BRIDGE NOTE AND WARRANT PURCHASE
AGREEMENT
THIS BRIDGE
NOTE AND WARRANT PURCHASE AGREEMENT (this “
Agreement ” ) is made as of June 12, 2009 by
and between CNS Response, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the
“ Company ” ), and Mr. John
Pappajohn (the “ Investor ”
).
Agreement
In
consideration for the mutual promises and covenants herein, the
parties agree as follows:
Section 1 – Purchase and
Sale of Note and Warrant
1.1
Agreement to Purchase and Sell Note and Warrant .
a)
Closing . Subject to the terms and conditions of
this Agreement, the Investor agrees to purchase, and the Company
agrees to sell and issue to the Investor, a Secured Convertible
Promissory Note in the principal amount of $1,000,000,
substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit
A (the “ Note ” ), at
the closing (the “ Closing ”
). In addition, in order to induce the Investor to
purchase the Note, the Company shall issue to the Investor at the
Closing a warrant in the form attached hereto as Exhibit
B (the “ Warrant ”)
that will permit the Investor to purchase up to 3,333,333 shares of
common stock of the Company (“ Common
Stock ”) at a purchase price equal to $0.30 per
share.
b)
Securities . The Note and Warrant issued pursuant
to this Agreement, and any securities issuable upon conversion or
exercise of such Note and Warrant or upon conversion of the shares
of stock to be issued upon conversion or exercise of such Note or
Warrant, are referred to herein as the “
Securities .”
a) The
Closing shall take place at the offices of the Company at 10:00
a.m., California time, on the date hereof, or at such other
location, date and time as may be agreed upon by the Investor and
the Company (the “ Closing Date ”
). At the Closing, the Company shall issue and deliver
to the Investor the Note and Warrant described in Section 1.1(a),
both of which shall be acknowledged and agreed to by the
Investor. As payment in full for such Note, the Investor
shall deliver to the Company a check payable to the order of the
Company in the amount of $1,000,000, or transfer such sum to the
account of the Company by wire transfer. As payment in
full for such Warrant, the Investor shall deliver to the Company a
check payable to the order of the Company in the amount of $20, or
transfer such sum to the account of the Company by wire transfer,
which the parties agree is the fair market value of the Warrant
being so issued. The obligation of the Investor to
purchase and pay for the Note and Warrant at the Closing is, unless
waived by the Investor, subject to the condition that the
Company’s representations and warranties contained in Section
2 are true, complete and correct on and as of the Closing
Date. The obligation of the Company to sell and issue
the Note and Warrant at the Closing is, unless waived by the
Company, subject to the condition that the Investor’s
representations and warranties contained in Section 3 are true,
complete and correct on and as of the Closing Date.
Section 2 - Representations and
Warranties
of the Company
The Company
represents and warrants to the Investor as follows:
2.1
Existence of Company . The Company is a duly
organized Delaware corporation. Upon the taking of the
actions referred to in Section 4.1, the Company will be validly
existing in all jurisdictions where it conducts its
business.
2.2
Authority to Execute . The execution, delivery
and performance by the Company of (i) this Agreement, (ii)
the Note and the Warrant to be issued pursuant to the
terms of this Agreement, (iii) the Intercreditor Agreement, dated
as of the date hereof, among the Company, the Investor and SAIL
Venture Partners, LP (“ SAIL ”)
(the “
Intercreditor Agreement ” ), and (iv) any
financing statements thereunder (collectively, the “
Loan Documents ” ) are within the
Company’s corporate powers, have been duly authorized by all
necessary corporate action, do not and will not conflict with any
provision of law or organizational document of the Company
(including its Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws) or of any
agreement or contractual restrictions binding upon or affecting the
Company or any of its property and need no further stockholder or
creditor consent.
2.3
No Stockholder Approval Required . No approval of
the Company’s stockholders is required for (i) the entry by
the Company into this Agreement, (ii) the issuance of the Note and
Warrant contemplated by this Agreement, (iii) the granting of the
security interest under the terms of such Note or (iv) the issuance
of any shares of stock upon conversion or exercise of such Note and
Warrant or upon conversion of the shares of stock to be issued upon
conversion or exercise of such Note or Warrant.
2.4
Valid Issuance . The shares of stock to be issued
upon conversion or exercise of the Note and Warrant contemplated by
this Agreement will be, upon issuance and following receipt by the
Company of any applicable consideration therefore as set forth in
the applicable Loan Document, validly issued, fully paid and
nonassessable and free of restrictions on transfer other than
restrictions on transfer under the Loan Documents, the documents
entered into by the investors and other parties in the financing
giving rise to such conversion of the Note, applicable state and
federal securities laws and liens or encumbrances created by or
imposed by the Investor. Assuming the accuracy of the
representations of the Investor in Section 3 of this Agreement,
such Note and Warrant and the shares of stock to be issued upon
conversion or exercise of such Note and Warrant or upon conversion
of the shares of stock to be issued upon conversion or exercise of
such Note and Warrant will be issued in compliance with all
applicable federal and state securities laws. The
issuance of such Note, Warrant and shares will not trigger any
anti-dilution protections.
2.5
Binding Obligation . Upon the taking of the
actions referred to in Section 4.1, this Agreement will be, and the
other Loan Documents when delivered hereunder will be, legal, valid
and binding obligations of the Company enforceable against the
Company in accordance with their respective terms, subject, as to
enforcement of remedies, to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency,
moratorium, reorganization and similar laws affecting
creditors’ rights generally and to general equitable
principles.
2.6
Litigation . No litigation or governmental
proceeding is pending or threatened against the Company which may
have a materially adverse effect on the financial
condition, operations or prospects of the Company, and
to the knowledge of the Company, no basis therefore
exists.
2.7
Intellectual Property . To the best of its
knowledge, the Company owns or possesses sufficient legal rights to
all patents, trademarks, service marks, trade names, copyrights,
trade secrets, licenses, information and other proprietary rights
and processes necessary for its business as now conducted and as
presently proposed to be conducted, without any known infringement
of the rights of others. There are no outstanding
options, licenses or agreements of any kind relating to the
foregoing proprietary rights, nor is the Company bound by or a
party to any options, licenses or agreements of any kind with
respect to the patents, trademarks, service marks, trade names,
copyrights, trade secrets, licenses, information and other
proprietary rights and processes of any other person or entity
other than such licenses or agreements arising from the purchase of
“off the shelf” or standard products.
2.8
SEC Reports.
The
Company has timely filed all forms, reports, schedules, proxy
statements, registration statements and other documents (including
all exhibits thereto) required to be filed by it with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the “
SEC ”) pursuant to the federal
securities laws and the SEC rules and regulations thereunder,
together with all certifications required pursuant to the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (the “ Sarbanes-Oxley
Act ”) (as they have been amended since the time
of their filing, including all exhibits thereto, the “
SEC Reports ”). Each of the
SEC Reports complied in all material respects with the applicable
requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "
Securities Act " ) and the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, as amended (the “ Exchange Act
”), the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and the rules and regulations of
the SEC under all of the foregoing. None of the SEC Reports
contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to
state a material fact required to be stated therein or nececssary
in order to make the statements therein, in light of the
circumstances under which they were made, not
misleading.
Section 3 - Representations and
Warranties
of the Investor
The Investor
represents and warrants to the Company as follows:
3.1
Authorization; Binding Obligations . The Investor
has full power and authority to enter into this Agreement and each
of the other Loan Documents to which he is a party, and this
Agreement and each other Loan Document constitutes a valid and
legally binding obligation of the Investor, enforceable against the
Investor in accordance with its terms, subject, as to enforcement
of remedies, to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium,
reorganization and similar laws affecting creditors’ rights
generally and to general equitable principles.
3.2
Accredited Investor . The Investor is an
“accredited investor” within the meaning of SEC Rule
501 of Regulation D promulgated under the Securities
Act.
3.3
Investment for Own Account . The Note and Warrant
issued pursuant to this Agreement and the shares of stock to be
issued upon conversion or exercise of such Note and Warrant or upon
conversion of the shares of stock to be issued upon conversion or
exercise of such Note and Warrant are being acquired for his own
account, for investment and not with a view to, or for resale in
connection with, any distribution or public offering thereof within
the meaning of the Securities Act.
Section 4 - Covenants of the
Company
4.1
Good Standing.
Within
three (3) business days of the Closing, the Company shall make all
filings with the State of Delaware and pay all franchise taxes and
any other fees necessary to reinstate, renew or revive, as
appropriate, the Certificate of Incorporation and to bring within
good standing the status of the Company under the General
Corporation Laws of the State of Delaware.
4.2
Future Financings . The Company covenants to
allow Investor, at Investor’s election, to participate in all
future financings of the Company up to an aggregate participation
by Investor of $10,000,000 in addition to the amounts invested by
the Investor in the Company after giving effect to the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement. The Company shall
provide adequate notice to the Investor of all such future
financings. Notwitstanding the foregoing, Investor is
not obligated to participate in any future financings.
4.3
Registration Rights Agreement . Notwithstanding
any provision in the Loan Documents to the contrary, the Company
agrees that all securities issued upon conversion or exercise of
the Note and Warrant contemplated by this Agreement or upon
conversion of the shares of stock to be issued upon conversion or
exercise of such Note and Warrant will be subject to a Registration
Rights Agreement between the Company and Investor. In
the event that the terms of such Note and Warrant do not provide
for such a Registration Rights Agreement, the Company agrees to
work with Investor in good faith to prepare and execute
such
|