EXHIBIT 10.1
NANOVIRICIDES,
INC.
INVESTOR SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT (the
“Subscription Agreement”) dated _______________, 2009
between NANOVIRICIDES, INC., a publicly-owned Nevada
corporation with principal offices at 135 Wood Street, West Haven,
Connecticut 06516 (the "Company") and the person or persons
executing this Subscription Agreement on the last page hereof (the
“Subscriber”). All documents mentioned
herein are incorporated by reference.
1.
Description of the Offering. This Subscription
Agreement is for units (the “Units”) of the
Company’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the
“Common Stock”) and warrants (the
“Warrants”) to purchase shares of Common
Stock. Each Unit consists of 10,000 shares of Common
Stock, par value $0.001 per share plus Warrants to purchase an
additional 5,000 Common Stock at an exercise price of $1.00 per
share, which expire in five (5) years, for a purchase price of
$5,000 per Unit. The Company is Offering (the
“Offering”) the Units through the Company only to
accredited investors who qualify as accredited investors pursuant
to the suitability standards for investors described under
Regulation D of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and who
have no need for liquidity in their investments. The
offering is for a minimum investment of $10,000, however, the
Company reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to accept
fractional subscriptions. The Company may, in its sole
discretion, elect to use the services of a placement agent to sell
the Units. It is anticipated that if a placement agent
is used the Company may pay commissions in the amount of ten
percent (10%) for such services. Prior to this Offering
there was only a limited public market for the Common Stock and no
assurance can be given that a market will be maintained so that any
subscribers in this Offering may avail any benefit from the
same.
THE
SECURITIES OFFERED HEREBY ARE SPECULATIVE AND INVOLVE A HIGH DEGREE
OF RISK AND SHOULD NOT BE PURCHASED BY ANYONE WHO CANNOT AFFORD THE
LOSS OF THEIR ENTIRE INVESTMENT. THE SECURITIES OFFERED
HEREBY HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, OR THE
SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE, OR OTHER JURISDICTION AND ARE BEING
OFFERED AND SOLD IN RELIANCE ON EXEMPTIONS FROM THE REGISTRATION
REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND SUCH LAWS. THESE SECURITIES
MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED, SOLD, PLEDGED, HYPOTHECATED OR ASSIGNED
EXCEPT AS PERMITTED UNDER SUCH ACT OR SUCH APPLICABLE LAWS PURSUANT
TO REGISTRATION OR EXEMPTION THEREFROM.
2.
Terms of the Offering. The offering will
terminate at 5:00 p.m., Pacific time, on June 30, 2009, unless
extended for up to an additional fifteen (15) days (the “
Termination Date ”) by the Company, in its sole
discretion. The subscription is for Units at a purchase
price of $5,000 per Unit. The form of the Warrant is
attached hereto as Appendix “A”.
3. Other
Terms of the Offering . The execution of this
Subscription Agreement shall constitute an offer by the Subscriber
to exercise the Warrants in the amount and on the terms specified
herein. The Subscriber must also complete and execute
the Subscriber Questionnaire attached hereto. The
Company reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to reject in
whole or in part, any subscription offer. If the
Subscriber's offer is accepted, the Company will execute a copy of
this Subscription Agreement and return it to
Subscriber. The Company, may in its sole discretion,
accept fractional subscriptions.
4.
Subscription Procedures. Subscribers who wish to
subscribe for the Offering, must deliver to the Company completed
and fully executed originals of the Subscription Agreement and
Subscriber Questionnaire along with the subscription
price. The subscription price, which is $5,000 per Unit,
will be payable in full upon acceptance of the
subscription. The Company reserves the right to accept
fractional subscriptions.
5.
The Company's Representations and Warranties. The Company
hereby represents and warrants as follows:
(a)
The Company warrants and covenants that there are no material
misstatements or omissions in this Subscription Agreement or any
information provided of the Offering documents herein;
(b)
The Company is a corporation duly formed and in good standing
under the laws of the State of Nevada with a class of securities
pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended (the “Exchange Act”), with full power and
authority to conduct its business as presently contemplated;
and
(c) The
Company has the power to execute, deliver and perform this
Subscription Agreement and any other agreement contemplated
herein;
6.
Subscriber's Representations, Warranties and Covenants.
The undersigned understands and acknowledges that the
Units are being offered and sold under one or more of the
exemptions from registration provided for in Section 3(b), 4(2) and
4(6) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
“Securities Act”) including, Regulation D promulgated
thereunder, that the undersigned acknowledges that the Units are
being purchased without the undersigned being offered or furnished
any offering literature, prospectus or other material, financial or
otherwise, and that this action has not been scrutinized by the
United States Securities and Exchange Commission or by any
regulatory authority charged with the administration of the
securities laws of any state or other jurisdiction. The
undersigned hereby further represents and warrants as
follows:
(a) The
undersigned confirms that he understands and has fully considered,
for purposes of this investment, the risks of an investment in the
Units and understands that: (i) this investment is
suitable only for an investor who is able to bear the economic
consequences or losing his entire investment, (ii) the purchase of
the Units is a speculative investment which involves a high degree
of risk of loss by the undersigned of his entire investment, and
(iii) that there will be no public market for the Units and
accordingly, it may not be possible for him to liquidate his
investment in the Units in case of an emergency;
(b) The
Subscriber is an "Accredited Investor" as defined in Rule 501(a) of
Regulation D under the Securities Act. This
representation is based on the fact that the Subscriber, inter
alia, is an accredited individual who, together with the
Subscriber’s spouse, have a net worth of at least $1,000,000
or the Subscriber, individually, has had net income of not less
than $200,000 during the last two years, and reasonably anticipates
that the Subscriber will have an income of at least $200,000 during
the present year and the next year;
(c) If
the Subscriber is a corporation, partnership, trust or any
unincorporated association: (i) the person executing this
Subscription Agreement does so with full right, power and authority
to make this investment; (ii) that such entity was not formed for
the specific purpose of making an investment in the Company; and
(iii) that all further representations and warranties made herein
are true and correct with respect to such corporation, partnership,
trust and unincorporated association;
(d) The
address set forth below is the Subscriber's true and correct
residence or place of business, and the Subscriber has no present
intention of becoming a resident of any other state or
jurisdiction;
(e) The
Subscriber understands and agrees that the Company prohibits the
investment of funds by any persons or entities that are acting,
directly or indirectly, (i) in contravention of any U.S. or
international laws and regulations, including anti-money laundering
regulations or conventions, (ii) on behalf of terrorists or
terrorist organizations, including those persons or entities that
are included on the List of Specially Designated Nationals and
Blocked Persons maintained by the U.S. Treasury Department's Office
of Foreign Assets Control 1 ("OFAC"),
as such list may be amended from time to time, (iii) for a senior
foreign political figure, any member of a senior foreign political
figure’s immediate family or any close associate of a senior
foreign political figure 2 , unless
the Company, after being specifically notified by the Subscriber in
writing that it is such a person, conducts further due diligence,
and determines that such investment shall be permitted, or (iv) for
a foreign shell bank 3
(such persons or entities in (i)
– (iv) are collectively referred to as "Prohibited
Persons").
(f) The
Subscriber represents, warrants and covenants that: (i) it is not,
nor is any person or entity controlling, controlled by or under
common control with the Subscriber, a Prohibited Person, and (ii)
to the extent the Subscriber has any beneficial owners
4 , (a) it has carried out thorough due diligence
to establish the identities of such beneficial owners, (b) based on
such due diligence, the Subscriber reasonably believes that no such
beneficial owners are Prohibited Persons, (c) it holds the evidence
of such identities and status and will maintain all such evidence
for at least five years from the date of the Subscriber's complete
withdrawal from the Company, and (d) it will make available such
information and any additional information requested by the Company
that is required under applicable regulations.
1
The
OFAC list may be accessed on the web at
http://www.treas.gov/ofac.
2
Senior
foreign political figure means a senior official in the executive,
legislative, administrative, military or judicial branches of a
foreign government (whether elected or not), a senior official of a
major foreign political party, or a senior executive of a foreign
government-owned corporation. In addition, a senior
foreign political figure includes any corporation, business or
other entity that has been formed by, or for the benefit of, a
senior foreign political figure. The immediate family of
a senior foreign political figure typically includes the political
figure’s parents, siblings, spouse, children and
in-laws. A close associate of a senior foreign political
figure is a person who is widely and publicly known internationally
to maintain an unusually close relationship with the senior foreign
political figure, and includes a person who is in a position to
conduct substantial domestic and international financial
transactions on behalf of the senior foreign political
figure.
3
Foreign
shell bank means a foreign bank without a physical presence in any
country, but does not include a regulated affiliate. A
post office box or electronic address would not be considered a
physical presence. A regulated affiliate means a foreign
shell bank that: (1) is an affiliate of a depository institution,
credit union, or foreign bank that maintains a physical presence in
the United States or a foreign country, as applicable; and (2) is
subject to supervision by a banking authority in the country
regulating such affiliated depository institution, credit union, or
foreign bank.
4
Beneficial
owners will include, but not be limited to: (i) shareholders of a
corporation; (ii) partners of a partnership; (iii) members of a
limited liability company; (iv) investors in a fund-of-funds; (v)
the grantor of a revocable or grantor trust; (vi) the beneficiaries
of an irrevocable trust; (vii) the individual who established an
IRA; (viii) the participant in a self-directed pension plan; (ix)
the sponsor of any other pension plan; and (x) any person being
represented by the Subscriber in an agent, representative,
intermediary, nominee or similar capacity. If the
beneficial owner is itself an entity, the information and
representations set forth herein must also be given with respect to
its individual beneficial owners. If the Subscriber is a
publicly-traded company, it need not conduct due diligence as to
its beneficial owners.
(g) If
any of the foregoing representations, warranties or covenants
ceases to be true or if the Company no longer reasonably believes
that it has satisfactory evidence as to their truth,
notwithstanding any other agreement to the contrary, the Company
may, in accordance with applicable regulations, freeze the
Subscriber's investment, either by prohibiting additional
investments, declining or suspending any withdrawal requests and/or
segregating the assets constituting the investment, or the
Subscriber's investment may immediately be involuntarily withdrawn
by the Company, and the Company may also be required to report such
action and to disclose the Subscriber's identity to OFAC or other
authority. In the event that the Company is required to
take any of the foregoing actions, the Subscriber understands and
agrees that it shall have no claim against the Company, and its
respective affiliates, directors, members, partners, shareholders,
officers, employees and agents for any form of damages as a result
of any of the aforementioned actions.
(h) The
Subscriber agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Company, its
respective affiliates, directors, members, partners, shareholders,
officers, employees and agents from and against any and all losses,
liabilities, damages, penalties, costs, fees and expenses
(including legal fees and disbursements) which may result, directly
or indirectly, from any inaccuracy in or breach of any
representation, warranty, covenant or agreement set forth in this
Agreement.
(i) The
Subscriber has received and read or reviewed, is familiar with and
fully understands the documents furnished by the
Company. The Subscriber also fully understands this
Subscription Agreement and the risks associated with this interest
and confirms that all documents, records and books pertaining to
the Subscriber’s investment in the Units and requested by the
Subscriber have been made available or delivered to the Subscriber
by the Company;
(j) The
Subscriber has had an opportunity to ask questions of and receive
answers from, the Company or a person or persons acting on its
behalf, concerning the terms and conditions of this investment and
confirms that all documents, records and books pertaining to the
investment in the Units and requested by the Subscriber has been
made available or delivered to the Subscriber;
(k) The
Subscriber will be acquiring the Units solely for the Subscriber's
own account, for investment and not with a view toward the resale,
distribution, subdivision or fractionalization thereof; and the
Subscriber has no present plans to enter into any such contract,
undertaking, agreement or arrangement;
(l)
The Subscriber acknowledges and
understands that prior to this Offering there was only a limited
public market for the Units and no assurance can be given that a
public market will be maintained so that any subscribers in this
Offering may avail any benefit from the same;
(m) The
Subscriber's compliance with the terms and conditions of this
Subscription Agreement will not conflict with any instrument or
agreement pertaining to the Units that will develop for the Units
offered hereby, or if developed, that it or the transactions
contemplated herein; and will not conflict in, result in a breach
of, or constitute a default under any instrument to which the
Subscriber is a party;
(n) The
Subscriber will seek its own legal, tax and investment advice
concerning tax implications attendant upon the purchase of the
Units and understands and accepts that the Company is relying upon
this representation insofar as disclosure of tax matters is
concerned;
(o) The
Subscriber hereby acknowledges and represents that the Subscriber
is aware of the information set forth in this document and in any
exhibits attached hereto; and
(p) The
foregoing representations and warranties are true and accurate as
of the date hereof and shall be true and accurate as of the date of
delivery of the subscription to the Company and shall survive such
delivery. If, in any respect, such representations and
warranties shall not be true and accurate, the Subscriber shall
give written notice of such fact to the Company, specifying which
representations and warranties are not true and accurate and the
reasons therefor.
7.
Risk Factors. THE SUBSCRIBER ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THERE ARE
SIGNIFICANT RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH THE PURCHASE OF THE UNITS
AND THAT SUCH SECURITIES ARE HIGHLY SPECULATIVE AND SHOULD NOT
BE PURCHASED BY ANYONE WHO CANNOT AFFORD A TOTAL LOSS OF HIS OR HER
ENTIRE INVESTMENT. All of the risks and disclosures contained
within the company’s filings with the securities and exchange
commission, are hereby incorporated by reference. The
Subscriber represents and warrants that he or she has carefully
considered and reviewed the Company’s filings with the
Securities and Exchange Commission located at www.sec.gov which are
hereby incorporated by reference, in reaching a determination to
exercise the Warrants.
8.
Responsibility. The Company or its officers and
directors shall not be liable, responsible or accountable for
damages or otherwise to any Subscriber for any act or omission
performed or omitted by them in good faith and in a manner
reasonably believed by them to be within the scope of the authority
granted to them by this Subscription Agreement and in the best
interests of the Company, provided they were not guilty of gross
negligence, willful or wanton misconduct, fraud, bad faith or any
other breach of fiduciary duty with respect to such acts or
omissions.
(a) The Company
and the Subscriber hereby covenant that this Subscription Agreement
is intended to and does contain and embody herein all of the
understandings and agreements, both written or oral, of the Company
and the Subscriber with respect to the subject matter of this
Subscription Agreement, and that there exists no oral agreement or
understanding, express or implied liability, whereby the absolute,
final and unconditional character and nature of this Subscription
Agreement shall be in any way invalidated, empowered or
affected. There are no representations, warranties or
covenants other than those set forth herein.
(b) The
headings of this Subscription Agreement are for convenient
reference only and they shall not limit or otherwise affect the
interpretation or effect of any terms or provisions
hereof.
(c) This
Subscription Agreement shall not be changed or terminated except as
set forth herein. All of the terms and provisions of
this Subscription Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the
benefit of and be enforceable by and against the successors and
assigns of the Company and the heirs, executors, administrators and
assigns of the Subscriber.
(d) A
modification or waiver of any of the provisions of this
Subscription Agreement shall be effective only if made in writing
and executed with the same formality as this Subscription
Agreement. The failure of either the Company or the
Subscriber to insist upon strict performance of any of the
provisions of this Subscription Agreement shall not be construed as
a waiver of any subsequent default of the same or similar nature,
or of any other nature or kind.
(e) The various
provisions of this Subscription Agreement are severable from each
other and from the other provisions of this Agreement, and in the
event that any provision in this Subscription Agreement shall be
held invalid or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction,
the remainder of this Subscription Agreement shall be fully
effective, operative and enforceable.
(f) Pronouns
used herein are to be interpreted as referring to both the
masculine and feminine gender.
(g) This Subscription Agreement shall be
construed and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State
of Nevada without reference to conflict of laws
principle. The parties agree that in the event of a laws
controversy arising out of the interpretation, construction,
performance or breach of this Subscription Agreement, any and all
claims arising out of, or relating to, this Subscription Agreement
shall be submitted by arbitration according to the Commercial
Arbitration Rules of the Americ
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