STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT
THIS STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT (this "Agreement") is made by and between
netGuru, Inc., a Delaware corporation, with its principal place of business
located at 00000 Xxxx Xxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxx Xxxxx, XX 00000 (the "Company"), and
Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx (the "Subscriber") effective as of November 27, 2000.
R E C I T A L S:
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A. Subscriber desires to acquire, and the Company desires to sell to
Subscriber, One Million Six Hundred Seventy Thousand Two Hundred Seventy
(1,670,270) shares (the "Shares") of the Company's common stock, $0.01 par value
per share (the "Common Stock"), at a per Share price of $3.93, for a total
consideration of Six Million Five Hundred Sixty-Four Thousand One Hundred Sixty
Dollars ($6,564,160) (the "Purchase Price").
B. The Company shall use the proceeds of the Purchase Price solely to
repurchase the Company's Series B Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock which
are outstanding as of the date hereof, pursuant to that certain Repurchase and
Amendment Agreement, dated the same date hereof, by and among the Company and
Elliot Associates, L.P. and Westgate International, L.P. (the "Repurchase
Agreement").
C. The execution of this Agreement and the consummation of the
transactions contemplated herein shall occur concurrently with, and shall be
conditional upon, the execution of the Repurchase Agreement and the consummation
of the transactions contemplated therein.
NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the premises and the mutual
covenants hereinafter set forth, the parties hereto do hereby agree as follows:
1. PURCHASE AND SALE OF SHARES.
1.1 PURCHASE AND SALE. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth
herein, the Company hereby sells, transfers, conveys, assigns and delivers the
Shares to Subscriber, and Subscriber hereby acquires, purchases and accepts the
Shares from the Company.
1.2 PURCHASE PRICE. The purchase price for the Shares is Six Million
Five Hundred Sixty-Four Thousand One Hundred Sixty Dollars ($6,564,160) (the
"Purchase Price"), which shall be paid by wire transfer to an account designated
by the Company, or by certified check made payable to the Company, at the time
this Agreement is executed and delivered to the Company by the Subscriber.
2. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF SUBSCRIBER.
The Subscriber hereby represents and warrants to the Company as
follows:
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2.1 LIMITED PUBLIC MARKET FOR SHARES. The Subscriber acknowledges and
agrees that the purchase of the Shares involves a high degree of risk in that
(i) a limited public market exists for the Shares and the shares of Common
Stock; (ii) the Shares have not been registered under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended ("1933 Act"), and the Company has no obligation to register the
Shares, except as set forth in Section 4 below; (ii) an investment in the Shares
is highly speculative and only investors who can afford the loss of their entire
investment should consider investing in the Company and the Shares; (iv) the
Subscriber may not be able to liquidate the Subscriber's investment; and (v) the
Subscriber could sustain the loss of Subscriber's entire investment.
2.2 INVESTMENT REPRESENTATIONS.
(a) The Subscriber represents that the Subscriber is an
Accredited Investor (as defined in Rule 501 of Regulation D promulgated
under the 0000 Xxx) and that the Subscriber is able to bear the
economic risk of an investment in the Shares.
(b) The Subscriber acknowledges that the Subscriber has
significant prior investment experience, including investment in
non-registered securities. The Subscriber recognizes the highly
speculative nature of this investment. The Subscriber has received
copies of the Company's Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year ended March 31,
2000, and Forms 10-QSB for the quarters ended June 30, 2000 and
September 30, 2000.
(c) The Subscriber hereby acknowledges that this offer and
sale of the Shares has not been reviewed by the United States
Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") or by any state securities
regulator because it is intended to be a nonpublic offering pursuant to
Sections 3(a), 4(2) and 4(6) of the 1933 Act and Rule 506 of Regulation
D promulgated thereunder. The Subscriber represents that the Shares are
being purchased for the Subscriber's own account, for investment
purposes only and not for distribution or resale to others. The
Subscriber agrees that the Subscriber will not sell or otherwise
transfer the Shares unless they are registered under the 1933 Act or
unless an exemption from such registration is available.
(d) The Subscriber understands that the Shares have not been
registered under the 1933 Act by reason of a claimed exemption under
the provisions of the 1933 Act which depends, in part, upon the
Subscriber's investment intention. In this connection, the Subscriber
understands that it is the position of the SEC that the statutory basis
for such exemption would not be present if the Subscriber's
representation merely meant that the Subscriber's present intention was
to hold the Shares for a short period, such as the capital gains period
of tax statutes, for a deferred sale, for a market rise, assuming that
a market develops, or for any other fixed period. The Subscriber
realizes that, in the view of the SEC, a purchase now with an intent to
resell after a pre-determined amount of time would represent a purchase
with an intent inconsistent with the Subscriber's representation to the
Company, and the SEC might regard such a sale or disposition as a
deferred sale to which such exemptions are not available.
(e) The Subscriber understands that Rule 144 (the "Rule")
promulgated by the SEC under the 1933 Act requires, among other
conditions, a one year holding period prior to the resale (in limited
amounts) of securities acquired in a non-public offering without having
to satisfy the registration requirements under the 1933 Act. The
Subscriber understands and hereby acknowledges that the Company is the
only entity that can register the shares of Common Stock under the 1933
Act and that the Company is under no obligation to register the Shares
under the 1933 Act, with the exception of certain registration rights
set forth in Section 4 below. The Subscriber acknowledges that the
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Company may, if it desires, permit the transfer of the Shares out of
the Subscriber's name only when the Subscriber's request for transfer
is accompanied by an opinion of counsel reasonably satisfactory to the
Company that neither the sale nor the proposed transfer results in a
violation of the 1933 Act or any applicable state "blue sky" laws and
subject to the provisions of Section 2.2(f) hereof.
(f) The Subscriber consents to the placement of a legend on
any certificate or other document evidencing the Shares stating that
they have not been registered under the 1933 Act and under applicable
state securities laws and setting forth or referring to the
restrictions on transferability and sale thereof.
(g) The Subscriber hereby represents that the address of
Subscriber furnished by the Subscriber at the end of this Agreement is
the Subscriber's principal residence, if the Subscriber is an
individual, or its principal business address, if the Subscriber is a
corporation or other entity.
(h) The Subscriber has had a reasonable opportunity to ask
questions of and receive answers from the Company concerning the
Company and the transactions contemplated hereunder, and all such
questions, if any, have been answered to the full satisfaction of the
Subscriber; and the Company shall provide Subscriber with the
opportunity to ask additional questions of and receive answers (all of
which information shall be limited to information in the public realm)
from the Company concerning the Company during the period which the
Subscriber owns the Shares.
(i) The Subscriber has such knowledge and expertise in
financial and business matters that the Subscriber is capable of
evaluating the merits and risks involved in an investment in the
Shares.
(j) The Subscriber has full power and authority to execute and
deliver this Agreement and to perform the obligations of the
undersigned hereunder; and this Agreement is a legally binding
obligation of the Subscriber enforceable in accordance with its terms.
(k) Except as set forth in this Agreement, no representations
or warranties have been made to the Subscriber by the Company, or any
of its agents, employees or affiliates, and in entering into this
transaction, the Subscriber is not relying on any information, other
than that contained in the public documents of the Company and the
results of an independent investigation by the Subscriber.
(l) The Subscriber agrees that the Subscriber will not sell or
otherwise transfer the Shares unless they are registered under the 1933
Act and applicable state "blue sky" laws or unless an exemption from
such registration is available. The Subscriber represents that (i) the
Subscriber has adequate means of providing for the Subscriber's current
needs and possible personal contingencies, (ii) the Subscriber has no
need for liquidity in this investment, (iii) the Subscriber is able to
bear the substantial economic risk of an investment in the Shares for
an indefinite period, and (iv) at the present time the Subscriber could
afford a complete loss of such investment.
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(m) It is understood that all documents, records and books
pertaining to this investment have been made available for the
inspection by the Subscriber's attorney and/or accountant and the
Subscriber.
3. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY.
The Company hereby represents and warrants to Subscriber as follows:
3.1 ORGANIZATION; GOOD STANDING; QUALIFICATION AND POWER. The Company
and each of its subsidiaries ("Company Subsidiaries") is a corporation duly
organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the
jurisdiction of its incorporation, has all requisite corporate power and
authority to own, lease and operate its properties and to carry on its business
as now being conducted, and is duly qualified and in good standing to do
business in each jurisdiction in which the nature of its business or the
ownership or leasing of its properties makes qualification necessary, other than
in jurisdictions where the failure to qualify would not have a material adverse
effect.
3.2 CAPITAL STRUCTURE. The authorized capital stock of the Company
consists of 150,000,000 shares of Common Stock, $.01 par value, 5,000,000 shares
of Preferred Stock, $.01 par value per share (the "Preferred Stock"), and 12,000
shares of Series B Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock, $.01 par value per
share (the "Series B Preferred Stock"). As of the date hereof and prior to
consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the
Repurchase Agreement, 14,303,033 shares of the Company Common Stock are issued
and outstanding, 2,423,027 shares of the Company Common Stock are reserved for
issuance upon the exercise of outstanding options and warrants to purchase the
Company Common Stock, 8,000 shares of Series B Preferred Stock are issued and
outstanding and, except for such shares of the Company's Series B Preferred
Stock, no shares of the Company Preferred Stock are issued and outstanding. All
outstanding shares of the Company Common Stock and Series B Preferred Stock are
validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and not subject to preemptive
rights. There are no outstanding rights, options, warrants, subscriptions,
calls, convertible securities or agreements of any character or nature (other
than as disclosed herein) under which the Company is or may become obligated to
issue or to transfer any shares of its capital stock of any kind.
3.3 AUTHORITY.
(a) CORPORATE ACTION. The Company has all requisite corporate
power and authority to enter into this Agreement and all other
agreements, documents and/or instruments referred to or contemplated
herein, including without limitation the Repurchase Agreement
(collectively, the "Transaction Documents") and to perform its
obligations hereunder and to consummate the transactions contemplated
by the Transaction Documents. The execution and delivery of the
Transaction Documents by the Company and the consummation by the
Company of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents
have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part
of the Company. The Transaction Documents have been duly executed and
delivered by the Company and each of the Transaction Documents is the
valid and binding obligation of the Company, enforceable in accordance
with its terms, except that enforceability may be subject to (i)
bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other similar laws affecting
or relating to enforcement of creditors' rights generally and (ii)
general equitable principles.
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(b) NO CONFLICT. Neither the execution, delivery and
performance of this Agreement, nor the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby nor compliance with the provisions hereof will
conflict with, or result in any violations of, or cause a default (with
or without notice or lapse of time, or both) under, or give rise to a
right of termination, amendment, cancellation or acceleration of any
obligation contained in, or the loss of any material benefit under, or
result in the creation of any lien, security interest, charge or
encumbrance upon any of the material properties or assets of the
Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries under, any term, condition
or provision of (x) the certificate or articles of incorporation or
bylaws of the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries or (y) any
loan or credit agreement, note, bond, mortgage, indenture, lease or
other material agreement, judgment, order, decree, statute, law,
ordinance, rule or regulation applicable to the Company or any of the
Company Subsidiaries or their respective properties or assets, other
than any such conflicts, violations, defaults, losses, liens, security
interests, charges or encumbrances which, individually or in the
aggregate, would not have a material adverse effect.
(c) GOVERNMENTAL CONSENTS. No consent, approval, order or
authorization of, or registration, declaration or filing with, any
Governmental Entity is required to be obtained by the Company or any of
the Company Subsidiaries in connection with the execution and delivery
of this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated
hereby, except for securities law filings to be made in connection with
the issuance of the Shares.
3.4 SEC DOCUMENTS
(a) SEC REPORTS. The Company has made available to Subscriber
or his counsel correct and complete copies of each report, schedule,
registration statement and definitive proxy statement filed by the
Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") on or
after March 31, 2000 (the "Company SEC Documents"), which are all the
documents (other than preliminary material) that the Company was
required to file with the SEC on or after that date. The Company SEC
Documents complied when filed in all material respects with the then
applicable requirements of the Securities Act or the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (the "1934 Act"), as the case may be, and the
rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC thereunder. The Company
has filed all documents and agreements which were required to be filed
as exhibits to the Company SEC Documents.
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(b) FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. The financial statements of the
Company included in the Company SEC Documents complied as to form in
all material respects with the then applicable accounting requirements
and the published rules and regulations of the SEC with respect
thereto, were prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles applied on a consistent basis during the periods involved
(except as may have been indicated in the notes thereto or, in the case
of the unaudited statements, as permitted by Form 10-QSB promulgated by
the SEC) and fairly present the financial position of the Company as at
the respective dates thereof and the results of its operations and cash
flows for the respective periods then ended.
3.5 LITIGATION. There is no suit, action, arbitration, demand, claim or
proceeding pending or, to the best knowledge of the Company, threatened against
the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries in connection with or relating to
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or of any action taken or to be
taken in connection herewith or the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby.
4. REGISTRATION RIGHTS.
4.1 On or before December 4, 2000, the Company shall, at its sole cost
and expense, file a registration statement on the appropriate form under the
1933 Act with the SEC covering all of the Shares (referred to in this Section 4
as the "Registrable Securities") purchased by Subscriber (referred to in this
Section 4 as the "Registered Holder") pursuant to this Agreement. The Company
will use its best efforts to have such registration statement declared effective
as soon as possible after filing, and to keep such registration statement
current and effective until December 31, 2001 or until such earlier date as all
of the Registrable Securities registered pursuant to such registration statement
shall have been sold.
4.2 If the Company effects any registration under the 1933 Act of any
Registrable Securities pursuant to Section 4.1, the Company shall indemnify, to
the extent permitted by law, and hold harmless any person or entity whose
Registrable Securities are included in such registration statement (each, a
"Seller"), any underwriter, any officer, director, affiliate, shareholder,
employee or agent of such underwriter, and each other person, if any, who
controls such underwriter within the meaning of Section 15 of the 1933 Act,
against any losses, claims, damages, liabilities, judgment, fines, penalties,
costs and expenses, joint or several, or actions in respect thereof
(collectively, the "Claims"), to which each such indemnified party becomes
subject, under the 1933 Act or otherwise, insofar as such Claims arise out of or
are based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of any material
fact contained in the registration statement or prospectus or any amendment or
supplement thereto or any document filed under a state securities or blue sky
law (collectively, the "Registration Documents") or insofar as such Claims arise
out of or are based upon the omission or alleged omission to state in any
Registration Document a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary
to make the statements made therein not misleading, and will reimburse any such
indemnified party for any other legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by
such indemnified party in investigating or defending any such Claim; provided
that the Company shall not be liable in any such case to a particular
indemnified party to the extent such Claim is based upon an untrue statement or
alleged untrue statement of a material fact or omission or alleged omission of a
material fact made in any Registration Document in reliance upon and in
conformity with written information furnished to the Company by or on behalf of
such indemnified party specifically for use in the preparation of such
Registration Document.
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4.3 In connection with any registration statement in which Seller is
participating, Seller shall indemnify, to the extent permitted by law, and hold
harmless the Company, each of its directors, each of its officers who have
signed the registration statement, each other person, if any, who controls the
Company within the meaning of Section 15 of the 1933 Act, each other Seller and
each underwriter, any officer, director, affiliate, shareholder, employee or
agent of any such other Seller or underwriter and each other person, if any, who
controls such other Seller or underwriter within the meaning of Section 15 of
the 1933 Act against any Claims to which each such indemnified party may become
subject under the 1933 Act or otherwise, insofar as such Claims (or actions in
respect thereof) are based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement
of any material fact contained in any Registration Document, or insofar as any
Claims are based upon the omission or alleged omission to state in any
Registration Document a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary
to make the statements made therein not misleading, and will reimburse any such
indemnified party for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by such
indemnified party in investigating or defending any such Claim; provided,
however, that such indemnification or reimbursement shall be payable only if,
and to the extent that, any such Claim arises out of or is based upon an untrue
statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission made in
any Registration Document in reliance upon and in conformity with written
information furnished to the Company by the Seller specifically for use in the
preparation thereof.
4.4 Any person entitled to indemnification under Section 4.2 or 4.3
above shall notify promptly the indemnifying party in writing of the
commencement of any Claim if a claim for indemnification in respect thereof is
to be made against an indemnifying party under this Section 4.4, but the
omission of such notice shall not relieve the indemnifying party from any
liability which it may have to any indemnified party otherwise than under
Section 4.2 or 4.3 above, except to the extent that such failure shall
materially adversely affect any indemnifying party or its rights hereunder. In
case any action is brought against the indemnified party and it shall notify the
indemnifying party of the commencement thereof, the indemnifying party shall be
entitled to participate in, and, to the extent that it chooses, to assume the
defense thereof with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party;
and, after notice from the indemnifying party to the indemnified party that it
so chooses, the indemnifying party shall not be liable for any legal or other
expenses subsequently incurred by the indemnified party in connection with the
defense thereof; provided, however, that (i) if the indemnifying party fails to
take reasonable steps necessary to defend diligently the Claim within twenty
(20) days after receiving notice from the indemnified party that the indemnified
party believes it has failed to do so; (ii) if the indemnified party who is a
defendant in any action or proceeding which is also brought against the
indemnifying party reasonably shall have concluded that there are legal defenses
available to the indemnified party which are not available to the indemnifying
party; or (iii) if representation of both parties by the same counsel is
otherwise inappropriate under applicable standards of professional conduct, the
indemnified party shall have the right to assume or continue its own defense as
set forth above (but with no more than one firm of counsel for all indemnified
parties, except to the extent any indemnified party or parties reasonably shall
have concluded that there are legal defenses available to such party or parties
which are not available to the other indemnified parties or to the extent
representation of all indemnified parties by the same counsel is otherwise
inappropriate under applicable standards of professional conduct) and the
indemnifying party shall be liable for any reasonable expenses therefor;
provided, that no indemnifying party shall be subject to any liability for any
settlement of a Claim made without its consent (which may not be unreasonably
withheld, delayed or conditioned). If the indemnifying party assumes the defense
of any Claim hereunder, such indemnifying party shall not enter into any
settlement without the consent of the indemnified party if such settlement
attributes liability to the indemnified party.
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4.5 If for any reason the indemnity provided in Section 4.2 or 4.3
above is unavailable, or is insufficient to hold harmless, an indemnified party,
then the indemnifying party shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by
the indemnified party as a result of any Claim in such proportion as is
appropriate to reflect the relative benefits received by the indemnifying party
on the one hand and the indemnified party on the other from the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement. If, however, the allocation provided in the
immediately preceding sentence is not permitted by applicable law, then each
indemnifying party shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such
indemnified party in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only such
relative benefits but also the relative fault of the indemnifying party and the
indemnified party as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The
relative fault shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether
the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or the omission or
alleged omission to state a material fact relates to information supplied by the
indemnifying party or by the indemnified party and the parties' relative intent,
knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such
statement or omission. The amount paid or payable in respect of any Claim shall
be deemed to include any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by such
indemnified party in connection with investigating or defending any such Claim.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, no underwriter or controlling person thereof, if
any, shall be required to contribute, in respect of such underwriter's
participation as an underwriter in the offering, any amount in excess of the
amount by which the total price at which the Registrable Securities underwritten
by it and distributed to the public were offered to the public exceeds the
amount of any damages which such underwriter has otherwise been required to pay
by reason of such untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged
omission. No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning
of Section 11(f) of the 0000 Xxx) shall be entitled to contribution from any
person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. The obligation
of any underwriters to contribute pursuant to this Section 4.5 shall be several
in proportion to their respective underwriting commitments and not joint.
4.6 The provisions of Sections 4.2 through 4.5 of this Agreement shall
be in addition to any other rights to indemnification or contribution which any
indemnified party may have pursuant to law or contract and shall remain
operative and in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made or
omitted by or on behalf of any indemnified party and shall survive the transfer
of the Registrable Securities by any such party.
4.7 If and whenever the Company is required by the provisions of this
Section 4 to use its best efforts to register any Registrable Securities under
the 1933 Act, the Company shall, as expeditiously as possible under the
circumstances and subject to the terms of this Section 4:
(a) Prepare and file with the SEC a registration statement
with respect to such Registrable Securities and use its best efforts to
cause such registration statement to become effective as soon as
possible after filing and remain effective.
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(b) Prepare and file with the SEC such amendments and
supplements to such registration statement and the prospectus used in
connection therewith as may be necessary to keep such registration
statement current and effective and to comply with the provisions of
the 1933 Act, and any regulations promulgated thereunder, with respect
to the sale or disposition of all Registrable Securities covered by the
registration statement required to effect the distribution of the
securities, but in no event shall the Company be required to do so
after December 31, 2001.
(c) Furnish to the Sellers participating in the offering,
copies (in reasonable quantities) of summary, preliminary, final,
amended or supplemented prospectuses, in conformity with the
requirements of the 1933 Act and any regulations promulgated
thereunder, and other documents as reasonably may be required in order
to facilitate the disposition of the securities, but only while the
Company is required under the provisions hereof to keep the
registration statement current.
(d) Use its best efforts to register or qualify the
Registrable Securities covered by such registration statement under
such other securities or blue sky laws of such jurisdictions of the
United States as the Sellers participating in the offering shall
reasonably request, and do any and all other acts and things which may
be reasonably necessary to enable each participating Seller to
consummate the disposition of the Registrable Securities in such
jurisdictions.
(e) Notify each Seller selling Registrable Securities, at any
time when a prospectus relating to any such Registrable Securities
covered by such registration statement is required to be delivered
under the 1933 Act, of the Company's becoming aware that the prospectus
included in such registration statement, as then in effect, includes an
untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state any material fact
required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements
therein not misleading in the light of the circumstances then existing,
and promptly prepare and furnish to each such Seller selling
Registrable Securities a reasonable number of copies of a prospectus
supplemented or amended so that, as thereafter delivered to the
purchasers of such Registrable Securities, such prospectus shall not
include an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a
material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the
statements therein not misleading in the light of the circumstances
then existing.
(f) As soon as practicable after the effective date of the
registration statement, and in any event within eighteen (18) months
thereafter, make generally available to Sellers participating in the
offering an earnings statement (which need not be audited) covering a
period of at least twelve (12) consecutive months beginning after the
effective date of the registration statement which earnings statement
shall satisfy the provisions of Section 11(a) of the 1933 Act,
including, at the Company's option, Rule 158 thereunder. To the extent
that the Company files such information with the SEC in satisfaction of
the foregoing, the Company need not deliver the above referenced
earnings statement to Seller.
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(g) Upon request, deliver promptly to counsel of each Seller
participating in the offering copies of all correspondence between the
SEC and the Company, its counsel or auditors and all memoranda relating
to discussions with the SEC or its staff with respect to the
registration statement and permit each such Seller to do such
investigation at such Seller's sole cost and expense, upon reasonable
advance notice, with respect to information contained in or omitted
from the registration statement as it deems reasonably necessary. Each
Seller agrees that it will use its best efforts not to interfere
unreasonably with the Company's business when conducting any such
investigation and each Seller shall keep any such information received
pursuant to this Section confidential.
(h) Provide a transfer agent located in the United States for
all such Registrable Securities covered by such registration statement
not later than the effective date of such registration statement.
(i) List the Registrable Securities covered by such
registration statement on such exchanges and/or on Nasdaq or the NASD's
OTC Bulletin Board as the Common Stock is then currently listed upon.
(j) Pay all Registration Expenses (as defined herein) incurred
in connection with a registration of Registrable Securities, whether or
not such registration statement shall become effective; provided that
each Seller shall pay all underwriting discounts, commissions and
transfer taxes, and their own counsel fees, if any, relating to the
sale or disposition of such Seller's Registrable Securities pursuant to
a registration statement. As used herein, "Registration Expenses" means
any and all reasonable and customary expenses incident to performance
of or compliance with the registration rights set forth herein,
including, without limitation, (i) all SEC and stock exchange or
National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. registration and
filing fees, (ii) all fees and expenses of complying with state
securities or blue sky laws (including reasonable fees and
disbursements of counsel for the underwriters in connection with blue
sky qualifications of the Registrable Securities but no other expenses
of the underwriters or their counsel), (iii) all printing, messenger
and delivery expenses, and (iv) the reasonable fees and disbursements
of counsel for the Company and the Company's independent public
accountants.
4.8 The Company acknowledges that there is no adequate remedy at law
for failure by it to comply with the provisions of this Section 4 and that such
failure would not be adequately compensable in damages, and therefore agrees
that its agreements contained in this Section 4 may be specifically enforced. In
the event that the Company shall fail to keep any registration statement
effective as provided in this Section 4 or otherwise fails to comply with its
obligations and agreements in this Section 4, then, in addition to any other
rights or remedies the Registered Holder may have at law or in equity, including
without limitation, the right of rescission, the Company shall indemnify and
hold harmless the Registered Holder from and against any and all manner or loss
which he may incur as a result of such failure. In addition, the Company shall
also reimburse the Registered Holder for any and all reasonable legal fees and
expenses incurred by him in successfully enforcing his rights pursuant to this
Section 4, regardless of whether any litigation was commenced.
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5. MISCELLANEOUS.
5.1 The Company agrees to use its best efforts to file timely all
reports required to be filed by it pursuant to Sections 13 or 15 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
5.2 All notices, consents and other communications under this Agreement
shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given (a) when
delivered by hand, (b) one business day after the business day of transmission
if sent by telecopier (with receipt confirmed), provided that a copy is mailed
by certified mail, return receipt requested, or (c) one business day after the
business day of deposit with the carrier, if sent for next business day delivery
by Express Mail, Federal Express or other recognized express delivery service
(receipt requested), in each case addressed to the Company at the address
indicated on the first page of this Agreement marked "Attention: Chief Executive
Officer", and to the Subscriber at the Subscriber's address indicated on the
last page of this Agreement (or to such other addresses and telecopier numbers
as a party may designate as to itself by notice to the other parties).
5.3 This Agreement shall not be changed, modified or amended except by
a writing signed by the parties to be charged, and this Agreement may not be
discharged except by performance in accordance with its terms or by a writing
signed by the party to be charged.
5.4 This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of
the parties hereto and to their respective heirs, legal representatives,
successors and assigns. This Agreement sets forth the entire agreement and
understanding between the parties as to the subject matter thereof and merges
and supersedes all prior discussions, agreements and understandings of any and
every nature among them.
5.5 Notwithstanding the place where this Agreement may be executed by
any of the parties hereto, the parties expressly agree that all the terms and
provisions hereof shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the laws
of the State of Delaware.
5.6 This Agreement may be executed in counterparts. Upon the execution
and delivery of this Agreement by the Subscriber, this Agreement shall become a
binding obligation of the Subscriber with respect to the purchase of the Shares
as herein provided.
5.7 The holding of any provision of this Agreement to be invalid or
unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction shall not affect any other
provision of this Agreement, which shall remain in full force and effect.
5.8 It is agreed that a waiver by either party of a breach of any
provision of this Agreement shall not operate, or be construed, as a waiver of
any subsequent breach by that same party.
5.9 The parties agree to execute and deliver all such further
documents, agreements and instruments and take such other and further action as
may be necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes and intent of this
Agreement.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement effective
as of the date first indicated above.
COMPANY: NETGURU, INC., A DELAWARE CORPORATION
/S/ Xxxxx X. Xxx
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Xxxxx X. Xxx, Chief Executive Officer
SUBSCRIBER: /S/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
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Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, an individual
c/o Spear, Leeds, & Xxxxxxx
000 Xxxxxxxx
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Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
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City, State and Zip Code
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