Exhibit 4.1
STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT
AGREEMENT made, as of the 25th day of September, 2000, by and among NAI
DIRECT, INC. ("NAID"); REAL QUEST, INC. ("RQ"); WORLDWIDE WEB NETWORX
CORPORATION ("WWWX"); NEW AMERICA NETWORK, INC. ("NAI"); and XXXXXX X. XXXX
("GCF") and XXXXXXX XXXX (GCF and Xxxxxxx Xxxx are sometimes hereafter referred
to together as the "Finns").
WHEREAS, on or about the 23rd day of September, 1999, NAI and WWWX
entered into a Share Exchange Agreement (the "Share Exchange Agreement"), NAI,
WWWX and RQ entered into the Real Quest Shareholders Agreement (the "RQ
Shareholders Agreement"), and RQ, the Finns and NAID entered into the NAI Direct
Shareholders Agreement (the "NAID Shareholders Agreement"); and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Share Exchange Agreement, NAI transferred to
WWWX 80 shares of the common stock of RQ, representing 80% of the issued and
outstanding equity of RQ, and WWWX issued a total of 1,500,000 shares of WWWX
common stock to NAI, of which 750,000 shares were delivered to NAI on or about
September 23, 1999 (the "Delivered WWWX Shares") and 750,000 shares are
currently held in escrow pursuant to the provisions of Section 1.01(b) of the
Share Exchange Agreement and the Escrow Agreement which is EXHIBIT 1.01 to the
Share Exchange Agreement (the "Escrowed WWWX Shares"); and
WHEREAS, WWWX owns 80% of the outstanding equity interest in RQ and NAI
owns the remaining 20% of the outstanding equity interest in RQ; and
WHEREAS, RQ owns 80% of the outstanding equity interest in NAID and the
Finns and other employees of NAI and NAID own the remaining 20% of the
outstanding equity interest in NAID; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Sections 3.1 through 3.3 of the RQ Shareholders
Agreement, WWWX agreed to provide NAID with certain technology and to provide or
obtain certain funding for NAID; and
WHEREAS, WWWX loaned the sum of $1,000,000 to NAID in accordance with
the provisions of Section 3.2 of the RQ Shareholders Agreement, as evidenced by
that certain Promissory Note in the principal amount of $1,000,000, dated
September 23, 1999 (the "$1 Million Note"); and
WHEREAS, WWWX loaned the additional sum of approximately $1,100,000 to
NAID in accordance with the provisions of Section 3.3 of the RQ Shareholders
Agreement, as evidenced by that certain Promissory Note in the principal amount
of $4,000,000, dated April 27, 2000 (the "$4 Million Note", and the $1 Million
Note and the $4 Million Note are referred to hereafter collectively as the
"Notes"); and
WHEREAS, WWWX loaned the additional sum of $250,000 to NAID (the
"$250,000 Loan"), on September 25, 2000, which was guaranteed by NAI, pursuant
to the terms and provisions of a Convertible Promissory Note (the "$250,000
Note"); and
WHEREAS, WWWX desires to acquire a 4% equity interest in NAI in
consideration for 79 shares of the common stock of RQ owned by WWWX and the
Notes, and NAI desires to acquire 79 shares of the RQ common stock owned by WWWX
and the Notes from WWWX in consideration for a 4% equity interest in NAI.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration for the foregoing premises and the
promises contained herein, as well as for other good and valuable consideration,
the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged and conclusively
established, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound hereby, agree as
follows:
1. WWWX shall transfer 79 shares of the RQ common stock owned by WWWX
and the Notes to NAI in exchange for such number of shares of the common stock
of NAI as shall represent 4% of the total issued and outstanding capital stock
of NAI, with the anti-dilution rights set forth herein and the registration
rights set forth on EXHIBIT A attached hereto. Upon WWWX's receipt of a stock
certificate evidencing its ownership of a 4% equity interest in NAI, as
aforesaid, an agreement from NAI and RQ confirming WWWX's anti-dilution rights
and registration rights and a stock certificate for 1 share of RQ common stock,
WWWX shall transfer 79 shares of the RQ common stock owned by WWWX to NAI and
deliver the Notes to NAI.
2. Notwithstanding anything contained in SECTION 1 hereof to the
contrary, in the event of the merger and consolidation of NAID and RQ with NAI,
with NAI as the surviving entity (the "Consolidation"), WWWX's 4% equity
interest in NAI and one share of RQ common stock shall be converted to such
number of shares of NAI as shall represent 4% of the issued and outstanding
capital stock of NAI as of the date hereof, subject to the anti-dilution
provisions of Section 3.
3. Neither NAI nor NAID (the "Company") shall, at any time hereafter:
a. issue shares of its common stock ("Common Stock") for a
consideration per share less than the Current Market Value of the shares, other
than shares issued (i) upon exercise of options hereafter granted to the
Company's officers, directors, employees and consultants under a plan or plans
adopted by the Company's Board of Directors and approved by its shareholders,
provided that the exercise price for such options is not less than the Current
Market Value of the shares at the time of the grant and only to the extent that
the aggregate number of shares excluded hereby and issued after the date hereof
shall not exceed 10% of the Company's Common Stock outstanding at the time of
any issuance; (ii) upon exercise of options, warrants, convertible securities
and convertible debentures outstanding as of September 14, 2000; (iii) to
shareholders of any corporation which merges into the Company in proportion to
their stock holdings of such corporation immediately prior to such merger, upon
such merger; (iv) issued in a private placement, or upon exercise or conversion
of any
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securities issued in or in connection with such a private placement (including
agent, consulting or advisory), where the Offering Price (as defined below) is
at least 90% of the Current Market Value; (v) issued in a bona fide public
offering pursuant to a firm commitment underwriting; or (vi) in connection with
the Consolidation; or
b. issue any securities convertible into or exchangeable for
its Common Stock (excluding securities issued in transactions described in
subsection (a) above) for a consideration per share of Common Stock initially
deliverable upon conversion or exchange of such securities less than the Current
Market Value of the shares.
For purposes hereof, the Current Market Value of a share of Common Stock shall
be determined as follows:
If the Common Stock is listed on a national securities exchange or admitted to
unlisted trading privileges on such exchange or listed for trading on the Nasdaq
National Market System ("NMS"), the Current Market Value shall be the average of
the last reported sale prices of the Common Stock on such exchange for the 10
trading days prior to the date of exercise of the Lender's conversion rights;
provided that if no such sale is made on a day within such period or no closing
sale price is quoted, that day's market value shall be the average of the
closing bid and asked prices for such day on such exchange or system; or
If the Common Stock is listed in the over-the-counter market (other than on NMS)
or admitted to unlisted trading privileges, the Current Market Value shall be
the mean of the last reported bid and asked prices reported by the National
Quotation Bureau, Inc. for the 10 trading days prior to the date of the exercise
of this Warrant; or
If the Common Stock is not so listed or admitted to unlisted trading privileges
and bid and asked prices are not so reported, the Current Market Value shall be
the fair market value of the shares as determined in a reasonable manner by the
Board of Directors of the Company.
4. Upon the completion of the stock exchange provided for in SECTION 1
of this Agreement, WWWX and NAI will cause the Escrowed WWWX Shares to be
released from escrow and delivered to NAI. WWWX will cause the Rule 144 legend
to be removed from the certificates evidencing both the Delivered WWWX Shares
and the Escrowed WWWX Shares, as well as from the certificate(s) evidencing the
325,000 shares of WWWX common stock earned by NAI in connection with the
AsseTrade transaction, as soon as it is legally permissible to do so.
5. Upon the completion of the stock exchange provided for in SECTION 1
of this Agreement, NAI and/or GCF shall have the right to sell, pledge or
hypothecate up to 325,000 shares of WWWX stock owned by NAI and/or GCF, at their
discretion, subject to the provisions of applicable law. However, until the
expiration of the six month period following the date of this Agreement, neither
NAI nor GCF shall sell, pledge, grant a security interest in, hypothecate or
encumber in any way any other WWWX shares owned by NAI and/or GCF and an
appropriate legend shall be placed upon all certificates
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subject to such restriction; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that a limited number of such
shares may be sold by NAI and/or GCF, on an as needed basis, with the prior
written consent of the president of WWWX, which shall not be unreasonably
withheld. WWWX shall cause any legend placed on any certificates pursuant to the
provisions of this SECTION 5 to be removed immediately upon the request of NAI
at any time following the expiration of the six month period following the date
of this Agreement. WWWX will not take any action that would interfere with the
sale, pledge or hypothecation of any of the WWWX shares owned by NAI and/or GCF
in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement and applicable law.
6. If NAI receives a bona fide offer to purchase all or any portion of
its shares of RQ from an independent third party at any time within the two year
period following the date of this Agreement and prior to the registration of any
of the RQ shares under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, which NAI desires
to accept, NAI shall give WWWX notice of such an offer and provide WWWX with a
copy thereof. WWWX shall have the option to elect, within 10 days following its
receipt of such notice, to purchase the shares of RQ which are the subject of
the offer under the same terms and conditions as the offer. If, at the end of
the option period described above, WWWX has not exercised its option to purchase
all of the offered shares, then NAI shall be free, for a period of 60 days
thereafter, to sell all, but not less than all, of the offered shares to the
third party purchaser at the same price and upon the same terms and conditions
as the offer. If such offered shares are not so sold within the aforesaid 60-day
period, NAI shall not be permitted to sell such offered shares without again
complying with the provisions of this SECTION 6.
7. If RQ and/or the Finns, or either of them, receive a bona fide offer
to purchase all or any portion of their shares of NAID from an independent third
party at any time within the two year period following the date of this
Agreement and prior to the registration of any of the NAID shares under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, which RQ and/or the Finns, or either of
them, desire to accept, RQ and the Finns, as applicable, shall give WWWX notice
of such an offer and provide WWWX with a copy thereof. WWWX shall have the
option to elect, within 10 days following its receipt of such notice, to
purchase all of the shares of RQ and/or the Finns, as applicable, which are the
subject of the offer under the same terms and conditions as the offer. If, at
the end of the option period described above, WWWX has not exercised its option
to purchase all of the offered shares, then RQ and/or the Finns, as applicable,
shall be free, for a period of 60 days thereafter, to sell all, but not less
than all, of the offered shares to the third party purchaser at the same price
and upon the same terms and conditions as the offer. If such offered shares are
not so sold within the aforesaid 60-day period, RQ and the Finns shall not be
permitted to sell such offered shares without again complying with the
provisions of this SECTION 7.
8. If the Finns, or either of them, receive an offer to purchase all or
any portion of their shares of NAI, which they, or either of them, desire to
accept, the Finns (or either of them, as applicable) shall give prompt notice to
WWWX of such offer and the terms thereof and provide WWWX with a copy of such
offer. WWWX shall have the option, which must be exercised in writing not later
than 10 days prior to the closing of the sale
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by the Finns (or either of them, as applicable), to require the Finns to give
notice to the purchaser that, as part of the same transaction and as a condition
thereto, WWWX's shares must be purchased for the same consideration and
otherwise on the same terms and conditions upon which the Finns (or either of
them, as applicable) will sell their shares to the purchaser. If the purchaser
does not wish to purchase a greater interest in NAI than contained in its offer,
then the purchaser must purchase the shares from the Finns (or either of them,
as applicable) and WWWX on a pro rata basis in relation to each party's interest
in NAI. In the event the purchaser does not purchase the shares of WWWX in
accordance with the provisions of this SECTION 8, then the sale by the Finns (or
either of them, as applicable) of their shares in NAI shall be voidable at the
option of WWWX.
9. Upon the completion of the stock exchange provided for in SECTION 1
of this Agreement, the RQ Shareholders Agreement shall terminate and each of the
parties hereto releases the others from all obligations under both the RQ
Shareholders Agreement and the NAID Shareholders Agreement.
10. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each
of which shall be deemed an original and all of which together shall be deemed
to be one and the same instrument.
11. In case any clause or provision in this Agreement shall be deemed
to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and
enforceability of the remaining clauses and provisions hereof shall not in any
way be affected or impaired thereby.
12. This Agreement shall be interpreted as having been fully negotiated
and drafted jointly by all of the parties, and shall not be more strictly
construed against any party.
13. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement by and among the
parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all
prior oral and/or written understandings and agreements relating thereto. None
of the parties nor any of its agents has made any representations to the others
which the parties intend to have any force or effect, except as specifically set
forth herein, and no party, in executing or performing this Agreement, is
relying upon any statement, covenant, representation or information, of any
nature, whatsoever, to whomsoever made or given, directly or indirectly,
verbally or in writing, by any person or entity, except as specifically set
forth herein. This Agreement may not be modified or changed, in any way, except
in writing signed by both of the parties hereto.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Agreement to be duly
executed as of the date first above written.
NEW AMERICA NETWORK, INC.
By: /s/ XXXXXXX XXXX
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Name: Xxxxxxx Xxxx
Title: President
NAI DIRECT, INC.
By: /s/ XXXXXXX XXXX
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Name: Xxxxxxx Xxxx
Title: President
REAL QUEST, INC.
By: /s/ XXXXXXX XXXX
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Name: Xxxxxxx Xxxx
Title: President
WORLDWIDE WEB NETWORX CORPORATION
By: /s/ XXXXX X. XXXXXX
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Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Title: Chairman, Chief Executive
Officer, and President
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/s/ XXXXXX X. XXXX
XXXXXX X. XXXX
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/s/ XXXXXXX XXXX
XXXXXXX XXXX
