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SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT

Purchase and Sale Agreement

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Title: SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT
Governing Law: New York     Date: 10/16/2009

SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT, Parties: zurvita holdings  inc. , beyond commerce  inc , omnireliant holdings  inc
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Exhibit 10.1

 

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:

 

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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.

 

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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).

 

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 “ 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.

 

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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.

 

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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

 

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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.

 

2.2   Deliveries .

 

(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;

 

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(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.

 

2.3   Closing Conditions .

 

(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

 

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(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.

 

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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.

 

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(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.

 

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(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.

 

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(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.

 

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(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 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


 
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