SECURITIES PURCHASE
AGREEMENT
This Securities Purchase Agreement (this
“ Agreement ”) is dated as of March 31, 2009
between IdeaEdge, Inc. a Colorado corporation (the “
Company ”), and Gemini Master Fund, Ltd. (including
its successors and assigns, the “ Purchaser
”).
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 (“ Securities
Act ”), and Regulation D promulgated thereunder, the
Company desires to issue and sell to the Purchaser, and the
Purchaser 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 the Purchaser agree as
follows:
ARTICLE I.
DEFINITIONS
1.1
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 Note
(as defined herein), and (b) the following terms have the meanings
set forth in this Section 1.1:
“ Action ” shall have
the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(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 .
“ 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 Note pursuant to Section
2.1.
“ Closing Date ”
means the Trading Day when all of the Transaction Documents have
been executed and delivered by the applicable parties thereto, and
all conditions precedent to (i) the Purchaser’s 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 common stock of the Company, par value $0.001 per share, and
any other class of securities into which such securities may
hereafter be reclassified or changed into.
“ Common Stock Equivalents
” means any securities of the Company or the Subsidiaries
which 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.
“ Contingent Obligation
” means, as to any Person, any direct or indirect liability,
contingent or otherwise, of that Person with respect to any
indebtedness, lease, dividend or other obligation of another Person
if the primary purpose or intent of such other Person incurring
such liability, or the primary effect thereof, is to provide
assurance to the obligee of such liability that such liability will
be paid or discharged, or that any agreements relating thereto will
be complied with, or that the holders of such liability will be
protected (in whole or in part) against loss with respect
thereto.
“ Disclosure Schedules
” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section
3.1.
“ Evaluation Date ”
shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section
3.1(r).
“ 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 3.1(h).
“ Indebtedness ” of
any Person means (a) all indebtedness for borrowed money, (b) all
obligations issued, undertaken or assumed as the deferred purchase
price of property or services, except for trade payables entered
into in the ordinary course of business, (c) all obligations in
respect of letters of credit, surety bonds, bankers acceptances or
similar instruments (including without limitation all reimbursement
or payment obligations with respect thereto), (d) all obligations
evidenced by notes, bonds, debentures or similar instruments,
including without limitation obligations so evidenced incurred in
connection with the acquisition of property, assets or businesses,
(e) all indebtedness created or arising under any conditional sale
or other title retention agreement, or incurred as financing, in
either case with respect to any property or assets acquired with
the proceeds of such indebtedness (even if the rights and remedies
of the seller or bank under such agreement in the event of default
are limited to repossession or sale of such property), (f) all
monetary obligations under any leasing or similar arrangement which
is classified as a “capital lease” under GAAP, and (g)
all Contingent Obligations in respect of Indebtedness of others of
the kinds referred to in clauses (a) through (f) above.
“ Intellectual Property
Rights ” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in
Section 3.1(o).
“ Knowledge ” means,
when used in reference to the Company, the knowledge of the
directors, corporate officers (including without limitation any
individuals designated as chief financial officer, chief operating
officer and similar designations of the Company) and the general
counsel of the Company, assuming such persons shall have made
inquiry that is customary and reasonably appropriate under the
circumstances to which reference is made.
“ Legend Removal Date
” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section
4.1(c).
“ 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
3.1(b).
“ Material Permits ”
shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section
3.1(m).
“ Maximum Rate ” shall
have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 5.15.
“ Note ” means the 12%
Senior Note issued by the Company to the Purchaser hereunder, in
the form of Exhibit A attached hereto and having an original
Principal Amount of $750,000.00.
“ 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.
“ Principal Amount ”
shall mean $750,000.00.
“ 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.
“ Purchaser Party ”
shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section
4.6.
“ Required Approvals ”
shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section
3.1(e).
“ 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.
“ Shares ” means the
shares of Common Stock issued pursuant hereto.
“ SEC Reports ” shall
have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section
3.1(h).
“ Securities ” means
the Note and the Shares.
“ Securities Act ”
means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and
regulations promulgated thereunder.
“ Shell Company ”
means an entity that has (a) no or nominal operations, and
(b) either (i) no or nominal assets, (ii) assets consisting solely
of cash and cash equivalents, or (iii) assets consisting of any
amount of cash and cash equivalents and nominal other
assets.
“ Subscription Amount
” means $705,000 in United States dollars and in immediately
available funds, which is the aggregate amount to be paid for the
Note purchased hereunder by the Purchaser.
“ Subsidiary ” means
any subsidiary of the Company as set forth on Schedule
3.1(a) and shall, where applicable, include any direct or
indirect subsidiary of the Company formed or acquired after the
date hereof. In Section 3.1 hereof, references to the Company
shall refer to the Company together with its Subsidiaries, as
applicable.
“ Subsidiary Guarantee
” means the Subsidiary Guarantee, in the form attached hereto
as Exhibit B , executed by each Subsidiary in favor of the
Purchaser, guaranteeing the Company’s obligations under the
Note.
“ Trading Day ” means
a day on which the OTC Bulletin Board is open for
trading.
“ Trading Market ”
means the following markets or exchanges on which the Common Stock
is listed or quoted for trading on the date in question: the
American Stock Exchange, the Nasdaq Capital Market, the Nasdaq
Global Market, the Nasdaq Global Select Market, the New York Stock
Exchange or the OTC Bulletin Board.
“ Transaction Documents
” means this Agreement, the Note, the Subsidiary Guarantee
and all exhibits and schedules thereto and hereto and any other
documents or agreements executed in connection with the
transactions contemplated hereunder.
“ Transfer Agent ”
means Company’s transfer agent for its Common
Stock.
ARTICLE II.
PURCHASE AND SALE
2.1
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 Purchaser
agrees to purchase, the Note in the principal amount of $750,000.00
and the Shares referenced in Section 2.4 below for a purchase price
equal to the Subscription Amount. The Purchaser shall deliver
to the Company, via wire transfer, immediately available funds
equal to the Subscription Amount (less the amount being delivery
directly to the Escrow Agent pursuant to the Escrow Agreement, as
such terms are defined in the Note), and the Company shall deliver
the Note to the Purchaser, and the Company and the Purchaser shall
deliver the other items set forth in Section 2.2 deliverable at the
Closing. Upon satisfaction of the conditions set forth in
Sections 2.2 and 2.3, the Closing shall occur at the offices of
Peter J. Weisman, P.C. located at 767 Third Avenue, 6th Floor, New
York, New York 10017, or such other location as the parties shall
mutually agree.
2.2
Deliveries .
(a)
On the Closing Date, the Company shall
deliver or cause to be delivered to the Purchaser the
following:
(i)
this Agreement duly executed by the
Company;
(ii)
the Note duly executed by the Company
with a principal amount equal to the Principal Amount, registered
in the name of the Purchaser; and
(iii)
the Subsidiary Guarantee, duly executed
by each Subsidiary of the Company.
(b)
On the Closing Date, the Purchaser shall
deliver or cause to be delivered to the Company the
following:
(i)
this Agreement duly executed by the
Purchaser; and
(ii)
the Subscription Amount by wire transfer
to the account as specified in writing by the Company (subject to a
portion of such amount representing interest being retained by the
Purchaser pursuant to the terms of the Note).
1.2
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
when made and on the Closing Date of the representations and
warranties of the Purchaser contained herein;
(ii)
all obligations, covenants and agreements
of the Purchaser required to be performed at or prior to the
Closing Date shall have been performed; and
(iii)
the delivery by the Purchaser of the
items set forth in Section 2.2(b) of this Agreement.
(a)
The respective obligations of the
Purchaser 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 2.2(a) 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,
trading in the Common Stock shall not have been suspended by the
Commission or OTC Bulletin Board, and, at any time prior to the
Closing Date, trading in securities generally as reported by
Bloomberg L.P. shall not have been suspended or limited, or minimum
prices shall not have been established on securities whose trades
are reported by such service, on any national securities exchange
or market, nor shall a banking moratorium 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 the Purchaser,
makes it impracticable or inadvisable to purchase the Securities at
the Closing.
1.2
Stock Issuance . As additional consideration for the Purchaser
purchasing the Note hereunder and making the loans evidenced
thereby, the Company shall issue 400,000 shares (the “
Shares ”) of Common Stock of the Company to the
Purchaser within 5 Business Days following the Closing. The
Shares issued pursuant to this paragraph shall be duly and validly
issued, fully paid and nonassessable, free and clear of all Liens
imposed by the Company. The provisions of this paragraph
shall be a condition subsequent to the Closing.
ARTICLE II.
REPRESENTATIONS AND
WARRANTIES
2.1
Representations and Warranties of the
Company . Except as
disclosed in the SEC Reports filed after September 30, 2009 but at
least 5 Business Days before the date hereof and except as set
forth under the corresponding section of the disclosure schedules
delivered to the Purchaser concurrently herewith (“Disclosure
Schedules”) which Disclosure Schedules shall be deemed a part
hereof, the Company hereby makes the following representations and
warranties to the Purchaser:
(a)
Subsidiaries . All of the direct and indirect subsidiaries
of the Company are set forth on Schedule 3.1(a) (whether or
not disclosed in SEC Reports). The Company owns, directly or
indirectly, all of the capital stock or other equity interests of
each Subsidiary free and clear of any Liens, and all of the issued
and outstanding shares of capital stock of each Subsidiary are
validly issued and are fully paid, non-assessable and free of
preemptive and similar rights to subscribe for or purchase
securities. All Subsidiaries which are designated as
“inactive” on such schedule do not have any material
assets and do not engage in any operations and shall remain as such
unless the Company first notifies the Purchaser and executes and
delivers any guarantee reasonably requested by the
Purchaser.
(b)
Organization and
Qualification . The
Company and each of the Subsidiaries 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. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary
is in violation or default of any of the provisions of its
respective certificate or articles of incorporation, bylaws or
other organizational or charter documents. Each of the
Company and the Subsidiaries 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 and the
Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or (iii) a material adverse effect
on the Company’s and any Subsidiary’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. The Company has furnished to the
Purchaser true and correct copies of the Company’s articles
of incorporation and by-laws, as each is currently in
effect.
(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 or any Subsidiary’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 any
Subsidiary, 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 or Subsidiary debt or otherwise)
or other understanding to which the Company or any Subsidiary is a
party or by which any property or asset of the Company or any
Subsidiary is bound or affected (except as detailed on Schedule
3.1(d)), 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 or a Subsidiary is
subject (including federal and state securities laws and
regulations), or by which any property or asset of the Company or a
Subsidiary 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 (i) filings required pursuant to
Section 4.3, (ii) the notice and/or application(s) to each
applicable Trading Market for the issuance and sale of the
Securities and the listing of the Shares for trading thereon in the
time and manner required thereby, and (iii) 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, free and clear of all Liens imposed
by the Company other than restrictions on transfer provided for in
the Transaction Documents.
(g)
Capitalization . The capitalization of the Company is as set
forth on Schedule 3.1(g) (whether or not disclosed in SEC
Reports), which Schedule 3.1(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 since its most recently filed periodic
report under the Exchange Act, other than pursuant to the exercise
of employee stock options under the Company’s stock option
plans, the issuance of shares of Common Stock to employees pursuant
to the Company’s employee stock purchase plans and pursuant
to the conversion or exercise of Common Stock Equivalents
outstanding as of the date of the most recently filed periodic
report under the Exchange Act. 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 waived by the holder of such
rights as detailed on Schedule 3.1(g)). 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
Purchaser) 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.
There are no stockholders agreements, voting agreements or
other similar agreements with respect to the Company’s
capital stock to which the Company is a party or, to the knowledge
of the Company, between or among any of the Company’s
stockholders (except as detailed on Schedule 3.1(g)).
(h)
SEC Reports; Financial
Statements . The Company
has filed all reports, schedules, forms, statements and other
documents required to be filed by the Company under the Securities
Act and the Exchange Act, including pursuant to Section 13(a) or
15(d) thereof, for the two years preceding the date hereof (or such
shorter period as the Company was required by law or regulation to
file such material) (the foregoing materials, including the
exhibits thereto and documents incorporated by reference therein,
being collectively referred to herein as the “ SEC
Reports ”) on a timely basis or has received a valid
extension of such time of filing and has filed any such SEC Reports
prior to the expiration of any such extension. As of their
respective dates, the SEC Reports complied in all material respects
with the requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act,
as applicable (to the Company’s knowledge with respect to
applicable Commission interpretations), and none of the SEC
Reports, when filed, 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
the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not
misleading. The financial statements of the Company included
in the SEC Reports comply in all material respects with applicable
accounting requirements and the rules and regulations of the
Commission with respect thereto as in effect at the time of filing.
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 except that unaudited
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 the date of the latest
audited financial statements included within the SEC Reports,
except as specifically disclosed in a subsequent SEC Report filed
prior to the date hereof and for operating losses incurred in the
ordinary course of business consistent with past losses, (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 or
disclosed in filings made with the Commission, (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 or existing agreements disclosed in the SEC
Reports (except for the grant of a warrant to purchase 50,000
common shares at $0.40 each issued to Mark Sandson, a Company
Director, on March 24, 2009). The Company does not have
pending before the Commission any request for confidential
treatment of information. Except for the issuance of the
Securities contemplated by this Agreement, no event, liability or
development has occurred or exists with respect to the Company or
its Subsidiaries or their respective business, properties,
operations or financial condition, that would be required to be
disclosed by the Company under applicable securities laws at the
time this representation is made or deemed made that has not been
publicly disclosed at least two Trading Days prior to the date that
this representation is made.
(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
Subsidiary or any of their respective properties 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 Subsidiary, nor, to the
knowledge of the Company, 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. The
Commission has not issued any stop order or other order suspending
the effectiveness of any registration statement filed by the
Company or any Subsidiary under the Exchange Act or the Securities
Act.
(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 which could reasonably be
expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. None of the
Company’s or its Subsidiaries’ employees is a member of
a union that relates to such employee’s relationship with the
Company or such Subsidiary, and neither the Company nor any of its
Subsidiaries is a party to a collective bargaining agreement, and
the Company and its Subsidiaries believe that their relationships
with their 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 or any of its Subsidiaries to any liability
with respect to any of the foregoing matters. The Company and
its Subsidiaries are 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.
(l)
Compliance . Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary (i) is
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 or any Subsidiary under),
nor has the Company or any Subsidiary 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) is in violation of any order of any court,
arbitrator or governmental body, or (iii) is or has been 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 and the Subsidiaries
possess all certificates, authorizations and permits issued by the
appropriate federal, state, local or foreign regulatory authorities
necessary to conduct their respective businesses as currently
conducted and contemplated to be conducted as described in the SEC
Reports, except where the failure to possess such permits could not
reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect
(“ Material Permits ”), and neither the Company
nor any Subsidiary has received any notice of proceedings relating
to the revocation or modification of any Material
Permit.
(n)
Title to Assets
. The Company and the Subsidiaries
have good and marketable title in fee simple to all real property
owned by them and good and marketable title in all personal
property owned by them that is material to the business of the
Company and the Subsidiaries, 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 the
Subsidiaries 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 and the Subsidiaries are held by them under valid,
subsisting and enforceable leases with which the Company and the
Subsidiaries are in compliance.
(o)
Patents and Trademarks
. The Company and the Subsidiaries
have, or have 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 their respective businesses as
currently conducted and contemplated to be conducted as described
in the SEC Reports and which the failure to so have could have a
Material Adverse Effect (collectively, the “ Intellectual
Property Rights ”). Neither the Company nor any
Subsidiary has received a notice (written or otherwise) that any of
the Intellectual Property Rights used by the Company or any
Subsidiary 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 and its Subsidiaries have taken reasonable security
measures to protect the secrecy, confidentiality and value of all
of their intellectual properties, except where failure to do so
could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected
to have a Material Adverse Effect. The Company has duly and
properly filed or caused to be filed with the United States Patent
and Trademark Office (the “ PTO ”) and
applicable foreign and international patent authorities all patent
applications owned by the Company (the “ Company Patent
Applications ”). To the knowledge of the Company, the
Company has complied with the PTO’s duty of candor and
disclosure for the Company Patent Applications and has made no
material misrepresentation in the Company Patent Applications.
The Company is not aware of any information material to a
determination of patentability regarding the Company Patent
Applications not called to the attention of the PTO or similar
foreign authority. The Company is not aware of any
information not called to the attention of the PTO or similar
foreign authority that would preclude the grant of a patent for the
Company Patent Applications. The Company has no knowledge of
any information that would preclude the Company from having clear
title to the Company Patent Applications.
(p)
Insurance . The Company and the Subsidiaries are 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 and the Subsidiaries are
engaged in the reasonable judgment of management of the Company,
including, but not limited to, directors and officers insurance
coverage at least equal to the aggregate Subscription Amount.
Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has any 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 . None of the
officers or directors of the Company and, to the knowledge of
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