POSITRON
CORPORATION
NOTE PURCHASE
AGREEMENT
THIS NOTE PURCHASE AGREEMENT (the "
Agreement ") is made as of June 27, 2005 by and between
Positron Corporation, a Texas corporation (the " Company "),
and Solaris Opportunity Fund, L.P. (" Investor "). All
numbers expressed herein as "$" or "dollars" are in United States
dollars.
R E C I T A L S
:
WHEREAS, the Company desires to issue Secured
Convertible Promissory Notes in the aggregate principal amount of
$400,000, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this
Agreement.
WHEREAS, the Investor desires to purchase the
Secured Convertible Promissory Notes, subject to the terms and
conditions set forth in this Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the
respective undertakings, covenants and agreements of the parties
set forth herein, the parties hereby agree as follows:
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SECTION
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PURCHASE AND
SALE OF THE NOTES.
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1.1
Issuance of the Notes
. The Company has authorized the
issuance and sale to the Investor of, and, subject to and in
reliance upon the representations, warranties, terms and conditions
of this Agreement, the Investor the have agreed to purchase, the
Company's Secured Convertible Promissory Notes (individually, a "
Note ," and collectively, the " Notes "), in the
principal amount of $400,000. Each Note shall be substantially in
the form set forth in Exhibit A hereto.
1.2
Closing . The Company agrees to issue and sell to the
Investor, and, subject to and in reliance upon the representations,
warranties, terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Investor
agrees to purchase, the Notes for the aggregate purchase price of
$400,000. Such purchase and sale shall take place (a) at the
initial closing (the "Closing") to be held at the offices of the
Company on June 27, 2005, at 10:00 A.M. (the " Closing Date
"), or on such other dates and at such times as may be mutually
agreed upon. At the Closing, the Company will issue a Note, dated
the Closing Date, payable to the order of Investor, in the
principal amount of $400,000 in exchange for cash.
1.3
Payments and
Endorsements . Payments
of principal, interest and premium, if any, on the Notes, shall be
made directly by wire transfer or by checks duly mailed or
delivered to the Investor at address specified in the Notes without
any presentment or notation of payment, except that prior to any
transfer of any Note, the holder of record shall endorse on such
Note a record of the date to which interest has been paid and all
payments made on account of principal of such Note.
1.4
Payment on Non-Business
Days . Whenever any
payment to be made shall be due on a day which is not a Business
Day, such payment may be made on the next succeeding Business Day,
and such extension of time shall in such case be included in the
computation of payment of interest due.
1.5
Registration, etc
. The Company shall maintain at its
principal office a register of the Notes and shall record therein
the name and address of the registered holder of the Notes, the
address to which notices are to be sent and the address to which
payments are to be made as designated by the registered holder if
other than the address of the holder, and the particulars of all
transfers, exchanges and replacements of the Notes. No transfer of
a Note shall be valid unless made on such register for the
registered holder or his executors or administrators or his or
their duly appointed attorney, upon surrender therefor for exchange
as hereinafter provided, accompanied by an instrument in writing,
in form and execution reasonably satisfactory to the Company. Each
Note issued hereunder, whether originally or upon transfer,
exchange or replacement of a Note or Notes, shall be registered on
the date of execution thereof by the Company and shall be dated the
date to which interest has been paid on such Note or Notes. The
registered holder of the Note shall be that Person in whose name
the Note has been so registered by the Company. A registered holder
shall be deemed the owner of a Note for all purposes of this
Agreement and, subject to the provisions hereof, shall be entitled
to the principal, premium, if any, and interest evidenced by such
Note free from all equities or rights of set-off or counterclaim
among the Company and the transferor of such registered holder or
any previous registered holder of such Note.
1.6
Limitations on
Transferability . The
Investor covenants that in no event will it dispose of any Note or
any shares of capital stock into which such Note is convertible
unless and until Investor shall have complied with
Sections 4.7 and 4.8 hereof and (a) the Investor shall
have notified the Company of the proposed disposition and shall
have furnished the Company with a statement of the circumstances
surrounding the proposed disposition, and (b) if requested by
the Company, the Investor shall have furnished the Company with an
opinion of counsel satisfactory in form and substance to the
Company and the Company's counsel to the effect that (x) such
disposition will not require registration under the Securities Act
and (y) appropriate action necessary for compliance with the
Securities Act and any applicable state, local, or foreign law has
been taken.
1.7
Replacement of Notes
. Upon receipt of evidence
satisfactory to the Company of the loss, theft, destruction or
mutilation of any Note and, if requested in the case of any such
loss, theft or destruction, upon delivery of an indemnity bond or
other agreement or security reasonably satisfactory to the Company,
or, in the case of any such mutilation, upon surrender and
cancellation of such Note, the Company will issue a new Note, of
like tenor and amount and dated the date to which interest has been
paid, in lieu of such lost, stolen, destroyed or mutilated Note;
provided , however , if any Note of which an
Investor, its nominee, or any of its partners or affiliates is the
registered holder is lost, stolen or destroyed, the affidavit of
the registered holder setting forth the circumstances with respect
to such loss, theft or destruction shall be accepted as
satisfactory evidence thereof, and no indemnification bond or other
security shall be required as a condition to the execution and
delivery by the Company of a new Note in replacement of such lost,
stolen or destroyed Note other than the registered holder's
written agreement to indemnify the Company.
1.8
Conversion of Note
. All or any portion of the
principal amounts of the Notes, may be converted at the option of
the Investor, into shares of Series F Preferred Stock (as
defined herein) at a conversion price and on such terms as are
provided in the Notes.
For purposes of this Agreement the following
terms shall have the following meanings:
2.1
" Articles " shall
mean the Company's Articles of Incorporation, as amended, as of the
First Closing, and including the Series A Statement,
Series C Statement, Series D
Statement, Series E Statement and Series F Statement
thereto.
2.2
" Business Day "
shall mean a day other than Saturday, Sunday or a public holiday
under the laws of the State of Texas.
2.3
" Commission "
shall mean the Securities and Exchange Commission.
2.4
" Common Stock "
shall mean the Common Stock of the Company, par value $0.01 per
share.
2.5
" GAAP " shall mean
United States generally accepted accounting principles.
2.6
" Intellectual
Property " shall mean patents, patent applications,
trademarks, service marks, mask works, trade names, copyrights,
trade secrets, information, proprietary rights and
processes.
2.7
" Material Adverse
Event " shall mean any change, event or effect that is
materially adverse to the general affairs, business, operations,
assets, condition (financial or otherwise) or results of operations
of the Company and its subsidiaries taken as a whole; provided,
however, that the following shall not be taken into account in
determining a " Material Adverse Event ": (a) any
adverse change, event or effect that is directly attributable to
conditions affecting the United States economy generally unless
such conditions adversely affect the Company in a materially
disproportionate manner, and (b) any adverse change, event or
effect that is directly attributable to conditions affecting the
Company's industry generally, unless such conditions adversely
affect the Company in a materially disproportionate
manner.
2.8
" Person " shall
mean an individual, corporation, partnership, joint venture,
limited liability company, trust, or unincorporated organization,
or a government or any agency or political subdivision thereof, or
any other entity or business form.
2.9
" Preferred Stock "
shall mean the Company's Series A Preferred Stock, Series C
Preferred Stock, Series D Preferred Stock, Series E
Preferred Stock and Series F Preferred Stock.
2.10 " Registration Rights Agreement
" shall mean the Registration Rights Agreement dated as of the
First Closing by and between the Company and the Investor in the
form attached hereto as Exhibit B .
2.11 " Schedule of Exceptions "
shall mean the schedule of exceptions to the representations and
warranties of the Company in Section 3. The Schedule of
Exceptions is attached as Schedule 1 hereto.
2.12 " Securities Act " shall mean
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended and the rules and
regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder.
2.13 " Security Agreement " shall
mean the Security Agreement dated as of the First Closing by and
between the Company and the Investor in the Form attached hereto as
Exhibit C .
2.14 " Series A Preferred Stock "
shall mean the Series A Preferred Stock of the Company, par
value $1.00 per share.
2.15 " Series A Statement " shall
mean the Statement of Designation Establishing Series A 8%
Cumulative Convertible Redeemable Preferred Stock of Position
Corporation, filed with the Texas Secretary of State on February
29, 1996.
2.16 " Series C Preferred Stock "
shall mean the Series C Preferred Stock of the Company, par
value $1.00 per share.
2.17 " Series C Statement " shall
mean the Statement of Designation Establishing Series C
Preferred Stock of Positron Corporation, filed with the Texas
Secretary of State on May 21, 2004.
2.18 " Series D Preferred Stock "
shall mean the Series D Preferred Stock of the Company, par
value $1.00 per share.
2.19 " Series D Statement " shall
mean the Statement of Designation Establishing Series D
Preferred Stock of Positron Corporation, filed with the Texas
Secretary of State on May 21, 2004.
2.20 " Series E Preferred Stock "
shall mean the Series E Preferred Stock of the Company, par
value $1.00 per share.
2.21 " Series E Statement " shall
mean the Statement of Designation Establishing Series E
Preferred Stock of Positron Corporation, to be filed with the Texas
Secretary of State following the Closing.
2.22 " Series F
Preferred Stock " shall mean the Series F Preferred Stock
of the Company, par value $1.00 per share.
2.23 " Series F
Preferred Statement " shall mean the Statement of
Designation Establishing Series F Preferred Stock of Positron
Corporation, to be filed with the Texas Secretary of State
following the closing.
2.24 " Subsidiary " shall mean any
corporation, partnership or other entity, more than 50% of whose
equity interests (measured by virtue of voting rights) in the
aggregate is owned by the Company.
2.25 " Transactional Agreements "
shall mean this Agreement, the Notes, the Security Agreement, and
the Registration Rights Agreement.
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REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY.
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The Company hereby represents and warrants to
the Investor that:
3.1
Corporate Organization and
Authority . The
Company:
3.1.1
is a corporation duly organized,
validly existing, authorized to exercise all its corporate powers,
rights and privileges, and in good standing in the State of
Texas;
3.1.2
has the corporate power and
corporate authority to own and operate its properties and to carry
on its business as now conducted and as proposed to be
conducted;
3.1.3
has made available to the Investor
or their counsel a copy of the minute books of the Company, and
said copies are true, correct, and complete and contain all
amendments and all minutes of meetings and actions taken by the
shareholders and directors of the Company through the date of this
Agreement.
3.2
Subsidiaries
. The Company does not presently
own, have any equity interest or investment in, or control,
directly or indirectly, any other corporation, partnership or
entity. The Company is not a participant in any joint venture or
partnership.
3.3
SEC Filings; Financial
Statements . The Company
has filed (i) its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
fiscal year ended December 31, 2004 (the " Company Current
10-K "), and (ii) its Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for
the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2005, (the " Company
Current 10-Q " and, together with the Company Current 10-K and
the " Company SEC Reports "), all of which complied when
filed in all material respects with all applicable requirements of
the Securities Act and the Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The
audited financial statements and unaudited interim financial
statements of the Company included or incorporated by reference in
such Company SEC Reports were prepared in accordance with GAAP
applied on a consistent basis during the periods involved (except
as may be indicated in the notes thereto) and present fairly, in
all material respects, the financial position and results of
operations and cash flows of the Company at the respective dates
and for the respective periods indicated (and in the case of all
such financial statements that are interim financial statements,
contain all adjustments so to present fairly). Except to the extent
that information contained in any Company SEC Report was revised or
superseded by a later filed report, none of the Company SEC Reports
contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to
state any 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.
3.4
Corporate Power
. The Company will have at the
Closing Date all requisite legal and corporate power and authority
to execute and deliver the Transactional Agreements, to sell and
issue the Notes hereunder, to issue the Series E Preferred
Stock upon conversion of the Notes, to issue the Common Stock
issuable upon conversion of the Series E Preferred Stock
(subject to stockholder approval as set forth in Section 7.1
hereof), and to carry out and perform its obligations under the
terms of the Transactional Agreements.
3.5
Authorization
. All corporate action on the part
of the Company, its officers, directors, and stockholders necessary
for the authorization, execution, delivery, and performance of all
obligations under the Transactional Agreements, and for the
authorization, issuance, and delivery of the Notes, of the
Series E Preferred Stock issuable upon conversion of the Notes
(subject to filing the Series E Statement immediately following the
Closing), and of the Common Stock (subject to stockholder approval
as set forth in Section 7.1 hereof) issuable upon conversion
of the Series E Preferred Stock has been taken. The
Transactional Agreements constitute legally binding and valid
obligations of the Company enforceable in accordance with their
respective terms, except to the extent that such enforcement may be
subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization,
moratorium, or other laws of general application relating to or
affecting enforcement of creditors' rights and laws concerning
equitable remedies.
3.6
Validity of Shares
. Upon the filing of the Series E
Statement, the Series E Preferred Stock issuable upon
conversion of the Notes will be duly and validly reserved and,
assuming such Series E Preferred Stock is issued in accordance
with the Articles and the terms of this Agreement, will be duly and
validly issued (including, without limitation, issued in compliance
with applicable federal and state securities laws) and
non-assessable and will be free of any liens or encumbrances other
than any liens or encumbrances created by or imposed thereon under
this Agreement, the Notes, or the Registration Rights Agreement.
Subject to stockholder approval, as set forth in Section 7.1
hereof, the Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the
Series E Preferred Stock has been duly and validly reserved
and, assuming such Common Stock is issued in accordance with the
Articles, will be duly and validly issued (including, without
limitation, issued in compliance with applicable federal and state
securities laws) and non-assessable and will be free of any liens
or encumbrances other than any liens or encumbrances created by or
imposed thereon by the holders; provided, however, that the
Series E Preferred Stock (and the Common Stock issuable upon
conversion thereof) shall be subject to restrictions on transfer
under state and/or federal securities laws. Except as set forth in
the Articles and the Notes, the Series E Preferred Stock
issuable upon conversion of the Notes and the Common Stock issuable
upon conversion of the Series E Preferred Stock are not
subject to any preemptive or other similar statutory or contractual
rights and will not conflict with any provisions of any agreement
or instrument to which the Company is a party or by which it is
bound.
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REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF THE INVESTOR.
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The Investor represents and warrants to the
Company as follows:
4.1
Authorization
. When executed and delivered by the
Investor, and assuming execution and delivery by the Company, the
Transactional Agreements will each constitute a valid obligation of
the Investor, enforceable in accordance with its terms, except to
the extent that such enforcement may be subject to applicable
bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, or other laws
of general application relating to or affecting enforcement of
creditors' rights and laws concerning equitable
remedies.
4.2
Brokers and Finders
. The Investor has not retained any
investment banker, broker, or finder in connection with the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
4.3
Investment
. This Agreement is made with the
Investor in reliance upon the Investor's representation to the
Company, which by the Investor's execution of this Agreement the
Investor hereby confirms, that the Notes (including capital stock
issuable upon conversion thereunder) to be received by the Investor
will be acquired for investment for the Investor's own account, not
as a nominee or agent, and not with a view to the sale or
distribution of any part thereof, and that the Investor has no
present intention of selling, granting any participation in, or
otherwise distributing any of the Notes (including capital stock
issuable upon conversion thereunder). By executing this Agreement,
the Investor further represents that it has no contract,
undertaking, agreement, or arrangement with any person to sell,
transfer, or grant participation to such person or to any third
person, with respect to any of the Notes (including capital stock
issuable upon conversion thereunder).
4.4
No Public Market
. The Investor understands that no
public market now exists for the Series E Preferred Stock and
that the Company has given no assurances that a public market will
ever exist for the Series E Preferred Stock. The investor
understands that the Company's Common Stock is currently quoted by
the Nasdaq OTC Bulletin Board and that although the Company will
use its best efforts to obtain listing on the Nasdaq SmallCap
Market and Toronto Street Exchange, no assurance can be given that
the Company's securities will be approved for listing on such
exchanges.
4.5
Experience
. The Investor represents
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