SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT
This
SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT (this "Agreement")
is
made as of March __, 2008, by and between Odyne Corporation, a Delaware
corporation with its principal office at 00 Xxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx X, Xxxxxxxxx,
Xxx
Xxxx 00000, and all predecessors thereof (collectively, the "Company"),
and
each of the several purchasers named in Exhibit
A
attached
hereto (each, a "Purchaser"
and
collectively, the "Purchasers").
WHEREAS,
the Company desires to issue and sell to the Purchasers (i) an aggregate of
up
to 11,666,666 shares (the "Shares")
of the
authorized but unissued shares of the Company's common stock, par value $.001
per share (the "Common
Stock"),
and
(ii) warrants to purchase an aggregate of up to 11,666,666 shares of the Common
Stock (the “Warrants”)
in the
form attached hereto as Exhibit
B;
and
WHEREAS,
each Purchaser, severally, wishes to purchase the number of Shares shown next
to
its name on Exhibit
A
hereto,
all upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this
Agreement.
NOW
THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements, representations,
warranties and covenants herein contained, the parties hereto agree as
follows:
1. Definitions.
As used
in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following respective
meanings:
"Affiliate"
of a
party means any other Person controlling, controlled by or under common control
with the specified Person. For the purposes of this definition, "control" means
the power to direct the management and policies of such Person, whether through
the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.
“Business
Day”
means
any day except Saturday, Sunday and any day which is a federal legal holiday
or
a day on which banking institutions in the State of New York are authorized
or
required by law or other governmental action to close.
“Common
Stock Equivalents”
means
any securities of the Company or any Subsidiary which entitle the holder thereof
to acquire Common Stock at any time, including without limitation, any debt,
preferred stock, rights, options, warrants or other instrument that is at any
time convertible into or exchangeable for, or otherwise entitles the holder
thereof to receive, Common Stock or other securities that entitle the holder
to
receive, directly or indirectly, Common Stock.
"Exchange
Act"
means
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and all of the rules and
regulations promulgated thereunder.
"GAAP"
means
United States generally accepted accounting principles.
“Material
Adverse Effect”
means any of (i) a material and adverse effect on the legality, validity or
enforceability of this Agreement, the Warrants or the Registration Rights
Agreement, (ii) a material and adverse effect on the results of operations,
assets, properties, prospects, business or condition (financial or otherwise)
of
the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or (iii) an adverse
impairment to the Company’s ability to perform on a timely basis its obligations
under any of this Agreement, the Warrants or the Registration Rights
Agreement.
“New
York Courts”
means
the state and federal courts sitting in the City of New York, Borough of
Manhattan.
"Person"
shall
mean an individual, corporation, company, partnership, firm, association, joint
venture, trust, unincorporated organization, government, governmental body,
agency, political subdivision or other entity.
“Proceeding”
means
an action, claim, suit, investigation or proceeding (including, without
limitation, an investigation or partial proceeding, such as a deposition),
whether commenced or threatened.
“Registration
Rights Agreement”
means
the Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, by and between
the Company and each of the several Purchasers, in the form attached hereto
as
Exhibit
C.
"SEC"
shall
mean the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
"Securities
Act"
shall
mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and all of the rules and
regulations promulgated thereunder.
“Subsidiary”
or
“Subsidiaries”
of
any
Person means any “subsidiary” as defined in Rule 1-02(x) of the Regulation S-X
promulgated by the SEC under the Exchange Act of such Person.
"Trading
Day"
means
(i) a day on which the Common Stock is traded on a Trading Market (other than
the OTC Bulletin Board), or (ii) if the Common Stock is not listed on a Trading
Market (other than the OTC Bulletin Board), a day on which the Common Stock
is
traded in the over-the-counter market, as reported by the OTC Bulletin Board,
or
(iii) if the Common Stock is not quoted on any Trading Market, a day on which
the Common Stock is quoted in the over-the-counter market as reported by the
Pink Sheets, LLC (or any similar organization or agency succeeding to its
functions of reporting prices); provided, that in the event that the Common
Stock is not listed or quoted as set forth in (i), (ii) and (iii) hereof, then
Trading Day shall mean a Business Day.
“Trading
Market”
means
whichever of the New York Stock Exchange, the American Stock Exchange, the
NASDAQ Global Select Market, the NASDAQ Global Market, the NASDAQ Capital Market
or OTC Bulletin Board on which the Common Stock is listed or quoted for trading
on the date in question.
"Warrant
Share"
shall
mean the shares of Common Stock issuable or issued upon the exercise of the
Warrants.
2. Purchase
and Sale of Shares and Warrants.
2.1 Purchase
and Sale.
Subject
to and upon the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, the Company
agrees to issue, sell and deliver to each Purchaser, and each Purchaser,
severally, hereby agrees to purchase from the Company, at the Closing, (i)
the
number of shares of Common Stock set forth opposite the name of such Purchaser
under the heading "Number of Shares to be Purchased" on Exhibit
A
hereto,
at a purchase price of $.60 per share (the “Purchase
Price”)
and
(ii) one or more Warrants to purchase the number of shares of Common Stock
set
forth opposite the name of such Purchaser under the heading “Shares to be Issued
upon Exercise of Warrants” on Exhibit
A
hereto,
at an exercise price of $.72 per Warrant Share. The total purchase price payable
by each Purchaser for the number of shares of Common Stock and the Warrants
that
such Purchaser is hereby agreeing to purchase is set forth opposite the name
of
such Purchaser under the heading "Purchase Price" on Exhibit
A
hereto.
The Company shall be obligated to register the Warrant Shares pursuant to the
terms and conditions set forth in the Registration Rights
Agreement.
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2.2 Closing.
The
closing of the transactions contemplated under this Agreement (the "Closing")
shall
take place at 10:00 a.m. at the offices of Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx, LLP in New York,
New York, on Friday, March 28, 2008, or at such other location, date and time
as
may be agreed upon between the Purchasers and the Company (the “Closing
Date”).
At
the Closing, the Company shall authorize its transfer agent to issue to each
Purchaser, against delivery of payment for the Shares and the Warrants by wire
transfer of immediate available funds in accordance with the Company's
instructions, (i) one or more stock certificates registered in the name of
each
Purchaser, representing the number of shares set forth opposite the appropriate
Purchaser's name on Exhibit
A
hereto,
and (ii) one or more warrant certificates registered in the name of each
Purchaser to purchase the number of shares of Common Stock set forth opposite
the appropriate Purchaser’s name on Exhibit
A
hereto,
and, in the case of both (i) and (ii) above, bearing the legend set forth in
Section 6.2 hereof. Closing documents may be delivered by facsimile with
original signature pages sent by overnight courier.
2.3 Independent
Purchasers.
The
Company acknowledges and agrees that each of the Purchasers is acting solely
in
the capacity of an arm's length purchaser with respect to this Agreement and
the
transactions contemplated hereby and that each Purchaser has separately
negotiated the terms of this Agreement. Nothing contained herein or in any
agreement or document relating to this transaction, and no action taken by
any
Purchaser, shall be deemed to constitute the Purchasers as, or to create any
presumption that the Purchasers are in any way acting in concert or as, a group
with respect to the obligations or transaction hereunder. No Purchaser has
relied upon any other Purchaser for advice in entering into the transactions
contemplated hereby.
3. Representations
and Warranties of the Company.
The
Company hereby represents and warrants to each of the Purchasers as
follows:
3.1 Organization
and Good Standing.
The
Company is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing
under the laws of the State of Delaware and has all requisite power and
authority, and all necessary licenses and permits, to own and lease its
properties and assets and to conduct its business as now conducted. Each
Subsidiary as referred to in the SEC Documents (as hereinafter defined) is
a
corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the
laws
of the jurisdiction of its incorporation and has all requisite power and
authority, and all necessary licenses and permits, to own and lease its
properties and assets and to conduct its business as now conducted. The Company
and its Subsidiaries are each qualified to do business as a foreign corporation
and are in good standing in all states where the conduct of their respective
businesses or their ownership or leasing of property requires such
qualification, except where the failure to so qualify would not have a Material
Adverse Effect. The Company does not own or control, directly or indirectly,
any
interest in any other corporation, partnership, limited liability company,
unincorporated business organization, association, trust or other business
entity.
3.2 Capitalization.
(a)
The
authorized capital stock of the Company consists of: (i) 5,000,000 shares of
preferred stock of the Company, par value $.001 per share, of which 6,000 shares
of preferred stock have been designated Series A Convertible Preferred Stock
and
2,886.62 of such shares are issued and outstanding; and (ii) 95,000,000 shares
of Common Stock, par value $.0001 per share, of which, immediately prior to
the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, (A) 22,101,448 shares
are
issued and outstanding and all such outstanding shares are validly issued,
fully
paid and non-assessable; (B) 1,975,000 shares of Common Stock are reserved
for
issuance upon the exercise of outstanding stock options granted under the
Company's 2006 Equity Incentive Plan and 2,400,000 shares of Common Stock are
reserved for issuance upon the exercise of stock options granted pursuant to
a
Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement; (C) 3,850,751 shares are reserved for
issuance upon the conversion of outstanding shares of Series A Convertible
Preferred Stock of the Company; and (D) 10,586,347 shares of Common Stock are
reserved for issuance upon exercise of outstanding warrants.
(b)
There
are no preemptive or similar rights to purchase or otherwise acquire shares
of
capital stock of the Company or any Subsidiary pursuant to any provision of
law
or the Certificate of Incorporation or By-laws of the Company, any Subsidiary
or
by agreement or otherwise. Except for the Warrants, as set forth in this Section
3.2 and except as set forth in the SEC Documents, there are no outstanding
subscriptions, warrants, options or other rights or commitments of any character
to subscribe for or purchase from the Company or any Subsidiary, or obligating
the Company or any Subsidiary to issue, any shares of capital stock of the
Company or any securities convertible into or exchangeable for such shares.
Except as set forth on Schedule
3.2(b),
the
issue and sale of the Shares hereunder will not, immediately or with the passage
of time, obligate the Company or any Subsidiary to issue shares of Common Stock
or other securities to any Person (other than the Purchasers pursuant to this
Agreement and the Warrants) and will not result in a right of any holder of
Company or Subsidiary securities to adjust the exercise, conversion, exchange
or
reset price under such securities.
(c)
There
are no stockholder agreements, voting agreements, or similar agreements with
respect to the Common Stock to which the Company or any Subsidiary is a party,
or to the knowledge of the Company, by or between any stockholders of the
Company or any of its Affiliates.
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3.3 Authorization.
The
Company has all requisite corporate power to enter into this Agreement, the
Registration Rights Agreement and the Warrants, to issue the Shares, the
Warrants and the Warrant Shares and to carry out and perform its obligations
under the terms of this Agreement (including, without limitation, the issuance
of the Shares, the Warrants and the Warrant Shares). All corporate action on
the
part of the Company, its officers, directors and stockholders necessary for
the
authorization, execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the
consummation of the transactions contemplated herein has been taken or will
be
taken prior to the Closing Date. When executed and delivered by the Company,
this Agreement shall constitute the legal, valid and binding obligation of
the
Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with their respective
terms, except as such may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization
or other laws affecting creditors' rights generally and by general equitable
principles.
3.4 Valid
Issuance of the Shares and the Warrant Shares.
The
Shares and the Warrant Shares have been duly authorized and will, upon issuance
pursuant to the terms hereof, be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable,
free from all liens, claims, encumbrances with respect to the issuance of such
Shares and Warrant Shares and will not be subject to any preemptive or similar
rights. Except for blue sky filing fees, if any, there are no state or city
taxes, fees or other charges payable in connection with the execution or
delivery of this Agreement, the Shares, the Warrants and the Warrant Shares.
The
Company has reserved from its duly authorized capital stock the shares of Common
Stock issuable pursuant to this Agreement in order to issue the Shares and
Warrant Shares.
3.5 SEC
Documents.
The
Company has made available to each Purchaser, a true and complete copy of the
Company's Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the year ended December 31, 2006,
and
any other statement, report, registration statement (other than registration
statements on Form S-8) or definitive proxy statement filed by the Company
with
the SEC during the period commencing on December 31, 2006 and ending on the
date
hereof. The Company will, promptly upon the filing thereof, also make available
to each Purchaser on its website, xxx.xxxxx.xxx, all statements, reports
(including, without limitation, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Current
Reports on Form 8-K), registration statements and definitive proxy statements
filed by the Company with the SEC during the period commencing on the date
hereof and ending on the Closing Date (all such materials required to be
furnished to each Purchaser pursuant to this sentence or pursuant to the next
preceding sentence of this Section 3.5 being called, collectively, including
any
amendments thereto, the "SEC
Documents").
Since
January 1, 2007, the Company has timely made all filings required to be made
by
it under the Securities Act, Exchange Act and the securities laws of any state,
and any rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. The SEC Documents comply
in all material respects with the requirements of the Exchange Act or the
Securities Act, as applicable, and none of the SEC Documents 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 made therein,
in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, as
of
their respective filing dates, except to the extent corrected by a subsequently
filed SEC Document filed prior to the date hereof.
3.6 Financial
Statements.
All
financial statements included in the SEC Documents (hereinafter referred to
collectively as the "Financial
Statements")
have
been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles
applied on a consistent basis during the periods involved, and fairly present,
in all material respects, the financial position of the Company and any
Subsidiaries and the results of its operations as of the date and for the
periods indicated thereon. Since December 31, 2006, to the Company's knowledge,
(i) there has been no development or change (actual or threatened), individually
or in the aggregate, having a Material Adverse Effect, (ii) there does not
exist
any condition reasonably likely to result in a Material Adverse Effect, and
(iii) the Company has conducted its business only in the ordinary course
consistent with past practice. The Company has no indebtedness, obligations
or
liabilities of any kind (whether accrued, absolute, contingent or otherwise,
and
whether due or to become due) which were not fully reflected in, reserved
against or otherwise described in the Financial Statements or the notes thereto,
or incurred in the ordinary course of business consistent with the Company's
past practices, all of which individually and in the aggregate do not or would
not have a Material Adverse Effect.
3.7 Consents.
All
permits, consents, waivers, approvals, orders, authorizations of, or
declarations to (collectively, "Permits")
or
filings with any federal, state, local or foreign court, governmental or
regulatory authority, or other person (including third party consents) required
on the part of the Company in connection with the execution, delivery or
performance of this Agreement, the Warrants and the Registration Rights
Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated herein have
been
obtained or will be obtained prior to the Closing Date, and will be effective
as
of the Closing Date.
3.8 No
Conflict.
The
execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, the Registration Rights
Agreement and the Warrants 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 the Company’s or any Subsidiary’s certificate or
articles of incorporation, bylaws or other organizational or charter documents,
or (ii) conflict with, or constitute a default (or an event that with notice
or
lapse of time or both would become a default) under, or give to others any
rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation (with or without
notice, lapse of time or both) of, any agreement, credit facility, debt or
other
instrument (evidencing a Subsidiary debt or otherwise) or other understanding
to
which any Subsidiary is a party or by which any property or asset of the Company
or any Subsidiary is bound or affected, or (iii) result in a violation of any
law, rule, regulation, order, judgment, injunction, decree or other restriction
of any United States court or governmental authority to which the Company or
a
Subsidiary is subject (including federal and state securities laws and
regulations), or by which any property or asset of the Company or a Subsidiary
is bound or affected; except in the case of each of clauses (ii) and (iii),
such
as could not, individually or in the aggregate, have or reasonably be expected
to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
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3.9 Brokers
or Finders.
Except
for vFinance Investments, Inc. (the "Placement
Agent"),
the
Company has not dealt with any broker or finder in connection with the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and, except for certain fees and
expenses payable by the Company to the Placement Agent, the Company has not
incurred, and shall not incur, directly or indirectly, any liability for any
brokerage or finders' fees or agents commissions or any similar charges in
connection with this Agreement or any transaction contemplated
hereby.
3.10 OTC
Bulletin Board.
The
Common Stock is listed on the OTC Bulletin Board and there are no proceedings
to
revoke or suspend such listing. The Common Stock is registered pursuant to
Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act. The Company has taken no action designed
to,
or which to its knowledge is likely to have the effect of, terminating the
registration of the Common Stock under the Exchange Act or delisting the Common
Stock from the OTC Bulletin Board. The Company has not received any notification
that, and has no knowledge that, the SEC is contemplating terminating such
registration. The issuance of the Shares, the Warrants and the Warrant Shares
does not require stockholder approval. The Company has not, since October 17,
2006, received notice from any Trading Market to the effect that the Company
is
not in compliance with the listing or maintenance requirements thereof, which
has not otherwise been cured. The Company is, and has no reason to believe
that
it will not in the foreseeable future continue to be, in compliance with the
listing and maintenance requirements for continued listing of the Common Stock
on the OTC Bulletin Board on which the Common Stock is currently listed or
quoted. The issuance and sale of the Shares and Warrants under this Agreement
does not contravene the rules and regulations of the OTC Bulletin Board on
which
the Common Stock is currently listed or quoted.
3.11 Absence
of Litigation.
Except
for the action, Amity
Truck Service Corp. v. Odyne Corporation, et al.,
filed
in the Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of Suffolk, in January
2008 (as described on Schedule
3.11),
there
is no action, suit or proceeding or, to the Company's knowledge, any
investigation, pending, or to the Company's knowledge, threatened by or before
any governmental body against the Company, its Subsidiaries, its activities,
properties or assets or any officer, director, or employee of the Company in
connection with such officer's, director's or employee's relationship with,
or
actions taken on behalf of the Company and in which an unfavorable outcome,
ruling or finding in any said matter, or for all matters taken as a whole,
might
have a Material Adverse Effect. The foregoing includes, without limitation,
any
such action, suit, proceeding or investigation that questions this Agreement
or
the right of the Company to execute, deliver and perform under same. The Company
is not a party to or subject to the provisions of any order, writ, injunction
or
decree of any court or government agency. Neither the Company nor any
Subsidiary, nor any director or officer thereof (in his or her capacity as
such), is or has been the subject of any action, suit or proceeding involving
a
claim of violation of or liability under federal or state securities laws or
a
claim of breach of fiduciary duty. There has not been, and to the knowledge
of
the Company, there is not pending any investigation by the SEC involving the
Company or any Subsidiary or any of their respective current or former directors
or officers (in his or her capacity as such). The SEC has not issued any stop
order or other order suspending the effectiveness of any registration statement
filed by the Company or any Subsidiary under the Exchange Act or the Securities
Act.
3.12 Title
to Property and Assets.
Except
as set forth on Schedule
3.12,
each of
the Company and its Subsidiaries owns its property and assets free and clear
of
all mortgages, liens, loans, claims, charges and encumbrances, and except such
encumbrances and liens that arise in the ordinary course of business and do
not
materially impair their respective ownership or use of such property or assets.
With respect to property and assets it leases, the Company and its Subsidiaries
are in material compliance with such leases and, to the best of its knowledge,
holds a valid leasehold interest free of any liens, charges, claims or
encumbrances, except to the extent any such lien, charge, claim or encumbrance
would not have a Material Adverse Effect.
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3.13 Patents,
Trademarks, Proprietary Rights.
(a)
Each
of the Company and its Subsidiaries owns or has the right to use all of the
Intellectual Property Rights (as defined below), except where such failure
would
not have a Material Adverse Effect on the business, properties or assets of
the
Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole. For purposes of this Agreement,
"Intellectual
Property Rights"
means
all patents, patent applications, copyrights, trademarks, trademark
applications, service marks, trade names, permits, trade secrets, computer
programs, software designs and related materials and other intellectual property
that are used by the Company or a Subsidiary as set forth on Schedule
3.13.
(b)
To
the Company's knowledge, the Company's and each Subsidiary's use and enjoyment
of the Intellectual Property Rights do not violate any license or conflict
with
or infringe the intellectual property rights of others in a manner which would
materially and adversely affect the business, assets, properties, operations
or
condition (financial or otherwise) of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken
as
a whole.
3.14 Environmental
Matters.
To the
Company’s knowledge, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is in
violation of any applicable statute, law or regulation relating to the
environment or occupational health and safety, which violation could reasonably
be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, and to the best of its
knowledge, no expenditures are required in order to comply with any such
existing statute, law or regulation, which expenditures could reasonably be
expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
3.15 Permits.
Each of
the Company and its Subsidiaries possesses all Permits or similar authority
necessary to conduct its business as described in the SEC Documents, except
where the failure to possess such Permits would not, individually or in the
aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company or its Subsidiaries
("Material
Permits"),
and
neither the Company nor any such Subsidiary has received any notice of
proceedings relating to the revocation or modification of any Material
Permit.
3.16 Employees.
No
strike, labor dispute or union organizing activities are pending or to the
Company’s knowledge threatened against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries by
its employees. No employees belong to a union or collective bargaining unit.
To
the Company's knowledge, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has
any
workers' compensation liabilities.
3.17 Compliance
with Certificate of Incorporation and By-laws; Compliance with
Laws.
The
Company is not in violation or default of any provisions of its Certificate
of
Incorporation or By-laws. The business and operations of the Company and each
of
its Subsidiaries have been conducted in accordance with all applicable laws,
rules and regulations of all governmental agencies, authorities and
instrumentalities (including, without limitation, under the Employee Retirement
Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, and all laws relating to the employment
of labor), except for such violations which would not, individually or in the
aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect.
3.18 Insurance.
The
Company and each of its Subsidiaries maintains insurance of the type and in
the
amount reasonably adequate for its business, including, but not limited to,
insurance covering all 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.
3.19 Investment
Company Act.
The
Company is not and will not be following the Closing, nor is any Affiliate
of
the Company, an "Investment Company" within the meaning of the Investment
Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "Investment
Company Act"),
and
the Company is not directly or indirectly controlled by or acting on behalf
of
any person that is an "Investment Company" within the meaning of the Investment
Company Act.
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3.20 Compliance
with Securities Laws.
Assuming the accuracy of the representations and warranties of the Purchasers
set forth in Section 4 hereof, the offer and sale by the Company of the Shares
and the Warrants, and the offer of the Warrant Shares, are exempt from the
registration requirements of the Securities Act. Other than pursuant to an
effective registration statement under the Securities Act, the Company has
not
issued, offered or sold any shares of Common Stock (including for this purpose
any securities of the same or a similar class as the Common Stock) within the
six-month period preceding the date hereof or taken any other action, or failed
to take any action, that, in any such case, would (i) eliminate the availability
of the exemption from registration under Regulation D under the Securities
Act
in connection with the offer and sale of the Shares and the Warrants as
contemplated hereby or (ii) cause the offering of the Shares or the Warrants
pursuant to this Agreement to be integrated with prior offerings by the Company
for purposes of the Securities Act or any applicable stockholder approval
provisions. The Company shall not directly or indirectly take, and shall not
permit any of its directors, officers or Affiliates directly or indirectly
to
take, any action (including, without limitation, any offering or sale to any
Person of the Shares, the Warrants or any Common Stock) that will make
unavailable the exemption from registration under the Securities Act being
relied upon by the Company for the offer and sale to the Purchasers of the
Shares and the Warrants as contemplated by this Agreement, including, without
limitation, the filing of a registration statement under the Securities Act.
No
form of general solicitation or advertising within the meaning of Rule 502(c)
under the Securities Act has been used or authorized by the Company or any
of
its officers, directors or Affiliates in connection with the offer or sale
of
the Shares and the Warrants as contemplated by this Agreement or any other
agreement to which the Company is a party. The Company is eligible to register
its Common Stock for resale by the Purchasers under Form S-1 promulgated under
the Securities Act.
3.21 Registration
Rights.
Except
as set forth on Schedule
3.21,
there
are no Persons with registration or other similar rights (including “piggy-back”
registration rights) to have any securities registered by the Company under
the
Securities Act which have not been satisfied.
3.22 Related-Party
Transactions.
Except
as set forth on Schedule
3.22,
neither
the Company nor any of its officers, directors or five-percent shareholders
nor
any family member of any officer, director or five-percent shareholder of the
Company has borrowed any moneys from or has outstanding any indebtedness or
other similar obligations to the Company or any Subsidiary. Except as set forth
on Schedule
3.22,
no
director or five-percent shareholder nor any family member of any officer,
director or five-percent shareholder of the Company or any Subsidiary (i) owns
any direct or indirect interest constituting more than a 1% equity (or similar
profit participation) interest in, or controls or is a director, officer,
partner, member or employee of, or consultant or lender to or borrower from,
or
has the right to participate in the profits of, any person or entity which
is a
participant in any transaction to which the Company or any Subsidiary is a
party
or (ii) is a party to any contract, agreement, commitment or other arrangement
with the Company or any Subsidiary or (iii) has entered into any transaction
with the Company or any Subsidiary that would be required to be disclosed under
Item 404 of Regulation S-K.
3.23 Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx
Act.
The
Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer of the Company have
signed, and the Company has furnished to the SEC, all certifications required
by
Sections 302 and 906 of the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002. Such certifications
contain no qualifications or exceptions to the matters certified therein and
have not been modified or withdrawn; and neither the Company nor any of its
officers has received notice from any governmental entity questioning or
challenging the accuracy, completeness, form or manner of filing or submission
of such certifications.
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3.24 Internal
Accounting Controls.
The
Company and the Subsidiaries maintain a system of internal accounting controls
sufficient to provide reasonable assurance that (i) transactions are executed
in
accordance with management’s general or specific authorizations, (ii)
transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial
statements in conformity with GAAP and to maintain asset accountability, (iii)
access to assets is permitted only in accordance with management’s general or
specific authorization, and (iv) the recorded accountability for assets is
compared with the existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action
is taken with respect to any differences. The Company has established disclosure
controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and
15d-15(e)) for the Company and designed such disclosure controls and procedures
to ensure that material information relating to the Company, including its
Subsidiaries, is made known to the certifying officers by others within those
entities, particularly during the period in which the Company’s Form 10-KSB or
10-QSB, as the case may be, is being prepared. The Company’s certifying officers
have evaluated the effectiveness of the Company’s controls and procedures in
accordance with Item 307 of Regulation S-B under the Exchange Act for the
Company’s most recently ended fiscal quarter or fiscal year-end (such date, the
“Evaluation
Date”).
The
Company presented in its most recently filed Form 10-KSB or Form 10-QSB the
conclusions of the certifying officers about the effectiveness of the disclosure
controls and procedures based on their evaluations as of the Evaluation Date.
Since the Evaluation Date, there have been no significant changes in the
Company’s internal controls (as such term is defined in Item 308(c) of
Regulation S-K under the Exchange Act) or, to the Company’s knowledge, in other
factors that could significantly affect the Company’s internal
controls.
3.25 Solvency.
Based
on the financial condition of the Company as of the Closing Date (and assuming
that the Closing shall have occurred), (i) the Company’s fair saleable value of
its assets exceeds the amount that will be required to be paid on or in respect
of the Company’s existing debts and other liabilities (including known
contingent liabilities) as they mature, (ii) the Company’s assets do not
constitute unreasonably small capital to carry on its business for the current
fiscal year as now conducted and as proposed to be conducted including its
capital needs taking into account the particular capital requirements of the
business conducted by the Company, and projected capital requirements and
capital availability thereof, and (iii) the current cash flow of the Company,
together with the proceeds the Company would receive, were it to liquidate
all
of its assets, after taking into account all anticipated uses of the cash,
would
be sufficient to pay all amounts on or in respect of its debt when such amounts
are required to be paid. The Company does not intend to incur debts beyond
its
ability to pay such debts as they mature (taking into account the timing and
amounts of cash to be payable on or in respect of its debt).
3.26 Application
of Takeover Protections.
The
Company has taken all necessary action, if any, in order to render inapplicable
any control share acquisition, business combination, poison pill (including
any
distribution under a rights agreement) or other similar anti-takeover provision
under the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation (or similar charter documents)
or the laws of its state of incorporation that is or could become applicable
to
the Purchasers as a result of the Purchasers and the Company fulfilling their
obligations or exercising their rights under this Agreement, the Registration
Rights Agreement and the Warrants, including without limitation the Company’s
issuance of the Shares and Warrants and the Investors’ ownership of the Shares
and Warrants.
3.27 No
Additional Agreements.
The
Company does not have any agreement or understanding with any Purchaser with
respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, other than as
specified in this Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement, the Warrants
or
in Schedule
3.27.
3.28 Consultation
with Auditors.
The
Company has consulted its independent registered public accounting firm
concerning the accounting treatment of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement, and in connection therewith has furnished such auditors complete
copies of this Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement and the
Warrants.
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3.29 General
Solicitation.
Neither
the Company nor any other person or entity authorized by the Company to act
on
its behalf has engaged in a general solicitation or general advertising (within
the meaning of Regulation D of the Securities Act) of any Person with
respect to offers or sales of the Shares or the Warrants.
3.30 Disclosure.
Neither
this Agreement nor the SEC Documents taken together contain any untrue statement
of a material fact nor omit to state a material fact necessary in order to
make
the statements contained herein or therein, in light of the circumstances under
which they were made, not misleading. Neither the Company nor any Person on
its
behalf, has provided any of the Purchasers or their agents or counsel with
any
information that constitutes, or might reasonably be expected to constitute,
material, non-public information, except insofar as the existence and terms
of
the proposed transactions contemplated hereunder may constitute such
information. The Company understands and confirms that each of such Purchasers
will rely on the foregoing representations in effecting transactions in
securities of the Company.
4. Representations,
Warranties and Agreements of the Purchasers.
Each
Purchaser severally for itself, and not jointly with the other Purchasers,
represents and warrants to, and agrees with, the Company as
follows:
4.1 Authorization.
Such
Purchaser has all requisite power under its constituent documents to enter
into
each of this Agreement and to carry out and perform its obligations under the
terms of this Agreement. All action on the part of such Purchaser and, if
applicable, its officers, directors, stockholders, managers, members and equity
holders necessary for the authorization, execution, delivery and performance
of
this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated herein
has
been taken. When executed and delivered, this Agreement will constitute the
legal, valid and binding obligation of such Purchaser, enforceable against
such
Purchaser in accordance with its terms, except as such may be limited by
bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other laws affecting creditors' rights
generally and by general equitable principles.
4.2 Purchase
Entirely for Own Account.
Such
Purchaser is acquiring the Shares and the Warrants being purchased by it
hereunder for investment, for its own account, and not with a view to
distribution thereof in violation of the Securities Act.
4.3 Investor
Status; Etc.
Such
Purchaser certifies and represents to the Company that at the time such
Purchaser acquires any of the Shares or Warrants, such Purchaser will be an
"Accredited
Investor"
as
defined in Rule 501 of Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act and
was
not organized for the purpose of acquiring the Shares or the Warrants. Such
Purchaser's financial condition is such that it is able to bear the risk of
holding the Shares, the Warrants or the Warrant Shares for an indefinite period
of time and the risk of loss of its entire investment. The foregoing shall
in no
way limit or modify the representations of the Company set forth in Section
3
hereof.
4.4 Shares
and Warrants Not Registered.
Such
Purchaser understands that the Shares and the Warrants have not been registered
under the Securities Act, by reason of their issuance by the Company in a
transaction exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act,
and
that the Shares and the Warrants must continue to be held by such Purchaser
unless a subsequent disposition thereof is registered under the Securities
Act
or is exempt from such registration.
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4.5 Brokers.
Such
Purchaser has not retained, utilized or been represented by any broker or finder
in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
4.6 Agreement
with Respect to Short Sales.
Neither
the Purchasers nor any of their respective Affiliates nor any person acting
on
their behalf will have entered into for a period of five (5) days prior to
the
Closing Date, any "short sale" (as such term is defined in Rule 3b-3 under
the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended).
The
Company acknowledges and agrees that no Purchaser has made or makes any
representations or warranties with respect to the transactions contemplated
hereby other than those specifically set forth in this Section 4.
5. Conditions
Precedent.
5.1 Conditions
to the Obligation of the Purchasers to Consummate the Closing.
The
obligation of each Purchaser to consummate the Closing and to purchase and
pay
for the Shares and the Warrants being purchased by it pursuant to this Agreement
is subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions precedent (or waiver
by such Purchaser) at or before Closing:
(a)
The
representations and warranties contained herein of the Company that are
qualified as to "materiality" shall be true and correct, and the representations
and warranties contained herein of the Company that are not so qualified shall
be true and correct in all material respects, in each case, as of the date
of
this Agreement and as of the Closing Date (except for such representations
and
warranties which are made expressly as of a specified date or period, which
shall be true and correct or true and correct in all material respects, as
herein above required, as of such specified date or period).
(b)
The
Company shall have performed all covenants, agreements, obligations and
conditions herein required to be performed or observed by the Company on or
prior to the Closing Date.
(c)
Prior
to the Closing Date, no event or series of events shall have occurred which
has
had or reasonably could have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company or any
Subsidiary.
(d)
No
suit, statute, rule, regulation, action, or other proceeding challenging this
Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby, or seeking to prohibit,
alter, prevent or materially delay the Closing, shall have been instituted
before any court, arbitrator or governmental body, agency or official and shall
be pending.
(e)
The
purchase of and payment for the Shares and the Warrants by such Purchasers
shall
not be prohibited by any law or governmental order or regulation. All necessary
consents, approvals, licenses, permits, orders and authorizations of, or
registrations, declarations and filings with, any governmental or administrative
agency or of any other person with respect to any of the transactions
contemplated hereby (including, without limitation, the issuance of the Shares,
the Warrants and the Warrant Shares) shall have been duly obtained or made
and
shall be in full force and effect.
(f)
The
Company shall have complied with all applicable requirements of federal and
state securities or "blue sky" laws with respect to the issuance of the Shares
and the Warrants, and each Purchaser, at such Purchaser's request, shall have
been provided reasonable evidence thereof.
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(g)
The
Common Stock of the Company (i) shall be designated for quotation or listed
on
the OTC Bulletin Board and (ii) shall not have been suspended from trading
on
the OTC Bulletin Board.
(h)
A
certificate shall have been delivered by the Company, signed by its Chief
Executive Officer, President or Chief Financial Officer, dated as of the Closing
Date, certifying as to the fulfillment of the conditions specified in Sections
5.1(a) and (b).
(i)
(i) A
copy of the stock certificate shall have been delivered by the Company to each
Purchaser representing the number of shares of Common Stock purchased by such
Purchaser as set forth opposite such Purchaser’s name on Exhibit
A
(with
the original stock certificate from the Company’s transfer agent delivered on
the Business Day following the Closing), and (ii) one or more warrants to
purchase the number of shares of Common Stock set forth opposite such
Purchaser’s name on Exhibit
A
shall
have been delivered by the Company to a Purchaser, and in each case shall be,
registered in the name of such Purchaser or nominee as designated by such
Purchaser in writing, free of all restrictive and other legends (except as
provided in Section 6.2 hereof).
(j)
All
instruments and corporate proceedings in connection with the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement to be consummated at the Closing shall be
satisfactory in form and substance to such Purchaser, and such Purchaser shall
have received copies (executed or certified, as may be appropriate) of all
documents which such Purchaser may have reasonably requested in connection
with
such transactions.
(k)
No
proceeding challenging this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby,
or seeking to prohibit, alter, prevent or materially delay the Closing, shall
have been instituted before any court, arbitrator or governmental body, agency
or official and shall be pending.
(l)
The
Company shall have delivered to the Purchasers a certificate of the Company
executed by the Company's Secretary attaching and certifying to the truth and
correctness of (i) the Company's Certificate of Incorporation, (ii) the
Company's By-laws and (iii) the resolutions adopted by the Company's Board
of
Directors in connection with the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement.
(m)
The
Company shall have delivered to the Purchasers a certificate of the Secretary
of
State of the State of Delaware, dated as of a date within five days of the
date
of the Closing, with respect to the good standing of the Company.
(n)
The
Purchasers will have received an opinion on behalf of the Company, dated as
of
the date of the Closing, from Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx, LLP, counsel to the Company,
in
a form satisfactory to the Purchasers and addressed to the
Purchasers.
(o)
The
Purchasers shall have committed, pursuant to the terms and subject to the
conditions contained in this Agreement, to purchase Shares for an aggregate
amount of at least $5.0 million.
5.2 Conditions
to the Obligation of the Company to Consummate the Closing.
The
obligation of the Company to consummate the Closing, to issue and sell to each
Purchaser the Shares and the Warrants to be purchased by it at the Closing
is
subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions precedent (or waiver
by
the Company) at or before Closing:
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(a)
The
representations and warranties contained herein of such Purchaser that are
qualified as to “materiality” shall be true and correct, and the representations
and warranties contained herein of such Purchaser that are not so qualified
shall be true and correct in all material respects, in each case, as of the
date
of this Agreement and as of the Closing Date (except for such representations
and warranties which are made expressly as of a specified date or period, which
shall be true and correct or true and correct in all material respects, as
herein above required, as of such specified date or period).
(b)
Such
Purchaser shall have performed all obligations and conditions herein required
to
be performed or observed by it on or prior to the Closing Date.
(c)
No
proceeding challenging this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby,
or seeking to prohibit, alter, prevent or materially delay the Closing, shall
have been instituted before any court, arbitrator or governmental body, agency
or official and shall be pending.
(d)
The
sale of the Shares and the Warrants by the Company shall not be prohibited
by
any law or governmental order or regulation.
(e)
The
Company shall have received this Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement
(which may be a counterpart signature) from the Purchasers.
(f)
No
Purchaser nor any of its Affiliates nor any person acting on behalf of such
Persons will have entered into for a period of five days prior to the Closing
Date, any "short sale" (as such term is defined in Section 6.5 hereof).
(g)
The
Purchasers shall have committed, pursuant to the terms and subject to the
conditions contained in this Agreement, to purchase Shares for an aggregate
amount of at least $5.0 million.
6. Transfer;
Legends; Future Financings; Short Sales and Additional
Agreements.
6.1 Securities
Law Transfer Restrictions.
No
Purchaser shall sell, assign, pledge, transfer or otherwise dispose or encumber
any of the Shares, the Warrants, and if applicable, the Warrant Shares, being
purchased by it hereunder, except: (i) pursuant to an effective registration
statement under the Securities Act or (ii) pursuant to an available exemption
from registration under the Securities Act and applicable state securities
laws
and, if reasonably requested by the Company, upon delivery by such Purchaser
of
an opinion of counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Company to the effect
that
the proposed transfer is exempt from registration under the Securities Act
and
applicable state securities laws. The Company may, and may instruct any transfer
agent for the Company, to place such stop transfer orders as may be required
on
the transfer books of the Company in order to ensure compliance with the
provisions of this Section 6.1.
6.2 Legends.
Each
certificate representing any of the Shares, the Warrants and, if applicable,
the
Warrant Shares shall be endorsed with a legend in substantially the form set
forth below, and each Purchaser covenants that, except to the extent such
restrictions are waived by the Company, it shall not transfer the securities
represented by any such certificate without complying with the restrictions
on
transfer described in this Agreement and the legends endorsed on such
certificate:
[NEITHER
THESE SECURITIES NOR THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE OF THESE SECURITIES
HAVE BEEN REGISTERED] [THESE SECURITIES 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 REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH
APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS AS EVIDENCED BY A LEGAL OPINION OF COUNSEL
TO
THE TRANSFEROR TO SUCH EFFECT, THE SUBSTANCE OF WHICH SHALL BE REASONABLY
ACCEPTABLE TO THE COMPANY.
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6.3 Removal
of Legends.
Certificates evidencing Shares and Warrant Shares shall not contain any legend
(including the legend set forth in Section 6.2): (i) while a registration
statement covering either the Shares or Warrant Shares, as applicable, is
effective, or (ii) following a sale or transfer of such Shares or Warrant Shares
pursuant to Rule 144 (assuming the transferee is not an Affiliate of the
Company), or (iii) while such Shares or Warrant Shares are eligible for sale
without any conditions pursuant to Rule 144. If a Purchaser shall make a sale
or
transfer of Shares or Warrant Shares either (x) pursuant to Rule 144 or (y)
pursuant to a registration statement and in each case shall have delivered
to
the Company or the Company’s transfer agent the certificate representing Shares
or Warrant Shares containing a restrictive legend which are the subject of
such
sale or transfer (the date of such sale or transfer and Share or Warrant Share,
as the case may be, delivery being the “Share
Delivery Date”)
and
(1) the Company shall fail to deliver or cause to be delivered to such Purchaser
a certificate representing such Shares or Warrant Shares that is free from
all
restrictive or other legends by the third Trading Day following the Share
Delivery Date and (2) following such third Trading Day after the Share Delivery
Date and prior to the time such Shares or Warrant Shares are received free
from
restrictive legends, the Purchaser, or any third party on behalf of such
Purchaser, purchases (in an open market transaction or otherwise) shares of
Common Stock to deliver in satisfaction of a sale by the Purchaser of such
Shares or Warrant Shares (a "Buy-In"),
then
the Company shall pay in cash to the Purchaser (for costs incurred either
directly by such Purchaser or on behalf of a third party) the amount by which
the total purchase price paid for Common Stock as a result of the Buy-In
(including brokerage commissions, if any) exceed the proceeds received by such
Purchaser as a result of the sale to which such Buy-In relates. The Purchaser
shall provide the Company written notice indicating the amounts payable to
the
Purchaser in respect of the Buy-In. The Company may not make any notation on
its
records or give instructions to any transfer agent of the Company that enlarge
the restrictions on transfer set forth in this Section.
6.4 Participation
in Future Financings.
(a) From
the
date hereof until the date that is 12 months after the Closing, the Company
will
not, directly or indirectly, 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 of) any of its or its Subsidiaries' equity or
equity equivalent securities, including without limitation any debt, preferred
stock or other instrument or security that is, at any time during its life
and
under any circumstances, convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for
shares of Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents (any such event a
"Subsequent
Financing"),
without affording each Purchaser the pro rata right (such right to be determined
based on the number of Shares purchased on the Closing Date by each such
Purchaser as set forth in Exhibit
A
hereto,
divided by the aggregate number of Shares purchased on the Closing Date by
all
Purchasers) to participate in up to an amount of the Subsequent Financing equal
to 100% of the Subsequent Financing (the "Participation
Maximum")
on the
same terms, conditions and price provided for in the Subsequent Financing.
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(b) At
least
ten Business Days prior to the closing of the Subsequent Financing, the Company
shall deliver to each Purchaser a written notice of its intention to effect
a
Subsequent Financing ("Pre-Notice"),
which
Pre-Notice shall ask such Purchaser if it wants to review the details of such
financing (such additional notice, a "Subsequent
Financing Notice").
Upon
the request of a Purchaser, and only upon a request by such Purchaser, for
a
Subsequent Financing Notice, the Company shall promptly, but no later than
one
Business Day after such request, deliver a Subsequent Financing Notice to such
Purchaser. The Subsequent Financing Notice shall describe in reasonable detail
the proposed terms of such Subsequent Financing (including pricing terms and
type of securities offered), the amount of proceeds intended to be raised
thereunder, the Person or Persons through or with whom such Subsequent Financing
is proposed to be effected, and attached to which shall be a term sheet or
similar document relating thereto. In the event a Subsequent Financing is not
consummated and publicly announced within 30 calendar days following the date
such Subsequent Financing Notice is first sent to a Purchaser, the Company
shall, on such 30th
calendar
day, issue a press release regarding such Subsequent Financing Notice pursuant
to Rule 135c under the Securities Act containing only the information regarding
such Subsequent Financing that is permitted to be disclosed thereunder, in
which
case the Subsequent Financing shall be deemed to have been abandoned and the
Purchasers shall no longer be deemed to be in possession of any non-public
information with respect to the Company.
(c) Any
Purchaser desiring to participate in such Subsequent Financing must provide
written notice to the Company by not later than 5:00 p.m. (New York time) on
the
tenth Business Day after all of the Purchasers have received the Pre-Notice
that
the Purchaser is willing to participate in the Subsequent Financing, the amount
of the Purchaser’s participation, and that the Purchaser has such funds ready,
willing and available for investment on the terms set forth in the Subsequent
Financing Notice. If the Company receives no notice from a Purchaser as of
such
tenth Business Day, such Purchaser shall be deemed to have notified the Company
that it does not elect to participate.
(d) If
by
5:00 p.m. (New York time) on the tenth Business Day after all of the Purchasers
have received the Pre-Notice, notifications by the Purchasers of their
willingness to participate in the Subsequent Financing (or to cause their
designees to participate) is, in the aggregate, less than the total amount
of
the Subsequent Financing, then the Company may effect the remaining portion
of
such Subsequent Financing on the same terms and with the Persons set forth
in
the Subsequent Financing Notice within 30 calendar days after the date of the
initial Subsequent Financing Notice.
(e) If
by
5:00 p.m. (New York time) on the tenth Business Day after all of the Purchasers
have received the Pre-Notice, the Company receives responses to a Subsequent
Financing Notice from Purchasers seeking to purchase more than the aggregate
amount of the Participation Maximum, each such Purchaser shall have the right
to
purchase the greater of (a) their Pro Rata Portion (as defined below) of the
Participation Maximum and (b) the difference between the Participation Maximum
and the aggregate amount of participation by all other Purchasers. “Pro
Rata Portion”
means
the ratio of (x) the number of Shares purchased on the Closing Date by a
Purchaser participating under this Section 6.4, and (y) the sum of the aggregate
number of Shares purchased on the Closing Date by all Purchasers participating
under this Section 6.4.
(f) The
Company must provide the Purchasers with a second Subsequent Financing Notice,
and the Purchasers will again have the right of participation set forth above
in
this Section 6.4, if the Subsequent Financing subject to the initial Subsequent
Financing Notice is not consummated for any reason on the terms set forth in
such Subsequent Financing Notice within 30 calendar days after the date of
the
initial Subsequent Financing Notice. Any securities not acquired by the
Purchasers or other persons in accordance with this Section 6.4 may not be
issued, sold or exchanged until they are again offered to the Purchaser under
the procedures specified in this Agreement.
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(g) Notwithstanding
the foregoing, this Section 6.4 shall not apply in respect of securities
issued pursuant to acquisitions or strategic transactions, provided any such
issuance shall only be to a Person which is, itself or through its Subsidiaries,
an operating company in a business synergistic with the business of the Company
and in which the Company receives benefits in addition to the investment of
funds, but shall not include a transaction in which the Company is issuing
securities primarily for the purpose of raising capital or to an entity whose
primary business is investing in securities.
6.5 Short
Sales.
Each
Purchaser, severally and not jointly with the other Purchasers, covenants that
neither it nor any Affiliate acting on its behalf or pursuant to any
understanding with it will execute any Short Sales (as defined below) during
the
period commencing on the date hereof and ending 12 months after the Closing.
For
purposes of this Section 6.5, “Short
Sales”
means
“short sales,” as defined in Rule 200 of Regulation SHO under the Exchange Act
(but shall not be deemed to include the location and/or reservation of
borrowable shares of Common Stock).
6.6 Furnishing
of Information.
As long
as any Purchaser owns the Shares and Warrant Shares, the Company covenants
to
timely file (or obtain extensions in respect thereof and file within the
applicable grace period) all reports required to be filed by the Company after
the date hereof pursuant to the Exchange Act. As long as any Purchaser owns
the
Shares and Warrant Shares, if the Company is not required to file reports
pursuant to such laws, it will prepare and furnish to the Purchasers and make
publicly available in accordance with Rule 144(c) such information as is
required for the Purchasers to sell the Shares and Warrant Shares under Rule
144. The Company further covenants that it will take such further action as
any
holder of Shares and Warrant Shares may reasonably request, all to the extent
required from time to time to enable such Person to sell the Shares and Warrant
Shares without registration under the Securities Act within the limitation
of
the exemptions provided by Rule 144.
6.7 Integration.
The
Company shall not, and shall use its best efforts to ensure that no Affiliate
of
the Company 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 Shares and Warrants
in a manner that would require the registration under the Securities Act of
the
sale of the Shares and Warrants to the Purchasers, or that would be integrated
with the offer or sale of the Shares and Warrants for purposes of the rules
and
regulations of any Trading Market in a manner that would require stockholder
approval of the sale of the securities to the Purchasers.
6.8 Subsequent
Registrations.
Other
than pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement, prior to the first to occur
of (a) the effective date of the Registration Statement (as defined in the
Registration Rights Agreement), or (b) such time as the Warrant Shares may
be
sold by the Purchasers pursuant to Rule 144, the Company may not file any
registration statement (other than on Form S-8) with the Commission with respect
to any securities of the Company.
6.9 Limitation
on Issuance of Future Priced Securities.
During
the six months following the Closing Date, the Company shall not issue any
“Future Priced Securities” as such term is described by NASD
IM-4350-1.
6.10 Non-Public
Information.
The
Company covenants and agrees that neither it nor any other Person acting on
its
behalf will provide any Purchaser or its agents or counsel with any information
that the Company believes constitutes material non-public information, unless
prior thereto such Purchaser shall have executed a written agreement regarding
the confidentiality and use of such information. The Company understands and
confirms that each Purchaser shall be relying on the foregoing representations
in effecting transactions in securities of the Company.
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6.11 Listing
of Securities.
The
Company agrees, (i) if the Company applies to have the Common Stock traded
on
any other Trading Market, it will include in such application the Shares and
Warrant Shares, and will take such other action as is necessary or desirable
to
cause the Shares and Warrant Shares to be listed on such other Trading Market
as
promptly as possible, and (ii) it will take all action reasonably necessary
to
continue the listing and trading of its Common Stock on a Trading Market and
will comply in all material respects with the Company’s reporting, filing and
other obligations under the bylaws or rules of the Trading Market.
7. Termination;
Liabilities Consequent Thereon.
This
Agreement may be terminated and the transactions contemplated hereunder
abandoned at any time prior to the Closing only as follows:
(a)
with
respect to a Purchaser, by such Purchaser, upon notice to the Company if the
conditions set forth in Section 5.1 shall not have been satisfied on or prior
to
April 11, 2008; or
(b)
with
respect to a Purchaser, by the Company, upon notice to such Purchaser if the
conditions set forth in Section 5.2 to be satisfied by such Purchaser shall
not
have been satisfied on or prior to April 11, 2008; or
(c)
at
any time by mutual agreement of the Company and Purchasers.
Any
termination pursuant to this Section 7 shall be without liability on the part
of
any party, unless such termination is the result of a material breach of this
Agreement by a party to this Agreement in which case such breaching party shall
remain liable for such breach notwithstanding any termination of this
Agreement.
8. Miscellaneous
Provisions.
8.1 Indemnification.
In
addition to the indemnity provided in the Registration Rights Agreement, the
Company will indemnify and hold the Purchasers and their directors, officers,
shareholders, partners, employees and agents (each, an “Purchaser
Party”)
harmless from any and all losses, liabilities, obligations, claims,
contingencies, damages, costs and expenses, including all judgments, amounts
paid in settlements, court costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs of
investigation (collectively, “Losses”),
that
any such Purchaser Party may suffer or incur as a result of or relating to
any
misrepresentation, breach or inaccuracy of any representation, warranty,
covenant or agreement made by the Company in this Agreement, the Registration
Rights Agreement or the Warrant, unless any such Losses were as a result of
such
Purchaser Party’s gross negligence, willful misconduct or bad faith. In addition
to the indemnity contained herein, the Company will reimburse any Purchaser
Party for its reasonable legal and other expenses (including the cost of any
investigation, preparation and travel in connection therewith) incurred in
connection therewith, as such expenses are incurred.
8.2 Use
of
Proceeds.
The
Company shall use the net proceeds from the sale of the Shares and Warrants
for
working capital and other growth initiatives and not for the prepayment of
any
portion of the Company’s outstanding notes or debentures prior to their
currently-stated maturity date (other than payment of trade payables and accrued
expenses in the ordinary course of the Company’s business and consistent with
prior practices), or to redeem any Common Stock or Common Stock
Equivalents.
8.3 Filings.
The
Company shall make all necessary filings with the SEC and "blue sky" filings
required to be made by the Company in connection with the sale of the Shares
and, if applicable, the Warrant Shares to the Purchasers as required by all
applicable laws, and shall provide a copy thereof to the Purchasers promptly
after such filing.
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8.4 Public
Statements or Releases.
Each of
the parties to this Agreement agrees that it shall not make, issue, or release
any announcement, whether to the public generally, or to any of its suppliers
or
customers, with respect to this Agreement or the transactions provided for
herein, or make any statement or acknowledgment of the existence of, or reveal
the status of, this Agreement or the transactions provided for herein, without
the prior consent of the other parties, which shall not be unreasonably withheld
or delayed. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this Section 8.4 shall
prevent any party hereto from making such public announcements or filings as
it
may consider necessary in order to satisfy its legal obligations, or from
releasing a public statement acceptable to each of the parties hereto upon
the
completion of the offering contemplated hereby. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
as soon as possible but not later than 9:00 a.m. (New York time) on the first
Business Day following the Closing Date, the Company will issue a press release
acceptable to the Placement Agent and the Purchasers and in accordance with
applicable law describing the transactions contemplated by this Agreement,
and
promptly thereafter file a Current Report on Form 8-K with the SEC, attaching
such press release, this Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement and the
form of Warrant.
8.5 Further
Assurances.
The
parties agree to cooperate fully to execute such further instruments, documents
and agreements and to give such further written assurances, as may be reasonably
requested by any party to better evidence and reflect the transactions described
herein and contemplated hereby, and to carry into effect the intents and
purposes of this Agreement.
8.6 Rights
Cumulative.
Each
and all of the various rights, powers and remedies of the parties hereto shall
be considered to be cumulative with and in addition to any other rights, powers
and remedies which such parties may have at law or in equity in the event of
the
breach of any of the terms of this Agreement. The exercise or partial exercise
of any right, power or remedy shall neither constitute the exclusive election
thereof nor the waiver of any other right, power or remedy available to such
party.
8.7 Notices.
(a)
Any
notices, reports or other correspondence (hereinafter collectively referred
to
as “Correspondence”)
required or permitted to be given hereunder shall be sent by postage prepaid
first class mail, courier or facsimile or delivered by hand to the party to
whom
such correspondence is required or permitted to be given hereunder. The date
of
giving any notice shall be the date of its actual receipt.
(b)
All
Correspondence to the Company shall be addressed as follows:
Odyne
Corporation
00
Xxxxx
Xxxxx, Xxxxx X
Xxxxxxxxx,
Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attention:
Xx. Xxxx Xxxxxxxxxx
Chief
Executive Officer
Facsimile:
(000) 000-0000
with
a
copy to:
Xxxxxxxxx
Traurig, LLP
MetLife
Building
000
Xxxx
Xxxxxx, 00xx
Xxxxx
Xxx
Xxxx,
XX 00000
Attention:
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, Esq.
Facsimile:
(000) 000-0000
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(c)
All
Correspondence to any Purchaser shall be sent to such Purchaser at the address
set forth in Exhibit
A.
(d)
Any
Person may change the address to which correspondence to it is to be addressed
by notification as provided for herein.
8.8 Captions.
The
captions and paragraph headings of this Agreement are solely for the convenience
of reference and shall not affect its interpretation.
8.9 Severability.
Should
any part or provision of this Agreement be held unenforceable or in conflict
with the applicable laws or regulations of any jurisdiction, the invalid or
unenforceable part or provisions shall be replaced with a provision which
accomplishes, to the extent possible, the original business purpose of such
part
or provision in a valid and enforceable manner, and the remainder of this
Agreement shall remain binding upon the parties hereto.
8.10 Waiver.
No
waiver of any term, provision or condition of this Agreement, whether by conduct
or otherwise, in any one or more instances, shall be deemed to be, or be
construed as, a further or continuing waiver of any such term, provision or
condition or as a waiver of any other term, provision or condition of this
Agreement.
8.11 Fees,
Costs and Expenses.
All
fees, costs and expenses (including attorneys' fees and expenses) incurred
by
any party hereto in connection with the preparation, negotiation and execution
of this Agreement and the exhibits hereto and the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby and thereby (including the costs associated
with any filings with, or compliance with any of the requirements of, any
governmental authorities), shall be the sole and exclusive responsibility of
such party, except as provided in the Placement Agent Agreement between the
Company and the Placement Agent.
8.12 Assignment.
The
rights and obligations of the parties hereto shall inure to the benefit of
and
shall be binding upon the authorized successors and permitted assigns of each
party. The Company shall not assign this Agreement or any rights or obligations
hereunder without the prior written consent of the Purchasers. Any Purchaser
may
assign its rights under this Agreement to any person to whom the Purchaser
assigns or transfers any Shares, Warrants, and, if applicable, Warrant Shares
provided that such transferee agrees in writing to be bound by the terms and
provisions of this Agreement, and such transfer is in compliance with the terms
and provisions of this Agreement and permitted, with the approval of counsel
to
the Company, by federal and state securities laws.
8.13 Survival.
The
representations, warranties, agreements and covenants contained herein shall
survive the Closing and the delivery of the Shares and Warrants.
8.14 Entire
Agreement.
This
Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement, the Warrants and exhibits attached
hereto and incorporated herewith constitute the entire agreement between the
parties hereto respecting the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior
agreements, negotiations, understandings, representations and statements
respecting the subject matter hereof, whether written or oral.
8.15 Amendments.
No
modification, alteration, waiver or change in any of the terms of this Agreement
shall be valid or binding upon the parties hereto unless made in writing and
duly executed by the Company and (a) prior to Closing, Purchasers who represent
at least 80% of the Shares being sold hereunder or (b) following Closing,
Purchasers holding at least 80% of the Shares then held by such Purchasers;
provided,
however,
that,
in each case, no such amendment shall increase the obligations of any Purchaser
without such Purchaser's written consent.
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8.16 Confidential
Information.
Each of
the Company and each Purchaser agrees to keep confidential, and not to disclose
to or use for the benefit of any third party, the terms of this Agreement or
any
other information which at any time is communicated by the other party as being
confidential, without the prior written approval of the other party;
provided,
however,
that
this provision shall not apply to information which, at the time of disclosure,
is already part of the public domain (except by breach of this Agreement) and
information which is required to be disclosed by law (including, without
limitation, pursuant to Item 601(b)(10) of Regulation S-K under the Securities
Act and the Exchange Act) and provided further the Company will not furnish
confidential information to a Purchaser without (i) informing such Purchaser
regarding the nature of such information and (ii) receiving the prior express
written agreement of such Purchaser. Notwithstanding anything herein to the
contrary, any party to this Agreement (and any employee, representative, or
other agent of any party to this Agreement) may disclose to any and all persons,
without limitation of any kind, the tax treatment and tax structure of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement and all materials of any kind
(including opinions or other tax analyses) that are provided to it relating
to
such tax treatment and tax structure. However, any such information relating
to
the tax treatment or tax structure is required to be kept confidential to the
extent necessary to comply with any applicable federal or state securities
laws.
8.17 Stock
Splits, Dividends and other Similar Events.
The
provisions of this Agreement shall be appropriately adjusted to reflect any
stock split, stock dividend, reorganization or other similar event that may
occur with respect to the Company after the date hereof.
8.18 No
Third-Party Beneficiaries.
This
Agreement is intended for the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective
successors and permitted assigns and is not for the benefit of, nor may any
provision hereof be enforced by, any other Person, except as otherwise set
forth
in Section 8.1 (as to each Purchaser Party).
8.19 Governing
Law.
All
questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation
of this Agreement shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance
with the internal laws of the State of New York, without regard to the
principles of conflicts of law thereof. Each party agrees that all Proceedings
concerning the interpretations, enforcement and defense of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement or the
Warrants (whether brought against a party hereto or its respective Affiliates,
employees or agents) shall be commenced exclusively in the New York Courts.
Each
party hereto hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the
New
York Courts for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in connection
herewith or with any transaction contemplated hereby or discussed herein
(including with respect to the enforcement of the any of this Agreement, the
Registration Rights Agreement or the Warrants), and hereby irrevocably waives,
and agrees not to assert in any Proceeding, any claim that it is not personally
subject to the jurisdiction of any such New York Court, or that such Proceeding
has been commenced in an improper or inconvenient forum. Each party hereto
hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process
being served in any such Proceeding by mailing a copy thereof via registered
or
certified mail or overnight delivery (with evidence of delivery) to such party
at the address in effect for notices to it under this Agreement and agrees
that
such service shall constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice
thereof. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right
to serve process in any manner permitted by law. Each party hereto hereby
irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any
and
all right to trial by jury in any legal proceeding arising out of or relating
to
this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby. If either party shall
commence a Proceeding to enforce any provisions of this Agreement, the
Registration Rights Agreement or the Warrants, then the prevailing party in
such
Proceeding shall be reimbursed by the other party for its reasonable attorneys’
fees and other costs and expenses incurred with the investigation, preparation
and prosecution of such Proceeding.
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8.20 Rescission
and Withdrawal Right.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in (and without limiting
any
similar provisions of) this Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement or
the
Warrants, whenever any Purchaser exercises a right, election, demand or option
under this Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement or the Warrants and
the
Company does not timely perform its related obligations within the periods
therein provided, then such Purchaser may rescind or withdraw, in its sole
discretion from time to time upon written notice to the Company, any relevant
notice, demand or election in whole or in part without prejudice to its future
actions and rights.
8.21 Replacement
of Securities.
If any
certificate or instrument evidencing any Shares or Warrant Shares is mutilated,
lost, stolen or destroyed, the Company shall issue or cause to be issued in
exchange and substitution for and upon cancellation thereof, or in lieu of
and
substitution therefor, a new certificate or instrument, but only upon receipt
of
evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Company of such loss, theft or
destruction and customary and reasonable indemnity, if requested. The applicants
for a new certificate or instrument under such circumstances shall also pay
any
reasonable third-party costs associated with the issuance of such replacement
Shares or Warrant Shares. If a replacement certificate or instrument evidencing
any Shares or Warrant Shares is requested due to a mutilation thereof, the
Company may require delivery of such mutilated certificate or instrument as
a
condition precedent to any issuance of a replacement.
8.22 Limitation
of Liability.
Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Company acknowledges and
agrees that the liability of a Purchaser arising directly or indirectly, under
this Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement or the Warrants of any and
every nature whatsoever shall be satisfied solely out of the assets of such
Purchaser, and that no trustee, officer, other investment vehicle or any other
Affiliate of such Purchaser or any Purchaser, shareholder or holder of shares
of
beneficial interest of such a Purchaser shall be personally liable for any
liabilities of such Purchaser.
8.23 Counterparts.
This
Agreement may be executed simultaneously in two or more counterparts (including
via facsimile), each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which
together shall constitute one and the same instrument.
[THE
REMAINDER OF THIS PAGE HAS BEEN INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK;
SIGNATURE
PAGE FOLLOWS.]
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Securities Purchase
Agreement as of the day and year first above written.
ODYNE
CORPORATION
By:
/s/ Xxxx
Xxxxxxxxxx
Name:
Xxxx Xxxxxxxxxx
Title:
Chief
Executive Officer
[Investor
signature pages follow]
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Investor
Signature Page
Odyne
Corporation
The
undersigned hereby executes and delivers the Securities Purchase Agreement
(the
“Agreement”) to which this signature page is attached, which, together with all
counterparts of the Agreement and signature pages of the other parties named
in
the Agreement, shall constitute one and the same document in accordance with
the
terms of the Agreement.
Print
Name:
By:
Name:
Title:
Address:
Telephone:
Facsimile:
E-mail:
SSN/EIN#:
Number
of
Shares of Common Stock
Purchased:
Number
of
Warrants
Purchased:
Aggregate
Purchase
Price:
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EXHIBIT
A
INVESTORS
PURCHASER
|
ADDRESS
|
NUMBER
OF
SHARES
TO
BE
PURCHASED
|
SHARES
TO
BE
ISSUED
UPON
EXERCISE
OF
WARRANTS
|
PURCHASE
PRICE
|
The
Quercus Trust
|
0000
Xxxxxxx Xxxx.
A109-PMB
000
Xxxxx
Xxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
|
8,33
3,333
|
8,333,333
|
$5,000,000
|
|
||||
Spinel
Finance LLC
|
000
Xxxx Xxxxx Xxxx,
Xxxxx
000
Xxxxx
Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
|
3,333,333
|
3,333,333
|
$2,000,000
|
|
||||
Total
|
11,666,666
|
11,666,666
|
$7,000,000
|
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EXHIBIT
B
FORM
OF WARRANT
24
EXHIBIT
C
REGISTRATION
RIGHTS AGREEMENT
25