SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT
Exhibit
10.1
SECURITIES
PURCHASE AGREEMENT (this “Agreement,” “Purchase
Agreement,”
or
“Securities
Purchase Agreement”),
dated
as of September 12, 2007, by and among VIRTUALSCOPICS,
INC.,
a
Delaware corporation, (“Company”),
and
each buyer listed
on
the Schedule of Buyers attached hereto (each,
including its successors and assigns, a “Buyer”
and
collectively the “Buyers”).
WHEREAS:
A. The
Company and the Buyers are executing and delivering this Agreement in reliance
upon the exemption from securities registration afforded by Rule 506 under
Regulation D (“Regulation
D”)
as
promulgated by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the
“SEC”)
under
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 ACT” or the “Securities
Act”);
B. Buyers
desire to purchase and the Company desires to issue and sell in a private
offering, upon the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, (i) Series
B Preferred Stock (the “Preferred
Stock”) of
the
Company and (ii) Warrants (as defined in Section 1(b)(iv) in the form described
in this Agreement, to purchase shares of common stock, par value $0.001
per
share, of the Company (“Common
Stock”).
The
minimum aggregate offering amount of this offering of the Preferred Stock to
all
of the Buyers shall be Four Million Dollars (U.S. $4,000,000)(the “Minimum
Amount”)
and the
maximum aggregate offering amount of this offering of the Preferred Stock all
of
the Buyers shall be Six Million U.S. Dollars (U.S. $6,000,000)(the “Maximum
Amount”)(collectively,
the “Offering”);
C. The
terms
of the Preferred Stock, including the terms on which the Preferred Stock may
be
converted into Common Stock, are set forth in the Certificate of Designation
of
Rights and Preferences of Series B Preferred Stock of the Company, in the form
attached hereto as Exhibit
A;
D. Contemporaneously
with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the parties hereto are
executing and delivering a Registration Rights Agreement, in the form attached
hereto as Exhibit
B
(the
“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 thereunder, and applicable state securities laws.
NOW
THEREFORE,
the
Company and each Buyer, severally and not jointly, hereby agree as
follows:
1.
PURCHASE
AND SALE OF PREFERRED STOCK AND WARRANTS.
(a)
Certain
Definitions.
This
Securities Purchase Agreement, the Certificate of Designation, the Registration
Rights Agreement, the Warrants, and any other agreements delivered together
with
this Agreement or in connection herewith shall be referred to herein as the
“Transaction
Documents.”
The
Company and each Buyer (severally and not jointly) mutually agree to the terms
of each of the Transaction Documents. For purposes hereof:
“1934
Act”
shall
mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
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“Approved
Stock Plan”
means
any employee benefit plan which has been duly
adopted by a majority of the non-employee members of the Board of Directors
of
the Company or a majority of the members of a committee of non-employee
directors established for such purpose,
pursuant to which the Company's securities may be issued to any employee,
consultant, officer or director for services provided to the Company, and the
VirtualScopics LLC 2001 Long-Term Incentive Plan, as amended, the
VirtualScopics, LLC 2005 Long-Term Incentive Plan, the VirtualScopics, Inc.
2006
Long-Term Incentive Plan, as amended, and option agreements dated November
5,
2005, between the Company and Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxxx.
“Closing
Bring-Down Certificate”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 3(c) below.
“Closing
Certificate”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 1(b)(v)(B) below.
“Closing
Legal Opinion”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 1(b)(v)(C) below.
“Common
Stock Equivalents”
means
any securities of the Company or the Subsidiaries which would entitle the holder
thereof to acquire, directly or indirectly, 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 exercisable or
exchangeable for, or otherwise entitles the holder thereof to receive, Common
Stock.
“Conversion
Shares”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 2(a) below.
“Convertible
Securities”
shall
have the meaning ascribed to it in the Certificate of Designation.
“Designated
Insiders” shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 4(r) below.
“Dividend
Payment Shares”
shall
have the meaning ascribed to it in the Certificate of Designation.
“Eligible
Market” means
the
over the counter Bulletin Board (“OTC-BB”), the New York Stock Exchange, Inc.,
the Nasdaq Capital Market, the Nasdaq Global Market, the Nasdaq Global Select
Market or the American Stock Exchange.
“Exempt
Issuance”
shall
have the meaning ascribed to it in the Certificate of Designation.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or therein, no issuance of
Prohibited Equity Securities shall be an Exempt Issuance.
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“Indebtedness”
of
any
Person shall mean, without duplication (A) all indebtedness for borrowed money,
(B) all obligations issued, undertaken or assumed as the deferred purchase
price
of property or services including (without limitation) “Capital
Leases”
in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (other than trade
payables entered into in the ordinary course of business), (C) all reimbursement
or payment obligations with respect to letters of credit, surety bonds and
other
similar instruments, (D) all obligations evidenced by notes, bonds, debentures
or similar instruments, including obligations so evidenced incurred in
connection with the acquisition of property, assets or businesses, (E) all
indebtedness created or arising under any conditional sale or other title
retention agreement, or incurred as financing, in either case with respect
to
any property or assets acquired with the proceeds of such indebtedness (even
though the rights and remedies of the seller or bank under such agreement in
the
event of default are limited to repossession or sale of such property), (F)
all
monetary obligations under any leasing or similar arrangement which, in
connection with generally accepted accounting principles, consistently applied
for the periods covered thereby, is classified as a capital lease, (G) all
indebtedness referred to in clauses (A) through (F) above secured by (or for
which the holder of such Indebtedness has an existing right, contingent or
otherwise, to be secured by) any mortgage, lien, pledge, charge, security
interest or other encumbrance upon or in any property or assets (including
accounts and contract rights) owned by any Person, even though the Person which
owns such assets or property has not assumed or become liable for the payment
of
such indebtedness, and (H) all Contingent Obligations in respect of indebtedness
or obligations of others of the kinds referred to in clauses (A) through (G)
above; where (y) "Contingent
Obligation"
means,
as to any Person, any direct or indirect liability, contingent or otherwise,
of
that Person with respect to any indebtedness, lease or other obligation of
another Person if the primary purpose or intent of the Person incurring such
liability, or the primary effect thereof, is to provide assurance to the obligee
of such liability that such liability will be paid or discharged, or that any
agreements relating thereto will be complied with, or that the holders of such
liability will be protected (in whole or in part) against loss with respect
thereto.
“Initial
Warrant Exercise Price”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 1(b)(iv) below.
“Intellectual
Property”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 3(j) below.
“Intellectual
Property Rights”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 3(j) below.
“Knowledge”
means,
actual knowledge of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial
Officer without independent investigation.
“Lien”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 5 below.
“Limited
Standstill Agreements”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 4(r) below.
“Market
Price,”
for any
security as of any date, shall have the meaning ascribed to it in the applicable
security.
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“Material
Adverse Effect”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 3(a) below.
“Officer’s
Certificate”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 8(c) below.
“Ongoing
Share Reservation Requirement”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 4(h)(i) below.
“Options”
shall
have the meaning ascribed to it in the Certificate of Designation.
“Patents”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 3(j) below.
“Payment
Shares”
shall
mean (i) Default Shares (as defined in the Certificate of Designation), (ii)
Dividend Payment Shares (as defined in the Certificate of Designation) and
into
Common Stock of the Company. The Payment Shares shall be treated as Common
Stock
issuable upon conversion of the Preferred Stock for all purposes hereof and
thereof and shall be subject to all of the limitations and afforded all of
the
rights of the other shares of Common Stock issuable hereunder or thereunder,
including without limitation, the right to be included in the Registration
Statement (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement) filed pursuant
to
the Registration Rights Agreement.
“Permitted
Liens” shall
mean: (i) Liens on equipment purchased in the ordinary course of business,
(ii)
landlords', carriers', warehousemen's, mechanics' and other similar Liens
arising by operation of law in the ordinary course of the Company's business;
provided, however, that all such Liens shall be discharged or bonded off within
sixty (60) days from the filing thereof; (iii) Liens arising out of pledge
or
deposits under worker's compensation, unemployment insurance, old age pension,
social security, retirement benefits or other similar legislation; (iv) Liens
for taxes (excluding any Lien imposed pursuant to any provision of ERISA) not
yet due or which are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings
and the Company maintains appropriate reserves in respect thereto; and (v)
easements, rights of way, restrictions and other similar charges or Liens
relating to real property and not interfering in a material way with the
ordinary conduct of the Company's business.
“Person”
shall
mean an individual, a limited liability company, a partnership, a joint venture,
an exempted company, a corporation, a trust, an unincorporated organization
and
a government or any department or agency thereof.
“Principal
Market”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 4(j) below.
“Purchase
Price”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 1(b)(ii) below.
“Registration
Rights Agreement” shall
have the meaning set forth in Recital “D” above.
“Required
Holders”
shall
have the meaning ascribed to it in the Certificate of Designation.
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“SEC
Documents”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 3(g) below.
“Securities”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 2(a) below.
“Shareholder
Approval Holdback Amount”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 1(b)(iii) below.
“Shareholder
Issuance Approval”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 4(x) below.
“Shareholder
Issuance Approval Deadline”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 4(x) below.
“Stated
Value”
shall
have the meaning ascribed to it in the Certificate of Designation.
“Subscription
Amount”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 10 below.
“Subsidiaries”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 3(a) below.
“Trading
Market”
means
the Eligible Market on which the Common Stock is listed or quoted for trading
on
the date in question.
“Underlying
Shares”
means
the shares of Common Stock issued and issuable upon conversion or redemption
of
the Preferred Stock or as Payment Shares, issued and issuable upon exercise
of
the Warrants and issued and issuable in lieu of the cash payment of dividends
on the
Preferred Stock in accordance with their terms.
“VWAP”
means,
for any date, the price determined by the first of the following clauses that
applies: (a) if the Common Stock is then listed or quoted on a Trading Market,
the daily volume weighted average price of the Common Stock for such date (or
the nearest preceding date) on the Trading Market on which the Common Stock
is
then listed or quoted as reported by Bloomberg L.P. (based on a Trading Day
from
9:30 a.m. (New York City time) to 4:02 p.m. (New York City time); (b) if the
Common Stock is not then listed or quoted for trading on a Trading Market and
if
prices for the Common Stock are then reported in the “Pink Sheets” published by
Pink Sheets, LLC (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 (c) in all other cases, the fair market value
of a
share of Common Stock as determined by an independent appraiser selected in
good
faith by the Buyers of a majority in interest of the Securities then outstanding
and reasonably acceptable to the Company.
“Warrants”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 1(b)(iv) below.
“Warrant
Amount”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 1(b)(iv) below.
“Warrant
Shares”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 2(a) below.
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(b)
Purchase
of Preferred Stock And Warrants.
Subject
to the satisfaction or waiver of the terms and conditions of this Agreement,
on
the Closing Date (as defined below), the Company shall issue and sell to each
Buyer and each Buyer, severally and not jointly, agrees to purchase from the
Company Preferred Stock having an aggregate Stated Value equal to the
Subscription Amount (as defined in Section 10) and an accompanying number of
Warrants (as described below) to purchase a number of shares equal to the
Warrant Amount (as defined below).
(i)
Form
of Certificate of Designation. The
Certificate of Designation shall be in the form annexed hereto as Exhibit
A.
(ii)
Form
of Payment.
The
purchase price (“Purchase
Price”)
for the
Preferred Stock and related Warrants shall equal the aggregate Stated Value
of
the Preferred Stock to be purchased by such Buyer. On or before the Closing
Date
(as defined below), (i) each Buyer shall pay the Purchase Price for the
Preferred Stock and the Warrants to be issued and sold to it at the Closing
(as
defined below) by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the Company,
in accordance with the Company's written wiring instructions, against delivery
of duly executed certificates representing the Buyer’s Preferred Stock
(“Preferred
Stock Certificates”)
having
an aggregate Stated Value equal to the Purchase Price and the number of Warrants
equal to the Warrant Amount, and (ii) the Company shall deliver such
Preferred
Stock
Certificates and Warrants duly executed on behalf of the Company, to such Buyer,
against delivery of such Purchase Price, minus Preferred Stock Certificates
and
Warrants representing the Shareholder Approval Holdback Amount, which shall
be
delivered to the Escrow Agent pursuant to Section 1(b)(iii) below.
(iii)
Closing
Date.
Subject
to the satisfaction or waiver of the terms and conditions of this Agreement,
the
“Closing” with respect to all Buyers shall occur when subscriber funds
representing the Minimum Amount are transmitted by wire transfer of immediately
available funds by all Buyers to the Company. The date of the Closing shall
be
referred to herein as the “Closing
Date.”
The
Closing contemplated by this Agreement shall occur on the applicable Closing
Date at the offices of the Escrow Agent (as defined in the Escrow Agreement)
pursuant to the Escrow Agreement in the form attached hereto as Exhibit
C
(the
“Escrow
Agreement”),
or at
such other location as may be agreed to by the parties.
The
Escrow Agreement shall contain instructions to the Escrow Agent to hold back,
after the Closing, an amount of funds equal to fifty percent (50%) of Buyer’s
Subscription Amount (the “Shareholder
Approval Holdback Amount”),
and the
Company shall deliver to the Escrow Agent the Related Preferred Stock
Certificates and Warrants to hold back, with such funds and certificates to
be
released as follows:
(A)
on
the date (the “Irrevocable
Consent Date”)
that
the Company delivers to the Escrow Agent and the Lead Investor copies of
Irrevocable Written Consents of stockholders of the Company representing a
majority of the Company’s outstanding voting shares as of the Trading Day
immediately preceding the Original Issue Date, provided that such Irrevocable
Written Consent are received by the Escrow Agent prior to the Shareholder
Issuance Approval Deadline, then Escrow Agreement shall instruct the Escrow
Agent to (x) release to the Company the balance of the Shareholder Approval
Holdback Amount, except for the Reduced Shareholder Approval Holdback Amount,
which the Escrow Agent shall continue to retain, and (y) release to the Buyer
the Related Preferred Stock Certificates and Warrants;
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(B)
if
the Shareholder Issuance Approval has occurred by the Shareholder Issuance
Approval Deadline, then the Company and the Buyer hereby instruct the Escrow
Agent to immediately deliver the remaining portion of the Shareholder Approval
Holdback Amount to the Company and Related Preferred Stock Certificates and
Warrants to Buyer; and
(C)
if
the Shareholder Issuance Approval (as defined in Section 4(x) below) has not
occurred by the Shareholder Issuance Approval Deadline (as defined in Section
4(x) below), then the Company and the Buyer hereby instruct the Escrow Agent
to
deliver the remaining portion of the Shareholder Approval Holdback Amount (as
defined below) to Buyer, which payment shall be deemed to be a payment by the
Company to the Buyer toward the Exchange Cap Redemption Amount (as defined
in
the Certificate of Designation) for an Exchange Cap Redemption (as defined
in
the Certificate of Designation), and the Related Preferred Stock Certificates
and Warrants to the Company for cancellation.
For
purposes hereof,
“Irrevocable
Written Consents”
shall
mean irrevocable written consents of stockholders of the Company whereby they
irrevocably agree to vote in favor of the Shareholder Issuance
Approval.
“Reduced
Shareholder Approval Holdback Amount”
shall
mean the Exchange Cap Redemption Amount which would be required to effect an
Exchange Cap Redemption as of the Irrevocable Consent Date, if the Company
were
required to effect an Exchange Cap Redemption on such date.
“Related
Preferred Stock Certificates and Warrants”
shall
mean shares of Preferred Stock having an aggregate Stated Value equal to the
amount of funds being released, and a number of Warrants equal to the
corresponding Warrant Amount;
(iv)
Warrants.
Each
Buyer’s Preferred Stock shall be accompanied by a number of warrants
(“Warrants”)
equal
to 60%
of the
aggregate Stated Value of the Preferred Stock being purchased by such Buyer,
divided by the Initial Conversion Price (as defined in the Certificate of
Designation) (the “Warrant
Amount”).
The
Warrants shall be in the form of the Warrant annexed hereto as Exhibit
D,
except
that the “Initial Exercise Price,” as defined therein, for one-half of such
Warrants shall equal $_____ and the Initial Warrant Exercise Price for the
other
half of the Warrants shall equal $_____ (as applicable, the “Initial
Warrant Exercise Price”),
subject to adjustment therein. The Warrants shall contain Exercise Price
adjustment provisions that are consistent with the adjustment provisions
afforded to the Conversion Price of the Preferred Stock in the Certificate
of
Designation and shall have a seven
(7)
year
term.
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(v)
Closing
Deliveries.
On the
Closing Date, the Company will deliver or cause to be delivered to each Buyer
(for purposes of this subsection, deliveries to the Escrow Agent on account
of
the Buyer shall be deemed to be deliveries to the Buyer):
(A)
the
items required to be delivered to Buyer pursuant to Section 8, duly executed
by
the Company where so required,
(B)
a
certificate (“Closing
Certificate”)
signed
by its chief executive officer or chief financial officer (1) representing
the
truth and accuracy of all the representations and warranties made by the Company
contained in this Agreement, as of the applicable Closing Date, as if such
representations and warranties were made and given on all such dates, (2) and
certifying that an Event of Default has not occurred,
(C)
a
legal opinion of the Company's counsel, dated as of the Closing Date, in form,
scope and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Buyer and in substantially
the same form as Exhibit
E
attached
hereto in relation to the Company, the applicable Preferred Stock, the
applicable Warrant and the Transaction Documents (“Closing
Legal Opinion”),
(D)
a
duly executed Preferred Stock Certificates with an aggregate Stated Value equal
to such Buyer’s Subscription Amount, registered in the name of such Buyer, minus
Preferred Stock Certificates representing the Shareholder Approval Holdback
Amount, which shall be delivered to and registered in the name of the Escrow
Agent,
(E)
two
duly executed Warrants registered in the name of such Buyer, each to purchase
up
to a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the one-half of Warrant Amount
(as defined in Section 1(b)(iv)), minus the Shareholder Approval Holdback Amount
with respect to the Warrant, each with an exercise price equal to the applicable
Initial Warrant Exercise Price (as defined in Section 1(b)(iv)) subject to
adjustment therein, and two duly executed Warrants registered in the name of
the
Escrow Agent to purchase up to a number of shares equal to the Shareholder
Approval Holdback Amount with respect to the Warrant,
(F)
Limited Standstill Agreements, duly executed by each of the Designated Insiders
(as defined in Section 4(r));
(G)
The
Company shall have delivered to such Buyer a true copy of certificate evidencing
the formation and good standing of the Company and each of its Subsidiaries
in
such entity's jurisdiction of formation issued by the Secretary of State (or
comparable office) of such jurisdiction, as of a date within 10 days of the
Closing Date.
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(I)
The
Company shall have delivered to such Buyer a certified copy of the Certificate
of Incorporation as certified by the Secretary of the State of Delaware as
of a
date that is ten (10) days prior to the Closing Date.
On
each
Closing Date, each Buyer shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Company
the following (for purposes of this subsection, deliveries to the Escrow Agent
on account of the Company shall be deemed to be deliveries to the
Company):
(A)
this
Securities Purchase Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement and the Escrow
Agreement, duly executed by such Buyer,
(B)
such
Buyer’s Subscription Amount by wire transfer to the account as specified in
writing by the Company (subject to offsets for any expenses to which such Buyer
is entitled).
(C)
a
Form W-9 (or Form W-8BEN, if the Buyer is a non-US citizen), duly executed
by
the Buyer.
2.
BUYER’S
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES.
Each
Buyer represents and warrants to the Company solely as to such Buyer
that:
(a)
Investment
Purpose.
As of
the date hereof, the Buyer is purchasing the Preferred Stock and the shares
of
Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Preferred Stock or otherwise
pursuant to the Certificate of Designation and the other Transaction Documents
(including, without limitation, the Payment Shares) (such shares of Common
Stock
being collectively referred to herein as the “Conversion
Shares”)
and
the Warrants and the shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise thereof
(the
“Warrant
Shares”
and,
collectively with the Preferred Stock, Warrants and Conversion Shares, the
“Securities”)
for its
own account and not with a present view towards the public sale or distribution
thereof, except pursuant to sales registered or exempted from registration
under
the 1933 Act; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that by making the representations herein,
the
Buyer does not agree to hold any of the Securities for any minimum or other
specific term and reserves the right to dispose of the Securities at any time
in
accordance with or pursuant to a registration statement or an exemption under
the 1933 Act and applicable state securities laws.
(b)
Accredited
Investor Status.
The
Buyer is an “accredited investor” as that term is defined in Rule 501(a) of
Regulation D (an “Accredited
Investor”).
(c)
Reliance
On Exemptions.
The
Buyer understands that the Securities are being offered and sold to it in
reliance upon specific exemptions from the registration requirements of United
States federal and state securities laws and that the Company is relying upon
the truth and accuracy of, and the Buyer's compliance with, the representations,
warranties, agreements, acknowledgments and understandings of the Buyer set
forth herein in order to determine the availability of such exemptions and
the
eligibility of the Buyer to acquire the Securities.
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(d)
Information.
The
Buyer and its advisors, if any, have been furnished with all materials relating
to the business, finances and operations of the Company and materials relating
to the offer and sale of the Securities which have been requested by the Buyer
or its advisors. The Buyer and its advisors, if any, have been afforded the
opportunity to ask questions of the Company. The Buyer understands that its
investment in the Securities involves a significant degree of risk.
(e)
Governmental
Review.
The
Buyer understands that no United States federal or state agency or any other
government or governmental agency has passed upon or made any recommendation
or
endorsement of the Securities.
(f)
Transfer
Or Re-Sale.
The
Buyer understands that (i) except as provided in the Registration Rights
Agreement, the sale or re-sale of the Securities has not been and is not being
registered under the 1933 Act or any applicable state securities laws, and
the
Securities may not be transferred or resold unless (a) the Securities are sold
pursuant to an effective registration statement under the 1933 Act, (b) the
Buyer shall have delivered to the Company an opinion of counsel (which opinion
shall be in form, substance and scope reasonably satisfactory to counsel to
the
Company) to the effect that the Securities to be sold or transferred may be
sold
or transferred pursuant to an exemption from such registration, (c) the
Securities are sold or transferred to an “affiliate”
(as
defined in Rule 144 promulgated under the 1933 Act (or a successor rule)
(“Rule
144”)
of the
Buyer who agrees to sell or otherwise transfer the Securities only in accordance
with this Section 2(f) and who is an Accredited Investor, or (d) the Securities
are sold pursuant to Rule 144 or Rule 144(k); and (ii) any sale of such
Securities made in reliance on Rule 144 or Rule 144(k) may be made only in
accordance with the terms of said Rule. Notwithstanding the foregoing or
anything else contained herein to the contrary, the Securities may be pledged
as
collateral in connection with a bona fide margin account or other lending
arrangement.
(g)
Organization;
Authorization; Enforcement.
Buyer is
a duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the
jurisdiction in which it is organized. Buyer has all requisite power and
authority to enter into and perform this Agreement and the other Transaction
Documents to which Buyer is a signatory and to consummate the transactions
contemplated hereby and thereby in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof.
The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents
to which Buyer is a signatory have been duly and validly authorized and no
further consent or authorization of Buyer, its manager or members is required.
This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered on behalf of the Buyer,
and
this Agreement constitutes, and upon execution and delivery by the Buyer of
the
other Transaction Documents to which Buyer is a signatory, such agreements
will
constitute, legal, valid and binding agreements of the Buyer enforceable in
accordance with their terms except (i) as limited by general equitable
principles and applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium
and
other laws of general application affecting enforcement of creditors’ rights
generally, (ii) as limited by laws relating to the availability of specific
performance, injunctive relief or other equitable remedies and (iii) insofar
as
indemnification and contribution provisions may be limited by applicable
law.
(h)
Residency.
The
Buyer’s residency is as indicated on its signature page hereto.
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(i)
Knowledge
And Experience.
Buyer
has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters that it
is
capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the investment in the
Securities.
(j)
Short
Sales Prior To The Date Hereof.
Buyer
and
its Affiliates have not from the time that such Buyer first received a term
sheet (written or oral) from the Company or any other person setting forth
the
material terms of the transactions contemplated hereunder until the date hereof
entered into or effected, or attempted to induce any third party to enter into
or effect, any short sales of the Common Stock, or any hedging transaction
which
establishes a net short position with respect to the Common Stock.
(k)
No
General Solicitation.
Buyer
has not been the subject of general solicitation with respect to this
Offering.
(l) Independent
Investment Decision.
Such Buyer has independently evaluated the merits of its decision to
purchase the Securities pursuant to the Transaction Documents, and such Buyer
confirms that it has not relied on the advice of any other Buyer's business
and/or legal counsel in making such decision.
(m)
No
Conflicts.
(i) The
execution, delivery and performance of each of the Transaction Documents by
the
Buyer and the consummation by the Buyer of the transactions contemplated hereby
and thereby does not and will not conflict with or result in a violation of
any
provision of the articles of organization, partnership certificate, partnership
agreement, operating agreement or similar organizational documents.
(ii)
Buyer is not subject to any provision of any other agreement, instrument,
judgment, order, decree, law, rule, regulation or any other restriction of
any
governmental authority that would prevent the purchase of the Securities being
purchased by it hereunder.
(iii) The
Buyer
is not required to obtain any consent, authorization or order of, or make any
filing or registration with, any court, governmental agency, regulatory agency,
self regulatory organization or stock market or any third party in order for
it
to execute, deliver or perform any of its obligations under the Transaction
Documents.
(n)
No
Brokers.
The
Buyer has taken no action which would give rise to any claim by any person
for
brokerage commissions, finder's fees or similar payments relating to this
Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby.
3.
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY.
The
Company represents and warrants to each Buyer that, except as set forth on
the
Company’s disclosure schedules referred to herein and attached hereto or any
update thereto prior to the Closing Date (collectively, the “Disclosure
Schedules”):
(a)
Organization
And Qualification.
The
Company and each of its Subsidiaries (as defined below), if any, is a
corporation or limited liability company duly organized, validly existing and
in
good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction in which it is organized,
with
full power and authority (corporate and other) to own, lease, use and operate
its properties and to carry on its business as and where now owned, leased,
used, operated and conducted. Schedule
3(a)
sets
forth a list of all of the Subsidiaries of the Company and the jurisdiction
in
which each is incorporated or organized. The Company and each of its
Subsidiaries is duly qualified as a foreign corporation or limited liability
company to do business and is in good standing in every jurisdiction in which
its ownership or use of property or the nature of the business conducted by
it
makes such qualification necessary except where the failure to be so qualified
or in good standing would not have a Material Adverse Effect. “Material
Adverse Effect”
means
any material adverse effect on (i) the Securities, (ii) the business,
operations, assets, financial condition or prospects of the Company and its
Subsidiaries, if any, taken as a whole, (iii) on the transactions contemplated
hereby or by the agreements or instruments to be entered into in connection
herewith or (iv) the authority or the ability of the Company to perform its
obligations under this Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement, the
Certificate of Designation or the Warrants. “Subsidiaries”
means
any
corporation or other organization, whether incorporated or unincorporated,
in
which the Company owns, directly or indirectly, any controlling equity or other
ownership interest.
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(b)
Authorization;
Enforcement.
(i) The
Company has all requisite corporate power and authority to enter into and
perform this Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement, the Certificate
of
Designation and the Warrants and to consummate the transactions contemplated
hereby and thereby and to issue the Securities, in accordance with the terms
hereof and thereof, (ii) except as otherwise set forth in Schedule
3(b),
the
execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement,
the
Certificate of Designation and the Warrants by the Company and the consummation
by it of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby (including without
limitation, the issuance of the Preferred Stock and the Warrants and the
issuance and reservation for issuance of the Conversion Shares issuable upon
conversion of or otherwise pursuant to the Certificate of Designation and the
Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of or otherwise pursuant to the Warrants)
have been duly authorized by the Company's Board of Directors and no further
consent or authorization of the Company, its Board of Directors, or its
stockholders is required, (iii) this Agreement has been duly executed and
delivered by the Company, and (iv) this Agreement constitutes, and upon
execution and delivery by the Company of,
the
Registration Rights Agreement, the Certificate of Designation and the Warrants,
each of such agreements and instruments will constitute, a legal, valid and
binding obligation of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance
with its terms, except (i) as limited by general equitable principles and
applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other laws
of
general application affecting enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, (ii)
as limited by laws relating to the availability of specific performance,
injunctive relief or other equitable remedies and (iii) insofar as
indemnification and contribution provisions may be limited by applicable law.
(c)
Capitalization.
The
authorized capital stock of the Company consists of 85,000,000 shares of Common
Stock, of which approximately 23,118,562
shares
are outstanding as of the date hereof and 15,000,000
shares
of preferred stock, par value $0.001
per
share, of which 4,000,512
shares
of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock are outstanding as of the date hereof.
There are no outstanding securities which are convertible into shares of Common
Stock, whether such conversion is currently convertible or convertible only
upon
some future date or the occurrence of some event in the future, except as
disclosed on Schedule
3(c-1).
If any
such securities are listed on the Schedule
3(c-1),
the
number or amount of each such outstanding convertible security are set forth
in
said Schedule
3(c-1).
All of
such outstanding shares of capital stock set forth in Schedule
3(c-1) are,
or
upon issuance will be, duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and
nonassessable.
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No
shares
of capital stock of the Company are subject to preemptive rights or any other
similar rights of the stockholders of the Company or any liens or encumbrances
imposed through the actions or failure to act of the Company. Except as
disclosed in Schedule
3(c-2),
as of
the effective date of this Agreement, (i) there are no outstanding options,
warrants, scrip, rights to subscribe for, puts, calls, rights of first refusal,
agreements, understandings, claims or other commitments or rights of any
character whatsoever relating to, or securities or rights convertible into
or
exchangeable for any shares of capital stock of the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries, 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, (ii) there are no agreements or arrangements under
which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is obligated to register the sale
of any of its or their securities under the 1933 Act (except the Registration
Rights Agreement) and (iii) there are no anti-dilution or price adjustment
provisions contained in any security issued by the Company (or in any agreement
providing rights to security holders) that will be triggered by the issuance
of
the Preferred Stock, the Warrants, the Conversion Shares, the Payment Shares,
or
the Warrant Shares. The Company has furnished to each Buyer true and correct
copies of the Company's Certificate of Incorporation as in effect on the date
hereof (“Certificate
of Incorporation”),
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
of
the Company and the material rights of the buyers thereof in respect thereto.
In
the event that the date of execution of this Agreement is not the Closing Date,
the Company shall provide each Buyer with a written update of this
representation signed by the Company's President and Chief Executive or Chief
Financial Officer on behalf of the Company as of the Closing Date (“Closing
Bring-Down Certificate”).
Except
as disclosed in Schedule 3(c-2), the issuance 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 Buyers) and will not result in a right of any holder
of Company securities to adjust the exercise, conversion, exchange or reset
price under any of such securities. Except as disclosed in Schedule 3(c-2),
no
further approval or authorization of any stockholder, the Board of Directors
of
the Company or others is required for the issuance and sale of the Securities.
Except as disclosed in Schedule 3(c-2), there are no stockholders agreements,
voting agreements or other similar agreements with respect to the Company’s
capital stock to which the Company is a party or, to the Knowledge of the
Company, between or among any of the Company’s stockholders.
(d)
Issuance
of Shares.
Upon
issuance and upon conversion of the Preferred Stock and upon exercise of the
Warrants in accordance with their respective terms, and receipt of the exercise
price therefor, the Conversion Shares and Warrant Shares, along with any Payment
Shares will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable, and free from all
taxes, liens, claims and encumbrances other than securities law restrictions
and
shall not be subject to preemptive rights or other similar rights of
stockholders of the Company, except as provided in the Transaction Documents.
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(e)
Acknowledgment
of Dilution.
The
Company understands and acknowledges the potentially dilutive effect to the
Common Stock upon the issuance of the Conversion Shares upon conversion of
or
otherwise pursuant to the Certificate of Designation or upon issuance of the
Warrant Shares upon exercise of or otherwise pursuant to the Warrants. The
Company's directors and executive officers have studied and fully understand
the
nature of the Securities being sold hereunder. Taking the foregoing into
account, the Company's Board of Directors has determined, in its good faith
business judgment, that the issuance of the Securities hereunder and under
the
Certificate of Designation and the Warrants and the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby and thereby are in the best interest of the
Company and its stockholders.
(f)
No
Conflicts.
Except
as otherwise set forth in Schedule
3(f),
the
execution, delivery and performance of each of the Transaction Documents by
the
Company and the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated
hereby and thereby (including, without limitation, the issuance and reservation
for issuance of the Conversion Shares and Warrant Shares) will not (i) conflict
with or result in a violation of any provision of the Certificate of
Incorporation or By-laws, (ii) trigger any resets of conversion or exercise
prices in other outstanding convertible securities, warrants or options of
the
Company, (iii) trigger the issuance of securities by the Company to any third
party, (iv) violate or conflict with, or result in a breach of any provision
of,
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, patent,
patent license or instrument to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries
is
a party, or (v) result in a violation of any law, rule, regulation, order,
judgment or decree (including federal and state securities laws and regulations
and regulations of any self-regulatory organizations to which the Company or
its
securities are subject) 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, in the case of clauses (i), (iv) and (v) above,
for
such conflicts, defaults, terminations, amendments, accelerations, cancellations
and violations as would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material
Adverse Effect). Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is in violation
of its Certificate of Incorporation, By-laws or other organizational documents
and neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is in default (and no event
has occurred which with notice or lapse of time or both could put the Company
or
any of its Subsidiaries in default) under, and neither the Company nor any
of
its Subsidiaries has taken any action or failed to take any action that would
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 by which any property or assets of the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries is bound or affected, except for possible
defaults as would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse
Effect. The businesses of the Company and its Subsidiaries, if any, are not
being conducted, in violation of any law, ordinance or regulation of any
governmental entity the violation of which would have a Material Adverse Effect.
Except as disclosed in Schedule
3(f)
or as
specifically contemplated by this Agreement or as required under the 1933 Act
and 1934 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, governmental agency, regulatory agency, self
regulatory organization or stock market or any third party in order for it
to
execute, deliver or perform any of its obligations under this Agreement, the
Registration Rights Agreement, the Certificate of Designation or the Warrants
in
accordance with the terms hereof or thereof or to issue and sell the Preferred
Stock and Warrants in accordance with the terms hereof and to issue the
Conversion Shares upon conversion of the Preferred Stock or otherwise pursuant
to the Certificate of Designation and the Warrant Shares upon exercise of or
otherwise pursuant to the Warrants. The Company is not in violation of the
listing requirements of the Principal Market (as defined herein) and does not
reasonably anticipate that the Common Stock will cease to be listed on the
Principal Market in the foreseeable future. Except as disclosed in Schedule
3(f), 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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(g)
SEC
Documents; Financial Statements.
Since at
least September 14, 2006, the Company has timely filed all reports, schedules,
and statements required to be filed by it with the SEC pursuant to the reporting
requirements of the 1934 Act (and all exhibits included therein and financial
statements and schedules thereto and documents (other than exhibits to such
documents) incorporated by reference therein, being hereinafter referred to
herein as the “SEC
Documents”).
For
purposes of this Agreement, “Timely
Filed”
shall
mean that the applicable document was filed (i) by its original due date under
the 1934 Act, or, if a request for an extension was timely filed, (ii) by such
extended due date. True and complete copies of the SEC Documents are available
on the SEC’s internet website (xxx.xxx.xxx), except for such exhibits and
incorporated documents. Except as provided in the comment letter received from
the SEC dated May 7, 2007, as of their respective dates, the SEC Documents
complied in all material respects with the requirements of the 1934 Act and
the
rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder applicable to the SEC
Documents, and none of the SEC Documents, at the time they were filed with
the
SEC, 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. Except as provided in the comment letter received from the
SEC
dated May 7, 2007, none of the statements made in any such SEC Documents is,
or
has been, required to be amended or updated under applicable law (except for
such statements as have been amended or updated in subsequent filings prior
to
the date hereof). Except as provided in the comment letter received from the
SEC
dated May 7, 2007, as of their respective dates, the financial statements of
the
Company (and the Buyers thereto) included in the SEC Documents 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 United States 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 not include footnotes or may be condensed or summary
statements) and fairly present in all material respects the consolidated
financial position of the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of the
dates thereof and the consolidated results of their operations and cash flows
for the periods then ended (subject, in the case of unaudited statements, to
normal year-end audit adjustments). Except as set forth in the financial
statements of the Company included in the SEC Documents, the Company has no
liabilities, contingent or otherwise, other than (i) liabilities incurred in
the
ordinary course of business subsequent to the date of the Company’s most recent
10-QSB or 10-KSB and (ii) obligations under contracts and commitments incurred
in the ordinary course of business and not required under generally accepted
accounting principles to be reflected in such financial statements, which,
individually or in the aggregate, are not material to the financial condition
or
operating results of the Company.
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(h)
Absence
of Certain Changes.
Except
for losses incurred in the ordinary course of business that have been publicly
disclosed at least five (5) days prior to the date hereof or as set forth on
Schedule
3(h)
hereof,
since the date of the Company’s most recent 10-QSB or 10-KSB, there has been no
material adverse change in the assets, liabilities, business, properties,
operations, financial condition, results of operations or prospects of the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries. For purposes of this Section 3(h), the
term
“Material
Adverse Change”
shall
exclude continuing losses that are consistent with the Company's historical
losses.
Except
as
disclosed in Schedule 3(h),
since
the date of the Company’s most recent audited financial statements contained in
a Form 10-K, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has
(i) declared
or paid any dividends on its Common Stock;
(ii)
sold
any assets, individually or in the aggregate, in excess of $100,000 outside
of
the ordinary course of business;
(iii) except
as set forth in
Schedule 3(h),
had
capital expenditures, individually or in the aggregate, in excess of
$250,000;
(iv)
issued
any stock, bonds or other corporate securities or any rights, options or
warrants with respect thereto;
(v)
borrowed any amount or incurred or become subject to any liabilities (absolute
or contingent) except current liabilities incurred in the ordinary course of
business which are comparable in nature and amount to the current liabilities
incurred in the ordinary course of business during the comparable portion of
its
prior fiscal year, as adjusted to reflect the current nature and volume of
the
Company's or such subsidiary's business;
(vi)
discharged or satisfied any lien or encumbrance or paid any obligation or
liability (absolute or contingent), other than current liabilities paid in
the
ordinary course of business;
(vii)
declared or made any payment or distribution of cash or other property to
stockholders with respect to its stock, or purchased or redeemed, or made any
agreements so to purchase or redeem, any shares of its capital
stock;
(viii)
sold, assigned or transferred any other tangible assets, or canceled any debts
or claims, except in the ordinary course of business;
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(ix)
sold, assigned or transferred any patent rights, trademarks, trade names,
copyrights, trade secrets or other intangible assets or intellectual property
rights, or disclosed any proprietary confidential information to any person
except to customers in the ordinary course of business or to the Purchasers
or
their representatives;
(x)
suffered any material losses or waived any rights of material value, whether
or
not in the ordinary course of business, or suffered the loss of any material
amount of prospective business;
(xi)
made
any changes in employee compensation except in the ordinary course of business
and consistent with past practices;
(xii)
made capital expenditures or commitments therefor that aggregate in excess
of
$250,000;
(xiii)
entered into any other transaction other than in the ordinary course of
business, or entered into any other material transaction, whether or not in
the
ordinary course of business;
(xiv)
made charitable contributions or pledges in excess of $10,000;
(xv)
suffered any material damage, destruction or casualty loss, whether or not
covered by insurance;
(xvi)
experienced any material problems with labor or management in connection with
the terms and conditions of their employment;
(xvii)
effected any two or more events of the foregoing kind which in the aggregate
would be material to the Company or its subsidiaries; or
(xviii)
entered into an agreement, written or otherwise, to take any of the foregoing
actions.
Except
as
set forth in Schedule
3(h),
neither
the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has taken any steps to seek protection
pursuant to any bankruptcy law nor does the Company have any knowledge or reason
to believe that its creditors intend to initiate involuntary bankruptcy
proceedings or any actual knowledge of any fact which would reasonably lead
a
creditor to do so.
(i)
Absence
of Litigation.
Except
as disclosed in Schedule
3(i-1),
to the
knowledge of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, there is no action, suit,
claim, proceeding, inquiry or investigation before or by any court, public
board, government agency, self-regulatory organization or body pending or,
to
the Knowledge of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, threatened against
or
affecting the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or their officers or directors
in their capacity as such which if adversely decided would have a Material
Adverse Effect. Schedule
3(i-2)
contains
a complete list and summary description of any known pending or threatened
proceeding against or affecting the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, if
adversely decided would have a Material Adverse Effect. Except as disclosed
in
Schedule 3(i-2), 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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(j)
Patents,
Copyrights, Etc.
All of
the Company’s material patents, patent applications, Patents (as defined below),
patent rights, inventions, know-how, trade secrets, trademarks, trademark
applications, service marks, service names, trade names and copyrights
(“Intellectual
Property”)
are set
forth in Schedule
3(j-1)
hereof. The
Company and its Subsidiaries own or possess adequate rights or licenses to
use
all of the Intellectual property and
the
rights to receive proceeds from patent licensing agreements, patent infringement
litigation or other litigation related to such intellectual property
(collectively, the “Intellectual
Property Rights”).
Any
Liens, encumbrances or licenses that have been granted against the Intellectual
Property are listed in Schedule
3(j-2).
Except
as
set forth in Schedule
3(j-2),
none of
the Company's Intellectual Property Rights have expired or terminated, or are
expected to expire or terminate, within three years from the date of this
Agreement. The Company does not have any knowledge of any infringement by the
Company or its Subsidiaries of Intellectual Property Rights of
others
which if
adversely decided would have a Material Adverse Effect.
Except
as
otherwise set forth on Schedule
3(j-2),
the
Company owns all right and title to the Intellectual Property free and clear
of
any Liens or encumbrances and has not granted any licenses or rights to use
any
of the Patents to any third party. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries
owns
or possesses the requisite licenses or rights to use all Intellectual Property
necessary to enable it to conduct its business as now operated, including but
not limited to the intellectual property set forth in Schedule
3(j-1)
hereof
(and, except as otherwise set forth in Schedule
3(j-2) hereof,
to the best of the Company's knowledge, as presently contemplated to be operated
in the future), except for such licenses or rights the failure of which to
own
or possess would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse
Effect; there is no claim or action by any person pertaining to, or proceeding
pending, or to the Company's Knowledge threatened, which challenges the right
of
the Company or of a Subsidiary with respect to any Intellectual Property
necessary to enable it to conduct its business as now operated (and, except
as
otherwise set forth in Schedule
3(j-2) hereof,
to the best of the Company's Knowledge, as presently contemplated to be operated
in the future), except for actions or claims which, if adversely decided, would
not have a Material Adverse Effect. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries
have taken reasonable security measures to protect the secrecy, confidentiality
and value of their Intellectual Property.
For
purposes hereof, “Patents”
means
all domestic and foreign letters patent, design patents, utility patents,
industrial designs, inventions, trade secrets, ideas, concepts, methods,
techniques, processes, proprietary information, technology, know-how, formulae,
rights of publicity and other general intangibles of like nature, now existing
or hereafter acquired all applications, registrations and recordings thereof
(including, without limitation, applications, registrations and recordings
in
the United States Patent and Trademark Office, or in any similar office or
agency of the United States or any other country or any political subdivision
thereof), and all reissues, divisions, continuations, continuations in part
and
extensions or renewals thereof, in each case owned by the Company or an of
its
Subsidiaries.
(k)
Omitted.
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(l)
Tax
Status.
Except
as set forth on Schedule
3(l),
the
Company and each of its Subsidiaries has made or filed all federal, state and
foreign income and all other tax returns, reports and declarations required
by
any jurisdiction to which it is subject (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) and
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 provisions 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. The Company has not executed a waiver with respect
to
the statute of limitations relating to the assessment or collection of any
foreign, federal, state or local tax. Except as set forth on Schedule
3(l),
none of
the Company's tax returns is presently being audited by any taxing
authority.
(m)
Transactions
With And Obligations To Affiliates.
Other
than the grant of stock options under an Approved Stock Plan, or as disclosed
on
Schedule
3(m),
none
of
the officers or directors of the Company is presently a party to any transaction
with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (other than customary employment
contracts, compensatory arrangements or plans for ordinary course services
as
employees, officers and directors or confidentiality agreement in connection
with such employment), 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. Schedule
3(m)
sets
forth any loans, payables, payments, transactions, debt or equity securities,
or
similar agreements or obligations between the Company and any officers,
directors, management or affiliates of the Company.
(n)
Omitted.
(o)
Acknowledgment
Regarding Buyer’s Purchase of Securities.
The
Company acknowledges and agrees that each Buyer is acting solely in the capacity
of arm's length purchaser with respect to this Agreement and the transactions
contemplated hereby. The Company further acknowledges that each Buyer 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 that any statement made by each Buyer or any of its respective
representatives or agents in connection with this Agreement and the transactions
contemplated hereby is not advice or a recommendation and is merely incidental
to the Buyer’s purchase of the Securities and has not been relied upon by the
Company, its officers or directors in any way. The Company further represents
to
each Buyer that the Company's decision to enter into this Agreement has been
based solely on the independent evaluation of the Company and its
representatives.
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(p)
No
Integrated Offering.
Except
as contemplated under the terms of the Offering, neither the Company, nor to
its
Knowledge any of its affiliates or 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
under the 1933 Act of the issuance of the Securities to any Buyer. The issuance
of the Securities to each Buyer will not be integrated with any other issuance
of the Company's securities (past, current or future) for purposes of any
stockholder approval provisions applicable to the Company or its
securities.
(q)
No
Brokers.
Other
than the retention of Canaccord Xxxxx as its financial advisor, the Company
has
taken no action which would give rise to any claim by any person for brokerage
commissions, finder's fees or similar payments relating to this Agreement or
the
transactions contemplated hereby.
(r)
Conduct
of Business; Regulatory Permits; Compliance.
The
Company and each of its Subsidiaries is in possession of all licenses, permits,
easements, and variances necessary to own, lease and operate its properties
and
to carry on its business as it is now being conducted (collectively, the
“Company
Permits”),
except
where the failure to so possess any such Company Permits would not have a
Material Adverse Effect. 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. Except as set forth in
Schedule
3(r),
the
Company is not in violation of any of the rules, regulations or requirements
of
the Principal Market and has no knowledge of any facts or circumstances that
would reasonably lead to delisting or suspension of the Common Stock by its
Principal Market in the foreseeable future. Since at least May 31, 2006, (i)
the
Common Stock has been designated for quotation on the Principal Market, (ii)
trading in the Common Stock has not been suspended by the SEC or the Principal
Market and (iii) the Company has received no communication, written or oral,
from the SEC or the Principal Market regarding the suspension or delisting
of
the Common Stock from the Principal Market.
(s)
Environmental
Matters.
(i)
Except as set forth in Schedule
3(s),
there
are, to the Company's Knowledge, with respect to the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries or any predecessor of the Company, no past or present violations
of
Environmental Laws (as defined below), releases of any material into the
environment, actions, activities, circumstances, conditions, events, incidents,
or contractual obligations which may give rise to any common law environmental
liability or any liability under the Comprehensive Environmental Response,
Compensation and Liability Act of 1980 or similar federal, state, local or
foreign laws and neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has received
any notice with respect to any of the foregoing, nor is any action pending
or,
to the Company's knowledge, threatened in connection with any of the foregoing.
The term “Environmental
Laws” means
all
federal, state, local or foreign laws relating to pollution or protection of
human health or the environment (including, without limitation, ambient air,
surface water, groundwater, land surface or subsurface strata), including,
without limitation, laws relating to emissions, discharges, releases or
threatened releases of chemicals, pollutants contaminants, or toxic or hazardous
substances or wastes (collectively, “Hazardous
Materials”)
into
the environment, or otherwise relating to the manufacture, processing,
distribution, use, treatment, storage, disposal, transport or handling of
Hazardous Materials, as well as all authorizations, codes, decrees, demands
or
demand letters, injunctions, judgments, licenses, notices or notice letters,
orders, permits, plans or regulations issued, entered, promulgated or approved
thereunder.
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(ii)
Other than those that are or were stored, used or disposed of in compliance
with
applicable law, no Hazardous Materials are contained on or about any real
property currently owned, leased or used by the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries, and no Hazardous Materials were released on or about any real
property previously owned, leased or used by the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries during the period the property was owned, leased or used by the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries, except in the normal course of the Company's
or any of its Subsidiaries' business.
(iii)
Except as set forth in Schedule
3(s),
there
are no underground storage tanks on or under any real property owned, leased
or
used by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that are not in compliance with
applicable law.
(t)
Title
To Property.
The
Company owns no real property. The Company has good and marketable title to
all
personal property owned by them which is material to the business of the Company
and its Subsidiaries, in each case free and clear of all Liens, encumbrances
and
defects except such as are described in Schedule 3(t) or such as would not
have
a Material Adverse Effect. 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 would not have a Material Adverse
Effect.
(u)
Insurance. The
Company and the Subsidiaries maintain policies of insurance of the type and
in
such amounts as are reasonably and customarily carried by Persons conducting
businesses or owning assets similarly situated to the Company and the
Subsidiaries, respectively, at least equal to the aggregate Subscription Amount.
The Company maintains a director’s and officer’s insurance policy in the amount
of at least $5,000,000.
To the
best of the Company’s Knowledge, such insurance policy is in full force and
effect and accurate and complete. 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.
(v)
Internal
Accounting Controls.
The
Company and each of its Subsidiaries maintain a system of internal accounting
controls sufficient, in the judgment of the Company's board of directors, to
provide reasonable assurance that (i) transactions are executed in accordance
with management's general or specific authorizations, (ii) transactions are
recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in
conformity with generally accepted accounting principles and to maintain asset
accountability, (iii) access to assets is permitted only in accordance with
management's general or specific authorization and (iv) the recorded
accountability for assets is compared with the existing assets at reasonable
intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any
differences.
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(w)
Foreign
Corrupt Practices.
Neither
the Company, nor any of its Subsidiaries, nor to its knowledge, any director,
officer, agent, employee or other person acting on behalf of the Company or
any
Subsidiary has, in the course of his actions for, or on behalf of, the Company,
used any corporate funds for any unlawful contribution, gift, entertainment
or
other unlawful expenses relating to political activity; made any direct or
indirect unlawful payment to any foreign or domestic government official or
employee from corporate funds; violated or is in violation of any provision
of
the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977; or made any bribe, rebate,
payoff, influence payment, kickback or other unlawful payment to any foreign
or
domestic government official or employee.
(x)
Solvency.
The
Company (both before and after giving effect to the transactions contemplated
by
this Agreement) is solvent (i.e., its assets have a fair market value in excess
of the amount required to pay its probable liabilities on its existing debts
as
they become absolute and matured) and currently the Company has no information
that would lead it to reasonably conclude that the Company would not have the
ability to, nor does it intend to take any action that would impair its ability
to, pay its debts from time to time incurred in connection therewith as such
debts mature. Except as disclosed in Schedule
3(x),
the
Company did not receive a qualified opinion from its auditors with respect
to
its most recent fiscal year end and does not anticipate or know of any basis
upon which its auditors might issue a qualified opinion in respect of its
current fiscal year.
(y)
No
Investment Company.
The
Company is not, and upon the issuance and sale of the Securities as contemplated
by this Agreement will not be, an “investment company” required to be registered
under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (an “Investment
Company”).
To the
best of its Knowledge, the Company is not controlled by an Investment
Company.
(z)
No
Market Manipulation.
The
Company has not, and to its Knowledge no one acting on its behalf has, (i)
taken, directly or indirectly, any action designed to cause or to result in,
or
that has constituted or which might reasonably be expected to constitute, the
stabilization or manipulation of the price of any security of the Company to
facilitate the sale or resale of any of the Securities, (ii) sold, bid for,
purchased, or paid anyone any compensation for soliciting purchases of, any
of
the Securities, or (iii) paid or agreed to pay to any person any compensation
for soliciting another to purchase any other securities of the
Company.
(aa)
Stop
Transfer.
The
Securities, when issued, will be restricted securities. The Company will not
issue any stop transfer order or other order impeding the sale, resale or
delivery of any of the Securities, except as may be required by any applicable
federal or state securities laws and unless contemporaneous notice of such
instruction is given to the Buyers.
(bb)
No
Undisclosed Liabilities.
The
Company has no liabilities or obligations which are material, individually
or in
the aggregate, other than those incurred in the ordinary course of the Company's
businesses which have been disclosed in the Company’s public filings and which,
individually or in the aggregate, would reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect other than as set forth in Schedule
3(bb).
(cc)
Omitted.
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(dd)
No
Disagreements With Accountants And Lawyers.
There
are no disagreements of any kind presently existing, or reasonably anticipated
by the Company to arise, between the Company and the accountants and lawyers
formerly or presently employed by the Company, including but not limited to
disputes or conflicts over payment owed to such accountants and lawyers.
Attached hereto as Schedule
3(dd)
are
signed letters from the Company’s current accounting firm and outside law firm
attesting to the facts in the immediately preceding sentence (the “Accountant
And Lawyer Letters”).
(ee)
Company
Acknowledgment.
The
Company hereby acknowledges that each Buyer may elect to hold its Preferred
Stock and the Warrants for various periods of time, as permitted by the terms
of
the Transaction Documents and the Company further acknowledges that Buyer has
made no representations or warranties, either written or oral, as to how long
the Securities will be held by such Buyer or regarding Buyer’s trading history
or investment strategies.
(ff)
Omitted.
(gg)
Absence
of Certain Company Control Person Actions Or Events.
To the
Company’s Knowledge, during the past five (5) years:
(i)
No
petition under the federal bankruptcy laws or any state insolvency law was
filed
by or against, and no receiver, fiscal agent or similar officer was appointed
by
a court for the business or property of such Company Control Person, or any
partnership in which he was a general partner at or within two years before
the
time of such filing, or any corporation or business association of which he
was
an executive officer at or within two years before the time of such
filing;
(ii)
No
Company Control Person was convicted in a criminal proceeding or is a named
subject of a pending criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations and
other
minor offenses);
(iii)
No
Company Control Person has been the subject of any order, judgment or decree,
that was not subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated, of any court of
competent jurisdiction, permanently or temporarily enjoining him from, or
otherwise limiting, the following activities:
(A)
acting, as an investment advisor, underwriter, broker or dealer in securities,
or as an affiliated person, director or employee of any investment company,
bank, savings and loan association or insurance company, as a futures commission
merchant, introducing broker, commodity trading advisor, commodity pool
operator, floor broker, any other Person regulated by the Commodity Futures
Trading Commission (“CFTC”)
or
engaging in or continuing any conduct or practice in connection with such
activity;
(B)
engaging in any type of business practice; or
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(C)
engaging in any activity in connection with the purchase or sale of any security
or commodity or in connection with any violation of federal or state securities
laws or federal commodities laws;
(iv)
No
Company Control Person has been the subject of any order, judgment or decree,
not subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated, of any federal or state
authority barring, suspending or otherwise limiting for more than 60 days the
right of such Company Control Person to engage in any activity described in
paragraph (3) of this item, or to be associated with Persons engaged in any
such
activity; or
(v)
No
Company Control Person was found by a court of competent jurisdiction in a
civil
action or by the CFTC or SEC to have violated any federal or state securities
law, and the judgment in such civil action or finding by the CFTC or SEC has
not
been subsequently reversed, suspended, or vacated.
For
purposes hereof, “Company
Control Person”
means
each director, executive officer, promoter, and such other Persons as may be
deemed in control of the Company pursuant to Rule 405 under the 1933 Act or
Xxxxxxx 00 xx xxx 0000 Xxx.
(xx)
DTC
Status.
The
Company's transfer agent is a participant in and the Common Stock is eligible
for transfer pursuant to the Depository Trust Company Automated Securities
Transfer Program. The name, address, telephone number, fax number, contact
person and email address of the Company transfer agent is set forth on
Schedule
3(hh)
hereto.
(ii)
Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx;
Internal Accounting Controls.
The
Company is in material compliance with all provisions of the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx
Act
of 2002 which are applicable to it as of the Closing Date.
(jj)
Registration
Rights.
Except
as
set forth on Schedule
3(jj) hereto,
other than each of the Buyers, no Person has any right to cause the Company
to
effect the registration under the Securities Act of any securities of the
Company.
(kk) Off
Balance Sheet Arrangements.
There is
no transaction, arrangement, or other relationship between the Company and
an
unconsolidated or other off balance sheet entity that is required to be
disclosed by the Company in its 1934 Act filings and is not so disclosed or
that
otherwise would be reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse
Effect.
(ll)
Employee
Relations.
(i)
Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to any
collective bargaining agreement or employs any member of a union. The
Company and its Subsidiaries believe that their relations with their employees
are good. Except as disclosed in Schedule
3(ll),
no
executive officer (as defined in Rule 501(f) of the 0000 Xxx) of the Company
or
any of its Subsidiaries has notified the Company or any such Subsidiary that
such officer intends to leave the Company or any such Subsidiary or otherwise
terminate such officer's employment with the Company or any such Subsidiary.
No executive officer of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, to the
Knowledge of the Company or any such Subsidiary, is, or is now expected to
be,
in violation of any material term of any employment contract, confidentiality,
disclosure or proprietary information agreement, non-competition agreement,
or
any other contract or agreement or any restrictive covenant, and, the continued
employment of each such executive officer does not, subject the Company or
any
of its Subsidiaries to any liability with respect to any of the foregoing
matters.
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(ii)
The
Company and its Subsidiaries are in compliance with all federal, state, local
and foreign laws and regulations respecting labor, employment and employment
practices and benefits, terms and conditions of employment and wages and hours,
except where failure to be in compliance would not, either individually or
in
the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse
Effect.
(mm)
Obligations
To Issue Additional Securities.
Schedule
3(mm)
lists
all outstanding debt or equity securities, warrants or options, or Common Stock
Equivalents, and all contractual agreements of the Company, in each case, that
contain any provisions (“Triggering
Provisions”)
that
could require the adjustment to conversion or exercise prices of existing
securities, or the issuance of additional securities triggered as a result
of
the issuance of securities by the Company or by the passage of time on or after
the date of this Securities Purchase Agreement.
(nn)
Acknowledgment
Regarding Purchasers’ Trading Activity.
Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement or elsewhere herein to the contrary
(except for Sections 2(j) and 4(i) hereof), it is understood and acknowledged
by
the Company that (i) none of the Buyers has been asked to agree by the Company,
nor has any Buyer agreed, to desist from purchasing or selling, long and/or
short, securities of the Company, or “derivative” securities based on securities
issued by the Company or to hold the Securities for any specified term, (ii)
past or future open market or other transactions by any Buyer, specifically
including, without limitation, Short Sales or “derivative” transactions, before
or after the closing of this or future private placement transactions, may
negatively impact the market price of the Company’s publicly-traded securities,
(iii) any Buyer, and counter-parties in “derivative” transactions to which any
such Buyer is a party, directly or indirectly, may presently have a “short”
position in the Common Stock, and (iv) each Buyer shall not be deemed to have
any affiliation with or control over any arm’s length counter-party in any
“derivative” transaction.
(oo)
Regulation
M Compliance.
The
Company has not, and to its Knowledge no one acting on its behalf has, (i)
taken, directly or indirectly, any action designed to cause or to result in
the
stabilization or manipulation of the price of any security of the Company to
facilitate the sale or resale of any of the Securities, (ii) sold, bid for,
purchased, or paid any compensation for soliciting purchases of, any of the
securities of the Company or (iii) paid or agreed to pay to any Person any
compensation for soliciting another to purchase any other securities of the
Company, other than, in the case of clauses (ii) and (iii), compensation paid
to
the Company’s placement agent in connection with the placement of the
Securities.
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4.
COVENANTS.
Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary herein, with respect to the covenants in Sections
4 and
5 applicable to the Company: the Company’s obligations to follow such covenants
shall continue until such time as less than 20% of the Preferred Stock issued
in
the Offering remain outstanding; and, any or all of such covenants may be waived
by the written consent of the Required Holders (as defined in the Certificate
of
Designation).
(a)
Best
Efforts.
The
parties shall use their best efforts to satisfy timely each of the conditions
described in Sections 7 and 8 of this Agreement.
(b)
Form
D; Blue Sky Laws.
The
Company agrees to file a Form D with respect to the Securities 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 Securities
for sale to the Buyer at the Closing pursuant to this Agreement under applicable
securities or “blue sky” laws of the states of the United States (or to obtain
an exemption from such qualification), and shall provide evidence of any such
action so taken to each Buyer on or prior to the Closing Date.
(c)
Reporting
Status.
The
Company's Common Stock is registered under Section 12(b) or 12(g) of the 1934
Act. The Company shall timely file (or obtain extensions in respect thereof
and
file within the applicable grace period) all reports required to be filed with
the SEC pursuant to the 1934 Act (“1934
Act Filings”).
(d)
Use
of Proceeds.
The
Company shall segregate at least $200,000
of the
Offering proceeds into a separate designated bank account to be used only as
payment to the Trout Group or other third-party entities acceptable to the
Required Holders, for carrying out investor relations services (“IR
Purposes”).
The
Company shall use at least $100,000 of the proceeds of the Offering for IR
Purposes during the first calendar year after the Closing Date. The Company
shall use the remainder of the proceeds from the sale of the Preferred Stock
and
the Warrants for marketing and working capital. The Company shall not use any
of
such proceeds (i) to repay any of its corporate debt or other Indebtedness,
(ii)
to redeem any Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents, (iii) to settle any
outstanding litigation, or (iv) to repay any debt or obligation to any officer,
director or manager of the Company, including but not limited to the Company’s
president, chief executive officer, chief financial officer and chief operations
officer, and any of their affiliates or family members (collectively,
“Insiders”).
(e)
Securities
Issuance Restrictions; Prohibited Equity Securities Lock-Up; Right of
Participation; Securities Exchange.
(i)
Lock-Up
of Issuance of Securities.
Except
for Exempt Issuances, and except for the transactions or other issuances of
securities by the Company to the Buyers as contemplated by the Transaction
Documents, during the period from the date hereof until the date that is 90
days
following the Effective Date (the “Limitation
Period”),
neither the Company nor any Subsidiary shall issue shares of Common Stock or
Common Stock Equivalents (the “Equity
Issuance Lock-Up”),
provided,
however,
the 90
day period set forth in this Section 4(e)(i) shall be extended for the number
of
Trading Days during such period in which (i) trading in the Common Stock is
suspended by any Trading Market, or (ii) following the Effective Date, the
Registration Statement is not effective or the prospectus included in the
Registration Statement may not be used by the Buyers for the resale of the
Underlying Shares. The Equity Issuance Lock-Up shall not apply in respect of
an
Exempt Issuance.
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(ii)
Prohibited
Equity Securities Lock-Up.
During
the period that any Preferred Stock remains outstanding, notwithstanding whether
or not an issuance of securities is an Exempt Issuance, the Company shall not
issue or sell, or agree to issue or sell Prohibited Equity Securities (as
defined below)(the “Prohibited
Equity Securities Lock-Up”),
without obtaining the prior written approval of the Required Holders, with
the
exception of any such agreements or transactions that (x) exist as of the date
hereof and (y) are not amended or modified after the date hereof.
For
purposes hereof, the following shall be collectively referred to herein as,
the
“Prohibited
Equity Securities”:
(A) any
debt or equity securities which are convertible into, exercisable or
exchangeable for, or carry the right to receive additional shares of Common
Stock either (1) at any conversion, exercise or exchange rate or other price
(each, a “Price”)
that is
based upon and/or varies with the trading prices of or quotations for Common
Stock at any time after the initial issuance of such debt or equity security
(regardless of whether or not such Price or any change of Price is conditioned
upon the occurrence or non-occurrence of future events or circumstances), or
(2)
with a fixed conversion, exercise or exchange price that is subject to being
reset at some future date at any time after the initial issuance of such debt
or
equity security due to a change in the market price of the Company’s Common
Stock since date of initial issuance (regardless of whether or not such Price
or
any change of Price is conditioned upon the occurrence or non-occurrence of
future events or circumstances), or (B) any amortizing convertible security
which amortizes prior to its maturity date, where the Company is required to
or
has the option to (or the investor in such transaction has the option to require
the Company to) make such amortization payments in shares of Common Stock
(whether or not such payments in stock are subject to certain equity
conditions), or (C) any transaction involving a written agreement between the
Company and an investor or underwriter whereby the Company has the right to
“put” its securities to the investor or underwriter over an agreed period of
time and at an agreed price or price formula (each, an “Equity
Line”
transaction). For purposes of the above, the “Market
Price”
at time
of closing shall mean the Market Price, as defined in the Certificate of
Designation.
It
is
expressly agreed and understood that the Prohibited Equity Securities Lock-Up
shall
apply in
respect of an Exempt Issuance and that no issuance of Prohibited Equity
Securities shall be an Exempt Issuance.
(iii)
Omitted.
(iv)
Buyer’s
Right of Participation in Future Financings.
(A)
From
the date hereof and during the period that any shares of Preferred Stock are
outstanding but no longer than four years from the Closing Date, upon any
financing by the Company or any of its subsidiaries (each, a “Subsequent
Financing”)
of
Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents (as defined in Section 1(a)) for cash
consideration, excluding any securities issued pursuant to the Offering
described in this Agreement, to an Exempt Issuance or a firm commitment
underwritten public offering of Common Stock, each Buyer shall have the right
to
participate (the “Buyer’s
Right of Participation”)
in an
amount up to the Buyer’s Participation Percentage (as defined below) of the
Subsequent Financing, provided that any securities issued to the Buyer pursuant
to Buyer’s exercise of the rights under the Buyer’s Right of Participation
(“Participation Securities”), and any securities issuable pursuant to the
conversion or exercise of such securities, shall be subject to the Beneficial
Ownership Limitation, provided further that the Maximum Ownership Percentage
for
the Beneficial Ownership Limitation applicable to Participation Securities
may
not be waived or changed to an amount greater than 9.99%.
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(B)
At
least twenty (20) days prior to the closing of the Subsequent Financing, the
Company shall deliver to each Buyer a written notice of its intention to effect
a Subsequent Financing (an “Advance
Notice of Financing”),
which
Advance Notice of Financing shall ask such Buyer if it wants to review the
details of such financing (such additional notice, a “Subsequent
Financing Notice”).
Upon
the request of a Buyer, and only upon a request by such Buyer, for a Subsequent
Financing Notice, the Company shall promptly, but no later than three (3)
Trading Days after such request, deliver a Subsequent Financing Notice to such
Buyer. The Subsequent Financing Notice shall describe in reasonable detail
the
proposed terms of such Subsequent Financing, the amount of proceeds intended
to
be raised thereunder, the Person with whom such Subsequent Financing is proposed
to be effected, and attached to which shall be a term sheet or similar document
relating thereto and complete, definitive legal documentation (“Legal
Documents”)
for the
transaction.
(C)
Any
Buyer desiring to participate in such Subsequent Financing must provide written
notice (“Participation
Notice”)
to the
Company by not later than 5:30 p.m. (New York City time) on the tenth
(10th)
day
after such Buyer has received the Advance Notice of Financing that the Buyer
is
willing to participate in the Subsequent Financing, the amount of the Buyer’s
participation, and that the Buyer has such funds ready, willing, and available
for investment on the terms set forth in the Subsequent Financing Notice. If
the
Company receives no notice from a Buyer as of such tenth (10th)
day,
such Buyer shall be deemed to have notified the Company that it does not elect
to participate. Buyer shall not be obligated to participate in a Subsequent
Offering after delivering a Participation Notice to the Company until after
the
Buyer has reviewed and agreed to the final Legal Documents for such offering,
which in any event shall be completed within ten (10) days after delivery of
a
Participation Notice, or else Buyer shall be deemed to have waived to the
Buyer’s Right of Participation.
(D)
If by
5:30 p.m. (New York City time) on the tenth (10th) day
after
all of the requesting Buyers have received the Advance Notice of Financing,
notifications by the Buyers of their willingness to participate in the
Subsequent Financing (or to cause their designees to participate) is, in the
aggregate, less than the total amount of all Buyer’s Right of Participation in
the Subsequent Financing, then the Company may effect the remaining portion
of
such Subsequent Financing on the terms and to the Persons set forth in the
Subsequent Financing Notice.
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(E)
If by
5:30 p.m. (New York City time) on the tenth (10th) day after all of the Buyers
have received the Advance Notice of Financing, the Company receives responses
to
a Subsequent Financing Notice from Buyers seeking to purchase more than the
aggregate amount of the Subsequent Financing, each such Buyer shall have the
right to purchase up to (the “Buyer’s
Participation Maximum”)
(a)
their Pro Rata Portion (as defined below) of the Subsequent Financing, plus
(b)
a pro rata amount (based upon the relative amount of the participating Buyers’
respective Pro Rata Portions) of the aggregate of the unused Pro Rata Portions
of the other Buyers. For purposes hereof, “Pro
Rata Portion”
shall
mean the ratio of (x) the Subscription Amount of Securities purchased on the
Closing Date by a Buyer participating under this Section 4(e)(iv) and (y) the
sum of the aggregate Subscription Amounts of Securities purchased on the Closing
Date by all Buyers participating under this Section 4(e)(iv).
(F)
For
purposes of clarity, in the event that there is any amount of a Subsequent
Financing that is not requested to be purchased by a Buyer, then any other
Buyer
shall have the right to purchase such remaining amount of the Subsequent
Financing.
(G)
The
Company must provide the Buyers with a second Subsequent Financing Notice,
and
the Buyers will again have the right of participation set forth above in this
Section 4(e)(iv), if the Subsequent Financing subject to the initial Subsequent
Financing Notice is not consummated for any reason on the terms set forth in
such Subsequent Financing Notice within sixty (60) Trading Days after the date
of the initial Subsequent Financing Notice.
(H)
The
Company and the Buyers agree that if any Buyer elects to participate in the
Subsequent Financing, (x) neither the agreement regarding the Subsequent
Placement (the “Subsequent
Placement Agreement”)
with
respect to such Subsequent Financing nor any other transaction documents related
thereto (collectively, the “Subsequent
Placement Documents”)
shall
include any term or provisions whereby any Buyer shall be required to agree
to
any restrictions in trading as to any securities of the Company owned by such
Buyer prior to such Subsequent Placement, except for reasonable restrictions
requested by the lead underwriter in an underwritten public offering, and (y)
the Buyers shall be entitled to the same registration rights provided to other
investors in the Subsequent Placement.
(v)
Most
Favored Nation (MFN) Securities Exchange Provision. From
the
date hereof until the date when such Buyer holds less than 20% in aggregate
State Value of the Preferred Stock originally purchased by such Buyer hereunder
but no longer than four years from the Closing Date, if the Company effects
a
Subsequent Financing, each Buyer may elect, in its sole discretion, to exchange
(an “MFN
Exchange”)
all or
some of the Preferred Stock then held by such Buyer for any securities or units
issued in a Subsequent Financing, in lieu of paying the purchase price for
such
securities or units in cash, on a $1.00 for $1.00 basis based on (i) the
aggregate Stated Value of the Buyer’s Preferred Stock, along with any accrued
but unpaid Dividends, and (ii) the effective price at which such securities
were
sold in such Subsequent Financing; PROVIDED,
HOWEVER,
that
this Section 4(e)(v) shall not apply with respect to (a) an Exempt
Issuance or
(b) a
firm commitment underwritten public offering of Common Stock with a reputable
national underwriter. The Company shall provide each Buyer with notice of any
such Subsequent Financing in the manner set forth in Section 4(e)(iv).
Simultaneously with and as a condition to such an exchange, the Buyer shall
surrender to the Company for cancellation all of its unconverted Warrants in
the
Warrant Amount accompanying the purchase of such Preferred Stock.
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(vi)
Injunctive Relief. The
remedies provided in this Agreement shall be cumulative and in addition to
all
other remedies available under this Agreement and any of the other Transaction
Documents at law or in equity (including a decree of specific performance and/or
other injunctive relief), and nothing herein shall limit the Buyer's right
to
pursue actual and consequential damages for any failure by the Company to comply
with the terms of this Agreement or any of the Transaction Documents. The
Company acknowledges that a breach by it of its obligations under this
subsection 4(e) or its obligations under Section 4(m) hereof, will cause
irreparable harm to Buyer, by vitiating the intent and purpose of the
transactions contemplated hereby. Accordingly, the Company acknowledges that
the
remedy at law for a breach of its obligations under this subsection 4(e) or
a
breach of its obligations under subsection 4(m) hereof, will be inadequate
and
agrees, in the event of a breach or threatened breach by the Company of
subsections 4(e) and 4(m) of this Agreement, that Buyer shall be entitled,
in
addition to all other available remedies in law or in equity, to an injunction
or injunctions to prevent or cure any breaches of its obligations under this
subsection 4(e) or of subsection 4(m) hereof, and to enforce specifically the
terms and provisions of subsection 4(e) or of subsection 4(m) hereof, without
the necessity of showing economic loss and without any bond or other security
being required.
(f)
Securities
Laws Disclosure; Publicity.
The
Company shall, by 8:30 a.m. New York City time on the third (3rd)
Business Day following the Closing Date, issue a Current Report on Form 8-K,
disclosing the material terms of the transactions contemplated hereby and
including the Transaction Documents as exhibits thereto. The Company and each
Buyer shall consult with each other in issuing any other press releases with
respect to the transactions contemplated hereby, and neither the Company nor
any
Buyer 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 Buyer, or without the prior consent of each Buyer, with respect
to any press release of the Company, which consent shall not unreasonably be
withheld or delayed, except if such disclosure is required by law, in which
case
the disclosing party shall promptly provide the other party with prior notice
of
such public statement or communication. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the
Company shall not publicly disclose the name of any Buyer, or include the name
of any Buyer in any filing with the Commission or any regulatory agency or
any
market or exchange, without the prior written consent of such Buyer, except
(i)
as required by federal securities law in connection with (A) any registration
statement contemplated by the Registration Rights Agreement and (B) the filing
of final Transaction Documents (including signature pages thereto) with the
SEC and
(ii)
to the extent such disclosure is required by law or regulations of the Principal
Market, in which case the Company shall provide the Buyers with prior notice
of
such disclosure permitted under this subclause (ii).
(g)
Financial
Information.
The
Company agrees to send, or make available via public filings on the internet,
the following reports to each Buyer until such Buyer transfers, assigns, or
sells all of the Securities, but no longer than two years after the Closing
Date: (i) within ten (10) days after the filing with the SEC, a copy of its
Annual Report on Form 10-K, its Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and any Current
Reports on Form 8-K; (ii) within one (1) day after release, copies of all press
releases issued by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; and (iii)
contemporaneously with the making available or giving to the stockholders of
the
Company, copies of any notices or other information the Company makes available
or gives to such stockholders.
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(h)
Omitted.
(i)
Certain
Trading Activities.
For so
long as such Buyer owns any Preferred Stock, such Buyer shall not maintain
any
short position in the Company’s securities common stock.
(j)
Listing.
The
Company shall use its best efforts to promptly secure the listing of the
Conversion Shares and Warrant Shares upon each national securities exchange
or
automated quotation system, if any, upon which shares of Common Stock are then
listed (subject to official notice of issuance). The Company will use its best
efforts to obtain and, for four years following the Closing Date, maintain
the
listing and trading of its Common Stock on an Eligible Market (whichever
Eligible Market is at the time the principal trading exchange or market for
the
Common Stock is referred to herein as the “Principal
Market”).
(k)
Corporate
Existence.
So long
as a Buyer beneficially owns any Preferred Stock or Warrants or for at least
four (4) years following the Closing Date, whichever period ends sooner, the
Company shall maintain its corporate existence in good standing and remain
a
“Reporting
Issuer”
(defined
as a Company which files periodic reports under the 1934 Act).
(l)
No
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 to the
Buyers in a manner that would require the registration under the Securities
Act
of the sale of the Securities to the Buyers or that would be integrated with
the
offer or sale of the Securities for purposes of the rules and regulations of
any
Trading Market.
(m)
Limitation
On Sale or Disposition of Intellectual Property.
The
Corporation shall not sell, convey, dispose of, spin off or assign any or all
of
its Intellectual Property (including but not limited to the Intellectual
Property set forth in Schedules
3(j)(1) and (2)
hereof),
or any of the Intellectual Property Rights, in each case without the written
consent of the Required Holders, provided that the Company may, without the
Buyer’s written consent, enter into one or more licensing agreements with
respect to its Intellectual Property so long as such licensing agreements exceed
$5 million per calendar year and so long as such agreements are not with any
affiliate (as such term is defined in Rule 501(b) of Regulation D) of the
Company or with any relative of, or entity controlled by, or any entity 10%
or
more of which is owned by, any officer, director, employee or former employee
of
the Company, provided, further, that the Company shall not be subject to the
restrictions of this Section 4(m) if the cash consideration received by the
Company in exchange for such Intellectual Property Rights exceeds $50 million,
or for the licensing of its Intellectual Property in the ordinary course of
business consistent with past practice, or in connection with any current
licensing arrangements or the amendment or renewal of such arrangements.
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(n)
Limitation
On Rate of Issuance of Shares.
The
parties agree that, if by virtue of this AGREEMENT, or by virtue of any other
agreement between the parties, Buyer becomes entitled to receive from the
Company a number of shares of Common Stock of the Company (collectively,
“Issuable
Securities”),
such
that the sum of (1) the number of shares of Common Stock of the Company
beneficially owned by Buyer and any applicable affiliates (other than shares
of
Common Stock which may be deemed beneficially owned through the ownership of
the
unconverted portion of the Preferred Stock, the unexercised Warrants or the
unexercised or unconverted portion of any other security of Buyer subject to
a
limitation on conversion or exercise analogous to the limitations contained
herein)(collectively, the “Beneficially
Owned Shares”)
and (2)
the number Issuable Securities described above, with respect to which the
determination of this proviso is being made, would result in beneficial
ownership by the Buyer and its affiliates of more than 4.99% (as may be changed
from time to time pursuant to the terms hereof, the “Maximum
Ownership Percentage”)
of the
outstanding shares of Common Stock (the “Beneficial
Ownership Limitation”),
then
the Company shall immediately deliver to Buyer the number of shares of Common
Stock of the Company, that can be issued without exceeding the Beneficial
Ownership Limitation, and the Company shall not issue shares of Common Stock
to
the Buyer in excess of the Beneficial Ownership Limitation.
For
purposes of the proviso to the immediately preceding sentence, (i) beneficial
ownership shall be determined by the Buyer in accordance with Section 13(d)
of
the 1934 Act and Regulations 13D-G thereunder, except as otherwise provided
in
clause (1) of such proviso to the immediately preceding sentence, and PROVIDED
THAT the Beneficial Ownership Limitation shall be conclusively satisfied if
the
applicable notice from Buyer includes a signed representation by the Buyer
that
the issuance of the shares in such notice will not violate the Beneficial
Ownership Limitation, and the Company shall not be entitled to require
additional documentation of such satisfaction.
The
parties agree that, in the event that the Company receives any tender offer
or
any offer to enter into a merger with another entity whereby the Company shall
not be the surviving entity (an “Offer”),
or in
the event the Company is issuing Default Shares (as defined in the Certificate
of Designation) to the Buyer, then “4.99%” shall be automatically revised
immediately after such offer to read “9.99%” each place it occurs in the first
two paragraphs of this Section 4(n) above. Notwithstanding the above, Buyer
shall retain the option to either exercise or not exercise its option(s) to
acquire Common Stock pursuant to the terms hereof after an Offer. In addition,
the Beneficial Ownership Limitation provisions of this Section 4(n) may be
waived by such Buyer, at the election of such Buyer, upon not less than 61
days’
prior notice to the Company, to change the Beneficial Ownership Limitation
to
any other percentage not less than 4.99% and not in excess of 9.99% of the
number of shares of the Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect
to the issuance of shares of Common Stock upon conversion of the Preferred
Stock
held by the Buyer or upon exercise of a Warrant held by the Buyer, as
applicable, and the provisions of this Section 4(n) shall continue to apply.
Any
such increase or decrease to the Maximum Amount will apply only to the Buyer
and
not to any other buyer of Preferred Stock. The limitations on conversion set
forth in this subsection are referred to as the “Beneficial
Ownership Limitation.”
Upon
such a change by a Buyer of the Beneficial Ownership Limitation from such 4.99%
Beneficial Ownership Limitation to such 9.99% limitation, the Beneficial
Ownership Limitation may not be further waived by such Buyer, provided that,
if
an Event of Default (as defined in the Certificate of Designation) occurs,
thereafter the Beneficial Ownership Limitation provisions of this Section 4(n)
may be waived by such Buyer, at the election of such Buyer, upon not less than
61 days’ prior notice to the Company, to change the Maximum Percentage to any
other percentage not less than 4.99% (and not limited to 9.99%) of the number
of
shares of the Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to the
issuance of shares of Common Stock upon conversion of the Preferred Stock held
by the Buyer and the provisions of this Section 4(n) shall continue to apply.
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The
provisions of this paragraph shall be construed and implemented in a manner
otherwise than in strict conformity with the terms of this Section 4(n) to
correct this paragraph (or any portion hereof) which may be defective or
inconsistent with the intended Beneficial Ownership Limitation herein contained
or to make changes or supplements necessary or desirable to properly give effect
to such limitation.
Maximum
Exercise of Rights.
In the
event the Buyer notifies the Company that the exercise of the rights described
herein or in the Warrants, or the issuance of Payment Shares or other shares
of
Common Stock issuable to the Buyer under the terms of the Transaction Documents
(collectively, “Issuable
Shares”)
would
result in the issuance of an amount of Common Stock of the Company that would
exceed the maximum amount that may be issued to a Buyer calculated in the manner
described in this Section 4(n) of this Agreement, then the issuance of such
additional shares of Common Stock of the Company to such Buyer will be deferred
in whole or in part until such time as such Buyer is able to beneficially own
such Common Stock without exceeding the maximum amount set forth calculated
in
the manner described in herein but no longer than the applicable term of the
Warrants. The determination of when such Common Stock may be issued shall be
made by each Buyer as to only such Buyer.
(o)
Omitted.
(p)
Equal
Treatment of Buyers.
The
terms of Securities issued to Buyers per the terms of this Agreement and the
Transaction Documents shall be identical in all material respects. In addition,
neither the Company nor any of its affiliates shall, directly or indirectly,
pay
or cause to be paid any consideration (immediate or contingent), whether by
way
of interest, fee, payment for the redemption, conversion of the Preferred Stock
or exercise of the Warrants, or otherwise, to any Buyer or holder of Securities,
for or as an inducement to, or in connection with the solicitation of, any
consent, waiver or amendment of any terms or provisions of the Transaction
Documents, unless such consideration is required to be paid to all Buyers or
holders of Securities bound by such consent, waiver or amendment. The Company
shall not, directly or indirectly, redeem any Securities unless such offer
of
redemption is made pro rata to all Buyers or holders of Securities, as the
case
may be, on identical terms. For clarification purposes, this provision
constitutes a separate right granted by the Company to each Buyer of Securities
and negotiated separately by each Buyer, is intended for the Company to treat
the Buyers as a class, and shall not in any way be construed as the Buyers
acting in concert or as a group with respect to the purchase, disposition or
voting of Securities or otherwise.
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(q)
Legal
And Due Diligence Fees.
The
Company shall pay to BridgePointe Master Fund Ltd. (the “Lead
Investor”)
a
non-accountable cash fee of $35,000,
$17,500 of which has already been paid and the remaining $17,500 of which shall
be paid
at
closing as reimbursement for legal services rendered by its attorneys in
connection with this Agreement and the purchase and sale of the Preferred Stock
and Warrants and as reimbursement for due diligence expenses. Half of such
fee
is due upon the execution of this Agreement, and the other half of such fee
is
due at Closing. The Lead Investor may withhold such amount out of the Purchase
Price for its Preferred Stock.
(r)
Limited
Standstill.
The
Company will deliver to the Buyers on or before the Closing Date and enforce
the
provisions of irrevocable standstill agreements (“Limited
Standstill Agreements”)
in the
form annexed hereto as Exhibit
F
with the
Insiders and other shareholders that are identified on Schedule
4(r)
hereto
(collectively, the “Designated
Insiders”).
(s)
Non-Public
Information.
The
Company covenants and agrees that from and after the date hereof, neither it
nor
any other Person acting on its behalf will provide any Buyer or its agents
or
counsel with any information that constitutes material non-public information,
unless prior thereto (i) such Buyer shall have executed a written agreement
regarding the confidentiality and use of such information, or (ii) the Required
Holders have approved the receipt of material non-public information in order
to
facilitate a workout under the Transaction Documents (an “Approved Workout”).
The Company understands and confirms that each Buyer shall be relying on the
foregoing representations in effecting transactions in securities of the
Company. In the event of a breach of the foregoing covenant by the Company,
or
any of its Subsidiaries, or any of its or their respective officers, directors,
employees and agents, in addition to any other remedy provided herein or in
the
Transaction Documents, the Company shall publicly disclose any material,
non-public information in a Form 8-K within twenty (20) Business Days of the
date that it discloses such information to the Buyer. In the event that the
Company discloses any material, non-public information to the Buyer and fails
to
publicly file a Form 8-K in accordance with the above, a Buyer shall have the
right to make a public disclosure, in the form of a press release, public
advertisement or otherwise, of such material, nonpublic information without
the
prior approval by the Company, its Subsidiaries, or any of its or their
respective officers, directors, employees or agents. No Buyer shall have any
liability to the Company, its Subsidiaries, or any of its or their respective
officers, directors, employees, stockholders or agents, for any such disclosure.
The Company understands and confirms that each Buyer shall be relying on the
foregoing representations in effecting transactions in securities of the
Company.
(t)
Transactions
With Affiliates.
So
long
as any Preferred Stock or Warrant is 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, employees, persons who were officers or
directors at any time during the previous two (2) years, stockholders who
beneficially own ten percent (10%) or more of the Common Stock, or Affiliates
(as defined below) of any thereof, 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 ten percent (10%) or more beneficial interest
(each a “Related
Party”),
except
for customary employment arrangements and benefit programs and director
compensation on reasonable terms or transactions with Pfizer, Inc., General
Electric Co., GE Health Care or the University of Rochester or any successor
or
assignees of such parties, or amendments or modifications of the Transaction
Documents with any Buyer or assignee. “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.
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(u)
Pledge
of Securities.
The
Company acknowledges and agrees that the Securities may be pledged by an
“Investor”
(as
defined in the Registration Rights Agreement) in connection with a bona fide
margin agreement or other loan or financing arrangement that is secured by
the
Securities. The pledge of Securities shall not be deemed to be a transfer,
sale
or assignment of the Securities hereunder, and no Investor effecting a pledge
of
Securities shall be required to provide the Company with any notice thereof
or
otherwise make any delivery to the Company pursuant to this Agreement or any
other Transaction Document, including, without limitation, Section 2(f) hereof;
provided that an Investor and its pledgee shall be required to comply with
the
provisions of Section 2(f) hereof in order to effect a sale, transfer or
assignment of Securities to such pledgee. The Company hereby agrees to execute
and deliver such documentation as a pledgee of the Securities may reasonably
request in connection with a pledge of the Securities to such pledgee by an
Investor provided such transaction may be accomplished pursuant to Rule
144.
(v)
Omitted.
(w)
Principal
Market Regulation.
The
Company shall not be obligated to issue any shares of Common Stock upon
conversion of the Preferred Stock or upon exercise of the Warrant, and the
Buyer
of the Preferred Stock and Warrant shall not have the right to receive upon
conversion of the Preferred Stock, or exercise of the Warrant, respectively,
any
shares of Common Stock, (x) prior to the Shareholder Issuance Vote or effective
date of written consents given therefore and (y) if the issuance of such shares
of Common Stock would exceed the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock
which the Company may issue upon conversion or exercise, as applicable, of
the
Preferred Stock and Warrants without breaching the Company’s obligations under
the rules or regulations of the applicable Eligible Market (the number of shares
which may be issued without violating such rules and regulations, the
“Exchange
Cap Amount”),
except
that such limitation shall not apply in the event that the Company (A) obtains
the approval of its stockholders as required by the applicable rules of such
Eligible Market for issuances of Common Stock in excess of such amount
(“Eligible
Market Shareholder Approval”)
or (B)
obtains a written opinion from outside counsel to the Company that such approval
is not required, which opinion shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Required
Holders. Unless and until such approval or written opinion is obtained, no
Buyer
of the Preferred Stock pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement shall
be
issued in the aggregate, upon conversion or exercise or otherwise, as
applicable, of Preferred Stock or Warrants, shares of Common Stock in an amount
greater than the product of the Exchange Cap multiplied by a fraction, the
numerator of which is the aggregate Stated Value of the Preferred Stock issued
to the subject Buyers, and the denominator of which is the aggregate Stated
Value of the Preferred Stock issued to all such Buyers.
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(x) Share
Issuance Authorization.
As soon
as practicable following the Closing (as defined herein), the Company shall
prepare a proxy or information statement, shall submit the proxy or information
statement to the SEC and shall mail it to it shareholders, requesting and
recommending that they vote affirmatively or informing them that written
consents have been obtained (a “Shareholder
Issuance Vote”)
on a
proposal to approve the issuance, under the applicable rules of the Eligible
Market, of all of the Conversion Shares and Exercise Shares and other shares
of
Common Stock issuable pursuant to the Transaction Documents without regard
to
the Exchange Cap Amount and to eliminate any prohibitions under applicable
law
or the rules or regulations of any stock exchange, interdealer quotation system
or other self-regulatory organization with jurisdiction over the Company or
any
of its securities on the Company’s ability to issue shares of Common Stock in
excess of the Exchange Cap Amount (the shareholder approval of such proposal
is
referred to herein as the “Shareholder
Issuance Approval”).
The
Shareholder Issuance Approval shall occur before December 1, 2007 provided,
however, that if the Company’s failure to obtain the Shareholder Issuance
Approval by the Shareholder Issuance Approval Deadline is due to its inability
to resolve, in good faith, to the SEC's satisfaction any comments pertaining
to
its review of the Proxy or Information Statement, then the Shareholder Issuance
Approval Deadline shall be extended to the earlier of (i) the date that is
forty-five (45) days after the date that the SEC notifies the Company that
it
has no further comments or (ii) January 15, 2008 (the “Shareholder
Issuance Approval Deadline”).
(y)
D&O
Insurance.
The
Company shall maintain a director’s and officer’s insurance policy in the amount
of at least $5,000,000.
5.
PROHIBITION ON LIENS; INJUNCTION.
The
Company hereby represents that, except for Permitted Liens and except as
otherwise set forth on Schedule
5
annexed
hereto, there are no liens or encumbrances on the Company’s Property (as defined
below). The Company agrees that from the Issue Date of the Preferred
Stock
through
the date that less than a 20% of the Preferred
Stock
issued
in the Offering remains outstanding (the “Covered
Period”),
the
Company shall not, and the Company shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries
to,
directly or indirectly, enter into, create, incur, assume or suffer to exist
any
mortgage, lien, pledge, security interest or other encumbrance (collectively,
“Liens”)
upon or
in the Property (as defined below) owned by the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries (except for Permitted Liens). In the event that the Company
attempts to place any Lien or Liens on the Company’s Property during the Covered
Period, the Buyer shall have the right to apply for an injunction in any state
or federal courts sitting in the City of New York, borough of Manhattan to
prevent such Lien or transfer.
For
purposes hereof, “Property”
shall
mean any property of the Company, including but not limited to
(A)
“Accounts”, “Cash Proceeds”, “Chattel Paper”, “Commercial Tort Claim”,
“Commodity Account”, “Commodity Contracts”, “Deposit Account”, “Documents”,
“Equipment”, “Fixtures”, “General Intangibles”, “Goods”, “Instruments”,
“Inventory”, “Investment Property”, “Letter-of-Credit Rights”, “Noncash
Proceeds”, “Payment Intangibles”, “Proceeds”, “Promissory Notes”, “Security”,
“Record”, “Security Account”, “Software”, and “Supporting Obligations,” as each
such term is defined in the Uniform Commercial Code as
in
effect from time to time in the State of New York,
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(B)
real
property,
(C)
Intellectual Property (as defined herein), and
(D)
all
other assets of the Company.
6.
LEGENDS.
(a)
The
Conversion Shares and the Warrant Shares, together with any other shares of
Common Stock that are issued or issuable pursuant to the Transaction Documents
shall be referred to herein as the “Issued
Common Shares.”
Certificates evidencing the Issued Common Shares shall not contain any legend
restricting the transfer thereof (including the legend set forth in Section
7(e)
of the Certificate of Designation): (i) following resale of such shares 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 Issued Common Shares pursuant to Rule 144, or (iii) if such
Issued Common 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)(collectively, the “Unrestricted
Conditions”).
The
Company shall cause its counsel to issue a legal opinion to the Company’s
transfer agent promptly after the Effective Date of the Registration Statement
if required by the Company’s transfer agent to effect the sale of Issued Common
Shares by a Buyer without a restrictive legend or removal of the legend
hereunder. If the Unrestricted Conditions are met at the time of issuance or
resale of Issued Common Shares, then such Issued Common Shares shall be issued
free of all legends and the Buyer submits proof and proper documentation
satisfactory to the Company and its transfer agent to the conditions in Section
6(a). The Company agrees that following the Effective Date or at such time
as
the Unrestricted Conditions are met or such legend is otherwise no longer
required under this Section 6(a), it will, no later than three (3) Trading
Days
following the delivery by a Buyer to the Company or the Company’s transfer agent
of a certificate representing Issued Common Shares, as applicable, issued with
a
restrictive legend and proof and proper documentation satisfactory to the
Company and its transfer agent to the conditions in Section 6(a) (such third
Trading Day, the “Legend
Removal Date”),
deliver or cause to be delivered to such Buyer a certificate representing such
shares that is free from all restrictive and other legends.
(b)
Omitted.
(c)
Each
Buyer, severally and not jointly with the other Buyers, agrees that the removal
of the restrictive legend from certificates representing Securities as set
forth
in this Section 6 is predicated upon the Company’s reliance that each Buyer will
sell any Securities pursuant to either the registration requirements of the
Securities Act, including any applicable prospectus delivery requirements,
or an
exemption therefrom, and that if Securities are sold pursuant to a Registration
Statement, they will be sold in compliance with the plan of distribution set
forth therein.
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(d)
The
Company’s obligations under Section 6(a) and (b) shall expire on the third
anniversary of the Closing Date.
7.
CONDITIONS
TO THE COMPANY'S OBLIGATION TO SELL.
The
obligation of the Company hereunder to issue and sell the Preferred Stock and
Warrants to a Buyer at the Closing is subject to the satisfaction, at or before
the Closing Date, of each of the following conditions thereto, 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)
The
Buyer shall have executed each of the Transaction Documents which requires
Buyer’s signature, and delivered the same to the Company.
(b)
The
Buyer shall have delivered the applicable Purchase Price in accordance with
Section 1(b) above.
(c)
The
representations and warranties of the Buyer shall be true and correct in all
material respects as of the date when made and as of the applicable Closing
Date
as though made at that time (except for representations and warranties that
speak as of a specific date, which representations and warranties shall be
true
and correct as of such date), and the Buyer 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 at or prior to the Closing Date, and the Company shall have received
a
certificate from the Buyer to that effect and to such other matters as may
be
reasonably required by the Company.
(d)
No
litigation, statute, rule, regulation, executive order, decree, ruling or
injunction shall have been enacted, entered, promulgated or endorsed by or
in
any court or governmental authority of competent jurisdiction or any
self-regulatory organization having authority over the matters contemplated
hereby which prohibits the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated
by this Agreement.
(e)
The
Company shall have received the deliveries under Section 7(a) and (b) from
the
Buyers representing the Minimum Amount.
8.
CONDITIONS
TO BUYER'S OBLIGATION TO PURCHASE.
The
obligation of each Buyer hereunder to purchase the Preferred Stock and Warrants
at the Closing is subject to the satisfaction, at or before the Closing Date,
of
each of the following conditions, provided that these conditions are for such
Buyer's sole benefit and may be waived by such Buyer at any time in its sole
discretion (for purposes of this section, deliveries to the Escrow Agent on
account of the Buyer shall be deemed to be deliveries to the
Buyer):
(a)
The
Company shall have executed this Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement,
and the Escrow Agreement and delivered the same to the Buyer.
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(b)
The
Company shall have delivered to such Buyer the duly executed Preferred Stock
Certificates and Warrants to the Escrow Agent in accordance with Section 1
above, and a copy of the Certificate of Designation stamped to indicate that
it
has been filed with the State of Delaware.
(c)
The
representations and warranties of the Company contained in this Agreement,
as
modified by the Exhibits and Schedules hereto, shall be true and correct in
all
material respects as of the date when made and as of the Closing Date as though
made at such time (except for representations and warranties that speak as
of a
specific date, which representations and warranties shall be true and correct
as
of such date) and the Company shall have performed, satisfied and complied
in
all material respects with the covenants, agreements and conditions required
by
this Agreement to be performed, satisfied or complied with by the Company at
or
prior to the Closing Date. The Buyer shall have received a certificate or
certificates (the “Officer’s
Certificate”),
executed by the President and Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer
of the Company, dated as of the applicable Closing Date, to the foregoing effect
and as to such other matters as may be reasonably requested by such Buyer
including, but not limited to certificates with respect to the Company's
Certificate of Incorporation, By-laws and Board of Directors' resolutions
relating to the transactions contemplated hereby.
(d)
No
litigation, statute, rule, regulation, executive order, decree, ruling or
injunction shall have been enacted, entered, promulgated or endorsed by or
in
any court or governmental authority of competent jurisdiction or any
self-regulatory organization having authority over the matters contemplated
hereby which prohibits the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated
by this Agreement.
(e)
Trading in the Common Stock on the Principal Market shall not have been
suspended by the SEC or the Nasdaq and, within two (2) business days of the
Closing, the Company will make application to the Principal Market, if legally
required by the Principal Market, to have the Conversion Shares and the Warrant
Shares authorized for quotation.
(f)
The
Buyer shall have received a Closing Legal Opinion as further described in
Section 1(b)(v)(D) hereof.
(g)
The
Company shall have delivered to the Buyer executed Accountant and Lawyer
Letters, as described in Buyer shall have received a Closing Certificate
described in Section 1(b)(v)(C) above, dated as of the Closing
Date.
(h)
The
Company shall have delivered to the Buyer executed Accountant and Lawyer
Letters, as described in Section 3(dd) hereof.
(i)
Within two (2) Business Days prior to the Closing, the Company shall have
delivered or caused to be delivered to each Buyer certified copies of UCC search
results, listing all effective financing statements which name as debtor the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries filed in the prior five (5) years to perfect
an interest in any assets thereof, together with copies of such financing
statements, and the results of searches for any tax lien and judgment lien
filed
against such Person or its property, which results, except as otherwise agreed
to in writing by the Buyers shall not show any such liens.
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(j)
The
Company shall have received funds from Buyers representing their respective
Purchase Prices in an amount exceeding the Minimum Amount, in the aggregate
and
not exceeding the Maximum Amount, in the aggregate.
(k)
No
Material Adverse Changes have occurred since the date that the Buyer executed
this Agreement.
9.
GOVERNING
LAW; MISCELLANEOUS.
(a)
Governing
Law.
All
questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation
of this Agreement and the other 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 hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of
the
state and federal courts sitting in the City of New York, borough of Manhattan
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 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 or is an inconvenient venue for
such
proceeding. Each party 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 other
manner permitted by law. If either party shall commence an action or proceeding
to enforce any provisions of the Transaction Documents, then the prevailing
party in such action or proceeding shall be reimbursed by the other party for
its reasonable attorneys’ fees and other costs and expenses incurred with the
investigation, preparation and prosecution of such action or proceeding.
THE
PARTIES HEREBY WAIVE ALL RIGHTS TO, AND AGREES NOT TO REQUEST, A TRIAL BY JURY
FOR ADJUDICATION OF ANY DISPUTE HEREUNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH OR ARISING
OUT
OF THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR BY ANY OF THE
TRANSACTION DOCUMENTS.
(b)
Counterparts;
Signatures By Facsimile.
This
Agreement may be executed in one or more 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.
This Agreement, once executed by a party, may be delivered to the other party
hereto by facsimile transmission of a copy of this Agreement bearing the
signature of the party so delivering this Agreement.
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(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 or the validity or
enforceability of this Agreement in any other jurisdiction.
(e)
Entire
Agreement; Amendments.
This
Agreement and the instruments referenced herein contain the entire understanding
of the parties with respect to the matters covered herein and therein and
supersede all previous communication, representation, or Agreements whether
oral
or written, between the parties with respect to the matters covered herein.
Except as specifically set forth herein or therein, neither the Company nor
the
Buyer makes any representation, warranty, covenant or undertaking with respect
to such matters. The Agreement may not be orally modified. Only a modification
in writing, signed authorized representatives of both parties will be
enforceable. The parties waive the right to rely on any oral representations
made by the other party, whether in the past or in the future, regarding the
subject matter of the Agreement, the instruments referenced herein or any other
dealings between the parties related to investments or potential investments
into the Company or any securities transactions or potential securities
transactions with the Company.
(f)
Independent
Nature of Buyers’ Obligations And Rights.
The
obligations of each Buyer under any Transaction Document are several and not
joint with the obligations of any other Buyer, and no Buyer shall be responsible
in any way for the performance of the obligations of any other Buyer under
any
Transaction Document. Nothing contained herein or in any Transaction Document,
and no action taken by any Buyer pursuant thereto, shall be deemed to constitute
the Buyers as a partnership, an association, a joint venture or any other kind
of entity, or create a presumption that the Buyers are in any way acting in
concert or as a group with respect to such obligations or the transactions
contemplated by the Transaction Documents. Each Buyer 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 Buyer to be joined as an additional
party in any proceeding for such purpose. Each Buyer has been represented by
its
own separate legal counsel in its review and negotiation of the Transaction
Documents.
(g)
Notices.
Any
notices required or permitted to be given under the terms of this Agreement
shall be sent by certified or registered mail (return receipt requested) or
delivered personally or by courier (including a recognized overnight delivery
service) or by facsimile and shall be effective five days after being placed
in
the mail, if mailed by regular United States mail, or upon receipt, if delivered
personally or by courier (including a recognized overnight delivery service)
or
by facsimile, in each case addressed to a party. The addresses for such
communications shall be:
If
to the
Company, to:
Attn:
Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx, CFO
000
Xxxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxxxxxx,
XX 00000
Phone:
000-000-0000
Fax:
000-000-0000
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With
copy
to:
Attn:
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, Esq.
Xxxxx
Xxxxxx Xxxxxx LLP
000
Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx, 0 Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx,
Xxx Xxxx 00000
Phone:
(000) 000-0000
Fax:
(000) 000-0000
If
to a
Buyer: To the address set forth immediately below such
Buyer's
name on the signature pages hereto.
Each
party shall provide notice to the other party of any change in
address.
(h)
Successors
And Assigns.
This
Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties and
their 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. Notwithstanding the foregoing, subject to Section 2(f),
Buyer may assign its rights hereunder to any person that purchases Securities
in
a private transaction from a Buyer or to any of its “Affiliates,”
as that
term is defined under the 1934 Act, without the consent of the Company provided
that prior with notice of such assignment along with the terms thereof, and
the
full name and contact information of the transferee is provided to the Company
.
(i)
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.
(j)
Survival.
The
representations and warranties of the parties hereto contained in Sections
2 and
3(a)-(d) of this Agreement shall survive the closing hereunder for the maximum
period permitted by applicable law. The representations and warranties in the
remaining portion of Section 3 shall survive until the eighteen (18) month
anniversary of the Closing at which time they shall terminate.
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(k)
Indemnification.
The
Company and the Buyer (the “Indemnifying
Party”)
agree
to indemnify and hold harmless the other, and all of their respective officers,
directors, employees, agents, members and managers (the “Indemnified
Party”)
for
loss or damage arising as a result of or related to any breach by the Company
or
the Buyer, as applicable, of any of its representations, warranties and
covenants set forth in Sections 2, 3 and 4 hereof or any of their respective
covenants and obligations under this Agreement or the Registration Rights
Agreement.
Promptly
after receipt of notice of the commencement of any action against an Indemnified
Party, such Indemnified Party shall notify the Indemnifying Party in writing
of
the commencement thereof and the basis hereunder upon which a claim for
indemnification is asserted, but the failure to do so shall not relieve the
Indemnifying Party of its obligations hereunder except to the extent the
Indemnifying Party is materially prejudiced by such failure. In the event of
the
commencement of any such action, the Indemnifying Party shall be entitled to
participate therein and to assume the defense thereof with counsel satisfactory
to the Indemnified Party, and, after notice from the Indemnifying Party to
the
Indemnified Party of its election so to assume the defense thereof, the
Indemnifying Party shall not be liable to the Indemnified Party hereunder for
any legal expenses (including attorneys' fees) subsequently incurred by such
Indemnified Party in connection with the defense thereof other than reasonable
costs of investigation and of liaison with counsel so selected, PROVIDED,
HOWEVER, that, if the defendants in any such action include both the Indemnified
Party and the Indemnifying Party and the Indemnified Party shall have reasonably
concluded that there may be reasonable defenses available to it which are
different from or additional to those available to the Indemnifying Party or
if
the interests of the Indemnified Party reasonably may be deemed to conflict
with
the interests of the Indemnifying Party, the Indemnified Party shall have the
right to select one separate counsel and to assume such legal defenses and
otherwise to participate in the defense of such action, with the reasonable
expenses and fees of such separate counsel and other expenses related to such
participation to be reimbursed by the Indemnifying Party as incurred.
As
to
cases in which the Indemnifying Party has assumed and is providing the defense
for the Indemnified Party, the control of such defense shall be vested in the
Indemnifying Party; provided that the consent of the Indemnified Party shall
be
required prior to any settlement of such case or action, which consent shall
not
be unreasonably withheld. As to any action, the party which is controlling
such
action shall provide to the other party reasonable information (including
reasonable advance notice of all proceedings and depositions in respect thereto)
regarding the conduct of the action and the right to attend all proceedings
and
depositions in respect thereto through its agents and attorneys, and the right
to discuss the action with counsel for the party controlling such action.
(l)
Publicity.
The
Company and BridgePointe, on behalf of the other Buyers, shall have the right
to
review a reasonable period of time before issuance of any press releases,
filings with the SEC, NASD or any stock exchange or interdealer quotation
system, or any other public statements with respect to the transactions
contemplated hereby; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that the Company shall be entitled,
without the prior approval of BridgePointe, to make any press release or public
filings with respect to such transactions as is required by applicable law
and
regulations (although the Buyer shall be consulted by the Company in connection
with any such press release prior to its release and shall be provided with
a
copy thereof and be given an opportunity to comment thereon). The Company agrees
that it will not disclose, and will not include in any public announcement,
the
name of the Buyers without the consent of the Buyers unless and until such
disclosure is required by law or applicable regulation, and then only to the
extent of such requirement.
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(m)
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.
(n)
No
Strict Construction.
The
language used in this Agreement will be deemed to be the language chosen by
the
parties to express their mutual intent, and no rules of strict construction
will
be applied against any party.
(o)
Omitted.
(p)
Remedies.
The
Company acknowledges that a breach by it of its obligations hereunder will
cause
irreparable harm to Buyer, by vitiating the intent and purpose of the
transactions contemplated hereby. Accordingly, the Company acknowledges that
the
remedy at law for a breach of its obligations under this Agreement will be
inadequate and agrees, in the event of a breach or threatened breach by the
Company of the provisions of this Agreement, that Buyer shall be entitled,
in
addition to all other available remedies in law or in equity, to an injunction
or injunctions to prevent or cure any breaches of the provisions of this
Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions of this
Agreement, without the necessity of showing economic loss and without any bond
or other security being required.
10. NUMBER
OF SHARES AND PURCHASE PRICE.
Buyer
subscribes for a Preferred Stock having an aggregate initial Stated Value equal
to the subscription amount (“Subscription
Amount”)
set
forth on such Buyer’s signature page below against payment by wire transfer in
the amount of the Subscription Amount (less any offset of expenses as permitted
hereunder).
The
undersigned acknowledges that this Agreement and the subscription represented
hereby shall not be effective unless accepted by the Company as indicated
below.
[INTENTIONALLY
LEFT BLANK]
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned Buyer does represent and certify under penalty
of perjury that the foregoing statements are true and correct and that Buyer
by
the following signature(s) executed this Agreement.
Dated
this ___day
of
September, 2007.
_____________________________________________________ | _______________________________________ | |||
Your
Signature
|
PRINT
EXACT NAME IN WHICH YOU WANT
|
|||
THE
SECURITIES TO BE REGISTERED
|
||||
Buyer’s
Subscription Amount:
$____________________________________.
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Buyer’s
Entity Type and Residency:_________________________________.
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|||
____________________________________ |
DELIVERY
INSTRUCTIONS:
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Name:
Please Print
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Please
type or print address where your security is to be
delivered
|
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____________________________________ |
ATTN.:______________________________________________________
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Title/Representative
Capacity (if applicable)
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||||
____________________________________ | ____________________________________________________ | |||
Name
of Company You Represent (if applicable)
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Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx
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____________________________________ | ____________________________________________________ | |||
Place
of Execution of this Agreement
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City,
State or Province, Country, Offshore Postal Code
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______________________________________________ | ||||
Phone
Number (For Federal Express) and Fax Number (re:
Notice)
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THIS
AGREEMENT IS ACCEPTED BY THE COMPANY IN THE AMOUNT OF $
----------------------
(“SUBSCRIPTION AMOUNT”) ON THE 12th
DAY OF
SEPTEMBER, 2007.
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By: | /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx | |
Print Name: Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx |
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Title: Chief Financial Officer |
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SCHEDULE
OF BUYERS
(1)
|
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(2)
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(3)
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(4)
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(5)
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(6)
|
Buyer
|
|
Address
and
Facsimile
Number
|
|
Aggregate
Stated
Value of Preferred Stock Being Purchased
|
|
Aggregate
Number
of
Warrant
Shares1
|
|
Purchase
Price
|
|
Legal
Representative’s
Address
and
Facsimile
Number
|
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|
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BridgePointe
Master Fund Ltd.
|
0000
Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Xxxxx
000
Xxxxxxxxxx,
XX 00000
Facsimile:
770.777.5844
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$2,000,000
(2,000
Shares)
|
$2,000,000
|
P.
Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx, Esq.
Roswell
Capital Partners, LLC
0000
Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxxxxxx,
XX 00000
Facsimile:
(000) 000-0000
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BayStar
Capital III Investment Fund, L.P..
|
00
X. Xxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxx.
Xxxxx
0X
Xxxxxxxx,
XX 00000
Facsimile:
415.834.4601
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$500,000
(500
Shares)
|
$
500,000
|
Xxxx
X’Xxxxx, Esq.
Collette,
Erickson, Xxxxxx & X’Xxxxx
000
Xxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxx
0000
Xxx
Xxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
Facsimile:
000-000-0000
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Crescent
International, Ltd.
|
℅
Xxxxxxx (Switzerland) S.A.
00
Xxxxxx Xxxxx-Xxxxx
XX-0000
Xxxxxxxx/Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxxx
Facsimile:
x00 00 0000000
|
$400,000
(400
Shares)
|
$
400,000
|
Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx & Xxxxx LLP
The
Graybar Building
000
Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx
Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx
00000-0000
Facsimile:
(000) 000-0000
|
||||||
Gemini
Master Fund, Ltd.
|
℅
Gemini Strategies, LLC
00000
Xx Xxxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxx
000
Xxx
Xxxxx, XX 00000
Facsimile:
(000) 000-0000
|
$400,000
(400
Shares)
|
$
400,000
|
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx
℅
Gemini Strategies, LLC
00000
Xx Xxxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxx
000
Xxx
Xxxxx, XX 00000
Facsimile:
(000) 000-0000
|
||||||
Bristol
Investment Fund, Ltd.
|
℅
Bristol Capital Advisors, LLC
00000
Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000
Xxx
Xxxxxxx, XX 00000
Facsimile:
(000) 000.0000
|
$350,000
(350
Shares)
|
$
350,000
|
Xxx
Xxxx, Esq.
℅
Bristol Capital Advisors, LLC
00000
Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000
Xxx
Xxxxxxx, XX 00000
Facsimile:
(000) 000.0000
|
||||||
Xxxxxx
X. Xxxxxxxxxxx
|
00
Xxxxxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxxxx
Xxxxx, XX 00000
|
$100,000
(100
Shares)
|
$
100,000
|
00
Xxxxxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxxxx
Xxxxx, XX 00000
|
||||||
SRK
Management Co.
|
000
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
00xx
Xxxxx
Xxx
Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
|
$500,000
(500
Shares)
|
$
500,000
|
000
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
00xx
Xxxxx
Xxx
Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
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||||||
EGATNIV,
LLC
|
000
Xxxx 00xx
Xxxxxx
0xx
Xxxxx
Xxx
Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Facsimile:
(000) 000-0000
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$100,000
(100
Shares)
|
$
100,000
|
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx
000
Xxxx 00xx
Xxxxxx
0xx
Xxxxx
Xxx
Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Facsimile:
(000) 000-0000
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||||||
Total:
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4,350
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$4,350,000
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1
To be
calculated pursuant to Section 1(b)(iv) and completed at the
Closing.
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Exhibits
and Schedule List to the
Exhibit
|
A
|
Certificate
of Designation
|
Exhibit
|
B
|
Registration
Rights Agreement
|
Exhibit
|
C
|
Escrow
Agreement
|
Exhibit
|
D
|
Warrants
|
Exhibit
|
E
|
Legal
Opinion (dated Closing Date)
|
Exhibit
|
F
|
Limited
Standstill Agreement
|
Schedule
|
3(a)
|
Organization
& Qualification, Subsidiaries
|
Schedule
|
3(b)
|
Authorization;
Enforcement
|
Schedule
|
3(c-1)
|
Capitalization
|
Schedule
|
3(c-2)
|
Outstanding
Warrants, Options, Etc.
|
Schedule
|
3(f)
|
No
Conflicts
|
Schedule
|
3(h)
|
Absence
of Certain Changes/ Material Adverse Changes
|
Schedule
|
3(j-1)
|
Patents;
Intellectual Property
|
Schedule
|
3(j-2)
|
Liens,
Licenses on any Patents
|
Schedule
|
3(m)
|
Transactions
with and Obligations to Affiliates
|
Schedule
|
3(r)
|
Conduct
of Business; Regulatory Permits; Compliance
|
Schedule
|
3(dd)
|
Accountant
and Lawyer Letters
|
Schedule
|
3(hh)
|
DTC
Status
|
Schedule
|
3(jj)
|
Registration
Rights
|
Schedule
|
3(kk)
|
Obligations
to Issue Additional Securities
|
Schedule
|
4(r)
|
Designated
Insiders
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