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EXHIBIT 10.4
SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT
THIS SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT, dated as of the date of acceptance
set forth below, is entered into by and between INTER AMERICAS COMMUNICATION
CORPORATION, a Texas corporation, with headquarters located at 0000 Xxxxxxxx
Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 000, Xxxxx, Xxxxxxx 33131("Company"), and the undersigned (the
"Buyer").
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS, the Company and the Buyer are executing and delivering this
Agreement in reliance upon the exemption from securities registration afforded,
INTER ALIA, by Rule 506 under Regulation D ("Regulation D") as promulgated by
the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "1933 Act"), and/or Section 4(2) of the
1933 Act; and
WHEREAS, the Buyer wishes to purchase, upon the terms and subject to
the conditions of this Agreement, 8% Convertible Debentures (the "Debenture"),
of the Company which will be convertible into shares of Common Stock, $.01 par
value per share (the "Common Stock"), of the Company upon the terms and subject
to the conditions of such Debenture (the Common Stock and the Debenture
sometimes referred to herein as the "Securities"), and subject to acceptance of
this Agreement by the Company;
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual
covenants contained herein and other good and valuable consideration, the
receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties agree as
follows:
1. AGREEMENT TO PURCHASE; PURCHASE PRICE.
A. PURCHASE. The undersigned hereby agrees to initially purchase from
the Company, the Debentures of the Company, in the principal amount set forth on
the signature page of this Agreement, out of a total offering of $2,000,000 in
P. 4(b), Debentures as more specifically set forth in and having the terms and
conditions and being in the form attached hereto as ANNEX I. The purchase price
for the Debenture shall be as set forth on the signature page hereto and shall
be payable in United States Dollars.
B. FORM OF PAYMENT. The Buyer shall pay the purchase price for the
Debenture by delivering immediately available good funds in United States
Dollars to the escby the Buyer to the Escrow Agent of the purchase price of the
Debentures, the Company shall deliver the Debenture duly executed on behalf of
the Company to the Escrow Agent. By signing this Agreement, the Buyer and the
Company, and subject to acceptance by the Escrow Agent, each
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agrees to all of the terms and conditions of, and becomes a party to, the Joint
Escrow Instructions, all of the provisions of which are incorporated herein by
this reference as if set forth in full.
C. METHOD OF PAYMENT. Payment into escrow of the purchase price for the
Debenture shall be made by wire transfer of funds to:
Bank of New York
000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
ABA# 000000000
For credit to the account of Xxxxxxx & Xxxxxx, Esqs.
Account No. 637-0000000
Not later than 1:00 p.m., New York time, on the date which is one (1) New York
Stock Exchange trading day after the Company shall have accepted this Agreement
and returned a signed counterpart of this Agreement to the Escrow Agent by
facsimile, the Buyer shall deposit with the Escrow Agent the aggregate purchase
price for the Debenture, in currently available funds. Time is of the essence
with respect to such payment, and failure by the Buyer to make such payment,
shall allow the Company to cancel this Agreement.
2. BUYER REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES, ETC.; ACCESS TO INFORMATION;
INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATION.
The Buyer represents and warrants to, and covenants and agrees with,
the Company as follows:
A. Without limiting Buyer's right to sell the Common Stock pursuant to
the Registration Statement as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement, the
Buyer is purchasing the Debenture and will be acquiring the shares of Common
Stock issuable upon conversion of the Debenture for its own account for
investment only and not with a view towards the public sale or distribution
thereof and not with a view to or for sale in connection with any distribution
thereof;
B. The Buyer is (i) an "accredited investor" as that term is defined in
Rule 501 of the General Rules and Regulations under the 1933 Act by reason of
Rule 501(a)(3), and (ii) experienced in making investments of the kind described
in this Agreement and the related documents, (iii) able, by reason of the
business and financial experience of its officers (if an entity) and
professional advisors (who are not affiliated with or compensated in any way by
the Company or any of its affiliates or selling agents), to protect its own
interests in connection with the transactions described in this Agreement, and
the related documents, and (iv) able to afford the entire loss of its investment
in the Securities;
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C. All subsequent offers and sales of the Debenture and the shares of
Common Stock issuable upon conversion of, or issued as dividends on, the
Debenture (the "Shares" or "Common Stock" and, together with the Debenture, the
"Securities") by the Buyer shall be made pursuant to registration of the Shares
under the 1933 Act or pursuant to an exemption from registration;
D. The Buyer understands that the Debenture is being offered and sold,
and the Shares are being offered, to it in reliance on specific exemptions from
the registration requirements of United States federal and state securities laws
and that the Company is relying upon the truth and accuracy of, and the Buyer's
compliance with, the representations, warranties, agreements, acknowledgements
and understandings of the Buyer set forth herein in order to determine the
availability of such exemptions and the eligibility of the Buyer to acquire the
Debenture and to receive an offer of the Shares;
E. The Buyer and its advisors, if any, have been furnished with all
materials relating to the business, finances and operations of the Company and
materials relating to the offer and sale of the Debenture and the offer of the
Shares which have been requested by the Buyer, including ANNEX V hereto. The
Buyer and its advisors, if any, have been afforded the opportunity to ask
questions of the Company and have received complete and satisfactory answers to
any such inquiries. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Buyer
has also had the opportunity to obtain and to review the Company's (1) Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1996, (2) Quarterly
Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarters ended June 30, 1996 and September
30, 1996, and (3) Form 8-K dated October 16, 1996 (the "Company's SEC
Documents").
F. The Buyer understands that its investment in the Securities involves
a high degree of risk;
G. The Buyer understands that no United States federal or state agency
or any other government or governmental agency has passed on or made any
recommendation or endorsement of the Securities;
H. This Agreement has been duly and validly authorized, executed and
delivered on behalf of the Buyer and is a valid and binding agreement of the
Buyer enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject as to enforceability to
general principles of equity and to bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium and other
similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors' rights generally.
I. Neither Buyer, nor any affiliate of Buyer, has any present intention
of entering into, any put option, short position, or other similar position with
respect to the Debenture or the Shares.
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J. Notwithstanding the provisions hereof or of the Debenture, in no
event (except with respect to an Event of Mandatory Conversion upon the maturity
of the Debenture) shall the holder be entitled to convert any Debenture to the
extent after such conversion, the sum of (1) the number of shares of Common
Stock beneficially owned by the Buyer and its affiliates (other than shares of
Common Stock which may be deemed beneficially owned through the ownership of the
unconverted portion of the Debenture), and (2) the number of shares of Common
Stock issuable upon the conversion of the Debenture with respect to which the
determination of this proviso is being made, would result in beneficial
ownership by the Buyer and its affiliates of more than 4.9% of the outstanding
shares of Common Stock. For purposes of the proviso to the immediately preceding
sentence, beneficial ownership shall be determined in accordance with Section
13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and Regulation 13D-G
thereunder, except as otherwise provided in clause (1) of such proviso.
3. COMPANY REPRESENTATIONS, ETC.
The Company represents and warrants to the Buyer that:
A. CONCERNING THE SHARES. There are no preemptive rights of any
stockholder of the Company, as such, to acquire the Common Shares.
B. REPORTING COMPANY STATUS. The Company is a corporation duly
organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of
Texas. The Company has registered its Common Stock pursuant to Section 12 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), and the Common
Stock is listed and traded on the NASDAQ/Small Cap. The Company has received no
notice, either oral or written, with respect to the continued eligibility of the
Common Stock for such listing.
C. AUTHORIZED SHARES. The Company has sufficient authorized and
unissued Shares as may be reasonably necessary to effect the conversion of the
Debenture. The Common Shares have been duly authorized and, when issued upon
conversion of, or as interest on, the Debenture, will be duly and validly
issued, fully paid and non-assessable and will not subject the holder thereof to
personal liability by reason of being such holder.
D. SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT; REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT AND
STOCK. This Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement, the form of which
is attached hereto as ANNEX IV (the "Registration Rights Agreement"), and the
transactions contemplated thereby, have been duly and validly authorized by the
Company, this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Company and
this Agreement is, and the Registration Rights Agreement, when executed and
delivered by the Company, will be, valid and binding agreements of the Company
enforceable in accordance with their respective terms, subject as to
enforceability to general principles of equity and to bankruptcy, insolvency,
moratorium, and other similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors'
rights generally; and the Debenture will be duly and validly authorized and,
when executed and delivered on behalf of the Company in accordance with this
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Agreement, will be a valid and binding obligation of the Company in accordance
with its terms, subject to general principles of equity and to bankruptcy,
insolvency, moratorium, or other similar laws affecting the enforcement of
creditors' rights generally.
E. NON-CONTRAVENTION. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and
the Registration Rights Agreement by the Company, the issuance of the
Securities, and the consummation by the Company of the other transactions
contemplated by this Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement, and the
Debenture do not and will not conflict with or result in a breach by the Company
of any of the terms or provisions of, or constitute a default under (i) the
articles of incorporation or by-laws of the Company, (ii) any indenture,
mortgage, deed of trust, or other material agreement or instrument to which the
Company is a party or by which it or any of its properties or assets are bound,
including any listing agreement for the Common Stock except as herein set forth,
(iii) any existing applicable law, rule, or regulation or any applicable decree,
judgment, or (iv) order of any court, United States federal or state regulatory
body, administrative agency, or other governmental body having jurisdiction over
the Company or any of its properties or assets, except such conflict, breach or
default which would not have a material adverse effect on the transactions
contemplated herein.
F. APPROVALS. No authorization, approval or consent of any court,
governmental body, regulatory agency, self-regulatory organization, or stock
exchange or market or the Stockholders of the Company is required to be obtained
by the Company for the issuance and sale of the Securities to the Buyer as
contemplated by this Agreement, except such authorizations, approvals and
consents that have been obtained.
G. SEC FILINGS. None of the SEC Filings with the Securities and
Exchange Commission since January 1, 1996 contained, at the time they were
filed, any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material
fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements made
therein in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not
misleading. Except as set forth on ANNEX V hereto, the Company has since January
1, 1996 timely filed all requisite forms, reports and exhibits thereto with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.
H. ABSENCE OF CERTAIN CHANGES. Since January 1, 1997, there has been no
material adverse change and no material adverse development in the business,
properties, operations, financial condition, or results of operations of the
Company, except as disclosed in ANNEX V or in the documents referred to in
Section 2(e) hereof.
I. FULL DISCLOSURE. There is no fact known to the Company (other than
general economic conditions known to the public generally) or as disclosed in
the documents referred to in Section 2(e), that has not been disclosed in
writing to the Buyer that (i) could reasonably be expected to have a material
adverse effect on the condition (financial or otherwise) or in the earnings,
business affairs, properties or assets of the Company or (ii) could reasonably
be expected to materially and adversely affect the ability of the Company to
perform its obligations pursuant to this Agreement.
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J. ABSENCE OF LITIGATION. Except as set forth in ANNEX V hereto, and in
the documents referred to in Section 2(e), which the Buyer has reviewed, there
is no action, suit, proceeding, inquiry or investigation before or by any court,
public board or body pending or, to the knowledge of the Company or any of its
subsidiaries, threatened against or affecting the Company or any of its
subsidiaries, wherein an unfavorable decision, ruling or finding would have a
material adverse effect on the properties, business, condition (financial or
other), results of operations or prospects of the Company and its subsidiaries
taken as a whole or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any of
the documents contemplated hereby or which would adversely affect the validity
or enforceability of, or the authority or ability of the Company to perform its
obligations under, this Agreement or any of such other documents.
K. ABSENCE OF EVENTS OF DEFAULT. Except as set forth in ANNEX V hereto
and Section 3(e), no Event of Default, as defined in the respective agreement to
which the Company is a party, and no event which, with the giving of notice or
the passage of time or both, would become an Event of Default (as so defined),
has occurred and is continuing, which would have a material adverse effect on
the Company's financial condition or results of operations.
L. NO DEFAULT. The Company is not in default in the performance or
observance of any material obligation, agreement, covenant or condition
contained in any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust or other material instrument
or agreement to which it is a party or by which it or its property is bound, and
neither the execution, nor the delivery by the Company, nor the performance by
the Company of its obligations under this Agreement or the Debenture, other than
the conversion provision thereof, will conflict with or result in the breach or
of any lien or charge on any assets or properties of the Company under, any
material indenture, mortgage, deed of trust or other material agreement
applicable to the Company or instrument to which the Company is a party or by
which it is bound or any statute or the Certificate of Incorporation or By-Laws
of the Company, or any decree, judgment, order, rule or regulation of any court
or governmental agency or body having jurisdiction over the Company or its
properties, or the Company's listing agreement for its Common Stock.
M. PRIOR ISSUES. During the twelve (12) months preceding the date
hereof, the Company has not issued any securities except as set forth in Exhibit
3(m). The presently outstanding unconverted principal amount of each such
issuance and any outstanding securities which have registration rights as at
__________________ are set forth in Exhibit 3(m).
4. CERTAIN COVENANTS AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS.
A. TRANSFER RESTRICTIONS. The Buyer acknowledges that (1) the Debenture
has not been and is not being registered under the provisions of the 1933 Act
and, except as provided in the Registration Rights Agreement, the Shares have
not been and are not being registered under the 1933 Act, and may not be
transferred unless (A) subsequently registered thereunder or (B) the Buyer shall
have delivered to the Company an opinion of counsel, reasonably satisfactory in
form,
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scope and substance to the Company, to the effect that the Securities to be sold
or transferred may be sold or transferred pursuant to an exemption from such
registration; (2) any sale of the Securities made in reliance on Rule 144
promulgated under the 1933 Act may be made only in accordance with the terms of
said Rule and further, if said Rule is not applicable, any resale of such
Securities under circumstances in which the seller, or the person through whom
the sale is made, may be deemed to be an underwriter, as that term is used in
the 1933 Act, may require compliance with some other exemption under the 1933
Act or the rules and regulations of the SEC thereunder; and (3) neither the
Company nor any other person is under any obligation to register the Securities
(other than pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement) under the 193.
B. RESTRICTIVE LEGEND. The Buyer acknowledges and agrees that the
Debentures, and, until such time as the Common Stock has been registered under
the 1933 Act as contemplated by the Registration Rights Agreement and sold in
accordance with such Registration Statement, the shares of Common Stock issued
to the Holder upon conversion of the Debentures shall bear a restrictive legend
in substantially the following form (and a stop-transfer order may be placed
against transfer of the Debenture and such shares of Common Stock):
THESE SECURITIES (THE "SECURITIES") HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE "SECURITIES ACT"), OR THE
SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE AND MAY NOT BE SOLD OR OFFERED FOR SALE IN
THE ABSENCE OF AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT FOR THE SECURITIES
OR AN OPINION OF COUNSEL OR OTHER EVIDENCE ACCEPTABLE TO THE
CORPORATION THAT SUCH REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED.
C. REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT. The parties hereto agree to enter
into the Registration Rights Agreement, in substantially the form attached
hereto as ANNEX IV, on or before the Closing Date.
D. FILINGS. The Company undertakes and agrees to make all necessary
filings in connection with the sale of the Debenture to the Buyer under any
United States laws and regulations, or by any domestic securities exchange or
trading market, and to provide a copy thereof to the Buyer promptly after such
filing.
E. REPORTING STATUS. So long as the Buyer beneficially owns any of the
Debentures, the Company shall file all reports required to be filed with the SEC
pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended (the "1934 Act"), and the Company shall not terminate its status as an
issuer required to file reports under the 1934 Act even if the 1934 Act or the
rules and regulations thereunder would permit such termination.
F. USE OF PROCEEDS. The Company will use the proceeds from the sale of
the Debenture (excluding amounts paid by the Company for legal fees and finder's
fees in connection
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with the sale of the Debenture) for internal working capital purposes , and
shall not, directly or indirectly, use such proceeds for any loan to or
investment in any other corporation, partnership enterprise or other person,
except for wholly owned subsidiaries.
G. CERTAIN AGREEMENTS. The Company covenants and agrmon stock with any
third party until the expiration of ninety (90) days after the effective date of
the Registration Statement. . However, clauses 4(g)(i) will not apply to (x) the
issuance of securities (other than for cash) in connection with a merger,
consolidation, sale of assets, disposition of a business, product or license by
the Company, strategic alliance, bank loan or agreement, or the exercise of
outstanding options, (y) the exchange of the capital stock for assets, stock or
other joint venture interests, or (z) the issuance by the Company of Units
consisting of Senior Discount Notes and Warrants to purchase the Company=s
Common Stock pursuant to an offering to be managed by Xxxxx Xxxxxx Incorporated,
which offering (the "Note Offering") is expected to be completed in June 1997
and is expected to result in gross proceeds of at least $100 million, and
further provided, that any registration rights in connection therewith, shall
not require the filing of a Registration Statement in respect of such stock
prior to the effective date of the Registration Statement under the Registration
Rights Agreement between the Buyer and Seller. However, nothing contained herein
shall be deemed to preclude the Company from taking such action as may be
reasonably required to cure any alleged default under agreements to which the
Company is or may become a party.
H. AVAILABLE SHARES. The Company shall have at all times authorized and
reserved for issuance, free from preemptive rights, shares of Common Stock
sufficient to yield the number of Common Stock issuable at conversion as may be
required to satisfy the conversion rights of the Buyer pursuant to the terms and
conditions of the Debentures.
I. WARRANTS. The Company agrees to issue to Buyer within ten (10) days
after the Closing Date, transferable divisible warrants (the "Warrants") for
20,000 shares of Common Stock. Such Warrants shall bear an exercise re, on the
Closing Date, and shall be exercisable commencing June 30, 1997 and for a period
of five (5) years thereafter, in the form annexed hereto as Exhibit VI, together
with piggy-back registration rights, and demand registration rights.
5. TRANSFER AGENT INSTRUCTIONS.
a. Promptly following the delivery by the Buyer of the aggregate
purchase price for the Debenture in accordance with Section 1(c) hereof, the
Company will irrevocably instruct its transfer agent to issue Common Stock from
time to time upon conversion of the Debenture in such amounts as specified from
time to time by the Company to the transfer agent, bearing the restrictive
legend specified in Section 4(b) of this Agreement prior to registration of the
Shares under the 1933 Act, registered in the name of the Buyer or its nominee
and in such denominations to be specified by the Buyer in connection with each
conversion of the Debenture. The Company warrants that no instruction other than
such instructions referred to in this Section 5 and stop transfer instructions
to give effect to Section 4(a) hereof prior to registration and sale of
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the Shares under the 1933 Act will be given by the Company to the 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, the
Registration Rights Agreement, and applicable law. Nothing in this Section shall
affect in any way the Buyer's obligations and agreement to comply with all
applicable securities laws upon resale of the Securities. If the Buyer provides
the Company with an opinion of counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Company
that registration of a resale by the Buyer of any of the Securities in
accordance with clause (1)(B) of Section 4(a) of this Agreement is not required
under the 1933 Act, the Company shall (except as provided in clause (2) of
Section 4(a) of this Agreement) permit the transfer of the Securities and, in
the case of the Shares, promptly instruct the Company's transfer agent to issue
one or more certificates for Common Stock without legend in such name and in
such denominations as speof the Buyer's representations and warranties herein,
upon the conversion of any Debenture by a person who is a non-U.S. Person, and
following the expiration of any applicable Restricted Period, the Company,
shall, at its expense, take all necessary action (including the issuance of an
opinion of counsel) to assure that the Company's transfer agent shall issue
stock certificates without restrictive legend or stop orders in the name of
Buyer (or its nominee (being a non-U.S. Person) or such non-U.S. Persons as may
be designated by Buyer) and in such denominations to be specified at conversion
representing the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon such conversion,
as applicable. Nothing in this Section 4, however, shall affect in any way
Buyer's or such nominee's obligations and agreement to comply with all
applicable securities laws upon resale of the Securities.
c. The Company will permit the Buyer to exercise its right to convert
the Debenture by telecopying an executed and completed Notice of Conversion to
the Company and delivering within three business days thereafter, the original
Notice of Conversion and the Debenture representing the Shares to the Company by
express courier to the Transfer Agent. Each date on which a Notice of Conversion
is telecopied to and received by the Company in accordance with the provisions
hereof shall be deemed a Conversion Date. The Company will transmit the
certificates representing the Shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of
any Debenture (together with the Debenture representing the Shares not so
converted) to the Buyer via express courier, by electronic transfer or
otherwise, within three business days after receipt by the Company of the
original Notice of Conversion and the Debenture representing the Shares to be
converted (the "Delivery Date").
d. The Company understands that a delay in the issuance of the Shares
of Common Stock beyond the Delivery Date could result in economic loss to the
Buyer. As compensation to the Buyer for such loss, the Company agrees to pay
late payments to the Buyer for late issuance of Shares upon Conversion in
accordance with the following schedule (where "No. Business Days Late" is
defined as the number of business days beyond five (5) business days from
Delivery Date:
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Late Payment For Each
$10,000 of Debenture
No. Business Days Late Principal Amount Being Converted
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1 $100
2 $200
3 $300
4 $400
5 $500
6 $600
7 $700
8 $800
9 $900
10 $1,000
10 $1,000 + $200 for each Business
Day Late beyond 10 days
The Company shall pay any payments incurred under this Section in immediately
available funds upon demand. Nothing herein shall limit Buyer's right to pursue
actual damages for the Company's failure to issue and deliver Common Stock to
the Buyer. Furthermore, in addition to any other remedies which may be available
to the Buyer, in the event that the Company fails for any reason to effect
delivery of such shares of Common Stock within five business days after the
Delivery Date, the Buyer will be entitled to revoke the relevant Notice of
Conversion by delivering a notice to such effect to the Company whereupon the
Company and the Buyer shall each be restored to their respective positions
immediately prior to delivery of such Notice of Conversion.
6. DELIVERY INSTRUCTIONS.
The Debenture shall be delivered by the Company to the Escrow Agent
pursuant to Section 1(b) hereof, or a delivery against payment basis at the
closing.
7. CLOSING DATE.
The date and time of the issuance and sale of the Debenture (the
"Closing Date" ) shall occur no later than 12:00 Noon, New York time on the
second NYSE trading day after the fulfillment or waiver of all Closing
conditions pursuant to Sections 8 and 9, or such other mutually agreed to time.
The closing shall occur on such date at the offices of the Escrow Agent.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the Escrow Agent will
be authorized to release the fund representing the Purchase Price for the
Debenture, and the Debenhe Company for at least Two Million ($2,000,000.00)
Dollars in Debenture (or such lesser amount as the Company, in its sole
discretion, shall determine);
B. Delivery by the Buyer to the Escrow Agent of good funds as payment
in full of an amount equal to the purchase price for the Debenture in accordance
with Section 1(c) hereof;
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C. The accuracy on the Closing Date of the representations and
warranties of the Buyer contained in this Agreement as if made on the Closing
Date and the performance by the Buyer on or before the Closing Date of all
covenants and agreements of the Buyer required to be performed on or before the
Closing Date;
D. There shall not be in effect any law, rule or regulation prohibiting
or restricting the transactions contemplated hereby, or requiring any consent or
approval which shall not have been obtained.
9. CONDITIONS TO THE BUYER'S OBLIGATION TO PURCHASE.
The Company understands that the Buyer's obligation to purchase the
Debentures on the Closing Date is conditioned upon:
A. Acceptance by Buyer of an Agreement for the sale of Debenture, as
indicated by execution of this Agreement;
B. Delivery by the Company to the Escrow Agent of the Debenture in
accordance with this Agreement;
C. The accuracy in all material respects on the Closing Date of the
representations and warranties of the Company contained in this Agreement as if
made on the Closing Date and the performance by the Company on or before the
Closing Date of all covenants and agreements of the Company required to be
performed on or before the Closing Date; and
D. On the Closing Date, the Buyer having received an opinion of counsel
for the Company, dated the Closing Date, in form, scope and substance reasonably
satisfactory to thece with the laws of the State of New York. Each of the
parties consents to the jurisdiction of the federal courts whose districts
encompass any part of the City of New York or the state courts of the State of
New York sitting in the City of New York in connection with any dispute arising
under this Agreement and hereby waives, to the maximum extent permitted by law,
any objection, including any objection based on forum non conveniens, to the
bringing of any such proceeding in such jurisdictions. A facsimile transmission
of this signed Agreement shall be legal and binding on all parties hereto. This
Agreement may be signed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be
deemed an original. The headings of this Agreement are for convenience of
reference and shall not form part of, or affect the interpretation of, this
Agreement. If any provision of this Agreement shall be invalid or unenforceable
in any jurisdiction, such invalidity or unenforceability shall not affect the
validity or enforceability of the remainder of this Agreement or the validity or
enforceability of this Agreement in any other jurisdiction. This Agreement may
be amended only by an instrument in writing signed by the party to be charged
with enforcement. This Agreement supersedes all prior agreements and
understandings among the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter
hereof. Any costs (including attorneys fees and disbursements) incurred by Buyer
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with respect to any default by the Company under this Agreement, the
Registration Rights Agreement, or the Debenture, shall be the obligation of the
Company.
11. NOTICES. Any notice required or permitted hereunder shall be given
in writing (unless otherwise specified herein) and shall be deemed effectively
given upon, (a) by personal delivery, or (b) if advance copy is given by fax,
upon (i) seven business days after deposit in the United States Postal Service
by regular or certified mail, or (ii) three business days me and fees prepaid,
addressed to each of the other parties thereunto entitled at the following
addresses, or at such other addresses as a party may designate by ten days
advance written notice to each of the other parties hereto.
COMPANY: INTER AMERICAS COMMUNICATION CORPORATION
0000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxx, Xxxxxxx 00000
Telecopier No. (000) 000-0000
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with a copy to:
Xxxxxx Xxxxx, Esq.
Xxxxx & XxXxxxxx
Suite 1600
Xxxxxxx Tower
000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxx, Xxxxxxx 00000
Telecopier No. (000) 000-0000
PURCHASER: At the address set forth on the signature page of this
Agreement.
ESCROW AGENT: Xxxxxxx & Xxxxxx, Esqs.
000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Telecopier No. (000) 000-0000
12. SURVIVAL OF REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES. Company's
representations and warranties shall survive the execution and delivery hereof
of this Agreement and the delivery of the Debenture.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement has been duly executed by the Buyer
or one of its officers thereunto duly authorized as of the date set forth below.
AGGREGATE INITIAL PURCHASE PRICE OF SUCH DEBENTURE: $ 2,000,000
SIGNATURES FOR ENTITIES
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned represents that the foregoing
statements are true and correct and that it has caused this Securities Purchase
Agreement to be duly executed on its behalf this 6th day of May, 1997.
111 Arlosorov ARCADIA IMPORTERS AND EXPORTERS, INC.
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Printed Name of Subscriber
Tel Aviv, Israel
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By: /s/ Xxxx Xxxxxxxxx
Telecopier No. ---------------------------------
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Director
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British Virgin Islands Print Name and Title
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Jurisdiction of Incorporation
or Organization
This Agreement has been accepted as of the date set forth below.
INTER AMERICAS COMMUNICATION CORPORATION
By: /s/ Xxxxxxxx X. Northland
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Title: President
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Date:
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