Exhibit 10
AIMS WORLDWIDE, INC.
SERIES B PREFERRED STOCK AND WARRANT PURCHASE
AGREEMENT
July 8 th , 2008
AIMS WORLDWIDE, INC.
SERIES B PREFERRED STOCK AND WARRANT
PURCHASE AGREEMENT
This Series B Preferred Stock and Warrant
Purchase Agreement (the “Agreement”) is made as of
July 8 th , 2008 by and between AIMS Worldwide, Inc.,
a Nevada corporation (the “Company”) and FG
Investment Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company
(“Purchaser”).
The parties hereby agree as follows:
1.
Purchase and Sale of
Preferred Stock.
1.1
Sale and Issuance of Series B Preferred Stock
and Warrants.
(a) The Company has, or before the
Initial Closing (as defined in Section 2) will have, duly
authorized the sale and issuance, pursuant to the terms of this
Agreement, of up to 5,000,000 shares of Series B Convertible
Preferred Stock, $.001 par value per share (the "Series B
Preferred"), having the rights, privileges, preferences and
restrictions set forth in the Amendment to Certificate of
Designations of Preferences, Rights and Limitations of Preferred
Stock attached hereto as Exhibit A
(the "Series B
Preferred Stock Designation"). The Company has, or before
the Closing will have, adopted and filed the Series B Preferred
Stock Designation with the Secretary of State of the State of
Nevada.
(b) Subject to the terms and conditions of this
Agreement, Purchaser agrees to purchase at the Initial Closing
(as hereinafter defined) and the Company agrees to sell and
issue to Purchaser at the Initial Closing 93,750 shares of
Series B Convertible Preferred Stock at a purchase price of
$1.60 per share (the “Series B Per Share Price) or One
Hundred and Fifty Thousand and 00/100 dollars ($150,000),
together with a warrant in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B
to purchase 6,000,000 shares of Common Stock at a price per
share of Common Stock of $0.352, subject to adjustment as set
forth in the warrant (the “B-1 Warrant”), (the
“Initial Closing”) (Disclosure Schedule 1.1(b)).
The shares of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock and the
warrant(s) issued to the Purchaser pursuant to this Agreement at
the Initial Closing, and each subsequent Closing, shall be
hereinafter referred to as the “Stock” and the
“Warrants,” respectively, and the shares of Common
Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants shall be
hereinafter referred to as the “Warrant Stock.” The
Stock, the Warrants, the Warrant Stock, and the Common Stock
issuable upon conversion of the Stock shall be hereinafter
referred to as the “Securities.”
1.2
Closing; Delivery.
(a) The Initial Closing shall take place at the
offices of Gregory & Plotkin, LLC, 1331 17 th
Street, Suite 1060, Denver, CO 80202, at 10:00 a.m., on or before
July 8 th , 2008, or at such other time and place as the
Company and the Purchaser mutually agree upon, orally or in
writing.
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(b) Second Closing. Upon
achievement of the Second Tranche Milestone, as defined below,
(the “Second Closing”), Purchaser shall purchase and
the Company shall issue and sell 1,406,250 shares of Series B
Convertible Preferred Stock to Purchasers for a purchase price
of $1.60 per share or Two Million Two Hundred Fifty Thousand and
00/100 ($2,250,000.00) in total (the “Second Tranche
Shares”) together with a warrant in the form attached
hereto as Exhibit C to purchase 21,875,000 shares of Common
Stock with an exercise price of $0.50 per share subject to
adjustment as set forth in the warrant (the “B-2
Warrant”). The Company shall promptly notify Purchaser in
writing upon either (i) its achievement of the Second Tranche
Milestone (“Achievement Notice”), or (ii) its
failure, on or before September 30, 2008 (or such earlier or
later date as the parties shall mutually agree), to
achieve the Second Tranche Milestone (“Failure
Notice”). Upon receipt of a Failure Notice,
Purchaser shall have 30 days within which to notify the Company
whether Purchaser elects to consummate the Second Tranche
investment notwithstanding the failure to meet one or both of
the conditions imposed by the Second Tranche Milestone (the
“Waiver Notice”). The Second Closing shall
occur within ten (10) Business Days of the Achievement Notice or
the Waiver Notice, as the case may be. As used herein, the
term “Second Tranche Milestone” shall mean
satisfaction of all the following conditions as determined in
the sole discretion of the Purchaser: i) the Initial Closing has
been fully consummated; and ii) the trading price of the
Company’s common stock (based on a prior 15 day VWAP of
the closing bid price) must be equal to or greater than
$1.00.
(c) Third Closing. Upon achievement of
the Third Tranche Milestone, as defined below, (the “Third
Closing”), Purchaser shall purchase and the Company shall
issue and sell 1,312,500 convertible shares of Series B Convertible
Preferred Shares to Purchaser for a purchase price of $1.60 per
share or Two Million One Hundred Thousand and 00/100
($2,100,000.00) in total) (the “Third Tranche
Shares”). The Company shall promptly notify Purchaser
in writing upon either (i) its achievement of the Third Tranche
Milestone (“Third Tranche Achievement Notice”); or (ii)
its failure, on or before December 31, 2010 to achieve the Third
Tranche Milestone (“Third Tranche Failure Notice”).
Upon receipt of a Third Tranche Failure Notice, Purchaser
shall have 30 days within which to notify the Company whether
Purchaser shall consummate the Third Tranche investment
notwithstanding the failure to meet one or more of the conditions
imposed by the Third Tranche Milestone (the “Third Tranche
Waiver Notice”). The Third Closing shall occur within
ten (10) Business Days of the Third Tranche Achievement Notice or
the Third Tranche Waiver Notice, as the case may be. As used
herein, the term “Third Tranche Milestone” shall mean
satisfaction of all the following conditions as determined in the
sole discretion of the Purchaser: (i) both the Initial Closing and
the Second Closing have been fully consummated, (ii) the trading
price of the Company’s common stock (based on a prior 15 day
VWAP of the closing bid price) must be equal to or greater than
$1.00, and (iii) the Company’s Consolidated EBITDA shall
equal or exceed $500,000 for the two most recent consecutive
calendar quarters ending prior to the date of the Third Closing
(the “Testing Period”), and shall be projected by the
Company to equal or exceed $750,000 per calendar quarter (which
projections shall be inclusive of any Person acquired by the
Company during the Testing Period, or any Person to be acquired by
the Company with proceeds from the Third Closing on or shortly
after the Third Closing). The Company shall pay a fee to the
Purchaser in the amount of Four Hundred Fifty Thousand and 00/100
Dollars ($450,000.00) simultaneously with the consummation of the
Third Closing (the “Third Closing Fee”).
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(d) At each closing, the Company shall deliver to
Purchaser: (i) a certificate representing the Stock being
purchased thereby against payment of the purchase price therefor by
wire transfer to a bank account designated by the Company, and (ii)
if called for under the terms set forth above, a Warrant. The
obligations of the Purchaser to purchase the Securities at each
closing subsequent to the Initial Closing, is subject to
fulfillment, or the waiver in writing by Purchaser, of the
following conditions, on or before the date of such subsequent
closing (the “Subsequent Closing Date”):
(i)
The representations and warranties contained in
Section 2 of this Agreement shall be true in all material respects
as of the Subsequent Closing Date with the same effect as though
such representations and warranties had been made on and as of that
date.
(ii)
The Company shall have in all material respects
performed and complied with all agreements and conditions contained
in this Agreement and the Transaction Agreements required to be
performed or complied with by the Company prior to or at such
Subsequent Closing Date;
(iii)
At the request of the Purchaser, the Company shall
have delivered to the Purchaser copies of the documents specified
in Sections 4.3 and 4.7, updated to such Subsequent Closing Date;
and
(iv)
With respect to the Third Closing, the Company
shall have paid the Third Closing Fee.
1.3
Defined Terms Used in this Agreement.
In addition to the terms
defined above, the following terms used in this Agreement shall
be construed to have the meanings set forth or referenced
below.
“ Business Day ” means any day
other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which the national or
state banks located in the State of Colorado or the State of
Virginia are authorized to be closed.
“ Closing” means the Initial
Closing, the Second Closing, or the Third Closing, as the context
may require.
“Common Stock " means the
Corporation's common stock, par value $0.001 per share, and
stock of any other class into which such shares may hereafter
have been reclassified or changed.
“ Code ” means the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
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“ Consolidated EBITDA ” of
any Person for any period, means Consolidated Net Income of such
Person and its Subsidiaries for such period plus ,
without duplication and to the extent reflected as a charge in
the statement of such Consolidated Net Income for such period,
the sum of (a) income tax expense, (b) Consolidated Interest
Expense of such Person and its Subsidiaries, amortization or
write-off of debt discount and debt issuance costs and
commissions, discounts and other fees and charges associated
with Indebtedness, (c) depreciation and amortization expense,
(d) amortization of intangibles (including, but not limited to,
goodwill) and organization costs, (e) any extraordinary, unusual
or non-recurring expenses or losses, prepayment fees paid to
existing lenders, and minus , to the extent included in
the statement of such Consolidated Net Income for such period,
the sum of (a) interest income (except to the extent deducted in
determining Consolidated Interest Expense), (b) any
extraordinary, unusual or non-recurring income or gains
(including, whether or not otherwise includable as a separate
item in the statement of such Consolidated Net Income for such
period, gains on the sales of assets) and (c) any other non-cash
income, all as determined on a consolidated basis;
provided , that for purposes of calculating Consolidated
EBITDA of the Company and its Subsidiaries for any period, (i)
the Consolidated EBITDA of any Person acquired by the Company or
its Subsidiaries during such period shall be excluded on a pro
forma basis for such period (assuming the consummation of such
acquisition and the incurrence or assumption of any Indebtedness
in connection therewith occurred on the first day of such
period) if the consolidated balance sheet of such acquired
Person and its consolidated Subsidiaries as at the end of the
period preceding the acquisition of such Person and the related
consolidated statements of income and stockholders’ equity
and of cash flows for the period in respect of which
Consolidated EBITDA is to be calculated (x) have been previously
provided to the Purchaser and the Warrant Holder (if different)
and (y) either (1) have been reported on without a qualification
arising out of the scope of the audit by independent certified
public accountants of nationally recognized standing or (2) have
been found acceptable by the Purchaser and the Warrant Holder
(if different) and (ii) the Consolidated EBITDA of any Person
Disposed of by the Company or its Subsidiaries during such
period shall be excluded for such period (assuming the
consummation of such Disposition and the repayment of any
Indebtedness in connection therewith occurred on the first day
of such period).
“ Registration Rights Agreement
” means the Registration Rights Agreement between the
Company and the Purchaser, dated as of the date of the Closing,
in the form of Exhibit D attached hereto.
“ Knowledge ” or “
to the Company’s Knowledge of ” means the
actual knowledge after reasonable investigation of the following
officers: B. Joseph Vincent, Gerald Garcia, and Patrick
Summers.
“ Material Adverse Effect ”
means a material adverse effect on the business, assets
(including intangible assets), liabilities, condition (financial
or otherwise), property, prospects or results of operation of
the Company.
“ Preferred Stock ” has the
meaning given thereto in the Series B Preferred Stock
Designation .
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“ Purchaser ” has the meaning
set forth in the preamble to this Agreement.
“ Securities Act ” means the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
“ Trading Day ” means a day on
which the Common Stock is traded on a Trading Market.
“ Trading Market ” means the
following markets or exchanges on which the Common Stock is
listed or quoted for trading on the date in question: the Nasdaq
SmallCap Market, the American Stock Exchange, the New York Stock
Exchange, the Nasdaq National Market or the OTC Bulletin
Board.
“ Transaction Agreements ”
means this Agreement, the Warrants, the Series B Preferred Stock
Designation, and the Registration Rights Agreement.
“ VWAP ” means, for any date,
the price determined by the first of the following clauses that
applies: (a) if the Common Stock is then listed or quoted on a
Trading Market, the daily volume weighted average price of the
Common Stock for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on the
primary Trading Market on which the Common Stock is then listed or
quoted as reported by Bloomberg Financial L.P. (based on a Trading
Day from 9:30 a.m. EST to 4:02 p.m. Eastern Time) using the VAP
function; (b) if the Common Stock is not then listed or quoted on
the Trading Market and if prices for the Common Stock are then
reported in the “Pink Sheets” published by the National
Quotation Bureau Incorporated (or a similar organization or agency
succeeding to its functions of reporting prices), the most recent
bid price per share of the Common Stock so reported; or (c) in all
other cases, the fair market value of a share of Common Stock as
determined by a nationally recognized-independent appraiser
selected in good faith by Purchasers holding a majority of the
principal amount of Preferred Stock then outstanding.
2.
Representations and Warranties of the
Company. The
Company hereby represents and warrants to Purchaser that, except
as set forth on the Schedule of Exceptions, which exceptions
shall be deemed to be representations and warranties as if made
hereunder, the following representations are true and complete
as of the date of the Closing, except as otherwise
indicated.
2.1
Organization, Good Standing and
Qualification. The
Company is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in
good standing under the laws of the State of Nevada and has all
requisite corporate power and authority to carry on its business
as presently conducted or proposed to be conducted (Disclosure
Schedule 2.1). The Company is duly qualified to transact
business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which
the failure so to qualify would have a Material Adverse
Effect.
2.2
Capitalization.
The authorized capital of the Company consists, or will consist,
immediately prior to the Closing, of the following (also
represented herein by Disclosure Schedule 2.2):
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(a) The Company has reserved 18,077,050 shares
of Common Stock for issuance upon exercise of certain common
stock purchase warrants and options issued by the Company
pursuant to convertible note and warrant purchase agreements
(the “Convertible Note Agreements”). The
rights, privileges and preferences of the Preferred Stock are as
stated in the Certificate of Designation. In addition, the
Company has reserved 9,983,651 shares for distribution via its
private placement memorandum and has reserved 1,156,576 shares
of common stock for fulfillment of other agreements.
(b) 200,000,000 shares of Common Stock,
47,791,621 shares of which are issued and outstanding
immediately prior to the Initial Closing, and 20,000,000 shares
of Preferred Stock, 4,912,500 shares of which are issued and
currently in escrow, and 2,187,500 are issued and outstanding
immediately prior to the Initial Closing. All of the outstanding
shares of Common Stock have been duly authorized, are fully paid
and nonassessable and were issued in compliance with all
applicable federal and state securities laws.
(c) The Company has reserved 2,000,000 shares of
Common Stock for issuance to officers, directors, employees and
consultants of the Company for 2008 staff grants and options, to
be proposed to the Board of Directors. Of such reserved shares
of Common Stock, no options to purchase shares have been granted
and are currently outstanding and 20,000,000 shares of Common
Stock remain available for issuance to officers, directors,
employees and consultants pursuant Board approval.
(d) Except for (i) the conversion
privileges of the Preferred Stock, (ii) the outstanding options
issued pursuant to the Stock Plan, and (iii) those matters
disclosed in Schedule 2.2, and (iv) except as set forth in the
Registration Rights Agreement (as defined below), there are no
outstanding options, warrants, rights (including conversion or
preemptive rights and rights of first refusal or similar rights)
or agreements, orally or in writing, for the purchase or
acquisition from the Company of any shares of its capital stock
or any securities convertible into or exchangeable for shares of
Common Stock or Series B Preferred Stock. None of the
Company’s stock purchase agreements or stock option
documents contains a provision for acceleration of vesting (or
lapse of a repurchase right) or other changes in the vesting
provisions or other terms of such agreement upon the occurrence
of any event or combination of events. The Company has never
adjusted or amended the exercise price of any stock options
previously awarded, whether through amendment, cancellation,
replacement grant, repricing, or any other means.
(f) Section 2.2(f) of the Disclosure Schedule
(“Schedule 2: Disclosure”) sets forth the
capitalization of the Company immediately following the Closing
including the number of shares of the following: (i) issued and
outstanding Common Stock, including, with respect to restricted
Common Stock, vesting schedule and repurchase price; (ii) issued
stock options, including vesting schedule and exercise price;
(iii) stock options not yet issued but reserved for issuance;
(iv) each series of Preferred Stock; and (v) warrant or stock
purchase rights, if any.
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2.3
Subsidiaries. Except as set forth in Disclosure
Schedule 2.3, The
Company does not currently own or control, directly or
indirectly, any interest in any other corporation, partnership,
trust, joint venture, limited liability company, association or
other business entity. The Company is not a participant in any
joint venture, partnership or similar arrangement.
2.4
Authorization. All corporate action on the part of
the Company, its officers, directors and holders of capital
stock necessary for the authorization, execution and delivery of
this Agreement and the other Transaction Agreements, the
performance of all obligations of the Company hereunder and
thereunder and the authorization, issuance and delivery of the
Securities has been taken or will be taken prior to the Closing
(Disclosure Schedule 2.4), and the Transaction Agreements, when
executed and delivered by the Company, shall constitute valid
and legally binding obligations of the Company, enforceable
against the Company in accordance with their respective terms
except (i) as limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, moratorium, fraudulent conveyance, or other laws
of general application relating to or affecting the enforcement
of creditors’ rights generally, (ii) as limited by laws
relating to the availability of specific performance, injunctive
relief, or other equitable remedies, or (iii) to the extent the
indemnification provisions contained in the Registration Rights
Agreement, may be limited by applicable federal or state
securities laws.
2.5
Valid Issuance of Securities. The Stock and Warrants when issued,
sold and delivered in accordance with the terms hereof for the
consideration expressed herein, will be duly and validly issued,
fully paid and nonassessable and free of restrictions on
transfer other than restrictions on transfer under this
Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement, applicable
state and federal securities laws and liens or encumbrances
created by or imposed by Purchaser. Based in part upon the
representations of the Purchasers in Section 3 of this Agreement
and subject to the provisions of Section 2.6 below, the Stock
and Warrants will be issued in compliance with all applicable
federal and state securities laws. The Warrant Stock has been
duly and validly reserved for issuance, and upon issuance in
accordance with the terms of the Warrant will be duly and
validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and free of
restrictions on transfer other than restrictions on transfer
under this Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement, and
applicable federal and state securities laws and will be issued
in compliance with all applicable federal and state securities
laws. The Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Stock has
been duly and validly reserved for issuance, and upon issuance
in accordance with the terms of the Series B Preferred Stock
Designation ,
shall be duly and validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable
and free of restrictions on transfer other than restrictions on
transfer under this Agreement and the Registration Rights
Agreement, applicable federal and state securities laws and
liens or encumbrances created by or imposed by Purchaser. Based
in part upon the representations of the Purchaser in Section 3
of this Agreement, and subject to Section 2.6 below, the Common
Stock and Warrants issuable upon conversion of the Stock will be
issued in compliance with all applicable federal and state
securities laws.
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2.6
Governmental Consents and Filings.
Assuming the accuracy of
the representations made by the Purchaser in Section 3 of this
Agreement, no consent, approval, order or authorization of, or
registration, qualification, designation, declaration or filing
with, any federal, state or local governmental authority is
required on the part of the Company in connection with the
consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement,
other applicable state securities laws and Regulation D of the
Securities Act, which have been made or will be made in a timely
manner.
2.7
Litigation. Other than as described on
Disclosure Schedule 2.7, there is no claim, action, suit,
proceeding, arbitration, complaint, charge or investigation
pending or, to the Company’s knowledge, currently
threatened against the Company that questions the validity of
the Transaction Agreements or the right of the Company to enter
into them, or to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby
or thereby, or that would reasonably be expected to have, either
individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect, or
any change in the current equity ownership of the Company, nor
is the Company aware that there is any basis for the foregoing.
Except as set forth in Schedule 2.7(a), neither the Company nor,
to the Company’s knowledge, any of its officers or
directors, is a party or is named as subject to the provisions
of any order, writ, injunction, judgment or decree of any court
or government agency or instrumentality. Except as set forth in
Schedule 2.7(b), there is no action, suit, proceeding or
investigation by the Company pending or which the Company
intends to initiate. The foregoing includes, without limitation,
actions, suits, proceedings or investigations pending or
threatened in writing (or any basis therefor known to the
Company) involving the prior employment of any of the
Company’s employees, their use in connection with the
Company’s business, or any information or techniques
allegedly proprietary to any of their former employers, or their
obligations under any agreements with prior
employers.
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2.8
Intellectual Property. The Company owns or possesses
sufficient legal rights to all patents, trademarks, service
marks, trade names, copyrights, trade secrets, licenses,
information and proprietary rights and processes necessary for
its business without, to the Company’s knowledge, any
conflict with, or infringement of, the rights of others. There
are no outstanding options, licenses, or agreements of any kind
relating to the foregoing, nor is the Company bound by or a
party to any options, licenses or agreements of any kind with
respect to the patents, trademarks, service marks, trade names,
copyrights, trade secrets, licenses, information, proprietary
rights and processes of any other person or entity. The Company
has not received any communications alleging that the Company
has violated or, by conducting its business, would violate any
of the patents, trademarks, service marks, trade names,
copyrights, trade secrets or other proprietary rights or
processes of any other person or entity. To the Company’s
knowledge, none of its employees is obligated under any contract
(including licenses, covenants or commitments of any nature) or
other agreement, or subject to any judgment, decree or order of
any court or administrative agency, that would interfere with
the use of such employee’s best efforts to promote the
interest of the Company or that would conflict with the
Company’s business. Neither the execution or delivery of
this Agreement, nor the carrying on of the Company’s
business by the employees of the Company, nor the conduct of the
Company’s business as proposed, will, to the
Company’s knowledge, conflict with or result in a breach
of the terms, conditions, or provisions of, or constitute a
default under, any contract, covenant or instrument under which
any such employee is now obligated. To the Company’s
knowledge, it will not be necessary to use any inventions of any
of its employees or consultants (or persons it currently intends
to hire) made prior to their employment by the Company. Each
employee and consultant has assigned to the Company all
intellectual property rights he or she owns that are related to
the Company’s business as now conducted and as presently
proposed to be conducted. Disclosure Schedule 2.8 of the
Disclosure Schedule lists all registered Company patents and
trademarks. The Company has not embedded any open source,
copyright or community source code in any of its products
generally available or in development, including but not limited
to any libraries or code licensed under any general public
license, lesser general public license or similar license
arrangement.
2.9
Compliance with Other Instruments.
The Company is not in
violation or default of any provisions of its Articles of
Incorporation, as amended, or Bylaws, or of any instrument,
judgment, order, writ, or decree, or under any note, indenture,
mortgage, lease, agreement, contract or purchase order to which
it is a party or by which it is bound or, to its
knowledge , of any provision of federal or state
statute, rule or regulation applicable to the Company, the
violation of which would have a Material Adverse Effect. The
execution, delivery and performance of the Transaction
Agreements and the consummation of the transactions contemplated
hereby or thereby will not result in any such violation or be in
conflict with or constitute, with or without the passage of time
and giving of notice, either a default under any such provision,
instrument, judgment, order, writ, decree or contract or an
event which results in the creation of any lien, charge or
encumbrance upon any assets of the Company.
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2.10
Agreements;
Actions.
(a) Other than (i) standard employee benefits
generally made available to all employees, (ii) standard
director and officer indemnification agreements approved by the
Board of Directors, and (iii) the purchase of shares of the
Company’s capital stock and the issuance of options to
purchase shares of the Company’s Common Stock, in each
instance, approved by the Board of Directors, there are no
agreements, understandings or proposed transactions between the
Company and any of its officers, directors, affiliates, or any
affiliate thereof.
(b) Except for the Transaction Agreements and
disclosures in the Company’s filings with the Federal
Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”),
there are no agreements, understandings, instruments, contracts
or proposed transactions to which the Company is a party or by
which it is bound that involve (i) obligations (contingent or
otherwise) of, or payments to, the Company in excess of $10,000,
(ii) the license of any patent, copyright, trade secret or other
proprietary right to or from the Company, or (iii) the grant of
rights to manufacture, produce, assemble, license, market, or
sell its products to any other person or affect the
Company’s exclusive right to develop, manufacture,
assemble, distribute, market or sell its products.
(c) Except as set forth in the Company’s
filings with the SEC, the Company has not (i) declared or paid
any dividends, or authorized or made any distribution upon or
with respect to any class or series of its capital stock, (ii)
incurred any indebtedness for money borrowed or incurred any
other liabilities individually in excess of $10,000 or in excess
of $25,000 in the aggregate, (iii) made any loans or advances to
any person, other than ordinary advances for travel expenses, or
(iv) sold, exchanged or otherwise disposed of any of its assets
or rights, other than the sale of its inventory in the ordinary
course of business.
(d) For the purposes of subsections (b) and (c)
above, all indebtedness, liabilities, agreements,
understandings, instruments, contracts and proposed transactions
involving the same person or entity (including persons or
entities the Company has reason to believe are affiliated with
that person or entity) shall be aggregated for the purposes of
meeting the individual minimum dollar amounts of each such
subsection.
(e) The Company has not engaged in the past
three months in any discussion with any representative of any
corporation, partnership, trust, joint venture, limited
liability company, association or other entity, or any
individual, regarding (i) a sale of all or substantially all of
the Company’s assets, (ii) any merger, consolidation or
other business combination transaction of the Company with or
into another corporation, entity or person, other than a
transaction in which the holders of at least a majority of the
shares of voting capital stock of the Company outstanding
immediately prior to such transaction continue to hold (either
by such shares remaining outstanding or by their being converted
into shares of voting capital stock of the surviving entity) a
majority of the total voting power represented by the shares of
voting capital stock of the Company (or the surviving entity)
outstanding immediately after such transaction, or (iii) the
direct or indirect acquisition (including by way of a tender or
exchange offer) by any person, or persons acting as a group, of
beneficial ownership or a right to acquire beneficial ownership
of shares representing a majority of the voting power of the
then outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company.
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2.11
Disclosure. The Company and the Purchaser have
engaged in a due diligence process, and in connection with that
process the Company has made available to the Purchaser all the
information reasonably available to the Company that the
Purchaser has requested for deciding whether to acquire the
Securities and all information that the Company believes is
reasonably necessary to enable the Purchaser to make such a
decision, including certain of the Company’s projections
describing its proposed business (collectively, the
“Business Plan”). No representation or warranty of
the Company contained in this Agreement and the exhibits
attached hereto, any certificate furnished or to be furnished to
Purchaser at the Closing, or the Business Plan contains any
untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state a material
fact necessary in order to make the statements contained herein
or therein not misleading in light of the circumstances under
which they were made. To the extent the Business Plan was
prepared by management of the Company, the Business Plan and the
financial and other projections contained in the Business Plan
were prepared in good faith; however, the Company does not
warrant that it will achieve such projections.
2.12
No Conflict of Interest. Except as set forth in the
Company’s filings with the SEC , the Company is not indebted,
directly or indirectly, to any of its officers or directors or
to their respective spouses or children, in any amount
whatsoever other than in connection with expenses or advances of
expenses incurred in the ordinary course of business or
relocation expenses of employees. None of the Company’s
officers or directors, or any members of their immediate
families, are, directly or indirectly, indebted to the Company
(other than in connection with purchases of the Company’s
stock) or, to the Company’s knowledge, have any direct or
indirect ownership interest in any firm or corporation with
which the Company is affiliated or with which the Company has a
business relationship, or any firm or corporation which competes
with the Company except that officers, directors and/or holders
of capital stock of the Company may own stock in (but not
exceeding two percent of the outstanding capital stock of) any
publicly traded company that may compete with the Company. None
of the Company’s officers or directors or, to the
Company’s knowledge, any members of their immediate
families are, directly or indirectly, interested in any material
contract with the Company. The Company is not a guarantor or
indemnitor of any indebtedness of any other person, firm or
corporation.
2.13
Rights of Registration and Voting Rights.
Except as provided in
the Registration Rights Agreement, and in section 2.2(d) above,
the Company is not under any obligation to register under the
Securities Act any of its currently outstanding securities or
any securities issuable upon exercise or conversion of its
currently outstanding securities. To the Company’s
knowledge, no holder of capital stock of the Company has entered
into any agreements with respect to the voting of capital shares
of the Company.
2.14
Title to Property and Assets. Except as set forth in its filings
with the SEC, the
Company owns its property and assets free and clear of all
mortgages, deeds of trust, liens, loans and encumbrances, except
for statutory liens for the payment of current taxes that are
not yet delinquent and encumbrances and liens that arise in the
ordinary course of business and do not materially impair the
Company’s ownership or use of such property or assets.
With respect to the property and assets it leases, the Company
is in compliance with such leases and, to its knowledge, holds a
valid leasehold interest free of any liens, claims or
encumbrances other than to the lessors of such property or
assets.
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2.15
Financial Statements. The Company has made available to
each Purchaser its unaudited financial statements (including
balance sheet, income statement and statement of cash flows) as
of March 31, 2008 (Disclosure Schedule 2.15) and for the fiscal
year ended December 31, 2007 (collectively, the “Financial
Statements”). The Financial Statements have been prepared
in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles
applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods indicated.
The Financial Statements fairly present in all material respects
the financial condition and operating results of the Company as
of the dates, and for the periods, indicated therein, subject to
normal year-end audit adjustments. Except as set forth in the
Financial Statements, the Company has no material liabilities or
obligations, contingent or otherwise, other than (i) liabilities
incurred in the ordinary course of business subsequent to March
31, 2008 and (ii) obligations under contracts and commitments
incurred in the ordinary course of business and not required
under generally accepted accounting principles to be reflected
in the Financial Statements, which, in both cases, individually
or in the aggregate would not have a Material Adverse Effect.
The Company maintains and will continue to maintain a standard
system of accounting established and administered in accordance
with generally accepted accounting principles.
2.16
Changes. Since March 31, 2008, there has not
been:
(a) any change in the assets, liabilities,
financial condition or operating results of the Company from
that reflected in the Financial Statements, except changes in
the ordinary course of business that have not caused, in the
aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect;
(b) any damage, destruction or loss, whether or
not covered by insurance, that would have a Material Adverse
Effect;
(c) any waiver or compromise by the Company of a
valuable right or of a material debt owed to it;
(d) any satisfaction or discharge of any lien,
claim, or encumbrance or payment of any obligation by the
Company, except in the ordinary course of business and the
satisfaction or discharge of which would not have a Material
Adverse Effect;
(e) any material change to a material contract
or agreement by which the Company or any of its assets is bound
or subject;
(f) any material change in any compensation
arrangement or agreement with any employee, officer, director or
holder of capital stock;
(g) any sale, assignment or transfer of any
patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets or other
intangible assets of the Company;
(h) any resignation or termination of employment
of any officer or key employee of the Company; and the Company,
is not aware of any impending resignation or termination of
employment of any such officer or key employee;
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(i) any mortgage, pledge, transfer of a security
interest in, or lien, created by the Company, with respect to
any of its material properties or assets, except liens for taxes
not yet due or payable and liens that arise in the ordinary
course of business and do not materially impair the
Company’s ownership or use of such property or assets;
(j) any loans or guarantees made by the Company
to or for the benefit of its employees, officers or directors,
or any members of their immediate families, other than travel
advances and other advances made in the ordinary course of its
business;
(k) any declaration, setting aside or payment or
other distribution in respect to any of the Company’s
capital stock, or any direct or indirect redemption, purchase,
or other acquisition of any of such stock by the Company;
(l) to the Company’s knowledge, any other
event or condition of any character, other than events affecting
the economy or the Company’s industry generally, that
could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse
Effect;
(m) receipt of notice that there has been a loss
of, or material order cancellation by, any major customer of the
Company; or
(n) any arrangement or commitment by the Company
to do any of the things described in this Section 2.16.
2.17
Employee Matters.
(a) As of the date hereof, the Company employs
four (4) full-time employees and no part-time employees and
engages one (1) consultant(s) or independent contractor(s). None
of the Company’s employees, officer, consultants or
independent contractors is entitled to any bonus, commission,
severance pay, or deferred compensation, and the Company has no
policy, practice, plan, or program of paying severance pay or
any form of severance compensation in connection with the
termination of employment services.
(b) The Company is not delinquent in payments to
any of its employees, consultants, or independent contractors
for any wages, salaries, commissions, bonuses, or other direct
compensation for any service performed for it to the date hereof
or amounts required to be reimbursed to such employees,
consultants, or independent contractors. The Company has
complied in all material respects with all applicable state and
federal equal employment opportunity laws and with other laws
related to employment, including those related to wages, hours,
worker classification, and collective bargaining. The Company
has withheld and paid to the appropriate governmental entity or
is holding for payment not yet due to such governmental entity
all amounts required to be withheld from employees of the
Company and is not liable for any arrears of wages, taxes,
penalties, or other sums for failure to comply with any of the
foregoing.
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(c) To the Company’s knowledge, no officer
or key employee intends to terminate employment with the Company
or is otherwise likely to become unavailable to continue as an
officer or key employee, nor does the Company have a present
intention to terminate the employment of any of the foregoing.
The employment of each employee of the Company is terminable at
the will of the Company. Each former key employee whose
employment was terminated by the Company has entered into an
agreement with the Company providing for the full release of any
claims against the Company or any related party arising out of
such employment.
(d) The Company has not made any representations
regarding equity incentives to any officer, employees, director
or consultant that are inconsistent with the share amounts and
terms set forth in the minutes of meetings of the
Company’s board of directors.
(e) Section 2.17(e) of the Disclosure Schedule
(Disclosure Schedule 2.17(e)) sets forth all employee benefit
plans maintained, established or sponsored by the Company, or in
or to which the Company participates or contributes, which is
subject to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974,
as amended (“ERISA”). The Company has made all
required contributions and has no liability to any such employee
benefit plan, other than liability for health plan continuation
coverage described in Part 6 of Title I(B) of ERISA, and has
complied with all applicable laws for any such employee benefit
plan.
2.18
Tax Returns and Payments. The Company has filed all tax
returns and reports as required by law. These returns and
reports are true and correct in all material respects. The
Company has paid all taxes and other assessments due.
2.19
Insurance. The Company has in full force and
effect fire and casualty insurance policies, with extended
coverage, sufficient in amount (subject to reasonable
deductibles) to allow it to replace any of its properties that
might be damaged or destroyed, and directors and officers
liability coverage with a policy limit as stated on the policy
summary attached as Disclosure Schedule 2.19.
2.20
Labor Agreements and Actions. The Company is not bound by or
subject to (and none of its assets or properties is bound by or
subject to) any written or oral, express or implied, contract,
commitment or arrangement with any labor union, and no labor
union has requested or, to the Company’s knowledge, has
sought to represent any of the employees, representatives or
agents of the Company. No strike or other labor dispute
involving the Company is currently pending, or to the
Company’s knowledge threatened, which could have a
Material Adverse Effect, nor is the Company aware of any labor
organization activity involving its employees. The employment of
each officer and employee of the Company is terminable at the
will of the Company. To its knowledge, the Company has complied
in all material respects with all applicable state and federal
equal employment opportunity laws and with other laws related to
employment.
2.21
Permits. The Company and each of its
subsidiaries has all franchises, permits, licenses and any
similar authority necessary for the conduct of its business, the
lack of which could have a Material Adverse Effect. The Company
is not in default in any material respect under any of such
franchises, permits, licenses or other similar
authority.
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2.22
Corporate
Documents. The Articles of Incorporation, as amended,
and Bylaws of the Company are in the form provided to counsel
for the Purchaser. The copy of the minute books of the Company
provided to the Purchaser’s counsel contains minutes of
all meetings of directors and holders of capital stock and all
actions by written consent without a meeting by the directors
and holders of capital stock since the date of incorporation and
reflects all actions by the directors (and any committee of
directors) and holders of capital stock with respect to all
transactions referred to in such minutes accurately in all
material respects.
3.
Representations and Warranties of the
Purchaser. Purchaser hereby represents and
warrant to the Company that:
3.1
Authorization. The Purchaser has full power and
authority to enter into this Agreement and each of the
Transaction Agreements. This Agreement, and each of
the
Transaction Agreements, when executed and
delivered by the Purchaser, will constitute valid and legally
binding obligations of the Purchaser, enforceable in accordance
with their terms, except (a) as limited by applicable
bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, fraudulent
conveyance, and any other laws of general application affecting
enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, and as limited
by laws relating to the availability of a specific performance,
injunctive relief, or other equitable remedies, or (b) to the
extent the indemnification provisions contained in the
Registration Rights Agreement may be limited by applicable
federal or state securities laws.
3.2
Purchase Entirely for Own Account.
This Agreement is made
with the Purchaser in reliance upon the Purchaser’s
representation to the Company, which by the Purchaser’s
execution of this Agreement, the Purchaser hereby confirms, that
the Securities to be acquired by the Purchaser will be acquired
for investment for the Purchaser’s own account, not as a
nominee or agent, and not with a view to the resale or
distribution of any part thereof, and that the Purchaser has no
present intention of selling, granting any participation in, or
otherwise distributing the same. By executing this Agreement,
the Purchaser further represents that the Purchaser does not
presently have any contract, undertaking, agreement or
arrangement with any person to sell, transfer or grant
participations to such person or to any third person, with
respect to any of the Securities. The Purchaser has been formed
for the specific purpose of acquiring the Securities.
3.3
Disclosure of
Information. The Purchaser has had an opportunity to
discuss the Company’s business, management, financial
affairs and the terms and conditions of the offering of the
Securities with the Company’s management and has had an
opportunity to review the Company’s facilities.
3.4
Experience. Purchaser has
carefully reviewed the representations concerning the Company
contained in this Agreement, has read the Business Plan and has
made detailed inquiry concerning the Company, its business,
management, financial affairs and its personnel; the officers of
the Company have made available to such Purchaser any and all
written information which it has requested and have answered to
Purchaser's satisfaction all inquiries made by Purchaser; and
Purchaser has sufficient knowledge and experience in finance and
business that it is capable of evaluating the risks and merits of
its investment in the Company and Purchaser is able financially to
bear the risks thereof.
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3.5
Risk Factors.
Purchaser understands that Purchaser’s
investment in the Securities involves a high degree of risk.
Purchaser understands that no United States federal or
state agency or any other government or governmental agency has
passed on or made any recommendation or endorsement of the
Securities. Purchaser warrant that Purchaser, and each of its
members, is able to bear the complete loss of Purchaser’s
investment in the Securities.
3.6
Accredited
Investor. The Purchaser, and each of its members, is
an accredited investor as defined in Rule 501(a) of Regulation D
promulgated under the Securities Act.
3.7
No General Solicitation. Neither the Purchaser, nor any of
its officers, employees, agents, directors, holders of capital
stock or partners has engaged the services of a broker,
investment banker or finder to contact any potential investor
nor has the Purchaser or any of the Purchaser’s officers,
employees, agents, directors, holders of capital stock or
partners, agreed to pay any commission, fee or other
remuneration to any third party to solicit or contact any
potential investor. Neither the Purchaser, nor any of its
officers, directors, employees, agents, holders of capital stock
or partners has (a) engaged in any general solicitation, or (b)
published any advertisement in connection with the offer and
sale of the Stock.
4.
Conditions of the Purchasers’
Obligations at Closing. The obligations of Purchaser to the
Company under this Agreement are subject to the fulfillment, on
or before the Closing, of each of the following conditions,
unless otherwise waived:
4.1
Representations and
Warranties. The representations and warranties of the
Company contained in Section 2 shall be true and correct in all
material respects on and as of the Closing with the same effect
as though such representations and warranties had been made on
and as of the date of the Closing.
4.2
Performance. The Company shall have performed and
complied with all covenants, agreements, obligations and
conditions contained in this Agreement that are required to be
performed or complied with by it on or before the
Closing.
4.3
Compliance Certificate. The President of the Company shall
deliver to the Purchasers at the Closing a certificate
certifying that the conditions specified in Sections 4.1 and 4.2
have been fulfilled.
4.4
Qualifications. All authorizations, approvals or
permits, if any, of any governmental authority or regulatory
body of the United States or of any state that are required in
connection with the lawful issuance and sale of the Stock and
Warrants pursuant to this Agreement shall be obtained and
effective as of the Closing.
4.5
Board of
Directors. As of the Closing, the Board shall be
comprised of not more than seven directors, one of whom shall be
appointed by a majority vote of the Series B Preferred shares.
The Company shall reimburse all reasonable expenses
(including travel and lodging) incurred by the Preferred
Directors in attending meetings of the Board of Directors or
committees thereof.
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4.6
Registration Rights Agreement.
The Company and the
Purchaser shall have executed and delivered the Registration
Rights Agreement in substantially the form attached as Exhibit
D.
4.7
Secretary’s Certificate.
The Secretary of the
Company shall deliver to the Purchaser at the Closing a
certificate (Disclosure Schedule 4.7) certifying (i) the
Series B Preferred
Stock Designation (Exhibit A), (ii) the Bylaws of the
Company (Disclosure Schedule 4.7ii), and (iii) resolutions of
the Board of Directors of the Company approving the execution,
delivery and implementation of this Agreement, the Transaction
Agreements and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby
(Disclosure Schedule 4.7iii).
4.8
Proceedings and Documents. All corporate and other proceedings
in connection with the transactions contemplated at the Closing
and all documents incident thereto shall be reasonably
satisfactory in form and substance to Purchaser, and Purchaser
(or its counsel) shall have received all such counterpart
original and certified or other copies of such documents as
reasonably requested. Such documents may include good standing
certificates.
5.
Conditions of the Company’s
Obligations at Closing. The obligations of the Company to
Purchaser under this Agreement are subject to the fulfillment,
on or before the Closing, of each of the following conditions,
unless otherwise waived:
5.1
Representations and
Warranties. The representations and warranties of
Purchaser contained in Section 3 shall be true and correct in
all material respects on and as of the Initial Closing and each
Subsequent Closing with the same effect as though such
representations and warranties had been made on and as of each
Subsequent Closing.
5.2
Performance. All
covenants, agreements and conditions contained in this Agreement
to be performed by the Purchaser on or prior to the Initial
Closing shall have been performed or complied with in all
material respects.
5.3
Qualifications. All authorizations, approvals or
permits, if any, of any governmental authority or regulatory
body of the United States or of any state that are required in
connection with the lawful issuance and sale of the Stock and
the Warrants pursuant to this Agreement shall be obtained and
effective as of the Closing.
6.
Miscellaneous .
6.1
Survival of Warranties. Unless otherwise set forth in this
Agreement, the warranties, representations and covenants of the
Company and the Purchaser contained in or made pursuant to this
Agreement shall survive the execution and delivery of this
Agreement and the Initial and each Subsequent Closing and shall
in no way be affected by any investigation or knowledge of the
subject matter thereof made by or on behalf of the Purchaser or
the Company.
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6.2
Transfer; Successors and Assigns.
The terms and conditions
of this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding
upon the respective successors and assigns of the parties.
Nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to
confer upon any party other than the parties hereto or their
respective successors and assigns any rights, remedies,
obligations, or liabilities under or by reason of this
Agreement, except as expressly provided in this
Agreement.
6.3
Governing Law. This Agreement and all acts and
transactions pursuant hereto and the rights and obligations of
the parties hereto shall be governed, construed and interpreted
in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without
giving effect to principles of conflicts of law.
6.4
Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in
two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an
original and all of which together shall constitute one
instrument.
6.5
Titles and
Subtitles. The titles and subtitles used in this
Agreement are used for convenience only and are not to be
considered in construing or interpreting this Agreement.
6.6
Notices. Any
notice required or permitted by this Agreement shall be in
writing and shall be deemed sufficient upon delivery, when
delivered personally or by overnight courier or sent by fax
(upon customary confirmation of receipt), or 48 hours after
being deposited in the U.S. mail, as certified or registered
mail, with postage prepaid, addressed to the party to be
notified at such party’s address as set forth on the
signature page, or as subsequently modified by written notice,
and (a) if to the Company, with a copy to Gerald Garcia, Jr.,
President and CEO, 10400 Eaton Place, Suite 403, Fairfax, VA
22030 or (b) if to the Purchaser, with a copy to James P.
Gregory, Gregory & Plotkin, LLC, 1331 17 th
Street, Suite 1060, Denver, CO 80202.
6.7
Finder’s
Fee. Each party represents that it neither is nor
will be obligated for any finder’s fee or commission in
connection with this transaction. Each Purchaser agrees to
indemnify and to hold harmless the Company from any liability
for any commission or compensation in the nature of a
finder’s fee arising out of this transaction (and the
costs and expenses of defending against such liability or
asserted liability) for which each Purchaser or any of its
officers, employees, or representatives is responsible. The
Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each Purchaser
from any liability for any commission or compensation in the
nature of a finder’s or broker’s fee arising out of
this transaction (and the costs and expenses of defending
against such liability or asserted liability) for which the
Company or any of its officers, employees or representatives is
responsible.
6.8
Attorney’s
Fees. If any action at law or in equity (including
arbitration) is necessary to enforce or interpret the terms of
any of the Agreements, the prevailing party shall be entitled to
reasonable attorney’s fees, costs and necessary
disbursements in addition to any other relief to which such
party may be entitled.
6.9
Amendments and
Waivers. Any term of this Agreement may be amended or
waived only with the written consent of the Parties hereto.
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6.10
Severability. If one or more provisions of this
Agreement are held to be unenforceable under applicable law, the
parties agree to renegotiate such provision in good faith. In
the event that the parties cannot reach a mutually agreeable and
enforceable replacement for such provision, then (a) such
provision shall be excluded from this Agreement, (b) the balance
of the Agreement shall be interpreted as if such provision were
so excluded and (c) the balance of the Agreement shall be
enforceable in accordance with its terms.
6.11
Delays or
Omissions. No delay or omission to exercise any
right, power or remedy accruing to any party under this
Agreement, upon any breach or default of any other party under
this Agreement, shall impair any such right, power or remedy of
such non-breaching or non-defaulting party nor shall it be
construed to be a waiver of any such breach or default, or an
acquiescence therein, or of or in any similar breach or default
thereafter occurring; nor shall any waiver of any single breach
or default be deemed a waiver of any other breach or default
theretofore or thereafter occurring. Any waiver, permit, consent
or approval of any kind or character on the part of any party of
any breach or default under this Agreement, or any waiver on the
part of any party of any provisions or conditions of this
Agreement, must be in writing and shall be effective only to the
extent specifically set forth in such writing. All remedies,
either under this Agreement or by law or otherwise afforded to
any party, shall be cumulative and not alternative.
6.12
Entire Agreement. This Agreement, and the documents
referred to herein constitute the entire agreement between the
parties hereto pertaining to the subject matter hereof, and any
and all other written or oral agreements relating to the subject
matter hereof existing between the parties hereto are expressly
canceled.
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The parties have executed this Series B
Preferred Stock and Warrant Purchase Agreement as of the date
first written above.
THE COMPANY:
AIMS WORLDWIDE, INC.
By: /s/ Gerald
Garcia, Jr.
(Signature)
Name: Gerald Garcia, Jr.
Title: President
Address:
10400 Eaton Place
Suite 203
Fairfax, VA
22030
Fax:
(703) 621 3865, x 2256
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The parties have executed this Series B
Preferred Stock and Warrant Purchase Agreement as of the date
first written above.
PURCHASER:
FG Investment Holdings, LLC
By: /s/ James P Gregory
(Signature)
Name:
James P. Gregory
Title:
Managing Member
Address:
1331 17 th Street
Suite 1060
Denver, CO
80202
Fax:
(303) 292 9121
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EXHIBITS
Exhibit A
- Series B Preferred Stock Designation,
Officer's Certificate, Waiver of Conflict of Interest, and Initial
Preferred Stock Certificate
Exhibit B
- Form of Common Stock Purchase Warrant
B-1
Exhibit C
- Form of Common Stock Purchase Warrant
B-2
Exhibit D
- Form of Registration Rights Agreement
SCHEDULES AND DISCLOSURES
Schedule 1
- Exceptions to Representations and
Warranties
Disclosure
Schedules
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EXHIBIT A
Series B Preferred Stock Designation
AIMS WORLDWIDE, INC.
CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATIONS OF PREFERENCES,
RIGHTS AND LIMITATIONS
OF
SERIES B PREFERRED STOCK
The
undersigned, Gerald Garcia, Jr. and B. Joseph Vincent, do hereby
certify that:
1.
They are the President and Secretary, respectively, of AIMS
WORLDWIDE, INC., a Nevada corporation (the “
Corporation ”).
2.
The Corporation is authorized to issue 20,000,000 shares of
preferred stock, 7,500,000 of which have been previously designated
Series A Preferred Stock and such Series A Preferred Stock cannot
be subordinated in preference to any other Series of stock unless
approved by the holders of the Series A Preferred Stock or such
Series A Preferred Stock is cancelled, retired, or revoked.
3.
The following resolutions were duly adopted by the Board of
Directors:
WHEREAS,
the Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation, as amended,
provides for a class of its authorized stock known as preferred
stock, comprised of 20,000,000 shares, $0.001 par value per share,
issuable from time to time in one or more series;
WHEREAS,
the Board of Directors of the Corporation is authorized to fix the
dividend rights, dividend rate, voting rights, conversion rights,
rights and terms of redemption and liquidation preferences of any
wholly unissued series of preferred stock and the number of shares
constituting any Series and the designation thereof, of any of
them;
WHEREAS,
it is the desire of the Board of Directors of the Corporation,
pursuant to its authority as aforesaid, to fix the rights,
preferences, restrictions and other matters relating to a series of
the preferred stock, establish the Certificate of Designation for
the Series B Preferred Stock, the corporation has the authority to
issue, as follows:
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of Directors does hereby
provide for the issuance of a series of preferred stock for cash or
exchange of other securities, rights or property and does hereby
fix and determine the rights, preferences, restrictions and other
matters relating to the Series B Preferred Stock as follows:
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SERIES B PREFERRED STOCK
DESIGNATION
Section 1 .
Definitions . Capitalized terms used and not
otherwise defined herein that are defined in the Purchase Agreement
(as defined below) shall have the meanings given such terms in the
Purchase Agreement. For the purposes hereof, the following terms
shall have the following meanings:
“ Commission ” means
the Securities and Exchange Commission.
“ Common Stock " means the
Corporation's common stock, par value $0.001 per share, and
stock of any other class into which such shares may hereafter
have been reclassified or changed.
“ Common Stock Equivalents
” means any securities of the Corporation or the
Subsidiaries which would entitle the holder thereof to acquire
at any time Common Stock, including without limitation, any
debt, preferred stock, rights, options, warrants or other
instrument that is at any time convertible into or exchangeable
for, or otherwise entitles the holder thereof to receive, Common
Stock.
“ Conversion Date ”
shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(a).
“ Conversion Ratio ”
shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(a).
“ Conversion Value ”
shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(a).
“ Conversion Shares ”
means, collectively, the shares of Common Stock into which the
shares of Preferred Stock are convertible in accordance with the
terms hereof.
“ Conversion Shares Registration
Statement ” means a registration statement that
meets the requirements of the Registration Rights Agreement and
registers the resale of all Conversion Shares by the Holder, who
shall be named as a “selling stockholder”
thereunder, all as provided in the Registration Rights
Agreement.
“ Dilutive Issuance ”
shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7(b) hereof.
“ Effective Date ”
means the date that the Conversion Shares Registration Statement
is declared effective by the Commission.
“ Exchange Act ” means
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
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“ Exempt Issuance ”
means the issuance of (a) shares of Common Stock or options to
employees, officers or directors of the Corporation pursuant to
any stock or option plan duly adopted by a majority of the
non-employee members of the Board of Directors of the
Corporation or a majority of the members of a committee of
non-employee directors established for such purpose, (b)
securities upon the exercise of or conversion of any securities
issued hereunder, and of any convertible securities, options or
warrants issued and outstanding on the date of this Certificate
of Designations, provided that such securities have not been
amended since the date of this Certificate of Designations to
increase the number of such securities, and (c) securities
issued pursuant to acquisitions or strategic transactions,
provided any such issuance shall only be to a Person which is,
itself or through its subsidiaries, an operating company in a
business synergistic with the business of the Corporation and in
which the Corporation receives benefits in addition to the
investment of funds, but shall not include a transaction in
which the Corporation is issuing securities primarily for the
purpose of raising capital or to an entity whose primary
business is investing in securities.
“ Fundamental Transaction
” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7(f)(iii)
hereof.
“ Holder ” shall have
the meaning given such term in Section 2 hereof.
“ Junior Securities ”
means the Common Stock and all other equity or equity equivalent
securities of the Corporation other than those securities that
are explicitly senior in rights or liquidation preference to the
Preferred Stock.
“ Original Issue Date
” shall mean the date of the first issuance of any shares
of the Preferred Stock regardless of the number of transfers of
any particular shares of Preferred Stock and regardless of the
number of certificates which may be issued to evidence such
Preferred Stock.
“ Person ” means a
corporation, an association, a partnership, a limited liability
company, a business association, an individual, a government or
political subdivision thereof or a governmental agency.
“ Preferred Stock ”
shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.
“ Purchase Agreement ”
means the Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as July 8,
2008, to which the Corporation and the original Holders are
parties, as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time
in accordance with its terms, a copy of which is on file at the
principal offices of the Corporation.
“ Registration Rights
Agreement ” means the Registration Rights
Agreement, dated as of the Closing Date, to which the
Corporation and the original Holder are parties, as amended,
modified or supplemented from time to time in accordance with
its terms.
“ Securities Act ”
means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and
regulations promulgated thereunder.
“ Senior Securities ”
means the authorized Series A Preferred Stock of the
Company.
“ Subsidiary ” shall
mean a corporation, limited liability company, partnership,
joint venture or other business entity of which the
Corporation owns beneficially or of record more than 19% of the
equity interest.
“ Trading Day ” means
a day on which the Common Stock is traded on a Trading
Market.
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“ Trading Market ”
means the following markets or exchanges on which the Common
Stock is listed or quoted for trading on the date in question:
the Nasdaq SmallCap Market, the American Stock Exchange, the New
York Stock Exchange, the Nasdaq National Market or the OTC
Bulletin Board.
“ Transaction Agreements
” shall have the meaning set forth in the Purchase
Agreement.
“ VWAP ” means, for
any date, the price determined by the first of the following
clauses that applies: (a) if the Common Stock is then listed or
quoted on a Trading Market, the daily volume weighted average
price of the Common Stock for such date (or the nearest
preceding date) on the primary Trading Market on which the
Common Stock is then listed or quoted as reported by Bloomberg
Financial L.P. (based on a Trading Day from 9:30 a.m. EST to
4:02 p.m. Eastern Time) using the VAP function; (b) if the
Common Stock is not then listed or quoted on the Trading Market
and if prices for the Common Stock are then reported in the
“Pink Sheets” published by the National Quotation
Bureau Incorporated (or a similar organization or agency
succeeding to its functions of reporting prices), the most
recent bid price per share of the Common Stock so reported; or
(c) in all other cases, the fair market value of a share of
Common Stock as determined by a nationally
recognized-independent appraiser selected in good faith by
Purchasers holding a majority of the principal amount of
Preferred Stock then outstanding.
Section 2 . Designation,
Amount and Par Value . The series of preferred stock shall
be designated as the Corporation’s Series B Preferred
Stock (the “ Preferred Stock ”)
and the number of shares so designated shall be 5,000,000 which
shall not be subject to increase without the consent of all of
the holders of the Preferred Stock (each a “
Holder ” and collectively, the “
Holders ”). Each share of Preferred
Stock shall have a par value of $0.001 per share.
Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have
the meaning given such terms in Section 1 hereof.
Section 3 .
Dividends and Other Distributions . No
dividends shall be payable with respect to the Preferred Stock.
No dividends shall be payable with respect to the Common
Stock while the Preferred Stock is outstanding. The Common
Stock shall not be redeemed while the Preferred Stock is
outstanding.
Section 4 .
Voting Rights and Holder Approvals . The
Preferred Stock shall have voting rights equal in all aspects to
the number of shares of shares of Common Stock represented by such
Preferred Stock on an as converted basis and shall be entitled to
vote on any and all matters brought to a vote of shareholders of
Common Stock and all matters brought to a vote of shareholders of
Preferred Stock. Furthermore, so long as any shares of Preferred
Stock are outstanding:
a) The
Corporation shall not, without the affirmative approval of the
Holders of the shares of the Preferred Stock then outstanding, (A)
alter or change adversely the powers, preferences or rights given
to the Preferred Stock or alter or amend this Certificate of
Designation, (B) authorize or create any class of stock ranking as
to dividends or distribution of assets upon a Liquidation (as
defined in Section 5) senior to or otherwise pari passu with the
Preferred Stock, or any stock possessing greater voting rights or
the right to convert at a more favorable price than the Preferred
Stock, (C) amend its certificate or articles of incorporation or
other charter documents in breach of any of the provisions hereof,
(D) increase the authorized number of shares of Preferred Stock, or
(E) enter into any agreement with respect to the foregoing;
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b)
The Corporation
shall (A) cause the appointment of a director to the Board of
Directors as approved by a majority of the Holders of the
shares of Preferred Stock, (B) maintain, commencing 60 days from
the date hereof, a Board of Directors with a majority of the
Directors being Independent Directors, (C) maintain, a
Board of Directors’ Audit Committee and a Board of
Directors’ Compensation Committee with the majority of
members being Independent Directors, (D) be managed by and under
the direction of its Board of Directors which may exercise all
lawful powers of the Corporation, including but not limited to,
the election of officers and agents for such terms and shall
exercise such powers and perform such duties as shall be
determined from time to time by the Board of Directors, and (E)
not convene a Board of Directors meeting or Board of Directors
Committee meeting without a quorum of Directors being comprised
of a majority of Independent Directors; and
c)
The Corporation shall
not, without the affirmative approval of the Holders of the
shares of the Preferred Stock then outstanding, (A) enter into
any agreement with, or distribute any assets or equity to,
Company Stockholders, with the exception of such distributions
made in accordance with the Purchase Agreement or participation
in the Company’s Option Plan; (B) delist the
Corporation’s Common Stock from a Trading Market; or (C)
purchase, or enter into any option to purchase, any equity or
convertible debt instrument of the Corporation.
Section 5 .
Liquidation . Upon any liquidation,
dissolution or winding-up of the Corporation, whether voluntary or
involuntary (a “ Liquidation ”), the
Holders shall be entitled to receive out of the assets of the
Corporation, whether such assets are capital or surplus, for each
share of Preferred Stock an amount equal to 32 cents ($0.32), (the
“ Liquidation Value ”) before any
distribution or payment shall be made to the holders of any Junior
Securities, and if the assets of the Corporation shall be
insufficient to pay in full such amounts, then the entire assets to
be distributed to the Holders shall be distributed among the
Holders ratably in accordance with the respective amounts that
would be payable on such shares if all amounts payable thereon were
paid in full. A Fundamental Transaction or Change of Control
Transaction shall not be treated as a Liquidation. The Corporation
shall mail written notice of any such Liquidation, not less than 70
days prior to the payment date stated therein, to each record
Holder.
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Section 6 .
Conversion .
a)
Conversions at Option of Holder . Each
share of Preferred Stock shall be initially convertible (subject
to the limitations set forth in Section 6(b)), into five (5)
shares of Common Stock (as adjusted as provided below, the
“ Conversion Ratio ”) at the option of
the Holders, at any time and from time to time from and after
the Original Issue Date. Holders shall effect conversions
by providing the Corporation with the form of conversion notice
attached hereto as Annex A (a “ Notice of
Conversion ”) as fully and originally executed by
the Holder, together with the delivery by the Holder to the
Corporation of the stock certificate(s) representing the number
of shares of Preferred Stock so converted, with such stock
certificates being duly endorsed in full for transfer to the
Corporation or with an applicable stock power duly executed by
the Holder in the manner and form as deemed reasonable by the
transfer agent of the Common Stock. Each Notice of Conversion
shall specify the number of shares of Preferred Stock to be
converted, the number of shares of Preferred Stock owned prior
to the conversion at issue, the number of shares of Preferred
Stock owned subsequent to the conversion at issue, the stock
certificate number and the shares of Preferred Stock represented
thereby which are accompanying the Notice of Conversion, and the
date on which such conversion is to be effected, which date may
not be prior to the date the Holder delivers such Notice of
Conversion and the applicable stock certificates to the
Corporation by overnight delivery service (the “
Conversion Date ”). If no Conversion Date is
specified in a Notice of Conversion, the Conversion Date shall
be the Trading Day immediately following the date that such
Notice of Conversion and applicable stock certificates are
received by the Corporation. The calculations and entries set
forth in the Notice of Conversion shall control in the absence
of manifest or mathematical error. Shares of Preferred
Stock converted into Common Stock in accordance with the terms
hereof shall be canceled and may not be reissued. The
initial value of the Preferred Stock, on an as converted to
Common Stock basis (calculated utilizing the Conversion Ratio),
on the Conversion Date shall be equal to $0.32, per share (as
adjusted pursuant to Section 7 or otherwise as provided herein,
the “ Conversion Value ”). If
the initial Conversion Value is adjusted pursuant to Section 7
or as otherwise provided herein, the Conversion Ratio shall
likewise be adjusted and the new Conversion Ratio shall equal
the Liquidation Value divided by the new Conversion Value.
Thereafter, subject to any further adjustments in the
Conversion Value, each share of Preferred Stock shall be
convertible into that number of shares of Common Stock equal to
the new Conversion Ratio.
b)
Reserved.
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c)
Mechanics of Conversion
(i)
Delivery of Certificate Upon Conversion .
Except as otherwise set forth herein, not later than three
Trading Days after each Conversion Date (the “ Share
Delivery Date ”), the Corporation shall deliver to
the Holder (A) as applicable either (1) prior to the Effective
Date, a certificate or certificates with 144 restrictions
representing the number of shares of Common Stock being acquired
upon the conversion of shares of Preferred Stock or 2 days after
the Effective Date, a certificate or certificates which shall be
free of restrictive legends and trading restrictions (other than
those required by the Purchase Agreement) representing the
number of shares of Common Stock being acquired upon the
conversion of shares of Preferred Stock, and (B) a bank check in
the amount of accrued and unpaid dividends (if the Corporation
has elected or is required to pay accrued dividends in cash).
After the Effective Date, the Corporation shall, upon request of
the Holder, deliver any certificate or certificates required to
be delivered by the Corporation under this Section
electronically through the Depository Trust Corporation or
another established clearing corporation performing similar
functions. If in the case of any Notice of Conversion such
certificate or certificates are not delivered to or as directed
by the applicable Holder by the third Trading Day after the
Conversion Date, the Holder shall be entitled to elect by
written notice to the Corporation at any time on or before its
receipt of such certificate or certificates thereafter, to
rescind such conversion, in which event the Corporation shall
immediately return the certificates representing the shares of
Preferred Stock tendered for conversion.
i.
Reservation of Shares Issuable Upon
Conversion . The Corporation covenants that it will at all
times reserve and keep available out of its authorized and
unissued shares of Common Stock solely for the purpose of
issuance upon conversion of the Preferred Stock, each as herein
provided, free from preemptive rights or any other actual
contingent purchase rights of persons other than the Holders,
not less than such number of shares of the Common Stock as shall
(subject to any additional requirements of the Corporation as to
reservation of such shares set forth in the Purchase Agreement)
be issuable (taking into account the adjustments and
restrictions of Section 7) upon the conversion of all
outstanding shares of Preferred Stock. The Corporation
covenants that all shares of Common Stock that shall be so
issuable shall, upon issue, be duly and validly authorized,
issued and fully paid, nonassessable and, if the Conversion
Shares Registration Statement is then effective under the
Securities Act, registered for public sale in accordance with
such Conversion Shares Registration Statement.
ii.
Fractional Shares . Upon a conversion
hereunder, the Corporation shall not be required to issue stock
certificates representing fractions of shares of the Common
Stock.
iii.
Transfer Taxes . The issuance of
certificates for shares of the Common Stock on conversion of the
Preferred Stock shall be made without charge to the Holders
thereof for any documentary stamp or similar taxes that may be
payable in respect of the issue or delivery of such certificate,
provided that the Corporation shall not be required to pay any
tax that may be payable in respect of any transfer involved in
the issuance and delivery of any such certificate upon
conversion in a name other than that of the Holder of such
shares of Preferred Stock so converted and the Corporation shall
not be required to issue or deliver such certificates unless or
until the person or persons requesting the issuance thereof
shall have paid to the Corporation the amount of such tax or
shall have established to the satisfaction of the Corporation
that such tax has been paid.
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Section 7 .
Certain Adjustments .
a)
Stock Dividends and Stock Splits .
If the Corporation, at any time while the Preferred Stock
is outstanding: (A) shall pay a stock dividend or otherwise make
a distribution or distributions on shares of its Common Stock or
any other equity or equity equivalent securities payable in
shares of Common Stock (which, for avoidance of doubt, shall not
include any shares of Common Stock issued by the Corporation
pursuant to this Preferred Stock), (B) subdivide outstanding
shares of Common Stock into a larger number of shares, (C)
combine (including by way of reverse stock split) outstanding
shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of shares, or (D)
issue by reclassification of shares of the Common Stock any
shares of capital stock of the Corporation, then the Conversion
Value shall be multiplied by a fraction of which the numerator
shall be the number of shares of Common Stock (excluding
treasury shares, if any) outstanding before such event and of
which the denominator shall be the number of shares of Common
Stock outstanding after such event. Any adjustment made
pursuant to this Section shall become effective immediately
after the record date for the determination of stockholders
entitled to receive such dividend or distribution and shall
become effective immediately after the effective date in the
case of a subdivision, combination or re-classification.
b)
Subsequent Equity Sales . Neither
the Corporation nor any Subsidiary, as applicable, at any time
while Preferred Stock is outstanding, without the express
written consent of the Preferred Holders, shall offer, sell,
grant any option to purchase or offer, sell or grant any right
to reprice its securities, or otherwise dispose of or issue (or
announce any offer, sale, grant or any option to purchase or
other disposition) any Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents
entitling any Person to acquire shares of Common Stock at an
effective price per share less than the then Conversion Value
(“ Dilutive Issuance ”), as adjusted
hereunder (if the holder of the Common Stock or Common Stock
Equivalents so issued shall at any time, whether by operation of
purchase price adjustments, reset provisions, floating
conversion, exercise or exchange prices or otherwise, or due to
warrants, options or rights per share which is issued in
connection with such issuance, be entitled to receive shares of
Common Stock at an effective price per share which is less than
the Conversion Value, such issuance shall be deemed to have
occurred for less than the Conversion Value).
c)
Subsequent Rights Offerings . The
Corporation, at any time while the Preferred Stock is
outstanding, shall not issue rights, options or warrants to
holders of Common Stock entitling them to subscribe for or
purchase shares of Common Stock at a price per share less than
the Conversion Value.
d)
Pro Rata Distributions . If the
Corporation, at any time while Preferred Stock is outstanding,
shall distribute to all holders of Common Stock (and not to
Holders) evidences of its indebtedness or assets or rights or
warrants to subscribe for or purchase any security, then in each
such case the Conversion Value shall be determined by
multiplying such Conversion Value in effect immediately prior to
the record date fixed for determination of stockholders entitled
to receive such distribution by a fraction of which the
denominator shall be the VWAP determined as of the record date
mentioned above, and of which the numerator shall be such VWAP
on such record date less the then fair market value at such
record date of the portion of such assets or evidence of
indebtedness so distributed applicable to one outstanding share
of the Common Stock as determined by the Board of Directors in
good faith. In either case the adjustments shall be
described in a statement provided to the Holders of the portion
of assets or evidences of indebtedness so distributed or such
subscription rights applicable to one share of Common Stock.
Such adjustment shall be made whenever any such
distribution is made and shall become effective immediately
after the record date mentioned above.
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e)
Calculations . All calculations
under this Section 7 shall be made to the nearest cent or the
nearest 1/100th of a share, as the case may be. The number
of shares of Common Stock outstanding at any given time shall
not include shares owned or held by or for the account of the
Corporation, and the description of any such shares of Common
Stock shall be considered on issue or sale of Common Stock.
For purposes of this Section 7, the number of shares of
Common Stock deemed to be issued and outstanding as of a given
date shall be the sum of the number of shares of Common Stock
(excluding treasury shares, if any) actually issued and
outstanding.
f)
Notice to Holders .
i.
Adjustment to Conversion Price .
Whenever the Conversion Value is adjusted pursuant to any
of this Section 7, the Corporation shall promptly mail to each
Holder a notice setting forth the Conversion Value after such
adjustment and setting forth a brief statement of the facts
requiring such adjustment. If the Corporation issues a variable
rate security, despite the prohibition thereon in the Purchase
Agreement, the Corporation shall be deemed to have issued Common
Stock or Common Stock Equivalents at the lowest possible
conversion or exercise price at which such securities may be
converted or exercised in the case of a Variable Rate
Transaction (as defined in the Purchase Agreement), or the
lowest possible adjustment price in the case of an MFN
Transaction (as defined in the Purchase Agreement).
Notice to Allow Conversion by Holder .
If (A) the Corporation shall declare a dividend (or any
other distribution) on the Common Stock; (B) the Corporation
shall declare a special nonrecurring cash dividend on or a
redemption of the Common Stock; (C) the Corporation shall
authorize the granting to all holders of the Common Stock rights
or warrants to subscribe for or purchase any shares of capital
stock of any class or of any rights; (D) the approval of any
stockholders of the Corporation shall be required in connection
with any reclassification of the Common Stock, any consolidation
or merger to which the Corporation is a party, any sale or
transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of the
Corporation, of any compulsory share exchange whereby the Common
Stock is converted into other securities, cash or property; (E)
the Corporation shall authorize the voluntary or involuntary
dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the affairs of the
Corporation; then in each case, the Corporation shall cause to
be filed at each office or agency maintained for the purpose of
conversion of the Preferred Stock, and shall cause to be mailed to the Holders at their last addresses as
they shall appear upon the stock
books of the Corporation, at least 70 calendar days prior to the
applicable record or effective date hereinafter specified, a
notice stating (x) the date on which a record is to be taken for
the purpose of such dividend, distribution, redemption, rights
or warrants, or if a record is not to be taken, the date as of
which the holders of the Common Stock of record to be entitled
to such dividend, distributions, redemption, rights or warrants
are to be determined or (y) the date on which such
reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, transfer or share
exchange is expected to become effective or close, and the date
as of which it is expected that holders of the Common Stock of
record shall be entitled to exchange their shares of the Common
Stock for securities, cash or other property deliverable upon
such reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, transfer or
share exchange; provided , that the failure to mail such
notice or any defect therein or in the mailing thereof shall not
affect the validity of the corporate action required to be
specified in such notice. Any and all Conversion Shares
issued or issuable upon conversion shall be entitled to share in
such transaction notwithstanding the record date of such
transaction so long as the Holders of the Preferred Stock elect
to convert their shares of Preferred Stock into Conversion
Shares prior to the expiration of such 70-day notice period.
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ii.
Exempt Issuance . Notwithstanding the
foregoing, no adjustment will be made under this Section 7 in
respect of an Exempt Issuance.
iii.
Fundamental Transaction . If, at any time
while this Preferred Stock is outstanding, (A) the Corporation
effects any merger or consolidation of the Corporation with or
into another Person, (B) the Corporation effects any sale of all
or substantially all of its assets in one or a series of related
transactions, (C) any tender offer or exchange offer (whether by
the Corporation or another Person) is completed pursuant to
which holders of Common Stock are permitted to tender or
exchange their shares for other securities, cash or property, or
(D) the Corporation effects any reclassification of the Common
Stock or any compulsory share exchange pursuant to which the
Common Stock is effectively converted into or exchanged for
other securities, cash or property (in any such case, a “
Fundamental Transaction ”), then upon any
subsequent conversion of this Preferred Stock, the Holder shall
have the right to receive, for each Conversion Share that would
have been issuable upon such conversion absent such Fundamental
Transaction, the same kind and amount of securities, cash or
property as it would have been entitled to receive upon the
occurrence of such Fundamental Transaction if it had been,
immediately prior to such Fundamental Transaction, the holder of
one share of Common Stock (the “ Alternate
Consideration ”). For purposes of any such
conversion, the determination of the Conversion Price shall be
appropriately adjusted to apply to such Alternate Consideration
based on the amount of Alternate Consideration issuable in
respect of one share of Common Stock in such Fundamental
Transaction, and the Corporation shall apportion the Conversion
Price among the Alternate Consideration in a reasonable manner
reflecting the relative value of any different components of the
Alternate Consideration. If holders of Common Stock are
given any choice as to the securities, cash or property to be
received in a Fundamental Transaction, then the Holder shall be
given the same choice as to the Alternate Consideration it
receives upon any conversion of this Preferred Stock following
such Fundamental Transaction. To the extent necessary to
effectuate the foregoing provisions, any successor to the
Corporation or surviving entity in such Fundamental Transaction
shall file a new Certificate of Designations with the same terms
and conditions and issue to the Holder new preferred stock
consistent with the foregoing provisions and evidencing the
Holder’s right to convert such preferred stock into
Alternate Consideration. The terms of any agreement pursuant to
which a Fundamental Transaction is effected shall include terms
requiring any such successor or surviving entity to comply with
the provisions of this paragraph (f)(iii) and insuring that this
Preferred Stock (or any such replacement security) will be
similarly adjusted upon any subsequent transaction analogous to
a Fundamental Transaction.
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Section 8 .
Miscellaneous .
a)
Notices . Any and all notices or
other communications or deliveries to be provided by the Holders
hereunder, including, without limitation, any Notice of
Conversion, shall be in writing and delivered personally, by
facsimile, sent by a nationally recognized overnight courier
service, addressed to the Corporation, at the address provided
in the Purchase Agreement. Any and all notices or other
communications or deliveries to be provided by the Corporation
hereunder shall be in writing and delivered personally, by
facsimile, sent by a nationally recognized overnight courier
service addressed to each Holder at the facsimile telephone
number or address of such Holder appearing on the books of the
Corporation, or if no such facsimile telephone number or address
appears, at the principal place of business of the Holder.
Any notice or other communication or deliveries hereunder
shall be deemed given and effective on the earliest of (i) the
date of transmission, if such notice or communication is
delivered via facsimile at the facsimile telephone number
specified in this Section prior to 5:30 p.m. (New York City
time), (ii) the date after the date of transmission, if such
notice or communication is delivered via facsimile at the
facsimile telephone number specified in this Section later than
5:30 p.m. (New York City time) on any date and earlier than
11:59 p.m. (New York City time) on such date, (iii) the second
Business Day following the date of mailing, if sent by
nationally recognized overnight courier service, or (iv) upon
actual receipt by the party to whom such notice is required to
be given.
b)
Lost or Mutilated Preferred Stock
Certificate . If a Holder’s Preferred Stock
certificate shall be mutilated, lost, stolen or destroyed, the
Corporation shall execute and deliver, in exchange and
substitution for and upon cancellation of a mutilated
certificate, or in lieu of or in substitution for a lost, stolen
or destroyed certificate, a new certificate for the shares of
Preferred Stock so mutilated, lost, stolen or destroyed but only
upon receipt of evidence of such loss, theft or destruction of
such certificate, and of the ownership thereof, and indemnity,
if requested, all reasonably satisfactory to the
Corporation.
c)
Next Business Day . Whenever any
payment or other obligation hereunder shall be due on a day
other than a Business Day, such payment shall be made on the
next succeeding Business Day.
d)
Headings . The headings contained
herein are for convenience only, do not constitute a part of
this Certificate of Designations and shall not be deemed to
limit or affect any of the provisions hereof.
RESOLVED, FURTHER , that the Chairman, the
president or any vice-president, and the secretary or any assistant
secretary, of the Corporation be and they hereby are authorized and
directed to prepare and file a Certificate of Designation of
Preferences, Rights and Limitations in accordance with the
foregoing resolution and the provisions of Nevada law.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have
executed this Certificate this 7th day of July 2008.
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/s/
Gerald Garcia, Jr.
Name:
Gerald Garcia, Jr.
Title:
President
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B.
Joseph Vincent
Name: B.
Joseph Vincent
Title:
Secretary
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ANNEX A
NOTICE OF CONVERSION
(TO BE EXECUTED BY THE REGISTERED HOLDER IN ORDER TO
CONVERT SHARES OF SERIES B PREFERRED STOCK)
The undersigned hereby elects to convert the number of
shares of Series B Preferred Stock indicated below, into shares of
common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the " Common
Stock "), of AIMS WORLDWIDE, INC., a Nevada corporation
(the " Corporation "), according to the conditions
hereof, as of the date written below. If shares are to be issued in
the name of a person other than undersigned, the undersigned will
pay all transfer taxes payable with respect thereto and is
delivering herewith such certificates and opinions as reasonably
requested by the Corporation in accordance therewith. No fee will
be charged to the Holder for any conversion, except for such
transfer taxes, if any.
Conversion calculations:
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Date to Effect Conversion:
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Number of shares of Common Stock owned prior to
Conversion: _______________
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Number of shares of Preferred Stock to be Converted:
________________________
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Value of shares of Preferred Stock to be Converted:
____________________
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Number of shares of Common Stock to be Issued:
___________________________
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Certificate Number of Preferred Stock attached
hereto:________________________
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Number of Shares of Preferred Stock represented by
attached certificate:__________
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Number of shares of Preferred Stock subsequent to
Conversion: ________________
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[HOLDER]
By:__________________________________
Name:
Title:
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