EXECUTION
VERSION
NEAH
POWER SYSTEMS, INC.
SECURITIES
PURCHASE AGREEMENT
This
Securities Purchase Agreement (this “ Agreement
”) is made as of February 12, 2009 by and between (i) Neah
Power Systems, Inc. , a Nevada corporation (the “
Company ”), and (ii) Agile Opportunity Fund,
LLC , a Delaware limited liability company (“
Agile ”), and Capitoline Advisors Inc. ,
a New York corporation (“ Capitoline ”;
together with Agile, the “ Investors ”,
each an “ Investor ”).
In
consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements set forth
herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt
and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, and intending to
be legally bound hereby, the parties hereto agree as
follows:
1.
Purchase and Sale of Securities .
1.1
Sale and Issuance of Notes . Subject to
the terms and conditions of this Agreement and in reliance on the
representations and warranties set forth or referred to herein, the
Company hereby agrees to sell and issue to the Investors, and the
Investors hereby severally agree (and not jointly) to purchase from
the Company, (i) at the Initial Closing (as hereinafter defined),
Original Issue Discount Term Convertible Promissory Notes in the
aggregate face amount of $262,500.00 for an aggregate purchase
price of $225,000.00 (the “ Initial Notes Purchase
Price ”), such Promissory Notes to be in the form
attached hereto as Exhibit A , each of the Investors
purchasing the amount of Initial Notes set forth on Schedule
1.1 hereto (the " Initial Notes ") with a
maturity date of August 12, 2009 (the “ Maturity
Date ”), and (ii) at each Investor’s sole,
absolute and several discretion, at the Subsequent Closing (as
hereinafter defined), Original Issue Discount Term Promissory Notes
in the maximum aggregate face amounts of $787,500.00 for a maximum
aggregate purchase price of $675,000.00 (the “
Additional Notes Purchase Price ”), each such
Promissory Note to be substantially in the form attached hereto as
Exhibit B and having the same Maturity Date as the
Initial Notes, each of the Investors severally purchasing up to the
maximum amount of Additional Notes set forth on Schedule
1.1 hereto, the exact amount so purchased by each Investor
to be determined by such Investor in its sole, absolute and several
discretion (the “ Additional Notes ”;
collectively with the Initial Notes, the “
Notes ”).
1.2
Initial Closing . The closing of the
purchase, sale and issuance of the Initial Notes shall take place
at the offices of Westerman Ball Ederer Miller & Sharfstein,
LLP, legal counsel to Agile (“ WBEMS ”),
170 Old Country Road, Fourth Floor, Mineola, New York 11501,
simultaneous with the execution hereof (the " Initial
Closing "). At the Initial Closing, (i) the
Company will deliver to each Investor its duly executed Initial
Note to be delivered thereat pursuant to Section
1.1(i) hereof against delivery by such Investor to the
Company of its Initial Notes Purchase Price by wire transfer of the
amount thereof to the Company’s account or by such other
method agreed to between the Investors and the Company, (ii) the
Company shall execute a Security Agreement in favor of the
Investors granting to the Investors a first priority security
interest in the “Collateral” referred to therein in the
form of Exhibit C attached hereto (the “
Security Agreement ”), (iii) the Company shall
execute a Patent Security Agreement in favor of the Investors
granting to the Investors a first priority security interest in the
“Collateral” referred to therein in the form of
Exhibit D attached hereto (the “ Patent
Security Agreement ”), (iv) the Company shall cause
to be delivered to the Investors any other Securities to be
delivered thereat pursuant to any other Loan Documents, and (v) the
Company shall pay to the Investors the amount of interest payable
on the Initial Notes pursuant to the terms of the Initial
Notes.
1.3
Subsequent Closing . On such date as may
be agreed to between the Company and the Investors, but not later
than February 27, 2009, the closing of the purchase, sale and
issuance of Additional Notes shall take place at the offices of
WBEMS (the “ Subsequent Closing
”). At the Subsequent Closing, (i) the Company
shall deliver to each Investor its duly executed Additional Note to
be delivered thereat pursuant to Section 1.1(ii)
hereof against delivery by such Investor to the Company of the
Additional Notes Purchase Price therefor by wire transfer of the
amount thereof to the Company’s account or by such other
method agreed to between the Investors and the Company, (ii) the
Company shall cause to be delivered to the Investors any other
Securities to be delivered thereat pursuant to any other Loan
Documents and (iii) the Company shall pay to the Investors the
amount of interest payable on the Additional Notes pursuant to the
terms of the Additional Notes. For the purpose of
clarification, the Subsequent Closing shall take place at the sole,
absolute and several discretion of each Investor, it being
specifically contemplated and acknowledged that should only one
Investor choose to proceed with the Subsequent Closing, such
Investor and the Company may do so without any obligation of the
other Investor to do so.
1.4
Monitoring Fees . On the thirtieth
(30 th
) day
after the Subsequent Closing and on every thirtieth
(30 th
) day
thereafter (each, a “ Monitoring Fee Date
”) for a total of six (6) consecutive thirty (30) day periods
and Monitoring Fee Dates, a calculation shall be made of the
aggregate dollar volume of Common Stock traded on the Principal
Trading Market during the thirty (30) days preceding the applicable
Monitoring Fee Date (the “ Calculated Monthly Dollar
Volume Traded ”). If on any such
Monitoring Fee Date, the Calculated Monthly Dollar Volume Traded
was less than $75,000.00, then the Company shall immediately pay to
the Investors a monitoring fee of $7,500.00 for such Monitoring Fee
Date (as between the Investors, such monitoring fee to be divided
in proportion to the aggregate amount of Notes purchased by
them).
1.5
Other Fees and Expenses .
(a) At
the Initial Closing, the Company shall pay all fees due to third
party agents and expenses incurred by the Investors and Agile
Investments, LLC in connection with the transactions contemplated
hereunder, including, without limitation, (i) the legal fees and
expenses of corporate counsel to the Investors incurred in
connection with the preparation of this Agreement and the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, which amount
of legal fees is agreed to be $15,000 plus expenses of patent
counsel and filing fees, (ii) $12,625 payable to Agile Investments,
LLC for due diligence, structuring and monitoring fees and (iii) a
finder’s fee of $11,250 payable to Cresta Capital Strategies,
LLC.
(b) At
the Subsequent Closing, the Company shall pay (i) the patent
counsel and filing fees not otherwise paid at the Initial Closing,
(ii) a finder’s fee of $11,250 to Cresta Capital Strategies,
LLC and (iii) an aggregate of $37,875 in due diligence and
structuring fees to Agile Investments, LLC and Capitoline (and as
between them in proportion to the amount of Additional Notes
purchased by Agile and Capitoline at the Subsequent Closing); such
fees to be reduced proportionately in the event that less than the
maximum amount of Additional Notes are so purchased.
1.6
Defined Terms Used in this Agreement . In
addition to the terms defined elsewhere in this Agreement, the
following terms used in this Agreement shall be construed to have
the meanings set forth below.
“
Approvals ” means, collectively, all actions,
approvals, consents, waivers, exemptions, Orders, authorizations,
registrations, declarations, filings and recordings.
“
Business or Condition ” of the Company means
the business, operations, assets, properties, earnings, prospects
or condition (financial or other) of the Company.
“
Common Stock ” means the common stock of the
Company, par value $0.001 per share.
“
Exchange Act ” means the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended.
“
Free Trading Stock ” means shares of Common
Stock that may be immediately freely sold into the public markets
for the Common Stock on the Principal Trading Market free of any
restrictions on transfer under the Securities Act and which are
otherwise freely transferable on the books and records of the
Company.
“
Governmental Body ” means any federal, state,
municipal, local or other governmental department, commission,
board, bureau, agency, instrumentality, political subdivision or
taxing authority, of any country.
“
Intellectual Property ” any patents, patent
applications, trademarks, trademark applications, service marks,
service mark applications, trade names, copyrights, manufacturing
processes, formulae, trade secrets and know-how of a
Person.
“
Last Audited Date ” means December 31,
2007.
“
Loan Documents ” means, collectively, this
Agreement, the Security Agreement, the Patent Security Agreement,
the Notes and all other documents, certificates and instruments
delivered in connection therewith.
“
Material Adverse Change; Material Adverse Effect; Materially
Adverse ” in, on or with respect to, the Company,
shall mean a material adverse change in the Company’s
Business or Condition, a material adverse effect on the
Company’s Business or Condition or an event which is
materially adverse to the Company's Business or
Condition.
“
Order ” means any order, writ, injunction,
decree, judgment, award, determination, direction or demand by a
Governmental Body, arbitrator or court.
“
Person ” means any individual, corporation,
association, partnership, joint venture, limited liability company,
trust or estate, organization, business, government or agency or
political subdivision thereof, or any other entity.
“
Principal Trading Market ” means the OTC
Bulletin Board or such other market on which the Common Stock is
principally traded at the relevant time.
“
Restricted Stock ” means shares of Common Stock
that may not be immediately sold except pursuant to an exemption
from registration under the Securities Act.
“
Sale of the Company ” means either (i) the
sale, lease, transfer, conveyance or other disposition, in one or a
series of related transactions, of all or substantially all of the
assets of the Company or (ii) a transaction or series of
transactions (including, without limitation, by way of merger,
consolidation, or sale of equity) the result of which is that the
holders of the Company’s outstanding voting securities
immediately prior to such transactions are after giving effect to
such transactions no longer, in the aggregate, the
“beneficial owners” (as such term is defined in
Rule 13d-3 and Rule 13D-5 promulgated under the Exchange
Act), directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, of
more than 50% of the voting power of the outstanding voting
securities of the Company.
“
SEC ” means the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
“
SEC Documents ” means all reports, documents
and other filings made by the Company with the SEC and available
via SEC’s EDGAR online electronic document retrieval
system.
“
Securities ” means the Notes and all shares of
Common Stock that are or may be issued to the Investors under any
of the Loan Documents.
“
Securities Act ” means the Securities Act of
1933, as amended.
1.7
Beneficial Ownership Limitations .
(a) Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary contained herein, at no time shall either
Investor together with any “affiliates” of the Investor
(as defined in the Exchange Act) “beneficially own”
enough shares of Common Stock to be deemed an
“affiliate” of the Company within the meaning of the
Exchange Act (a “ Company Affiliate
”). Accordingly, each Investor (and its
affiliates) will not convert any portion of the Notes issued to it
in violation of the foregoing. In addition, to the
extent any shares of Common Stock issuable or deliverable to an
Investor pursuant to any Loan Document would cause the Investor to
be deemed a Company Affiliate in violation of the foregoing
sentence, the Company shall not issue or cause to be delivered such
shares of Common Stock to the Investor and the Investor shall not
request the issuance or delivery thereof; provided ,
however , that the Company shall reserve out of its
authorized share capital, sufficient shares of Common Stock to
permit it to issue such shares but for the foregoing provisions of
this Section 1.7 (“ Reserved Shares
”).
(b) At
such time as an Investor determines that the issuance or delivery
of Reserved Shares to it can be made without violating the first
sentence of Section 1.7(a) hereof, then the Investor may request
that the Company issue and deliver such number of Reserved Shares
as the Investor determines it can so receive without being deemed a
Company Affiliate and which it so requests (an “
Issuance Request ”) and the Company shall
comply with such Issuance Request as soon as possible thereafter;
provided , however , that notwithstanding the
foregoing provisions of this Section 1.7, should the Investor in
its sole discretion determine that it may be deemed a Company
Affiliate prior to the issuance or delivery of the Reserved Shares,
the Issuance Request shall specify that the Reserved Shares so
requested not be issued or delivered prior to 61 days after such
Issuance Request is made (and the provisions of Section 1.7(a)
shall continue to apply until the actual issuance or delivery
thereof).
(c) To
the extent that the limitation contained in this Section 1.7
applies, the determination of whether a Note is convertible (in
relation to other securities owned by the Investor) and of which
portion of a Note is convertible or that Reserved Shares are
issuable or deliverable and how many such Reserved Shares are
issuable or deliverable shall be in the sole discretion of such
Investor. To ensure compliance with this restriction,
the Investor will be deemed to represent to the Company each time
it delivers a Notice of Conversion under a Note or an Issuance
Request that such Notice of Conversion or Issuance Request has not
violated the restrictions set forth in this Section 1.7 and the
Company shall have no obligation to verify or confirm the accuracy
of such determination. For purposes of this Section 1.7,
in determining the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock, an
Investor may rely on the number of outstanding shares of Common
Stock as reflected in (x) the Company’s most recent Form 10-Q
or Form 10-K, as the case may be, (y) a more recent public
announcement by the Company or (z) any other notice by the Company
or the Company’s Transfer Agent setting forth the number of
shares of Common Stock outstanding. Upon the written or oral
request of an Investor, the Company shall within two business days
confirm orally and in writing to an Investor the number of shares
of Common Stock then outstanding. In any case, the number of
outstanding shares of Common Stock shall be determined after giving
effect to the conversion or exercise of securities of the Company
by such Investor or its affiliates since the date as of which such
number of outstanding shares of Common Stock was
reported.
2.
Representations and Warranties of the Company .
The Company hereby represents and warrants to the
Investors that:
2.1
Organization, Good Standing and Qualification .
The Company is a corporation duly organized, validly
existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Nevada
and has all requisite corporate power and authority to carry on its
business as presently conducted or proposed to be
conducted. The Company is duly qualified to transact
business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which the
failure so to qualify would have a Material Adverse
Effect. The Company has registered its Common Stock and
is obligated to file reports pursuant to Section 12 or Section
15(d) of the Exchange Act. The Common Stock is quoted on
the Principal Trading Market. The Company has received
no notice, either oral or written, with respect to the eligibility
or the continued eligibility of the Common Stock for such quotation
on the Principal Trading Market, and the Company has maintained all
requirements on its part for the continuation of such
quotation.
2.2
Capitalization . As of immediately prior
to the Closing, the authorized capital stock of the Company
consists solely of (i) 500,000,000 shares of Common Stock, of which
230,374,275 shares are issued and outstanding, and (ii) 25,000,000
shares of Preferred Stock, par value $.001 per share, of which
10,000,000 shares are authorized as shares of Series A Preferred
Stock, of which 23,532,600 shares are issued and outstanding and
are convertible into an aggregate of 627,614,442 shares of Common
Stock. All of the outstanding shares of Common Stock
have been duly authorized, are fully paid and
nonassessable. Except as set forth on Schedule
2.2 , the Beneficial Ownership Table contained in the
latest periodic filing made by the Company with the SEC under the
Exchange Act, is accurate and complete as of the date
hereof. Except as set forth on such Beneficial Ownership
table, in the preceding sentences of this Section 2.2 or on
Schedule 2.2 , there are no options, warrants,
subscriptions, conversion rights or securities exchange rights or
other securities or other contractual rights outstanding which
require, or give any person the right to require the issuance,
delivery or sale (including the right of conversion or exchange) of
any capital stock of the Company whether or not such rights are
presently exercisable.
2.3
Authorization . All corporate action on
the part of the Company necessary for the authorization, execution
and delivery of this Agreement, and the authorization, issuance and
delivery of the Securities has been taken and each of the Loan
Documents, when executed and delivered by the Company and assuming
due execution and delivery by the Investors, shall constitute a
valid and legally binding obligation of the Company, enforceable
against the Company in accordance with its terms, except as limited
by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium,
fraudulent conveyance, or other laws of general application
relating to or affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights
generally, and as limited by laws relating to the availability
of specific performance, injunctive relief, or other equitable
remedies.
2.4
Valid Issuance of Securities . The
Securities when issued, sold and delivered in accordance with the
terms hereof for the consideration expressed herein, will be duly
and validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and free of
restrictions on transfer other than restrictions on transfer under
applicable state and federal securities laws, except for Free
Trading Stock which shall be free of all restrictions on transfer
under securities laws.
2.5
Consents and Approvals . No Approval by,
from or with and no other action in respect of, any Governmental
Body or any other Person (including any trustee or holder of any
indebtedness, securities or other obligations of the Company) is
required (a) for or in connection with the valid execution and/or
delivery by the Company of or the performance by the Company
of its obligations under the Loan Documents or the consummation by
the Company of the transactions contemplated thereby, including the
offer, issuance, sale and delivery by the Company of the
Securities, or (b) as a condition to the legality, validity or
enforceability as against the Company and the Subsidiaries of the
Loan Documents.
2.6
Intellectual Property . The Company
represents and warrants that it has full right, title and interest
in and to, or otherwise has the right to license its Intellectual
Property. Schedule 2.6 identifies the
Company’s material Intellectual Property. To the best of the
Company's knowledge, no claim is pending nor has the Company
received notice to the effect that its Intellectual Property
infringes or will infringe upon or conflict with the asserted
rights of any other Person, and to the best of the Company’s
knowledge, there is no basis for any such claim (whether or not
pending or threatened). Except as set forth on
Schedule 2.6 , there are no outstanding options,
licenses, or agreements of any kind relating to the foregoing, nor
is the Company bound by or a party to any options, licenses, or
agreements of any kind with respect to its Intellectual
Property. The Company is not obligated or under any
liability whatsoever to make any payments by way of royalties, fees
or otherwise to any owner of or licensor or other claimant to its
Intellectual Property. No claim is pending or, to the
Company's knowledge, threatened to the effect that the Intellectual
Property is invalid or unenforceable by the Company, and there is
no basis for any such claim (whether or not pending or, to the
Company's knowledge, threatened).
2.7
Subsidiaries . The Company does not own
or control, directly or indirectly, any interest in any other
company or subsidiary and none of them is a participant in any
joint venture, partnership or similar arrangement.
2.9
Disclosure . No representation or
warranty of the Company contained in this Agreement, any
certificate or document furnished or to be furnished to the
Investors at the Initial or Subsequent Closing or the Financial
Statements contains any untrue statement of a material fact or
omits to state a material fact necessary in order to make the
statement contained herein or therein not misleading in light of
the circumstances under which they were made.
2.10
Rights of Others Affecting the Transactions
. There are no preemptive rights of any shareholder
of the Company, as such, to acquire the Notes or any shares of
stock that may be issued to the Investors or its designees in
connection with any agreements between the parties
hereto. No party other than an Investor has a currently
exercisable right of first refusal which would be applicable to any
or all of the transactions contemplated by the Loan
Documents.
2.11
Non-contravention . The execution and
delivery of this Agreement and each of the other Loan Documents by
the Company, the issuance of the Securities, and the consummation
by the Company of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement
and each of the other Loan Documents do not and will not conflict
with or result in a breach by the Company of any of the terms or
provisions of, or constitute a default under (i) the certificate of
incorporation or by-laws of the Company, each as currently in
effect, (ii) any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, or other
material agreement or instrument to which the Company is a party or
by which it or any of its properties or assets are bound, including
any listing agreement for the Common Stock except as herein set
forth, or (iii) to its knowledge, any existing applicable law,
rule, or regulation or any applicable decree, judgment, or order of
any court, United States federal or state regulatory body,
administrative agency, or other governmental body having
jurisdiction over the Company or any of its properties or assets,
except such conflict, breach or default which would not have or
result in a Material Adverse Effect.
2.12
Filings . None of the Company’s SEC
Documents contained, at the time they were filed, any untrue
statement of a material fact or omitted to state any material fact
required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements
made therein in light of the circumstances under which they were
made, not misleading. Except for its Annual Report for
the year ended September 30, 2008, since August 19, 2008, the
Company has timely filed all requisite forms, reports and exhibits
thereto, if any, required to be filed by the Company with the
SEC.
2.13
Absence of Certain Changes . Since the
Last Audited Date, there has been no material adverse change and no
Material Adverse Effect, except as disclosed in the Company’s
SEC Documents. Since the Last Audited Date, except as provided in
the Company’s SEC Documents, the Company has not (i) incurred
or become subject to any material liabilities (absolute or
contingent) except liabilities incurred in the ordinary course of
business consistent with past practices; (ii) discharged or
satisfied any material lien or encumbrance or paid any material
obligation or liability (absolute or contingent), other than
current liabilities paid in the ordinary course of business
consistent with past practices; (iii) declared or made any payment
or distribution of cash or other property to shareholders with
respect to its capital stock, or purchased or redeemed, or made any
agreements to purchase or redeem, any shares of its capital stock;
(iv) sold, assigned or transferred any other tangible assets, or
canceled any debts owed to the Company by any third
party or claims of the Company against any third party,
except in the ordinary course of business consistent with past
practices; (v) waived any rights of material value, whether or not
in the ordinary course of business, or suffered the loss of any
material amount of existing business; (vi) made any increases in
employee compensation, except in the ordinary course of business
consistent with past practices; or (vii) experienced any material
problems with labor or management in connection with the terms and
conditions of their employment.
2.14
Absence of Litigation . There is no
action, suit, proceeding, inquiry or investigation before or by any
court, public board or body pending or, to the knowledge of the
Company, threatened against or affecting the Company before or by
any governmental authority or nongovernmental department,
commission, board, bureau, agency or instrumentality or any other
person, wherein an unfavorable decision, ruling or finding would
have a Material Adverse Effect or which would adversely affect the
validity or enforceability of, or the authority or ability of the
Company to perform its obligations under, any of the Loan
Documents. The Company is not aware of any valid basis
for any such claim that (either individually or in the aggregate
with all other such events and circumstances) could reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. There are no
outstanding or unsatisfied judgments, orders, decrees, writs,
injunctions or stipulations to which the Company is a party or by
which it or any of its properties is bound, that involve the
transaction contemplated herein or that, alone or in the aggregate,
could reasonably be expect to have a Material Adverse
Effect.
2.15
Absence of Events of Default . The
Company is not in default in the performance or observance of any
material obligation, agreement, covenant or condition contained in
any material indenture, mortgage, deed of trust or other material
agreement to which it is a party or by which its property is bound,
and (ii) no Event of Default (or its equivalent term), as defined
in the respective agreement to which the Company is a party, and no
event which, with the giving of notice or the passage of time or
both, would become an Event of Default (or its equivalent term) (as
so defined in such agreement), has occurred and is continuing,
which would have a Material Adverse Effect.
2.16
No Undisclosed Liabilities or Events . To
the best of the Company’s knowledge, the Company has no
liabilities or obligations other than those disclosed in the Loan
Documents or the Company's SEC Documents or those incurred in the
ordinary course of the Company's business since the Last Audited
Date, or which individually or in the aggregate, do not or would
not have a Material Adverse Effect. No event or circumstances has
occurred or exists with respect to the Company or its properties,
business, operations, condition (financial or otherwise), or
results of operations, which, under applicable law, rule or
regulation, requires public disclosure or announcement prior to the
date hereof by the Company but which has not been so publicly
announced or disclosed. There are no proposals currently
under consideration or currently anticipated to be under
consideration by the Board of Directors or the executive officers
of the Company which proposal would (x) change the articles or
certificate of incorporation or other charter document or by-laws
of the Company, each as currently in effect, with or without
shareholder approval, which change would reduce or otherwise
adversely affect the rights and powers of the shareholders of the
Common Stock or (y) materially or substantially change the
business, assets or capital of the Company, including its interests
in subsidiaries.
2.17
No Integrated Offering . Neither the
Company nor any of its Affiliates nor any Person acting on its or
their behalf has, directly or indirectly, at any time since
February 12, 2008, made any offer or sales of any security or
solicited any offers to buy any security under circumstances that
would eliminate the availability of the exemption from registration
under Regulation D in connection with the offer and sale of the
Securities as contemplated hereby.
2.18
Fees to Brokers, Finders and Others .
Except as specifically contemplated in this Agreement,
the Company has taken no action which would give rise to any claim
by any Person for brokerage commission, finder's fees or similar
payments by the Investors relating to this Agreement or the
transactions contemplated hereby. Investors shall have
no obligation with respect to any such fees or with respect to any
claims made by or on behalf of other Persons for fees of a type
contemplated in this paragraph that may be due in connection with
the transactions contemplated hereby. The Company shall
indemnify and hold harmless each Investor, its employees, officers,
directors, agents, and partners, and their respective Affiliates,
from and against all claims, losses, damages, costs (including the
costs of preparation and attorney's fees) and expenses suffered in
respect of any such claimed or existing fees, as and when
incurred.
2.19
Full Disclosure . To the best of the
Company’s knowledge, there is no fact known to the Company
(other than general economic conditions known to the public
generally or as disclosed in the Company’s SEC Documents)
that has not been disclosed in writing to the Investors that would
reasonably be expected to have or result in a Material Adverse
Effect.
2.20
Confirmation . The Company confirms that
all statements of the Company contained herein shall survive
acceptance of this Agreement by the Investors. The
Company agrees that, if any events occur or circumstances exist
prior to the Subsequent Closing Date which would make any of the
Company’s representations, warranties, agreements or other
information set forth herein materially untrue or materially
inaccurate as of such date, the Company shall immediately notify
the Investors in writing prior to such date of such fact,
specifying which representation, warranty or covenant is affected
and the reasons therefor.
A
breach of any of the representations and warranties in this
section, shall be deemed a material breach of this Agreement and
shall constitute an Event of Default (as defined in the Loan
Documents) and the Investors shall be entitled to exercise all
remedies available to them under the Loan Documents.
3.
Representations and Warranties of the Investors .
Each of the Investors hereby severally represents and
warrants to the Company as to itself that:
3.1
Authorization . The Investor has full
power and authority to enter into this Agreement. This
Agreement, when executed and delivered by the Investor, assuming
due execution and delivery by the other parties hereto, will
constitute a valid and legally binding obligation of the Investor,
enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as limited by
applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium,
fraudulent conveyance, and any other laws of general application
affecting enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, and as
limited by laws relating to the availability of a specific
performance, injunctive relief, or other equitable
remedies.
3.2
Accredited Investor . The Investor is (i)
an “accredited investor” as that term is defined in
Rule 501 of the General Rules and Regulations under the Securities
Act, (ii) experienced in making investments of the kind described
in this Agreement and the related documents, (iii) able, by reason
of the business and financial experience of its officers (if an
entity) and professional advisors (who are not affiliated with or
compensated in any way by the Company or any of its Affiliates or
selling agents), to protect its own interests in connection with
the transactions described in this Agreement, and the related
documents, and to evaluate the merits and risks of an investment in
the Securities, and (iv) able to afford the entire loss of its
investment in the Securities.
3.3
Restricted Securities . The Investor
understands that the Notes and the Restricted Stock are
“restricted securities” under applicable U.S. federal
and state securities laws and that, pursuant to these laws, the
Investor must hold the Notes indefinitely unless they are
registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission and
qualified by state authorities, or an exemption from such
registration and qualification requirements is
available.
4.1
Registration Rights . Each time the
Company proposes to register any of its securities under the
Securities Act whether for its own account or for the account of
holders of its securities or both (except with respect to
registration statements on Forms S-4, S-8 or any successor or
similar form or “Rule 145” transactions), it shall
include in the registration initiated by the Company (i) all of the
shares of Restricted Stock issued to the Investors under any Loan
Documents and (ii) all shares of Common Stock into which the Notes
may be convertible or have been converted (collectively, "
Registrable Stock "). If any particular
registration to be effected pursuant to this Section
4.1 shall be, in whole or in part, an underwritten public
offering of Common Stock for the account of the Company, the number
of shares of Registrable Stock to be included in such an
underwriting on behalf of the Investor may be reduced if, and to
the extent that, the managing underwriter shall be of the opinion
(a written copy of which shall be delivered to the Investor) that
the inclusion of all of the shares of Registrable Stock requested
to be included in such underwriting by the Investor would
materially and adversely affect the marketing of the Common Stock
to be sold by the Company under such registration
statement. The Company shall comply with all legal
requirements to maintain “evergreen” any registration
statement that includes any Registrable Stock for so long as any
Notes are outstanding or any Registrable Stock is outstanding that
has not yet been sold thereunder.
4.2
Use of Proceeds . The parties agree that
the net proceeds from the issuance of the Notes will be used as set
forth on Schedule 4.2 .
4.3
Certain Agreements and Covenants . The
Company hereby covenants with the Investors that (i) an agreement
with a market awareness firm to perform investor and public
relations services for the Company shall be entered into by the
Company on or prior to February 27, 2009 and shall remain in full
force and effect until the Notes have been repaid in full, (ii)
that the Company’s cancelled Agreement and Plan of Merger
with SolCool One, LLC dated November 26, 2008 will be re-entered
into by the Initial Closing Date and closed subsequent thereto as
soon as reasonably possible, (iii) that all other items listed as
“Conditions to Closing” pursuant to that certain Term
Sheet among the parties hereto and dated January 26, 2009 have been
or will be delivered to the Investors on or prior to the Subsequent
Closing Date and (iv) that the Company shall, if requested by any
Investor, deliver to the Investors a legal opinion of Company
counsel, such counsel and opinion as are acceptable to the
Investors, on or prior to the Subsequent Closing, which opinion
shall be with respect to such matters as such Investor may
request.
4.4
Agent .
(a)
Authorization of Action . Each Investor hereby
appoints and authorizes Agile Opportunity Fund, LLC (the
“Agent”) to be its agent in its name and on its behalf
and to exercise such rights or powers granted to the Agent or the
Investors (i) under the Loan Documents to the extent specifically
provided therein and on the terms thereof, together with such
rights, powers and discretions as are reasonably incidental
thereto. As to any matters not expressly provided for by
the Loan Documents, the Agent shall not be required to exercise any
discretion or take any action, but shall be required to act or to
refrain from acting (and shall be fully protected in so acting or
refraining from acting) upon the instructions of the Investors, and
any action so taken or not so taken by the Agent shall be binding
upon all the Investors; provided , however , that the
Agent shall not be required to take any action which exposes the
Agent to liability in such capacity, which could result in the
Agent incurring any costs and expenses or which is contrary to this
Agreement or applicable law.
(b)
Indemnification . Each Investor hereby agrees to
indemnify and hold harmless the Agent from and against any and all
liabilities, obligations, damages, penalties, actions, judgments,
suits, costs, expenses or disbursements of any kind or nature
whatsoever which may be imposed on, incurred by, or asserted
against the Agent (in its capacity as agent for the Investors) in
any way relating to or arising out of the Loan Documents or any
action taken or admitted by the Agent under or in respect of the
Loan Documents; provided that no Investor shall be liable for any
portion of such liabilities, obligations, damages, penalties,
actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements
resulting from the Agent’s gross negligence or willful
misconduct. Without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, each Investor agrees to reimburse the Agent promptly
upon demand on a pro rata basis in accordance with the then
outstanding indebtedness, liabilities and obligations owing to such
Investor by the Company in respect of any out-of-pocket expenses
(including counsel fees) incurred by the Agent in connection with
the preservation of any rights of the Agent or the Investors under,
the enforcement of, or legal advice in respect of the rights or
responsibilities under, the Loan Documents, to the extent that the
Agent is not reimbursed for such expenses by the
Company.
(c)
Successor Agent . The Agent may, as hereinafter
provided, resign at any time by giving not less than 30 days’
written notice thereof to the Investors and the Company. Upon any
such resignation, the Investors shall have the right to appoint a
successor Agent (the “ Successor Agent
”). Upon the acceptance of any appointment as
Agent hereunder by a Successor Agent, such Successor Agent shall
thereupon succeed to and become vested with all the rights, powers,
privileges and duties of the retiring Agent and the retiring Agent
shall thereupon be discharged from its further duties and
obligations as Agent under the Loan Documents. After any retiring
Agent’s resignation hereunder as Agent, the provisions of
this Section shall continue to inure to its benefit as to any
actions taken or omitted to be taken by it while it was Agent under
the Loan Documents. Absent such a resignation by
the Agent, the Agent’s appointment shall continue until
revoked in writing by Investors holding 75% of the outstanding
principal amount of the Notes, at which time such Investors shall
appoint a new Agent.
(d)
Taking and Enforcement of Remedies . Each of the
Investors hereby acknowledges that, to the extent permitted by
applicable law, the remedies provided under the Loan Documents to
the Investors are for the benefit of the Investors collectively and
acting together and not severally and further acknowledges that its
rights under the Loan Documents are to be exercised not severally,
but collectively by the Agent upon the decision of the Investors;
accordingly, notwithstanding any of the provisions contained in any
of the Loan Documents, each of the Investors hereby covenants and
agrees that it shall not be entitled to take any action with
respect to the Loan Documents, including, without limitation, any
acceleration of the indebtedness, liabilities or obligations of the
Company, but that any such action shall be taken only by the Agent
with the consent of the Investors, provided that, notwithstanding
the foregoing:
(i) in
the absence of instructions from the Investors, the Agent may
without notice to or consent of the Investors take such action on
behalf of the Investors as it deems appropriate or desirable in the
interest of the Investors;
(ii) the
commencement of litigation before any court shall be made in the
name of each Investor individually unless the laws of the
jurisdiction of such court permit such litigation to be commenced
in the name of the Agent on behalf of the Investors (whether
pursuant to a specific power of attorney in favor of the Agent or
otherwise) and the Agent agrees to commence such litigation in its
name; provided , however , that no litigation shall
be commenced in the name of any Investor without the prior written
consent of such Investor; and
(iii)
each of the Investors hereby further covenants and agrees that upon
any such written consent being given by the Investors, they shall
co-operate fully with the Agent to the extent requested by the
Agent in the collective realization, including, without limitation,
the appointment of a receiver and manager to act for their
collective benefit; and each Investor covenants and agrees to do
all acts and things to make, execute and deliver all agreements and
other instruments, including, without limitation, any instruments
necessary to effect any registrations, so as to fully carry out the
intent and purpose of this Section; and each of the Investors
hereby covenants and agrees that it has not heretofore and shall
not seek, take, accept or receive any security for any of the
obligations and liabilities of the Company under the Loan Documents
or under any other document, instrument, writing or agreement
ancillary thereto other than such security as is provided hereunder
and shall not enter into any agreement with the Company relating in
any manner whatsoever to the transactions contemplated hereunder,
unless all of the Investors shall at the same time obtain the
benefit of any such security or agreement, as the case may
be.
Notwithstanding
any other provision contained in the Loan Documents, no Investor
shall be required to be joined as a party to any litigation
commenced against the Company by the Agent under the Loan Documents
(unless otherwise required by any court of competent jurisdiction)
if it elects not to be so joined in which event any such litigation
shall not include claims in respect of the rights of such Investor
against the Company under the Loan Documents until such time as
such Investor does elect to be so joined; provided that if at the
time of such subsequent election it is not possible or practicable
for such Investor to be so joined, then such Investor may commence
proceedings in its own name in respect of its rights against the
Company.
4.4
Successors and Assigns . This Agreement
may not be assigned by the Company without the prior written
consent of the Investors. The terms and conditions of
this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon
the respective successors and permitted assigns of the
parties. Nothing in this Agreement, express or implied,
is intended to confer upon any party other than the parties hereto
or their respective successors and assigns any rights, remedies,
obligations, or liabilities under or by reason of this
Agreement, except as expressly provided in this
Agreement. This Agreement may be assigned by each of the
Investors without the prior consent of the Company.
4.5
Governing Law . This Agreement and all
acts and transactions pursuant hereto and the rights and
obligations of the parties hereto shall be governed, construed and
interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of New York,
without giving effect to principles of conflicts of
law. Each of the parties hereto submits to the personal
jurisdiction of and each agrees that all proceedings relating
hereto shall be brought in federal or state courts located within
New York County in the State of New York.
4.6
Counterparts . This Agreement may be
executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be
deemed an original and all of which together shall constitute one
instrument.
4.7
Titles and Subtitles . The titles and
subtitles used in this Agreement are used for convenience only and
are not to be considered in construing or interpreting this
Agreement.
4.8
Notices . Any notice required or
permitted by this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed
sufficient upon delivery, when delivered personally or by overnight
courier or sent by fax (upon customary confirmation of receipt), or
48 hours after being deposited in the U.S. mail, as certified or
registered mail, with postage prepaid, addressed to the party to be
notified at such party’s address as set forth on the
signature page hereto, or as subsequently modified by written
notice, and if to any of the Investors, with a copy to Westerman
Ball Ederer Miller and Sharfstein, LLP, 170 Old Country Road,
Suite 400, Mineola, New York 11501, Attn: Alan C. Ederer, Esq., and
if to the Company, with a copy to Seyfarth Shaw LLP, 975 F Street,
N.W., Washington, D.C. 20004, Attn: Ernest M. Stern,
Esq.
4.9
Confidentiality . This Agreement and each
of the Loan Documents is confidential, and none of their provisions
or terms shall be disclosed to anyone who is not an Investor or an
officer or director of the Company or their agents, advisers,
investors or legal counsel, unless required by
law. Further, prior to any time that the Company
discloses the existence of this Agreement, any of the Loan
Documents or any of their contents as may be required by law,
including pursuant to securities laws, Agile shall be provided an
advance copy of the proposed disclosure and an opportunity to
comment thereon and the Company shall use its best efforts to
incorporate Agile’s comments thereon, if any, in such
disclosure.
4.10
Reimbursement of Expenses . The Company
shall reimburse the Investors for any reasonable legal fees and
disbursements incurred by the Investors in enforcement of or
protection of any of its rights under this Agreement, any of the
Notes or any other Loan Document.
4.11
Entire Agreement . This Agreement
constitutes the entire agreement between the parties hereto
pertaining to the subject matter hereof, and any and all other
written or oral agreements relating to the subject matter hereof
existing between the parties hereto are expressly canceled unless
specifically incorporated herein. This Agreement may be
modified or amended only with the written consent of all of the
parties hereto.
[Remainder
of Page Intentionally Left Blank; Signature Page
Follows]
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have duly executed this Securities
Purchase Agreement as of the date first written above.
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NEAH
POWER SYSTEMS, INC.
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By:
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Name:
Chris D’Couto
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Title:
CEO
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Address:
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22122
20th Avenue SE, Suite 142
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Bothell,
WA 98021
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AGILE
OPPORTUNITY FUND, LLC
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By:
AGILE INVESTMENTS, LLC, Managing Member
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By:
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Name:
David I. Propis
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Title:
Managing Member
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Address:
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1175
Walt Whitman Road, Suite 100A
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Melville,
NY 11747
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CAPITOLINE
ADVISORS INC.
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By:
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Name:
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Title:
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Address
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570
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New
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SCHEDULE
1.1
NOTES
PURCHASED AT INITIAL CLOSING;
MAXIMUM
NOTES TO BE PURCHASED AT SUBSEQUENT CLOSING
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Investor
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Initial
Closing
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Subsequent
Closing
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Purchase
Price
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Face
Amount of Notes
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Purchase
Price
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Face
Amount of Notes
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Agile
Opportunity Fund, LLC
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$225,000
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$262,500
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$225,000
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$262,500
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Capitoline
Advisors Inc.
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$0
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$0
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$450,000
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$525,000
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TOTAL
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$225,000
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$262,500
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$675,000
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$787,500
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SCHEDULE
2.2
CAPITALIZATION
EXCEPTIONS
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