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Exhibit 10.19
Execution Copy
SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT
SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT (this " Agreement
"), dated as of February 6, 2007, by and between DIGITAL ANGEL
CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation (the " Company
"), and each of the entities whose names appear on the signature
pages hereof. Such entities are each referred to herein as an
" Investor " and, collectively, as the "
Investors ".
A.
The Company wishes to sell to each Investor, and each Investor
wishes to purchase, upon the terms and subject to the conditions
set forth in this Agreement, (i) a 10.25% Senior Secured Debenture
in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (a "
Debenture " and, collectively with the other
Debentures issued hereunder, the " Debentures ") and
(ii) a warrant in the form attached hereto as Exhibit
B (a " Warrant " and, collectively with the
other Warrants issued hereunder, the " Warrants ").
The Debentures may be repaid or redeemed upon the
satisfaction of certain conditions with shares of the
Company’s common stock, $0.005 par value per share (the "
Common Stock "). The shares of Common Stock
with which the Debentures may be repaid or redeemed are referred to
herein as the " Stock Option Shares " and the shares
of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants are referred
to herein as the " Warrant Shares ". The
Debentures, the Stock Option Shares, the Warrants and the Warrant
Shares are collectively referred to herein as the "
Securities ".
B.
The Warrants will (i) entitle the Investors to purchase an
aggregate 699,600 Warrant Shares, (ii) have an exercise price equal
to $2.973, subject to adjustment as provided therein, and (iii)
expire on the fifth (5th) anniversary of the Closing Date, subject
to extension as provided therein.
C.
The Company’s obligations under the Debentures, including
without limitation its obligation to make payments of principal
thereof and interest thereon, are guaranteed by certain of the
Company’s subsidiaries pursuant to a Subsidiary Guarantee in
the form attached hereto as Exhibit C (the "
Subsidiary Guarantee "), and are secured pursuant to
the terms of a Security Agreement in the form attached hereto as
Exhibit D (the " U.S. Security
Agreement ") and, with respect to Signature, the terms of
an additional security agreement that comports with the laws of the
United Kingdom (the " Signature Security Agreement "
and, together with the U.S. Security Agreement, the "
Security Agreement ").
D.
The Company has agreed to effect the registration of the Stock
Option Shares and the Warrant Shares for resale by the holders
thereof under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "
Securities Act "), pursuant to a Registration Rights
Agreement in the form attached hereto as Exhibit E
(the " Registration Rights Agreement ").
E.
The sale of the Debentures and the Warrants by the Company to the
Investors will be effected in reliance upon the exemption from
securities registration afforded by the provisions of Regulation D
(" Regulation D "), as promulgated by the Commission
(as defined below) under the Securities Act.
In consideration of the mutual promises made
herein, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and
sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Company and each
Investor hereby agree as follows:
1.
PURCHASE AND SALE OF DEBENTURES AND WARRANTS.
1.1
Closing . Upon the terms and subject to the
satisfaction or waiver of the conditions set forth herein, the
Company agrees to sell and each Investor agrees to purchase (i) a
Debenture (a " Debenture ") with a principal amount
equal to the amount set forth below such Investor’s name on
the signature pages hereof and (ii) a Warrant exercisable into the
number of shares of Common Stock set forth below such
Investor’s name on the signature pages hereof. The date
on which the closing of such purchase and sale occurs (the "
Closing ") is hereinafter referred to as the "
Closing Date ". The Closing will be deemed to occur
at the offices of Mazzeo Song LLP, 708 Third Avenue, 19
th Floor, New York, New York 10017 when (A) this
Agreement and the other Transaction Documents (as defined below)
have been executed and delivered by the Company and each Investor,
(B) each of the conditions to the Closing described in this
Agreement has been satisfied or waived as specified therein and (C)
payment of each Investor’s Purchase Price (as defined below)
payable with respect to the Debenture and Warrant being purchased
by such Investor at the Closing has been made by wire transfer of
immediately available funds. At the Closing, the Company
shall deliver to each Investor duly executed instruments
representing the Debenture and Warrant purchased by such Investor
at the Closing.
1.2
Certain Definitions . When used herein, the following
terms shall have the respective meanings indicated:
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" Additional Debt " means the Bank Facility and
the St. Paul Facility.
" Affiliate " means, as to any Person (the "
subject Person "), any other Person (a) that
directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries controls
or is controlled by, or is under direct or indirect common control
with, the subject Person, (b) that directly or indirectly
beneficially owns or holds ten percent (10%) or more of any class
of voting equity of the subject Person, or (c) ten percent
(10%) or more of the voting equity of which is directly or
indirectly beneficially owned or held by the subject Person. For
the purposes of this definition, " control " when
used with respect to any Person means the power to direct the
management and policies of such Person, directly or indirectly,
whether through the ownership of voting securities, through
representation on such Person’s board of directors or other
management committee or group, by contract or otherwise.
" Affiliate Transaction " has the meaning
specified in Section 4.5(a) of this Agreement.
" Allocation Amount " has the meaning specified in
Section 4.16 of this Agreement.
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" Amendment " means an amendment
to, or an amendment and restatement of, the certificate of
incorporation, bylaws and any other applicable organizational
documents of the Company necessary to permit the Company to issue
Common Stock, and/or securities convertible into or exercisable for
shares of Common Stock, for non-cash consideration or cash
consideration less than fair market value; in each such case,
without any stockholder consent or approval.
" Bank Facility " means the credit facility to be
obtained by the Company from Greater Bay Business Funding or such
other similar commercial lending institution; provided that
(i) the maximum amount of Debt that the Company is permitted to
incur under such facility shall not exceed $8,000,000; and (ii)
such facility shall be secured only by the accounts receivable of
the Company and Outerlink Corporation, and the security interest
granted to the Investors under the U.S. Security Agreement with
respect to the accounts receivable of the Company and Outerlink
Corporation shall be subordinated to such security interest granted
to such bank.
" Board of Directors " means the Company’s
board of directors.
" Business Day " means any day other than a
Saturday, a Sunday or a day on which the Principal Market is closed
or on which banks in the City of New York are required or
authorized by law to be closed.
" Cap Amount " means 19.99% of the aggregate
number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to
the Closing (subject to adjustment upon a stock split, stock
dividend, recapitalization, reorganization, reclassification or
other event that subdivides all of the outstanding shares of Common
Stock).
" Closing " and " Closing Date "
have the respective meanings specified in Section 1.1
of this Agreement.
" Commission " means the Securities and Exchange
Commission, and any successor regulatory agency.
" Common Stock " has the meaning specified in the
recitals to this Agreement.
" Company Subsidiaries " means the Subsidiaries of
the Company set forth on Schedule 1.2(a) and such
other Subsidiaries of the Company that become party to the
Subsidiary Guarantee and/or the Security Agreement.
" Debt " means, as to any Person at any time,
without duplication: (a) all indebtedness, liabilities and
obligations of such Person for borrowed money; (b) all
indebtedness, liabilities and obligations of such Person to pay the
deferred purchase price of Property or services (except trade
accounts payable of such Person arising in the ordinary course of
business that are (i) not past due by more than 90 days or (ii)
being contested in good faith by such Person); (c) all capital
lease obligations of such Person; (d) all Debt of others guaranteed
by such Person; (e) all indebtedness, liabilities and obligations
secured by a Lien existing on Property owned by such Person,
whether or not
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the indebtedness, liabilities or obligations
secured thereby have been assumed by such Person or are
non-recourse to such Person; (f) all reimbursement obligations of
such Person (whether contingent or otherwise) in respect of letters
of credit, bankers’ acceptances, surety or other bonds and
similar instruments; and (g) all liabilities and obligations of
such Person to redeem or retire shares of capital stock of such
Person .
" Disclosure Documents " means all SEC Documents
filed with the Commission at least five (5) Business Days prior to
the Execution Date.
"Dollars" or " $ " means U.S.
Dollars.
" DTC " means The Depositary Trust Company (and
any successor entity).
" Effective Date " has the meaning specified in
the Registration Rights Agreement.
" Environmental Law " means any federal, state,
provincial, local or foreign law, statute, code or ordinance,
principle of common law, rule or regulation, as well as any Permit,
order, decree, judgment or injunction issued, promulgated, approved
or entered thereunder, relating to pollution or the protection,
cleanup or restoration of the environment or natural resources, or
to the public health or safety, or otherwise governing the
generation, use, handling, collection, treatment, storage,
transportation, recovery, recycling, discharge or disposal of
hazardous materials.
" ERISA " means the Employee Retirement Income
Security Act of 1974, as amended, and the regulations and published
interpretations thereunder.
" Event of Default " has the meaning specified in
the Debentures.
" Exchange Act " means the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, as amended (or any successor act), and the rules and
regulations promulgated thereunder (or respective successors
thereto).
" Excluded Securities " means (i) the Debentures
and Warrants; (ii) the Stock Option Shares, Warrant Shares and any
other securities issued upon the conversion or exercise of any
other options, warrants, convertible securities or any other
agreements outstanding as of the Issue Date and disclosed on
Schedule 3.5(i) hereto; (iii) shares of Common Stock
issuable or issued to employees from time to time upon the exercise
of options or other awards or purchase rights granted or to be
granted in the discretion of the Board of Directors pursuant to one
or more employee stock option plans or restricted stock plans in
effect as of the Issue Date or new plans or amendments to existing
plans adopted after the Issue Date by the independent members of
the Board of Directors; and (iv) shares of Common Stock issued in
connection with any stock split, stock dividend or recapitalization
of the Company.
" Execution Date " means the date of this
Agreement.
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" GAAP " means U.S. generally
accepted accounting principles, applied on a consistent
basis. Accounting principles are applied on a "consistent
basis" when the accounting principles applied in a current period
are comparable in all material respects to those accounting
principles applied in a preceding period.
" Governmental Authority " means any nation or
government, any state, provincial or political subdivision thereof
and any entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial,
regulatory or administrative functions of or pertaining to
government, including, without limitation, any stock exchange,
securities market or self-regulatory organization.
" Governmental Requirement " means any law,
statute, code, ordinance, order, rule, regulation, judgment,
decree, injunction, franchise, license or other directive or
requirement of any federal, state, county, municipal, parish,
provincial or other Governmental Authority or any department,
commission, board, court, agency or any other instrumentality of
any of them.
" Intellectual Property " means the collective
reference to all existing rights, priorities and privileges
relating to intellectual property, whether arising under United
States, multinational or foreign laws or otherwise, including,
without limitation, (i) all copyrights arising under the laws of
the United States, any other country or any political subdivision
thereof, whether registered or unregistered and whether published
or unpublished, all registrations and recordings thereof, and all
applications in connection therewith, including, without
limitation, all registrations, recordings and applications in the
United States Copyright Office, (ii) all letters patent of the
United States, any other country or any political subdivision
thereof, all reissues and extensions thereof, and all applications
for letters patent of the United States or any other country and
all divisions, continuations and continuations-in-part thereof,
(iii) all trademarks, trade names, corporate names, company names,
business names, fictitious business names, trade dress, service
marks, logos, domain names and other source or business
identifiers, and all goodwill associated therewith, now existing or
hereafter adopted or acquired, all registrations and recordings
thereof, and all applications in connection therewith, whether in
the United States Patent and Trademark Office or in any similar
office or agency of the United States, any State thereof or any
other country or any political subdivision thereof, or otherwise,
and all common law rights related thereto, (iv) all trade secrets
arising under the laws of the United States, any other country or
any political subdivision thereof, (v) all rights to obtain any
reissues, renewals or extensions of the foregoing, (vi) all
licenses for any of the foregoing, and (vii) all causes of action
for infringement of the foregoing.
" Investment Company Act " has the meaning
specified in Section 3.25 of this Agreement.
" Investor Party " has the meaning specified in
Section 4.9 of this Agreement.
" Key Employee " has the meaning specified in
Section 3.16 of this Agreement.
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" Lien " means, with respect to any
Property, any mortgage, pledge, hypothecation, assignment, deposit
arrangement, security interest, tax lien, financing statement,
pledge, charge, or other lien, charge, easement, encumbrance,
preference, priority or other security agreement or preferential
arrangement of any kind or nature whatsoever on or with respect to
such Property (including, without limitation, any conditional sale
or other title retention agreement having substantially the same
economic effect as any of the foregoing).
" Listing Deadline Date " has the meaning
specified in Section 4.20 of this Agreement.
" Material Adverse Effect " means an effect that
is material and adverse to (i) the consolidated business,
properties, assets, operations, results of operations, financial
condition, credit worthiness or prospects of the Company and the
Company Subsidiaries taken as a whole, (ii) the ability of the
Company or any Company Subsidiary to perform its material
obligations under this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents
or (iii) the rights and benefits to which an Investor is entitled
under this Agreement or any of the other Transaction Documents.
" Material Contracts " means, as to the Company
and the Company Subsidiaries, any agreement required pursuant to
Item 601 of Regulation S-B or Item 601 of Regulation S-K, as
applicable, promulgated under the Securities Act to be filed as an
exhibit to any report, schedule, registration statement or
definitive proxy statement filed or required to be filed by the
Company with the Commission under the Exchange Act or any rule or
regulation promulgated thereunder, and any and all material
amendments, modifications, supplements, renewals or restatements
thereof.
" McMurdo Transaction " means the contemplated
acquisition of certain assets of McMurdo Limited’s marine
electronics business pursuant to the Asset Sale and Purchase
Agreement, dated December as of 14, 2006, between Signature
Industries Limited and McMurdo Limited.
" Pension Plan " means an employee pension benefit
plan (as defined in ERISA) maintained by the Company for employees
of the Company or any of its Affiliates.
" Permitted Debt " means the following:
(a)
the Debentures;
(b)
Debt outstanding on the Execution Date and disclosed on Schedule
3.5(iv) hereto;
(c)
Subordinated Debt;
(d)
Debt consisting of capitalized lease obligations and purchase money
indebtedness incurred in connection with acquisition of capital
assets and obligations under sale-leaseback or similar arrangements
provided in each case that such
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obligations are not secured by Liens on any
assets of the Company or the Company Subsidiaries other than the
assets so leased; and
(e)
the Additional Debt.
" Permitted Liens " means each of the
following:
(a)
Liens in existence on the Execution Date and disclosed on
Schedule 3.5(v) hereto;
(b)
encumbrances consisting of easements, rights-of-way, zoning
restrictions or other restrictions on the use of real Property or
imperfections to title that do not (individually or in the
aggregate) materially impair the ability of the Company or any
Company Subsidiary to use such Property in its businesses, and none
of which is violated in any material respect by existing or
proposed structures or land use;
(c)
Liens for taxes, assessments or other governmental charges
(including without limitation in connection with workers’
compensation and unemployment insurance) that are not delinquent or
which are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings,
which proceedings have the effect of preventing the forfeiture or
sale of the Property subject to such Liens, and for which adequate
reserves (as determined in accordance with GAAP) have been
established;
(d)
Liens of mechanics, materialmen, warehousemen, carriers, landlords
or other similar statutory Liens securing obligations that are not
yet due and are incurred in the ordinary course of business or
which are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings,
which proceedings have the effect of preventing the forfeiture or
sale of the Property subject to such Liens, for which adequate
reserves (as determined in accordance with GAAP) have been
established;
(e)
mortgages on real Property in existence on the Execution Date and
disclosed on Schedule 3.22 hereto, and any
replacements thereof, securing amounts not greater than the amounts
secured thereby on the Execution Date; and.
(f)
Liens on the accounts receivable of the Company and Outerlink
Corporation securing solely the Company’s obligations under
the Bank Facility.
" Person " means any individual, corporation,
trust, association, company, partnership, joint venture, limited
liability company, joint stock company, Governmental Authority or
other entity.
" Principal Market " means the American Stock
Exchange or such other principal exchange, market or quotation
system on which the Common Stock is listed, traded or quoted.
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" Property " means property and/or
assets of all kinds, whether real, personal or mixed, tangible or
intangible (including, without limitation, all rights relating
thereto).
" Pro Rata Share " means, with respect to an
Investor, the ratio determined by dividing (i) the principal amount
of the Debenture purchased hereunder by such Investor at the
Closing by (ii) the aggregate principal amount of all Debentures
purchased hereunder by all of the Investors at the Closing.
" Purchase Price " means, with respect to
Securities purchased at the Closing, the original principal amount
of the Debenture purchased at the Closing.
" Registration Rights Agreement " has the meaning
specified in the recitals to this Agreement.
" Registration Statement " has the meaning
specified in the Registration Rights Agreement.
" Registrable Securities " has the meaning
specified in the Registration Rights Agreement.
" Regulation D " has the meaning specified in the
recitals to this Agreement.
" Reserved Amount " has the meaning specified in
Section 4.3 of this Agreement.
" Restricted Payment " means (a) any dividend or
other distribution (whether in cash, Property or obligations),
direct or indirect, on account of (or the setting apart of money
for a sinking or other analogous fund for the benefit of) any
shares of any class of capital stock of the Company or the Company
Subsidiaries now or hereafter outstanding, except a dividend
payable solely in shares of that class of stock to all of the
holders of that class; (b) any redemption, exchange, retirement,
sinking fund or similar payment, purchase or other acquisition for
value, direct or indirect, of any shares of any class of capital
stock of the Company or any of its Affiliates now or hereafter
outstanding, except the Securities; (c) any prepayment of principal
of, premium, if any, or interest on, or any redemption, conversion,
exchange, purchase, retirement, sinking fund or defeasance of, any
Debt (whether upon acceleration of such Debt or otherwise) other
than the Securities (it being understood that regularly scheduled
payments of principal and interest shall not be deemed a Restricted
Payment); and (d) any loan, advance or payment to any officer,
director or stockholder of the Company or any of its Affiliates,
exclusive of reasonable compensation and reimbursements paid to
officers or directors in the ordinary course of business or
pursuant to any contract in existence on the date of this Agreement
or approved by the independent members of the Board of
Directors.
" Rule 144 " means Rule 144 under the Securities
Act or any successor provision.
" SEC Documents " means all reports, schedules,
registration statements and definitive proxy statements filed (or
required to be filed) by the Company with the Commission from and
after December 31, 2005.
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" Securities " means the
Debentures, the Stock Option Shares, the Warrants and the Warrant
Shares.
" Securities Act " has the meaning specified in
the recitals of this Agreement.
" Short Sales " means all "short sales" as defined
in Rule 200 promulgated under Regulation SHO under the Exchange Act
and all types of direct and indirect stock pledges, forward sale
contracts, options, puts, calls, swaps and similar arrangements
(including on a total return basis), and sales and other
transactions through non-US broker dealers or foreign regulated
brokers.
" Signature " means Signature Industries Limited,
a Company Subsidiary.
" St. Paul Facility " means the contemplated
refinancing of the Company’s St. Paul facility;
provided that (i) the refinancing, including any additional
Debt that the Company incurs under such refinancing (collectively,
the " Refinancing ") shall be supported by a proper
valuation of the facility; (ii) the assets securing the Refinancing
shall be limited to the same assets securing the existing Debt on
the facility on the date hereof; and (iii) the Company and the
Company Subsidiaries shall be in compliance with the terms of this
Agreement, including Section 4.10(b) , after giving
effect to the Refinancing.
" Stock Option Shares " has the meaning specified
in the recitals to this Agreement.
" Stockholder Amendment Approval "means the
affirmative vote by the holders of sixty-six and two-thirds percent
of the votes cast (including sixty-six and two-thirds percent of
the votes cast by each class entitled to vote as a separate class)
at a meeting of the Company’s stockholders approving
the Amendment.
" Stockholder Cap Approval "means the affirmative
vote by the holders of a majority of the votes cast (including a
majority of the votes cast by each class entitled to vote as a
separate class) at a meeting of the Company’s stockholders
approving the issuance of Common Stock in excess of the Cap
Amount.
" Stockholder Amendment Approval Date " means the
first date on which (i) the Stockholder Amendment Approval has been
duly obtained and (ii) the Amendment with respect to the
Company’s certificate of incorporation has been accepted for
filing by the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware and is in
full force and effect.
" Subordinated Debt " means Debt of the Company
which meets each of the following requirements: (a) such Debt
is wholly unsecured; (b) such Debt is contractually
subordinated, as to payment and liquidation, to the payment in full
of the Debentures on such terms and pursuant to written agreements
in such form and substance as are reasonably acceptable to the
holders of a majority in principal amount of the Debentures, that
restrict the Company from pre-paying any amounts in respect of the
principal of such
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Debt (upon acceleration or otherwise) prior to
the scheduled maturity thereof, and that restrict the subordinated
creditor from commencing any judicial or other collection efforts
or exercising any other remedies prior to the date that is
ninety-one (91) days following the payment in full of the
Debentures; and (c) such Debt does not mature prior to the date
that is ninety-one (91) days following the latest Maturity Date (as
defined in the Debentures) of the Debentures then
outstanding.
"Subsequent Placement " means any issuance, sale
or exchange by the Company or any Company Subsidiary at any time
after the Closing Date, or any agreement or obligation of the
Company or any Company Subsidiary to issue, sell or exchange, at
any time after the Closing Date, (i) any shares of common stock of
the Company or any Company Subsidiary, (ii) any other equity
security of the Company or any Company Subsidiary, including
without limitation preferred stock, (iii) any other security of the
Company or any Company Subsidiary which by its terms is convertible
into or exchangeable or exercisable for any equity security of the
Company or any Company Subsidiary, (iv) any option, warrant or
other right to subscribe for, purchase or otherwise acquire any
such security described in the foregoing clauses (i)
through (iii) , or (v) any debt instruments or
securities, including promissory notes and convertible debt
instruments; provided, however , that the term "
Subsequent Placement " shall not be deemed to include
any issuance, sale or exchange of Excluded Securities.
" Subsidiary " means, with respect to any Person,
any corporation or other entity of which at least a majority of the
outstanding shares of stock or other ownership interests having by
the terms thereof ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the
board of directors (or Persons performing similar functions) of
such corporation or entity (regardless of whether or not at the
time, in the case of a corporation, stock of any other class or
classes of such corporation shall have or might have voting power
by reason of the happening of any contingency) is at the time
directly or indirectly owned or controlled by such Person or one or
more of its Subsidiaries or by such Person and one or more of its
Subsidiaries.
" Termination Date " means the first date on which
there are no Debentures outstanding.
" Trading Day " means any day on which shares of
Common Stock are purchased and sold on the Principal Market.
" Transaction Documents " means (i) this
Agreement, (ii) the Debentures, (iii) the Warrants, (iv) the
Registration Rights Agreement, (v) the Security Agreement, (vi) the
Subsidiary Guarantee and (vi) all other agreements, documents and
other instruments executed and delivered by or on behalf of the
Company or any of its officers at the Closing.
" Transfer Agent " has the meaning specified in
Section 2.5 of this Agreement.
" U.S. Company Subsidiaries " means the Company
Subsidiaries that are domiciled in the United States.
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" VWAP " on a Trading Day means the
volume weighted average price of the Common Stock for such Trading
Day on the Principal Market as reported by Bloomberg Financial
Markets or, if Bloomberg Financial Markets is not then reporting
such prices, by a comparable reporting service of national
reputation selected by the Investors and reasonably satisfactory to
the Company. If the VWAP cannot be calculated for the Common
Stock on such Trading Day on any of the foregoing bases, then the
Company shall submit such calculation to an independent investment
banking firm of national reputation reasonably acceptable to the
Investors holding a majority of the Registrable Securities then
outstanding, and shall cause such investment banking firm to
perform such determination and notify the Company and the Investors
of the results of determination no later than two (2) Business Days
from the time such calculation was submitted to it by the
Company. All such determinations shall be appropriately
adjusted for any stock dividend, stock split, reverse stock split
or other similar transaction during such period.
1.3
Other Definitional Provisions . All definitions
contained in this Agreement are equally applicable to the singular
and plural forms of the terms defined. The words "hereof",
"herein" and "hereunder" and words of similar import contained in
this Agreement refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any
particular provision of this Agreement.
2.
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF EACH INVESTOR .
Each Investor (with respect to itself only) hereby represents
and warrants to the Company and agrees with the Company that, as of
the Execution Date:
2.1
Authorization; Enforceability . Such Investor is duly
and validly organized, validly existing and in good standing under
the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization
as set forth below such Investor’s name on the signature page
hereof with the requisite corporate power and authority to purchase
the Debentures and Warrants to be purchased by it hereunder and to
execute and deliver this Agreement and the other Transaction
Documents to which it is a party. This Agreement constitutes,
and upon execution and delivery thereof, each other Transaction
Document to which such Investor is a party will constitute, such
Investor’s valid and legally binding obligation, enforceable
in accordance with its terms, subject to (i) applicable bankruptcy,
insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium or
other similar laws of general application relating to or affecting
the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and (ii)
general principles of equity.
2.2
Accredited Investor . Such Investor (i) is an
"accredited investor" as that term is defined in Rule 501 of
Regulation D, (ii) was not formed or organized for the specific
purpose of making an investment in the Company, and (iii) is
acquiring the Securities solely for its own account and not with a
present view to the public resale or distribution of all or any
part thereof, except pursuant to sales that are registered under,
or exempt from the registration requirements of, the Securities
Act; provided, however, that in making such representation,
such Investor does not agree to hold the Securities for any minimum
or specific term and reserves the right to sell, transfer or
otherwise dispose of the Securities at any time in accordance with
the provisions of this Agreement and with Federal and state
securities laws applicable to such sale, transfer or disposition.
Such Investor can bear the economic risk of a total loss of its
investment in the Securities and has
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such knowledge and experience in business and
financial matters so as to enable it to understand the risks of and
form an investment decision with respect to its investment in the
Securities.
2.3
Information . The Company has, prior to the Execution
Date, provided such Investor with information regarding the
business, operations and financial condition of the Company and
has, prior to the Execution Date, granted to such Investor the
opportunity to ask questions of and receive answers from
representatives of the Company, its officers, directors, employees
and agents concerning the Company in order for such Investor to
make an informed decision with respect to its investment in the
Securities. Neither such information nor any other investigation
conducted by such Investor or any of its representatives shall
modify, amend or otherwise affect such Investor’s right to
rely on the Company’s representations and warranties
contained in this Agreement.
2.4
Limitations on Disposition . Such Investor
acknowledges that, except as provided in the Registration Rights
Agreement, the Securities have not been and are not being
registered under the Securities Act and may not be transferred or
resold without registration under the Securities Act or unless
pursuant to an exemption therefrom.
2.5
Legend . Such Investor understands that the
certificates representing the Securities may bear at issuance a
restrictive legend in substantially the following form:
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"The securities represented by this certificate have not been
registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
"Securities Act"), or any state securities laws, and may not be
offered for sale or sold unless a registration statement under the
Securities Act and applicable state securities laws shall have
become effective with respect thereto, or an exemption from
registration under the Securities Act and applicable state
securities laws is available in connection with such offer or
sale. These securities [and the securities issuable upon
exercise hereof] (i) may be pledged or hypothecated in connection
with a bona fide margin account or other financing secured by such
securities or (ii) may be transferred or assigned to an affiliate
of the holder hereof without the necessity of an opinion of counsel
or the consent of the issuer hereof."
Notwithstanding the foregoing, it is agreed that, as long as (A)
the resale or transfer (including without limitation a pledge) of
any of the Securities is registered pursuant to an effective
registration statement, (B) such Securities have been sold pursuant
to Rule 144, subject to receipt by the Company of customary
documentation reasonably acceptable to the Company in connection
therewith, or (C) such Securities are eligible for resale under
Rule 144(k) or any successor provision, such Securities shall be
issued without any legend or other restrictive language and, with
respect to Securities upon which such legend is stamped, the
Company shall issue new certificates without such legend to the
holder upon request. The Company shall execute and deliver
written instructions to the transfer agent for its Common Stock
(the " Transfer Agent ") as may be necessary to
satisfy any request by an Investor for removal of such legends no
later than the close of business on the third (3 rd ) Business Day following the receipt
of the request from an Investor to the extent such legends may be
removed in accordance with this Section 2.5
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2.6
Reliance on Exemptions . Such Investor understands
that the Securities are being offered and sold to it in reliance
upon specific exemptions from the registration requirements of U.S.
federal and state securities laws and that the Company is relying
upon the truth and accuracy of the representations and warranties
of such Investor set forth in this Section 2 in order
to determine the availability of such exemptions and the
eligibility of such Investor to acquire the Securities. Such
Investor acknowledges that it did not purchase the Securities based
upon any advertisement in any publication of general circulation.
Such Investor is relying on the representations, acknowledgements
and agreements made by the Company in Section 3 and
elsewhere in this Agreement in making investing, trading and/or
other decisions concerning the Company’s
securities.
2.7
Non-Affiliate Status; Common Stock Ownership . Such
Investor is not an Affiliate of the Company or of any other
Investor and is not acting in association or concert with any other
Person in regard to its purchase of the Securities or otherwise in
respect of the Company. Such Investor’s investment in
the Securities is not for the purpose of acquiring, directly or
indirectly, control of, and it has no intent to acquire or exercise
control of, the Company or to influence the decisions or policies
of the Board of Directors.
2.8
Fees . Such Investor has not agreed to pay any compensation
or other fee, cost or related expenditure to any underwriter,
broker, agent or other representative in connection with the
transactions contemplated hereby.
2.9
No Conflicts . The execution and performance of this
Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which it is a
party do not conflict in any material respect with any agreement to
which such Investor is a party or is bound, any court order or
judgment applicable to such Investor, or the constituent documents
of such Investor.
2.10 No
Governmental Review . Such Investor understands that no
U.S. federal or state agency or any other Governmental Authority
has passed on or made any recommendation or endorsement of the
Securities or the fairness or suitability of an investment in the
Securities nor have such authorities passed upon the accuracy of
any information provided to such Investor or made any findings or
determinations as to the merits of the offering of the
Securities.
2.11 Certain
Trading Activities . Such Investor has not, in violation
of the securities laws, directly or indirectly, nor has any Person
acting on behalf of or pursuant to any understanding with such
Investor, engaged in any transactions in the securities of the
Company (including, without limitations, any Short Sales involving
the Company’s securities) since the time that such Investor
was first contacted by the Company or Kaufman Bros. L.P. regarding
the investment in the Company contemplated by the Transaction
Documents. Such Investor covenants that neither it nor any
Person acting on its behalf or pursuant to any understanding with
it will engage in any transactions in the securities of the Company
(including Short Sales) prior to the time that the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement are publicly disclosed pursuant to
Section 4.1(c) .
3.
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY .
The Company hereby represents and warrants to each Investor and
agrees with each Investor that, as of the Execution Date:
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3.1
Organization, Good Standing and Qualification . Each
of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries is duly organized,
validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the
jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization and has all
requisite power and authority to carry on its business as now
conducted. Each of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries
is duly qualified to transact business and is in good standing in
each jurisdiction in which it conducts business except where the
failure so to qualify has not had or would not reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
3.2
Authorization; Consents . The Company has the
requisite corporate power and authority to enter into and perform
its obligations under the Transaction Documents, to issue and sell
the Debentures and the Warrants to the Investors in accordance with
the terms hereof and thereof, and to issue the Stock Option Shares
under the Debentures and the Warrant Shares upon exercise of the
Warrants. Each Company Subsidiary has the requisite power and
authority to enter into and perform its obligations under the
Subsidiary Guarantee and the Security Agreement. All corporate
action on the part of the Company by its officers, directors and
stockholders necessary for the authorization, execution and
delivery of, and the performance by the Company of its obligations
under, the Transaction Documents has been taken, and no further
consent or authorization of the Company, its Board of Directors,
stockholders, any Governmental Authority or any other Person (other
than (i) such approval as may be required under the Securities Act
and applicable state laws in respect of the Registration Rights
Agreement, (ii) the listing approval from the American Stock
Exchange for the issuance of the Warrant Shares and the Stock
Option Shares, (iii) the Stockholder Amendment Approval, and (iv)
if 70% of the Cap Amount is reached, the Stockholder Cap Approval)
is required (pursuant to any rule of the Principal Market or
otherwise). All corporate action on the part of each Company
Subsidiary by its officers, directors, stockholders, members or
governors necessary for the authorization, execution and delivery
of, and the performance by such Company Subsidiary of its
obligations under the Subsidiary Guarantee and the Security
Agreement has been taken. The Board of Directors has
determined that the sale and issuance of the Securities, and the
consummation of the other transactions contemplated hereby and by
the other Transaction Documents, are in the best interests of the
Company.
3.3
Enforcement . This Agreement has been duly executed
and delivered by the Company, and at the Closing, each of the
Company and the Company Subsidiaries will have duly executed and
delivered each of the other Transaction Documents to which such
entity is a party. This Agreement constitutes, and at the
Closing, each of the other Transaction Documents to which the
Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries is a party will
constitute, the valid and legally binding obligations of the
Company and the Company Subsidiaries, enforceable against the
Company and the Company Subsidiaries in accordance with their
respective terms, subject to (i) applicable bankruptcy, insolvency,
fraudulent transfer, moratorium, reorganization or other similar
laws of general application relating to or affecting the
enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and (ii) general
principles of equity.
3.4
Disclosure Documents; Agreements; Financial Statements; Other
Information . The Company is subject to the reporting
requirements of the Exchange Act and, except as described on
Schedule 3.4(i) , the Company has filed with the
Commission all SEC Documents that the Company was required to file
with the Commission on or after December 31, 2005. The
Company is not
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aware of any event occurring or expected to occur
on or prior to the Closing Date (other than the transactions
effected hereby or ongoing sales efforts that could result in a
material contract) that would require the filing of, or with
respect to which the Company intends to file, a Form 8-K after the
Closing. Each SEC Document filed on or after December 31,
2005, as of the date of the filing thereof with the Commission (or
if amended or superseded by a filing prior to the Execution Date,
then on the date of such amending or superseding filing), complied
in all material respects with the requirements of the Securities
Act or Exchange Act, as applicable, and the rules and regulations
promulgated thereunder and, as of the date of such filing (or if
amended or superseded by a filing prior to the Execution Date, then
on the date of such filing), such SEC Document (including all
exhibits and schedules thereto and documents incorporated by
reference therein) did not, contain an untrue statement of material
fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein
or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the
circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. All
documents required to be filed as exhibits to the SEC Documents
filed on or after December 31, 2005 have been filed as
required. Except as set forth in the Disclosure Documents,
the Company has no liabilities, contingent or otherwise, other than
liabilities incurred in the ordinary course of business which,
under GAAP, are not required to be reflected in the financial
statements included in the Disclosure Documents and which,
individually or in the aggregate, are not material to the
consolidated business or financial condition of the Company and the
Company Subsidiaries taken as a whole. As of their respective
dates, the financial statements of the Company included in the SEC
Documents filed on or after December 31, 2005 complied as to form
in all material respects with applicable accounting requirements
and the published rules and regulations of the Commission with
respect thereto. Such financial statements have been prepared in
accordance with GAAP consistently applied at the times and 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 exclude
footnotes or may be condensed or summary statements) and fairly
present in all material respects the financial position of the
Company as of the dates thereof and the results of its operations
and cash flows for the periods then ended (subject, in the case of
unaudited statements, to normal year-end adjustments). The
Company will prepare the financial statements to be included in any
reports, schedules, registration statements and definitive proxy
statements that the Company is required to file or files with the
Commission after the date hereof in accordance with GAAP (except in
the case of unaudited interim statements, to the extent they may
exclude footnotes or may be condensed or summary
statements).
3.5
Capitalization; Debt Schedule . The capitalization of
the Company, including its authorized capital stock, the number of
shares issued and outstanding, the number of shares issuable and
reserved for issuance pursuant to the Company’s stock option
plans and agreements, the number of shares issuable and reserved
for issuance pursuant to securities (other than the Warrants)
exercisable for, or convertible into or exchangeable for any shares
of Common Stock and the number of shares initially to be reserved
for issuance upon exercise of the Warrants, is set forth on
Schedule 3.5(i) hereto. All outstanding shares
of capital stock of the Company have been, or upon issuance will
be, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable. Except as
disclosed on Schedule 3.5(ii) hereto, no Subsidiary
of the Company other than the Company Subsidiaries possesses or
owns assets having a fair market value in excess of $50,000. Except
as disclosed on Schedule 3.5(iii) hereto, the Company
or a Company Subsidiary owns all of the capital stock of each
Company Subsidiary, which capital stock is validly issued, fully
paid and non-assessable, and no shares of the capital stock of the
Company or any Company Subsidiary are subject to preemptive
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rights or any other similar rights of the
stockholders of the Company or any such Company Subsidiary or any
Liens created by or through the Company or any such Company
Subsidiary. Except as disclosed on Schedule
3.5(i) or as contemplated herein, 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 or exercisable or exchangeable for, any
shares of capital stock of the Company or any Company Subsidiary,
or arrangements by which the Company or any Company Subsidiary is
or may become bound to issue additional shares of capital stock of
the Company or any Company Subsidiary (whether pursuant to
anti-dilution, "reset" or other similar provisions). Schedule
3.5(iv) identifies all Liabilities (as defined in
Section 4.10(b) hereof) of the Company and/or the
Company Subsidiaries currently outstanding in excess of $50,000 as
of the date hereof, and Schedule 3.5(v) identifies
all Liens encumbering any of the assets of the Company and/or the
Company Subsidiaries as of the date hereof.
3.6
Due Authorization; Valid Issuance . The Debentures are
duly authorized and, when issued, sold and delivered in accordance
with the terms of this Agreement, will be duly and validly issued,
free and clear of any Liens imposed by or through the Company. The
Warrants are duly authorized and, when issued, sold and delivered
in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, will be duly and
validly issued, free and clear of any Liens imposed by or through
the Company. The Stock Option Shares issuable under the Debentures
and the Warrant Shares issuable under the Warrants are duly
authorized and reserved for issuance. Assuming the accuracy
of each Investor’s representations contained herein, the
issuance and sale of the Debentures and Warrants under this
Agreement will be effected in compliance with all applicable
Federal and state securities laws.
3.7
Form S-3 . The Company is eligible to register the
Stock Option Shares and Warrant Shares for resale in a secondary
offering by each Investor on a registration statement on Form S-3
under the Securities Act. To the Company’s knowledge, as of
the date hereof and as of the Closing Date, there exist no facts or
circumstances (including without limitation any required approvals
or waivers of any circumstances that may delay or prevent the
obtaining of accountant’s consents) that could reasonably be
expected to prohibit or delay the preparation, filing or
effectiveness of such registration statement on Form S-3.
3.8
No Conflict . Neither the Company nor any Company
Subsidiary is in violation of any provisions of its charter, bylaws
or any other governing document. Except as set forth on
Schedule 3.8 , neither the Company nor any Company
Subsidiary is in violation of or in default (and no event has
occurred which, with notice or lapse of time or both, would
constitute a default) under any provision of any instrument or
contract to which it is a party or by which it or any of its
Property is bound, or in violation of any provision of any
Governmental Requirement applicable to the Company or any Company
Subsidiary, except for any violation or default that has not had or
would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect. (i) The execution, delivery and performance of this
Agreement and the other Transaction Documents and (ii) (A) the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby
(including without limitation, the issuance of the Debentures and
the Warrants, the reservation for issuance of the Stock Option
Shares and the Warrant Shares and, prior to th
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