SERIES F CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK
PURCHASE AGREEMENT
Among
Fonix Corporation,
SOVEREIGN PARTNERS, LP,
DOMINION CAPITAL FUND, LTD,
DOMINION INVESTMENT FUND, LLC,
CANADIAN ADVANTAGE, L.P.,
and
QUEEN LLC
FEBRUARY 1, 2000
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SERIES F CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT, dated
as of February 1, 2000 (this "Agreement"), between Fonix Corporation, a Delaware
corporation (the "Company"), Dominion Capital Fund, Ltd., a [__________]
corporation ("Dominion"), Sovereign Partners, LP, a [____________] corporation
("Sovereign"), Canadian Advantage, LP, a [_____________] corporation ("Canadian
Advantage"), Dominion Investment Fund, LLC, a [____________] limited liability
company ("Dominion Investment"), and Queen LLC, a [____________] limited
liability company ("Queen") (Dominion, Sovereign, Canadian Advantage, Dominion
Investment, and Queen are each referred to as a "Purchaser" and collectively as
the "Purchasers").
Recitals
A. The Purchasers each desire to purchase, and the Company desires to
issue and sell to each of them shares of Series F 6% Convertible Preferred
Stock, $.0001 par value per share ("Series F Preferred") (or a total of 290,000
shares) for an aggregate purchase price of $2,750,000, in the share amounts set
forth on Appendix A hereto according to the terms and conditions set forth
below.
Agreement
IN CONSIDERATION of the mutual covenants and agreements set
forth herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and
adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties agree as follows:
ARTICLE I.
CERTAIN DEFINITIONS
Section 1. Certain Definitions. As used in this Agreement,
unless the context requires a different meaning, the following terms have the
meanings indicated in this Section 1.1:
"Affiliate" means, with respect to any Person, any Person that, directly or
indirectly, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, such
Person. For purposes of this definition, "control" (including, with correlative
meanings, the terms "controlled by" and "under common control with") shall mean
the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the
direction of the management and policies of such Person, whether through the
ownership of voting securities or by contract or otherwise.
"Agreement" shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto.
"Business Day" means any day except Saturday, Sunday and any day which
shall be a Federal legal holiday or a day on which banking institutions in the
State of Delaware are authorized or required by law or other government actions
to close.
"Certificate of Designation" shall have the meaning set forth in Section
2.1(a).
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"Closing" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(b).
"Closing Date" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(b).
"Commission" means the Securities and Exchange Commission.
"Common Stock" means the Company's Class A common stock, par value $.0001
per share.
"Company" shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto.
"Conversion Price" shall have the meaning set forth in the Certificate of
Designation.
"Conversion Ratio" shall have the meaning set forth in the Certificate of
Designation.
"Disclosure Materials" means, collectively, the SEC Documents and the
Schedules to this Agreement and all other information furnished by or on behalf
of the Company relating to or concerning the Company and provided to the
Purchasers or their agents and counsel in connection with the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement.
"Exchange Act" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
"Initial Reserve" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(d).
"Intellectual Property Rights" shall have the meaning set forth in Section
3.1(q).
"Legal Opinion" means the legal opinion letter of Durham Xxxxx & Xxxxxxx,
P.C., outside counsel to the Company, addressed to the Purchasers, dated the
Closing Date and in form and substance acceptable to the Purchasers.
"Lien" means, with respect to any asset, any mortgage, lien, pledge, right
of first refusal, charge, security interest or encumbrance of any kind in or on
such asset or the revenues or income thereon or therefrom.
"Material Adverse Effect" shall have the meaning set forth in Section
3.1(b).
"Original Issue Date" shall mean the first issuance of any Shares,
regardless of the number of transfers of any particular Share and regardless of
the number of certificates which may be issued to evidence any particular Share.
"Per Share Market Value" shall have the meaning set forth in the
Certificate of Designation.
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"Person" means an individual or a corporation, partnership, trust,
incorporated or unincorporated association, joint venture, limited liability
company, joint stock company, government (or an agency or political subdivision
thereof) or other entity of any kind.
"Preferred Stock" shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto.
"Purchaser(s)" shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto.
"Required Approvals" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(f).
"Registrable Securities" means the shares of Common Stock issuable (a) upon
conversion in full of the Preferred Shares, and (b) as payment in full of
dividends on the Preferred Shares; provided, however that in order to account
for the fact that the number of shares of Common Stock that are issuable upon
conversion of Preferred Shares is determined in part upon the market price of
the Common Stock at the time of conversion or exercise, Registrable Securities
contemplated by clause of this definition shall be deemed to include not less
than, and the initial Registration Statement to be filed hereunder shall cover
no less than, 200% of the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon
conversion in full of the Preferred Shares assuming such conversion were to have
occurred on the Original Issue Date. The Company shall be required to file
additional Registration Statements to the extent the actual number of shares of
Common Stock into which the Preferred Shares are convertible (together with
dividends thereon) exceeds the number of shares of Common Stock initially
registered in accordance with the immediately prior sentence (the Company shall
have 20 days to file such additional Registration Statement after notice of the
requirement thereof, which the Holders may give at such time when the number of
shares of Common Stock as are issuable as payment of dividends in respect of the
Preferred Stock and upon conversion of the Preferred Stock exceeds 75% of the
number of shares of Common Stock then covered by an effective Registration
Statement.
"SEC Documents" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(c).
"Securities" means, collectively, the Shares and the Underlying Shares
"Securities Act" means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
"Shares" means the shares of Preferred Stock to be purchased or issued
pursuant to this Agreement.
"Stated Value" means $20.00.
"Subsequent Financing" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.9.
"Subsequent Financing Notice" shall have the meaning set forth in Section
4.9.
"Subsidiaries" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(a).
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"Trading Day" shall have the meaning set forth in the Certificate of
Designation.
"Transaction Documents" means collectively, this Agreement, and the
Certificate of Designation.
"Underlying Shares" means the shares of Common Stock issuable upon
conversion of the Shares and as payment of dividends thereon in accordance with
the terms of the Certificate of Designation.
"Underlying Securities Registration Statement" means a registration
statement under the Securities Act prepared by the Company and filed with the
Commission, covering the resale of the Underlying Shares and naming the holder
or holders of such Underlying Shares as "selling stockholders" thereunder.
ARTICLE II.
PURCHASE OF SHARES
Section 2.1 Purchase and Exchange of Shares; Closing.
(a) Subject to the terms and conditions set forth below, the
Company shall sell to the Purchasers, and the Purchasers shall purchase an
aggregate of two hundred ninety thousand (290,000) Shares) for the aggregate
purchase price of two million seven hundred fifty thousand ($2,750,000) (the
"Purchase Price") in the amounts set forth in Appendix A hereto. The Shares
issued pursuant to this Agreement shall have the respective rights, preferences
and privileges set forth in Exhibit A (the "Certificate of Designation").
(b) The closing of the purchase and sale of the Shares (the
"Closing") shall take place at the offices of Durham Xxxxx & Xxxxxxx, P.C., 00
Xxxxx Xxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 000, Xxxx Xxxx Xxxx, Xxxx 00000. The date of the
Closing is hereinafter referred to as the "Closing Date."
(c) At the Closing the parties shall deliver the following:
(i) the Company shall deliver or cause to be delivered (A) stock certificates
representing two hundred ninety thousand (290,000) Shares, registered according
to instructions to be provided by the Purchasers at or before the Closing, and
(B) a Legal Opinion addressed to the Purchasers; (ii) the Purchasers shall
deliver or cause to be delivered (x) two million seven hundred fifty thousand
dollars ($2,750,000) in United States dollars in presently available funds
according to wire instructions to be provided by the Company at or before
Closing, minus any funds advanced prior to the Closing; and (iii) each party
hereto shall deliver or cause to be delivered all other executed instruments,
agreements and certificates as are required to be delivered by or on their
behalf at the Closing.
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ARTICLE III.
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
Section 3.1 Representations and Warranties of the Company. The
Company hereby represents and warrants to the Purchasers as follows:
(a) Organization and Qualification. The Company is a
corporation, duly incorporated, validly existing and in good standing under the
laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation, with the requisite corporate
power and authority to own and use its properties and assets and to carry on its
business as currently conducted. The Company has no subsidiaries other than as
set forth in Schedule 3.1(a) (collectively, the "Subsidiaries"). Each of the
Subsidiaries is a corporation, duly incorporated, validly existing and in good
standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation, with the
requisite corporate power and authority to own and use its properties and assets
and to carry on its business as currently conducted. Each of the Company and the
Subsidiaries is duly qualified to do business and is in good standing as a
foreign corporation in each jurisdiction in which the nature of the business
conducted or property owned by it makes such qualification necessary, except
where the failure to be so qualified or in good standing, as the case may be,
could not, individually or in the aggregate, (x) adversely affect the legality,
validity or enforceability of the Shares or any Transaction Document, (y) have a
material adverse effect on the results of operations, assets, prospects, or
condition (financial or otherwise) of the Company and the Subsidiaries, taken as
a whole or (z) adversely impair the Company's ability to perform fully on a
timely basis its obligations under any Transaction Document (a "Material Adverse
Effect").
(b) Authorization; Enforcement. The Company has the requisite
corporate power and authority to enter into and to consummate the transactions
contemplated by the Transaction Documents and to otherwise carry out its
obligations thereunder. The execution and delivery of each Transaction Document
by the Company and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated
thereby have been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of the
Company. Each Transaction Document has been duly executed by the Company and,
when delivered in accordance with the terms hereof, each Transaction Document
shall constitute the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company
enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, except as such
enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, moratorium, liquidation or similar laws relating to, or
affecting generally the enforcement of, creditors' rights and remedies or by
other equitable principles of general application. Neither the Company nor any
Subsidiary is in violation of any provision of its respective certificate or
articles of incorporation, bylaws or other charter documents.
(c) Capitalization. The authorized, issued and outstanding
capital stock of the Company is set forth in Schedule 3.1(c). No shares of
Common Stock are entitled to preemptive or similar rights. Except as
specifically disclosed in Schedule 3.1(c), there are no outstanding options,
warrants, rights to subscribe to, calls or commitments of any character
whatsoever relating to, or, except as a result of the purchase and sale of the
Shares, securities, rights or obligations convertible into or exchangeable for,
or giving any Person any right to subscribe for
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or acquire, any shares of Common Stock, or contracts, commitments,
understandings, or arrangements by which the Company or any Subsidiary is or may
become bound to issue additional shares of Common Stock or securities or rights
convertible or exchangeable into shares of Common Stock. To the knowledge of the
Company, except as specifically disclosed in the SEC Documents or Schedule
3.1(c), no Person or group of Persons beneficially owns (as determined pursuant
to Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act) or has the right to acquire by
agreement with or by obligation binding upon the Company beneficial ownership of
in excess of 5% of the Common Stock.
(d) Issuance of Securities. The Shares are duly authorized
and, when issued in accordance with the terms hereof, shall be validly issued,
fully paid and nonassessable, free and clear of all Liens. Subject to Section
4.7, the Company has and at all times while any Shares are outstanding shall use
its best efforts to maintain an adequate reserve of duly authorized shares of
Common Stock to enable it to perform its conversion, exercise and other
obligations under this Agreement and the Certificate of Designation which
reserve, subject to Section 4.7, shall be no less than the sum of (i) 200% of
(A) the number of shares of Common Stock as would be issuable upon conversion in
full of the Shares, were such conversion effected on the Original Issue Date,
and (B) the number of shares of Common Stock as are issuable as payment of
dividends on the Shares (assuming such dividends are to be paid in Common Stock)
(such sum, the "Initial Reserve"). If at any time the sum of the number of
shares of Common Stock issuable (a) upon conversion in full of the then
outstanding Shares and (b) as the payment of dividends on the Shares (assuming
all such dividends are to be paid in Common Stock) exceeds 85% of the Initial
Reserve, then the Company shall use its best efforts to duly reserve 200% of the
number of shares of Common Stock equal to such excess to fulfill such
obligations. This obligation shall similarly apply to successive excesses. When
issued in accordance with the Certificate of Designation, the Underlying Shares
will be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, and free
and clear of all Liens.
(e) No Conflicts. The execution, delivery and performance of
the Transaction Documents by the Company and the consummation by the Company of
the transactions contemplated thereby do not and will not (i) conflict with or
violate any provision of its certificate of incorporation, bylaws or other
charter documents (each as amended through the date hereof), (ii) subject to
obtaining the consents referred to in Section 3.1(f), conflict with, or
constitute a default (or an event which with notice or lapse of time or both
would become a default) under, or give to others any rights of termination,
amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, any agreement, indenture or
instrument (evidencing a Company debt or otherwise) to which the Company is a
party or by which any property or asset of the Company is bound or affected, or
(iii) result in a violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment,
injunction, decree or other restriction of any court or governmental authority
to which the Company is subject (including federal and state securities laws and
regulations), or by which any property or asset of the Company is bound or
affected; except in the case of each of clauses (ii) and (iii), as could not,
individually or in the aggregate, have or result in a Material Adverse Effect.
The business of the Company is not being conducted in violation of any law,
ordinance or regulation of any governmental authority, except for violations
which, individually and in the aggregate, could not have or result in a Material
Adverse Effect.
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(f) Consents and Approvals. Neither the Company nor any
Subsidiary is required to obtain any consent, waiver, authorization or order of,
or make any filing or registration with, any court or other federal, state,
local, foreign or other governmental authority or other Person in connection
with the execution, delivery and performance by the Company of the Transaction
Documents, other than (i) the filing of the Certificate of Designation with the
Secretary of State of Delaware, (ii) the filing of one or more Underlying
Securities Registration Statements with the Commission and the making of
applicable blue-sky filings under state securities laws with respect to the
Securities and the transactions contemplated hereby, (iii) the application for
the listing of the Underlying Shares on the Nasdaq SmallCap Market (and on each
other national securities exchange, market or trading facility on which the
Common Stock is then listed), and (iv) other than, in all other cases, where the
failure to obtain such consent, waiver, authorization or order, or to give or
make such notice or filing, could not, individually or in the aggregate, have or
result in a Material Adverse Effect (the "Required Approvals").
(g) Litigation; Proceedings. Except as specifically disclosed
in the Disclosure Materials, there is no action, suit, notice of violation,
proceeding or investigation pending or, to the best knowledge of the Company,
threatened against or affecting the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any of
their respective properties before or by any court, governmental or
administrative agency or regulatory authority (federal, state, county, local or
foreign) which (i) adversely affects or challenges the legality, validity or
enforceability of any Transaction Document or the Securities or (ii) could,
individually or in the aggregate, have or result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(h) No Default or Violation. Neither the Company nor any
Subsidiary (i) is in default under or in violation of (or has received notice of
a claim that it is in default under or that it is in violation of) any
indenture, loan or credit agreement or any other agreement or instrument to
which it is a party or by which it or any of its properties is bound, (ii) is in
violation of any order of any court, arbitrator or governmental body, or (iii)
is in violation of any statute, rule or regulation of any governmental
authority, except as could not, individually or in the aggregate, have or result
in a Material Adverse Effect or, except in the case of clause (i) above, as has
not been waived pursuant to an effective waiver.
(i) Private Offering. Assuming the accuracy of the
representations and warranties of the Purchasers contained in Sections
3.2(b)-3.2(f), the offering, issuance or sale of the Securities as contemplated
hereunder are exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act.
(j) Certain Fees. Except for finders fees, which fees will be
paid by the Company, no fees or commissions will be payable by the Company to
any broker, financial advisor, finder, investment banker, placement agent, or
bank with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby. The Purchasers shall
have no obligation with respect to such 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 hereby. The
Company shall indemnify and hold harmless Purchasers, their respective
employees, officers, directors, agents, and partners, and their respective
Affiliates, from and against all claims, losses,
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damages, costs (including the costs of preparation and attorney's fees) and
expenses suffered in respect of any such claimed or existing fees, as and when
incurred.
(k) SEC Documents; Financial Statements; No Adverse Change.
The Company has filed all reports required to be filed by it under the Exchange
Act, including pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) thereof, for the three years
preceding the date hereof (or such shorter period as the Company was required by
law to file such material) (the foregoing materials being collectively referred
to herein as the "SEC Documents") on a timely basis or has received a valid
extension of such time of filing and has filed any such SEC Documents prior to
the expiration of any such extension. As of their respective dates, the SEC
Documents complied in all material respects with the requirements of the
Securities Act and the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations of the
Commission promulgated thereunder, and none of the SEC Documents, when filed,
contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material
fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements
therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not
misleading. The financial statements of the Company included in the SEC
Documents comply in all material respects with applicable accounting
requirements and the rules and regulations of the Commission with respect
thereto. Such financial statements have been prepared in accordance with
generally accepted accounting principles applied on a consistent basis during
the periods involved, except as may be otherwise specified in such financial
statements or the notes thereto, and fairly present in all material respects the
financial position of the Company as of and for the dates thereof and the
results of operations, retained earnings and cash flows for the periods then
ended, subject, in the case of unaudited statements, to normal year-end audit
adjustments. Since the date of the financial statements included in the
Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 1999,
as amended to the date hereof, (a) there has been no event, occurrence or
development that has had or that could have or result in a Material Adverse
Effect, (b) there has been no material change in the Company's accounting
principles, practices or methods and (c) the Company has conducted its business
only in the ordinary course of such business. The Company last filed audited
financial statements with the Commission on April 15, 1999, and has not received
any comments from the Commission in respect thereof.
(l) Seniority. Except for the Company's Series A Preferred
Stock and the Series D Preferred Stock, no class of equity securities of the
Company is senior to the Shares in right of payment, whether with respect to
dividends or upon liquidation, dissolution or otherwise.
(m) Form S-2 Eligibility. The Company is, and at the Closing
Date will be, eligible to register securities for resale with the Commission
under Form S-2 promulgated under the Securities Act.
(n) Investment Company. The Company is not, and is not an
"Affiliate person" of, an "investment company" within the meaning of the
Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
(o) Listing and Maintenance Requirements Compliance. Other
than as previously disclosed in writing to the Purchasers, the Company has not
in the two years prior to the date hereof received written notice from any stock
exchange, market or trading facility on
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which the Common Stock is or has been listed (or on which it is or has been
quoted) to the effect that the Company is not in compliance with the listing or
maintenance requirements of such exchange, market or trading facility. The
Company has provided to the Purchasers true and complete copies of all such
notices contemplated by this Section.
(p) Patents and Trademarks. The Company has, or has rights to
use, all patents, patent applications, trademarks, trademark applications,
service marks, trade names, copyrights, licenses, trade secrets and other
intellectual property rights which are necessary for use in connection with its
business or which the failure to so have would have a Material Adverse Effect
(collectively, the "Intellectual Property Rights"). To the best knowledge of the
Company, none of the Intellectual Property Rights infringe on any rights of any
other Person, and the Company either owns or has duly licensed or otherwise
acquired all necessary rights with respect to the Intellectual Property Rights.
The Company has not received any notice from any third party of any claim of
infringement by the Company of any of the Intellectual Property Rights, and has
no reason to believe there is any basis for any such claim. To the best
knowledge of the Company, there is no existing infringement by another Person on
any of the Intellectual Property Rights.
(q) Disclosure. All information relating to or concerning the
Company set forth in the Transaction Documents or the Disclosure Materials
(other than the SEC Documents) is true and correct in all material respects and
does not fail to state any material fact necessary in order to make the
statements herein or therein, in light of the circumstances under which they
were made, not misleading. The Company confirms that it has not provided to the
Purchasers or any of their representatives, agents or counsel any information
that constitutes or might constitute material nonpublic information. The Company
understands and confirms that the Purchasers shall be relying on the foregoing
representation in effecting transactions in securities of the Company.
Section 3.2 Representations and Warranties of the Purchasers. The
Purchasers hereby jointly and not severally represent and warrant to the Company
as follows:
(a) Organization; Authority. Such Purchaser is an entity
organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the
jurisdiction of its organization with the requisite power and authority to enter
into and to consummate the transactions contemplated by the Transaction
Documents and to carry out its obligations thereunder. The acquisition of the
Securities to be acquired hereunder and the payment of the purchase price
therefor by such Purchaser have been duly authorized by all necessary action on
the part of such Purchaser. This Agreement has been duly executed by such
Purchaser and, when delivered by such Purchaser in accordance with the terms
hereof, shall constitute the valid and legally binding obligation of such
Purchaser, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, subject to
bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and
similar laws of general applicability relating to or affecting creditors' rights
generally and to general principles of equity.
(b) Investment Intent. Such Purchaser is acquiring the
Securities to be acquired hereunder for its own account for investment purposes
only and not with a view to or for distributing or reselling such Securities or
any part thereof or interest therein, without
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prejudice, however, to such Purchaser's right, subject to the provisions of this
Agreement, at all times to sell or otherwise dispose of all or any part of such
Securities pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities
Act and in compliance with applicable state securities laws or under an
exemption from such registration.
(c) Purchaser Status. At the time such Purchaser was offered
the Securities to be acquired hereunder by such Purchaser, it was, at the date
hereof, it is, and at the Closing Date, it will be, an "accredited investor" as
defined in Rule 501(a) under the Securities Act.
(d) Experience of Purchaser. Such Purchaser, either alone or
together with its representatives, has such knowledge, sophistication and
experience in business and financial matters so as to be capable of evaluating
the merits and risks of the prospective investment in the Securities, and has so
evaluated the merits and risks of such investment.
(e) Ability of Purchaser to Bear Risk of Investment. Such
Purchaser acknowledges that an investment in the Securities is speculative and
involves a high degree of risk. Such Purchaser is able to bear the economic risk
of an investment in the Securities to be acquired hereunder by such Purchaser,
and, at the present time, is able to afford a complete loss of such investment.
(f) Access to Public Information. Such Purchaser acknowledges
receipt of the Disclosure Materials and further acknowledges that it has been
afforded (i) the opportunity to ask such questions as it has deemed necessary
of, and to receive answers from, representatives of the Company concerning the
terms and conditions of the offering of the Securities, and the merits and risks
of investing in the Securities, (ii) access to public information about the
Company and the Company's financial condition, results of operations, business,
properties, management and prospects sufficient to enable it to evaluate its
investment and (iii) the opportunity to obtain such additional public
information which the Company possesses or can acquire without unreasonable
effort or expense that is necessary to make an informed investment decision with
respect to the investment and to verify the accuracy and completeness of the
information contained in the Disclosure Materials. Neither such inquiries nor
any other investigation conducted by or on behalf of such Purchaser or its
representatives, agents or counsel shall modify, amend or affect such
Purchaser's right to rely on the truth, accuracy and completeness of the
Disclosure Materials and the Company's representations and warranties contained
in the Transaction Documents.
(g) Reliance. Such Purchaser understands and acknowledges that
(i) the Securities to be acquired by it hereunder are being offered and sold to
it without registration under the Securities Act in a private placement that is
exempt from the registration provisions of the Securities Act and (ii) the
availability of such exemption, depends in part on, and the Company will rely
upon the accuracy and truthfulness of, the foregoing representations and such
Purchaser hereby consents to such reliance.
The Company acknowledges and agrees that Purchasers makes no
representations or warranties with respect to transactions contemplated hereby
other than those specifically set forth in this Section 3.2.
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ARTICLE IV.
OTHER AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES
Section 4.1 Transfer Restrictions. (a) The Securities may only be
disposed of pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities
Act, to the Company or pursuant to an available exemption from or in a
transaction not subject to the registration requirements thereof. In connection
with any transfer of any Securities other than pursuant to an effective
registration statement or to the Company, the Company may require the transferor
thereof to provide to the Company an opinion of counsel selected by the
transferor, the form and substance of which opinion shall be reasonably
satisfactory to the Company, to the effect that such transfer does not require
registration under the Securities Act. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the
Company hereby consents to and agrees to register (i) any transfer of Securities
by the Purchasers to an Affiliate of the Purchasers, or any transfers among any
such Affiliates, and (ii) any transfer by the Purchasers to any investment
entity under common management with the Purchasers, provided in each case of
clauses (i) and (ii) the transferee certifies to the Company that it is an
"accredited investor" as defined in Rule 501(a) under the Securities Act. Any
such transferee shall have the rights of the Purchasers under this Agreement.
(b) The Purchasers agree to the imprinting, so long as is
required by this Section 4.1(b), of the following legend (or such substantially
similar legend as is acceptable to the Purchasers and their counsel, the parties
agreeing that any unacceptable legended Securities shall be replaced promptly by
and at the Company's cost) on the Securities:
NEITHER THESE SECURITIES NOR THE SECURITIES INTO WHICH THESE SECURITIES
ARE CONVERTIBLE HAVE BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION OR THE SECURITIES COMMISSION OF ANY STATE IN RELIANCE UPON
AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS
AMENDED (THE "SECURITIES ACT"), AND, ACCORDINGLY, MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR
SOLD EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT OR PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A
TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE
SECURITIES ACT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS.
[ONLY FOR UNDERLYING SHARES TO THE EXTENT THE RESALE THEREOF IS NOT
COVERED BY AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT AT THE TIME OF
CONVERSION, ISSUANCE OR EXERCISE] THE SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS
CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION OR THE SECURITIES COMMISSION OF ANY STATE IN RELIANCE UPON
AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS
AMENDED (THE "SECURITIES ACT"), AND, ACCORDINGLY, MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR
SOLD EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT OR PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A
TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION
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REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH
APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS.
Underlying Shares shall not contain the legend set forth above or any
other restrictive legend if the conversion of Shares or other issuances of
Underlying Shares, as the case may be, occurs at any time while an Underlying
Securities Registration Statement is effective under the Securities Act or, in
the event there is not an effective Underlying Securities Registration Statement
at such time, if in the opinion of counsel to the Company such legend is not
required under applicable requirements of the Securities Act (including judicial
interpretations and pronouncements issued by the staff of the Commission). The
Company agrees that it will provide the Purchasers, upon request, with a
certificate or certificates representing Underlying Shares, free from such
legend at such time as such legend is no longer required hereunder. The Company
may not make any notation on its records or give instructions to any transfer
agent of the Company which enlarge the restrictions of transfer set forth in
this Section 4.1(b).
Section 4.2 Acknowledgment of Dilution. The Company acknowledges that
the issuance of Underlying Shares upon conversion of the Shares and as payment
of dividends thereon may result in dilution of the outstanding shares of Common
Stock, which dilution may be substantial under certain market conditions. The
Company further acknowledges that its obligation to issue Underlying Shares in
accordance with the Certificate of Designation is unconditional and absolute
regardless of the effect of any such dilution.
Section 4.3 Furnishing of Information. As long as the Purchasers own
Securities, the Company covenants to timely file (or obtain extensions in
respect thereof and file within the applicable grace period) all reports
required to be filed by the Company after the date hereof pursuant to Section
13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act. If at any time prior to the date on which
the Purchasers may resell all of their Underlying Shares without volume
restrictions pursuant to Rule 144(k) promulgated under the Securities Act (as
determined by counsel to the Company pursuant to a written opinion letter to
such effect, addressed and acceptable to the Company's transfer agent for the
benefit of and enforceable by the Purchasers) the Company is not required to
file reports pursuant to such sections, it will prepare and furnish to the
Purchasers and make publicly available in accordance with Rule 144(c)
promulgated under the Securities Act annual and quarterly financial statements,
together with a discussion and analysis of such financial statements in form and
substance substantially similar to those that would otherwise be required to be
included in reports required by Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act in
the time period that such filings would have been required to have been made
under the Exchange Act. The Company further covenants that it will take such
further action as any holder of Securities may reasonably request, all to the
extent required from time to time to enable such Person to sell Securities
without registration under the Securities Act within the limitation of the
exemptions provided by Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act, including
the legal opinion referenced above in this Section. Upon the request of any such
Person, the Company shall deliver to such Person a written certification of a
duly authorized officer as to whether it has complied with such requirements.
Section 4.4 Use of Disclosure Materials. The Company consents to
the use of the Disclosure Materials and any information provided by or on behalf
of the Company pursuant to
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Section 4.3, and any amendments and supplements thereto, by the Purchasers in
connection with resales of the Securities other than pursuant to an effective
registration statement.
Section 4.5 Blue Sky Laws. The Company shall qualify the Underlying
Shares under the securities or Blue Sky laws of such jurisdictions as the
Purchasers may reasonably request and shall continue such qualification at all
times until the Purchasers notify the Company in writing that they no longer own
Securities; provided, however, that neither the Company nor its Subsidiaries
shall be required in connection therewith to qualify as a foreign corporation
where they are not now so qualified or to take any action that would subject the
Company to general service of process in any such jurisdiction where it is not
then so subject.
Section 4.6 Integration. The Company shall not and shall use its best
efforts to ensure that no Affiliate shall sell, offer for sale or solicit offers
to buy or otherwise negotiate in respect of any security (as defined in Section
2 of the Securities Act) that would be integrated with the offer or sale of the
Securities in a manner that would require the registration under the Securities
Act of the issue, offer or sale of the Securities to the Purchasers.
Section 4.7 Increase in Authorized Shares. At such time as the Company
would be, if a notice of conversion were to be delivered on such date, precluded
from (a) converting in full all of the Shares or all of the then issued and
outstanding shares of the Company's Series F Preferred Stock that remain
unconverted at such date (and paying any accrued but unpaid dividends in respect
thereof in shares of Common Stock) due to the unavailability of a sufficient
number of shares of authorized but unissued or re-acquired Common Stock, the
Board of Directors of the Company shall promptly (and in any case within 30
Business Days from such date) prepare and mail to the shareholders of the
Company proxy materials requesting authorization to amend the Company's
certificate of incorporation to increase the number of shares of Common Stock
which the Company is authorized to issue to at least a number of shares equal to
the sum of (i) all shares of Common Stock then outstanding, (ii) the number of
shares of Common Stock issuable on account of all outstanding warrants, options
and convertible securities (other than the Preferred Stock) and on account of
all shares reserved under any stock option, stock purchase, warrant or similar
plan, and (iii) 200% of the number of Underlying Shares as would then be
issuable upon a conversion in full of the then outstanding Shares and shares of
Series F Preferred Stock and as payment of all future dividends thereon in
shares of Common Stock in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the
Certificate of Designation. In connection therewith, the Board of Directors
shall (x) adopt proper resolutions authorizing such increase, (y) recommend to
and otherwise use its best efforts to promptly and duly obtain shareholder
approval to carry out such resolutions (and hold a special meeting of the
shareholders no later than the 60th day after delivery of the proxy materials
relating to such meeting) and (z) within 5 Business Days of obtaining such
shareholder authorization, file an appropriate amendment to the Company's
certificate of incorporation to evidence such increase. If the shareholders fail
to approve such increase, the Company does not receive shareholder approval for
such increase or the Company fails to file an appropriate amendment in the time
provided therefor by the immediately preceding sentence, then the provisions of
Section 5(a)(iii)(B) of the Certificate of Designation shall apply.
Section 4.8 Right of First Refusal.
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(a) The Company shall not, directly or indirectly, without the
prior written consent of the Preferred Stock Investors, as that term is defined
below, offer, sell, grant any option to purchase, or otherwise dispose of (or
announce any offer, sale, grant or any option to purchase or other disposition)
any of its or its Affiliates' equity or equity-equivalent securities or any
instrument that permits the holder thereof to acquire shares of Common Stock at
any time over the life of the security or investment at a price that is less
than the market price of the Common Stock at the time of issuance of such
security or instrument (a "Subsequent Placement") for a period of one hundred
eighty (180) days after the Original Issue Date, except (i) the granting of
options or warrants to employees, officers and directors, and the issuance of
shares upon exercise of options granted, under any stock option plan heretofore
or hereinafter duly adopted by the Company, (ii) shares issued upon exercise of
any currently outstanding warrants or options in each case disclosed in Schedule
3.1(c), (iii) shares of Common Stock issued upon conversion of the Shares or
shares of the Series F Preferred Stock, as payment of dividends in respect
thereof, in accordance with their respective terms, (iv) shares of Common Stock
issued in connection with the capitalization or creation of a joint venture with
a strategic partner (a Person whose business is primarily that of investing and
selling of securities shall not be deemed a strategic partner), (v) shares of
Common Stock issued to pay part or all of the purchase price for the acquisition
by the Company of a Person (which, for purposes of this clause (v), shall not
include an individual or group of individuals) and (vi) shares of Common Stock
issued in a bona fide public offering by the Company of its (and not of any of
its stockholders') securities, unless (A) the Company delivers to each Preferred
Stock Investor a written notice (the "Subsequent Placement Notice") of its
intention effect such Subsequent Placement, which Subsequent Placement Notice
shall describe in reasonable detail the proposed terms of such Subsequent
Placement, the amount of proceeds intended to be raised thereunder, the Person
with whom such Subsequent Placement shall be affected (if known to the Company),
and attached to which shall be a term sheet or similar document relating thereto
and (B) no Preferred Stock Investor shall have notified the Company by 5:00 p.m.
(Salt Lake City time) on the third (3rd) Trading Day after its receipt of the
Subsequent Placement Notice of its willingness to provide (or to cause its sole
designee to provide), subject to completion of mutually acceptable
documentation, financing to the Company on substantially the terms set forth in
the Subsequent Placement Notice. If no Preferred Stock Investor shall notify the
Company of its intention to enter into such negotiations within such time
period, the Company may effect the Subsequent Placement substantially upon the
terms and to the Persons (or Affiliates of such Persons) set forth in the
Subsequent Placement Notice (if such Persons are set forth in the Subsequent
Placement Notice); provided, that the Company shall provide each Preferred Stock
Investor with a second Subsequent Placement Notice, and the Preferred Stock
Investors shall again have the right of first refusal set forth above in this
Section 4.8, if the Subsequent Placement subject to the initial Subsequent
Placement Notice shall not have been consummated for any reason on the terms set
forth in such Subsequent Placement Notice within thirty (30) Trading Days after
the date of the initial Subsequent Placement Notice with the Person (or an
Affiliate of such Person) (if any) identified in the Subsequent Placement
Notice. If the Preferred Stock Investors shall indicate a willingness to provide
financing in excess of the amount set forth in the Subsequent Placement Notice,
then each Preferred Stock Investor shall be entitled to provide financing
pursuant to such Subsequent Placement Notice up to an amount equal to such
Purchaser's pro rata portion of the total number of the Series F Preferred Stock
and the Shares purchased under
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this Agreement, but the Company shall not be required to accept financing from
the Preferred Stock Investors in an amount in excess of the amount set forth in
the Subsequent Placement Notice.
(b) Except for Underlying Shares, and other "Registrable
Securities," the Company shall not, for a period of not less than 90 Trading
Days after the date that the Underlying Securities Registration Statement is
declared effective by the Commission, without the prior written consent of the
Preferred Stock Investors, (i) issue or sell any of its or any of its
Affiliates' equity or equity-equivalent securities pursuant to Regulation S
promulgated under the Securities Act, or (ii) register for resale any securities
of the Company. Any days that a Preferred Stock Investor is not permitted to
sell Underlying Shares under the Underlying Securities Registration Statement
shall be added to such 90 Trading Day period for the purposes of (i) and (ii)
above.
(c) For purposes of this Section 4.8, "Preferred Stock
Investor" shall mean the holder of any then issued and outstanding shares of
Series F Preferred Stock or Shares, provided that to the extent of any conflict
under this Section 4.8, the holders of the Series F Preferred Stock shall have
priority.
Section 4.9 Listing of Underlying Shares. The Company shall (a) not
later than the time prescribed by the rules and regulations of the Nasdaq
SmallCap Market, prepare and file with the Nasdaq SmallCap Market (as well as
any other national securities exchange, market or trading facility on which the
Common Stock is then listed) an additional shares listing application covering
at least the sum of two times the number of Underlying Shares as would be
issuable upon a conversion in full of (and as payment of dividends in respect
of) the Shares, assuming such conversion occurred on the Original Issue Date or
the Filing Date (whichever yields a lower Conversion Price), (b) take all steps
necessary to cause the such shares to be approved for listing on the Nasdaq
SmallCap Market (as well as on any other national securities exchange, market or
trading facility on which the Common Stock is then listed) as soon as possible
thereafter, and (c) provide to the Purchaser evidence of such listing, and the
Company shall maintain the listing of its Common Stock on such exchange or
market. In addition, if at any time the number of shares of Common Stock
issuable on conversion of all then outstanding Shares, on account of accrued and
unpaid dividends thereon is greater than the number of shares of Common Stock
theretofore listed with the Nasdaq SmallCap Market (and any such other national
securities exchange, market or trading facility), the Company shall promptly
take such action (including the actions described in the preceding sentence) to
file an additional shares listing application with the Nasdaq SmallCap Market
(and any such other national securities exchange, market or trading facility)
covering at least a number of shares equal to the sum of 200% of (A) the number
of Underlying Shares as would then be issuable upon a conversion in full of the
Shares and (B) the number of Underlying Shares as would be issuable as payment
of dividends on the Shares.
Section 4.10 Notice of Breaches. Each of the Company and the Purchasers
shall give prompt written notice to the other of any breach by it of any
representation, warranty or other agreement contained in any Transaction
Document, as well as any events or occurrences arising after the date hereof,
which would reasonably be likely to cause any representation or warranty or
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other agreement of such party, as the case may be, contained in the Transaction
Document to be incorrect or breached as of such Closing Date. However, no
disclosure by either party pursuant to this Section shall be deemed to cure any
breach of any representation, warranty or other agreement contained in any
Transaction Document. Notwithstanding the generality of the foregoing, the
Company shall promptly notify the Purchasers of any notice or claim (written or
oral) that it receives from any lender of the Company to the effect that the
consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents
violates or would violate any written agreement or understanding between such
lender and the Company, and the Company shall promptly furnish by facsimile to
the Purchasers a copy of any written statement in support of or relating to such
claim or notice.
Section 4.11 Conversion procedures. Exhibit "C" sets forth all
procedures, required information and instructions that are required to be
followed in order to permit holders of Shares to smoothly and expeditiously
exercise their rights to convert Shares and which are not specifically set forth
in the Certificate of Designation, including the form of legal opinion, if
necessary, that shall be rendered to the Company's transfer agent to effect the
delivery of Underlying Shares in compliance with the terms hereof and of the
Certificate of Designation. If the Company changes its transfer agent at any
time prior to the conversion of all of the Shares held by the Purchasers, the
Company shall deliver any transfer agent instructions contained in Exhibit "C"
to such replacement transfer agent and cause such transfer agent to comply
therewith.
Section 4.12 Conversion and Exercise Obligations of the Company. The
Company shall honor conversions of the Shares and shall deliver Underlying
Shares upon such conversions and exercises in accordance with the respective
terms and conditions and time periods set forth in the Certificate of
Designation.
Section 4.13 Use of Proceeds. The Company shall use the proceeds
from the sale of the Shares to the Purchasers as follows: $2,650,000 for working
capital to pay operating expenses and $100,000 for fees and expenses incurred on
connection with the offering of the Shares.
Section 4.14 Transfer of Intellectual Property Rights. Except in the
ordinary course of the Company's business consistent with past practice or in
connection with the sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the
Company, the Company shall not transfer, sell or otherwise dispose of, any
Intellectual Property Rights, or allow the Intellectual Property Rights to
become subject to any Liens, or fail to renew such Intellectual Property Rights
(if renewable and would otherwise expire).
Section 4.15 Certain Conversion Restrictions. In no event (except (i)
with respect to an automatic conversion of the Preferred Stock as provided in
Section 5(a)(ii) of the Certificate of Designation, (ii) if the Company is in
default of any of its obligations hereunder or any of the Transaction Documents,
as defined in Section 7 of the Certificate of Designation, or (iii) except as
otherwise set forth in the Certificate of Designation) shall any Holder be
entitled to convert any Preferred Stock to the extent that, after such
conversion, the sum of (1) the number of shares of Common Stock beneficially
owned by such Holder and its affiliates (other than the shares of Common Stock
which may be deemed beneficially owned through the ownership of the
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unconverted portion of the Preferred Stock), and (2) the number of shares of
Common Stock issuable upon the conversion of the Preferred Stock with respect to
which the determination of this proviso is being made, would result in
beneficial ownership by the Holder and its affiliates of more than 4.99% of the
outstanding shares of Common Stock. For purposes of the immediately preceding
sentence, beneficial ownership shall be determined in accordance with section
13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"),
except as otherwise provided in clause (1) of the preceding sentence. To the
extent that the limitation contained in this paragraph applies, the
determination of whether shares of Preferred Stock are convertible (in relation
to other securities owned by a Holder) and of which shares of Preferred Stock
are convertible shall be in the sole discretion of the Holder, and the
submission of shares of Preferred Stock for conversion shall be deemed to be the
Holder's determination of whether such shares of Preferred Stock are convertible
(in relation to other securities owned by the Holder) and of which portion of
such shares of Preferred Stock are convertible, in each case subject to such
aggregate percentage limitation, and the Company shall have no obligation to
verify or confirm the accuracy of such determination. Nothing contained in this
paragraph shall be deemed to restrict the right of the Holder to convert shares
of Preferred Stock at such time as such conversion will not violate the
provisions of this paragraph. The provisions of this paragraph will not apply to
any conversion pursuant to Section 5 (a)(ii) of the Certificate of Designation,
and may be waived by a Holder (but only as to itself and not to any other
Holder) upon not less than 75 days prior notice to the Company (in which case,
the Holder shall make such filings with the Commission, including under Rule 13D
or 13G, as are required by applicable law), and the provisions of this Section
shall continue to apply until such 75th day (or later, if stated in the notice
of waiver). Other Holders shall be unaffected by any such waiver.
Section 4.16 Mandatory Redemption. If, at any time the Company denies
the right of a holder of Series F Preferred to effect a conversion of its shares
of Series F Preferred into Common Stock or otherwise dishonors or rejects any
Conversion Notice delivered in accordance with the terms of this Agreement or
the Certificate of Designations, except in circumstances where (i) the Company
has obtained an order from a court having jurisdiction over the holder, which
order expressly allows the Company to deny conversion or dishonor or reject a
conversion notice, and (ii) such holder has received notice of and an
opportunity to oppose any motion of the Company seeking such order, then such
holder shall have the right, by written notice to the Company, to require the
Company to promptly redeem the holder's outstanding shares of Series F Preferred
for cash at the Mandatory Redemption Amount. The Mandatory Redemption Amount
will be payable to such holder in cash within five (5) business days from the
date such holder gives the Company written notice that it is exercising its
rights under this paragraph.
Section 4.17 Restrictions. Subject to the completeness and accuracy of
the Buyer's representations and warranties herein and provided that all of the
qualifications and requirements of Regulation S under the Securities Act of 1933
("Regulation S") are met, upon the conversion of any Series F Preferred by a
person who is not a U.S. Person as defined in Regulation S (a "non-U.S.
Person"), the Company shall, at its expense, take all necessary action
(including the issuance of an opinion of counsel) to assure that the Company's
transfer agent shall issue stock certificates without restrictive legend or stop
orders, other than as required for compliance with applicable statutes and laws,
including but not limited to securities laws, in the name of the Buyer (or its
nominee (being a non-U.S. Person) or such non-U.S. Persons as may be designated
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by the Buyer) and in such denominations to be specified at conversion
representing the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon such conversion,
as applicable. The Company warrants that no instructions (other than these
instructions or instructions to impose a "stop transfer" instruction with
respect to the Series F Preferred until the end of the Restricted Period) have
been or will be given to the transfer agent and that the Shares will not be
subject to any transfer limitations other than those imposed by applicable
securities laws.
ARTICLE V.
CONDITIONS; TERMINATION
Section 5.1 Conditions Precedent.
(a) Conditions Precedent to the Obligation of the Company to
Sell the Shares. The obligation of the Company to sell the Shares hereunder to a
Purchaser is subject to the satisfaction or waiver by the Company, at or before
the Closing, of each of the following conditions:
(1) Accuracy of the Purchasers' Representations and
Warranties. The representations and warranties of the Purchasers shall be true
and correct in all material respects as of the date when made and as of the
Closing Date, as though made on and as of such date; and
(2) Performance by the Purchasers. The Purchasers
shall have performed, satisfied and complied in all material respects with all
covenants, agreements and conditions required by the Transaction Documents to be
performed, satisfied or complied with by it at or prior to the Closing.
(b) Conditions Precedent to the Obligation of the Purchasers
to Purchase the Shares. The obligation of the Purchasers to acquire and pay for
the Shares to be acquired by it hereunder is subject to the satisfaction or
waiver by the Purchasers, at or before the Closing, of each of the following
conditions:
(1) Accuracy of the Company's Representations and
Warranties. The representations and warranties of the Company set forth herein
shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the date when made and
as of the Closing Date as though made on and as of such date;
(2) Performance by the Company. The Company shall
have performed, satisfied and complied in all material respects with all
covenants, agreements and conditions required by the Transaction Documents to be
performed, satisfied or complied with by the Company at or prior to the Closing;
(3) No Prohibitions. The purchase of and payment
for the Shares to be purchased by the Purchasers (and upon conversion thereof,
the Underlying Shares) hereunder (i) shall not be prohibited or enjoined
(temporarily or permanently) by any applicable law or governmental regulation
and (ii) shall not subject the Purchasers to any penalty, or in its judgment,
other onerous condition under or pursuant to any applicable law or governmental
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regulation that would materially reduce the benefits to the Purchasers of the
purchase of the Shares or the Underlying Shares (provided, however, that such
regulation, law or onerous condition was not in effect in such form at the date
of this Agreement);
(4) Adverse Changes. No event or series of events
which, individually or in the aggregate, could have or result in a Material
Adverse Effect shall have occurred between the date of execution hereof and the
Closing;
(5) No Suspensions of Trading in Common Stock.
Trading in the Common Stock shall not have been suspended from trading on the
Nasdaq SmallCap Market or any subsequent exchange, market, or trading facility
at any time between the date hereof and the Closing;
(6) Listing of Common Stock. The Common Stock
shall have at all times between the date hereof and the Closing Date been listed
for trading on the Nasdaq SmallCap Market or the OTC Bulletin Board;
(7) Reserved.
(8) Required Approvals. All Required Approvals
shall have been obtained; and
(9) Certificate of Designation. The Certificate of
Designation shall have been duly filed with the Secretary of State of Delaware,
and the Company shall have delivered a copy thereof to the Purchasers certified
as filed by the office of the Secretary of State of Delaware.
Section 5.2 Termination.
(a) Termination by Mutual Consent. This Agreement and the
transactions contemplated hereby may be terminated at any time prior to Closing
by the mutual consent of the Company and the Purchasers.
(b) Termination by the Company or the Purchasers. This
Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby with respect to the
Purchasers may be terminated prior to Closing by either the Company or the
Purchasers, by giving written notice of such termination to the other party, if:
(1) there shall be in effect any statute, rule, law
or regulation that prohibits the consummation of the Closing or the
transaction contemplated by the Transaction Documents or if the
consummation of the Closing Documents would violate any non-appealable
final judgment, order, decree, ruling or injunction of any court of or
governmental authority having competent jurisdiction; or
(2) there shall have been an amendment to Regulation
D promulgated under the Securities Act or an interpretive release
promulgated or issued thereunder,
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which, in the judgment of the terminating party, could have or result
in a Material Adverse Effect.
(c) Termination by the Company. This Agreement and the
transactions contemplated hereby may be terminated prior to Closing as to the
Purchasers by the Company, by giving written notice of such termination to the
Purchasers, if the Purchasers have breached in any material respect any
representation, warranty, covenant or agreement contained in any Transaction
Document and such breach is not cured within five (5) Business Days following
receipt by the Purchasers of notice of such breach.
(d) Termination by the Purchasers. This Agreement and the
transactions contemplated hereby may be terminated as to the Purchasers prior to
Closing by the Purchasers, by giving written notice of such termination to the
Company, if:
(1) the Company has breached in any material respects
any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement contained in any
Transaction Document and such breach is not cured within one (1)
Business Day following receipt by the Company of notice of such breach;
(2) there has occurred an event or series of events
which, individually or in the aggregate, could have or result in a
Material Adverse Effect which is not disclosed fully in the Disclosure
Materials;
(3) trading in the Common Stock has been suspended or
the Common Stock has failed to be listed for trading on the OTC
Bulletin Board or on any subsequent exchange, market, or trading
facility.
ARTICLE VI.
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 6.1 Fees and Expenses. Each party shall pay the fees and
expenses of its advisers, counsel, accountants and other experts, if any, and
all other expenses incurred by such party incident to the negotiation,
preparation, execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement. The Company
shall pay all stamp and other taxes and duties levied in connection with the
issuance of the Shares pursuant hereto. The Purchasers shall be responsible for
their own respective tax liability that may arise as a result of the investment
hereunder or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
Section 6.2 Entire Agreement; Amendments, Exhibits and Schedules. This
Agreement, together with the Exhibits and Schedules hereto, and the Certificate
of Designation contain the entire understanding of the parties with respect to
the subject matter hereof and supersede all prior agreements and understandings,
oral or written, with respect to such matters. The Exhibits and Schedules to
this Agreement are hereby incorporated herein and made a part hereof for all
purposes as if fully set forth herein.
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Section 6.3 Notices. Any and all notices or other communications or
deliveries required or permitted to be provided hereunder shall be in writing
and shall be deemed given and effective on the earliest of (i) the date of
transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile at the
facsimile telephone number specified in this Section prior to 5:00 p.m. (Salt
Lake City time) on a Business Day, (ii) the Business Day after the date of
transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile at the
facsimile telephone number specified in the Purchase Agreement later than 5:00
p.m. (Salt Lake City time) on any date and earlier than 11:59 p.m. (Salt Lake
City time) on such date, (iii) the Business Day following the date of mailing,
if sent by nationally recognized overnight courier service, or (iv) upon actual
receipt by the party to whom such notice is required to be given. The address
for such notices and communications shall be as follows:
If to the Company: Fonix Corporation
00 Xxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxx 0000
Xxxx Xxxx Xxxx, Xxxx 00000
Facsimile No.: (000) 000-0000
Attn: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx,
Executive Vice President
With copies to: Durham Xxxxx & Xxxxxxx, P.C.
Suite 800 Key Bank Tower
00 Xxxxx Xxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxx Xxxx Xxxx, Xxxx 00000
Facsimile No.: (000) 000-0000
Attn: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx, Esq.
If to Dominion, Sovereign, Dominion Capital Fund, Ltd.
Canadian Advantage, Sovereign Partners, LP
Dominion Investment, or Canadian Advantage, LP
Queen: Dominion Investment Fund, LLC
Queen LLC
c/o Thomson Kernaghan & Co.
000 Xxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxx
Fax (000) 000-0000
Attention: ______________
With copies to: Xxxxxxx & Xxxxxx
00 Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Fax: (000) 000-0000
Attn. Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, Esq.
or such other address as may be designated in writing hereafter, in the same
manner, by such Person.
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Section 6.4 Amendments; Waivers. No provision of this Agreement may be
waived or amended except in a written instrument signed, in the case of an
amendment, by both the Company and the Purchasers, or, in the case of a waiver,
by the party against whom enforcement of any such waiver is sought, provided
however that Section 6.7 and to the extent it affects such sections, this
Section 6.4 may not be waived or amended without the prior written consent of
any party identified therein as a third party beneficiary. No waiver of any
default with respect to any provision, condition or requirement of this
Agreement shall be deemed to be a continuing waiver in the future or a waiver of
any other provision, condition or requirement hereof, nor shall any delay or
omission of either party to exercise any right hereunder in any manner impair
the exercise of any such right accruing to it thereafter.
Section 6.5 Headings. The headings herein are for convenience only, do
not constitute a part of this Agreement and shall not be deemed to limit or
affect any of the provisions hereof.
Section 6.6 Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding
upon and inure to the benefit of the parties and their successors and permitted
assigns, including any Persons to whom the Purchasers transfer Shares. The
assignment by a party of this Agreement or any rights hereunder shall not affect
the obligations of such party under this Agreement.
Section 6.7 No Third-Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement is intended
for the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective permitted successors
and assigns and, other than with respect to permitted assignees under Section
6.6, is not for the benefit of, nor may any provision hereof be enforced by, any
other Person.
Section 6.8 Governing Law; Venue. This Agreement shall be governed by
and construed and enforced in accordance with the internal laws of the State of
Delaware without regard to the principles of conflicts of law thereof.
Additionally, any action arising out of the interpretation of or performance
under this Agreement by either party shall be brought in a court of competent
jurisdiction in the State of Delaware.
Section 6.9 Survival. The representations, warranties, agreements
and covenants contained in this Agreement shall survive the Closing and the and
conversion of the Shares.
Section 6.10 Execution. This Agreement may be executed in two or more
counterparts, all of which when taken together shall be considered one and the
same agreement, and shall become effective when counterparts have been signed by
each party and delivered to the other parties, it being understood that all
parties need not sign the same counterpart. In the event that any signature is
delivered by facsimile transmission, such signature shall create a valid and
binding obligation of the party executing (or on whose behalf such signature is
executed) the same with the same force and effect as if such facsimile signature
page were an original thereof.
Section 6.11 Publicity. The Company and the Purchasers shall consult
with each other in issuing any press releases or otherwise making public
statements with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby and no party
shall issue any such press release or otherwise make any such public statement
without the prior written consent of the other party, which consent shall not be
unreasonably withheld or delayed, except that no prior consent shall be
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required if such disclosure is required by law, in which such case the
disclosing party shall provide the other parties with prior notice of such
public statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall not publicly
disclose the name of the Purchasers without the prior written consent of the
Purchasers, except to the extent required by law, in which case the Company
shall provide the Purchasers with prior written notice of such public
disclosure.
Section 6.12 Severability. In case any one or more of the provisions of
this Agreement shall be invalid or unenforceable in any respect, the validity
and enforceability of the remaining terms and provisions of this Agreement shall
not in any way be affected or impaired thereby and the parties will attempt to
agree upon a valid and enforceable provision which shall be a reasonable
substitute therefor, and upon so agreeing, shall incorporate such substitute
provision in this Agreement.
Section 6.13 Remedies. Each of the parties to this Agreement
acknowledges and agrees that the other parties would be damaged irreparably in
the event any of the provisions of this Agreement are not performed in
accordance with their specific terms or otherwise are breached. Accordingly,
each of the parties hereto agrees that the other parties shall be entitled to an
injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches of the provisions of this
Agreement and to enforce specifically this Agreement and the terms and
provisions of this Agreement in any action instituted in any court of the United
States of America or any state thereof having jurisdiction over the parties to
this Agreement and the matter, in addition to any other remedy to which they may
be entitled, at law or in equity.
Section 6.14 Rights in Bankruptcy. The holder of any shares of Series F
Preferred shall be entitled to exercise its conversion privilege with respect to
the Series F Preferred notwithstanding the commencement of any case under 11
U.S.C. section 101 et seq. (the "Bankruptcy Code"). In the event the Company is
a debtor under the Bankruptcy Code, the Company hereby waives, to the fullest
extent permitted, any rights to relief it may have under 11 U.S.C. section 362
in respect of the conversion of the Series F Preferred.
Section 6.15 Information. The Company will authorize its transfer agent
to give information relating to the Company directly to the Purchasers or the
Purchasers' representatives upon the request of the Purchasers or any such
representative, to the extent such information relates to (i) the status of
shares of Common Stock issued or claimed to be issued to the Purchasers in
connection with a Notice of Conversion, or (ii) the number of outstanding shares
of Common Stock of all stockholders as of a current or other specified date. The
Company will provide the Purchasers with a copy of the authorization so given to
the transfer agent.
[SIGNATURE PAGES FOLLOW]
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Series
F Convertible Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement to be duly executed as of the
date first indicated above.
FONIX CORPORATION DOMINION CAPITAL FUND, LTD
By: /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx By: /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxx
Name: Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxx
Title: Title: Director
SOVEREIGN PARTNERS, LP
By: /s/ [Signature illegible]
Name:
Title:
CANADIAN ADVANTAGE, LP
By: /s/ X. XxXxxxxx
Name: X. XxXxxxxx
Title:
DOMINION INVESTMENT FUND, LLC
By: /s/ [Signature illegible]
Name: Navigator Management, Ltd.
Title: Director
QUEEN LLC
By: /s/ [Signature illegible]
Name: Navigator Management, Ltd.
Title: Director
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SCHEDULE 3.1(a)
SUBSIDIARIES
1. fonix systems corporation, a Utah corporation, wholly owned by the Company.
2. fonix/AcuVoice, Inc., a Utah corporation, wholly owned by the Company.
3. ASI Acquisition Corporation, a Utah corporation, wholly owned by the
Company.
4. Papyrus Acquisition Corporation, a Utah corporation, wholly owned by the
Company.
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SCHEDULE 3.1(c)
CAPITALIZATION
The Company has an authorized capitalization consisting of 300,000,000 shares of
Common Stock, par value $.0001 per share, and 5,000,000 shares of Preferred
Stock, par value $.0001 per shares. As of the date hereof, the Company has
issued and outstanding 139,102,720 shares of Common Stock. 3,325,000 shares of
Common Stock are subject to issuance upon the conversion or exercise of
presently issued and outstanding warrants and options of the Company. 16,698,233
shares of Common Stock are reserved for issuance under the Company's existing
stock option plans. 166,667 shares of Series A Preferred Stock have been issued
and 166,667 shares are outstanding, which shares are convertible into 166,667
shares of Common Stock. 310,000 shares of Series D 4% Convertible Preferred
Stock are issued and outstanding, which are convertible into shares of Common
Stock according to a formula that is determined, in part, by reference to the
prevailing market price of the Series D Preferred Stock. Assuming that all of
the issued and outstanding shares of Series D Preferred were to be converted as
of February 1, 2000, the Company would issue a total of 25,871,936 shares of
Common Stock, including shares issued as accrued dividends. Except as set forth
above, as of the date of this Agreement, there are no outstanding options,
warrants, rights to subscribe to, calls or commitments of any character
whatsoever relating to, or, except as a result of the purchase and sale of the
Shares, securities, rights or obligations convertible into or exchangeable for,
or giving any Person any right to subscribe for or acquire, any shares of Common
Stock, or contracts, commitments, understandings, or arrangements by which the
Company or any Subsidiary is or may become bound to issue additional shares of
Common Stock or securities or rights convertible or exchangeable into shares of
Common Stock, except as disclosed herein.
5% Beneficial Owners
The Company is aware of the following persons or groups who beneficially own
more than 5% of the Company's issued and outstanding Common Stock:
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Beesmark Investments, L.C.
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APPENDIX A
Investor Shares Received
Sovereign Partners, LP 71,275
Dominion Capital Fund, Ltd 64,543
Canadian Advantage, L.P. 11,325
Dominion Investment Fund LLC 5,357
Queen LLC 137,500
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