Contract
EXHIBIT
10.1
THIS
PRIVATE PLACEMENT SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT RELATES TO AN OFFERING OF SECURITIES
IN
AN OFFSHORE TRANSACTION TO PERSONS WHO ARE NOT U.S. PERSONS (AS DEFINED HEREIN)
PURSUANT TO REGULATION S UNDER THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES ACT OF 1933,
AS
AMENDED (THE “1933 ACT”).
NONE
OF THE SECURITIES TO WHICH THIS PRIVATE PLACEMENT SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT
(THE
“SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT”) RELATES HAVE BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE 1933 ACT, OR
ANY U.S. STATE SECURITIES LAWS, AND, UNLESS SO REGISTERED, NONE MAY BE OFFERED
OR SOLD, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN THE UNITED STATES OR TO U.S. PERSONS
(AS
DEFINED HEREIN) EXCEPT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF REGULATION S
UNDER
THE 1933 ACT, PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE 1933
ACT, OR PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT
SUBJECT
TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE 1933 ACT AND IN EACH CASE ONLY IN
ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. IN ADDITION, HEDGING
TRANSACTIONS INVOLVING THE SECURITIES MAY NOT BE CONDUCTED UNLESS IN ACCORDANCE
WITH THE 1933 ACT.
CONFIDENTIAL
(Offshore
Subscribers)
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TO:
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TraceGuard
Technologies, Inc. (the “Company”)
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000
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx
Xxxx
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00000
Purchase
of Shares and Warrants
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1.
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Subscription
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1.1 The
undersigned, ______ (the “Subscriber”), hereby irrevocably subscribes for and
agrees to purchase from the Company, on the basis of the representations
and
warranties and subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this agreement
(the “Subscription Agreement”), _____ Units at the price of US$0.15 per Unit
(the “Subscription Price”), for a total purchase price of US$_____, each “Unit”
consisting of one share of the Company's common stock, par value $0.001 per
share (a “Share”), and one warrant (a “Warrant”) exercisable for three years
from the applicable Payment Date (as defined below) to purchase one additional
Share (a “Warrant Share”) at a price of US$0.80 per Warrant Share, for the
aggregate purchase price of US$____ (the “Subscription Proceeds”).
1.2 As
set
forth in Section 2.1 herein, Subscriber shall pay the Subscription Proceeds
to
the Company in two instalments with each instalment equal to 50.0% of the
Subscription Proceeds. In connection therewith, and within 14 Business Days
of
such Payment Date, the Company shall deliver to Subscriber a number of Units
equal to the aggregate Units purchased hereunder, for each instalment. A
“Business Day” is any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday, or a day that is a
holiday on which national banks in the United States are closed for
business.
1.3 Upon
acceptance of this Subscription Agreement by the Company, Subscriber
acknowledges and agrees that Subscriber shall purchase the Units pursuant
to the
terms of this Subscription Agreement. Subscriber covenants to make the
applicable payment on each Payment Date.
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2.
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Payment
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2.1 The
Subscriber shall pay the Subscription Proceeds to the Company in equal
instalments in the following manner: (1) upon acceptance of this Subscription
Agreement by the Company (the “First Payment Date), the Subscriber shall pay to
the Company 50.0% of the Subscription Proceeds; and (2) on or before July
31,
2008 (the “Second Payment Date”), the Subscriber shall pay to the Company the
remaining 50.0% of the Subscription Proceeds. The First Payment Date and
the
Second Payment Date are each hereinafter referred to as a “Payment
Date.”
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2.2 Upon
the
First and Second Payment Date the undersigned agrees to pay each instalment
of
the Subscription Proceeds by wire transfer to:
Name:
TraceGuard
Technologies Inc.
Bank:
______________________
Account:
______________________
SWIFT/ABA:
______________________
2.3 The
Subscriber acknowledges and agrees that this Subscription Agreement, the
Subscription Proceeds and any other documents delivered in connection herewith
will be held on behalf of the Company until acceptance or rejection. In the
event that this Subscription Agreement is rejected by the Company for whatever
reason, which the Company expressly reserves the right to do within 30 days
of
the delivery by the Subscriber of this executed Subscription Agreement, the
Company shall return this Subscription Agreement, the Subscription Proceeds
(without interest thereon) and any other documents delivered in connection
herewith will be returned to the Subscriber at the address of the Subscriber
as
set forth in this Subscription Agreement.
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3.
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Documents
Required from Subscriber
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3.1 The
Subscriber must complete, sign and return to the Company an executed copy
of
this Subscription Agreement.
3.2 The
Subscriber shall complete, sign and return to the Company as soon as possible,
on request by the Company, any documents, questionnaires, notices and
undertakings as may be required by regulatory authorities, and applicable
law.
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4.
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Closing
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4.1 If
the
Subscription Agreement and the Subscription are accepted by the Company,
the
closing of each instalment of the offering of the Units (the “Closing”) shall
occur on each applicable Payment Date.
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5.
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Acknowledgements
of Subscriber
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5.1 The
Subscriber acknowledges and agrees that:
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(a)
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none
of the Shares, Warrants or Warrant Shares have been registered
under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (“1933 Act”), or under any state
securities or “blue sky” laws of any state of the United States, and,
unless so registered, may not be sold or transferred except in
accordance
with the provisions of Regulation S, promulgated under the 1933
Act
(“Regulation S”), pursuant to an effective registration statement under
the 1933 Act, or pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction
not
subject to, the registration requirements of the 1933 Act and in
each case
in accordance with applicable state and local securities laws;
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(b)
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the
Subscriber acknowledges that the Company has not undertaken, and
will have
no obligation, to register any of the Shares, Warrants or Warrant
Shares
under the 1933 Act;
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(c)
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the
decision to execute this Subscription Agreement and acquire the
Units
hereunder has not been based upon any oral or written representation
as to
fact or otherwise made by or on behalf of the Company, and such
decision
is based entirely upon a review of the information filed by the
Company
with the Unites States Securities and Exchange Commission (the
“SEC
Filings”);
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(d)
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no
securities commission or similar regulatory authority has reviewed
or
passed on the merits of the Units;
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(e)
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there
are risks associated with an investment in the Units, as described
in the
SEC Filings;
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(f)
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the
Subscriber has not acquired the Units as a result of, and will
not itself,
directly or indirectly, engage in any “directed selling efforts” (as
defined in Regulation S) in the United States in respect of the
Units
which would include any activities undertaken for the purpose of,
or that
could reasonably be expected to have the effect of, conditioning
the
market in the United States for the resale of the Units; provided,
however, that the Subscriber may sell or otherwise dispose of the
Units
pursuant to registration thereof under the 1933 Act, pursuant to
Regulation S, or under an exemption from such registration
requirements;
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(g)
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the
Subscriber and the Subscriber's advisor(s) have had a reasonable
opportunity to ask questions of and receive answers from the Company
in
connection with the purchase of the Units hereunder, and to obtain
additional information, to the extent possessed or obtainable without
unreasonable effort or expense, necessary to verify the accuracy
of the
information about the Company;
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(h)
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the
Subscriber will indemnify and hold harmless the Company and, where
applicable, its directors, officers, employees, agents, advisors
and
shareholders, from and against any and all loss, liability, claim,
damage
and expense whatsoever (including, but not limited to, any and
all fees,
costs and expenses whatsoever reasonably incurred in investigating,
preparing or defending against any claim, lawsuit, administrative
proceeding or investigation whether commenced or threatened) arising
out
of or based upon any representation or warranty of the Subscriber
contained herein or in any document furnished by the Subscriber
to the
Company in connection herewith being untrue in any material respect
or any
breach or failure by the Subscriber to comply with any covenant
or
agreement made by the Subscriber to the Company in connection
therewith;
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(i)
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the
Shares are not listed on any stock exchange or automated dealer
quotation
system (other than the U.S. Over the Counter Bulletin Board (“OTC BB”))
and no representation has been made to the Subscriber that any
of the
Shares will become listed on any stock exchange or automated dealer
quotation system (other than OTC
BB);
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(j)
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the
Company will refuse to register any transfer of the Units not made
in
accordance with the provisions of Regulation S, pursuant to an
effective
registration statement under the 1933 Act or pursuant to an available
exemption from the registration requirements of the 1933 Act and
in
accordance with applicable state and local securities
laws;
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(k)
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the
statutory and regulatory basis for the exemption claimed for the
offer of
the Units, although in technical compliance with Regulation S,
would not
be available if the offering is part of a plan or scheme to evade
the
registration provisions of the 1933 Act or any applicable state
and
provincial securities laws;
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(l)
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the
Subscriber has been advised by the Company to consult the Subscriber's
own
legal, tax and other advisors with respect to the merits and risks
of an
investment in the Units and with respect to applicable resale
restrictions, and the Subscriber is solely responsible (and the
Company is
not in any way responsible) for compliance
with:
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(i)
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any
applicable laws of the jurisdiction in which the Subscriber is
resident in
connection with the distribution of the Units hereunder,
and
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(ii)
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applicable
resale restrictions; and
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(m)
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this
Subscription Agreement is not enforceable by the Subscriber unless
it has
been accepted by the Company.
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6.
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Representations,
Warranties and Covenants of the
Subscriber
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6.1 The
Subscriber hereby represents and warrants to and covenants with the Company
(which representations, warranties and covenants shall survive the Closing)
that:
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(a)
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the
Subscriber has the legal capacity and competence to enter into
and execute
this Subscription Agreement and to take all actions required pursuant
hereto;
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(b)
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the
entering into of this Subscription Agreement and the transactions
contemplated hereby do not result in the violation of any of the
terms and
provisions of any law applicable to the Subscriber or of any agreement,
written or oral, to which the Subscriber may be a party or by which
the
Subscriber is or may be bound;
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(c)
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the
Subscriber has duly executed and delivered this Subscription Agreement
and
it constitutes a valid and binding agreement of the Subscriber
enforceable
against the Subscriber in accordance with its
terms;
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(d)
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the
Subscriber is acquiring the Units for such Subscriber's own account
and/or
benefit for investment and not as a nominee and not with a view
to the
distribution thereof.
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(e)
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the
Subscriber is not acquiring the Units for the account or benefit
of,
directly or indirectly, any U.S.
Person;
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(f)
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the
Subscriber is not a U.S. Person (as defined in Regulation
S);
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(g)
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the
Subscriber is resident in the jurisdiction set out under the heading
“Name
and Address of Subscriber” on the signature page of this Subscription
Agreement;
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(h)
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the
sale of the Units to the Subscriber as contemplated in this Subscription
Agreement complies with or is exempt from the applicable securities
legislation of the jurisdiction of residence of the
Subscriber;
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(i)
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the
Subscriber is acquiring the Units for investment only and not with
a view
to resale or distribution and, in particular, it has no intention
to
distribute either directly or indirectly any of the Units in the
United
States or to U.S. Persons;
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(j)
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the
Subscriber is outside the United States at the time of the offer
and sale
of the Units and when receiving and executing this Subscription
Agreement
and is acquiring the Units as principal for the Subscriber's own
account,
for investment purposes only, and not with a view to, or for, resale,
distribution or fractionalisation thereof, in whole or in part,
and no
other person has a direct or indirect beneficial interest in such
Units;
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(k)
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the
Subscriber is not an underwriter of, or dealer in, the common shares
of
the Company, nor is the Subscriber participating, pursuant to a
contractual agreement or otherwise, in the distribution of the
Units;
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(l)
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the
Subscriber (i) is able to fend for him/her/itself in the purchase
of the
Units; (ii) has such knowledge and experience in business matters
as to be
capable of evaluating the merits and risks of its prospective investment
in the Units; and (iii) has the ability to bear the economic risks
of its
prospective investment and can afford the complete loss of such
investment;
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(m)
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the
Subscriber is not aware of any public solicitation or advertisement
of an
offer in connection with any of the Units;
and
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(n)
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no
person has made to the Subscriber any written or oral
representations:
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(i)
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that
any person will resell or repurchase any of the
Units;
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(ii)
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that
any person will refund the purchase price of any of the
Units;
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(iii)
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as
to the future price or value of any of the Units;
or
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(iv)
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that
any of the Shares will be listed and posted for trading on any
stock
exchange or automated dealer quotation system or that application
has been
made to list and post any of the Shares of the Company on any stock
exchange or automated dealer quotation system; except that the
Company’s
common stock is currently approved for trading on OTC
BB.
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(o)
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The
Subscriber will not engage in hedging transactions with respect
to the
Units unless in compliance with the 1933
Act.
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7.
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Acknowledgement
and Waiver
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7.1 The
Subscriber has acknowledged that the decision to purchase the Units was solely
made on the basis of information contained in the SEC Filings, which is publicly
available and filed on XXXXX. The Subscriber hereby waives, to the fullest
extent permitted by law, any rights of withdrawal, rescission or compensation
for damages to which the Subscriber might be entitled in connection with
the
distribution of the Units.
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8.
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Legending
of Subject Units
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8.1 The
Subscriber hereby acknowledges that upon the issuance thereof, and until
such
time as the same is no longer required under the applicable securities laws
and
regulations, the certificates representing any of the Shares, Warrants and
Warrant Shares will bear a legend in substantially the following
form:
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“THE
SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE WERE ISSUED IN AN OFFSHORE
TRANSACTION TO PERSONS WHO ARE NOT U.S. PERSONS (AS DEFINED IN
REGULATION
S PROMULGATED PURSUANT TO THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED
(THE
“ACT”)) PURSUANT TO REGULATION S. ACCORDINGLY, THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED
BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE ACT, OR
ANY U.S.
STATE SECURITIES LAWS, AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD, TRANSFERRED,
HYPOTHECATED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF (I) EXCEPT IN ACCORDANCE
WITH THE
PROVISIONS OF REGULATION S, (II) PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION
STATEMENT UNDER THE ACT OR (III) PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM
THE ACT
WHICH IS CONFIRMED IN AN OPINION OF COMPANY COUNSEL. IN ADDITION,
HEDGING
TRANSACTIONS INVOLVING THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE
MAY
NOT BE CONDUCTED UNLESS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE
ACT.”
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8.2 The
Subscriber hereby acknowledges and agrees to the Company making a notation
on
its records or giving instructions to the registrar and transfer agent of
the
Company in order to implement the restrictions on transfer set forth and
described in this Subscription Agreement.
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9.
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Costs
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9.1 The
Subscriber acknowledges and agrees that all costs and expenses incurred by
the
Subscriber (including any fees and disbursements of any special counsel retained
by the Subscriber) relating to the purchase of the Units shall be borne by
the
Subscriber.
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10.
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Governing
Law
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10.1 This
Subscription Agreement is governed by the laws of the State of Nevada. The
Subscriber, in its personal or corporate capacity and, if applicable, on
behalf
of each beneficial purchaser for whom it is acting, irrevocably consents
to the
jurisdiction of the courts of the State of New York to resolve any disputes
arising hereunder.
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11.
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Survival
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11.1 This
Subscription Agreement, including, without limitation, the representations,
warranties and covenants contained herein, shall survive and continue in
full
force and effect and be binding upon the parties hereto notwithstanding the
completion of the purchase of the Units by the Subscriber pursuant
hereto.
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12.
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Assignment
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12.1 This
Subscription Agreement is not transferable or assignable.
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13.
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Severability
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13.1 The
invalidity or unenforceability of any particular provision of this Subscription
Agreement shall not affect or limit the validity or enforceability of the
remaining provisions of this Subscription Agreement.
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14.
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Entire
Agreement
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14.1 Except
as
expressly provided in this Subscription Agreement and in the agreements,
instruments and other documents contemplated or provided for herein, this
Subscription Agreement contains the entire agreement between the parties
with
respect to the sale of the Units and there are no other terms, conditions,
representations or warranties, whether expressed, implied, oral or written,
by
statute or common law, by the Company or by anyone else.
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15.
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Notices
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17.1 All
notices and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall
be
deemed to have been duly given if mailed or transmitted by any standard form
of
telecommunication. Notices to the Subscriber shall be directed to the address
on
the signature page of this Subscription Agreement and all notices to the
Company
shall be delivered by facsimile to: TraceGuard Technologies, Inc., 000 Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxx Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000, Attention: Xxxxx Xxx-Xxxx, Chief Financial
Officer, facsimile number: 011-972-57-797-5364, with a copy to Moses &
Singer LLP, 000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, 00xx
Xxxxx,
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000, Attention: Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx, Esq., facsimile number (000)
000-0000.
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16.
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Counterparts
and Electronic Means
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16.1 This
Subscription Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each
of
which, when so executed and delivered, shall constitute an original and all
of
which together shall constitute one instrument. Delivery of an executed copy
of
this Subscription Agreement by electronic facsimile transmission or other
means
of electronic communication capable of producing a printed copy will be deemed
to be execution and delivery of this Subscription Agreement as of the date
hereinafter set forth.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF
the
Subscriber has duly executed this Subscription Agreement as of the date of
acceptance by the Company.
___________________________________
(Name
of
Subscriber - Please type or print)
___________________________________
(Signature
and, if applicable, Office of the Subscriber)
___________________________________
(Address
of Subscriber)___________________________________
(City,
State or Province, Postal Code of Subscriber)___________________________________
(Country
of Subscriber)ACCEPTANCE
The
above-mentioned Subscription Agreement in respect of the Units is hereby
accepted by TraceGuard Technologies, Inc.
DATED
as
of the __
day of
July, 2008.
Per: __________________________________
David
Ben
Yair, Chief Financial Officer
