NOTE AND WARRANT PURCHASE AGREEMENTNote Purchase Agreement |
|
|
|
You are currently viewing: This Note Purchase Agreement involves
NOVARAY MEDICAL, INC. | VISION OPPORTUNITY MASTER FUND, LTD. RealDealDocs™ contains millions of easily searchable legal documents and clauses from top law firms. Search for free - click here. |
|
|
|
Table of ContentsExhibit 10.1 NOTE AND WARRANT PURCHASE AGREEMENT Dated as of July 2, 2009 among NOVARAY MEDICAL, INC. and THE PURCHASERS LISTED ON EXHIBIT A Table of Contents
i Table of Contents
ii Table of ContentsNOTE AND WARRANT PURCHASE AGREEMENT This NOTE AND WARRANT PURCHASE AGREEMENT (the “ Agreement ”) is dated as of July 2, 2009 by and among NovaRay Medical, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), and each of the Purchasers whose names are set forth on Exhibit A hereto (individually, a “ Purchaser ” and collectively, the “ Purchasers ”). The parties hereto agree as follows: Purchase and Sale of Notes and Warrants Section 1.1 Purchase and Sale of Notes . Upon the following terms and conditions, the Company shall issue and sell to the Purchasers and each of the Purchasers shall purchase from the Company, senior secured 12% convertible bridge notes in the aggregate principal amount of up to four million two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($4,250,000) (the “ Notes ”). The Notes provide for mandatory conversion upon the occurrence of a Qualified Financing (as defined in the Notes). The Notes shall be substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit 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 Rule 506 of Regulation D (“ Regulation D ”) as promulgated by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “ Commission ”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “ Securities Act ”) or Section 4(2) of the Securities Act. Section 1.2 Warrants . Upon the following terms and conditions and for no additional consideration, each of the Purchasers shall be issued Warrants, in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit C (the “ Warrants ”), to purchase up to the greater of (a) the number of shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “ Common Stock ”) equal to the initial principal amount of the Note of such Purchaser times a fraction of 6/$11, rounded to the nearest whole share or (b) the number of shares of Common Stock equal to the initial principal amount of the Note held by such Purchaser divided by the price per share paid for the Qualified Financing Stock (as defined in the Note) in the Qualified Financing (as defined in the Note). 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 Warrants shall expire July 2, 2014 and shall have an initial exercise price equal to two dollars and sixty-seven cents ($2.67) per share. The Company has authorized and has reserved at least 1,650,000 shares of Common Stock and upon determining the number of shares issuable upon exercise of the Warrants, covenants to continue to reserve, free of preemptive rights and other similar contractual rights of stockholders, such number of shares of Common Stock equal to one hundred ten percent (110%) of the number of shares of Common Stock as shall from time to time be sufficient to effect the exercise of the Warrants then outstanding. The Notes, the Warrants, and the Warrant Shares are sometimes collectively referred to as the “ Securities .” Section 1.3 Purchase Price and Closings . Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, 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
1 Table of ContentsAgreement, the Purchasers, severally but not jointly, agree to purchase the Notes and the Warrants for an aggregate purchase price of up to four million two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($4,250,000) (the “ Purchase Price ”). The initial closing under this Agreement (the “ Initial Closing ”) shall take place on or about July 2, 2009 (the “ Initial Closing Date ”). Following the Initial Closing and until the earlier of (i) October 31, 2009 or (ii) such time that the Company shall have issued Notes totaling $4,250,000 in principal, the Company shall have the right, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, to issue Notes and Warrants to existing Purchasers and additional persons who the Company shall be authorized to add to and include in Exhibit A hereto, in such amounts as the Company shall determine. Any additional person added to Exhibit A hereto, shall be deemed a “ Purchaser ” for all purposes of this Agreement. The subsequent closings under this Agreement shall take place upon the mutual agreement of the Company and the additional Purchasers participating in such Subsequent Closings (the “ Subsequent Closings ,” and the date of each such Subsequent Closing, a “ Subsequent Closing Date ”). Each of the Initial Closing and the Subsequent Closing are sometimes referred to in this Agreement as a “ Closing ” and the date of any such closing, the “ Closing Date ”. The Initial Closing under this Agreement shall take place at the offices of Vision Opportunity Master Fund, LLP, 20 West 55th Street, 5th Floor, New York, NY 10019 at 10:00 a.m., New York time; provided , that all of the conditions set forth in Article IV hereof and applicable to the Initial Closing shall have been fulfilled or waived in accordance herewith. In the event that the Company does not receive at least two million seven hundred fifty thousand dollars ($2,750,000) in gross proceeds from the Initial Closing on or prior to July 6, 2009, the Company may terminate this Agreement, the Notes, the Warrants, the Warrant Amendments and the Security Agreement upon written notice to the Purchasers. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, at each Closing the Company shall deliver or cause to be delivered to each Purchaser (x) its Notes for the principal amount set forth opposite the name of such Purchaser on Exhibit A hereto, (y) its Warrants to purchase such number of shares of Common Stock determined in accordance with the formula set forth herein and (z) any other documents required to be delivered pursuant to Article IV hereof. At each Closing, the applicable Purchasers shall deliver the applicable Purchase Price by wire transfer to the Company. In addition, the parties acknowledge that up to thirty-five thousand ($35,000) dollars of the Purchase Price funded on the Initial Closing Date shall be deducted from the total amount otherwise payable to the Company, and paid over to counsel for the Purchasers in payment of reasonable legal fees and out of pocket expenses of the Purchasers’ counsel. The Company hereby grants to each Purchaser in the Initial Closing the right of first offer to purchase Notes and Warrants which the Company may propose to sell and issue from September 1, 2009 until October 31, 2009. In the event the Company proposes to undertake an issuance of Notes and Warrants during the time period between September 1, 2009 and October 31, 2009, it shall give each Purchaser in the Initial Closing written notice of its intention, describing the amount of such Notes and Warrants and the terms upon which the Company proposes to issue the same. Each such Purchaser shall have ten (10) days from the date of receipt of any such notice to agree to purchase such Notes and Warrants upon the terms specified in such notice by giving written notice to the Company and stating therein the quantity of Notes and Warrants to be purchased. In the event that all of such Notes and Warrants are not elected to be purchased by the Purchasers in the Initial Closing within such ten (10) day period, the Company shall have until October 31, 2009 to sell such Notes and Warrants not elected to be purchased upon the terms no more favorable to the purchasers than specified in the Company’s notice.
2 Table of ContentsRepresentations and Warranties Section 2.1 Representations and Warranties of the Company . The Company hereby represents and warrants to each Purchaser, as of the date hereof and as of each Closing Date (except as set forth in the schedule of exceptions delivered by the Company to a Purchaser at each Closing in which such Purchaser participates (the “ Schedule of Exceptions ”) 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. Except as set forth on Schedule 2.1(a) , the Company and each of its subsidiaries is duly qualified as a foreign corporation to do business and is in good standing in every jurisdiction in which the nature of the business conducted 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 could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect (as defined in Section 2.1(c) hereof). (b) Authorization; Enforcement . The Company has the requisite corporate power and authority to enter into and perform this Agreement, the Notes, the Warrants, the Security Agreement in the form attached hereto as Exhibit D (the “ Security Agreement ”), the Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions (as defined in Section 3.12 ), the Certificate of Designation of the Relative Rights and Preferences of the Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock (the “ Certificate of Designation ”), the Amendments to the Series A Warrants, and the Second Amendments to the Series J-A Warrants (the “ Warrant Amendments ”) (collectively, the “ Transaction Documents ”) and to issue and sell the Notes and the Warrants 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 hereby and thereby, have been duly and validly authorized by all necessary corporate action, and no further consent or authorization of the Company or its Board of Directors or stockholders is required. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Company. The other Transaction Documents will have been duly executed and delivered by the Company at the Closing. Each of the Transaction Documents constitutes, or shall constitute when executed and delivered, 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, insolvency, 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 of the Company and the shares thereof currently issued and outstanding as of the date hereof are set forth on Schedule 2.1(c) hereto. All of the outstanding shares of the Common Stock have been duly and validly authorized. Except as set forth on Schedule 2.1(c) hereto, no shares of Common Stock are entitled to preemptive rights or registration rights and there are no outstanding options, warrants, scrip, rights to subscribe to, call relating to, or securities or rights convertible into, any shares of
3 Table of Contentscapital stock of the Company. Except as set forth on Schedule 2.1(c) hereto, there are no 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 as set forth on Schedule 2.1(c) hereto, the Company is not a party to any agreement 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 restricting the voting or transfer of any shares of the capital stock of the Company. The offer and sale of all capital stock, convertible securities, rights, warrants, or options of the Company issued prior to the Closing complied with all applicable Federal and state securities laws, and no stockholder has a right of rescission or claim for damages with respect thereto which would have a Material Adverse Effect (as defined below). The Company has furnished or made available to the Purchasers true and correct copies of the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation as in effect on the date hereof (the “ Certificate ”), and the Company’s Bylaws as in effect on the date hereof (the “ Bylaws ”). 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 impair the ability of the Company to perform any of its obligations under this Agreement in any material respect; provided , however , that any adverse effect that that is caused primarily by conditions generally affecting the U.S. economy shall be deemed not to be a Material Adverse Effect. (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 and issued in accordance with the terms hereof, the Notes and Warrants shall be validly issued and outstanding, free and clear of all liens, encumbrances and rights of refusal of any kind. When the Warrant Shares are paid for and issued in accordance with the terms of the 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 . Except as set forth on Schedule 2.1(e) hereto, the execution, delivery and performance of the Transaction Documents by the Company, the performance by the Company of its obligations thereunder and the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated herein and therein do not and will not (i) violate any provision of the Company’s Certificate or Bylaws, (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 is a party or by which it or its properties or assets are bound, (iii) create or impose a lien, mortgage, security interest, charge or encumbrance of any nature on any property of the Company under any agreement or any commitment to which the Company is a party or by which the Company is bound or by which any of its respective properties or assets are bound, other than pursuant to the Transaction Documents, or (iv) 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
4 Table of Contentsproperty or asset of the Company or any of its subsidiaries are bound or affected, except, in all cases other than violations pursuant to clauses (i) and (iv) above, for such conflicts, defaults, terminations, amendments, accelerations, cancellations and violations as would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect. The business of the Company and its subsidiaries is not being conducted in violation of any laws, ordinances or regulations of any governmental entity, except for possible violations which singularly or in the aggregate do not and will not have a Material Adverse Effect. The Company is not required under Federal, state 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 Notes, the Warrants and the Warrant Shares in accordance with the terms hereof or thereof (other than (w) the Certificate of Designation and the Certificate of Designation of the Relative Rights and Preferences of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, as amended, (x) any consent, authorization or order that has been obtained as of the date hereof, (y) any filing or registration that has been made as of the date hereof or (z) any filings which may be required to be made by the Company with the Commission or state securities administrators subsequent to the Closing); provided that, for purposes of the representation made in this sentence, the Company is assuming and relying upon the accuracy of the relevant representations and agreements of the Purchasers herein. (f) Commission Documents, Financial Statements . Except as indicated on Schedule 2.1(f) , 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 Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “ Exchange Act ”), including material filed pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act (all of the foregoing including filings incorporated by reference therein being referred to herein as the “ Commission Documents ”). The Company has delivered or made available to each of the Purchasers (through the EDGAR system or otherwise) true and complete copies of the Commission Documents. At the times of their respective filings, the Company has complied in all material respects with the requirements of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder and other federal, state and local laws, rules and regulations applicable to such documents, and, as of their respective dates, none of the Commission Documents contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted 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. The financial statements of the Company included in the Commission Documents comply 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 United States 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), 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).
5 Table of Contents(g) No Material Adverse Change . Other than as disclosed in the Company’s Commission Documents, since December 31, 2008, neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has experienced or suffered any Material Adverse Effect. (h) Title to Assets . Except as set forth on Schedule 2.1(h) , each of the Company and the subsidiaries has good and marketable title to all of its personal property, free and clear of any mortgages, pledges, charges, liens, security interests or other encumbrances, or such that, individually or in the aggregate, do not cause a Material Adverse Effect. The Company does not own any real property. (i) Actions Pending . There is no action, suit, claim, investigation, arbitration, alternate dispute resolution proceeding or any 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 the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby or any action taken or to be taken pursuant hereto or thereto. (j) Compliance with Law . The business of the Company and its 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 such noncompliance that, individually or in the aggregate, would not cause 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. (k) 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. 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. (l) Certain Fees . Except as set forth on Schedule 2.1(l) hereto, no brokers, finders or financial advisory fees or commissions will be payable by the Company or any subsidiary or any Purchaser with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. (m) Intellectual Property . The Company and its subsidiaries own, or have rights to use, all inventions, know-how, patents, patent applications, trademarks, trademark applications, service marks, trade names, copyrights, licenses, trade secrets and other similar rights that are necessary for the conduct of their respective businesses now operated by them which the failure to so have would have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material
6 Table of ContentsAdverse Effect (collectively, the “ Intellectual Property Rights ”). Schedule 2.1(m) sets forth a complete and accurate list of the Company’s material Intellectual Property Rights. Neither the Company’s nor any subsidiary’s Intellectual Property Rights have expired or terminated, or are expected to expire or terminate, within three years from the date of this Agreement. Neither the Company nor any subsidiary has received written notice that the Intellectual Property Rights used by the Company or any subsidiary violates or infringes upon the rights of any person. To the knowledge of the Company, the Company and its subsidiaries’ Intellectual Property Rights do not infringe any patent, copyright, trademark, trade name or other proprietary rights of any third party, and there is no claim, action or proceeding being made or brought against, or to the Company’s knowledge, being threatened against, the Company or any subsidiary regarding any of the Intellectual Property Rights used by the Company or any subsidiary. The Company does not have any knowledge of an infringement by another person of any of its Intellectual Property Rights by third parties and has no reason to believe that any of its Intellectual Property Rights is unenforceable. The Company has taken commercially reasonable security measures to protect the secrecy and confidentiality of its Intellectual Property Rights. (n) Transactions with Affiliates . Except as set forth on Schedule 2.1(n) , there are no loans, leases, agreements, contracts, royalty agreements, management contracts or arrangements or other continuing transactions between (a) the Company or any subsidiary 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 any 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. (o) 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 Notes and the Warrants 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 Notes, the Warrants or similar securities to, or solicit offers with respect thereto from, or enter into any preliminary conversations or 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 Notes and the Warrants 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 Notes and the Warrants. (p) Governmental Approvals . Except for the filing of any notice prior or subsequent to the Closing Date that may be required under applicable state and/or federal securities laws (which if required, shall be filed on a timely basis), including the filing of a Form D and the filing of the Certificate of Designation with the Secretary of the State of Delaware, no authorization, consent, approval, license, exemption of, filing or registration with any court or governmental department, commission, board, bureau, agency or instrumentality, domestic or foreign, is or will be necessary for, or in connection with, the execution or delivery of the Notes and the Warrants, or for the performance by the Company of its obligations under the Transaction Documents.
7 Table of Contents(q) Independent Nature of Purchasers . The Company acknowledges that the obligations of each Purchaser under the Transaction Documents are several and not joint with the obligations of any other Purchaser, and no Purchaser shall be responsible in any way for the performance of the obligations of any other Purchaser under the Transaction Documents. The Company acknowledges that the decision of each Purchaser to purchase securities pursuant to this Agreement has been made by such Purchaser independently of any other purchase and independently of any information, materials, statements or opinions as to the business, affairs, operations, assets, properties, liabilities, results of operations, condition (financial or otherwise) or prospects of the Company or of its subsidiaries which may have made or given by any other Purchaser or by any agent or employee of any other Purchaser. The Company acknowledges that nothing contained herein, or in any Transaction Document, and no action taken by any Purchaser pursuant hereto or thereto, shall be deemed to constitute the Purchasers as a partnership, an association, a joint venture or any other kind of entity, or create a presumption that the Purchasers are in any way acting in concert or as a group with respect to such obligations or the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents. The Company acknowledges that each Purchaser shall be entitled to independently protect and enforce its rights, including without limitation, the rights arising out of this Agreement or out of the other Transaction Documents, and it shall not be necessary for any other Purchaser to be joined as an additional party in any proceeding for such purpose. The Company acknowledges that for reasons of administrative convenience only, the Transaction Documents have been prepared by counsel for one of the Purchasers and such counsel does not represent all of the Purchasers but only such Purchaser and the other Purchasers have retained their own individual counsel with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby. Section 2.2 Representations, Warranties and Covenants of the Purchasers . Each Purchaser hereby makes the following representations, warranties and covenants to the Company (with respect solely to itself and not with respect to any other Purchaser), as of the date hereof, and as of each Closing Date in which such Purchaser is participating in a Closing: (a) Organization and Standing of the Purchasers . If the Purchaser is an entity, such Purchaser is a corporation, partnership or limited liability company duly incorporated or organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization. (b) Authorization and Power . Each Purchaser has the requisite power and authority to enter into and perform this Agreement and to purchase the Notes and Warrants being sold to it hereunder. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by such Purchaser and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate or partnership action, and no further consent or authorization of such Purchaser or its Board of Directors, stockholders, members, managers or partners, as the case may be, is required. This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by such Purchaser and constitutes, or shall constitute when executed and delivered, a valid and binding obligation of such Purchaser enforceable against such Purchaser in accordance with the terms thereof.
8 Table of Contents(c) No Conflicts . The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by each Purchaser and the consummation by such Purchaser of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby or relating hereto do not and will not (i) result in a violation of such Purchaser’s charter documents or bylaws or other organizational documents or (ii) conflict with, or constitute a default (or an event which with notice or lapse of time or both would become a default) under, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of any agreement, indenture or instrument or obligation to which such Purchaser is a party or by which its properties or assets are bound, or result in a violation of any law, rule, or regulation, or any order, judgment or decree of any court or governmental agency applicable to such Purchaser or its properties (except for such conflicts, defaults and violations as would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a material adverse effect on such Purchaser’s ability to perform its obligations hereunder). Such Purchaser is not required to obtain any consent, authorization or order of, or make any filing or registration with, any court or governmental agency in order for it to execute, deliver or perform any of its obligations under this Agreement or to purchase the Notes or acquire the Warrants in accordance with the terms hereof, provided that for purposes of the representation made in this sentence, such Purchaser is assuming and relying upon the accuracy of the relevant representations and agreements of the Company herein. (d) Acquisition for Investment . Each Purchaser is acquiring the Notes and the Warrants in the ordinary course of its business and solely for its own account for the purpose of investment and not as a nominee or with a view to or for sale in connection with distribution. Each Purchaser does not have a present intention to sell the Notes or the Warrants in a manner that would violate the registration requirements of Federal and state securities laws, nor a present arrangement (whether or not legally binding) or intention to effect any distribution of the Notes or the Warrants to or through any person or entity; provided , however , that by making the representations herein and subject to Section 2.2(h) below, such Purchaser does not agree to hold the Notes or the Warrants for any minimum or other specific term and reserves the right to dispose of the Notes or the Warrants at any time in accordance with Federal and state securities laws applicable to such disposition. Each Purchaser will not, directly or indirectly, offer, sell, pledge, transfer or otherwise dispose of (or solicit any offers to buy, purchase or otherwise acquire or take a pledge of) any of the Notes or Warrants, nor will such Purchaser engage in any short sale that results in a disposition of any of the Notes or Warrants by such Purchaser, except in compliance with any applicable state and Federal securities laws. Each Purchaser acknowledges that it is able to bear the financial risks associated with an investment in the Notes and the Warrants and that it has been given full access to such records of the Company and the subsidiaries and to the officers of the Company and the subsidiaries and has carefully reviewed and considered all such information as it has deemed necessary or appropriate to conduct such Purchaser’s due diligence investigation and has sufficient knowledge and experience in investing in companies similar to the Company in terms of the Company’s stage of development so as to be able to evaluate the risks and merits of its investment in the Company. (e) Status of Purchasers . Each Purchaser is an “accredited investor” as defined in Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act. Such Purchaser is not required to be registered as a broker-dealer under Section 15 of the Exchange Act and such Purchaser is not a broker-dealer.
9 Table of Contents(f) Opportunities for Additional Information . Each Purchaser acknowledges that such Purchaser has had the opportunity to ask questions of and receive answers from, or obtain additional information from, the executive officers of the Company concerning the financial and other affairs of the Company, and to the extent deemed necessary in light of such Purchaser’s personal knowledge of the Company’s affairs, such Purchaser has asked such questions and received answers to the full satisfaction of such Purchaser, and such Purchaser desires to invest in the Company. (g) No General Solicitation . Each Purchaser acknowledges that the Notes and the Warrants were not offered to such Purchaser by means of any form of general or public solicitation or general advertising, or publicly disseminated advertisements or sales literature, including (i) any advertisement, article, notice or other communication published in any newspaper, magazine, or similar media, or broadcast over television or radio, or (ii) any seminar or meeting to which such Purchaser was invited by any of the foregoing means of communications. (h) Rule 144 . Such Purchaser understands that the Securities must be held indefinitely unless such Securities are registered under the Securities Act or an exemption from registration is available. Such Purchaser acknowledges that such Purchaser is familiar with Rule 144 of the rules and regulations of the Commission, as amended, promulgated pursuant to the Securities Act (“ Rule 144 ”), and that such person has been advised that Rule 144 permits resales only under certain circumstances. Such Purchaser understands that to the extent that Rule 144 is not available, such Purchaser will be unable to sell any Secu | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
AGREEMENTS / CONTRACTS
CLAUSES
| Get Email Updates |







