SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT
SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT (this "Agreement"), dated as of February
28, 2002, by and among Palladium Communications, Inc., a Nevada corporation,
with headquarters located at 000 X. Xxxxxxxx Xxx Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxx 00000 (the "Company"), and each of the purchasers set forth on the
signature pages hereto (the "Buyers").
WHEREAS:
A. The Company and the Buyers are executing and delivering this
Agreement in reliance upon the exemption from securities registration afforded
by the rules and regulations as promulgated by the United States Securities
and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended (the "1933 Act");
B. Buyers desire to purchase and the Company desires to issue and sell,
upon the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement (i) 12% convertible
debentures of the Company, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit "A", in the
aggregate principal amount of Four Hundred Thousand Dollars ($400,000)
(together with any debenture(s) issued in replacement thereof or as a dividend
thereon or otherwise with respect thereto in accordance with the terms
thereof, the "Debentures"), convertible into shares of common stock, $0.001
par value per share, of the Company (the "Common Stock"), upon the terms and
subject to the limitations and conditions set forth in such Debentures and
(ii) warrants, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit "B", to purchase One
Million Two Hundred Thousand (1,200,000) shares of Common Stock (the
"Warrants");
C. Each Buyer wishes to purchase, upon the terms and conditions stated
in this Agreement, such principal amount of Debentures and number of Warrants
as is set forth immediately below its name on the signature pages hereto; and
D. Contemporaneous with the execution and delivery of this Agreement,
the parties hereto are executing and delivering a Registration Rights
Agreement, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit "C" (the "Registration
Rights Agreement"), pursuant to which the Company has agreed to provide
certain registration rights under the 1933 Act and the rules and regulations
promulgated thereunder, and applicable state securities laws.
NOW THEREFORE, the Company and each of the Buyers severally (and not
jointly) hereby agree as follows:
1. PURCHASE AND SALE OF DEBENTURES AND WARRANTS.
a. Purchase of Debentures and Warrants. On the Closing Date (as
defined below), the Company shall issue and sell to each Buyer and each Buyer
severally agrees to purchase from the Company such principal amount of
Debentures and number of Warrants as is set forth immediately below such
Buyer's name on the signature pages hereto.
b. Form of Payment. On the Closing Date (as defined below), (i)
each Buyer shall pay the purchase price for the Debentures and the Warrants to
be issued and sold to it at the Closing (as defined below) (the "Purchase
Price") by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the Company, in
accordance with the Company's written wiring instructions, against delivery of
the Debentures in the principal amount equal to the Purchase Price and the
number of Warrants as is set forth immediately below such Buyer's name on the
signature pages hereto, and (ii) the Company shall deliver such Debentures and
Warrants duly executed on behalf of the Company, to such Buyer, against
delivery of such Purchase Price.
c. Closing Date. Subject to the satisfaction (or written waiver)
of the conditions thereto set forth in Section 6 and Section 7 below, the date
and time of the issuance and sale of the Debentures and the Warrants pursuant
to this Agreement (the "Closing Date") shall be 12:00 noon Pacific Standard
Time on February 28, 2002 or such other mutually agreed upon time. The
closing of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (the "Closing")
shall occur on the Closing Date at such location as may be agreed to by the
parties.
2. BUYERS' REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES. Each Buyer severally (and
not jointly) represents and warrants to the Company solely as to such Buyer
that:
a. Investment Purpose. As of the date hereof, the Buyer is
purchasing the Debentures and the shares of Common Stock issuable upon
conversion of or otherwise pursuant to the Debentures (including, without
limitation, such additional shares of Common Stock, if any, as are issuable
(i) on account of interest on the Debentures, (ii) as a result of the events
described in Sections 1.3 and 1.4(g) of the Debentures and Section 2(c) of the
Registration Rights Agreement or (iii) in payment of the Standard Liquidated
Damages Amount (as defined in Section 2(f) below) pursuant to this Agreement,
such shares of Common Stock being collectively referred to herein as the
"Conversion Shares") and the Warrants and the shares of Common Stock issuable
upon exercise thereof (the "Warrant Shares" and, collectively with the
Debentures, Warrants and Conversion Shares, the "Securities") for its own
account and not with a present view towards the public sale or distribution
thereof, except pursuant to sales registered or exempted from registration
under the 1933 Act; provided, however, that by making the representations
herein, the Buyer does not agree to hold any of the Securities for any minimum
or other specific term and reserves the right to dispose of the Securities at
any time in accordance with or pursuant to a registration statement or an
exemption under the 1933 Act.
b. Accredited Investor Status. The Buyer is an "accredited
investor" as that term is defined in Rule 501(a) of Regulation D (an
"Accredited Investor").
c. Reliance on Exemptions. The Buyer understands that the
Securities are being offered and sold to it in reliance upon specific
exemptions from the registration requirements of United States federal and
state securities laws and that the Company is relying upon the truth and
accuracy of, and the Buyer's compliance with, the representations, warranties,
agreements, acknowledgments and understandings of the Buyer set forth herein
in order to determine the availability of such exemptions and the eligibility
of the Buyer to acquire the Securities.
d. Information. The Buyer and its advisors, if any, have been,
and for so long as the Debentures and Warrants remain outstanding will
continue to be, furnished with all materials relating to the business,
finances and operations of the Company and materials relating to the offer and
sale of the Securities which have been requested by the Buyer or its advisors.
The Buyer and its advisors, if any, have been, and for so long as the
Debentures and Warrants remain outstanding will continue to be, afforded the
opportunity to ask questions of the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
the Company has not disclosed to the Buyer any material nonpublic information
and will not disclose such information unless such information is disclosed to
the public prior to or promptly following such disclosure to the Buyer.
Neither such inquiries nor any other due diligence investigation conducted by
Buyer or any of its advisors or representatives shall modify, amend or affect
Buyer's right to rely on the Company's representations and warranties
contained in Section 3 below. The Buyer understands that its investment in
the Securities involves a significant degree of risk.
e. Governmental Review. The Buyer understands that no United
States federal or state agency or any other government or governmental agency
has passed upon or made any recommendation or endorsement of the Securities.
f. Transfer or Re-sale. The Buyer understands that (i) except as
provided in the Registration Rights Agreement, the sale or re-sale of the
Securities has not been and is not being registered under the 1933 Act or any
applicable state securities laws, and the Securities may not be transferred
unless (a) the Securities are sold pursuant to an effective registration
statement under the 1933 Act, (b) the Buyer shall have delivered to the
Company an opinion of counsel that shall be in form, substance and scope
customary for opinions of counsel in comparable transactions to the effect
that the Securities to be sold or transferred may be sold or transferred
pursuant to an exemption from such registration, which opinion shall be
accepted by the Company, (c) the Securities are sold or transferred to an
"affiliate" (as defined in Rule 144 promulgated under the 1933 Act (or a
successor rule) ("Rule 144")) of the Buyer who agrees to sell or otherwise
transfer the Securities only in accordance with this Section 2(f) and who is
an Accredited Investor, (d) the Securities are sold pursuant to Rule 144, or
(e) the Securities are sold pursuant to Regulation S under the 1933 Act (or a
successor rule) ("Regulation S"), and the Buyer shall have delivered to the
Company an opinion of counsel that shall be in form, substance and scope
customary for opinions of counsel in corporate transactions, which opinion
shall be accepted by the Company; (ii) any sale of such Securities made in
reliance on Rule 144 may be made only in accordance with the terms of said
Rule and further, if said Rule is not applicable, any re-sale 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 defined
in the 0000 Xxx) may require compliance with some other exemption under the
1933 Act or the rules and regulations of the SEC thereunder; and (iii) neither
the Company nor any other person is under any obligation to register such
Securities under the 1933 Act or any state securities laws or to comply with
the terms and conditions of any exemption thereunder (in each case, other than
pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement). Notwithstanding the foregoing
or anything else contained herein to the contrary, the Securities may be
pledged as collateral in connection with a bona fide margin account or other
lending arrangement. In the event that the Company does not accept the
opinion of counsel provided by the Buyer with respect to the transfer of
Securities pursuant to an exemption from registration, such as Rule 144 or
Regulation S, within three (3) business days of delivery of the opinion to the
Company, the Company shall pay to the Buyer liquidated damages of three
percent (3%) of the outstanding amount of the Debentures per month plus
accrued and unpaid interest on the Debentures, prorated for partial months, in
cash or shares at the option of the Buyer ("Standard Liquidated Damages
Amount"). If the Buyer elects to be paid the Standard Liquidated Damages
Amount in shares of Common Stock, such shares shall be issued at the
Conversion Price at the time of payment.
g. Legends. The Buyer understands that the Debentures and the
Warrants and, until such time as the Conversion Shares and Warrant Shares have
been registered under the 1933 Act as contemplated by the Registration Rights
Agreement or otherwise may be sold pursuant to Rule 144 or Regulation S
without any restriction as to the number of securities as of a particular date
that can then be immediately sold, the Conversion Shares and Warrant Shares
may bear a restrictive legend in substantially the following form (and a
stop-transfer order may be placed against transfer of the certificates for
such Securities):
"The securities represented by this certificate have not been registered under
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The securities may not be sold,
transferred or assigned in the absence of an effective registration statement
for the securities under said Act, or an opinion of counsel, in form,
substance and scope customary for opinions of counsel in comparable
transactions, that registration is not required under said Act or unless sold
pursuant to Rule 144 or Regulation S under said Act."
The legend set forth above shall be removed and the Company shall issue a
certificate without such legend to the holder of any Security upon which it is
stamped, if, unless otherwise required by applicable state securities laws,
(a) such Security is registered for sale under an effective registration
statement filed under the 1933 Act or otherwise may be sold pursuant to Rule
144 or Regulation S without any restriction as to the number of securities as
of a particular date that can then be immediately sold, or (b) such holder
provides the Company with an opinion of counsel, in form, substance and scope
customary for opinions of counsel in comparable transactions, to the effect
that a public sale or transfer of such Security may be made without
registration under the 1933 Act, which opinion shall be accepted by the
Company so that the sale or transfer is effected or (c) such holder provides
the Company with reasonable assurances that such Security can be sold pursuant
to Rule 144 or Regulation S. The Buyer agrees to sell all Securities,
including those represented by a certificate(s) from which the legend has been
removed, in compliance with applicable prospectus delivery requirements, if
any.
h. Authorization; Enforcement. This Agreement and the Registration
Rights Agreement have been duly and validly authorized. This Agreement has
been duly executed and delivered on behalf of the Buyer, and this Agreement
constitutes, and upon execution and delivery by the Buyer of the Registration
Rights Agreement, such agreement will constitute, valid and binding agreements
of the Buyer enforceable in accordance with their terms.
i. Residency. The Buyer is a resident of the jurisdiction set
forth immediately below such Buyer's name on the signature pages hereto.
3. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY. The Company
represents and warrants to each Buyer that:
a. Organization and Qualification. The Company and each of its
Subsidiaries (as defined below), if any, is a corporation duly organized,
validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction in
which it is incorporated, with full power and authority (corporate and other)
to own, lease, use and operate its properties and to carry on its business as
and where now owned, leased, used, operated and conducted. Schedule 3(a) sets
forth a list of all of the Subsidiaries of the Company and the jurisdiction in
which each is incorporated. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries is duly
qualified as a foreign corporation to do business and is in good standing in
every jurisdiction in which its ownership or use of property or the nature of
the business conducted by it makes such qualification necessary except where
the failure to be so qualified or in good standing would not have a Material
Adverse Effect. "Material Adverse Effect" means any material adverse effect
on the business, operations, assets, financial condition or prospects of the
Company or its Subsidiaries, if any, taken as a whole, or on the transactions
contemplated hereby or by the agreements or instruments to be entered into in
connection herewith. "Subsidiaries" means any corporation or other
organization, whether incorporated or unincorporated, in which the Company
owns, directly or indirectly, any equity or other ownership interest.
b. Authorization; Enforcement. (i) The Company has all requisite corporate
power and authority to enter into and perform this Agreement, the Registration
Rights Agreement, the Debentures and the Warrants and to consummate the
transactions contemplated hereby and thereby and to issue the Securities, in
accordance with the terms hereof and thereof, (ii) the execution and delivery
of this Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement, the Debentures and the
Warrants by the Company and the consummation by it of the transactions
contemplated hereby and thereby (including without limitation, the issuance of
the Debentures and the Warrants and the issuance and reservation for issuance
of the Conversion Shares and Warrant Shares issuable upon conversion or
exercise thereof) have been duly authorized by the Company's Board of
Directors and no further consent or authorization of the Company, its Board of
Directors, or its shareholders is required, (iii) this Agreement has been duly
executed and delivered by the Company by its authorized representative, and
such authorized representative is the true and official representative with
authority to sign this Agreement and the other documents executed in
connection herewith and bind the Company accordingly, and (iv) this Agreement
constitutes, and upon execution and delivery by the Company of the
Registration Rights Agreement, the Debentures and the Warrants, each of such
instruments will constitute, a legal, valid and binding obligation of the
Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms.
c. Capitalization. As of the date hereof, the authorized capital
stock of the Company consists of (i) 900,000,000 shares of Common Stock, of
which 210,399,988 shares are issued and outstanding, no shares are reserved
for issuance pursuant to the Company's stock option plans, no shares are
reserved for issuance pursuant to securities (other than the Debentures and
the Warrants) exercisable for, or convertible into or exchangeable for shares
of Common Stock and 26,642,424 shares are reserved for issuance upon
conversion of the Debentures and the Additional Debentures (as defined in
Section 4(l)) and exercise of the Warrants and the Additional Warrants (as
defined in Section 4(l)) (subject to adjustment pursuant to the Company's
covenant set forth in Section 4(h) below); and (ii) 10,000,000 shares of
preferred stock, none of which are issued and outstanding. All of such
outstanding shares of capital stock are, or upon issuance will be, duly
authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable. No shares of
capital stock of the Company are subject to preemptive rights or any other
similar rights of the stockholders of the Company or any liens or encumbrances
imposed through the actions or failure to act of the Company. Except as
disclosed in Schedule 3(c), as of the effective date of this Agreement, (i)
there are no outstanding options, warrants, scrip, rights to subscribe for,
puts, calls, rights of first refusal, agreements, understandings, claims or
other commitments or rights of any character whatsoever relating to, or
securities or rights convertible into or exchangeable for any shares of
capital stock of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or arrangements by
which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is or may become bound to issue
additional shares of capital stock of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries,
(ii) there are no agreements or arrangements under which the Company or any of
its Subsidiaries is obligated to register the sale of any of its or their
securities under the 1933 Act (except the Registration Rights Agreement) and
(iii) there are no anti-dilution or price adjustment provisions contained in
any security issued by the Company (or in any agreement providing rights to
security holders) that will be triggered by the issuance of the Debentures,
the Warrants, the Conversion Shares or Warrant Shares. The Company has
furnished to the Buyer true and correct copies of the Company's Certificate of
Incorporation as in effect on the date hereof ("Certificate of
Incorporation"), the Company's By-laws, as in effect on the date hereof (the
"By-laws"), and the terms of all securities convertible into or exercisable
for Common Stock of the Company and the material rights of the holders thereof
in respect thereto. The Company shall provide the Buyer with a written update
of this representation signed by the Company's Chief Executive or Chief
Financial Officer on behalf of the Company as of the Closing Date.
d. Issuance of Shares. The Conversion Shares and Warrant Shares
are duly authorized and reserved for issuance and, upon conversion of the
Debentures and exercise of the Warrants in accordance with their respective
terms, will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable, and free from
all taxes, liens, claims and encumbrances with respect to the issue thereof
and shall not be subject to preemptive rights or other similar rights of
stockholders of the Company and will not impose personal liability upon the
holder thereof.
e. Acknowledgment of Dilution. The Company understands and
acknowledges the potentially dilutive effect to the Common Stock upon the
issuance of the Conversion Shares and Warrant Shares upon conversion of the
Debenture or exercise of the Warrants. The Company further acknowledges that
its obligation to issue Conversion Shares and Warrant Shares upon conversion
of the Debentures or exercise of the Warrants in accordance with this
Agreement, the Debentures and the Warrants is absolute and unconditional
regardless of the dilutive effect that such issuance may have on the ownership
interests of other stockholders of the Company.
f. No Conflicts. The execution, delivery and performance of this
Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement, the Debentures and the Warrants
by the Company and the consummation by the Company of the transactions
contemplated hereby and thereby (including, without limitation, the issuance
and reservation for issuance of the Conversion Shares and Warrant Shares) will
not (i) conflict with or result in a violation of any provision of the
Certificate of Incorporation or By-laws or (ii) violate or conflict with, or
result in a breach of any provision of, or constitute a default (or an event
which with notice or lapse of time or both could become a default) under, or
give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or
cancellation of, any agreement, indenture, patent, patent license or
instrument to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party, or
(iii) result in a violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or
decree (including federal and state securities laws and regulations and
regulations of any self-regulatory organizations to which the Company or its
securities are subject) applicable to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries
or by which any property or asset of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is
bound or affected (except for such conflicts, defaults, terminations,
amendments, accelerations, cancellations and violations as would not,
individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect). Neither
the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is in violation of its Certificate of
Incorporation, By-laws or other organizational documents and neither the
Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is in default (and no event has occurred
which with notice or lapse of time or both could put the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries in default) under, and neither the Company nor any of its
Subsidiaries has taken any action or failed to take any action that would give
to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation
of, any agreement, indenture or instrument to which the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries is a party or by which any property or assets of the Company or
any of its Subsidiaries is bound or affected, except for possible defaults as
would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect.
The businesses of the Company and its Subsidiaries, if any, are not being
conducted, and shall not be conducted so long as a Buyer owns any of the
Securities, in violation of any law, ordinance or regulation of any
governmental entity. Except as specifically contemplated by this Agreement
and as required under the 1933 Act and any applicable state securities laws,
the Company is not required to obtain any consent, authorization or order of,
or make any filing or registration with, any court, governmental agency,
regulatory agency, self regulatory organization or stock market or any third
party in order for it to execute, deliver or perform any of its obligations
under this Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement, the Debentures or the
Warrants in accordance with the terms hereof or thereof or to issue and sell
the Debentures and Warrants in accordance with the terms hereof and to issue
the Conversion Shares upon conversion of the Debentures and the Warrant Shares
upon exercise of the Warrants. Except as disclosed in Schedule 3(f), all
consents, authorizations, orders, filings and registrations which the Company
is required to obtain pursuant to the preceding sentence have been obtained or
effected on or prior to the date hereof. The Company is not in violation of
the listing requirements of the Over-the-Counter Bulletin Board (the "OTCBB")
and does not reasonably anticipate that the Common Stock will be delisted by
the OTCBB in the foreseeable future. The Company and its Subsidiaries are
unaware of any facts or circumstances which might give rise to any of the
foregoing.
g. SEC Documents; Financial Statements. The Company has timely
filed all reports, schedules, forms, statements and other documents required
to be filed by it with the SEC pursuant to the reporting requirements of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "1934 Act") (all of the
foregoing filed prior to the date hereof and all exhibits included therein and
financial statements and schedules thereto and documents (other than exhibits
to such documents) incorporated by reference therein, being hereinafter
referred to herein as the "SEC Documents"). The Company has delivered to each
Buyer true and complete copies of the SEC Documents, except for such exhibits
and incorporated documents. As of their respective dates, the SEC Documents
complied in all material respects with the requirements of the 1934 Act and
the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder applicable to the
SEC Documents, and none of the SEC Documents, at the time they were filed with
the SEC, contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state
a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make
the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were
made, not misleading. None of the statements made in any such SEC Documents
is, or has been, required to be amended or updated under applicable law
(except for such statements as have been amended or updated in subsequent
filings prior the date hereof). As of their respective dates, the financial
statements of the Company included in the SEC Documents complied as to form in
all material respects with applicable accounting requirements and the
published rules and regulations of the SEC with respect thereto. Such
financial statements have been prepared in accordance with United States
generally accepted accounting principles, consistently applied, during the
periods involved (except (i) as may be otherwise indicated in such financial
statements or the notes thereto, or (ii) in the case of unaudited interim
statements, to the extent they may not include footnotes or may be condensed
or summary statements) and fairly present in all material respects the
consolidated financial position of the Company and its consolidated
Subsidiaries as of the dates thereof and the consolidated results of their
operations and cash flows for the periods then ended (subject, in the case of
unaudited statements, to normal year-end audit adjustments). Except as set
forth in the financial statements of the Company included in the SEC
Documents, the Company has no liabilities, contingent or otherwise, other than
(i) liabilities incurred in the ordinary course of business subsequent to June
30, 2001 and (ii) obligations under contracts and commitments incurred in the
ordinary course of business and not required under generally accepted
accounting principles to be reflected in such financial statements, which,
individually or in the aggregate, are not material to the financial condition
or operating results of the Company.
h. Absence of Certain Changes. Since June 30, 2001, there has
been no material adverse change and no material adverse development in the
assets, liabilities, business, properties, operations, financial condition,
results of operations or prospects of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
i. Absence of Litigation. There is no action, suit, claim,
proceeding, inquiry or investigation before or by any court, public board,
government agency, self-regulatory organization or body pending or, to the
knowledge of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, threatened against or
affecting the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or their officers or
directors in their capacity as such, that could have a Material Adverse
Effect. Schedule 3(i) contains a complete list and summary description of any
pending or threatened proceeding against or affecting the Company or any of
its Subsidiaries, without regard to whether it would have a Material Adverse
Effect. The Company and its Subsidiaries are unaware of any facts or
circumstances which might give rise to any of the foregoing.
j. Patents, Copyrights, etc.
(i) The Company and each of its Subsidiaries owns or possesses
the requisite licenses or rights to use all patents, patent applications,
patent rights, inventions, know-how, trade secrets, trademarks, trademark
applications, service marks, service names, trade names and copyrights
("Intellectual Property") necessary to enable it to conduct its business as
now operated (and, except as set forth in Schedule 3(j) hereof, to the best of
the Company's knowledge, as presently contemplated to be operated in the
future); there is no claim or action by any person pertaining to, or
proceeding pending, or to the Company's knowledge threatened, which challenges
the right of the Company or of a Subsidiary with respect to any Intellectual
Property necessary to enable it to conduct its business as now operated (and,
except as set forth in Schedule 3(j) hereof, to the best of the Company's
knowledge, as presently contemplated to be operated in the future); to the
best of the Company's knowledge, the Company's or its Subsidiaries' current
and intended products, services and processes do not infringe on any
Intellectual Property or other rights held by any person; and the Company is
unaware of any facts or circumstances which might give rise to any of the
foregoing. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries have taken reasonable
security measures to protect the secrecy, confidentiality and value of their
Intellectual Property.
(ii) All of the Company's computer software and computer
hardware, and other similar or related items of automated, computerized or
software systems that are used or relied on by the Company in the conduct of
its business or that were, or currently are being, sold or licensed by the
Company to customers (collectively, "Information Technology"), are Year 2000
Compliant. For purposes of this Agreement, the term "Year 2000 Compliant"
means, with respect to the Company's Information Technology, that the
Information Technology is designed to be used prior to, during and after the
calendar Year 2000, and the Information Technology used during each such time
period will accurately receive, provide and process date and time data
(including, but not limited to, calculating, comparing and sequencing) from,
into and between the 20th and 21st centuries, including the years 1999 and
2000, and leap-year calculations, and will not malfunction, cease to function,
or provide invalid or incorrect results as a result of the date or time data,
to the extent that other information technology, used in combination with the
Information Technology, properly exchanges date and time data with it. The
Company has delivered to the Buyers true and correct copies of all analyses,
reports, studies and similar written information, whether prepared by the
Company or another party, relating to whether the Information Technology is
Year 2000 Compliant, if any.
k. No Materially Adverse Contracts, Etc. Neither the Company nor
any of its Subsidiaries is subject to any charter, corporate or other legal
restriction, or any judgment, decree, order, rule or regulation which in the
judgment of the Company's officers has or is expected in the future to have a
Material Adverse Effect. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a
party to any contract or agreement which in the judgment of the Company's
officers has or is expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
l. Tax Status. Except as set forth on Schedule 3(l), the Company
and each of its Subsidiaries has made or filed all federal, state and foreign
income and all other tax returns, reports and declarations required by any
jurisdiction to which it is subject (unless and only to the extent that the
Company and each of its Subsidiaries has set aside on its books provisions
reasonably adequate for the payment of all unpaid and unreported taxes) and
has paid all taxes and other governmental assessments and charges that are
material in amount, shown or determined to be due on such returns, reports and
declarations, except those being contested in good faith and has set aside on
its books provisions reasonably adequate for the payment of all taxes for
periods subsequent to the periods to which such returns, reports or
declarations apply. There are no unpaid taxes in any material amount claimed
to be due by the taxing authority of any jurisdiction, and the officers of the
Company know of no basis for any such claim. The Company has not executed a
waiver with respect to the statute of limitations relating to the assessment
or collection of any foreign, federal, state or local tax. Except as set
forth on Schedule 3(l), none of the Company's tax returns is presently being
audited by any taxing authority.
m. Certain Transactions. Except as set forth on Schedule 3(m) and
except for arm's length transactions pursuant to which the Company or any of
its Subsidiaries makes payments in the ordinary course of business upon terms
no less favorable than the Company or any of its Subsidiaries could obtain
from third parties and other than the grant of stock options disclosed on
Schedule 3(c), none of the officers, directors, or employees of the Company is
presently a party to any transaction with the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries (other than for services as employees, officers and directors),
including any contract, agreement or other arrangement providing for the
furnishing of services to or by, providing for rental of real or personal
property to or from, or otherwise requiring payments to or from any officer,
director or such employee or, to the knowledge of the Company, any
corporation, partnership, trust or other entity in which any officer,
director, or any such employee has a substantial interest or is an officer,
director, trustee or partner.
n. Disclosure. All information relating to or concerning the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries set forth in this Agreement and provided to
the Buyers pursuant to Section 2(d) hereof and otherwise in connection with
the transactions contemplated hereby is true and correct in all material
respects and the Company has not omitted to state any material fact necessary
in order to make the statements made herein or therein, in light of the
circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. No event or
circumstance has occurred or exists with respect to the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries or its or their business, properties, prospects, operations or
financial conditions, 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 (assuming for this purpose that the
Company's reports filed under the 1934 Act are being incorporated into an
effective registration statement filed by the Company under the 1933 Act).
o. Acknowledgment Regarding Buyers' Purchase of Securities. The
Company acknowledges and agrees that the Buyers are acting solely in the
capacity of arm's length purchasers with respect to this Agreement and the
transactions contemplated hereby. The Company further acknowledges that no
Buyer is acting as a financial advisor or fiduciary of the Company (or in any
similar capacity) with respect to this Agreement and the transactions
contemplated hereby and any statement made by any Buyer or any of their
respective representatives or agents in connection with this Agreement and the
transactions contemplated hereby is not advice or a recommendation and is
merely incidental to the Buyers' purchase of the Securities. The Company
further represents to each Buyer that the Company's decision to enter into
this Agreement has been based solely on the independent evaluation of the
Company and its representatives.
p. 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 in any security or solicited any offers to
buy any security under circumstances that would require registration under the
1933 Act of the issuance of the Securities to the Buyers. The issuance of the
Securities to the Buyers will not be integrated with any other issuance of the
Company's securities (past, current or future) for purposes of any stockholder
approval provisions applicable to the Company or its securities.
q. No Brokers. The Company has taken no action which would give
rise to any claim by any person for brokerage commissions, transaction fees or
similar payments relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated
hereby.
r. Permits; Compliance. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries
is in possession of all franchises, grants, authorizations, licenses, permits,
easements, variances, exemptions, consents, certificates, approvals and orders
necessary to own, lease and operate its properties and to carry on its
business as it is now being conducted (collectively, the "Company Permits"),
and there is no action pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened
regarding suspension or cancellation of any of the Company Permits. Neither
the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is in conflict with, or in default or
violation of, any of the Company Permits, except for any such conflicts,
defaults or violations which, individually or in the aggregate, would not
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Since June 30,
2001, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has received any
notification with respect to possible conflicts, defaults or violations of
applicable laws, except for notices relating to possible conflicts, defaults
or violations, which conflicts, defaults or violations would not have a
Material Adverse Effect.
s. Environmental Matters.
(i) Except as set forth in Schedule 3(s), there are, to the
Company's knowledge, with respect to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or
any predecessor of the Company, no past or present violations of Environmental
Laws (as defined below), releases of any material into the environment,
actions, activities, circumstances, conditions, events, incidents, or
contractual obligations which may give rise to any common law environmental
liability or any liability under the Comprehensive Environmental Response,
Compensation and Liability Act of 1980 or similar federal, state, local or
foreign laws and neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has received
any notice with respect to any of the foregoing, nor is any action pending or,
to the Company's knowledge, threatened in connection with any of the
foregoing. The term "Environmental Laws" means all federal, state, local or
foreign laws relating to pollution or protection of human health or the
environment (including, without limitation, ambient air, surface water,
groundwater, land surface or subsurface strata), including, without
limitation, laws relating to emissions, discharges, releases or threatened
releases of chemicals, pollutants contaminants, or toxic or hazardous
substances or wastes (collectively, "Hazardous Materials") into the
environment, or otherwise relating to the manufacture, processing,
distribution, use, treatment, storage, disposal, transport or handling of
Hazardous Materials, as well as all authorizations, codes, decrees, demands or
demand letters, injunctions, judgments, licenses, notices or notice letters,
orders, permits, plans or regulations issued, entered, promulgated or approved
thereunder.
(ii) Other than those that are or were stored, used or
disposed of in compliance with applicable law, no Hazardous Materials are
contained on or about any real property currently owned, leased or used by the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries, and no Hazardous Materials were released
on or about any real property previously owned, leased or used by the Company
or any of its Subsidiaries during the period the property was owned, leased or
used by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, except in the normal course of
the Company's or any of its Subsidiaries' business.
(iii) Except as set forth in Schedule 3(s), there are no
underground storage tanks on or under any real property owned, leased or used
by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that are not in compliance with
applicable law.
t. Title to Property. The Company and its Subsidiaries have good
and marketable title in fee simple to all real property and good and
marketable title to all personal property owned by them which is material to
the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries, in each case free and clear
of all liens, encumbrances and defects except such as are described in
Schedule 3(t) or such as would not have a Material Adverse Effect. Any real
property and facilities held under lease by the Company and its Subsidiaries
are held by them under valid, subsisting and enforceable leases with such
exceptions as would not have a Material Adverse Effect.
u. Insurance. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries are
insured by insurers of recognized financial responsibility against such losses
and risks and in such amounts as management of the Company believes to be
prudent and customary in the businesses in which the Company and its
Subsidiaries are engaged. Neither the Company nor any such Subsidiary has any
reason to believe that it will not be able to renew its existing insurance
coverage as and when such coverage expires or to obtain similar coverage from
similar insurers as may be necessary to continue its business at a cost that
would not have a Material Adverse Effect. The Company has provided to Buyer
true and correct copies of all policies relating to directors' and officers'
liability coverage, errors and omissions coverage, and commercial general
liability coverage.
v. Internal Accounting Controls. The Company and each of its
Subsidiaries maintain a system of internal accounting controls sufficient, in
the judgment of the Company's board of directors, to provide reasonable
assurance that (i) transactions are executed in accordance with management's
general or specific authorizations, (ii) transactions are recorded as
necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with
generally accepted accounting principles and to maintain asset accountability,
(iii) access to assets is permitted only in accordance with management's
general or specific authorization and (iv) the recorded accountability for
assets is compared with the existing assets at reasonable intervals and
appropriate action is taken with respect to any differences.
w. Foreign Corrupt Practices. Neither the Company, nor any of its
Subsidiaries, nor any director, officer, agent, employee or other person
acting on behalf of the Company or any Subsidiary has, in the course of his
actions for, or on behalf of, the Company, used any corporate funds for any
unlawful contribution, gift, entertainment or other unlawful expenses relating
to political activity; made any direct or indirect unlawful payment to any
foreign or domestic government official or employee from corporate funds;
violated or is in violation of any provision of the U.S. Foreign Corrupt
Practices Act of 1977, as amended, or made any bribe, rebate, payoff,
influence payment, kickback or other unlawful payment to any foreign or
domestic government official or employee.
x. Solvency. The Company (after giving effect to the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement) is solvent (i.e., its assets have a fair
market value in excess of the amount required to pay its probable liabilities
on its existing debts as they become absolute and matured) and currently the
Company has no information that would lead it to reasonably conclude that the
Company would not, after giving effect to the transaction contemplated by this
Agreement, have the ability to, nor does it intend to take any action that
would impair its ability to, pay its debts from time to time incurred in
connection therewith as such debts mature. The Company did not receive a
qualified opinion from its auditors with respect to its most recent fiscal
year end and, after giving effect to the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement, does not anticipate or know of any basis upon which its auditors
might issue a qualified opinion in respect of its current fiscal year.
y. No Investment Company. The Company is not, and upon the
issuance and sale of the Securities as contemplated by this Agreement will not
be an "investment company" required to be registered under the Investment
Company Act of 1940 (an "Investment Company"). The Company is not controlled
by an Investment Company.
z. Breach of Representations and Warranties by the Company. If
the Company breaches any of the representations or warranties set forth in
this Section 3, and in addition to any other remedies available to the Buyers
pursuant to this Agreement, the Company shall pay to the Buyer the Standard
Liquidated Damages Amount in cash or in shares of Common Stock at the option
of the Buyer, until such breach is cured. If the Buyers elect to be paid the
Standard Liquidated Damages Amounts in shares of Common Stock, such shares
shall be issued at the Conversion Price at the time of payment.
4. COVENANTS.
a. Best Efforts. The parties shall use their best efforts to
satisfy timely each of the conditions described in Section 6 and 7 of this
Agreement.
b. Form D; Blue Sky Laws. The Company agrees to file a Form D
with respect to the Securities as required under Regulation D and to provide a
copy thereof to each Buyer promptly after such filing. The Company shall, on
or before the Closing Date, take such action as the Company shall reasonably
determine is necessary to qualify the Securities for sale to the Buyers at the
applicable closing pursuant to this Agreement under applicable securities or
"blue sky" laws of the states of the United States (or to obtain an exemption
from such qualification), and shall provide evidence of any such action so
taken to each Buyer on or prior to the Closing Date.
c. Reporting Status; Eligibility to Use Form S-3, SB-2 or Form
S-1. The Company's Common Stock is registered under Section 12(g) of the 1934
Act. The Company represents and warrants that it meets the requirements for
the use of Form S-3 (of if Company is not eligible for the use of Form S-3 as
of the Filing Date (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement), the
Company may use the form of registration for which it is eligible at that
time) for registration of the sale by the Buyer of the Registrable Securities
(as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement). So long as the Buyer
beneficially owns any of the Securities, the Company shall timely file all
reports required to be filed with the SEC pursuant to 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. The Company further agrees to file
all reports required to be filed by the Company with the SEC in a timely
manner so as to become eligible, and thereafter to maintain its eligibility,
for the use of Form S-3. The Company shall issue a press release describing
the materials terms of the transaction contemplated hereby as soon as
practicable following the Closing Date but in no event more than two (2)
business days of the Closing Date, which press release shall be subject to
prior review by the Buyers. The Company agrees that such press release shall
not disclose the name of the Buyers unless expressly consented to in writing
by the Buyers or unless required by applicable law or regulation, and then
only to the extent of such requirement.
d. Use of Proceeds. The Company shall use the proceeds from the
sale of the Debentures and the Warrants in the manner set forth in Schedule
4(d) attached hereto and made a part hereof 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 in connection
with its currently existing direct or indirect Subsidiaries)
e. Future Offerings. Subject to the exceptions described below,
the Company will not, without the prior written consent of a
majority-in-interest of the Buyers, not to be unreasonably withheld, negotiate
or contract with any party to obtain additional equity financing (including
debt financing with an equity component) that involves (A) the issuance of
Common Stock at a discount to the market price of the Common Stock on the date
of issuance (taking into account the value of any warrants or options to
acquire Common Stock issued in connection therewith) or (B) the issuance of
convertible securities that are convertible into an indeterminate number of
shares of Common Stock or (C) the issuance of warrants during the period (the
"Lock-up Period") beginning on the Closing Date and ending on the later of (i)
two hundred seventy (270) days from the Closing Date and (ii) one hundred
eighty (180) days from the date the Registration Statement (as defined in the
Registration Rights Agreement) is declared effective (plus any days in which
sales cannot be made thereunder). In addition, subject to the exceptions
described below, the Company will not conduct any equity financing (including
debt with an equity component) ("Future Offerings") during the period
beginning on the Closing Date and ending two (2) years after the end of the
Lock-up Period unless it shall have first delivered to each Buyer, at least
twenty (20) business days prior to the closing of such Future Offering,
written notice describing the proposed Future Offering, including the terms
and conditions thereof and proposed definitive documentation to be entered
into in connection therewith, and providing each Buyer an option during the
fifteen (15) day period following delivery of such notice to purchase its pro
rata share (based on the ratio that the aggregate principal amount of
Debentures purchased by it hereunder bears to the aggregate principal amount
of Debentures purchased hereunder) of the securities being offered in the
Future Offering on the same terms as contemplated by such Future Offering (the
limitations referred to in this sentence and the preceding sentence are
collectively referred to as the "Capital Raising Limitations"). In the event
the terms and conditions of a proposed Future Offering are amended in any
respect after delivery of the notice to the Buyers concerning the proposed
Future Offering, the Company shall deliver a new notice to each Buyer
describing the amended terms and conditions of the proposed Future Offering
and each Buyer thereafter shall have an option during the fifteen (15) day
period following delivery of such new notice to purchase its pro rata share of
the securities being offered on the same terms as contemplated by such
proposed Future Offering, as amended. The foregoing sentence shall apply to
successive amendments to the terms and conditions of any proposed Future
Offering. The Capital Raising Limitations shall not apply to any transaction
involving (i) issuances of securities in a firm commitment underwritten public
offering (excluding a continuous offering pursuant to Rule 415 under the 0000
Xxx) or (ii) issuances of securities as consideration for a merger,
consolidation or purchase of assets, or in connection with any strategic
partnership or joint venture (the primary purpose of which is not to raise
equity capital), or in connection with the disposition or acquisition of a
business, product or license by the Company. The Capital Raising Limitations
also shall not apply to the issuance of securities upon exercise or conversion
of the Company's options, warrants or other convertible securities outstanding
as of the date hereof or to the grant of additional options or warrants, or
the issuance of additional securities, under any Company stock option or
restricted stock plan approved by the Stockholders of the Company. In the
event that the Company completes a Future Offering on terms more favorable to
another investor than the transaction contemplated hereby, the terms of the
Debentures and the Warrants will be amended to reflect such more favorable
terms.
f. Expenses. At the Closing, the Company shall reimburse Buyers
for expenses incurred by it in connection with the negotiation, preparation,
execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the other agreements
to be executed in connection herewith ("Documents"), including, without
limitation, attorneys' and consultants' fees and expenses, transfer agent
fees, fees for stock quotation services, fees relating to any amendments or
modifications of the Documents or any consents or waivers of provisions in the
Documents, fees for the preparation of opinions of counsel, escrow fees, and
costs of restructuring the transactions contemplated by the Documents. When
possible, the Company must pay these fees directly, otherwise the Company must
make immediate payment for reimbursement to the Buyers for all fees and
expenses immediately upon written notice by the Buyer or the submission of an
invoice by the Buyer If the Company fails to reimburse the Buyer in full
within three (3) business days of the written notice or submission of invoice
by the Buyer, the Company shall pay interest on the total amount of fees to be
reimbursed at a rate of 15% per annum.
g. Financial Information. The Company agrees to send the
following reports to each Buyer until such Buyer transfers, assigns, or sells
all of the Securities: (i) within ten (10) days after the filing with the SEC,
a copy of its Annual Report on Form 10-KSB, its Quarterly Reports on Form
10-QSB and any Current Reports on Form 8-K; (ii) within one (1) day after
release, copies of all press releases issued by the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries; and (iii) contemporaneously with the making available or giving
to the stockholders of the Company, copies of any notices or other information
the Company makes available or gives to such stockholders.
h. Authorization and Reservation of Shares. The Company shall at
all times have authorized, and reserved for the purpose of issuance, a
sufficient number of shares of Common Stock to provide for the full conversion
or exercise of the outstanding Debentures and Warrants and issuance of the
Conversion Shares and Warrant Shares in connection therewith (based on the
Conversion Price of the Debentures or Exercise Price of the Warrants in effect
from time to time) and as otherwise required by the Debentures. The Company
shall not reduce the number of shares of Common Stock reserved for issuance
upon conversion of Debentures and exercise of the Warrants without the consent
of each Buyer. The Company shall at all times maintain the number of shares
of Common Stock so reserved for issuance at an amount ("Reserved Amount")
equal to no less than two (2) times the number that is then actually issuable
upon full conversion of the Debentures and Additional Debentures and upon
exercise of the Warrants and the Additional Warrants (based on the Conversion
Price of the Debentures or the Exercise Price of the Warrants in effect from
time to time). If at any time the number of shares of Common Stock authorized
and reserved for issuance ("Authorized and Reserved Shares") is below the
Reserved Amount, the Company will promptly take all corporate action necessary
to authorize and reserve a sufficient number of shares, including, without
limitation, calling a special meeting of stockholders to authorize additional
shares to meet the Company's obligations under this Section 4(h), in the case
of an insufficient number of authorized shares, obtain stockholder approval of
an increase in such authorized number of shares, and voting the management
shares of the Company in favor of an increase in the authorized shares of the
Company to ensure that the number of authorized shares is sufficient to meet
the Reserved Amount. If the Company fails to obtain such shareholder approval
within thirty (30) days following the date on which the number of Authorized
and Reserved Shares exceeds the Reserved Amount, the Company shall pay to the
Borrower the Standard Liquidated Damages Amount, in cash or in shares of
Common Stock at the option of the Buyer. If the Buyer elects to be paid the
Standard Liquidated Damages Amount in shares of Common Stock, such shares
shall be issued at the Conversion Price at the time of payment. In order to
ensure that the Company has authorized a sufficient amount of shares to meet
the Reserved Amount at all times, the Company must deliver to the Buyer at the
end of every month a list detailing (1) the current amount of shares
authorized by the Company and reserved for the Buyer; and (2) amount of shares
issuable upon conversion of the Debentures and upon exercise of the Warrants
and as payment of interest accrued on the Debentures for one year. If the
Company fails to provide such list within five (5) business days of the end of
each month, the Company shall pay the Standard Liquidated Damages Amount, in
cash or in shares of Common Stock at the option of the Buyer, until the list
is delivered. If the Buyer elects to be paid the Standard Liquidated Damages
Amount in shares of Common Stock, such shares shall be issued at the
Conversion Price at the time of payment.
i. Listing. The Company shall promptly secure the listing of the
Conversion Shares and Warrant Shares upon each national securities exchange or
automated quotation system, if any, upon which shares of Common Stock are then
listed (subject to official notice of issuance) and, so long as any Buyer owns
any of the Securities, shall maintain, so long as any other shares of Common
Stock shall be so listed, such listing of all Conversion Shares and Warrant
Shares from time to time issuable upon conversion of the Debentures or
exercise of the Warrants. The Company will obtain and, so long as any Buyer
owns any of the Securities, maintain the listing and trading of its Common
Stock on the OTCBB, the Nasdaq National Market ("Nasdaq"), the Nasdaq SmallCap
Market ("Nasdaq SmallCap"), the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE"), or the
American Stock Exchange ("AMEX") and will comply in all respects with the
Company's reporting, filing and other obligations under the bylaws or rules of
the National Association of Securities Dealers ("NASD") and such exchanges, as
applicable. The Company shall promptly provide to each Buyer copies of any
notices it receives from the OTCBB and any other exchanges or quotation
systems on which the Common Stock is then listed regarding the continued
eligibility of the Common Stock for listing on such exchanges and quotation
systems.
j. Corporate Existence. So long as a Buyer beneficially owns any
Debentures or Warrants, the Company shall maintain its corporate existence and
shall not sell all or substantially all of the Company's assets, except in the
event of a merger or consolidation or sale of all or substantially all of the
Company's assets, where the surviving or successor entity in such transaction
(i) assumes the Company's obligations hereunder and under the agreements and
instruments entered into in connection herewith and (ii) is a publicly traded
corporation whose Common Stock is listed for trading on the OTCBB, Nasdaq,
Nasdaq SmallCap, NYSE or AMEX.
k. No Integration. The Company shall not make any offers or sales
of any security (other than the Securities) under circumstances that would
require registration of the Securities being offered or sold hereunder under
the 1933 Act or cause the offering of the Securities to be integrated with any
other offering of securities by the Company for the purpose of any stockholder
approval provision applicable to the Company or its securities.
l. Subsequent Investment. The Company and the Buyers agree that,
upon the declaration of effectiveness of the Registration Statement to be
filed pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement (the "Effective Date"),
the Buyers shall purchase additional debentures ("Additional Debentures") in
the aggregate principal amount of Two Hundred Thousand Dollars ($200,000) and
additional warrants (the "Additional Warrants") to purchase an aggregate of
600,000 shares of Common Stock, for an aggregate purchase price of Two Hundred
Thousand Dollars ($200,000), with the closing of such purchase to occur within
ten (10) business days of the Effective Date; provided, however, that the
obligation of each Buyer to purchase the Additional Debentures and the
Additional Warrants is subject to the satisfaction, at or before the closing
of such purchase and sale, of the conditions set forth in Section 7; and,
provided, further, that there shall not have been a Material Adverse Effect as
of such effective date. The terms of the Additional Debentures and the
Additional Warrants shall be identical to the terms of the Debentures and
Warrants, as the case may be, to be issued on the Closing Date. The Common
Stock underlying the Additional Debentures and the Additional Warrants shall
be Registrable Securities (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement)
and shall be included in the Registration Statement to be filed pursuant to
the Registration Rights Agreement.
m. Breach of Covenants. If the Company breaches any of the
covenants set forth in this Section 4, and in addition to any other remedies
available to the Buyers pursuant to this Agreement, the Company shall pay to
the Buyers the Standard Liquidated Damages Amount, in cash or in shares of
Common Stock at the option of the Buyer, until such breach is cured. If the
Buyers elect to be paid the Standard Liquidated Damages Amount in shares, such
shares shall be issued at the Conversion Price at the time of payment.
5. TRANSFER AGENT INSTRUCTIONS. The Company shall issue irrevocable
instructions to its transfer agent to issue certificates, registered in the
name of each Buyer or its nominee, for the Conversion Shares and Warrant
Shares in such amounts as specified from time to time by each Buyer to the
Company upon conversion of the Debentures or exercise of the Warrants in
accordance with the terms thereof (the "Irrevocable Transfer Agent
Instructions"). Prior to registration of the Conversion Shares and Warrant
Shares under the 1933 Act or the date on which the Conversion Shares and
Warrant Shares may be sold pursuant to Rule 144 without any restriction as to
the number of Securities as of a particular date that can then be immediately
sold, all such certificates shall bear the restrictive legend specified in
Section 2(g) of this Agreement. The Company warrants that no instruction
other than the Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions referred to in this
Section 5, and stop transfer instructions to give effect to Section 2(f)
hereof (in the case of the Conversion Shares and Warrant Shares, prior to
registration of the Conversion Shares and Warrant Shares under the 1933 Act or
the date on which the Conversion Shares and Warrant Shares may be sold
pursuant to Rule 144 without any restriction as to the number of Securities as
of a particular date that can then be immediately sold), will be given by the
Company to its transfer agent and that the Securities 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.
Nothing in this Section shall affect in any way the Buyer's obligations and
agreement set forth in Section 2(g) hereof to comply with all applicable
prospectus delivery requirements, if any, upon re-sale of the Securities. If
a Buyer provides the Company with (i) an opinion of counsel in form, substance
and scope customary for opinions in comparable transactions, to the effect
that a public sale or transfer of such Securities may be made without
registration under the 1933 Act and such sale or transfer is effected or (ii)
the Buyer provides reasonable assurances that the Securities can be sold
pursuant to Rule 144, the Company shall permit the transfer, and, in the case
of the Conversion Shares and Warrant Shares, promptly instruct its transfer
agent to issue one or more certificates, free from restrictive legend, in such
name and in such denominations as specified by such Buyer. The Company
acknowledges that a breach by it of its obligations hereunder will cause
irreparable harm to the Buyers, by vitiating the intent and purpose of the
transactions contemplated hereby. Accordingly, the Company acknowledges that
the remedy at law for a breach of its obligations under this Section 5 may be
inadequate and agrees, in the event of a breach or threatened breach by the
Company of the provisions of this Section, that the Buyers shall be entitled,
in addition to all other available remedies, to an injunction restraining any
breach and requiring immediate transfer, without the necessity of showing
economic loss and without any bond or other security being required.
6. CONDITIONS TO THE COMPANY'S OBLIGATION TO SELL. The obligation of
the Company hereunder to issue and sell the Debentures and Warrants to a Buyer
at the Closing is subject to the satisfaction, at or before the Closing Date
of each of the following conditions thereto, provided that these conditions
are for the Company's sole benefit and may be waived by the Company at any
time in its sole discretion:
a. The applicable Buyer shall have executed this Agreement and the
Registration Rights Agreement, and delivered the same to the Company.
b. The applicable Buyer shall have delivered the Purchase Price in
accordance with Section 1(b) above.
c. The representations and warranties of the applicable Buyer
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 speak as of a specific date), and the
applicable Buyer shall have performed, satisfied and complied in all material
respects with the covenants, agreements and conditions required by this
Agreement to be performed, satisfied or complied with by the applicable Buyer
at or prior to the Closing Date.
d. No litigation, statute, rule, regulation, executive order,
decree, ruling or injunction shall have been enacted, entered, promulgated or
endorsed by or in any court or governmental authority of competent
jurisdiction or any self-regulatory organization having authority over the
matters contemplated hereby which prohibits the consummation of any of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
7. CONDITIONS TO EACH BUYER'S OBLIGATION TO PURCHASE. The obligation
of each Buyer hereunder to purchase the Debentures and Warrants at the Closing
is subject to the satisfaction, at or before the Closing Date of each of the
following conditions, provided that these conditions are for such Buyer's sole
benefit and may be waived by such Buyer at any time in its sole discretion:
a. The Company shall have executed this Agreement and the
Registration Rights Agreement, and delivered the same to the Buyer.
b. The Company shall have delivered to such Buyer duly executed
Debentures (in such denominations as the Buyer shall request) and Warrants in
accordance with Section 1(b) above.
c. The Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions, in form and
substance satisfactory to a majority-in-interest of the Buyers, shall have
been delivered to and acknowledged in writing by the Company's Transfer Agent.
d. The representations and warranties of the Company shall be true
and correct in all material respects as of the date when made and as of the
Closing Date as though made at such time (except for representations and
warranties that speak as of a specific date) and the Company shall have
performed, satisfied and complied in all material respects with the covenants,
agreements and conditions required by this Agreement to be performed,
satisfied or complied with by the Company at or prior to the Closing Date.
The Buyer shall have received a certificate or certificates, executed by the
chief executive officer of the Company, dated as of the Closing Date, to the
foregoing effect and as to such other matters as may be reasonably requested
by such Buyer including, but not limited to certificates with respect to the
Company's Certificate of Incorporation, By-laws and Board of Directors'
resolutions relating to the transactions contemplated hereby.
e. No litigation, statute, rule, regulation, executive order,
decree, ruling or injunction shall have been enacted, entered, promulgated or
endorsed by or in any court or governmental authority of competent
jurisdiction or any self-regulatory organization having authority over the
matters contemplated hereby which prohibits the consummation of any of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
f. No event shall have occurred which could reasonably be expected
to have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company.
g. The Conversion Shares and Warrant Shares shall have been
authorized for quotation on the OTCBB and trading in the Common Stock on the
OTCBB shall not have been suspended by the SEC or the OTCBB.
h. The Buyer shall have received an opinion of the Company's
counsel, dated as of the Closing Date, in form, scope and substance reasonably
satisfactory to the Buyer and in substantially the same form as Exhibit "D"
attached hereto.
i. The Buyer shall have received an officer's certificate
described in Section 3(c) above, dated as of the Closing Date.
8. GOVERNING LAW; MISCELLANEOUS.
a. Governing Law. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE ENFORCED, GOVERNED BY
AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK APPLICABLE
TO AGREEMENTS MADE AND TO BE PERFORMED ENTIRELY WITH SUCH STATE, WITHOUT
REGARD TO THE PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICT OF LAWS. THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY
SUBMIT TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE UNITED STATES FEDERAL COURTS
LOCATED IN NEW YORK, NEW YORK WITH RESPECT TO ANY DISPUTE ARISING UNDER THIS
AGREEMENT, THE AGREEMENTS ENTERED INTO IN CONNECTION HEREWITH OR THE
TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY. BOTH PARTIES IRREVOCABLY WAIVE
THE DEFENSE OF AN INCONVENIENT FORUM TO THE MAINTENANCE OF SUCH SUIT OR
PROCEEDING. BOTH PARTIES FURTHER AGREE THAT SERVICE OF PROCESS UPON A PARTY
MAILED BY FIRST CLASS MAIL SHALL BE DEEMED IN EVERY RESPECT EFFECTIVE SERVICE
OF PROCESS UPON THE PARTY IN ANY SUCH SUIT OR PROCEEDING. NOTHING HEREIN
SHALL AFFECT EITHER PARTY'S RIGHT TO SERVE PROCESS IN ANY OTHER MANNER
PERMITTED BY LAW. BOTH PARTIES AGREE THAT A FINAL NON-APPEALABLE JUDGMENT IN
ANY SUCH SUIT OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE CONCLUSIVE AND MAY BE ENFORCED IN OTHER
JURISDICTIONS BY SUIT ON SUCH JUDGMENT OR IN ANY OTHER LAWFUL MANNER. THE
PARTY WHICH DOES NOT PREVAIL IN ANY DISPUTE ARISING UNDER THIS AGREEMENT SHALL
BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL FEES AND EXPENSES, INCLUDING ATTORNEYS' FEES, INCURRED
BY THE PREVAILING PARTY IN CONNECTION WITH SUCH DISPUTE.
b. Counterparts; Signatures by Facsimile. This Agreement may be
executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an
original but all of which shall constitute one and the same agreement and
shall become effective when counterparts have been signed by each party and
delivered to the other party. This Agreement, once executed by a party, may
be delivered to the other party hereto by facsimile transmission of a copy of
this Agreement bearing the signature of the party so delivering this
Agreement.
c. Headings. The headings of this Agreement are for convenience
of reference only and shall not form part of, or affect the interpretation of,
this Agreement.
d. Severability. In the event that any provision of this
Agreement is invalid or enforceable under any applicable statute or rule of
law, then such provision shall be deemed inoperative to the extent that it may
conflict therewith and shall be deemed modified to conform with such statute
or rule of law. Any provision hereof which may prove invalid or unenforceable
under any law shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other
provision hereof.
e. Entire Agreement; Amendments. This Agreement and the
instruments referenced herein contain the entire understanding of the parties
with respect to the matters covered herein and therein and, except as
specifically set forth herein or therein, neither the Company nor the Buyer
makes any representation, warranty, covenant or undertaking with respect to
such matters. No provision of this Agreement may be waived or amended other
than by an instrument in writing signed by the party to be charged with
enforcement.
f. Notices. Any notices required or permitted to be given under
the terms of this Agreement shall be sent by certified or registered mail
(return receipt requested) or delivered personally or by courier (including a
recognized overnight delivery service) or by facsimile and shall be effective
five days after being placed in the mail, if mailed by regular United States
mail, or upon receipt, if delivered personally or by courier (including a
recognized overnight delivery service) or by facsimile, in each case addressed
to a party. The addresses for such communications shall be:
If to the Company:
Palladium Communications, Inc.
000 X. Xxxxxxxx Xxx Xxxxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000
Attention: President and Chief Executive Officer
Telephone: 000-000-0000
Facsimile: 000-000-0000
Email: xxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx
With copy to:
Xxxxx Shy, Esq.
000 Xxxxx 000 Xxxx
Xxxx Xxxx Xxxx, Xxxx 00000
Telephone: 000-000-0000
Facsimile: 000-000-0000
Email: xxxxxx@xxxxxxx.xxx
If to a Buyer:
To the address set forth immediately below such
Buyer's name on the signature pages hereto.
With copy to:
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxxx & Ingersoll, LLP
0000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
00xx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx, Esq.
Telephone: 000-000-0000
Facsimile: 000-000-0000
Email: xxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx
Each party shall provide notice to the other party of any change in
address.
g. Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon
and inure to the benefit of the parties and their successors and assigns.
Neither the Company nor any Buyer shall assign this Agreement or any rights or
obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the other.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, subject to Section 2(f), any Buyer may assign
its rights hereunder to any person that purchases Securities in a private
transaction from a Buyer or to any of its "affiliates," as that term is
defined under the 1934 Act, without the consent of the Company.
h. 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.
i. Survival. The representations and warranties of the Company
and the agreements and covenants set forth in Sections 3, 4, 5 and 8 shall
survive the closing hereunder notwithstanding any due diligence investigation
conducted by or on behalf of the Buyers. The Company agrees to indemnify and
hold harmless each of the Buyers and all their officers, directors, employees
and agents for loss or damage arising as a result of or related to any breach
or alleged breach by the Company of any of its representations, warranties and
covenants set forth in Sections 3 and 4 hereof or any of its covenants and
obligations under this Agreement or the Registration Rights Agreement,
including advancement of expenses as they are incurred.
j. Publicity. The Company and each of the Buyers shall have the
right to review a reasonable period of time before issuance of any press
releases, SEC, OTCBB or NASD filings, or any other public statements with
respect to the transactions contemplated hereby; provided, however, that the
Company shall be entitled, without the prior approval of each of the Buyers,
to make any press release or SEC, OTCBB (or other applicable trading market)
or NASD filings with respect to such transactions as is required by applicable
law and regulations (although each of the Buyers shall be consulted by the
Company in connection with any such press release prior to its release and
shall be provided with a copy thereof and be given an opportunity to comment
thereon).
k. Further Assurances. Each party shall do and perform, or cause
to be done and performed, all such further acts and things, and shall execute
and deliver all such other agreements, certificates, instruments and
documents, as the other party may reasonably request in order to carry out the
intent and accomplish the purposes of this Agreement and the consummation of
the transactions contemplated hereby.
l. No Strict Construction. The language used in this Agreement
will be deemed to be the language chosen by the parties to express their
mutual intent, and no rules of strict construction will be applied against any
party.
m. Remedies. The Company acknowledges that a breach by it of its
obligations hereunder will cause irreparable harm to the Buyers 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 Agreement will be inadequate and agrees, in the event
of a breach or threatened breach by the Company of the provisions of this
Agreement, that the Buyers shall be entitled, in addition to all other
available remedies at law or in equity, and in addition to the penalties
assessable herein, to an injunction or injunctions restraining, preventing or
curing any breach of this Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and
provisions hereof, without the necessity of showing economic loss and without
any bond or other security being required.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned Buyers and the Company have caused
this Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first above written.
PALLADIUM COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
/s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxx, Xx.
________________________________
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxx, Xx.
President and Chief Executive Officer
AJW PARTNERS, LLC
By: SMS Group, LLC
/s/ Xxxxx X Xxxxxxxx
______________________________________
Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
Manager
RESIDENCE: Delaware
ADDRESS: 000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx X
Xxxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
AGGREGATE SUBSCRIPTION AMOUNT:
Aggregate Principal Amount of Debentures: $ 65,000
Number of Warrants: 195,000
Aggregate Purchase Price: $ 65,000
NEW MILLENNIUM CAPITAL PARTNERS II, LLC
By: First Street Manager II, LLC
/s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
______________________________________
Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
Manager
RESIDENCE: New York
ADDRESS: 000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx X
Xxxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
AGGREGATE SUBSCRIPTION AMOUNT:
Aggregate Pincipal Amount of Debentures: $ 65,000
Number of Warrants: 195,000
Aggregate Purchase Price: $ 65,000
AJW/NEW MILLENNIUM OFFSHORE, LTD.
By: First Street Manager II, LLC
/s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
______________________________________
Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
Manager
RESIDENCE: Cayman Islands
ADDRESS: AJW/New Millennium Offshore, Ltd.
P.O. Box 32021 SMB
Grand Cayman, Cayman Island, B.W.I.
AGGREGATE SUBSCRIPTION AMOUNT:
Aggregate Principal Amount of Debentures: $ 45,000
Number of Warrants: 135,000
Aggregate Purchase Price: $ 45,000
PEGASUS CAPITAL PARTNERS, LLC
By: Pegasus Manager, LLC
Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
____________________________________
Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
Manager
RESIDENCE: New York
ADDRESS: Pegasus Capital Partners, LLC
000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx X
Xxxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
AGGREGATE SUBSCRIPTION AMOUNT:
Aggregate Principal Amount of Debentures: $ 25,000
Number of Warrants: 75,000
Aggregate Purchase Price: $ 25,000
