EXHIBIT
10.9
REDEMPTION AND CONVERSION
AGREEMENT
This Redemption and Conversion Agreement (this
“ Agreement ”) is made as of January 17, 2007,
by and among Solomon Technologies, Inc. (the “ Company
”) and the holders of all of the outstanding Series C
Preferred Stock of the Company (the “ Holders
”).
WHEREAS
, by letter dated December 5, 2006
to Integrated Power Systems LLC (“IPS”), acting as the
Sellers’ Representative (as defined in the Securities
Purchase Agreement dated August 17, 2006), and pursuant to Section
6(a) of the Certificate of Designation of Series and Determination
of Rights and Preferences of Series C Preferred Stock of the
Company (the “ Certificate of Designation ”),
the Company notified IPS of its intent to redeem all of the
4,615,381 outstanding shares of Series C Preferred Stock on or
before December 15, 2006 at a per share price of $0.7258334 (an
aggregate of $3,349,997.68 (the “ Aggregate Initial
Redemption Price ”)); and
WHEREAS
, by letters dated December 14,
2006, IPS, on behalf of all the Holders, agreed to accept payment
of $0.7258334 per share in redemption provided such payment was
received by December 20, 2006, and tendered the Series C Preferred
Stock share certificates to the Company; and
WHEREAS
, by written consent the Holders of
at least 75% of the outstanding Series C Preferred Stock, on behalf
of all of the Holders, subsequently extended the deadline for
redemption to December 22, 2006; and
WHEREAS
, the Company did not redeem the
Series C Preferred Stock by December 22, 2006, and, pursuant to
Sections 6(b) and (c) of the Certificate of Designations, the
Holders are now entitled to receive a redemption price equal to
$1.1375 per share plus accrued dividends through the date of
payment (the “ Increased Redemption Price ”);
and
WHEREAS
, the Holders acknowledge that
although the Company is in the process of completing a financing
transaction in which it intends to sell to private investors
approximately $5,500,000 of convertible debentures and warrants
(the “ Financing ”) and by which it will receive
proceeds sufficient to enable the Company pay the Aggregate Initial
Redemption Price, the proceeds of the Financing will not be
sufficient to enable the Company to pay the aggregate Increased
Redemption Price and the Company is unwilling to engage in the
Financing unless as a result the Company will be able to redeem
and/or convert all of the Series C Preferred Stock; and
WHEREAS
, the parties hereto have agreed
that immediately upon the closing of the Financing the Company
shall redeem, at the Increased Redemption Price and on a pro-rata
basis, that number of shares as may be redeemed with the Aggregate
Initial Redemption Price and that immediately upon such redemption
the shares of Series C Preferred Stock not so redeemed shall be
converted into shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share,
of the Company (“ Common Stock ”) on the basis
of one share of Common Stock for each such share of Series C
Preferred Stock.
NOW,
THEREFORE, in
consideration of the mutual promises and covenants contained in
this Agreement, and other consideration, the receipt and adequacy
of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereby agree as
follows:
1. Redemption . Promptly following the closing of the
Financing, the Company shall utilize a portion of the net proceeds
thereof equal to the Aggregate Initial Redemption Price to redeem,
on a pro-rata basis, that number of whole shares of Series C
Preferred Stock as may be redeemed with such net proceeds at the
Increased Redemption Price. The Company shall pay the Aggregate
Initial Redemption Price to the Holders by causing such funds to be
deposited into the client funds account of the Holders’
counsel (the “ Deposit Account ”) in accordance
with the following wire transfer instructions:
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2. Conversion . Upon deposit of the Aggregate Initial
Redemption Payment in the Deposit Account in accordance with
Section 1 hereof, the Company shall, and the Holders hereby
instruct the Company to, effect the conversion of each share of
Series C Preferred Stock that is not redeemed in accordance with
Section 1 hereof into one share of Common Stock.
3. Statement . Upon deposit of the Aggregate Initial
Redemption Payment in the Deposit Account in accordance with
Section 1 hereof, the Company shall (i) deliver to each Holder a
written statement (the “ Redemption Statement ”)
that shall indicate (A) the number of shares of Series C Preferred
Stock being redeemed from each Holder, (B) the total number of
shares of Common Stock (“ Conversion Shares ”)
to be issued to each Holder, and (C) a detailed calculation of such
numbers, (ii) instruct its transfer agent to issue Conversion
Shares to the Holders in the amounts indicated on the Redemption
Statement, and (iii) cancel the certificates for the Series C
Preferred Stock.
4. Distribution of Redemption Payment and
Conversion Shares . The
Holders hereby agree that upon (a) deposit of the Aggregate Initial
Redemption Payment in the Deposit Account in accordance with
Section 1 hereof, (b) delivery of the Redemption Statement as set
forth in Section 2 hereof, and (c) receipt by the Holders of the
Conversion Shares, the Company shall be deemed to have duly
redeemed or converted all of the outstanding shares of Series C
Preferred Stock and the Company shall have no further liabilities
or obligations to the Holders in respect of the Series C Preferred
Stock.
5. Release . Effective upon (a) deposit of the Aggregate
Initial Redemption Payment in the Deposit Account in accordance
with Section 1 hereof, (b) delivery of the Redemption Statement as
set forth in Section 2 hereof, and (c) receipt by the Holders of
the Conversion Shares, each of the Holders, on behalf of itself and
its successors and assigns (collectively, the “
Releasors ”), does hereby forever release, discharge
and acquit the Company, and each of its subsidiaries, affiliates,
officers, members, managers, agents and employees, and their
respective successors, heirs, and assigns, and each of them
(collectively and severally, “ Releasees ”) of
and from any and all of the following in respect to the Series C
Preferred Stock: claims, demands, obligations, liabilities,
indebtednesses, breaches of contract, breaches of duty or any
relationship, acts, omissions, misfeasance, malfeasance, cause or
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