Securities Purchase Agreement By and Among Tontine Capital Partners, L.P., Tontine Capital Overseas Master Fund, L.P. and Miscor Group, Ltd. November 30, 2007
Exhibit
10.4
By
and Among
Tontine
Capital Partners, L.P.,
Tontine
Capital Overseas Master Fund, L.P.
and
November 30,
2007
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
Page
ARTICLE
1
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Definitions
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1
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ARTICLE
2
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Purchase
and Sale of
Shares
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3
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2.1
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Purchase
of
Shares
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3
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2.2
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Purchase
Price and Form of Payment;
Delivery
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3
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2.3
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Closing
Date
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3
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ARTICLE
3
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Buyers’
Representations and
Warranties
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4
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3.1
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Organization
and
Qualification
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4
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3.2
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Authorization;
Enforcement
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4
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3.3
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Securities
Matters
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4
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3.4
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Information
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5
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3.5
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Restrictions
on
Transfer
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5
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ARTICLE
4
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Representations
and Warranties of the
Company
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5
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4.1
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Organization
and
Qualification
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5
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4.2
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Authorization;
Enforcement
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6
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4.3
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Capitalization;
Valid Issuance of
Shares
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6
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4.4
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No
Conflicts
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7
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4.5
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SEC
Documents; Financial
Statements.
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7
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4.6
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Absence
of Certain
Changes
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8
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4.7
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Absence
of
Litigation
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8
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4.8
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Patents,
Copyrights
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9
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4.9
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Tax
Status
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9
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4.10
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Permits;
Compliance.
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9
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4.11
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Environmental
Matters
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10
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4.12
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Title
to
Property
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10
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4.13
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No
Investment Company or Real Property Holding Company
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11
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4.14
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No
Brokers
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11
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4.15
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Registration
Rights
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11
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4.16
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Exchange
Act
Registration
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11
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4.17
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Labor
Relations
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11
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4.18
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Transactions
with Affiliates and
Employees
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11
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4.19
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Insurance
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11
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4.20
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Approved
Acquisitions of Shares; No Anti-Takeover Provisions
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12
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4.21
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ERISA
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12
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4.22
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Company
Shareholders of
Record
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12
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4.23
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Disclosure
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12
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ARTICLE
5
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Covenants
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12
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5.1
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Form
D; Blue Sky
Laws
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12
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5.2
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Use
of
Proceeds
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12
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5.3
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Expenses
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12
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5.4
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No
Integration
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13
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5.5
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Board
Designee(s)
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13
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5.6
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Observation
Rights
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13
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5.7
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Participation
in Future
Issuances
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13
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5.8
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Future
Acquisitions
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13
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5.9
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Reverse
Stock Split and Amendment to Amended and Restated Articles of
Incorporation.
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13
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ARTICLE
6
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Conditions
To The Company’s
Obligation
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14
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6.1
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Delivery
of Transaction
Documents
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14
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6.2
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Payment
of Purchase
Price
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14
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6.3
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Representations
and
Warranties
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14
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6.4
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Litigation
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14
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ARTICLE
7
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Conditions
to The Buyers’
Obligation
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14
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7.1
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Delivery
of Transaction Documents; Issuance of Shares
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14
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7.2
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Xxxxxxx
Option
Amendment
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15
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7.3
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Representations
and
Warranties
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15
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7.4
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Consents
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15
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7.5
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Litigation
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15
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7.6
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Opinion
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15
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7.7
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No
Material Adverse
Change
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15
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7.8
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Board
Approval
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15
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7.9
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Irrevocable
Proxy
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15
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7.10
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Closing
Certificate
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15
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7.11
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Secretary’s
Certificate
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15
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7.12
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Certificate
of
Existence
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16
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ARTICLE
8
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Indemnification
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16
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8.1
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Indemnification
by the
Company
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16
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8.2
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Notification
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16
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ARTICLE
9
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Governing
Law;
Miscellaneous
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16
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9.1
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Governing
Law
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16
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9.2
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Counterparts;
Electronic
Signatures
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17
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9.3
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Headings
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17
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9.4
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Severability
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17
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9.5
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Entire
Agreement;
Amendments
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17
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9.6
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Notices
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17
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9.7
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Successors
and
Assigns
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18
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9.8
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Third
Party
Beneficiaries
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18
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9.9
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Publicity
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19
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9.10
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Further
Assurances
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19
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9.11
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No
Strict
Construction
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19
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9.12
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Rights
Cumulative
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19
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9.13
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Survival
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19
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9.14
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Knowledge
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19
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This
SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT, dated as of November 30, 2007, is entered into
by
and among MISCOR GROUP, LTD., an Indiana corporation (the
“Company”), and the investors identified on the
signature page hereto (each a “Buyer” and
collectively, the “Buyers”).
Recitals:
A. The
Buyers desire to provide financing to the Company, and the Company desires
to
obtain financing from the Buyers, upon the terms and conditions set forth in
this Agreement, in connection with the Company’s proposed acquisition of 3D
Services, Ltd. (“Target”);
B. To
fund the above-described financing, the Buyers desire to purchase and the
Company desires to issue and sell, upon the terms and conditions set forth
in
this Agreement, 83,333,333 shares of common stock, no par value per share of
the
Company; and
C. The
Company and the Buyers are executing and delivering this Agreement in reliance
upon the exemptions from securities registration afforded by Section 4(2) of
the
1933 Act and Rule 506;
D. In
connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, the Company
and
the Buyers desire to amend the Registration Rights Agreement.
Agreement
NOW
THEREFORE, the Company and the Buyers hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE
1
Definitions
“1933
Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended.
“1934
Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended.
“2007
SEC Documents” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.4.
“Action” means
any action, suit claim, inquiry, notice of violation, proceeding (including
any
partial proceeding such as a deposition) or investigation against or affecting
the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective properties
before or by any court, arbitrator, governmental or administrative agency,
regulatory authority (federal, state, county, local or foreign), public board,
stock market, stock exchange or trading facility.
“Agreement” means
this Securities Purchase Agreement.
“Amended
Registration Rights
Agreement” means the Amended and Restated
Registration Rights Agreement executed and delivered contemporaneously with
this
Agreement, pursuant to which the Company has agreed under certain circumstances
to register the resale of the Shares and other shares of Common Stock held
by
the Buyers under the 1933 Act and the rules and regulations promulgated
thereunder, and applicable state securities laws.
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“Buyer”
and “Buyers” have the meaning set forth in the
preamble.
“Closing”
has the meaning set forth in Section 2.3.
“Closing
Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.3.
“Common
Stock” means the Company’s common stock, no par
value per share.
“Company”
has the meaning set forth in the preamble.
“Convertible
Debentures Consent” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.4.
“Environmental
Laws” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.11.
“ERISA”
has the meaning set forth in Section 4.21.
“GAAP”
has the meaning set forth in Section 4.5.
“Hazardous
Materials” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.11.
“Initial
Securities Purchase Agreement” means the Securities Purchase
Agreement, dated as of January 18, 2007, by and among the Company, TCP and
TCOMF, pursuant to which the Company issued and sold, and TCP and TCOMF
purchased, 62,500,000 shares of the Company’s common stock.
“Intellectual
Property” has the meaning set forth in Section
4.8.
“Investment
Company” has the meaning set forth in Section
4.13.
“Legal
Requirement” means any federal, state, local, municipal, foreign,
international, multinational or other law, rule, regulation, order, judgment,
decree, ordinance, policy or directive, including those entered, issued, made,
rendered or required by any court, administrative or other governmental body,
agency or authority, or any arbitrator.
“Xxxxxxx
Option Amendment” means the amendment to the Conversion Option,
dated September 12, 2005, among Xxxx X. Xxxxxxx, Magnetech Industrial Services,
Inc. and the Company.
“Material
Adverse Effect” means any material adverse effect on the business,
operations, assets, financial condition or prospects of the
Company.
“Permits”
has the meaning set forth in Section 4.10.
“Per
Share Purchase Price” means an
amount equal to the lesser of (a) $0.24; and (b) the closing price of the
Company’s Common Stock on the trading day one day prior to the earlier of (i)
the Closing Date; and (ii) the announcement of the Closing.
“Purchase
Price” has the meaning given in Section 2.2.
“Registration
Rights Agreement” means the Registration Rights
Agreement dated as of January 18, 2007, by and among the Company,
TCP and TCOMF, pursuant to which the Company has agreed under certain
circumstances to register the resale of the Shares under the 1933 Act and the
rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, and applicable state securities
laws.
2
“Restated
Irrevocable Proxy” has the meaning given in Section 7.9.
“Rule
506” means Rule 506 of Regulation D promulgated under the 1933
Act.
“SEC”
means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
“SEC
Documents” has the meaning set forth in Section
4.5.
“Shares”
means the 83,333,333 shares of Common Stock being issued and sold under this
Agreement.
“Subsidiaries”
means
with
respect to the Company, Magnetech Industrial Services, Inc., an Indiana
corporation, Xxxxxxx Electric, LLC, an Indiana limited liability company, HK
Engine Components, LLC, an Indiana limited liability company, Ideal
Consolidated, Inc., an Indiana corporation and Magnetech Power Services, LLC,
an
Indiana limited liability company.
“TCOMF”
means Tontine Capital Overseas Master Fund, L.P., a Cayman Islands limited
partnership.
“TCP”
means Tontine Capital Partners, L.P., a Delaware limited
partnership.
“Transaction
Documents” means this Agreement, the Amended Registration Rights
Agreement, the Xxxxxxx Option Amendment and any other documents contemplated
by
this Agreement.
“Transfer
Instructions” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.2.
ARTICLE
2
Purchase
and Sale of Shares
2.1 Purchase
of Shares. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement,
on the Closing Date, the Company shall issue and sell the Shares and each Buyer
shall purchase from the Company the number of Shares as is set forth below
such
Buyer’s name on the signature page hereto.
2.2 Purchase
Price and Form of Payment; Delivery. On the Closing Date each
Buyer shall pay an amount per Share equal to the Per Share Purchase Price for
each Share to be issued and sold to it at the Closing, for a total purchase
price of $20,000,000 (the “Purchase
Price”). The Purchase Price shall be paid by wire
transfer of immediately available funds in accordance with the Company’s written
instructions. At the Closing, upon payment of the Purchase Price
therefore by the Buyers, the Company will deliver irrevocable written
instructions (“Transfer Instructions”) to the transfer
agent for the Company’s Common Stock to issue certificates representing the
Shares registered in the name of each Buyer and to deliver such certificates
to
or at the direction of each Buyer. The Company shall not have the
power to revoke or amend the Transfer Instructions without the written consent
of the Buyers.
2.3 Closing
Date. Subject to the satisfaction (or written waiver) of the
conditions set forth in Article 6 and Article 7 below,
the closing of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall be held
on
November 30, 2007, or such other time as may be mutually agreed upon by the
parties to this Agreement (the “Closing Date”), at the
offices of Barack Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx & Xxxxxxxxx LLP, 000 Xxxx Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000, Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000 or at
such other location or by such other method (including exchange of signed
documents) as may be mutually agreed upon by the parties to this Agreement
(“Closing”).
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ARTICLE
3
Buyers’
Representations and Warranties
Each
Buyer represents and warrants to the Company that:
3.1 Organization
and Qualification. Each of the Buyers is an entity of the type
identified on the signature page hereto, duly organized, validly existing and
in
good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization, with
full
power and authority to purchase the Shares and otherwise perform its obligations
under this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents.
3.2 Authorization;
Enforcement. This Agreement and each of the other Transaction
Documents to be executed by the Buyers and the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby and thereby have been duly and validly authorized by, and
duly executed and delivered on behalf of, such Buyer. This Agreement
and each of the other Transaction Documents to be executed by the Buyers
constitutes the valid and binding agreement of such Buyer enforceable in
accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited
by: (i) applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium
or other similar laws in effect that limit creditors’ rights generally; (ii)
equitable limitations on the availability of specific remedies; and (iii)
principles of equity.
3.3 Securities
Matters. In connection with the Company’s compliance with
applicable securities laws:
a. Such
Buyer understands that the Shares are being offered and sold to it in reliance
upon specific exemptions from the registration requirements of United States
and
state securities laws and that the Company is relying upon the truth and
accuracy of, and such Buyer’s compliance with, the representations, warranties,
agreements, acknowledgments and understandings of such Buyer set forth herein
in
order to determine the availability of such exemption and the eligibility of
such Buyer to acquire the Shares.
b. Such
Buyer is purchasing the Shares for its own account, not as a nominee or agent,
for investment purposes and not with a present view towards resale, except
pursuant to sales exempted from registration under the 1933 Act, or registered
under the 1933 Act as contemplated by the Registration Rights
Agreement.
c. Such
Buyer is an “accredited investor” as that term is defined in Rule 501(a) of
Regulation D under the 1933 Act, and has such knowledge and experience in
financial and business matters as to be capable of evaluating the merits and
risks of an investment in the Shares. Such Buyer understands that its
investment in the Shares involves a significant degree of risk. Such
Buyer understands that no United States federal or state agency or any other
government or governmental agency has passed upon or made any recommendation
or
endorsement of the Shares.
d. Such
Buyer is not acting as an underwriter for the sale of the Shares to the public
or to others. Such Buyer is not a member of the National Association
of Securities Dealers, Inc. (“NASD”) and for a period of 12 months prior to the
date of this Agreement, has not been affiliated or associated with any company,
firm, or other entity that is a member of the NASD.
e. Such
Buyer is not executing this Agreement and purchasing the Shares as a result
of
(i) any advertisement, article, notice or other communication published in
any
newspaper, magazine or similar media or broadcast over television or radio,
or
(ii) any seminar or meeting whose attendees have been invited by any general
solicitation or general advertising.
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3.4 Information. Such
Buyer has conducted its own due diligence examination of the Company’s business,
financial condition, results of operations, and prospects. In
connection with such investigation, such Buyer and its representatives (i)
have
reviewed the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December
31, 2006, the Company’s quarterly reports on Form 10-Q for the
three most recently concluded interim periods, the
Company’s Registration Statements on Form S-1 and Form S-1/A filed on November
1, 2005, May 4, 2006, October 11, 2006, November 2, 2006 and July 13, 2007,
the
Company’s Registration Statements on Form S-8 filed on March 23, 2007 and June
22, 2007 and the Company’s Current Reports on Form 8-K or Form 8-K/A filed in
2007 (and all exhibits included therein and financial statements and schedules
thereto and documents (other than exhibits to such documents) incorporated
by
reference therein, being hereinafter referred to herein as the “2007
SEC Documents”), and (ii) have been given an opportunity to ask
questions, to the extent such Buyer considered necessary, and have received
answers from, officers of the Company concerning the business, finances and
operations of the Company and information relating to the offer and sale of
the
Shares, and (iii) have received or had an opportunity to obtain such additional
information as they deem necessary to make an informed investment decision
with
respect to the purchase of the Shares.
3.5 Restrictions
on Transfer. Such Buyer understands that except as provided
in the Registration Rights Agreement, the issuance of the Shares has not been
and is not being registered under the 1933 Act or any applicable state
securities laws. Such Buyer may be required to hold the Shares indefinitely
and
the Shares may not be transferred unless (i) the Shares are sold pursuant to
an
effective registration statement under the 1933 Act, or (ii) such Buyer shall
have delivered to the Company an opinion of counsel to the effect that the
Shares to be sold or transferred may be sold or transferred pursuant to an
exemption from such registration, which opinion shall be reasonably acceptable
to the Company. Such Buyer understands that until such time as the resale of
the
Shares has been registered under the 1933 Act as contemplated by the Amended
Registration Rights Agreement or otherwise may be sold pursuant to an exemption
from registration, certificates evidencing the Shares may bear a restrictive
legend in substantially the following form (and a stop-transfer order may be
placed against transfer of the certificates evidencing such
Shares):
“THE
SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS
CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE FEDERAL SECURITIES ACT OF 1933,
AS AMENDED, OR THE SECURITIES LAW OF ANY STATE. THE SHARES MAY NOT BE
SOLD OR OFFERED FOR SALE UNLESS THEY HAVE FIRST BEEN SO REGISTERED OR UNLESS
THE
COMPANY RECEIVES A WRITTEN OPINION FROM LEGAL COUNSEL ACCEPTABLE TO THE COMPANY
THAT SUCH REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED.”
ARTICLE
4
Representations
and Warranties of the Company
Except
as
set forth in the Company’s Disclosure Schedule attached hereto, and subject to
any information contained in the 2007 SEC Documents, the Company represents
and
warrants to the Buyers that:
4.1 Organization
and Qualification. The Company has no subsidiaries other than the
Subsidiaries. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries is a
corporation or limited liability company, as applicable, duly organized, validly
existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction in which it
is
incorporated or organized, with corporate or limited liability company power
and
authority to own, lease, use and operate its properties and to carry on its
business as now operated and conducted. The Company and each of its
Subsidiaries is duly qualified as a foreign corporation or limited liability
company to do business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which
its
ownership or use of property or the nature of the business conducted by it
makes
such qualification necessary, except where the failure to be so qualified or
in
good standing would not have a Material Adverse Effect. Neither the
Company nor any Subsidiary is in violation of any provision of its respective
certificate or articles of incorporation, partnership agreement, bylaws or
other
organizational or charter documents, as the same may have been
amended.
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4.2 Authorization;
Enforcement. The Company has all requisite corporate power and
authority to enter into and perform this Agreement and each of the other
Transaction Documents to be executed by the Company and to consummate the
transactions contemplated hereby and thereby and to issue the Shares, in
accordance with the terms hereof and thereof. The execution and
delivery of this Agreement and each of the other Transaction Documents by the
Company and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby
and
thereby (including without limitation, the issuance of the Shares) have been
duly authorized by the Company’s Board of Directors and no further consent or
authorization of the Company, its Board of Directors, or its shareholders is
required. This Agreement and each of the other Transaction Documents
have been duly executed and delivered by the Company. This Agreement
and each of the other Transaction Documents will constitute upon execution
and
delivery by the Company, a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company
enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, except as such
enforceability may be limited by: (a) applicable bankruptcy,
insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws in effect that
limit creditors’ rights generally; (b) equitable limitations on the availability
of specific remedies; (c) principles of equity (regardless of whether such
enforcement is considered in a proceeding in law or in equity); and (d) to
the
extent rights to indemnification and contribution may be limited by federal
securities laws or the public policy underlying such laws.
4.3 Capitalization;
Valid Issuance of Shares. As of the date hereof, and immediately
prior to the closing of the Company’s proposed acquisition of Target, the
authorized capital stock of the Company consists of 300,000,000 shares of Common
Stock, of which 188,488,472 shares are issued and outstanding, and no
shares are held by the Company as treasury shares, and 20,000,000 shares of
preferred stock, of which no shares are issued and outstanding. All
of such outstanding shares of Common Stock are duly authorized, validly issued,
fully paid and nonassessable. The Shares have been duly authorized
and when issued pursuant to the terms hereof will be validly issued, fully
paid
and nonassessable and will not be subject to any encumbrances, preemptive rights
or any other similar contractual rights of the shareholders of the Company
or
any other person. No shares of capital stock of the Company are
subject to preemptive rights or any other similar rights of the shareholders
of
the Company or any liens or encumbrances imposed through the actions or failure
to act of the Company. As of the date hereof, and immediately prior
to the closing of the Company’s proposed acquisition of Target, the Company had
outstanding warrants to purchase 8,161,542 shares of Common Stock, 8,752,026
shares issuable upon the conversion of the Company’s subordinated debt, options
to purchase 1,815,000 shares of Common Stock issued under its 2005 Stock Option
Plan, as well as 405,000 shares of restricted Common Stock issued under its
2005
Restricted Stock Plan. As of the date of this Agreement, except to
the extent described in the preceding sentence and Schedule 4.3 attached hereto, (i) there are
no
outstanding options, warrants, scrip, rights to subscribe for, puts, calls,
rights of first refusal, agreements, understandings, claims or other commitments
or rights of any character whatsoever relating to, or securities or rights
convertible into or exchangeable for any shares of capital stock of the Company
or any of its Subsidiaries, or arrangements by which the Company or any of
its
Subsidiaries is or may become bound to issue additional shares of capital stock,
(ii) there are no agreements or arrangements under which the Company or any
of
its Subsidiaries is obligated to register the sale of any of its or their
securities under the 1933 Act (except the Amended Registration Rights
Agreement), and (iii) there are no anti-dilution or price adjustment provisions
contained in any security issued by the Company (or in any agreement providing
rights to security holders other than the Initial Securities Purchase Agreement)
that will be triggered by the issuance of the Shares. Except (x) for
the Restated Irrecvocable Proxy, (y) as set forth in Section 5.9 below, or (z) as may be described
in any
documents which have been publicly filed by any of the Company's shareholders,
to the Company’s knowledge, there are no agreements between the Company’s
shareholders with respect to the voting or transfer of the Company’s capital
stock or with respect to any other aspect of the Company’s
affairs. The Xxxxxxx Option Amendment has been executed and delivered
by all parties thereto and is in full force and effect.
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4.4 No
Conflicts. The execution, delivery and performance of this
Agreement and each of the other Transaction Documents by the Company and the
consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby
(including, without limitation, the issuance of Shares) will not (a) conflict
with or result in a violation of any provision of the Amended and Restated
Articles of Incorporation, as amended, of the Company or the Amended and
Restated Code of By-Laws, as amended, of the Company, (b) violate or conflict
with, or result in a breach of any provision of, or constitute a default (or
an
event which with notice or lapse of time or both could become a default) under,
or give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or
cancellation of, any material agreement, indenture, patent, patent license
or
instrument to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party, or (c)
result in a violation of any Legal Requirement (including federal and state
securities laws and regulations and regulations of any self-regulatory
organizations to which the Company or its securities are subject) applicable
to
the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or by which any property or asset of
the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries is bound or affected (except for such
conflicts, defaults, terminations, amendments, accelerations, cancellations
and
violations as would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material
Adverse Effect). Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is
in violation of its Certificate or Articles of Incorporation, bylaws or other
organizational documents and neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries
is
in default (and no event has occurred which with notice or lapse of time would
result in a default) under, and neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries
has taken any action or failed to take any action that would give to others
any
rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, any agreement
or instrument to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or
by
which any property or assets of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is bound
or affected, except for possible defaults as would not, individually or in
the
aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect. Except (x) for any
consents required to be provided by the holders of the Company’s 6% subordinated
convertible debentures, due February 28, 2008 (the “Convertible
Debentures Consent”), and (y) with respect to any filings or
notices related to the issuance of the Shares to be filed with the OTC Bulletin
Board, if any, and as required under the 1933 Act and any applicable state
securities laws, the Company is not required to obtain any consent,
authorization or order of, or make any filing or registration with, any court,
governmental agency, regulatory agency, self regulatory organization or stock
market or any third party in order for it to execute, deliver or perform any
of
its obligations under the Transaction Documents. All consents,
authorizations, orders, filings and registrations that the Company is required
to effect or obtain pursuant to the preceding sentence have been obtained or
effected on or prior to the date hereof.
4.5 SEC
Documents; Financial Statements.
a. Since
December 31, 2004, the Company has timely filed all reports, schedules, forms,
statements and other documents required to be filed by it with the SEC pursuant
to the reporting requirements of the 1933 Act and the 1934 Act (all of the
foregoing filed prior to the date hereof and all exhibits included therein
and
financial statements and schedules thereto and documents (other than exhibits
to
such documents) incorporated by reference therein, being hereinafter referred
to
herein as the “SEC Documents”), or has timely filed
for a valid extension of such time of filing and has filed any such SEC
Documents prior to the expiration of any such extension. As of their
respective dates, the SEC Documents complied in all material respects with
the
requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act and the rules and
regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder applicable to the SEC Documents,
and none of the SEC Documents, at the time they were filed with the SEC,
contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material
fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements
therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not
misleading.
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b. As
of
their respective dates, the financial statements of the Company included in
the
SEC Documents complied as to form in all material respects with applicable
accounting requirements and the published rules and regulations of the SEC
with
respect thereto. Such financial statements have been prepared in
accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles
(“GAAP”), consistently applied, during the periods involved
(except (i) as may be otherwise indicated in such financial statements or the
notes thereto, or (ii) in the case of unaudited interim statements, to the
extent they may not include footnotes, year end adjustments or may be condensed
or summary statements) and fairly present in all material respects the
consolidated financial position of the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries
as of the dates thereof and the consolidated results of their operations and
cash flows for the periods then ended (subject, in the case of unaudited
statements, to normal year-end audit adjustments). Except as set
forth in the financial statements of the Company included in the SEC Documents,
the Company has no liabilities, contingent or otherwise, other than (i)
liabilities incurred in the ordinary course of business subsequent to September
30, 2007, and (ii) obligations under contracts and commitments incurred in
the
ordinary course of business and not required under GAAP to be reflected in
such
financial statements, which, individually or taken in the aggregate would not
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
c. The
Company has established and maintains disclosure controls and procedures (as
such term is defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the 1934 Act). Such
disclosure controls and procedures: (A) are designed to ensure that
material information relating to the Company and its Subsidiaries is made known
to the Company’s chief executive officer and its chief financial officer by
others within those entities, particularly during the periods in which the
Company’s reports and filings under the 1934 Act are being prepared, (B) have
been evaluated for effectiveness as of the end of the most recent annual period
reported to the SEC, and (C) are effective to perform the functions for which
they were established. Neither the auditors of the Company nor the
Board of Directors of the Company has been advised of: (x) any significant
deficiencies or material weaknesses in the design or operation of the internal
controls over financial reporting (as such term is defined in Rule 13a-15(f)
under the 0000 Xxx) of the Company that have materially affected the Company’s
internal control over financial reporting; or (y) any fraud, whether or not
material, that involves management or other employees who have a role in the
internal controls over financial reporting of the Company
4.6 Absence
of Certain Changes. Except for the transactions contemplated by
the Transaction Documents, or as set forth on Schedule 4.6, since December 31,
2006, (a) the
Company and each of its Subsidiaries has conducted its business only in the
ordinary course, consistent with past practice, and since that date, no changes
have occurred which would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect; and (b) the Company has not incurred any liabilities (contingent or
otherwise) other than: (i) trade payables, accrued expenses and other
liabilities incurred in the ordinary course of business consistent with past
practice, and (i) liabilities not required to be reflected on the Company’s
financial statements pursuant to GAAP or required to be disclosed in filings
made with the SEC.
4.7 Absence
of Litigation. Except as set forth in Schedule 4.7, there
is no Action pending or, to the knowledge of the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries, threatened against or affecting the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries that (a) adversely affects or challenges the legality, validity
or
enforceability of this Agreement, or (b) would, if there were an unfavorable
decision, have or reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries, nor any
director or officer thereof (in his or her capacity as such), is or has been
the
subject of any Action involving a claim of violation of or liability under
federal or state securities laws or a claim of breach of fiduciary
duty. There has not been, and to the knowledge of the Company, there
is not pending any investigation by the SEC involving the Company or any current
or former director or officer of the Company (in his or her capacity as
such). The SEC has not issued any stop order or other order
suspending the effectiveness of any registration statement filed by the Company
under the 1934 Act or the 1933 Act.
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4.8 Patents,
Copyrights. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries owns or
possesses the requisite licenses or rights to use all patents, patent
applications, patent rights, inventions, know-how, trade secrets, copyrights,
trademarks, trademark applications, service marks, service names, trade names
and copyrights (“Intellectual Property”) necessary to
enable it to conduct its business as now operated (and, to the Company’s
knowledge, as presently contemplated to be operated in the future); there is
no
claim or Action by any person pertaining to, or proceeding pending, or to the
Company’s knowledge threatened, which challenges the right of the Company or of
a Subsidiary with respect to any Intellectual Property necessary to enable
it to
conduct its business as now operated and to the Company’s knowledge, the
Company’s or its Subsidiaries’ current products and processes do not infringe on
any Intellectual Property or other rights held by any person, except where
any
such infringement would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect.
4.9 Tax
Status. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries has made or
filed all federal, state and foreign income and all other material tax returns,
reports and declarations required by any jurisdiction to which it is subject
(unless and only to the extent that the Company and each of its Subsidiaries
has
set aside on its books provisions reasonably adequate for the payment of all
unpaid and unreported taxes) and has paid all taxes and other governmental
assessments and charges that are material in amount, shown or determined to
be
due on such returns, reports and declarations, except those being contested
in
good faith and has set aside on its books provisions reasonably adequate for
the
payment of all taxes for periods subsequent to the periods to which such
returns, reports or declarations apply. There are no unpaid taxes in
any material amount claimed to be due by the taxing authority of any
jurisdiction, and the officers of the Company know of no basis for any such
claim. The Company has not executed a waiver with respect to the
statute of limitations relating to the assessment or collection of any foreign,
federal, state or local tax.
4.10 Permits;
Compliance.
a. The
Company and each of its Subsidiaries is in possession of all franchises, grants,
authorizations, licenses, permits, easements, variances, exemptions, consents,
certificates, approvals and orders necessary to own, lease and operate its
properties and to carry on its business as it is now being conducted
(collectively, “Permits”), and there is no Action
pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened regarding suspension
or
cancellation of any of the Permits. Neither the Company nor any of
its Subsidiaries is in conflict with, or in default or violation of, any of
the
Permits, except for any such conflicts, defaults or violations which,
individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to have
a
Material Adverse Effect.
b. Since
December 31, 2006, no event has occurred or, to the knowledge of the Company,
circumstance exists that (with or without notice or lapse of time): (i) would
reasonably be expected to constitute or result in a violation by the Company
or
any of its Subsidiaries, or a failure on the part of the Company or its
Subsidiaries to comply with, any Legal Requirement; or (ii) would reasonably
be
expected to give rise to any obligation on the part of the Company or any of
its
Subsidiaries to undertake, or to bear all or any portion of the cost of, any
remedial action of any nature in connection with a failure to comply with any
Legal Requirement, except in either case that would not reasonably be expected
to have a Material Adverse Effect. Neither the Company nor any of its
Subsidiaries has received any notice or other communication from any regulatory
authority or any other person, nor does the Company have any knowledge
regarding: (x) any actual, alleged, possible or potential violation of, or
failure to comply with, any Legal Requirement, or (y) any actual, alleged,
possible or potential obligation on the part of the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries to undertake, or to bear all or any portion of the cost of, any
remedial action of any nature in connection with a failure to comply with any
Legal Requirement, except in either case that would not reasonably be expected
to have a Material Adverse Effect.
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c. The
Company is in compliance in all material respects with the provisions of the
Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002 and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder
that are applicable to it and has taken reasonable steps such that the Company
expects to be in a position to comply with the requirements of Section 404
of
the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002 and the rules and regulations promulgated
thereunder at such time as Section 404 becomes applicable to the
Company.
d. The
Company is, and has reason to believe that for the foreseeable future it will
continue to be, in compliance with all applicable rules of the OTC Bulletin
Board. The Company has not received notice from the OTC Bulletin
Board that the Company is not in compliance with the rules or requirements
thereof. The issuance and sale of the Shares under this Agreement
does not contravene the rules and regulations of the OTC Bulletin Board, and
no
approval of the shareholders of the Company is required for the Company to
issue
the Shares as contemplated by this Agreement.
4.11 Environmental
Matters. “Environmental Laws” shall
mean, collectively, all Legal Requirements, including any federal, state, local
or foreign statute, laws, rule, regulation, ordinance, code, policy or rule
of
common law or any judicial or administrative interpretation thereof, including
any judicial or administrative order, consent, decree or judgment, relating
to
pollution or protection of human health, the environment (including, without
limitation, ambient air, surface water, groundwater, land surface or subsurface
strata) or wildlife, including, without limitation, laws and regulations
relating to the release or threatened release of chemicals, pollutants,
contaminants, wastes, toxic substances, hazardous substances, petroleum or
petroleum products (collectively, “Hazardous
Materials”) or to the manufacture, processing, distribution, use,
treatment, storage, disposal, transport or handling of Hazardous
Materials. Except for such matters as could not, singly or in the
aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect or
as
set forth on Schedule 4.11: (a) the Company and its Subsidiaries have
complied and are in compliance with all applicable Environmental Laws; (b)
without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company and its
Subsidiaries have obtained, have complied, and are in compliance with all
Permits that are required pursuant to Environmental Laws for the occupation
of
their respective facilities and the operation of their respective businesses;
(c) none of the Company or its Subsidiaries has received any written notice,
report or other information regarding any actual or alleged violation of
Environmental Laws, or any liabilities or potential liabilities (including
fines, penalties, costs and expenses), including any investigatory, remedial
or
corrective obligations, relating to any of them or their respective facilities
arising under Environmental Laws, nor, to the knowledge of the Company is there
any factual basis therefore; (d) there are no underground storage tanks,
polychlorinated biphenyls, urea formaldehyde or other hazardous substances
(other than small quantities of hazardous substances for use in the ordinary
course of the operation of the Company’s and its Subsidiaries’ respective
businesses, which are stored and maintained in accordance and in compliance
with
all applicable Environmental Laws), in, on, over, under or at any real property
owned or operated by the Company and/or its Subsidiaries; (e) there are no
conditions existing at any real property or with respect to the Company or any
of its Subsidiaries that require remedial or corrective action, removal,
monitoring or closure pursuant to the Environmental Laws; and (f) to the
knowledge of the Company, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has
contractually, by operation of law, or otherwise amended or succeeded to any
liabilities arising under any Environmental Laws of any predecessors or any
other Person.
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4.12 Title
to Property. The Company and its Subsidiaries have good and
marketable title to all real property and all personal property owned by them
which is material to the business of the Company and its
Subsidiaries. Any leases of real property and facilities of the
Company and its Subsidiaries are valid and effective in accordance with their
respective terms, except as would not have a Material Adverse
Effect.
4.13 No
Investment Company or Real Property Holding Company. The Company
is not, and upon the issuance and sale of the Shares as contemplated by this
Agreement will not be, an “investment company” as defined under the Investment
Company Act of 1940 (“Investment
Company”). The Company is not controlled by an
Investment Company. The Company is not a United States real property
holding company, as defined under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended.
4.14 No
Brokers. The Company has taken no action which would give rise to
any claim by any person for brokerage commissions, transaction fees or similar
payments relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated
hereby.
4.15 Registration
Rights. Except pursuant to the Amended Registration Rights
Agreement, and as otherwise set forth in Schedule 4.15 effective upon the
Closing, neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is currently subject to any
agreement providing any person or entity any rights (including piggyback
registration rights) to have any securities of the Company or any Subsidiary
registered with the SEC or registered or qualified with any other governmental
authority.
4.16 Exchange
Act Registration. The Common Stock is registered pursuant to the
1934 Act, and the Company has taken no action designed to, or which, to the
knowledge of the Company, is likely to have the effect of, terminating the
registration of the Common Stock under the 1934 Act.
4.17 Labor
Relations. No labor or employment dispute exists or, to the
knowledge of the Company, is imminent or threatened, with respect to any of
the
employees of the Company that has, or could reasonably be expected to have,
individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.
4.18 Transactions
with Affiliates and Employees. Except as set forth in the SEC
Documents, and Schedule 4.18, none of the officers or directors of the
Company, and to the knowledge of the Company, none of the employees of the
Company, is presently a party to any transaction or agreement with the Company
(other than for services as employees, officers and directors) exceeding
$60,000, including any contract, agreement or other arrangement providing for
the furnishing of services to or by, providing for rental of real or personal
property to or from, or otherwise requiring payments to or from any officer,
director or such employee or, to the knowledge of the Company, any entity in
which any officer, director, or any such employee has a substantial interest
or
is an officer, director, trustee or partner.
4.19 Insurance. The
Company and its Subsidiaries have insurance policies in full force and effect
of
a type, covering such risks and in such amounts, and having such deductibles
and
exclusions as are customary for conducting businesses and owning assets similar
in nature and scope to those of the Company and its Subsidiaries. The
amounts of all such insurance policies and the risks covered thereby are in
accordance in all material respects with all material contracts and agreements
to which the Company and/or its Subsidiaries is a party and with all applicable
Legal Requirements. With respect to each such insurance
policy: (a) the policy is valid, outstanding and enforceable in
accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by
applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar
laws in effect that limit creditors’ rights generally, equitable limitations on
the availability of specific remedies and principles of equity (regardless
of
whether such enforcement is considered in a proceeding in law or in equity);
(b)
neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is in breach or default with
respect to its obligations thereunder in any material respect; and (c) no party
to the policy has repudiated, or given notice of an intent to repudiate, any
provision thereof.
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4.20 Approved
Acquisitions of Shares; No Anti-Takeover Provisions. The Board of
Directors of the Company has unanimously approved this Agreement and taken
all
other requisite action such that the provisions of any anti-takeover laws and
regulations of any governmental authority, including without limitation, the
applicable provisions of the IBCL, and that any provisions of an anti-takeover
nature adopted by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or contained in the
Company’s Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation, Amended and Restated
Code of Bylaws or the organizational documents of any of its Subsidiaries,
will
not apply to the Buyers, this Agreement or any of the other Transaction
Documents.
4.21 ERISA. Based
upon the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974
(“ERISA”), and the regulations and published
interpretations thereunder: (a) neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries
has engaged in any Prohibited Transactions (as defined in Section 406 of ERISA
and Section 4975 of the Code); (b) the Company and each of its Subsidiaries
has
met all applicable minimum funding requirements under Section 302 of ERISA
in
respect to its plans; (c) neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has
any knowledge of any event or occurrence which would cause the Pension Benefit
Guaranty Corporation to institute proceedings under Title IV of ERISA to
terminate any employee benefit plan(s); neither the Company nor any of its
Subsidiaries has any fiduciary responsibility for investments with respect
to
any plan existing for the benefit of persons other than its or such Subsidiary’s
employees; and (e) neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has
withdrawn, completely or partially, from any multi-employer pension plan so
as
to incur liability under the Multiemployer Pension Plan Amendments Act of
1980.
4.22 Company
Shareholders of Record. As of November 28, 2007, the Company had
87 “shareholders” as defined in Section 4 of Chapter 42 of the IBCL, and is
not considered an “Issuing Public Corporation” for purposes of Chapter 42 of the
IBCL.
4.23 Disclosure. The
Company understands and confirms that the Buyers will rely on the
representations and covenants contained herein in effecting the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement and the other Transaction
Documents. All representations and warranties provided to the Buyers
including the disclosures in the Company’s disclosure schedules attached hereto
furnished by or on behalf of the Company, taken as a whole are true and correct
and do not contain any untrue statement of material fact or omit to state any
material fact necessary in order to make the statements made therein, in the
light of the circumstances under which they were made, not
misleading. No event or circumstance has occurred or information
exists with respect to the Company or its Subsidiaries or its or their
businesses, properties, prospects, operations or financial conditions, which,
under applicable law, rule or regulation, requires public disclosure or
announcement by the Company but which has not been so publicly announced or
disclosed.
ARTICLE
5
Covenants
5.1 Form
D; Blue Sky Laws. Upon completion of the Closing, the Company
shall file with the SEC a Form D with respect to the Shares as required under
Regulation D and each applicable state securities commission and will provide
a
copy thereof to the Buyers promptly after such filing.
5.2 Use
of
Proceeds. The Company shall use the proceeds from the sale of the
Securities to complete the Acquisition and for other general business
purposes.
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5.3 Expenses. At
the Closing, the Company shall reimburse the Buyers for all reasonable expenses
incurred by them in connection with the negotiation, preparation, execution,
delivery and performance of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents
and its due diligence review of the Company, including, without limitation,
reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses, and out-of-pocket travel costs and
expenses.
5.4 No
Integration. The Company shall not make any offers or sales of
any security (other than the Shares) under circumstances that would require
registration of the Shares being offered or sold hereunder under the 1933 Act
or
cause the offering of the Shares to be integrated with any other offering of
securities by the Company in such a manner as would require the Company to
seek
the approval of its stockholders for the issuance of the Shares under any
stockholder approval provision applicable to the Company or its
securities.
5.5 Board
Designee(s). The parties hereto acknowledge and affirm that the
Buyers shall have the right to appoint certain members of the Board of Directors
as set forth in Section 5.6 of the Initial Securities Purchase
Agreement.
5.6 Observation
Rights. The parties hereto acknowledge and affirm that the Buyers
shall have Observation Rights (as defined in the Initial Securities Purchase
Agreement) as set forth in Section 5.7 of the Initial Securities Purchase
Agreement.
5.7 Participation
in Future Issuances. The parties hereto acknowledge and affirm
that the Buyers shall have the right to participate in any Future Offerings
(as
defined in the Initial Securities Purchase Agreement) as provided in Section
5.7
of the Initial Securities Purchase Agreement.
5.8 Future
Acquisitions. The Company shall not revoke its approval (pursuant
to Section 7.8 hereof) of the
acquisition of up to fifty percent (50%) of the Common Stock on a fully diluted
basis by the Buyers. The Company shall use its best efforts to ensure
that any future acquisitions of Common Stock by the Buyers (up to fifty percent
(50%)) of the of the outstanding Common Stock on a fully diluted basis) shall
not be made subject to the provisions of any anti-takeover laws and regulations
of any governmental authority, including without limitation, the applicable
provisions of the IBCL, and any provisions of an anti-takeover nature adopted
by
the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or contained in the Company’s Amended and
Restated Articles of Incorporation, Amended and Restated Code of Bylaws or
the
organizational documents of any of its Subsidiaries. The Buyers
acknowledge and agree that they will obtain written approval from the Company’s
Board of Directors before the Buyer and their affiliates acquire in excess
of
fifty percent (50%) of the Common Stock computed on a fully-diluted basis,
provided, however that this covenant shall not apply to (a) any increase in
the
percentage ownership of Common Stock of the Buyers and their affiliates due
to a
redemption or repurchase by the Company of any of its Common Stock, or (b)
any
instances where the Buyers and their affiliates inadvertently acquires in excess
of fifty percent (50%) of the Common Stock on a fully-diluted basis, provided
that in such case the Buyers shall notify the Company in writing promptly upon
discovery of such inadvertent acquisition, and the Buyers and their affiliates
shall promptly take all such actions as are necessary to cure such circumstance
within thirty (30) days of providing such notice unless the Company’s Board of
Directors approves such inadvertent acquisition.
5.9 Reverse
Stock Split and Amendment to Amended and Restated Articles of
Incorporation.
a. The
Buyers acknowledge that the Company intends to effect a 1-for-25 reverse stock
split of its Common Stock shortly after the date of this Agreement that would
result in a reduction in the Company’s authorized Common Stock from three
hundred million (300,000,000) shares to twelve million (12,000,000) shares
and
the redemption by the Company of any fractional shares resulting from the
reverse stock split.
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b. The
Company agrees to use its reasonable best efforts to call a meeting of the
Company’s shareholders, not later than one hundred twenty (120) days after the
date of this Agreement, for the purpose of voting on an amendment to the
Company’s Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation to increase the number
of authorized shares of Common Stock thereunder: (i) from twelve million
(12,000,000) shares to twenty million (20,000,000) shares if the Company
completes the reverse stock split described in Section 5.9(a)
above, and (ii) from three hundred
million (300,000,000) shares to five hundred million (500,000,000) shares if
the
Company fails to complete the reverse stock split described in Section 5.9(a)
above within one hundred twenty (120)
days after the date of this Agreement. The Buyers agree to vote all
shares of Common Stock over which the Buyers have voting control in favor of
either such proposal to amend the Company’s Amended and Restated Articles of
Incorporation.
ARTICLE
6
Conditions
To The Company’s Obligation
The
obligation of the Company hereunder to issue and sell the Shares to the Buyers
at the Closing is subject to the satisfaction, at or before the Closing Date,
of
each of the following conditions thereto, provided that these conditions are
for
the Company’s sole benefit and may be waived by the Company at any time in its
sole discretion:
6.1 Delivery
of Transaction Documents. The Buyers shall have executed and
delivered the Transaction Documents to the Company.
6.2 Payment
of Purchase Price. The Buyers shall have delivered the Purchase
Price in accordance with Section 2.2
above.
6.3 Representations
and Warranties. The representations and warranties of the Buyers
shall be true and correct in all material respects (provided, however, that
such
qualification shall only apply to representations or warranties not otherwise
qualified by materiality) as of the date when made and as of the Closing Date
as
though made at that time (except for representations and warranties that speak
as of a specific date), and the applicable Buyer shall have performed, satisfied
and complied in all material respects with the covenants, agreements and
conditions required by this Agreement to be performed, satisfied or complied
with by the applicable Buyer at or prior to the Closing Date.
6.4 Litigation. No
litigation, statute, rule, regulation, executive order, decree, ruling or
injunction shall have been enacted, entered, promulgated or endorsed by or
in
any court or governmental authority of competent jurisdiction or any
self-regulatory organization having authority over the matters contemplated
hereby which prohibits the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated
by this Agreement.
ARTICLE
7
Conditions
to The Buyers’ Obligation
The
obligation of the Buyers hereunder to purchase the Shares at the Closing is
subject to the satisfaction, at or before the Closing Date, of each of the
following conditions, provided that these conditions are for the Buyers’ sole
benefit and may be waived by the Buyers at any time in its sole
discretion:
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7.1 Delivery
of Transaction Documents; Issuance of Shares. The Company shall
have executed and delivered the Transaction Documents to the Buyers, and shall
deliver the Transfer Instructions to the transfer agent for the Company’s Common
Stock to issue certificates in the name of each Buyer representing the Shares
being purchased by such Buyer. The Company shall deliver a copy of
the Transfer Instructions to the Buyers at the Closing.
7.2 Xxxxxxx
Option Amendment. The Xxxxxxx Option Amendment shall have been
executed and delivered by all parties thereto and shall be in full force and
effect, and a copy thereof shall have been provided to the Buyers.
7.3 Representations
and Warranties. The representations and warranties of the Company
shall be true and correct in all material respects (provided, however, that
such
qualification shall only apply to representations or warranties not otherwise
qualified by materiality) as of the date when made and as of the Closing Date
as
though made at such time (except for representations and warranties that speak
as of a specific date) and the Company shall have performed, satisfied and
complied in all material respects with the covenants, agreements and conditions
required by this Agreement to be performed, satisfied or complied with by the
Company at or prior to the Closing Date.
7.4 Consents. Any
consents or approvals required to be secured by the Company for the consummation
of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents, including, but
not limited to, the Subordinated Debenture Consent, shall have been obtained
and
shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Buyers.
7.5 Litigation. No
Action shall have been enacted, entered, promulgated or endorsed by or in any
court or governmental authority of competent jurisdiction or any self-regulatory
organization having authority over the matters contemplated hereby which
prohibits the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement.
7.6 Opinion. The
Buyers shall have received an opinion of the Company’s counsel, dated as of the
Closing Date, in form, scope and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Buyers
with respect to the matters set forth in Exhibit A attached
hereto.
7.7 No
Material Adverse Change. There shall have been no material
adverse change in the assets, liabilities (contingent or otherwise), affairs,
business, operations, prospects or condition (financial or otherwise) of the
Company prior to the Closing Date.
7.8 Board
Approval. The Board of Directors of the Company shall have
approved the acquisition of the Shares in writing as required by Section 5.9
of
the Initial Securities Purchase Agreement and shall have adopted irrevocable
resolutions approving on or prior to the Closing Date the acquisition by the
Buyers and their affiliates of up to fifty percent (50%) of the Common Stock,
on
a fully diluted basis, including the acquisition of the Shares so that the
Buyers and their affiliates are not subject to the restrictions to Section
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Section 19 of Chapter 43 of the Indiana Business Corporation Law, as the same
may be amended.
7.9 Irrevocable
Proxy. The Buyers shall receive a restated irrevocable proxy from
Xxxx X. Xxxxxxx in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B (the
“Restated Irrevocable Proxy”).
7.10 Closing
Certificate. The Buyers shall have received a certificate of the
Company signed by an executive officer of the Company, dated as of the Closing
Date, certifying that the conditions in Sections 7.2, 7.3,
7.4, 7.5
and 7.7 have been satisfied.
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7.11 Secretary’s
Certificate. The Buyers shall have received a certificate of the
Company, signed by an executive officer of the Company, dated as of the Closing
Date, including (i) true, correct and complete copies of the resolutions of
the
Board of Directors referred to in Section 7.8
that were duly adopted and have not been amended or rescinded as of the Closing
Date, (ii) a copy of the Company’s Bylaws and (iii) a copy of the Company’s
Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation, certified by the Secretary
of
State of Indiana as of a date no more than five (5) days prior to the Closing
Date.
7.12 Certificate
of Existence. The Buyers shall have received a certificate of
existence for the Company issued by the Secretary of State of Indiana no more
than five (5) days prior to the Closing Date.
ARTICLE
8
Indemnification
8.1 Indemnification
by the Company. The Company agrees to indemnify each Buyer
and its affiliates and hold each Buyer and its affiliates harmless from and
against any and all liabilities, losses, damages, costs and expenses of any
kind
(including, without limitation, the reasonable fees and disbursements of such
Buyer’s counsel in connection with any investigative, administrative or judicial
proceeding), which may be incurred by such Buyer or such affiliates as a result
of any claims made against such Buyer or such affiliates by any person that
relate to or arise out of (i) any breach by the Company of any of its
representations, warranties or covenants contained in this Agreement or in
the
Transaction Documents (other than the Amended Registration Rights Agreement,
which contains separate indemnification provisions), or (ii) any litigation,
investigation or proceeding instituted by any person with respect to this
Agreement or the Shares (excluding, however, any such litigation, investigation
or proceeding which arises solely from the acts or omissions of such Buyer
or
its affiliates).
8.2 Notification. Any
person entitled
to indemnification hereunder (“Indemnified Party”)
will (i) give prompt notice to the Company, of any third party claim, action
or
suit with respect to which it seeks indemnification (the
“Claim”) (but omission of such notice shall not
relieve the Company from liability hereunder except to the extent it is actually
prejudiced by such failure to give notice), specifying in reasonable detail
the
factual basis for the Claim, the amount thereof, estimated in good faith, and
the method of computation of the Claim, all with reasonable particularity and
containing a reference to the provisions of this Agreement in respect of which
such indemnification is sought with respect to the Claim, and (ii) unless in
such Indemnified Party’s reasonable judgment a conflict of interest may exist
between such Indemnified Party and the Company with respect to such claim,
permit the Company to assume the defense of the Claim with counsel reasonably
satisfactory to the Indemnified Party. The Indemnified Party shall
cooperate fully with the Company with respect to the defense of the Claim and,
if the Company elects to assume control of the defense of the Claim, the
Indemnified Party shall have the right to participate in the defense of the
Claim at its own expense. If the Company does not elect to assume
control or otherwise participate in the defense of the Claim, then the
Indemnified Party may defend through counsel of its own choosing. If
such defense is not assumed by the Company, the Company will not be subject
to
any liability under this Agreement or otherwise for any settlement made without
its consent (but such consent will not be unreasonably withheld or delayed).
If
the Company elects not to or is not entitled to assume the defense of a Claim,
it will not be obligated to pay the fees and expenses of more than one counsel
for all Indemnified Parties with respect to the Claim, unless an actual conflict
of interest exists between such Indemnified Party and any other of such
Indemnified Parties with respect to the Claim, in which event the Company will
be obligated to pay the fees and expenses of such additional counsel or
counsels.
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ARTICLE
9
Governing
Law; Miscellaneous
9.1 Governing
Law. This Agreement shall be enforced, governed by and construed
in accordance with the laws of the State of Indiana applicable to agreements
made and to be performed entirely within such state, without regard to the
principles of conflict of laws. The parties hereto hereby submit to
the exclusive jurisdiction of the United States Federal Courts located in the
Northern District of Indiana with respect to any dispute arising under this
Agreement, the agreements entered into in connection herewith or the
transactions contemplated hereby or thereby. All parties irrevocably
waive the defense of an inconvenient forum to the maintenance of such suit
or
proceeding. All parties further agree that service of process upon a
party mailed by first class mail shall be deemed in every respect effective
service of process upon the party in any such suit or
proceeding. Nothing herein shall affect any party’s right to serve
process in any other manner permitted by law. All parties agree that a final
non-appealable judgment in any such suit or proceeding shall be conclusive
and
may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on such judgment or in any other
lawful manner. The party which does not prevail in any dispute
arising under this Agreement shall be responsible for all reasonable fees and
expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, incurred by the prevailing party
in connection with such dispute.
9.2 Counterparts;
Electronic Signatures. This Agreement may be executed in one or
more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original but all of which
shall constitute one and the same agreement and shall become effective when
counterparts have been signed by each party and delivered to the other
party. This Agreement, once executed by a party, may be delivered to
the other party hereto by electronic transmission of a copy of this Agreement
bearing the signature of the party so delivering this Agreement.
9.3 Headings. The
headings of this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall
not
form part of, or affect the interpretation of, this Agreement.
9.4 Severability. In
the event that any provision of this Agreement is invalid or unenforceable
under
any applicable statute or rule of law, then such provision shall be deemed
inoperative to the extent that it may conflict therewith and shall be deemed
modified to conform to such statute or rule of law. Any provision
hereof which may prove invalid or unenforceable under any law shall not affect
the validity or enforceability of any other provision hereof.
9.5 Entire
Agreement; Amendments. This Agreement and the instruments
referenced herein contain the entire understanding of the parties with respect
to the matters covered herein and therein and supersede all previous
understandings or agreements between the parties with respect to such
matters. No provision of this Agreement may be waived other than by
an instrument in writing signed by the party to be charged with
enforcement. The provisions of this Agreement may be amended only by
a written instrument signed by the Company and the Buyers.
9.6 Notices. Any
notices required or permitted to be given under the terms of this Agreement
shall be sent by certified or registered mail (return receipt requested) or
delivered personally or by courier (including a recognized overnight delivery
service) or by facsimile and shall be effective five days after being placed
in
the mail, if mailed by regular United States mail, or upon receipt, if delivered
personally or by courier (including a recognized overnight delivery service)
or
by facsimile, in each case addressed to a party. The addresses for
such communications shall be:
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If
to the
Company:
0000
Xxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxx
Xxxx, Xxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxx
X. Xxxxxxx and
Xxxxx
X. Xxxxx, Esq.
Telephone: (000)
000-0000
Facsimile: (000)
000-0000
With
copy
to:
Xxxxxx
& Xxxxxxxxx LLP
000
X.
Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxx
Xxxx, Xxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxxxxx
X. Xxxxx, Esq.
Telephone: (000)
000-0000
Facsimile: (000)
000-0000
If
to the
Buyers:
Tontine
Capital Partners, L.P.
00
Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, 0xx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Xx.
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Telephone: (000)
000-0000
Facsimile: (000)
000-0000
With
copy
to:
Barack
Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx & Xxxxxxxxx LLP
000
X.
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000
Xxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxx
X. Xxxxxxxxx, Esq.
Telephone: (000)
000-0000
Facsimile: (000)
000-0000
Each
party shall provide notice to the other party of any change in
address.
9.7 Successors
and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to
the benefit of the parties and their successors and assigns. Neither
the Company nor any Buyer shall assign this Agreement or any rights or
obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the other parties
hereto.
9.8 Third
Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement is intended for the benefit
of the parties hereto and their respective permitted successors and assigns,
and
is not for the benefit of, nor may any provision hereof be enforced by, any
other person.
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9.9 Publicity. The
Company and the Buyers shall have the right to review a reasonable period of
time before issuing any press releases or any other public statements with
respect to the transactions contemplated hereby; provided, however, that the
Company shall be entitled, without the prior approval of the Buyers, to make
any
press release with respect to such transactions as is required by applicable
law
and regulations (although the Buyers shall be consulted by the Company in
connection with any such press release prior to its release and shall be
provided with a copy thereof and be given an opportunity to comment
thereon). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall file with
the SEC a Form 8-K disclosing the transactions herein within four (4) business
days of the Closing Date and attach the relevant agreements and instruments
to
either such Form 8-K or the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year
ended December 31, 2007, and the Buyers may make such filings as may be required
under Section 13 and Section 16 of the 1934 Act.
9.10 Further
Assurances. Each party shall do and perform, or cause to be done
and performed, all such further acts and things, and shall execute and deliver
all such other agreements, certificates, instruments and documents, as the
other
party may reasonably request in order to carry out the intent and accomplish
the
purposes of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated
hereby.
9.11 No
Strict Construction. The language used in this Agreement will be
deemed to be the language chosen by the parties to express their mutual intent,
and no rules of strict construction will be applied against any
party.
9.12 Rights
Cumulative. Each and all of the various rights, powers and
remedies of the parties shall be considered 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 or partial 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.
9.13 Survival. Any
covenant or agreement in this Agreement required to be performed following
the
Closing Date, shall survive the Closing Date. Without limitation of the
foregoing, the respective representations and warranties given by the parties
hereto shall survive the Closing Date and the consummation of the transactions
contemplated herein, but only for a period of the earlier of (i) eighteen (18)
months following the Closing Date and (ii) the applicable statute of limitations
with respect to each representation and warranty, and thereafter shall expire
and have no further force and effect; provided, however, that (a) the
representations and warranties of the Company made in Sections 4.1, 4.2, 4.3
and 4.9 shall survive
the Closing Date and the consummation of the transactions contemplated herein
for a period of the earlier of (x) five (5) years following the Closing Date
and
(y) the applicable statute of limitations with respect to each such
representation and warranty and (b) the representations and warranties of the
Company made in Sections 4.5, 4.6 and 4.23
shall
survive the Closing Date and the consummation of the transactions contemplated
herein for a period of the earlier of (x) four (4) years following the Closing
Date and (y) the applicable statute of limitations with respect to each such
representation and warranty.
9.14 Knowledge. The
term "knowledge of the Company" or any similar formulation of knowledge shall
mean, the actual knowledge of any of Xxxx X. Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx and
Xxxxx X. Xxxxx after reasonable inquiry made by them of the appropriate
personnel or representatives of the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries.
[Signature
Page Follows]
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have caused this Agreement to be duly executed
as of the date first above written.
BUYERS:
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TONTINE
CAPITAL PARTNERS, L.P.
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By:
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Tontine
Capital Management, LLC, its general partner
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By:
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/s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx | |||
Xxxxxxx
X. Xxxxxxx, as managing member
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Total
Number of Shares: 66,666,667
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Total
Purchase Price: $16,000,000.08
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Form
of Entity and Jurisdiction of Organization:
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Delaware
Limited Partnership
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TONTINE
CAPITAL OVERSEAS MASTER FUND, L.P.
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By:
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Tontine
Capital Overseas GP, L.L.C., its general partner
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By:
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/s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx | |||
Xxxxxxx
X. Xxxxxxx, as managing member
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Total
Number of Shares: 16,666,666
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Total
Purchase Price: $3,999,999.84
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Form
of Entity and Jurisdiction of Organization:
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Cayman
Islands Limited Partnership
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EXHIBIT
A
FORM
OF LEGAL OPINION
1.
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The
Company is a corporation existing under and by virtue of the laws
of the
State of Indiana (the “State”). Based solely on our review of the
Certificates of Existence referred to below, as of the date of
such
certificate the records of the Secretary of State of the State
show that the Company is in existence and that no notice of withdrawal,
dissolution or expiration has been filed or taken
place.
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2.
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Magnetech
Industrial Services, Inc. is a corporation existing under and by
virtue of
the laws of the State. Based solely on our review of the Certificates
of
Existence referred to below, as of the date of such certificate
the
records of the Secretary of State of the State show that
Magnetech Industrial Services, Inc. is in existence and that no
notice of
withdrawal, dissolution or expiration has been filed or taken
place.
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3.
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Xxxxxxx
Electric, LLC is a limited liability company existing under and
by virtue
of the laws of the State. Based solely on our review of the Certificates
of Existence referred to below, as of the date of such certificate
the
records of the Secretary of State of the State show that Xxxxxxx
Electric,
LLC is in existence and that no notice of withdrawal, dissolution
or
expiration has been filed or taken
place.
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4.
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Ideal
Consolidated, Inc. is a corporation existing under and by virtue
of the
laws of the State. Based solely on our review of the Certificates
of
Existence referred to below, as of the date of such certificate
the
records of the Secretary of State of the State show that Ideal
Consolidated, Inc. is in existence and that no notice of withdrawal,
dissolution or expiration has been filed or taken
place.
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5.
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HK
Engine Components, LLC is a limited liability company existing
under and
by virtue of the laws of the State. Based solely on our review
of the
Certificates of Existence referred to below, as of the date of
such
certificate the records of the Secretary of State of the State
show that HK Engine Components, LLC is in existence and that no
notice of
withdrawal, dissolution or expiration has been filed or taken
place.
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6.
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Magnetech
Power Services, LLC is a limited liability company existing under
and by
virtue of the laws of the State. Based solely on our review of
the
Certificates of Existence referred to below, as of the date of
such
certificate the records of the Secretary of State of the State
show that Magnetech Power Services, LLC is in existence and that
no notice
of withdrawal, dissolution or expiration has been filed or taken
place.
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7.
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The
Company has the corporate power and authority to execute, deliver
and
perform its obligations under each of the Transaction Agreements.
The
execution, delivery and performance of each of the Transaction
Agreements
has been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the
part of
the Company.
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8.
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The
Company has the requisite corporate power and authority to own
and operate
its property and to conduct the business in which it is currently
engaged.
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9.
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Each
of the Transaction Agreements has been duly executed and delivered
by the
Company and constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation
of the
Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with its
terms.
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10.
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The
issuance, sale and delivery of the common stock of the Company
to be
issued and sold to the Buyers pursuant to the Purchase Agreement
(the
“Shares”) and the execution, delivery and performance by the Company of
the Transaction Agreements and the consummation by the Company
of the
transactions contemplated thereby do not violate or result in a
breach of
or default under the Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation
of the
Company, the Amended and Restated Code of By-laws of the Company,
the
Indiana Business Corporation Act or other laws of the State of
general
applicability to corporations in the
State.
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11.
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There
is no action, suit, proceeding or investigation known to us to
be pending
against the Company that contests or affects the execution, validity
or
performance of the Transaction Agreements or is likely to have
a material
adverse effect on the business, operations, assets, financial condition
or
prospects of the Company.
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12.
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Except
for filings, authorizations or approvals contemplated by the Transaction
Agreements, to our knowledge, no authorizations or approvals of,
and no
filings with any governmental authority of the State are necessary
or
required by any laws of general application to corporations in
the State
for the execution, delivery or performance by the Company of any
of the
Transaction Agreements.
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13.
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The
Shares have been duly authorized and, when issued and sold to the
Buyers
after payment therefor pursuant to and in accordance with the terms
of the
Transaction Agreements and upon delivery, will be validly issued,
fully
paid and non-assessable.
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14.
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To
our knowledge, except as set forth in the Purchase Agreement or
disclosed
in any Schedule included in the Disclosure Schedule to the Purchase
Agreement, the issuance of the Shares in accordance with the terms
of the
Transaction Agreements is not subject to any preemptive rights
or rights
of first refusal that have not been waived or complied
with.
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15.
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Assuming
that the representations, warranties and covenants of the Buyers
contained
in the Transaction Agreements are true, correct and complete, and
that any
required filings are made pursuant to Rule 503 of Regulation D
as
promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, the offer, sale and
issuance
of the Shares to Buyers pursuant to the Purchase Agreement do not
require
registration under the Securities Act of 1933 and the rules promulgated
thereunder as they currently
exist.
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EXHIBIT
B
FORM
OF RESTATED IRREVOCABLE PROXY
All
capitalized terms used but not
defined in this Irrevocable Proxy shall have the meanings set forth in that
certain Securities Purchase Agreement, of even date herewith (the
“Purchase Agreement”), by and among MISCOR Group, Ltd.
(the “Company”), Tontine Capital Partners, L.P.
(“Tontine”) and Tontine Capital Overseas Master Fund,
L.P. (“TCOMF” and together with Tontine, the
“Purchasers”).
WHEREAS,
the Company and the Purchasers
entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement dated January 18, 2007 (the
“Original Purchase Agreement”), pursuant to which the
Company acquired 62,500,000 shares of Common Stock in the Company.
WHEREAS,
in connection with the
Original Purchase Agreement, Xxxx X. Xxxxxxx, the President and Chief Executive
Officer of the Company (“Xxxxxxx”) granted to the
Purchasers an irrevocable proxy on January 18, 2007 (the “Original
Proxy”).
WHEREAS,
in connection with and as a condition to the closing of the transactions
contemplated by the Purchase Agreement, Xxxxxxx desires to restate the Original
Proxy.
FOR
VALUE RECEIVED,
Xxxxxxx does hereby irrevocably appoint Tontine and TCOMF and each of them
(and
any manager or officer of Tontine or TCOMF and any other Person appointed by
Tontine or TCOMF), as the attorney-in-fact, agent, and proxy of Xxxxxxx
(collectively, the “Proxy
Holders”),
with full power
of substitution, with full authority to act and vote in person or by revocable
proxy, written consent, or otherwise, as fully and effectively as Xxxxxxx could
do so in person (or by proxy, written consent, or otherwise), with respect
to
any and all shares of Common Stock in the Company that Xxxxxxx now or hereafter
owns legally, beneficially, or of record, or over which Xxxxxxx has voting
control (the “Subject
Common Stock”),
in
such
manner as the Proxy Holders shall, in their sole discretion, deem proper, and
as
may be allowable under applicable law, with respect to the following
matters: (i) the election
to the
Company’s Board of Directors of one or two individuals nominated by the
Purchasers, as applicable, for such appointment pursuant to and in accordance
with the Purchasers’ rights under Section 5.6 of the Original Purchase
Agreement and Section 5.5 of the Purchase Agreement to appoint members to the
Company’s Board of Directors, and (ii) solely for the purpose of enforcing the
Purchasers’ rights under Section 5.8 of the Purchase Agreement and Section 5.9
of the Original Purchase Agreement, any matter coming before the stockholders
of
the Company that would have the effect of ensuring that future acquisitions
by
the Purchasers of up to 50% of the outstanding Common Stock on a fully diluted
basis will not be subject to the provisions of any anti-takeover or control
share laws and regulations of any governmental authority, including without
limitation, the applicable provisions of the IBCL, and any provisions of an
anti-takeover or control share nature adopted by the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries or contained in the Company’s Amended and Restated Articles of
Incorporation, Amended and Restated Code of Bylaws or the organizational
documents of any of its Subsidiaries. In addition, Xxxxxxx hereby
agrees, in his capacity as a director of the Company, to vote for the nomination
and appointment of the Purchasers’ director representatives as set forth and as
provided in Section 5.6 of the Original Purchase Agreement and Section 5.5
of
the Purchase Agreement and to vote in such a manner as to enforce the
Purchaser’s rights with respect to Section 5.9 of the Original Purchase
Agreement and Section 5.8 of the Purchase Agreement.
Xxxxxxx
hereby represents and warrants
that, as of the date hereof: (1) Xxxxxxx is the legal, beneficial, or record
holder of the Subject Common Stock; and (2) Xxxxxxx has full right, power,
and
capacity to grant and transfer to the Proxy Holders the voting and other rights
represented hereby.
Xxxxxxx
shall not
to grant to any Person any proxy or enter into any voting agreement
that
is inconsistent with the rights and privileges granted to the Proxy Holders
in
this Irrevocable Proxy.
This
Irrevocable Proxy is issued as a
condition precedent to the execution and delivery by the Purchasers of the
Purchase Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated
thereby. Xxxxxxx has obtained substantial and material benefits as a
result of the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Original
Purchase Agreement and will obtain substantial and material benefits as a result
of the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Purchase
Agreement. This Irrevocable Proxy is a material inducement to the
Purchasers to execute and deliver the Purchase Agreement and to consummate
the
transactions contemplated thereby. This Irrevocable Proxy is coupled
with an interest and is irrevocable by Xxxxxxx. This Irrevocable
Proxy is effective as of the date hereof and shall terminate automatically
and
be of no further force and effect at such time as the Proxy Holders and their
affiliates no longer have any rights under Sections 5.6 and 5.9 of the Original
Purchase Agreement and Sections 5.5 and 5.8 of the Purchase
Agreement.
9.15 If
any
provision of this Irrevocable Proxy is adjudicated to be invalid or
unenforceable, then such provision shall be deemed deleted and the remainder
of
this Irrevocable Proxy, nevertheless, shall remain unaffected and fully
enforceable. Further, to the extent any provision herein is deemed
unenforceable by virtue of its scope, but may be made enforceable by limitation
thereof, the parties hereto agree the same shall, nevertheless, be enforceable
to the full extent permissible. This Irrevocable Proxy shall be
binding upon the heirs, personal representatives, executors, and assigns of
Xxxxxxx.
This
Irrevocable Proxy shall be
enforced, governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State
of
Indiana without regard to principles of conflicts of laws.
Dated: ____________,
2007
By:
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Xxxx
X. Xxxxxxx
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The
undersigned, being the Proxy Holders, do hereby consent to the restatement
of
the Original Proxy and the granting of this Irrevocable Proxy in place
thereof.
TONTINE
CAPITAL PARTNERS, L.P.
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TONTINE
CAPITAL OVERSEAS MASTER FUND, L.P.
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By:
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By:
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Its:
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Its:
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