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CONVERTIBLE DEBENTURE PURCHASE AGREEMENT
Among
VITECH AMERICA, INC.,
ADVANTAGE FUND II LTD.
and
XXXX INVESTMENT GROUP LTD.
Dated as of May 21, 1999
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CONVERTIBLE DEBENTURE PURCHASE AGREEMENT (this "Agreement"), dated
as of May 21, 1999, among Vitech America, Inc., a Florida corporation (the
"Company"), Advantage Fund II Ltd., a British Virgin Islands corporation
("Advantage"), and Xxxx Investment Group Ltd., a Delaware corporation ("Xxxx").
Advantage and Xxxx are each referred to herein as a "Purchaser" and are
collectively referred to herein as the "Purchasers".
WHEREAS, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this
Agreement, the Company desires to issue and sell to the Purchasers and the
Purchasers desire to purchase from the Company, an aggregate principal amount of
$10,000,000 of the Company's 10% Convertible Debentures, due May 21, 2001 (the
"Debentures"), which are convertible into shares of the Company's common stock,
no par value (the "Common Stock").
IN CONSIDERATION of the mutual covenants contained in this Agreement,
and for other good and valuable consideration the receipt and adequacy are
hereby acknowledged, the Company and Purchasers agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
PURCHASE AND SALE OF CONVERTIBLE DEBENTURES
1.1 The Closing.
(a) The Closing. (i) Subject to the terms and conditions set
forth in this Agreement, the Company shall issue and sell to the Purchasers and
the Purchasers shall purchase the Debentures for an aggregate purchase price of
$10,000,000. The closing of the purchase and sale of the Debentures (the
"Closing") shall take place at the offices of Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
& Xxxxxx LLP ("RSPAB"), 0000 Xxxxxx xx xxx Xxxxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000,
immediately following the execution hereof or such later date as the parties
shall agree. The date of the Closing is hereinafter referred to as the "Closing
Date."
(ii) Prior to the Closing, the parties shall deliver
or shall cause to be delivered the following: (A) the Company shall deliver (i)
to Advantage, (1) the Debentures registered in the name of Advantage, (2) a
common stock purchase warrant (the "Warrant"), in the form of Exhibit D,
registered in the name of Advantage, pursuant to which Advantage shall have the
right at any time and from time to time thereafter through the fifth anniversary
date of the Original Issue Date to acquire 70,000 shares of Common Stock at an
exercise price per share of $11.50, (3) the legal opinion of Atlas, Xxxxxxxx,
Trop & Borkson outside counsel to the Company, and of Xxxxxxx e Xxxxxxxxx
Advogados, special Brazilian counsel to the Company, substantially in the form
of Exhibit C, and (4) all other documents, instruments and writings required to
have been delivered at or prior to the Closing Date by the Company to Advantage
pursuant to this Agreement, including an executed Registration Rights Agreement,
dated the date hereof, among the Company and the Purchasers, in the form of
Exhibit B (the "Registration Rights Agreement"), and the Irrevocable Transfer
Agent Instructions, in the form of Exhibit E, delivered to and acknowledged by
the Company's transfer agent (the "Transfer Agent Instructions") and (ii) to
Xxxx (1) the Debentures registered in the name of Xxxx, (2) a Warrant registered
in the name of Xxxx, pursuant to which
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Xxxx shall have the right at any time and from time to time thereafter through
the fifth anniversary date of the Original Issue Date to acquire 30,000 shares
of Common Stock at an exercise price per share of $11.50, (3) the legal opinion
of Atlas, Xxxxxxxx, Trop & Borkson outside counsel to the Company and of Xxxxxxx
e Xxxxxxxxx Advogados, special Brazilian counsel to the Company, substantially
in the form of Exhibit C, and (4) all other documents, instruments and writings
required to have been delivered at or prior to the Closing Date by the Company
to Xxxx pursuant to this Agreement, including an executed Registration Rights
Agreement, dated the date hereof, among the Company and the Purchasers, in the
form of Exhibit B and the Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions, in the form
of Exhibit E, delivered to and acknowledged by the Company's transfer agent (the
"Transfer Agent Instructions"); and (B) the Purchasers shall deliver (1)
$10,000,000 in United States dollars in immediately available funds by wire
transfer to an account designated in writing by the Company for such purpose,
and (2) all documents, instruments and writings required to have been delivered
at or prior to the Closing Date by the Purchasers pursuant to this Agreement,
including, without limitation, an executed Registration Rights Agreement; and
(C) each party hereto shall deliver all other executed instruments, agreements
and certificates as are required to be delivered hereunder by or on their behalf
at the Closing.
1.2 Form of Debentures. The Debentures shall be in the form of Exhibit
A.
1.3 Certain Defined Terms. For purposes of this Agreement, "Conversion
Price," "Original Issue Date" and "Trading Day" shall have the meanings set
forth in Exhibit A; "Business Day" shall mean any day except Saturday, Sunday
and any day which shall be a federal legal holiday or a day on which banking
institutions in the State of New York and the State of Florida are authorized or
required by law or other governmental action to close.
ARTICLE II
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
2.1 Representations, Warranties and Agreements of the Company. The
Company hereby makes the following representations and warranties to the
Purchasers:
(a) Organization and Qualification. The Company is a
corporation, duly incorporated, validly existing and in good standing under the
laws of the State of Florida, with the requisite corporate power and authority
to (i) own and use its properties and assets, (ii) carry on its business as
currently conducted, and (iii) enter into and perform the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement, the Debentures, the Registration Rights
Agreement, the Warrant and the Transfer Agent Instructions (collectively, the
"Transaction Documents"). The Company has no subsidiaries other than as set
forth in Schedule 2.1(a) (collectively the "Subsidiaries"). Each of the
Subsidiaries is an entity, duly incorporated or otherwise organized, validly
existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its
incorporation or organization (as applicable), with the full power and authority
to own and use its properties and assets and to carry on its business as
currently conducted. Each of the Company and the Subsidiaries is duly qualified
to do business and is in good standing as a foreign corporation in each
jurisdiction in which the nature of the business conducted or property owned by
it makes such qualification necessary, except where the failure to be so
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qualified or in good standing, as the case may be, would not, individually or in
the aggregate, (x) adversely affect the legality, validity or enforceability of
the Securities (as defined below) or any of the Transaction Documents, (y) have
or result in a material adverse effect on the results of operations, assets or
financial condition of the Company and the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or
(z) adversely impair the Company's ability to perform fully on a timely basis
its obligations under any of the Transaction Documents (any of (x), (y) or (z),
a "Material Adverse Effect").
(b) Authorization; Enforcement. The Company has the requisite
corporate power and authority to enter into and to consummate the transactions
contemplated by each of the Transaction Documents, and otherwise to carry out
its obligations thereunder. The execution and delivery of each of the
Transaction Documents by the Company and the consummation by it of the
transactions contemplated thereby have been duly authorized by all necessary
action on the part of the Company and no further action is required by the
Company. Each of the Transaction Documents has been duly executed by the Company
and, when delivered (or filed, as the case may be) in accordance with the terms
hereof, will constitute the valid and binding obligation of the Company
enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, except as such
enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, moratorium, liquidation or similar laws relating to, or
affecting generally the enforcement of creditors' rights and remedies or by
other equitable principals of general application. Neither the Company nor any
Subsidiary is in violation of any of the provisions of its respective
certificate of incorporation, by-laws or other charter documents.
(c) Capitalization. The number of authorized, issued and
outstanding capital stock of the Company is set forth in Schedule 2.1(c). No
shares of Common Stock are entitled to preemptive rights, nor is any holder of
the Common Stock entitled to preemptive rights arising out of any agreement or
understanding with the Company by virtue of any of the Transaction Documents.
Except as disclosed in Schedule 2.1(c), there are no outstanding options,
warrants, script rights to subscribe to, calls or commitments of any character
whatsoever relating to, or, except as a result of the purchase and sale of the
Debentures and the Warrant, securities, rights or obligations convertible into
or exchangeable for, or giving any Person any right to subscribe for or acquire
any shares of Common Stock, or contracts, commitments, understandings, or
arrangements by which the Company or any Subsidiary is or may become bound to
issue additional shares of Common Stock, or securities or rights convertible or
exchangeable into shares of Common Stock. To the knowledge of the Company,
except as specifically disclosed in the SEC Documents (as defined below) or
Schedule 2.1(c), no Person or group of related Persons beneficially owns (as
determined pursuant to Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act")) or has the right to acquire by
agreement with or by obligation binding upon the Company beneficial ownership of
in excess of 5% of the Common Stock. A "Person" means an individual or
corporation, partnership, trust, incorporated or unincorporated association,
joint venture, limited liability company, joint stock company, government (or an
agency or subdivision thereof) or other entity of any kind.
(d) Issuance of the Debentures and the Warrant. The Debentures
and the Warrant are duly authorized, and, when issued and paid for in accordance
with the terms hereof, shall have been validly issued, fully paid and
nonassessable, free and clear of all liens, encumbrances and rights
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of first refusal of any kind (collectively, "Liens"). The Company has on the
date hereof and will, at all times while the Debentures and the Warrant are
outstanding, maintain an adequate reserve of duly authorized shares of Common
Stock, reserved for issuance to the holders of the Debentures and the Warrant,
to enable it to perform its conversion, exercise and other obligations under
this Agreement, the Debentures and the Warrant. Such number of reserved and
available shares of Common Stock is not less than the sum of (i) 200% of the
number of shares of Common Stock which would be issuable upon conversion in full
of the Debentures, assuming such conversion occurred on the Original Issue Date,
(ii) the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrant,
and (iii) the number of shares Common Stock which would be issuable upon payment
of interest on the Debentures, assuming each Debenture is outstanding for two
years and all interest is paid in shares of Common Stock (such number of shares,
the "Initial Minimum"). All such authorized shares of Common Stock shall be duly
reserved for issuance to the holders of such Debentures and Warrant. The shares
of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Debentures, as payment of
interest thereon and upon exercise of the Warrant are collectively referred to
herein as the "Underlying Shares." The Debentures, the Warrant and the
Underlying Shares are, collectively, the "Securities." When issued in accordance
with the Debentures and the Warrant, in accordance with their respective terms,
the Underlying Shares shall have been duly authorized, validly issued, fully
paid and nonassessable, free and clear of all Liens.
(e) No Conflicts. The execution, delivery and performance of
the Transaction Documents by the Company and the consummation by the Company of
the transactions contemplated thereby do not and will not (i) conflict with or
violate any provision of its certificate of incorporation, bylaws or other
charter documents (each as amended through the date hereof), or (ii) subject to
obtaining the Required Approvals (as defined below), conflict with, or
constitute a default (or an event which with notice or lapse of time or both
would become a default) under, or give to others any rights of termination,
amendment, acceleration or cancellation (with or without notice, lapse of time
or both) of, any agreement, credit facility, indenture or instrument (evidencing
a Company debt or otherwise) which has been filed as an exhibit to any SEC
Documents (as defined in Section 2.1(j)) to which the Company or any Subsidiary
is a party or by which any property or asset of the Company or any Subsidiary is
bound or affected, or (iii) result in a violation of any law, rule, regulation,
order, judgment, injunction, decree or other restriction of any court or
governmental authority to which the Company is subject (including Federal and
state securities laws and regulations), or by which any property or asset of the
Company is bound or affected, except in the case of each of clauses (ii) and
(iii), as could not, individually or in the aggregate, have or result in a
Material Adverse Effect. The business of the Company is not being conducted in
violation of any law, ordinance or regulation of any governmental authority,
except for violations which, individually or in the aggregate, could not have or
result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(f) Consents and Approvals. Neither the Company nor any
Subsidiary is required to obtain any consent, waiver, authorization or order of,
give any notice to, or make any filing or registration with, any court or other
Federal, state, local or other governmental authority or other Person in
connection with the execution, delivery and performance by the Company of the
Transaction Documents, other than (i) the filings required pursuant to Section
3.12, (ii) the filing of the Underlying Securities Registration Statement with
the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") meeting the
requirements set forth in the Registration Rights Agreement and
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covering the resale of the Underlying Shares by the Purchasers, (iii) the
application(s) to the Nasdaq National Market (the "NASDAQ") for the listing of
the Underlying Shares for trading on NASDAQ (and with any other national
securities exchange or market on which the Common Stock is then listed), (iv)
applicable Blue Sky filings and, and (v) in all other cases where the failure to
obtain such consent, waiver, authorization or order, or to give such notice or
make such filing or registration could not have or result in, individually or in
the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect (the consents, waivers, authorizations,
orders, notices and filings referred to in (i)-(v) of this Section are,
collectively, the "Required Approvals").
(g) Litigation; Proceedings. Except as specifically disclosed
in the SEC Documents, (a) there is no action, suit, notice of violation,
proceeding or investigation pending or, to the knowledge of the Company,
threatened against or affecting the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any of
their respective properties (an "Action") before or by any court, governmental
or administrative agency or regulatory authority (Federal, state, county, local
or foreign) which (i) adversely affects or challenges the legality, validity or
enforceability of any of the Transaction Documents or the Securities or (ii)
could, individually or in the aggregate, have or result in a Material Adverse
Effect, (b) neither the Company nor any Subsidiary, nor to the Company's
knowledge any director or officer thereof, is or has been the subject of any
Action involving (i) a claim of violation of or liability under federal or state
securities laws or (ii) a claim of breach of fiduciary duty; (c) the Company
does not have pending before the Commission any request for confidential
treatment of information; and (d) there has not been, and to the best of the
Company's knowledge, there is not pending or contemplated, any investigation by
the Commission involving the Company or any current director or officer of the
Company.
(h) No Default or Violation. Neither the Company nor any
Subsidiary (i) is in default under or in violation of (and no event has occurred
which has not been waived which, with notice or lapse of time or both, would
result in a default by the Company or any Subsidiary under), nor has the Company
or any Subsidiary received notice of a claim that it is in default under or that
it is in violation of, any material indenture, loan or credit agreement or any
other material agreement or instrument to which it is a party or by which it or
any of its properties is bound, (ii) is in violation of any order of any court,
arbitrator or governmental body, except as could not individually or in the
aggregate, have or result in a Material Adverse Effect or (iii) is in violation
of any statute, rule or regulation of any governmental authority, except as
could not individually or in the aggregate, have or result in a Material Adverse
Effect.
(i) Private Offering. Assuming the accuracy of the
representations and warranties of the Purchasers set forth in Sections
2.2(b)-(h), the offer, issuance and sale of the Securities to the Purchasers as
contemplated hereby are exempt from the registration requirements of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act").
(j) SEC Documents; Financial Statements. The Company has filed
all reports required to be filed by it under the Exchange Act, including
pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) thereof, for the three years preceding the
date hereof (or such shorter period as the Company was required by law to file
such material) (the foregoing materials being collectively referred to herein as
the "SEC Documents" and, together with the Schedules to this Agreement the
"Disclosure
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Materials") on a timely basis or has received a valid extension of such time of
filing and has filed any such SEC Documents prior to the expiration of any such
extension. As of their respective dates, the SEC Documents complied in all
material respects with the requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange
Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder, and
none of the SEC Documents, when filed, contained any untrue statement of a
material fact or knowingly omitted to state a material fact required to be
stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of
the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. All material
agreements to which the Company is a party or to which the property or assets of
the Company are subject have been filed as exhibits to the SEC Documents as
required. The financial statements of the Company included in the SEC Documents
comply in all material respects with applicable accounting requirements and the
rules and regulations of the Commission with respect thereto as in effect at the
time of filing. Such financial statements have been prepared in accordance with
generally accepted accounting ("GAAP") principles applied on a consistent basis
during the periods involved, except as may be otherwise specified in such
financial statements or the notes thereto, and fairly present in all material
respects the financial position of the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries
as of and for the dates thereof and the results of operations and cash flows for
the periods then ended, subject, in the case of unaudited statements, to normal,
immaterial, year-end audit adjustments.
Since December 31, 1998, except as specifically disclosed in
the SEC Documents, (a) there has been no event, occurrence or development that
has had or that could have or result in a Material Adverse Effect, (b) the
Company has not incurred any liabilities (contingent or otherwise) other than
(x) liabilities incurred in the ordinary course of business consistent with past
practice and (y) liabilities not required to be reflected in the Company's
financial statements pursuant to GAAP or required to be disclosed in filings
made with the Commission, (c) the Company has not altered its method of
accounting or the identity of its auditors and (d) the Company has not declared
or made any payment or distribution of cash or other property to its
stockholders or officers or directors (other than in compliance with existing
Company stock option plans or salary paid in accordance with existing employment
agreements or otherwise made in the ordinary course consistent with prior
practice) with respect to its capital stock, or purchased, redeemed (or made any
agreements to purchase or redeem) any shares of its capital stock. The Company
last filed audited financial statements with the Commission on April 15, 1999,
and has not received any comments from the Commission in respect thereof.
(k) Investment Company. The Company is not, and is not an
Affiliate (as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act) ) of, an "investment
company" within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
(l) Certain Fees. Except for certain fees payable by the
Company to Xxxxxxx Capital Markets, LLC and Xxxxxxx Capital Partners, Ltd., no
fees or commissions will be payable by the Company to any broker, financial
advisor or consultant, finder, placement agent, investment banker, or bank with
respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. The Purchasers shall
have no obligation with respect to any fees or with respect to any claims made
by or on behalf of other Persons for fees of a type contemplated in this Section
that may be due in connection with the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement. The Company shall indemnify and hold harmless
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the Purchasers, their employees, officers, directors, agents, and partners, and
their respective Affiliates, from and against all claims, losses, damages, costs
(including the costs of preparation and attorney's fees) and expenses suffered
in respect of any such claimed or existing fees, as such fees and expenses are
incurred.
(m) Solicitation Materials. Neither the Company nor any Person
acting on the Company's behalf has (i) distributed any offering materials in
connection with the offering and sale of the Securities, or (ii) solicited any
offer to buy or sell the Securities by means of any form of general solicitation
or advertising.
(n) Form S-3 Eligibility. The Company is eligible to register
securities for resale with the Commission under Form S-3 promulgated under the
Securities Act.
(o) Exclusivity. The Company shall not issue and sell the
Debentures to any Person other than the Purchasers other than with the specific
prior written consent of the Purchasers.
(p) Seniority. Except as set forth in Schedule 2.1(p), no
indebtedness of the Company or any Subsidiary is senior to the Debentures in
right of payment, whether with respect to interest, damages or upon liquidation
or dissolution, or otherwise.
(q) Listing and Maintenance Requirements Compliance. The
Company has not, in the two years preceding the date hereof, received notice
(written or oral) from the NASDAQ or any other stock exchange, market or trading
facility on which the Common Stock is or has been listed (or on which it has
been quoted) to the effect that the Company is not in compliance with the
listing or maintenance requirements of such exchange or market. The Company is,
and has no reason to believe that it will not in the foreseeable future continue
to be, in compliance with all such maintenance requirements.
(r) Patents and Trademarks. The Company has, or has rights to
use, all patents, patent applications, trademarks, trademark applications,
service marks, trade names, copyrights, licenses and rights (collectively, the
"Intellectual Property Rights") which are necessary or material for use in
connection with its business, and which the failure to so have would have a
Material Adverse Effect. To the best knowledge of the Company, all such
Intellectual Property Rights are enforceable and there is no existing
infringement by another Person of any of the Intellectual Property Rights.
(s) Registration Rights; Rights of Participation. Except as
set forth on Schedule 6(b) to the Registration Rights Agreement, (i) the Company
has not granted or agreed to grant to any Person any rights (including
"piggy-back" registration rights) to have any securities of the Company
registered with the Commission or any other governmental authority which has not
been satisfied and (ii) no Person, has any right of first refusal, preemptive
right, right of participation, or any similar right to participate in the
transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents.
(t) Regulatory Permits. The Company and its Subsidiaries
possess all certificates, authorizations and permits issued by the appropriate
Federal, state or foreign regulatory authorities
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necessary to conduct their respective businesses as described in the SEC
Documents, except where the failure to possess such permits could not,
individually or in the aggregate, have or result in a Material Adverse Effect
("Material Permits"), and neither the Company nor any such Subsidiary has
received any notice of proceedings relating to the revocation or modification of
any Material Permit.
(u) Title. The Company and the Subsidiaries have good and
marketable title in fee simple to all real property and personal property owned
by them which is material to the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries,
in each case free and clear of all Liens, except (i) as set forth in Schedule
2.1(u) or (ii) for liens, claims or encumbrances as do not materially affect the
value of such property and do not interfere with the use made and proposed to be
made of such property by the Company and its Subsidiaries. Any real property and
facilities held under lease by the Company and its Subsidiaries are held by them
under valid, subsisting and enforceable leases with such exceptions as are not
material and do not interfere with the use made and proposed to be made of such
property and buildings by the Company and its Subsidiaries.
(v) Disclosure. The Company confirms that it has not provided
the Purchasers or their agents or counsel with any information that constitutes
or might constitute material non-public information. The Company understands and
confirms that the Purchasers shall be relying on the foregoing representations
in effecting transactions in securities of the Company. All disclosure provided
to the Purchasers regarding the Company, its business and the transactions
contemplated hereby, including the Schedules to this Agreement, furnished by or
on behalf of the Company are true and correct in all material respects and do
not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or knowingly omit to state
any material fact necessary in order to make the statements made therein, in
light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
2.2 Representations and Warranties of the Purchasers. The Purchasers
hereby jointly and severally represent and warrant to the Company as follows:
(a) Organization; Authority. Such Purchaser is a corporation
duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the
jurisdiction of its incorporation with the requisite corporate power and
authority, to enter into and to consummate the transactions contemplated by the
Transaction Documents and otherwise to carry out its obligations thereunder. The
purchase by each Purchaser of the Securities hereunder has been duly authorized
by all necessary action on the part of each Purchaser. Each of this Agreement
and the Registration Rights Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by
such Purchaser and constitutes the valid and legally binding obligation of such
Purchaser, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms.
(b) Investment Intent. Such Purchaser is acquiring the
Securities for its own account for investment purposes only and not with a view
to or for distributing or reselling such Securities or any part thereof or
interest therein, without prejudice, however, to such Purchaser's right, subject
to the provisions of this Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement, at
all times to sell or otherwise dispose of all or any part of such Securities
pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act and in
compliance with applicable state securities laws or under an exemption from such
registration.
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(c) Purchaser Status. At the time such Purchaser was offered
the Debentures and the Warrant, it was, and at the date hereof it is, and at
each exercise date under the Warrant, it will be, an "accredited investor" as
defined in Rule 501(a) under the Securities Act.
(d) Experience of the Purchasers. Such 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 Securities, and has so
evaluated the merits and risks of such investment.
(e) Ability of the Purchasers to Bear Risk of Investment. Such
Purchaser is able to bear the economic risk of an investment in the Securities
and, at the present time, is able to afford a complete loss of such investment.
(f) Access to Information. Such Purchaser acknowledges that it
has reviewed the Disclosure Materials and has been afforded (i) the opportunity
to ask such questions as it has deemed necessary of, and to receive answers
from, representatives of the Company concerning the terms and conditions of the
offering of the Securities and the merits and risks of investing in the
Securities; (ii) access to information about the Company and the Company's
financial condition, results of operations, business, properties, management and
prospects sufficient to enable it to evaluate its investment; and (iii) the
opportunity to obtain such additional information which the Company possesses or
can acquire without unreasonable effort or expense that is necessary to make an
informed investment decision with respect to the investment and to verify the
accuracy and completeness of the information contained in the Disclosure
Materials. Neither such inquiries nor any other investigation conducted by or on
behalf of such Purchaser or its representatives or counsel shall modify, amend
or affect such Purchaser's right to rely on the truth, accuracy and completeness
of the Disclosure Materials and the Company's representations and warranties
contained in the Transaction Documents.
(g) General Solicitation. Such Purchaser is not purchasing the
Debentures as a result of or subsequent to any advertisement, article, notice or
other communication regarding the Debentures published in any newspaper,
magazine or similar media or broadcast over television or radio or presented at
any seminar.
(h) Reliance. Such Purchaser understands and acknowledges that
(i) the Securities are being offered and sold to it without registration under
the Securities Act in a private placement that is exempt from the registration
provisions of the Securities Act and (ii) the availability of such exemption,
depends in part on, and the Company will rely upon the accuracy and truthfulness
of, the foregoing representations and such Purchaser hereby consents to such
reliance.
The Company acknowledges and agrees that the Purchasers make
no representations or warranties with respect to the transactions contemplated
hereby other than those specifically set forth in this Section 2.2.
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ARTICLE III
OTHER AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES
3.1 Transfer Restrictions. (a) Securities may only be disposed of
pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act, to the
Company or pursuant to an available exemption from or in a transaction not
subject to the registration requirements of the Securities Act. In connection
with any transfer of Securities other than pursuant to an effective registration
statement or to the Company, except as otherwise set forth herein, the Company
may require the transferor thereof to provide to the Company an opinion of
counsel selected by the transferor, the form and substance of which opinion
shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Company, to the effect that such
transfer does not require registration of such transferred securities under the
Securities Act. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company hereby consents to
and agrees to register on the books of the Company and with any transfer agent
for the securities of the Company any transfer of Securities by such Purchaser
to an Affiliate of such Purchaser or to one or more funds under common
management with such Purchaser, and any transfer among any such Affiliates or
one or more funds, provided that the transferee certifies to the Company that it
is an "accredited investor" as defined in Rule 501(a) under the Securities Act
and that it is acquiring the Securities solely for investment purposes. Any such
transferee shall agree in writing to be bound by the terms of this Agreement and
shall have the rights of a Purchaser under this Agreement and the Registration
Rights Agreement.
(b) The Purchasers agree to the imprinting, so long as is
required by this Section 3.1(b), of the following legend on the Securities:
NEITHER THESE SECURITIES NOR THE SECURITIES INTO WHICH THESE
SECURITIES ARE [CONVERTIBLE] [EXERCISABLE] HAVE BEEN REGISTERED WITH
THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR THE SECURITIES COMMISSION OF
ANY STATE IN RELIANCE UPON AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE "SECURITIES ACT"), AND,
ACCORDINGLY, MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR PURSUANT TO AN
AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE
REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH
APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS.
Underlying Shares shall not contain the legend set forth above
nor any other legend if the conversion of Debentures, the payment of interest
thereon, and exercise of the Warrant or other issuances of Underlying Shares as
contemplated hereby, by the Debentures or the Warrant occurs at any time while
an Underlying Securities Registration Statement is effective under the
Securities Act (subject to the representation by the Purchasers that they will
comply with all prospectus delivery requirements) or, in the event there is not
an effective Underlying Securities Registration Statement at such time, if in
the opinion of counsel to the Company such legend is not required under
applicable requirements of the Securities Act (including judicial
interpretations and pronouncements issued by the staff of the Commission). The
Company shall cause its counsel to issue the legal
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opinion included in the Transfer Agent Instructions to the Company's transfer
agent no later than the third Business Day after the Underlying Securities
Registration Statement is declared effective by the Commission. The Company
agrees that, in the event any Underlying Shares are issued with a legend in
accordance with this Section 3.1(b), it will, within three (3) trading days
after request therefor by such Purchaser, provide such Purchaser with a
certificate or certificates representing such Underlying Shares, free from such
legend at such time as such legend would not have been required under this
Section 3.1(b) had such issuance occurred on the date of such request. The
Company may not make any notation on its records or give instructions to any
transfer agent of the Company which enlarge the restrictions of transfer set
forth in this Section.
3.2 Acknowledgment of Dilution. The Company acknowledges that the
issuance of the Underlying Shares upon (i) conversion of the Debentures and
payment of interest thereon in accordance with the terms of the Debentures, and
(ii) exercise of the Warrant in accordance with its terms, may result in
dilution of the outstanding shares of Common Stock, which dilution may be
substantial under certain market conditions. The Company further acknowledges
that its obligation to issue Underlying Shares upon (x) conversion of the
Debentures and payment of interest thereon in accordance with the terms of the
Debentures, and (y) exercise of the Warrant in accordance with its terms, is
unconditional and absolute, subject to the limitations set forth herein and
under applicable law, in the Debentures or pursuant to the Warrant, regardless
of the effect of any such dilution, subject to stockholder approval requirements
of NASDAQ that are not required to be obtained prior to the issuance of
Underlying Shares.
3.3 Furnishing of Information. As long as any Purchaser owns
Securities, the Company covenants to timely file (or obtain extensions in
respect thereof and file within the applicable grace period) all reports
required to be filed by the Company after the date hereof pursuant to Section
13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act. As long as any Purchaser owns Securities, if
the Company is not required to file reports pursuant to such sections, it will
prepare and furnish to such Purchaser and make publicly available in accordance
with Rule 144(c) promulgated under the Securities Act such information as is
required for such Purchaser to sell the Securities under Rule 144 promulgated
under the Securities Act. The Company further covenants that it will take such
further action as any holder of Securities may reasonably request, all to the
extent required from time to time to enable such Person to sell Underlying
Shares without registration under the Securities Act within the limitation of
the exemptions provided by Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act,
including the legal opinion referenced above in this Section. Upon the request
of any such Person, the Company shall deliver to such Person a written
certification of a duly authorized officer as to whether it has complied with
such requirements.
3.4 Blue Sky Laws. In accordance with the Registration Rights
Agreement, the Company shall qualify or exempt the issuance and sale of the
Underlying Shares under the securities or Blue Sky laws of such jurisdictions in
the United States as the Purchasers may reasonably request and shall continue
such qualification or exemption at all times until the Purchasers notify the
Company in writing that it no longer owns Securities; provided, however, that
neither the Company nor its Subsidiaries shall be required in connection
therewith to qualify as a foreign corporation where they are not now so
qualified or to take any action that would subject the Company to general
service of process in any such jurisdiction where it is not then subject.
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3.5 Integration. The Company shall not, and shall use its best efforts
to ensure that, no Affiliate shall, sell, offer for sale or solicit offers to
buy or otherwise negotiate in respect of any security (as defined in Section 2
of the Securities Act) that would be integrated with the offer or sale of the
Securities in a manner that would require the registration under the Securities
Act of the sale of the Securities to the Purchasers.
3.6 Increase in Authorized Shares. At such times as the Company would
be, if a notice of conversion or exercise (as the case may be) were to be
delivered on such date, precluded from (a) issuing 200% of the number of
Underlying Shares as would then be issuable upon a conversion in full of the
principal amount of Debentures and as payment of any accrued and unpaid interest
in respect thereof in shares of Common Stock, or (b) honoring the exercise in
full of the Warrant, in either case, due to the unavailability of a sufficient
number of shares of authorized but unissued or reserved Common Stock, the Board
of Directors of the Company shall promptly (and in any case, within 30 Business
Days from such date, subject to the ability of the Company to have any such
proxy statement approved by the Commission) prepare and mail to the stockholders
of the Company proxy materials requesting authorization to amend the Company's
Certificate of Incorporation to increase the number of shares of Common Stock
which the Company is authorized to issue to at least such number of shares as
reasonably requested by the Purchasers in order to provide for such number of
authorized and unissued shares of Common Stock to enable the Company to comply
with its conversion exercise and reservation of shares obligations as set forth
in this Agreement, the Debentures and the Warrant (the sum of (x) the number of
shares of Common Stock then authorized, (y) the number of shares of Common Stock
then outstanding plus all shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of all
outstanding options, warrants and convertible instruments, and (z) the sum of
(i) 200% of the number of Underlying Shares as are then issuable upon a
conversion in full of the principal amount of Debentures and as payment of
interest thereon, and (ii) the number of Underlying Shares as are issuable upon
exercise in full of the Warrant, shall be a reasonable number). In connection
therewith, the Board of Directors shall (a) adopt proper resolutions authorizing
such increase, (b) recommend to and otherwise use its best efforts to promptly
and duly obtain stockholder approval to carry out such resolutions (and hold a
special meeting of the stockholders no later than the 60th day after delivery of
the proxy materials relating to such meeting) and (c) within five (5) Business
Days of obtaining such stockholder authorization, file an appropriate amendment
to the Company's Certificate of Incorporation to evidence such increase.
3.7 Listing and Reservation of Underlying Shares. (a) The Company shall
(i) not later than the fifth Business Day following the Closing Date hereunder
prepare and file with the NASDAQ (and such other national securities exchange or
market or trading or quotation facility on which the Common Stock is then
listed) an additional shares listing application covering a number of shares of
Common Stock which is at least equal to the number of shares required to be
reserved pursuant to Section 2.1(d), (ii) take all steps necessary to cause such
shares to be approved for listing in the NASDAQ (as well as on any such other
national securities exchange or market or trading or quotation facility on which
the Common Stock is then listed) as soon as possible thereafter, and (iii)
provide to the Purchasers evidence of such listing, and the Company shall
maintain the listing of its Common Stock thereon. If the number of Underlying
Shares as are issuable upon conversion in full of the then outstanding principal
amount of Debentures, as payment of interest thereon, and upon exercise of the
then unexercised portion of the Warrant exceeds 85% of the number of Underlying
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Shares previously listed on account thereof with NASDAQ (and such other required
exchanges), the Company shall take the necessary actions to immediately list a
number of Underlying Shares as equals the sum of (x) 200% of the number of
Underlying Shares then issuable upon conversion of the principal amount of the
Debentures and as payment of interest thereon and (y) the number of Underlying
Shares as are then issuable upon exercise of the Warrant.
(b) The Company shall maintain a reserve of Common Stock for
issuance upon conversion of the Debentures and for payment of interest thereupon
in shares of Common Stock pursuant to the terms of the Debentures and upon
exercise of the Warrant in accordance with its terms, in such amount as may be
required to fulfill obligations in full under the Transaction Documents, which
reserve shall include a number of shares of Common Stock equal to no less than
the Initial Minimum.
3.8 Conversion Procedures. The Transfer Agent Instructions, Conversion
Notice (as defined in Exhibit A) and Notice of Exercise under the Warrant set
forth the totality of the procedures with respect to the conversion of the
Debentures and exercise of the Warrant, including the form of legal opinion, if
necessary, that shall be rendered to the Company's transfer agent and such other
information and instructions as may be reasonably necessary to enable the
Purchasers to convert its Debentures and exercise the Warrant as contemplated in
the Debentures and the Warrant (as applicable).
3.9 Notice of Breaches. (a) Each of the Company and the Purchasers
shall give prompt written notice to the other of any breach by it of any
representation, warranty or other agreement contained in any Transaction
Document. However, no disclosure by either party pursuant to this Section shall
be deemed to cure any breach of any representation, warranty or other agreement
contained in any Transaction Document.
(b) Notwithstanding the generality of Section 3.9(a), the
Company shall promptly notify the Purchasers of any notice or claim (written or
oral) that it receives from any lender of the Company to the effect that the
consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents
violates or would violate any written agreement or understanding between such
lender and the Company, and the Company shall promptly furnish by facsimile to
the holders of the Securities a copy of any written statement in support of or
relating to such claim or notice.
3.10 Conversion and Exercise Obligations of the Company. The Company
shall honor conversions of the Debentures and exercises of the Warrant and shall
deliver Underlying Shares in accordance with the respective terms, conditions
and time periods set forth in the respective Debentures and the Warrant.
3.11 Right of First Refusal; Subsequent Registrations. (a) The Company
shall not, directly or indirectly, without the prior written consent of the
Purchasers, offer, sell, grant any option to purchase, or otherwise dispose of
(or announce any offer, sale, grant or any option to purchase or other
disposition) any of its or its Affiliates' equity or equity-equivalent
securities in a transaction substantially similar in nature to the transaction
hereunder and intended to be exempt or not subject to registration under the
Securities Act (a "Subsequent Placement") for a period of 180 days after the
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Closing Date, except (i) the granting of options or warrants to employees,
officers and directors, and the issuance of shares upon exercise of options
granted, under any stock option plan heretofore or hereinafter duly adopted by
the Company, (ii) shares of Common Stock issued upon exercise of any currently
outstanding warrants and upon conversion of any currently outstanding
convertible securities of the Company, in each case disclosed in Schedule
2.1(c), (iii) shares of Common Stock issued upon conversion of Debentures and as
payment of interest thereon and upon exercise of the Warrant in accordance with
the Debentures or the Warrant, respectively, and (iv) securities which may be
issued in connection with a joint venture, strategic alliance or a financing
with a commercial bank unless (A) the Company delivers to the Purchasers a
written notice (the "Subsequent Placement Notice") of its intention to effect
such Subsequent Placement, which Subsequent Placement Notice shall describe in
reasonable detail the proposed terms of such Subsequent Placement, the amount of
proceeds intended to be raised thereunder, the Person with whom such Subsequent
Placement shall be affected, and attached to which shall be a term sheet or
similar document relating thereto and (B) the Purchasers shall not have notified
the Company by 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the fifth (5th) Trading Day
after its receipt of the Subsequent Placement Notice of its willingness to cause
the Purchasers to provide (or to cause its sole designee to provide), subject to
completion of mutually acceptable documentation (which, if the Purchasers shall
have indicated willingness to provide such financing, the Purchasers shall use
its reasonable and good faith effort to complete prior to twenty (20) Trading
Days from the date of its notice to the Company to provide such financing),
financing to the Company on substantially the terms set forth in the Subsequent
Placement Notice. If the Purchasers shall fail to notify the Company of its
intention to enter into such negotiations within such time period, the Company
may effect the Subsequent Placement substantially upon the terms and to the
Persons (or Affiliates of such Persons) set forth in the Subsequent Placement
Notice; provided, that the Company shall provide the Purchasers with a second
Subsequent Placement Notice, and the Purchasers shall again have the right of
first refusal set forth above in this paragraph (a), if the Subsequent Placement
subject to the initial Subsequent Placement Notice shall not have been
consummated for any reason on the terms set forth in such Subsequent Placement
Notice within thirty (30) Trading Days after the date of the initial Subsequent
Placement Notice with the Person (or an Affiliate of such Person) identified in
the Subsequent Placement Notice.
(b) Except for (x) Underlying Shares, (y) other "Registrable
Securities" (as such term is defined in the Registration Rights Agreement) to be
registered, and securities of the Company permitted pursuant to Schedule 6(b) of
the Registration's Rights Agreement to be registered in the Underlying
Securities Registration Statement in accordance with the Registration Rights
Agreement, and (z) Common Stock to be registered for resale in connection with
financings permitted pursuant to paragraph (a)(i) and (iv) of Section 3.11(a),
the Company shall not, without the prior written consent of the Purchasers (i)
issue or sell any of its or any of its Affiliates' equity or equity-equivalent
securities pursuant to Regulation S promulgated under the Securities Act, or
(ii) register for resale any securities of the Company for a period of not less
than 60 days after the date that the Underlying Securities Registration
Statement is declared effective by the Commission. Any days that a Purchaser is
unable to sell Underlying Shares under the Underlying Securities Registration
Statement shall be added to such 60 day period for the purposes of (i) and (ii)
above.
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3.13 Use of Proceeds. The Company shall use (i) up to $4,000,000 of the
net proceeds from the sale of the Securities hereunder to redeem those certain
10% convertible promissory notes issued by the Company on October 10, 1997 (the
"1997 Notes") and (ii) the remainder of the net proceeds from the sale of the
Securities hereunder for working capital purposes. The Company shall within
three (3) Business Days of the date hereof, provide to the Purchasers evidence
of the retirement of all of the 1997 Notes. Pending application of the proceeds
of this placement in the manner permitted hereby, the Company will invest such
proceeds in interest bearing accounts and/or short-term, investment grade
interest bearing securities.
3.14 Transfer of Intellectual Property Rights. Except in connection
with the sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company, the
Company shall not transfer, sell or otherwise dispose of any Intellectual
Property Rights, or, except as set forth on Schedule 3.14, allow any of the
Intellectual Property Rights to become subject to any Liens, or fail to renew
such Intellectual Property Rights (if renewable and it would otherwise lapse if
not renewed), without the prior written consent of the Purchasers.
3.15 Reimbursement. If any Purchaser, other than by reason of its gross
negligence or willful misconduct, becomes involved in any capacity in any
action, proceeding or investigation brought by or against any Person, including
stockholders of the Company, in connection with or as a result of the
consummation of the transactions contemplated by Transaction Documents, the
Company will reimburse such Purchaser for its reasonable legal and other
expenses (including the cost of any investigation and preparation) incurred in
connection therewith, as such expenses are incurred. The reimbursement
obligations of the Company under this paragraph shall be in addition to any
liability which the Company may otherwise have, shall extend upon the same terms
and conditions to any Affiliates of such Purchaser who are actually named in
such action, proceeding or investigation, and partners, directors, agents,
employees and controlling persons (if any), as the case may be, of such
Purchaser and any such Affiliate, and shall be binding upon and inure to the
benefit of any successors, assigns, heirs and personal representatives of the
Company, such Purchaser and any such Affiliate and any such Person. The Company
also agrees that neither such Purchaser nor any such Affiliates, partners,
directors, agents, employees or controlling persons shall have any liability to
the Company or any person asserting claims on behalf of or in right of the
Company in connection with or as a result of the consummation of the Transaction
Documents except to the extent that any losses, claims, damages, liabilities or
expenses incurred by the Company result from the gross negligence or willful
misconduct of such Purchaser or entity in connection with the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement.
The Company shall pay on demand all expenses incurred by the
Purchasers, including reasonable attorneys' fees and expenses, as a consequence
of, or in connection with (1) the negotiation, preparation or execution of any
amendment, modification or waiver of the Transaction Documents requested by the
Company, (2) any default or breach of any of the Company's obligations set forth
in any of the Transaction Documents and (3) the enforcement or restructuring of
any right of, including the collection of any payments due, the Purchasers under
any of the Transaction Documents, including any action or proceeding relating to
such enforcement or any order, injunction or other process seeking to restrain
the Company from paying any amount due the Purchasers, in which the Purchasers
prevail.
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ARTICLE IV
MISCELLANEOUS
4.1 Fees and Expenses. The parties hereto agree that the Company shall
pay at Closing the legal fees and disbursements of RSPAB in connection with the
preparation and negotiation of the Transaction Documents in the amount of
$15,000. Other than the amounts contemplated in the immediately preceding
sentence, and except as otherwise set forth in the Registration Rights
Agreement, each party shall pay the fees and expenses of its advisers, counsel,
accountants and other experts, if any, and all other expenses incurred by such
party incident to the negotiation, preparation, execution, delivery and
performance of this Agreement. The Company shall pay all stamp and other taxes
and duties levied in connection with the issuance of the Securities.
4.2 Entire Agreement; Amendments. This Agreement, together with the
Exhibits and Schedules hereto, the Registration Rights Agreement, the
Debentures, the Transfer Agent Instructions and the Warrant contain the entire
understanding of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and
supersede all prior agreements and understandings, oral or written, with respect
to such matters, which the parties acknowledge have been merged into such
documents, exhibits and schedules.
4.3 Notices. Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries
required or permitted to be provided hereunder shall be in writing and shall be
deemed given and effective on the earliest of (i) the date of transmission, if
such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile at the facsimile
telephone number specified in this Section prior to 5:00 p.m. (New York City
time) on a Business Day, (ii) the Business Day after the date of transmission,
if such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile at the facsimile
telephone number specified in the Purchase Agreement later than 5:00 p.m. (New
York City time) on any date and earlier than 11:59 p.m. (New York City time) on
such date, (iii) the Business Day following the date of mailing, if sent by
nationally recognized overnight courier service, or (iv) upon actual receipt by
the party to whom such notice is required to be given. The address for such
notices and communications shall be as follows:
If to the Company: Vitech America, Inc.
0000 Xxxxxxxxx 00xx Xx.
Xxxxx, Xxxxxxx 00000-0000
Facsimile No.: (000) 000-0000
Attn: Xxxxxx Xxxxx
With copies to: Atlas, Xxxxxxxx, Trop & Borkson
New River Center, Suite 1900
000 Xxxx Xxx Xxxx Xxxx.
Xx. Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx 00000
Facsimile No.: (000) 000-0000
Attn: Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
If to Advantage: Advantage Fund II Ltd.
x/x XXXXX
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Xxxx Xxxxxxxxx 0
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxx Antilles
Facsimile No.: 011-599-9732-2008
If to Xxxx: Xxxx Investment Group Ltd.
0000 Xxxx 00xx Xxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxx 00000
Facsimile No.: (000) 000-0000
Attn: Xxxx Xxxxxx
With copies with respect
to either Purchaser to: Genesse International, Inc.
00000 X.X. 0xx Xxxxxx
Xxxxx 0000
Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000-0000
Facsimile No.: (000) 000-0000
Attn: Xxxxxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
and
Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx &
Xxxxxx LLP
0000 Xxxxxx xx xxx Xxxxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Facsimile No.: (000) 000-0000
Attn: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
or such other address as may be designated in writing hereafter, in the same
manner, by such Person.
4.4 Amendments; Waivers. No provision of this Agreement may be waived
or amended except in a written instrument signed, in the case of an amendment,
by both the Company and the Purchasers; or, in the case of a waiver, by the
party against whom enforcement of any such waiver is sought. No waiver 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 provision, condition or requirement hereof, nor shall any delay or
omission of either party to exercise any right hereunder in any manner impair
the exercise of any such right accruing to it thereafter.
4.5 Headings. The headings herein are for convenience only, do not
constitute a part of this Agreement and shall not be deemed to limit or affect
any of the provisions hereof.
4.6 Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon and
inure to the benefit of the parties and their successors and permitted assigns.
The Company may not assign this Agreement or any rights or obligations hereunder
without the prior written consent of the Purchasers., which consent shall not be
unreasonably withheld. Except as set forth in Section 3.1(a), the Purchasers may
not assign this Agreement or any of the rights or obligations hereunder (other
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than to an Affiliate of the Purchasers) without the consent of the Company,
except that any Purchaser may assign its rights hereunder and under the
Transaction Documents without the consent of the Company as long as such
assignee demonstrates to the reasonable satisfaction of the Company its
satisfaction of the representations and warranties set forth in Section 2.2.
This provision shall not limit such Purchaser's right to transfer securities or
transfer or assign rights hereunder or under the Registration Rights Agreement.
4.7 No Third-Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement is intended for the
benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted
assigns and is not for the benefit of, nor may any provision hereof be enforced
by, any other Person.
4.8 Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed
and enforced in accordance with the internal laws of the State of New York
without regard to the principles of conflicts of law thereof. Each party hereby
irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal
courts sitting in the City of New York, borough of Manhattan, for the
adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in connection herewith or with any
transaction contemplated hereby or discussed herein (including with respect to
the enforcement of the any of the Transaction Documents), and hereby irrevocably
waives, and agrees not to assert in any suit, action or proceeding, any claim
that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of any such court, that
such suit, action or proceeding is improper. Each party hereby irrevocably
waives personal service of process and 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 contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right
to serve process in any manner permitted by law.
4.9 Survival. The representations, warranties, agreements and covenants
contained herein shall survive the Closing and the delivery and conversion or
exercise (as the case may be) of the Debentures and the Warrant.
4.10 Execution. This Agreement may be executed in two or more
counterparts, all of which when taken together shall be considered one and the
same agreement and shall become effective when counterparts have been signed by
each party and delivered to the other party, it being understood that both
parties need not sign the same counterpart. In the event that any signature is
delivered by facsimile transmission, such signature shall create a valid and
binding obligation of the party executing (or on whose behalf such signature is
executed) the same with the same force and effect as if such facsimile signature
page were an original thereof.
4.11 Publicity. The Company and the Purchasers shall consult with each
other in issuing any press releases or otherwise making public statements or
filings and other communications with the Commission or any regulatory agency or
stock market or trading facility with respect to the transactions contemplated
hereby and neither party shall issue any such press release or otherwise make
any such public statement, filings or other communications without the prior
written consent of the other, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld
or delayed, except that no prior consent shall be required if such disclosure is
required by law, in which such case the disclosing
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party shall provide the other party with prior notice of such public statement,
filing or other communication. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall
not publicly disclose the name of any Purchaser, or include the name of any
Purchaser in any filing with the Commission, or any regulatory agency, trading
facility or stock market without the prior written consent of such Purchaser,
which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, except to the extent such
disclosure (but not any disclosure as to the controlling Persons thereof) is
required by law, in which case the Company shall provide such Purchaser with
prior notice of such disclosure.
4.12 Severability. In case any one or more of the provisions of this
Agreement shall be invalid or unenforceable in any respect, the validity and
enforceability of the remaining terms and provisions of this Agreement shall not
in any way be affecting or impaired thereby and the parties will attempt to
agree upon a valid and enforceable provision which shall be a reasonable
substitute therefor, and upon so agreeing, shall incorporate such substitute
provision in this Agreement.
4.13 Remedies. In addition to being entitled to exercise all rights
provided herein or granted by law, including recovery of damages, the Purchasers
will be entitled to specific performance of the obligations of the Company under
the Transaction Documents. Each of the Company and the Purchasers agree that
monetary damages may not be adequate compensation for any loss incurred by
reason of any breach of its obligations described in the foregoing sentence and
hereby agrees to waive in any action for specific performance of any such
obligation the defense that a remedy at law would be adequate.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Convertible
Debenture Purchase Agreement to be duly executed by their respective authorized
signatories as of the date first indicated above.
VITECH AMERICA, INC.
By:_________________________________
Name:
Title
ADVANTAGE FUND II LTD.
By:_________________________________
Name:
Title:
XXXX INVESTMENT GROUP LTD.
By:_________________________________
Name:
Title:
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