EXHIBIT 10.31
SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT
THIS SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT (this "AGREEMENT"), dated as of May 5,
2005, by and among Universal Communication Systems, Inc., a Nevada corporation
(the "COMPANY"), and the subscribers identified on the signature pages hereto
(each a "SUBSCRIBER" and collectively "SUBSCRIBERS" if more than one).
WHEREAS, the Company and the Subscribers are executing and delivering
this Agreement in reliance upon an exemption from securities registration
afforded by the provisions of Section 4(2), Section 4(6) and/or 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").
WHEREAS, the parties desire that, upon the terms and subject to the
conditions contained herein, the Company shall issue and sell to the
Subscribers, as provided herein, and the Subscribers, in the aggregate, shall
purchase up to $150,000 (the "PURCHASE PRICE") of principal amount of 10%
promissory notes of the Company ("NOTE" or "NOTES") convertible into shares of
the Company's common stock, $.001 par value (the "COMMON STOCK") at a per share
conversion price equal to $0.025 ("CONVERSION PRICE"); and share purchase
warrants (the "WARRANTS") in the form attached hereto as EXHIBIT A, to purchase
shares of Common Stock (the "WARRANT SHARES"). The Conversion Price is subject
to adjustment as described in the Note and this Agreement. The Notes, shares of
Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Notes (the "SHARES"), the Warrants
and the Warrant Shares are collectively referred to herein as the "SECURITIES";
and
WHEREAS, the aggregate proceeds of the sale of the Notes and the
Warrants contemplated hereby shall be held in escrow pursuant to the terms of a
Funds Escrow Agreement to be executed by the parties substantially in the form
attached hereto as Exhibit B (the "ESCROW AGREEMENT").
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and other
agreements contained in this Agreement the Company and the Subscribers hereby
agree as follows:
1. Conditions to Closing. Subject to the satisfaction or
waiver of the terms and conditions of this Agreement, on the "CLOSING DATE" (as
defined in Section 2 below), each Subscriber shall purchase and the Company
shall sell to each Subscriber a Note in the principal amount designated on the
signature page hereto and the amount of Warrants determined pursuant to Section
3 below. The aggregate principal amount of the Notes to be purchased by the
Subscribers on the Closing Date shall, in the aggregate, be equal to the
Purchase Price.
2. Closing. The consummation of the transactions contemplated
herein shall take place at the offices of Grushko & Xxxxxxx, P.C., 000 Xxxxx
Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000, upon the satisfaction of all
conditions to Closing set forth in this Agreement ("CLOSING DATE").
3. Warrants. On the Closing Date, the Company will issue
Warrants to the Subscribers. Fifty (50) Warrants will be issued for each one
hundred (100) Shares of Common Stock which would be issuable upon conversion of
the entire Purchase Price on the Closing Date as if such Closing Date were the
Conversion Date. The per Warrant Share exercise price to acquire a Warrant Share
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upon exercise of a Warrant shall be equal to $0.04. The Warrants will be
exercisable for five (5) years after the Closing Date.
4. Subscriber's Representations and Warranties. Each
Subscriber hereby represents and warrants to and agrees with the Company only as
to such Subscriber that:
(a) Information on Company. The Subscriber has been
furnished with or has had access at the XXXXX Website of the Commission to the
Company's Form 10-KSB for the year ended September 30, 2004 as filed with the
Commission, together with all subsequently filed Forms 10-QSB, 8-K, and filings
made with the Commission available at the XXXXX website (hereinafter referred to
collectively as the "REPORTS"). In addition, the Subscriber has received in
writing from the Company such other information concerning its operations,
financial condition and other matters as the Subscriber has requested in writing
(such other information is collectively, the "OTHER WRITTEN INFORMATION"), and
considered all factors the Subscriber deems material in deciding on the
advisability of investing in the Securities.
(b) Information on Subscriber. The Subscriber is, and
will be at the time of the conversion of the Notes and exercise of the Warrants,
an "ACCREDITED INVESTOR", as such term is defined in Regulation D promulgated by
the Commission under the 1933 Act, is experienced in investments and business
matters, has made investments of a speculative nature and has purchased
securities of United States publicly-owned companies in private placements in
the past and, with its representatives, has such knowledge and experience in
financial, tax and other business matters as to enable the Subscriber to utilize
the information made available by the Company to evaluate the merits and risks
of and to make an informed investment decision with respect to the proposed
purchase, which represents a speculative investment. The Subscriber has the
authority and is duly and legally qualified to purchase and own the Securities.
The Subscriber is able to bear the risk of such investment for an indefinite
period and to afford a complete loss thereof. The information set forth on the
signature page hereto regarding the Subscriber is accurate.
(c) Purchase of Note and Warrants. On the Closing
Date, the Subscriber will purchase the Notes and Warrants as principal for its
own account for investment only and not with a view toward, or for resale in
connection with, the public sale or any distribution thereof.
(d) Compliance with Securities Act. The Subscriber
understands and agrees that the Securities have not been registered under the
1933 Act or any applicable state securities laws, by reason of their issuance in
a transaction that does not require registration under the 1933 Act (based in
part on the accuracy of the representations and warranties of Subscriber
contained herein), and that such Securities must be held indefinitely unless a
subsequent disposition is registered under the 1933 Act or any applicable state
securities laws or is exempt from such registration. In any event, and subject
to compliance with applicable securities laws, the Subscriber may enter into
lawful hedging transactions with third parties, which may in turn engage in
short sales of the Securities in the course of hedging the position they assume
and the Subscriber may also enter into short positions or other derivative
transactions relating to the Securities, or interests in the Securities, and
deliver the Securities, or interests in the Securities, to close out their short
or other positions or otherwise settle short sales or other transactions, or
loan or pledge the Securities, or interests in the Securities, to third parties
that in turn may dispose of these Securities.
(e) Shares Legend. The Shares and the Warrant Shares
shall bear the following or similar legend:
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"THE SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN
REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED. THESE
SHARES MAY NOT BE SOLD, OFFERED FOR SALE, PLEDGED OR
HYPOTHECATED IN THE ABSENCE OF AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION
STATEMENT UNDER SUCH SECURITIES ACT OR ANY APPLICABLE STATE
SECURITIES LAW OR AN OPINION OF COUNSEL REASONABLY
SATISFACTORY TO UNIVERSAL COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS, INC. THAT
SUCH REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED."
(f) Warrants Legend. The Warrants shall bear the
following or similar legend:
"THIS WARRANT AND THE COMMON SHARES ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE OF
THIS WARRANT HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT
OF 1933, AS AMENDED. THIS WARRANT AND THE COMMON SHARES
ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE OF THIS WARRANT MAY NOT BE SOLD,
OFFERED FOR SALE, PLEDGED OR HYPOTHECATED IN THE ABSENCE OF AN
EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT AS TO THIS WARRANT UNDER SAID
ACT OR ANY APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAW OR AN OPINION OF
COUNSEL REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO UNIVERSAL COMMUNICATION
SYSTEMS, INC. THAT SUCH REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED."
(g) Note Legend. The Note shall bear the following
legend:
"THIS NOTE AND THE COMMON SHARES ISSUABLE UPON CONVERSION OF
THIS NOTE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF
1933, AS AMENDED. THIS NOTE AND THE COMMON SHARES ISSUABLE
UPON CONVERSION OF THIS NOTE MAY NOT BE SOLD, OFFERED FOR
SALE, PLEDGED OR HYPOTHECATED IN THE ABSENCE OF AN EFFECTIVE
REGISTRATION STATEMENT AS TO THIS NOTE UNDER SAID ACT OR AN
OPINION OF COUNSEL REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO UNIVERSAL
COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS, INC. THAT SUCH REGISTRATION IS NOT
REQUIRED."
(h) Communication of Offer. The offer to sell the
Securities was directly communicated to the Subscriber by the Company. At no
time was the Subscriber presented with or solicited by any leaflet, newspaper or
magazine article, radio or television advertisement, or any other form of
general advertising or solicited or invited to attend a promotional meeting
otherwise than in connection and concurrently with such communicated offer.
(i) Authority; Enforceability. This Agreement and
other agreements delivered together with this Agreement or in connection
herewith have been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Subscriber and
are valid and binding agreements enforceable in accordance with their terms,
subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization,
moratorium and similar laws of general applicability relating to or affecting
creditors' rights generally and to general principles of equity; and Subscriber
has full corporate power and authority necessary to enter into this Agreement
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and such other agreements and to perform its obligations hereunder and under all
other agreements entered into by the Subscriber relating hereto.
(j) Restricted Securities. Subscriber understands
that the Securities have not been registered under the 1933 Act and such
Subscriber will not sell, offer to sell, assign, pledge, hypothecate or
otherwise transfer any of the Securities unless pursuant to an effective
registration statement under the 1933 Act. Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary contained in this Agreement, such Subscriber may transfer (without
restriction and without the need for an opinion of counsel) the Securities to
its Affiliates (as defined below) provided that each such Affiliate is an
"accredited investor" under Regulation D and such Affiliate agrees to be bound
by the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
For the purposes of this Agreement, an
"AFFILIATE" of any person or entity means any other person or entity directly or
indirectly controlling, controlled by or under direct or indirect common control
with such person or entity. Affiliate includes each Subsidiary of the Company.
For purposes of this definition, "CONTROL" means the power to direct the
management and policies of such person or firm, directly or indirectly, whether
through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.
(k) No Governmental Review. Each Subscriber
understands that no United States federal or state agency or any other
governmental or state agency has passed on or made recommendations or
endorsement of the Securities or the suitability of the investment in the
Securities nor have such authorities passed upon or endorsed the merits of the
offering of the Securities.
(l) Correctness of Representations. Each Subscriber
represents as to such Subscriber that the foregoing representations and
warranties are true and correct as of the date hereof and, unless a Subscriber
otherwise notifies the Company prior to each Closing Date shall be true and
correct as of each Closing Date.
(m) Survival. The foregoing representations and
warranties shall survive the Closing Date for a period of three years.
5. Company Representations and Warranties. Except as set forth
in the Disclosure Schedule (attached hereto as ATTACHMENT 1) and the Reports the
Company represents and warrants to and agrees with each Subscriber that:
(a) Due Incorporation. The Company and each of its
Subsidiaries identified in the Disclosure Schedule (individually a "Subsidiary"
and collectively "Subsidiaries") is a corporation duly organized, validly
existing and in good standing under the laws of the respective jurisdictions of
their incorporation and have the requisite corporate power to own their
properties and to carry on their business as now being conducted. The Company
and each of its Subsidiaries is duly qualified as a foreign corporation to do
business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction where the nature of the
business conducted or property owned by them makes such qualification necessary,
other than those jurisdictions in which the failure to so qualify would not have
a Material Adverse Effect. For purpose of this Agreement, a "MATERIAL ADVERSE
EFFECT" shall mean a material adverse effect on the financial condition, results
of operations, properties or business of the Company taken as a whole.
(b) Outstanding Stock. All issued and outstanding
shares of capital stock of the Company and each of its Subsidiaries have been
duly authorized and validly issued and are fully paid and nonassessable.
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(c) Authority; Enforceability. This Agreement, the
Note, the Warrants, the Escrow Agreement, the Security Agreement and Collateral
Agent Agreement, and any other agreements delivered together with this Agreement
or in connection herewith (collectively "TRANSACTION DOCUMENTS") have been duly
authorized, executed and delivered by the Company and are valid and binding
agreements enforceable in accordance with their terms, subject to bankruptcy,
insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws of
general applicability relating to or affecting creditors' rights generally and
to general principles of equity. The Company has full corporate power and
authority necessary to enter into and deliver the Transaction Documents and to
perform its obligations thereunder.
(d) Additional Issuances. There are no outstanding
agreements or preemptive or similar rights affecting the Company's common stock
or equity and no outstanding rights, warrants or options to acquire, or
instruments convertible into or exchangeable for, or agreements or
understandings with respect to the sale or issuance of any shares of common
stock or equity of the Company or other equity interest in any of the
Subsidiaries of the Company except as described on SCHEDULE 5(D).
(e) Consents. No consent, approval, authorization or
order of any court, governmental agency or body or arbitrator having
jurisdiction over the Company, or any of its Affiliates, the Bulletin Board nor
the Company's shareholders is required for the execution by the Company of the
Transaction Documents and compliance and performance by the Company of its
obligations under the Transaction Documents, including, without limitation, the
issuance and sale of the Securities.
(f) No Violation or Conflict. Assuming the
representations and warranties of the Subscribers in Section 4 are true and
correct, neither the issuance and sale of the Securities nor the performance of
the Company's obligations under this Agreement and all other agreements entered
into by the Company relating thereto by the Company will:
(i) violate, conflict with, result in a
breach of, or constitute a default (or an event which with the giving of notice
or the lapse of time or both would be reasonably likely to constitute a default)
under (A) the articles or certificate of incorporation, charter or bylaws of the
Company, (B) to the Company's knowledge, any decree, judgment, order, law,
treaty, rule, regulation or determination applicable to the Company of any
court, governmental agency or body, or arbitrator having jurisdiction over the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries or over the properties or assets of the
Company or any of its Affiliates, (C) the terms of any bond, debenture, note or
any other evidence of indebtedness, or any agreement, stock option or other
similar plan, indenture, lease, mortgage, deed of trust or other instrument to
which the Company or any of its Affiliates or Subsidiaries is a party, by which
the Company or any of its Affiliates or Subsidiaries is bound, or to which any
of the properties of the Company or any of its Affiliates or Subsidiaries is
subject, or (D) the terms of any "lock-up" or similar provision of any
underwriting or similar agreement to which the Company, or any of its Affiliates
or Subsidiaries is a party except the violation, conflict, breach, or default of
which would not have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company; or
(ii) except pursuant to the Security
Agreement, result in the creation or imposition of any lien, charge or
encumbrance upon the Securities or any of the assets of the Company, its
Subsidiaries or any of its Affiliates; or
(iii) result in the activation of any
anti-dilution rights or a reset or repricing of any debt or equity instrument of
any other creditor or equity holder of the Company, nor result in the
acceleration of the due date of any obligation of the Company; or
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(iv) result in the activation of any
piggy-back registration rights of any person or entity holding securities of the
Company or having the right to receive securities of the Company.
(g) The Securities. The Securities upon issuance:
(i) are, or will be, free and clear of any
security interests, liens, claims or other encumbrances, subject to restrictions
upon transfer under the 1933 Act and any applicable state securities laws;
(ii) have been, or will be, duly and validly
authorized and on the date of conversion of the Notes and upon exercise of the
Warrants, the Shares and Warrant Shares will be duly and validly issued, fully
paid and nonassessable or if registered pursuant to the 1933 Act, and resold
pursuant to an effective registration statement will be free trading and
unrestricted;
(iii) will not have been issued or sold in
violation of any preemptive or other similar rights of the holders of any
securities of the Company; and
(iv) will not subject the holders thereof to
personal liability by reason of being such holders.
(h) Litigation. There is no pending or, to the best
knowledge of the Company, threatened action, suit, proceeding or investigation
before any court, governmental agency or body, or arbitrator having jurisdiction
over the Company, or any of its Affiliates that would affect the execution by
the Company or the performance by the Company of its obligations under the
Transaction Documents. Except as disclosed in the Reports, there is no pending
or, to the best knowledge of the Company, basis for or threatened action, suit,
proceeding or investigation before any court, governmental agency or body, or
arbitrator having jurisdiction over the Company, or any of its Affiliates which
litigation if adversely determined would have a Material Adverse Effect on the
Company.
(i) Reporting Company. The Company is a publicly-held
company subject to reporting obligations pursuant to Section 13 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "1934 ACT") and has a class of
common shares registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the 1934 Act. Pursuant to
the provisions of the 1934 Act, the Company has timely filed all reports and
other materials required to be filed thereunder with the Commission during the
preceding twelve months.
(j) No Market Manipulation. The Company has not
taken, and will not take, directly or indirectly, any action designed to, or
that might reasonably be expected to, cause or result in stabilization or
manipulation of the price of the Common Stock of the Company to facilitate the
sale or resale of the Securities or affect the price at which the Securities may
be issued or resold.
(k) Information Concerning Company. The Reports
contain all material information relating to the Company and its operations and
financial condition as of their respective dates which information is required
to be disclosed therein. Since the date of the financial statements included in
the Reports, and except as modified in the Other Written Information or in the
Schedules hereto, there has been no material adverse change in the Company's
business, financial condition or affairs not disclosed in the Reports. The
Reports do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state
a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the
statements therein not misleading in light of the circumstances when made.
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(l) Stop Transfer. The Securities, when issued, will
be restricted securities. The Company will not issue any stop transfer order or
other order impeding the sale, resale or delivery of any of the Securities,
except as may be required by any applicable federal or state securities laws and
unless contemporaneous notice of such instruction is given to the Subscriber.
(m) Defaults. The Company and its Subsidiaries are
not in violation of its articles of incorporation or bylaws. The Company and its
Subsidiaries are (i) not in default under or in violation of any other material
agreement or instrument to which it is a party or by which it or any of its
properties are bound or affected, which default or violation would have a
Material Adverse Effect on the Company, (ii) not in default with respect to any
order of any court, arbitrator or governmental body or subject to or party to
any order of any court or governmental authority arising out of any action, suit
or proceeding under any statute or other law respecting antitrust, monopoly,
restraint of trade, unfair competition or similar matters, or (iii) to the
Company's knowledge not in violation of any statute, rule or regulation of any
governmental authority which violation would have a Material Adverse Effect on
the Company or its Subsidiaries.
(n) No Integrated Offering. Neither the Company, nor
any of its Affiliates, nor any person acting on its or their behalf, has
directly or indirectly made any offers or sales of any security or solicited any
offers to buy any security under circumstances that would cause the offer of the
Securities pursuant to this Agreement to be integrated with prior offerings by
the Company for purposes of the 1933 Act or any applicable stockholder approval
provisions, including, without limitation, under the rules and regulations of
the Bulletin Board. Nor will the Company or any of its Affiliates or
Subsidiaries take any action or steps that would cause the offer or issuance of
the Securities to be integrated with other offerings. The Company will not
conduct any offering other than the transactions contemplated hereby that will
be integrated with the offer or issuance of the Securities.
(o) No General Solicitation. Neither the Company, nor
any of its Affiliates, nor to its knowledge, any person acting on its or their
behalf, has engaged in any form of general solicitation or general advertising
(within the meaning of Regulation D under the 0000 Xxx) in connection with the
offer or sale of the Securities.
(p) Listing. The Company's common stock is quoted on
the OTC Bulletin Board ("Bulletin Board"). The Company has not received any oral
or written notice that its common stock is not eligible nor will become
ineligible for quotation on the Bulletin Board nor that its common stock does
not meet all requirements for the continuation of such quotation and the Company
satisfies all the requirements for the continued quotation of its common stock
on the Bulletin Board.
(q) No Undisclosed Liabilities. The Company and its
Subsidiaries have no liabilities or obligations which are material, individually
or in the aggregate, which are not disclosed in the Reports and Other Written
Information, other than those incurred in the ordinary course of the Company's
businesses since September 30, 2004 and which, individually or in the aggregate,
would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, other than as
set forth in SCHEDULE 5(Q).
(r) No Undisclosed Events or Circumstances. Since
September 30, 2004, no event or circumstance has occurred or exists with respect
to the Company or its Subsidiaries, businesses, properties, operations or
financial condition, that, under applicable law, rule or regulation, requires
public disclosure or announcement prior to the date hereof by the Company but
which has not been so publicly announced or disclosed in the Reports.
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(s) Capitalization. The authorized and outstanding
capital stock of the Company as of the date of this Agreement and the Closing
Date are set forth on SCHEDULE 5(S). Except as set forth on SCHEDULE 5(D), there
are no options, warrants, or rights to subscribe to, securities, rights or
obligations convertible into or exchangeable for or giving any right to
subscribe for any shares of capital stock of the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries. All of the outstanding shares of Common Stock of the Company have
been duly and validly authorized and issued and are fully paid and
nonassessable.
(t) Dilution. The Company's executive officers and
directors understand the nature of the Securities being sold hereby and
recognize that the issuance of the Securities will have a potential dilutive
effect on the equity holdings of other holders of the Company's equity or rights
to receive equity of the Company. The board of directors of the Company has
concluded, in its good faith business judgment, that the issuance of the
Securities is in the best interests of the Company. The Company specifically
acknowledges that its obligation to issue the Shares upon conversion of the
Notes, and the Warrant Shares upon exercise of the Warrants is binding upon the
Company and enforceable regardless of the dilution such issuance may have on the
ownership interests of other shareholders of the Company or parties entitled to
receive equity of the Company.
(u) No Disagreements with Accountants and Lawyers.
There are no disagreements of any kind presently existing, or reasonably
anticipated by the Company to arise, between the Company and the accountants and
lawyers formerly or presently employed by the Company, including but not limited
to disputes or conflicts over payment owed to such accountants and lawyers.
(v) Correctness of Representations. The Company
represents that the foregoing representations and warranties are true and
correct as of the date hereof in all material respects, and, unless the Company
otherwise notifies the Subscribers prior to each Closing Date, shall be true and
correct in all material respects as of each Closing Date.
(w) DTC Status. The Company's transfer agent is a
participant in and the Common Stock is eligible for transfer pursuant to the
Depository Trust Company Automated Securities Transfer Program.
(x) Investment Company. The Company is not an
Affiliate of an "investment company" within the meaning of the Investment
Company Act of 1940, as amended.
(y) Survival. The foregoing representations and
warranties shall survive the Closing Date for a period of three years.
6. Regulation D Offering. The offer and issuance of the
Securities to the Subscribers is being made pursuant to the exemption from the
registration provisions of the 1933 Act afforded by Section 4(2) or Section 4(6)
of the 1933 Act and/or Rule 506 of Regulation D promulgated thereunder. On the
Closing Date, the Company will provide an opinion reasonably acceptable to
Subscriber from the Company's legal counsel opining on the availability of an
exemption from registration under the 1933 Act as it relates to the offer and
issuance of the Securities and other matters reasonably requested by
Subscribers. A form of the legal opinion is annexed hereto as EXHIBIT C. The
Company will provide, at the Company's expense, such other legal opinions in the
future as are reasonably necessary for the resale of the Common Stock and
exercise of the Warrants and resale of the Warrant Shares.
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7.1. Conversion of Note.
(a) Upon the conversion of the Note or part thereof,
the Company shall, at its own cost and expense, take all necessary action,
including obtaining and delivering an opinion of counsel to assure that the
Company's transfer agent shall issue stock certificates in the name of
Subscriber (or its nominee) or such other persons as designated by Subscriber
and in such denominations to be specified at conversion representing the number
of shares of common stock issuable upon such conversion. The Company warrants
that no instructions other than these instructions have been or will be given to
the transfer agent of the Company's Common Stock and that, unless waived by the
Subscriber, the Shares will be free-trading, and freely transferable, and will
not contain a legend restricting the resale or transferability of the Shares
provided the Shares are being sold pursuant to an effective registration
statement covering the Shares or are otherwise exempt from registration.
(b) Subscriber will give notice of its decision to
exercise its right to convert the Note or part thereof by telecopying an
executed and completed Notice of Conversion (a form of which is annexed to the
Note) to the Company via confirmed telecopier transmission or otherwise pursuant
to Section 13(a) of this Agreement. The Subscriber will not be required to
surrender the Note until the Note has been fully converted or satisfied. Each
date on which a Notice of Conversion is telecopied to the Company in accordance
with the provisions hereof shall be deemed a Conversion Date. The Company will
itself or cause the Company's transfer agent to transmit the Company's Common
Stock certificates representing the Shares issuable upon conversion of the Note
to the Subscriber via express courier for receipt by such Subscriber within
three (3) business days after receipt by the Company of the Notice of Conversion
(each third day being the "DELIVERY Date"). In the event the Shares are
electronically transferable, then delivery of the Shares must be made by
electronic transfer provided request for such electronic transfer has been made
by the Subscriber. A Note representing the balance of the Note not so converted
will be provided by the Company to the Subscriber if requested by Subscriber,
provided the Subscriber delivers an original Note to the Company. To the extent
that a Subscriber elects not to surrender a Note for reissuance upon partial
payment or conversion, the Subscriber hereby indemnifies the Company against any
and all loss or damage attributable to a third-party claim in an amount in
excess of the actual amount then due under the Note.
(c) The Company understands that a delay in the
delivery of the Shares in the form required pursuant to Section 7.1 hereof, or
the Mandatory Redemption Amount described in Section 7.2 hereof, beyond the
Delivery Date or Mandatory Redemption Payment Date (as hereinafter defined)
could result in economic loss to the Subscriber. As compensation to the
Subscriber for such loss, the Company agrees to pay (as liquidated damages and
not as a penalty) to the Subscriber for late issuance of Shares in the form
required pursuant to Section 7.1 hereof upon Conversion of the Note in the
amount of $100 per business day after the Delivery Date for each $10,000 of Note
principal amount being converted, of the corresponding Shares which are not
timely delivered. The Company shall pay any payments incurred under this Section
in immediately available funds upon demand. Furthermore, in addition to any
other remedies which may be available to the Subscriber, in the event that the
Company fails for any reason to effect delivery of the Shares by the Delivery
Date or make payment by the Mandatory Redemption Payment Date, the Subscriber
will be entitled to revoke all or part of the relevant Notice of Conversion or
rescind all or part of the notice of Mandatory Redemption by delivery of a
notice to such effect to the Company whereupon the Company and the Subscriber
shall each be restored to their respective positions immediately prior to the
delivery of such notice, except that the liquidated damages described above
shall be payable through the date notice of revocation or rescission is given to
the Company.
(d) Nothing contained herein or in any document
referred to herein or delivered in connection herewith shall be deemed to
establish or require the payment of a rate of interest or other charges in
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excess of the maximum permitted by applicable law. In the event that the rate of
interest or dividends required to be paid or other charges hereunder exceed the
maximum permitted by such law, any payments in excess of such maximum shall be
credited against amounts owed by the Company to the Subscriber and thus refunded
to the Company.
7.2. Mandatory Redemption at Subscriber's Election. In the
event the Company is prohibited from issuing Shares, or fails to timely deliver
Shares on a Delivery Date, or upon the occurrence of any other Event of Default
(as defined in the Note or in this Agreement) or for any reason other than
pursuant to the limitations set forth in Section 7.3 hereof, then at the
Subscriber's election, the Company must pay to the Subscriber ten (10) business
days after request by the Subscriber, at the Subscriber's election, a sum of
money determined by (i) multiplying up to the outstanding principal amount of
the Note designated by the Subscriber by 120%, or (ii) multiplying the number of
Shares otherwise deliverable upon conversion of an amount of Note principal
and/or interest designated by the Subscriber (with the date of giving of such
designation being a "DEEMED CONVERSION DATE") at the then Conversion Price that
would be in effect on the Deemed Conversion Date by the highest closing price of
the Common Stock on the principal market for the period commencing on the Deemed
Conversion Date until the day prior to the receipt of the Mandatory Redemption
Payment, whichever is greater, together with accrued but unpaid interest thereon
("MANDATORY REDEMPTION PAYMENT"). The Mandatory Redemption Payment must be
received by the Subscriber on the same date as the Company Shares otherwise
deliverable or within ten (10) business days after request, whichever is sooner
("MANDATORY REDEMPTION PAYMENT DATE"). Upon receipt of the Mandatory Redemption
Payment, the corresponding Note principal and interest will be deemed paid and
no longer outstanding. Liquidated damages calculated pursuant to Section 7.1(c)
hereof, that have been paid or accrued for the twenty day period prior to the
actual receipt of the Mandatory Redemption Payment by the Subscriber shall be
credited against the Mandatory Redemption Payment.
7.3. Maximum Conversion. The Subscriber shall not be entitled
to convert on a Conversion Date that amount of the Note in connection with that
number of shares of Common Stock which would be in excess of the sum of (i) the
number of shares of common stock beneficially owned by the Subscriber and its
Affiliates on a Conversion Date, and (ii) the number of shares of Common Stock
issuable upon the conversion of the Note with respect to which the determination
of this provision is being made on a Conversion Date, which would result in
beneficial ownership by the Subscriber and its Affiliates of more than 9.99% of
the outstanding shares of common stock of the Company on such Conversion Date.
For the purposes of 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-3 thereunder. Subject to the
foregoing, the Subscriber shall not be limited to aggregate conversions of only
9.99% and aggregate conversions by the Subscriber may exceed 9.99%. The
Subscriber may void the conversion limitation described in this Section 7.3 upon
and effective after 61 days prior written notice to the Company. The Subscriber
may allocate which of the equity of the Company deemed beneficially owned by the
Subscriber shall be included in the 9.99% amount described above and which shall
be allocated to the excess above 9.99%.
7.4. Injunction - Posting of Bond. In the event a Subscriber
shall elect to convert a Note or part thereof or exercise the Warrant in whole
or in part, the Company may not refuse conversion or exercise based on any claim
that such Subscriber or any one associated or affiliated with such Subscriber
has been engaged in any violation of law, or for any other reason, unless, an
injunction from a court, on notice, restraining and or enjoining conversion of
all or part of said Note or exercise of all or part of said Warrant shall have
been sought and obtained by the Company and the Company has posted a surety bond
for the benefit of such Subscriber in the amount of 130% of the amount of the
Note, or aggregate purchase price of the Warrant Shares which are subject to the
injunction, which bond shall remain in effect until the completion of
arbitration/litigation of the dispute and the proceeds of which shall be payable
to such Subscriber to the extent Subscriber obtains judgment.
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7.5. Buy-In. In addition to any other rights available to the
Subscriber, if the Company fails to deliver to the Subscriber such shares
issuable upon conversion of a Note by the Delivery Date and if seven (7)
business days after the Delivery Date the Subscriber purchases (in an open
market transaction or otherwise) shares of Common Stock to deliver in
satisfaction of a sale by such Subscriber of the Common Stock which the
Subscriber was entitled to receive upon such conversion (a "BUY-IN"), then the
Company shall pay in cash to the Subscriber (in addition to any remedies
available to or elected by the Subscriber) the amount by which (A) the
Subscriber's total purchase price (including brokerage commissions, if any) for
the shares of Common Stock so purchased exceeds (B) the aggregate principal
and/or interest amount of the Note for which such conversion was not timely
honored, together with interest thereon at a rate of 15% per annum, accruing
until such amount and any accrued interest thereon is paid in full (which amount
shall be paid as liquidated damages and not as a penalty). For example, if the
Subscriber purchases shares of Common Stock having a total purchase price of
$11,000 to cover a Buy-In with respect to an attempted conversion of $10,000 of
note principal and/or interest, the Company shall be required to pay the
Subscriber $1,000, plus interest. The Subscriber shall provide the Company
written notice indicating the amounts payable to the Subscriber in respect of
the Buy-In.
7.6 Adjustments. The Conversion Price, Warrant exercise price
and amount of Shares issuable upon conversion of the Notes and exercise of the
Warrants shall be adjusted as described in this Agreement, the Notes and
Warrants.
7.7. Redemption. The Note and Warrants shall not be redeemable
or callable except as described in the Note.
8. Finder's Fee/Legal Fee.
(a) Finder's Fee. The Company on the one hand, and
Subscriber (for himself only) on the other hand, agree to indemnify the other
against and hold the other harmless from any and all liabilities to any persons
claiming brokerage commissions or finder's fees other than Libra Finance, S.A.
("FINDER") on account of services purported to have been rendered on behalf of
the indemnifying party in connection with this Agreement or the transactions
contemplated hereby and arising out of such party's actions. Anything to the
contrary in this Agreement notwithstanding, Subscriber is providing
indemnification only for such Subscriber's own actions and not for any action of
any other Subscriber. Subscriber's liability hereunder is several and not joint.
The Company agrees that it will pay the Finder a fee equal to 10% of the
Purchase Price ("FINDER'S Fees"). The Finder's Fee will be payable in the form
of a Note ("FINDER'S NOTE"). The Finder's Note will have the same terms and
rights as the Note issued herein. The Company represents that there are no other
parties entitled to receive fees, commissions, or similar payments in connection
with the Offering except the Finder.
(b) Legal Fee. The Company shall pay to Grushko &
Xxxxxxx, P.C., a fee of $2,500, plus a reimbursement for any UCC search and
filing fees not in excess of $500 ("LEGAL FEES") as reimbursement for services
rendered in connection with this Agreement and the purchase and sale of the
Notes and the Warrants (the "OFFERING") and acting as Escrow Agent for the
Offering. The Legal Fees will be payable out of funds held pursuant to the
Escrow Agreement.
9.1 Covenants of the Company. The Company covenants and agrees
with the Subscribers as follows:
(a) Stop Orders. The Company will advise the
Subscribers, promptly after it receives notice of issuance by the Commission,
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any state securities commission or any other regulatory authority of any stop
order or of any order preventing or suspending any offering of any securities of
the Company, or of the suspension of the qualification of the Common Stock of
the Company for offering or sale in any jurisdiction, or the initiation of any
proceeding for any such purpose.
(b) Listing. The Company shall promptly secure the
listing of the shares of Common Stock and the Warrant Shares upon each national
securities exchange, or automated quotation system upon which they are or become
eligible for listing (subject to official notice of issuance) and shall maintain
such listing so long as any Warrants are outstanding. The Company will maintain
the listing of its Common Stock on the American Stock Exchange, Nasdaq SmallCap
Market, Nasdaq National Market System, Bulletin Board, or New York Stock
Exchange (whichever of the foregoing is at the time the principal trading
exchange or market for the Common Stock (the "PRINCIPAL MARKET")), and will
comply in all respects with the Company's reporting, filing and other
obligations under the bylaws or rules of the Principal Market, as applicable.
The Company will provide the Subscribers copies of all notices it receives
notifying the Company of the threatened and actual delisting of the Common Stock
from any Principal Market. As of the date of this Agreement and the Closing
Date, the Bulletin Board is and will be the Principal Market.
(c) Market Regulations. The Company shall notify the
Commission, the Principal Market and applicable state authorities, in accordance
with their requirements, of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and
shall take all other necessary action and proceedings as may be required and
permitted by applicable law, rule and regulation, for the legal and valid
issuance of the Securities to the Subscribers and promptly provide copies
thereof to Subscriber.
(d) Reporting Requirements. From the date of this
Agreement and until the sooner of (i) two (2) years after the Closing Date, or
(ii) until all the Shares and Warrant Shares have been resold or transferred by
all the Subscribers pursuant to the Registration Statement or pursuant to Rule
144, without regard to volume limitation, the Company will (v) cause its Common
Stock to continue to be registered under Section 12(b) or 12(g) of the 1934 Act,
(x) comply in all respects with its reporting and filing obligations under the
1934 Act, (y) comply with all reporting requirements that are applicable to an
issuer with a class of shares registered pursuant to Section 12(b) or 12(g) of
the 1934 Act, as applicable, and (z) comply with all requirements related to any
registration statement filed pursuant to this Agreement. The Company will use
its best efforts not to take any action or file any document (whether or not
permitted by the 1933 Act or the 1934 Act or the rules thereunder) to terminate
or suspend such registration or to terminate or suspend its reporting and filing
obligations under said acts until two (2) years after the Closing Date. Until
the earlier of the resale of the Common Stock and the Warrant Shares by each
Subscriber or at least two (2) years after the Warrants have been exercised, the
Company will use its best efforts to continue the listing or quotation of the
Common Stock on the Principal Market or other market with the reasonable consent
of Subscribers holding a majority of the Shares and Warrant Shares, and will
comply in all respects with the Company's reporting, filing and other
obligations under the bylaws or rules of the Principal Market. 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 Subscriber promptly after
such filing.
(e) Use of Proceeds. The proceeds of the Offering
will be employed by the Company for the purposes set forth on SCHEDULE 9.1(E)
hereto. A deviation of more than 10% of any single stated use of proceeds or a
deviation in the aggregate of more than 25% will be an Event of Default under
the Note. Except as set forth on SCHEDULE 9.1(E), the Purchase Price may not and
will not be used for accrued and unpaid officer and director salaries, payment
of financing related debt, redemption of outstanding notes or equity instruments
of the Company nor non-trade obligations outstanding on a Closing Date.
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(f) Reservation. Prior to the Closing Date, the
Company undertakes to reserve, pro rata, on behalf of each holder of a Note or
Warrant, from its authorized but unissued common stock, a number of common
shares equal to 150% of the amount of Common Stock necessary to allow each
holder of a Note to be able to convert all such outstanding Notes and interest
and reserve the amount of Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of the Warrants.
Failure to have sufficient shares reserved pursuant to this Section 9.1(f) for
three (3) consecutive business days or ten (10) days in the aggregate shall be a
material default of the Company's obligations under this Agreement.
(g) Taxes. From the date of this Agreement and until
the sooner of (i) three (3) years after the Closing Date, or (ii) until all the
Shares and Warrant Shares have been resold or transferred by all the Subscribers
pursuant to the Registration Statement or pursuant to Rule 144, without regard
to volume limitations, the Company will promptly pay and discharge, or cause to
be paid and discharged, when due and payable, all lawful taxes, assessments and
governmental charges or levies imposed upon the income, profits, property or
business of the Company; provided, however, that any such tax, assessment,
charge or levy need not be paid if the validity thereof shall currently be
contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and if the Company shall have
set aside on its books adequate reserves with respect thereto, and provided,
further, that the Company will pay all such taxes, assessments, charges or
levies forthwith upon the commencement of proceedings to foreclose any lien
which may have attached as security therefore.
(h) Insurance. From the date of this Agreement and
until the sooner of (i) three (3) years after the Closing Date, or (ii) until
all the Shares and Warrant Shares have been resold or transferred by all the
Subscribers pursuant to the Registration Statement or pursuant to Rule 144,
without regard to volume limitations, the Company will keep its assets which are
of an insurable character insured by financially sound and reputable insurers
against loss or damage by fire, explosion and other risks customarily insured
against by companies in the Company's line of business, in amounts sufficient to
prevent the Company from becoming a co-insurer and not in any event less than
one hundred percent (100%) of the insurable value of the property insured; and
the Company will maintain, with financially sound and reputable insurers,
insurance against other hazards and risks and liability to persons and property
to the extent and in the manner customary for companies in similar businesses
similarly situated and to the extent available on commercially reasonable terms.
(i) Books and Records. From the date of this
Agreement and until the sooner of (i) three (3) years after the Closing Date, or
(ii) until all the Shares and Warrant Shares have been resold or transferred by
all the Subscribers pursuant to the Registration Statement or pursuant to Rule
144, without regard to volume limitations, the Company will keep true records
and books of account in which full, true and correct entries will be made of all
dealings or transactions in relation to its business and affairs in accordance
with generally accepted accounting principles applied on a consistent basis.
(j) Governmental Authorities. From the date of this
Agreement and until the sooner of (i) three (3) years after the Closing Date, or
(ii) until all the Shares and Warrant Shares have been resold or transferred by
all the Subscribers pursuant to the Registration Statement or pursuant to Rule
144, without regard to volume limitations, the Company shall duly observe and
conform in all material respects to all valid requirements of governmental
authorities relating to the conduct of its business or to its properties or
assets.
(k) Intellectual Property. From the date of this
Agreement and until the sooner of (i) three (3) years after the Closing Date, or
(ii) until all the Shares and Warrant Shares have been resold or transferred by
all the Subscribers pursuant to the Registration Statement or pursuant to Rule
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144, without regard to volume limitations, the Company shall maintain in full
force and effect its corporate existence, rights and franchises and all licenses
and other rights to use intellectual property owned or possessed by it and
reasonably deemed to be necessary to the conduct of its business.
(l) Properties. From the date of this Agreement and
until the sooner of (i) three (3) years after the Closing Date, or (ii) until
all the Shares and Warrant Shares have been resold or transferred by all the
Subscribers pursuant to the Registration Statement (as defined in Section
11.1(iv) hereof) or pursuant to Rule 144, without regard to volume limitations,
the Company will keep its properties in good repair, working order and
condition, reasonable wear and tear excepted, and from time to time make all
necessary and proper repairs, renewals, replacements, additions and improvements
thereto; and the Company will at all times comply with each provision of all
leases to which it is a party or under which it occupies property if the breach
of such provision could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect.
(m) Confidentiality/Public Announcement. From the
date of this Agreement and until the sooner of (i) three (3) years after the
Closing Date, or (ii) until all the Shares and Warrant Shares have been resold
or transferred by all the Subscribers pursuant to the Registration Statement or
pursuant to Rule 144, without regard to volume limitations, the Company agrees
that except in connection with a Form 8-K or the Registration Statement, it will
not disclose publicly or privately the identity of the Subscribers unless
expressly agreed to in writing by a Subscriber or only to the extent required by
law and then only upon five days prior notice to Subscriber. In any event and
subject to the foregoing, the Company undertakes to file a Form 8-K or make a
public announcement describing the Offering not later than the first business
day after the Closing Date. In the Form 8-K or public announcement, the Company
will specifically disclose the amount of common stock outstanding immediately
after the Closing. A form of the proposed Form 8-K or public announcement to be
employed in connection with the Offering is annexed hereto as EXHIBIT D.
(n) Non-Public Information. The Company covenants and
agrees that neither it nor any other Person acting on its behalf will provide
any Subscriber or its agents or counsel with any information that the Company
believes constitutes material non-public information, unless prior thereto such
Subscriber shall have agreed in writing to receive such information. The Company
understands and confirms that each Subscriber shall be relying on the foregoing
representations in effecting transactions in securities of the Company.
(o) Investment. Until all the Notes have been fully
satisfied, the Company agrees that it will not directly or indirectly sell or
spin-off, nor encumber, hypothecate or suffer a lien to be placed on any equity
of any subsidiary of the Company or assets of any subsidiary of the Company
without the consent of Subscribers holding not less that sixty-five (65%) of
outstanding Note principal.
9.2. Covenants of the Subsidiaries. The Company makes the same
covenants contained in Section 9.1(g) through 9.1(l) on behalf of each of its
Subsidiaries as if such covenants were made by the Subsidiaries.
10. Covenants of the Company and Subscriber Regarding
Indemnification.
(a) The Company agrees to indemnify, hold harmless,
reimburse and defend the Subscribers, the Subscribers' officers, directors,
agents, Affiliates, control persons, and principal shareholders, against any
claim, cost, expense, liability, obligation, loss or damage (including
reasonable legal fees) of any nature, incurred by or imposed upon the Subscriber
or any such person which results, arises out of or is based upon (i) any
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material misrepresentation by Company or breach of any warranty by Company in
this Agreement or in any Exhibits or Schedules attached hereto, or other
agreement delivered pursuant hereto; or (ii) after any applicable notice and/or
cure periods, any breach or default in performance by the Company of any
covenant or undertaking to be performed by the Company hereunder, or any other
agreement entered into by the Company and Subscriber relating hereto.
(b) Each Subscriber agrees to indemnify, hold
harmless, reimburse and defend the Company and each of the Company's officers,
directors, agents, Affiliates, and control persons against any claim, cost,
expense, liability, obligation, loss or damage (including reasonable legal fees)
of any nature, incurred by or imposed upon the Company or any such person which
results, arises out of or is based upon (i) any material misrepresentation by
such Subscriber in this Agreement or in any Exhibits or Schedules attached
hereto, or other agreement delivered pursuant hereto; or (ii) after any
applicable notice and/or cure periods, any breach or default in performance by
such Subscriber of any covenant or undertaking to be performed by such
Subscriber hereunder, or any other agreement entered into by the Company and
Subscriber relating hereto.
(c) In no event shall the liability of any Subscriber
or permitted successor hereunder or under any Transaction Document or other
agreement delivered in connection herewith be greater in amount than the dollar
amount of the net proceeds received by such Subscriber upon the sale of
Registrable Securities (as defined herein).
(d) The procedures set forth in Section 11.6 shall
apply to the indemnifications set forth in Sections 10(a) and 10(b) above.
11.1. Registration Rights. The Company hereby grants the
following registration rights to holders of the Securities.
(i) On one occasion, for a period commencing one
hundred and fifty-one (151) days after the Closing Date, but not later than two
(2) years after the Closing Date ("REQUEST DATE"), upon a written request
therefor from any record holder or holders of more than 50% of the Shares issued
and issuable upon conversion of the Notes and Warrant Shares actually issued
upon exercise of the Warrants, the Company shall prepare and file with the
Commission a registration statement under the 1933 Act registering the Shares,
and Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of the Warrants (collectively
"REGISTRABLE SECURITIES") which are the subject of such request for unrestricted
public resale by the holder thereof. For purposes of Section 11.1(i),
Registrable Securities shall not include (A) Securities which are registered for
resale in an effective registration statement, or (B) which have been issued
without further transfer restrictions after a sale or transfer pursuant to Rule
144 under the 1933 Act. Upon the receipt of such request, the Company shall
promptly give written notice to all other record holders of the Registrable
Securities that such registration statement is to be filed and shall include in
such registration statement Registrable Securities for which it has received
written requests within ten (10) days after the Company gives such written
notice. Such other requesting record holders shall be deemed to have exercised
their demand registration right under this Section 11.1(i).
(ii) If the Company at any time proposes to register
any of its securities under the 1933 Act for sale to the public, whether for its
own account or for the account of other security holders or both, except with
respect to registration statements on Forms X-0, X-0 or another form not
available for registering the Registrable Securities for sale to the public,
provided the Registrable Securities are not otherwise registered for resale by
the Subscribers or Holder pursuant to an effective registration statement, each
such time it will give at least fifteen (15) days' prior written notice to the
record holder of the Registrable Securities of its intention so to do. Upon the
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written request of the holder, received by the Company within ten (10) days
after the giving of any such notice by the Company, to register any of the
Registrable Securities not previously registered, the Company will cause such
Registrable Securities as to which registration shall have been so requested to
be included with the securities to be covered by the registration statement
proposed to be filed by the Company, all to the extent required to permit the
sale or other disposition of the Registrable Securities so registered by the
holder of such Registrable Securities (the "SELLER" or "SELLERS"). In the event
that any registration pursuant to this Section 11.1(ii) shall be, in whole or in
part, an underwritten public offering of common stock of the Company, the number
of shares of Registrable Securities to be included in such an underwriting may
be reduced by the managing underwriter if and to the extent that the Company and
the underwriter shall reasonably be of the opinion that such inclusion would
adversely affect the marketing of the securities to be sold by the Company
therein; provided, however, that the Company shall notify the Seller in writing
of any such reduction. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions, or Section 11.4
hereof, the Company may withdraw or delay or suffer a delay of any registration
statement referred to in this Section 11.1(ii) without thereby incurring any
liability to the Seller.
(iii) If, at the time any written request for
registration is received by the Company pursuant to Section 11.1(i), the Company
has determined to proceed with the actual preparation and filing of a
registration statement under the 1933 Act in connection with the proposed offer
and sale for cash of any of its securities for the Company's own account and the
Company actually does file such other registration statement, such written
request shall be deemed to have been given pursuant to Section 11.1(ii) rather
than Section 11.1(i), and the rights of the holders of Registrable Securities
covered by such written request shall be governed by Section 11.1(ii).
(iv) The Company shall file with the Commission not
later than ninety (90) days after the Closing Date (the "FILING DATE"), and
cause to be declared effective within one hundred and fifty (150) days after the
Closing Date (the "EFFECTIVE DATE") a Form SB-2 registration statement
("REGISTRATION STATEMENT") (or such other form that it is eligible to use) in
order to register the Registrable Securities for resale and distribution under
the 1933 Act. The Company will register not less than a number of shares of
common stock in the aforedescribed registration statement that is equal to 200%
of the Shares issuable upon conversion of the Notes and all of the Warrant
Shares issuable pursuant to this Agreement upon exercise of the Warrants. The
Registrable Securities shall be reserved and set aside exclusively for the
benefit of each Subscriber and Warrant holder, pro rata, and not issued,
employed or reserved for anyone other than each such Subscriber and Warrant
holder. The Registration Statement will immediately be amended or additional
registration statements will be immediately filed by the Company as necessary to
register additional shares of Common Stock to allow the public resale of all
Common Stock included in and issuable by virtue of the Registrable Securities.
Without the written consent of the Subscriber, no securities of the Company
other than the Registrable Securities will be included in the Registration
Statement except as disclosed on SCHEDULE 11.1. It shall be deemed a
Non-Registration Event if at any time after the date the Registration Statement
is declared effective by the Commission ("ACTUAL EFFECTIVE DATE") the Company
has registered for unrestricted resale on behalf of the Subscriber fewer than
150% of the amount of Common Shares issuable upon full conversion of all sums
due under the Notes and 100% of the Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of the
Warrants.
11.2. Registration Procedures. If and whenever the Company is
required by the provisions of Section 11.1(i), 11.1(ii), or (iv) to effect the
registration of any shares of Registrable Securities under the 1933 Act, the
Company will, as expeditiously as possible:
(a) subject to the timelines provided in this
Agreement, prepare and file with the Commission a registration statement
required by Section 11, with respect to such securities and use its best efforts
to cause such registration statement to become and remain effective for the
period of the distribution contemplated thereby (determined as herein provided),
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and promptly provide to the holders of Registrable Securities copies of all
filings and Commission letters of comment including a notification by confirmed
telecopier and overnight express delivery of the declaration of effectiveness of
any Registration Statement within twenty-four (24) hours of such effectiveness;
(b) prepare and file with the Commission such
amendments and supplements to such registration statement and the prospectus
used in connection therewith as may be necessary to keep such registration
statement effective until such registration statement has been effective for a
period of two (2) years, and comply with the provisions of the 1933 Act with
respect to the disposition of all of the Registrable Securities covered by such
registration statement in accordance with the Seller's intended method of
disposition set forth in such registration statement for such period;
(c) furnish to the Seller, at the Company's expense,
such number of copies of the registration statement and the prospectus included
therein (including each preliminary prospectus) as such persons reasonably may
request in order to facilitate the public sale or their other disposition of the
securities covered by such registration statement;
(d) use its best efforts to register or qualify the
Seller's Registrable Securities covered by such registration statement under the
securities or "blue sky" laws of such jurisdictions as the Seller may reasonably
designate, provided, however, that the Company shall not for any such purpose be
required to qualify generally to transact business as a foreign corporation in
any jurisdiction where it is not so qualified or to consent to general service
of process in any such jurisdiction;
(e) if applicable, list the Registrable Securities
covered by such registration statement with any securities exchange on which the
Common Stock of the Company is then listed;
(f) notify the Subscribers within two hours of the
Company's becoming aware that a prospectus relating thereto is required to be
delivered under the 1933 Act, of the happening of any event of which the Company
has knowledge as a result of which the prospectus contained in such registration
statement, as then in effect, includes an untrue statement of a material fact or
omits to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to
make the statements therein not misleading in light of the circumstances then
existing or which becomes subject to a Commission, state or other governmental
order suspending the effectiveness of the registration statement covering any of
the Shares; and
(g) provided same would not be in violation of the
provision of Regulation FD under the 1934 Act, make available for inspection by
the Seller, and any attorney, accountant or other agent retained by the Seller
or underwriter, all publicly available, non-confidential financial and other
records, pertinent corporate documents and properties of the Company, and cause
the Company's officers, directors and employees to supply all publicly
available, non-confidential information reasonably requested by the seller,
attorney, accountant or agent in connection with such registration statement.
11.3. Provision of Documents. In connection with each
registration described in this Section 11, the Seller will furnish to the
Company in writing such information and representation letters with respect to
itself and the proposed distribution by it as reasonably shall be necessary in
order to assure compliance with federal and applicable state securities laws.
11.4. Non-Registration Events. The Company and the Subscribers
agree that the Sellers will suffer damages if the Registration Statement is not
filed by the Filing Date and not declared effective by the Commission by the
Effective Date, and any registration statement required under Section 11.1(i) or
11.1(ii) is not filed within 60 days after written request and declared
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effective by the Commission within 120 days after such request, and maintained
in the manner and within the time periods contemplated by Section 11 hereof, and
it would not be feasible to ascertain the extent of such damages with precision.
Accordingly, if (A) the Registration Statement is not filed on or before the
Filing Date, (B) the Registration Statement is not declared effective on or
before the Effective Date, (C) the Registration Statement is not declared
effective within three (3) business days after receipt by the Company or its
attorneys of a written or oral communication from the Commission that the
Registration Statement will not be reviewed or that the Commission has no
further comments, (D) if the registration statement described in Sections
11.1(i) or 11.1(ii) is not filed within 60 days after such written request, or
is not declared effective within 120 days after such written request, or (E) any
registration statement described in Sections 11.1(i), 11.1(ii) or 11.1(iv) is
filed and declared effective but shall thereafter cease to be effective (without
being succeeded within fifteen (15) business days by an effective replacement or
amended registration statement) for a period of time which shall exceed 30 days
in the aggregate per year (defined as a period of 365 days commencing on the
date the Registration Statement is declared effective) or more than 20
consecutive days (each such event referred to in clauses A through E of this
Section 11.4 is referred to herein as a "Non-Registration Event"), then the
Company shall deliver to the holder of Registrable Securities, as Liquidated
Damages, an amount equal to two percent (2%) for each thirty (30) days or part
thereof, thereafter of the Purchase Price of the Notes remaining unconverted and
purchase price of Shares issued upon conversion of the Notes owned of record by
such holder which are subject to such Non-Registration Event. The Company must
pay the Liquidated Damages in cash or an amount equal to two hundred percent of
such cash Liquidated Damages if paid in additional shares of registered
unlegended free-trading Common Stock. Such Common Stock shall be valued at a per
share value equal to the Conversion Price then in effect and in the same manner
as the Note. The Liquidated Damages must be paid within ten (10) days after the
end of each thirty (30) day period or shorter part thereof for which Liquidated
Damages are payable. In the event a Registration Statement is filed by the
Filing Date but is withdrawn prior to being declared effective by the
Commission, then such Registration Statement will be deemed to have not been
filed. All oral or written and accounting comments received from the Commission
relating to the Registration Statement must be responded to within ten (10)
business days. Failure to timely respond is a Non-Registration Event for which
Liquidated Damages shall accrue and be payable by the Company to the holders of
Registrable Securities at the same rate set forth above. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, the Company shall not be liable to the Subscriber under this Section
11.4 for any events or delays occurring as a consequence of the acts or
omissions of the Subscribers contrary to the obligations undertaken by
Subscribers in this Agreement. Liquidated Damages will not accrue or be payable
pursuant to this Section 11.4 nor will a Non-Registration Event be deemed to
have occurred for times during which Registrable Securities are transferable by
the holder of Registrable Securities pursuant to Rule 144(k) under the 1933 Act.
11.5. Expenses. All expenses incurred by the Company in
complying with Section 11, including, without limitation, all registration and
filing fees, printing expenses, fees and disbursements of counsel and
independent public accountants for the Company, fees and expenses (including
reasonable counsel fees) incurred in connection with complying with state
securities or "blue sky" laws, fees of the National Association of Securities
Dealers, Inc., transfer taxes, fees of transfer agents and registrars, costs of
insurance and reasonable fee of one counsel for all Sellers are called
"REGISTRATION EXPENSES." All underwriting discounts and selling commissions
applicable to the sale of Registrable Securities, including any fees and
disbursements of any additional counsel to the Seller, are called "SELLING
EXPENSES." The Company will pay all Registration Expenses in connection with the
registration statement under Section 11. Selling Expenses in connection with
each registration statement under Section 11 shall be borne by the Seller and
may be apportioned among the Sellers in proportion to the number of shares sold
by the Seller relative to the number of shares sold under such registration
statement or as all Sellers thereunder may agree.
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11.6. Indemnification and Contribution.
(a) In the event of a registration of any Registrable
Securities under the 1933 Act pursuant to Section 11, the Company will, to the
extent permitted by law, indemnify and hold harmless the Seller, each officer of
the Seller, each director of the Seller, each underwriter of such Registrable
Securities thereunder and each other person, if any, who controls such Seller or
underwriter within the meaning of the 1933 Act, against any losses, claims,
damages or liabilities, joint or several, to which the Seller, or such
underwriter or controlling person may become subject under the 1933 Act or
otherwise, insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in
respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon any untrue statement or alleged
untrue statement of any material fact contained in any registration statement
under which such Registrable Securities were registered under the 1933 Act
pursuant to Section 11, any preliminary prospectus or final prospectus contained
therein, or any amendment or supplement thereof, or arise out of or are based
upon the omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required
to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading
in light of the circumstances when made, and will subject to the provisions of
Section 11.6(c) reimburse the Seller, each such underwriter and each such
controlling person for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by them
in connection with investigating or defending any such loss, claim, damage,
liability or action; provided, however, that the Company shall not be liable to
the Seller to the extent that any such damages arise out of or are based upon an
untrue statement or omission made in any preliminary prospectus if (i) the
Seller failed to send or deliver a copy of the final prospectus delivered by the
Company to the Seller with or prior to the delivery of written confirmation of
the sale by the Seller to the person asserting the claim from which such damages
arise, (ii) the final prospectus would have corrected such untrue statement or
alleged untrue statement or such omission or alleged omission, or (iii) to the
extent that any such loss, claim, damage or liability arises out of or is based
upon an untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged
omission so made in conformity with information furnished by any such Seller, or
any such controlling person in writing specifically for use in such registration
statement or prospectus.
(b) In the event of a registration of any of the
Registrable Securities under the 1933 Act pursuant to Section 11, each Seller
severally but not jointly will, to the extent permitted by law, indemnify and
hold harmless the Company, and each person, if any, who controls the Company
within the meaning of the 1933 Act, each officer of the Company who signs the
registration statement, each director of the Company, each underwriter and each
person who controls any underwriter within the meaning of the 1933 Act, against
all losses, claims, damages or liabilities, joint or several, to which the
Company or such officer, director, underwriter or controlling person may become
subject under the 1933 Act or otherwise, insofar as such losses, claims, damages
or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon
any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of any material fact contained
in the registration statement under which such Registrable Securities were
registered under the 1933 Act pursuant to Section 11, any preliminary prospectus
or final prospectus contained therein, or any amendment or supplement thereof,
or arise out of or are based upon the omission or alleged omission to state
therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the
statements therein not misleading, and will reimburse the Company and each such
officer, director, underwriter and controlling person for any legal or other
expenses reasonably incurred by them in connection with investigating or
defending any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action, provided, however,
that the Seller will be liable hereunder in any such case if and only to the
extent that any such loss, claim, damage or liability arises out of or is based
upon an untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged
omission made in reliance upon and in conformity with information pertaining to
such Seller, as such, furnished in writing to the Company by such Seller
specifically for use in such registration statement or prospectus, and provided,
further, however, that the liability of the Seller hereunder shall be limited to
the gross proceeds received by the Seller from the sale of Registrable
Securities covered by such registration statement.
(c) Promptly after receipt by an indemnified party
hereunder of notice of the commencement of any action, such indemnified party
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shall, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against the indemnifying
party hereunder, notify the indemnifying party in writing thereof, but the
omission so to notify the indemnifying party shall not relieve it from any
liability which it may have to such indemnified party other than under this
Section 11.6(c) and shall only relieve it from any liability which it may have
to such indemnified party under this Section 11.6(c), except and only if and to
the extent the indemnifying party is prejudiced by such omission. In case any
such action shall be brought against any indemnified party and it shall notify
the indemnifying party of the commencement thereof, the indemnifying party shall
be entitled to participate in and, to the extent it shall wish, to assume and
undertake the defense thereof with counsel reasonably satisfactory to such
indemnified party, and, after notice from the indemnifying party to such
indemnified party of its election so to assume and undertake the defense
thereof, the indemnifying party shall not be liable to such indemnified party
under this Section 11.6(c) for any legal expenses subsequently incurred by such
indemnified party in connection with the defense thereof other than reasonable
costs of investigation and of liaison with counsel so selected, provided,
however, that, if the defendants in any such action include both the indemnified
party and the indemnifying party and the indemnified party shall have reasonably
concluded on the advice of counsel that there may be reasonable defenses
available to it which are different from or additional to those available to the
indemnifying party or if the interests of the indemnified party reasonably may
be deemed to conflict with the interests of the indemnifying party, the
indemnified parties, as a group, shall have the right to select one separate
counsel and to assume such legal defenses and otherwise to participate in the
defense of such action, with the reasonable expenses and fees of such separate
counsel and other expenses related to such participation to be reimbursed by the
indemnifying party as incurred. The indemnified party shall not settle any such
action without the consent of the indemnifying party, which consent will not be
unreasonably withheld.
(d) In order to provide for just and equitable
contribution in the event of joint liability under the 1933 Act in any case in
which either (i) a Seller, or any controlling person of a Seller, makes a claim
for indemnification pursuant to this Section 11.6 but it is judicially
determined (by the entry of a final judgment or decree by a court of competent
jurisdiction and the expiration of time to appeal or the denial of the last
right of appeal) that such indemnification may not be enforced in such case
notwithstanding the fact that this Section 11.6 provides for indemnification in
such case, or (ii) contribution under the 1933 Act may be required on the part
of the Seller or controlling person of the Seller in circumstances for which
indemnification is not provided under this Section 11.6; then, and in each such
case, the Company and the Seller will contribute to the aggregate losses,
claims, damages or liabilities to which they may be subject (after contribution
from others) in such proportion so that the Seller is responsible only for the
portion represented by the percentage that the public offering price of its
securities offered by the registration statement bears to the public offering
price of all securities offered by such registration statement, provided,
however, that, in any such case, (y) the Seller will not be required to
contribute any amount in excess of the public offering price of all such
securities offered by it pursuant to such registration statement; and (z) no
person or entity guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of
Section 10(f) of the 0000 Xxx) will be entitled to contribution from any person
or entity who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation.
11.7. Delivery of Unlegended Shares.
(a) Within three (3) business days (such third (3rd)
business day being the "UNLEGENDED SHARES DELIVERY DATE") after the business day
on which the Company has received (i) a notice that Registrable Securities have
been sold either pursuant to the Registration Statement or Rule 144 under the
1933 Act, (ii) a representation that the prospectus delivery requirements, or
the requirements of Rule 144, as applicable and if required, have been
satisfied, and (iii) the original share certificates representing the shares of
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Common Stock that have been sold, and (iv) in the case of sales under Rule 144,
customary representation letters of the Subscriber and/or Subscriber's broker
regarding compliance with the requirements of Rule 144, the Company at its
expense, (y) shall deliver, and shall cause legal counsel selected by the
Company to deliver, to its transfer agent (with copies to Subscriber) an
appropriate instruction and opinion of such counsel, directing the delivery of
shares of Common Stock without any legends including the legend set forth in
Section 4(e) above, issuable pursuant to any effective and current Registration
Statement described in Section 11 of this Agreement or pursuant to Rule 144
under the 1933 Act (the "UNLEGENDED SHARES"); and (z) cause the transmission of
the certificates representing the Unlegended Shares together with a legended
certificate representing the balance of the submitted Shares certificate, if
any, to the Subscriber at the address specified in the notice of sale, via
express courier, by electronic transfer or otherwise on or before the Unlegended
Shares Delivery Date. Transfer fees shall be the responsibility of the Seller.
(b) In lieu of delivering physical certificates
representing the Unlegended Shares, if the Company's transfer agent is
participating in the Depository Trust Company ("DTC") Fast Automated Securities
Transfer program, upon request of a Subscriber, so long as the certificates
therefor do not bear a legend and the Subscriber is not obligated to return such
certificate for the placement of a legend thereon, the Company shall cause its
transfer agent to electronically transmit the Unlegended Shares by crediting the
account of Subscriber's prime Broker with DTC through its Deposit Withdrawal
Agent Commission system. Such delivery must be made on or before the Unlegended
Shares Delivery Date.
(c) The Company understands that a delay in the
delivery of the Unlegended Shares pursuant to Section 11 hereof later than two
business days after the Unlegended Shares Delivery Date could result in economic
loss to a Subscriber. As compensation to a Subscriber for such loss, the Company
agrees to pay late payment fees (as liquidated damages and not as a penalty) to
the Subscriber for late delivery of Unlegended Shares in the amount of $100 per
business day after the Delivery Date for each $10,000 of purchase price of the
Unlegended Shares subject to the delivery default. If during any 360 day period,
the Company fails to deliver Unlegended Shares as required by this Section 11.7
for an aggregate of thirty (30) days, then each Subscriber or assignee holding
Securities subject to such default may, at its option, require the Company to
redeem all or any portion of the Shares and Warrant Shares subject to such
default at a price per share equal to 120% of the Purchase Price of such Common
Stock and Warrant Shares ("UNLEGENDED REDEMPTION AMOUNT"). The amount of the
aforedescribed liquidated damages that have accrued or paid for the twenty day
period prior to the receipt by the Subscriber of the Unlegended Redemption
Amount shall be credited against the Unlegended Redemption Amount. The Company
shall pay any payments incurred under this Section in immediately available
funds upon demand.
(d) In addition to any other rights available to a
Subscriber, if the Company fails to deliver to a Subscriber Unlegended Shares as
required pursuant to this Agreement, within seven (7) business days after the
Unlegended Shares Delivery Date and the Subscriber purchases (in an open market
transaction or otherwise) shares of common stock to deliver in satisfaction of a
sale by such Subscriber of the shares of Common Stock which the Subscriber was
entitled to receive from the Company (a "BUY-IN"), then the Company shall pay in
cash to the Subscriber (in addition to any remedies available to or elected by
the Subscriber) the amount by which (A) the Subscriber's total purchase price
(including brokerage commissions, if any) for the shares of common stock so
purchased exceeds (B) the aggregate purchase price of the shares of Common Stock
delivered to the Company for reissuance as Unlegended Shares, together with
interest thereon at a rate of 15% per annum, accruing until such amount and any
accrued interest thereon is paid in full (which amount shall be paid as
liquidated damages and not as a penalty). For example, if a Subscriber purchases
shares of Common Stock having a total purchase price of $11,000 to cover a
Buy-In with respect to $10,000 of purchase price of shares of Common Stock
delivered to the Company for reissuance as Unlegended Shares, the Company shall
be required to pay the Subscriber $1,000, plus interest. The Subscriber shall
provide the Company written notice indicating the amounts payable to the
Subscriber in respect of the Buy-In.
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(e) In the event a Subscriber shall request delivery
of Unlegended Shares as described in Section 11.7(e) and the Company is required
to deliver such Unlegended Shares pursuant to Section 11.7(e), the Company may
not refuse to deliver Unlegended Shares based on any claim that such Subscriber
or any one associated or affiliated with such Subscriber has been engaged in any
violation of law, or for any other reason, unless, an injunction or temporary
restraining order from a court, on notice, restraining and or enjoining delivery
of such Unlegended Shares or exercise of all or part of said Warrant shall have
been sought and obtained and the Company has posted a surety bond for the
benefit of such Subscriber in the amount of 120% of the amount of the aggregate
purchase price of the Common Stock and Warrant Shares which are subject to the
injunction or temporary restraining order, which bond shall remain in effect
until the completion of arbitration/litigation of the dispute and the proceeds
of which shall be payable to such Subscriber to the extent Subscriber obtains
judgment in Subscriber's favor.
12. (a) Favored Nations Provision. Other than in connection
with (i) full or partial consideration in connection with a strategic merger,
consolidation or purchase of substantially all of the securities or assets of a
corporation or other entity, and (ii) as has been described in the Reports or
Other Written Information filed with the Commission or delivered to the
Subscribers prior to the Closing Date (collectively the foregoing are "EXCEPTED
ISSUANCES"), if at any time Notes are outstanding the Company shall offer, issue
or agree to issue any common stock or securities convertible into or exercisable
for shares of common stock (or modify any of the foregoing which may be
outstanding) to any person or entity at a price per share or conversion or
exercise price per share which shall be less than the Conversion Price in
respect of the Shares, or if less than the Warrant exercise price in respect of
the Warrant Shares, without the consent of each Subscriber holding Notes and/or
Shares, then the Company shall issue, for each such occasion, additional shares
of Common Stock to each Subscriber so that the average per share purchase price
of the shares of Common Stock issued to the Subscriber (of only the Common Stock
or Warrant Shares still owned by the Subscriber) is equal to such other lower
price per share and the Conversion Price and Warrant Exercise Price shall
automatically be reduced to such other lower price per share. The average
Purchase Price of the Shares and average exercise price in relation to the
Warrant Shares shall be calculated separately for the Shares and Warrant Shares.
The foregoing calculation and issuance shall be made separately for Shares
received upon conversion and separately for Warrant Shares. The delivery to the
Subscriber of the additional shares of Common Stock shall be not later than the
closing date of the transaction giving rise to the requirement to issue
additional shares of Common Stock. The Subscriber is granted the registration
rights described in Section 11 hereof in relation to such additional shares of
Common Stock except that the Filing Date and Effective Date vis-a-vis such
additional common shares shall be, respectively, the sixtieth (60th) and one
hundred and twentieth (120th) date after the closing date giving rise to the
requirement to issue the additional shares of Common Stock. For purposes of the
issuance and adjustment described in this paragraph, the issuance of any
security of the Company carrying the right to convert such security into shares
of Common Stock or of any warrant, right or option to purchase Common Stock
shall result in the issuance of the additional shares of Common Stock upon the
issuance of such convertible security, warrant, right or option and again at any
time upon any subsequent issuances of shares of Common Stock upon exercise of
such conversion or purchase rights if such issuance is at a price lower than the
Conversion Price in effect upon such issuance. The rights of the Subscriber set
forth in this Section 12 are in addition to any other rights the Subscriber has
pursuant to this Agreement, the Note, any Transaction Document, and any other
agreement referred to or entered into in connection herewith.
(b) Option Plan Restrictions. The only officer,
director, employee and consultant stock option or stock incentive plan currently
in effect or contemplated by the Company has been submitted to the Subscribers.
No other plan will be adopted nor may any options or equity not included in such
plan be issued for so long as any sum is outstanding under the Note.
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(c) Maximum Exercise of Rights. In the event the
exercise of the rights described in Section 12(a) would result in the issuance
of an amount of common stock of the Company that would exceed the maximum amount
that may be issued to a Subscriber calculated in the manner described in Section
7.3 of this Agreement, then the issuance of such additional shares of common
stock of the Company to such Subscriber will be deferred in whole or in part
until such time as such Subscriber is able to beneficially own such common stock
without exceeding the maximum amount set forth calculated in the manner
described in Section 7.3 of this Agreement. The determination of when such
common stock may be issued shall be made by each Subscriber as to only such
Subscriber.
13. Security Interest. The Subscriber will be granted a
security interest in all the assets of the Company to be memorialized in a
"SECURITY AND PLEDGE AGREEMENT", a form of which is annexed hereto as EXHIBIT E.
The Company will execute such other agreements, documents and financing
statements to be filed at the Company's expense with such jurisdictions, states
and counties reasonably designated by the Subscribers. The Company will also
execute all such documents reasonably necessary in the opinion of Subscriber to
memorialize and further protect the security interest described herein.
14. Miscellaneous.
(a) Notices. All notices, demands, requests,
consents, approvals, and other communications required or permitted hereunder
shall be in writing and, unless otherwise specified herein, shall be (i)
personally served, (ii) deposited in the mail, registered or certified, return
receipt requested, postage prepaid, (iii) delivered by reputable air courier
service with charges prepaid, or (iv) transmitted by hand delivery, telegram, or
facsimile, addressed as set forth below or to such other address as such party
shall have specified most recently by written notice. Any notice or other
communication required or permitted to be given hereunder shall be deemed
effective (a) upon hand delivery or delivery by facsimile, with accurate
confirmation generated by the transmitting facsimile machine, at the address or
number designated below (if delivered on a business day during normal business
hours where such notice is to be received), or the first business day following
such delivery (if delivered other than on a business day during normal business
hours where such notice is to be received) or (b) on the second business day
following the date of mailing by express courier service, fully prepaid,
addressed to such address, or upon actual receipt of such mailing, whichever
shall first occur. The addresses for such communications shall be: (i) if to the
Company, to: Universal Communication Systems, Inc., 000 Xxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxx 00X,
Xxxxx Xxxxx, XX 00000, Attn: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, CEO, telecopier: (305)
672-1965, with a copy by telecopier only to: Torys LLP, 000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx,
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000, Attn: Xxxxxx X. Xxxx, Esq., telecopier: (000) 000-0000, and
(ii) if to the Subscribers, to: the one or more addresses and telecopier numbers
indicated on the signature pages hereto, with an additional copy by telecopier
only to: Grushko & Xxxxxxx, P.C., 000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx
Xxxx 00000, telecopier number: (000) 000-0000.
(b) Entire Agreement; Assignment. This Agreement and
other documents delivered in connection herewith represent the entire agreement
between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and may be
amended only by a writing executed by both parties. Neither the Company nor the
Subscribers have relied on any representations not contained or referred to in
this Agreement and the documents delivered herewith. No right or obligation of
either party shall be assigned by that party without prior notice to and the
written consent of the other party.
(c) Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in
any number of counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be
an original and, all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same
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Agreement. In the event that any signature is delivered by facsimile
transmission, such signature shall create a valid binding obligation of the
party executing (or on whose behalf such signature is executed) the same with
the same force and effect as if such facsimile signature were the original
thereof.
(d) Law Governing this Agreement. This Agreement
shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of
New York without regard to principles of conflicts of laws. Any action brought
by either party against the other concerning the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement shall be brought only in the state courts of New York or in the
federal courts located in the state of New York. THE PARTIES AND THE INDIVIDUALS
EXECUTING THIS AGREEMENT AND OTHER AGREEMENTS REFERRED TO HEREIN OR DELIVERED IN
CONNECTION HEREWITH ON BEHALF OF THE COMPANY AGREE TO SUBMIT TO THE JURISDICTION
OF SUCH COURTS AND WAIVE TRIAL BY JURY. The prevailing party shall be entitled
to recover from the other party its reasonable attorney's fees and costs. In the
event that any provision of this Agreement or any other agreement delivered in
connection herewith is invalid or unenforceable 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 such provision which may prove invalid or
unenforceable under any law shall not affect the validity or enforceability of
any other provision of any agreement.
(e) Specific Enforcement, Consent to Jurisdiction.
The Company and Subscriber acknowledge and agree that irreparable damage would
occur in the event that any of the provisions of this Agreement were not
performed in accordance with their specific terms or were otherwise breached. It
is accordingly agreed that the parties shall be entitled to an injunction or
injunctions to prevent or cure breaches of the provisions of this Agreement and
to enforce specifically the terms and provisions hereof or thereof, this being
in addition to any other remedy to which any of them may be entitled by law or
equity. Subject to Section 14(d) hereof, each of the Company and Subscriber
hereby waives, and agrees not to assert in any such suit, action or proceeding,
any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of such court,
that the suit, action or proceeding is brought in an inconvenient forum or that
the venue of the suit, action or proceeding is improper. Nothing in this Section
shall affect or limit any right to serve process in any other manner permitted
by law.
(f) Independent Nature of Subscribers. The Company
acknowledges that the obligations of each Subscriber under the Transaction
Documents are several and not joint with the obligations of any other
Subscriber, and no Subscriber shall be responsible in any way for the
performance of the obligations of any other Subscriber under the Transaction
Documents. The Company acknowledges that the decision of each Subscriber to
purchase Securities has been made by such Subscriber independently of any other
Subscriber and independently of any information, materials, statements or
opinions as to the business, affairs, operations, assets, properties,
liabilities, results of operations, condition (financial or otherwise) or
prospects of the Company which may have been made or given by any other
Subscriber or by any agent or employee of any other Subscriber, and no
Subscriber or any of its agents or employees shall have any liability to any
Subscriber (or any other person) relating to or arising from any such
information, materials, statements or opinions. The Company acknowledges that
nothing contained in any Transaction Document, and no action taken by any
Subscriber pursuant hereto or thereto (including, but not limited to, the (i)
inclusion of a Subscriber in the SB-2 Registration Statement and (ii) review by,
and consent to, such Registration Statement by a Subscriber) shall be deemed to
constitute the Subscribers as a partnership, an association, a joint venture or
any other kind of entity, or create a presumption that the Subscribers are in
any way acting in concert or as a group with respect to such obligations or the
transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents. The Company acknowledges
that each Subscriber shall be entitled to independently protect and enforce its
rights, including without limitation, the rights arising out of the Transaction
Documents, and it shall not be necessary for any other Subscriber to be joined
as an additional party in any proceeding for such purpose. The Company
acknowledges that it has elected to provide all Subscribers with the same terms
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and Transaction Documents for the convenience of the Company and not because
Company was required or requested to do so by the Subscribers. The Company
acknowledges that such procedure with respect to the Transaction Documents in no
way creates a presumption that the Subscribers are in any way acting in concert
or as a group with respect to the Transaction Documents or the transactions
contemplated thereby.
(g) Equitable Adjustment. The Securities and the
purchase prices of Securities shall be equitably adjusted to offset the effect
of stock splits, stock dividends, and distributions of property or equity
interests of the Company to its shareholders.
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SIGNATURE PAGE TO SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT
[GRAPHIC Please acknowledge your acceptance of the foregoing Subscription
Agreement by signing and returning a copy to the undersigned whereupon it shall
become a binding agreement between us.
UNIVERSAL COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS, INC.
A Nevada Corporation
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Swebner
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Name: Xxxxxxx X Xxxxxxx
Title: CEO
Dated: May 5, 2005
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SUBSCRIBER PURCHASE PRICE WARRANTS ISSUABLE ON
CLOSING DATE
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$150,000.00
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(Signature)
ALPHA CAPITAL AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
Xxxxxxxxx 0
0000 Xxxxxxxxxxx
Xxxxx, Lichtenstein
Fax: 000-00-00000000
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LIST OF EXHIBITS AND SCHEDULES
Exhibit A Form of Warrant
Exhibit B Form of Escrow Agreement
Exhibit C Form of Legal Opinion
Exhibit D Form of Public Announcement or Form 8-K
Exhibit E Form of Security and Pledge Agreement
Schedule 5(d) Additional Issuances
Schedule 5(q) Undisclosed Liabilities
Schedule 5(s) Capitalization
Schedule 9.1(e) Use of Proceeds
Schedule 11.1 Other Securities to be Registered
