EXHIBIT 10.1
SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT
THIS SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT is made as of the 7th day of October
2005 by and between United Heritage Corporation, a Utah corporation (the
"Company") and Lothian Oil Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Investor").
WHEREAS, the Investor has indicated a desire to purchase shares of the
Company's common stock, par value $0.001 per share, ("Common Stock") pursuant to
the terms of this Agreement.
WHEREAS, the Company has indicated a desire to sell the Newly Issued
Shares (as defined in Section 1.1 below) to the Investor on the terms set forth
herein.
WHEREAS, the Company and the Investor have agreed that this Agreement
shall constitute the entire understanding and agreement among the parties with
regard to the subject matter hereof.
THEREFORE the Company and the Investor (collectively sometimes referred to
as the Parties) agree as follows:
1. PURCHASE AND SALE OF SECURITIES.
1.1. SALE AND ISSUANCE OF SECURITIES. Subject to the terms and conditions
of this Agreement, the Company agrees to sell to the Investor and the Investor
agrees to purchase from the Company a total of 3,280,000 Shares (the "Newly
Issued Shares") for an aggregate purchase price of $3,444,000, or $1.05 per
share, in cash. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, including
the Shareholder Approval Requirements set forth at Section 1.2 below, the
Company also agrees to issue to the Investor the following warrants for the
purchase of the Company's Common Stock: (i) a warrant for the purchase of
2,860,000 shares at a purchase price of $1.05 per share; (ii) a warrant for the
purchase of 3,000,000 shares at a price of $1.12. per share; and (iii) a warrant
for the purchase of 2,860,000 shares at a price of $1.25 per share
(collectively, the "Warrants"). The Warrants shall have a term of five years
from the date of issuance. The Warrants shall be in substantially the form
attached to this Agreement as Exhibit A. The purchase price for the Newly Issued
Shares, the exercise price for the Warrants, the number of Newly Issued Shares
to be purchased hereunder and the number of shares of Common Stock obtainable
upon exercise of the Warrants shall be subject to adjustment if the Company (i)
at any time subdivides (by any stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization or
otherwise) one or more classes of its outstanding shares of Common Stock into a
greater number of shares, in which case the purchase price for the Newly Issued
Shares and the exercise price for the Warrants in effect immediately prior to
such subdivision shall be proportionately reduced and the number of Newly Issued
Shares to be purchased hereunder and the number of shares of Common Stock
obtainable upon exercise of the Warrants shall be proportionately increased or
(ii) if the Company at any time combines (by reverse stock split or otherwise)
one or more classes of its outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller
number of shares, the purchase price for the Newly Issued Shares and the
exercise price for the Warrants in effect immediately prior to such combination
shall be proportionately increased and the number of Newly Issued Shares to be
purchased hereunder and the number of shares of Common Stock obtainable upon
exercise of the Warrants shall be proportionately decreased.
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1.2. SHAREHOLDER APPROVAL REQUIREMENTS. The Parties acknowledge that,
pursuant to sections (i)(1)(B) and (i)(1)(D)(ii) of Rule 4350 of the Nasdaq
Stock Market, any sale of securities that would result in a change of control or
any sale of stock or securities convertible into or exercisable for common stock
that has or will have upon issuance voting power equal to or in excess of 20% of
the voting power outstanding before the issuance of such stock or securities,
must be approved by the issuer's shareholders (the "Shareholder Approval
Requirements"). The Parties acknowledge that the Company must comply with the
Shareholder Approval Requirements prior to selling the Newly Issued Shares and
issuing the Warrants. The Company's failure to obtain shareholder approval in
accordance with the Shareholder Approval Requirements shall not constitute a
breach of this Agreement. The Parties agree that if shareholder approval is not
obtained, this Agreement will be terminated in accordance with Section 9.1(i)
below. The Company's proxy statement relative to this transaction is attached
hereto as Exhibit B (the "Proxy Statement").
1.3. ESCROW. Upon final execution and delivery of this Agreement, the
Parties will open an escrow account at Community Bank (the "Escrow Agent")
Account Number: 003-7575, 000 X. Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxx. 00000, Attn:
Mr. Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx, telephone: (000) 000-0000. Within three business days of the
execution of this Agreement, the Investor will deposit with the Escrow Agent (i)
good and immediately available funds totaling $3,444,000 and (ii) any other
documents that may be necessary to consummate the purchase and sale of the Newly
Issued Shares in accordance to the terms of this Agreement. Within three
business days of the execution of this Agreement, the Company will deposit with
the Escrow Agent (iii) one or more duly stamped and executed certificates for
the Newly Issued Shares; (iv) duly executed Warrants; and (v) any other
documents that may be necessary to consummate the purchase and sale of the Newly
Issued Shares in accordance with this Agreement.
1.4. THE CLOSING. The closing of the purchase and sale of the Newly Issued
Shares and Warrants (the "Closing") shall be held as soon as practicable, but in
no event more that five (5) days following satisfaction or waiver of the closing
conditions set forth in Section 5 hereof, or such later date as the Investor and
the Company may agree upon (the "Closing Date").
2. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY. Except as set forth in the
disclosure schedule delivered by the Company to the Investor prior to the
execution of this Agreement (the "United Heritage Disclosure Schedule") (each
section of which qualifies the correspondingly numbered representation and
warranty hereinbelow), the Company hereby represents and warrants to the
Investor as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date that:
2.1. ORGANIZATION, GOOD STANDING, POWER AND RIGHTS TO ISSUE STOCK. The
Company is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing
under the laws of the State of Utah and has all requisite corporate power and
authority to carry on its business as now conducted and as presently proposed to
be conducted. The Company is duly qualified to transact business and is in good
standing in each jurisdiction in which the failure to so qualify would have a
material adverse effect on its business or properties. The Company is not in
violation of any of the provisions of its Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws.
Except as set forth in Section 2.1 of the United Heritage Disclosure Schedule,
the Company does not directly or indirectly own any equity or similar interest
in, or any interest convertible or exchangeable or exercisable for, any equity
or similar interest in any corporation, partnership, joint venture or other
business association or entity.
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2.2. CAPITALIZATION. The authorized capital stock of the Company as of the
date hereof consists of:
(a) 125,000,000 shares of Common Stock, 16,063,010 shares of which
are issued and outstanding. All of the outstanding shares of Common Stock
have been duly authorized, fully paid and are nonassessable.
(b) As set forth on Schedule 2.2(b) of the United Heritage
Disclosure Schedule, the Company has reserved 6,500,000 shares of Common
Stock for issuance to officers, directors, employees and consultants of
the Company pursuant to its various equity incentive plans duly adopted by
the Board of Directors and approved by the Company's shareholders (the
"Plans"). Of such reserved shares of Common Stock, options to purchase
5,223,422 shares have been granted, 176,450 options have been exercised
and 5,046,972 are currently outstanding, and 1,276,578 shares of Common
Stock remain available for issuance to officers, directors, employees and
consultants pursuant to the Plans. The Plans include the 1995 Stock Option
Plan, the 1998 Stock Option Plan, the 2000 Stock Option Plan and the 2002
Consultant Equity Plan, all of which are described in Schedule 2.2(b) of
the United Heritage Disclosure Schedule. The Company has also reserved
7,022,222 shares of Common Stock for issuance pursuant to warrant
agreements, of which 6,871,522 shares are currently outstanding.
(c) Except as set forth in Section 2.2(c) of the United Heritage
Disclosure Schedule, there are no options, warrants, conversion privileges
or other rights presently outstanding to purchase or otherwise acquire any
authorized but unissued shares of capital stock or other securities of the
Company. The Company is not a party or subject to any agreement or
understanding and, to the best of the Company's knowledge, there is no
agreement or understanding between any person and/or entities that affects
or relates to the voting or giving of written consents with respect to any
security or by a director of the Company.
2.3. AUTHORIZATION. All corporate action on the part of the Company, its
officers and directors necessary for the authorization, execution and delivery
of this Agreement, the performance of all obligations of the Company hereunder,
and the authorization, issuance, sale and delivery of the Newly Issued Shares
and Warrants, has been duly authorized by the Board of Directors of the Company
and no other corporate proceedings on the part of the Company, other than the
approval of this transaction by its shareholders pursuant to sections (i)(1)(B)
and (i)(1)(D) of Rule 4350 of the Nasdaq Stock Market, which will be obtained
prior to the Closing, is necessary or advisable to authorize this Agreement and
the transactions contemplated hereby. This Agreement constitutes a valid and
legally binding obligation of the Company enforceable in accordance with its
terms, subject to laws of general application relating to bankruptcy, insolvency
and the relief of debtors and by general principles of equity. Other than
approval by the Company's shareholders, no consent, approval, order or
authorization of, or registration, declaration or filing with, any court,
administrative agency or commission or other governmental authority or
instrumentality is required by or with respect to the Company or any of its
subsidiaries in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, or
the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, except for such
consents, approvals, orders, authorizations, registrations, declarations and
filings as may be required under applicable state securities laws and the
securities laws of any foreign country and such other consents, authorizations,
filings, approvals and registrations which, if not obtained or made, would not
have a material adverse effect on the Company and would not prevent, or
materially alter or delay any of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement.
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2.4. VALID ISSUANCE OF SHARES. The Newly Issued Shares and the Common
Stock obtained upon exercise of the Warrants, when issued, sold and delivered in
accordance with the terms hereof and thereof for the consideration expressed
herein and therein, will be duly and validly issued, fully paid and
nonassessable and will be free of restrictions on transfer other than
restrictions on transfer under this Agreement and under applicable state and
federal securities laws. Subject to the truth and accuracy of the Investor's
representations set forth in Section 3 of this Agreement, the offer, sale and
issuance of the Newly Issued Shares and the Common Stock underlying the Warrants
as contemplated by this Agreement and the Warrants are exempt from the
qualification and/or registration requirements of any applicable state and
federal securities laws, including without limitation, the registration
requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Act").
2.5. TITLE TO PROPERTY AND ASSETS. Except as disclosed in Section 2.5 of
the United Heritage Disclosure Schedule, the Company owns its property and
assets free and clear of all mortgages, liens, loans and encumbrances, except
such encumbrances and liens that arise in the ordinary course of business and do
not materially impair the Company's ownership or use of such property or assets.
With respect to the property and assets it leases, the Company is in compliance
with such leases and, to the best of its knowledge, holds a valid leasehold
interest free of any liens, claims or encumbrances, except as disclosed in
Section 2.5 of the United Heritage Disclosure Schedule. The Investor is aware
that Almac Financial Corporation currently has a lien against all of the
Company's assets.
2.6. COMPLIANCE WITH OTHER DOCUMENTS. The execution and delivery of this
Agreement, consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, and compliance
with the terms and provisions hereof will not conflict with or result in a
breach of the terms and conditions of, or constitute a default under the
Company's Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws or of any contract or agreement to
which the Company is now a party, except where such conflict, breach or default
of any such contract or agreement, either individually or in the aggregate,
would not have a material adverse effect on the Company's business, financial
condition or results of operations and would not prevent, or materially alter or
delay any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
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2.7. LITIGATION. Except as disclosed in Section 2.7 of the United Heritage
Disclosure Schedule, there are no actions, proceedings or investigations pending
against the Company, that, either in any case or in the aggregate, would result
in any material adverse change in the business, financial condition, or results
of operations of the Company and would not prevent, or materially alter or delay
any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
2.8. SEC DOCUMENTS; FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. The Common Stock of the Company
is listed on the Nasdaq SmallCap Market. The Company has made available to the
Investor a true and complete copy of each statement, report, registration
statement (with the prospectus in the form filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) of the
Act), definitive proxy statement and other filings made with the Securities and
Exchange Commission ("SEC") by the Company since April 1, 2004 and, prior to the
Closing, the Company will have furnished to the Investor true and complete
copies of any additional documents filed with the SEC by the Company prior to
the Closing (collectively, the "Company's SEC Documents"). The Company has made
available to the Investor all exhibits to the Company's SEC Documents filed
prior to the date hereof, and will promptly make available to the Investor all
exhibits to any additional Company SEC Documents filed prior to the Closing. As
of their respective filing dates, the Company's SEC Documents complied in all
material respects with the requirements of the 34 Act and the Act and none of
the Company's SEC Documents contained any untrue statement of a material fact or
omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to
make the statements made therein, in light of the circumstances in which they
were made, not misleading, except to the extent corrected by a subsequently
filed Company SEC Document. The financial statements of the Company, including
the notes thereto, included in the Company's SEC Documents (the "Company
Financial Statements") were complete and correct in all material respects as of
their respective dates, complied as to form in all material respects with
applicable accounting requirements and with the published rules and regulations
of the SEC with respect thereto as of their respective dates, and have been
prepared in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting
principles ("GAAP") applied on a basis consistent throughout the periods
indicated and consistent with each other (except as may be indicated in the
notes thereto or, in the case of unaudited statements included in Quarterly
Reports on Form 10-QSB, as permitted by Form 10-QSB of the SEC). The Company
Financial Statements fairly present the consolidated financial condition and
operating results of the Company and its subsidiaries at the dates and during
the periods indicated therein (subject, in the case of unaudited statements, to
normal, recurring year-end adjustments). There has been no material change in
the Company accounting policies since March 31, 2005. Except as disclosed in the
SEC Documents, xxxx Xxxx 30, 2005, the Company has not sold or otherwise
disposed of or encumbered any of the properties or assets reflected on the
Company Financial Statements, or other assets owned or leased by it, except in
the ordinary course of business. The Company is presently in negotiations with
the Securities and Exchange Commission to arrive at an agreement pertaining to
the method of evaluation of the proved producing and proved undeveloped oil and
gas reserves shown as an "off balance sheet" item in Footnote 21 to the
Company's financial statements for the period ended March 31, 2005.
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2.9. ABSENCE OF CERTAIN CHANGES. Except as disclosed in the SEC Documents,
sinceJune 30, 2005 the Company has conducted its business in the ordinary course
consistent with past practice and there has not occurred: (i) any change, event
or condition (whether or not covered by insurance) that has resulted in, or
might reasonably be expected to result in, a material adverse effect to the
Company; (ii) any acquisition, sale or transfer of any material asset of the
Company or any of its subsidiaries other than in the ordinary course of business
and consistent with past practice; (iii) any change in accounting methods or
practices (including any change in depreciation or amortization policies or
rates) by the Company or any revaluation by the Company of any of its or any of
its subsidiaries' assets; (iv) any declaration, setting aside, or payment of a
dividend or other distribution with respect to the shares of the Company, or any
direct or indirect redemption, purchase or other acquisition by the Company of
any of its shares of capital stock; (v) any material contract entered into by
the Company or any of its subsidiaries, other than in the ordinary course of
business and as provided to the Investor, or any material amendment or
termination of, or default under, any material contract to which the Company or
any of its subsidiaries is a party or by which it is bound; (vi) any amendment
or change to the Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws sinceOctober 27, 1999; or
(vii) any development or event involving a prospective material adverse change
in the condition (financial or other), business, properties or results of
operations of the Company taken as a whole. The Investor is aware that the
Agreement and Plan of Merger entered into on October 14, 2004 between the
Company and Imperial Petroleum, Inc. is terminated.
2.10. ABSENCE OF UNDISCLOSED LIABILITIES. The Company has no material
obligations or liabilities of any nature (matured or unmatured, fixed or
contingent) required to be stated or disclosed which are not, other than (i)
those set forth or adequately provided for in the Company Financial Statements
or in the related Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in the
Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-QSB for the quarter ended June 30, 2005
(the "Company Balance Sheet"), (ii) those incurred in the ordinary course of
business and not required to be set forth in the Company Balance Sheet under
GAAP, and (iii) those incurred in the ordinary course of business since the date
of the Company Balance Sheet and not reasonably likely to have a material
adverse effect on the Company.
2.11. BROKER'S OR FINDERS' FEE. The Company has not incurred, nor will it
incur, directly or indirectly, any liability for brokerage or finders' fees or
agents' commissions or investment bankers' fees or any similar charges in
connection with the transaction contemplated by this Agreement.
2.12. INTERESTED PARTY TRANSACTIONS. Except as disclosed in the Company's
Quarterly Report on Form 10-QSB for the quarter ended June 30, 2005 and exhibits
thereto, neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries is indebted to any
director or officer of the Company or any of its subsidiaries (except for
amounts due as normal salaries and bonuses and in reimbursement of ordinary
expenses), and no such person is indebted to the Company or any of its
subsidiaries, and there are no other transactions of the type required to be
disclosed pursuant to Item 404 of Regulation S-B under the Act and the 1934 Act.
The Investor is aware that Almac Financial Corporation is owned and controlled
by the Company's largest shareholder, President and Chairman of the Board of
Directors, Xxxxxx X. Xxxx.
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2.13 TAX MATTERS.
(a) The Company has filed or caused to be filed with the appropriate
federal, state, county, local and foreign governmental agencies or
instrumentalities all material tax returns and reports required to be
filed, and all taxes, assessments, fees and other governmental charges
have been fully paid when due (subject to any extensions filed on a timely
basis).
(b) There is not pending nor, to the knowledge of the Company, is
there any threatened federal, state or local tax audit of the Company.
There is no agreement with any federal, state or local taxing authority by
the Company that may affect the subsequent tax liabilities of the Company.
(c) Without limiting the foregoing: (A) the Company Financial
Statements include adequate provisions for all taxes, assessments, fees,
penalties and governmental charges which have been or in the future may be
assessed against the Company with respect to the period then ended and all
periods prior thereto; and (B) on the date hereof, to its knowledge, the
Company is not liable for any taxes, assessments, fees or governmental
charges.
2.14 The representations and warranties contained herein do not contain
any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact
necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances
under which they were made, not misleading.
3. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE INVESTOR. The Investor hereby
represents and warrants that:
3.1. ORGANIZATION, GOOD STANDING, POWER AND RIGHTS TO ACQUIRE STOCK. The
Investor is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing
under the laws of the State of Delaware and has all requisite corporate power
and authority to enter into the transaction contemplated by this Agreement. The
Investor is duly qualified to transact business and is in good standing in the
States of Delaware and New York.
3.2. AUTHORIZATION. This Agreement constitutes the valid and legally
binding obligation of the Investor, enforceable in accordance with its terms,
subject to laws of general application relating to bankruptcy, insolvency and
the relief of debtors and by general principles of equity.
3.3. INVESTIGATION. The Investor acknowledges that it has had an
opportunity to discuss the business and affairs of the Company with the
Company's President, Xxxxxx X. Xxxx. The Investor further acknowledges having
had access to information about the Company that it has requested or considers
necessary for purposes of purchasing the Newly Issued Shares, including the
Company's SEC Documents and the exhibits thereto. The foregoing, however, does
not limit or modify the representations and warranties of the Company in Section
2 of this Agreement or the right of the Investor to rely thereon.
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3.4. ACCREDITED INVESTOR. The Investor is an "Accredited Investor" as such
term is defined in Regulation D adopted by the SEC.
3.5. PURCHASE ENTIRELY FOR OWN ACCOUNT. This Agreement is made with the
Investor in reliance upon the Investor's representation to the Company, which by
the Investor's execution of this Agreement the Investor hereby confirms, that
the Newly Issued Shares and the Warrants will be acquired for investment for the
Investor's own account, not as a nominee or agent, and not with a view to the
resale or distribution of any part thereof other than in conformity with the Act
and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, and that the Investor has
no present intention of selling, granting any participation in, or otherwise
distributing the same, other than a transfer to a nominee holder or a
majority-owned affiliate.
3.6. RESTRICTED SECURITIES. The Investor understands that the Newly Issued
Shares it is purchasing, along with the Warrants and the Common Stock underlying
the Warrants, are characterized as "restricted securities" under the federal
securities laws inasmuch as they are being acquired from the Company in a
transaction not involving a public offering and that under such laws and
applicable regulations such securities may be resold without registration under
the Act, only in certain limited circumstances. In this connection, the Investor
represents that it is familiar with Rule 144 promulgated by the Securities and
Exchange Commission, as presently in effect, and understands the resale
limitations imposed thereby and by the Act.
3.7. AUTHORIZATIONS. All authorizations, approvals or permits, if any, of
any governmental authority or regulatory body that are required to be obtained
by the Investor in connection with the lawful issuance and sale of the Newly
Issued Shares and the Warrants pursuant to this Agreement have been duly
obtained and shall be effective on and as of the Closing.
3.8. BROKER'S OR FINDERS' FEE. The Investor has not incurred, nor will it
incur, directly or indirectly, any liability for brokerage or finders' fees or
agents' commissions or investment bankers' fees or any similar charges in
connection with the transaction contemplated by this Agreement.
3.9. LEGENDS. It is understood that the certificates evidencing the Newly
Issued Shares, the Warrants and the Common Stock underlying the Warrants may
bear a legend in substantially the following form:
"THESE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT
OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE "ACT"). THEY MAY NOT BE SOLD, OFFERED FOR
SALE, PLEDGED OR HYPOTHECATED IN THE ABSENCE OF A REGISTRATION
STATEMENT IN EFFECT WITH RESPECT TO THE SECURITIES UNDER SUCH ACT OR
AN OPINION OF COUNSEL SATISFACTORY TO THE COMPANY THAT SUCH
REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED UNDER THE ACT."
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3.10 USA PATRIOT ACT REPRESENTATIONS.
(a) The Investor represents and warrants that the proposed
investment in the Newly Issued Shares that is being made on its own behalf
does not directly or indirectly contravene United States federal, state,
local or international laws or regulations applicable to the Investor,
including anti-money laundering laws (a "Prohibited Investment").
(b) Federal regulations and Executive Orders administered by the
U.S. Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control ("OFAC")
prohibit, among other things, the engagement in transactions with, and the
provision of services to, certain foreign countries, territories, entities
and individuals. The lists of OFAC prohibited countries, territories,
persons and entities can be found on the OFAC website at
xxx.xxxxx.xxx/xxxx. The Investor hereby represents and warrants that the
Investor is not a country, territory, person or entity named on an OFAC
list, nor is the Investor an entity with whom dealings are prohibited
under any OFAC regulations.
(c) The Investor agrees promptly to notify the Company should the
Investor become aware of any change in the information set forth in this
Section 3.10. The Investor is advised that, by law, the Company may be
obligated to "freeze the account" of the Investor, either by prohibiting
additional capital contributions, declining any withdrawal requests and/or
segregating the assets in the Investor's account in compliance with
governmental regulations, and the Company may also be required to report
such action and to disclose the Investor's identity to OFAC or other
government agencies.
(d) The Investor agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Company,
its affiliates, their respective directors, officers, members, managers,
partners, shareholders, employees, agents and representatives (each, an
"Indemnitee") from and against any and all losses, liabilities, damages,
penalties, costs, fees and expenses (including legal fees and
disbursements) (collectively, "Damages") which may result, directly or
indirectly, from the Investor's misrepresentations or misstatements
contained herein or breaches hereof.
(e) The Investor understands and agrees that, notwithstanding
anything to the contrary contained in any document (including any
ancillary agreements) if, following the Investor's investment in the Newly
Issued Shares, it is discovered that the investment is or has become a
Prohibited Investment, such investment may immediately be redeemed by the
Company or otherwise be subject to the remedies required by law, and the
Investor shall have no claim against any Indemnitee for any form of
Damages as a result of such forced redemption or other action.
(f) Upon the written request from the Company, the Investor agrees
to provide all information to the Company to enable the Company to comply
with all applicable anti-money laundering statutes, rules, regulations and
policies. The Investor understands and agrees that the Company may release
confidential information about the Investor to any person if the Company,
in its sole discretion, determines that such disclosure is necessary to
comply with applicable statutes, rules, regulations and policies.
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4. COVENANTS.
4.1 NEGATIVE COVENANTS. The Company agrees that, prior to the Closing
Date:
(a) No dividend shall be declared or paid or other distribution
(whether in cash, stock, property or any combination thereof) or payment
declared or made in respect of the Company's Common Stock, nor shall the
Company purchase, acquire or redeem or split, combine or reclassify any
shares of its capital stock; provided, however, the Company may affect a
reverse stock split in respect of the its Common Stock in accordance with
the description set forth in its Proxy Statement.
(b) With the exception of the exercise of warrants or options
outstanding on the date of this Agreement, no change shall be made in the
number of authorized or issued shares of Common Stock of the Company; nor
shall any option, warrant, call, right, commitment or agreement (other
than this Agreement) of any character be granted or made by the Company
relating to its authorized or issued Common Stock; nor shall the Company
issue, grant or sell any securities or obligations convertible into or
exchangeable for Common Stock.
(c) The Company will not take, agree to take, or knowingly permit to
be taken any action, nor do or knowingly permit to be done anything in the
conduct of the business of the Company or otherwise, which would be
contrary to or in breach of any of the terms or provisions of this
Agreement, or which would cause any of the Company's representations and
warranties contained herein to be or become untrue in any material respect
at the Closing Date. The Company is in the process of amending its
Articles of Incorporation and its bylaws, as disclosed to the Investor,
and the Investor has reviewed and approved such amendments.
(d) Except as required to conduct its operations in the ordinary
course of business and as otherwise consistent with past practice, the
Company will not (i) incur any indebtedness for borrowed money, with the
exception of any advances that may be made by Almac Financial Corporation
for the Company's general operations or business; (ii) assume, guarantee,
endorse, or otherwise become liable or responsible (whether directly,
contingently or otherwise) for the obligations of any other individual,
firm or corporation; or (iii) make any loans, advances or capital
contributions to or investments in, any other individual, firm or
corporation.
(e) The Company will not make, alter or change any employment or
other contract with any of its management personnel or make, adopt, alter,
revise, or amend any pension, bonus, profit-sharing or other employee
benefit plan, or grant any salary increase or bonus to any person.
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(f) The Company shall not authorize, recommend or propose any
merger, consolidation, acquisition of assets, disposition of assets,
material change in its capitalization or any comparable event, not in the
ordinary course of business or in furtherance of the transactions
contemplated hereby (in each case, other than the transactions
contemplated hereby and transactions as to which written notice has been
given to the other companies prior to the date hereof).
4.2 AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS. The Company agrees that, prior to the Closing
Date:
(a) The Company shall use its best efforts to take all action and to
do all things necessary, proper or advisable in order to consummate and
make effective the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(b) The Company shall give prompt written notice to the Investor of
any development causing a breach of any of its representations, warranties
and covenants herein contained. Upon receipt of such notice, the Investor
will have the right (but not the obligation), pursuant to Section 9.1(iii)
below, to terminate this Agreement, provided, however, that if the Company
fails to obtain shareholder approval as required by Section 1.2, this
Agreement will terminate pursuant to Section 9.1(i).
5. CONDITIONS TO THE INVESTOR'S OBLIGATION AT CLOSING. The obligation of the
Investor to purchase the Newly Issued Shares and Warrants at the Closing is
subject to the fulfillment to the Investor's satisfaction on or prior to the
Closing of the following conditions:
5.1. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES. The representations and warranties
made by the Company in Section 2 hereof shall be true and correct when made, and
shall be true and correct as of the Closing with the same force and effect as if
they had been made on and as of such date, subject to changes contemplated by
this Agreement. The President of the Company shall deliver at the Closing a
certificate stating that the condition specified in the preceding sentence has
been fulfilled.
5.2. COVENANTS. The Company shall have performed and complied with all
covenants, agreements, obligations and conditions contained in this Agreement
that are required to be performed or complied with by it on or before the
Closing.
5.3. SECURITIES LAWS. The offer and sale of the Newly Issued Shares and
Warrants to the Investor pursuant to this Agreement shall be exempt from the
registration requirements of the Act and qualification requirements of all
applicable state securities laws.
5.4. AUTHORIZATIONS. All authorizations, approvals or permits, if any, of
any governmental authority or regulatory body, including the Nasdaq Stock
Market, that are required in connection with the lawful issuance and sale of the
Newly Issued Shares and Warrants pursuant to this Agreement shall have been duly
obtained and shall be effective on and as of the Closing.
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5.5. ABSENCE OF GOVERNMENTAL OR OTHER OBJECTION. There shall be no pending
or threatened lawsuit challenging the transaction contemplated by this Agreement
by any body or agency of the federal, state or local government or by any third
party, and the consummation of the transaction contemplated by this Agreement
shall not have been enjoined by a court of competent jurisdiction as of the
Closing.
5.6. SHAREHOLDER APPROVAL. The purchase and sale of the Newly Issued
Shares and Warrants pursuant to the terms of this Agreement shall have been
approved by the Company's shareholders. The Investor agrees that this condition
may not be waived so long as the Company's Common Stock is listed on the Nasdaq
SmallCap Market and that a failure to meet this condition will result in the
termination of this Agreement in accordance with Section 9.1(i).
5.7. NO MATERIAL ADVERSE CHANGE. From the date hereof until the Closing
Date, there shall have occurred no material adverse effect on the Company's
business, financial condition or results of operations. A delisting of the
Company's securities from the Nasdaq SmallCap Market does not constitute a
material adverse change of the Company's business, financial condition or
results of operations.
5.8. DELIVERY OF SHARE CERTIFICATE AND WARRANTS. On the Closing Date, the
Company shall have delivered, or shall have caused to be delivered, to the
Investor one or more certificates representing the Newly Issued Shares and the
Warrants.
5.9 NO ACTION. No action shall have been taken, and no statute, rule,
regulation or order shall have been promulgated, enacted, entered, enforced or
deemed applicable to the transactions contemplated hereby by any federal, state
or foreign government or governmental authority or by any court, domestic or
foreign, including the entry of a preliminary or permanent injunction, which
would make the transactions contemplated hereby illegal.
5.10 COMPLIANCE. To its knowledge, the assets of the Company shall be in
substantial compliance with all rules and regulations applicable to the Company
promulgated by the United States Bureau of Land Management and the New Mexico
Oil Conservation Division. UHC New Mexico Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary
of the Company and the operator of the Company's New Mexico properties, is in
negotiations with the New Mexico Oil Conservation Division ("OCD") to arrive at
a development plan for the Cato San Xxxxxx Unit and the Xxx Xxx and Tomahawk
fields. Upon reaching a conclusion UHC New Mexico Corporation and the OCD will
enter into an agreed order that will be filed with the OCD.
6. CONDITIONS TO THE OBLIGATIONS OF THE COMPANY AT CLOSING. The obligation
of the Company to sell the Newly Issued Shares and the Warrants at the Closing
is subject to the fulfillment to the satisfaction of the Company, on or prior to
the Closing, of the following conditions:
6.1. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES. The representations and warranties of
the Investor contained in Section 3 hereof shall be true as of the Closing with
the same force and effect as if they had been made on and as of such date,
subject to changes contemplated by this Agreement. The President of the Investor
shall deliver at the Closing a certificate stating that the condition specified
in the preceding sentence has been fulfilled.
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6.2. SECURITIES LAWS. The offer and sale of the Newly Issued Shares and
the Warrants to the Investor pursuant to this Agreement shall be exempt from the
registration requirements of the Act and the qualification requirements of all
applicable state securities laws.
6.3. AUTHORIZATIONS. All authorizations, approvals or permits, if any, of
any governmental authority or regulatory body that are required in connection
with the lawful issuance and sale of the Newly Issued Shares and the Warrants
pursuant to this Agreement shall have been duly obtained and shall be effective
on and as of the Closing.
6.4. ABSENCE OF GOVERNMENTAL OR OTHER OBJECTION. There shall be no pending
or threatened lawsuit challenging the transaction by any body or agency of the
federal, state or local government or by any third party, and the consummation
of the transaction shall not have been enjoined by a court of competent
jurisdiction as of the Closing.
6.5. PAYMENT OF PURCHASE PRICE. The Investor shall have delivered to the
Escrow Agent, for distribution to the Company, the purchase price for the Newly
Issued Shares and the Warrants as set forth in Section 1.1.
7. INDEMNIFICATION.
7.1 The Company hereby agrees to indemnify and hold the Investor, and its
officers, directors, employees and agents and each person, if any, who controls
Investor within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of
the Exchange Act harmless from and against any and all liabilities, losses,
claims, costs, expenses, damages and judgments (including, without limitation,
any legal or other expenses incurred in connection with investigating or
defending any matter, including any action, that could give rise to such
liabilities, losses, claims, costs, expenses, damages and judgments)
(collectively, the "Losses") resulting from or arising out of any breach of any
representation, warranty, or non-performance of any covenant or agreement on the
part of the Company contained in this Agreement or in any statement or
certificate furnished or to be furnished by the Company pursuant hereto or in
connection with the transactions contemplated hereby; and
7.2 Investor hereby agrees to indemnify and hold the Company, its
officers, directors, employees and agents and each person, if any, who controls
the Company within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20
of the Exchange Act harmless from and against any and all Losses resulting from
or arising out of any breach of any representation, warranty, or non-performance
of any covenant or agreement on the part of Investor contained in this Agreement
or in any statement or certificate furnished or to be furnished by Investor
pursuant hereto or in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby.
7.3 In case any action shall be commenced involving any person in respect
of which indemnity may be sought pursuant to Section 7.1 or 7.2 (the
"Indemnified Party"), the Indemnified Party shall promptly notify the person
against whom such indemnity may be sought (the "Indemnifying Party") in writing.
A delay in giving notice shall only relieve the Indemnifying Party of liability
to the extent the Indemnifying Party suffers actual prejudice because of the
delay. The Indemnifying Party shall have the right, at its option and expense,
to participate in the defense of such a proceeding or claim, but not to control
the defense, negotiation or settlement thereof, which control shall at all times
rest with the Indemnified Party, unless the proceeding or claim involves only
money damages, not an injunction or other equitable relief, and unless the
Indemnifying Party:
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(a) irrevocably acknowledges in writing complete responsibility for
and agrees to indemnify the Indemnified Party, and
(b) furnishes satisfactory evidence of the financial ability to
indemnify the Indemnified Party,
in which case the Indemnifying Party may assume such control through counsel of
its choice and at its expense, but the Indemnified Party shall continue to have
the right to be represented, at its own expense, by counsel of its choice in
connection with the defense of such a proceeding or claim. If the Indemnifying
Party does not assume control of the defense of such a proceeding or claim, (i)
the entire defense of the proceeding or claim by the Indemnified Party, (ii) any
settlement made by the Indemnified Party, and (iii) any judgment entered in the
proceeding or claim shall be deemed to have been consented to by, and shall be
binding on, the Indemnifying Party as fully as though it alone had assumed the
defense thereof and a judgment had been entered in the proceeding or claim in
the amount of such settlement or judgment, except that the right of the
Indemnifying Party to contest the right of the Indemnified Party to
indemnification under the Agreement with respect to the proceeding or claim
shall not be extinguished. If the Indemnifying Party does assume control of the
defense of such a proceeding or claim, it will not, without the prior written
consent of the Indemnified Party settle the proceeding or claim or consent to
entry of any judgment relating thereto which does not include as an
unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant to the Indemnified Party a
release from all liability in respect of the proceeding or claim. The Parties
hereto agree to cooperate fully with each other in connection with the defense,
negotiation or settlement of any such proceeding or claim.
8. OTHER CLOSING MATTERS.
8.1. REPAYMENT OF ALMAC FINANCIAL CORPORATION. Prior to or at the Closing,
Almac Financial Corporation will provide the Escrow Agent with a demand for
payment in full of the Company's line of credit and appropriate releases of
lien(s) in recordable form. As part of the Closing, the Escrow Agent will wire
sufficient funds to Almac Financial Corporation to pay the demand amount in
full.
9. MISCELLANEOUS.
9.1. TERMINATION. This Agreement may be terminated and the transactions
contemplated hereby may be abandoned (i) by the mutual written consent of the
Company and the Investor at any time, (ii) by either the Company or the
Investor, if the transactions contemplated hereby have not been consummated
prior to January 31, 2006; (iii) by either the Company or the Investor, upon 30
days written notice to the other, if the non-terminating party is in material
breach of this Agreement and does not cure such breach within such 30 days of
receiving detailed written notice thereof, provided that the party seeking to
terminate is not in material breach or default of this Agreement. In the event
of such termination and abandonment, neither the Company nor the Investor (or
any of their respective directors or officers) shall have any liability or
further obligations to any other party to this Agreement, except that nothing
herein will relieve any party from liability for any willful breach of this
Agreement.
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9.2 GOVERNING LAW. This Agreement shall be governed in all respects by the
laws of the State of Texas as applied to agreements among Texas residents
entered into and to be performed entirely within Texas, without regard to the
conflict of law provisions thereof. Jurisdiction for the resolution of any
dispute relating to this Agreement and the sale of the Newly Issued Shares and
Warrants will be in a State District Court in Xxxxxxx County, Texas.
9.3. SURVIVAL; ADDITIONAL SECURITIES. The representations and warranties
set forth in Sections 2 and 3 shall survive until the Closing. Any new,
substituted or additional securities which are by reason of any stock split,
stock dividend, recapitalization or reorganization distributed with respect to
the Newly Issued Shares shall be immediately subject to the covenants and
agreements set forth in this Agreement to the same extent the Newly Issued
Shares are at such time covered by such provisions.
9.4. SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS. Except as otherwise expressly provided
herein, the provisions hereof shall inure to the benefit of, and be binding
upon, the respective successors and assigns of the Parties. Nothing in this
Agreement, express or implied, is intended to confer upon any party other than
the Parties or their respective successors and assigns any rights, remedies,
obligations, or liabilities under or by reason of this Agreement, except as
expressly provided in this Agreement. This Agreement may not be assigned, except
with the consent of the non-assigning parties to it.
9.5. ENTIRE AGREEMENT. This Agreement constitutes the entire understanding
and agreement among the Parties with regard to the subject matter hereof.
9.6. NOTICES. Except as otherwise provided, all notices and other
communications required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing, shall be
effective when given, and shall in any event be deemed to be given upon receipt
or, if earlier, (i) five days after deposit with the U.S. postal service or
other applicable postal service, if delivered by first class mail, postage
prepaid, (ii) upon delivery, if delivered by hand, (iii) one business day after
the day of deposit with Federal Express or similar overnight courier, freight
prepaid, if delivered by overnight courier or (iv) one business day after the
day of facsimile transmission, if delivered by facsimile transmission with copy
by first class mail, postage prepaid, and shall be addressed, (a) if to the
Investor, at the Investor's address set forth below, or at such other address as
the Investor shall have furnished to the Company in writing, or (b) if to the
Company, at the address as set forth below or at such other address as the
Company shall have furnished to the Investor in writing:
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If to the Company:
United Heritage Corporation
0 Xxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxx
Attn: Xxxxxx X. Xxxx
Facsimile Number: (000) 000-0000
with a copy to:
Xxxxxxxxxx & Xxxxx LLP
00000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
Attn.:
Facsimile Number: (000) 000-0000
If to the Investor:
Lothian Oil Inc.
000 0xx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attn.: Xx. Xxx Xxxx
Facsimile Number: (000) 000-0000
with a copy to:
Xxxxxxxxx & Roshco, LLP
000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx - 00xx Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attn: Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx, Esq.
Facsimile Number: (000) 000-0000
9.7. AMENDMENTS AND WAIVERS. Any term of this Agreement may be amended and
the observance of any term of the Agreement may be waived (either generally or
in a particular instance and either retroactively or prospectively) only with
the written consent of the Parties.
9.8. EXPENSES. Irrespective of whether the Closing is affected, the
Company and the Investor shall each bear their own legal and other expenses with
respect to the transaction.
9.9. TITLES AND SUBTITLES. The titles of the paragraphs and subparagraphs
of this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and are not to be
considered in construing this Agreement.
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9.10. COUNTERPARTS. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts,
each of which shall be an original, but all of which together shall constitute
one instrument. Facsimile signatures shall be considered original, legal and
binding signatures.
9.11 PUBLICITY. All public announcements relating to this Agreement or
the transactions contemplated hereby will be made only as may be agreed upon by
the Company and the Investor or as required by applicable law. If public
disclosure or notice is required by applicable law the disclosing party will use
its best efforts to give the other prior written notice of the disclosure to be
made.
9.12. SEVERABILITY. If one or more provisions of this Agreement are
held to be unenforceable under applicable law, such provision shall be excluded
from this Agreement and the balance of the Agreement shall be interpreted as if
such provision were so excluded and shall be enforceable in accordance with its
terms.
9.13 DEVELOPMENT AND OPERATING AGREEMENT AND ASSIGNMENT. Concurrent with
the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Company and the Investor will
execute (i) a development and operating agreement relative to the properties set
forth on Schedule A hereto (the "Properties") and (ii) an assignment and
assumption interest relative to the Company's working interest in the
Properties, which in each instance, will be effective upon execution. The
development and operating agreement and instrument of assignment will be
substantially in the form set forth in Exhibit C and D to this Agreement
respectively.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of
the day and year hereinabove first written.
LOTHIAN OIL INC.
By:
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Xxx Xxxx, Chief Executive Officer
UNITED HERITAGE CORPORATION
By:
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Xxxxxx X. Xxxx, Chief Executive
Officer
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EXHIBIT A
WARRANT
THE SECURITIES EVIDENCED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE "ACT") OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY
STATE OF THE UNITED STATES. THE SECURITIES EVIDENCED BY THIS CERTIFICATE MAY NOT
BE OFFERED, SOLD OR TRANSFERRED FOR VALUE, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN THE
ABSENCE OF SUCH REGISTRATION UNDER THE ACT AND QUALIFICATION UNDER APPLICABLE
STATE LAWS, OR PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE ACT AND
QUALIFICATION UNDER APPLICABLE STATE LAWS, THE AVAILABILITY OF WHICH IS TO BE
ESTABLISHED TO THE REASONABLE SATISFACTION OF UNITED HERITAGE CORPORATION.
UNITED HERITAGE CORPORATION
WARRANT TO PURCHASE SHARES OF COMMON STOCK
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Date of Issuance: October ____, 2005 Certificate No. W-___
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, United Heritage Corporation, a Utah corporation (the
"Company"), hereby grants to LOTHIAN OIL INC. or its registered assigns (the
"Registered Holder") the right to purchase from the Company (___________) shares
of Warrant Stock at a price per share of $________ (as adjusted from rime to
time hereunder, the "Exercise Price"). This Warrant is issued pursuant to the
terms of that certain Securities Purchase Agreement, dated of even date herewith
(as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the "Purchase
Agreement"). Certain capitalized terms used herein are defined in Section 3
hereof. The amount and kind of securities obtainable pursuant to the rights
granted hereunder and the purchase price for such securities are subject to
adjustment pursuant to the provisions contained in this Warrant.
This Warrant is subject to the following provisions:
(i) Exercise of Warrant.
1. Exercise Period. Subject to paragraph lB hereof, the Registered Holder may
exercise, in whole or in part (but not as to a fractional share of Warrant
Stock), the purchase rights represented by this Warrant at any time and from
time to time after the Date of Issuance to and including the fifth anniversary
of the Date of Issuance (the "Exercise Period").
2. Exercise Procedure.
(a) This Warrant shall be deemed to have been exercised when the
Company has received all of the following items (the "Exercise Time")
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(a) a completed Exercise Agreement, as described in paragraph lC below,
executed by the Person exercising all or part of the purchase rights represented
by this Warrant (the "Purchaser");
(b) this Warrant; and
(c) either (1) a check payable to the Company in an amount equal to the
product of the Exercise Price multiplied by the number of shares of Warrant
Stock being purchased upon such exercise (the "Aggregate Exercise Price"), (2)
the surrender to the Company of debt or equity securities of the Company or any
of its wholly-owned Subsidiaries having a Market Price equal to the Aggregate
Exercise Price of the Warrant Stock being purchased upon such exercise (provided
that for purposes of this subparagraph, the Market Price of any note or other
debt security or any preferred stock shall be deemed to be equal to the
aggregate outstanding principal amount or liquidation value thereof plus all
accrued and unpaid interest thereon or accrued or declared and unpaid dividends
thereon) or (3) a written notice to the Company that the Purchaser is exercising
the Warrant (or a portion thereof) by authorizing the Company to withhold from
issuance a number of shares of Warrant Stock issuable upon such exercise of the
Warrant which when multiplied by the Market Price of the Warrant Stock is equal
to the Aggregate Exercise Price (and such withheld shares shall no longer be
issuable under this Warrant).
(b) Certificates for shares of Warrant Stock purchased upon exercise
of this Warrant shall be delivered by the Company to the Purchaser within
five business days after the date of the Exercise Time. Unless this
Warrant has expired or all of the purchase rights represented hereby have
been exercised, the Company shall prepare a new Warrant, substantially
identical hereto, representing the rights formerly represented by this
Warrant which have not expired or been exercised and shall, within such
five-day period, deliver such new Warrant to the Person designated for
delivery in the Exercise Agreement.
(c) The Warrant Stock issuable upon the exercise of this Warrant
shall be deemed to have been issued to the Purchaser at the Exercise Time,
and the Purchaser shall be deemed for all purposes to have become the
record holder of such Warrant Stock at the Exercise Time.
(d) The issuance of certificates for shares of Warrant Stock upon
exercise of this Warrant shall be made without charge to the Registered
Holder or the Purchaser for any issuance tax in respect thereof or other
cost incurred by the Company in connection with such exercise and the
related issuance of shares of Warrant Stock. Each share of Warrant Stock
issuable upon exercise of this Warrant shall, upon payment of the Exercise
Price therefor, be fully paid and nonassessable and free from all liens
and charges with respect to the issuance thereof.
(e) The Company shall not close its books against the transfer of
this Warrant or of any share of Warrant Stock issued or issuable upon the
exercise of this Warrant in any manner which interferes with the timely
exercise of this Warrant. The Company shall from time to time take all
such action as may be necessary to assure that the par value per share of
the unissued Warrant Stock acquirable upon exercise of this Warrant is at
all times equal to or less than the Exercise Price then in effect.
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(f) The Company shall at all times reserve and keep available out of
its authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock, solely for the purpose
of issuance upon the exercise of this Warrant, such number of shares of
Warrant Stock issuable upon the exercise of this Warrant. The Company
shall take all such actions as may be necessary to assure that all such
shares of Warrant Stock may be so issued without violation of any
applicable law or governmental regulation or any requirements of any
domestic securities exchange upon which shares of Warrant Stock may be
listed (except for official notice of issuance which shall be immediately
delivered by the Company upon each such issuance). The Company shall not
take any action which would cause the number of authorized but unissued
shares of Warrant Stock to be less than the number of such shares required
to be reserved hereunder for issuance upon exercise of this Warrant.
3. Exercise Agreement. Upon any exercise of this Warrant, the Exercise Agreement
shall be substantially in the form set forth in Annex I hereto, except that if
the shares of Warrant Stock are not to be issued in the name of the Person in
whose name this Warrant is registered, the Exercise Agreement shall also state
the name of the Person to whom the certificates for the shares of Warrant Stock
are to be issued, and if the number of shares of Warrant Stock to be issued does
not include all the shares of Warrant Stock purchasable hereunder, it shall also
state the name of the Person to whom a new Warrant for the unexercised portion
of the rights hereunder is to be delivered. Such Exercise Agreement shall be
dated the actual date of execution thereof.
4. Fractional Shares. If a fractional share of Warrant Stock would, but for the
provisions of paragraph 1A, be issuable upon exercise of the rights represented
by this Warrant, the Company shall, within five business days after the date of
the Exercise Time, deliver to the Purchaser a check payable to the Purchaser in
lieu of such fractional share in an amount equal to the difference between the
Market Price of such fractional share as of the date of the Exercise Time and
the Exercise Price of such fractional share.
5. Restrictive Legend. Unless registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended (the "Act"), each certificate for Warrant Stock purchased upon exercise
of this Warrant shall bear a legend as follows:
THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE "ACT") OR APPLICABLE STATE LAW AND
MAY NOT BE OFFERED FOR SALE, SOLD OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED PLEDGED OR
HYPOTHECATED EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH RESPECT
TO SUCH SECURITIES, OR DELIVERY OF AN OPINION OF COUNSEL IN FORM AND SUBSTANCE
SATISFACTORY TO THE ISSUER OF THESE SECURITIES THAT SUCH OFFER, SALE OR
TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR HYPOTHECATION IS EXEMPT FROM REGISTRATION OR OTHERWISE IN
COMPLIANCE WITH THE ACT AND APPLICABLE STATE LAW.
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(ii) Adjustment of Exercise Price and Number of Shares. The Exercise Price
shall be subject to adjustment from time to time as provided in this Section 2,
and the number of shares of Warrant Stock obtainable upon exercise of this
Warrant shall be subject to adjustment from time to time as provided in this
Section 2.
1. Subdivision or Combination of Common Stock. If the Company at any time
subdivides (by any stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization or otherwise)
one or more classes of its outstanding shares of Common Stock into a greater
number of shares, the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to such
subdivision shall be proportionately reduced and the number of shares of Warrant
Stock obtainable upon exercise of this Warrant shall be proportionately
increased. If the Company at any time combines (by reverse stock split or
otherwise) one or more classes of its outstanding shares of Common Stock into a
smaller number of shares, the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to such
combination shall be proportionately increased and the number of shares of
Warrant Stock obtainable upon exercise of this Warrant shall be proportionately
decreased.
2. Notices. Promptly following any adjustment of the Exercise Price, the Company
shall give written notice thereof to the Registered Holder, setting forth in
reasonable detail and certifying the calculation of such adjustment.
(iii) Definitions. The following terms have meanings set forth below:
"Common Stock" means, collectively, the Company's Common Stock and
any capital stock of any class of the Company hereafter authorized which is not
limited to a fixed sum or percentage of par or stated value in respect to the
rights of the holders thereof to participate in dividends or in the distribution
of assets upon any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company.
"Market Price" means as to any security the average of the closing
prices of such security's sales on all domestic securities exchanges on which
such security may at the time be listed, or, if there have been no sales on any
such exchange on any day, the average of the highest bid and lowest asked prices
on all such exchanges at the end of such day, or, if on any day such security is
not so listed, the average of the representative bid and asked prices quoted in
the NASDAQ System as of 4:00 P.M., New York time, on such day, or, if on any day
such security is not quoted in the NASDAQ System, the average of the highest bid
and lowest asked prices on such day in the domestic over-the-counter market as
reported by the National Quotation Bureau, Incorporated, or any similar
successor organization, in each such case averaged over a period of 21 days
consisting of the day as of which "Market Price" is being determined and the 20
consecutive business days prior to such day; provided that if such security is
listed on any domestic securities exchange the term "business days" as used in
this sentence means business days on which such exchange is open for trading. If
at any time such security is not listed on any domestic securities exchange or
quoted in the NASDAQ System or the domestic over-the-counter market, the "Market
Price" shall be the fair value thereof determined jointly by the Company and the
Registered Holders; provided that if such parties are unable to reach agreement
within a reasonable period of time, such fair value shall be determined by an
appraiser selected by the Company and approved by the Registered Holder (such
approval not to be unreasonably withheld). The determination of such appraiser
shall be final and binding on the Company and the Registered Holder, and the
fees and expenses of such appraiser shall be paid by the Company.
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"Person" means an individual, a partnership, a joint venture, a
corporation, a limited liability company, a trust, an unincorporated
organization and a government or any department or agency thereof.
"Warrant Stock" means the Company's Common Stock, par value $0.001
per share.
Other capitalized terms used in this Warrant but not defined herein
shall have the meanings set forth in the Purchase Agreement.
(iv) Registration Rights.
1. "Piggy-Back" Registration. The Registered Holder of this Warrant shall have
the right to include all or any portion of this Warrant requested by the
Registered Holder and all of the securities underlying such Warrant, including
the Warrant Stock underlying this Warrant (collectively, the "Registrable
Securities"), as part of any registration statement proposed to be filed by the
Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the purpose of
registering any of its Common Stock for its own or its officers', directors', or
shareholders' accounts under the Act for a public offering for cash (other than
in connection with a transaction contemplated by Rule 145(a) promulgated under
the Act or pursuant to Form S-8); provided that this Warrant has been exercised,
or is exercisable prior to the closing of such registration.
2. Terms. The Company shall bear all fees and expenses attendant upon
registering the Registrable Securities, but the Registered Holder shall pay any
and all underwriting commissions and the expenses of any legal counsel selected
by the Registered Holder to represent it in connection with the sale of the
Registrable Securities. In the event of such a proposed registration, the
Company shall furnish the Registered Holder of outstanding Registrable
Securities with not less than forty-five (45) days' written notice thereof prior
to the proposed date of filing of such registration statement. Such notice to
the Registered Holder shall continue to be given for each registration statement
filed by the Company until such time as all of the Registrable Securities have
been registered. The Registered Holder of the Registrable Securities shall
exercise the "piggy-back" rights provided for herein by giving written notice,
within thirty (30) days of the receipt of the Company's notice of its intention
to file a registration statement. The Company shall have the absolute right to
withdraw or cease to prepare or file any registration statement for any offering
referred to in this Section 5 without any obligation or liability to any
Registered Holder.
3. Reduction in Registration Rights. Notwithstanding 5B above, if any managing
underwriter of the securities being offered pursuant to any registration
statement under this Section 4 advises the Company in writing that, in its
opinion, the number of shares to be sold by persons other than the Company would
materially and adversely affect such offering, or the timing thereof, then the
Company shall reduce, pro rata (based upon the number of shares requested to be
included by the Company's officers', directors', shareholders' and all other
securities sought to be registered pursuant to the exercise of contractual
rights comparable to the rights granted in this Section 5) the number of
Registrable Securities to a number deemed satisfactory by such managing
underwriter.
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4. Lock-up. Further in the event that any managing underwriter of the securities
being offered pursuant to any registration statement under this Section 5
requires, as a condition of including for registration shares belonging to the
Company's officers, directors, shareholders, that such officers, directors and
shareholders agree to delay the offering and sale of such registered securities
for a period of time (the "Lock-Up Period"), the Registered Holder hereof shall
agree to such Lock-Up Period, provided that such Lock-Up be on the same terms
and conditions as that of the Company's officers, directors and other
shareholders.
5. Limitations. Each Registered Holder shall be entitled to have its Registrable
Securities included in up to three (3) piggy-back registrations pursuant to this
Section 5, provided that, if all of the Registrable Securities are not
registered due to the provisions of Section 5C hereof, then the limitations
contained herein shall not be effective.
6. Indemnification.
(i) In the event of any registration of any of the Registered
Holder's Registrable Securities under this Section 5, the Company shall
indemnify and hold harmless the Registered Holder, the Registered Holder's
directors, officers, and each entity or person controlling Registered Holder
within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act, if any, with respect to
which such registration, qualification or compliance has been effected pursuant
to this Section 5, and each underwriter, if any, and each entity or person who
controls any underwriter within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act,
against all expenses, claims, losses, damages and liabilities (or actions in
respect thereof), including any of the foregoing incurred in settlement of any
litigation, commenced or threatened, arising out of or based on any untrue
statement (or alleged untrue statement) of a material fact contained in any
registration statement, prospectus, offering circular or other document, or any
amendment or supplement thereto, incident to any such registration,
qualification or compliance, or based on any omission (or alleged omission) to
state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make
the statements therein, in light of the circumstances in which they were made,
not misleading, or any violation by Company of any rule or regulation
promulgated under the Securities Act applicable to Company and relating to
action or inaction required of Company in connection with any such Registration,
qualification or compliance, and shall reimburse Registered Holder, each of
Registered Holder's directors, officers, employees and agents, and each entity
or person controlling Registered Holder, each such underwriter and each entity
or person who controls any such underwriter, for any legal and any other
expenses reasonably incurred in connection with investigating, preparing or
defending any such claim, loss, damage, liability or action, provided that
Company shall not be liable to Registered Holder or an underwriter in any such
case to the extent that any such claim, loss, damage, liability or expense
arises out of or is based solely on any untrue statement or omission or alleged
untrue statement or omission made in reliance upon and in conformity with
written information furnished to Company by an instrument duly executed by
Registered Holder or an underwriter and stated to be specifically for use
therein.
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(ii) Registered Holder shall, if Registrable Securities are included
in the securities as to which a Registration, qualification or compliance has
been effected pursuant to this Section 5, indemnify Company, each of its
directors and officers, each underwriter, if any, of Company's securities
covered by such registration, qualification or compliance, each entity or person
who controls Company or such underwriter within the meaning of Section 15 of the
Securities Act, and each of its directors, officers, employees and agents,
against all expenses, claims, losses, damages and liabilities (or actions in
respect thereof), including any of the foregoing incurred in settlement of any
litigation commenced or threatened, arising out of or based on any untrue
statement (or alleged untrue statement) of a material fact contained in any
registration statement, prospectus, offering circular or other document, or any
amendment or supplement thereto, incident to any such Registration,
qualification or compliance or based on any omission (or alleged omission) to
state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make
the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances in which they were
made, not misleading, or any violation by Company of any rule or regulation
promulgated under the Securities Act applicable to Company in connection with
any such Registration, qualification, or compliance, and shall reimburse
Company, such directors, officers, employees, agents, underwriters or control
persons for any legal or any other expenses reasonably incurred in connection
with investigating, preparing or defending any such claim, loss, damage,
liability or action, in each case to the extent, but only to the extent, that
such untrue statement (or alleged untrue statement) or omission (or alleged
omission) is made in such registration statement, prospectus, offering circular
or other document or any amendment or supplement thereto in reliance upon and in
conformity with written information furnished to Company by an instrument duly
executed by Registered Holder and stated to be specifically for use therein;
provided, however, that Registered Holder's obligations hereunder shall be
limited to an amount equal to the proceeds Registered Holder received for Shares
sold as contemplated herein.
(iii) Each party entitled to indemnification under this section (the
"Indemnified Party") shall give notice to the party required to provide
indemnification (the "Indemnifying Party") promptly after such Indemnified Party
has actual knowledge of any claim as to which indemnity may be sought, and shall
permit the Indemnifying Party to assume the defense of any such claim or any
litigation resulting therefrom, provided that counsel for the Indemnifying
Party, who shall conduct the defense of such claim or litigation, shall be
approved by the Indemnified Party (whose approval shall not be unreasonably
withheld), and the Indemnified Party may participate in such defense at its own
expense, and provided further that the failure of any Indemnified Party to give
notice as provided herein shall not relieve the Indemnifying Party of its
obligations under this section unless such failure resulted in actual detriment
to the Indemnifying Party. No Indemnifying Party, in the defense of any such
claim or litigation, shall, except with the consent of each Indemnified Party,
consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement which does not
include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff
to such Indemnified Party a release from all liability in respect of such claim
or litigation.
(iv) If the indemnification provided for in this section is held by
a court of competent jurisdiction to be unavailable to an Indemnified Party with
respect to any loss, liability, claim, damage, or expense referred to therein,
then the Indemnifying Party, in lieu of indemnifying such Indemnified Party
hereunder, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such Indemnified
Party as a result of such loss, liability, claim, damage, or expense in such
proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the Indemnifying
Party on the one hand and of the Indemnified Party on the other in connection
with the statements or omissions that resulted in such loss, liability, claim,
damage, or expense, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The
relative fault of the Indemnifying Party and of the Indemnified Party shall be
determined by reference to, among other things, whether the untrue or alleged
untrue statement of a material fact or the omission to state a material fact
relates to information supplied by the Indemnifying Party or by the Indemnified
Party and the parties' relative intent, knowledge, access to information, and
opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission
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7. No Voting Rights; Limitations of Liability. Except as otherwise set forth in
this Warrant, this Warrant shall not entitle the holder hereof to any voting
rights or other rights as a stockholder of the Company. No provision hereof, in
the absence of affirmative action by the Registered Holder to purchase Warrant
Stock, and no enumeration herein of the rights or privileges of the Registered
Holder shall give rise to any liability of such holder for the Exercise Price of
Warrant Stock acquirable by exercise hereof or as a stockholder of the Company.
8. Transfers, etc. Subject to the transfer conditions referred to in the legend
endorsed hereon, this Warrant and all rights hereunder are transferable, in
whole or in part, without charge to the Registered Holder, upon surrender of
this Warrant with a properly executed Assignment (in the form of Annex II
hereto) at the principal office of the Company.
9. Warrant Exchangeable for Different Denominations. This Warrant is
exchangeable, upon the surrender hereof by the Registered Holder at the
principal office of the Company, for new Warrants of like tenor representing in
the aggregate the purchase rights hereunder, and each of such new Warrants shall
represent such portion of such rights as is designated by the Registered Holder
at the time of such surrender. The date the Company initially issues this
Warrant shall be deemed to be the "Date of Issuance" hereof regardless of the
number of times new certificates representing the unexpired and unexercised
rights formerly represented by this Warrant shall be issued. All Warrants
representing portions of the rights hereunder are referred to herein as the
"Warrants."
10. Replacement. Upon receipt of evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Company
(an affidavit of the Registered Holder shall be satisfactory) of the ownership
and the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of any certificate evidencing
this Warrant, and in the case of any such loss, theft or destruction, upon
receipt of indemnity reasonably satisfactory to the Company (provided that if
the holder is a financial institution or other institutional investor its own
agreement shall be satisfactory), or, in the case of any such mutilation upon
surrender of such certificate, the Company shall (at its expense) execute and
deliver in lieu of such certificate a new certificate of like kind representing
the same rights represented by such lost; stolen, destroyed or mutilated
certificate and dated the date of such lost, stolen, destroyed or mutilated
certificate.
11. Notices. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, all notices referred
to in this Warrant shall be in writing and shall be delivered personally or sent
by reputable overnight courier service (charges prepaid) and shall be deemed to
have been given when so delivered or sent (i) to the Company, at its principal
executive offices and (ii) to the Registered Holder of this Warrant, at such
holder's address as it appears in the records of the Company (unless otherwise
indicated by any such holder).
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12. Amendment and Waiver. Except as otherwise provided herein, the provisions of
this Warrant may be amended by the Company in any manner that does not adversely
affect the right of the Registered Holder. The provisions of this Warrant may
also be amended and the Company may take any action herein prohibited, or omit
to perform any act herein required to be performed by it, only if the Company
has obtained the written consent of the Registered Holder.
13. Descriptive Headings; Governing Law. THE CORPORATE LAW OF THE COMPANY'S
STATE OF INCORPORATION SHALL GOVERN ALL ISSUES AND QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE
RELATIVE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE COMPANY AND ITS STOCKHOLDERS. ALL OTHER
ISSUES AND QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE CONSTRUCTION, VALIDITY, ENFORCEMENT AND
INTERPRETATION OF THIS WARRANT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE
WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF TEXAS, WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO ANY CHOICE OF LAW
OR CONFLICT OF LAW RULES OR PROVISIONS (WHETHER OF THE STATE OF TEXAS OR ANY
OTHER JURISDICTION) THAT WOULD CAUSE THE APPLICATION OF THE LAWS OF ANY OTHER
JURISDICTION OTHER THAN THE STATE OF TEXAS.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Warrant to be signed and
attested by its duly authorized officers under its corporate seal and to be
dated the Date of Issuance hereof.
UNITED HERITAGE CORPORATION
By Exhibit Only - Do not sign
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Its
Attest:
Exhibit Only - Do not sign
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Secretary
ANNEX I
EXERCISE AGREEMENT
To:
Dated:
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The undersigned, pursuant to the provisions set forth in the attached Warrant
(Certificate No. W-___, hereby agrees to subscribe for the purchase of
_______________ shares of the Warrant Stock covered by such Warrant and makes
payment herewith in full therefor at the price per share provided by such
Warrant as follows:
CHECK ONE:
|_| By check (enclosed herewith) payable to the order of the Company in the
amount of $______________, such sum being the amount equal to the product
of the Exercise Price multiplied by the number of shares of Warrant Stock
being purchased upon such exercise (the "Aggregate Exercise Price").
|_| By the surrender to the Company of equity securities of the Company or any
of its wholly-owned Subsidiaries (enclosed herewith) having a Market Price
equal to the Aggregate Exercise Price of the Warrant Stock being purchased
upon such exercise, plus a check payable to the order of the Company in
such sum, if any, required (i) to complete the full Aggregate Exercise
Price.
|_| By advising the Company hereby that the undersigned is exercising the
Warrant (or a portion thereof) and hereby authorizing the Company to
withhold from issuance a number of shares of Warrant Stock issuable upon
such exercise of the Warrant which when multiplied by the Market Price of
the Warrant Stock is equal to the Aggregate Exercise Price (and such
withheld shares shall no longer be issuable under this Warrant).
Registered Holder:
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Signature:
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Title:
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Address:
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SSN/EIN:
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ANNEX II
ASSIGNMENT
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, ________________________ hereby sells, assigns and transfers
all of the rights of the undersigned under the attached Warrant (Certificate No.
W-___) with respect to the number of shares of the Warrant Stock covered thereby
set forth below, unto:
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Dated: Signature
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Witness
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EXHIBIT B
PROXY STATEMENT
TO BE COMPLETED
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EXHIBIT C
DEVELOPMENT AND OPERATING AGREEMENT
TO BE COMPLETED
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EXHIBIT D
INSTRUMENT OF ASSIGNMENT
TO BE COMPLETED
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