SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT
Exhibit
10.5
THIS SECURITIES
PURCHASE AGREEMENT
(this
“Agreement”),
dated
as of December 20, 2006, by and among COBALIS
CORPORATION,
a Nevada
corporation (the “Company”),
and
the Buyers listed on Schedule I attached hereto (individually, a
“Buyer”
or
collectively “Buyers”).
WITNESSETH
WHEREAS,
the
Company and the Buyer(s) are executing and delivering this Agreement in reliance
upon an exemption from securities registration pursuant to Section 4(2) and/or
Rule 506 of Regulation D (“Regulation
D”)
as
promulgated by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”)
under
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities
Act”);
WHEREAS,
the
parties desire that, upon the terms and subject to the conditions contained
herein, the Company shall issue and sell to the Buyer(s), as provided herein,
and the Buyer(s) shall purchase up to Three Million Eight Hundred Fifty Dollars
($3,850,000) of secured convertible debentures (the “Convertible
Debentures”),
which
shall be convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.001
(the “Common
Stock”)
(as
converted, the “Conversion
Shares”)
of
which Two Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($2,500,000) shall be funded
on
the third (3rd) business day following the date hereof (the “First
Closing”),
Six
Hundred Seventy Five Thousand Dollars ($675,000) shall be funded on the date
the
registration statement (the “Registration
Statement”)
is
filed, pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement dated the date hereof,
with
the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”)
(the
“Second
Closing”),
and
Six Hundred Seventy Five Thousand Dollars ($675,000) shall be funded within
three (3) business days after the date the Registration Statement is declared
effective by the SEC (the “Third
Closing”)
(individually referred to as a “Closing”
collectively referred to as the “Closings”),
for a
total purchase price of up to Three Million Eight Hundred Fifty Dollars
($3,850,000), (the “Purchase
Price”)
in the
respective amounts set forth opposite each Buyer(s) name on Schedule I (the
“Subscription
Amount”);
and
WHEREAS,
contemporaneously with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the parties
hereto are executing and delivering a Registration Rights Agreement (the
“Registration
Rights Agreement”)
pursuant to which the Company has agreed to provide certain registration rights
under the Securities Act and the rules and regulations promulgated there under,
and applicable state securities laws; and
WHEREAS,
the
Convertible Debentures are secured by (i) a security interest in all of the
assets of the Company and of each of the Company's subsidiaries as evidenced
by
the security agreement of even date herewith (the “Security
Agreement”),
and
(ii) certain shares of common stock owned by officers of the Company (the
“Pledged
Shares”)
as
evidenced by the pledge and escrow agreement of even date herewith (the
“Pledge
Agreement,”
and
together with the Security Agreement collectively the “Security
Documents”).
WHEREAS,
within
thirty (30) days of the date hereof, the parties hereto are executing and
delivering Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions (the “Irrevocable
Transfer Agent Instructions”)
in the
forth attached hereto as Exhibit A.
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NOW,
THEREFORE,
in
consideration of the mutual covenants and other agreements contained in this
Agreement the Company and the Buyer(s) hereby agree as follows:
1. PURCHASE
AND SALE OF CONVERTIBLE DEBENTURES.
(a) Purchase
of Convertible Debentures.
Subject
to the satisfaction (or waiver) of the terms and conditions of this Agreement,
each Buyer agrees, severally and not jointly, to purchase at the Closings and
the Company agrees to sell and issue to each Buyer, severally and not jointly,
at each Closing, Convertible Debentures in amounts corresponding with the
Subscription Amount set forth opposite each Buyer’s name on Schedule I hereto.
(b) Closing
Date.
The
First Closing of the purchase and sale of the Convertible Debentures shall
take
place at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time on
the
third (3rd) business day
following the date hereof, subject to notification of satisfaction of the
conditions to the First Closing set forth herein and in Sections 6 and 7 below
(or such later date as is mutually agreed to by the Company and the Buyer(s))
(the “First
Closing Date”),
the
Second Closing of the purchase and sale of the Convertible Debentures shall
take
place at 4:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on the date the Registration Statement
is filed with the SEC, subject to notification of satisfaction of the conditions
to the Second Closing set forth herein and in Sections 6 and 7 below (or such
later date as is mutually agreed to by the Company and the Buyer(s)) (the
“Second
Closing Date”),
and
the Third Closing of the purchase and sale of the Convertible Debentures shall
take place at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time on the third (3rd) business
day
immediately following the date the Registration Statement is declared effective
by the SEC, subject to notification of satisfaction of the conditions to the
Third Closing set forth herein and in Sections 6 and 7 below (or such earlier
date as is mutually agreed to by the Company and the Buyer(s)) (the
“Third
Closing Date”)
(collectively referred to as the “Closing
Dates”).
Each
Closing shall occur on the respective Closing Dates at the offices of Yorkville
Advisors, LLC, 0000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000, Xxxxxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxxxx 00000
(or
such other place as is mutually agreed to by the Company and the Buyer(s)).
(c) Form
of Payment.
Subject
to the satisfaction of the terms and conditions of this Agreement, on the
respective Closing Dates, (i) the Buyers shall deliver to the Company such
aggregate proceeds for the Convertible Debentures to be issued and sold to
such
Buyer(s), minus the fees to be paid directly from the proceeds of the Closings
as set forth herein, and (ii) the Company shall deliver to each Buyer,
Convertible Debentures which such Buyer(s) is purchasing in amounts indicated
opposite such Buyer’s name on Schedule I, duly executed on behalf of the
Company.
2. BUYER’S
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES.
Each
Buyer represents and warrants, severally and not jointly, that:
(a) Investment
Purpose.
Each
Buyer is acquiring the Convertible Debentures and, upon conversion of
Convertible Debentures, the Buyer will acquire the Conversion Shares then
issuable, for its own account for investment only and not with a view towards,
or for resale in connection with, the public sale or distribution thereof,
except pursuant to sales registered or exempted under the Securities Act;
provided, however, that by making the representations herein, such Buyer
reserves the right to dispose of the Conversion Shares at any time in accordance
with or pursuant to an effective registration statement covering such Conversion
Shares or an available exemption under the Securities Act.
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(b) Accredited
Investor Status.
Each
Buyer is an “Accredited
Investor”
as
that
term is defined in Rule 501(a)(3) of Regulation D.
(c) Reliance
on Exemptions.
Each
Buyer understands that the Convertible Debentures are being offered and sold
to
it in reliance on specific exemptions from the registration requirements of
United States federal and state securities laws and that the Company is relying
in part upon the truth and accuracy of, and such Buyer’s compliance with, the
representations, warranties, agreements, acknowledgments and understandings
of
such Buyer set forth herein in order to determine the availability of such
exemptions and the eligibility of such Buyer to acquire such
securities.
(d) Information.
Each
Buyer and its advisors (and his or, its counsel), if any, have been furnished
with all materials relating to the business, finances and operations of the
Company and information he deemed material to making an informed investment
decision regarding his purchase of the Convertible Debentures and the Conversion
Shares, which have been requested by such Buyer. Each Buyer and its advisors,
if
any, have been afforded the opportunity to ask questions of the Company and
its
management. Neither such inquiries nor any other due diligence investigations
conducted by such Buyer or its advisors, if any, or its representatives shall
modify, amend or affect such Buyer’s right to rely on the Company’s
representations and warranties contained in Section 3 below. Each Buyer
understands that its investment in the Convertible Debentures and the Conversion
Shares involves a high degree of risk. Each Buyer is in a position regarding
the
Company, which, based upon employment, family relationship or economic
bargaining power, enabled and enables such Buyer to obtain information from
the
Company in order to evaluate the merits and risks of this investment. Each Buyer
has sought such accounting, legal and tax advice, as it has considered necessary
to make an informed investment decision with respect to its acquisition of
the
Convertible Debentures and the Conversion Shares.
(e) No
Governmental Review.
Each
Buyer understands that no United States federal or state agency or any other
government or governmental agency has passed on or made any recommendation
or
endorsement of the Convertible Debentures or the Conversion Shares, or the
fairness or suitability of the investment in the Convertible Debentures or
the
Conversion Shares, nor have such authorities passed upon or endorsed the merits
of the offering of the Convertible Debentures or the Conversion
Shares.
(f) Transfer
or Resale.
Each
Buyer understands that except as provided in the Registration Rights Agreement:
(i) the Convertible Debentures have not been and are not being registered under
the Securities Act or any state securities laws, and may not be offered for
sale, sold, assigned or transferred unless (A) subsequently registered
thereunder, or (B) such Buyer shall have delivered to the Company an opinion
of
counsel, in a generally acceptable form, to the effect that such securities
to
be sold, assigned or transferred may be sold, assigned or transferred pursuant
to an exemption from such registration requirements; (ii) any sale of such
securities made in reliance on Rule 144 under the Securities Act (or a successor
rule thereto) (“Rule 144”)
may be
made only in accordance with the terms of Rule 144 and further, if Rule 144
is
not applicable, any resale of such securities under circumstances in which
the
seller (or the person through whom the sale is made) may be deemed to be an
underwriter (as that term is defined in the Securities Act) may require
compliance with some other exemption under the Securities Act or the rules
and
regulations of the SEC thereunder; and (iii) neither the Company nor any other
person is under any obligation to register such securities under the Securities
Act or any state securities laws or to comply with the terms and conditions
of
any exemption thereunder. The Company reserves the right to place stop transfer
instructions against the shares and certificates for the Conversion
Shares.
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(g) Legends.
Each
Buyer understands that the certificates or other instruments representing the
Convertible Debentures and or the Conversion Shares shall bear a restrictive
legend in substantially the following form (and a stop -transfer order may
be
placed against transfer of such stock certificates):
THE
SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. THE
SECURITIES HAVE BEEN ACQUIRED SOLELY FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSES AND NOT WITH A
VIEW
TOWARD RESALE AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED FOR SALE, SOLD, TRANSFERRED OR ASSIGNED
IN
THE ABSENCE OF AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT FOR THE SECURITIES UNDER
THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS, OR
AN
OPINION OF COUNSEL, IN A GENERALLY ACCEPTABLE FORM, THAT REGISTRATION IS NOT
REQUIRED UNDER SAID ACT OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS.
The
legend set forth above shall be removed and the Company within two (2) business
days shall issue a certificate without such legend to the holder of the
Conversion Shares upon which it is stamped, if, unless otherwise required by
state securities laws, (i) in connection with a sale transaction, provided
the
Conversion Shares are registered under the Securities Act or (ii) in connection
with a sale transaction, after such holder provides the Company with an opinion
of counsel, which opinion shall be in form, substance and scope customary for
opinions of counsel in comparable transactions, to the effect that a public
sale, assignment or transfer of the Conversion Shares may be made without
registration under the Securities Act.
(h) Authorization.
The
Buyer has full power and authority to enter into the Transaction Documents.
All
action on the part of the Buyer, its officers, directors and stockholders
necessary for the authorization, execution and delivery of the Transaction
Documents has been taken or will be taken prior to the Closing. Each such
agreement constitutes a valid and legally binding obligation of the Buyer,
enforceable in accordance with its terms except (i) as limited by
applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization,
moratorium and other laws of general application affecting enforcement of
creditors’ rights generally, and subject to general principles of equity
(regardless of whether enforcement is sought in a proceeding at law or in
equity); and (ii) as limited by laws relating to the availability of
specific performance, injunctive relief or other equitable remedies (regardless
of whether enforcement is sought in a proceeding at law or in
equity).
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(i) Receipt
of Documents.
Each
Buyer and his or its counsel has received and read in their entirety: (i) this
Agreement and each representation, warranty and covenant set forth herein and
the Transaction Documents (as defined herein); (ii) all due diligence and other
information necessary to verify the accuracy and completeness of such
representations, warranties and covenants; (iii) the Company’s Form 10-KSB for
the fiscal year ended March 31, 2006; (iv) the Company’s Forms 10-QSB for the
fiscal quarters ended June 30 and September 30, 2006 (v) the Company’s Form 8-K
filed on October 26, 2006, and (vi) answers to all questions each Buyer
submitted to the Company regarding an investment in the Company; and each Buyer
has relied on the information contained therein and has not been furnished
any
other documents, literature, memorandum or prospectus.
(j) Due
Formation of Corporate and Other Buyers.
If the
Buyer(s) is a corporation, trust, partnership or other entity that is not an
individual person, it has been formed and validly exists and has not been
organized for the specific purpose of purchasing the Convertible Debentures
and
is not prohibited from doing so.
(k) No
Legal Advice From the Company.
Each
Buyer acknowledges, that it had the opportunity to review this Agreement and
the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement with his or its own legal counsel
and investment and tax advisors. Each Buyer is relying solely on such counsel
and advisors and not on any statements or representations of the Company or
any
of its representatives or agents for legal, tax or investment advice with
respect to this investment, the transactions contemplated by this Agreement
or
the securities laws of any jurisdiction.
3. REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY.
The
Company represents and warrants as of the date hereof to each of the Buyers
that, except as set forth in the SEC Documents (as defined herein) or in the
Disclosure Schedule attached hereto (the “Disclosure
Schedule”)
the
statements contained in this Section 3 are complete and accurate as of the
date of this Agreement. As used in this Section 3, the term “Knowledge” shall
mean the actual knowledge of the officers of the Company.
(a) Organization
and Qualification.
The
Company and its subsidiaries are corporations duly organized and validly
existing in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction in which they
are
incorporated, and have the requisite corporate power to own their properties
and
to carry on their business as now being conducted. Each of the Company and
its
subsidiaries is duly qualified as a foreign corporation to do business and
is in
good standing in every jurisdiction in which the nature of the business
conducted by it makes such qualification necessary, except to the extent that
the failure to be so qualified or be in good standing would not have a material
adverse effect on the Company and its subsidiaries taken as a
whole.
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(b) Authorization,
Enforcement, Compliance with Other Instruments.
(i)
Except as contemplated herein, the Company has the requisite corporate power
and
authority to enter into and perform this Agreement, the Security Documents,
the
Registration Rights Agreement, the Irrevocable Transfer Agent Agreement, and
any
related agreements (collectively the “Transaction
Documents”)
and to
issue the Convertible Debentures and the Conversion Shares in accordance with
the terms hereof and thereof, (ii) the execution and delivery of the Transaction
Documents by the Company and the consummation by it of the transactions
contemplated hereby and thereby, including, without limitation, the issuance
of
the Convertible Debentures, the Conversion Shares, and the reservation for
issuance and the issuance of the Conversion Shares issuable upon conversion
or
exercise thereof, have been duly authorized by the Company’s Board of Directors
and no further consent or authorization is required by the Company, its Board
of
Directors or its stockholders, (iii) the Transaction Documents have been duly
executed and delivered by the Company, (iv) the Transaction Documents constitute
the valid and binding obligations of the Company enforceable against the Company
in accordance with their terms, except as such enforceability may be limited
by
general principles of equity or applicable bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, moratorium, liquidation or similar laws relating to, or
affecting generally, the enforcement of creditors’ rights and
remedies.
(c) Capitalization.
The
authorized capital stock of the Company consists of 50,000,000 shares of Common
Stock and 5,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 (“Preferred
Stock”)
of
which 35,929,126 shares of Common Stock and 500 shares of Preferred Stock are
issued and outstanding. All of such outstanding shares have been validly issued
and are fully paid and nonassessable. No shares of Common Stock are subject
to
preemptive rights or any other similar rights or any liens or encumbrances
suffered or permitted by the Company. As of the date of this Agreement, (i)
there are no outstanding options, warrants, rights to subscribe to, calls or
commitments of any character whatsoever relating to, or securities or rights
convertible into, any shares of capital stock of the Company or any of its
subsidiaries, or contracts, commitments, understandings or arrangements by
which
the Company or any of its subsidiaries is or may become bound to issue
additional shares of capital stock of the Company or any of its subsidiaries
or
options, warrants, scrip, rights to subscribe to, calls or commitments of any
character whatsoever relating to, or securities or rights convertible into,
any
shares of capital stock of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, (ii) there
are no outstanding debt securities; (iii) there are no agreements or
arrangements under which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is obligated
to
register the sale of any of their securities under the Securities Act (except
pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement) and (iv) there are no outstanding
registration statements and there are no outstanding comment letters from the
SEC or any other regulatory agency. There are no securities or instruments
containing anti-dilution or similar provisions that will be triggered by the
issuance of the Convertible Debentures as described in this Agreement. The
Company has made available to the Buyer true and correct copies of the Company’s
Articles of Incorporation, as amended and as in effect on the date hereof (the
“Articles
of Incorporation”),
and
the Company’s By-laws, as in effect on the date hereof (the “By-laws”),
and
the terms of all securities convertible into or exercisable for Common Stock
and
the material rights of the holders thereof in respect thereto other than stock
options issued to employees and consultants.
(d) Issuance
of Securities.
The
Convertible Debentures are duly authorized and, upon issuance in accordance
with
the terms hereof, shall be duly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, are free
from all taxes, liens and charges with respect to the issue thereof. The
Conversion Shares issuable upon conversion of the Convertible Debentures have
been duly authorized and reserved for issuance. Upon conversion or exercise
in
accordance with the Convertible Debentures the Conversion Shares will be duly
issued, fully paid and nonassessable.
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(e) No
Conflicts.
The
execution, delivery and performance of the Transaction Documents by the Company
and the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby
will
not (i) result in a violation of the Articles of Incorporation, any certificate
of designations of any outstanding series of preferred stock of the Company
or
the By-laws or (ii) conflict with or constitute a default (or an event which
with notice or lapse of time or both would become a default) under, or give
to
others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of,
any agreement, indenture or instrument to which the Company or any of its
subsidiaries is a party, or result in a violation of any law, rule, regulation,
order, judgment or decree (including federal and state securities laws and
regulations and the rules and regulations of The National Association of
Securities Dealers Inc.’s OTC Bulletin Board on which the Common Stock is
quoted) applicable to the Company or any of its subsidiaries or by which any
property or asset of the Company or any of its subsidiaries is bound or
affected. Neither the Company nor its subsidiaries is in violation of any term
of or in default under its Articles of Incorporation or By-laws or their
organizational charter or by-laws, respectively, or any material contract,
agreement, mortgage, indebtedness, indenture, instrument, judgment, decree
or
order or any statute, rule or regulation applicable to the Company or its
subsidiaries. The business of the Company and its subsidiaries is not being
conducted, and shall not be conducted in violation of any material law,
ordinance, or regulation of any governmental entity.
(f) SEC
Documents: Financial Statements.
Since
January 1, 2003, the Company has filed all reports, schedules, forms, statements
and other documents required to be filed by it with the SEC under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange
Act”)
(all
of the foregoing filed prior to the date hereof or amended after the date hereof
and all exhibits included therein and financial statements and schedules thereto
and documents incorporated by reference therein, being hereinafter referred
to
as the “SEC
Documents”).
The
Company has delivered to the Buyers or their representatives, or made available
through the SEC’s website at xxxx://xxx.xxx.xxx., true and complete copies of
the SEC Documents. As of their respective dates, the financial statements of
the
Company disclosed in the SEC Documents (the “Financial
Statements”)
complied as to form in all material respects with applicable accounting
requirements and the published rules and regulations of the SEC with respect
thereto. Such financial statements have been prepared in accordance with
generally accepted accounting principles, consistently applied, during the
periods involved (except (i) as may be otherwise indicated in such Financial
Statements or the notes thereto, or (ii) in the case of unaudited interim
statements, to the extent they may exclude footnotes or may be condensed or
summary statements) and, fairly present in all material respects the financial
position of the Company as of the dates thereof and the results of its
operations and cash flows for the periods then ended (subject, in the case
of
unaudited statements, to normal year-end audit adjustments).
(g) 10(b)-5.
To the
Company’s Knowledge, the SEC Documents do not include any untrue statements of
material fact, nor do they omit to state any material fact required to be stated
therein necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances
under which they were made, not misleading.
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(h) Absence
of Litigation.
There
is no action, suit, proceeding, pending before or by any court, public board,
government agency, self-regulatory organization or body pending against the
Company of any of the Company’s subsidiaries or, to the Knowledge of the
Company, affecting the Company, the Common Stock or any of the Company’s
subsidiaries, wherein an unfavorable decision, ruling or finding would (i)
have
a material adverse effect on the transactions contemplated hereby (ii) adversely
affect the validity or enforceability of, or the authority or ability of the
Company to perform its obligations under, this Agreement or any of the documents
contemplated herein, or (iii) have a material adverse effect on the business,
operations, properties, financial condition or results of operations of the
Company and its subsidiaries taken as a whole.
(i) Acknowledgment
Regarding Buyer’s Purchase of the Convertible Debentures.
The
Company acknowledges and agrees that the Buyer(s) is acting solely in the
capacity of an arm’s length purchaser with respect to this Agreement and the
transactions contemplated hereby. The Company further acknowledges that the
Buyer(s) is not acting as a financial advisor or fiduciary of the Company (or
in
any similar capacity) with respect to this Agreement and the transactions
contemplated hereby and any advice given by the Buyer(s) or any of their
respective representatives or agents in connection with this Agreement and
the
transactions contemplated hereby is merely incidental to such Buyer’s purchase
of the Convertible Debentures or the Conversion Shares. The Company further
represents to the Buyer that the Company’s decision to enter into this Agreement
has been based solely on the independent evaluation by the Company and its
representatives.
(j) No
General Solicitation.
Neither
the Company, nor any of its affiliates, nor any person acting on its or their
behalf, has engaged in any form of general solicitation or general advertising
(within the meaning of Regulation D under the Securities Act) in connection
with
the offer or sale of the Convertible Debentures or the Conversion
Shares.
(k) No
Integrated Offering.
To the
Knowledge of the Company, neither the Company, nor any of its affiliates, nor
any person acting on its or their behalf has, directly or indirectly, made
any
offers or sales of any security or solicited any offers to buy any security,
under circumstances that would require registration of the Convertible
Debentures or the Conversion Shares under the Securities Act or cause this
offering of the Convertible Debentures or the Conversion Shares to be integrated
with prior offerings by the Company for purposes of the Securities
Act.
(l) Employee
Relations.
Neither
the Company nor any of its subsidiaries is involved in any labor dispute nor,
to
the knowledge of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, is any such dispute
threatened. None of the Company’s or its subsidiaries’ employees is a member of
a union and the Company and its subsidiaries believe that their relations with
their employees are good.
(m) Intellectual
Property Rights.
The
Company and its subsidiaries own or possess adequate rights or licenses to
use
all trademarks, trade names, service marks, service xxxx registrations, service
names, patents, patent rights, inventions, licenses, approvals, governmental
authorizations, trade secrets and rights necessary to conduct their respective
businesses as now conducted except where failure to do so would constitute
a
Material Adverse Effect. The Company and its subsidiaries do not have any
Knowledge of any infringement by the Company or its subsidiaries of trademark,
trade name rights, patents, patent rights, copyrights, inventions, licenses,
service names, service marks, service xxxx registrations, trade secret or other
similar rights of others, and, to the Knowledge of the Company, there is no
claim, action or proceeding being made or brought against, or to the Company’s
knowledge, being threatened against, the Company or its subsidiaries regarding
trademark, trade name, patents, patent rights, invention, copyright, license,
service names, service marks, service xxxx registrations, trade secret or other
infringement; and the Company and its subsidiaries are unaware of any facts
or
circumstances which might give rise to any of the foregoing.
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(n) Environmental
Laws.
The
Company and its subsidiaries are (i) in compliance with any and all applicable
foreign, federal, state and local laws and regulations relating to the
protection of human health and safety, the environment or hazardous or toxic
substances or wastes, pollutants or contaminants (“Environmental
Laws”),
(ii)
have received all permits, licenses or other approvals required of them under
applicable Environmental Laws to conduct their respective businesses and (iii)
are in compliance in all material respects with all terms and conditions of
any
such permit, license or approval.
(o) Title.
Any
real property and facilities held under lease by the Company and its
subsidiaries are held by them under valid, subsisting and enforceable leases
with such exceptions as are not material and do not interfere with the use
made
and proposed to be made of such property and buildings by the Company and its
subsidiaries except where failure to do so would constitute a Material Adverse
Effect..
(p) Insurance.
The
Company and each of its subsidiaries are insured by insurers of recognized
financial responsibility against such losses and risks and in such amounts
as
management of the Company believes to be prudent and customary in the businesses
in which the Company and its subsidiaries are engaged. Neither the Company
nor
any such subsidiary has been refused any insurance coverage sought or applied
for and neither the Company nor any such subsidiary has any reason to believe
that it will not be able to renew its existing insurance coverage as and when
such coverage expires or to obtain similar coverage from similar insurers as
may
be necessary to continue its business at a cost that would not materially and
adversely affect the condition, financial or otherwise, or the earnings,
business or operations of the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a
whole.
(q) Regulatory
Permits.
The
Company and its subsidiaries possess all material certificates, authorizations
and permits issued by the appropriate federal, state or foreign regulatory
authorities necessary to conduct their respective businesses, and neither the
Company nor any such subsidiary has received any notice of proceedings relating
to the revocation or modification of any such certificate, authorization or
permit.
(r) Internal
Accounting Controls.
The
Company and each of its 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 generally accepted accounting principles and
to
maintain asset accountability, and (iii) the recorded amounts for assets is
compared with the existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action
is taken with respect to any differences.
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(s) No
Material Adverse Breaches, etc.
To the
Company’s Knowledge, neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries is subject
to any charter, corporate or other legal restriction, or any judgment, decree,
order, rule or regulation which in the judgment of the Company’s officers has or
is expected in the future to have a material adverse effect on the business,
properties, operations, financial condition, results of operations or prospects
of the Company or its subsidiaries. Neither the Company nor any of its
subsidiaries is in breach of any contract or agreement which breach, in the
judgment of the Company’s officers, has or is expected to have a material
adverse effect on the business, properties, operations, financial condition,
results of operations or prospects of the Company or its
subsidiaries.
(t) Tax
Status.
The
Company and each of its subsidiaries has made and filed all federal and state
income and all other tax returns, reports and declarations required by any
jurisdiction to which it is subject and (unless and only to the extent that
the
Company and each of its subsidiaries has set aside on its books provisions
reasonably adequate for the payment of all unpaid and unreported taxes) has
paid
all taxes and other governmental assessments and charges that are material
in
amount, shown or determined to be due on such returns, reports and declarations,
except those being contested in good faith and has set aside on its books
provision reasonably adequate for the payment of all taxes for periods
subsequent to the periods to which such returns, reports or declarations apply.
There are no unpaid taxes in any material amount claimed to be due by the taxing
authority of any jurisdiction, and the officers of the Company know of no basis
for any such claim.
(u) Certain
Transactions.
Except
for arm’s length transactions pursuant to which the Company makes payments in
the ordinary course of business upon terms no less favorable than the Company
could obtain from third parties and other than the grant of stock options
disclosed in the SEC Documents, none of the officers, directors, or employees
of
the Company is presently a party to any transaction with the Company (other
than
for services as employees, officers and directors), including any contract,
agreement or other arrangement providing for the furnishing of services to
or
by, providing for rental of real or personal property to or from, or otherwise
requiring payments to or from any officer, director or such employee or, to
the
knowledge of the Company, any corporation, partnership, trust or other entity
in
which any officer, director, or any such employee has a substantial interest
or
is an officer, director, trustee or partner.
(v) Fees
and Rights of First Refusal.
The
Company is not obligated to offer the securities offered hereunder on a right
of
first refusal basis or otherwise to any third parties including, but not limited
to, current or former shareholders of the Company, underwriters, brokers, agents
or other third parties.
4. COVENANTS.
(a) Best
Efforts.
Each
party shall use its reasonable best efforts to timely satisfy each of the
conditions to be satisfied by it as provided in Sections 6 and 7 of this
Agreement.
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(b) Form
D.
The
Company agrees to file a Form D with respect to the Conversion Shares as
required under Regulation D and to provide a copy thereof to each Buyer promptly
after such filing. The Company shall, on or before the Closing Date, take such
action as the Company shall reasonably determine is necessary to qualify the
Conversion Shares, or obtain an exemption for the Conversion Shares for sale
to
the Buyers at the Closing pursuant to this Agreement under applicable securities
or “Blue Sky” laws of the states of the United States, and shall provide
evidence of any such action so taken to the Buyers on or prior to the Closing
Date.
(c) Reporting
Status.
Until
the earlier of (i) the date as of which the Buyer(s) may sell all of the
Conversion Shares without restriction pursuant to Rule 144 promulgated under
the
Securities Act (or successor thereto), or (ii) the date on which (A) the
Buyer(s) shall have sold all the Conversion Shares and (B) none of the
Convertible Debentures are outstanding (the “Registration
Period”),
the
Company shall file in a timely manner all reports required to be filed with
the
SEC pursuant to the Exchange Act and the regulations of the SEC thereunder,
and
the Company shall not terminate its status as an issuer required to file reports
under the Exchange Act even if the Exchange Act or the rules and regulations
thereunder would otherwise permit such termination.
(d) Use
of
Proceeds.
The
Company will use the proceeds from the sale of the Convertible Debentures for
general corporate and working capital purposes.
(e) Reservation
of Shares.
On the
date hereof, the Company shall initially reserve for issuance to the Buyers
10,583,737
shares
in
total for issuance upon both conversions of the Convertible Dentures and upon
exercise of the Warrants (collectively, the “Initial
Share Reserve”).
The
Company represents that it has sufficient authorized and unissued shares of
Common Stock available to create the Initial Share Reserve after considering
all
other commitments that may require the issuance of Common Stock. After the
Company increases its authorized Common Stock in accordance with Section 4(o)
hereof, the Company shall promptly increase the Initial Share Reserve to a
total
share reserve of 15,400,000 shares for issuance upon conversions of the
Convertible Debentures and upon exercise of the Warrants (collectively, the
“Share
Reserve”).
The
Company shall take all action reasonably necessary to at all times have
authorized, and reserved for the purpose of issuance, such number of shares
of
Common Stock as shall be necessary to effect the full conversion of the
Convertible Debentures and the full exercise of the Warrants. If at any time
the
Share Reserve is insufficient to effect the full conversion of the Convertible
Debentures or the full exercise of the Warrants, the Company shall increase
the
Share Reserve accordingly. If the Company does not have sufficient authorized
and unissued shares of Common Stock available to increase the Share Reserve,
the
Company shall call and hold a special meeting of the shareholders within seventy
five (75) days of such occurrence, for the sole purpose of increasing the number
of shares authorized. The Company’s management shall recommend to the
shareholders to vote in favor of increasing the number of shares of Common
Stock
authorized. Management shall also vote all of its shares in favor of increasing
the number of authorized shares of Common Stock.
(f) Listings
or Quotation.
The
Company’s Common Stock shall be listed or quoted for trading on any of (a) the
American Stock Exchange, (b) New York Stock Exchange, (c) the Nasdaq National
Market, (d) the Nasdaq Capital Market, or (e) the Nasdaq OTC Bulletin Board
(“OTC”)
(each,
a “Primary
Market”)
and
the Company shall promptly secure the listing or quotation of the Conversion
Shares and Warrant Shares for trading on the same Primary Market upon which
the
shares of Common Stock are then listed or quoted.
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(g) Fees
and Expenses.
(i) Each
of
the Company and the Buyer(s) shall pay all costs and expenses incurred by such
party in connection with the negotiation, investigation, preparation, execution
and delivery of the Transaction Documents. The Company shall pay Yorkville
Advisors LLC a fee equal to ten percent (10%) of the Purchase Price which shall
be paid pro rata directly from the gross proceeds of each Closing.
(ii) The
Company shall pay a structuring fee to Yorkville Advisors LLC of Twenty Two
Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($22,500) which shall be paid directly from the
proceeds of the First Closing.
(iii) The
Company shall pay Yorkville Advisors, LLC a non-refundable due diligence fee
of
Seven Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($7,500) which has been paid.
(iv) On
the
date hereof the Company shall issue to the Buyer the A Warrants, B Warrants,
C
Warrants, and D Warrants in the amounts set forth next to the Buyer’s name set
forth below (the A, B, C, and D Warrants collectively, the “Warrants”).
Each
of the Warrants shall be in the form of the Warrant attached hereto as Exhibit
B. The shares of Common Stock issuable under the Warrants shall collectively
be
referred to as the “Warrant
Shares”.
Buyer
|
Warrant
Series
|
Purchase
Amount
|
Warrant
Shares
|
Warrant
Exercise
Price
|
|||||||||
Cornell
Capital Partners, LP.
|
A
Warrant
|
$
|
1,000,000
|
1,333,333
|
$
|
0.750
|
|||||||
Cornell
Capital Partners, LP.
|
B
Warrant
|
$
|
1,000,000
|
1,205,400
|
$
|
0.8296
|
|||||||
Cornell
Capital Partners, LP.
|
C
Warrant
|
$
|
1,750,000
|
2,343,959
|
$
|
0.7466
|
|||||||
Cornell
Capital Partners, LP.
|
D
Warrant
|
$
|
1,750,000
|
1,757,910
|
$
|
0.9955
|
|||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
Total
Warrant Shares
|
|
$
|
5,500,000
|
6,640,602
|
|
(h) Corporate
Existence.
So long
as any of the Convertible Debentures remain outstanding, the Company shall
not
directly or indirectly consummate any merger, reorganization, restructuring,
reverse stock split consolidation, sale of all or substantially all of the
Company’s assets or any similar transaction or related transactions (each such
transaction, an “Organizational
Change”)
unless, prior to the consummation an Organizational Change, the Company obtains
the written consent of each Buyer, which shall not be unreasonably withheld,
conditioned, or delayed. In any such case, the Company will make appropriate
provision with respect to such holders’ rights and interests to insure that the
provisions of this Section 4(h) will thereafter be applicable to the Convertible
Debentures.
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(i) Transactions
With Affiliates.
So long
as any Convertible Debentures are outstanding, the Company shall not, and shall
cause each of its subsidiaries not to, enter into, amend, modify or supplement,
or permit any subsidiary to enter into, amend, modify or supplement any
agreement, transaction, commitment, or arrangement with any of its or any
subsidiary’s officers, directors, person who were officers or directors at any
time during the previous two (2) years, stockholders who beneficially own five
percent (5%) or more of the Common Stock, or Affiliates (as defined below)
or
with any individual related by blood, marriage, or adoption to any such
individual or with any entity in which any such entity or individual owns a
five
percent (5%) or more beneficial interest (each a “Related
Party”),
except for (a) customary employment arrangements and benefit programs on
reasonable terms, (b) any investment in an Affiliate of the Company, (c) any
agreement, transaction, commitment, or arrangement on an arms-length basis
on
terms no less favorable than terms which would have been obtainable from a
person other than such Related Party, (d) any agreement, transaction,
commitment, or arrangement which is approved by a majority of the disinterested
directors of the Company; for purposes hereof, any director who is also an
officer of the Company or any subsidiary of the Company shall not be a
disinterested director with respect to any such agreement, transaction,
commitment, or arrangement. “Affiliate”
for
purposes hereof means, with respect to any person or entity, another person
or
entity that, directly or indirectly, (i) has a ten percent (10%) or more equity
interest in that person or entity, (ii) has ten percent (10%) or more common
ownership with that person or entity, (iii) controls that person or entity,
or
(iv) shares common control with that person or entity. “Control”
or
“controls”
for
purposes hereof means that a person or entity has the power, direct or indirect,
to conduct or govern the policies of another person or entity.
(j) Transfer
Agent.
The
Company covenants and agrees that, in the event that the Company’s agency
relationship with the transfer agent should be terminated for any reason prior
to a date which is two (2) years after the Closing Date, the Company shall
immediately appoint a new transfer agent and shall require that the new transfer
agent execute and agree to be bound by the terms of the Irrevocable Transfer
Agent Instructions (as defined herein).
(k) Restriction
on Issuance of the Capital Stock.
So long
as any Convertible Debentures are outstanding, the Company shall not, without
the prior written consent of the Buyer(s), (i) issue or sell shares of Common
Stock or Preferred Stock without consideration or for a consideration per share
less than the bid price of the Common Stock determined immediately prior to
its
issuance, (ii) issue any preferred stock, warrant, option, right, contract,
call, or other security or instrument granting the holder thereof the right
to
acquire Common Stock without consideration or for a consideration less than
such
Common Stock’s Bid Price determined immediately prior to it’s issuance, (iii)
enter into any security instrument granting the holder a security interest
in
any and all assets of the Company, or (iv) file any registration statement
on
Form S-8 registering shares
of
Common Stock with a fair market value of $500,000 or greater except to register
shares of Common Stock issuable in connection with a bona fide employee stock
incentive plan approved by the Board of Directors.
However, if the Buyer(s) elects not to participate in an issuance of capital
stock by the Company through the Buyer(s) Right of First Offer previously or
currently granted to such Buyer(s), then the provisions of this Section 4(k)
shall not be available to such Buyer(s).
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(l) Neither
the Buyer(s) nor any of its affiliates have an open short position in the Common
Stock of the Company, and the Buyer(s) agrees that it shall not, and that it
will cause its affiliates not to, engage in any short sales of or hedging
transactions with respect to the Common Stock as long as any Convertible
Debentures shall remain outstanding.
(m) Rights
of First Negotiation.
For a
period of 15 months from the date hereof, if
the
Company intends to raise additional capital by the issuance or sale of capital
stock of the Company, including without limitation shares of any class of common
stock, any class of preferred stock, options, warrants or any other securities
convertible or exercisable into shares of common stock (whether the offering
is
conducted by the Company, underwriter, placement agent or any third party)
the
Company shall offer to the Buyers such issuance or sale of capital stock, by
providing in writing the principal amount of capital it intends to raise and
outline of the material terms of such capital raise. The Buyer shall have five
(5) business days from receipt of such notice of the sale or issuance of capital
stock to accept or reject all or a portion of such capital raising offer.
(n) Lock
Up Agreements.
On the
date hereof, the Company shall obtain from each officer and director a lock
up
agreement in the form attached hereto as Exhibit
C.
(o) Increase
Authorized.The
Company shall use its reasonable best efforts, within seventy five (75) days
of
the date hereof, to effectuate an increase its authorized capital stock to
at
least 75,000,000 shares of Common Stock in full compliance with applicable
laws.
(p) The
Company shall not use any proceeds from the sale of the Convertible Debentures,
either directly or indirectly, to repay any amounts owed to Gryphon Master
Fund.
5. TRANSFER
AGENT INSTRUCTIONS.
(a) Within
thirty (30) days of the date hereof, the Company shall issue the Irrevocable
Transfer Agent Instructions to its transfer agent irrevocably appointing Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxx, Esq. as the Company’s agent for purpose of having certificates issued,
registered in the name of the Buyer(s) or its respective nominee(s), for the
Conversion Shares representing such amounts of Convertible Debentures as
specified from time to time by the Buyer(s) to the Company upon conversion
of
the Convertible Debentures, for interest owed pursuant to the Convertible
Debenture, and for any and all Liquidated Damages (as this term is defined
in
the Registration Rights Agreement). The Company shall not change its transfer
agent without the express written consent of the Buyer(s), which may be withheld
by the Buyer(s) in its sole discretion. Prior to registration of the Conversion
Shares under the Securities Act, all such certificates shall bear the
restrictive legend specified in Section 2(g) of this Agreement. The Company
warrants that no instruction other than the Irrevocable Transfer Agent
Instructions referred to in this Section 5, and stop transfer instructions
to
give effect to Section 2(g) hereof (in the case of the Conversion Shares prior
to registration of such shares under the Securities Act) will be given by the
Company to its transfer agent and that the Conversion Shares shall otherwise
be
freely transferable on the books and records of the Company as and to the extent
provided in this Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement. Nothing in
this Section 5 shall affect in any way the Buyer’s obligations and agreement to
comply with all applicable securities laws upon resale of Conversion Shares.
If
the Buyer(s) provides the Company with an opinion of counsel, in form, scope
and
substance customary for opinions of counsel in comparable transactions to the
effect that registration of a resale by the Buyer(s) of any of the Conversion
Shares is not required under the Securities Act, the Company shall within two
(2) business days instruct its transfer agent to issue one or more certificates
in such name and in such denominations as specified by the Buyer. The Company
acknowledges that a breach by it of its obligations hereunder will cause
irreparable harm to the Buyer by vitiating the intent and purpose of the
transaction contemplated hereby. Accordingly, the Company acknowledges that
the
remedy at law for a breach of its obligations under this Section 5 will be
inadequate and agrees, in the event of a breach or threatened breach by the
Company of the provisions of this Section 5, that the Buyer(s) shall be
entitled, in addition to all other available remedies, to an injunction
restraining any breach and requiring immediate issuance and transfer, without
the necessity of showing economic loss and without any bond or other security
being required.
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6. CONDITIONS
TO THE COMPANY’S OBLIGATION TO SELL.
The
obligation of the Company hereunder to issue and sell the Convertible Debentures
to the Buyer(s) at the Closings is subject to the satisfaction, at or before
the
Closing Dates, of each of the following conditions, provided that these
conditions are for the Company’s sole benefit and may be waived by the Company
at any time in its sole discretion:
(a) Each
Buyer shall have executed the Transaction Documents and delivered them to the
Company.
(b) The
Buyer(s) shall have delivered to the Company the Purchase Price for Convertible
Debentures in respective amounts as set forth next to each Buyer as outlined
on
Schedule I attached hereto, minus any fees to be paid directly from the proceeds
the Closings as set forth herein, by wire transfer of immediately available
U.S.
funds pursuant to the wire instructions provided by the Company.
(c) The
representations and warranties of the Buyer(s) shall be true and correct in
all
material respects as of the date when made and as of the respective Closing
Dates as though made at that time (except for representations and warranties
that speak as of a specific date), and the Buyer(s) shall have performed,
satisfied and complied in all material respects with the covenants, agreements
and conditions required by this Agreement to be performed, satisfied or complied
with by the Buyer(s) at or prior to the Closing Dates.
7. CONDITIONS
TO THE BUYER’S OBLIGATION TO PURCHASE.
(a) The
obligation of the Buyer(s) hereunder to purchase the Convertible Debentures
at
the First Closing is subject to the satisfaction, at or before the First Closing
Date, of each of the following conditions:
(i) The
Company shall have executed the Transaction Documents and delivered the same
to
the Buyer(s).
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(ii) The
Common Stock shall be authorized for quotation or trading on the Primary Market,
trading in the Common Stock shall not have been suspended for any reason, and
all the Conversion Shares issuable upon the conversion of the Convertible
Debentures shall be approved for listing or trading on the Primary Market.
(iii) The
representations and warranties of the Company shall be true and correct in
all
material respects (except to the extent that any of such representations and
warranties is already qualified as to materiality in Section 3 above, in which
case, such representations and warranties shall be true and correct without
further qualification) as of the date when made and as of the First Closing
Date
as though made at that time (except for representations and warranties that
speak as of a specific date) and the Company shall have performed, satisfied
and
complied in all material respects with the covenants, agreements and conditions
required by this Agreement to be performed, satisfied or complied with by the
Company at or prior to the First Closing Date
(iv) The
Company shall have executed and delivered to the Buyer(s) the Convertible
Debentures in the respective amounts pursuant to the First Closing set forth
opposite each Buyer(s) name on Schedule I attached hereto.
(v) The
Buyer(s) shall have received an opinion of counsel from counsel to the Company
in a form satisfactory to the Buyer(s).
(vi) The
Company shall have provided to the Buyer(s) a certificate of good standing
from
the secretary of state from the state in which the company is
incorporated.
(vii) The
Company shall have filed a form UCC-1 or such other forms as may be required
to
perfect the Buyer’s interest in the Pledged Property as detailed in the Security
Agreement dated the date hereof and provided proof of such filing to the
Buyer(s).
(viii) The
Pledged Shares as well as executed and medallion guaranteed stock powers as
required pursuant to the Pledge Agreement shall have been delivered to the
Escrow Agent.
(ix) The
Company shall have provided to the Buyer an acknowledgement, to the satisfaction
of the Buyer, from the Company’s independent certified public accountants as to
its ability to provide all consents required in order to file a registration
statement in connection with this transaction.
(x) The
Company shall have created the Initial Share Reserve.
(xi) The
Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions, in form and substance satisfactory
to
the Buyer, shall have been delivered to and acknowledged in writing by the
Company’s transfer agent.
(b) The
obligation of the Buyer(s) hereunder to accept the Convertible Debentures at
the
Second Closing is subject to the satisfaction, at or before the Second Closing
Date, of each of the following conditions:
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(i) The
Common Stock shall be authorized for quotation or trading on the Primary Market,
trading in the Common Stock shall not have been suspended for any reason, and
all the Conversion Shares issuable upon the conversion of the Convertible
Debentures shall be approved for listing or trading on the Primary Market.
(ii) The
representations and warranties of the Company shall be true and correct in
all
material respects (except to the extent that any of such representations and
warranties is already qualified as to materiality in Section 3 above, in which
case, such representations and warranties shall be true and correct without
further qualification) as of the date when made and as of the Second Closing
Date as though made at that time (except for representations and warranties
that
speak as of a specific date) and the Company shall have performed, satisfied
and
complied in all material respects with the covenants, agreements and conditions
required by this Agreement to be performed, satisfied or complied with by the
Company at or prior to the Second Closing Date.
(iii) The
Company shall have executed and delivered to the Buyer(s) the Convertible
Debentures in the respective amounts pursuant to the Second Closing set forth
opposite each Buyer(s) name on Schedule I attached hereto.
(iv) The
Buyer(s) shall have received an opinion of counsel from counsel to the Company
in a form satisfactory to the Buyer(s).
(v) The
parties hereto and the Company’s transfer agent shall have executed the
Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions substantially in the form attached
hereto as Exhibit A.
(vi) The
Company shall have filed the Registration Statement with the SEC materially
in
compliance with the rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC for filing
thereof.
(vii) The
Company shall have certified, in a certificate executed by two officers of
the
Company and dated as of the Second Closing Date, that all conditions to the
Second Closing have been satisfied.
(c) The
obligation of the Buyer(s) hereunder to accept the Convertible Debentures at
the
Third Closing is subject to the satisfaction, at or before the Third Closing
Date, of each of the following conditions:
(i) The
Common Stock shall be authorized for quotation on the OTCBB and trading in
the
Common Stock shall not have been suspended for any reason.
(ii) The
representations and warranties of the Company shall be true and correct in
all
material respects (except to the extent that any of such representations and
warranties is already qualified as to materiality in Section 3 above, in which
case, such representations and warranties shall be true and correct without
further qualification) as of the date when made and as of the Third Closing
Date
as though made at that time (except for representations and warranties that
speak as of a specific date) and the Company shall have performed, satisfied
and
complied in all material respects with the covenants, agreements and conditions
required by this Agreement to be performed, satisfied or complied with by the
Company at or prior to the Third Closing Date.
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(iii)
The
Company shall have executed and delivered to the Buyer(s) the Convertible
Debentures in the respective amounts pursuant to the Third Closing set forth
opposite each Buyer(s) name on Schedule I attached hereto.
(iv) The
Buyer(s) shall have received an opinion of counsel from counsel to the Company
in a form satisfactory to the Buyer(s).
(v) The
Registration Statement shall have been declared effective by the SEC.
(vi) The
Company shall have filed its certificate of amendment to its certificate of
incorporation increasing its authorized Common Stock in accordance with Section
4(o) hereof.
(vii) The
Company shall have created the Share Reserve.
(viii) The
Company shall have certified, in a certificate executed by two officers of
the
Company and dated as of the Third Closing Date, that all conditions to the
Third
Closing have been satisfied.
8. INDEMNIFICATION.
(a) In
consideration of the Buyer’s execution and delivery of this Agreement and
acquiring the Convertible Debentures and the Conversion Shares hereunder, and
in
addition to all of the Company’s other obligations under this Agreement, the
Company shall defend, protect, indemnify and hold harmless the Buyer(s) and
each
other holder of the Convertible Debentures and the Conversion Shares, and all
of
their officers, directors, employees and agents (including, without
limitation, those retained in connection with the transactions contemplated
by
this Agreement) (collectively, the “Buyer
Indemnitees”)
from
and against any and all actions, causes of action, suits, claims, losses, costs,
penalties, fees, liabilities and damages, and expenses in connection therewith
(irrespective of whether any such Buyer Indemnitee is a party to the action
for
which indemnification hereunder is sought), and including reasonable attorneys’
fees and disbursements (the “Indemnified
Liabilities”),
incurred by the Buyer Indemnitees or any of them as a result of, or arising
out
of, or relating to (a) any misrepresentation or breach of any representation
or
warranty made by the Company in this Agreement, the Convertible Debentures
or
the Transaction Documents or any other certificate, instrument or document
contemplated hereby or thereby, (b) any breach of any covenant, agreement or
obligation of the Company contained in this Agreement, or the Transaction
Documents or any other certificate, instrument or document contemplated hereby
or thereby, or (c) any cause of action, suit or claim brought or made against
such Indemnitee and arising out of or resulting from the execution, delivery,
performance or enforcement of this Agreement or any other instrument, document
or agreement executed pursuant hereto by any of the parties hereto, any
transaction financed or to be financed in whole or in part, directly or
indirectly, with the proceeds of the issuance of the Convertible Debentures
or
the status of the Buyer or holder of the Convertible Debentures the Conversion
Shares, as a Buyer of Convertible Debentures in the Company. To the extent
that
the foregoing undertaking by the Company may be unenforceable for any reason,
the Company shall make the maximum contribution to the payment and satisfaction
of each of the Indemnified Liabilities, which is permissible under applicable
law.
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(b) In
consideration of the Company’s execution and delivery of this Agreement, and in
addition to all of the Buyer’s other obligations under this Agreement, the Buyer
shall defend, protect, indemnify and hold harmless the Company and all of its
officers, directors, employees and agents (including, without limitation, those
retained in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement)
(collectively, the “Company
Indemnitees”)
from
and against any and all Indemnified Liabilities incurred by the Indemnitees
or
any of them as a result of, or arising out of, or relating to (a) any
misrepresentation or breach of any representation or warranty made by the
Buyer(s) in this Agreement, instrument or document contemplated hereby or
thereby executed by the Buyer, (b) any breach of any covenant, agreement or
obligation of the Buyer(s) contained in this Agreement, the Transaction
Documents or any other certificate, instrument or document contemplated hereby
or thereby executed by the Buyer, or (c) any cause of action, suit or claim
brought or made against such Company Indemnitee based on material
misrepresentations or due to a material breach and arising out of or resulting
from the execution, delivery, performance or enforcement of this Agreement,
the
Transaction Documents or any other instrument, document or agreement executed
pursuant hereto by any of the parties hereto. To the extent that the foregoing
undertaking by each Buyer may be unenforceable for any reason, each Buyer shall
make the maximum contribution to the payment and satisfaction of each of the
Indemnified Liabilities, which is permissible under applicable law.
9. GOVERNING
LAW: MISCELLANEOUS.
(a) Governing
Law.
This
Agreement shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws
of
the State of New Jersey without regard to the principles of conflict of laws.
The parties further agree that any action between them shall be heard in Xxxxxx
County, New Jersey, and expressly consent to the jurisdiction and venue of
the
Superior Court of New Jersey, sitting in Xxxxxx County and the United States
District Court for the District of New Jersey sitting in Newark, New Jersey
for
the adjudication of any civil action asserted pursuant to this
Paragraph.
(b) Counterparts.
This
Agreement may be executed in two or more identical counterparts, all of which
shall be considered one and the same agreement and shall become effective when
counterparts have been signed by each party and delivered to the other party.
In
the event any signature page is delivered by facsimile transmission, the party
using such means of delivery shall cause four (4) additional original executed
signature pages to be physically delivered to the other party within five (5)
days of the execution and delivery hereof.
(c) Headings.
The
headings of this Agreement are for convenience of reference and shall not form
part of, or affect the interpretation of, this Agreement.
(d) Severability.
If any
provision of this Agreement shall be invalid or unenforceable in any
jurisdiction, such invalidity or unenforceability shall not affect the validity
or enforceability of the remainder of this Agreement in that jurisdiction or
the
validity or enforceability of any provision of this Agreement in any other
jurisdiction.
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(e) Entire
Agreement, Amendments.
This
Agreement supersedes all other prior oral or written agreements between the
Buyer(s), the Company, their affiliates and persons acting on their behalf
with
respect to the matters discussed herein, and this Agreement and the instruments
referenced herein contain the entire understanding of the parties with respect
to the matters covered herein and therein and, except as specifically set forth
herein or therein, neither the Company nor any Buyer makes any representation,
warranty, covenant or undertaking with respect to such matters. No provision
of
this Agreement may be waived or amended other than by an instrument in writing
signed by the party to be charged with enforcement.
(f) Notices.
Any
notices, consents, waivers, or other communications required or permitted to
be
given under the terms of this Agreement must be in writing and will be deemed
to
have been delivered (i) upon receipt, when delivered personally; (ii) upon
confirmation of receipt, when sent by facsimile; (iii) three (3) days after
being sent by U.S. certified mail, return receipt requested, or (iv) one (1)
day
after deposit with a nationally recognized overnight delivery service, in each
case properly addressed to the party to receive the same. The addresses and
facsimile numbers for such communications shall be:
If
to the Company, to:
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Cobalis
Corporation
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0000
XxXxxx Xxx, Xxxxx 000
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Xxxxxx,
XX 00000
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Attention:
Xx. Xxxxxx X. Yaktan
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Telephone:
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Facsimile:
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With
a copy to:
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Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx & Xxxxxx
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00000
Xx Xxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxx 000
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Xxx
Xxxxx, XX 00000
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Attention: Xxxxxx
X. Xxxxxx, Esq.
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Telephone:
000-000-0000
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Facsimile:
000-000-0000
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If
to the
Buyer(s), to its address and facsimile number on Schedule I, with copies to
the
Buyer’s counsel as set forth on Schedule I. Each party shall provide five (5)
days’ prior written notice to the other party of any change in address or
facsimile number.
(g) Successors
and Assigns.
This
Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties and
their respective successors and assigns. Neither the Company nor any Buyer
shall
assign this Agreement or any rights or obligations hereunder without the prior
written consent of the other party hereto.
(h) No
Third Party Beneficiaries.
This
Agreement is intended for the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective
permitted successors and assigns, and is not for the benefit of, nor may any
provision hereof be enforced by, any other person.
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(i) Survival.
Unless
this Agreement is terminated under Section 9(l), the representations and
warranties of the Company and the Buyer(s) contained in Sections 2 and 3, the
agreements and covenants set forth in Sections 4, 5 and 9, and the
indemnification provisions set forth in Section 8, shall survive the Closing
for
a period of two (2) years following the date on which the Convertible Debentures
are converted in full. The Buyer(s) shall be responsible only for its own
representations, warranties, agreements and covenants hereunder.
(j) Publicity.
The
Company and the Buyer(s) shall have the right to approve, before issuance any
press release or any other public statement with respect to the transactions
contemplated hereby made by any party; provided, however, that the Company
shall
be entitled, without the prior approval of the Buyer(s), to issue any press
release or other public disclosure with respect to such transactions required
under applicable securities or other laws or regulations (the Company shall
use
its best efforts to consult the Buyer(s) in connection with any such press
release or other public disclosure prior to its release and Buyer(s) shall
be
provided with a copy thereof upon release thereof).
(k) Further
Assurances.
Each
party shall do and perform, or cause to be done and performed, all such further
acts and things, and shall execute and deliver all such other agreements,
certificates, instruments and documents, as the other party may reasonably
request in order to carry out the intent and accomplish the purposes of this
Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated
hereby.
(l) Termination.
In the
event that the First Closing shall not have occurred with respect to the Buyers
on or before five (5) business days from the date hereof due to the Company’s or
the Buyer’s failure to satisfy the conditions set forth in Sections 6 and 7
above (and the non-breaching party’s failure to waive such unsatisfied
condition(s)), the non-breaching party shall have the option to terminate this
Agreement with respect to such breaching party at the close of business on
such
date without liability of any party to any other party; provided, however,
that
if this Agreement is terminated by the Company pursuant to this Section 9(l),
the Company shall remain obligated to reimburse the Buyer(s) for the fees and
expenses of Yorkville Advisors LLC described in Section 4(g) above.
(m) Brokerage.
The
Company represents that no broker, agent, finder or other party has been
retained by it in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby and
that
no other fee or commission has been agreed by the Company to be paid for or
on
account of the transactions contemplated hereby.
(n) No
Strict Construction.
The
language used in this Agreement will be deemed to be the language chosen by
the
parties to express their mutual intent, and no rules of strict construction
will
be applied against any party.
[REMAINDER
PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK]
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF,
each
Buyer and the Company have caused their respective signature page to this
Securities Purchase Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first written
above.
COMPANY:
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COBALIS
CORPORATION
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By: | /s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx | |
Name: Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx
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Title: Chief
Executive Officer
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF,
each
Buyer and the Company have caused their respective signature page to this
Securities Purchase Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first written
above.
BUYERS:
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CORNELL
CAPITAL PARTNERS, LP
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By: | Yorkville Advisors, LLC | |
Name: Yorkville Advisors, LLC |
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Its: General
Partner
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By: | /s/ Xxxx Xxxxxx | |
Name: Xxxx
Xxxxxx
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Its: Portfolio
Manager
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SCHEDULE
I
SCHEDULE
OF BUYERS
SCHEDULE
OF BUYERS
(1)
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(2)
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(3)
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(4)
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(5)
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(8)
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Buyer
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Subscription
Amount
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Legal
Representative’s
Address
and Facsimile
Number
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First
Closing
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Second
Closing
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Third
Closing
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TOTAL
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Cornell
Capital Partners, LP
000
Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000
Xxxxxx
Xxxx, XX 00000
Attention:
Xxxx Xxxxxx
Telephone:
(000) 000-0000
Facsimile:
(000) 000-0000
Residence:
Delaware
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$2,500,000
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$675,000
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$675,000
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$3,850,000
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Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxx, Esq.
000
Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000
Xxxxxx
Xxxx, Xxx Xxxxxx 00000
Telephone:
(000) 000-0000
Facsimile:
(000) 000-0000
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DISCLOSURE
SCHEDULE
Schedule
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Title
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3(a)
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Organization
and Qualification
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3(b)
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Authorization,
Enforcement, Compliance with Other Instruments
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3(c)
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Capitalization
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3(d)
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Issuance
of Securities
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3(e)
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No
Conflicts
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3(f)
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SEC
Documents: Financial Statements
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3(g)
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10(b)-5
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3(h)
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Absence
of Litigation
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3(i)
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Acknowledgment
Regarding Buyer’s Purchase of the Convertible
Debentures.
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3(j)
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No
General Solicitation
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3(k)
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No
Integrated Offering
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3(l)
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Employee
Relations
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3(m)
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Intellectual
Property Rights
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3(n)
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Environmental
Laws
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3(o)
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Title
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3(p)
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Insurance
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3(q)
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Regulatory
Permits
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3(r)
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Internal
Accounting Controls
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3(s)
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No
Material Adverse Breaches, etc.
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3(t)
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Tax
Status
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3(u)
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Certain
Transactions
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3(v)
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Fees
and Rights of First Refusal
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Schedule
3(c)
Capitalization
3(c)(i) -
See
attached capitalization table
-
See
attached agreements
In
addition to the above attachments, there a two warrant agreements which have
been approved but not issued. Those warrants relate to Xx. Xxx Xxxxxx in the
amount of 1,600,000 warrants priced at $.01 and MDC Enterprises in the amount
of
300,000 warrants priced at $.75. Both of these warrants have been previously
shown in the Company’s capitalization table as issued and outstanding and are
accordingly included in the above attached capitalization table.
In
addition to the above attachments, there is one equity agreement which has
been
approved but not issued to MDC Enterprises in the amount of 300,000 shares.
This
equity agreement has been previously shown in the Company’s capitalization table
as issued and outstanding and are accordingly included in the above attached
capitalization table.
Additionally,
shares for Xx. Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx related to his exercised warrants for 150,000
have not yet been issued but have been previously disclosed in the Company’s
capitalization table as issued and outstanding and are included in the above
attached capitalization table.
3(c)(iii)
On
October 17, 2006, the Company entered into subscription agreements with two
accredited investors for a total of $575,000 (see attached summary of terms).
These agreements provide registration rights and require the Company to provide
notice of its intent to put up a registration statement with penalties assessed
in additional unregistered shares if the underlying shares are not registered
by
May 07.
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Schedule
3(d)
Issuance
of Securities
Currently
the company has 50,000,000 common shares authorized which we believe is not
sufficient to cover the issuance of the Conversion Shares. The company is in
the
process of planning and scheduling a shareholders meeting in order to increase
the authorized shares to 100,000,000. Therefore, the Conversion Shares issuable
upon conversion of the Convertible Debentures may not in total be duly
authorized and reserved for issuance.
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Schedule
3(e)
No
Conflicts
Currently
the company has 50,000,000 common shares authorized under its Articles of
Incorporation which we believe is less than the amount required to cover the
issuance of the Conversion Shares. The company is in the process of planning
and
scheduling a shareholders meeting in order to increase the authorized shares
to
100,000,000. Therefore, the execution, delivery and performance of the
Convertible Debentures may result in a violation of our Articles of
Incorporation.
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Schedule
3(g)
10(b)-5
The
Company is of the opinion that in its Report on Form 8-K filed on October 27,
2005, reporting a press release concerning its clinical trials, the Company
omitted a material fact, namely that the data analysis was performed using
a
method outside the scope of FDA requirements. The omission was corrected in
the
Company’s Report on Form 8-K filed on June 16, 2006, reporting a press release
that contained the following statements:
“In
October 2005, the company reported results of an initial six-week 714 patient
Phase III trial designed to study various PreHistin dose regimens for reducing
seasonal allergy symptoms when compared to placebo. As reported, the statistical
analysis utilized a modified intent to treat and an ANOVA (ANalysis Of
VAriation) model to determine the treatment effects for the four-arm study
and
certain assumptions used were not specified in the statistical analysis plan
(SAP). Although the data resulting from the prior Phase III Clinical Trial
demonstrated that patients who were administered PreHistin showed a
statistically significant reduction of allergy symptoms when the modified
analysis was applied, the data most likely be viewed by the FDA as supportive
data and not as pivotal Phase III results required to secure
approval.”
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Schedule
3(h)
Absence
of Litigation
The
Company is in default on its payments due pursuant to the Business Center Drive
Partners litigation. The Company owes approximately $125,000. The attorney
for
the Creditor is asserting ownership of shares issued to Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx that
serve as collateral for the judgment. The Company intends to pay the judgment
from proceeds.
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Schedule
3(l)
Employee
Relations
On
November 20, 2006, the Company received a letter from Xx. Xxx Xxxx, former
COO
of the Company. In this letter Xx. Xxxx alleges to be paid for back wages and
business expenses. The Company believes that Xx. Xxxx has been paid in full.
As
far as the financial statements are concerned, the Company made an accrual
to
reflect this potential debt. The Company still maintains that any monies
allegedly owed to Xx. Xxxx is remote.
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Schedule
3(s)
No
Material Adverse Breaches, etc.
The
company received a loan from MDC Enterprises Ltd. in August, 2006. This was
disclosed in the company’s latest 10-QSB filed with the SEC. The loan is to be
repaid by December 29, 2006 and the Company will make every attempt to repay
this loan. However, there exists a possibility the Company may have insufficient
funds to make this repayment. In the event the Company is not able to repay
this
loan, the Company will contact MDC ahead of the due date and discuss with MDC
options for repayment.
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Schedule
3(t)
Tax
Status
The
company must still determine whether or not there may be a payroll tax liability
associated with S-8 shares issued to employees of the company on October 31,
2006 in lieu of salaries and bonuses which were due to be paid in cash. No
final
determination has been made. However if there would be additional payroll taxes
due and payable the amount could be approximately $350,000.
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Schedule
3(u)
Certain
Transactions
· |
On
January 1, 2001 the Company entered into a consulting agreement with
R&R Holdings, whose President is Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx, Chairman of the
Company. The yearly retainer is
$125,000.
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· |
On
May 1, 2006 the Company executed one-year Corporate Housing Lease
Agreement with a third party for the benefit of its President, Xxxx
Xxxxxxxx. The Company prepaid 40,000 restricted shares for the term
of the
lease.
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EXHIBIT
A
FORM
OF IRREVOCABLE TRANSFER AGENT INSTRUCTIONS
35
EXHIBIT
B
FORM
OF WARRANT
36
EXHIBIT
C
LOCK
UP AGREEMENT
The
undersigned hereby agrees that for a period commencing on December 20, 2006
and
expiring on the date thirty (30) days after the date that all amounts owed
to
Cornell Capital Partners, LP (the “Buyer”),
under
the Secured Convertible Debentures issued to the Buyer pursuant to the
Securities Purchase Agreement between Cobalis Corporation (the “Company”)
and
the Buyer dated December 20, 2006 have been paid (the “Lock-up
Period”),
he,
she or it will not, directly or indirectly, without the prior written consent
of
the Buyer, issue, offer, agree or offer to sell, sell, grant an option for
the
purchase or sale of, transfer, pledge, assign, hypothecate, distribute or
otherwise encumber or dispose of any securities of the Company, including common
stock or options, rights, warrants or other securities underlying, convertible
into, exchangeable or exercisable for or evidencing any right to purchase or
subscribe for any common stock (whether or not beneficially owned by the
undersigned), or any beneficial interest therein (collectively, the
“Securities”)
except
in accordance with the volume limitations set forth in Rule 144(e) of the
General Rules and Regulations under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended.
In
order
to enable the aforesaid covenants to be enforced, the undersigned hereby
consents to the placing of legends and/or stop-transfer orders with the transfer
agent of the Company’s securities with respect to any of the Securities
registered in the name of the undersigned or beneficially owned by the
undersigned, and the undersigned hereby confirms the undersigned’s investment in
the Company.
Dated:
_______________, 2006
Signature | ||
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By: | /s/ | |
Name:
|
||
Address:
|
||
City, State, Zip Code:
|
||
Print Social Security Number |
||
or Taxpayer I.D. Number |
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CLOSING
STATEMENT
December
20, 2006
The
undersigned do hereby:
1. Acknowledge
the acceptance of subscriptions from purchasers representing gross proceeds
of
$2,500,000 from the issuance of Convertible Debentures of COBALIS
CORPORATION,
a
Nevada corporation (the “Company”).
2. Represent
that all conditions precedent to closing of the Company’s offering of the
Convertible Debentures pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement have
been
satisfied or waived; and
3. Agree
that gross proceeds shall be disbursed via wire transfer in immediately
available U.S. funds, payable to the following parties:
Gross
Proceeds:
|
From
Cornell Capital Partners, LP
|
$2,500,000
|
Less:
|
Commitment
Fee (10% of Gross Proceeds) to Yorkville Advisors, LLC
|
($250,000)
|
Structuring
Fee to Yorkville Advisors, LLC
|
($22,500)
|
|
Sub-Total:
|
$2,227,500
|
|
Disbursements:
|
||
|
||
Net
Proceeds:
|
Net
Proceeds Payable to the Company
|
$2,227,500
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[SIGNATURE
PAGE IMMEDIATELY TO FOLLOW]
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Cobalis Corporation | Cornell Capital Partners, LP | ||
By: Yorkville Advisors, LLC | |||
Its: General Partner | |||
By: /s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx | By: /s/ Xxxx Xxxxxx | ||
Name: Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx
Title: Chief
Executive Officer
|
Name: Xxxx
Xxxxxx
Its: Portfolio
Manager
|
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