ZOOM TECHNOLOGIES, INC. COMMON STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT October 18, 2011
Exhibit
10.1
CONFIDENTIAL
TREATMENT
execution
version
ZOOM
TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
October
18, 2011
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TABLE
OF CONTENTS
Page
1. |
Definitions. |
1 | |
2. |
Purchase and Sale of the Purchase
Shares |
6 | |
2.1 |
Purchase and Sale |
6 | |
2.2 |
Closing |
7 | |
2.3 |
Deliveries |
7 | |
3. |
Representations and Warranties of the
Company |
7 | |
3.1 |
Organization; Good Standing;
Qualification |
7 | |
3.2 |
Capitalization |
7 | |
3.3 |
No Subsidiaries or Equity
Interests |
8 | |
3.4 |
Authorization;
Non-Contravention |
8 | |
3.5 |
SEC Filings; Financial Statements; Internal
Controls |
9 | |
3.6 |
Governmental Consents |
11 | |
3.7 |
Brokers or Finders |
11 | |
3.8 |
Nasdaq |
12 | |
3.9 |
Valid Issuance of the Purchase
Shares |
12 | |
3.10 |
Offering |
12 | |
3.11 |
No Material Adverse Effect |
12 | |
3.12 |
Intellectual Property |
12 | |
3.13 |
Compliance; Permits |
13 | |
3.14 |
Litigation |
13 | |
3.15 |
Ownership of Assets |
14 | |
3.16 |
Transactions with Affiliates and
Employees |
14 | |
3.17 |
OFAC |
14 | |
3.18 |
Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002 |
14 | |
3.19 |
Environmental Matters |
15 | |
3.20 |
Foreign Corrupt Practices
Act |
16 | |
3.21 |
Full Disclosure |
16 | |
4. |
Representations and Warranties of the
Purchaser |
16 | |
4.1 |
Organization; Authorization |
16 | |
4.2 |
Purchase Entirely for Own
Account |
16 | |
4.3 |
Receipt of Information |
17 | |
4.4 |
Accredited Investor |
17 | |
4.5 |
Investment Experience |
17 | |
4.6 |
Rule 144 |
17 | |
4.7 |
Reliance on Purchaser's
Representations |
17 |
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TABLE
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Page
4.8 |
General Solicitation |
17 | |
4.9 |
Legends |
18 | |
5. |
Covenants |
18 | |
5.1 |
Board Nominee |
18 | |
5.2 |
Further Assurances |
19 | |
5.3 |
Nasdaq Listing |
19 | |
5.4 |
Conduct of Business by the
Company |
19 | |
5.5 |
Exclusivity |
20 | |
6. |
Conditions Precedent to
Closing |
20 | |
6.1 |
Conditions to the Obligation of the Purchaser to
Consummate the Closing |
20 | |
6.2 |
Conditions to the Obligation of the Company to
Consummate the Closing |
21 | |
7. |
Miscellaneous Provisions |
22 | |
7.1 |
Rights Cumulative |
22 | |
7.2 |
Notices |
22 | |
7.3 |
Captions |
23 | |
7.4 |
Severability |
23 | |
7.5 |
Governing Law; Arbitration; Injunctive
Relief |
23 | |
7.6 |
Amendment |
24 | |
7.7 |
Expenses |
24 | |
7.8 |
Assignment |
24 | |
7.9 |
Survival |
24 | |
7.10 |
Entire Agreement |
25 | |
7.11 |
Counterparts; Reproductions |
25 | |
7.12 |
Termination |
25 | |
7.13 |
WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL |
25 |
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Schedule
I
Schedule
I
- Key
Stockholders
Exhibits
Exhibit
A
- Confidential
Purchase Questionnaire
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This
COMMON STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT (the "Agreement") is made as of
October 18, 2011 by and among Zoom Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation
(the "Company"), Spreadtrum
Communications, Inc., a Cayman Islands company (the "Purchaser") and each of the
key stockholders listed on Schedule I hereto (each, a "Key Stockholder" and
collectively, the "Key
Stockholders").
WHEREAS,
the parties desire that the Purchaser makes an equity investment in the Company
pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Agreement; and
WHEREAS,
the Company and the Purchaser are executing and delivering this Agreement (i) in
reliance upon the exemption from securities registration afforded by the rules
and regulations as promulgated by the SEC (as defined below) under
Section 4(2) of the Securities Act (as defined below).
NOW
THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements, representations,
warranties and covenants herein contained, as well as other good and valuable
consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged and
accepted, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties hereto agree as
follows:
1. Definitions.
1.1 As
used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following respective
meanings:
(a) "Affiliate" shall mean, with
respect to any given Person, a Person that Controls, is Controlled by, or is
under common Control with the given Person.
(b) "Control" shall mean, when used
with respect to any Person, the power to direct the management and policies of
such Person, directly or indirectly, whether through the ownership of voting
securities, by contract or otherwise.
(c) "Common Stock" shall mean the
common stock of the Company, par value US$0.01 per share.
(d) "Company Intellectual Property"
shall mean all of the Intellectual Property owned by the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries.
(e) "Company Intellectual Property
Agreements" shall mean the contracts in effect as of the date of this
Agreement: (i) under which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is granted a
right to any third party's Intellectual Property that is material to the
operation of the Company's business as a whole, other than licenses and related
services agreements for commercially available technology or Intellectual
Property, or (ii) under which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has
licensed to third parties rights under any material Company Intellectual
Property, other than customer, developer and reseller licenses and other
agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business or in connection with
the sale or licensing of Company products or services.
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(f) "Company Options" shall mean
options to purchase Common Stock under any of the Company Stock Options
Plans.
(g) "Company Products" means all of
the Company's (i) GSM/GPRS/EDGE products, including but not limited to,
handsets, data card, tablet PC and other wireless terminals, (ii) TD-SCDMA
related smart phone products, including but not limited to, TD-SCDMA smart
phones and multi-mode smart phones that include TD-SCDMA, and (iii) TD-SCDMA
feature phone products ("TD-SCDMA Feature Phone
Products"), but excluding solely products, including handsets, tablet PC
and other wireless terminals, that are manufactured by the Company or its
Affiliates through the Company's Electronic Manufacturing Services for or on
behalf of third parties.
(h) "Company Stock Option Plan"
shall mean each stock option plan, stock award plan, stock appreciation right
plan, phantom stock plan, stock option, other equity or equity-based
compensation plan, equity or other equity based award to any employee, whether
payable in cash, shares or otherwise, (to the extent not issued pursuant to any
of the foregoing plans) or other plan or contract of any nature with any
employee pursuant to which any stock, option, warrant or other right to purchase
or acquire capital stock of the Company or right to payment based on the value
of Company capital stock has been granted or otherwise issued.
(i) "Competitive Products" means
any and all third party baseband integrated circuit chipset products, including
GSM/GPRS/EDGE and TD-SCDMA products.
(j) [***]
(k) "Environment" means soil, land
surface or subsurface strata, surface waters (including navigable waters, ocean
waters, streams, ponds, drainage basins, and wetlands), groundwaters, drinking
water supply, stream sediments, ambient air (including indoor air), plant and
animal life, and any other environmental medium or natural
resource.
(l) "Environmental Claim" means any
and all administrative, regulatory or judicial actions, suits, orders, demands,
directives, claims, liens, investigations, proceedings or written or oral
notices of noncompliance or violation by or from any Person alleging liability
of whatever kind of nature (including liability or responsibility for the costs
of enforcement proceedings, investigations, cleanup, governmental response,
removal or remediation, natural resources damages, property damages, personal
injuries, medical monitoring, penalties, contribution, indemnification and
injunctive relief) arising out of, based on or resulting from (i) the
presence or Release of, or exposure to, any Hazardous Materials at any location
or (ii) the failure to comply with any Environmental Law.
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(m) "Environmental Law" means any
Legal Requirement that requires or relates to:
(i) advising
appropriate authorities, employees, and the public of intended or actual
releases of pollutants or hazardous substances or materials, violations of
discharge limits, or other prohibitions and of the commencements of activities,
such as resource extraction or construction, that could have significant impact
on the Environment;
(ii) preventing
or reducing to acceptable levels the release of pollutants or hazardous
substances or materials into the Environment;
(iii)
reducing
the quantities, preventing the release, or minimizing the hazardous
characteristics of wastes that are generated;
(iv)
assuring
that products are designed, formulated, packaged, and used so that they do not
present unreasonable risks to human health or the Environment when used or
disposed of;
(v)
protecting resources, species, or ecological amenities;
(vi)
reducing
to acceptable levels the risks inherent in the transportation of hazardous
substances, pollutants, oil, or other potentially harmful
substances;
(vii)
cleaning
up pollutants that have been released, preventing the threat of release, or
paying the costs of such clean up or prevention; or
(viii)
making
responsible parties pay private parties, or groups of them, for damages done to
their health or the Environment, or permitting self-appointed representatives of
the public interest to recover for injuries done to public assets.
(n) "Exchange Act" shall mean the
U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
(o) "Exclusivity Term" means the
term commencing on the Closing and ending three (3) years
thereafter.
(p) "GAAP" shall mean United States
generally accepted accounting principles.
(q) "Governmental Entity" shall
mean any national, provincial, state, municipal, local government, any
instrumentality, subdivision, court, administrative agency or commission or
other governmental authority or instrumentality, or any quasi-governmental or
private body exercising any regulatory, taxing, importing or other governmental
or quasi-governmental authority.
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(r) "Hazardous Materials" means any
waste or other substance that is listed, defined, designated, or classified as,
or otherwise determined to be, hazardous, radioactive, or toxic or a pollutant
or a contaminant under or pursuant to any Environmental Law, including any
admixture or solution thereof, and specifically including petroleum and all
derivatives thereof or synthetic substitutes therefor and asbestos or
asbestos-containing materials.
(s) "Intellectual Property" shall
mean the rights associated with or arising under any of the following anywhere
in the world: (i) patents and applications therefor; (ii) copyrights,
copyrights registrations and applications therefor, and all other rights
corresponding rights in works of authorship, however denominated;
(iii) rights in industrial designs and any registrations and applications
therefor; (iv) trademark rights and corresponding rights in trade names,
logos and service marks, trademark or service xxxx, and registrations and
applications therefor; (v) trade secrets rights and corresponding rights in
confidential business and technical information and know-how ("Trade
Secrets"); and (vi) any similar or equivalent rights to any of the
foregoing anywhere in the world (as applicable).
(t) "Knowledge" shall mean, with
respect to a party hereto, with respect to any matter in question, that any of
the Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer or Vice Presidents of such
party, has actual knowledge (and not constructive or imputed knowledge) of such
matter.
(u) "Legal Requirements" shall mean
any national, provincial, state, municipal, local or other law, statute,
constitution, principle of common law, resolution, ordinance, code, order,
edict, decree, rule, regulation, ruling or requirement issued, enacted, adopted,
promulgated, implemented or otherwise put into effect by or under the authority
of any Governmental Entity.
(v) "Lien" shall mean any pledge,
claim, lien, charge, encumbrance, option and security interest of any kind or
nature whatsoever.
(w) "Material Adverse Effect" shall
mean any change, event, violation, inaccuracy, circumstance or effect that has a
material adverse effect on the business, properties, prospects, assets, results
of operations or condition (financial or otherwise) of the Company or its
Subsidiaries; provided, however, that in no
event shall any of the following, alone or in combination, be deemed to
constitute a Material Adverse Effect: (i) changes in generally accepted
accounting principles in the United States or changes in the regulatory
accounting requirements applicable to any industry in which the Company and its
Subsidiaries operate, (ii) changes in the financial and securities markets or
general economic and political conditions in the United States or the People's
Republic of China, (iii) changes (including changes of applicable law) or
conditions generally affecting the industry in which the Company and its
Subsidiaries operate and not specifically relating to or having a materially
disproportionate effect on the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole,
(iv) acts of war, sabotage or terrorism or natural disasters involving the
United States of America or the People's Republic of China, (v) the announcement
or consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, (vi) any
failure by the Company and its Subsidiaries to meet any internal or published
budgets, projections, forecasts or predictions of financial performance for any
period and any changes in the trading price or trading volume of Shares
(provided that the underlying causes of such failure or changes shall not be
excluded) or (vii) any action taken (or omitted to be taken) at the request of
the Purchaser.
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(x) "Nasdaq" shall mean the Nasdaq
Capital Market.
(y) "Permits" shall mean all
permits, licenses, variances, exemptions, orders and approvals from Governmental
Entities.
(z) "Permitted Liens" shall mean
(i) statutory liens for Taxes that are not yet due and payable,
(ii) statutory liens to secure obligations to landlords, lessors or renters
under leases or rental agreements, (iii) deposits or pledges made in
connection with, or to secure payment of, workers' compensation, unemployment
insurance or similar programs mandated by applicable Law, (iv) statutory
liens in favor of carriers, warehousemen, mechanics and materialmen, to secure
claims for labor, materials or supplies and other like liens, (v) liens in the
ordinary course of business, and (vi) liens in favor of customs and revenue
authorities arising as a matter of an applicable Legal Requirement to secure
payments of customs duties in connection with the importation of
goods.
(aa) "Person" shall mean any
individual, corporation (including any non-profit corporation), general
partnership, limited partnership, limited liability partnership, joint venture,
estate, trust, company (including any limited liability company or joint stock
company), firm or other enterprise, association, organization, entity or
Governmental Entity.
(bb) "Release" means any actual or
threatened release, spill, emission, leaking, dumping, injection, pouring,
deposit, disposal, discharge, dispersal, leaching or migration into or through
the environment (including ambient air, surface water, groundwater, land surface
or subsurface strata) or within any building, structure, facility or
fixture.
(cc) "SEC" shall mean the U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission.
(dd) "Securities Act" shall mean the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
(ee) "Spreadtrum Products" means
baseband and radio frequency integrated circuit chipset products, including
GSM/GPRS/EDGE and TD-SCDMA products, developed, owned, licensed, marketed or
distributed by the Purchaser.
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(ff) "Subsidiaries" shall mean, when
used with respect to any party, any corporation or other organization, whether
incorporated or unincorporated, at least a majority of the securities or other
interests of which having by their terms ordinary voting power to elect a
majority of the board of directors or others performing similar functions with
respect to such corporation or other organization is directly or indirectly
owned or controlled by such party or by any one or more of its Subsidiaries, or
by such party and one or more of its Subsidiaries.
1.2 The
following capitalized terms shall have the respective meanings ascribed thereto
in the respective sections of this Agreement set forth opposite each of the
capitalized terms below:
Term |
Section
where Defined | |
Accredited
Investor |
4.4 | |
Agreement |
Preamble | |
Balance
Sheet Date |
3.5(b) | |
Board |
3.5(c) | |
Closing |
2.2 | |
Company |
Preamble | |
Company
Balance Sheet |
3.5(b) | |
Company
Financials |
3.5(b) | |
Company
Permits |
3.13(b) | |
Company
SEC Reports |
3.5(a)(i) | |
correspondence |
7.2(a) | |
Disclosure
Schedule |
3 | |
Inventory |
3.5(a)(iv) | |
Irreparable
Breach |
7.5(c) | |
Key
Stockholder or Key Stockholders |
Preamble | |
OFAC |
3.17 | |
Preferred
Stock |
3.2(a) | |
Purchase
Shares |
2.1 | |
Purchaser |
Preamble | |
Purchaser
Nominee |
5.1 | |
SOX |
3.18 | |
Trade
Secrets |
1.1(s) |
2. Purchase and Sale of the
Purchase Shares.
2.1 Purchase and
Sale.
At the Closing, the Company hereby agrees to sell to the Purchaser, and the
Purchaser hereby agrees to purchase, for a purchase price of US$1.73 per share,
1,676,300 shares of Common Stock (the "Purchase Shares") for an
aggregate purchase price of US$2,900,000.00.
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2.2 Closing. As
soon as practicable following satisfaction or waiver (to the extent permitted
hereunder) of all the conditions precedent set forth in Section 6.1 and
Section 6.2 below (other than those conditions that by their terms are to
be satisfied at the Closing, but subject to the satisfaction or waiver (to the
extent permitted hereunder) of such conditions), at the closing (the "Closing"), the Company shall
issue and sell the Purchase Shares to the Purchaser. The Closing
shall take place remotely through the exchange of signature pages and documents
electronically or by facsimile.
2.3 Deliveries. At
the Closing, the Purchaser shall pay to the Company the aggregate purchase price
for the Purchase Shares. Such payments shall be made by wire transfer
of U.S. Dollars to a bank account of the Company in accordance with the
Company's wire instructions. The Company shall, at the Closing, issue
and deliver to the Purchaser a stock certificate representing the Purchased
Shares, registered in the name of the Purchaser.
3. Representations and
Warranties of the Company.
Except as set forth in the Disclosure Schedule delivered in connection with this
Agreement (the "Disclosure Schedule"), which
qualifies the following representations and warranties in their entirety, the
Company hereby represents and warrants to the Purchaser as follows:
3.1 Organization; Good Standing;
Qualification. The
Company and each of its Subsidiaries is a corporation or other organization duly
organized, validly existing and in good standing (when such concept is
applicable) under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or
organization, has the requisite power and authority to own, lease and operate
its properties and to carry on its business as now being
conducted. The Company is duly qualified and in good standing to do
business in each jurisdiction in which the nature of its business or the
ownership or leasing of its properties makes such qualification necessary, other
than in such jurisdictions where the failure to be so qualified and in good
standing, individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to
have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company.
3.2 Capitalization.
(a) Capital Stock. The
authorized capital stock of the Company consists of 35,000,000 shares of Common Stock
and 1,000,000 shares
of preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share ("Preferred
Stock"). At the close of business on October 17, 2011:
(i) 18,412,925 shares of Common Stock were issued and outstanding and
(ii) zero shares of Preferred Stock were issued and
outstanding. Except as set forth in Schedule 3.2 (a) of the
Disclosure Schedule, all of the outstanding shares of capital stock of Company
are duly authorized and validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and not
subject to any preemptive rights.
(b) Stock Options. As
of the close of business on October 17, 2011: (i) 1,876,350 shares of
Common Stock are subject to issuance pursuant to Company Options;
(ii) 753,000 shares of Common Stock are reserved for future issuance under
the Company Stock Option Plans, and (iii) 747,000 shares of Common Stock to be
reserved for future issuance upon approval to increase the plan by shareholders
at the next annual meeting of shareholders to be held in December
2011. All shares of Common Stock subject to issuance under the
Company Stock Option Plans, upon issuance on the terms and conditions specified
in the instruments pursuant to which they are issuable, would be duly authorized
and validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable. Except for
outstanding Company Options, there are no outstanding or authorized stock
appreciation, phantom stock, profit participation or other similar rights with
respect to Company.
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(c) Other
Securities. Except as set forth in Schedule 3.2(c) of the
Disclosure Schedule, there are no securities, options, warrants, calls, rights,
commitments, agreements, arrangements or undertakings of any kind to which the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or by which any of them is bound
obligating the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to issue, deliver or sell, or
cause to be issued, delivered or sold, additional shares of capital stock or
other voting securities of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or obligating
the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to issue, grant, extend or enter into any
such security, option, warrant, call, right, commitment, agreement, arrangement
or undertaking. Except as disclosed in Schedule 3.2(c) and as contemplated by
this Agreement, none of the Company's capital stock is subject to preemptive
rights or any other similar rights. All outstanding shares of Common
Stock, all outstanding Company Options and all outstanding shares of capital
stock of each Subsidiary of the Company have been issued and granted in
compliance in all material respects with all applicable securities laws and
other material Legal Requirements.
3.3 No Subsidiaries or Equity
Interests. Except
as set forth in Schedule 3.3 of the Disclosure Schedule and except as set forth
in the Company SEC Reports, the Company does not own, directly or indirectly,
any capital stock, membership interest, partnership interest, joint venture
interest or other equity interest in any Person.
3.4 Authorization;
Non-Contravention.
(a) Authorization. All
corporate action on the part of the Company necessary for the authorization,
execution and delivery of this Agreement, the performance of all obligations of
the Company hereunder and thereunder, and the authorization, issuance, sale and
delivery of the Purchase Shares has been taken prior to the date hereof, and
this Agreement, when validly executed by the Purchaser, constitutes a valid and
legally binding obligation of the Company, enforceable in accordance with its
terms, except (i) as limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, moratorium and other laws of general application affecting the
enforcement of creditors' rights generally and (ii) as limited by laws
relating to the availability of specific performance, injunctive relief or other
equitable remedies.
(b) Non-Contravention. The
execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by the Company and the
consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby
(including, without limitation, the issuance of the Purchase Shares) will not
(i) result in a violation of the Company's or any Subsidiary's Certificate of
Incorporation, Bylaws (each as amended to date) or other organizational or
charter documents, (ii) conflict with, or constitute a default (or an event
which with notice or lapse of time or both would become a default) under, or
give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or
cancellation of, any agreement, indenture or instrument to which the Company or
any Subsidiary is a party, or (iii) subject to the consents set forth in Section
3.6, result in a violation of any Legal Requirement applicable to the Company or
by which any property or asset of the Company or any Subsidiary is bound or
affected, except in the case of clauses (ii) and (iii) above, for such
conflicts, defaults, rights or violations which would not reasonably be expected
to result in a Material Adverse Effect on the Company.
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3.5 SEC Filings; Financial
Statements; Internal Controls.
(a) SEC Filings.
(i) As
of the date hereof, the Company has filed all required registration statements,
prospectuses, reports, schedules, forms, statements and other documents
(including exhibits and all other information incorporated by reference)
required to be filed by it with the SEC, for the twelve months preceding the
date hereof (or such shorter period as the Company was required by law or
regulation to file such material) All such registration statements,
prospectuses, reports, schedules, forms, statements and other documents in the
form filed with the SEC have been made available to the Purchaser or are
publicly available in the Interactive Data Electronic Applications database of
the SEC. All such required registration statements, prospectuses,
reports, schedules, forms, statements and other documents, as amended, are
referred to herein as the "Company SEC
Reports." As of their respective dates (or if subsequently
amended or supplemented, on the date of such amendment or supplement), the
Company SEC Reports (i) were prepared in accordance and complied in all material
respects with the requirements of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, as the
case may be, and the rules and regulations of the SEC thereunder applicable to
such Company SEC Reports, and (ii) did not contain any untrue statement of a
material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or
necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the
circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. None of the
Company's Subsidiaries is required to file any forms, reports or other documents
with the SEC.
(ii) Except
as set forth on Schedule 3.5(a)(ii) or disclosed in the Company SEC Reports,
neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has any material liabilities or
obligations of any nature (whether accrued, absolute, contingent or
otherwise).
(iii)
Subject
to the applicable reserve for bad debts (which were determined in accordance
with GAAP consistent with the Company's past practices) on the most recent
audited balance sheet included in the Company SEC Reports, all accounts
receivable of the Company reflected on such balance sheet were valid receivables
as of such date subject to no setoffs or counterclaims. All accounts
receivable of the Company have arisen from bona fide transactions in the
ordinary course of business. Since the date of the most recent
audited balance sheet included in the Company SEC Reports, there have not been
any write-offs as uncollectible of any customer accounts receivable of the
Company and the Subsidiaries, except for write-offs in the ordinary course of
business of the Company and the Subsidiaries and consistent with past practice
and no write-offs were related to transactions with a related party of the
Company.
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requested: [***] indicates that certain information contained
herein has been omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange
Commission. Confidential treatment has been requested with respect to such
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(iv)
All
items in the inventories of the Company (the "Inventory") reflected on the
most recent balance sheet included in the Company SEC Reports or existing at the
date hereof are of a quality and quantity saleable or usable in the ordinary
course of business consistent with past practices of the Company, subject to the
reserves or provisions reflected in the Inventory valuation in such balance
sheet. Such Inventory reflects reserves or provisions which were determined in
accordance with GAAP consistent with the Company's past practices and procedures
for items which are below standard quality, represent excess quantities or have
become obsolete or unsaleable or unusable (except at prices less than cost) in
the ordinary course of business. No material reserves or provisions for
Inventory since the date of the most recent audited balance sheet included in
the Company SEC Reports have been, or are required to be,
recorded. .
(v) Neither
the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to, or has any commitment to
become a party to, any joint venture, off balance sheet partnership or any
similar contract (including any contract or arrangement relating to any
transaction or relationship between or among the Company and any of its
Subsidiaries, on the one hand, and any unconsolidated Affiliate, including any
structured finance, special purpose or limited purpose entity or person, on the
other hand, or any "off balance sheet arrangements" (as defined in
Item 303(a) of Regulation S-K)), where the result, purpose or intended
effect of such contract is to avoid disclosure of any material transaction
involving, or material liabilities of, the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in
the Company's or such Subsidiary's published financial statements or other
Company SEC Reports.
(b) Financial
Statements. Except as set forth in Schedule 3.5(b), each of
the consolidated financial statements (including, in each case, any related
notes thereto) contained in the Company SEC Reports (the
"Company
Financials"): (i) complied in all material respects with the
published rules and regulations of the SEC with respect thereto as in effect at
the time of filing; (ii) was prepared in accordance with GAAP applied on a
consistent basis throughout the periods involved (except as may be indicated in
the notes thereto), except that unaudited financial statements may not contain
all footnotes required by GAAP; and (iii) fairly presented in all material
respects the consolidated financial position of the Company and its consolidated
Subsidiaries as at the respective dates thereof and the consolidated results of
the Company's operations and cash flows for the periods indicated, subject, in
the case of unaudited statements, to normal, immaterial, year-end audit
adjustments. The balance sheet of the Company as of June 30, 2011 ("Balance
Sheet Date") contained in the Company SEC Reports is hereinafter referred
to as the "Company Balance
Sheet." Except as disclosed in the Company Financials, since
the date of the Company Balance Sheet and through the date hereof, neither the
Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has any liabilities required under GAAP to
be set forth on a consolidated balance sheet except for (A) liabilities set
forth, recognized or disclosed on the Company Balance Sheet,
(B) liabilities incurred since the date of the Company Balance Sheet in the
ordinary course of business, and (C) liabilities incurred pursuant to this
Agreement, and no liability incurred pursuant to clauses (A), (B) or (C),
individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect on the Company or its Subsidiaries.
FOIA confidential treatment
requested: [***] indicates that certain information contained
herein has been omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange
Commission. Confidential treatment has been requested with respect to such
omitted portions.
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(c) Internal
Controls. The Company has established and maintains, adheres
to and enforces a system of internal accounting controls which are effective in
providing reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting
and the preparation of financial statements in accordance with GAAP, including
policies and procedures that (i) require the maintenance of records that in
reasonable detail accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and
dispositions of the assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries,
(ii) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as
necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with GAAP,
and that receipts and expenditures of the Company and its Subsidiaries are being
made only in accordance with appropriate authorizations of management and the
board of directors of the Company (the "Board"), and
(iii) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection
of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of the assets of the Company and
its Subsidiaries. Neither the Company nor, to the Knowledge of the
Company, the Company's independent auditors, has identified or been made aware
of (A) any significant deficiency or material weakness, in each case which
has not been subsequently remediated, in the system of internal accounting
controls utilized by the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or
(B) any fraud that involves the Company's management or other employees who
have a role in the preparation of financial statements or the internal
accounting controls utilized by the Company.
3.6 Governmental
Consents. No
consent, approval, order or authorization of, or registration, declaration or
filing with any Governmental Entity is required to be obtained or made by the
Company in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the
transactions contemplated hereby, except for: (i) such consents, approvals,
orders, authorizations, registrations, declarations and filings as may be
required under applicable U.S. federal and state securities; (ii) such filings,
registrations and qualifications as may be required by Nasdaq in connection with
the issuance of the Purchase Shares; and (iii) such other consents,
authorizations, filings, approvals and registrations which if not obtained or
made (A) could not reasonably be expected have a Material Adverse Effect on
the Company, or (B) would not prevent consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereunder or otherwise substantially impair the parties hereto from
performing their respective obligations hereunder.
3.7 Brokers or
Finders.
The Company has not incurred, and shall not incur, directly or indirectly, any
liability for any brokerage or finders' fees or agents commissions or any
similar charges in connection with this Agreement or any transaction
contemplated hereby.
FOIA confidential treatment
requested: [***] indicates that certain information contained
herein has been omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange
Commission. Confidential treatment has been requested with respect to such
omitted portions.
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3.8 Nasdaq.
The Common Stock is listed on Nasdaq, there are no proceedings to revoke or
suspend such listing and the Company has not received any notice from Nasdaq,
nor does the Company have Knowledge of any reason that the Company does not meet
the listing or maintenance requirements for continuing listing on such
exchange.
3.9 Valid Issuance of the
Purchase Shares.
The Purchase Shares, when issued, sold and delivered in accordance with the
terms of this Agreement and upon payment of the purchase price therefor, will be
duly authorized and validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, and free and
clear of all Liens (other than restrictions on transfer imposed by U.S. law
(both state and federal).
3.10 Offering.
Provided that the representations and warranties made by the Purchaser herein
are complete, true and accurate, then the offer, issuance and sale of the
Purchase Shares pursuant hereto will be exempt from the registration
requirements of Section 5 of the Securities Act, and will have been
registered or qualified (or are exempt from registration and qualification)
under the registration, permit or qualification requirements of all applicable
U.S. state securities laws. Neither the Company nor any agent on its
behalf has solicited any offers to sell or has offered to sell all or any part
of the Purchase Shares to any person or persons so as to bring the sale of such
securities within the registration and/or qualification provisions of the
Securities Act or any applicable U.S. state securities laws.
3.11 No Material Adverse
Effect. Since
the Balance Sheet Date, no event or circumstance has occurred that, individually
or in the aggregate, has had or could reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect on the Company.
3.12 Intellectual
Property.
(a) The
Company Intellectual Property is owned by the Company or its Subsidiaries free
and clear of Liens, other than (i) Permitted Liens, (ii) encumbrances,
restriction or other obligations arising under any of the Company Intellectual
Property Agreements, or (iii) Liens that would not have a Material
Adverse Effect on the Company. The Company owns, or is validly
licensed or otherwise has the right to use, all Intellectual Property which is
material to the conduct of all business and operations conducted by the Company
or its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
(b) The
Company and each of its Subsidiaries has taken reasonable steps consistent with
applicable industry practice to protect and preserve the confidentiality of
material confidential information that they wish to, or are obligated by third
parties to, protect as Trade Secrets, and, to the Knowledge of the Company,
there is no misappropriation from the Company of such Trade Secrets by any
Person, except where such misappropriation would not have a Material Adverse
Effect on the Company.
(c) To
the Knowledge of the Company, none of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or
any of its or their current products or services (or products and services
proposed to be sold or provided) is infringing upon or otherwise violating the
Intellectual Property of any third party, except where such infringement would
not have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company.
FOIA confidential treatment
requested: [***] indicates that certain information contained
herein has been omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange
Commission. Confidential treatment has been requested with respect to such
omitted portions.
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(d) As
of the date of this Agreement, the Company has not received notice of any suit,
claim, action, investigation or proceeding made, conducted or brought by a third
party that has been served upon or, to the Knowledge of the Company, filed or
threatened with respect to any alleged infringement or other violation in any
material respect by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any of its or
their current products or services or other operation of the Company's or its
Subsidiaries' business of the Intellectual Property of such third
party. As of the date of this Agreement, to the Knowledge of the
Company, there is no pending or threatened claim challenging the validity or
enforceability of, or contesting the Company's or any of its Subsidiaries'
rights with respect to, any of the material Company Intellectual
Property.
(e) The
execution and delivery of this Agreement and the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby will not result in (i) the Company or its
Subsidiaries granting to any third party any rights or licenses to any Company
Intellectual Property, (ii) any right of termination or cancellation under any
Company Intellectual Property Agreement, or (iii) the imposition of any Lien on
any Company Intellectual Property, except where any of the foregoing (in clauses
(i) through (iii)) would not have a Company Material Adverse
Effect.
3.13 Compliance;
Permits.
(a) Compliance. Neither
the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is in conflict with, or in default or in
violation of any Legal Requirement applicable to the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries or by which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their
respective businesses or properties is bound or affected, except for conflicts,
violations and defaults that would not have a Material Adverse Effect on the
Company. As of the date hereof, no investigation or review by any
Governmental Entity is pending or has been threatened in a writing delivered to
the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, against the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries. There is no judgment, injunction, order or decree
binding upon the Company or any of its Subsidiaries which has or could
reasonably be expected to be material to the Company.
(b) Permits. The
Company and its Subsidiaries hold, to the extent legally required, all Permits
that are required for the operation of the business of the Company, as currently
conducted, the failure to hold which could reasonably be expected to be material
to the Company (collectively, "Company Permits"). As of
the date hereof, no suspension or cancellation of any of the Company Permits is
pending or, to the Knowledge of Company, threatened. The Company and
its Subsidiaries are in compliance in all material respects with the terms of
the Company Permits.
3.14 Litigation.
As of the date hereof, there are no claims, suits, actions, notices of
violations, arbitrations, audits, proceedings or investigations threatened
against or affecting the Company, any director or officer of the Company (in
their capacities as such) or any of the Company's properties, before or by any
court, governmental department, commission, agency, instrumentality or
authority. There is no judgment, order or decree imposed upon any
director or officer of the Company (in their capacities as such) that would
prevent, enjoin, alter or materially delay any of the transactions contemplated
by this Agreement or that would reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect on the Company. Neither the Company, nor any
director or officer thereof (in his or her capacity as such), is or has been the
subject of any claim, action, suit, notice of violation, arbitration, audit,
proceeding or investigation involving a claim or violation of or liability under
federal or state securities laws or a claim of breach of fiduciary
duty.
FOIA confidential treatment
requested: [***] indicates that certain information contained
herein has been omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange
Commission. Confidential treatment has been requested with respect to such
omitted portions.
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3.15 Ownership of
Assets. Other
than Permitted Liens and other than with respect to any Company Intellectual
Property, to the Knowledge of the Company, there are no Liens over or affecting
the whole or any part of the material assets of the Company.
3.16 Transactions with Affiliates
and Employees.
Except as disclosed in the Company SEC Reports, none of the officers, directors,
stockholders or employees of the Company is presently a party, directly or
indirectly, to any transaction with the Company (other than for services as
employees, officers and directors), including any contract or agreement
providing for the furnishing of services to or by, providing for the rental of
real or personal property to or from, or otherwise requiring payments to or from
any officer, director or such employee or entity to which any officer, director
or such employee has a substantial interest or is an officer, director, trustee
or partner, in each case in excess of $120,000 other than for: (i) payment of
salary or consulting fees for services rendered, (ii) reimbursement for expenses
incurred on behalf of the Company and (iii) other employee benefits, including
stock option agreements under and stock option plan of the Company.
3.17 OFAC.
Neither the Company, nor any director or officer of the Company, nor any agent,
employee, affiliate or Person acting on behalf of the Company is currently
identified on the specially designated nationals or other blocked person list or
otherwise currently subject to any U.S. sanctions administered by the Office of
Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Treasury Department
("OFAC"), and the Company has
not, directly or indirectly, used any funds, or loaned, contributed or otherwise
made available such funds to any Subsidiary, joint venture partner or other
Person in connection with any sales or operations in Cuba, Iran, Syria, Sudan,
Myanmar or any other country sanctioned by OFAC or for the purpose of financing
the activities of any Person currently subject to, or otherwise in violation of,
any U.S. sanctions administered by OFAC.
3.18 Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of
2002. Except
as set forth in Schedule 3.18 of the Disclosure Schedule, the Company is in
material compliance with all provisions of the SOX applicable to it as of the
date hereof and as of the Closing. There has been no material change in
the Company's accounting policies except as described in the notes to the
Company Financials. No executive officer of the Company has failed to
make the certifications required of him or her under Section 302 or 906 of
the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002, as amended, and the rules and regulations
promulgated thereunder ("SOX") with respect to any
Company SEC Report, except as disclosed in certifications filed with the Company
SEC Reports, and such certification was true and accurate and materially
complied with the SOX and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
Neither the Company, nor to the Knowledge of the Company, any of its
executive officers has received or otherwise had or obtained knowledge of any
complaint, allegation, assertion or claim, whether written or oral, regarding
the accounting or auditing practices, procedures, methodologies or methods of
the Company or their respective internal accounting controls, including any
complaint, allegation, assertion or claim that the Company has engaged in
questionable accounting or auditing practices, except for (a) any complaint,
allegation, assertion or claim as has been resolved without any resulting change
to the Company's accounting or auditing practices, procedures methodologies or
methods of the Company or its internal accounting controls and (b) questions
regarding such matters raised and resolved in the ordinary course in connection
with the preparation and review of the Company's financial statements and
periodic reports. To the Knowledge of the Company, no attorney
representing the Company, whether or not employed by the Company, has reported
evidence of a material violation of securities laws, breach of fiduciary duty or
similar violation by the Company or any of its officers, directors, employees or
agents to the Board or any committee thereof or to any director or officer of
the Company. To the Knowledge of the Company, no employee of the Company
has provided or is providing information to any law enforcement agency regarding
the commission or possible commission of any crime or the violation or possible
violation of any applicable law, in each case, regarding the
Company.
FOIA confidential treatment
requested: [***] indicates that certain information contained
herein has been omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange
Commission. Confidential treatment has been requested with respect to such
omitted portions.
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requested: [***] indicates that certain information contained
herein has been omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange
Commission. Confidential treatment has been requested with respect to such
omitted portions.
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3.20 Foreign Corrupt Practices
Act.
Neither the Company nor any director, employee, officer or director of the
Company has, in the course of its actions for, or on behalf of, the Company (a)
used any corporate funds for any unlawful contribution, gift, entertainment or
other unlawful expenses relating to political activity; (b) made any direct or
indirect unlawful payment to any foreign or domestic government official or
employee from corporate funds; (c) violated or is in violation of any provision
of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, and the rules and
regulations thereunder; or (d) made any unlawful bribe, rebate, payoff,
influence payment, kickback or other unlawful payment to any foreign or domestic
government official or employee.
3.21 Full
Disclosure.
The Company has provided the Purchaser with all information requested by the
Purchaser in connection with its decision to purchase the Purchaser Shares,
including all information the Company believes is reasonably necessary to make
such investment decision. To the Company's Knowledge, neither this
Agreement nor any certificate, document, schedule or agreement delivered
pursuant to this Agreement contains any untrue statement of a material fact nor,
to the Company's Knowledge, omits to state a material fact necessary in order to
make the statements contained herein or therein not misleading.
4. Representations and
Warranties of the Purchaser.
The Purchaser represents and warrants to the Company as follows:
4.1 Organization;
Authorization.
The Purchaser is an entity duly organized, validly existing and in good standing
under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization with full right,
corporate or partnership power and authority to enter into and to consummate the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement and otherwise to carry out its
obligations hereunder. All corporate action on the part of the Purchaser
necessary for the authorization, execution and delivery of this Agreement, the
performance of all obligations of the Purchaser hereunder and thereunder has
been taken prior to the date hereof, and this Agreement, when validly executed
by the Company, constitutes a valid and legally binding obligation of the
Purchaser, enforceable in accordance with its terms, except (i) as limited
by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other laws
of general application affecting the enforcement of creditors' rights generally
and (ii) as limited by laws relating to the availability of specific
performance, injunctive relief or other equitable remedies.
4.2 Purchase Entirely for Own
Account.
The Purchase Shares to be purchased by the Purchaser will be acquired for
investment for the Purchaser's own account, and not as a nominee or agent, and
not with a view to the resale or distribution of any part thereof, and the
Purchaser has no present intention of selling, granting any participation in, or
otherwise distributing the same. The Purchaser is not a party to any
contract, understanding, agreement or arrangement with any person to sell,
transfer or otherwise dispose of any of the Purchase Shares purchased by
it.
FOIA confidential treatment
requested: [***] indicates that certain information contained
herein has been omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange
Commission. Confidential treatment has been requested with respect to such
omitted portions.
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4.3 Receipt of
Information.
The Purchaser has had an opportunity to ask questions and receive answers from
the Company regarding the terms and conditions of the issuance and sale of the
Purchase Shares and the business, properties, prospects and financial condition
of the Company and obtain additional information (to the extent the Company
possessed such information or could acquire such information without
unreasonable effort or expense) necessary to verify the accuracy of any
information furnished to it or to which it had access. The foregoing,
however, does not limit or modify the representations and warranties of the
Company in Section 3 of this Agreement or the right of the Purchaser to
rely thereon.
4.4 Accredited
Investor.
Unless otherwise expressly indicated to the Company, (a) the Purchaser is
an "accredited investor" as such term is defined in Rule 501 of Regulation
D promulgated under the Securities Act (an "Accredited Investor"), or
(b) if the Purchaser was formed for the specific purpose of acquiring the
Purchaser Shares, then each shareholder or member of the Purchaser is an
Accredited Investor.
4.5 Investment
Experience.
The Purchaser is experienced in evaluating and investing in securities of
companies and acknowledges that it is able to fend for itself, can bear the
economic risk of its investment, and has such knowledge and experience in
financial and business matters that is capable of evaluating the merits and
risks of the investment in the Purchase Shares.
4.6 Rule 144.
The Purchaser understands that the Purchase Shares may not be sold, transferred
or otherwise disposed of without registration under the Securities Act or an
exemption therefrom, and that in the absence of an effective registration
statement covering the Purchase Shares or on an available exemption from
registration under the Securities Act, the Purchase Shares must be held
indefinitely. In particular, the Purchaser is aware that the Purchase
Shares may not be sold pursuant to Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act
unless all of the conditions of that rule are met. Among the
conditions for use of Rule 144 is the availability of current information to the
public about the Company.
4.7 Reliance on Purchaser's
Representations.
The Purchaser understands that the Purchase Shares being offered and sold to it
will not be registered under the Securities Act or any other applicable
securities laws on the ground that such issuance will be exempt from the
registration requirements of U.S. federal, state and other applicable securities
laws, and that the Company is relying upon the truth and accuracy of, and the
Purchaser's compliance with, the representations, warranties, agreements,
acknowledgments and understandings of the Purchaser set forth herein in order to
determine the availability of such exemptions and the eligibility of the
Purchaser to acquire the Purchase Shares.
4.8 General
Solicitation. The
Purchaser is not, to its knowledge, purchasing the Securities as a result of any
advertisement, article, notice or other communication regarding the Securities
published in any newspaper, magazine or similar media or broadcast over
television or radio or presented at any seminar or, to such Purchaser's
knowledge, any other general solicitation or general advertisement.
FOIA confidential treatment
requested: [***] indicates that certain information contained
herein has been omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange
Commission. Confidential treatment has been requested with respect to such
omitted portions.
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4.9 Legends.
Each certificate representing any of the Purchase Shares shall be endorsed with
the applicable legend set forth below and any other legends required by
applicable law, and the Purchaser covenants that, except to the extent such
restrictions are waived in writing by the Company, it shall not transfer the
shares represented by any such certificate without complying with the
restrictions on transfer described in this Agreement and the legends endorsed on
such certificate:
THE
SHARES OF COMMON STOCK REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE BEEN ACQUIRED FOR
INVESTMENT AND HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE U.S. SECURITIES ACT OF 1933,
AS AMENDED (THE "SECURITIES ACT") OR ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS AND MAY NOT BE
OFFERED, SOLD OR TRANSFERRED UNLESS (I) THERE IS AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION
STATEMENT COVERING SUCH OFFER, SALE OR TRANSFER OR (II) THERE IS AN
EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT OR ANY
APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS FOR SUCH OFFER, SALE OR TRANSFER IS AVAILABLE.
HEDGING TRANSACTIONS INVOLVING THE SHARES REPRESENTED HEREBY MAY NOT BE
CONDUCTED UNLESS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE SECURITIES ACT. THIS
CERTIFICATE MUST BE SURRENDERED TO THE COMPANY OR ITS TRANSFER AGENT AS A
CONDITION PRECEDENT TO THE SALE, PLEDGE, HYPOTHECATION OR ANY OTHER TRANSFER OF
ANY INTEREST IN ANY OF THE SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE.
5. Covenants.
5.1 Board
Nominee. As
of the Closing Date, the Board shall have an authorized size of six (6)
directors, and Xx. Xxx Xx shall have been appointed to the Board as a nominee of
the Purchaser (such member of the Board appointed pursuant to this Section 5.1,
a "Purchaser
Nominee").
(a) Subject
to the terms and conditions herein, the Purchaser shall, following the Closing,
continue to have the right to nominate a Purchaser Nominee to the
Board. At each annual or special meeting of the stockholders of the
Company after the date hereof at which directors are to be elected, the Company
shall nominate the Purchaser Nominee to serve as a director until the next
annual general meeting, and each of the Key Stockholders shall, and shall cause
any of its Affiliates to which capital stock in the Company may be subsequently
transferred, to vote all of the capital stock of the Company now owned and which
may hereafter be acquired by the such Key Stockholder or its
Affiliates and any other securities, if any, which such Key Stockholder or its
Affiliates is currently entitled to vote, or after the date hereof, becomes
entitled to vote, in favor of the election of such Purchaser Nominee to the
Board.
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requested: [***] indicates that certain information contained
herein has been omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange
Commission. Confidential treatment has been requested with respect to such
omitted portions.
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(b) Notwithstanding
anything in this Agreement to the contrary, in the event that, anytime after the
date hereof, the Purchaser and its Affiliates beneficially own, in the
aggregate, less than fifty percent (50%) of the Purchase Shares, then the
Purchaser shall not be entitled under this Section 5.1 to nominate any member of
the Board (it being understood that, subject to the provisions of the Agreement
(i) nothing in this Section 5.1(b) shall prevent the Purchaser from exercising
its voting rights with respect to the election of directors generally as a
stockholder of the Company and (ii) nothing in this Section 5.1(b) shall prevent
any former Purchaser Nominee from serving on the Board henceforth if such former
Purchaser Nominee is otherwise elected in accordance with the Company's then
current certificate of incorporation and bylaws).
(c) Notwithstanding
anything contained herein to the contrary: (i) the appointment of the Purchaser
Nominee shall be subject to compliance with the rules, regulations and
requirements of Nasdaq and applicable law (including, without limitation, the
Securities Act and the Exchange Act) applicable to service on the
Board of Directors and (ii) the Purchaser Nominee shall comply in all respects
with the Company's corporate governance guidelines applicable to directors
generally in effect from time to time.
5.2 Further
Assurances.
Each party agrees to act in good faith and use commercially reasonable efforts
to cooperate fully with the other parties and to execute such further
instruments, documents and agreements and to give such further written
assurances, as may be reasonably requested by the other parties to better
evidence and reflect the transactions described herein and contemplated hereby,
and to carry into effect the intents and purposes of this
Agreement.
5.3 Nasdaq
Listing. The
Company agrees to take all reasonable action necessary to maintain its Common
Stock listing on Nasdaq and to notify Nasdaq with respect to the Purchase
Shares.
5.4 Conduct of Business by the
Company.
During the period from the date hereof and continuing until the earlier of the
termination of this Agreement pursuant to its terms or the Closing, the Company
and each of its Subsidiaries shall, except as otherwise expressly contemplated
by this Agreement, the Disclosure Schedule or as required to consummate the
transaction contemplated hereunder or as required by applicable laws or
regulations, or to the extent that the Purchaser shall otherwise consent in
writing, (i) carry on its business in the usual, regular and ordinary
course, in substantially the same manner as heretofore conducted and consistent
with the Company's plan's for managing its business and other
operations and in material compliance with all applicable laws and regulations,
(ii) pay its debts and Taxes when due, pay or perform other material
obligations when due, (iii) not sell, assign or transfer any material Company
Intellectual Property other than in the ordinary course of business, (iv) not
declare or pay any dividends, and (v) use commercially reasonable efforts
consistent with past practices and policies and its existing restructuring plans
to (x) preserve substantially intact its present business organization,
(y) use commercially reasonable efforts to keep available the services of
its present executive officers and employees, and (z) use commercially
reasonable efforts to preserve its relationships with customers, suppliers,
licensors, licensees, and others with which it has significant business
dealings. In addition, the Company shall promptly notify in writing
the Purchaser of any event that it believes could reasonably be expected to lead
to a Material Adverse Effect on the Company.
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5.5 Exclusivity.
During
the Exclusivity Term, Company and its Affiliates (i) shall design and develop
all Company Products to integrate and operate solely with the Spreadtrum
Products (s ("Exclusive Products"), and shall not design or develop any Company
Products to integrate or operate with any Competitive Products.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, solely during [***], Company and its Affiliates
shall have the right to develop and design Company Products, other than [***],
provided : i) there are no [***]; and ii) Company and its Affiliates commence
[***] (which were designed and developed during [***]) no later than the
expiration of [***], provided that, for those Company Products integrating or
operating with any Competitive Products that have been designed and developed
prior to the expiration of [***], Company and its Affiliates shall have the
right to [***] such Company Products but shall not make [***] on such Company
Products after the expiration of [***].
6. Conditions Precedent to
Closing.
6.1 Conditions to the Obligation
of the Purchaser to Consummate the Closing.
The obligation of the Purchaser to consummate the Closing and to purchase and
pay for the Purchase Shares being purchased by it pursuant to this Agreement is
subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions precedent:
(a) Representations and Warranties;
Covenants.
(i) Each
of the representations and warranties of the Company in Section 3 shall be true
and correct in all material respects (except for those representations and
warranties that are qualified by materiality or Material Adverse Effect, which
shall be true and correct to such extent) as of the date of this Agreement and
as of the date of the Closing as though made at that time (except for
representations and warranties that speak as of a specific date, which shall be
true and correct as of such specified date).
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(ii) The
Company shall have performed, satisfied and complied in all material respects
with the covenants, agreements and conditions required by this Agreement prior
to the date of Closing.
(b) Qualifications. All
authorizations, approvals or permits, if any, of any Governmental Entity that
are required in connection with the lawful issuance, sale and purchase of the
Purchase Shares, and the purchase and the procurement of foreign exchange for
payment of the Purchase Price, pursuant to this Agreement shall have been duly
obtained and effective as of the Closing.
(c) Board
Composition. Effective as of the Closing, the Board shall
include (but not be limited to) the following individuals (unless any such
individual is unable or unwilling to serve on the Board): Lei Gu,
Xxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxxxx Xx, Xxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxx Xxxx and Xxx Xx.
(d) Nasdaq
Listing. Nasdaq shall have been notified with respect to the
Purchase Shares.
6.2 Conditions to the Obligation
of the Company to Consummate the Closing.
The obligation of the Company to consummate the Closing and to issue and sell
the Purchase Shares to the Purchaser at the Closing is subject to the
satisfaction of the following conditions precedent:
(a) Representations and Warranties;
Covenants.
(i) Each
of the representations and warranties of the Purchaser in Section 4 shall be
true and correct as of the date of this Agreement and as of the date of the
Closing as though made at that time.
(ii) The
Purchaser shall have performed, satisfied and complied in all material respects
with the covenants, agreements and conditions required by this Agreement prior
to the date of Closing.
(b) Qualifications. All
authorizations, approvals or permits, if any, of any Governmental Entity that
are required in connection with the lawful issuance and sale of the Purchase
Shares pursuant to this Agreement shall be duly obtained and effective as of the
Closing. The Purchaser shall have delivered the Purchaser Questionnaire in the
form of Exhibit B attached hereto.
(c) Payment. The
Purchaser shall have paid the purchase price to the Company as set forth in the
Section 2.3(a).
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7. Miscellaneous
Provisions.
7.1 Rights
Cumulative.
Each and all of the various rights, powers and remedies of the parties shall be
considered to be cumulative with and in addition to any other rights, powers and
remedies which such parties may have at law or in equity in the event of the
breach of any of the terms of this Agreement. The exercise of any
right, power or remedy shall neither constitute the exclusive election thereof
nor the waiver of any other right, power or remedy available to such
party.
7.2 Notices.
(a) Any
notices, reports or other correspondence (hereinafter collectively referred to
as "correspondence") required or
permitted to be given hereunder shall be sent by international courier,
facsimile, electronic mail or delivered by hand to the party to whom such
correspondence is required or permitted to be given hereunder. Where
a notice is sent by overnight courier, service of the notice shall be deemed to
be effected by properly addressing, and sending such notice through an
internationally recognized express courier service, delivery fees pre-paid, and
to have been effected three (3) business days following the day the same is sent
as aforesaid. Where a notice is delivered by facsimile, electronic
mail, by hand or by messenger, service of the notice shall be deemed to be
effected upon delivery; provided that facsimile or electronic mail alone does
not constitute an effective notice.
(b) All
correspondence to the Company shall be addressed as follows:
Zoom
Technologies, Inc.
Xxxxxxxx
XXXX, Xxxxxxxx X, 00xx
Xxxxx
Xx. 0
Workers Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx 000000, Xxxxx
with a
copy to:
Ellenoff
Xxxxxxxx & Schole, LLP
000 Xxxx
00xx
Xxxxxx,
Xxx Xxxx,
XX, 00000
Facsimile:
0-000-000-0000
Attention:
Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx and Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx
(c) All
correspondence to the Purchaser shall be addressed as follows:
Spreadtrum
Communications, Inc.
Xxxxxxxxxx
Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx Xx. 0
Xxxx
0000, Xxxxxxxxxx Road
Zhangjiang,
Shanghai 201203
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People's
Republic of China
Attention:
Xx. Xxx Xx and Xx. Xxxxxxx Xxx
Facsimile:
+8621-5080-2996
E-mail:
xxx.xx@xxxxxxxxxx.xxx, xxxxxxx.xxx@xxxxxxxxxx.xxx
With a
copy to:
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx & Xxxxxx
000 Xxxx
Xxxx Xxxx
Xxxx
Xxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
Facsimile: (000)
000-0000
Attention: Xxxxxx
Xxxxx, Xxx Xxxx and Xxxxx Xxxxxxx
(d) Any
entity may change the address to which correspondence to it is to be addressed
by notification as provided for herein.
7.3 Captions.
The captions and paragraph headings of this Agreement are solely for the
convenience of reference and shall not affect its interpretation.
7.4 Severability.
Should any part or provision of this Agreement be held unenforceable or in
conflict with the applicable laws or regulations of any jurisdiction, the
invalid or unenforceable part or provisions shall be replaced with a provision
which accomplishes, to the extent possible, the original business purpose of
such part or provision in a valid and enforceable manner, and the remainder of
this Agreement shall remain binding upon the parties hereto.
7.5 Governing Law; Arbitration;
Injunctive Relief.
(a) This
Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal and
substantive laws of the State of New York and without regard to any conflicts of
laws concepts which would apply the substantive law of some other
jurisdiction.
(b) Other
than as set forth in Section 7.5(c), each of the parties hereto irrevocably
(i) agrees that any dispute or controversy arising out of, relating to, or
concerning any interpretation, construction, performance or breach of this
Agreement, may be settled by arbitration to be held in City of New York, State
of New York, in accordance with the rules then in effect of the American
Arbitration Association, (ii) waives, to the fullest extent it may
effectively do so, any objection which it may now or hereafter have to the
laying of venue of any such arbitration, and (iii) submits to the
non-exclusive jurisdiction of the State of California in any such arbitration or
to the jurisdiction of state of federal courts in the state of California in any
of the legal actions or claims. If submitted to arbitration in any
jurisdiction, the decision of the arbitrator shall be final, conclusive and
binding on the parties to the arbitration. Judgment may be entered on
the arbitrator's decision in any court having jurisdiction. The
parties to the arbitration shall each pay an equal share of the costs and
expenses of such arbitration, and each party shall separately pay for its
respective counsel fees and expenses; provided, however, that the
prevailing party in any such arbitration shall be entitled to recover from the
non-prevailing party its reasonable costs and attorney fees.
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(c) Each
of the parties hereto acknowledges and agrees that damages will not be an
adequate remedy for any material breach or violation of this Agreement if such
material breach or violation would cause immediate and irreparable harm (an "Irreparable
Breach"). Accordingly, in the event of a threatened or ongoing
Irreparable Breach, each party hereto shall be entitled to seek, in any court of
law of competent jurisdiction, equitable relief of a kind appropriate in light
of the nature of the ongoing or threatened Irreparable Breach, which relief may
include, without limitation, specific performance or injunctive relief; provided, however, that if the
party bringing such action is unsuccessful in obtaining the relief sought, the
moving party shall pay the non-moving party's reasonable costs, including
attorney's fees, incurred in connection with defending such
action. Such remedies shall not be the parties' exclusive remedies,
but shall be in addition to all other remedies provided in this
Agreement.
7.6 Amendment.
This Agreement may not be amended, modified or terminated, and no rights or
provisions may be waived, except with the written consent of the Company and the
Purchaser.
7.7 Expenses.
Each party will bear its own costs and expenses in connection with the drafting
and negotiation of this Agreement.
7.8 Assignment. Except
as otherwise indicated herein, no party may assign either this Agreement or any
of its rights, interests, or obligations hereunder without the prior written
approval of the other parties. Any purported assignment in violation
of this Section 7.8 shall be void. Subject to the preceding
sentence, this Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of
the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted
assigns. Notwithstanding the preceding, the Purchaser may assign its
rights herein to any wholly-owned subsidiary without the consent of the Company
provided that any such assignment shall not relieve the Purchaser of any
liability hereunder.
7.9 Survival.
The respective representations and warranties given by the parties hereto shall
terminate upon the earlier of (i) the third anniversary of the Closing, and
(ii) the date on which this Agreement is terminated in accordance with
Section 7.12 of this Agreement. Notwithstanding any applicable
statute of limitations, any claim with respect to the failure of a
representation or warranty to be true and correct (other than as a result of
fraud or willful misconduct) that is not asserted within such timeframes may not
be pursued and is hereby irrevocably waived after such
time. Notwithstanding the preceding, the representations and
warranties given by the Company shall terminate immediately with respect to the
Purchaser if it has sold all the Purchased Shares it purchased hereunder and
with respect to any Purchased Shares that have been sold by the
Purchaser. Each party hereby agrees that, before bringing any claim
with respect to the failure of a representation or warranty to be true and
correct, it shall give the other party or parties reasonable notice of such
failure and reasonable time to cure such failure.
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7.10 Entire
Agreement.
This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties hereto
respecting the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements,
negotiations, understandings, representations and statements respecting the
subject matter hereof, whether written or oral. No modification,
alteration, waiver or change in any of the terms of this Agreement shall be
valid or binding upon the parties hereto unless made in writing and in
accordance with the provisions of Section 7.6 hereof.
7.11 Counterparts;
Reproductions.
This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which
shall be an original, but all of which together shall constitute one
instrument. A facsimile, portable document file (PDF) or other
reproduction of this Agreement may be executed by one or more parties and
delivered by such party by facsimile, electronic mail or any similar electronic
transmission pursuant to which the signature of or on behalf of such party can
be seen. Such execution and delivery shall be considered valid,
binding and effective for all purposes.
7.12 Termination.
(a) This
Agreement may be terminated and the transactions contemplated hereby abandoned
as follows:
(i) at
any time by mutual consent of the Company and the Purchaser; or
(ii) by
either the Company or the Purchaser if the Closing has not occurred within 90
days of the date hereof; provided, however, that the right to terminate this
Agreement under this Section 7.12(a)(ii) shall not be available to any party
whose action or failure to act has been a principal cause of or resulted in the
failure of the Closing to occur on or before such date and such action or
failure or failure to act constitutes a material breach of this
Agreement.
(b) If
terminated, this Agreement shall become void and there shall be no liability or
obligation on the part of any party hereto or their respective officers,
directors or affiliates; provided, however, that (1) each party shall
remain liable for any breach of this Agreement prior to its termination (subject
to the limitations set forth herein, including, without limitation,
Section 7.9), and (2) the provisions of this Section 7
(other than Section 7.2) shall remain in full force and effect and survive any
termination.
7.13 WAIVER OF JURY
TRIAL. IN ANY ACTION, SUIT, OR PROCEEDING IN
ANY JURISDICTION BROUGHT BY ANY PARTY AGAINST ANY OTHER PARTY, THE PARTIES EACH
KNOWINGLY AND INTENTIONALLY, TO THE GREATEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW,
HEREBY ABSOLUTELY, UNCONDITIONALLY, IRREVOCABLY AND EXPRESSLY WAIVES FOREVER
TRIAL BY JURY.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the date
first written above.
COMPANY | |||
ZOOM
TECHNOLOGIES, INC. |
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By:
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/s/ Lei (Xxx) Gu | ||
Name: Lei
(Xxx) Gu |
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Title: Chief
Executive Officer |
Signature
Page To Common Stock Purchase Agreement
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the date
first written above.
PURCHASER |
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SPREADTRUM
COMMUNICATIONS, INC. |
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By:
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/s/ Xxx Xx | ||
Name: Xxx
Xx |
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Title: Chief
Executive Officer |
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the date
first written above.
KEY
STOCKHOLDER |
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XXX
(LEI) GU |
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/s/ Xxx (Lei) Gu | |||
Signature
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Schedule
I
Lei (Xxx)
Gu
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