EXHIBIT 10.1
SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT
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THIS SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT (this "AGREEMENT"), dated as of
December 13, 2001, by and between SOUTHERN STATES POWER CO., a Delaware
corporation, with headquarters located at 0000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxx
000, Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000 (the "COMPANY"), and CORNELL CAPITAL PARTNERS,
LP, a Delaware limited partnership, with an address of 00 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx
0000, Xxxxxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxxxx 00000 (the "BUYER").
WITNESSETH:
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WHEREAS, the Company and the Buyer are executing and delivering this
Agreement in reliance upon an exemption from securities registration pursuant to
Section 4(2) and/or Rule 506 of Regulation D ("REGULATION D") as promulgated by
the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") under the Securities Act
of 1933, as amended (the "1933 ACT");
WHEREAS, the parties desire that, upon the terms and subject to the
conditions contained herein, the Company shall issue and sell to the Buyer, as
provided herein, and the Buyer shall purchase a minimum of Three Hundred
Thousand Dollars ($300,000) of convertible debentures and up to a maximum amount
not to exceed 10% of the Company's market capitalization based upon the closing
price of the Company's common stock on the second business day immediately
preceding the Closing Date (the "CONVERTIBLE DEBENTURES"), which shall be
convertible into shares of the Company's common stock par value $0.001, (the
"COMMON STOCK") (as converted, the "CONVERSION SHARES"), for a total minimum
purchase price of Three Hundred Thousand Dollars ($300,000) (the "PURCHASE
PRICE"); and
WHEREAS, contemporaneously with the execution and delivery of this
Agreement, the parties hereto are executing and delivering a Registration Rights
Agreement substantially in the form attached hereto as EXHIBIT A (the "INVESTOR
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 there under, and applicable state securities laws; and
WHEREAS, the aggregate proceeds of the sale of the Convertible Debentures
contemplated hereby shall be held in escrow pursuant to the terms of an escrow
agreement substantially in the form of the Escrow Agreement attached hereto as
EXHIBIT B.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and other
agreements contained in this Agreement the Company and the Buyer hereby agree as
follows:
1. PURCHASE AND SALE OF CONVERTIBLE DEBENTURES.
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(a) PURCHASE OF CONVERTIBLE DEBENTURES. Subject to the satisfaction
(or waiver) of the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Buyer agrees to
purchase at Closing (as defined herein below) and the Company agrees to sell and
issue to the Buyer at Closing, Convertible Debentures in an amount up to the
Purchase Price. Upon execution hereof by the Buyer, the Buyer shall wire
transfer the Purchase Price in same-day funds payable to "XX Xxxxxx Xxxxx, as
Escrow Agent for Southern States Power Co. / Cornell Capital", which Purchase
Price shall be held in escrow pursuant to the terms of the Escrow Agreement (as
hereinafter defined) and disbursed in accordance therewith. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, the Buyer may withdraw the Purchase Price and terminate this
Agreement at any time after the execution hereof and prior to Closing (as
hereinafter defined).
(b) CLOSING DATE. The closing of the purchase and sale of the
Convertible Debentures (the "CLOSING") shall take place at 10:00 a.m. Eastern
Standard Time on the fifth business day ("CLOSING DATE") following the date
hereof, subject to notification of satisfaction (or waiver) of the conditions to
the Closing set forth in Sections 6 and 7 below (or such later date as is
mutually agreed to by the Company and the Buyer. The Closing shall occur on the
Closing Date at the offices of Cornell Capital Partners LP, 00 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx,
Xxxxx 0000, Xxxxxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxxxx 00000 (or such other place as is mutually
agreed to by the Company and the Buyer.
(c) ESCROW ARRANGEMENTS; FORM OF PAYMENT. Upon execution hereof by
Buyer and pending Closing, the aggregate proceeds of the sale of the Convertible
Debentures shall be deposited in a non-interest bearing escrow account with XX
Xxxxxx Xxxxx Bank, as escrow agent ("ESCROW AGENT"), pursuant to the terms of an
escrow agreement between the Company, the Buyer and the Escrow Agent in the form
attached hereto as Exhibit B (the "ESCROW AGREEMENT"). Subject to the
satisfaction of the terms and conditions of this Agreement, on the Closing Date,
(i) the Escrow Agent shall deliver to the Company in accordance with the terms
of the Escrow Agreement such aggregate gross proceeds for the Convertible
Debentures to be issued and sold to the Buyer at the Closing minus the fees and
expenses of the Buyer and their counsel, by wire transfer of immediately
available funds in accordance with the Company's written wire instructions, and
(ii) the Company shall execute and deliver to the Buyer, Convertible Debentures
in the amount of the Purchase Price which the Buyer is purchasing on behalf of
the Company.
(d) RIGHT OF REDEMPTION. The Company shall have the right to redeem
with (30) thirty business days advance notice to the Buyer, any or all
outstanding Convertible Debentures remaining ("RIGHT OF REDEMPTION"). The
redemption price shall be equal to 120% of the face amount of the Convertible
Debenture redeemed plus all accrued interest ("REDEMPTION PRICE"). Once a notice
of redemption has been provided in writing, the Buyer may continue to convert
such Convertible Debentures only as long as the closing bid price of the Common
Stock the day prior to conversion is above the fixed price. In the event that
the Company exercises its Right of Redemption for either all or a portion of the
outstanding Convertible Debentures, the Investor shall receive for every
$100,000 invested, a warrant to purchase 10,000 shares of the Company's Common
Stock. The warrant will be exercisable on a cash basis, will have "piggy-back"
registration rights and will survive for two years from the Closing Date. The
Convertible Debenture will automatically convert into shares of the Company's
common stock on the second anniversary date of issuance.
2. BUYER'S REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES.
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The Buyer represents and warrants that:
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(a) INVESTMENT PURPOSE. The Buyer is acquiring the Convertible
Debentures and, upon conversion of Convertible Debentures, the Buyer will
acquire the Conversion Shares then issuable, for its own account for investment
only and not with a view towards, or for resale in connection with, the public
sale or distribution thereof, except pursuant to sales registered or exempted
under the 1933 Act; provided, however, that by making the representations
herein, such Buyer reserves the right to dispose of the Conversion Shares at any
time in accordance with or pursuant to an effective registration statement
covering such Conversion Shares or an available exemption under the 1933 Act.
(b) ACCREDITED INVESTOR STATUS. The Buyer is an "ACCREDITED INVESTOR"
as that term is defined in Rule 501(a)(3) of Regulation D.
(c) RELIANCE ON EXEMPTIONS. The Buyer understands that the
Convertible Debentures are being offered and sold to it in reliance on specific
exemptions from the registration requirements of United States federal and state
securities laws and that the Company is relying in part upon the truth and
accuracy of, and such Buyer's compliance with, the representations, warranties,
agreements, acknowledgments and understandings of such Buyer set forth herein in
order to determine the availability of such exemptions and the eligibility of
such Buyer to acquire such securities.
(d) INFORMATION. The Buyer and its advisors (and his or, its
counsel), if any, have been furnished with all materials relating to the
business, finances and operations of the Company and information he deemed
material to making an informed investment decision regarding his purchase of the
Convertible Debentures and the Conversion Shares, which have been requested by
such Buyer. The Buyer and its advisors, if any, have been afforded the
opportunity to ask questions of the Company and its management. Neither such
inquiries nor any other due diligence investigations conducted by such Buyer or
its advisors, if any, or its representatives shall modify, amend or affect such
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 Convertible
Debentures and the Conversion Shares involves a high degree of risk. The Buyer
is in a position regarding the Company, which, based upon employment, family
relationship or economic bargaining power, enabled and enables such Buyer to
obtain information from the Company in order to evaluate the merits and risks of
this investment. The Buyer has sought such accounting, legal and tax advice, as
it has considered necessary to make an informed investment decision with respect
to its acquisition of the Convertible Debentures and the Conversion Shares.
(e) NO GOVERNMENTAL REVIEW. The Buyer understands that no United
States federal or state agency or any other government or governmental agency
has passed on or made any recommendation or endorsement of the Convertible
Debentures or the Conversion Shares, or the fairness or suitability of the
investment in the Convertible Debentures or the Conversion Shares, nor have such
authorities passed upon or endorsed the merits of the offering of the
Convertible Debentures or the Conversion Shares.
(f) TRANSFER OR RESALE. The Buyer understands that except as provided
in the Registration Rights Agreement: (i) the Convertible Debentures have not
been and are not being registered under the 1933 Act or any state securities
laws, and may not be offered for sale, sold, assigned or transferred unless (A)
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subsequently registered thereunder, or (B) such Buyer shall have delivered to
the Company an opinion of counsel, in a generally acceptable form, to the effect
that such securities to be sold, assigned or transferred may be sold, assigned
or transferred pursuant to an exemption from such registration requirements;
(ii) any sale of such securities made in reliance on Rule 144 under the 1933 Act
(or a successor rule thereto) ("RULE 144") may be made only in accordance with
the terms of Rule 144 and further, if Rule 144 is not applicable, any resale 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 there under; 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 there under. The Company reserves
the right to place stop transfer instructions against the shares and
certificates for the Conversion Shares.
(g) LEGENDS. The Buyer understands that the certificates or other
instruments representing the Convertible Debentures and or the Conversion Shares
shall bear a restrictive legend in substantially the following form (and a stop
transfer order may be placed against transfer of such stock certificates):
THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT
BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS
AMENDED, OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. THE
SECURITIES HAVE BEEN ACQUIRED SOLELY FOR INVESTMENT
PURPOSES AND NOT WITH A VIEW TOWARD RESALE AND MAY NOT BE
OFFERED FOR SALE, SOLD, TRANSFERRED OR ASSIGNED IN THE
ABSENCE OF AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT FOR THE
SECURITIES UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED,
OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS, OR AN OPINION OF
COUNSEL, IN A GENERALLY ACCEPTABLE FORM, THAT REGISTRATION
IS NOT REQUIRED UNDER SAID ACT OR APPLICABLE STATE
SECURITIES LAWS.
The legend set forth above shall be removed and the Company shall issue a
certificate without such legend to the holder of the Conversion Shares upon
which it is stamped, if, unless otherwise required by state securities laws, (i)
in connection with a sale transaction, provided the Conversion Shares are
registered under the 1933 Act or (ii) in connection with a sale transaction,
such holder provides the Company with an opinion of counsel, in form acceptable
to the Company and its counsel, to the effect that a public sale, assignment or
transfer of the Conversion Shares may be made without registration under the
1933 Act.
(h) AUTHORIZATION, ENFORCEMENT. This Agreement has been duly and
validly authorized, executed and delivered on behalf of the Buyer and is a valid
and binding agreement of such Buyer enforceable in accordance with its terms,
except as such enforceability may be limited by general principles of equity or
applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, liquidation and
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other similar laws relating to, or affecting generally, the enforcement of
applicable creditors' rights and remedies.
(i) RECEIPT OF DOCUMENTS. The Buyer has received and read in their
entirety: (i) this Agreement and each representation, warranty and covenant set
forth herein, the Investor Registration Rights Agreement, and the Escrow
Agreement; (ii) all due diligence and other information necessary to verify the
accuracy and completeness of such representations, warranties and covenants;
(iii) the Company's Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2000;
(iv) the Company's Form 10-QSB for the fiscal quarter ended March 2001 ; June
30, 2001; and September 30, 2001 and (v) answers to all questions the Buyer
submitted to the Company regarding an investment in the Company; and the Buyer
has relied on the information contained therein and has not been furnished any
other documents, literature, memorandum or prospectus.
(j) NO LEGAL ADVICE FROM THE COMPANY. The Buyer acknowledges, that it
had the opportunity to review this Agreement and the transactions contemplated
by this Agreement with his or its own legal counsel and investment and tax
advisors. The Buyer is relying solely on such counsel and advisors and not on
any statements or representations of the Company or any of its representatives
or agents for legal, tax or investment advice with respect to this investment,
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the securities laws of any
jurisdiction.
3. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY.
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The Company represents and warrants to the Buyer that:
(a) ORGANIZATION AND QUALIFICATION. The Company and its subsidiaries
are corporations duly organized and validly existing in good standing under the
laws of the jurisdiction in which they are incorporated, and have the requisite
corporate power to own their properties and to carry on their business as now
being conducted. Each of the Company and its subsidiaries is duly qualified as a
foreign corporation to do business and is in good standing in every jurisdiction
in which the nature of the business conducted by it makes such qualification
necessary, except to the extent that the failure to be so qualified or be in
good standing would not have a material adverse effect on the Company and its
subsidiaries taken as a whole.
(b) AUTHORIZATION, ENFORCEMENT, COMPLIANCE WITH OTHER INSTRUMENTS.
(i) The Company has the requisite corporate power and authority to enter into
and perform this Agreement, the Investor Registration Rights Agreement and any
related agreements, and to issue the Convertible Debentures and the Conversion
Shares in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof, (ii) the execution and
delivery of this Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement and any related
agreements by the Company and the consummation by it of the transactions
contemplated hereby and thereby, including, without limitation, the issuance of
the Convertible Debentures the Conversion Shares and the reservation for
issuance and the issuance of the Conversion Shares issuable upon conversion or
exercise thereof, have been duly authorized by the Company's Board of Directors
and no further consent or authorization is required by the Company, its Board of
Directors or its stockholders, (iii) this Agreement and the Investor
Registration Rights Agreement and any related agreements have been duly executed
and delivered by the Company, (iv) this Agreement, the Investor Registration
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Rights Agreement and any related agreements constitute the valid and binding
obligations of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with
their terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by general principles
of equity or applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium,
liquidation or similar laws relating to, or affecting generally, the enforcement
of creditors' rights and remedies.
(c) CAPITALIZATION. The authorized capital stock of the Company
consists of 250,000,000 shares of Common Stock, $0.001 par value. As of December
13, 2001, the Company had 52,988,141 shares of Common Stock and no shares of
Preferred Stock issued and outstanding. All of such outstanding shares have been
validly issued and are fully paid and nonassessable. Except as disclosed in the
SEC Documents (as defined in Section 3(f)) as amended, no shares of Common Stock
are subject to preemptive rights or any other similar rights or any liens or
encumbrances suffered or permitted by the Company. Except as disclosed in the
SEC Documents, as of the date of this Agreement, (i) there are no outstanding
options, warrants, scrip, rights to subscribe to, calls or commitments of any
character whatsoever relating to, or securities or rights convertible into, any
shares of capital stock of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, or contracts,
commitments, understandings 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 or options, warrants, scrip, rights to
subscribe to, calls or commitments of any character whatsoever relating to, or
securities or rights convertible into, any shares of capital stock of the
Company or any of its subsidiaries, (ii) there are no outstanding debt
securities and (iii) there are no agreements or arrangements under which the
Company or any of its subsidiaries is obligated to register the sale of any of
their securities under the 1933 Act (except pursuant to the Registration Rights
Agreement). There are no securities or instruments containing anti-dilution or
similar provisions that will be triggered by the issuance of the Convertible
Debentures as described in this Agreement. The Company has furnished to the
Buyer true and correct copies of the Company's Certificate of Incorporation, as
amended and as in effect on the date hereof (the "CERTIFICATE OF
INCORPORATION"), and 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 and the material rights of the holders thereof in respect thereto
other than stock options issued to employees and consultants.
(d) ISSUANCE OF SECURITIES. The Convertible Debentures are duly
authorized and, upon issuance in accordance with the terms hereof, shall be duly
issued, fully paid and nonassessable, are free from all taxes, liens and charges
with respect to the issue thereof. The Conversion Shares issuable upon
conversion of the Convertible Debentures have been duly authorized and reserved
for issuance. Upon conversion or exercise in accordance with the Convertible
Debentures the Conversion Shares will be duly issued, fully paid and
nonassessable.
(e) NO CONFLICTS. Except as disclosed in SEC Documents, the
execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by the Company and the
consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby will not (i)
result in a violation of the Certificate of Incorporation, any certificate of
designations of any outstanding series of preferred stock of the Company or the
By-laws or (ii) conflict with or constitute a default (or an event which with
notice or lapse of time or both would become a default) under, or give to others
any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, any
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agreement, indenture or instrument to which the Company or any of its
subsidiaries is a party, or result in a violation of any law, rule, regulation,
order, judgment or decree (including federal and state securities laws and
regulations and the rules and regulations of the Nasdaq Stock Market Inc.'s OTC
Bulletin Board on which the Common Stock is quoted) 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 as disclosed in the SEC
Documents, neither the Company nor its subsidiaries is in violation of any term
of or in default under its Certificate of Incorporation or By-laws or their
organizational charter or by-laws, respectively, or any material contract,
agreement, mortgage, indebtedness, indenture, instrument, judgment, decree or
order or any statute, rule or regulation applicable to the Company or its
subsidiaries. The business of the Company and its subsidiaries is not being
conducted, and shall not be conducted in violation of any material 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 or governmental agency in order for it to execute, deliver or perform any
of its obligations under or contemplated by this Agreement or the Registration
Rights Agreement in accordance with the terms hereof or thereof. Except as
disclosed in the SEC Documents, 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 and its subsidiaries are unaware of any facts or
circumstance, which might give rise to any of the foregoing.
(f) SEC DOCUMENTS: FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. Since January 2001, the
Company has filed all reports, schedules, forms, statements and other documents
required to be filed by it with the SEC under of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended (the "1934 Act") (all of the foregoing filed prior to the date
hereof or amended after the date hereof and all exhibits included therein and
financial statements and schedules thereto and documents incorporated by
reference therein, being hereinafter referred to as the "SEC DOCUMENTS"). The
Company has delivered to the Buyers or their representatives, or made available
through the SEC's website at xxxx://xxx.xxx.xxx., true and complete copies of
the SEC Documents. As of their respective dates, the financial statements of the
Company disclosed in the SEC Documents (the "FINANCIAL STATEMENTS") 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 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 exclude
footnotes or may be condensed or summary statements) and fairly present in all
material respects the financial position of the Company as of the dates thereof
and the results of its operations and cash flows for the periods then ended
(subject, in the case of unaudited statements, to normal year-end audit
adjustments). No other information provided by or on behalf of the Company to
the Buyer which is not included in the SEC Documents, including, without
limitation, information referred to in this Agreement, contains any untrue
statement of a material fact or omits to state any material fact necessary in
order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under
which they were made, not misleading.
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(g) 10(b)-5. The SEC Documents do not include any untrue statements
of material fact, nor do they omit to state any material fact required to be
stated therein necessary to make the statements made, in light of the
circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
(h) ABSENCE OF LITIGATION. Except as disclosed in the SEC Documents,
there is no action, suit, proceeding, inquiry or investigation before or by any
court, public board, government agency, self-regulatory organization or body
pending against or affecting the Company, the Common Stock or any of the
Company's subsidiaries, wherein an unfavorable decision, ruling or finding would
(i) have a material adverse effect on the transactions contemplated hereby (ii)
adversely affect the validity or enforceability of, or the authority or ability
of the Company to perform its obligations under, this Agreement or any of the
documents contemplated herein, or (iii) except as expressly disclosed in the SEC
Documents, have a material adverse effect on the business, operations,
properties, financial condition or results of operation of the Company and its
subsidiaries taken as a whole.
(i) ACKNOWLEDGMENT REGARDING BUYER'S PURCHASE OF THE CONVERTIBLE
DEBENTURES. The Company acknowledges and agrees that the Buyer is acting solely
in the capacity of an arm's length purchaser with respect to this Agreement and
the transactions contemplated hereby. The Company further acknowledges that the
Buyer is not 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 advice given by the Buyer or any of its respective
representatives or agents in connection with this Agreement and the transactions
contemplated hereby is merely incidental to such Buyer's purchase of the
Convertible Debentures or the Conversion Shares. The Company further represents
to the Buyer that the Company's decision to enter into this Agreement has been
based solely on the independent evaluation by the Company and its
representatives.
(j) NO GENERAL SOLICITATION. Neither the Company, nor any of its
affiliates, nor any person acting on its or their behalf, has engaged in any
form of general solicitation or general advertising (within the meaning of
Regulation D under the 0000 Xxx) in connection with the offer or sale of the
Convertible Debentures or the Conversion Shares.
(k) NO INTEGRATED OFFERING. Neither the Company, nor any of its
affiliates, nor any person acting on its or their behalf has, directly or
indirectly, made any offers or sales of any security or solicited any offers to
buy any security, under circumstances that would require registration of the
Convertible Debentures or the Conversion Shares under the 1933 Act or cause this
offering of the Convertible Debentures or the Conversion Shares to be integrated
with prior offerings by the Company for purposes of the 1933 Act.
(l) EMPLOYEE RELATIONS. Neither the Company nor any of its
subsidiaries is involved in any labor dispute nor, to the knowledge of the
Company or any of its subsidiaries, is any such dispute threatened. None of the
Company's or its subsidiaries' employees is a member of a union and the Company
and its subsidiaries believe that their relations with their employees are good.
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(m) INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS. The Company and its subsidiaries
own or possess adequate rights or licenses to use all trademarks, trade names,
service marks, service xxxx registrations, service names, patents, patent
rights, copyrights, inventions, licenses, approvals, governmental
authorizations, trade secrets and rights necessary to conduct their respective
businesses as now conducted. The Company and its subsidiaries do not have any
knowledge of any infringement by the Company or its subsidiaries of trademark,
trade name rights, patents, patent rights, copyrights, inventions, licenses,
service names, service marks, service xxxx registrations, trade secret or other
similar rights of others, and, to the knowledge of the Company there is no
claim, action or proceeding being made or brought against, or to the Company's
knowledge, being threatened against, the Company or its subsidiaries regarding
trademark, trade name, patents, patent rights, invention, copyright, license,
service names, service marks, service xxxx registrations, trade secret or other
infringement; and the Company and its subsidiaries are unaware of any facts or
circumstances which might give rise to any of the foregoing.
(n) ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS. The Company and its subsidiaries are (i) in
compliance with any and all applicable foreign, federal, state and local laws
and regulations relating to the protection of human health and safety, the
environment or hazardous or toxic substances or wastes, pollutants or
contaminants ("ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS"), (ii) have received all permits, licenses or
other approvals required of them under applicable Environmental Laws to conduct
their respective businesses and (iii) are in compliance with all terms and
conditions of any such permit, license or approval.
(o) TITLE. 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 are not material and do not interfere
with the use made and proposed to be made of such property and buildings by the
Company and its subsidiaries.
(p) 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 been refused any
insurance coverage sought or applied for and 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 materially and adversely affect the condition,
financial or otherwise, or the earnings, business or operations of the Company
and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
(q) REGULATORY PERMITS. The Company and its subsidiaries possess all
material certificates, authorizations and permits issued by the appropriate
federal, state or foreign regulatory authorities necessary to conduct their
respective businesses, and neither the Company nor any such subsidiary has
received any notice of proceedings relating to the revocation or modification of
any such certificate, authorization or permit.
(r) INTERNAL ACCOUNTING CONTROLS. The Company and each of its
subsidiaries maintain a system of internal accounting controls sufficient to
provide reasonable assurance that (i) transactions are executed in accordance
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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, and (iii) the recorded amounts for assets is compared with the
existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with
respect to any differences.
(s) NO MATERIAL ADVERSE BREACHES, ETC. Except as set forth in the SEC
Documents, 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 on the business,
properties, operations, financial condition, results of operations or prospects
of the Company or its subsidiaries. Neither the Company nor any of its
subsidiaries is in breach of any contract or agreement which breach, in the
judgment of the Company's officers, has or is expected to have a material
adverse effect on the business, properties, operations, financial condition,
results of operations or prospects of the Company or its subsidiaries.
(t) TAX STATUS. The Company and each of its subsidiaries has made and
within ninety (90) days will have filed all federal and state income and all
other tax returns, reports and declarations required by any jurisdiction to
which it is subject and (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) 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 provision
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.
(u) CERTAIN TRANSACTIONS. Except as set forth in the SEC Documents
and except for arm's length transactions pursuant to which the Company makes
payments in the ordinary course of business upon terms no less favorable than
the Company could obtain from third parties and other than the grant of stock
options disclosed in the SEC Documents, none of the officers, directors, or
employees of the Company is presently a party to any transaction with the
Company (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.
(v) FEES AND RIGHTS OF FIRST REFUSAL. The Company is not obligated to
offer the securities offered hereunder on a right of first refusal basis or
otherwise to any third parties including, but not limited to, current or former
shareholders of the Company, underwriters, brokers, agents or other third
parties.
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4. COVENANTS.
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(a) BEST EFFORTS. Each party shall use its best efforts timely to
satisfy each of the conditions to be satisfied by it as provided in Sections 6
and 7 of this Agreement.
(b) FORM D. The Company agrees to file a Form D with respect to the
Conversion Shares as required under Regulation D and to provide a copy thereof
to the 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 Conversion Shares, or obtain an exemption for the
Conversion Shares for sale to the Buyer at the Closing pursuant to this
Agreement under applicable securities or "Blue Sky" laws of the states of the
United States, and shall provide evidence of any such action so taken to the
Buyer on or prior to the Closing Date.
(c) REPORTING STATUS. Until the earlier of (i) the date as of which
the Buyer may sell all of the Conversion Shares without restriction pursuant to
Rule 144(k) promulgated under the 1933 Act (or successor thereto), or (ii) the
date on which (A) the Buyer shall have sold all the Conversion Shares and (B)
none of the Convertible Debentures are outstanding (the "REGISTRATION PERIOD"),
the Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to file in a timely
manner all reports required to be filed with the SEC pursuant to the 1934 Act
and the regulations of the SEC there under, 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 there under would otherwise permit such
termination.
(d) USE OF PROCEEDS. The Company will use the proceeds from the sale
of the Convertible Debentures for general corporate purposes.
(e) RESERVATION OF SHARES. The Company shall take all action
reasonably necessary to at all times have authorized, and reserved for the
purpose of issuance, such number of shares of Common Stock as shall be necessary
to effect the issuance of the Conversion Shares. If at any time the Company does
not have available such shares of Common Stock as shall from time to time be
sufficient to effect the conversion of all of the Conversion Shares of the
Company shall call and hold a special meeting of the shareholders within sixty
(60) days of such occurrence, for the sole purpose of increasing the number of
shares authorized. The Company's management shall recommend to the shareholders
to vote in favor of increasing the number of shares of Common Stock authorized.
Management shall also vote all of its shares in favor of increasing the number
of authorized shares of Common Stock.
(f) LISTINGS OR QUOTATION. The Company shall promptly secure the
listing or quotation of the Conversion Shares upon each national securities
exchange, automated quotation system or Over-The-Counter Bulletin Board or other
market, if any, upon which shares of Common Stock are then listed or quoted
(subject to official notice of issuance) and shall use its best efforts to
maintain, so long as any other shares of Common Stock shall be so listed, such
listing of all Conversion Shares from time to time issuable under the terms of
this Agreement. The Company shall maintain the Common Stock's authorization for
quotation in the over-the counter market.
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(g) FEES AND EXPENSES. The Company shall pay the Buyer a fee of ten
percent (10%) from the gross proceeds of the purchase of the Convertible
Debentures by the Buyer directly from the gross proceeds held in escrow and
shall pay legal fees and other expenses related thereto due to Cornell's
counsel, Xxxx X. Xxxxxxx, PC, an amount not to exceed Ten Thousand Dollars
($10,000). Furthermore, each of the Company and the Buyer shall pay all costs
and expenses incurred by the Buyer in connection with the negotiation,
investigation, preparation, execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Escrow
and Agreement, and the Investor Registration Rights Agreement. The costs and
expenses of the Buyer, its counsel, and Xxxxxxxxxxx & Xxxxxxxx LLP shall be paid
for by the Company at Closing directly from the gross proceeds held in escrow.
In addition to the foregoing compensation, the Company shall issue to the
Buyer upon the execution of this Agreement a warrant to purchase 200,000 shares
of Common Stock at an exercise of 110% of the closing bid price of the Company's
Common Stock on the date of Closing; each warrant exercisable in part or in
whole at any time by the Buyer, as applicable, at its discretion for a period of
sixty (60) months from the date hereof and shall be included in the Company's
next registration statement pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement
between the Buyer and the Company dated the date hereof.
(h) CORPORATE EXISTENCE. So long as any of the Convertible Debentures
remain outstanding, the Company shall not directly or indirectly consummate any
merger, reorganization, restructuring, consolidation, sale of all or
substantially all of the Company's assets or any similar transaction or related
transactions (each such transaction, a "SALE OF THE COMPANY") unless, prior to
the consummation of a Sale of the Company, the Company makes appropriate
provision to insure that, upon the consummation of such Sale of the Company,
each of the holders of the Convertible Debentures will thereafter have the right
to acquire and receive such shares of stock, securities or assets as may be
issued or payable with respect to or in exchange for the number of shares of
Common Stock immediately theretofore acquirable and receivable upon the
conversion of such holder's Convertible Debentures had such Sale of the Company
not taken place. In any such case, the Company will make appropriate provision
with respect to such holders' rights and interests to insure that the provisions
of this Section 4(h) will thereafter be applicable to the Convertible
Debentures.
(i) TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES. So long as any Convertible
Debentures are outstanding, the Company shall not, and shall cause each of its
subsidiaries not to, enter into, amend, modify or supplement, or permit any
subsidiary to enter into, amend, modify or supplement any agreement,
transaction, commitment, or arrangement with any of its or any subsidiary's
officers, directors, person who were officers or directors at any time during
the previous two (2) years, stockholders who beneficially own five percent (5%)
or more of the Common Stock, or Affiliates (as defined below) or with any
individual related by blood, marriage, or adoption to any such individual or
with any entity in which any such entity or individual owns a five percent (5%)
or more beneficial interest (each a "RELATED PARTY"), except for (a) customary
employment arrangements and benefit programs on reasonable terms, (b) any
investment in an Affiliate of the Company, (c) any agreement, transaction,
commitment, or arrangement on an arms-length basis on terms no less favorable
than terms which would have been obtainable from a person other than such
Related Party, (d) any agreement transaction, commitment, or arrangement which
is approved by a majority of the disinterested directors of the Company, for
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purposes hereof, any director who is also an officer of the Company or any
subsidiary of the Company shall not be a disinterested director with respect to
any such agreement, transaction, commitment, or arrangement. "AFFILIATE" for
purposes hereof means, with respect to any person or entity, another person or
entity that, directly or indirectly, (i) has a ten percent (10%) or more equity
interest in that person or entity, (ii) has ten percent (10%) or more common
ownership with that person or entity, (iii) controls that person or entity, or
(iv) shares common control with that person or entity. "CONTROL" or "CONTROLS"
for purposes hereof means that a person or entity has the power, direct or
indirect, to conduct or govern the policies of another person or entity.
(j) TRANSFER AGENT. The Company covenants and agrees that, in the
event that the Company's agency relationship with the transfer agent should be
terminated for any reason prior to a date which is two (2) years after the
Closing Date, the Company shall immediately appoint a new transfer agent and
shall require that the transfer agent execute and agree to be bound by the terms
of the Irrevocable Instructions (as defined herein) to Transfer Agent.
5. TRANSFER AGENT INSTRUCTIONS.
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The Company shall issue irrevocable instructions in the form attached
hereto as EXHIBIT C to its transfer agent irrevocably appointing Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
LLP as their agent for the purpose of having certificates issued, registered in
the name of the Buyer or its respective nominee(s), for the Conversion Shares
representing such amounts of Convertible Debentures as specified from time to
time by the Buyer to the Company upon conversion of the Convertible Debentures
(the "IRREVOCABLE TRANSFER AGENT INSTRUCTIONS"). Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx LLP shall be
paid a cash fee of Two Hundred Fifty Dollars ($250) for every occasion they act
pursuant to the Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions. The Company shall not
change its transfer agent without the express written consent of the Buyer,
which may be withheld by the Buyer in its sole discretion. Prior to registration
of the Conversion Shares under the 1933 Act, 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 prior
to registration of such shares under the 0000 Xxx) will be given by the Company
to its transfer agent and that the Conversion Shares shall otherwise be freely
transferable on the books and records of the Company as and to the extent
provided in this Agreement and the Investor Registration Rights Agreement.
Nothing in this Section 5 shall affect in any way the Buyer's obligations and
agreement to comply with all applicable securities laws upon resale of
Conversion Shares. If the Buyer provides the Company with an opinion of counsel,
reasonably satisfactory in form, and substance to the Company, that registration
of a resale by the Buyer of any of the Conversion Shares is not required under
the 1933 Act, the Company shall permit the transfer and, promptly instruct its
transfer agent to issue one or more certificates in such name and in such
denominations as specified by the Buyer. The Company acknowledges that a breach
by it of its obligations hereunder will cause irreparable harm to the Buyer 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 Section 5 will be inadequate and agrees, in the event of
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a breach or threatened breach by the Company of the provisions of this Section
5, that the Buyer shall be entitled, in addition to all other available
remedies, to an injunction restraining any breach and requiring immediate
issuance and transfer, without the necessity of showing economic loss and
without any bond or other security being required.
6. CONDITIONS TO THE COMPANY'S OBLIGATION TO SELL.
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The obligation of the Company hereunder to issue and sell the Convertible
Debentures to the Buyer 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 the Company's sole benefit and may be waived by the
Company at any time in its sole discretion:
(a) The Buyer shall have executed this Agreement and the Investor
Registration Rights Agreement and delivered the same to the Company.
(b) The Buyer shall have delivered to the Escrow Agent the Purchase
Price for Convertible Debentures and the Escrow Agent shall have delivered such
funds to the Company by wire transfer of immediately available U.S. funds
pursuant to the wire instructions provided by the Company.
(c) The representations and warranties of the 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 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
Buyer at or prior to the Closing Date.
7. CONDITIONS TO THE BUYER'S OBLIGATION TO PURCHASE.
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The obligation of the Buyer hereunder to purchase the Convertible
Debentures 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 the Buyer's sole benefit and may be waived by the Buyer at
any time in its sole discretion:
(a) The Company shall have executed this Agreement, the Investor
Registration Rights Agreement, the Escrow Agreement and the Irrevocable Transfer
Agent Instructions, and delivered the same to the Buyer.
(b) The Common Stock shall be authorized for quotation on The
National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. OTC Bulletin Board, trading in
the Common Stock shall not have been suspended for any reason and all of the
Conversion Shares issuable upon conversion of the Convertible Debentures shall
be approved for listing or quotation on The National Association of Securities
Dealers, Inc. OTC Bulletin Board.
(c) The representations and warranties of the Company shall be true
and correct in all material respects (except to the extent that any of such
representations and warranties is already qualified as to materiality in Section
3 above, in which case, such representations and warranties shall be true and
correct without further qualification) 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 Company shall have
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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, executed by the President 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 the Buyer including, without limitation an update as
of the Closing Date regarding the representation contained in Section 3(c)
above.
(d) The Company shall have executed and delivered to the Buyer the
Convertible Debentures.
(e) As of the Closing Date, the Company shall have reserved out of
its authorized and unissued Common Stock, solely for the purpose of effecting
the conversion of the Convertible Debentures, shares of Common Stock to effect
the conversion of all of the Conversion Shares then outstanding.
(f) The Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions, in form and
substance satisfactory to the Buyer, shall have been delivered to and
acknowledged in writing by the Company's transfer agent.
(g) The Company shall have provided to the Investor an acknowledgment
to the satisfaction of the Investor, from the Company's accountants as to the
accountant's ability to provide all consents required in order to file a
registration statement in connection with this transaction.
(h) The Company's transfer agent shall be DWAC eligible.
8. INDEMNIFICATION.
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(a) In consideration of the Buyer's execution and delivery of this
Agreement and acquiring the Convertible Debentures and the Conversion Shares
hereunder, and in addition to all of the Company's other obligations under this
Agreement, the Company shall defend, protect, indemnify and hold harmless the
Buyer and each other holder of the Convertible Debentures and the Conversion
Shares, and all of their officers, directors, employees, attorneys and agents
(including, without limitation, those retained in connection with the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement) (collectively, the "BUYER
INDEMNITEES") from and against any and all actions, causes of action, suits,
claims, losses, costs, penalties, fees, liabilities and damages, and expenses in
connection therewith (irrespective of whether any such Buyer Indemnitee is a
party to the action for which indemnification hereunder is sought), and
including reasonable attorneys' fees and disbursements (the "INDEMNIFIED
LIABILITIES"), incurred by the Buyer Indemnitees or any of them as a result of,
or arising out of, or relating to (a) any misrepresentation or breach of any
representation or warranty made by the Company in this Agreement, the
Convertible Debentures or the Investor Registration Rights Agreement or any
other certificate, instrument or document contemplated hereby or thereby, (b)
any breach of any covenant, agreement or obligation of the Company contained in
this Agreement, or the Investor Registration Rights Agreement or any other
certificate, instrument or document contemplated hereby or thereby, or (c) any
cause of action, suit or claim brought or made against such Indemnitee and
arising out of or resulting from the execution, delivery, performance or
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enforcement of this Agreement or any other instrument, document or agreement
executed pursuant hereto by any of the Indemnities, any transaction financed or
to be financed in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, with the proceeds of
the issuance of the Convertible Debentures or the status of the Buyer or holder
of the Convertible Debentures the Conversion Shares, as a Buyer of Convertible
Debentures in the Company. To the extent that the foregoing undertaking by the
Company may be unenforceable for any reason, the Company shall make the maximum
contribution to the payment and satisfaction of each of the Indemnified
Liabilities, which is permissible under applicable law.
(b) In consideration of the Company's execution and delivery of this
Agreement, and in addition to all of the Buyer's other obligations under this
Agreement, the Buyer shall defend, protect, indemnify and hold harmless the
Company and all of its officers, directors, employees and agents (including,
without limitation, those retained in connection with the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement) (collectively, the "Company Indemnitees") from
and against any and all Indemnified Liabilities incurred by the Indemnitees or
any of them as a result of, or arising out of, or relating to (a) any
misrepresentation or breach of any representation or warranty made by the Buyer
in this Agreement, instrument or document contemplated hereby or thereby
executed by the Buyer, (b) any breach of any covenant, agreement or obligation
of the Buyer contained in this Agreement, the Investor Registration Rights
Agreement or any other certificate, instrument or document contemplated hereby
or thereby executed by the Buyer, or (c) any cause of action, suit or claim
brought or made against such Company Indemnitee based on material
misrepresentations or due to a material breach and arising out of or resulting
from the execution, delivery, performance or enforcement of this Agreement, the
Investor Registration Rights Agreement or any other instrument, document or
agreement executed pursuant hereto by any of the Company Indemnities. To the
extent that the foregoing undertaking by each Buyer may be unenforceable for any
reason, the Buyer shall make the maximum contribution to the payment and
satisfaction of each of the Indemnified Liabilities, which is permissible under
applicable law.
9. GOVERNING LAW: MISCELLANEOUS.
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(a) GOVERNING LAW. This Agreement shall be governed by and
interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of New Jersey without
regard to the principles of conflict of laws. The parties further agree that any
action between them shall be heard in Xxxxxx County, New Jersey, and expressly
consent to the jurisdiction and venue of the Superior Court of New Jersey,
Xxxxxx County and the United States District Court for the District of New
Jersey for the adjudication of any civil action asserted pursuant to this
Paragraph.
(b) COUNTERPARTS. This Agreement may be executed in two or more
identical counterparts, all of which shall be considered one and the same
agreement and shall become effective when counterparts have been signed by each
party and delivered to the other party. In the event any signature page is
delivered by facsimile transmission, the party using such means of delivery
shall cause four (4) additional original executed signature pages to be
physically delivered to the other party within five (5) days of the execution
and delivery hereof.
(c) HEADINGS. The headings of this Agreement are for convenience of
reference and shall not form part of, or affect the interpretation of, this
Agreement.
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(d) SEVERABILITY. If any provision of this Agreement shall be invalid
or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, such invalidity or unenforceability shall
not affect the validity or enforceability of the remainder of this Agreement in
that jurisdiction or the validity or enforceability of any provision of this
Agreement in any other jurisdiction.
(e) ENTIRE AGREEMENT, AMENDMENTS. This Agreement supersedes all other
prior oral or written agreements between the Buyer(s), the Company, their
affiliates and persons acting on their behalf with respect to the matters
discussed herein, and 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, consents, waivers, or other communications
required or permitted to be given under the terms of this Agreement must be in
writing and will be deemed to have been delivered (i) upon receipt, when
delivered personally; (ii) upon confirmation of receipt, when sent by facsimile;
(iii) three (3) days after being sent by U.S. certified mail, return receipt
requested, or (iv) one (1) day after deposit with a nationally recognized
overnight delivery service, in each case properly addressed to the party to
receive the same. The addresses and facsimile numbers for such communications
shall be:
If to the Company, to: Southern States Power Co.
0000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx, President
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
With a copy to: Xxxxxxxxxxx & Xxxxxxxx LLP
000 Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx - Xxxxx 0000
Xxxxx, XX 00000-0000
Attention: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx, Esq.
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
If to the Transfer Agent, to: Stock Transfer Agency of Lake Tahoe, Inc.
000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx X
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Xxxx Xxxxxx
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
If to the Buyer: Cornell Capital Partners, LP
00 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 0000
Xxxxxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
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Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
With a Copy to: Xxxx X. Xxxxxxx, PC
000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
Each party shall provide five (5) days' prior written notice to the other
party of any change in address or facsimile number.
(g) SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS. This Agreement shall be binding upon and
inure to the benefit of the parties and their respective successors and assigns.
Neither the Company nor the Buyer shall assign this Agreement or any rights or
obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the other party
hereto.
(h) NO 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.
(i) SURVIVAL. Unless this Agreement is terminated under Section 9(l),
the representations and warranties of the Company and the Buyer contained in
Sections 2 and 3, the agreements and covenants set forth in Sections 4, 5 and 9,
and the indemnification provisions set forth in Section 8, shall survive the
Closing for a period of one (1) year following the date on which the Convertible
Debentures are converted in full. The Buyer shall be responsible only for its
own representations, warranties, agreements and covenants hereunder.
(j) PUBLICITY. The Company and the Buyer shall have the right to
approve, before issuance any press release or any other public statement with
respect to the transactions contemplated hereby made by any party; provided,
however, that the Company shall be entitled, without the prior approval of the
Buyer, to issue any press release or other public disclosure with respect to
such transactions required under applicable securities or other laws or
regulations (the Company shall use its best efforts to consult the Buyer in
connection with any such press release or other public disclosure prior to its
release and Buyer shall be provided with a copy thereof upon release thereof).
(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) TERMINATION. In the event that the Closing shall not have
occurred with respect to the Buyer on or before five (5) business days from the
date hereof due to the Company's or the Buyer's failure to satisfy the
conditions set forth in Sections 6 and 7 above (and the non-breaching party's
failure to waive such unsatisfied condition(s)), the non-breaching party shall
have the option to terminate this Agreement with respect to such breaching party
at the close of business on such date without liability of any party to any
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other party; provided, however, that if this Agreement is terminated pursuant to
this Section 9(l), the Company shall remain obligated to reimburse the Buyer for
the expenses described in Section 4(g) above.
(m) 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.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Buyer and the Company have caused this Securities
Purchase Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first written above.
COMPANY:
SOUTHERN STATES POWER CO.
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
Title: President
BUYER:
CORNELL CAPITAL PARTNERS, LP
By: Yorkville Advisors, LLC
Its: General Partner
By: /s/ Xxxx Xxxxxx
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Name: Xxxx Xxxxxx
Title: Portfolio Manager
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EXHIBIT A
FORM OF REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
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EXHIBIT B
FORM OF ESCROW AGREEMENT
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EXHIBIT C
IRREVOCABLE TRANSFER AGENT INSTRUCTIONS
