AMENDED AND RESTATED SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT
AMENDED
AND RESTATED SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT
THIS
AMENDED AND RESTATED SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT
(“Agreement”)
is
dated as of May 12, 2008, by and among Ardmore Holding Corporation, a Delaware
corporation, with an address at 0000 Xxxx 0000 Xxxxx, Xxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxx 00000
(the “Company”),
and
the Investors set forth on the signature pages affixed hereto (each an
“Investor”
and
collectively the “Investors”).
Recitals:
A.
The
Company previously entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement made as of
February 2008 (the “Prior
Agreement”)
with
certain of the Investors party hereto. The Company and such investors desire
to
amend and restate the Prior Agreement in the manner et forth herein and such
investors acknowledge that certain of the investors that agreed to invest in
the
Company pursuant to the Prior Agreement will not be investing in the Company
or
purchasing securities pursuant to this Agreement.
B. The
Company and the Investors are executing and delivering this Agreement in
connection with an offering of securities of the Company (the “Offering”)
in
reliance upon the exemption from securities registration afforded by the
provisions of Regulation D (“Regulation
D”),
as
promulgated by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the
“SEC”)
under
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933
Act”);
and
C. The
Investors wish to purchase from the Company, and the Company wishes to sell
and
issue to the Investors, in a Closing to occur on or before May 30, 2008, upon
the terms and conditions stated in this Agreement, units of securities of the
Company in an aggregate amount of $1,200,000 (the “Units”),
each
Unit to consist of:
(i) a
warrant, in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit
A
(the
“Warrant”),
to
purchase 11,575 shares of the Company’s Common Stock (as defined);
and
(ii) a
convertible promissory note, in substantially the form attached hereto as
Exhibit
B
(the
“Note”),
in
the original principal amount of $25,000, convertible into shares of the
Company’s Common Stock at a price per share of $1.08, subject to adjustment as
set forth therein; and
D. The
purchase price shall be $25,000 per Unit; and
E.
Contemporaneous with the sale of the Notes and the Warrants, the parties hereto
will execute and deliver a Registration Rights Agreement, in substantially
the
form attached hereto as Exhibit
C
(the
“Registration
Rights Agreement”),
pursuant to which the Company will agree to provide certain registration rights
under the 1933 Act, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated
thereunder, and applicable state securities laws.
F.
Contemporaneous
with the Closing (as defined), the Company, itself or through its wholly-owned
subsidiary, shall consummate a reverse merger or share exchange with Charleston
Industrial Ltd., a British Virgin Islands limited company (the “Target”) which
owns all of Tianjin Yayi Industrial Co., Ltd., an entity organized and existing
under the laws of the People’s Republic of China (the “Merger”).
In
consideration of the mutual promises made herein and for other good and valuable
consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged,
the
parties hereto agree as follows:
1. Definitions.
In
addition to those terms defined above and elsewhere in this Agreement, for
the
purposes of this Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings set
forth below:
“Affiliate”
means,
with respect to any Person, any other Person which directly or indirectly
through one or more intermediaries Controls, is controlled by, or is under
common control with, such Person.
“Business
Day”
means
a
day, other than a Saturday or Sunday, on which banks in New York City are open
for the general transaction of business.
“Common
Stock”
means
the Company’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share, and any securities into
which the common stock may be reclassified.
“Company’s
Knowledge”
means
the actual knowledge of the executive officers (as defined in Rule 405 under
the
0000 Xxx) of the Company, after due inquiry.
“Confidential
Information”
means
trade secrets, confidential information and know-how (including but not limited
to ideas, formulae, compositions, processes, procedures and techniques, research
and development information, computer program code, performance specifications,
support documentation, drawings, specifications, designs, business and marketing
plans, and customer and supplier lists and related information).
“Control”
(including the terms “controlling”, “controlled by” or “under common control
with”) means the possession, direct or indirect, of the power to direct or cause
the direction of the management and policies of a Person, whether through the
ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.
“Effective
Date”
means
the date on which the initial Registration Statement is declared effective
by
the SEC.
“Effectiveness
Deadline”
means
the date on which the initial Registration Statement is required to be declared
effective by the SEC under the terms of the Registration Rights
Agreement.
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“Intellectual
Property”
means
all of the following: (i) patents, patent applications, patent disclosures
and
inventions (whether or not patentable and whether or not reduced to practice);
(ii) trademarks, service marks, trade dress, trade names, corporate names,
logos, slogans and Internet domain names, together with all goodwill associated
with each of the foregoing; (iii) copyrights and copyrightable works; (iv)
registrations, applications and renewals for any of the foregoing; and (v)
proprietary computer software (including but not limited to data, data bases
and
documentation).
“Material
Adverse Effect”
means
a
material adverse effect on (i) the assets, liabilities, results of operations,
condition (financial or otherwise), business, or prospects of the Company and
its Subsidiaries taken as a whole, or (ii) the ability of the Company to perform
its obligations under the Transaction Documents.
“Notes”
means
the Notes to be included in the Units purchased in connection with the
Offering.
“Note
Shares”
means
the shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Notes.
“Person”
means
an individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, trust,
business trust, association, joint stock company, joint venture, sole
proprietorship, unincorporated organization, governmental authority or any
other
form of entity not specifically listed herein.
“Purchase
Price”
means
an aggregate of $1,200,000.
“Registration
Statement”
has
the
meaning set forth in the Registration Rights Agreement.
“SEC
Filings”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section 4.6.
“Securities”
means
the Units, the Warrants, the Warrant Shares, the Notes and the Note
Shares.
“Subsidiary”
of
any
Person means another Person, an amount of the voting securities, other voting
ownership or voting partnership interests of which is sufficient to elect at
least a majority of its Board of Directors or other governing body (or, if
there
are no such voting interests, 50% or more of the equity interests of which)
is
owned directly or indirectly by such first Person.
“Transaction
Documents”
means
this Agreement, the Warrants, the Notes and the Registration Rights
Agreement.
“Warrants”
means
the Warrants to be included in the Units purchased in connection with the
Offering.
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“Warrant
Shares”
means
the shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of the
Warrants.
“1933
Act”
has
the
meaning set forth in the Recitals above.
“1934
Act”
means
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or any successor statute,
and
the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
2. Purchase
and Sale of the Units.
Subject
to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, on the Closing Date, the
applicable Investors shall severally, and not jointly, purchase, and the Company
shall sell and issue to such Investors, 48 Units of the securities consisting
of
the Warrants and the Notes in the respective amounts set forth opposite the
Investors’ names on the signature pages attached hereto in exchange for each
Investor’s pro rata share of the Purchase Price; provided,
however,
that
not more than $1,200,000 of Units, in the aggregate, shall be purchased in
this
Offering.
3. Closing.
The
Company shall deliver to Xxxxxxx Xxxx LLP, in trust, the originally executed
Warrants and Notes (collectively, the “Instruments”)
registered in such name or names as the Investors may designate, with
instructions that the Instruments are to be held for release to the Investors
only upon payment in full of each Investor’s pro rata share of the Purchase
Price to the Company by such Investors. Upon such receipt by Xxxxxxx Xxxx LLP
of
such Instruments, each Investor shall promptly, but no more than one Business
Day thereafter, cause a wire transfer in same day funds to be sent to the
account of the Company as instructed in writing by the Company, in an amount
representing the purchase price to be paid by such investor as set forth on
the
signature pages to this Agreement. On the date (the “Closing
Date”)
the
Company receives the Purchase Price from the Investors, and provided each of
the
conditions set forth in Section 6 hereof have been satisfied or waived by the
appropriate party or parties, the Instruments shall be released to the Investor
purchasing same (the “Closing”).
The
Closing shall take place at the offices of Xxxxxxx Xxxx LLP, 0000 Xxxxxxxx,
00xx
Xxxxx,
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000, or at such other location and on such other date
as
the Company and the Investors shall mutually agree.
4. Representations
and Warranties of the Company.
The
Company hereby represents and warrants to the Investors that, except as set
forth in the schedules delivered herewith (collectively, the “Disclosure
Schedules”):
4.1 Organization,
Good Standing and Qualification.
Each of
the Company and its Subsidiaries is a corporation duly organized, validly
existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its
incorporation and has all requisite corporate power and authority to carry
on
its business as now conducted and to own its properties. Each of the Company
and
its Subsidiaries is duly qualified to do business as a foreign corporation
and
is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which the conduct of its business
or
its ownership or leasing of property makes such qualification or leasing
necessary unless the failure to so qualify has not had and could not reasonably
be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. The Company’s Subsidiaries are
listed on Schedule
4.1
hereto.
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4.2 Authorization.
The
Company has full power and authority and,
except
as described in Schedule 4.2, has
taken
all requisite action on the part of the Company, its officers, directors and
stockholders necessary for (i) the authorization, execution and delivery of
the
Transaction Documents, (ii) the authorization of the performance of all
obligations of the Company hereunder or thereunder, and (iii) the authorization,
issuance (or reservation for issuance) and delivery of the
Securities.
The
Transaction Documents constitute the legal, valid and binding obligations of
the
Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with their terms, subject
to bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium
and
similar laws of general applicability, relating to or affecting creditors’
rights generally.
4.3 Capitalization.
Schedule
4.3
sets
forth (a) the authorized capital stock of the Company on the date hereof; (b)
the number of shares of capital stock issued and outstanding; (c) the number
of
shares of capital stock issuable pursuant to the Company’s stock plans; and (d)
the number of shares of capital stock issuable and reserved for issuance
pursuant to securities (other than the Securities) exercisable for, or
convertible into or exchangeable for any shares of capital stock of the Company.
All of the issued and outstanding shares of the Company’s capital stock have
been duly authorized and validly issued and are fully paid, nonassessable and
free of pre-emptive rights and were issued in full compliance with applicable
state and federal securities law and any rights of third parties. Except as
described on Schedule
4.3,
all of
the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of each Subsidiary have
been
duly authorized and validly issued and are fully paid, nonassessable and free
of
pre-emptive rights, were issued in full compliance with applicable state and
federal securities law and any rights of third parties and are owned by the
Company, beneficially and of record, subject to no lien, encumbrance or other
adverse claim. Except as described on Schedule
4.3,
no
Person is entitled to pre-emptive or similar statutory or contractual rights
with respect to any securities of the Company. Except as described on
Schedule
4.3,
there
are no outstanding warrants, options, convertible securities or other rights,
agreements or arrangements of any character under which the Company or any
of
its Subsidiaries is or may be obligated to issue any equity securities of any
kind and except as contemplated by this Agreement, neither the Company nor
any
of its Subsidiaries is currently in negotiations for the issuance of any equity
securities of any kind. Except as described on Schedule
4.3,
and
except for the Registration Rights Agreement, there are no voting agreements,
buy-sell agreements, option or right of first purchase agreements or other
agreements of any kind among the Company and any of the securityholders of
the
Company relating to the securities of the Company held by them. Except as
described on Schedule
4.3
and
except as provided in the Registration Rights Agreement, no Person has the
right
to require the Company to register any securities of the Company under the
1933
Act, whether on a demand basis or in connection with the registration of
securities of the Company for its own account or for the account of any other
Person.
Except
as
described on Schedule
4.3,
the
issuance and sale of the Securities hereunder will not obligate the Company
to
issue shares of Common Stock or other securities to any other Person (other
than
the Investors) and will not result in the adjustment of the exercise,
conversion, exchange or reset price of any outstanding security.
Except
as
described on Schedule
4.3,
the
Company does not have outstanding stockholder purchase rights or “poison pill”
or any similar arrangement in effect giving any Person the right to purchase
any
equity interest in the Company upon the occurrence of certain
events.
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4.4 Valid
Issuance.
The
Warrants and Notes have been duly and validly authorized. Upon the due exercise
of the Warrants and conversion of the Notes, the Warrant Shares and Note Shares,
respectively, will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable free and
clear of all encumbrances and restrictions, except for restrictions on transfer
set forth in the Transaction Documents or imposed by applicable securities
laws
and except for those created by the Investors. The Company has reserved a
sufficient number of shares of Common Stock for issuance upon the exercise
of
the Warrants and conversion of the Notes, free and clear of all encumbrances
and
restrictions, except for restrictions on transfer set forth in the Transaction
Documents or imposed by applicable securities laws and except for those created
by the Investors.
4.5 Consents.
The
execution, delivery and performance by the Company of the Transaction Documents,
and the offer, issuance and sale of the Securities, require no consent of,
action by or in respect of, or filing with, any Person, governmental body,
agency, or official other than filings that have been made pursuant to
applicable state securities laws and post-sale filings pursuant to applicable
state and federal securities laws or any other notices required thereby, all
of
which the Company undertakes to file within the applicable time periods. Subject
to the accuracy of the representations and warranties of each Investor set
forth
in Section 5 hereof, the Company has taken all action necessary to exempt (i)
the issuance and sale of the Securities, (ii) the issuance of the Warrant Shares
and Note Shares upon due exercise of the Warrants and conversion of the Notes,
respectively, and (iii) the other transactions contemplated by the Transaction
Documents from the provisions of any stockholder rights plan or other “poison
pill” arrangement, any anti-takeover, business combination or control share law
or statute binding on the Company or to which the Company or any of its assets
and properties may be subject and any provision of the Company’s Certificate of
Incorporation or Bylaws that is or could reasonably be expected to become
applicable to the Investors as a result of the transactions contemplated hereby,
including without limitation, the issuance of the Securities and the ownership,
disposition or voting of the Securities by the Investors or the exercise of
any
right granted to the Investors pursuant to this Agreement or the other
Transaction Documents.
4.6 Delivery
of SEC Filings; Business.
The
Company has made available to the Investors through the XXXXX system, true
and
complete copies of the Company’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for
the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007 (the “10-KSB”),
and
all other reports filed by the Company pursuant to the 1934 Act since the filing
of the 10-KSB and prior to the date hereof (collectively, the “SEC
Filings”).
Except as indicated in the SEC Filings, the SEC Filings are the only filings
required of the Company pursuant to the 1934 Act for such period. The Company
and its Subsidiaries are engaged in all material respects only in the business
described in the SEC Filings and the SEC Filings contain a complete and accurate
description in all material respects of the business of the Company and its
Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
4.7 Use
of
Proceeds.
The net
proceeds from this Offering will be used for expenses incurred in connection
with the Merger, the Offering and the Registration Statement (as defined in
the
Registration Rights Agreement), and for working capital and general corporate
purposes.
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4.8 No
Material Adverse Change.
Since
December 31, 2007, there has not been:
(a) any
change in the consolidated assets, liabilities, financial condition or operating
results of the Company from that reflected in the financial statements included
in the Company’s Annual Report of Form 10-KSB for the year ended December 31,
2007, except for changes in the ordinary course of business which have not
had
and could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect,
individually or in the aggregate;
(b) any
declaration or payment of any dividend, or any authorization or payment of
any
distribution, on any of the capital stock of the Company, or any redemption
or
repurchase of any securities of the Company;
(c) any
material damage, destruction or loss, whether or not covered by insurance to
any
assets or properties of the Company or its Subsidiaries;
(d) any
waiver, not in the ordinary course of business, by the Company or any Subsidiary
of a material right or of a material debt owed to it;
(e) any
satisfaction or discharge of any lien, claim or encumbrance or payment of any
obligation by the Company or a Subsidiary, except in the ordinary course of
business and which is not material to the assets, properties, financial
condition, operating results or business of the Company and its Subsidiaries
taken as a whole (as such business is presently conducted and as it is proposed
to be conducted);
(f) any
change or amendment to the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws, or
material change to any material contract or arrangement by which the Company
or
any Subsidiary is bound or to which any of their respective assets or properties
is subject;
(g) any
material labor difficulties or labor union organizing activities with respect
to
employees of the Company or any Subsidiary;
(h) any
material transaction entered into by the Company or a Subsidiary other than
in
the ordinary course of business;
(i) the
loss
of the services of any key employee, or material change in the composition
or
duties of the senior management of the Company or any Subsidiary;
(j) the
loss
or threatened loss of any customer which has had or could reasonably be expected
to have a Material Adverse Effect; or
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(k) any
other
event or condition of any character that has had or could reasonably be expected
to have a Material Adverse Effect.
4.9 SEC
Filings.
At the
time of filing thereof, the SEC Filings complied as to form in all material
respects with the requirements of the 1934 Act and did 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 the light of the circumstances
under which they were made, not misleading.
4.10 No
Conflict, Breach, Violation or Default.
The
execution, delivery and performance of the Transaction Documents by the Company
and the issuance and sale of the Securities will not conflict with or result
in
a breach or violation of any of the terms and provisions of, or constitute
a
default under (i) the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation or the Company’s
Bylaws, both as in effect on the date hereof (true and complete copies of which
have been made available to the Investors), or (ii)(a) any statute, rule,
regulation or order of any governmental agency or body or any court, domestic
or
foreign, having jurisdiction over the Company, any Subsidiary or any of their
respective assets or properties, or (b) any agreement or instrument to which
the
Company or any Subsidiary is a party or by which the Company or a Subsidiary
is
bound or to which any of their respective assets or properties is
subject.
4.11 Tax
Matters.
The
Company and each Subsidiary has timely prepared and filed all tax returns
required to have been filed by the Company or such Subsidiary with all
appropriate governmental agencies and timely paid all taxes shown thereon or
otherwise owed by it. The charges, accruals and reserves on the books of the
Company in respect of taxes for all fiscal periods are adequate in all material
respects, and there are no material unpaid assessments against the Company
or
any Subsidiary nor, to the Company’s Knowledge, any basis for the assessment of
any additional taxes, penalties or interest for any fiscal period or audits
by
any federal, state or local taxing authority except for any assessment which
is
not material to the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole. All taxes
and other assessments and levies that the Company or any Subsidiary is required
to withhold or to collect for payment have been duly withheld and collected
and
paid to the proper governmental entity or third party when due. There are no
tax
liens or claims pending or, to the Company’s Knowledge, threatened against the
Company or any Subsidiary or any of their respective assets or property. There
are no outstanding tax sharing agreements or other such arrangements between
the
Company and any Subsidiary or other corporation or entity.
4.12 Title
to Properties.
Except
as disclosed in Schedule
4.12,
the
Company and each Subsidiary has good and marketable title to all real properties
and all other properties and assets owned by it, in each case free from liens,
encumbrances and defects that would materially affect the value thereof or
materially interfere with the use made or currently planned to be made thereof
by them; and except as disclosed in Schedule
4.12,
the
Company and each Subsidiary holds any leased real or personal property under
valid and enforceable leases with no exceptions that would materially interfere
with the use made or currently planned to be made thereof by them.
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4.13 Certificates,
Authorities and Permits.
The
Company and each Subsidiary possess adequate certificates, authorities or
permits issued by appropriate governmental agencies or bodies necessary to
conduct the business now operated by it, and neither the Company nor any
Subsidiary has received any notice of proceedings relating to the revocation
or
modification of any such certificate, authority or permit that, if determined
adversely to the Company or such Subsidiary, could reasonably be expected to
have a Material Adverse Effect, individually or in the aggregate.
4.14 Labor
Matters.
(a) The
Company is not a party to or bound by any collective bargaining agreements
or
other agreements with labor organizations. The Company has not violated in
any
material respect any laws, regulations, orders or contract terms, affecting
the
collective bargaining rights of employees, labor organizations or any laws,
regulations or orders affecting employment discrimination, equal opportunity
employment, or employees’ health, safety, welfare, wages and hours.
(b) (i)
There
are no labor disputes existing, or to the Company’s Knowledge, threatened,
involving strikes, slow-downs, work stoppages, job actions, disputes, lockouts
or any other disruptions of or by the Company’s employees, (ii) there are no
unfair labor practices or petitions for election pending or, to the Company’s
Knowledge, threatened before any governmental agency or labor commission
relating to the Company’s employees, (iii) no demand for recognition or
certification heretofore made by any labor organization or group of employees
is
pending with respect to the Company, and (iv) to the Company’s Knowledge, the
Company enjoys good labor and employee relations with its employees and labor
organizations.
(c) The
Company is, and at all times has been, in compliance in all material respects
with all applicable laws respecting employment (including laws relating to
classification of employees and independent contractors) and employment
practices, terms and conditions of employment, wages and hours, and immigration
and naturalization.
(d) Except
as
disclosed in the SEC Filings, the Company is not a party to, or bound by, any
employment or other contract or agreement that contains any severance,
termination pay or change of control liability or obligation, including, without
limitation, any “excess parachute payment,” as defined in Section 2806(b) of the
Internal Revenue Code.
(e) To
the
Company’s Knowledge, none of the Company’s employees is a Person who is either a
United States citizen or a permanent resident entitled to work in the United
States. To the Company’s Knowledge, the Company has no liability for the
improper classification by the Company of such employees as independent
contractors or leased employees prior to the Closing.
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4.15 Intellectual
Property. Except
as
specified in Schedule
4.15:
(a) All
Intellectual Property of the Company and its Subsidiaries is currently in
compliance with all legal requirements (including timely filings, proofs and
payments of fees) and is valid and enforceable. No Intellectual Property of
the
Company or its Subsidiaries which is necessary for the conduct of Company’s and
each of its Subsidiaries’ respective businesses as currently conducted or as
currently proposed to be conducted has been or is now involved in any
cancellation, dispute or litigation, and, to the Company’s Knowledge, no such
action is threatened. No patent of the Company or its Subsidiaries has been
or
is now involved in any interference, reissue, re-examination or opposition
proceeding.
(b) All
of
the licenses and sublicenses and consents, royalty or other agreements
concerning Intellectual Property which are necessary for the conduct of the
Company’s and each of its Subsidiaries’ respective businesses as currently
conducted or as currently proposed to be conducted to which the Company or
any
Subsidiary is a party or by which any of their assets are bound (other than
generally commercially available, non-custom, off-the-shelf software application
programs having a retail acquisition price of less than $10,000 per license)
(collectively, “License
Agreements”)
are
valid and binding obligations of the Company or its Subsidiaries that are
parties thereto and, to the Company’s Knowledge, the other parties thereto,
enforceable in accordance with their terms, except to the extent that
enforcement thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization,
moratorium, fraudulent conveyance or other similar laws affecting the
enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, and there exists no event or
condition which will result in a material violation or breach of or constitute
(with or without due notice or lapse of time or both) a default by the Company
or any of its Subsidiaries under any such License Agreement.
(c) The
Company and its Subsidiaries own or have the valid right to use all of the
Intellectual Property that is necessary for the conduct of the Company’s and
each of its Subsidiaries’ respective businesses as currently conducted or as
currently proposed to be conducted and for the ownership, maintenance and
operation of the Company’s and its Subsidiaries’ properties and assets, free and
clear of all liens, encumbrances, adverse claims or obligations to license
all
such owned Intellectual Property and Confidential Information, other than
licenses entered into in the ordinary course of the Company’s and its
Subsidiaries’ businesses. The Company and its Subsidiaries have a valid and
enforceable right to use all third party Intellectual Property and Confidential
Information used or held for use in the respective businesses of the Company
and
its Subsidiaries.
(d) To
the
Company’s Knowledge, the conduct of the Company’s and its Subsidiaries’
businesses as currently conducted does not infringe or otherwise impair or
conflict with (collectively, “Infringe”)
any
Intellectual Property rights of any third party or any confidentiality
obligation owed to a third party, and, to the Company’s Knowledge, the
Intellectual Property and Confidential Information of the Company and its
Subsidiaries which are necessary for the conduct of Company’s and each of its
Subsidiaries’ respective businesses as currently conducted or as currently
proposed to be conducted are not being Infringed by any third party. There
is no
litigation or order pending or outstanding or, to the Company’s Knowledge,
threatened or imminent, that seeks to limit or challenge or that concerns the
ownership, use, validity or enforceability of any Intellectual Property or
Confidential Information of the Company and its Subsidiaries and the Company’s
and its Subsidiaries’ use of any Intellectual Property or Confidential
Information owned by a third party, and, to the Company’s Knowledge, there is no
valid basis for the same.
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(e) The
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and by the other
Transaction Documents will not result in the alteration, loss, impairment of
or
restriction on the Company’s or any of its Subsidiaries’ ownership or right to
use any of the Intellectual Property or Confidential Information which is
necessary for the conduct of Company’s and each of its Subsidiaries’ respective
businesses as currently conducted or as currently proposed to be
conducted.
(f) The
Company and its Subsidiaries have taken reasonable steps to protect the
Company’s and its Subsidiaries’ rights in their Intellectual Property and
Confidential Information. Each employee, consultant and contractor who has
had
access to Confidential Information which is necessary for the conduct of
Company’s and each of its Subsidiaries’ respective businesses as currently
conducted or as currently proposed to be conducted has executed an agreement
to
maintain the confidentiality of such Confidential Information and has executed
appropriate agreements that are substantially consistent with the Company’s
standard forms thereof, except where the failure to do so has not had and could
not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, individually
or in
the aggregate. Except under confidentiality obligations, there has been no
material disclosure of any of the Company’s or its Subsidiaries’ Confidential
Information to any third party.
4.16 Environmental
Matters.
To the
Company’s Knowledge, neither the Company nor any Subsidiary (i) is in violation
of any statute, rule, regulation, decision or order of any governmental agency
or body or any court, domestic or foreign, relating to the use, disposal or
release of hazardous or toxic substances or relating to the protection or
restoration of the environment or human exposure to hazardous or toxic
substances (collectively, “Environmental Laws”), (ii) owns or operates any real
property contaminated with any substance that is subject to any Environmental
Laws, (iii) is liable for any off-site disposal or contamination pursuant to
any
Environmental Laws, or (iv) is subject to any claim relating to any
Environmental Laws, which violation, contamination, liability or claim has
had
or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, individually
or in the aggregate; and there is no pending or, to the Company’s Knowledge,
threatened investigation that might lead to such a claim.
4.17 Litigation.
There
are no pending actions, suits or proceedings against or affecting the Company,
its Subsidiaries or any of its or their properties; and to the Company’s
Knowledge, no such actions, suits or proceedings are threatened or
contemplated.
4.18 Financial
Statements.
The
financial statements included in each SEC Filing present fairly, in all material
respects, the consolidated financial position of the Company as of the dates
shown and its consolidated results of operations and cash flows for the periods
shown, and such financial statements have been prepared in conformity with
United States generally accepted accounting principles applied on a consistent
basis (“GAAP”)
(except as may be disclosed therein or in the notes thereto, and, in the case
of
quarterly financial statements, as permitted by Form 10-QSB under the 1934
Act).
Except as set forth in the financial statements of the Company included in
the
SEC Filings filed prior to the date hereof or as described on Schedule
4.18,
neither
the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has incurred any liabilities, contingent
or otherwise, except those incurred in the ordinary course of business,
consistent (as to amount and nature) with past practices since the date of
such
financial statements, none of which, individually or in the aggregate, have
had
or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
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4.19 Insurance
Coverage.
Except
as set forth in Schedule
4.19,
the
Company and each Subsidiary maintains in full force and effect insurance
coverage that is customary for comparably situated companies for the business
being conducted and properties owned or leased by the Company and each
Subsidiary, and the Company reasonably believes such insurance coverage to
be
adequate against all liabilities, claims and risks against which it is customary
for comparably situated companies to insure.
4.20 Brokers
and Finders.
No
Person will have, as a result of the transactions contemplated by the
Transaction Documents, any valid right, interest or claim against or upon the
Company, any Subsidiary or an Investor for any commission, fee or other
compensation pursuant to any agreement, arrangement or understanding entered
into by or on behalf of the Company, other than as described in Schedule
4.20.
4.21 No
Directed Selling Efforts or General Solicitation.
Neither
the Company nor any Person acting on its behalf has conducted any general
solicitation or general advertising (as those terms are used in Regulation
D) in
connection with the offer or sale of any of the Securities.
4.22 No
Integrated Offering.
Neither
the Company nor any of its Affiliates, nor any Person acting on its or their
behalf has, directly or indirectly, made any offers or sales of any Company
security or solicited any offers to buy any security, under circumstances that
would adversely affect reliance by the Company on Section 4(2) of the 1933
Act
or Rule 506 promulgated thereunder, for the exemption from registration for
the
transactions contemplated hereby or would require registration of the Securities
under the 1933 Act.
4.23 Private
Placement.
The
offer and sale of the Securities to the Investors as contemplated hereby is
exempt from the registration requirements of the 1933 Act.
4.24 Questionable
Payments.
Neither
the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries nor, to the Company’s Knowledge, any of
their respective current or former stockholders, directors, officers, employees,
agents or other Persons acting on behalf of the Company or any Subsidiary,
has
on behalf of the Company or any Subsidiary or in connection with their
respective businesses: (a) used any corporate funds for unlawful contributions,
gifts, entertainment or other unlawful expenses relating to political activity;
(b) made any direct or indirect unlawful payments to any governmental officials
or employees from corporate funds; (c) established or maintained any unlawful
or
unrecorded fund of corporate monies or other assets; (d) made any false or
fictitious entries on the books and records of the Company or any Subsidiary;
(e) made any unlawful bribe, rebate, payoff, influence payment, kickback or
other unlawful payment of any nature; or (f) taken any actions that would
violate the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended.
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4.25 Transactions
with Affiliates.
Except
as disclosed in the SEC Filings,
none of
the officers or directors of the Company or any Subsidiary and, to the Company’s
Knowledge, none of the employees of the Company or any Subsidiary is presently
a
party to any transaction with the Company or any Subsidiary (other than as
holders of stock options and/or warrants, and 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 Company’s Knowledge, any entity in
which any officer, director, or any such employee has a substantial interest
or
is an officer, director, trustee or partner.
4.26 Internal
Controls.
The
Company is
in
material compliance with the provisions of the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002
currently applicable to the Company. The Company and
the
Subsidiaries maintain a system of internal accounting controls sufficient to
provide reasonable assurance that (i) transactions are executed in accordance
with management’s general or specific authorizations, (ii) transactions are
recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in
conformity with GAAP and to maintain asset accountability, (iii) access to
assets is permitted only in accordance with management’s general or specific
authorization, and (iv) the recorded accountability for assets is compared
with
the existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken
with
respect to any differences. The Company has established disclosure controls
and
procedures (as defined in 1934 Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14) for the Company
and
designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that material
information relating to the Company, including the Subsidiaries, is made known
to the certifying officers by others within those entities, particularly during
the period in which the Company’s most recently filed periodic report under the
1934 Act, as the case may be, is being prepared. The Company’s certifying
officers have evaluated the effectiveness of the Company’s controls and
procedures as of the end of the period covered by the most recently filed
periodic report under the 1934 Act (such date, the “Evaluation
Date”).
The
Company presented in its most recently filed periodic report under the 1934
Act
the conclusions of the certifying officers about the effectiveness of the
disclosure controls and procedures based on their evaluations as of the
Evaluation Date. Since the Evaluation Date, there have been no significant
changes in the Company’s internal controls (as defined in the 1934 Act Rules 13a
-15 and 15d - 15, or, to the Company’s Knowledge, in other factors that could
significantly affect the Company’s internal controls. The Company maintains and
will continue to maintain a standard system of accounting established and
administered in accordance with GAAP and the applicable requirements of the
0000
Xxx.
4.27 Disclosures.
Neither
the Company nor any Person acting on its behalf has provided the Investors
or
their agents or counsel with any information that constitutes or might
constitute material, non-public information. The written materials delivered
to
the Investors in connection with the transactions contemplated by the
Transaction Documents do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact
or
omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements
contained therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made,
not
misleading.
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5. Representations
and Warranties of the Investors.
Each of
the Investors hereby severally, and not jointly, represents and warrants to
the
Company that:
5.1 Organization
and Existence.
Such
Investor is an individual or a validly existing corporation, limited
partnership, or limited liability company and has all requisite individual,
corporate, partnership or limited liability company power and authority to
invest in the Securities pursuant to this Agreement.
5.2 Authorization.
The
execution, delivery and performance by such Investor of the Transaction
Documents to which such Investor is a party have been duly authorized and will
each constitute the valid and legally binding obligation of such Investor,
enforceable against such Investor in accordance with their respective terms,
subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization,
moratorium and similar laws of general applicability, relating to or affecting
creditors’ rights generally.
5.3 Purchase
Entirely for Own Account.
The
Securities to be received by such Investor hereunder will be acquired for such
Investor’s own account, not as nominee or agent, and not with a view to the
resale or distribution of any part thereof in violation of the 1933 Act, and
such Investor has no present intention of selling, granting any participation
in, or otherwise distributing the same in violation of the 1933 Act
without
prejudice, however, to such Investor’s right at all times to sell or otherwise
dispose of all or any part of such Securities in compliance with applicable
federal and state securities laws.
Nothing
contained herein shall be deemed a representation or warranty by such Investor
to hold the Securities for any period of time. Such
Investor
is not a broker-dealer registered with the SEC under the 1934 Act or an entity
engaged in a business that would require it to be so registered.
5.4 Investment
Experience.
Such
Investor acknowledges that it can bear the economic risk and complete loss
of
its investment in the Securities and has such knowledge and experience in
financial or business matters that it is capable of evaluating the merits and
risks of the investment contemplated hereby.
5.5 Disclosure
of Information.
(a)
Such Investor has had an opportunity to receive all information related to
the
Company requested by it and to ask questions of and receive answers from the
Company regarding the Company, its business and the terms and conditions of
the
offering of the Securities. Such Investor acknowledges receipt of copies of
the
SEC Filings. Neither such inquiries nor any other due diligence investigation
conducted by such Investor shall modify, amend or affect such Investor’s right
to rely on the Company’s representations and warranties contained in this
Agreement.
(b)
In
addition, such Investor has had an opportunity to receive all information
related to the Target and its subsidiaries requested by it and to ask questions
of and receive answers from the Target regarding the Target and its
subsidiaries, their respective businesses and the terms and conditions of the
Merger (the “Target
Information”).
Such
Investor understands and acknowledges that none of the Target Information has
been provided by the Company, or its representatives, and agrees that the
Company shall not be liable for any material misstatements made in the Target
Information.
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5.6 Restricted
Securities.
Such
Investor understands that the Securities are characterized as “restricted
securities” under the U.S. federal securities laws inasmuch as they are being
acquired from the Company in a transaction not involving a public offering
and
that under such laws and applicable regulations such securities may be resold
without registration under the 1933 Act only in certain limited
circumstances.
5.7 Legends.
It is
understood that, except as provided below, certificates evidencing the
Securities may bear the following or any similar legend:
(a) “The
securities represented hereby may not be transferred unless (i) such securities
have been registered for sale pursuant to the 1933 Act, as amended, (ii) such
securities may be sold pursuant to Rule 144, or (iii) the Company has received
an opinion of counsel reasonably satisfactory to it that such transfer may
lawfully be made without registration under the 1933 Act, as amended, or
qualification under applicable state securities laws.”
(b) If
required by the authorities of any state in connection with the issuance of
sale
of the Securities, the legend required by such state authority.
5.8 Accredited
Investor.
Such
Investor is an “accredited investor” within the meaning of Rule 501(a) of
Regulation D promulgated under the 1933 Act, for the reasons checked on
Schedule
1
hereto.
5.9 No
General Solicitation.
Such
Investor did not learn of the investment in the Securities as a result of any
public advertising or general solicitation.
5.10 Brokers
and Finders.
No
Person will have, as a result of the transactions contemplated by the
Transaction Documents, any valid right, interest or claim against or upon the
Company, any Subsidiary or an Investor for any commission, fee or other
compensation pursuant to any agreement, arrangement or understanding entered
into by or on behalf of such Investor.
5.11 Prohibited
Transactions.
During
the period commencing January 1, 2008 through the date hereof, neither such
Investor nor any Affiliate of such Investor which (x) had knowledge of the
transactions contemplated hereby, (y) has or shares discretion relating to
such
Investor’s investments or trading or information concerning such Investor’s
investments, including in respect of the Securities, or (z) is subject to such
Investor’s review or input concerning such Affiliate’s investments or trading
(collectively, “Trading
Affiliates”)
has,
directly or indirectly, effected or agreed to effect any short sale, whether
or
not against the box, established any “put equivalent position” (as defined in
Rule 16a-1(h) under the 0000 Xxx) with respect to the Common Stock, granted
any
other right (including, without limitation, any put or call option) with respect
to the Common Stock or with respect to any security that includes, relates
to or
derived any significant part of its value from the Common Stock or otherwise
sought to hedge its position in the Securities (each, a “Prohibited
Transaction”).
Prior
to the earliest to occur of (i) the termination of this Agreement, (ii) the
Effective Date or (iii) the Effectiveness Deadline, such Investor shall not,
and
shall cause its Trading Affiliates not to, engage, directly or indirectly,
in a
Prohibited Transaction. Such Investor acknowledges that the representations,
warranties and covenants contained in this Section 5.11 are being made for
the
benefit of the Investors as well as the Company and that each of the other
Investors shall have an independent right to assert any claims against such
Investor arising out of any breach or violation of the provisions of this
Section 5.11.
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5.12 Reliance
on Exemptions.
Such
Investor understands that the Securities are being offered and sold to it in
reliance upon specific exemptions from the registration requirements of United
States federal and state securities laws and that the Company is relying upon
the truth and accuracy of, and such Investor’s compliance with, the
representations, warranties, agreements, acknowledgments and understandings
of
such Investor set forth herein in order to determine the availability of such
exemptions and the eligibility of such Investor to acquire the
Securities.
6.
Conditions
to Closing.
6.1 Conditions
to the Investors’ Obligations.
The
obligation of each Investor to purchase the Units at the Closing is subject
to
the fulfillment to such Investor’s satisfaction, on or prior to the Closing
Date, of the following conditions, any of which may be waived by such Investor
(as to itself only):
(a) The
representations and warranties made by the Company in Section 4 hereof qualified
as to materiality shall be true and correct at all times prior to and on the
Closing Date, except to the extent any such representation or warranty expressly
speaks as of a specific date, in which case such representation or warranty
shall be true and correct as of such date, and, the representations and
warranties made by the Company in Section 4 hereof not qualified as to
materiality shall be true and correct in all material respects at all times
prior to and on the Closing Date, except to the extent any such representation
or warranty expressly speaks as of a specific date, in which case such
representation or warranty shall be true and correct in all material respects
as
of such specific date. The Company shall have performed in all material respects
all obligations and covenants herein required to be performed by it on or prior
to the Closing Date.
(b) The
Company shall have obtained any and all consents, permits, approvals,
registrations and waivers necessary
or appropriate for consummation of the purchase and sale of the Units and the
consummation of the other transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents
to be consummated on or prior to the Closing Date, all of which shall be in
full
force and effect.
(c) The
Company shall have executed and delivered the Registration Rights Agreement
and
the Notes and Warrants to be purchased hereunder.
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(d) No
judgment, writ, order, injunction, award or decree of or by any court, or judge,
justice or magistrate, including any bankruptcy court or judge, or any order
of
or by any governmental authority, shall have been issued, and no action or
proceeding shall have been instituted by any governmental authority, enjoining
or preventing the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or in
the
other Transaction Documents.
(e) The
Company shall have delivered a certificate, executed on behalf of the Company
by
its Chief Executive Officer or its Chief Financial Officer, dated as of the
Closing Date, certifying to the fulfillment of the conditions specified in
subsections (a) and (b) of this Section 6.1.
(f) The
Company shall have delivered a Certificate, executed on behalf of the Company
by
its Secretary, dated as of the Closing Date, certifying the resolutions adopted
by the Board of Directors of the Company approving the transactions contemplated
by this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents and the issuance of the
Securities, certifying the current versions of the Certificate of Incorporation
and Bylaws of the Company and certifying as to the signatures and authority
of
persons signing the Transaction Documents and related documents on behalf of
the
Company.
(g) The
Investors shall have received an opinion from Company’s counsel, dated as of the
Closing Date, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Investors
and
addressing such legal matters as the Investors may reasonably
request.
(h) No
stop
order or suspension of trading shall have been imposed by the SEC or any other
governmental or regulatory body with respect to public trading in the Common
Stock.
(i) The
Company or its Subsidiary shall contemporaneously with the Closing, have
consummated the Merger with the Target.
(j) The
Company shall have received gross proceeds of $1,200,000 from the
Offering.
6.2 Conditions
to Obligations of the Company.
The
Company’s obligation to sell and issue the Securities at the Closing is subject
to the fulfillment to the satisfaction of the Company on or prior to the Closing
Date of the following conditions, any of which may be waived by the
Company:
(a) The
representations and warranties made by the Investors in Section 5 hereof, other
than the representations and warranties contained in Sections 5.3, 5.4, 5.5,
5.6, 5.7, 5.8 and 5.9 (the “Investment
Representations”),
shall
be true and correct in all material respects when made, and shall be true and
correct in all material respects on the Closing Date with the same force and
effect as if they had been made on and as of said date. The Investment
Representations shall be true and correct in all respects when made, and shall
be true and correct in all respects on the Closing Date with the same force
and
effect as if they had been made on and as of said date. The Investors shall
have
performed in all material respects all obligations and covenants herein required
to be performed by them on or prior to the Closing Date.
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(b) The
Investors shall have executed and delivered the Registration Rights
Agreement.
(c) No
judgment, writ, order, injunction, award or decree of or by any court, or judge,
justice or magistrate, including any bankruptcy court or judge, or any order
of
or by any governmental authority, shall have been issued, and no action or
proceeding shall have been instituted by any governmental authority, enjoining
or preventing the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or in
the
other Transaction Documents.
(d) The
Investors shall simultaneously deliver the Purchase Price to the Company.
(e) The
Company shall contemporaneously with the Closing, consummate the Merger with
the
Target.
(f) The
Company shall have received gross proceeds of $1,200,000 from the
Offering.
6.3 Termination
of Obligations to Effect Closing; Effects.
(a) The
outstanding obligations of the Company, on the one hand, and the Investors,
on
the other hand, to effect the Closing shall terminate as follows:
(i) Upon
the
mutual written consent of the Company and the Investors;
(ii) By
the
Company if any of the conditions set forth in Section 6.2 shall have become
incapable of fulfillment, and shall not have been waived by the
Company;
(iii) By
an
Investor (with respect to itself only) if any of the conditions set forth in
Section 6.1 shall have become incapable of fulfillment, and shall not have
been
waived by the Investor; or
(iv) By
either
the Company or any Investor (with respect to itself only) if the Closing of
the
sale of the Units has not occurred on or prior to May 30, 2008;
provided,
however,
that,
except in the case of clause (i) above, the party seeking to terminate its
obligation to effect the Closing shall not then be in breach of any of its
representations, warranties, covenants or agreements contained in this Agreement
or the other Transaction Documents if such breach has resulted in the
circumstances giving rise to such party’s seeking to terminate its obligation to
effect the Closing.
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(b) In
the
event of termination by any Investor of its obligations to effect the Closing
pursuant to this Section 6.3, written notice thereof shall forthwith be given
to
the other Investors and the other Investors shall have the right to terminate
their obligations to effect such Closing upon written notice to the Company
and
the other Investors. Nothing in this Section 6.3 shall be deemed to release
any
party from any liability for any breach by such party of the terms and
provisions of this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents or to impair
the
right of any party to compel specific performance by any other party of its
obligations under this Agreement or the other Transaction
Documents.
7. Covenants
and Agreements of the Company.
7.1 Reservation
of Common Stock.
The
Company shall at all times reserve and keep available out of its authorized
but
unissued shares of Common Stock, solely for the purpose of providing for the
conversion of the Notes and exercise of the Warrants, such number of shares
of
Common Stock as shall from time to time equal the Note Shares and Warrant Shares
issuable from time to time.
7.2 Reports.
The
Company will furnish to the Investors and/or their permitted assignees such
information relating to the Company and its Subsidiaries as from time to time
may reasonably be requested by the Investors and/or their assignees;
provided,
however,
that
the Company shall not disclose material nonpublic information to the Investors,
or to advisors to or representatives of the Investors, unless prior to
disclosure of such information the Company identifies such information as being
material nonpublic information and provides the Investors, such advisors and
representatives with the opportunity to accept or refuse to accept such material
nonpublic information for review and any Investor wishing to obtain such
information enters into an appropriate confidentiality agreement with the
Company with respect thereto.
7.3 No
Conflicting Agreements.
The
Company will not take any action, enter into any agreement or make any
commitment that would conflict or interfere in any material respect with the
Company’s obligations to the Investors under the Transaction
Documents.
7.4 Insurance.
The
Company shall not materially reduce the insurance coverage described in Section
4.19.
7.5 Compliance
with Laws.
The
Company will comply in all material respects with all applicable laws, rules,
regulations, orders and decrees of all governmental authorities.
7.6 Listing
of Underlying Shares and Related Matters.
If the
Company applies to have its Common Stock or other securities traded on any
stock
exchange or market, it shall include in such application the Warrant Shares
and
the Note Shares and will take such other action as is necessary to cause such
Common Stock to be so listed. Thereafter, the Company will use commercially
reasonable efforts to continue the listing and trading of its Common Stock
on
such exchange or market and, in accordance, therewith, will use commercially
reasonable efforts to comply in all respects with the Company’s reporting,
filing and other obligations under the bylaws or rules of such exchange or
market, as applicable.
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7.7 Termination
of Covenants.
The
provisions of Sections 7.2 through 7.5 shall terminate and be of no further
force and effect on the date on which the Company’s obligations under the
Registration Rights Agreement to register or maintain the effectiveness of
any
registration covering the Registrable Securities (as such term is defined in
the
Registration Rights Agreement) shall terminate.
7.8 Removal
of Legends; Transfer of Securities.
(a)
Upon the earlier of (i) registration for resale pursuant to the Registration
Rights Agreement or (ii) the shares of Common Stock held by such Investor being
eligible to be resold pursuant to Rule 144 without regard to the volume
limitations imposed by such rule, the Company, provided that it receives from
such Investor the documents (the “Representation
Documents”)
as
applicable, identified in Section 7.8 (a)(1) or (a)(2), shall (A) deliver to
the
transfer agent for the Common Stock (the “Transfer
Agent”)
irrevocable instructions that the Transfer Agent shall reissue a certificate
representing shares of Common Stock without legends upon receipt by such
Transfer Agent of the legended certificates for such shares, together with
either (1) a representation letter from the Investor customarily required in
connection with transactions effected pursuant to Rule 144 or (2) a
representation by the Investor that such Investor has sold the shares of Common
Stock represented thereby in accordance with the Plan of Distribution contained
in the Registration Statement, and (B) cause its counsel to deliver to the
Transfer Agent one or more blanket opinions to the effect that the removal
of
such legends in such circumstances may be effected under the 1933 Act. From
and
after the earlier of such dates, upon an Investor’s written request, the Company
shall promptly cause certificates evidencing the Investor’s Securities to be
replaced with certificates which do not bear such restrictive legends, and
Warrant Shares and Note Shares subsequently issued upon due exercise of the
Warrants or conversion of the Notes, as the case may be, shall not bear such
restrictive legends provided the provisions of either clause (i) or clause
(ii)
above, as applicable, are satisfied with respect to such Warrant Shares or
Note
Shares, as applicable. When the Company is required to cause unlegended
certificates to replace previously issued legended certificates, if unlegended
certificates are not delivered to an Investor within seven Business Days of
submission by that Investor of legended certificate(s) and the applicable
Representation Documents to the Transfer Agent as provided above (or to the
Company, in the case of the Warrants or Notes), the Company shall be liable
to
the Investor for liquidated damages in an amount equal to 1.5% of the aggregate
purchase price of the Securities evidenced by such certificate(s) for each
thirty (30) day period (or portion thereof) beyond such seven Business Days
that
the unlegended certificates have not been so delivered.
(b)
In
the event an Investor wants to transfer its Securities other than as permitted
pursuant to, or as contemplated by, Section 7.8 (a), the Investor and the
proposed transferee shall cause to be delivered to the Company (i) an opinion
of
counsel in form and substance acceptable to the Company and (ii) such other
documents with respect to such transfer as the Company may request.
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8. Survival
and Indemnification.
8.1 Survival.
The
covenants and agreements contained in this Agreement shall survive the Closing
of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. The representations and
warranties contained in this Agreement shall survive until the first anniversary
of the Closing.
8.2 Indemnification.
Subject
to Section 8.1, the Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each Investor
and its Affiliates and their respective directors, officers, employees and
agents from and against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities and
expenses (including without limitation reasonable attorney fees and
disbursements and other expenses incurred in connection with investigating,
preparing or defending any action, claim or proceeding, pending or threatened
and the costs of enforcement thereof) (collectively, “Losses”)
to
which such Person may become subject as a result of any breach of
representation, warranty, covenant or agreement made by or to be performed
on
the part of the Company under the Transaction Documents, and will reimburse
any
such Person for all such amounts as they are incurred by such
Person.
8.3 Conduct
of Indemnification Proceedings.
Promptly
after receipt by any Person (the “Indemnified
Person”)
of
notice of any demand, claim or circumstances which would or might give rise
to a
claim or the commencement of any action, proceeding or investigation in respect
of which indemnity may be sought pursuant to Section 8.2, such Indemnified
Person shall promptly notify the Company in writing and the Company shall assume
the defense thereof, including the employment of counsel reasonably satisfactory
to such Indemnified Person, and shall assume the payment of all fees and
expenses; provided,
however, that
the
failure of any Indemnified Person so to notify the Company shall not relieve
the
Company of its obligations hereunder except to the extent that the Company
is
materially prejudiced by such failure to notify. In any such proceeding, any
Indemnified Person shall have the right to retain its own counsel, but the
fees
and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such Indemnified Person
unless: (i) the Company and the Indemnified Person shall have mutually agreed
to
the retention of such counsel; or (ii) in the reasonable judgment of counsel
to
such Indemnified Person representation of both parties by the same counsel
would
be inappropriate due to actual or potential differing interests between them.
The Company shall not be liable for any settlement of any proceeding effected
without its written consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld,
but if settled with such consent, or if there be a final judgment for the
plaintiff, the Company shall indemnify and hold harmless such Indemnified Person
from and against any loss or liability (to the extent stated above) by reason
of
such settlement or judgment. Without the prior written consent of the
Indemnified Person, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, the
Company shall not effect any settlement of any pending or threatened proceeding
in respect of which any Indemnified Person is or could have been a party and
indemnity could have been sought hereunder by such Indemnified Party, unless
such settlement includes an unconditional release of such Indemnified Person
from all liability arising out of such proceeding.
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9. Miscellaneous.
9.1 Successors
and Assigns.
This
Agreement may not be assigned by a party hereto without the prior written
consent of the Company or the Investors, as applicable. The provisions of this
Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the respective
permitted successors and assigns of the parties. Nothing in this Agreement,
express or implied, is intended to confer upon any party other than the parties
hereto or their respective successors and assigns any rights, remedies,
obligations, or liabilities under or by reason of this Agreement, except as
expressly provided in this Agreement.
9.2 Counterparts;
Faxes.
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. This Agreement may also be executed via facsimile, which shall
be
deemed an original.
9.3 Titles
and Subtitles.
The
titles and subtitles used in this Agreement are used for convenience only and
are not to be considered in construing or interpreting this
Agreement.
9.4 Notices.
Unless
otherwise provided, any notice required or permitted under this Agreement shall
be given in writing and shall be deemed effectively given as hereinafter
described (i) if given by personal delivery, then such notice shall be deemed
given upon such delivery, (ii) if given by telex or telecopier, then such notice
shall be deemed given upon receipt of confirmation of complete transmittal,
(iii) if given by mail, then such notice shall be deemed given upon the earlier
of (A) receipt of such notice by the recipient or (B) three days after such
notice is deposited in first class mail, postage prepaid, and (iv) if given
by
an internationally recognized overnight air courier, then such notice shall
be
deemed given one Business Day after delivery to such carrier. All notices shall
be addressed to the party to be notified at the address as follows, or at such
other address as such party may designate by ten days’ advance written notice to
the other party:
If
to the
Company prior to the Closing:
Ardmore
Holding Corporation
0000
Xxxx
0000 Xxxxx
Xxxxx
Xxxxx, XX 00000
Attention:
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx, President
Fax:
000-000-0000
If
to the
Company after the Closing:
Ardmore
Holding Corporation
Xxxxxxxxxxx
Xxxx Xx. 0,
Xxxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxx of Zhonbei Town,
Xiquing
District,
Tianjin
City, PRC
Attn.:
Liu Li, Chief Executive Officer
Fax:
000-00000000
With
a
copy to:
Xxxxxxx
Xxxx LLP
0000
Xxxxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx
Xxx
Xxxx,
XX 00000
Attn:
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx, Esq.
Fax:
(000) 000-0000
If
to the
Investors:
to
the
addresses set forth on the signature pages hereto.
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9.5 Expenses.
The
parties hereto shall pay their own costs and expenses in connection herewith.
Such expenses shall be paid not later than the Closing. In the event that legal
proceedings are commenced by any party to this Agreement against another party
to this Agreement in connection with this Agreement or the other Transaction
Documents, the party or parties which do not prevail in such proceedings shall
severally, but not jointly, pay their pro rata share of the reasonable
attorneys’ fees and other reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred
by the prevailing party in such proceedings.
9.6 Amendments
and Waivers.
Any
term of this Agreement may be amended and the observance of any term of this
Agreement may be waived (either generally or in a particular instance and either
retroactively or prospectively), only with the written consent of the Company
and the Investors. Any amendment or waiver effected in accordance with this
paragraph shall be binding upon each holder of any Securities purchased under
this Agreement at the time outstanding, each future holder of all such
Securities, and the Company.
9.7 Publicity.
No
public release or announcement concerning the transactions contemplated hereby
shall be issued by the Company or the Investors without the prior consent of
the
Company (in the case of a release or announcement by the Investors) or the
Investors (in the case of a release or announcement by the Company) (which
consents shall not be unreasonably withheld), except as such release or
announcement may be required by law or the applicable rules or regulations
of
any securities exchange or securities market, in which case the Company or
the
Investors, as the case may be, shall allow the Investors or the Company, as
applicable, to the extent reasonably practicable in the circumstances,
reasonable time to comment on such release or announcement in advance of such
issuance.
9.8 Severability.
Any
provision of this Agreement that is prohibited or unenforceable in any
jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of
such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining
provisions hereof but shall be interpreted as if it were written so as to be
enforceable to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, and any such
prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or
render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction. To the extent
permitted by applicable law, the parties hereby waive any provision of law
which
renders any provision hereof prohibited or unenforceable in any
respect.
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9.9 Entire
Agreement.
This
Agreement, including the Exhibits and the Disclosure Schedules, and the other
Transaction Documents constitute the entire agreement among the parties hereof
with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof and supersede all prior
agreements and understandings, both oral and written, between the parties with
respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof.
9.10 Further
Assurances.
The
parties shall execute and deliver all such further instruments and documents
and
take all such other actions as may reasonably be required to carry out the
transactions contemplated hereby and to evidence the fulfillment of the
agreements herein contained.
9.11 Governing
Law; Consent to Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial.
This
Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the internal
laws of the State of New York without regard to the choice of law principles
thereof. Each of the parties hereto irrevocably submits to the exclusive
jurisdiction of the courts of the State of New York located in New York County
and the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
for
the purpose of any suit, action, proceeding or judgment relating to or arising
out of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby. Service of
process in connection with any such suit, action or proceeding may be served
on
each party hereto anywhere in the world by the same methods as are specified
for
the giving of notices under this Agreement. Each of the parties hereto
irrevocably consents to the jurisdiction of any such court in any such suit,
action or proceeding and to the laying of venue in such court. Each party hereto
irrevocably waives any objection to the laying of venue of any such suit, action
or proceeding brought in such courts and irrevocably waives any claim that
any
such suit, action or proceeding brought in any such court has been brought
in an
inconvenient forum. EACH
OF THE PARTIES HERETO WAIVES ANY RIGHT TO REQUEST A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY
LITIGATION WITH RESPECT TO THIS AGREEMENT AND REPRESENTS THAT COUNSEL HAS BEEN
CONSULTED SPECIFICALLY AS TO THIS WAIVER.
9.12 Independent
Nature of Investors’ Obligations and Rights.
The
obligations of each Investor under any Transaction Document are several and
not
joint with the obligations of any other Investor, and no Investor shall be
responsible in any way for the performance of the obligations of any other
Investor under any Transaction Document. The decision of each Investor to
purchase Securities pursuant to the Transaction Documents has been made by
such
Investor independently of any other Investor. Nothing contained herein or in
any
Transaction Document, and no action taken by any Investor pursuant thereto,
shall be deemed to constitute the Investors as a partnership, an association,
a
joint venture or any other kind of entity, or create a presumption that the
Investors are in any way acting in concert or as a group with respect to such
obligations or the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents.
Each
Investor acknowledges that no other Investor has acted as agent for such
Investor in connection with making its investment hereunder and that no Investor
will be acting as agent of such Investor in connection with monitoring its
investment in the Securities or enforcing its rights under the Transaction
Documents. Each Investor shall be entitled to independently protect and enforce
its rights, including, without limitation, the rights arising out of this
Agreement or out of the other Transaction Documents, and it shall not be
necessary for any other Investor to be joined as an additional party in any
proceeding for such purpose. The Company acknowledges that each of the Investors
has been provided with the same Transaction Documents for the purpose of closing
a transaction with multiple Investors and not because it was required or
requested to do so by any Investor.
9.13 Acceptance
of Investment.
Each
Investor hereby acknowledges and agrees that at any time prior to the Closing
Date the Company, in its sole discretion, reserves the right to (i) accept
or
reject any Investor’s purchase of the Units in whole or in part, or (ii) allot
to any Investor a lesser number of Units or Securities than the number of Units
or Securities set forth on the Investor’s signature page attached
hereto.
[signature
page follows]
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF,
the
parties have executed this Agreement or caused their duly authorized officers
to
execute this Agreement as of the date first above written.
ARDMORE HOLDING CORPORATION | ||
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By: | ||
Xxxx X. Xxxxxx, President |
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COUNTERPART
SIGNATURE PAGE
By
signing below, the undersigned agrees to the terms of the Securities Purchase
Agreement and to purchase the number of Shares and Warrants set forth
below.
INVESTOR: | |||
Number of Units being purchased: | |||
Number of Warrants to be received: | ||||
By: | ||||
Name: | ||||
Title:
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Aggregate principal amount of Notes to be received: |
Address: | |||
Facsimile: | |||
Aggregate Purchase Price: |
with a copy to: |
Please
complete the following:
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1.
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The
exact name that your Warrants and Notes are to be registered in (this
is
the name that will appear on your Note and Warrant). You may use
a nominee
name if appropriate:
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2.
|
The
relationship between the Investors in the Securities and the Registered
Holder listed in response to item 1 above:
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3.
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The
mailing address and facsimile number of the
|
|||
Registered
Holder listed
in response to item 1
|
||||
above
(if different from above:
|
Facsimile: | |||
4.
|
(For
United States Investors:)
The Social Security Number or Tax Identification Number of the Registered Holder listed in the response to
item
1 above:
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Amendments
to Purchase Agreement
The
reference to May 30, 2008 in paragraph C of the Recitals is amended to read
as
follows: “June 12, 2008”.
The
definition in Section 1 of “Purchase Price” is hereby deleted.
The
reference in Section 2 to “48 Units” is amended to read “not less than 40
Units.”
The
phrase in Section 2: “in exchange for each Investor’s pro rata share of the
Purchase Price” is replaced with the following: “in exchange for the purchase
price payable with respect to the Units to be purchased by such
Investors.”
Deleted
from Section 2 is the following phrase: “provided,
however,
that
not more than $1.2 million of Units in the aggregate, shall be purchased in
this
Offering.”
The
phrase in the first sentence of Section 3, “only upon payment in full of each
Investor’s pro rata share of the Purchase Price to the Company by such
Investors” is replaced with the following: “only upon payment in full to the
Company by the Investor of the purchase price payable by it.”
The
phrase in the penultimate sentence of Section 3, “On the date (the “Closing
Date”)
the
Company receives the Purchase Price from the Investors” is replaced with “On the
date (the “Closing Date”) the Company receives not less than $1.0 million in
gross proceeds from the Investors.”
The
term
“date hereof” in the first sentence of Section 5.11 is hereby amended to read:
“Closing Date.”
Section
6.2(d) is hereby amended to read as follows: “The Investors shall have
simultaneously delivered the purchase price payable by them with respect to
their purchase of the Units to the Company in an aggregate amount of not less
than $1.0 million.”
The
reference in Section 6.1(j) and 6.2(f) to “$1.2 million” is amended to read
“$1.0 million.”
The
reference in Section 6.3(a)(iv) to “May 30, 2008” is amended to read “June 12,
2008”.
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