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Exhibit
10.1
NOTE AND WARRANT
PURCHASE
AGREEMENT
Dated as of
, 2008
by and
among
FLO
CORPORATION
and
THE PURCHASERS LISTED ON
EXHIBIT A
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I
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Purchase
and Sale of Notes and Warrants |
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Section 1.1
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Purchase
and Sale of Notes and Warrants |
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Section 1.2
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Purchase
Price and Closing |
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Section 1.3
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Conversion Shares / Warrant Shares |
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ARTICLE II
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Representations and Warranties |
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Section 2.1
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Representations and Warranties of the Company |
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Section 2.2
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Representations and Warranties of the Purchasers |
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ARTICLE III
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Covenants |
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Section 3.1
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Securities Compliance |
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Section 3.2
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Registration and Listing |
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Section 3.3
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Inspection Rights |
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Section 3.4
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Compliance with Laws |
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Section 3.5
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Keeping
of Records and Books of Account |
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Section 3.6
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Reporting
Requirements |
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Section 3.7
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Other
Agreements |
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Section 3.8
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Use of
Proceeds |
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Section 3.9
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Reporting
Status |
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Section 3.10
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Disclosure of Transaction |
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Section 3.11
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Disclosure of Material Information |
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Section 3.12
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Pledge of
Securities |
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Section 3.13
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Amendments |
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Section 3.14
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Distributions |
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Section 3.15
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Reservation of Shares |
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Section 3.16
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Transfer
Agent Instructions |
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Section 3.17
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Disposition of Assets |
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Section 3.18
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Restrictions on Certain Issuances of Securities |
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Section 3.19
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Subsequent Financings |
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ARTICLE IV
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Conditions |
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Section 4.1
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Conditions Precedent to the Obligation of the Company to Close
and to Sell the Securities |
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Section 4.2
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Conditions Precedent to the Obligation of the Purchasers to
Close and to Purchase the Securities |
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ARTICLE V
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Certificate Legend |
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Section 5.1
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Legend |
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ARTICLE VI
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Indemnification |
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Section 6.1
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General
Indemnity |
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Section 6.2
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Indemnification Procedure |
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ARTICLE VII
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Miscellaneous |
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Section 7.1
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Fees and
Expenses |
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Section 7.2
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Specific
Performance; Consent to Jurisdiction; Venue |
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
(continued)
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Section 7.3
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Entire
Agreement; Amendment |
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Section 7.4
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Notices |
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Section 7.5
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Waivers |
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Section 7.6
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Headings |
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Section 7.7
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Successors and Assigns |
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Section 7.8
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No Third
Party Beneficiaries |
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Section 7.9
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Governing
Law |
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Section 7.10
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Survival |
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Section 7.11
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Counterparts |
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Section 7.12
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Publicity |
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Section 7.13
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Severability |
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Section 7.14
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Further
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NOTE AND WARRANT PURCHASE
AGREEMENT
This NOTE AND WARRANT
PURCHASE AGREEMENT dated as of
, 2008 (this “ Agreement ”) is by and among FLO
Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “ Company
”), and each of the purchasers of the senior convertible
promissory notes 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 I
PURCHASE AND SALE OF NOTES
AND WARRANTS
Section 1.1 Purchase
and Sale of Notes and Warrants .
(a) Upon the following terms
and conditions, the Company shall issue and sell to the Purchasers,
and the Purchasers shall purchase from the Company, (i) senior
convertible promissory notes in substantially the form attached
hereto as Exhibit B (the “ Notes ”) in
the aggregate principal amount of up to Eight Million Five Hundred
Thousand Dollars ($8,500,000), convertible into shares of the
Company’s common stock, par value $.001 per share (the
“ Common Stock ”). 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 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.
(b) Upon the following terms
and conditions, each Purchaser shall be issued (i) Note
Warrants, in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit
C (the “ Note Warrants ”), to purchase a
number of shares of Common Stock equal to one hundred percent
(100%) of the number of Conversion Shares (as defined herein)
immediately issuable upon conversion of such Purchaser’s Note
at an initial exercise price per share equal to $0.75 and a term of
five (5) years following the initial Closing, and
(ii) Short-Term Warrants, in substantially the form attached
hereto as Exhibit D (the “ Short-Term Warrants
” and collectively with the Note Warrants, the “
Warrants ”), to purchase a number of shares of Common
Stock equal to up to one hundred percent (100%) of the
Purchase Price divided by 1.0 at an exercise price per share equal
to $0.60 and a term expiring on the earlier of nine (9) months
following registration of the underlying shares or five
(5) years following the initial Closing. The number of shares
of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants issuable to
each Purchaser is set forth opposite such Purchaser’s name on
Exhibit A attached hereto.
Section 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 Notes
and Warrants
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for an aggregate purchase price of up to
Eight Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($8,500,000), which may
include in-kind consideration as approved and valued by the
Company’s Board of Directors (the “ Purchase
Price ”). The closing of the purchase and sale of the
Notes and Warrants to be acquired by the Purchasers from the
Company under this Agreement (the “ Closing ”)
shall take place at the offices of DLA Piper US LLP at 10:00 a.m.,
Pacific time on
, 2008 or such other date as the Purchasers and the Company may
agree upon (the “ Closing Date ”);
provided , that all of the conditions set forth in Article
IV hereof and applicable to the Closing shall have been fulfilled
or waived in accordance herewith. Subject to the terms and
conditions of this Agreement, at the Closing the Company shall
deliver or cause to be delivered to each Purchaser, against payment
of the Purchase Price therefore as set forth below (x) its
Notes for the principal amount set forth opposite the name of such
Purchaser on Exhibit A hereto and (y) Warrants to
purchase such number of shares of Common Stock as is set forth
opposite the name of such Purchaser on Exhibit A attached
hereto. Subject to the terms of the Escrow Agreement, prior to the
Closing, each Purchaser shall have delivered its Purchase Price by
wire transfer to an escrow account designated by the Company, and
at the Closing such Purchase Price shall be released to the Company
in accordance with the Company’s instructions; provided,
however, that a Purchaser may alternatively deliver in-kind
consideration as approved and valued by the Company’s Board
of Directors. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the
Company will have the right to issue and sell the Notes and
Warrants in multiple closings otherwise pursuant to the terms of
this Agreement, each of which shall be deemed a Closing with
respect to such issuance and sale. Any such sale after the initial
Closing shall be made upon the same terms and conditions as those
set forth herein, and each subsequent purchaser shall become a
party to this Agreement (and Exhibit A hereto shall be
amended to include such subsequent purchaser) by affixing their
signatures hereto or thereto, and shall have the rights and
obligations, and be treated as, a Purchaser hereunder and
thereunder.
Section 1.3
Conversion Shares / Warrant Shares . The Company has
authorized and has reserved and covenants to continue to reserve,
free of preemptive rights and other similar contractual rights of
stockholders, a number of its authorized but unissued shares of
Common Stock equal to one hundred twenty percent (120%) of the
aggregate number of shares of Common Stock to effect the conversion
of the Notes and any interest accrued and outstanding thereon and
exercise of the Warrants as of the Closing Date. Any shares of
Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Notes and any interest
accrued and outstanding on the Notes are herein referred to as the
“ Conversion Shares ”. Any shares of Common
Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants (and such shares when
issued) are herein referred to as the “ Warrant Shares
”. The Notes, the Warrants, the Conversion Shares and the
Warrant Shares are sometimes collectively referred to herein as the
“ Securities ”.
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ARTICLE II
REPRESENTATIONS AND
WARRANTIES
Section 2.1
Representations and Warranties of the Company . The Company
hereby represents and warrants to the Purchasers, as of the date
hereof and the Closing Date (except as set forth 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 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
is duly qualified as a foreign entity 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, taken
as a whole, 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 in any material respect; provided , however
, that the foregoing shall not include operating losses in the
amounts contemplated by the Commission Documents (as defined in
Section 2.1(f) hereof), any effect of the announcement of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other
Transaction Documents, or any effects of general economic
conditions.
(b) Authorization;
Enforcement . The Company has the requisite corporate power and
authority to enter into and perform this Agreement, the Notes, the
Warrants, the Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of the date
hereof, substantially in the form of Exhibit G attached
hereto (the “ Registration Rights Agreement ”),
by and among the Company and the Purchasers, and the Escrow
Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, substantially in the form
of Exhibit E attached hereto (the “ Escrow
Agreement ”), by and among the Company and the escrow
agent (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 the consummation by it of
the transactions contemplated thereby have been duly and validly
authorized by all necessary corporate action, and no further
consent or authorization of the Company, its Board of Directors or
stockholders is required. When executed and delivered by the
Company, each of the Transaction Documents shall constitute a valid
and binding obligation of the Company enforceable against the
Company 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 date hereof 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 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,
call 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
contracts, commitments, understandings, or arrangements by which
the
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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) hereto, 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.
(d) Issuance of
Securities . The Notes and the Warrants 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 Notes shall be validly issued and outstanding, free and clear
of all liens, encumbrances and rights of refusal of any kind. When
the Conversion Shares and Warrant Shares are issued and paid for in
accordance with the terms of this Agreement and as set forth in the
Notes and Warrants, 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, the performance by the Company of its obligations
under the Notes and the consummation by the Company 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, (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, or (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, except, in all cases, for such
conflicts, defaults, terminations, amendments, acceleration,
cancellations and violations as would not, individually or in the
aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect (other than violations
pursuant to clauses (i) or (iii) (with respect to federal
and state securities laws)). 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 or issue and
sell the Securities in accordance with the terms hereof (other than
any filings, consents and approvals which may be required to be
made by the Company under applicable state and federal securities
laws, rules or regulations).
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(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 except as set forth on
Schedule 2.1(f) hereto, the Company has timely filed all
reports, schedules, forms, statements and other documents required
to be filed by it with the Commission pursuant to the reporting
requirements of the Exchange Act (all of the foregoing, including
filings incorporated by reference therein, together with the
Company’s registration statement on Form 10-SB, as amended,
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “
Commission ”), being referred to herein as the “
Commission Documents ”). Except as set forth on
Schedule 2.1(f) hereto, 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 Commission 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. 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. 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.
(h) No Material Adverse
Change . Except as set forth in the Commission Documents or on
Schedule 2.1(h) hereto, since December 31, 2007, the
Company has not experienced or suffered any Material Adverse
Effect.
(i) No Undisclosed
Liabilities . Except as set forth in the Commission Documents,
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.
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(j) No Undisclosed Events
or Circumstances . Since December 31, 2007, 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 date hereof 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 mean (a) any liabilities for
borrowed money or amounts owed in excess of $100,000 (other than
trade accounts payable incurred in the ordinary course of
business), (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) the present value of any lease payments in
excess of $25,000 due under 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
Commission Documents, free and clear of any mortgages, pledges,
charges, liens, security interests or other encumbrances, except
for those 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. 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 business of the Company and the Subsidiaries has been
and is presently being conducted in accordance with all applicable
federal, state and local governmental laws, rules, regulations and
ordinances, except for any noncompliance therewith that,
individually or in the aggregate, 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 except to the extent that 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.
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(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. None of the federal income tax
returns of the Company or any Subsidiary have been audited by the
Internal Revenue Service. Except as set forth on Schedule
2.1(o) hereto, 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 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.
(r) Operation of
Business . Except as individually or in the aggregate, would
not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, 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) 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. Except as
set forth in the Commission Documents, the Company and each of its
Subsidiaries maintain a system of internal accounting controls
sufficient, in the judgment of the Company’s management, to
provide reasonable assurance that (i) transactions are
executed in accordance with management’s general or specific
authorizations, (ii) transactions are recorded as necessary to
permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with
generally accepted accounting principles and to maintain asset
accountability, (iii) access to assets is permitted only in
accordance with management’s general or specific
authorization and (iv) the recorded accountability for assets
is compared with the existing assets at reasonable intervals and
appropriate actions are taken with respect to any
differences.
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(t) Material
Agreements . Except as set forth on Schedule 2.1(t)
hereto and except for the Transaction Documents (with respect to
clause (i) of this Section 2.1(t) only) 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 Commission (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.
(u) Transactions with
Affiliates . 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.
(v) Securities Act of
1933 . Based in material part upon the representations herein
of the Purchasers, 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 (except
that no Form D will be filed until after the date hereof). 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.
(w) Employees .
Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has any collective
bargaining arrangements or agreements covering any of its
employees. 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. Except as set forth on
Schedule 2.1(w) hereto, 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.
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(x) Absence of Certain
Developments . Except as set forth in the Commission Documents
or on Schedule 2.1(x) hereto, since December 31, 2007,
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 $100,000 or incurred or become subject to any other
liabilities in excess of $100,000 (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 ordinary course of business during the
comparable portion of its prior fiscal year, as adjusted to reflect
the current nature and volume of the business of the Company and
its Subsidiaries;
(iii) discharged or satisfied
any lien or encumbrance in excess of $100,000 or paid any
obligation or liability (absolute or contingent) in excess of
$100,000, other than current liabilities paid in the ordinary
course of business;
(iv) declared or made any
payment or distribution of cash or other property to stockholders
with respect to its stock, or purchased or redeemed, or made any
agreements so to purchase or redeem, any shares of its capital
stock, in each case in excess of $50,000 individually or $100,000
in the aggregate;
(v) sold, assigned or
transferred any other tangible assets, or canceled any debts or
claims, in each case in excess of $100,000, except in the ordinary
course of business;
(vi) sold, assigned or
transferred any patent rights, trademarks, trade names, copyrights,
trade secrets or other intangible assets or intellectual property
rights in excess of $100,000, or disclosed any proprietary
confidential information to any person except to customers in the
ordinary course of business or to the Purchasers or their
representatives;
(vii) suffered any material
losses or waived any rights of material value, whether or not in
the ordinary course of business, or suffered the loss of any
material amount of prospective business;
(viii) made any changes in
employee compensation except in the ordinary course of business and
consistent with past practices;
(ix) made capital
expenditures or commitments therefor that aggregate in excess of
$100,000;
(x) entered into any material
transaction, whether or not in the ordinary course of
business;
(xi) made charitable
contributions or pledges in excess of $10,000;
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(xii) suffered any material
damage, destruction or casualty loss, whether or not covered by
insurance;
(xiii) experienced any
material problems with labor or management in connection with the
terms and conditions of their employment; or
(xiv) entered into an
agreement, written or otherwise, to take any of the foregoing
actions.
(y) Investment Company Act
Status . The Company is not, and as a result of and immediately
upon the Closing will not be, an “investment company”
or a company “controlled” by an “investment
company,” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of
1940, as amended.
(z) ERISA . No
liability to the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation has been
incurred with respect to any Plan by the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries which is or would be materially adverse to the Company
and its Subsidiaries. The execution and delivery of this Agreement
and the issuance and sale of the Securities will not involve any
transaction which is subject to the prohibitions of
Section 406 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of
1974, as amended (“ERISA”) or in connection with
which
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