SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT
This Securities Purchase Agreement (this "AGREEMENT") is dated as of
October 25, 2006, among Xxxxxx Holding Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the
"COMPANY"), and the purchasers identified on the signature pages hereto (each a
"PURCHASER" and collectively the "PURCHASERS"); and
WHEREAS, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this
Agreement and pursuant to Section 4(2) of the Securities Act (as defined below),
and Rule 506 promulgated thereunder, the Company desires to issue and sell to
the Purchasers, and each Purchaser, severally and not jointly, desires to
purchase from the Company, in the aggregate up to $8,500,000 of the Company's
Common Stock and certain Warrants, as more fully described in this Agreement;
NOW, THEREFORE, IN CONSIDERATION of the mutual covenants contained in
this Agreement, and for other good and valuable consideration the receipt and
adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the Company and each Purchaser agrees
as follows:
ARTICLE I.
DEFINITIONS
1.1 DEFINITIONS. In addition to the terms defined elsewhere in this
Agreement, for all purposes of this Agreement, the following terms have the
meanings indicated in this Section 1.1:
"ACTION" shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in
Section 3.1(j).
"AFFILIATE" means any Person that, directly or indirectly
through one or more intermediaries, controls or is controlled by or is
under common control with a Person, as such terms are used in and
construed under Rule 144. With respect to a Purchaser, any investment
fund or managed account that is managed on a discretionary basis by the
same investment manager as such Purchaser will be deemed to be an
Affiliate of such Purchaser.
"BUSINESS DAY" means any day except Saturday, Sunday and any
day which shall be a federal legal holiday or a day on which banking
institutions in the State of New York are authorized or required by law
or other governmental action to close.
"CLOSING" means the closing of the purchase and sale of the
Common Stock and Warrants pursuant to Section 2.2.
"CLOSING DATE" means the date of a Closing.
"CLOSING PRICE" means on any particular date (a) the last
reported closing price per share of Common Stock on such date on the
Trading Market (as reported by Bloomberg L.P. at 4:15 PM (New York
time), or (b) if there is no such price on such date, then the closing
price on the Trading Market on the date nearest preceding such date (as
reported by Bloomberg L.P. at 4:15 PM (New York time) for the closing
price for regular session trading on such day), or (c) if the Common
Stock is not then listed or quoted on the Trading Market and if prices
for the Common Stock are then reported in the "pink sheets" published
by the National Quotation Bureau Incorporated (or a similar
organization or agency succeeding to its functions of reporting
prices), the most recent bid price per share of the Common Stock so
reported, or (d) if the shares of Common Stock are not then publicly
traded the fair market value of a share of Common Stock as determined
by an appraiser selected in good faith by the Purchasers of a majority
in interest of the Shares then outstanding.
"COMMISSION" means the Securities and Exchange Commission.
"COMMON STOCK" means the common stock of the Company, $0.001
par value per share, and any securities into which such common stock
may hereafter be reclassified.
"COMMON STOCK EQUIVALENTS" means any securities of the Company
or the Subsidiaries, which would entitle the holder thereof to acquire
at any time Common Stock, including without limitation, any debt,
preferred stock, rights, options, warrants or other instrument that is
at any time convertible into or exchangeable for, or otherwise entitles
the holder thereof to receive, Common Stock.
"DISCLOSURE SCHEDULES" means the Disclosure Schedules attached
as ANNEX I hereto.
"EFFECTIVE DATE" means the date that the Registration
Statement is first declared effective by the Commission.
"ESCROW AGENT" means American Stock Transfer & Trust Company.
"ESCROW AGREEMENT" means the Escrow Agreement, dated as of the
date hereof, by and among the Company, the Placement Agent and the
Escrow Agent.
"EVALUATION DATE" shall have the meaning ascribed to such term
in Section 3.1(r).
"EXCHANGE ACT" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended.
"INITIAL CLOSING" shall have the meaning ascribed to such term
in Section 2.2.
"INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS" shall have the meaning ascribed
to such term in Section 3.1(o).
"LIENS" means a lien, charge, security interest, encumbrance,
right of first refusal or other restriction.
"MATERIAL ADVERSE EFFECT" shall have the meaning ascribed to
such term in Section 3.1(b).
"MATERIAL PERMITS" shall have the meaning ascribed to such
term in Section 3.1(m).
"MAXIMUM OFFERING AMOUNT" shall have the meaning ascribed to
such term in Section 2.1.
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"OFFERING TERMINATION DATE" means November 30, 2006, unless
extended for thirty (30) days by the Company without notice to the
Purchasers.
"PER SHARE PURCHASE PRICE" means $0.60, subject to adjustment
for reverse and forward stock splits, stock dividends, stock
combinations and other similar transactions of the Common Stock that
occur after the date of this Agreement.
"PERSON" means an individual or corporation, partnership,
trust, incorporated or unincorporated association, joint venture,
limited liability company, joint stock company, government (or an
agency or subdivision thereof) or other entity of any kind.
"PLACEMENT AGENT" means Capstone Investments.
"PURCHASE AGREEMENT" shall have the meaning ascribed to such
term in Section 3.1(g).
"QUESTIONNAIRE" means the Confidential Purchaser Questionnaire
distributed by the Company to the Purchaser.
"REGISTRATION STATEMENT" means a registration statement
meeting the requirements set forth in the Registration Rights Agreement
and covering the resale by the Purchasers of the Shares and the Warrant
Shares.
"REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT" means the Registration Rights
Agreement, dated as of the date of this Agreement, among the Company
and each Purchaser, in the form of EXHIBIT B hereto.
"RULE 144," means Rule 144 promulgated by the Commission
pursuant to the Securities Act, as such Rules may be amended from time
to time, or any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the
Commission having substantially the same effect as such Rule.
"SEC REPORTS" shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in
Section 3.1(h).
"SECURITIES" means the Shares, the Warrants and the Warrant
Shares.
"SECURITIES ACT" means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
"SHARES" means the shares of Common Stock issued or issuable
to each Purchaser pursuant to this Agreement other than the shares of
Common Stock issuable pursuant to Section 4.9.
"SUBSCRIPTION AMOUNT" means, as to each Purchaser and the
Closing, the amounts set forth below such Purchaser's signature block
on the signature page hereto, in United States dollars and in
immediately available funds.
"SUBSEQUENT CLOSING" shall have the meaning ascribed to such
term in Section 2.2.
"SUBSIDIARY" shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in
Section 3.1(a).
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"TRADING DAY" means (i) a day on which the Common Stock is
traded on a Trading Market, or (ii) if the Common Stock is not listed
on a Trading Market, a day on which the Common Stock is traded on the
over-the-counter market, as reported by the OTC Bulletin Board, or
(iii) if the Common Stock is not quoted on the OTC Bulletin Board, a
day on which the Common Stock is quoted in the over-the-counter market
as reported by the National Quotation Bureau Incorporated (or any
similar organization or agency succeeding its functions of reporting
prices); provided, that in the event that the Common Stock is not
listed or quoted as set forth in (i), (ii) and (iii) hereof, then
Trading Day shall mean a Business Day.
"TRADING MARKET" means the following markets or exchanges on
which the Common Stock is listed or quoted for trading on the date in
question: the American Stock Exchange, the New York Stock Exchange, the
Nasdaq Global Market, the Nasdaq Capital Market, or the OTC Bulletin
Board.
"TRANSACTION DOCUMENTS" means this Agreement, the Registration
Rights Agreement, the Escrow Agreement, the Warrants and any other
documents or agreements executed in connection with the transactions
contemplated hereunder.
"WARRANTS" means the Common Stock Purchase Warrants, in the
form of EXHIBIT C, issuable to the Purchasers at the Closing,
exercisable for a term of five years at an exercise price equal to
$0.85 or the market price at the end of the Trading Day on the Closing
Date, whichever is higher, subject to adjustment therein.
"WARRANT SHARES" means the shares of Common Stock issuable
upon exercise of the Warrants.
ARTICLE II.
PURCHASE AND SALE
2.1 PURCHASE AND SALE. At the Initial Closing (as defined below), the
Purchasers shall purchase, severally and not jointly, and the Company shall
issue and sell, in the aggregate, up to $8,500,000 (the "Maximum Offering
Amount") of Common Stock, together with the Warrants. Each Purchaser shall
purchase from the Company, and the Company shall issue and sell to each
Purchaser, (a) a number of Shares equal to such Purchaser's Subscription Amount
divided by the Per Share Purchase Price and (b) the Warrants as determined
pursuant to Section 2.3(a).
2.2 CLOSING. The Initial Closing (the "Initial Closing") is expected to
be on or before the Offering Termination Date, subject to extension by the
Company without notice to the Purchasers. The offering period (the "Offering
Period") will commence on the date hereof and expire on the earlier to occur of:
(i) the Offering Termination Date or (ii) the date on which the Maximum Offering
Amount is placed. One or more subsequent closings (each a "Subsequent Closing"
and, together with the Initial Closing, each a "Closing" and, collectively, the
"Closings") may occur during the Offering Period until the Maximum Offering
Amount is placed.
(a) Upon satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section
2.3, the Closing shall occur at the offices of the Company, or such other
location as the parties shall mutually agree.
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(b) Purchaser understands and acknowledges that this Agreement
is part of a proposed placement by the Company of up to the Maximum Offering
Amount. Purchaser understands that the Subscription Amount will be held in an
escrow account established by the Company and the Placement Agent with the
Escrow Agent. No minimum amount of Securities must be sold before a Closing may
take place. Proceeds shall be released to the Company at Closing or to the
Purchaser, without interest, in the event that no Closing takes place prior to
the Offering Termination Date.
2.3 CLOSING CONDITIONS.
(a) At Closing, the Company shall deliver or cause to be
delivered to each Purchaser the following:
(i) this Agreement duly executed by the Company;
(ii) a certificate evidencing the number of Shares
equal to such Purchaser's Subscription Amount divided by the
Per Share Purchase Price, registered in the name of such
Purchaser;
(iii) the Registration Rights Agreement duly executed
by the Company; and
(iv) a Warrant, registered in the name of such
Purchaser, pursuant to which such Purchaser shall have the
right to acquire up to the number of shares of Common Stock
equal to 50% of the Shares to be issued to such Purchaser at
the Closing; and
(b) At Closing, the Company shall deliver or cause to be
delivered to the Escrow Agent the following:
(i) Instructions as required by the Escrow Agreement.
(c) At or prior to the Closing each Purchaser shall deliver or
cause to be delivered to the Company the following:
(i) this Agreement duly executed by such Purchaser;
(ii) such Purchaser's Subscription Amount as to such
Closing by wire transfer or check to the account of the Escrow
Agent;
(iii) the Registration Rights Agreement duly executed
by such Purchaser; and
(iv) a completed and executed Questionnaire.
(d) All representations and warranties of the other party
contained herein shall remain true and correct as of the Closing Date.
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ARTICLE III.
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
3.1 REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY. Except as set forth
in the SEC Reports or under the corresponding section of the Disclosure
Schedules delivered concurrently herewith, the Company hereby makes the
following representations and warranties as of the date hereof and as of the
Closing Date to each Purchaser:
(a) SUBSIDIARIES. Other than Xxxxxx Securities, Inc., the
Company has no direct or indirect subsidiaries. The Company owns,
directly or indirectly, all of the capital stock of each Subsidiary
free and clear of any lien, charge, security interest, encumbrance,
right of first refusal or other restriction (collectively, "LIENS"),
and all the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of each
Subsidiary are validly issued and are fully paid, non-assessable and
free of preemptive and similar rights. If the Company has no
subsidiaries, then references in the Transaction Documents to the
Subsidiaries will be disregarded.
(b) ORGANIZATION AND QUALIFICATION. Each of the Company and
the Subsidiaries is an entity duly incorporated or otherwise organized,
validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the
jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization (as applicable), with
the requisite power and authority to own and use its properties and
assets and to carry on its business as currently conducted. Neither the
Company nor any Subsidiary is in violation of any of the provisions of
its respective certificate or articles of incorporation, bylaws or
other organizational or charter documents. Each of the Company and the
Subsidiaries is duly qualified to conduct business and is in good
standing as a foreign corporation or other entity in each jurisdiction
in which the nature of the business conducted or property owned by it
makes such qualification necessary, except where the failure to be so
qualified or in good standing, as the case may be, would not have or
reasonably be expected to result in (i) a material adverse effect on
the legality, validity or enforceability of any Transaction Document,
(ii) a material adverse effect on the results of operations, assets,
business or financial condition of the Company and the Subsidiaries,
taken as a whole, or (iii) adversely impair the Company's ability to
perform in any material respect on a timely basis its obligations under
any Transaction Document (any of (i), (ii) or (iii), a "MATERIAL
ADVERSE EFFECT").
(c) AUTHORIZATION; ENFORCEMENT. The Company has the requisite
corporate power and authority to enter into and to consummate the
transactions contemplated by each of the Transaction Documents and
otherwise to carry out its obligations thereunder. The execution and
delivery of each of the Transaction Documents by the Company and the
consummation by it of the transactions contemplated thereby have been
duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of the Company and
no further action is required by the Company in connection therewith.
Each Transaction Document has been (or upon delivery will have been)
duly executed by the Company and, when delivered in accordance with the
terms hereof, will constitute the valid and binding obligation of the
Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms
except (i) as limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, moratorium and other laws of general application
affecting enforcement of creditors' rights generally and (ii) as
limited by laws relating to the availability of specific performance,
injunctive relief or other equitable remedies.
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(d) NO CONFLICTS. The execution, delivery and performance of
the Transaction Documents by the Company and the consummation by the
Company of the transactions contemplated thereby do not and will not
(i) conflict with or violate any provision of the Company's or any
Subsidiary's certificate or articles of incorporation, bylaws or other
organizational or charter documents, or (ii) conflict with, or
constitute a default (or an event that with notice or lapse of time or
both would become a default) under, or give to others any rights of
termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation (with or without
notice, lapse of time or both) of, any agreement, credit facility, debt
or other instrument (evidencing a Company or Subsidiary debt or
otherwise) or other understanding to which the Company or any
Subsidiary is a party or by which any property or asset of the Company
or any Subsidiary is bound or affected, or (iii) result in a violation
of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment, injunction, decree or
other restriction of any court or governmental authority to which the
Company or a Subsidiary is subject (including federal and state
securities laws and regulations), or by which any property or asset of
the Company or a Subsidiary is bound or affected; except in the case of
each of clauses (ii) and (iii), such as would not have or reasonably be
expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(e) FILINGS, CONSENTS AND APPROVALS. The Company is not
required to obtain any consent, waiver, authorization or order of, give
any notice to, or make any filing or registration with, any court or
other federal, state, local or other governmental authority or other
Person in connection with the execution, delivery and performance by
the Company of the Transaction Documents, other than (a) the filing
with the Commission of the Registration Statement, the application(s)
to each Trading Market for the listing of the Shares and Warrant Shares
for trading thereon in the time and manner required thereby, and
applicable Blue Sky filings, (b) such as have already been obtained or
such exemptive filings as are required to be made under applicable
securities laws, (c) such other filings as may be required following
the Closing Date under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act and
corporate law.
(f) ISSUANCE OF THE SECURITIES. The Securities are duly
authorized and, when issued and paid for in accordance with the
Transaction Documents, will be duly and validly issued, fully paid and
nonassessable, free and clear of all Liens. The Company has reserved
from its duly authorized capital stock the maximum number of shares of
Common Stock issuable pursuant to this Agreement and the Warrants.
(g) CAPITALIZATION. Since the date of the Company's most
recent periodic report filed with the Commission, the Company has not
issued any capital stock other than pursuant to the exercise of
employee stock options under the Company's stock option plans, the
issuance of shares of capital stock to employees pursuant to the
Company's employee stock purchase plan, the issuance of capital stock
pursuant to grants under time accelerated restricted stock award plans,
pursuant to the conversion or exercise of outstanding Common Stock
Equivalents. No Person has any right of first refusal, preemptive
right, right of participation, or any similar right to participate in
the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents. Except as a
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result of the purchase and sale of the Securities, there are no
outstanding options, warrants, script rights to subscribe to, calls or
commitments of any character whatsoever relating to, or securities,
rights or obligations convertible into or exchangeable for, or giving
any Person any right to subscribe for or acquire, any shares of Common
Stock, or contracts, commitments, understandings or arrangements by
which the Company or any Subsidiary is or may become bound to issue
additional shares of Common Stock, or securities or rights convertible
or exchangeable into shares of Common Stock, other than in connection
with the Purchase Agreement and the Company's stock option plans. The
issue and sale of the Securities will not obligate the Company to issue
shares of Common Stock or other securities to any Person (other than
the Purchasers) and will not result in a right of any holder of Company
securities to adjust the exercise, conversion, exchange or reset price
under such securities.
(h) SEC REPORTS; FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. The Company has filed
all reports required to be filed by it under the Securities Act and the
Exchange Act, including pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) thereof, for
the two years preceding the date hereof (or such shorter period as the
Company was required by law to file such material) (the foregoing
materials, including the exhibits thereto, being collectively referred
to herein as the "SEC REPORTS" and, together with the Disclosure
Schedules to this Agreement, the "DISCLOSURE MATERIALS") on a timely
basis or has received a valid extension of such time of filing and has
filed any such SEC Reports prior to the expiration of any such
extension. As of their respective dates, the SEC Reports complied in
all material respects with the requirements of the Securities Act and
the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission
promulgated thereunder, and none of the SEC Reports, when filed,
contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a
material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to
make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which
they were made, not misleading. The financial statements of the Company
included in the SEC Reports comply in all material respects with
applicable accounting requirements and the rules and regulations of the
Commission with respect thereto as in effect at the time of filing.
Such financial statements have been prepared in accordance with
generally accepted accounting principles applied on a consistent basis
during the periods involved ("GAAP"), except as may be otherwise
specified in such financial statements or the notes thereto and except
that unaudited financial statements may not contain all footnotes
required by GAAP, and fairly present in all material respects the
financial position of the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries as
of and for the dates thereof and the results of operations and cash
flows for the periods then ended, subject, in the case of unaudited
statements, to normal, immaterial, year-end audit adjustments.
(i) MATERIAL CHANGES. Since the date of the latest audited
financial statements included within the SEC Reports, except as
disclosed in the SEC Reports, (i) there has been no event, occurrence
or development that has had or that could reasonably be expected to
result in a Material Adverse Effect, (ii) the Company has not incurred
any liabilities (contingent or otherwise) other than (A) trade payables
and accrued expenses incurred in the ordinary course of business
consistent with past practice and (B) liabilities not required to be
reflected in the Company's financial statements pursuant to GAAP or
required to be disclosed in filings made with the Commission, and (iii)
the Company has not altered its method of accounting, (iv) the Company
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has not declared or made any dividend or distribution of cash or other
property to its stockholders or purchased, redeemed or made any
agreements to purchase or redeem any shares of its capital stock and
(v) the Company has not issued any equity securities to any officer,
director or Affiliate, except pursuant to existing Company stock option
plans and in connection with the Purchase Agreement. The Company does
not have pending before the Commission any request for confidential
treatment of information.
(j) LITIGATION. Except as disclosed in the SEC Reports, there
is no action, suit, inquiry, notice of violation, proceeding or
investigation pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened
against or affecting the Company, any Subsidiary or any of their
respective properties before or by any court, arbitrator, governmental
or administrative agency or regulatory authority (federal, state,
county, local or foreign) (collectively, an "ACTION") which (i)
adversely affects or challenges the legality, validity or
enforceability of any of the Transaction Documents or the Securities or
(ii) could, if there were an unfavorable decision, have or reasonably
be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. Neither the Company
nor any Subsidiary, nor any director or officer thereof, is or has been
the subject of any Action involving a claim of violation of or
liability under federal or state securities laws or a claim of breach
of fiduciary duty. There has not been, and to the knowledge of the
Company, there is not pending or contemplated, any investigation by the
Commission involving the Company or any current or former director or
officer of the Company. The Commission has not issued any stop order or
other order suspending the effectiveness of any registration statement
filed by the Company or any Subsidiary under the Exchange Act or the
Securities Act.
(k) LABOR RELATIONS. No material labor dispute exists or, to
the knowledge of the Company, is imminent with respect to any of the
employees of the Company which could reasonably be expected to result
in a Material Adverse Effect.
(l) COMPLIANCE. Except as disclosed in the SEC Reports,
neither the Company nor any Subsidiary (i) is in default under or in
violation of (and no event has occurred that has not been waived that,
with notice or lapse of time or both, would result in a default by the
Company or any Subsidiary under), nor has the Company or any Subsidiary
received notice of a claim that it is in default under or that it is in
violation of, any indenture, loan or credit agreement or any other
agreement or instrument to which it is a party or by which it or any of
its properties is bound (whether or not such default or violation has
been waived), (ii) is in violation of any order of any court,
arbitrator or governmental body, or (iii) is or has been in violation
of any statute, rule or regulation of any governmental authority,
including without limitation all foreign, federal, state and local laws
applicable to its business, except in the case of clauses (i), (ii) and
(iii) as would not have or reasonably be expected to result in a
Material Adverse Effect.
(m) REGULATORY PERMITS. The Company and the Subsidiaries
possess all certificates, authorizations and permits issued by the
appropriate federal, state, local or foreign regulatory authorities
necessary to conduct their respective businesses as described in the
SEC Reports, except where the failure to possess such permits would not
have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect
("MATERIAL PERMITS"), and neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has
received any notice of proceedings relating to the revocation or
modification of any Material Permit.
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(n) TITLE TO ASSETS. The Company and the Subsidiaries have
good and marketable title in fee simple to all real property owned by
them that is material to the business of the Company and the
Subsidiaries and good and marketable title in all personal property
owned by them that is material to the business of the Company and the
Subsidiaries, in each case free and clear of all Liens, except for
Liens as do not materially affect the value of such property and do not
materially interfere with the use made and proposed to be made of such
property by the Company and the Subsidiaries and Liens for the payment
of federal, state or other taxes, the payment of which is neither
delinquent nor subject to penalties. Any real property and facilities
held under lease by the Company and the Subsidiaries are held by them
under valid, subsisting and enforceable leases of which the Company and
the Subsidiaries are in compliance.
(o) PATENTS AND TRADEMARKS. To the knowledge of the Company
and each Subsidiary, the Company and the Subsidiaries have, or have
rights to use, all patents, patent applications, trademarks, trademark
applications, service marks, trade names, copyrights, licenses and
other similar rights that are necessary or material for use in
connection with their respective businesses as described in the SEC
Reports and which the failure to so have could have or reasonably be
expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect (collectively, the
"INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS"). Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary
has received a written notice that the Intellectual Property Rights
used by the Company or any Subsidiary violates or infringes upon the
rights of any Person. To the knowledge of the Company, all such
Intellectual Property Rights are enforceable.
(p) INSURANCE. The Company and the Subsidiaries are insured by
insurers of recognized financial responsibility against such losses and
risks and in such amounts as are prudent and customary in the
businesses in which the Company and the Subsidiaries are engaged.
Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has any reason to believe that
it will not be able to renew its existing insurance coverage as and
when such coverage expires or to obtain similar coverage from similar
insurers as may be necessary to continue its business without a
significant increase in cost.
(q) TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES AND EMPLOYEES. Except as set
forth in the SEC Reports and except in connection with the Purchase
Agreement, none of the officers or directors of the Company and, to the
knowledge of the Company, none of the employees 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, director or such employee or, to the knowledge of the
Company, any entity in which any officer, director, or any such
employee has a substantial interest or is an officer, director, trustee
or partner, in each case in excess of $60,000 other than (a) for
payment of salary or consulting fees for services rendered, (b)
reimbursement for expenses incurred on behalf of the Company and (c)
for other employee benefits, including stock option agreements under
any stock option plan of the Company.
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(r) INTERNAL ACCOUNTING CONTROLS. The Company and each of its
subsidiaries 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 GAAP and to
maintain asset accountability, (iii) access to assets is permitted only
in accordance with management's general or specific authorization, and
(iv) the recorded accountability for assets is compared with the
existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken
with respect to any differences. The Company has established disclosure
controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and
15d-15(e)) for the Company and designed such disclosures controls and
procedures to ensure that material information relating to the Company,
including its subsidiaries, is made known to the certifying officers by
others within those entities, particularly during the period in which
the Company's Form 10-K or 10-QSB, as the case may be, is being
prepared. The Company's certifying officers have evaluated the
effectiveness of the Company's controls and procedures as of a date
within 90 days prior to the filing date of the Form 10-QSB for the
quarter ended June 30, 2006 (such date, the "EVALUATION DATE"). The
Company presented in its most recently filed Form 10-KSB or Form 10-QSB
the conclusions of the certifying officers about the effectiveness of
the disclosure controls and procedures based on their evaluations as of
the Evaluation Date. Since the Evaluation Date, there have been no
significant changes in the Company's internal controls or, to the
Company's knowledge, in other factors that could significantly affect
the Company's internal controls.
(s) PRIVATE PLACEMENT. Assuming the accuracy of the Purchasers
representations and warranties set forth in Section 3.2, no
registration under the Securities Act is required for the offer and
sale of the Securities by the Company to the Purchasers as contemplated
hereby.
(t) LISTING AND MAINTENANCE REQUIREMENTS. The Company has not,
in the 12 months preceding the date hereof, received notice from any
Trading Market on which the Common Stock is or has been listed or
quoted to the effect that the Company is not in compliance with the
listing or maintenance requirements of such Trading Market.
(u) NO INTEGRATED OFFERING. Other than in connection with the
Purchase Agreement, neither the Company, nor any of its affiliates, nor
any Person acting on its or their behalf has, directly or indirectly,
made any offers or sales of any security or solicited any offers to buy
any security, under circumstances that would cause this offering of the
Securities to be integrated with prior offerings by the Company for
purposes of the Securities Act or any applicable shareholder approval
provisions, including, without limitation, under the rules and
regulations of any exchange or automated quotation system on which any
of the securities of the Company are listed or designated.
3.2 REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE PURCHASERS. Each Purchaser
hereby, for itself and for no other Purchaser, represents and warrants as of the
date hereof and as of the Closing Date to the Company as follows:
(a) ORGANIZATION; AUTHORITY. Such Purchaser is an entity duly
organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the
jurisdiction of its organization with full right, corporate or
partnership power and authority to enter into and to consummate the
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transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents and otherwise to
carry out its obligations thereunder. The execution, delivery and
performance by such Purchaser of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement has been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on
the part of such Purchaser. Each Transaction Document to which it is
party has been duly executed by such Purchaser, and when delivered by
such Purchaser in accordance with terms hereof, will constitute the
valid and legally binding obligation of such Purchaser, enforceable
against it in accordance with its terms.
(b) INVESTMENT INTENT. Such Purchaser understands that the
Securities are "restricted securities" and have not been registered
under the Securities Act or any applicable state securities law and is
acquiring the Securities as principal for its own account for
investment purposes only and not with a view to or for distributing or
reselling such Securities or any part thereof, has no present intention
of distributing any of such Securities and has no arrangement or
understanding with any other persons regarding the distribution of such
Securities (this representation and warranty not limiting such
Purchaser's right to sell the Securities pursuant to the Registration
Statement or otherwise in compliance with applicable federal and state
securities laws). Such Purchaser is acquiring the Securities hereunder
in the ordinary course of its business. Such Purchaser does not have
any agreement or understanding, directly or indirectly, with any Person
to distribute any of the Securities.
(c) PURCHASER STATUS. At the time such Purchaser was offered
the Securities, it was, and at the date hereof it is an "accredited
investor" as defined in Rule 501(a) under the Securities Act. Such
Purchaser is not required to be registered as a broker-dealer under
Section 15 of the Exchange Act.
(d) EXPERIENCE OF SUCH PURCHASER. Such Purchaser, either alone
or together with its representatives, has such knowledge,
sophistication and experience in business and financial matters so as
to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the prospective
investment in the Securities, and has so evaluated the merits and risks
of such investment. Such Purchaser is able to bear the economic risk of
an investment in the Securities and, at the present time, is able to
afford a complete loss of such investment.
(e) GENERAL SOLICITATION. Such Purchaser is not purchasing the
Securities as a result of any advertisement, article, notice or other
communication regarding the Securities published in any newspaper,
magazine or similar media or broadcast over television or radio or
presented at any seminar or any other general solicitation or general
advertisement.
(f) ACCESS TO INFORMATION. Such Purchaser acknowledges that it
has reviewed the Disclosure Materials and has been afforded (i) the
opportunity to ask such questions as it has deemed necessary of, and to
receive answers from, representatives of the Company concerning the
terms and conditions of the offering of the Securities and the merits
and risks of investing in the Securities; (ii) access to information
about the Company and the Subsidiaries and their respective financial
condition, results of operations, business, properties, management and
prospects sufficient to enable it to evaluate its investment; and (iii)
the opportunity to obtain such additional 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. Neither such inquiries nor any other investigation
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conducted by or on behalf of such Purchaser or its representatives or
counsel shall modify, amend or affect such Purchaser's right to rely on
the truth, accuracy and completeness of the Disclosure Materials and
the Company's representations and warranties contained in the
Transaction Documents.
(g) INTERNATIONAL ACTIONS. Such Purchaser acknowledges,
represents and agrees that no action has been or will be taken in any
jurisdiction outside the United States by the Company or any other
agent on behalf of such Purchaser that would permit an offering of the
Securities, or possession or distribution of offering materials in
connection with the issue of the Securities, in any jurisdiction
outside the United States. If such Purchaser is located outside the
United States, it has or will take all actions necessary for the sale
of the Securities to comply with all applicable laws and regulations in
each foreign jurisdiction in which it purchases, offers, sells or
delivers Securities or has in its possession or distributes any
offering material, in all cases at its own expense.
(h) REGISTRATION REQUIRED. Such Purchaser hereby covenants
with the Company not to make any sale of the Shares and the Warrant
Shares without complying with the provisions hereof and of the
Registration Rights Agreement, and without effectively causing the
prospectus delivery requirement under the Securities Act to be
satisfied (unless such Purchaser is selling such Shares and Warrant
Shares in a transaction not subject to the prospectus delivery
requirement), and such Purchaser acknowledges that the certificates
evidencing the Shares will be imprinted with a legend that prohibits
their transfer except in accordance therewith.
(i) NO TAX OR LEGAL ADVICE. Such Purchaser understands that
nothing in this Agreement, any other Transaction Document or any other
materials presented to such Purchaser in connection with the purchase
and sale of the Securities constitutes legal, tax or investment advice.
Such Purchaser has consulted such legal, tax and investment advisors as
it, in its sole discretion, has deemed necessary or appropriate in
connection with its purchase of Securities.
(j) PLACEMENT AGENT FEE. Such Purchaser represents and
warrants that, other than the Placement Agent, no finder, broker,
agent, financial advisor or other intermediary, nor any purchaser
representative or any broker-dealer acting as a broker, is entitled to
any compensation in connection with the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement. Purchaser understands and acknowledges that pursuant to
an agreement by and between the Company and the Placement Agent, the
Company will pay the Placement Agent a cash commission equal to six and
one-half percent (6.5%) of each Purchaser's Subscription Amount.
The Company acknowledges and agrees that each Purchaser does not make
or has not made any representations or warranties with respect to the
transactions contemplated hereby other than those specifically set forth in this
Section 3.2.
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ARTICLE IV.
OTHER AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES
4.1 TRANSFER RESTRICTIONS.
(a) The Securities may only be disposed of in compliance with
state and federal securities laws. In connection with any transfer of
Securities other than pursuant to an effective registration statement,
to the Company, to an Affiliate of a Purchaser or in connection with a
pledge as contemplated in Section 4.1(b), 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
Securities under the Securities Act. As a condition of transfer, any
such transferee shall agree in writing to be bound by the terms of this
Agreement and shall have the rights of a Purchaser under this Agreement
and the Registration Rights Agreement.
(b) The Purchasers agree to the imprinting, so long as is
required by this Section 4.1(b), of a legend on any of the Securities
in the following form:
THESE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR THE SECURITIES COMMISSION OF ANY
STATE IN RELIANCE UPON AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE "SECURITIES ACT"),
AND, ACCORDINGLY, MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD EXCEPT PURSUANT
TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES
ACT OR PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A
TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF
THE SECURITIES ACT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE
SECURITIES LAWS AS EVIDENCED BY A LEGAL OPINION OF COUNSEL TO
THE TRANSFEROR TO SUCH EFFECT, THE SUBSTANCE OF WHICH SHALL BE
REASONABLY ACCEPTABLE TO THE COMPANY. THESE SECURITIES MAY BE
PLEDGED IN CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN ACCOUNT WITH A
REGISTERED BROKER-DEALER OR OTHER LOAN WITH A FINANCIAL
INSTITUTION THAT IS AN "ACCREDITED INVESTOR" AS DEFINED IN
RULE 501(a) UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT.
The Company acknowledges and agrees that a Purchaser may from
time to time pledge pursuant to a bona fide margin agreement with a
registered broker-dealer or grant a security interest in some or all of
the Securities to a financial institution that is an "accredited
investor" as defined in Rule 501(a) under the Securities Act and, if
required under the terms of such arrangement, such Purchaser may
transfer pledged or secured Securities to the pledgees or secured
parties. Such a pledge or transfer would not be subject to approval of
the Company and no legal opinion of legal counsel of the pledgee,
secured party or pledgor shall be required in connection therewith.
Further, no notice shall be required of such pledge. At the appropriate
Purchaser's expense, the Company will execute and deliver such
reasonable documentation as a pledgee or secured party of Securities
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may reasonably request in connection with a pledge or transfer of the
Securities, including the preparation and filing of any required
prospectus supplement under Rule 424(b)(3) of the Securities Act or
other applicable provision of the Securities Act to appropriately amend
the list of Selling Stockholders thereunder.
(c) Certificates evidencing the Shares and Warrant Shares
shall not contain any legend (including the legend set forth in Section
4.1(b)), (i) while a registration statement (including the Registration
Statement) covering the resale of such security is effective under the
Securities Act, or (ii) following any sale of such Shares or Warrant
Shares pursuant to Rule 144, or (iii) if such Shares or Warrant Shares
are eligible for sale under Rule 144(k), or (iv) if such legend is not
required under applicable requirements of the Securities Act (including
judicial interpretations and pronouncements issued by the Staff of the
Commission). The Company shall cause its counsel to issue a legal
opinion to the Company's transfer agent promptly after the Effective
Date if required by the Company's transfer agent to effect the removal
of the legend hereunder. If all or any portion of a Warrant is
exercised at a time when there is an effective registration statement
to cover the resale of the Warrant Shares, such Warrant Shares shall be
issued free of all legends. The Company agrees that following the
Effective Date or at such time as such legend is no longer required
under this Section 4.1(c), it will, no later than nine Trading Days
following the delivery by a Purchaser to the Company or the Company's
transfer agent of a certificate representing Shares or Warrant Shares,
as the case may be, issued with a restrictive legend, deliver or cause
to be delivered to such Purchaser a certificate representing such
Securities that is free from all restrictive and other legends. The
Company may not make any notation on its records or give instructions
to any transfer agent of the Company that enlarge the restrictions on
transfer set forth in this Section. The Holder shall be required to
provide the Company with an undertaking that when required it will
deliver a prospectus to the purchaser of the Shares or Warrant Shares.
4.2 FURNISHING OF INFORMATION. As long as any Purchaser owns
Securities, the Company covenants to timely file (or obtain extensions in
respect thereof and file within the applicable grace period) all reports
required to be filed by the Company after the date hereof pursuant to the
Exchange Act. Upon the request of any such holder of Securities, the Company
shall deliver to such holder a written certification of a duly authorized
officer as to whether it has complied with the preceding sentence. As long as
any Purchaser owns Securities, if the Company is not required to file reports
pursuant to such laws, it will prepare and furnish to the Purchasers and make
publicly available in accordance with Rule 144(c)(2) such information as is
required for the Purchasers to sell the Securities under Rule 144. The Company
further covenants that it will take such further action as any holder of
Securities may reasonably request, all to the extent required from time to time
to enable such Person to sell such Securities without registration under the
Securities Act within the limitation of the exemptions provided by Rule 144.
4.3 INTEGRATION. The Company shall not sell, offer for sale or solicit
offers to buy or otherwise negotiate in respect of any security (as defined in
Section 2 of the Securities Act) that would be integrated with the offer or sale
of the Securities in a manner that would require the registration under the
Securities Act of the sale of the Securities to the Purchasers.
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4.4 SECURITIES LAWS DISCLOSURE; PUBLICITY. The Company shall, within 4
Trading Days of the Closing Date, issue a press release or file a Current Report
on Form 8-K, in each case reasonably acceptable to the attorney for Purchaser
disclosing the transactions contemplated hereby and make such other filings and
notices in the manner and time required by the Commission. The Company and each
Purchaser shall consult with the attorney for other in issuing any press
releases with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby, and neither the
Company nor any Purchaser shall issue any such press release or otherwise make
any such public statement without the prior consent of the Company, with respect
to any press release of any Purchaser, which consent shall not unreasonably be
withheld, except if such disclosure is required by law, in which case the
disclosing party shall promptly provide the attorney for other party with prior
notice of such public statement or communication. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
the Company shall not publicly disclose the name of any Purchaser, or include
the name of any Purchaser in any filing with the Commission or any regulatory
agency or Trading Market, without the prior written consent of such Purchaser,
except (i) as required by federal securities law in connection with the
registration statement contemplated by the Registration Rights Agreement and
(ii) to the extent such disclosure is required by law or Trading Market
regulations, in which case the Company shall provide the Purchasers with prior
notice of such disclosure permitted under subclause (i) or (ii). The
determination that such disclosure is necessary will be made by the Company's
attorneys.
4.5 NON-PUBLIC INFORMATION. The Company covenants and agrees that
neither it nor any other Person acting on its behalf will provide any Purchaser
or its agents or counsel with any information that the Company believes
constitutes material non-public information, unless prior thereto such Purchaser
shall have executed a written agreement regarding the confidentiality and use of
such information. The Company understands and confirms that each Purchaser shall
be relying on the foregoing representations in effecting transactions in
securities of the Company.
4.6 USE OF PROCEEDS. The Company shall use the net proceeds from the
sale of the Securities hereunder for working capital purposes and not for the
satisfaction of any portion of the Company's debt (other than payment of trade
payables in the ordinary course of the Company's business and prior practices),
to redeem any Company equity or equity-equivalent securities or to settle any
outstanding litigation.
4.7 RESERVATION OF COMMON STOCK. As of the date hereof, the Company has
reserved and the Company shall continue to reserve and keep available at all
times, free of preemptive rights, a sufficient number of shares of Common Stock
for the purpose of enabling the Company to issue Shares pursuant to this
Agreement and Warrant Shares pursuant to any exercise of the Warrants.
4.8 LISTING OF COMMON STOCK. The Company hereby agrees to use
commercially reasonably efforts to maintain the listing of the Common Stock on
the Trading Market, and as soon as reasonably practicable following the Closing
(but not later than the earlier of the Effective Date and the first anniversary
of the Closing Date) to list the applicable Shares and Warrant Shares on the
Trading Market. The Company further agrees, if the Company applies to have the
Common Stock traded on any other Trading Market, it will include in such
application the Shares and the Warrant Shares, and will take such other action
as is necessary or desirable in the opinion of the Investors to cause the Shares
and Warrant Shares to be listed on such other Trading Market as promptly as
possible. The Company will take all action reasonably necessary to continue the
listing and trading of its Common Stock on a Trading Market and will comply in
all respects with the Company's reporting, filing and other obligations under
the bylaws or rules of the Trading Market.
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4.9 NO SHORT SALES. The Purchasers and their Affiliates shall not
engage in short sales of the Common Stock (as defined in applicable SEC and NASD
rules) during the term of this Agreement.
ARTICLE V.
MISCELLANEOUS
5.1 FEES AND EXPENSES. Except as otherwise set forth in this Agreement,
each party shall pay the fees and expenses of its advisers, counsel, accountants
and other experts, if any, and all other expenses incurred by such party
incident to the negotiation, preparation, execution, delivery and performance of
this Agreement. The Company shall pay all stamp and other taxes and duties
levied in connection with the sale of the Securities.
5.2 ENTIRE AGREEMENT. The Transaction Documents, together with the
exhibits and schedules thereto, contain the entire understanding of the parties
with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede all prior agreements and
understandings, oral or written, with respect to such matters, which the parties
acknowledge have been merged into such documents, exhibits and schedules.
5.3 NOTICES. Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries
required or permitted to be provided hereunder shall be in writing and shall be
deemed given and effective on the earliest of (a) the date of transmission, if
such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile at the facsimile number
specified in this Section prior to 6:30 p.m. (New York City time) on a Trading
Day, (b) the next Trading Day after the date of transmission, if such notice or
communication is delivered via facsimile at the facsimile number specified in
this Section on a day that is not a Trading Day or later than 6:30 p.m. (New
York City time) on any Trading Day, (c) the Trading Day following the date of
mailing, if sent by U.S. nationally recognized overnight courier service, or (d)
upon actual receipt by the party to whom such notice is required to be given.
The address for such notices and communications shall be as set forth on the
signature pages attached hereto.
5.3 AMENDMENTS; WAIVERS. No provision of this Agreement may be waived
or amended except in a written instrument signed, in the case of an amendment,
by the Company and each Purchaser or, in the case of a waiver, by the party
against whom enforcement of any such waiver is sought. No waiver of any default
with respect to any provision, condition or requirement of this Agreement shall
be deemed to be a continuing waiver in the future or a waiver of any subsequent
default or a waiver of any other provision, condition or requirement hereof, nor
shall any delay or omission of either party to exercise any right hereunder in
any manner impair the exercise of any such right.
5.4 CONSTRUCTION. The headings herein are for convenience only, do not
constitute a part of this Agreement and shall not be deemed to limit or affect
any of the provisions hereof. The language used in this Agreement will be deemed
to be the language chosen by the parties to express their mutual intent, and no
rules of strict construction will be applied against any party.
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5.5 SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS. This Agreement shall be binding upon and
inure to the benefit of the parties and their successors and permitted assigns.
The Company may not assign this Agreement or any rights or obligations hereunder
without the prior written consent of each Purchaser. Any Purchaser may assign
any or all of its rights under this Agreement to any Person to whom such
Purchaser assigns or transfers any Securities, provided such transferee agrees
in writing to be bound, with respect to the transferred Securities, by the
provisions hereof that apply to the "Purchasers".
5.6 NO THIRD-PARTY BENEFICIARIES. This Agreement is intended for the
benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted
assigns and is not for the benefit of, nor may any provision hereof be enforced
by, any other Person.
5.7 GOVERNING LAW. All questions concerning the construction, validity,
enforcement and interpretation of the Transaction Documents shall be governed by
and construed and enforced in accordance with the internal laws of the State of
New York, without regard to the principles of conflicts of law thereof. Each
party agrees that all legal proceedings concerning the interpretations,
enforcement and defense of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and
any other Transaction Documents (whether brought against a party hereto or its
respective affiliates, directors, officers, shareholders, employees or agents)
shall be commenced exclusively in the state and federal courts sitting in the
City of New York. Each party hereto hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive
jurisdiction of the state and federal courts sitting in the City of New York,
New York for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in connection herewith
or with any transaction contemplated hereby or discussed herein (including with
respect to the enforcement of the any of the Transaction Documents), and hereby
irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any suit, action or proceeding,
any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of any such
court, that such suit, action or proceeding is improper. Each party hereto
hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process
being served in any such suit, action or proceeding by mailing a copy thereof
via registered or certified mail or overnight delivery (with evidence of
delivery) to such party at the address in effect for notices to it under this
Agreement and agrees that such service shall constitute good and sufficient
service of process and notice thereof. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed
to limit in any way any right to serve process in any manner permitted by law.
Each party hereto (including its affiliates, agents, officers, directors and
employees) hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by
applicable law, any and all right to trial by jury in any legal proceeding
arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated
hereby. If either party shall commence an action or proceeding to enforce any
provisions of a Transaction Document, then the prevailing party in such action
or proceeding shall be reimbursed by the other party for its attorneys fees and
other costs and expenses incurred with the investigation, preparation and
prosecution of such action or proceeding.
5.8 SURVIVAL. The representations, warranties, agreements and covenants
contained herein shall survive for one year after the Closing.
5.9 EXECUTION. This Agreement may be executed in two or more
counterparts, all of which when taken together shall be considered one and the
same agreement and shall become effective when counterparts have been signed by
each party and delivered to the other party, it being understood that both
parties need not sign the same counterpart. In the event that any signature is
delivered by facsimile transmission, such signature shall create a valid and
binding obligation of the party executing (or on whose behalf such signature is
executed) with the same force and effect as if such facsimile signature page
were an original thereof.
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5.10 SEVERABILITY. If any provision of this Agreement is held to be
invalid or unenforceable in any respect, the validity and enforceability of the
remaining terms and provisions of this Agreement shall not in any way be
affected or impaired thereby and the parties will attempt to agree upon a valid
and enforceable provision that is a reasonable substitute therefor, and upon so
agreeing, shall incorporate such substitute provision in this Agreement.
5.11 REPLACEMENT OF SECURITIES. If any certificate or instrument
evidencing any Securities is mutilated, lost, stolen or destroyed, the Company
shall issue or cause to be issued in exchange and substitution for and upon
cancellation thereof, or in lieu of and substitution therefor, a new certificate
or instrument, but only upon receipt of evidence reasonably satisfactory to the
Company of such loss, theft or destruction and customary and reasonable
indemnity, if requested. The applicants for a new certificate or instrument
under such circumstances shall also pay any reasonable third-party costs
associated with the issuance of such replacement Securities.
5.12 REMEDIES. In addition to being entitled to exercise all rights
provided herein or granted by law, including recovery of damages, each of the
Purchasers and the Company will be entitled to specific performance under the
Transaction Documents. The parties agree that monetary damages may not be
adequate compensation for any loss incurred by reason of any breach of
obligations described in the foregoing sentence and hereby agrees to waive in
any action for specific performance of any such obligation the defense that a
remedy at law would be adequate.
5.13 PAYMENT SET ASIDE. To the extent that the Company makes a payment
or payments to any Purchaser pursuant to any Transaction Document or a Purchaser
enforces or exercises its rights thereunder, and such payment or payments or the
proceeds of such enforcement or exercise or any part thereof are subsequently
invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or preferential, set aside, recovered
from, disgorged by or are required to be refunded, repaid or otherwise restored
to the Company, a trustee, receiver or any other person under any law
(including, without limitation, any bankruptcy law, state or federal law, common
law or equitable cause of action), then to the extent of any such restoration
the obligation or part thereof originally intended to be satisfied shall be
revived and continued in full force and effect as if such payment had not been
made or such enforcement or setoff had not occurred.
5.14 INDEPENDENT NATURE OF PURCHASERS' OBLIGATIONS AND RIGHTS. The
obligations of each Purchaser under any Transaction Document are several and not
joint with the obligations of any other Purchaser, and no Purchaser shall be
responsible in any way for the performance of the obligations of any other
Purchaser under any Transaction Document. Nothing contained herein or in any
Transaction Document, and no action taken by any Purchaser pursuant thereto,
shall be deemed to constitute the Purchasers as a partnership, an association, a
joint venture or any other kind of entity, or create a presumption that the
Purchasers are in any way acting in concert or as a group with respect to such
obligations or the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Document. Each
Purchaser shall be entitled to independently protect and enforce its 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
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Purchaser to be joined as an additional party in any proceeding for such
purpose. Each Purchaser has been represented by its own separate legal counsel
in their review and negotiation of the Transaction Documents. The Company has
elected to provide all Purchasers with the same terms and Transaction Documents
for the convenience of the Company and not because it was required or requested
to do so by the Purchasers.
5.15 IRREVOCABLE OFFER. Purchaser agrees that this Agreement
constitutes an irrevocable offer to purchase the Securities of the Company and
that Purchaser cannot cancel, terminate or revoke this Agreement or any
agreement of Purchaser made hereunder. This Agreement shall survive the death or
legal disability of Purchaser and shall be binding upon Purchaser's heirs,
executors, administrators and successors.
(SIGNATURE PAGE FOLLOWS)
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this
Securities Purchase Agreement to be duly executed by their respective authorized
signatories as of the date first indicated above.
XXXXXX HOLDING CORPORATION ADDRESS FOR NOTICE:
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000 Xxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxx 0000X
Xxxxxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxxxx 00000
By:_____________________________________ Tel. (000) 000-0000
Name:
Title:
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[PURCHASER SIGNATURE PAGES TO SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Purchaser has caused this Agreement to be executed as of the
date indicated below.
[PURCHASER] ADDRESS FOR NOTICE:
By: __________________________
Name: Fax:
Title: Attn:
Social Security Number or Taxpayer
Identification Number
Subscription Amount: $
With a copy to:
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