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EXHIBIT
10.1
Execution
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SECURITIES
PURCHASE
AGREEMENT |
Dated as of
October 5, 2007
among |
TATONKA OIL
AND GAS, INC.,
TATONKA OIL AND GAS COMPANY, INC.
and
THE PURCHASERS
LISTED ON EXHIBIT A
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| ARTICLE I Purchase
and Sale of Notes and Warrants |
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Section
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1.1
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Purchase and Sale
of Notes and Warrants |
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Section
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1.2
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Purchase Price and
Closing |
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Section
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1.3
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Warrants
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Section
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1.4
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Warrant
Shares |
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| ARTICLE II
Representations and Warranties |
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Section
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2.1
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Representations and
Warranties of the Company |
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2.2
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Representations and
Warranties of the Purchasers |
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| ARTICLE III
Covenants |
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Section
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3.1
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Securities
Compliance |
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Section
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3.2
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Registration
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Section
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3.3
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Inspection
Rights |
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Section
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3.4
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Compliance with
Laws |
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Section
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3.5
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Keeping of Records
and Books of Account |
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Section
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3.6
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Reporting
Requirements |
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Section
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3.7
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Other
Agreements |
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Section
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3.8
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Reservation of
Shares |
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Section
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3.9
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Disclosure of
Transactions and Other Material Information |
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Section
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3.10
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Delivery of
Securities |
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3.13
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Intentionally
Left Blank |
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Section
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3.14
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Negative
Covenants |
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| ARTICLE IV
Conditions |
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Section
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4.1
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Conditions
Precedent to the Obligation of the Company to Close and to
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Sell the Notes and
Warrants |
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Section
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4.2
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Conditions
Precedent to the Obligation of the Purchasers to Close and
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Purchase the Notes
and the Warrants |
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| ARTICLE V Transfer
Restrictions and Legends |
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| ARTICLE VI
Termination |
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Section
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6.1
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Termination by
Mutual Consent |
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Section
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6.2
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Effect of
Termination |
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| ARTICLE VII
Indemnification |
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Section
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7.1
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General
Indemnity |
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Indemnification
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| ARTICLE VIII
Miscellaneous |
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8.1
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Fees and
Expenses |
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Section
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8.2
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Specific
Enforcement; Consent to Jurisdiction |
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Section
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8.3
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Entire Agreement;
Amendment |
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Section
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8.4
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Notices
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Section
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8.5
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Waivers
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Section
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8.6
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Headings
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Section
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8.7
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Successors and
Assigns |
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Section
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8.8
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No Third Party
Beneficiaries |
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Section
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8.9
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Governing
Law |
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Section
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8.10
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Survival
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Section
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8.11
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Counterparts
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Section
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8.12
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Publicity
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Section
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8.13
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Severability
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Section
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8.14
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Further
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| SECURITIES
PURCHASE AGREEMENT |
This SECURITIES
PURCHASE AGREEMENT (this “ Agreement
”), dated as
of October 5, 2007, by and among TATONKA OIL AND GAS, INC., a
Colorado corporation (the “ Parent
”), TATONKA
OIL AND GAS COMPANY, INC., a Colorado corporation (the
“ Company
”), and the
entities listed on Exhibit
A hereto (each, a
“ Purchaser
”
and collectively, the “ Purchasers
”), for the
purchase by the Purchasers of the Company’s Senior Secured
Notes Due 2008 (including any Additional Notes, the “
Notes
”), and
warrants to purchase shares of the Parent’s Common Stock, par
value $0.001 per share (the “ Common
Stock ”).
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The parties hereto
agree as follows: |
| Purchase and
Sale of Notes and Warrants |
Section
1.1 Purchase and Sale
of Notes and Warrants . Upon the
following terms and conditions, the Company or Parent, as the case
may be, shall issue and sell to the Purchasers, and each Purchaser
shall, severally but not jointly, purchase from the Company or
Parent, as the case may be, on the Closing Date (i) a Note in
substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit
B , and (ii) warrants
to purchase shares of Common Stock, in substantially the form
attached hereto as Exhibit
C (the “
Closing Date
Warrants ”), in each
case as set forth opposite each such Purchaser’s name
on Exhibit
A hereto, for an
aggregate purchase price to the Company from all Purchasers of
$200,000 (the “ Purchase
Price ”). In
addition, the Company may request that the Purchasers purchase
additional Notes in an amount up to $200,000 (the “
Additional
Notes ”), which
shall be purchased only in increments of $100,000, in substantially
the form attached hereto as Exhibit
B ; provided that
Purchasers shall be under no obligation to purchase such Notes. If
Purchasers agree to purchase such Additional Notes, the Company
will authorize the issuance to Purchasers of up to an amount as
determined by the Company in its sole discretion of the Additional
Notes. The Company, Parent and the Purchasers are executing and
delivering this Agreement in accordance with and in reliance upon
the exemption from securities registration afforded by Section 4(2)
of the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and
regulations promulgated thereunder (the “
Securities
Act ”), including
Regulation D (“ Regulation
D ”), and/or
upon such other exemption from the registration requirements of the
Securities Act as may be available with respect to any or all of
the investments to be made hereunder.
Section
1.2 Purchase Price and
Closing . The Company and
Parent, as the case may be, agree 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 the Notes and Warrants, in the amounts as set forth
opposite their respective names on Exhibit
A . The closing of
the purchase and sale of the Notes and Warrants to be acquired by
the Purchasers from the Company and Parent under this Agreement on
the Closing Date shall take place at the offices of Patton Boggs
LLP, 2001 Ross Avenue, Suite 3000, Dallas, Texas 75201 (the
“ Closing
”)
at 10:00 a.m., Central Time (i) on or before October 5, 2007,
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 ”). The
entire Purchase Price shall be paid by the Purchasers in cash, by
wire transfer or in readily available funds. Each subsequent
funding that is to be funded by the Purchasers pursuant to the
Additional Notes on each subsequent funding date shall be made by
wire transfer of immediately available funds to the applicable
account of the Company.
Section
1.3 Warrants
. At the
Closing, the Parent shall issue to each Purchaser such number of
Closing Date Warrants to purchase shares of Common Stock (which
shall equal 1% of the fully diluted Common Stock in the aggregate)
as is set forth opposite such Purchaser’s name on
Exhibit
A hereto, subject to
adjustment as set forth in the Closing Date Warrants. In addition,
(a) if the Purchasers purchase Additional Notes, the Parent shall
issue to such Purchasers additional Warrants to purchase 0.5% of
the fully diluted Common Stock for each $100,000 of Additional
Notes purchased, each in the form attached hereto as
Exhibit
C and (b) the Parent
shall issue to the Purchasers additional Warrants pursuant to the
terms set forth in the Notes, each in the form attached hereto
as Exhibit
C (in each case, the
“ Additional
Warrants ” and
together with the Closing Date Warrants, the “
Warrants
”). The
Warrants shall be exercisable for ten (10) years from the date of
issuance and shall have an initial exercise price equal to
$0.20.
Section
1.4 Warrant
Shares . The Parent 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 its authorized but unissued shares of
Common Stock equal to the aggregate number of shares of Common
Stock necessary to effect the exercise of the Warrants. Any shares
of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants (and such
shares when issued) are herein referred to as the “
Warrant
Shares ”. The Notes,
the Warrants and the Warrant Shares are sometimes collectively
referred to herein as the “ Securities
”.
| Representations
and Warranties |
Section
2.1 Representations and
Warranties of the Parent and the Company . In order to
induce the Purchasers to enter into this Agreement and to purchase
the Notes and the Warrants, each of the Parent and the Company
hereby makes the following representations and warranties to the
Purchasers:
(a)
Organization, Good
Standing and Power . Each of the
Parent and the Company is a corporation duly incorporated, validly
existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of
Colorado 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 Parent does not have any Subsidiaries
(as defined in Section 2.1(g)) or own securities of any kind in any
other entity, except as disclosed in the Commission Documents (as
defined in Section 2.1(f)) or as set forth on Schedule
2.1(g) hereto. The Parent
and each such Subsidiary is duly qualified as a foreign entity 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. For the purposes of this
Agreement, “ Material Adverse
Effect ” means any
adverse effect on the business, operations, properties, prospects
or financial condition
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of the Parent or
its Subsidiaries and which is material to the Parent and its
Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or which is likely to materially
hinder the performance by the Company of its material obligations
hereunder and under the other Transaction Documents (as defined in
Section 2.1(b) hereof); provided that “Material Adverse
Effect” shall not be deemed to include the impact of effects
arising out of or resulting from changes in general economic
conditions which affect or are reasonably likely to affect the
Company to substantially the same degree as another Person
operating in the natural resources industry.
(b)
Authorization;
Enforcement . Each of the
Parent and the Company, as the case may be, has the requisite
corporate power and authority to enter into and perform this
Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement, the Security
Agreement, the Notes, the Warrants, and the other agreements and
documents contemplated hereby and thereby and executed by the
Company or the Parent or to which the Company or Parent is party
(collectively, the “ Transaction
Documents ”), and to
issue and sell the Notes and the Warrants in accordance with the
terms hereof. The execution, delivery and performance of the
Transaction Documents by the Company and Parent and the
consummation by it of the transactions contemplated thereby have
been duly and validly authorized by all necessary corporate action,
and, except as set forth in Schedule
2.1(b) , no further
consent or authorization of the Company or Parent, their Boards of
Directors or their stockholders is required. This Agreement has
been duly executed and delivered by the Company and Parent. The
other Transaction Documents will have been duly executed and
delivered by the Company and Parent, as applicable, at the Closing.
Each of the Transaction Documents constitutes, or shall constitute
when executed and delivered, a valid and binding obligation of the
Company and Parent enforceable against the Company and Parent in
accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be
limited by applicable bankruptcy, 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 Parent and the shares thereof
currently issued and outstanding as of the Closing Date are set
forth on Schedule
2.1(c) hereto. All of the
outstanding shares of the Parent’s Common Stock and any other
security of the Company have been duly and validly authorized.
Except as disclosed in the Commission Documents or as set forth
on Schedule
2.1(c) hereto, no shares
of Common Stock or any other security of the Parent 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 Parent. Furthermore, except as disclosed in the Commission
Documents or as set forth on Schedule
2.1(c) hereto, there are
no contracts, commitments, understandings, or arrangements by which
the Parent is or may become bound to issue additional shares of the
capital stock of the Parent or options, securities or rights
convertible into shares of capital stock of the Parent. Except for
customary transfer restrictions contained in agreements entered
into by the Parent in order to sell restricted securities or as
provided on Schedule
2.1(c) hereto, the Parent
is not a party to or bound by any agreement or understanding
granting registration or anti-dilution rights to any individual,
corporation, partnership, trust, incorporated or unincorporated
association, joint venture, limited liability company, joint stock
company, government (or an agency or political subdivision thereof)
or other entity of any kind (a “ Person
”)
with respect to any of its equity or debt securities. Except as set
forth on Schedule
2.1(c) , the Parent is not
a party to, and
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it has no knowledge
of, any agreement or understanding restricting the voting or
transfer of any shares of the capital stock of the Parent. 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 Parent issued prior to the Closing
complied with all applicable federal and state securities laws, and
no holder of such securities has a right of rescission or claim for
damages with respect thereto which could have a Material Adverse
Effect. The Parent has furnished or made available to the
Purchasers true and correct copies of the Parent’s and
Company’s Articles of Incorporation as in effect on the date
hereof (the “ Articles of
Incorporation ”), and the
Parent’s and Company’s Bylaws as in effect on the date
hereof (the “ Bylaws
”).
(d)
Issuance of
Securities . The Notes and the
Warrants to be issued at the Closing have been duly authorized by
all necessary corporate action and, when paid for or issued in
accordance with the terms hereof, the Notes and the Warrants shall
be validly issued and outstanding, fully paid and nonassessable and
free and clear of all liens, encumbrances and rights of refusal of
any kind. When the Warrant Shares are issued and paid for in
accordance with the terms of this Agreement and as set forth in the
Warrants, such shares will be duly authorized by all necessary
corporate action and validly issued and outstanding, fully paid and
nonassessable, free and clear of all liens, encumbrances and rights
of refusal of any kind and the holders shall be entitled to all
rights accorded to a holder of Common Stock.
(e)
No
Conflicts . The execution,
delivery and performance of the Transaction Documents by the
Company and Parent and the consummation by the Company and Parent
of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby do not and will
not (i) violate any provision of the Articles of Incorporation or
Bylaws or any Subsidiary’s comparable charter documents, (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 Parent or any of its Subsidiaries is a
party or by which the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries’
respective properties or assets are bound, (iii) create or impose a
lien, mortgage, security interest, charge or encumbrance of any
nature on any property or asset of the Parent or any of its
Subsidiaries under any agreement or any commitment to which the
Parent or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or by which the Parent
or any of its Subsidiaries is bound or by which any of their
respective properties or assets are bound (except as contemplated
by the Security Agreement), 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 Parent or any of its Subsidiaries or
by which any property or asset of the Parent or any of its
Subsidiaries is bound or affected, except, in all cases other than
violations pursuant to clauses (ii), (iii) or (iv) (with respect to
federal and state securities laws) or clause (i) above, for such
conflicts, defaults, terminations, amendments, acceleration,
cancellations and violations as would not, individually or in the
aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect. The business of the
Parent and its Subsidiaries is not being conducted in violation of
any laws, ordinances or regulations of any governmental entity,
except for possible (i) violations which singularly or in the
aggregate do not and will not have a Material Adverse Effect; and
(ii) violations of Environmental Laws (the representation and
warranty for clause (ii) matters is set forth under subparagraph
(s) below). Neither the Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries is
required under federal, state, foreign or local law, rule or
regulation to obtain any consent, authorization or order of, or
make any filing or
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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 Securities in accordance with the
terms hereof or thereof (other than any filings which may be
required to be made by the Parent with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the “ Commission
”)
prior to or subsequent to the Closing, or state securities
administrators prior to or subsequent to the Closing, or any
registration statement which may be filed pursuant hereto or
thereto).
(f)
Commission
Documents; Financial Statements . The Common Stock
is registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended (the “ Exchange
Act ”), and,
except as disclosed on Schedule
2.1(f) hereto, the Parent
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
Parent has delivered or made available (through the SEC EDGAR
website) to the Purchasers true and complete copies of the
Commission Documents filed with the Commission since February 27,
2003. The Parent has not provided to the Purchasers any material
non-public information or other information which, according to
applicable law, rule or regulation, should have been disclosed
publicly by the Parent but which has not been so disclosed, other
than with respect to the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement. At the time of its filing, the Parent’s Quarterly
Report on Form 10-QSB for the fiscal quarter ended July 31, 2007
(the “ Form
10-Q” ) 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 the Form 10-Q did not contain any
untrue statement of a material fact or omit 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. At the time of its filing, the
Parent’s Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year
ended October 31, 2006 (the “ Form
10-K ”) 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, at the time of its
filing, the Form 10-K did not contain any untrue statement of a
material fact or omit 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 Parent included in
the Form 10-Q complied 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 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 Parent 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 Parent, showing the jurisdiction of its
incorporation or organization and showing the percentage
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of each
Person’s ownership of the outstanding stock or other
interests of such Subsidiary. For the purposes of this Agreement,
“ Subsidiary
”
shall mean any Person 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 Parent 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 Parent 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 except as set forth on
Schedule
2.1(g) hereto. Neither the
Parent 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 October 31,
2006, neither the Parent nor the Company has experienced or
suffered any Material Adverse Effect, except for operating losses
incurred in the ordinary course of business.
(i)
No
Undisclosed Liabilities . Except as
disclosed on Schedule
2.1(i) hereto, neither the
Parent 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 set forth on the balance sheet included in the
Form 10-Q or incurred in the ordinary course of the Parent’s
or its Subsidiaries respective businesses since October 31, 2006,
and which, individually or in the aggregate, do not or would not
have a Material Adverse Effect on the Parent or its
Subsidiaries.
(j)
No
Undisclosed Events or Circumstances . Since October 31,
2006, except as disclosed on Schedule
2.1(j) hereto or in the
Commission Documents, no event or circumstance has occurred or
exists with respect to the Parent 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
Parent but which has not been so publicly announced or
disclosed.
(k)
Indebtedness
.
Schedule
2.1(k) hereto sets forth
as of the date hereof all outstanding secured and unsecured
Indebtedness of the Parent or any Subsidiary, or for which the
Parent or any Subsidiary has commitments. For purposes of this
Agreement: (x) “ Indebtedness
”
of any Person means, without duplication (A) any indebtedness for
borrowed money in excess of $25,000, (B) any obligations issued,
undertaken or assumed as the deferred purchase price of property or
services (other than trade payables entered into in the ordinary
course of business) in excess of $25,000, (C) all reimbursement or
payment obligations with respect to letters of credit, surety bonds
and other similar instruments, (D) any obligations evidenced by
notes, bonds, debentures or similar instruments, including
obligations so evidenced incurred in connection with the
acquisition of property, assets or businesses, (E) any indebtedness
in excess of $25,000 created or arising under any conditional sale
or other title retention agreement, or incurred as financing, in
either case with respect to any property or assets
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acquired with the
proceeds of such indebtedness (even though the rights and remedies
of the seller or bank under such agreement in the event of default
are limited to repossession or sale of such property), (F) all
monetary obligations under any leasing or similar arrangement
which, in connection with GAAP, consistently applied for the
periods covered thereby, is classified as a capital lease with a
present value in excess of $25,000, (G) all indebtedness referred
to in clauses (A) through (F) above secured by (or for which the
holder of such Indebtedness has an existing right, contingent or
otherwise, to be secured by) any mortgage, lien, pledge, charge,
security interest or other encumbrance upon or in any property or
assets (including accounts and contract rights) owned by any
Person, even though the Person which owns such assets or property
has not assumed or become liable for the payment of such
indebtedness, and (H) all Contingent Obligations in respect of
indebtedness or obligations of others of the kinds referred to in
clauses (A) through (G) above; and (y) “
Contingent
Obligation ” means, as
to any Person, any direct or indirect liability, contingent or
otherwise, of that Person with respect to any indebtedness, lease,
dividend or other obligation of another Person if the primary
purpose or intent of the Person incurring such liability, or the
primary effect thereof, is to provide assurance to the obligee of
such liability that such liability will be paid or discharged, or
that any agreements relating thereto will be complied with, or that
the holders of such liability will be protected (in whole or in
part) against loss with respect thereto in excess of $25,000 due
under leases required to be capitalized in accordance with GAAP.
Except as disclosed on Schedule
2.1(k) , neither the
Parent nor any Subsidiary is in default with respect to any
Indebtedness.
(l)
Title
to Assets . Each of the
Parent and the Subsidiaries has good and marketable title to all of
its real and personal property, free and clear of any mortgages,
pledges, charges, liens, security interests or other encumbrances
of any nature whatsoever, except as disclosed in the Commission
Documents, for those indicated on Schedule
2.1(l) hereto or such
that, individually or in the aggregate, do not have a Material
Adverse Effect. All leases to real and personal property of the
Parent 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 other proceeding pending or, to the
knowledge of the Parent, threatened against the Parent or any
Subsidiary which questions the validity of this Agreement or any of
the other Transaction Documents or any of the transactions
contemplated hereby or thereby or any action taken or to be taken
pursuant hereto or thereto. Except as set forth on
Schedule
2.1(m) hereto, there is no
action, suit, claim, investigation, arbitration, alternate dispute
resolution proceeding or other proceeding pending or, to the
knowledge of the Parent, threatened against or involving the
Parent, any Subsidiary or any of their respective properties or
assets, which individually or in the aggregate, would have a
Material Adverse Effect. There are no outstanding orders,
judgments, injunctions, awards or decrees of any court, arbitrator
or governmental or regulatory body against the Parent or any
Subsidiary or any officers or directors of the Parent or any
Subsidiary in their capacities as such, which individually, or in
the aggregate, would have a Material Adverse Effect.
(n)
Compliance with
Law . The business of
the Parent 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 Commission Documents or on
Schedule
2.1(n) hereto or such
that, individually or in the aggregate, the noncompliance therewith
would not have a Material Adverse Effect. The Parent and each of
its
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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. The preceding sentence does not
include such permits, consents, authorizations or approvals that
may be required to be obtained in the future for the Parent’s
and Company’s exploration and development
activities.
(o)
Taxes
. Except
as set forth on Schedule
2.1(o) hereto, the Parent
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
Parent and the Subsidiaries for all current taxes and other charges
to which the Parent or any Subsidiary is subject and which are not
currently due and payable. Except as disclosed on
Schedule
2.1(o) hereto, none of the
federal income tax returns of the Parent or any Subsidiary have
been audited by the Internal Revenue Service. The Parent 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 Parent or any Subsidiary
for any period, nor of any basis for any such assessment,
adjustment or contingency.
(p)
Certain
Fees . Except as set
forth on Schedule
2.1(p) hereto, the Parent
has not employed any broker or finder or incurred any liability for
any brokerage or investment banking fees, commissions,
finders’ structuring fees, financial advisory fees or other
similar fees in connection with the Transaction
Documents.
(q)
Disclosure
. To the
best of the Parent’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
Parent 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)
Intellectual
Property . Except as set
forth on Schedule
2.1(r) , the Parent and
each of the Subsidiaries owns or possesses all the Proprietary
Rights owned by it and have no knowledge that such rights are in
conflict with the rights of others. As of the date of this
Agreement, neither the Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries has
received any written notice that any Proprietary Rights have been
declared unenforceable or otherwise invalid by any court or
governmental agency. As of the date of this Agreement, there is, to
the knowledge of the Parent, no material existing infringement,
misuse or misappropriation of any Proprietary Rights by others.
From October 31, 2006 to the date of this Agreement, neither the
Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries has received any written notice
alleging that the operation of the business of the Parent or any of
its Subsidiaries infringes in any material respect upon the
intellectual property rights of others. “
Proprietary
Rights ” shall mean
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, and all rights with respect to the
foregoing.
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(s)
Environmental
Compliance . Except as
disclosed on Schedule
2.1(s) hereto, the Parent
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, the absence of which would 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 as set forth on
Schedule
2.1(s) hereto, the Parent
has all necessary governmental approvals required under all
Environmental Laws and used in its business or in the business of
any of its Subsidiaries (for such business as is actually being
conducted as of the date of this Agreement), except for such
instances as would not individually or in the aggregate have a
Material Adverse Effect. The Parent and each of its Subsidiaries
are also in material 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 Parent or its Subsidiaries
that violate any Environmental Law or that give rise to any
Environmental Liabilities, 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. “ Environmental
Liabilities ” means all
liabilities of a Person (whether such liabilities are owed by such
Person to governmental authorities, third parties or otherwise)
whether currently in existence which arise under or relate to any
Environmental Law.
(t)
Books
and Records; Internal Accounting Controls . The books,
records and documents of the Parent and its Subsidiaries accurately
reflect in all material respects the information relating to the
business of the Parent 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 Parent
or any Subsidiary. The Parent and each of its Subsidiaries maintain
a system of internal accounting controls sufficient, in the
judgment of the Parent’s Board of Directors, 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.
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(u)
Material
Agreements . Except for the
Transaction Documents or as set forth on Schedule
2.1(u) hereto, or those
that are included as exhibits to the Commission Documents, neither
the Parent 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 (collectively, “ Material
Agreements” ) if the Parent or
any Subsidiary were registering securities under the Securities
Act. The Parent 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 Parent’s knowledge,
are not in default under any Material Agreement now in effect, the
result of which could cause a Material Adverse Effect. No written
or oral contract, instrument, agreement, commitment, obligation,
plan or arrangement of the Parent or of any Subsidiary limits or
shall limit the payment of dividends on its Common Stock, except as
set forth on Schedule
2.1(u) hereto.
(v)
Transactions with
Affiliates . Except as
disclosed in the Commission Documents or as set forth 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 Parent, any Subsidiary or any of their
respective customers or suppliers, on the one hand, and (b) on the
other hand, any officer, employee, consultant or director of the
Parent, or any of its Subsidiaries, or any Person owning 5% or more
of the capital stock of the Parent or any Subsidiary or any member
of the immediate family of such Person, officer, employee,
consultant, director or 5% or greater stockholder or any
corporation or other entity controlled by such officer, employee,
consultant, director or stockholder.
(w)
Securities Act of
1933 . The Parent has
complied and will comply with all applicable federal and state
securities laws in connection with the offer, issuance and sale of
the Securities hereunder. Neither the Parent nor anyone acting on
its behalf, directly or indirectly, has or will sell, offer to sell
or solicit offers to buy any of the Securities, 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 Securities under
the registration provisions of the Securities Act and applicable
state securities laws. Neither the Parent 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
Securities.
(x)
Governmental
Approvals . Except as set
forth on Schedule
2.1(x) hereto, and except
for the filing of any notice prior or subsequent to the Closing
that may be required under applicable state and/or federal
securities laws (which if required, shall be filed on a timely
basis), 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 Notes and the Warrants, or for the
performance by the Company and Parent of their obligations under
the Transaction Documents.
(y)
Employees
.
Neither the Parent nor any Subsidiary has any collective bargaining
arrangements or agreements covering any of its employees. Except as
set forth in the Commission Documents or on Schedule
2.1(y) hereto, neither the
Parent nor any Subsidiary has
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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 Parent or
such Subsidiary, which contract or agreement is required to be
disclosed in the Commission Documents but which is not so
disclosed. Except as set forth in the Commission Documents or on
Schedule 2.1(y) hereto, since October 31, 2006, no officer,
consultant or key employee of the Parent 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
Parent, has any present intention of terminating his or her
employment or engagement with the Parent or any
Subsidiary.
(z)
Absence of Certain
Developments . Except as set
forth in the Commission Documents or on Schedule
2.1(z) hereto, since
October 31, 2006, neither the Parent nor any Subsidiary
has:
(i)
issued any stock, bonds or other corporate securities or any
rights, options or warrants with respect thereto other than under
the Parent’s stock option plans;
(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 Parent’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 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;
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(ix)
made capital expenditures or commitments therefor that aggregate in
excess of $25,000;
(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;
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