SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT
THIS SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT
(this “ Agreement
”), is dated as of December
, 2008, by and among Stem
Cell Innovations, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “
Company ”), and Alpha Capital Anstalt (“
Subscriber ”).
WHEREAS , the Company and the Subscriber are executing
and delivering this Agreement in reliance upon an exemption from
securities registration afforded by the provisions of
Section 4(2), Section 4(6) and/or Regulation D
(“ Regulation D ”) as promulgated by the
United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “
Commission ”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended (the “ 1933 Act ”).
WHEREAS , the parties desire that, upon the terms and
subject to the conditions contained herein, the Company shall issue
and sell to Subscriber, as provided herein, and Subscriber, in the
aggregate, shall purchase for up to $300,000 (the “
Purchase Price ”) of secured 15% promissory notes of
the Company (“ Note ” or “ Notes
”), a form of which is annexed hereto as
Exhibit A (the “ Offering ”). The
Notes are referred to herein as the “ Securities.
”; and
WHEREAS , the Purchase Price to be paid by the
Subscriber and the Notes to be issued by the Company as provided
herein shall be held in escrow pursuant to the terms of a Funds
Escrow Agreement to be executed by the parties substantially in the
form attached hereto as Exhibit B (the “
Escrow Agreement ”).
NOW, THEREFORE , in consideration of the mutual covenants and
other agreements contained in this Agreement the Company and the
Subscriber hereby agree as follows:
1. Closing Date . The “
Closing Date ” shall be the date that the Purchase
Price is transmitted by wire transfer or otherwise credited to or
for the benefit of the Company. The consummation of the
transactions contemplated herein shall take place at the offices of
Grushko & Mittman, P.C., 551 Fifth Avenue, Suite 1601, New
York, New York 10176, upon the satisfaction or waiver of all
conditions to closing set forth in this Agreement.
2. Notes . Subject to the
satisfaction or waiver of the terms and conditions of this
Agreement, on the Closing Date, Subscriber shall purchase and the
Company shall sell to Subscriber a Note in the principal amount
designated on the signature page hereto for Subscriber’s
portion of the Purchase Price indicated thereon.
3. Security Interest . The
Subscriber has been granted a security interest in the assets of
the Company and Subsidiaries (as defined in Section 5(a) of
this Agreement), including ownership of the Subsidiaries and in the
assets of the Subsidiaries, which security interest was
memorialized in a “ Security Agreement ” dated
November 16, 2006. The Subsidiaries guaranteed the
Company’s obligations under the Transaction Documents as
defined in Section 5(c) memorialized in a “ Guaranty
” dated November 16, 2006. The Subscriber appointed a
Collateral Agent to represent it in connection with the security
interests to be granted to the Subscriber. The appointment of the
Collateral Agent in connection with the Security Agreement was
pursuant to a “ Collateral Agent Agreement ”
dated November 16, 2006. The Notes and all sums due under the
Notes and the Transaction Documents (as defined in Section 5(c)
below) are included in the term “ Obligations ”
as defined in the Security Agreements and are secured by the
Collateral (as defined in the Security Agreements) in the same
manner and having the same priority as granted to the Subscriber
pursuant to the Security Agreements. Such “Obligations”
include the $250,000 loan by Alpha Capital Anstalt dated
February 24, 2006 and any additional amounts as described in
the documents, and other agreements entered into in connection with
such “Obligations”. The Subsidiaries by signing this
Agreement consent and agree that the Guarantees provided by them on
or about November 16, 2006, include as guaranteed obligations
all sums which may become due to the Subscriber under the
Transaction Documents (as defined in Section 5(c)). The
Company will execute such other agreements, documents and financing
statements reasonably requested by the Subscriber, affirm such
security agreement which may be filed at the Company’s
expense with the jurisdictions, states and counties designated by
the Subscriber herein. The Company will also execute all such
documents reasonably necessary in the opinion of the Subscriber to
memorialize and further protect the security interest described
herein.
4. Subscriber Representations and
Warranties . Subscriber hereby represents and warrants to and
agrees with the Company that:
(a) Organization and Standing of the
Subscriber . If Subscriber is an entity, Subscriber is a
corporation, partnership or other entity duly incorporated or
organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of
the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization.
(b) Authorization and Power .
Subscriber has the requisite power and authority to enter into and
perform this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents and to
purchase the Notes being sold to it hereunder. The execution,
delivery and performance of this Agreement and the other
Transaction Documents by Subscriber and the consummation by it of
the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby have been duly
authorized by all necessary corporate or partnership action, and no
further consent or authorization of Subscriber or its Board of
Directors, stockholders, partners, members, as the case may be, is
required. This Agreement and the other Transaction Documents have
been duly authorized, executed and when delivered by Subscriber and
constitutes, or shall constitute when executed and delivered, a
valid and binding obligation of Subscriber enforceable against
Subscriber in accordance with the terms thereof.
(c) No Conflicts . The execution,
delivery and performance of this Agreement and the other
Transaction Documents and the consummation by Subscriber of the
transactions contemplated hereby and thereby or relating hereto do
not and will not (i) result in a violation of
Subscriber’s charter documents, bylaws or other
organizational documents, (ii) conflict with nor constitute a
default (or an event which with notice or lapse of time or both
would become a default) under, nor (iii) result in a violation
of any law, rule, or regulation, or any order, judgment or decree
of any court or governmental agency applicable to Subscriber or its
properties (except for such conflicts, defaults and violations as
would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a material
adverse effect on Subscriber). Subscriber is not required 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 this
Agreement and the other Transaction Documents nor to purchase the
Securities in accordance with the terms hereof, provided that for
purposes of the representation made in this sentence, Subscriber is
assuming and relying upon the accuracy of the relevant
representations and agreements of the Company herein.
(d) Information on Company .
Subscriber has been furnished with or has had access at the EDGAR
Website of the Commission to the Company’s Form 10-KSB/A
filed on April 30, 2007 for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 2006, and the financial statements included
therein for the year ended December 31, 2006, together with
all subsequent filings made with the Commission available at the
EDGAR website until five days before the Closing Date (hereinafter
referred to collectively as the “ Reports ”). In
addition, Subscriber may have received in writing from the Company
such other information concerning its operations, financial
condition and other matters as Subscriber has requested in writing,
identified thereon as OTHER WRITTEN INFORMATION (such other
information is collectively, the “ Other Written
Information ”), and considered all factors Subscriber
deems material in deciding on the advisability of investing in the
Securities.
(e) Information on Subscriber .
Subscriber is, and will be at the time of the issuance of the
Notes, an “ accredited investor ”, as such term
is defined in Regulation D promulgated by the Commission under
the 1933 Act, is experienced in investments and business matters,
has made investments of a speculative nature and has purchased
securities of United States publicly-owned companies in private
placements in the past and, with its representatives, has such
knowledge and experience in financial, tax and other business
matters as to enable Subscriber to utilize the information made
available by the Company to evaluate the merits and risks of and to
make an informed investment decision with respect to the proposed
purchase, which represents a speculative investment. Subscriber has
the authority and is duly and legally qualified to purchase and own
the Securities. Subscriber is able to bear the risk of such
investment for an indefinite period and to afford a complete loss
thereof. The information set forth on the signature page hereto
regarding Subscriber is accurate.
(f) Purchase of Notes . On the
Closing Date, Subscriber will purchase the Notes as principal for
its own account for investment only and not with a view toward, or
for resale in connection with, the public sale or any distribution
thereof.
(g) Compliance with Securities Act
. Subscriber understands and agrees that the Securities have not
been registered under the 1933 Act or any applicable state
securities laws, by reason of their issuance in a transaction that
does not require registration under the 1933 Act (based in part on
the accuracy of the representations and warranties of Subscriber
contained herein), and that such Securities must be held
indefinitely unless a subsequent disposition is registered under
the 1933 Act or any applicable state securities laws or is exempt
from such registration. In any event, and subject to compliance
with applicable securities laws, the Subscriber may enter into
lawful hedging transactions in the course of hedging the position
they assume and the Subscriber may also enter into lawful short
positions or other derivative transactions relating to the
Securities, or interests in the Securities, and deliver the
Securities, or interests in the Securities, to close out their
short or other positions or otherwise settle other transactions, or
loan or pledge the Securities, or interests in the Securities, to
third parties who in turn may dispose of these
Securities.
(h) Note Legend . The Note shall bear the
following legend:
“THIS NOTE HAS NOT BEEN
REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED. THIS NOTE
MAY NOT BE SOLD, OFFERED FOR SALE, PLEDGED OR HYPOTHECATED IN THE
ABSENCE OF AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT AS TO THIS NOTE
UNDER SAID ACT OR AN OPINION OF COUNSEL REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO
THE COMPANY THAT SUCH REGISTRATION IS NOT
REQUIRED.”
(i) Communication of Offer . The
offer to sell the Securities was directly communicated to
Subscriber by the Company. At no time was Subscriber presented with
or solicited by any leaflet, newspaper or magazine article, radio
or television advertisement, or any other form of general
advertising or solicited or invited to attend a promotional meeting
otherwise than in connection and concurrently with such
communicated offer.
(j) Restricted Securities .
Subscriber understands that the Securities have not been registered
under the 1933 Act and Subscriber will not sell, offer to sell,
assign, pledge, hypothecate or otherwise transfer any of the
Securities unless pursuant to an effective registration statement
under the 1933 Act, or unless an exemption from registration is
available. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in
this Agreement, Subscriber may transfer (without restriction and
without the need for an opinion of counsel) the Securities to its
Affiliates (as defined below) provided that each such Affiliate is
an “accredited investor” under Regulation D and
such Affiliate agrees to be bound by the terms and conditions of
this Agreement. For the purposes of this Agreement, an “
Affiliate ” of any person or entity means any other
person or entity directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by
or under direct or indirect common control with such person or
entity. Affiliate includes each Subsidiary of the Company. For
purposes of this definition, “ control ” means
the power to direct the management and policies of such person or
firm, directly or indirectly, whether through the ownership of
voting securities, by contract or otherwise.
(k) No Governmental Review .
Subscriber understands that no United States federal or state
agency or any other governmental or state agency has passed on or
made recommendations or endorsement of the Securities or the
suitability of the investment in the Securities nor have such
authorities passed upon or endorsed the merits of the offering of
the Securities.
(l) Correctness of Representations
. Subscriber represents as to Subscriber that the foregoing
representations and warranties are true and correct as of the date
hereof and, unless Subscriber otherwise notifies the Company prior
to the Closing Date shall be true and correct as of the Closing
Date.
(m) Survival . The foregoing
representations and warranties shall survive the Closing
Date.
5. Company Representations and
Warranties . The Company represents and warrants to and agrees
with Subscriber that:
(a) Due Incorporation . The Company
is a corporation or other entity duly incorporated or organized,
validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the
jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization and has the
requisite corporate power to own its properties and to carry on its
business as presently conducted. The Company is duly qualified as a
foreign corporation to do business and is in good standing in each
jurisdiction where the nature of the business conducted or property
owned by it makes such qualification necessary, other than those
jurisdictions in which the failure to so qualify would not have a
Material Adverse Effect. For purposes of this Agreement, a “
Material Adverse Effect ” shall mean a material
adverse effect on the financial condition, results of operations,
prospects, properties or business of the Company and its
Subsidiaries taken as a whole. For purposes of this Agreement,
“ Subsidiary ” means with respect to any entity
at any date, any corporation, limited or general partnership,
limited liability company, trust, estate, association, joint
venture or other business entity of which more than 30% of
(i) the outstanding capital stock having (in the absence of
contingencies) ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the
board of directors or other managing body of such entity,
(ii) in the case of a partnership or limited liability
company, the interest in the capital or profits of such partnership
or limited liability company or (iii) in the case of a trust,
estate, association, joint venture or other entity, the beneficial
interest in such trust, estate, association or other entity
business is, at the time of determination, owned or controlled
directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, by such
entity. As of the Closing Date, the Company’s Subsidiaries
are set forth on Schedule 5(a) hereto.
(b) Outstanding Stock . All issued
and outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company and
Subsidiary have been duly authorized and validly issued and are
fully paid and non-assessable.
(c) Authority; Enforceability .
This Agreement, the Note, the Escrow Agreement, and any other
agreements delivered together with this Agreement or in connection
herewith (collectively “ Transaction Documents
”) have been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the
Company and Subsidiaries (as applicable) and are valid and binding
agreements of the Company enforceable in accordance with their
terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer,
reorganization, moratorium and similar laws of general
applicability relating to or affecting creditors’ rights
generally and to general principles of equity. The Company has full
corporate power and authority necessary to enter into and deliver
the Transaction Documents and to perform its obligations
thereunder.
(d) Capitalization and Additional
Issuances . The authorized and outstanding capital stock of the
Company and Subsidiaries on a fully diluted basis as of the date of
this Agreement and the Closing Date (not including the Securities)
are set forth on Schedule 5(d) . Except as set forth on
Schedule 5(d) , there are no options, warrants, or
rights to subscribe to, securities, rights, understandings or
obligations convertible into or exchangeable for or giving any
right to subscribe for any shares of capital stock or other equity
interest of the Company or any of the Subsidiaries. The only
officer, director, employee and consultant stock option or stock
incentive plan currently in effect or contemplated by the Company
is described on Schedule 5(d) . There are no
outstanding agreements or preemptive or similar rights affecting
the Company’s Common Stock.
(e) Consents . No consent,
approval, authorization or order of any court, governmental agency
or body or arbitrator having jurisdiction over the Company, or any
of its Affiliates, the OTC Bulletin Board (“ Bulletin
Board ”) or the Company’s shareholders is required
for the execution by the Company of the Transaction Documents and
compliance and performance by the Company of its obligations under
the Transaction Documents, including, without limitation, the
issuance and sale of the Securities. The Transaction Documents and
the Company’s performance of its obligations thereunder has
been unanimously approved by the Company’s Board of
Directors.
(f) No Violation or Conflict .
Assuming the representations and warranties of the Subscriber in
Section 4 are true and correct, neither the issuance and sale
of the Securities nor the performance of the Company’s
obligations under this Agreement and all other agreements entered
into by the Company relating thereto by the Company
will:
(i) violate, conflict with, result in a
breach of, or constitute a default (or an event which with the
giving of notice or the lapse of time or both would be reasonably
likely to constitute a default) under (A) the articles or
certificate of incorporation, charter or bylaws of the Company,
(B) to the Company’s knowledge, any decree, judgment,
order, law, treaty, rule, regulation or determination applicable to
the Company of any court, governmental agency or body, or
arbitrator having jurisdiction over the Company or over the
properties or assets of the Company or any of its Affiliates,
(C) the terms of any bond, debenture, note or any other
evidence of indebtedness, or any agreement, stock option or other
similar plan, indenture, lease, mortgage, deed of trust or other
instrument to which the Company or any of its Affiliates is a
party, by which the Company or any of its Affiliates is bound, or
to which any of the properties of the Company or any of its
Affiliates is subject, or (D) the terms of any
“lock-up” or similar provision of any underwriting or
similar agreement to which the Company, or any of its Affiliates is
a party except the violation, conflict, breach, or default of which
would not have a Material Adverse Effect; or
(ii) result in the creation or imposition
of any lien, charge or encumbrance upon the Securities or any of
the assets of the Company or any of its Affiliates except in favor
of Subscriber as described herein; or
(iii) result in the activation of any
anti-dilution rights or a reset or repricing of any debt, equity or
security instrument of any creditor or equity holder of the
Company, or the holder of the right to receive any debt, equity or
security instrument of the Company nor result in the acceleration
of the due date of any obligation of the Company; or
(iv) result in the triggering of any
piggy-back or other registration rights of any person or entity
holding securities of the Company or having the right to receive
securities of the Company.
(g) The Securities . The
Securities upon issuance:
(i) are, or will be, free and clear of any
security interests, liens, claims or other encumbrances, subject
only to restrictions upon transfer under the 1933 Act and any
applicable state securities laws;
(ii) have been, or will be, duly and
validly authorized and on the dates of issuance will be validly
issued, fully paid and non-assessable;
(iii) will not have been issued or sold in
violation of any preemptive or other similar rights of the holders
of any securities of the Company or rights to acquire securities of
the Company;
(iv) will not subject the holders thereof
to personal liability by reason of being such holders;
and
(v) assuming the representations warranties
of the Subscriber as set forth in Section 4 hereof are true
and correct, will not result in a violation of Section 5 under
the 1933 Act.
(h) Litigation . There is no
pending or, to the best knowledge of the Company, threatened
action, suit, proceeding or investigation before any court,
governmental agency or body, or arbitrator having jurisdiction over
the Company, or any of its Affiliates that would affect the
execution by the Company or the complete and timely performance by
the Company of its obligations under the Transaction Documents.
Except as disclosed in the Reports, there is no pending or, to the
best knowledge of the Company, basis for or threatened action,
suit, proceeding or investigation before any court, governmental
agency or body, or arbitrator having jurisdiction over the Company,
or any of its Affiliates which litigation if adversely determined
would have a Material Adverse Effect.
(i) No Market Manipulation . The
Company and its Affiliates have not taken, and will not take,
directly or indirectly, any action designed to, or that might
reasonably be expected to, cause or result in stabilization or
manipulation of the price of the Common Stock to facilitate the
sale or resale of the Securities or affect the price at which the
Securities may be issued or resold.
(j) Information Concerning Company
. The Reports and Other Written Information contain all material
information relating to the Company and its operations and
financial condition as of their respective dates which information
is required to be disclosed therein. Since December 31, 2006
and except as modified in the Other Written Information or in the
Schedules hereto, there has been no Material Adverse Event relating
to the Company’s business, financial condition or affairs.
The Reports and Other Written Information including the financial
statements included therein do not contain any untrue statement of
a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be
stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, taken
as a whole, not misleading in light of the circumstances when
made.
(k) Solvency . Based on the
financial condition of the Company as of the Closing Date after
giving effect to the receipt by the Company of the proceeds from
the sale of the Notes hereunder, the Company does not intend to
incur debts beyond its ability to pay such debts as they
mature.
(l) Defaults . The Company is not
in violation of its articles of incorporation or bylaws. The
Company is (i) not in default under or in violation of any
other material agreement or instrument to which it is a party or by
which it or any of its properties are bound or affected, which
default or violation would have a Material Adverse Effect,
(ii) not in default with respect to any order of any court,
arbitrator or governmental body or subject to or party to any order
of any court or governmental authority arising out of any action,
suit or proceeding under any statute or other law respecting
antitrust, monopoly, restraint of trade, unfair competition or
similar matters, or (iii) not in violation of any statute,
rule or regulation of any governmental authority which violation
would have a Material Adverse Effect.
(m) No Integrated Offering. Neither
the Company, nor any of its Affiliates, nor any person acting on
its or their behalf, has directly or indirectly made any offers or
sales of any security of the Company nor solicited any offers to
buy any security of the Company under circumstances that would
cause the offer of the Securities pursuant to this Agreement to be
integrated with prior offerings by the Company for purposes of the
1933 Act or any applicable stockholder approval provisions,
including, without limitation, under the rules and regulations of
the Bulletin Board. No prior offering will impair the exemptions
relied upon in this Offering or the Company’s ability to
timely comply with its obligations hereunder. Neither the Company
nor any of its Affiliates will take any action or steps that would
cause the offer or issuance of the Securities to be integrated with
other offerings which would impair the exemptions relied upon in
this Offering or the Company’s ability to timely comply with
its obligations hereunder. The Company will not conduct any
offering other than the transactions contemplated hereby that may
be integrated with the offer or issuance of the Securities that
would impair the exemptions relied upon in this Offering or the
Company’s ability to timely comply with its obligations
hereunder.
(n) No General Solicitation .
Neither the Company, nor any of its Affiliates, nor to its
knowledge, 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 1933 Act) in connection with
the offer or sale of the Securities.
(o) No Undisclosed Liabilities .
The Company has no liabilities or obligations which are material,
individually or in the aggregate, other than those incurred in the
ordinary course of the Company businesses since December 31,
2006 and which, individually or in the aggregate, would reasonably
be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, except as disclosed
in the Reports or on Schedule 5(o) .
(p) No Undisclosed Events or
Circumstances . Since December 31, 2006, except as
disclosed in the Reports, no event or circumstance has occurred or
exists with respect to the Company or its businesses, properties,
operations or financial condition, that, under applicable law, rule
or regulation, requires public disclosure or announcement prior to
the date hereof by the Company but which has not been so publicly
announced or disclosed in the Reports.
(q) Capitalization . The authorized
and outstanding capital stock of the Company and Subsidiaries on a
fully diluted basis as of the date of this Agreement and the
Closing Date (not including the Securities) are set forth on
Schedule 5(q) . There are no options, warrants, or
rights to subscribe to, securities, rights, understandings or
obligations convertible into or exchangeable for or giving any
right to subscribe for any shares of capital stock or other equity
interest of the Company or any of the Subsidiaries. The only
officer, director, employee and consultant stock option or stock
incentive plan currently in effect or contemplated by the Company
is described on Schedule 5(q) .
(r) No Disagreements with Accountants
and Lawyers. There are no material disagreements of any kind
presently existing, or reasonably anticipated by the Company to
arise between the Company and the accountants and lawyers
previously and presently employed by the Company, including but not
limited to disputes or conflicts over payment owed to such
accountants and lawyers, nor have there been any such disagreements
during the two years prior to the Closing Date.
(s) Investment Company . Neither
the Company nor any Affiliate of the Company is an
“investment company” within the meaning of the
Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
(t) Foreign Corrupt Practices.
Neither the Company, nor to the knowledge of the Company, any agent
or other person acting on behalf of the Company, has
(i) directly or indirectly, used any funds for unlawful
cont