TRINITY LEARNING CORPORATION
0000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
PLACEMENT AGENT AGREEMENT
May 30, 2003
Xx. Xxxx Xxxxxxxx
ACAP Financial, Inc.
00 Xxxx 000 Xxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxx Xxxx Xxxx, Xxxx 00000
Dear Xx. Xxxxxxxx:
Trinity Learning Corporation, a Utah corporation (the "Company"),
proposes to sell to qualified investors in a private placement an aggregate
of up to 5,000,000 Units of securities ("Units") at a price of $1.00 per
Unit (the "Offering"). The Units are further described in the Confidential
Private Placement Memorandum dated on or about May 30, 2003, (the "Private
Placement Memorandum") prepared for use in connection with the Offering.
The business to be conducted by the Company and the Offering are each more
fully described in the Private Placement Memorandum. Certain terms not
otherwise defined in this Private Agent Agreement shall have the same
meanings as given to them in the Private Placement Memorandum. The term
Private Placement Memorandum included all appendixes attached thereto.
The Units are to be offered on a best efforts basis through ACAP
Financial, Inc. (the "Placement Agent") in accordance with the terms and
conditions of this Placement Agent Agreement. By its confirmation of this
Placement Agent Agreement, the Placement Agent agrees to act in the
capacity of placement agent and to exercise its best efforts to privately
place the Units in accordance with the terms and conditions of this
Placement Agent Agreement. It is understood and agreed that the Units are
to be offered and sold in accordance with exemptions from registration
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "1933 Act") and pursuant
to registrations or qualifications or in accordance with exemptions from
registration or qualification under the securities laws of certain states
("Blue Sky Laws"). The Company's officers and directors may also sell the
units but will not be compensated for their efforts. ACAP acknowledges
that the Company may utilize the services of various finders in connection
with its sales and may pay various finder's fees to such finders in
connection with these sales. The Company acknowledges that, ACAP takes no
responsibility for, nor shall it have any liability as to, the offer or
sales of the Units by any person except for agents employed by ACAP.
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THE OFFERING
1. Terms of the Offering
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1.1 UNITS OFFERED AND COMMENCEMENT OF THE OFFERING. The offering
will consist of a maximum of 5,000,000 Units (there will be no minimum
offering) offered at a price of $1.00 per Unit. The Offering will commence
on the date on which the Private Placement Memorandum is first made
available to the Placement Agent. The Company and the Placement Agent
agree that the offering period will end July 31, 2003 (unless extended for
thirty days (excess to Oct 1 2003)). Prior to the sale of all of the Units
Offered, all Offering proceeds received from the sale of the Units will be
deposited in an escrow account entitled "Trinity Learning Corporation -
Private Placement Escrow Agent" with Xxxxx Union Bank ("Escrow Agent").
The Company, the Placement Agent, and the Escrow Agent, will, prior to the
beginning of the Offering of the Units, enter into an Escrow Agreement in
form satisfactory to the parties. The parties mutually agree to faithfully
perform their obligations under the Escrow Agreement. The parties agree
that all checks for subscription of Units in the Offering will be made
payable to "Trinity Learning Corporation - Private Placement Escrow
Account". The offering proceeds will removed from the Escrow Account from
time-to-time as agreed upon by the parties.
1.2 TERMINATION OF THE OFFERING. The Offering will continue until
the earlier of (I) the sale of $5,000,000 of the Units, (ii) July 31, 2003
(unless extended for thirty days), or (iii) such earlier date as the
Company and the Placement Agent may mutually agree upon (the "Termination
Date").
2. ENGAGEMENT OF PLACEMENT AGENT
2.1 ENGAGEMENTS. The Company hereby grants to the Placement Agent the
non-exclusive right to solicit subscriptions for Units, and the Placement
Agent hereby agrees to use its best efforts to obtain such Subscriptions
form suitable investors. During the offering, the Company will not grant
to any other person or entity the right to solicit or obtain indications of
interest or subscription for Units. The Company and its officers and
employees will refer to the Placement Agent any person or entity which may
express an interest in purchasing Units in the Offering.
2.2 PLACEMENT AGENT'S FEES. As compensation for the services
performed by the Placement Agent in connection with the Offering, the
Company will pay the Placement Agent a cash commission of Ten Percent (10%)
of the issuance price of all Units sold by it in the Offering ($500,000 if
all 5,000,000 Units are sold by the Placement Agent). In addition to such
cash compensation, the Company shall issue the Placement Agent two shares
of the Company's common stock for each Ten (10) Units sold by the Placement
Agent in the Offering.
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2.3 EXPENSES. The Company will reimburse ACAP for its legal and other
expenses incurred in the offering, on an accountable basis, up to a maximum
of $10,000.
3. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
3.1 REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES BY THE COMPANY. The Company
represents and warrants to the Placement Agent that:
(a) Upon the closing on the Offering, the Company will be duly
organized and will be validly existing as a corporation in good standing
under the laws of the State of Utah, with full power and authority to own,
lease and operate its properties and to conduct its business as described
in the Private Placement Memorandum; the Company will be duly qualified to
do business as a foreign corporation in all jurisdictions, if any, where
the ownership or leasing of its properties or the conduct of its business
requires such qualification, except where the failure to so qualify will
not have a material adverse effect upon the Company; the Company will hold
all licenses, certificates and permits from state, federal and other
regulatory authorities which are necessary for the conduct of its business,
except where the failure to hold such licence, certificate or permit will
not have a material adverse effect upon the Company; the Company will not
be in violation of its Articles of Incorporation, as amended, or in default
in the performance or observance of any material obligation, agreement,
covenant or condition contained in any material bond, debenture, note or
other evidence of indebtedness or in any contract, indenture, mortgage,
loan agreement, joint venture or other agreement or instrument to which the
Company is a party or by which it or any of its properties may be bound,
nor will it be in violation of any law, order, ruly, regulation, wit,
injunction or decree of any government, governmental instrumentality or
court, domestic or foreign, of which it has knowledge.
(b) This Placement Agent Agreement has been duly authorized, executed
and delivered by the Company and subject to the laws of bankruptcy,
insolvency, creditors' rights and equitable principles and matters of
public policy, will be binding on the Company in accordance with its terms;
the performance of this Placement Agent Agreement and the consummation of
the transactions herein contemplated will not result in a breach or
violation of any of the terms and provisions of, or constitute a default
under (i) any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement, bond,
debenture, note agreement or other evidence of indebtedness, lease,
contract or other agreement of instrument to which the Company will be
bound, (ii) the Company's Articles of Incorporation, as amended, (iii) any
statute or any order, rule or regulation of any court or governmental
agency or body having jurisdiction over the Company or its properties; and
no consent, approval, authorization or order of any court or governmental
agency or body is required for the consummation by the Company of the
transactions on its part contemplated herein except as provided in Section
4.1(e) hereof.
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(c) Except as set forth in the Private Placement Memorandum, there is
not now any pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, any threatened
action, suit or proceeding to which the Company is a party before any court
or governmental agency or body which might result in any material adverse
change, singly or in the aggregate, in the condition (financial or other),
business or prospects of the Company, or might materially and adversely
affect the properties of assets of the Company or prevent consummation of
the transactions contemplated herein or in the Private Placement
Memorandum.
(d) The Units have been duly authorized for issuance and sale
pursuant to this Placement Agent Agreement and, when issued and delivered
by the Company against payment therefore, the Units will be duly authorized
and validly issued and fully paid.
(e) The financial statements included in the Private Placement
Memorandum fairly present the financial position and the results of
operations of the Company and its predecessors at their respective dates
and for the respective periods to which they apply and have been prepared
in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles consistently
applied throughout the periods involved.
(f) The Company's capitalization will be in all material matters as
described in the Private Placement Memorandum. The capital stock of the
Company to be outstanding as of the closing of the Offering will have been
duly authorized and validly issued an be fully paid, nonassessable, and
free of preemptive rights, and the capital, stock, long term debt, and any
convertible Units of the Company will conform to the statements in relation
thereto contained in the Private Placement Memorandum and such statements
will correctly state the substance of the instruments defining the
capitalization of the Company. There will not, as of the closing of the
Offering, be outstanding any options, warrants, or other rights to purchase
any Units of the Company other than as described in the Private Placement
Memorandum.
(g) The Company has a reasonable basis for, has acted in good faith
in making and is not aware of, any undisclosed facts tending to under mine
the accuracy of any statements in the Private Placement Memorandum, or to
be provided supplementally to investors, which might be regarded as having
the character of a "forward looking statement" as such term is defined in
the Private Units Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
(h) Subsequent to the respective dates as of which information is
given in the Private Placement Memorandum, and except as may be otherwise
stated in the Private Placement Memorandum, as amended and supplemented,
there has not been (I) any material adverse change in the business,
properties, business prospects, results of operations or condition
(financial or other) of the Company, (ii) any transaction entered into by
the Company which is material to the Company, except transactions in the
ordinary course of business, (iii) any material direct or contingent
obligation incurred by the Company, except obligations incurred in the
ordinary course of business, (v) any change in the capital stock of the
Company, or (vi) any dividend or distribution of any kind declared, paid or
made on the Company capital stock which is in consistent with the Company's
prior practices.
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(i) The Private Placement Memorandum describes all material terms of
the Offering and the business of the Company, the commissions and other
compensation to be paid by the Company in connection with the Offering and
restrictions on resale of the Units. The Private Placement Memorandum does
not include any untrue statements of material fact of omit to state any
material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make statements
therein not misleading in light of the circumstances under which they are
made. The Units, when issued, will conform in all material respects to all
statements concerning them contained in the Private Placement Memorandum.
(j) Except as set forth in the Private Placement Memorandum, the
Company, as of the closing of the Offering, will have good and marketable
title to all of its properties and assets described in the Private
Placement Memorandum as owned by it, free and clear of all liens, charges,
encumbrances or restriction other than as described in the Private
Placement Memorandum.
(k) All issued and outstanding Units of the Company were offered and
sold in compliance with all applicable federal and state securities laws
and, except as disclosed in the Private Placement Memorandum, the Company
has not offered or sold any Units within the past 12 months.
(l) The Company has made all filings with the SEC that it has been
required to make within the past two years under the Securities Act and the
Securities Exchange Act (collectively the "Public Reports"). Each of the
Public Reports has complied with the Securities Act and the Securities
Exchange Act in all material respects. None of the Public Reports, as of
their respective dates, contained any untrue statement of a material fact
or omitted to state a material fact necessary in order to make the
statements made therein, in light of the circumstances under which they
were made, not misleading.
(m) Neither the Company nor any of its officers or directors has been
convicted of any crimes or offenses involving the purchase or sale of
Units, nor are any of them subject to any order, jurisdiction or decree of
any court, temporary or permanently enjoining or restraining any similar
conduct.
(n) Neither the Company nor any of its officers, directors, or
affiliates have any direct or indirect relationship or affiliation with a
member of the National Association of Units Dealers, Inc., (the "NASD"),
except as customers of broker-dealers in the ordinary course of business.
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3.2 REPRESENTATION AND WARRANTIES OF THE PURCHASE AGENT. The
Placement Agent represents and warrants to the Company as follows:
(a) The Placement Agent has been duly formed and is a validly
existing corporation under the laws of the state of Utah with all requisite
power and authority to enter into this Placement Agent Agreement and to
carry out its obligations hereunder.
(b) This Placement Agent Agreement has been duly authorized, executed
and delivered and will be binding on the Placement Agent in accordance with
its terms.
(c) The performance of this Placement Agent Agreement and the
consummation of the transactions herein contemplated will not result in a
breach or violation of any of the terms and provisions of, or constitute a
default under, (i) the Placement Agent's Articles of Incorporation or
Bylaws, (ii) any material agreement to which the Placement Agent is a
party, or (iii) any statute or any order, rule or regulation or any court
or governmental agency or body having jurisdiction over the Placement
Agent; and no consent, approval, authorization or order of any court or
governmental agency or body is required for the consummation by the
Placement Agent of the transactions on its part contemplated herein except
as provided in Section 4.1(e) hereof.
(d) The Placement Agent is a broker-dealer duly registered pursuant
to the provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the
"1934 Act"), is a member in good standing of the NASD, and is duly
registered or licensed as a broker-dealer under the applicable Blue Sky
Laws, except in such states in which the Placement Agent is exempt from
registration or licensing, or such registration or licensing is not
otherwise required. The Placement Agent agrees to maintain its
registration or licenses, of its exemption there from, in good standing
throughout the term of the offering of the Units and agrees to comply with
all statutes and other requirements applicable to it with respect to its
activities within those jurisdictions. The states in which the Placement
Agent is licensed are set forth on Exhibit 3.2 attached hereto.
(e) Neither the Placement Agent nor any director or officer of the
Placement Agent (nor any other person serving in similar capacity) or other
employee or agent of the Placement Agent to be involved in the sale of the
Units, either directly or in a supervisory capacity:
(i) has been convicted within 10 years prior hereto of any crime
or offense involving the purchase or sale of any security, involving the
making of a false filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
"Commission"), or arising out of such person's conduct as an underwriter,
broker, dealer, municipal securities dealer or investment adviser;
(ii) Is subject to any order, judgement or decree of any court of
competent jurisdiction temporarily enjoining or restraining such person
from engaging in or continuing any conduct or practice in connection with
the purchase or sale of any security, involving the making of a false
filing with the Commission or arising out of such person's conduct as an
underwriter, broker, dealer, municipal securities dealer or investment
adviser;
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(iii) is subject to an order of the Commission entered pursuant
to Section 15(b), barred from association with a member of, a national or
regional securities dealers association or a national securities exchange
or a Canadian securities exchange for conduct inconsistent with just and
equitable principles of trade;
(iv) has been or is suspended or expelled from membership in, or
suspended or barred from association with a member of, a national or
regional securities dealers association or a national securities exchange
or a Canadian securities exchange for conduct inconsistent with just and
equitable principles of trade;
(v) is subject to a United States Post Office false
representation order, or is subject to any restraining order or preliminary
injunction entered under Section 3007 of Title 39, United States Code, with
respect to any conduct alleged to constitute postal fraud or otherwise
violated Section 3005 of that Title;
(vi) has been an underwriter or name as an underwriter of any
securities (a) covered by any registration statements which is the subject
of any proceeding or examination under Section 8A of the 1993 Act, as
amended, or is the subject of any refusal order to stop order entered
thereunder within five year prior to the date hereof; or (b) covered by any
filing which is subject to a pending proceeding under Section 230.258 of
the Commission's rules or any similar rules or to an Order entered
thereunder within five years prior to the date hereof, or
(vii) is or has been subject to any order, judgement or decree of
any governmental agency or administrator, or of any court or competent
jurisdiction, revoking or suspending for cause any license, permit or other
authority of such person or of any corporation of which he is an officer or
director, to engage in the securities business or in the sale of a
particular security or temporarily or permanently restraining or enjoining
any such person or any corporation of which he is an officer or director
from engaging in or continuing any conduct, practice, or employment in
connection with the purchase or sale of securities, or convincing such
person of any felony or misdemeanor involving a security or any aspect of
the securities business, or of theft or of any felony.
4. COVENANTS.
4.1 COVENANTS OF THE COMPANY. The Company covenants and agrees that:
(a) The Company will deliver at its expense to the Placement Agent
copies of the Private Placement Memorandum and of any amendment or
supplements thereto, including all exhibits and other documents included
therein, in such quantities as the Placement Agent may reasonably request.
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(b) If an event affecting the Company occurs prior to the termination
of the Offering which, in the reasonable opinion of legal counsel to the
Placement Agent, should be set forth in a supplement to or an amendment of
the Private Placement Memorandum, the Company will at its expense prepare
and furnish to the Placement Agent copies of such supplement or amendment
in such quantities as the Placement Agent may reasonably request so that
the Private Placement Memorandum, as so supplemented or amended, will not
contain any untrue statements of a material fact or omit to state any
material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein not
misleading in light of the circumstances under which they are made.
(c) The Company will make available, at its offices, upon advance
notice, during the course of the Offering and prior to sale, to each
offeree of the offeree's representative, or both, such information in
addition to that contained in the Private Placement Memorandum and any
supplement or amendment thereto, concerning the Company and any other
relevant matter relating to the Offering as the Company possess or can
acquire without reasonable effort or expense. The Company will also make
available to each offeree or the offeree's representative the opportunity
to ask questions of, and receive answers from, the Company concerning the
terms and conditions of the Offering and to inspect any additional
information, which the Company possesses or can acquire without reasonable
effort or expense, that it is necessary to verify the accuracy of any
information furnished.
(d) The Company will cooperate with the Placement Agent to ensure
that the Offering and sale of the Units complies in all material respects
with the requirements of the 1933 Act, the 1934 Act and all applicable Blue
Sky Laws.
(e) Upon request, the Company will, in a timely manner, cooperate in
the filing with the Commission of a Form D relating to the sale of the
Units and in the other filings required under Blue Sky Laws of such states
as the Placement Agent may reasonably request.
(f) The Company will use its best efforts to expend the proceeds of
the Offering and to operate its business in the manner described in the
Private Placement Memorandum, subject to such changes as may be reasonably
necessary or desirable in the exercise of prudent business judgement.
(g) The Company will pay all expenses in connection with (i) the
preparation and duplication of the Private Placement Memorandum and any
amendment or supplements thereto, (ii) the registration or perfection of an
exemption therefrom, as the case may be, of the offer and sale of the Units
under the 1933 Act and all applicable Blue Sky Laws, (iii) the fees and
expenses of legal counsel and independent public accountants for the
Company, and (iv) the reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the
Placement Agent in connection with the Offering including travel and the
fees and expenses of legal counsel to the Placement Agent. The Company
shall not be required to pay more than Three Thousand Dollars ($3,000.00)
of the expenses of the Placement Agent incurred hereunder.
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(h) The Company will, at the Closing of the sale of the Units,
deliver to the Placement Agent a certificate executed by the appropriate
Company officers certifying that each of the representations and warranties
made by or on behalf of the Company in this Placement Agent Agreement are
and remain true and accurate as of the date of such closing and that the
Company has complied with all of the covenants set forth in subparagraphs
(a) through (g) of this Paragraph 4.1.
(i) The Company will, at the closing of the sale of the Units,
deliver to the Placement Agent an opinion of the Company's legal counsel in
the form of that attached hereto as Exhibit 4.1.
4.2 COVENANTS OF THE PLACEMENT AGENT. The Placement Agent covenants
and agrees that:
(a) With respect to any solicitations of offers made on behalf of the
Company by the Placement Agent, including any sales persons acting on the
Placement Agent's behalf, the Placement Agent represents, warrants and
covenants as follows:
(i) The Placement Agent will not offer the Units by means of any
form of general solicitation or general advertising.
(ii) The Placement Agent will cause each person interested in
acquiring Units to provide such information as may reasonably be requested
by the Company to permit the Company to determine whether an investor is
qualified to purchase Units in the Offering.
(iii) The Placement Agent will furnish to each offeree,
concurrently with making any offer to such offeree, a copy of the Private
Placement Memorandum and all supplements or amendment thereto and will
subsequently furnish copies to each such person of any supplements or
amendments which may thereafter by prepared by the Company and will
sequentially number each Private Placement Memorandum it furnishes and keep
a record of each offeree, their addresses and telephone numbers. The
Placement Agent will not make any representations with respect to the
Company or its business and affairs other than the information set forth in
the Private Placement Memorandum or the sales literature authorized for
use in connection with the Offering, or such other information as is
specifically authorized in writing by the Company.
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(b) The Placement Agent will comply with the 1933 Act, the 1934 Act
and all applicable Blue Sky Laws in connection with the offering and sale
of the Units and will offer the Units only in those states listed on
Exhibit 4.2 attached hereto.
(c) The Placement Agent will promptly inform the Company if the
Placement Agent becomes aware of any facts which could cause it to believe
that the Private Placement Memorandum includes any untrue statement of
material fact or omits to state any material fact required to be stated
therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading in light
of the circumstances under which they are made.
5. INDEMNIFICATION AND CONTRIBUTION
5.1 INDEMNIFICATION BY THE COMPANY. The Company agrees to indemnify
and hold harmless the Placement Agent and each person, if any, who controls
the Placement Agent against any and all losses, claims, damages, or
liabilities, joint or several, to which they or any of them may become
subject under the 1933 Act, the 1934 Act, applicable Blue Sky Laws or any
other statute or common law or otherwise, and to reimburse the Placement
Agent and each such controlling person, if any, for any legal or other
expenses reasonably incurred by it or them in connection with defending any
actions, insofar as such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or actions
arise out of or are based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue
statement of a material fact contained in the Private Placement Memorandum,
or the omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact
required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein
not misleading; provided, however, that the indemnity agreement contained
in this Section 5.1 will not cover any such losses, claims, damages,
liabilities or actions arising out of or based upon any such untrue
statement or alleged untrue statement, or any omission or alleged omission,
if such statement or omission was made in reliance upon, and in conformity
with, information furnished herein or in writing to the Company by, or on
behalf of, the Placement Agent for use in connection with the Private
Placement Memorandum, or arising out of or based upon a breach by the
Placement Agent of any of the Placement Agent's representations,
warranties, or covenants set forth in this Placement Agent Agreement. The
indemnity agreement contained in this Section 5.1 will be in addition to
any liability the Company may otherwise have.
The Company shall indemnify and hold harmless the Placement Agent and
each person, if any who controls the Placement Agent against any and all
losses, claims, damages, or liabilities, joint or several, to which they or
any of them may become subject as result of any act by any person offering
or selling the Units who are not agents of Placement Agent.
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5.2 INDEMNIFICATION BY THE PLACEMENT AGENT. The Placement Agent
agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Company and each person, if any,
who controls the Company against any and all losses, claims, damages or
liabilities, joint or several, to which they or any of them may become
subject under the Act or any other statute or common law or otherwise, and
to reimburse the Company and each such controlling person, if any, for any
legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by it or them in connection
with defending any actions, insofar as such losses, claims, damages,
liabilities or actions out of or are based upon any untrue statement or
alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Private
Placement Memorandum, or the omission or alleged omission to state therein
not misleading, in each case to the extent, but only to the extent, that
such statement or alleged statement or omission or alleged omission was
made in reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished herein
or in writing to the Company by the Placement Agent for use in connection
with the Private Placement Memorandum. The indemnity agreement contained
in this Section 5.2. will be in addition to any liability the Placement
Agent may otherwise have.
5.3 NOTICE TO INDEMNIFYING PARTY. Promptly after the receipt by an
indemnified party under this section of notice of the commencement of any
action, such indemnified party will, if a claim in respect thereof is to be
made against any indemnifying party under this section, notify the
indemnifying party. Upon notice of the commencement of an action against
an indemnified party, the indemnifying party will be entitled to
participate in and assume the defense of such action, at its own expense,
with counsel chosen by such indemnifying party and reasonably satisfactory
to such indemnified party. No indemnifying party hereunder will be liable
for the payment of any amount in settlement of any claim or action without
the consent of such indemnifying party.
5.4 CONTRIBUTION. If the indemnification provided for in this Section 5
is, for any reason other than as specified herein, held by a court to be
unavailable, and the Company or the Placement Agent has been required to
pay damages as a result of a determination by a court that state a material
fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements
therein not misleading, then the Company will contribute to the damages
paid by the Placement Agent or its controlling persons, and the Placement
Agent will contribute to the damages paid by the Company, but in each case
only to the extent that such damages arise out of or are based upon such
untrue statement or omission, in such proportion as is appropriate to
reflect the relative fault of the Company, on the one hand, and the
Placement Agent, on the other hand, in connection with the statement of
omission which resulted in such damages as well as any other relevant
equitable considerations. The relative benefits received by the Company
and the Placement Agent will be deemed to be in the same proportion as the
total net proceeds from the sale of the Units (before deducting expenses)
received by the Company bear to the total commissions received by the
Placement Agent. The relative fault will be determined by reference to,
among other things, whether the untrue statement of a material fact of the
omission to state a material fact related to information supplied by the
Company or the Placement Agent and the
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parties' relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity
to correct or prevent such untrue statements or omissions. For purpose of
this section, the term "damages" will include any legal or other expenses
reasonably incurred by the Company or th Placement Agent in connection with
investigating or defending any action or claim which is the subject of the
contribution provisions of this section. No person adjudged guilty of
fraudulent misrepresentation will be entitled to contribution form any
person who was guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentations.
6. MISCELLANEOUS.
6.1 NOTICES. Any notice required or otherwise contemplated by this
Agreement will be addressed as follows:
If to the Company: Xx. Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx
Trinity Learning Corporation
0000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
If to the Placement Agent: ACAP Financial, Inc.
00 Xxxx 000 Xxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxx Xxxx Xxxx, Xxxx 00000
Attn: Xxxx Xxxxxxxx
or such other address as the party to receive the notice may designate in a
written notice to the other party. Notices sent in accordance with the
foregoing will be deemed delivered when actually received by the party to
whom it was sent or, if earlier, three (3) business days after such notice
is mailed, first class, certified, return receipt requested, postage
prepaid.
6.2 ENTIRE AGREEMENT; MODIFICATION; WAIVER. This Placement Agent
Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the Company and the
Placement Agent with respect to the subject matter hereof. The terms of
this Placement Agent Agreement may not be amended or modified nor may any
provision hereof be waived except in writing.
6.3 SEVERABILITY. If any provision of this Planned Agent Agreement
is found to be invalid or unenforceable; the remaining provisions of this
Placement Agent Agreement will remain in full force and effect.
6.4 GOVERNING LAW. This Placement Agent Agreement will be governed
by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Utah, without
giving effect to choice of law provisions.
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6.5 ATTORNEYS FEES. If any suit or arbitration proceeding is filed
by any party to enforce this Placement Agent Agreement, the prevailing
party will be entitled to recover from the losing party the reasonable
attorney fees and expenses incurred by the prevailing party at suit or
proceeding and upon any appeals therefrom.
6.6 BINDING EFFORT. This Placement Agent Agreement will become
binding upon the parties upon the execution and return to the Company of
the enclosed copy of this Placement Agent Agreement.
Trinity Learning Corporation
By: /S/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx
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Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx
Chief Executive Officer
AGREED AND ACCEPTED:
ACAP Financial, Inc.
By: /S/ Xxxx Xxxxxxxx Dated: May 30, 2003
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Xxxx Xxxxxxxx
President