HZO, INC.
SERIES A PREFERRED STOCK
PURCHASE AGREEMENT
This Series A Preferred Stock Purchase
Agreement (this “ Agreement ”) is made as
of September 25, 2009, by and among hZo, Inc., a Delaware
corporation (the “ Company ”), and the
persons and entities (each, an “ Investor
” and collectively, the “ Investors
”) listed on the Schedule of Investors attached hereto as
Exhibit A (the “ Schedule of
Investors ”).
RECITALS
WHEREAS, in connection with the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement, Northeast Maritime Institute, Inc.
(“ NMI ”) (1) has entered into that
certain Technology Contribution Agreement between the Company and
NMI in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit
B (the “ IP Agreement ”), whereby
NMI will contribute and assign certain intellectual property
assets to the Company (the “ Contributed
IP ”) and (2) has entered that certain Master
Services Agreement between the Company and Transportation Security
Logistics, LLC in substantially the form attached hereto as
Exhibit C (the “ Services
Agreement ”);
WHEREAS, in connection with the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement, ZAGG, Inc. (“
ZAGG ”) (1) has entered into that certain
Exclusive Marketing & Distribution Agreement between the
Company and ZAGG in substantially the form attached hereto as
Exhibit D (the “ Marketing
Agreement ”) and (2) has entered into that certain
Note and Warrant Purchase Agreement between the Company and ZAGG in
substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit E
(the “ Note and Warrant Purchase Agreement
” and together with the Marketing Agreement, the IP Agreement
and the Services Agreement, the “ Related
Agreements ”);
WHEREAS, it is intended that the issuance of
shares of the Company’s Series A Preferred Stock (the “
Series A Preferred ”) to NMI in exchange for
the Contributed IP pursuant to this Agreement, when taken together
with the sale and issuance of shares Series A Preferred to the
Investors in exchange for cash and cancellation of indebtedness,
will qualify as a tax-free exchange (a “ 351
Exchange ”) within the meaning of Section 351 of the
Internal Revenue Code (the “ Code
”);
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the
foregoing, the mutual promises hereinafter set forth, and other
good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of
which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as
follows:
SECTION
1
Authorization, Sale and Issuance
of Series A Preferred Stock
The Company will, prior to the Closing (as
defined below), authorize (a) the sale and issuance pursuant
to this Agreement of up to 30,513,466 shares (the “
Shares ”) of the Company’s Series A
Preferred, having the rights, privileges, preferences and
restrictions set forth in the Amended and Restated Certificate of
Incorporation of the Company, in substantially the form attached
hereto as Exhibit F (the “ Restated
Certificate ”) and (b) the reservation of shares
of Common Stock for issuance upon conversion of the Shares (the
“ Conversion Shares ” and, together with
the Shares, the “ Securities
”).
1.2
Sale and Issuance of
Shares .
Subject to the terms and conditions of this
Agreement, each Investor agrees, severally and not jointly, to
purchase, and the Company agrees to sell and issue to each
Investor, the number of Shares set forth in the column designated
“Number of Series A Shares” opposite such
Investor’s name on the Schedule of Investors, at a purchase
price of $0.4752 per share (the “ Purchase
Price ”). The Company’s agreement
with each Investor is a separate agreement, and the sale and
issuance of the Shares to each Investor is a separate sale and
issuance.
SECTION
2
Closing Date and
Delivery
(a) The exchange of
signatures to the Agreement, the Related Agreements, and the
Financing Agreements (as defined below) (the “
Initial Closing ”) shall take
place at the offices of Holland & Hart LLP, 60 East South
Temple, Suite 2000 Salt Lake City, Utah, on the date hereof or such
other time and place as the Company, NMI and ZAGG shall each
agree.
(b) Subject to the
terms and conditions of the IP Agreement and as set forth on
Exhibit A hereto, the Company shall sell and issue
9,469,696 Shares (as such amount may be adjusted in accordance with
the IP Agreement) to NMI and 6,628,787 Shares to ZAGG in a closing
to be held on February 25, 2010 (the “ ZAGG
Deferred Closing ”) or such earlier time as the
Company, ZAGG and NMI each shall agree.
(c) The Company may
sell and issue up to the balance of the Shares not reserved for
sale and issuance at the ZAGG Deferred Closing at one or more
subsequent closings (each, a “ Subsequent
Closing ,” and together with the Initial Closing and
the ZAGG Deferred Closing, each a “ Closing
”), after the Initial Closing and prior to the ZAGG Deferred
Closing, to such persons or entities as approved by the Company in
its sole discretion. Any such sale and issuance in a
Subsequent Closing shall be on the same terms and conditions as
those contained herein, and such persons or entities shall, upon
execution and delivery of the relevant signature pages, become
parties to, and be bound by, this Agreement, that certain Investor
Rights Agreement in substantially the form attached hereto as
Exhibit G (the “ Rights Agreement
”), that certain Right of First Refusal and Co-Sale Agreement
in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit
H (the “ Right of First Refusal
Agreement ”), and that certain Voting Agreement in
substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit I
(the “ Voting Agreement ” and
collectively with this Agreement, the Rights Agreement and the
Right of First Refusal Agreement, the “
Financing Agreements ”), without
the need for an amendment to any of the Financing Agreements except
to add such person’s or entity’s name to the
appropriate exhibit to such Financing Agreements, and shall have
the rights and obligations hereunder and thereunder, in each case
as of the date of the applicable Subsequent
Closing. Each Subsequent Closing shall take place at
such date, time and place as shall be approved by the Company and
the Investors representing a majority of the Shares to be sold in
such Subsequent Closing.
(d) Anything to the
contrary notwithstanding, vSpring III, L.P. or its affiliates shall
have the right, but not the obligation, to purchase at the ZAGG
Deferred Closing, or any Subsequent Closing, up to number of Shares
equal to the difference between (i) the number of Shares purchased
by ZAGG and NMI combined at the ZAGG Deferred Closing, and (ii) the
total number of Shares the Company is required to authorize for
sale and issuance pursuant to Section 1.1 above.
At the Closing, the Company will deliver to the
each Investor a certificate registered in such Investor’s
name representing the number of Shares that such Investor is
purchasing in the Closing against payment of the purchase price
therefor as set forth in the column designated “Purchase
Price” opposite such Investor’s name on the Schedule of
Investors, by (a) check payable to the Company, (b) wire
transfer in accordance with the Company’s instructions, (c)
cancellation of indebtedness, (d) contribution of property or
(e) any combination of the foregoing.
SECTION
3
Representations and Warranties of
the Company
A Schedule of Exceptions, attached hereto as
Exhibit J (each a “ Schedule of
Exceptions ”) shall be delivered to the Investors in
connection with the Closing. Except as set forth on the
Schedule of Exceptions delivered to the applicable Investors at the
Closing, the Company hereby represents and warrants to the
applicable Investors as of the Closing as follows:
3.1 Organization,
Good Standing and Qualification
The Company is a corporation duly organized,
validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State
of Delaware. The Company has the requisite corporate
power and authority to own and operate its properties and assets,
to carry on its business as presently conducted, to execute and
deliver the Financing Agreements, to issue and sell the Securities
and to perform its obligations pursuant to the Financing Agreements
and the Restated Certificate. The Company is presently
qualified to do business as a foreign corporation in each
jurisdiction where the failure to be so qualified could reasonably
be expected to have a material adverse effect on the
Company’s financial condition, results of operations or
business as presently conducted (a “ Material Adverse
Effect ”).
The Company does not own or control, directly or
indirectly, any interest in any corporation, partnership, limited
liability company, association or other business entity.
(a) Immediately prior
to the Closing, the authorized capital stock of the Company will
consist of 55,000,000 shares of Common Stock, 7,500,000 of which
are issued and outstanding and 32,502,102 shares of Preferred
Stock, all of which are designated Series A Preferred Stock,
none of which are currently issued and outstanding. The
Preferred Stock is convertible into Common Stock on a one for one
basis. The Common Stock and Preferred Stock shall have
the rights, preferences, privileges and restrictions set forth in
the Restated Certificate.
(b) The issued and
outstanding shares of Common Stock have been duly and validly
authorized and issued and are fully paid and
nonassessable.
(c) The Company has
reserved:
(i) the Shares for
issuance pursuant to this Agreement;
(ii) 32,502,102 shares
of Common Stock (as may be adjusted in accordance with the
provisions of the Restated Certificate) for issuance upon
conversion of the Preferred Stock; and
(iii) 10,000,000 shares
of Common Stock authorized for issuance to employees, consultants
and directors pursuant to its 2009 Stock Plan (the “
Stock Plan ”), under which no options to
purchase shares are issued and outstanding as of the date of this
Agreement.
(d) The Shares, when
issued and delivered and paid for in compliance with the provisions
of this Agreement, will be validly issued, fully paid and
nonassessable. The Conversion Shares have been duly and
validly reserved and, when issued in compliance with the provisions
of this Agreement, the Restated Certificate and applicable law,
will be validly issued, fully paid and
nonassessable. The Securities will be free of any liens
or encumbrances, other than any liens or encumbrances created by or
imposed upon the Investors; provided, however , that the
Securities are subject to restrictions on transfer under U.S. state
and federal securities laws and as set forth herein and in the
Rights Agreement. Except as set forth in the Rights
Agreement, the Securities are not subject to any preemptive rights
or rights of first refusal.
(e) Except for the
conversion privileges of the Preferred Stock, the rights provided
pursuant to the Rights Agreement and the Right of First Refusal
Agreement or the rights described in Section 3.3(c) above, there
are no options, warrants or other rights to purchase any of the
Company’s authorized and unissued capital stock.
(f) All issued and
outstanding shares of the Company’s Common Stock were issued
in compliance with applicable state and federal securities laws and
are subject to a right of first refusal in favor of the
Company.
(g) All outstanding
shares of Preferred Stock and Common Stock, and all shares of
Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of outstanding options are
subject to a market standoff or “lockup” agreement of
not less than 180 days following the Company’s initial public
offering.
All corporate action on the part of the Company
and its directors, officers and stockholders necessary for the
filing of the Restated Certificate, the authorization, execution
and delivery of the Financing Agreements by the Company, the
authorization, sale, issuance and delivery of the Securities, and
the performance of all of the Company’s obligations under the
Financing Agreements has been taken or will be taken prior to the
Closing. The Financing Agreements, when executed and
delivered by the Company, shall constitute valid and binding
obligations of the Company, enforceable in accordance with their
terms, except (i) as limited by laws of general application
relating to bankruptcy, insolvency and the relief of debtors,
(ii) as limited by rules of law governing specific
performance, injunctive relief or other equitable remedies and by
general principles of equity, and (iii) to the extent the
indemnification provisions contained in the Rights Agreement may
further be limited by applicable laws and principles of public
policy.
The Company was recently formed, has not yet
begun significant operations, and has not yet prepared any
financial statements.
(a) Except for the
Financing Agreements, the Convertible Notes, the Related Agreements
and agreements between the Company and its employees with respect
to sales of the Company’s Common Stock, there are no
agreements, understandings or proposed transactions between the
Company and any of its officers, directors, affiliates, or any
affiliate thereof.
(b) Except for the
Convertible Notes and the Related Agreements, there are no
agreements, understandings, instruments, contracts, proposed
transactions, judgments, orders, writs or decrees to which the
Company is a party or by which it is bound that may involve
(i) obligations (contingent or otherwise) of, or payments
by the Company in excess of, $50,000 other than in the ordinary
course of the Company’s business, or (ii) the license of
any patent, copyright, trade secret or other proprietary right to
or from the Company, or (iii) the granting of any rights
affecting the development, manufacture, licensing, marketing, sale
or distribution of the Company’s products or services, or
(iv) indemnification by the Company with respect to
infringements of proprietary rights.
(c) Except for the
Convertible Notes, the Company has not (i) declared or paid
any dividends or authorized or made any distribution upon or with
respect to any class or series of its capital stock,
(ii) incurred any indebtedness for money borrowed or any other
liabilities individually in excess of $50,000 or, in the case of
indebtedness and/or liabilities individually less than $50,000, in
excess of $100,000 in the aggregate, (iii) made any loans or
advances to any person, other than ordinary advances for travel
expenses, or (iv) sold, exchanged or otherwise disposed of any
of its assets or rights, other than the sale of its inventory in
the ordinary course of business.
(d) The Company has
not entered into any letter of intent, memorandum of understanding
or other similar document in the past three months (i) with
any representative of any corporation or corporations regarding the
merger of the Company with or into any such corporation or
corporations, (ii) with any representative of any corporation,
partnership, association or other business entity or any individual
regarding the sale, conveyance or disposition of all or
substantially all of the assets of the Company or a transaction or
series of related transactions in which more than fifty percent
(50%) of the voting power of the Company would be disposed of, or
(iii) regarding any other form of liquidation, dissolution or
winding up of the Company.
(e) For the purposes
of subsections (b) and (c) above, all indebtedness,
liabilities, agreements, understandings, instruments, contracts and
proposed transactions involving the same person or entity
(including persons or entities the Company has reason to believe
are affiliated therewith) shall be aggregated for the purpose of
meeting the individual minimum dollar amounts of such
subsections.
(a) Ownership
. To the knowledge of the Company (without having
conducted any special investigation or patent search), the Company
owns or possesses or can obtain on commercially reasonable terms
sufficient legal rights to all patents, trademarks, service marks,
trade names, copyrights, trade secrets, licenses (software or
otherwise), information, processes and similar proprietary rights
(“ Intellectual Property ”) necessary to
the business of the Company as presently conducted and as presently
proposed to be conducted, without any known infringement of any
patent or trademark rights of others. Except for the
Related Agreements, the agreements described in Section 3.8 below,
standard end-user license agreements, support/maintenance
agreements and agreements entered into in the ordinary course of
the Company’s business, there are no outstanding options,
licenses or agreements relating to the Intellectual Property, and
the Company is not bound by or a party to any options, licenses or
agreements with respect to the Intellectual Property of any other
person or entity. The Company has not received any
written communication alleging that the Company has violated or, by
conducting its business as currently conducted, would violate any
of the Intellectual Property of any other person or
entity. To the Company’s knowledge, no third party
is infringing the Company’s Intellectual Property.
(b)
No Breach by Employees . To the Company’s
knowledge, none of its employees is obligated under any contract or
other agreement, or subject to any judgment, decree or order of any
court or administrative agency, that would interfere with the use
of his or her efforts to promote the interests of the Company or
that would conflict with the Company’s business as presently
conducted. Neither the execution nor delivery of this
Agreement, nor the carrying on of the Company’s business by
the employees of the Company, nor the conduct of the
Company’s business as presently conducted, will, to the
Company’s knowledge, conflict with or result in a breach of
the terms, conditions or provisions of, or constitute a default
under, any contract, covenant or instrument under which any of such
employees is now obligated. To the Company’s
knowledge, it is not and will not be necessary to the conduct of
the business of the Company as presently conducted to use any
inventions of any of its employees made prior to their employment
by the Company.
3.8 Proprietary
Information and Invention Assignment
Each employee and technical consultant (e.g.,
other than professional service providers such as accountants and
attorneys) of the Company has executed a confidential information
and invention assignment agreement substantially in the form(s)
previously delivered to counsel to the Investors. No
former or current employee or technical consultant of the Company
has excluded works or inventions made prior to such person’s
employment or consultancy with the Company from such person’s
assignment of inventions pursuant to such confidential information
and inventions agreement.
3.9 Title to
Properties and Assets; Liens
The Company has good and marketable title to its
properties and assets, and has good title to all its leasehold
interests, in each case subject to no material mortgage, pledge,
lien, lease, encumbrance or charge, other than (i) liens for
current taxes not yet due and payable, (ii) liens imposed by
law and incurred in the ordinary course of business for obligations
not past due, (iii) liens in respect of pledges or deposits
under workers’ compensation laws or similar legislation, and
(iv) liens, encumbrances and defects in title which do not in
any case materially detract from the value of the property subject
thereto or the ability of the Company to use the property subject
thereto, and which have not arisen otherwise than in the ordinary
course of business. With respect to the property and
assets it leases, the Company is in compliance with such leases in
all material respects and, to its knowledge, holds a valid
leasehold interest free of any liens, claims or encumbrances,
subject to clauses (i)-(iv) above.
3.10 Compliance with
Other Instruments
The Company is not in violation of any term of
its Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws, each as amended to
date, or, to the Company’s knowledge, in any respect of any
material term or provision of any mortgage, indebtedness,
indenture, contract, agreement, instrument, judgment, order or
decree to which it is party or by which it is bound, which would
have a Material Adverse Effect. To the Company’s
knowledge, the Company is not in violation of any federal or state
or local or foreign statute, rule or regulation applicable to the
Company, the violation of which would have a Material Adverse
Effect. The filing of the Restated Certificate, the
execution and delivery of the Financing Agreements by the Company,
the performance by the Company of its obligations pursuant to the
Financing Agreements, and the issuance of the Securities, did not
or will not, as applicable, result in any violation of, or conflict
with, or constitute a default under, the Company’s
Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws, each as in effect at the
time of the applicable action, or result in any material violation
of, or materially conflict with, or constitute a material default
under, any of its agreements, instruments, contracts, indentures,
or mortgages nor, to the Company’s knowledge, result in the
creation of any mortgage, pledge, lien, encumbrance or charge upon
any of the properties or assets of the Company or the suspension,
revocation, impairment, forfeiture or nonrenewal of any permit,
license, authorization or approval applicable to the Company, its
business or operations or any of its assets or
properties.
There are no actions, suits, proceedings or
investigations pending or, to the knowledge of the Company,
threatened against the Company or its properties before any court
or governmental agency. The Company is not a party or
subject to the provisions of any order, writ, injunction, judgment
or decree of any court or government agency or
instrumentality. There is no action, suit or proceeding
initiated by the Company currently pending or which the Company
currently intends to initiate. The foregoing includes,
without limitation, actions, suits, proceedings or investigations
pending or known by the Company to be threatened involving the
prior employment of any of the Company’s employees, their use
in connection with the Company’s business of any information
or techniques allegedly proprietary to any of their former
employers, or their obligations under any agreements with prior
employers.
No consent, approval or authorization of or
designation, declaration or filing with any third party or
governmental authority on the part of the Company is required in
connection with the valid execution and delivery of this Agreement
or the offer, sale or issuance of the Securities, or the
consummation of any other transaction contemplated by this
Agreement, except (i) filing of the Restated Certificate with
the office of the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware,
(ii) the filing of such notices as may be required under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “
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