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Between
Vitro Diagnostics, Inc.
and
The undersigned Investors
COMMON STOCK AND WARRANT PURCHASE AGREEMENT
dated as of January 31, 2008 (the "Agreement"), between the
Investors set forth on the signature page hereto (the "Investor"),
and Vitro Diagnostics, Inc., a corporation organized and existing
under the laws of the State of Nevada (the "Company").
WHEREAS , the parties desire that, upon
the terms and subject to the conditions contained herein, the
Company shall issue and sell to the Investors, and the Investors
shall purchase pro-rata, as set forth on the signature page hereof,
(i) Common Stock (as defined below), and (ii) Warrants (as
defined below).
WHEREAS , such investments will be made
in reliance upon the provisions of Section 4(2) ("Section 4(2)") of
the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and
Regulation D ("Regulation D") and the other rules and
regulations promulgated thereunder (the "Securities Act"), and/or
upon such other exemption from the registration requirements of the
Securities Act as may be available with respect to any or all of
the investments in the securities to be made hereunder.
NOW, THEREFORE , the parties hereto agree
as follows:
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Certain Definitions
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- " Capital Shares " shall
mean the Common Stock and any shares of any other class of common
stock whether now or hereafter authorized, having the right to
participate in the distribution of earnings and assets of the
Company.
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- " Capital Shares Equivalents
" shall mean any securities, rights, or obligations that are
convertible into or exchangeable for or give any right to subscribe
for any Capital Shares of the Company or any warrants, options or
other rights to subscribe for or purchase Capital Shares or any
such convertible or exchangeable securities.
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- " Common Stock " shall mean
the Company's common stock, $0.001 par value per share, to be
purchased by Investor under the Agreement.
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- " Damages " shall mean any
loss, claim, damage, judgment, penalty, deficiency, liability,
costs and expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable
attorney's fees and disbursements and reasonable costs and expenses
of expert witnesses and investigation).
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- " Exchange Act " shall mean
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and
regulations promulgated thereunder.
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- " First Closing Date " shall
mean the date on which all conditions to the First Closing have
been satisfied (as defined in Section 2.1 (f) hereto) and the First
Closing shall have occurred.
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- " Fourth Closing Date " shall mean the date on which all
conditions to the Fourth Closing have been satisfied (as defined in
Section 2.1 (i) hereto) and the Fourth Closing shall have
occurred.
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- " Legend " shall mean the legend set forth in Section
9.1.
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- " Market Price " on any given date shall mean the volume
weighted average bid price on the Principal Market (as reported by
Bloomberg L.P.) of the Common Stock on the five (5) Trading Days
ending on the Trading Day immediately prior to the date for which
the Market Price is to be determined.
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- " Material Adverse Effect " shall mean any effect on the
business, operations, properties, prospects, or financial condition
of the Company that is material and adverse to the Company and its
subsidiaries and affiliates, taken as a whole, and/or any
condition, circumstance, or situation that would prohibit or
otherwise interfere with the ability of the Company to enter into
and perform any of its obligations under this Agreement in any
material respect.
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- " Outstanding " when used
with reference to shares of Common Stock or Capital Shares
(collectively the "Shares"), shall mean, at any date as of which
the number of such Shares is to be determined, all issued and
outstanding Shares, and shall include all such Shares issuable in
respect of outstanding scrip or any certificates representing
fractional interests in such Shares; provided ,
however , that "Outstanding" shall not mean any such Shares
then directly or indirectly owned or held by or for the account of the Company.
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- " Person " shall mean an individual, a corporation, a
partnership, an association, a trust or other entity or
organization, including a government or political subdivision or an
agency or instrumentality thereof.
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- " Principal Market " shall mean the OTC Bulletin Board,
the American Stock Exchange, the New York Stock Exchange, the
NASDAQ Stock Exchange Capital Markets, or the NASDAQ Stock Exchange
Global Market, whichever is at the time the principal trading
exchange or market for the Common Stock.
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- " Purchase Price " shall mean $125,000 .
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- " Regulation D " shall have
the meaning set forth in the recitals of this Agreement.
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- Section 1.16. " SEC " shall mean the United States
Securities and Exchange Commission.
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- " Second Closing Date " shall mean the date on which all
conditions to the Second Closing have been satisfied (as defined in
Section 2.1(g) hereto) and the Second Closing shall have
occurred.
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- " Section 4(2) " shall have the meaning set forth in
the recitals of this Agreement.
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- " Securities Act " shall have the meaning set forth in
the recitals of this Agreement.
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- " SEC Documents " shall mean each report or proxy
statement filed by the Company with the SEC pursuant to the
Exchange Act since (and including) the filing of its annual report
on Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year ending October 31, 2006
through the date hereof and available through the SEC's EDGAR system.
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- " Shares " shall mean the Company's Common Stock, $0.001
par value.
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- "Third Closing Date" shall mean the date on which all
conditions to the Third Closing have been satisfied (as defined in
Section 2.1(h) hereto) and the Third Closing shall have
occurred.
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- " Trading Day " shall mean any day during which the
Principal Market at such day shall be open for business.
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- " Unit " shall mean one (1) share of Common Stock and
eight-tenths (8/10) of one warrant, each warrant exercisable to
purchase one (1) additional share of Common Stock.
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- " Unit Purchase Price " shall mean $0.10
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- "A Warrant(s) " shall mean the warrant substantially in
the form of Exhibit B to be issued to the Investor hereunder,
each warrant granting the Investor the right to acquire for a
period of 90 days from the date of the First Closing (i) one share
of Common Stock and (ii) one-half B Warrant, at an exercise
price of $0.125.
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- " B Warrant(s) " shall mean the warrant substantially in
the form of Exhibit C to be issued to the Investor upon
exercise of the A Warrants, each B Warrant granting to the Investor
the right to acquire for a period of seven months from the First
Closing Date, subject to Investor's exercise of the A Warrants, (i)
one share of Common Stock and (ii) one C Warrant, at a price of
$0.25.
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- " C Warrant(s) " shall mean the warrant substantially in
the form of Exhibit D to be issued to the Investor upon
exercise of the B Warrants, each C Warrant granting to the Investor
the right to acquire for a period of ten months from the First
Closing Date, subject to Investor's exercise of the B Warrants, one
share of Common Stock at a price of $0.25.
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- " Warrant Shares " shall mean all shares of Common Stock
issued or issuable pursuant to exercise of the A, B and C
Warrants.
Purchase and Sale of Common Stock and Warrants
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- Investment .
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- Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein,
the Company agrees to sell, and the Investor agrees to purchase,
for an aggregate Purchase Price of $125,000, an aggregate of
1,250,000 shares of Common Stock and 1,000,000 A Warrants. The
Investor shall purchase the Units in the proportions set forth on
the signature page of this Agreement.
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- Upon satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section
2.1(f), the First Closing shall occur at the offices of the
Investor at which the Company shall deliver, or caused to be
delivered within 3 business days, certificates representing the
Common Stock and the Warrants contained in the Units to the
Investor and Investor shall pay to the Company, by wire transfer or
bank check, $125,000 (after all fees have been paid as set forth in
this Agreement).
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- Upon the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section
2.1(g), the Second Closing shall occur at the offices of the
Investor at which the Company shall deliver, or caused to be
delivered within 3 business days, certificates representing
1,000,000 shares of Common Stock and 500,000 B Warrants issuable
upon exercise of the A warrants, and Investor shall pay to the
Company $125,000, representing the aggregate purchase price of the
A Warrant Shares and B Warrants.
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- Upon the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section
2.1(h), the Third Closing shall occur at the offices of the
Investor at which the Company shall deliver, or caused to be
delivered, certificates representing 500,000 shares of Common Stock
and 500,000 C Warrants issuable upon exercise of the B Warrants,
and Investor shall pay to the Company $125,000, representing the
aggregate purchase price of the B Warrant Shares and C
Warrants.
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- Upon the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section
2.1(i), the Fourth Closing shall occur at the offices of the
Investor at which the Company shall deliver, or caused to be
delivered, certificates representing 500,000 shares of Common Stock
issuable upon exercise of the C Warrants, and Investor shall pay to
the Company $125,000, representing the aggregate purchase price of
the C Warrants. Upon satisfaction of the conditions described
above, the Investor shall be obligated to exercise the warrants and
purchase the Warrant Shares at the Second, Third and Fourth
Closings in the same proportion as they acquired the Units at the
First Closing.
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- The First Closing is subject to the satisfaction of the
following conditions:
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- acceptance and execution by the Company and by the Investor of
this Agreement and all Exhibits hereto;
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- all representations and warranties of the Investor contained
herein shall remain true and correct as of the First Closing Date,
and all covenants required of the Investor to perform, satisfy or
comply with shall have been fully complied with or performed in all
material respects as of the First Closing Date (as a condition to
the Company's obligations);
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- all representations and warranties of the Company contained
herein shall remain true and correct as of the First Closing Date,
and all covenants required of the Company to perform, satisfy or
comply with shall have been fully complied with or performed in all
material respects as of the First Closing date (as a condition to
the Investor's obligations);
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- the Company shall have obtained all permits and qualifications
required by any state for the offer and sale of the Common Stock
and the Warrants, or shall have the availability of exemptions
therefrom;
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- the sale and issuance of the Common Stock and Warrants
hereunder, and the proposed issuance by the Company to the Investor
of the Warrant Shares upon the exercise thereof shall be legally
permitted by all laws and regulations to which the Investor and the
Company are subject and there shall be no ruling, judgment or writ
of any court prohibiting the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement;
- The Second Closing is subject to the satisfaction of the
following conditions:
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- all representations and warranties of the Investor contained
herein shall remain true and correct as of the Second Closing Date,
and all covenants required of the Investor to perform, satisfy or
comply with shall have been fully complied with or performed in all
material respects as of the Second Closing Date (as a condition to
the Company's obligations);
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- all representations and warranties of the Company contained
herein shall remain true and correct as of the Second Closing Date,
and all covenants required of the Company to perform, satisfy or
comply with shall have been fully complied with or performed in all
material respects as of the Second Closing date (as a condition to
the Investor's obligations);
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- the conditions set forth in Sections 2.1(g)(iv) and (v) remain
true and correct as of the Second Closing Date;
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- the Company shall not have filed a voluntary petition in
bankruptcy in any court pursuant to any statutes, either of the
United States or of any state, or a petition for reorganization, or
for the appointment of a receiver or trustee of all or a
substantial portion of the Company's property, or if the Company
makes any assignment for or petitions for or enters into an
arrangement for the benefit of creditors, or shall have become
subject to an involuntary petition in bankruptcy which petition is
not discharged within sixty (60) days thereafter.
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- either (i) the Company shall have established, by the delivery
to Investor of invoices, shipping documents or similar evidence,
that it has delivered for evaluation the SC-derived beta islets to
one or more potential customers, or (ii) Investor voluntarily
agrees to exercise the A Warrants.
- The Third Closing is subject to the satisfaction of the
following conditions:
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- all representations and warranties of the Investor contained
herein shall remain true and correct as of the Third Closing Date,
and all covenants required of the Investor to perform, satisfy or
comply with shall have been fully complied with or performed in all
material respects as of the Third Closing Date (as a condition to
the Company's obligations);
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- all representations and warranties of the Company contained
herein shall remain true and correct as of the Third Closing Date,
and all covenants required of the Company to perform, satisfy or
comply with shall have been fully complied with or performed in all
material respects as of the Third Closing date (as a condition to
the Investor's obligations);
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- the conditions set forth in Sections 2.1(h)(iv) and (v) remain
true and correct as of the Third Closing Date;
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- the Company shall not have filed a voluntary petition in
bankruptcy in any court pursuant to any statutes, either of the
United States or of any state, or a petition for reorganization, or
for the appointment of a receiver or trustee of all or a
substantial portion of the Company's property, or if the Company
makes any assignment for or petitions for or enters into an
arrangement for the benefit of creditors, or shall have become
subject to an involuntary petition in bankruptcy which petition is
not discharged within sixty (60) days thereafter.
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- either (i) the Company shall have established, by the delivery
to Investor of invoices, shipping documents or similar evidence,
that it had consummated sales of the SC-derived beta islets
resulting in net revenues of at least $30,000 during the three
month period ending July 31, 2008, or (ii) Investor
voluntarily agrees to exercise the B Warrants.
- The Fourth Closing is subject to the satisfaction of the
following conditions:
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- all representations and warranties of the Investor contained
herein shall remain true and correct as of the Fourth Closing Date,
and all covenants required of the Investor to perform, satisfy or
comply with shall have been fully complied with or performed in all
material respects as of the Fourth Closing Date (as a condition to
the Company's obligations);
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- all representations and warranties of the Company contained
herein shall remain true and correct as of the Fourth Closing Date,
and all covenants required of the Company to perform, satisfy or
comply with shall have been fully complied with or performed in all
material respects as of the Fourth Closing date (as a condition to
the Investor's obligations);
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- the conditions set forth in Sections 2.1(i)(iv) and (v) remain
true and correct as of the Fourth Closing Date;
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- the Company shall not have filed a voluntary petition in
bankruptcy in any court pursuant to any statutes, either of the
United States or of any state, or a petition for reorganization, or
for the appointment of a receiver or trustee of all or a
substantial portion of the Company's property, or if the Company
makes any assignment for or petitions for or enters into an
arrangement for the benefit of creditors, or shall have become
subject to an involuntary petition in bankruptcy which petition is
not discharged within sixty (60) days thereafter.
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- either (i) the Company shall have established, by the delivery
to Investor of invoices, shipping documents or similar evidence,
that it had consummated sales of the SC-derived beta islets
resulting in net revenues of at least $100,000 during the three
month period ending October 31, 2008, or (ii) Investor voluntarily
agrees to exercise the C Warrants.
- Financing Fee . The Investor
shall be entitled to a Financing Fee equal to 2% of the aggregate
purchase price of all Securities purchased hereunder. The Financing
Fee shall be payable concurrently with each Closing Date. At the
option of Investor, the Financing Fee may be deducted from the
amounts due at each Closing Date; or Investor may elect to receive
the Financing Fee in the form of shares of Common Stock valued at
the lesser of (i) the Market Price on the respective Closing Date,
or (ii) the price per share being paid for the Common Stock
issuable on each respective Closing Date.
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- Board Representation. Subject to Investor purchasing
Securities having an aggregate purchase price of at least $250,000,
Investor shall nominate a representative for appointment to the
Company's board of directors who must be approved by the Board. The
Company shall also appoint another nominee to its Board of
Directors resulting in a three member Board of Directors given that
suitable candidates are appointed. Board representation by the
Investor shall continue until Investor owns less than 5% of the
total issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock, or Investor
otherwise elects to not designate a board representative.
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- Credit Facility. Investor shall have the right, but not
the obligation, to make available to the Company a revolving credit
facility in the principal amount of $100,000 ("Credit Facility")
pursuant to a Credit Agreement, the terms of which shall be subject
to mutual agreement. The Credit Facility will accrue interest at
the rate of 8% per annum and shall be convertible at the option of
Investor into shares of Common Stock at a conversion price equal to
(i) $0.18 per share, if the Credit Facility is executed on or
before April 15, 2008, or (ii) Market Price on the date on which
the Credit Facility is executed.
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- Conversion of Accounts and Notes Payable. Subject to
Investor investing at least $250,000, Dr. James Musick shall agree
to convert all notes payable, accrued interest on those notes and
deferred and unpaid compensation owed by the Company to him as of
the First Closing Date, including, without limitation, any and all
accrued and unpaid salary, wages or other compensation, into shares
of the Company's securities in accordance with the following:
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- All accrued and unpaid advances, notes and expenses, including
all accrued and unpaid interest, not to exceed $225,000 in the
aggregate, shall be converted into shares of Common Stock at a
conversion price of $0.18 per share.
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- All accrued and unpaid wages, salary and other compensation in
excess of $500,000 will be waived, and the balance of $500,000
shall be evidenced by a convertible promissory note convertible
into shares of Common Stock at a conversion price equal to the
greater of (i) Market Price on the Trading Day immediately
preceding the conversion date, or (ii) $1.00 per share, up to a
maximum of 500,000 shares. The convertible note shall automatically
convert into shares of Common Stock upon the occurrence of a
liquidity event which shall be defined by mutual agreement. The
convertible note is not intended to create income tax liability to
the payee or the Company and additional provisions may be
implemented to achieve this goal prior to the Second Closing.
Section 2.6. Closing . The First Closing
shall occur not later than January 31, 2008.
Representations and Warranties of
Investor
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The Investor severally represents and warrants
to the Company that:
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- Intent . The Investor is
entering into this Agreement for its own account and the Investor
has no present arrangement (whether or not legally binding) at any
time to sell the Common Stock and the Warrant or Warrant Shares to
or through any person or entity; provided, however, that by making
the representations herein, the Investor does not agree to hold
such securities for any minimum or other specific term and reserves
the right to dispose of the Common Stock and Warrant Shares at any
time in accordance with federal and state securities laws
applicable to such disposition.
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- Sophisticated Investor . The
Investor is an accredited investor (as defined in Rule 501 of
Regulation D) and Investor has such knowledge and experience
in business and financial matters that it is capable of evaluating
the merits and risks of an investment in the Common Stock, the
Warrant and the Warrant Shares. The Investor acknowledges that an
investment in the Common Stock, the Warrant and the Warrant Shares
is speculative and involves a high degree of risk.
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- Authority . This Agreement
and each agreement, the forms of which are attached as Exhibits
hereto which are required to be executed by Investor, have been
duly authorized, validly executed and delivered by the Investor and
are valid and binding agreements of the Investor enforceable
against it in accordance with their terms, subject to applicable
bankruptcy, insolvency, or similar laws relating to, or affecting
generally the enforcement of, creditors' rights and remedies or by
other equitable principles of general application.
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- Not an Affiliate . The
Investor is not an officer, director or "affiliate" (as that term
is defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act) of the Company.
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- Absence of Conflicts . The
execution and delivery of this Agreement and the agreements the
forms of which are attached as Exhibits hereto and executed by the
Investor in connection herewith, and the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, and compliance with
the requirements thereof, will not violate any law, rule,
regulation, order, writ, judgment, injunction, decree or award
binding on Investor or (a) violate any provision of any indenture,
instrument or agreement to which Investor is a party or is subject,
or by which Investor or any of its assets is bound; (b) conflict
with or constitute a material default thereunder; (c) result in the
creation or imposition of any lien pursuant to the terms of any
such indenture, instrument or agreement, or constitute a breach of
any fiduciary duty owed by Investor to any third party; or (d)
require the approval of any third-party (which has not been
obtained) pursuant to any material contract, agreement, instrument,
relationship or legal obligation to which Investor is subject or to
which any of its assets, operations or management may be
subject.
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- Disclosure; Access to
Information . The Investor has received all documents,
records, books and other publicly available information pertaining
to Investor's investment in the Company that have been requested by
the Investor. Investor acknowledges that the Company is subject to
the periodic reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, and the
Investor has reviewed or received copies of all of the SEC
Documents. The Investor has not relied on any oral representations
of the Company, any of its officers, directors or representatives,
and the Investor is not relying on any information about the
Company that is not contained in this Agreement, the attachments or
the SEC documents in making its investment decision.
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- Manner of Sale . At no time
was Investor presented with or solicited by or through any leaflet,
public promotional meeting, television advertisement or any other
form of general solicitation or advertising by the Company.
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- Residency . The state of residency set forth opposite
Investor's name on Exhibit A is the lawful residence of Investor
and has not been used to circumvent the securities regulations of
any state or jurisdiction.
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- Legends . The Investor
acknowledges that the Common Stock, the Warrants and the Warrant
Shares are being offered and sold by the Company pursuant to
exemptions from the registration requirements of state and federal
law and as a consequence, the securities have not been registered
under the Securities Act or any applicable state law. Unless
otherwise provided below, each certificate representing the
securities will bear the following legend or equivalent (the
"Legend"):
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THE SECURITIES EVIDENCED BY THIS CERTIFICATE
HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE U.S. SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS
AMENDED (THE "SECURITIES ACT"), OR ANY OTHER APPLICABLE SECURITIES
LAWS AND HAVE BEEN ISSUED IN RELIANCE UPON AN EXEMPTION FROM THE
REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND SUCH OTHER
SECURITIES LAWS. NEITHER THIS SECURITY NOR ANY INTEREST OR
PARTICIPATION HEREIN MAY BE REOFFERED, SOLD, ASSIGNED, TRANSFERRED,
PLEDGED, ENCUMBERED, HYPOTHECATED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF, EXCEPT
PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT OR PURSUANT TO A TRANSACTION THAT IS EXEMPT FROM, OR
NOT SUBJECT TO, SUCH REGISTRATION.
- No Other Legend or Stock Transfer Restrictions . No
legend other than the one specified in Section 3.8 has been or
shall be placed on the share certificates representing the Common
Stock, the Warrants or the Warrant Shares and no instructions or
"stop transfer orders," so called "stock transfer restrictions," or
other restrictions have been or shall be given to the Company's
transfer agent with respect thereto other than as expressl y set forth in this Article III.
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- Investor's Compliance . Nothing in this Article shall
affect in any way the Investor's obligations under any agreement,
law or regulation to comply with all applicable securities laws
upon resale of the Common Stock.
Representations and Warranties of the
Company
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The Company represents and warrants to the
Investor that:
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- Organization of the Company
. The Company is a corporation duly incorporated and existing
in good standing under the laws of the State of Nevada and has all
requisite corporate authority to own its properties and to carry on
its business as now being conducted. The Company does not have any
subsidiaries and does not own more that fifty percent (50%) of or
control any other active business entity except as set forth in the
SEC Documents. The Company is duly qualified and is in good
standing as a foreign corporation to do business in every
jurisdiction in which the nature of the business conducted or
property owned by it makes such qualification necessary, other than
those in which the failure so to qualify would not have a Material
Adverse Effect.
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- Authority . (i) The Company
has the requisite corporate power and corporate authority to enter
into and perform its obligations under this Agreement, and the
Warrants and to issue the Common Stock, the Warrants and the
Warrant Shares pursuant to their respective terms, (ii) the
execution, issuance and delivery of this Agreement, the Common
Stock and the Warrants by the Company and the consummation by it of
the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly authorized by
all necessary corporate action and no further consent or
authorization of the Company or its Board of Directors or
shareholders is required, and (iii) this Agreement, the Common
Stock certificates and the Warrants have been duly executed and
delivered by the Company and at the Closing shall constitute valid
and binding obligations of the Company enforceable against the
Company in accordance with their terms, except as such
enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency,
moratorium, or similar laws relating to, or affecting generally the
enforcement of, creditors' rights and remedies or by other
equitable principles of general applicati
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