SECURITIES PURCHASE
AGREEMENT
This Securities Purchase Agreement
(this " Agreement ") is dated as of July _, 2008 between IX
Energy, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the " Company "), and
each purchaser identified on the signature pages hereto (each,
including its successors and assigns, a " Purchaser " and
collectively the " Purchasers ").
WHEREAS, subject to the terms and
conditions set forth in this Agreement and pursuant to Section 4(2)
of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the " Securities
Act "), and Rule 506 promulgated thereunder, the Company
desires to issue and sell to each Purchaser, and each Purchaser,
severally and not jointly, desires to purchase from the Company,
securities of the Company as more fully described in this
Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, IN CONSIDERATION of
the mutual covenants contained in this Agreement, and for other
good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which
are hereby acknowledged, the Company and each Purchaser agree as
follows:
ARTICLE I.
DEFINITIONS
Section 1.01 Definitions . In
addition to the terms defined elsewhere in this Agreement: (a)
capitalized terms that are not otherwise defined herein have the
meanings given to such terms in the Notes (as defined herein), and
(b) the following terms have the meanings set forth in this Section
1.01:
" Action " shall have the
meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.01(j).
" Affiliate " means any
Person that, directly or indirectly through one or more
intermediaries, controls or is controlled by or is under common
control with a Person, as such terms are used in and construed
under Rule 405 under the Securities Act. With respect to a
Purchaser, any investment fund or managed account that is managed
on a discretionary basis by the same investment manager as such
Purchaser will be deemed to be an Affiliate of such
Purchaser.
" Board of Directors " means
the board of directors of the Company.
" Business Day " means any
day except any Saturday, any Sunday, any day which is a federal
legal holiday in the United States or any day on which banking
institutions in the State of New York are authorized or required by
law or other governmental action to close.
" Closing " means the closing
of the purchase and sale of the Securities pursuant to Section
2.01.
" Closing Date " means the
Business Day when all of the Transaction Documents have been
executed and delivered by the applicable parties thereto, and all
conditions precedent to (i) the Purchasers' obligations to pay the
Subscription Amount and (ii) the Company's obligations to deliver
the Securities have been satisfied or waived.
" Commission " means the
Securities and Exchange Commission.
" Common Stock "
means the capital stock of the Company, without par
value, and any other shares of common stock of the Public Company
into which such securities may hereafter be reclassified or changed
into.
" Common Stock Equivalents "
means any securities of the Company or the Subsidiaries that would
entitle the holder thereof to acquire at any time Common Stock,
including, without limitation, any debt, preferred stock, rights,
options, warrants or other instrument that is at any time
convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for, or otherwise
entitles the holder thereof to receive, Common Stock.
" Exchange Act " means the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and
regulations promulgated thereunder.
" GAAP " shall have the
meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.01(h).
" Indebtedness " means (a)
any liabilities for borrowed money or amounts owed in excess of
$10,000 (other than trade accounts payable incurred in the ordinary
course of business), (b) all guaranties, endorsements and other
contingent obligations in respect of indebtedness of others,
whether or not the same are or should be reflected in the Company's
balance sheet (or the notes thereto), except guaranties by
endorsement of negotiable instruments for deposit or collection or
similar transactions in the ordinary course of business; and (c)
the present value of any lease payments in excess of $50,000 due
under leases required to be capitalized in accordance with
GAAP.
" Intellectual Property
Rights " shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in
Section 3.01(o).
" Liens " means a lien,
charge, security interest, encumbrance, right of first refusal,
preemptive right or other restriction.
" Material Adverse Effect "
shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section
3.01(b).
" Material Permits " shall
have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section
3.01(m).
" Maximum Rate " shall have
the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 5.17.
" Merger Ratio " shall have
the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.10.
" Notes " means the 5%
Promissory Notes issued by the Company to the Purchasers hereunder,
in the form of Exhibit A attached hereto.
" Offering " means the
offering of up to a maximum of $600,000, consisting of 24 Units of
Securities.
" Offering Price " means the
offering price per share of Common Stock of the Company or any
successor-in-interest to or parent of the Company issued in
connection with the Subsequent Financing, or the price per share at
which any notes, debentures or preferred stock of the Company or
any successor-in-interest to or parent of the Company issued in
connection with the Subsequent Financing are
convertible.
" Person " means an
individual or corporation, partnership, trust, incorporated or
unincorporated association, joint venture, limited liability
company, joint stock company, government (or an agency or
subdivision thereof) or other entity of any kind.
" Proceeding " means an
action, claim, suit, investigation or proceeding (including,
without limitation, an informal investigation or partial
proceeding, such as a deposition), whether commenced or
threatened.
" Public Company " shall mean
any shell corporation that (i) is listed on the
Over-the-Counter Bulletin Board (" OTCBB "), (ii) is
current its all of its periodic reports under the Securities Act of
1934, as amended, and (iii) becomes a party to the Reverse
Merger.
" Purchaser Party " shall
have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.06.
" Required Approvals " shall
have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section
3.01(e).
" Required Minimum " means,
as of any date, the maximum aggregate number of shares of Common
Stock then issued or potentially issuable in the future pursuant to
the Transaction Documents.
" Reverse Merger " shall mean
the merger of the Company with in into any Public Company or with
any Subsidiary of such Public Company.
" Rule 144 " means Rule 144
promulgated by the Commission pursuant to the Securities Act, as
such Rule may be amended from time to time, or any similar rule or
regulation hereafter adopted by the Commission having substantially
the same effect as such Rule.
" Securities " means the
Notes and the Shares of Common Stock included in the
Units.
" Securities Act " means the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations
promulgated thereunder.
" Shares " means the shares
of Common Stock issued or issuable to each Purchaser pursuant to
this Agreement.
" Subscription Amount "
means, as to each Purchaser, the aggregate amount to be paid for
the Units purchased hereunder as specified below such Purchaser's
name on the signature page of this Agreement and next to the
heading "Subscription Amount," in United States dollars and in
immediately available funds.
" Subsequent Financing "
shall mean the sale of $3,500,000 or more of securities of the
Company or any successor-in-interest to or parent of the Company,
upon such terms and conditions as shall be acceptable to the board
of directors of the Company, and which shall be consummated
simultaneously with the consummation of the Reverse
Merger.
" Subsidiary " means any
corporation or other entity of which at least a majority of the
securities or other ownership interest having ordinary voting power
(absolutely or contingently) for the election of directors or other
persons performing similar functions are at the time owned directly
or indirectly by the Company and/or any of its other
subsidiaries.
" Transaction Documents "
means the collective reference to this Agreement, the Notes, the
Accredited Investor Questionnaire, all exhibits and schedules
thereto and hereto and any other documents or agreements executed
in connection with the transactions contemplated
hereunder.
" Units " means the units of
securities of the Company offered pursuant to the Transaction
Documents; each Unit consisting of (a) $25,000 principal amount of
Note, and (b) 0.3252 of one share of Common Stock of the Company,
subject to adjustment based on the Offering Price and Merger Ratio
in the Subsequent Financing.
" Westminster " means
Westminster Securities Corporation, the placement agent for the
transaction.
ARTICLE II.
PURCHASE AND SALE
Section 2.01 Closing . On the
Closing Date, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set
forth herein, substantially concurrent with the execution and
delivery of this Agreement by the parties hereto, the Company
agrees to sell, and the Purchasers, severally and not jointly,
agree to purchase up to an aggregate of $600,000 of Notes and
7.8048 shares of Common Stock, consisting of 24 full Units. Each
Purchaser shall deliver to the Company, via wire transfer or a
certified check, immediately available funds equal to its
Subscription Amount and the Company shall deliver to each Purchaser
his or its respective Note and the applicable number of shares of
Common Stock, subject to adjustment based on the Offering Price in
the Subsequent Financing. The Company and each Purchaser shall
deliver the other items set forth in Section 2.02 deliverable at
the Closing. Upon satisfaction of the conditions set forth in
Sections 2.02 and Section 2.03, the Closing shall occur at the
offices of Westminster or such other location as the parties shall
mutually agree.
Section 2.02 Deliveries.
(a) Prior to the
Closing Date, each Purchaser shall deliver such Purchaser's
Subscription Amount by wire transfer or check to the
Company.
(b) On the
Closing Date, the Company shall deliver or cause to be delivered to
each Purchaser the following:
(i) this
Agreement duly executed by the Company;
(ii) a Note with
a principal amount equal to such Purchaser's Subscription Amount,
registered in the name of such Purchaser; and
(iii) a
certificate evidencing a number of Shares equal to 0.5 of one share
per Unit, but subject to adjustment based on the final Offering
Price and Merger Ratio in the Subsequent Financing as provided in
Section 4.10, and to adjustment for any subsequent stock splits,
reverse splits and similar capital adjustments.
(c) On the
Closing Date, each Purchaser shall deliver or cause to be delivered
to the Company the following:
(i) this
Agreement duly executed by such Purchaser; and
(ii) an
Accredited Investor Questionnaire, in the form of Exhibit
B
attached
hereto.
Section 2.03
Closing Conditions .
(a) The
obligations of the Company hereunder in connection with the Closing
are subject to the following conditions being met:
(i) the accuracy
in all material respects on the Closing Date of the representations
and warranties of the Purchasers contained herein;
(ii) all
obligations, covenants and agreements of each Purchaser required to
be performed at or prior to the Closing Date shall have been
performed; and
(iii) the delivery
by each Purchaser of the items set forth in Section 2.02(a) and (c)
of this Agreement.
(b) The
respective obligations of the Purchasers hereunder in connection
with the Closing are subject to the following conditions being
met:
(i) the accuracy
in all material respects when made and on the Closing Date of the
representations and warranties of the Company contained
herein;
(ii) all
obligations, covenants and agreements of the Company required to be
performed at or prior to the Closing Date shall have been
performed;
(iii) the delivery
by the Company of the items set forth in Section 2.02(b) of this
Agreement;
(iv) there shall
have been no Material Adverse Effect with respect to the Company
since the date hereof, and
(v) from the
date hereof to the Closing Date, a banking moratorium shall not
have been declared either by the United States or New York State
authorities nor shall there have occurred any material outbreak or
escalation of hostilities or other national or international
calamity of such magnitude in its effect on, or any material
adverse change in, any financial market which, in each case, in the
reasonable judgment of each Purchaser, makes it impracticable or
inadvisable to purchase the Securities at the Closing.
ARTICLE III.
REPRESENTATIONS AND
WARRANTIES
Section 3.01 Representations and
Warranties of the Company . Except as set forth in the
Disclosure Schedules, which Disclosure Schedules shall be deemed a
part hereof and shall qualify any representation or otherwise made
herein to the extent of the disclosure contained in the
corresponding section of the Disclosure Schedules, the Company
hereby makes the following representations and warranties to each
Purchaser:
(a)
Subsidiaries . The Company has no Subsidiaries.
(b)
Organization and Qualification . The Company is an entity
duly incorporated or otherwise organized, validly existing and in
good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its
incorporation or organization (as applicable), with the requisite
power and authority to own and use its properties and assets and to
carry on its business as currently conducted. The Company is not in
violation or default of any of the provisions of its respective
certificate or articles of incorporation, bylaws or other
organizational or charter documents. The Company is duly qualified
to conduct business and is in good standing as a foreign
corporation or other entity in each jurisdiction in which the
nature of the business conducted or property owned by it makes such
qualification necessary, except where the failure to be so
qualified or in good standing, as the case may be, could not have
or reasonably be expected to result in (i) a material adverse
effect on the legality, validity or enforceability of any
Transaction Document, (ii) a material adverse effect on the results
of operations, assets, business, prospects or condition (financial
or otherwise) of the Company, or (iii) a material adverse effect on
the Company's ability to perform in any material respect on a
timely basis its obligations under any Transaction Document (any of
(i), (ii) or (iii), a " Material Adverse Effect ") and no
Proceeding has been instituted in any such jurisdiction revoking,
limiting or curtailing or seeking to revoke, limit or curtail such
power and authority or qualification.
(c)
Authorization; Enforcement . The Company has the requisite
corporate power and authority to enter into and to consummate the
transactions contemplated by each of the Transaction Documents and
otherwise to carry out its obligations hereunder and thereunder.
The execution and delivery of each of the Transaction Documents by
the Company and the consummation by it of the transactions
contemplated hereby and thereby have been duly authorized by all
necessary action on the part of the Company and no further action
is required by the Company, the Board of Directors or the Company's
stockholders in connection therewith other than in connection with
the Required Approvals. Each Transaction Document has been (or upon
delivery will have been) duly executed by the Company and, when
delivered in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof, will
constitute the valid and binding obligation of the Company
enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms,
except (i) as limited by general equitable principles and
applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and
other laws of general application affecting enforcement of
creditors' rights generally, (ii) as limited by laws relating to
the availability of specific performance, injunctive relief or
other equitable remedies and (iii) insofar as indemnification and
contribution provisions may be limited by applicable
law.
(d) No
Conflicts . The execution, delivery and performance of the
Transaction Documents by the Company and the consummation by the
Company of the other transactions contemplated hereby and thereby
do not and will not: (i) conflict with or violate any provision of
the Company's certificate or articles of incorporation, bylaws or
other organizational or charter documents, or (ii) conflict with,
or constitute a default (or an event that with notice or lapse of
time or both would become a default) under, result in the creation
of any Lien upon any of the properties or assets of the Company, or
give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration
or cancellation (with or without notice, lapse of time or both) of,
any agreement, credit facility, debt or other instrument
(evidencing a Company debt or otherwise) or other understanding to
which the Company is a party or by which any property or asset of
the Company is bound or affected, or (iii) subject to the Required
Approvals, conflict with or result in a violation of any law, rule,
regulation, order, judgment, injunction, decree or other
restriction of any court or governmental authority to which the
Company is subject (including federal and state securities laws and
regulations), or by which any property or asset of the Company is
bound or affected; except in the case of each of clauses (ii) and
(iii), such as could not have or reasonably be expected to result
in a Material Adverse Effect.
(e) Filings,
Consents and Approvals . The Company is not required to obtain
any consent, waiver, authorization or order of, give any notice to,
or make any filing or registration with, any court or other
federal, state, local or other governmental authority or other
Person in connection with the execution, delivery and performance
by the Company of the Transaction Documents, other than the filing
of Form D with the Commission and such filings as are required to
be made under applicable state securities laws (collectively, the "
Required Approvals ").
(f) Issuance
of the Securities . The Securities are duly authorized and,
when issued and paid for in accordance with the applicable
Transaction Documents, will be duly and validly issued, fully paid
and nonassessable except as provided by the General Corporation Law
of the State of Delaware, free and clear of all Liens imposed by
the Company other than restrictions on transfer provided for in the
Transaction Documents. The Company has reserved from its duly
authorized capital stock a number of shares of Common Stock for
issuance of the Shares at least equal to the Required Minimum on
the date hereof.
(g)
Capitalization . The capitalization of the Company is as set
forth on Schedule 3.01(g) , which Schedule 3.01(g)
shall also include the number of shares of Common Stock owned
beneficially, and of record, by Affiliates of the Company as of the
date hereof. The Company has not issued any capital stock other
than as set forth on Schedule 3.01 (g ) . No Person
has any right of first refusal, preemptive right, right of
participation, or any similar right to participate in the
transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents. Except as a
result of the purchase and sale of the Securities, there are no
outstanding options, warrants, scrip rights to subscribe to, calls
or commitments of any character whatsoever relating to, or
securities, rights or obligations convertible into or exercisable
or exchangeable for, or giving any Person any right to subscribe
for or acquire, any shares of Common Stock, or contracts,
commitments, understandings or arrangements by which the Company or
any Subsidiary is or may become bound to issue additional shares of
Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents. The issuance and sale of
the Securities will not obligate the Company to issue shares of
Common Stock or other securities to any Person (other than the
Purchasers) and will not result in a right of any holder of Company
securities to adjust the exercise, conversion, exchange or reset
price under any of such securities. All of the outstanding shares
of capital stock of the Company are validly issued, fully paid and
nonassessable, have been issued in compliance with all federal and
state securities laws, and none of such outstanding shares was
issued in violation of any preemptive rights or similar rights to
subscribe for or purchase securities. No further approval or
authorization of any stockholder, the Board of Directors or others
is required for the issuance and sale of the Securities.
(h)
Financial Statements . Schedule 3.01(h) sets forth
the unaudited financial statements of the Company for the last two
years and unaudited financial statements for its most recent fiscal
quarter. Such financial statements have been prepared in accordance
with United States generally accepted accounting principles applied
on a consistent basis during the periods involved (" GAAP
"), except as may be otherwise specified in such
financial statements or the notes thereto and such financial
statements may not contain all footnotes required by GAAP, and
fairly present in all material respects the financial position of
the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of and for the
dates thereof and the results of operations and cash flows for the
periods then ended, subject, in the case of unaudited statements,
to normal, immaterial, year-end audit adjustments.
(i) Material
Changes . Since March 31, 2008, (i) there has been no event,
occurrence or development that has had or that could reasonably be
expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, (ii) the Company
has not incurred any liabilities (contingent or otherwise) other
than (A) trade payables and accrued expenses incurred in the
ordinary course of business consistent with past practice and (B)
liabilities not required to be reflected in the Company's financial
statements pursuant to GAAP, (iii) the Company has not altered its
method of accounting, (iv) the Company has not declared or made any
dividend or distribution of cash or other property to its
stockholders or purchased, redeemed or made any agreements to
purchase or redeem any shares of its capital stock and (v) the
Company has not issued any equity securities to any officer,
director or Affiliate, except pursuant to existing Company stock
option plans.
(j)
Litigation . There is no action, suit, inquiry, notice of
violation, proceeding or investigation pending or, to the knowledge
of the Company, threatened against or affecting the Company any of
its property before or by any court, arbitrator, governmental or
administrative agency or regulatory authority (federal, state,
county, local or foreign) (collectively, an " Action ")
which (i) adversely affects or challenges the legality, validity or
enforceability of any of the Transaction Documents or the
Securities or (ii) could, if there were an unfavorable decision,
have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse
Effect. Neither the Company nor any director or officer thereof, is
or has been the subject of any Action involving a claim of
violation of or liability under federal or state securities laws or
a claim of breach of fiduciary duty. There has not been, and to the
knowledge of the Company, there is not pending or contemplated, any
investigation by the Commission involving the Company or any
current or former director or officer of the Company.
(k) Labor
Relations . No material labor dispute exists or,
to the knowledge of the Company, is imminent with respect to any of
the employees of the Company that could reasonably be expected to
result in a Material Adverse Effect. None of the Company's
employees is a member of a union that relates to such employee's
relationship with the Company, and the Company is not a party to a
collective bargaining agreement, and the Company believes that its
relationships with its employees are good. No executive officer, to
the knowledge of the Company, is, or is now expected to be, in
violation of any material term of any employment contract,
confidentiality, disclosure or proprietary information agreement or
non-competition agreement, or any other contract or agreement or
any restrictive covenant in favor of any third party, and the
continued employment of each such executive officer does not
subject the Company to any liability with respect to any of the
foregoing matters. The Company is in compliance with all U.S.
federal, state, local and foreign laws and regulations relating to
employment and employment practices, terms and conditions of
employment and wages and hours, except where the failure to be in
compliance could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably
be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(1)
Compliance . The Company is not (i) in default under or in
violation of (and no event has occurred that has not been waived
that, with notice or lapse of time or both, would result in a
default by the Company under), nor has the Company received notice
of a claim that it is in default under or that it is in violation
of, any indenture, loan or credit agreement or any other agreement
or instrument to which it is a party or by which it or any of its
properties is bound (whether or not such default or violation has
been waived), (ii) in violation of any order of any court,
arbitrator or governmental body, or (iii) in violation of any
statute, rule or regulation of any governmental authority,
including without limitation all foreign, federal, state and local
laws applicable to its business and all such laws that affect the
environment, except in each case as could not have or reasonably be
expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(m)
Regulatory Permits . The Company possesses all certificates,
authorizations and permits issued by the appropriate federal,
state, local or foreign regulatory authorities necessary to conduct
its business as presently conducted, except where the failure to
possess such permits could not reasonably be expected to result in
a Material Adverse Effect (" Material Permits "), and the
Company has not received any notice of proceedings relating to the
revocation or modification of any Material Permit.
(n) Title to
Assets . The Company has good and marketable title in fee
simple to all real property owned by it and good and marketable
title in all personal property owned by it that is material to the
business of the Company, in each case free and clear of all Liens,
except for Liens as do not materially affect the value of such
property and do not materially interfere with the use made and
proposed to be made of such property by the Company and Liens for
the payment of federal, state or other taxes, the payment of which
is neither delinquent nor subject to penalties. Any real property
and facilities held under lease by the Company is held by it under
valid, subsisting and enforceable leases with which the Company is
in compliance.
(o) Patents
and Trademarks . The Company has, or has rights to use, all
patents, patent applications, trademarks, trademark applications,
service marks, trade names, trade secrets, inventions, copyrights,
licenses and other intellectual property rights and similar rights
necessary or material for use in connection with its business as
presently conducted and which the failure to so have could have a
Material Adverse Effect (collectively, the " Intellectual
Property Rights "). The Company has not received a notice
(written or otherwise) that any of the Intellectual Property Rights
used by the Company violates or infringes upon the rights of any
Person. To the knowledge of the Company, all such Intellectual
Property Rights are enforceable and there is no existing
infringement by another Person of any of the Intellectual Property
Rights. The Company has taken reasonable security measures to
protect the secrecy, confidentiality and value of all of its
intellectual properties, except where failure to do so could not,
individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect.
(p)
Insurance . The Company is insured by insurers of recognized
financial responsibility against such losses and risks and in such
amounts as are prudent and customary in the businesses in which the
Company is engaged. The Company has no reason to believe that it
will not be able to renew its existing insurance coverage as and
when such coverage expires or to obtain similar coverage from
similar insurers as may be necessary to continue its business
without a significant increase in cost.
(q)
Transactions with Affiliates and Employees . Except as set
forth on Schedule 3.01(q), none of the officers or directors
of the Company and, to the knowledge of the Company, none of the
employees of the Company is presently a party to any transaction
with the Company (other than for services as employees, officers
and directors), including any contract, agreement or other
arrangement providing for the furnishing of services to or by,
providing for rental of real or personal property to or from, or
otherwise requiring payments to or from any officer, director or
such employee or, to the knowledge of the Company, any entity in
which any officer, director, or any such employee has a substantial
interest or is an officer, director, trustee or partner, in each
case in excess of $10,000 other than for (i) payment of salary or
consulting fees for services rendered, (ii) reimbursement for
expenses incurred on behalf of the Company and (iii) other employee
benefits, including stock option agreements under any stock option
plan of the Company.
(r) Internal
Accounting Controls . The Company maintains a system of
internal accounting controls sufficient to provide reasonable
assurance that (i) transactions are executed in accordance with
management's general or specific authorizations, (ii) transactions
are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial
statements in conformity with GAAP and to maintain asset
accountability, (iii) access to assets is permitted only in
accordance with management's general or specific authorization, and
(iv) the recorded accountability for assets is compared with the
existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is
taken with respect to any differences.
(s) Certain
Fees . All brokerage or finder's fees or commissions that are
or will be payable by the Company to any broker, financial advisor
or consultant, finder, placement agent, investment banker, bank or
other Person with respect to the transactions contemplated by the
Transaction Documents are as set forth on Schedule 3.01(s) .
The Purchasers shall have no obligation with respect to any fees or
with respect to any claims made by or on behalf of other Persons
for fees of a type contemplated in this Section that may be due in
connection with the transactions contemplated by the Transaction
Documents.
(t) Private
Placement . Assuming the accuracy of the Purchasers'
representations and warranties set forth in Section 3.02, no
registration under the Securities Act is required for the offer and
sale of the Securities by the Company to the Purchasers as
contemplated hereby.
(u)
Investment Company . The Company is not, and is not an
Affiliate of, and immediately after receipt of payment for the
Securities, will not be or be an Affiliate of, an "investment
company" within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940,
as amended. The Company shall conduct its business in a manner so
that it will not become subject to the Investment Company Act of
1940, as amended.
(v)
Registration Rights . No Person has any right to cause the
Company to effect the registration under the Securities Act of any
securities of the Company.
(w)
Application of Takeover Protections . The Company and the
Board of Directors have taken all necessary action, if any, in
order to render inapplicable any control share acquisition,
business combination, poison pill (including any distribution under
a rights agreement) or other similar anti-takeover provision under
the Company's certificate of incorporation (or similar charter
documents) or the laws of its state of incorporation that is or
could become applicable to the Purchasers as a result of the
Purchasers and the Company fulfilling their obligations or
exercising their rights under the Transaction Documents, including
without limitation as a result of the Company's issuance of the
Securities and the Purchasers' ownership of the
Securities.
(x)
Disclosure . All disclosure furnished by or on behalf of the
Company to the Purchasers regarding the Company, its business and
the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Disclosure
Schedules, is true and correct and does not contain any untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact
necessary in order to make the statements made therein, in light of
the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The
press releases disseminated by the Company during the twelve months
preceding the date of this Agreement taken as a whole do not
contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit 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 and when made, not misleading. The Company
acknowledges and agrees that no Purchaser makes or has made any
representations or warranties with respect to the transactions
contemplated hereby other than those specifically set forth in
Section 3.02 hereof.
(y) No
Integrated Offering . Assuming the accuracy of the Purchasers'
representations and warranties set forth in Section 3.02, neither
the Company, nor any of its Affiliates, nor any Person acting on
its or their behalf has, directly or indirectly, made any offers or
sales of any security or solicited any offers to buy any security,
under circumstances that would cause this offering of the
Securities to be integrated with prior offerings by the Company for
purposes of the Securities Act which would require the registration
of any such securities under the Securities Act.
(z)
Solvency . Based on the consolidated financial condition of
the Company as of the Closing Date after giving effect to the
receipt by the Company of the proceeds from the sale of the
Securities hereunder, (i) the fair saleable value of the Company's
assets exceeds the amount that will be required to be paid on or in
respect of the Company's existing debts and other liabilities
(including known contingent liabilities) as they mature, (ii) the
Company's assets do not constitute unreasonably small capital to
carry on its business as now conducted and as proposed to be
conducted including its capital needs taking into account the
particular capital requirements of the business conducted by the
Company, and projected cap