SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT
This
SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT
(this “Agreement”) is
entered into as of the date of its acceptance by New Generation Biofuels
Holdings, Inc., a Florida corporation (the “Company”), set forth
below (the “Effective
Date”), by and between the Company and the subscriber set forth on the
signature page hereto (the “Subscriber”).
RECITALS
WHEREAS, the Company desires
to offer (the “Offering”) up to
3,000,000 shares (the “Shares”) of common
stock of the Company, $0.001 par value per share (the “Common Stock”) and
warrants (the “Warrants”, in the
form attached hereto as Exhibit A) to
purchase up to 3,000,000 shares of Common Stock, to be sold in units (the “Units”), at a
negotiated price per unit equal to the closing price of the Company’s common
stock on the Nasdaq Capital Market on the Pricing Date (as defined herein) (the
“Unit Price”),
with each unit consisting of: (i) one share of our common stock and (ii) a
Warrant to purchase one share of our common stock at an exercise price of $0.90
per share;
WHEREAS, the Company desires
to offer each Subscriber in the Offering the option to purchase additional Units
(the “Option
Units”) consisting of shares of Common Stock (the “Option Shares”) and
Warrants (the “Option
Warrants”) at the Unit Price during a defined exercise period, as
specified herein;
WHEREAS, the Company desires
to issue and sell to the Subscriber the Units set forth on the signature page
hereof; and
WHEREAS, in connection with
the Offering the Company or its agents have provided to Subscriber a copy of the
Company’s Confidential Private Placement Memorandum dated January 27, 2010
(together with the appendices, exhibits and attachments thereto, the “Private Placement
Memorandum”), which provides certain material disclosures in connection
with the Offering.
WHEREAS, as part of the
Offering, the Company will agree to register for resale with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (“SEC”) the Shares and
the Option Shares by filing a resale registration statement (the “Registration
Statement”), pursuant to the registration rights agreement in the form
attached to the Private Placement Memorandum thereto (the “Registration Rights
Agreement”).
AGREEMENT
NOW THEREFORE, based upon the
premises and mutual promises set forth below, the parties agree as
follows:
1. Subscription for Units;
Terms of the Offering.
1.1. Subscription and Issuance of
the Units. Subject to the terms and conditions hereinafter set
forth, the Subscriber hereby subscribes for and agrees to purchase the Units at
the Unit Price and for the aggregate purchase price set forth on the signature
page hereof (the “Purchase
Price”). The Purchase Price is payable by wire transfer (in
accordance with the wire transfer instructions set forth in the Private
Placement Memorandum) of immediately available funds delivered at the Closing
(as defined below).
1.2. Subscription
Period. The Company may, in its sole discretion, continue to
accept subscriptions until the Closing Date (as defined below).
1.3. Right to
Reject. The Company reserves the right to reject this
subscription in whole or in part or terminate the Offering in its sole and
absolute discretion. If Subscriber’s subscription is rejected in
whole, or the Offering is terminated without a Closing occurring, all funds
received from the Subscriber will be promptly returned without interest,
penalty, expense or deduction, and this Agreement shall thereafter be of no
further force or effect. If Subscriber’s subscription is rejected in
part, the funds for the rejected portion of such subscription will be promptly
returned without interest, penalty, expense or deduction and this Agreement will
continue in full force and effect to the extent such subscription was
accepted.
1.4 Option. If
the Company accepts this subscription in whole or in part, the Subscriber will
have an option to purchase Option Units. Subject
to Nasdaq listing approval and determination that shareholder approval is not
required for the issuance of Option Units, the Option Units will be in an amount not exceeding
the number of Units purchased, at the Unit Price during an exercise period (the
“Option Exercise
Period”) commencing on the Closing Date until thirty (30) calendar days
after the Registration Statement is declared effective by the SEC (the “Option”). The
Option Warrants will have the same exercise price, terms and conditions as the
Warrants issued as part of the Units in the Offering, except that the date of
issuance shall be the date that the Option is exercised. Subscribers
may exercise the Option by submitting the Option Election Form, attached hereto
as Exhibit C,
and following the instructions specified therein.
1.5 Price
Protection. If at any time prior to six (6) months after the
Registration Statement is declared effective by the SEC, the Company issues
Further Shares of Common Stock in a “Financing Transaction” (as defined herein)
with a Purchase Price less than the Unit Price or issues Additional Convertible
Securities with a Conversion Price less than the Unit Price (the “Additional Equity
Securities”), then the Company will issue additional shares of Common
Stock to each Subscriber in the Offering so that the aggregate number of shares
received by the Subscriber (including shares issued in the Offering and all
additional shares issued pursuant to these anti-dilution provisions) is equal to
the number of shares of Common Stock that such Subscriber would have received if
the same dollar amount had been invested at the Purchase Price of the Additional
Equity Securities, provided, however, that the maximum number of shares that may
be issued by the Company under this provision, after taking into account all
Shares and Option Shares that may be issued under this Agreement, will be
subject to any Nasdaq Limitation. If the Nasdaq Limitation limits the Company
from issuing all of the shares otherwise issuable to Subscribers, such shares
shall be issued pro rata among Subscribers based on the dollar amount invested
in the Offering. Any fractional share will be rounded down to
the nearest whole share.
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2. Closing.
2.1. Pricing and
Closing. The pricing shall take place on a date established by
the Company by notice to all investors which as of such date had submitted
subscriptions that are being accepted by the Company (“Pricing
Date”). The closing of the transactions contemplated hereby
(the “Closing”)
shall take place on the date established by the Company, which is intended to
commence on the first business day after the Pricing Date and notice thereof
(the “Closing
Date”). The Closing shall occur at such place as determined by
the Company.
2.2. Termination of
Offering. All payments will be held by the Company until the
Company declares the Closing effective or terminates the
Offering. The Offering will be terminated if either (i) the Closing
does not become effective on or prior to February 16, 2010, or (ii) the Company
elects to terminate the Offering. If the Offering is terminated, the
Company will return any payments received, without interest, to the
Subscribers.
3. Representations
and Warranties of the Company. The Company
hereby represents and warrants to the Subscriber that the following
representations and warranties shall be true immediately prior to the
Closing:
3.1. Organization; Good Standing;
Qualification. The Company is a corporation duly organized,
validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the state of Florida and
has all requisite corporate power and authority to carry on its business as
presently conducted and as proposed to be conducted. The Company is
duly qualified to transact business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction
in which the failure to so qualify would have a material adverse effect on the
consolidated financial condition or results of operations of the
Company.
3.2. Capitalization. The
capitalization of the Company is as described in the Company’s filings with the
SEC (other than shares issued upon the exercise of outstanding options or as
employee compensation or upon conversion of outstanding preferred stock
described in the Company’s SEC filings). All of the issued and
outstanding capital stock or equity interests of the Company’s subsidiaries are
owned by the Company.
3.3. Authorization. The
Company’s board of directors has taken all corporate action required to be taken
to authorize the Company to enter into this Agreement, the Registration Rights
Agreement and to issue the Securities. This Agreement and the
Registration Rights Agreement when executed and delivered by the Company, shall
constitute the valid and legally binding obligation of the Company, enforceable
against the Company in accordance with its terms except (i) as limited by
applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, fraudulent
conveyance, or other laws of general application relating to or affecting the
enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, or (ii) as limited by laws relating
to the availability of specific performance, injunctive relief, or other
equitable remedies and public policy limitations on the enforcement of
indemnification for violations of securities laws.
3.4. Valid Issuance of
Securities. The Securities, when issued, sold and delivered in
accordance with the terms and for the consideration set forth in this Agreement,
and the shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants will be
duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and free of
restrictions on transfer other than restrictions on transfer under this
Agreement and under applicable state and federal securities laws.
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3.5. SEC Documents, Financial
Statements.
(a) True and
complete copies of all documents filed by the Company with the SEC and
incorporated by reference into the Private Placement Memorandum (the “Incorporated SEC
Documents”) are publicly available on the SEC XXXXX database
(xxx.xxx.xxx). As of their respective filing dates, the Incorporated
SEC Documents complied as to form in all material respects with the requirements
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) and
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and
each of the Incorporated SEC Documents was timely filed. To the
Company’s knowledge, as of the date hereof, none of the Incorporated SEC
Documents is subject to ongoing SEC review or outstanding SEC
comment. Each of the Incorporated SEC Documents, as of the date it
was filed with the SEC, did not contain any untrue statement of material fact or
omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to
make the statements made therein, in light of the circumstances in which they
were made, not misleading, except to the extent corrected, supplemented or
superseded by a subsequently filed Incorporated SEC Document.
(b) The
financial statements of the Company, including the notes thereto, included in
the Incorporated SEC Documents (the “Company Financial
Statements”) (i) complied as to form in all material respects with
applicable accounting requirements and with the published rules and regulations
of the SEC with respect thereto as of their respective dates; (ii) have been
prepared in accordance with GAAP applied on a basis consistent throughout the
periods indicated and consistent with each other (except as may be indicated in
the notes thereto or, in the case of unaudited statements, included in Quarterly
Reports on Form 10-Q, as permitted by Form 10-Q of the SEC); and (iii) present
fairly in all material respects the consolidated financial condition and results
of operations of the Company as of the respective dates and for the respective
periods indicated therein (subject, in the case of unaudited statements, to
normal, recurring year-end adjustments).
3.6. Absence of Undisclosed
Liabilities. The Company has no material liabilities except
(i) liabilities provided for or reserved against in the Company Financial
Statements, (ii) liabilities disclosed in the Private Placement Memorandum, and
(iii) liabilities arising in the ordinary course of business consistent with
past practice since September 30, 2009.
4. Representations
and Warranties of the Subscriber. The Subscriber
hereby acknowledges, agrees with and represents and warrants to the Company as
follows:
4.1. Authorization. The
Subscriber has full power and authority to enter into this Agreement and the
Registration Rights Agreement, the execution and delivery of which has been duly
authorized, if applicable, and this Agreement and the Registration Rights
Agreement constitutes a valid and legally binding obligation of the
Subscriber.
4.2. Securities
Exemption. The Subscriber acknowledges his, her or its
understanding that the offering and sale of the Securities is intended to be
exempt from registration under the Securities Act by virtue of Section 4(2) of
the Securities Act and the provisions of Regulation D promulgated thereunder
(“Regulation
D”). In furtherance thereof, the Subscriber represents and
warrants to the Company as follows:
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(a) The
Subscriber realizes that the basis for the exemption from registration may not
be available if, notwithstanding the Subscriber’s representations contained
herein, the Subscriber is merely acquiring the Securities for a fixed or
determinable period in the future, or for a market rise, or for sale if the
market does not rise. The Subscriber does not have any such
intention.
(b) The
Subscriber is acquiring the Securities solely for the Subscriber’s own
beneficial account, for investment purposes, and not with view to, or resale in
connection with, any distribution of the Securities.
(c) The
Subscriber has the financial ability to bear the economic risk of his, her or
its investment, has adequate means for providing for their current needs and
contingencies, and has no need for liquidity with respect to the investment in
the Company.
(d) The
Subscriber and the Subscriber’s attorney, accountant, purchaser representative
and/or tax advisor, if any (collectively, “Advisors”), have
received this Agreement, together with the Private Placement Memorandum, and all
other documents provided by the Company pursuant to the requests of the
Subscriber or its Advisors, if any, and have carefully reviewed them and they
understand the information contained therein, prior to the execution of this
Agreement.
(e) The
Subscriber (together with his, her or its Advisors, if any) has such knowledge
and experience in financial and business matters as to be capable of evaluating
the merits and risks of the prospective investment in the
Securities. If other than an individual, the Subscriber also
represents it has not been organized solely for the purpose of acquiring the
Securities.
4.3. Investor
Questionnaire. The information in the Investor Questionnaire
completed and executed by the Subscriber in the form attached as Exhibit B hereto (the
“Investor
Questionnaire”) is true and accurate in all respects, and the Subscriber
is an “accredited investor,” as that term is defined in Rule 501(a) of
Regulation D.
4.4. Restricted
Securities. The Subscriber represents, warrants and agrees
that he, she or it will not sell or otherwise transfer any securities issued
hereunder (the “Securities”) without
registration under the Securities Act or an exemption therefrom, and fully
understands and agrees that the Subscriber must bear the economic risk of his,
her or its purchase because, among other reasons, the Securities have not been
registered under the Securities Act or under the securities laws of any state
and, therefore, cannot be resold, pledged, assigned or otherwise disposed of
unless they are subsequently registered under the Securities Act and under the
applicable securities laws of such states, or an exemption from such
registration is available. In particular, the Subscriber is aware
that the Securities are “restricted securities,” as such term is defined in Rule
144 promulgated under the Securities Act (“Rule 144”), and they
may not be sold pursuant to Rule 144 unless all of the conditions of Rule 144
are met. The Subscriber also understands that, except as otherwise
provided in the Registration Rights Agreement, the Company is under no
obligation to register the Securities on his, her or its behalf or to assist
them in complying with any exemption from registration under the Securities Act
or applicable state securities laws. The Subscriber understands that
any sales or transfers of the Securities are further restricted by state
securities laws and the provisions of this Agreement.
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4.5. Reliance on
Representations. No representations or warranties have been
made to the Subscriber by the Company, or any of their respective officers,
employees, agents, sub-agents, affiliates or subsidiaries, other than any
representations of the Company contained herein, and in subscribing for the
Securities the Subscriber is not relying upon any representations other than
those contained herein.
4.6. Investment
Risk. The Subscriber understands and acknowledges that his,
her or its purchase of the Securities is a speculative investment that involves
a high degree of risk and the potential loss of their entire investment and has
carefully read and considered the matters set forth in the Private Placement
Memorandum and in the Incorporated SEC Documents and in particular the matters
under the caption “Risk Factors” therein, and, in particular, acknowledges that
the Company has a limited operating history and is engaged in a highly
competitive business.
4.7. Commitment to
Investments. The Subscriber’s overall commitment to
investments that are not readily marketable is not disproportionate to the
Subscriber’s net worth, and an investment in the Securities will not cause such
overall commitment to become excessive.
4.8. Legend. The
Subscriber understands and agrees that the certificates for the Securities shall
bear substantially the following legend until (i) such shares shall have been
registered under the Securities Act and effectively disposed of in accordance
with a registration statement that has been declared effective or (ii) in the
opinion of counsel for the Company such Securities may be sold without
registration under the Securities Act, as well as any applicable “blue sky” or
state securities laws:
THE
SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), OR ANY
APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. SUCH SECURITIES HAVE BEEN
ACQUIRED FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSES AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED FOR SALE, SOLD,
DELIVERED AFTER SALE, TRANSFERRED, PLEDGED OR HYPOTHECATED IN THE ABSENCE
OF AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT FILED BY THE ISSUER WITH THE
U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION COVERING SUCH
SECURITIES UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR AN OPINION OF COUNSEL SATISFACTORY
TO THE ISSUER THAT SUCH REGISTRATION IS NOT
REQUIRED.
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4.10. Status of
Securities. Neither the U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission (the “SEC”) nor any state securities commission has approved the
Securities or passed upon or endorsed the merits of the Offering or confirmed
the accuracy or determined the adequacy of any information provided by the
Company to the Subscriber or its Advisors. Neither this Agreement nor
any of such information has been reviewed by any federal, state or other
regulatory authority.
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4.11. Disclosure of
Information. The Subscriber and his, her or its Advisors, if
any, have had a reasonable opportunity to ask questions of and receive answers
from a person or persons acting on behalf of the Company concerning the offering
of the Securities and the business, financial condition, results of operations
and prospects of the Company, and all such questions have been answered to the
full satisfaction of the Subscriber and his, her or its Advisors, if
any. The Subscriber is unaware of, is in no way relying on, and did
not become aware of the offering of the Securities through or as a result of,
any form of general solicitation or general advertising including, without
limitation, any article, notice, advertisement or other communication published
in any newspaper, magazine or similar media or broadcast over television or
radio, or electronic mail over the internet, in connection with the offering and
sale of the Securities and is not subscribing for Securities and did not become
aware of the offering of the Securities through or as a result of any seminar or
meeting to which the Subscriber was invited by, or any solicitation of a
subscription by, a person not previously known to the Subscriber in connection
with investments in securities generally. To the extent that the
Subscriber has received any non-public information which the Company identifies
as likely to be material, the Subscriber acknowledges that they must keep such
information confidential and may not trade in the Company’s securities until the
Company has filed its annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 2009.
4.12. No
Claim. The Subscriber has taken no action which would give
rise to any claim by any person for brokerage commissions, finders’ fees or the
like relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated
hereby.
4.13. Forward-Looking
Statements. The Subscriber acknowledges that any estimates or
forward-looking statements or projections included in the information provided
by the Company, were prepared by the management of the Company in good faith,
but that the attainment of any such projections, estimates or forward-looking
statements cannot be guaranteed by the Company or such management and should not
be relied upon.
4.14. No Inconsistent
Information. No oral or written representations have been
made, or oral or written information furnished, to the Subscriber or his, her or
its Advisors, if any, in connection with the offering of the Shares which are in
any way inconsistent with the information contained herein or in the
Memorandum.
4.15. ERISA. (For
ERISA plans only) The fiduciary of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act
of 1974 (“ERISA”) plan (the
“Plan”)
represents that such fiduciary has been informed of an understands the Company’s
investment objectives, policies and strategies, and that the decision to invest
“plan assets” (as such term is defined in ERISA) in the Company is consistent
with the provisions of ERISA that require diversification of plan assets and
impose other fiduciary responsibilities. The Subscriber or Plan
fiduciary (a) is responsible for the decision to invest in the Company; (b) is
independent of the Company and any of their respective affiliates; (c) is
qualified to make such investment decision; and (d) in making such decision, the
Subscriber or Plan fiduciary has not relied primarily on any advice or
recommendation of the Company or any of its affiliates.
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5. Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx Prohibition;
Indemnity.
5.1. Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxx. Until the filing by the Company of a current report
on Form 8-K with the SEC describing the Offering, the Subscriber hereby agrees
to (i) refrain from (A) engaging in any transactions with respect to the capital
stock of the Company or securities exercisable or convertible into or
exchangeable for any shares of capital stock of the Company, and (B) entering
into any transaction which would have the same effect, or entering into any
swap, hedge or other arrangement that transfers, in whole or in part, any of the
economic consequences of ownership of the capital stock of the Company and (ii)
indemnify and hold harmless the Company, and their respective officers and
directors, employees, agents, sub-agents and affiliates and each other person,
if any, who controls any of the foregoing, against any loss, liability, claim,
damage and expense whatsoever (including, but not limited to, any and all
expenses whatsoever reasonably incurred in investigating, preparing or defending
against any litigation commenced or threatened or any claim whatsoever) arising
out of or based upon any violation of this Section 5 by the
Subscriber.
5.2. Indemnity. The
Subscriber agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Company and their
respective officers and directors, employees, agents, sub-agents and affiliates
and each other person, if any, who controls any of the foregoing, against any
loss, liability, claim, damage and expense whatsoever (including, but not
limited to, any and all expenses whatsoever reasonably incurred in
investigating, preparing or defending against any litigation commenced or
threatened or any claim whatsoever) arising out of or based upon any false
representation or warranty by the Subscriber, or the Subscriber’s breach of, or
failure to comply with, any covenant or agreement made by the Subscriber herein
or in any other document furnished by the Subscriber to the Company, a finder
and their respective officers and directors, employees, agents, sub-agents and
affiliates and each other person, if any, who controls any of the foregoing in
connection with the Offering.
6. Notices to
Subscribers.
(a) THE
SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR THE SECURITIES
LAWS OF ANY STATE AND ARE BEING OFFERED AND SOLD IN RELIANCE ON EXEMPTIONS FROM
THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND SUCH
LAWS. THE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED BY THE
SEC, ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION OR OTHER REGULATORY AUTHORITY, NOR HAVE ANY
OF THE FOREGOING AUTHORITIES PASSED UPON OR ENDORSED THE MERITS OF THIS OFFERING
OR THE ACCURACY OR ADEQUACY OF THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY INFORMATION PROVIDED IN
CONNECTION HEREWITH. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS
UNLAWFUL.
(b) THE
SECURITIES ARE SUBJECT TO RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFERABILITY AND RESALE AND MAY NOT
BE TRANSFERRED OR RESOLD EXCEPT AS PERMITTED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, AND
APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS, PURSUANT TO REGISTRATION OR EXEMPTION
THEREFROM. SUBSCRIBERS SHOULD BE AWARE THAT THEY MAY BE REQUIRED TO
BEAR THE FINANCIAL RISKS OF THIS INVESTMENT FOR AN INDEFINITE PERIOD OF
TIME.
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7. Certain
Definitions.
“Further Shares of Common
Stock” means shares of Common Stock issued by the Company in a Financing
Transaction, which for the avoidance of doubt shall not include shares of Common
Stock issued or issuable:
(A) by
reason of a dividend, stock split or other distribution;
(B) as
Employee Awards;
(C) upon
exercise of options or warrants or other rights to purchase Common Stock or upon
conversion of Additional Convertible Securities;
(D) to
holders of shares of any class of preferred stock as a result of the application
of anti-dilution provisions applicable to such shares;
(E) as
a penalty for failure to effect registration or similar action.
“Nasdaq Limitation“
means the total number of shares of Common Stock issued to all investors in
the Offering as Shares, Option Shares, shares issuable upon the exercise of
Warrants or shares issuable pursuant to price protection provisions of this
Agreement shall not exceed the maximum number that may be issued under the
listing rules of the Nasdaq Capital Market without requiring the Company to
obtain shareholder approval.
“Purchase Price” means, for shares of
Common Stock, the price per share for which Common Stock is issued in a
Financing Transaction, determined by dividing (i) the total amount, if any,
received or receivable by the Company as consideration for such shares of Common
Stock, by (ii) the number of shares of Common Stock issued in such
transaction (and in the case where more than one security is issued for a
specified aggregate consideration, the entire consideration shall be allocable
to the shares of Common Stock).
“Financing
Transaction” means a transaction commenced after the Closing Date that
provides financing to the Company in the amount of $1,000,000 or more in cash,
excluding transactions in which (i) the only investors have, or following such
transaction will have, substantive business relationships with the Company other
than the ownership of securities of the Company or its subsidiaries, and (ii)
the consideration received by the Company does not consist solely of
cash. For the avoidance of doubt, transactions such as joint
ventures, arrangements with the licensor of our proprietary technology,
arrangements with customers or suppliers, acquisitions of property, loan
transactions with commercial lenders, Shares Acquired from an Affiliate/Partner
and the like where raising financing is not the primary purpose of the
transaction (as evidenced by a reasonable determination of the Board of
Directors of the Company) shall not be considered Financing
Transactions.
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“Shares Acquired from an
Affiliate/Partner” means (i) shares which were acquired from any
affiliate of the Company (which for this purpose shall include any holder of 10%
or more of the Common Stock or other voting stock of the Company) or any
strategic partner of the Company, or (ii) an equivalent number of shares of
Common Stock issued or reserved for issuance where either all or part of the
proceeds of such shares are used to acquire shares from any affiliate or any
strategic partner of the Company or an equivalent number of treasury shares
acquired from any affiliate or any strategic partner of the Company are retired
substantially concurrently with or as an offset to such issuance or reservation
of Common Stock.
“Employee Awards” are
defined as grants of shares of Common Stock or convertible securities (either
restricted or unrestricted), options to subscribe for, purchase or otherwise
acquire Common Stock or convertible securities, or other equity or equity-like
rights granted or issued by the Company to employees, officers, directors,
consultants or advisors of the Company or any subsidiary pursuant to a plan or
other arrangement adopted by the Board of Directors of the Company,
contemplating (in the case of grants with an exercise price) that such grants
generally would be made with exercise prices at least equal to fair market value
as determined by the Board of Directors of the Company or the compensation
committee thereof.
“Additional Convertible
Securities” means evidence of indebtedness, preferred stock or other
securities directly or indirectly convertible into or exchangeable for Common
Stock, but not including warrants or options or other rights to purchase Common
Stock, which Additional Convertible Securities are issued by the Company in a
Financing Transaction, which for the avoidance of doubt shall not include
Additional Convertible Securities issued or issuable as Employee
Awards.
“Conversion Price”
means, for any Additional Convertible Securities, the price per share for which
Common Stock is issuable upon conversion or exchange of such Additional
Convertible Securities, determined by dividing (i) the total amount
received or receivable by the Company as consideration for the issue or sale of
such Additional Convertible Securities, plus the aggregate amount of additional
consideration, if any, payable to the Company upon the conversion or exchange
thereof, by (ii) the total number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon the
conversion or exchange of all such Additional Convertible Securities (and in the
case where more than one security is issued for a specified aggregate
consideration, the entire consideration shall be allocable to the Additional
Convertible Securities).
8. Miscellaneous
Provisions.
8.1. Modification. Neither
this Agreement, nor any provisions hereof, shall be waived, modified, discharged
or terminated except by an instrument in writing signed by the party against
whom any waiver, modification, discharge or termination is sought.
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8.2. Survival. The
Subscriber’s representations and warranties made in this Agreement shall survive
the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the delivery of the Securities and
the Closing and shall in no way be affected by any investigation of the subject
matter thereof made by or on behalf of any of the Subscribers, their Advisors or
the Company, as the case may be.
8.3. Notices. Any
party may send any notice, request, demand, claim or other communication
hereunder to the Subscriber at the address set forth on the signature page of
this Agreement or to the Company at New Generation Biofuels Holdings, Inc., 0000
Xxxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxx 000, Xxxxxxxx, XX 00000 (fax: (000) 000-0000), Attention:
Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx, Chief Executive Officer, or such other address or facsimile
number as shall have been furnished to the party giving or making such notice,
demand or delivery using any means (including personal delivery, expedited
courier, messenger service, fax, ordinary mail or electronic mail), but no such
notice, request, demand, claim or other communication will be deemed to have
been duly given unless and until it actually is received by the intended
recipient. Any party may change the address to which notices,
requests, demands, claims and other communications hereunder are to be delivered
by giving the other parties written notice in the manner herein set
forth.
8.4. Binding
Effect. Except as otherwise provided herein, this Agreement
shall be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of, the parties to this
Agreement and their heirs, executors, administrators, successors, legal
representatives and assigns. If the Subscriber is more than one
person or entity, the obligation of the Subscriber shall be joint and several
and the agreements, representations, warranties and acknowledgments contained
herein shall be deemed to be made by, and be binding upon, each such person or
entity and his or its heirs, executors, administrators, successors, legal
representatives and assigns. This Agreement sets forth the entire
agreement and understanding between the parties as to the subject matter thereof
and merges and supersedes all prior discussions, agreements and understandings
of any and every nature among them.
8.5. Assignability. This
Agreement is not transferable or assignable by the Subscriber.
8.6. Counterparts. This
Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be
deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same
instrument.
8.7. Severability. Whenever
possible, each provision of this Agreement shall be interpreted in such manner
as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision of this
Agreement is held to be prohibited by or invalid under applicable law, such
provision shall be ineffective only to the extent of such prohibition or
invalidity, without invalidating the remainder of such provision or the
remaining provisions of this Agreement.
8.8. Interpretation. The
headings and captions used in this Agreement are for convenience of reference
only and do not constitute a part of this Agreement and shall not be deemed to
limit, characterize or in any way affect any provision of this Agreement, and
all provisions of this Agreement shall be enforced and construed as if no
caption or heading had been used herein or therein. Each defined term
used in this Agreement shall have a comparable meaning when used in its plural
or singular form. The use of the word “including” herein shall mean
“including without limitation.” The parties have participated jointly in the
negotiation and drafting of this Agreement. In the event an ambiguity
or question of intent or interpretation arises, this Agreement shall be
construed as if drafted jointly by the parties, and no presumption or burden of
proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring any party by virtue of the authorship
of any of the provisions of this Agreement.
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8.9. No Third-Party
Beneficiaries. Nothing herein expressed or implied is intended
or shall be construed to confer upon or give to any person or entity other than
the parties hereto and their respective permitted successors and assigns any
rights or remedies under or by reason of this Agreement.
8.10. Entire
Agreement. This Agreement and the documents referred to
herein, together with all the Exhibits hereto, constitute the entire agreement
and understanding of the parties with respect to the subject matter of this
Agreement, and supersede any and all prior understandings and agreements,
whether oral or written, between or among the parties hereto with respect to the
specific subject matter hereof.
8.11. Further
Assurances. The parties agree to execute such further
documents and instruments and to take such further actions as may be reasonably
necessary to carry out the purposes and intent of this Agreement.
8.12. Governing
Law. This Agreement will be governed by and construed in
accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to any
choice of law or conflict of law provision or rule that would cause the
application of the laws of any jurisdictions other than the State of New
York.
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ALL SUBSCRIBERS MUST
COMPLETE THIS PAGE
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the
undersigned has executed this Agreement on _________________, 2010.
___________________________ x $_____ for each
Unit = $
.
Number of
Units Subscribed
For Aggregate
Purchase Price
Manner in
which Title is to be held (Please Check One):
1.
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Individual
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7.
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Trust/Estate/Pension
or Profit Sharing
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Plan
Date Opened:
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2.
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Joint
Tenants with Right of
Survivorship
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8.
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As
a Custodian for
__________________________
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Under
the Uniform Gift to Minors Act
of
the State of
__________________________
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3.
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Community
Property
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9.
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Married
with Separate Property
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4.
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Tenants
in Common
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10.
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______ |
Xxxxx
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5.
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Corporation/Partnership/
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11.
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Tenants
by the Entirety
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Limited
Liability Company
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6.
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XXX
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IF
MORE THAN ONE SUBSCRIBER, EACH SUBSCRIBER MUST SIGN.
INDIVIDUAL
SUBSCRIBERS MUST COMPLETE PAGE 15.
SUBSCRIBERS
WHICH ARE ENTITIES MUST
COMPLETE PAGES 16-
17.
ALL
SUBSCRIBERS MUST ALSO COMPLETE AND
EXECUTE
THE INVESTOR QUESTIONNAIRE
ATTACHED
AS EXHIBIT B.
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EXECUTION BY NATURAL PERSONS
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Exact
Name in Which Title is to be Held
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Name
(Please Print)
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Name
of Additional Purchaser
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Address:
Number and Street
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Address:
Number and Street
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City,
State and Zip Code
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City,
State and Zip Code
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Social
Security Number
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Social
Security Number
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Telephone
Number
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Telephone
Number
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Fax
Number (if available)
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Fax
Number (if available)
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E-Mail
(if available)
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E-Mail
(if available)
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(Signature)
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(Signature
of Additional
Purchaser)
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15
EXECUTION BY SUBSCRIBER
WHICH IS AN ENTITY
(Corporation,
Partnership, LLC, Trust, Etc.)
Name
of Entity (Please
Print)
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Date of
Incorporation or Organization:
Federal
Taxpayer Identification Number:
_______________________________________________ |
Office
Address
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_______________________________________________ |
City,
State and Zip Code
|
_______________________________________________ |
Telephone
Number
|
_______________________________________________ |
Fax
Number (if available)
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_______________________________________________ |
E-Mail
(if available)
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Type of
entity (e.g., corporation, trust, limited partnership, general partnership XXX
Trust, Pension or Profit Sharing Plan or
Trust):_______________________________________________
Date of
formation or incorporation:
Whether
the Subscriber was organized for the specific purpose of acquiring securities of
New Generation Biofuels Holdings, Inc.:
Yes
______ No______
Each
individual authorized to execute documents on behalf of the Subscriber in
connection with this investment:
Name:
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____________________________ |
Name:
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____________________________
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Title:
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____________________________ |
Title:
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____________________________
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The
Subscribers state of formation or incorporation: _______
The
business of the entity:
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Certain
Subscribers must provide the following information:
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(A)
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Corporations
MUST provide the articles of incorporation, by-laws, good standing
certificate and corporate resolution authorizing the purchase of shares
and authorizing the person(s) signing the subscription documents to do
so. All the documents must be certified by the Secretary or
Assistant Secretary of the corporation as being true and correct copies
thereof and in full force and
effect.
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(B)
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Partnerships
MUST provide a copy of the partnership agreement showing the date of
formation and giving evidence of the authority of the person(s) signing
the subscription documents to do
so.
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(C)
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Trusts
MUST provide a copy of the trust agreement showing the date of formation
and giving evidence of the authority of the person(s) signing the
subscription documents to do so.
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(D)
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Limited
Liability Companies and similar organizations MUST provide their
organizational document, operating agreement, good standing certificate
and evidence of authorization for the purchase of shares the person(s)
signing the subscription documents to do so. All the documents
must be certified by an appropriate officer of the organization as being
true and correct copies thereof in full force and
effect.
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By:
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Name:
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Title:
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ACCEPTED_______________,
2010
By:
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Name:
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Title:
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Subscription
Agreement Company Signature Page
Exhibit
A
FORM
OF WARRANT
A-1
Exhibit
B
INVESTOR
QUESTIONNAIRE
Instructions:
Check all boxes below which correctly describe you and return this Investor
Questionnaire to New Generation Biofuels Holdings, Inc., 0000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxx,
Xxxxx 000, Xxxxxxxx, XX 00000, Attention: Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx, Chief Executive
Officer.
o
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You
are
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(i) a
bank, as defined in Section 3(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
(the “Securities
Act”),
(ii) a
savings and loan association or other institution, as defined in Section
3(a)(5)(A) of the Securities Act, whether acting in an individual or fiduciary
capacity,
(iii) a
broker or dealer registered pursuant to Section 15 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange
Act”),
(iv) an
insurance company as defined in Section 2(13) of the Securities Act, (v) an
investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as
amended (the “Investment Company
Act”),
(vi) a
business development company as defined in Section 2(a)(48) of the Investment
Company Act,
(vii) a Small Business
Investment Company licensed by the U.S. Small Business Administration under
Section 301 (c) or (d) of the Small Business Investment Act of 1958, as
amended,
(viii) a plan
established and maintained by a state, its political subdivisions, or an agency
or instrumentality of a state or its political subdivisions, for the benefit of
its employees and you have total assets in excess of $5,000,000, or
(ix) an
employee benefit plan within the meaning of the Employee Retirement Income
Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”)
and
(1) the
decision that you shall subscribe for and purchase Securities, is made by a plan
fiduciary, as defined in Section 3(2 1) of ERISA, which is either a bank,
savings and loan association, insurance company, or registered investment
adviser,
(2) you
have total assets in excess of $5,000,000 and the decision that you shall
subscribe for and purchase the Securities is made solely by persons or entities
that are accredited investors, as defined in Rule 501 of Regulation D
promulgated under the Securities Act (“Regulation D”)
or
(3) you
are a self-directed plan and the decision that you shall subscribe for and
purchase the Securities is made solely by persons or entities that are
accredited investors.
B-1
o
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You
are a private business development company as defined in Section
202(a)(22) of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as
amended.
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o
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You
are an organization described in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), a corporation, Massachusetts or
similar business trust or a partnership, in each case not formed for the
specific purpose of making an investment in the Securities and with total
assets in excess of $5,000,000.
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o
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You
are a director or executive officer of New Generation Biofuels Holdings
Inc.
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o
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You
are a natural person whose individual net worth, or joint net worth with
your spouse, exceeds $1,000,000 at the time of your subscription for and
purchase of the Securities.
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o
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You
are a natural person who had an individual income in excess of $200,000 in
each of the two most recent years or joint income with your spouse in
excess of $300,000 in each of the two most recent years, and who has a
reasonable expectation of reaching the same income level in the current
year.
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o
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You
are a trust, with total assets in excess of $5,000,000, not formed for the
specific purpose of acquiring the Shares, whose subscription for and
purchase of the Shares is directed by a sophisticated person as described
in Rule 506(b)(2)(ii) of Regulation
D.
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o
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You
are an entity in which all of the equity owners are persons or entities
described in one of the preceding
paragraphs.
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The
undersigned hereby represents and warrants that all of its answers to this
Investor Questionnaire are true as of the date of its execution of the
Subscription Agreement pursuant to which it purchased Shares of the
Company.
Name of Purchaser [please
print]
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Name of Co-Purchaser [please
print]
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Signature
of Purchaser (Entities please
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Signature
of Co-Purchaser
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provide
signature of Purchaser’s duly
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authorized
signatory.)
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Name
of Signatory (Entities only)
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Title
of Signatory (Entities only)
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B-2
Exhibit
C
OPTION
ELECTION FORM
(to be
executed only after acceptance of initial subscription)
To:
0000
Xxxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxxxx,
XX 00000
Fax:
(000) 000-0000
Attn:
Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx, Chief Executive Officer
Or such
other address/facsimile as notified by the Company to the
subscriber.
(1) The
undersigned hereby elects to exercise the Option to purchase _______ shares of
Common Stock of the Company (the “Option Shares”) and
warrants (the “Warrants”, in the
form attached hereto as Exhibit A to the Subscription Agreement), to be sold in
units (the “Units”), with each
unit consisting of: (i) one share of Common Stock and (ii) a Warrant to purchase
one share of Common Stock at an exercise price of $0.90 per share, at the Unit
Price and on the other terms set forth in the Subscription Agreement between the
Subscriber and the Company (the “Subscription Agreement”) and the Company’s
Private Placement Memorandum, dated January 27, 2010. Capitalized terms used
herein and not otherwise defined shall have the respective meanings set forth in
the Subscription Agreement.
(2) The
undersigned tenders herewith payment of the purchase price in full, payment of
which shall be made by wire transfer in immediately available funds to the
following account:
Wachovia
Bank
ABA#:
___________
Acct#:
______________
(3)
Please issue a certificate or certificates representing said Option Shares and
the Warrant in the name of the undersigned or in such other name as is specified
below:
_______________________________
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The
Option Shares and the Warrant shall be delivered to the following:
_______________________________
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_______________________________
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_______________________________
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(4) The
undersigned hereby represents and warrants that each of the representations and
warranties of the undersigned set forth in Section 4 of the Subscription
Agreement entered into between the Company and the undersigned is true and
correct as of the date hereof and is incorporated herein by reference as if set
forth fully herein, and the undersigned further acknowledges and agrees that the
provisions of Sections 5, 6 and 8 of the Subscription Agreement shall apply to
the transactions contemplated hereunder.
C-1
IN
WITNESS HEREOF, the undersigned hereby executes this Option Election Form as of
the date specified below.
By:
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Name:
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Title:
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Date:
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C-2