Exhibit 4.1
SERIES D CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED
STOCK PURCHASE
AGREEMENT
Dated as of March 16,
2006
among
DIRT MOTOR SPORTS,
INC.
and
THE PURCHASERS LISTED ON EXHIBIT
A
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I
Purchase and Sale of Preferred Stock
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Section 1.1 Purchase and Sale of
Stock
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Section 1.2 The Conversion
Shares
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1
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Section 1.3 Purchase Price and
Closing
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Section 1.4 Series D
Warrants
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Section 1.5 Exchange of Promissory
Notes
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ARTICLE II
Representations and Warranties
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Section 2.1 Representations and Warranties
of the Company
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Section 2.2 Representations and Warranties
of the Purchasers
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ARTICLE III
Covenants
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Section 3.1 Securities
Compliance
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Section 3.2 Registration and
Listing
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Section 3.3 Inspection Rights
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Section 3.4 Compliance with Laws
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Section 3.5 Keeping of Records and Books of
Account
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Section 3.6 Reporting
Requirements
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Section 3.7 Amendments
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Section 3.8 Other Agreements
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Section 3.9 Distributions
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Section 3.10 Status of Dividends
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Section 3.11 Intentionally
Omitted
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Section 3.12 Future Financings; Right of
First Offer and Refusal
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Section 3.13 Reservation of
Shares
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Section 3.14 Transfer Agent
Instructions
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Section 3.15 Disposition of
Assets
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Section 3.16 Reporting Status
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Section 3.17 Disclosure of
Transaction
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Section 3.18 Disclosure of Material
Information
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Section 3.19 Pledge of
Securities
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Section 3.20 Restrictions on Certain
Issuances of Securities
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Section 3.21 Independent Board
Members
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Section 3.22 Application for Nasdaq
Listing
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ARTICLE IV
Conditions
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Section 4.1 Conditions Precedent to the
Obligation of the Company to Sell the Shares
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Section 4.2 Conditions Precedent to the
Obligation of the Purchasers to Purchase the Shares
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ARTICLE V Stock
Certificate Legend
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Section 5.1 Legend
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ARTICLE VI
Indemnification
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Section 6.1 General Indemnity
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Section 6.2 Indemnification
Procedure
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ARTICLE VII
Miscellaneous
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Section 7.1 Fees and Expenses
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Section 7.2 Specific Enforcement, Consent
to Jurisdiction
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Section 7.3 Entire Agreement;
Amendment
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Section 7.4 Notices
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Section 7.5 Waivers
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Section 7.6 Headings
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Section 7.7 Successors and
Assigns
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Section 7.8 No Third Party
Beneficiaries
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Section 7.9 Governing Law
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Section 7.10 Survival
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Section 7.11 Counterparts
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Section 7.12 Publicity
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Section 7.13 Severability
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Section 7.14 Further Assurances
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SERIES D CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK PURCHASE
AGREEMENT
This SERIES D
CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT (the
“Agreement”) is dated as of March 16, 2006 by and among
Dirt Motor Sports, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the
“Company”), and each of the Purchasers of shares of
Series D Convertible Preferred Stock of the Company whose
names are set forth on Exhibit A hereto (individually,
a “Purchaser” and collectively, the
“Purchasers”).
The parties hereto
agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
Purchase and Sale of Preferred
Stock
Section 1.1
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 D Convertible
Preferred Stock, par value $.01 per share (the “Preferred
Shares”), at a purchase price of Three Thousand Dollars
($3,000) per share, set forth opposite such Purchaser’s name
on Exhibit A hereto. Upon the following terms and
conditions, each of the Purchasers shall be issued Series D
Warrants, in substantially the form attached hereto as
Exhibit B (the “Warrants”), to purchase the
number of shares of the Company’s common stock, par value
$.0001 per share (the “Common Stock”) set forth
opposite such Purchaser’s name on Exhibit A
hereto. The aggregate purchase price for the Preferred Shares and
the Warrants shall be TWELVE MILLION DOLLARS ($12,000,000) (the
“Purchase Price”). The designation, rights, preferences
and other terms and provisions of the Series D Convertible
Preferred Stock are set forth in the Certificate of Designation of
the Relative Rights and Preferences of the Series D
Convertible Preferred Stock attached hereto as
Exhibit C (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 1.2
The 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 at least 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 the Warrants then
outstanding, in each case, without regard for any limitations on
conversion or exercise. 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” and the “Warrant
Shares”, respectively. The Preferred Shares, the Conversion
Shares and the Warrant Shares are sometimes collectively referred
to as the “Shares”.
Section 1.3
Purchase Price and Closing . 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, agree to purchase that number of the Preferred Shares and
Warrants set forth opposite their respective names on
Exhibit A . The aggregate Purchase Price of the
Preferred Shares and Warrants being acquired by each Purchaser is
set forth opposite such Purchaser’s name on
Exhibit A . The closing of the purchase and sale of the
Preferred Shares and Warrants shall take place at the offices of
Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP, 1177 Avenue of the
Americas, New York, New York 10036 (the “Closing”) at
1:00 p.m. (eastern time) or at such other time and place as the
Purchasers and the Company may agree upon, upon the satisfaction of
each of the conditions set forth in Article IV hereof (the
“Closing Date”). Funding with respect to the Closing
shall take place by wire transfer of immediately available funds on
or prior to the Closing Date.
Section 1.4
Series D Warrants . The Company agrees to issue to each
of the Purchasers Warrants to purchase 300 shares of Common Stock
for each Preferred Share purchased. The number of shares of Common
Stock issuable upon exercise of each Purchaser’s Warrants
issued pursuant to this Agreement is set forth opposite such
Purchaser’s name on Exhibit A hereto. The
Warrants shall expire five (5) years from the Closing Date and
shall have an exercise price per share equal to $4.50.
Section 1.5
Exchange of Promissory Notes . The Company acknowledges and
agrees that a portion of the Purchase Price shall be paid by
certain Purchasers exchanging certain promissory notes issued by
the Company to such Purchasers. Prior to or at the Closing, such
Purchasers shall surrender for cancellation to the Company such
promissory notes as more fully set forth on
Schedule 1.5 hereto and upon the Closing, such
Purchasers shall receive in exchange for the surrender of its
promissory notes a number of Preferred Shares and Warrants as set
forth on Exhibit A attached hereto. The number of
Preferred Shares to be issued to each Purchaser who is exchanging
promissory notes pursuant to this Section 1.5 shall be in an
amount equal to the quotient of (A) one hundred ten percent
(110%) of the principal amount plus all accrued interest
outstanding under the promissory notes divided by (B) the
purchase price for each Preferred Share.
ARTICLE II
Representations and
Warranties
Section 2.1
Representations and Warranties of the Company . The Company
hereby makes the following representations and warranties to the
Purchasers, except as set forth in the Company’s disclosure
schedule delivered with this Agreement 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 Form 10-KSB for the year ended
September 30, 2005 and the Company’s Form 10KSB for the
transition period from October 1, 2005 to December 31,
2005, including the accompanying financial statements
(collectively, the “Form 10-KSB”), or in the
Company’s Form 10-QSB for the fiscal quarters ended
June 30, 2005, March 31, 2005 and December 31, 2004
(collectively, the “Form 10-QSB”), or on
Schedule 2.1(a) 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 2.1(c)
hereof) on the Company’s financial condition.
(b)
Authorization; Enforcement . The Company has the requisite
corporate power and authority to enter into and perform this
Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement attached hereto as
Exhibit D (the “Registration Rights
Agreement”), the Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions (as
defined in Section 3.14), the Certificate of Designation, and
the Warrants (collectively, the “Transaction
Documents”) and to issue and sell the Shares and the Warrants
in accordance with the terms hereof. 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
and the shares thereof currently issued and outstanding as of the
date hereof are set forth on Schedule 2.1(c) hereto. All of
the outstanding shares of the Company’s Common Stock and
Series D Convertible Preferred Stock and other shares of
preferred stock have been duly and validly authorized. Except as
set forth in this Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement
and as set forth on Schedule 2.1(c) hereto, no shares
of Common Stock are entitled to preemptive rights or registration
rights and there are no outstanding options, warrants, scrip,
rights to subscribe to, call or commitments of any character
whatsoever 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 the Registration Rights Agreement
or on Schedule 2.1(c) , there are no contracts,
commitments, understandings, or arrangements by which the Company
is or 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 for customary
transfer restrictions contained in agreements entered into by the
Company in order to sell restricted securities or as set forth on
Schedule 2.1(c) hereto, the Company is not a party to
any agreement granting registration or anti-dilution rights to any
person with respect to any of its equity or debt securities. The
Company is not a party to, and it has no knowledge of, any
agreement restricting the voting or transfer of any shares of the
capital stock of the Company. Except as set forth on
Schedule 2.1(c) hereto, the offer and sale of all
capital stock, convertible securities, rights, warrants, or options
of the Company issued prior to the Closing complied with all
applicable Federal and state securities laws, and no stockholder
has a right of rescission or claim for damages with respect thereto
which would have a Material Adverse Effect (as defined below) on
the Company’s financial condition or operating results. 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 the purposes of this Agreement,
“Material Adverse Effect” means any material adverse
effect on the business, operations, properties, prospects, or
financial condition of the Company and its subsidiaries and/or any
condition, circumstance, or situation that would prohibit or
otherwise materially interfere with the ability of the Company to
perform any of its obligations under this Agreement 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 and the Warrant Shares are
issued in accordance with the terms of the Certificate of
Designation and the Warrants, respectively, 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.
(e)
No Conflicts . Except as set forth on
Schedule 2.1(e) hereto, 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 consummation by the Company of the
transactions contemplated herein and therein do not and will not
(i) violate any provision of the Company’s Certificate
or Bylaws, (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 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
under any agreement or any commitment to which 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 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 governmental entity, except for possible violations which
singularly or in the aggregate do not and will not have a Material
Adverse Effect. The Company is not required under Federal, state or
local law, rule or regulation to obtain any consent, authorization
or order of, or make any filing or registration with, any court or
governmental agency in order for it to execute, deliver or perform
any of its obligations under the Transaction Documents, or issue
and sell the Preferred Shares, the Warrants, the Conversion Shares
and the Warrant Shares in accordance with the terms hereof or
thereof (other than any filings which may be required to be made by
the Company with the Commission or state securities administrators
subsequent to the Closing, any registration statement which may be
filed pursuant hereto, and the Certificate of Designation);
provided that, for purposes of the representation made in
this sentence, the Company is assuming and relying upon the
accuracy of the relevant representations and agreements of the
Purchasers herein.
(f)
Commission Documents, Financial Statements . The Common
Stock is registered pursuant to Section 12(b) or 12(g) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange
Act”), and, since December 31, 2005, 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 (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 filed with the Commission since December 31, 2005.
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 transactions contemplated
by this Agreement. At the times of their respective filings, the
Form 10-KSB and the Form 10-QSB 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 of their respective dates, none of the Form
10-KSB and the Form 10-QSB 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).
(g)
Subsidiaries . Schedule 2.1(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 December 31, 2005,
the Company has not experienced or suffered any Material Adverse
Effect, except as disclosed on Schedule 2.1(h)
hereto.
(i)
No Undisclosed Liabilities . Except as set forth on
Schedule 2.1(i) hereto, 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 December 31, 2005 and
which, individually or in the aggregate, do not or would not have a
Material Adverse Effect on the Company or its
subsidiaries.
(j)
No Undisclosed Events or Circumstances . Except as set forth
on Schedule 2.1(j) hereto, 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 . The Form 10-KSB, Form 10-QSB or
Schedule 2.1(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 $100,000 (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. Except as set forth on
Schedule 2.1(k) , neither the Company nor any
subsidiary is in default with respect to any
Indebtedness.
(l)
Title to Assets . Each of the Company and the subsidiaries
has good and marketable title to all of its real and
personal
property reflected in the Form 10-KSB, free and clear of any
mortgages, pledges, charges, liens, security interests or other
encumbrances, except for those disclosed in the Form 10-KSB, Form
10-QSB or on Schedule 2.1(l) hereto or such that,
individually or in the aggregate, do not cause a Material Adverse
Effect on the Company’s financial condition or operating
results. All said 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 the Form 10-KSB, Form 10-QSB or on
Schedule 2.1(m) hereto, 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. Except
as set forth in the Form 10-KSB, Form 10-QSB or
Schedule 2.1(m) hereto, 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 the
subsidiaries has been and is presently being conducted in
accordance with all applicable federal, state and local
governmental laws, rules, regulations and ordinances, except as set
forth in the Form 10-KSB, Form 10-QSB, or such that, individually
or in the aggregate, do 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.
(o)
Taxes . Except as set forth in the Form 10-KSB or in the
Form 10-QSB, the Company and each of the subsidiaries has
accurately prepared and filed all federal, state 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 the
subsidiaries for all current taxes and other charges to which the
Company or any subsidiary is subject and which 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 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 period,
nor of any basis for any such assessment, adjustment or
contingency.
(p)
Certain Fees . Except as set forth in this Agreement or on
Schedule 2.1(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.
(q)
Disclosure . To the best of the Company’s knowledge,
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 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)
Operation of Business . The Company and each of the
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 the
Form 10-KSB, Form 10-QSB and on Schedule 2.1(r) hereto,
and all rights with respect to the foregoing, which are necessary
for the conduct of its business as now conducted without any
conflict with the rights of others.
(s)
Environmental Compliance . The Company and each of its
subsidiaries have obtained all material 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. The
Form 10-KSB or Form 10-QSB describes all material permits, licenses
and other authorizations issued under any Environmental Laws to the
Company or its subsidiaries. “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. The Company has all
necessary governmental approvals required under all Environmental
Laws and used in its business or in the business of any of its
subsidiaries. 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. Except for such instances as
would not individually or in the aggregate have a Material Adverse
Effect, 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 the 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. 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 is taken with respect to any
differences.
(u)
Material Agreements . Except as set forth in the Form
10-KSB, Form 10-QSB or on Schedule 2.1(u) hereto,
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-3 or applicable form (collectively, “Material
Agreements”) if the Company or any subsidiary were
registering securities under the Securities Act. Except as set
forth on Schedule 2.1(u) or in the Commission
Documents, the Company and each of its subsidiaries has 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, to the best of the
Company’s knowledge 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 2.1(u)
or in the Commission Documents, 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 the
Form 10-KSB, Form 10-QSB or on Schedule 2.1(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, employee, consultant or director of the Company, or any of
its subsidiaries, or any person owning any capital stock of the
Company or any subsidiary or any member of the immediate family of
such officer, employee, consultant, director or stockholder or any
corporation or other entity controlled by such officer, employee,
consultant, director or stockholder, or a member of the immediate
family of such officer, employee, consultant, 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 Shares
and the Warrants 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 Shares, the Warrants 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 Shares
and the Warrants 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 Shares and the Warrants.
(x)
Governmental Approvals . Except as set forth in the Form
10-KSB or Form 10-QSB, and 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
the Registration Rights Agreement, 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 and the
Warrants, or for the performance by the Company of its obligations
under the Transaction Documents.
(y)
Employees . Neither the Company nor any subsidiary has any
collective bargaining arrangements or agreements covering any of
its employees, except as set forth in the Form 10-KSB, Form 10-QSB
or on Schedule 2.1(y) hereto. Except as set forth in
the Form 10-KSB, Form 10-QSB or on Schedule 2.1(y)
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. Since December 31, 2005, 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.
(z)
Absence of Certain Developments . Except as provided on
Schedule 2.1(z) hereto, since December 31, 2005,
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 which 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;
(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;
(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 $100,000;
(x) entered
into any other transaction other than in the ordinary course of
business, or entered into any other material transaction, whether
or not in the ordinary course of business;
(xi) made
charitable contributions or pledges in excess of
$25,000;
(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;
(xiv) effected
any two or more events of the foregoing kind which in the aggregate
would be material to the Company or its subsidiaries; or
(xv) entered
into an agreement, written or otherwise, to take any of the
foregoing actions.
(aa)
Public Utility Holding Company Act and Investment Company Act
Status . The Company is not a “holding company” or
a “public utility company” as such terms are defined in
the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935, as amended. 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.
(bb)
ERISA . No liability to the Pension Benefit Guaranty
Corporation has been incurred with respect to any Plan by the
Company or any of its subsidiaries which 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 will not involve any transaction
which 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,
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 2.1(bb), the term “Plan” shall mean an
“employee pension benefit plan” (as defined in
Section 3 of ERISA) which 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.
(cc)
Dilutive Effect . The Company understands and acknowledges
that the number of Conversion Shares issuable upon conversion of
the Preferred Shares and the Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise
of the Warrants will increase in certain circumstances. The Company
further acknowledges that its obligation to issue Conversion Shares
upon conversion of the Preferred Shares in accordance with this
Agreement and the Certificate of Designation and its obligations to
issue the Warrant Shares upon the exercise of the Warrants in
accordance with this Agreement 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.
(dd)
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 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 which may have 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 the placement agent and
such counsel does not represent the Purchasers and the 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.
The Company acknowledges that such procedure with respect to the
Transaction Documents in no way creates a presumption that the
Purchasers are in any way acting in concert or as a group with
respect to the Transaction Documents or the transactions
contemplated hereby or thereby.
(ee)
No Integrated Offering . Neither the Company, nor any of its
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 Shares pursuant to this Agreement
to be integrated with prior offerings by the Company for purposes
of the Securities Act which would prevent the Company from selling
the 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 Shares to
be integrated with other offerings. The Company does not have any
registration statement pending before the Commission or currently
under the Commission’s review and since October 1, 2005,
the Company has not offered or sold any of its equity securities or
debt securities convertible into shares of Common Stock.
(ff)
Sarbanes-Oxley Act . Except as set forth on
Schedule 2.1(ff) hereto, 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)
Exchange of Shares and Notes. Upon the completion of the
exchanges contemplated by Sections 4.1 (s) and
(t) hereto, no shares of Series B Convertible Preferred
Stock and Series C Convertible Preferred Stock shall remain
issued or outstanding. Upon the completion of the exchange
contemplated by Section 4.1(r) and the transactions
contemplated hereby, except as set forth on Schedule 2.1
(gg) , all of the promissory notes payable by the Company shall
be delivered for cancellation and no such promissory notes shall
remain outstanding.
Section 2.2
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 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 and the Registration Rights Agreement by such Purchaser
and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby
and thereby 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. Each of this Agreement and the
Registration Rights 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)
No Conflicts . The execution, delivery and performance of
this Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement and the
consummation by such Purchaser of the transactions contemplated
hereby and thereby or relating hereto do not and will not
(i) result in a violation of such Purchaser’s charter
documents or bylaws or other organizational documents or
(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, indenture or
instrument or obligation to which such Purchaser is a party or by
which its properties or assets are bound, or result in a violation
of any law, rule, or regulation, or any order, judgment or decree
of any court or governmental agency applicable to such Purchaser or
its properties (except for such conflicts, defaults and violations
as would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a
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