SECURITIES PURCHASE
AGREEMENT
SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT (this “
Agreement ”), dated as of December 31, 2008 by and
among STI Group, Inc. a Delaware corporation, with headquarters
located at 30950 Rancho Viejo Road, #120, San Juan Capistrano, CA
92675 (the “ Company ”), and the purchaser set
forth on the signature pages hereto (the “ Buyers
”).
A.
The Company and the Buyers are executing and delivering this
Agreement in reliance upon the exemption from securities
registration afforded by the rules and regulations as promulgated
by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the
“ SEC ”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended (the “ 1933 Act ”);
B.
Buyers desire to purchase and the Company desires to issue
and sell, upon the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement
(i) 12% convertible debentures of the Company, in the form attached
hereto as Exhibit “A” , in the aggregate
principal amount of up to One Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars
($150,000) (together with any debenture(s) issued in replacement
thereof or as a dividend thereon or otherwise with respect thereto
in accordance with the terms thereof, the “ Debentures
”), convertible into shares of common stock, par value $.001
per share, of the Company (the “ Common Stock
”), upon the terms and subject to the limitations and
conditions set forth in such Debentures and (ii) warrants, in the
form attached hereto as Exhibit “B” , to
purchase 20,000,000 shares of Common Stock (the
“Warrants” ).
C.
Each Buyer wishes to purchase, upon the terms and
conditions stated in this Agreement, such principal amount of
Debentures and number of Warrants as is set forth immediately below
its name on the signature pages hereto; and
D.
Contemporaneous with the execution and delivery of this Agreement,
the parties hereto are executing and delivering a Registration
Rights Agreement, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit
“C” (the “ Registration Rights
Agreement ”), pursuant to which the Company has agreed to
provide certain registration rights under the 1933 Act and the
rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, and applicable state
securities laws.
NOW THEREFORE , the Company and each of the Buyers severally
(and not jointly) hereby agree as follows:
1.
PURCHASE AND SALE OF DEBENTURES AND WARRANTS
.
a.
Purchase of Debentures and Warrants . On
the Closing Date (as defined below), the Company shall issue and
sell to each Buyer and each Buyer severally agrees to purchase from
the Company such principal amount of Debentures and number of
Warrants as is set forth immediately below such Buyer’s name
on the signature pages hereto.
b.
Form of Payment . On the Closing Date (as
defined below), (i) each Buyer shall pay the purchase price for the
Debentures and the Warrants to be issued and sold to it at the
Closing (as defined below) (the “ Purchase Price
”) by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the
Company, in accordance with the Company’s written wiring
instructions, against delivery of the Debentures in the principal
amount equal to the Purchase Price and the number of Warrants as is
set forth immediately below such Buyer’s name on the
signature pages hereto, and (ii) the Company shall deliver such
Debentures and Warrants duly executed on behalf of the Company, to
such Buyer, against delivery of such Purchase Price.
c.
Closing Date . Subject to the satisfaction
(or written waiver) of the conditions thereto set forth in Section
6 and Section 7 below, the date and time of the issuance and sale
of the Debentures and the Warrants pursuant to this Agreement (the
“ Closing Date ”) shall be 12:00 noon, Eastern
Standard Time on December 31, 2008, or such other mutually agreed
upon time. The closing of the transactions contemplated
by this Agreement (the “ Closing ”) shall occur
on the Closing Date at such location as may be agreed to by the
parties.
d.
Subsequent Closings . On such date as
shall be agreed upon by the parties hereto (the “Funding
Date” ), the Company shall issue and sell to the Buyers
and the Buyers severally agree to purchase from the Company an
aggregate of an additional Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000)
principal amount of Notes. On the Funding Date, the Buyers will
transfer by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the
Company. In addition, on the Funding Date, an authorized officer of
the Company shall deliver to the Buyers a closing certificate in
form and substance satisfactory to the Buyers.
2.
BUYERS’ REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
. Each Buyer severally (and not jointly) represents and
warrants to the Company solely as to such Buyer that:
a.
Investment Purpose . As of the date
hereof, the Buyer is purchasing the Debentures and the shares of
Common Stock issuable upon conversion of or otherwise pursuant to
the Debentures (including, without limitation, such additional
shares of Common Stock, if any, as are issuable (i) on account of
interest on the Debentures, (ii) as a result of the events
described in Sections 1.3 and 1.4(g) of the Debentures and Section
2(c) of the Registration Rights Agreement or (iii) in payment of
the Standard Liquidated Damages Amount (as defined in Section 2(f)
below) pursuant to this Agreement, such shares of Common Stock
being collectively referred to herein as the “ Conversion
Shares ”) and the Warrants and the shares of Common Stock
issuable upon exercise thereof (the “ Warrant Shares
” and, collectively with the Debentures, Warrants and
Conversion Shares, the “ Securities ”) for its
own account and not with a present view towards the public sale or
distribution thereof, except pursuant to sales registered or
exempted from registration under the 1933 Act; provided ,
however , that by making the representations herein, the
Buyer does not agree to hold any of the Securities for any minimum
or other specific term and reserves the right to dispose of the
Securities at any time in accordance with or pursuant to a
registration statement or an exemption under the 1933
Act.
b.
Accredited Investor Status . The Buyer is
an “accredited investor” as that term is defined in
Rule 501(a) of Regulation D (an “ Accredited Investor
”).
c.
Reliance on Exemptions . The Buyer
understands that the Securities are being offered and sold to it in
reliance upon specific exemptions from the registration
requirements of United States federal and state securities laws and
that the Company is relying upon the truth and accuracy of, and the
Buyer’s compliance with, the representations, warranties,
agreements, acknowledgments and understandings of the Buyer set
forth herein in order to determine the availability of such
exemptions and the eligibility of the Buyer to acquire the
Securities.
d.
Information . The Buyer and its advisors,
if any, have been, and for so long as the Debentures and Warrants
remain outstanding will continue to be, furnished with all
materials relating to the business, finances and operations of the
Company and materials relating to the offer and sale of the
Securities which have been requested by the Buyer or its
advisors. The Buyer and its advisors, if any, have been,
and for so long as the Debentures and Warrants remain outstanding
will continue to be, afforded the opportunity to ask questions of
the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company
has not disclosed to the Buyer any material nonpublic information
and will not disclose such information unless such information is
disclosed to the public prior to or promptly following such
disclosure to the Buyer. Neither such inquiries nor any
other due diligence investigation conducted by Buyer or any of its
advisors or representatives shall modify, amend or affect
Buyer’s right to rely on the Company’s representations
and warranties contained in Section 3 below. The Buyer
understands that its investment in the Securities involves a
significant degree of risk.
e.
Governmental Review . The Buyer
understands that no United States federal or state agency or any
other government or governmental agency has passed upon or made any
recommendation or endorsement of the Securities.
f.
Transfer or Re-sale . The Buyer
understands that (i) except as provided in the Registration Rights
Agreement, the sale or re-sale of the Securities has not been and
is not being registered under the 1933 Act or any applicable state
securities laws, and the Securities may not be transferred unless
(a) the Securities are sold pursuant to an effective registration
statement under the 1933 Act, (b) the Company shall receive an
opinion of counsel that shall be in form, substance and scope
customary for opinions of counsel in comparable transactions to the
effect that the Securities to be sold or transferred may be sold or
transferred pursuant to an exemption from such registration, which
opinion shall be accepted by the Company, (c) the Securities are
sold or transferred to an “affiliate” (as defined in
Rule 144 promulgated under the 1933 Act (or a successor rule)
(“ Rule 144 ”)) of the Buyer who agrees to sell
or otherwise transfer the Securities only in accordance with this
Section 2(f) and who is an Accredited Investor, (d) the Securities
are sold pursuant to Rule 144, or (e) the Securities are sold
pursuant to Regulation S under the 1933 Act (or a successor rule)
(“ Regulation S ”), and the Company shall
receive an opinion of counsel that shall be in form, substance and
scope customary for opinions of counsel in corporate transactions,
which opinion shall be accepted by the Company; (ii) any sale of
such Securities made in reliance on Rule 144 may be made only in
accordance with the terms of said Rule and further, if said Rule is
not applicable, any re-sale of such Securities 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 Securities under the 1933 Act or any
state securities laws or to comply with the terms and conditions of
any exemption thereunder (in each case, other than pursuant to the
Registration Rights Agreement). Notwithstanding the
foregoing or anything else contained herein to the contrary, the
Securities may be pledged as collateral in connection with a
bona fide margin account or other lending
arrangement. In the event that the Company does not
accept the opinion of counsel with respect to the transfer of
Securities pursuant to an exemption from registration, such as Rule
144 or Regulation S, within three (3) business days of delivery of
the opinion to the Company, the Company shall pay to the Buyer
liquidated damages of three percent (3%) of the outstanding amount
of the Debentures per month plus accrued and unpaid interest on the
Debentures, prorated for partial months, in cash or shares at the
option of the Company (“ Standard Liquidated Damages
Amount ”). If the Company elects to pay the
Standard Liquidated Damages Amount in shares of Common Stock, such
shares shall be issued at the Conversion Price at the time of
payment. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, in the
event the Company has to pay the Standards Liquidated Damages
Amount pursuant to any provision of this Agreement, the Buyers
shall first have to give the Company advance written notice of such
breach and in such event, the Company shall have 30 days from the
receipt of such notice to cure such breach before the Standard
Liquidated Damages Amount shall be due and payable to the
Buyers.
g.
Legends . The Buyer understands that the
Debentures and the Warrants and, until such time as the Conversion
Shares and Warrant Shares have been registered under the 1933 Act
as contemplated by the Registration Rights Agreement or otherwise
may be sold pursuant to Rule 144 or Regulation S without any
restriction as to the number of securities as of a particular date
that can then be immediately sold, the Conversion Shares and
Warrant Shares may bear a restrictive legend in substantially the
following form (and a stop-transfer order may be placed against
transfer of the certificates for such Securities):
“The
securities represented by this certificate have not been registered
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The
securities may not be sold, transferred or assigned in the absence
of an effective registration statement for the securities under
said Act, or an opinion of counsel, in form, substance and scope
customary for opinions of counsel in comparable transactions, that
registration is not required under said Act or unless sold pursuant
to Rule 144 or Regulation S under said Act.”
The legend set forth above shall be removed and
the Company shall issue a certificate without such legend to the
holder of any Security upon which it is stamped, if, unless
otherwise required by applicable state securities laws, (a) such
Security is registered for sale under an effective registration
statement filed under the 1933 Act or otherwise may be sold
pursuant to Rule 144 or Regulation S without any restriction as to
the number of securities as of a particular date that can then be
immediately sold, or (b) the Company is provided with an opinion of
counsel, in form, substance and scope customary for opinions of
counsel in comparable transactions, to the effect that a public
sale or transfer of such Security may be made without registration
under the 1933 Act, which opinion shall be accepted by the Company
so that the sale or transfer is effected or (c) such holder
provides the Company with reasonable assurances that such Security
can be sold pursuant to Rule 144 or Regulation S.
h.
Authorization; Enforcement . This Agreement and the
Registration Rights Agreement have been duly and validly
authorized. This Agreement has been duly executed and
delivered on behalf of the Buyer, and this Agreement constitutes,
and upon execution and delivery by the Buyer of the Registration
Rights Agreement, such agreement will constitute, valid and binding
agreements of the Buyer enforceable in accordance with their
terms.
i.
Residency . The Buyer is a resident of the
jurisdiction set forth immediately below such Buyer’s name on
the signature pages hereto.
3.
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY
. The Company represents and warrants to each Buyer
that:
a.
Organization and Qualification . The
Company and each of its Subsidiaries (as defined below), if any, is
a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing
under the laws of the jurisdiction in which it is incorporated,
with full power and authority (corporate and other) to own, lease,
use and operate its properties and to carry on its business as and
where now owned, leased, used, operated and conducted, except as
disclosed in Schedule 3(a). Schedule 3(a) sets
forth a list of all of the Subsidiaries of the Company and the
jurisdiction in which each is incorporated. 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 its ownership or use of property or the
nature of the business conducted by it makes such qualification
necessary except where the failure to be so qualified or in good
standing would not have a Material Adverse
Effect. “ Material Adverse Effect ”
means any material adverse effect on the business, operations,
assets, financial condition or prospects of the Company or its
Subsidiaries, if any, taken as a whole, or on the transactions
contemplated hereby or by the agreements or instruments to be
entered into in connection herewith. “
Subsidiaries ” means any corporation or other
organization, whether incorporated or unincorporated, in which the
Company owns, directly or indirectly, any equity or other ownership
interest.
b.
Authorization; Enforcement . (i) The
Company has all requisite corporate power and authority to enter
into and perform this Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement,
the Debentures and the Warrants and to consummate the transactions
contemplated hereby and thereby and to issue the Securities, in
accordance with the terms hereof and thereof, (ii) the execution
and delivery of this Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement,
the Debentures and the Warrants by the Company and the consummation
by it of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby
(including without limitation, the issuance of the Debentures and
the Warrants and the issuance and reservation for issuance of the
Conversion Shares and Warrant Shares issuable upon conversion or
exercise thereof) have been duly authorized by the Company’s
Board of Directors and no further consent or authorization of the
Company, its Board of Directors, or its shareholders is required,
(iii) this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the
Company by its authorized representative, and such authorized
representative is the true and official representative with
authority to sign this Agreement and the other documents executed
in connection herewith and bind the Company accordingly, and (iv)
this Agreement constitutes, and upon execution and delivery by the
Company of the Registration Rights Agreement, the Debentures and
the Warrants, each of such instruments will constitute, a legal,
valid and binding obligation of the Company enforceable against the
Company in accordance with its terms.
c.
Capitalization . As of the date hereof,
the authorized capital stock of the Company consists of (i)
1,000,000,000 shares of Common Stock, of which 14,860,000 shares
are issued and outstanding, 6,000,000 shares are reserved for
issuance pursuant to the Company’s stock option plans, 0
shares are reserved for issuance pursuant to securities (other than
the Debentures and the Warrants) exercisable for, or convertible
into or exchangeable for shares of Common Stock and 0 shares are
reserved for issuance upon conversion of the Debentures and
exercise of the Warrants; and (ii) 20,000,000 shares of
preferred stock, of which 100,000 shares are issued and
outstanding. All of such outstanding shares of capital
stock are, or upon issuance will be, duly authorized, validly
issued, fully paid and nonassessable. No shares of
capital stock of the Company are subject to preemptive rights or
any other similar rights of the shareholders of the Company or any
liens or encumbrances imposed through the actions or failure to act
of the Company. Except as disclosed in Schedule
3(c) , as of the effective date of this Agreement, (i) there
are no outstanding options, warrants, scrip, rights to subscribe
for, puts, calls, rights of first refusal, agreements,
understandings, claims or other commitments or rights of any
character whatsoever relating to, or securities or rights
convertible into or exchangeable for any shares of capital stock of
the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or arrangements by which
the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is or may become bound to
issue additional shares of capital stock of the Company or any of
its Subsidiaries, (ii) there are no agreements or arrangements
under which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is obligated to
register the sale of any of its or their securities under the 1933
Act (except the Registration Rights Agreement) and (iii) there are
no anti-dilution or price adjustment provisions contained in any
security issued by the Company (or in any agreement providing
rights to security holders) that will be triggered by the issuance
of the Debentures, the Warrants, the Conversion Shares or Warrant
Shares. The Company has furnished to the Buyer true and
correct copies of the Company’s Articles of Incorporation as
in effect on the date hereof (“ Articles of
Incorporation ”), the Company’s By-laws, as in
effect on the date hereof (the “ By-laws ”), and
the terms of all securities convertible into or exercisable for
Common Stock of the Company and the material rights of the holders
thereof in respect thereto. The Company shall provide
the Buyer with a written update of this representation signed by
the Company’s Chief Executive or Chief Financial Officer on
behalf of the Company as of the Closing Date.
d.
Issuance of Shares . The Conversion Shares
and Warrant Shares are duly authorized and reserved for issuance
and, upon conversion of the Debentures and exercise of the Warrants
in accordance with their respective terms, will be validly issued,
fully paid and non-assessable, and free from all taxes, liens,
claims and encumbrances with respect to the issue thereof and shall
not be subject to preemptive rights or other similar rights of
shareholders of the Company and will not impose personal liability
upon the holder thereof.
e.
Acknowledgment of Dilution . The Company
understands and acknowledges the potentially dilutive effect to the
Common Stock upon the issuance of the Conversion Shares and Warrant
Shares upon conversion of the Debenture or exercise of the
Warrants. The Company further acknowledges that its
obligation to issue Conversion Shares and Warrant Shares upon
conversion of the Debentures or exercise of the Warrants in
accordance with this Agreement, the Debentures and the Warrants is
absolute and unconditional regardless of the dilutive effect that
such issuance may have on the ownership interests of other
shareholders of the Company.
f.
No Conflicts . The execution, delivery and
performance of this Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement,
the Debentures and the Warrants by the Company and the consummation
by the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby
(including, without limitation, the issuance and reservation for
issuance of the Conversion Shares and Warrant Shares) will not (i)
conflict with or result in a violation of any provision of the
Articles of Incorporation or By-laws or (ii) violate or conflict
with, or result in a breach of any provision of, or constitute a
default (or an event which with notice or lapse of time or both
could become a default) under, or give to others any rights of
termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, any
agreement, indenture, patent, patent license or instrument to which
the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party, or (iii) to the
Company’s knowledge, result in a violation of any law, rule,
regulation, order, judgment or decree (including federal and state
securities laws and regulations and regulations of any
self-regulatory organizations to which the Company or its
securities are subject) applicable to the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries or by which any property or asset of the Company or
any of its Subsidiaries is bound or affected (except for such
conflicts, defaults, terminations, amendments, accelerations,
cancellations and violations as would not, individually or in the
aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect). Neither the
Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is in violation of its Articles
of Incorporation, By-laws or other organizational documents and
neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is in default (and
no event has occurred which with notice or lapse of time or both
could put the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in default) under,
and neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has taken any
action or failed to take any action that would give to others any
rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of,
any agreement, indenture or instrument to which the Company or any
of its Subsidiaries is a party or by which any property or assets
of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is bound or affected,
except for possible defaults as would not, individually or in the
aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect. The businesses of the
Company and its Subsidiaries, if any, are not being conducted, and
shall not be conducted so long as a Buyer owns any of the
Securities, in violation of any law, ordinance or regulation of any
governmental entity. Except as specifically contemplated
by this Agreement and as required under the 1933 Act and any
applicable state securities laws, the Company is not required to
obtain any consent, authorization or order of, or make any filing
or registration with, any court, governmental agency, regulatory
agency, self regulatory organization or stock market or any third
party in order for it to execute, deliver or perform any of its
obligations under this Agreement, the Registration Rights
Agreement, the Debentures or the Warrants in accordance with the
terms hereof or thereof or to issue and sell the Debentures and
Warrants in accordance with the terms hereof and to issue the
Conversion Shares upon conversion of the Debentures and the Warrant
Shares upon exercise of the Warrants. Except as
disclosed in Schedule 3(f) , all consents, authorizations,
orders, filings and registrations which the Company is required to
obtain pursuant to the preceding sentence have been obtained or
effected on or prior to the date hereof. The Company is
not in violation of the listing requirements of the
Over-the-Counter Bulletin Board (the “ OTCBB ”)
and does not reasonably anticipate that the Common Stock will be
delisted by the OTCBB in the foreseeable future. The
Company and its Subsidiaries are unaware of any facts or
circumstances which might give rise to any of the
foregoing.
g.
SEC Documents; Financial Statements
. Except as disclosed in Schedule 3(g) , the
Company has timely filed all reports, schedules, forms, statements
and other documents required to be filed by it with the SEC
pursuant to the reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended (the “ 1934 Act ”) (all
of the foregoing filed prior to the date hereof and all exhibits
included therein and financial statements and schedules thereto and
documents (other than exhibits to such documents) incorporated by
reference therein, being hereinafter referred to herein as the
“ SEC Documents ”). As of their
respective dates, the SEC Documents complied in all material
respects with the requirements of the 1934 Act and the rules and
regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder applicable to the SEC
Documents, and none of the SEC Documents, at the time they were
filed with the SEC, 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. None of the statements made in any such SEC
Documents is, or has been, required to be amended or updated under
applicable law (except for such statements as have been amended or
updated in subsequent filings prior the date hereof). As
of their respective dates, the financial statements of the Company
included in the SEC Documents complied as to form in all material
respects with applicable accounting requirements and the published
rules and regulations of the SEC with respect
thereto. Such financial statements have been prepared in
accordance with United States generally accepted accounting
principles, consistently applied, 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 consolidated financial position of the
Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of the dates thereof
and the consolidated results of their operations and cash flows for
the periods then ended (subject, in the case of unaudited
statements, to normal year-end audit
adjustments). Except as set forth in the financial
statements of the Company included in the SEC Documents or as
otherwise disclosed in the SEC Documents, the Company has no
liabilities, contingent or otherwise, other than (i) liabilities
incurred in the ordinary course of business subsequent to September
30, 2008 and (ii) obligations under contracts and commitments
incurred in the ordinary course of business and not required under
generally accepted accounting principles to be reflected in such
financial statements, which, individually or in the aggregate, are
not material to the financial condition or operating results of the
Company.
h.
Absence of Certain Changes . Except as set
forth on Schedule 3(h) , since September 30, 2008, there has
been no material adverse change and no material adverse development
in the assets, liabilities, business, properties, operations,
financial condition, results of operations or prospects of the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
i.
Absence of Litigation . Except as
disclosed in the Schedule 3(i), there is no action, suit, claim,
proceeding, inquiry or investigation before or by any court, public
board, government agency, self-regulatory organization or body
pending or, to the knowledge of the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries, threatened against or affecting the Company or any of
its Subsidiaries, or their officers or directors in their capacity
as such, that could have a Material Adverse Effect.
Schedule 3(i) contains a complete list and summary
description of any pending or, to the knowledge of the Company,
threatened proceeding against or affecting the Company or any of
its Subsidiaries, without regard to whether it would have a
Material Adverse Effect. Except as set forth in Schedule
3(i), the Company and its Subsidiaries are unaware of any facts or
circumstances which might give rise to any of the
foregoing.
j.
Patents, Copyrights, etc . The Company and
each of its Subsidiaries owns or possesses the requisite licenses
or rights to use all patents, patent applications, patent rights,
inventions, know-how, trade secrets, trademarks, trademark
applications, service marks, service names, trade names and
copyrights (“ Intellectual Property ”) necessary
to enable it to conduct its business as now operated (and, except
as set forth in Schedule 3(j) hereof, to the best of the
Company’s knowledge, as presently contemplated to be operated
in the future); there is no claim or action by any person
pertaining to, or proceeding pending, or to the Company’s
knowledge threatened, which challenges the right of the Company or
of a Subsidiary with respect to any Intellectual Property necessary
to enable it to conduct its business as now operated (and, except
as set forth in Schedule 3(j) hereof, to the best of the
Company’s knowledge, as presently contemplated to be operated
in the future); to the best of the Company’s knowledge, the
Company’s or its Subsidiaries’ current and intended
products, services and processes do not infringe on any
Intellectual Property or other rights held by any person; and the
Company is unaware of any facts or circumstances which might give
rise to any of the foregoing. The Company and each of
its Subsidiaries have taken reasonable security measures to protect
the secrecy, confidentiality and value of their Intellectual
Property.
k.
No Materially Adverse Contracts, Etc
. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is
subject to any charter, corporate or other legal restriction, or
any judgment, decree, order, rule or regulation which in the
judgment of the Company’s officers has or is expected in the
future to have a Material Adverse Effect. Neither the
Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to any contract or
agreement which in the judgment of the Company’s officers has
or is expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
l.
Tax Status . Except as set forth on
Schedule 3(l) , the Company and each of its Subsidiaries has
made or filed all federal, state and foreign income and
all