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SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT

Stock Purchase Agreement

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Title: SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT
Governing Law: New York     Date: 9/9/2009
Industry: Biotechnology and Drugs     Law Firm: Morgan Lewis;Cooley Godward     Sector: Healthcare

SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT, Parties: bam opportunity fund  lp , bloomberg financial lp , genta incorporated , pink sheets  llc , tang capital partners  lp , baker  boxer capital llc
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SECURITIES PURCHASE

 

AGREEMENT

 

Dated as of September 4, 2009

 

by and among

 

GENTA INCORPORATED

 

and

 

THE PURCHASERS LISTED ON EXHIBIT A

 

 

 


 

 

SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT

 

This SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT dated as of September 4, 2009 (this “ Agreement ”) by and among Genta Incorporated, a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), and each of the purchasers of the unsecured subordinated convertible promissory note and shares of common stock of the Company whose names are set forth on Exhibit A attached hereto (each a “ Purchaser ” and collectively, the “ Purchasers ”).

 

The parties hereto agree as follows:

 

ARTICLE 1

 

PURCHASE AND SALE OF NOTES

 

1.1           Purchase and Sale of Notes and Common Stock

 

(a)            Upon the following terms and conditions, the Company shall issue and sell to the Purchasers, and the Purchasers shall purchase from the Company, units (each, a “Unit”), in an aggregate amount equal to $3,000,000, consisting of (i) 8.00% unsecured subordinated convertible promissory notes in the aggregate principal amount of $2,100,000, convertible into shares of Common Stock (as defined below), in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit B (the “ Notes ”), and (ii) shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “ Common Stock ”), in an aggregate amount of $900,000, at a price per share equal to 25% of the VWAP (as defined below) for the five Trading Days (as defined below) immediately preceding the Closing, subject to a minimum price per share of $0.10) (the “ Per Share Purchase Price ”).  At the Closing (as defined below), the Company shall deliver to each Purchaser (i) a Note in the principal amount equal to 70% of the portion of the Purchase Price paid by such Purchaser for such Unit and (ii) shares of Common Stock, the purchase price of which equals 30% of the portion of the Purchase Price paid by such Purchaser for such Unit.

 

(b)            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 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.  For purposes of this Section 1.1, “ VWAP ” means, for any date, (i) the volume weighted average price of the Common Stock for such date on the principal Trading Market for the Common Stock as reported by Bloomberg Financial L.P. (based on a Trading Day from 9:30 a.m. Eastern Time to 4:02 p.m. Eastern Time); (ii) if the Common Stock is not then listed or quoted on a Trading Market and if prices for the Common Stock are then reported in the “Pink Sheets” published by the Pink Sheets, LLC (or a similar organization or agency succeeding to its functions of reporting prices), the most recent bid price per share of the Common Stock so reported; or (iii) in all other cases, the fair market value of a share of Common Stock as determined by an independent appraiser selected in good faith by the Purchaser and reasonably acceptable to the Company.

 

 

 


 

 

1.2           Purchase Price and Closing . Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the Company agrees to issue and sell to the Purchasers and, in consideration of and in express reliance upon the representations, warranties, covenants, terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Purchasers, severally but not jointly, agree to purchase the Securities (as defined below) for an aggregate purchase price of $3,000,000 (the “ Purchase Price ”). At the Closing (as defined below) under this Agreement, each Purchaser shall deliver the applicable portion of the Purchase Price by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the Company.

 

(a)            The Closing under this Agreement (the “ Closing ”) shall take place on or before September 4, 2009 (the “ Closing Date ”), provided , that all of the conditions set forth in Article 4 hereof have been fulfilled or waived in accordance herewith. The Closing shall take place at the offices of Tang Capital Partners LP (the “ Lead Purchaser ”), 4401 Eastgate Mall, First Floor, San Diego, CA 92121 at 1:00 p.m. Pacific Standard Time, or at such other time and place as the parties may agree.  Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, at the Closing the Purchasers shall purchase and the Company shall issue and deliver or cause to be delivered to each Purchaser Securities for the applicable amounts set forth opposite the name of such Purchaser on Exhibit A hereto.  The Required Investors shall have an obligation to fund when all of the conditions set forth in Article IV hereof and applicable to the Closing have been fulfilled or waived in accordance herewith.  Any additional investors shall be required to fund within four (4) business days of the Closing Date.  For purposes of this Section 1.2(a) “Required Investors” means Tang Capital Partners, LP, Baker, Boxer Capital LLC and BAM Opportunity Fund, LP.

 

1.3           Conversion Shares .  On and after the Closing Date, the Company shall at all times reserve (and hereby covenants to continue to reserve), free of preemptive rights and other similar contractual rights, a number of its authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock equal to 125% of the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock then issuable upon conversion or exercise of or otherwise in respect of the Notes (including any Notes issued in payment of interest thereunder) and Warrants. Any shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion or otherwise in respect of the Notes or exercise of the Warrants are herein referred to as the “ Conversion Shares ”.  The Notes, the Common Stock and the Warrants are sometimes collectively referred to herein as the “ Securities ”.

 

1.4           Warrants .  At the Closing, the Company shall issue to each purchaser a two-year warrant to purchase a number of shares of Common Stock, equal to 25% of the number of shares of Common Stock underlying the principal amount of the Notes purchased at the Closing, the exercise price of which is equal to $1.00 per share, substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit C .  For purposes of clarity, Warrants shall only be issued with respect to the principal amount for the Notes purchased pursuant to this Agreement and shall not be issued with respect to any convertible notes issued as interest payments for the Notes issued pursuant to this Agreement.

 

 

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ARTICLE 2

 

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

 

2.1           Representations and Warranties of the Company . The Company hereby represents and warrants to the Purchasers, as of the Closing Date (except as set forth in the Public Filings (as defined below) or on the Schedule of Exceptions attached hereto with each numbered Schedule corresponding to the section number herein), as follows:

 

(a)             Organization, Good Standing and Power . The Company is a corporation duly incorporated, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware and has the requisite corporate power to own, lease and operate its properties and assets and to conduct its business as it is now being conducted. The Company does not have any direct or indirect Subsidiaries (as defined in Section 2.1(g)) or own securities of any kind in any other entity except as set forth on Schedule 2.1(g) hereto. The Company and each such Subsidiary (as defined in Section 2.1(g)) 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. 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 or any of the Transaction Documents in any material respect.

 

(b)             Authorization; Enforcement . Each of the Company and its Subsidiaries (as applicable) has the requisite corporate power and authority to enter into and perform this Agreement, the Notes, the Warrants, the Officer’s Certificate to be delivered by the Company, dated as of the Closing Date, substantially in the form of Exhibit D attached hereto (the “ Officer’s Certificate ”) (collectively, the “ Transaction Documents ”) and to issue and sell the Securities in accordance with the terms hereof. The execution, delivery and performance of the Transaction Documents by the Company and each Subsidiary of the Company party thereto 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 on Schedule 2.1(b) , no further consent or authorization of the Company, any Subsidiary or their respective Boards of Directors or stockholders is required. When executed and delivered by the Company and each Subsidiary of the Company party thereto, each of the Transaction Documents shall constitute a valid and binding obligation of the Company and each Subsidiary, as applicable, enforceable against the Company and each Subsidiary, as applicable, 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.

 

 

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(c)             Capitalization . The authorized capital stock and the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company as of the Closing Date is set forth on Schedule 2.1(c) hereto. All of the outstanding shares of the Common Stock and any other outstanding security of the Company have been duly and validly authorized. Except as set forth in this Agreement, the Public Filings (as defined in Section 2.1(f)) or as set forth on Schedule 2.1(c) hereto, no shares of Common Stock or any other security of the Company are entitled to preemptive rights or registration rights and there are no outstanding options, warrants, scrip, rights to subscribe to, calls 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 as set forth on Schedule 2.1(c) hereto, there are no equity plans, 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 provided on Schedule 2.1(c) hereto, the Company is not a party to or bound by any agreement or understanding granting registration or anti-dilution rights to any person with respect to any of its equity or debt securities. Except as set forth on Schedule 2.1(c) , the Company is not a party to, and it has no knowledge of, any agreement or understanding restricting the voting or transfer of any shares of the capital stock of the Company. The Company has not made any representations regarding equity incentives to any officer, employee, director or consultant that are not disclosed in the Public Filings.

 

(d)             Issuance of Securities .  The Securities 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 Securities shall be validly issued and outstanding, free and clear of all liens, encumbrances and rights of refusal of any kind.  When the Conversion Shares are issued in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and as set forth in the Notes, 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 its Subsidiaries (as applicable), the performance by the Company of its obligations under the Notes and Warrants, and the consummation by the Company and its Subsidiaries of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, and the issuance of the Securities as contemplated hereby, do not and will not (i) violate or conflict with any provision of the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation (the “ Certificate ”) or Bylaws (the “ Bylaws ”), each as amended to date, or any Subsidiary’s comparable charter documents, subject to the filing of an amendment to the Certificate to increase the authorized shares, (ii) conflict with, or constitute a default (or an event which with notice or lapse of time or both would become a default) under, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, any agreement, mortgage, deed of trust, indenture, note, bond, license, lease agreement, instrument or obligation to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or by which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries’ respective properties or assets are bound, (iii) 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, or (iv) create or impose a lien, mortgage, security interest, charge or encumbrance of any nature on any property or asset of the Company or its Subsidiaries under any agreement or any commitment to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or by which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is bound or by which any of their respective properties or assets are bound, except, in the case of clause (ii), for such conflicts, defaults, terminations, amendments, acceleration, cancellations and violations as would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect. Neither the Company 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 registration with, any court or governmental agency in order for it to execute, deliver or perform any of its obligations under the Transaction Documents, issue and sell the Securities in accordance with the terms hereof (other than the filing of a Form D pursuant to Regulation D and counterpart filings under applicable state securities laws, rules or regulations). The business of the Company and its Subsidiaries is not being conducted in violation of any laws, ordinances or regulations of any governmental entity.

 

 

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(f)             Commission Documents, Financial Statements . The Common Stock of the Company is registered pursuant to Section 12(b) or 12(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “ Exchange Act ”), and the Company has timely filed all reports, schedules, forms, statements and other documents required to be filed by it with the Securities Exchange Commission (“ SEC ”) pursuant to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act (all of the foregoing including filings incorporated by reference therein being referred to herein as the “ Commission Documents ”). At the times of their respective filings, the Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008 (the “ Form 10-K ”, and together with any other report, schedule, form, statement or other document filed by the Company with the SEC pursuant to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act subsequent to the filing of the Form 10-K and prior to the date of this Agreement, the “ Public Filings ”) complied in all material respects with the requirements of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder and other federal, state and local laws, rules and regulations applicable to such documents, and 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.  As of their respective dates, the financial statements of the Company included in the Commission Documents complied as to form in all material respects with applicable accounting requirements and the published rules and regulations of the SEC 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 Company and its Subsidiaries as of the dates thereof and the results of operations and cash flows for the periods then ended (subject, in the case of unaudited statements, to normal year-end audit adjustments).

 

 

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(g)             Subsidiaries . Schedule 2.1(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 of the outstanding stock or other interests of such Subsidiary. 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. Except as set forth on Schedule 2.1(g) hereto, 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 except as set forth on Schedule 2.1(g) hereto. 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. None of the Subsidiaries owns any assets or conduct any operations.

 

(h)             No Material Adverse Change . Since December 31, 2008, 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 disclosed on Schedule 2.1(i) hereto, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has incurred 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 or which, individually or in the aggregate, are not reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(j)             No Undisclosed Events or Circumstances . Since December 31, 2008, except as disclosed 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 . Schedule 2.1(k) hereto sets forth as of the Closing 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 include, without limitation, (a) any liabilities for borrowed money or other amounts owed, (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) all leases required to be capitalized in accordance with GAAP. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is in default with respect to any Indebtedness.

 

(l)             Title to Assets . Each of the Company and the Subsidiaries has good and valid title to all of its real and personal property reflected in the Public Filings, free and clear of any mortgages, pledges, charges, liens, security interests or other encumbrances, except for those indicated on Schedule 2.1(l) hereto or such that, individually or in the aggregate, do not cause a Material Adverse Effect. Any leases of the Company and each of its Subsidiaries are valid and subsisting and in full force and effect.

 

 

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(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 Company, threatened against the Company 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 in the Public Filings or 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 Company, threatened against or involving the Company, any Subsidiary or any of their respective properties or assets, which individually or in the aggregate, would reasonably be expected, if adversely determined, to 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 Company or any Subsidiary or any officers or directors of the Company or Subsidiary in their capacities as such, which individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(n)             Compliance with Law . The Company and its Subsidiaries have been and are presently conducting their respective businesses in accordance with all applicable federal, state and local governmental laws, rules, regulations and ordinances, except such that, individually or in the aggregate, the noncompliance therewith could not reasonably be expected to have 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 . 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. Except as disclosed on Schedule 2.1(o) hereto or in the Public Filings, to the best of the Company’s knowledge, none of the federal income tax returns of the Company or any Subsidiary have been audited by the Internal Revenue Service. Except as disclosed on Schedule 2.1(o) hereto or in the Public Filings, 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 on Schedule 2.1(p) hereto, the Company 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.

 

 

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(q)             Disclosure . Except for the information concerning the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, the Company confirms that neither it nor any other person acting on its behalf has provided any of the Purchasers or their agents or counsel with any information that constitutes or might constitute material, nonpublic information. 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 . Except as set forth on Schedule 2.1(r) hereto, the Company and each of the Subsidiaries owns or possesses the rights to 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 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. “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 as necessary for the Company’s business or the business of any of its subsidiaries. To the best of the Company’s knowledge, 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.

 

 

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(t)             Books and Records; Internal Accounting Controls . The records and documents 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 is in material compliance with all provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 which are applicable to it as of the Closing Date. The Company and its Subsidiaries maintain a system of internal accounting controls sufficient 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 action is taken with respect to any differences. The Company has established disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the Company and designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms. The Company’s certifying officers have evaluated the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by the Company’s most recently filed periodic report under the Exchange Act (such date, the “ Evaluation Date ”). The Company presented in its most recently filed periodic report under the Exchange Act the conclusions of the certifying officers about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures based on their evaluations as of the Evaluation Date. Since the Evaluation Date, there have been no changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting (as such term is defined in the Exchange Act) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

(u)             Material Agreements . Except as disclosed in the Public Filings or as set forth on Schedule 2.1(u) hereto, or as would not be reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect, (i) the Company and each of its Subsidiaries have performed all obligations required to be performed by them to date under any written or oral contract, instrument, agreement, commitment, obligation, plan or arrangement, filed or required to be filed with the SEC (the “ Material Agreements ”), (ii) neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has received any notice of default under any Material Agreement and, (iii) to the best of the Company’s knowledge, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is in default under any Material Agreement now in effect.

 

(v)             Transactions with Affiliates . Except as set forth on Schedule 2.1(v) hereto or in the Public Filings and otherwise contemplated by this Agreement, there are no loans, leases, agreements, contracts, royalty agreements, management contracts or arrangements or other continuing transactions between (a) the Company, 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 Company, or any of its Subsidiaries, or any person owning at least 5% of the outstanding 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 which, in each case, is required to be disclosed in the Commission Documents or in the Company’s most recently filed definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A, that is not so disclosed in the Commission Documents or in such proxy statement.

 

 

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(w)           Securities Act of 1933 . 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 Securities 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 Securities or similar securities to, or solicit offers with respect thereto from, or enter into any 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, 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 Securities.

 

(x)           Employees . Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has any collective bargaining arrangements or agreements covering any of its employees, except as set forth on Schedule 2.1(x) hereto. Except as set forth on Schedule 2.1(x) hereto or in the Public Filings, 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 required to be disclosed in the Commission Documents that is not so disclosed. No officer, consultant or key employee of the Company or any Subsidiary whose termination, either individually or in the aggregate, would be reasonably likely to 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.

 

(y)           Absence of Certain Developments . Except as set forth in the Public Filings or provided on Schedule 2.1(y) hereto or as otherwise contemplated by this Agreement, since December 31, 2008, neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has:

 

(i)            issued any stock, bonds or other corporate securities or any right, options or warrants with respect thereto;

 

(ii)          borrowed any amount in excess of $10,000 or incurred or become subject to any other liabilities in excess of $10,000 (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 business of the Company and its Subsidiaries;

 

(iii)         discharged or satisfied any lien or encumbrance in excess of $10,000 or paid any obligation or liability (absolute or contingent) in excess of $10,000, 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, in each case in excess of $5,000 individually or $10,000 in the aggregate;

 

 

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(v)            sold, assigned or transferred any other tangible assets, or canceled any debts or claims, in each case in excess of $10,000, except in the ordinary course of business;

 

(vi)           sold, assigned or transferred any patent rights, trademarks, trade na


 
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