SERIES A CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT Dated as of August 21, 2006 Between SECURITY HOLDING CORP. And HOMELAND SECURITY CAPITAL CORPORATION
SERIES
A CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK
Dated
as of August 21, 2006
Between
SECURITY
HOLDING CORP.
And
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE
I
PURCHASE AND SALE OF PREFERRED STOCK
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Section
1.1
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Purchase
and Sale of Preferred Stock
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Section
1.2
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The
Conversion Shares
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Section
1.3
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Purchase
Price and Closing
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ARTICLE
II
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
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Section
2.1
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Representations
and Warranties as to the Company
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Section
2.2
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Representations
and Warranties of the Purchaser
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ARTICLE
III
COVENANTS
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Section
3.1
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Company
Covenants
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Section
3.2
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Purchaser
Covenants
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Section
3.3
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Non-Competition;
Non-Solicitation.
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ARTICLE
IV
CONDITIONS
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Section
4.1
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Conditions
Precedent to the Obligation of the Company to Sell the Preferred
Shares
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Section
4.2
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Conditions
Precedent to the Obligation of the Purchaser to Purchase the Preferred
Shares
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ARTICLE
V
STOCK CERTIFICATE LEGEND
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Section
5.1
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Legend
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ARTICLE
VI
INDEMNIFICATION
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Section
6.1
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General
Indemnity
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Section
6.2
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Indemnification
Procedure
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ARTICLE
VII
REGISTRATION RIGHTS
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Section
7.1
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Registration
Rights
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Section
7.2
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Registration
Procedures
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Section
7.3
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Provision
of Documents
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Section
7.4
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Expenses
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Section
7.5
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Indemnification
and Contribution
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Section
7.6
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Effect
of Registration.
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ARTICLE
VIII
MISCELLANEOUS
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Section
8.1
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Fees
and Expenses
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Section
8.2
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Specific
Enforcement, Consent to Jurisdiction
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Section
8.3
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Entire
Agreement; Amendment
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Section
8.4
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Notices
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Section
8.5
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Waivers
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Section
8.6
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Headings
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Section
8.7
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Successors
and Assigns
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Section
8.8
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No
Third Party Beneficiaries
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Section
8.9
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Governing
Law
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Section
8.10
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Waiver
of Jury Trial
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Section
8.11
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Survival
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Section
8.12
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Counterparts
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Section
8.13
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Severability
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Section
8.14
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Further
Assurances
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Exhibit
A
- Certificate of Designation
Exhibit
B
- Form of Conversion Notice
Exhibit
C
- Promissory Note
Schedules
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SERIES
A CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT
This
Series A Convertible Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement (the “Agreement”)
is
dated as of August 21, 2006 by and among Security Holding Corp., a Delaware
corporation (the “Company”),
and
Homeland Security Capital Corporation (the “Purchaser”).
The
parties hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE
I
PURCHASE
AND SALE OF PREFERRED STOCK
Section
1.1 Purchase
and Sale of Preferred Stock.
Upon
the following terms and conditions, the Company shall issue and sell to the
Purchaser, and the Purchaser shall purchase from the Company, up to 5,000,000
shares of the Company’s Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, $1.00 par value
per share (the “Preferred
Shares”),
at a
price of $1.00 per share. The Preferred Shares are convertible into shares
of
the Company’s common stock, $0.01 par value per share (the “Common
Stock”).
The
Purchaser will initially purchase 3,000,000 Preferred Shares (the “First
Tranche”)
for an
aggregate purchase price equal to $3,000,000 (“Purchase
Price”).
The
Purchaser agrees to purchase on any date (or dates) prior to August 21, 2008
up
to an additional 2,000,000 Preferred Shares in the aggregate on such dates
and
in such amounts (the “Additional
Tranches”)
as the
Company (following the unanimous approval of its board of directors (the
“Board”))
requests upon sixty (60) days prior written notice. The designation, rights,
preferences and other terms and provisions of the Preferred Shares are set
forth
in the Certificate of Designation of the Relative Rights and Preferences of
the
Series A Convertible Preferred Stock attached hereto as Exhibit
A
(the
“Certificate
of Designation”).
The
Company and the Purchaser are executing and delivering this Agreement in
accordance with and in reliance upon the exemption from securities registration
afforded by Rule 506 of Regulation D (“Regulation
D”)
as
promulgated by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the
“Commission”)
under
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities
Act”)
or
Section 4(2) of the Securities Act.
Section
1.2 The
Conversion Shares.
The
Company has authorized and reserved and covenants to continue to reserve, free
of preemptive rights and other similar contractual rights of stockholders,
such
number of shares of Common Stock equal to one hundred twenty percent (120%)
of
the number of shares of Common Stock as shall from time to time be sufficient
to
effect the conversion of all of the issued and outstanding Preferred Shares.
Any
shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Preferred Shares are
herein referred to as the “Conversion
Shares.”
The
Preferred Shares and the Conversion Shares are sometimes collectively referred
to as the “Shares.”
The
Preferred Shares may be converted into Common Stock in accordance with the
Certificate of Designation and pursuant the delivery of a conversion notice
in
the form attached as Exhibit
B
hereto.
Section
1.3 Purchase
Price and Closing.
The
Company agrees to issue and sell to the Purchaser and, in consideration of
and
in express reliance upon the representations, warranties, covenants, terms
and
conditions of this Agreement, the Purchaser, agrees to purchase the Preferred
Shares. The closing of the purchase and sale of the Preferred Shares for the
First Tranche (a “Closing” and together with any additional closings of the sale
of Preferred Shares, the “Closings”)
shall
take place at the offices of Xxxxxxxxxxx & Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx LLP,
Miami Center - 20th
Floor,
000 Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx Xxxx., Xxxxx, Xxxxxxx 00000 at 1:00 p.m. (eastern time)
upon the satisfaction of each of the conditions set forth in Article IV
hereof (the “Closing
Date”).
The
Purchase Price for the First Tranche with respect to the Closing shall be
payable as follows: (i) $2,500,000 shall be paid by wire transfer of immediately
available funds on or prior to the Closing Date; and (ii) $500,000 shall be
payable via a promissory note, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit
C
(the
“Note”).
Additional Closings for the sale of the Additional Tranches shall occur at
times
and places as mutually agreed by the parties.
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ARTICLE
II
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES
Section
2.1 Representations
and Warranties as to the Company. The
Company represents and warrants to the Purchaser that each of the following
is,
or will be at the Closing Date, true and correct:
(a) Capitalization.
The
authorized capital stock of the Company consists of (i) 40,000,000 shares of
Common Stock, of which 15,000,000 shares are issued and outstanding
and (ii) 10,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock, none of which are issued and
outstanding. All shares of Common Stock have been duly authorized and validly
issued and are fully paid and non-assessable. All prior offerings and issuances
of Common Stock have been made in accordance with applicable federal and state
securities Laws. Except as disclosed in Schedule 2.1(a) and in the
Stockhoders’ Agreement of the Company dated the date hereof, (i) no shares
of the Company’s capital stock are subject to rights of first refusal,
preemptive rights or any other similar rights or any liens or encumbrances
suffered or permitted by the Company, (ii) there are no outstanding debt
securities, (iii) there are no outstanding options, warrants, scrip, rights
to subscribe to, calls or commitments of any character whatsoever relating
to,
or securities or rights convertible into, any shares of capital stock of the
Company, or contracts, commitments, understandings or arrangements by which
the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries is or may become bound to issue additional
shares of capital stock of the Company or options, warrants, scrip, rights
to
subscribe to, calls or commitments of any character whatsoever relating to,
or
securities or rights convertible into, any shares of capital stock of the
Company, (iv) there are no outstanding securities or instruments of the
Company which contain any redemption or similar provisions, and there are no
contracts, commitments, understandings or arrangements by which the Company
is
or may become bound to redeem a security of the Company, (v) there are no
securities or instruments containing anti-dilution or similar provisions that
will be triggered by the sale of the common shares of Common Stock as described
in this Agreement and (vi) the Company does not have any stock appreciation
rights or “phantom stock” plans or agreements or any similar plan or agreement.
“Laws” mean
material federal, state, local and foreign laws, statutes, ordinances, rules
or
regulations, orders and administrative rulings promulgated by any governmental
or regulatory authority.
(b) Organization;
Good Standing; Power.
The
Company is a corporation duly
organized, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of the State
of
Delaware, and has full corporate power and authority to own, lease and operate
its assets and properties and to carry on its business as presently conducted
by
it. Schedule 2.1(b) hereto sets forth a true and complete list of all
states and other jurisdictions in which the Company is duly qualified and in
good standing to transact business as a foreign corporation. Except for those
states and jurisdictions set forth on Schedule 2.1(b), there are no other
states or jurisdictions in which the character and location of the properties
owned or leased by the Company and the conduct of its Business make any such
qualification necessary, except any where the failure to be so qualified would
not have a Material Adverse Effect. The Company’s minute books contain true and
complete records of all meetings and other material actions, including, without
limitation, actions by vote or written consent of the stockholders and the
board
of directors of the Company. “Material
Adverse Effect” means
an
effect that is more than a minor, de minimis or minimal effect on the Business,
operations or condition (financial or other) of the Company or the value of
its
properties or assets. All references to “Company” in Section 2.1 shall also
refer to any Subsidiaries of the Company where applicable; except that (i)
the
reference to “Delaware” in the first sentence shall be replaced with “Wisconsin”
when referring to the Subsidiaries of the Company, and (ii) Schedule 2.1(b)
shall not apply to the Subsidiaries of the Company.
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(c) Authority;
Validity; No Conflicts.
The
execution and delivery by the Company of this Agreement, the performance by
the
Company of its obligations hereunder, and the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby, have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action
on the part of the Company, and the Company has all necessary corporate power
with respect thereto. This Agreement is the valid and binding obligation of
the
Company, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, except to the
extent that enforceability thereof may be limited by general equitable
principles or the operation of bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization,
moratorium or similar Laws. Except as set forth in Schedule
2.1(c),
neither the execution and delivery by the Company of this Agreement, nor the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, nor the performance by
the
Company of its obligations hereunder, shall (or, with the giving of notice
or the lapse of time or both, would) (i) conflict with or violate any provision
of the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws of the Company, as
amended; (ii) give rise to a conflict, breach or default, or any right of
termination, cancellation or acceleration of remedies or rights, or otherwise
result in a loss of benefits to the Company, under the provisions of any note,
bond, mortgage, indenture, license, agreement or other instrument or obligation
to which the Company is a party or by which it or any of its properties or
assets is otherwise bound; (iii) violate any Law applicable to the Company
or any of its properties or assets; (iv) result in the creation or
imposition of any Lien upon any of the properties or assets of the Company
or
cause the Company to be subject to any Tax; (v) interfere with or otherwise
adversely affect the ability to carry on the business of the Company as
presently conducted; or (vi) contravene, conflict with, or result in a
violation of any of the terms or requirements of, or give rise to any right
to
revoke, suspend, terminate or modify any Permit. “Liens” mean
all
liens, mortgages, pledges, charges, claims, security interests or encumbrances
of any nature whatsoever. “Permits” means
governmental permits, approvals, licenses, certificates, franchises,
authorizations, consents and orders necessary for the operation of the Business
in the manner that it is presently conducted.
(d) Governmental
Authorizations; Third-Party Consents.
Except
as
set forth on Schedule 2.1(d)
hereto,
no approval, consent, waiver, exemption, order, authorization or other action
by, or notice to or filing with, any governmental authority or any Person,
and
no lapse of a waiting period, is required to be obtained by the Company in
connection with (or in order to permit) the execution, delivery or
performance by any of them of this Agreement or the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby or thereby (collectively, “Consents”).“Person”
or
“Persons” means
any
stockholder, officer, employee or director of the Company, or any other natural
person, corporation, partnership, limited liability company or other entity.
“Subsidiaries”
shall
mean any corporation or other organization, whether incorporated or
unincorporated, in which the Company owns, directly or indirectly, any equity
or
other ownership interest.
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(e) Financial
Statements. The
Company has delivered to the Purchaser true and complete copies of its
Subsidiaries’ (i) unaudited balance sheet as of December 31, 2003 and the
related unaudited statements of income (loss), retained earnings and cash
flow for the fiscal year then ended (the “2003
Financial Statements”), (ii)
audited balance sheet as of December 31, 2004 and the related audited statements
of income (loss), retained earnings and cash flow for the fiscal year then
ended (the “2004
Financial Statements”)
and (iii) audited balance sheet as of December 31, 2005 and the related
audited statements of income (loss), retained earnings and cash flow for
the fiscal year then ended (the “2005
Financial Statements”).
“Financial
Statements” means
the
2003 Financial Statements, 2004 Financial Statements and 2005 Financial
Statements, collectively. The Financial Statements are attached hereto as
Schedule 2.1(e).
Except
as set forth on Schedule 2.1(e),
the
Financial Statements, including any notes thereto, were prepared in accordance
with GAAP applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods involved (except,
in the case of the 2003 Financial Statements, the absence of footnotes) and
fairly present the financial position of the Company as of the dates indicated
and the results of its operations for the periods covered thereby. The books
and
records of the Company are, in all material respects, true and complete, have
been maintained in accordance with good business practices, and accurately
reflect the basis for the financial condition and results of operations of
the
Company as set forth in its financial statements.
(f) Interests
in Other Entities. The
Company owns all of the capital stock of each of its Subsidiaries. The Company
does not, directly or indirectly, (i) own, of record or beneficially, any
shares of voting stock or any other equity securities of any Person other than
as set forth on Schedule
2.1(f); (ii)
have any other ownership or equity or debt interest, of record or beneficially,
in any Person; or (iii) have any obligation or right, fixed or contingent,
to purchase or subscribe for any interest in, advance or loan monies to, or
in
any way make an investment in, any Person or to share any profits or capital
investments in any other Person (other than as set forth on Schedule
2.1(f)).
(g) Title
to Properties; Leases.
Except
as
set forth on Schedule 2.1(g),
the
Company has good and marketable title to all of its properties and assets,
real
and personal, including, but not limited to, those reflected in the audited
balance sheet contained in the 2005 Financial Statements (the “2005
Balance Sheet”) (except
as since sold or otherwise disposed of in the ordinary course of business since
December 31, 2005, or as expressly provided for in this Agreement), free and
clear of all encumbrances, liens or charges of any kind or character
except: (a) those securing liabilities of the Company incurred in the
ordinary course (with respect to which no default
exists); (b) liens of real estate and personal property taxes; (c)
property leased pursuant to leases disclosed on any Schedule hereto;
and (d) imperfections of title and encumbrances, if any, which, in the
aggregate do not have a Material Adverse Effect on the business, properties
or
assets of the Company.
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(h) Accounts
Receivable; Fixed Assets; Inventory.
(i) Schedule 2.1(h)(i)
hereto
sets forth a true and complete list of the Accounts Receivable as of December
31, 2005 and as of May 31, 2006 and the individual aging with respect thereto.
All of the Accounts Receivable reflected on Schedule 2.1(h)(i)
are good
and collectible in the ordinary course of business at the recorded amounts
thereof, less the amount of the reserves for bad accounts reflected
thereon (which reserves have been established in accordance with United
States generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”)
on a
basis consistent with past practice), and, to the best of the Company’s
knowledge, are not subject to any counterclaims or offsets. “Accounts
Receivable” means
all
of the Company’s accounts receivable due to the Company, including but not
limited to obligations owing to the Company arising from the sale or lease
of
goods or the rendition of services by the Company.
(ii) Schedule 2.1(h)(ii)
hereto
sets forth a true and complete list of the Inventory. The Inventory is of such
quality and quantity as to be usable and saleable by the Company in the ordinary
course of business, has been priced at the lower of cost or market value using
the “first-in, first-out” method, and is free of any defect or deficiency,
subject only to the reserve for Inventory writedown set forth on the face of
the
Final 2006 Balance Sheet as adjusted for operations and transactions through
the
Closing Date. The level of Inventory reflected on Schedule 2.1(h)(ii)
and the
2005 Balance Sheet is not excessive in light of the Company’s normal operations
of its business and are adequate to conduct the Company’s operations in the
ordinary course of business. “Inventory”
means
each item of inventory of the Company (including raw materials, work in progress
and finished goods).
(i) Intellectual
Property.
Schedule
2.1(i)
hereto
sets forth a true and complete list of all licenses, patents, patents pending,
registered copyrights, trade names, trademarks and service marks comprising
Intellectual Property. The Company has either all right, title and interest
in
and to, or valid and enforceable rights under contract to use, all items of
Intellectual Property material to, or necessary to conduct, the business of
the
Company as it is presently conducted or contemplated to be conducted, free
and
clear of all Liens other than Permitted Liens. There are no material
restrictions on the direct or indirect transfer of any contract or other
agreement, or any interest therein, held by the Company in respect of any item
of Intellectual Property. The Company is not in default (or, with the
giving of notice or lapse of time or both, would be in default) under any
contract or other agreement to use any item of Intellectual Property required
to
be set forth on Schedule
2.1(i).
None of
the Intellectual Property infringes or conflicts with, and the Company has
not
received any notice of infringement of or conflict with, any license, patent,
copyright, trademark, service xxxx or other intellectual property right of
any
other Person and, to the knowledge of the Company, there is no material
infringement or material unauthorized use by any Person of any of the
Intellectual Property owned by the Company. Except as set forth on Schedule
2.1(i),
the
validity or enforceability of any of the Intellectual Property or the title
of
the Company thereto has not been questioned in any litigation, governmental
inquiry or proceeding to which the Company is party and, to the knowledge of
the
Company, no such litigation, governmental inquiry or proceeding is threatened.
The Company has taken all actions necessary and appropriate to preserve the
confidentiality of all trade secrets, proprietary and other confidential
information material to the business and operations of the Company.
“Intellectual
Property”
means
all patents and patent rights, trademarks and trademark rights, trade names
and
trade name rights, service marks and service xxxx rights, service names and
service name rights, brand names, inventions, processes, formulae, copyrights
and copyright rights, trade dress, business and product names, logos, slogans,
designs, trade secrets, industrial models, proprietary data, methodologies,
computer programs and software (including all source codes) and related
documentation, technical information, manufacturing, engineering and technical
drawings, know-how, inventions, works of authorship, management information
systems, and all pending applications for and registrations of patents,
trademarks, service marks and copyrights owned by the Company or used by the
Company in the conduct of its business, in each such case, including all forms
(e.g.,
electronic media, computer disks) in which such items are recorded.
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(j) Bank
Accounts; Credit Cards; Corporate Accounts; and Powers of
Attorney.
Schedule 2.1(j)
hereto
sets forth a true and complete list showing (i) the names of all banks in
which the Company has an account or safe deposit box, the account numbers for
each account at such banks and the names of all Persons authorized to draw
thereon and who have access thereto; (ii) the names of all credit card
issuers with whom the Company has an account and the names of all Persons
authorized to use such accounts or who have access thereto; (iii) the names
of all cellular telephone, phone card or other corporate accounts with whom
the
Company has an account and the names of all Persons authorized to use such
accounts or who have access thereto; and (iv) the names of all Persons, if
any, holding powers of attorney from the Company. There are no automatic,
periodic or scheduled withdrawals or debits with respect to the bank or
corporate accounts required to be set forth on Schedule 2.1(j)
hereto.
(k) Absence
of Undisclosed Liabilities. The
Company does not have any Liabilities, including guarantees and indemnities
by
the Company of Liabilities of any other Person, except (i) Liabilities as and
to
the extent reflected on the 2005 Balance Sheet; (ii) Liabilities
incurred by it in the ordinary course of business and consistent with past
practice since December 31, 2005 (none of which is a material Liability for
breach of contract, breach of warranty, tort, infringement, claim, lawsuit
or
other proceeding) and adequately reflected on the books and records of the
Company; (iii) obligations not in default under contracts entered into
by it in the ordinary course of business; and (iv) the Liabilities set
forth on Schedule 2.1(k)
hereto.
“Liabilities” mean
debts, liabilities, commitments or obligations, whether absolute or contingent,
asserted or unasserted, known or unknown, liquidated or unliquidated, due or
to
become due, or fixed or unfixed.
(l) Litigation.
Except
as
set forth on Schedule 2.1(l)
hereto,
there are no claims, suits or actions, administrative, arbitration or other
proceedings, or governmental investigations pending or, to the knowledge of
the
Company, threatened against or affecting, or reasonably likely to adversely
affect, the Company or any of its properties, assets or business or the
transactions contemplated hereby. There are no outstanding judgments, orders,
stipulations, injunctions, decrees or awards against the Company that have
not
been fully satisfied. For purposes of clarity, this Section 2.1(l) does not
apply to, and Section 2.1(q) contains the sole representation of the Company
related to, Tax matters.
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(m) Material
Contracts.
Schedule 2.1(m)
hereto
sets forth a true and complete list, and brief description, of each Material
Contract. True and complete copies of all written Material Contracts required
to
be set forth on Schedule 2.1(m)
have
been furnished to the Purchaser and, except as set forth on Schedule 2.1(m),
each of
them is in full force and effect. Except as set forth on Schedule 2.1(m),
neither
the Company nor, to the knowledge of the Company, any other Person that is
a
party to a Material Contract or is otherwise bound thereby is in default
thereunder, and no event, occurrence, condition or act exists that, with the
giving of notice or the lapse of time or both, would give rise to any default
or
right of cancellation thereunder. To the knowledge of the Company, there have
been no threatened cancellations of any of the Material Contracts and there
are
no outstanding disputes thereunder. There are no agreements, understandings
or
arrangements with any other Person in respect of the Material Contracts that,
other than as provided therein: (i) give any Person the right to
renegotiate or require a reduction in the price paid to the Company or the
repayment of any amount previously paid, (ii) provide for the sharing
of any revenues or profits by or with the Company or (iii) provide for
discounts, allowances or extended payment terms. “Material
Contract” means
any
contract, purchase order, agreement, mortgage, note, commitment, obligation
and
undertaking to which the Company is parties or by which it is otherwise bound
that involves in excess of Twenty Thousand
Dollars ($20,000).
(n) Insurance.
Schedule 2.1(n)
hereto
sets forth a true and complete list of all policies of insurance under which
the
Company or any of its officers or directors (in such capacity) is an
insured party, beneficiary or loss payable payee, and the expiration date of
each such policy. The Company is current in all of its premiums for its
insurance policies. True and complete copies of all such policies have been
provided to the Purchaser. Such policies are in full force and effect and
they
will
remain in full force and effect and will not terminate or lapse or otherwise
be
affected in any way by reason of the transactions contemplated
hereby.
The
Company is not in default with respect to any provision contained in any such
policy, the Company has not received or given a notice of cancellation or
non-renewal with respect to any such policy and the Company has not received
a
reservation of rights letter with respect to any such policy. Except as set
forth on Schedule 2.1(n),
no
claims have been made by the Company under any such policy, and no event has
occurred and no state of facts exists in respect of which the Company is
entitled to make a claim under any such policy.
(o) Employees. Schedule 2.1(o)
hereto
sets forth a true and correct summary of the following information for each
current employee of the Company, including each employee on leave of absence,
disability or layoff status: name; job title; employment status; current
compensation rate and any change(s) in compensation since December 31, 2005;
vacation time accrued; and service years credited for purposes of vesting or
eligibility to participate in any Benefit Plan. Except as set forth on
Schedule 2.1(o),
the
Company has no written or oral union, collective bargaining, employment,
management, severance or consulting agreements or arrangements to which the
Company is a party or by which it is otherwise bound. No union or other labor
organization is seeking to organize, or to be recognized as, a collective
bargaining unit of any group of employees that includes any employees of the
Company. There is no pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened
representation proceeding or petition, strike, work stoppage, work slowdown,
unfair labor practice charge or complaint or other material labor dispute
affecting any employee of the Company. Except as set forth in Schedule
2.1(o),
neither
the Company, nor any officer nor employee of the Company are parties to or
are
otherwise bound by any oral or written agreement or arrangement, including
confidentiality, non-competition or proprietary rights agreement, with any
Person (other than the Company) that in any way limits or adversely affects
or
will limit or affect (A) the performance of his/her duties as an employee,
officer or director of the Company after the Closing Date, or (B) the ability
of
the Company to conduct its business as it currently exists or as currently
contemplated.
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(p) Employee
Arrangements; ERISA.
(i) Schedule 2.1(p)
hereto
sets forth a true and complete list of all Benefit Plans. The Company has
delivered to the Purchaser true and complete copies of each Benefit
Plan (including any related trust agreement), the most recent summary plan
descriptions and all other material employee communications embodying or
relating to any Benefit Plan , the most recent Internal Revenue Service
determination letter (if the plan is intended to be qualified under Section
401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (together with all
rules
and regulations thereunder) (the “Code”),
and
the annual reports filed on Form 5500 (including all schedules and accountants’
opinions) for the two most recent completed plan years, if such reports were
required to be filed. Except as set forth on Schedule 2.1(p),
the
Company has not announced or otherwise made a commitment to create any bonus,
option, deferred compensation, pension, profit sharing or retirement plan or
arrangement, severance arrangement or other fringe benefit plan.
(ii) Each
of
the Benefit Plans required to be set forth on Schedule 2.1(p) is
and
has at all times been in compliance with all applicable provisions of ERISA,
the
Code and other applicable Laws.
(iii) Except
as
set forth on Schedule 2.1(p),
the
execution and delivery of, and the performance of the transactions contemplated
by, this Agreement will not (either alone or upon the occurrence of any
additional or subsequent event) constitute an event under any Benefit Plan
or
individual agreement that will or may result in any payment (whether of
severance pay or otherwise), acceleration, vesting or increase in benefits
with
respect to any employee, former employee, consultant, agent or director of
the
Company.
(iv) Each
Benefit Plan that is a “group health plan” (within the meaning of Code
Section 4980B) has been administered in compliance with the coverage
continuation requirements of COBRA, and as provided under Code Section 4980
and any regulations promulgated or proposed under the Code. The Company and
each
Benefit Plan are in compliance with the requirements of the Health Insurance
Portability and Accountability Act to the extent such requirements are
applicable.
(v) At
no
time has the Company contributed to, been required to contribute to or incurred
any Liability to any Benefit Plan that: is a multi-employer plan, as defined
in
Section 3(37) of ERISA; is a multiple employer welfare arrangement, as
defined in Section 3(40) of ERISA; is a multiple employer plan, as
described in Section 210 of ERISA, subject to Title IV of ERISA; or
provides health (other than as required under COBRA), life or other welfare
benefits to former employees, directors or consultants.
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(vi) No
event
has occurred or is threatened that would constitute a reportable event (for
which any applicable notice requirement has not been waived) within the meaning
of Section 4043(b) of ERISA with respect to any Pension Plan. “ERISA”
means
the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, and all
regulations promulgated thereunder. “Pension
Plan” means
any
Benefit Plan that is an "employee pension benefit plan," as defined in Section
3(2) of ERISA.
(vii) Each
Pension Plan that is intended to meet the requirements of Code
Section 401(a) meets, and since its inception has met, the requirements for
qualification under Code Section 401(a) and nothing has occurred that would
adversely affect the qualified status of any such Pension Plan. The United
States Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”)
has
issued a favorable determination letter with respect to the qualification under
the Code of each Pension Plan and the IRS has not taken any action to revoke
or
suspend any such letter.
(viii) Those
sections of all annual reports heretofore filed with the IRS or the Department
of Labor by or on behalf of every Benefit Plan that were required to be so
certified were certified without qualification by the accountants or actuaries
of such Benefit Plan.
(ix) The
Company has made all contributions required to be made by it to each Benefit
Plan under the terms of the Benefit Plan and applicable Law. No prohibited
transaction (as defined in Code Section 4975 or Section 406 of
ERISA) has occurred with respect to any Benefit Plan that could subject any
Benefit Plan or any related trust, the Company, any Affiliate or any director,
officer or employee of any of them to any Tax or penalty imposed under Code
Section 4975 or Sections 502(i) or 502(1) of ERISA, directly or indirectly,
and whether by way of indemnity or otherwise. “Affiliate” means,
with respect to any Person, a Person that directly, or indirectly through one
or
more intermediaries, controls or is controlled by, or is under the common
control with, the Person specified (as set forth in Rule 405 promulgated under
the Securities Act).
(q) Tax
Matters.
Except
as
set forth on Schedule 2.1(q)
hereto:
(i) the
Company has filed (on a timely basis, including applicable extensions) with
the appropriate governmental agencies any federal, state, local and foreign
Tax
Returns required to be filed by it and has timely paid in full all Taxes due.
All such Tax Returns were true and complete in all material respects as shown
thereon. “Tax”
means
any federal, state, local or foreign income, gross receipts, license, payroll,
employment, excise, severance, stamp, occupation, premium, windfall profits,
environmental (including taxes under Section 59A of the Code), customs, duties,
capital stock, franchise, profits, withholding, social security (or similar),
unemployment, disability, real property, personal property, sales, use,
transfer, registration, value added, alternative or add-on minimum, estimated
or
other tax, of any kind, whatsoever, including any interest, penalty or addition
thereto, whether disputed or not and including any obligations to indemnify
or
otherwise assume or succeed to the Tax liability of any other Person.
“Tax
Return”
means
any return, declaration, report, claim for refund, or information return or
statement relating to Taxes, including any schedule or attachment thereto,
and
any amendment(s) thereof.
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(ii) the
Company is not currently the beneficiary of any extension of time within which
to file any Tax Return;
(iii) the
Company has provided the Purchaser with true and complete copies of all income
Tax Returns filed by the Company since the inception of its business and filed
by each of its Subsidiaries since the earlier of the applicable Subsidiary’s
inception or the applicable Subsidiary’s 2002 fiscal year;
(iv) there
are
no Tax Liens upon any properties or assets of the Company other than any
statutory Liens for Taxes not yet due and payable or which are being contested
in good faith;
(v) the
Company has not waived any statute of limitations in respect of Taxes or
executed or filed with any governmental authority any agreement extending the
period for the assessment or collection of any Taxes, and it is not a party
to
any pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened suit, action or
proceeding by any governmental authority for the assessment or collection of
Taxes;
(vi) there
is
no unresolved written claim by a governmental authority in any jurisdiction
where the Company does not file Tax Returns that the Company is or may be
subject to taxation by such jurisdiction;
(vii) except
as
set forth in Schedule
2.1(p)(vii),
there
has been no examination or audit or court proceeding with respect to Taxes
with
respect to any year since the Company’s inception;
(viii) the
Company has timely withheld and paid all material Taxes required to have been
withheld and paid in connection with amounts paid or owing to any employee,
independent contractor, creditor or other Person;
(ix) the
unpaid Taxes of the Company (A) did not, as of the date of the 2005 Balance
Sheet exceed the reserve for Tax Liabilities (other than any reserve for
deferred Taxes established to reflect timing differences between book and Tax
income) set forth on the 2005 Balance Sheet and (B) will not exceed that
reserve, as adjusted for the passage of time through the Closing Date in
accordance with the past custom and practice of the Company;
(x) the
Company has not filed a consent under Code Section 341(f) concerning
collapsible corporations;
(xi) the
Company has not been a United States real property holding
corporation (within the meaning of Code Section 897(c)(2)) during the
applicable period specified in Code Section 897(c)(1)(A)(ii). The Company
is not a party to or otherwise bound by any Tax indemnification, allocation
or
sharing agreement; and
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(xii) the
Company will not be required to include any item of income in, or exclude any
item of deduction from, its taxable income for any taxable period (or
portion thereof) ending after the Closing Date as a result of any:
(A) change in method of accounting for a taxable period ending on or
prior to the Closing Date, (B) “closing agreement,” as described in
Code Section 7121 (or any corresponding provision of state, local or
foreign Tax Law), (C) installment sale or open transaction disposition
made on or prior to the Closing Date or (D) prepaid amount received on
or prior to the Closing Date;
(xiii) no
power
of attorney has been granted by the Company with respect to any matters relating
to Taxes that is currently in effect.
(r) Compliance
with Applicable Laws. The
Company is and has been in compliance with all Laws applicable to the Company
or
to the conduct of its business or operations or to the use of its properties
or
assets, including, without limitation, all Tax, ERISA, privacy, employment
and
human rights Laws. The Company has not received written notice of any violation
or alleged violation of any Law by the Company. To the knowledge of the Company,
there is no pending or proposed legislation applicable to the Company or to
the
conduct of its business or operations that, if enacted, could reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. To the best of the Company’s
knowledge, no event has occurred and no circumstance exists that could
reasonably be expected to constitute or result in (with or without notice
or lapse of time or both) a violation of or failure to comply with (i) a
material requirement of any Law by the Company or (ii) an order of any
court with respect to which the Company or any of its assets or properties
is
subject. For purposes of clarity, this Section 2.1(r) does not apply, and
Section 2.1(q) contains the sole representations of the Company related to,
Tax
matters.
(s) Regulatory
Permits.
The
Company possesses all material certificates, authorizations and permits issued
by the appropriate federal, state or foreign regulatory authorities necessary
to
conduct their respective businesses, and Company has not received any notice
of
proceedings relating to the revocation or modification of any such certificate,
authorization or permit.
(t) Domain
Names.
Schedule 2.1(t)
hereto
sets forth a true and complete list of all domain names owned or used by the
Company in the conduct of its business. No officer, director or employee of
the
Company or any of their respective Affiliates or Associates has any ownership
or
other interest in the domain names. None of the domain names infringes or
conflicts with any trademarks, trademark rights, trade names, trade name rights,
service marks or other rights of any Person. The Company has not obtained rights
to any domain name in violation of any Law, including, without limitation,
the
Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act.
“Associate”
means,
when used to indicate a relationship with any Person, (1) a corporation or
organization of which such Person is an officer or partner or is, directly
or
indirectly, the beneficial owner of ten percent (10%) or more of any class
of
equity securities, (2) any trust or other estate in which such Person has a
substantial beneficial interest or as to which such Person serves as trustee
or
in a similar capacity, and (3) any relative or spouse of such Person, or any
relative of such spouse, who has the same home as such Person or who is a
director or officer of the Person or any of its parents or subsidiaries (as
set
forth in Rule 405 promulgated under the Securities Act).
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(u) Absence
of Certain Changes. Except
as
and to the extent set forth on Schedule 2.1(u)
hereto,
since December 31, 2005, the Company has not:
(i) incurred
any indebtedness for borrowed money or any other material Liabilities or
obligations, except those which are less than $10,000 individually and $25,000
in the aggregate and incurred in the ordinary course
of
business and consistent with past practice, or experienced any increase in,
or
change in any underlying assumption or method used in calculating, any bad
debt,
contingency or other reserve;
(ii) except
for regularly scheduled payments of principal and interest on indebtedness
for
borrowed money that were required in accordance with the express terms thereof,
paid, discharged or satisfied any claim, Liability or obligation (absolute,
accrued, contingent or otherwise), other than the payment, discharge or
satisfaction in the ordinary course of business of Liabilities and
obligations (x) reflected or reserved against on the Final 2006 Balance
Sheet or (y) incurred since the date thereof in the ordinary course of
business and consistent with past practice;
(iii) caused,
permitted or allowed any of its property or assets (real, personal or
mixed, tangible or intangible) to be subjected to any Lien other than (A)
Liens for Taxes not yet due and payable or being contested in good
faith, (B) Liens of materialmen, mechanics, carriers, landlords and like
Persons that are not yet due and payable and (C) those Liens set forth on
Schedule 2.1(u)(iii)
hereto,
all of which Liens shall be released on or prior to the
Closing (collectively, “Permitted
Liens”).
(iv) written
off as uncollectible any notes or Accounts Receivable, except for write-offs
in
the ordinary course of business and consistent with past practice, none of
which
is material and all of which together do not exceed $10,000 in the
aggregate;
(v) canceled
any debts or waived or suffered to lapse any claims or rights of material value,
or sold, transferred or otherwise disposed of any of its tangible properties
or
assets, except in the ordinary course of business and consistent with past
practice;
(vi) made
any
single capital expenditure or commitment in excess of Ten Thousand
Dollars ($10,000)
for additions to property, equipment or intangible assets or made aggregate
capital expenditures or commitments in excess of Twenty-Five Thousand
Dollars ($25,000) for additions to property, equipment or intangible
assets;
(vii) issued,
granted, redeemed or repurchased any shares of its capital stock or any options,
warrants or other rights to acquire its capital stock, or declared, paid or
set
aside for payment any dividend or other distribution in respect of any of its
capital stock;
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(viii) made
any
change in any of its methods of accounting or accounting practices or
principles;
(ix) paid,
loaned or advanced any amount, or sold, transferred or leased any properties
or
assets (real, personal or mixed, tangible or intangible) to, or entered
into any agreement or arrangement with, any Affiliate or Associate;
(x) disposed
of or suffered to lapse any right to use any domain name, web address or item
of
Intellectual Property, or disposed of or disclosed to any Person any trade
secret, formula, process or know-how or any other confidential information
relating to the Company;
(xi) acquired
any assets or properties other than in the ordinary course of its
business;
(xii) suffered
any material adverse change in its Business, operations, assets or
condition (financial or otherwise);
(xiii) granted
any increase in the compensation (including any increase pursuant to any
bonus, pension, profit-sharing or other plan) payable or to become payable
to
any officer or employee, and no such increase is customary or required by any
agreement or understanding;
(xiv) agreed,
in writing or otherwise, to take any action described in this
Section 2.1(u).
(v) Brokers.
No
agent,
broker, firm or other Person acting on behalf of the Company, or under the
authority of any of the foregoing, is or shall be entitled to a brokerage
commission, finder’s fee or similar payment in connection with any of the
transactions contemplated hereby from the Company.
(w) Disclosure.
No
representation or warranty made by the Company herein contains or will contain
any untrue statement of a material fact or omits a material fact necessary
in
order to make the statements herein or therein not misleading.
(x) Affiliated
Transactions.
Except
as
set forth on Schedule 2.1(x)
hereto,
no director or officer of the Company (or any of their respective
Affiliates) (i) is a party to or otherwise a beneficiary of any agreement,
transaction or arrangement (oral or written) with or involving the Company
or (ii) has any claim, monetary or otherwise, against the
Company.
(y) Disclosure
Schedules.
The
Schedules are integral parts of this Agreement. Nothing in a Schedule shall
be deemed adequate to disclose an exception to a representation or warranty
made
herein, unless the Schedule identifies the exception with reasonable
particularity, including by explicit cross-reference to another Schedule to
this Agreement. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the mere
listing, or inclusion of a copy, of a document or other item shall not be deemed
adequate to disclose an exception to a representation or warranty made herein,
unless the representation or warranty is being made as to the existence of
the
document or other item itself. The Company is responsible for preparing and
arranging the Schedules corresponding to the lettered and numbered sections
contained herein. Disclosure made in a specific Schedule shall be deemed
not to have been disclosed with respect to any other Schedule unless an
explicit cross-reference is appropriately made.
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(z) Issuance
of Shares.
The
Preferred Shares to be issued at the Closing have been duly authorized by all
necessary corporate action and the Preferred Shares, when paid for or issued
in
accordance with the terms hereof, shall be validly issued and outstanding,
fully
paid and nonassessable and entitled to the rights and preferences set forth
in
the Certificate of Designation. When the Conversion Shares are issued and paid
for in accordance with the terms of the Certificate of Designation, such shares
will be duly authorized by all necessary corporate action and validly issued
and
outstanding, fully paid and nonassessable, and the holders shall be entitled
to
all rights accorded to a holder of Common Stock.
Section
2.2 Representations
and Warranties of the Purchaser.
The
Purchaser hereby represents and warrants as of the date hereof and as of the
Closing Date to the Company as follows:
(a) Capacity;
Validity; No Conflicts.
The
Purchaser has the legal capacity to execute and deliver this Agreement and
to
consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. Neither the execution and
delivery by the Purchaser of this Agreement nor the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby, nor the performance by the Purchaser (to
the extent that they are parties thereto) of its obligations hereunder,
shall (or, with the giving of notice or the lapse of time or both,
would) (i) give rise to a conflict or default, or any right of termination
or cancellation, under the provisions of any note, bond, mortgage, indenture,
license, agreement or other instrument or obligation to which the Purchaser
is a
party or by which the Purchaser is otherwise bound; (ii) violate any order,
writ, injunction, decree, law, statute, rule or regulation applicable to
the Purchaser; or (iii) result in the creation or imposition of any
Lien upon any of the properties or assets of the Purchaser.
(b) Organization;
Authority.
The
Purchaser is an entity duly organized, validly existing and in good standing
under the laws of the State of Delaware with full right, corporate power and
authority to enter into and to consummate the transactions contemplated by
this
Agreement and otherwise to carry out its obligations hereunder. The execution,
delivery and performance by the Purchaser of the transactions contemplated
by
the Agreement have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate or similar
action on the part of the Purchaser. The Agreement has been duly executed by
the
Purchaser, and when delivered by the Purchaser in accordance with the terms
hereof, will constitute the valid and legally binding obligation of the
Purchaser, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, except (i)
as limited by general equitable principles and applicable bankruptcy,
insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other laws of general application
affecting enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, (ii) as limited by
laws relating to the availability of specific performance, injunctive relief
or
other equitable remedies and (iii) insofar as indemnification and
contribution provisions may be limited by applicable law.
(c) Investment
Intent.
The
Purchaser is acquiring the Shares as principal for its own account for
investment purposes only and not with a view to or for distributing or reselling
the Shares or any part thereof, without prejudice, however, to the Purchaser’s
right at all times to sell or otherwise dispose of all or any part of the Shares
in compliance with applicable federal and state securities laws. Subject
to the immediately preceding sentence, nothing contained herein shall be deemed
a representation or warranty by the Purchaser to hold the Shares for any period
of time. The Purchaser is acquiring the Shares hereunder in the ordinary
course of its business. The Purchaser does not have any agreement or
understanding, directly or indirectly, with any Person to distribute any of
the
Shares.
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(d) Experience
of the Purchaser.
The
Purchaser, either alone or together with its representatives, has such
knowledge, sophistication and experience in business and financial matters
so as
to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the prospective investment
in the Shares, and has so evaluated the merits and risks of such investment.
The
Purchaser is able to bear the economic risk of an investment in the Shares
and,
at the present time, is able to afford a complete loss of such
investment.
(e) General
Solicitation.
The
Purchaser is not purchasing the Shares as a result of any advertisement,
article, notice or other communication regarding the Shares published in any
newspaper, magazine or similar media or broadcast over television or radio
or
presented at any seminar or any other general solicitation or general
advertisement.
(f) Accredited
Investor.
The
Purchaser
is an "accredited investor" as defined in Rule 501 of Regulation D promulgated
under the Securities Act.
ARTICLE
III
COVENANTS
Section
3.1 Company
Covenants.
The
Company covenants with the Purchaser as follows, which covenants are for the
benefit of the Purchaser and its permitted assignees:
(a) Securities
Compliance.
The
Company shall notify the Commission in accordance with its rules and
regulations, of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including
filing a Form D with respect to the Preferred Shares and Conversion Shares
as
required under Regulation D, and shall take all other necessary action and
proceedings as may be required and permitted by applicable law, rule and
regulation, for the legal and valid issuance of the Preferred Shares and the
Conversion Shares to the Purchaser or subsequent holders.
(b) Inspection
Rights.
The
Company shall permit, during normal business hours and upon reasonable request
and reasonable notice, the Purchaser or any employees, agents or representatives
thereof, so long as the Purchaser shall be obligated hereunder to purchase
the
Preferred Shares or shall beneficially own any Preferred Shares, or shall own
Conversion Shares which, in the aggregate, represent more than 20% of the total
combined voting power of all voting securities then outstanding, for purposes
reasonably related to the Purchaser’s interests as a stockholder, to examine and
make reasonable copies of and extracts from the records and books of account
of,
and visit and inspect the properties, assets, operations and business of the
Company and any subsidiary, and to discuss the affairs, finances and accounts
of
the Company and any subsidiary with any of its officers, consultants, directors,
and key employees. Any such examination, inspection, copying or interviews
shall
be at the sole cost of the Purchaser.
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(c) Compliance
with Laws.
The
Company shall comply, and cause each subsidiary to comply, with all applicable
laws, rules, regulations and orders, noncompliance with which could have a
Material Adverse Effect.
(d) Keeping
of Records and Books of Account.
The
Company shall keep and cause each subsidiary to keep adequate records and books
of account, in which complete entries will be made in accordance with GAAP
consistently applied, reflecting all financial transactions of the Company
and
its subsidiaries, and in which, for each fiscal year, all proper reserves for
depreciation, depletion, obsolescence, amortization, taxes, bad debts and other
purposes in connection with its business shall be made.
(e) Amendments.
So long
as the Preferred Shares remain outstanding or the Company has the right to
require the Purchaser to purchase Preferred Shares pursuant to the Agreement,
the Company shall not amend or waive any provision of the Certificates of
Incorporation or Bylaws in any way that would adversely affect the liquidation
preferences, dividends rights, conversion rights, voting rights or redemption
rights of the Preferred Shares; provided, however, that any creation and
issuance of another series of Junior Stock (as defined in the Certificate of
Designation) shall not be deemed to materially and adversely affect such rights,
preferences or privileges.
(f) Other
Agreements.
The
Company shall not enter into any agreement in which the terms of such agreement
would restrict or impair the right or ability to perform of the Company or
any
subsidiary.
(g) Distributions.
So long
as any Preferred Shares remain outstanding, the Company agrees that it shall
not
(i) declare or pay any dividends or make any distributions to any holder(s)
of
Common Stock or (ii) purchase or otherwise acquire for value, directly or
indirectly, any Common Stock or other equity security of the Company, except
with the unanimous approval of its Board in connection with the exercise of
a
right of first refusal pursuant to the Stockholders’ Agreement.
(h) Use
of
Proceeds.
The
proceeds from the sale of the Preferred Shares will be used by the Company
for
general corporate purposes as determined by the Board of Directors of the
Company, including, without limitation, acquisitions.
(i) Reservation
of Shares.
So long
as any of the Preferred Shares remain outstanding, the Company shall take all
action necessary to at all times have authorized, and reserved for the purpose
of issuance, no less than the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock needed
to provide for the issuance of the Conversion Shares.
(j) Disposition
of Assets.
So long
as the Preferred Shares remain outstanding, neither the Company nor any of
its
subsidiaries shall sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of any of its properties,
assets and rights including, without limitation, its software and to any person
except for sales in the ordinary course of business or with the prior written
consent of the holders of a majority of the Preferred Shares then
outstanding.
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(k) Board
of Directors.
Until
such time as the Company’s securityholders (other than the Purchaser or any
transferee of the Purchaser) are holders of a majority of the outstanding shares
of Common Stock (on an as converted basis and excluding any unreleased Earn
Out
Shares or unvested Restricted Shares (as defined in the Merger Agreement (as
defined below)), a majority of the holders of the Preferred Shares shall have
the right to appoint a majority of the directors to the Board; provided, however
that the initial designees of the Purchaser to the Board shall be C. Xxxxxx
XxXxxxxx and Xxxxxxx XxXxxxxx. Notwithstanding the above, the Purchaser (or
its
assignees) shall not replace Xxxxxxx XxXxxxxx (or his successor) as its designee
to the Board without the consent of the holders of a majority of the Common
Stock so long as the Company achieves eighty percent (80%) of Revenue (as
defined in the Merger Agreement) and eighty percent (80%) of EBITDA (as defined
in the Merger Agreement) set forth in the Forecast (as defined in the Merger
Agreement) during each fiscal year of the Company.
Section
3.2 Purchaser
Covenants.
(a) The
Purchaser covenants with the Company that prior to making any disclosures
relating to the Company in its SEC filings, the Purchaser will use its
reasonable best efforts to provide to the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and
counsel of his choice at a time permitting, for their reasonable review and
comment, a copy of such proposed disclosures, and to seek confidential treatment
from the SEC for any proprietary information proposed to be included therein
including, but not limited to, the terms and names of the parties set forth
in
any document filed as a “Material Contract”.
(b) In
the
event the employment of C. Xxxxxx XxXxxxxx with the Company is terminated (a
“Termination”) for any reason other than death or Disability (as defined in that
certain Employment Agreement dated August 19, 2005, executed by and between
the
Purchaser and C. Xxxxxx XxXxxxxx), at the option of the holders of a majority
of
the outstanding shares of Common Stock (other than Homeland and holders of
the
Earn Out Shares and the Restricted Shares), the Purchaser shall sell its
Preferred Stock (or Common Stock to which Preferred Stock has been converted)
to
the holders of the Common Stock at a purchase price equal to the greater of:
(i)
300% of the price the Purchaser paid by the Purchaser for such Preferred Shares;
and (ii) the per share Equity Value of the Company as determined through a
Valuation (as defined in the Merger Agreement) at the expense of the Purchaser.
In the event of a Termination, the holders of the Common Stock (other than
Homeland) shall have thirty (30) days from the date of the Termination (the
“Exercise Period”) to provide notice to the Purchaser of their election to
purchase their pro-rata portion of the Preferred Stock (or Common Stock to
which
Preferred Stock has been converted) held by the Purchaser. In the event the
holders of Common Stock elect to purchase such stock, the closing shall take
place at the offices of the Purchaser on or before 90 days from the expiration
of the Exercise Period. The purchase price for such stock shall be payable
as
follows: (i) 33% in cash on the closing date, and (ii) the balance of the
purchase price shall be in the form of a promissory note payable within one
year
from the date of such closing.
(c) The
Purchaser agrees to bear the costs incurred by the Company as a result of SEC
compliance activities requested by the Purchaser that would not otherwise be
required in the ordinary course of the Company’s business.
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Section
3.3 Non-Competition;
Non-Solicitation.
(a) Non-Competition.
Following
the date of the execution hereof and for a period of eighteen (18) months
thereafter (the “Restricted
Period”),
the
Purchaser shall not:
(i) directly
or indirectly, own, manage, operate, join, control or participate in the
ownership, management, operation or control of, or be employed or retained
by,
render services to, provide financing (equity or debt) or advice to, or
otherwise be connected in any manner with any business that engages in the
supply and manufacture of RFID tags (the “Business”)
anywhere in North America; provided, however, that nothing contained herein
shall prevent the purchase or ownership by the Purchaser of less than 5% of
the
outstanding equity securities of any class of securities of a company registered
under Section 12 of the Exchange Act; or
(ii) for
any
reason, (i) induce any customer or supplier of the Business of the Company
or
any of its Affiliates to patronize or do business with any business directly
or
indirectly in competition with the Business in any market in which the Company
or any of its Affiliates engages in the Business; (ii) canvass, solicit or
accept from any customer or supplier of the Company or any of its Affiliates
any
such competitive business; or (iii) request or advise any customer or vendor
of
the Company or any of its Affiliates to withdraw, curtail or cancel any such
customer’s or vendor’s business related to the Business as conducted by the
Company or any of its Affiliates; or
(iii) for
any
reason, employ, or knowingly permit any company or business directly or
indirectly controlled by the Purchaser, to employ, any person who was employed
by the Company or any of its Affiliates at or within the prior one
(1)
year,
or
in any
manner seek to induce any such person to leave his or her
employment.
(b) No
Competing Interests. The
Purchaser hereby represents and warrants to the Company that
neither it nor any of its Affiliates, has any material ownership or other
material interest in any business or activity that competes or can reasonably
be
expected to compete, directly or indirectly, with the Business of the Company
or
any of its Affiliates.
(c) Remedies
upon Breach. The
Purchaser acknowledges and agrees that: (i) the Company would be
irreparably injured in the event of a breach by the Purchaser of any of the
obligations under this Section 3.3; (ii) monetary damages would not be
an adequate remedy for such breach; (iii) the Company shall be entitled to
injunctive relief, without the necessity of the posting of a bond, in addition
to any other remedy that the Company may have, in the event of any such breach;
and (iv) the existence of any claims that the Purchaser may have against
the Company, whether under this Agreement or otherwise, shall not be a defense
to (or reason for the delay of) the enforcement by the Company of any of its
rights or remedies under this Agreement.
(d) Judicial
Modifications. In
the
event that any court finally holds that the time or territory or any other
provision stated in this Section 3.3 constitutes an unreasonable
restriction, then the parties hereto hereby expressly agree that the provisions
of this Agreement shall not be rendered void, but shall apply as to time and
territory or to such other extent as such court may judicially determine or
indicate constitutes a reasonable restriction under the circumstances
involved.
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(e) Tolling
of Time Periods.
In
the
event that the Purchaser violates the provisions of this Section 3.3, the
Restricted Period shall toll during any period of non-compliance, and shall
not
continue to elapse until the Purchaser is in full compliance with this Section
3.3.
(f) Confirmation
as to Scope.
The
parties hereto acknowledge and confirm that: (i) the length of the term of
the
restrictions and the geographical restrictions contained in this
Section 3.3 are fair and reasonable and are not the result of overreaching,
duress or coercion of any kind; (ii) the full, uninhibited and faithful
observance of each of the covenants contained in this Section 3.3 shall not
cause any undue hardship, financial or otherwise; and (iii) the Purchaser’s
special knowledge of the business of the Company is such as would cause the
Company serious injury and loss if the Purchaser uses such knowledge to benefit
a competitor of the Company or to compete with the Company. The parties hereto
acknowledge and agree that the provisions of this Section 3.3 are essential
to protect the Company’s legitimate business interest as contemplated under
Delaware law and are in addition to any rights the Company may have to enforce
its rights with respect to the trade secrets of the Company pursuant to Delaware
law.
(g) Lock-Up;
Hold Back.
The
Purchaser agrees to become subject to any reasonable and customary lock-up
or
hold back provision contained in any underwriting agreement executed by the
Company that would limit the marketability of the Common Stock obtained or
obtainable through the exercise of the Preferred Stock.
Covenants
in this Section 3 and contained elsewhere in this Agreement which by their
terms
are intended to be performed by or available to any party to this Agreement
after the Closing Date shall survive the Closing Date.
ARTICLE IV
CONDITIONS
Section
4.1 Conditions
Precedent to the Obligation of the Company to Sell the Preferred
Shares.
The
obligation hereunder of the Company to issue and sell the Preferred Shares
to
the Purchaser is subject to the satisfaction or waiver, at or before any of
the
Closings, of each of the conditions set forth below. These conditions are for
the Company’s sole benefit and may be waived by the Company at any time in its
sole discretion.
(a) Accuracy
of the Purchaser’s Representations and Warranties.
The
representations and warranties of the Purchaser shall be true and correct in
all
material respects as of the date when made and as of the applicable Closing
Date
as though made at that time, except for representations and warranties that
are
expressly made as of a particular date, which shall be true and correct in
all
material respects as of such date.
(b) Performance
by the Purchaser.
The
Purchaser shall have performed, satisfied and complied in all material respects
with all covenants, agreements and conditions required by this Agreement to
be
performed, satisfied or complied with by the Purchaser at or prior to a
Closing.
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(c) No
Injunction.
No
statute, rule, regulation, executive order, decree, ruling or injunction shall
have been enacted, entered, promulgated or endorsed by any court or governmental
authority of competent jurisdiction which prohibits the consummation of any
of
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(d) Delivery
of Purchase Price.
The
applicable purchase price for the Preferred Shares, including the Note, shall
have been delivered to the Company on or prior to the applicable Closing
Date.
Section
4.2 Conditions
Precedent to the Obligation of the Purchaser to Purchase the Preferred
Shares.
The
obligation hereunder of the Purchaser to acquire and pay for the Preferred
Shares is subject to the satisfaction or waiver, at or before any of the
Closings, of each of the conditions set forth below. These conditions are for
the Purchaser’s sole benefit and may be waived by the Purchaser at any time in
its sole discretion.
(a) Accuracy
of the Company’s Representations and Warranties.
Except
for any breaches of representations and warranties of the Company that would
not
in the aggregate result in a Material Adverse Effect on the business,
operations, or financial condition of the Company, each of the representations
and warranties of the Company in this Agreement shall be true and correct in
all
material respects as of the date when made and as of the applicable Closing
Date
as though made at that time (except for representations and warranties that
are
expressly made as of a particular date), which shall be true and correct in
all
material respects as of such date.
(b) Performance
by the Company.
The
Company shall have performed, satisfied and complied in all respects with all
covenants, agreements and conditions required by this Agreement to be performed,
satisfied or complied with by the Company at or prior to a Closing.
(c) No
Injunction.
No
statute, rule, regulation, executive order, decree, ruling or injunction shall
have been enacted, entered, promulgated or endorsed by any court or governmental
authority of competent jurisdiction which prohibits the consummation of any
of
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(d) No
Proceedings or Litigation.
No
action, suit or proceeding before any arbitrator or any governmental authority
shall have been commenced, and no investigation by any governmental authority
shall have been threatened, against the Company or any subsidiary, or any of
the
officers, directors or affiliates of the Company or any subsidiary seeking
to
restrain, prevent or change the transactions contemplated by this Agreement,
or
seeking damages in connection with such transactions.
(e) Certificate
of Designation of Rights and Preferences.
Prior
to the Closing for the First Tranche, the Certificate of Designation shall
have
been executed by the Company and filed with the Secretary of State of
Delaware.
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(f) Certificates.
The
Company shall have executed and delivered to the Purchaser the certificates
(in
such denominations as the Purchaser shall request) for the Preferred Shares
being acquired by the Purchaser at such Closing.
(g) Reservation
of Shares.
As of
each Closing Date, the Company shall have reserved out of its authorized and
unissued Common Stock, solely for the purpose of effecting the conversion of
the
Preferred Shares, a number of shares of Common Stock equal to one hundred twenty
percent (120%) of the aggregate number of Conversion Shares issuable upon
conversion of the Preferred Shares issued on the Closing Date.
(h) Material
Adverse Effect.
No
Material Adverse Effect shall have occurred with respect to the business,
assets, liabilities, operations, or financial condition of the Company at or
before the applicable Closing Date.
(i) Effectiveness
of Company Merger.
The
transactions contemplated by that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated
August __, 2006, executed by and among Security Holding Enterprises, Inc.,
the
Company and the sellers listed therein (the “Merger
Agreement”)
shall
have been consummated.
ARTICLE
V
STOCK
CERTIFICATE LEGEND
Section
5.1 Legend.
Each
certificate representing the Shares shall be stamped or otherwise imprinted
with
a legend substantially in the following form (in addition to any legend required
by applicable state securities or “blue sky” laws):
THESE
SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE (THE “SECURITIES”) HAVE NOT BEEN
REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”)
OR ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS AND MAY NOT BE SOLD, TRANSFERRED OR OTHERWISE
DISPOSED OF UNLESS REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT AND UNDER APPLICABLE
STATE SECURITIES LAWS OR SECURITY HOLDING CORP. SHALL HAVE RECEIVED AN OPINION
OF COUNSEL THAT REGISTRATION OF SUCH SECURITIES UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT AND
UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS IS NOT
REQUIRED.
ARTICLE
VI
INDEMNIFICATION
Section
6.1 General
Indemnity.
The
Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Purchaser (and its respective
directors, officers, affiliates, agents, successors and assigns) from and
against any and all losses, liabilities, deficiencies, costs, damages and
expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees, charges and
disbursements) incurred by the Purchaser or any such other persons as a result
of any inaccuracy in or breach of the representations, warranties or covenants
made by the Company herein. The Purchaser agrees to indemnify and hold harmless
the Company and its directors, officers, affiliates, agents, successors and
assigns from and against any and all losses, liabilities, deficiencies, costs,
damages and expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees,
charges and disbursements) incurred by the Company as result of any inaccuracy
in or breach of the representations, warranties or covenants made by the
Purchaser herein. The maximum aggregate liability of either party pursuant
to
its indemnification obligations under this Article VI shall not exceed the
portion of the aggregate purchase price paid by the Purchaser
hereunder.
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Section
6.2 Indemnification
Procedure.
Any
party entitled to indemnification under this Article VI (an “Indemnified
Party”)
will
give written notice to the indemnifying party of any matters giving rise to
a
claim for indemnification; provided, that the failure of any party entitled
to
indemnification hereunder to give notice as provided herein shall not relieve
the indemnifying party of its obligations under this Article VI except to the
extent that the indemnifying party is actually prejudiced by such failure to
give notice. In case any action, proceeding or claim is brought against an
Indemnified Party in respect of which indemnification is sought hereunder,
the
indemnifying party shall be entitled to participate in and, unless in the
reasonable judgment of the Indemnified Party a conflict of interest between
it
and the Indemnifying Party may exist with respect of such action, proceeding
or
claim, to assume the defense thereof with counsel reasonably satisfactory to
the
Indemnified Party. In the event that the indemnifying party advises an
Indemnified Party that it will contest such a claim for indemnification
hereunder, or fails, within thirty (30) days of receipt of any indemnification
notice to notify, in writing, such person of its election to defend, settle
or
compromise, at its sole cost and expense, any action, proceeding or claim (or
discontinues its defense at any time after it commences such defense), then
the
Indemnified Party may, at its option, defend, settle or otherwise compromise
or
pay such action or claim. In any event, unless and until the indemnifying party
elects in writing to assume and does so assume the defense of any such claim,
proceeding or action, the Indemnified Party’s costs and expenses arising out of
the defense, settlement or compromise of any such action, claim or proceeding
shall be losses subject to indemnification hereunder. The Indemnified Party
shall cooperate fully with the indemnifying party in connection with any
negotiation or defense of any such action or claim by the indemnifying party
and
shall furnish to the indemnifying party all information reasonably available
to
the Indemnified Party which relates to such action or claim. The indemnifying
party shall keep the Indemnified Party fully apprised at all times as to the
status of the defense or any settlement negotiations with respect thereto.
If
the indemnifying party elects to defend any such action or claim, then the
Indemnified Party shall be entitled to participate in such defense with counsel
of its choice at its sole cost and expense. The indemnifying party shall not
be
liable for any settlement of any action, claim or proceeding effected without
its prior written consent. Notwithstanding anything in this Article VI to the
contrary, the indemnifying party shall not, without the Indemnified Party’s
prior written consent, settle or compromise any claim or consent to entry of
any
judgment in respect thereof which imposes any future obligation on the
Indemnified Party or which does not include, as an unconditional term thereof,
the giving by the claimant or the plaintiff to the Indemnified Party of a
release from all liability in respect of such claim. The indemnification
required by this Article VI shall be made by periodic payments of the amount
thereof during the course of investigation or defense, as and when bills are
received or expense, loss, damage or liability is incurred, so long as the
Indemnified Party irrevocably agrees to refund such moneys if it is ultimately
determined by a court of competent jurisdiction that such party was not entitled
to indemnification. The indemnity agreements contained herein shall be in
addition to (a) any cause of action or similar rights of the Indemnified Party
against the indemnifying party or others, and (b) any liabilities the
indemnifying party may be subject to pursuant to the law. The indemnification
procedures set forth in this Section 6.2 shall govern all indemnification
matters arising pursuant to Section 7.5.
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ARTICLE
VII
REGISTRATION
RIGHTS
Section
7.1 Registration
Rights.
The
Company hereby grants the following registration rights to holders of the
Preferred Shares.
(a)
On
one occasion subsequent to the date the Company has completed an offering of
securities pursuant to a registration statement declared effective under the
Securities Act by the SEC, upon a written request therefor from holders of
more
than 50% of the Conversion Shares issued or issuable upon conversion of the
outstanding Preferred Shares, the Company shall use reasonable best efforts
to
prepare and file with the Commission a registration statement under the
Securities Act (on Form SB-2 registration statement or such other form that
it
is eligible to use) registering the Registrable Securities which are the
subject of such request for unrestricted public resale by the holder thereof.
Upon the receipt of such request, the Company shall promptly give written notice
to all other record holders of the Registrable Securities that such registration
statement is to be filed and shall include in such registration statement
Registrable Securities for which it has received written requests within ten
(10) days after the Company gives such written notice. The Company will
register not less than a number of shares of Common Stock in the aforedescribed
registration statement that is equal to 120% (or if such percentage is not
permitted under the Securities Act, the maximum amount permitted under the
Securities Act) of the Conversion Shares (collectively the “Registrable
Securities”)
for
which registration is requested pursuant to this Section 7. In addition, the
Company may defer a registration under this Section 7.1 (a) for up to six (6)
months if (i) the Board determines it would not be in the best interests of
the
Company to register such Common Stock at this time or (ii) the Company is
advised by its counsel that undertaking the registration under this Section
7.1(a) would accelerate the disclosure of a material development involving
the
Company.
(b)
If the
Company at any time proposes to register any of its securities under the
Securities Act for sale to the public, whether for its own account or for the
account of other security holders or both, except with respect to registration
statements on Forms X-0, X-0 or another form not available for registering
the
Registrable Securities for sale to the public, provided the Registrable
Securities are not otherwise registered for resale by the Purchaser pursuant
to
an effective registration statement, each such time it will give at least
fifteen (15) days’ prior written notice to the record holder of the
Registrable Securities of its intention so to do. Upon the written request
of
the holder, received by the Company within ten (10) days after the giving
of any such notice by the Company, to register any of the Registrable Securities
not previously registered, the Company will use its reasonable best efforts
to
cause such Registrable Securities as to which registration shall have been
so
requested to be included with the securities to be covered by the registration
statement proposed to be filed by the Company, all to the extent required to
permit the sale or other disposition of the Registrable Securities so registered
by the holder of such Registrable Securities (the “Seller”
or
“Sellers”).
In
the event that any registration pursuant to this Section 7.1(b) shall be,
in whole or in part, an underwritten public offering of common stock of the
Company, the number of shares of Registrable Securities to be included in such
an underwriting may be reduced by the managing underwriter if and to the extent
that the Company and the underwriter shall reasonably be of the opinion that
such inclusion would adversely affect the marketing of the securities to be
sold
by the Company therein; provided, however, that the Company shall notify the
Seller in writing of any such reduction. Notwithstanding the foregoing
provisions, or Section 7.4 hereof, the Company may withdraw or delay or suffer
a
delay of any registration statement referred to in this Section
7.1(b) without thereby incurring any liability to the Seller. The rights to
effect a piggyback registration pursuant to this Section 7.1(b) shall only
be
exercisable on one occasion by the holders of Registrable Securities and the
exercise of such rights by any one holder shall extinguish the rights of that
holder and any other holder of Registrable Securities from exercising any rights
under this Section 7.1(b).
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(c)
If, at
the time any written request for registration is received by the Company
pursuant to Section 7.1(a), the Company has determined to proceed with the
actual preparation and filing of a registration statement under the Securities
Act in connection with the proposed offer and sale for cash of any of its
securities for the Company’s own account and the Company actually does file such
other registration statement, such written request shall be deemed to have
been
given pursuant to Section 7.1(b) rather than Section 7.1(a), and the rights
of the holders of Registrable Securities covered by such written request shall
be governed by Section 7.1(b).
Section
7.2 Registration
Procedures.
If and
whenever the Company is required by the provisions of Section 7.1(a) to effect
the registration of any Registrable Securities under the Securities Act, the
Company will, as expeditiously as possible:
(a)
subject to the timelines provided in this Agreement, prepare and file with
the
Commission a registration statement required by Section 7, with respect to
such
Registrable Securities and use its reasonable best efforts to cause such
registration statement to become and remain effective for the period of the
distribution contemplated thereby (determined as herein provided, and subject
to
the matters for which the Board of Directors could delay the filing of such
registration statement pursuant to the last sentence of Section 7.1(a)),
promptly provide to the holders of the Registrable Securities copies of all
filings and Commission letters of comment and notify the Purchaser (by
telecopier and by e-mail addresses provided by the Purchaser) on or before
6:00 PM EST on the same business day that the Company receives notice that
(i) the Commission has no comments or no further comments on the
Registration Statement, and (ii) the registration statement has been
declared effective;
(b)
prepare
and file with the Commission such amendments and supplements to such
registration statement and the prospectus used in connection therewith as may
be
necessary to keep such registration statement effective until such registration
statement has been effective for a period of nine (9) months, and comply
with the provisions of the Securities Act with respect to the disposition of
all
of the Registrable Securities covered by such registration statement in
accordance with the Sellers’ intended method of disposition set forth in such
registration statement for such period;
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(c)
furnish
to the Sellers, at the Company’s expense, such number of copies of the
registration statement and the prospectus included therein (including each
preliminary prospectus) as such persons reasonably may request in order to
facilitate the public sale or their disposition of the securities covered by
such registration statement or make them electronically available;
(d)
use its
commercially reasonable best efforts to register or qualify the Registrable
Securities covered by such registration statement under the securities or “blue
sky” laws of New York and such jurisdictions as the Sellers shall request in
writing, provided, however, that the Company shall not for any such purpose
be
required to qualify generally to transact business as a foreign corporation
in
any jurisdiction where it is not so qualified or to consent to general service
of process in any such jurisdiction;
(e)
if
applicable, list the Registrable Securities covered by such registration
statement with any securities exchange on which the Common Stock is then
listed;
(f)
notify
the Seller within one (1) business day of the Company’s becoming aware that a
prospectus relating thereto that is required to be delivered under the
Securities Act, of the happening of any event of which the Company has knowledge
as a result of which the prospectus contained in such registration statement,
as
then in effect, includes an untrue statement of a material fact or omits to
state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the
statements therein not misleading in light of the circumstances then existing
or
which becomes subject to a Commission, state or other governmental order
suspending the effectiveness of the registration statement covering any of
the
Shares; and
(g)
provided
same would not be in violation of the provision of Regulation FD under the
Exchange Act, make available for inspection by the Sellers, and any attorney,
accountant or other agent retained by the Seller or underwriter, all publicly
available, non-confidential financial and other records, pertinent corporate
documents and properties of the Company, and cause the Company’s officers,
directors and employees to supply all publicly available, non-confidential
information reasonably requested by the Seller, attorney, accountant or agent
in
connection with such registration statement.
(h)
In
order to have their shares included in any Registration Statement pursuant
to
this Section 7, each Seller must agree to the terms of any underwriting
agreement executed by the Company in connection therewith, including but not
limited to the terms of any lock-ups, holdbacks and prohibitions on the use
of
any free writing prospectuses.
Section
7.3 Provision
of Documents.
In
connection with each registration described in this Section 7, each Seller
will
furnish to the Company in writing such information and representation letters
with respect to itself and the proposed distribution by it as reasonably shall
be necessary in order to assure compliance with federal and applicable state
securities laws.
Section
7.4 Expenses.
All
expenses incurred by the Company in complying with Section 7, including, without
limitation, all registration and filing fees, printing expenses (if required),
fees and disbursements of counsel and independent public accountants for the
Company, fees and expenses (including reasonable counsel fees) incurred in
connection with complying with state securities or “blue sky” laws, fees of the
National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc., transfer taxes, and fees
of
transfer agents and registrars, are called “Registration
Expenses.”
All
underwriting discounts and selling commissions applicable to the sale of
Registrable Securities are called “Selling
Expenses.”
All
Registration Expenses arising in connection with a registration pursuant to
Section 7(a) will be paid by the Purchaser. In the event of a registration
pursuant to this Section 7(b), the Company will pay all Registration Expenses
in
connection with such registration statement. In either case, each Seller shall
be responsible for the Selling Expenses related to the Registrable Securities
it
owns.
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Section
7.5 Indemnification
and Contribution.
(a)
In
the event of a registration of any Registrable Securities under the Securities
Act pursuant to Section 7, the Company will, to the extent permitted by law,
indemnify and hold harmless the Seller, each officer of the Seller, each
director of the Seller, each underwriter of such Registrable Securities
thereunder and each other person, if any, who controls such Seller or
underwriter within the meaning of the Securities Act, against any losses,
claims, damages or liabilities, joint or several, to which the Seller, or such
underwriter or controlling person may become subject under the Securities Act
or
otherwise, insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions
in
respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon any untrue statement or
alleged untrue statement of any material fact contained in any registration
statement under which such Registrable Securities was registered under the
Securities Act pursuant to Section 7, any preliminary prospectus or final
prospectus contained therein, or any amendment or supplement thereof, or arise
out of or are based upon the omission or alleged omission to state therein
a
material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements
therein not misleading in light of the circumstances when made, and will subject
to the provisions of Section 7.6(c) reimburse the Seller, each such
underwriter and each such controlling person for any legal or other expenses
reasonably incurred by them in connection with investigating or defending any
such loss, claim, damage, liability or action; provided, however, that the
Company shall not be liable to any Seller to the extent that any such damages
arise out of or are based upon an untrue statement or omission (A) made in
any
preliminary prospectus if (i) the Seller failed to send or deliver a copy
of the final prospectus delivered by the Company to the Seller with or prior
to
the delivery of written confirmation of the sale by the Seller to the person
asserting the claim from which such damages arise and (ii) the final
prospectus would have corrected such untrue statement or alleged untrue
statement or such omission or alleged omission, or (B) to the extent that
any such loss, claim, damage or liability arises out of or is based upon an
untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission
so
made in conformity with information furnished by any such Seller, or any such
controlling person in writing specifically for use in such registration
statement or prospectus.
(b)
In the
event of a registration of any of the Registrable Securities under the
Securities Act pursuant to Section 7, the Seller will, to the extent permitted
by law, indemnify and hold harmless the Company, and each person, if any, who
controls the Company within the meaning of the Securities Act, each officer
of
the Company who signs the registration statement, each director of the Company,
each underwriter and each person who controls any underwriter within the meaning
of the Securities Act, against all losses, claims, damages or liabilities,
joint
or several, to which the Company or such officer, director, underwriter or
controlling person may become subject under the Securities Act or otherwise,
insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect
thereof) arise out of or are based upon any untrue statement or alleged
untrue statement of any material fact contained in the registration statement
under which such Registrable Securities were registered under the Securities
Act
pursuant to Section 7, any preliminary prospectus or final prospectus contained
therein, or any amendment or supplement thereof, or arise out of or are based
upon the omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required
to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading,
and will reimburse the Company and each such officer, director, underwriter
and
controlling person for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by them
in connection with investigating or defending any such loss, claim, damage,
liability or action, provided, however, that the Seller will be liable hereunder
in any such case if and only to the extent that any such loss, claim, damage
or
liability arises out of or is based upon an untrue statement or alleged untrue
statement or omission or alleged omission made in reliance upon and in
conformity with information pertaining to such Seller, as such, furnished in
writing to the Company by such Seller specifically for use in such registration
statement or prospectus, and provided, further, however, that the liability
of
the Seller hereunder shall be limited to the net proceeds actually received
by
the Seller from the sale of Registrable Securities covered by such registration
statement.
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(c)
In order
to provide for just and equitable contribution in the event of joint liability
under the Securities Act in any case in which either (i) a Seller, or any
controlling person of a Seller, makes a claim for indemnification pursuant
to
this Section 7.5 but it is judicially determined (by the entry of a final
judgment or decree by a court of competent jurisdiction and the expiration
of
time to appeal or the denial of the last right of appeal) that such
indemnification may not be enforced in such case notwithstanding the fact that
this Section 7.5 provides for indemnification in such case, or
(ii) contribution under the Securities Act may be required on the part of
the Seller or controlling person of the Seller in circumstances for which
indemnification is not provided under this Section 7.5; then, and in each such
case, the Company and the Seller will contribute to the aggregate losses,
claims, damages or liabilities to which they may be subject (after contribution
from others) in such proportion so that the Seller is responsible only for
the portion represented by the percentage that the public offering price of
its
securities offered by the registration statement bears to the public offering
price of all securities offered by such registration statement, provided,
however, that, in any such case, (y) the Seller will not be required to
contribute any amount in excess of the public offering price of all such
securities sold by it pursuant to such registration statement; and (z) no
person or entity guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning
of
Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) will be entitled to
contribution from any person or entity who was not guilty of such fraudulent
misrepresentation.
Section
7.6 Effect
of Registration.
For
purposes of determining the value of the Company in connection with the vesting
of Restricted Shares or the release of Earn Out Shares, the fair market value
of
the Company shall be deemed to be equal upon the closing of the sale of the
registered offering, to the product of (i) the volume weighted average per
share
price of the Common Stock (as quoted by Bloomberg, L.P.) for the first five
Trading Days for Common Stock and (ii) the number of shares of Common Stock
issued and outstanding as of the fifth Trading Day after such closing, on a
fully diluted basis (which shall not include any unvested Restricted Shares,
unreleased Earn Out Shares or unvested convertible securities), and after such
date shall be valued in the same manner except the price per share on any day
shall equal the volume weighted average price per share of the Common Stock
for
the previous five Trading Days. A Valuation of the Company shall be deemed
to
occur on the close of business on the fifth Trading Day after the closing of
the
sale of the registered offering and on an ongoing basis thereafter (each a
“Valuation Time”). Any shares of Common Stock that would be eligible to vest at
the Valuation Time shall immediately vest and shall vest accordingly on an
ongoing basis thereafter. “Trading Day” shall mean any day during which the
principal exchange or quotation system on which the Common Stock is traded
or
quoted shall be open for business.
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ARTICLE
VIII
MISCELLANEOUS
Section
8.1 Fees
and Expenses.
Except
as otherwise set forth in Section 7.4, the Company shall pay (i) its fees and
expenses, (ii) the reasonable fees and expenses of the Purchaser, and its
respective advisors, counsel, accountants and other experts, if any, incurred
by
such parties, incident to the negotiation, preparation, execution, delivery
and
performance of this Agreement; provided, however, that such fees and expenses
payable pursuant to subsections (i) and (ii) above shall not exceed $50,000.
In
addition, the Company shall pay all reasonable fees and expenses incurred by
the
Purchaser in connection with the enforcement of this Agreement, including,
without limitation, all attorneys’ fees and expenses, if any, and to the extent
the Purchaser is successful in such action. The Company shall pay all stamp
or
other similar taxes and duties levied in connection with issuance of the Shares
pursuant hereto.
Section
8.2 Specific
Enforcement, Consent to Jurisdiction.
The
Company and the Purchaser acknowledge and agree that irreparable damage would
occur in the event that any of the provisions of this Agreement or the
Certificate of Designation were not performed in accordance with their specific
terms or were otherwise breached. It is accordingly agreed that the parties
shall be entitled to an injunction or injunctions to prevent or cure breaches
of
the provisions of this Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and
provisions hereof or thereof, this being in addition to any other remedy to
which any of them may be entitled by law or equity.
Each
of
the Company and the Purchaser (i) hereby irrevocably submits to the jurisdiction
of the United States District Court sitting in Delaware and the courts of the
State of Delaware located in Kent County for the purposes of any suit, action
or
proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the transactions
contemplated hereby or thereby and (ii) hereby waives, and agrees not to assert
in any such suit, action or proceeding, any claim that it is not personally
subject to the jurisdiction of such court, that the suit, action or proceeding
is brought in an inconvenient forum or that the venue of the suit, action or
proceeding is improper. Each of the Company and the Purchaser consents to
process being served in any such suit, action or proceeding by mailing a copy
thereof to such party at the address in effect for notices to it under this
Agreement and agrees that such service shall constitute good and sufficient
service of process and notice thereof. Nothing in this Section 8.2 shall affect
or limit any right to serve process in any other manner permitted by
law.
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Section
8.3 Entire
Agreement; Amendment.
This
Agreement, the Note and the Certificate of Designation contain the entire
understanding and agreement of the parties with respect to the matters covered
hereby and, except as specifically set forth herein or in the Certificate of
Designation, neither the Company nor the Purchaser makes any representations,
warranty, covenant or undertaking with respect to such matters and they
supersede all prior understandings and agreements with respect to said subject
matter, all of which are merged herein. No provision of this Agreement may
be
waived or amended other than by a written instrument signed by the Company,
holders (excluding the Purchaser) of at least a majority of the Common Stock
and
the holders of a majority of the Preferred Shares, and no provision hereof
may
be waived other than by an a written instrument signed by the party against
whom
enforcement of any such amendment or waiver is sought. No such amendment shall
be effective to the extent that it applies to less than all of the holders
of
the Preferred Shares then outstanding.
Section
8.4 Notices.
Any
notice, demand, request, waiver or other communication required or permitted
to
be given hereunder shall be in writing and shall be effective (a) upon hand
delivery, telecopy or facsimile at the address or number designated below (if
delivered on a business day during normal business hours where such notice
is to
be received), or the first business day following such delivery (if delivered
other than on a business day during normal business hours where such notice
is
to be received) or (b) on the second business day following the date of mailing
by express courier service, fully prepaid, addressed to such address, or upon
actual receipt of such mailing, whichever shall first occur. The addresses
for
such communications shall be:
If
to the Company:
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a copy to:
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a Copy to:
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Any
party
hereto may from time to time change its address for notices by giving at least
ten (10) days written notice of such changed address to the other party
hereto.
Section
8.5 Waivers.
No
waiver by either party of any default with respect to any provision, condition
or requirement of this Agreement shall be deemed to be a continuing waiver
in
the future or a waiver of any other provisions, condition or requirement hereof,
nor shall any delay or omission of any party to exercise any right hereunder
in
any manner impair the exercise of any such right accruing to it
thereafter.
Section
8.6 Headings.
The
article, section and subsection headings in this Agreement are for convenience
only and shall not constitute a part of this Agreement for any other purpose
and
shall not be deemed to limit or affect any of the provisions
hereof.
Section
8.7 Successors
and Assigns.
This
Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties and
their successors and assigns. Any assignee of this Agreement shall be bound
by
the terms of this Agreement including, without limitation, Section 3.2
herein.
Section
8.8 No
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.
Section
8.9 Governing
Law.
This
Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal
laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to any of the conflicts
of
law principles which would result in the application of the substantive law
of
another jurisdiction. This Agreement shall not be interpreted or construed
with
any presumption against the party causing this Agreement to be
drafted.
Section
8.10 Waiver
of Jury Trial.
Each
party hereto hereby waives to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law,
any right it may have to a trial by jury in respect of any litigation directly
or indirectly arising out of, under, or in connection with, this Agreement.
Each
party hereto (A) certifies that no representative, agent or attorney of any
other party has represented expressly or otherwise, that such other party would
not, in the event of litigation, seek to enforce the foregoing waiver and (B)
acknowledges that it and the other parties hereto have been induced to enter
into this Agreement, by among other things, the mutual waivers and
certifications in this Section 8.10.
Section
8.11 Survival.
The
representations and warranties of the Company contained in Sections 2.1(a),
(p)
and (q) should survive indefinitely and those contained in Article II, with
the
exception of Sections 2.1(a), (p), (q) and (v), shall survive the execution
and
delivery hereof and the Closing until the date eighteen (18) months from the
Closing Date, and the agreements and covenants set forth in Articles I, III,
VI,
VII and VIII of this Agreement shall survive the execution and delivery hereof
and the Closing hereunder; provided, that Xxxxxxxx 0.0, (x), (x), (x), (x),
(x),
(x), (x), (x) and (k) shall not expire until the registration statement filed
pursuant to Section 7 is no longer required to be effective under the terms
and
conditions of this Agreement.
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Section
8.12 Counterparts.
This
Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, all of which taken
together shall constitute one and the same instrument and shall become effective
when counterparts have been signed by each party and delivered to the other
parties hereto, it being understood that all parties need not sign the same
counterpart. In the event any signature is delivered by facsimile transmission,
the party using such means of delivery shall cause four additional executed
signature pages to be physically delivered to the other parties within five
days
of the execution and delivery hereof.
Section
8.13 Severability.
The
provisions of this Agreement and the Certificate of Designation are severable
and, in the event that any court of competent jurisdiction shall determine
that
any one or more of the provisions or part of the provisions contained in this
Agreement or the Certificate of Designation shall, for any reason, be held
to be
invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, such invalidity, illegality
or
unenforceability shall not affect any other provision or part of a provision
of
this Agreement or the Certificate of Designation shall be reformed and construed
as if such invalid or illegal or unenforceable provision, or part of such
provision, had never been contained herein, so that such provisions would be
valid, legal and enforceable to the maximum extent possible.
Section
8.14 Further
Assurances.
From
and after the date of this Agreement, upon the request of the Purchaser or
the
Company, each of the Company and the Purchaser shall execute and deliver such
instrument, documents and other writings as may be reasonably necessary or
desirable to confirm and carry out and to effectuate fully the intent and
purposes of this Agreement, the Preferred Shares, the Conversion Shares and
the
Certificate of Designation.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly
executed by their respective authorized officer as of the date first above
written.
SECURITY
HOLDING CORP.
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Name:
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