DRAWDOWN EQUITY FINANCING AGREEMENT
DRAWDOWN EQUITY FINANCING AGREEMENT
THIS AGREEMENT, dated as of January 31, 2012 (this “Agreement”), between Auctus Private Equity Fund, LLC a Massachusetts corporation (the “Investor”), and Exergetic Energy, Inc. a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Michigan (the “Company”).
WHEREAS, the parties desire that, upon the terms and subject to the conditions and limitations contained herein, the Company shall issue and sell to the Investor, from time to time as provided herein, and the Investor shall purchase from the Company up to Ten Million Dollars ($10,000,000) of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Common Stock”);
WHEREAS, such investments will be made in reliance upon the provisions of Regulation D (“Regulation D”) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the regulations promulgated thereunder (the “Securities Act”), and or upon such other exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act as may be available with respect to any or all of the investments to be made hereunder; and
WHEREAS, contemporaneously with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the parties hereto are executing and delivering a Registration Rights Agreement, substantially in the form attached hereto (the "Registration Rights Agreement"), pursuant to which the Company has agreed to provide certain registration rights under the Securities Act, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, and applicable state securities laws.
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto agree as follows:
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Certain Definitions
Section 1.1 “Advance Request” shall mean the portion of the Commitment Amount requested by the Company in the Drawdown Notice.
Section 1.2 "Advance Shares" shall mean all shares of Common Stock that may be issued or are issuable pursuant to an Advance Request that has been exercised or may be exercised in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
Section 1.3 “Advance Shares True-Up Date” shall mean the first (1st) Trading Day after expiration of the applicable Pricing Period for an Advance Request.
Section 1.4 “Bid Price” shall mean, on any date, the closing best bid price (as reported by a direct feed service) of the Common Stock on the Principal Market or, if the Common Stock is not traded on a Principal Market, the highest reported bid price for the Common Stock, as furnished by FINRA.
Section 1.5 “Clearing Date” shall be the date on which the Estimated Advance Shares (as defined in Section 2.2(b)) have been deposited into the Investor’s brokerage account and the Investor’s broker has confirmed with the Investor that the Investor may execute trades of such Estimated Advance Shares.
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Section 1.6 “Closing” shall mean each of the closings of a purchase and sale of Common Stock pursuant to Section 2.3.
Section 1.7 “Closing Date” shall have the meaning specified in Section 2.3.
Section 1.8 “Commitment Amount” shall mean the aggregate amount of up to Ten Million Dollars ($10,000,000) which the Investor has agreed to provide to the Company in order to purchase the Company’s Common Stock pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
Section 1.9 “Commitment Period” shall mean the period commencing on the earlier to occur of (i) the Effective Date, or (ii) such earlier date as the Company and the Investor may mutually agree in writing, and expiring on the earliest to occur of (x) the date on which the Investor shall have made payment of Advance Requests pursuant to this Agreement in the aggregate amount of the Commitment Amount, (y) the date this Agreement is terminated pursuant to Section 10.2, or (z) the date occurring thirty-six (36) months after the Effective Date
Section 1.10 “Common Stock” shall mean the Company’s Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share. No Drawdown Notice shall be made if the Company’s Common Stock is trading at or below its par value.
Section 1.11 “Condition Satisfaction Date” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.2.
Section 1.12 “Damages” shall mean any loss, claim, damage, liability, reasonable costs and expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable attorney’s fees and disbursements and reasonable costs and expenses of expert witnesses and investigation).
Section 1.13 “Discounted Floor Price” shall be set at Ninety-Three (93%) percent of the Floor Price of the Common Stock during the Pricing Period, in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
Section 1.14 “Drawdown Notice” shall mean a written notice, in the form of Exhibit A attached hereto, to the Investor executed by an officer of the Company and setting forth the Advance Request amount that the Company requests from the Investor.
Section 1.15 “Drawdown Notice Date” shall mean any Trading Day during the Commitment Period that the Company provides (in accordance with and deemed delivered pursuant to Section 2.2(d) of this Agreement) to the Investor a Drawdown Notice requiring the Investor to advance funds to the Company subject to the terms of this Agreement.
Section 1.16 “DTC” shall have the meaning specified in Section 2.3.
Section 1.17 “DWAC” shall have the meaning specified in Section 2.3.
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Section 1.18 “Effective Date” shall mean the date on which the SEC first declares effective a Registration Statement registering the resale of the Registrable Securities as set forth in Section 7.2(a).
Section 1.19 “Estimated Advance Shares” shall have the meaning specified in Section 2.2(b).
Section 1.20 “Exchange Act” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
Section 1.21 “Exchange Cap” shall have the meaning specified in Section 2.2(e).
Section 1.22 “FINRA” shall mean the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.
Section 1.23 “Floor Day” shall have the meaning specified in Section 2.2(c).
Section 1.24 “Floor Price” shall mean, with respect to any Trading Day in a Pricing Period, the lowest price per share of Common Stock provided by the Company in the applicable Drawdown Notice at which the Investor may sell shares of Common Stock in connection with an Advance Request provided however that the Floor Price is equal to or less than the Bid Price of the Common Stock one Trading Day immediately preceding the Drawdown Notice Date. If the Company does not specify a Floor Price in the applicable Drawdown Notice, then the “Floor Price” shall be deemed to equal Seventy-Five (75%) of the average Bid Price over the ten (10) trading days immediately preceding the Drawdown Notice Date. In all circumstances the specified Floor Price must be above par value.
Section 1.25 “Material Adverse Effect” shall mean (i) any condition, occurrence, state of facts or event having, or insofar as reasonably can be foreseen would likely have, any material adverse effect on the legality, validity or enforceability of the Transaction Documents or the transactions contemplated thereby, (ii) any condition, occurrence, state of facts or event having, or insofar as reasonably can be foreseen would likely have, any effect on the business, operations, properties, financial condition or prospects of the Company that is material and adverse to the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, and/or (iii) any condition, occurrence, state of facts or event that would, or insofar as reasonably can be foreseen would likely, prohibit or otherwise materially interfere with or delay the ability of the Company to perform any of its obligations under any of the Transaction Documents to which it is a party.
Section 1.26 “Market Price” shall mean the lowest Bid Price of the Common Stock during the Pricing Period.
Section 1.27 “Maximum Advance Amount” shall not exceed the lesser of (a) Two Hundred Thousand Dollars ($200,000) or (b) two hundred (200%) percent of the average daily volume of the Common Stock for the three (3) Trading Days immediately preceding the applicable Drawdown Notice Date, multiplied by the average of the Bid Prices for the three (3) Trading Days immediately preceding the applicable Drawdown Notice Date.
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Section 1.28 “Ownership Limitation” shall have the meaning specified in Section 2.2(f).
Section 1.29 “Par Value Payment” shall have the meaning specified in Section 2.2(b).
Section 1.30 “Person” shall mean an individual, a corporation, a partnership, an association, a trust or other entity or organization, including a government or political subdivision or an agency or instrumentality thereof.
Section 1.31 “Pricing Period” shall mean the five (5) consecutive Trading Days immediately following the Clearing Date associated with the applicable Drawdown Notice and during which the Purchase Price of the Common Stock is valued.
Section 1.32 “Principal Market” shall mean the Nasdaq Global Select Market, the Nasdaq Global Market, the Nasdaq Capital Market, the American Stock Exchange, the OTC Bulletin Board, OTC Pink Sheets or the New York Stock Exchange, whichever is at the time the principal trading exchange or market for the Common Stock.
Section 1.33 “Purchase Price” shall be set at Ninety-Three (93%) percent of the Market Price of the Common Stock during the Pricing Period, in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
Section 1.34 “Registrable Securities” shall mean the shares of Common Stock, to be issued hereunder (i) in respect of which the Registration Statement has not been declared effective by the SEC, (ii) which have not been sold under circumstances meeting all of the applicable conditions of Rule 144 (or any similar provision then in force) under the Securities Act (“Rule 144”) or (iii) which have not been otherwise transferred to a holder who may trade such shares without restriction under the Securities Act, and the Company has delivered a new certificate or other evidence of ownership for such securities not bearing a restrictive legend.
Section 1.35 “Registration Limitation” shall have the meaning specified in Section 2.2(a).
Section 1.36 “Registration Rights Agreement” shall mean the Registration Rights Agreement, dated the date hereof, regarding the filing of the Registration Statement for the resale of the Registrable Securities, entered into between the Company and the Investor.
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Section 1.37 “Registration Statement” shall mean a registration statement on Form S-1 or Form S-3 (if use of such form is then available to the Company pursuant to the rules of the SEC and, if not, on such other form promulgated by the SEC for which the Company then qualifies and which counsel for the Company shall deem appropriate, and which form shall be available for the resale of the Registrable Securities to be registered thereunder in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement, and in accordance with the intended method of distribution of such securities), for the registration of the resale by the Investor of the Registrable Securities under the Securities Act.
Section 1.38 “Registration Statement Eligibility Cap” shall have the meaning specified in Section 2.2(e).
Section 1.39 “Regulation D” shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals of this Agreement.
Section 1.40 “SEC” shall mean the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
Section 1.41 “Securities Act” shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals of this Agreement.
Section 1.42 “SEC Documents” shall mean Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, and Current Reports on Form 8-K and Proxy Statements of the Company as supplemented to the date hereof, filed by the Company for a period of at least twelve (12) months immediately preceding the date hereof, until such time as the Company no longer has an obligation to maintain the effectiveness of a Registration Statement as set forth in the Registration Rights Agreement.
Section 1.43 “Trading Day” shall mean any day during which the New York Stock Exchange shall be open for business.
Section 1.44 “Transaction Documents” shall mean, collectively, the Registration Rights Agreement and the Drawdown Equity Financing Agreement entered into by the parties on the Effective Date.
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(a) Company’s Obligations Upon Closing.
(i) The Company shall use all reasonable efforts to become DTC eligible within a reasonable time of the date of this Agreement. Upon approval of DTC eligibility, and provided that the Company’s transfer agent then is participating in the DTC Fast Automated Securities Transfer (FAST) program, upon request of the Investor, the Company shall cause the Company’s transfer agent to electronically transmit all shares of Common Stock issuable in accordance with this Section 2.3 by crediting the account of the Investor's prime broker with DTC through its DWAC system, and provide proof satisfactory to the Investor of such delivery, all of which shares of Common Stock shall be freely tradable and transferable and without restriction on resale pursuant to the Registration Statement (and no stop-transfer order shall be placed against transfer thereof), and the Company shall not take any action or give any instructions to any transfer agent of the Company otherwise. All physical certificates representing the Common Stock issuable in accordance with this Section 2.3 shall be free of restrictive legends, and all of such shares of Common Stock shall be freely tradable and transferable and without restriction on resale pursuant to the Registration Statement (and no stop-transfer order shall be placed against transfer thereof), and the Company shall not take any action or give any instructions to any transfer agent of the Company otherwise.
(ii) The Registration Statement covering the resale by the Investor of the Registrable Securities shall have been declared effective under the Securities Act by the SEC and shall remain effective, and the Investor shall be permitted to utilize the prospectus therein to resell (a) all of the Advance Shares issued pursuant to all prior Drawdown Notices and (b) all of the Advance Shares issuable pursuant to the applicable Drawdown Notice.
(iii) The Company shall have obtained all material permits and qualifications required by any applicable state for the offer and sale of the Registrable Securities, or shall have the availability of exemptions therefrom. The sale and issuance of the Registrable Securities shall be legally permitted by all laws and regulations to which the Company is subject.
(iv) The Company shall file with the SEC in a timely manner all reports, notices and other documents required of a “reporting company” under the Exchange Act and applicable Commission regulations.
(v) The fees as set forth in Section 12.4 below shall have been paid or can be withheld as provided in Section 2.3.
(vi) The Company’s transfer agent shall be DWAC eligible.
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Section 2.4 Hardship. In the event the Investor sells shares of the Company’s Common Stock after receipt of a Drawdown Notice and the Company fails to perform its obligations as mandated in Section 2.3, and specifically the Company fails to deliver to the Investor the shares of Common Stock corresponding to the applicable Drawdown Notice pursuant to Section 2.3 and no later than on the Advance Share True-Up Date, the Company acknowledges that the Investor shall suffer financial hardship and therefore shall be liable for any and all losses, commissions, fees, interest, legal fees or any other financial hardship caused to the Investor.
The Company understands that a delay in the delivery of the securities in the form required pursuant to this registration statement beyond the Closing could result in economic loss to the Investor. After the Effective Date, as compensation to the Investor for late issuance of such shares (delivery of securities after the applicable closing), the Company agrees to make payments to the Investor in accordance with the schedule below where the number of days overdue is defined as the number of business days beyond the close with amount due being cumulative.
The Company shall pay any payments incurred under this Section in immediately available funds upon demand. Nothing herein shall limit the right of the Investor to pursue damages for the Company’s failure to comply with the issuance and delivery of securities to the Investor.
Payments for Each Number of Days Overdue | For each $10,000 Worth of Common Stock |
1 | $100 |
2 | $200 |
3 | $300 |
4 | $400 |
5 | $500 |
6 | $600 |
7 | $700 |
8 | $800 |
9 | $900 |
10 | $1000 |
Over 10 |
$1000 + $200 for each Business Day beyond the tenth day |
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III
Representations and Warranties of Investor
Investor hereby represents and warrants to, and agrees with, the Company that the following are true and correct as of the date hereof and as of each Advance Request Date:
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Section 3.10 Trading Activities. The Investor’s trading activities with respect to the Company’s Common Stock shall be in compliance with all applicable federal and state securities laws, rules and regulations and the rules and regulations of the Principal Market on which the Company’s Common Stock is listed or traded and Investor will comply with any requests that the SEC makes in connection with the filing of the Registration Agreement to ensure such compliance. Neither the Investor nor its affiliates has an open short position in the Common Stock of the Company, the Investor agrees that it shall not, and that it will cause its affiliates not to, engage in any short sales of or hedging transactions with respect to the Common Stock, provided that the Company acknowledges and agrees that upon receipt of a Drawdown Notice the Investor has the right to sell the shares to be issued to the Investor pursuant to the Drawdown Notice, during the applicable Pricing Period.
Section 3.11 No Registration as a Dealer. The Investor is not and will not be required to be registered as a "dealer" under the 1934 Act, either as a result of its execution and performance of its obligations under this Agreement or otherwise.
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IV.
Representations and Warranties of the Company
Except as stated below, on the disclosure schedules attached hereto or in the SEC Documents (as defined herein), the Company hereby represents and warrants to, and covenants with, the Investor that the following are true and correct as of the date hereof:
Section 4.2 Authorization, Enforcement, Compliance with Other Instruments. (i) The Company has the requisite corporate power and authority to enter into and perform this Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement and any related agreements, in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof, (ii) the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement and any related agreements by the Company and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, have been duly authorized by the Company’s Board of Directors and no further consent or authorization is required by the Company, its Board of Directors or its stockholders, (iii) this Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement and any related agreements have been duly executed and delivered by the Company, (iv) this Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement and any related agreements constitute the valid and binding obligations of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with their terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by general principles of equity or applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, liquidation or similar laws relating to, or affecting generally, the enforcement of creditors’ rights and remedies.
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The Company has furnished to the Investor via the SEC's live XXXXX filing service true and correct copies of the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation, as amended and as in effect on the date hereof (the “Certificate of Incorporation”), and the Company’s By-laws, as in effect on the date hereof (the “By-laws”), and via conference call the terms of all securities convertible into or exercisable for Common Stock and the material rights of the holders thereof in respect thereto.
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Section 4.5 SEC Documents; Financial Statements. As of the date hereof, the Company has filed all reports, schedules, forms, statements and other documents required to be filed by it with the SEC pursuant to the reporting requirements of the 1934 Act. As of their respective dates, to the Company’s knowledge, the financial statements of the Company disclosed in the SEC Documents (the “Financial Statements”) complied as to form in all material respects with applicable accounting requirements and the published rules and regulations of the SEC with respect thereto. Such financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, consistently applied, during the periods involved (except (i) as may be otherwise indicated in such financial statements or the notes thereto, or (ii) in the case of unaudited interim statements, to the extent they may exclude footnotes or may be condensed or summary statements) and, fairly present in all material respects the financial position of the Company as of the dates thereof and the results of its operations and cash flows for the periods then ended (subject, in the case of unaudited statements, to normal year-end audit adjustments). No other information provided by or on behalf of the Company to the Investor, which is not included in the SEC Documents, contains any untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
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Section 4.23 Opinion of Counsel. Investor shall receive an opinion letter from counsel to the Company on the date hereof. The Company will obtain for the Investor, at the Company’s expense, any and all opinions of counsel which may be reasonably required in order to sell the securities issuable hereunder without restriction.
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The Investor and the Company represent to the other the following with respect to itself:
(a) In consideration of the Investor’s execution and delivery of this Agreement, and in addition to all of the Company’s other obligations under this Agreement, the Company shall defend, protect, indemnify and hold harmless the Investor, and all of its officers, directors, partners, employees and agents (including, without limitation, those retained in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement) (collectively, the “Investor Indemnitees”) from and against any and all actions, causes of action, suits, claims, losses, costs, penalties, fees, liabilities and damages, and expenses in connection therewith (irrespective of whether any such Investor Indemnitee is a party to the action for which indemnification hereunder is sought), and including reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements (the “Indemnified Liabilities”), incurred by the Investor Indemnitees or any of them as a result of, or arising out of, or relating to (a) any misrepresentation or breach of any representation or warranty made by the Company in this Agreement or the Registration Rights Agreement or any other certificate, instrument or document contemplated hereby or thereby, (b) any breach of any covenant, agreement or obligation of the Company contained in this Agreement or the Registration Rights Agreement or any other certificate, instrument or document contemplated hereby or thereby, or (c) any cause of action, suit or claim brought or made against such Investor Indemnitee not arising out of any action or inaction of an Investor Indemnitee, and arising out of or resulting from the execution, delivery, performance or enforcement of this Agreement or any other instrument, document or agreement executed pursuant hereto by any of the Investor Indemnitees. To the extent that the foregoing undertaking by the Company may be unenforceable for any reason, the Company shall make the maximum contribution to the payment and satisfaction of each of the Indemnified Liabilities, which is permissible under applicable law.
(b) In consideration of the Company’s execution and delivery of this Agreement, and in addition to all of the Investor’s other obligations under this Agreement, the Investor shall defend, protect, indemnify and hold harmless the Company and all of its officers, directors, shareholders, employees and agents (including, without limitation, those retained in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement) (collectively, the “Company Indemnitees”) from and against any and all Indemnified Liabilities incurred by the Company Indemnitees or any of them as a result of, or arising out of, or relating to (a) any misrepresentation or breach of any representation or warranty made by the Investor in this Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement, or any instrument or document contemplated hereby or thereby executed by the Investor, (b) any breach of any covenant, agreement or obligation of the Investor(s) contained in this Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement or any other certificate, instrument or document contemplated hereby or thereby executed by the Investor, or (c) any cause of action, suit or claim brought or made against such Company Indemnitee based on misrepresentations or due to a breach by the Investor and arising out of or resulting from the execution, delivery, performance or enforcement of this Agreement or any other instrument, document or agreement executed pursuant hereto by any of the Company Indemnitees. To the extent that the foregoing undertaking by the Investor may be unenforceable for any reason, the Investor shall make the maximum contribution to the payment and satisfaction of each of the Indemnified Liabilities, which is permissible under applicable law.
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(c) The obligations of the parties to indemnify or make contribution under this Section 5.1 shall survive termination.
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VI.
Covenants of the Company
Section 6.1 Registration Rights. The Company shall cause the Registration Rights Agreement to remain in full force and effect and the Company shall comply in all material respects with the terms thereof. During the Commitment Period, the Company shall notify the Investor promptly if (i) the Registration Statement shall cease to be effective under the Securities Act, (ii) the Common Stock shall cease to be authorized for listing on the Principal Market, (iii) the Common Stock ceases to be registered under Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act or (iv) the Company fails to file in a timely manner all reports and other documents required of it as a reporting company under the Exchange Act.
Section 6.2 Listing of Common Stock. The Company shall maintain the Common Stock’s authorization for quotation on the Principal Market.
Section 6.3 Exchange Act Registration. The Company will cause its Common Stock to continue to be registered under Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act, will file in a timely manner all reports and other documents required of it as a reporting company under the Exchange Act and will not take any action or file any document (whether or not permitted by Exchange Act or the rules thereunder) to terminate or suspend such registration or to terminate or suspend its reporting and filing obligations under said Exchange Act.
Section 6.4 Transfer Agent Instructions. Upon effectiveness of the Registration Statement the Company shall deliver instructions to its transfer agent to issue shares of Common Stock to the Investor free of restrictive legends on or before each Advance Request Date.
Section 6.5 Corporate Existence. The Company will take all steps necessary to preserve and continue the corporate existence of the Company.
Section 6.6 Notice of Certain Events Affecting Registration; Suspension of Right to Make an Advance Request. The Company will immediately notify the Investor as soon as practible, upon its becoming aware of the occurrence of any of the following events in respect of the Registration Statement or related prospectus relating to an offering of Registrable Securities: (i) receipt of any request for additional information by the SEC or any other Federal or state governmental authority during the period of effectiveness of the Registration Statement for amendments or supplements to the registration statement or related prospectus; (ii) the issuance by the SEC or any other Federal or state governmental authority of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or the initiation of any proceedings for that purpose; (iii) receipt of any notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification or exemption from qualification of any of the Registrable Securities for sale in any jurisdiction or the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for such purpose; (iv) the happening of any event that makes any statement made in the Registration Statement or related prospectus or any document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated therein by reference untrue in any material respect or that requires the making of any changes in the Registration Statement, related prospectus or documents so that, in the case of the Registration Statement, it will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, and that in the case of the related prospectus, it will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; and (v) the Company’s reasonable determination that a post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement would be appropriate; and the Company will promptly make available to the Investor any such supplement or amendment to the related prospectus. The Company shall not deliver to the Investor any Drawdown Notice during the continuation of any of the foregoing events.
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Section 6.7 Restriction on Sale of Capital Stock. During the Commitment Period, the Company shall not, without 10 days written notice to the Investor (i) issue or sell any Common Stock or Preferred Stock without consideration or for a consideration per share less than the Bid Price of the Common Stock determined immediately prior to its issuance, (ii) issue or sell any Preferred Stock warrant, option, right, contract, call, or other security or instrument granting the holder thereof the right to acquire Common Stock without consideration or for a consideration per share less than the Bid Price of the Common Stock determined immediately prior to its issuance, or (iii) file any registration statement on Form S-8.
Section 6.8 Consolidation; Merger. The Company shall not, at any time after the date hereof, effect any merger or consolidation of the Company with or into, or a transfer of all or substantially all the assets of the Company to another entity (a “Consolidation Event”) unless the resulting successor or acquiring entity (if not the Company) assumes by written instrument the obligation to deliver to the Investor such shares of stock and/or securities as the Investor is entitled to receive pursuant to this Agreement prior to the closing date of any merger.
Section 6.9 Issuance of the Company’s Common Stock. The sale of the shares of Common Stock shall be made in accordance with the provisions and requirements of Regulation D and any applicable state securities law.
Section 6.10 Review of Public Disclosures. All SEC filings (including, without limitation, all filings required under the Exchange Act, which include Forms 10-Q, 10-K, 8-K, etc) and other public disclosures made by the Company, including, without limitation, all press releases, investor relations materials, and scripts of analysts meetings and calls, shall be reviewed and approved for release by the Company’s attorneys and, if containing financial information, the Company’s independent certified public accountants. All press releases referencing the Investor shall first be approved by Investor prior to release.
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Section 6.11 Market Activities. The Company will not, directly or indirectly, (i) take any action designed to cause or result in, or that constitutes or 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 the Common Stock or (ii) sell, bid for or purchase the Common Stock, or pay anyone any compensation for soliciting purchases of the Common Stock.
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VII.
Conditions for Advance and Conditions to Closing
Section 7.1 Conditions Precedent to the Obligations of the Company. The obligation hereunder of the Company to issue and sell the shares of Common Stock to the Investor incident to each Closing is subject to the satisfaction, or waiver by the Company, at or before each such Closing, of each of the conditions set forth below.
(a) Accuracy of the Investor’s Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties of the Investor contained in this Agreement shall be true and correct in all material respects.
(b) Performance by the Investor. The Investor shall have performed, satisfied and complied in all respects with all covenants, agreements and conditions required by this Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement to be performed, satisfied or complied with by the Investor at or prior to such Closing.
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(l) No Bankruptcy Proceedings. The Company shall not have filed for and/or be subject to any bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or liquidation proceedings or other proceedings for relief under any bankruptcy law or any law for the relief of debtors instituted by or against the Company or any subsidiary of the Company, or instituted involuntarily against the Company.
(m) At Least Two Independent Board Members. The Company shall have at least two (2) independent (as “independent” is defined under the New York Stock Exchange’s listing standards) members on its board of directors prior to initiating each Drawdown Notice, and shall represent so to the Investor in writing.
(n) Consecutive Drawdown Notices. Except with respect to the first Drawdown Notice, the Company shall have delivered all Shares relating to all prior Advance Requests.
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VIII.
Due Diligence Review; Non-Disclosure of Non-Public Information
Section 8.1 Non-Disclosure of Non-Public Information.
(a) The Company covenants and agrees that it shall refrain from disclosing, and shall cause its officers, directors, employees and agents to refrain from disclosing, any material non-public information to the Investor without also disseminating such information to the public, unless prior to disclosure of such information the Company identifies such information as being material non-public information and provides the Investor with the opportunity to accept or refuse to accept such material non-public information for review.
(b) Nothing herein shall require the Company to disclose non-public information to the Investor or its advisors or representatives, and the Company represents that it does not disseminate non-public information to any investors who purchase stock in the Company in a public offering, to money managers or to securities analysts, provided, however, that notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Company will, as hereinabove provided, promptly notify the advisors and representatives of the Investor and, if any, underwriters, of any event or the existence of any circumstance (without any obligation to disclose the specific event or circumstance) of which it becomes aware, constituting non-public information (whether or not requested of the Company specifically or generally during the course of due diligence by such persons or entities), which, if not disclosed in the prospectus included in the Registration Statement would cause such prospectus to include a material misstatement or to omit a material fact required to be stated therein in order to make the statements, therein, in light of the circumstances in which they were made, not misleading. Nothing contained in this Section 8.1 shall be construed to mean that such persons or entities other than the Investor (without the written consent of the Investor prior to disclosure of such information) may not obtain non-public information in the course of conducting due diligence in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and nothing herein shall prevent any such persons or entities from notifying the Company of their opinion that based on such due diligence by such persons or entities, that the Registration Statement contains an untrue statement of material fact or omits a material fact required to be stated in the Registration Statement or necessary to make the statements contained therein, in light of the circumstances in which they were made, not misleading.
ARTICLE
XI.
Choice of Law/Jurisdiction
Section 9.1 Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts without regard to the principles of conflict of laws. The parties further agree that any action between them shall be heard in Boston, MA. for the adjudication of any civil action asserted pursuant to this Agreement.
EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE, AND AGREES NOT TO REQUEST, A JURY TRIAL FOR THE ADJUDICATION OF ANY DISPUTE HEREUNDER OR IN CONNECTION HEREWITH OR ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.
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ARTICLE
X.
Assignment; Termination
Section 10.1 Assignment. Neither this Agreement nor any rights of the Company hereunder may be assigned to any other Person.
(a) Unless terminated earlier as herein provided, the obligations of the Investor to make Advance Requests under Article II hereof shall terminate thirty six (36) months after the Effective Date.
(b) The obligation of the Investor to make an Advance to the Company pursuant to this Agreement shall terminate permanently (including with respect to an Advance Request Date that has not yet occurred) in the event that (i) there shall occur any stop order or suspension of the effectiveness of the Registration Statement for an aggregate of fifty (50) Trading Days, other than due to the acts of the Investor, during the Commitment Period, or (ii) the Company shall at any time fail materially to comply with the requirements of Article VI and such failure is not cured within thirty (30) days after receipt of written notice from the Investor, provided, however, that this termination provision shall not apply to any period commencing upon the filing of a post-effective amendment to such Registration Statement and ending upon the date on which such post effective amendment is declared effective by the SEC.
(c) The obligations and rights of each of the Company and the Investor are terminable by the Company at any time upon written notice to the Investor subject at all times to the terms, conditions and obligations that the Company may have to the Investor, including and without limit to any fees, charges and obligations described herein. Prior to issuing any press release, or making any public statement or announcement, with respect to such termination, the Company shall consult with the Investor and shall obtain the Investor’s consent to the form and substance of such press release or other disclosure, which consent shall not be unreasonably delayed or withheld. Any and all shares, or penalties, if any, due under this Agreement shall be immediately payable and due upon termination of this Agreement.
(d) The obligation of the Investor to make an Advance to the Company pursuant to this Agreement shall terminate permanently if pursuant to or within the meaning of any Bankruptcy Law, the Company commences a voluntary case or any Person commences a proceeding against the Company, a Custodian is appointed for the Company or for all or substantially all of its property, or the Company makes a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors, this Agreement shall automatically terminate without any liability or payment to the Company without further action or notice by any Person. No such termination of this Agreement under this Section 10.2(d) shall affect the Company's or the Investor's obligations under this Agreement with respect to pending purchases and the Company and the Investor shall complete their respective obligations with respect to any pending purchases under this Agreement.
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Section 11.1 Notices. Any notices, consents, waivers, or other communications required or permitted to be given under the terms of this Agreement must be in writing and will be deemed to have been delivered (i) upon receipt, when delivered personally; (ii) upon receipt, when sent by facsimile, provided a copy is mailed by U.S. certified mail, return receipt requested; (iii) three (3) days after being sent by U.S. certified mail, return receipt requested, or (iv) one (1) day after deposit with a nationally recognized overnight delivery service, in each case properly addressed to the party to receive the same. The addresses and facsimile numbers for such communications shall be:
If to the Company, to: | |
Exergetic Energy, Inc. 000 Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxx 000 Xxxxxxx, XX 00000 Telephone: 000-000-0000 Facsimile: 000-000-0000 | |
If to the Investor, to: |
Auctus Private Equity Fund, LLC 000 Xxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000 Xxxxxx, XX 00000 ATTN: Xxx Xxxxxx Telephone: 000-000-0000 Facsimile: 000-000-0000 |
Each party shall provide five (5) days’ prior written notice to the other party of any change in address or facsimile number.
Section 12.1 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two or more identical counterparts, all of which shall be considered one and the same agreement and shall become effective when counterparts have been signed by each party and delivered to the other party. In the event any signature page is delivered by facsimile transmission, the party using such means of delivery shall cause four (4) additional original executed signature pages to be physically delivered to the other party within five (5) days of the execution and delivery hereof, though failure to deliver such copies shall not affect the validity of this Agreement.
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Section 12.2 Entire Agreement; Amendments. This Agreement supersedes all other prior oral or written agreements between the Investor, the Company, their affiliates and persons acting on their behalf with respect to the matters discussed herein, and this Agreement and the instruments referenced herein contain the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the matters covered herein and therein and, except as specifically set forth herein or therein, neither the Company nor the Investor makes any representation, warranty, covenant or undertaking with respect to such matters. No provision of this Agreement may be waived or amended other than by an instrument in writing signed by the party to be charged with enforcement.
Section 12.4 Fees and Expenses. The Company hereby agrees to pay the following fees:
(a) Fees. Each of the parties shall pay its own fees and expenses (including the fees of any attorneys, accountants, appraisers or others engaged by such party) in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby. However, the Company shall pay an amount not to exceed four percent (4%) of the amount specified in each Drawdown Notice on its applicable Closing Date to cover costs associated with, but not limited to: DWAC charges, commissions, legal review fees, and wire fees.
Section 12.6 Remedies, Other Obligations, Breaches and Injunctive Relief. The Investor’s remedies provided in this Agreement shall be cumulative and in addition to all other remedies available to the Investor under this Agreement, at law or in equity (including a decree of specific performance and/or other injunctive relief), no remedy of the Investor contained herein shall be deemed a waiver of compliance with the provisions giving rise to such remedy and nothing herein shall limit the Investor's right to pursue actual damages for any failure by the Company to comply with the terms of this Agreement. The Company acknowledges that a breach by it of its obligations hereunder will cause irreparable harm to the Investor and that the remedy at law for any such breach may be inadequate. The Company therefore agrees that, in the event of any such breach or threatened breach, the Investor shall be entitled, in addition to all other available remedies, to an injunction restraining any breach, without the necessity of showing economic loss and without any bond or other security being required.
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Section 12.7 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two or more identical counterparts, all of which shall be considered one and the same agreement and shall become effective when counterparts have been signed by each party and delivered to the other party; provided that a facsimile signature or signature delivered by e-mail in a “.pdf” format data file shall be considered due execution and shall be binding upon the signatory thereto with the same force and effect as if the signature were an original, not a facsimile signature or a signature in a “.pdf” format data file.
Section 12.8 No Third Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement is intended for the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective permitted successors and assigns, and is not for the benefit of, nor may any provision hereof be enforced by, any other person.
Section 12.9 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.
Section 12.10 Publicity. The Investor shall have the right to pre-approve any press release, SEC filing (including, without limitation, all filings required under the Exchange Act, which include Forms 10-Q, 10-K, 8-K, etc), or any other public disclosure made by or on behalf of the Company whatsoever relating to the Investor, its purchases hereunder or any aspect of this Agreement or the transaction contemplated hereby; provided, however, that the Company shall be entitled, without the prior approval of the Investor, to make any press release or other public disclosure (including any SEC filings) with respect thereto as is required by applicable law and regulations so long as prior to releasing any such press release or any other public disclosure, the Company and its counsel shall have provided the Investor and its counsel with a reasonable opportunity to review and comment upon, and shall have consulted with the Investor and its counsel on the form and substance of such press release or other disclosure. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall not publicly disclose the name of the Investor without prior consent from the Investor, except to the extent required by law. The Company agrees and acknowledges that its failure to fully comply with this provision constitutes a material adverse affect on its ability to perform its obligations under this Agreement.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Drawdown Equity Financing Agreement to be executed by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, as of the date first set forth above.
COMPANY: | ||
Exergetic Energy, Inc. | ||
By: | /s/ X.X. XxXxxxxx | |
Name: X.X. XxXxxxxx | ||
Title: CEO | ||
INVESTOR: | ||
Auctus Private Equity Fund, LLC | ||
By: | /s/ Xxx Xxxxxx | |
Name: Xxx Xxxxxx | ||
Title: Managing Director |
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EXHIBIT A
DRAWDOWN NOTICE
Exergetic Energy, Inc.
The undersigned, _______________________ hereby certifies, with respect to the sale of shares of Common Stock of Exergetic Energy, Inc. (the “Company”) issuable in connection with this Drawdown Notice, delivered pursuant to the Drawdown Equity Financing Agreement (the “Agreement”), as follows:
1. The undersigned is the duly elected ______________ of the Company.
2. There are no fundamental changes to the information set forth in the Registration Statement which would require the Company to file a post effective amendment to the Registration Statement.
3. The Company has performed in all material respects all covenants and agreements to be performed by the Company and has complied in all material respects with all obligations and conditions contained in the Agreement on or prior to the Drawdown Notice Date, and shall continue to perform in all material respects all covenants and agreements to be performed by the Company through the applicable Advance Request Date. All conditions to the delivery of this Drawdown Notice are satisfied as of the date hereof and all of the Company’s conditions to Closing set forth in Section 7.2 of the Agreement have been satisfied as of the Condition Satisfaction Date.
4. The Company hereby represents, warrants and covenants that it has made all filings (“SEC Filings”) required to be made by it pursuant to applicable securities laws (including, without limitation, all filings required under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, which include Forms 00-X, 00-X, 0-X, xxx.). All SEC Filings and other public disclosures made by the Company, including, without limitation, all press releases, analysts meetings and calls, etc. (collectively, the “Public Disclosures”), have been reviewed and approved for release by the Company’s attorneys and, if containing financial information, the Company’s independent certified public accountants. None of the Company’s Public Disclosures contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.5. The Advance Request will be in the amount of $_____________________ in Advance Shares.
The current number of shares issued and outstanding is and 4.99% of that amount would be_____________.
The number of shares currently available for resale pursuant to the Registration Statement on Form S-1 for the Drawdown Equity Financing Facility is .
6. The “Floor Price” for this Drawdown Notice shall be: (Please check one):
____ $______ per share
____ Seventy-Five (75%) of the average Bid Price over the preceding ten (10) trading days prior to the Drawdown Notice Date.
The undersigned has executed this Certificate this ____ day of _________________.
Exergetic Energy, Inc. | ||
By: | ||
Name: X.X. XxXxxxxx | ||
Title: CEO |
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