FORM OF SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT
FORM
OF SUBSCRIPTION
AGREEMENT
To:
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Clear
Skies Group, Inc.
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Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxxxxxx
Xxxx, XX 00000
Attn:
Xxxx X. Xxxxx, Chief Executive Officer
This
Subscription Agreement (this “Agreement”)
is
being delivered to the purchaser identified on the signature page to this
Agreement (the “Subscriber”
and,
collectively with other purchasers entering into subscription agreements in
substantially the same form as this Agreement, “Subscribers”)
in
connection with its investment in a to be identified public company
(“Pubco”)
that
will acquire all of the issued and outstanding capital stock of Clear Skies
Group, Inc., a New York corporation (“CSG”),
change its name to Clear Skies Holdings, Inc. and succeed to the business of
CSG
as its sole line of business (on a combined, post-acquisition basis, Pubco
and
its subsidiary, CSG, are collectively referred to as the “Company”).
The
Company is conducting a private placement (the “Offering”),
pursuant to a Confidential Private Placement Memorandum, dated November 12,
2007, as the same may be supplemented and amended from time to time, including
without limitation by the draft Current Report on Form 8-K (collectively, the
“PPM”).
The
exclusive placement agent for the Offering is Westminster Securities Corporation
(the “Placement
Agent”),
and
the Offering is for up to $6,500,000 of units (“Units”),
but
in no event less than $3,250,000 (the “Minimum
Offering”);
provided, however, that the Company, with the Placement Agent’s approval, may
accept subscriptions for up to an aggregate of $7,500,000 of Units. Each Unit
shall consist of 50,000 shares of common stock of Pubco (the “Shares”
and,
together with the Units, the “Securities”).
The
purchase price per Unit shall be fixed at $25,000 (the “Purchase
Price”).
All
funds received in the Offering prior to each closing of the Offering (the
“Closing”)
shall
be held in escrow by Signature Bank (the “Escrow
Agent”)
and,
upon fulfillment of the other conditions precedent set forth herein, shall
be
released from escrow and delivered to the Company at which time the Units
subscribed for as further described below shall be delivered, subject to
Section
8
hereof,
to the Subscriber. This Agreement, together with the Registration Rights
Agreement among the Company and the Investors (as defined therein) shall be
referred to collectively as the “Transaction
Documents.”
1. SUBSCRIPTION
AND PURCHASE PRICE
(a) Subscription.
Subject
to the conditions set forth in Section
2
hereof,
the Subscriber hereby subscribes for and agrees to purchase the number of Units
indicated on page 9 hereof on the terms and conditions described herein.
(b) Purchase
of Units.
The
Subscriber understands and acknowledges that the purchase price to be remitted
to the Company in exchange for the Units shall be set at $25,000 per Unit,
for
an aggregate purchase price as set forth on the signature page hereof (the
“Aggregate
Purchase Price”).
The
Subscriber’s delivery of this Agreement to the Company shall be accompanied by
payment for the Units subscribed for hereunder, payable (i) in United States
Dollars, by wire transfer of immediately available funds delivered
contemporaneously with the Subscriber’s delivery of this Agreement to the
Placement Agent in accordance with the instructions provided in the PPM or
(ii)
by exchange or conversion of outstanding principal and interest of existing
debt
securities of the Company held by Subscriber (“Debt
Exchange”).
The
Subscriber understands and agrees that, subject to Section
2
and
applicable laws, by executing this Agreement, it is entering into a binding
agreement.
2. ACCEPTANCE,
OFFERING TERM AND CLOSING PROCEDURES
(a) Subject
to Section
2(b),
the
subscription period will begin as of the date of the PPM and will terminate
at
11:59 PM Eastern Time, on the earliest of: (i) December 15, 2007, or such later
date to which the Company, in its sole discretion, may agree to extend the
Offering (provided such date shall be no later than January 31, 2008); and
(ii)
such earlier date as of which the Company terminates the Offering in its sole
discretion (the “Termination
Date”).
The
minimum subscription amount from any subscriber in the Offering is $25,000,
although the Company may, in its discretion, accept subscriptions for less
than
$25,000.
(b) The
Subscriber will (i) if paying for Units in cash, contemporaneously with
execution of this Agreement, effect a wire transfer in the full amount of the
purchase price for the Units to the Company’s escrow account in accordance with
the wire instructions attached as Exhibit E to the PPM or deliver to the
Placement Agent a certified check, payable to the order of “Signature
Bank,
as
escrow agent for Clear
Skies Group, Inc.,” in
payment of the purchase price for the Units or (ii) if paying for Units by
Debt
Exchange, execute such documents as are reasonably requested by the Company
to
evidence such Debt Exchange and, at or prior to the closing for Units purchased
by such Debt Exchange, surrender to the Company the debt security(ies) which
evidence the principal or interest amounts to be so exchanged.
(c) Pending
the sale of the Units, all funds paid hereunder shall be deposited by the
Company in escrow with the Escrow Agent. If the Company shall not have obtained
subscriptions and reconfirmations (including this subscription) for the Minimum
Offering on or before the Termination Date (as such date may be extended by
the
Company), then this subscription shall be void and all funds paid hereunder
by
the Subscriber shall be promptly returned without interest to the Subscriber,
to
the same account from which the funds were drawn. If subscriptions are received
and accepted and payment tendered for the Minimum Offering on or prior to the
Termination Date, then all subscription proceeds which have been reconfirmed
by
subscribers (less fees and expenses) shall be paid over to Pubco upon Pubco’s
demand therefore made at any time after the amount of good funds in escrow
which
have been reconfirmed equals or exceeds the Minimum Offering. In such event,
sales of the Units may continue thereafter until the Termination Date, with
subsequent releases of funds from time to time at the discretion of the
Company.
(d) The
Subscriber hereby authorizes and directs the Company and the Placement Agent
to
deliver any certificates or other written instruments representing the Units
to
be issued to such Subscriber pursuant to this Agreement to the address indicated
on the signature page hereof.
(e) The
Subscriber hereby authorizes and directs the Company, the Escrow Agent and
the
Placement Agent to return any funds, without interest, for unaccepted
subscriptions to the same account from which the funds were drawn.
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(f) If
the
Subscriber is not a United States person, such Subscriber shall immediately
notify the Company and the Subscriber hereby represents that the Subscriber
is
satisfied as to the full observance of the laws of its jurisdiction in
connection with any invitation to subscribe for the Units or any use of this
Agreement, including (i) the legal requirements within its jurisdiction for
the
purchase of the Units, (ii) any foreign exchange restrictions applicable to
such
purchase, (iii) any governmental or other consents that may need to be obtained,
and (iv) the income tax and other tax consequences, if any, that may be relevant
to the purchase, holding, redemption, sale or transfer of the Units. Such
Subscriber further represents and warrants that Subscriber’s subscription and
payment for, and continued beneficial ownership of, the Units will not violate
any applicable securities or other laws of the Subscriber’s
jurisdiction.
3. THE
SUBSCRIBER’S REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS
The
Subscriber hereby acknowledges, agrees with and represents, warrants and
covenants to the Company, as follows:
(a) The
Subscriber has full power and authority to enter into this Agreement, the
execution and delivery of which has been duly authorized, if applicable, and
this Agreement constitutes a valid and legally binding obligation of the
Subscriber. The Subscriber is either an individual or 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 this Agreement
and
otherwise to carry out its obligations hereunder.
(b) The
Subscriber acknowledges its understanding that the Offering and sale of the
Securities is intended to be exempt from registration under the Securities
Act
of 1933, as amended (the “Securities
Act”),
by
virtue of Section 4(2) of the Securities Act and the provisions of Regulation
D
promulgated thereunder (“Regulation
D”).
In
furtherance thereof, the Subscriber represents and warrants to the Company
and
its affiliates as follows:
(i) The
Subscriber realizes that the basis for the exemption from registration may
not
be available if, notwithstanding the Subscriber’s representations contained
herein, the Subscriber is merely acquiring the Securities for a fixed or
determinable period in the future or otherwise than for proper investment
purposes. The Subscriber does not have any such intention (this representation
and warranty shall in no way limit Subscriber’s right to sell the Securities in
compliance with applicable federal and state securities laws).
(ii) The
Subscriber realizes that the basis for exemption would not be available if
the
Offering is part of a plan or scheme to evade registration provisions of the
Securities Act or any applicable state or federal securities laws.
(iii) The
Subscriber is acquiring the Securities solely for the Subscriber’s own
beneficial account, for investment purposes, and not with a view towards, or
resale in connection with, any distribution of the Securities.
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(iv) The
Subscriber has the financial ability to bear the economic risk of the
Subscriber’s investment, has adequate means for providing for its current needs
and contingencies, and has no need for liquidity with respect to an investment
in the Company.
(v) The
Subscriber and the Subscriber’s attorney, accountant, purchaser representative
and/or tax advisor, if any (collectively, the “Advisors”)
has
such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters as to be capable
of evaluating the merits and risks of a prospective investment in the
Securities. If other than an individual, the Subscriber also represents it
has
not been organized solely for the purpose of acquiring the
Securities.
(vi) The
Subscriber (together with its Advisors, if any) has received all documents
requested by the Subscriber, if any, has carefully reviewed them and understands
the information contained therein, prior to the execution of this
Agreement.
(c) The
Subscriber acknowledges that the Company has engaged the Placement Agent in
connection with the sale of the Units. The Placement Agent shall receive a
cash
fee in an amount up to 8% (which may be increased to 9% in certain cases) of
the
aggregate proceeds from sales of Units and warrants to purchase a number of
shares equal to 4% of the aggregate number of Shares included in the Units
sold
in the Offering. The Subscriber further acknowledges that the Placement Agent,
in its discretion, may re-allot all or any portion of the cash fee or warrants
payable to it, to its employees, or to other registered broker-dealers
participating as dealers in the Offering.
(d) The
Subscriber is not relying on the Company or any of its employees, agents,
sub-agents or advisors with respect to the legal, tax, economic and related
considerations involved in this investment. The Subscriber has relied on the
advice of, or has consulted with, only its Advisors. Each Advisor, if any,
is
capable of evaluating the merits and risks of an investment in the Securities,
and each Advisor, if any, has disclosed to the Subscriber in writing (a copy
of
which is annexed to this Agreement) the specific details of any and all past,
present or future relationships, actual or contemplated, between the Advisor
and
the Company or any affiliate or sub-agent thereof.
(e) The
Subscriber has carefully considered the potential risks relating to the Company
and a purchase of the Securities, including but not limited to a thorough review
of the “Risk Factors” section of the PPM, and fully understands that the
Securities are a speculative investment that involve a high degree of risk
of
loss of the Subscriber’s entire investment.
(f) The
Subscriber represents, warrants and agrees that the Subscriber will not sell
or
otherwise transfer any Securities without registration under the Securities
Act
or an exemption therefrom, and fully understands and agrees that the Subscriber
must bear the economic risk of its purchase because, among other reasons, the
Securities have not been registered under the Securities Act or under the
securities laws of any state and, therefore, cannot be resold, pledged, assigned
or otherwise disposed of unless they are subsequently registered under the
Securities Act and under the applicable securities laws of such states, or
an
exemption from such registration is available. In particular, the Subscriber
is
aware that the Securities are “restricted securities,” as such term is defined
in Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act, as amended from time to time
(“Rule
144”),
and
they may not be sold pursuant to Rule 144 unless all of the conditions of Rule
144 are met. The Subscriber also understands that, except as otherwise provided
in a registration rights agreement among the Company and the Subscriber, among
others, the Company is under no obligation to register the Securities on behalf
of the Subscriber or to assist the Subscriber in complying with any exemption
from registration under the Securities Act or applicable state securities laws.
The Subscriber understands that any sales or transfers of the Securities are
further restricted by state securities laws and the provisions of this
Agreement.
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(g) The
Subscriber confirms that no oral or written representations or warranties have
been made to the Subscriber by the Company or any of its officers, employees,
agents, sub-agents, affiliates, advisors or subsidiaries, other than any
representations of the Company contained herein, and in subscribing for the
Units, the Subscriber is not relying upon any representations other than those
contained herein.
(h) The
Subscriber’s overall commitment to investments that are not readily marketable
is not disproportionate to the Subscriber’s net worth, and an investment in the
Securities will not cause such overall commitment to become
excessive.
(i) The
Subscriber understands and agrees that the certificates for the Securities
shall
bear substantially the following legend until (i) such Securities shall have
been registered under the Securities Act and effectively disposed of in
accordance with a registration statement that has been declared effective or
(ii) in the opinion of counsel reasonably acceptable to the Company, such
Securities may be sold without registration under the Securities Act, as well
as
any applicable “blue sky” or state securities laws:
THE
SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “ACT”), OR ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS,
AND NEITHER SUCH SECURITIES NOR ANY INTEREST THEREIN MAY BE OFFERED, SOLD,
PLEDGED, ASSIGNED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED UNLESS (1) A REGISTRATION STATEMENT
WITH RESPECT THERETO IS EFFECTIVE UNDER THE ACT AND ANY APPLICABLE STATE
SECURITIES LAWS, OR (2) AN EXEMPTION FROM SUCH REGISTRATION EXISTS AND THE
COMPANY RECEIVES AN OPINION OF COUNSEL TO THE HOLDER OF SUCH SECURITIES, WHICH
COUNSEL AND OPINION ARE REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO THE COMPANY, THAT SUCH
SECURITIES MAY BE OFFERED, SOLD, PLEDGED, ASSIGNED OR TRANSFERRED IN THE MANNER
CONTEMPLATED WITHOUT AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE ACT OR
APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS.
(j) The
Subscriber understands that neither the Securities and Exchange Commission
(the
“SEC”)
nor
any state securities commission has approved the Securities or passed upon
or
endorsed the merits of the Offering. There is no government or other insurance
covering any of the Securities.
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(k) The
Subscriber and its Advisors, if any, have had a reasonable opportunity to ask
questions of and receive answers from a person or persons acting on behalf
of
the Company concerning the Offering and the business, financial condition,
results of operations and prospects of the Company, and all such questions
have
been answered to the full satisfaction of the Subscriber and its Advisors,
if
any.
(l) The
Subscriber is unaware of, is in no way relying on, and did not become aware
of
the Offering through or as a result of, any form of general solicitation or
general advertising including, without limitation, any article, notice,
advertisement or other communication published in any newspaper, magazine or
similar media or broadcast over television or radio, or electronic mail over
the
Internet, in connection with the Offering and is not subscribing for Units
and
did not become aware of the Offering through or as a result of any seminar
or
meeting to which the Subscriber was invited by, or any solicitation of a
subscription by, a person not previously known to the Subscriber in connection
with investments in securities generally.
(m) The
Subscriber has taken no action that would give rise to any claim by any person
for brokerage commissions, finders’ fees or the like relating to this Agreement
or the transactions contemplated hereby.
(n)
The
Subscriber acknowledges that any estimates or forward-looking statements or
projections furnished by the Company to the Subscriber were prepared by the
management of the Company in good faith, but that the attainment of any such
projections, estimates or forward-looking statements cannot be guaranteed by
the
Company or its management and should not be relied upon.
(o) No
oral
or written representations have been made, or oral or written information
furnished, to the Subscriber or its Advisors, if any, in connection with the
Offering that are in any way inconsistent with the information contained herein
or in the PPM.
(p) (For
ERISA plans only) The fiduciary of the ERISA plan (the “Plan”)
represents that such fiduciary has been informed of and understands the
Company’s investment objectives, policies and strategies, and that the decision
to invest “plan assets” (as such term is defined in ERISA) in the Company is
consistent with the provisions of ERISA that require diversification of plan
assets and impose other fiduciary responsibilities. The Subscriber or Plan
fiduciary (i) is responsible for the decision to invest in the Company; (ii)
is
independent of the Company and any of its affiliates; (iii) is qualified to
make
such investment decision; and (iv) in making such decision, the Subscriber
or
Plan fiduciary has not relied primarily on any advice or recommendation of
the
Company or any of its affiliates.
(q) This
Agreement is not enforceable by the Subscriber unless it has been accepted
by
the Company, and the Subscriber acknowledges and agrees that the Company
reserves the right to reject any subscription, in whole or in part, for any
reason and to withdraw the Offering at any time.
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(r) The
Subscriber will indemnify and hold harmless the Company and, where applicable,
its directors, officers, employees, agents, advisors, affiliates and
shareholders, and each other person, if any, who controls any of the foregoing
from and against any and all loss, liability, claim, damage and expense
whatsoever (including, but not limited to, any and all fees, costs and expenses
whatsoever reasonably incurred in investigating, preparing or defending against
any claim, lawsuit, administrative proceeding or investigation whether commenced
or threatened) (a “Loss”)
arising out of or based upon any representation or warranty of the Subscriber
contained herein or in any document furnished by the Subscriber to the Company
in connection herewith being untrue in any material respect or any breach or
failure by the Subscriber to comply with any covenant or agreement made by
the
Subscriber herein or therein; provided,
however,
that
the Subscriber shall not be liable for any Loss that in the aggregate exceeds
such Subscriber’s Aggregate Purchase Price tendered hereunder.
(s) The
Subscriber is an “Accredited Investor” as defined in Rule 501(a) under the
Securities Act.
(t) The
Subscriber, either alone or together with its Advisors, has such knowledge,
sophistication and experience in business and financial matters so as to be
capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the Offering, and has so evaluated
the merits and risks of such investment. The Subscriber has not authorized
any
person or entity to act as its Purchaser Representative (as that term is defined
in Regulation D of the General Rules and Regulations under the Securities Act)
in connection with the Offering. The Subscriber 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.
(u) The
Subscriber acknowledges receipt and careful review of the PPM, all supplements
to the PPM, and all other Transaction Documents furnished in connection with
this transaction by the Company (collectively, the “Offering
Documents”)
and
has been furnished by the Company during the course of this transaction with
all
information regarding the Company, the Offering and the Securities which the
Subscriber has requested or desires to know; and the Subscriber has been
afforded the opportunity to ask questions of and receive answers from duly
authorized officers or other representatives of the Company concerning the
terms
and conditions of the Offering, and any additional information which the
Subscriber has requested. If Subscriber is purchasing Units via a Debt Exchange,
Subscriber represents and warrants that Subscriber is only relying on the
Offering Documents for this Offering and not on any documentation previously
provided to Subscriber in connection with the issuance of such debt securities
to Subscriber.
(v) The
Subscriber understands that the Company will review and rely on this Agreement
without making any independent investigation.
(w) The
Subscriber hereby represents that the address of the Subscriber furnished at
the
end of this Agreement is the undersigned’s principal residence, if the
Subscriber is an individual, or its principal business address if it is a
corporation or other entity.
(x) The
Subscriber acknowledges that if the Subscriber is a Registered Representative
of
a Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”)
member
firm, the Subscriber must give such firm the notice required by the NASD’s
Conduct Rules, receipt of which must be acknowledged by such firm on the
signature page hereof.
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(y) The
Subscriber understands that, pursuant to the terms of the Offering as set forth
in the PPM, the Company must receive subscriptions and reconfirmations for
at
least the Minimum Offering in order to close on the sale of any Units and that
persons affiliated with the Company or its consultants, advisors, or placement
agents may subscribe for Common Stock, in which case the Company may accept
subscriptions from such affiliated parties in order to reach the Minimum
Offering; and that, accordingly, no investor should conclude that achieving
the
Minimum Offering is the result of any independent assessment of the merits
or
advantages of the Offering or the Company made by Subscribers in the Minimum
Offering.
(z) All
information provided by the Subscriber in the Investor Questionnaire attached
as
Exhibit B to the PPM is true and accurate in all respects, and the Subscriber
acknowledges that the Company will be relying on such information to its
possible detriment in deciding whether the Company can sell these securities
to
the Subscriber without giving rise to the loss of the exemption from
registration under applicable securities laws.
(aa) Subscriber
is not now nor shall it be at any time prior to or at the Closing Date a person
or entity (a “Person”)
with
whom a United States citizen, entity organized under the laws of the United
States or its territories or entity having its principal place of business
within the United States or any of its territories (collectively, a
“U.S.
Person”),
is
prohibited from transacting business of the type contemplated by this Agreement,
whether such prohibition arises under United States law, regulation, executive
orders and lists published by the Office of Foreign Assets Control, Department
of the Treasury (“OFAC”)
(including those executive orders and lists published by OFAC with respect
to
Persons that have been designated by executive order or by the sanction
regulations of OFAC as Persons with whom U.S. Persons may not transact business
or must limit their interactions to types approved by OFAC (“Specially
Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons”))
or
otherwise. Neither Subscriber nor any Person who owns an interest in Subscriber
(collectively, a “Purchaser
Party”)
is now
nor shall be at any time prior to or at the Closing Date a Person with whom
a
U.S. Person, including a United States Financial Institution as defined in
31
U.S.C. Section 5312, as amended (“Financial
Institution”),
is
prohibited from transacting business of the type contemplated by this Agreement,
whether such prohibition arises under United States law, regulation, executive
orders and lists published by the OFAC (including those executive orders and
lists published by OFAC with respect to Specially Designated Nationals and
Blocked Persons) or otherwise.
(bb) Subscriber
has taken, and shall continue to take until the Closing Date, such measures
as
are required by law to assure that the funds used to pay to the purchase price
for the Units are derived: (i) from transactions that do not violate United
States law nor, to the extent such funds originate outside the United States,
do
not violate the laws of the jurisdiction in which they originated; and (ii)
from
permissible sources under United States law and to the extent such funds
originate outside the United States, under the laws of the jurisdiction in
which
they originated.
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(cc) To
the
best of Subscriber’s knowledge, neither Subscriber nor any Purchaser Party, nor
any Person providing funds to Subscriber: (i) is under investigation by any
governmental authority for, or has been charged with, or convicted of, money
laundering, drug trafficking, terrorist related activities, any crimes which
in
the United States would be predicate crimes to money laundering, or any
violation of any Anti-Money Laundering Laws (as hereinafter defined in this
Section
3(cc));
(ii)
has been assessed civil or criminal penalties under any Anti-Money Laundering
Laws; or (iii) has had any of its funds seized or forfeited in any action under
any Anti-Money Laundering Laws. For purposes of this Section
3(cc),
the
term “Anti-Money
Laundering Laws”
shall
mean laws, regulations and sanctions, state and federal, criminal and civil,
that: (i) limit the use of and/or seek the forfeiture of proceeds from illegal
transactions; (ii) limit commercial transactions with designated countries
or
individuals believed to be terrorists, narcotics dealers or otherwise engaged
in
activities contrary to the interests of the United States; (iii) require
identification and documentation of the parties with whom a Financial
Institution conducts business; or (iv) are designed to disrupt the flow of
funds
to terrorist organizations. Such laws, regulations and sanctions shall be deemed
to include the USA PATRIOT Act of 2001, Pub. L. No. 107-56 (the “Patriot
Act”),
the
Bank Secrecy Act, 31 U.S.C. Section 5311 et. seq. (the “Bank
Secrecy Act”),
the
Trading with the Enemy Act, 50 U.S.C. Appendix, the International Emergency
Economic Powers Act, 50 U.S.C. Section 1701 et. seq., and the sanction
regulations promulgated pursuant thereto by the OFAC, as well as laws relating
to prevention and detection of money laundering in 18 U.S.C. Sections 1956
and
1957.
(dd) Subscriber
is in compliance with any and all applicable provisions of the Patriot Act,
including, without limitation, amendments to the Bank Secrecy Act. If Subscriber
is a Financial Institution, it has established and is in compliance with all
procedures required by the Patriot Act and the Bank Secrecy Act.
(ee) Subscriber
shall cooperate with the Company, and shall cause each Purchaser Party to
cooperate with the Company, in providing such additional information and
documentation on Subscriber’s and each Purchaser Party’s legal or beneficial
ownership, policies, procedures and sources of funds as the Company deems
necessary or prudent to enable the Company to comply with Anti-Money Laundering
Laws now in existence or hereafter enacted or amended.
(ff) If
any of
the foregoing representations, warranties or covenants in Sections
3(aa)
through
3(ee)
hereof
ceases to be true or if the Company no longer reasonably believes that it has
satisfactory evidence as to their truth, notwithstanding any other agreement
to
the contrary, the Company may, in accordance with applicable regulations, and
after giving Subscriber reasonable opportunity to provide such satisfactory
evidence, freeze Subscriber’s investment, including without limitation,
withholding any dividends or distributions otherwise payable to Subscriber,
suspending Subscriber’s voting rights and rescinding Subscriber’s investment in
Units, and the Company may also be required to report such action and to
disclose Subscriber’s identity to OFAC or another authority. In the event that
the Company is required to take any of the foregoing actions, Subscriber
understands and agrees that it shall have no claim against the Company and/or
its affiliates, directors, stockholders, officers, employees and agents for
any
form of damages as a result of any of the aforementioned actions.
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(gg) Subscriber
understands and agrees that any dividend, distribution or rescission proceeds
or
other payments made to it will be paid to the same account from which
Subscriber’s investment in the Company was originally remitted, unless otherwise
requested by a Subscriber and the Company, in its sole discretion,
agrees.
(hh) Subcriber
acknowledges that the Lock-Ups (as defined below) are being entered into for
the
benefit of the Company and that Subscriber has no rights thereunder as a
third-party beneficiary or otherwise. Subscriber further acknowledges that
the
provisions of any Lock-Up may be waived by the Placement Agent, in its sole
discretion.
(ii) The
foregoing representations, warranties and agreements shall survive the
Closing.
4. THE
COMPANY’S REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS
The
Company hereby acknowledges, agrees with and represents, warrants and covenants
to the Subscriber, as follows:
(a) Organization
and Qualification.
The
Company and each of its wholly or partially owned subsidiaries (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, would not 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 condition (financial or otherwise) 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
case has been instituted in any such jurisdiction revoking, limiting or
curtailing or seeking to revoke, limit or curtail such power and authority
or
qualification.
(b) Authorization;
Enforcement.
The
Company has the corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this
Agreement and to perform its obligations hereunder. This Agreement has been
duly
authorized, executed and delivered by the Company and is valid, binding and
enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms.
(c) Issuance
of Securities.
The
Securities to be issued to the Subscriber pursuant to this Agreement when issued
and delivered in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, will be duly
authorized and validly issued and will be fully paid and
non-assessable.
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(d) No
Conflicts.
The
execution and delivery and the performance of this Agreement and the Transaction
Documents by the Company does not and will not (i) conflict with either the
Company’s or any Subsidiary’s organizational materials, as amended to date, (ii)
conflict with or result in a breach of any terms or provisions of, or constitute
a default under, any material contract, agreement or instrument to which the
Company or any Subsidiary is a party or by which the Company or any Subsidiary
is bound, (iii) 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
(iv)
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), (iii) or (iv), such as would not reasonably be expected to result
in a Material Adverse Effect.
(e) Capitalization.
After
giving effect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the PPM,
the Company will have the outstanding capital stock as set forth in the PPM
(as
amended and supplemented from time to time). Except as set forth in the PPM:
(i)
no Person has any right of first refusal, preemptive right, right of
participation, or any similar right to participate in the Offering; (ii) there
are no outstanding options, warrants, scrip rights to subscribe to, calls or
commitments of any character whatsoever relating to, or securities, rights
or
obligations convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for, or giving
any
Person any right to subscribe for or acquire, any shares of Common Stock, or
contracts, commitments, understandings or arrangements by which the Company
or
any Subsidiary is bound to issue additional shares of Common Stock or Common
Stock Equivalents; and (iii) 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 Subscribers and the Placement Agent) and will not result
in a right of any holder of Company securities to adjust the exercise,
conversion, exchange or reset price under any of 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 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
(f) Disclosure.
The
representations and warranties of the Company in this Agreement, including
any
disclosure schedules to this Agreement, and the disclosures in the PPM, as
the
same may be amended and supplemented from time to time, are true and correct
in
all material respects as of the date when made and as of each Closing Date
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 Subscriber makes or has made any representations
or warranties with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby other than
those specifically set forth herein, in the Registration Rights Agreement,
including the questionnaire attached as Annex B thereto, and/or in the Investor
Questionnaire included as Exhibit B to the PPM.
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(g)
Financial
Statements.
The
financial statements included in the PPM comply in all material respects with
applicable accounting requirements and the rules and regulations of the
Commission with respect thereto as in effect as of the date thereof. 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 entities covered thereby 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.
(h) Material
Changes.
Since
the date of the latest financial statements included in the PPM, except as
disclosed in the PPM, (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 material 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 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.
(i) Litigation.
There
is no action, suit, inquiry, notice of violation, proceeding or investigation
pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened against or affecting
the
Company, any Subsidiary or any of their respective properties before or by
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) would, if there
were
an unfavorable decision, 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. To the knowledge of the Company, there is not pending or
contemplated, any investigation by the Commission involving the Company or
any
current director or officer of the Company.
(j)
Compliance.
Except
in each case as would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse
Effect, 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 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 and all such laws that affect the
environment.
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(k)
Regulatory
Permits.
The
Company and the Subsidiaries possess all certificates, authorizations and
permits issued by the appropriate federal, state, local or foreign regulatory
authorities as described in the PPM, except where the failure to possess such
permits would not 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.
(l)
Title
to Assets.
The
Company and the Subsidiaries have 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. Except as
would
not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, any real
property and facilities held under lease by the Company and the Subsidiaries
are
held by them under valid, subsisting and enforceable leases with which the
Company and the Subsidiaries are in substantial compliance.
(m)
Patents
and Trademarks.
The
Company and the Subsidiaries have, or have rights to use, all patents, patent
applications, trademarks, trademark applications, service marks, trade names,
trade secrets, inventions, copyrights, licenses and other intellectual property
rights and similar rights necessary or material for use in connection with
their
respective businesses as described in the PPM and which the failure to so have
would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect (collectively,
the “Intellectual
Property Rights”).
Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has received a notice (written or
otherwise) that any of 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. The Company and its Subsidiaries have taken
reasonable security measures to protect the secrecy, confidentiality and value
of all of their intellectual properties, except where failure to do so would
not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect.
(n)
Insurance.
The
Company and the Subsidiaries carry at least such insurance as is disclosed
in
the PPM. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has any knowledge 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 material increase in cost.
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(o)
Transactions
with Affiliates and Employees.
Except
as set forth in the PPM, 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 $120,000 other than for (i) payment of salary
or consulting fees for services rendered, (ii) reimbursement for expenses
incurred on behalf of the Company and (iii) other employee benefits, including
stock option agreements under any stock option plan of the Company.
(p)
Certain
Fees.
All
brokerage fees or commissions that are or will be payable by the Company to
any
broker, financial advisor or consultant, finder, placement agent, investment
banker, bank or other Person with respect to the transactions contemplated
by
the Transaction Documents are as set forth in the PPM. The Subscriber shall
have
no obligation with respect to any fees or with respect to any claims made by
or
on behalf of other Persons for fees of a type contemplated in this Section
that
may be due in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Transaction
Documents.
(q)
Private
Placement.
Assuming the accuracy of each Subscriber’s representations and warranties set
forth in their respective Subscription Agreements, no registration under the
Securities Act is required for the offer and sale of the Securities by the
Company to the Subscribers as contemplated hereby.
(r)
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 of 1940, as amended.
(s)
Application
of Takeover Protections.
The
Company and the 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 Subscribers as a result
of the Subscribers 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 Subscribers’
ownership of the Securities.
(t)
Tax
Status.
Except
for matters that would not, individually or in the aggregate, 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.
(u)
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
Subscribers and certain other “accredited investors” within the meaning of Rule
501 under the Securities Act.
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(v)
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 indirectly, used any funds
for unlawful contributions, gifts, entertainment or other unlawful expenses
related to foreign or domestic political activity, (ii) made any unlawful
payment to foreign or domestic government officials or employees or to any
foreign or domestic political parties or campaigns from corporate funds, (iii)
failed to disclose fully any contribution made by the Company (or made by any
person acting on its behalf of which the Company is aware) which is in violation
of law, or (iv) violated in any material respect any provision of the Foreign
Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended.
(w)
Employees.
Neither
the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has any collective bargaining agreements
with any of its employees. There is no labor union organizing activity pending
or, to the Company’s knowledge, threatened with respect to the Company or its
Subsidiaries. Except as described in the PPM, neither the Company nor any of
its
Subsidiaries is a party to or bound by any material currently effective
employment contract, deferred compensation arrangement, bonus plan, incentive
plan, profit sharing plan, retirement agreement or other employee compensation
plan or agreement. To the Company’s knowledge, no employee of the Company or any
Subsidiary, nor any consultant with whom the Company or any Subsidiary has
contracted, is in violation of any term of any employment contract, proprietary
information agreement or any other agreement relating to the right of any such
individual to be employed by, or to contract with, the Company (or any
Subsidiary) because of the nature of the business to be conducted by the Company
(or any Subsidiary); and to the Company’s knowledge the continued employment by
the Company (and its Subsidiaries) of their respective present employees, and
the performance of the Company’s (and Subsidiaries’) contracts with its
independent contractors, will not result in any such violation. The Company
has
not received any notice alleging that any such violation has occurred. No
employee of the Company or any Subsidiary has been granted the right to
continued employment by the Company (or any Subsidiary) or to any material
compensation following termination of employment with the Company (or any
Subsidiary). The Company is not aware that any officer or key employee who
is
identified in the PPM intends to terminate his or her employment with the
Company (or any Subsidiary). The Company and its Subsidiaries are in compliance
with all U.S. federal, state, local and foreign laws and regulations relating
to
employment and employment practices, terms and conditions of employment and
wages and hours, except where the failure to be in compliance would not,
individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect.
(x)
Obligations
of Management.
Each of
Xxxx Xxxxx and Xxxxxx Xxxxxx is currently devoting substantially all of his
or
her business time to the conduct of business of the Company or its Subsidiaries.
The Company is not aware that either Xxxx Xxxxx or Xxxxxx Xxxxxx is planning
to
work less than full time at the Company (and its Subsidiaries) in the future.
No
officer or key employee who is identified in the PPM is currently working or,
to
the Company’s knowledge, plans to work for a competitive enterprise, whether or
not such officer of key employee is or will be compensated by such
enterprise.
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(y)
Employee
Benefits.
The
Company does not maintain, and is not required by any applicable law to
maintain, any “employee benefit plan” as such term is defined in Section 3(3) of
the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, or any other
employee benefit plan, program or arrangement of any kind.
(z) Environmental
Compliance.
The
Company is and has been in compliance in all material respects with all
applicable Environmental Laws (as defined below). There is no civil, criminal
or
administrative judgment, action, suit, demand, claim, hearing, notice of
violation, investigation, proceeding, notice or demand letter pending or, to
the
knowledge of the Company, threatened against the Company pursuant to
Environmental Laws which would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect; and, to the knowledge of the Company, there are no past or present
events, conditions, circumstances, activities, practices, incidents, agreements,
actions or plans which may prevent compliance with, or which have given rise
to
or will give rise to liability under, Environmental Laws that would reasonably
be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. As used herein, “Environmental
Laws”
means
federal, state and local laws, regulations and codes, in each case relating
to
pollution, protection of the environment or public health and
safety.
(aa) Purchase
Acknowledgement.
The
Company acknowledges and agrees that the Subscriber is acting solely in the
capacity of an arm’s length purchaser with respect to the Securities and the
transactions contemplated hereby. The Company further acknowledges that the
Subscriber is not 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 the Subscriber or any of its
representatives or agents in connection with this Agreement and the transactions
contemplated hereby is merely incidental to the Subscriber’s purchase of the
Units. The Company further represents to the Subscriber 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.
(bb)
Indemnification.
The
Company will indemnify and hold harmless the Subscriber and, where applicable,
its directors, officers, employees, agents, advisors and shareholders, from
and
against any and all loss, liability, claim, damage and expense whatsoever
(including, but not limited to, any and all fees, costs and expenses whatsoever
reasonably incurred in investigating, preparing or defending against any claim,
lawsuit, administrative proceeding or investigation whether commenced or
threatened) arising out of or based upon any representation or warranty of
the
Company contained herein being untrue in any material respect or any breach
or
failure by the Company to comply with any covenant or agreement made by the
Company to the Subscriber herein.
(cc)
Survival.
The
foregoing representations, warranties and agreements shall survive the
Closing.
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5. ANTI-DILUTION
PRICE PROTECTION
(a) During
the period from the Initial Closing Date (as defined in the PPM) until the
earlier of (i) eighteen (18) months following the Initial Closing Date and
(ii)
the date that the “resale” registration statement covering the shares of Common
Stock included within the Units sold in the Offering is declared effective
by
the SEC (the “Adjustment
Period”),
in
the event Pubco issues or grants any shares of Common Stock or Common Stock
Equivalents (as defined below) at a per share price less than the Effective
Price (such lower price, the “Base
Price”
and
any
such issuance, a “Dilutive
Issuance”),
then
the Company shall cause Pubco to promptly issue additional shares of Common
Stock (“Ratchet
Shares”)
to the
Subscriber in an amount sufficient that the subscription price paid hereunder,
when divided by the total number of shares of Common Stock issued to such
subscriber (shares included in the purchased Units plus any Ratchet Shares
issuable or previously issued under this provision), will result in an effective
price paid by the Subscriber per share of Common Stock equal to such Base Price.
For purposes hereof, if the holder of the Common Stock or Common Stock
Equivalents issued in any Dilutive Issuance shall at any time, whether by
operation of purchase price adjustments, reset provisions, floating conversion,
exercise or exchange prices, be entitled to receive shares of Common Stock
at an
effective price per share that is lower than the Effective Price, such issuance
shall be deemed to have occurred for less than the Effective Price per share
on
the date of the Dilutive Issuance. Such adjustment shall be made whenever any
Dilutive Issuance is made within the Adjustment Period. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, no adjustment will be made under this Section
5(a)
in
respect of an Exempt Issuance (as defined below). The Company shall notify
the
Subscriber in writing, no later than 1 business day following a Dilutive
Issuance, indicating therein, in reasonable detail, the applicable issuance
price, exercise price, reset price, exchange price, conversion price and/or
other pricing terms regarding the securities issued in such Dilutive Issuance
(such notice, the “Dilutive
Issuance Notice”).
For
purposes of clarification, whether or not the Company provides a Dilutive
Issuance Notice pursuant to this Section
5(a),
immediately upon the occurrence of any Dilutive Issuance, the Subscriber is
entitled to receive the Ratchet Shares pursuant to this Section
5(a).
Notwithstanding anything herein or in any Offering Document to the contrary,
the
foregoing does not convey to the Subscriber any right to participation in any
future financings or offerings now or in the future contemplated or undertaken
by Pubco. The Company reserves the right to establish procedures in order to
effectuate the issuance of additional shares in the event of any Dilutive
Issuance requiring an the issuance of Ratchet Shares, in its sole discretion,
including prompt delivery of such Ratchet Shares to the Subscriber in full
(and
in any event within 30 days) and complete satisfaction of the Company’s
obligation upon a Dilutive Issuance.
(b) “Common
Stock Equivalents”
means
any securities of Pubco or any of its 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 exercisable or exchangeable
for, or otherwise entitles the holder thereof to receive, Common
Stock.
(c) “Exempt
Issuance”
means
the issuance of (a) shares of Common Stock or options to employees, officers,
directors, or consultants of Pubco or its subsidiaries (including the Company
following the Merger) pursuant to any stock or option plan duly adopted for
such
purpose by a majority of the non-employee members of the Board of Directors
of
Pubco or a majority of the members of a committee of non-employee directors
established, (b) securities upon the exercise or exchange of or conversion
of
any securities issued in the Offering (including, without limitation, the
Placement Warrants and any Ratchet Shares) and/or other securities exercisable
or exchangeable for or convertible into shares of Common Stock issued and
outstanding on the date of this Agreement, provided that such securities have
not been amended since the date of this Agreement to increase the number of
such
securities or to decrease the exercise, exchange or conversion price of such
securities (it being understood that an adjustment pursuant to the terms of
such
securities shall not be deemed an amendment thereto); and (c) securities issued
pursuant to acquisitions or strategic transactions approved by a majority of
the
disinterested directors of Pubco where such directors have determined, in good
faith, that such transaction is not primarily for the purpose of raising
capital.
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(d) “Effective
Price,”
at
any
time, shall mean the quotient of (i) the aggregate purchase price paid by the
Subscriber for the Units purchased hereunder divided by (ii) the sum of the
number of shares of Common Stock included in such Units plus any Ratchet Shares
issued to such Subscriber pursuant to Section
5(a)
hereof
prior to such time.
6. USE
OF PROCEEDS
The
Company anticipates using the gross proceeds from the Offering as described
in
the PPM. The Company shall not use the proceeds for the redemption of any Common
Stock or Common Stock Equivalents.
7. ESCROW
RELEASE
The
Subscriber acknowledges that the Company and the Placement Agent may act on
the
Subscriber’s behalf, solely for the sake of convenience, in connection with
confirmation to the Escrow Agent that the Closing has occurred and thereby
direct the Escrow Agent to disburse the Subscriber’s subscription funds held in
escrow to the Company (net of any fees and expenses) at such time. In doing
so,
however, the Company and the Placement Agent make no representation or warranty
to the Subscriber with respect to any due diligence investigations concerning
the Company, all of which shall be and remain the Subscriber’s own
responsibility.
8. CONDITIONS
TO ACCEPTANCE OF SUBSCRIPTION
The
Company’s right to accept the subscription of the Subscriber is conditioned upon
satisfaction of the following conditions precedent on or before the date the
Company accepts such subscription:
(a) As
of the
Closing, no legal action, suit or proceeding shall be pending that seeks to
restrain or prohibit the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement.
(b) The
representations and warranties of the Company contained in this Agreement shall
have been true and correct in all material respects on the date of this
Agreement and shall be true and correct as of the Closing as if made on the
date
of the Closing.
(c) The
Company shall have received subscriptions and reconfirmations for at least
$3,250,000 of Units in connection with the Offering.
(d) The
Company shall have provided the Subscriber with a substantially completed draft
of a Current Report on Form 8-K containing such information about CSG as would
be required to be disclosed in a Registration Statement on Form 10-SB (the
“Jumbo
8-K”),
and
following receipt of such Jumbo 8-K, the Subscriber shall have reconfirmed,
in
writing, its subscription hereunder.
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(e) Pubco
shall have consummated its acquisition of CSG’s issued and outstanding capital
stock and Pubco shall have succeeded to CSG’s business as its sole line of
business.
(f) The
former shareholders of CSG who hold shares of Common Stock of the Company,
other
than the holders of Bridge Common (as defined in the PPM), shall have executed
a
fifteen (15) month lock-up agreement, substantially in the Form of Exhibit
F to
the PPM (collectively, the “Lock-Ups”).
9. NOTICES
TO THE SUBSCRIBER
(a) THE
SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR THE SECURITIES
LAWS OF ANY STATE AND ARE BEING OFFERED AND SOLD IN RELIANCE ON EXEMPTIONS
FROM
THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND SUCH LAWS. THE SHARES
HAVE NOT BEEN APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED BY THE SEC, ANY STATE SECURITIES
COMMISSION OR OTHER REGULATORY AUTHORITY, NOR HAVE ANY OF THE FOREGOING
AUTHORITIES PASSED UPON OR ENDORSED THE MERITS OF THIS OFFERING OR THE ACCURACY
OR ADEQUACY OF ANY INFORMATION FURNISHED IN CONNECTION WITH THIS OFFERING.
ANY
REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS UNLAWFUL.
(b) THE
SECURITIES ARE SUBJECT TO RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFERABILITY AND RESALE AND MAY
NOT
BE TRANSFERRED OR RESOLD EXCEPT AS PERMITTED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, AND
APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS, PURSUANT TO REGISTRATION OR EXEMPTION
THEREFROM. THE SUBSCRIBER SHOULD BE AWARE THAT IT MAY BE REQUIRED TO BEAR THE
FINANCIAL RISKS OF THIS INVESTMENT FOR AN INDEFINITE PERIOD OF
TIME.
10.
MISCELLANEOUS
PROVISIONS
(a) All
parties hereto have been represented by or had the opportunity to be represented
by counsel, and no inference shall be drawn in favor of or against any party
by
virtue of the fact that such party or party’s counsel was or was not the
principal draftsman of this Agreement.
(b) Each
of
the parties hereto shall be responsible to pay the costs and expenses of its
own
legal counsel, accountants, advisors and other experts, if any, in connection
with the preparation and review of this Agreement and related
documentation.
(c) Neither
this Agreement, nor any provisions hereof, shall be waived, modified, discharged
or terminated except by an instrument in writing signed by the party against
whom any waiver, modification, discharge or termination is sought. Unless such
waiver expressly provides otherwise, no waiver of any default with respect
to
any provision, condition or requirement of this Agreement shall be deemed to
be
a continuing waiver in the future or a waiver of any subsequent default or
a
waiver of any other provision, condition or requirement hereof, nor shall any
delay or omission of any party to exercise any right hereunder in any manner
impair the exercise of any such right
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(d) The
representations, warranties and agreements of the Subscriber and the Company
made in this Agreement shall survive the execution and delivery of this
Agreement and the delivery of the Securities.
(e) Any
party
may send any notice, request, demand, claim or other communication hereunder
to
the Subscriber at the address set forth on the signature page of this Agreement
or to the Company at the address set forth above using any means (including
personal delivery, expedited courier, messenger service, fax, ordinary mail
or
electronic mail), but no such notice, request, demand, claim or other
communication will be deemed to have been duly given unless and until it
actually is received by the intended recipient. Any party may change the address
to which notices, requests, demands, claims and other communications hereunder
are to be delivered by giving the other parties written notice in the manner
herein set forth.
(f) Except
as
otherwise provided herein, this Agreement shall be binding upon, and inure
to
the benefit of, the parties to this Agreement and their heirs, executors,
administrators, successors, legal representatives and permitted assigns. If
the
Subscriber is more than one person or entity, the obligation of the Subscriber
shall be joint and several and the agreements, representations, warranties
and
acknowledgments contained herein shall be deemed to be made by, and be binding
upon, each such person or entity and its heirs, executors, administrators,
successors, legal representatives 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.
(g) This
Agreement is not transferable or assignable by the Company without the prior
written consent of each Subscriber (other than by merger). Subscriber may assign
any or all of its rights under this Agreement to any Person to whom Subscriber
assigns or transfers any Securities, otherwise than through a sale into the
public market (whether pursuant to an effective registration statement under
the
Securities Act, Rule 144 under the Securities Act or a successor or
substantially similar regulation thereto); provided
that
such transferee agrees in writing to be bound, with respect to the transferred
Securities, by the provisions of the Transaction Documents that apply to the
“Subscribers.”
(h) 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 New York.
The parties hereby agree that any dispute which may arise between them arising
out of or in connection with this Agreement shall be adjudicated only before
a
State or Federal court located in New York County, State of New York and they
hereby submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of such courts with respect to
any
action or legal proceeding commenced by any party, and irrevocably waive any
objection they now or hereafter may have respecting the venue of any such action
or proceeding brought in such a court or respecting the fact that such court
is
an inconvenient forum, relating to or arising out of this Agreement or any
acts
or omissions relating to the sale of the securities hereunder, and consent
to
the service of process in any such action or legal proceeding by means of
registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, in care of the address
set forth below or such other address as the undersigned shall furnish in
writing to the other. In
any action, suit or proceeding in any jurisdiction brought by any party against
any other party, the parties each knowingly and intentionally, to the greatest
extent permitted by applicable law, hereby absolutely, unconditionally,
irrevocably and expressly waives forever trial by jury
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(i) This
Agreement is intended for the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective
permitted successors and assigns (including, in the case of the Company, Pubco,
which is expressly intended to be a third party beneficiary of this Agreement)
and is not for the benefit of, nor may any provision hereof be enforced by,
any
other person.
(j) 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 Units as herein
provided; subject, however, to the right hereby reserved by the Company (i)
to
enter into the same agreements with other subscribers, (ii) to add and/or delete
other persons as subscribers and (iii) to reduce the amount of or reject any
subscription. In the event that any signature is delivered by facsimile
transmission or by e-mail delivery of a scanned electronic data file, such
signature shall create a valid and binding obligation of the party executing
(or
on whose behalf such signature is executed) with the same force and effect
as if
such facsimile or electronic signature page were an original thereof.
(k) If
any
term, provision, covenant or restriction of this Agreement is held by a court
of
competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal, void or unenforceable, the
remainder of the terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions set forth herein
shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired
or invalidated, and the parties hereto shall use their commercially reasonable
efforts to find and employ an alternative means to achieve the same or
substantially the same result as that contemplated by such term, provision,
covenant or restriction. It is hereby stipulated and declared to be the
intention of the parties that they would have executed the remaining terms,
provisions, covenants and restrictions without including any of such that may
be
hereafter declared invalid, illegal, void or unenforceable.
(l) If
any
certificate or instrument evidencing any Securities is mutilated, lost, stolen
or destroyed, the Company shall issue or cause to be issued in exchange and
substitution for and upon cancellation thereof (in the case of mutilation),
or
in lieu of and substitution therefor, a new certificate or instrument, but
only
upon receipt of evidence of such loss, theft or destruction and indemnity
reasonably satisfactory to the Company (which may include a bond). The applicant
for a new certificate or instrument under such circumstances shall also pay
any
reasonable third-party costs (including customary indemnity) associated with
the
issuance of such replacement Securities.
(m) In
addition to being entitled to exercise all rights provided herein or granted
by
law, including recovery of damages, each of the Subscribers and the Company
will
be entitled to specific performance under the Transaction Documents. The parties
agree that monetary damages may not be adequate compensation for any loss
incurred by reason of any breach of obligations contained in the Transaction
Documents and hereby agrees to waive and not to assert in any action for
specific performance of any such obligation the defense that a remedy at law
would be adequate.
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(n) To
the
extent that the Company makes a payment or payments to any Subscriber pursuant
to any Transaction Document or a Subscriber enforces or exercises its rights
thereunder, and such payment or payments or the proceeds of such enforcement
or
exercise or any part thereof are subsequently invalidated, declared to be
fraudulent or preferential, set aside, recovered from, disgorged by or are
required to be refunded, repaid or otherwise restored to the Company, a trustee,
receiver or any other person under any law (including, without limitation,
any
bankruptcy law, state or federal law, common law or equitable cause of action),
then to the extent of any such restoration the obligation or part thereof
originally intended to be satisfied shall be revived and continued in full
force
and effect as if such payment had not been made or such enforcement or setoff
had not occurred.
(o) The
obligations of each Subscriber under any Transaction Document are several and
not joint with the obligations of any other Subscriber, and no Subscriber shall
be responsible in any way for the performance or non-performance of the
obligations of any other Subscriber under any Transaction Document. Nothing
contained herein or in any other Transaction Document, and no action taken
by
any Subscriber pursuant thereto, shall be deemed to constitute the Subscribers
as a partnership, an association, a joint venture or any other kind of entity,
or create a presumption that the Subscribers are in any way acting in concert
or
as a group with respect to such obligations or the transactions contemplated
by
the Transaction Documents. Each Subscriber shall be entitled to independently
protect and enforce its rights, including without limitation the rights arising
out of this Agreement or out of the other Transaction Documents, and it shall
not be necessary for any other Subscriber to be joined as an additional party
in
any proceeding for such purpose.
[Signature
pages follow immediately]
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF,
the
parties have executed this Subscription Agreement as of the date and year first
written above.
__________________________
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X
$25,000 for each Unit
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=
$_____________________.
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Number
of Units subscribed for
|
Aggregate
Purchase Price
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Manner
in which Title is to be held (Please Check One):
1.
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___
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Individual
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7.
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___
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Trust/Estate/Pension
or Profit Sharing Plan
Date
Opened:______________
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2.
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___
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Joint
Tenants with Right of Survivorship
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8.
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___
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As
a Custodian for
________________________________
Under
the Uniform Gift to Minors Act of the State of
________________________________
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3.
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___
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Community
Property
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9.
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___
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Married
with Separate Property
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4.
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___
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Tenants
in Common
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10.
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___
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Xxxxx
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5.
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___
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Corporation/Partnership/
Limited Liability Company
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11.
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___
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Tenants
by the Entirety
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6.
|
___
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XXX
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12.
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___
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Foundation
described in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986,
as
amended.
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If
there is more than one Subscriber, then each Subscriber must sign the applicable
signature page:
· INDIVIDUAL
SUBSCRIBERS MUST COMPLETE PAGE A-24
· SUBSCRIBERS
WHICH ARE ENTITIES MUST COMPLETE PAGE A-25
*If
Subscriber is a Registered Representative with a FINRA member firm,
have
the following acknowledgement signed by the appropriate
party:
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The
undersigned FINRA member firm acknowledges receipt of the
notice
required
by Rule 3050 of the NASD
Conduct
Rules
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Name
of FINRA Firm
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By:
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Name:
Title:
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EXECUTION
BY NATURAL PERSONS
Exact
Name in Which Title is to be Held
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Name
(Please Print)
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Name
of Additional Subscriber
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Residence:
Number and Street
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Address
of Additional Subscriber
|
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City,
State and Zip Code
|
City,
State and Zip Code
|
|
Social
Security Number
|
Social
Security Number
|
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Telephone
Number
|
Telephone
Number
|
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Fax
Number (if available)
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Fax
Number (if available)
|
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E-Mail
(if available)
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E-Mail
(if available)
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(Signature)
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(Signature
of Additional Subscriber)
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Instructions
for Delivery of Securities:
Deposit
to my Westminster brokerage account
Deposit
to my brokerage account at __________________________ (other
brokerage)
Deliver
to the address above
Broker:
Westminster
Rep:_______________________
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ACCEPTED
this ___ day of _________ ____, with
respect
to _______________ Units.
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CLEAR
SKIES HOLDINGS, INC.
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By: | ||
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Name:
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Title:
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EXECUTION
BY SUBSCRIBER WHICH IS AN ENTITY
(Corporation,
Partnership, Trust, Etc...)
Name
of Entity (Please
Print):____________________________________________________________________________________________
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Date
of Incorporation or
Organization:_____________________________________________________________________________________
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State of Principal Office:________________________________________________________________________________________________
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Federal Taxpayer Identification Number:___________________________________________________________________________________
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Office Address:_______________________________________________________________________________________________________
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City,
State and Zip
Code:_______________________________________________________________________________________________
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Telephone
Number:____________________________________________________________________________________________________
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Fax
Number (if
available):_______________________________________________________________________________________________
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E-Mail
(if
available):___________________________________________________________________________________________________
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[seal]
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By: | _____________________________________________ |
Name:
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Attest:
___________________________________________
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Title:
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(If
Entity is a Corporation)
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Instructions
for Delivery of Securities:
Deposit to my Westminster brokerage account
Deposit to my brokerage account at __________________________ (other
brokerage)
Deliver to the address above
Broker:
Westminster
Rep:_______________________
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ACCEPTED
this ___ day of _________ ____, with
respect
to _______________ Units.
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CLEAR
SKIES HOLDINGS, INC.
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By: | _____________________________________________ | |
Name:
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Title:
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