CAVALIER HOLDINGS,
INC.
SUBSCRIPTION
AGREEMENT
This Subscription Agreement (this
“Agreement”) is made as of the date set forth on the
signature page of this Agreement by and between Cavalier Holdings,
Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Cavalier” or the
“Company”), and each party who is a signatory hereto
(individually, a “Subscriber” and collectively with
other signatories of similar subscription agreements entered into
in connection with the Offering described below, the
“Subscribers”).
RECITALS:
WHEREAS , the Company is offering, on a “best
efforts” basis (the “Offering”), units (the
“Units”), each consisting of 25,000 shares of the
Company’s Common Stock, $.0001 par value per share
(“Common Stock”), and one (1) warrant to purchase 7,500
shares of Common Stock at the purchase price of $2.00 per share
(the “Warrants”) (the Common Stock, the Warrants and
the Common Stock underlying the Warrants, are sometimes referred to
herein as the “Securities”). The Offering
will terminate on the earlier of December 31, 2009 (the “
Offering Termination Date ”), until such date by which
Units comprising the Maximum Offering are sold or such earlier date
as determined in the discretion of the Company;
WHEREAS , the Company desires to offer and sell Units at
a price of Twenty Five Thousand Dollars $25,000.00 per Unit (the
“Unit Price”) up to 120 Units for aggregate gross
proceeds of $3,000,000 (the “Maximum
Offering”). The minimum investment per Subscriber
is one (1) Unit ($25,000), although the Company, in its sole
discretion may allow sales of a fewer number of partial
Units. The Company shall have the right to increase the
Maximum Offering by up to 15% (an additional 18 Units for
$450,000);
WHEREAS , simultaneously upon the Closing (as that term
is defined herein), Cavalier will acquire all of the outstanding
interests of Emissary Capital Group, LLC a Delaware Limited
Liability Company (“Emissary”), in exchange for an
aggregate of 12,047,500 newly-issued shares of Common Stock (the
“Exchange Shares”) in a transaction pursuant to an
acquisition agreement (the “Share Exchange Agreement”)
customary for transactions of such nature (the
“Exchange”) whereby Emissary will become a wholly owned
subsidiary of the Company;
WHEREAS , the Company desires to enter into this
Agreement to issue and sell the Units and the Subscriber desires to
purchase that number of Units set forth on the signature page
hereto on the terms and conditions set forth herein; and
AGREEMENT:
NOW, THEREFORE , in consideration of the promises and the
mutual representations and covenants hereinafter set forth, In
connection with this subscription, Subscriber and the Company agree
as follows:
1.
PURCHASE AND SALE OF THE
UNITS.
1.1. The Company
hereby agrees to issue and to sell to Subscriber, and Subscriber
hereby agrees to purchase from the Company, such number of Units at
the Unit Price and for the aggregate subscription amount set forth
on the signature page hereto. The Subscriber understands
that this subscription is not binding upon the Company until the
Company accepts it. The Subscriber acknowledges and
understands that acceptance of this Subscription will be made only
by a duly authorized representative of the Company executing and
mailing or otherwise delivering to the Subscriber at the
Subscriber’s address set forth herein, a counterpart copy of
the signature page to this Subscription Agreement indicating the
Company’s acceptance of this Subscription. The
Company reserves the right, in its sole discretion for any reason
whatsoever, to accept or reject this subscription in whole or in
part. Following the acceptance of this Subscription
Agreement by the Company, and the receipt and acceptance by the
Company of subscriptions to the offering, the Company shall
instruct its transfer agent to issue and deliver to Subscriber, (i)
a certificate evidencing the Common Stock purchased by the
Subscriber pursuant to this Agreement against payment in U.S.
Dollars of the Purchase Price (as defined below) and (ii) a
certificate evidencing the Warrants purchased by the Subscriber
pursuant to this Agreement exercisable at $2.00 per
share. If this subscription is rejected, the Company and
the Subscriber shall thereafter have no further rights or
obligations to each other under or in connection with this
Subscription Agreement. If this subscription is not
accepted by the Company on or before the last day of the Offering
Period, this subscription shall be deemed rejected.
1.2. Subscriber
has hereby delivered and paid concurrently herewith the aggregate
purchase price for the Units set forth on the signature page hereof
in an amount required to purchase and pay for the Units subscribed
for hereunder (the “Purchase Price”), which amount has
been paid in U.S. Dollars by wire transfer or check, subject to
collection, to the order of “Tarter Krinsky & Drogin LLP
–as Escrow Agent.”
1.3. Subscriber
understands and acknowledges that this subscription is part of a
private placement by the Company of $3,000,000 of Units, which
offering is being made on a “best efforts” basis, for a
maximum of the Maximum Offering (as defined
above). Subscriber understands that payments hereunder
will be held in a non-interest bearing escrow account established
by the Company with its counsel, Tarter Krinsky & Drogin LLP,
as escrow agent, and will be released to the Company upon the
closing of the Exchange (the “Closing”) If
the Company rejects all or a portion of any subscription, a check
will be promptly mailed to the subscriber for all, or the
appropriate portion of, the amount submitted with such
subscriber’s subscription, without interest or
deduction. All subscriptions received will be deposited
in such escrow account until accepted by the Company, whereupon
such subscription proceeds will be released by the escrow agent to
the Company up to the Maximum Offering.
2.
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF
SUBSCRIBER . The
Subscriber agrees, represents and warrants to the Company with
respect to itself and its purchase hereunder and not with respect
to any of the other Subscribers, that:
2.1. Organization and
Qualification. If an entity, the Subscriber is duly
incorporated, organized or otherwise formed, validly existing and
in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction in which it is
incorporated, organized or otherwise formed.
2.2.
Authorization. If an entity: (a) the Subscriber has the
requisite corporate or other requisite power and authority to enter
into and to perform its obligations under this Agreement and to
consummate the transactions contemplated hereby in accordance with
the terms hereof; and (b) the execution, delivery and performance
of this Agreement by the Subscriber and the consummation by it of
the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly authorized by
the Subscriber’s Board of Directors or other governing body
and no further consent or authorization of the Subscriber, its
Board of Directors or its shareholders, members or other interest
holders is required.
2.3.
Enforcement. This Agreement has been duly executed by
the Subscriber and constitutes a legal, valid and binding
obligation of the Subscriber enforceable against the Subscriber in
accordance with its terms, subject to the effect of any applicable
bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or moratorium or similar
laws affecting the rights of creditors generally and the
application of general principles of equity.
2.4.
Consents. The Subscriber is not required to give any
notice to, make any filing, application or registration with,
obtain any authorization, consent, order or approval of or obtain
any waiver from any person or entity in order to execute and
deliver this Agreement or to consummate the transactions
contemplated hereby.
2.5.
Non-contravention. Neither the execution and the
delivery by the Subscriber of this Agreement, nor the consummation
by the Subscriber of the transactions contemplated hereby, will (a)
violate any law, rule, injunction, or judgment of any governmental
agency or court to which the Subscriber is subject or any provision
of its charter, bylaws, trust agreement, or other governing
documents or (b) conflict with, result in a breach of, or
constitute a default under, any agreement, contract, lease,
license, instrument, or other arrangement to which the Subscriber
is a party or by which the Subscriber is bound or to which any of
its assets is subject.
2.6. Investment
Purpose. The Subscriber is purchasing the Units for its
own account and not with a present view toward the public sale or
distribution thereof.
2.7. Accredited
Subscriber Status. The Subscriber is an
“accredited investor” as defined in Regulation D under
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities
Act”), and has delivered to the Company a Confidential
Investor Questionnaire substantially in the form of Exhibit A
attached hereto. The Subscriber hereby represents and
warrants that, either by reason of the Subscriber’s business
or financial experience or the business or financial experience of
the Subscriber’s advisors (including, but not limited to, a
“purchaser representative” (as defined in Rule 501(h)
promulgated under Regulation D), attorney and/or an accountant each
as engaged by the Subscriber at its sole risk and expense) the
Subscriber (a) has the capacity to protect its own interests in
connection with the transaction contemplated hereby and/or (b) the
Subscriber has prior investment experience, including investments
in securities of privately-held companies or companies whose
securities are not listed, registered, quoted and/or traded on a
national securities exchange, to the extent necessary, the
Subscriber has retained, at its sole risk and expense, and relied
upon appropriate professional advice regarding the investment, tax
and legal merits and consequences of this Agreement and the
purchase of the Units hereunder; if an entity, the Subscriber was
not formed for the sole purpose of purchasing the Units.
2.8. Reliance on
Exemptions. The Subscriber agrees, acknowledges and
understands that the Units are being offered and sold to it in
reliance upon specific exemptions from the registration
requirements of United States federal and applicable state
securities or “blue sky” laws and that the Company and
its counsel are relying upon the truth and accuracy of, and the
Subscriber’s compliance with, the representations,
warranties, covenants, agreements, acknowledgments and
understandings of the Subscriber set forth herein in order to
determine the availability of such exemptions and the eligibility
of the Subscriber to acquire the Units.
2.9. No General
Solicitation. No Units were offered or sold to it by
means of any form of general solicitation or general advertising,
and in connection therewith, the Subscriber did not receive any
general solicitation or general advertising including, but not
limited to, the Subscriber’s: (i) receipt or review of any
advertisement, article, notice or other communication published in
any newspaper, magazine or similar media or broadcast over
television or radio, whether closed circuit, or generally
available; or (ii) attendance at any seminar meeting or industry
investor conference whose attendees were invited by any general
solicitation or general advertising.
2.10. Information.
(a) The Subscriber agrees, acknowledges and understands that the
Subscriber and its advisors, if any, have been furnished with all
materials relating to the business, finances and operations of the
Company, and materials relating to the offer and sale of the Units
that have been requested by the Subscriber or its advisors, if any,
including, without limitation, the Memorandum, the risk factors set
forth therein, and all appendices to the Memorandum (collectively
with this Subscription Agreement and the Warrant, the
“Offering Documents”). The Subscriber
represents and warrants that the Subscriber and its advisors, if
any, have been afforded the opportunity to ask questions of the
Company. The Subscriber agrees, acknowledges and
understands that neither such inquiries nor any other due diligence
investigation conducted by the Subscriber or any of its advisors or
representatives modify, amend or affect the Subscriber’s
right to rely on the Company’s representations and warranties
contained herein.
2.11. Governmental
Review. The Subscriber agrees, acknowledges and
understands that no United States federal or state agency or any
other government or governmental agency has passed upon or made any
recommendation or endorsement of the Units or an investment
therein.
2.12. Transfer or
Resale. The Subscriber agrees, acknowledges and
understands that:
(a) the Securities
have not been and, except as set forth herein, are not being
registered under the Securities Act or any applicable state
securities or “blue sky” laws. Consequently,
the Subscriber may have to bear the risk of holding the Securities
for an indefinite period of time because the Securities may not be
transferred unless: (i) the resale of the Securities and is
registered pursuant to an effective registration statement under
the Securities Act; (ii) the Subscriber has delivered to the
Company an opinion of counsel reasonably acceptable to the Company
and its counsel (in form, substance and scope customary for
opinions of counsel in comparable transactions) to the effect that
the Securities to be sold or transferred may be sold or transferred
pursuant to an exemption from such registration; or (iii) the
Securities are sold or transferred pursuant to Rule 144 promulgated
under the Securities Act (“Rule 144”);
(b) any sale of the
Securities made in reliance on Rule 144 may be made only in
accordance with the terms of Rule 144 and, if Rule 144 is not
applicable, any resale of the Securities under circumstances in
which the seller (or the person through whom the sale is made) may
be deemed to be an underwriter (as that term is defined in the
Securities Act) may require compliance with some other exemption
under the Securities Act or the rules and regulations of the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”)
promulgated thereunder; and
(c) except as set
forth in herein, neither the Company nor any other person is under
any obligation to register the Securities under the Securities Act
or any state securities or “blue sky” laws or to comply
with the terms and conditions of any exemption
thereunder.
(a) The Subscriber
agrees, acknowledges and understands that the certificates
representing the Securities (the “Restricted
Securities”) will bear restrictive legends in substantially
the following form (and a stop-transfer order may be placed against
transfer of the certificates for such Restricted
Securities):
THE SECURITIES
REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 OR THE SECURITIES OR “BLUE SKY”
LAWS OF ANY STATE OF THE UNITED STATES. THE SECURITIES
MAY NOT BE SOLD, TRANSFERRED OR ASSIGNED IN THE ABSENCE OF AN
EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT FOR THE SECURITIES UNDER
APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS, OR UNLESS OFFERED, SOLD OR TRANSFERRED
PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION
REQUIREMENTS OF THOSE LAWS.
(b) The Subscriber
agrees, acknowledges and understands that the Company will make a
notation in the appropriate records with respect to the foregoing
restrictions on the transferability of the Restricted
Securities. Certificates evidencing the Restricted
Securities shall not be required to contain such legend or any
other legend (a) following any sale of the Restricted Securities
pursuant to Rule 144, or (b) if the Restricted Securities are
eligible for sale under Rule 144 or have been sold pursuant to a
registration statement and in compliance with the
Subscriber’s obligations set forth in this Agreement, or (c)
such legend is not required under applicable requirements of the
Securities Act (including judicial interpretations and
pronouncements issued by the Staff of the Commission), in each such
case (a) through (c) to the extent reasonably determined by the
Company’s legal counsel.
2.14.
Residency. The Subscriber is a resident of the
jurisdiction set forth immediately below the Subscriber’s
name on the signature pages hereto.
2.15. Not a Registered
Representative. The Subscriber agrees, acknowledges and
understands that if it is a Registered Representative of a FINRA
member firm, he or she must give such firm the notice required by
FINRA’s Rules of Fair Practice, receipt of which must be
acknowledged by such firm in the Confidential Investor
Questionnaire attached hereto as Exhibit A.
2.16. No
Brokers. The Subscriber has not engaged, consented to or
authorized any broker, finder or intermediary to act on its behalf,
directly or indirectly, as a broker, finder or intermediary in
connection with the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement. The Subscriber hereby agrees to indemnify and
hold harmless the Company from and against all fees, commissions or
other payments owing to any such person or firm acting on behalf of
the Subscriber hereunder.
2.17. Reliance on
Representations. The Subscriber agrees, acknowledges and
understands that the Company and its counsel, are entitled to rely
on the representations, warranties and covenants made by the
Subscriber herein.
3.
USE OF PROCEEDS
. The Company shall use
all of the net proceeds raised in this Offering for working capital
and general corporate purposes, as well as transaction costs
related to the Offering, including specifically payment of up to
$50,000 to the principal shareholder of the Company in exchange for
his shares held in the Company
4.
REPRESENTATIONS BY THE
COMPANY . The Company
hereby represents and warrants to each Subscriber as follows, with
the intention and understanding, as to matters pertaining to the
Company and its subsidiaries (collectively, the
“Subsidiaries”), that such representations and
warranties are made as of the Closing and that the term
Subsidiaries shall include, without limitation, Emissary and its
operating subsidiaries:
4.1. Organization and
Qualification.
(a) The Company is
duly incorporated, validly existing and in good standing under the
laws of the jurisdiction in which it is incorporated, with full
power and authority (corporate and other) to own, lease, use and
operate its properties and to carry on its business as and where
now owned, leased, used, operated and conducted. The
Company is duly qualified to do business and is in good standing in
every jurisdiction in which the nature of the business conducted by
it makes such qualification necessary, except where the failure to
be so qualified or in good standing would not have a material
adverse effect on (a) the business, operations assets or condition
(financial or otherwise) of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken
as a whole, or (b) the ability of the Company or any Subsidiary to
perform its obligations pursuant to the transactions contemplated
by this Agreement or under any instruments to be entered into or
filed in connection herewith (collectively, a “Material
Adverse Effect”).
(b) Each Subsidiary
has been duly organized, is validly existing and in good standing
under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization, has the
power and authority (corporate and other) to own, lease, use and
operate its properties and to carry on its business as and where
now owned, leased, used, operated and conducted. Each
Subsidiary is duly qualified to do business and is in good standing
in every jurisdiction in which the nature of the business conducted
by it makes such qualification necessary, except where the failure
to be so qualified or in good standing would not have a Material
Adverse Effect. All of the issued and outstanding
capital stock of each Subsidiary is owned, directly or indirectly,
by the Company, in each case, free and clear of any liens, and has
been duly authorized and validly issued, and is
non-assessable. Except for the Subsidiaries, the Company
does not presently own or control, directly or indirectly, any
interest in any other subsidiary, corporation, association or other
business entity.
4.2. Authorization;
Enforcement. (a) The Company has the
requisite corporate power and authority to enter into and to
perform its obligations under this Agreement, to consummate the
transactions contemplated hereby and to issue the Units in
accordance with the terms hereof; (b) the execution, delivery and
performance of this Agreement by the Company and the consummation
by it of the transactions contemplated hereby (including without
limitation the issuance of the Securities) have been duly
authorized by the Company’s Board of Directors (the
“Board”) and no further consent or authorization of the
Company, its Board or its shareholders is required that has not or
will not be obtained prior to the Closing; (c) this Agreement has
been duly executed by the Company; and (d) this Agreement
constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company
enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms,
subject to the effect of any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization or moratorium or similar laws affecting the rights
of creditors generally and the application of general principles of
equity.
4.3. Issuance of
Units. The Units, Common Stock, Warrants and the Warrant
Shares purchased under this Agreement are duly authorized and, upon
issuance in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, will be
validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable, free and clear from
all taxes, liens, claims, encumbrances and charges with respect to
the issue thereof, will not be subject to preemptive rights or
other similar rights of stockholders of the Company, and will not
impose personal liability on the holders thereof. The
Warrant Shares, when issued in accordance with the Warrants, and
upon receipt by the Company of the consideration set forth therein,
shall have been duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and
non-assessable, free and clear from all taxes, liens, claims,
encumbrances and charges with respect to the issue thereof, will
not be subject to preemptive rights or other similar rights of
stockholders of the Company, and will not impose personal liability
on the holders thereof. The Company will, at all times
while the Warrants are outstanding, maintain an adequate reserve of
duly authorized shares of Common Stock equal to the number of
shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise in full of the
Warrants.
4.4. No Conflicts; No
Violation.
(a) The execution,
delivery and performance of this Agreement by the Company and the
consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby
(including, without limitation, the issuance of the Units and the
securities underlying the Units) will not: (i) conflict with or
result in a violation of any provision of its Certificate of
Incorporation or Bylaws or the certificate of incorporation,
by-laws or other organizational documents of any Subsidiary; (ii)
violate or conflict with, result in a breach of any provision of,
constitute a default (or an event which with notice or lapse of
time, or both, could become a default) under or give to others any
rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of
any material agreement, indenture, patent, patent license or
instrument to which the Company or any Subsidiary is a party; or
(iii) result in a material violation of any law, rule, regulation,
order, judgment or decree (including United States federal and
state securities or “blue sky” laws and regulations and
regulations of any self-regulatory organizations to which the
Company or its securities are subject) applicable to the Company or
any Subsidiary or by which any property or asset of the Company or
any Subsidiary is bound or affected (except for such conflicts,
breaches, defaults, terminations, amendments, accelerations,
cancellations and violations as would not, individually or in the
aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect).
(b) Except as
specifically contemplated by this Agreement and as required under
the Securities Act and any applicable state securities or
“blue sky” laws or any listing agreement with any
securities exchange or automated quotation system, neither the
Company nor any Subsidiary is required to obtain any consent,
authorization or order of, or make any filing or registration with,
any court or governmental agency or any regulatory or self
regulatory agency in order for it to execute, deliver or perform
any of the Company’s obligations under this Agreement in
accordance with the terms hereof, or to issue and sell the Units in
accordance with the terms hereof. All consents,
authorizations, orders, filings and registrations which the Company
or any Subsidiary is required to obtain pursuant to the preceding
sentence have been obtained or effected on or prior to the date
hereof.
4.5.
Disclosure. This Agreement, and all other documents
delivered in connection herewith at the Closing, do not contain any
untrue statement of a material fact, or omit to state a material
fact necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the
circumstances under which they were made, not
misleading.
4.6. SEC Reports;
Financial Statements. (i) The Company has
timely filed or will timely file as soon as is reasonably
practicable, all reports, schedules, forms, statements and other
documents required to be filed by it with the Commission pursuant
to the reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) (all of the
foregoing, and all other documents and registration statements
heretofore filed by the Company with the Commission being
hereinafter referred to as the “SEC Documents”), which
are hereby incorporated by reference and the disclosures contained
therein specifically made a part of this Agreement. None
of the SEC Documents, at the time they were filed with the
Commission (except those SEC Documents that were subsequently
amended), contained any untrue statement of a material fact or
omitted 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 (or incorporated by reference)
in the SEC Documents complied as to form in all material respects
with applicable accounting requirements and the published rules and
regulations of the Commission or other applicable rules and
regulations with respect thereto (except those SEC Documents that
were subsequently amended). Such financial statements
have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles applied on a consistent basis during the periods
involved (except (a) as may be otherwise indicated in such
financial statements or the notes thereto, or (b) 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 and its Subsidiaries 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
audit adjustments). As of the date hereof, the Company
has, on a timely basis, made all filings required to be made by the
Company with the Commission.
4.7. Securities Law
Exemption. Assuming the truth and accuracy of the
Subscriber’s representations and warranties in this Agreement
and the truth and accuracy of each of the other Subscribers’
representations and warranties set forth in the subscription
agreements executed by such other Subscribers, the offer, sale and
issuance of the Securities as contemplated by this Agreement and
the other subscription agreements are exempt from the registration
requirements of the Act and applicable state securities laws, and
neither the Company nor any authorized agent acting on its behalf
has taken or will take any action hereafter that would cause the
loss of such exemption.
5.
RISK FACTORS
. THE SUBSCRIBER
ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THERE ARE SIGNIFICANT RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH THE
PURCHASE OF THE UNITS AND THAT SUCH SECURITIES ARE HIGHLY
SPECULATIVE AND SHOULD NOT BE PURCHASED BY ANYONE WHO CANNOT AFFORD
A TOTAL LOSS OF HIS OR HER ENTIRE INVESTMENT. The
Subscriber represents and warrants that he or she has carefully
considered and reviewed all the information contained within the
reports the Company file
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