SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT
EXHIBIT
10.1
THIS
SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT
(the
“Agreement”),
is
made and entered into as of May 24, 2006, by and among Silverleaf Resorts,
Inc.,
a Texas corporation (the “Company”),
Xxxxxx X. Xxxx in his capacity as Trustee under the voting Trust Agreement
dated
as of November 1, 1999 (the “Selling Principal Officer”), the undersigned
shareholders (together with the Selling Principal Officer, the “Selling
Shareholders”)
and
the undersigned prospective investor (the “Investor”)
who is
purchasing shares of the Company’s Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share (the
“Common
Stock”).
For
the purposes of this Agreement, the term “Sellers”
shall
mean the Selling Shareholders and the term “Share”
or
“Shares”
shall
mean the Common Stock to be sold to Investors in the Offering (as defined
below).
ARTICLE
I
PURCHASE
AND SALE OF SHARES; CLOSING
1.1 Purchase
and Sale of the Shares.
(a) Subject
to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Investor and the Sellers
agree that the Investor will purchase from the Sellers the number of Shares
indicated on Schedule
A
hereto
(the “Subscription
Amount”)
at a
purchase price of $3.50 per Share (the “Share
Price”)
for an
aggregate purchase price indicated on Schedule
A
hereto
(the “Aggregate
Purchase Price”).
Each
of the Sellers and the Company reserves the right in its sole discretion to
accept or reject the Subscription (as defined below) in whole or in part or
to
allot to the Investor less than the Subscription Amount. The actual Subscription
Amount, if any, accepted by the Sellers and the Company is referred to in this
Agreement as the “Actual
Subscription Amount.”
Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Sellers shall sell
to
the Investor the number of Shares equal to the Actual Subscription
Amount.
(b) Within
two (2) business days of the date of this Agreement, the Investor shall deliver
the Aggregate Purchase Price by wire transfer to The Bank of New York, as escrow
agent (the “Escrow
Agent”),
in
accordance with the wire transfer instructions attached hereto as Exhibit
A.
1.2 Aggregate
Number of Shares Offered.
The
Sellers have entered and intend to enter into this same form of Securities
Purchase Agreement, with identical terms and conditions (the “Other
Agreements”)
with
certain other investors (the “Other
Investors”) and
desire to offer and sell (the “Offering”)
up to
8,000,000 Shares (the “Offering
Amount”).
The
Investor hereby acknowledges receipt of a copy of the Confidential Private
Placement Memorandum of the Company dated May 3, 2006 (the “Memorandum”),
relating to the Offering. The Investor is aware that the Sellers are not
required to sell a minimum number of Shares in the Offering in order to enter
into this Agreement.
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1.3 Aggregate
Purchase Price Escrow Account.
All
payments for Shares made by the Investor as contemplated by Section
1.1
above
will be held by the Bank of New York, as escrow agent (the “Escrow
Agent”),
for
the Investor’s benefit in an interest bearing escrow account. Such payment will
be returned promptly, without interest or deduction, if the Investor’s
Subscription is rejected or the Offering is terminated by the Sellers or the
Company for any reason.
1.4 Binding
Effect of this Agreement.
Each of
the Investor, the Company and the Sellers acknowledge and agree that this
Agreement shall not become binding upon any of the Investors, the Company or
the
Sellers until each of the Investor, the Company and the Sellers shall deliver
an
executed counterpart of this Agreement (the “Subscription”)
to
each of the other parties hereto or to Xxxxxxxxxxx & Co. Inc. as the
Company’s placement agent (the “Placement
Agent”),
at
which time this Agreement shall become binding upon and enforceable against
the
Investor, the Company and each of the Sellers; provided
that,
in the
event the Closing Date (as defined below) shall not have occurred on or prior
to
June 15, 2006 (the “Termination
Date”)
this
Agreement may be terminated by the Investor and shall in such case be of no
force and effect.
Until
the Termination Date, the Investor is not entitled to cancel, terminate or
revoke this Agreement or any of the agreements of the Investor hereunder. The
Sellers or the Company may terminate the Offering at any time prior to the
Closing Date. The execution of this Agreement by the Investor or solicitation
of
the investment contemplated hereby shall create no obligation on the part of
the
Sellers or the Placement Agent to accept any Subscription, in part or in full,
or complete the Offering.
1.5 Delivery
of Shares at Closing.
(a) The
completion of the purchase and sale of the Shares (the “Closing”)
shall
occur, subject to the satisfaction or waiver of the conditions set forth in
Sections
1.6
and
1.7
(other
than those intended to be satisfied at the Closing), on a date to be mutually
agreed upon by the Company and the Sellers within five (5) business days from
the date of execution hereof at the offices of Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxx
Cousins & Blau LLP, 3700 Bank of America Plaza, 000 Xxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxx,
Xxxxx 00000, or such other time, date or place as agreed upon by such parties.
The date upon which the Closing actually occurs is herein referred to as the
“Closing
Date.”
The
date upon which this Agreement is executed by the Investor and accepted by
the
Sellers is herein referred to as the “Pricing
Date.”
(b) At
the
Closing, (i) the Sellers shall authorize the Company’s transfer agent to
transfer, and the transfer agent shall transfer to the Investor one or more
stock certificates registered in the name of the Investor, or in such name
of
nominee(s) designated by the Investor in writing, representing the number of
Shares equal to the Actual Subscription Amount against payment of the Actual
Purchase Price as set forth in Section
1.1.
The
“Actual
Purchase Price”
shall
mean an amount equal to the product of (A) the Actual Subscription Amount
multiplied by (B) the Share Price.
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1.6 Conditions
to the Seller’s Obligation to Complete Purchase and Sale.
Upon
acceptance of the Subscription, the Sellers’ obligation to transfer and sell the
Shares to the Investor at Closing is subject to the satisfaction, on or before
the Closing Date, of each of the following conditions, provided
that
these
conditions are for the Sellers’ sole benefit and may be waived by the Sellers at
any time, in their sole discretion, by providing the Investor with prior written
notice thereof:
(a) Payment
of Purchase Price.
The
Investor shall have delivered to the Escrow Agent the Actual Purchase Price;
and
(b) Representations
and Warranties; Covenants.
The
representations and warranties of the Investor set forth in Article
IV
hereof
shall be true and correct as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date
as
though made at that time (except for representations and warranties that speak
as of a specific date, which shall be true and correct as of such date), and
the
Investor shall have performed, satisfied and complied with in all material
respects the covenants, agreements and conditions required by this Agreement
to
be performed, satisfied or complied with by the Investor on or prior to the
Closing Date.
1.7 Conditions
to the Investor’s Obligation to Complete Purchase and Sale.
The
obligation of the Investor hereunder to purchase the Shares from the Sellers
at
the Closing is subject to the satisfaction, on or before the Closing Date,
of
each of the following conditions, provided
that
these
conditions are for the Investor’s sole benefit and may be waived by the Investor
at any time, in its sole discretion, by providing the Sellers with prior written
notice thereof:
(a) Opinion
of Counsel.
Receipt
by the
Investor of
an
opinion letter, addressed to such Investor, of Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxx
Cousins & Blau LLP, counsel to the Company, dated as of the Closing Date, in
substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit
B;
(b) Representations
and Warranties; Covenants.
The
representations and warranties of the Company set forth in Article
II
hereof
and of each Selling Shareholder set forth in Article
III
hereof
shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the date hereof and
as
of the Closing Date as though made at that time (except for representations
and
warranties that speak as of a specific date, which shall be true and correct
in
all material respects as of such date), and the Sellers shall have performed,
satisfied and complied with in all material respects the covenants, agreements
and conditions required by this Agreement to be performed, satisfied or complied
with by the Sellers on or prior to the Closing Date;
(c) Officer’s
Certificate.
The
Company shall have delivered to the Investor a certificate, dated as of the
Closing Date, duly executed on behalf of the Company by its President or Chief
Financial Officer to the effect set forth in clause (b) above;
(d) Secretary’s
Certificate.
The
Company shall have delivered to the Investor a certificate, dated as of the
Closing Date, duly executed by its Secretary or Assistant
Secretary,
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certifying
that the attached copies of the Company’s articles of incorporation, by-laws and
the resolutions of the Board of Directors of the Company approving this
Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, are all true, complete
and
correct and remain unamended and in full force and effect;
(e) Transfer
Agent Instructions.
The
Company shall have issued and delivered or caused to be delivered, instructions
executed by the Company and addressed to the Company’s transfer agent (the
“Transfer
Agent Instructions”)
in the
form of Exhibit
C
attached
hereto, and the Company’s transfer agent shall not have objected in writing to
such instructions or indicated in writing that it is unable as a matter of
law
or regulation to effect such instructions in accordance with the terms and
conditions specified therein.
(f) No
Litigation.
On the
Closing Date, no legal action, suit or proceeding shall be pending or overtly
threatened against the Company or the Sellers which seeks to restrain or
prohibit the transactions contemplated by this Agreement;
(g) No
Suspension, Etc.
Trading
in the Common Stock shall not have been suspended by the American Stock Exchange
(“AMEX”)
or any
other stock exchange or market on which the Common Stock is then listed or
admitted for trading or quotation, as applicable, or the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the “SEC”),
except for any suspension of trading of limited duration agreed to by the
Company, which suspension shall be terminated prior to the Closing, and, at
any
time prior to the Closing Date, trading in securities generally as reported
by
Bloomberg Financial Markets ("Bloomberg")
shall
not have been suspended or limited, or minimum prices shall not have been
established on securities whose trades are reported by Bloomberg, or on AMEX
or
Nasdaq, nor shall a banking moratorium have been declared either by the United
States or New York State authorities;
(h) No
Injunction.
No
statute, rule, regulation, executive order, decree, ruling or injunction shall
have been enacted, entered, promulgated or endorsed by any court or governmental
authority of competent jurisdiction which prohibits the consummation of any
of
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; and
(i) Material
Adverse Effect.
No
material adverse effect on the business, assets, financial condition, prospects
or results of operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries (as defined below)
taken as a whole and no event that would prohibit or otherwise materially
interfere with the ability of the Company to perform any of its obligations
under this Agreement in any material respect shall have occurred at or before
the Closing Date (any such effect or event being a “Material
Adverse Effect”).
ARTICLE
II
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY
Except
as
set forth on the schedule of exceptions attached hereto as Schedule
B
(the
“Schedule
of Exceptions”),
the
Company hereby represents and warrants to the Investor, as of the date hereof
and as of the Closing Date, as follows:
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2.1 Subsidiaries;
Organization.
The
Company has no subsidiaries as defined by Rule 405 under the Securities Act
of
1933, as amended (the “Securities
Act”)
except
as set forth on the Schedule of Exceptions (the “Subsidiaries”).
Each
of
the Company and
the
Subsidiaries is duly organized and validly existing and is in good standing
under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization.
Each of the Company and
the
Subsidiaries has full corporate power and authority to own, operate and occupy
its properties and to conduct its business as presently conducted and is
registered or qualified to do business and in good standing in each jurisdiction
in which it owns or leases property or transacts business and where the failure
to be so registered or qualified would have a material adverse effect upon
the
business, assets, financial condition, prospects or results of operations of
the
Company
and its
Subsidiaries taken as a whole, and to the Company’s knowledge, no proceeding has
been instituted in any such jurisdiction revoking, limiting or curtailing,
or
seeking to revoke, limit or curtail, such power and authority or registration
or
qualification.
2.2 Due
Authorization.
The
Company has all requisite corporate power and authority to execute, deliver
and
perform its obligations under this Agreement. This Agreement has been duly
authorized and validly executed and delivered by the Company and, assuming
due
authorization, execution and delivery by the other parties hereto, constitutes
a
valid and legally binding obligation of the Company enforceable against the
Company in accordance with its terms, except (i) to the extent rights to
indemnity and contribution may be limited by state or federal securities laws
or
the public policy underlying such laws, (ii) enforceability may be limited
by
applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, fraudulent conveyance,
moratorium or similar laws affecting creditors’ and contracting parties’ rights
generally and (iii) enforceability may be limited by general principles of
equity (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding
in equity or at law), including good faith and fair dealing.
2.3 Non-Contravention.
The
execution and delivery of this Agreement, the sale of the Shares to be sold
by
the Sellers under this Agreement, the performance by the Company of its
obligations under this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby will not (A) conflict with or constitute a violation
of, or default (with or without the giving of notice or the passage of time
or
both) under, (i) any material bond, debenture, note or other evidence of
indebtedness, or under any material lease, indenture, mortgage, deed of trust,
loan agreement, joint venture or other agreement or instrument to which the
Company is a party or by which it or its properties are bound, (ii) the
charter, bylaws or other organizational documents of the Company or any of
its
Subsidiaries, or (iii) any law, administrative regulation, ordinance or
order of any court or governmental agency, arbitration panel or authority
applicable to the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or their respective
properties, or (B) result in the creation or imposition of any lien,
encumbrance, claim, security interest or restriction whatsoever upon any of
the
material properties or assets of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or
an
acceleration
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of
indebtedness pursuant to any obligation, agreement or condition contained in
any
material bond, debenture, note or any other evidence of indebtedness or any
material indenture, mortgage, deed of trust or any other agreement or instrument
to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or by which the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries is bound or to which any of the property
or
assets of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is subject. No consent,
approval, authorization or other order of, or registration, qualification or
filing with, any regulatory body, administrative agency, self-regulatory
organization, stock exchange or market, or other governmental body in the United
States is required for the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the
valid issuance and sale of the Shares to be sold pursuant to this Agreement,
other than such as have been made or obtained, and except for any securities
filings required to be made under federal or state securities laws.
2.4 Reporting
Status.
Except
as set forth on the Schedule of Exceptions, the Company has filed in a timely
manner all documents that the Company was required to file under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange
Act”),
during the 12-month period preceding the date of this Agreement. As of the
date
hereof, the Company is not aware of any event occurring on or prior to the
Closing Date (other than the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or
any
agreement relating hereto) that requires the filing of a Form 8-K after the
Closing. The following documents complied as to form in all material respects
with the SEC’s requirements as of their respective filing dates, and the
information contained therein as of the date thereof did not contain an untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be
stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the
circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, except to the extent
that information contained in any such document has been revised or superseded
by a later filed SEC Document (as defined below):
(a) The
Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31,
2005 (the “Form
10-K”);
and
(b) all
other
documents, including the exhibits thereto, filed by the Company with the SEC
since March 17, 2006 pursuant to the reporting requirements of the Exchange
Act
(together with the Form 10-K, the “SEC
Documents”).
2.5 Capitalization.
As of
the date hereof, the authorized capital stock of the Company consists of
110,000,000 shares of capital stock, of which 100,000,000 shares are designated
Common Stock and 10,000,000 shares are designated Preferred Stock. As of April
28, 2006, there were approximately 37,494,304 shares of Common Stock issued
and
outstanding, and no shares of Preferred Stock issued and outstanding. As of
April 28, 2006, 3,142,216 shares of Common Stock were reserved for issuance
upon
exercise of outstanding stock options issued by the Company to certain former
and current employees, consultants and directors of the Company. As of April
28,
2006, no shares of Common Stock were reserved for issuance upon exercise of
warrants issued by the Company. All outstanding shares of Common Stock are
duly
authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and were issued in
compliance with federal and U.S. state securities laws. Other than as disclosed
in the SEC Documents, and except
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as
set
forth above, there are no outstanding rights, options, warrants, preemptive
rights, rights of first refusal, agreements, commitments or similar rights
for
the purchase or acquisition from the Company, the Sellers, or any of its
Subsidiaries of any securities of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries. The
Shares to be sold pursuant to this Agreement are and will be validly issued,
fully paid and nonassessable and free and clear of all pledges, liens and
encumbrances. No preemptive right, co-sale right, right of first refusal or
other similar right exists with respect to the Shares or the transfer and sale
thereof. No further approval or authorization of any shareholder (other than
the
Selling Shareholders) or the Board of Directors of the Company is required
for
the sale of the Shares. Except as set forth in the SEC Documents, no holder
of
any of the securities of the Company has any rights (“demand,” “piggyback” or
otherwise) to have such securities registered by reason of the intention to
file, filing or effectiveness of a Registration Statement (as defined in
Section
6.1
hereof).
2.6 Legal
Proceedings.
Except
as disclosed in the SEC Documents, there is no action, suit or proceeding before
any court, governmental agency or body, domestic or foreign, now pending or,
to
the knowledge of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, overtly threatened
against the Company or its Subsidiaries wherein an unfavorable decision, ruling
or finding would reasonably be expected to adversely affect the validity or
enforceability of, or the authority or ability of the Company to perform its
obligations under this Agreement.
2.7 No
Violations.
Neither
the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries: (i) is in violation of its charter,
bylaws, or other organizational document, or in violation of any law,
administrative regulation, ordinance or order of any court or governmental
agency, arbitration panel or authority applicable to the Company or any of
its
Subsidiaries, which violation, individually or in the aggregate, would be
reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect, (ii) is in default (and
there exists no condition which, with or without the passage of time or giving
of notice or both, would constitute a default) in any material respect in the
performance of any bond, debenture, note or any other evidence of indebtedness
in any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust or any other material agreement or
instrument to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or by
which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is bound or by which the properties
of the Company are bound, which would be reasonably likely to have a Material
Adverse Effect or would prohibit or otherwise materially interfere with the
ability of the Company to perform any of its obligations under this Agreement
in
any material respect.
2.8 Governmental
Permits, Etc.
The
Company and its Subsidiaries possess all necessary franchises, licenses,
certificates and other authorizations from any foreign, federal, state or local
government or governmental agency, department or body that are currently
necessary for the operation of their respective businesses as currently
conducted, except where such failure to possess could not reasonably be expected
to have a Material Adverse Effect or would not prohibit or otherwise materially
interfere with the ability of the Company to perform any of its obligations
under this Agreement in any material respect.
2.9 Intellectual
Property.
The
Company and its Subsidiaries, to the Company’s knowledge, own or possess
sufficient rights to use all patents, patent rights, trademarks,
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copyrights,
licenses, inventions, trade secrets, trade names and know-how that are necessary
for the conduct of their respective businesses as now conducted except where
the
failure to own or possess would not have a Material Adverse Effect (the
“Company
Intellectual Property”).
Except as set forth in the SEC Documents, (i) neither the Company nor any of
its
Subsidiaries has received any written notice of, or has any knowledge of, any
infringement by the Company of intellectual property rights of any third party
that, individually or in the aggregate, would have a Material Adverse Effect
and
(ii) neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has received any
written notice of any infringement by a third party of any Company Intellectual
Property that, individually or in the aggregate, would have a Material Adverse
Effect.
2.10 Financial
Statements.
The
consolidated financial statements of the Company and its Subsidiaries and the
related notes thereto included in the SEC Documents, as the same may be amended,
present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company
as of the dates indicated and the results of its operations and cash flows
for
the periods therein specified. Except as set forth in the SEC Documents, such
financial statements (including the related notes) have been prepared in
accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles applied
on a consistent basis throughout the periods therein specified.
2.11 No
Material Adverse Change.
Except
as publicly disclosed in the SEC Documents, press releases or in other “public
disclosures” as such term is defined in Section 101(e) of Regulation FD of the
Exchange Act, since December 31, 2005, there has not been (i) any material
adverse change in the business, assets, financial condition, prospects or
results of operations of the Company, (ii) any obligation, direct or
contingent, that is material to the Company, incurred by the Company, except
obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business, (iii) any dividend
or distribution of any kind declared, paid or made on the capital stock of
the
Company, or (iv) any loss or damage (whether or not insured) to the
physical property of the Company which has been sustained which has had a
Material Adverse Effect.
2.12 Disclosure
Controls and Procedures; Internal Controls.
At all
times since first required by all applicable Exchange Act rules, 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 Form 10-K
is
being prepared. The Company’s certifying officers have evaluated the
effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures as of the end
of the period covered by each Form 10-K for which such evaluation was required
by applicable Exchange Act rules, as the case may be (each such date, the
“Evaluation
Date”).
The
Company presented in each such Form 10-K 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 most recent Evaluation
Date, there have been no significant changes in the Company’s disclosure
controls and procedures (as such terms are used in Item 307 of Regulation S-K
under the Exchange Act) or, to the Company’s
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knowledge,
in other factors that could significantly affect the Company’s internal controls
over financial reporting (as such term is used in Item 308 of Regulation S-K
under the Exchange Act).
2.13 Accountants.
To the
Company’s knowledge, BDO Xxxxxxx, LLP, who the Company expects will consent to
the incorporation by reference of its report with respect to the consolidated
financial statements of the Company to be included in the Company's Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005 into the Registration
Statement (as defined below) and the prospectus which forms a part thereof,
is
an independent registered public accounting firm with respect to the Company
within the meaning of Rule 101 of the Code of Professional Conduct of the
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and its interpretations
and
rulings thereunder.
2.14 Listing.
The
Company’s Common Stock is registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the
Exchange Act and is listed on AMEX, and the Company has taken no action designed
to, or likely to have the effect of, terminating the registration of the Common
Stock under the Exchange Act or the de-listing of the Common Stock from AMEX,
nor to the Company’s knowledge is AMEX currently contemplating terminating such
listing. The Company has not received notice (written or oral) from AMEX to
the
effect that the Company is not in compliance with the listing or maintenance
requirements of AMEX.
2.15 No
Manipulation of Stock.
Neither
the Company nor, to the Company’s knowledge, any of its affiliates has taken or
will take directly or indirectly, any action in violation of applicable law
or
any action designed to or that might reasonably be expected to cause or result
in stabilization or manipulation of the price of the Common Stock to facilitate
the sale or resale of the Shares.
2.16 Insurance.
The
Company and each of its Subsidiaries maintain and will continue to maintain
insurance against loss or damage by fire or other casualty and such other
insurance, including, but not limited to, product liability insurance, in such
amounts and covering such risks as is reasonably adequate consistent with
industry practice for the conduct of their respective businesses and the value
of their respective properties.
2.17 Tax
Matters.
The
Company and each of its Subsidiaries have timely filed all material federal,
state, local and foreign income and franchise and other tax returns required
to
be filed by any jurisdiction to which it is subject and has paid all taxes
due
in accordance therewith, and no tax deficiency has been determined adversely
to
the Company or any of its Subsidiaries which has had (nor does the Company
have
any knowledge of any tax deficiency which, if determined adversely to the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries, would reasonably be expected to have) a
Material Adverse Effect and the Company 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 such
claim. The Company has not waived or extended any statute
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of
limitations at the request of any taxing authority. Except for a tax sharing
agreement between the Company and its wholly owned non-consolidated subsidiary,
Silverleaf Finance III, LLC, there are no outstanding tax sharing agreements
or
other such arrangements between the Company and any other corporation or entity,
and the Company is not presently undergoing any audit by a taxing
authority.
2.18 Environmental
Matters.
To the
Company’s knowledge, the Company (i) is not in violation of any statute, rule,
regulation, decision or order of any governmental agency or body or any court,
domestic or foreign, relating to the use, disposal or release of hazardous
or
toxic substances or relating to the protection or restoration of the environment
or human exposure to hazardous or toxic substances (collectively, “Environmental
Laws”),
(ii)
does not own or operate any real property contaminated with any substance in
violation of any Environmental Laws, (iii) is not liable for any off-site
disposal or contamination pursuant to any Environmental Laws, and (iv) is not
subject to any claim relating to any Environmental Laws; which violation,
contamination, liability or claim has had or could reasonably be expected to
have a Material Adverse Effect, individually or in the aggregate; and there
is
no pending or, to the Company’s Knowledge, threatened investigation that might
lead to such a claim.
2.19 Employment
Matters.
To the
Company’s Knowledge, the Company is in compliance with all federal, state, local
and foreign laws and regulations respecting labor, employment and employment
practices and benefits, terms and conditions of employment and wages and hours,
except where the failure to be in compliance would not, either individually
or
in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
The Company is not a party to any collective bargaining agreement. The Company
believes that its overall relations with its employees are satisfactory. No
executive officer of the Company has notified the Company that such officer
intends to leave the Company or otherwise terminate such officer’s employment
with the Company.
2.20 Title
to Assets.
The
Company has good and marketable title in all personal property owned by them
that is material to the business of the Company, in each case free and clear
of
all liens, except that would not, individually or in the aggregate, have or
result in a Material Adverse Effect. Any real property and facilities held
under
lease by the Company is held by it under valid, subsisting and enforceable
leases of which the Company is in material compliance except as would not have
a
Material Adverse Effect.
2.21 Contracts.
Neither
the Company nor, to the Company's knowledge, any other party to any contract
material to the Company is in breach of or default under any of such contracts
which would have a Material Adverse Effect.
2.22 Investment
Company.
The
Company is not an “investment company” within the meaning of such term under the
Investment Company Act of 1940 and the rules and regulations of the SEC
thereunder.
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2.23 No
Registration.
Assuming the accuracy of the representations and warranties made by, and
compliance with the covenants of, the Investors in Article
IV
hereof,
no registration of the Shares under the Securities Act is required in connection
with the offer and sale of the Shares by the Sellers to the Investors as
contemplated by this Agreement.
2.24 No
Integrated Offering; No General Solicitation.
Neither
the Company nor any of its affiliates, nor any person acting on its behalf
or
their behalf, directly or indirectly has (i) sold, offered for sale, solicited
offers to buy or otherwise negotiated in respect of, any security (as defined
in
the Securities Act) which is or will be integrated with the sale of the
Securities in a manner that would require the registration under the Securities
Act of the sale of the Shares pursuant to this Agreement and the other
Agreements; or (ii) offered, solicited offers to buy or sold the Shares by
any
form of general solicitation or general advertising (as those terms are used
in
Regulation D under the Securities Act) or in any manner involving a public
offering within the meaning of Section 4(2) of the Securities Act. The Company
does not have any registration statement pending before the SEC or currently
under the SEC’s review.
2.25 Compliance
with Law.
The
business of the Company and the Subsidiaries has been and is presently being
conducted in accordance with all applicable federal, state and local
governmental laws, rules, regulations and ordinances, except as set forth in
the
SEC Documents or such that, individually or in the aggregate, the noncompliance
therewith would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect
or
would prohibit or otherwise materially interfere with the ability of the Company
to perform any of its obligations under this Agreement in any material respect.
The Company and its Subsidiaries have all franchises, permits, licenses,
consents and other governmental or regulatory authorizations and approvals
necessary for the conduct of its business as now being conducted by it unless
the failure to possess such franchises, permits, licenses, consents and other
governmental or regulatory authorizations and approvals, individually or in
the
aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect
or
would prohibit or otherwise materially interfere with the ability of the Company
to perform any of its obligations under this Agreement in any material
respect.
2.26 Exchange
Act and Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act.
The
Company is in compliance with the applicable provisions of the Exchange Act
and
the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002 (the "Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx
Act"),
and
the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, that are currently effective
and intends to comply with other applicable provisions of the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx
Act, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, immediately upon
the
effectiveness of such provisions.
2.27 Accounting
Controls.
The
Company maintains 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,
(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.
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2.28 Transactions
With Affiliates.
Except
as disclosed in the SEC Documents, none of the officers or directors of the
Company is presently a party to any transaction with the Company or any
Subsidiary (other than for services as employees, officers and directors),
including any contract, agreement or other arrangement providing for the
furnishing of services to or by, providing for rental of real or personal
property to or from, or otherwise requiring payments to or from any officer
or
director or, to the knowledge of the Company, any entity in which any officer
or
director has a substantial interest or is an officer, director, trustee or
partner.
2.29 No
Broker.
The
Company has not incurred any liability for any finder's or broker's fee, or
agent's commission in connection with the execution and delivery of this
Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated
hereby.
2.30 Forward-Looking
Statements.
The
information contained in the SEC Documents regarding the Company’s expectations,
plans and intentions, and any other information that constitutes
“forward-looking” information within the meaning of the Securities Act and the
Exchange Act were made by the Company on a reasonable basis and reflected the
Company’s good faith belief and/or estimate of the matters described therein, in
each case as of the date of the SEC Document containing such
information.
2.31 Non-Public
Information.
The
Company confirms that neither it nor any person acting on its behalf has
provided Investor with any information that the Company believes constitutes
material non-public information, except with respect to the existence, terms
and
conditions of this offering or as otherwise is disclosed in the Current Report
on Form 8-K to be filed by the Company, and the exhibits thereto, in conjunction
with the press release referred to in Section
5.2
hereto.
2.32 Application
of Takeover Protections.
Except
as described in the SEC Documents, there is no control share acquisition,
business combination, poison pill (including any distribution under a rights
agreement) or other similar anti-takeover provision under the Company’s charter
documents or the laws of its state of incorporation that is or could reasonably
be expected to become applicable to any of the Investors as a result of the
Investors and the Company fulfilling their obligations or exercising their
rights under this Agreement or any other agreement relating hereto, including
without limitation the Selling Shareholders’ transfer of the Shares and the
Investors’ ownership of the Shares.
2.33 Disclosure.
None of
the representations and warranties of the Company appearing in this Agreement
or
information provided in the Memorandum and any supplement thereto and neither
this Agreement or the Schedule of Exceptions hereto nor any other documents,
certificates or instruments furnished to the Investor by or on behalf of the
Company in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement,
when
considered together as a whole, contains, or on the Closing Date will contain,
any untrue statement of a material fact or omits, or on the Closing Date will
omit, to state any material fact required to be stated herein in order for
the
statements herein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made,
not
to be misleading.
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2.34 Lock-Up
Agreements.
All
executive officers and directors of the Company listed in the Schedule of
Exceptions have executed lock-up agreements and delivered them to the Placement
Agent in which, without prior approval of the Placement Agent, they have agreed
to not sell shares of Common Stock held by them (including shares which may
be
issued to them pursuant to the exercise of outstanding options or warrants)
beginning on the date hereof and ending upon the later of 90 days after the
effective date of the Registration Statement and 120 days after the Closing
Date.
ARTICLE
III
REPRESENTATIONS,
WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS OF THE SELLING SHAREHOLDERS
Each
Selling Shareholder severally and not jointly represents and warrants to the
Investor, as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date, as
follows:
3.1 Due
Authorization.
This
Agreement has been validly executed and delivered by the Selling Shareholder
and, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the other parties
hereto, constitutes a valid and legally binding obligation of the Selling
Shareholder enforceable against the Selling Shareholder in accordance with
its
terms, except (i) to the extent rights to indemnity and contribution may be
limited by state or federal securities laws or the public policy underlying
such
laws, (ii) enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, fraudulent conveyance, moratorium or similar laws affecting
creditors’ and contracting parties’ rights generally and (iii) enforceability
may be limited by general principles of equity (regardless of whether such
enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law), including
principles of good faith and fair dealing.
3.2 Non-Contravention.
The
execution and delivery of this Agreement, the transfer and sale of the Shares
to
be sold by the Selling Shareholder under this Agreement, the performance by
the
Selling Shareholder of its obligations under this Agreement and the consummation
of the transactions contemplated hereby will not conflict with or constitute
a
violation of, or default (with or without the giving of notice or the passage
of
time or both) under, (i) any material bond, debenture, note or other
evidence of indebtedness, or under any material lease, indenture, mortgage,
deed
of trust, loan agreement, joint venture or other agreement or instrument to
which the Selling Shareholder is a party or by which it or its properties are
bound, (ii) any law, administrative regulation, ordinance or order of any
court or governmental agency, arbitration panel or authority applicable to
the
Selling Shareholder or Selling Shareholder’s properties. No consent, approval,
authorization or other order of, or registration, qualification or filing with,
any regulatory body, administrative agency, self-regulatory organization, stock
exchange or market, or other governmental body in the United States is required
for the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the valid sale of the
Shares to be sold pursuant to this Agreement by the Selling Shareholder, other
than such as have been made or obtained, and except for any securities filings
required to be made under federal or state securities laws.
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3.3 Title.
The
Selling Shareholder holds good and marketable title to all of the Shares to
be
sold by the Selling Shareholder under this Agreement, free and clear of any
liens, encumbrances, claims, security interests or other restrictions. The
Selling Shareholder possesses full authority and legal right to sell, transfer
and assign to the Investor the Shares sold by the Selling Shareholder under
this
Agreement. At the time of transfer to Investor by the Selling Shareholder of
such Shares, the Investor will own such shares of Common Stock free and clear
of
any liens, encumbrances, claims, security interests or other restrictions.
There
are no claims pending or, to the Selling Shareholder’s knowledge, threatened
against the Company or the Selling Shareholder that concern or affect title
to
any of the shares of Common Stock to be sold by the Selling Shareholder under
this Agreement, or that seek to compel the transfer or issuance of such
Shares.
3.4 Legal
Proceedings.
There
is no action, suit or proceeding before any court, governmental agency or body,
domestic or foreign, now pending or, to the knowledge of the Selling
Shareholder, overtly threatened against the Selling Shareholder wherein an
unfavorable decision, ruling or finding would reasonably be expected to
adversely affect the validity or enforceability of, or the authority or ability
of the Selling Shareholder to perform its obligations under this
Agreement
3.5 No
Broker.
Other
than the fee to be paid by the Selling Shareholders to the Placement Agent,
the
Selling Shareholder has not incurred any liability for any finder's or broker's
fee, or agent's commission in connection with the execution and delivery of
this
Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated
hereby.
3.6 Negative
Assurance.
Although each Selling Shareholder (other than the Selling Principal Officer)
has
not independently verified the accuracy, completeness or fairness of the
statements contained in or incorporated by reference in, the Memorandum or
Article
II
of this
Agreement and has not participated in conferences and telephone conversations
with representatives of the Company in which the foregoing document and related
matters were discussed, no facts have come to the attention of such Selling
Shareholder (other than the Selling Principal Officer) which leads it to believe
that the foregoing documents contained an untrue statement of a material fact
or
omitted to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein,
in
light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. No facts
have come to the attention of the Selling Principal Officer (including in his
capacity as Chief Executive Officer of the Company) which lead him to believe
that either the Memorandum, the SEC Documents, or the representations in Article
II of this Agreement contain an untrue statement of material fact or omitted
to
state a material fact.
3.7 Placement
Agent.
Each
Selling Shareholder shall be responsible for the payment of the Placement
Agent’s fees, in proportion to the Common Stock such Selling Shareholder
proposes to sell under this Agreement, relating to or arising out of the
transactions contemplated by the Agreements.
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3.8 Lock-Up
Agreement.
The
Selling Shareholder has executed a lock-up agreement and delivered it to the
Placement Agent in which, without prior approval of the Placement Agent, it
has
agreed to not sell shares of Common Stock held by it (including shares which
may
be issued to it pursuant to the exercise of outstanding options or warrants)
(the “Lock-Up
Agreement”)
beginning on the date hereof and ending upon the later of 90 days after the
effective date of the Registration Statement and 120 days after the Closing
Date
of the Offering (the “Lock-Up
Period”),
(provided, however, that if such Selling Shareholder or affiliate thereof is
not
an officer or director of the Company, the Lock-Up Period will in no event
exceed 120 days after the Closing Date of the Offering). During the Lock-Up
Period, the Selling Shareholder shall cause each of its permitted transferees,
if any, to execute a lock-up agreement, substantially in the same form and
containing the same terms as in the Lock-Up Agreement, and deliver it to the
Placement Agent.
3.9 Transfer
Taxes.
On the
Closing Date, all stock transfer or other taxes (other than income taxes) which
are required to be paid in connection with the sale and transfer of the Shares
will be, or will have been, fully paid or provided for by each Selling
Shareholder, in proportion to the Common Stock such Selling Shareholder proposes
to sell under this Agreement, and all laws imposing such taxes will be or will
have been fully complied with.
ARTICLE
IV
REPRESENTATIONS,
WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS OF THE INVESTOR
The
Investor represents, warrants and covenants to the Sellers and the Company,
as
of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date, as follows:
4.1 Securities
Law Representations and Warranties.
(a) The
Investor is an “accredited investor” as defined in Regulation D under the
Securities Act and the Investor has the knowledge, sophistication and experience
necessary to make, and is qualified to make decisions with respect to,
investments in shares presenting an investment decision like that involved
in
the purchase of the Shares, including investments in securities issued by the
Company and investments in comparable companies, can bear the economic risk
of a
total loss of its investment in the Shares and has requested, received, reviewed
and considered all information it deemed relevant in making an informed decision
to purchase the Shares. Such Investor is not required to be registered as a
broker-dealer under Section 15 of the Exchange Act and such Investor is not
a
broker-dealer;
(b) The
Investor is acquiring the Securities 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 in violation of the Securities Act;
(c) The
Investor was not organized for the specific purpose of acquiring the
Securities;
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(d) The
Investor will not, directly or indirectly, offer, sell, pledge, transfer or
otherwise dispose of (or solicit any offers to buy, purchase or otherwise
acquire or take a pledge of) any of the Shares except in compliance with the
Securities Act, applicable state securities laws and the respective rules and
regulations promulgated thereunder;
(e) The
Investor understands that the Shares are being offered and sold to it in
reliance on specific exemptions from the registration requirements of the United
States federal and state securities laws and that the Sellers are relying upon
the truth and accuracy of, and the Investor’s compliance with, representations,
warranties, agreements, acknowledgements and understandings of the Investor
set
forth herein in order to determine the availability of such exemptions and
the
eligibility of the Investor to acquire the Shares;
(f) The
Investor 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 Shares or the fairness or suitability of an investment in
the
Shares nor have such authorities passed upon or endorsed the merits of the
offering of the Shares; and
(g) The
Investor acknowledges that the Sellers have represented that no action has
been
or will be taken in any jurisdiction outside the United States by the Sellers
that would permit an offering of the Shares, or possession or distribution
of
offering materials in connection with the issue of the Shares, in any
jurisdiction outside the United States where action for that purpose is
required. If the Investor is located or domiciled outside the United States
it
agrees to comply with all applicable laws and regulations in each foreign
jurisdiction in which it purchases, offers, sells or delivers Shares or has
in
its possession or distributes any offering material, in all cases at its own
expense.
4.2 Legends.
(a) It
is
understood that certificates evidencing the Securities shall bear the following
legend:
“THE
SECURITIES REPRESENTED HEREBY 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,
AND, ACCORDINGLY, MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD UNLESS (I) SUCH SECURITIES HAVE
BEEN REGISTERED FOR SALE PURSUANT TO THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED,
OR
(II) THE COMPANY HAS RECEIVED AN OPINION OF COUNSEL IN FORM AND SUBSTANCE
REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO THE COMPANY, THAT SUCH TRANSFER MAY LAWFULLY BE
MADE
WITHOUT REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR
QUALIFICATION UNDER APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS.”
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(b) If
required by the authorities of any state in connection with the issuance or
sale
of the Securities, the legend required by such state
authority.
4.3 Restricted
Securities.
The
Investor understands that the Shares are characterized as “restricted
securities” under the U.S. federal securities laws inasmuch as they are being
acquired from an affiliate of the Company in a transaction not involving a
public offering and that under such laws and applicable regulations such
Securities may not be resold unless the Shares are registered pursuant to the
Securities Act, or an exemption from registration is available therefrom. In
connection with any transfer of the Securities, other than pursuant to an
effective registration statement or pursuant to Rule 144(k), the Company may
require the transferor thereof to provide to the Company an opinion of counsel
selected by the transferor, the form and substance of which opinion shall be
reasonably satisfactory to the Company, to the effect that such transfer does
not require registration of such transferred Shares under the Securities
Act.
4.4 Authorization;
Enforcement; Validity.
The
Investor has full right, power, authority and capacity to enter into this
Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and has taken
all necessary action to authorize the execution, delivery and performance of
this Agreement. This Agreement constitutes a valid and binding obligation
of the Investor enforceable against the Investor in accordance with its terms,
except (i) to the extent rights to indemnity and contribution may be limited
by
state or federal securities laws or the public policy underlying such laws,
(ii)
enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, fraudulent conveyance, moratorium or similar laws affecting
creditors’ and contracting parties’ rights generally and (iii) enforceability
may be limited by general principles of equity (regardless of whether such
enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law).
4.5 Certain
Trading Limitations.
The
Investor (i) represents that on and from the date the Investor first became
aware of the Offering until the date hereof he, she or it has not and (ii)
covenants that for the period commencing on the date hereof and ending on the
earlier of (x) the day the Company publicly announces the Offering or (y) the
Termination Date, he, she or it will not, engage in any hedging or other
transaction which is designed to or could reasonably be expected to lead to
or
result in, or be characterized as, a sale, an offer to sell, a solicitation
of
offers to buy, disposition of, loan, pledge or grant of any right with respect
to (collectively, a “Disposition”)
Common
Stock of the Company by the Investor or any other person or entity in violation
of the Securities Act. Such prohibited hedging or other transactions would
include without limitation effecting any short sale or having in effect any
short position (whether or not such sale or position is against the box and
regardless of when such position was entered into) or any purchase, sale or
grant of any right (including without limitation any put or call option) with
respect to the Common Stock of the Company or with respect to any security
(other than a broad-based market basket or index) that includes, relates to
or
derives any significant part of its value from the Common Stock of the
Company.
4.6 No
Sale of Shares.
The
Investor hereby covenants with the Sellers and the Company not to make any
sale
of the Shares without (i) complying with the provisions of this
Agreement,
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including
Section
6.3
hereof
or (ii) without satisfying the requirements of the Securities Act and the rules
and regulations promulgated thereunder, including, without limitation, causing
the prospectus delivery requirement under the Securities Act to be satisfied,
if
applicable. The Investor acknowledges that there may occasionally be times
when
the Company, based on the advice of its counsel, determines that, subject to
the
limitations of Section
6.3,
it must
suspend the use of the prospectus forming a part of the Registration Statement
until such time as an amendment to the Registration Statement has been filed
by
the Company and declared effective by the SEC or until the Company has amended
or supplemented such prospectus.
4.7 Registration
Statement Questionnaire.
The
Investor has completed or caused to be completed the Registration Statement
Questionnaire attached hereto as Exhibit
D and
on
the signature page for use in preparation of the Registration Statement and
the
answers to such Questionnaire and on such signature page are true and correct
in
all material respects as of the date of this Agreement and will be true and
correct as of the effective date of the Registration Statement; provided
that
the
Investor shall be entitled to update such information by providing written
notice thereof to the Company prior to the effective date of the Registration
Statement.
4.8 Investor
Suitability Questionnaire.
The
information contained in the Investor Suitability Questionnaire in the form
attached as Exhibit
E
delivered by the Investor in connection with this Agreement is complete and
accurate in all respects.
4.9 No
Advice.
The
Investor understands that nothing in this Agreement or any other materials
presented to the Investor in connection with the purchase and sale of the Shares
constitutes legal, tax or investment advice. The Investor has consulted such
legal, tax and investment advisors as it, in its sole discretion, has deemed
necessary or appropriate in connection with its purchase of the
Shares.
4.10 Independent
Investment.
Except
for Pequot Scout Fund, L.P. (Xxxx Xxxxxxx), Pequot Mariner Master Fund, L.P.,
Pequot Navigator Offshore Fund, Inc., Pequot Diversified Master Fund, Ltd and
Premium Series PCC Limited - Cell 33, no Investor has agreed to act with any
other Investor for the purpose of acquiring, holding, voting or disposing of
the
Securities purchased hereunder for purposes of Section 13(d) under the Exchange
Act, and each Investor is acting independently with respect to its investment
in
the Securities.
4.11 Disclosure
of Information.
The
Investor’s decision to tender this offer and purchase the Shares has not been
made as a result of any verbal or written representation as to factual or other
matters made by or on behalf of the Company or any other Person (except for
the
representations and warranties set forth in Articles II and III hereof) and
is
based entirely upon this Agreement, the representations, warranties, covenants
and agreements contained herein and currently available public information
concerning the Company. The Investor has had a opportunity to receive and review
all additional information related to the Company requested by it and to ask
questions of and receive answers from the Company regarding the Company and
its
business, to the extent such information is not material nonpublic information,
and the terms and conditions of the offering of the Shares. The Investor
acknowledges that it has been provided
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with
copies of and has had a meaningful opportunity to review the SEC Filings. The
Investor acknowledges that it has been afforded the opportunity to obtain such
additional information, other than material nonpublic information, that the
Company possesses or can acquire without unreasonable effort or expense that
is
necessary to make an informed investment decision with respect to the
investment.
4.12 No
General Solicitation.
In
connection with the Offering, the Investor did not learn of the investment
in
the Securities through, and is not aware of any “general advertising” or
“general solicitation” as those terms are contemplated in Regulation D, as
amended, under the Securities Act.
4.13 Brokers
and Finders.
Other
than the fee to be paid by the Selling Shareholders to the Placement Agent,
no
person will have, as a result of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement, any valid right, interest or claim against or upon the Company,
the
Sellers or any Investor for any commission, fee or other compensation pursuant
to any agreement, arrangement or understanding entered into by or on behalf
of
the Investor.
4.14 Limited
Ownership.
The
Investor does not presently intend to, alone or together with others, make
a
public filing with the SEC to disclose that it has (or that it together with
such other Person(s) have) acquired, or obtained the right to acquire, as a
result of the Closing (when added to any other securities of the Company that
it
or they then own or have the right to acquire), in excess of 19.999% of the
outstanding Common Stock or the voting power of the Company on a post
transaction basis that assumes that the Closing at issue shall have
occurred.
ARTICLE
V
COVENANTS
OF THE COMPANY
5.1
Reserved.
5.2 Form
8-K; Press Release.
The
Company agrees, as soon as practicable after the Pricing Date, but in no event
later than one business day after the Closing Date, to issue a press release
and
to file with the SEC a Current Report on Form 8-K disclosing the sale of the
Shares to Investors under this Agreement and the Other Agreements, which press
release and Current Report shall be subject to prior review and comment by
the
Placement Agent. Upon the issuance of such press release and filing of such
Current Report, to the knowledge of the Company, the Investor will not be in
possession of any material, nonpublic information regarding the Company or
its
Common Stock. The Company agrees that, after the issuance of such press release
and filing of such Current Report, none of the Company's communications to
the
Investor will include material, nonpublic information, unless otherwise agreed
by the
Company and the Investor in accordance with law. Notwithstanding anything set
forth herein to the contrary, except as otherwise required by law and in
connection with the filing of the Registration Statement, the Company will
not
identify the Investor by name in any press release, any filing with the SEC
or
in any other public disclosure without the prior written consent of the
Investor.
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5.3 Certain
Future Financings and Related Actions.
Commencing on the Closing Date and for a period of ninety (90) days following
the effective date of the Registration Statement (as defined in Section
6.1(a)
hereof),
the Company shall not, without the prior consent of the Placement Agent, offer,
sell, contract to sell or issue (or engage any person to assist the Company
in
taking any such action) any equity securities or securities convertible into,
exchangeable for or otherwise entitling the holder to acquire, any Common Stock;
provided,
however,
that
nothing in this Section
5.3
shall
prohibit the Company from issuing securities (1) to employees, directors,
officers, advisors or consultants of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries;
or
(2) upon exercise of conversion, exchange, purchase or similar rights issued,
granted or given by the Company and outstanding as of the date of this
Agreement.
5.4 Removal
of Legends.
Upon
the earlier of (i) registration for resale pursuant to Article VI and receipt
by
the Company of the Investor’s written confirmation that the Securities will not
be disposed of except in compliance with the prospectus delivery requirements
of
the Securities Act, (ii) delivery to the Company of a representation letter
in
customary form that Rule 144(k) has become available or (iii) delivery to the
Company of a representation letter in customary form, to the effect that one
year has elapsed since the Closing Date and the Investor proposes to effect
sales in compliance with the volume, manner of sale and notice of proposed
sale
requirements of Rule 144, accompanied by a legal opinion, in form and substance
reasonably satisfactory to the Company, the Company shall, upon an Investor’s
written request, promptly cause certificates evidencing the Investor’s
Securities (but not in excess of the amounts which may be sold in any 3-month
period under Rule 144 in the case of a representation letter and legal opinion
delivered in accordance with clause (iii) above) to be replaced with
certificates which do not bear such restrictive legends. When the Company is
required to cause unlegended certificates to replace previously issued legended
certificates, if unlegended certificates are not delivered to an Investor within
three (3) Business Days of submission by that Investor of legended
certificate(s) to the Company’s transfer agent together with a representation
letter in customary form, the Company shall be liable to the Investor for
liquidated damages in an amount equal to 1.0% of the Aggregate Purchase Price
of
the Securities evidenced by such certificate(s) for each thirty (30) day period
(or portion thereof) beyond such three (3) Business Days that the unlegended
certificates have not been so delivered, which amount shall be payable in cash,
monthly on the last day of the month. Not withstanding the availability of
the
liquidated damages set forth above, the Investor shall be entitled to (a)
specific performance in connection with the removal of legends and the issuance
of unlegended certificates so long as the requirements of (i) and (ii) above
are
met and (b) exercise any as against the Company’s transfer agent as a third
party beneficiary to the Transfer Agent Instructions letter, a form of which
is
attached hereto as Exhibit
C.
5.5 Equal
Treatment of Investors.
No
consideration shall be offered or paid to any person to amend or consent to
a
waiver or modification of any provision of this Agreement unless the same
consideration is also offered to all of the parties to this Agreement.
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ARTICLE
VI
REGISTRATION
OF SHARES; COMPLIANCE WITH THE SECURITIES ACT;
INDEMNIFICATION
6.1 Registration
Procedures and Expenses.
The
Company shall:
(a) Subject
to receipt of the Registration Statement Questionnaire from the Investors,
use
best efforts to prepare and file with the SEC, within 30 days after the Pricing
Date, a shelf registration statement pursuant to Rule 415 of the Securities
Act
(the “Registration
Statement”) to
enable
the resale of the Registrable Shares by the Investors. “Registrable
Shares”
means
shares of Common Stock purchased by Investors in the Offering until the earliest
of: (1) the date on which such Common Stock has been resold or otherwise
transferred pursuant to the Registration Statement; (2) the date on which such
Common Stock is transferred in compliance with Rule 144 under the Securities
Act
or may be sold or transferred by a person who is not an affiliate of the Company
pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act (or any other similar provisions
then in force) without any volume or manner of sale restrictions thereunder;
or
(3) the date on which such Common Stock ceases to be outstanding (whether as
a
result of redemption, repurchase and cancellation or otherwise).
(b) use
commercially reasonable best efforts, subject to receipt of necessary
information from the Investors, including the Registration Statement
Questionnaire, to cause the Registration Statement to become effective
within
90
days
of the
Pricing Date, or if reviewed by the SEC, then not later than 120 days after
the
Pricing Date;
(c) use
commercially reasonable best efforts to prepare and file with the SEC such
amendments and supplements to the Registration Statement and the Prospectus
(as
defined in Section
6.4
below)
used in connection therewith and take all such other actions as may be necessary
to keep the Registration Statement current and effective for a period (the
“Registration
Period”)
not
exceeding, with respect to the Investor’s Registrable Shares, the earliest of
(i) the second anniversary of the Closing Date and (ii) the date on
which all Registrable Shares then held by the Investor may be sold or
transferred in compliance with Rule 144 under the Securities Act or may be
sold
or transferred in any three-month period by a person who is not an affiliate
of
the Company pursuant to Rule 144(k) of the Securities Act (or any other similar
provisions then in force) without any volume or manner of sale restrictions
thereunder, and (iii) such time as all Registrable Shares held by the
Investor have been sold (A) pursuant to a registration statement, (B) to or
through a broker or dealer or underwriter in a public distribution or a public
securities transaction, or (C) in a transaction exempt from the registration
and
prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act under Section 4(1)
thereof so that all transfer restrictions and restrictive legends with respect
thereto, if any, are removed upon the consummation of such sale;
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(d) promptly
furnish to the Investor with respect to the Registrable Shares registered under
the Registration Statement such reasonable number of copies of the Registration
Statement and Prospectus, including any supplements to or amendments of the
Prospectus or Registration Statement, in order to facilitate the public sale
or
other disposition of all or any of the Registrable Shares by the
Investor;
(e) promptly
take such action as may be necessary to qualify, or obtain, an exemption for
the
Registrable Shares under such of the state securities laws of United States
jurisdictions as shall be necessary to qualify, or obtain an exemption for,
the
sale of the Registrable Shares in states specified in writing by the Investor;
provided,
however,
that
the Company shall not be required to qualify to do business or consent to
service of process in any jurisdiction in which it is not now so qualified
or
has not so consented;
(f) bear
all
expenses in connection with the procedures described in Sections
6.1
and
6.3
and the
registration of the Registrable Shares pursuant to the Registration Statement,
regardless of whether a Registration Statement becomes effective, including
without limitation: (i) all registration and filing fees and expenses (including
filings made with AMEX or any other applicable stock exchange); (ii) fees and
expenses of compliance with federal securities and state “blue sky” or
securities laws; (iii) expenses of printing (including printing certificates
for
the Registrable Shares and Prospectuses); (iv) all application and filing fees
in connection with listing the Registrable Shares on AMEX; and (v) all fees
and
disbursements of counsel of the Company and independent certified public
accountants of the Company;
provided, however,
that
the Investor shall be responsible for paying the underwriters’ commissions or
brokerage fees, and taxes of any kind (including, without limitation, transfer
taxes) applicable to any disposition, sale or transfer of the Investor’s
Registrable Shares. The Company shall, in any event, bear its internal expenses
(including, without limitation, all salaries and expenses of its officers and
employees performing legal or accounting duties); and
(g) advise
the Investors, within two business days by e-mail, fax or other type of
communication, and, if requested by such person, confirm such advice in writing:
(i) after it shall receive notice or obtain knowledge of the issuance of any
stop order by the SEC delaying or suspending the effectiveness of the
Registration Statement or of the initiation or threat of any proceeding for
that
purpose, or any other order issued by any state securities commission or other
regulatory authority suspending the qualification or exemption from
qualification of such Registrable Shares under state securities or “blue sky”
laws; and it will promptly use its commercially reasonable best efforts to
prevent the issuance of any stop order or other order or to obtain its
withdrawal at the earliest possible moment if such stop order or other order
should be issued; and (ii) when the Prospectus or any supplements to or
amendments of the Prospectus have been filed, and, with respect to the
Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment thereto, when the same
has become effective.
6.2 Delay
in Effectiveness of Registration Statement.
The
Company further agrees that: (i) in the event the Registration Statement
has not been filed with the SEC within 30 days after the Pricing Date, (ii)
unless the failure to become effective is due to the fault of the Investor
or
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one
or
more of the Other Investors, in the event the Registration Statement has not
been declared effective by the SEC within 90 days after the Pricing Date (120
days after the Pricing Date if reviewed by the SEC) or (iii) if during the
365
day period after the effective date of the Registration Statement, the
Registration Statement ceases to remain continuously effective as to the
Registrable Shares and such Suspension (as hereinafter defined) exceeds 30
consecutive days or a total of 60 days in such 365 day period, the Company
shall
pay to the Investor liquidated damages in the amount of 1.0% of the Actual
Purchase Price and an additional liquidated damages payment of 1.0% of the
Actual Purchase Price for each 30-day period thereafter until the Registration
Statement has been filed, declared effective or cured, as applicable;
provided,
that,
in no
event shall the aggregate penalty under this Section
6.2
in any
30-day period exceed 1.0% of the Actual Purchase Price; and, provided
further,
that in
no event shall the Company be obligated to pay liquidated damages (a) to more
than one purchaser in respect of the same Shares for the same period of time,
or
(b) in an aggregate amount that exceeds 12% of the Aggregate Purchase Price
paid
for the Shares. The Company shall deliver the cash payments described in clauses
(i), (ii) and (iii) to the Investor by the fifth business day after the
occurrence of the event described in (i), (ii) or (iii), as applicable, and
any
30-day anniversary thereof, as applicable. Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary in Section
6.2 or
any
other provision of this Agreement, payment of cash as provided in this
Section
6.2
shall be
the Investor’s sole and exclusive damage remedy (but shall not limit the
Investor’s right to seek specific performance under this Agreement) in the event
of the occurrence of an event described in (i), (ii) or (iii).
6.3 Transfer
of Shares; Suspension.
(a) The
Investor agrees that it will not effect any Disposition of the Shares that
would
constitute a sale within the meaning of the Securities Act, except as
contemplated in the Registration Statement referred to in Section
6.1
or in
accordance with the Securities Act, and that it will promptly notify the Company
of any changes in the information set forth in the Registration Statement
regarding the Investor or its plan of distribution.
(b) Except
in
the event that paragraph (c) below applies, the Company shall, at all times
during the Registration Period, promptly (i) prepare and file from time to
time with the SEC a post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement
or a
supplement to the related Prospectus or a supplement or amendment to any
document incorporated therein by reference or file any other required document
so that such Registration Statement will not contain an untrue statement of
a
material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements
therein not misleading, and so that, as thereafter delivered to purchasers
of
the Registrable Securities being sold thereunder, such Prospectus will not
contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material
fact
required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein,
in
light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading;
(ii) provide the Investor copies of any documents filed pursuant to
Section
6.3(b)(i);
and
(iii) inform the Investor that the Company has complied with its
obligations in Section
6.3(b)(i)
(or
that, if the Company has filed a post-effective amendment to the Registration
Statement which has not yet been declared effective, the Company will notify
the
Investor to that effect, will use its commercially reasonable efforts to secure
the effectiveness of such post-effective
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amendment
as promptly as possible and will promptly notify the Investor when the amendment
has become effective).
(c) Subject
to paragraph (d) below, in the event of (i) any request by the SEC or any
other federal or state governmental authority during the period of effectiveness
of the Registration Statement for amendments or supplements to a Registration
Statement or related Prospectus or for additional information; (ii) the
issuance by the SEC or any other federal or state governmental authority of
any
stop order suspending the effectiveness of a Registration Statement or the
initiation of any proceedings for that purpose; (iii) the receipt by the
Company of any notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification
or exemption from qualification of any of the Registrable Shares for sale in
any
jurisdiction or the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for such
purpose; (iv) the good faith determination by the Board of Directors of the
Company that the delay of disclosure of material, non-public information
concerning a material corporate event is in the best interests of the Company,
so long as the Company has implemented prohibitions on securities transactions
by its officers and directors during the resulting Suspension period; or (v)
any
event or circumstance which necessitates the making of any changes in the
Registration Statement or Prospectus, or any document incorporated or deemed
to
be incorporated therein by reference, so that, in the case of the Registration
Statement, it will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit
to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make
the
statements therein not misleading, and that in the case of the Prospectus,
it
will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a
material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the
circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, then the Company
shall
deliver a notice in writing to the Investor (the “Suspension
Notice”)
to the
effect of the foregoing and, upon receipt of such Suspension Notice, the
Investor will refrain from selling any Registrable Shares pursuant to the
Registration Statement (a “Suspension”)
until
the Investor’s receipt of copies of a supplemented or amended Prospectus
prepared and filed by the Company, or until it is advised in writing by the
Company that the current Prospectus may be used. In the event of any Suspension,
the Company will use its commercially reasonable best efforts, to cause the
use
of the Prospectus so suspended to be resumed as soon as reasonably practicable
after the delivery of a Suspension Notice to the Investor.
(d) Notwithstanding
the foregoing paragraphs of this Section
6.3,
the
Investor shall not be prohibited from selling Registrable Shares under the
Registration Statement as a result of Suspensions for more than 30 consecutive
days or for a total of 60 days in any twelve-month period.
(e) In
the
event of a sale of Registrable Shares by the Investor under the Registration
Statement, the Investor must also deliver to the Company’s transfer agent, with
a copy to the Company, a Certificate of Subsequent Sale substantially in the
form attached hereto as Exhibit
F,
so that
the Registrable Shares may be properly transferred.
6.4 Indemnification.
For the
purpose of this Section
6.4,
the
term “Registration
Statement”
shall
include any preliminary or final prospectus, exhibit, supplement or
amendment
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included
in or relating to the Registration Statement referred to in Section
6.1
and the
term “Rules
and Regulations”
means
the rules and regulations promulgated under the Securities Act.
(a) Indemnification
by the Company.
The
Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Investor, each of its
directors, officers, agents and employees and each person, if any, who controls
the Investor within the meaning of the Securities Act, against any losses,
claims, damages, liabilities or expenses to which the Investor, such director,
officer, agent or employee or such controlling person may become subject, under
the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, or any other federal or state statutory
law or regulation insofar as such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or
expenses (or actions in respect thereof as contemplated below) arise out of
or
are based upon (i) any inaccuracy in the representations and warranties of
the
Company contained in this Agreement, or any failure of the Company to perform
its obligations under this Agreement or (ii) any untrue statement or alleged
untrue statement of any material fact contained in the Registration Statement,
including the Prospectus, financial statements and schedules, and all other
documents filed as a part thereof, as amended at the time of effectiveness
of
the Registration Statement, including any information deemed to be a part
thereof as of the time of effectiveness pursuant to paragraph (b) of Rule 430A,
or pursuant to Rule 434 of the Rules and Regulations, or the Prospectus, in
the
form first filed with the SEC pursuant to Rule 424(b) of the Regulations, or
filed as part of the Registration Statement at the time of effectiveness if
no
Rule 424(b) filing is required (the “Prospectus”),
or
any amendment or supplement thereto or the omission or alleged omission to
state
in any of them a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to
make the statements in any of them, in light of the circumstances under which
they were made, not misleading, and will reimburse the Investor and each such
controlling person for any legal and other expenses as such expenses are
reasonably incurred by the Investor or such controlling person in connection
with investigating, defending, settling, compromising or paying any such loss,
claim, damage, liability, expense or action; provided, however, that the Company
will not be liable in any such case to the extent that any such loss, claim,
damage, liability or expense arises out of or is based upon (A) an untrue
statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission made
in
the Registration Statement, the Prospectus or any amendment or supplement of
the
Registration Statement or Prospectus in reliance upon and in conformity with
written information furnished to the Company by or on behalf of the Investor
expressly for use in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus, or (B) the
failure of the Investor to comply with the covenants and agreements contained
in
this Agreement respecting resale of the Shares, or (C) the inaccuracy of any
representations made by the Investor in this Agreement or (D) with respect
to
clause (ii) above only, any untrue statement or omission of a material fact
in
any Prospectus that is corrected in any subsequent Prospectus that was delivered
to the Investor before the pertinent sale or sales by the Investor.
(b) Indemnification
by the Selling Shareholders.
Each
Selling Shareholder agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Investor, each
of
its directors, officers, agents and employees and each person, if any, who
controls the Investor within the meaning of the Securities Act,
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against
any losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses to which the Investor,
such
director, officers, agent or employee or such controlling person may become
subject, under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, or any other federal or
state statutory law or regulation insofar as such losses, claims, damages,
liabilities or expenses (or actions in respect thereof as contemplated below)
arise out of or are based upon (i) any
inaccuracy in the representations and warranties of the Selling Shareholder
contained in this Agreement, or any failure of the Selling Shareholder to
perform its obligations under this Agreement or (ii)
any
untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of any material fact contained
in
the Registration Statement, including the Prospectus, financial statements
and
schedules, and all other documents filed as a part thereof, as amended at the
time of effectiveness of the Registration Statement, including any information
deemed to be a part thereof as of the time of effectiveness pursuant to
paragraph (b) of Rule 430A, or pursuant to Rule 434 of the Rules and
Regulations, or the Prospectus, or any amendment or supplement thereto or the
omission or alleged omission to state in any of them a material fact required
to
be stated therein or necessary to make the statements in any of them, in light
of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, in each case
to
the extent, but only to the extent that such untrue statement or alleged untrue
statement or omission or alleged omission was made in the Registration
Statement, the Prospectus, or any amendment or supplement thereto, in reliance
upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by
or
on behalf of the Selling Shareholder expressly for use therein; provided,
however, that the Selling Shareholder shall not be liable for any such untrue
or
alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission of which the Selling
Shareholder has delivered to the Company in writing a correction at least five
business days before the occurrence of the transaction from which such loss
was
incurred. The Selling Shareholder will reimburse the Company, each of their
respective directors, each of its officers who signed the Registration Statement
or controlling person for any legal and other expense reasonably incurred by
the
Company, each of its directors, each of its officers who signed the Registration
Statement or controlling person in connection with investigating, defending,
settling, compromising or paying any such loss, claim, damage, liability,
expense or action for which such person is entitled to be indemnified in
accordance with this Agreement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary
contained herein, the Selling Shareholder shall be liable under this Section
for
only that amount as does not exceed the net proceeds to the Selling Shareholder
as a result of the sale of Shares pursuant to this Agreement.
(c) Indemnification
by the Investor.
The
Investor will, severally and not jointly with any other Investor, indemnify
and
hold harmless the Company, each of its directors, each of its officers who
sign
the Registration Statement and each person, if any, who controls the Company
within the meaning of the Securities Act, against any losses, claims, damages,
liabilities or expenses to which the Company, each of its directors, each of
its
officers who sign the Registration Statement or controlling person may become
subject, under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, or any other federal or
state statutory law or regulation insofar as such losses, claims, damages,
liabilities or expenses (or actions in respect thereof as contemplated below)
arise out of or are based upon (i) any failure on the part of the Investor
to
comply with the covenants and agreements contained in this Agreement respecting
the sale of the Registrable
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Shares
or
(ii) the inaccuracy of any representation or warranty made by the Investor
in
this Agreement or (iii) any untrue or alleged untrue statement of any material
fact contained in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus, or any amendment
or supplement to the Registration Statement or Prospectus, or the omission
or
alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein
or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, in each case to
the
extent, but only to the extent, that such untrue statement or alleged untrue
statement or omission or alleged omission was made in the Registration
Statement, the Prospectus, or any amendment or supplement thereto, in reliance
upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by
or
on behalf of the Investor expressly for use therein; provided,
however,
that
the Investor shall not be liable for any such untrue or alleged untrue statement
or omission or alleged omission of which the Investor has delivered to the
Company in writing a correction at least five business days before the
occurrence of the transaction from which such loss was incurred. The Investor
will reimburse the Selling Shareholders and the Company, each of its directors,
each of its officers who signed the Registration Statement or controlling person
for any legal and other expense reasonably incurred by the Company, each of
its
directors, each of its officers who signed the Registration Statement or
controlling person in connection with investigating, defending, settling,
compromising or paying any such loss, claim, damage, liability, expense or
action for which such person is entitled to be indemnified in accordance with
this Section
6.4(c).
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the Investor shall
be
liable under this Section
6.4(c)
for only
that amount as does not exceed the net proceeds to the Investor as a result
of
the sale of Registrable Shares pursuant to the Registration
Statement.
(d) Indemnification
Procedure.
(i) Promptly
after receipt by an indemnified party under this Section
6.4
of
notice of the threat or commencement of any action, such indemnified party
will,
if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against an indemnifying party under
this Section
6.4,
promptly notify the indemnifying party in writing of the claim; but the omission
so to notify the indemnifying party will not relieve it from any liability
which
it may have to any indemnified party for contribution or otherwise under the
indemnity agreement contained in this Section
6.4
or to
the extent it is not prejudiced as a result of such failure.
(ii) In
case
any such action is brought against any indemnified party and such indemnified
party seeks or intends to seek indemnity from an indemnifying party, the
indemnifying party will be entitled to participate in, and, to the extent that
it may wish, jointly with all other indemnifying parties similarly notified,
to
assume the defense thereof; provided,
however,
if the
defendants in any such action include both the indemnified party and the
indemnifying party and the indemnified party shall have reasonably concluded
that there may be a conflict between the positions of the indemnifying party
and
the indemnified party in conducting the defense of any such action or that
there
may be legal defenses available to it or other indemnified parties that are
different from or additional to those available to the indemnifying party,
the
indemnified party or parties shall have the right to select separate counsel
to
assume such legal defenses and to otherwise participate in the defense of such
action
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on
behalf
of such indemnified party or parties. Upon receipt of notice from the
indemnifying party to such indemnified party of its election so to assume the
defense of such action, the indemnifying party will not be liable to such
indemnified party under this Section
6.4
for any
legal or other expenses subsequently incurred by such indemnified party in
connection with the defense thereof unless:
(1) the
indemnified party shall have employed such counsel in connection with the
assumption of legal defenses in accordance with the proviso to the preceding
sentence (it being understood, however, that the indemnifying party shall not
be
liable for the expenses of more than one separate counsel, approved by such
indemnifying party representing all of the indemnified parties who are parties
to such action), or
(2) the
indemnifying party shall not have counsel reasonably satisfactory to the
indemnified party to represent the indemnified party within a reasonable time
after notice of commencement of action, in each of which cases the reasonable
fees and expenses of counsel shall be at the expense of the indemnifying party.
Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 6.4, the Investor shall not
be
liable for any indemnification obligation under this Agreement in excess of
the
amount of net proceeds received by the Investor from the sale of the Registrable
Shares, unless such obligation has resulted from the gross negligence or willful
misconduct of the Investor.
(e) Contribution.
If a
claim for indemnification under this Section
6.4
is
unavailable to an indemnified party (by reason of public policy or otherwise),
then each indemnifying party, in lieu of indemnifying such indemnified party,
shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such indemnified party as
a
result of any losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses referred to
in
this Agreement, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative
fault of the indemnifying party and indemnified party in connection with the
actions, statements or omissions that resulted in such losses, claims, damages,
liabilities or expenses as well as any other relevant equitable considerations.
The relative fault of such indemnifying party and indemnified party shall be
determined by reference to, among other things, whether any action in question,
including any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or omission
or alleged omission of a material fact, has been taken or made by, or relates
to
information supplied by, such indemnifying party or indemnified party, and
the
parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to
correct or prevent such action, statement or omission. The amount paid or
payable by a party as a result of any losses, claims, damages, liabilities
or
expenses shall be deemed to include, subject to the limitations set forth in
this Section
6.4,
any
reasonable attorneys’ or other reasonable fees or expenses incurred by such
party in connection with any proceeding to the extent such party would have
been
indemnified for such fees or expenses if the indemnification provided for in
this Section was available to such party in accordance with its
terms.
The
parties hereto agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution
pursuant to this Section
6.4
were
determined by pro rata allocation or by any other method of allocation that
does
not take into account the equitable considerations referred to in the
immediately preceding
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paragraph.
Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section
6.4,
no
Investor shall be required to contribute, in the aggregate, any amount in excess
of the amount by which the net proceeds from the sale of Registrable Shares
by
the Investor exceeds the amount of any damages that the Investor has otherwise
been required to pay by reason of such untrue or alleged untrue statement or
omission or alleged omission. No party to this Agreement guilty of fraudulent
misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act)
shall be entitled to contribution from any other party to this Agreement who
was
not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation.
6.5 Termination
of Conditions and Obligations.
The
restrictions imposed by Article
4
or
Article
6
upon the
transferability of the Registrable Shares shall cease and terminate as to any
particular number of the Registrable Shares upon the passage of two years from
the Closing Date or at such time as an opinion of counsel satisfactory in form
and substance to the Company shall have been rendered to the effect that such
conditions are not necessary in order to comply with the Securities Act.
6.6 Rule
144.
For a
period of two years following the date hereof, the Company agrees with each
holder of Registrable Shares to:
(a) comply
with the requirements of Rule 144(c) under the Securities Act with respect
to
current public information about the Company; and
(b) file
with
the SEC in a timely manner all reports and other documents required of the
Company under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act (at any time it is subject
to such reporting requirements).
ARTICLE
VII
7.1 Notices.
Except
as specifically permitted by Section 6.1(g), all notices, requests, consents
and
other communications hereunder shall be in writing, shall be mailed (A) if
within United States by first-class registered or certified airmail, or
nationally recognized overnight express courier, postage prepaid, or by
facsimile, or (B) if delivered from outside the United States, by
International Federal Express or facsimile, and shall be deemed given
(i) if delivered by first-class registered or certified mail domestic,
three business days after so mailed, (ii) if delivered by nationally
recognized overnight carrier, one business day after so mailed, (iii) if
delivered by International Federal Express, two business days after so mailed,
and (iv) if delivered by facsimile, upon electric confirmation of receipt,
and shall be delivered as addressed as follows:
if
to the
Company, to:
Silverleaf
Resorts, Inc.
0000
Xxxxx Xxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxx,
Xxxxx 00000
Facsimile:
000-000-0000
Attn:
Xxxxx X. Xxxxx, Xx.
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with
a
copy to:
Meadows,
Owens, Collier, Reed, Cousins & Blau LLP
0000
Xxxx
xx Xxxxxxx Xxxxx
000
Xxxx
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx,
Xxxxx 00000
Facsimile:
214-747-3732
Attn:
Xxxxx X. Xxxx, Esq.
if
to
Xxxxxx X. Xxxx, to:
Xxxxxx
X.
Xxxx
0000
Xxxxx Xxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxx,
Xxxxx 00000
Facsimile:
000-000-0000
with
a
copy to:
Xxxxxxx
Xxxxx, LLP
0000
Xxxx
Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000
Xxxxxx,
Xxxxx 00000
Facsimile:
000-000-0000
Attn:
Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx, Esq.
if
to
Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx, Ltd.:
Xxxxxxxx
X. Xxxxxxxx
0000
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxx 00000
with
a
copy to:
Xxxxxxxx
& Xxxxxx, Ltd.
00
X.
Xxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxx 00000-0000
Facsimile:
000-000-0000
Attn:
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
7.2 Changes.
No
provision of this Agreement may be modified, supplemented or amended except
pursuant to an instrument in writing signed by the Company, the Sellers and
the
Investor; provided,
however
that the
Company and the Investors may modify, supplement or
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amend
this Agreement in writing so long as such modification, supplement or amendment
does not adversely effect any Seller. Any waiver with respect to this Agreement
shall be in writing and executed by the parties thereto.
7.3 Headings.
The
headings of the various sections of this Agreement have been inserted for
convenience of reference only and shall not be deemed to be part of this
Agreement.
7.4 Severability.
In case
any provision contained in this Agreement should be invalid, illegal or
unenforceable in any respect, the validity, legality and enforceability of
the
remaining provisions contained herein shall not in any way be affected or
impaired thereby.
7.5 Survival
of Representations, Warranties and Agreements.
Notwithstanding any investigation made by any party to this Agreement, all
covenants, agreements, representations and warranties made by the Company,
each
of the Selling Shareholders and the Investor herein shall survive the execution
of this Agreement, the delivery to the Investor of the Shares being purchased
and the payment therefor.
7.6 Governing
Law.
This
Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws
of
the State of New York, without giving effect to any of the conflicts of law
principles which would result in the application of the substantive law of
another jurisdiction.
7.7 Entire
Agreement.
This
Agreement and the documents referenced herein and therein constitute the entire
agreement among the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof
and
thereof. There are no restrictions, promises, warranties or undertakings, other
than those set forth or referred to herein and therein. This Agreement
supersedes all prior agreements and understandings.
7.8 Finders
Fees.
Neither
the Sellers nor the Investor nor any affiliate thereof has incurred any
obligation which will result in the obligation of the other party to pay any
finder’s fee or commission in connection with this transaction, except for fees
payable by the Sellers to the Placement Agent.
7.9 Counterparts.
This
Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall
constitute an original, but all of which, when taken together, shall constitute
but one instrument, and shall become effective when one or more counterparts
have been signed by each party hereto and delivered to the other
party.
7.10 Successors
and Assigns.
This
Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the successors,
heirs, executors and administrators and permitted assigns of the parties hereto.
With respect to transfers that are not made pursuant to the Registration
Statement, but are otherwise made in accordance with all applicable laws and
the
terms of this Agreement, the rights and obligations of the Investor under this
Agreement shall be automatically assigned by the Investor to any transferee
of
all or any portion of the Investor’s Securities who is a Permitted Transferee
(as defined below); provided,
however,
that
within two business days prior
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to
the
transfer, (i) the Company is provided written notice of the transfer including
the name and address of the transferee and the number of Securities transferred;
and (ii) that such transferee agrees in writing to be bound by the terms of
this
Agreement as if such transferee was the Investor. For purposes of this
Agreement, a “Permitted
Transferee”
shall
mean any Person who (a)
is an
“accredited investor,” as that term is defined in Rule 501(a) of Regulation D
under the Securities Act and (b) is a transferee of at least 100,000 shares
of
Common Stock.
Upon any
transfer permitted by this Section
7.10,
the
Company shall be obligated to such transferee to perform all of its covenants
under this Agreement as if such transferee was the Investor.
7.11 Expenses.
Each
party hereto shall bear its own expenses in connection with the preparation
and
negotiation of the Agreement.
7.12 Exculpation.
Each
party to this Agreement acknowledges that Xxxxx Raysman Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx &
Xxxxxxx LLP represented only Xxxxxxxxxxx & Co. Inc. in the Offering
contemplated by this Agreement and has not represented either the Sellers or
the
Investor or any other investor who purchases Shares in the Offering pursuant
to
a Securities Purchase Agreement in substantially the form hereof.
7.13 Obligations
Several.
The
obligations of each Investor hereunder are several and not joint with the
obligations of any other Investor and no provision of this Agreement is intended
to confer any obligation on any Investor in relation to any other Investor.
Nothing contained herein, and no action taken by any Investor hereto, shall
be
deemed to constitute the Investors as a partnership, an association, a joint
venture or any other kind of entity or group, or create a presumption that
the
Investors are in any way acting in concert or as a group with respect to such
obligations or the transactions contemplated herein. The Investors shall be
entitled to independently protect and enforce their rights, including without
limitation, the rights arising out of this Agreement or out of the other
transaction documents, and it shall not be necessary for any other Investor
to
be joined as an additional party in any proceeding for such
purpose.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF,
the
parties have caused this Securities Purchase Agreement to be duly executed
as of
the date first written above.
SILVERLEAF
RESORTS, INC.
By: ______________________________
Name:
Xxxxx X. Xxxxx, Xx.
Title:
Chief Financial Officer
______________________________
Xxxxxx
X. Xxxx,
as
Trustee under the
Voting
Trust Agreement dated
November
1, 1999
XXXXX
XXXXXXXX, LTD.
By: ______________________________
Name:
Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
Title:
General Partner
[Signatures
of Investors on Following Page]
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“INVESTOR”
________________________________________
(print
full legal name of Investor)
By:______________________________________
(signature
of authorized representative)
Name:____________________________________
Its:______________________________________
Address:__________________________________
Telephone:_________________________________
Fax:______________________________________
Email:_____________________________________
Tax
I.D.
or SSN:______________________________
Address
where Shares should be sent (if different from above)
__________________________________________
__________________________________________
__________________________________________
[signature
page to Securities Purchase Agreement]
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Schedule
A
Shares
Purchased
TOTAL
NUMBER OF SHARES: ____________
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||
Purchaser
|
Shares
of Common Stock
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Aggregate
Purchase Price
|
TOTAL
: $___________
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Schedule
B
Schedule
of Exceptions
Section
2.1 Subsidiaries;
Organization
Awards
Verification Center, Inc., a Texas corporation
Silverleaf
Travel, Inc., a Texas corporation
Silverleaf
Berkshires, Inc., a Texas corporation
People
Really Win Sweepstakes, Inc., a Texas corporation
SLR
Research, Inc., a Texas corporation
Silverleaf
Finance II, Inc., a Delaware corporation
Silverleaf
Finance III, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company
Silverleaf
Finance IV, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company
Section
2.4 Reporting
Status
None.
Section
2.34 Lock-up
Agreements
Xxxxxx
X.
Xxxx
J.
Xxxxxxx Xxxx, III
Xxxxx
X.
Xxxxxxx, Xx.
Xxxxxxx
X. Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx
Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx
Xxxxxx
X.
Xxxxxxxxx
Xxxxx
X.
Xxxxx, Xx.
Xxxxxx
X.
Xxxxxx
Xxx
X.
Xxxxxx
Xxxxx
X.
X'Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx
X.
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx
X.
Xxxxxxx
Exhibit
A
ESCROW
AGENT WIRE TRANSFER INSTRUCTIONS
Bank:
ABA
No.
F/A/O
Account
#:
F/C/C
Customer Account #:
Account
Name:
Exhibit
B
FORM
OF OPINION OF COUNSEL TO THE COMPANY
Capitalized
terms not defined herein shall have the meaning given them in the
Agreement.
1.
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The
Company is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing
under the
laws of its jurisdiction of organization and has all requisite power
and
authority to own, lease and operate its properties and to carry on
its
business as now being conducted.
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2.
|
The
Company has all requisite power and authority to execute, deliver,
and
perform its obligations under the Agreement. The execution and delivery
of
the Agreement by the Company and the performance of each of its
obligations thereunder have been duly and validly authorized by all
necessary corporate action and no further consent or authorization
of the
Company, its Board of Directors or its shareholders is
required.
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3.
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Neither
the execution, delivery or performance of the Agreement by the Company
or
any Seller nor the consummation of the transactions contemplated
thereby
will (i) conflict with or violate the Company’s Articles of Incorporation
or bylaws, (ii) conflict with or violate any law applicable to the
Company, or by which any property or asset of any of the Company
is bound
or affected or (iii) result in a default under the terms of any agreement
to which the Company is a party and which the Company has attached
as an
exhibit to its reports filed with the SEC under the Exchange
Act.
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4.
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No
approvals or authorizations by, or filings or qualifications with,
any
governmental authority or body are required in connection with the
execution, delivery and performance of the Agreement, or any other
agreements or documents executed and delivered pursuant thereto by
the
Company or a Seller of the Shares, except such as have been duly
obtained
or made.
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5.
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The
Shares transferred by the Sellers under the Agreement are, and when
transferred pursuant to the terms and conditions specified in the
Agreement, will be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and
non-assessable shares of Common Stock.
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6.
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The
Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Company and
constitutes a legal, valid and binding agreement of the Company
enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, except
as
the enforceability thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, moratorium, or other similar laws affecting the
enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and other general principles of
equity and subject to other standard exceptions and qualifications.
The
shares of Common Stock transferred by the Company under the Agreement
are
not subject to any preemptive rights under the Company’s Articles of
Incorporation or bylaws.
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7.
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To
our knowledge, except as set forth in the SEC documents, there is
no
action, suit, claim, investigation or proceeding pending or threatened
against the Company (i) wherein an unfavorable decision, ruling or
finding
would reasonable be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect or
(ii)
which questions the validity of the Agreement or the transactions
contemplated thereby or any action taken or to be taken pursuant
thereto.
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8.
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Subject
to the accuracy of the representations and warranties of the parties
to
this Agreement and each of the Other Investors in the Offering and
assuming that there has been no general solicitation or advertising
of the
shares of Common Stock to be sold under the Agreement, and in reliance
upon opinions from counsel to each of the Selling Shareholders as
to the
availability of an exemption for each Selling Shareholder from the
registration requirements of Section 5 of the Securities Act, the
offer
and sale of the shares of Common Stock in conformity with the terms
of
this Agreement are exempt from the registration requirements of Section
5
of the Securities Act.
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Exhibit
C
FORM
OF TRANSFER AGENT INSTRUCTIONS
SILVERLEAF
RESORTS, INC.
as
of May
__, 2006
Mellon
Investor Services, LLC
[
address
]
[
address
]
Attn:
Ladies
and Gentlemen:
Reference
is made to that certain Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of May ___,
2006 (the “Agreement”),
by
and among Silverleaf Resorts, Inc., a Texas corporation (the “Company”),
the
Sellers, and the purchasers named on the signature pages thereto (collectively,
the “Holders”),
pursuant to which the Sellers are selling to the Holders shares (the
“Shares”)
of
Common Stock of the Company, par value $0.01 per share (the “Common
Stock”).
This
letter shall serve as our irrevocable authorization and direction to you
(provided that you are the transfer agent of the Company at such time) to issue
such shares of Common Stock upon transfer or resale of the Shares;
and
You
are
hereby instructed that so long as you have previously received (a) written
confirmation from the Company’s legal counsel that either (i) a
registration statement covering resales of the Shares has been declared
effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”)
under
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities
Act”),
or
(ii) sales of the Shares may be made in conformity with Rule 144 under
the Securities Act (“Rule 144”)
and
(b) if applicable, a copy of such registration statement, then, unless
otherwise required by law, within three (3) business days of your receipt
of the notice referred to in (ii above), you shall issue the certificates
representing the Shares so sold to the transferees registered in the names
of
such transferees, and such certificates shall not bear any legend restricting
transfer of the Shares thereby and should not be subject to any stop-transfer
restriction.
A
form of
written confirmation (to be used in connection with any sale) from the Company’s
outside legal counsel that a registration statement covering resales of the
Shares has been declared effective by the Commission under the Securities Act
is
attached hereto as
Exhibit I.
Please
be
advised that the Holders are relying upon this letter as an inducement to enter
into the Agreement and, accordingly, each Holder is a third party beneficiary
to
these instructions.
Very
truly yours,
SILVERLEAF
RESORTS, INC.
By:
______________________
Name:
______________________
Title:
______________________
Exhibit
I
FORM
OF
NOTICE OF EFFECTIVENESS OF REGISTRATION STATEMENT
[Company
Transfer Agent]
[
address
]
[
address
]
Re:
Silverleaf
Resorts, Inc.
Ladies
and Gentlemen:
We
are
counsel to Silverleaf Resorts, Inc., a Texas corporation (the “Company”),
and
have represented the Company in connection with the Securities Purchase
Agreement (the “Purchase
Agreement”),
dated
as of May ___, 2006, entered into by and among the Company, the Sellers and
the
buyers named therein (collectively, the “Purchasers”)
pursuant to which the Sellers sold to the Purchasers shares of the Company’s
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Common
Stock”).
Pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, the Company agreed to register the resale
of
the Common Stock (the “Registrable
Securities”)
under
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities
Act”).
In
connection with the Company’s obligations under the Purchase Agreement, on
_________ ___, 2006, the Company filed a Registration Statement on Form S-__
(File No. 333-_________ ) (the “Registration
Statement”)
with
the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”)
relating to the Registrable Securities which names each of the Purchasers as
a
selling stockholder thereunder.
In
connection with the foregoing, we advise you that a member of the Commission’s
staff has advised us by telephone that the Commission has entered an order
declaring the Registration Statement effective under the Securities Act
at
[time of effectiveness]
on
[date of effectiveness]
and we
have no knowledge, after telephonic inquiry of a member of the staff, that
any
stop order suspending its effectiveness has been issued or that any proceedings
for that purpose are pending before, or threatened by, the Commission and the
Registrable Securities are available for resale under the Securities Act
pursuant to the Registration Statement.
This
letter shall serve as our standing notice to you that the Common Stock may
be
freely transferred by the Purchasers pursuant to the Registration Statement
so
long as the Purchasers certify they have complied with the prospectus delivery
requirements of the Securities Act. You need not require further letters from
us
to effect any future legend-free issuance or reissuance of shares of Common
Stock to the transferees of the Purchasers as contemplated by the Company’s
Transfer Agent Instructions dated March ,
2006.
This letter shall serve as our standing instructions with regard to this
matter.
Very
truly yours,
/s/
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxx Cousins & Blau LLP
Exhibit
D
REGISTRATION
STATEMENT QUESTIONNAIRE
In
connection with the preparation of the Registration Statement, please provide
us
with the following information:
1.
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For
use in the "Selling Shareholder" section of the Registration Statement,
please state your or your organization’s name exactly as it should appear
in the Registration Statement (the
“Holder”):
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________________________________________________________________________
2.
|
Please
provide the type and amount of securities of the Company that the
Holder
will own immediately after Closing, including those securities purchased
by the Holder pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement and those
Securities purchased by the Holder through other transactions:
|
Securities
purchased pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement:
________________
________________________________________________________________________
Other
securities beneficially owned through other
transactions:_____________________
_______________________________________________________________________
3.
|
Has
the Holder had any position, office or other material relationship
within
the past three years with the Company or its affiliates?
|
_____
Yes
_____ No
If
yes,
please indicate the nature of any such relationships below:
_________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________
4.
|
If
the Holder is an entity, identify the individual or individuals who
have
sole or shared voting or investment power over the Company’s securities
owned by such entity:
|
_________________________________________________________
5.
|
Is
the Holder a broker-dealer? (indicate “Yes” or “No”)
____________
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Is
the
Holder an affiliate of a broker-dealer? (indicate “Yes” or “No”) ____________
If
the
answer is yes, except as set forth below, the Holder purchased the shares in
the
ordinary
course of business, and at the time of the purchase of the securities to be
resold, the
seller had no agreements or understandings, directly or indirectly, with any
person to distribute
them.
State
any
exceptions here:
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
The
undersigned has reviewed the answers to the above questions and affirms that
the
same are true, complete and accurate. The undersigned agrees to notify the
Company of any changes in the foregoing information.
Dated:
______________, 2006
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_________________________________
_________________________________
_________________________________
(Please
sign your name in exactly the same manner as the certificate(s) for
the
shares being registered)
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Exhibit
E
INVESTOR
SUITABILITY QUESTIONNAIRE
Before
any sale of Common Stock by Silverleaf Resorts, Inc can be made to you, this
Questionnaire must be completed and returned to Xxxxxxxxxxx & Co. Inc. Attn:
Investment Banking Department, 000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx, 00xx
Xxxxx., Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000.
1.
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IF
YOU ARE AN INDIVIDUAL PLEASE FILL IN THE IDENTIFICATION QUESTIONS
IN (A)
IF YOU ARE AN ENTITY PLEASE FILL IN THE IDENTIFICATION QUESTIONS
IN
(B)
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A.
INDIVIDUAL IDENTIFICATION QUESTIONS
Name_________________________________________________________
(Exact
name as it should appear on stock certificate)
Residence
Address_________________________________________________________
Home
Telephone
Number_________________________________________________________
Fax
Number_________________________________________________________
Date of Birth_________________________________________________________
Social Security Number_________________________________________________________
B.
IDENTIFICATION QUESTIONS FOR ENTITIES
Name_________________________________________________________
(Exact
name as it will appear on stock certificate)
Address
of Principal
Place
of
Business_________________________________________________________
State
(or
Country) of Formation
or
Incorporation_________________________________________________________
Contact
Person_________________________________________________________
Telephone
Number _(__)____________________________________________________
Type
of
Entity
(corporation,
partnership,
trust,
etc.)_________________________________________________________
Was
entity formed for the purpose of this investment?
Yes
No
2. DESCRIPTION
OF INVESTOR
The
following information is required to ascertain whether you would be deemed
an
“accredited investor” as defined in Rule 501 of Regulation D under the
Securities Act. Please check whether you are any of the following:
o |
a
corporation or partnership with total assets in excess of $5,000,000,
not
organized for the purpose of this particular
investment
|
o |
private
business development company as defined in Sec-tion 202(a)(22) of
the
Investment Advisers Act of 1940 [a U.S. venture capital fund which
invests
primarily through private placements in non-publicly traded secu-rities
and makes available (either directly or through co-investors) to
the
portfolio companies significant guidance concerning management, operations
or business objectives
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o |
a
Small Business Investment Company licensed by the U.S. Small Business
Administration under Section 301(c) or (d) of the Small Business
Investment Act of 1958
|
o |
an
investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of
1940 or
a business development company as defined in Section 2(a)(48) of
that
Act
|
o |
a
trust not organized to make this particular investment, with total
assets
in excess of $5,000,000 whose purchase is directed by a sophisticated
person as des-cribed in Rule 506(b)(2)(ii) of the Securities Act of
1933 and who completed item 4 below of this
questionnaire
|
o |
a
bank as defined in Section 3(a)(2) or a savings and loan association
or other institution defined in Section 3(a)(5)(A) of the Securities
Act of 1933 acting in either an individual or fiduciary
capacity
|
o |
an
insurance company as defined in Section 2(13) of the Securities Act
of 1933
|
o |
an
employee benefit plan within the meaning of Title I of the Employee
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (i) whose investment decision
is made by a fiduciary which is either a bank, savings and loan
association, insurance company, or registered investment advisor,
or
(ii) whose total assets exceed $5,000,000, or (iii) if a
self-directed plan, whose investment decisions are made solely by
a person
who is an accredited investor and who completed Part I of this
questionnaire;
|
o |
a
charitable, religious, educational or other organiza-tion described
in
Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, not formed for the
purpose of this invest-ment, with total assets in excess of
$5,000,000
|
o |
an
entity not located in the U.S. none of whose equity owners are U.S.
citizens or U.S. residents
|
o |
a
broker or dealer registered under Section 15 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934
|
o |
a
plan having assets exceeding $5,000,000 established and maintained
by a
government agency for its employees
|
o |
an
individual who had individual income from all sources during each
of the
last two years in excess of $200,000 or
the joint income of you and your spouse (if married) from all sources
during each of such years in excess of
$300,000
|
o |
an
individual who reasonably expects that either
your own income from all sources during the current year to exceed
$200,000 or
the joint income of you and your spouse (if married) from all sources
during the current year to exceed
$300,000
|
o |
an
individual whose net worth as of the date you purchase the securi-ties
offered, together with the net worth of your spouse, be in excess
of
$1,000,000
|
o |
an
entity in which all of the equity owners are accredited
investors
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3. BUSINESS,
INVESTMENT AND EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE
Occupation_________________________________________________________
Number of Years_________________________________________________________
Present Employer_________________________________________________________
Position/Title_________________________________________________________
Educational
Background_________________________________________________________
Frequency
of prior investment (check one in each column):
Stocks
& Bonds
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Venture
Capital Investments
|
|
Frequently
|
||
Occasionally
|
||
Never
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4. SIGNATURE
The
above
information is true and correct. The undersigned recognizes that the Company,
its counsel, and the Selling Shareholders are relying on the truth and accuracy
of such information in reliance on the exemption contained in
Subsection 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and
Regula-tion D prom-ulgated thereunder. The undersigned agrees to notify the
Company promptly of any changes in the fore-going information which may occur
prior to the investment.
Executed at ___________________, on [_________
___], 2006
_________________________________________________________
(Signature)
_________________________________________________________
(Title
if
for Entity)
Exhibit
F
CERTIFICATE
OF SUBSEQUENT SALE
[Company
Transfer Agent]
[address
and contact]
RE: Sale
of
Shares of Common Stock of Silverleaf Resorts, Inc. (the “Company”) pursuant to
the Company’s Prospectus dated _____________ (the “Prospectus”)
Ladies
and Gentlemen:
The
undersigned hereby certifies, in connection with the sale of shares of Common
Stock of the Company included in the table of Selling Shareholders in the
Prospectus, that the undersigned has sold the shares pursuant to the Prospectus
and in a manner described under the caption “Plan of Distribution” in the
Prospectus and that such sale complies with all applicable securities laws,
including, without limitation, the Prospectus delivery requirements of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
Selling
Shareholder (the beneficial
owner):__________________________________________
Record
Holder (e.g., if held in name of
nominee):______________________________________
Restricted
Stock Certificate
No.(s):_________________________________________________
Number
of
Shares
Sold:__________________________________________________________
Date
of
Sale:__________________________________________________________________
In
the
event that you receive a stock certificate(s) representing more shares of Common
Stock than have been sold by the undersigned, then you should return to the
undersigned a newly issued certificate for such excess shares in the name of
the
Record Holder and BEARING
A RESTRICTIVE LEGEND.
Very
truly yours,
Dated:____________________
By:_________________________________________________________
Print
Name:___________________________________________________
Title:________________________________________________________