SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT
This
Securities Purchase Agreement (this “Agreement”)
is
dated as of June 30, 2005 between
Las Vegas Gaming, Inc.,
a
Nevada corporation (the “Company”),
and
CAMOFI
Master LDC
(including its successors and assigns, 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, severally and not jointly, 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 Notes (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).
“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.
With
respect to a Purchaser, any investment fund or managed account that is managed
on a discretionary basis by the same investment manager as the Purchaser will
be
deemed to be an Affiliate of the Purchaser.
“Closing”
means
the closing of the purchase and sale of the Securities 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’ obligations to pay the Subscription Amount and (ii) the Company’s
obligations to deliver the Securities 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, and any securities into
which
such common stock shall hereinafter have been reclassified 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, warrants or other instrument that is
at
any
time
convertible into or exchangeable for, or otherwise entitles the holder thereof
to receive, Common Stock.
“Company
Counsel”
means
Cane Xxxxx LLP.
“Conversion
Price”
shall
have the meaning ascribed to such term in the Notes.
“Disclosure
Schedules”
shall
have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1 hereof.
“Effective
Date”
means
the date that the initial Registration Statement filed by the Company pursuant
to the Registration Rights Agreement is first declared effective by the
Commission.
“Exchange
Act”
means
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
“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 a
majority of the non-employee members of the Board of Directors of the Company
or
a majority of the members of a committee of non-employee directors established
for such purpose, or (b) securities upon the exercise of or conversion of any
securities issued hereunder, convertible securities, options or warrants 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.
“GAAP”
shall
have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(h) hereof.
“Liens”
means a
lien, charge, security interest, encumbrance, right of first refusal, preemptive
right or other restriction.
“Material
Adverse Effect”
shall
have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 3.1(b) hereof.
“Material
Permits”
shall
have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(m).
“Notes”
means,
the Senior Secured Convertible Notes due, subject to the terms therein, 18
months from their date of issuance, issued by the Company to the Purchaser
hereunder, in the form of Exhibit
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.
“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.
“Qualified
Financing”
means
an equity financing for the account of the Company in which shares of common
stock, or securities, directly or indirectly, convertible into or
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exchangeable
or exercisable for shares of common stock are issued, which financing results
in
cumulative aggregate proceeds to the Company of at least
$10,000,000.
“Registration
Rights Agreement”
means
the Registration Rights Agreement, dated the date hereof, among the Company
and
the Purchaser, in the form of Exhibit
B
attached
hereto.
“Registration
Statement”
means a
registration statement meeting the requirements set forth in the Registration
Rights Agreement and covering the resale of the Underlying Shares by the
Purchaser as provided for in the Registration Rights 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 shares of Common Stock then
issued or potentially issuable in the future pursuant to the Transaction
Documents, including any Underlying Shares issuable upon exercise or conversion
in full of all Warrants and Notes, ignoring any conversion or exercise limits
set forth therein, and assuming that the Conversion Price is at all times on
and
after the date of determination 75% of the then Conversion Price on the Trading
Day immediately prior to the date of determination.
“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) hereof.
“Securities”
means
the Notes and the Underlying Shares.
“Securities
Act”
means
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
“Security
Agreement”
means
the Security Agreement, dated the date hereof, between the Company and the
Purchaser, in the form of Exhibit
F
attached
hereto.
“Security
Documents”
means
the Security Agreement, the Subsidiary Guarantee and any other documents and
filings required thereunder in order to grant the Purchaser a perfected security
interest in all of the assets of the Company, including all UCC-1 filing
receipts.
“Subscription
Amount”
means,
as to the Purchaser, the aggregate amount
to be
paid for Notes and Warrants purchased hereunder as specified below the
Purchaser’s name on the signature page of this Agreement and next to the heading
“Subscription Amount”, in United States Dollars and in immediately available
funds.
“Subsidiary”
means
any subsidiary of the Company as set forth on Schedule
3.1(a).
“Subsidiary
Guarantee”
means
the Subsidiary Guarantee, dated the date hereof, among each of the Subsidiaries
and the Purchaser, in the form of Exhibit
G
attached
hereto.
“Trading
Day”
means a
day on which the Common Stock is traded on a Trading Market.
“Trading
Market”
means
the following markets or exchanges on which the Common Stock is listed or quoted
for trading on the date in question: the Nasdaq SmallCap Market, the
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American
Stock Exchange, the New York Stock Exchange, the Nasdaq National Market or
the
OTC Bulletin Board.
“Transaction
Documents”
means
this Agreement, the Notes, the Warrants, the Security Agreement, the Subsidiary
Guarantee, the Registration Rights Agreement and any other documents or
agreements executed in connection with the transactions contemplated
hereunder.
“Underlying
Shares”
means
the shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Notes and the Warrant
Shares.
“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 primary Trading Market on which the Common
Stock is then listed or quoted as reported by Bloomberg Financial L.P. (based
on
a Trading Day from 9:30 a.m. EST to 4:02 p.m. Eastern Time) using the VAP
function; (b) if the Common Stock is not then listed or quoted on the
Trading Market and if prices for the Common Stock are then reported in the
“Pink
Sheets” published by the 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 (c) in all other cases, the
fair
market value of a share of Common Stock as determined by a nationally
recognized-independent appraiser selected in good faith by Purchaser holding
a
majority of the principal amount of Notes then outstanding.
“Warrants”
means
collectively the Common Stock purchase warrants, in the form of Exhibit C
delivered to the Purchaser at the Closing in accordance with Section 2.2(a)
hereof, which Warrants shall be exercisable immediately and have a term of
exercise equal to five years.
“Warrant
Shares”
means
the shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants.
ARTICLE
II.
PURCHASE
AND SALE
2.1 Closing.
On the
Closing Date, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein,
concurrent with the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the parties
hereto, the Company agrees to sell, and the Purchaser agrees to purchase in
the
aggregate, up to $3,000,000 principal amount of the Notes. The Purchaser shall
deliver to the Company via wire transfer or a certified check immediately
available funds equal to its Subscription Amount and the Company shall deliver
to the Purchaser its respective Note and Warrants as determined pursuant to
Section 2.2(a) and the other items set forth in Section 2.2 issuable at the
Closing. Upon satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 2.2, the
Closing shall occur at the offices of the Company, or such other location as
the
parties shall mutually agree.
2.2 Deliveries
a) |
On
the Closing Date, the Company shall deliver to the counsel for the
Purchaser with respect to the Purchaser the
following:
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(i) |
this
Agreement duly executed by the Company;
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(ii) |
a
Note with a principal amount equal to the Purchaser’s Subscription Amount,
registered in the name of the Purchaser;
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(iii) |
a
Warrant registered in the name of the Purchaser to purchase up to a
number
of shares of Common Stock equal to 35% of the Purchaser’s Subscription
Amount (as defined in the Note);
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(iv) |
the
Registration Rights Agreement duly executed by the
Company;
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(v) |
the
Security Agreement, duly executed by the Company, along with all the
Security Documents;
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(vi) |
the
Subsidiary Guarantees, duly executed by the
Company;
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(vii) |
the
Lock-Up Agreement, duly executed by the Company, all officers and
directors, and all 5% shareholders;
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(viii) |
a
legal opinion of Company Counsel, in the form of Exhibit
D
attached hereto.
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b) |
On
the Closing Date, the Purchaser shall deliver or cause to be delivered
to
Company Counsel the following:
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(i) |
this
Agreement duly executed by the Purchaser;
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(ii) |
the
Purchaser’s Subscription Amount by wire transfer to the account of the
Company;
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(iii)
the
Security Agreement, duly executed by the Purchaser;
(iv)
the
Subsidiary Guarantee, duly executed by the Purchaser;
(v) |
the
Registration Rights Agreement duly executed by the
Purchaser.
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2.3 Closing
Conditions.
a) |
The
obligations of the Company hereunder in connection with the Closing
are
subject to the following conditions being
met:
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(i) |
the
accuracy in all material respects when made and on the Closing Date
of the
representations and warranties of the Purchaser contained
herein;
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(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
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(iii) |
the
delivery by the Purchaser of the items set forth in Section 2.2(b)
of this
Agreement.
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b) |
The
respective obligations of the Purchaser hereunder in connection with
the
Closing are subject to the following conditions being
met:
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(i) |
the
accuracy in all material respects on the Closing Date of the
representations and warranties of the Company contained
herein;
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(ii) |
all
obligations, covenants and agreements of the Company required to be
performed at or prior to the Closing Date shall have been
performed;
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(iii) |
the
Purchaser shall be satisfied with the results of its due diligence
investigation of the Company;
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(iv) |
other
than the Notes purchased hereunder, there shall be no outstanding debt
on
the Company;
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(v) |
the
delivery by the Company of the items set forth in Section 2.2(a) of
this
Agreement;
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(vi) |
there
shall have been no Material Adverse Effect with respect to the Company
since the date hereof; and
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(vii) |
from
the date hereof to the Closing Date, trading in the Common Stock shall
not
have been suspended by the Commission (except for any suspension of
trading of limited duration agreed to by the Company, which suspension
shall be terminated prior to the Closing), and, at any time prior to
the
Closing Date, trading in securities generally as reported by Bloomberg
Financial Markets 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 each case, in the reasonable judgment of
the
Purchaser, makes it impracticable or inadvisable to purchase the Notes
at
the Closing.
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ARTICLE
III.
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES
3.1 Representations
and Warranties of the Company.
Except
as set forth in the Disclosure
Schedule
which
Disclosure Schedule shall be deemed a part hereof, the Company hereby makes
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 in the
Disclosure Schedule. The Company owns, directly or indirectly, all of the
capital stock or other equity interests of each Subsidiary free and clear of
any
Liens, and all the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of each
Subsidiary are validly issued and are fully paid, non-assessable and free of
preemptive and similar rights to subscribe for or purchase securities. If the
Company has no subsidiaries, then references in the Transaction Documents to
the
Subsidiaries will be disregarded.
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(b) Organization
and Qualification.
Each of
the Company and 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. Neither 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 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 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 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.
(c) 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 in connection therewith other than in
connection with the Required Approvals. Each Transaction Document has been
(or
upon delivery will have been) duly executed by the Company and, when delivered
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 (i) as limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, moratorium and other laws of general application affecting
enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and (ii) as limited by laws relating
to the availability of specific performance, injunctive relief or other
equitable remedies.
(d) No
Conflicts.
The
execution, delivery and performance of the Transaction Documents by the Company
and the consummation by the Company of the other transactions contemplated
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 the Company or any Subsidiary 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 the Company or a Subsidiary
is bound or affected; except in the case of each 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.
Except
as set forth in the Disclosure Schedule, the Company is not 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.
(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
Underlying 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
Underlying Shares at least equal to the Required Minimum on the date hereof.
The
Company has not, and to the knowledge of the Company, no Affiliate of the
Company has sold, offered for sale or solicited offers to buy or otherwise
negotiated 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 rules and regulations of any
Trading Market.
(g) Capitalization.
The
capitalization of the Company is as set forth in the Description of Securities
section of the Disclosure Schedule. The Company has not issued any capital
stock
since. Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has any outstanding
indebtedness. 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 set forth in the Disclosure
Schedule, as a result of the purchase and sale of the Securities, there are
no
outstanding options, warrants, script rights to subscribe to, calls or
commitments of any character whatsoever relating to, or 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.
The issuance and sale of the Securities will not obligate the Company to issue
shares of Common Stock or other securities to any Person (other than the
Purchaser) and will not result in a right of any holder of Company securities
to
adjust the exercise, conversion, exchange or reset price under such securities.
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 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.
(h) SEC
Reports; Financial Statements.
The
Company has filed all reports 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 to file such material) (the foregoing materials,
including the
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exhibits
thereto, 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, except
as disclosed to Purchasers. 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, 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 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 the SEC Reports, (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 or required to be disclosed in filings
made with the Commission, (iii) the Company has not 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 Company stock option plans.
The Company does not have pending before the Commission any request for
confidential treatment of information.
(j) Litigation.
Other
than as set forth in the Disclosure Schedule under the caption “Legal
Proceedings,” 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 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. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary, nor any director or
officer thereof, is or has been the subject of any Action involving a claim
of
violation of or liability under federal or state securities laws or a claim
of
breach of fiduciary duty. There has not been, and to the knowledge of the
Company, there is not pending or contemplated, any investigation by the
Commission involving the Company or any current or former director or officer
of
the Company. The Commission has not issued any stop order or other order
suspending the effectiveness of any registration statement filed by the Company
or any Subsidiary under the Exchange Act or the Securities Act.
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(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 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 any governmental authority, including without
limitation all foreign, federal, state and local laws applicable to its business
except in each case as could not have a Material Adverse Effect.
(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 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 the business of the Company
and
the Subsidiaries and good and marketable title in all personal property owned
by
them that is material to the business of the Company and the Subsidiaries,
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. Any real
property and facilities held under lease by the Company and the Subsidiaries
are
held by them under valid, subsisting and enforceable leases of which the Company
and the Subsidiaries are in compliance.
(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,
copyrights, licenses and other similar rights necessary or material for use
in
connection with their respective businesses as described in the SEC Reports
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 written notice that the
Intellectual Property Rights used by the Company or any Subsidiary 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 of
others.
(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 the Company and the Subsidiaries are
engaged, including, but not limited to, directors and officers insurance
coverage at least equal to the aggregate Subscription Amount. To the best of
Company’s knowledge, such insurance contracts
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and
policies are accurate and complete. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary
has any reason to believe that it will not be able to renew its existing
insurance coverage as and when such coverage expires or to obtain similar
coverage from similar insurers as may be necessary to continue its business
without a significant increase in cost.
(q) Transactions
With Affiliates and Employees.
Except
as set forth in the SEC Reports, none of the officers or directors of the
Company and, to the knowledge of the Company, none of the employees of the
Company is presently a party to any transaction 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 each case in excess of $50,000
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;
Internal Accounting Controls.
The
Company is in material compliance with all provisions of the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx
Act
of 2002 which are applicable to it as of the Closing Date. The
Company and the Subsidiaries maintain a system of internal accounting controls
sufficient to provide reasonable assurance that (i) transactions are executed
in
accordance with management's general or specific authorizations, (ii)
transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial
statements in conformity with GAAP and to maintain asset accountability, (iii)
access to assets is permitted only in accordance with management's general
or
specific authorization, and (iv) the recorded accountability for assets is
compared with the existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action
is taken with respect to any differences. The Company has established disclosure
controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and
15d-15(e)) for the Company and designed such disclosure controls and procedures
to ensure that material information relating to the Company, including its
Subsidiaries, is made known to the certifying officers by others within those
entities, particularly during the period in which the Company's most recently
filed periodic report under the Exchange Act, as the case may be, is being
prepared. The Company's certifying officers have evaluated the effectiveness
of
the Company's controls and procedures as of the date prior to the filing date
of
the most recently filed periodic report under the Exchange Act (such date,
the
“Evaluation
Date”).
The
Company presented in its most recently filed periodic report under the Exchange
Act the conclusions of the certifying officers about the effectiveness of the
disclosure controls and procedures based on their evaluations as of the
Evaluation Date. Since the Evaluation Date, there have been no significant
changes in the Company's internal controls (as such term is defined in Item
307(b) of Regulation S-K under the Exchange Act) or, to the Company's knowledge,
in other factors that could significantly affect the Company's internal
controls.
(s) Certain
Fees.
Except
as set forth in the Disclosure Schedule under the caption “Recent Sales of
Unregistered Securities; Use of Proceeds from Registered Securities,” 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 this Agreement. 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 this Agreement.
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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 the Securities hereunder does not contravene
the rules and regulations of the Trading Market.
(u) Investment
Company.
The
Company is not, and is not an Affiliate of, and immediately after receipt of
payment for 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.
(v) Registration
Rights.
Except
as contemplated by the transactions hereunder and disclosed to Purchasers,
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.
The
Company’s Common Stock is registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Exchange
Act, and the Company has taken no action designed to, or which to its knowledge
is likely to have the effect of, terminating the registration of the Common
Stock under the Exchange Act nor has the Company received any notification
that
the Commission is contemplating terminating such registration. 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.
(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’ ownership of the
Securities.
(y) Disclosure.
The
Company confirms that neither it nor any other Person acting on its behalf
has
provided any of the Purchaser or their agents or counsel with any information
that constitutes or might constitute material, nonpublic information. The
Company understands and confirms that the Purchaser will rely on the foregoing
representations and covenants in effecting transactions in securities of the
Company. All disclosure provided to the Purchaser regarding the Company, its
business and the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Disclosure
Schedules to this Agreement, furnished by or on behalf of the Company 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 no Purchaser makes or has 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’ 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 provisions, including, without limitation,
under
the rules and regulations of any exchange or automated quotation system 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 from the sale of the
Securities hereunder, (i) the Company's fair saleable value of its assets
exceeds the amount that will be required to be paid on or in respect of the
Company's existing debts and other liabilities (including known contingent
liabilities) as they mature; (ii) the Company's assets do not constitute
unreasonably small capital to carry on its business for the current fiscal
year
as now conducted and as proposed to be conducted including its capital needs
taking into account the particular capital requirements of the business
conducted by the Company, and projected capital requirements and capital
availability thereof; and (iii) the current cash flow of the Company, together
with the proceeds the Company would receive, were it to liquidate all of its
assets, after taking into account all anticipated uses of the cash, would be
sufficient to pay all amounts on or in respect of its debt when such amounts
are
required to be paid. The Company does not intend to incur debts beyond its
ability to pay such debts as they mature (taking into account the timing and
amounts of cash to be payable on or in respect of its debt). The Company has
no
knowledge of any facts or circumstances which lead it to believe that it will
file for reorganization or liquidation under the bankruptcy or reorganization
laws of any jurisdiction within one year from the Closing Date. The SEC Reports
set forth as of the dates thereof all outstanding secured and unsecured
Indebtedness of the Company or any Subsidiary, or for which the Company or
any
Subsidiary has commitments. For the purposes of this Agreement, “Indebtedness”
shall
mean (a) any liabilities for borrowed money or amounts owed in excess of $50,000
(other than trade accounts payable incurred in the ordinary course of business),
(b) all guaranties, endorsements and other contingent obligations in respect
of
Indebtedness of others, whether or not the same are or should be reflected
in
the Company's balance sheet (or the notes thereto), except guaranties by
endorsement of negotiable instruments for deposit or collection or similar
transactions in the ordinary course of business; and (c) the present value
of
any lease payments
in excess of $50,000 due under leases required to be capitalized in accordance
with GAAP. Neither
the Company nor any Subsidiary is in default with respect to any
Indebtedness.
(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 each
Subsidiary has 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 behalf of the Company 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 behalf of the Company, has (i) directly or
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indirectly,
used any corrupt 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 in any material respect any provision of
the
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended
(ee) Accountants.
The
Company’s accountants are Piercy, Bowler, Xxxxxx and Xxxx.. To the Company’s
knowledge, such accountants, who the Company expects will express their opinion
with respect to the financial statements to be included in the Company's Annual
Report on Form 10-KSB for the year ending December 31, 2005, are a registered
public accounting firm as required by the Securities Act.
(ff) Seniority.
As of
the Closing Date and except as disclosed elsewhere, no indebtedness or other
equity of the Company is senior to, pari passu with, or subordinated to the
Notes in right of payment, whether with respect to interest or upon liquidation
or dissolution, or otherwise, other than indebtedness secured by purchase money
security interests (which is senior only as to underlying assets covered
thereby) and capital lease obligations (which is senior only as to the property
covered thereby).
(gg) No
Disagreements with Accountants and Lawyers.
There
are no disagreements of any kind presently existing, or reasonably anticipated
by the Company to arise, between the accountants and lawyers formerly or
presently employed by the Company and the Company is current with respect to
any
fees owed to its accountants and lawyers. By making this representation the
Company does not, in any manner, waive the attorney/client privilege or the
confidentiality of the communications between the Company and its
lawyers.
(hh) Acknowledgment
Regarding Purchaser’ Purchase of Securities.
The
Company acknowledges and agrees that each of the Purchaser is acting solely
in
the capacity of an arm's length purchaser with respect to the Transaction
Documents and the transactions contemplated hereby. The Company further
acknowledges that no Purchaser is acting as a financial advisor or fiduciary
of
the Company (or in any similar capacity) with respect to this Agreement and
the
transactions contemplated hereby and any advice given by any Purchaser or any
of
their respective representatives or agents in connection with this Agreement
and
the transactions contemplated hereby is merely incidental to the Purchaser’
purchase of the Securities. The Company further represents to the Purchaser
that
the Company’s decision to enter into this Agreement has been based solely on the
independent evaluation of the transactions contemplated hereby by the Company
and its representatives. The Company further acknowledges that in addition
to
purchasing Securities, the Purchaser or their affiliates may directly or
indirectly own Common Stock and Preferred Stock in the Company and that such
parties, exercising their rights hereunder may adversely impact their other
holdings as well as the other equity holders in the Company.
(ii) Lock-Up
Agreement.
On the
date hereof, the Company shall obtain from each officer, director, and 5%
shareholder of the Company a lock-up agreement satisfactory to the Purchaser.
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3.2 Representations
and Warranties of the Purchaser.
The
Purchaser hereby, for itself and for no other Purchaser, represents and warrants
as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date to the Company as
follows:
(a) Organization;
Authority.
The
Purchaser is an entity duly organized, validly existing and in good standing
under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization with full right,
corporate or partnership 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 execution, delivery and performance by
the
Purchaser of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement have been duly
authorized by all necessary corporate or similar action on the part of the
Purchaser. Each Transaction Document to which it is a party has been duly
executed by the Purchaser, and when delivered by the Purchaser in accordance
with the terms hereof, will constitute the valid and legally binding obligation
of the Purchaser, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, except
(i) as limited by general equitable principles and applicable bankruptcy,
insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other laws of general application
affecting enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, (ii) as limited by laws
relating to the availability of specific performance, injunctive relief or
other
equitable remedies and (iii) insofar as indemnification and contribution
provisions may be limited by applicable law.
(b) Purchaser
Representation.
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, has no present intention of distributing any of such Securities and
has
no arrangement or understanding with any other persons regarding the
distribution of such Securities (this representation and warranty not limiting
the Purchaser’s right to sell the Securities pursuant to the Registration
Statement or otherwise in compliance with applicable federal and state
securities laws). The Purchaser is acquiring the Securities hereunder in the
ordinary course of its business. The Purchaser does not have any agreement
or
understanding, directly or indirectly, with any Person to distribute any of
the
Securities.
(c) Purchaser
Status.
At the
time the Purchaser was offered the Securities, it was, and at the date hereof
it
is, and on each date on which it exercises any Warrants or converts any Notes
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. The
Purchaser is not required to be registered as a broker-dealer under Section
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of the Exchange Act.
(d) Experience
of The Purchaser.
The
Purchaser, either alone or together with its representatives, has such
knowledge, sophistication and experience in business and financial matters
so as
to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the prospective investment
in the Securities, and has so evaluated the merits and risks of such investment.
The Purchaser is able to bear the economic risk of an investment in the
Securities and, at the present time, is able to afford a complete loss of such
investment.
(e) General
Solicitation.
The
Purchaser is not purchasing the Securities as a result of any advertisement,
article, notice or other communication regarding the Securities published in
any
newspaper, magazine or similar media or broadcast over television or radio
or
presented at any seminar or any other general solicitation or general
advertisement.
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The
Company acknowledges and agrees that the Purchaser does not make or has not
made
any representations or warranties with respect to the transactions contemplated
hereby other than those specifically set forth in this Section
3.2.
ARTICLE
IV.
OTHER
AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES
4.1 Transfer
Restrictions.
(a) The
Securities may only be disposed of in compliance with state and federal
securities laws. In connection with any transfer of Securities other than
pursuant to an effective registration statement or Rule 144, to the Company
or
to an affiliate of a Purchaser or in connection with a pledge as contemplated
in
Section 4.1(b), the Company may require the transferor thereof to provide to
the
Company an opinion of counsel selected by the transferor and reasonably
acceptable to the Company, 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. As a condition of transfer, 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
Purchaser agrees to the imprinting, so long as is required by this Section
4.1(b), of a legend on any of the Securities in the following general
form:
[NEITHER]
THESE SECURITIES [NOR THE SECURITIES INTO WHICH THESE SECURITIES ARE
[EXERCISABLE] [CONVERTIBLE]] 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 AS EVIDENCED BY A LEGAL OPINION OF COUNSEL
TO
THE TRANSFEROR TO SUCH EFFECT, THE SUBSTANCE OF WHICH SHALL BE REASONABLY
ACCEPTABLE TO THE COMPANY. THESE SECURITIES AND THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON
EXERCISE OF THESE SECURITIES MAY BE PLEDGED IN CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE
MARGIN ACCOUNT OR OTHER LOAN SECURED BY SUCH SECURITIES.
The
Company acknowledges and agrees that a Purchaser may from time to time pledge
pursuant to a bona fide margin agreement with a registered broker-dealer or
grant a security interest in some or all of the Securities to a financial
institution that is an “accredited investor” as defined in Rule 501(a) under the
Securities Act and who agrees to be bound by the provisions of this Agreement
and the Registration Rights Agreement and, if required under the terms of such
arrangement, the Purchaser may transfer pledged or secured Securities to the
pledgees or secured parties. Such a pledge or transfer would not be subject
to
approval of the Company and no legal opinion of legal counsel of the pledgee,
secured party or pledgor shall be required in connection therewith. Further,
no
notice shall be required of such pledge. At the appropriate Purchaser’s expense,
the Company will execute and deliver such reasonable documentation as a pledgee
or
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secured
party of Securities may reasonably request in connection with a pledge or
transfer of the Securities, including, if the Securities are subject to
registration pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement, the preparation
and
filing of any required prospectus supplement under Rule 424(b)(3) under the
Securities Act or other applicable provision of the Securities Act to
appropriately amend the list of Selling Stockholders thereunder.
(c) Certificates
evidencing the Underlying Shares shall not contain any legend (including the
legend set forth in Section 4.1(b) hereof): (i) while a registration statement
(including the Registration Statement) covering the resale of such security
is
effective under the Securities Act, or (ii) following any sale of such
Underlying Shares pursuant to Rule 144, or (iii) if such Underlying Shares
are
eligible for sale under Rule 144(k), 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 Effective Date if required by the Company’s
transfer agent to effect the removal of the legend hereunder. If all or any
portion of a Note or Warrant is converted or exercised (as applicable) at a
time
when there is an effective registration statement to cover the resale of the
Underlying Shares, or if such Underlying Shares may be sold under Rule 144(k)
or
if such legend is not otherwise required under applicable requirements of the
Securities Act (including judicial interpretations thereof) then such Underlying
Shares shall be issued free of all legends. The Company agrees that following
the Effective Date or at such time as such legend is no longer required under
this Section 4.1(c), it will, no later than three Trading Days following the
delivery by a Purchaser to the Company or the Company's transfer agent of a
certificate representing Underlying 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.
(d) In
addition to the Purchaser’s other available remedies, the Company shall pay to a
Purchaser, in cash, as partial liquidated damages and not as a penalty, for
each
$1,000 of Underlying 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 and subject to this Section 4.1(c), $10 per
Trading Day (increasing to $20 per Trading Day 5 Trading Days after such damages
have begun to accrue) for each Trading Day after the Legend Removal Date until
such certificate is delivered without a legend. Such liquidated damages shall
not be incurred during any period in which the delay is occasioned by the
Company’s transfer agent or other independent party not acting at the Company’s
direction to delay the issuance and not as a result of an negligence or
wrongdoing on the Company’s part. Nothing herein shall limit the Purchaser’s
right to pursue actual damages for the Company's failure to deliver certificates
representing any Securities 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.
(e) The
Purchaser, severally and not jointly with the other Purchaser, agrees that
the
removal of the restrictive legend from certificates representing Securities
as
set forth in this Section 4.1 is predicated upon the Company’s reliance that the
Purchaser will sell any Securities pursuant to either the registration
requirements of the Securities Act, including any applicable prospectus delivery
requirements, or an exemption therefrom.
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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. The Company further acknowledges that its
obligations under the Transaction Documents, including without limitation its
obligation to issue the Underlying Shares pursuant to the Transaction Documents,
are unconditional and absolute and not subject to any right of set off,
counterclaim, delay or reduction, regardless of the effect of any such dilution
or any claim the Company may have against any Purchaser and regardless of the
dilutive effect that such issuance may have on the ownership of the other
stockholders of the Company.
4.3 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 the Exchange Act. As long as any Purchaser owns Securities, 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
Securities under Rule 144. 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 such Securities
without registration under the Securities Act within the limitation of the
exemptions 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 rules and regulations of any Trading
Market.
4.5 Conversion
and Exercise Procedures.
The
form of Notice of Exercise included in the Warrants and the form of Notice
of
Conversion included in the Notes set
forth
the totality of the procedures required of the Purchaser in order to exercise
the Warrants or convert the Notes. No additional legal opinion or other
information or instructions shall be required of the Purchaser to exercise
their
Warrants or convert their Notes. The Company shall honor exercises of the
Warrants and conversions of the Notes and shall deliver Underlying Shares in
accordance with the terms, conditions and time periods set forth in the
Transaction Documents.
4.6 Securities
Laws Disclosure; Publicity.
The
Company and the Purchaser shall consult with each 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, 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. Notwithstanding
the
foregoing, the Company shall not publicly disclose the name of the Purchaser,
or
include the name of the Purchaser in any filing with the Commission or any
regulatory agency or Trading Market, without the prior written consent of the
Purchaser, except (i) as required by federal securities law in connection with
a
registration statement and (ii) to the extent such disclosure is required by
law
or Trading Market regulations, in which case the Company shall provide the
Purchaser with prior notice of such disclosure permitted under subclause (i)
or
(ii). It is understood that the Company will be required to file a form 8K
with
the Commission with regard to this transaction within four days of consummation,
and that nothing contained herein shall be considered as restricting such filing
as required by federal law (other than such filing shall first be presented
to
Purchaser’s counsel for review).
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4.7 Shareholder
Rights Plan.
No
claim will be made or enforced by the Company or, to the knowledge of the
Company, any other Person that any Purchaser is an “Acquiring Person” under any
shareholder rights plan or similar plan or arrangement in effect or hereafter
adopted by the Company, or that any 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. The Company shall conduct its business in a manner so that
it
will not become subject to the Investment Company Act.
4.8 Non-Public
Information.
The
Company covenants and agrees that neither it nor any other Person acting on
its
behalf will provide any 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.
4.9 Use
of
Proceeds.
The
Company shall use the net proceeds from the sale of the Securities hereunder
for
general corporate purposes. Of such amount $1.0 million shall be utilized to
increase its jackpot reserves (if necessary to meet Nevada Gaming Control Board
requirements) and $1.1 million shall be utilized for pop-up development/gaming
device and LCD procurement, as necessary.
4.10 Reimbursement.
If any
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
current stockholder), solely as a result of the Purchaser’s acquisition of the
Securities under this Agreement, the Company will 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.
4.11 Indemnification
of Purchaser.
Subject
to the provisions of this Section 4.11, the Company will indemnify and hold
the
Purchaser and their directors, officers, shareholders, partners, employees
and
agents (each, 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 the 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 by the Company in this Agreement or in the other Transaction
Documents or (b) any action instituted against a Purchaser, or any of them
or
their respective 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 representation, 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,
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gross
negligence, willful misconduct or malfeasance). If any action shall be brought
against any Purchaser Party in respect of which indemnity may be sought pursuant
to this Agreement, the Purchaser Party shall promptly notify the Company in
writing, and the Company shall have the right to assume the defense thereof
with
counsel of its own choosing. Any Purchaser Party shall have the right to employ
separate counsel in any such action and participate in the defense thereof,
but
the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of the Purchaser
Party except to the extent that (i) the employment thereof has been specifically
authorized by the Company in writing, (ii) the Company has failed after a
reasonable period of time to assume such defense and to employ counsel or (iii)
in such action there is, in the reasonable opinion of such separate counsel,
a
material conflict on any material issue between the position of the Company
and
the position of the Purchaser Party. The Company will not be liable to any
Purchaser Party under this Agreement (i) for any settlement by a Purchaser
Party
effected without the Company’s prior written consent, which shall not be
unreasonably withheld or delayed; or (ii) to the extent, but only to the extent
that a loss, claim, damage or liability is attributable to any Purchaser Party’s
breach of any of the representations, warranties, covenants or agreements made
by the Purchaser in this Agreement or in the other Transaction
Documents.
4.12 Reservation
and Listing of Securities.
(a) The
Company shall maintain a reserve from its duly authorized shares of Common
Stock
for issuance pursuant to the Transaction Documents in such amount as may be
required to fulfill its obligations in full under the Transaction
Documents.
(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 applicable: (i) in the time and manner required by the Trading
Market, 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 the 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.
4.13 Subsequent
Equity Sales.
In
addition to the limitations set forth herein, from the date hereof until such
time as no Purchaser holds any of the Securities, the Company shall be
prohibited from effecting or entering into an agreement to effect any Subsequent
Financing involving a “Variable
Rate Transaction”
or an
“MFN
Transaction”
(each
as defined below). The term “Variable
Rate Transaction”
shall
mean a transaction in which the Company issues or sells (i) any debt or equity
securities that are convertible into, exchangeable or exercisable for, or
include the right to receive additional shares of Common Stock either (A) at
a
conversion, exercise or exchange rate or other price that is based upon and/or
varies with the trading prices of or quotations for the shares of Common Stock
at any time after the initial issuance of such debt or equity securities, or
(B)
with a conversion, exercise or exchange price that is subject to being reset
at
some future date after the initial issuance of such debt or equity security
or
upon the occurrence of specified or contingent events directly or indirectly
related to the business of the Company or the market for the Common Stock.
The
term “MFN
Transaction”
shall
mean a transaction in
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which
the
Company issues or sells any securities in a capital raising transaction or
series of related transactions which grants to an investor the right to receive
additional shares based upon future transactions of the Company on terms more
favorable than those granted to such investor in such offering. Any Purchaser
shall be entitled to obtain injunctive relief against the Company to preclude
any such issuance, which remedy shall be in addition to any right to collect
damages. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Section 4.13 shall not apply in
respect of an Exempt Issuance, except that no Variable Rate Transaction or
MFN
Transaction shall be an Exempt Issuance. Nothing contained herein shall prohibit
the Company from entering into the Maxim financing transaction contemplated
by
the parties.
4.14 Equal
Treatment of Purchaser.
No
consideration shall be offered or paid to any person to amend or consent to
a
waiver or modification of any provision of any of the Transaction Documents
unless the same consideration is also offered to all of the parties to the
Transaction Documents. Further, the Company shall not make any payment of
principal on the Notes in amounts which are disproportionate to the respective
principal amounts outstanding on the Notes at any applicable time. For
clarification purposes, this provision constitutes a separate right granted
to
the Purchaser by the Company and negotiated separately by the Purchaser, and
is
intended to treat for the Company the Note holders as a class and shall not
in
any way be construed as the Purchaser acting in concert or as a group with
respect to the purchase, disposition or voting of Securities or
otherwise.
4.15 Most
Favored Nation Provision.
Any
time the Company effects a Subsequent Financing, the Purchaser may elect, in
its
sole discretion, to exchange all or some of its Notes and Warrants (treated
for
this purpose only as a unit) then held by it for the securities issued in a
Subsequent Financing based on the then outstanding principal amount of the
Note
plus any other fees then owed by the Company to the Purchaser, and the effective
price at which such securities are sold in such Subsequent
Financing.
ARTICLE
V.
MISCELLANEOUS
5.1 Termination.
This
Agreement may be terminated by any Purchaser, by written notice to the other
parties, if the Closing has not been consummated on or before July 10,
2005; provided that no such termination will affect the right of any party
to
xxx for any breach by the other party (or parties).
5.2 Legal
Fees.
At the
Closing, the Company has agreed to (i) reimburse Centrecourt Asset Management
LLC (“CAM”)
$25,000, for its legal fees and expenses, (ii) reimburse CAM’s reasonable
out-of-pocket expenses, and (iii) pay CAM $100,000 as a structuring fee. 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 issuance of any Securities.
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
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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 second 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 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
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 subsequent default 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.
5.6 Construction.
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. The language used in this Agreement will be deemed to be the language
chosen by the parties to express their mutual intent, and no rules of strict
construction will be applied against any party.
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. Any Purchaser may assign any or all of its rights
under this Agreement to any Person to whom the Purchaser assigns or transfers
any Securities, provided such transferee agrees in writing to be bound, with
respect to the transferred Securities, by the provisions hereof 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 4.11.
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 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 manner
permitted by law. The parties hereby waive all
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rights
to
a trial by jury. If either 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
attorneys’ fees and other costs and expenses incurred with the investigation,
preparation and prosecution of such action or proceeding.
5.10 Survival.
The
representations and warranties contained herein shall survive the Closing and
the delivery, exercise and/or conversion 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 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) with the same
force and effect as if such facsimile signature page were an original
thereof.
5.12 Severability.
If any
provision of this Agreement is held to 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 affected or impaired thereby and
the
parties will attempt to agree upon a valid and enforceable provision that is
a
reasonable substitute therefor, and upon so agreeing, shall incorporate such
substitute provision in this Agreement.
5.13 Rescission
and Withdrawal Right.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in (and without limiting
any
similar provisions of) the Transaction Documents, whenever any 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 a conversion of a Note or exercise of a Warrant, the
Purchaser shall be required to return any shares of Common Stock subject to
any
such rescinded conversion or 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, 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 and
customary and reasonable indemnity, if requested. The applicants for a new
certificate or instrument under such circumstances shall also pay any reasonable
third-party costs 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, each of 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 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.
5.16 Payment
Set Aside.
To the
extent that the Company makes a payment or payments to any Purchaser pursuant
to
any Transaction Document or a Purchaser enforces or exercises its rights
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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 any 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 any 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 the Company
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.
(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.
LAS
VEGAS GAMING, INC.
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Address
for Notice:
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Xxxx Xxx Xxxx Xxxx, Xxx. X
Xxx
Xxxxx, XX 00000
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_____________________________________
Xxxxxxx
X. Xxxx, President & CFO
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Telephone: (000)
000-0000
Facsimile: (000)
000-0000
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a copy to (which shall not constitute notice):
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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.
Name
of
Investing Entity:
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Signature
of Authorized Signatory of Investing Entity:
__________________________________
Name
of
Authorized Signatory:
____________________________________________________
Title
of
Authorized Signatory:
_____________________________________________________
Email
Address of Authorized
Entity:________________________________________________
Address
for Notice of Investing Entity:
Address
for Delivery of Securities for Investing Entity (if not same as
above):
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Amount:
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