SECURITIES
PURCHASE
AGREEMENT
Dated as of July [___],
2009
by and among
GENTA INCORPORATED
and
THE PURCHASERS LISTED ON EXHIBIT
A
SECURITIES PURCHASE
AGREEMENT
This SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT dated as of
July [___], 2009 (this “ Agreement ”) by and
among Genta Incorporated, a Delaware corporation (the “
Company ”), and each of the purchasers of the
unsecured subordinated convertible promissory note and shares of
common stock of the Company whose names are set forth on Exhibit
A attached hereto (each a “ Purchaser ” and
collectively, the “ Purchasers ”).
The parties hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE 1
PURCHASE AND SALE OF
NOTES
1.1
Purchase and Sale of Notes and Common Stock
.
(a) Upon
the following terms and conditions, the Company shall issue and
sell to the Purchasers, and the Purchasers shall purchase from the
Company, units (each, a “Unit”), in an aggregate amount
equal to $10,000,000, consisting of (i) 8.00% unsecured
subordinated convertible promissory notes in the aggregate
principal amount of $7,000,000, convertible into shares of Common
Stock (as defined below), in substantially the form attached hereto
as Exhibit B (the “ Notes ”), and (ii)
shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.001 per
share (the “ Common Stock ”), in an aggregate
amount of $3,000,000, at a price per share equal to 25% of the VWAP
(as defined below) for the five Trading Days (as defined below)
immediately preceding each Closing, subject to a minimum price per
share of $0.002 (which price is set before the reverse stock split
announced by the Company in June of 2009 and shall be adjusted to
reflect such stock split) (the “ Per Share Purchase
Price ”). The Per Share Purchase Price for the
First Closing shall be $0.002. At each Closing (as
defined below), the Company shall deliver to each
Purchaser (i) a Note in the principal amount equal to
70% of the portion of the Purchase Price paid by such
Purchaser for such Unit and (ii) shares of Common Stock, the
purchase price of which equals 30% of the portion of the
Purchase Price paid by such Purchaser for such Unit.
(b) The
Company and the Purchasers are executing and delivering this
Agreement in accordance with and in reliance upon the exemption
from securities registration afforded by Section 4(2) of the U.S.
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations
promulgated thereunder (the “ Securities Act ”),
including Regulation D (“ Regulation D ”),
and/or upon such other exemption from the registration requirements
of the Securities Act as may be available with respect to any or
all of the investments to be made hereunder. For
purposes of this Section 1.1, “ VWAP ” means,
for any date, (i) the volume weighted average price of the Common
Stock for such date on the principal Trading Market for the Common
Stock as reported by Bloomberg Financial L.P. (based on a Trading
Day from 9:30 a.m. Eastern Time to 4:02 p.m. Eastern Time);
(ii) if the Common Stock is not then listed or quoted on a
Trading Market and if prices for the Common Stock are then reported
in the “Pink Sheets” published by the Pink Sheets, LLC
(or a similar organization or agency succeeding to its functions of
reporting prices), the most recent bid price per share of the
Common Stock so reported; or (iii) in all other cases, the
fair market value of a share of Common Stock as determined by an
independent appraiser selected in good faith by the Purchaser and
reasonably acceptable to the Company.
1.2
Purchase Price and Closing . Subject to the terms and
conditions hereof, the Company agrees to issue and sell to the
Purchasers and, in consideration of and in express reliance upon
the representations, warranties, covenants, terms and conditions of
this Agreement, the Purchasers, severally but not jointly, agree to
purchase the Securities (as defined below) for an aggregate
purchase price of $10,000,000 (the “ Purchase Price
”). At each Closing (as defined below) under this Agreement,
each Purchaser shall deliver the applicable portion of the Purchase
Price by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the
Company.
(a) The
first Closing under this Agreement (the “ First
Closing ”) shall take place on or before July 6, 2009
(the “ First Closing Date ”), provided ,
that all of the conditions set forth in Article IV hereof and
applicable to the First Closing have been fulfilled or waived in
accordance herewith. The Closing shall take place at the offices of
Tang Capital Partners LP (the “ Lead Purchaser
”), 4401 Eastgate Mall, First Floor, San Diego, CA 92121 at
1:00 p.m. Pacific Standard Time, or at such other time and place as
the parties may agree. Subject to the terms and
conditions of this Agreement, at the First Closing the Purchasers
shall purchase and the Company shall issue and deliver or cause to
be delivered to each Purchaser Securities for the applicable
amounts set forth opposite the name of such Purchaser on Exhibit
A hereto.
(b) At
an additional closing (the “ Additional Closing
”, and along with the First Closing, each a “
Closing ”), which shall occur on August 6, 2009 or at
such other time at which the Company and the Purchasers shall
mutually agree, the Purchasers shall purchase, and the Company
shall issue, additional Notes and shares of Common Stock in the
amount set forth opposite such Purchaser’s name on Exhibit
A ; provided , however , that if the Additional
Closing does not occur prior to the Expiration Date, such
Additional Closing shall be automatically terminated and neither
the Purchasers nor the Company shall have the right to such
Additional Closing. The issuance of such additional
Securities at the Additional Closing, shall be made on the terms
and conditions set forth in this Agreement, and the
representations and warranties of the Company set forth in Article
2 and the representations and warranties of the Purchasers in
Article 3 hereof shall speak as of the date of such Additional
Closing. Any Notes, shares of Common Stock and Warrants issued
pursuant to this Section 1.3 shall be deemed to be
“Notes,” “Common Stock,” and
“Warrants” for all purposes under this
Agreement. For purposes of this Agreement, “
Expiration Date ” shall mean the date the Company
consummates a public offering and issues registered Notes and
registered shares of Common Stock pursuant to the S-1 registration
statement (File No. 333-153278) in an aggregate amount of at least
$7,000,000.
1.3
Conversion Shares . On and after the Closing
Date, the Company shall at all times reserve (and hereby covenants
to continue to reserve), free of preemptive rights and other
similar contractual rights, a number of its authorized but unissued
shares of Common Stock equal to 125% of the aggregate number of
shares of Common Stock then issuable upon conversion or exercise of
or otherwise in respect of the Notes (including any Notes issued in
payment of interest thereunder) and Warrants. Any shares of Common
Stock issuable upon conversion or otherwise in respect of the Notes
or exercise of the Warrants are herein referred to as the “
Conversion Shares ”. The Notes, the Common
Stock and the Warrants are sometimes collectively referred to
herein as the “ Securities ”.
1.4
Warrants . At each Closing, the Company shall
issue to each purchaser a two-year warrant to purchase a number of
shares of Common Stock, equal to 25% of the number of shares of
Common Stock underlying the principal amount of the Notes purchased
at each Closing, the exercise price of which is equal to $0.02 per
share, substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit
C . For purposes of clarity, Warrants shall only be
issued with respect to the principal amount for the Notes purchased
pursuant to this Agreement and shall not be issued with respect to
any convertible notes issued as interest payments for the Notes
issued pursuant to this Agreement.
1.5
Acknowledgment . Notwithstanding that the Company has filed
an amendment to its certificate of incorporation effecting a
reverse stock split under Delaware law, the Purchasers and the
Company acknowledge and agree that the terms and conditions set
forth in this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents,
including, but not limited to, the Per Share Purchase Price and the
Conversion Price set forth in the Note, are pre-reverse stock split
terms and do not reflect a reverse stock split that is contemplated
to be effected for trading purposes on the OTC Bulletin Board
following the First Closing. The reverse stock split
shall be applied to the Per Share Purchase Price, the Conversion
Price in the Note, the minimum Per Share Purchase Price and all
other terms of this agreement as of the effectiveness of such
reverse stock split.
ARTICLE 2
REPRESENTATIONS AND
WARRANTIES
2.1
Representations and Warranties of the Company . The Company
hereby represents and warrants to the Purchasers, as of each
Closing Date (except as set forth in the Public Filings (as defined
below) or on the Schedule of Exceptions attached hereto with each
numbered Schedule corresponding to the section number herein), as
follows:
(a)
Organization, Good Standing and Power . The Company is a
corporation duly incorporated, validly existing and in good
standing under the laws of the State of Delaware and has the
requisite corporate power to own, lease and operate its properties
and assets and to conduct its business as it is now being
conducted. The Company does not have any direct or indirect
Subsidiaries (as defined in Section 2.1(g)) or own securities of
any kind in any other entity except as set forth on Schedule
2.1(g) hereto. The Company and each such Subsidiary (as defined
in Section 2.1(g)) 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 or property owned by it makes such
qualification necessary except for any jurisdiction(s) (alone or in
the aggregate) in which the failure to be so qualified will not
have a Material Adverse Effect. For the purposes of this Agreement,
“ Material Adverse Effect ” means any material
adverse effect on the business, operations, properties, prospects,
or financial condition of the Company and its Subsidiaries and/or
any condition, circumstance, or situation that would prohibit or
otherwise materially interfere with the ability of the Company to
perform any of its obligations under this Agreement or any of the
Transaction Documents in any material respect.
(b)
Authorization; Enforcement . Each of the Company and its
Subsidiaries (as applicable) has the requisite corporate power and
authority to enter into and perform this Agreement, the Notes, the
Warrants, the Officer’s Certificate to be delivered by the
Company, dated as of the Closing Date, substantially in the form of
Exhibit D attached hereto (the “ Officer’s
Certificate ”) (collectively, the “ Transaction
Documents ”) and to issue and sell the Securities in
accordance with the terms hereof. The execution, delivery and
performance of the Transaction Documents by the Company and each
Subsidiary of the Company party thereto and the consummation by it
of the transactions contemplated thereby have been duly and validly
authorized by all necessary corporate action, and, except as set
forth on Schedule 2.1(b) , no further consent or
authorization of the Company, any Subsidiary or their respective
Boards of Directors or stockholders is required. When executed and
delivered by the Company and each Subsidiary of the Company party
thereto, each of the Transaction Documents shall constitute a valid
and binding obligation of the Company and each Subsidiary, as
applicable, enforceable against the Company and each Subsidiary, as
applicable, in accordance with its terms, except as such
enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy,
reorganization, moratorium, liquidation, conservatorship,
receivership or similar laws relating to, or affecting generally
the enforcement of, creditor’s rights and remedies or by
other equitable principles of general application.
(c)
Capitalization . The authorized capital stock and the issued
and outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company as of the
Closing Date is set forth on Schedule 2.1(c) hereto. All of
the outstanding shares of the Common Stock and any other
outstanding security of the Company have been duly and validly
authorized. Except as set forth in this Agreement, the Public
Filings (as defined in Section 2.1(f)) or as set forth on
Schedule 2.1(c) hereto, no shares of Common Stock or any
other security of the Company are entitled to preemptive rights or
registration rights and 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.
Furthermore, except as set forth in this Agreement and as set forth
on Schedule 2.1(c) hereto, there are no equity plans,
contracts, commitments, understandings, or arrangements by which
the Company is or may become bound to issue additional shares of
the capital stock of the Company or options, securities or rights
convertible into shares of capital stock of the Company. Except for
customary transfer restrictions contained in agreements entered
into by the Company in order to sell restricted securities or as
provided on Schedule 2.1(c) hereto, the Company is not a
party to or bound by any agreement or understanding granting
registration or anti-dilution rights to any person with respect to
any of its equity or debt securities. Except as set forth on
Schedule 2.1(c) , the Company is not a party to, and it has
no knowledge of, any agreement or understanding restricting the
voting or transfer of any shares of the capital stock of the
Company. The Company has not made any representations regarding
equity incentives to any officer, employee, director or consultant
that are not disclosed in the Public Filings.
(d)
Issuance of Securities . The Securities to be
issued at the Closing have been duly authorized by all necessary
corporate action and, when paid for or issued in accordance with
the terms hereof, the Securities shall be validly issued and
outstanding, free and clear of all liens, encumbrances and rights
of refusal of any kind. When the Conversion Shares are
issued in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and as set
forth in the Notes, such shares will be duly authorized by all
necessary corporate action and validly issued and outstanding,
fully paid and nonassessable, free and clear of all liens,
encumbrances and rights of refusal of any kind and the holders
shall be entitled to all rights accorded to a holder of Common
Stock.
(e)
No Conflicts . The execution, delivery and performance of
the Transaction Documents by the Company and its Subsidiaries (as
applicable), the performance by the Company of its obligations
under the Notes and Warrants, and the consummation by the Company
and its Subsidiaries of the transactions contemplated hereby and
thereby, and the issuance of the Securities as contemplated hereby,
do not and will not (i) violate or conflict with any provision of
the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation (the “
Certificate ”) or Bylaws (the “ Bylaws
”), each as amended to date, or any Subsidiary’s
comparable charter documents, subject to the filing of an amendment
to the Certificate to increase the authorized shares, (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 agreement, mortgage, deed of trust, indenture,
note, bond, license, lease agreement, instrument or obligation to
which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or by which
the Company or any of its Subsidiaries’ respective properties
or assets are bound, (iii) result in a violation of any federal,
state, local or foreign statute, rule, regulation, order, judgment
or decree (including federal and state securities laws and
regulations) applicable to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries
or by which any property or asset of the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries are bound or affected, or (iv) create or impose a
lien, mortgage, security interest, charge or encumbrance of any
nature on any property or asset of the Company or its Subsidiaries
under any agreement or any commitment to which the Company or any
of its Subsidiaries is a party or by which the Company or any of
its Subsidiaries is bound or by which any of their respective
properties or assets are bound, except, in the case of clause (ii),
for such conflicts, defaults, terminations, amendments,
acceleration, 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 required under
federal, state, foreign or local law, rule or regulation 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 the
Transaction Documents, issue and sell the Securities in accordance
with the terms hereof (other than the filing of a Form D pursuant
to Regulation D and counterpart filings under applicable state
securities laws, rules or regulations). The business of the Company
and its Subsidiaries is not being conducted in violation of any
laws, ordinances or regulations of any governmental
entity.
(f)
Commission Documents, Financial Statements . The Common
Stock of the Company is registered pursuant to Section 12(b) or
12(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the
“ Exchange Act ”), and the Company has timely
filed all reports, schedules, forms, statements and other documents
required to be filed by it with the Securities Exchange Commission
(“ SEC ”) pursuant to the reporting requirements
of the Exchange Act (all of the foregoing including filings
incorporated by reference therein being referred to herein as the
“ Commission Documents ”). At the times of their
respective filings, the Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 2008 (the “ Form 10-K ”, and
together with any other report, schedule, form, statement or other
document filed by the Company with the SEC pursuant to the
reporting requirements of the Exchange Act subsequent to the filing
of the Form 10-K and prior to the date of this Agreement, the
“ Public Filings ”) complied in all material
respects with the requirements of the Exchange Act and the rules
and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder and other
federal, state and local laws, rules and regulations applicable to
such documents, and the Form 10-K did not contain any untrue
statement of a material fact or omit 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. As of their respective dates,
the financial statements of the Company included in the Commission
Documents complied as to form in all material respects with
applicable accounting requirements and the published rules and
regulations of the SEC or other applicable rules and regulations
with respect thereto. Such financial statements have been prepared
in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles
(“ GAAP ”) applied on a consistent basis 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 financial position of the
Company and its Subsidiaries as of the dates thereof and the
results of operations and cash flows for the periods then ended
(subject, in the case of unaudited statements, to normal year-end
audit adjustments).
(g)
Subsidiaries . Schedule 2.1(g) hereto sets forth each
Subsidiary of the Company, showing the jurisdiction of its
incorporation or organization and showing the percentage of each
person’s ownership of the outstanding stock or other
interests of such Subsidiary. For the purposes of this Agreement,
“ Subsidiary ” shall mean any corporation or
other entity of which at least a majority of the securities or
other ownership interest having ordinary voting power (absolutely
or contingently) for the election of directors or other persons
performing similar functions are at the time owned directly or
indirectly by the Company and/or any of its other Subsidiaries. All
of the outstanding shares of capital stock of each Subsidiary have
been duly authorized and validly issued, and are fully paid and
nonassessable. Except as set forth on Schedule 2.1(g)
hereto, there are no outstanding preemptive, conversion or other
rights, options, warrants or agreements granted or issued by or
binding upon any Subsidiary for the purchase or acquisition of any
shares of capital stock of any Subsidiary or any other securities
convertible into, exchangeable for or evidencing the rights to
subscribe for any shares of such capital stock. Neither the Company
nor any Subsidiary is subject to any obligation (contingent or
otherwise) to repurchase or otherwise acquire or retire any shares
of the capital stock of any Subsidiary or any convertible
securities, rights, warrants or options of the type described in
the preceding sentence except as set forth on Schedule
2.1(g) hereto. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is party
to, nor has any knowledge of, any agreement restricting the voting
or transfer of any shares of the capital stock of any Subsidiary.
None of the Subsidiaries owns any assets or conduct any
operations.
(h)
No Material Adverse Change . Since December 31, 2008, the
Company has not experienced or suffered any Material Adverse
Effect, except as disclosed on Schedule 2.1(h)
hereto.
(i)
No Undisclosed Liabilities . Except as disclosed on
Schedule 2.1(i) hereto, neither the Company nor any of its
Subsidiaries has incurred any liabilities, obligations, claims or
losses (whether liquidated or unliquidated, secured or unsecured,
absolute, accrued, contingent or otherwise) other than those
incurred in the ordinary course of the Company’s or its
Subsidiaries’ respective businesses or which, individually or
in the aggregate, are not reasonably likely to have a Material
Adverse Effect.
(j)
No Undisclosed Events or Circumstances . Since December 31,
2008, except as disclosed on Schedule 2.1(j) hereto, no
event or circumstance has occurred or exists with respect to the
Company or its Subsidiaries or their respective businesses,
properties, prospects, operations or financial condition, 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.
(k)
Indebtedness . Schedule 2.1(k) hereto sets forth as
of the Closing Date all outstanding secured and unsecured
Indebtedness of the Company or any Subsidiary, or for which the
Company or any Subsidiary has commitments. For the purposes of this
Agreement, “Indebtedness” shall include, without
limitation, (a) any liabilities for borrowed money or other amounts
owed, (b) all guaranties, endorsements and other contingent
obligations in respect of Indebtedness of others, whether or not
the same are or should be reflected in the Company’s balance
sheet (or the notes thereto), except guaranties by endorsement of
negotiable instruments for deposit or collection or similar
transactions in the ordinary course of business; and (c) all leases
required to be capitalized in accordance with GAAP. Neither the
Company nor any Subsidiary is in default with respect to any
Indebtedness.
(l)
Title to Assets . Each of the Company and the Subsidiaries
has good and valid title to all of its real and personal property
reflected in the Public Filings, free and clear of any mortgages,
pledges, charges, liens, security interests or other encumbrances,
except for those indicated on Schedule 2.1(l) hereto or such
that, individually or in the aggregate, do not cause a Material
Adverse Effect. Any leases of the Company and each of its
Subsidiaries are valid and subsisting and in full force and
effect.
(m)
Actions Pending . There is no action, suit, claim,
investigation, arbitration, alternate dispute resolution proceeding
or other proceeding pending or, to the knowledge of the Company,
threatened against the Company or any Subsidiary which questions
the validity of this Agreement or any of the other Transaction
Documents or any of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby
or any action taken or to be taken pursuant hereto or thereto.
Except as set forth in the Public Filings or on Schedule
2.1(m) hereto, there is no action, suit, claim, investigation,
arbitration, alternate dispute resolution proceeding or other
proceeding pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened
against or involving the Company, any Subsidiary or any of their
respective properties or assets, which individually or in the
aggregate, would reasonably be expected, if adversely determined,
to have a Material Adverse Effect. There are no outstanding orders,
judgments, injunctions, awards or decrees of any court, arbitrator
or governmental or regulatory body against the Company or any
Subsidiary or any officers or directors of the Company or
Subsidiary in their capacities as such, which individually or in
the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect.
(n)
Compliance with Law . The Company and its Subsidiaries have
been and are presently conducting their respective businesses in
accordance with all applicable federal, state and local
governmental laws, rules, regulations and ordinances, except such
that, individually or in the aggregate, the noncompliance therewith
could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
The Company and each of its Subsidiaries have all franchises,
permits, licenses, consents and other governmental or regulatory
authorizations and approvals necessary for the conduct of its
business as now being conducted by it unless the failure to possess
such franchises, permits, licenses, consents and other governmental
or regulatory authorizations and approvals, individually or in the
aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect.
(o)
Taxes . The Company and each of the Subsidiaries has
accurately prepared and filed all federal, state and other tax
returns required by law to be filed by it, has paid or made
provisions for the payment of all taxes shown to be due and all
additional assessments, and adequate provisions have been and are
reflected in the financial statements of the Company and the
Subsidiaries for all current taxes and other charges to which the
Company or any Subsidiary is subject and which are not currently
due and payable. Except as disclosed on Schedule 2.1(o)
hereto or in the Public Filings, to the best of the Company’s
knowledge, none of the federal income tax returns of the Company or
any Subsidiary have been audited by the Internal Revenue Service.
Except as disclosed on Schedule 2.1(o) hereto or in the
Public Filings, the Company has no knowledge of any additional
assessments, adjustments or contingent tax liability (whether
federal or state) of any nature whatsoever, whether pending or
threatened against the Company or any Subsidiary for any period,
nor of any basis for any such assessment, adjustment or
contingency.
(p)
Certain Fees . Except as set forth on Schedule 2.1(p)
hereto, the Company has not employed any broker or finder or
incurred any liability for any brokerage or investment banking
fees, commissions, finders’ structuring fees, financial
advisory fees or other similar fees in connection with the
Transaction Documents.
(q)
Disclosure . Except for the information concerning the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement, the Company confirms
that neither it nor any other person acting on its behalf has
provided any of the Purchasers or their agents or counsel with any
information that constitutes or might constitute material,
nonpublic information. To the best of the Company’s
knowledge, neither this Agreement or the Schedules hereto nor any
other documents, certificates or instruments furnished to the
Purchasers by or on behalf of the Company or any Subsidiary in
connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement
contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a
material fact necessary in order to make the statements made herein
or therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were
made herein or therein, not misleading.
(r)
Operation of Business . Except as set forth on Schedule
2.1(r) hereto, the Company and each of the Subsidiaries owns or
possesses the rights to all patents, trademarks, domain names
(whether or not registered) and any patentable improvements or
copyrightable derivative works thereof, websites and intellectual
property rights relating thereto, service marks, trade names,
copyrights, licenses and authorizations which are necessary for the
conduct of its business as now conducted without any conflict with
the rights of others.
(s)
Environmental Compliance . The Company and each of its
Subsidiaries have obtained all material approvals, authorization,
certificates, consents, licenses, orders and permits or other
similar authorizations of all governmental authorities, or from any
other person, that are required under any Environmental Laws.
“Environmental Laws” shall mean all applicable laws
relating to the protection of the environment including, without
limitation, all requirements pertaining to reporting, licensing,
permitting, controlling, investigating or remediating emissions,
discharges, releases or threatened releases of hazardous
substances, chemical substances, pollutants, contaminants or toxic
substances, materials or wastes, whether solid, liquid or gaseous
in nature, into the air, surface water, groundwater or land, or
relating to the manufacture, processing, distribution, use,
treatment, storage, disposal, transport or handling of hazardous
substances, chemical substances, pollutants, contaminants or toxic
substances, material or wastes, whether solid, liquid or gaseous in
nature. The Company has all necessary governmental approvals
required under all Environmental Laws as necessary for the
Company’s business or the business of any of its
subsidiaries. To the best of the Company’s knowledge, the
Company and each of its subsidiaries are also in compliance with
all other limitations, restrictions, conditions, standards,
requirements, schedules and timetables required or imposed under
all Environmental Laws. Except for such instances as would not
individually or in the aggregate have a Material Adverse Effect,
there are no past or present events, conditions, circumstances,
incidents, actions or omissions relating to or in any way affecting
the Company or its Subsidiaries that violate or may violate any
Environmental Law after each Closing Date or that may give rise to
any environmental liability, or otherwise form the basis of any
claim, action, demand, suit, proceeding, hearing, study or
investigation (i) under any Environmental Law, or (ii) based on or
related to the manufacture, processing, distribution, use,
treatment, storage (including without limitation underground
storage tanks), disposal, transport or handling, or the emission,
discharge, release or threatened release of any hazardous
substance.
(t)
Books and Records; Internal Accounting Controls . The
records and documents of the Company and its Subsidiaries
accurately reflect in all material respects the information
relating to the business of the Company and the Subsidiaries, the
location and collection of their assets, and the nature of all
transactions giving rise to the obligations or accounts receivable
of the Company or any Subsidiary. The Company is in material
compliance with all provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
which are applicable to it as of each Closing Date. The Company and
its Subsidiaries maintain a system of internal accounting controls
sufficient 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 GAAP 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. The Company has established disclosure
controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e)
and 15d-15(e)) for the Company and designed such disclosure
controls and procedures to ensure that information required to be
disclosed by the Company in the reports it files or submits under
the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported,
within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and
forms. The Company’s certifying officers have evaluated the
effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and
procedures as of the end of the period covered by the
Company’s most recently filed periodic report under the
Exchange Act (such date, the “ Evaluation Date
”). The Company presented in its most recently filed periodic
report under the Exchange Act the conclusions of the certifying
officers about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and
procedures based on their evaluations as of the Evaluation Date.
Since the Evaluation Date, there have been no changes in the
Company’s internal control over financial reporting (as such
term is defined in the Exchange Act) that has materially affected,
or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s
internal control over financial reporting.
(u)
Material Agreements . Except as disclosed in the Public
Filings or as set forth on Schedule 2.1(u) hereto, or as
would not be reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect,
(i) the Company and each of its Subsidiaries have performed all
obligations required to be performed by them to date under any
written or oral contract, instrument, agreement, commitment,
obligation, plan or arrangement, filed or required to be filed with
the SEC (the “ Material Agreements ”), (ii)
neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has received any
notice of default under any Material Agreement and, (iii) to the
best of the Company’s knowledge, neither the Company nor any
of its Subsidiaries is in default under any Material Agreement now
in effect.
(v)
Transactions with Affiliates . Except as set forth on
Schedule 2.1(v) hereto or in the Public Filings and
otherwise contemplated by this Agreement, there are no loans,
leases, agreements, contracts, royalty agreements, management
contracts or arrangements or other continuing transactions between
(a) the Company, any Subsidiary or any of their respective
customers or suppliers on the one hand, and (b) on the other hand,
any officer, employee, consultant or director of the Company, or
any of its Subsidiaries, or any person owning at least 5% of the
outstanding capital stock of the Company or any Subsidiary or any
member of the immediate family of such officer, employee,
consultant, director or stockholder or any corporation or other
entity controlled by such officer, employee, consultant, director
or stockholder, or a member of the immediate family of such
officer, employee, consultant, director or stockholder which, in
each case, is required to be disclosed in the Commission Documents
or in the Company’s most recently filed definitive proxy
statement on Schedule 14A, that is not so disclosed in the
Commission Documents or in such proxy statement.
(w)
Securities Act of 1933 . The Company has complied and will
comply with all applicable federal and state securities laws in
connection with the offer, issuance and sale of the Securities
hereunder. Neither the Company nor anyone acting on its behalf,
directly or indirectly, has or will sell, offer to sell or solicit
offers to buy any of the Securities or similar securities to, or
solicit offers with respect thereto from, or enter into any
negotiations relating thereto with, any person, or has taken or
will take any action so as to bring the issuance and sale of any of
the Securities under the registration provisions of the Securities
Act and applicable state securities laws, and 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
Securities Act) in connection with the offer or sale of any of the
Securities.
(x)
Employees . Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has any
collective bargaining arrangements or agreements covering any of
its employees, except as set forth on Schedule 2.1(x)
hereto. Except as set forth on Schedule 2.1(x) hereto or in
the Public Filings, neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has any
employment contract, agreement regarding proprietary information,
non-competition agreement, non-solicitation agreement,
confidentiality agreement, or any other similar contract or
restrictive covenant, relating to the right of any officer,
employee or consultant to be employed or engaged by the Company or
such Subsidiary required to be disclosed in the Commission
Documents that is not so disclosed. No officer, consultant or key
employee of the Company or any Subsidiary whose termination, either
individually or in the aggregate, would be reasonably likely to
have a Material Adverse Effect, has terminated or, to the knowledge
of the Company, has any present intention of terminating his or her
employment or engagement with the Company or any
Subsidiary.
(y)
Absence of Certain Developments . Except as set forth in the
Public Filings or provided on Schedule 2.1(y) hereto or as
otherwise contemplated by this Agreement, since December 31, 2008,
neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has:
(i) issued
any stock, bonds or other corporate securities or any right,
options or warrants with respect thereto;
(ii) borrowed
any amount in excess of $10,000 or incurred or become subject to
any other liabilities in excess of $10,000 (absolute or contingent)
except current liabilities incurred in the ordinary course of
business which are comparable in nature and amount to the current
liabilities incurred in the ordinar
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