EXHIBIT 10.10
SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT
THIS SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT (this "Agreement"), dated as of June
25, 2004, by and among TELEPLUS ENTERPRISES INC., a Nevada corporation, with
headquarters located at 000 Xx. Xxxx, Xxxxx 000, Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxx X0X 0X0 (the
"Company"), and the Buyers listed on Schedule I attached hereto (individually, a
"Buyer" or collectively "Buyers").
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, the Company and the Buyer(s) are executing and delivering this
Agreement in reliance upon an exemption from securities registration pursuant to
Section 4(2) and/or Rule 506 of Regulation D ("Regulation D") as promulgated by
the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") under the Securities Act
of 1933, as amended (the "1933 Act");
WHEREAS, the parties desire that, upon the terms and subject to the
conditions contained herein, the Company shall issue and sell to the Buyer(s),
as provided herein, and the Buyer(s) shall purchase up to One Million Dollars
($1,000,000) of secured convertible debentures (the "Convertible Debentures"),
which shall be convertible into shares of the Company's common stock, par value
$0.01 (the "Common Stock") (as converted, the "Conversion Shares") of which Four
Hundred Thousand Dollars ($400,000) shall be funded on the fifth (5th) business
day following the date hereof (the "First Closing"), Four Hundred and Fifty
Thousand Dollars ($450,000) shall be funded on the fifth (5th) business day
following the date the registration statement (the "Registration Statement") is
filed, pursuant the Investor Registration Rights Agreement dated the date
hereof, with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC")
(the "Second Closing"), and One Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dollars ($150,000)
shall be funded on the fifth (5th) business day following on he date the
Registration Statement is declared effective by the SEC (the "Third Closing")
(individually referred to as a "Closing" collectively referred to as the
"Closings"), for a total purchase price of up to One Million Dollars
($1,000,000), (the "Purchase Price") in the respective amounts set forth
opposite each Buyer(s) name on Schedule I (the "Subscription Amount"); and
WHEREAS, contemporaneously with the execution and delivery of this
Agreement, the parties hereto are executing and delivering a Registration Rights
Agreement substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (the "Investor
Registration Rights Agreement") pursuant to which the Company has agreed to
provide certain registration rights under the 1933 Act and the rules and
regulations promulgated there under, and applicable state securities laws; and
WHEREAS, the aggregate proceeds of the sale of the Convertible
Debentures contemplated hereby shall be held in escrow pursuant to the terms of
an escrow agreement substantially in the form of the Escrow Agreement attached
hereto as Exhibit B.
WHEREAS, contemporaneously with the execution and delivery of this
Agreement, the parties hereto are executing and delivering Irrevocable Transfer
Agent Instructions substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit C (the
"Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions").
WHEREAS, contemporaneously with the execution and delivery of this
Agreement, the parties hereto are executing and delivering a Security Agreement
substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit D (the "Security
Agreement") pursuant to which the Company has agreed to provide the Buyer a
security interest in Pledged Collateral (as this term is defined in the Security
Agreement dated the date hereof) to secure Company's obligations under this
Agreement, the Convertible Debenture, the Investor Registration Rights
Agreement, the Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions, the Security Agreement
or any other obligations of the Company to the Investor; and
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and other
agreements contained in this Agreement the Company and the Buyer(s)hereby agree
as follows:
1. PURCHASE AND SALE OF CONVERTIBLE DEBENTURES.
(a) Purchase of Convertible Debentures. Subject to the
satisfaction (or waiver) of the terms and conditions of this Agreement, each
Buyer agrees, severally and not jointly, to purchase at Closing (as defined
herein below) and the Company agrees to sell and issue to each Buyer, severally
and not jointly, at Closing, Convertible Debentures in amounts corresponding
with the Subscription Amount set forth opposite each Buyer's name on Schedule I
hereto. Upon execution hereof by a Buyer, the Buyer shall wire transfer the
Subscription Amount set forth opposite his name on Schedule I in same-day funds
or a check payable to "Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx LLP, as Escrow Agent for Teleplus
Enterprises Inc. /Cornell Capital Partners, LP", which Subscription Amount shall
be held in escrow pursuant to the terms of the Escrow Agreement (as hereinafter
defined) and disbursed in accordance therewith.
(b) Closing Date. The First Closing of the purchase and
sale of the Convertible Debentures shall take place at 10:00 a.m. Eastern
Standard Time on the fifth (5th) business day following the date hereof, subject
to notification of satisfaction of the conditions to the First Closing set forth
herein and in Sections 6 and 7 below (or such later date as is mutually agreed
to by the Company and the Buyer(s)) (the "First Closing Date"), the Second
Closing of the purchase and sale of the Convertible Debentures shall take place
at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time on the fifth (5th) business day following
the date the Registration Statement is filed with the SEC, subject to
notification of satisfaction of the conditions to the Second Closing set forth
herein and in Sections 6 and 7 below (or such later date as is mutually agreed
to by the Company and the Buyer(s)) (the "Second Closing Date") and the Third
Closing of the purchase and sale of the Convertible Debentures shall take place
at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time on the fifth (5th) business day following
the date the Registration Statement is declared effective by the SEC, subject to
notification of satisfaction of the conditions to the Second Closing set forth
herein and in Sections 6 and 7 below (or such later date as is mutually agreed
to by the Company and the Buyer(s)) (the "Third Closing Date") (collectively
referred to a the "Closing Dates"). The Closing shall occur on the respective
Closing Dates at the offices of Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx, LLP, 0000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx
000, Xxxxx, XX 00000 (or such other place as is mutually agreed to by the
Company and the Buyer(s)).
(c) Escrow Arrangements; Form of Payment. Upon execution
hereof by Buyer(s) and pending the Closings, the aggregate proceeds of the sale
of the Convertible Debentures to Buyer(s) pursuant hereto shall be deposited in
a non-interest bearing escrow account with Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx LLP, as escrow agent
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(the "Escrow Agent"), pursuant to the terms of an escrow agreement between the
Company, the Buyer(s) and the Escrow Agent in the form attached hereto as
Exhibit B (the "Escrow Agreement"). Subject to the satisfaction of the terms and
conditions of this Agreement, on the Closing Dates, (i) the Escrow Agent shall
deliver to the Company in accordance with the terms of the Escrow Agreement such
aggregate proceeds for the Convertible Debentures to be issued and sold to such
Buyer(s), minus the fees and expenses of Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx LLP of Ten Thousand
Dollars ($10,000) shall be paid directly from the gross proceeds held in escrow
of the First Closing and the retainer of Xxxxxxxxxxx & Xxxxxxxx LLP of which
Twelve Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($12,500) shall be paid directly from the
gross proceeds of the First Closing and Twelve Thousand Five Hundred Dollars
($12,500) shall be paid directly from the gross proceeds of the Second Closing
by wire transfer of immediately available funds in accordance with the Company's
written wire instructions, and (ii) the Company shall deliver to each Buyer,
Convertible Debentures which such Buyer(s) is purchasing in amounts indicated
opposite such Buyer's name on Schedule I, duly executed on behalf of the
Company.
2. BUYER'S REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES.
Each Buyer represents and warrants, severally and not jointly, that:
(a) Investment Purpose. Each Buyer is acquiring the
Convertible Debentures and, upon conversion of Convertible Debentures, the Buyer
will acquire the Conversion Shares then issuable, for its own account for
investment only and not with a view towards, or for resale in connection with,
the public sale or distribution thereof, except pursuant to sales registered or
exempted under the 1933 Act; provided, however, that by making the
representations herein, such Buyer reserves the right to dispose of the
Conversion Shares at any time in accordance with or pursuant to an effective
registration statement covering such Conversion Shares or an available exemption
under the 1933 Act.
(b) Accredited Investor Status. Each Buyer is an
"Accredited Investor" as that term is defined in Rule 501(a)(3) of Regulation D.
(c) Reliance on Exemptions. Each Buyer understands that
the Convertible Debentures are being offered and sold to it in reliance on
specific exemptions from the registration requirements of United States federal
and state securities laws and that the Company is relying in part upon the truth
and accuracy of, and such Buyer's compliance with, the representations,
warranties, agreements, acknowledgments and understandings of such Buyer set
forth herein in order to determine the availability of such exemptions and the
eligibility of such Buyer to acquire such securities.
(d) Information. Each Buyer and its advisors (and his or,
its counsel), if any, have been furnished with all materials relating to the
business, finances and operations of the Company and information he deemed
material to making an informed investment decision regarding his purchase of the
Convertible Debentures and the Conversion Shares, which have been requested by
such Buyer. Each Buyer and its advisors, if any, have been afforded the
opportunity to ask questions of the Company and its management. Neither such
inquiries nor any other due diligence investigations conducted by such Buyer or
its advisors, if any, or its representatives shall modify, amend or affect such
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Buyer's right to rely on the Company's representations and warranties contained
in Section 3 below. Each Buyer understands that its investment in the
Convertible Debentures and the Conversion Shares involves a high degree of risk.
Each Buyer is in a position regarding the Company, which, based upon employment,
family relationship or economic bargaining power, enabled and enables such Buyer
to obtain information from the Company in order to evaluate the merits and risks
of this investment. Each Buyer has sought such accounting, legal and tax advice,
as it has considered necessary to make an informed investment decision with
respect to its acquisition of the Convertible Debentures and the Conversion
Shares.
(e) No Governmental Review. Each Buyer understands that
no United States federal or state agency or any other government or governmental
agency has passed on or made any recommendation or endorsement of the
Convertible Debentures or the Conversion Shares, or the fairness or suitability
of the investment in the Convertible Debentures or the Conversion Shares, nor
have such authorities passed upon or endorsed the merits of the offering of the
Convertible Debentures or the Conversion Shares.
(f) Transfer or Resale. Each Buyer understands that
except as provided in the Investor Registration Rights Agreement: (i) the
Convertible Debentures have not been and are not being registered under the 1933
Act or any state securities laws, and may not be offered for sale, sold,
assigned or transferred unless (A) subsequently registered thereunder, or (B)
such Buyer shall have delivered to the Company an opinion of counsel, in a
generally acceptable form, to the effect that such securities to be sold,
assigned or transferred may be sold, assigned or transferred pursuant to an
exemption from such registration requirements; (ii) any sale of such securities
made in reliance on Rule 144 under the 1933 Act (or a successor rule thereto)
("Rule 144") may be made only in accordance with the terms of Rule 144 and
further, if Rule 144 is not applicable, any resale of such securities under
circumstances in which the seller (or the person through whom the sale is made)
may be deemed to be an underwriter (as that term is defined in the 0000 Xxx) may
require compliance with some other exemption under the 1933 Act or the rules and
regulations of the SEC thereunder; and (iii) neither the Company nor any other
person is under any obligation to register such securities under the 1933 Act or
any state securities laws or to comply with the terms and conditions of any
exemption thereunder. The Company reserves the right to place stop transfer
instructions against the shares and certificates for the Conversion Shares.
(g) Legends. Each Buyer understands that the certificates
or other instruments representing the Convertible Debentures and or the
Conversion Shares shall bear a restrictive legend in substantially the following
form (and a stop transfer order may be placed against transfer of such stock
certificates):
THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE
NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933,
AS AMENDED, OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. THE
SECURITIES HAVE BEEN ACQUIRED SOLELY FOR INVESTMENT
PURPOSES AND NOT WITH A VIEW TOWARD RESALE AND MAY
NOT BE OFFERED FOR SALE, SOLD, TRANSFERRED OR
ASSIGNED IN THE ABSENCE OF AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION
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STATEMENT FOR THE SECURITIES UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT
OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES
LAWS, OR AN OPINION OF COUNSEL, IN A GENERALLY
ACCEPTABLE FORM, THAT REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED
UNDER SAID ACT OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS.
The legend set forth above shall be removed and the Company within two (2)
business days shall issue a certificate without such legend to the holder of the
Conversion Shares upon which it is stamped, if, unless otherwise required by
state securities laws, (i) in connection with a sale transaction, provided the
Conversion Shares are registered under the 1933 Act or (ii) in connection with a
sale transaction, after such holder provides the Company with an opinion of
counsel, which opinion shall be in form, substance and scope customary for
opinions of counsel in comparable transactions, to the effect that a public
sale, assignment or transfer of the Conversion Shares may be made without
registration under the 1933 Act.
(h) Authorization, Enforcement. This Agreement has been
duly and validly authorized, executed and delivered on behalf of such Buyer and
is a valid and binding agreement of such Buyer enforceable in accordance with
its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by general principles of
equity or applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium,
liquidation and other similar laws relating to, or affecting generally, the
enforcement of applicable creditors' rights and remedies.
(i) Receipt of Documents. Each Buyer and his or its
counsel has received and read in their entirety: (i) this Agreement and each
representation, warranty and covenant set forth herein, the Security Agreement,
the Investor Registration Rights Agreement, the Escrow Agreement, and the
Irrevocable transfer Agent Instructions; (ii) all due diligence and other
information necessary to verify the accuracy and completeness of such
representations, warranties and covenants; (iii) the Company's Form 10-KSB for
the fiscal year ended December 31, 2003; (iv) the Company's Form 10-QSB for the
fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2004 and (v) answers to all questions each Buyer
submitted to the Company regarding an investment in the Company; and each Buyer
has relied on the information contained therein and has not been furnished any
other documents, literature, memorandum or prospectus.
(j) Due Formation of Corporate and Other Buyers. If the
Buyer(s) is a corporation, trust, partnership or other entity that is not an
individual person, it has been formed and validly exists and has not been
organized for the specific purpose of purchasing the Convertible Debentures and
is not prohibited from doing so.
(k) No Legal Advice From the Company. Each Buyer
acknowledges, that it had the opportunity to review this Agreement and the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement with his or its own legal counsel
and investment and tax advisors. Each Buyer is relying solely on such counsel
and advisors and not on any statements or representations of the Company or any
of its representatives or agents for legal, tax or investment advice with
respect to this investment, the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or
the securities laws of any jurisdiction.
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3. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY.
The Company represents and warrants to each of the Buyers that, except
as set forth in the SEC Documents (as defined herein):
(a) Organization and Qualification. The Company and its
subsidiaries are corporations duly organized and validly existing in good
standing under the laws of the jurisdiction in which they are incorporated, and
have the requisite corporate power to own their properties and to carry on their
business as now being conducted. Each of the Company and its subsidiaries is
duly qualified as a foreign corporation to do business and is in good standing
in every jurisdiction in which the nature of the business conducted by it makes
such qualification necessary, except to the extent that the failure to be so
qualified or be in good standing would not have a material adverse effect on the
Company and its subsidiaries taken as a whole.
(b) Authorization, Enforcement, Compliance with Other
Instruments. (i) The Company has the requisite corporate power and authority to
enter into and perform this Agreement, the Security Agreement, the Investor
Registration Rights Agreement, the Escrow Agreement, the Irrevocable Transfer
Agent Instructions, and any related agreements, and to issue the Convertible
Debentures and the Conversion Shares in accordance with the terms hereof and
thereof, (ii) the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Security
Agreement, the Investor Registration Rights Agreement, the Escrow Agreement, the
Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions (as defined herein) and any related
agreements by the Company and the consummation by it of the transactions
contemplated hereby and thereby, including, without limitation, the issuance of
the Convertible Debentures the Conversion Shares and the reservation for
issuance and the issuance of the Conversion Shares issuable upon conversion or
exercise thereof, have been duly authorized by the Company's Board of Directors
and no further consent or authorization is required by the Company, its Board of
Directors or its stockholders, (iii) this Agreement, the Security Agreement, the
Investor Registration Rights Agreement, the Escrow Agreement, the Irrevocable
Transfer Agent Instructions and any related agreements have been duly executed
and delivered by the Company, (iv) this Agreement, the Security Agreement, the
Investor Registration Rights Agreement, the Escrow Agreement, the Irrevocable
Transfer Agent Instructions and any related agreements constitute the valid and
binding obligations of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance
with their terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by general
principles of equity or applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization,
moratorium, liquidation or similar laws relating to, or affecting generally, the
enforcement of creditors' rights and remedies. The authorized officer of the
Company executing this Agreement, the Security Agreement, the Investor
Registration Rights Agreement, the Escrow Agreement, the Irrevocable Transfer
Agent Instructions and any related agreements knows of no reason why the Company
cannot file the registration statement as required under the Investor
Registration Rights Agreement or perform any of the Company's other obligations
under such documents.
(c) Capitalization. The authorized capital stock of the
Company consists of 150,000,000 shares of Common Stock, par value $0.01 per
share and no shares of Preferred Stock. As of the date hereof, the Company has
66,122,500 shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding. All of such
outstanding shares have been validly issued and are fully paid and
nonassessable. Except as disclosed in the SEC Documents (as defined in Section
3(f)), no shares of Common Stock are subject to preemptive rights or any other
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similar rights or any liens or encumbrances suffered or permitted by the
Company. Except as disclosed in the SEC Documents, as of the date of this
Agreement, (i) there are no outstanding options, warrants, scrip, rights to
subscribe to, calls or commitments of any character whatsoever relating to, or
securities or rights convertible into, any shares of capital stock of the
Company or any of its subsidiaries, or contracts, commitments, understandings or
arrangements by which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is or may become
bound to issue additional shares of capital stock of the Company or any of its
subsidiaries or options, warrants, scrip, rights to subscribe to, calls or
commitments of any character whatsoever relating to, or securities or rights
convertible into, any shares of capital stock of the Company or any of its
subsidiaries, (ii) there are no outstanding debt securities and (iii) except for
an agreement to register one million (1,000,000) shares of Common Stock, there
are no agreements or arrangements under which the Company or any of its
subsidiaries is obligated to register the sale of any of their securities under
the 1933 Act (except pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement) and (iv)
there are no outstanding registration statements and there are no outstanding
comment letters from the SEC or any other regulatory agency. There are no
securities or instruments containing anti-dilution or similar provisions that
will be triggered by the issuance of the Convertible Debentures as described in
this Agreement. The Company has furnished to the Buyer true and correct copies
of the Company's Certificate of Incorporation, as amended and as in effect on
the date hereof (the "Certificate of Incorporation"), and the Company's By-laws,
as in effect on the date hereof (the "By-laws"), and the terms of all securities
convertible into or exercisable for Common Stock and the material rights of the
holders thereof in respect thereto other than stock options issued to employees
and consultants.
(d) Issuance of Securities. The Convertible Debentures
are duly authorized and, upon issuance in accordance with the terms hereof,
shall be duly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, are free from all taxes,
liens and charges with respect to the issue thereof. The Conversion Shares
issuable upon conversion of the Convertible Debentures have been duly authorized
and reserved for issuance. Upon conversion or exercise in accordance with the
Convertible Debentures the Conversion Shares will be duly issued, fully paid and
nonassessable.
(e) No Conflicts. Except as disclosed in the SEC
Documents, the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, the
Security Agreement, the Investors Registration Rights Agreement, the Escrow
Agreement and the Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions by the Company and the
consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby will not (i)
result in a violation of the Articles of Incorporation, any certificate of
designations of any outstanding series of preferred stock of the Company or the
By-laws or (ii) conflict with or constitute a default (or an event which with
notice or lapse of time or both would become a default) under, or give to others
any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, any
agreement, indenture or instrument to which the Company or any of its
subsidiaries is a party, or result in a violation of any law, rule, regulation,
order, judgment or decree (including federal and state securities laws and
regulations and the rules and regulations of The National Association of
Securities Dealers Inc.'s OTC Bulletin Board on which the Common Stock is
quoted) applicable to the Company or any of its subsidiaries or by which any
property or asset of the Company or any of its subsidiaries is bound or
affected. Except as disclosed in the SEC Documents, neither the Company nor its
subsidiaries is in violation of any term of or in default under its Certificate
of Incorporation or By-laws or their organizational charter or by-laws,
respectively, or any material contract, agreement, mortgage, indebtedness,
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indenture, instrument, judgment, decree or order or any statute, rule or
regulation applicable to the Company or its subsidiaries. The business of the
Company and its subsidiaries is not being conducted, and shall not be conducted
in violation of any material law, ordinance, or regulation of any governmental
entity. Except as specifically contemplated by this Agreement and as required
under the 1933 Act and any applicable state securities laws, the Company is not
required to obtain any consent, authorization or order of, or make any filing or
registration with, any court or governmental agency in order for it to execute,
deliver or perform any of its obligations under or contemplated by this
Agreement or the Registration Rights Agreement in accordance with the terms
hereof or thereof. Except as disclosed in the SEC Documents, all consents,
authorizations, orders, filings and registrations which the Company is required
to obtain pursuant to the preceding sentence have been obtained or effected on
or prior to the date hereof. The Company and its subsidiaries are unaware of any
facts or circumstance, which might give rise to any of the foregoing.
(f) SEC Documents: Financial Statements. Since January 1,
2003, the Company has filed all reports, schedules, forms, statements and other
documents required to be filed by it with the SEC under of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "1934 Act") (all of the foregoing filed
prior to the date hereof or amended after the date hereof and all exhibits
included therein and financial statements and schedules thereto and documents
incorporated by reference therein, being hereinafter referred to as the "SEC
Documents"). The Company has delivered to the Buyers or their representatives,
or made available through the SEC's website at xxxx://xxx.xxx.xxx., true and
complete copies of the SEC Documents. As of their respective dates, the
financial statements of the Company disclosed in the SEC Documents (the
"Financial Statements") complied as to form in all material respects with
applicable accounting requirements and the published rules and regulations of
the SEC with respect thereto. Such financial statements have been prepared in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, consistently applied,
during the periods involved (except (i) as may be otherwise indicated in such
Financial Statements or the notes thereto, or (ii) in the case of unaudited
interim statements, to the extent they may exclude footnotes or may be condensed
or summary statements) and, fairly present in all material respects the
financial position of the Company as of the dates thereof and the results of its
operations and cash flows for the periods then ended (subject, in the case of
unaudited statements, to normal year-end audit adjustments). No other
information provided by or on behalf of the Company to the Buyer which is not
included in the SEC Documents, including, without limitation, information
referred to in this Agreement, contains any untrue statement of a material fact
or omits to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements
therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not
misleading.
(g) 10(b)-5. The SEC Documents do not include any untrue
statements of material fact, nor do they omit to state any material fact
required to be stated therein necessary to make the statements made, in light of
the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
(h) Absence of Litigation. Except as disclosed in the SEC
Documents, there is no action, suit, proceeding, inquiry or investigation before
or by any court, public board, government agency, self-regulatory organization
or body pending against or affecting the Company, the Common Stock or any of the
Company's subsidiaries, wherein an unfavorable decision, ruling or finding would
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have a material adverse effect on the transactions contemplated hereby (ii)
adversely affect the validity or enforceability of, or the authority or ability
of the Company to perform its obligations under, this Agreement or any of the
documents contemplated herein, or (iii) except as expressly disclosed in the SEC
Documents, have a material adverse effect on the business, operations,
properties, financial condition or results of operations of the Company and its
subsidiaries taken as a whole.
(i) Acknowledgment Regarding Buyer's Purchase of the
Convertible Debentures. The Company acknowledges and agrees that the Buyer(s) is
acting solely in the capacity of an arm's length purchaser with respect to this
Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby. The Company further
acknowledges that the Buyer(s) is not acting as a financial advisor or fiduciary
of the Company (or in any similar capacity) with respect to this Agreement and
the transactions contemplated hereby and any advice given by the Buyer(s) or any
of their respective representatives or agents in connection with this Agreement
and the transactions contemplated hereby is merely incidental to such Buyer's
purchase of the Convertible Debentures or the Conversion Shares. The Company
further represents to the Buyer that the Company's decision to enter into this
Agreement has been based solely on the independent evaluation by the Company and
its representatives.
(j) No General Solicitation. Neither the Company, nor any
of its affiliates, nor any person acting on its or their behalf, has engaged in
any form of general solicitation or general advertising (within the meaning of
Regulation D under the 0000 Xxx) in connection with the offer or sale of the
Convertible Debentures or the Conversion Shares.
(k) No Integrated Offering. Neither the Company, nor any
of its affiliates, nor any person acting on its or their behalf has, directly or
indirectly, made any offers or sales of any security or solicited any offers to
buy any security, under circumstances that would require registration of the
Convertible Debentures or the Conversion Shares under the 1933 Act or cause this
offering of the Convertible Debentures or the Conversion Shares to be integrated
with prior offerings by the Company for purposes of the 1933 Act.
(l) Employee Relations. Neither the Company nor any of
its subsidiaries is involved in any labor dispute nor, to the knowledge of the
Company or any of its subsidiaries, is any such dispute threatened. None of the
Company's or its subsidiaries' employees is a member of a union and the Company
and its subsidiaries believe that their relations with their employees are good.
(m) Intellectual Property Rights. The Company and its
subsidiaries own or possess adequate rights or licenses to use all trademarks,
trade names, service marks, service xxxx registrations, service names, patents,
patent rights, copyrights, inventions, licenses, approvals, governmental
authorizations, trade secrets and rights necessary to conduct their respective
businesses as now conducted. The Company and its subsidiaries do not have any
knowledge of any infringement by the Company or its subsidiaries of trademark,
trade name rights, patents, patent rights, copyrights, inventions, licenses,
service names, service marks, service xxxx registrations, trade secret or other
similar rights of others, and, to the knowledge of the Company there is no
claim, action or proceeding being made or brought against, or to the Company's
knowledge, being threatened against, the Company or its subsidiaries regarding
trademark, trade name, patents, patent rights, invention, copyright, license,
service names, service marks, service xxxx registrations, trade secret or other
infringement; and the Company and its subsidiaries are unaware of any facts or
circumstances which might give rise to any of the foregoing.
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(n) Environmental Laws. The Company and its subsidiaries
are (i) in compliance with any and all applicable foreign, federal, state and
local laws and regulations relating to the protection of human health and
safety, the environment or hazardous or toxic substances or wastes, pollutants
or contaminants ("Environmental Laws"), (ii) have received all permits, licenses
or other approvals required of them under applicable Environmental Laws to
conduct their respective businesses and (iii) are in compliance with all terms
and conditions of any such permit, license or approval.
(o) Title. Any real property and facilities held under
lease by the Company and its subsidiaries are held by them under valid,
subsisting and enforceable leases with such exceptions as are not material and
do not interfere with the use made and proposed to be made of such property and
buildings by the Company and its subsidiaries.
(p) Insurance. The Company and each of its subsidiaries
are insured by insurers of recognized financial responsibility against such
losses and risks and in such amounts as management of the Company believes to be
prudent and customary in the businesses in which the Company and its
subsidiaries are engaged. Neither the Company nor any such subsidiary has been
refused any insurance coverage sought or applied for and neither the Company nor
any such subsidiary has any reason to believe that it will not be able to renew
its existing insurance coverage as and when such coverage expires or to obtain
similar coverage from similar insurers as may be necessary to continue its
business at a cost that would not materially and adversely affect the condition,
financial or otherwise, or the earnings, business or operations of the Company
and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
(q) Regulatory Permits. The Company and its subsidiaries
possess all material certificates, authorizations and permits issued by the
appropriate federal, state or foreign regulatory authorities necessary to
conduct their respective businesses, and neither the Company nor any such
subsidiary has received any notice of proceedings relating to the revocation or
modification of any such certificate, authorization or permit.
(r) Internal Accounting Controls. The Company and each of
its subsidiaries maintain a system of internal accounting controls sufficient to
provide reasonable assurance that (i) transactions are executed in accordance
with management's general or specific authorizations, (ii) transactions are
recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in
conformity with generally accepted accounting principles and to maintain asset
accountability, and (iii) the recorded amounts for assets is compared with the
existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with
respect to any differences.
(s) No Material Adverse Breaches, etc. Except as set
forth in the SEC Documents, neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries is
subject to any charter, corporate or other legal restriction, or any judgment,
decree, order, rule or regulation which in the reasonable judgment of the
Company's officers has or is expected in the future to have a material adverse
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effect on the business, properties, operations, financial condition, results of
operations or prospects of the Company or its subsidiaries. Except as set forth
in the SEC Documents, neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries is in
breach of any contract or agreement which breach, in the judgment of the
Company's officers, has or is expected to have a material adverse effect on the
business, properties, operations, financial condition, results of operations or
prospects of the Company or its subsidiaries.
(t) Tax Status. Except as set forth in the SEC Documents,
the Company and each of its subsidiaries has made and filed all federal and
state income and all other tax returns, reports and declarations required by any
jurisdiction to which it is subject and (unless and only to the extent that the
Company and each of its subsidiaries has set aside on its books provisions
reasonably adequate for the payment of all unpaid and unreported taxes) has paid
all taxes and other governmental assessments and charges that are material in
amount, shown or determined to be due on such returns, reports and declarations,
except those being contested in good faith and has set aside on its books
provision reasonably adequate for the payment of all taxes for periods
subsequent to the periods to which such returns, reports or declarations apply.
There are no unpaid taxes in any material amount claimed to be due by the taxing
authority of any jurisdiction, and the officers of the Company know of no basis
for any such claim.
(u) Certain Transactions. Except as set forth in the SEC
Documents, and except for arm's length transactions pursuant to which the
Company makes payments in the ordinary course of business upon terms no less
favorable than the Company could obtain from third parties and other than the
grant of stock options disclosed in the SEC Documents, none of the officers,
directors, or employees of the Company is presently a party to any transaction
with the Company (other than for services as employees, officers and directors),
including any contract, agreement or other arrangement providing for the
furnishing of services to or by, providing for rental of real or personal
property to or from, or otherwise requiring payments to or from any officer,
director or such employee or, to the knowledge of the Company, any corporation,
partnership, trust or other entity in which any officer, director, or any such
employee has a substantial interest or is an officer, director, trustee or
partner.
(v) Fees and Rights of First Refusal. The Company is not
obligated to offer the securities offered hereunder on a right of first refusal
basis or otherwise to any third parties including, but not limited to, current
or former shareholders of the Company, underwriters, brokers, agents or other
third parties.
4. COVENANTS.
(a) Best Efforts. Each party shall use its best efforts
timely to satisfy each of the conditions to be satisfied by it as provided in
Sections 6 and 7 of this Agreement.
(b) Form D. The Company agrees to file a Form D with
respect to the Conversion Shares as required under Regulation D and to provide a
copy thereof to each Buyer promptly after such filing. The Company shall, on or
before the Closing Date, take such action as the Company shall reasonably
determine is necessary to qualify the Conversion Shares, or obtain an exemption
for the Conversion Shares for sale to the Buyers at the Closing pursuant to this
Agreement under applicable securities or "Blue Sky" laws of the states of the
United States, and shall provide evidence of any such action so taken to the
Buyers on or prior to the Closing Date.
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(c) Reporting Status. Until the earlier of (i) the date
as of which the Buyer(s) may sell all of the Conversion Shares without
restriction pursuant to Rule 144(k) promulgated under the 1933 Act (or successor
thereto), or (ii) the date on which (A) the Buyer(s) shall have sold all the
Conversion Shares and (B) none of the Convertible Debentures are outstanding
(the "Registration Period"), the Company shall file in a timely manner all
reports required to be filed with the SEC pursuant to the 1934 Act and the
regulations of the SEC thereunder, and the Company shall not terminate its
status as an issuer required to file reports under the 1934 Act even if the 1934
Act or the rules and regulations thereunder would otherwise permit such
termination.
(d) Use of Proceeds. The Company will use the proceeds
from the sale of the Convertible Debentures for general corporate and working
capital purposes.
(e) Reservation of Shares. The Company shall take all
action reasonably necessary to at all times have authorized, and reserved for
the purpose of issuance, such number of shares of Common Stock as shall be
necessary to effect the issuance of the Conversion Shares. If at any time the
Company does not have available such shares of Common Stock as shall from time
to time be sufficient to effect the conversion of all of the Conversion Shares
of the Company shall call and hold a special meeting of the shareholders within
sixty (60) days of such occurrence, for the sole purpose of increasing the
number of shares authorized. The Company's management shall recommend to the
shareholders to vote in favor of increasing the number of shares of Common Stock
authorized. Management shall also vote all of its shares in favor of increasing
the number of authorized shares of Common Stock.
(f) Listings or Quotation. The Company shall promptly
secure the listing or quotation of the Conversion Shares upon each national
securities exchange, automated quotation system or The National Association of
Securities Dealers Inc.'s Over-The-Counter Bulletin Board ("OTCBB") or other
market, if any, upon which shares of Common Stock are then listed or quoted
(subject to official notice of issuance) and shall use its best efforts to
maintain, so long as any other shares of Common Stock shall be so listed, such
listing of all Conversion Shares from time to time issuable under the terms of
this Agreement. The Company shall maintain the Common Stock's authorization for
quotation on the OTCBB.
(g) Fees and Expenses. Each of the Company and the
Buyer(s) shall pay all costs and expenses incurred by such party in connection
with the negotiation, investigation, preparation, execution and delivery of this
Agreement, the Escrow Agreement, the Investor Registration Rights Agreement, the
Security Agreement and the Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions. The Buyer(s)
shall be entitled to a ten percent (10%) discount on the Purchase Price.
(h) The costs and expenses of the Buyer(s) and Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx LLP of Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000) shall be paid directly from the
proceeds of the First Closing and the retainer of Xxxxxxxxxxx & Xxxxxxxx LLP of
Twelve Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($12,500) shall be paid for by the Company
directly from the gross proceeds of the First Closing and Twelve Thousand Five
Hundred Dollars ($12,500) shall be paid for by the Company directly from the
proceeds of the Second Closing.
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(i) Corporate Existence. So long as any of the
Convertible Debentures remain outstanding, the Company shall not directly or
indirectly consummate any merger in which the Company is not the survivor,
reorganization, restructuring, reverse stock split consolidation, sale of all or
substantially all of the Company's assets or any similar transaction or related
transactions (each such transaction, an "Organizational Change") unless, prior
to the consummation an Organizational Change, the Company obtains the written
consent of each Buyer. In any such case, the Company will make appropriate
provision with respect to such holders' rights and interests to insure that the
provisions of this Section 4(h) will thereafter be applicable to the Convertible
Debentures.
(j) Transactions With Affiliates. So long as any
Convertible Debentures are outstanding, the Company shall not, and shall cause
each of its subsidiaries not to, enter into, amend, modify or supplement, or
permit any subsidiary to enter into, amend, modify or supplement any agreement,
transaction, commitment, or arrangement with any of its or any subsidiary's
officers, directors, person who were officers or directors at any time during
the previous two (2) years, stockholders who beneficially own five percent (5%)
or more of the Common Stock, or Affiliates (as defined below) or with any
individual related by blood, marriage, or adoption to any such individual or
with any entity in which any such entity or individual owns a five percent (5%)
or more beneficial interest (each a "Related Party"), except for (a) customary
employment arrangements and benefit programs on reasonable terms, (b) any
investment in an Affiliate of the Company, (c) any agreement, transaction,
commitment, or arrangement on an arms-length basis on terms no less favorable
than terms which would have been obtainable from a person other than such
Related Party, (d) any agreement transaction, commitment, or arrangement which
is approved by a majority of the disinterested directors of the Company, for
purposes hereof, any director who is also an officer of the Company or any
subsidiary of the Company shall not be a disinterested director with respect to
any such agreement, transaction, commitment, or arrangement. "Affiliate" for
purposes hereof means, with respect to any person or entity, another person or
entity that, directly or indirectly, (i) has a ten percent (10%) or more equity
interest in that person or entity, (ii) has ten percent (10%) or more common
ownership with that person or entity, (iii) controls that person or entity, or
(iv) shares common control with that person or entity. "Control" or "controls"
for purposes hereof means that a person or entity has the power, direct or
indirect, to conduct or govern the policies of another person or entity.
(k) Transfer Agent. The Company covenants and agrees
that, in the event that the Company's agency relationship with the transfer
agent should be terminated for any reason prior to a date which is two (2) years
after the Closing Date, the Company shall immediately appoint a new transfer
agent and shall require that the new transfer agent execute and agree to be
bound by the terms of the Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions (as defined
herein).
(l) Restriction on Issuance of the Capital Stock. So long
as any Convertible Debentures are outstanding and except for the sales of
restricted stock, the Company shall not, without the prior written consent of
the Buyer(s), issue or sell shares of Common Stock or Preferred Stock (i)
without consideration or for a consideration per share less than the Bid Price
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of the Common Stock determined immediately prior to its issuance, (ii) any
warrant, option, right, contract, call, or other security instrument granting
the holder thereof, the right to acquire Common Stock without consideration or
for a consideration less than such Common Stock's Bid Price value determined
immediately prior to it's issuance, (iii) enter into any security instrument
granting the holder a security interest in any and all assets of the Company, or
(iv) file any registration statement on Form S-8 except for a registration
statement on Form S-8 registering up to Two Million (2,000,000) shares of Common
Stock under an Employee Stock Option Plan.
5. TRANSFER AGENT INSTRUCTIONS.
The Company shall issue the Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions to
its transfer agent irrevocably appointing Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx LLP as its agent for
purpose of having certificates issued, registered in the name of the Buyer(s) or
its respective nominee(s), for the Conversion Shares representing such amounts
of Convertible Debentures as specified from time to time by the Buyer(s) to the
Company upon conversion of the Convertible Debentures, for interest owed
pursuant to the Convertible Debenture, and for any and all Liquidated Damages
(as this term is defined in the Investor Registration Rights Agreement). Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx LLP shall be paid a cash fee of Fifty Dollars ($50) for every occasion
they act pursuant to the Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions. The Company
shall not change its transfer agent without the express written consent of the
Buyer(s), which may be withheld by the Buyer(s) in its sole discretion unless
the successor transfer agent has executed the Irrevocable Transfer Agent
Instructions. Prior to registration of the Conversion Shares under the 1933 Act,
all such certificates shall bear the restrictive legend specified in Section
2(g) of this Agreement. The Company warrants that no instruction other than the
Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions referred to in this Section 5, and stop
transfer instructions to give effect to Section 2(g) hereof (in the case of the
Conversion Shares prior to registration of such shares under the 0000 Xxx) will
be given by the Company to its transfer agent and that the Conversion Shares
shall otherwise be freely transferable on the books and records of the Company
as and to the extent provided in this Agreement and the Investor Registration
Rights Agreement. Nothing in this Section 5 shall affect in any way the Buyer's
obligations and agreement to comply with all applicable securities laws upon
resale of Conversion Shares. If the Buyer(s) provides the Company with an
opinion of counsel, in form, scope and substance customary for opinions of
counsel in comparable transactions to the effect that registration of a resale
by the Buyer(s) of any of the Conversion Shares is not required under the 1933
Act, the Company shall within two (2) business days instruct its transfer agent
to issue one or more certificates in such name and in such denominations as
specified by the Buyer. The Company acknowledges that a breach by it of its
obligations hereunder will cause irreparable harm to the Buyer by vitiating the
intent and purpose of the transaction contemplated hereby. Accordingly, the
Company acknowledges that the remedy at law for a breach of its obligations
under this Section 5 will be inadequate and agrees, in the event of a breach or
threatened breach by the Company of the provisions of this Section 5, that the
Buyer(s) shall be entitled, in addition to all other available remedies, to an
injunction restraining any breach and requiring immediate issuance and transfer,
without the necessity of showing economic loss and without any bond or other
security being required.
6. CONDITIONS TO THE COMPANY'S OBLIGATION TO SELL.
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The obligation of the Company hereunder to issue and sell the
Convertible Debentures to the Buyer(s) at the Closings is subject to the
satisfaction, at or before the Closing Dates, of each of the following
conditions, provided that these conditions are for the Company's sole benefit
and may be waived by the Company at any time in its sole discretion:
(a) Each Buyer shall have executed this Agreement, the
Security Agreement, the Escrow Agreement and the Investor Registration Rights
Agreement and the Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions and delivered the same
to the Company.
(b) The Buyer(s) shall have delivered to the Escrow Agent
the Purchase Price for Convertible Debentures in respective amounts as set forth
next to each Buyer as outlined on Schedule I attached hereto and the Escrow
Agent shall have delivered the net proceeds to the Company by wire transfer of
immediately available U.S. funds pursuant to the wire instructions provided by
the Company.
(c) The representations and warranties of the Buyer(s)
shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the date when made and
as of the Closing Dates as though made at that time (except for representations
and warranties that speak as of a specific date), and the Buyer(s) shall have
performed, satisfied and complied in all material respects with the covenants,
agreements and conditions required by this Agreement to be performed, satisfied
or complied with by the Buyer(s) at or prior to the Closing Dates.
(d) The Company shall have filed a form UCC-1 with regard
to the Pledged Property and Pledged Collateral as detailed in the Security
Agreement dated the date hereof and provided proof of such filing to the
Buyer(s).
7. CONDITIONS TO THE BUYER'S OBLIGATION TO PURCHASE.
The obligation of the Buyer(s) hereunder to purchase the Convertible
Debentures at the Closing is subject to the satisfaction, at or before the
Closing Date, of each of the following conditions:
(a) The Company shall have executed this Agreement, the
Security Agreement, the Convertible Debenture, the Escrow Agreement, the
Irrevocable Transfer Instructions and the Investor Registration Rights
Agreement, and delivered the same to the Buyer(s).
(b) The Common Stock shall be authorized for quotation on
the OTCBB, trading in the Common Stock shall not have been suspended for any
reason and all of the Conversion Shares issuable upon conversion of the
Convertible Debentures shall be approved the OTCBB.
(c) The representations and warranties of the Company
shall be true and correct in all material respects (except to the extent that
any of such representations and warranties is already qualified as to
materiality in Section 3 above, in which case, such representations and
warranties shall be true and correct without further qualification) as of the
date when made and as of the Closing Dates as though made at that time (except
for representations and warranties that speak as of a specific date) and the
Company shall have performed, satisfied and complied in all material respects
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with the covenants, agreements and conditions required by this Agreement to be
performed, satisfied or complied with by the Company at or prior to the Closing
Dates. If requested by the Buyer, the Buyer shall have received a certificate,
executed by the President of the Company, dated as of the Closing Dates, to the
foregoing effect and as to such other matters as may be reasonably requested by
the Buyer including, without limitation an update as of the Closing Dates
regarding the representation contained in Section 3(c) above.
(d) The Company shall have executed and delivered to the
Buyer(s) the Convertible Debentures in the respective amounts set forth opposite
each Buyer(s) name on Schedule I attached hereto.
(e) The Buyer(s) shall have received an opinion of
counsel from Xxxxxxxxxxx & Xxxxxxxx, LLP in a form satisfactory to the Buyer(s).
(f) The Company shall have provided to the Buyer(s) a
certificate of good standing from the secretary of state from the state in which
the company is incorporated.
(g) As of the Closing Date, the Company shall have
reserved out of its authorized and unissued Common Stock, solely for the purpose
of effecting the conversion of the Convertible Debentures, shares of Common
Stock to effect the conversion of all of the Conversion Shares then outstanding.
(h) The Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions, in form
and substance satisfactory to the Buyer, shall have been delivered to and
acknowledged in writing by the Company's transfer agent.
(i) The Company shall have provided to the Investor an
acknowledgement, to the satisfaction of the Investor, from Xxxxxx & Xxxxxx PLLC
as to its ability to provide all consents required in order to file a
registration statement in connection with this transaction.
(j) The Company shall have filed a form UCC-1 or such
other forms as may be required to perfect the Buyer's interest in the Pledged
Property and Pledged Collateral as detailed in the Security Agreement dated the
date hereof and provided proof of such filing to the Buyer(s).
8. INDEMNIFICATION.
(a) In consideration of the Buyer's execution and
delivery of this Agreement and acquiring the Convertible Debentures and the
Conversion Shares hereunder, and in addition to all of the Company's other
obligations under this Agreement, the Company shall defend, protect, indemnify
and hold harmless the Buyer(s) and each other holder of the Convertible
Debentures and the Conversion Shares, and all of their officers, directors,
employees and agents (including, without limitation, those retained in
connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement) (collectively,
the "Buyer Indemnitees") from and against any and all actions, causes of action,
suits, claims, losses, costs, penalties, fees, liabilities and damages, and
expenses in connection therewith (irrespective of whether any such Buyer
Indemnitee is a party to the action for which indemnification hereunder is
sought), and including reasonable attorneys' fees and disbursements (the
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"Indemnified Liabilities"), incurred by the Buyer Indemnitees or any of them as
a result of, or arising out of, or relating to (a) any misrepresentation or
breach of any representation or warranty made by the Company in this Agreement,
the Convertible Debentures or the Investor Registration Rights Agreement or any
other certificate, instrument or document contemplated hereby or thereby, (b)
any breach of any covenant, agreement or obligation of the Company contained in
this Agreement, or the Investor Registration Rights Agreement or any other
certificate, instrument or document contemplated hereby or thereby, or (c) any
cause of action, suit or claim brought or made against such Indemnitee and
arising out of or resulting from the execution, delivery, performance or
enforcement of this Agreement or any other instrument, document or agreement
executed pursuant hereto by any of the Indemnities, any transaction financed or
to be financed in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, with the proceeds of
the issuance of the Convertible Debentures or the status of the Buyer or holder
of the Convertible Debentures the Conversion Shares, as a Buyer of Convertible
Debentures in the Company. To the extent that the foregoing undertaking by the
Company may be unenforceable for any reason, the Company shall make the maximum
contribution to the payment and satisfaction of each of the Indemnified
Liabilities, which is permissible under applicable law.
(b) In consideration of the Company's execution and
delivery of this Agreement, and in addition to all of the Buyer's other
obligations under this Agreement, the Buyer shall defend, protect, indemnify and
hold harmless the Company and all of its officers, directors, employees and
agents (including, without limitation, those retained in connection with the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement) (collectively, the "Company
Indemnitees") from and against any and all Indemnified Liabilities incurred by
the Indemnitees or any of them as a result of, or arising out of, or relating to
(a) any misrepresentation or breach of any representation or warranty made by
the Buyer(s) in this Agreement, , instrument or document contemplated hereby or
thereby executed by the Buyer, (b) any breach of any covenant, agreement or
obligation of the Buyer(s) contained in this Agreement, the Investor
Registration Rights Agreement or any other certificate, instrument or document
contemplated hereby or thereby executed by the Buyer, or (c) any cause of
action, suit or claim brought or made against such Company Indemnitee based on
material misrepresentations or due to a material breach and arising out of or
resulting from the execution, delivery, performance or enforcement of this
Agreement, the Investor Registration Rights Agreement or any other instrument,
document or agreement executed pursuant hereto by any of the Company
Indemnities. To the extent that the foregoing undertaking by each Buyer may be
unenforceable for any reason, each Buyer shall make the maximum contribution to
the payment and satisfaction of each of the Indemnified Liabilities, which is
permissible under applicable law.
9. GOVERNING LAW: MISCELLANEOUS.
(a) Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by
and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of Nevada without
regard to the principles of conflict of laws. The parties further agree that any
action between them shall be heard in Xxxxxx County, New Jersey, and expressly
consent to the jurisdiction and venue of the Superior Court of New Jersey,
sitting in Xxxxxx County and the United States District Court for the District
of New Jersey sitting in Newark, New Jersey for the adjudication of any civil
action asserted pursuant to this Paragraph.
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(b) Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two
or more identical counterparts, all of which shall be considered one and the
same agreement and shall become effective when counterparts have been signed by
each party and delivered to the other party. In the event any signature page is
delivered by facsimile transmission, the party using such means of delivery
shall cause four (4) additional original executed signature pages to be
physically delivered to the other party within five (5) days of the execution
and delivery hereof.
(c) Headings. The headings of this Agreement are for
convenience of reference and shall not form part of, or affect the
interpretation of, this Agreement.
(d) Severability. If any provision of this Agreement
shall be invalid or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, such invalidity or
unenforceability shall not affect the validity or enforceability of the
remainder of this Agreement in that jurisdiction or the validity or
enforceability of any provision of this Agreement in any other jurisdiction.
(e) Entire Agreement, Amendments. This Agreement
supersedes all other prior oral or written agreements between the Buyer(s), the
Company, their affiliates and persons acting on their behalf with respect to the
matters discussed herein, and this Agreement and the instruments referenced
herein contain the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the
matters covered herein and therein and, except as specifically set forth herein
or therein, neither the Company nor any Buyer makes any representation,
warranty, covenant or undertaking with respect to such matters. No provision of
this Agreement may be waived or amended other than by an instrument in writing
signed by the party to be charged with enforcement.
(f) Notices. Any notices, consents, waivers, or other
communications required or permitted to be given under the terms of this
Agreement must be in writing and will be deemed to have been delivered (i) upon
receipt, when delivered personally; (ii) upon confirmation of receipt, when sent
by facsimile; (iii) three (3) days after being sent by U.S. certified mail,
return receipt requested, or (iv) one (1) day after deposit with a nationally
recognized overnight delivery service, in each case properly addressed to the
party to receive the same. The addresses and facsimile numbers for such
communications shall be:
If to the Company, to: Teleplus Enterprises Inc.
000 Xx. Xxxx - Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx X0X 0X0
Attention: Marius Silvasan, President
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
With a copy to: Xxxxxxxxxxx & Xxxxxxxx LLP
000 Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx - Xxxxx 0000
Xxxxx, XX 00000-0000
Attention: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx, Esq.
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
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If to the Transfer Agent, to: Transfer Online
000 X.X. Xxxx Xxxxxx - Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxx 00000
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
With Copy to: Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx LLP
0000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx - Xxxxx 000
Xxxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx, Esq.
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
If to the Buyer(s), to its address and facsimile number on Schedule I,
with copies to the Buyer's counsel as set forth on Schedule I. Each party shall
provide five (5) days' prior written notice to the other party of any change in
address or facsimile number.
(g) Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be
binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties and their respective
successors and assigns. Neither the Company nor any Buyer shall assign this
Agreement or any rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written
consent of the other party hereto.
(h) No Third Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement is
intended for the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective permitted
successors and assigns, and is not for the benefit of, nor may any provision
hereof be enforced by, any other person.
(i) Survival. Unless this Agreement is terminated under
Section 9(l), the representations and warranties of the Company and the Buyer(s)
contained in Sections 2 and 3, the agreements and covenants set forth in
Sections 4, 5 and 9, and the indemnification provisions set forth in Section 8,
shall survive the Closing for a period of two (2) years following the date on
which the Convertible Debentures are converted in full. The Buyer(s) shall be
responsible only for its own representations, warranties, agreements and
covenants hereunder.
(j) Publicity. The Company and the Buyer(s) shall have
the right to approve, before issuance any press release or any other public
statement with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby made by any
party; provided, however, that the Company shall be entitled, without the prior
approval of the Buyer(s), to issue any press release or other public disclosure
with respect to such transactions required under applicable securities or other
laws or regulations (the Company shall use its best efforts to consult the
Buyer(s) in connection with any such press release or other public disclosure
prior to its release and Buyer(s) shall be provided with a copy thereof upon
release thereof).
(k) Further Assurances. Each party shall do and perform,
or cause to be done and performed, all such further acts and things, and shall
execute and deliver all such other agreements, certificates, instruments and
documents, as the other party may reasonably request in order to carry out the
intent and accomplish the purposes of this Agreement and the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby.
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(l) Termination. In the event that the Closing shall not
have occurred with respect to the Buyers on or before five (5) business days
from the date hereof due to the Company's or the Buyer's failure to satisfy the
conditions set forth in Sections 6 and 7 above (and the non-breaching party's
failure to waive such unsatisfied condition(s)), the non-breaching party shall
have the option to terminate this Agreement with respect to such breaching party
at the close of business on such date without liability of any party to any
other party; provided, however, that if this Agreement is terminated due to
breach by the Company the Company shall remain obligated to reimburse the
Buyer(s) for the fees and expenses of Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx described in Section 4(g)
above.
(m) No Strict Construction. The language used in this
Agreement will be deemed to be the language chosen by the parties to express
their mutual intent, and no rules of strict construction will be applied against
any party.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Buyers and the Company have caused this
Securities Purchase Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first written
above.
COMPANY:
TELEPLUS ENTERPRISES INC.
By: /s/ Marius Silvasan
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Name: Marius Silvasan
Title: President
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EXHIBIT A
FORM OF INVESTOR REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
EXHIBIT B
FORM OF ESCROW AGREEMENT
EXHIBIT C
TRANSFER AGENT INSTRUCTIONS
SCHEDULE I
SCHEDULE OF BUYERS
ADDRESS/FACSIMILE AMOUNT OF
NAME SIGNATURE NUMBER OF BUYER SUBSCRIPTION
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Cornell Capital Partners, LP By: Yorkville Advisors, LLC 000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx - Xxxxx 0000 $ 1,000,000
Its: General Partner Xxxxxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
By:_________________________
Name: Xxxx X. Xxxxxx
Its: Portfolio Manager
