IRREVOCABLE TRANSFER AGENT INSTRUCTIONS
Exhibit 10.14
IRREVOCABLE
TRANSFER AGENT INSTRUCTIONS
June 29,
2007
American
Registrar & Transfer Company
000 Xxxx
000 Xxxxx
Salt Lake
City, UT 84111
Attention:
Xxxxxxx Xxx
Ladies
and Gentlemen:
Reference
is made to that certain Securities Purchase Agreement (the “Securities Purchase
Agreement”), dated the date hereof, by and between Buckeye Ventures,
Inc.., a corporation organized under the laws of Michigan (the “Company”), and the
Buyers set forth on Schedule I attached thereto (collectively the “Buyer”), pursuant to
which the Company shall sell to the Buyer up to Five Million Dollars
($5,000,000) of the Company’s secured convertible debentures (singly, a “Convertible
Debenture” and collectively, the “Convertible
Debentures”), which shall be convertible into shares of the Company’s
common stock, par value $.001 per share (the “Common Stock”).
Pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement, the Company is also issuing to
the Buyer certain warrants for the purchase of Common Stock (“Warrants”). The
shares of Common Stock to be converted under the Convertible Debentures plus
interest which may be converted into Common Stock and any liquidated damages
which may be converted into Common Stock thereunder along with the shares of
Common Stock which may be acquired upon exercise of the Warrants, are referred
to collectively herein as the “Conversion Shares.”
This letter shall serve as our irrevocable authorization and direction to you (“
TA”) (provided that you are the transfer agent of the Company at such time) to
issue the Conversion Shares in shares of the Company’s Common Stock, in the
event the Buyer has elected to have the interest of the Convertible Debenture,
pursuant to Section 1.05 of the Convertible Debenture, paid in Common Stock (the
“Interest
Shares”), to the Buyer from time to time upon surrender to you of a
properly completed and duly executed Conversion Notice, in the form attached
hereto as Exhibit
I, delivered on behalf of the Company by Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx XX,
P.A..
Specifically,
upon receipt by the Company of a copy of a Conversion Notice as set forth in the
Convertible Debenture, the Company, shall as soon as practicable, but in no
event later than one (1) Trading Day (as defined below) after receipt of such
Conversion Notice, send, via facsimile, a Conversion Notice, which shall
constitute an irrevocable instruction to you to process such Conversion Notice
in accordance with the terms of these instructions. Upon your receipt of a copy
of the executed Conversion Notice, you shall use your best efforts to, within
three (3) Trading Days following the date of receipt of the Conversion Notice,
(A) issue and surrender to a common carrier for overnight delivery to the
address as specified in the Conversion Notice, a certificate, registered in the
name of the Buyer or its designee, for the number of shares of Common Stock to
which the Buyer shall be entitled as set forth in the Conversion Notice or (B)
provided you are participating in The Depository Trust Company (“DTC”) Fast Automated
Securities Transfer Program, upon the request of the Buyer, credit such
aggregate number of shares of Common Stock to which the Buyer shall be entitled
to the Buyer’s or its designee’s balance account with DTC through its Deposit
Withdrawal At Custodian (“DWAC”) system
provided the Buyer causes its bank or broker to initiate the DWAC transaction.
(“Trading
Day” shall mean
any day on which the Nasdaq Market is open for customary trading.)
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The
Company hereby confirms to you and the Buyer that certificates representing the
Conversion Shares shall not bear any legend restricting transfer of the
Conversion Shares thereby and should not be subject to any stop-transfer
restrictions and shall otherwise be freely transferable on the books and records
of the Company provided that the Company counsel delivers (i) the Notice of
Effectiveness set forth in Exhibit II attached
hereto and (ii) an opinion of counsel in the form set forth in Exhibit III attached
hereto, and that if the Conversion Shares are not registered for sale under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, then the certificates for the Conversion
Shares shall bear the following legend:
“THE
SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. THE
SECURITIES HAVE BEEN ACQUIRED FOR INVESTMENT ONLY AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED FOR
SALE, SOLD, TRANSFERRED OR ASSIGNED IN THE ABSENCE OF AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION
STATEMENT FOR THE SECURITIES UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR
APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS, OR AN OPINION OF COUNSEL, IN A FORM REASONABLY
ACCEPTABLE TO THE COMPANY, THAT REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED UNDER SAID ACT OR
APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS OR UNLESS SOLD PURSUANT TO RULE 144 UNDER SAID
ACT.”
The
Company hereby confirms and TA acknowledges that in the event Counsel to the
Company does not issue an opinion of counsel as required to issue the Conversion
Shares and the Interest Shares free of the legend set forth above, the Company
authorizes and TA will accept an opinion of Counsel from Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx XX,
P.A..
The
Company hereby confirms to you and the Buyer that no instructions other than as
contemplated herein will be given to you by the Company with respect to the
Conversion Shares. The Company hereby agrees that it shall not replace TA as the
Company’s transfer agent unless the Company has delivered a replacement of these
Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions to such substitute transfer agent,
without the prior written consent of the Buyer.
Any
attempt by you to resign as transfer agent hereunder shall not be effective
until such time as the Company provides to you written notice that a suitable
replacement has agreed to serve as transfer agent and to be bound by the terms
and conditions of these Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions.
Buckeye
Ventures – Irrevocable TA instructions.
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The
Company and TA hereby acknowledge and confirm that complying with the terms of
this letter does not and shall not prohibit TA from satisfying any and all
fiduciary responsibilities and duties it may owe to the Company.
The
Company and TA acknowledge that the Buyer is relying on the representations and
covenants made by the Company and TA hereunder and are a material inducement to
the Buyer purchasing Convertible Debentures. The Company and TA further
acknowledge that without such representations and covenants of the Company and
TA made hereunder, the Buyer would not enter into the Securities Purchase
Agreement and purchase Convertible Debentures pursuant thereto.
Each
party hereto specifically acknowledges and agrees that in the event of a breach
or threatened breach by a party hereto of any provision hereof, the Buyer will
be irreparably damaged and that damages at law would be an inadequate remedy if
these Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions were not specifically enforced.
Therefore, in the event of a breach or threatened breach by a party hereto,
including, without limitation, the attempted termination of the agency
relationship created by this instrument, the Buyer shall be entitled, in
addition to all other rights or remedies, to an injunction restraining such
breach, without being required to show any actual damage or to post any bond or
other security, and/or to a decree for specific performance of the provisions of
these Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the
parties have caused this letter agreement regarding Irrevocable Transfer Agent
Instructions to be duly executed and delivered as of the date first written
above.
COMPANY:
By:
________________________________
Name:
______________________________
Title:
_______________________________
AGREED
TO AND ACKNOWLEDGED BY:
AMERICAN
REGISTRAR & TRANSFER COMPANY
By:
_____________________________
Name:
___________________________
Title:
____________________________
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SCHEDULE
I
SCHEDULE
OF BUYERS
Name
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Signature
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Address/Facsimile
Number of Buyer
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Trafalgar
Capital Specialized
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By:
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Trafalgar
Capital Sarl
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BP
3023
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Investment
Fund, Luxembourg
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Its:
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General
Partner
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L-1030
Luxembourg
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Facsimile:
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011-44-207-405-0161
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By:
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______________________ |
and
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Name:
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Xxxxxx
Xxxxx
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000-000-000-0000
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Its:
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Chairman
of the Board
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SCHEDULE
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EXHIBIT
I
TO
IRREVOCABLE TRANSFER AGENT INSTRUCTIONS
FORM OF
CONVERSION NOTICE
Reference
is made to the Securities Purchase Agreement (the “Securities Purchase
Agreement”) between Buckeye Ventures, Inc., (the “Company”), and
Trafalgar Capital Specialized Investment Fund, Luxembourg., dated June __, 2007.
In accordance with and pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement, the
undersigned hereby elects to convert convertible debentures into shares of
common stock, par value $.001 per share (the “Common Stock”), of
the Company for the amount indicated below as of the date specified
below.
Conversion
Date:
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Amount
to be converted:
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$
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Conversion
Price:
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$
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Shares
of Common Stock Issuable:
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Amount
of Debenture unconverted:
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$
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Amount
of Interest Converted:
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$
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Conversion
Price of Interest:
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$
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Shares
of Common Stock Issuable:
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Amount
of Liquidated Damages:
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$
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Conversion
Price of Liquidated Damages:
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$
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Shares
of Common Stock Issuable:
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Total
Number of shares of Common Stock to be issued:
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Please
issue the shares of Common Stock in the following name and to the following
address:
Issue
to:
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Authorized
Signature:
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Name:
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Title:
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Phone
#:
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Broker
DTC Participant Code:
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Account
Number*:
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* Note that receiving broker must initiate transaction on DWAC System.
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EXHIBIT
II
TO IRREVOCABLE TRANSFER
AGENT INSTRUCTIONS
_________,
200___
Attention:
Ladies
and Gentlemen:
We are
counsel to Buckeye Ventures, Inc., a corporation organized under the laws of
___________ (the “Company”), and have
represented the Company in connection with that certain Securities Purchase
Agreement, dated as of June 29, 2007 (the “Securities Purchase
Agreement”), entered into by and among the Company and the Buyers set
forth on Schedule I attached thereto (collectively the “Buyer”) pursuant to
which the Company has agreed to sell to the Buyer up to Five Million Dollars
($5,000,000) of secured convertible debentures (“Convertible Debentures”), which
shall be convertible into shares (the “Conversion Shares”)
of the Company’s common stock, par value $.001 per share (the “Common Stock”), in
accordance with the terms of the Securities Purchase Agreement. Pursuant to the
Securities Purchase Agreement, the Company also has entered into a Registration
Rights Agreement, dated as of June ___, 2007, with the Buyer (the “Investor Registration Rights
Agreement”) pursuant to which the Company agreed, among other things, to
register the Conversion Shares under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
“1933 Act”). In
connection with the Company’s obligations under the Securities Purchase
Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement, on _______, 2007, the Company
filed a Registration Statement (File No. ___-_________) (the “Registration
Statement”) with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) relating to the
sale of the Conversion Shares.
In
connection with the foregoing, we advise you that a member of the SEC’s staff
has advised us by telephone that the SEC has entered an order declaring the
Registration Statement effective under the 1933 Act at ____ P.M. on __________,
2007 and we have no knowledge, after telephonic inquiry of a member of the SEC’s
staff, that any stop order suspending its effectiveness has been issued or that
any proceedings for that purpose are pending before, or threatened by, the SEC
and the Conversion Shares are available for sale under the 1933 Act pursuant to
the Registration Statement.
The Buyer
has confirmed it shall comply with all securities laws and regulations
applicable to it including applicable prospectus delivery requirements upon sale
of the Conversion Shares.
Very
truly yours,
[Company
Counsel]
By:
_____________________________
EXHIBIT II-1
EXHIBIT
III
TO IRREVOCABLE TRANSFER
AGENT INSTRUCTIONS
FORM OF
OPINION
________________
2007
VIA FACSIMILE AND REGULAR
MAIL
Attention:
Ladies
and Gentlemen:
We have
acted as special counsel to BUCKEYE VENTURES, INC. (the
“Company”), in
connection with the registration of ___________shares (the “Shares”) of its
common stock with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). We have not
acted as your counsel. This opinion is given at the request and with the consent
of the Company.
In
rendering this opinion we have relied on the accuracy of the Company’s
Registration Statement on Form SB-2, as amended (the “Registration
Statement”), filed by the Company with the SEC on _________ ___, 2007.
The Company filed the Registration Statement on behalf of certain selling
stockholders (the “Selling
Stockholders”). This opinion relates solely to the Selling
Shareholders listed on Exhibit “A” hereto
and number of Shares set forth opposite such Selling Stockholders’ names. The
SEC declared the Registration Statement effective on __________ ___,
2007.
We
understand that the Selling Stockholders acquired the Shares in a private
offering exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
Information regarding the Shares to be sold by the Selling Shareholders is
contained under the heading “Selling Stockholders” in the Registration
Statement, which information is incorporated herein by reference. This opinion
does not relate to the issuance of the Shares to the Selling Stockholders. The
opinions set forth herein relate solely to the sale or transfer by the Selling
Stockholders pursuant to the Registration Statement under the Federal laws of
the United States of America. We do not express any opinion concerning any law
of any state or other jurisdiction.
In
rendering this opinion we have relied upon the accuracy of the foregoing
statements.
EXHIBIT
III-1
Based on
the foregoing, it is our opinion that the Shares have been registered with the
Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
and that ________ may remove the restrictive legends contained on the Shares.
This opinion relates solely
to the number of Shares set forth opposite the Selling Stockholders
listed on Exhibit “A”
hereto.
This
opinion is furnished to you specifically in connection with the issuance of the
Shares, and solely for your information and benefit. This letter may not be
relied upon by you in any other connection, and it may not be relied upon by any
other person or entity for any purpose without our prior written consent. This
opinion may not be assigned, quoted or used without our prior written consent.
The opinions set forth herein are rendered as of the date hereof and we will not
supplement this opinion with respect to changes in the law or factual matters
subsequent to the date hereof.
Very
truly yours,
XXXXX
X. XXXXXXX XX, P.A.
EXHIBIT
III-2
EXHIBIT
“A”
(LIST OF
SELLING STOCKHOLDERS)
Name: _________________________________________________________________________________
No. of Shares: _____________________
EXHIBIT A-1