ATELIER MEATS CORP. COMMON STOCK SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT
COMMON STOCK SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT
This COMMON STOCK SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT, dated as of the date set forth below (this “Agreement”), is by and among ATELIER MEATS CORP., a British Columbia corporation (the “Company”), and the undersigned purchaser (“Purchaser”).
WHEREAS, the Company desires to issue and sell to the Purchaser, and Purchaser desires to purchase from the Company, certain shares of the Company’s Common Stock (the “Common Shares”), in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement.
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements set forth herein and for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the Company and each of the Purchaser, severally and not jointly, hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
Section 1.1 Definitions. As used in this Agreement, and unless the context requires a different meaning, the following terms have the meanings indicated:
“Affiliate” means, with respect to any Person, any other Person that directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries controls, is controlled by or is under common control with, the Person in question. As used herein, the term “control” means the possession, direct or indirect, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a Person, whether through ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.
“Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph.
“Closing” has the meaning specified in Section 2.2.
“Closing Date” has the meaning specified in Section 2.2.
“Commission” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
“Common Stock” has the meaning specified in Section 3.2.
“Company” has the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph.
“Company Financial Statements” has the meaning specified in Section 3.9.
“Common Shares” has the meaning specified in the recitals.
“GAAP” has the meaning specified in Section 3.9.
“Governmental Authority” means, with respect to a particular Person, any country, state, county, city and political subdivision in which such Person or such Person’s Property is located or that exercises valid jurisdiction over any such Person or such Person’s Property, and any court, agency, department, commission, board, bureau or instrumentality of any of them and any monetary authority that exercises valid jurisdiction over any such Person or such Person’s Property. Unless otherwise specified, all references to Governmental Authority herein with respect to the Company mean a Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over the Company, its Subsidiaries or any of their respective Properties.
“Indemnified Party” has the meaning specified in Section 6.3.
“Indemnifying Party” has the meaning specified in Section 6.3.
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“Law” means any federal, state, local or foreign order, writ, injunction, judgment, settlement, award, decree, statute, law, rule or regulation.
“Lien” means any interest in Property securing an obligation owed to, or a claim by, a Person other than the owner of the Property, whether such interest is based on the common law, statute or contract, and whether such obligation or claim is fixed or contingent, and including the lien or security interest arising from a mortgage, encumbrance, pledge, security agreement, conditional sale or trust receipt or a lease, consignment or bailment for security purposes. For the purpose of this Agreement, a Person shall be deemed to be the owner of any Property that it has acquired or holds subject to a conditional sale agreement, or leases under a financing lease or other arrangement pursuant to which title to the Property has been retained by or vested in some other Person in a transaction intended to create a financing.
“Material Adverse Effect” means a material adverse effect on the management, condition (financial or otherwise), results of operations, business or properties of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole; provided, however, that a Material Adverse Effect shall not include any material and adverse effect on the foregoing to the extent such material and adverse effect results from, arises out of, or relates to (x) a general deterioration in the economy or changes in the general state of the industries in which the Company operates, except to the extent that the Company, taken as a whole, is adversely affected in a disproportionate manner as compared to other industry participants, (y) the outbreak or escalation of hostilities involving the United States, the declaration by the United States of a national emergency or war or the occurrence of any other calamity or crisis, including acts of terrorism, or (z) any change in accounting requirements or principles imposed upon the Company and its Subsidiaries or their respective businesses or any change in any applicable Law, or the interpretation thereof.
“Operative Documents” means, collectively, this Agreement, the Company’s incorporation documents and any amendments, supplements, continuations or modifications thereto.
“Person” means an individual or a corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, trust, unincorporated organization, association, government agency or political subdivision thereof or other form of entity.
“Property” means any interest in any kind of property or asset, whether real, personal or mixed, or tangible or intangible.
“Purchase Price” is the amount set forth on the signature page based upon the price of $3.00 per share.
“Purchased Securities” means the Purchased Shares
“Purchased Shares” means, with respect to a particular Purchaser, the number of Common Shares set forth on the Purchaser’s signature page.
“Purchaser” and “Purchaser” have the meanings set forth in the introductory paragraph.
“Purchaser Related Parties” has the meaning specified in Section 6.1.
“Representatives” of any Person means the Affiliates, officers, directors, managers, employees, agents, counsel, accountants, investment bankers, investment advisers and other representatives of such Person.
“Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended from time to time, and the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder.
“Subsidiary” has the meaning set forth in Rule 405 of the rules and regulations promulgated under the Securities Act.
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“U.S. Persons” as defined Rule 902(k)(1), which are (1) any natural person resident in the United States; (2) any partnership or corporation organized or incorporated under the laws of the United States; (3) any estate of which any executor or administer is a U.S. person; (4) any trust or which any trustee is a U.S. person; (5) any agency or branch of a U.S. person located outside the United States; (6) any non-discretionary or similar account (other than an estate or trust) held by a dealer or other fiduciary for the benefit or account of a U.S. person; (7) a discretionary or similar account (other than an estate or trust) held by a dealer or other fiduciary organized, incorporated or, if an individual, resident in the United States; and (8) an partnership or corporation if (a) organized or incorporated under the laws of any foreign jurisdiction, and (b) formed by a U.S. person principally for the purpose of investing in securities not registered under the Securities Act, unless it is organized or incorporated and owned by accredited investors under Rule 501(a) of the Securities Act who are not natural persons, estates or trusts.
ARTICLE II
AGREEMENT TO SELL AND PURCHASE
Section 2.1 Sale and Issuance of Common Shares. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Purchaser hereby subscribes for and agrees to purchase of the Purchased Shares and the Company hereby agrees to sell to Purchaser the Purchased Shares in a number of equal to Purchaser’s investment amount at a share price of US$3.00 per share as stated in the investment application completed and signed by Purchaser electronically at [INSERT URL].
Section 2.3 Closing. Pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, the consummation of the purchase and sale of the Purchased Shares hereunder (the “Closing”) shall take place at such time and place as the Company and Purchaser determine (the date of such closing, the “Closing Date”). The parties agree that the Closing may occur via delivery of facsimiles, electronic copies or photocopies of the Operative Documents and the closing deliverables contemplated hereby and thereby. Unless otherwise provided herein, all proceedings to be taken and all documents to be executed and delivered by all parties at the Closing will be deemed to have been taken and executed simultaneously, and no proceedings will be deemed to have been taken nor documents executed or delivered until all have been taken.
Section 2.4 Purchaser’s Conditions. The obligation of Purchaser to consummate the purchase of the Purchased Securities shall be subject to the satisfaction on or prior to the Closing Date of each of the following conditions (any or all of which may be waived by Purchaser on behalf of itself in writing with respect to its Purchased Shares, in whole or in part, to the extent permitted by applicable Law):
(a) the Company shall have performed and complied with the covenants and agreements contained in this Agreement that are required to be performed and complied with by the Company on or prior to the Closing Date;
(b) all representations and warranties of the Company shall be true and correct in all material respects when made and as of the Closing Date, in each case as though made at and as of the Closing Date (except that representations and warranties made as of a specific date shall be required to be true and correct as of such date only); and
(d) the Company shall have delivered, or caused to be delivered, to such Purchaser at the Closing, the Company’s closing deliveries described in Section 2.5.
Section 2.5 Company’s Conditions. The obligation of the Company to consummate the issuance and sale of the Purchased Securities to Purchaser shall be subject to the satisfaction on or prior to the Closing Date of each of the following conditions with respect to such Purchaser (any or all of which may be waived by the Company in writing, in whole or in part, to the extent permitted by applicable Law):
(a) the representations and warranties of such Purchaser contained in this Agreement that are qualified by materiality shall be true and correct when made and as of the Closing Date and all other representations and warranties of such Purchaser shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the Closing Date (except that representations of such Purchaser made as of a specific date shall be required to be true and correct as of such date only);
(b) such Purchaser shall have performed and complied with the covenants and agreements contained in this Agreement that are required to be performed and complied with by that Purchaser on or prior to the Closing Date; and
(c) such Purchaser shall have delivered, or caused to be delivered, to the Company at the Closing such
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Purchaser’s closing deliveries described in Section 2.6,
ARTICLE III
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY
The Company represents and warrants to Purchaser as follows:
Section 3.1 Existence. The Company has been duly incorporated and is existing and in good standing under the laws of British Columbia, with corporate power and authority to own its properties and conduct the businesses in which it is currently engaged and the Company is duly qualified to do business as a foreign corporation in good standing in all other jurisdictions in which its ownership or lease of property or the conduct of its business requires such qualification, except where the failure to be duly qualified or in good standing would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 3.2 Capitalization. The authorized capital stock of the Company consists of an unlimited number of shares of common stock, no par value (“Common Stock”) and an unlimited number of shares of Preferred Stock, no par value (“Preferred Stock”).
Section 3.3 Subsidiaries. The Company has no Subsidiaries.
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Section 3.4 No Conflict. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the issuance and sale of the Purchased Securities will not result in a breach or violation of any of the terms and provisions of, or constitute, or with the giving of notice or lapse of time, would constitute, a default under, or result in the imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance upon any property or assets of the Company pursuant to, (i) its certificate of formation, limited liability company agreement, limited partnership agreement, charter, or by-laws or similar organizational documents of the Company, (ii) any statute, rule, regulation or order of any governmental agency or body or any court, domestic or foreign, having jurisdiction over the Company or any of its properties, or (iii) any agreement or instrument to which the Company is a party or by which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is bound or to which any of the properties of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is subject, except in the case of clauses (ii) and (iii) as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 3.5 Authority.
(a) Each of the Operative Documents has been or will be validly executed and delivered by the Company and, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by Purchaser or its Affiliate, as applicable (if either such Purchaser or its Affiliate is a party thereto), constitutes, or will constitute, the legal, valid and binding obligations of the Company enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization and other laws of general applicability relating to or affecting creditors’ rights and by general principles of equity.
(b) The Purchased Securities have been duly authorized and, when the Purchased Securities have been delivered and paid for in accordance with this Agreement on the Closing Date, such Purchased Securities will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable; the stockholders of the Company have no preemptive rights with respect to the Purchased Securities; and none of the outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company have been issued in violation of any preemptive or similar rights of any security holder.
Section 3.6 Approvals. No consent, approval, authorization, or order of, or filing or registration with, any person (including any governmental agency or body or any court) is required to be obtained or made by the Company for the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, except (i) such as have been obtained, (ii) where the failure of the Company to obtain or make any such consent, approval, authorization, order, filing or registration would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, or (iii) such as have been made or as may be required under state or foreign securities laws.
Section 3.7 Compliance with Laws. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is in violation of any Law applicable to the Company or its Subsidiaries, except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect. The Company and its Subsidiaries possess all certificates, authorizations and permits issued by the
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appropriate regulatory authorities necessary to conduct their respective businesses, except where the failure to possess such certificates, authorizations or permits would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect, and neither the Company nor any such Subsidiary has received any notice of proceedings relating to the revocation or modification of any such certificate, authorization or permit, except where such potential revocation or modification would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 3.8 Certain Fees. The Company has agreed to pay Xxxxxxx a commission of 1% with respect to the sale of the Purchased Securities or the consummation of the transaction contemplated by this Agreement. The Company agrees that it will indemnify and hold harmless the Purchaser from and against any and all claims, demands, or liabilities for broker’s, finder’s, placement, or other similar fees or commissions incurred by the Company in connection with the sale of the Purchased Securities or the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
Section 3.9 No Side Agreements. There are no agreements by, among or between the Company or any of its Affiliates, on the one hand, and any Purchaser or any of their Affiliates, on the other hand, with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby other than the Operative Documents nor promises or inducements for future transactions between or among any of such parties.
Section 3.10 No Registration Required. Assuming the accuracy of the representations and warranties of Purchaser contained in Article IV, the issuance and sale of the Purchased Securities pursuant to this Agreement is exempt from registration requirements of the Securities Act, and neither the Company nor, to the knowledge of the Company, any authorized Representative acting on its behalf has taken or will take any action hereafter that would cause the loss of such exemption.
Section 3.11 No Integration. Neither the Company nor any of its Affiliates have, directly or indirectly through any agent, sold, offered for sale, solicited offers to buy or otherwise negotiated in respect of, any “security” (as defined in the Securities Act of 1933, as amended) that is or will be integrated with the sale of the Purchased Securities in a manner that would require registration under the Securities Act.
ARTICLE IV
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE PURCHASER
Purchaser, severally and not jointly, hereby represents and warrants to the Company that:
Section 4.1 Existence. Such Purchaser is duly organized and validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of its jurisdiction of organization, with all requisite power and authority to own, lease, use and operate its Properties and to conduct its business as currently conducted.
Section 4.2 Authorization, Enforceability. Such Purchaser has all necessary corporate, limited liability company or partnership power and authority to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated thereby, and the execution, delivery and performance by such Purchaser of this Agreement has been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of such Purchaser; and this Agreement constitute the legal, valid and binding obligations of such Purchaser, enforceable in accordance with their terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer and similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally or by general principles of equity, including principles of commercial reasonableness, fair dealing and good faith.
Section 4.3 No Breach. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by such Purchaser and the consummation by such Purchaser of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby will not (a) conflict with or result in a breach or violation of any of the terms or provisions of, or constitute a default under, any material agreement to which such Purchaser is a party or by which such Purchaser is bound or to which any of the property or assets of such Purchaser is subject, (b) conflict with or result in any violation of the provisions of the organizational documents of such Purchaser, or (c) violate any statute, order, rule or regulation of any court or governmental agency or body having jurisdiction over such Purchaser or the property or assets of such Purchaser, except in the cases of clauses (a) and (c), for such conflicts, breaches, violations or defaults as would not prevent the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
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Section 4.4 Certain Fees. No fees or commissions are or will be payable by such Purchaser to brokers, finders, or investment bankers with respect to the purchase of any of the Purchased Securities or the consummation of the transaction contemplated by this Agreement. Such Purchaser agrees that it will indemnify and hold harmless the Company from and against any and all claims, demands, or liabilities for broker’s, finder’s, placement, or other similar fees or commissions incurred by such Purchaser in connection with the purchase of the Purchased Securities or the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
Section 4.5 No Side Agreements. There are no other agreements by, among or between such Purchaser and any of its Affiliates, on the one hand, and the Company or any of its Affiliates, on the other hand, with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby other than the Operative Documents nor promises or inducements for future transactions between or among any of such parties.
Section 4.6 Investment. The Purchased Securities are being acquired for such Purchaser’s own account, the account of its Affiliates, or the accounts of clients for whom such Purchaser exercises discretionary investment authority, not as a nominee or agent, and with no present intention of distributing the Purchased Securities or any part thereof, and such Purchaser has no present intention of selling or granting any participation in or otherwise distributing the same in any transaction in violation of the securities laws of the United States or any state or country, without prejudice, however, to such Purchaser’s right at all times to sell or otherwise dispose of all or any part of the Purchased Securities under a registration statement under the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws or under an exemption from such registration available thereunder (including, without limitation, if available, Rule 144 promulgated thereunder). If such Purchaser should in the future decide to dispose of any of the Purchased Securities, the Purchaser understands and agrees (a) that it may do so only in compliance with the Securities Act and applicable state securities law, as then in effect, including a sale contemplated by any registration statement pursuant to which such securities are being offered, or pursuant to an exemption from the Securities Act, and (b) that stop-transfer instructions to that effect will be in effect with respect to such securities.
Section 4.7 Nature of Purchaser. Such Purchaser or its Representatives have been furnished with materials relating to the business, finances and operations of the Company, the Fund and relating to the offer and sale of the Purchased Securities that have been requested by such Purchaser. Such Purchaser or its Representatives has been afforded the opportunity to ask questions of the Company or its Representatives. Neither such inquiries nor any other due diligence investigations conducted at any time by such Purchaser or its Representatives shall modify, amend or affect such Purchaser’s right (i) to rely on the Company’s representations and warranties contained in Article III above or (ii) to indemnification or any other remedy based on, or with respect to the accuracy or inaccuracy of, or compliance with, the representations, warranties, covenants and agreements in this Agreement. Such Purchaser understands and acknowledges that its purchase of the Purchased Securities involves a high degree of risk and uncertainty. Such Purchaser has sought such accounting, legal and tax advice as it has considered necessary to make an informed investment decision with respect to its investment in the Purchased Securities.
Section 4.8 Reliance Upon such Purchaser’s Representations and Warranties. Such Purchaser understands and acknowledges that the Purchased Securities are being offered and sold in reliance on a transactional exemption from the registration requirements of federal and state securities laws, and that the Company is relying in part upon the truth and accuracy of the representations, warranties, agreements, acknowledgments and understandings of such Purchaser set forth in this Agreement in (i) concluding that the issuance and sale of the Purchased Securities is a “private offering” and, as such, is exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act, and (ii) determining the applicability of such exemptions and the suitability of such Purchaser to purchase the Purchased Securities.
ARTICLE V
COVENANTS
Section 5.1 Taking of Necessary Action. Each of the parties hereto shall use its commercially reasonable efforts promptly to take or cause to be taken all action and promptly to do or cause to be done all things necessary, proper or advisable under applicable Law and regulations to consummate and make effective the transactions between the Company and the Purchaser contemplated by this Agreement related specifically to the acquisition of the Purchased Securities. Without limiting the foregoing, each of the Company and Purchaser shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to make all filings and obtain all consents of Governmental Authorities that may be necessary or, in the reasonable opinion of the other parties, as the case may be, advisable for the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Operative
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Documents. Purchaser agrees that its trading activities, if any, with respect to Company’s securities will be in compliance with all applicable state and federal securities laws, rules and regulations. The Company shall promptly and accurately respond, and shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause its transfer agent to respond, to reasonable requests for information (which is otherwise not publicly available) made by a Purchaser or its auditors relating to the actual holdings of such Purchaser or its accounts; provided that, the Company shall not be obligated to provide any such information that could reasonably result in a violation of applicable law or conflict with the Company’s xxxxxxx xxxxxxx policy or a confidentiality obligation of the Company.
Section 5.2 Non-Public Information. On or before 9:30 a.m., Florida local time, on the Business Day immediately following the date hereof, the Company may issue a press release (the “Press Release”) announcing the entry into this Agreement and describing the terms of the transactions contemplated by the Operative Documents and any other material, nonpublic information that the Company may have provided any Purchaser at any time prior to the issuance of the Press Release.
Section 5.3 Transfer Procedure; Stop-Transfer Notices; Refusal to Transfer. Prior to transferring any Purchased Securities, Purchaser shall deliver to the Company a written notice stating: (i) Purchaser’s bona fide intention to make a permitted transfer of its Purchased Securities; (ii) the name, address and phone number of each proposed transferee; (iii) the aggregate number of Purchased Securities to be transferred to each proposed transferee; and (iv) the exemptions under applicable state and federal securities laws upon which Purchaser is relying in making the proposed transfer. Purchaser shall also deliver to the Company a written agreement executed by the transferee or other recipient of Purchased Securities pursuant to which such transferee agrees to be bound by the transfer restrictions set forth herein as was Purchaser. Purchaser agrees that to ensure compliance with the restrictions referred to herein, the Company may issue appropriate “stop transfer” instructions to its transfer agent, if any, and that, if the Company transfers its own securities, it may make appropriate notations to the same effect in its own records. The Company shall not be required (a) to transfer on its books any Purchased Securities that have been sold or otherwise transferred in violation of any of the provisions of this Agreement or (b) to treat as owner of such Purchased Securities or to accord the right to vote or pay dividends to any purchaser or other transferee to whom such Purchased Securities shall have been so transferred.
ARTICLE VI
INDEMNIFICATION
Section 6.1 Indemnification by the Company. The Company agrees to indemnify Purchaser and its Representatives (collectively, “Purchaser Related Parties”) from costs, losses, liabilities, damages, or expenses of any kind or nature whatsoever, and hold each of them harmless against, any and all actions, suits, proceedings (including any investigations, litigation or inquiries), demands, and causes of action, and, in connection therewith, and promptly upon demand, pay or reimburse each of them for all costs, losses, liabilities, damages, or expenses of any kind or nature whatsoever, including, without limitation, the reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel and all other reasonable expenses incurred in connection with investigating, defending or preparing to defend any such matter that may be incurred by them or asserted against or involve any of them as a result of, arising out of, or in any way related to the breach of any of the representations, warranties or covenants of the Company contained herein, provided that such claim for indemnification relating to a breach of the representations or warranties is made prior to the expiration of such representations or warranties to the extent applicable; and provided further, that no Purchaser Related Party shall be entitled to recover special, consequential or punitive damages under this Section 6.1.
Section 6.2 Indemnification by Purchaser. Purchaser agrees, severally and not jointly, to indemnify the Company and its respective Representatives (collectively, “Company Related Parties”) from, and hold each of them harmless against, any and all actions, suits, proceedings (including any investigations, litigation or inquiries), demands, and causes of action, and, in connection therewith, and promptly upon demand, pay or reimburse each of them for all costs, losses, xxxxxxxxxxx, damages, or expenses of any kind or nature whatsoever, including, without limitation, the reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel and all other reasonable expenses incurred in connection with investigating, defending or preparing to defend any such matter that may be incurred by them or asserted against or involve any of them as a result of, arising out of, or in any way related to the breach of any of the representations, warranties or covenants of such Purchaser contained herein, provided that such claim for indemnification relating to a breach of the representations and warranties is made prior to the expiration of such representations and warranties; and provided further, that no Company Related Party shall be entitled to recover special, consequential or punitive damages.
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Section 6.3 Indemnification Procedure. Promptly after any Company Related Party or Purchaser Related Party (hereinafter, the “Indemnified Party”) has received notice of any indemnifiable claim hereunder, or the commencement of any action, suit or proceeding by a third person, which the Indemnified Party believes in good faith is an indemnifiable claim under this Agreement, the Indemnified Party shall give the indemnitor hereunder (the “Indemnifying Party”) written notice of such claim or the commencement of such action, suit or proceeding, but failure to so notify the Indemnifying Party will not relieve the Indemnifying Party from any liability it may have to such Indemnified Party hereunder except to the extent that the Indemnifying Party is materially prejudiced by such failure. Such notice shall state the nature and the basis of such claim to the extent then known. The Indemnifying Party shall have the right to defend and settle, at its own expense and by its own counsel who shall be reasonably acceptable to the Indemnified Party, any such matter as long as the Indemnifying Party pursues the same diligently and in good faith. If the Indemnifying Party undertakes to defend or settle, it shall promptly notify the Indemnified Party of its intention to do so, and the Indemnified Party shall cooperate with the Indemnifying Party and its counsel in all commercially reasonable respects in the defense thereof and the settlement thereof. Such cooperation shall include, but shall not be limited to, furnishing the Indemnifying Party with any books, records and other information reasonably requested by the Indemnifying Party and in the Indemnified Party’s possession or control. Such cooperation of the Indemnified Party shall be at the cost of the Indemnifying Party. After the Indemnifying Party has notified the Indemnified Party of its intention to undertake to defend or settle any such asserted liability, and for so long as the Indemnifying Party diligently pursues such defense, the Indemnifying Party shall not be liable for any additional legal expenses incurred by the Indemnified Party in connection with any defense or settlement of such asserted liability; provided, however, that the Indemnified Party shall be entitled (i) at its expense, to participate in the defense of such asserted liability and the negotiations of the settlement thereof and (ii) if (A) the Indemnifying Party has failed to assume the defense or employ counsel reasonably acceptable to the Indemnified Party or (B) if the defendants in any such action include both the Indemnified Party and the Indemnifying Party and counsel to the Indemnified Party shall have concluded that there may be reasonable defenses available to the Indemnified Party that are different from or in addition 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, then the Indemnified Party shall have the right to select a separate counsel and to assume such legal defense and otherwise to participate in the defense of such action, with the expenses and fees of such separate counsel and other expenses related to such participation to be reimbursed by the Indemnifying Party as incurred. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Indemnifying Party shall not settle any indemnified claim without the consent of the Indemnified Party, unless the settlement thereof imposes no liability or obligation on, and includes a complete release from liability of, and does not include any admission of wrongdoing or malfeasance by, the Indemnified Party. The remedies provided for in this Section 6 are cumulative and are not exclusive of any remedies that may be available to a party at law or in equity or otherwise.
ARTICLE VII
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 7.1 Interpretation and Survival of Provisions. Article, Section, Schedule, and Exhibit references are to this Agreement, unless otherwise specified. All references to instruments, documents, contracts, and agreements are references to such instruments, documents, contracts, and agreements as the same may be amended, supplemented, and otherwise modified from time to time, unless otherwise specified. The word “including” shall mean “including but not limited to.” Whenever any party has an obligation under the Operative Documents, the expense of complying with that obligation shall be an expense of such party unless otherwise specified. Whenever any determination, consent, or approval is to be made or given by any Purchaser, such action shall be in such Purchaser’s sole discretion unless otherwise specified in this Agreement. If any provision in the Operative Documents is held to be illegal, invalid, not binding, or unenforceable, such provision shall be fully severable and the Operative Documents shall be construed and enforced as if such illegal, invalid, not binding, or unenforceable provision had never comprised a part of the Operative Documents, and the remaining provisions shall remain in full force and effect. The Operative Documents have been reviewed and negotiated by sophisticated parties with access to legal counsel and shall not be construed against the drafter.
Section 7.2 Survival of Provisions. The representations, warranties, covenants and agreements contained in this Agreement shall survive the Closing for a period of twelve (12) months following the Closing Date regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of the Company or any Purchaser. All indemnification obligations of the Company and the Purchaser pursuant to this Agreement and the provisions of Article VI shall remain operative and in full force and effect unless such obligations are expressly terminated in a writing by the parties, regardless of any purported general termination of this Agreement.
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Section 7.3 No Waiver; Modifications in Writing.
(a) Delay. No failure or delay on the part of any party in exercising any right, power, or remedy hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such right, power, or remedy preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power, or remedy. The remedies provided for herein are cumulative and are not exclusive of any remedies that may be available to a party at law or in equity or otherwise.
(b) Amendments and Waivers. Except as otherwise provided herein, no amendment, waiver, consent, modification, or termination of any provision of this Agreement or any other Operative Document shall be effective unless signed by each of the parties hereto or thereto affected by such amendment, waiver, consent, modification, or termination. Any amendment, supplement or modification of or to any provision of this Agreement or any other Operative Document, any waiver of any provision of this Agreement or any other Operative Document, and any consent to any departure by the Company from the terms of any provision of this Agreement or any other Operative Document shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which made or given. Except where notice is specifically required by this Agreement, no notice to or demand on the Company in any case shall entitle the Company to any other or further notice or demand in similar or other circumstances.
Section 7.4 Binding Effect; Assignment.
(a) Binding Effect. This Agreement shall be binding upon the Company, the Purchaser, and their respective successors and permitted assigns. Except as expressly provided in this Agreement, this Agreement shall not be construed so as to confer any right or benefit upon any Person other than the parties to this Agreement and their respective successors and permitted assigns.
(b) Assignment of Rights. All or any portion of the rights and obligations of any Purchaser under this Agreement may be transferred by such Purchaser to any Affiliate of such Purchaser without the consent of the Company by delivery of an agreement to be bound to the terms of this Agreement and a revised signature page. No portion of the rights and obligations of any Purchaser under this Agreement may be transferred by such Purchaser to a non-Affiliate without the written consent of the Company (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld by the Company).
Section 7.5 Confidentiality. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, to the extent that any Purchaser has executed or is otherwise bound by a confidentiality agreement in favor of the Company, such Purchaser shall continue to be bound by such confidentiality agreement.
Section 7.6 Communications. All notices and demands provided for hereunder shall be in writing and shall be given by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, telecopy, air courier guaranteeing overnight delivery or personal delivery to the following addresses:
(a) If to any Purchaser:
To the respective address listed on the applicable signature page
(b) If to the Company:
Atelier Meats Corp,
000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxx 000, Xxxxxxxxx, XX, Xxxxxx, X0X 0X0.
with a copy to:
Xxxxxxx Xxxx & Xxxxxxx, PC
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Xxxx Xxxx Xxxx, Xxxx 00000
Attention: X. Xxxxxx Xxxx
Email: xxxxx@xxx.xxx
or to such other address as the Company or such Purchaser may designate in writing. All notices and communications
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shall be deemed to have been duly given: at the time delivered by hand, if personally delivered; when notice is sent to the sender that the recipient has read the message, if sent by electronic mail; upon actual receipt if sent by certified mail, return receipt requested, or regular mail, if mailed; when receipt acknowledged, if sent via facsimile; and upon actual receipt when delivered to an air courier guaranteeing overnight delivery.
Section 7.7 Entire Agreement. This Agreement, the other Operative Documents and the other agreements and documents referred to herein are intended by the parties as a final expression of their agreement and intended to be a complete and exclusive statement of the agreement and understanding of the parties hereto in respect of the subject matter contained herein and therein. There are no restrictions, promises, warranties or undertakings, other than those set forth or referred to herein or the other Operative Documents with respect to the rights granted by the Company or any of its Affiliates or any Purchaser or any of its Affiliates set forth herein or therein. This Agreement, the other Operative Documents and the other agreements and documents referred to herein or therein supersede all prior agreements and understandings between the parties with respect to such subject matter.
Section 7.8 Governing Law. This Agreement, and all claims or causes of action (whether in contract or tort) that may be based upon, arise out of or relate to this Agreement or the negotiation, execution or performance of this Agreement (including any claim or cause of action based upon, arising out of or related to any representation or warranty made in or in connection with this Agreement), will be construed in accordance with and governed by the laws of the British Columbia without regard to principles of conflicts of laws. Any action against any party relating to the foregoing shall be brought in the Province of British Columbia, and the parties hereto hereby irrevocably submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of any court located within British Columbia over any such action. The parties hereby irrevocably waive, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, any objection that they may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any such dispute brought in such court or any defense of inconvenient forum for the maintenance of such dispute. Each of the parties hereto agrees that a judgment in any such dispute may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by Xxx. Notwithstanding any of the foregoing to the contrary, the Company acknowledges for the avoidance of doubt that this Section 7.8 shall not apply to claims arising under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, and by agreeing to the provisions of this Section 7.8, the Purchaser will not be deemed to have waived compliance with US federal securities laws and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
Section 7.9 Execution in Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which counterparts, when so executed and delivered, shall be deemed to be an original and all of which counterparts, taken together, shall constitute but one and the same Agreement.
Section 7.10 Termination
(a) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, this Agreement shall automatically terminate at any time at or prior to the Closing if a statute, rule, order, decree or regulation shall have been enacted or promulgated, or if any action shall have been taken by any Governmental Authority of competent jurisdiction that permanently restrains, permanently precludes, permanently enjoins or otherwise permanently prohibits the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or makes the transactions contemplated by this Agreement illegal.
(b) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, this Agreement may be terminated at any time by any Purchaser (with respect to the obligations of such Purchaser) or the Company, upon written notice to the other party, if the Closing shall not have occurred on or before December 31, 2024 (the “Outside Date”); provided, however, that the right to terminate this Agreement under this Section 7.11(b) shall not be available to any party whose (i) breach of any provision of this Agreement, (ii) failure to comply with their obligations under this Agreement or (iii) actions not taken in good faith, shall have been the cause of, or shall have resulted in, the failure of the Closing to occur on or prior to the Outside Date or the failure of a condition in Section 2.3 or Section 2.4 to be satisfied at such time;
(c) In the event of the termination of this Agreement as provided in this Section 7.11, (1) this Agreement shall forthwith become null and void and (2) there shall be no liability on the part of any party hereto, except as set forth in Article VI of this Agreement and except with respect to the requirement to comply with any confidentiality agreement in favor of the Company; provided that nothing herein shall relieve any party from any liability or obligation with respect to any willful breach of this Agreement.
Section 7.11 Recapitalization, Exchanges, Etc. Affecting the Common Stock. The provisions of this Agreement shall apply to the full extent set forth herein with respect to any and all equity interests of the Company or any successor or assign of the Company (whether by merger, consolidation, sale of assets or otherwise) which may be issued in respect
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of, in exchange for or in substitution of, the Common Stock, and shall be appropriately adjusted for combinations, recapitalizations and the like occurring after the date of this Agreement and prior to the Closing.
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Please “initial” to confirm Form 1A Offering Circular received and reviewed. Subscriber or Authorized Representative (if not an individual).
Please “initial” if applicable to authorize the Company to discuss your investment directly with your investment advisor.
TOTAL INVESTMENT AMOUNT $
SHARE PRICE: _____________
TOTAL NUMBER OF SHARES: ____________
Nationality ____________
Passport Number _______________ Issuing Country ________________
Taxpayer I.D. No. (Must be completed) _____________
By: Date: Signature of Subscriber or Authorized Representative and Title (if not an individual)
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EXHIBIT A TO
SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT
CERTIFICATE TO BE GIVEN BY ANY PURCHASER THAT IS A PARTNERSHIP OR LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY
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The undersigned, constituting all of the partners/members of the Partnership that must consent to the proposed investment by the Partnership hereby certify as follows:
1. That the Partnership commenced business on and was established under the laws of the State of on and is governed by a Partnership/Operating Agreement dated .
2. That, as the partners/members of the Partnership, we have the authority to determine, and have determined, (i) that the investment in, and the purchase of, the COMMON SHARES in ATELIER MEATS CORP. is of benefit to the Partnership, and (ii) to make such investment on behalf of the Partnership.
3. That is authorized to execute all necessary
documents in connection with our investment in ATELIER MEATS CORP.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have executed this certificate as the partners of the Partnership effective as of , 2023, and declare that it is truthful and correct.
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EXHIBIT B TO
SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT
CERTIFICATE TO BE GIVEN BY ANY PURCHASER THAT IS A TRUST
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The undersigned, constituting all of the trustees of the Trust, hereby certify as follows:
1. That the Trust was established pursuant to a Trust Agreement dated ,
(the “Agreement”).
2. That, as the trustee(s) of the Trust, we have determined that the investment in, and the purchase of, the COMMON SHARES in ATELIER MEATS CORP. is of benefit to the Trust and have determined to make such investment on behalf of the Trust.
3. That is authorized to execute, on behalf of the Trust, any and all documents in connection with the Trust’s investment in ATELIER MEATS CORP.
IN WITNESS THEREOF, we have executed this certificate as the trustee(s) of the Trust this
day of , 2023, and declare that it is truthful and correct.
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EXHIBIT C
TO SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT
CERTIFICATE TO BE GIVEN BY ANY PURCHASE THAT IS A CORPORATION
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The undersigned, being the duly elected and acting Secretary or Assistant Secretary of the Corporation, hereby certifies as follows:
1. That the Corporation commenced business on and was incorporated under the laws of the State of on .
2. That the Board of Directors of the Corporation has determined, or appropriate officers under authority of the Board of Directors have determined, that the investment in, and purchase of, the COMMON SHARES in ATELIER MEATS CORP. is of benefit to the Corporation and has determined to make such investment on behalf of the Corporation. Attached hereto is a true, correct and complete copy of resolutions of the Board of Directors (or an appropriate committee thereof) of the Corporation duly authorizing this investment, and said resolutions have not been revoked, rescinded or modified and remain in full force and effect.
3. That the following named individuals are duly elected officers of the Corporation, who hold the offices set opposite their respective names and who are duly authorized to execute any and all documents in connection with the Corporation’s investment in ATELIER MEATS CORP. and that the signatures written opposite their names and titles are their correct and genuine signatures.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have executed this certificate this day of 2023, and declared that it is truthful and correct.
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