SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT
Exhibit
10.1
This
Securities Purchase Agreement (this “Agreement”)
is
dated as of July 25, 2008 by and between Syzygy Entertainment, Ltd., a Nevada
corporation (the “Company”),
and
Shelter Island Opportunity Fund, LLC, or any Affiliate thereof designated by
it
(the “Purchaser”).
WHEREAS,
subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement and pursuant
to
Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities
Act”)
and
Rule 506 promulgated thereunder, the Company desires to issue and sell to the
Purchaser, and the Purchaser desires to purchase from the Company securities
of
the Company as more fully described in this Agreement.
NOW,
THEREFORE, IN CONSIDERATION of the mutual covenants contained in this Agreement,
and for other good and valuable consideration the receipt and adequacy of which
are hereby acknowledged, the Company and the Purchaser agree as
follows:
ARTICLE
I.
DEFINITIONS
1.1 Definitions.
In
addition to the terms defined elsewhere in this Agreement: (a) capitalized
terms
that are not otherwise defined herein have the meanings given to such terms
in
the Debenture (as defined herein), and (b) the following terms have the meanings
indicated in this Section 1.1:
“Action”
shall
have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(j).
“Additional
Closing”
means
one or more closing of the purchase and sale of an Additional Debenture and
an
Additional Warrant pursuant to Section 4.15.
“Additional
Closing Date”
means
the date on which an Additional Closing shall occur.
“Additional
Closing Notice”
shall
have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.15(b).
“Additional
Debenture”
means
one or more Secured Original Issue Discount Debenture issued by the Company
to
the Purchaser, in the form of Exhibit
A
hereto
(and as it may be modified in accordance with Section 4.15(d)(ii)), that the
Purchaser shall have the option to purchase at an Additional
Closing.
“Additional
Subscription Amount”
shall
have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.15(a).
“Additional
Warrant”
means
one or more Common Stock Purchase Warrant, in the form of Exhibit
B
hereto
that shall be delivered to the Purchaser at an Additional Closing, which Warrant
shall be exercisable immediately upon issuance and have a term of exercise
equal
to five years.
“Additional
Warrant Share Amount”
means,
with respect to each Additional Warrant purchased at each Additional Closing,
the product of (i) the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon the
exercise of the Warrant and (ii) a fraction, the numerator of which is the
face
value of the Additional Debenture to be purchased at such Additional Closing
and
the denominator of which is 1,125,000.
“Affiliate”
means
any Person that, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries,
controls or is controlled by or is under common control with a Person, as such
terms are used in and construed under Rule 144 under the Securities
Act.
“Board”
means
the Gaming Board of the Turks and Caicos Islands.
“Business
Day”
means
any day except Saturday, Sunday, any day which shall be a federal legal holiday
in the United States or any day on which banking institutions in the State
of
New York are authorized or required by law or other governmental action to
close.
“Change
of Control Transaction”
shall
have the meaning ascribed to such term in the Debenture.
“Closing”
means
the closing of the purchase and sale of the Debenture and the Warrant pursuant
to Section 2.1.
“Closing
Date”
means
the Trading Day when all of the Transaction Documents have been executed and
delivered by the applicable parties thereto, and all conditions precedent to
(i)
the Purchaser’s obligation to purchase the Debenture and the Warrant and (ii)
the Company’s obligation to deliver the Debenture and the Warrant have been
satisfied or waived.
“Commission”
means
the Securities and Exchange Commission.
“Common
Stock”
means
the common stock of the Company, par value $0.001 per share, and any other
class
of securities into which such securities may hereafter be reclassified or
changed into.
“Common
Stock Equivalents”
means
any securities of the Company or the Subsidiaries which would entitle the holder
thereof to acquire at any time Common Stock, including, without limitation,
any
debt, preferred stock, rights, options, warrant or other instrument that is
at
any time convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for, or otherwise
entitles the holder thereof to receive, Common Stock.
“Company
Counsel”
means
Xxxxxxx & Xxxxxxx.
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“Debenture”
means
the $1,125,000 Secured Original Issue Discount Debenture issued by the Company
to the Purchaser at the Closing, in the form of Exhibit
A
hereto.
“Disclosure
Schedules”
shall
have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1.
“Exchange
Act”
means
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations
promulgated thereunder.
“Exempt
Issuance”
means
the issuance of (a) shares of Common Stock or options to employees, officers
or
directors of the Company pursuant to any stock or option plan duly adopted
by
the Board of Directors of the Company or a majority of the members of a
committee of non-employee directors established for such purpose, (b) securities
upon the exercise or exchange of any Securities issued hereunder and/or other
securities exercisable or exchangeable for or convertible into shares of Common
Stock issued and outstanding on the date of this Agreement, provided that such
securities have not been amended since the date of this Agreement to increase
the number of such securities or to decrease the exercise, exchange or
conversion price of any such securities, and (c) securities issued pursuant
to
acquisitions or strategic transactions approved by a majority of the
disinterested directors of the Company, provided any such issuance shall only
be
to a Person which is, itself or through its subsidiaries, an operating company
in a business synergistic with the business of the Company and in which the
Company receives benefits in addition to the investment of funds, but shall
not
include a transaction in which the Company is issuing securities primarily
for
the purpose of raising capital or to an entity whose primary business is
investing in securities.
“FW”
means
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx & Xxxxx LLP, counsel to the Purchaser, with offices
located at 000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx
00000-0000.
“GAAP”
shall
have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(h).
“Guarantors”
shall
mean each Subsidiary of the Company, other than The Game International TCI,
Ltd., a Turks and Caicos company.
“Guaranties”
shall
mean the several Guaranties, each dated the date hereof, executed by each
Guarantor to the Purchaser, in the form of Exhibit
C
attached
hereto.
“Intellectual
Property Rights”
shall
have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(o).
“Legend
Removal Date”
shall
have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.1.
“Liens”
means
a
lien, charge, security interest, encumbrance, right of first refusal, preemptive
right or other restriction.
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“Material
Adverse Effect”
shall
have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 3.1(b).
“Material
Permits”
shall
have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(m).
“Maximum
Rate”
shall
have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 5.17.
“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.
“Principal
Shareholder”
means
__________.
“Proceeding”
means
an action, claim, suit, investigation or proceeding (including, without
limitation, an investigation or partial proceeding, such as a deposition),
whether commenced or threatened.
“Purchaser
Party”
shall
have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.10.
“Put
Agreement”
means
the Put Option Agreement, dated the date hereof, between the Company and the
Purchaser, in the form of Exhibit
D
attached
hereto.
“Put
Note Shares”
mean
any shares of Common Stock that are issued upon conversion of any convertible
promissory note issued by the Company to the Purchaser in accordance with the
Put Agreement.
“Required
Approvals”
shall
have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(e).
“Required
Minimum”
means,
as of any date, the maximum aggregate number of Put Note Shares and shares
of
Common Stock then issuable pursuant to any Additional Warrant and the
Warrant.
“Rule
144”
means
Rule 144 promulgated by the Commission pursuant to the Securities Act, as such
Rule may be amended from time to time, or any similar rule or regulation
hereafter adopted by the Commission having substantially the same effect as
such
Rule.
“SEC
Reports”
shall
have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(h).
“Securities”
means
any Additional Debenture, the Debenture, any Additional Warrant, the Warrant,
the Warrant Shares and the Put Note Shares.
“Securities
Act”
means
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations
promulgated hereunder.
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“Security
Agreements”
means
the Security Agreements (or Debenture), each dated the date hereof, from each
of
the Company, the Subsidiaries and the Principal Shareholder to the Purchaser,
in
the form of Exhibits
E-1, E-2 and E-3
attached
hereto.
“Subscription
Amount”
means
$1,000,000, which is the amount
to be
paid for the Debenture and the Warrant purchased hereunder.
“Subsidiary”
means
any subsidiary of the Company as set forth on Schedule
3.1(a).
“Trading
Day”
means
a
day on which the Trading Markets are open for business.
“Trading
Market”
means
the following markets or exchanges: the Nasdaq Capital Market, the American
Stock Exchange, the New York Stock Exchange or the Nasdaq National
Market.
“Transaction
Documents”
means
this Agreement, the Guaranties, any Additional Debenture, the Debenture, any
Additional Warrant, the Warrant, the Security Agreements, the Put Agreement
and
any other documents or agreements executed in connection with the transactions
contemplated hereunder.
“Transaction
End Date”
means
July ___, 2008.
“VWAP”
means,
for any date, the price determined by the first of the following clauses that
applies: (a) if the Common Stock is then listed or quoted on a Trading Market,
the daily volume weighted average price of the Common Stock for such date (or
the nearest preceding date) on the Trading Market on which the Common Stock
is
then listed or quoted as reported by Bloomberg L.P. (based on a Trading Day
from
9:30 a.m. New York City time to 4:02 p.m. New York City time); (b) if the
OTC Bulletin Board is not a Trading Market, the volume weighted average price
of
the Common Stock for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on the OTC
Bulletin Board; (c) if the Common Stock is not then listed or quoted on the
OTC
Bulletin Board and if prices for the Common Stock are then reported in the
“Pink
Sheets” published by Pink Sheets, LLC (or a similar organization or agency
succeeding to its functions of reporting prices), the most recent bid price
per
share of the Common Stock so reported; or (d) in all other cases, the fair
market value of a share of Common Stock as determined by an independent
appraiser selected in good faith by the Purchaser and reasonably acceptable
to
the Company.
“Warrant”
mean
the Common Stock Purchase Warrant, in the form of Exhibit
B attached
hereto delivered to the Purchaser at the Closing in accordance with Section
2.2(a) hereof, which Warrant shall be exercisable immediately and have a term
of
exercise equal to five years.
“Warrant
Shares”
means
the shares of Common Stock issued and issuable upon exercise of any Additional
Warrant and the Warrant.
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ARTICLE
II.
PURCHASE
AND SALE
2.1 Closing.
On the
Closing Date, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein,
substantially concurrent with the execution and delivery of this Agreement
by
the parties hereto, the Company agrees to sell, and the Purchaser agrees to
purchase, the Debenture and the Warrant. The Purchaser shall deliver to the
Company via wire transfer or a certified check in immediately available funds
equal to the Subscription Amount and the Company shall deliver to the Purchaser
the Debenture and the Warrant and the other items set forth in Section 2.2
issuable at the Closing. Upon satisfaction of the conditions set forth in
Sections 2.2 and 2.3, the Closing shall occur at the offices of FW, or such
other location as the parties shall mutually agree.
2.2 Deliveries.
(a) On
the
Closing Date, the Company shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the
Purchaser (or as otherwise specified) the following:
(i)
this
Agreement duly executed by the Company;
(ii) a
legal
opinion of Company Counsel, in the form of Exhibit
F
attached
hereto;
(iii) the
Debenture, duly executed by the Company;
(iv) the
Warrant registered in the name of the Purchaser to purchase up to 1,334,813
shares of Common Stock, with a per share exercise price and subject to
adjustment as specified therein;
(v) resolutions
duly adopted by the respective Boards of Directors of the Company and the
Subsidiaries authorizing the transactions contemplated by the Transaction
Documents;
(vi) the
Security Agreements duly executed by the Persons named therein;
(vii)
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the
Put Agreement, duly executed by the
Company;
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(viii) by
wire
transfer to the account as specified in writing by the Purchaser, the amount
of
$20,000, representing
payment of a collateral management fee;
(ix) the
certificates representing the shares of Common Stock being pledged by the
Principal Shareholder to Purchaser pursuant to its Security Agreement, together
with stock powers executed in blank by the Principal Shareholder with signatures
guaranteed;
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(x) the
Guaranties, duly
executed by the Subsidiaries;
(xi) the
items
required to be delivered pursuant to the Security Agreement in the form of
Exhibit
E-3;
and
(xii) evidence
that the Subsidiaries’ gaming licenses are in good standing with the
Board.
(b) On
the
Closing Date, the Purchaser shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the
Company the following:
(i)
this
Agreement duly executed by the Purchaser;
(ii) the
Subscription Amount by wire transfer to the account as specified in writing
by
the Company;
(iii) the
Put
Agreement, duly executed by the Purchaser; and
(iv) the
Security Agreements, duly executed by the Purchaser.
2.3 Closing
Conditions.
(a) The
obligations of the Company hereunder in connection with the Closing are subject
to the following conditions being met:
(i) the
accuracy in all material respects when made and on the Closing Date (except
for
those that speak as of a specific date, which shall be true and correct in
all
material respects as of such date) of the representations and warranties of
the
Purchaser contained herein;
(ii) all
obligations, covenants and agreements of the Purchaser required to be performed
at or prior to the Closing Date shall have been performed; and
(iii) the
delivery by the Purchaser of the items set forth in Section 2.2(b) of this
Agreement.
(b) The
obligations of the Purchaser hereunder in connection with the Closing are
subject to the following conditions being met:
(i) the
accuracy in all material respects on the Closing Date of the representations
and
warranties of the Company contained herein;
(ii) all
obligations, covenants and agreements of the Company required to be performed
at
or prior to the Closing Date shall have been performed;
(iii) the
delivery by the Company of the items set forth in Section 2.2(a) of this
Agreement;
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(iv) there
shall have been no Material Adverse Effect since the date hereof;
and
(v) if
the
Common Stock is traded on a Trading Market at the date hereof, from the date
hereof to the Closing Date, trading in the Common Stock shall not have been
suspended, and, at any time prior to the Closing Date, trading in securities
generally as reported by Bloomberg L.P. shall not have been suspended or
limited, or minimum prices shall not have been established on securities whose
trades are reported by such service, or on any Trading Market, nor shall a
banking moratorium have been declared either by the United States or New York
State authorities nor shall there have occurred any material outbreak or
escalation of hostilities or other national or international calamity of such
magnitude in its effect on, or any material adverse change in, any financial
market which, in the case, in the reasonable judgment of the Purchaser, makes
it
impracticable or inadvisable to purchase the Debenture and the Warrant at the
Closing.
ARTICLE
III.
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES
3.1 Representations
and Warranties of the Company.
Except
as set forth under the corresponding section of the disclosure schedules
delivered to the Purchaser concurrently herewith (the “Disclosure
Schedules”),
which
Disclosure Schedules shall be deemed a part hereof and to qualify any
representation or warranty otherwise made herein to the extent of such
disclosure, the Company hereby make the representations and warranties set
forth
below to the Purchaser.
(a) Subsidiaries.
All of
the direct and indirect subsidiaries of the Company are set forth on
Schedule
3.1(a).
The
Company owns, directly or indirectly, all of the capital stock or other equity
interests of the Subsidiaries, free and clear of any Liens (other than in favor
of the Purchaser), and all the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock
of
the Company and the Subsidiaries are validly issued and are fully paid,
non-assessable and free of preemptive and similar rights to subscribe for or
purchase securities. The Game International TCI, Ltd., a Turks and Caicos
company, has no material assets, operations or business activities.
(b) Organization
and Qualification.
The
Company and 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
requisite power and authority to own and use its properties and assets and
to
carry on its business as currently conducted. None of the Company nor any
Subsidiary is in violation or default of any of the provisions of its respective
certificate or articles of incorporation, bylaws or other organizational or
charter documents. Each of the Company and the Subsidiaries is duly qualified
to
conduct business and is in good standing as a foreign corporation or other
entity in the 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 qualified or in good standing, as the case may be, could not
have or reasonably be expected to result in (i) a material adverse effect on
the
legality, validity or enforceability of any Transaction Document, (ii) a
material adverse effect on the results of operations, assets, business,
prospects or financial condition of the Company and the Subsidiaries, taken
as a
whole, or (iii) a material adverse effect on the Company’s or any Subsidiary’s
ability to perform in any material respect on a timely basis its obligations
under any Transaction Document (any of (i), (ii) or (iii), a “Material
Adverse Effect”)
and no
Proceeding has been instituted in any such jurisdiction revoking, limiting
or
curtailing or seeking to revoke, limit or curtail such power and authority
or
qualification.
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(c) Authorization;
Enforcement.
Each of
the Company and the Subsidiaries has the requisite corporate power and authority
to enter into and to consummate the transactions contemplated by each of the
Transaction Documents to which it is a party and otherwise to carry out its
obligations hereunder and thereunder. The execution and delivery of the
Transaction Documents by the Company and the Subsidiaries and the consummation
by them of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby have been duly
authorized by all necessary action on the part of the Company and the
Subsidiaries and no further action is required by the Company, the Subsidiaries,
their respective boards of directors or stockholders in connection therewith
other than in connection with the Required Approvals. Each Transaction Document
to which the Company or a Subsidiary is a party has been (or upon delivery
will
have been) duly executed by them and, when delivered in accordance with the
terms hereof and thereof, will constitute the valid and binding obligation
of
theirs enforceable against them 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.
(d) No
Conflicts.
The
execution, delivery and performance of the Transaction Documents by the Company
and the Subsidiaries, and the consummation by them of the transactions
contemplated hereby and thereby do not and will not: (i) conflict with or
violate any provision of the Company’s or any Subsidiary’s certificate or
articles of incorporation, bylaws or other organizational or charter documents
or (ii) conflict with, or constitute a default (or an event that with notice
or
lapse of time or both would become a default) under, result in the creation
of
any Lien upon any of the properties or assets of the Company or any Subsidiary,
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, debt or other instrument (evidencing a Company or Subsidiary
debt or otherwise) or other understanding to which the Company or any Subsidiary
is a party or by which any property or asset of theirs is bound or affected,
or
(iii) subject to the Required Approvals, conflict with or 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 or
a
Subsidiary is subject (including federal and state securities laws and
regulations), or by which any property or asset of theirs is bound or affected;
except in the case of clauses (ii) and (iii), such as could not have or
reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
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(e) Filings,
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 (including, without limitation, the Board) or other
Person in connection with the execution, delivery, assumption and performance
by
them of the Transaction Documents to which any of them is a party, other than
(i) the notice and/or application(s) to the applicable Trading Market for the
issuance and sale of the Warrant Shares and the Put Note Shares and the listing
of the Warrant Shares and the Put Note Shares for trading thereon in the time
and manner required thereby, (ii)
the
filing of Form D with the Commission and such filings as are required to be
made
under applicable state securities laws and (iii) filings required to perfect
the
security interest granted under the Security Agreements (collectively,
the “Required
Approvals”).
(f) Issuance
of the Securities.
The
Securities are duly authorized and, when issued and paid for in accordance
with
the applicable Transaction Documents, will be duly and validly issued, fully
paid and nonassessable, free and clear of all Liens imposed by the Company
other
than restrictions on transfer provided for in the Transaction Documents. The
Warrant Shares and the Put Note Shares, when issued in accordance with the
terms
of the Transaction Documents, will be validly issued, fully paid and
nonassessable, free and clear of all Liens imposed by the Company. The Company
has reserved from its duly authorized capital stock a number of shares of Common
Stock for issuance of the Warrant Shares and Put Note Shares at least equal
to
the Required Minimum on the date hereof.
(g) Capitalization.
The
authorized and issued capitalization of the Company is as set forth on
Schedule
3.1(g).
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. Except as a result of the purchase and sale of the
Securities and as described on Schedule
3.1(g),
there
are no outstanding options, warrant, script rights to subscribe to, calls or
commitments of any character whatsoever relating to, or securities, rights
or
obligations convertible into or exercisable 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 Common Stock Equivalents. All of the outstanding shares of capital stock
of
the Company are validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, have been issued
in compliance with all federal and state securities laws, and none of such
outstanding shares was issued in violation of any preemptive rights or similar
rights to subscribe for or purchase securities. No further approval or
authorization of any stockholder, the Board of Directors of the Company, the
Board or others is required for the issuance and sale of the Securities. There
are no stockholders agreements, voting agreements or other similar agreements
with respect to the Company’s capital stock to which the Company is a party or,
to the knowledge of the Company, between or among any of the Company’s
stockholders.
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(h) SEC
Reports; Financial Statements.
The
Company has filed all reports, schedules, forms, statements and other documents
required to be filed by it under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act,
including pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) thereof, for the two years
preceding the date hereof (or such shorter period as the Company was required
by
law or regulation to file such material) (the foregoing materials, including
the
exhibits thereto and documents incorporated by reference therein, being
collectively referred to herein as the “SEC
Reports”)
on a
timely basis or has received a valid extension of such time of filing and has
filed any such SEC Reports prior to the expiration of any such extension. As
of
their respective dates, the SEC Reports 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, as applicable, and none
of
the SEC Reports, when filed, contained any untrue statement of a material fact
or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary
in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances
under
which they were made, not misleading. The financial statements of the Company
included in the SEC Reports 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 United
States generally accepted accounting principles applied on a consistent basis
during the periods involved (“GAAP”),
except as may be otherwise specified in such financial statements or the notes
thereto and except that unaudited financial statements may not contain all
footnotes required by GAAP, 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.
(i) Material
Changes.
Since
the date of the latest audited financial statements included within the SEC
Reports, except as specifically disclosed in a subsequent SEC Report,
(i)
there
has been no event, occurrence or development that has had or that could
reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, (ii) the Company
has not incurred any liabilities (contingent or otherwise) other than (A) trade
payables and accrued expenses incurred in the ordinary course of business
consistent with past practice and (B) liabilities not required to be reflected
in the Company’s financial statements pursuant to GAAP, (iii) the Company has
not materially altered its method of accounting, (iv) the Company has not
declared or made any dividend or distribution of cash or other property to
its
stockholders or purchased, redeemed or made any agreements to purchase or redeem
any shares of its capital stock and (v) the Company has not issued any equity
securities to any officer, director or Affiliate, except pursuant to existing
stock option plans.
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(j) Litigation.
There
is no action, suit, inquiry, notice of violation, proceeding or investigation
pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened against or affecting
the
Company, any Subsidiary or any of their respective properties before or by
the
Board, any court, arbitrator, governmental or administrative agency or
regulatory authority (federal, state, county, local or foreign) (collectively,
an “Action”)
which
(i) adversely affects or challenges the legality, validity or enforceability
of
any of the Transaction Documents or the Securities or (ii) could, if there
were
an unfavorable decision, have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material
Adverse Effect. There has not been, and to the knowledge of the Company, there
is not pending or contemplated, any investigation by the Board or any
governmental authority involving the Company or any Subsidiary or any current
or
former director or officer of the Company or any Subsidiary.
(k) Labor
Relations.
No
material labor dispute exists or, to the knowledge of the Company, is imminent
with respect to any of the employees of the Company or any Subsidiary which
could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(l) Compliance.
Neither
the Company nor any Subsidiary (i) is in default under or in violation of (and
no event has occurred that has not been waived that, 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 indenture, loan or credit
agreement or any other agreement or instrument to which it is a party or by
which it or any of its properties is bound (whether or not such default or
violation has been waived), (ii) is in violation of any order of any court,
arbitrator or governmental body, or (iii) is or has been in violation of any
statute, rule or regulation of the Board, any governmental authority, including
without limitation all foreign, federal, state and local laws applicable to
its
business and all such laws that affect the environment, except in the case
as
could not have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
The Company and the Subsidiaries are in compliance in all material respects
with
all applicable foreign, federal, state and local laws and regulations relating
to the protection of human health and safety, the environment or hazardous
or
toxic substances or wastes, pollutants or contaminants.
(m) Regulatory
Permits.
The
Company and the Subsidiaries possess all certificates, authorizations and
permits issued by the appropriate federal, state, local or foreign regulatory
authorities (including the Board) necessary to conduct their respective
businesses as described in the SEC Reports, except where the failure to possess
such permits could not have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material
Adverse Effect (“Material
Permits”),
and
neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has received any notice of proceedings
relating to the revocation or modification of any Material Permit.
(n) Title
to Assets.
The
Company and the Subsidiaries have good and marketable title in fee simple to
all
real property owned by them that is material to their respective businesses
and
good and marketable title in all personal property owned by them that is
material to their businesses, including without limitation those assets set
forth on Schedule
3.1(n),
in each
case free and clear of all Liens, except for Liens as do not materially affect
the value of such property and do not materially interfere with the use made
and
proposed to be made of such property by the Company and the Subsidiaries and
Liens for the payment of federal, state or other taxes, the payment of which
is
neither delinquent nor subject to penalties.
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(o) Patents
and Trademarks.
The
Company and the Subsidiaries have, or have rights to use, all patents, patent
applications, trademarks, trademark applications, service marks, trade names,
trade secrets, inventions, copyrights, licenses and other intellectual property
rights necessary or material for use in connection with their respective
businesses and which the failure to so have could have a Material Adverse Effect
(collectively, the “Intellectual
Property Rights”).
Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has received a notice (written or
otherwise) that the Intellectual Property Rights used by them violates or
infringes upon the rights of any Person. To the 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.
(p) Insurance.
The
Company and the Subsidiaries are insured by insurers of recognized financial
responsibility against such losses and risks and in such amounts as are prudent
and customary in the businesses in which they are engaged.
(q) Transactions
With Affiliates and Employees.
None of
the officers or directors of the Company and, to the knowledge of the Company,
none of the employees of the Company is a party to any transaction with the
Company or any Subsidiary (other than for services as employees, officers and
directors), including any contract, agreement or other arrangement providing
for
the furnishing of services to or by, providing for rental of real or personal
property to or from, or otherwise requiring payments to or from any officer,
director or such employee or, to the knowledge of the Company, any entity in
which any officer, director, or any such employee has a substantial interest
or
is an officer, director, trustee or partner, in the case in excess of $60,000
other than (i) for payment of salary or consulting fees for services rendered,
(ii) reimbursement for expenses incurred on behalf of the Company and (iii)
for
other employee benefits, including stock option agreements under any stock
option plan of the .Company.
(r) Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx.
The
Company is in material compliance with all provisions of the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx
Act
of 2002 which are applicable to it.
(s) Certain
Fees.
No
brokerage or finder’s fees or commissions are or will be payable by the Company
to any broker, financial advisor or consultant, finder, placement agent,
investment banker, bank or other Person with respect to the transactions
contemplated by the Transaction Documents. The Purchaser 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 the Transaction
Documents.
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(t) Private
Placement.
Assuming the accuracy of the Purchaser representations and warranties set forth
in Section 3.2, no registration under the Securities Act is required for the
offer and sale of the Securities by the Company to the Purchaser as contemplated
hereby. The issuance and sale of any Additional Warrant or the Warrant hereunder
does not contravene the applicable rules and regulations of any Trading Market
on which any of the securities of the Company are listed or
designated.
(u) Investment
Company.
The
Company is not, and is not an Affiliate of, and immediately after issuance
of
the Securities, will not be or be an Affiliate of, an “investment company”
within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. The
Company shall conduct its business in a manner so that it will not become
subject to the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
(v) Registration
Rights.
Other
than as set forth in Schedule
3.1(v),
no
Person has any right to cause the Company to effect the registration under
the
Securities Act of any securities of the Company.
(w) Listing
and Maintenance Requirements.
Except
as set forth in Schedule
3.1(w),
the
Company has not, in the 12 months preceding the date hereof, received notice
from any Trading Market on which the Common Stock is or has been listed or
quoted to the effect that the Company is not in compliance with the listing
or
maintenance requirements of such Trading 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 listing and maintenance requirements to which it is
now
subject.
(x) Application
of Takeover Protections.
The
Company and its Board of Directors have taken all necessary action, if any,
in
order to render inapplicable any control share acquisition, business
combination, poison pill (including any distribution under a rights agreement)
or other similar anti-takeover provision under the Company’s Certificate of
Incorporation (or similar charter documents) or the laws of its state of
incorporation that is or could become applicable to the Purchaser as a result
of
the Purchaser and the Company fulfilling their obligations or exercising their
rights under the Transaction Documents, including without limitation as a result
of the Company’s issuance of the Securities and the Purchaser’s ownership of the
Securities.
(y) Disclosure.
Except
with respect to the material terms and conditions of the transactions
contemplated by the Transaction Documents, the Company confirms that neither
it
nor any other Person acting on its behalf has provided the Purchaser or its
agents or counsel with any information that it believes constitutes or might
constitute material, non-public information. The Company understands and
confirms that the Purchaser will rely on the foregoing representation in
effecting transactions in securities of the Company. All
disclosure furnished by or on behalf of the Company to the Purchaser regarding
the Company, its business and the transactions contemplated hereby, including
the Disclosure Schedules to this Agreement, with respect to the representations
and warranties made herein are true and correct with respect to such
representations and warranties and do not contain any untrue statement of a
material fact or 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. The Company acknowledges and agrees that the Purchaser
has
not made any representations or warranties with respect to the transactions
contemplated hereby other than those specifically set forth in Section 3.2
hereof.
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(z) No
Integrated Offering.
Assuming
the accuracy of the Purchaser’s representations and warranties set forth in
Section 3.2, neither the Company, nor any of its Affiliates, nor any Person
acting on its or their behalf has, directly or indirectly, made any offers
or
sales of any security or solicited any offers to buy any security, under
circumstances that would cause this offering of the Securities to be integrated
with prior offerings by the Company for purposes of the Securities Act or any
applicable shareholder approval provision of any Trading Market on which any
of
the securities of the Company are listed or designated.
(aa) Solvency.
Based
on the financial condition of the Company as of the Closing Date after giving
effect to the receipt by the Company of the proceeds of the Subscription Amount,
the Company is solvent and has the necessary capital to pay its liabilities
and
obligations as they become due.
(bb) Tax
Status.
Except
for matters that would not, individually or in the aggregate, have or reasonably
be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, the Company and the
Subsidiaries have filed all necessary federal, state and foreign income and
franchise tax returns and has paid or accrued all taxes shown as due thereon,
and the Company has no knowledge of a tax deficiency which has been asserted
or
threatened against the Company or any Subsidiary.
(cc) No
General Solicitation.
Neither
the Company nor any person acting on its behalf has offered or sold any of
the
Securities by any form of general solicitation or general advertising. The
Company has offered the Securities for sale only to the Purchaser and certain
other “accredited investors” within the meaning of Rule 501 under the Securities
Act.
(dd) Foreign
Corrupt Practices.
Neither
the Company, nor to the knowledge of the Company, any agent or other person
acting on its behalf, has (i) directly or indirectly, used any funds for
unlawful contributions, gifts, entertainment or other unlawful expenses related
to foreign or domestic political activity, (ii) made any unlawful payment to
foreign or domestic government officials or employees or to any foreign or
domestic political parties or campaigns from corporate funds, (iii) failed
to
disclose fully any contribution made by the Company (or made by any person
acting on its behalf of which the Company is aware) which is in violation of
law, or (iv) violated any provision of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of
1977, as amended.
(ee) Seniority.
As of
the Closing Date, no indebtedness or other claim against the Company is senior
to the Debenture or any Additional Debenture in right of payment, whether with
respect to interest or upon liquidation or dissolution, or
otherwise.
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(ff) Manipulation
of Price.
The Company has not, and to its knowledge no one acting on its behalf has,
(i)
taken, directly or indirectly, any action designed to cause or to result in
the
stabilization or manipulation of the price of any security of the Company to
facilitate the sale or resale of any of the Securities, (ii) sold, bid for,
purchased, or paid any compensation for soliciting purchases of, any of the
securities of the Company or (iii) paid or agreed to pay to any person any
compensation for soliciting another to purchase any other securities of the
Company.
3.2
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) Own
Account.
The
Purchaser understands that the Securities are “restricted securities” and have
not been registered under the Securities Act or any applicable state securities
law and is acquiring the Securities as principal for its own account and not
with a view to or for distributing or reselling such Securities or any part
thereof in violation of the Securities Act or any applicable state securities
law.
(b) Purchaser
Status.
At the
time the Purchaser was offered the Securities, it was, and at the date hereof
it
is, and on the date on which it exercises the Warrants or any Additional Warrant
it will be either: (i) an “accredited investor” as defined in Rule 501(a)(1),
(a)(2), (a)(3), (a)(7) or (a)(8) under the Securities Act or (ii) a “qualified
institutional buyer” as defined in Rule 144A(a) under the Securities
Act.
ARTICLE
IV.
OTHER
AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES
4.1 Transfer
Restrictions. The
Securities may only be disposed of in compliance with state and federal
securities laws, and the certificates representing the Securities shall contain
a legend to such effect, except that certificates evidencing the Put Note Shares
and the Warrant Shares shall not contain any restrictive or other legend: (i)
while a registration statement covering the resale of such Security is effective
under the Securities Act, or (ii) following any sale of such Put Note Shares
or
Warrant Shares pursuant to Rule 144, or (iii) if such Put Note Shares or Warrant
Shares are eligible for sale under Rule 144 without the requirement for the
Company to be in compliance with the current public information required under
Rule 144 as to such Securities and without volume or manner-of-sale
restrictions, or (iv) if 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 a legal opinion to the Company’s
transfer agent promptly after the occurrence of any of the foregoing events
if
required by the Company’s transfer agent to effect the removal of any legend on
any of the Put
Note
Shares
and
Warrant Shares. The Company agrees that following the occurrence of any of
the
foregoing events, it will, no later than three Trading Days following the
delivery by the Purchaser to the Company or the Company’s transfer agent of a
certificate representing Put
Note
Shares
and
Warrant Shares, as applicable, issued with a restrictive legend (such third
Trading Day, the “Legend
Removal Date”),
deliver or cause to be delivered to the Purchaser a certificate representing
such shares that is free from all restrictive and other legends. The Company
may
not make any notation on its records or give instructions to any transfer agent
of the Company that enlarge the restrictions on transfer set forth in this
Section. Certificates for Put
Note
Shares
and
Warrant Shares subject to legend removal hereunder shall be transmitted by
the
transfer agent of the Company to the Purchaser by crediting the account of
the
Purchaser’s prime broker with the Depository Trust Company System. In addition
to the Purchaser’s other available remedies, the Company shall pay to the
Purchaser, in cash, as partial liquidated damages and not as a penalty, for
each
$1,000 of Put
Note
Shares
or
Warrant Shares (based on the VWAP of the Common Stock on the date such
Securities are submitted to the Company’s transfer agent) delivered for removal
of the restrictive legend, $10 per Trading Day (increasing to $20 per Trading
Day five Trading Days after such damages have begun to accrue) for the Trading
Day after the Legend Removal Date until such certificate is delivered without
a
legend. Nothing herein shall limit the Purchaser’s right to pursue actual
damages for the Company’s failure to deliver certificates representing any
Put
Note
Shares
or
Warrant Shares as required by the Transaction Documents, and the Purchaser
shall
have the right to pursue all remedies available to it at law or in equity
including, without limitation, a decree of specific performance and/or
injunctive relief, without the necessity of posting a bond.
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4.2 Acknowledgment
of Dilution.
The
Company acknowledges that the issuance of the Securities may result in dilution
of the outstanding shares of Common Stock, which dilution may be substantial
under certain market conditions.
4.3 Furnishing
of Information.
As long
as the Purchaser owns any Additional Warrant, the Warrant, any Put
Note
Shares
or any
Warrant Shares, 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 the
Exchange Act. As long as the Purchaser owns any Additional Warrant, the Warrant,
any Put
Note
Shares
or any
Warrant Shares, if the Company is not required to file reports pursuant to
the
Exchange Act, it will prepare and furnish to the Purchaser and make publicly
available in accordance with Rule 144(c) such information as is required for
the
Purchaser to sell the
Put
Note Shares
and
Warrant Shares under Rule 144. The Company further covenants that it will take
such further action as any holder of any Additional Warrant, the Warrant, any
Put
Note
Shares
or any
Warrant Shares may
reasonably request, to the extent required from time to time to enable such
Person to sell Put Note Shares and Warrant Shares without registration under
the
Securities Act within the requirements of the exemption provided by Rule
144.
4.4 Integration.
The
Company shall not 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 Purchaser or that would be integrated with the offer
or
sale of the Securities for purposes of the applicable rules and regulations
of
any Trading Market.
4.5 Publicity.
The
Company and the Purchaser shall consult with the other in issuing any other
press releases with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby, and neither
the Company nor the Purchaser shall issue any such press release or otherwise
make any such public statement without the prior consent of the Company, with
respect to any press release of the Purchaser, or without the prior consent
of
the Purchaser, with respect to any press release of the Company, which consent
shall not unreasonably be withheld or delayed, except if such disclosure is
required by law, in which case the disclosing party shall promptly provide
the
other party with prior notice of such public statement or communication; it
being understood and agreed however, that the Purchaser may place “tombstone”
advertisements with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby without
the
Company’s consent, .
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4.6 Shareholder
Rights Plan.
No
claim will be made or enforced by the Company or, with the consent of the
Company, any other Person, that the Purchaser is an “Acquiring Person” under any
control share acquisition, business combination, poison pill (including any
distribution under a rights agreement) or similar anti-takeover plan or
arrangement in effect or hereafter adopted by the Company, or that the Purchaser
could be deemed to trigger the provisions of any such plan or arrangement,
by
virtue of receiving Securities under the Transaction Documents or under any
other agreement between the Company and the Purchaser.
4.7 Non-Public
Information.
Except
with respect to the material terms and conditions of the transactions
contemplated by the Transaction Documents, the Company covenants and agrees
that
neither it nor any other Person acting on its behalf will provide the Purchaser
or its agents or counsel with any information that the Company believes
constitutes material non-public information, unless prior thereto the Purchaser
shall have executed a written agreement regarding the confidentiality and use
of
such information. The Company understands and confirms that the Purchaser shall
be relying on the foregoing representations in effecting transactions in
securities of the Company.
4.8 Use
of
Proceeds; Financial Calculations.
The
Company shall use the net proceeds of the Subscription Amount and any Additional
Subscription Amount for working capital for itself and the Subsidiaries. Unless
otherwise specifically stated, all financial calculations required to be made
pursuant to the Transaction Documents shall be made in accordance with
GAAP.
4.9 Reimbursement.
If the
Purchaser becomes involved in any capacity in any Proceeding by or against
any
Person who is a stockholder of the Company (except as a result of sales,
pledges, margin sales and similar transactions by the Purchaser to or with
any
other stockholder), solely as a result of the Purchaser’s acquisition of the
Securities under this Agreement, the Company agrees to reimburse the Purchaser
for its reasonable legal and other expenses (including the cost of any
investigation preparation and travel in connection therewith) 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 the 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 the 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, the
Purchaser and any such Affiliate and any such Person. The Company also agrees
that neither the 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 solely as a
result of acquiring the Securities under this Agreement.
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4.10 Indemnification
of Purchaser.
Subject
to the provisions of this Section 4.10, the Company will indemnify and hold
the
Purchaser and its directors, officers, shareholders, members, partners,
employees and agents (and any other Persons with a functionally equivalent
role
of a Person holding such titles notwithstanding a lack of such title or any
other title), the Persons who control the Purchaser (within the meaning of
Section 15 of the Securities Act and Section 20 of the Exchange Act), and the
directors, officers, shareholders, agents, members, partners or employees (and
any other Persons with a functionally equivalent role of a Person holding such
titles notwithstanding a lack of such title or any other title) of such
controlling Persons (the, a “Purchaser
Party”)
harmless from any and all losses, liabilities, obligations, claims,
contingencies, damages, costs and expenses, including all judgments, amounts
paid in settlements, court costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs of
investigation that any such Purchaser Party may suffer or incur as a result
of
or relating to (a) any breach of any of the representations, warranties,
covenants or agreements made to the Purchaser in this Agreement or in the other
Transaction Documents or (b) any action instituted against the Purchaser, or
any
of its Affiliates, by any stockholder of the Company who is not an Affiliate
of
the Purchaser, with respect to any of the transactions contemplated by the
Transaction Documents (unless such action is based upon a breach of the
Purchaser’s representations, warranties or covenants under the Transaction
Documents or any agreements or understandings the Purchaser may have with any
such stockholder or any violations by the Purchaser of state or federal
securities laws or any conduct by the Purchaser which constitutes fraud, gross
negligence, willful misconduct or malfeasance).
4.11 Reservation
and Listing of Securities.
(a) The
Company shall maintain a reserve from its duly authorized shares of Common
Stock
for issuance as Put Note Shares or pursuant to any Additional Warrant and the
Warrant in an amount equal to the Required Minimum.
(b) If,
on
any date, the number of authorized but unissued (and otherwise unreserved)
shares of Common Stock is less than the Required Minimum on such date, then
the
Board of Directors of the Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts
to
amend the Company’s certificate or articles of incorporation to increase the
number of authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock to at least the
Required Minimum at such time, as soon as possible and in any event not later
than the 75th day after such date.
(c) The
Company shall, if and when applicable to the Common Stock: (i) in the time
and
manner required by the principal Trading Market for the Common Stock, prepare
and file with such Trading Market an additional shares listing application
covering a number of shares of Common Stock at least equal to the Required
Minimum on the date of such application, (ii) take all steps necessary to cause
such shares of Common Stock to be approved for listing on such Trading Market
as
soon as possible thereafter, (iii) provide to the Purchaser evidence of such
listing, and (iv) maintain the listing of such Common Stock on any date at
least
equal to the Required Minimum on such date on such Trading Market or another
Trading Market.
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4.12 Form
D; Blue Sky Filings.
The
Company agrees to timely file a Form D with respect to the Securities as
required under Regulation D and to provide a copy thereof, promptly upon request
of the Purchaser. The Company shall take such action as it shall reasonably
determine is necessary in order to obtain an exemption for, or to qualify the
Securities for, sale to the Purchaser at the Closing under applicable securities
or “Blue Sky” laws of the states of the United States, and shall provide
evidence of such actions promptly upon request of the Purchaser.
4.13 Certain
Notices.
Within
one Trading Day after the Company enters into any agreement, arrangement or
understanding that could reasonably be expected to result in a Change of Control
Transaction, the Company shall notify the Purchaser thereof and shall furnish
the Purchaser with a copy of any writing evidencing such agreement, arrangement
or understanding. The Company shall further notify the Purchaser promptly of
all
events relating to any such Change of Control Transaction, including, without
limitation, the consummation thereof. The failure of the Company to provide
any
such notice or any defect therein shall not have any effect on the Company’s
obligation to pre-pay the Debenture when required by the holder thereof in
accordance with the terms thereof.
4.14 Participation
in Future Financings.
(a) In
connection with the issuance by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries of any
promissory note, debenture or other debt security on terms that are equivalent
to those provided in the Transaction Documents (a “Subsequent
Financing”)
at any
time that any amount is owing to the Purchaser under the Debenture or any other
Transaction Document, the Purchaser shall have the right (in addition to the
rights set forth in Section 4.15) to participate in up to an amount of the
Subsequent Financing equal to 100% of the Subsequent Financing (the
“Participation
Maximum”)
on the
same terms, conditions and price provided for in the Subsequent Financing.
(b) At
least
15 Trading Days prior to the closing of any Subsequent Financing, the Company
shall deliver to the Purchaser a written notice of its intention to effect
such
Subsequent Financing (“Pre-Notice”),
which
Pre-Notice shall ask the Purchaser if it wants to review the details of such
financing (such additional notice, a “Subsequent
Financing Notice”).
Upon
the request of the Purchaser, and only upon a request by the Purchaser, for
a
Subsequent Financing Notice, the Company shall promptly, but no later than
one
Trading Day after such request, deliver a Subsequent Financing Notice to the
Purchaser. The Subsequent Financing Notice shall describe in reasonable detail
the proposed terms of such Subsequent Financing, the amount of proceeds intended
to be raised thereunder and the Person or Persons through or with whom such
Subsequent Financing is proposed to be affected and shall include a term sheet
or similar document relating thereto as an attachment, if such document is
available.
(c) If
the
Purchaser desires to participate in such Subsequent Financing, it must provide
written notice to the Company by not later than 5:30 p.m. (New York City time)
on the 10th Trading Day after it has received the Pre-Notice that the Purchaser
is willing to participate in the Subsequent Financing, the amount of the
Purchaser’s participation, and that the Purchaser has such funds ready, willing,
and available for investment on the terms set forth in the Subsequent Financing
Notice. If the Company receives no notice from the Purchaser as of such fifth
Trading Day, the Purchaser shall be deemed to have notified the Company that
it
does not elect to participate.
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(d) If
by
5:30 p.m. (New York City time) on the 10th Trading Day after the Purchaser
has
received the Pre-Notice, notification by the Purchaser of its willingness to
participate in the Subsequent Financing (or to cause its designees to
participate) is, in the aggregate, less than the total amount of the Subsequent
Financing, then the Company may effect the remaining portion of such Subsequent
Financing on the terms and with the Persons set forth in the Subsequent
Financing Notice.
(e) The
Company must provide the Purchaser with a second Subsequent Financing Notice,
and the Purchaser will again have the right of participation set forth above
in
this Section 4.14, if the Subsequent Financing subject to the initial Subsequent
Financing Notice is not consummated for any reason on the terms set forth in
such Subsequent Financing Notice within 60 Trading Days after the date of the
initial Subsequent Financing Notice.
(f) Notwithstanding
the foregoing, this Section 4.14 shall not apply in respect of (i) an Exempt
Issuance or (ii) an underwritten public offering of securities of the
Company.
4.15
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Additional
Closing.
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(a) At
any
time from the Closing Date until the one-year anniversary of the Closing Date,
the Purchaser shall have (in addition to the rights set forth in Section 4.14)
the option, in its sole and absolute discretion, to purchase at up to (but
no
more than) three Additional Closings, Additional Debentures with an aggregate
face value of $1,125,000. The amount the Purchaser shall pay for each Additional
Debenture shall be equal to 88.889% of the face value of the Additional
Debenture (the “Additional
Subscription Amount”)
and
the Purchaser may purchase at each Additional Closing Additional Debentures
with
any face value that it shall determine (up to an aggregate face value of
$1,125,000) that is in excess of $200,000. NOTWITHSTANDING
ANY OTHER PROVISION OF THIS AGREEMENT OR OF ANY OTHER TRANSACTION DOCUMENT,
THE
PURCHASER SHALL HAVE NO OBLIGATION TO PURCHASE ANY ADDITIONAL DEBENTURE, WHICH
PURCHASE SHALL BE MADE IN THE SOLE AND ABSOLUTE DISCRETION OF THE
PURCHASER.
(b)
The
Purchaser shall exercise its option to purchase one or more Additional
Debentures by delivering a notice thereof (an “Additional
Closing Notice”)
to the
Company not more than 15 Trading Days and not less than five Trading Days prior
to the Additional Closing Date for such purchase. Each Additional Closing Notice
shall specify (i) the Additional Closing Date and (ii) the face value and
Additional Subscription Amount of the Additional Debenture to be purchased
at
such Additional Closing.
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(c) On
each
Additional Closing Date specified in an Additional Closing Notice, upon the
terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein, the Company shall sell,
and the Purchaser shall purchase, the Additional Debenture in the amount
specified in such Additional Closing Notice and an Additional Warrant
exercisable for the Additional Warrant Share Amount. The Purchaser shall deliver
to the Company via wire transfer or a certified check in immediately available
funds equal to the Additional Subscription Amount for the Additional Debentures
to be purchased at such Additional Closing Date and the Company shall deliver
to
the Purchaser such Additional Debenture and Additional Warrant and the other
items set forth in Section 4.15(d). Upon satisfaction of the conditions set
forth in Sections 4.15(f) and 4.15(g), the Additional Closing shall occur at
the
offices of FW, or such other location as the parties shall mutually
agree.
(d) On
each
Additional Closing Date, the Company shall deliver or cause to be delivered
to
the Purchaser (or as otherwise specified) the following:
(i) a
legal
opinion of Company Counsel, in the form of Exhibit
F
attached
hereto;
(ii) the
Additional Debenture to be purchased at such Additional Closing, duly executed
by the Company (in the event the Additional Debenture purchased at an Additional
Closing has a face value of less than $1,125,000, the repayment terms of the
form of Additional Debenture attached hereto as Exhibit
A
shall be
adjusted in the Additional Debenture executed and delivered by the Company
at
such Additional Closing to correspond to that portion of such maximum face
value
represented by the face value of such Additional Debenture);
(iii) the
Additional Warrant to be purchased at such Additional Closing registered in
the
name of the Purchaser to purchase up to the Additional Warrant Share Amount
of
such Additional Warrant;
(iv) resolutions
duly adopted by the respective Boards of Directors of the Company and the
Subsidiaries authorizing the execution, delivery and performance of the
documents delivered at such Additional Closing;
(v) by
wire
transfer to the account as specified in writing by the Purchaser, an amount
equal to 2.00% of the Additional Subscription Amount paid at such Additional
Closing, representing
payment of a collateral management fee;
(vi) a
certificate of the chief executive officer of the Company confirming the
compliance by the Company with the conditions set forth in Section 4.15(g);
(vii) payment
of the fees and expenses of the Purchaser’s counsel in connection with such
Additional Closing; and
(viii) evidence
that the Subsidiaries’ gaming licenses are in good standing with the
Board.
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(e)
On
each
Additional Closing Date, the Purchaser shall deliver or cause to be delivered
to
the Company, the Additional Subscription Amount of the Additional Debenture
to
be purchased at such Additional Closing, by wire transfer to the account as
specified in writing by the Company.
(f)
The
obligations of the Company hereunder in connection with each Additional Closing
are subject to the following conditions being met:
(i) the
accuracy in all material respects when made and on such Additional Closing
Date
of the representations and warranties of the Purchaser contained
herein;
(ii) all
obligations, covenants and agreements of the Purchaser required to be performed
at or prior to such Additional Closing Date shall have been performed;
and
(iii) the
delivery by the Purchaser of the item set forth in Section 4.15(e) of this
Agreement.
(g)
The
obligations of the Purchaser hereunder in connection with each Additional
Closing are subject to the following conditions being met:
(i) the
accuracy in all material respects on such Additional Closing Date of the
representations and warranties of the Company contained herein;
(ii) all
obligations, covenants and agreements of the Company required to be performed
at
or prior to such Additional Closing Date shall have been performed;
(iii) the
delivery by the Company of the items set forth in Section 4.15(d) of this
Agreement;
(iv) there
shall have been no Material Adverse Effect since the date hereof;
and
(v) if
the
Common Stock is traded on a Trading Market at the date hereof, from the date
hereof to such Additional Closing Date, trading in the Common Stock shall not
have been suspended, and, at any time prior to such Additional Closing Date,
trading in securities generally as reported by Bloomberg L.P. shall not have
been suspended or limited, or minimum prices shall not have been established
on
securities whose trades are reported by such service, or on any Trading Market,
nor shall a banking moratorium have been declared either by the United States
or
New York State authorities nor shall there have occurred any material outbreak
or escalation of hostilities or other national or international calamity of
such
magnitude in its effect on, or any material adverse change in, any financial
market which, in the case, in the reasonable judgment of the Purchaser, makes
it
impracticable or inadvisable to purchase the Additional Debenture and the
Additional Warrant to be purchased at such Additional Closing.
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ARTICLE
V.
MISCELLANEOUS
5.1 Termination.
This
Agreement may be terminated by the Purchaser if the Closing has not been
consummated on or before the Transaction End Date; provided,
however,
that no
such termination will affect the right of any party to xxx for any breach by
the
other party (or parties).
5.2 Fees
and Expenses.
At the
Closing, the Company shall pay FW the legal fees and expenses incurred by the
Purchaser in connection with the preparation, execution and delivery of the
Transaction Documents. Except as expressly set forth in the Transaction
Documents to the contrary, 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 transfer
agent fees, stamp taxes and other taxes and duties levied in connection with
the
delivery of any Securities to the Purchaser.
5.3 Entire
Agreement.
The
Transaction Documents, together with the exhibits and schedules thereto, 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.
5.4 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 (a) the date of transmission, if such notice or communication
is delivered via facsimile at the facsimile number set forth on the signature
pages attached hereto prior to 5:30 p.m. (New York City time) on a Trading
Day,
(b) the next Trading Day after the date of transmission, if such notice or
communication is delivered via facsimile at the facsimile number set forth
on
the signature pages attached hereto on a day that is not a Trading Day or later
than 5:30 p.m. (New York City time) on any Trading Day, (c) the 2nd
Trading
Day following the date of mailing, if sent by U.S. nationally recognized
overnight courier service, or (d) 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 set forth on the signature pages attached hereto.
5.5 Amendments;
Waivers.
No
provision of this Agreement may be waived, modified, supplemented or amended
except in a written instrument signed, in the case of an amendment, by the
Company and the Purchaser or, in the case of a waiver, by the party against
whom
enforcement of any such waived provision 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 subsequent
default or a waiver of any other provision, 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.
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5.6 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.
5.7 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 Purchaser. The Purchaser may assign any or all of its rights
under this Agreement to any Person to whom such Purchaser assigns or transfers
any Securities, provided such transferee agrees in writing to be bound, with
respect to the transferred Securities, by the provisions of the Transaction
Documents that apply to the “Purchaser”.
5.8 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, except as otherwise set
forth
in Section 4.10.
5.9 Governing
Law.
All
questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation
of the Transaction Documents 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 agrees that all legal
proceedings concerning the interpretations, enforcement and defense of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement and any other Transaction Documents
(whether brought against a party hereto or its respective affiliates, directors,
officers, shareholders, employees or agents) shall be commenced exclusively
in
the state and federal courts sitting in the City of New York. 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 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 or is an inconvenient venue for
such
proceeding. 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 via registered or certified mail or overnight delivery
(with evidence of delivery) 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 other
manner permitted by law. The parties hereby waive all rights to a trial by
jury.
If any party shall commence an action or proceeding to enforce any provisions
of
the Transaction Documents, then the prevailing party in such action or
proceeding shall be reimbursed by the other party for its reasonable attorneys’
fees and other costs and expenses incurred with the investigation, preparation
and prosecution of such action or proceeding.
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5.10 Survival.
The
representations, warranties, covenants and other agreements contained herein
shall survive the Closing and the delivery and/or exercise of the Securities,
as
applicable for the applicable statue of limitations.
5.11 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 the party and delivered to
the
other parties, it being understood that all parties need not sign the same
counterpart. In the event that any signature is delivered by facsimile
transmission or by e-mail delivery of a “.PDF” format data file, such signature
shall create a valid and binding obligation of the party executing (or on whose
behalf such signature is executed) with the same force and effect as if such
facsimile or “.PDF” signature page were an original thereof.
5.12 Severability.
If any
term, provision, covenant or restriction of this Agreement is held by a court
of
competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal, void or unenforceable, the
remainder of the terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions set forth herein
shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired
or invalidated, and the parties hereto shall use their commercially reasonable
efforts to find and employ an alternative means to achieve the same or
substantially the same result as that contemplated by such term, provision,
covenant or restriction. It is hereby stipulated and declared to be the
intention of the parties that they would have executed the remaining terms,
provisions, covenants and restrictions without including any of such that may
be
hereafter declared invalid, illegal, void or unenforceable.
5.13 Rescission
and Withdrawal Right.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in (and without limiting
any
similar provisions of) any of the other Transaction Documents, whenever the
Purchaser exercises a right, election, demand or option under a Transaction
Document and the Company does not timely perform its related obligations within
the periods therein provided, then the Purchaser may rescind or withdraw, in
its
sole discretion from time to time upon written notice to the Company, any
relevant notice, demand or election in whole or in part without prejudice to
its
future actions and rights; provided,
however,
in the
case of a rescission of an exercise of the Warrant, the Purchaser shall be
required to return any shares of Common Stock subject to any such rescinded
exercise notice.
5.14 Replacement
of Securities.
If any
certificate or instrument evidencing any Securities is mutilated, lost, stolen
or destroyed, the Company shall issue or cause to be issued in exchange and
substitution for and upon cancellation thereof (in the case of mutilation),
or
in lieu of and substitution therefor, a new certificate or instrument, but
only
upon receipt of evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Company of such loss,
theft or destruction. The applicant for a new certificate or instrument under
such circumstances shall also pay any reasonable third-party costs (including
customary indemnity) associated with the issuance of such replacement
Securities.
5.15 Remedies.
In
addition to being entitled to exercise all rights provided herein or granted
by
law, including recovery of damages, the Purchaser and the Company will be
entitled to specific performance under the Transaction Documents. The parties
agree that monetary damages may not be adequate compensation for any loss
incurred by reason of any breach of obligations contained in the Transaction
Documents and hereby agree to waive and not to assert in any action for specific
performance of any such obligation the defense that a remedy at law would be
adequate.
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5.16 Payment
Set Aside.
To the
extent that the Company makes a payment or payments to the Purchaser pursuant
to
any Transaction Document or the Purchaser enforces or exercises its rights
thereunder, and such payment or payments or the proceeds of such enforcement
or
exercise or any part thereof are subsequently invalidated, declared to be
fraudulent or preferential, set aside, recovered from, disgorged by or are
required to be refunded, repaid or otherwise restored to the Company, a trustee,
receiver or any other person under any law (including, without limitation,
any
bankruptcy law, state or federal law, common law or equitable cause of action),
then to the extent of any such restoration the obligation or part thereof
originally intended to be satisfied shall be revived and continued in full
force
and effect as if such payment had not been made or such enforcement or setoff
had not occurred.
5.17 Usury.
To the
extent it may lawfully do so, the Company hereby agrees not to insist upon
or
plead or in any manner whatsoever claim, and will resist any and all efforts
to
be compelled to take the benefit or advantage of, usury laws wherever enacted,
now or at any time hereafter in force, in connection with any claim, action
or
proceeding that may be brought by the Purchaser in order to enforce any right
or
remedy under any Transaction Document. Notwithstanding any provision to the
contrary contained in any Transaction Document, it is expressly agreed and
provided that the total liability of the Company under the Transaction Documents
for payments in the nature of interest shall not exceed the maximum lawful
rate
authorized under applicable law (the “Maximum
Rate”),
and,
without limiting the foregoing, in no event shall any rate of interest or
default interest, or both of them, when aggregated with any other sums in the
nature of interest that the Company may be obligated to pay under the
Transaction Documents exceed such Maximum Rate. It is agreed that if the maximum
contract rate of interest allowed by law and applicable to the Transaction
Documents is increased or decreased by statute or any official governmental
action subsequent to the date hereof, the new maximum contract rate of interest
allowed by law will be the Maximum Rate applicable to the Transaction Documents
from the effective date forward, unless such application is precluded by
applicable law. If under any circumstances whatsoever, interest in excess of
the
Maximum Rate is paid by the Company to the Purchaser with respect to
indebtedness evidenced by the Transaction Documents, such excess shall be
applied by the Purchaser to the unpaid principal balance of any such
indebtedness or be refunded to the Company, the manner of handling such excess
to be at the Purchaser’s election.
5.18 Liquidated
Damages.
The
Company’s obligations to pay any partial liquidated damages or other amounts
owing under the Transaction Documents is a continuing obligation of theirs
and
shall not terminate until all unpaid partial liquidated damages and other
amounts have been paid notwithstanding the fact that the instrument or security
pursuant to which such partial liquidated damages or other amounts are due
and
payable shall have been canceled.
5.19 Construction.
The
parties agree that each of them and/or their respective counsel has reviewed
and
had an opportunity to revise the Transaction Documents and, therefore, the
normal rule of construction to the effect that any ambiguities are to be
resolved against the drafting party shall not be employed in the interpretation
of the Transaction Documents or any amendments hereto.
(Signature
Pages Follow)
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Securities Purchase
Agreement to be duly executed by their respective authorized signatories as
of
the date first indicated above.
SYZYGY
ENTERTAINMENT, LTD.
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Xxxx Xxxxxxxx
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have caused this Securities Purchase Agreement
to be duly executed by their respective authorized signatories as of the date
first indicated above.
SHELTER
ISLAND OPPORTUNITY FUND , LLC
By:
By: Shelter Island GP, LLC, its Manager
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Xxxx 00xx Xxxxxx
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With
a copy to (which shall not constitute notice):
Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx & Xxxxx LLP
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Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx
Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000-0000
Telecopy:
000 000 0000
Attention:
Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxxx, Esq.
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