EXHIBIT 10.17
SECURITIES PURCHASE
AGREEMENT
SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT
(this “
Agreement ”), dated as of __________, 2006,
by and between Tekoil & Gas Corporation , a
Delaware corporation, with its principal place of business at 5036
Dr. Phillips Blvd., Suite 232, Orlando, FL 32819 (the “
Company ”), and the legal person whose
signature and principal residence or principal place of business
are included on the signature page hereto (the “
Buyer” ).
A.
The Company and Buyer are executing
and delivering this Agreement in reliance upon the exemption from
securities registration afforded by Rule 506 under Regulation D
(“ Regulation D ”) as promulgated by
the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “
SEC ”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended (the “ 1933 Act ”);
B.
Buyer wishes to purchase, in the
amounts and upon the terms and conditions stated in this Agreement
(i) shares of the Company’s Series A Convertible Preferred
Stock, par value $.00000001 per share (the “
Preferred Stock ”);
NOW
THEREFORE , the
Company and Buyer hereby agrees as follows:
1.
PURCHASE AND SALE OF
PREFERRED STOCK
a.
Purchase of Preferred
Stock . The Company shall
issue and sell to Buyer and Buyer shall purchase a number of shares
of Preferred Stock (the “ Preferred Shares
”) at a per share purchase price (the “
Purchase Price ”), each as indicated on the
signature page attached hereto, which Purchase Price shall be
payable in immediately available United States Dollars to the
Company on the Closing Date. The Company shall promptly deliver
stock certificates, duly executed on behalf of the Company,
representing the Preferred Shares (the “ Stock
Certificates” ) to Buyer.
b.
Closing Date
. The date of the closing of the
sale of the Preferred Shares (as defined below) shall be a
indicated on the signature page attached hereto (the “
Closing Date ”).
2.
BUYER’S
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
Buyer represents and warrants to the Company
that:
a.
Investment Purpose
. The Preferred Shares are being
acquired by Buyer in good faith solely for its own personal
account, for investment purposes only, and are not being purchased
for resale, resyndication, distribution, subdivision or
fractionalization thereof; Buyer has no contract or arrangement
with any person to sell, transfer or pledge to any person the
Preferred Shares or any part thereof, any interest therein or any
rights thereto; Buyer has no present plans to enter into any such
contract or arrangement; and Buyer understands that as a result it
must bear the economic risk of the investment for an indefinite
period of time because the Preferred Shares have not been
registered under the 1933 Act, and, therefore, cannot be sold
unless they are subsequently registered under the 1933
Act.
b. Accredited Investor Status
. Buyer is an “accredited
investor” as that term is defined in Rule 501(a)(3) of
Regulation D, by reason of its qualification in the category
thereof listed on the signature page hereof.
c. Reliance on Exemptions . Buyer understands that the Preferred Shares
are being offered and sold to it under the exemption from the
registration requirements of the United States federal and state
securities laws and that the Company is relying upon the truth and
accuracy of, and Buyer’s compliance with, the
representations, warranties, agreements, acknowledgments and
understandings of Buyer set forth herein in order to determine the
availability of such exemptions and the eligibility of Buyer to
acquire the Preferred Shares.
d. Information . Buyer understands and acknowledges that it is
purchasing the Preferred Shares without being furnished any
offering literature, prospectus or other materials, that this
transaction has not been scrutinized by the SEC or by any
administrative agency charged with the administration of the
securities laws of any state, that all documents, records and
books, pertaining to the Company, its business, finances and
operations, and this investment have been made available to Buyer,
and his advisors and representatives, including his attorney, its
accountant and/or his purchaser representative, and that the books
and records of the Company will be available upon reasonable notice
for inspection by Buyer during reasonable business hours at the
Company’s principal place of business. Buyer and his advisors
and representatives, including his attorney, his accountant and/or
his purchaser representative, if any, have been afforded the
opportunity to ask questions of the Company and have received
complete and satisfactory answers to any such inquiries. Buyer
understands that his investment in the Preferred Shares is
speculative and involves a high degree of risk high degree of risk
of loss and that Buyer must be prepared to lose his entire
investment in the Company. Buyer has sought such accounting, legal
and tax advice, as it has considered necessary to an informed
investment decision with respect to his acquisition of the
Preferred Shares. Buyer, or Buyer together with his purchaser
representative, if any, have such knowledge and experience in
financial and business matters that it and such representative are
capable of evaluating the merits and risks of an investment in the
Preferred Shares and of making an informed investment
decision.
e. Governmental Review . Buyer understands that no United States
federal or state agency or any other government or governmental
agency has approved or disapproved or passed on or made any
recommendation or endorsement of the Preferred Shares or the
fairness or suitability of the investment in the Preferred Shares,
nor have such authorities passed upon or endorsed the merits of the
offering of the Preferred Shares or the accuracy or adequacy of any
of the information provided by the Company to Buyer regarding the
Company, the Preferred Shares or any other matter, and that the
Company is relying on the truth and accuracy of the
representations, declarations and warranties herein made by Buyer
in offering the Preferred Shares for sale to it without having
first registered the same under the 1933 Act.
f.
Transfer or Resale
. Buyer understands that (i) the
Preferred Shares have not been and are not being registered under
the 1933 Act or any state securities laws, and may not be
transferred unless (a) subsequently registered thereunder, or (b)
Buyer shall have provided the Company with a statement of the
circumstances surrounding the proposed disposition and shall have
delivered to the Company an opinion of counsel, reasonably
satisfactory in form, scope and substance to the Company, to the
effect (1) that the Preferred Shares to be sold or transferred may
be sold or transferred pursuant to an exemption from such
registration and (2) that appropriate action necessary for
compliance with the 1933 Act has been taken; (ii) any sale of such
Preferred Shares made in reliance on Rule 144 promulgated under the
1933 Act may be made only in accordance with the terms of said Rule
and further, if said Rule is not applicable, any resale of such
Preferred Shares under circumstances in which the seller (or the
person through whom the sale is made) may be deemed to be an
underwriter (as that term is defined in the 1933 Act) may require
compliance with some other exemption under the 1933 Act or the
rules and regulations of the SEC thereunder; and (iii) neither the
Company nor any other person is under any obligation to register
such Preferred Shares under the 1933 Act or any state securities
laws or to comply with the terms and conditions of any exemption
thereunder.
g. Legends . Buyer understands that the Stock Certificates
shall bear a restrictive legend in substantially the following form
(and a stop-transfer order shall be placed against transfer of such
Stock Certificates):
THE SECURITIES
REPRESENTED HEREBY HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES
ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED. THE SECURITIES HAVE BEEN ACQUIRED FOR
INVESTMENT AND MAY NOT BE REOFFERED, SOLD, TRANSFERRED, PLEDGED, OR
ASSIGNED IN THE ABSENCE OF (A) AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
FOR THE SECURITIES UNDER SAID ACT AND THE STATE SECURITIES ACT OR
BLUE SKY ACT OF ANY STATE HAVING JURISDICTION THEREOF, OR (B) AN
OPINION OF COUNSEL, REASONABLY SATISFACTORY IN FORM, SCOPE AND
SUBSTANCE TO THE COMPANY, THAT REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED UNDER
SAID ACT OR THE SECURITIES ACT OR BLUE SKY ACT OF ANY STATE HAVING
JURISDICTION WITH RESPECT THERETO.
h. Authorization; Enforcement
. This Agreement has been duly and
validly authorized, executed and delivered on behalf of Buyer and
are valid and binding agreements of Buyer enforceable in accordance
with their terms, subject as to enforceability to general
principles of equity and to bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium, and
other similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’
rights generally.
i. High Risk Investment . Buyer acknowledges that the Company is a
development stage company with no revenues, limited resources and
no audited financial statements. Buyer understands the high risk
nature of its investment hereunder and is able to afford an entire
loss thereof and is in no current need of liquidity with respect
thereto. Buyer understands that the transfer of the Preferred Stock
is restricted and that no meaningful current market exists with
respect to the Preferred Stock of the Company and there can be no
assurance that one will develop in the future. Buyer has been
afforded the opportunity to ask questions of the officers of the
Company and have access to the books and records thereof, to the
extent deemed necessary by it to ensure that its investment
hereunder is a fully-informed one.
j. No Conflicts . The execution, delivery and performance of
this Agreement by the Buyer and the consummation by the Buyer of
the transactions contemplated hereby will not (i) result in an
violation of the Certificate of Incorporation , as amended, as in
effect on the date hereof (“ Certificate of
Incorporation ”) and the Company’s Bylaws, as
in effect on the date hereof (the “ Bylaws
”) 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 to which the Buyer or by which any property
or asset of Buyer is bound or affected, or result in a violation of
any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree (including
federal and state securities laws and regulations) applicable to
the Buyer or by which any property or asset of the Buyer is bound
or affected. The business of the Buyer is not being conducted, and
shall not be conducted through the Closing Date, in violation of
any law, ordinance, regulation of any governmental entity. Except
as required under the 1933 Act and any applicable state securities
laws, the Buyer 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 in
accordance with the terms hereof.
k. Indemnification . Buyer acknowledges that Buyer understands the
meaning and legal consequences of the representations and
warranties in this Section 2, and that the Company has relied upon
such representations and warranties, and Buyer hereby agrees to
indemnify and hold harmless the Company and its officers,
directors, shareholders, agents and representatives from and
against any and all claims, demands, losses, damages, expenses or
liabilities (including attorneys’ fees) due to or arising out
of, directly or indirectly, a breach of any such representations or
warranties. Notwithstanding the foregoing, however, no
representation, warranty, acknowledgment or agreement made herein
by Buyer shall in any manner be deemed to constitute a waiver of
any rights granted to such Buyer under federal or state securities
laws.
l. Short Position and Market Purchases
. Buyer is not purchasing the
Preferred Shares for the purpose of covering any short position in
the Preferred Shares.
m.
Aggregate Offering
Amount . Buyer
acknowledges that it must make a minimum purchase of $5,000 in
Preferred Stock hereunder and that the Company shall not be
obligated to sell a minimum or maximum amount of Preferred Stock
(other than the
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