SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT
SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT (this "Agreement"), dated as of April 18,
2006, by and among M Power Entertainment, Inc., a Delaware corporation, with
headquarters located at 0000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000 (the
"Company"), and each of the purchasers set forth on the signature pages hereto
(the "Buyers").
WHEREAS:
A. The Company and the Buyers are executing and delivering this
Agreement in reliance upon the exemption from securities registration afforded
by the rules and regulations as promulgated by the United States Securities
and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended (the "1933 Act");
B. Buyers desire to purchase and the Company desires to issue and sell,
upon the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement (i) 6% secured
convertible notes of the Company, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit "A",
in the aggregate principal amount of Two Million Dollars ($2,000,000)
(together with any note(s) issued in replacement thereof or as a dividend
thereon or otherwise with respect thereto in accordance with the terms
thereof, the "Notes"), of which Seven Hundred Thousand Dollars ($700,000)
shall be funded on the date hereof, Six Hundred Thousand Dollars ($600,000)
shall be funded on the date the registration statement is filed, pursuant to
the Registration Rights Agreement (as defined below), with the United States
Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"), and Seven Hundred Thousand Dollars
($700,000) shall be funded on the date the Registration Statement is declared
effective by the SEC (individually referred to as a "Closing" collectively
referred to as the "Closings"), for a total purchase price of up to Two
Million Dollars ($2,000,000),convertible into shares of common stock, par
value $.001 per share, of the Company (the "Common Stock"), upon the terms and
subject to the limitations and conditions set forth in such Notes and (ii)
warrants, in the forms attached hereto as Exhibit "B", to purchase an
aggregate of 30,000,000 shares of Common Stock (the "Warrants").
C. Each Buyer wishes to purchase, upon the terms and conditions stated
in this Agreement, such principal amount of Notes and number of Warrants as is
set forth immediately below its name on the signature pages hereto; and
D. Contemporaneous with the execution and delivery of this Agreement,
the parties hereto are executing and delivering a Registration Rights
Agreement, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit "C" (the "Registration
Rights Agreement"), pursuant to which the Company has agreed to provide
certain registration rights under the 1933 Act and the rules and regulations
promulgated thereunder, and applicable state securities laws.
NOW, THEREFORE, the Company and each of the Buyers severally (and not
jointly) hereby agree as follows:
1. PURCHASE AND SALE OF NOTES AND WARRANTS.
a. Purchase of Notes and Warrants. On the Closing Date (as
defined below), the Company shall issue and sell to each Buyer and each Buyer
severally agrees to purchase from the Company such principal amount of Notes
and number of Warrants as is set forth immediately below such Buyer's name on
the signature pages hereto.
b. Form of Payment. On the Closing Date (as defined below), (i)
each Buyer shall pay the purchase price for the Notes and the Warrants to be
issued and sold to it at the Closing (as defined below) (the "Purchase Price")
by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the Company, in accordance
with the Company's written wiring instructions, against delivery of the Notes
in the principal amount equal to the Purchase Price and the number of Warrants
as is set forth immediately below such Buyer's name on the signature pages
hereto, and (ii) the Company shall deliver such Notes and Warrants duly
executed on behalf of the Company, to such Buyer, against delivery of such
Purchase Price.
c. Closing Date. Subject to the satisfaction (or written waiver)
of the conditions thereto set forth in Section 6 and Section 7 below, the date
and time of the issuance and sale of the Notes and the Warrants pursuant to
this Agreement (the "Closing Date") shall be 12:00 noon, Eastern Standard Time
on April 18, 2006, or such other mutually agreed upon time. The closing of
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (the "Closing") shall occur on
the Closing Date at such location as may be agreed to by the parties.
2. BUYERS' REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES. Each Buyer severally (and
not jointly) represents and warrants to the Company solely as to such Buyer
that:
a. Investment Purpose. As of the date hereof, the Buyer is
purchasing the Notes and the shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion
of or otherwise pursuant to the Notes (including, without limitation, such
additional shares of Common Stock, if any, as are issuable (i) on account of
interest on the Notes, (ii) as a result of the events described in Sections
1.3 and 1.4(g) of the Notes and Section 2(c) of the Registration Rights
Agreement or (iii) in payment of the Standard Liquidated Damages Amount (as
defined in Section 2(f) below) pursuant to this Agreement, such shares of
Common Stock being collectively referred to herein as the "Conversion Shares")
and the Warrants and the shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise thereof
(the "Warrant Shares" and, collectively with the Notes, Warrants and
Conversion Shares, the "Securities") for its own account and not with a
present view towards the public sale or distribution thereof, except pursuant
to sales registered or exempted from registration under the 1933 Act;
provided, however, that by making the representations herein, the Buyer does
not agree to hold any of the Securities for any minimum or other specific term
and reserves the right to dispose of the Securities at any time in accordance
with or pursuant to a registration statement or an exemption under the 1933
Act.
b. Accredited Investor Status. The Buyer is an "accredited
investor" as that term is defined in Rule 501(a) of Regulation D (an
"Accredited Investor").
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c. Reliance on Exemptions. The Buyer understands that the
Securities are being offered and sold to it in reliance upon specific
exemptions from the registration requirements of United States federal and
state securities laws and that the Company is relying upon the truth and
accuracy of, and the Buyer's compliance with, the representations, warranties,
agreements, acknowledgments and understandings of the Buyer set forth herein
in order to determine the availability of such exemptions and the eligibility
of the Buyer to acquire the Securities.
d. Information. The Buyer and its advisors, if any, have been,
and for so long as the Notes and Warrants remain outstanding will continue to
be, furnished with all materials relating to the business, finances and
operations of the Company and materials relating to the offer and sale of the
Securities which have been requested by the Buyer or its advisors. The Buyer
and its advisors, if any, have been, and for so long as the Notes and Warrants
remain outstanding will continue to be, afforded the opportunity to ask
questions of the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company has not
disclosed to the Buyer any material nonpublic information and will not
disclose such information unless such information is disclosed to the public
prior to or promptly following such disclosure to the Buyer. Neither such
inquiries nor any other due diligence investigation conducted by Buyer or any
of its advisors or representatives shall modify, amend or affect Buyer's right
to rely on the Company's representations and warranties contained in Section 3
below. The Buyer understands that its investment in the Securities involves a
significant degree of risk.
e. Governmental Review. The Buyer understands that no United
States federal or state agency or any other government or governmental agency
has passed upon or made any recommendation or endorsement of the Securities.
f. Transfer or Re-sale. The Buyer understands that (i) except as
provided in the Registration Rights Agreement, the sale or re-sale of the
Securities has not been and is not being registered under the 1933 Act or any
applicable state securities laws, and the Securities may not be transferred
unless (a) the Securities are sold pursuant to an effective registration
statement under the 1933 Act, (b) the Buyer shall have delivered to the
Company an opinion of counsel that shall be in form, substance and scope
customary for opinions of counsel in comparable transactions to the effect
that the Securities to be sold or transferred may be sold or transferred
pursuant to an exemption from such registration, which opinion shall be
accepted by the Company, (c) the Securities are sold or transferred to an
"affiliate" (as defined in Rule 144 promulgated under the 1933 Act (or a
successor rule) ("Rule 144")) of the Buyer who agrees to sell or otherwise
transfer the Securities only in accordance with this Section 2(f) and who is
an Accredited Investor, (d) the Securities are sold pursuant to Rule 144, or
(e) the Securities are sold pursuant to Regulation S under the 1933 Act (or a
successor rule) ("Regulation S"), and the Buyer shall have delivered to the
Company an opinion of counsel that shall be in form, substance and scope
customary for opinions of counsel in corporate transactions, which opinion
shall be accepted by the Company; (ii) any sale of such Securities made in
reliance on Rule 144 may be made only in accordance with the terms of said
Rule and further, if said Rule is not applicable, any re-sale of such
Securities under circumstances in which the seller (or the person through whom
the sale is made) may be deemed to be an underwriter (as that term is defined
in the 0000 Xxx) may require compliance with some other exemption under the
1933 Act or the rules and regulations of the SEC thereunder; and (iii) neither
the Company nor any other person is under any obligation to register such
Securities under the 1933 Act or any state securities laws or to comply with
the terms and conditions of any exemption thereunder (in each case, other than
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pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement). Notwithstanding the foregoing
or anything else contained herein to the contrary, the Securities may be
pledged as collateral in connection with a bona fide margin account or other
lending arrangement. In the event that the Company does not accept the
opinion of counsel provided by the Buyer with respect to the transfer of
Securities pursuant to an exemption from registration, such as Rule 144 or
Regulation S, within three (3) business days of delivery of the opinion to the
Company, the Company shall pay to the Buyer liquidated damages of three
percent (3%) of the outstanding amount of the Notes per month plus accrued and
unpaid interest on the Notes, prorated for partial months, in cash or shares
at the option of the Company ("Standard Liquidated Damages Amount"). If the
Company elects to be pay the Standard Liquidated Damages Amount in shares of
Common Stock, such shares shall be issued at the Conversion Price at the time
of payment.
g. Legends. The Buyer understands that the Notes and the
Warrants and, until such time as the Conversion Shares and Warrant Shares have
been registered under the 1933 Act as contemplated by the Registration Rights
Agreement or otherwise may be sold pursuant to Rule 144 or Regulation S
without any restriction as to the number of securities as of a particular date
that can then be immediately sold, the Conversion Shares and Warrant Shares
may bear a restrictive legend in substantially the following form (and a
stop-transfer order may be placed against transfer of the certificates for
such Securities):
"The securities represented by this certificate have
not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended. The securities may not be sold, transferred
or assigned in the absence of an effective registration
statement for the securities under said Act, or an
opinion of counsel, in form, substance and scope customary
for opinions of counsel in comparable transactions, that
registration is not required under said Act or unless sold
pursuant to Rule 144 or Regulation S under said Act."
The legend set forth above shall be removed and the Company shall issue a
certificate without such legend to the holder of any Security upon which it is
stamped, if, unless otherwise required by applicable state securities laws,
(a) such Security is registered for sale under an effective registration
statement filed under the 1933 Act or otherwise may be sold pursuant to Rule
144 or Regulation S without any restriction as to the number of securities as
of a particular date that can then be immediately sold, or (b) such holder
provides the Company with an opinion of counsel, in form, substance and scope
customary for opinions of counsel in comparable transactions, to the effect
that a public sale or transfer of such Security may be made without
registration under the 1933 Act, which opinion shall be accepted by the
Company so that the sale or transfer is effected or (c) such holder provides
the Company with reasonable assurances that such Security can be sold pursuant
to Rule 144 or Regulation S. The Buyer agrees to sell all Securities,
including those represented by a certificate(s) from which the legend has been
removed, in compliance with applicable prospectus delivery requirements, if
any.
h. Authorization; Enforcement. This Agreement and the
Registration Rights Agreement have been duly and validly authorized. This
Agreement has been duly executed and delivered on behalf of the Buyer, and
this Agreement constitutes, and upon execution and delivery by the Buyer of
the Registration Rights Agreement, such agreement will constitute, valid and
binding agreements of the Buyer enforceable in accordance with their terms.
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i. Residency. The Buyer is a resident of the jurisdiction set
forth immediately below such Buyer's name on the signature pages hereto.
3. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY. The Company
represents and warrants to each Buyer that:
a. Organization and Qualification. The Company and each of its
Subsidiaries (as defined below), if any, is a corporation duly organized,
validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction in
which it is incorporated, with full power and authority (corporate and other)
to own, lease, use and operate its properties and to carry on its business as
and where now owned, leased, used, operated and conducted. Schedule 3(a) sets
forth a list of all of the Subsidiaries of the Company and the jurisdiction in
which each is incorporated. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries is duly
qualified as a foreign corporation to do business and is in good standing in
every jurisdiction in which its ownership or use of property or the nature of
the business conducted by it makes such qualification necessary except where
the failure to be so qualified or in good standing would not have a Material
Adverse Effect. "Material Adverse Effect" means any of (i) a material and
adverse effect on the legality, validity or enforceability of any document
executed in connection with this financing, (ii) a material and adverse effect
on the results of operations, assets, prospects, business or condition
(financial or otherwise) of the Company and the Subsidiaries, taken as a
whole, or (iii) an adverse impairment to the Company's ability to perform
under any of the documents executed in connection with this financing.
"Subsidiaries" means any corporation or other organization, whether
incorporated or unincorporated, in which the Company owns, directly or
indirectly, any equity or other ownership interest.
b. Authorization; Enforcement. (i) The Company has all requisite
corporate power and authority to enter into and perform this Agreement, the
Registration Rights Agreement, the Notes and the Warrants and to consummate
the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby and to issue the Securities,
in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof, (ii) the execution and
delivery of this Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement, the Notes and
the Warrants by the Company and the consummation by it of the transactions
contemplated hereby and thereby (including without limitation, the issuance of
the Notes and the Warrants and the issuance and reservation for issuance of
the Conversion Shares and Warrant Shares issuable upon conversion or exercise
thereof) have been duly authorized by the Company's Board of Directors and no
further consent or authorization of the Company, its Board of Directors, or
its shareholders is required, (iii) this Agreement has been duly executed and
delivered by the Company by its authorized representative, and such authorized
representative is the true and official representative with authority to sign
this Agreement and the other documents executed in connection herewith and
bind the Company accordingly, and (iv) this Agreement constitutes, and upon
execution and delivery by the Company of the Registration Rights Agreement,
the Notes and the Warrants, each of such instruments will constitute, a legal,
valid and binding obligation of the Company enforceable against the Company in
accordance with its terms.
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c. Capitalization. As of the date hereof, the authorized capital
stock of the Company consists of (i) 275,000,000 shares of Common Stock,
$0.001 par value, of which 56,244,688 shares are issued and outstanding, no
shares are reserved for issuance pursuant to the Company's stock option plans,
no shares are reserved for issuance pursuant to securities (other than the
Notes and the Warrants) exercisable for, or convertible into or exchangeable
for shares of Common Stock and, 300,000,000 shares are reserved for issuance
upon conversion of the Notes and exercise of the Warrants (subject to
adjustment pursuant to the Company's covenant set forth in Section 4(h)
below); and (ii) 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock of which 200,000 shares
are issued and outstanding. All of such outstanding shares of capital stock
are, or upon issuance will be, duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and
nonassessable. No shares of capital stock of the Company are subject to
preemptive rights or any other similar rights of the shareholders of the
Company or any liens or encumbrances imposed through the actions or failure to
act of the Company. Except as disclosed in Schedule 3(c), as of the effective
date of this Agreement, (i) there are no outstanding options, warrants, scrip,
rights to subscribe for, puts, calls, rights of first refusal, agreements,
understandings, claims or other commitments or rights of any character
whatsoever relating to, or securities or rights convertible into or
exchangeable for any shares of capital stock of the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries, or arrangements by which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries
is or may become bound to issue additional shares of capital stock of the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (ii) there are no agreements or
arrangements under which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is obligated
to register the sale of any of its or their securities under the 1933 Act
(except the Registration Rights Agreement) and (iii) there are no
anti-dilution or price adjustment provisions contained in any security issued
by the Company (or in any agreement providing rights to security holders) that
will be triggered by the issuance of the Notes, the Warrants, the Conversion
Shares or Warrant Shares. The Company has furnished to the Buyer true and
correct copies of the Company's Certificate of Incorporation as in effect on
the date hereof ("Certificate of Incorporation"), the Company's By-laws, as in
effect on the date hereof (the "By-laws"), and the terms of all securities
convertible into or exercisable for Common Stock of the Company and the
material rights of the holders thereof in respect thereto. The Company shall
provide the Buyer with a written update of this representation signed by the
Company's Chief Executive or Chief Financial Officer on behalf of the Company
as of the Closing Date.
d. Issuance of Shares. Upon the increase in the number of
authorized shares of the Company's Common Stock to 500,000,000 shares within
forty-five (45) days from the date hereof, the Conversion Shares and Warrant
Shares are duly authorized and reserved for issuance and, upon conversion of
the Notes and exercise of the Warrants in accordance with their respective
terms, will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable, and free from
all taxes, liens, claims and encumbrances with respect to the issue thereof
and shall not be subject to preemptive rights or other similar rights of
shareholders of the Company and will not impose personal liability upon the
holder thereof.
e. Acknowledgment of Dilution. The Company understands and
acknowledges the potentially dilutive effect to the Common Stock upon the
issuance of the Conversion Shares and Warrant Shares upon conversion of the
Note or exercise of the Warrants. The Company further acknowledges that its
obligation to issue Conversion Shares and Warrant Shares upon conversion of
the Notes or exercise of the Warrants in accordance with this Agreement, the
Notes and the Warrants is absolute and unconditional regardless of the
dilutive effect that such issuance may have on the ownership interests of
other shareholders of the Company.
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f. No Conflicts. The execution, delivery and performance of this
Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement, the Notes and the Warrants by
the Company and the consummation by the Company of the transactions
contemplated hereby and thereby (including, without limitation, the issuance
and reservation for issuance of the Conversion Shares and Warrant Shares) will
not (i) conflict with or result in a violation of any provision of the
Certificate of Incorporation or By-laws or (ii) violate or conflict with, or
result in a breach of any provision of, or constitute a default (or an event
which with notice or lapse of time or both could become a default) under, or
give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or
cancellation of, any agreement, indenture, patent, patent license or
instrument to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party, or
(iii) result in a violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or
decree (including federal and state securities laws and regulations and
regulations of any self-regulatory organizations to which the Company or its
securities are subject) applicable to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries
or by which any property or asset of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is
bound or affected (except for such conflicts, defaults, terminations,
amendments, accelerations, cancellations and violations as would not,
individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect). Neither
the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is in violation of its Certificate of
Incorporation, By-laws or other organizational documents and neither the
Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is in default (and no event has occurred
which with notice or lapse of time or both could put the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries in default) under, and neither the Company nor any of its
Subsidiaries has taken any action or failed to take any action that would give
to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation
of, any agreement, indenture or instrument to which the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries is a party or by which any property or assets of the Company or
any of its Subsidiaries is bound or affected, except for possible defaults as
would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect.
The businesses of the Company and its Subsidiaries, if any, are not being
conducted, and shall not be conducted so long as a Buyer owns any of the
Securities, in violation of any law, ordinance or regulation of any
governmental entity. Except as specifically contemplated by this Agreement
and as required under the 1933 Act and any applicable state securities laws,
the Company is not required to obtain any consent, authorization or order of,
or make any filing or registration with, any court, governmental agency,
regulatory agency, self regulatory organization or stock market or any third
party in order for it to execute, deliver or perform any of its obligations
under this Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement, the Notes or the
Warrants in accordance with the terms hereof or thereof or to issue and sell
the Notes and Warrants in accordance with the terms hereof and to issue the
Conversion Shares upon conversion of the Notes and the Warrant Shares upon
exercise of the Warrants. Except as disclosed in Schedule 3(f), all consents,
authorizations, orders, filings and registrations which the Company is
required to obtain pursuant to the preceding sentence have been obtained or
effected on or prior to the date hereof. The Company is not in violation of
the quotation requirements of the Over-the-Counter Bulletin Board (the
"OTCBB") and does not reasonably anticipate that the Common Stock will be
delisted by the OTCBB in the foreseeable future. The Company and its
Subsidiaries are unaware of any facts or circumstances which might give rise
to any of the foregoing.
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g. SEC Documents; Financial Statements. Except as disclosed in
Schedule 3(g), the Company has timely filed all reports, schedules, forms,
statements and other documents required to be filed by it with the SEC
pursuant to the reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended (the "1934 Act") (all of the foregoing filed prior to the date
hereof and all exhibits included therein and financial statements and
schedules thereto and documents (other than exhibits to such documents)
incorporated by reference therein, being hereinafter referred to herein as the
"SEC Documents"). The Company has delivered to each Buyer true and complete
copies of the SEC Documents, except for such exhibits and incorporated
documents. As of their respective dates, the SEC Documents complied in all
material respects with the requirements of the 1934 Act and the rules and
regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder applicable to the SEC Documents,
and none of the SEC Documents, at the time they were filed with the SEC,
contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a
material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the
statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made,
not misleading. None of the statements made in any such SEC Documents is, or
has been, required to be amended or updated under applicable law (except for
such statements as have been amended or updated in subsequent filings prior
the date hereof). As of their respective dates, the financial statements of
the Company included in the SEC Documents complied as to form in all material
respects with applicable accounting requirements and the published rules and
regulations of the SEC with respect thereto. Such financial statements have
been prepared in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting
principles, consistently applied, during the periods involved (except (i) as
may be otherwise indicated in such financial statements or the notes thereto,
or (ii) in the case of unaudited interim statements, to the extent they may
not include footnotes or may be condensed or summary statements) and fairly
present in all material respects the consolidated financial position of the
Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of the dates thereof and the
consolidated results of their operations and cash flows for the periods then
ended (subject, in the case of unaudited statements, to normal year-end audit
adjustments). Except as set forth in the financial statements of the Company
included in the SEC Documents, the Company has no liabilities, contingent or
otherwise, other than (i) liabilities incurred in the ordinary course of
business subsequent to December 31, 2004 and (ii) obligations under contracts
and commitments incurred in the ordinary course of business and not required
under generally accepted accounting principles to be reflected in such
financial statements, which, individually or in the aggregate, are not
material to the financial condition or operating results of the Company.
h. Absence of Certain Changes. Since December 31, 2004, there
has been no material adverse change and no material adverse development in the
assets, liabilities, business, properties, operations, financial condition,
results of operations or prospects of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
i. Absence of Litigation. There is no action, suit, claim,
proceeding, inquiry or investigation before or by any court, public board,
government agency, self-regulatory organization or body pending or, to the
knowledge of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, threatened against or
affecting the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or their officers or
directors in their capacity as such, that could have a Material Adverse
Effect. Schedule 3(i) contains a complete list and summary description of any
pending or threatened proceeding against or affecting the Company or any of
its Subsidiaries, without regard to whether it would have a Material Adverse
Effect. The Company and its Subsidiaries are unaware of any facts or
circumstances which might give rise to any of the foregoing.
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j. Patents, Copyrights, etc. The Company and each of its
Subsidiaries owns or possesses the requisite licenses or rights to use all
patents, patent applications, patent rights, inventions, know-how, trade
secrets, trademarks, trademark applications, service marks, service names,
trade names and copyrights ("Intellectual Property") necessary to enable it to
conduct its business as now operated (and, except as set forth in Schedule
3(j) hereof, to the best of the Company's knowledge, as presently contemplated
to be operated in the future); there is no claim or action by any person
pertaining to, or proceeding pending, or to the Company's knowledge
threatened, which challenges the right of the Company or of a Subsidiary with
respect to any Intellectual Property necessary to enable it to conduct its
business as now operated (and, except as set forth in Schedule 3(j) hereof, to
the best of the Company's knowledge, as presently contemplated to be operated
in the future); to the best of the Company's knowledge, the Company's or its
Subsidiaries' current and intended products, services and processes do not
infringe on any Intellectual Property or other rights held by any person; and
the Company is unaware of any facts or circumstances which might give rise to
any of the foregoing. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries have taken
reasonable security measures to protect the secrecy, confidentiality and value
of their Intellectual Property.
k. No Materially Adverse Contracts, Etc. Neither the Company nor
any of its Subsidiaries is subject to any charter, corporate or other legal
restriction, or any judgment, decree, order, rule or regulation which in the
judgment of the Company's officers has or is expected in the future to have a
Material Adverse Effect. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a
party to any contract or agreement which in the judgment of the Company's
officers has or is expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
l. Tax Status. Except as set forth on Schedule 3(l), the Company
and each of its Subsidiaries has made or filed all federal, state and foreign
income and all other tax returns, reports and declarations required by any
jurisdiction to which it is subject (unless and only to the extent that the
Company and each of its Subsidiaries has set aside on its books provisions
reasonably adequate for the payment of all unpaid and unreported taxes) and
has paid all taxes and other governmental assessments and charges that are
material in amount, shown or determined to be due on such returns, reports and
declarations, except those being contested in good faith and has set aside on
its books provisions reasonably adequate for the payment of all taxes for
periods subsequent to the periods to which such returns, reports or
declarations apply. There are no unpaid taxes in any material amount claimed
to be due by the taxing authority of any jurisdiction, and the officers of the
Company know of no basis for any such claim. The Company has not executed a
waiver with respect to the statute of limitations relating to the assessment
or collection of any foreign, federal, state or local tax. Except as set
forth on Schedule 3(l), none of the Company's tax returns is presently being
audited by any taxing authority.
m. Certain Transactions. Except as set forth on Schedule 3(m)
and except for arm's length transactions pursuant to which the Company or any
of its Subsidiaries makes payments in the ordinary course of business upon
terms no less favorable than the Company or any of its Subsidiaries could
obtain from third parties and other than the grant of stock options disclosed
on Schedule 3(c), none of the officers, directors, or employees of the Company
is presently a party to any transaction with the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries (other than for services as employees, officers and directors),
including any contract, agreement or other arrangement providing for the
furnishing of services to or by, providing for rental of real or personal
property to or from, or otherwise requiring payments to or from any officer,
director or such employee or, to the knowledge of the Company, any
corporation, partnership, trust or other entity in which any officer,
director, or any such employee has a substantial interest or is an officer,
director, trustee or partner.
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n. Disclosure. All information relating to or concerning the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries set forth in this Agreement and provided to
the Buyers pursuant to Section 2(d) hereof and otherwise in connection with
the transactions contemplated hereby is true and correct in all material
respects and the Company has not omitted to state any material fact necessary
in order to make the statements made herein or therein, in light of the
circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. No event or
circumstance has occurred or exists with respect to the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries or its or their business, properties, prospects, operations or
financial conditions, which, under applicable law, rule or regulation,
requires public disclosure or announcement by the Company but which has not
been so publicly announced or disclosed (assuming for this purpose that the
Company's reports filed under the 1934 Act are being incorporated into an
effective registration statement filed by the Company under the 1933 Act).
o. Acknowledgment Regarding Buyers' Purchase of Securities. The
Company acknowledges and agrees that the Buyers are acting solely in the
capacity of arm's length purchasers with respect to this Agreement and the
transactions contemplated hereby. The Company further acknowledges that no
Buyer is acting as a financial advisor or fiduciary of the Company (or in any
similar capacity) with respect to this Agreement and the transactions
contemplated hereby and any statement made by any Buyer or any of their
respective representatives or agents in connection with this Agreement and the
transactions contemplated hereby is not advice or a recommendation and is
merely incidental to the Buyers' purchase of the Securities. The Company
further represents to each Buyer that the Company's decision to enter into
this Agreement has been based solely on the independent evaluation of the
Company and its representatives.
p. No Integrated Offering. Neither the Company, nor any of its
affiliates, nor any person acting on its or their behalf, has directly or
indirectly made any offers or sales in any security or solicited any offers to
buy any security under circumstances that would require registration under the
1933 Act of the issuance of the Securities to the Buyers. The issuance of the
Securities to the Buyers will not be integrated with any other issuance of the
Company's securities (past, current or future) for purposes of any shareholder
approval provisions applicable to the Company or its securities.
q. No Brokers. Except as set forth in Schedule 3(q), the Company
has taken no action which would give rise to any claim by any person for
brokerage commissions, transaction fees or similar payments relating to this
Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby.
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r. Permits; Compliance. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries
is in possession of all franchises, grants, authorizations, licenses, permits,
easements, variances, exemptions, consents, certificates, approvals and orders
necessary to own, lease and operate its properties and to carry on its
business as it is now being conducted (collectively, the "Company Permits"),
and there is no action pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened
regarding suspension or cancellation of any of the Company Permits. Neither
the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is in conflict with, or in default or
violation of, any of the Company Permits, except for any such conflicts,
defaults or violations which, individually or in the aggregate, would not
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Since December 31,
2004, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has received any
notification with respect to possible conflicts, defaults or violations of
applicable laws, except for notices relating to possible conflicts, defaults
or violations, which conflicts, defaults or violations would not have a
Material Adverse Effect.
s. Environmental Matters.
(i) Except as set forth in Schedule 3(s), there are, to the
Company's knowledge, with respect to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or
any predecessor of the Company, no past or present violations of Environmental
Laws (as defined below), releases of any material into the environment,
actions, activities, circumstances, conditions, events, incidents, or
contractual obligations which may give rise to any common law environmental
liability or any liability under the Comprehensive Environmental Response,
Compensation and Liability Act of 1980 or similar federal, state, local or
foreign laws and neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has received
any notice with respect to any of the foregoing, nor is any action pending or,
to the Company's knowledge, threatened in connection with any of the
foregoing. The term "Environmental Laws" means all federal, state, local or
foreign laws relating to pollution or protection of human health or the
environment (including, without limitation, ambient air, surface water,
groundwater, land surface or subsurface strata), including, without
limitation, laws relating to emissions, discharges, releases or threatened
releases of chemicals, pollutants contaminants, or toxic or hazardous
substances or wastes (collectively, "Hazardous Materials") into the
environment, or otherwise relating to the manufacture, processing,
distribution, use, treatment, storage, disposal, transport or handling of
Hazardous Materials, as well as all authorizations, codes, decrees, demands or
demand letters, injunctions, judgments, licenses, notices or notice letters,
orders, permits, plans or regulations issued, entered, promulgated or approved
thereunder.
(ii) Other than those that are or were stored, used or
disposed of in compliance with applicable law, no Hazardous Materials are
contained on or about any real property currently owned, leased or used by the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries, and no Hazardous Materials were released
on or about any real property previously owned, leased or used by the Company
or any of its Subsidiaries during the period the property was owned, leased or
used by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, except in the normal course of
the Company's or any of its Subsidiaries' business.
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(iii) Except as set forth in Schedule 3(s), there are no
underground storage tanks on or under any real property owned, leased or used
by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that are not in compliance with
applicable law.
t. Title to Property. The Company and its Subsidiaries have good
and marketable title in fee simple to all real property and good and
marketable title to all personal property owned by them which is material to
the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries, in each case free and clear
of all liens, encumbrances and defects except such as are described in
Schedule 3(t) or such as would not have a Material Adverse Effect. Any real
property and facilities held under lease by the Company and its Subsidiaries
are held by them under valid, subsisting and enforceable leases with such
exceptions as would not have a Material Adverse Effect.
u. Insurance. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries are
insured by insurers of recognized financial responsibility against such losses
and risks and in such amounts as management of the Company believes to be
prudent and customary in the businesses in which the Company and its
Subsidiaries are engaged. Neither the Company nor any such Subsidiary has any
reason to believe that it will not be able to renew its existing insurance
coverage as and when such coverage expires or to obtain similar coverage from
similar insurers as may be necessary to continue its business at a cost that
would not have a Material Adverse Effect. The Company has provided to Buyer
true and correct copies of all policies relating to directors' and officers'
liability coverage, errors and omissions coverage, and commercial general
liability coverage.
v. Internal Accounting Controls. The Company and each of its
Subsidiaries maintain a system of internal accounting controls sufficient, in
the judgment of the Company's board of directors, to provide reasonable
assurance that (i) transactions are executed in accordance with management's
general or specific authorizations, (ii) transactions are recorded as
necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with
generally accepted accounting principles and to maintain asset accountability,
(iii) access to assets is permitted only in accordance with management's
general or specific authorization and (iv) the recorded accountability for
assets is compared with the existing assets at reasonable intervals and
appropriate action is taken with respect to any differences.
w. Foreign Corrupt Practices. Neither the Company, nor any of its
Subsidiaries, nor any director, officer, agent, employee or other person
acting on behalf of the Company or any Subsidiary has, in the course of his
actions for, or on behalf of, the Company, used any corporate funds for any
unlawful contribution, gift, entertainment or other unlawful expenses relating
to political activity; made any direct or indirect unlawful payment to any
foreign or domestic government official or employee from corporate funds;
violated or is in violation of any provision of the U.S. Foreign Corrupt
Practices Act of 1977, as amended, or made any bribe, rebate, payoff,
influence payment, kickback or other unlawful payment to any foreign or
domestic government official or employee.
x. Solvency. The Company (after giving effect to the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement) is solvent (i.e., its assets have
a fair market value in excess of the amount required to pay its probable
liabilities on its existing debts as they become absolute and matured) and
currently the Company has no information that would lead it to reasonably
conclude that the Company would not, after giving effect to the transaction
contemplated by this Agreement, have the ability to, nor does it intend to
take any action that would impair its ability to, pay its debts from time to
time incurred in connection therewith as such debts mature. The
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Company did not receive a qualified opinion from its auditors with respect to
its most recent fiscal year end and, after giving effect to the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement, does not anticipate or know of any basis upon
which its auditors might issue a qualified opinion in respect of its current
fiscal year.
y. No Investment Company. The Company is not, and upon the
issuance and sale of the Securities as contemplated by this Agreement will not
be an "investment company" required to be registered under the Investment
Company Act of 1940 (an "Investment Company"). The Company is not controlled
by an Investment Company.
z. Breach of Representations and Warranties by the Company. If
the Company breaches any of the representations or warranties set forth in
this Section 3, and in addition to any other remedies available to the Buyers
pursuant to this Agreement, the Company shall pay to the Buyer the Standard
Liquidated Damages Amount in cash or in shares of Common Stock at the option
of the Company, until such breach is cured. If the Company elects to pay the
Standard Liquidated Damages Amounts in shares of Common Stock, such shares
shall be issued at the Conversion Price at the time of payment.
4. COVENANTS.
a. Best Efforts. The parties shall use their best efforts to
satisfy timely each of the conditions described in Section 6 and 7 of this
Agreement.
b. Form D; Blue Sky Laws. The Company agrees to file a Form D
with respect to the Securities as required under Regulation D and to provide a
copy thereof to each Buyer promptly after such filing. The Company shall, on
or before the Closing Date, take such action as the Company shall reasonably
determine is necessary to qualify the Securities for sale to the Buyers at the
applicable closing pursuant to this Agreement under applicable securities or
"blue sky" laws of the states of the United States (or to obtain an exemption
from such qualification), and shall provide evidence of any such action so
taken to each Buyer on or prior to the Closing Date.
c. Reporting Status; Eligibility to Use Form S-3, SB-2 or Form
S-1. The Company's Common Stock is registered under Section 12(g) of the 1934
Act. The Company represents and warrants that it meets the requirements for
the use of Form S-3 (or if the Company is not eligible for the use of Form S-3
as of the Filing Date (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement), the
Company may use the form of registration for which it is eligible at that
time) for registration of the sale by the Buyer of the Registrable Securities
(as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement). So long as the Buyer
beneficially owns any of the Securities, the Company shall timely file all
reports required to be filed with the SEC pursuant to the 1934 Act, and the
Company shall not terminate its status as an issuer required to file reports
under the 1934 Act even if the 1934 Act or the rules and regulations
thereunder would permit such termination. The Company further agrees to file
all reports required to be filed by the Company with the SEC in a timely
manner so as to become eligible, and thereafter to maintain its eligibility,
for the use of Form S-3 or such other form of registration for which it is
eligible. The Company shall issue a press release describing the material
terms of the transaction contemplated hereby as soon as practicable following
the Closing Date but in no event more than
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two (2) business days of the Closing Date, which press release shall be
subject to prior review by the Buyers. The Company agrees that such press
release shall not disclose the name of the Buyers unless expressly consented
to in writing by the Buyers or unless required by applicable law or
regulation, and then only to the extent of such requirement.
d. Use of Proceeds. The Company shall use the net proceeds from the sale of
the Notes and the Warrants in the manner set forth in Schedule 4(d) attached
hereto and made a part hereof and shall not, directly or indirectly, use such
proceeds for (i) any loan to or investment in any other corporation,
partnership, enterprise or other person (except in connection with its
currently existing direct or indirect Subsidiaries); (ii) the satisfaction of
any portion of the Company's debt (other than payment of trade payables and
accrued expenses in the ordinary course of the Company's business and
consistent with prior past practices), or (iii) the redemption of any Common
Stock.
e. Future Offerings. Subject to the exceptions described below,
the Company will not, without the prior written consent of a
majority-in-interest of the Buyers, negotiate or contract with any party to
obtain additional equity financing (including debt financing with an equity
component) that involves (A) the issuance of Common Stock at a discount to the
market price of the Common Stock on the date of issuance (taking into account
the value of any warrants or options to acquire Common Stock issued in
connection therewith) or (B) the issuance of convertible securities that are
convertible into an indeterminate number of shares of Common Stock or (C) the
issuance of warrants during the period (the "Lock-up Period") beginning on the
Closing Date and ending on the later of (i) two hundred seventy (270) days
from the Closing Date and (ii) one hundred eighty (180) days from the date the
Registration Statement (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement) is
declared effective (plus any days in which sales cannot be made thereunder).
In addition, subject to the exceptions described below, the Company will not
conduct any equity financing (including debt with an equity component)
("Future Offerings") during the period beginning on the Closing Date and
ending two (2) years after the end of the Lock-up Period unless it shall have
first delivered to each Buyer, at least twenty (20) business days prior to the
closing of such Future Offering, written notice describing the proposed Future
Offering, including the terms and conditions thereof and proposed definitive
documentation to be entered into in connection therewith, and providing each
Buyer an option during the fifteen (15) day period following delivery of such
notice to purchase its pro rata share (based on the ratio that the aggregate
principal amount of Notes purchased by it hereunder bears to the aggregate
principal amount of Notes purchased hereunder) of the securities being offered
in the Future Offering on the same terms as contemplated by such Future
Offering (the limitations referred to in this sentence and the preceding
sentence are collectively referred to as the "Capital Raising Limitations").
In the event the terms and conditions of a proposed Future Offering are
amended in any respect after delivery of the notice to the Buyers concerning
the proposed Future Offering, the Company shall deliver a new notice to each
Buyer describing the amended terms and conditions of the proposed Future
Offering and each Buyer thereafter shall have an option during the fifteen
(15) day period following delivery of such new notice to purchase its pro rata
share of the securities being offered on the same terms as contemplated by
such proposed Future Offering, as amended. The foregoing sentence shall apply
to successive amendments to the terms and conditions of any proposed Future
Offering. The Capital Raising Limitations shall not apply to any transaction
involving (i) issuances of securities in a firm commitment underwritten public
offering (excluding a continuous offering
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pursuant to Rule 415 under the 1933 Act, an equity line of credit or similar
financing arrangement) resulting in net proceeds to the Company of in excess
of $15,000,000, or (ii) issuances of securities as consideration for a merger,
consolidation or purchase of assets, or in connection with any strategic
partnership or joint venture (the primary purpose of which is not to raise
equity capital), or in connection with the disposition or acquisition of a
business, product or license by the Company. The Capital Raising Limitations
also shall not apply to the issuance of securities upon exercise or conversion
of the Company's options, warrants or other convertible securities outstanding
as of the date hereof or to the grant of additional options or warrants, or
the issuance of additional securities, under any Company stock option or
restricted stock plan approved by the shareholders of the Company.
Notwithstanding anything in this section 4(e) to the contrary, in the event
the Company's Board of Directors decides, in good faith, to enter into a
transaction or relationship in which the Company issues shares of Common Stock
or other securities of the Company to a person or any entity which is, itself
or through its subsidiaries, an operating company in a business synergistic
with the business of the Company and in which the Company received benefits in
addition to the investment of funds, but shall not include a transaction in
which the Company is issuing securities primarily for the purpose of raising
capital or to an entity whose business is investing in securities, the Company
shall be permitted to do so.
f. Expenses. At the Closing, the Company shall reimburse Buyers
for expenses incurred by them in connection with the negotiation, preparation,
execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the other agreements
to be executed in connection herewith ("Documents"), including, without
limitation, attorneys' and consultants' fees and expenses, transfer agent
fees, fees for stock quotation services, fees relating to any amendments or
modifications of the Documents or any consents or waivers of provisions in the
Documents, fees for the preparation of opinions of counsel, escrow fees, and
costs of restructuring the transactions contemplated by the Documents. When
possible, the Company must pay these fees directly, otherwise the Company must
make immediate payment for reimbursement to the Buyers for all fees and
expenses immediately upon written notice by the Buyer or the submission of an
invoice by the Buyer If the Company fails to reimburse the Buyer in full
within three (3) business days of the written notice or submission of invoice
by the Buyer, the Company shall pay interest on the total amount of fees to be
reimbursed at a rate of 15% per annum.
g. Financial Information. The Company agrees to send the
following reports to each Buyer until such Buyer transfers, assigns, or sells
all of the Securities: (i) within ten (10) days after the filing with the
SEC, a copy of its Annual Report on Form 10-KSB its Quarterly Reports on Form
10-QSB and any Current Reports on Form 8-K; (ii) within one (1) day after
release, copies of all press releases issued by the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries; and (iii) contemporaneously with the making available or giving
to the shareholders of the Company, copies of any notices or other information
the Company makes available or gives to such shareholders.
h. Authorization and Reservation of Shares. Upon the increase in
the number of authorized shares of the Company's Common Stock to 500,000,000
shares within forty-five (45) days from the date hereof and subject to
Stockholder Approval, the Company shall at all times have authorized, and
reserved for the purpose of issuance, a sufficient number of shares of Common
Stock to provide for the full conversion or exercise of the outstanding
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Notes and Warrants and issuance of the Conversion Shares and Warrant Shares in
connection therewith (based on the Conversion Price of the Notes or Exercise
Price of the Warrants in effect from time to time) and as otherwise required
by the Notes. The Company shall not reduce the number of shares of Common
Stock reserved for issuance upon conversion of Notes and exercise of the
Warrants without the consent of each Buyer. The Company shall at all times
maintain the number of shares of Common Stock so reserved for issuance at an
amount ("Reserved Amount") equal to no less than two (2) times the number that
is then actually issuable upon full conversion of the Notes and Additional
Notes and upon exercise of the Warrants and the Additional Warrants (based on
the Conversion Price of the Notes or the Exercise Price of the Warrants in
effect from time to time). If at any time the number of shares of Common
Stock authorized and reserved for issuance ("Authorized and Reserved Shares")
is below the Reserved Amount, the Company will promptly take all corporate
action necessary to authorize and reserve a sufficient number of shares,
including, without limitation, calling a special meeting of shareholders to
authorize additional shares to meet the Company's obligations under this
Section 4(h), in the case of an insufficient number of authorized shares,
obtain shareholder approval of an increase in such authorized number of
shares, and voting the management shares of the Company in favor of an
increase in the authorized shares of the Company to ensure that the number of
authorized shares is sufficient to meet the Reserved Amount. If the Company
fails to obtain such shareholder approval within thirty (30) days following
the date on which the number of Reserved Amount exceeds the Authorized and
Reserved Shares, the Company shall pay to the Borrower the Standard Liquidated
Damages Amount, in cash or in shares of Common Stock at the option of the
Buyer. If the Buyer elects to be paid the Standard Liquidated Damages Amount
in shares of Common Stock, such shares shall be issued at the Conversion Price
at the time of payment. In order to ensure that the Company has authorized a
sufficient amount of shares to meet the Reserved Amount at all times, the
Company must deliver to the Buyer at the end of every month a list detailing
(1) the current amount of shares authorized by the Company and reserved for
the Buyer; and (2) amount of shares issuable upon conversion of the Notes and
upon exercise of the Warrants and as payment of interest accrued on the Notes
for one year. If the Company fails to provide such list within five (5)
business days of the end of each month, the Company shall pay the Standard
Liquidated Damages Amount, in cash or in shares of Common Stock at the option
of the Buyer, until the list is delivered. If the Buyer elects to be paid the
Standard Liquidated Damages Amount in shares of Common Stock, such shares
shall be issued at the Conversion Price at the time of payment.
i. Listing. The Company shall promptly secure the listing or
quotation, as the case may be, of the Conversion Shares and Warrant Shares
upon each national securities exchange or automated quotation system, if any,
upon which shares of Common Stock are then listed or quoted, as the case may
be, (subject to official notice of issuance) and, so long as any Buyer owns
any of the Securities, shall maintain, so long as any other shares of Common
Stock shall be so listed or quoted, as the case may be, such listing or
quotation, as the case may be, of all Conversion Shares and Warrant Shares
from time to time issuable upon conversion of the Notes or exercise of the
Warrants. The Company will obtain and, so long as any Buyer owns any of the
Securities, maintain the listing or quotation, as the case may be, and trading
of its Common Stock on the OTCBB or any equivalent replacement exchange, the
Nasdaq National Market ("Nasdaq"), the Nasdaq SmallCap Market ("Nasdaq
SmallCap"), the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE"), or the American Stock
Exchange ("AMEX") and will comply in all respects with the Company's
reporting, filing and other obligations under the bylaws or rules of
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the National Association of Securities Dealers ("NASD") and such exchanges, as
applicable. The Company shall promptly provide to each Buyer copies of any
notices it receives from the OTCBB and any other exchanges or quotation
systems on which the Common Stock is then listed or quoted, as the case may
be, regarding the continued eligibility of the Common Stock for listing or
quotation, as the case may be, on such exchanges and quotation systems.
j. Corporate Existence. So long as a Buyer beneficially owns any
Notes or Warrants, the Company shall maintain its corporate existence and
shall not sell all or substantially all of the Company's assets, except in the
event of a merger or consolidation or sale of all or substantially all of the
Company's assets, where the surviving or successor entity in such transaction
(i) assumes the Company's obligations hereunder and under the agreements and
instruments entered into in connection herewith and (ii) is a publicly traded
corporation whose Common Stock is listed for trading on the OTCBB, Nasdaq,
Nasdaq SmallCap, NYSE or AMEX.
k. No Integration. The Company shall not make any offers or
sales of any security (other than the Securities) under circumstances that
would require registration of the Securities being offered or sold hereunder
under the 1933 Act or cause the offering of the Securities to be integrated
with any other offering of securities by the Company for the purpose of any
stockholder approval provision applicable to the Company or its securities.
l. Subsequent Investment. The Company and the Buyers agree that,
upon the filing by the Company of the Registration Statement to be filed
pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement (the "Filing Date"), the Buyers
shall purchase additional Notes (the "Filing Notes") in the aggregate
principal amount of Six Hundred Thousand Dollars ($600,000) for an aggregate
purchase price of Six Hundred Thousand Dollars ($600,000), with the closing of
such purchase to occur within three (3) days of the Filing Date; provided,
however, that the obligation of each Buyer to purchase the Filing Notes is
subject to the satisfaction, at or before the closing of such purchase and
sale, of the conditions set forth in Section 7. The Company and the Buyers
further agree that, upon the declaration of effectiveness of the Registration
Statement to be filed pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement (the
"Effective Date"), the Buyers shall purchase additional notes (the
"Effectiveness Notes" and, collectively with the Filing Notes, the "Additional
Notes") in the aggregate principal amount of Seven Hundred Thousand Dollars
($700,000) for an aggregate purchase price of Seven Hundred Thousand Dollars
($700,000), with the closing of such purchase to occur within three (3) days
of the Effective Date; provided, however, that the obligation of each Buyer to
purchase the Additional Notes is subject to the satisfaction, at or before the
closing of such purchase and sale, of the conditions set forth in Section 7;
and, provided, further, that there shall not have been a Material Adverse
Effect as of such effective date. The terms of the Additional Notes shall be
identical to the terms of the Notes to be issued on the Closing Date. The
Common Stock underlying the Additional Notes shall be Registrable Securities
(as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement) and shall be included in the
Registration Statement to be filed pursuant to the Registration Rights
Agreement.
m. Key Man Insurance. The Company shall use its best efforts to
obtain, on or before five (5) business days from the date hereof, key man life
insurance on all key executive employees.
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n. Restriction on Short Sales. The Buyers agree that, so long as
any of the Notes remain outstanding, but in no event less than two (2) years
from the date hereof, the Buyers will not enter into or effect any "short
sales" (as such term is defined in Rule 3b-3 of the 0000 Xxx) of the Common
Stock or hedging transaction which establishes a net short position with
respect to the Common Stock.
o. Breach of Covenants. If the Company breaches any of the
covenants set forth in this Section 4, and in addition to any other remedies
available to the Buyers pursuant to this Agreement, the Company shall pay to
the Buyers the Standard Liquidated Damages Amount, in cash or in shares of
Common Stock at the option of the Company, until such breach is cured. If the
Company elects to pay the Standard Liquidated Damages Amount in shares, such
shares shall be issued at the Conversion Price at the time of payment.
5. TRANSFER AGENT INSTRUCTIONS. The Company shall issue irrevocable
instructions to its transfer agent to issue certificates, registered in the
name of each Buyer or its nominee, for the Conversion Shares and Warrant
Shares in such amounts as specified from time to time by each Buyer to the
Company upon conversion of the Notes or exercise of the Warrants in accordance
with the terms thereof (the "Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions"). Prior
to registration of the Conversion Shares and Warrant Shares under the 1933 Act
or the date on which the Conversion Shares and Warrant Shares may be sold
pursuant to Rule 144 without any restriction as to the number of Securities as
of a particular date that can then be immediately sold, all such certificates
shall bear the restrictive legend specified in Section 2(g) of this Agreement.
The Company warrants that no instruction other than the Irrevocable Transfer
Agent Instructions referred to in this Section 5, and stop transfer
instructions to give effect to Section 2(f) hereof (in the case of the
Conversion Shares and Warrant Shares, prior to registration of the Conversion
Shares and Warrant Shares under the 1933 Act or the date on which the
Conversion Shares and Warrant Shares may be sold pursuant to Rule 144 without
any restriction as to the number of Securities as of a particular date that
can then be immediately sold), will be given by the Company to its transfer
agent and that the Securities shall otherwise be freely transferable on the
books and records of the Company as and to the extent provided in this
Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement. Nothing in this Section
shall affect in any way the Buyer's obligations and agreement set forth in
Section 2(g) hereof to comply with all applicable prospectus delivery
requirements, if any, upon re-sale of the Securities. If a Buyer provides the
Company with (i) an opinion of counsel in form, substance and scope customary
for opinions in comparable transactions, to the effect that a public sale or
transfer of such Securities may be made without registration under the 1933
Act and such sale or transfer is effected or (ii) the Buyer provides
reasonable assurances that the Securities can be sold pursuant to Rule 144,
the Company shall permit the transfer, and, in the case of the Conversion
Shares and Warrant Shares, promptly instruct its transfer agent to issue one
or more certificates, free from restrictive legend, in such name and in such
denominations as specified by such Buyer. The Company acknowledges that a
breach by it of its obligations hereunder will cause irreparable harm to the
Buyers, by vitiating the intent and purpose of the transactions contemplated
hereby. Accordingly, the Company acknowledges that the remedy at law for a
breach of its obligations under this Section 5 may be inadequate and agrees,
in the event of a breach or threatened breach by the Company of the provisions
of this Section, that the Buyers shall be entitled, in addition to all other
available remedies, to an injunction restraining any breach and requiring
immediate transfer, without the necessity of showing economic loss and without
any bond or other security being required.
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6. CONDITIONS TO THE COMPANY'S OBLIGATION TO SELL. The obligation of
the Company hereunder to issue and sell the Notes and Warrants to a Buyer at
the Closing is subject to the satisfaction, at or before the Closing Date of
each of the following conditions thereto, provided that these conditions are
for the Company's sole benefit and may be waived by the Company at any time in
its sole discretion:
a. The applicable Buyer shall have executed this Agreement and
the Registration Rights Agreement, and delivered the same to the Company.
b. The applicable Buyer shall have delivered the Purchase Price
in accordance with Section 1(b) above.
c. The representations and warranties of the applicable Buyer
shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the date when made
and as of the Closing Date as though made at that time (except for
representations and warranties that speak as of a specific date), and the
applicable Buyer shall have performed, satisfied and complied in all material
respects with the covenants, agreements and conditions required by this
Agreement to be performed, satisfied or complied with by the applicable Buyer
at or prior to the Closing Date.
d. No litigation, statute, rule, regulation, executive order,
decree, ruling or injunction shall have been enacted, entered, promulgated or
endorsed by or in any court or governmental authority of competent
jurisdiction or any self-regulatory organization having authority over the
matters contemplated hereby which prohibits the consummation of any of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
7. CONDITIONS TO EACH BUYER'S OBLIGATION TO PURCHASE. The obligation
of each Buyer hereunder to purchase the Notes and Warrants at the Closing is
subject to the satisfaction, at or before the Closing Date of each of the
following conditions, provided that these conditions are for such Buyer's sole
benefit and may be waived by such Buyer at any time in its sole discretion:
a. The Company shall have executed this Agreement and the
Registration Rights Agreement, and delivered the same to the Buyer.
b. The Company shall have delivered to such Buyer duly executed
Notes (in such denominations as the Buyer shall request) and Warrants in
accordance with Section 1(b) above.
c. The Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions, in form and
substance satisfactory to a majority-in-interest of the Buyers, shall have
been delivered to and acknowledged in writing by the Company's Transfer Agent.
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d. The representations and warranties of the Company shall be
true and correct in all material respects as of the date when made and as of
the Closing Date as though made at such time (except for representations and
warranties that speak as of a specific date) and the Company shall have
performed, satisfied and complied in all material respects with the covenants,
agreements and conditions required by this Agreement to be performed,
satisfied or complied with by the Company at or prior to the Closing Date.
The Buyer shall have received a certificate or certificates, executed by the
chief executive officer of the Company, dated as of the Closing Date, to the
foregoing effect and as to such other matters as may be reasonably requested
by such Buyer including, but not limited to certificates with respect to the
Company's Certificate of Incorporation, By-laws and Board of Directors'
resolutions relating to the transactions contemplated hereby.
e. No litigation, statute, rule, regulation, executive order,
decree, ruling or injunction shall have been enacted, entered, promulgated or
endorsed by or in any court or governmental authority of competent
jurisdiction or any self-regulatory organization having authority over the
matters contemplated hereby which prohibits the consummation of any of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
f. No event shall have occurred which could reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company.
g. The Conversion Shares and Warrant Shares shall have been
authorized for quotation on the OTCBB and trading in the Common Stock on the
OTCBB shall not have been suspended by the SEC or the OTCBB.
h. The Buyer shall have received an opinion of the Company's counsel, dated as
of the Closing Date, in form, scope and substance reasonably satisfactory to
the Buyer and in substantially the same form as Exhibit "D" attached hereto.
i. The Buyer shall have received an officer's certificate described in Section
3(c) above, dated as of the Closing Date.
8. GOVERNING LAW; MISCELLANEOUS.
a. Governing Law. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE ENFORCED, GOVERNED BY
AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK APPLICABLE
TO AGREEMENTS MADE AND TO BE PERFORMED ENTIRELY WITHIN SUCH STATE, WITHOUT
REGARD TO THE PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICT OF LAWS. THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY
SUBMIT TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE UNITED STATES FEDERAL COURTS
LOCATED IN NEW YORK, NEW YORK WITH RESPECT TO ANY DISPUTE ARISING UNDER THIS
AGREEMENT, THE AGREEMENTS ENTERED INTO IN CONNECTION HEREWITH OR THE
TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY. BOTH PARTIES IRREVOCABLY WAIVE
THE DEFENSE OF AN INCONVENIENT FORUM TO THE MAINTENANCE OF SUCH SUIT OR
PROCEEDING. BOTH PARTIES FURTHER AGREE THAT SERVICE OF PROCESS UPON A PARTY
MAILED BY FIRST CLASS MAIL SHALL BE DEEMED IN EVERY RESPECT EFFECTIVE SERVICE
OF PROCESS UPON THE PARTY IN ANY SUCH SUIT OR PROCEEDING. NOTHING HEREIN
SHALL AFFECT EITHER PARTY'S RIGHT TO SERVE PROCESS IN ANY OTHER MANNER
PERMITTED BY LAW. BOTH PARTIES AGREE THAT A FINAL
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NON-APPEALABLE JUDGMENT IN ANY SUCH SUIT OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE CONCLUSIVE AND
MAY BE ENFORCED IN OTHER JURISDICTIONS BY SUIT ON SUCH JUDGMENT OR IN ANY
OTHER LAWFUL MANNER. THE PARTY WHICH DOES NOT PREVAIL IN ANY DISPUTE ARISING
UNDER THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL FEES AND EXPENSES, INCLUDING
ATTORNEYS' FEES, INCURRED BY THE PREVAILING PARTY IN CONNECTION WITH SUCH
DISPUTE.
b. Counterparts; Signatures by Facsimile. This Agreement may be
executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an
original but all of which shall constitute one and the same agreement and
shall become effective when counterparts have been signed by each party and
delivered to the other party. This Agreement, once executed by a party, may
be delivered to the other party hereto by facsimile transmission of a copy of
this Agreement bearing the signature of the party so delivering this
Agreement.
c. Headings. The headings of this Agreement are for convenience
of reference only and shall not form part of, or affect the interpretation of,
this Agreement.
d. Severability. In the event that any provision of this
Agreement is invalid or unenforceable under any applicable statute or rule of
law, then such provision shall be deemed inoperative to the extent that it may
conflict therewith and shall be deemed modified to conform with such statute
or rule of law. Any provision hereof which may prove invalid or unenforceable
under any law shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other
provision hereof.
e. Entire Agreement; Amendments. This Agreement and the
instruments referenced herein contain the entire understanding of the parties
with respect to the matters covered herein and therein and, except as
specifically set forth herein or therein, neither the Company nor the Buyer
makes any representation, warranty, covenant or undertaking with respect to
such matters. No provision of this Agreement may be waived or amended other
than by an instrument in writing signed by the party to be charged with
enforcement.
f. Notices. Any notices required or permitted to be given under
the terms of this Agreement shall be sent by certified or registered mail
(return receipt requested) or delivered personally or by courier (including a
recognized overnight delivery service) or by facsimile and shall be effective
five days after being placed in the mail, if mailed by regular United States
mail, or upon receipt, if delivered personally or by courier (including a
recognized overnight delivery service) or by facsimile, in each case addressed
to a party. The addresses for such communications shall be:
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If to the Company:
M Power Entertainment, Inc.
0000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000
Attention: Chief Executive Officer
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
With a copy to:
Xxxxxx & Xxxxxx, LLP
000 Xxxxx 0, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Esq.
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
If to a Buyer: To the address set forth immediately below such Buyer's name
on the signature pages hereto.
With copy to:
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxxx & Xxxxxxxxx, LLP
0000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx, Esq.
Telephone: 000-000-0000
Facsimile: 000-000-0000
Each party shall provide notice to the other party of any change in address.
g. Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon
and inure to the benefit of the parties and their successors and assigns.
Neither the Company nor any Buyer shall assign this Agreement or any rights or
obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the other.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, subject to Section 2(f), any Buyer may assign
its rights hereunder to any person that purchases Securities in a private
transaction from a Buyer or to any of its "affiliates," as that term is
defined under the 1934 Act, without the consent of the Company.
h. Third Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement is intended for the
benefit of the parties hereto and their respective permitted successors and
assigns, and is not for the benefit of, nor may any provision hereof be
enforced by, any other person.
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i. Survival. The representations and warranties of the Company
and the agreements and covenants set forth in Sections 3, 4, 5 and 8 shall
survive the closing hereunder notwithstanding any due diligence investigation
conducted by or on behalf of the Buyers. The Company agrees to indemnify and
hold harmless each of the Buyers and all their officers, directors, employees
and agents for loss or damage arising as a result of or related to any breach
or alleged breach by the Company of any of its representations, warranties and
covenants set forth in Sections 3 and 4 hereof or any of its covenants and
obligations under this Agreement or the Registration Rights Agreement,
including advancement of expenses as they are incurred.
j. Publicity. The Company and each of the Buyers shall have the
right to review a reasonable period of time before issuance of any press
releases, SEC, OTCBB or NASD filings, or any other public statements with
respect to the transactions contemplated hereby; provided, however, that the
Company shall be entitled, without the prior approval of each of the Buyers,
to make any press release or SEC, OTCBB (or other applicable trading market)
or NASD filings with respect to such transactions as is required by applicable
law and regulations (although each of the Buyers shall be consulted by the
Company in connection with any such press release prior to its release and
shall be provided with a copy thereof and be given an opportunity to comment
thereon).
k. Further Assurances. Each party shall do and perform, or cause
to be done and performed, all such further acts and things, and shall execute
and deliver all such other agreements, certificates, instruments and
documents, as the other party may reasonably request in order to carry out the
intent and accomplish the purposes of this Agreement and the consummation of
the transactions contemplated hereby.
l. No Strict Construction. The language used in this Agreement
will be deemed to be the language chosen by the parties to express their
mutual intent, and no rules of strict construction will be applied against any
party.
m. Remedies. The Company acknowledges that a breach by it of its
obligations hereunder will cause irreparable harm to the Buyers by vitiating
the intent and purpose of the transaction contemplated hereby. Accordingly,
the Company acknowledges that the remedy at law for a breach of its
obligations under this Agreement will be inadequate and agrees, in the event
of a breach or threatened breach by the Company of the provisions of this
Agreement, that the Buyers shall be entitled, in addition to all other
available remedies at law or in equity, and in addition to the penalties
assessable herein, to an injunction or injunctions restraining, preventing or
curing any breach of this Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and
provisions hereof, without the necessity of showing economic loss and without
any bond or other security being required.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned Buyers and the Company have caused
this Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first above written.
M POWER ENTERTAINMENT, INC.
/S/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxxx
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Xxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Chief Executive Officer
AJW PARTNERS, LLC
By: SMS Group, LLC
/s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
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Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
Manager
RESIDENCE: Delaware
ADDRESS: 0000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
AGGREGATE SUBSCRIPTION AMOUNT:
Aggregate Principal Amount of Notes: $________
Number of Warrants: ________
Aggregate Purchase Price: $________
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AJW OFFSHORE, LTD.
By: First Street Manager II, LLC
/s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
-----------------------------------
Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
Manager
RESIDENCE: Cayman Islands
ADDRESS: AJW Offshore, Ltd.
X.X. Xxx 00000 XXX
Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, B.W.I.
AGGREGATE SUBSCRIPTION AMOUNT:
Aggregate Principal Amount of Notes: $________
Number of Warrants: ________
Aggregate Purchase Price: $________
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AJW QUALIFIED PARTNERS, LLC
By: AJW Manager, LLC
/s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
--------------------------------
Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
Manager
RESIDENCE: New York
ADDRESS: 0000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
AGGREGATE SUBSCRIPTION AMOUNT:
Aggregate Principal Amount of Notes: $________
Number of Warrants: ________
Aggregate Purchase Price: $________
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NEW MILLENNIUM CAPITAL PARTNERS II, LLC
By: First Street Manager II, LLP
/s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
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Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
Manager
RESIDENCE: New York
ADDRESS: 0000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
AGGREGATE SUBSCRIPTION AMOUNT:
Aggregate Principal Amount of Notes: $________
Number of Warrants: ________
Aggregate Purchase Price: $________
