SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): March 23, 2007
Intrepid Technology & Resources, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
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Idaho | 000-30065 | 82-0230842 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
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501 West Broadway, Suite 200, Idaho Falls, Idaho | 83402 |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip code) |
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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: | (208) 529-5337 |
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, If Changed Since Last Report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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Item 1.01 Entry Into A Material Definitive Agreement
On March 23, 2007, Intrepid Technology & Resources, Inc., an Idaho corporation (the “Company”) entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) with Cornell Capital Partners, L.P. (“Cornell Capital”) providing for the sale by the Company to Cornell Capital of its 9% secured convertible debentures in the aggregate principal amount of $3,500,000 (the “Debentures”) of which $2,500,000 will be advanced on or about March 27, 2007 and the balance of $1,000,000 will be advanced immediately prior to the filing by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission of the Registration Statement (as defined below). The funds are expected to be used for working capital purposes, including the development of the Company’s existing biogas plants and future development of additional biogas fields.
Pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, Yorkville Advisors LLC, the general partner of Cornell Capital, is entitled to receive a cash payment equal to 10% of the gross proceeds of the Debentures purchased by Cornell Capital at each closing, a $25,000 structuring fee payable from the proceeds of the first closing and 250,000 shares of the Company’s common stock payable at the first closing. In connection with the first closing of the transactions contemplated by the Purchase Agreement, the Company will receive net proceeds of $2,225,000 on or about March 27, 2007.
The Debentures mature on the third anniversary of the date of issuance and bear interest at the annual rate of 9% in cash, payable at maturity; provided, however, that at the Company’s option and subject to certain conditions regarding registration of the shares underlying the Debenture, the interest which may be paid in common stock. Cornell Capital may convert, at any time, the outstanding principal amount of the Debentures into shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price equal to the lesser of $0.06 or 90% of the lowest volume weighted average price of the Company’s common stock during the 30 consecutive trading days immediately preceding the applicable conversion date. Under certain circumstances, including that the price of the Company’s common stock is trading at less than $0.06 and that the Registration Statement is in effect and subject to certain exceptions, at its option, the Company may redeem a portion or the entire outstanding Debentures at a price equal to 110% of the amount being redeemed plus accrued interest. In addition, upon three trading days prior notice, the Company may require Cornell Capital to convert all of the outstanding principal amount of the Debentures into shares of the Company’s common stock over a 20 trading day period if the volume weighted average price of the Company’s common stock during the 20 consecutive trading days immediately preceding the date of such notice had exceeded $0.128.
In connection with the Purchase Agreement, the Company also issued to Cornell Capital warrants (the “Warrants”) to purchase an aggregate 15,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, exercisable for a period of five years, at an exercise price of $0.055 per share.
The Debentures and the Warrants each contain a “conversion cap” provision which prohibits Cornell Capital from effecting any conversion of the Debentures or exercise of the Warrants if after giving effect to such conversion or exercise Cornell Capital, together with its affiliates, would beneficially own in excess of 4.99% of the outstanding capital of the Company (unless Cornell Capital waives such limitation by providing 65 days’ prior written notice).
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The Company and Cornell Capital also entered into a Registration Rights Agreement (the “Registration Rights Agreement”), dated as of March 23, 2007, providing for the filing of a Registration Statement (the “Registration Statement”) with the Securities and Exchange Commission registering the Company’s common stock issuable upon conversion of the Debentures and exercise of the Warrants. The Company is obligated to use its best efforts to file the Registration Statement prior to May 22, 2007 and to cause the Registration Statement to be declared effective no later than September 19, 2007 and to insure that the Registration Statement remains in effect until all of the shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of the Debentures and exercise of the Warrants have been sold. In the event of a default of its obligations under the Registration Rights Agreement, including if the Registration Statement is not filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission by May 23, 2007, if the Registration Statement is not declared effective by September 19, 2007, or if the Registration Statement is not available for use for 30 or more consecutive calendar days or 90 calendar days in any 12-month period, it is required pay to Cornell Capital, as liquidated damages, for each month that the registration statement has not been filed, declared effective, or available for use, as the case may be, an amount in cash equal to 2% of the total purchase price paid by Cornell Capital for the Debentures that it then holds, not to exceed 24% of the total purchase price then held by Cornell Capital.
The Company’s obligations under the Debentures are secured by a security interest in all of its assets (to the extent not previously pledged to secure other assets), subject to certain exceptions for permitted indebtedness and permitted liens (as described in the Security Agreement) until $250,000 or less principal amount of the Debentures remains outstanding.
As a result of the transaction with Cornell Capital, the Company’s ability to raise additional equity capital will be limited due to, among other things, the Company having only approximately 1,900,000 additional authorized shares of common stock. In addition to the 243,919,569 shares of the Company’s common stock outstanding, the Company is required to reserve for issuance 73,333,334 shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of the Debentures or exercise of the warrants issued to Cornell Capital in this transaction and has previously reserved for issuance 5,000,000 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of warrants previously issued to Cornell Capital and 25,829,147 shares of common stock reserved for issuance of options or other awards issued or issuable to directors, officers, employees and consultants under the Company’s stock incentive plans or other equity compensation arrangeme nts. To increase the number of authorized shares of the Company’s common stock, the Company is required to obtain stockholder approval.
The terms of the Purchase Agreement, Debenture, Warrants, Registration Rights Agreement and Security Agreement are incorporated herein by reference and each such agreement is filed as an exhibit hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.
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Item 2.03 Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.
As set forth in Item 1.01 above, on March 23, 2007, the Company entered into an agreement to sell Cornell Capital $3,500,000 principal amount of secured Debentures and warrants to purchase 15,000,000 shares of its common stock for an aggregate purchase price of $3,500,000. The information regarding the Purchase Agreement, Debentures, Warrants, Registration Rights Agreement, and Security Agreement in Item 1.01 is incorporated herein by reference and each such agreement is filed as an exhibit hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 3.02 Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities.
As set forth in Item 1.01 above, on March 23, 2007, the Company entered into an agreement to sell Cornell Capital $3,500,000 principal amount of secured Debentures and warrants to purchase 15,000,000 shares of its common stock, of which $2,500,000 principal amount of secured Debentures and warrants to purchase 15,000,000 shares of its common stock will be sold on March 27, 2007 for an aggregate purchase price of $2,500,0000 and $1,000,0000 principal amount of Debentures will be sold immediately prior to the filing by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission of the Registration Statement. The information regarding Purchase Agreement, Debentures, Warrants, Registration Rights Agreement and Security Agreement in Item 1.01 is incorporated herein by reference and each such agreement is filed as an exhibit hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.
Cornell Capital is an “accredited investor” as such term is defined in Rule 501 of Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”), and the securities were sold to it in reliance on the exemption from registration provided by Section 4(2) of the Act.
Item 5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.
Pursuant to the authority set forth in its Articles of Incorporation, on March 19, 2007, the Company filed Articles of Amendment (the “Articles of Amendment”) with the Secretary of State of the State of Idaho creating a series of 150,000 shares of Series A Preferred Stock. Each share of the Series A Preferred Stock is convertible into 500 shares of the Company’s common stock (or 75,000,000 shares in the aggregate) at any time after the Company has filed an amendment to its certificate of incorporation increasing the authorized number of shares of common stock to 500,000,000 is not entitled to any dividend other than to the extent that dividends are also declared on the Company’s common stock, will share in the liquidation of the Company on a proportionate basis with the Company’s common stock and except as otherwise required by law, votes with the Company’s common stock, a s a single class, on an as converted basis. The shares of Series A Preferred Stock were created with the intention of being pledged to Cornell Capital to secure the Company’s obligations under the Debentures. However, as a result of subsequent negotiations between the parties, Cornell required the Company to grant to it a security interest in its assets in lieu of the pledge and accordingly no shares of Series A Preferred
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Stock have been or will be issued or pledged to Cornell. The Articles of Amendment is filed as an exhibit hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits
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Exhibit Number | | Description |
| 3.1 | | | Articles of Amendment, as filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Idaho on March 19, 2007. |
| 10.1 | | | Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of March 23, 2007 by and between Intrepid Technology & Resources, Inc. and Cornell Capital Partners, L.P. |
| 10.2 | | | Convertible Debentures, dated as of March 23, 2007, issued by Intrepid Technology & Resources, Inc. to Cornell Capital Partners, L.P. |
| 10.3 | | | Warrant, dated as of March 23, 2007, issued by Intrepid Technology & Resources, Inc. to Cornell Capital Partners, L.P. |
| 10.4 | | | Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of March 23, 2007, by and between Intrepid Technology & Resources, Inc. and Cornell Capital Partners, L.P. |
| 10.5 | | | Security Agreement, dated as of March 23, 2007, by and between Intrepid Technology & Resources, Inc. and Cornell Capital Partners, L.P. |
| 99 | | | Letter to the Shareholders, dated as of March 23, 2007 |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Company has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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Date: March 23, 2007 | INTREPID TECHNOLOGY & RESOURCES, INC. |
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| Name: Dr. Dennis D. Keiser Title: CEO |
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EXHIBIT 3.1
ARTICLES OF AMENDMENT
TO THE
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
OF
INTREPID TECHNOLOGY AND RESOURCES, INC.
Pursuant to Title 30, Chapter 1, Idaho Code, the undersigned corporation amends its Articles of Incorporation as follows:
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The name of the corporation is Intrepid Technology and Resources, Inc. (the “Corporation”)
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Article V of the Articles of Incorporation is hereby amended to add a provision creating a series of 150,000 shares of preferred stock designated as Series A Convertible Preferred Stock and setting forth the voting powers, preferences and relative, participating, optional and other special rights of the shares of such series, and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof are as follows:
Series A Convertible Preferred Stock.
1. Designation of Series A Preferred Stock.
There is hereby created a series of Preferred Stock designated as “Series A Convertible Preferred Stock” (the “Series A Preferred Stock”), which shall consist of 150,000 shares.
2. Dividends.
Except as otherwise provided in this Section 2, the holders of the shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall not be entitled to receive dividends. When and as dividends are declared payable in cash or property, other than shares of the Corporation’s capital stock, with respect to shares of the Common Stock, the Corporation shall declare at the same time and pay to each holder of the Series A Preferred Stock a dividend equal to the dividend that would have been payable to such holder if the shares of Series A Preferred Stock held by such holder had been converted into Common Stock on the record date for the determination of the holders of the Common Stock entitled to receive such dividend.
3. Liquidation.
(a) Distributions upon Liquidation. In the event of any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, whether voluntary or involuntary, the holders of the Series A Preferred Stock shall be entitled to receive, pari passu with the holders of the Common Stock the amount per share of Series A Preferred Stock that would have been payable had each such share been converted to Common Stock immediately prior to such liquidation, dissolution or winding up pursuant to the provisions of Section 5 hereof. If, upon the occurrence of such event, the assets and funds thus distributed among the holders of the Series A Preferred Stock and Common shall be insufficient to permit the payment to all such holders of their full preferential amounts, then the holders of shares of Series A Preferred Stock and Common Stock shall share ratably in any distribution of assets in proportion to the amounts that would have
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been distributed to each such holder upon the liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation in respect of the shares of such Preferred Stock held by them if all amounts payable on or with respect to said shares were paid in full.
(b) Business Combinations. Unless otherwise determined by the holders of at least a majority of the issued and outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock and Common Stock voting as a single class, a liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation shall be deemed to occur upon the consummation of a Business Combination. The term “Business Combination” shall mean: (i) the acquisition of the Corporation by another entity by means of any transaction or series of related transactions (including, without limitation, any reorganization, merger or consolidation, but excluding any merger effected exclusively for the purpose of changing the domicile of the Corporation); or (ii) a sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Corporation,unless, in each case, the Corporation’s stockholders of record as constituted immediately prior to such acquisition or sale will, immediately after such acquisition or sale (by virtue of securities issued as consideration for the Corporation’s acquisition or sale or otherwise) hold at least 50% of the voting power of the surviving or acquiring entity in approximately the same relative percentages after such acquisition or sale as before such acquisition or sale.
(c) Consideration. Whenever the distribution provided for in this Section 3 shall be payable in whole or in part in property other than cash, the value of any property distributed shall be the fair market value of such property as reasonably determined in good faith by the Board. All distributions of property other than cash made hereunder shall be made, to the maximum extent possible, pro rata with respect to each series and class of Preferred Stock and Common Stock in accordance with the liquidation amounts payable with respect to each such series and class.
4. Voting.
(a) Notice of Stockholders Meetings. The holders of the Series A Preferred Stock shall be entitled to notice of all stockholders meetings and to vote or to act by written consent of stockholders.
(b) Voting Rights. Except as otherwise required by law or by the Corporation’s Certificate of Incorporation, the holders of the Series A Preferred Stock and the holders of the Common Stock shall vote as a single class on all matters submitted to the stockholders for a vote on the basis that each holder of the Series A Preferred Stock shall have that number of votes per share of Series A Preferred Stock as is equal to the number of shares of Common Stock into which each respective share of the Series A Preferred Stock held by such holder is convertible pursuant to Section 5 hereof on the date for determination of stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting or on the effective date of the written consent. The number of authorized shares of Series A Preferred Stock may be increased or decreased (but not below the number of shares thereof then outstanding) by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the voting power of the stock of the Corporation entitled to vote..
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5. Conversion
. The holders of the Series A Preferred Stock shall have the following conversion rights and obligations:
(a) Right to Convert Series A Preferred Stock. Subject to Section (b) hereof, each share of Series A Preferred Stock shall be convertible at the option of the holder thereof at any time after the date of issuance of such share at the office of the Corporation or any transfer agent for the Series A Preferred Stock, into five hundred (500) (the “Conversion Rate”) fully paid and nonassessable shares of Common Stock. The Conversion Rate with respect to the Series A Preferred Stock shall be subject to adjustment as hereinafter provided.
(b) Mechanics of Conversion.
(i) No fractional shares of Common Stock shall be issued upon conversion of the Series A Preferred Stock. If the issuance would result in the issuance of a fraction of a share of Common Stock, the Company shall round such fraction of a share of Common Stock up to the nearest whole share.
(ii) Subject to clause (ii) below, before any holder of Series A Preferred Stock shall be entitled to convert the same into full shares of Common Stock, such holder shall surrender the certificate or certificates therefor, duly endorsed, at the office of the Corporation or any transfer agent for the Series A Preferred Stock, and shall give written notice to the Corporation at such office that the holder elects to convert the same. The Corporation shall, as soon as practicable thereafter, issue and deliver at such office to such holder of Series A Preferred Stock (i) a certificate or certificates for the number of shares of Common Stock to which such holder shall be entitled as aforesaid, (ii) a check payable to such holder in the amount of any cash amounts payable as a result of the conversion of any shares of Series A Preferred Stock into fractional shares of Common Stock, an d (iii) if less than all of the shares of the New Series A Preferred Stock represented by such certificate are converted into Common Stock, a certificate representing the shares of Series A Preferred Stock not converted into Common Stock.
(iii) In the event of any conversion of shares of Series A Preferred Stock pursuant to Section (b), notwithstanding that any certificate representing the Series A Preferred Stock to be converted shall not have been surrendered, each holder of such shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall thereafter be treated for all purposes as the record holder of the number of shares of Common Stock issuable to such holder upon such conversion.
(c) Adjustment of Conversion Rate. The Conversion Rate shall be subject to adjustment as follows:
(i) In the event the outstanding shares of Common Stock shall be subdivided or increased (by stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization or otherwise) into a greater number of shares of Common Stock, and no equivalent subdivision or increase is made with respect to the Series A Preferred Stock, the respective Conversion Rate then in effect for the Series A Preferred Stock shall, concurrently with the effectiveness of such subdivision or increase, be proportionately increased. In the event the outstanding
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shares of Common Stock shall be combined or consolidated, by reclassification or otherwise, into a lesser number of shares of Common Stock, the respective Conversion Rate then in effect for the Series A Preferred Stock shall, concurrently with the effectiveness of such combination or consolidation, be proportionately decreased.
(ii) In the event the Corporation at any time or from time to time makes or fixes a record date for the determination of holders of Common Stock entitled to receive a dividend or other distribution payable in securities of the Corporation, and no equivalent dividend or other distribution is declared or made to the Series A Preferred Stock, then and in each such event provision shall be made so that the holders of Series A Preferred Stock shall receive, concurrently therewith, the amount of such securities which they would have received had their Series A Preferred Stock been converted into Common Stock on the date of such event.
(iii) In the event the Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Series A Preferred Stock shall be changed into the same or a different number of shares of any other class or classes of stock, whether by capital reorganization, reclassification or otherwise (other than a subdivision or combination of shares provided for above), and no equivalent capital reorganization, reclassification or other change is made with respect to the Series A Preferred Stock, the Conversion Rate then in effect for the Series A Preferred Stock shall, concurrently with the effectiveness of such reorganization or reclassification, be proportionately adjusted such that the Series A Preferred Stock shall be convertible into, in lieu of the number of shares of Common Stock that the holders thereof would otherwise have been entitled to receive, a number of shares of such other class or classes of stock equivalent to the number of shares of Common Stock that would have been subject to receipt by the holders thereof upon conversion of the Series A Preferred Stock immediately before such change.
(d) No Impairment. The Corporation will not, by amendment of its Certificate of Incorporation or through any reorganization, transfer of assets, consolidation, merger, dissolution, issuance or sale of securities or any other voluntary action, avoid or seek to avoid the observance or performance of any of the terms to be observed or performed hereunder by the Corporation but will at all times in good faith assist in the carrying out of all the provisions of this Section 5 and in the taking of all such action as may be necessary or appropriate in order to protect the conversion rights of the holders of the Series A Preferred Stock against impairment.
(e) Reservation ofCommon Stock Issuable upon Conversion. The Corporation shall at all times reserve and keep available out of its authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock solely for the purpose of effecting the conversion of the shares of the Series A Preferred Stock such number of its shares of Common Stock as shall from time to time be sufficient to effect the conversion of all outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock; and if at any time the number of authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock shall not be sufficient to effect the conversion of all then outstanding shares of the Series A Preferred Stock, in addition to such other remedies as shall be available to the holder of such Series A Preferred Stock, the Corporation shall take such corporate action as may, in the opinion of its counsel, be necessary to increase its
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authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock to such number of shares as shall be sufficient for such purposes, including, without limitation, engaging in reasonable efforts to obtain the necessary stockholder approval of any necessary amendment to the Articles of Incorporation; provided, however, that the Corporation shall not be required to effect an increase in its authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock prior to January 1, 2008.
6. No Reissuance of Series A Preferred Stock
. No shares of Series A Preferred Stock acquired by the Corporation by reason of purchase, conversion or otherwise shall be reissued.
3.
The date of adoption of the amendment was March 16, 2007.
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The amendment consists exclusively of matters which do not require shareholder action pursuant to section 30-1-1002, 30-1-1005 and 30-1006, Idaho Code, and was, therefore, adopted by the board of directors.
Dated: March __, 2007
INTREPID TECHNOLOGY AND
RESOURCES, INC.
By:
Name:
Title:
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EXHIBIT 10.1
SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT
THISSECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of March 23, 2007, by and amongINTREPID TECHNOLOGY & RESOURCES, INC., an Idaho corporation (the “Company”), and the Buyers listed on Schedule I attached hereto (individually, a “Buyer” or collectively “Buyers”).
WITNESSETH
WHEREAS, the Company and the Buyer(s) are executing and delivering this Agreement in reliance upon an exemption from securities registration pursuant to Section 4(2) and/or Rule 506 of Regulation D (“Regulation D”) as promulgated by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”);
WHEREAS, the parties desire that, upon the terms and subject to the conditions contained herein, the Company shall issue and sell to the Buyer(s), as provided herein, and the Buyer(s) shall purchase (i) up to Three Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($3,500,000) of secured convertible debentures in the form attached hereto as “Exhibit A” (the “Convertible Debentures”), which shall be convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.005 (the “Common Stock”) (as converted, the “Conversion Shares”), and (ii) warrants substantially in the form attached hereto as “Exhibit B” (the “Warrants”), to acquire up to that number of additional shares of Common Stock set forth opposite such Buyer’s name in column (5) of the Schedule I (as exercised, the “Warrant Shares”), of which Two Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($2,500,000) shall be funded within two (2) business days following the date hereof (the “First Closing”) and One Million Dollars ($1,000,000) shall be funded on the date the registration statement (the “Registration Statement”) is filed, pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement dated the date hereof, with the SEC (the “Second Closing”) (individually referred to as a “Closing” collectively referred to as the “Closings”), for a total purchase price of up to Three Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($3,500,000), (the “Purchase Price”) in the respective amounts set forth opposite each Buyer(s) name on Schedule I (the “Subscription Amount”);
WHEREAS, contemporaneously with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the parties hereto are executing and delivering a Registration Rights Agreement (the “Registration Rights Agreement”) pursuant to which the Company has agreed to provide certain registration rights under the Securities Act and the rules and regulations promulgated there under, and applicable state securities laws;
WHEREAS, the Convertible Debentures are secured by a security interest in certain of the assets of the Company, including a pledge of the Company's equity interest in certain subsidiaries, as evidenced by the security agreement of even date herewith (the “Security Agreement”);
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WHEREAS, contemporaneously with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the parties hereto are executing and delivering Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions (the “Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions”); and
WHEREAS, the Convertible Debentures, the Conversion Shares, the Warrants, and the Warrants Shares collectively are referred to herein as the “Securities”.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and other agreements contained in this Agreement the Company and the Buyer(s) hereby agree as follows:
PURCHASE AND SALE OF CONVERTIBLE DEBENTURES.
Purchase of Convertible Debentures. Subject to the satisfaction (or waiver) of the terms and conditions of this Agreement, each Buyer agrees, severally and not jointly, to purchase at each Closing and the Company agrees to sell and issue to each Buyer, severally and not jointly, at each Closing, Convertible Debentures in amounts corresponding with the Subscription Amount set forth opposite each Buyer’s name on Schedule I hereto and the Warrants to acquire up that number of Warrant Shares as set forth opposite such Buyer’s name in column (4) on Schedule I .
Closing Dates. The First Closing of the purchase and sale of the Convertible Debentures and Warrants shall take place at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time on the second (2nd) business day following the date hereof, subject to notification of satisfaction of the conditions to the First Closing set forth herein and in Sections 6 and 7 below (or such later date as is mutually agreed to by the Company and the Buyer(s)) (the “First Closing Date”) and the Second Closing of the purchase and sale of the Convertible Debentures shall take place at 4:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on the date the Registration Statement is filed with the SEC, subject to reasonable notification of satisfaction of the conditions to the Second Closing set forth herein and in Sections 6 and 7 below (or such later date as is mutually agreed to by the Company and the Buyer(s)) (the “Second Closing Date”) (collectively referred to a the “Closing Dates”). The Closings shall occur on the respective Closing Dates at the offices of Yorkville Advisors, LLC, 101 Hudson Street, Suite 3700, Jersey City, New Jersey 07302 (or such other place as is mutually agreed to by the Company and the Buyer(s)).
Form of Payment. Subject to the satisfaction of the terms and conditions of this Agreement, on each Closing Date, (i) the Buyers shall deliver to the Company such aggregate proceeds for the Convertible Debentures and Warrants to be issued and sold to such Buyer at such Closing, minus the fees to be paid directly from the proceeds of such Closing as set forth herein, and (ii) the Company shall deliver to each Buyer, Convertible Debentures and Warrants which such Buyer is purchasing at such Closing in amounts indicated opposite such Buyer’s name on Schedule I, duly executed on behalf of the Company.
BUYER’S REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES.
Each Buyer represents and warrants, severally and not jointly, that:
Investment Purpose. Each Buyer is acquiring the Convertible Debentures and the Warrants, and upon conversion of the Convertible Debentures and the exercise of the
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Warrants, will acquire the Conversion Shares and the Warrant Shares for its own account for investment only and not with a view towards, or for resale in connection with, the public sale or distribution thereof, except pursuant to sales registered or exempted under the Securities Act; provided, however, that by making the representations herein, such Buyer reserves the right to dispose of the Securities at any time in accordance with or pursuant to an effective registration statement covering such Securities or an available exemption under the Securities Act. Such Buyer does not presently have any agreement or understanding, directly or indirectly, with any Person to distribute any of the Securities.
Accredited Investor Status. Each Buyer is an “Accredited Investor” as that term is defined in Rule 501(a)(3) of Regulation D by reason of being an entity not formed for the purpose of acquiring the Securities and having total assets of more than $5 million.
Reliance on Exemptions. Each Buyer understands that the Securities are being offered and sold to it in reliance on specific exemptions from the registration requirements of United States federal and state securities laws and that the Company is relying in part upon the truth and accuracy of, and such Buyer’s compliance with, the representations, warranties, agreements, acknowledgments and understandings of such Buyer set forth herein in order to determine the availability of such exemptions and the eligibility of such Buyer to acquire the Securities.
Information. Each Buyer and its advisors (and its counsel), if any, have been furnished with all materials relating to the business, finances and operations of the Company and information it deemed material to making an informed investment decision regarding its purchase of the Securities, which have been requested by such Buyer. Each Buyer and its advisors, if any, have been afforded the opportunity to ask questions of the Company and its management. Neither such inquiries nor any other due diligence investigations conducted by such Buyer or its advisors, if any, or its representatives shall modify, amend or affect such Buyer’s right to rely on the Company’s representations and warranties contained in Section 3 below. Each Buyer understands that its investment in the Securities involves a high degree of risk. Each Buyer is in a position regarding the Company, which, based upon employment, family relationship or economic bargaining power, enabled and enables such Buyer to obtain information from the Company in order to evaluate the merits and risks of this investment. Each Buyer has sought such accounting, legal and tax advice, as it has considered necessary to make an informed investment decision with respect to its acquisition of the Securities.
No Governmental Review. Each Buyer 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, or the fairness or suitability of the investment in the Securities, nor have such authorities passed upon or endorsed the merits of the offering of the Securities.
Transfer or Resale. Each Buyer understands that except as provided in the Registration Rights Agreement: (i) the Securities have not been and are not being registered under the Securities Act or any state securities laws, and may not be offered for sale, sold, assigned or transferred unless (A) subsequently registered thereunder, (B) such Buyer shall have delivered to the Company an opinion of counsel, in a generally acceptable form, to the effect that
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such Securities to be sold, assigned or transferred may be sold, assigned or transferred pursuant to an exemption from such registration requirements, or (C) such Buyer provides the Company with reasonable assurances (in the form of seller and broker representation letters) that such Securities can be sold, assigned or transferred pursuant to Rule 144, Rule 144(k), or Rule 144A promulgated under the Securities Act, as amended (or a successor rule thereto) (collectively, “Rule 144”), in each case following the applicable holding period set forth therein; (ii) any sale of the Securities made in reliance on Rule 144 may be made only in accordance with the terms of Rule 144 and further, if Rule 144 is not applicable, any resale of the Securities under circumstances in which the seller (or the person through whom the sale is made) may be deemed to be an underwriter (as that term is defined in the Securities Act) may require compliance with some other exemption under the Securities Act or the rules and regulations of the SEC thereunder; and (iii) neither the Company nor any other person is under any obligation to register the Securities under the Securities Act or any state securities laws or to comply with the terms and conditions of any exemption thereunder.
Legends. Each Buyer agrees to the imprinting, so long as is required by this Section 2(g), of a restrictive legend in substantially the following form:
THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. THE SECURITIES HAVE BEEN ACQUIRED SOLELY FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSES AND NOT WITH A VIEW TOWARD RESALE AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED FOR SALE, SOLD, TRANSFERRED OR ASSIGNED IN THE ABSENCE OF AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT FOR THE SECURITIES UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS, OR AN OPINION OF COUNSEL, IN A GENERALLY ACCEPTABLE FORM, THAT REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED UNDER SAID ACT OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS.
Certificates evidencing the Conversion Shares or Warrant Shares shall not contain any legend (including the legend set forth above), (i) while a registration statement (including the Registration Statement) covering the resale of such security is effective under the Securities Act, (ii) following any sale of such Conversion Shares or Warrant Shares pursuant to Rule 144, (iii) if such Conversion Shares or Warrant Shares are eligible for sale under Rule 144(k), or (iv) if such legend is not required under applicable requirements of the Securities Act (including judicial interpretations and pronouncements issued by the staff of the SEC). The Company shall cause its counsel to issue a legal opinion to the Company’s transfer agent promptly after the effective date (the “Effective Date”) of a Registration Statement if required by the Company’s transfer agent to effect the removal of the legend hereunder. &nbs p;If all or any portion of the Convertible Debentures or Warrants are exercised by a Buyer that is not an Affiliate of the Company (a “Non-Affiliated Buyer”) at a time when there is an effective registration statement to cover the resale of the Conversion Shares or the Warrant Shares, such Conversion Shares or Warrant Shares shall be issued free of all legends. The Company agrees that following the Effective Date
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or at such time as such legend is no longer required under this Section 2(g), it will, no later than three (3) Trading Days following the delivery by a Non-Affiliated Buyer to the Company or the Company’s transfer agent of a certificate representing Conversion Shares or Warrant Shares, as the case may be, issued with a restrictive legend (such third Trading Day, the “Legend Removal Date”), deliver or cause to be delivered to such Non-Affiliated Buyer a certificate representing such shares that is free from all restrictive and other legends. The Company may not make any notation on its records or give instructions to any transfer agent of the Company that enlarge the restrictions on transfer set forth in this Section. Each Buyer acknowledges that the Company’s agreement hereunder to remove all legends from Conversion Shares or Warrant Shares is not an affirmative statement or representation that such Conversion Shares or Warrant Shares are freely tradable. Each Buyer, severally and not jointly with the other Buyers, agrees that the removal of the restrictive legend from certificates representing Securities as set forth in this Section 3(g) is predicated upon the Company’s reliance that the buyer will sell any Securities pursuant to either the registration requirements of the Securities Act, including any applicable prospectus delivery requirements, or an exemption therefrom, and that if Securities are sold pursuant to a Registration Statement, they will be sold in compliance with the plan of distribution set forth therein.
Authorization, Enforcement. This Agreement has been duly and validly authorized, executed and delivered by such Buyer and is a valid and binding agreement of such Buyer enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by general principles of equity or applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, liquidation and other similar laws relating to, or affecting generally, the enforcement of applicable creditors’ rights and remedies.
Receipt of Documents. Each Buyer and its counsel has received and read in their entirety: (i) this Agreement and each representation, warranty and covenant set forth herein and the Transaction Documents (as defined herein); (ii) all due diligence and other information necessary to verify the accuracy and completeness of such representations, warranties and covenants; (iii) the Company’s Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2006; (iv) the Company’s Form 10-QSB for the fiscal quarters ended September 30, 2006 and December 31, 2006 and (v) answers to all questions each Buyer submitted to the Company regarding an investment in the Company; and each Buyer has relied on the information contained therein and has not been furnished any other documents, literature, memorandum or prospectus.
Due Formation of Corporate and Other Buyers. If the Buyer(s) is a corporation, trust, partnership or other entity that is not an individual person, it has been formed and validly exists and has not been organized for the specific purpose of purchasing the Securities and is not prohibited from doing so.
No Legal Advice From the Company. Each Buyer acknowledges that it had the opportunity to review this Agreement and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement with its own legal counsel and investment and tax advisors. Each Buyer is relying solely on such counsel and advisors and not on any statements or representations of the Company or any of its representatives or agents for legal, tax or investment advice with respect to this investment, the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the securities laws of any jurisdiction.
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No Shorting. Buyer represents and warrants that at no time during the period between February 18, 2007 and the date hereof has the Buyer or any of its agents, representatives or affiliates engaged in or effected, in any manner whatsoever, directly or indirectly, any (i) “short sale” (as such term is defined in Regulation SHO of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)) of the Common Stock; or (ii) hedging transaction, which establishes a net short position with respect to the Common Stock.
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY.
Except as set forth in the SEC Documents (as defined herein) or under the corresponding section of the Disclosure Schedules which Disclosure Schedules shall be deemed a part hereof and to qualify any representation or warranty otherwise made herein to the extent of such disclosure, the Company hereby makes the representations and warranties set forth below to each Buyer:
Subsidiaries. All of the direct and indirect subsidiaries of the Company are set forth onSchedule 3(a). Except as set forth onSchedule 3(a), the Company owns, directly or indirectly, all of the capital stock or other equity interests of each subsidiary free and clear of any liens, and all the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of each subsidiary are validly issued and are fully paid, non-assessable and free of preemptive and similar rights to subscribe for or purchase securities.
Organization and Qualification. The Company and its subsidiaries are corporations or limited liability companies duly organized and validly existing in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction in which they are incorporated or organized, and have the requisite corporate or limited liability company power to own their properties and to carry on their business as now being conducted. Each of the Company and its subsidiaries is duly qualified as a foreign corporation or limited liability company to do business and is in good standing in every jurisdiction in which the nature of the business conducted by it makes such qualification necessary, except to the extent that the failure to be so qualified or be in good standing would not have or reasonably be expected to result in (i) a material adverse effect on the legality, validity or enforceability of any Transaction Docum ent, (ii) a material adverse effect on the results of operations, assets, business or condition (financial or otherwise) of the Company and the subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or (iii) a material adverse effect on the Company’s ability to perform in any material respect on a timely basis its obligations under any Transaction Document (any of (i), (ii) or (iii), a “Material Adverse Effect”) and no proceeding has been instituted in any such jurisdiction revoking, limiting or curtailing or seeking to revoke, limit or curtail such power and authority or qualification.
Authorization, Enforcement, Compliance with Other Instruments. (i) The Company has the requisite corporate power and authority to enter into and perform its obligations under this Agreement, the Convertible Debentures, the Warrants, the Security Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement, the Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions, and each of the other agreements entered into by the parties hereto in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (collectively the “Transaction Documents”) and to issue the Securities in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof, (ii) the execution and delivery of the Transaction Documents by the Company and the consummation by it of the
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transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, including, without limitation, the issuance of the Securities, the reservation for issuance and the issuance of the Conversion Shares, and the reservation for issuance and the issuance of the Warrant Shares, have been duly authorized by the Company’s Board of Directors and no further consent or authorization is required by the Company, its Board of Directors or its stockholders, (iii) the Transaction Documents have been duly executed and delivered by the Company, (iv) the Transaction Documents constitute the valid and binding obligations of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with their terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by general principles of equity or applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, liquidation or similar laws relating to, or affecting generally, the enforcement o f creditors’ rights and remedies. The Company knows of no reason why the Company cannot file the Registration Statement as required under the Registration Rights Agreement or perform any of the Company’s other obligations under the Transaction Documents.
Capitalization. The authorized capital stock of the Company consists of 350,000,000 shares of Common Stock and 5,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock, par value $1.00 (“Preferred Stock”) of which 243,669,569 shares of Common Stock and zero shares of Preferred Stock are issued and outstanding. All of the outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company are validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, have been issued in compliance with all federal and state securities laws, and none of such outstanding shares was issued in violation of any preemptive rights or similar rights to subscribe for or purchase securities. Except as disclosed in Schedule 3(d) or the SEC Documents: (i) none of the Company's capital stock is subject to preemptive rights or any other similar rights or any liens or encumbrances suffered or permitted by the Company; (ii) there are no outstanding options, warrants, scrip, rights to subscribe to, calls or commitments of any character whatsoever relating to, or securities or rights convertible into, or exercisable or exchangeable for, any capital stock of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, or contracts, commitments, understandings or arrangements by which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is or may become bound to issue additional capital stock of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or options, warrants, scrip, rights to subscribe to, calls or commitments of any character whatsoever relating to, or securities or rights convertible into, or exercisable or exchangeable for, any capital stock of the Company or any of its subsidiaries; (iii) except with respect to the Bond Financing described in clause (iv) below, there are no outstanding debt securities, notes, credit agreements, credit facilities or other agreements, documents or instruments evidencing indebtedness of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or by which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is or may become bound; (iv) there are no financing statements securing obligations in any material amounts, either singly or in the aggregate, filed in connection with the Company or any of its subsidiaries except in connection with those certain $7,640,000 Solid Waste Disposal Revenue Bonds Series 2006 (“Bonds”) issued by The Industrial Development Corporation Of Gooding County, Idaho, the related Indenture of Trust dated as of November 1, 2006 (as supplemented, amended and restated from time to time, the “Indenture”; the Loan Agreement between, a subsidiary of the Company, Intrepid Technology and Resources Biogas, LLC (“Mortgagor”) and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, As Trustee (“Mortgagee”)(as supplemented, amended and restated from time to time, the “Loan Agreement”) for the purpose of Mortgagor’s constructing and equipping biogas facilities and related improvements capable of processing waste dairy manure into pipeline quality methane gas and related products including organic compost, and all assets secured in connection with the Bonds, Indenture, Mortgage and the related Leasehold Mortgage, Security
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Agreement, Assignment Of Leases And Rents to Mortgagor and all other assignments and security interests provided by Mortgagor in connection with the Bond Financing; (v) there are no outstanding securities or instruments of the Company or any of its subsidiaries which contain any redemption or similar provisions, and there are no contracts, commitments, understandings or arrangements by which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is or may become bound to redeem a security of the Company or any of its subsidiaries; (vi) there are no securities or instruments containing anti-dilution or similar provisions that will be triggered by the issuance of the Securities; (vii) the Company does not have any stock appreciation rights or "phantom stock" plans or agreements or any similar plan or agreement; and (viii) the Company and its subsidiaries have no liabilities or obligations requi red to be disclosed in the SEC Documents but not so disclosed in the SEC Documents, other than those incurred in the ordinary course of the Company's or its subsidiaries' respective businesses and which, individually or in the aggregate, do not or would not have a Material Adverse Effect. The Company has furnished to the Buyers true, correct and complete copies of the Company's Articles of Incorporation, as amended and as in effect on the date hereof (the “Articles of Incorporation”), and the Company's Bylaws, as amended and as in effect on the date hereof (the “Bylaws”), and the terms of all securities convertible into, or exercisable or exchangeable for, shares of Common Stock and the material rights of the holders thereof in respect thereto. No further approval or authorization of any stockholder, the Board of Directors of the Company or others is required for the issuance and sale of the Debentures and Warrants. There are no stockholders agreements, voting ag reements or other similar agreements with respect to the Company’s capital stock to which the Company is a party or, to the knowledge of the Company, between or among any of the Company’s stockholders, other than stock options issued to officers, directors, and employees.
Issuance of Securities. The issuance of the Convertible Debentures and the Warrants is duly authorized and free from all taxes, liens and charges with respect to the issue thereof. Upon conversion in accordance with the terms of the Convertible Debentures or exercise in accordance with the Warrants, as the case may be, the Conversion Shares and Warrant Shares, respectively, when issued will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, free from all taxes, liens and charges with respect to the issue thereof. The Company has reserved from its duly authorized capital stock the appropriate number of shares of Common Stock as set forth in this Agreement.
No Conflicts. The execution, delivery and performance of the Transaction Documents by the Company and the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby (including, without limitation, the issuance of the Convertible Debentures and the Warrants, and reservation for issuance and issuance of the Conversion Shares and the Warrant Shares) will not (i) result in a violation of any Articles of Incorporation, certificate of formation, any certificate of designations or other constituent documents of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, any capital stock of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or bylaws of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or (ii) conflict with, or constitute a default (or an event which with notice or lapse of time or both would become a default) in any respect under, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, any agreement, indenture or instrument to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is a party, or (iii) result in a violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree (including foreign, federal and state securities laws and regulations and the rules and regulations of the National Association of Securities Dealers Inc.’s OTC Bulletin
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Board) applicable to the Company or any of its subsidiaries or by which any property or asset of the Company or any of its subsidiaries is bound or affected; except in the case of each of clauses (ii) and (iii), such ascould not, individually or in the aggregate, have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. The business of the Company and its subsidiaries is not being conducted, and shall not be conducted in violation of any material law, ordinance, or regulation of any governmental entity. Except as specifically contemplated by this Agreement and as required under the Securities Act and any applicable state securities laws, the Company is not required to obtain any consent, authorization or order of, or make any filing or registration with, any court or governmental agency in order for it to execute, deliver or perform any of its obligations under or contemplated by this Agreement or the Registration Rights Agreement in accordance with the terms hereof or thereof. All consents, authorizations, orders, filings and registrations which the Company is required to obtain pursuant to the preceding sentence have been obtained or effected on or prior to the date hereof. The Company and its subsidiaries are unaware of any facts or circumstance, which might give rise to any of the foregoing.
SEC Documents; Financial Statements. The Company has filed all reports, schedules, forms, statements and other documents required to be filed by it with the SEC under the Exchange Act, for the two years preceding the date hereof (or such shorter period as the Company was required by law or regulation to file such material) (all of the foregoing filed prior to the date hereof or amended after the date hereof and all exhibits included therein and financial statements and schedules thereto and documents incorporated by reference therein, being hereinafter referred to as the “SEC Documents”) on timely basis or has received a valid extension of such time of filing and has filed any such SEC Document prior to the expiration of any such extension. The Company has delivered to the Buyers or their representatives, or made available through the SEC’s website at h ttp://www.sec.gov., true and complete copies of the SEC Documents. As of their respective dates, the SEC Documents complied in all material respects with the requirements of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder applicable to the SEC Documents, and none of the SEC Documents, at the time they were filed with the SEC, contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. As of their respective dates, the financial statements of the Company included in the SEC Documents complied as to form in all material respects with applicable accounting requirements and the published rules and regulations of the SEC with respect thereto. Such financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, consistently applied, during the periods involved (except (i) as may be otherwise indicated in such financial statements or the notes thereto, or (ii) in the case of unaudited interim statements, to the extent they may exclude footnotes or may be condensed or summary statements) and fairly present in all material respects the financial position of the Company as of the dates thereof and the results of its operations and cash flows for the periods then ended (subject, in the case of unaudited statements, to normal year-end audit adjustments). No other information provided by or on behalf of the Company to the Buyers which is not included in the SEC Documents, including, without limitation, information referred to in Section 2(i) of this Agreement, contains any untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstance under which they are or were made and not misleading.
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Absence of Litigation. There is no action, suit, proceeding, inquiry or investigation before or by any court, public board, government agency, self-regulatory organization or body pending against or affecting the Company, the Common Stock or any of the Company’s subsidiaries, wherein an unfavorable decision, ruling or finding would have a Material Adverse Effect.
Acknowledgment Regarding Buyer’s Purchase of the Convertible Debentures. The Company acknowledges and agrees that each Buyer is acting solely in the capacity of an arm’s length purchaser with respect to this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby. The Company further acknowledges that each Buyer is not acting as a financial advisor or fiduciary of the Company (or in any similar capacity) with respect to this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby and any advice given by each Buyer or any of their respective representatives or agents in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby is merely incidental to such Buyer’s purchase of the Securities. The Company further represents to each Buyer that the Company’s decision to enter into this Agreement has been based solely on the independent evaluation by t he Company and its representatives.
No General Solicitation. Neither the Company, nor any of its affiliates, nor any person acting on its or their behalf, has engaged in any form of general solicitation or general advertising (within the meaning of Regulation D under the Securities Act) in connection with the offer or sale of the Securities.
No Integrated Offering. Neither the Company, nor any of its affiliates, nor any person acting on its or their behalf has, directly or indirectly, made any offers or sales of any security or solicited any offers to buy any security, under circumstances that would require registration of the Securities under the Securities Act or cause this offering of the Securities to be integrated with prior offerings by the Company for purposes of the Securities Act.
Employee Relations. Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries is involved in any labor dispute or, to the knowledge of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, is any such dispute threatened. None of the Company’s or its subsidiaries’ employees is a member of a union and the Company and its subsidiaries believe that their relations with their employees are good.
Intellectual Property Rights. The Company and its subsidiaries own or possess adequate rights or licenses to use all trademarks, trade names, service marks, service mark registrations, service names, patents, patent rights, copyrights, inventions, licenses, approvals, governmental authorizations, trade secrets and rights necessary to conduct their respective businesses as now conducted. The Company and its subsidiaries do not have any knowledge of any infringement by the Company or its subsidiaries of trademark, trade name rights, patents, patent rights, copyrights, inventions, licenses, service names, service marks, service mark registrations, trade secret or other similar rights of others, and, to the knowledge of the Company there is no claim, action or proceeding being made or brought against, or to the Company’s knowledge, being threatened against, the Company or i ts subsidiaries regarding trademark, trade name, patents, patent rights, invention, copyright, license, service names, service marks, service mark registrations, trade secret or other infringement; and the Company
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and its subsidiaries are unaware of any facts or circumstances which might give rise to any of the foregoing.
Environmental Laws. The Company and its subsidiaries are (i) in compliance with any and all applicable material foreign, federal, state and local laws and regulations relating to the protection of human health and safety, the environment or hazardous or toxic substances or wastes, pollutants or contaminants (“Environmental Laws”), (ii) have received all material permits, licenses or other approvals required of them under applicable Environmental Laws to conduct their respective businesses and (iii) are in compliance with all terms and conditions of any such permit, license or approval, other than those which, individually or in the aggregate, do not or would not have a Material Adverse Effect.
Title. All real property and facilities held under lease by the Company and its subsidiaries are held by them under valid, subsisting and enforceable leases with such exceptions as are not material and do not interfere with the use made and proposed to be made of such property and buildings by the Company and its subsidiaries.
Insurance. The Company and each of its subsidiaries is insured by insurers of recognized financial responsibility against such losses and risks and in such amounts as management of the Company believes to be prudent and customary in the businesses in which the Company and its subsidiaries are engaged. Neither the Company nor any such subsidiary has been refused any insurance coverage sought or applied for and neither the Company nor any such subsidiary has any reason to believe that it will not be able to renew its existing insurance coverage as and when such coverage expires or to obtain similar coverage from similar insurers as may be necessary to continue its business at a cost that would not materially and adversely affect the condition, financial or otherwise, or the earnings, business or operations of the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
Regulatory Permits. The Company and its subsidiaries possess all material certificates, authorizations and permits issued by the appropriate federal, state or foreign regulatory authorities necessary to conduct their respective businesses, and neither the Company nor any such subsidiary has received any notice of proceedings relating to the revocation or modification of any such certificate, authorization or permit.
Internal Accounting Controls. The Company and each of its subsidiaries maintains a system of internal accounting controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurance that (i) transactions are executed in accordance with management’s general or specific authorizations, (ii) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles and to maintain asset accountability, and (iii) the recorded amounts for assets are compared with the existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any differences.
No Material Adverse Breaches, etc. Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries is subject to any charter, corporate or other legal restriction, or any judgment, decree, order, rule or regulation which in the judgment of the Company’s officers has or is expected in the future to have a Material Adverse Effect on the business, properties, operations, financial condition, results of operations or prospects of the Company or its subsidiaries. Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries is in breach of any contract or agreement which breach,
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in the judgment of the Company’s officers, has or is expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on the business, properties, operations, financial condition, results of operations or prospects of the Company or its subsidiaries.
Tax Status. The Company and each of its subsidiaries has made and filed all federal and state income and all other tax returns, reports and declarations required by any jurisdiction to which it is subject and (unless and only to the extent that the Company and each of its subsidiaries has set aside on its books provisions reasonably adequate for the payment of all unpaid and unreported taxes) has paid all taxes and other governmental assessments and charges that are material in amount, shown or determined to be due on such returns, reports and declarations, except those being contested in good faith and has set aside on its books provision reasonably adequate for the payment of all taxes for periods subsequent to the periods to which such returns, reports or declarations apply. There are no unpaid taxes in any material amount claimed to be due by the taxing authority of any jurisdiction, and the officers of the Company know of no basis for any such claim.
Certain Transactions. Except for arm’s length transactions pursuant to which the Company makes payments in the ordinary course of business upon terms no less favorable than the Company could obtain from third parties and other than the grant of stock options disclosed in the SEC Documents, none of the officers, directors, or employees of the Company is presently a party to any transaction with the Company (other than for services as employees, officers and directors), including any contract, agreement or other arrangement providing for the furnishing of services to or by, providing for rental of real or personal property to or from, or otherwise requiring payments to or from any officer, director or such employee or, to the knowledge of the Company, any corporation, partnership, trust or other entity in which any officer, director, or any such employee has a substantial inter est or is an officer, director, trustee or partner.
Fees and Rights of First Refusal. The Company is not obligated to offer the securities offered hereunder on a right of first refusal basis or otherwise to any third parties including, but not limited to, current or former shareholders of the Company, underwriters, brokers, agents or other third parties.
Investment Company. The Company is not, and is not an affiliate of, and immediately after receipt of payment for the Securities, will not be or be an affiliate of, an “investment company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. The Company shall conduct its business in a manner so that it will not become subject to the Investment Company Act.
Registration Rights. Other than each of the Buyers, no Person has any right to cause the Company to effect the registration under the Securities Act of any securities of the Company. There are no outstanding registration statements not yet declared effective and there are no outstanding comment letters from the SEC or any other regulatory agency.
Private Placement. Assuming the accuracy of the Buyers’ representations and warranties set forth in Section 2, no registration under the Securities Act is required for the offer and sale of the Securities by the Company to the Buyers as contemplated hereby. The issuance and sale of the Securities hereunder does not contravene any rules and regulations of
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any Primary Market (as defined below) on which the Common Stock is listed or quoted for trading on the date hereof.
Listing and Maintenance Requirements. The Company’s Common Stock is registered pursuant to Section 12(b) or 12(g) of the Exchange Act, and the Company has taken no action designed to terminate, or which to its knowledge is likely to have the effect of, terminating the registration of the Common Stock under the Exchange Act nor has the Company received any notification that the SEC is contemplating terminating such registration. The Company has not, in the twelve (12) months preceding the date hereof, received notice from any Primary Market on which the Common Stock is or has been listed or quoted to the effect that the Company is not in compliance with the listing or maintenance requirements of such Primary Market. The Company is, and has no reason to believe that it will not in the foreseeable future continue to be, in compliance with all such listing and mainten ance requirements.
Manipulation of Price. The Company has not, and to its knowledge no one acting on its behalf has, (i) taken, directly or indirectly, any action designed to cause or to result in the stabilization or manipulation of the price of any security of the Company to facilitate the sale or resale of any of the Securities, (ii) sold, bid for, purchased, or, paid any compensation for soliciting purchases of, any of the Securities, or (iii) paid or agreed to pay to any Person any compensation for soliciting another to purchase any other securities of the Company, other than, in the case of clauses (ii) and (iii), compensation paid to the Company’s placement agent in connection with the placement of the Securities.
Dilutive Effect. The Company understands and acknowledges that the number of Conversion Shares issuable upon conversion of the Convertible Debentures and the Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of the Warrants will increase in certain circumstances. The Company further acknowledges that its obligation to issue Conversion Shares upon conversion of the Convertible Debentures in accordance with this Agreement and the Convertible Debentures and its obligation to issue the Warrant Shares upon exercise of the Warrants in accordance with this Agreement and the Warrants, in each case, is absolute and unconditional regardless of the dilutive effect that such issuance may have on the ownership interests of other stockholders of the Company.
COVENANTS.
Best Efforts. Each party shall use its best efforts to timely satisfy each of the conditions to be satisfied by it as provided in Sections 6 and 7 of this Agreement.
Form D. The Company agrees to file a Form D with respect to the Securities as required under Regulation D and to provide a copy thereof to each Buyer promptly after such filing. The Company shall, promptly following the Closing Date, take such action as the Company shall reasonably determine is necessary to qualify the Securities, or obtain an exemption for the Securities for sale to the Buyers at the Closing pursuant to this Agreement under applicable securities or “Blue Sky” laws of the states of the United States, and shall provide evidence of any such action so taken to the Buyers.
Reporting Status. Until the earlier of (i) the date as of which the Buyer(s) may sell all of the Securities without restriction pursuant to Rule 144(k) promulgated under the
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Securities Act (or successor thereto), or (ii) the date on which (A) the Buyers shall have sold all the Securities and (B) none of the Convertible Debentures or Warrants are outstanding (the “Registration Period”), the Company shall file in a timely manner all reports required to be filed with the SEC pursuant to the Exchange Act and the regulations of the SEC thereunder, and the Company shall not terminate its status as an issuer required to file reports under the Exchange Act even if the Exchange Act or the rules and regulations thereunder would otherwise permit such termination.
Use of Proceeds. The Company will use the proceeds from the sale of the Convertible Debentures for general corporate and working capital purposes.
Reservation of Shares. On the date hereof, the Company shall reserve for issuance to the Buyers 58,333,334 shares for issuance upon conversions of the Convertible Debentures and 15,000,000 shares for issuance upon exercise of the Warrants (collectively, the “Share Reserve”). The Company represents that it has sufficient authorized and unissued shares of Common Stock available to create the Share Reserve after considering all other commitments that may require the issuance of Common Stock. The Company shall take all action reasonably necessary to at all times have authorized, and reserved for the purpose of issuance, such number of shares of Common Stock as shall be necessary to effect the full conversion of the Convertible Debentures and the full exercise of the Warrants. If at any time the Share Reserve is insufficient to effect the full conversion of the Convertible Debentures or the full exercise of the Warrants, the Company shall increase the Share Reserve accordingly. If the Company does not have sufficient authorized and unissued shares of Common Stock available to increase the Share Reserve, the Company shall call and hold a special meeting of the shareholders as promptly as possible for the sole purpose of increasing the number of shares authorized. The Company shall use it best efforts to cause its management to recommend to the shareholders to vote in favor of increasing the number of shares of Common Stock authorized and to cause its management to vote all of their shares in favor of increasing the number of authorized shares of Common Stock.
Listings or Quotation. The Company’s Common Stock shall be listed or quoted for trading on any of (a) the American Stock Exchange, (b) New York Stock Exchange, (c) the Nasdaq Global Market, (d) the Nasdaq Capital Market, (e) the Nasdaq OTC Bulletin Board (“OTCBB”) or (f) the Pink Sheets (each, a “Primary Market”). The Company shall promptly secure the listing of all of the Registrable Securities (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement) (subject to official notice of issuance) upon the Primary Market upon which the Common Stock is then listed or quoted for trading (if such approval is required for such Primary Market) and shall maintain such listing of all Registrable Securities from time to time issuable under the terms of the Transaction Documents.
Fees and Expenses.
Each of the Company and the Buyer(s) shall pay all costs and expenses incurred by such party in connection with the negotiation, investigation, preparation, execution and delivery of the Transaction Documents. The Company shall pay Yorkville Advisors LLC (“Yorkville”) a fee equal to ten percent (10%) of the Purchase Price which shall be paid pro rata directly from the gross proceeds of each Closing and issue to Yorkville 250,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at the First Closing (the “Compensation Shares”).
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The Company shall pay a structuring fee to Yorkville of Twenty Five Thousand Dollars ($25,000), which shall be paid directly from the proceeds of the First Closing.
Corporate Existence. So long as at least $250,000 principal amount of the Convertible Debentures remain outstanding, the Company will not directly or indirectly consummate any merger or reorganization (other than a merger or reorganization in which the stockholders of the Company immediately prior to the merger or reorganization continue to own at least 50% of the shares of voting securities of the Company after the merger or reorganization and the merger reorganization does not result in a material change in line of business in which the Company is engaged), restructuring, reverse stock split consolidation, sale of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets or any similar transaction or related transactions (each such transaction, an “Organizational Change”) unless, prior to the consummation an Organizational Change, the Company obtains the written con sent of each Buyer. In any such case, the Company will make appropriate provision with respect to such holders’ rights and interests to insure that the provisions of this Section 4(h) will thereafter be applicable to the Convertible Debentures.
Transactions With Affiliates. So long as at least $250,000 principal amount of the Convertible Debentures are outstanding, the Company shall not, and shall cause each of its subsidiaries not to, enter into, amend, modify or supplement, or permit any subsidiary to enter into, amend, modify or supplement any agreement, transaction, commitment, or arrangement with any of its or any subsidiary’s officers, directors, person who were officers or directors at any time during the previous two (2) years, stockholders who beneficially own five percent (5%) or more of the Common Stock, or Affiliates (as defined below) or with any individual related by blood, marriage, or adoption to any such individual or with any entity in which any such entity or individual owns a five percent (5%) or more beneficial interest (each a “Related Party”), except for (a) customary employme nt arrangements and benefit programs on reasonable terms, (b) any investment in an Affiliate of the Company, (c) any agreement, transaction, commitment, or arrangement on an arms-length basis on terms no less favorable than terms which would have been obtainable from a person other than such Related Party, (d) any agreement, transaction, commitment, or arrangement which is approved by a majority of the disinterested directors of the Company; for purposes hereof, any director who is also an officer of the Company or any subsidiary of the Company shall not be a disinterested director with respect to any such agreement, transaction, commitment, or arrangement. “Affiliate” for purposes hereof means, with respect to any person or entity, another person or entity that, directly or indirectly, (i) has a ten percent (10%) or more equity interest in that person or entity, (ii) has ten percent (10%) or more common ownership with that person or entity, (iii) controls that person or entity, or (iv) shares common control with that person or entity. “Control” or “controls” for purposes hereof means that a person or entity has the power, direct or indirect, to conduct or govern the policies of another person or entity.
Transfer Agent. The Company covenants and agrees that, in the event that the Company’s agency relationship with the transfer agent should be terminated for any reason prior to a date which is two (2) years after the Closing Date, the Company shall immediately appoint a new transfer agent and shall require that the new transfer agent execute and agree to be bound by the terms of the Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions (as defined herein).
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Restriction on Issuance of the Capital Stock. So long as at least $250,000 principal amount of the Convertible Debentures are outstanding, the Company shall not, without the prior written consent of the holders of a majority of the principal amount of the Debentures outstanding, (i) issue or sell shares of Common Stock or Preferred Stock without consideration or for a consideration per share less than 90% of the closing bid price of the Common Stock determined as of the day immediately prior to the date of issuance, (ii) issue any preferred stock, option, right, contract, call, or other security or instrument granting the holder thereof the right to acquire Common Stock without consideration or for a consideration less than 90% of such Common Stock’s closing bid price determined as of the day immediately prior to the date of issuance of the Common Stock, ( iii) enter into any security instrument granting the holder a security interest in any and all assets of the Company other than Permitted Liens (as defined in the Security Agreement), or (iv) file any registration statement on Form S-8 after the date hereof covering in excess of 10,000,000 shares of Common Stock (and/or options, warrants or other Common Stock purchase rights) to employees, officers or directors of, or consultants or advisors to the Company or any subsidiary, pursuant to compensation plans, agreements, or other arrangements that are approved by the Company’s Board of Directors
No Shorting. Neither the Buyer nor any of its agents, representatives or affiliates have an open short position in the Common Stock, and the Buyer agrees that beginning on the date of this Agreement and continuing so long as Buyer or Buyer’s affiliates beneficial own any shares of the Common Stock, including any shares issuable upon conversion of the Debentures or exercise or the Warrants, it shall not, and that it will cause its affiliates not to, in any manner whatsoever, effect, directly or indirectly, any (i) “short sale” (as such term is defined in Regulation SHO of the Exchange Act) of the Common Stock, or (ii) hedging transaction, which enables a net short position with respect to the Common Stock
Rights of First Refusal. For 18 months after the First Closing Date, if the Company intends to raise additional capital by the issuance or sale of Equity Securities (as defined below) (whether the offering is conducted by the Company, underwriter, placement agent or any third party), the Buyers shall each have a right of first refusal to purchase a number of Equity Securities (“Purchasable Securities”) equal to the lesser of (i) the number of such Equity Securities proposed to be offered and sold by the Company multiplied by the lesser of one and a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of shares of the Company’s Common Stock (including all shares of Common Stock issued or issuable upon conversion or exercise of the Convertible Debentures, the Warrants or any other securities convertible or exercisable into shares of Common Stock) held by such Buyer immediat ely prior to the issuance of such Equity Securities and the denominator of which is the total number of shares of the Company’s outstanding Common Stock (including all shares of Common Stock issued or issuable upon conversion or exercise of all Convertible Debentures, Warrants and any other securities convertible or exercisable into shares of Common Stock) immediately prior to the issuance of such Equity Securities and (ii) the number of Equity Securities purchasable, at the price described below, by an amount equal to the then outstanding principal amount of the Convertible Debenture held by such Buyer. The term “Equity Securities” shall mean capital stock of the Company, including without limitation shares of any class of common stock, any class of preferred stock, options, warrants or any other securities convertible or exercisable into shares of common stock. If the Company proposes to issue any Equity Securities to raise additional capital, it shall give each Stockholder writt en notice of its intention, describing the Equity
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Securities, the price and the terms and conditions upon which the Company proposes to issue the same. Each Buyer shall have 10 business days from the receipt of such notice to agree to purchase the Purchasable Securities for the price and upon the terms and conditions specified in the notice by giving written notice to the Company and stating therein the quantity of Equity Securities it agrees to purchase. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall not be required to offer or sell such Equity Securities to any Buyer who would cause the Company to be in violation of applicable securities laws by virtue of such offer or sale. For the avoidance of doubt, the following are not issuances of Equity Securities to raise additional capital: (1) shares of Common Stock, options, warrants or other Common Stock purchase rights issued or to be issued to employees, officers or directors of, or consultants or advisors to, the Company or any subsidiary, pursuant to compensation plans, agreements, or other arrangements that are approved by the Company’s Board of Directors, (2) stock issued pursuant to any rights or agreements outstanding as of the date of this Agreement; options and warrants outstanding as of the date of this Agreement; and stock issued pursuant to such rights or agreements granted after the date of this Agreement, provided that the rights of first refusal established by this Section 4(m) applied with respect to the initial sale or grant by the Company of such rights or agreements; and (3) any Equity Securities issued for consideration other than cash pursuant to a merger, consolidation, acquisition or similar business combination.
Additional Registration Statements. Until the effective date of the initial Registration Statement, the Company will not file a registration statement under the Securities Act relating to securities that are not the Securities.
Review of Public Disclosures. All SEC filings (including, without limitation, all filings required under the Exchange Act, which include Forms 10-Q and 10-QSB, 10-K and 10K-SB, 8-K, etc) and other public disclosures made by the Company, including, without limitation, all press releases, investor relations materials, and scripts of analysts meetings and calls, shall be reviewed by the Company’s attorneys and, if containing financial information, the Company’s independent certified public accountants.
Disclosure of Transaction. Within four Business Day following the date of this Agreement, the Company shall file a Current Report on Form 8-K describing the terms of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents in the form required by the Exchange Act and attaching the material Transaction Documents (including, without limitation, this Agreement, the form of the Convertible Debenture, the form of Warrant and the form of the Registration Rights Agreement) as exhibits to such filing.
TRANSFER AGENT INSTRUCTIONS.
The Company shall issue the Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions to its transfer agent, and any subsequent transfer agent, irrevocably appointing David Gonzalez, Esq. as the Company’s agent for purpose instructing its transfer agent to issue certificates or credit shares to the applicable balance accounts at The Depository Trust Company (“DTC”), registered in the name of each Buyer or its respective nominee(s), for the Conversion Shares and the Warrant Shares issued upon conversion of the Convertible Debentures or exercise of the Warrants as specified from time to time by each Buyer to the Company upon conversion of the Convertible Debentures or exercise of the Warrants. The Company shall not change its transfer
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agent without the express written consent of the Buyers, which shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed. The Company warrants that no instruction other than the Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions referred to in this Section 5, and stop transfer instructions to give effect to Section 2(g) hereof (in the case of the Conversion Shares or Warrant Shares prior to registration of such shares under the Securities Act) will be given by the Company to its transfer agent, and that the Securities shall otherwise be freely transferable on the books and records of the Company as and to the extent provided in this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents. If a Buyer effects a sale, assignment or transfer of the Securities in accordance with Section 2(f), the Company shall promptly instruct its transfer agent to issue one or more certificates or credit shares to the applicable balance accounts at DTC in such name and in such denominations as specified by the Buyer to effect such sale, transfer or assignment and, with respect to any transfer, shall permit the transfer. In the event that such sale, assignment or transfer involves Conversion Shares or Warrant Shares sold, assigned or transferred pursuant to an effective registration statement or pursuant to Rule 144, the transfer agent shall issue such Securities to the Buyer, assignee or transferee, as the case may be, without any restrictive legend. Nothing in this Section 5 shall affect in any way the Buyer’s obligations and agreement to comply with all applicable securities laws upon resale of Conversion Shares. The Company acknowledges that a breach by it of its obligations hereunder will cause irreparable harm to the Buyer by vitiating the intent and purpose of the transaction contemplated hereby. Accordingly, the Company acknowledges that the remedy at law for a breach of its obligations under this Section 5 will be inadequate and agrees, in the event of a breach or threatened breach by the Company of the provisions of this Section 5, that the Buyer(s) shall be entitled, in addition to all other available remedies, to an injunction restraining any breach and requiring immediate issuance and transfer, without the necessity of showing economic loss and without any bond or other security being required.
CONDITIONS TO THE COMPANY’S OBLIGATION TO SELL.
The obligation of the Company hereunder to issue and sell the Convertible Debentures and the Warrants to the Buyer(s) at the Closings is subject to the satisfaction, at or before the Closing Dates, of each of the following conditions, provided that these conditions are for the Company’s sole benefit and may be waived by the Company at any time in its sole discretion:
Each Buyer shall have executed the Transaction Documents and delivered them to the Company.
The Buyer(s) shall have delivered to the Company the Purchase Price for the Convertible Debentures and Warrants in the respective amounts as set forth next to each Buyer as set forth on Schedule I attached hereto, minus any fees to be paid directly from the proceeds the Closings as set forth herein, by wire transfer of immediately available U.S. funds pursuant to the wire instructions provided by the Company.
The representations and warranties of the Buyer(s) shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the date when made and as of the Closing Dates as though made at that time (except for representations and warranties that speak as of a specific date), and the Buyer(s) shall have performed, satisfied and complied in all material respects with the
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covenants, agreements and conditions required by this Agreement to be performed, satisfied or complied with by the Buyer(s) at or prior to the Closing Dates.
CONDITIONS TO THE BUYER’S OBLIGATION TO PURCHASE.
The obligation of the Buyer(s) hereunder to purchase the Convertible Debentures at the First Closing is subject to the satisfaction, at or before the First Closing Date, of each of the following conditions:
The Company shall have executed the Transaction Documents and delivered the same to the Buyers.
The Common Stock shall be authorized for quotation or trading on a Primary Market, trading in the Common Stock shall not have been suspended for any reason, and all the Conversion Shares issuable upon the conversion of the Convertible Debentures shall be approved for listing or trading on the Primary Market upon which the Common Stock is then listed or quoted for trading (if such approval is required for such Primary Market).
The representations and warranties of the Company shall be true and correct in all material respects (except to the extent that any of such representations and warranties is already qualified as to materiality in Section 3 above, in which case, such representations and warranties shall be true and correct without further qualification) as of the date when made and as of the First Closing Date as though made at that time (except for representations and warranties that speak as of a specific date) and the Company shall have performed, satisfied and complied in all material respects with the covenants, agreements and conditions required by this Agreement to be performed, satisfied or complied with by the Company at or prior to the First Closing Date
The Company shall have executed and delivered to the Buyer(s) the Convertible Debentures and Warrants in the respective amounts set forth opposite each Buyer’s name in column (2) and (4) on Schedule I attached hereto.
The Buyers shall have received an opinion of counsel from counsel to the Company in a form satisfactory to the Buyers.
The Company shall have provided to the Buyers a true copy of a certificate of good standing evidencing the formation and good standing of the Company from the secretary of state (or comparable office) from the jurisdiction in which the Company is incorporated, as of a date within 10 days of the First Closing Date.
The Company shall have delivered to the Buyers a certificate, executed by the Secretary of the Company and dated as of the First Closing Date, as to (i) the resolutions consistent with Section 3(c) as adopted by the Company's Board of Directors in a form reasonably acceptable to such Buyer, (ii) the Articles of Incorporation and (iii) the Bylaws, each as in effect at the First Closing.
The Compensation Shares as required by this Agreement shall have been delivered to the Buyer.
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The Company shall have provided to the Buyer an acknowledgement, to the satisfaction of the Buyer, from the Company’s independent certified public accountants as to its ability to provide all consents required in order to file a registration statement in connection with this transaction.
The Company shall have created the Share Reserve.
The Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions, in form and substance satisfactory to the Buyer, shall have been delivered to and acknowledged in writing by the Company’s transfer agent.
The obligation of the Buyer(s) hereunder to accept the Convertible Debentures at the Second Closing is subject to the satisfaction, at or before the Second Closing Date, of each of the following conditions:
The Common Stock shall be authorized for quotation or trading on a Primary Market, trading in the Common Stock shall not have been suspended for any reason, and all the Conversion Shares issuable upon the conversion of the Convertible Debentures shall be approved for listing or trading on the Primary Market upon which the Common Stock is then listed or quoted for trading (if such approval is required for such Primary Market).
The representations and warranties of the Company shall be true and correct in all material respects (except to the extent that any of such representations and warranties is already qualified as to materiality in Section 3 above, in which case, such representations and warranties shall be true and correct without further qualification) as of the date when made and as of the Second Closing Date as though made at that time (except for representations and warranties that speak as of a specific date) and the Company shall have performed, satisfied and complied in all material respects with the covenants, agreements and conditions required by this Agreement to be performed, satisfied or complied with by the Company at or prior to the Second Closing Date.
The Company shall have executed and delivered to the Buyers the Convertible Debentures in the respective amounts set forth opposite each Buyers name in column (3) on Schedule I attached hereto.
The Company shall have filed, or certify that it will file on the Second Closing Date, the Registration Statement with the SEC materially in compliance with the rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC for filing thereof.
The Company shall have certified, in a certificate executed by two officers of the Company and dated as of the Second Closing Date, that all conditions to the Second Closing have been satisfied.
INDEMNIFICATION.
In consideration of the Buyer’s execution and delivery of this Agreement and acquiring the Convertible Debentures and the Conversion Shares hereunder, and in addition to all of the Company’s other obligations under this Agreement, the Company shall defend,
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protect, indemnify and hold harmless the Buyer(s) and each other holder of the Convertible Debentures and the Conversion Shares, and all of their officers, directors, employees and agents (including, without limitation, those retained in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement) (collectively, the “Buyer Indemnitees”) from and against any and all actions, causes of action, suits, claims, losses, costs, penalties, fees, liabilities and damages, and expenses in connection therewith (irrespective of whether any such Buyer Indemnitee is a party to the action for which indemnification hereunder is sought), and including reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements (the “Indemnified Liabilities”), incurred by the Buyer Indemnitees or any of them as a result of, or arising out of, or relating to (a) any misrepresentation or bre ach of any representation or warranty made by the Company in this Agreement, the Convertible Debentures or the other Transaction Documents or any other certificate, instrument or document contemplated hereby or thereby, (b) any breach of any covenant, agreement or obligation of the Company contained in this Agreement, or the other Transaction Documents or any other certificate, instrument or document contemplated hereby or thereby, or (c) any cause of action, suit or claim brought or made against such Buyer Indemnitee and arising out of or resulting from the execution, delivery, performance or enforcement of this Agreement or any other instrument, document or agreement executed pursuant hereto by any of the parties hereto, any transaction financed or to be financed in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, with the proceeds of the issuance of the Convertible Debentures or the status of the Buyer or holder of the Convertible Debentures the Conversion Shares, as a Buyer of Convertible Debentures in the Company. To the extent that the foregoing undertaking by the Company may be unenforceable for any reason, the Company shall make the maximum contribution to the payment and satisfaction of each of the Indemnified Liabilities, which is permissible under applicable law.
In consideration of the Company’s execution and delivery of this Agreement, and in addition to all of the Buyer’s other obligations under this Agreement, the Buyer shall defend, protect, indemnify and hold harmless the Company and all of its officers, directors, employees and agents (including, without limitation, those retained in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement) (collectively, the “Company Indemnitees”) from and against any and all Indemnified Liabilities incurred by the Indemnitees or any of them as a result of, or arising out of, or relating to (a) any misrepresentation or breach of any representation or warranty made by the Buyer(s) in this Agreement, instrument or document contemplated hereby or thereby executed by the Buyer, (b) any breach of any covenant, agreement or obligation of the Buyer(s) contained in this Agreement, &nbs p;the Transaction Documents or any other certificate, instrument or document contemplated hereby or thereby executed by the Buyer, or (c) any cause of action, suit or claim brought or made against such Company Indemnitee based on material misrepresentations or due to a material breach and arising out of or resulting from the execution, delivery, performance or enforcement of this Agreement, the Transaction Documents or any other instrument, document or agreement executed pursuant hereto by any of the parties hereto. To the extent that the foregoing undertaking by each Buyer may be unenforceable for any reason, each Buyer shall make the maximum contribution to the payment and satisfaction of each of the Indemnified Liabilities, which is permissible under applicable law.
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GOVERNING LAW: MISCELLANEOUS.
Governing Law. The corporate laws of the State of Idaho shall govern all issues concerning the relative rights of the Company and its stockholders. All other questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this Agreement shall be governed by the internal laws of the State of New Jersey, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law provision or rule (whether of the State of New Jersey or any other jurisdictions) that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdictions other than the State of New Jersey. Each of the parties consents to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the Superior Courts of the State of New Jersey sitting in Hudson County, New Jersey and the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey sitting in Newark, New Jersey in connection with any dispute arising under this Debenture and hereby waives, t o the maximum extent permitted by law, any objection, including any objection based on forum non conveniens to the bringing of any such proceeding in such jurisdictions.
Waiver of Jury Trial. AS A MATERIAL INDUCEMENT FOR EACH PARTY HERETO TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT, THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY WAIVE ANY RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING RELATED IN ANY WAY TO THIS AGREEMENT AND/OR ANY AND ALL OF THE OTHER DOCUMENTS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS TRANSACTION.
Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two or more identical counterparts, all of which shall be considered one and the same agreement and shall become effective when counterparts have been signed by each party and delivered to the other party. In the event any signature page is delivered by facsimile transmission, the party using such means of delivery shall cause four (4) additional original executed signature pages to be physically delivered to the other party within five (5) days of the execution and delivery hereof.
Headings. The headings of this Agreement are for convenience of reference and shall not form part of, or affect the interpretation of, this Agreement.
Severability. If any provision of this Agreement shall be invalid or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, such invalidity or unenforceability shall not affect the validity or enforceability of the remainder of this Agreement in that jurisdiction or the validity or enforceability of any provision of this Agreement in any other jurisdiction.
Entire Agreement, Amendments. This Agreement supersedes all other prior oral or written agreements between the Buyer(s), the Company, their affiliates and persons acting on their behalf with respect to the matters discussed herein, and this Agreement and the instruments referenced herein contain the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the matters covered herein and therein and, except as specifically set forth herein or therein, neither the Company nor any Buyer makes any representation, warranty, covenant or undertaking with respect to such matters. No provision of this Agreement may be waived or amended other than by an instrument in writing signed by the party to be charged with enforcement.
Notices. Any notices, consents, waivers, or other communications required or permitted to be given under the terms of this Agreement must be in writing and will be deemed to have been delivered (i) upon receipt, when delivered personally; (ii) upon
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confirmation of receipt, when sent by facsimile; (iii) three (3) days after being sent by U.S. certified mail, return receipt requested, or (iv) one (1) day after deposit with a nationally recognized overnight delivery service, in each case properly addressed to the party to receive the same. The addresses and facsimile numbers for such communications shall be:
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If to the Company, to: | Intrepid Technology & Resources, Inc. |
| 501 West Broadway, Suite 200 |
| Idaho Falls, Idaho 83402 |
| Attention: Dr. Dennis D. Keiser |
| Telephone: 208-529-5337 |
| Facsimile: 208-529-1014 |
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With a copy to: | Duane Morris LLP |
| 380 Lexington Ave |
| New York, NY 10168 |
| Attention: Peter V. K. Funk, Jr., Esq. |
| Telephone: 212-692-1075 |
| Facsimile: 212-692-1020 |
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If to the Buyer(s), | to its address and facsimile number on Schedule I, with copies to the Buyer’s counsel as set forth on Schedule I. |
or at such other address and/or facsimile number and/or to the attention of such other person as the recipient party has specified by written notice given to each other party three (3) Business Days prior to the effectiveness of such change. Written confirmation of receipt (i) given by the recipient of such notice, consent, waiver or other communication, (ii) mechanically or electronically generated by the sender's facsimile machine containing the time, date, recipient facsimile number and an image of the first page of such transmission or (iii) provided by a nationally recognized overnight delivery service, shall be rebuttable evidence of personal service, receipt by facsimile or receipt from a nationally recognized overnight delivery service in accordance with clause (i), (ii) or (iii) above, respectively.
Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties and their respective successors and assigns. Neither the Company nor any Buyer shall assign this Agreement or any rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the other party hereto.
No Third Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement is intended for the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective permitted successors and assigns, and is not for the benefit of, nor may any provision hereof be enforced by, any other person.
Survival. Unless this Agreement is terminated under Section 9(l), the representations and warranties of the Company and the Buyer(s) contained in Sections 2 and 3, the agreements and covenants set forth in Sections 4, 5 and 9, and the indemnification provisions set forth in Section 8, shall survive the Closing for a period of two (2) years following the date on which the Convertible Debentures are converted in full. The Buyer(s) shall be responsible only for its own representations, warranties, agreements and covenants hereunder.
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Publicity. The Company and the Buyer(s) shall have the right to approve, before issuance any press release or any other public statement with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby made by any party; provided, however, that the Company shall be entitled, without the prior approval of the Buyer(s), to issue any press release or other public disclosure with respect to such transactions required under applicable securities or other laws or regulations (the Company shall use its reasonable efforts to consult the Buyer(s) in connection with any such press release or other public disclosure prior to its release and Buyer(s) shall be provided with a copy thereof upon release thereof).
Further Assurances. Each party shall do and perform, or cause to be done and performed, all such further acts and things, and shall execute and deliver all such other agreements, certificates, instruments and documents, as the other party may reasonably request in order to carry out the intent and accomplish the purposes of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.
Termination. In the event that the First Closing shall not have occurred with respect to the Buyers on or before two (2) business days from the date hereof due to the Company’s or the Buyer’s failure to satisfy the conditions set forth in Sections 6 and 7 above (and the non-breaching party’s failure to waive such unsatisfied condition(s)), the non-breaching party shall have the option to terminate this Agreement with respect to such breaching party at the close of business on such date without liability of any party to any other party; provided, however, that if this Agreement is terminated by the Company pursuant to this Section 9(m), the Company shall remain obligated to reimburse the Buyer(s) for the fees and expenses of Yorkville Advisors LLC described in Section 4(g) above.
Brokerage. The Company represents that no broker, agent, finder or other party has been retained by it in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby and that no other fee or commission has been agreed by the Company to be paid for or on account of the transactions contemplated hereby.
No Strict Construction. The language used in this Agreement will be deemed to be the language chosen by the parties to express their mutual intent, and no rules of strict construction will be applied against any party.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each Buyer and the Company have caused their respective signature page to this Securities Purchase Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first written above.
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| INTREPID TECHNOLOGY & RESOURCES, INC. |
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each Buyer and the Company have caused their respective signature page to this Securities Purchase Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first written above.
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| CORNELL CAPITAL PARTNERS, L.P. |
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| By: Yorkville Advisors, LLC |
| Its: Investment Manager |
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| By: ____________________________ |
| Name: Mark Angelo |
| Its: Portfolio Manager |
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DISCLOSURE SCHEDULE
Schedule 3(a) – Subsidiaries
Intrepid Technology and Resources Biogas, LLC
Yakima Valley Biogas LLC
The Company has pledged its ownership interest in Intrepid Technology and Resources Biogas, LLC to secure its obligations under the Bond Financing.
Schedule 3(d) – Capitalization
None, other than as disclosed in the SEC Documents
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EXHIBIT A
FORM OF CONVERTIBLE DEBENTURE
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EXHIBIT B
FORM OF WARRANT
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EXHIBIT 10.2
NEITHER THIS DEBENTURE NOR THE SECURITIES INTO WHICH THIS DEBENTURE IS CONVERTIBLE HAVE BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR THE SECURITIES COMMISSION OF ANY STATE. THESE SECURITIES HAVE BEEN SOLD IN RELIANCE UPON AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), AND, ACCORDINGLY, MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS.
INTREPID TECHNOLOGY & RESOURCES, INC.
SECURED CONVERTIBLE DEBENTURE
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Issuance Date: March 23, 2007 | Original Principal Amount: $2,500,000 |
No. IESV-02-1 | |
FOR VALUE RECEIVED,INTREPID TECHNOLOGY & RESOURCES, INC., an Idaho corporation (the "Company"), hereby promises to pay to the order ofCORNELL CAPITAL PARTNERS, L.P. or registered assigns (the "Holder") the amount set out above as the Original Principal Amount (as reduced pursuant to the terms hereof pursuant to redemption, conversion or otherwise, the "Principal") when due, whether upon the Maturity Date (as defined below), , acceleration, redemption or otherwise (in each case in accordance with the terms hereof) and to pay interest (“Interest”) on any outstanding Principal at the applicable Interest Rate from the date set out above as the Issuance Date (the "Issuance Date") until the same becomes due and payable, whether upon the Maturity Date or acceleration, conversion, redemption or otherwise (in each case in accordance with the terms hereof). This Secured Convertible Debenture (including all Secured Convertible Debentures issued in exchange, transfer or replacement hereof, this "Debenture") is one of an issue of Secured Convertible Debentures issued pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement (collectively, the "Debentures" and such other Senior Convertible Debentures, the "Other Debentures"). Certain capitalized terms used herein are defined in Section 19.
GENERAL TERMS
Payment of Principal. On the Maturity Date, the Company shall pay to the Holder an amount in cash representing all outstanding Principal, accrued and unpaid Interest. The "Maturity Date" shall be March 22, 2010, as may be extended at the option of the Holder in the event that, and for so long as, an Event of Default (as defined below) shall have occurred and be continuing on the Maturity Date (as may be extended pursuant to this Section 1) or any event
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shall have occurred and be continuing on the Maturity Date (as may be extended pursuant to this Section 1) that with the passage of time and the failure to cure would result in an Event of Default. Other than as specifically permitted by, or provided for in, this Debenture, the Company may not prepay or redeem any portion of the outstanding Principal without the prior written consent of the Holder.
Interest. Interest shall accrue on the outstanding principal balance hereof at an annual rate equal to nine percent (9%) (“Interest Rate”). Interest shall be calculated on the basis of a 365-day year and the actual number of days elapsed, to the extent permitted by applicable law. Interest hereunder shall be paid on the Maturity Date (or sooner as provided herein) to the Holder or its assignee in whose name this Debenture is registered on the records of the Company regarding registration and transfers of Debentures at the option of the Company in cash, or, provided that the Equity Conditions are then satisfied converted into Common Stock at the Closing Bid Price on the Trading Day immediately prior to the date paid.
Security. The Debenture is secured by a security interest in certain assets of the Company, including a pledge of the Company’s equity interest in certain subsidiaries, as evidenced by the security agreement of even date herewith (the “Security Agreement”).
EVENTS OF DEFAULT.
An “Event of Default”, wherever used herein, means any one of the following events (whatever the reason and whether it shall be voluntary or involuntary or effected by operation of law or pursuant to any judgment, decree or order of any court, or any order, rule or regulation of any administrative or governmental body):
the Company's failure to pay to the Holder any amount of Principal, Interest, or other amounts when and as due under this Debenture (including, without limitation, the Company's failure to pay any redemption payments or amounts hereunder) or any other Transaction Document and such failure continues for ten (10) business days after notice from the Holder;
The Company or any subsidiary of the Company shall commence, or there shall be commenced against the Company or any subsidiary of the Company under any applicable bankruptcy or insolvency laws as now or hereafter in effect or any successor thereto, or the Company or any subsidiary of the Company commences any other proceeding under any reorganization, arrangement, adjustment of debt, relief of debtors, dissolution, insolvency or liquidation or similar law of any jurisdiction whether now or hereafter in effect relating to the Company or any subsidiary of the Company or there is commenced against the Company or any subsidiary of the Company any such bankruptcy, insolvency or other proceeding which remains undismissed for a period of sixty-one (61) days; or the Company or any subsidiary of the Company is adjudicated insolvent or bankrupt; or any order of relief or other order approving any such c ase or proceeding is entered; or the Company or any subsidiary of the Company suffers any appointment of any custodian, private or court appointed receiver or the like for it or any substantial part of its property which continues undischarged or unstayed for a period of sixty one (61) days; or the Company or any subsidiary of the Company makes a general assignment for the benefit of creditors; or the Company or any subsidiary of the Company shall
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fail to pay, or shall state that it is unable to pay, or shall be unable to pay, its debts generally as they become due; or the Company or any subsidiary of the Company shall call a meeting of its creditors with a view to arranging a composition, adjustment or restructuring of its debts; or the Company or any subsidiary of the Company shall by any act or failure to act expressly indicate its consent to, approval of or acquiescence in any of the foregoing; or any corporate or other action is taken by the Company or any subsidiary of the Company for the purpose of effecting any of the foregoing;
The Company or any subsidiary of the Company shall default in any of its obligations under any other debenture or any mortgage, credit agreement or other facility, indenture agreement, factoring agreement or other instrument under which there may be issued, or by which there may be secured or evidenced any indebtedness for borrowed money or money due under any long term leasing or factoring arrangement of the Company or any subsidiary of the Company in an amount exceeding $100,000, whether such indebtedness now exists or shall hereafter be created and such default shall result in such indebtedness becoming or being declared due and payable prior to the date on which it would otherwise become due and payable;
If the Common Stock is quoted or listed for trading on any of the following and it ceases to be so quoted or listed for trading and shall not again be quoted or listed for trading on any Primary Market within five (5) Trading Days of such delisting: (a) the American Stock Exchange, (b) New York Stock Exchange, (c) the Nasdaq Global Market, (d) the Nasdaq Capital Market, (e) the Nasdaq OTC Bulletin Board (“OTCBB”) or (f) the Pink Sheets (each, a “Primary Market”);
The Company or any subsidiary of the Company shall be a party to any Change of Control Transaction (as defined in Section 6) unless in connection with such Change of Control Transaction this Debenture is retired;
The Company shall fail to file the Underlying Shares Registration Statement with the Commission, or the Underlying Shares Registration Statement shall not have been declared effective by the Commission, in each case within thirty (30) days of the periods set forth in the Registration Rights Agreement (“Registration Rights Agreement”) dated March 23, 2007 among the Company and each Buyer listed on Schedule I attached thereto, or, while the Underlying Shares Registration Statement is required to be maintained effective pursuant to the terms of the Registration Rights Agreement, the effectiveness of the Underlying Shares Registration Statement lapses for any reason (including, without limitation, the issuance of a stop order) or is unavailable to the Holder for sale of all of the Holder’s Registrable Securities (as defined in the Investor Registration Rights Agreement) in ac cordance with the terms of the Investor Registration Rights Agreement, and such lapse or unavailability continues for a period of more than twenty two (22) consecutive Trading Days or for more than an aggregate of forty five (45) days in any 365-day period (which need not be consecutive);
the Company's (A) failure to cure a Conversion Failure by delivery of the required number of shares of Common Stock within five (5) Business Days after the applicable Conversion Failure or (B) notice, written or oral, to any holder of the Debentures, including by way of public announcement, at any time, of its intention not to comply with a
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request for conversion of any Debentures into shares of Common Stock that is tendered in accordance with the provisions of the Debentures, other than pursuant to Section 4(c);
The Company shall fail for any reason to deliver the payment in cash pursuant to a Buy-In (as defined herein) within five (5) Business Days after receipt of notice that such payment is due;
The Company shall fail to observe or perform any other material covenant, agreement or warranty contained in, or otherwise commit any breach or default of any provision of this Debenture (except as may be covered by Section 2(a) (i) through 2(a) (vii) hereof) or any Transaction Document (as defined in Section 19) which is not cured within the time prescribed.
any Event of Default (as defined in the Other Debentures) occurs and is continuing with respect to any Other Debentures
During the time that any portion of this Debenture is outstanding, if any Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the full unpaid Principal amount of this Debenture, together with interest and other amounts owing in respect thereof, to the date of acceleration shall become at the Holder's election, immediately due and payable in cash; provided however, the Holder may request (but shall have no obligation to request) payment of such amounts in Common Stock of the Company. Furthermore, in addition to any other remedies, the Holder shall have the right (but not the obligation) to convert this Debenture at any time after (x) an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or (y) the Maturity Date at the Conversion Price. The Holder need not provide, and the Company hereby waives, any presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, (other than required notice of co nversion) and the Holder may immediately and without expiration of any grace period enforce any and all of its rights and remedies hereunder and all other remedies available to it under applicable law. Such declaration may be rescinded and annulled by Holder at any time prior to payment hereunder. No such rescission or annulment shall affect any subsequent Event of Default or impair any right consequent thereon.
COMPANY REDEMPTION.
Company’s Cash Redemption. The Company at its option shall have the right to redeem (“Optional Redemption”) a portion or all amounts outstanding under this Debenture prior to the Maturity Date provided that as of the date of the Holder’s receipt of a Redemption Notice (as defined herein) (i) the Closing Bid Price is less than the Fixed Conversion Price, (ii) the Underlying Shares Registration Statement is effective, and (iii) no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing. The Company shall pay an amount equal to the principal amount being redeemed plus a redemption premium (“Redemption Premium”) equal to ten percent (10%) of the Principal amount being redeemed, and accrued Interest, (collectively referred to as the “Company Additional Redemption Amount”). In order to make a redemption pursuant to this Section, the Company shall first provide written notice to the Holder of its intention to make a redemption (the “Redemption Notice”) setting forth the amount of Principal it desires to redeem. After receipt of the Redemption Notice the Holder shall have three (3) Business Days to elect to convert all or any portion of this Debenture, subject to the limitations
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set forth in Section 4(b). On the fourth (4th) Business Day after the Redemption Notice, the Company shall deliver to the Holder the Company Additional Redemption Amount with respect to the Principal amount redeemed after giving effect to conversions effected during the three (3) Business Day period..
CONVERSION OF DEBENTURE.
This Debenture shall be convertible into shares of the Company's Common Stock, on the terms and conditions set forth in this Section 4.
Conversion Right. Subject to the provisions of Section 4(c), at any time or times on or after the Issuance Date, the Holder shall be entitled to convert any portion of the outstanding and unpaid Conversion Amount (as defined below) into fully paid and nonassessable shares of Common Stock in accordance with Section 4(b), at the Conversion Rate (as defined below). The number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of any Conversion Amount pursuant to this Section 4(a) shall be determined by dividing (x) such Conversion Amount by (y) the Conversion Price (the "Conversion Rate"). The Company shall not issue any fraction of a share of Common Stock upon any conversion. If the issuance would result in the issuance of a fraction of a share of Common Stock, the Company shall round such fraction of a share of Common Stock up to the nearest whole share. The Company shall pay any and all transfer, stamp and similar taxes that may be payable with respect to the issuance and delivery of Common Stock upon conversion of any Conversion Amount.
"Conversion Amount" means the portion of the Principal to be converted, redeemed or otherwise with respect to which this determination is being made.
"Conversion Price" means, as of any Conversion Date (as defined below) or other date of determination, the lesser of (a) $0.06 (the “Fixed Conversion Price”), subject to adjustment as provided herein, or (b) ninety percent (90%) of the lowest Volume Weighted Average Price during the thirty (30) Trading Days immediately preceding the Conversion Date (the “Market Conversion Price”).
Mechanics of Conversion.
Optional Conversion. To convert any Conversion Amount into shares of Common Stock on any date (a "Conversion Date"), the Holder shall (A) transmit by facsimile (or otherwise deliver), for receipt on or prior to 11:59 p.m., New York time (provided, however that if the Conversion Notice is delivered to the Company on any day that is not a Business Day or after 5:00 p.m. Idaho time on any Business Day, it shall not be deemed delivered until the next Business Day ) , on such date, a copy of an executed notice of conversion in the form attached hereto asExhibit I (the "Conversion Notice") to the Company and (B) if required by Section 4(b)(iv), surrender this Debenture to a nationally recognized overnight delivery service for delivery to the Company (or an indemnification undertaking reasonably satisfactory to the Company with respect to this De benture in the case of its loss, theft or destruction). On or before the third (3rd) Business Day following the date of receipt of a Conversion Notice (the "Share Delivery Date"), the Company shall (X) if legends are not required to be placed on certificates of Common Stock pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement and provided that the Transfer Agent is participating in the Depository Trust Company's ("DTC") Fast Automated Securities Transfer Program, credit such aggregate number
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of shares of Common Stock to which the Holder shall be entitled to the Holder's or its designee's balance account with DTC through its Deposit Withdrawal Agent Commission system or (Y) if the Transfer Agent is not participating in the DTC Fast Automated Securities Transfer Program, issue and deliver to the address as specified in the Conversion Notice, a certificate, registered in the name of the Holder or its designee, for the number of shares of Common Stock to which the Holder shall be entitled. If this Debenture is physically surrendered for conversion and the outstanding Principal of this Debenture is greater than the Principal portion of the Conversion Amount being converted, then the Company shall as soon as practicable and in no event later than three (3) Business Days after receipt of this Debenture and at its own expense, issue and deliver to the holder a new Debenture represe nting the outstanding Principal not converted. The Person or Persons entitled to receive the shares of Common Stock issuable upon a conversion of this Debenture shall be treated for all purposes as the record holder or holders of such shares of Common Stock upon the date of delivery of the Conversion Notice. .
Company's Failure to Timely Convert. If within three (3) Business Days after the Company's receipt of the facsimile copy of a Conversion Notice the Company shall fail to issue and deliver a certificate to the Holder or credit the Holder's balance account with DTC for the number of shares of Common Stock to which the Holder is entitled upon such holder's conversion of any Conversion Amount (a "Conversion Failure"), and if on or after such Business Day the Holder purchases (in an open market transaction or otherwise) Common Stock to deliver in satisfaction of a sale by the Holder of Common Stock issuable upon such conversion that the Holder anticipated receiving from the Company (a "Buy-In"), then the Company shall, within three (3) Business Days after the Holder's request and in the Holder's discretion, either (i) pay cash to the Holder in an amoun t equal to the Holder's total purchase price (including brokerage commissions and other out of pocket expenses, if any) for the shares of Common Stock so purchased (the"Buy-In Price"), at which point the Company's obligation to deliver such certificate (and to issue such Common Stock) shall terminate, or (ii) promptly honor its obligation to deliver to the Holder a certificate or certificates representing such Common Stock and pay cash to the Holder in an amount equal to the excess (if any) of the Buy-In Price over the product of (A) such number of shares of Common Stock, times (B) the Closing Bid Price on the Conversion Date.
Book-Entry. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, upon conversion of any portion of this Debenture in accordance with the terms hereof, the Holder shall not be required to physically surrender this Debenture to the Company unless (A) the full Conversion Amount represented by this Debenture is being converted or (B) the Holder has provided the Company with prior written notice (which notice may be included in a Conversion Notice) requesting reissuance of this Debenture upon physical surrender of this Debenture. The Holder and the Company shall maintain records showing the Principal and Interest converted and the dates of such conversions or shall use such other method, reasonably satisfactory to the Holder and the Company, so as not to require physical surrender of this Debenture upon conversion.
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Limitations on Conversions.
Beneficial Ownership. The Company shall not effect any conversions of this Debenture and the Holder shall not have the right to convert any portion of this Debenture or receive shares of Common Stock as payment of interest hereunder to the extent that after giving effect to such conversion or receipt of such interest payment, the Holder, together with any affiliate thereof, would beneficially own (as determined in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules promulgated thereunder) in excess of 4.99% of the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to such conversion or receipt of shares as payment of interest. Since the Holder will not be obligated to report to the Company the number of shares of Common Stock it may hold at the time of a conversion hereunder, unless the conversion at issue would result in the issuance of shares of Common Stock in excess of 4.99% of the then outstanding shares of Common Stock without regard to any other shares which may be beneficially owned by the Holder or an affiliate thereof, the Holder shall have the authority and obligation to determine whether the restriction contained in this Section will limit any particular conversion hereunder and to the extent that the Holder determines that the limitation contained in this Section applies, the determination of which portion of the principal amount of this Debenture is convertible shall be the responsibility and obligation of the Holder. If the Holder has delivered a Conversion Notice for a principal amount of this Debenture that, without regard to any other shares that the Holder or its affiliates may beneficially own, would result in the issuance in excess of the permitted amount hereunder, the Company shall notify the Holder of this fact and shall honor the conversion for the maximum principal amount permitted to be converted on such Conversion Date in accordance with Section 4(a) and, any principal amount tendered for conversion in excess of the permitted amount hereunder shall remain outstanding under this Debenture. The provisions of this Section may be waived by a Holder (but only as to itself and not to any other Holder) upon not less than 65 days prior notice to the Company. Other Holders shall be unaffected by any such waiver. Upon request of the Company, the Holder shall promptly advise the Company as to the number of shares of Common stock then owned by the Holder.
Company’s Right to Force Conversion
Provided that (i) there is not, on the date of such conversion, an Equity Conditions Failure, and (ii) the Volume Weighted Average Price for each of the last twenty (20) Trading Days has exceeded $0.128 (as adjusted in accordance with Section 5), the Company may, upon three (3) Trading Day’s notice, require the Buyer to convert the entire then-outstanding principal balance of this Debenture, in accordance with the terms set forth herein. Such conversion shall be effectuated by the Buyer within twenty (20) Trading Days. In the event that the Buyer has not converted the entire then outstanding principal balance during such twenty (20) Trading Day period, the then outstanding principal balance shall be deemed to have automatically been converted on such twentieth (20th) Trading Day and the Company, within three (3) Business Days thereafter shall to issue and deliver a c ertificate to the Holder or credit the Holder's balance account with DTC for the number of shares of Common Stock to which the Holder and the Company shall be obligated to honor a conversion under this Section 3(d) in accordance with the terms set forth herein..
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Other Provisions.
All calculations under this Section 4 shall be rounded to the nearest $0.0001 or whole share.
The Company covenants that it will, to the extent it has available authorized shares, 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 this Debenture and payment of interest on this Debenture, each as herein provided, free from preemptive rights or any other actual contingent purchase rights of persons other than the Holder, not less than such number of shares of the Common Stock as shall (subject to any additional requirements of the Company as to reservation of such shares set forth in this Debenture or in the Transaction Documents) be issuable (taking into account the adjustments and restrictions set forth herein) upon the conversion of the outstanding principal amount of this Debenture and payment of interest hereunder. If at any time the Company does not have a sufficient number of share s of Common Stock authorized and available, then the Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to call and hold a special meeting of its stockholders within sixty (60) days of that time for the sole purpose of increasing the number of authorized shares of Common Stock.
The Company 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 Underlying Shares Registration Statement has been declared effective under the Securities Act, registered for public sale in accordance with such Underlying Shares Registration Statement.
Nothing herein shall limit a Holder's right to pursue actual damages or declare an Event of Default pursuant to Section 2 herein for the Company's failure to deliver certificates representing shares of Common Stock upon conversion within the period specified herein and such Holder shall have the right to pursue all remedies available to it at law or in equity including, without limitation, a decree of specific performance and/or injunctive relief, in each case without the need to post a bond or provide other security. The exercise of any such rights shall not prohibit the Holder from seeking to enforce damages pursuant to any other Section hereof or under applicable law.
Adjustments to Conversion Price
Adjustment of Conversion Price upon Issuance of Common Stock. If the Company, at any time while this Debenture is outstanding, issues or sells, or in accordance with this Section 5(a) is deemed to have issued or sold, any shares of Common Stock, excluding shares of Common Stock deemed to have been issued or sold by the Company in connection with any Excluded Securities, for a consideration per share less than a price equal to the Fixed Conversion Price in effect immediately prior to such issue or sale (such price the "Applicable Price") (the foregoing a "Dilutive Issuance"), then immediately after such Dilutive Issuance the Fixed Conversion Price then in effect shall be determined by multiplying the Fixed Conversion Price by a fraction (i) the numerator of which shall be the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to the Dil utive Issuance plus the number of shares of Common Stock which the aggregate consideration for the shares of Common Stock so issued in the
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Dilutive Issuance would purchase at the Applicable Price, and (ii) the denominator of which shall be the total number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after the Dilutive Issuance. For purposes of determining the adjusted Fixed Conversion Price under this Section 5(a), the following shall be applicable:
Issuance of Options. If the Company in any manner grants or sells any Options and the lowest price per share for which one share of Common Stock is issuable upon the exercise of any such Option or upon conversion or exchange or exercise of any Convertible Securities issuable upon exercise of such Option is less than the Applicable Price, then such share of Common Stock shall be deemed to be outstanding and to have been issued and sold by the Company at the time of the granting or sale of such Option for such price per share. For purposes of this Section, the "lowest price per share for which one share of Common Stock is issuable upon the exercise of any such Option or upon conversion or exchange or exercise of any Convertible Securities issuable upon exercise of such Option" shall be equal to the sum of the lowest amounts of consideration (if any) received or recei vable by the Company with respect to any one share of Common Stock upon granting or sale of the Option, upon exercise of the Option and upon conversion or exchange or exercise of any Convertible Security issuable upon exercise of such Option. No further adjustment of the Fixed Conversion Price shall be made upon the actual issuance of such share of Common Stock or of such Convertible Securities upon the exercise of such Options or upon the actual issuance of such Common Stock upon conversion or exchange or exercise of such Convertible Securities.
Issuance of Convertible Securities. If the Company in any manner issues or sells any Convertible Securities and the lowest price per share for which one share of Common Stock is issuable upon such conversion or exchange or exercise thereof is less than the Applicable Price, then such share of Common Stock shall be deemed to be outstanding and to have been issued and sold by the Company at the time of the issuance or sale of such Convertible Securities for such price per share. For the purposes of this Section, the "lowest price per share for which one share of Common Stock is issuable upon such conversion or exchange or exercise" shall be equal to the sum of the lowest amounts of consideration (if any) received or receivable by the Company with respect to any one share of Common Stock upon the issuance or sale of the Convertible Security and upon the conversion or exchange or exercise of such Convertible Security. No further adjustment of the Fixed Conversion Price shall be made upon the actual issuance of such share of Common Stock upon conversion or exchange or exercise of such Convertible Securities, and if any such issue or sale of such Convertible Securities is made upon exercise of any Options for which adjustment of the Fixed Conversion Price had been or are to be made pursuant to other provisions of this Section, no further adjustment of the Fixed Conversion Price shall be made by reason of such issue or sale.
Change in Option Price or Rate of Conversion. If the purchase price provided for in any Options, the additional consideration, if any, payable upon the issue, conversion, exchange or exercise of any Convertible Securities, or the rate at which any Convertible Securities are convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for Common Stock changes at any time, the Fixed Conversion Price in effect at the time of such change shall be adjusted to the Fixed Conversion Price which would have been in effect at such time had such Options or Convertible Securities provided for such changed purchase price, additional consideration or changed conversion rate, as the case may be, at the time initially granted, issued
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or sold. For purposes of this Section, if the terms of any Option or Convertible Security that was outstanding as of the Issuance Date are changed in the manner described in the immediately preceding sentence, then such Option or Convertible Security and the Common Stock deemed issuable upon exercise, conversion or exchange thereof shall be deemed to have been issued as of the date of such change. No adjustment shall be made if such adjustment would result in an increase of the Fixed Conversion Price then in effect.
Calculation of Consideration Received. In case any Option is issued in connection with the issue or sale of other securities of the Company, together comprising one integrated transaction in which no specific consideration is allocated to such Options by the parties thereto, the Options will be deemed to have been issued for the difference of (x) the aggregate fair market value of such Options and other securities issued or sold in such integrated transaction, less (y) the fair market value of the securities other than such Option, issued or sold in such transaction and the other securities issued or sold in such integrated transaction will be deemed to have been issued or sold for the balance of the consideration received by the Company. If any Common Stock, Options or Convertible Securities are issued or sold or deemed to have been issued or sold for cash, the consideratio n received therefor will be deemed to be the gross amount raised by the Company. If any Common Stock, Options or Convertible Securities are issued or sold for a consideration other than cash, the amount of the consideration other than cash received by the Company will be the fair value of such consideration, except where such consideration consists of securities, in which case the amount of consideration received by the Company will be the Closing Bid Price of such securities on the date of receipt. If any Common Stock, Options or Convertible Securities are issued to the owners of the non-surviving entity in connection with any merger in which the Company is the surviving entity, the amount of consideration therefor will be deemed to be the fair value of such portion of the net assets and business of the non-surviving entity as is attributable to such Common Stock, Options or Convertible Securities, as the case may be. The fair value of any consideration other than cash or securities will b e determined jointly by the Company and the Holder. If such parties are unable to reach agreement within ten (10) days after the occurrence of an event requiring valuation (the "Valuation Event"), the fair value of such consideration will be determined within five (5) Business Days after the tenth (10th) day following the Valuation Event by an independent, reputable appraiser jointly selected by the Company and the Holder. The determination of such appraiser shall be deemed binding upon all parties absent manifest error and the fees and expenses of such appraiser shall be borne by the Company.
Record Date. If the Company takes a record of the holders of Common Stock for the purpose of entitling them (A) to receive a dividend or other distribution payable in Common Stock, Options or in Convertible Securities or (B) to subscribe for or purchase Common Stock, Options or Convertible Securities, then such record date will be deemed to be the date of the issue or sale of the Common Stock deemed to have been issued or sold upon the declaration of such dividend or the making of such other distribution or the date of the granting of such right of subscription or purchase, as the case may be.
Adjustment of Conversion Price upon Subdivision or Combination of Common Stock. If the Company, at any time while this Debenture is outstanding, shall (a) 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, (b)
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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 Company, then the Fixed Conversion Price 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 immediately before such event and of which the denominator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately 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 ca se of a subdivision, combination or re-classification.
Purchase Rights. If at any time the Company grants, issues or sells any Options, Convertible Securities or rights to purchase stock, warrants, securities or other property pro rata to the record holders of any class of Common Stock (the "Purchase Rights"), then the Holder will be entitled to acquire, upon conversion of this Debenture, the aggregate Purchase Rights which the Holder could have acquired if the Holder had held the number of shares of Common Stock acquirable upon conversion of such principal amount this Debenture (without taking into account any limitations or restrictions on the convertibility of this Debenture) immediately before the date on which a record is taken for the grant, issuance or sale of such Purchase Rights, or, if no such record is taken, the date as of which the record holders of Common Stock are to be determined for the grant, issue o r sale of such Purchase Rights.
Other Events. If any event occurs of the type contemplated by the provisions of this Section 4 but not expressly provided for by such provisions (including, without limitation, the granting of stock appreciation rights, phantom stock rights or other rights with equity features), then the Company's Board of Directors will make an appropriate adjustment in the Fixed Conversion Price so as to protect the rights of the Holder under this Debenture; provided that no such adjustment will increase the Fixed Conversion Price as otherwise determined pursuant to this Section 5.
Other Corporate Events. In addition to and not in substitution for any other rights hereunder, prior to the consummation of any recapitalization, reorganization, reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets to another Person or other transaction in each case which is effected in such a way that holders of shares of Common Stock are entitled to receive (either directly or upon subsequent liquidation) stock, securities or assets with respect to or in exchange for Common (a "Corporate Event"), the Company shall make appropriate provision to insure that the Holder will thereafter have the right to receive upon a conversion of this Debenture, at the Holder's option, (i) in addition to the shares of Common Stock receivable upon such conversion, such securities or other assets to which the Holder would have been e ntitled with respect to such shares of Common Stock had such shares of Common Stock been held by the Holder upon the consummation of such Corporate Event (without taking into account any limitations or restrictions on the convertibility of this Debenture) or (ii) in lieu of the shares of Common Stock otherwise receivable upon such conversion, such securities or other assets received by the holders of shares of Common Stock in connection with the consummation of such Corporate Event in such amounts as the Holder would have been entitled to receive had this Debenture initially been issued with conversion
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rights for the form of such consideration (as opposed to shares of Common Stock) at a conversion rate for such consideration commensurate with the Conversion Rate. Provision made pursuant to the preceding sentence shall be in a form and substance satisfactory to the holders of two-thirds of the outstanding principal amount of the Debentures. The provisions of this Section shall apply similarly and equally to successive Corporate Events and shall be applied without regard to any limitations on the conversion or redemption of this Debenture.
Whenever the Fixed Conversion Price is adjusted pursuant to Section 5 hereof, the Company shall promptly mail to the Holder a notice setting forth the Fixed Conversion Price after such adjustment and setting forth a brief statement of the facts requiring such adjustment.
In case of any (1) merger or consolidation of the Company or any subsidiary of the Company with or into another Person, or (2) sale by the Company or any subsidiary of the Company of more than one-half of the assets of the Company in one or a series of related transactions, a Holder shall have the right to (A) exercise any rights under Section 2(b), (B) convert the aggregate amount of this Debenture then outstanding into the shares of stock and other securities, cash and property receivable upon or deemed to be held by holders of Common Stock following such merger, consolidation or sale, and such Holder shall be entitled upon such event or series of related events to receive such amount of securities, cash and property as the shares of Common Stock into which such aggregate principal amount of this Debenture could have been converted immediately prior to such merger, consolidation or sales wou ld have been entitled, or (C) in the case of a merger or consolidation, require the surviving entity to issue to the Holder a convertible Debenture with a principal amount equal to the aggregate principal amount of this Debenture then held by such Holder, plus all accrued and unpaid interest and other amounts owing thereon, which such newly issued convertible Debenture shall have terms identical (including with respect to conversion) to the terms of this Debenture, and shall be entitled to all of the rights and privileges of the Holder of this Debenture set forth herein and the agreements pursuant to which this Debentures were issued. In the case of clause (C), the Fixed Conversion Price applicable for the newly issued shares of convertible preferred stock or convertible Debentures shall be based upon the amount of securities, cash and property that each share of Common Stock would receive in such transaction and the Fixed Conversion Price in effect immediately prior to the effectiveness or closing date for such transaction. The terms of any such merger, sale or consolidation shall include such terms so as to continue to give the Holder the right to receive the securities, cash and property set forth in this Section upon any conversion or redemption following such event. This provision shall similarly apply to successive such events.
REISSUANCE OF THIS DEBENTURE.
Transfer. If this Debenture is to be transferred, the Holder shall surrender this Debenture to the Company, whereupon the Company will, subject to the satisfaction of the transfer provisions of the Securities Purchase Agreement, forthwith issue and deliver upon the order of the Holder a new Debenture (in accordance with Section 5(d)), registered in the name of the registered transferee or assignee, representing the outstanding Principal being transferred by the Holder and, if less then the entire outstanding Principal is being transferred, a new Debenture (in accordance with Section 5(d)) to the Holder representing the outstanding Principal not being
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transferred. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Debenture may not be transferred in increments of less than $250,000 principal amount unless the entire remaining principal amount is transferred. The Holder and any assignee, by acceptance of this Debenture, acknowledge and agree that, by reason of the provisions of Section 4(b) (iii) following conversion or redemption of any portion of this Debenture, the outstanding Principal represented by this Debenture may be less than the Principal stated on the face of this Debenture.
Lost, Stolen or Mutilated Debenture. Upon receipt by the Company of evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Company of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of this Debenture, and, in the case of loss, theft or destruction, of any indemnification undertaking by the Holder to the Company in customary form and, in the case of mutilation, upon surrender and cancellation of this Debenture, the Company shall execute and deliver to the Holder a new Debenture (in accordance with Section 5(d)) representing the outstanding Principal.
Debenture Exchangeable for Different Denominations. This Debenture is exchangeable, upon the surrender hereof by the Holder at the principal office of the Company, for a new Debenture or Debentures (in accordance with Section 5(d)) representing in the aggregate the outstanding Principal of this Debenture, and each such new Debenture will represent such portion of such outstanding Principal as is designated by the Holder at the time of such surrender.
Issuance of New Debentures. Whenever the Company is required to issue a new Debenture pursuant to the terms of this Debenture, such new Debenture (i) shall be of like tenor with this Debenture, (ii) shall represent, as indicated on the face of such new Debenture, the Principal remaining outstanding (or in the case of a new Debenture being issued pursuant to Section 5(a) or Section 5(c), the Principal designated by the Holder which, when added to the principal represented by the other new Debentures issued in connection with such issuance, does not exceed the Principal remaining outstanding under this Debenture immediately prior to such issuance of new Debentures), (iii) shall have an issuance date, as indicated on the face of such new Debenture, which is the same as the Issuance Date of this Debenture, (iv) shall have the same rights and conditions as this Debenture, and (v) shall represent accrued and unpaid Interest from the Issuance Date.
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NOTICES.
Any notices, consents, waivers, or other communications required or permitted to be given under the terms of this Debenture must be in writing and will be deemed to have been delivered (i) upon receipt, when delivered personally; (ii) upon confirmation of receipt, when sent by facsimile; (iii) three (3) days after being sent by U.S. certified mail, return receipt requested, or (iv) one (1) day after deposit with a nationally recognized overnight delivery service, in each case properly addressed to the party to receive the same. The addresses and facsimile numbers for such communications shall be::
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| 501 West Broadway, Suite 200 |
| Idaho Falls, Idaho 83402 |
| Attention: Dr. Dennis D. Keiser |
| Telephone: 208-529-5337 |
| Facsimile: 208-529-1014 |
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| 380 Lexington Ave |
| New York, NY 10168 |
| Attention: Peter V. K. Funk, Jr., Esq. |
| Telephone: 212-692-1075 |
| Facsimile: 212-692-1020 |
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If to the Holder: | Cornell Capital Partners, L.P. |
| 101 Hudson Street, Suite 3700 |
| Jersey City, NJ 07303 |
| Attention: Mark Angelo |
| Telephone: (201) 985-8300 |
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With a copy to: | Troy Rillo, Esq. |
| 101 Hudson Street – Suite 3700 |
| Jersey City, NJ 07302 |
| Telephone: (201) 985-8300 |
| Facsimile: (201) 985-8266 |
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or at such other address and/or facsimile number and/or to the attention of such other person as the recipient party has specified by written notice given to each other party three (3) Business Days prior to the effectiveness of such change. Written confirmation of receipt (i) given by the recipient of such notice, consent, waiver or other communication, (ii) mechanically or electronically generated by the sender's facsimile machine containing the time, date, recipient facsimile number and an image of the first page of such transmission or (iii) provided by a nationally recognized overnight delivery service, shall be rebuttable evidence of personal service, receipt by facsimile or receipt from a nationally recognized overnight delivery service in accordance with clause (i), (ii) or (iii) above, respectively.
Except as expressly provided herein, no provision of this Debenture shall alter or impair the obligations of the Company, which are absolute and unconditional, to pay the
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principal of, interest and other charges (if any) on, this Debenture at the time, place, and rate, and in the coin or currency, herein prescribed. This Debenture is a direct obligation of the Company. As long as this Debenture is outstanding, the Company shall not and shall cause their subsidiaries not to, without the consent of the Holder, (i) amend its certificate of incorporation, bylaws or other charter documents so as to materially adversely affect any rights of the Holder; (ii) repay, repurchase or offer to repay, repurchase or otherwise acquire shares of its Common Stock or other equity securities other than as to the Underlying Shares to the extent permitted or required under the Transaction Documents, other than up to $100,000 of Common Stock per year repurchased upon termination of an officer, employee, director or consultant pursuant to a restricted stock or similar agr eement; or (iii) enter into any agreement with respect to any of the foregoing.
This Debenture shall not entitle the Holder to any of the rights of a stockholder of the Company, including without limitation, the right to vote, to receive dividends and other distributions, or to receive any notice of, or to attend, meetings of stockholders or any other proceedings of the Company, unless and to the extent converted into shares of Common Stock in accordance with the terms hereof.
Except for the indebtedness incurred in connection with the Bond Financing described in Section 1(d) of the Securities Purchase Agreement, no indebtedness of the Company outstanding on the date hereof is senior to this Debenture in right of payment, whether with respect to interest, damages or upon liquidation or dissolution or otherwise. So long as at least $250,000 principal amount of the Convertible Debentures are outstanding, the Company, without the prior written consent of the holders of a majority of the principal amount of the Debentures outstanding, will not and will not permit any of its subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, enter into, create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any indebtedness of any kind, on or with respect to any of its property or assets now owned or hereafter acquired or any interest therein or any income or profits there from that is senior in any respec t to the obligations of the Company under this Debenture except for Permitted Indebtedness.
The corporate laws of the State of Idaho shall govern all issues concerning the relative rights of the Company and its stockholders. All other questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this Debenture shall be governed by the internal laws of the State of New Jersey, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law provision or rule (whether of the State of New Jersey or any other jurisdictions) that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdictions other than the State of New Jersey. Each of the parties consents to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the Superior Courts of the State of New Jersey sitting in Hudson County, New Jersey and the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey sitting in Newark, New Jersey in connection with any dispute arising under this Debenture and hereby waives, to the maximum extent permitte d by law, any objection, including any objection based on forum non conveniens to the bringing of any such proceeding in such jurisdictions.
AS A MATERIAL INDUCEMENT FOR EACH PARTY HERETO TO ENTER INTO THIS DEBENTURE, THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY WAIVE ANY RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING RELATED IN ANY
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WAY TO THIS DEBENTURE AND/OR ANY AND ALL OF THE OTHER DOCUMENTS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS TRANSACTION.
The headings of this Debenture are for convenience of reference and shall not form part of, or affect the interpretation of, this Agreement.
If the Company fails to strictly comply with the terms of this Debenture, then the Company shall reimburse the Holder promptly for all fees, costs and expenses, including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses incurred by the Holder in any action in connection with this Debenture, including, without limitation, those incurred: (i) during any workout, attempted workout, and/or in connection with the rendering of legal advice as to the Holder’s rights, remedies and obligations, (ii) collecting any sums which become due to the Holder, (iii) defending or prosecuting any proceeding or any counterclaim to any proceeding or appeal; or (iv) the protection, preservation or enforcement of any rights or remedies of the Holder.
Any waiver by the Holder of a breach of any provision of this Debenture shall not operate as or be construed to be a waiver of any other breach of such provision or of any breach of any other provision of this Debenture. The failure of the Holder to insist upon strict adherence to any term of this Debenture on one or more occasions shall not be considered a waiver or deprive that party of the right thereafter to insist upon strict adherence to that term or any other term of this Debenture. Any waiver must be in writing.
If any provision of this Debenture invalid or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, such invalidity or unenforceability shall not affect the validity or enforceability of the remainder of this Agreement in that jurisdiction or the validity or enforceability of any provision of this Agreement in any other jurisdiction..
If it shall be found that any interest or other amount deemed interest due hereunder shall violate applicable laws governing usury, the applicable rate of interest due hereunder shall automatically be lowered to equal the maximum permitted rate of interest. The Company covenants (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) that it shall not at any time insist upon, plead, or in any manner whatsoever claim or take the benefit or advantage of, any stay, extension or usury law or other law which would prohibit or forgive the Company from paying all or any portion of the principal of or interest on this Debenture as contemplated herein, wherever enacted, now or at any time hereafter in force, or which may affect the covenants or the performance of this indenture, and the Company (to the extent it may lawfully do so) hereby expressly waives all benefits or advantage of any such law, and covenants that it will not, by resort to any such law, hinder, delay or impeded the execution of any power herein granted to the Holder, but will suffer and permit the execution of every such as though no such law has been enacted.
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.
CERTAIN DEFINITIONS
For purposes of this Debenture, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
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“Approved Stock Plan” means a stock option plan that has been approved by the Board of Directors of the Company pursuant to which the Company’s securities may be issued only to any employee, officer, director or consultant for services provided to the Company.
"Bloomberg" means Bloomberg Financial Markets.
“Business Day” means any day except Saturday, Sunday and any day which shall be a federal legal holiday in the United States or a day on which banking institutions in the State of Idaho are authorized or required by law or other government action to close.
“Change of Control Transaction” means the occurrence of (a) an acquisition after the date hereof by an individual or legal entity or “group” (as described in Rule 13d-5(b)(1) promulgated under the Exchange Act) of effective control (whether through legal or beneficial ownership of capital stock of the Company, by contract or otherwise) of in excess of fifty percent (50%) of the voting securities of the Company (except that the acquisition of voting securities by the Holder or any other current holder of convertible securities of the Company shall not constitute a Change of Control Transaction for purposes hereof), (b) a replacement at one time or over time of more than one-half of the members of the board of directors of the Company which is not approved by a majority of those individuals who are members of the board of directors on the date hereof (or by those indiv iduals who are serving as members of the board of directors on any date whose nomination to the board of directors was approved by a majority of the members of the board of directors who are members on the date hereof), (c) the merger, consolidation or sale of fifty percent (50%) or more of the assets of the Company or any subsidiary of the Company in one or a series of related transactions with or into another entity, or (d) the execution by the Company of an agreement to which the Company is a party or by which it is bound, providing for any of the events set forth above in (a), (b) or (c).
“Closing Bid Price” means the closing bid price of Common Stock as quoted on the Principal Market (as reported by Bloomberg Financial Markets (“Bloomberg”) through its “Volume at Price” function).
“Convertible Securities” means any stock or securities (other than Options) directly or indirectly convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Common Stock.
“Commission” means the Securities and Exchange Commission.
“Common Stock” means (i) the Company’s common stock, par value $0.005 per share, and (ii) any capital stock into which such Common Stock shall have been changed or any capital stock resulting from a reclassification of such Common Stock.
“Equity Conditions” means that each of the following conditions is satisfied: (i) on each day during the period beginning two (2) weeks prior to the applicable date of determination and ending on and including the applicable date of determination (the "Equity Conditions Measuring Period"), either (x) the Underlying Shares Registration Statement filed pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement shall be effective and available for the resale of all applicable shares of Common Stock to be issued in connection with the event requiring
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determination or (y) all applicable shares of Common Stock to be issued in connection with the event requiring determination shall be eligible for sale without restriction and without the need for registration under any applicable federal or state securities laws; (ii) on each day during the Equity Conditions Measuring Period, the Common Stock is designated for quotation on the Principal Market and shall not have been suspended from trading on such exchange or market nor shall delisting or suspension by such exchange or market been threatened or pending either (A) in writing by such exchange or market or (B) by falling below the then effective minimum listing maintenance requirements of such exchange or market; (iii) during the Equity Conditions Measuring Period, the Company shall have delivered Conversion Shares upon conversion of the Debentures to the Holder on a timely basis as set f orth in Section 4(b)(ii) hereof; (iv) any applicable shares of Common Stock to be issued in connection with the event requiring determination may be issued in full without violating Section 4(c) hereof and the rules or regulations of the Primary Market; (v) during the Equity Conditions Measuring Period, there shall not have occurred and is continuing either (A) an Event of Default or (B) an event that with the passage of time or giving of notice would constitute an Event of Default; and (vii) the Company shall have no knowledge of any fact that would cause (x) the Registration Statements required pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement not to be effective and available for the resale of all applicable shares of Common Stock to be issued in connection with the event requiring determination or (y) any applicable shares of Common Stock to be issued in connection with the event requiring determination not to be eligible for sale without restriction and without the need for registration under any applicable federal or state securities laws.
"Equity Conditions Failure" means that on any applicable date the Equity Conditions have not been satisfied (or waived in writing by the Holder).
“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
“Excluded Securities” means, (a) shares issued or deemed to have been issued by the Company pursuant to an Approved Stock Plan, (b) shares of Common Stock issued or deemed to be issued by the Company upon the conversion, exchange or exercise of any right, option, obligation or security outstanding on the date prior to date of the Securities Purchase Agreement, provided that the terms of such right, option, obligation or security are not amended or otherwise modified on or after the date of the Securities Purchase Agreement, and provided that the conversion price, exchange price, exercise price or other purchase price is not reduced, adjusted or otherwise modified and the number of shares of Common Stock issued or issuable is not increased (whether by operation of, or in accordance with, the relevant governing documents or otherwise) on or after the date of the Securities Purch ase Agreement, (c) shares issued in connection with any acquisition by the Company, whether through an acquisition of stock or a merger of any business, assets or technologies, leasing arrangement or any other transaction the primary purpose of which is not to raise equity capital, (d) shares issued or deemed to have been issued to financial institutions in connection with the extension of credit to the Company, to lessors in connection with the lease of equipment or in similar transactions approved by the Board of Directors, (e) shares issued or deemed to have been issued pursuant to a strategic relationship with a non-financial organization in transactions approved by the Board of Directors, or (f) the shares of Common Stock issued or deemed to be issued by the Company upon conversion of this Debenture, the Other Debentures or the Warrants.
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"Holder Pro Rata Amount" means a fraction (i) the numerator of which is the Original Principal Amount of this Debenture on the Issuance Date and (ii) the denominator of which is the aggregate Purchase Price (as defined in the Securities Purchase Agreement).
“Options” means any rights, warrants or options to subscribe for or purchase shares of Common Stock or Convertible Securities.
“Original Issue Date” means the date of the first issuance of this Debenture regardless of the number of transfers and regardless of the number of instruments, which may be issued to evidence such Debenture.
“Permitted Indebtedness” has the meaning given to such term in the Security Agreement.
“Person” means a corporation, an association, a partnership, organization, a business, an individual, a government or political subdivision thereof or a governmental agency.
“Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
“Securities Purchase Agreement” means the Securities Purchase Agreement dated March 23, 2007 by and among the Company and the Buyers listed on Schedule I attached thereto.
“Subsidiary” means any Person in which the Company with respect to which the Company holds 80% or more of the equity ownership interests therein.
“Trading Day” means a day on which the shares of Common Stock are quoted on the OTCBB or quoted or traded on such Primary Market on which the shares of Common Stock are then quoted or listed; provided, that in the event that the shares of Common Stock are not listed or quoted, then Trading Day shall mean a Business Day.
“Transaction Documents” means the Securities Purchase Agreement or any other agreement delivered in connection with the Securities Purchase Agreement, including, without limitation, the Security Agreement, the Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions, and the Registration Rights Agreement.
“Underlying Shares” means the shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of this Debenture or as payment of interest in accordance with the terms hereof.
“Underlying Shares Registration Statement” means a registration statement meeting the requirements set forth in the Registration Rights Agreement, covering among other things the resale of the Underlying Shares and naming the Holder as a “selling stockholder” thereunder.
"Volume Weighted Average Price" means, for any security as of any date, the daily dollar volume-weighted average price for such security on the Primary Market as
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reported by Bloomberg through its "Volume at Price" functions, or, if no dollar volume-weighted average price is reported for such security by Bloomberg, the average of the highest closing bid price and the lowest closing ask price of any of the market makers for such security as reported in the "pink sheets" by Pink Sheets LLC.
"Warrants" has the meaning ascribed to such term in the Securities Purchase Agreement, and shall include all warrants issued in exchange therefor or replacement thereof.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Secured Convertible Debenture to be duly executed by a duly authorized officer as of the date set forth above.
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EXHIBIT I
CONVERSION NOTICE
(To be executed by the Holder in order to Convert the Debenture)
The undersigned hereby irrevocably elects to convert $
of the principal amount of Debenture No. IESV-02-1 into Shares of Common Stock ofINTREPID TECHNOLOGY & RESOURCES, INC., according to the conditions stated therein, as of the Conversion Date written below.
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EXHIBIT 10.3
WARRANT
THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS WARRANT HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. THE SECURITIES HAVE BEEN ACQUIRED FOR INVESTMENT AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED FOR SALE, SOLD, TRANSFERRED OR ASSIGNED IN THE ABSENCE OF AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT FOR THE SECURITIES UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS, OR AN OPINION OF COUNSEL IN A FORM REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO THE ISSUER THAT REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED UNDER SAID ACT OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS OR UNLESS SOLD PURSUANT TO RULE 144 UNDER SAID ACT. NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING, THIS WARRANT MAY BE PLEDGED IN CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN ACCOUNT.
INTREPID TECHNOLOGY & RESOURCES, INC.
Warrant To Purchase Common Stock
Warrant No.: IESV-02-1
Number of Shares:
15,000,000
Warrant Exercise Price:
$0.055
Expiration Date:
March 22, 2012
Date of Issuance: March 23, 2007
Intrepid Technology & Resources, Inc., an Idaho corporation (the “Company”), hereby certifies that, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged,Cornell Capital Partners, L.P. (the “Holder”), the registered holder hereof or its permitted assigns, is entitled, subject to the terms set forth below, to purchase from the Company upon surrender of this Warrant, at any time or times on or after the date hereof, but not after 11:59 P.M. Eastern Time on the Expiration Date (as defined herein) up to Fifteen Million (15,000,000) fully paid and nonassessable shares of Common Stock (as defined herein) of the Company (the “Warrant Shares”) at the exercise price per share provided in Section 1(b) below or as subsequently adjusted; provided, however, that in no event shall the holder be entitled to exer cise this Warrant for a number of Warrant Shares in excess of that number of Warrant Shares which, upon giving effect to such exercise, would cause the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by the holder and its affiliates to exceed 4.99% of the outstanding shares of the Common Stock following such exercise, except within sixty (60) days prior to the Expiration Date (however, such restriction may be waived by Holder (but only as to itself and not to any other holder) upon not less than 65 days prior notice to the Company). For purposes of the foregoing proviso, the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by the holder and its affiliates shall include the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant with respect to which the determination of such
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proviso is being made, but shall exclude shares of Common Stock which would be issuable upon (i) exercise of the remaining, unexercised Warrants beneficially owned by the holder and its affiliates and (ii) exercise or conversion of the unexercised or unconverted portion of any other securities of the Company beneficially owned by the holder and its affiliates (including, without limitation, any convertible notes or preferred stock) subject to a limitation on conversion or exercise analogous to the limitation contained herein. Except as set forth in the preceding sentence, for purposes of this paragraph, beneficial ownership shall be calculated in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. For purposes of this Warrant, in determining the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock a holder may rely on the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock as reflected in (1) the Company’s most recent Form 10-QSB or Form 10-KSB, as the case may be, (2) a more recent public announcement by the Company or (3) any other notice by the Company or its transfer agent setting forth the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding. Upon the written request of any holder, the Company shall promptly, but in no event later than one (1) Business Day following the receipt of such notice, confirm in writing to any such holder the number of shares of Common Stock then outstanding. In any case, the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock shall be determined after giving effect to the exercise of Warrants (as defined below) by such holder and its affiliates since the date as of which such number of outstanding shares of Common Stock was reported.
This Warrant is one of the warrants issued pursuant to Section 1(a) of the Securities Purchase Agreement (“Securities Purchase Agreement”) dated the date hereof between the Company and the Buyers listed on Schedule I thereto or issued in exchange or substitution thereafter or replacement thereof. Each Capitalized term used, and not otherwise defined herein, shall have the meaning ascribed thereto in the Securities Purchase Agreement.
Definitions. The following words and terms as used in this Warrant shall have the following meanings:
“Approved Stock Plan” means a stock option plan that has been approved by the Board of Directors of the Company prior to the date of the Securities Purchase Agreement, pursuant to which the Company’s securities may be issued only to any employee, officer, director or consultant for services provided to the Company.
“Business Day” means any day except Saturday, Sunday and any day which shall be a federal legal holiday in the United States or a day on which banking institutions in the State of Idaho are authorized or required by law or other government action to close.
“Closing Bid Price” means the closing bid price of Common Stock as quoted on the Principal Market (as reported by Bloomberg Financial Markets (“Bloomberg”) through its “Volume at Price” function).
“Common Stock” means (i) the Company’s common stock, par value $0.005 per share, and (ii) any capital stock into which such Common Stock shall have been changed or any capital stock resulting from a reclassification of such Common Stock.
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“Event of Default” means an event of default under the Securities Purchase Agreement or the Convertible Debentures issued in connection therewith.
“Excluded Securities” means, (a) shares issued or deemed to have been issued by the Company pursuant to an Approved Stock Plan, (b) shares of Common Stock issued or deemed to be issued by the Company upon the conversion, exchange or exercise of any right, option, obligation or security outstanding on the date prior to date of the Securities Purchase Agreement, provided that the terms of such right, option, obligation or security are not amended or otherwise modified on or after the date of the Securities Purchase Agreement, and provided that the conversion price, exchange price, exercise price or other purchase price is not reduced, adjusted or otherwise modified and the number of shares of Common Stock issued or issuable is not increased (whether by operation of, or in accordance with, the relevant governing documents or otherwise) on or after the date of the Securities Purch ase Agreement, (c) shares issued in connection with any acquisition by the Company, whether through an acquisition of stock or a merger of any business, assets or technologies, leasing arrangement or any other transaction the primary purpose of which is not to raise equity capital, (d) shares issued or deemed to have been issued to financial institution in connection with the extension of credit to the Company, to lessors in connection with the lease of equipment or in similar transactions approved by the Board of Directors, (e) shares issued or deemed to have been issued pursuant to a strategic relationship with a non-financial organization in transactions approved by the Board of Directors, or (f) the shares of Common Stock issued or deemed to be issued by the Company upon exercise of any of the Warrants or conversion of any of the Convertible Debentures.
“Expiration Date” means March 22, 2012.
“Issuance Date” means the date hereof.
“Options” means any rights, warrants or options to subscribe for or purchase Common Stock or Convertible Securities.
“Person” means an individual, a limited liability company, a partnership, a joint venture, a corporation, a trust, an unincorporated organization and a government or any department or agency thereof.
“Primary Market” means on any of (a) the American Stock Exchange, (b) New York Stock Exchange, (c) the Nasdaq Global Market, (d) the Nasdaq Capital Market, (e) the Nasdaq OTC Bulletin Board (“OTCBB”) or (f) the Pink Sheets .
“Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
“Warrant” means this Warrant and all Warrants issued in exchange, transfer or replacement thereof.
“Warrant Exercise Price” shall be $0.055 or as subsequently adjusted as provided in Section 8 hereof.
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Other Definitional Provisions.
Except as otherwise specified herein, all references herein (A) to the Company shall be deemed to include the Company’s successors and (B) to any applicable law defined or referred to herein shall be deemed references to such applicable law as the same may have been or may be amended or supplemented from time to time.
When used in this Warrant, the words “herein”, “hereof”, and “hereunder” and words of similar import, shall refer to this Warrant as a whole and not to any provision of this Warrant, and the words “Section”, “Schedule”, and “Exhibit” shall refer to Sections of, and Schedules and Exhibits to, this Warrant unless otherwise specified.
Whenever the context so requires, the neuter gender includes the masculine or feminine, and the singular number includes the plural, and vice versa.
Exercise of Warrant.
Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, this Warrant may be exercised by the holder hereof then registered on the books of the Company, pro rata as hereinafter provided, at any time on any Business Day on or after the opening of business on such Business Day, commencing with the first day after the date hereof, and prior to 11:59 P.M. Eastern Time on the Expiration Date (i) by delivery of a written notice, in the form of the subscription notice attached asExhibit A hereto (the “Exercise Notice”), of such holder’s election to exercise this Warrant, which notice shall specify the number of Warrant Shares to be purchased, payment to the Company of an amount equal to the Warrant Exercise Price(s) applicable to the Warrant Shares being purchased, multiplied by the number of Warrant Shares (at the applicable Warrant Exercise Price) as to which this War rant is being exercised (plus any applicable issue or transfer taxes) (the “Aggregate Exercise Price”) in cash or wire transfer of immediately available funds and the surrender of this Warrant (or an indemnification undertaking with respect to this Warrant in the case of its loss, theft or destruction) to a common carrier for overnight delivery to the Company as soon as practicable following such date (“Cash Basis”) or (ii) if at the time of exercise, the Warrant Shares are not subject to an effective registration statement or if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, by delivering an Exercise Notice and in lieu of making payment of the Aggregate Exercise Price in cash or wire transfer, elect instead to receive upon such exercise the “Net Number” of shares of Common Stock determined according to the following formula (the “Cashless Exercise”):
Net Number =(A x B) – (A x C)
B
For purposes of the foregoing formula:
A = the total number of Warrant Shares with respect to which this Warrant is then being exercised.
B = the Closing Bid Price of the Common Stock on the date of exercise of the Warrant.
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C = the Warrant Exercise Price then in effect for the applicable Warrant Shares at the time of such exercise.
In the event of any exercise of the rights represented by this Warrant in compliance with this Section 2, the Company shall on or before the fifth (5th) Business Day following the date of receipt of the Exercise Notice including the representations of the holder specified in Section 6 hereof, the Aggregate Exercise Price and this Warrant (or an indemnification undertaking with respect to this Warrant in the case of its loss, theft or destruction) (the “Exercise Delivery Documents”), and if the Common Stock is DTC eligible, credit such aggregate number of shares of Common Stock to which the holder shall be entitled to the holder’s or its designee’s balance account with The Depository Trust Company; provided, however, if the holder who submitted the Exercise Notice requested physical delivery of any or all of the Warrant Shares, or, if the Common Stock is not DTC eligible &n bsp;then the Company shall, on or before the fifth (5th) Business Day following receipt of the Exercise Delivery Documents, issue and surrender to a common carrier for overnight delivery to the address specified in the Exercise Notice, a certificate, registered in the name of the holder, for the number of shares of Common Stock to which the holder shall be entitled pursuant to such request. Upon delivery of the Exercise Notice and Aggregate Exercise Price referred to in clause (i) or (ii) above the holder of this Warrant shall be deemed for all corporate purposes to have become the holder of record of the Warrant Shares with respect to which this Warrant has been exercised. In the case of a dispute as to the determination of the Warrant Exercise Price, the Closing Bid Price or the arithmetic calculation of the Warrant Shares, the Company shall promptly issue to the holder the number of Warrant Shares that is not disputed and shall submit the disputed determinations or arithme tic calculations to the holder via facsimile within one (1) Business Day of receipt of the holder��s Exercise Notice.
If the holder and the Company are unable to agree upon the determination of the Warrant Exercise Price or arithmetic calculation of the Warrant Shares within one (1) day of such disputed determination or arithmetic calculation being submitted to the holder, then the Company shall immediately submit via facsimile (i) the disputed determination of the Warrant Exercise Price or the Closing Bid Price to an independent, reputable investment banking firm or (ii) the disputed arithmetic calculation of the Warrant Shares to its independent, outside accountant. The Company shall cause the investment banking firm or the accountant, as the case may be, to perform the determinations or calculations and notify the Company and the holder of the results no later than forty-eight (48) hours from the time it receives the disputed determinations or calculations. Such investment banking firm’s or accountant’s determination or calculation, as the case may be, shall be deemed conclusive absent manifest error.
Unless the rights represented by this Warrant shall have expired or shall have been fully exercised, the Company shall, as soon as practicable and in no event later than five (5) Business Days after any exercise and at its own expense, issue a new Warrant identical in all respects to this Warrant exercised except it shall represent rights to purchase the number of Warrant Shares purchasable immediately prior to such exercise under this Warrant exercised, less the number of Warrant Shares with respect to which such Warrant is exercised.
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No fractional Warrant Shares are to be issued upon any pro rata exercise of this Warrant, but rather the number of Warrant Shares issued upon such exercise of this Warrant shall be rounded up or down to the nearest whole number.
If the Company or its Transfer Agent shall fail for any reason or for no reason to issue to the holder within ten (10) days of receipt of the Exercise Delivery Documents, a certificate for the number of Warrant Shares to which the holder is entitled or to credit the holder’s balance account with The Depository Trust Company for such number of Warrant Shares to which the holder is entitled upon the holder’s exercise of this Warrant, the Company shall, in addition to any other remedies under this Warrant or otherwise available to such holder, pay as additional damages in cash to such holder on each day the issuance of such certificate for Warrant Shares is not timely effected an amount equal to 0.01% of the product of (A) the sum of the number of Warrant Shares not issued to the holder on a timely basis and to which the holder is entitled, and (B) the Closing Bid Price of the Common Sto ck for the trading day immediately preceding the last possible date which the Company could have issued such Common Stock to the holder without violating this Section 2.
Covenants as to Common Stock. The Company hereby covenants and agrees as follows:
This Warrant is, and any Warrants issued in substitution for or replacement of this Warrant will upon issuance be, duly authorized and validly issued.
All Warrant Shares which may be issued upon the exercise of the rights represented by this Warrant will, upon issuance in accordance with the terms of this Warrant, be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and free from all taxes, liens and charges with respect to the issue thereof.
During the period within which the rights represented by this Warrant may be exercised, the Company will, to the extent it has available authorized shares, at all times reserved at least one hundred percent (100%) of the number of shares of Common Stock needed to provide for the exercise of the rights then represented by this Warrant and the par value of said shares will at all times be less than or equal to the applicable Warrant Exercise Price. If at any time the Company does not have a sufficient number of shares of Common Stock authorized and available, then the Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to call and hold a special meeting of its stockholders within sixty (60) days of that time for the sole purpose of increasing the number of authorized shares of Common Stock.
If at any time after the date hereof the Company shall file a registration statement, the Company shall include the Warrant Shares issuable to the holder, pursuant to the terms of this Warrant and shall maintain, so long as any other shares of Common Stock shall be so listed, such listing of all Warrant Shares from time to time issuable upon the exercise of this Warrant; and the Company shall so list on each national securities exchange or automated quotation system, as the case may be, and shall maintain such listing of, any other shares of capital stock of the Company issuable upon the exercise of this Warrant if and so long as any shares of the same class shall be listed on such national securities exchange or automated quotation system.
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The Company will not, by amendment of its Articles of Incorporation or through any reorganization, transfer of assets, consolidation, merger, dissolution, issue or sale of securities, or any other voluntary action, avoid or seek to avoid the observance or performance of any of the terms to be observed or performed by it hereunder, but will at all times in good faith assist in the carrying out of all the provisions of this Warrant and in the taking of all such action as may reasonably be requested by the holder of this Warrant in order to protect the exercise privilege of the holder of this Warrant against dilution or other impairment, consistent with the tenor and purpose of this Warrant. The Company will not increase the par value of any shares of Common Stock receivable upon the exercise of this Warrant above the Warrant Exercise Price then in effect, and will take all such actions as m ay be necessary or appropriate in order that the Company may validly and legally issue fully paid and nonassessable shares of Common Stock upon the exercise of this Warrant.
This Warrant will be binding upon any entity succeeding to the Company by merger, consolidation or acquisition of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets.
Taxes. The Company shall pay any and all taxes, except any applicable withholding, which may be payable with respect to the issuance and delivery of Warrant Shares upon exercise of this Warrant.
Warrant Holder Not Deemed a Stockholder. Except as otherwise specifically provided herein, no holder, as such, of this Warrant shall be entitled to vote or receive dividends or be deemed the holder of shares of capital stock of the Company for any purpose, nor shall anything contained in this Warrant be construed to confer upon the holder hereof, as such, any of the rights of a stockholder of the Company or any right to vote, give or withhold consent to any corporate action (whether any reorganization, issue of stock, reclassification of stock, consolidation, merger, conveyance or otherwise), receive notice of meetings, receive dividends or subscription rights, or otherwise, prior to the issuance to the holder of this Warrant of the Warrant Shares which he or she is then entitled to receive upon the due exercise of this Warrant. In addition, nothing contained in this Warrant shall be construed as imposing any liabilities on such holder to purchase any securities (upon exercise of this Warrant or otherwise) or as a stockholder of the Company, whether such liabilities are asserted by the Company or by creditors of the Company. Notwithstanding this Section 5, the Company will provide the holder of this Warrant with copies of the same notices and other information given to the stockholders of the Company generally, contemporaneously with the giving thereof to the stockholders.
Representations of Holder. The holder of this Warrant, by the acceptance hereof, represents that it is acquiring this Warrant and the Warrant Shares for its own account for investment only and not with a view towards, or for resale in connection with, the public sale or distribution of this Warrant or the Warrant Shares, except pursuant to sales registered or exempted under the Securities Act; provided, however, that by making the representations herein, the holder does not agree to hold this Warrant or any of the Warrant Shares for any minimum or other specific term and reserves the right to dispose of this Warrant and the Warrant Shares at any time in accordance with or pursuant to a registration statement or an exemption under the Securities Act. The holder of this Warrant further represents, by acceptance hereof, that, as of this date, such holder is an “accredited i nvestor” as such term is defined in Rule 501(a)(1) of Regulation D promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission under
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the Securities Act (an “Accredited Investor”). Upon exercise of this Warrant the holder shall, if requested by the Company, confirm in writing, in a form satisfactory to the Company, that the Warrant Shares so purchased are being acquired solely for the holder’s own account and not as a nominee for any other party, for investment, and not with a view toward distribution or resale and that such holder is an Accredited Investor. If such holder cannot make such representations because they would be factually incorrect, it shall be a condition to such holder’s exercise of this Warrant that the Company receive such other representations as the Company considers reasonably necessary to assure the Company that the issuance of its securities upon exercise of this Warrant shall not violate any United States or state securities laws.
Ownership and Transfer.
The Company shall maintain at its principal executive offices (or such other office or agency of the Company as it may designate by notice to the holder hereof), a register for this Warrant, in which the Company shall record the name and address of the person in whose name this Warrant has been issued, as well as the name and address of each transferee. The Company may treat the person in whose name any Warrant is registered on the register as the owner and holder thereof for all purposes, notwithstanding any notice to the contrary, but in all events recognizing any transfers made in accordance with the terms of this Warrant. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Warrant may not be transferred in increments of less than 100,000 shares unless the entire remaining Warrant is transferred.
Adjustment of Warrant Exercise Price and Number of Shares. The Warrant Exercise Price and the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant shall be adjusted from time to time as follows:
Adjustment of Warrant Exercise Price and Number of Shares upon Issuance of Common Stock. If and whenever on or after the Issuance Date of this Warrant, the Company issues or sells, or is deemed to have issued or sold, any shares of Common Stock (other than Excluded Securities) for a consideration per share less than a price (the “Applicable Price”) equal to the Warrant Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to such issuance or sale (the foregoing, a “Dilutive Issuance”), then immediately after such issue or sale the Warrant Exercise Price then in effect shall determined by multiplying the Warrant Exercise Price then in effect by a fraction (i) the numerator of which shall be the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to the Dilutive Issuance plus the number of shares of Common Stock which the aggregate consideration for th e shares of Common Stock so issued in the Dilutive Issuance would purchase at the Applicable Price, and (ii) the denominator of which shall be the total number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after the Dilutive Issuance.Upon each such adjustment of the Warrant Exercise Price hereunder, the number of Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant shall be adjusted to the number of shares determined by multiplying the Warrant Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to such adjustment by the number of Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant immediately prior to such adjustment and dividing the product thereof by the Warrant Exercise Price resulting from such adjustment.
Effect on Warrant Exercise Price of Certain Events. For purposes of determining the adjusted Warrant Exercise Price under Section 8(a) above, the following shall be applicable:
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Issuance of Options. If after the date hereof, the Company in any manner grants any Options and the lowest price per share for which one share of Common Stock is issuable upon the exercise of any such Option or upon conversion or exchange of any convertible securities issuable upon exercise of any such Option is less than the Applicable Price, then such share of Common Stock shall be deemed to be outstanding and to have been issued and sold by the Company at the time of the granting or sale of such Option for such price per share. For purposes of this Section 8(b)(i), the lowest price per share for which one share of Common Stock is issuable upon exercise of such Options or upon conversion or exchange of such Convertible Securities shall be equal to the sum of the lowest amounts of consideration (if any) received or receivable by the Company with respect to any one share of Common Stock upon the granting or sale of the Option, upon exercise of the Option or upon conversion or exchange of any convertible security issuable upon exercise of such Option. No further adjustment of the Warrant Exercise Price shall be made upon the actual issuance of such Common Stock or of such convertible securities upon the exercise of such Options or upon the actual issuance of such Common Stock upon conversion or exchange of such convertible securities.
Issuance of Convertible Securities. If the Company in any manner issues or sells any convertible securities and the lowest price per share for which one share of Common Stock is issuable upon the conversion or exchange thereof is less than the Applicable Price, then such share of Common Stock shall be deemed to be outstanding and to have been issued and sold by the Company at the time of the issuance or sale of such convertible securities for such price per share. For the purposes of this Section 8(b) (ii), the lowest price per share for which one share of Common Stock is issuable upon such conversion or exchange shall be equal to the sum of the lowest amounts of consideration (if any) received or receivable by the Company with respect to one share of Common Stock upon the issuance or sale of the convertible security and upon conversion or exchange of such convertible s ecurity. No further adjustment of the Warrant Exercise Price shall be made upon the actual issuance of such Common Stock upon conversion or exchange of such convertible securities, and if any such issue or sale of such convertible securities is made upon exercise of any Options for which adjustment of the Warrant Exercise Price had been or are to be made pursuant to other provisions of this Section 8(b), no further adjustment of the Warrant Exercise Price shall be made by reason of such issue or sale.
Change in Option Price or Rate of Conversion. If the purchase price provided for in any Options, the additional consideration, if any, payable upon the issue, conversion or exchange of any convertible securities, or the rate at which any convertible securities are convertible into or exchangeable for Common Stock changes at any time, the Warrant Exercise Price in effect at the time of such change shall be adjusted to the Warrant Exercise Price which would have been in effect at such time had such Options or convertible securities provided for such changed purchase price, additional consideration or changed conversion rate, as the case may be, at the time initially granted, issued or sold and the number of Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant shall be correspondingly readjusted. For purposes of this Section 8(b) (iii), if the terms of any Option or convertibl e security that was outstanding as of the Issuance Date of this Warrant are changed in the manner described in the immediately preceding sentence, then such Option or convertible security and the Common Stock deemed issuable upon exercise, conversion or exchange thereof shall be deemed to have been issued as of the date of such change. No adjustment pursuant to this Section 8(b) shall be made if such adjustment would result in an increase of the Warrant Exercise Price then in effect.
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Calculation of Consideration Received. If any Common Stock, Options or convertible securities are issued or sold or deemed to have been issued or sold for cash, the consideration received therefore will be deemed to be the gross amount received by the Company therefore. If any Common Stock, Options or convertible securities are issued or sold for a consideration other than cash, the amount of such consideration received by the Company will be the fair value of such consideration, except where such consideration consists of marketable securities, in which case the amount of consideration received by the Company will be the market price of such securities on the date of receipt of such securities. If any Common Stock, Options or convertible securities are issued to the owners of the non-surviving entity in connection with any merger in which the Company is the surviving entity, the amount of consideration therefore will be deemed to be the fair value of such portion of the net assets and business of the non-surviving entity as is attributable to such Common Stock, Options or convertible securities, as the case may be. The fair value of any consideration other than cash or securities will be determined jointly by the Company and the holders of Warrants representing at least two-thirds of the Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of the Warrants then outstanding. If such parties are unable to reach agreement within ten (10) days after the occurrence of an event requiring valuation (the “Valuation Event”), the fair value of such consideration will be determined within five (5) Business Days after the tenth (10th) day following the Valuation Event by an independent, reputable appraiser jointly selected by the Company and the holders of Warrants representing at least two-thirds of the Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of the Warrants then outstanding. The determination of such appraiser shall be final and binding upon all parties and the fees and expenses of such appraiser shall be borne jointly by the Company and the holders of Warrants.
Integrated Transactions. In case any Option is issued in connection with the issue or sale of other securities of the Company, together comprising one integrated transaction in which no specific consideration is allocated to such Options by the parties thereto, the value of any consideration allocated to the Options will be jointly determined by the Company and the holders of Warrants representing at least two-thirds of the Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of the Warrants in accordance with the provisions of the immediately preceding clause (v).
Treasury Shares. The number of shares of Common Stock outstanding at any given time does not include shares owned or held by or for the account of the Company, and the disposition of any shares so owned or held will be considered an issue or sale of Common Stock.
Record Date. If the Company takes a record of the holders of Common Stock for the purpose of entitling them (1) to receive a dividend or other distribution payable in Common Stock, Options or in convertible securities or (2) to subscribe for or purchase Common Stock, Options or convertible securities, then such record date will be deemed to be the date of the issue or sale of the shares of Common Stock deemed to have been issued or sold upon the declaration of such dividend or the making of such other distribution or the date of the granting of such right of subscription or purchase, as the case may be.
Adjustment of Warrant Exercise Price upon Subdivision or Combination of Common Stock. If the Company at any time after the date of issuance of this Warrant subdivides
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(by any stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization or otherwise) one or more classes of its outstanding shares of Common Stock into a greater number of shares, any Warrant Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to such subdivision will be proportionately reduced and the number of shares of Common Stock obtainable upon exercise of this Warrant will be proportionately increased. If the Company at any time after the date of issuance of this Warrant combines (by combination, reverse stock split or otherwise) one or more classes of its outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of shares, any Warrant Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to such combination will be proportionately increased and the number of Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant will be proportionately decreased. Any adjustment under this Section 8(c) shall become effective at the close of bu siness on the date the subdivision or combination becomes effective.
Distribution of Assets. If the Company shall declare or make any dividend or other distribution of its assets (or rights to acquire its assets) to holders of Common Stock, by way of return of capital or otherwise (including, without limitation, any distribution of cash, stock or other securities, property or options by way of a dividend, spin off, reclassification, corporate rearrangement or other similar transaction) (a “Distribution”), at any time after the issuance of this Warrant, then, in each such case:
any Warrant Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to the close of business on the record date fixed for the determination of holders of Common Stock entitledto receive the Distribution shall be reduced, effective as of the close of business on such record date, to a price determined by multiplying such Warrant Exercise Price by a fraction of which (A) the numerator shall be the Closing Sale Price of the Common Stock on the trading day immediately preceding such record date minus the value of the Distribution (as determined in good faith by the Company’s Board of Directors) applicable to one share of Common Stock, and (B) the denominator shall be the Closing Sale Price of the Common Stock on the trading day immediately preceding such record date; and
either (A) the number of Warrant Shares obtainable upon exercise of this Warrant shall be increased to a number of shares equal to the number of shares of Common Stock obtainable immediately prior to the close of business on the record date fixed for the determination of holders of Common Stock entitled to receive the Distribution multiplied by the reciprocal of the fraction set forth in the immediately preceding clause (i), or (B) in the event that the Distribution is of common stock of a company whose common stock is traded on a national securities exchange or a national automated quotation system, then the holder of this Warrant shall receive an additional warrant to purchase Common Stock, the terms of which shall be identical to those of this Warrant, except that such warrant shall be exercisable into the amount of the assets that would have been payable to the holder of this Warrant pursu ant to the Distribution had the holder exercised this Warrant immediately prior to such record date and with an exercise price equal to the amount by which the exercise price of this Warrant was decreased with respect to the Distribution pursuant to the terms of the immediately preceding clause (i).
Certain Events. If any event occurs of the type contemplated by the provisions of this Section 8 but not expressly provided for by such provisions (including, without limitation, the granting of stock appreciation rights, phantom stock rights or other rights with equity
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features), then the Company’s Board of Directors will make an appropriate adjustment in the Warrant Exercise Price and the number of shares of Common Stock obtainable upon exercise of this Warrant so as to protect the rights of the holders of the Warrants; provided, except as set forth in section 8(c),that no such adjustment pursuant to this Section 8(e) will increase the Warrant Exercise Price or decrease the number of shares of Common Stock obtainable as otherwise determined pursuant to this Section 8.
Voluntary Adjustments By Company. The Company may at any time during the term of this Warrant reduce the then current Exercise Price to any amount and for any period of time deemed appropriate by the Board of Directors of the Company.
Notices.
Immediately upon any adjustment of the Warrant Exercise Price, the Company will give written notice thereof to the holder of this Warrant, setting forth in reasonable detail, and certifying, the calculation of such adjustment.
The Company will give written notice to the holder of this Warrant at least ten (10) days prior to the date on which the Company closes its books or takes a record (A) with respect to any dividend or distribution upon the Common Stock, (B) with respect to any pro rata subscription offer to holders of Common Stock or (C) for determining rights to vote with respect to any Organic Change (as defined below), dissolution or liquidation, provided that such information shall be made known to the public prior to or in conjunction with such notice being provided to such holder.
The Company will also give written notice to the holder of this Warrant at least ten (10) days prior to the date on which any Organic Change, dissolution or liquidation will take place, provided that such information shall be made known to the public prior to or in conjunction with such notice being provided to such holder.
Purchase Rights; Reorganization, Reclassification, Consolidation, Merger or Sale.
In addition to any adjustments pursuant to Section 8 above, if at any time the Company grants, issues or sells any Options, Convertible Securities or rights to purchase stock, warrants, securities or other property pro rata to the record holders of any class of Common Stock (the “Purchase Rights”), then the holder of this Warrant will be entitled to acquire, upon exercise of this Warrant, the aggregate Purchase Rights which such holder could have acquired if such holder had held the number of shares of Common Stock acquirable upon such exercise immediately before the date on which a record is taken for the grant, issuance or sale of such Purchase Rights, or, if no such record is taken, the date as of which the record holders of Common Stock are to be determined for the grant, issue or sale of such Purchase Rights.
Any recapitalization, reorganization, reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets to another Person or other transaction in each case which is effected in such a way that holders of Common Stock are entitled to receive (either directly or upon subsequent liquidation) stock, securities or assets with respect to or in exchange for Common Stock is referred to herein as an “Organic Change.” Prior to the consummation of any (i) sale of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets to an acquiring Person or (ii) other
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Organic Change following which the Company is not a surviving entity, the Company will secure from the Person purchasing such assets or the successor resulting from such Organic Change (in each case, the “Acquiring Entity”) a written agreement to deliver to each holder of Warrants in exchange for such Warrants, a security of the Acquiring Entity evidenced by a written instrument substantially similar in form and substance to this Warrant (including an adjusted warrant exercise price equal to the value for the Common Stock reflected by the terms of such consolidation, merger or sale, and exercisable for a corresponding number of shares of Common Stock acquirable and receivable upon exercise of the Warrants without regard to any limitations on exercise, if the value so reflected is less than any Applicable Warrant Exercise Price immediately prior to such consolidation, merger or sale). Prior to the consummation of any other Organic Change, the Company shall make appropriate provision to insure that each of the holders of the Warrants will thereafter have the right to acquire and receive in lieu of or in addition to (as the case may be) the Warrant Shares immediately theretofore issuable and receivable upon the exercise of such holder’s Warrants (without regard to any limitations on exercise), such shares of stock, securities or assets that would have been issued or payable in such Organic Change with respect to or in exchange for the number of Warrant Shares which would have been issuable and receivable upon the exercise of such holder’s Warrant as of the date of such Organic Change (without taking into account any limitations or restrictions on the exercisability of this Warrant).
Lost, Stolen, Mutilated or Destroyed Warrant. If this Warrant is lost, stolen, mutilated or destroyed, the Company shall promptly, on receipt of an indemnification undertaking (or, in the case of a mutilated Warrant, the Warrant), issue a new Warrant of like denomination and tenor as this Warrant so lost, stolen, mutilated or destroyed.
Notice. Any notices, consents, waivers, or other communications required or permitted to be given under the terms of this Warrant must be in writing and will be deemed to have been delivered (i) upon receipt, when delivered personally; (ii) upon confirmation of receipt, when sent by facsimile; (iii) three (3) Business Days after being sent by U.S. certified mail, return receipt requested, or (iv) one (1) Business day after deposit with a nationally recognized overnight delivery service, in each case properly addressed to the party to receive the same. The addresses and facsimile numbers for such communications shall be:
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If to Holder: | Cornell Capital Partners, L.P. |
| 101 Hudson Street – Suite 3700 |
| Jersey City, NJ 07302 |
| Attention: Mark A. Angelo |
| Telephone: (201) 985-8300 |
| Facsimile: (201) 985-8266 |
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With Copy to: | Troy Rillo, Esq. |
| 101 Hudson Street – Suite 3700 |
| Jersey City, NJ 07302 |
| Telephone: (201) 985-8300 |
| Facsimile: (201) 985-8266 |
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If to the Company, to: | Intrepid Technology & Resources, Inc. |
| 501 West Broadway, Suite 200 |
| Idaho Falls, Idaho 83402 |
| Attention: Dr. Dennis D. Keiser |
| Telephone: 208-529-5337 |
| Facsimile: 208-529-1014 |
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With a copy to: | Duane Morris LLP |
| 380 Lexington Ave. |
| New York, NY 10168 |
| Attention: Peter V. K. Funk, Jr. |
| 212-692-1075 |
| 212-692-1020 |
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If to a holder of this Warrant | To it at the address and facsimile number set forth onExhibit C hereto, with copies to such holder’s representatives as set forth onExhibit C, or at such other address and facsimile as shall be delivered to the Company upon the issuance or transfer of this Warrant |
or at such other address and/or facsimile number and/or to the attention of such other person as the recipient party has specified by written notice given to each other party three (3) Business Days prior to the effectiveness of such change. Written confirmation of receipt (i) given by the recipient of such notice, consent, waiver or other communication, (ii) mechanically or electronically generated by the sender's facsimile machine containing the time, date, recipient facsimile number and an image of the first page of such transmission or (iii) provided by a nationally recognized overnight delivery service, shall be rebuttable evidence of personal service, receipt by facsimile or receipt from a nationally recognized overnight delivery service in accordance with clause (i), (ii) or (iii) above, respectively.
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Severability. If any provision of this Warrant shall be invalid or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, such invalidity or unenforceability shall not affect the validity or enforceability of the remainder of this Agreement in that jurisdiction or the validity or enforceability of any provision of this Agreement in any other jurisdiction.
Date. The date of this Warrant is set forth on page 1 hereof. This Warrant, in all events, shall be wholly void and of no effect after the close of business on the Expiration Date, except that notwithstanding any other provisions hereof, the provisions of Section 8(b) shall continue in full force and effect after such date as to any Warrant Shares or other securities issued upon the exercise of this Warrant.
Amendment and Waiver. Except as otherwise provided herein, the provisions of the Warrants may be amended and the Company may take any action herein prohibited, or omit to perform any act herein required to be performed by it, only if the Company has obtained the written consent of the holders of Warrants representing at least two-thirds of the Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of the Warrants then outstanding; provided that, except for Section 8(d), no such action may increase the Warrant Exercise Price or decrease the number of shares or class of stock obtainable upon exercise of any Warrant without the written consent of the holder of such Warrant.
Headings. The headings in this Warrant Agreement are for convenience of reference and shall not form part of, or affect the interpretation of, this Warrant.
Governing Law The corporate laws of the State of Idaho shall govern all issues concerning the relative rights of the Company and its stockholders. All other questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this Warrant shall be governed by the internal laws of the State of New Jersey, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law provision or rule (whether of the State of New Jersey or any other jurisdictions) that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdictions other than the State of New Jersey. Each of the parties consents to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the Superior Courts of the State of New Jersey sitting in Hudson County, New Jersey and the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey sitting in Newark, New Jersey in connection with any dispute arising under this Debenture and hereby waives, to the maxi mum extent permitted by law, any objection, including any objection based on forum non conveniens to the bringing of any such proceeding in such jurisdictions.
Waiver of Jury Trial. AS A MATERIAL INDUCEMENT FOR EACH PARTY HERETO TO ENTER INTO THIS WARRANT, THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY WAIVE ANY RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING RELATED IN ANY WAY TO THIS WARRANT AND/OR ANY AND ALL OF THE OTHER DOCUMENTS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS TRANSACTION.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Warrant to be signed as of the date first set forth above.
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EXHIBIT A TO WARRANT
EXERCISE NOTICE
TO BE EXECUTED
BY THE REGISTERED HOLDER TO EXERCISE THIS WARRANT
INTREPID TECHNOLOGY AND RESOURCES, INC.
The undersigned holder hereby exercises the right to purchase ______________ of the shares of Common Stock (“Warrant Shares”) of Intrepid Technology & Resources, Inc. (the “Company”), evidenced by the attached Warrant (the “Warrant”). Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the respective meanings set forth in the Warrant.
Specify Method of exercise by check mark:
1. ___
Cash Exercise
(a)Payment of Warrant Exercise Price. The holder shall pay the Aggregate Exercise Price of $______________ to the Company in accordance with the terms of the Warrant.
(b)Delivery of Warrant Shares. The Company shall deliver to the holder_________Warrant Shares in accordance with the terms of the Warrant.
2. ___
Cashless Exercise [This Option may be selected only in the event no registration statement is in effect, or upon any Event of Default as set forth herein]
(a)Payment of Warrant Exercise Price. In lieu of making payment of the Aggregate Exercise Price, the holder elects to receive upon such exercise the Net Number of shares of Common Stock determined in accordance with the terms of the Warrant.
(b)Delivery of Warrant Shares. The Company shall deliver to the holder_________Warrant Shares in accordance with the terms of the Warrant.
Date: _______________ __, ______
Name of Registered Holder
By:
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Title:
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EXHIBIT B TO WARRANT
FORM OF WARRANT POWER
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned does hereby assign and transfer to ________________, Federal Identification No. __________, a warrant to purchase ____________ shares of the capital stock of Intrepid Technology & Resources, Inc. represented by warrant certificate no. _____, standing in the name of the undersigned on the books of said corporation. The undersigned does hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint ______________, attorney to transfer the warrants of said corporation, with full power of substitution in the premises.
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EXHIBIT 10.4
REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
THIS REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of March 22, 2007, by and amongINTREPID TECHNOLOGY & RESOURCES, INC., an Idaho corporation (the “Company”), and the undersigned Buyers listed on Schedule I attached hereto (each, a “Buyer” and collectively, the “Buyers”).
WHEREAS:
A.
In connection with the Securities Purchase Agreement by and among the parties hereto of even date herewith (the“Securities Purchase Agreement”), the Company has agreed, upon the terms and subject to the conditions of the Securities Purchase Agreement, to issue and sell to the Buyers (i) secured convertible debentures (the “Convertible Debentures”) which shall be convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.005 per share (the “Common Stock,” as converted, the “Conversion Shares”) in accordance with the terms of the Convertible Debentures, and (ii) warrants (the “Warrants”), which will be exercisable to purchase shares of Common Stock (as exercised, collectively, the “Warrant Shares”). Capitalized terms not defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed t o them in the Securities Purchase Agreement.
B.
To induce the Buyers to execute and deliver the Securities Purchase Agreement, the Company has agreed to provide certain registration rights under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder, or any similar successor statute (collectively, the “Securities Act”), and applicable state securities laws.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants contained herein and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Company and the Buyers hereby agree as follows:
DEFINITIONS.
As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
“Effectiveness Deadline” means, with respect to the initial Registration Statement required to be filed hereunder, the 180th calendar day following the date hereof and, with respect to any additional Registration Statements which may be required pursuant to Section 3(c), the 180th calendar day following the date on which the Company first knows, or reasonably should have known, that such additional Registration Statement is required hereunder; provided, however, in the event the Company is notified by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) that one of the above Registration Statements will not be reviewed or is no longer subject to further review and comments, the Effectiveness Date as to such Registration Statement shall be the fifth Trading Day following the date on which the Company is so notified if such date precedes the dates required above.
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“Filing Deadline” means, with respect to the initial Registration Statement required hereunder, the 60th calendar day following the date hereof and, with respect to any additional Registration Statements which may be required pursuant to Section 3(c), the 60th day following the date on which the Company first knows, or reasonably should have known that such additional Registration Statement is required hereunder.
“Person” means a corporation, a limited liability company, an association, a partnership, an organization, a business, an individual, a governmental or political subdivision thereof or a governmental agency.
“Prospectus” means the prospectus included in a Registration Statement (including, without limitation, a prospectus that includes any information previously omitted from a prospectus filed as part of an effective registration statement in reliance upon Rule 430A promulgated under the Securities Act), as amended or supplemented by any prospectus supplement, with respect to the terms of the offering of any portion of the Registrable Securities covered by a Registration Statement, and all other amendments and supplements to the Prospectus, including post-effective amendments, and all material incorporated by reference or deemed to be incorporated by reference in such Prospectus.
“Registrable Securities” means all of (i) the Conversion Shares issued or issuable upon conversion of the Convertible Debentures, (ii) the Warrant Shares issued or issuable upon exercise of the Warrants, (iii) any additional shares issuable in connection with any anti-dilution provisions in the Warrants or the Convertible Debentures (without giving effect to any limitations on exercise set forth in the Warrants or Convertible Debentures) and (iv) any shares of Common Stock issued or issuable with respect to the Conversion Shares, the Convertible Debentures, the Warrant Shares, or the Warrants as a result of any stock split, dividend or other distribution, recapitalization or similar event or otherwise, without regard to any limitations on the conversion of the Convertible Debentures or exercise of the Warrants.
“Registration Statement” means the registration statements required to be filed hereunder and any additional registration statements contemplated by Section 3(c), including (in each case) the Prospectus, amendments and supplements to such registration statement or Prospectus, including pre- and post-effective amendments, all exhibits thereto, and all material incorporated by reference or deemed to be incorporated by reference in such registration statement.
“Required Registration Amount” means (i) the lesser of (i) 300% of the number of Conversion Shares issued and issuable pursuant to the Convertible Debentures as of the trading day immediately preceding the applicable date of determination and (ii) 33% of the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock, excluding shares held by officer, directors, or Affiliates, and (ii) 100% of the number of Warrant Shares issued and issuable pursuant to the Warrants as of the trading day immediately preceding the applicable date of determination (without regard to any limitations on conversion of the Convertible Debentures or exercise of the Warrants);provided, however, that such Required Registration Amount shall be reduced to the extent necessary in the event the SEC will not declare the Registration Statement effective without such reduction.
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“Rule 415” means Rule 415 promulgated by the SEC pursuant to the Securities Act, as such Rule may be amended from time to time, or any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the SEC having substantially the same purpose and effect as such Rule.
REGISTRATION.
On or prior to each Filing Deadline, the Company shall prepare and file with the SEC a Registration Statement on Form S-1 or SB-2 (or, if the Company is then eligible, on Form S-3) covering the resale of all of the Registrable Securities. The Registration Statement prepared pursuant hereto shall register for resale at least the number of shares of Common Stock equal to the Required Registration Amount as of date the Registration Statement is initially filed with the SEC. The Registration Statement shall contain the “Selling Stockholders” and “Plan of Distribution” sections in substantially the form attached hereto asExhibit A and contain all the required disclosures set forth onExhibit B. The Company shall use its best efforts to have the Registration Statement declared effective by the SEC as soon as practicable, but in no eve nt later than the Effectiveness Deadline. By 9:30 am on the date following the date of effectiveness, the Company shall file with the SEC in accordance with Rule 424 under the 1933 Act the final Prospectus to be used in connection with sales pursuant to such Registration Statement. The Company shall cause the Registration Statement to remain effective until all of the Registrable Securities have been sold or may be sold without volume restrictions pursuant to Rule 144(k), as determined by the counsel to the Company pursuant to a written opinion letter to such effect, addressed and acceptable to the Company’s transfer agent and the affected Holders (“Registration Period”). Prior to the filing of the Registration Statement with the SEC, the Company shall furnish a draft of the Registration Statement to the Buyers for their review and comment. The Buyers shall furnish comments on the Registration Statement to the Company within twenty-four (24) hours of the receipt thereof from the Company.
Failure to File or Obtain Effectiveness of the Registration Statement. If: (i) a Registration Statement is not filed on or prior to its Filing Date (if the Company files a Registration Statement without affording the Holders the opportunity to review and comment on the same as required by Section 3(a), the Company shall not be deemed to have satisfied this clause (i)), or (ii) the Company fails to file with the SEC a request for acceleration in accordance with Rule 461 promulgated under the Securities Act, within five Trading Days of the date that the Company is notified (orally or in writing, whichever is earlier) by the SEC that a Registration Statement will not be “reviewed,” or not subject to further review, or (iii) a Registration Statement filed or required to be filed hereunder is not declared effective by the SEC by its Effectiveness Deadline, or (iv) after the effectiveness, a Registration Statement ceases for any reason to remain continuously effective as to all Registrable Securities for which it is required to be effective, or the Holders are otherwise not permitted to utilize the Prospectus therein to resell such Registrable Securities for more than 30 consecutive calendar days or more than an aggregate of 90 calendar days during any 12-month period (which need not be consecutive calendar days) (any such failure or breach being referred to as an “Event”), then in addition to any other rights the holders of the Convertible Debentures may have hereunder or under applicable law, on each such Event date and on each monthly anniversary of each such Event date (if the applicable Event shall not have been cured by such date) until the applicable Event is cured, the Company shall pay to each holder of Convertible Debentures an amount in cash, as liquidated damages (“Liquidated Damages”) and not as a penalty, equal to 2 .0% of the aggregate
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purchase price paid by such holder pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement for any Convertible Debentures then held by such holder. The parties agree that (1) the Company shall not be liable for Liquidated Damages under this Agreement with respect to any Warrants or Warrant Shares and (2) the maximum aggregate Liquidated Damages payable to a holder of Convertible Debentures under this Agreement shall be twenty-four percent (24%) of the aggregate Purchase Price paid by such holder pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement. The Liquidated Damages pursuant to the terms hereof shall apply on a daily pro-rata basis for any portion of a month prior to the cure of an Event.
Liquidated Damages. The Company and the Buyer hereto acknowledge and agree that the sums payable under subsection 2(b) above shall constitute liquidated damages and not penalties and are in addition to all other rights of the Buyer, including the right to call a default. The parties further acknowledge that (i) the amount of loss or damages likely to be incurred is incapable or is difficult to precisely estimate, (ii) the amounts specified in such subsections bear a reasonable relationship to, and are not plainly or grossly disproportionate to, the probable loss likely to be incurred in connection with any failure by the Company to obtain or maintain the effectiveness of a Registration Statement, (iii) one of the reasons for the Company and the Buyer reaching an agreement as to such amounts was the uncertainty and cost of litigation regarding the question of actual damages, a nd (iv) the Company and the Buyer are sophisticated business parties and have been represented by sophisticated and able legal counsel and negotiated this Agreement at arm’s length.
RELATED OBLIGATIONS.
The Company shall, not less than three (3) Trading Days prior to the filing of each Registration Statement and not less than one (1) Trading Day prior to the filing of any related amendments and supplements to all Registration Statements (except for annual reports on Form 10-K or Form 10-KSB), furnish to each Buyer copies of all such documents proposed to be filed, which documents (other than those incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference) will be subject to the reasonable and prompt review of such Buyers, The Company shall not file a Registration Statement or any such Prospectus or any amendments or supplements thereto to which the Buyers shall reasonably object in good faith;provided that, the Company is notified of such objection in writing no later than two (2) Trading Days after the Buyers have been so furnished copies of a Registration Statement.
The Company shall (i) prepare and file with the SEC such amendments (including post-effective amendments) and supplements to a Registration Statement and the Prospectus used in connection with such Registration Statement, which prospectus is to be filed pursuant to Rule 424 promulgated under the Securities Act, as may be necessary to keep such Registration Statement effective at all times during the Registration Period, and prepare and file with the SEC such additional Registration Statements in order to register for resale under the Securities Act all of the Registrable Securities; (ii) cause the related Prospectus to be amended or supplemented by any required Prospectus supplement (subject to the terms of this Agreement), and as so supplemented or amended to be filed pursuant to Rule 424; (iii) respond as promptly as reasonably possible to any comments received from the SEC with respect to a Registration Statement or any amendment thereto and as promptly as reasonably possible provide the Buyers true and complete copies of all correspondence from and to the SEC relating to a Registration
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Statement (provided that the Company may excise any information contained therein which would constitute material non-public information as to any Buyer which has not executed a confidentiality agreement with the Company); and (iv) comply with the provisions of the Securities Act with respect to the disposition of all Registrable Securities of the Company covered by such Registration Statement until such time as all of such Registrable Securities shall have been disposed of in accordance with the intended methods of disposition by the seller or sellers thereof as set forth in such Registration Statement. In the case of amendments and supplements to a Registration Statement which are required to be filed pursuant to this Agreement (including pursuant to this Section 3(b)) by reason of the Company’s filing a report on Form 10-KSB, Form 10-QSB or Form 8-K or any analogous report under the Securities Exch ange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), the Company shall incorporate such report by reference into the Registration Statement, if applicable, or shall file such amendments or supplements with the SEC on the same day on which the Exchange Act report is filed which created the requirement for the Company to amend or supplement the Registration Statement.
If during the Registration Period, the Required Registration Amount at any time exceeds the number of shares of Common Stock then registered in a Registration Statement, then the Company shall file as soon as reasonably practicable but in any case prior to the applicable Filing Deadline, an additional Registration Statement covering the resale by the Buyers of such amount as when aggregated with any existing registration statement shall equal the Required Registration Amount.
The Company shall furnish to each Buyer whose Registrable Securities are included in any Registration Statement, without charge, (i) one (1) copy of such Registration Statement as declared effective by the SEC and any amendment(s) thereto, including financial statements and schedules, all documents incorporated therein by reference, all exhibits and each preliminary prospectus, (ii) ten (10) copies of the final prospectus included in such Registration Statement and all amendments and supplements thereto (or such other number of copies as such Buyer may reasonably request) and (iii) such other documents as such Buyer may reasonably request from time to time in order to facilitate the disposition of the Registrable Securities owned by such Buyer.
The Company shall use its best efforts to (i) register and qualify the Registrable Securities covered by a Registration Statement under such other securities or “blue sky” laws of such jurisdictions in the United States as any Buyer reasonably requests, (ii) prepare and file in those jurisdictions, such amendments (including post-effective amendments) and supplements to such registrations and qualifications as may be necessary to maintain the effectiveness thereof during the Registration Period, (iii) take such other actions as may be necessary to maintain such registrations and qualifications in effect at all times during the Registration Period, and (iv) take all other actions reasonably necessary or advisable to qualify the Registrable Securities for sale in such jurisdictions; provided, however, that the Company shall not be required in connection therewith or as a condition thereto to (w) make any change to its articles of incorporation or by-laws, (x) qualify to do business in any jurisdiction where it would not otherwise be required to qualify but for this Section 3(d), (y) subject itself to general taxation in any such jurisdiction, or (z) file a general consent to service of process in any such jurisdiction. The Company shall promptly notify each Buyer who holds Registrable Securities of the receipt by the Company of any notification with respect to the suspension of the registration or qualification of any of the
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Registrable Securities for sale under the securities or “blue sky” laws of any jurisdiction in the United States or its receipt of actual notice of the initiation or threat of any proceeding for such purpose.
As promptly as practicable after becoming aware of such event or development, the Company shall notify each Buyer in writing of the happening of any event as a result of which the Prospectus included in a Registration Statement, as then in effect, includes an untrue statement of a material fact or omission to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading (provided that in no event shall such notice contain any material, nonpublic information), and promptly prepare a supplement or amendment to such Registration Statement to correct such untrue statement or omission, and deliver ten (10) copies of such supplement or amendment to each Buyer. The Company shall also promptly notify each Buyer in writing (i) when a Prospectus or any Prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment has been filed, and when a Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment has become effective (notification of such effectiveness shall be delivered to each Buyer by facsimile on the same day of such effectiveness), (ii) of any request by the SEC for amendments or supplements to a Registration Statement or related prospectus or related information, and (iii) of the Company’s reasonable determination that a post-effective amendment to a Registration Statement would be appropriate.
The Company shall use its best efforts to prevent the issuance of any stop order or other suspension of effectiveness of a Registration Statement, or the suspension of the qualification of any of the Registrable Securities for sale in any jurisdiction within the United States of America and, if such an order or suspension is issued, to obtain the withdrawal of such order or suspension at the earliest possible moment and to notify each Buyer who holds Registrable Securities being sold of the issuance of such order and the resolution thereof or its receipt of actual notice of the initiation or threat of any proceeding for such purpose.
If, after the execution of this Agreement, a Buyer reasonably believes, after consultation with its legal counsel, that it could reasonably be deemed to be an underwriter of Registrable Securities, at the request of any Buyer, the Company shall furnish to such Buyer, on the date of the effectiveness of the Registration Statement and thereafter from time to time on such dates as a Buyer may reasonably request (i) a letter, dated such date, from the Company’s independent certified public accountants in form and substance as is customarily given by independent certified public accountants to underwriters in an underwritten public offering, and (ii) an opinion, dated as of such date, of counsel representing the Company for purposes of such Registration Statement, in form, scope and substance as is customarily given in an underwritten public offering, addressed to the Buyers.
If, after the execution of this Agreement, a Buyer reasonably believes, after consultation with its legal counsel, that it could reasonably be deemed to be an underwriter of Registrable Securities, at the request of any Buyer, the Company shall make available for inspection by (i) any Buyer and (ii) one (1) firm of accountants or other agents retained by the Buyers (collectively, the “Inspectors”) all pertinent financial and other records, and pertinent corporate documents and properties of the Company (collectively, the “Records”), as shall be reasonably deemed necessary by each Inspector, and cause the Company’s officers, directors and
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employees to supply all information which any Inspector may reasonably request; provided, however, that each Inspector shall agree, and each Buyer hereby agrees, to hold in strict confidence and shall not make any disclosure (except to a Buyer) or use any Record or other information which the Company determines in good faith to be confidential, and of which determination the Inspectors are so notified, unless (a) the disclosure of such Records is necessary to avoid or correct a misstatement or omission in any Registration Statement or is otherwise required under the Securities Act, (b) the release of such Records is ordered pursuant to a final, non-appealable subpoena or order from a court or government body of competent jurisdiction, or (c) the information in such Records has been made generally available to the public other than by disclosure in violation of this or any other agreement of which the Inspector a nd the Buyer has knowledge. Each Buyer agrees that it shall, upon learning that disclosure of such Records is sought in or by a court or governmental body of competent jurisdiction or through other means, give prompt notice to the Company and allow the Company, at its expense, to undertake appropriate action to prevent disclosure of, or to obtain a protective order for, the Records deemed confidential.
The Company shall hold in confidence and not make any disclosure of information concerning a Buyer provided to the Company unless (i) disclosure of such information is necessary to comply with federal or state securities laws, (ii) the disclosure of such information is necessary to avoid or correct a misstatement or omission in any Registration Statement, (iii) the release of such information is ordered pursuant to a subpoena or other final, non-appealable order from a court or governmental body of competent jurisdiction, or (iv) such information has been made generally available to the public other than by disclosure in violation of this Agreement or any other agreement. The Company agrees that it shall, upon learning that disclosure of such information concerning a Buyer is sought in or by a court or governmental body of competent jurisdiction or through other means, give prompt written notice to such Buyer and allow such Buyer, at the Buyer’s expense, to undertake appropriate action to prevent disclosure of, or to obtain a protective order for, such information.
The Company shall use its best efforts either to cause all the Registrable Securities covered by a Registration Statement (i) to be listed on each securities exchange on which securities of the same class or series issued by the Company are then listed, if any, if the listing of such Registrable Securities is then permitted under the rules of such exchange or (ii) the inclusion for quotation on the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. OTC Bulletin Board for such Registrable Securities. The Company shall pay all fees and expenses in connection with satisfying its obligation under this Section 3(j).
The Company shall cooperate with each Buyer who holds Registrable Securities being offered and, to the extent applicable, to facilitate the timely preparation and delivery of certificates (not bearing any restrictive legend) representing the Registrable Securities to be offered pursuant to a Registration Statement and enable such certificates to be in such denominations or amounts, as the case may be, as the Buyers may reasonably request and registered in such names as the Buyers may request.
The Company shall use its best efforts to cause the Registrable Securities covered by the applicable Registration Statement to be registered with or approved by such other
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governmental agencies or authorities as may be necessary to consummate the disposition of such Registrable Securities.
The Company shall make generally available to its security holders as soon as practical, but not later than ninety (90) days after the close of the period covered thereby, an earnings statement (in form complying with the provisions of Rule 158 under the Securities Act) covering a twelve (12) month period beginning not later than the first day of the Company’s fiscal quarter next following the effective date of the Registration Statement.
The Company shall otherwise use its best efforts to comply with all applicable rules and regulations of the SEC in connection with any registration hereunder.
Within two (2) business days after a Registration Statement which covers Registrable Securities is declared effective by the SEC, the Company shall deliver, and shall cause legal counsel for the Company to deliver, to the transfer agent for such Registrable Securities (with copies to the Buyer whose Registrable Securities are included in such Registration Statement) confirmation that such Registration Statement has been declared effective by the SEC in the form attached hereto asExhibit C.
The Company shall take all other reasonable actions necessary to expedite and facilitate disposition by each Buyer of Registrable Securities pursuant to a Registration Statement.
OBLIGATIONS OF THE BUYERS.
Each Buyer agrees that, upon receipt of any notice from the Company of the happening of any event of the kind described in Section 3(f) or the first sentence of Section 3(e), such Buyer will immediately discontinue disposition of Registrable Securities pursuant to any Registration Statement covering such Registrable Securities until such Buyer’s receipt of the copies of the supplemented or amended prospectus contemplated by Section 3(f) or the first sentence of Section 3(e) or receipt of notice that no supplement or amendment is required. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, the Company shall cause its transfer agent to deliver unlegended certificates for shares of Common Stock to a transferee of a Buyer in accordance with the terms of the Securities Purchase Agreement in connection with any sale of Registrable Securities with respect to which a Buyer has entered into a contract for sale prior to the Buyer’s receipt of a notice from the Company of the happening of any event of the kind described in Section 3(f) or the first sentence of 3(e) and for which the Buyer has not yet settled.
Each Buyer covenants and agrees that it will comply with the prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act as applicable to it or an exemption therefrom in connection with sales of Registrable Securities pursuant to the Registration Statement.
EXPENSES OF REGISTRATION.
All expenses incurred in connection with registrations, filings or qualifications pursuant to Sections 2 and 3, including, without limitation, all registration, listing and qualifications fees, printers, legal and accounting fees shall be paid by the Company.
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INDEMNIFICATION.
With respect to Registrable Securities which are included in a Registration Statement under this Agreement:
To the fullest extent permitted by law, the Company will, and hereby does, indemnify, hold harmless and defend each Buyer, the directors, officers, partners, employees, agents, representatives of, and each Person, if any, who controls any Buyer within the meaning of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act (each, an “Indemnified Person”), against any losses, claims, damages, liabilities, judgments, fines, penalties, charges, costs, reasonable attorneys’ fees, amounts paid in settlement or expenses, joint or several (collectively, “Claims”) incurred in investigating, preparing or defending any action, claim, suit, inquiry, proceeding, investigation or appeal taken from the foregoing by or before any court or governmental, administrative or other regulatory agency, body or the SEC, whether pending or threatened, whether or not an indemnified party is or may be a party thereto (“Indemnified Damages”), to which any of them may become subject insofar as such Claims (or actions or proceedings, whether commenced or threatened, in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon: (i) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact in a Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment thereto or in any filing made in connection with the qualification of the offering under the securities or other “blue sky” laws of any jurisdiction in which Registrable Securities are offered (“Blue Sky Filing”), or the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading; (ii) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any final prospectus (as amended or supplemented, if the Company files any amendment thereof or supplement thereto with the SEC) or the omission or alleged omission to state therein any material fact necessary to make the statements made therein, in light of the circumstances under which the statements therein were made, not misleading; or (iii) any violation or alleged violation by the Company of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, any other law, including, without limitation, any state securities law, or any rule or regulation there under relating to the offer or sale of the Registrable Securities pursuant to a Registration Statement (the matters in the foregoing clauses (i) through (iii) being, collectively, “Violations”). The Company shall reimburse each Indemnified Person and each such controlling person promptly as such expenses are incurred and are due and payable, for any legal fees or disbursements or other reasonable expenses incurred by them in connection with investigating or defending any such Claim. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the indemnification agreement contained in this Section 6(a): (x) shall not a pply to a Claim by an Indemnified Person arising out of or based upon a Violation which occurs in reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished in writing to the Company by such Indemnified Person expressly for use in connection with the preparation of the Registration Statement or any such amendment thereof or supplement thereto; (y) shall not be available to the extent such Claim is based on a failure of the Buyer to deliver or to cause to be delivered the prospectus made available by the Company, if such prospectus was timely made available by the Company pursuant to Section 3(c); and (z) shall not apply to amounts paid in settlement of any Claim if such settlement is effected without the prior written consent of the Company, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. Such indemnity shall remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of the Indemnified Person and shall survive the transfer of the Registrable Securities by the Buyers pursuant to Section 9 hereof.
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In connection with a Registration Statement, each Buyer agrees to severally and not jointly indemnify, hold harmless and defend, to the same extent and in the same manner as is set forth in Section 6(a), the Company, each of its directors, each of its officers, employees, representatives, or agents and each Person, if any, who controls the Company within the meaning of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act (each an “Indemnified Party”), against any Claim or Indemnified Damages to which any of them may become subject, under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or otherwise, insofar as such Claim or Indemnified Damages arise out of or is based upon any Violation, in each case to the extent, and only to the extent, that such Violation occurs in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by such Buyer expressly for use in connection with such Registration Statement; and, subject to Section 6(d), such Buyer will reimburse any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by them in connection with investigating or defending any such Claim; provided, however, that the indemnity agreement contained in this Section 6(b) and the agreement with respect to contribution contained in Section 7 shall not apply to amounts paid in settlement of any Claim if such settlement is effected without the prior written consent of such Buyer, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld; provided, further, however, that the Buyer shall be liable under this Section 6(b) for only that amount of a Claim or Indemnified Damages as does not exceed the net proceeds to such Buyer as a result of the sale of Registrable Securities pursuant to such Registration Statement. Such indemnity shall remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of such Indemnified Party and shall survive the transfer of the Registrable Securities by the B uyers pursuant to Section 9. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the indemnification agreement contained in this Section 6(b) with respect to any prospectus shall not inure to the benefit of any Indemnified Party if the untrue statement or omission of material fact contained in the prospectus was corrected and such new prospectus was delivered to each Buyer prior to such Buyer’s use of the prospectus to which the Claim relates.
Promptly after receipt by an Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party under this Section 6 of notice of the commencement of any action or proceeding (including any governmental action or proceeding) involving a Claim, such Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party shall, if a Claim in respect thereof is to be made against any indemnifying party under this Section 6, deliver to the indemnifying party a written notice of the commencement thereof, and the indemnifying party shall have the right to participate in, and, to the extent the indemnifying party so desires, jointly with any other indemnifying party similarly noticed, to assume control of the defense thereof with counsel mutually satisfactory to the indemnifying party and the Indemnified Person or the Indemnified Party, as the case may be; provided, however, that an Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party shall have the right to retain its ow n counsel with the fees and expenses of not more than one (1) counsel for such Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party to be paid by the indemnifying party, if, in the reasonable opinion of counsel retained by the indemnifying party, the representation by such counsel of the Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party and the indemnifying party would be inappropriate due to actual or potential differing interests between such Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party and any other party represented by such counsel in such proceeding. The Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person shall cooperate fully with the indemnifying party in connection with any negotiation or defense of any such action or claim by the indemnifying party and shall furnish to the indemnifying party all information reasonably available to the Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person which relates to such action or claim. The indemnifying party shall keep the Indemnified Party or
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Indemnified Person fully apprised at all times as to the status of the defense or any settlement negotiations with respect thereto. No indemnifying party shall be liable for any settlement of any action, claim or proceeding effected without its prior written consent; provided, however, that the indemnifying party shall not unreasonably withhold, delay or condition its consent. No indemnifying party shall, without the prior written consent of the Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person, consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement or other compromise which does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person of a release from all liability in respect to such claim or litigation. Following indemnification as provided for hereunder, the indemnifying party shall be subrogated to all rights of the I ndemnified Party or Indemnified Person with respect to all third parties, firms or corporations relating to the matter for which indemnification has been made. The failure to deliver written notice to the indemnifying party within a reasonable time of the commencement of any such action shall not relieve such indemnifying party of any liability to the Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party under this Section 6, except to the extent that the indemnifying party is prejudiced in its ability to defend such action.
The indemnification required by this Section 6 shall be made by periodic payments of the amount thereof during the course of the investigation or defense, as and when bills are received or Indemnified Damages are incurred.
The indemnity agreements contained herein shall be in addition to (i) any cause of action or similar right of the Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person against the indemnifying party or others, and (ii) any liabilities the indemnifying party may be subject to pursuant to the law.
CONTRIBUTION.
To the extent any indemnification by an indemnifying party is prohibited or limited by law, the indemnifying party agrees to make the maximum contribution with respect to any amounts for which it would otherwise be liable under Section 6 to the fullest extent permitted by law; provided, however, that: (i) no seller of Registrable Securities guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any seller of Registrable Securities who was not guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation; and (ii) contribution by any seller of Registrable Securities shall be limited in amount to the net amount of proceeds received by such seller from the sale of such Registrable Securities.
REPORTS UNDER THE EXCHANGE ACT.
With a view to making available to the Buyers the benefits of Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act or any similar rule or regulation of the SEC that may at any time permit the Buyers to sell securities of the Company to the public without registration (“Rule 144”) the Company agrees to:
make and keep public information available, as those terms are understood and defined in Rule 144;
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file with the SEC in a timely manner all reports and other documents required of the Company under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act so long as the Company remains subject to such requirements (it being understood that nothing herein shall limit the Company’s obligations under Section 4(c) of the Securities Purchase Agreement) and the filing of such reports and other documents as are required by the applicable provisions of Rule 144; and
furnish to each Buyer so long as such Buyer owns Registrable Securities, promptly upon request, (i) a written statement by the Company that it has complied with the reporting requirements of Rule 144, the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, (ii) a copy of the most recent annual or quarterly report of the Company and such other reports and documents so filed by the Company, and (iii) such other information as may be reasonably requested to permit the Buyers to sell such securities pursuant to Rule 144 without registration.
AMENDMENT OF REGISTRATION RIGHTS.
Provisions of this Agreement may be amended and the observance thereof may be waived (either generally or in a particular instance and either retroactively or prospectively), only with the written consent of the Company and Buyers who then hold at least two-thirds (2/3) of the Registrable Securities. Any amendment or waiver effected in accordance with this Section 9 shall be binding upon each Buyer and the Company. No such amendment shall be effective to the extent that it applies to fewer than all of the holders of the Registrable Securities. No consideration shall be offered or paid to any Person to amend or consent to a waiver or modification of any provision of any of this Agreement unless the same consideration also is offered to all of the parties to this Agreement.
MISCELLANEOUS.
A Person is deemed to be a holder of Registrable Securities whenever such Person owns or is deemed to own of record such Registrable Securities or owns the right to receive the Registrable Securities. If the Company receives conflicting instructions, notices or elections from two (2) or more Persons with respect to the same Registrable Securities, the Company shall act upon the basis of instructions, notice or election received from the registered owner of such Registrable Securities.
No Piggyback on Registrations. Except as set forth onSchedule 10(b) attached hereto, neither the Company nor any of its security holders (other than the Buyers in such capacity pursuant hereto) may include securities of the Company in the initial Registration Statement other than the Registrable Securities. The Company shall not file any other registration statements until the initial Registration Statement required hereunder is declared effective by the SEC, provided that this Section 10(b) shall not prohibit the Company from filing amendments to registration statements already filed.
Piggy-Back Registrations. If at any time during the Registration Period there is not an effective Registration Statement covering all of the Registrable Securities and the Company shall determine to prepare and file with the SEC a registration statement relating to an offering for its own account or the account of others under the Securities Act of any of its equity securities, other than on Form S-4 or Form S-8 (each as promulgated under the Securities Act) or
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their then equivalents relating to equity securities to be issued solely in connection with any acquisition of any entity or business or equity securities issuable in connection with the stock option or other employee benefit plans, then the Company shall send to each Buyer a written notice of such determination and, if within fifteen (15) days after the date of such notice, any such Buyer shall so request in writing, the Company shall include in such registration statement all or any part of such Registrable Securities such Buyer requests to be registered;provided,however, that, the Company shall not be required to register any Registrable Securities pursuant to this Section 10(c) that are eligible for resale pursuant to Rule 144(k) promulgated under the Securities Act or that are the subject of a then effective Registration Statement. If the registration statement file by the Company unde r this Section 10(c) is for an underwritten offering, each Buyer’s right to be included in a registration pursuant to this Section 10(c) shall be conditioned upon such Buyer’s participation in the underwriting to the extent provided herein and its entering into an underwriting agreement in customary form with the underwriter or underwriters selected for such underwriting by the Company. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 10(c), if the underwriter determines in good faith that marketing factors require a limitation of the number of securities to be underwritten (including Registrable Securities), then the Company shall so advise the Buyers, and the number of securities that may be included in the underwriting shall be allocated first, to the Company; and second, to the Buyers, on a pro rata basis based on the total number of Registrable Securities requested to be sold by the Buyers and such other stockholders. If any Buyer disapproves of the terms of any such underwritin g, it may elect to withdraw therefrom by written notice to the Company and the underwriter, delivered at least 10 business days prior to the effective date of the registration statement ..
Any notices, consents, waivers or other communications required or permitted to be given under the terms of this Agreement must be in writing and will be deemed to have been delivered: (i) upon receipt, when delivered personally; (ii) upon receipt, when sent by facsimile (provided confirmation of transmission is mechanically or electronically generated and kept on file by the sending party); or (iii) one (1) business day after deposit with a nationally recognized overnight delivery service, in each case properly addressed to the party to receive the same. The addresses and facsimile numbers for such communications shall be:
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| 501 West Broadway, Suite 200 |
| Idaho Falls, Idaho 83402 |
| Attention: Dr. Dennis D. Keiser |
| Telephone: 208-529-5337 |
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If to an Buyer, to its address and facsimile number on the Schedule of Buyers attached hereto, with copies to such Buyer’s representatives as set forth on the Schedule of Buyers or to such other address and/or facsimile number and/or to the attention of such other person as the recipient party has specified by written notice given to each other party five (5) days prior to the effectiveness of such change. Written confirmation of receipt (A) given by the recipient of such notice, consent, waiver or other communication, (B) mechanically or electronically generated by the sender’s facsimile machine containing the time, date, recipient facsimile number and an image of the first page of such transmission or (C) provided by a courier or overnight courier service shall be rebuttable evidence of personal service, receipt by facsimile or receipt from a nationally recognized overnight delivery service in accordance with clause (i), (ii) or (iii) above, respectively.
Failure of any party to exercise any right or remedy under this Agreement or otherwise, or delay by a party in exercising such right or remedy, shall not operate as a waiver thereof.
The laws of the State of New Jersey shall govern all issues concerning the relative rights of the Company and the Buyers as its stockholders. All other questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this Agreement shall be governed by the internal laws of the State of New Jersey, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law provision or rule (whether of the State of New Jersey or any other jurisdiction) that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of New Jersey. Each party hereby irrevocably submits to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the Superior Courts of the State of New Jersey, sitting in Hudson County, New Jersey and federal courts for the District of New Jersey sitting Newark, New Jersey, for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in connection herewith or with any transaction contemplated hereby or discussed herein, and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any suit, action or proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of any such court, that such suit, action or proceeding is brought in an inconvenient forum or that the venue of such suit, action or proceeding is improper. Each party hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process being served in any such suit, action or proceeding by mailing a copy thereof to such party at the address for such notices to it under this Agreement and agrees that such service shall constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice thereof. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any manner permitted by law. If any provision of this Agreement shall be invalid or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, such invalidity or unenforceability shall not affect the validity or enforceability of the remai nder of this Agreement in that jurisdiction or the validity or enforceability of any provision of this Agreement in any other jurisdiction. EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE, AND AGREES NOT TO REQUEST, A JURY TRIAL FOR THE ADJUDICATION OF ANY DISPUTE HEREUNDER OR IN CONNECTION HEREWITH OR ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.
This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the permitted successors and assigns of each of the parties hereto.
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The headings in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall not limit or otherwise affect the meaning hereof.
This Agreement may be executed in identical counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original but all of which shall constitute one and the same agreement. This Agreement, once executed by a party, may be delivered to the other party hereto by facsimile transmission of a copy of this Agreement bearing the signature of the party so delivering this Agreement.
Each party shall do and perform, or cause to be done and performed, all such further acts and things, and shall execute and deliver all such other agreements, certificates, instruments and documents, as the other party may reasonably request in order to carry out the intent and accomplish the purposes of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.
The language used in this Agreement will be deemed to be the language chosen by the parties to express their mutual intent and no rules of strict construction will be applied against any party.
This Agreement is intended for the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective permitted successors and assigns, and is not for the benefit of, nor may any provision hereof be enforced by, any other Person.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each Buyer and the Company have caused their signature page to this Registration Rights Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first above written.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each Buyer and the Company have caused their signature page to this Registration Rights Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first above written.
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| CORNELL CAPITAL PARTNERS, L.P. |
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| By: Yorkville Advisors, LLC |
| Its: Investment Manager |
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| Name: Mark Angelo |
| Title: Portfolio Manager |
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SCHEDULE I
SCHEDULE OF BUYERS
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Buyer | Address/Facsimile Number of Buyer | Address/Facsimile Number of Buyer’s Representative |
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Cornell Capital Partners, L.P. | 101 Hudson Street – Suite 3700 | 101 Hudson Street – Suite 3700 |
| Jersey City, NJ 07303 | Jersey City, NJ 07303 |
| Facsimile: (201) 985-8266 | Facsimile: (201) 985-8266 |
| | Attention: Troy Rillo, Esq. |
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EXHIBIT A
SELLING STOCKHOLDERS
AND PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION
Selling Stockholders
The shares of Common Stock being offered by the selling stockholders are issuable upon conversion of the convertible debentures and upon exercise of the warrants. For additional information regarding the issuance of those convertible notes and warrants, see “Private Placement of Convertible Debentures and Warrants” above. We are registering the shares of Common Stock in order to permit the selling stockholders to offer the shares for resale from time to time. Except as otherwise notes and except for the ownership of the convertible Debentures and the warrants issued pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement, the selling stockholders have not had any material relationship with us within the past three years.
The table below lists the selling stockholders and other information regarding the beneficial ownership of the shares of Common Stock by each of the selling stockholders. The second column lists the number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by each selling stockholder, based on its ownership of the convertible debentures and warrants, as of ________, 200_, assuming conversion of all convertible debentures and exercise of the warrants held by the selling stockholders on that date, without regard to any limitations on conversions or exercise.
The third column lists the shares of Common Stock being offered by this prospectus by the selling stockholders.
In accordance with the terms of a registration rights agreement with the selling stockholders, this prospectus generally covers the resale of the lesser of (i) 300% of the number of Conversion Shares issued and issuable pursuant to the convertible debentures as of the trading day immediately preceding the date the registration statement is initially filed with the SEC; and (ii) 100% of the number of warrant shares issued and issuable pursuant to the warrants as of the trading day immediately preceding the date the registration statement is initially filed with the SEC provided, however, that such number of shares will be reduced to the extent necessary in the event the SEC will not declare the Registration Statement effective without such reduction. Because the conversion price of the convertible debentures and the exercise price of the warrants may be adjusted, the number of share s that will actually be issued may be more or less than the number of shares being offered by this prospectus. The fourth column assumes the sale of all of the shares offered by the selling stockholders pursuant to this prospectus.
Under the terms of the convertible debentures and the warrants, a selling stockholder may not convert the convertible debentures or exercise the warrants to the extent such conversion or exercise would cause such selling stockholder, together with its affiliates, to beneficially own a number of shares of Common Stock which would exceed 4.99% of our then outstanding shares of Common Stock following such conversion or exercise, excluding for purposes of such determination shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the convertible debentures
which have not been converted and upon exercise of the warrants which have not been exercised. The number of shares in the second column does not reflect this limitation. The selling stockholders may sell all, some or none of their shares in this offering. See "Plan of Distribution."
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Name of Selling Stockholder
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| Maximum Number of Shares to be Sold Pursuant to this Prospectus | Number of Shares Owned After Offering
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Cornell Capital Partners, L.P. is a Cayman Island exempt limited partnership. Cornell is managed by Yorkville Advisors, LLC. Investment decisions for Yorkville Advisors are made by Mark Angelo, its portfolio manager.
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Plan of Distribution
Each Selling Stockholder (the “Selling Stockholders”) of the common stock and any of their pledgees, assignees and successors-in-interest may, from time to time, sell any or all of their shares of common stock on the __________ or any other stock exchange, market or trading facility on which the shares are traded or in private transactions. These sales may be at fixed or negotiated prices. A Selling Stockholder may use any one or more of the following methods when selling shares:
(i)
ordinary brokerage transactions and transactions in which the broker-dealer solicits purchasers;
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block trades in which the broker-dealer will attempt to sell the shares as agent but may position and resell a portion of the block as principal to facilitate the transaction;
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purchases by a broker-dealer as principal and resale by the broker-dealer for its account;
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an exchange distribution in accordance with the rules of the applicable exchange;
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privately negotiated transactions;
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broker-dealers may agree with the Selling Stockholders to sell a specified number of such shares at a stipulated price per share;
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through the writing or settlement of options or other hedging transactions, whether through an options exchange or otherwise;
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a combination of any such methods of sale; or
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any other method permitted pursuant to applicable law.
The Selling Stockholders may also sell shares under Rule 144 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), if available, rather than under this prospectus.
Broker-dealers engaged by the Selling Stockholders may arrange for other brokers-dealers to participate in sales. Broker-dealers may receive commissions or discounts from the Selling Stockholders (or, if any broker-dealer acts as agent for the purchaser of shares, from the purchaser) in amounts to be negotiated, but, except as set forth in a supplement to this Prospectus, in the case of an agency transaction not in excess of a customary brokerage commission in compliance with NASDR Rule 2440; and in the case of a principal transaction a markup or markdown in compliance with NASDR IM-2440.
In connection with the sale of the common stock or interests therein, the Selling Stockholders may enter into hedging transactions with broker-dealers or other financial institutions, which may in turn engage in short sales of the Common Stock in the course of hedging the positions they assume. The Selling Stockholders may also enter into option or other
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transactions with broker-dealers or other financial institutions or the creation of one or more derivative securities which require the delivery to such broker-dealer or other financial institution of shares offered by this prospectus, which shares such broker-dealer or other financial institution may resell pursuant to this prospectus (as supplemented or amended to reflect such transaction).
Each Selling Stockholders have agreed that so long as it beneficial own any shares of the Common Stock, including any shares issuable upon conversion of the Debentures or exercise or the Warrants, it will not, and that it will cause its affiliates not to, in any manner whatsoever, effect, directly or indirectly, any (i) “short sale” (as such term is defined in Regulation SHO of the Exchange Act) of the Common Stock, or (ii) hedging transaction, which enables a net short position with respect to the Common Stock
The Selling Stockholders and any broker-dealers or agents that are involved in selling the shares may be deemed to be “underwriters” within the meaning of the Securities Act in connection with such sales. In such event, any commissions received by such broker-dealers or agents and any profit on the resale of the shares purchased by them may be deemed to be underwriting commissions or discounts under the Securities Act. Each Selling Stockholder has informed the Company that it does not have any written or oral agreement or understanding, directly or indirectly, with any person to distribute the Common Stock. In no event shall any broker-dealer receive fees, commissions and markups which, in the aggregate, would exceed eight percent (8%).
The Company is required to pay certain fees and expenses incurred by the Company incident to the registration of the shares. The Company has agreed to indemnify the Selling Stockholders against certain losses, claims, damages and liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act.
Because Selling Stockholders may be deemed to be “underwriters” within the meaning of the Securities Act, they will be subject to the prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act including Rule 172 thereunder. In addition, any securities covered by this prospectus which qualify for sale pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act may be sold under Rule 144 rather than under this prospectus. There is no underwriter or coordinating broker acting in connection with the proposed sale of the resale shares by the Selling Stockholders.
We agreed to keep this prospectus effective until the earlier of (i) the date on which the shares may be resold by the Selling Stockholders without registration and without regard to any volume limitations by reason of Rule 144(k) under the Securities Act or any other rule of similar effect or (ii) all of the shares have been sold pursuant to this prospectus or Rule 144 under the Securities Act or any other rule of similar effect. The resale shares will be sold only through registered or licensed brokers or dealers if required under applicable state securities laws. In addition, in certain states, the resale shares may not be sold unless they have been registered or qualified for sale in the applicable state or an exemption from the registration or qualification requirement is available and is complied with.
Under applicable rules and regulations under the Exchange Act, any person engaged in the distribution of the resale shares may not simultaneously engage in market making activities
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with respect to the common stock for the applicable restricted period, as defined in Regulation M, prior to the commencement of the distribution. In addition, the Selling Stockholders will be subject to applicable provisions of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder, including Regulation M, which may limit the timing of purchases and sales of shares of the common stock by the Selling Stockholders or any other person. We will make copies of this prospectus available to the Selling Stockholders and have informed them of the need to deliver a copy of this prospectus to each purchaser at or prior to the time of the sale (including by compliance with Rule 172 under the Securities Act).
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EXHIBIT B
OTHER DISCLOSURES
See attachment provided separately.
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EXHIBIT C
FORM OF NOTICE OF EFFECTIVENESS
OF REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Attention:
Re:
INTREPID TECHNOLOGY & RESOURCES, INC.
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We are counsel to Intrepid Technology & Resources, Inc, an Idaho corporation (the “Company”), and have represented the Company in connection with that certain Securities Purchase Agreement (the “Securities Purchase Agreement”) entered into by and among the Company and the Buyers named therein (collectively, the “Buyers”) pursuant to which the Company issued to the Buyers shares of its Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Common Stock”). Pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, the Company also has entered into a Registration Rights Agreement with the Buyers (the “Registration Rights Agreement”) pursuant to which the Company agreed, among other things, to register the Registrable Securities (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). In connection with the Company’s obligations under the Registration Rights Agreement, on ____________ ____, the Company filed a Registration Statement on Form ________ (File No. 333-_____________) (the “Registration Statement”) with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) relating to the Registrable Securities which names each of the Buyers as a selling stockholder there under.
In connection with the foregoing, we advise you that a member of the SEC’s staff has advised us by telephone that the SEC has entered an order declaring the Registration Statement effective under the Securities Act at[ENTER TIME OF EFFECTIVENESS] on[ENTER DATE OF EFFECTIVENESS] and we have no knowledge, after telephonic inquiry of a member of the SEC’s staff, that any stop order suspending its effectiveness has been issued or that any proceedings for that purpose are pending before, or threatened by, the SEC and the Registrable Securities are available for resale under the Securities Act pursuant to the Registration Statement.
Very truly yours,
[Law Firm]
By:
cc:
[LIST NAMES OF BUYERS]
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EXHIBIT 10.5
SECURITY AGREEMENT
THIS SECURITY AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”),is entered into and made effective as of March 23, 2007, by and betweenINTREPID TECHNOLOGY & RESOURCES, INC.,an Idaho corporation with its principal place of business located at 501 West Broadway, Suite 200, Idaho Falls, Idaho 83402 (the “Parent”), and the each subsidiary of the Parent listed on Schedule I attached hereto (each a “Subsidiary,” and collectively and together with the Parent, the “Company”; provided that, when applicable, references to the Company will be deemed to apply to the Parent or the relevant Subsidiary, as the case may be, e.g., the representation in Section 4.2 that the Company is the owner of the Pledged Property shall mean that each entity included within the definition of the term “Company” is the owner of its own Pledged Property, etc.), in favor of theBUYER(S)(the “Secured Party”; notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, if there shall be, at any time and from time to time from and after the date hereof, more than one BUYER or Secured Party, Cornell Capital Partners, L.P. shall be deemed to be the agent for all such persons/entities, and all rights and actions of the Secured Party hereunder shall be taken by and through Cornell Capital Partners, L.P. (and by or through no other person or entity)) listed on Schedule I attached to the Securities Purchase Agreement (the “Securities Purchase Agreement”) dated the date hereof between the Company and the Secured Party.
WHEREAS, the Parent shall issue and sell to the Secured Party, as provided in the Securities Purchase Agreement, and the Secured Party shall purchase, up to Three Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($3,500,000) of secured convertible debentures (the “Convertible Debentures”), which shall be convertible into shares of the Parent’s common stock, par value $0.005, in the respective amounts set forth opposite each Buyer(s) name on Schedule I attached to the Securities Purchase Agreement;
WHEREAS,to induce the Secured Party to enter into the transaction contemplated by the Securities Purchase Agreement, the Convertible Debentures, the Investor Registration Rights Agreement of even date herewith between the Parent and the Secured Party (the “Investor Registration Rights Agreement”), and the Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions among the Parent, the Secured Party, the Parent’s transfer agent, and David Gonzalez, Esq. (the “Transfer Agent Instructions”) (collectively referred to as the “Transaction Documents”), each Company hereby grants to the Secured Party a security interest in and to the pledged property of each Company identified onExhibit A hereto (collectively referred to as the “Pledged Property”) to secure all of the Obligations (as defined below).
NOW, THEREFORE,in consideration of the promises and the mutual covenants herein contained, and for other good and valuable consideration, the adequacy and receipt of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
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I.
ARTICLE 1.
DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATIONS
A.
Section 1.1
Recitals.
The above recitals are true and correct and are incorporated herein, in their entirety, by this reference.
B.
Section 1.2
Interpretations.
Nothing herein expressed or implied is intended or shall be construed to confer upon any person other than the Secured Party or the Company any right, remedy or claim under or by reason hereof.
C.
Section 1.3
Obligations Secured.
The security interest created hereby in the Pledged Property constitutes continuing collateral security, for so long as the Convertible Debentures are outstanding, for the payment by the Parent, as and when due and payable (by scheduled maturity, acceleration, demand or otherwise), of all amounts from time to time owing by it under the Convertible Debentures (collectively, the “Obligations”).
II.
ARTICLE 2.
Pledged Property; EVENT OF DEFAULT
A.
Section 2.1
Pledged Property.
(a)
(a)
As collateral security for all of the Obligations, the Company hereby pledges to the Secured Party, and creates in the Secured Party for its benefit, a continuing security interest in and to all of the Pledged Property whether now owned or hereafter acquired.
(b)
(b)
Simultaneously with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Company shall make, execute, acknowledge, file, record and deliver to the Secured Party any documents reasonably requested by the Secured Party to perfect its security interest in the Pledged Property. Simultaneously with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Company shall make, execute, acknowledge and deliver to the Secured Party such documents and instruments, including, without limitation, financing statements, certificates, affidavits and forms as may reasonably be
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necessary to effectuate, complete or perfect, or to continue and preserve, the security interest of the Secured Party in the Pledged Property, and the Secured Party shall hold such documents and instruments as secured party, subject to the terms and conditions contained herein.
B.
Section 2.2
Event of Default
(a)
An “Event of Default” shall be deemed to have occurred under this Agreement upon an Event of Default under and as defined in the Convertible Debentures.
III.
ARTICLE 3.
attorney-in-fact; performance
A.
Section 3.1
Secured Party Appointed Attorney-In-Fact.
Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default: (a) the Company hereby appoints the Secured Party as its attorney-in-fact, with full authority in the place and stead of the Company and in the name of the Company or otherwise, from time to time in the Secured Party’s discretion to take any action and to execute any instrument which the Secured Party may reasonably deem necessary to accomplish the purposes of this Agreement, including, without limitation, to receive and collect all instruments made payable to the Company representing any payments in respect of the Pledged Property or any part thereof and to give full discharge for the same; (b) the Secured Party may demand, collect, receipt for, settle, compromise, adjust, sue for, foreclose, or realize on the Pledged Property as and when the Secured Party may determine, and (c) to facilitate collection, the Secured Pa rty may notify account debtors and obligors on any Pledged Property to make payments directly to the Secured Party.
B.
Section 3.2
Secured Party May Perform.
If the Company fails to perform any agreement contained herein, the Secured Party, at its option, may itself perform, or cause performance of, such agreement, and the reasonable expenses of the Secured Party incurred in connection therewith shall be included in the Obligations secured hereby and payable by the Company under Section 8.3.
IV.
ARTICLE 4.
representations and warranties
A.
Section 4.1
Authorization; Enforceability.
Each of the parties hereto represents and warrants that it has taken all action necessary to authorize the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby; and upon execution and delivery, this Agreement shall constitute a valid and binding obligation of the respective party, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency,
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reorganization, moratorium and similar laws affecting creditors’ rights or by the principles governing the availability of equitable remedies.
B.
Section 4.2
Ownership of Pledged Property.
The Company represents and warrants that it is the legal and beneficial owner of the Pledged Property free and clear of any lien, security interest, option or other charge or encumbrance (each, a “Lien”) except for the security interest created by this Agreement and other Permitted Liens. For purposes of this Agreement, “Permitted Liens” means: (1) the security interest created by this Agreement; (2) existing Liens disclosed by the Company to the Secured Party; (3) inchoate Liens for taxes, assessments or governmental charges or levies not yet due, as to which the grace period, if any, related thereto has not yet expired, or being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings for which adequate reserves have been established in accordance with GAAP; (4) Liens of carriers, materialmen, warehousemen, mechanics and landlords and other similar Liens which secure a mounts which are not yet overdue by more than 60 days or which are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings; (5) licenses, sublicenses, leases or subleases granted to other Persons not materially interfering with the conduct of the business of the Company; (6) Liens securing capitalized lease obligations and purchase money indebtedness incurred solely for the purpose of financing an acquisition or lease; (7) easements, rights-of-way, restrictions, encroachments, municipal zoning ordinances and other similar charges or encumbrances, and minor title deficiencies, in each case not securing debt and not materially interfering with the conduct of the business of the Company and not materially detracting from the value of the property subject thereto; (8) Liens arising out of the existence of judgments or awards which judgments or awards do not constitute an Event of Default; (9) Liens incurred in the ordinary course of business in connection with workers compensation claims, unemployment insurance , pension liabilities and social security benefits and Liens securing the performance of bids, tenders, leases and contracts in the ordinary course of business, statutory obligations, surety bonds, performance bonds and other obligations of a like nature (other than appeal bonds) incurred in the ordinary course of business (exclusive of obligations in respect of the payment for borrowed money); (10) Liens in favor of a banking institution arising by operation of law encumbering deposits (including the right of set-off) and contractual set-off rights held by such banking institution and which are within the general parameters customary in the banking industry and only burdening deposit accounts or other funds maintained with a creditor depository institution; (11) usual and customary set-off rights in leases and other contracts; (12) escrows in connection with acquisitions and dispositions; (13) Liens (in addition to those referred to above) securing Permitted Indebtedness (in addition to any Permitted Indebt edness referred to above); and (14) any other Liens (in addition to any referred to in any of (1)-(13) above) which would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
V.
ARTICLE 5.
default; remedies; substitute collateral
A.
Section 5.1
Method of Realizing Upon the Pledged Property: Other Remedies.
If any Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing:
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(a)
The Secured Party may exercise in respect of the Pledged Property, in addition to any other rights and remedies provided for herein or otherwise available to it, all of the rights and remedies of a secured party upon default under the Uniform Commercial Code (whether or not the Uniform Commercial Code applies to the affected Pledged Property), and also may (i) take absolute control of the Pledged Property, including, without limitation, transfer into the Secured Party's name or into the name of its nominee or nominees (to the extent the Secured Party has not theretofore done so) and thereafter receive, for the benefit of the Secured Party, all payments made thereon, give all consents, waivers and ratifications in respect thereof and otherwise act with respect thereto as though it were the outright owner thereof, (ii) require the Company to assemble all or part of the Pledged Property as di rected by the Secured Party and make it available to the Secured Party at a place or places to be designated by the Secured Party that is reasonably convenient to both parties, and the Secured Party may enter into and occupy any premises owned or leased by the Company where the Pledged Property or any part thereof is located or assembled for a reasonable period in order to effectuate the Secured Party's rights and remedies hereunder or under law, without obligation to the Company in respect of such occupation, and (iii) without notice except as specified below and without any obligation to prepare or process the Pledged Property for sale, (A) sell the Pledged Property or any part thereof in one or more parcels at public or private sale, at any of the Secured Party's offices or elsewhere, for cash, on credit or for future delivery, and at such price or prices and upon such other terms as the Secured Party may deem commercially reasonable and/or (B) lease, license or dispose of the Pledged Prope rty or any part thereof upon such terms as the Secured Party may deem commercially reasonable. The Company agrees that, to the extent notice of sale or any other disposition of the Pledged Property shall be required by law, at least ten (10) days' notice to the Company of the time and place of any public sale or the time after which any private sale or other disposition of the Pledged Property is to be made shall constitute reasonable notification. The Secured Party shall not be obligated to make any sale or other disposition of any Pledged Property regardless of notice of sale having been given. The Secured Party may adjourn any public or private sale from time to time by announcement at the time and place fixed therefor, and such sale may, without further notice, be made at the time and place to which it was so adjourned. Provided that the Secured Party complies with all applicable laws in the conduct of any such sale, the Company hereby waives any claims against the Secured Party a rising by reason of the fact that the price at which the Pledged Property may have been sold at a private sale was less than the price which might have been obtained at a public sale or was less than the aggregate amount of the Obligations, even if the Secured Party accepts the first offer received and does not offer such Pledged Property to more than one offeree, and waives all rights that the Company may have to require that all or any part of such Pledged Property be marshaled upon any sale (public or private) thereof. The Company hereby acknowledges that (i) any such sale of the Pledged Property by the Secured Party may be made without warranty, (ii) the Secured Party may specifically disclaim any warranties of title, possession, quiet enjoyment or the like, and (iii) such actions set forth in clauses (i) and (ii) above shall not adversely affect the commercial reasonableness of any such sale of Pledged Property.
(b)
Any cash held by the Secured Party as Pledged Property and all cash proceeds received by the Secured Party in respect of any sale of or collection from, or other realization upon, all or any part of the Pledged Property shall be applied (after payment of any amounts payable to the Secured Party pursuant to Section 8.3 hereof) by the Secured Party against, all or any part of the Obligations in such order as the Secured Party shall elect, consistent with the
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provisions of the Securities Purchase Agreement. Any surplus of such cash or cash proceeds held by the Secured Party and remaining after the indefeasible payment in full in cash of all of the Obligations shall be paid over to the Company or as a court of competent jurisdiction shall direct.
(c)
In the event that the proceeds of any such sale, collection or realization are insufficient to pay all amounts to which the Secured Party is legally entitled, the Company shall be liable for the deficiency, together with interest thereon at the rate specified in the Convertible Debentures for interest on overdue principal thereof or such other rate as shall be fixed by applicable law, together with the costs of collection and the reasonable fees, costs, expenses and other client charges of any attorneys employed by the Secured Party to collect such deficiency.
(d)
The Company hereby acknowledges that if the Secured Party complies with any applicable state, provincial, or federal law requirements governing or directly relating to the manner of any sale or disposition of Pledged Property, such compliance shall not, in and of itself, render such manner commercially unreasonable.
(e)
The Secured Party shall not be required to marshal any present or future collateral security (including, but not limited to, this Agreement and the Pledged Property) for, or other assurances of payment of, the Obligations or any of them or to resort to such collateral security or other assurances of payment in any particular order, and all of the Secured Party's rights hereunder and in respect of such collateral security and other assurances of payment shall be cumulative and in addition to all other rights, however existing or arising. To the extent that the Company lawfully may, the Company hereby agrees that it will not invoke any law relating to the marshaling of collateral which might cause delay in or impede the enforcement of the Secured Party's rights under this Agreement or under any other instrument creating or evidencing any of the Obligations or under which any of the Obligati ons is outstanding or by which any of the Obligations is secured or payment thereof is otherwise assured, and, to the extent that it lawfully may, the Company hereby irrevocably waives the benefits of all such laws.
B.
Section 5.2
Duties Regarding Pledged Property.
The Secured Party shall have no duty as to the collection or protection of the Pledged Property or any income thereon or as to the preservation of any rights pertaining thereto, beyond the safe custody and reasonable care of any of the Pledged Property actually in the Secured Party’s possession.
VI.
ARTICLE 6.
AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS
The Company covenants and agrees that, from the date hereof and until no greater than $250,000 in Obligations shall remain outstanding, unless the Secured Party shall consent otherwise in writing (as provided in Section 8.4 hereof):
A.
Section 6.1
Existence, Properties, Etc.
(a)
(a)
The Company shall do, or cause to be done, all things, or proceed with due diligence with any
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actions or courses of action, that may be reasonably necessary (i) to maintain Company’s due organization, valid existence and good standing under the laws of its state of incorporation, and (ii) to preserve and keep in full force and effect all qualifications, licenses and registrations in those jurisdictions in which the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect (as defined below); and (b) the Company shall not do, or cause to be done, any act impairing the Company’s corporate power or authority (i) to carry on the Company’s business as now conducted, except where the same could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, and (ii) to execute or deliver this Agreement or any other document delivered in connection herewith, including, without limitation, any UCC-1 Financing Statements required by the Secured Party (which other loan instruments collectively shall be referred to as the “Loan Instruments”) to which it is or will be a party, or perform any of its obligations hereunder or thereunder. For purpose of this Agreement, the term “Material Adverse Effect” shall mean any material and adverse affect as determined by Secured Party in its reasonable discretion, whether individually or in the aggregate, upon (a) the Company’s assets, business, operations, properties or condition, financial or otherwise; (b) the Company’s ability to make payment as and when due of all or any part of the Obligations; or (c) the Pledged Property.
B.
Section 6.2
Financial Statements and Reports.
The Company shall furnish to the Secured Party within a reasonable time such financial data as the Company files with the Securities and Exchange Commission from time to time together with any supporting or related books and records.
C.
Section 6.3
Accounts and Reports.
The Company shall maintain a standard system of accounting in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles consistently applied (“GAAP”) and provide, at its sole expense, to the Secured Party the following:
(a)
(a)
promptly after the same shall have become available, a copy of any notice or other communication alleging any nonpayment or other
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material breach or default, or any foreclosure or other action respecting any material portion of its assets and properties, received respecting any of the indebtedness of the Company in excess of $250,000 (other than the Obligations), or any demand or other request for payment under any guaranty, assumption, purchase agreement or similar agreement or arrangement respecting the indebtedness or obligations of others in excess of $250,000; and
(b)
(b)
within fifteen (15) days after the making of each submission or filing, a copy of any report, financial statement, notice or other document, whether periodic or otherwise, submitted to the shareholders of the Company, or submitted to or filed by the Company with any governmental authority, involving or affecting (i) the Company; (ii) the Obligations; (iii) any part of the Pledged Property; or (iv) any of the transactions contemplated in this Agreement or the Loan Instruments (except, in each case, to the extent any such submission, filing, report, financial statement, notice or other document is posted on EDGAR Online), in each case that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
D.
Section 6.4
Maintenance of Books and Records; Inspection.
The Company shall maintain its books, accounts and records in accordance with GAAP, and permit the Secured Party, its officers and employees and any professionals designated by the Secured Party in writing, at any time during normal business hours and upon reasonable notice to visit and inspect any of its properties (including but not limited to the collateral security described in the Transaction Documents and/or the Loan Instruments), corporate books and financial records, and to discuss its accounts, affairs and finances with any employee, officer or director thereof (it being agreed that, unless an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, there shall be no more than two (2) such visits and inspections in any Fiscal Year).
E.
Section 6.5
Maintenance and Insurance.
(a)
(a)
The Company shall maintain or cause to be maintained, at its own expense, all of its material assets and properties in good working order and condition, ordinary wear and tear excepted, making all necessary repairs thereto and renewals and replacements thereof, except where the failure to be
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so would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(b)
(b)
The Company shall maintain or cause to be maintained, at its own expense, insurance in form, substance and amounts (including deductibles), which the Company deems reasonably necessary to the Company’s business, (i) adequate to insure all assets and properties of the Company of a character usually insured by persons engaged in the same or similar business against loss or damage resulting from fire or other risks included in an extended coverage policy; (ii) against public liability and other tort claims that may be incurred by the Company; and (iii) as may be required by the Transaction Documents and/or applicable law, all with financially sound and reputable insurers.
F.
Section 6.6
Contracts and Other Collateral.
The Company shall perform all of its obligations under or with respect to each instrument, receivable, contract and other intangible included in the Pledged Property to which the Company is now or hereafter will be party on a timely basis and in the manner therein required, including, without limitation, this Agreement, except to the extent the failure to so perform such obligations would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
G.
Section 6.7
Defense of Collateral, Etc.
The Company shall defend and enforce its right, title and interest in and to any part of: (a) the Pledged Property; and (b) if not included within the Pledged Property, those assets and properties whose loss would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, each against all manner of claims and demands on a timely basis to the full extent permitted by applicable law (other than any such claims and demands by holders of Permitted Liens), except where the failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
H.
Section 6.8
Taxes and Assessments.
The Company shall (a) file all material tax returns and appropriate schedules thereto that are required to be filed under applicable law, prior to the date of delinquency (taking into account any extensions of the original due date), (b) pay and discharge all material taxes, assessments and governmental charges or levies imposed upon the Company, upon its income and profits or upon any properties belonging to it, prior to the date on which penalties attach thereto, and (c) pay all material taxes, assessments and governmental charges or levies that, if unpaid, might become a lien or charge upon any of its properties), except where the failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;provided, however, that the Company in good faith may contest any such tax, assessment, governmental charge or levy described in the foregoing clauses (b) and (c) so long as appropriate reserves are maintained with
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respect thereto if and to the extent required by GAAP, and contesting the same as aforesaid shall cause the Company to be in compliance with the provisions of this Section in respect of the matter so contested.
I.
Section 6.9
Compliance with Law and Other Agreements.
The Company shall maintain its business operations and property owned or used in connection therewith in compliance with (a) all applicable federal, state and local laws, regulations and ordinances governing such business operations and the use and ownership of such property, and (b) all agreements, licenses, franchises, indentures and mortgages to which the Company is a party or by which the Company or any of its properties is bound, except where the failure to so comply would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
J.
Section 6.10
Notice of Default.
The Company shall give written notice to the Secured Party of the occurrence of any Event of Default.
K.
Section 6.11
Notice of Litigation.
The Company shall give notice, in writing, to the Secured Party of (a) any actions, suits or proceedings wherein the amount at issue is in excess of $250,000, instituted by any persons against the Company, or affecting any of the assets of the Company, and (b) any dispute, not resolved within fifteen (15) days of the commencement thereof, between the Company on the one hand and any governmental or regulatory body on the other hand, which might reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on the business operations or financial condition of the Company.
Section 6.13.
Future Subsidiaries.
If the Company shall hereafter create or acquire any subsidiary with respect to which the Company holds 80% or more of the equity ownership interests therein, simultaneously with the creation or acquisition of such subsidiary, the Company shall cause such subsidiary to grant to the Secured Party a security interest in the Pledged Collateral of such subsidiary of the same tenor as created under this Agreement; provided, however, that notwithstanding the foregoing to the contrary, such security interest shall terminate from and after the date the Company no longer holds such 80% or greater equity ownership interest in such subsidiary (and the Secured Party shall take all actions requested by the Company to terminate the same).
VII.
ARTICLE 7.
negative covenants
A.
The Company covenants and agrees that, from the date hereof until no greater than $250,000 in Obligations shall remain outstanding, the Company shall not, unless the Secured Party shall consent otherwise in writing:
Section 7.1.
Liens and Encumbrances.
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Directly or indirectly make, create, incur, assume or permit to exist any Lien in, to or against any part of the Pledged Property other than Permitted Liens.
Section 7.2.
Restriction on Redemption and Cash Dividends
Directly or indirectly, redeem, repurchase or declare or pay any cash dividend or distribution on its capital stock without the prior express written consent of the Secured Party.
Section 7.3.
Incurrence of Indebtedness.
Directly or indirectly, incur or guarantee, assume or suffer to exist any indebtedness, other than the indebtedness evidenced by the Convertible Debentures and other Permitted Indebtedness. “Permitted Indebtedness” means: (i) indebtedness evidenced by Convertible Debentures; (ii) indebtedness described on the Disclosure Schedule to the Securities Purchase Agreement; (iii) indebtedness incurred for the purpose of financing any construction project or asset acquisition or the acquisition or lease of any equipment by the Company, (including capital lease obligations), but expressly excluding indebtedness incurred for use in financing any other working capital or corporate purpose; (iv) indebtedness (A) the repayment of which has been subordinated to the payment of the Convertible Debentures on terms and conditions reasonably acceptable to the Secured Party, including with re gard to interest payments and repayment of principal, (B) which does not mature or otherwise require or permit redemption or repayment, other than regularly scheduled amortization thereof and accrued interest thereon, prior to or on the 91st day after the maturity date of any Convertible Debentures then outstanding; and (C) which is not secured by any assets of the Company; (v) indebtedness solely between the Company and/or one of its subsidiaries, on the one hand, and the Company and/or one of its subsidiaries, on the other hand, which indebtedness is not secured by any assets of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, provided that (x) in each case a majority of the equity of any such domestic subsidiary is directly or indirectly owned by the Company, such domestic subsidiary is controlled by the Company and such domestic subsidiary has executed a security agreement in the form of this Agreement and (y) any such loan shall be evidenced by an intercompany note that is pledged by the Company or it s subsidiary, as applicable, as collateral pursuant to this Agreement; (vi) reimbursement obligations in respect of letters of credit issued for the account of the Company or any of its subsidiaries for the purpose of securing performance obligations of the Company or its subsidiaries incurred in the ordinary course of business so long as the aggregate reimbursement obligation of all such letters of credit does not exceed $500,000 at any one time; and (vii) renewals, extensions and refinancing of any indebtedness described in clauses (i), (ii) or (iii) of this subsection.
Section 7.4.
Places of Business.
Change the location of its chief place of business, chief executive office or any place of business disclosed to the Secured Party, unless such change in location is to a different location within the United States and the Company provides notice to the Secured Party of new location within 10 days’ of such change in location.
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IX.
ARTICLE 8.
MISCELLANEOUS
A.
Section 8.1
Notices.
All notices or other communications required or permitted to be given pursuant to this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be considered as duly given on: (a) the date of delivery, if delivered in person or by nationally recognized overnight delivery service or (b) five (5) days after mailing if mailed from within the continental United States by certified mail, return receipt requested to the party entitled to receive the same:
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If to the Secured Party: | Cornell Capital Partners, L.P. |
| 101 Hudson Street-Suite 3700 |
| Jersey City, New Jersey 07302 |
| Attention: Mark Angelo |
| Portfolio Manager |
| Telephone: (201) 986-8300 |
| Facsimile: (201) 985-8266 |
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With a copy to: | Troy Rillo, Esq. |
| 101 Hudson Street, Suite 3700 |
| Jersey City, NJ 07302 |
| Telephone: (201) 985-8300 |
| Facsimile: (201) 985-8266 |
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And if to the Company: | Intrepid Technology & Resources, Inc. |
| 501 West Broadway, Suite 200 |
| Idaho Falls, Idaho 83402 |
| Attention: Dr. Dennis D. Keiser |
| Telephone: (208) 529-5337 |
| Facsimile: (208) 529-1014 |
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With a copy to: | Duane Morris LLP |
| 380 Lexington Avenue |
| New York, NY 10168 |
| Attention: Peter Funk, Esq. |
| Telephone: (212) 692-1054 |
| Facsimile: (212) 692-1020 |
Any party may change its address by giving notice to the other party stating its new address. Commencing on the tenth (10th) day after the giving of such notice, such newly designated address shall be such party’s address for the purpose of all notices or other communications required or permitted to be given pursuant to this Agreement.
B.
Section 8.2
Severability.
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If any provision of this Agreement shall be held invalid or unenforceable, such invalidity or unenforceability shall attach only to such provision and shall not in any manner affect or render invalid or unenforceable any other severable provision of this Agreement, and this Agreement shall be carried out as if any such invalid or unenforceable provision were not contained herein.
C.
Section 8.3
Expenses.
Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, the Company will pay to the Secured Party the amount of any and all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses, including the reasonable fees and expenses of its counsel, which the Secured Party may incur in connection with: (i) the custody or preservation of, or the sale, collection from, or other realization upon, any of the Pledged Property; (ii) the exercise or enforcement of any of the rights of the Secured Party hereunder or (iii) the failure by the Company to perform or observe any of the provisions hereof.
D.
Section 8.4
Waivers, Amendments, Etc.
The Secured Party’s delay or failure at any time or times hereafter to require strict performance by Company of any undertakings, agreements or covenants shall not waive, affect, or diminish any right of the Secured Party under this Agreement to demand strict compliance and performance herewith. Any waiver by the Secured Party of any Event of Default shall not waive or affect any other Event of Default, whether such Event of Default is prior or subsequent thereto and whether of the same or a different type. None of the undertakings, agreements and covenants of the Company contained in this Agreement, and no Event of Default, shall be deemed to have been waived by the Secured Party, nor may this Agreement be amended, changed or modified, unless such waiver, amendment, change or modification is evidenced by an instrument in writing specifying such waiver, amendment, change or mod ification and signed by the Secured Party in the case of any such waiver, and signed by the Secured Party and the Company in the case of any such amendment, change or modification.
E.
Section 8.5
Continuing Security Interest; Partial Release.
(a) This Agreement shall create a continuing security interest in the Pledged Property and shall: (i) remain in full force and effect until payment and/or conversion (or any combination thereof) in full of the Convertible Debentures; (ii) be binding upon the Company and its successors and assigns; and (iii) inure to the benefit of the Secured Party and its successors and assigns. Upon the payment or satisfaction in full and/or conversion (or any combination thereof) in full of the Convertible Debentures, this Agreement and the security interest created hereby shall terminate, and, in connection therewith, the Company shall be entitled to the return, at its expense, of such of the Pledged Property as shall not have been sold in accordance with Section 5.2 hereof or otherwise applied pursuant to the terms hereof and the Secured Party shall deliver to the Company su ch documents as the Company shall reasonably request to evidence such termination.
(b)
Effective upon the closing of a disposition of any Pledged Property, provided the Secured Party consents in writing prior to such disposition or such disposition is made in the
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ordinary course of business or as not expressly prohibited hereunder, the security interest granted hereunder in the Pledged Property so disposed of shall terminate and the Secured Party shall deliver such documents as the Company shall reasonably request to evidence such termination; provided, however, the security interest granted hereunder in all remaining Pledged Property shall remain in full force and effect.
F.
Section 8.6
Independent Representation.
Each party hereto acknowledges and agrees that it has received or has had the opportunity to receive independent legal counsel of its own choice and that it has been sufficiently apprised of its rights and responsibilities with regard to the substance of this Agreement.
G.
Section 8.7
Applicable Law: Jurisdiction.
This Agreement shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of New Jersey without regard to the principles of conflict of laws. The parties further agree that any action between them shall be heard in Hudson County, New Jersey, and expressly consent to the jurisdiction and venue of the Superior Court of New Jersey, sitting in Hudson County and the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey sitting in Newark, New Jersey for the adjudication of any civil action asserted pursuant to this Paragraph.
H.
Section 8.8
Waiver of Jury Trial.
AS A FURTHER INDUCEMENT FOR THE SECURED PARTY TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT AND TO MAKE THE FINANCIAL ACCOMMODATIONS TO THE COMPANY, THE COMPANY HEREBY WAIVES ANY RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING RELATED IN ANY WAY TO THIS AGREEMENT AND/OR ANY AND ALL OTHER DOCUMENTS RELATED TO THIS TRANSACTION.
I.
Section 8.9
Entire Agreement.
This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement among the parties and supersedes any prior agreement or understanding among them with respect to the subject matter hereof.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF,the parties hereto have executed this Security Agreement as of the date first above written.
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| COMPANY: |
| INTREPID TECHNOLOGY & RESOURCES, INC. |
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| By: |
| Name: |
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF,the parties hereto have executed this Security Agreement as of the date first above written.
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| SECURED PARTY: |
| CORNELL CAPITAL PARTNERS, L.P. |
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| By: Yorkville Advisors, LLC |
| Its: Investment Manager |
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| By: |
| Name: Mark Angelo |
| Title: Portfolio Manager |
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SCHEDULE I
LEGAL NAMES; ORGANIZATIONAL IDENTIFICATION NUMBERS; STATES OF ORGANIZATION
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exhibit A
DEFINITION OF PLEDGED PROPERTY
For the purpose of securing prompt and complete payment and performance by the Company of all of the Obligations, the Company unconditionally and irrevocably hereby grants to the Secured Party a continuing security interest in and to, and lien upon, the following Pledged Property of the Company:
(a)
(a)
all goods of the Company, including, without limitation, machinery, equipment, furniture, furnishings, fixtures, signs, lights, tools, parts, supplies and motor vehicles of every kind and description, now or hereafter owned by the Company or in which the Company may have or may hereafter acquire any interest, and all replacements, additions, accessions, substitutions and proceeds thereof, arising from the sale or disposition thereof, and where applicable, the proceeds of insurance and of any tort claims involving any of the foregoing;
(b)
(b)
all inventory of the Company, including, but not limited to, all goods, wares, merchandise, parts, supplies, finished products, other tangible personal property, including such inventory as is temporarily out of Company’s custody or possession and including any returns upon any accounts or other proceeds, including insurance proceeds, resulting from the sale or disposition of any of the foregoing;
(c)
(c)
to the extent assignable, all contract rights and general intangibles of the Company, including, without limitation, goodwill, trademarks, trade styles, trade names, leasehold interests, partnership or joint venture interests, patents and patent applications, copyrights, deposit accounts whether now owned or hereafter created;
(d)
(d)
all documents, warehouse receipts, instruments and chattel paper of the Company whether now owned or hereafter created;
(e)
(e)
all accounts and other receivables, instruments or other forms of obligations and rights to payment of the Company (herein collectively referred to as “Accounts”), together with the proceeds thereof, all goods represented by such
Accounts and all such goods that may be returned by the Company’s customers, and all proceeds of any insurance thereon, and all guarantees, securities and liens which the Company may hold for the payment of any such Accounts including, without limitation, all rights of stoppage in transit, replevin and reclamation and as an unpaid vendor and/or lienor;
(f)
(f)
to the extent assignable, all of the Company’s rights under all present and future authorizations, permits, licenses and franchises issued or granted in connection with the operations of any of its facilities;
(g)
(g)
all equity interests, securities or other instruments in other companies, including, without limitation, any subsidiaries, investments or other entities (whether or not controlled), other than the Company’s equity interest in Intrepid Technology and Resources Biogas, LLC; and
(h)
(h)
all products and proceeds (including, without limitation, insurance proceeds) from the above-described Pledged Property.
(i)
Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement or in this Exhibit A to the contrary, no assets or properties of the Company shall be deemed to be Pledged Property if and to the extent that any financial institution or other lender extending credit to the Company which (credit extension) is deemed to be Permitted Indebtedness in accordance with the clause (iii) of the definition of such term, prohibits or restricts the right or the ability of the Company to encumber, pledge or grant a security interest in the same with any Lien (including, without limitation, the Lien of the Secured Party hereunder, whether any such restriction or limitation is express or generic in form and/or substance), or if the Lien of the Secured Party on any such assets or properties results or would result in a default under any of the agreements between the Company and any such financial institution or other lender, and the Se cured Party shall take all actions relating reasonably requested by any such financial institution or other
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lender (or requested of the Company by any such financial institution or other lender), to terminate any such Liens held by Secured Party on any of the Pledged Property and/or subordinate the Secured Party’s right to payment and its Lien on any of the Pledged Property to the rights of any such financial institution or other lender, on commercially reasonable terms and conditions satisfactory to any such financial institution or other lender, as and when requested by any such financial institution or other lender (or, if applicable, by the Company, which request at the Company shall be made as and when, or immediately prior to, the request or requirement of any such financial institution or other lender in respect of the same). At the request of the Secured Party, the Company shall request of any such financial institution or other lender that the Secured Party have the right to maintain a subordi nated security interest in and perfect a Lien on any such assets and properties, provided that if any such financial institution or lender is unwilling to grant or afford the Secured Partyany such right, and such unwillingness is commercially reasonable, the Secured Party shall have no such right.
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EXHIBIT 99
March 23, 2007
Intrepid Technology & Resources, Inc
Letter to the Shareholders
Today, ITR filed an 8-K with the Securities and Exchange Commission to announce that we have signed an agreement with Cornell Capital Partners, LP, whereby we will issue and sell to Cornell Capital Partners up to $3.5 million of secured, convertible debenture and warrants. We will secure our obligation under the debenture by the grant of a security interest in assets of ITR.
This financing arrangement is necessary in order to pay the costs of issuance/legal fees beyond the 2 percent statutory cap on the recently completed tax-exempt Solid Waste Disposal Revenue Bond; establish the “Operating Reserve Fund” as required by the bond Indenture of Trust Agreement; and to provide capital for the development of additional biogas plants and projects. These funds will make it possible to capitalize on significant opportunities that will allow us to aggressively implement our business plan and establish ourselves as leaders in the production of natural gas, high value horticultural digested fiber products, and carbon credit sales.
Significant capital resources are needed to develop projects of the scale that will generate the revenues to make ITR successful and profitable. Given national and world focus on global warming issues, the attendant promotion of the development of renewable energy sources, and the competitive environment that is creating in our market area, we must move on emerging opportunities now.
Before deciding on this financing approach, we explored numerous other financing alternatives with a host of potential finance partners over the past several months and, in the end, determined the convertible debenture with Cornell to be the best approach with theinterests of shareholders paramount and given the urgency of being able to capitalize on these significant and current opportunities.
Using equity to develop these projects is only part of the finance plan. Future financing will include joint ventures and a continuation of debt financing using tax-exempt revenue bonds. It is important to keep in mind that the ITR business plan is to posture ourselves such that within 4 to 6 years we will be capable of processing enough waste from dairy cows to produce over 4 billion cubic feet of renewable natural gas, 1.6 million cubic yards of peat-moss replacement, and 1.2 million tons of carbon dioxide offset credits annually. This financing transaction with Cornell Capital Partners will allow us to jump start that plan and accelerate our becoming a profitable company for our shareholders.
Sincerely,
D. Lynn Smith
Dr. Dennis Keiser
Chairman of the Board of Directors
CEO
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