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SERIES A CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT

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Title: SERIES A CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT
Governing Law: New York     Date: 9/11/2009
Law Firm: Haynes Boone    

SERIES A CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT, Parties: activecare  inc. , gemini master fund  ltd , navigator management ltd
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SERIES A CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT

 

This SERIES A CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT (the “ Agreement ”) is dated as of September 10, 2009 by and among ActiveCare, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), and each of the purchasers of shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock of the Company whose names are set forth on Exhibit A hereto and such purchasers’ respective successors and assigns (individually, a “ Purchaser ” and collectively, the “ Purchasers ”).

 

The parties hereto agree as follows:

 

ARTICLE I.

PURCHASE AND SALE OF PREFERRED STOCK

 

Section 1.01            Purchase and Sale of Stock . Upon the following terms and conditions, the Company shall issue and sell to the Purchasers and each of the Purchasers shall purchase from the Company, the number of shares of the Company’s Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.00001 per share, at a purchase price equal to $1.75 per share (the “ Preferred Shares ”), convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.00001 per share (the “ Common Stock ”), in the amounts set forth opposite such Purchaser’s name on Exhibit A hereto. The designation, rights, preferences and other terms and provisions of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock are set forth in the Certificate of Designation of the Relative Rights and Preferences of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock attached hereto as Exhibit B (the “ Certificate of Designation ”). The Company and the Purchasers are executing and delivering this Agreement in accordance with and in reliance upon the exemption from securities registration afforded by Rule 506 of Regulation D (“ Regulation D ”) as promulgated by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “ Commission ”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “ Securities Act ”), or Section 4(2) of the Securities Act.

 

Section 1.02            Warrants .

 

(a)            Class A Warrants .  In addition to the Class B Warrants (as defined below in Section 1.02(b)) to be issued by the Company pursuant to Section 1.02(b) below, the Company agrees to issue to each of the Purchasers, for each Preferred Share purchased, one warrant in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit C (the “ Class A Warrants ”), to purchase that number of shares of Common Stock equal to the aggregate number of Preferred Shares purchased by such Purchaser.  The number of Class A Warrants each Purchaser shall be issued pursuant to this Agreement is set forth opposite such Purchaser’s name on Exhibit A hereto. The Class A Warrants shall have an initial term of five (5) years from the Closing Date and shall have an exercise price per share equal to $1.75, subject to adjustment pursuant to the terms of the Class A Warrants.

 

(b)            Class B Warrants .  In addition to the Class A Warrants to be issued by the Company pursuant to Section 1.02(a) above, the Company agrees to issue to each of the Purchasers, for each Preferred Share purchased, one warrant in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit D (the “ Class B Warrants ”, and, together with the Class A Warrants, the “ Warrants ”), to purchase that number of shares of Common Stock equal to the aggregate number of Preferred Shares purchased by such Purchaser.  The number of Class B Warrants each Purchaser shall be issued pursuant to this Agreement is set forth opposite such Purchaser’s name on Exhibit A hereto. The Class B Warrants shall have an initial term of five (5) years from the Closing Date and shall have an exercise price per share equal to $2.25, subject to adjustment pursuant to the terms of the Class B Warrants.

 

 

 

 


 

 

Section 1.03            Conversion Shares . The Company has authorized and has reserved and covenants to continue to reserve, free of preemptive rights and other similar contractual rights of stockholders, a number of shares of Common Stock equal to one hundred twenty percent (120%) of the number of shares of Common Stock as shall from time to time be sufficient to effect the conversion of all of the Preferred Shares and exercise of all of the Warrants then outstanding. Any shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Preferred Shares and exercise of the Warrants (and such shares when issued) are herein referred to as the “ Conversion Shares ”.

 

Section 1.04            Purchase Price and Closing . Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the Company agrees to issue and sell to the Purchasers and, in consideration of and in express reliance upon the representations, warranties, covenants, terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Purchasers, severally but not jointly with respect to the amounts set forth opposite the name of each such Purchaser respectively on Exhibit A , agree to purchase the Preferred Shares and the Warrants for an aggregate purchase price of $1,000,000 (the “ Purchase Price ”). The closing of the purchase and sale of the Preferred Shares and the Warrants to be acquired by the Purchasers from the Company under this Agreement shall take place at the offices of Haynes and Boone, LLP, 1221 Avenue of the Americas, 26 th Floor, New York, New York 10020 (the “ Closing ”) at 10:00 a.m., New York time (i) on or before September 10, 2009; provided, that all of the conditions set forth in Article IV hereof and applicable to the Closing shall have been fulfilled or waived in accordance herewith, or (ii) at such other time and place or on such date as the Purchasers and the Company may agree upon (the “ Closing Date ”). Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, at the Closing the Company shall deliver or cause to be delivered to each Purchaser (w) a certificate for the number of Preferred Shares set forth opposite the name of such Purchaser on Exhibit A hereto, (x) a Class A Warrant to purchase such number of shares of Common Stock as is set forth opposite the name of such Purchaser on Exhibit A attached hereto (y) a Class B Warrant to purchase such number of shares of Common Stock as is set forth opposite the name of such Purchaser on Exhibit A attached hereto and (z) any other documents required to be delivered pursuant to Article IV hereof.

 

ARTICLE II.

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

 

Section 2.01            Representations and Warranties of the Company . The Company hereby represents and warrants to the Purchasers, as of the date hereof and the Closing Date (except as set forth on the Schedule of Exceptions attached hereto with each numbered Schedule corresponding to the section number herein), as follows:

 

(a)            Organization, Good Standing and Power . The Company is a corporation duly incorporated, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware and has the requisite corporate power to own, lease and operate its properties and assets and to conduct its business as it is now being conducted. The Company does not have any subsidiaries except as set forth in the Company’s registration statement on Form S-1 filed with the Commission on September 30, 2008, including the accompanying financial statements, or in the Company’s Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2009, or on Schedule 2.01(g) hereto. The Company and each such subsidiary is duly qualified as a foreign corporation to do business and is in good standing in every jurisdiction in which the nature of the business conducted or property owned by it makes such qualification necessary except for any jurisdiction(s) (alone or in the aggregate) in which the failure to be so qualified will not have a Material Adverse Effect (as defined in Section 2.01(c) hereof) on the Company’s financial condition.

 

 

 

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(b)            Authorization; Enforcement . The Company has the requisite corporate power and authority to enter into and perform this Agreement, the Lock-Up Agreement (as defined in Section 3.21 hereof), the Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions (as defined in Section 3.15 hereof), the Certificate of Designation, the Class A Warrants and the Class B Warrants (collectively, the “ Transaction Documents ”), to issue and sell the Preferred Shares, the Warrants and the Conversion Shares in accordance with the terms hereof and otherwise carry out its obligations thereunder. The execution, delivery and performance of the Transaction Documents by the Company and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby have been duly and validly authorized by all necessary corporate action, and no further consent or authorization of the Company or its Board of Directors or stockholders is required. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Company. The other Transaction Documents will have been duly executed and delivered by the Company at the Closing. Each of the Transaction Documents constitutes, or shall constitute when executed and delivered, a valid and binding obligation of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, liquidation, conservatorship, receivership or similar laws relating to, or affecting generally the enforcement of, creditor’s rights and remedies or by other equitable principles of general application.

 

(c)            Capitalization . The authorized capital stock of the Company, the number of shares of such capital stock issued and outstanding, and the number of shares of capital stock reserved for issuance upon the exercise or conversion of all outstanding warrants, stock options, and other securities issued by the Company, as of the date hereof, are set forth on Schedule 2.01(c) hereto.  All of the outstanding shares of the Common Stock and any other outstanding security of the Company have been duly and validly authorized and validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and were issued in accordance with the registration or qualification provisions of the Securities Act, or pursuant to valid exemptions therefrom. Except as set forth in this Agreement and as set forth on Schedule 2.01(c) hereto, no shares of Common Stock or any other security of the Company are entitled to preemptive rights, registration rights, rights of first refusal or similar rights and there are no outstanding options, warrants, scrip, rights to subscribe to, call or commitments of any character whatsoever granted by the Company or existing pursuant to agreements to which the Company is a party and relating to, or securities or rights convertible into, any shares of capital stock of the Company. Furthermore, except as set forth in this Agreement and as set forth on Schedule 2.01(c) hereto, there are no contracts, commitments, understandings, or arrangements by which the Company is or

 

 

 

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may become bound to issue additional shares of the capital stock of the Company or options, securities or rights convertible into shares of capital stock of the Company. Except as set forth in this Agreement or as set forth on Schedule 2.01(c) hereto, the Company is not a party to or bound by any agreement or understanding granting registration or anti-dilution rights to any person with respect to any of its equity or debt securities. Except as set forth on Schedule 2.01(c) hereto, the Company is not a party to, and it has no knowledge of, any agreement or understanding restricting the voting or transfer of any shares of the capital stock of the Company. Except as disclosed on Schedule 2.01(c) or 2.01(k) hereto, (i) there are no outstanding debt securities, or other form of material debt of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, (ii) there are no outstanding securities of the Company or any of its subsidiaries that contain any redemption or similar provisions, and there are no contracts, commitments, understandings, agreements or arrangements by which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is or may become bound to redeem a security of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, (iii) the Company does not have any stock appreciation rights or “phantom stock” plans or agreements, or any similar plan or agreement and (iv) as of the date of this Agreement, except as disclosed on Schedule 2.01(c) hereto, to the Company’s and each of its subsidiaries’ knowledge, no Person (as defined below) or group of related Persons beneficially owns or has the right to acquire by agreement with or by obligation binding upon the Company, beneficial ownership of in excess of 5% of the Common Stock. Any Person with any right to purchase securities of the Company that would be triggered as a result of the transactions contemplated hereby or by any of the other Transaction Documents has waived such rights or the time for the exercise of such rights has passed. Except as set forth on Schedule 2.01(c) hereto, there are no options, warrants or other outstanding securities of the Company (including, without limitation, any equity securities issued pursuant to any Company stock incentive plan or employee stock purchase plan) the vesting of which will be accelerated by the transactions contemplated hereby or by any of the other Transaction Documents. The Company has furnished or made available to the Purchasers true and correct copies of the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation as in effect on the date hereof (the “ Certificate ”), and the Company’s Bylaws as in effect on the date hereof (the “ Bylaws ”). For purposes of this Agreement, “ Person ” shall mean 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. For the purposes of this Agreement, “ Material Adverse Effect ” means any material adverse effect on the business, operations, assets, properties, prospects or financial condition of the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, and/or any condition, circumstance, or situation that would prohibit or otherwise interfere with the ability of the Company to perform any of its obligations under the Transaction Documents in any material respect.

 

(d)            Issuance of Shares . The Preferred Shares and the Warrants to be issued at the Closing have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action and the Preferred Shares, when paid for or issued in accordance with the terms hereof, shall be validly issued and outstanding, fully paid and nonassessable and entitled to the rights and preferences set forth in the Certificate of Designation. When the Conversion Shares are issued in accordance with the terms of the Certificate of Designation or the Warrants, as applicable, such shares will be duly authorized by all necessary corporate action and validly issued and outstanding, fully paid and nonassessable, and the holders shall be entitled to all rights accorded to a holder of Common Stock.

 

 

 

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(e)            No Conflicts . The execution, delivery and performance of the Transaction Documents by the Company, the performance by the Company of its obligations under the Certificate of Designation and the Warrants and the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated herein and therein do not and will not (i) conflict with or violate any provision of the Company’s Certificate or Bylaws or the organizational documents of any subsidiary of the Company, (ii) conflict with, or constitute a default (or an event which with notice or lapse of time or both would become a default) under, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, any agreement, mortgage, deed of trust, indenture, note, bond, license, lease agreement, instrument or obligation to which the Company or any subsidiary of the Company is a party or by which it or its properties or assets are bound, (iii) create or impose a lien, mortgage, security interest, charge or encumbrance of any nature on any property of the Company or any subsidiary of the Company under any agreement or any commitment to which the Company or any subsidiary of the Company is a party or by which the Company is bound or by which any of its respective properties or assets are bound or (iv) result in a violation of any federal, state, local or foreign statute, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree (including federal and state securities laws and regulations) applicable to the Company or any of its subsidiaries or by which any property or asset of the Company or any of its subsidiaries are bound or affected, except, in all cases other than violations pursuant to clauses (i) and (iv) above, for such conflicts, defaults, terminations, amendments, accelerations, cancellations and violations as would not, individually or in the aggregate, have or reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.  The business of the Company and its subsidiaries is not being conducted in violation of any laws, ordinances or regulations of any government entity, except for possible violations which singly or in the aggregate do not and will not have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(f)             Commission Documents, Financial Statements .  The Common Stock of the Company is registered pursuant to Section 12(b) or 12(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “ Exchange Act ”), and the Company has timely filed all reports, schedules, forms, statements and other documents required to be filed by it with the Commission pursuant to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, including material filed pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act from January 1, 2009 through the date hereof (all of the foregoing including filings incorporated by reference therein being referred to herein as the “ Commission Documents ”).  The Company has delivered or made available to each of the Purchasers true and complete copies of the Commission Documents.  The Company has not provided to the Purchasers any material non-public information or other information which, according to applicable law, rule or regulation, was required to have been disclosed publicly by the Company but which has not been so disclosed, other than with respect to the transaction contemplated by this Agreement.  At the times of their respective filings, the Commission Documents complied in all material respects with the requirements of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder and other federal, state and local laws, rules and regulations applicable to such documents and, as for their respective dates, none of the Commission Documents 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 light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.  The financial statements of the Company included in the Commission Documents comply as to form in all material respects with applicable accounting requirements and the published rules and regulations of the Commission or other applicable rules and regulations with respect thereto.  Such financial statements have been prepared in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles (“ GAAP ”) applied on a consistent basis during the periods involved (except (i) as may be otherwise indicated in such financial statements or the notes thereto or (ii) in the case of unaudited interim statements, to the extent they may not include footnotes or may be condensed or summary statements), and fairly present in all material respects the financial position of the Company and its subsidiaries as of 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 year-end audit adjustments).

 

 

 

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(g)            Subsidiaries . Schedule 2.01(g) hereto sets forth each subsidiary of the Company, showing the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization and showing the percentage of each Person’s ownership. For the purposes of this Agreement, “ subsidiary ” shall mean any corporation or other entity of which at least a majority of the securities or other ownership interest having ordinary voting power (absolutely or contingently) for the election of directors or other persons performing similar functions are at the time owned directly or indirectly by the Company and/or any of its other subsidiaries. All of the outstanding shares of capital stock of each subsidiary have been duly authorized and validly issued, and are fully paid and nonassessable.  There are no outstanding preemptive, conversion or other rights, options, warrants or agreements granted or issued by or binding upon any subsidiary for the purchase or acquisition of any shares of capital stock of any subsidiary or any other securities convertible into, exchangeable for or evidencing the rights to subscribe for any shares of such capital stock. Neither the Company nor any subsidiary is subject to any obligation (contingent or otherwise) to repurchase or otherwise acquire or retire any shares of the capital stock of any subsidiary or any convertible securities, rights, warrants or options of the type described in the preceding sentence. Neither the Company nor any subsidiary is party to, nor has any knowledge of, any agreement restricting the voting or transfer of any shares of the capital stock of any subsidiary.

 

(h)            No Material Adverse Change . Since September 30, 2008, neither the Company nor any subsidiary has experienced or suffered any Material Adverse Effect or any event, occurrence or development that could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(i)             No Undisclosed Liabilities . Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has any liabilities, obligations, claims or losses (whether liquidated or unliquidated, secured or unsecured, absolute, accrued, contingent or otherwise) other than those incurred in the ordinary course of the Company’s or its subsidiaries respective businesses since September 30, 2008, and which, individually or in the aggregate, do not or would not have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company or its subsidiaries.

 

 

 

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(j)             No Undisclosed Events or Circumstances . No event or circumstance has occurred or exists with respect to the Company or its subsidiaries or their respective businesses, properties, prospects, operations or financial condition, which, under applicable law, rule or regulation, requires public disclosure or announcement by the Company but which has not been so publicly announced or disclosed.

 

(k)            Indebtedness . Schedule 2.01(k) hereto sets forth as of a recent date all outstanding secured and unsecured Indebtedness of the Company or any subsidiary, or for which the Company or any subsidiary has commitments. For the purposes of this Agreement, “ Indebtedness ” shall mean (a) any liabilities for borrowed money or amounts owed in excess of $50,000 (other than trade accounts payable incurred in the ordinary course of business), (b) all guaranties, endorsements and other contingent obligations in respect of Indebtedness of others, whether or not the same are or should be reflected in the Company’s balance sheet (or the notes thereto), except guaranties by endorsement of negotiable instruments for deposit or collection or similar transactions in the ordinary course of business; and (c) the present value of any lease payments in excess of $25,000 due under leases required to be capitalized in accordance with GAAP. Neither the Company nor any subsidiary is in default with respect to any Indebtedness.

 

(l)             Title to Assets . Each of the Company and its subsidiaries has good and marketable title to all of its real and personal property set forth in its Final 424(b)(3) Prospectus filed with the Commission on January 20, 2009, free and clear of any mortgages, pledges, charges, liens, security interests or other encumbrances (collectively, “ Liens ”) except for those that, individually or in the aggregate, do not cause and are not reasonably likely to cause a Material Adverse Effect. All leases of the Company and each of its subsidiaries are valid and subsisting and in full force and effect.

 

(m)            Actions Pending . There is no action, suit, claim, investigation, arbitration, alternate dispute resolution proceeding or any other proceeding pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened against the Company or any subsidiary which questions the validity of this Agreement or any of the other Transaction Documents or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby or any action taken or to be taken pursuant hereto or thereto. Except as set forth in Schedule 2.01(m) , there is no action, suit, claim, investigation, arbitration, alternate dispute resolution proceeding or any other proceeding pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened, against or involving the Company, any subsidiary or any of their respective properties or assets. There are no outstanding orders, judgments, injunctions, awards or decrees of any court, arbitrator or governmental or regulatory body against the Company or any subsidiary or any officers or directors of the Company or subsidiary in their capacities as such.

 

(n)            Compliance with Law . The business of the Company and its subsidiaries has been and is presently being conducted in accordance with all applicable federal, state, local and foreign governmental laws, rules, regulations and ordinances, except for such noncompliance that, individually or in the aggregate, would not cause a Material Adverse Effect. The Company and each of its subsidiaries have all franchises, permits, licenses, consents and other governmental or regulatory authorizations and approvals necessary for the conduct of its business as now being conducted by it unless the failure to possess such franchises, permits, licenses, consents and other governmental or regulatory authorizations and approvals, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

 

 

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(o)            Taxes . The Company and each of its subsidiaries has accurately prepared and filed all federal, state, foreign and other tax returns required by law to be filed by it, has paid or made provisions for the payment of all taxes shown to be due and all additional assessments, and adequate provisions have been and are reflected in the financial statements of the Company and its subsidiaries for all current taxes and other charges to which the Company or any subsidiary is subject and that are not currently due and payable. None of the federal income tax returns of the Company or any subsidiary have been audited by the Internal Revenue Service (the “ IRS ”). The Company has no knowledge of any additional assessments, adjustments or contingent tax liability (whether federal or state) of any nature whatsoever, whether pending or threatened against the Company or any subsidiary for any completed tax period, nor of any basis for any such assessment, adjustment or contingency.

 

(p)            Certain Fees . Except as set forth on Schedule 2.01(p) hereto, no brokers, finders or financial advisory fees or commissions will be payable by the Company or any subsidiary or any Purchaser with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. The Purchasers shall have no obligation with respect to any fees or with respect to any claims (other than such fees or commissions owed by a Purchaser pursuant to written agreements executed by such Purchaser which fees or commissions shall be the sole responsibility of such Purchaser) made by or on behalf of other Persons for fees of a type contemplated in this Section that may be due in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

 

(q)            Disclosure . Neither this Agreement or the Schedules hereto nor any other documents, certificates or instruments furnished to the Purchasers by or on behalf of the Company or any subsidiary in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (the “ Disclosure Materials ”) contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements made herein or therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made herein or therein, not misleading.

 

(r)             Intellectual Property . The Company and each of its subsidiaries owns or possesses all patents, trademarks, domain names (whether or not registered) and any patentable improvements or copyrightable derivative works thereof, websites and intellectual property rights relating thereto, service marks, trade names, copyrights, licenses and authorizations as set forth in Schedule 2.01(r) hereto, and all rights with respect to the foregoing, that are necessary for the conduct of its business as now conducted without any conflict with the rights of others (the “ Intellectual Property ”). There are no material options, licenses or agreements relating to the Intellectual Property, nor is the Company or any subsidiary bound by or a party to any material options, licenses or agreements relating to the patents, patent applications, patent rights, inventions, know-how, trade secrets, trademarks, trademark applications, service marks, service names, trade names or copyrights of any other person or entity. There is no claim or action or proceeding pending or, to the Company’s knowledge, threatened that challenges the right of the Company or any subsidiary with respect to any Intellectual Property or challenges the validity or scope of any Intellectual Property owned or licensed by the Company or any subsidiary.  There is no claim or action or proceeding pending or, to the Company’s knowledge, threatened by others that the Company or any subsidiary violates any patent, trademark, copyright, trade secret or other proprietary right of others. The Company is unaware of any reasonably discernable facts or circumstances that might give rise to any claim, action or proceeding against the Company or any subsidiary for infringement of any issued patent, trademark, or copyright of any third party.

 

 

 

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(s)            Environmental Compliance . The Company and each of its subsidiaries have obtained all approvals, authorization, certificates, consents, licenses, orders and permits or other similar authorizations of all governmental authorities, or from any other person, that are required under any Environmental Laws and used in its business or in the business of any of its subsidiaries, unless the failure to possess such approvals, authorizations, certificates, consents, licenses, orders or permits, individually or in the aggregate could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. “ Environmental Laws ” shall mean all applicable laws relating to the protection of the environment, including, without limitation, all requirements pertaining to reporting, licensing, permitting, controlling, investigating or remediating emissions, discharges, releases or threatened releases of hazardous substances, chemical substances, pollutants, contaminants or toxic substances, materials or wastes, whether solid, liquid or gaseous in nature, into the air, surface water, groundwater or land, or relating to the manufacture, processing, distribution, use, treatment, storage, disposal, transport or handling of hazardous substances, chemical substances, pollutants, contaminants or toxic substances, material or wastes, whether solid, liquid or gaseous in nature. Except for such instances as would not individually or in the aggregate have a Material Adverse Effect, the Company and each of its subsidiaries are also in compliance with all other limitations, restrictions, conditions, standards, requirements, schedules and timetables required or imposed under all Environmental Laws and there are no past or present events, conditions, circumstances, incidents, actions or omissions relating to or in any way affecting the Company or its subsidiaries that violate or may violate any Environmental Law after the Closing Date or that may give rise to any environmental liability, or otherwise form the basis of any claim, action, demand, suit, proceeding, hearing, study or investigation (i) under any Environmental Law, or (ii) based on or related to the manufacture, processing, distribution, use, treatment, storage (including without limitation underground storage tanks), disposal, transport or handling, or the emission, discharge, release or threatened release of any hazardous substance.

 

(t)            Books and Record Internal Accounting Controls . The books and records of the Company and its subsidiaries accurately reflect in all material respects the information relating to the business of the Company and its subsidiaries, the location and collection of their assets, and the nature of all transactions giving rise to the obligations or accounts receivable of the Company or any subsidiary. Except as set forth in the Commission Documents, the Company and each of its subsidiaries maintain a system of internal accounting controls sufficient, in the judgment of the Company, to provide reasonable assurance that (i) transactions are executed in accordance with management’s general or specific authorizations, (ii) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP and to maintain asset accountability, (iii) access to assets is permitted only in accordance with management’s general or specific authorization and (iv) the recorded accountability for assets is compared with the existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate actions are taken with respect to any differences. The Company has established disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the Company and its subsidiaries and designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that material information relating to the Company, including its subsidiaries, is made known to the certifying officers by others within those entities.

 

 

 

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(u)            Material Agreements . Neither the Company nor any subsidiary is a party to any written or oral contract, instrument, agreement, commitment, obligation, plan or arrangement, a copy of which would be required to be filed with the Commission as an exhibit to a registration statement on Form S-1 or applicable form (collectively, “ Material Agreements ”) if the Company or any subsidiary were registering securities under the Securities Act that has not been so filed. The Company and each of its subsidiaries have in all material respects performed all the obligations required to be performed by them to date under the foregoing agreements, have received no notice of default and are not in default under any Material Agreement now in effect, the result of which could cause a Material Adverse Effect. Except as set forth on Schedule 2.01(u) hereto, no written or oral contract, instrument, agreement, commitment, obligation, plan or arrangement of the Company or of any subsidiary limits or shall limit the payment of dividends on the Company’s Preferred Shares, other preferred stock, if any, or its Common Stock.

 

(v)            Transactions with Affiliates . Except as set forth in Schedule 2.01(v) hereto there are no loans, leases, agreements, contracts, royalty agreements, management contracts or arrangements or other continuing transactions between (a) the Company or any subsidiary on the one hand, and (b) on the other hand, any officer or director of the Company, or any of its subsidiaries, or any person owning 5% or more of any class of the Company’s voting securities or any member of the immediate family of such officer, director or stockholder or any corporation or other entity controlled by such officer, director or stockholder, or a member of the immediate family of such officer, director or stockholder.

 

(w)            Securities Act of 1933 . Based in material part upon the representations herein of the Purchasers, the Company has complied and will comply with all applicable federal and state securities laws in connection with the offer, issuance and sale of the Preferred Shares, Warrants and Conversion Shares hereunder. Neither the Company nor anyone acting on its behalf, directly or indirectly, has or will sell, offer to sell or solicit offers to buy any of the Preferred Shares, Warrants, Conversion Shares or similar securities to, or solicit offers with respect thereto from, or enter into any preliminary conversations or negotiations relating thereto with, any person, or has taken or will take any action so as to bring the issuance and sale of any of the Preferred Shares, Warrants and Conversion Shares under the registration provisions of the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws, and neither the Company nor any of its affiliates, nor any person acting on its or their behalf, has engaged in any form of general solicitation or general advertising (within the meaning of Regulation D under the Securities Act) in connection with the offer or sale of any of the Preferred Shares, Warrants and Conversion Shares.

 

 

 

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(x)            Certain Registration Matters . Assuming the accuracy of the Purchasers’ representations and warranties set forth herein, no registration under the Securities Act is required for the offer and sale of the Preferred Shares, Warrants or Conversion Shares by the Company to the Purchasers under the Transaction Documents.  The Company is eligible to register the Conversion Shares and all shares of Common Stock that may be issued as payments of dividends on the Preferred Shares (the “ Dividend Shares ”) for resale by the Purchasers under Form S-1 promulgated under the Securities Act.

 

(y)            Governmental Approvals . Except for the filing of any notice prior or subsequent to the Closing Date that may be required under applicable state and/or federal securities laws (which if required, shall be filed on a timely basis), including the filing of a Form D and a registration statement or statements pursuant to Section 3.22 below, and the filing of the Certificate of Designation with the Secretary of State for the State of Delaware, no authorization, consent, approval, license, exemption of, filing or registration with any court or governmental department, commission, board, bureau, agency or instrumentality, domestic or foreign, is or will be necessary for, or in connection with, the execution or delivery of the Preferred Shares, the Warrants and the Conversion Shares, or for the performance by the Company of its obligations under the Transaction Documents.

 

(z)            Employees . Neither the Company nor any subsidiary has any collective bargaining arrangements or agreements covering any of its employees. Except as set forth on Schedule 2.01(z) hereto, neither the Company nor any subsidiary has any employment contract, agreement regarding proprietary information, non-competition agreement, non-solicitation agreement, confidentiality agreement, or any other similar contract or restrictive covenant, relating to the right of any officer, employee or consultant to be employed or engaged by the Company or such subsidiary. No officer, consultant or key employee of the Company or any subsidiary whose termination, either individually or in the aggregate, could have a Material Adverse Effect, has terminated or, to the knowledge of the Company, has any present intention of terminating his or her employment or engagement with the Company or any subsidiary.

 

(aa)            Absence of Certain Developments . Except as set forth on Schedule 2.01(aa) hereto, since September 30, 2008 neither the Company nor any subsidiary has:

 

 

(i)

issued any stock, bonds or other corporate securities or any rights, options or warrants with respect thereto;

 

 

(ii)

borrowed any amount or incurred or become subject to any liabilities (absolute or contingent) except current liabilities incurred in the ordinary course of business that are comparable in nature and amount to the current liabilities incurred in the ordinary course of business during the comparable portion of its prior fiscal year, as adjusted to reflect the current nature and volume of the Company’s or such subsidiary’s business;

 

 

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(iii)

discharged or satisfied any lien or encumbrance or paid any obligation or liability (absolute or contingent), other than current liabilities paid in the ordinary course of business;

 

 

(iv)

declared or made any payment or distribution of cash or other property to stockholders with respect to its stock, or purchased or redeemed, or made any agreements so to purchase or redeem, any shares of its capital stock;

 

 

(v)

sold, assigned or transferred any other tangible assets, or canceled any debts or claims, except in the ordinary course of business;

 

 

(vi)

sold, assigned or transferred any patent rights, trademarks, trade names, copyrights, trade secrets or other intangible assets or intellectual property rights, or disclosed any proprietary confidential information to any person except to customers in the ordinary course of business or to the Purchasers or their representatives;

 

 

(vii)

suffered any substantial losses or waived any rights of material value, whether or not in the ordinary course of business, or suffered the loss of any material amount of prospective business from an existing customer;

 

 

(viii)

made any changes in employee compensation except in the ordinary course of business and consistent with past practices;

 

 

(ix)

made capital expenditures or commitments therefor that aggregate in excess of $50,000;

 

 

(x)

entered into any other contract or agreement involving payment obligations of more than $25,000 other than in the ordinary course of business, or entered into any other material contract or agreement involving payment obligations of more than $50,000 or performable over a period of more than one year, whether or not in the ordinary course of business;

 

 

(xi)

made charitable contributions or pledges in excess of $10,000;

 

 

(xii)

suffered any material damage, destruction or casualty loss, whether or not covered by insurance;

 

 

(xiii)

experienced any material problems with labor or management in connection with the terms and conditions of their employment; or

 

 

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(xiv)

entered into an agreement, written or otherwise, to take any of the foregoing actions.

 

(bb)            Investment Company Act Status . The Company is not, and as a result of and immediately upon the Closing will not be, an “investment company” or a company “controlled” by an “investment company,” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

 

(cc)            ERISA . No liability to the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation has been incurred with respect to any Plan (as defined below) by the Company or any of its subsidiaries that is or would be materially adverse to the Company and its subsidiaries. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the issuance and sale of the Preferred Shares and Warrants will not involve any transaction that is subject to the prohibitions of Section 406 of ERISA or in connection with which a tax could be imposed pursuant to Section 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “ Code ”), provided that, if any of the Purchasers, or any person or entity that owns a beneficial interest in any of the Purchasers, is an “employee pension benefit plan” (within the meaning of Section 3(2) of ERISA) with respect to which the Company is a “party in interest” (within the meaning of Section 3(14) of ERISA), the requirements of Sections 407(d)(5) and 408(e) of ERISA, if applicable, are met. As used in this Section 2.01(cc), the term “ Plan ” shall mean an “employee pension benefit plan” (as defined in Section 3 of ERISA) that is or has been established or maintained, or to which contributions are or have been made, by the Company or any subsidiary or by any trade or business, whether or not incorporated, which, together with the Company or any subsidiary, is under common control, as described in Section 414(b) or (c) of the Code.

 

(dd)            Dilutive Effect . The Company understands and acknowledges that its obligation to issue Conversion Shares upon conversion of the Preferred Shares and upon exercise of the Warrants in accordance with this Agreement, the Certificate of Designation and the Warrants, is, in each case, absolute and unconditional regardless of the dilutive effect that such issuance may have on the ownership interest of other stockholders of the Company.

 

(ee)            No Integrated Offering . Neither the Company, nor any subsidiary nor any of its or their affiliates, nor any person acting on its or their behalf, has directly or indirectly made any offers or sales of any security or solicited any offers to buy any security under circumstances that would cause the offering of the Preferred Shares, Warrants and Conversion Shares pursuant to this Agreement to be integrated with prior offerings by the Company for purposes of the Securities Act that would prevent the Company from selling the Preferred Shares, Warrants and Conversion Shares pursuant to Rule 506 under the Securities Act, or any applicable exchange-related stockholder approval provisions, nor will the Company or any of its affiliates or subsidiaries take any action or steps that would cause the offering of the Preferred Shares, Warrants and Conversion Shares to be integrated with other offerings. The Company does not have any registration statement pending but not yet effective before the Commission or currently under the Commission’s review and except as set forth on Schedule 2.01(ee) hereto, since January 1, 2009, the Company has not offered or sold any of its equity securities or debt securities convertible into shares of Common Stock.

 

 

 

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(ff)            Sarbanes-Oxley Act . The Company is in compliance with the applicable provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (the “ Sarbanes-Oxley Act ”), and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder that are effective, and intends to comply with other applicable provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder upon the effectiveness of such provisions.

 

(gg)          Independent Nature of Purchasers . The Company acknowledges that the obligations of each Purchaser under the Transaction Documents are several and not joint with the obligations of any other Purchaser, and no Purchaser shall be responsible in any way for the performance of the obligations of any other Purchaser under the Transaction Documents. The Company acknowledges that to the best of its knowledge, the decision of each Purchaser to purchase securities pursuant to this Agreement has been made by such Purchaser independently of any other purchase and independently of any information, materials, statements or opinions as to the business, affairs, operations, assets, properties, liabilities, results of operations, condition (financial or otherwise) or prospects of the Company or of its subsidiaries that may have been made or given by any other Purchaser or by any agent or employee of any other Purchaser, and no Purchaser or any of its agents or employees shall have any liability to any Purchaser (or any other person) relating to or arising from any such information, materials, statements or opinions. The Company acknowledges that nothing contained herein, or in any Transaction Document, and no action taken by any Purchaser pursuant hereto or thereto, shall be deemed to constitute the Purchasers as a partnership, an association, a joint venture or any other kind of entity, or create a presumption that the Purchasers are in any way acting in concert or as a group with respect to such obligations or the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents. The Company acknowledges that each Purchaser shall be entitled to independently protect and enforce its rights, including without limitation, the rights arising out of this Agreement or out of the other Transaction Documents, and it shall not be necessary for any other Purchaser to be joined as an additional party in any proceeding for such purpose. The Company acknowledges that for reasons of administrative convenience only, the Transaction Documents have been prepared by counsel for one of the Purchasers and such counsel does not represent all of the Purchasers but only such Purchaser and the other Purchasers have retained their own individual counsel with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby. The Company acknowledges that it has elected to provide all Purchasers with the same terms and Transaction Documents for the convenience of the Company and not because it was required or requested to do so by the Purchasers.

 

(hh)           DTC Status . The Company’s current transfer agent is a participant in and the Common Stock is eligible for transfer pursuant to the Depository Trust Company Automated Securities Transfer Program. The name, address, telephone number, fax number, contact person and email address of the Company’s transfer agent is set forth on Schedule 2.01(hh) hereto.

 

 

 

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(ii)            Insurance . Except as set forth on Schedule 2.01 (ii) hereto, The Company and its 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 its subsidiaries are engaged. To the best of Company’s knowledge, such insurance contracts and policies are valid and in full force and effect. Neither the Company nor any subsidiary has any reason to believe that it will not be able to renew its existing insurance coverage as and when such coverage expires or to obtain similar coverage from similar insurers as may be necessary to continue its business without a significant increase in cost.

 

(jj)            Application of Takeover Protections . The Company and its Board of Directors have taken all necessary action, if any, in order to render inapplicable any control share acquisition, business combination, poison pill (including any distribution under a rights agreement) or other similar anti-takeover provision under the Company’s Certificate (or similar charter documents) or the laws of its state of incorporation that is or could become applicable to the Purchasers as a result of the Purchasers and the Company fulfilling their obligations or exercising their rights under the Transaction Documents, including without limitation the Company’s issuance of the Preferred Shares, the Warrants or the Conversion Shares and the Purchasers’ ownership of the Preferred Shares, the Warrants and the Conversion Shares.

 

(kk)           Foreign Corrupt Practices . Neither the Company nor any subsidiary, nor to the knowledge of the Company, any agent or other person acting on behalf of the Company or any subsidiary, has (i) directly or indirectly, used any corporate funds for unlawful contributions, gifts, entertainment or other unlawful expenses related to foreign or domestic political activity, (ii) made any unlawful payment to foreign or domestic government officials or employees or to any foreign or domestic political parties or campaigns from corporate funds, (iii) failed to disclose fully any contribution made by the Company (or made by any person acting on its behalf of which the Company is aware) which is in violation of law or (iv) violated in any material respect any provision of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended.

 

(ll)             Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements . There is no transaction, arrangement, or other relationship between the Company and an unconsolidated or other off balance sheet entity that is not disclosed in its financial statements that should be disclosed in accordance with GAAP and that would be reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(mm)         Manipulation of Price . The Company has not, and to its knowledge no one acting on its behalf has, (i) taken, directly or indirectly, any action designed to cause or to result or that could reasonably be expected to cause or result, in the stabilization or manipulation of the price of any security of the Company to facilitate the sale or resale of any of the Preferred Shares, Warrants or Conversion Shares or (ii) sold, bid for, purchased, or paid any compensation for soliciting purchases of, any of the Preferred Shares, Warrants and Conversion Shares.

 

 

 

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(nn)           No Disagreements with Accountants . There are no unresolved disagreements regarding the Company’s accounting policies presently existing, or reasonably anticipated by the Company to arise, between the Company and the accountants formerly or presently employed by the Company. The Company’s accountants are set forth in the Schedule 2.01(nn) hereto. To the Company’s knowledge, such accountants are an independent registered public accounting firm as required by the Securities Act.

 

(oo)           Material Non-Public Information . Except with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby, the Company has not provided any Purchaser or its agents or counsel with any information that the Company believes constitutes material non-public information.

 

(pp)           Solvency .  Except as set forth on Schedule 2.01(pp) hereto, the Company has not taken any steps to seek protection pursuant to any bankruptcy law nor does the Company have any knowledge or reason to believe that its creditors intend to initiate involuntary bankruptcy proceedings or any actual knowledge of any fact which would reasonably lead a creditor to do so.

 

Section 2.02            Representations and Warranties of the Purchasers . Each of the Purchasers hereby makes the following representations and warranties to the Company with respect solely to itself and not with respect to any other Purchaser:

 

(a)            Organization and Standing of the Purchasers . If the Purchaser is an entity, such Purchaser is a corporation, limited liability company or partnership duly incorporated or organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization.

 

(b)            Authorization and Power . Each Purchaser has the requisite power and authority to enter into and perform this Agreement and to purchase the Preferred Shares and Warrants being sold to it hereunder. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by such Purchaser and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate or partnership action, and no further consent or authorization of such Purchaser or its Board of Directors, stockholders, or partners, as the case may be, is required. This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by such Purchaser and constitutes, or shall constitute when executed and delivered, a valid and binding obligation of the Purchaser enforceable against the Purchaser in accordance with the terms thereof.

 

(c)            Purchase For Own Account . Each Purchaser is acquiring the Preferred Shares and the Warrants solely for its own account and not with a view to or for sale in connection with distribution. Each Purchaser does not have a present intention to sell the Preferred Shares or the Warrants, nor a present arrangement (whether or not legally binding) or intention to effect any distribution of the Preferred Shares or the Warrants to or through any person or entity; provided , however , that by making the representations herein and subject to Section 2.02(g) below, such Purchaser does not agree to hold the Preferred Shares or the Warrants for any minimum or other specific term and reserves the right to dispose of the Preferred Shares or the Warrants at any time in accordance with federal and state securities laws applicable to such disposition. Each Purchaser acknowledges that it is able to bear the financial risks associated with an investment in the Preferred Shares and the Warrants and that it has been given full access to such records of the Company and its subsidiaries and to the officers of the Company and its subsidiaries and received such information as it has deemed necessary or appropriate to conduct its due diligence investigation and has sufficient knowledge and experience in investing in companies similar to the Company in terms of th


 
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