereof and the results of its
operations and cash flows for the periods then ended (subject, in the case
of
unaudited statements, to normal year-end audit adjustments). No other
information provided by or on behalf of the Company to the Buyer which is
not
included in the SEC Documents, including, without limitation, information
referred to in this Agreement, contains any untrue statement of a material
fact
or omits to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements
therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not
misleading.
(vii) 10(b)-5.
Neither
the Transaction Documents nor the SEC Documents include any statements of
material fact that were not true when they were made, nor do they omit to
state
any material fact required to be stated therein necessary to make the statements
made, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not
misleading.
(viii) Absence
of Litigation.
There
is no action, suit, proceeding, inquiry or investigation before or by any
court,
public board, government agency, self-regulatory organization or body pending
against or affecting the Company, the Common Stock or any of the Company’s
subsidiaries, wherein an unfavorable decision, ruling or finding would (i)
have
a material adverse effect on the transactions contemplated hereby (ii) adversely
affect the validity or enforceability of, or the authority or ability of
the
Company to perform its obligations under, this Agreement or any of the documents
contemplated herein, or (iii) have a material adverse effect on the business,
operations, properties, financial condition or results of operations of the
Company and its subsidiaries taken as a whole.
(ix) Acknowledgment
Regarding Buyer’s Purchase of the Convertible Debentures.
The
Company acknowledges and agrees that the Buyer(s) is acting solely in the
capacity of an arm’s length purchaser with respect to this Agreement and the
transactions contemplated hereby. The Company further acknowledges that the
Buyer(s) is not 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. The Company further represents to the Buyer that the
Company’s decision to enter into this Agreement has been based solely on the
independent evaluation by the Company and its representatives.
(x) No
General Solicitation.
Neither
the Company, nor any of its affiliates, nor any person acting on its or their
behalf, has engaged in any form of general solicitation or general advertising
(within the meaning of Regulation D under the Securities Act) in connection
with
the offer or sale of the Convertible Debentures or the Conversion
Shares.
(xi) No
Integrated Offering.
Neither
the Company, nor any of its affiliates, nor any person acting on its or their
behalf has, directly or indirectly, made any offers or sales of any security
or
solicited any offers to buy any security, under circumstances that would
require
registration of the Convertible Debentures or the Conversion Shares under
the
Securities Act or cause this offering of the Convertible Debentures or the
Conversion Shares to be integrated with prior offerings by the Company for
purposes of the Securities Act.
(xii) Employee
Relations.
Neither
the Company nor any of its subsidiaries is involved in any labor dispute
nor, to
the knowledge of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, is any such dispute
threatened. None of the Company’s or its subsidiaries’ employees is a member of
a union and the Company and its subsidiaries believe that their relations
with
their employees are good.
(xiii) Intellectual
Property Rights.
The
Company and its subsidiaries own or possess adequate rights or licenses to
use
all trademarks, trade names, service marks, service xxxx registrations, service
names, patents, patent rights, copyrights, inventions, licenses, approvals,
governmental authorizations, trade secrets and rights necessary to conduct
their
respective businesses as now conducted. The Company and its subsidiaries
do not
have any knowledge of any infringement by the Company or its subsidiaries
of
trademark, trade name rights, patents, patent rights, copyrights, inventions,
licenses, service names, service marks, service xxxx registrations, trade
secret
or other similar rights of others, and, to the knowledge of the Company there
is
no claim, action or proceeding being made or brought against, or to the
Company’s knowledge, being threatened against, the Company or its subsidiaries
regarding trademark, trade name, patents, patent rights, invention, copyright,
license, service names, service marks, service xxxx registrations, trade
secret
or other infringement; and the Company and its subsidiaries are unaware of
any
facts or circumstances which might give rise to any of the
foregoing.
(xiv) Environmental
Laws.
The
Company and its subsidiaries are (i) in compliance with any and all applicable
foreign, federal, state and local laws and regulations relating to the
protection of human health and safety, the environment or hazardous or toxic
substances or wastes, pollutants or contaminants (“Environmental
Laws”),
(ii)
have received all permits, licenses or other approvals required of them under
applicable Environmental Laws to conduct their respective businesses and
(iii)
are in compliance with all terms and conditions of any such permit, license
or
approval.
(xv) Title.
Any
real property and facilities held under lease by the Company and its
subsidiaries are held by them under valid, subsisting and enforceable leases
with such exceptions as are not material and do not interfere with the use
made
and proposed to be made of such property and buildings by the Company and
its
subsidiaries.
(xvi) Insurance.
The
Company and each of its subsidiaries are insured by insurers of recognized
financial responsibility against such losses and risks and in such amounts
as
management of the Company believes to be prudent and customary in the businesses
in which the Company and its subsidiaries are engaged. Neither the Company
nor
any such subsidiary has been refused any insurance coverage sought or applied
for and neither the Company nor any such 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 at a cost that would not materially
and
adversely affect the condition, financial or otherwise, or the earnings,
business or operations of the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a
whole.
(xvii) Regulatory
Permits.
The
Company and its subsidiaries possess all material certificates, authorizations
and permits issued by the appropriate federal, state or foreign regulatory
authorities necessary to conduct their respective businesses, and neither
the
Company nor any such subsidiary has received any notice of proceedings relating
to the revocation or modification of any such certificate, authorization
or
permit.
(xviii) Internal
Accounting Controls.
The
Company and each of its 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 generally accepted accounting principles and
to
maintain asset accountability, and (iii) the recorded amounts for assets
is
compared with the existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate
action
is taken with respect to any differences.
(xix) No
Material Adverse Breaches, etc.
Neither
the Company nor any of its subsidiaries is subject to any charter, corporate
or
other legal restriction, or any judgment, decree, order, rule or regulation
which in the judgment of the Company’s officers has or is expected in the future
to have a material adverse effect on the business, properties, operations,
financial condition, results of operations or prospects of the Company or
its
subsidiaries. Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries is in breach
of
any contract or agreement which breach, in the judgment of the Company’s
officers, has or is expected to have a material adverse effect on the business,
properties, operations, financial condition, results of operations or prospects
of the Company or its subsidiaries.
(xx) Tax
Status.
The
Company and each of its subsidiaries has made and filed all federal and state
income and all other tax returns, reports and declarations required by any
jurisdiction to which it is subject and (unless and only to the extent that
the
Company and each of its subsidiaries has set aside on its books provisions
reasonably adequate for the payment of all unpaid and unreported taxes) has
paid
all taxes and other governmental assessments and charges that are material
in
amount, shown or determined to be due on such returns, reports and declarations,
except those being contested in good faith and has set aside on its books
provision reasonably adequate for the payment of all taxes for periods
subsequent to the periods to which such returns, reports or declarations
apply.
There are no unpaid taxes in any material amount claimed to be due by the
taxing
authority of any jurisdiction, and the officers of the Company know of no
basis
for any such claim.
(xxi) Certain
Transactions.
Except
for arm’s length transactions pursuant to which the Company makes payments in
the ordinary course of business upon terms no less favorable than the Company
could obtain from third parties and other than the grant of stock options
disclosed in the SEC Documents, none of the officers, directors, or employees
of
the Company is presently a party to any transaction with the Company (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 corporation, partnership, trust or other entity
in
which any officer, director, or any such employee has a substantial interest
or
is an officer, director, trustee or partner.
(xxii) Fees
and Rights of First Refusal.
The
Company is not obligated to offer the securities offered hereunder on a right
of
first refusal basis or otherwise to any third parties including, but not
limited
to, current or former shareholders of the Company, underwriters, brokers,
agents
or other third parties.
5. COVENANTS.
(a) Reasonable
Best Efforts.
Each
party shall use its reasonable best efforts to timely satisfy each of the
conditions to be satisfied by it as provided in Sections 6 and 7 of this
Agreement.
(b) Form
D.
If
required, the Company agrees to file a Form D with respect to the Convertible
Debentures and the Conversion Shares as required under Regulation D and to
provide a copy thereof to the Buyer promptly after such filing, and the Company
shall, on or before the Closing Date, take such action as the Company shall
reasonably determine is necessary to qualify the Conversion Shares, or obtain
an
exemption for the Conversion Shares for sale to the Buyers at the time of
conversion pursuant to this Agreement and the Convertible Debenture under
applicable securities or “Blue Sky” laws of the states of the United States, and
shall provide evidence of any such action so taken to the Buyers on or prior
to
the conversion.
(c) Reporting
Status.
Until
the earlier of (i) the date as of which the Buyer(s) may sell all of the
Conversion Shares then held by it, after giving effect to the restrictions
on
conversion established in the Convertible Debenture, without restriction
pursuant to Rule 144(k) promulgated under the Securities Act (or successor
thereto), or (ii) the date on which (A) the Buyer(s) shall have sold all
the
Conversion Shares and (B) none of the Convertible Debentures are outstanding
(the “Registration
Period”),
the
Company shall file in a timely manner all reports required to be filed with
the
SEC pursuant to the Exchange Act and the regulations of the SEC thereunder,
and
the Company shall not terminate its status as an issuer required to file
reports
under the Exchange Act even if the Exchange Act or the rules and regulations
thereunder would otherwise permit such termination.
(d) Use
of
Proceeds.
The
Company will use the proceeds from the sale of the Convertible Debentures
for
general corporate and working capital purposes only as authorized by SKS
Consulting of South Florida Corporation (“SKS
Consulting”)
as
consultants to the Company.
(e) Reservation
of Shares.
The
Company shall take all action reasonably necessary to at all times have
authorized, and reserved for the purpose of issuance such number of shares
of
Common Stock as shall be necessary to effect the full conversion of the
Convertible Debentures outstanding (without taking into account any conversion
limitations or ownership limitations). If at any time the Company does not
have
available such shares of Common Stock as shall from time to time be sufficient
to effect the issuance of all of the Conversion Shares, the Company shall
call
and hold a special meeting of the shareholders within sixty (60) days of
such
occurrence, for the sole purpose of increasing the number of shares authorized.
The Company’s management shall recommend to the shareholders to vote in favor of
increasing the number of shares of Common Stock authorized. Management shall
also vote all of its shares in favor of increasing the number of authorized
shares of Common Stock.
(f) Listings
or Quotation.
The
Company shall promptly secure the listing or quotation of the Conversion
Shares
upon each national securities exchange, automated quotation system or The
National Association of Securities Dealers Inc.’s Over-The-Counter Bulletin
Board (“OTCBB”)
or
other market, if any, upon which shares of Common Stock are then listed or
quoted (subject to official notice of issuance) and shall use its best efforts
to maintain, so long as any other shares of Common Stock shall be so listed,
such listing of all Conversion Shares from time to time issuable under the
terms
of this Agreement. The Company shall maintain the Common Stock’s authorization
for quotation on the OTCBB.
(g) Fees
and Expenses.
A. Each
of
the Company and the Buyer(s) shall pay all costs and expenses incurred by
such
party in connection with the negotiation, investigation, preparation, execution
and delivery of the Transaction Documents; provided however, the Company
shall
pay to Yorkville Advisors, LLC a fee equal to ten percent (10%) of the Purchase
Price directly from the proceeds of each Closing.
B. The
Company shall pay a structuring fee to Yorkville Advisors LLC of Fifteen
Thousand Dollars ($15,000), directly from the proceeds of the first Closing.
(h) Corporate
Existence.
So long
as any of the Convertible Debentures remain outstanding, the Company shall
not
directly or indirectly consummate any merger, reorganization, restructuring,
reverse stock split consolidation, sale of all or substantially all of the
Company’s assets or any similar transaction or related transactions (each such
transaction, an “Organizational
Change”)
unless, prior to the consummation of an Organizational Change, the Company
obtains the written consent of each Buyer. In any such case, the Company
will
make appropriate provision with respect to such holders’ rights and interests to
insure that the provisions of this Section 4(g) will thereafter be applicable
to
the Convertible Debentures.
(i) Transactions
With Affiliates.
So long
as any Convertible Debentures are outstanding, the Company shall not, and
shall
cause each of its subsidiaries not to, enter into, amend, modify or supplement,
or permit any subsidiary to enter into, amend, modify or supplement any
agreement, transaction, commitment, or arrangement with any of its or any
subsidiary’s officers, directors, person who were officers or directors at any
time during the previous two (2) years, stockholders who beneficially own
five
percent (5%) or more of the Common Stock, or Affiliates (as defined below)
or
with any individual related by blood, marriage, or adoption to any such
individual or with any entity in which any such entity or individual owns
a five
percent (5%) or more beneficial interest (each a “Related
Party”),
except for (a) customary employment arrangements and benefit programs on
reasonable terms, (b) any investment in the Company or an Affiliate of the
Company, (c) any agreement, transaction, commitment, or arrangement on an
arms-length basis on terms no less favorable than terms which would have
been
obtainable from a person other than such Related Party, (d) any agreement,
transaction, commitment, or arrangement which is approved by a majority of
the
disinterested directors of the Company; for purposes hereof, any director
who is
also an officer of the Company or any subsidiary of the Company shall not
be a
disinterested director with respect to any such agreement, transaction,
commitment, or arrangement. “Affiliate”
for
purposes hereof means, with respect to any person or entity, another person
or
entity that, directly or indirectly, (i) has a ten percent (10%) or more
equity
interest in that person or entity, (ii) has ten percent (10%) or more common
ownership with that person or entity, (iii) controls that person or entity,
or
(iv) shares common control with that person or entity. “Control”
or
“controls”
for
purposes hereof means that a person or entity has the power, direct or indirect,
to conduct or govern the policies of another person or entity.
(j) Transfer
Agent.
The
Company covenants and agrees that, in the event that the Company’s agency
relationship with the transfer agent should be terminated for any reason
prior
to a date which is two (2) years after the Closing Date, the Company shall
immediately appoint a new transfer agent and shall require that the new transfer
agent execute and agree to be bound by the terms of the Irrevocable Transfer
Agent Instructions (as defined herein).
(k) Restriction
on Issuance of the Capital Stock.
So long
as any Convertible Debentures are outstanding, other than Excluded Securities
(as defined in the Convertible Debentures), the Company shall not, without
the
prior written consent of the Buyer(s), (i) issue or sell shares of Common
Stock
or preferred stock without consideration or for a consideration per share
less
than the bid price of the Common Stock determined immediately prior to its
issuance, (ii) issue any preferred stock, warrant, option, right, contract,
call, or other security or instrument granting the holder thereof the right
to
acquire Common Stock without consideration or for a consideration less than
such
Common Stock’s Bid Price determined immediately prior to it’s issuance, or (ii)
file any registration statement on Form S-8.
(l) Neither
the Buyer(s) nor any of its affiliates have an open short position in the
Common
Stock of the Company, and the Buyer(s) agrees that it shall not, and that
it
will cause its affiliates not to, engage in any short sales of or hedging
transactions with respect to the Common Stock as long as any Convertible
Debentures shall remain outstanding.
(m) Rights
of First Refusal.
So
long
as any portion of Convertible Debentures are outstanding, if the Company
intends
to raise additional capital by the issuance or sale of capital stock of the
Company, including without limitation shares of any class of common stock,
any
class of preferred stock, options,
warrants or any other securities convertible or exercisable into shares of
common stock (whether the offering is conducted by the Company, underwriter,
placement agent or any third party) the Company shall be obligated to offer
to
the Buyers such issuance or sale of capital stock, by providing in writing
the
principal amount of capital it intends to raise and outline of the material
terms of such capital raise, prior to the offering such issuance or sale
of
capital stock to any third parties including, but not limited to, current
or former officers or directors, current or former shareholders and/or investors
of the Company, underwriters, brokers, agents or other third parties. The
Buyers
shall have ten (10) business days from receipt of such notice of the sale
or
issuance of capital stock to accept or reject all or a portion of such capital
raising offer.
(n) Lock
Up Agreements.
On the
date hereof, the Company shall obtain from each officer and director a lock
up
agreement in the form attached hereto as Exhibit
B.
(o) Review
of Public Disclosures.
All SEC
filings (including, without limitation, all filings required under the Exchange
Act, which include Forms 10-Q and 10-QSB, 10-K and 10K-SB, 8-K, etc) and
other
public disclosures made by the Company, including, without limitation, all
press
releases, investor relations materials, and scripts of analysts meetings
and
calls, shall be reviewed and approved for release by the Company’s
attorneys.
(p) Consulting
Agreement:
On or
before the first Closing Date, the Company shall enter into a consulting
agreement (“Consulting
Agreement”)
with
SKS Consulting in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Buyers. While any
portion of the Debentures remain outstanding, the Company shall not terminate
the Consulting Agreement without the Buyers consent.
(q) Factoring:
The
Company shall have thirty (30) days from the date of Closing (the “Factoring
Period”)
to
enter into a factoring arrangement pursuant to a written agreement (the
“Factoring
Agreement”)
with
an independent third party (the “Factor”)
whereby the Company will factor its accounts receivable. If the Company fails
to
enter into the Factoring Agreement prior to the close of business at the
end of
the Factoring Period, then Company shall amend the definition of Pledged
Property in the Security Agreement to include all of the Company’s accounts
receivable and the proceeds receivable therefrom.
(r) Post-Closing
Perfection:
The
Company shall take all reasonable steps to perfect, or cause to be perfected,
by
registration with the United States Patent and Trademark Office, if such
a
method of perfecting a security interest is available, a security interest
in
the Company’s patents.
(s) The
Covenants contained in sections 5(q) and (r) shall be for the benefit of
the
Secured Parties.
6. CONDITIONS
TO THE COMPANY’S OBLIGATION TO SELL.
(a) The
obligation of the Company hereunder to issue and sell the Convertible Debentures
to the Buyer(s) at the Closings is subject to the satisfaction, at or before
the
each Closing Date, of each of the following conditions, provided that these
conditions are for the Company’s sole benefit and may be waived by the Company
at any time in its sole discretion:
(i) Each
Buyer shall have executed the Transaction Documents and delivered the
Transaction Documents to the Company;
(ii) The
Buyer(s) must have completed, executed and returned to the Company the U.S.
Questionnaire and the Canadian Certificate.
(iii) The
Buyer(s) shall have delivered to the Company the Purchase Price for the
Convertible Debentures purchased at such Closing, minus any fees to be paid
directly from the proceeds the such Closing as set forth herein, by wire
transfer of immediately available U.S. funds pursuant to the wire instructions
provided by the Company; and
(iv) The
representations and warranties of the Buyer(s) shall be true and correct
in all
material respects as of the date when made and as of the Closing Dates as
though
made at that time (except for representations and warranties that speak as
of a
specific date), and the Buyer(s) shall have performed, satisfied and complied
in
all material respects with the covenants, agreements and conditions required
by
this Agreement to be performed, satisfied or complied with by the Buyer(s)
at or
prior to the Closing Dates.
7. CONDITIONS
TO THE BUYER’S OBLIGATION TO PURCHASE.
(a) The
obligation of the Buyer(s) hereunder to purchase the Convertible Debentures
at
the Closing is subject to the satisfaction, at or before each Closing Date,
of
each of the following conditions:
(i) The
Company shall have executed the Transaction Documents and delivered the same
to
the Buyer(s).
(ii) The
Common Stock shall be authorized for quotation on the OTCBB, trading in the
Common Stock shall not have been suspended for any reason.
(iii) The
representations and warranties of the Company shall be true and correct in
all
material respects (except to the extent that any of such representations
and
warranties is already qualified as to materiality in Section 2 above, in
which
case, such representations and warranties shall be true and correct without
further qualification) as of the date when made and as of such Closing Date
as
though made at that time (except for representations and warranties that
speak
as of a specific date) and the Company shall have performed, satisfied and
complied in all material respects with the covenants, agreements and conditions
required by this Agreement to be performed, satisfied or complied with by
the
Company at or prior to such Closing Date.
(iv) The
Company shall have executed and delivered to the Buyer(s) the Convertible
Debentures purchased at such Closing.
(v) The
Buyer(s) shall have received an opinion of counsel from the Company’s British
Columbia counsel in the form attached hereto as Exhibit “C”.
(vi) The
Company shall have provided to the Buyer(s) a certificate of good standing
from
the secretary of state from the state in which the company is incorporated
and/or the Canadian equivalent of a certificate of good standing.
(vii) The
Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions, in form and substance satisfactory
to
the Buyer, shall have been delivered to and acknowledged in writing by the
Company’s transfer agent.
(viii) The
Company shall have filed and perfected the Buyers security interest in the
Pledged Property as this term is defined in the Security Agreement by
registering in the British Columbia Personal Property Registry a financing
statement with regard to the Pledged Property as detailed in the Security
Agreement and provided proof of such filing to the Buyer.
(ix) The
Company shall have reserved out of its authorized and unissued Common Stock,
solely for the purpose of effecting the conversion of the Convertible
Debentures, all the shares of Common Stock required to effect the full
conversion of all of the Convertible Debentures to be issued at such
Closing.
(x) Any
additional conditions to a particular Closing set forth on the Funding Schedule
shall have been satisfied.
(xi) The
Company and SKS Consulting shall have entered into the Consulting Agreement
in
accordance with Section 5(p) hereof.
(xii) The
Company shall have certified, in a certificate executed by two officers of
the
Company and dated as of the such Closing Date, that all conditions to such
Closing have been satisfied.
8. INDEMNIFICATION.
(a) In
consideration of the Buyer’s execution and delivery of this Agreement and
acquiring the Convertible Debentures and the Conversion Shares hereunder,
and in
addition to all of the Company’s other obligations under this Agreement, the
Company shall defend, protect, indemnify and hold harmless the Buyer(s) and
each
other holder of the Convertible Debentures and the Conversion Shares, and
all of
their officers, directors, employees and agents (including, without
limitation, those retained in connection with the transactions contemplated
by
this Agreement) (collectively, the “Buyer
Indemnitees”)
from
and against any and all actions, causes of action, suits, claims, losses,
costs,
penalties, fees, liabilities and damages, and expenses in connection therewith
(irrespective of whether any such Buyer Indemnitee is a party to the action
for
which indemnification hereunder is sought), and including reasonable attorneys’
fees and disbursements (the “Indemnified
Liabilities”),
incurred by the Buyer Indemnitees or any of them as a result of, or arising
out
of, or relating to (a) any misrepresentation or breach of any representation
or
warranty made by the Company in this Agreement, the Convertible Debentures
or
the Investor Registration Rights Agreement or any other certificate, instrument
or document contemplated hereby or thereby, (b) any breach of any covenant,
agreement or obligation of the Company contained in this Agreement, or the
Investor Registration Rights Agreement or any other certificate, instrument
or
document contemplated hereby or thereby, or (c) any cause of action, suit
or
claim brought or made against such Indemnitee and arising out of or resulting
from the execution, delivery, performance or enforcement of this Agreement
or
any other instrument, document or agreement executed pursuant hereto by any
of
the parties hereto, any transaction financed or to be financed in whole or
in
part, directly or indirectly, with the proceeds of the issuance of the
Convertible Debentures or the status of the Buyer or holder of the Convertible
Debentures the Conversion Shares, as a Buyer of Convertible Debentures in
the
Company. To the extent that the foregoing undertaking by the Company may
be
unenforceable for any reason, the Company shall make the maximum contribution
to
the payment and satisfaction of each of the Indemnified Liabilities, which
is
permissible under applicable law.
(b) In
consideration of the Company’s execution and delivery of this Agreement, and in
addition to all of the Buyer’s other obligations under this Agreement, the Buyer
shall defend, protect, indemnify and hold harmless the Company and all of
its
officers, directors, employees and agents (including, without limitation,
those
retained in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement)
(collectively, the “Company
Indemnitees”)
from
and against any and all Indemnified Liabilities incurred by the Company
Indemnitees or any of them as a result of, or arising out of, or relating
to (a)
any misrepresentation or breach of any representation or warranty made by
the
Buyer(s) in this Agreement, instrument or document contemplated hereby or
thereby executed by the Buyer, (b) any breach of any covenant, agreement
or
obligation of the Buyer(s) contained in this Agreement, the Investor
Registration Rights Agreement or any other certificate, instrument or document
contemplated hereby or thereby executed by the Buyer, or (c) any cause of
action, suit or claim brought or made against such Company Indemnitee based
on
material misrepresentations or due to a material breach and arising out of
or
resulting from the execution, delivery, performance or enforcement of this
Agreement, the Investor Registration Rights Agreement or any other instrument,
document or agreement executed pursuant hereto by any of the parties hereto.
To
the extent that the foregoing undertaking by each Buyer may be unenforceable
for
any reason, each Buyer shall make the maximum contribution to the payment
and
satisfaction of each of the Indemnified Liabilities, which is permissible
under
applicable law.
9. GOVERNING
LAW: MISCELLANEOUS.
(a) Governing
Law.
This
Agreement shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws
of
the State of New Jersey without regard to the principles of conflict of laws.
The parties further agree that any action between them shall be heard in
Xxxxxx
County, New Jersey, and expressly consent to the jurisdiction and venue of
the
Superior Court of New Jersey, sitting in Xxxxxx County and the United States
District Court for the District of New Jersey sitting in Newark, New Jersey
for
the adjudication of any civil action asserted pursuant to this
Paragraph.
(b) Counterparts.
This
Agreement may be executed in two or more identical counterparts, all of which
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.
In
the event any signature page is delivered by facsimile transmission, the
party
using such means of delivery shall cause four (4) additional original executed
signature pages to be physically delivered to the other party within five
(5)
days of the execution and delivery hereof.
(c) Headings.
The
headings of this Agreement are for convenience of reference and shall not
form
part of, or affect the interpretation of, this Agreement.
(d) Severability.
If any
provision of this Agreement shall be invalid or unenforceable in any
jurisdiction, such invalidity or unenforceability shall not affect the validity
or enforceability
of the
remainder of this Agreement in that jurisdiction or the validity or
enforceability of any provision of this Agreement in any other
jurisdiction.
(e) Entire
Agreement, Amendments.
This
Agreement supersedes all other prior oral or written agreements between the
Buyer(s), the Company, their affiliates and persons acting on their behalf
with
respect to the matters discussed herein, and this Agreement and the instruments
referenced herein contain the entire understanding of the parties with respect
to the matters covered herein and therein and, except as specifically set
forth
herein or therein, neither the Company nor any Buyer makes any representation,
warranty, covenant or undertaking with respect to such matters. No provision
of
this Agreement may be waived or amended other than by an instrument in writing
signed by the party to be charged with enforcement.
(f) Notices.
Any
notices, consents, waivers, or other communications required or permitted
to be
given under the terms of this Agreement must be in writing and will be deemed
to
have been delivered (i) upon receipt, when delivered personally; (ii) upon
confirmation of receipt, when sent by facsimile; or (iii) one (1) day after
deposit with a nationally recognized overnight delivery service, in each
case
properly addressed to the party to receive the same. The addresses and facsimile
numbers for such communications shall be:
If
to the
Company, to:
Richmond
Corporate Centre
Suite
150-13151 Vanier Place
Richmond,
British Columbia, Canada V6V 2J1
Attention: Xxxx
Xxxxxxxxxxx
Telephone: (000)
000-0000
Facsimile: (000)
000-0000
With
a
copy to:
Xxxxx
Xxxxxx
Xxxxx
Xxxxxx LLP
800
- 000
Xxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx X0X 0X0
Telephone:
(000) 000-0000
Facsimile:
(000) 000-0000
If
to the
Buyer(s), to its address and facsimile number on Schedule I, with copies
to the
Buyer’s counsel as set forth on Schedule I. Each party shall provide five (5)
days’ prior written notice to the other party of any change in address or
facsimile number.
(g) Successors
and Assigns.
This
Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties and
their respective successors and assigns. Neither the Company nor any Buyer
shall
assign this Agreement or any rights or obligations hereunder without the
prior
written consent of the other party hereto.
(h) No
Third Party Beneficiaries.
This
Agreement is intended for the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective
permitted successors and assigns, and is not for the benefit of, nor may
any
provision hereof be enforced by, any other person.
(i) Survival.
Unless
this Agreement is terminated under Section 9(l), the representations and
warranties of the Company and the Buyer(s) contained in Sections 2 and 3,
the
agreements and covenants set forth in Sections 4, 5 and 9, and the
indemnification provisions set forth in Section 8, shall survive the Closing
for
a period of two (2) years following the date on which the Convertible Debentures
are converted in full. The Buyer(s) shall be responsible only for its own
representations, warranties, agreements and covenants hereunder.
(j) Publicity.
The
Company and the Buyer(s) shall have the right to approve, before issuance
any
press release or any other public statement with respect to the transactions
contemplated hereby made by any party; provided, however, that the Company
shall
be entitled, without the prior approval of the Buyer(s), to issue any press
release or other public disclosure with respect to such transactions required
under applicable securities or other laws or regulations (the Company shall
use
its reasonable best efforts to consult the Buyer(s) in connection with any
such
press release or other public disclosure prior to its release and Buyer(s)
shall
be provided with a copy thereof upon release thereof).
(k) Further
Assurances.
Each
party shall do and perform, or cause to be done and performed, all such further
acts and things, and shall execute and deliver all such other agreements,
certificates, instruments and documents, as the other party may reasonably
request in order to carry out the intent and accomplish the purposes of this
Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated
hereby.
(l) Termination.
In the
event that the Closing shall not have occurred with respect to the Buyers
on or
before five (5) business days from the date hereof due to the Company’s or the
Buyer’s failure to satisfy the conditions set forth in Sections 6 and 7 above
(and the non-breaching party’s failure to waive such unsatisfied condition(s)),
the non-breaching party shall have the option to terminate this Agreement
with
respect to such breaching party at the close of business on such date without
liability of any party to any other party; provided, however, that if this
Agreement is terminated by the Company pursuant to this Section 9(l), the
Company shall remain obligated to pay the fees and expenses described in
Section
5(g) above.
(m) Brokerage.
The
Company represents that no broker, agent, finder or other party has been
retained by it in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby and
that
no other fee or commission has been agreed by the Company to be paid for
or on
account of the transactions contemplated hereby.
(n) No
Strict Construction.
The
language used in this Agreement will be deemed to be the language chosen
by the
parties to express their mutual intent, and no rules of strict construction
will
be applied against any party.
[REMAINDER
PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK]
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF,
the
Buyers and the Company have caused this Securities Purchase Agreement to
be duly
executed as of the date first written above.
COMPANY:
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By: /s/
Xxxx Xxxxxxxxxxx
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Name:
Xxxx Xxxxxxxxxxx
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Title:
Chief Financial Officer
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF,
the
Buyers and the Company have caused this Securities Purchase Agreement to
be duly
executed as of the date first written above.
Xentenial
Holdings Limited
Per:
/s/
Xxxx Xxxxxx
Name:
Xxxx Xxxxxx
Title:
President and Portfolio Manager
SCHEDULE
I
SCHEDULE
OF BUYERS
Buyer
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Legal
Representative’s Address and Facsimile Number
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Amount
of Subscription
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Xentenial
Holdings Limited
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Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxx, Esq.
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Up
to $1,800,000
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Athalassas,
47
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000
Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000
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0xx
Xxxxx, Xxxx Xxxxxx 000
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Xxxxxx
Xxxx, Xxx Xxxxxx 00000
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Xxxxxxxxx,
X.X. 0000, Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxx
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Telephone:
(000) 000-0000
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Attention:
Xxxxx Xxxxxxx
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Facsimile:
(000) 000-0000
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Telephone:
x000-00000000
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Facsimile:
x000-00000000
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Appendix
A-1
U.S.
Accredited Investor Questionnaire
(to
be
supplied)
A
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APPENDIX
“A-2”
CANADIAN
CERTIFICATE
TO: Smartire
Systems Inc.
(the “Issuer”)
1.
MINIMUM PURCHASE DECLARATION (TO BE COMPLETED BY ALL
BUYERS RELYING ON THE MINIMUM PURCHASE EXEMPTION PURSUANT TO SECTION 2.10
OF
NI45-106)
By
checking the box to the left and completing and executing this Canadian
Certificate below, the Buyer is eligible to purchase the Convertible Debentures
pursuant to an exemption from the prospectus and registration provisions
of the
B.C. Act pursuant to section 2.10 of NI45-106 and represent and warrants
to the
Issuer that:
(a) |
the
Buyer, or each of the beneficial purchasers for whom the Buyer is
acting,
is subject to the securities laws of the Province of British Columbia;
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(b) |
the
Buyer is purchasing the Convertible Debentures as principal for its
own
account and not for the benefit of any other
person;
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(c) |
the
Convertible Debentures have an acquisition cost to the Purchaser
of not
less than Cdn$150,000, payable in cash at the Closing of the Offering;
and
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(d) |
the
Buyer was not created and is not being used solely to purchase or
hold
securities in reliance on the registration and prospectus exemptions
provided under Section 2.10 of NI45-106, it pre-existed the offering
of
Convertible Debentures and has a bona fide purpose other than investment
in the Convertible Debentures.
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2.
ACCREDITED INVESTOR DECLARATION (TO BE COMPLETED BY ALL
BUYERS RELYING ON THE ACCREDITED
INVESTOR EXEMPTION PURSUANT TO SECTION 2.3 OF NI45-106)
The
categories listed herein contain certain specifically defined terms. If you
are
unsure as to the meanings of those terms, or are unsure as to the applicability
of any category below, please contact your legal advisor before completing
this
certificate.
In
connection with the purchase by the undersigned Buyer of the Convertible
Debentures, the Buyer, on its own behalf and on behalf of each of the beneficial
purchasers for whom the Buyer is acting, hereby represents, warrants, covenants
and certifies to the Issuer (and acknowledges that the Issuer and its counsel
are relying thereon) that:
(a) |
the
Buyer, or each of the beneficial purchasers for whom the Buyer is
acting,
is subject to the securities laws of the Province of British
Columbia;
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(b) |
the
Buyer, or each of the beneficial purchasers for whom the Buyer is
acting,
is purchasing the Convertible Debentures as principal for its own
account
and not for the benefit of any other person;
and
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(c) |
the
Buyer, or each of the beneficial purchasers for whom the Buyer is
acting,
is an “accredited investor” within the meaning of NI45-106 on the basis
that the undersigned fits within the category of an “accredited investor”
reproduced below beside which the undersigned has indicated the
undersigned belongs to such category and the undersigned has confirmed
such by completing and executing the Canadian Certificate
below.
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(PLEASE
CHECK THE BOX OF THE APPLICABLE CATEGORY OF ACCREDITED
INVESTOR)
(a) a
Canadian financial institution, or a Schedule III bank;
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(b) the
Business Development Bank of Canada incorporated under the Business
Development Bank of Canada Act (Canada);
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(c) a
subsidiary of any person referred to in paragraphs (a) or (b),
if the
person owns all of the voting securities of the subsidiary, except
the
voting securities required by law to be owned by directors of that
subsidiary;
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(d) a
person registered under the securities legislation of a jurisdiction
of
Canada as an adviser or dealer, other than a person registered
solely as a
limited market dealer under one or both of the Securities
Act (Ontario)
or the Securities
Act (Newfoundland
and Labrador);
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(e) an
individual registered or formerly registered under the securities
legislation of a jurisdiction of Canada as a representative of
a person
referred to in paragraph (d);
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(f) the
Government of Canada or a jurisdiction of Canada, or any crown
corporation, agency or wholly owned entity of the Government of
Canada or
a jurisdiction of Canada;
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(g) a
municipality, public board or commission in Canada and a metropolitan
community, school board, the Comité de gestion de la taxe scolaire de
l’île de Montréal or an intermunicipal management board in
Québec;
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(h) any
national, federal, state, provincial, territorial or municipal
government
of or in any foreign jurisdiction, or any agency of that
government;
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(i) a
pension fund that is regulated by either the Office of the Superintendent
of Financial Institutions (Canada) or a pension commission or similar
regulatory authority of a jurisdiction of Canada;
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(j) an
individual who, either alone or with a spouse, beneficially owns,
directly
or indirectly, financial assets having an aggregate realizable
value that
before taxes, but net of any related liabilities, exceeds
$1,000,000;
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(k) an
individual whose net income before taxes exceeded $200,000 in each
of the
two most recent calendar years or whose net income before taxes
combined
with that of a spouse exceeded $300,000 in each of the two most
recent
calendar years and who, in either case, reasonably expects to exceed
that
net income level in the current calendar year;
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(l) an
individual who, either alone or with a spouse, has net assets of
at least
$5,000,000;
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(m) a
person, other than an individual or investment fund, that has net
assets
of at least $5,000,000 as shown on its most recently prepared financial
statements;
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(n) an
investment fund that distributes or has distributed its securities
only to
(i) a person that is or was an accredited investor at the time
of the
distribution, (ii) a person that acquires or acquired securities
in the
circumstances referred to in sections 2.10 [Minimum
amount investment]
and 2.19 [Additional
investment in investment funds]
of NI 45-106, or (iii) a person described in paragraph (i) or (ii)
that
acquires or acquired securities under section 2.18 [Investment
fund reinvestment]
of NI 45-106;
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(o) an
investment fund that distributes or has distributed securities
under a
prospectus in a jurisdiction of Canada for which the regulator
or, in
Québec, the securities regulatory authority, has issued a
receipt;
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(p) a
trust company or trust corporation registered or authorized to
carry on
business under the Trust
and Loan Companies Act (Canada)
or under comparable legislation in a jurisdiction of Canada or
a foreign
jurisdiction, acting on behalf of a fully managed account managed
by the
trust company or trust corporation, as the case may be;
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(q) a
person acting on behalf of a fully managed account managed by that
person,
if that person (i) is registered or authorized to carry on business
as an
adviser or the equivalent under the securities legislation of a
jurisdiction of Canada or a foreign jurisdiction, and (ii) in Ontario,
is
purchasing a security that is not a security of an investment
fund;
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(r) a
registered charity under the Income
Tax Act (Canada)
that, in regard to the trade, has obtained advice from an eligibility
adviser or an adviser registered under the securities legislation
of the
jurisdiction of the registered charity to give advice on the securities
being traded;
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(s) an
entity organized in a foreign jurisdiction that is analogous to
any of the
entities referred to in paragraphs (a) to (d) or paragraph (i)
in form and
function;
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(t) a
person in respect of which all of the owners of interests, direct,
indirect or beneficial, except the voting securities required by
law to be
owned by directors, are persons that are accredited
investors;
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(u) an
investment fund that is advised by a person registered as an adviser
or a
person that is exempt from registration as an adviser, or
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(v) a
person that is recognized or designated by the securities regulatory
authority or, except in Ontario and Québec, the regulator as (i) an
accredited investor, or (ii) an exempt purchaser in Alberta or
British
Columbia.
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For
the
purposes hereof, the following definitions are included for convenience:
(a) |
“Canadian
financial institution” means (i) an association governed by the
Cooperative Credit Associations Act (Canada) or a central cooperative
credit society for which an order has been made under section 473(1)
of
that Act, or (ii) a bank, loan corporation, trust company, trust
corporation, insurance company, treasury branch, credit union, caisse
populaire, financial services cooperative, or league that, in each
case,
is authorized by an enactment of Canada or a jurisdiction of Canada
to
carry on business in Canada or a jurisdiction of
Canada;
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(b) |
“control
person” has the same meaning as in securities legislation except in
Manitoba, Newfoundland and Labrador, Northwest Territories, Nova
Scotia,
Nunavut, Ontario, Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Island and Quebéc where control person
means any person that holds or is one of a combination of persons
that
holds (i) a sufficient number of any of the securities of an issuer
so as
to affect materially the control of the issuer, or (ii) more than
20% of
the outstanding voting securities of an issuer except where there
is
evidence showing that the holding of those securities does not affect
materially the control of the issuer;
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(c) |
“entity”
means a company, syndicate, partnership, trust or unincorporated
organization;
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(d) |
“financial
assets” means cash, securities, or any a contract of insurance, a deposit
or an evidence of a deposit that is not a security for the purposes
of
securities legislation;
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(e) |
“founder” means,
in respect of an issuer, a person who, (i) acting alone, in conjunction,
or in concert with one or more persons, directly or indirectly, takes
the
initiative in founding, organizing or substantially reorganizing
the
business of the issuer, and (ii) at the time of the trade is actively
involved in the business of the issuer;
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(f) |
“fully
managed account” means an account of a client for which a person makes the
investment decisions if that person has full discretion to trade
in
securities for the account without requiring the client’s express consent
to a transaction;
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(g) |
“investment
fund” means a mutual fund or a non-redeemable investment fund, and, for
greater certainty in British Columbia, includes an employee venture
capital corporation that does not have a restricted constitution,
and is
registered under Part 2 of the Employee
Investment Act
(British Columbia), R.S.B.C. 1996 c. 112, and whose business objective
is
making multiple investments and a venture capital corporation registered
under Part 1 of the Small
Business Venture Capital Act
(British Columbia), R.S.B.C. 1996 c. 429 whose business objective
is
making multiple investments;
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(h) |
“mutual
fund” means an issuer whose primary purpose is to invest money provided
by
its security holders and whose securities entitle the holder to receive
on
demand, or within a specified period after demand, an amount computed
by
reference to the value of a proportionate interest in the whole or
in part
of the net assets, including a separate fund or trust account, of
the
issuer;
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(i) |
"non-redeemable
investment fund" means an issuer,
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(A)
whose
primary purpose is to invest money provided by its securityholders,
(B)
that
does not invest,
(i)
for
the purpose of exercising or seeking to exercise control of an issuer, other
than an issuer that is a mutual fund or a non-redeemable investment fund,
or
(ii)
for
the purpose of being actively involved in the management of any issuer in
which
it invests, other than an issuer that is a mutual fund or a non-redeemable
investment fund, and
(C)
that
is not a mutual fund;
(j) |
“related
liabilities” means liabilities incurred or assumed for the purpose of
financing the acquisition or ownership of financial assets and liabilities
that are secured by financial assets;
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(k) |
“Schedule
III bank” means an authorized foreign bank named in Schedule III of the
Bank Act (Canada);
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(l) |
“spouse”
means an individual who(i)is married to another individual and is
not
living separate and apart within the meaning of the Divorce Act (Canada),
from the other individual, (ii) is living with another individual
in a
marriage-like relationship, including a marriage-like relationship
between
individuals of the same gender, or (iii) in Alberta, is an individual
referred to in paragraph (i) or (ii), or is an adult interdependent
partner within the meaning of the Adult Interdependent Relationships
Act
(Alberta); and
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(m) |
“subsidiary”
means an issuer that is controlled directly or indirectly by another
issuer and includes a subsidiary of that
subsidiary.
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In
NI
45-106 a person or company is considered to be an affiliated entity of another
person or company if one is a subsidiary entity of the other, or if both
are
subsidiary entities of the same person or company, or if each of them is
controlled by the same person or company.
In
NI
45-106 a person (first person) is considered to control another person (second
person) if (a) the first person, directly or indirectly, beneficially owns
or
exercises control or direction over securities of the second person carrying
votes which, if exercised, would entitle the first person to elect a majority
of
the directors of the second person, unless that first person holds the voting
securities only to secure an obligation, (b) the second person is a partnership,
other than a limited partnership, and the first person holds more than 50%
of
the interests of the partnership, or (c) the second person is a limited
partnership and the general partner of the limited partnership is the first
person.
The
foregoing representations contained in this certificate are true and accurate
as
of the date of this certificate and will be true and accurate as of the Closing
Date. If any such representations shall not be true and accurate prior to
the
Closing Date, the undersigned shall give immediate written notice of such
fact
to the Issuer prior to the Closing Date.
Dated:
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____________________
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Signed:
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________________________________
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_________________________________
Witness
(If Purchaser is an Individual)
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__________________________________________
Print
the name of Purchaser
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_________________________________
Print
Name of Witness
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__________________________________________
If
Purchaser is a corporation, print name and title of Authorized
Signing
Officer
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A
-
DISCLOSURE
SCHEDULE
EXHIBIT
A
FUNDING
SCHEDULE
1. |
$684,000,
on or before January __, 2007;
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2. |
$1,116,000
of the Purchase Price to be funded within 6 months from the date
hereof in
amounts and times to be mutually agreed upon by the Company and the
Buyers, provided however, neither party is under any obligation to
agree
to fund the remaining amount.
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EXHIBIT
B
LOCK
UP AGREEMENT
The
undersigned hereby agrees that for a period commencing on January ___, 2007
and
expiring on the date thirty (30) days after the date that all amounts owed
to
Cornell Capital Partners, LP (the “Investor”),
under
the Convertible Debentures issued to the Investor pursuant to the Securities
Purchase Agreement between Smartire Systems Inc. (the “Company”)
and
the Investor dated January ___, 2007 have been paid (the “Lock-up
Period”),
he,
she or it will not, directly or indirectly, without the prior written consent
of
the Investor, issue, offer, agree or offer to sell, sell, grant an option
for
the purchase or sale of, transfer, pledge, assign, hypothecate, distribute
or
otherwise encumber or dispose of any securities of the Company, including
common
stock or options, rights, warrants or other securities underlying, convertible
into, exchangeable or exercisable for or evidencing any right to purchase
or
subscribe for any common stock (whether or not beneficially owned by the
undersigned), or any beneficial interest therein (collectively, the
“Securities”)
except
in accordance with the volume limitations set forth in Rule 144(e) of the
General Rules and Regulations under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended.
In
order
to enable the aforesaid covenants to be enforced, the undersigned hereby
consents to the placing of legends and/or stop-transfer orders with the transfer
agent of the Company’s securities with respect to any of the Securities
registered in the name of the undersigned or beneficially owned by the
undersigned, and the undersigned hereby confirms the undersigned’s investment in
the Company.
Dated:
_______________, 2007
Signature
Name:
____________________________________
Address:
City,
State, Zip Code:
EXHIBIT
C
FORM
OF
LEGAL OPINION