SECURITIES PURCHASE
AGREEMENT
SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT (this “
Agreement ”), dated as of May 15, 2009, by and among
Wellstar International Inc., a Nevada corporation, with
headquarters located at 6911 Pilliod Road, Holland, OH 43528 (the
“ Company ”), and each of the purchasers set
forth on the signature pages hereto (the “ Buyers
”).
A. The
Company and the Buyers are executing and delivering this Agreement
in reliance upon the exemption from securities registration
afforded by the rules and regulations as promulgated by the United
States Securities and Exchange Commission (the
“SEC” ) under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended (the “1933 Act” );
B. Buyers
desire to purchase and the Company desires to issue and sell, upon
the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement 13%
secured convertible notes of the Company, in the form attached
hereto as Exhibit “A” , in the aggregate
principal amount of Seventy-Nine Thousand Five Hundred Dollars
($79,500) (together with any note(s) issued in replacement thereof
or as a dividend thereon or otherwise with respect thereto in
accordance with the terms thereof, the “ Notes
”), convertible into shares of common stock, par value $.001
per share, of the Company (the “ Common Stock
”), upon the terms and subject to the limitations and
conditions set forth in such Notes.
C. Each
Buyer wishes to purchase, upon the terms and conditions stated in
this Agreement, such principal amount of Notes as is set forth
immediately below its name on the signature pages hereto;
and
D. Contemporaneous
with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the parties
hereto are executing and delivering a Registration Rights
Agreement, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit
“C” (the “ Registration Rights
Agreement ”), pursuant to which the Company has agreed to
provide certain registration rights under the 1933 Act and the
rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, and applicable state
securities laws.
NOW THEREFORE , the Company and each of the Buyers severally
(and not jointly) hereby agree as follows:
1.
PURCHASE AND SALE OF NOTES .
a.
Purchase of Notes . On the Closing Date
(as defined below), the Company shall issue and sell to each Buyer
and each Buyer severally agrees to purchase from the Company such
principal amount of Notes as is set forth immediately below such
Buyer’s name on the signature pages hereto, which, together
with any subsequent closings provided for in Section 1(d) below,
may equal an aggregate of up to Seventy-Nine Thousand Five Hundred
Dollars ($79,500) principal amount of Notes.
b.
Form of Payment . On the Closing Date (as
defined below), each Buyer shall pay the purchase price
for the Notes to be issued and sold to it at the Closing (as
defined below) (the “ Purchase Price ”) by wire
transfer of immediately available funds to the Company, in
accordance with the Company’s written wiring instructions,
against delivery of the Notes in the principal amount equal to the
Purchase Price as is set forth immediately below such Buyer’s
name on the signature pages hereto, and the Company
shall deliver such Notes duly executed on behalf of the Company, to
such Buyer, against delivery of such Purchase Price.
c.
Closing Date . Subject to the satisfaction
(or written waiver) of the conditions thereto set forth in Section
6 and Section 7 below, the date and time of the issuance and sale
of the Notes pursuant to this Agreement (the “ Closing
Date ”) shall be 12:00 noon, Eastern Standard Time on May
15, 2009, or such other mutually agreed upon time. The
closing of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (the
“ Closing ”) shall occur on the Closing Date at
such location as may be agreed to by the parties.
2.
BUYERS’ REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
. Each Buyer severally (and not jointly) represents and
warrants to the Company solely as to such Buyer that:
a.
Investment Purpose . As of the date
hereof, the Buyer is purchasing the Notes and the shares of Common
Stock issuable upon conversion of or otherwise pursuant to the
Notes (including, without limitation, such additional shares of
Common Stock, if any, as are issuable on account of
interest on the Notes, as a result of the events
described in Sections 1.3 and 1.4(g) of the Notes and Section 2(c)
of the Registration Rights Agreement or in payment of
the Standard Liquidated Damages Amount (as defined in Section 2(f)
below) pursuant to this Agreement, such shares of Common Stock
being collectively referred to herein as the “ Conversion
Shares ”) and the shares of Common Stock issuable upon
exercise thereof (the “ Warrant Shares ” and,
collectively with the Notes and Conversion Shares, the “
Securities ”) for its own account and not with a
present view towards the public sale or distribution thereof,
except pursuant to sales registered or exempted from registration
under the 1933 Act; provided , however , that by
making the representations herein, the Buyer does not agree to hold
any of the Securities for any minimum or other specific term and
reserves the right to dispose of the Securities at any time in
accordance with or pursuant to a registration statement or an
exemption under the 1933 Act.
b.
Accredited Investor Status . The Buyer is
an “accredited investor” as that term is defined in
Rule 501(a) of Regulation D (an “ Accredited Investor
”).
c.
Reliance on Exemptions . The Buyer
understands that the Securities are being offered and sold to it in
reliance upon specific exemptions from the registration
requirements of United States federal and state securities laws and
that the Company is relying upon the truth and accuracy of, and the
Buyer’s compliance with, the representations, warranties,
agreements, acknowledgments and understandings of the Buyer set
forth herein in order to determine the availability of such
exemptions and the eligibility of the Buyer to acquire the
Securities.
d.
Information . The Buyer and its advisors,
if any, have been, and for so long as the Notes remain outstanding
will continue to be, furnished with all materials relating to the
business, finances and operations of the Company and materials
relating to the offer and sale of the Securities which have been
requested by the Buyer or its advisors. The Buyer and
its advisors, if any, have been, and for so long as the Notes
remain outstanding will continue to be, afforded the opportunity to
ask questions of the Company. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, the Company has not disclosed to the Buyer any material
nonpublic information and will not disclose such information unless
such information is disclosed to the public prior to or promptly
following such disclosure to the Buyer. Neither such
inquiries nor any other due diligence investigation conducted by
Buyer or any of its advisors or representatives shall modify, amend
or affect Buyer’s right to rely on the Company’s
representations and warranties contained in Section 3
below. The Buyer understands that its investment in the
Securities involves a significant degree of risk. The
Buyers are not aware of any facts that may constitute a breach of
any of the Company’s representations and warranties made
herein.
e.
Governmental Review . The Buyer
understands that no United States federal or state agency or any
other government or governmental agency has passed upon or made any
recommendation or endorsement of the Securities.
f.
Transfer or Re-sale . The Buyer
understands that except as provided in the Registration
Rights Agreement, the sale or re-sale of the Securities has not
been and is not being registered under the 1933 Act or any
applicable state securities laws, and the Securities may not be
transferred unless the Securities are sold pursuant to
an effective registration statement under the 1933
Act, the Company shall have received an opinion of
counsel reasonably acceptable to the Company and its counsel that
shall be in form, substance and scope customary for opinions of
counsel in comparable transactions to the effect that the
Securities to be sold or transferred may be sold or transferred
pursuant to an exemption from such registration, which opinion
shall be accepted by the Company, the Securities are
sold or transferred to an “affiliate” (as defined in
Rule 144 promulgated under the 1933 Act (or a successor rule)
(“ Rule 144 ”)) of the Buyer who agrees to sell
or otherwise transfer the Securities only in accordance with this
Section 2(f) and who is an Accredited Investor, the
Securities are sold pursuant to Rule 144, or the
Securities are sold pursuant to Regulation S under the 1933 Act (or
a successor rule) (“ Regulation S ”), and the
Company shall have received an opinion of counsel reasonably
acceptable to the Company and its counsel that shall be in form,
substance and scope customary for opinions of counsel in corporate
transactions, which opinion shall be accepted by the Company; (ii)
any sale of such Securities made in reliance on Rule 144 may be
made only in accordance with the terms of said Rule and further, if
said Rule is not applicable, any re-sale of such Securities under
circumstances in which the seller (or the person through whom the
sale is made) may be deemed to be an underwriter (as that term is
defined in the 1933 Act) may require compliance with some other
exemption under the 1933 Act or the rules and regulations of the
SEC thereunder; and (iii) neither the Company nor any other person
is under any obligation to register such Securities under the 1933
Act or any state securities laws or to comply with the terms and
conditions of any exemption thereunder (in each case, other than
pursuant to the Registration Rights
Agreement). Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything
else contained herein to the contrary, the Securities may be
pledged as collateral in connection with a bona fide
margin account or other lending arrangement.
g.
Legends . The Buyer understands that the
Notes and, until such time as the Conversion Shares have been
registered under the 1933 Act as contemplated by the Registration
Rights Agreement or otherwise may be sold pursuant to Rule 144 or
Regulation S without any restriction as to the number of securities
as of a particular date that can then be immediately sold, the
Conversion Shares may bear a restrictive legend in substantially
the following form (and a stop-transfer order may be placed against
transfer of the certificates for such Securities):
“The
securities represented by this certificate have not been registered
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The securities may
not be sold, transferred or assigned in the absence of an effective
registration statement for the securities under said Act, or an
opinion of counsel, in form, substance and scope customary for
opinions of counsel in comparable transactions, that registration
is not required under said Act or unless sold pursuant to Rule 144
or Regulation S under said Act.”
The legend set forth above shall be removed and
the Company shall issue a certificate without such legend to the
holder of any Security upon which it is stamped, if, unless
otherwise required by applicable state securities laws, (a) such
Security is registered for sale under an effective registration
statement filed under the 1933 Act or otherwise may be sold
pursuant to Rule 144 or Regulation S without any restriction as to
the number of securities as of a particular date that can then be
immediately sold, or (b) such holder provides the Company with an
opinion of counsel, in form, substance and scope customary for
opinions of counsel in comparable transactions, which opinion shall
be reasonably acceptable to the Company’s counsel, to the
effect that a public sale or transfer of such Security may be made
without registration under the 1933 Act, which opinion shall be
accepted by the Company so that the sale or transfer is effected or
(c) such holder provides the Company with reasonable assurances
that such Security can be sold pursuant to Rule 144 or Regulation
S. The Buyer agrees to sell all Securities, including those
represented by a certificate(s) from which the legend has been
removed, in compliance with applicable prospectus delivery
requirements, if any.
h.
Authorization; Enforcement . This Agreement and the
Registration Rights Agreement have been duly and validly
authorized. This Agreement has been duly executed and
delivered on behalf of the Buyer, and this Agreement constitutes,
and upon execution and delivery by the Buyer of the Registration
Rights Agreement, such agreement will constitute, valid and binding
agreements of the Buyer enforceable in accordance with their
terms.
i.
Residency . The Buyer is a resident of the
jurisdiction set forth immediately below such Buyer’s name on
the signature pages hereto.
3.
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY
. The Company represents and warrants to each Buyer
that:
a.
Organization and Qualification . The Company and each
of its Subsidiaries (as defined below), if any, is a corporation
duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the
laws of the jurisdiction in which it is incorporated, with full
power and authority (corporate and other) to own, lease, use and
operate its properties and to carry on its business as and where
now owned, leased, used, operated and conducted. Schedule
3(a) sets forth a list of all of the Subsidiaries of the
Company and the jurisdiction in which each is incorporated. The
Company and each of its Subsidiaries is duly qualified as a foreign
corporation to do business and is in good standing in every
jurisdiction in which its ownership or use of property or the
nature of the business conducted by it makes such qualification
necessary except where the failure to be so qualified or in good
standing would not have a Material Adverse Effect. “
Material Adverse Effect ” means any of (i) a material
and adverse effect on the legality, validity or enforceability of
any document executed in connection with this financing, (ii) a
material and adverse effect on the results of operations, assets,
prospects, business or condition (financial or otherwise) of the
Company and the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or (iii) an adverse
impairment to the Company’s ability to perform under any of
the documents executed in connection with this financing. “
Subsidiaries ” means any corporation or other
organization, whether incorporated or unincorporated, in which the
Company owns, directly or indirectly, any equity or other ownership
interest.
b.
Authorization; Enforcement . (i) The
Company has all requisite corporate power and authority to enter
into and perform this Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement,
the Notes and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby
and thereby and to issue the Securities, in accordance with the
terms hereof and thereof, (ii) the execution and delivery of this
Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement, the Notes by the
Company and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated
hereby and thereby (including without limitation, the issuance of
the Notes and the issuance and reservation for issuance of the
Conversion Shares issuable upon conversion or exercise thereof)
have been duly authorized by the Company’s Board of Directors
and no further consent or authorization of the Company, its Board
of Directors, or its shareholders is required, (iii) this Agreement
has been duly executed and delivered by the Company by its
authorized representative, and such authorized representative is
the true and official representative with authority to sign this
Agreement and the other documents executed in connection herewith
and bind the Company accordingly, and (iv) this Agreement
constitutes, and upon execution and delivery by the Company of the
Registration Rights Agreement, the Notes, each of such instruments
will constitute, a legal, valid and binding obligation of the
Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with its
terms.
c.
Capitalization . As of the date hereof,
the authorized capital stock of the Company consists
of [
] shares of Common Stock, of
which[
] shares are issued and outstanding,
[ ]
shares are reserved for issuance pursuant to the Company’s
stock option plans,
[ ]
shares are reserved for issuance pursuant to securities (other than
the Notes) exercisable for, or convertible into or exchangeable for
shares of Common Stock
[ ]
shares are reserved for issuance upon conversion of the Notes
(subject to adjustment pursuant to the Company’s covenant set
forth in Section 4(h) below). All of such outstanding
shares of capital stock are, or upon issuance will be, duly
authorized, validly issued, fully paid and
nonassessable. No shares of capital stock of the Company
are subject to preemptive rights or any other similar rights of the
shareholders of the Company or any liens or encumbrances imposed
through the actions or failure to act of the
Company. Except as disclosed in Schedule 3(c) ,
as of the effective date of this Agreement, (i) there are no
outstanding options, warrants, scrip, rights to subscribe for,
puts, calls, rights of first refusal, agreements, understandings,
claims or other commitments or rights of any character whatsoever
relating to, or securities or rights convertible into or
exchangeable for any shares of capital stock of the Company or any
of its Subsidiaries, or arrangements by which the Company or any of
its Subsidiaries is or may become bound to issue additional shares
of capital stock of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (ii)
there are no agreements or arrangements under which the Company or
any of its Subsidiaries is obligated to register the sale of any of
its or their securities under the 1933 Act (except the Registration
Rights Agreement) and (iii) there are no anti-dilution or price
adjustment provisions contained in any security issued by the
Company (or in any agreement providing rights to security holders)
that will be triggered by the issuance of the Notes, the Conversion
Shares. The Company has furnished to the Buyer true and
correct copies of the Company’s Articles of Incorporation as
in effect on the date hereof (“ Articles of
Incorporation ”), the Company’s By-laws, as in
effect on the date hereof (the “ By-laws ”), and
the terms of all securities convertible into or exercisable for
Common Stock of the Company and the material rights of the holders
thereof in respect thereto. The Company shall provide
the Buyer with a written update of this representation signed by
the Company’s Chief Executive or Chief Financial Officer on
behalf of the Company as of the Closing Date.
d.
Issuance of Shares . The Conversion Shares
are duly authorized and reserved for issuance and, upon conversion
of the Notes in accordance with their respective terms, will be
validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable, and free from all
taxes, liens, claims and encumbrances with respect to the issue
thereof and shall not be subject to preemptive rights or other
similar rights of shareholders of the Company and will not impose
personal liability upon the holder thereof.
e.
Acknowledgment of Dilution . The Company
understands and acknowledges the potentially dilutive effect to the
Common Stock upon the issuance of the Conversion Shares upon
conversion of the Note. The Company further acknowledges
that its obligation to issue Conversion Shares upon conversion of
the Notes in accordance with this Agreement, the Notes are absolute
and unconditional regardless of the dilutive effect that such
issuance may have on the ownership interests of other shareholders
of the Company.
f.
No Conflicts . The execution, delivery and
performance of this Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement
and the Notes by the Company and the consummation by the Company of
the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby (including,
without limitation, the issuance and reservation for issuance of
the Conversion Shares) will not (i) conflict with or result in a
violation of any provision of the Certificate of Incorporation or
By-laws or (ii) violate or conflict with, or result in a breach of
any provision of, or constitute a default (or an event which with
notice or lapse of time or both could become a default) under, or
give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration
or cancellation of, any agreement, indenture, patent, patent
license or instrument to which the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries is a party, or (iii) to the Company’s
knowledge, result in a violation of any law, rule, regulation,
order, judgment or decree (including federal and state securities
laws and regulations and regulations of any self-regulatory
organizations to which the Company or its securities are subject)
applicable to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or by which
any property or asset of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is
bound or affected (except for such conflicts, defaults,
terminations, amendments, accelerations, cancellations and
violations as would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a
Material Adverse Effect). Neither the Company nor any of
its Subsidiaries is in violation of its Certificate of
Incorporation, By-laws or other organizational documents and
neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is in default (and
no event has occurred which with notice or lapse of time or both
could put the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in default) under,
and neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has taken any
action or failed to take any action that would give to others any
rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of,
any agreement, indenture or instrument to which the Company or any
of its Subsidiaries is a party or by which any property or assets
of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is bound or affected,
except for possible defaults as would not, individually or in the
aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect. The businesses of the
Company and its Subsidiaries, if any, are not being conducted, and
shall not be conducted so long as a Buyer owns any of the
Securities, in violation of any law, ordinance or regulation of any
governmental entity. Except as specifically contemplated
by this Agreement and as required under the 1933 Act and any
applicable state securities laws, the Company is not required to
obtain any consent, authorization or order of, or make any filing
or registration with, any court, governmental agency, regulatory
agency, self regulatory organization or stock market or any third
party in order for it to execute, deliver or perform any of its
obligations under this Agreement, the Registration Rights
Agreement, the Notes in accordance with the terms hereof or thereof
or to issue and sell the Notes in accordance with the terms hereof
and to issue the Conversion Shares upon conversion of the
Notes. Except as disclosed in Schedule 3(f) , all
consents, authorizations, orders, filings and registrations which
the Company is required to obtain pursuant to the preceding
sentence have been obtained or effected on or prior to the date
hereof. The Company is not in violation of the quotation
requirements of the pink sheets (the “ Pink Sheets
”) and does not reasonably anticipate that the Common Stock
will be removed by the Pink Sheets in the foreseeable
future. The Company and its Subsidiaries are unaware of
any facts or circumstances which might give rise to any of the
foregoing.
g.
Financial Statements . As of their
respective dates, the financial statements of the Company complied
as to form in all material respects with applicable accounting
requirements and the published rules and regulations of the SEC
with respect thereto. Such financial statements have
been prepared in accordance with United States generally accepted
accounting principles, consistently applied, during the periods
involved (except (i) as may be otherwise indicated in such
financial statements or the notes thereto, or (ii) in the case of
unaudited interim statements, to the extent they may not include
footnotes or may be condensed or summary statements) and fairly
present in all material respects the consolidated financial
position of the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of the
dates thereof and the consolidated results of their operations and
cash flows for the periods then ended (subject, in the case of
unaudited statements, to normal year-end audit
adjustments). Except as set forth in the financial
statements of the Company the Company has no liabilities,
contingent or otherwise, other than (i) liabilities incurred in the
ordinary course of business subsequent to July 31, 2007 and (ii)
obligations under contracts and commitments incurred in the
ordinary course of business and not required under generally
accepted accounting principles to be reflected in such financial
statements, which, individually or in the aggregate, are not
material to the financial condition or operating results of the
Company.
h.
Absence of Certain Changes . Since July
31, 2007, there has been no material adverse change and no material
adverse development in the assets, liabilities, business,
properties, operations, financial condition, results of operations
or prospects of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
i.
Absence of Litigation . There is no
action, suit, claim, proceeding, inquiry or investigation before or
by any court, public board, government agency, self-regulatory
organization or body pending or, to the knowledge of the Company or
any of its Subsidiaries, threatened against or affecting the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or their officers or directors
in their capacity as such, that could have a Material Adverse
Effect. Schedule 3(i) contains a complete list
and summary description of any pending or, to the knowledge of the
Company, threatened proceeding against or affecting the Company or
any of its Subsidiaries, without regard to whether it would have a
Material Adverse Effect. The Company and its
Subsidiaries are unaware of any facts or circumstances which might
give rise to any of the foregoing.
j.
Patents, Copyrights, etc .
(i) The
Company and each of its Subsidiaries owns or possesses the
requisite licenses or rights to use all patents, patent
applications, patent rights, inventions, know-how, trade secrets,
trademarks, trademark applications, service marks, service names,
trade names and copyrights (“ Intellectual Property
”) necessary to enable it to conduct its business as now
operated (and, except as set forth in Schedule 3(j) hereof,
to the best of the Company’s knowledge, as presently
contemplated to be operated in the future); there is no claim or
action by any person pertaining to, or proceeding pending, or to
the Company’s knowledge threatened, which challenges the
right of the Company or of a Subsidiary with respect to any
Intellectual Property necessary to enable it to conduct its
business as now operated (and, except as set forth in Schedule
3(j) hereof, to the best of the Company’s knowledge, as
presently contemplated to be operated in the future); to the best
of the Company’s knowledge, the Company’s or its
Subsidiaries’ current and intended products, services and
processes do not infringe on any Intellectual Property or other
rights held by any person; and the Company is unaware of any facts
or circumstances which might give rise to any of the
foregoing. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries have
taken reasonable security measures to protect the secrecy,
confidentiality and value of their Intellectual
Property.
k.
No Materially Adverse Contracts, Etc
. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is
subject to any charter, corporate or other legal restriction, or
any judgment, decree, order, rule or regulation which in the
judgment of the Company’s officers has or is expected in the
future to have a Material Adverse Effect. Neither the
Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to any contract or
agreement which in the judgment of the Company’s officers has
or is expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
l.
Tax Status . Except as set forth on
Schedule 3(l) , the Company and each of its Subsidiaries has
made or filed all federal, state and foreign income and all other
tax returns, reports and declarations required by any jurisdiction
to which it is subject (unless and only to the extent that the
Company and each of its Subsidiaries has set aside on its books
provisions reasonably adequate for the payment of all unpaid and
unreported taxes) and has paid all taxes and other governmental
assessments and charges that are material in amount, shown or
determined to be due on such returns, reports and declarations,
except those being contested in good faith and has set aside on its
books provisions reasonably adequate for the payment of all taxes
for periods subsequent to the periods to which such returns,
reports or declarations apply. There are no unpaid taxes
in any material amount claimed to be due by the taxing authority of
any jurisdiction, and the officers of the Company know of no basis
for any such claim. The Company has not executed a
waiver with respect to the statute of limitations relating to the
assessment or collection of any foreign, federal, state or local
tax. Except as set forth on Schedule 3(l) , none
of the Company’s tax returns is presently being audited by
any taxing authority.
m.
Certain Transactions . Except as set forth
on Schedule 3(m) and except for arm’s length
transactions pursuant to which the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries makes payments in the ordinary course of business upon
terms no less favorable than the Company or any of its Subsidiaries
could obtain from third parties and other than the grant of stock
options disclosed on Schedule 3(c) , none of the officers,
directors, or employees of the Company is presently a party to any
transaction with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (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 corporation, partnership, trust or other entity in
which any officer, director