Exhibit
10.2
SECURITIES PURCHASE
AGREEMENT
This Securities Purchase Agreement (this “
Agreement ”) is dated as of October 9, 2009, between
Beyond Commerce, Inc, a Nevada corporation (the “
Company ”), and Zurvita Holdings, Inc., (the “
Purchaser ”).
WHEREAS, concurrently with the execution of this
Agreement, the Company is entering into an asset purchase agreement
with OmniReliant Holdings, Inc. (“OmniReliant”),
pursuant to which OmniReliant is acquiring certain software (the
“ Software ”) of the Company (the “
Asset Purchase Agreement ”).
WHEREAS, immediately following the purchase of
the Software by OmniReliant, OmniReliant is entering into a license
agreement with the Purchaser (the “ License Agreement
”), pursuant to which OmniRelaint shall grant the Purchaser a
license to use the Software.
WHEREAS, the Company and the
Purchaser are executing and delivering this Agreement in
reliance upon an exemption from securities registration pursuant to
Section 4(2) and/or Rule 506 of Regulation D
("Regulation D") as promulgated by the U.S. Securities
and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended (the "Securities Act");
WHEREAS, the parties desire that,
upon the terms and subject to the conditions contained
herein, the Company shall issue and sell to the Purchaser, as
provided herein, and the Purchaser shall purchase up to
Eight Hundred Thousand Dollars ($800,000) of shares of
the Company's common stock, of which Three
Hundred Thousand Dollars ($300,000)
has been previously advanced to the Company on behalf of the
Purchasers and the closing upon which will occur on the date hereof
(the " First Closing "), Two Hundred Thousand Dollars
($200,000) shall be funded upon the ability to sell advertising
(the " Second Closing "), One Hundred Thousand
Dollars ($100,000) shall be funded on October 23
rd , 2009 (the " Third Closing ")
and Two Hundred Thousand Dollars ($200,000) shall be funded on such
date as the entire sales, operational and technical transition has
taken place to effectuate the sales cycle allowing OmniReliant
Holdings, Inc. (“OmniReliant”) and the Purchaser to
operate independently on its own platform but, in any evernt, no
later than November 1 st 2009 .
(the “ Fourth Closing ”) (individually referred
to as a " Closing " collectively referred to as the "
Closings "), for a total purchase price of up to Eight
Hundred Thousand Dollars ($800,000), (the "Purchase
Price");
WHEREAS, as a condition to the purchase of
securities by the Purchaser, the Company shall be required to
provide certain support services related to the Software to the
Purchaser subject to the terms and conditions as 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
1.1 Definitions
. In addition to the terms defined elsewhere in this Agreement, for
all purposes of this Agreement, the following terms have the
meanings set forth in this Section 1.1:
“ Acquiring Person ” shall
have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.5.
“ 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 Saturday, 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.
“ Closings ” means the
First Closing, the Second Closing, the Third Closing and the Fourth
Closing.
“ Closing Dates ” means the
First Closing Date, the Second Closing Date, the Third Closing Date
and the Fourth Closing Date.
“ Closing Statement ”
means the Closing Statement in the form Annex A attached
hereto.
“ Commission ” means
the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
“ Common Stock ” means the
common stock of the Company, $0.001 par value, 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.
“ Company Counsel ” means
Sichenzia Ross Friedman Ference LLP, with offices located at 61
Broadway, New York, New York 10006.
“ Disclosure Schedules ”
means the Disclosure Schedules of the Company delivered
concurrently herewith.
“ Discussion Time ” shall
have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section
3.2(f).
“ Escrow Agent ” means
Sichenzia Ross Friedman Ference LLP, with offices located at 61
Broadway, New York, New York 10006.
“ Escrow Agreement ”
shall mean the Escrow Agreement in substantially the form of
Exhibit D hereto executed and delivered contemporaneously
with this Agreement.
“ Exchange Act ” means
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and
regulations promulgated thereunder.
“ First Closing Date ” means
the date first written above.
“ First Closing Shares
” means the First Closing Subscription Amount divided by the
Per Share Purchase Price.
“ First Closing Subscription Amount
” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section
2.1.
“ Fourth Closing Date ” means
the date the entire sales, operational and technical transition has
taken place to effectuate the sales cycle allowing OmniReliant and
the Purchaser to operate independently on its own platform but, in
any event, no later than November 1 st .
“ Fourth Closing Shares ”
means the Fourth Closing Subscription Amount divided by the Per
Share Purchase Price.
“ Fourth Closing Subscription
Amount ” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in
Section 2.1.
“ GAAP ” shall have the
meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(h).
“ Indebtedness ” shall have
the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(aa).
“ Intellectual Property
Rights ” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in
Section 3.1(o).
“ 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).
“ Per Share Purchase Price
” equals $0.10, subject to adjustment for reverse and forward
stock splits, stock dividends, stock combinations and other similar
transactions of the Common Stock that occur after the date of this
Agreement and before the Fourth Closing Date.
“ Permitted Indebtedness ”
means (a) the Indebtedness existing on the date hereof and set
forth on Schedule 3.1(aa) attached hereto, (b) lease
obligations and purchase money indebtedness incurred in connection
with the acquisition of capital assets and lease obligations with
respect to newly acquired or leased assets and (c) any unsecured
debt incurred after the date hereof.
“ Permitted Lien ” means the
individual and collective reference to the following: (a) Liens for
taxes, assessments and other governmental charges or levies not yet
due or Liens for taxes, assessments and other governmental charges
or levies being contested in good faith and by appropriate
proceedings for which adequate reserves (in the good faith judgment
of the management of the Company) have been established in
accordance with GAAP; (b) Liens imposed by law which were incurred
in the ordinary course of the Company’s business, such as
carriers’, warehousemen’s and mechanics’ Liens,
statutory landlords’ Liens, and other similar Liens arising
in the ordinary course of the Company’s business, and which
(x) do not individually or in the aggregate materially detract from
the value of such property or assets or materially impair the use
thereof in the operation of the business of the Company and its
consolidated Subsidiaries or (y) are being contested in good faith
by appropriate proceedings, which proceedings have the effect of
preventing for the foreseeable future the forfeiture or sale of the
property or asset subject to such Lien; and (c) Liens incurred in
connection with Permitted Indebtedness.
“ 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 Information Failure
” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section
4.2(b).
“ Public Information Failure
Payments ” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term
in Section 4.2(b).
“ Purchaser Party ”
shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section
4.8.
“ Required Approvals ”
shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section
3.1(e).
“ Restriction Period ” shall
have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.14
“ 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.
“ SEC Reports ” shall have
the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(h).
“ Second Closing Date ”
means the ability of Zurvita to sell advertising.
“ Second Closing Shares ”
means the Second Closing Subscription Amount divided by the Per
Share Purchase Price.
“ Second Closing Subscription
Amount ” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in
Section 2.1.
“ Securities Act ”
means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and
regulations promulgated thereunder.
“ Shares ” means the First
Closing Shares, the Seocnd Closing Shares, the Third Closing Shares
and the Fourth Closing Shares.
“ Short Sales ” means all
“short sales” as defined in Rule 200 of Regulation SHO
under the Exchange Act (but shall not be deemed to include the
location and/or reservation of borrowable shares of Common
Stock).
“ Subscription Amount ”
means collectively, the First Closing Subscription Amount, the
Second Closing Subscription Amount, the Third Closing Subscription
Amount and the Fourth Closing Subscription Amount..
“ Subsequent Financing ”
shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section
4.12(a).
“ Subsequent Financing Notice
” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section
4.12(b).
“ Subsidiary ” means any
subsidiary of the Company as set forth on Schedule 3.1(a) ,
and shall, where applicable, also include any direct or indirect
subsidiary of the Company formed or acquired after the date
hereof.
“ Support Period ” shall have
the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.11.
“ Third Closing Date ” means
the date October 23, 2009
“ Third Closing Shares ”
means the Third Closing Subscription Amount divided by the Per
Share Purchase Price.
“ Third Closing Subscription Amount
” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section
2.1.
“ Trading Day ” means a
day on which the New York Stock Exchange 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 Escrow Agreement, and any other documents
or agreements executed in connection with the transactions
contemplated hereunder.
“ Transfer Agent ” means
TranShare the current transfer agent of the Company,
with a mailing address of 5105 DTC Parkway Suite 325 Greenwood
Village, CO 80111and a facsimile number of (303) 662-1113, and any
successor transfer agent of the Company.
“ Variable Rate Transaction ”
shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section
4.13(b).
“ VWAP ” means, for any
date, the price determined by the first of the following clauses
that applies: (a) if the Common Stock is then listed or quoted on a
Trading Market, the daily volume weighted average price of the
Common Stock for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on the
Trading Market on which the Common Stock is then listed or quoted
for trading as reported by Bloomberg L.P. (based on a Trading Day
from 9:30 a.m. (New York City time) to 4:02 p.m. (New York City
time); (b) if the OTC Bulletin Board is not a Trading Market,
the volume weighted average price of the Common Stock for such date
(or the nearest preceding date) on the OTC Bulletin Board; (c) if
the Common Stock is not then listed or quoted for trading on the
OTC Bulletin Board and if prices for the Common Stock are then
reported in the “Pink Sheets” published by Pink Sheets,
LLC (or a similar organization or agency succeeding to its
functions of reporting prices), the most recent bid price per share
of the Common Stock so reported; or (d) in all other cases,
the fair market value of a share of Common Stock as determined by
an independent appraiser selected in good faith by the Purchasers
of a majority in interest of the Shares then outstanding and
reasonably acceptable to the Company, the fees and expenses of
which shall be paid by the Company.
ARTICLE II.
PURCHASE AND SALE
2.1 Closing
. On the First 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,
up to an aggregate of Three Hundred Thousand Dollars $300,000 (the
“ First Closing Subscription Amount ”) of
Shares. The Company and the Purchaser hereby acknowledge
that funds equal to the First Closing Subscription Amount have
previously been advanced on behalf of the Purchaser to the Company
and on the First Closing Date, the Company shall deliver to the
Purchaser its First Closing Shares, and the Company and the
Purchaser shall deliver the other items set forth in Section 2.2
deliverable at the First Closing. Upon satisfaction of
the covenants and conditions set forth in Sections 2.2 and 2.3, the
First Closing shall occur at the offices of Company Counsel or such
other location as the parties shall mutually agree. On
the Second Closing Date, upon the terms and subject to the
conditions set forth herein, the Company agrees to sell, and the
Purchaser agrees to purchase, up to an aggregate of Two Hundred
Thousand Dollars $200,000 (the “ Second Closing
Subscription Amount ”) of Shares. The
Purchaser shall deliver to the Company via wire transfer or a
certified check immediately available funds equal to the Second
Closing Subscription Amount and the Company shall deliver to the
Purchaser the Second Closing Shares. Upon satisfaction
of the covenants and conditions set forth in Sections 2.2 and 2.3,
the Second Closing shall occur at the offices of Company Counsel or
such other location as the parties shall mutually
agree. On the Third Closing Date, upon the terms and
subject to the conditions set forth herein, the Company agrees to
sell, and the Purchaser agrees to purchase, up to an aggregate of
One Hundred Thousand Dollars $100,000 (the “ Third Closing
Subscription Amount ”)of Shares. The Purchaser
shall deliver to the Company via wire transfer or a certified check
immediately available funds equal to the Third Closing Subscription
Amount and the Company shall deliver to the Purchaser the Third
Closing Shares. Upon satisfaction of the covenants and
conditions set forth in Sections 2.2 and 2.3, the Third Closing
shall occur at the offices of Company Counsel or such other
location as the parties shall mutually agree. On the
Fourth Closing Date, upon the terms and subject to the conditions
set forth herein, the Company agrees to sell, and the Purchaser
agrees to purchase, up to an aggregate of One Hundred Thousand
Dollars $200,000 (the “ Fourth Closing Subscription
Amount ”)of Shares. The Purchaser shall
deliver to the Company via wire transfer or a certified check
immediately available funds equal to the Fourth Closing
Subscription Amount and the Company shall deliver to the Purchaser
the Fourth Closing Shares. Upon satisfaction of the
covenants and conditions set forth in Sections 2.2 and 2.3, the
Third Closing shall occur at the offices of Company Counsel or such
other location as the parties shall mutually agree.
(a) On or prior to the
First Closing Date, the Company shall deliver or cause to be
delivered to the Escrow Agent with respect to each Purchaser the
following:
(i) this Agreement
duly executed by the Company;
(ii) waivers duly
executed by each of the parties identified on Schedule
2.2(a)(ii);
(iii) a copy of the
irrevocable instructions to the Transfer Agent instructing the
Transfer Agent to deliver, on an expedited basis, a certificate
evidencing the First Closing Shares, registered in the name of the
Purchaser;
(iv) a copy of the
irrevocable instructions to the Transfer Agent instructing the
Transfer Agent to deliver, on an expedited basis, a certificate
evidencing the Second Closing Shares, registered in the name of the
Purchaser, which instructions shall be held in escrow by the Escrow
Agent until the Second Closing, pursuant to the terms of the Escrow
Agreement;
(v) a copy of the
irrevocable instructions to the Transfer Agent instructing the
Transfer Agent to deliver, on an expedited basis, a certificate
evidencing the Third Closing Shares, registered in the name of the
Purchaser, which instructions shall be held in escrow by the Escrow
Agent until the Third Closing, pursuant to the terms of the Escrow
Agreement;
(vi) a copy of the
irrevocable instructions to the Transfer Agent instructing the
Transfer Agent to deliver, on an expedited basis, a certificate
evidencing the Fourth Closing Shares, registered in the name of the
Purchaser, which instructions shall be held in escrow by the Escrow
Agent until the Fourth Closing, pursuant to the terms of the Escrow
Agreement; and
(vii) the Escrow
Agreement duly executed by the Company.
(b) On or prior to the
First Closing Date, the Purchaser shall deliver or cause to be
delivered to the Escrow Agent the following:
(i) this Agreement
duly executed by the Purchaser;
(ii) the Escrow
Agreement duly executed by the Purchaser; and
(iii) the
Purchaser’s First Closing Subscription Amount by wire
transfer to the Escrow Agent.
(c) On or prior to the
Second Closing Date, the Purchaser shall deliver or cause to be
delivered to the Escrow Agent the Purchaser’s Second Closing
Subscription Amount by wire transfer to the Escrow
Agent.
(d) On or prior to the
Third Closing Date, the Purchaser shall deliver or cause to be
delivered to the Escrow Agent the Purchaser’s Third Closing
Subscription Amount by wire transfer to the Escrow
Agent.
(e) On or prior to the
Fourth Closing Date, the Purchaser shall deliver or cause to be
delivered to the Escrow Agent the Purchaser’s Fourth Closing
Subscription Amount by wire transfer to the Escrow
Agent.
(a) The
obligations of the Company hereunder in connection with each of the
the Closings are subject to the following conditions being
met:
(i) the accuracy in
all material respects when made and on each of the Closing Dates 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 each of the Closing Dates have been performed;
and
(iii) the delivery by
the Purchaser of the items set forth in Section 2.2(b), 2.2(c),
2.2(d), and 2.2(e) of this Agreement.
(b) The respective
obligations of the Purchaser hereunder in connection with each of
the Closings are subject to the following conditions being
met:
(i) the transactions
contemplated by the Asset Purchase Agreement shall have been
consummated;
(ii) the Purchaser
shall have entered into the License Agreement with
OmniReliant;
(iii) the accuracy in
all material respects on each of the Closing Dates of the
representations and warranties of the Company contained
herein;
(iv) all obligations,
covenants and agreements of the Company required to be performed at
or prior to each of the Closing Dates shall have been
performed;
(v) the delivery by
the Company of the items set forth in Section 2.2(a) of this
Agreement;
(vi) as of each of the
Closing Dates, the Company shall have performed its obligations
under Section 4.11 of this Agreement;
(vii) as of each of the
Closing Dates, no event shall be in effect that materially and
adversely effects the (i) legality, validity or enforceability
of any Transaction Document, or (ii) the Company’s ability to
perform in any material respect on a timely basis its obligations
under any Transaction Document; andfrom the date hereof to each of
the Closing Dates, trading in the Common Stock shall not have been
suspended by the Commission or the Company’s principal
Trading Market (except for any suspension of trading of limited
duration agreed to by the Company, which suspension shall be
terminated prior to the Closing), and, at any time prior to each of
the Closing Dates, 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, or on any Trading 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 Shares at each of the
Closings.
ARTICLE III.
REPRESENTATIONS AND
WARRANTIES
3.1 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 . All of the direct and indirect
subsidiaries of the Company are set forth on Schedule 3.1(a)
. 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. If the Company has
no subsidiaries, then all other references to the Subsidiaries or
any of them in the Transaction Documents shall be
disregarded.
(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, 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 nor 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 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. T he 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 to which it is a
party 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 wit h
its terms, except: (i) a s 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
by the Company of the Transaction Documents, the issuance and sale
of the Securities and the consummation by it to which it is a party
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, (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, 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) the filings required pursuant to Section 4.4 of this
Agreement, (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 Securities 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
Shares . The Shares 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. The Company has reserved from its duly
authorized capital stock the maximum number of shares of Common
Stock issuable pursuant to this Agreement.
(g)
Capitalization . The capitalization of the
Company is as set forth on Schedule 3.1(g) , 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 issued capital
stock since its most recently filed periodic report under the
Exchange Act, which is reflected in schedule 3.1(g) 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.
(h) SEC Reports;
Financial Statements . Except as set forth on
Schedule 3.1(h) , 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, 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. Except as set forth on Schedule
3.1(h) , the Company has never been an issuer subject to Rule
144(i) under the Securities Act. 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; Undisclosed Events, Liabilities or Developments
. 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: (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. 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 or as set forth on
Schedule 3.1(i) , 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 1
Trading Day 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 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) 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.
(l) 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 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.
(m) 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.
(n) 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 as described in the
SEC Reports as necessary or material for use in connection with
their respective businesses 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.
(o) 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,
including, but not limited to, directors and officers insurance
coverage at least equal to the