SECURITIES PURCHASE
AGREEMENT
Power
Efficiency Corporation
3960 Howard
Hughes Parkway
Suite
460
Las Vegas, NV
89169
Each undersigned investor set forth on the
Schedule of Investors attached as Annex I hereto (each, an
“Investor” and, collectively, the
“Investors”), hereby confirms its agreement with you as
follows:
1. This
Securities Purchase Agreement (the “Agreement”) is made
as of August 7, 2009 between Power Efficiency Corporation, a
Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and each of the
Investors.
2. The Company
has authorized the sale and issuance of up to 125,000 units (the
“Units”) to the Investors in a private placement
offering (the “Offering”) commencing as of the date
hereof and continuing through December 30, 2009 (the
“Termination Date”). Each Unit consists of
one share of Series C Convertible Preferred Stock of the Company,
par value $0.001 per share (the “Preferred Stock”) and
50 warrants in substantially the form attached hereto as Annex III
(each a “Warrant” and collectively for all Investors,
the “Warrants”) to purchase common stock of the
Company, par value $0.001 per share (the “Common
Stock”) at $0.40 per share of Common
Stock. Initially, one share of Preferred Stock shall be
convertible into one hundred (100) shares of Common Stock, subject
to adjustment as set forth in the Certificate of Designation
setting forth the rights, preferences and privileges of the
Preferred Stock. The Units, Preferred Stock, Warrants
and shares of Common Stock underlying the Warrants are referred to
collectively herein as the “Securities”.
3. The Company
and the Investors agree that each Investor will, severally and not
jointly, purchase from the Company and the Company will issue and
sell to the Investors that number of Units as set forth opposite
each Investor’s name on Annex I attached hereto, for a
purchase price of $40.00 per Unit, pursuant to the Terms and
Conditions for Purchase of Units attached hereto as Annex II and
incorporated herein by reference as if fully set forth herein (the
“Terms and Conditions”). Notwithstanding the
foregoing, certain Investors, as well as certain officers and
directors of the Company may purchase Units in the Offering, with
the purchase price therefore being paid through the cancellation of
deferred compensation owed, or promissory notes payable, to such
Investors, officers or directors. Unless otherwise
requested by the Investor, certificates representing the Preferred
Stock and the Warrants purchased by the Investor will be registered
in the Investor’s name and address as set forth on Annex
I.
4. Each
Investor represents that, except as set forth below, (a) it has had
no position, office or other material relationship within the past
three years with the Company or persons known to it to be
affiliates of the Company and (b) it has no direct or indirect
affiliation or association with any Financial Industry Regulatory
Authority (“FINRA”) member as of the date
hereof. Exceptions:
(If no exceptions, write
“none.” If left blank, response will be deemed to be
“none.”)
Please confirm the foregoing correctly sets
forth the agreement between us by signing in the space provided
below for that purpose. By executing this Agreement, you
acknowledge that the Company may use or rely upon (i) the
information in paragraph 4 above, (ii) the representations and
warranties in Section 5 of the Terms and Conditions, solely with
respect to the Investors and (iii) the name and address information
below in preparation of the Registration Statement (as defined in
Annex II).
THE UNITS HAVE
NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, AND, UNLESS SO
REGISTERED, MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN
EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE
REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT. THE
UNITS HAVE NOT BEEN APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED BY THE SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION NOR HAS THE
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR ANY STATE SECURITIES
COMMISSION PASSED UPON OR ENDORSED THE MERITS OF THIS OFFERING OR
THE ACCURACY OR ADEQUACY OF THIS CONFIDENTIAL SUMMARY OF TERMS AND
CONDITIONS. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL
OFFENSE. THE UNITS ARE BEING OFFERED PURSUANT TO
EXEMPTIONS FROM REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS PROVIDED BY SECTION 4(2)
OF THE SECURITIES ACT, REGULATION D AND RULE 506 THEREUNDER,
CERTAIN STATE SECURITIES LAWS AND CERTAIN RULES AND REGULATIONS
PROMULGATED PURSUANT THERETO. THE UNITS MAY NOT BE
TRANSFERRED, SOLD, OFFERED FOR SALE, PLEDGED OR HYPOTHECATED IN THE
ABSENCE OF AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES
ACT AND ANY APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS OR AN OPINION OF
COUNSEL REASONABLY ACCEPTABLE TO THE COMPANY AND ITS COUNSEL THAT
SUCH REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED. THIS DOCUMENT DOES
NOT CONSTITUTE AN OFFER TO SELL OR SOLICITATION OF AN OFFER TO BUY
THE SECURITIES IN ANY JURISDICTION WHERE, OR TO ANY PERSON TO WHOM,
IT IS UNLAWFUL TO MAKE SUCH OFFER OR SOLICITATION.
ANNEX II
TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR PURCHASE
OF UNITS
1. Authorization and Sale of the Units .
Subject to these Terms and Conditions, the Company has authorized
the sale and issuance of up to 125,000
Units.
2. Agreement to Sell and Purchase the
Units . At each Closing (as defined in Section 3), the Company
will sell to each Investor, and such Investor will severally
purchase from the Company, upon the terms and conditions
hereinafter set forth, the number of Units set forth opposite such
Investor’s name in Annex I to the Securities Purchase
Agreement (the “Agreement”) to which these Terms and
Conditions are attached as Annex II, at the purchase price set
forth thereon.
3. Delivery of the Preferred Stock and
Warrants at Closing . A closing on the purchase and sale of the
Units (each, a “Closing”) shall occur at such time or
times as the Company determines at the offices of the
Company’s counsel once subscriptions for at least $500,000
have been received. At each Closing, the Company shall
deliver to each Investor, versus payment therefor, (i) one or more
stock certificates representing the number of shares of Preferred
Stock and (ii) one or more Warrants underlying the number of Units
set forth opposite such Investor’s name in Annex I of the
Agreement, each such certificate or Warrant to be held in the name
of such Investor or, if so indicated on the signature page of the
Agreement, in the name of a nominee designated by the Investor. The
Preferred Stock certificates and the Warrants shall bear an
appropriate restrictive legend as required by applicable securities
laws.
The Company’s obligation to issue the
Units to the Investors shall be subject to the following
conditions, any one or more of which may be waived by the Company:
(a) receipt by the Company of a certified or official bank check or
wire transfer of funds in the full amount of the purchase price for
the Units being purchased hereunder, (b) receipt of aggregate
investments for not less than 12,500 Units and (c) the accuracy of
the representations and warranties made by the Investors and the
fulfillment of those undertakings of the Investors.
Each Investor’s obligation to purchase the
Units shall be subject to the following conditions, any one or more
of which may be waived by such Investor: (a) the representations
and warranties of the Company set forth herein shall be true and
correct as of the date of each Closing in all material respects and
(b) the Investor shall have received such documents as such
Investor shall reasonably have requested, including compliance and
Secretary’s certificates and, subject to the accuracy of the
information and the representations and warranties required to be
provided by each Investor, as to exemption from the registration
requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
“Securities Act”).
4. Representations, Warranties and Covenants
of the Company . Except as otherwise described in the
Disclosure Schedule delivered to the Investors prior to the
execution of this Agreement, the Company hereby represents and
warrants to, and covenants with, the Investors, as
follows:
4.1 Organization . The Company is duly
organized and validly existing under the laws of the jurisdiction
of its organization. Each of the Company and its Subsidiaries (as
defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act) has full power and
authority to own, operate and occupy its properties and to conduct
its business as presently conducted and as described in the
documents filed by the Company under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), since the end of
its most recently completed fiscal year through the date hereof,
including, without limitation, its most recent reports on Form 10-K
and Form 10-Q (collectively, the “Exchange Act
Documents”) and is registered or qualified to do business and
in good standing in each jurisdiction in which the nature of the
business conducted by it or the location of the properties owned or
leased by it requires such qualification and where the failure to
be so qualified would have a material adverse effect upon the
condition (financial or otherwise), earnings, business or business
prospects, properties or operations of the Company and its
Subsidiaries, considered as one enterprise (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.
4.2 Due Authorization and Valid Issuance
. The Company has all requisite power and authority to execute,
deliver and perform its obligations under the Agreement, and the
Agreement has been duly authorized and validly executed and
delivered by the Company and constitutes the legal, valid and
binding agreement of the Company enforceable against the Company in
accordance with its terms, except as rights to indemnity and
contribution may be limited by state or federal securities laws or
the public policy underlying such laws, except as enforceability
may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, moratorium or similar laws affecting
creditors’ and contracting parties’ rights generally
and except as enforceability may be subject to general principles
of equity (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered
in a proceeding in equity or at law). Furthermore, the
Company has complied with Delaware Corporations Code Section
144(a).
4.3 Non-Contravention . The execution and
delivery of the Agreement, the issuance and sale of the Units under
the Agreement, the fulfillment of the terms of the Agreement and
the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby will not
(A) conflict with or constitute a violation of, or default (with
the passage of time or otherwise) under, (i) any material bond,
debenture, note or other evidence of indebtedness, lease, contract,
indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement, joint venture
or other agreement or instrument to which the Company or any
Subsidiary is a party or by which it or any of its Subsidiaries or
their respective properties are bound, (ii) the charter, bylaws or
other organizational documents of the Company or any Subsidiary, or
(iii) any law, administrative regulation, ordinance or order of any
court or governmental agency, arbitration panel or authority
applicable to the Company or any Subsidiary or their respective
properties other than in relation to any offering of securities
under Section 5 of the Securities Act or (iv) any offering of
securities under Section 5 of the Securities Act, assuming
compliance by the Investors with the terms and conditions hereof
and the truthfulness and accuracy of the Investors' representations
and warranties set forth in Section 5 hereof, except in the case of
clauses (i), (iii) and (iv) for any such conflicts, violations or
defaults which are not reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse
Effect, individually or in the aggregate, or (B) result in the
creation or imposition of any lien, encumbrance, claim, security
interest or restriction whatsoever upon any of the material
properties or assets of the Company or any Subsidiary or an
acceleration of indebtedness pursuant to any obligation, agreement
or condition contained in any material bond, debenture, note or any
other evidence of indebtedness or any material indenture, mortgage,
deed of trust or any other agreement or instrument to which the
Company or any Subsidiary is a party or by which any of them is
bound or to which any of the material property or assets of the
Company or any Subsidiary is subject. No consent, approval,
authorization or other order of, or registration, qualification or
filing with, any regulatory body, administrative agency, or other
governmental body in the United States or any other person is
required for the execution and delivery of the Agreement and the
valid issuance and sale of the Units to be sold and issued pursuant
to the Agreement, other than such as have been made or obtained,
and except for any post-closing securities filings or notifications
required to be made under federal or state securities
laws.
4.4 Capitalization . As of the date
hereof and prior to giving effect to the issuance of the Units,
Disclosure Schedule 4.4 sets forth the capitalization of the
Company on an outstanding basis and on a fully-diluted
basis. Disclosure Schedule 4.4 also sets forth (i) any
capital stock granted pursuant to an employee benefit plan and (ii)
any outstanding warrants, options or other
securities. The Units to be sold and issued pursuant to
the Agreement have been duly authorized, and when issued and paid
for in accordance with the terms of the Agreement, will be duly and
validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable (other than as to a
lawful offering of securities under Section 5 of the Securities
Act) and as to a lawful offering of securities under Section 5 of
the Securities Act, assuming the correctness of the representations
and warranties of the Investors set forth in Section 5 hereof.
Except as set forth in or contemplated by the Agreement or as
described in the Disclosure Schedule, no preemptive right, co-sale
right, right of first refusal, registration right, or other similar
right exists with respect to the Units or the issuance and sale
thereof. No further approval or authorization of any stockholder,
the Board of Directors of the Company or others is required for the
issuance and sale of the Units.
4.5 Legal Proceedings . Except as set
forth on the Disclosure Schedule, there is no material legal or
governmental proceeding pending or, to the knowledge of the
Company, threatened (i) to which the Company or any Subsidiary is
or may be a party or of which the business or property of the
Company or any Subsidiary is subject or (ii) which adversely
affects or challenges the legality, validity or enforceability of
the Agreement.
4.6 Disclosure . The representations and
warranties of the Company contained in this Section 4 as of the
date hereof, do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact
or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or
necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the
circumstances under which they were made, not
misleading.
4.7 Common Stock Listing . The Common
Stock is registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act
and is quoted on The Over-the-Counter Bulletin Board (the
“OTCBB”), and the Company has taken no action designed
to, or likely to have the effect of, terminating the registration
of the Common Stock under the Exchange Act or removal of the Common
Stock from the OTCBB, nor has the Company received any notification
that the SEC is contemplating terminating such
registration.
4.8 Reporting Status . The Company has
filed in a timely manner all documents that the Company was
required to file under the Exchange Act during the 12 months
preceding the date of this Agreement. The following documents
complied in all material respects with the SEC’s requirements
as of their respective filing dates, and the information contained
therein as of the date thereof did not contain an untrue statement
of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be
stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in
light of the circumstances under which they were made, not
misleading:
(a) Annual Report on Form 10-K for the years
ended December 31, 2007 and December 31, 2008;
(b) Definitive Proxy Statement for the Annual
Meeting held on July 11, 2008;
(c) Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the
quarters ended June 30, 2008, September 30, 2008 and March 31,
2009; and
(d) All other documents, if any, filed by the
Company with the SEC during the 12 months preceding the date of
this Agreement pursuant to the reporting requirements of the
Exchange Act.
4.9 No Manipulation of Stock . Neither
the Company, nor any of its directors, officers or controlling
persons, has taken or will, in violation of applicable law, take,
any action designed to or that might reasonably be
expected
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