7% SENIOR SECURED NOTE PURCHASE AGREEMENT
Exhibit
10.1
This
7%
Senior Secured Note Purchase Agreement (this “Agreement”)
is
dated as of March 29, 2006, among VendingData Corporation, a Nevada corporation
(the “Company”),
and
Bricoleur Partners, L.P., Bricoleur Enhanced, L.P., BRIC 6, L.P. and Bricoleur
Offshore Ltd. (each, including its successors and assigns, a “Lender”
and
collectively the “Lenders”).
RECITALS
A. WHEREAS,
subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement and pursuant
to
Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities
Act”)
and
Rule 506 promulgated thereunder, the Company desires to issue and sell to each
Lender, and each Lender, severally and not jointly, desires to purchase from
the
Company, a 7% Senior Secured Note (“Note”)
in the
form of Exhibit
A
and
Common Stock Purchase Warrants (“Warrant”)
in the
form of Exhibit
B
attached
hereto entitling the Lenders to purchase up to 1,600,000 shares of Common Stock.
B. WHEREAS,
concurrent with close of the purchase and sale of the Notes and Warrants under
this Agreement, the Company will sell 2,400,000 shares of Common Stock (as
defined below), at a price of $2.50 per share, pursuant to a certain Securities
Purchase Agreement (“Securities
Purchase Agreement”)
between the Company and the accredited investors named therein (“Share
Purchasers”),
and,
in addition, acquire a put option from the Lenders to sell, from time to time,
up to $5 million of the Company’s Common Stock to the Lenders pursuant that
certain Equity Put Agreement (“Equity
Put Agreement”)
of the
same date herewith between the Company and Lenders.
AGREEMENT
NOW,
THEREFORE, IN CONSIDERATION of the mutual covenants contained in this Agreement,
and for other good and valuable consideration the receipt and adequacy of which
are hereby acknowledged, the Company and each Lender agree as
follows:
ARTICLE
I.
DEFINITIONS
1.1 Definitions.
In
addition to the terms defined elsewhere in this Agreement, for all purposes
of
this Agreement, the following terms have the meanings indicated in this Section
1.1:
“Action”
shall
have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(j).
“Affiliate”
means
any Person that, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries,
controls or is controlled by or is under common control with a Person as such
terms are used in and construed under Rule 144 under the Securities Act. With
respect to a Lender, any investment fund or managed account that is managed
on a
discretionary basis by the same investment manager as such Lender will be deemed
to be an Affiliate of such Lender.
“Balance
Warrants”
shall
have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.11.
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“Business
Day”
means
any day except Saturday, Sunday and any day which shall be a federal legal
holiday in the United States.
“Closing”
means
the Closing of the purchase and sale of the Notes and Warrants pursuant to
Section 2.1.
“Closing
Date”
means
the Trading Day when all of the Transaction Documents have been executed and
delivered by the applicable parties thereto, and all conditions precedent to
(i)
the Lenders’ obligations to pay the Subscription Amount and (ii) the Company’s
obligations to deliver the Notes and Warrants have been satisfied or
waived.
“Commission”
means
the Securities and Exchange Commission.
“Common
Stock”
means
the common stock of the Company, par value $0.001 per share, and any other
class
of securities into which such securities may hereafter be reclassified or
changed into.
“Common
Stock Equivalents”
means
any securities of the Company or the Subsidiaries which would entitle the holder
thereof to acquire at any time Common Stock, including, without limitation,
any
debt, preferred stock, rights, options, warrants or other instrument that is
at
any time convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for, or otherwise
entitles the holder thereof to receive, Common Stock.
“Company
Counsel”
means
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx & Xxxxx LLP.
“Disclosure
Schedules”
means
the Disclosure Schedules of the Company delivered in connection with the
Closing.
“Effective
Date”
means
the date that the initial Registration Statement filed by the Company pursuant
to the Registration Rights Agreement is first declared effective by the
Commission.
“Exchange
Act”
means
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations
promulgated thereunder.
“GAAP”
shall
have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(h).
“Intellectual
Property Rights”
shall
have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(o).
“Liens”
means
a
lien, charge, security interest, encumbrance, right of first refusal, preemptive
right or other restriction.
“Material
Adverse Effect”
shall
have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 3.1(b).
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“Material
Permits”
shall
have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(m).
“Notes”
shall
mean the 7% Senior Secured Notes in the form of Exhibit
A
attached
hereto.
“Person”
means
an individual or corporation, partnership, trust, incorporated or unincorporated
association, joint venture, limited liability company, joint stock company,
government (or an agency or subdivision thereof) or other entity of any
kind.
“Proceeding”
means
an action, claim, suit, investigation or proceeding (including, without
limitation, an investigation or partial proceeding, such as a deposition),
whether commenced or threatened.
“Registration
Rights Agreement”
means
the Registration Rights Agreement, dated the date hereof, among the Company,
the
Lenders and the Share Purchasers in the form of Exhibit
C
attached
hereto.
“Registration
Statement”
means
a
registration statement meeting the requirements set forth in the Registration
Rights Agreement and covering the resale by each Lender of the Warrant Shares.
“Required
Approvals”
shall
have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(e).
“Rule
144”
means
Rule 144 promulgated by the Commission pursuant to the Securities Act, as such
Rule may be amended from time to time, or any similar rule or regulation
hereafter adopted by the Commission having substantially the same effect as
such
Rule.
“SEC
Reports”
shall
have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(h).
“Senior
Notes”
shall
mean the Company’s outstanding 10% senior secured convertible notes due February
2008 and outstanding 10% senior secured convertible notes due March
2008.
“Shareholder
Approval”
means
such approval as may be required by the applicable rules and regulations of
the
American Stock Exchange (or any successor entity) from the shareholders of
the
Company in accordance with Section 14 of the Exchange Act with respect to the
Company’s issuance of the Balance Warrants.
“Shares”
means
the 2,400,000 shares of Common Stock issued or issuable to each Share Purchaser
pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement.
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“Short
Sales”
shall
include all “short sales” as defined in Rule 200 of Regulation SHO under the
Exchange Act (but
shall not be deemed to include the location and/or reservation of borrowable
shares of Common Stock).
“Subscription
Amount”
means,
as to each Lender, the aggregate amount to be paid for a Notes and Warrants
purchased hereunder as specified below such Lender’s name on the signature page
of this Agreement and next to the heading “Subscription Amount”, in United
States Dollars and in immediately available funds
“Subsidiary”
means
any subsidiary of the Company as set forth on Schedule
3.1(a).
“Trading
Day”
means
a
day on which the Common Stock is traded on a Trading Market.
“Trading
Market”
means
the following markets or exchanges on which the Common Stock is listed or quoted
for trading on the date in question: the Nasdaq Capital Market, the American
Stock Exchange, the New York Stock Exchange, the Nasdaq National Market or
the
OTC Bulletin Board.
“Transaction
Documents”
means
this Agreement, and the Notes, Warrants, Security Agreement and Registration
Rights Agreement and any other documents or agreements executed in connection
with the transactions contemplated hereunder.
“Warrant
Shares”
means
the shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants.
ARTICLE
II.
PURCHASE
AND SALE
2.1 Closing.
Upon
the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein, the Company agrees
to
sell, and each Lender agrees to purchase, severally and not jointly, a Note
and
Warrant for the Subscription Amount set forth on each respective Lender’s
signature page attached hereto, which in the aggregate shall equal $7,000,000.
On the Closing Date (the “Closing Date”), each Lender shall deliver to the
Company, via wire transfer or a certified check, immediately available funds
equal to its respective Subscription Amount, and the Company shall deliver
to
such Lender a duly executed Note and Warrant. Upon satisfaction of the
conditions set forth in Sections 2.2 and 2.3, the Closing shall occur at the
offices of Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxx LLP, 0000 Xxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxx 000, Xxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxxxx 00000, or such other location as the parties shall mutually agree.
2.2 Deliveries.
(a) On
or
prior to the Closing Date, the Company shall deliver or cause to be delivered
to
Lenders the following:
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(i) this
Agreement duly executed by the Company;
(ii) the
Notes
and Warrants duly executed by the Company;
(iii) a
legal
opinion of Company Counsel in the form acceptable to the Lenders in their
reasonable discretion;
(iv) the
Registration Rights Agreement duly executed by the Company;
(v) a
Security Agreement (“Security
Agreement”)
in the
form of Exhibit
D
attached
hereto duly executed by the Company;
(vi) the
delivery of the written agreements of the holders of the Senior Notes to convert
all indebtedness outstanding under the Senior Notes not to be paid off at the
Closing to shares of Common Stock in the form acceptable to the Lenders in
their
reasonable discretion;
(vii) a
pay-off
statement from Xxxxx Xxxxxx & Co. stating the full amount due and payable as
of the Closing Date under that certain Credit Agreement dated October 1, 2005
between the Company, Xxxxx and Triage Capital Management, L.P.;
(viii) the
Securities Purchase Agreement duly executed by the Share Purchasers and the
Company, and evidence that the full $6,000,000 purchase price for the common
shares sold thereby has been received by the Company; and
(ix) the
Equity Put Agreement duly executed by the Company.
(b) On
or
prior to the Closing Date, each Lender shall deliver or cause to be delivered
to
the Company the following:
(i) this
Agreement duly executed by such Lender;
(ii) such
Lender’s Subscription Amount by wire transfer or cashier’s check to the account
designated by the Company;
(iii) the
Registration Rights Agreement duly executed by such Lender; and
(iv) the
Security Agreement duly executed by such Lender.
2.3 Closing
Conditions.
(a) The
obligations of the Company hereunder in connection with the Closing are subject
to the following conditions being met:
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(i) the
accuracy when made and on the Closing Date of the representations and warranties
of Lenders contained herein;
(ii) all
obligations, covenants and agreements of Lenders required to be performed at
or
prior to the Closing Date shall have been performed;
and
(iii) the
delivery by the Lenders of the items set forth in Section 2.2(b) of this
Agreement.
(b) The
obligations of each Lender hereunder in connection with the Closing are subject
to the following conditions being met:
(i) the
accuracy when made and on the Closing Date of the representations and warranties
of the Company contained herein;
(ii) all
obligations, covenants and agreements of the Company required to be performed
at
or prior to the Closing Date shall have been performed; and
(iii) the
delivery by the Company of the items set forth in Section 2.2(a) of this
Agreement.
ARTICLE
III.
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES
3.1 Representations
and Warranties of the Company.
Except
as
set forth under the corresponding section of the disclosure schedules delivered
to the Lenders concurrently herewith (the “Disclosure Schedules”) which
Disclosure Schedules shall be deemed a part hereof, the Company hereby makes
the
representations and warranties set forth below to each Lender:
(a) Subsidiaries.
All of
the direct and indirect subsidiaries of the Company are set forth on
Schedule
3.1(a).
The
Company owns, directly or indirectly, all of the capital stock or other equity
interests of each Subsidiary free and clear of any Liens, and all the issued
and
outstanding shares of capital stock of each Subsidiary are validly issued and
are fully paid, non-assessable and free of preemptive and similar rights to
subscribe for or purchase securities.
(b) Organization
and Qualification.
The
Company and each of the Subsidiaries is an entity duly incorporated or otherwise
organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the
jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization (as applicable), with the
requisite power and authority to own and use its properties and assets and
to
carry on its business as currently conducted. Neither the Company nor any
Subsidiary is in violation or default of any of the provisions of its respective
certificate or articles of incorporation, bylaws or other organizational or
charter documents. Each of the Company and the Subsidiaries is duly qualified
to
conduct business and is in good standing as a foreign corporation or other
entity in each jurisdiction in which the nature of the business conducted or
property owned by it makes such qualification necessary, except where the
failure to be so qualified or in good standing, as the case may be, could not
have or reasonably be expected to result in (i) a material adverse effect on
the
legality, validity or enforceability of any Transaction Document, (ii) a
material adverse effect on the Company and the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole,
or (iii) a material adverse effect on the Company’s ability to perform in any
material respect on a timely basis its obligations under any Transaction
Document (any of (i), (ii) or (iii), a “Material
Adverse Effect”)
and no
Proceeding has been instituted in any such jurisdiction revoking, limiting
or
curtailing or seeking to revoke, limit or curtail such power and authority
or
qualification.
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(c) Authorization;
Enforcement.
Subject
to Shareholder Approval as to the Balance Warrants only, the Company has the
requisite corporate power and authority to enter into and to consummate the
transactions contemplated by each of the Transaction Documents and otherwise
to
carry out its obligations hereunder and thereunder. The execution and delivery
of each of the Transaction Documents by the Company and the consummation by
it
of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby have been duly authorized
by
all necessary action on the part of the Company and no further action is
required by the Company, its board of directors or its stockholders in
connection therewith other than in connection with the Required Approvals.
Each
Transaction Document has been (or upon delivery will have been) duly executed
by
the Company and, when delivered in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof,
will constitute the valid and binding obligation of the Company enforceable
against the Company in accordance with its terms except (i) as limited by
general equitable principles and applicable bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, moratorium and other laws of general application affecting
enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, (ii) as limited by laws relating to
the availability of specific performance, injunctive relief or other equitable
remedies and (iii) insofar as indemnification and contribution provisions may
be
limited by applicable law.
(d) No
Conflicts.
The
execution, delivery and performance of the Transaction Documents by the Company,
the issuance and sale of the Notes and Warrants and the consummation by the
Company of the other transactions contemplated hereby and thereby do not and
will not (i) conflict with or violate any provision of the Company’s or any
Subsidiary’s certificate or articles of incorporation, bylaws or other
organizational or charter documents, or (ii) conflict with, or constitute a
default (or an event that with notice or lapse of time or both would become
a
default) under, result in the creation of any Lien upon any of the properties
or
assets of the Company or any Subsidiary, or give to others any rights of
termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation (with or without notice,
lapse of time or both) of, any agreement, credit facility, debt or other
instrument (evidencing a Company or Subsidiary debt or otherwise) or other
understanding to which the Company or any Subsidiary is a party or by which
any
property or asset of the Company or any Subsidiary is bound or affected, or
(iii) subject to the Required Approvals, conflict with or result in a violation
of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment, injunction, decree or other
restriction of any court or governmental authority to which the Company or
a
Subsidiary is subject (including federal and state securities laws and
regulations), or by which any property or asset of the Company or a Subsidiary
is bound or affected.
(e) Filings,
Consents and Approvals.
Except
as set forth on Schedule 3.1(e), the
Company is not required to obtain any consent, waiver, authorization or order
of, give any notice to, or make any filing or registration with, any court
or
other federal, state, local or other governmental authority or other Person
in
connection with the execution, delivery and performance by the Company of the
Transaction Documents, other than (i) filings required pursuant to Section
4.4
of this Agreement, (ii) the filing with the Commission of the Registration
Statement, (iii) application(s) to each applicable Trading Market for the
listing of the Warrant Shares for trading thereon in the time and manner
required thereby, (iv) the filing of Form D with the Commission and such filings
as are required to be made under applicable state securities laws; (v) the
filing of a UCC-1 Financing Statement with the Nevada Secretary of State; and
(vi) Shareholder Approval of the Balance Warrants (collectively, the
“Required
Approvals”).
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(f) Issuance
of Securities.
The
Notes and Warrants, subject to Shareholder Approval as to the Balance Warrants,
are duly authorized and, when issued and paid for in accordance with the
applicable Transaction Documents, will be duly and validly issued, fully paid
and nonassessable, free and clear of all Liens imposed by the Company other
than
restrictions on transfer provided for in the Transaction Documents. The Warrant
Shares, when issued in accordance with the terms of the Transaction Documents
and subject to Shareholder Approval as to the Balance Warrants, will be validly
issued, fully paid and non-assessable, free and clear of all Liens imposed
by
the Company other than restrictions on transfer provided for in the Transaction
Documents. The Company has reserved from its duly authorized capital stock
the
Warrant Shares issuable pursuant to this Agreement.
(g) Capitalization.
The
capitalization of the Company is as set forth on Schedule
3.1(g).
No
Person has any right of first refusal, preemptive right, right of participation,
or any similar right to participate in the transactions contemplated by the
Transaction Documents. Except as set forth on Schedule
3.1(g),
there
are no outstanding options, warrants, script rights to subscribe to, calls
or
commitments of any character whatsoever relating to, or securities, rights
or
obligations convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for, or giving
any
Person any right to subscribe for or acquire, any shares of Common Stock, or
contracts, commitments, understandings or arrangements by which the Company
or
any Subsidiary is or may become bound to issue additional shares of Common
Stock
or Common Stock Equivalents. The issuance and sale of the Notes and Warrants
will not obligate the Company to issue shares of Common Stock or other
securities to any Person (other than the Lenders) and will not result in a
right
of any holder of Company securities to adjust the exercise, conversion, exchange
or reset price under any of such securities. All of the outstanding shares
of
capital stock of the Company are validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable,
have been issued in compliance with all federal and state securities laws,
and
none of such outstanding shares was issued in violation of any preemptive rights
or similar rights to subscribe for or purchase securities. Other than
Shareholder Approval as to the Balance Warrants, no further approval or
authorization of any stockholder, the Board of Directors of the Company or
others is required for the issuance and sale of the Notes and Warrants. Except
as set forth on Schedule
3.1(g),
there
are no stockholders agreements, voting agreements or other similar agreements
with respect to the Company’s capital stock to which the Company is a party or,
to the knowledge of the Company, between or among any of the Company’s
stockholders.
(h) SEC
Reports; Financial Statements.
The
Company has filed all reports, schedules, forms, statements and other documents
required to be filed by it under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act,
including pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) thereof, for the period commencing
January 1, 2005 through the date hereof (the foregoing materials, including
the
exhibits thereto and documents incorporated by reference therein, being
collectively referred to herein as the “SEC
Reports”)
on a
timely basis or has received a valid extension of such time of filing and has
filed any such SEC Reports prior to the expiration of any such extension. Except
as set forth on Schedule
3.1(h),
as of
their respective dates, the SEC Reports complied in all material respects with
the requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act and the rules and
regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder, as applicable, and none
of
the SEC Reports, when filed, contained any untrue statement of a material fact
or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary
in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances
under
which they were made, not misleading. Except as set forth on Schedule
3.1(h),
the
financial statements of the Company included in the SEC Reports complied in
all
material respects with applicable accounting requirements and the rules and
regulations of the Commission with respect thereto as in effect at the time
of
filing. Except as set forth on Schedule
3.1(h),
such
financial statements have been prepared in accordance with United States
generally accepted accounting principles applied on a consistent basis during
the periods involved (“GAAP”),
except as may be otherwise specified in such financial statements or the notes
thereto and except that unaudited financial statements may not contain all
footnotes required by GAAP, and fairly present in all material respects the
financial position of the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries as of and
for the dates thereof and the results of operations and cash flows for the
periods then ended, subject, in the case of unaudited statements, to normal,
immaterial, year-end audit adjustments.
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(i) Material
Changes; Undisclosed Events, Liabilities or Developments.
Since
the date of the latest audited financial statements included within the SEC
Reports, except as specifically disclosed in a subsequent SEC Report or as
set
forth on Schedule
3.1(i),
(i)
there has been no event, occurrence or development that has had or that could
reasonably be expected by the Company to result in a Material Adverse Effect,
(ii) the Company has not incurred any liabilities (contingent or otherwise)
other than (A) trade payables and accrued expenses incurred in the ordinary
course of business consistent with past practice and (B) liabilities not
required to be reflected in the Company’s financial statements pursuant to GAAP
or disclosed in filings made with the Commission, (iii) the Company has not
altered its method of accounting, (iv) the Company has not declared or made
any
dividend or distribution of cash or other property to its stockholders or
purchased, redeemed or made any agreements to purchase or redeem any shares
of
its capital stock and (v) the Company has not issued any equity securities
to
any officer, director or Affiliate, except pursuant to existing Company stock
option plans. The Company does not have pending before the Commission any
request for confidential treatment of information.
(j) Litigation.
There
is no action, suit, inquiry, notice of violation, proceeding or investigation
pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened against or affecting
the
Company, any Subsidiary or any of their respective properties before or by
any
court, arbitrator, governmental or administrative agency or regulatory authority
(federal, state, county, local or foreign) (collectively, an “Action”)
which
materially adversely affects or challenges the legality, validity or
enforceability of any of the Transaction Documents or the Notes and Warrants.
There is no Action that has not been disclosed in the SEC Reports. The
Commission has not issued any stop order or other order suspending the
effectiveness of any registration statement filed by the Company or any
Subsidiary under the Exchange Act or the Securities Act.
(k) Labor
Relations.
No
material labor dispute exists or, to the knowledge of the Company, is imminent
with respect to any of the employees of the Company which could reasonably
be
expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. None of the Company’s or its
Subsidiaries’ employees is a member of a union that relates to such employee’s
relationship with the Company, and neither the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries is a party to a collective bargaining agreement, and the Company
and its Subsidiaries believe that their relationships with their employees
are
good. No executive officer, to the knowledge of the Company, is, or is now
expected to be, in violation of any material term of any employment contract,
confidentiality, disclosure or proprietary information agreement or
non-competition agreement, or any other contract or agreement or any restrictive
covenant, and the continued employment of each such executive officer does
not
subject the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to any liability with respect
to
any of the foregoing matters. The Company and its Subsidiaries are in compliance
with all U.S. federal, state, local and foreign laws and regulations relating
to
employment and employment practices, terms and conditions of employment and
wages and hours, except where the failure to be in compliance could not,
individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect.
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(l) Compliance.
Neither
the Company nor any Subsidiary (i) is in default under or in violation of (and
no event has occurred that has not been waived that, with notice or lapse of
time or both, would result in a default by the Company or any Subsidiary under),
nor has the Company or any Subsidiary received notice of a claim that it is
in
default under or that it is in violation of, any indenture, loan or credit
agreement or any other agreement or instrument to which it is a party or by
which it or any of its properties is bound (whether or not such default or
violation has been waived), (ii) is in violation of any order of any court,
arbitrator or governmental body, or (iii) is or has been in violation of any
statute, rule or regulation of any governmental authority, including without
limitation all foreign, federal, state and local laws applicable to its business
and all such laws that affect the environment.
(m) Regulatory
Permits.
The
Company and the Subsidiaries possess all certificates, authorizations and
permits issued by the appropriate federal, state, local or foreign regulatory
authorities necessary to conduct their respective businesses as described in
the
SEC Reports, except where the failure to possess such permits could not have
or
reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect (“Material
Permits”),
and
neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has received any notice of proceedings
relating to the revocation or modification of any Material Permit.
(n) Title
to Assets.
Except
as set forth on Schedule
3.1(n),
the
Company and the Subsidiaries have good and marketable title in fee simple to
all
real property owned by them that is material to the business of the Company
and
the Subsidiaries and good and marketable title in all personal property owned
by
them that is material to the business of the Company and the Subsidiaries,
in
each case free and clear of all Liens, except for Liens as do not materially
affect the value of such property and do not materially interfere with the
use
made and proposed to be made of such property by the Company and the
Subsidiaries and Liens for the payment of federal, state or other taxes, the
payment of which is neither delinquent nor subject to penalties. Any real
property and facilities held under lease by the Company and the Subsidiaries
are
held by them under valid, subsisting and enforceable leases with which the
Company and the Subsidiaries are in compliance. The security interest granted
by
the Company to the Lenders pursuant to the Security Agreement will be senior
to
any other Liens of the Company.
(o) Patents
and Trademarks.
The
Company and the Subsidiaries have, or have rights to use, all patents, patent
applications, trademarks, trademark applications, service marks, trade names,
trade secrets, inventions, copyrights, licenses and other intellectual property
rights and similar rights necessary or material for use in connection with
their
respective businesses as described in the SEC Reports (collectively, the
“Intellectual
Property Rights”).
Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has received a notice (written or
otherwise) that the Intellectual Property Rights used by the Company or any
Subsidiary violates or infringes upon the rights of any Person. To the knowledge
of the Company, all such Intellectual Property Rights are enforceable and there
is no existing infringement by another Person of any of the Intellectual
Property Rights. The Company and its Subsidiaries have taken reasonable security
measures to protect the secrecy, confidentiality and value of all of their
intellectual properties.
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(p) Insurance.
The
Company and the Subsidiaries are insured by insurers of recognized financial
responsibility against such losses and risks and in such amounts as are prudent
and customary in the businesses in which the Company and the Subsidiaries are
engaged, including, but not limited to, directors and officers insurance
coverage at least equal to the Subscription Amount. Neither the Company nor
any
Subsidiary has any reason to believe that it will not be able to renew its
existing insurance coverage as and when such coverage expires or to obtain
similar coverage from similar insurers as may be necessary to continue its
business without a significant increase in cost.
(q) Transactions
With Affiliates and Employees.
Except
as set forth in the SEC Reports, none of the officers or directors of the
Company and, to the knowledge of the Company, none of the employees of the
Company is presently a party to any transaction with the Company or any
Subsidiary (other than for services as employees, officers and directors),
including any contract, agreement or other arrangement providing for the
furnishing of services to or by, providing for rental of real or personal
property to or from, or otherwise requiring payments to or from any officer,
director or such employee or, to the knowledge of the Company, any entity in
which any officer, director, or any such employee has a substantial interest
or
is an officer, director, trustee or partner, in each case in excess of $60,000
other than (i) for payment of salary or consulting fees for services rendered,
(ii) reimbursement for expenses incurred on behalf of the Company and (iii)
for
other employee benefits, including stock option agreements under any stock
option plan of the Company.
(r) Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx;
Internal Accounting Controls.
The
Company is in material compliance with all provisions of the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx
Act
of 2002 which are applicable to it as of the Closing Date.
(s) Certain
Fees.
No
brokerage or finder’s fees or commissions are or will be payable by the Company
to any broker, financial advisor or consultant, finder, placement agent,
investment banker, bank or other Person with respect to the transactions
contemplated by the Transaction Documents. Lenders shall have no obligation
with
respect to any fees or with respect to any claims made by or on behalf of other
Persons for fees of a type contemplated in this Section that may be due in
connection with the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents
as a
result of any action taken by the Company or its Affiliates.
(t) Private
Placement.
Assuming the accuracy of the Lenders representations and warranties set forth
in
Section 3.2, no registration under the Securities Act is required for the offer
and sale of the Notes and Warrants by the Company to the Lenders as contemplated
hereby.
(u) Investment
Company.
The
Company is not, and is not an Affiliate of, and immediately after the Closing,
will not be or be an Affiliate of, an “investment company” within the meaning of
the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. The Company shall conduct its
business in a manner so that it will not become subject to the Investment
Company Act.
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(v) Registration
Rights.
Other
than each of the Share Purchasers and Lenders, no Person has any right to cause
the Company to effect the registration under the Securities Act of any
securities of the Company.
(w) Listing
and Maintenance Requirements.
The
Company’s Common Stock is registered pursuant to Section 12(b) or 12(g) of the
Exchange Act, and the Company has taken no action designed to, or which to
its
knowledge is likely to have the effect of, terminating the registration of
the
Common Stock under the Exchange Act nor has the Company received any
notification that the Commission is contemplating terminating such registration.
The Company has not, in the 12 months preceding the date hereof, received notice
from any Trading Market on which the Common Stock is or has been listed or
quoted to the effect that the Company is not in compliance with the listing
or
maintenance requirements of such Trading Market. The Company is, and has no
reason to believe that it will not in the foreseeable future continue to be,
in
compliance with all such listing and maintenance requirements.
(x) Application
of Takeover Protections.
The
Company and its Board of Directors have taken all necessary action, if any,
in
order to render inapplicable any control share acquisition, business
combination, poison pill (including any distribution under a rights agreement)
or other similar anti-takeover provision under the Company’s Certificate of
Incorporation (or similar charter documents) or the laws of its state of
incorporation that is or could become applicable to any Lender as a result
of
such Lender and the Company fulfilling their obligations or exercising their
rights under the Transaction Documents.
(y) Disclosure.
All
disclosure furnished by or on behalf of the Company to Lenders regarding the
Company, its business and the transactions contemplated hereby, including the
Disclosure Schedules to this Agreement, with respect to the representations
and
warranties made herein are true and correct with respect to such representations
and warranties and do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or
omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements made
therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not
misleading.
(z) No
Integrated Offering.
Assuming
the accuracy of each Lender’s representations and warranties set forth in
Section 3.2, neither the Company, nor any of its Affiliates, nor any Person
acting on its or their behalf has, directly or indirectly, made any offers
or
sales of any security or solicited any offers to buy any security, under
circumstances that would cause this offering of the Notes and Warrants to be
integrated with prior offerings by the Company for purposes of the Securities
Act or, subject to Shareholder Approval as to the Balance Warrants, any
applicable shareholder approval provisions of any Trading Market on which any
of
the securities of the Company are listed or designated.
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(aa) Tax
Status.
Except
as set forth on Schedule
3.1(aa),
and for
matters that would not, individually or in the aggregate, have or reasonably
be
expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, the Company and each Subsidiary
has filed all necessary federal, state and foreign income and franchise tax
returns and has paid or accrued all taxes shown as due thereon, and the Company
has no knowledge of a tax deficiency which has been asserted or threatened
against the Company or any Subsidiary.
(bb) Acknowledgement
Regarding Each Lender’s Purchase.
The
Company acknowledges and agrees that each Lender is acting solely in the
capacity of an arm’s length lender with respect to the Transaction Documents and
the transactions contemplated thereby. The Company further acknowledges that
each Lender is not acting as a financial advisor or fiduciary of the Company
(or
in any similar capacity) with respect to the Transaction Documents and the
transactions contemplated thereby and any advice given by such Lender or any
of
their respective representatives or agents in connection with the Transaction
Documents and the transactions contemplated thereby is merely incidental to
each
Lender’s purchase of its respective Note and Warrant. The Company further
represents to each Lender that the Company’s decision to enter into this
Agreement and the other Transaction Documents has been based solely on the
independent evaluation of the transactions contemplated hereby by the Company
and its representatives.
3.2 Representations
and Warranties of Lenders.
Each
Lender, for itself and for no other Lender, hereby represents and warrants
as of
the date hereof and as of the Closing Date to the Company as
follows:
(a) Organization;
Authority.
Such
Lender is an entity duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under
the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization with full right, corporate
or
partnership power and authority to enter into and to consummate the transactions
contemplated by the Transaction Documents and otherwise to carry out its
obligations hereunder and thereunder. The execution, delivery and performance
by
such Lender of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement have been duly
authorized by all necessary corporate or similar action on the part of such
Lender. Each Transaction Document to which it is a party has been duly executed
by such Lender, and when delivered by such Lender in accordance with the terms
hereof, will constitute the valid and legally binding obligation of such Lender,
enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, except (i) as limited
by
general equitable principles and applicable bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, moratorium and other laws of general application affecting
enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, (ii) as limited by laws relating to
the availability of specific performance, injunctive relief or other equitable
remedies and (iii) insofar as indemnification and contribution provisions may
be
limited by applicable law.
(b) Own
Account.
Each
Lender understands that the Note, Warrant and Warrant Shares are “restricted
securities” and have not been registered under the Securities Act or any
applicable state securities law and is acquiring the Note, Warrant and Warrant
Shares as principal for its own account and not with a view to or for
distributing or reselling such securities or any part thereof in violation
of
the Securities Act or any applicable state securities law, has no present
intention of distributing any of such securities in violation of the Securities
Act or any applicable state securities law and has no direct or indirect
arrangement or understandings with any other persons to distribute or regarding
the distribution of such securities (this representation and warranty not
limiting each Lender’s right to sell the Warrant Shares pursuant to the
Registration Statement or otherwise in compliance with applicable federal and
state securities laws) in violation of the Securities Act or any applicable
state securities law. Each Lender is acquiring the Note and Warrant hereunder
in
the ordinary course of its business.
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(c) Lender
Status.
At the
time such Lender was offered the Note and Warrant, it was, and at the date
hereof it is, an “accredited investor” as defined in Rule 501(a)(1), (a)(2),
(a)(3), (a)(7) or (a)(8) under the Securities Act. Such Lender is not required
to be registered as a broker-dealer under Section 15 of the Exchange Act.
(d) Experience
of Lenders.
Each
Lender, either alone or together with its representatives, has such knowledge,
sophistication and experience in business and financial matters so as to be
capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the prospective investment in
the
Note and Warrant, and has so evaluated the merits and risks of such investment.
Each Lender is able to bear the economic risk of an investment in the Note
and
Warrant and, at the present time, is able to afford a complete loss of such
investment.
(e) General
Solicitation.
Each
Lender is not purchasing the Note and Warrant as a result of any advertisement,
article, notice or other communication regarding the Note and Warrant published
in any newspaper, magazine or similar media or broadcast over television or
radio or presented at any seminar or any other general solicitation or general
advertisement.
(f) Short
Sales and Confidentiality Prior To The Date Hereof.
Other
than the transactions contemplated hereunder or under the Equity Put Agreement
and except as separately disclosed by the Lenders to the Company in writing,
each Lender has not directly or indirectly, nor has any Person acting on behalf
of or pursuant to any understanding with such Lender, engaged in any
transaction, including Short Sales, in the securities of the Company since
March 15, 2006 (“Discussion
Date”).
Such
Lender has maintained the confidentiality of all disclosures made to it in
connection with this transaction (including the existence and terms of this
transaction).
(g) Access
to Information.
Each
Lender acknowledges that it has received and had the opportunity to review
(i)
copies of the SEC Reports, and (ii) the terms of the Securities Purchase
Agreement, and all exhibits thereto. Each Lender further acknowledges that
it or
its representatives have been afforded (iii) the opportunity to ask such
questions as it has deemed necessary of, and to receive answers from,
representatives of the Company concerning the terms and conditions of the
offering of the Notes and Warrants, the merits and risks of investing in the
Notes and Warrants, and the terms of the Securities Purchase Agreement; (iv)
access to information about the Company and the Company's financial condition,
results of operations, business, properties, management and prospects sufficient
to enable it to evaluate its investment in the Notes and Warrants; and (v)
the
opportunity to obtain such additional information which the Company possesses
or
can acquire without unreasonable effort or expense that is necessary to verify
the accuracy and completeness of the information contained in the SEC
Reports.
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(h) Restrictions
on Notes and Warrants.
Each
Lender understands that the Notes and Warrants have not been registered under
the Securities Act and may not be offered, resold, pledged or otherwise
transferred except (a) pursuant to an exemption from registration under the
Securities Act or pursuant to an effective registration statement in compliance
with Section 5 under the Securities Act, (b) in accordance with all applicable
securities laws of the states of the United States and other jurisdictions
and
(c) the lock-up provisions of Section 4.1(b) below.
ARTICLE
IV.
OTHER
AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES
4.1 Transfer
Restrictions.
(a) The
Notes, Warrants and Warrant Shares may only be disposed of in compliance with
state and federal securities laws. In connection with any transfer of the Notes,
Warrants and Warrant Shares other than pursuant to an effective registration
statement or Rule 144, the Company may require the transferor thereof to provide
to the Company an opinion of counsel to the Company, the form and substance
of
which opinion shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Company, to the effect
that such transfer does not require registration of such transferred securities
under the Securities Act.
(b) In
addition to transfer restrictions under the Securities Act, the Lenders agree
that any Warrant Shares issued upon exercise of the Warrants shall be subject
to
a lock-up for a period of six months from the date of Closing and during such
period shall not be sold, assigned or otherwise disposed of by such Lender
except to a Permitted Transferee (as defined below) in accordance with subpart
(d) below.
(c) Each
Lender agrees to the imprinting, so long as is required by this Section 4.1,
of
a legend on any of the Notes, Warrants and Warrant Shares in the following
form:
THESE
SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE U.S. SECURITIES ACT OF 1933,
AS
AMENDED, OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE AND ARE “RESTRICTED SECURITIES” AS
THAT TERM IS DEFINED IN RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT. SUCH SECURITIES
MAY
NOT BE OFFERED FOR SALE, SOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT PURSUANT
TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT AND THE
APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS OR PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION
THEREUNDER, THE AVAILABILITY OF WHICH IS TO BE ESTABLISHED TO THE REASONABLE
SATISFACTION OF COUNSEL TO THE ISSUER. [IN ADDITION, THESE SECURITIES ARE
SUBJECT TO A CONTRACTUAL LOCK-UP THE TERMS OF WHICH ARE SET FORTH IN A NOTE
PURCHASE AGREEMENT DATED MARCH 29, 2006 A COPY OF WHICH IS ON FILE WITH THE
COMPANY.]
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(d) Notwithstanding
the foregoing, any holder of a Note, Warrant or Warrant Shares may transfer
such
securities to any Permitted Transferee of such holder who consents in a writing
delivered to the Company to be bound by the terms of this Agreement applicable
to such securities, subject to the Company’s reasonable determination that such
transfer does not require registration of such transferred securities under
the
Securities Act. With respect to any such holder, a “Permitted Transferee” means
the spouse or lineal descendants of such holder, any trust for the benefit
of
such holder or the benefit of the spouse or lineal descendants of such holder,
any corporation or partnership in which such holder, the spouse and the lineal
descendants of such holder are the direct and beneficial owners of substantially
all of the equity interests (provided such holder, spouse and lineal descendants
agree in writing to remain the direct and beneficial owners of all such equity
interests), the personal representative of such holder upon such holder’s death
for purposes of administration of such holder’s estate or upon such holder’s
incompetency for purposes of the protection and management of the assets of
such
holder; or for any holder that is a partnership, limited liability company,
corporation or other entity to (i) a partner or former partner of such
partnership, a member or former member of such limited liability company or
a
shareholder of such corporation, (ii) the estate of any such partner, member
or
shareholder, or (iii) any other Affiliate of such holder; or for any Lender,
to
another Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender.
4.2 Furnishing
of Information.
As long
as any Lender owns the Warrant or any Warrant Shares, the Company covenants
to
timely file (or obtain extensions in respect thereof and file within the
applicable grace period) all reports required to be filed by the Company after
the date hereof pursuant to the Exchange Act. As long as any Lender owns the
Warrant or any Warrant Shares, if the Company is not required to file reports
pursuant to the Exchange Act, it will prepare and furnish to such Lender and
make publicly available in accordance with Rule 144(c) such information as
is
required for such Lender to sell the Warrant Shares under Rule 144. The Company
further covenants that it will take such further action as each Lender may
reasonably request, to the extent required from time to time to enable such
Lender to sell Warrant Shares without registration under the Securities Act
within the requirements of the exemption provided by Rule 144.
4.3 Integration.
The Company shall not sell, offer for sale or solicit offers to buy or otherwise
negotiate in respect of any security (as defined in Section 2 of the Securities
Act) that would be integrated with the offer or sale of the Notes, Warrants
or
Warrant Shares in a manner that would require the registration under the
Securities Act of the sale of the Notes, Warrants and Warrant Shares to any
Lender or that would be integrated with the offer or sale of the Notes, Warrants
and Warrant Shares for purposes of the rules and regulations of any Trading
Market such that it would require shareholder approval prior to the closing
of
such other transaction unless shareholder approval is obtained before the
closing of such subsequent transaction.
4.4 Securities
Laws Disclosure; Publicity. The Company shall, within one Trading Day of the
Closing Date, issue a press release disclosing the material terms of the
transactions contemplated hereby, and shall file a Current Report on Form 8-K
which shall attach the Transaction Documents thereto by the fourth Business
Day
following the Closing Date. The press release and Form 8-K shall be acceptable
to the Lenders in their reasonable discretion. The Lenders shall not issue
any
such press release or otherwise make any such public statement without the
prior
consent of the Company. The Company shall not publicly disclose the name of
the
Lenders, or include the name of any Lender in any filing with the Commission
or
any regulatory agency or Trading Market, without the prior written consent
of
such Lender, except (i) as required by federal securities law in connection
with
(A) any registration statement contemplated by the Registration Rights Agreement
and (B) the filing of final Transaction Documents (including signature pages
thereto) with the Commission and (ii) to the extent such disclosure is required
by law or Trading Market regulations, in which case the Company shall provide
such Lender with prior notice of such disclosure permitted under this subclause
(ii).
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4.5 Use
of
Proceeds. The Company shall use the net proceeds from the sale of the Notes
and Warrants hereunder as set forth on Schedule 4.5 of the Disclosure Schedule.
4.6 Listing
of Common Stock.
The
Company hereby agrees to use best efforts to maintain the listing of the Common
Stock on a Trading Market, and as soon as reasonably practicable following
the
Closing to list all of the Warrant Shares on such Trading Market. The Company
further agrees, if the Company applies to have the Common Stock traded on any
other Trading Market, it will include in such application all of the Warrant
Shares, and will take such other action as is necessary to cause all of the
Warrant Shares to be listed on such other Trading Market as promptly as
possible. The Company will take all action reasonably necessary to continue
the
listing and trading of its Common Stock on a Trading Market and will comply
in
all respects with the Company’s reporting, filing and other obligations under
the bylaws or rules of the Trading Market.
4.7 Short
Sales and Confidentiality After The Date Hereof. Each Lender
covenants that neither it nor any Affiliate acting on its behalf or pursuant
to
any understanding with it will engage in any transactions, including any Short
Sales, in the securities of the Company during the period commencing at the
Discussion Time and ending at the time that the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement are first publicly announced as described
in
Section 4.4.
Each
Lender
covenants that neither it nor any Affiliate acting on its behalf or pursuant
to
any understanding with it will engage in any Short Sales in the securities
of
the Company during the period commencing at the Discussion Time and ending
on
the Effective Date (“Black-out Termination Date”).
Each
Lender
covenants that until such time as the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement are publicly disclosed by the Company as described in Section 4.4,
such Lender will maintain the confidentiality of all disclosures made to it
in
connection with this transaction (including the existence and terms of this
transaction). Each Lender understands and acknowledges that the Commission
currently takes the position that coverage of short sales of shares of the
Common Stock “against the box” prior to the Effective Date of the Registration
Statement with the Warrant Shares is a violation of Section 5 of the Securities
Act, as set forth in Item 65, Section A, of the Manual of Publicly Available
Telephone Interpretations, dated July 1997, compiled by the Office of Chief
Counsel, Division of Corporation Finance. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, each Lender makes no representation, warranty or covenant hereby
that it will not engage in Short Sales in the securities of the Company after
the Black-out Termination Date.
4.8 Form
D; Blue Sky Filings. The Company agrees to timely file a Form D with respect
to the Notes and Warrants as required under Regulation D and to provide a copy
thereof, promptly upon request of the Lenders. The Company shall take such
action as the Company shall reasonably determine is necessary in order to obtain
an exemption for, or to qualify the Notes and Warrants for, sale to Lenders
at
the Closing under applicable securities or “Blue Sky” laws of the states of the
United States, and shall provide evidence of such actions promptly upon request
of any Lender.
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4.9 Dividends
and Redemptions. The Company shall not declare or pay any dividend or make
any distribution on its capital stock or purchase, redeem (by direct payment,
sinking fund or otherwise) or otherwise acquire or retire for value any of
its
capital stock, except that this restriction shall not apply to the repurchase
of
shares of Common Stock from any employee of the Company upon the cessation
of
his or her employment if such purchase is at the Company’s option and is at a
price no greater than the price originally paid for these shares by the
employee. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this Agreement shall
prohibit the Company from conducting any dividend, asset distribution, spin-off
or share repurchase under any arrangement with Dolphin Products Pty
Ltd.
4.10 Indebtedness.
The Company will not create, incur, issue, assume, guarantee or otherwise become
liable for, any indebtedness that is senior to or pari passu with the
Notes.
4.11 Shareholder
Approval. If the number of Warrant Shares plus the number of shares of
Common Stock sold under the Securities Purchase Agreement equal or exceed 20%
of
the Company’s outstanding shares of Common Stock at Closing, then the Purchasers
agree that they shall receive at the Closing Warrants representing the right
to
purchase their proportional share of 1,200,000 Warrants Shares and that they
shall receive additional Warrants (“Balance Warrants”) to purchase the remainder
of their proportional shares of the 1,600,000 Warrant Shares upon, and subject
to, the approval from the shareholders of the Company in accordance with Section
14 of the Exchange Act. The Company shall file a Proxy Statement on Schedule
14A
under the Exchange Act with the Commission within 20 calendar days of the date
hereof, setting forth all information required with respect to the Balance
Shares and the transactions contemplated hereby for the purpose of obtaining
Shareholder Approval, and shall pursue such Proxy Statement through any
Commission review, and shall cause such Proxy Statement to be mailed to its
shareholders as required by the Exchange Act within 5 calendar days of the
completion of the Commission’s review, if any, and, to hold a special meeting of
its shareholders as soon as possible following its mailing. The Company shall
use all reasonable efforts to obtain such Shareholder Approval.
ARTICLE
V.
MISCELLANEOUS
5.1 Termination.
This Agreement may be terminated by any Lender, as to such Lender’s obligations
hereunder only and without any effect whatsoever on the obligations between
the
Company and the other Lenders, or the Company by written notice to the other
parties, if the Closing has not been consummated on or before April 28, 2006,
provided, however, that no such termination will affect the right of any party
to xxx for any breach by the other party (or parties).
5.2 Fees
and Expenses. Except as expressly set forth in the Transaction Documents to
the contrary, each party shall pay the fees and expenses of its advisers,
counsel, accountants and other experts, if any, and all other expenses incurred
by such party incident to the negotiation, preparation, execution, delivery
and
performance of this Agreement; provided that the Company shall, following the
Closing, reimburse the reasonable legal fees and expenses of counsel for the
Lenders, which shall not exceed for all transactions contemplated by this
Agreement $25,000. The Company shall pay all transfer agent fees, stamp taxes
and other taxes and duties levied in connection with the delivery of the Notes,
Warrants or Warrant Shares to the Lenders.
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5.3 Entire
Agreement. The Transaction Documents, together with the exhibits and
schedules thereto, contain the entire understanding of the parties with respect
to the subject matter hereof and supersede all prior agreements and
understandings, oral or written, with respect to such matters, which the parties
acknowledge have been merged into such documents, exhibits and
schedules.
5.4 Notices.
Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries required or permitted
to be provided hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed given and
effective on the earliest of (a) the date of transmission, if such notice or
communication is delivered via facsimile at the facsimile number set forth
on
the signature pages attached hereto prior to 5:30 p.m. (New York City time)
on a
Trading Day, (b) the next Trading Day after the date of transmission, if such
notice or communication is delivered via facsimile at the facsimile number
set
forth on the signature pages attached hereto on a day that is not a Trading
Day
or later than 5:30 p.m. (New York City time) on any Trading Day, (c) the
2nd
Trading
Day following the date of mailing, if sent by U.S. nationally recognized
overnight courier service, or (d) upon actual receipt by the party to whom
such
notice is required to be given. The address for such notices and communications
shall be as follows:
If
to the Company:
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VendingData
Corporation
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0000
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
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Xxx
Xxxxx, XX 00000
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Facsimile:
000-000-0000
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Attn:
Xxxx X. Xxxxxxx, President
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Chief
Executive Officer
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If
to the Lenders:
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c/o
Bricoleur Capital Management, LLC
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00000
Xx Xxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxx 000
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Xxx
Xxxxx, XX 00000
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Facsimile:
000-000-0000
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Attn:
Xxxxxx Xxxxx
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or
such
other address as either party may provide to the other in writing.
5.5 Amendments;
Waivers.
No
provision of this Agreement may be waived or amended except in a written
instrument signed by the party against whom enforcement of any such waived
provision is sought. No waiver of any default with respect to any provision,
condition or requirement of this Agreement shall be deemed to be a continuing
waiver in the future or a waiver of any subsequent default or a waiver of any
other provision, condition or requirement hereof, nor shall any delay or
omission of any party to exercise any right hereunder in any manner impair
the
exercise of any such right.
5.6 Headings.
The headings herein are for convenience only, do not constitute a part of this
Agreement and shall not be deemed to limit or affect any of the provisions
hereof.
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5.7 Successors
and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit
of the parties and their successors and permitted assigns. Neither the Company
nor the Lenders may assign this Agreement or any rights or obligations hereunder
without the prior written consent of each the other party (other than by
merger), except that any Lender may assign its rights and obligations hereunder,
including any Notes, Warrants or Warrant Shares, to a Permitted Transferee
without the Company’s prior written consent.
5.8 No
Third-Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement is intended for the benefit of the
parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns and is
not
for the benefit of, nor may any provision hereof be enforced by, any other
Person.
5.9 Governing
Law. All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and
interpretation of the Transaction Documents shall be governed by and construed
and enforced in accordance with the internal laws of the State of California,
without regard to the principles of conflicts of law thereof. Each party agrees
that all legal proceedings concerning the interpretations, enforcement and
defense of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and any other
Transaction Documents (whether brought against a party hereto or its respective
affiliates, directors, officers, shareholders, employees or agents) shall be
commenced exclusively in the state and federal courts sitting in the San Diego,
California. The parties hereby waive all rights to a trial by jury. If either
party shall commence an action or proceeding to enforce any provisions of the
Transaction Documents, then the prevailing party in such action or proceeding
shall be reimbursed by the other party for its reasonable attorneys’ fees and
other costs and expenses incurred with the investigation, preparation and
prosecution of such action or proceeding.
5.10 Survival.
The representations and warranties contained herein shall survive the Closing
and the delivery of the Notes and Warrants.
5.11 Execution.
This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, all of which when
taken together shall be considered one and the same agreement and shall become
effective when counterparts have been signed by each party and delivered to
the
other party, it being understood that both parties need not sign the same
counterpart. In the event that any signature is delivered by facsimile
transmission or by e-mail delivery of a “.pdf” format data file, such signature
shall create a valid and binding obligation of the party executing (or on whose
behalf such signature is executed) with the same force and effect as if such
facsimile or “.pdf” signature page were an original thereof.
5.12 Severability.
If any term, provision, covenant or restriction of this Agreement is held by
a
court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal, void or unenforceable,
the remainder of the terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions set forth
herein shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected,
impaired or invalidated, and the parties hereto shall use their commercially
reasonable efforts to find and employ an alternative means to achieve the same
or substantially the same result as that contemplated by such term, provision,
covenant or restriction. It is hereby stipulated and declared to be the
intention of the parties that they would have executed the remaining terms,
provisions, covenants and restrictions without including any of such that may
be
hereafter declared invalid, illegal, void or unenforceable.
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5.13 Rescission
and Withdrawal Right. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in
(and without limiting any similar provisions of) any of the other Transaction
Documents, whenever any Lender exercises a right, election, demand or option
under a Transaction Document and the Company does not timely perform its related
obligations within the periods therein provided, then such Lender may rescind
or
withdraw, in its sole discretion from time to time upon written notice to the
Company, any relevant notice, demand or election in whole or in part without
prejudice to its future actions and rights.
5.14 Replacement
of Securities. If any certificate or instrument evidencing the Notes,
Warrants or Warrant Shares is mutilated, lost, stolen or destroyed, the Company
shall issue or cause to be issued in exchange and substitution for and upon
cancellation thereof (in the case of mutilation), or in lieu of and substitution
therefor, a new certificate or instrument, but only upon receipt of evidence
reasonably satisfactory to the Company of such loss, theft or destruction.
The
applicant for a new certificate or instrument under such circumstances shall
also pay any reasonable third-party costs (including customary indemnity)
associated with the issuance of such replacement security.
5.15 Construction.
The parties agree that each of them and/or their respective counsel has reviewed
and had an opportunity to revise the Transaction Documents and, therefore,
the
normal rule of construction to the effect that any ambiguities are to be
resolved against the drafting party shall not be employed in the interpretation
of the Transaction Documents or any amendments hereto.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this 7% Senior Secured Note
Purchase Agreement to be duly executed by their respective authorized
signatories as of the date first indicated above.
VENDINGDATA
CORPORATION
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President
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BRICOLEUR
PARTNERS, L.P.
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Bricoleur
Capital Management, LLC, Its General Partner |
By: | /s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxx | |
Xxxxxx
Xxxxx, Member of
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Management
Board
Subscription
Amount: $1,000,000
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BRICOLEUR
ENHANCED, L.P.
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By:
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Bricoleur
Capital Management, LLC, Its General Partner |
By: | /s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxx | |
Xxxxxx
Xxxxx, Member of
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Management
Board
Subscription
Amount: $2,500,000
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BRIC
6, L.P.
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By:
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Bricoleur
Capital Management, LLC, Its General Partner |
By: | /s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxx | |
Xxxxxx
Xxxxx, Member of
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Management
Board
Subscription
Amount: $1,000,000
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BRICOLEUR
OFFSHORE LTD.
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By:
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Bricoleur
Capital Management, LLC, Its General Partner |
By: | /s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxx | |
Xxxxxx
Xxxxx, Member of
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Management
Board
Subscription
Amount: $2,500,000
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EXHIBIT
A
THESE
SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE U.S. SECURITIES ACT
OF 1933, AS
AMENDED, OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE AND ARE “RESTRICTED SECURITIES” AS
THAT TERM IS DEFINED IN RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT. SUCH
SECURITIES MAY
NOT BE OFFERED FOR SALE, SOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED
EXCEPT PURSUANT
TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT
AND THE
APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS OR PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM
REGISTRATION
THEREUNDER, THE AVAILABILITY OF WHICH IS TO BE ESTABLISHED TO THE
REASONABLE
SATISFACTION OF COUNSEL TO THE ISSUER.
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2006
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7%
SENIOR SECURED PROMISSORY NOTE
1. Obligation.
For
value received, VENDINGDATA CORPORATION, a Nevada corporation (“Maker”),
promises to pay to __________________ ("Holder"),
the
Principal Amount and Interest (both as defined below) in the manner
and upon the
terms and conditions set forth herein.
2. Principal
Amount and Interest.
The
principal amount (“Principal Amount”) of this Note is __________ Dollars
($_______). This Note shall bear interest on the unpaid Principal
Amount at the
rate of seven percent (7%) per annum (“Interest”). The entire Principal Amount
hereof shall be due and payable on March 31, 2011. The accrued
and unpaid
Interest shall be paid in semi-annual installments, commencing
on June 1, 2006
and continuing thereafter on each June 1st
and
December 1st
until
all amounts owing under this Note are paid in full.
3. Manner
and Place of Payment.
Payments of the Principal Amount and Interest shall be made in
lawful money of
the United States of America. Principal and Interest are payable
at
_______________________ or at such other place as Holder may designate
in
writing.
4. Prepayment.
Maker
shall have the right, at any time or from time to time, to prepay,
in whole or
in part, the unpaid Principal Amount of this Note, without penalty
or premium.
5. 7%
Senior Secured Promissory Note; Security Agreement.
This
Note is being delivered under that certain 7% Senior Secured Note
Purchase
Agreement (“Note Purchase Agreement”) between Maker and Holder dated March 29,
2006. Maker’s obligations under this Note are subject to a security interest
in
the assets of Maker, pursuant to that certain Security Agreement
(“Security
Agreement”) dated ______, 2006 entered into between Maker and
Holder.
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6. Events
of Default.
The
following shall each constitute an “Event of Default” under this Note: (i)
default in the payment when due of any amount required hereunder,
(ii) default
in Maker’s performance of any other obligation hereunder or under the Security
Agreement, the Note Purchase Agreement, the Registration Rights
Agreement or the
Warrant that remains uncured ten days after receipt of written
notice of
default, or (iii) any of the following events of bankruptcy or insolvency:
(A) the Maker shall file a voluntary bankruptcy or reorganization
petition under
the provisions of the Federal Bankruptcy Act, any other bankruptcy
or insolvency
law or any other similar statute applicable to the Maker (“Bankruptcy Laws”),
(B) the Maker shall consent to the filing of any bankruptcy or
reorganization
petition against it under any Bankruptcy Law, (C) the Maker shall
make an
assignment for the benefit of his creditors, (D) the Maker shall
admit in
writing its inability to pay its debts generally as they become
due, (E) the
Maker shall consent to the appointment of a receiver, trustee,
or by the order
of a court of competent jurisdiction, a receiver, liquidator or
trustee of the
Maker or of any substantial part of its property shall not have
been discharged
within a period of sixty (60) days, (F) by decree of such a court,
the Maker
shall be adjudicated bankrupt or insolvent or any substantial part
of the
property of the Maker shall have been sequestered and such degree
shall have
continued undischarged and unstayed for a period of sixty (60)
days after the
entry thereof, or (G) an involuntary bankruptcy reorganization
petition pursuant
to any Bankruptcy Law shall be filed against the Maker (and, in
the case of any
such petition filed pursuant to any provision of a statute which
requires the
approval of such petition by a court, shall be approved by such
a court) and
shall not be dismissed within sixty (60) days after such filing.
7. Acceleration
Upon Event of Default or Change of Control.
Upon
the occurrence of an Event of Default specified in Section 7 above
or a Change
of Control (as defined below), the entire Principal Amount and
all Interest
shall, at the option of Holder evidenced by a written notice to
Maker, become
immediately due and payable, without further presentment, notice
or demand for
payment. For purposes of this Note, a “Change
in Control” shall mean the occurrence of any of the following events: (i) a
sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Maker; (ii)
a liquidation
or dissolution of the Maker; (iii) a merger or consolidation in which the
Maker is not the surviving corporation, unless the
stockholders of the Maker immediately prior to such consolidation,
merger or
reorganization, own more than 50% of the Maker’s voting power immediately after
such;
(iv) a reverse merger in which the Maker is the surviving corporation
but
the shares of Common Stock and securities convertible into Common
Stock
outstanding immediately preceding the merger are converted by virtue
of the
merger into other property, whether in the form of securities,
cash or
otherwise; (v) any
consolidation or merger of the Maker, or any other corporate reorganization,
in
which the stockholders of the Maker immediately prior to such consolidation,
merger or reorganization, own less than 50% of the Maker’s voting power
immediately after such consolidation, merger or reorganization;
or
(vi) any Person other than Xxxxx Xxxxxx becomes the owner, directly
or
indirectly, of securities of the Maker representing more than 50%
of the
combined voting power of the Maker’s then outstanding securities; provided,
however,
that a
“Change in Control” shall not include any transaction the sole purpose of which
is to change the state of the Maker’s incorporation.
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8. Expenses
of Enforcement.
Maker
agrees to pay all reasonable costs and expenses, including, without
limitation,
reasonable attorneys’ fees, as a court of competent jurisdiction shall award,
which Holder shall incur in connection with any legal action or
legal proceeding
commenced for the collection of this Note or the exercise, preservation
or
enforcement of Holder’s rights and remedies thereunder.
9. Cumulative
Rights and Remedies.
All
rights and remedies of Holder under this Note shall be cumulative
and not
alternative and shall be in addition to all rights and remedies
available to
Holder under applicable law.
10. Governing
Law.
This
Note shall be governed by and interpreted and construed in accordance
with the
laws of the State of Nevada.
11. Notices
and Demands.
Any
notice or demand which by any provision of this Note is required
or provided to
be given shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been given
or served
sufficiently for all purposes if sent as provided in the Note Purchase
Agreement
or through a nationally-recognized overnight courier and simultaneously
transmitted by facsimile to the following respective addresses
and facsimile
telephone numbers:
Maker:
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VendingData
Corporation.
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Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
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Xxxxx, XX 00000
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Attention:
Xxxx X. Xxxxxxx,
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President
and Chief Executive Officer
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Facsimile:
(000) 000-0000
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or
at any
other address designated by Maker to Holder in writing.
Holder:
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Attention:
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Facsimile:
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or
at any
other address designated by Holder to Maker in writing, and if
to an assignee of
Holder, to its address as designated to Maker in writing.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, Maker has caused this Note to be executed and
delivered at las
Vegas, Nevada effective as of the day and year first above written.
VENDINGDATA CORPORATION | ||
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EXHIBIT
B
NEITHER
THIS SECURITY NOR THE SECURITIES INTO WHICH THIS SECURITY
IS EXERCISABLE HAVE
BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
OR THE SECURITIES
COMMISSION OF ANY STATE IN RELIANCE UPON AN EXEMPTION FROM
REGISTRATION UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), AND, ACCORDINGLY,
MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE
REGISTRATION
STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE
EXEMPTION FROM,
OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS
OF THE
SECURITIES ACT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES
LAWS AS
EVIDENCED BY A LEGAL OPINION OF COUNSEL TO THE ISSUER TO
SUCH
EFFECT
COMMON
STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT
To
Purchase ________ Shares of Common Stock of
VENDINGDATA
CORPORATION
THIS
COMMON STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT (the “Warrant”)
certifies that, for value received, _____________ (the “Holder”),
is
entitled, upon the terms and subject to the limitations on
exercise and the
conditions hereinafter set forth, at any time on or after
September __, 2006
(the “Initial
Exercise Date”)
and on
or prior to the close of business on the fifth anniversary
of the Initial
Exercise Date (the “Termination
Date”)
but
not thereafter, to subscribe for and purchase from VendingData
Corporation, a
Nevada corporation (the “Company”),
up to
_________ shares (the “Warrant
Shares”)
of
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share, of the Company
(the “Common
Stock”).
The
purchase price of one share of Common Stock under this Warrant
shall be equal to
the Exercise Price, as defined in Section 2(b).
Section
1. Definitions.
Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall
have the meanings
set forth in that certain 7% Senior Secured Note Purchase
Agreement (the
“Purchase
Agreement”)
dated
March __, 2006 between the Company and the Holder.
Section
2. Exercise.
a) Exercise
of Warrant.
Exercise of the purchase rights represented by this Warrant
may be made, in
whole or in part, at any time or times on or after the Initial
Exercise Date and
on or before the Termination Date by delivery to the Company
of a duly executed
facsimile copy of the Notice of Exercise Form annexed hereto
(or such other
office or agency of the Company as it may designate by notice
in writing to the
registered Holder at the address of such Holder appearing
on the books of the
Company); and, within 3 Trading Days of the date said Notice
of Exercise is
delivered to the Company, the Company shall have received
payment of the
aggregate Exercise Price of the shares thereby purchased
by wire transfer or
cashier’s check drawn on a United States bank. Notwithstanding anything
herein
to the contrary, the Holder shall not be required to physically
surrender this
Warrant to the Company until the Holder has purchased all
of the Warrant Shares
available hereunder and the Warrant has been exercised in
full, in which case,
the Holder shall surrender this Warrant to the Company for
cancellation within 3
Trading Days of the date the final Notice of Exercise is
delivered to the
Company. Partial exercises of this Warrant resulting in purchases
of a portion
of the total number of Warrant Shares available hereunder
shall have the effect
of lowering the outstanding number of Warrant Shares purchasable
hereunder in an
amount equal to the applicable number of Warrant Shares purchased.
The Holder
and the Company shall maintain records showing the number
of Warrant Shares
purchased and the date of such purchases. The Holder and
any assignee, by
acceptance of this Warrant, acknowledge and agree that, by
reason of the
provisions of this paragraph, following the purchase of a
portion of the Warrant
Shares hereunder, the number of Warrant Shares available
for purchase hereunder
at any given time may be less than the amount stated on the
face
hereof.
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b) Exercise
Price.
The
exercise price per share of the Common Stock under this Warrant
shall be
$2.50,
subject to adjustment herein (the “Exercise
Price”).
c) Mechanics
of Exercise.
i. Authorization
of Warrant Shares.
The
Company covenants that all Warrant Shares which may be issued
upon the exercise
of the purchase rights represented by this Warrant will,
upon exercise of the
purchase rights represented by this Warrant, be duly authorized,
validly issued,
fully paid and nonassessable and free from all taxes, liens
and charges created
by the Company in respect of the issue thereof (other than
taxes in respect of
any transfer occurring contemporaneously with such issue).
ii. Delivery
of Certificates Upon Exercise.
Subject
to the Company’s ability to issue unlegended shares upon exercise of this
Warrant in compliance with the Securities Act and Holder’s acknowledgement of
its compliance or intended compliance with the registration
and prospectus
delivery requirements of the Securities Act, certificates
for shares purchased
hereunder shall be transmitted by the transfer agent of the
Company to the
Holder by crediting the account of the Holder’s prime broker with the Depository
Trust Company through its Deposit Withdrawal Agent Commission
(“DWAC”)
system
if the Company is a participant in such system, and otherwise
by physical
delivery to the address specified by the Holder in the Notice
of Exercise within
3 Trading Days from the delivery to the Company of the Notice
of Exercise Form,
surrender of this Warrant (if required) and payment of the
aggregate Exercise
Price as set forth above (“Warrant
Share Delivery Date”).
iii. Delivery
of New Warrants Upon Exercise.
If this
Warrant shall have been exercised in part, the Company shall,
at the request of
a Holder and upon surrender of this Warrant certificate,
at the time of delivery
of the certificate or certificates representing Warrant Shares,
deliver to
Holder a new Warrant evidencing the rights of Holder to purchase
the unpurchased
Warrant Shares called for by this Warrant, which new Warrant
shall in all other
respects be identical with this Warrant.
iv. No
Fractional Shares or Scrip.
No
fractional shares or scrip representing fractional shares
shall be issued upon
the exercise of this Warrant. As to any fraction of a share
which Holder would
otherwise be entitled to purchase upon such exercise, the
Company shall at its
election, either pay a cash adjustment in respect of such
final fraction in an
amount equal to such fraction multiplied by the Exercise
Price or round up to
the next whole share.
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v. Charges,
Taxes and Expenses.
Issuance of certificates for Warrant Shares shall be made
without charge to the
Holder for any issue or transfer tax or other incidental
expense in respect of
the issuance of such certificate, all of which taxes and
expenses shall be paid
by the Company, and such certificates shall be issued in
the name of the Holder
or in such name or names as may be directed by the Holder;
provided,
however,
that in
the event certificates for Warrant Shares are to be issued
in a name other than
the name of the Holder, this Warrant when surrendered for
exercise shall be
accompanied by the Assignment Form attached hereto duly executed
by the Holder;
and the Company may require, as a condition thereto, the
payment of a sum
sufficient to reimburse it for any transfer tax incidental
thereto.
vi. Closing
of Books.
The
Company will not close its stockholder books or records in
any manner which
prevents the timely exercise of this Warrant, pursuant to
the terms
hereof.
Section
3. Certain Adjustments.
a) Stock
Dividends and Splits.
If the
Company, at any time while this Warrant is outstanding: (A)
pays a stock
dividend or otherwise make a distribution or distributions
on shares of its
Common Stock or any other equity or equity equivalent securities
payable in
shares of Common Stock (which, for avoidance of doubt, shall
not include any
shares of Common Stock issued by the Company upon exercise
of this Warrant), (B)
subdivides outstanding shares of Common Stock into a larger
number of shares,
(C) combines (including by way of reverse stock split) outstanding
shares of
Common Stock into a smaller number of shares, or (D) issues
by reclassification
of shares of the Common Stock any shares of capital stock
of the Company, then
in each case the Exercise Price shall be multiplied by a
fraction of which the
numerator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock (excluding
treasury
shares, if any) outstanding immediately before such event
and of which the
denominator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock
outstanding
immediately after such event and the number of shares issuable
upon exercise of
this Warrant shall be proportionately adjusted. Any adjustment
made pursuant to
this Section 3(a) shall become effective immediately after
the record date for
the determination of stockholders entitled to receive such
dividend or
distribution and shall become effective immediately after
the effective date in
the case of a subdivision, combination or re-classification.
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b) Subsequent
Rights Offerings.
If the
Company, at any time while the Warrant is outstanding, shall
issue rights,
options or warrants to all holders of Common Stock (and not
to the Holder of
this Warrant) entitling them to subscribe for or purchase
shares of Common Stock
at a price per share less than the VWAP at the record date
mentioned below, then
the Exercise Price shall be multiplied by a fraction, of
which the denominator
shall be the number of shares of the Common Stock outstanding
on the date of
issuance of such rights or warrants plus the number of additional
shares of
Common Stock offered for subscription or purchase, and of
which the numerator
shall be the number of shares of the Common Stock outstanding
on the date of
issuance of such rights or warrants plus the number of shares
which the
aggregate offering price of the total number of shares so
offered (assuming
receipt by the Company in full of all consideration payable
upon exercise of
such rights, options or warrants) would purchase at such
VWAP. Such adjustment
shall be made whenever such rights or warrants are issued,
and shall become
effective immediately after the record date for the determination
of
stockholders entitled to receive such rights, options or
warrants. “VWAP”
means,
for any date, the price determined by the first of the following
clauses that
applies: (a) if the Common Stock is then listed or quoted
on a Trading Market,
the daily volume weighted average price of the Common Stock
for such date (or
the nearest preceding date) on the Trading Market on which
the Common Stock is
then listed or quoted for trading as reported by Bloomberg
Financial L.P. (based
on a Trading Day from 9:30 a.m. (New York City time) to 4:02
p.m. (New York City
time); (b) if the OTC Bulletin Board is the Trading Market, the volume
weighted average price of the Common Stock for such date
(or the nearest
preceding date) on the OTC Bulletin Board; (c) if the Common
Stock is not then
quoted for trading on the OTC Bulletin Board and if prices
for the Common Stock
are then reported in the “Pink Sheets” published by Pink Sheets, LLC (or a
similar organization or agency succeeding to its functions
of reporting prices),
the most recent bid price per share of the Common Stock so
reported; or
(d) in all other cases, the fair market value of a share of Common
Stock as
determined by an independent appraiser selected in good faith
by the Holder and
reasonably acceptable to the Company.
c) Pro
Rata Distributions.
If the
Company, at any time prior to the Termination Date, shall
distribute to all
holders of Common Stock (and not to the Holder of this Warrant)
evidences of its
indebtedness or assets (including cash and cash dividends)
or rights or warrants
to subscribe for or purchase any security other than the
Common Stock, then in
each such case the Exercise Price shall be adjusted by multiplying
the Exercise
Price in effect immediately prior to the record date fixed
for determination of
stockholders entitled to receive such distribution by a fraction
of which the
denominator shall be the VWAP determined as of the record
date mentioned above,
and of which the numerator shall be such VWAP on such record
date less the then
per share fair market value at such record date of the portion
of such assets or
evidence of indebtedness so distributed applicable to one
outstanding share of
the Common Stock as determined by the Board of Directors
in good faith. In
either case the adjustments shall be described in a statement
provided to the
Holder of the portion of assets or evidences of indebtedness
so distributed or
such subscription rights applicable to one share of Common
Stock. Such
adjustment shall be made whenever any such distribution is
made and shall become
effective immediately after the record date mentioned above.
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d) Fundamental
Transaction.
If, at
any time while this Warrant is outstanding, (A) the Company
effects any merger
or consolidation of the Company with or into another Person,
(B) the Company
effects any sale of all or substantially all of its assets
in one or a series of
related transactions, (C) any tender offer or exchange offer
(whether by the
Company or another Person) is completed pursuant to which
holders of Common
Stock are permitted to tender or exchange their shares for
other securities,
cash or property, or (D) the Company effects any reclassification
of the Common
Stock or any compulsory share exchange pursuant to which
the Common Stock is
effectively converted into or exchanged for other securities,
cash or property
(in any such case, a “Fundamental
Transaction”),
then,
upon any subsequent exercise of this Warrant, the Holder
shall have the right to
receive, for each Warrant Share that would have been issuable
upon such exercise
immediately prior to the occurrence of such Fundamental Transaction,
at the
option of the Holder, (a) upon exercise of this Warrant,
the number of shares of
Common Stock of the successor or acquiring corporation or
of the Company, if it
is the surviving corporation, and any additional consideration
(the
“Alternate
Consideration”)
receivable upon or as a result of such reorganization, reclassification,
merger,
consolidation or disposition of assets by a Holder of the
number of shares of
Common Stock for which this Warrant is exercisable immediately
prior to such
event or (b) if the Company is acquired in an all cash transaction,
cash equal
to the number of Warrant Shares multiplied by the excess,
if any, of the cash
paid on one share of Common Stock in such transaction over
the Exercise Price.
For purposes of any such exercise, the determination of the
Exercise Price shall
be appropriately adjusted to apply to such Alternate Consideration
based on the
amount of Alternate Consideration issuable in respect of
one share of Common
Stock in such Fundamental Transaction, and the Company shall
apportion the
Exercise Price among the Alternate Consideration in a reasonable
manner
reflecting the relative value of any different components
of the Alternate
Consideration. If holders of Common Stock are given any choice
as to the
securities, cash or property to be received in a Fundamental
Transaction, then
the Holder shall be given the same choice as to the Alternate
Consideration it
receives upon any exercise of this Warrant following such
Fundamental
Transaction. To the extent necessary to effectuate the foregoing
provisions, any
successor to the Company or surviving entity in such Fundamental
Transaction
shall issue to the Holder a new warrant consistent with the
foregoing provisions
and evidencing the Holder’s right to exercise such warrant into Alternate
Consideration. The terms of any agreement pursuant to which
a Fundamental
Transaction is effected shall include terms requiring any
such successor or
surviving entity to comply with the provisions of this Section
3(d) and insuring
that this Warrant (or any such replacement security) will
be similarly adjusted
upon any subsequent transaction analogous to a Fundamental
Transaction.
e) Calculations.
All
calculations under this Section 3 shall be made to the nearest
cent or the
nearest 1/100th of a share, as the case may be. For purposes
of this Section 3,
the number of shares of Common Stock deemed to be issued
and outstanding as of a
given date shall be the sum of the number of shares of Common
Stock (excluding
treasury shares, if any) issued and outstanding.
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f) Voluntary
Adjustment By Company.
The
Company may at any time during the term of this Warrant reduce
the then current
Exercise Price to any amount and for any period of time deemed
appropriate by
the Board of Directors of the Company.
g) Notice
to Holders.
i. Adjustment
to Exercise Price.
Whenever the Exercise Price is adjusted pursuant to any provision
of this
Section 3, the Company shall promptly mail to each Holder
a notice setting forth
the Exercise Price after such adjustment and setting forth
a brief statement of
the facts requiring such adjustment.
ii. Notice
to Allow Exercise by Holder.
If (A)
the Company shall declare a dividend (or any other distribution
in whatever
form) on the Common Stock; (B) the Company shall declare
a special nonrecurring
cash dividend on or a redemption of the Common Stock; (C)
the Company shall
authorize the granting to all holders of the Common Stock
rights or warrants to
subscribe for or purchase any shares of capital stock of
any class or of any
rights; (D) the approval of any stockholders of the Company
shall be required in
connection with any reclassification of the Common Stock,
any consolidation or
merger to which the Company is a party, any sale or transfer
of all or
substantially all of the assets of the Company, of any compulsory
share exchange
whereby the Common Stock is converted into other securities,
cash or property;
(E) the Company shall authorize the voluntary or involuntary
dissolution,
liquidation or winding up of the affairs of the Company;
then, in each case, the
Company shall cause to be mailed to the Holder at its last
address as it shall
appear upon the Warrant Register of the Company, at least
20 calendar days prior
to the applicable record or effective date hereinafter specified,
a notice
stating (x) the date on which a record is to be taken for
the purpose of such
dividend, distribution, redemption, rights or warrants, or
if a record is not to
be taken, the date as of which the holders of the Common
Stock of record to be
entitled to such dividend, distributions, redemption, rights
or warrants are to
be determined or (y) the date on which such reclassification,
consolidation,
merger, sale, transfer or share exchange is expected to become
effective or
close, and the date as of which it is expected that holders
of the Common Stock
of record shall be entitled to exchange their shares of the
Common Stock for
securities, cash or other property deliverable upon such
reclassification,
consolidation, merger, sale, transfer or share exchange;
provided that the
failure to mail such notice or any defect therein or in the
mailing thereof
shall not affect the validity of the corporate action required
to be specified
in such notice.
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Section
4. Transfer
of Warrant.
a) Transferability.
Subject
to compliance with any applicable securities laws and the
conditions set forth
in Section 4(d) hereof, this Warrant and all rights hereunder
(including,
without limitation, any registration rights) are transferable,
in whole or in
part, upon surrender of this Warrant at the principal office
of the Company or
its designated agent, together with a written assignment
of this Warrant
substantially in the form attached hereto duly executed by
the Holder or its
agent or attorney and funds sufficient to pay any transfer
taxes payable upon
the making of such transfer. Upon such surrender and, if
required, such payment,
the Company shall execute and deliver a new Warrant or Warrants
in the name of
the assignee or assignees and in the denomination or denominations
specified in
such instrument of assignment, and shall issue to the assignor
a new Warrant
evidencing the portion of this Warrant not so assigned, and
this Warrant shall
promptly be cancelled. A Warrant, if properly assigned, may
be exercised by a
new holder for the purchase of Warrant Shares without having
a new Warrant
issued.
b) New
Warrants.
This
Warrant may be divided or combined with other Warrants upon
presentation hereof
at the aforesaid office of the Company, together with a written
notice
specifying the names and denominations in which new Warrants
are to be issued,
signed by the Holder or its agent or attorney. Subject to
compliance with
Section 4(a), as to any transfer which may be involved in
such division or
combination, the Company shall execute and deliver a new
Warrant or Warrants in
exchange for the Warrant or Warrants to be divided or combined
in accordance
with such notice.
c) Warrant
Register.
The
Company shall register this Warrant, upon records to be maintained
by the
Company for that purpose (the “Warrant
Register”),
in
the name of the record Holder hereof from time to time. The
Company may deem and
treat the registered Holder of this Warrant as the absolute
owner hereof for the
purpose of any exercise hereof or any distribution to the
Holder, and for all
other purposes, absent actual notice to the contrary.
d) Transfer
Restrictions.
The
Company may require, as a condition of allowing the transfer
of this Warrant (i)
the opinion of counsel to the Company that such transfer
may be made
without
registration under
the
Securities Act and under applicable state securities or blue
sky laws, and (ii)
that the holder or transferee execute and deliver to the
Company an investment
letter in form and substance acceptable to the Company and
(iii) that the
transferee be an “accredited
investor” as defined in Rule 501(a)(1), (a)(2), (a)(3), (a)(7), or
(a)(8)
promulgated under the Securities Act or a “qualified institutional buyer” as
defined in Rule 144A(a) under the Securities Act. The foregoing
conditions shall
not apply to any Permitted Transferee of Holder, subject
to the Company’s
reasonable determination that such transfer does not require
registration of
such transferred securities under the Securities Act. A “Permitted Transferee”
means the spouse or lineal descendants of Holder, any trust
for the benefit of
Holder or the benefit of the spouse or lineal descendants
of Holder, any
corporation or partnership in which Holder, the spouse and
the lineal
descendants of Holder are the direct and beneficial owners
of substantially all
of the equity interests (provided Holder, spouse and lineal
descendants agree in
writing to remain the direct and beneficial owners of all
such equity
interests), the personal representative of Holder upon Holder’s death for
purposes of administration of Holder’s estate or upon Holder’s incompetency for
purposes of the protection and management of the assets of
Holder; or for any
Holder that is a partnership, limited liability company,
corporation or other
entity to (i) a partner or former partner of such partnership,
a member or
former member of such limited liability company or a shareholder
of such
corporation, (ii) the estate of any such partner, member
or shareholder, or
(iii) any other Affiliate of Holder.
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e) Lock-Up.
In
addition to transfer restrictions under the Securities Act,
the Holder agrees
that any Warrant Shares purchased hereunder shall be subject
to a lock-up for a
period commencing on the date of this Warrant and expiring
_____, 2006 [six
months from the close of the Note Purchase Agreement] and
during such period
shall not be sold, assigned or otherwise disposed of by Holder
except to a
Permitted Transferee in accordance with subpart (d) above.
Section
5. Miscellaneous.
a) No
Rights as Shareholder Until Exercise.
This
Warrant does not entitle the Holder to any voting rights
or other rights as a
shareholder of the Company prior to the exercise hereof as
set forth herein.
b) Loss,
Theft, Destruction or Mutilation of Warrant.
The
Company covenants that upon receipt by the Company of evidence
reasonably
satisfactory to it of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation
of this Warrant
or any stock certificate relating to the Warrant Shares,
and in case of loss,
theft or destruction, of indemnity or security reasonably
satisfactory to it
(which, in the case of the Warrant, shall not include the
posting of any bond),
and upon surrender and cancellation of such Warrant or stock
certificate, if
mutilated, the Company will make and deliver a new Warrant
or stock certificate
of like tenor and dated as of such cancellation, in lieu
of such Warrant or
stock certificate.
c) Saturdays,
Sundays, Holidays, etc.
If the
last or appointed day for the taking of any action or the
expiration of any
right required or granted herein shall not be a Business
Day, then such action
may be taken or such right may be exercised on the next succeeding
Business
Day.
d) Authorized
Shares.
The
Company covenants that during the period the Warrant is outstanding,
it will
reserve from its authorized and unissued Common Stock a sufficient
number of
shares to provide for the issuance of the Warrant Shares
upon the exercise of
any purchase rights under this Warrant. The Company further
covenants that its
issuance of this Warrant shall constitute full authority
to its officers who are
charged with the duty of executing stock certificates to
execute and issue the
necessary certificates for the Warrant Shares upon the exercise
of the purchase
rights under this Warrant. The Company will take all such
reasonable action as
may be necessary to assure that such Warrant Shares may be
issued as provided
herein without violation of any applicable law or regulation,
or of any
requirements of the Trading Market upon which the Common
Stock may be listed.
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Except
and to the extent as waived or consented to by the Holder,
the Company shall not
by any action, including, without limitation, amending its
certificate of
incorporation or through any reorganization, transfer of
assets, consolidation,
merger, dissolution, issue or sale of securities or any other
voluntary action,
avoid or seek to avoid the observance or performance of any
of the terms of this
Warrant, but will at all times in good faith assist in the
carrying out of all
such terms and in the taking of all such actions as may be
necessary or
appropriate to protect the rights of Holder as set forth
in this Warrant against
impairment. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing,
the Company will
(a) not increase the par value of any Warrant Shares above
the amount payable
therefor upon such exercise immediately prior to such increase
in par value, (b)
take all such action as may be necessary or appropriate in
order that the
Company may validly and legally issue fully paid and nonassessable
Warrant
Shares upon the exercise of this Warrant, and (c) use commercially
reasonable
efforts to obtain all such authorizations, exemptions or
consents from any
public regulatory body having jurisdiction thereof as may
be necessary to enable
the Company to perform its obligations under this Warrant.
Before
taking any action which would result in an adjustment in
the number of Warrant
Shares for which this Warrant is exercisable or in the Exercise
Price, the
Company shall obtain all such authorizations or exemptions
thereof, or consents
thereto, as may be necessary from any public regulatory body
or bodies having
jurisdiction thereof.
e) Jurisdiction.
All
questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement
and interpretation
of this Warrant shall be determined in accordance with the
provisions of the
Purchase Agreement.
f) Restrictions.
The
Holder acknowledges that the Warrant Shares acquired upon
the exercise of this
Warrant, if not registered, will have restrictions upon resale
imposed by state
and federal securities laws.
g) Nonwaiver
and Expenses.
No
course of dealing or any delay or failure to exercise any
right hereunder on the
part of Holder shall operate as a waiver of such right or
otherwise prejudice
Holder’s rights, powers or remedies, notwithstanding the fact that
all rights
hereunder terminate on the Termination Date.
h) Notices.
Any
notice, request or other document required or permitted to
be given or delivered
to the Holder by the Company shall be delivered in accordance
with the notice
provisions of the Purchase Agreement.
i) Limitation
of Liability.
No
provision hereof, in the absence of any affirmative action
by Holder to exercise
this Warrant to purchase Warrant Shares, and no enumeration
herein of the rights
or privileges of Holder, shall give rise to any liability
of Holder for the
purchase price of any Common Stock or as a stockholder of
the Company, whether
such liability is asserted by the Company or by creditors
of the
Company.
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j) Remedies.
Holder,
in addition to being entitled to exercise all rights granted
by law, including
recovery of damages, will be entitled to specific performance
of its rights
under this Warrant. The Company agrees that monetary damages
would not be
adequate compensation for any loss incurred by reason of
a breach by it of the
provisions of this Warrant and hereby agrees to waive and
not to assert the
defense in any action for specific performance that a remedy
at law would be
adequate.
k) Successors
and Assigns.
Subject
to applicable securities laws, this Warrant and the rights
and obligations
evidenced hereby shall inure to the benefit of and be binding
upon the
successors of the Company and the successors and permitted
assigns of Holder.
The provisions of this Warrant are intended to be for the
benefit of all Holders
from time to time of this Warrant and shall be enforceable
by any such Holder or
holder of Warrant Shares.
l) Amendment.
This
Warrant may be modified or amended or the provisions hereof
waived with the
written consent of the Company and the Holder.
m) Severability.
Wherever possible, each provision of this Warrant shall be
interpreted in such
manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law,
but if any provision
of this Warrant shall be prohibited by or invalid under applicable
law, such
provision shall be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition
or invalidity,
without invalidating the remainder of such provisions or
the remaining
provisions of this Warrant.
n) Registration
Rights. This
Warrant and the Warrant Shares are entitled to the benefits
of that certain
Registration Rights Agreement dated as of even date herewith
between the
Company, Holder and the other signatories thereto (the “Registration Rights
Agreement”). The Company shall keep a copy of the Registration Rights
Agreement,
and any amendments thereto, at its principal office, and
shall furnish copies
thereof to the Holder upon request. A holder of Warrant Shares
issued upon the
exercise of this Warrant, in whole or in part, shall continue
to be entitled
with respect to such shares to all rights to which it would
have been entitled
as a Holder under the Registration Rights Agreement.
o) Headings.
The
headings used in this Warrant are for the convenience of
reference only and
shall not, for any purpose, be deemed a part of this Warrant.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Warrant to be
executed by its
officer thereunto duly authorized.
Dated:
March __, 2006
VENDINGDATA CORPORATION | ||
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Xxxx X. Xxxxxxx, |
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President
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NOTICE
OF EXERCISE
TO: VENDINGDATA
CORPORATION
(1) The
undersigned hereby elects to purchase ________ Warrant Shares
of the Company
pursuant to the terms of the attached Warrant (only if exercised
in full), and
tenders herewith payment of the exercise price in full, together
with all
applicable transfer taxes, if any.
(2) Please
issue a certificate or certificates representing said Warrant
Shares in the name
of the undersigned or in such other name as is specified
below:
_______________________________
The
Warrant Shares shall be delivered to the following DWAC Account
Number or by
physical delivery of a certificate to:
_______________________________
_______________________________
_______________________________
(3)
Accredited
Investor.
The
undersigned is an “accredited investor” as defined in Regulation D promulgated
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
[SIGNATURE
OF HOLDER]
Name
of
Investing Entity:
Signature
of Authorized Signatory of Investing Entity:
Name
of
Authorized Signatory:
Title
of
Authorized Signatory:
Date:
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ASSIGNMENT
FORM
(To
assign the foregoing Warrant, execute
this
form
and supply required information.
Do
not
use this form to exercise the Warrant.)
FOR
VALUE
RECEIVED, [____] all of or [_______] shares of the foregoing
Warrant and all
rights evidenced thereby are hereby assigned to
_______________________________________________
whose address is
_______________________________________________________________.
_______________________________________________________________
Dated:
______________, _______
Holder’s
Signature: _____________________________
Holder’s
Address: ______________________________
______________________________
Signature
Guaranteed: ___________________________________________
NOTE:
The
signature to this Assignment Form must correspond with the
name as it appears on
the face of the Warrant, without alteration or enlargement
or any change
whatsoever, and must be guaranteed by a bank or trust company.
Officers of
corporations and those acting in a fiduciary or other representative
capacity
should file proper evidence of authority to assign the foregoing
Warrant.
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