SERIES B CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT Dated as of _______ ___, 2006 among HIENERGY TECHNOLOGIES, INC. and
Exhibit
10.1
SERIES
B CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK PURCHASE
AGREEMENT
Dated
as of _______ ___, 2006
among
HIENERGY
TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
and
_____________________________________
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE
I Purchase and Sale of Preferred Stock
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1
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Section
1.1
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Purchase
and Sale of Stock
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1
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Section
1.2
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The
Conversion Shares
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1
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Section
1.3
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Purchase
Price and Closing
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2
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Section
1.4
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Warrants
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2
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ARTICLE
II Representations and Warranties
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3
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Section
2.1
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Representations
and Warranties of the Company
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3
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Section
2.2
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Representations
and Warranties of the Purchasers
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13
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ARTICLE
III Covenants
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16
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Section
3.1
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Securities
Compliance
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16
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Section
3.2
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Registration
and Listing
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16
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Section
3.3
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Inspection
Rights
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16
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Section
3.4
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Compliance
with Laws
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17
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Section
3.5
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Keeping
of Records and Books of Account
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17
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Section
3.6
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Reporting
Requirements
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17
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Section
3.7
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Amendments
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17
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Section
3.8
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Other
Agreements.
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17
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Section
3.9
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Distributions.
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17
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Section 3.10
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Status
of Dividends
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18
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Section 3.11
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Use
of Proceeds
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19
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Section 3.12
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Reservation
of Shares
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19
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Section 3.13
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Transfer
Agent Instructions
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19
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Section 3.14
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Disposition
of Assets
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20
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Section 3.15
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Reporting
Status
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Section 3.16
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Disclosure
of Transaction
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20
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Section 3.17
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Disclosure
of Material Information
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20
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Section 3.18
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Pledge
of Securities
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20
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Section 3.19
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Form
SB-2 Eligibility
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21
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Section 3.20
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Restrictions
on Certain Issuances of Securities
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21
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Section 3.21
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Future
Financings; Right of First Offer and Refusal
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21
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Section 3.22
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Increase
in Authorized Shares
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ARTICLE
IV Conditions
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Error!
Bookmark not defined.
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Section
4.1
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Conditions
Precedent to the Obligation of the Company to Sell the
Shares
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23
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Section
4.2
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Conditions
Precedent to the Obligation of the Purchasers to Purchase the
Shares
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24
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ARTICLE
V Stock Certificate Legend
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26
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Section
5.1
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Legend
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26
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ARTICLE
VI Indemnification
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27
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Section
6.1
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General
Indemnity
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27
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Section
6.2
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Indemnification
Procedure
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27
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ARTICLE
VII Miscellaneous
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28
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Section
7.1
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Fees
and Expenses
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28
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Section
7.2
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Specific
Enforcement, Consent to Jurisdiction.
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Section
7.3
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Entire
Agreement; Amendment
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29
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Section
7.4
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Notices
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30
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Section
7.5
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Waivers
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30
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Section
7.6
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Headings
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31
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Section
7.7
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Successors
and Assigns
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31
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Section
7.8
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No
Third Party Beneficiaries
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31
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Section
7.9
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Governing
Law
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31
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Section
7.10
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Survival
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31
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Section
7.11
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Counterparts
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31
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Section
7.12
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Publicity
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31
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Section
7.13
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Severability
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31
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Section
7.14
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Further
Assurances
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ii
This
SERIES B CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”) is
dated as of _______ __, 2006 by and among HiEnergy Technologies, Inc.,
a
Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and each of the Purchasers of shares of
Series B Convertible Preferred Stock of the Company whose names are set
forth on
Exhibit
A
hereto
(individually, a “Purchaser” and collectively, the “Purchasers”).
The
parties hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE
I
Purchase
and Sale of Preferred Stock
Section
1.1 Purchase
and Sale of Stock.
Upon
the following terms and conditions, the Company shall issue and sell to
the
Purchasers and each of the Purchasers shall purchase from the Company,
the
number of shares of the Company’s Series B Convertible Preferred Stock, par
value $.001 per share (the “Preferred Shares”), at a purchase price of $10,000
per share, set forth opposite such Purchaser’s name on Exhibit
A
hereto.
Upon the following terms and conditions, each of the Purchasers shall be
issued
Series B-1 Warrants, in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit
B-1
(the
“Series B-1 Warrants”), to purchase the number of shares of the Company’s common
stock, par value $.001 per share (the “Common Stock”) set forth opposite such
Purchaser’s name on Exhibit
A
hereto,
and Series B-2 Warrants, in substantially the form attached hereto as
Exhibit
B-2
(the
“Series B-2 Warrants” and, together with the Series B-1 Warrants, the
“Warrants”), to purchase the number of shares of Common Stock set forth opposite
such Purchaser’s name on Exhibit
A
hereto.
The aggregate purchase price for the Preferred Shares and the Warrants
shall be
not less than Two Million Dollars ($2,000,000) and not more than Five Million
Dollars ($5,000,000). The designation, rights, preferences and other terms
and
provisions of the Series B Convertible Preferred Stock are as set forth
in the
Certificate of Designation of the Relative Rights and Preferences of the
Series
B Convertible Preferred Stock attached hereto as Exhibit
C
(the
“Certificate of Designation”). The Company and the Purchasers are executing and
delivering this Agreement in accordance with and in reliance upon (i) the
exemption from registration of the Securities under Section 5 of the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) afforded by Rule 506 of
Regulation D (“Regulation D”) as promulgated by the United States Securities and
Exchange Commission (the “Commission”), or by Section 4(2) of the Securities
Act, and (ii) all applicable state securities laws and regulations in the
several states where Preferred Shares are sold by the Company.
Section
1.2 The
Conversion Shares.
The
Company has authorized and has reserved and covenants to continue to reserve,
free of preemptive rights and other similar contractual rights of stockholders,
a number of shares of Common Stock equal to one hundred percent (100%)
of the
number of shares of Common Stock as shall from time to time be sufficient
to
effect the conversion of all of the Preferred Shares and exercise of the
Warrants then outstanding; provided,
however,
upon
the Company filing the Charter Amendment (as defined in Section 3.22 hereof),
the Company shall authorize and reserve and continue to reserve, free of
preemptive rights and other similar contractual rights of stockholders,
a number
of shares of Common Stock equal to one hundred twenty percent (120%) of
the
number of shares of Common Stock as shall from time to time be sufficient
to
effect the conversion of all of the Preferred Shares and exercise of the
Warrants then outstanding. Any shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion
of the Preferred Shares and exercise of the Warrants (and such shares when
issued) are herein referred to as the “Conversion Shares” and the "Warrant
Shares", respectively. The Preferred Shares, the Conversion Shares and
the
Warrant Shares are sometimes collectively referred to as the
“Shares”.
Section
1.3 Purchase
Price and Closing.
The
Company agrees to issue and sell to the Purchasers and, in consideration
of and
in express reliance upon the representations, warranties, covenants, terms
and
conditions of this Agreement, the Purchasers, severally but not jointly,
agree
to purchase that number of Preferred Shares and Warrants set forth opposite
their respective names on Exhibit
A.
The
aggregate purchase price (the “Purchase Price”) of the Preferred Shares and
Warrants being acquired by each Purchaser is set forth opposite such Purchaser’s
name on Exhibit
A.
The
Purchase Price for the Preferred Shares and the Warrants shall be not less
than
Two Million Dollars ($2,000,000) and not more than Five Million Dollars
($5,000,000). The Company acknowledges that a portion of the Purchase Price
shall be paid by certain Purchasers surrendering for cancellation certain
promissory notes issued by the Company to such Purchasers as more fully
set
forth on Schedule
1.3
hereto.
The Company shall be entitled to issue and sell such number of Preferred
Shares
and Warrants to Purchasers at one or more closings (each, a “Closing”)
consummated prior to the filing of the registration statement providing
for the
resale of the Conversion Shares and the Warrant Shares, in each case pursuant
to
terms of this Agreement and provided that each such Purchaser executes
a
signature page hereto and to each of the other Transaction Documents (as
defined
in Section 2.1(b) hereof) to which the Purchasers are a party, and thereby
agrees to be bound by and subject to the terms and conditions hereof and
thereof. Each date on which a Closing takes place under the terms of this
Agreement shall be deemed to be a “Closing Date.” Each Closing shall take place
at the offices of Xxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx & Xxxxxxx LLP, 0000 Xxxxxx xx xxx
Xxxxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000 or such other place as the Purchasers
and the
Company may agree upon, upon the satisfaction of each of the conditions
set
forth in Article IV hereof. Funding
with respect to each Closing shall take place by wire transfer of immediately
available funds on or prior to the applicable Closing Date.
Section
1.4 Warrants.
The
Company agrees to issue to each of the Purchasers (A) Series B-1 Warrants
to
purchase a number of Warrant Shares equal to thirty percent (30%) of the
number
of Conversion Shares issuable upon conversion of such Purchaser’s Preferred
Shares purchased and (B) Series B-2 Warrants to purchase a number of Warrant
Shares equal to twenty percent (20%) of the number of Conversion Shares
issuable
upon conversion of such Purchaser’s Preferred Shares purchased. The Series B-1
Warrants shall expire five (5) years from the Closing Date and shall have
an
exercise price per Warrant Share equal to $0.45. The Series B-2 Warrants
shall
expire five (5) years from the Closing Date and shall have an exercise
price per
Warrant Share equal to $0.60. The number of Warrants each Purchaser shall
be
issued pursuant to this Agreement is set forth opposite such Purchaser's
name on
Exhibit
A
hereto.
ARTICLE
II
2
Representations
and Warranties
Section
2.1 Representations
and Warranties of the Company.
The
Company hereby makes the following
representations and warranties to the Purchasers, except as set forth in
the
Company’s disclosure schedule delivered with this Agreement as follows (where
used below, and elsewhere in this Agreement, the term “Current SEC Filings”
refers to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the Fiscal Year ended
April 30, 2005 (the “Form 10-KSB”), and each subsequent Quarterly Report on Form
10-QSB (the “Form 10-QSB”), in each case as amended and as filed with the
Commission on or prior to the date of this Agreement; and any reference
to a
specific Schedule
in this
Agreement shall be deemed to include therein all applicable items disclosed
in
the Current SEC filings as well as all subsequent disclosures, as applicable,
on
the specific Schedule
itself):
(a) Organization,
Good Standing and Power.
The
Company is a corporation duly incorporated, validly existing and in good
standing under the laws of the State of Delaware and has the requisite
corporate
power to own, lease and operate its properties and assets and to conduct
its
business as it is now being conducted. The Company does not have any
subsidiaries except as set forth in the Form 10-KSB, or in the Form 10-QSB,
or
on Schedule
2.1(a)
hereto.
The Company and each such subsidiary is duly qualified as a foreign corporation
to do business and is in good standing in every jurisdiction in which the
nature
of the business conducted or property owned by it makes such qualification
necessary except for any jurisdiction(s) (alone or in the aggregate) in
which
the failure to be so qualified will not have a Material Adverse Effect
(as
defined in Section 2.1(c) hereof) on the Company’s financial
condition.
(b) Authorization;
Enforcement.
The
Company has the requisite corporate power and authority: (i) to enter into
and
perform this Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement attached hereto
as
Exhibit
D
(the
“Registration Rights Agreement”) and the Warrants, (ii) to adopt the Certificate
of Designation, (iii) to deliver the Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions
(as
defined in Section 3.13) in accordance with their respective terms (each
of such
documents and instruments being hereinafter collectively referred to as
the
“Transaction Documents”), and (iv) to issue and sell the Shares and the Warrants
in accordance with the terms hereof. The execution, delivery and performance
of
the Transaction Documents by the Company and the consummation by it of
the
transactions contemplated hereby and thereby have been duly and validly
authorized by all necessary corporate action, and no further consent or
authorization of the Company or its Board of Directors or stockholders
is
required. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Company.
The other Transaction Documents will have been duly executed and delivered
by
the Company at the Closing. Each of the Transaction Documents constitutes,
or
shall constitute when executed and delivered, a valid and binding obligation
of
the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with its respective
terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy,
insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, liquidation, conservatorship,
receivership or similar laws relating to, or affecting generally the enforcement
of, creditor’s rights and remedies or by other equitable principles of general
application.
(c) Capitalization.
The
authorized capital stock of the Company and the shares thereof currently
issued
and outstanding as of the date hereof are as set forth on Schedule
2.1(c)
hereto.
All of the outstanding shares of the Company’s Common Stock and Series B
Convertible Preferred Stock have been duly and validly authorized. Except
as set
forth in this Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement and as set
forth
on Schedule
2.1(c)
hereto,
no shares of Common Stock are entitled to preemptive rights or registration
rights and there are no outstanding options, warrants, scrip, rights to
subscribe to, call or commitments of any character whatsoever relating
to, or
securities or rights convertible into, any shares of capital stock of the
Company. Furthermore, except as set forth in this Agreement and the Registration
Rights Agreement, or on Schedule
2.1(c)
hereto,
there are no contracts, commitments, understandings, or arrangements by
which
the Company is or may become bound to issue additional shares of the capital
stock of the Company or options, securities or rights convertible into
shares of
capital stock of the Company. Except for customary transfer restrictions
contained in agreements entered into by the Company in order to sell restricted
securities or as set forth on Schedule
2.1(c)
hereto,
the Company is not a party to any agreement granting registration or
anti-dilution rights to any person with respect to any of its equity or
debt
securities. The Company is not a party to, and it has no knowledge of,
any
agreement restricting the voting or transfer of any shares of the capital
stock
of the Company. Except as set forth on Schedule
2.1(c)
hereto,
the offer and sale of all capital stock, convertible securities, rights,
warrants, or options of the Company issued prior to the Closing complied
with
all applicable Federal and state securities laws, and no stockholder has
a right
of rescission or claim for damages with respect thereto which would have
a
Material Adverse Effect (as defined below). The Company has furnished or
made
available to the Purchasers true and correct copies of the Company’s Certificate
of Incorporation as in effect on the date hereof (the “Certificate”), and the
Company’s Bylaws as in effect on the date hereof (the “Bylaws”). For the
purposes of this Agreement, “Material Adverse Effect” means any material adverse
effect on the business, operations, properties, prospects, or financial
condition of the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, and/or
any
condition, circumstance, or situation that would prohibit or otherwise
materially interfere with the ability of the Company to perform any of
its
obligations under this Agreement in any material respect.
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(d) Issuance
of Shares.
The
Preferred Shares and the Warrants to be issued at the Closing have been
duly
authorized by all necessary corporate action and the Preferred Shares,
when paid
for or issued in accordance with the terms hereof, shall be validly issued
and
outstanding, fully paid and nonassessable and entitled to the rights and
preferences set forth in the Certificate of Designation. When the Conversion
Shares and the Warrant Shares are issued in accordance with the terms of
the
Certificate of Designation and the Warrants, respectively, such shares
will be
duly authorized by all necessary corporate action and validly issued and
outstanding, fully paid and nonassessable, and the holders shall be entitled
to
all rights accorded to a holder of Common Stock.
(e) No
Conflicts.
The
execution, delivery and performance of the Transaction Documents by the
Company,
the performance by the Company of its obligations under the Certificate
of
Designation and the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated
herein and therein do not and will not (i) violate any provision of the
Company’s Certificate or Bylaws, (ii) conflict with, or constitute a default (or
an event which with notice or lapse of time or both would become a default)
under, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration
or
cancellation of, any agreement, mortgage, deed of trust, indenture, note,
bond,
license, lease agreement, instrument or obligation to which the Company
is a
party or by which it or its properties or assets are bound, (iii) create
or
impose a lien, mortgage, security interest, charge or encumbrance of any
nature
on any property of the Company under any agreement or any commitment to
which
the Company is a party or by which the Company is bound or by which any
of its
respective properties or assets are bound, or (iv) result in a violation
of any
federal, state, local or foreign statute, rule, regulation, order, judgment
or
decree (including Federal and state securities laws and regulations) applicable
to the Company or any of its subsidiaries or by which any property or asset
of
the Company or any of its subsidiaries are bound or affected, except, in
all
cases other than violations pursuant to clauses (i) and (iv) above, for
such
conflicts, defaults, terminations, amendments, accelerations, cancellations
and
violations as would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material
Adverse Effect. The business of the Company and its subsidiaries is not
being
conducted in violation of any laws, ordinances or regulations of any
governmental entity, except for possible violations which singularly or
in the
aggregate do not and will not have a Material Adverse Effect. The Company
is not
required under Federal, state or local law, rule or regulation to obtain
any
consent, authorization or order of, or make any filing or registration
with, any
court or governmental agency in order for it to execute, deliver or perform
any
of its obligations under the Transaction Documents, or issue and sell the
Preferred Shares, the Warrants, the Conversion Shares and the Warrant Shares
in
accordance with the terms hereof or thereof (other than any filings which
may be
required to be made by the Company with the Commission or state securities
administrators subsequent to the Closing, any registration statement which
may
be filed pursuant hereto, and the Certificate of Designation); provided
that,
for purposes of the representation made in this sentence, the Company is
assuming and relying upon the accuracy of the relevant representations
and
agreements of the Purchasers herein.
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(f) Commission
Documents, Financial Statements.
The
Common Stock is registered pursuant to Section 12(b) or 12(g) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and, since October 31,
2004, the Company has timely filed all reports, schedules, forms, statements
and
other documents required to be filed by it with the Commission pursuant
to the
reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, including material filed pursuant
to
Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act (all of the foregoing including
filings incorporated by reference therein being referred to herein as the
“Commission Documents”). The Company has delivered or made available to each of
the Purchasers true and complete copies of the Commission Documents filed
with
the Commission since April 30, 2004. The Company has not provided to the
Purchasers any material non-public information or other information which,
according to applicable law, rule or regulation, was required to have been
disclosed publicly by the Company but which has not been so disclosed,
other
than with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. At
the
times of their respective filings, the Form 10-KSB and the Form 10-QSB
complied
in all material respects with the requirements of the Exchange Act and
the rules
and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder and other federal,
state and local laws, rules and regulations applicable to such documents,
and,
as of their respective dates, none of the Form 10-KSB and the Form 10-QSB
contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a
material
fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements
therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not
misleading. The financial statements of the Company included in the Commission
Documents comply as to form in all material respects with applicable accounting
requirements and the published rules and regulations of the Commission
or other
applicable rules and regulations with respect thereto. Such financial statements
have been prepared in accordance with United States generally accepted
accounting principles (“GAAP”) applied on a consistent basis during the periods
involved (except (i) as may be otherwise indicated in such financial statements
or the notes thereto or (ii) in the case of unaudited interim statements,
to the
extent they may not include footnotes or may be condensed or summary
statements), and fairly present in all material respects the financial
position
of the Company and its subsidiaries as of the dates thereof and the results
of
operations and cash flows for the periods then ended (subject, in the case
of
unaudited statements, to normal year-end audit adjustments).
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(g) Subsidiaries.
Schedule
2.1(g)
hereto
sets forth each subsidiary of the Company, showing the jurisdiction of
its
incorporation or organization and showing the percentage of each person’s
ownership. For the purposes of this Agreement, “subsidiary” shall mean any
corporation or other entity of which at least a majority of the securities
or
other ownership interest having ordinary voting power (absolutely or
contingently) for the election of directors or other persons performing
similar
functions are at the time owned directly or indirectly by the Company and/or
any
of its other subsidiaries. All of the outstanding shares of capital stock
of
each subsidiary have been duly authorized and validly issued, and are fully
paid
and nonassessable. There are no outstanding preemptive, conversion or other
rights, options, warrants or agreements granted or issued by or binding
upon any
subsidiary for the purchase or acquisition of any shares of capital stock
of any
subsidiary or any other securities convertible into, exchangeable for or
evidencing the rights to subscribe for any shares of such capital stock.
Neither
the Company nor any subsidiary is subject to any obligation (contingent
or
otherwise) to repurchase or otherwise acquire or retire any shares of the
capital stock of any subsidiary or any convertible securities, rights,
warrants
or options of the type described in the preceding sentence. Neither the
Company
nor any subsidiary is party to, nor has any knowledge of, any agreement
restricting the voting or transfer of any shares of the capital stock of
any
subsidiary.
(h) No
Material Adverse Change.
Since
April 30, 2005, the Company has not experienced or suffered any Material
Adverse
Effect, other than as disclosed in this Agreement or the Schedules
hereto.
(i) No
Undisclosed Liabilities.
Except
as set forth on Schedule
2.1(i)
hereto,
neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has any liabilities,
obligations, claims or losses (whether liquidated or unliquidated, secured
or
unsecured, absolute, accrued, contingent or otherwise) other than those
incurred
in the ordinary course of the Company’s or its subsidiaries respective
businesses since April 30, 2005 and which, individually or in the aggregate,
do
not or would not have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company or its
subsidiaries.
(j) No
Undisclosed Events or Circumstances.
Except
as set forth on Schedule
2.1(j)
hereto,
no event or circumstance has occurred or exists with respect to the Company
or
its subsidiaries or their respective businesses, properties, prospects,
operations or financial condition, which, under applicable law, rule or
regulation, requires public disclosure or announcement by the Company but
which
has not been so publicly announced or disclosed.
(k) Indebtedness.
Schedule
2.1(k)
hereto
sets forth as of a recent date all outstanding secured and unsecured
Indebtedness of the Company or any subsidiary, or for which the Company
or any
subsidiary has commitments. For the purposes of this Agreement, “Indebtedness”
shall mean (a) any liabilities for borrowed money or amounts owed in excess
of
$100,000 (other than trade accounts payable incurred in the ordinary course
of
business), (b) all guaranties, endorsements and other contingent obligations
in
respect of Indebtedness of others, whether or not the same are or should
be
reflected in the Company’s balance sheet (or the notes thereto), except
guaranties by endorsement of negotiable instruments for deposit or collection
or
similar transactions in the ordinary course of business; and (c) the present
value of any lease payments in excess of $25,000 due under leases required
to be
capitalized in accordance with GAAP. Except as set forth on Schedule
2.1(k),
neither
the Company nor any subsidiary is in default with respect to any
Indebtedness.
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(l) Title
to Assets.
Each of
the Company and the subsidiaries has good and marketable title to all of
its
real and personal property reflected in the Form 10-KSB, free and clear
of any
mortgages, pledges, charges, liens, security interests or other encumbrances,
except for those disclosed on Schedule
2.1(l)
hereto
or such that, individually or in the aggregate, do not cause a Material
Adverse
Effect on the Company’s financial condition or operating results. All said
leases of the Company and each of its subsidiaries are valid and subsisting
and
in full force and effect.
(m) Actions
Pending.
There
is no action, suit, claim, investigation, arbitration, alternate dispute
resolution proceeding or any other proceeding pending or, to the knowledge
of
the Company, threatened against the Company or any subsidiary which questions
the validity of this Agreement or any of the other Transaction Documents
or the
transactions contemplated hereby or thereby or any action taken or to be
taken
pursuant hereto or thereto. Except as set forth on Schedule
2.1(m)
hereto,
there is no action, suit, claim, investigation, arbitration, alternate
dispute
resolution proceeding or any other proceeding pending or, to the knowledge
of
the Company, threatened, against or involving the Company, any subsidiary
or any
of their respective properties or assets. Except as set forth on Schedule
2.1(m)
hereto,
there are no outstanding orders, judgments, injunctions, awards or decrees
of
any court, arbitrator or governmental or regulatory body against the Company
or
any subsidiary or any officers or directors of the Company or subsidiary
in
their capacities as such.
(n) Compliance
with Law.
The
business of the Company and the subsidiaries has been and is presently
being
conducted in accordance with all applicable federal, state and local
governmental laws, rules, regulations and ordinances, except as set forth
in the
Current SEC Filings, or such that, individually or in the aggregate, do
not
cause a Material Adverse Effect. The Company and each of its subsidiaries
have
all franchises, permits, licenses, consents and other governmental or regulatory
authorizations and approvals necessary for the conduct of its business
as now
being conducted by it unless the failure to possess such franchises, permits,
licenses, consents and other governmental or regulatory authorizations
and
approvals, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected
to
have a Material Adverse Effect.
(o) Taxes.
Except
as has been disclosed in the Company’s Current SEC Filings, the Company and each
of the subsidiaries has accurately prepared and filed all federal, state
and
other tax returns required by law to be filed by it, has paid or made provisions
for the payment of all taxes shown to be due and all additional assessments,
and
adequate provisions have been and are reflected in the financial statements
of
the Company and the subsidiaries for all current taxes and other charges
to
which the Company or any subsidiary is subject and which are not currently
due
and payable. None of the federal income tax returns of the Company or any
subsidiary have been audited by the Internal Revenue Service. The Company
has no
knowledge of any additional assessments, adjustments or contingent tax
liability
(whether federal or state) of any nature whatsoever, whether pending or
threatened against the Company or any subsidiary for any period, nor of
any
basis for any such assessment, adjustment or contingency.
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(p) Certain
Fees.
Except
as set forth in this Agreement or on Schedule
2.1(p)
hereto,
no brokers, finders or financial advisory fees or commissions will be payable
by
the Company or any subsidiary or any Purchaser with respect to the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement.
(q) Disclosure.
Neither
this Agreement or the Schedules hereto nor any other documents, certificates
or
instruments furnished to the Purchasers by or on behalf of the Company
or any
subsidiary in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement
contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material
fact
necessary in order to make the statements made herein or therein, in the
light
of the circumstances under which they were made herein or therein, not
misleading.
(r) Operation
of Business.
The
Company and each of the subsidiaries owns or possesses valid licenses for
the
use of all patents, trademarks, domain names (whether or not registered)
and any
patentable improvements or copyrightable derivative works thereof, websites
and
intellectual property rights relating thereto, service marks, trade names,
copyrights, licenses and authorizations as set forth on Schedule
2.1(r)
hereto,
and all rights with respect to the foregoing, which are necessary for the
conduct of its business as now conducted without any conflict with the
rights of
others.
(s) Environmental
Compliance.
The
Company and each of its subsidiaries have obtained all material approvals,
authorization, certificates, consents, licenses, orders and permits or
other
similar authorizations of all governmental authorities, or from any other
person, that are required under any Environmental Laws. The Current SEC
Filings
describe all material permits, licenses and other authorizations issued
under
any Environmental Laws to the Company or its subsidiaries. “Environmental Laws”
shall mean all applicable laws relating to the protection of the environment
including, without limitation, all requirements pertaining to reporting,
licensing, permitting, controlling, investigating or remediating emissions,
discharges, releases or threatened releases of hazardous substances, chemical
substances, pollutants, contaminants or toxic substances, materials or
wastes,
whether solid, liquid or gaseous in nature, into the air, surface water,
groundwater or land, or relating to the manufacture, processing, distribution,
use, treatment, storage, disposal, transport or handling of hazardous
substances, chemical substances, pollutants, contaminants or toxic substances,
material or wastes, whether solid, liquid or gaseous in nature. Except
where any
failure would individually or in the aggregate have a Material Adverse
Effect on
the Company, (i) the Company has all necessary governmental approvals required
under all Environmental Laws and used in its business or in the business
of any
of its subsidiaries; and (ii) the Company and each of its subsidiaries
are in
compliance with all other limitations, restrictions, conditions, standards,
requirements, schedules and timetables required or imposed under all
Environmental Laws. Except for such instances as would not individually
or in
the aggregate have a Material Adverse Effect, there are no past or present
events, conditions, circumstances, incidents, actions or omissions relating
to
or in any way affecting the Company or its subsidiaries that violate or
may
violate any Environmental Law after the Closing Date or that may give rise
to
any environmental liability, or otherwise form the basis of any claim,
action,
demand, suit, proceeding, hearing, study or investigation (iii) under any
Environmental Law, or (iv) based on or related to the manufacture, processing,
distribution, use, treatment, storage (including without limitation underground
storage tanks), disposal, transport or handling, or the emission, discharge,
release or threatened release of any hazardous substance.
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(t) Books
and Records, Internal Accounting Controls.
The
books and records of the Company and its subsidiaries accurately reflect
in all
material respects the information relating to the business of the Company
and
the subsidiaries, the location and collection of their assets, and the
nature of
all transactions giving rise to the obligations or accounts receivable
of the
Company or any subsidiary. The Company and each of its subsidiaries maintain
a
system of internal accounting controls sufficient, in the judgment of the
Company, to provide reasonable assurance that (i) transactions are executed
in
accordance with management’s general or specific authorizations, (ii)
transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial
statements in conformity with GAAP and to maintain asset accountability,
(iii)
access to assets is permitted only in accordance with management’s general or
specific authorization and (iv) the recorded accountability for assets
is
compared with the existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate
actions is taken with respect to any differences.
(u) Material
Agreements.
Except
as set forth on Schedule
2.1(u)
hereto,
neither the Company nor any subsidiary is a party to any written or oral
contract, instrument, agreement, commitment, obligation, plan or arrangement,
a
copy of which would be required to be filed with the Commission as an exhibit
to
a registration statement on Form S-3 or applicable form (collectively,
“Material
Agreements”) if the Company or any subsidiary were registering securities under
the Securities Act. Except as set forth on Schedule
2.1(u)
or in
the Commission Documents, the Company and each of its subsidiaries has
in all
material respects performed all the obligations required to be performed
by them
to date under the foregoing agreements, have received no notice of default
and,
to the best of the Company’s knowledge are not in default under any Material
Agreement now in effect, the result of which could cause a Material Adverse
Effect. Except as set forth on Schedule
2.1(u)
hereto,
no written or oral contract, instrument, agreement, commitment, obligation,
plan
or arrangement of the Company or of any subsidiary limits or shall limit
the
payment of dividends on the Company’s Preferred Shares, other Preferred Stock,
if any, or its Common Stock.
(v) Transactions
with Affiliates.
Except
as set forth on Schedule
2.1(v)
hereto,
there are no loans, leases, agreements, contracts, royalty agreements,
management contracts or arrangements or other continuing transactions between
(i) the Company or any subsidiary on the one hand, and (ii) on the other
hand,
any officer, employee, consultant or director of the Company, or any of
its
subsidiaries, or any person owning any capital stock of the Company or
any
subsidiary or any member of the immediate family of such officer, employee,
consultant, director or stockholder or any corporation or other entity
controlled by such officer, employee, consultant, director or stockholder,
or a
member of the immediate family of such officer, employee, consultant, director
or stockholder.
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(w) Securities
Act of 1933.
Based
in material part upon the representations herein of the Purchasers, the
Company
has complied and will comply with all applicable federal and state securities
laws in connection with the offer, issuance and sale of the Shares and
the
Warrants hereunder. Neither the Company nor anyone acting on its behalf,
directly or indirectly, has or will sell, offer to sell or solicit offers
to buy
any of the Shares, the Warrants or similar securities to, or solicit offers
with
respect thereto from, or enter into any preliminary conversations or
negotiations relating thereto with, any person, or has taken or will take
any
action so as to bring the issuance and sale of any of the Shares and the
Warrants under the registration provisions of the Securities Act and applicable
state securities laws, and neither the Company nor any of its affiliates,
nor
any person acting on its or their behalf, has engaged in any form of general
solicitation or general advertising (within the meaning of Regulation D
under
the Securities Act) in connection with the offer or sale of any of the
Shares
and the Warrants.
(x) Governmental
Approvals.
Except
for the filing of any notice prior or subsequent to the Closing Date that
may be
required under applicable state and/or federal securities laws (which if
required, shall be filed on a timely basis), including the filing of a
Form D
and applicable Blue Sky filings in the states where the Purchasers reside,
a
registration statement or statements pursuant to the Registration Rights
Agreement, and the filing of the Certificate of Designation with the Secretary
of State for the State of Delaware, no authorization, consent, approval,
license, exemption of, filing or registration with any court or governmental
department, commission, board, bureau, agency or instrumentality, domestic
or
foreign, is or will be necessary for, or in connection with, the execution
or
delivery of the Preferred Shares and the Warrants, or for the performance
by the
Company of its obligations under the Transaction Documents.
(y) Employees.
Neither
the Company nor any subsidiary has any collective bargaining arrangements
or
agreements covering any of its employees, except as set forth in the Form
10-KSB, Form 10-QSB or on Schedule
2.1(y)
hereto.
Except as set forth in the Form 10-KSB, Form 10-QSB or on Schedule
2.1(y)
hereto,
neither the Company nor any subsidiary has any employment contract, agreement
regarding proprietary information, non-competition agreement, non-solicitation
agreement, confidentiality agreement, or any other similar contract or
restrictive covenant, relating to the right of any officer, employee or
consultant to be employed or engaged by the Company or such subsidiary.
Since
April 30, 2005, no officer, consultant or key employee of the Company or
any
subsidiary whose termination, either individually or in the aggregate,
could
have a Material Adverse Effect, has terminated or, to the knowledge of
the
Company, has any present intention of terminating his or her employment
or
engagement with the Company or any subsidiary.
(z) Absence
of Certain Developments.
Except
as provided on Schedule
2.1(z)
hereto,
since January 31, 2006, neither the Company nor any subsidiary has:
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(i) issued
any stock, bonds or other corporate securities or any rights, options
or
warrants with respect thereto;
(ii) borrowed
any amount or incurred or become subject to any liabilities (absolute
or
contingent) except current liabilities incurred in the ordinary course
of
business which are comparable in nature and amount to the current liabilities
incurred in the ordinary course of business during the comparable portion
of its
prior fiscal year, as adjusted to reflect the current nature and volume
of the
Company’s or such subsidiary’s business;
(iii) discharged
or satisfied any lien or encumbrance or paid any obligation or liability
(absolute or contingent), other than current liabilities paid in the
ordinary
course of business;
(iv) declared
or made any payment or distribution of cash or other property to stockholders
with respect to its stock, or purchased or redeemed, or made any agreements
so
to purchase or redeem, any shares of its capital stock;
(v) sold,
assigned or transferred any other tangible assets, or canceled any debts
or
claims, except in the ordinary course of business;
(vi) sold,
assigned or transferred any patent rights, trademarks, trade names, copyrights,
trade secrets or other intangible assets or intellectual property rights,
or
disclosed any proprietary confidential information to any person except
to
customers in the ordinary course of business or to the Purchasers or
their
representatives;
(vii) suffered
any substantial losses or waived any rights of material value, whether
or not in
the ordinary course of business, or suffered the loss of any material
amount of
prospective business;
(viii) made
any
changes in employee compensation except in the ordinary course of business
and
consistent with past practices;
(ix) made
capital expenditures or commitments therefor that aggregate in excess
of
$100,000;
(x) entered
into any other transaction other than in the ordinary course of business,
or
entered into any other material transaction, whether or not in the ordinary
course of business;
(xi) made
charitable contributions or pledges in excess of $25,000;
(xii) suffered
any material damage, destruction or casualty loss, whether or not covered
by
insurance;
(xiii) experienced
any material problems with labor or management in connection with the
terms and
conditions of their employment;
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(xiv) effected
any two or more events of the foregoing kind which in the aggregate
would be
material to the Company or its subsidiaries; or
(xv) entered
into an agreement, written or otherwise, to take any of the foregoing
actions.
(aa) Public
Utility Holding Company Act and Investment Company Act Status.
The
Company is not a “holding company” or a “public utility company” as such terms
are defined in the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935, as amended.
The
Company is not, and as a result of and immediately upon the Closing will
not be,
an “investment company” or a company “controlled” by an “investment company,”
within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as
amended.
(bb) ERISA.
No
liability to the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation has been incurred
with
respect to any Plan by the Company or any of its subsidiaries which is
or would
be materially adverse to the Company and its subsidiaries. The execution
and
delivery of this Agreement and the issuance and sale of the Preferred Shares
will not involve any transaction which is subject to the prohibitions of
Section
406 of ERISA or in connection with which a tax could be imposed pursuant
to
Section 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, provided
that, if
any of the Purchasers, or any person or entity that owns a beneficial interest
in any of the Purchasers, is an “employee pension benefit plan” (within the
meaning of Section 3(2) of ERISA) with respect to which the Company is
a “party
in interest” (within the meaning of Section 3(14) of ERISA), the requirements of
Sections 407(d)(5) and 408(e) of ERISA, if applicable, are met. As used
in this
Section 2.1(ac), the term “Plan” shall mean an “employee pension benefit plan”
(as defined in Section 3 of ERISA) which is or has been established or
maintained, or to which contributions are or have been made, by the Company
or
any subsidiary or by any trade or business, whether or not incorporated,
which,
together with the Company or any subsidiary, is under common control, as
described in Section 414(b) or (c) of the Code.
(cc) Dilutive
Effect.
The
Company understands and acknowledges that the number of Conversion Shares
issuable upon conversion of the Preferred Shares and the Warrant Shares
issuable
upon exercise of the Warrants will increase in certain circumstances. The
Company further acknowledges that its obligation to issue Conversion Shares
upon
conversion of the Preferred Shares in accordance with this Agreement and
the
Certificate of Designation and its obligations to issue Warrant Shares
upon the
exercise of the Warrants in accordance with this Agreement and the Warrants,
is,
in each case, absolute and unconditional regardless of the dilutive effect
that
such issuance may have on the ownership interest of other
stockholders of the Company.
(dd) No
Integrated Offering.
Neither
the Company, nor any of its affiliates, nor any person acting on its or
their
behalf, has directly or indirectly made any offers or sales of any security
or
solicited any offers to buy any security under circumstances that would
cause
the offering of the Shares pursuant to this Agreement to be integrated
with
prior offerings by the Company for purposes of the Securities Act which
would
prevent the Company from selling the Shares pursuant to Rule 506 under
the
Securities Act, or any applicable exchange-related stockholder approval
provisions, nor will the Company or any of its affiliates or subsidiaries
take
any action or steps that would cause the offering of the Shares to be integrated
with other offerings.
The
Company does not have any registration statement pending before the Commission
or currently under the Commission’s review and, other than as set forth on
Schedule
2.1(c),
since September
1, 2005, the Company has not offered or sold any of its equity securities
or
debt securities convertible into shares of Common Stock.
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(ee) Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx
Act.
The
Company is in compliance with the provisions of the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act
of 2002
(the “Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act”), and the rules and regulations promulgated
thereunder, that are effective and applicable to the Company, and intends
to
comply with other provisions of the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act, and the rules and
regulations promulgated thereunder, upon the effectiveness of such provisions
or
their becoming applicable to the Company.
(ff) Independent
Nature of Purchasers.
The
Company acknowledges that the obligations of each Purchaser under the
Transaction Documents are several and not joint with the obligations of
any
other Purchaser, and no Purchaser shall be responsible to the Company in
any way
for the performance of the obligations of any other Purchaser under the
Transaction Documents. The Company acknowledges that nothing contained
herein,
or in any Transaction Document, and no action taken by any Purchaser pursuant
hereto or thereto, shall be deemed by the Company to constitute the Purchasers
as a partnership, an association, a joint venture or any other kind of
entity,
or create a presumption by the Company that the Purchasers are in any way
acting
in concert or as a group with respect to such obligations or the transactions
contemplated by the Transaction Documents. The Company acknowledges that
each
Purchaser shall be entitled to independently protect and enforce its rights,
including without limitation, the rights arising out of this Agreement
or out of
the other Transaction Documents against the Company, and it shall not be
necessary for any other Purchaser to be joined as an additional party in
any
proceeding for such purpose. The Company acknowledges that for reasons
of
administrative convenience only, the Transaction Documents have been prepared
by
counsel for the placement agent and such counsel does not represent the
Purchasers and the Purchasers have retained their own individual counsel
with
respect to the transactions contemplated hereby. The Company acknowledges
that it has elected to provide all Purchasers with the same terms and
Transaction Documents for the convenience of the Company and not because
it was
required or requested to do so by the Purchasers. The Company acknowledges
that
such procedure with respect to the Transaction Documents in no way creates
a
presumption by the Company that the Purchasers are in any way acting in
concert
or as a group with respect to the Transaction Documents or the transactions
contemplated hereby or thereby.
Section
2.2 Representations
and Warranties of the Purchasers.
Each of
the Purchasers hereby makes the following representations and warranties
to the
Company with respect solely to itself and not with respect to any other
Purchaser:
(a) Organization
and Standing of the Purchasers.
If the
Purchaser is an entity, such Purchaser is a corporation or partnership
duly
incorporated or organized, validly existing and in good standing under
the laws
of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization.
(b) Authorization
and Power.
Each
Purchaser has the requisite power and authority to enter into and perform
this
Agreement and to purchase the Preferred Shares and Warrants being sold
to it
hereunder. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and
the
Registration Rights Agreement by such Purchaser and the consummation by
it of
the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby have been duly authorized
by
all necessary corporate or partnership action, and no further consent or
authorization of such Purchaser or its Board of Directors, stockholders,
or
partners, as the case may be, is required. Each of this Agreement and the
Registration Rights Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered
by such Purchaser and constitutes, or shall constitute when executed and
delivered, a valid and binding obligation of the Purchaser enforceable
against
the Purchaser in accordance with the terms thereof.
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(c) No
Conflicts.
The
execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the Registration
Rights Agreement and the consummation by such Purchaser of the transactions
contemplated hereby and thereby or relating hereto do not and will not
(i)
result in a violation of such Purchaser’s charter documents or bylaws or other
organizational documents or (ii) conflict with, or constitute a default
(or an
event which with notice or lapse of time or both would become a default)
under,
or give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or
cancellation of any agreement, indenture or instrument or obligation to
which
such Purchaser is a party or by which its properties or assets are bound,
or
result in a violation of any law, rule, or regulation, or any order, judgment
or
decree of any court or governmental agency applicable to such Purchaser
or its
properties (except for such conflicts, defaults and violations as would
not,
individually or in the aggregate, have a material adverse effect on such
Purchaser). Such Purchaser is not required to obtain any consent, authorization
or order of, or make any filing or registration with, any court or governmental
agency in order for it to execute, deliver or perform any of its obligations
under this Agreement or the Registration Rights Agreement or to purchase
the
Preferred Shares or acquire the Warrants in accordance with the terms hereof,
provided that for purposes of the representation made in this sentence,
such
Purchaser is assuming and relying upon the accuracy of the relevant
representations and agreements of the Company herein.
(d) Acquisition
for Investment.
Each
Purchaser is acquiring the Preferred Shares and the Warrants solely for
its own
account for the purpose of investment and not with a view to or for sale
in
connection with the distribution thereof. Such Purchaser does not have
a present
intention to sell the Preferred Shares or the Warrants, nor a present
arrangement (whether or not legally binding) or intention to effect any
distribution of the Preferred Shares or the Warrants to or through any
person or
entity; provided,
however,
that by
making the representations herein and subject to Section 2.2(h) below,
such
Purchaser does not agree to hold the Shares or the Warrants for any minimum
or
other specific term and reserves the right to dispose of the Shares or
the
Warrants at any time in accordance with Federal and state securities laws
applicable to such disposition. Each Purchaser acknowledges that it is
able to
bear the financial risks associated with an investment in the Preferred
Shares
and the Warrants and that it has been given full access to such records
of the
Company and the subsidiaries and to the officers of the Company and the
subsidiaries and received such information as it has deemed necessary or
appropriate to conduct its due diligence investigation and has sufficient
knowledge and experience in investing in companies similar to the Company
in
terms of the Company’s stage of development so as to be able to evaluate the
risks and merits of its investment in the Company.
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(e) Status
of Purchasers.
Such
Purchaser is an “accredited investor” as defined in Regulation D promulgated
under the Securities Act. Such Purchaser is not required to be registered
as a
broker-dealer under Section 15 of the Exchange Act and such Purchaser is
not and
does not act as a broker-dealer, nor as an underwriter under Section 2(11)
of
the Securities Act.
(f) Opportunities
for Additional Information.
Each
Purchaser acknowledges that such Purchaser has had the opportunity to ask
questions of and receive answers from, or obtain additional information
from,
the executive officers of the Company concerning the financial and other
affairs
of the Company, and to the extent deemed necessary in light of such Purchaser’s
personal knowledge of the Company’s affairs, such Purchaser has asked such
questions and received answers to the full satisfaction of such Purchaser,
and
such Purchaser desires to invest in the Company.
(g) No
General Solicitation.
Each
Purchaser acknowledges that the Preferred Shares and the Warrants were
not
offered to such Purchaser by means of any form of general or public solicitation
or general advertising, or publicly disseminated advertisements or sales
literature, including (i) any advertisement, article, notice or other
communication published in any newspaper, magazine, or similar media, or
broadcast over television or radio, or (ii) any seminar or meeting to which
such
Purchaser was invited by any of the foregoing means of
communications.
(h) Rule
144.
Such
Purchaser understands that the Shares and the Warrants must be held indefinitely
unless they are registered under the Securities Act or an exemption from
registration is available. Such Purchaser acknowledges that such Purchaser
is
familiar with Rule 144 of the rules and regulations of the Commission,
as
amended, promulgated pursuant to the Securities Act (“Rule 144”), and that such
person has been advised that Rule 144 permits resales only under certain
circumstances. Such Purchaser understands that to the extent that Rule
144 is
not available, such Purchaser will be unable to sell any Shares or Warrants
without either registration under the Securities Act or the existence of
another
exemption from such registration requirement.
(i) General.
Such
Purchaser understands that the Shares and the Warrants are being offered
and
sold in reliance on a transactional exemption from the registration requirement
of federal and state securities laws and regulations, and the Company is
relying
upon the truth and accuracy of the representations, warranties, agreements,
acknowledgments and understandings of such Purchaser set forth herein in
order
to determine the applicability of such exemptions and the suitability of
such
Purchaser to acquire the Shares and the Warrants.
(j) Independent
Investment.
Except
as may be disclosed in any filings with the Commission by the Purchasers,
or any
of them, under Section 13 and/or Section 16 of the Exchange Act, no Purchaser
has agreed to act with any other Purchaser for the purpose of acquiring,
holding, voting or disposing of the Shares purchased hereunder for purposes
of
Section 13(d) under the Exchange Act, and each Purchaser is acting independently
with respect to its investment in the Shares and the Warrants.
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(k) No
Shorting.
No
Purchaser has engaged in any short sales of the Common Stock or instructed
any
third parties to engage in any short sales of the Common Stock on its behalf
prior to the Closing Date. Each Purchaser covenants and agrees that it
will not
be in a net short position with respect to the shares of Common
Stock.
(l) Trading
Restrictions.
Commencing on the date that the Purchasers were initially contacted regarding
an
investment in the Securities, none of the Purchasers has engaged in any
trading
activities with respect to the Common Stock and will not engage in any
trading
activities with respect to the Common Stock prior to the public announcement
of
the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement in
accordance with Section 3.16 hereof.
ARTICLE
III
Covenants
The
Company covenants with each of the Purchasers as follows, which covenants
are
for the benefit of the Purchasers and their permitted assignees (as defined
herein).
Section
3.1 Securities
Compliance.
The
Company shall notify the Commission in accordance with their rules and
regulations, of the transactions contemplated by any of the Transaction
Documents, including filing a Form D with respect to the Preferred Shares,
Warrants, Conversion Shares and Warrant Shares as required under Regulation
D,
and shall take all other necessary action and proceedings as may be required
and
permitted by applicable law, rule and regulation, for the legal and valid
issuance of the Preferred Shares, the Warrants, the Conversion Shares and
the
Warrant Shares to the Purchasers or subsequent holders.
Section
3.2 Registration
and Listing.
The
Company will cause its Common Stock to continue to be registered under
Sections
12(b) or 12(g) of the Exchange Act, will comply in all respects with its
reporting and filing obligations under the Exchange Act, will comply with
all
requirements related to any registration statement filed pursuant to this
Agreement or the Registration Rights Agreement, and will not take any action
or
file any document (whether or not permitted by the Securities Act or the
rules
promulgated thereunder) to terminate
or suspend such registration or to terminate or suspend its reporting and
filing
obligations under the Exchange Act or Securities Act, except as permitted
herein. The Company will take all action necessary to continue the listing
or
trading of its Common Stock on the OTC Bulletin Board or such other recognized
exchange or market on which the Common Stock is or may in the future be
trading.
Section
3.3 Inspection
Rights.
The
Company shall permit, during normal business hours and upon reasonable
request
and reasonable notice, each Purchaser or any employees, agents or
representatives thereof, so long as such Purchaser shall be obligated hereunder
to purchase the Preferred Shares or shall beneficially own any Preferred
Shares,
or shall own Conversion Shares which, in the aggregate, represent more
than 2%
of the total combined voting power of all voting securities then outstanding,
for purposes reasonably related to such Purchaser’s interests as a stockholder
to examine and make reasonable copies of and extracts from the records
and books
of account of, and visit and inspect the properties, assets, operations
and
business of the Company and any subsidiary, and to discuss the affairs,
finances
and accounts of the Company and any subsidiary with any of its officers,
consultants, directors, and key employees.
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Section
3.4 Compliance
with Laws.
The
Company shall comply, and cause each subsidiary to comply, with all applicable
laws, rules, regulations and orders, noncompliance with which could have
a
Material Adverse Effect.
Section
3.5 Keeping
of Records and Books of Account.
The
Company shall keep and cause each subsidiary to keep adequate records and
books
of account, in which complete entries will be made in accordance with GAAP
consistently applied, reflecting all financial transactions of the Company
and
its subsidiaries, and in which, for each fiscal year, all proper reserves
for
depreciation, depletion, obsolescence, amortization, taxes, bad debts and
other
purposes in connection with its business shall be made.
Section
3.6 Reporting
Requirements.
If the
Commission ceases making periodic reports filed under Section 13 of the
Exchange
Act available via the Internet, then at a Purchaser’s request the Company shall
furnish the following to such Purchaser so long as such Purchaser shall
be
obligated hereunder to purchase the Preferred Shares or shall beneficially
own
any Preferred Shares, or shall own Conversion Shares which, in the aggregate,
represent more than 2% of the total combined voting power of all voting
securities then outstanding:
(a) Quarterly
Reports filed with the Commission on Form 10-QSB as soon as practical after
the
document is filed with the Commission, and in any event within five (5)
days
after the document is filed with the Commission;
(b) Annual
Reports filed with the Commission on Form 10-KSB as soon as practical after
the
document is filed with the Commission, and in any event within five (5)
days
after the document is filed with the Commission; and
(c) Copies
of
all notices and information, including without limitation notices and proxy
statements in connection with any meetings, that are provided to holders
of
shares of Common Stock, contemporaneously with the delivery of such notices
or
information to such holders of Common Stock.
Section
3.7 Amendments.
For so
long as any Preferred Shares are outstanding, the Company shall not amend
or
waive any provision of the Certificate or Bylaws of the Company in any
way that
would adversely affect the liquidation preferences, dividends rights, conversion
rights, voting rights or redemption rights of the Preferred Shares; provided,
however,
that
any creation and issuance of another series of Junior Stock (as defined
in the
Certificate of Designation) or any other class or series of equity securities
which by its terms shall rank on parity with the Preferred Shares shall
not be
deemed to materially and adversely affect such rights, preferences or
privileges.
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Section
3.8 Other
Agreements.
The
Company shall not enter into any agreement in which the terms of such agreement
would restrict or impair the right or ability to perform of the Company
or any
subsidiary under any Transaction Document.
Section
3.9 Distributions.
So long
as any Preferred Shares or Warrants remain outstanding, the Company agrees
that
it shall not (i) declare
or pay any dividends or make any distributions to any holder(s) of Common
Stock
or (ii) purchase or otherwise acquire for value, directly or indirectly,
any
Common Stock or other equity security of the Company (other than issuances
made
by the Company in compliance with its pre-existing contractual agreements
as
disclosed in the Current SEC Filings or in any Schedule to this
Agreement).
Section
3.10 Status
of Dividends.
The
Company covenants and agrees that (i) no Federal income tax return or claim
for
refund of Federal income tax or other submission to the Internal Revenue
Service
will adversely affect the Preferred Shares, any other series of its Preferred
Stock, or the Common Stock, and any deduction shall not operate to jeopardize
the availability to Purchasers of the dividends received deduction provided
by
Section 243(a)(1) of the Code or any successor provision, (ii) in no report
to
shareholders or to any governmental body having jurisdiction over the Company
or
otherwise will it treat the Preferred Shares other than as equity capital
or the
dividends paid thereon other than as dividends paid on equity capital unless
required to do so by a governmental body having jurisdiction over the accounts
of the Company or by a change in generally accepted accounting principles
required as a result of action by an authoritative accounting standards
setting
body, and (iii) other than pursuant to this Agreement or the Certificate
of
Designation, it will take no action which would result in the dividends
paid by
the Company on the Preferred Shares out of the Company’s current or accumulated
earnings and profits being ineligible for the dividends received deduction
provided by Section 243(a)(1) of the Code. The preceding sentence shall
not be
deemed to prevent the Company from designating the Preferred Stock as
“Convertible Preferred Stock” in its annual and quarterly financial statements
in accordance with its prior practice concerning other series of preferred
stock
of the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall not be
required
to restate or modify its tax returns for periods prior to the Closing Date.
In
the event that the Purchasers have reasonable cause to believe that dividends
paid by the Company on the Preferred Shares out of the Company’s current or
accumulated earnings and profits will not be treated as eligible for the
dividends received deduction provided by Section 243(a)(1) of the Code,
or any
successor provision, the Company will, at the reasonable request of the
Purchasers of 51% of the outstanding Preferred Shares, join with the Purchasers
in the submission to the Service of a request for a ruling that dividends
paid
on the Shares will be so eligible for Federal income tax purposes, at the
Purchasers expense. In addition, the Company will reasonably cooperate
with the
Purchasers (at Purchasers’ expense) in any litigation, appeal or other
proceeding challenging or contesting any ruling, technical advice, finding
or
determination that earnings and profits are not eligible for the dividends
received deduction provided by Section 243(a)(1)
of the Code, or any successor provision to the extent that the position
to be
taken in any such litigation, appeal, or other proceeding is not contrary
to any
provision of the Code or incurred in connection with any such submission,
litigation, appeal or other proceeding. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
nothing
herein contained shall be deemed to preclude the Company from claiming
a
deduction with respect to such dividends if (i) the Code shall hereafter
be
amended, or final Treasury regulations thereunder are issued or modified,
to
provide that dividends on the Preferred Shares or Conversion Shares should
not
be treated as dividends for Federal income tax purposes or that a deduction
with
respect to all or a portion of the dividends on the Shares is allowable
for
Federal income tax purposes, or (ii) in the absence of such an amendment,
issuance or modification and after a submission of a request for ruling
or
technical advice, the service shall rule or advise that dividends on the
shares
should not be treated as dividends for Federal income tax purposes. If
the
Service determines that the Preferred Shares or Conversion Shares constitute
debt, the Company may file protective claims for refund.
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Section
3.11 Use
of
Proceeds.
The
proceeds from the sale of the Preferred Shares will be used by the Company
for
working capital and general corporate purposes.
Section
3.12 Reservation
of Shares.
So long
as any of the Preferred Shares or Warrants remain outstanding, the Company
shall
take all action necessary to at all times have authorized, and reserved
for the
purpose of issuance, no less than one hundred percent (100%) of the aggregate
number of shares of Common Stock needed to provide for the issuance of
the
Conversion Shares and the Warrant Shares; provided,
however,
upon
the Company filing the Charter Amendment (as defined in Section 3.22 hereof),
the Company shall take all action necessary to at all times have authorized,
and
reserved for the purpose of issuance, no less than one hundred twenty percent
(120%) of the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock needed to provide
for
the issuance of the Conversion Shares and the Warrant Shares.
Section
3.13 Transfer
Agent Instructions.
The
Company shall issue irrevocable instructions to its transfer agent, and
any
subsequent transfer agent, to issue certificates, registered in the name
of each
Purchaser or its respective nominee(s), for the Conversion Shares and the
Warrant Shares in such amounts as specified from time to time by each Purchaser
to the Company upon conversion of the Preferred Shares or exercise of the
Warrants in the form of Exhibit
E
attached
hereto (the “Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions”). Prior to registration of
the Conversion Shares and the Warrant Shares under the Securities Act,
all such
certificates shall bear the restrictive legend specified in Section 5.1
of this
Agreement. The Company warrants that no instruction other than the Irrevocable
Transfer Agent Instructions referred to in this Section 3.13 will be given
by
the Company to its transfer agent and that the Shares shall otherwise be
freely
transferable on the books and records of the Company as and to the extent
provided in this Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement. If a
Purchaser
provides the Company with an opinion of counsel, in a generally acceptable
form,
to the effect that a public sale, assignment or transfer of the Shares
may be
made without registration
under the Securities Act or the Purchaser provides the Company with reasonable
assurances that the Shares can be sold pursuant to Rule 144 without any
restriction as to the number of securities acquired as of a particular
date that
can then be immediately sold, the Company shall permit the transfer, and,
in the
case of the Conversion Shares and the Warrant Shares, promptly instruct
its
transfer agent to issue one or more certificates in such name and in such
denominations as specified by such Purchaser and without any restrictive
legend.
The Company acknowledges that a breach by it of its obligations under this
Section 3.13 will cause irreparable harm to the Purchasers by vitiating
the
intent and purpose of the transaction contemplated hereby. Accordingly,
the
Company acknowledges that the remedy at law for a breach of its obligations
under this Section 3.13 will be inadequate and agrees, in the event of a
breach or threatened breach by the Company of the provisions of this Section
3.13, that the Purchasers shall be entitled, in addition to all other available
remedies, to an order and/or injunction restraining any breach and requiring
immediate issuance and transfer, without the necessity of showing economic
loss
and without any bond or other security being required.
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Section
3.14 Disposition
of Assets.
So long
as the Preferred Shares remain outstanding, neither the Company nor any
Subsidiary shall sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of any of its properties,
assets and rights including, without limitation, its software and intellectual
property, to any person except for sales to customers in the ordinary course
of
business, pursuant to strategic alliances, joint ventures or other similar
arrangements approved by the Company’s Board of Directors, or with the prior
written consent of the holders of a majority of the Preferred Shares then
outstanding.
Section
3.15 Reporting
Status. So
long
as a Purchaser beneficially owns any of the Securities, the Company shall
timely
file all reports required to be filed with the Commission pursuant to the
Exchange Act, and the Company shall not terminate its status as an issuer
required to file reports under the Exchange Act even if the Exchange Act
or the
rules and regulations thereunder would permit such termination.
Section
3.16 Disclosure
of Transaction.
The
Company shall issue a press release describing the material terms of the
transactions contemplated hereby (the “Press Release”) as soon as practicable
after each Closing but in no event later than one hour after the applicable
Closing; provided,
however,
that if
the Closing occurs after 4:00 P.M. Eastern Time on any Trading Day, the
Company
shall issue the Press Release no later than 9:00 A.M. Eastern Time on the
first
Trading Day following the Closing Date. The Company shall also file with
the
Commission a Current Report on Form 8-K (the “Form 8-K”) describing the material
terms of the transactions contemplated hereby (and attaching as exhibits
thereto
this Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement, the Certificate of
Designation, the form of each series of Warrant and the Press Release)
as soon
as practicable following each Closing Date but in no event more than two
(2)
Trading Days following the applicable Closing Date, which Press Release
and Form
8-K shall be subject to prior review and comment by counsel to the placement
agent on behalf of the Purchasers. "Trading Day" means any day during which
the
OTC Bulletin Board (or other principal exchange on which the Common Stock
is
traded) shall be open for trading.
Section
3.17 Disclosure
of Material Information.
The
Company covenants and agrees that neither it nor any other person acting
on its
behalf has provided or will provide any Purchaser or its agents or counsel
with
any information that the Company believes constitutes material non-public
information, unless prior thereto such Purchaser shall have executed a
written
agreement regarding the confidentiality and use of such information. The
Company understands and confirms that each Purchaser shall be relying on
the
foregoing representations in effecting transactions in securities of the
Company. Each Purchaser acknowledges and agrees that if, in order to comply
with
the provisions of this Section 3.17, the Company reasonably determines
that it
cannot provide any information or access to a Purchaser or its representative
even if expressly required to do so by any provision of this Agreement
or any
other Transaction Document, then the failure to so provide such information
or
access will not be deemed a breach of the applicable Agreement (provided
that the
Company, prior to or promptly after its receipt of any such request, uses
its
reasonable efforts to attempt to procure from such Purchaser or representative
a
confidentiality agreement suitable to permit the Company, in its reasonable
determination, the ability thereafter to provide such information or
access.
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Section
3.18 Pledge
of Securities.
The
Company acknowledges and agrees that the Securities may be pledged by a
Purchaser in connection with a bona fide
margin
agreement or other loan or financing arrangement that is secured by the
Common
Stock. The pledge of Common Stock shall not be deemed to be a transfer,
sale or
assignment of the Common Stock hereunder, and no Purchaser effecting a
pledge of
Common Stock shall be required to provide the Company with any notice thereof
or
otherwise make any delivery to the Company pursuant to this Agreement or
any
other Transaction Document; provided that a Purchaser and its pledgee shall
be
required to comply with the provisions of Article V hereof in order to
effect a
sale, transfer or assignment of Common Stock to such pledgee. At the Purchasers'
expense, the Company hereby agrees to execute and deliver such documentation
as
a pledgee of the Common Stock may reasonably request in connection with
a pledge
of the Common Stock to such pledgee by a Purchaser.
Section
3.19 Form
SB-2 Eligibility. The
Company currently meets, and will take all necessary action to continue
to meet,
the "registrant eligibility" and transaction requirements set forth in
the
general instructions to Form SB-2 applicable to "resale" registrations
on
Form SB-2 during the Effectiveness Period (as defined in the Registration
Rights Agreement) and the Company shall file all reports required to be
filed by
the Company with the Commission in a timely manner so as to maintain such
eligibility for the use of Form SB-2.
Section
3.20 Restrictions
on Certain Issuances of Securities.
So long
as at least one hundred (100) Preferred Shares remain outstanding, the
Company
shall not issue any securities that rank pari passu or senior to the Preferred
Shares without the prior written consent of at least seventy-five percent
(75%)
of the Preferred Shares outstanding at the time.
Section
3.21 Future
Financings; Right of First Offer and Refusal.
(a)
For
purposes of this Agreement, a “Subsequent Financing” shall be defined as any
subsequent offer or sale to, or exchange with (or other type of distribution
to), any third party of Common Stock or any securities convertible, exercisable
or exchangeable into Common Stock, including convertible and non-convertible
debt securities other than a Permitted Financing. For purposes of this
Agreement, “Permitted Financing” shall mean any transaction involving (i) the
Company’s issuance of any securities (other than for cash) in connection with a
merger, acquisition or consolidation of the Company, (ii) the Company’s issuance
of securities in connection with license agreements, joint ventures and
other
similar strategic partnering arrangements, so long as such issuances are
not for
the primary purpose of raising capital, (iii) the Company’s issuance of
securities in connection with bona fide firm underwritten public offerings
of
its securities, (iv) the Company’s issuance of Common Stock or the issuance or
grants of options to purchase Common Stock pursuant to the Company’s stock
option plans and employee stock purchase plans outstanding on the date
hereof,
(v) as a result of the exercise of options or warrants or conversion of
convertible notes or preferred stock which are granted or issued as of
the date
of this Agreement or issued pursuant to this Agreement, (vi) any Warrants
issued
to the Purchasers and any warrants issued to the placement agent for the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement or in connection with other
financial services rendered to the Company, and (vii) the payment of any
dividend on the Preferred Shares.
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(b) During
the period commencing on the Closing Date and ending on the date that is
eighteen (18) months following the Closing Date, the Company covenants
and
agrees to promptly notify (in no event later than five (5) days after making
or
receiving an applicable offer) in writing (a “Rights Notice”) each Purchaser of
the terms and conditions of any proposed Subsequent Financing. The Rights
Notice
shall describe, in reasonable detail, the proposed Subsequent Financing,
the
proposed closing date of the Subsequent Financing, which shall be within
thirty
(30) calendar days from the date of the Rights Notice, including, without
limitation, all of the terms and conditions thereof
and
proposed definitive documentation to be entered into in connection
therewith.
The
Rights Notice shall provide each Purchaser an option (the “Rights Option”)
during the ten (10) trading days following delivery of the Rights Notice
(the
“Option Period”) to inform the Company whether such Purchaser will purchase
the
securities being
offered in such Subsequent Financing on the same, absolute terms and conditions
as contemplated by such Subsequent Financing in amount equal to up to fifty
percent (50%) of the Liquidation Preference Amount (as defined in the
Certificate of Designation) of the Preferred Shares then held by such Purchaser
(the “First Refusal Rights”). Delivery of any Rights Notice constitutes a
representation and warranty by the Company that there are no other material
terms and conditions, arrangements, agreements or otherwise except for
those
disclosed in the Rights Notice, to provide additional compensation to any
party
participating in any proposed Subsequent Financing, including, but not
limited
to, additional compensation based on changes in the Purchase Price or any
type
of reset or adjustment of a purchase or conversion price or to issue additional
securities at any time after the closing date of a Subsequent Financing.
If the
Company does not receive notice of exercise of the Rights Option from the
Purchasers within the Option Period, the Company shall have the right to
close
the Subsequent Financing on the scheduled closing date with a third party;
provided
that all
of the material terms and conditions of the closing are the same as those
provided to the Purchasers in the Rights Notice. If the closing of the
proposed
Subsequent Financing does not occur on that date, any closing of the
contemplated Subsequent Financing or any other Subsequent Financing shall
be
subject to all of the provisions of this Section 3.21, including, without
limitation, the delivery of a new Rights Notice. The provisions of this
Section
3.21(b) shall not apply to issuances of securities in a Permitted
Financing.
(c) So
long
as the Preferred Shares are outstanding, if the Company enters into any
Subsequent Financing on terms more favorable than the terms governing the
Preferred Shares, then the Purchasers in their sole discretion may exchange
the
Preferred Shares, valued at the Liquidation Preference Amount (as defined
in the
Certificate of Designation), together with accrued but unpaid dividends
(which
dividend payments shall be payable, at the sole option of the Purchasers,
in
cash or in the form of the new securities to be issued in the Subsequent
Financing), for the securities issued or to be issued in the Subsequent
Financing. The Company covenants and agrees to promptly notify in writing
the
Purchasers of the terms and conditions of any such proposed Subsequent
Financing.
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Section
3.22 Increase
in Authorized Shares.
The
Company shall obtain the approval of its stockholders at the Company’s next
annual meeting which shall be no later than August 31, 2006 to increase
the
Company’s authorized shares of Common Stock from 100,000,000 to at least
150,000,000 (the “Share Increase”). Within two (2) business days of receiving
such stockholder approval, the Company shall file an amendment to the
Certificate (the “Charter Amendment”) with the Delaware Secretary of State to
effect the Share Increase. In the event the Company has not obtained the
approval of its stockholders at such annual meeting, the Company shall
pay to
each Purchaser an amount, in cash, equal to one percent (1%) per calendar
month
(prorated for shorter periods) of each Purchaser’s initial investment in the
Preferred Shares until the approval of its stockholders is obtained; provided,
however, that such amount shall not exceed ten percent (10%) of such Purchaser’s
initial investment.
ARTICLE
IV
CONDITIONS
Section
4.1 Conditions
Precedent to the Obligation of the Company to Sell the Shares.
The
obligation hereunder of the Company to issue and sell the Preferred Shares
and
the Warrants to the Purchasers is subject to the satisfaction or waiver,
at or
before each Closing, of each of the conditions set forth below. These conditions
are for the Company’s sole benefit and may be waived by the Company at any time
in its sole discretion.
(a) Accuracy
of Each Purchaser’s Representations and Warranties.
The
representations and warranties of each Purchaser shall be true and correct
in
all material respects as of the date when made and as of the Closing Date
as
though made at that time, except for representations and warranties that
are
expressly made as of a particular date, which shall be true and correct
in all
material respects as of such date.
(b) Performance
by the Purchasers.
Each
Purchaser shall have performed, satisfied and complied in all respects
with all
covenants, agreements and conditions required by this Agreement to be performed,
satisfied or complied with by such Purchaser at or prior to the
Closing.
(c) No
Injunction.
No
statute, rule, regulation, executive order, decree, ruling or injunction
shall
have been enacted, entered, promulgated or endorsed by any court or governmental
authority of competent jurisdiction which prohibits the consummation of
any of
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(d) Delivery
of Purchase Price.
The
Purchase Price for the Preferred Shares and Warrants has been delivered
to the
Company at the Closing Date.
(e) Delivery
of Transaction Documents.
The
Transaction Documents have been duly executed and delivered by the Purchasers
to
the Company.
(f) Minimum
Purchase Price.
The
Purchase Price shall be no less than Two Million Dollars
($2,000,000).
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Section
4.2 Conditions
Precedent to the Obligation of the Purchasers to Purchase the
Shares.
The
obligation hereunder of each Purchaser to acquire and pay for the Preferred
Shares and the Warrants is subject to the satisfaction or waiver, at or
before
the applicable Closing, of each of the conditions set forth below. These
conditions are for each Purchaser’s sole benefit and may be waived by such
Purchaser at any time in its sole discretion.
(a) Accuracy
of the Company’s Representations and Warranties.
Each of
the representations and warranties of the Company in this Agreement and
the
Registration Rights Agreement shall be true and correct in all respects
as of
the date when made and as of the Closing Date as though made at that time
(except for representations and warranties that are expressly made as of
a
particular date), which shall be true and correct in all material respects
as of
such date.
(b) Performance
by the Company.
The
Company shall have performed, satisfied and complied in all respects with
all
covenants, agreements and conditions required by this Agreement to be performed,
satisfied or complied with by the Company at or prior to the
Closing.
(c) No
Suspension, Etc.
Trading
in the Company’s Common Stock shall not have been suspended by the Commission or
the OTC Bulletin Board (except for any suspension of trading of limited
duration
agreed to by the Company, which suspension shall be terminated prior to
the
applicable Closing), and, at any time prior to the Closing Date, trading
in
securities generally as reported by Bloomberg Financial Markets (“Bloomberg”)
shall not have been suspended or limited, or minimum prices shall not have
been
established on securities whose trades are reported by Bloomberg, or on
the New
York Stock Exchange, nor shall a banking moratorium have been declared
either by
the United States or New York State authorities.
(d) No
Injunction.
No
statute, rule, regulation, executive order, decree, ruling or injunction
shall
have been enacted, entered, promulgated or endorsed by any court or governmental
authority of competent jurisdiction which prohibits the consummation of
any of
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(e) No
Proceedings or Litigation.
No
action, suit or proceeding before any arbitrator or any governmental authority
shall have been commenced, and no investigation by any governmental authority
shall have been threatened, against the Company or any subsidiary, or any
of the
officers, directors or affiliates of the Company or any subsidiary seeking
to
restrain, prevent or change the transactions contemplated by this Agreement,
or
seeking damages in connection with such transactions.
(f) Certificate
of Designation of Rights and Preferences.
Prior
to the Closing, the Certificate of Designation in the form of Exhibit
C
attached
hereto shall have been filed with the Secretary of State of
Delaware.
(g) Opinion
of Counsel, Etc.
At the
Closing, the Purchasers shall have received an opinion of counsel to the
Company, dated the date of the Closing, in the form of Exhibit
F
hereto,
and such other certificates and documents as the Purchasers or its counsel
shall
reasonably require incident to the Closing.
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(h) Registration
Rights Agreement.
At the
Closing, the Company shall have executed and delivered the Registration
Rights
Agreement to each Purchaser.
(i) Certificates.
The
Company shall have executed and delivered to the Purchasers the certificates
(in
such denominations as such Purchaser shall request) for the Preferred Shares
and
Warrants being acquired by such Purchaser at the Closing (in such denominations
as such Purchaser shall request).
(j) Resolutions.
The
Board of Directors of the Company shall have adopted resolutions consistent
with
Section 2.1(b) hereof in a form reasonably acceptable to such Purchaser
(the
"Resolutions").
(k) Reservation
of Shares.
As of
the Closing Date, the Company shall have reserved out of its authorized
and
unissued Common Stock, solely for the purpose of effecting the conversion
of the
Preferred Shares and the exercise of the Warrants, a number of shares of
Common
Stock equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the aggregate number of Conversion
Shares issuable upon conversion of the Preferred Shares outstanding on
the
Closing Date and the number of Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of
the
number of Warrants assuming such Warrants were granted on the Closing
Date.
(l) Transfer
Agent Instructions.
The
Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions, in the form of Exhibit
E
attached
hereto, shall have been delivered to and acknowledged in writing by the
Company’s transfer agent.
(m) Secretary’s
Certificate.
The
Company shall have delivered to such Purchaser a secretary’s certificate, dated
as of the Closing Date, as to (i) the Resolutions, (ii) the Certificate,
(iii)
the Bylaws, (iv) the Certificate of Designation, each as in effect at the
Closing, and (v) the authority and incumbency of the officers of the Company
executing the Transaction Documents and any other documents required to
be
executed or delivered in connection therewith.
(n) Officer’s
Certificate.
The
Company shall have delivered to the Purchasers a certificate of an executive
officer of the Company, dated as of the Closing Date, confirming the accuracy
of
the Company’s representations, warranties and covenants as of such Closing Date
and confirming the compliance by the Company with the conditions precedent
set
forth in this Section 4.2 as of the Closing Date.
(o) Material
Adverse Effect.
No
Material Adverse Effect shall have occurred at or before the Closing Date.
(p) Minimum
Purchase Price.
The
Purchase Price shall be no less than Two Million Dollars
($2,000,000).
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ARTICLE
V
Stock
Certificate Legend
Section
5.1 Legend.
Each
certificate representing the Preferred Shares and the Warrants, and, if
appropriate, securities issued upon conversion thereof, shall be stamped
or
otherwise imprinted with a legend substantially in the following form (in
addition to any legend required by applicable state securities or “blue sky”
laws):
THESE
SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE (THE “SECURITIES”) HAVE NOT BEEN
REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”)
OR ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS AND MAY NOT BE SOLD, TRANSFERRED OR OTHERWISE
DISPOSED OF UNLESS REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT AND UNDER APPLICABLE
STATE SECURITIES LAWS OR HIENERGY TECHNOLOGIES, INC. SHALL HAVE RECEIVED
AN
OPINION OF COUNSEL THAT REGISTRATION OF SUCH SECURITIES UNDER THE SECURITIES
ACT
AND UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS IS NOT
REQUIRED.
The
Company agrees to reissue certificates representing any of the Conversion
Shares
and the Warrant Shares, without the legend set forth above if at such time,
prior to making any transfer of any such securities, such holder thereof
shall
give written notice to the Company describing the manner and terms of such
transfer and removal as the Company may reasonably request. Such proposed
transfer and removal will not be effected until: (a) either (i) the Company
has
received an opinion of counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Company,
to the
effect that the registration of the Conversion Shares or the Warrant Shares
under the Securities Act is not required in connection with such proposed
transfer, (ii) a registration statement under the Securities Act covering
such
proposed disposition has been filed by the Company with the Commission
and has
become effective under the Securities Act, (iii) the Company has received
other
evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Company that such registration
and
qualification under the Securities Act and state securities laws are not
required, or (iv) the holder provides the Company with reasonable assurances
that such security can be sold pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities
Act;
and (b) either (i) the Company has received an opinion of counsel reasonably
satisfactory to the Company, to the effect that registration or qualification
under the securities or "blue sky" laws of any state is not required in
connection with such proposed disposition, or (ii) compliance with applicable
state securities or "blue sky" laws has been effected or a valid exemption
exists with respect thereto. The Company will respond to any such notice
from a
holder within five (5) business days. In the case of any proposed transfer
under
this Section 5.1, the Company will use reasonable efforts to comply with
any
such applicable state securities or "blue sky" laws, but shall in no event
be
required, (x) to qualify to do business in any state where it is not then
qualified, (y) to take any action that would subject it to tax or to the
general
service of process in any state where it is not then subject, or (z) to
comply
with state securities or “blue sky” laws of any state for which registration by
coordination is unavailable to the Company. The restrictions on transfer
contained in this Section 5.1 shall be in addition to, and not by way of
limitation of, any other restrictions on transfer contained in any other
section
of this Agreement. Whenever
a
certificate representing the Conversion Shares or Warrant Shares is required
to
be issued to a Purchaser without a legend, in lieu of delivering physical
certificates representing the Conversion Shares or Warrant Shares (provided
that a registration statement under the Securities Act providing for the
resale
of the Warrant Shares and Conversion Shares is then in effect),
the
Company shall cause its transfer agent to electronically transmit the Conversion
Shares or Warrant Shares to a Purchaser by crediting the account of such
Purchaser's Prime Broker with the Depository Trust Company through its
Deposit
Withdrawal Agent Commission system (to the extent not inconsistent with
any
provisions of this Agreement).
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ARTICLE
VI
Indemnification
Section
6.1 General
Indemnity.
The
Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Purchasers (and their
respective directors, officers, affiliates, agents, successors and assigns)
from
and against any and all losses, liabilities, deficiencies, costs, damages
and
expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees, charges and
disbursements) incurred by the Purchasers as a result of any inaccuracy
in or
breach of the representations, warranties or covenants made by the Company
herein. Each Purchaser severally but not jointly agrees to indemnify and
hold
harmless the Company and its directors, officers, affiliates, agents, successors
and assigns from and against any and all losses, liabilities, deficiencies,
costs, damages and expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable
attorneys’ fees, charges and disbursements) incurred by the Company as result of
any inaccuracy in or breach of the representations, warranties or covenants
made
by such Purchaser herein.
The
maximum aggregate liability of each Purchaser pursuant to its indemnification
obligations under this Article VI shall not exceed the portion of the Purchase
Price paid by such Purchaser hereunder.
Section
6.2 Indemnification
Procedure.
Any
party entitled to indemnification under this Article VI (an “indemnified party”)
will give written notice to the indemnifying party of any matters giving
rise to
a claim for indemnification; provided, that the failure of any party entitled
to
indemnification hereunder to give notice as provided herein shall not relieve
the indemnifying party of its obligations under this Article VI except
to the
extent that the indemnifying party is actually prejudiced by such failure
to
give notice. In case any action, proceeding or claim is brought against
an
indemnified party in respect of which indemnification is sought hereunder,
the
indemnifying party shall be entitled to participate in and, unless in the
reasonable judgment of the indemnified party a conflict of interest between
it
and the indemnifying party may exist with respect of such action, proceeding
or
claim, to assume the defense thereof with counsel reasonably satisfactory
to the
indemnified party. In the event that the indemnifying party advises an
indemnified party that it will contest such a claim for indemnification
hereunder, or fails, within thirty (30) days of receipt of any indemnification
notice to notify, in writing, such person of its election to defend, settle
or
compromise, at its sole cost and expense, any action, proceeding or claim
(or
discontinues its defense at any time after it commences such defense),
then the
indemnified party may, at its option, defend, settle or otherwise compromise
or
pay such action or claim. In any event, unless and until the indemnifying
party
elects in writing to assume and does so assume the defense of any such
claim,
proceeding or action, the indemnified party’s costs and expenses arising out of
the defense, settlement or compromise of any such action, claim or proceeding
shall be losses subject to indemnification hereunder. The indemnified party
shall cooperate fully with the indemnifying party in connection with any
negotiation or defense of any such action or claim by the indemnifying
party and
shall furnish to the indemnifying party all information reasonably available
to
the indemnified party which relates to such action or claim. The indemnifying
party shall keep the indemnified party fully apprised at all times as to
the
status of the defense or any settlement negotiations with respect thereto.
If
the indemnifying party elects to defend any such action
or
claim, then the indemnified party shall be entitled to participate in such
defense with counsel of its choice at its sole cost and expense. The
indemnifying party shall not be liable for any settlement of any action,
claim
or proceeding effected without its prior written consent. Notwithstanding
anything in this Article VI to the contrary, the indemnifying party shall
not,
without the indemnified party’s prior written consent, settle or compromise any
claim or consent to entry of any judgment in respect thereof which imposes
any
future obligation on the indemnified party or which does not include, as
an
unconditional term thereof, the giving by the claimant or the plaintiff
to the
indemnified party of a release from all liability in respect of such claim.
The
indemnification required by this Article VI shall be made by periodic payments
of the amount thereof during the course of investigation or defense, as
and when
bills are received or expense, loss, damage or liability is incurred, so
long as
the indemnified party irrevocably agrees to refund such moneys if it is
ultimately determined by a court of competent jurisdiction that such party
was
not entitled to indemnification. The indemnity agreements contained herein
shall
be in addition to (a) any cause of action or similar rights of the indemnified
party against the indemnifying party or others, and (b) any liabilities
the
indemnifying party may be subject to pursuant to the law.
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ARTICLE
VII
Miscellaneous
Section
7.1 Fees
and Expenses.
Except
as otherwise set forth in this Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement
or
the Certificate of Designation, each party shall pay the fees and expenses
of
its advisors, counsel, accountants and other experts, if any, and all other
expenses, incurred by such party incident to the negotiation, preparation,
execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, provided
that the
Company shall pay all actual attorneys' fees and expenses (including
disbursements and out-of-pocket expenses) incurred by the Purchasers in
connection with (i) the preparation, negotiation, execution and delivery
of this
Agreement, the Certificate of Designation, the Warrants, the Registration
Rights
Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereunder, which payment shall
be
made at the initial Closing and shall not exceed $35,000, (ii) the filing
and
declaration of effectiveness by the Commission of the Registration Statement
(as
defined in the Registration Rights Agreement) and (iii) any amendments,
modifications or waivers of this Agreement or any of the other Transaction
Documents. In addition, the Company shall pay all reasonable fees and expenses
incurred by the Purchasers in connection with the enforcement of this Agreement
or any of the other Transaction Documents, including, without limitation,
all
reasonable attorneys' fees and expenses. The Company shall pay all stamp
or
other similar taxes and duties levied in connection with issuance of the
Preferred Shares pursuant hereto.
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Section
7.2 Specific
Enforcement, Consent to Jurisdiction.
(a) The
Company and the Purchasers acknowledge and agree that irreparable damage
would
occur in the event that certain of the provisions of this Agreement, the
Certificate of Designation or the Registration Rights Agreement were not
performed in accordance with their specific terms or were otherwise breached.
It
is accordingly agreed that the parties shall be entitled to an injunction
or
injunctions to prevent or cure breaches of the provisions of this Agreement
or
the Registration Rights Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms
and
provisions hereof or thereof, this being in addition to any other remedy
to
which any of them may be entitled by law or equity.
(b) Each
of
the Company and the Purchasers (i) hereby irrevocably submits to the
jurisdiction of the United States District Court sitting in the Southern
District of New York and the courts of the State of New York located in
New York
county for the purposes of any suit, action or proceeding arising out of
or
relating to this Agreement or any of the other Transaction Documents or
the
transactions contemplated hereby or thereby and (ii) hereby waives, and
agrees
not to assert in any such suit, action or proceeding, any claim that it
is not
personally subject to the jurisdiction of such court, that the suit, action
or
proceeding is brought in an inconvenient forum or that the venue of the
suit,
action or proceeding is improper. Each of the Company and the Purchasers
consents to process being served in any such suit, action or proceeding
by
mailing a copy thereof to such party at the address in effect for notices
to it
under this Agreement and agrees that such service shall constitute good
and
sufficient service of process and notice thereof. Nothing in this Section
7.2
shall affect or limit any right to serve process in any other manner permitted
by law.
Section
7.3 Entire
Agreement; Amendment.
This
Agreement and the Transaction Documents contains the entire understanding
and
agreement of the parties with respect to the matters covered hereby and,
except
as specifically set forth herein or in the Transaction Documents or the
Certificate of Designation, neither the Company nor any of the Purchasers
makes
any representations, warranty, covenant or undertaking with respect to
such
matters and they supersede all prior understandings and agreements with
respect
to said subject matter, all of which are merged herein. No provision of
this
Agreement may be waived or amended other than by a written instrument signed
by
the Company and the holders of at least seventy-five percent (75%) of the
Preferred Shares then outstanding, and no provision hereof may be waived
other
than by an a written instrument signed by the party against whom enforcement
of
any such amendment or waiver is sought. No such amendment shall be effective
to
the extent that it applies to less than all of the holders of the Preferred
Shares then outstanding. No consideration shall be offered or paid to any
person
to amend or consent to a waiver or modification of any provision of any
of the
Transaction Documents or the Certificate of Designation unless the same
consideration is also offered to all of the parties to the Transaction
Documents
or holders of Preferred Shares, as the case may be.
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Section
7.4 Notices.
Any
notice, demand, request, waiver or other communication required or permitted
to
be given hereunder shall be in writing and shall be effective (a) upon
hand
delivery, telecopy or facsimile at the address or number designated below
(if
delivered on a business day during normal business hours where such notice
is to
be received), or the first business day following such delivery (if delivered
other than on a business day during normal business hours where such notice
is
to be received) or (b) on the second business day following the date of
mailing
by express courier service, fully prepaid, addressed to such address, or
upon
actual receipt of such mailing, whichever shall first occur. The addresses
for
such communications shall be:
If
to the Company:
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HiEnergy
Technologies, Inc.
1600-X
Xxxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxx X
Xxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
Xttention:
Senior Vice President
and
Corporate Secretary
Tel.
No.: (000) 000-0000
Fax
No.: (000) 000-0000
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with
copies (which shall not constitute notice) to:
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August
Law Group, P.C.
The
Atrium Building
19000
Xxx Xxxxxx Xxx., Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
Xttention:
Xxxxxxx X. August
Tel
No.: (000) 000-0000
Fax
No.: (000) 000-0000
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to any Purchaser:
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the address of such Purchaser set forth on
Exhibit A to this Agreement, with copies to Purchaser’s counsel as set forth on Exhibit A or as specified in writing by such: |
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with
copies (which shall not constitute notice) to:
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Xxxxxx
Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx & Xxxxxxx LLP
1100
Xxxxxx xx xxx Xxxxxxxx
Xxx
Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Xttention:
Xxxxxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Tel
No.: (000) 000-0000
Fax
No.: (000) 000-0000
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Any
party
hereto may from time to time change its address for notices by giving at
least
ten (10) days written notice of such changed address to the other party
hereto.
Section
7.5 Waivers.
No
waiver by either party of any default with respect to any provision, condition
or requirement of this Agreement shall be deemed to be a continuing waiver
in
the future or a waiver of any other provisions, condition or requirement
hereof,
nor shall any delay or omission of any party to exercise any right hereunder
in
any manner impair the exercise of any such right accruing to it
thereafter.
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Section
7.6 Headings.
The
article, section and subsection headings in this Agreement are for convenience
only and shall not constitute a part of this Agreement for any other purpose
and
shall not be deemed to limit or affect any of the provisions
hereof.
Section
7.7 Successors
and Assigns.
This
Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties
and
their successors and assigns.
Section
7.8 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
7.9 Governing
Law.
This
Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal
laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to any of the conflicts
of
law principles which would result in the application of the substantive
law of
another jurisdiction. This Agreement shall not be interpreted or construed
with
any presumption against the party causing this Agreement to be
drafted.
Section
7.10 Survival.
The
representations and warranties of the Company and the Purchasers contained
in
Section 2.1(o) should survive until thirty (30) days after the passage
of the
applicable statute of limitations and those contained in Article II, with
the
exception of Sections 2.1(o), shall survive the execution and delivery
hereof
and the Closing until the date three (3) years from the Closing Date, and
the
agreements and covenants set forth in Articles I, III, VI and VII of this
Agreement shall survive the execution and delivery hereof and the Closing
hereunder until the Purchasers in the aggregate beneficially own (determined
in
accordance with Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act) less than 10% of the
total
combined voting power of all voting securities then outstanding, provided,
that
Sections 3.1, 3.2, 3.4, 3.5, 3.8, 3.9, 3.10, 3.12, 3.13, 3.14, 3.15. 3.17,
3.18,
3.19, 3.20 and 3.21 shall not expire until the Registration Statement required
by Section 2 of the Registration Rights Agreement is no longer required
to be
effective under the terms and conditions of Registration Rights Agreement
(or,
in the case of any of the foregoing Sections which pertain to the Preferred
Shares and/or the Warrants, then such Sections shall expire once there
are no
further Preferred Shares or Warrants outstanding, as applicable).
Section
7.11 Counterparts.
This
Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, all of which taken
together shall constitute one and the same instrument and shall become
effective
when counterparts have been signed by each party and delivered to the other
parties hereto, it being understood that all parties need not sign the
same
counterpart. In the event any signature is delivered by facsimile transmission,
the party using such means of delivery shall cause four additional executed
signature pages to be physically delivered to the other parties within
five days
of the execution and delivery hereof.
Section
7.12 Publicity.
The
Company agrees that it will not disclose, and will not include in any public
announcement, the name of the Purchasers without the consent of the Purchasers
unless and until such disclosure is required by law or applicable regulation,
and then only to the extent of such requirement.
Section
7.13 Severability.
The
provisions of this Agreement, the Certificate of Designation and the
Registration Rights Agreement are severable and, in the event that any
court of
competent jurisdiction shall determine that any one or more of the provisions
or
part of the provisions contained in this Agreement, the Certificate of
Designation or the Registration Rights Agreement shall, for any reason,
be held
to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, such invalidity,
illegality or unenforceability shall not affect any other provision or
part of a
provision of this Agreement, the Certificate of Designation or the Registration
Rights Agreement shall be reformed and construed as if such invalid or
illegal
or unenforceable provision, or part of such provision, had never been contained
herein, so that such provisions would be valid, legal and enforceable to
the
maximum extent possible.
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Section
7.14 Further
Assurances.
From
and after the date of this Agreement, upon the request of any Purchaser
or the
Company, each of the Company and the Purchasers shall execute and deliver
such
instrument, documents and other writings as may be reasonably necessary
or desirable to confirm and carry out and to effectuate fully the intent
and
purposes of this Agreement, the Preferred Shares, the Conversion Shares,
the
Warrants, the Warrant Shares, the Certificate of Designation, and the
Registration Rights Agreement.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly
executed by their respective authorized officer as of the date first above
written.
HIENERGY
TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
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KL2:2419018.9
EXHIBIT
A to the
HIENERGY
TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Names
and Addresses
of Purchasers
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Number
of Preferred Shares, Series
B-1 and B-2 Warrants
Purchased
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Dollar
Amount of
Investment
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KL2:2419018.9
EXHIBIT
B-1 to the
HIENERGY
TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
FORM
OF SERIES B-1 WARRANT
KL2:2419018.9
EXHIBIT
B-2 to the
HIENERGY
TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
FORM
OF SERIES B-2 WARRANT
KL2:2419018.9
EXHIBIT
C to the
HIENERGY
TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
FORM
OF CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATION
KL2:2419018.9
EXHIBIT
D to the
HIENERGY
TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
FORM
OF REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
KL2:2419018.9
EXHIBIT
E to the
HIENERGY
TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
FORM
OF IRREVOCABLE TRANSFER AGENT INSTRUCTIONS
HIENERGY
TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
as
of
June __, 2006
[Name
and
address of Transfer Agent]
Attn:
_____________
Ladies
and Gentlemen:
Reference
is made to that certain Series B Convertible Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement
(the “Purchase Agreement”), dated as of June __, 2006, by and among HiEnergy
Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”),
and
the purchasers named therein (collectively, the “Purchasers”)
pursuant to which the Company is issuing to the Purchasers shares of its
Series
B Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $.001 per share, (the “Preferred
Shares”)
and
warrants (the “Warrants”)
to
purchase shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $.001 per share (the
“Common
Stock”).
This
letter shall serve as our irrevocable authorization and direction to you
provided that you are the transfer agent of the Company at such time) to
issue
shares of Common Stock upon conversion of the Preferred Shares (the
“Conversion
Shares”)
and
exercise of the Warrants (the “Warrant
Shares”)
to or
upon the order of a Purchaser from time to time upon (a) surrender to you
of a
properly completed and duly executed Conversion Notice or Exercise Notice,
as
the case may be, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit I and Exhibit II,
respectively, (b) in the case of the conversion of Preferred Shares, a
copy of
the certificates (with the original certificates delivered to the Company)
representing Preferred Shares being converted or, in the case of Warrants
being
exercised, a copy of the Warrants (with the original Warrants delivered
to the
Company) being exercised (or, in each case, an indemnification undertaking
with
respect to such share certificates or the warrants in the case of their
loss,
theft or destruction), and (c) delivery of a treasury order or other appropriate
order duly executed by a duly authorized officer of the Company. So long
as you
have previously received (x) written confirmation from counsel to the Company
that a registration statement covering resales of the Conversion Shares
or
Warrant Shares, as applicable, has been declared effective by the Securities
and
Exchange Commission (the “SEC”)
under
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933
Act”),
and
no subsequent notice by the Company or its counsel of the suspension or
termination of its effectiveness and (y) a copy of such registration statement,
and if the Purchaser represents in writing that the Conversion Shares or
the
Warrant Shares, as the case may be, were sold pursuant to the Registration
Statement, then certificates representing the Conversion Shares and the
Warrant
Shares, as the case may be, shall not bear any legend restricting transfer
of
the Conversion Shares and the Warrant Shares, as the case may be, thereby
and
should not be subject to any stop-transfer restriction. Provided, however,
that
if you have not previously received those items and representations listed
above, then the certificates for the Conversion Shares and the Warrant
Shares
shall bear the following legend:
“THE
SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER
THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE SECURITIES ACT”), OR ANY STATE
SECURITIES LAWS AND MAY NOT BE SOLD, TRANSFERRED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED
OF UNLESS
REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS,
OR
HIENERGY TECHNOLOGIES, INC. SHALL HAVE RECEIVED AN OPINION OF ITS COUNSEL
THAT
REGISTRATION OF SUCH SECURITIES UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT AND UNDER THE
PROVISIONS OF APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS IS NOT REQUIRED.”
and,
provided further, that the Company may from time to time notify you to
place
stop-transfer restrictions on the certificates for the Conversion Shares
and the
Warrant Shares in the event a registration statement covering the Conversion
Shares and the Warrant Shares is subject to amendment for events then
current.
A
form of
written confirmation from counsel to the Company that a registration statement
covering resales of the Conversion Shares and the Warrant Shares has been
declared effective by the SEC under the 1933 Act is attached hereto as
Exhibit
III.
Please
be
advised that the Purchasers are relying upon this letter as an inducement
to
enter into the Securities Purchase Agreement and, accordingly, each Purchaser
is
a third party beneficiary to these instructions.
Please
execute this letter in the space indicated to acknowledge your agreement
to act
in accordance with these instructions. Should you have any questions concerning
this matter, please contact me at ___________.
Very truly yours, | ||
HIENERGY TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | ||
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Name:
_______________________
Title:
________________________
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ACKNOWLEDGED
AND
AGREED:
[
TRANSFER
AGENT]
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Name:
______________________
Title:
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Date:
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KL2:2419018.9
EXHIBIT
I
HIENERGY
TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
CONVERSION
NOTICE
Reference
is made to the Certificate of Designation of the Relative Rights and Preferences
of the Series B Preferred Stock of HiEnergy Technologies, Inc. (the “Certificate
of Designation”). In accordance with and pursuant to the Certificate of
Designation, the undersigned hereby elects to convert the number of shares
of
Series B Preferred Stock, par value $.001 per share (the “Preferred Shares”), of
HiEnergy Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), indicated
below into shares of Common Stock, par value $.001 per share (the “Common
Stock”), of the Company, by tendering the stock certificate(s) representing the
share(s) of Preferred Shares specified below as of the date specified
below.
Date
of
Conversion: ______________________________
Number of Preferred Shares to be converted: __________________________
Stock certificate no(s). of Preferred Shares to be converted: _______________________________
The
Common Stock have been sold pursuant to the Registration Statement
(as defined
in the Registration Rights Agreement): YES ____ NO____
Please
confirm the following information:
Conversion
Price: _______________________________________
Number
of
shares of Common Stock to
be
issued: ______________________________________
Number
of
shares of Common Stock beneficially owned or deemed beneficially owned
by the
Holder on the Date of Conversion: _________________________
Please
issue the Common Stock into which the Preferred Shares are being converted
and,
if applicable, any check drawn on an account of the Company in the following
name and to the following address:
Issue
to:
___________________________________
___________________________________
Facsimile
Number: ______________________________
Authorization: | ||
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KL2:2419018.9
EXHIBIT
II
FORM
OF EXERCISE NOTICE
EXERCISE
FORM
HIENERGY
TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
The
undersigned _______________, pursuant to the provisions of the within
Warrant,
hereby elects to purchase _____ shares of Common Stock of HiEnergy Technologies,
Inc. covered by the within Warrant.
Dated: |
Signature
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Address
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Number
of
shares of Common Stock beneficially owned or deemed beneficially owned
by the
Holder on the date of Exercise: _________________________
ASSIGNMENT
FOR
VALUE
RECEIVED, _________________ hereby sells, assigns and transfers unto
__________________ the within Warrant and all rights evidenced thereby
and does
irrevocably constitute and appoint _____________, attorney, to transfer
the said
Warrant on the books of the within named corporation.
Dated: _____________________ |
Signature
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Address
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PARTIAL
ASSIGNMENT
FOR
VALUE
RECEIVED, _________________ hereby sells, assigns and transfers unto
__________________ the right to purchase _________ shares of Warrant
Stock
evidenced by the within Warrant together with all rights therein, and
does
irrevocably constitute and appoint ___________________, attorney, to
transfer
that part of the said Warrant on the books of the within named
corporation.
Dated: _______________________ |
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FOR
USE
BY THE ISSUER ONLY:
This
Warrant No. W-_____ canceled (or transferred or exchanged) this _____
day of
___________, _____, shares of Common Stock issued therefor in the name
of
_______________, Warrant No. W-_____ issued for ____ shares of Common
Stock in
the name of _______________.
KL2:2419018.9
EXHIBIT
III
FORM
OF NOTICE OF EFFECTIVENESS
OF
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
[Name
and
address of Transfer Agent]
Attn:
_____________
Re: HiEnergy
Technologies, Inc.
Ladies
and Gentlemen:
We
are
counsel to HiEnergy Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the
“Company”),
and
have represented the Company in connection with that certain Series B
Convertible Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase
Agreement”),
dated
as of June __, 2006, by and among the Company and the purchasers named
therein
(collectively, the “Purchasers”)
pursuant to which the Company issued to the Purchasers shares of its
Series B
Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $.001 per share, (the “Preferred
Shares”)
and
warrants (the “Warrants”)
to
purchase shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $.001 per share (the
“Common
Stock”).
Pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, the Company has also entered into
a
Registration Rights Agreement with the Purchasers (the “Registration
Rights Agreement”),
dated
as of June __, 2006, pursuant to which the Company agreed, among other
things,
to register the Registrable Securities (as defined in the Registration
Rights
Agreement), including the shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion
of the
Preferred Shares and exercise of the Warrants, under the Securities Act
of 1933,
as amended (the “1933
Act”).
In
connection with the Company’s obligations under the Registration Rights
Agreement, on ________________, 2006, the Company filed a Registration
Statement
on Form SB-2 (File No. 333-_____) (the “Registration
Statement”)
with
the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”)
relating to the resale of the Registrable Securities which names each
of the
present Purchasers as a selling stockholder thereunder.
In
connection with the foregoing, we advise you that a member of the SEC’s staff
has advised us by telephone that the SEC has entered an order declaring
the
Registration Statement effective under the 1933 Act at [ENTER
TIME OF EFFECTIVENESS]
on
[ENTER
DATE OF EFFECTIVENESS]
and we
have no knowledge, after telephonic inquiry of a member of the SEC’s staff, that
any stop order suspending its effectiveness has been issued or that any
proceedings for that purpose are pending before, or threatened by, the
SEC and
accordingly, the Registrable Securities are available for resale under
the 1933
Act pursuant to the Registration Statement.
Very
truly yours,
[COMPANY COUNSEL]
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