Securities Purchase Agreement
Symbollon
Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
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Xxxxxx
Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxx,
XX 00000
The
undersigned (the “Investors”) hereby confirms their agreement
with you as follows:
1. This
Securities Purchase Agreement is made as of the date set forth below between
Symbollon Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the
“Company”), and the investors identified on the signature page
hereto (each, including its successors and assigns, an
“Investor” and collectively the
“Investors”).
2. Pursuant
to the Terms and Conditions for Purchase of Securities, attached hereto as
Annex I and incorporated herein by reference as if fully set forth herein
(the “Terms and Conditions”), the Company and the Investors
agree that each Investor will purchase from the Company and the Company will
issue and sell to each Investor, in a private placement (the
“Offering”) 357,143 shares (the “Shares”) of
Class A common stock of the Company, $0.001 par value per share (the
“Common Stock”), at a purchase price of $0.70 per Share, and
redeemable warrants (the “Warrants”) in the form of Exhibit
A to the Terms and Conditions to purchase up to a number of shares (the
“Warrant Shares”) equal to 100% of the Shares, which shall be
exercisable on or after the Initial Date of the Warrants (as defined in the
Warrants), have a term of exercise equal to five (5) years and have a strike
price of $1.00 per share, for an aggregate purchase price of $750,000 (the
“Purchase Price”); and
Unless
otherwise requested by the Investors as indicated in a certificate questionnaire
substantially in the form of Exhibit B to the Terms and Conditions,
certificates representing the Shares and Warrants purchased by the Investors,
respectively, will be registered in the Investors’ names and addresses as set
forth below.
3. The
Company and the Investors agree to enter into a registration rights agreement
(the “Registration Rights Agreement”) in the form of Exhibit
C to the Terms and Conditions, concurrently with the execution of this
Securities Purchase Agreement (the Securities Purchase Agreement and the
Registration Rights Agreement, collectively the
“Agreements”).
4. The
Investors represent that, except as set forth below, as of the date hereof
(a)
each has had no position, office or other material relationship within the
past
three years with the Company or its affiliates, (b) each does not
beneficially own (including the right to acquire or vote) any securities of
the
Company, and (c) each has no direct or indirect affiliation or association
with
any National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (“NASD”)
member. Exceptions:
(If
no
exceptions, write “none.” If left blank, response will be deemed to
be “none.”)
Please
confirm that the foregoing correctly sets forth the agreement between us by
signing below.
Dated
as of: September 27, 2007
Renaissance
US Growth Investment Trust PLC
By: /s/
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx, President
XXXX
Capital Group, Inc.,
Investment
Manager
Address:
c/o
RENN
Capital Group, Inc.
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X.
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx
Xxxxx
000-XX 00
Xxxxxx,
XX 00000-0000
Attention:
Compliance
AGREED
AND ACCEPTED:
Symbollon
Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
By:
/s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
Xxxx
X. Xxxxxxxxx
President/CEO
[SECURITIES
PURCHASE AGREEMENT SIGNATURE PAGE]
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Please
confirm that the foregoing correctly sets forth the agreement between us by
signing below.
Dated
as of: September 27, 2007
Renaissance
Capital Growth & Income Fund III, Inc.
By: /s/
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx, President
Address:
c/o
RENN
Capital Group, Inc.
0000
X.
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx
Xxxxx
000-XX 00
Xxxxxx,
XX 00000-0000
Attention:
Compliance
AGREED
AND ACCEPTED:
Symbollon
Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
By: /s/
Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
Xxxx
X. Xxxxxxxxx
President/CEO
[SECURITIES
PURCHASE AGREEMENT SIGNATURE PAGE]
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Please
confirm that the foregoing correctly sets forth the agreement between us by
signing below.
Dated
as of: September 27, 2007
Premier
XXXX US Emerging Growth Fund Ltd.
By: /s/
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx, President
XXXX
Capital Group, Inc.,
Investment
Adviser
Address:
c/o
RENN
Capital Group, Inc.
0000
X.
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx
Xxxxx
000-XX 00
Xxxxxx,
XX 00000-0000
Attention:
Compliance
AGREED
AND ACCEPTED:
Symbollon
Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
By:
/s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
Xxxx
X. Xxxxxxxxx
President/CEO
[SECURITIES
PURCHASE AGREEMENT SIGNATURE PAGE]
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Annex
I
Terms
and Conditions for Purchase of Securities
1. Agreement
to Sell and Purchase the Securities. Purchase and
Sale. At the Closing (as defined in Section 2), the Company
will sell to the Investors, and the Investors will purchase from the Company,
upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein, and at the
Purchase Price, the number of Shares and Warrants described in paragraph 2
of
the Securities Purchase Agreement attached hereto (collectively with this Annex
I and the other exhibits attached hereto, this
“Agreement”).
2. Initial
Closing.
2.1 The
completion of the purchase and sale of the Shares and Warrants (the
“Closing”) shall occur on a date mutually agreed by the
Investors and the Company (the“Closing Date”),
which date shall not be later than September 27, 2007 (the “Outside
Date”). At the Closing, the Company shall deliver to each
Investor one or more certificates representing the number of Shares and Warrants
purchased by such Investor, respectively, set forth in paragraph 2 of the
Securities Purchase Agreement, each such certificate to be registered in the
name of an Investor or, if so indicated on the Certificate Questionnaire,
substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B, in the name of a
nominee designated by such Investor. In exchange for the delivery of
the certificates representing such Shares and Warrants, the Investors shall
deliver the Purchase Price to the Company by wire transfer of immediately
available funds pursuant to the Company’s written instructions.
2.2 The
Company’s obligation to issue and sell the Shares and Warrants to the Investors
shall be subject to the following conditions, any one or more of which may
be
waived by the Company:
(a)
prior
receipt by the Company of an executed copy of this Agreement;
(b)
the
accuracy in all material respects when made and on the Closing Date of the
representations and warranties made by the Investors in this Agreement and
the
fulfillment of the obligations of the Investors to be fulfilled by it under
this
Agreement on or prior to the Closing in all material respects;
(c)
the
execution and delivery by the Investors of the Registration Rights
Agreement;
(d)
receipt of the Purchase Price; and
(e)
the
absence of any order, writ, injunction, judgment or decree that questions the
validity of the Agreements or the right of the Company or the Investors to
enter
into the Agreements or to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and
thereby.
2.3 The
Investors’ obligation to purchase the Shares and Warrants shall be subject to
the following conditions, any one or more of which may be waived by the
Investors:
(a)
the
delivery to the Investors of a legal opinion, dated the Closing Date, from
general counsel of the Company, substantially in the form attached hereto as
Exhibit E;
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(b)
the
accuracy in all material respects of the representations and warranties made
by
the Company in this Agreement on the date hereof and, if different, on the
Closing Date and the fulfillment of the obligations of the Company to be
fulfilled by it under this Agreement on or prior to the Closing in all material
respects;
(c)
the
execution and delivery by the Company of the Registration Rights
Agreement,
(d)
the
fulfillment of the obligations of the Company to be fulfilled by it under this
Agreement on or prior to the Closing;
(e)
the
absence of any order, writ, injunction, judgment or decree that questions the
validity of the Agreements or the right of the Company or the Investors to
enter
into such Agreements or to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby
and
thereby; and
(f)
the
delivery to the Investors by the Secretary or Assistant Secretary of the Company
of a certificate stating that the conditions specified in this paragraph have
been fulfilled.
2.4 In
the
event that the Closing does not occur on or before the Outside Date as a result
of the Company’s failure to satisfy any of the conditions set forth above (and
such condition has not been waived by the Investor), the Company shall return
any and all funds paid hereunder to the Investors no later than one (1) Business
Day following the Initial Outside Date and the Investors shall have no further
obligations hereunder. For purposes of this Agreement,
“Business Day” shall mean any day other than a Saturday, Sunday
or other day on which the New York Stock Exchange or commercial banks located
in
Boston, Massachusetts are permitted or required by law to close.
3. Representations,
Warranties and Covenants of the Company. Except as otherwise
described in (a) the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the year ended
December 31, 2006 (and any amendments thereto filed at least two (2) Business
Days prior to the date hereof with the SEC), the Company’s Quarterly Report on
Form 10-QSB for the period ended June 30, 2007 (and any amendments thereto
filed
at least two (2) Business Days prior to the date hereof with the SEC), the
Company’s Proxy Statement for its 2007 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (and any
amendments thereto filed at least two Business Days prior to the date hereof)
or
any of the Company’s Current Reports on Form 8-K filed since June 30, 2007 and
at least two (2) Business Days prior to the date hereof (collectively, the
“SEC Reports”) or (b) the disclosure schedules, if any, of the
Company delivered concurrently herewith (the “Disclosure
Schedules”), the Company hereby represents and warrants to, and
covenants with, the Investors as of the date hereof and the Closing Date, as
follows:
3.1 Organization. The
Company is duly incorporated and validly existing in good standing under the
laws of the State of Delaware. The Company has full power and
authority to own, operate and occupy its properties and to conduct its business
as presently conducted and is registered or qualified to do business and in
good
standing in each jurisdiction in which it owns or leases property or transacts
business and where the failure to be so qualified would have a material adverse
effect upon the Company and its subsidiaries as a whole or the business,
financial condition, prospects, properties, operations or assets of the Company
as a whole or the Company’s ability to perform its obligations under the
Agreements in all material respects (“Material Adverse
Effect”), and no proceeding has been instituted in any such
jurisdiction revoking, limiting or curtailing, or seeking to revoke, limit
or
curtail, such power and authority or qualification. The Company has
no “subsidiaries” (as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended (the “Securities Act”)).
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3.2 Due
Authorization. The Company has all requisite power and
authority to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under the
Agreements. The execution and delivery of the Agreements, and the
consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby, have been
duly authorized by all necessary corporate action and no further action on
the
part of the Company or the Board or shareholders is required. The
Agreements have been validly executed and delivered by the Company and
constitute legal, valid and binding agreements of the Company enforceable
against the Company in accordance with their terms, except to the extent (i)
rights to indemnity and contribution may be limited by state or federal
securities laws or the public policy underlying such laws, (ii) such
enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, moratorium or similar laws affecting creditors’ and contracting
parties’ rights generally and (iii) such enforceability may be subject to
general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforceability is
considered in a proceeding in equity or at law).
3.3 Non-Contravention. The
execution and delivery of the Agreements, the issuance and sale of the Shares
and Warrants to be sold by the Company under the Agreements, the fulfillment
of
the terms of the Agreements and the consummation of the other transactions
contemplated thereby will not (A) result in a conflict with, give rise to
any payment or constitute a violation of, or default (with the passage of time
or otherwise) under, (i) any bond, debenture, note or other evidence of
indebtedness, or any material lease, contract, indenture, mortgage, deed of
trust, loan agreement, joint venture or other agreement or instrument to which
the Company is a party or by which the Company or its properties are bound,
(ii) the Articles of Incorporation, by-laws or other organizational
documents of the Company, as amended, or (iii) any law, administrative
regulation, ordinance or order of any court or governmental agency, arbitration
panel or authority binding upon the Company or its properties or (B) result
in the creation or imposition of any lien, encumbrance, claim, security interest
or restriction whatsoever upon any of the material properties or assets of
the
Company or an acceleration of indebtedness pursuant to any obligation, agreement
or condition contained in any material bond, debenture, note or any other
evidence of indebtedness or any material indenture, mortgage, deed of trust
or
any other agreement or instrument to which the Company is a party or by which
it
is bound or to which any of the property or assets of the Company is subject;
except in the case of each of A(i), A(iii) and B, such as would not reasonably
be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. No consent,
approval, authorization or other order of, or registration, qualification or
filing with, any regulatory body, administrative agency, or other governmental
body is required for the execution and delivery of the Agreements by the Company
and the valid issuance or sale of the Shares and Warrants by the Company
pursuant to the Agreements, other than such as have been made or obtained,
and
except for any filings required to be made under federal or state securities
laws and exchange listing rules and requirements.
3.4 Capitalization. The
authorized and outstanding capital stock of the Company as of the date hereof
is
as described in the SEC Reports, except that the number of shares of Common
Stock outstanding as of the date hereof is 12,585,254. The Shares to
be sold pursuant to the Agreements have been duly authorized, and when issued
and paid for in accordance with the terms of the Agreements, will be duly and
validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, subject to no lien, claim or
encumbrance (except for any such lien, claim or encumbrance created, directly
or
indirectly, by the Investors). The outstanding shares of capital
stock of the Company have been duly and validly issued and are fully paid and
nonassessable, have been issued in compliance with the registration requirements
of federal and state securities laws, and were not issued in violation of any
preemptive rights or similar rights to subscribe for or purchase securities.
Except for the outstanding warrants and options described in the SEC Reports,
there are no outstanding rights (including, without limitation, preemptive
rights), warrants or options to acquire, or instruments convertible into or
exchangeable for, any unissued shares of capital stock or other equity interest
in the Company, or any contract, commitment, agreement, understanding or
arrangement of any kind to which the Company is a party and providing for the
issuance or sale of any capital stock of the Company, any such convertible
or
exchangeable securities or any such rights, warrants or
options. Without limiting the foregoing, no preemptive right, co-sale
right, registration right, right of first refusal or other similar right exists
with respect to the issuance and sale of the Shares, except as provided in
the
Agreements. There are no shareholders agreements, voting agreements
or other similar agreements with respect to the Common Stock to which the
Company is a party.
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3.5 Legal
Proceedings. There is no material legal or governmental
proceeding pending, or to the knowledge of the Company, threatened, to which
the
Company is a party or of which the business or property of the Company is
subject that is required to be disclosed and that is not so disclosed in the
SEC
Reports. Neither the Company is subject to any injunction, judgment,
decree or order of any court, regulatory body, administrative agency or other
government body.
3.6 No
Violations. The Company is not in violation of its
Certificate of Incorporation, bylaws or other organizational documents, as
amended, or in violation of any law, administrative regulation, ordinance or
order of any court or governmental agency, arbitration panel or authority
applicable to the Company, which violation, individually or in the aggregate,
is
reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect, and the Company is not
in
default (and there exists no condition which, with the passage of time or
otherwise, would constitute a default) in the performance of any bond,
debenture, note or any other evidence of indebtedness or any indenture,
mortgage, deed of trust or any other material agreement or instrument to which
the Company is a party or by which the Company or its properties are bound,
which default is reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse
Effect.
3.7 Governmental
Permits, Etc. The Company has all necessary franchises,
licenses, certificates and other authorizations from any foreign, federal,
state
or local government or governmental agency, department or body that are
currently necessary for the operation of the business of the Company as
currently conducted, except where the failure to currently possess such
franchises, licenses, certificates and other authorizations is not reasonably
likely to have a Material Adverse Effect.
3.8 Intellectual
Property.
(a) Except
for matters which are not reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect,
(i) the Company has ownership of, or a license or other legal right to use,
all
patents, copyrights, trade secrets, trademarks, Internet domain names, customer
lists, designs, manufacturing or other processes, computer software, systems,
data compilation, research results or other proprietary rights used in the
business of the Company (collectively, “Intellectual Property”)
and (ii) all of the Intellectual Property owned by the Company consisting of
patents, registered trademarks and registered copyrights have been duly
registered in, filed in or issued by the United States Patent and Trademark
Office, the United States Register of Copyrights or the corresponding offices
of
other jurisdictions and have been maintained and renewed in accordance with
all
applicable provisions of law and administrative regulations in the United States
and/or such other jurisdictions.
(b) Except
for matters which are not reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect
or
as are detailed in the SEC Reports, all material licenses or other material
agreements under which (i) the Company employs rights in Intellectual Property,
or (ii) the Company has granted rights to others in Intellectual Property owned
or licensed by the Company are in full force and effect, there is no default
by
the Company with respect thereto, and the consummation of the transactions
contemplated by the Agreements will not result in any default, change or
acceleration of any obligations under any such licenses or
agreements.
(c) The
Company believes that it has taken all steps reasonably required in accordance
with sound business practice and business judgment to establish and preserve
the
ownership of all material Intellectual Property owned by the
Company.
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(d) Except
for matters which are not reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect,
to the knowledge of the Company, (i) the present business, activities and
products of the Company do not infringe any intellectual property of any other
person; (ii) the Company has not misappropriated or is making unauthorized
use
of any confidential information or trade secrets of any person; and (iii) the
activities of any of the employees of the Company, acting on behalf of the
Company, do not violate any agreements or arrangements related to confidential
information or trade secrets of third parties.
(e) No
proceedings are pending, or to the knowledge of the Company, threatened, which
challenge the rights of the Company to the use of Intellectual Property, except
for matters which are not reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse
Effect.
(f) Except
for matters which are not reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect,
to the knowledge of the Company, no third parties are infringing upon or
misappropriating any Intellectual Property owned by the Company.
3.9 Financial
Statements. The financial statements of the Company and the
related notes contained in the SEC Reports present fairly and accurately in
all
material respects the financial position of the Company as of the dates therein
indicated, and the results of its operations, cash flows and the changes in
shareholders’ equity for the periods therein specified, subject, in the case of
unaudited financial statements for interim periods, to normal year-end audit
adjustments. Such financial statements (including the related notes)
have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles
applied on a consistent basis at the times and throughout the periods therein
specified, except that unaudited financial statements may not contain all
footnotes required by generally accepted accounting principles.
3.10 No
Material Adverse Change. Except as disclosed in the SEC
Reports, in any press releases issued by the Company at least two (2) Business
Days prior to the date of this Agreement, or disclosed directly to the Investor
by the Company at least two (2) Business Days prior to the date of this
Agreement, since June 30, 2007, there has not been (i) an event,
circumstance or change that has had or is reasonably likely to have a Material
Adverse Effect, (ii) any obligation incurred by the Company, direct or
contingent, that is material to the Company, (iii) any dividend or
distribution of any kind declared, paid or made on the capital stock of the
Company, or (iv) any loss or damage (whether or not insured) to the physical
property of the Company which has had a Material Adverse Effect.
3.11 Listing
Compliance. The Company’s Common Stock is registered
pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
(the “Exchange Act”), and is quoted on the Over-the-Counter
Bulletin Board (the “OTCBB”), and the Company has taken no action intended to,
or which to its knowledge could have the effect of, terminating the registration
of the Common Stock under the Exchange Act or the quotation of the Common Stock
from the OTCBB. The issuance of the Shares does not require
shareholder approval.
3.12 Reporting
Status. The Company has timely made all filings required
under the Exchange Act during the twelve (12) months preceding the date of
this
Agreement, and all of those documents complied in all material respects with
the
SEC’s requirements as of their respective filing dates, and the information
contained therein as of the respective dates thereof did not contain an untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be
stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein in light of the
circumstances under which they were made not misleading. The Company
is currently eligible to register the resale of Common Stock by the Investors
pursuant to a registration statement on Form SB-2 under the Securities Act
(the
“Registration Statement”).
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3.13 No
Manipulation; Disclosure of Information. The Company has not
taken and will not take any action designed to or that might reasonably be
expected to cause or result in an unlawful manipulation of the price of the
Common Stock to facilitate the sale or resale of the Securities.
3.14 Accountants. Xxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxx & Company, Ltd., who expressed their opinion with respect to the
consolidated financial statements contained in the Company’s Annual Report on
Form 10-KSB for the year ended December 31, 2006, have advised the Company
that
they are, and to the knowledge of the Company they are, an independent
registered public accounting firm as required by the Securities Act and the
rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
3.15 Contracts. Except
for matters which are not reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect
or
as are detailed in the SEC Reports and those contracts that are substantially
or
fully performed or expired by their terms, the contracts listed as exhibits
to
or described in the SEC Reports that are material to the Company, and all
amendments thereto, are in full force and effect on the date hereof, and neither
the Company nor, to the Company’s knowledge, any other party to such contracts
is in breach of or default under any of such contracts.
3.16 Taxes. Except
for matters which are not reasonably likely have a Material Adverse Effect,
each
of the Company 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.
3.17 Transfer
Taxes. On the Closing Date, all stock transfer or other
taxes (other than income taxes) which are required to be paid in connection
with
the sale and transfer of the Shares hereunder will be, or will have been, fully
paid or provided for by the Company and the Company will have complied with
all
laws imposing such taxes.
3.18 Investment
Company. The Company is not an “investment company” or an
“affiliated person” of, or “promoter” or “principal underwriter” for an
investment company, within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940,
as
amended, and will not be deemed an “investment company” as a result of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
3.19 Insurance. The
Company maintains insurance of the types and in the amounts that the Company
reasonably believes is adequate for its businesses, including, but not limited
to, insurance covering real and personal property owned or leased by the Company
against theft, damage, destruction, acts of vandalism and all other risks
customarily insured against by similarly situated companies, all of which
insurance is in full force and effect.
3.20 Offering
Prohibitions. Neither the Company nor any person acting on
its behalf or at its direction has in the past or will in the future take any
action to sell, offer for sale or solicit offers to buy any securities of the
Company which would bring the offer or sale of the Securities as contemplated
by
this Agreement within the provisions of Section 5 of the Securities
Act. Assuming the accuracy of the representations and
warranties of the Investors contained in this Agreement, the offer, sale and
issuance of the Securities will be exempt from the registration requirements
of
the Securities Act and will have been registered or qualified (or are exempt
from registration and qualification) under the registration, permit or
qualification requirements of all applicable state securities laws.
3.21 Related
Party Transactions.Except for (i) the transactions described and
contemplated by the Agreements; and (ii) as disclosed in the SEC Reports, to
the
knowledge of the Company, no transaction has occurred between or among the
Company or any of its affiliates, officers or directors or any affiliate or
affiliates of any such officer or director that is required to be disclosed
pursuant to Section 13, 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act.
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3.22 Books
and Records. The books, records and accounts of the Company
accurately and fairly reflect, in reasonable detail, the transactions in, and
dispositions of, the assets of, and the operations of, the
Company. The Company maintains a system of internal accounting
controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurances that (i) transactions
are
executed in accordance with management’s general or specific authorizations,
(ii) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial
statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and
to
maintain asset accountability, (iii) access to assets is permitted only in
accordance with management’s general or specific authorization and (iv) the
recorded accountability for assets is compared with the existing assets at
reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any
differences.
3.23 Employee
Matters. With respect to the Benefit Plans, to the knowledge
of the Company, no event has occurred and no condition or set of circumstances
exist, in connection with which the Company could be subject to any material
liability that would have a material adverse effect on it or its business under
ERISA, the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or any
other
applicable law. The term “Benefit Plan” means each
“employee benefit plan” (within the meaning of Section 3(3) of the Employee
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”), including,
without limitation, multiemployer plans within the meaning of Section 3(37)
of ERISA), and all stock purchase, stock option, severance, employment,
change-in-control, fringe benefit, collective bargaining, bonus, incentive,
deferred compensation, employee loan and all other employee benefit plans,
agreements, programs, policies or other arrangements, whether or not subject
to
ERISA, under which (i) any current or former employee, director or
consultant of the Company has any present or future right to benefits and which
are contributed to, sponsored by or maintained by the Company or any of its
respective subsidiaries or (ii) the Company has had or has any present or
future liability. The transactions contemplated by this Agreement
will not result in any severance, change of control or termination pay or
termination benefits or otherwise require the Company to make any cash payments
to any of its directors, officers, employees or other affiliates.
3.24 Rights
Plan. The Company is not party to any contract or agreement
with respect to, and does not maintain any, stockholders rights plan, poison
pill or similar agreement, plan or arrangement with respect to its Common Stock
or any other capital stock of the Company.
3.25 Finder’s
Fees. The Company has not incurred any placement fees,
commissions, brokerage or finder’s fees in connection with this Agreement,
except for the finder’s fees due to the Number One Corporation.
4. Representations,
Warranties and Covenants of the Investors.
4.1 Investors
Knowledge and Status. Each Investor represents and warrants
to, and covenants with, the Company that:
(i)
the
Investor was at the time it was offered the Securities, is as of the date hereof
and of the Closings and will be on each date it exercises any Warrants an
“accredited investor” as defined in Regulation D under the Securities Act, is
knowledgeable, sophisticated and experienced in making, and is qualified to
make
decisions with respect to, investments in securities presenting an investment
decision similar to that involved in the purchase of the Securities, and has
requested, received, reviewed and considered all information it deemed relevant
in making an informed decision to purchase the Securities and 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;
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(ii)
the
Investor understands that the Securities are “restricted securities” and have
not been registered under the Securities Act and is acquiring the number of
Securities set forth in paragraph 2 of the Securities Purchase Agreement in
the
ordinary course of its business and for its own account for investment only,
has
no present intention of distributing any of such Securities and has no
arrangement or understanding with any other persons regarding the distribution
of such Securities (this representation and warranty not limiting the Investor’s
right to sell Securities pursuant to a Registration Statement filed under the
Registration Rights Agreement or otherwise, or other than with respect to any
claim arising out of a breach of this representation and warranty, the
Investor’s right to indemnification under Section 3 of the Registration Rights
Agreement);
(iii)
the
Investor will not, directly or indirectly, offer, sell, pledge, transfer or
otherwise dispose (each a “Disposition”) of (or solicit any
offers to buy, purchase or otherwise acquire or take a pledge of) any of the
Securities except in compliance with the Securities Act, applicable state
securities laws and the respective rules and regulations promulgated
thereunder;
(iv)
the
Investor has answered all questions in paragraph 4 of the Securities Purchase
Agreement and the Investor Questionnaire attached hereto as Exhibit D for
use in preparation of the Registration Statement and for determining the
availability of state “Blue Sky” exemptions and the answers thereto are true and
correct as of the date hereof and will be true and correct as of the Closing
Date;
(v)
the
Investor will notify the Company promptly of any change in any of such
information until such time as the Investor has sold all of its Securities
or
until the Company is no longer required to keep the Registration Statement
effective;
(vi)
the
Investor acknowledges that it has reviewed the materials presented to the
Investor in connection with the Offerings and has been afforded (A) 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; (B) access to information about the Company and its respective
financial condition, results of operations, business, properties, management
and
prospects sufficient to enable it to evaluate its investment; and (C) the
opportunity to obtain such additional information that 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
(vii)
the
Investor has, in connection with its decision to purchase the number of
Securities set forth in paragraph 2 of the Securities Purchase Agreement, relied
upon the representations and warranties of the Company contained herein and
the
information contained in the SEC Reports.
The
Investor understands that the issuance of the Securities to the Investor has
not
been registered under the Securities Act, or registered or qualified under
any
state securities law, in reliance on specific exemptions therefrom, which
exemptions may depend upon, among other things, the representations made by
the
Investor in this Agreement. No person is authorized by the Company to provide
any representation that is inconsistent with or in addition to those contained
herein or in the SEC Reports, and the Investor acknowledges that it has not
received or relied on any such representations.
4.2 Power
and Authority. Each Investor represents and warrants to the
Company that (i) the Investor is an entity duly organized, validly existing
and
in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization with
full right, power, authority and capacity to enter into the Agreements and
to
consummate the transactions contemplated thereby and has taken all necessary
action to authorize the execution, delivery and performance of the Agreements,
and (ii) the Agreements constitute valid and binding obligations of the Investor
enforceable against the Investor in accordance with their terms, except to
the
extent (1) rights to indemnity and contribution may be limited by state or
federal securities laws or the public policy underlying such laws, (2) such
enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, moratorium or similar laws affecting creditors’ and contracting
parties’ rights generally and (3) such enforceability may be subject to general
principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered
in
a proceeding in equity or at law).
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4.3 Short
Position Prior to the Date Hereof. From the earlier of (i)
thirty (30) days prior to the date hereof and (ii) the date the Investors
learned of the Offering, neither the Investors nor any affiliate has directly
or
indirectly established or agreed to establish any hedge, “put equivalent
position” (as defined in Rule 16a-1 under the Exchange Act) or
other position in the Common Stock that is outstanding on the Closing Date
and that is designed to or could reasonably be expected to lead to or result
in
a Disposition by the Investor or any other person or entity. For purposes
hereof, a “hedge or other position” includes, without limitation, effecting any
short sale or having in effect any short position (whether or not such sale
or
position is against the box and regardless of when such position was entered
into) or any purchase, sale or grant of any right (including, without
limitation, any put or call option) with respect to the Common Stock or with
respect to any security (other than a broad-based market basket or index) that
includes, relates to or derives any significant part of its value from the
Common Stock. Each Investor acknowledges that this representation is
made for the benefit of the Company.
4.4 Short
Sales and Confidentiality After the Date Hereof. Each
Investor covenants that neither it nor any affiliates acting on its behalf
or
pursuant to any understanding with it will execute any short sales during the
period after the date the Investor learned of the Offering and ending at the
time that the transactions contemplated by this Agreement has been publicly
disclosed following the Company’s announcement described in Section
6.2. Each Investor covenants that until such time as the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement are publicly disclosed by the Company as
described in 6.2, the Investor will maintain, the confidentiality of all
disclosures made to it in connection with the Offering (including the existence
and terms of the Offering). Each Investor understands and
acknowledges that the SEC currently takes the position that coverage of short
sales of shares of the Common Stock “against the box” prior to the effective
date of the Registration Statement with the Securities is a violation of Section
5 of the Securities Act, as set forth in Item 65, Section 5 under Section A,
of
the Manual of Publicly Available Telephone Interpretations, dated July 1997,
compiled by the Office of Chief Counsel, Division of Corporation
Finance. Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Investor does not make
any representation, warranty or covenant hereby that it will not engage in
short
sales in the securities of the Company after the time that the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement are first publicly disclosed as described in
Section 6.2.
4.5 No
Investment, Tax or Legal Advice. Each Investor understands
that nothing in the SEC Reports, this Agreement, or any other materials
presented to the Investor in connection with the purchase and sale of the
Securities constitutes legal, tax or investment advice. Each Investor
has consulted such legal, tax and investment advisors as it, in its sole
discretion, has deemed necessary or appropriate in connection with its purchase
of Securities.
4.6 Confidential
Information. Each Investor covenants that from the date
hereof it will maintain in confidence all material non-public information
regarding the Company received by the Investor from the Company, including
the
receipt and content of any Suspension Notice (as defined in the Registration
Rights Agreement)) until such information (a) becomes generally publicly
available other than through a violation of this provision by the Investor
or
its agents or (b) is required to be disclosed in legal proceedings (such as
by deposition, interrogatory, request for documents, subpoena, civil
investigation demand, filing with any governmental authority or similar process)
or as otherwise required by law; provided, however, that before making any
disclosure in reliance on this Section 4.6, the Investor will give the Company
at least fifteen (15) days prior written notice (or such shorter period as
required by law) specifying the circumstances giving rise thereto and will
furnish only that portion of the non-public information which is legally
required and will exercise its commercially reasonable efforts to ensure that
confidential treatment will be accorded any non-public information so furnished.
The parties acknowledge and agree that as of the date hereof and as of the
Closing Date, the Company has disclosed to the Investors the material non-public
information described in Schedule 4.6 and that such information is subject
to
this Section 4.6.
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4.7 PATRIOT
Act. Each Investor represents and warrants to, and covenants
with, the Company that:
(i) it
is in compliance with Executive Order 13224 and the regulations administered
by
the U.S. Department of the Treasury (“Treasury”) Office of
Foreign Assets Control,
(ii) its
parents, subsidiaries, affiliated companies, officers, directors and partners,
and to the Investor’s knowledge, its shareholders, owners, employees, and
agents, are not on the List of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked
Persons maintained by Treasury and have not been designated by Treasury as
a
financial institution of primary money laundering concern,
(iii) to
the Investor’s knowledge after reasonable investigation, all of the funds to be
used to acquire the Securities are derived from legitimate sources and are
not
the product of illegal activities, and
(iv) the
Investor is in compliance with all other applicable U.S. anti-money laundering
laws and regulations and has implemented, if applicable, an anti-money
laundering compliance program in accordance with the requirements of the Bank
Secrecy Act, as amended by the USA PATRIOT Act, Pub. L. 107-56.
5. Survival
of Representations, Warranties and
Agreements. Notwithstanding any investigation made by any
party to this Agreement, all covenants, agreements, representations and
warranties made by the Company and the Investors herein shall survive the
execution of this Agreement, the delivery to the Investors of the Securities
being purchased and the payment therefor, and a party’s reliance on such
representations and warranties shall not be affected by any investigation made
by such party or any information developed thereby.
6. Registration
of Securities; Public Statements.
6.1 In
connection with the purchase and sale of the Securities by the Investors
contemplated hereby, the Company has entered into a Registration Rights
Agreement with the Investors providing for the filing by the Company of a
Registration Statement on Form SB-2 to enable the resale of the Shares and
Warrant Shares by the Investors and their transferees and assigns from time
to
time.
6.2 The
Company agrees to disclose on a Current Report on Form 8-K the existence of
the
Offering and the material terms, thereof, including pricing, within one (1)
Business Day after the respective Closing. The Company will not issue
any public statement, press release or any other public disclosure listing
the
Investors as one of the purchasers of the Securities without the Investors’
prior written consent, except as may be required by applicable law or rules
of
any exchange on which the Company’s securities are listed. No
Investor shall issue any press release, or otherwise make any such public
statement regarding the Offering without the prior written consent of the
Company, except as may be required by applicable law.
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7. Notices. All
notices, requests, consents and other communications hereunder shall be in
writing, shall be delivered (A) if within the United States, by first-class
registered or certified airmail, or nationally recognized overnight express
courier, postage prepaid, or by facsimile, or (B) if from outside the United
States, by International Federal Express (or comparable service) or facsimile,
and shall be deemed given:
(i)
if
delivered by first-class registered or certified mail domestic, upon the
Business Day received,
(ii)
if
delivered by nationally recognized overnight carrier, one (1) Business Day
after
timely delivery to such carrier,
(iii)
if
delivered by International Federal Express (or comparable service), two (2)
Business Days after timely delivery to such carrier, or
(iv)
if
delivered by facsimile, upon electric confirmation of receipt and shall be
addressed as follows, or to such other address or addresses as may have been
furnished in writing by a party to another party pursuant to this
paragraph:
(a) if
to the Company, to:
Symbollon
Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
00
Xxxxxx
Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxx,
XX 00000
Attention: President
Telephone:(000)
000-0000
with
a
copy to:
Xxxxxxxx
Xxxxxx Xxxxxx & Xxxxxxx LLP
0000
Xxxxxxxx (00xx
Xxxxx)
Xxx
Xxxx, XX 00000
Attn: Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx, Esq.
Telephone: (000)
000-0000
(b) if
to the Investors, at their addresses on the signature page to the Securities
Purchase Agreement.
8. Amendments;
Waiver. This Agreement may not be modified or amended except
pursuant to an instrument in writing signed by the Company and the Investors.
Any waiver of a provision of this Agreement must be in writing and executed
by
the party against whom enforcement of such waiver is sought.
9. Headings. The
headings of the various sections of this Agreement have been inserted for
convenience of reference only and shall not be deemed to be part of this
Agreement.
10. Entire
Agreement; Severability. This Agreement sets forth the
entire agreement and understanding of the parties relating to the subject matter
hereof and supersedes all prior and contemporaneous agreements, negotiations
and
understandings between the parties, both oral and written relating to the
subject matter hereof. If any provision contained in this Agreement is
determined to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, the validity,
legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions contained herein shall
not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.
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11. Governing
Law. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in
accordance with, the internal laws of the State of Delaware, without giving
effect to the principles of conflicts of law.
12. Successors
and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure
to the benefit of the parties and their successors and permitted
assigns. No party may assign this Agreement or any rights or
obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the other; provided,
however, that each Investor may assign all or any of its rights and obligations
hereunder to any affiliate of Investor that is controlled, directly or
indirectly, by Renaissance Capital Group, Inc., and that such affiliate agrees
in writing to be bound to the terms and conditions contained herein that apply
to the Investor.
13. Counterparts. This
Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall
constitute an original, but all of which, when taken together, shall constitute
but one instrument, and shall become effective when one or more counterparts
have been signed by each party hereto and delivered to the other
parties. In the event that any signature is delivered by fax
transmission, such signature shall create a valid and binding obligation of
the
party executing (or on whose behalf such signature is executed) with the same
force and effect as if such fax signature page were an original
thereof.
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Exhibit
A
Symbollon
Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
FORM
OF WARRANT
Exhibit
B
Symbollon
Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
CERTIFICATE
QUESTIONNAIRE
Pursuant
to Section 2 of the Agreement, please provide us with the following
information:
1.
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The
exact name in which your Shares and Warrants are to be registered
(this is
the name that will appear on your stock certificate(s)). You
may use a nominee name if appropriate:
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Shares
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Warrants
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2.
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If
a nominee name is listed in response to item 1 above, the relationship
between the Investor and such nominee:
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Shares
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Warrants
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3.
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The
mailing address of the registered holder listed in response to item
1
above:
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Shares
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Warrants
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4.
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The
Social Security Number or Tax Identification Number of the registered
holder listed in the response to item 1 above:
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Shares
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Warrants
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Exhibit
C
Symbollon
Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
FORM
OF REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
Exhibit
D
Symbollon
Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
INVESTOR
QUESTIONNAIRE
(All
information will be treated confidentially)
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Questionnaire this _____
day
of __________, 2007, and declares under oath that it is truthful and
correct.
Print
Name
By:
Signature
Title:
(required
for any purchaser that is a corporation, partnership, trust or other
entity)
Exhibit
E
FORM
OF LEGAL OPINION
September
[·],
2007
The
Investors in Common Stock of Symbollon Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Ladies
and Gentlemen:
I
have
acted as general counsel for Symbollon Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a Delaware
corporation (the “Company”), in connection with the offer and sale by the
Company of (i) [·] shares
(“Shares”)
of common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Common Stock”), and (ii) a
warrant (“Warrant”) to purchase up to [·] additional
shares
(“Warrant Shares”) of Common Stock from the Company, in each case pursuant to
the Securities Purchase Agreement by the Company and you, as Investor, dated
as
of September [·], 2007 (the
“Purchase Agreement”). The Shares, the Warrant and the Warrant Shares
are referred to herein as the “Securities.” This opinion is being
delivered to you pursuant to Article 2 of the Purchase
Agreement. Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined
herein shall have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Purchase
Agreement.
As
a basis for the opinions hereinafter
expressed, I have reviewed the following documents:
(i) an
executed copy of the Purchase Agreement;
(ii) an
executed copy of the Registration Rights Agreement;
(iii)
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executed
copies of the Warrant (the Purchase Agreement, the Registration Rights
Agreement and the Warrant, collectively the “Transaction Documents”);
and
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(iv)
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such
other documents that I have deemed necessary and appropriate in order
to
deliver the opinions contained herein, including copies of the Company's
Certificate of Incorporation and By-Laws certified by the Secretary
of the
State of Delaware, and the corporate secretary of the Company,
respectively.
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I
have
made such other investigations as I have considered necessary or appropriate
for
the purpose of this opinion.
The
opinions expressed herein are limited to the Delaware General Corporation Law
and laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the federal laws of
the United States of America.
As
to
questions of fact material to our opinion, I have relied, without independent
verification, on the representations and warranties contained in the Transaction
Documents and on certificates of officers of the Company and public
officials.
Insofar
as the opinions expressed herein are indicated to be based on my knowledge
or on
matters known to me, such opinion is based upon my actual knowledge, and is
intended to signify that during the course of my representation, no information
has come to my attention, which would cause me to believe that any matters
so
qualified are not true and correct in all material respects.
Based
on
the foregoing, I am of the opinion that:
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1.
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The
Company is a corporation duly incorporated, validly existing and
in good
standing under the laws of the State of Delaware, with the corporate
power
to conduct its business as presently conducted. The Company has
the corporate power to execute, deliver and perform the Transaction
Documents including, without limitation, the issuance and sale of
the
Shares and Warrant Shares.
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2.
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Each
of the Transaction Documents has been duly authorized by all requisite
corporate action, executed and delivered by the
Company. Assuming due and effective authorization, execution
and delivery by the Investor, each of the Transaction Documents
constitutes the valid and binding agreement of the Company enforceable
in
accordance with its terms.
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3.
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The
Shares and Warrant Shares have been duly authorized and, upon issuance,
delivery and payment therefor as described in the Purchase Agreement
and
Warrant, will be validly issued, fully paid and
nonassessable.
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4.
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The
execution, delivery and performance of the Transaction Documents
and the
issuance and sale of the Securities in accordance with the Transaction
Documents will not: (a) violate or conflict with, or result in a
breach of or default under, the Articles of Incorporation or by-laws
of
the Company, (b) violate or conflict with, or constitute a default
under
any material agreement or instrument (limited, with your consent,
to
agreements filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
“SEC”)
under the Exchange Act and applicable rules and regulations) to which
the
Company is a party, or (c) violate any law of the United States or
the
Commonwealth of Massachusetts, any rule or regulation of any governmental
authority or regulatory body of the United States or the Commonwealth
of
Massachusetts, the Delaware General Corporation Law or
any judgment, order or decree known to me and applicable to the
Company of any court, governmental authority or
arbitrator.
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5.
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To
my knowledge, no consent, approval, authorization or order of, and
no
notice to or filing with, any governmental agency or body or any
court is
required to be obtained or made by the Company for the issue and
sale of
the Shares pursuant to the Agreement, except such as have been obtained
or
made and such as may be required under the federal securities laws
or the
Blue Sky laws of the various
states.
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6.
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Assuming
the representations made by each Investor and the Company set forth
in the
Agreement and the exhibits thereto are true and correct, the offer,
sale,
issuance and delivery of the Shares and Warrant to the Investors,
in the
manner contemplated by the Agreement, is exempt from the registration
requirements of the Securities Act.
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7.
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I
know of no pending or overtly threatened lawsuit or claim against
the
Company which is required to be described in the reports filed by
the
Company with the SEC under the Exchange Act and applicable rules
and
regulations thereunder that is not so described as
required.
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The
opinions expressed herein shall be interpreted in accordance with the Legal
Opinion Principles issued by the Committee on Legal Opinions of the American
Bar
Association’s Business Law Section as published in 53 Business Lawyer 831 (May
1998).
The
opinions expressed herein are qualified to the extent that (i) the
enforceability of any right or remedy may be subject to or affected by any
bankruptcy, liquidation, arrangement, avoidance, reorganization, insolvency,
fraudulent conveyance, moratorium, homestead or other similar laws relating
to
or affecting the rights of creditors generally, whether the issue of
enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law; (ii) the
remedy of injunctive relief, specific performance and any other equitable
remedies may be unavailable in any jurisdiction or may be withheld as a matter
of judicial discretion; (iii) public policy considerations, which, in each
case,
may result in the possible unenforceability of certain remedial provisions
of
the documents or rights to indemnification thereunder and (iv) the
enforceability of any right or remedy may be subject to general principles
of
equity including, without limitation, concepts of materiality, reasonableness,
good faith and fair dealing (regardless of whether enforceability is considered
in a proceeding in equity or in law) and to the discretion of the court before
which proceedings thereof may be brought.
The
opinions expressed herein are being furnished to you solely for your benefit
in
connection with the transactions described above and may not be circulated,
quoted or referred to, or relied upon by any other person without our prior
written consent.
Very
truly yours,
Xxxx
X.
Xxxxxxxxx,
General
Counsel