Exhibit 10.1
SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT
This Securities Purchase Agreement (this “Agreement”) is dated as of September ___, 2009, by and among Solar Power, Inc., a California corporation (the “Company”), and each purchaser identified on the signature pages hereto (each, including its successors and assigns, a “Purchaser” and collectively, the “Purchasers”).
RECITALS
A. The Company and each Purchaser is executing and delivering this Agreement in reliance upon the exemption from securities registration afforded by Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and Rule 506 of Regulation D (“Regulation D”) as promulgated by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) under the Securities Act.
B. Each Purchaser, severally and not jointly, wishes to purchase, and the Company wishes to sell, upon the terms and conditions stated in this Agreement, that aggregate number of shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Common Stock”), of the Company, set forth below such Purchaser’s name on the signature page of this Agreement (which aggregate amount for all Purchasers together shall be up to 20,000,000 shares of Common Stock and shall be collectively referred to herein as the “Shares” and shall be for an aggregate purchase price of up to $20,000,000).
C. The Company has engaged Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. as its exclusive placement agent (the “Placement Agent”) for the offering of the Shares on a “best efforts” basis.
D. Contemporaneously with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the parties hereto are executing and delivering a Registration Rights Agreement, substantially in the form attached hereto asExhibit A (the “Registration Rights Agreement”), pursuant to which, among other things, the Company will agree to provide certain registration rights with respect to the Shares under the Securities Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder and applicable state securities laws.
NOW, THEREFORE, IN CONSIDERATION of the mutual covenants contained in this Agreement, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the Company and the Purchasers hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE I.
DEFINITIONS
DEFINITIONS
1.1Definitions. In addition to the terms defined elsewhere in this Agreement, for all purposes of this Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated in thisSection 1.1:
“Acquiring Person” has the meaning set forth inSection 4.5.
“Affiliate” means, with respect to any Person, any other Person that, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, Controls, is controlled by or is under common control with such Person, as such terms are used in and construed under Rule 405 under the Securities Act. With respect to a Purchaser, any investment fund or managed account that is managed on a discretionary basis by the same investment manager as such Purchaser will be deemed to be an Affiliate of such Purchaser.
“Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.
“Board of Directors” means the board of directors of the Company.
“Business Day” means any day except Saturday, Sunday, any day which is a federal legal holiday in the United States or any day on which banking institutions in the State of New York are authorized or required by law or other governmental action to close.
“Buy-In” has the meaning set forth inSection 4.1(f).
“Buy-In Price” has the meaning set forth inSection 4.1(f).
“Closing” means the closing of the purchase and sale of the Shares pursuant to this Agreement.
“Closing Bid Price”means, for any security as of any date, (a) the last reported closing bid price per share of Common Stock for such security on the Principal Trading Market, as reported by Bloomberg Financial Markets, or, (b) if the Principal Trading Market begins to operate on an extended hours basis and does not designate the closing bid price then the last bid price of such security prior to 4:00 P.M., New York City time, as reported by Bloomberg Financial Markets, or (c) if the foregoing do not apply, the last closing price of such security in the over-the-counter market on the electronic bulletin board for such security as reported by Bloomberg Financial Markets, or (d) if no closing bid price is reported for such security by Bloomberg Financial Markets, the average of the bid prices of any market makers for such security as reported in the “pink sheets” by Pink Sheets LLC. If the Closing Bid Price cannot be calculated for a security on a particular date on any of the foregoing bases, the Closing Bid Price of such security on such date shall be the fair market value as mutually determined by the Company and the holder of such security. All such determinations shall be appropriately adjusted for any stock dividend, stock split, stock combination or other similar transaction during the applicable calculation period.
“Closing Date” means the Trading Day when all of the Transaction Documents have been executed and delivered by the applicable parties thereto, and all of the conditions set forth inSections 2.1,2.2,5.1 and5.2 hereof are satisfied or waived, as the case may be, or such other date or dates as the parties may agree.
“Commission” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
“Common Stock” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals, and also includes any other class of securities into which the Common Stock may hereafter be reclassified or changed into.
“Common Stock Equivalents” means any securities of the Company or any Subsidiary which would entitle the holder thereof to acquire at any time Common Stock, including, without limitation, any debt, preferred stock, rights, options, warrants or other instrument that is at any time convertible into or exchangeable for, or otherwise entitles the holder thereof to receive, Common Stock or other securities that entitle the holder to receive, directly or indirectly, Common Stock.
“Company” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.
“Company Counsel” means Weintraub Genshlea Chediak Law Corporation.
“Company Deliverables” has the meaning set forth inSection 2.2(a).
“Company’s Knowledge” means with respect to any statement made to the Company’s knowledge, that the statement is based upon the actual knowledge of the executive officers of the Company having responsibility for the matter or matters that are the subject of the statement.
“Contingent Obligations” has the meaning set forth inSection 3.1(bb).
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“Control” (including the terms “controlling”, “controlled by” or “under common control with”) means the possession, direct or indirect, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.
“Deadline Date” has the meaning set forth inSection 4.1(f).
“Disclosure Materials” has the meaning set forth inSection 3.1(g).
“Disclosure Schedules” has the meaning set forth inSection 3.1.
“DTC” has the meaning set forth inSection 4.1(c).
“Effective Date” means the date on which the initial Registration Statement required by Section 2(a) of the Registration Rights Agreement is first declared effective by the Commission.
“Environmental Laws” has the meaning set forth inSection 3.1(ee).
“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or any successor statute, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
“GAAP” has the meaning set forth inSection 3.1(g).
“Hazardous Materials” has the meaning set forth inSection 3.1(ee).
“Indebtedness” has the meaning set forth inSection 3.1(bb).
“Insolvent” has the meaning set forth inSection 3.1(h).
“Intellectual Property Rights” has the meaning set forth inSection 3.1(u).
“Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions” means, with respect to the Company, the Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions, in the form ofExhibit D, executed by the Company and delivered to and acknowledged in writing by the Transfer Agent.
“Legend Removal Date” has the meaning set forth inSection 4.1(c).
“Lien” means any lien, charge, claim, encumbrance, security interest, right of first refusal, preemptive right or other restrictions of any kind.
“Material Adverse Effect” means (i) a material adverse effect on the results of operations, assets, business or financial condition of the Company and the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole on a consolidated basis, or (ii) materially and adversely impair the Company’s ability to perform its obligations under any of the Transaction Documents, provided, that none of the following alone shall be deemed, in and of itself, to constitute a Material Adverse Effect: (i) a change in the market price or trading volume of the Common Stock or (ii) changes in general economic conditions or changes affecting the industry in which the Company operates generally (as opposed to Company-specific changes) so long as such changes do not have a disproportionate effect on the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole.
“Material Permits” has the meaning set forth inSection 3.1(w).
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“New York Courts” means the state and federal courts sitting in the City of New York, Borough of Manhattan.
“Outside Date” means the thirtieth day following the date of this Agreement.
“Person” means an individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, trust, business trust, association, joint stock company, joint venture, sole proprietorship, unincorporated organization, governmental authority or any other form of entity not specifically listed herein.
“Placement Agent” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
“Press Release” has the meaning set forth inSection 4.4.
“Principal Trading Market” means the Trading Market on which the Common Stock is primarily listed on and quoted for trading, which, as of the date of this Agreement and the Closing Date, shall be the OTC Bulletin Board.
“Proceeding” means an action, claim, suit, investigation or proceeding (including, without limitation, an investigation or partial proceeding, such as a deposition), whether commenced or threatened.
“Purchase Price” means $1.00 per Share.
“Purchaser” or “Purchasers” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
“Purchaser Deliverables” has the meaning set forth inSection 2.2(b).
“Purchaser Party” has the meaning set forth inSection 4.8.
“Registration Rights Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
“Registration Statement” means a registration statement meeting the requirements set forth in the Registration Rights Agreement and covering the resale by the Purchasers of the Registrable Securities (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement).
“Regulation D” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
“Rule 144” means Rule 144 promulgated by the Commission 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 Commission having substantially the same effect as such Rule.
“SEC Reports” has the meaning set forth inSection 3.1(g).
“Secretary’s Certificate” has the meaning set forth inSection 2.2(a)(viii).
“Securities Act” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
“Shares” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
“Short Sales” include, without limitation, (i) all “short sales” as defined in Rule 200 promulgated under Regulation SHO under the Exchange Act, whether or not against the box, and all types of direct and indirect stock pledges, forward sale contracts, options, puts, calls, short sales, swaps, “put equivalent positions” (as defined in Rule 16a-1(h) under the Exchange Act) and similar arrangements
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(including on a total return basis), and (ii) sales and other transactions through non-U.S. broker dealers or foreign regulated brokers (but shall not be deemed to include the location and/or reservation of borrowable shares of Common Stock).
“Stock Certificates” has the meaning set forth inSection 2.2(a)(ii).
“Subscription Amount” means, with respect to each Purchaser, the aggregate amount to be paid for the Shares purchased hereunder as indicated on such Purchaser’s signature page to this Agreement next to the heading “Aggregate Purchase Price (Subscription Amount)” in United States dollars and in immediately available funds or the cancellation, evidenced in form and substance reasonably acceptable to Company, of outstanding amounts owed by the Company to such Purchaser for products previously received by Company from such Purchaser (which payment by cancellation shall be noted on such Purchaser’s signature page).
“Subsidiary” means any subsidiary of the Company as set forth onSchedule 3.1(a), and shall, where applicable, include any subsidiary of the Company formed or acquired after the date hereof.
“Trading Affiliate” has the meaning set forth inSection 3.2(h).
“Trading Day” means (i) a day on which the Common Stock is listed or quoted and traded on its Principal Trading Market (other than the OTC Bulletin Board), or (ii) if the Common Stock is not listed on a Trading Market (other than the OTC Bulletin Board), a day on which the Common Stock is traded in the over-the-counter market, as reported by the OTC Bulletin Board, or (iii) if the Common Stock is not quoted on any Trading Market, a day on which the Common Stock is quoted in the over-the-counter market as reported in the “pink sheets” by Pink Sheets LLC (or any similar organization or agency succeeding to its functions of reporting prices);provided, that in the event that the Common Stock is not listed or quoted as set forth in (i), (ii) and (iii) hereof, then Trading Day shall mean a Business Day.
“Trading Market” means whichever of the New York Stock Exchange, the NYSE Amex (formerly the American Stock Exchange), the NASDAQ Global Select Market, the NASDAQ Global Market, the NASDAQ Capital Market or the OTC Bulletin Board on which the Common Stock is listed or quoted for trading on the date in question.
“Transaction Documents” means this Agreement, the schedules and exhibits attached hereto, the Registration Rights Agreement, the Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions and any other documents or agreements explicitly contemplated hereunder.
“Transfer Agent” means Computershare Trust Co., Inc., the current transfer agent of the Company, or any successor transfer agent for the Company.
ARTICLE II.
PURCHASE AND SALE
PURCHASE AND SALE
2.1Closing.
(a)Amount. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, at the Closing or Closings, the Company shall issue and sell to each Purchaser, and each Purchaser shall, severally and not jointly, purchase from the Company, such number of shares of Common Stock equal to the quotient resulting from dividing (i) the Subscription Amount for such Purchaser by (ii) the Purchase Price, rounded down to the nearest whole Share.
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(b)Closing. The Closing or Closings of the purchase and sale of the Shares shall take place at the offices of Goodwin Procter LLP, The New York Times Building, 620 Eighth Avenue, New York, New York on each Closing Date or at such other locations or remotely by facsimile transmission or other electronic means as the parties may mutually agree.
(c)Form of Payment. Except as may otherwise be agreed to among the Company and one or more of the Purchasers, on or prior to the Business Day immediately prior to the Closing Date, each Purchaser shall wire its Subscription Amount, to the extent to be paid in United States dollars and in immediately available funds, to a non-interest bearing escrow account established by the Company and the Placement Agent with JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (the “Escrow Agent”) as set forth onExhibit G hereto (the aggregate amounts received being held in escrow by the Escrow Agent are referred to herein as the “Escrow Amount”). On the Closing Date, (a) the Company and the Placement Agent shall instruct the Escrow Agent to deliver, in immediately available funds, the Escrow Amount constituting the aggregate purchase price as follows: (1) to the Placement Agent, the fees and reimbursable expenses payable to the Placement Agent (which fees and expenses shall be set forth in such instructions), and (2) the balance of the aggregate purchase price to the Company, and (b) the Company shall irrevocably instruct the Transfer Agent to deliver to each Purchaser one or more stock certificates, free and clear of all restrictive and other legends (except as expressly provided inSection 4.1(b) hereof), evidencing the number of Shares such Purchaser is purchasing as is set forth on such Purchaser’s signature page to this Agreement next to the heading “Number of Shares to be Acquired”, within three (3) Trading Days after the Closing.
2.2Closing Deliveries. (a) On or prior to the Closing or Closings, the Company shall issue, deliver or cause to be delivered to each Purchaser the following (the “Company Deliverables”):
(i) this Agreement, duly executed by the Company;
(ii) facsimile copies of one or more stock certificates, free and clear of all restrictive and other legends (except as provided inSection 4.1(b) hereof), evidencing the Shares subscribed for by such Purchaser hereunder, registered in the name of such Purchaser as set forth on the Stock Certificate Questionnaire included asExhibit B-2 hereto (the “Stock Certificate”), with the original Stock Certificates delivered within three (3) Trading Days of Closing;
(iii) a legal opinion of Company Counsel, dated as of the Closing Date and in the form attached hereto asExhibit C-1, executed by such counsel and addressed to the Purchasers and the Placement Agent;
(iv) a legal opinion of Hylands Law Firm, PRC counsel for the Company, dated as of the Closing Date and in the form attached hereto asExhibit C-2, executed by such counsel and addressed to the Purchasers and the Placement Agent;
(v) a legal opinion of Boughton Peterson Yong Anderson, Hong Kong counsel for the Company, dated as of the Closing Date and in the form attached hereto asExhibit C-3, executed by such counsel and addressed to the Purchasers and the Placement Agent;
(vi) the Registration Rights Agreement, duly executed by the Company;
(vii) duly executed Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions acknowledged in writing by the Transfer Agent instructing the Transfer Agent to deliver, on an expedited basis, a certificate evidencing a number of Shares equal to such Purchaser’s Subscription Amount divided by the Purchase Price, registered in the name of such Purchaser;
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(viii) a certificate of the Secretary of the Company (the “Secretary’s Certificate”), dated as of the Closing Date, (a) certifying the resolutions adopted by the Board of Directors of the Company or a duly authorized committee thereof approving the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents and the issuance of the Shares, (b) certifying the current versions of the certificate or articles of incorporation, as amended, and by-laws of the Company and (c) certifying as to the signatures and authority of persons signing the Transaction Documents and related documents on behalf of the Company, in the form attached hereto asExhibit E;
(ix) the Compliance Certificate referred to inSection 5.1(h); and
(x) a copy of a certificate or other evidence of the formation and good standing of the Company from the Secretary of State (or comparable office) of the State of California, as of a date within three (3) Business Days of the Closing Date.
(b) On or prior to the Closing, each Purchaser shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Company the following (the “Purchaser Deliverables”):
(i) this Agreement, duly executed by such Purchaser;
(ii) its Subscription Amount, in United States dollars and in immediately available funds, in the amount set forth as the “Purchase Price” indicated below such Purchaser’s name on the applicable signature page hereto under the heading “Aggregate Purchase Price (Subscription Amount)” by wire transfer to the Escrow Account, as set forth onExhibit G attached hereto;
(iii) the Registration Rights Agreement, duly executed by such Purchaser;
(iv) a fully completed and duly executed Selling Stockholder Questionnaire in the form attached as Annex B to the Registration Rights Agreement; and
(v) a fully completed and duly executed Accredited Investor Questionnaire, satisfactory to the Company, and Stock Certificate Questionnaire in the forms attached hereto asExhibits B-1 andB-2, respectively.
ARTICLE III.
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
3.1Representations and Warranties of the Company. Except (i) as set forth in the schedules delivered herewith (the “Disclosure Schedules”), which Disclosure Schedules shall be deemed a part hereof and shall qualify any representation made herein to the extent of the disclosure contained in the corresponding section of the Disclosure Schedules, or (ii) disclosed in the SEC Reports, the Company hereby represents and warrants as of the date hereof and the Closing Date (except for the representations and warranties that speak as of a specific date, which shall be made as of such date), to each of the Purchasers and to the Placement Agent:
(a)Subsidiaries. The Company has no Subsidiaries other than those listed inSchedule 3.1(a) hereto. Except as disclosed inSchedule 3.1(a) hereto, the Company owns, directly or indirectly, all of the capital stock or comparable equity interests of each Subsidiary free and clear of any Lien and all the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock or comparable equity interest of each Subsidiary are validly issued and are fully paid, non-assessable and free of preemptive and similar rights.
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(b)Organization and Qualification. Each of the Company and the Subsidiaries is an entity duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization (as applicable), with the requisite corporate or other legal authority to own and use its properties and assets and to carry on its business as currently conducted. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is in violation of any of the provisions of its respective certificate or articles of incorporation, bylaws or other organizational or charter documents. Each of the Company and the Subsidiaries is duly qualified to do business and is in good standing as a foreign corporation or other entity in each jurisdiction in which the nature of the business conducted or property owned by it makes such qualification necessary, except where the failure to be so qualified or in good standing, as the case may be, could not, individually or in the aggregate, have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(c)Authorization; Enforcement. The Company has the requisite corporate authority to enter into and to consummate the transactions contemplated by each of the Transaction Documents to which it is a party and otherwise to carry out its obligations hereunder and thereunder. The execution and delivery of each of the Transaction Documents to which it is a party by the Company and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of the Company and no further consent or action is required by the Company, its Board of Directors or its stockholders. Each of the Transaction Documents to which it is a party has been (or upon delivery will be) duly executed by the Company and is, or when delivered in accordance with the terms hereof, will constitute, the valid and binding obligation of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, except as may be limited by (i) applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other laws of general application relating to or affecting the enforcement of creditors rights generally, and (ii) the effect of rules of law governing the availability of specific performance and other equitable remedies.
(d)No Conflicts. The execution, delivery and performance by the Company of the Transaction Documents to which it is a party and the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby do not, and will not, (i) conflict with or violate any provision of the Company’s or any Subsidiary’s certificate or articles of incorporation, bylaws or other organizational or charter documents, (ii) conflict with, or constitute a default (or an event that with notice or lapse of time or both would become a default) under, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation (with or without notice, lapse of time or both) of, any credit facility, debt or other instrument (evidencing a Company or Subsidiary debt or otherwise) or other understanding to which the Company or any Subsidiary is a party or by which any property or asset of the Company or any Subsidiary is bound, or affected, except to the extent that such conflict, default or rights would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect, or to the Company’ Knowledge (iii) result in a violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment, injunction, decree or other restriction of any court or governmental authority to which the Company or a Subsidiary is subject (including, assuming the accuracy of the representations and warranties of the Purchasers in this Agreement, federal and state securities laws and regulations and the rules and regulations of any self-regulatory organization to which the Company or its securities are subject, including all applicable Trading Markets), or by which any property or asset of the Company or a Subsidiary is bound or affected, except to the extent that such violation would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(e)Issuance of the Shares. The Shares have been duly authorized and, when issued and paid for in accordance with the terms of the Transaction Documents, will be duly and validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and free and clear of all Liens, other than restrictions on transfer provided for in the Transaction Documents or imposed by applicable securities laws, and shall not be subject to preemptive or similar rights. Assuming the accuracy of the representations and warranties of the Purchasers in this Agreement, the Shares will be issued in compliance with all applicable federal and state securities laws.
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(f)Capitalization. The aggregate number of shares and type of all authorized, issued and outstanding classes of capital stock, options and other securities of the Company (whether or not presently convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for shares of capital stock of the Company) is set forth inSchedule 3.1(f) hereto. All outstanding shares of capital stock are duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and have been issued in compliance with all applicable securities laws. Except as disclosed inSchedule 3.1(f) hereto, the Company does not have outstanding any other options, warrants, script rights to subscribe to, calls or commitments of any character whatsoever relating to, or securities, rights or obligations convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for, or entered into any agreement giving any Person any right to subscribe for or acquire, any shares of Common Stock, or securities or rights convertible or exchangeable into shares of Common Stock. Except as set forth onSchedule 3.1(f) hereto, and except for customary adjustments as a result of stock dividends, stock splits, combinations of shares, reorganizations, recapitalizations, reclassifications or other similar events, there are no anti-dilution or price adjustment provisions contained in any security issued by the Company (or in any agreement providing rights to security holders) and the issuance and sale of the Shares will not obligate the Company to issue shares of Common Stock or other securities to any Person (other than the Purchasers) and will not result in a right of any holder of securities to adjust the exercise, conversion, exchange or reset price under such securities. To the Company’s Knowledge, except as disclosed in the SEC Reports and any schedules filed with the SEC pursuant to Rule 13d-1 of the Exchange Act by reporting persons or inSchedule 3.1(f) hereto, no Person or group of related Persons beneficially owns (as determined pursuant to Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), or has the right to acquire, by agreement with or by obligation binding upon the Company, beneficial ownership of in excess of 5% of the outstanding Common Stock.
(g)SEC Reports; Financial Statements. The Company has filed all reports required to be filed by it under the Exchange Act, including pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) thereof. Such reports required to be filed by the Company under the Exchange Act, including pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) thereof, together with any materials filed or furnished by the Company under the Exchange Act, whether or not any such reports were required being collectively referred to herein as the “SEC Reports” and, together with this Agreement and the Disclosure Schedules to this Agreement, the “Disclosure Materials”, on a timely basis or has received a valid extension of such time of filing for any of the SEC Reports and has filed any such SEC Reports prior to the expiration of any such extension. The Company has made available to the Purchasers or their respective representatives true, correct and complete copies of the SEC Reports not available on the SEC’s EDGAR system. As of their respective dates, the SEC Reports complied in all material respects with the requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder, and none of the SEC Reports 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. The financial statements of the Company included in the SEC Reports comply in all material respects with applicable accounting requirements and the rules and regulations of the SEC with respect thereto as in effect at the time of filing. Such financial statements have been prepared in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles applied on a consistent basis during the periods involved (“GAAP”), and fairly present in all material respects the consolidated financial position of the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of and for the dates thereof and the results of operations and cash flows for the periods then ended, subject, in the case of unaudited statements, to normal, year-end audit adjustments. All material agreements to which the Company or any Subsidiary is a party or to which the property or assets of the Company or any Subsidiary are subject are included as part of or identified in the SEC Reports, to the extent such agreements are required to be included or identified pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC.
(h)Material Adverse Effect. Since the date of the latest audited financial statements included within the SEC Reports, except as disclosed inSchedule 3.1(h) hereto, (i) there has been no event, occurrence or development that, individually or in the aggregate, has had or that could result in a Material Adverse Effect, (ii) neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has incurred any material liabilities other than
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(A) trade payables and accrued expenses incurred in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice and (B) liabilities not required to be reflected in the Company’s financial statements pursuant to GAAP or required to be disclosed in filings made with the Commission, (iii) the Company has not altered its method of accounting or changed its auditors, (iv) the Company has not declared or made any dividend or distribution of cash or other property to its stockholders, in their capacities as such, or purchased, redeemed or made any agreements to purchase or redeem any shares of its capital stock (except for repurchases by the Company of shares of capital stock held by employees, officers, directors, or consultants pursuant to an option to repurchase such shares upon the termination of employment or services), and (v) the Company has not issued any equity securities to any officer, director or Affiliate, except pursuant to current or previously existing Company stock-based plans. The Company has not taken any steps to seek protection pursuant to any bankruptcy law nor does the Company have any knowledge or reason to believe that its creditors intend to initiate involuntary bankruptcy proceedings or any actual knowledge of any fact which would reasonably lead a creditor to do so. The Company is not as of the date hereof, and after giving effect to the transactions contemplated hereby to occur at the applicable Closing, will not be Insolvent (as defined below). For purposes of thisSection 3.1(h), “Insolvent” means (i) the present fair saleable value of the Company’s assets is less than the amount required to pay the Company’s total Indebtedness (as defined inSection 3.1(bb)), (ii) the Company is unable to pay its debts and liabilities, subordinated, contingent or otherwise, as such debts and liabilities become absolute and matured, or (iii) the Company intends to incur or believes that it will incur debts that would be beyond its ability to pay as such debts mature.
(i)Absence of Litigation. Except as disclosed inSchedule 3.1(i), there is no action, suit, claim, or Proceeding, or, to the Company’s Knowledge, inquiry or investigation, before or by any court, public board, government agency, or self-regulatory organization pending or, to the Company’s Knowledge, threatened against or affecting the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that could, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect.
(j)Compliance. Except as described inSchedule 3.1(j), neither the Company nor any Subsidiary, except in each case as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have or result in a Material Adverse Effect, (i) is in default under or in violation of (and no event has occurred that has not been waived that, with notice or lapse of time or both, would result in a default by the Company or any Subsidiary under), nor has the Company or any Subsidiary received written notice of a claim that it is in default under or that it is in violation of, any indenture, loan or credit agreement or any other agreement or instrument to which it is a party or by which it or any of its properties is bound (whether or not such default or violation has been waived), (ii) is in violation of any order of any court, arbitrator or governmental body, or (iii) is or has been in violation of any statute, rule or regulation of any governmental authority.
(k)Title to Assets. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary owns any real property. The Company and the personal property owned by them that is used in the business of the Company and the Subsidiaries, in each case free and clear of all Liens, except for Liens that do not, individually or in the aggregate, have or result in a Material Adverse Effect. Any real property and facilities held under lease by the Company and the Subsidiaries are held by them under valid and subsisting leases of which the Company and the Subsidiaries and, to the Company’s Knowledge, the other parties thereto, are in material compliance.
(l)No General Solicitation; Placement Agent Fees. 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) in connection with the offer or sale of the Shares. The Company shall be responsible for the payment of any placement agent’s fees, financial advisory fees, or brokers’ commission (other than for persons engaged by any Purchaser or its investment advisor) relating to or arising out of the issuance of the Shares pursuant to this Agreement. The Company acknowledges that it has engaged Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. as its exclusive Placement Agent for the offering of the Shares.
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Other than the Placement Agent, and except as disclosed inSchedule 3.1(l) hereto, the Company has not engaged any placement agent or other agent in connection with the sale of the Shares.
(m)No Integration. Neither the Company nor to the Company’s Knowledge any of its Affiliates nor, any Person acting on the Company’s behalf has, directly or indirectly, at any time within the past six months, made any offer or sale of any security or solicitation of any offer to buy any security under circumstances that would (i) eliminate the availability of the exemption from registration under Regulation D under the Securities Act in connection with the offer and sale by the Company of the Shares as contemplated hereby or (ii) cause the offering of the Shares pursuant to the Transaction Documents to be integrated with prior offerings by the Company for purposes of any applicable stockholder approval provisions, including, without limitation, under the rules and regulations of any Trading Market. The Company is not required to be registered as, and is not an Affiliate of, an “investment company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. The Company is not required to be registered as, a United States real property holding corporation within the meaning of the Foreign Investment in Real Property Tax Act of 1980.
(n)Private Placement. Assuming the accuracy of the representations and warranties of the Purchasers contained in this Agreement and the compliance by the Purchasers with the provisions set forth herein, it is not necessary, in connection with the issuance and sale of any Shares, in the manner contemplated by the Transaction Documents, to register any Shares under the Securities Act.
(o)Eligibility for Registration. The Company is eligible to register the Shares for resale by the Purchasers using Form S-1 promulgated under the Securities Act, as provided in the Registration Rights Agreement.
(p)Listing and Maintenance Requirements. The Company has not, in the twelve months preceding the date hereof, received written notice from any Trading 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 Trading Market. The Company is in compliance, in all material respects, with all such listing and maintenance requirements.
(q)Registration Rights. Except as provided in the Transaction Documents, the Company has not granted or agreed to grant to any Person any rights (including “piggy-back” registration rights) to have any securities of the Company registered with the Commission or any other governmental authority that have not been satisfied or waived.
(r)Application of Takeover Protections. Except as described inSchedule 3.1(r), there is no control share acquisition, business combination, poison pill (including any distribution under a rights agreement) or other similar anti-takeover provision under the Company’s charter documents or the laws of its state of incorporation that is or could become applicable to any of the Purchasers as a result of the Purchasers and the Company fulfilling their obligations or exercising their rights under the Transaction Documents, including, without limitation, as a result of the Company’s issuance of the Shares and the Purchasers’ ownership of the Shares.
(s)Disclosure. The Company confirms that neither it nor any of its officers, directors or Affiliates, has provided any of the Purchasers or their agents or counsel with any information that constitutes or might constitute material, nonpublic information (other than the existence and terms of the issuance of Shares, as contemplated by this Agreement). The Company understands and confirms that each of the Purchasers will rely on the foregoing representations in effecting transactions in securities of the Company. All disclosure provided by the Company to the Purchasers regarding the Company, its business and the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Disclosure Schedules to this Agreement, furnished
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by or on the behalf of the Company are true and correct in all material respects and do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements made therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. To the Company’s Knowledge, no event or circumstance has occurred or information exists with respect to the Company or any of the Subsidiaries or its or their business, properties, operations or financial conditions, which, under applicable law, rule or regulation, requires public disclosure or announcement by the Company but which has not been so publicly announced or disclosed. The Company acknowledges and agrees that no Purchaser makes or has made any representations or warranties with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby other than those set forth in the Transaction Documents.
(t)Acknowledgment Regarding Purchasers’ Purchase of Shares. Based upon the assumption that the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are consummated in all material respects in conformity with the Transaction Documents, the Company acknowledges and agrees that each of the Purchasers is acting solely in the capacity of an arm’s length purchaser with respect to the Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. The Company further acknowledges that no Purchaser is 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 any Purchaser or any of their respective representatives or agents in connection with the Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby is merely incidental to the Purchasers’ purchase of the Shares. The Company further represents to each Purchaser that the Company’s decision to enter into this Agreement has been based solely on the independent evaluation of the transactions contemplated hereby by the Company and its representatives.
(u)Patents and Trademarks. To the Company’s Knowledge, 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 applications, patent rights, copyrights, inventions, licenses, approvals, governmental authorizations, trade secrets and other intellectual property rights (“Intellectual Property Rights”) necessary to conduct their respective businesses as now conducted. Except as set forth inSchedule 3.1(u), none of the Company’s Intellectual Property Rights have expired or terminated, or are expected to expire or terminate, within three years from the date of this Agreement. To the Company’s Knowledge, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is infringing the Intellectual Property Rights of others. Except as disclosed inSchedule 3.1(u), there is no claim, action or proceeding being made or brought, or to the Company’s Knowledge, being threatened, against the Company or its Subsidiaries regarding its Intellectual Property Rights.
(v)Insurance. The Company and the Subsidiaries are insured by insurers of recognized financial responsibility against such losses and risks and in such amounts as are prudent and customary in the businesses and location in which the Company and the Subsidiaries are engaged.
(w)Regulatory Permits. The Company and the Subsidiaries possess all certificates, authorizations and permits issued by the appropriate federal, state, local or foreign regulatory authorities necessary to conduct their respective businesses as described in the SEC Reports (“Material Permits”), except where the failure to possess such Material Permits does not have or could not reasonably be expected to result in, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect, and neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has received any written notice of proceedings relating to the revocation or modification of any Material Permit.
(x)Transactions with Affiliates. Except as set forth onSchedule 3.1(x) and in the Company’s SEC Reports, none of the officers or directors of the Company is presently a party to any transaction with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that would be required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404 of Regulation S-K (other than for ordinary course services as officers or directors), including any
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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 such officer or director or, to the Company’s Knowledge, any corporation, partnership, trust or other entity in which any such officer or director has a substantial interest or is an officer, director, trustee or partner.
(y)Internal Accounting Controls. The Company and the Subsidiaries maintain 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, (iii) access to assets is permitted only in accordance with management’s general or specific authorization, and (iv) the recorded accountability for assets is compared with the existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any differences.
(z)Sarbanes-Oxley Act. The Company is in compliance in all respects with applicable requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and applicable rules and regulations promulgated by the Commission thereunder, except where such noncompliance would not have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.
(aa)Foreign Corrupt Practices. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries nor, to the Company’s Knowledge, any director, officer, agent, employee or other Person acting on behalf of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has, in the course of its actions for, or on behalf of, the Company (i) used any corporate funds for any unlawful contribution, gift, entertainment or other unlawful expenses relating to political activity; (ii) made any direct or indirect unlawful payment to any foreign or domestic government official or employee from corporate funds; (iii) violated or is in violation of any provision of the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended; or (iv) made any unlawful bribe, rebate, payoff, influence payment, kickback or other unlawful payment to any foreign or domestic government official or employee.
(bb)Indebtedness. Except as disclosed inSchedule 3.1(bb), neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries (i) has any outstanding Indebtedness (as defined below) or (ii) is a party to any contract, agreement or instrument relating to any Indebtedness. For purposes of this Agreement: (x) “Indebtedness” of any Person means, without duplication (A) all indebtedness for borrowed money, (B) all obligations issued, undertaken or assumed as the deferred purchase price of property or services (other than trade payables entered into in the ordinary course of business), (C) all reimbursement or payment obligations with respect to letters of credit, surety bonds and other similar instruments, (D) all obligations evidenced by notes, bonds, debentures or similar instruments, including obligations so evidenced incurred in connection with the acquisition of property, assets or businesses, (E) all indebtedness created or arising under any conditional sale or other title retention agreement, or incurred as financing, in either case with respect to any property or assets acquired with the proceeds of such indebtedness (even though the rights and remedies of the seller or bank under such agreement in the event of default are limited to repossession or sale of such property), (F) all monetary obligations under any leasing or similar arrangement which, in connection with generally accepted accounting principles, consistently applied for the periods covered thereby, is classified as a capital lease, (G) all indebtedness referred to in clauses (A) through (F) above secured by (or for which the holder of such Indebtedness has an existing right, contingent or otherwise, to be secured by) any mortgage, lien, pledge, charge, security interest or other encumbrance upon or in any property or assets (including accounts and contract rights) owned by any Person, even though the Person which owns such assets or property has not assumed or become liable for the payment of such indebtedness, and (H) all Contingent Obligations in respect of indebtedness or obligations of others of the kinds referred to in clauses (A) through (G) above; and (y) “Contingent Obligation” means, as to any Person, any direct or indirect liability, contingent or otherwise, of that Person with respect to any indebtedness, lease, dividend or other obligation of another Person if the primary purpose or intent of the Person incurring such liability, or the primary effect
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thereof, is to provide assurance to the obligee of such liability that such liability will be paid or discharged, or that any agreements relating thereto will be complied with, or that the holders of such liability will be protected (in whole or in part) against loss with respect thereto.
(cc)Employee Relations. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to any collective bargaining agreement or, to the Company’s Knowledge, employs any member of a union. The Company believes that its relations with its employees are as disclosed in the SEC Reports and no disturbance by the Company’s employees exists or, to the Company’s Knowledge, is imminent. Except as disclosed inSchedule 3.1(cc), no current executive officer of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (as defined in Rule 501(f) of the Securities Act) has notified in writing the Company or any such Subsidiary that such officer intends to leave the Company or any such Subsidiary or otherwise terminate such officer’s employment with the Company or any such Subsidiary. To the Company’s Knowledge, no executive officer of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is in violation of any material term of any employment contract, confidentiality, disclosure or proprietary information agreement, non-competition agreement, or any other contract or agreement or any restrictive covenant, and the continued employment of each such executive officer does not subject the Company or any such Subsidiary to any liability with respect to any of the foregoing matters.
(dd)Labor Matters. The Company and its Subsidiaries are in compliance in all material respects with all federal, state, local and foreign laws and regulations respecting labor, employment and employment practices and benefits, terms and conditions of employment and wages and hours, except where failure to be in compliance would not, either individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(ee)Environmental Laws. The Company and its Subsidiaries (i) are in compliance with any and all Environmental Laws (as hereinafter defined), (ii) have received all 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 where, in each of the foregoing clauses (i), (ii) and (iii), the failure to so comply could be reasonably expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect. The term “Environmental Laws” means all federal, state, local or foreign laws relating to pollution or protection of human health or the environment (including, without limitation, ambient air, surface water, groundwater, land surface or subsurface strata), including, without limitation, laws relating to emissions, discharges, releases or threatened releases of chemicals, pollutants, contaminants, or toxic or hazardous substances or wastes (collectively, “Hazardous Materials”) into the environment, or otherwise relating to the manufacture, processing, distribution, use, treatment, storage, disposal, transport or handling of Hazardous Materials, as well as all authorizations, codes, decrees, demands or demand letters, injunctions, judgments, licenses, notices or notice letters, orders, permits, plans or regulations issued, entered, promulgated or approved thereunder.
(ff)Subsidiary Rights. Except as set forth inSchedule 3.1(ff), the Company or its Subsidiaries have the unrestricted right to vote, and (subject to limitations imposed by applicable law) to receive dividends and distributions on, all capital securities or ownership interest of the Subsidiaries as owned by the Company or such Subsidiary.
(gg)Tax Status. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries (i) has made or filed all foreign, federal and state income and all other material tax returns, reports and declarations required by any jurisdiction to which it is subject, (ii) 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, and (iii) 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.
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(hh)Regulation M Compliance. The Company has not, and to the Company’s 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 Shares, (ii) sold, bid for, purchased, or, paid any compensation for soliciting purchases of, any of the Shares, 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 Placement Agent in connection with the placement of the Shares.
(ii)Disclosure Controls and Procedures. The Company maintains disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Rule 13a-15 of the General Rules and Regulations under the Exchange Act) that comply with the requirements of the Exchange Act; such disclosure controls and procedures have been designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company and its Subsidiaries is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management, including the Company’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer by others within those entities, such disclosure controls and procedures are effective.
3.2Representations and Warranties of the Purchasers. Each Purchaser hereby, for itself and for no other Purchaser, represents and warrants as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date to the Company and the Placement Agent as follows:
(a)Organization; Authority. Such Purchaser is an entity duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization with the requisite corporate or partnership power and authority to enter into and to consummate the transactions contemplated by the applicable Transaction Documents and otherwise to carry out its obligations hereunder and thereunder. The execution and delivery of this Agreement by such Purchaser and performance by such Purchaser of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate or, if such Purchaser is not a corporation, such partnership, limited liability company or other applicable like action, on the part of such Purchaser. Each Transaction document to which it is a party has been duly executed by such Purchaser, and when delivered by such Purchaser in accordance with the terms hereof, will constitute the valid and legally binding obligation of such Purchaser, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, liquidation or similar laws relating to, or affecting generally the enforcement of, creditors’ rights and remedies or by other equitable principles of general application.
(b)No Conflicts. The execution, delivery and performance by such Purchaser of this Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement and the consummation by such Purchaser of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby will not (i) result in a violation of the organizational documents of such Purchaser, (ii) conflict with, or constitute a default (or an event which with notice or lapse of time or both would become a default) under, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, any agreement, indenture or instrument to which such Purchaser is a party, or (iii) result in a violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree (including federal and state securities laws) applicable to such Purchaser, except in the case of clauses (ii) and (iii) above, for such conflicts, defaults, rights or violations which would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the ability of such Purchaser to perform its obligations hereunder.
(c)Investment Intent. Such Purchaser understands that the Shares are “restricted securities” and have not been registered under the Securities Act or any applicable state securities law and is
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acquiring the Shares as principal for its own account and not with a view to, or for distributing or reselling such Shares or any part thereof in violation of the Securities Act or any applicable state securities laws,provided, however, that by making the representations herein, such Purchaser does not agree to hold any of the Shares for any minimum period of time and reserves the right, subject to the provisions of this Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement, at all times to sell or otherwise dispose of all or any part of such Shares pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act or under an exemption from such registration and in compliance with applicable federal and state securities laws. Such Purchaser is acquiring the Shares hereunder in the ordinary course of its business. Such Purchaser does not presently have any agreement, plan or understanding, directly or indirectly, with any Person to distribute or effect any distribution of any of the Shares (or any securities which are derivatives thereof) to or through any person or entity; such Purchaser is not a registered broker-dealer under Section 15 of the Exchange Act or an entity engaged in a business that would require it to be so registered as a broker-dealer.
(d)Purchaser Status. At the time such Purchaser was offered the Shares, it was, and at the date hereof it is, an “accredited investor” as defined in Rule 501(a) under the Securities Act.
(e)General Solicitation. Such Purchaser is not purchasing the Shares as a result of any advertisement, article, notice or other communication regarding the Shares published in any newspaper, magazine or similar media or broadcast over television or radio or presented at any seminar or any other general advertisement.
(f)Experience of Such Purchaser. Such Purchaser, either alone or together with its representatives, has such knowledge, sophistication and experience in business and financial matters so as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the prospective investment in the Shares, and has so evaluated the merits and risks of such investment. Such Purchaser is able to bear the economic risk of an investment in the Shares and, at the present time, is able to afford a complete loss of such investment.
(g)Access to Information. Such Purchaser acknowledges that it has had the opportunity to review the Disclosure Materials and has been afforded (i) the opportunity to ask such questions as it has deemed necessary of, and to receive answers from, representatives of the Company concerning the terms and conditions of the offering of the Shares and the merits and risks of investing in the Shares; (ii) access to information about the Company and the Subsidiaries and their respective financial condition, results of operations, business, properties, management and prospects sufficient to enable it to evaluate its investment; and (iii) the opportunity to obtain such additional information that the Company possesses or can acquire without unreasonable effort or expense that is necessary to make an informed investment decision with respect to the investment. Neither such inquiries nor any other investigation conducted by or on behalf of such Purchaser or its representatives or counsel shall modify, amend or affect such Purchaser’s right to rely on the truth, accuracy and completeness of the Disclosure Materials and the Company’s representations and warranties contained in the Transaction Documents. Such Purchaser has sought such accounting, legal and tax advice as it has considered necessary to make an informed decision with respect to its acquisition of the Shares.
(h)Certain Trading Activities. Other than with respect to the transactions contemplated herein, since the time that such Purchaser was first contacted by the Company, the Placement Agent or any other Person regarding the transactions contemplated hereby, neither the Purchaser nor any Affiliate of such Purchaser which (x) had knowledge of the transactions contemplated hereby, (y) has or shares discretion relating to such Purchaser’s investments or trading or information concerning such Purchaser’s investments, including in respect of the Shares, and (z) is subject to such Purchaser’s review or input concerning such Affiliate’s investments or trading (collectively, “Trading Affiliates”) has directly or indirectly, nor has any Person acting on behalf of or pursuant to any understanding with such Purchaser or Trading Affiliate, effected or agreed to effect any purchases or sales of the securities of the Company (including, without
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limitation, any Short Sales involving the Company’s securities). Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the case of a Purchaser and/or Trading Affiliate that is, individually or collectively, a multi-managed investment bank or vehicle whereby separate portfolio managers manage separate portions of such Purchaser’s or Trading Affiliate’s assets and the portfolio managers have no direct knowledge of the investment decisions made by the portfolio managers managing other portions of such Purchaser’s or Trading Affiliate’s assets, the representation set forth above shall apply only with respect to the portion of assets managed by the portfolio manager that have knowledge about the financing transaction contemplated by this Agreement. Other than to other Persons party to this Agreement, such Purchaser has maintained the confidentiality of all disclosures made to it in connection with this transaction (including the existence and terms of this transaction). Notwithstanding the foregoing, for avoidance of doubt, nothing contained herein shall constitute a representation or warranty, or preclude any actions, with respect to the identification of the availability of, or securing of, available shares to borrow in order to effect short sales or similar transactions in the future.
(i)Brokers and Finders. No Person will have, as a result of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, any valid right, interest or claim against or upon the Company or any Purchaser for any commission, fee or other compensation pursuant to any agreement, arrangement or understanding entered into by or on behalf of the Purchaser.
(j)Independent Investment Decision. Such Purchaser has independently evaluated the merits of its decision to purchase Shares pursuant to the Transaction Documents, and such Purchaser confirms that it has not relied on the advice of any other Purchaser’s business and/or legal counsel in making such decision. Such Purchaser understands that nothing in this Agreement or any other materials presented by or on behalf of the Company to the Purchaser in connection with the purchase of the Shares constitutes legal, tax or investment advice. Such Purchaser has consulted such legal, tax and investment advisors as it, in its sole discretion, has deemed necessary or appropriate in connection with its purchase of the Shares. Such Purchaser understands that the Placement Agent has acted solely as the agent of the Company in this placement of the Shares and such Purchaser has not relied on the business or legal advice of the Placement Agent or any of its agents, counsel or Affiliates in making its investment decision hereunder, and confirms that none of such Persons has made any representations or warranties to such Purchaser in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents.
(k)Reliance on Exemptions. Such Purchaser understands that the Shares 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 Purchaser’s compliance with, the representations, warranties, agreements, acknowledgements and understandings of such Purchaser set forth herein in order to determine the availability of such exemptions and the eligibility of such Purchaser to acquire the Shares.
(l)No Governmental Review. Such Purchaser understands that no United States federal or state agency or any other government or governmental agency has passed on or made any recommendation or endorsement of the Shares or the fairness or suitability of the investment in the Shares nor have such authorities passed upon or endorsed the merits of the offering of the Shares.
(m)Regulation M. Such Purchaser is aware that the anti-manipulation rules of Regulation M under the Exchange Act may apply to sales of Common Stock and other activities with respect to the Common Stock by the Purchasers.
(n)Residency. Such Purchaser’s residence (if an individual) or offices in which its investment decision with respect to the Shares was made (if an entity) are located at the address immediately below such Purchaser’s name on its signature page hereto.
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The Company and each of the Purchasers acknowledge and agree that no party to this Agreement has made or makes any representations or warranties with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby other than those specifically set forth in thisArticle III and the Transaction Documents.
ARTICLE IV.
OTHER AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES
OTHER AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES
4.1Transfer Restrictions.
(a)Compliance with Laws. Notwithstanding any other provision of thisArticle IV, each Purchaser covenants that the Shares may be disposed of only pursuant to an effective registration statement under, and in compliance with the requirements of, 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 compliance with any applicable state and federal securities laws. In connection with any transfer of the Shares other than (i) pursuant to an effective registration statement, (ii) to the Company, (iii) pursuant to Rule 144 (providedthat the Purchaser provides the Company with reasonable assurances (in the form of seller and, if applicable, broker representation letters) that the securities may be sold pursuant to such rule) or (iv) in connection with a bona fide pledge as contemplated inSection 4.1(b), the Company may require the transferor thereof to provide to the Company an opinion of counsel selected by the transferor and reasonably acceptable to the Company, the form and substance of which opinion shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Company, to the effect that such transfer does not require registration of such transferred Shares under the Securities Act. As a condition of transfer, any such transferee shall agree in writing to be bound by the terms of this Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement and shall have the rights of a Purchaser under this Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement with respect to such transferred Shares.
(b)Legends. Certificates evidencing the Shares shall bear any legend as required by the “blue sky” laws of any state and a restrictive legend in substantially the following form, until such time as they are not required underSection 4.1(c):
THESE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. THE SECURITIES MAY NOT BE OFFERED FOR SALE, SOLD, TRANSFERRED OR ASSIGNED (I) IN THE ABSENCE OF (A) AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT FOR THE SECURITIES UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR (B) 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 OR BLUE SKY LAWS AS EVIDENCED BY A LEGAL OPINION OF COUNSEL REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO THE COMPANY AND ITS TRANSFER AGENT OR (II) UNLESS SOLD PURSUANT TO RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT. NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING, THE SECURITIES MAY BE PLEDGED IN CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN ACCOUNT OR OTHER LOAN OR FINANCING ARRANGEMENT SECURED BY THE SECURITIES.
The Company acknowledges and agrees that a Purchaser may from time to time pledge, and/or grant a security interest in, some or all of the legended Shares in connection with applicable securities laws, pursuant to a bona fide margin agreement in compliance with a bona fide margin loan. Such a pledge would not be subject to approval or consent of the Company and no legal opinion of legal counsel to the
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pledgee, secured party or pledgor shall be required in connection with the pledge, but such legal opinion shall be required in connection with a subsequent transfer or foreclosure following default by the Purchaser transferee of the pledge. No notice shall be required of such pledge, but Purchaser’s transferee shall promptly notify the Company of any such subsequent transfer or foreclosure. Each Purchaser acknowledges that the Company shall not be responsible for any pledges relating to, or the grant of any security interest in, any of the Shares or for any agreement, understanding or arrangement between any Purchaser and its pledgee or secured party. At the appropriate Purchaser’s expense, the Company will execute and deliver such reasonable documentation as a pledgee or secured party of Shares may reasonably request in connection with a pledge or transfer of the Shares, including the preparation and filing of any required prospectus supplement under Rule 424(b)(3) of the Securities Act or other applicable provision of the Securities Act to appropriately amend the list of Selling Stockholders thereunder. Each Purchaser acknowledges and agrees that, except as otherwise provided inSection 4.1(c), any Shares subject to a pledge or security interest as contemplated by thisSection 4.1(b) shall continue to bear the legend set forth in thisSection 4.1(b) and be subject to the restrictions on transfer set forth inSection 4.1(a).
(c)Removal of Legends. The legend set forth inSection 4.1(b) above shall be removed and the Company shall issue a certificate without such legend or any other legend to the holder of the applicable Shares upon which it is stamped or issue to such holder by electronic delivery at the applicable balance account at the Depository Trust Company (“DTC”), if (i) such Shares are registered for resale under the Securities Act (provided that, if the Purchaser is selling pursuant to the effective registration statement registering the Shares for resale, the Purchaser agrees to only sell such Shares during such time that such registration statement is effective and not withdrawn or suspended, and only as permitted by such registration statement), (ii) such Shares are sold or transferred pursuant to Rule 144 (if the transferor is not an Affiliate of the Company), or (iii) such Shares are eligible for sale under Rule 144, without the requirement for the Company to be in compliance with the current public information required under Rule 144 as to such securities and without volume or manner-of-sale restrictions. Following the earlier of (i) the Effective Date or (ii) Rule 144 becoming available for the resale of Shares, without the requirement for the Company to be in compliance with the current public information required under Rule 144 as to such securities and without volume or manner-of-sale restrictions, the Company shall cause Company Counsel to issue to the Transfer Agent the legal opinion referred to in the Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions. Any fees (with respect to the Transfer Agent, Company Counsel or otherwise) associated with the issuance of such opinion or the removal of such legend shall be borne by the Company. Following the Effective Date, or at such earlier time as a legend is no longer required for certain Shares, the Company will no later than three (3) Trading Days following the delivery by a Purchaser to the Transfer Agent (with notice to the Company) of a legended certificate representing Shares (endorsed or with stock powers attached, signatures guaranteed, and otherwise in form necessary to affect the reissuance and/or transfer), and an opinion of counsel to the extent required bySection 4.1(a) (such third (3rd) Trading Day, the “Legend Removal Date”), deliver or cause to be delivered to such Purchaser 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 the Transfer Agent that enlarge the restrictions on transfer set forth in thisSection 4.1(c). Certificates for Shares subject to legend removal hereunder may be transmitted by the Transfer Agent to the Purchasers by crediting the account of the Purchaser’s prime broker with DTC as directed by such Purchaser.
(d)Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions. The Company shall issue irrevocable instructions to its transfer agent, and any subsequent transfer agent, in the form ofExhibit D attached hereto (the “Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions”). The Company represents and warrants that no instruction other than the Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions referred to in thisSection 4.1(d) (or instructions that are consistent therewith) will be given by the Company to its transfer agent in connection with this Agreement, and that the Shares 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 and applicable law. The Company acknowledges that a breach by it of its obligations under thisSection 4.1(d)
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will cause irreparable harm to a Purchaser. Accordingly, the Company acknowledges that the remedy at law for a breach of its obligations under thisSection 4.1(d) will be inadequate and agrees, in the event of a breach or threatened breach by the Company of the provisions of thisSection 4.1(d), that a Purchaser shall be entitled, in addition to all other available remedies, to an order and/or 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.
(e)Acknowledgement. Each Purchaser hereunder acknowledges its primary responsibilities under the Securities Act and accordingly will not sell or otherwise transfer the Shares or any interest therein without complying with the requirements of the Securities Act. While the Registration Statement remains effective, each Purchaser hereunder may sell the Shares in accordance with the plan of distribution contained in the Registration Statement and if it does so it will comply therewith and with the related prospectus delivery requirements unless an exemption therefrom is available. Each Purchaser, severally and not jointly with the other Purchasers, agrees that if it is notified by the Company in writing at any time that the Registration Statement registering the resale of the Shares is not effective or that the prospectus included in such Registration Statement no longer complies with the requirements of Section 10 of the Securities Act, the Purchaser will refrain from selling such Shares until such time as the Purchaser is notified by the Company that such Registration Statement is effective or such prospectus is compliant with Section 10 of the Securities Act, unless such Purchaser is able to, and does, sell such Shares pursuant to an available exemption from the registration requirements of Section 5 of the Securities Act. Both the Company and its Transfer Agent, and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents, may rely on thisSection 4.1(e) and each Purchaser hereunder will indemnify and hold harmless each of such persons from any breaches or violations of thisSection 4.1(e).
(f)Buy-In. If the Transfer Agent shall fail for any reason or for no reason to issue to a Purchaser unlegended certificates within three (3) Trading Days of receipt by Transfer Agent of all documents necessary for the removal of the legend set forth above (the “Deadline Date”), then, in addition to all other remedies available to such Purchaser, if on or after the Trading Day immediately following such three (3) Trading Day period, such Purchaser purchases (in an open market transaction or otherwise) shares of Common Stock to deliver in satisfaction of a sale by the holder of shares of Common Stock that such Purchaser anticipated receiving from the Transfer Agent without any restrictive legend (a “Buy-In”), then the Company shall, within three (3) Trading Days after of receipt by Transfer Agent of all documents necessary for the removal of the legend set forth above and in such Purchaser’s sole discretion, either (i) pay cash to the Purchaser in an amount equal to such Purchaser’s total purchase price (including brokerage commissions, 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 shares of Common Stock) shall terminate, or (ii) promptly honor its obligation to deliver to such Purchaser a certificate or certificates representing such shares of Common Stock and pay cash to the Purchaser 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 Deadline Date.
4.2Furnishing of Information. In order to enable the Purchasers to sell the Shares under Rule 144, for a period of twelve (12) months from the Closing, the Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to timely file (or obtain extensions in respect thereof and file within the applicable grace period) all reports required to be filed by the Company after the date hereof pursuant to the Exchange Act. During such twelve (12) month period, if the Company is not required to file reports pursuant to the Exchange Act, it will prepare and furnish to the Purchasers and make publicly available in accordance with Rule 144(c) such information as is required for the Purchasers to sell the Shares under Rule 144.
4.3Integration. The Company shall not, and shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to ensure that no Affiliate of the Company shall, sell, offer for sale or solicit offers to buy or otherwise
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negotiate in respect of any security (as defined in Section 2 of the Securities Act) that will be integrated with the offer or sale of the Shares in a manner that would require the registration under the Securities Act of the sale of the Shares to the Purchasers, or that will be integrated with the offer or sale of the Shares for purposes of the rules and regulations of any Trading Market such that it would require stockholder approval prior to the closing of such other transaction unless stockholder approval is obtained before the closing of such subsequent transaction.
4.4Securities Laws Disclosure; Publicity. By 9:00 A.M., New York City time, on the Trading Day immediately following the date hereof, the Company shall issue a press release (the “Press Release”) reasonably acceptable to the Placement Agent disclosing all material terms of the transactions contemplated hereby. On or before 9:00 A.M., New York City time, on the second (2nd) Trading Day immediately following the execution of this Agreement, the Company will file a Current Report on Form 8-K with the Commission describing the terms of the Transaction Documents (and including as exhibits to such Current Report on Form 8-K the material Transaction Documents (including, without limitation, this Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement)). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall not publicly disclose the name of any Purchaser or an Affiliate of any Purchaser, or include the name of any Purchaser or an Affiliate of any Purchaser in any press release or filing with the Commission (other than the Registration Statement) or any regulatory agency or Trading Market, without the prior written consent of such Purchaser, except (i) as required by federal securities law in connection with (A) any registration statement contemplated by the Registration Rights Agreement and (B) the filing of final Transaction Documents (including signature pages thereto) with the Commission and (ii) to the extent such disclosure is required by law, request of the Staff of the Commission or Trading Market regulations, in which case the Company shall provide the Purchasers with prior written notice of such disclosure permitted under this subclause (ii). From and after the issuance of the Press Release, no Purchaser shall be in possession of any material, non-public information received from the Company, any Subsidiary or any of their respective officers, directors, employees or agents, that is not disclosed in the Press Release unless a Purchaser shall have executed a written agreement regarding the confidentiality and use of such information. Each Purchaser, severally and not jointly with the other Purchasers, covenants that until such time as the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are required to be publicly disclosed by the Company as described in thisSection 4.4, such Purchaser will maintain the confidentiality of all disclosures made to it in connection with this transaction (including the existence and terms of this transaction).
4.5Shareholder Rights Plan. No claim will be made or enforced by the Company or, with the consent of the Company, any other Person, that any Purchaser is an “Acquiring Person” under any control share acquisition, business combination, poison pill (including any distribution under a rights agreement) or similar anti-takeover plan or arrangement in effect or hereafter adopted by the Company, or that any Purchaser could be deemed to trigger the provisions of any such plan or arrangement, in either case solely by virtue of receiving Shares under the Transaction Documents or under any other written agreement between the Company and the Purchasers; provided, however, that no such Purchaser owns any equity in the Company prior to its purchase of the Shares hereunder.
4.6Non-Public Information. Except with respect to the material terms and conditions of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents, including this Agreement, or as expressly required by any applicable securities law, the Company covenants and agrees that neither it, nor any other Person acting on its behalf, will provide any Purchaser or its agents or counsel with any information regarding the Company that the Company believes constitutes material non-public information without the express written consent of such Purchaser, unless prior thereto such Purchaser shall have executed a written agreement regarding the confidentiality and use of such information. The Company understands and confirms that each Purchaser shall be relying on the foregoing covenant in effecting transactions in securities of the Company.
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4.7Use of Proceeds. The Company shall use the net proceeds from the sale of the Shares hereunder for working capital for photovoltaic projects and general corporate purposes and shall not use such proceeds for: (a) the satisfaction of any portion of the Company’s debt (other than payment of trade payables in the ordinary course of the Company’s business and prior practices), (b) the redemption of any Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents or (c) the settlement of any outstanding litigation.
4.8Indemnification of Purchasers. Subject to the provisions of thisSection 4.8, the Company will indemnify and hold each Purchaser and its directors, officers, shareholders, members, partners, employees and agents (and any other Persons with a functionally equivalent role of a Person holding such titles notwithstanding a lack of such title or any other title), each Person who controls such Purchaser (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act and Section 20 of the Exchange Act), and the directors, officers, shareholders, agents, members, partners or employees (and any other Persons with a functionally equivalent role of a Person holding such titles notwithstanding a lack of such title or any other title) of such controlling persons (each, a “Purchaser Party”) harmless from any and all losses, liabilities, obligations, claims, contingencies, damages, costs and expenses, including all judgments, amounts paid in settlements, court costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs of investigation that any such Purchaser Party may suffer or incur as a result of or relating to (a) any breach of any of the representations, warranties, covenants or agreements made by the Company in this Agreement or in the other Transaction Documents or (b) any action instituted against a Purchaser in any capacity, or any of them or their respective Affiliates, by any stockholder of the Company who is not an Affiliate of such Purchaser, with respect to any of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents (unless such action is based upon a breach of such Purchaser’s representations, warranties or covenants under the Transaction Documents or any agreements or understandings such Purchaser may have with any such stockholder or any violations by the Purchaser of state or federal securities laws or any conduct by such Purchaser which constitutes fraud, gross negligence, willful misconduct or malfeasance). Promptly after receipt by any Person (the “Indemnified Person”) of notice of any demand, claim or circumstances which would or might give rise to a claim or the commencement of any action, proceeding or investigation in respect of which indemnity may be sought pursuant to thisSection 4.8, such Indemnified Person shall promptly notify the Company in writing and the Company shall assume the defense thereof, including the employment of counsel reasonably satisfactory to such Indemnified Person, and shall assume the payment of all fees and expenses; provided, however, that the failure of any Indemnified Person so to notify the Company shall not relieve the Company of its obligations hereunder except to the extent that the Company is actually and materially prejudiced by such failure to notify. In any such proceeding, any Indemnified Person shall have the right to retain its own counsel, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such Indemnified Person unless: (i) the Company and the Indemnified Person shall have mutually agreed to the retention of such counsel; (ii) the Company shall have failed promptly to assume the defense of such proceeding and to employ counsel reasonably satisfactory to such Indemnified Person in such proceeding; or (iii) in the reasonable judgment of counsel to such Indemnified Person, representation of both parties by the same counsel would be inappropriate due to actual or potential differing interests between them. The Company shall not be liable for any settlement of any proceeding effected without its written consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned. Without the prior written consent of the Indemnified Person, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned, the Company shall not effect any settlement of any pending or threatened proceeding in respect of which any Indemnified Person is or could have been a party and indemnity could have been sought hereunder by such Indemnified Party, unless such settlement includes an unconditional release of such Indemnified Person from all liability arising out of such proceeding.
4.9Principal Trading Market Listing. In the time and manner required by the Principal Trading Market, the Company shall prepare and file with such Principal Trading Market an additional shares listing application covering all of the Shares and shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to take all steps necessary to cause all of the Shares to be approved for listing on the Principal Trading Market as promptly as possible thereafter.
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4.10Form D; Blue Sky. The Company agrees to timely file a Form D with respect to the Shares as required under Regulation D and to provide a copy thereof, promptly upon the written request of any Purchaser. The Company, on or before the Closing Date, shall take such action as the Company shall reasonably determine is necessary in order to obtain an exemption for or to qualify the Shares for sale to the Purchasers under applicable securities or “Blue Sky” laws of the states of the United States (or to obtain an exemption from such qualification) and shall provide evidence of such actions promptly upon the written request of any Purchaser.
4.11Delivery of Shares After Closing. The Company shall deliver, or cause to be delivered, the respective Shares purchased by each Purchaser to such Purchaser within three (3) Trading Days of the Closing Date.
4.12Short Sales and Confidentiality After The Date Hereof. Such Purchaser shall not, and shall cause its Trading Affiliates not to, engage, directly or indirectly, in any transactions in the Company’s securities (including, without limitation, any Short Sales involving the Company’s securities) during the period from the date hereof until the earlier of such time as (i) the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are first publicly announced as required by and described inSection 4.4 or (ii) this Agreement is terminated in full pursuant toSection 6.18. Each Purchaser, severally and not jointly with the other Purchasers, covenants that until such time as the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are publicly disclosed by the Company as described inSection 4.4, such Purchaser will maintain the confidentiality of the existence and terms of this transaction and the information included in the Transaction Documents and Disclosure Schedules. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Purchaser makes any representation, warranty or covenant hereby that it will not engage in Short Sales in the securities of the Company after the time that the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are first publicly announced as described inSection 4.4;provided, however, each Purchaser agrees, severally and not jointly with any Purchasers, that they will not enter into any Net Short Sales (as hereinafter defined) from the period commencing on the Closing Date and ending on the earliest of (x) the Effective Date of the initial Registration Statement, (y) the twenty-four (24) month anniversary of the Closing Date or (z) the date that such Purchaser no longer holds any Shares. For purposes of thisSection 4.12, a “Net Short Sale” by any Purchaser shall mean a sale of Common Stock by such Purchaser that is marked as a short sale and that is made at a time when there is no equivalent offsetting long position in Common Stock held by such Purchaser. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that a Purchaser is a multi-managed investment vehicle whereby separate portfolio managers manage separate portions of such Purchaser’s assets and the portfolio managers have no direct knowledge of the investment decisions made by the portfolio managers managing other portions of such Purchaser’s assets, the representation set forth above shall apply only with respect to the portion of assets managed by the portfolio manager that have knowledge about the financing transaction contemplated by this Agreement. Moreover, notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that a Purchaser has sold Shares pursuant to Rule 144 prior to the Effective Date of the initial Registration Statement and the Company has failed to deliver certificates without legends prior to the settlement date for such sale (assuming that such certificates meet the requirements set forth inSection 4.1(c) for the removal of legends), the provisions of thisSection 4.12 shall not prohibit the Purchaser from entering into Net Short Sales for the purpose of delivering shares of Common Stock in settlement of such sale. Each Purchaser understands and acknowledges, severally and not jointly with any other Purchaser, that the Commission currently takes the position that covering a short position established prior to effectiveness of a resale registration statement with shares included in such registration statement would be a violation of Section 5 of the Securities Act, as set forth in Item 65, Section 5 under Section A, of the Manual of Publicly Available Telephone Interpretations, dated July 1997, compiled by the Office of Chief Counsel, Division of Corporation Finance.
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4.13Subsequent Equity Sales. From the date hereof until the earlier of (i) one hundred eighty (180) days following the Closing Date or (ii) thirty (30) days after the Effective Date, neither the Company nor any Subsidiary shall issue shares of Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents, except that the Company and its Subsidiaries may issue Excluded Securities, as defined in Section 4.14 below;provided, however, the thirty (30) day period set forth in thisSection 4.13 shall be extended for the number of Trading Days during such period in which (i) trading in the Common Stock is suspended by any Trading Market, or (ii) following the Effective Date, the Registration Statement is not effective or the prospectus included in the Registration Statement may not be used by the Purchasers for the resale of the Shares.
4.14Additional Issuances of Securities. (i) For purposes of thisSection 4.14, the following definitions shall apply.
(1) “Approved Stock Plan” means any employee benefit plan which has been approved by the Board of Directors of the Company, pursuant to which the Company’s securities may be issued to any employee, officer, director or consultant for services provided to the Company.
(2) “Convertible Securities” means any stock or securities (other than Options) of the Company convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Common Stock.
(3) “Excluded Securities” means Common Stock issued or issuable: (i) in connection with any Approved Stock Plan; (ii) upon conversion of any Options or Convertible Securities which are outstanding on the day immediately preceding the Closing Date,providedthat the terms of such Options or Convertible Securities are not amended, modified or changed on or after the Closing Date; (iii) pursuant to a bona fide firm commitment underwritten public offering with a nationally recognized underwriter which generates gross proceeds to the Company in excess of $20,000,000 (other than “equity lines”); or (iv) in connection with any acquisition by the Company, whether through an acquisition of stock or a merger of any business, assets or technologies the primary purpose of which is not to raise equity capital in an amount not to exceed, in the aggregate, 10% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock in any calendar year.
(4) “Options” means any rights, warrants or options to subscribe for or purchase Common Stock or Convertible Securities.
(ii) From the date hereof until the one (1) year anniversary following the Effective Date, the Company will not, directly or indirectly, offer, sell, grant any option to purchase, or otherwise dispose of (or announce any offer, sale, grant or any option to purchase or other disposition of) any of its or its Subsidiaries’ equity or equity equivalent securities, including without limitation any debt, preferred stock or other instrument or security that is, at any time during its life and under any circumstances, convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for shares of Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents (any such offer, sale, grant, disposition or announcement being referred to as a “Subsequent Placement”) unless the Company shall have first complied with thisSection 4.14(ii).
(1) The Company shall deliver to each Purchaser an irrevocable written notice (the “Offer Notice”) of any proposed or intended issuance or sale or exchange (the “Offer”) of the securities being offered (the “Offered Securities”) in a Subsequent Placement, which Offer Notice shall (w) identify and describe the Offered Securities, (x) describe the price and other terms upon which they are to be issued, sold or exchanged, and the number or amount of the Offered Securities to be issued, sold or exchanged, (y) identify the persons or entities (if known) to which or with which the Offered Securities are to be offered, issued, sold or exchanged and (z) offer to issue and sell to or exchange with such Purchaser a pro rata portion of the Offered Securities, allocated among such Purchaser (a) based on such Purchaser’s pro rata portion of the aggregate shares of Common Stock purchased hereunder (the “Basic Amount”), and (b) with respect to each Purchaser that elects to purchase its Basic Amount, any additional portion of the Offered Securities
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attributable to the Basic Amounts of other Purchasers as such Purchaser shall indicate it will purchase or acquire should the other Purchasers subscribe for less than their Basic Amounts (the “Undersubscription Amount”).
(2) To accept an Offer, in whole or in part, such Purchaser must deliver a written notice to the Company prior to the end of the tenth (10th) Business Day after such Purchaser’s receipt of the Offer Notice (the “Offer Period”), setting forth the portion of such Purchaser’s Basic Amount that such Purchaser elects to purchase and, if such Purchaser shall elect to purchase all of its Basic Amount, the Undersubscription Amount, if any, that such Purchaser elects to purchase (in either case, the “Notice of Acceptance”). If the Basic Amounts subscribed for by all Purchasers are less than the total of all of the Basic Amounts, then each Purchaser who has set forth an Undersubscription Amount in its Notice of Acceptance shall be entitled to purchase, in addition to the Basic Amounts subscribed for, the Undersubscription Amount it has subscribed for;provided,however, that if the Undersubscription Amounts subscribed for exceed the difference between the total of all the Basic Amounts and the Basic Amounts subscribed for (the “Available Undersubscription Amount”), each Purchaser who has subscribed for any Undersubscription Amount shall be entitled to purchase only that portion of the Available Undersubscription Amount as the Basic Amount of such Purchaser bears to the total Basic Amounts of all Purchasers that have subscribed for Undersubscription Amounts, subject to rounding by the Company to the extent its deems reasonably necessary.
(3) The Company shall have ten (10) Business Days from the expiration of the Offer Period above to offer, issue, sell or exchange all or any part of such Offered Securities as to which a Notice of Acceptance has not been given by the eligible Purchasers (the “Refused Securities”), but only to the offerees described in the Offer Notice (if so described therein) and only upon terms and conditions (including, without limitation, unit prices and interest rates) that are not more favorable to the acquiring person or persons or less favorable to the Company than those set forth in the Offer Notice.
(4) In the event the Company shall propose to sell less than all the Refused Securities (any such sale to be in the manner and on the terms specified inSection 4.14(ii)(3) above), then each Purchaser may, at its sole option and in its sole discretion, reduce the number or amount of the Offered Securities specified in its Notice of Acceptance to an amount that shall be not less than the number or amount of the Offered Securities that such Purchaser elected to purchase pursuant toSection 4.14(ii)(2) above multiplied by a fraction, (i) the numerator of which shall be the number or amount of Offered Securities the Company actually proposes to issue, sell or exchange (including Offered Securities to be issued or sold to Purchasers pursuant toSection 4.14(ii)(3) above prior to such reduction) and (ii) the denominator of which shall be the original amount of the Offered Securities. In the event that any Purchaser so elects to reduce the number or amount of Offered Securities specified in its Notice of Acceptance, the Company may not issue, sell or exchange more than the reduced number or amount of the Offered Securities unless and until such securities have again been offered to the Purchasers in accordance withSection 4.14(ii)(1) above.
(5) Upon the closing of the issuance, sale or exchange of all or less than all of the Refused Securities, the Purchasers shall acquire from the Company, and the Company shall issue to the Purchasers, the number or amount of Offered Securities specified in the Notices of Acceptance, as reduced pursuant toSection 4.14(ii)(3) above if the Purchasers have so elected, upon the terms and conditions specified in the Offer. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, if the Company does not consummate the closing of the issuance, sale or exchange of all or less than all of the Refused Securities within ten (10) Business Days of the expiration of the Offer Period, the Company shall issue to the Purchasers the number or amount of Offered Securities specified in the Notices of Acceptance, as reduced pursuant toSection 4.14(ii)(4) above if the Purchasers have so elected, upon the terms and conditions specified in the Offer. The purchase by the Purchasers of any Offered Securities is subject in all cases to the preparation, execution and delivery by the Company and the Purchasers of a purchase agreement relating to such Offered Securities reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Purchasers and their respective counsel.
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(6) Any Offered Securities not acquired by the Purchasers or other persons in accordance withSection 4.14(ii)(3) above may not be issued, sold or exchanged until they are again offered to the Purchasers under the procedures specified in this Agreement.
(iii) The restrictions contained in subsection (ii) of thisSection 4.14 shall not apply in connection with any Excluded Securities.
4.15Board Appointment. Within ten (10) business days of the Closing, Company shall have taken all action necessary to cause Francis Chen, as the designee of WI Harper, to be appointed to the Board of Directors.
ARTICLE V.
CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO CLOSING
CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO CLOSING
5.1Conditions Precedent to the Obligations of the Purchasers to Purchase Shares. The obligation of each Purchaser to acquire Shares at the Closing is subject to the fulfillment to such Purchaser’s satisfaction, on or prior to the Closing Date, of each of the following conditions, any of which may be waived by such Purchaser (as to itself only):
(a)Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties of the Company contained herein shall be true and correct in all material respects (except for those representations and warranties which are qualified as to materiality, in which case such representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all respects) as of the date when made and as of the Closing Date, as though made on and as of such date, except for such representations and warranties that speak as of a specific date.
(b)Performance. The Company shall have performed, satisfied and complied in all material respects with all covenants, agreements and conditions required by the Transaction Documents to be performed, satisfied or complied with by it at or prior to the Closing.
(c)No Injunction. No statute, rule, regulation, executive order, decree, ruling or injunction shall have been enacted, entered, promulgated or endorsed by any court or governmental authority of competent jurisdiction that prohibits the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents.
(d)Consents. The Company shall have obtained in a timely fashion any and all consents, permits, approvals, registrations and waivers necessary for consummation of the purchase and sale of the Shares, all of which shall be and remain so long as necessary in full force and effect.
(e)Adverse Changes. Since the date of execution of this Agreement, no event or series of events shall have occurred that has had or would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(f)Listing. The OTC Bulletin Board shall have approved the listing of additional shares application for the Shares.
(g)No Suspensions of Trading in Common Stock. The Common Stock shall not have been suspended, as of the Closing Date, by the Commission or the Principal Trading Market from trading on the Principal Trading Market nor shall suspension by the Commission or the Principal Trading Market have
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been threatened, as of the Closing Date, either (A) in writing by the Commission or the Principal Trading Market or (B) by falling below the minimum listing maintenance requirements of the Principal Trading Market.
(h)Company Deliverables. The Company shall have delivered the Company Deliverables in accordance withSection 2.2(a).
(i)Compliance Certificate. The Company shall have delivered to each Purchaser a certificate, dated as of the Closing Date and signed by its Chief Executive Officer or its Chief Financial Officer, dated as of the Closing Date, certifying to the fulfillment of the conditions specified inSections 5.1(a) and(b) in the form attached hereto asExhibit F.
(j)Termination. This Agreement shall not have been terminated as to such Purchaser in accordance withSection 6.18 herein.
5.2Conditions Precedent to the Obligations of the Company to sell Shares. The Company’s obligation to sell and issue the Shares at the Closing to the Purchasers is subject to the fulfillment to the satisfaction of the Company on or prior to the Closing Date of the following conditions, any of which may be waived by the Company:
(a)Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties made by the Purchasers inSection 3.2 hereof shall be true and correct in all material respects (except for those representations and warranties which are qualified as to materiality, in which case such representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all respects) as of the date when made, and as of the Closing Date as though made on and as of such date, except for representations and warranties that speak as of a specific date.
(b)Performance. Such Purchaser shall have performed, satisfied and complied in all material respects with all covenants, agreements and conditions required by the Transaction Documents to be performed, satisfied or complied with by such Purchaser at or prior to the Closing Date.
(c)No Injunction. No statute, rule, regulation, executive order, decree, ruling or injunction shall have been enacted, entered, promulgated or endorsed by any court or governmental authority of competent jurisdiction that prohibits the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents.
(d)Consents. The Company shall have obtained in a timely fashion any and all consents, permits, approvals, registrations and waivers necessary for consummation of the purchase and sale of the Shares, all of which shall be and remain so long as necessary in full force and effect.
(e)Purchasers Deliverables. Such Purchaser shall have delivered its Purchaser Deliverables in accordance withSection 2.2(b).
(f)Listing. The OTC Bulletin Board shall have approved the listing of additional shares application for the Shares.
(g)Termination. This Agreement shall not have been terminated as to such Purchaser in accordance withSection 6.18 herein.
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ARTICLE VI.
MISCELLANEOUS
MISCELLANEOUS
6.1Fees and Expenses. The Company and the Purchasers shall each pay the fees and expenses of their respective advisers, counsel, accountants and other experts, if any, and all other expenses incurred by such party in connection with the negotiation, preparation, execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, except that the Company shall reimburse WI Harper for its legal and due diligence expenses in an amount not to exceed $20,000. The Company shall pay all Transfer Agent fees, stamp taxes and other taxes and duties levied in connection with the sale and issuance of the Shares to the Purchasers.
6.2Entire Agreement. The Transaction Documents, together with the exhibits and schedules thereto, contain the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede all prior agreements, understandings, discussions and representations, oral or written, with respect to such matters, which the parties acknowledge have been merged into such documents, exhibits and schedules. At or after the Closing, and without further consideration, the Company and the Purchasers will execute and deliver to the other such further documents as may be reasonably requested in order to give practical effect to the intention of the parties under the Transaction Documents.
6.3Notices. Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries required or permitted to be provided hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed given and effective on the earliest of (a) the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile (provided the sender receives a machine-generated confirmation of successful transmission) at the facsimile number specified in thisSection 6.3 prior to 5:00 P.M., New York City time, on a Trading Day, (b) the next Trading Day after the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile at the facsimile number specified in thisSection 6.3 on a day that is not a Trading Day or later than 5:00 P.M., New York City time, on any Trading Day, (c) the Trading Day following the date of mailing, if sent by U.S. nationally recognized overnight courier service with next day delivery specified, or (d) upon actual receipt by the party to whom such notice is required to be given. The address for such notices and communications shall be as follows:
If to the Company: | Solar Power, Inc. | |||
1115 Orlando Avenue | ||||
Roseville, California 95661 | ||||
Telephone No.: (916) 745-0900 | ||||
Facsimile No.: (916) 745-0999 | ||||
Attention: Stephen C. Kircher | ||||
E-mail: skircher@solarpowerinc.net | ||||
With a copy to: | Weintraub Genshlea Chediak Law Corporation | |||
400 Capitol Mall, Suite 1100 | ||||
Sacramento, California 95814 | ||||
Telephone No.: (916) 558-6028 | ||||
Facsimile No.: (916) 446-1611 | ||||
Attention: David C. Adams, Esq. | ||||
E-mail: dadams@weintraub.com | ||||
If to a Purchaser: | To the address set forth under such Purchaser’s name on the signature page hereof; |
or such other address as may be designated in writing hereafter, in the same manner, by such Person.
6.4Amendments; Waivers; No Additional Consideration. No provision of this Agreement may be waived, modified, supplemented or amended except in a written instrument signed, in the case of an
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amendment, by the Company and the Purchasers of at least a majority in interest of the Shares still held by Purchasers or, in the case of a waiver, by the party against whom enforcement of any such waiver is sought. No waiver of any default with respect to any provision, condition or requirement of this Agreement shall be deemed to be a continuing waiver in the future or a waiver of any subsequent default or a waiver of any other provision, condition or requirement hereof, nor shall any delay or omission of either party to exercise any right hereunder in any manner impair the exercise of any such right. No consideration shall be offered or paid to any Purchaser to amend or consent to a waiver or modification of any provision of any Transaction Document unless the same consideration is also offered to all Purchasers who then hold Shares.
6.5Construction. The headings herein are for convenience only, do not constitute a part of this Agreement and shall not be deemed to limit or affect any of the provisions hereof. 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 shall be construed as if drafted jointly by the parties, and no presumption or burden of proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring any party by virtue of the authorship of any provisions of this Agreement or any of the Transaction Documents.
6.6Successors and Assigns. The provisions of this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties and their successors and permitted assigns. This Agreement, or any rights or obligations hereunder, may not be assigned by the Company without the prior written consent of each Purchaser. Any Purchaser may assign its rights hereunder in whole or in part to any Person to whom such Purchaser assigns or transfers any Shares in compliance with the Transaction Documents and applicable law, provided such transferee shall agree in writing to be bound, with respect to the transferred Shares, by the terms and conditions of this Agreement that apply to the “Purchasers”.
6.7No Third-Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement is intended for the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns and is not for the benefit of, nor may any provision hereof be enforced by, any other Person, except (i) the Placement Agent is an intended third party beneficiary ofArticle III hereof and (ii) each Purchaser Party is an intended third party beneficiary ofSection 4.8.
6.8Governing Law. All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this Agreement shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the internal laws of the State of New York, without regard to the principles of conflicts of law thereof. Each party agrees that all Proceedings concerning the interpretations, enforcement and defense of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and any other Transaction Documents (whether brought against a party hereto or its respective Affiliates, employees or agents) shall be commenced exclusively in the New York Courts. Each party hereto hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the New York Courts for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in connection herewith or with any transaction contemplated hereby or discussed herein (including with respect to the enforcement of any of the Transaction Documents), and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any Proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of any such New York Court, or that such Proceeding has been commenced in an improper or inconvenient forum. Each party hereto hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process being served in any such Proceeding by mailing a copy thereof via registered or certified mail or overnight delivery (with evidence of delivery) to such party at the address in effect for 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.EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.
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6.9Survival. Subject to applicable statute of limitations, the representations, warranties, agreements and covenants contained herein shall survive the Closing and the delivery of the Shares.
6.10Execution. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, all of which when taken together 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, it being understood that both parties need not sign the same counterpart. In the event that any signature is delivered by facsimile transmission, or by e-mail delivery of a “.pdf” format data file, such signature shall create a valid and binding obligation of the party executing (or on whose behalf such signature is executed) with the same force and effect as if such facsimile signature page were an original thereof.
6.11Severability. If any provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid or unenforceable in any respect, the validity and enforceability of the remaining terms and provisions of this Agreement shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby and the parties will attempt to agree upon a valid and enforceable provision that is a reasonable substitute therefor, and upon so agreeing, shall incorporate such substitute provision in this Agreement.
6.12Rescission and Withdrawal Right. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in (and without limiting any similar provisions of) the Transaction Documents, whenever any Purchaser exercises a right, election, demand or option under a Transaction Document and the Company does not timely perform its related obligations within the periods therein provided, then such Purchaser may rescind or withdraw, in its sole discretion from time to time upon written notice to the Company, any relevant notice, demand or election in whole or in part without prejudice to its future actions and rights.
6.13Replacement of Shares. If any certificate or instrument evidencing any Shares is mutilated, lost, stolen or destroyed, the Company shall issue or cause to be issued in exchange and substitution for and upon cancellation thereof, or in lieu of and substitution therefor, a new certificate or instrument, but only upon receipt of evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Company and the Transfer Agent of such loss, theft or destruction and the execution by the holder thereof of a customary lost certificate affidavit of that fact and an agreement to indemnify and hold harmless the Company and the Transfer Agent for any losses in connection therewith or, if required by the Transfer Agent, a bond in such form and amount as is required by the Transfer Agent. The applicants for a new certificate or instrument under such circumstances shall also pay any reasonable third-party costs associated with the issuance of such replacement Shares. If a replacement certificate or instrument evidencing any Shares is requested due to a mutilation thereof, the Company may require delivery of such mutilated certificate or instrument as a condition precedent to any issuance of a replacement.
6.14Remedies. In addition to being entitled to exercise all rights provided herein or granted by law, including recovery of damages, each of the Purchasers and the Company will be entitled to specific performance under the Transaction Documents. The parties agree that monetary damages may not be adequate compensation for any loss incurred by reason of any breach of obligations described in the foregoing sentence and hereby agree to waive in any action for specific performance of any such obligation (other than in connection with any action for a temporary restraining order) the defense that a remedy at law would be adequate.
6.15Payment Set Aside. To the extent that the Company makes a payment or payments to any Purchaser pursuant to any Transaction Document or a Purchaser enforces or exercises its rights thereunder, and such payment or payments or the proceeds of such enforcement or exercise or any part thereof are subsequently invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or preferential, set aside, recovered from, disgorged by or are required to be refunded, repaid or otherwise restored to the Company, a trustee, receiver or any other person under any law (including, without limitation, any bankruptcy law, state or federal law, common law
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or equitable cause of action), then to the extent of any such restoration the obligation or part thereof originally intended to be satisfied shall be revived and continued in full force and effect as if such payment had not been made or such enforcement or setoff had not occurred.
6.16Adjustments in Share Numbers and Prices. In the event of any stock split, subdivision, dividend or distribution payable in shares of Common Stock (or other securities or rights convertible into, or entitling the holder thereof to receive directly or indirectly shares of Common Stock), combination or other similar recapitalization or event occurring after the date hereof and prior to the Closing, each reference in any Transaction Document to a number of shares or a price per share shall be deemed to be amended to appropriately account for such event.
6.17Independent Nature of Purchasers’ Obligations and Rights. The obligations of each Purchaser under any Transaction Document are several and not joint with the obligations of any other Purchaser, and no Purchaser shall be responsible in any way for the performance of the obligations of any other Purchaser under any Transaction Document. The decision of each Purchaser to purchase Shares pursuant to the Transaction Documents has been made by such Purchaser independently of any other Purchaser and independently of any information, materials, statements or opinions as to the business, affairs, operations, assets, properties, liabilities, results of operations, condition (financial or otherwise) or prospects of the Company or any Subsidiary which may have been made or given by any other Purchaser or by any agent or employee of any other Purchaser, and no Purchaser and any of its agents or employees shall have any liability to any other Purchaser (or any other Person) relating to or arising from any such information, materials, statement or opinions. Nothing contained herein or in any Transaction Document, and no action taken by any Purchaser pursuant thereto, shall be deemed to constitute the Purchasers as a partnership, an association, a joint venture or any other kind of entity, or create a presumption that the Purchasers are in any way acting in concert or as a group with respect to such obligations or the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents. Each Purchaser acknowledges that no other Purchaser has acted as agent for such Purchaser in connection with making its investment hereunder and that no Purchaser will be acting as agent of such Purchaser in connection with monitoring its investment in the Shares or enforcing its rights under the Transaction Documents. Each Purchaser shall be entitled to independently protect and enforce its rights, including without limitation the rights arising out of this Agreement or out of the other Transaction Documents, and it shall not be necessary for any other Purchaser to be joined as an additional party in any proceeding for such purpose. Each Purchaser has been represented by its own separate legal counsel in its review and negotiation of the Transaction Documents. For reasons of administrative convenience only, Purchasers and their respective counsels have chosen to communicate with the Company through Goodwin Procter LLP, counsel to the Placement Agent. Each Purchaser acknowledges that Goodwin Procter LLP has rendered legal advice to the Placement Agent and not to such Purchaser in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, and that each such Purchaser has relied for such matters on the advice of its own respective counsel. The Company has elected to provide all Purchasers with the same terms and Transaction Documents for the convenience of the Company and not because it was required or requested to do so by any Purchaser.
6.18Termination. This Agreement may be terminated and the sale and purchase of the Shares abandoned at any time prior to the Closing by either the Company or any Purchaser (with respect to itself only) upon written notice to the other, if the Closing has not been consummated on or prior to 5:00 P.M., New York City time, on the Outside Date;provided, however, that the right to terminate this Agreement under thisSection 6.18 shall not be available to any Person whose failure to comply with its obligations under this Agreement has been the cause of or resulted in the failure of the Closing to occur on or before such time. Nothing in thisSection 6.18 shall be deemed to release any party from any liability for any breach by such party of the terms and provisions of this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents or to impair the right of any party to compel specific performance by any other party of its obligations under this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents. In the event of a termination pursuant to thisSection 6.18,
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the Company shall promptly notify all non-terminating Purchasers. Upon a termination in accordance with thisSection 6.18, the Company and the terminating Purchaser(s) shall not have any further obligation or liability (including arising from such termination) to the other, and no Purchaser will have any liability to any other Purchaser under the Transaction Documents as a result therefrom.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Securities Purchase Agreement to be duly executed by their respective authorized signatories as of the date first indicated above.
SOLAR POWER, INC. | ||||
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EXHIBITS:
A: | Form of Registration Rights Agreement | |
B-1: | Accredited Investor Questionnaire | |
B-2: | Stock Certificate Questionnaire | |
C-1: | Form of Opinion of Company Counsel | |
C-2: | Form of Opinion of PRC Counsel | |
C-3: | Form of Opinion of Hong Kong Counsel | |
D: | Form of Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions | |
E: | Form of Secretary’s Certificate | |
F: | Form of Officer’s Certificate | |
G: | Wire Instructions |
EXHIBIT A
FORM OF REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
INSTRUCTION SHEET
(to be read in conjunction with the entire Securities Purchase Agreement and Registration Rights Agreement)
A. | Complete the following items in the Securities Purchase Agreement and/or Registration Rights Agreement: |
1. | Provide the information regarding the Purchaser requested on the signature page. The Securities Purchase Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement must be executed by an individual authorized to bind the Purchaser. | ||
2. | Exhibit B-1 — Accredited Investor Questionnaire: | ||
Provide the information requested by the Accredited Investor Questionnaire | |||
3. | Exhibit B-2 Stock Certificate Questionnaire: | ||
Provide the information requested by the Stock Certificate Questionnaire | |||
4. | Annex B to the Registration Rights Agreement — Selling Securityholder Notice and Questionnaire | ||
Provide the information requested by the Selling Securityholder Notice and Questionnaire | |||
5. | Return the signed Securities Purchase Agreement and Registration Rights Agreement to: |
Jeff Lassiter
Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.
101 California Street
48th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94111
Tel: (415) 617-3050
Fax: (415) 617-3014
Email: jeffrey.lassiter@db.com
Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.
101 California Street
48th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94111
Tel: (415) 617-3050
Fax: (415) 617-3014
Email: jeffrey.lassiter@db.com
B. | Instructions regarding the transfer of funds for the purchase of Shares is set forth onExhibit G to the Securities Purchase Agreement. |
EXHIBIT B-1
ACCREDITED INVESTOR QUESTIONNAIRE
(ALL INFORMATION WILL BE TREATED CONFIDENTIALLY)
To: Solar Power, Inc.
This Investor Questionnaire (“Questionnaire”) must be completed by each potential investor in connection with the offer and sale of the shares of the common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Securities”), of Solar Power, Inc., a California corporation (the “Corporation”). The Securities are being offered and sold by the Corporation without registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”), and the securities laws of certain states, in reliance on the exemptions contained in Section 4(2) of the Act and on Regulation D promulgated thereunder and in reliance on similar exemptions under applicable state laws. The Corporation must determine that a potential investor meets certain suitability requirements before offering or selling Securities to such investor. The purpose of this Questionnaire is to assure the Corporation that each investor will meet the applicable suitability requirements. The information supplied by you will be used in determining whether you meet such criteria, and reliance upon the private offering exemptions from registration is based in part on the information herein supplied.
This Questionnaire does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any security. Your answers will be kept strictly confidential. However, by signing this Questionnaire, you will be authorizing the Corporation to provide a completed copy of this Questionnaire to such parties as the Corporation deems appropriate in order to ensure that the offer and sale of the Securities will not result in a violation of the Act or the securities laws of any state and that you otherwise satisfy the suitability standards applicable to purchasers of the Securities. All potential investors must answer all applicable questions and complete, date and sign this Questionnaire. Please print or type your responses and attach additional sheets of paper if necessary to complete your answers to any item.
PART A. BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Name of Beneficial Owner of the Securities: | ||
Business Address: | ||
(Number and Street) | ||||
(City) | (State) | (Zip Code) |
Telephone Number: ( ) | ||
If a corporation, partnership, limited liability company, trust or other entity:
Type of entity: | ||
State of formation: | Approximate Date of formation: |
Were you formed for the purpose of investing in the securities being offered?
Yes No
If an individual:
Residence Address: | ||
(Number and Street) | ||||
(City) | (State) | (Zip Code) |
Telephone Number: ( ) | ||
Age: | Citizenship: | Where registered to vote: |
Set forth in the space provided below the state(s), if any, in the United States in which you maintained your residence during the past two years and the dates during which you resided in each state:
Are you a director or executive officer of the Corporation?
Yes No
Social Security or Taxpayer Identification No. |
PART B.ACCREDITED INVESTOR QUESTIONNAIRE
In order for the Company to offer and sell the Securities in conformance with state and federal securities laws, the following information must be obtained regarding your investor status. Pleaseinitial each category applicable to you as a Purchaser of Securities of the Company.
___(1) | A bank as defined in Section 3(a)(2) of the Securities Act, or any savings and loan association or other institution as defined in Section 3(a)(5)(A) of the Securities Act whether acting in its individual or fiduciary capacity; | |
___ (2) | A broker or dealer registered pursuant to Section 15 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; | |
___ (3) | An insurance company as defined in Section 2(13) of the Securities Act; | |
___ (4) | An investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 or a business development company as defined in Section 2(a)(48) of that Act; | |
___ (5) | A Small Business Investment Company licensed by the U.S. Small Business Administration under Section 301(c) or (d) of the Small Business Investment Act of 1958; | |
___ (6) | A plan established and maintained by a state, its political subdivisions, or any agency or instrumentality of a state or its political subdivisions, for the benefit of its employees, if such plan has total assets in excess of $5,000,000; | |
___ (7) | An employee benefit plan within the meaning of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, if the investment decision is made by a plan fiduciary, as defined in Section 3(21) of such act, which is either a bank, savings and loan |
association, insurance company, or registered investment adviser, or if the employee benefit plan has total assets in excess of $5,000,000 or, if a self-directed plan, with investment decisions made solely by persons that are accredited investors; | ||
___ (8) | A private business development company as defined in Section 202(a)(22) of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940; | |
___ (9) | An organization described in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, a corporation, Massachusetts or similar business trust, or partnership, not formed for the specific purpose of acquiring the Securities, with total assets in excess of $5,000,000; | |
___ (10) | A trust, with total assets in excess of $5,000,000, not formed for the specific purpose of acquiring the Securities, whose purchase is directed by a sophisticated person who has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters that such person is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of investing in the Company; | |
___(11) | A natural person whose individual net worth, or joint net worth with that person’s spouse, at the time of his purchase exceeds $1,000,000; | |
___(12) | A natural person who had an individual income in excess of $200,000 in each of the two most recent years, or joint income with that person’s spouse in excess of $300,000, in each of those years, and has a reasonable expectation of reaching the same income level in the current year; | |
___(13) | An executive officer or director of the Company; | |
___(14) | An entity in which all of the equity owners qualify under any of the above subparagraphs. If the undersigned belongs to this investor category only, list the equity owners of the undersigned, and the investor category which each such equity owner satisfies. |
A. FOR EXECUTION BY AN INDIVIDUAL:
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B. FOR EXECUTION BY AN ENTITY: | ||||||
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C. ADDITIONAL SIGNATURES (if required by partnership, corporation or trust document):
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EXHIBIT B-2
STOCK CERTIFICATE QUESTIONNAIRE
Pursuant toSection 2.2(b) of the Agreement, please provide us with the following information:
1. | The exact name that the Shares are to be registered in (this is the name that will appear on the stock certificate(s)). You may use a nominee name if appropriate: | |||
2. | Number of stock certificates to be issued: | |||
3. | The relationship between the Purchaser of the Shares and the Registered Holder listed in response to Item 1 above: | |||
4. | The mailing address, telephone and telecopy number of the Registered Holder listed in response to Item 1 above: | |||
5. | The Tax Identification Number (or, if an individual, the Social Security Number) of the Registered Holder listed in response to Item 1 above: | |||
EXHIBIT C-1
FORM OF OPINION OF COMPANY COUNSEL
1. | The Company is a corporation duly incorporated, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of California, with corporate power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and to carry on its business as, to our knowledge, it is now conducted. | |
2. | Each of Yes! Solar Inc., and Yes! Construction Services, Inc., and SPIC, Inc. (the “U.S. Subsidiaries”) is a corporation duly incorporated, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of California, with corporate power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and to carry on its business as, to our knowledge, it is now conducted. | |
3. | The Company has all necessary corporate power and authority to execute and deliver the Transaction Documents, to perform its obligations thereunder, to issue the Shares and to consummate the other transactions contemplated thereby. | |
4. | Each of the Transaction Documents has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company and, assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery thereof by all parties thereto other than the Company, constitutes a valid and binding agreement of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms. | |
5. | The Company has all necessary corporate power and authority to issue and deliver the Shares. The Shares have been duly authorized, and, when issued and delivered to the Purchasers and paid for by the Purchasers in accordance with the terms of the Purchase Agreement, and assuming that the representations made by each of the Purchasers in the Transaction Documents are true and correct as of the dates thereof and the date of issuance of the Shares, the Shares will be duly and validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable. Except as set forth in Schedule___ to the Disclosure Schedules of the Purchase Agreement, none of the Shares will be issued in violation of any statutory or, to our knowledge, contractual preemptive or other similar rights to subscribe for or purchase securities of the Company upon the issuance and sale thereof. | |
6. | The execution and delivery of the Transaction Documents by the Company, the performance by the Company of its obligations thereunder and the issuance and sale of the Shares (i) will not result in any violation of the provisions of the Charter or By-laws of the Company; (ii) to our knowledge, will not constitute a breach of, or default under, or result in the creation or imposition of any security interest, mortgage, pledge, lien, charge, encumbrance or adverse claim upon any property or assets of the Company, pursuant to any material agreement filed as an exhibit to the SEC Reports, including, without limitation, under the Purchase Agreement; (iii) to our knowledge, will not result in any violation of any federal or California law or any administrative or court decree, applicable to the Company; or (iv) to our knowledge, will not require any consent, approval, authorization or other order of, or registration or filing with, any federal or state court or other governmental or regulatory authority or agency, except (i) with respect to the transactions contemplated by the Purchase Agreement as may be required under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, (ii) the filing of Form D with the Commission; (iii) as required by the state securities or “blue sky” laws as to which we express no opinion and (iv) for those which will be obtained prior to closing or for which, to our knowledge, the failure to obtain could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. |
7. | Assuming the accuracy of the representations and warranties of the Company, the Purchasers contained in the Purchase Agreement and the compliance of such parties with the agreements set forth therein (other than Section 3.1(n) of the Purchase Agreement), it is not necessary, in connection with the issuance and sale of any of the Shares as of the date hereof, in the manner contemplated by Transaction Documents, to register the issuance of any of the Shares under the Securities Act. | |
8. | Based on the Company’s certifications as to the use of proceeds from the sale of the Shares, the Company is not, and after receipt of payment for the Shares will not be, an “investment company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act. | |
9. | To our knowledge, the Company owns directly all of the capital stock of each U.S. Subsidiary. |
EXHIBIT C-2
FORM OF OPINION OF PRC COUNSEL
1. | IAS Electronics (Shenzhen), Ltd (“IAS Shenzhen”) is duly formed and validly existing under PRC Laws. To the best of our knowledge, it is not in default of any registration, filing or licensing requirements under the PRC Laws. IAS Shenzhen has passed the joint annual inspection conducted by the relevant authorities in China in 2007 for the year of 2006. To the best of our knowledge, at present, none of the businesses, activities of IAS Shenzhen is unauthorized or exceeds the business scope of its business licenses. | |
2. | All of the registered capital of IAS Shenzhen have been duly and validly authorized, fully paid and non-assessable and are owned directly by International Assembly Solutions Limited (Hong Kong), a company organized under the laws of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, free and clear of all liens, encumbrances, equities or claims. | |
3. | To the best of our knowledge, we do not know of any PRC legal or governmental proceedings pending or threatened to which the Company or any of its Chinese subsidiaries is a party or to which any of the properties of the Company or any of its Chinese subsidiaries is subject that are required to be described in the SEC Reports of the Company and are not so described. |
EXHIBIT C-3
FORM OF OPINION OF HONG KONG COUNSEL
1. | International Assembly Solutions Limited (Hong Kong), a company organized under the laws of Hong Kong (the “IAS HK”), has been duly incorporated and is validly existing under the laws of Hong Kong, with corporate power and authority to own its properties and conduct its business currently conducted and as described in the SEC Reports of the Company. All of the issued share capital of IAS HK has been duly authorized and validly issued and is owned directly by the Company, free and clear of all liens, encumbrances, equities or claims. | |
2. | All dividends or other distributions payable with respect to the shares of IAS HK may, under the current laws and regulations of Hong Kong, be paid in the lawful currency of Hong Kong and may be converted into U.S. dollars that may be freely transferred out of Hong Kong. | |
3. | After due inquiry, we are not aware of any legal or governmental proceedings pending or threatened in Hong Kong to which the Company or any of its Chinese or Hong Kong subsidiaries is a party or to which any of the properties of the Company or any of its Chinese or Hong Kong subsidiaries is subject that are required to be described in the SEC Reports of the Company and are not so described. |
EXHIBIT D
FORM OF IRREVOCABLE TRANSFER AGENT INSTRUCTIONS
As of September ___, 2009
Computershare Trust Co.
[Address]
[Address]
Attn:
[Address]
[Address]
Attn:
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Reference is made to that certain Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of September ___, 2009 (the “Agreement”), by and among Solar Power, Inc., a California corporation (the “Company”), and the purchasers named on the signature pages thereto (collectively, and including permitted transferees, the “Holders”), pursuant to which the Company is issuing to the Holders shares (the “Shares”) of Common Stock of the Company, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Common Stock”).
This letter shall serve as our irrevocable authorization and direction to you (provided that you are the transfer agent of the Company at such time and the conditions set forth in this letter are satisfied), subject to any stop transfer instructions that we may issue to you from time to time, if any, to issue certificates representing shares of Common Stock upon transfer or resale of the Shares.
You acknowledge and agree that so long as you have received (a) written confirmation from the Company’s legal counsel that either (1) a registration statement covering resales of the Shares has been declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or (2) the Shares have been sold in conformity with Rule 144 under the Securities Act (“Rule 144”) or are eligible for sale under Rule 144, without the requirement for the Company to be in compliance with the current public information required under Rule 144 as to such securities and without volume or manner-of-sale restrictions and (b) if applicable, a copy of such registration statement, then, unless otherwise required by law, within three (3) Trading Days of your receipt of a notice of transfer or a legended certificate representing Shares (endorsed or with stock powers attached, signatures guaranteed, and otherwise in form necessary to affect the reissuance and/or transfer), and an opinion of counsel to the extent required, you shall issue the certificates representing the Shares registered in the names of such Holders or transferees, as the case may be, and such certificates shall not bear any legend restricting transfer of the Shares thereby and should not be subject to any stop-transfer restriction;provided, however, that if such Shares are not registered for resale under the Securities Act or able to be sold under Rule 144 without the requirement for the Company to be in compliance with the current public information required under Rule 144 as to such securities and without volume or manner-of-sale restrictions, then the certificates for such Shares shall bear the following legend:
THESE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. THE SECURITIES MAY NOT BE OFFERED FOR SALE, SOLD, TRANSFERRED OR ASSIGNED (I) IN THE ABSENCE OF (A) AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT FOR THE SECURITIES UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR (B) 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 OR BLUE SKY LAWS AS EVIDENCED
BY A LEGAL OPINION OF COUNSEL REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO THE COMPANY AND ITS TRANSFER AGENT OR (II) UNLESS SOLD PURSUANT TO RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT. NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING, THE SECURITIES MAY BE PLEDGED IN CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN ACCOUNT OR OTHER LOAN OR FINANCING ARRANGEMENT SECURED BY THE SECURITIES.
A form of written confirmation from the Company’s outside legal counsel that a registration statement covering resales of the Shares has been declared effective by the Commission under the Securities Act is attached hereto asAnnex I.
Please be advised that the Holders are relying upon this letter as an inducement to enter into the Agreement and, accordingly, each Holder is a third party beneficiary to these instructions.
Please execute this letter in the space indicated to acknowledge your agreement to act in accordance with these instructions.
Very truly yours, | ||||||
SOLAR POWER, INC. | ||||||
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Acknowledged and Agreed:
COMPUTERSHARE TRUST CO.
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Date: September ___, 2009
Annex I
FORM OF NOTICE OF EFFECTIVENESS OF REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Computershare Trust Co.
[Address]
[Address]
Attn:
Re: Solar Power, Inc.
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We are counsel to Solar Power, Inc., a California corporation (the “Company”), and have represented the Company in connection with that certain Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of September ___, 2009, entered into by and among the Company and the purchasers named therein (collectively, the “Purchasers”) pursuant to which the Company issued to the Purchasers shares of the Company’s common stock, $0.0001 par value per share (the “Common Stock”). Pursuant to that certain Registration Rights Agreement of even date, the Company agreed to register the resale of the Common Stock (collectively, the “Registrable Securities”), under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). In connection with the Company’s obligations under the Registration Rights Agreement, on , 2009, the Company filed a Registration Statement on [Form S-1][Form S-3] (File No. 333- ) (the “Registration Statement”) with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) relating to the Registrable Securities which names each of the Purchasers as a selling stockholder thereunder.
In connection with the foregoing, we advise you that a member of the Commission’s staff has advised us by telephone that the Commission has entered an order declaring the Registration Statement effective under the Securities Act at ___ [a.m.][p.m.] on , ___, and we have no knowledge, after telephonic inquiry of a member of the 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 Commission and the Registrable Securities are available for resale under the Securities Act pursuant to the Registration Statement.
This letter shall serve as our standing notice to you that the Common Stock may be freely transferred by the Purchasers pursuant to the Registration Statement. You need not require further letters from us to effect any future legend-free issuance or reissuance of shares of Common Stock to the Purchasers or the transferees of the Purchasers, as the case may be, as contemplated by the Company’s Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions dated September ___, 2009, provided at the time of such reissuance, the Company has not otherwise notified you that the Registration Statement is unavailable for the resale of the Registrable Securities. This letter shall serve as our standing instructions with regard to this matter.
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Weintraub Genshlea Chediak Law Corporation | ||||||
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EXHIBIT E
FORM OF SECRETARY’S CERTIFICATE
The undersigned hereby certifies that he is the duly elected, qualified and acting Secretary of Solar Power, Inc., a California corporation (the “Company”), and that as such he is authorized to execute and deliver this certificate in the name and on behalf of the Company and in connection with the Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of September ___, 2009, by and among the Company and the investors party thereto (the“Securities Purchase Agreement”), and further certifies in his official capacity, in the name and on behalf of the Company, the items set forth below. Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning set forth in the Securities Purchase Agreement.
1. | Attached hereto asExhibit A is a true, correct and complete copy of the resolutions duly adopted by the Board of Directors of the Company or a duly authorized Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company at a meeting of the Board of Directors or Committee held on , 2009. Such resolutions have not in any way been amended, modified, revoked or rescinded, have been in full force and effect since their adoption to and including the date hereof and are now in full force and effect. | |
2. | Attached hereto asExhibit B is a true, correct and complete copy of the Certificate of Incorporation of the Company, together with any and all amendments thereto currently in effect, and no action has been taken to further amend, modify or repeal such Certificate of Incorporation, the same being in full force and effect in the attached form as of the date hereof. | |
3. | Attached hereto asExhibit C is a true, correct and complete copy of the Bylaws of the Company and any and all amendments thereto currently in effect, and no action has been taken to further amend, modify or repeal such Bylaws, the same being in full force and effect in the attached form as of the date hereof. | |
4. | Each person listed below has been duly elected or appointed to the position(s) indicated opposite his name and is duly authorized to sign the Securities Purchase Agreement and each of the Transaction Documents on behalf of the Company, and the signature appearing opposite such person’s name below is such person’s genuine signature. |
Name | Position | Signature | ||
Stephen C. Kircher | Chief Executive Officer | |||
Jeff Winzeler | Chief Financial Officer | |||
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand as of this ___ day of September, 2009.
Secretary
I, Stephen C. Kircher, Chief Executive Officer, hereby certify that Alan M. Lefko is the duly elected, qualified and acting Secretary of the Company and that the signature set forth above is his true signature.
Chief Executive Officer
EXHIBIT A
Resolutions
EXHIBIT B
Certificate of Incorporation
EXHIBIT C
Bylaws
EXHIBIT F
FORM OF OFFICER’S CERTIFICATE
The undersigned, the Chief Executive Officer of Solar Power, Inc., a California corporation (the “Company”), pursuant to Section 5.1(i) of the Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of September ___, 2009, by and among the Company and the investors signatory thereto (the “Securities Purchase Agreement”), hereby represents, warrants and certifies as follows (capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning set forth in the Securities Purchase Agreement):
1. | The representations and warranties of the Company contained in the Securities Purchase Agreement are true and correct in all material respects (except for those representations and warranties which are qualified as to materiality, in which case, such representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all respects) as of the date when made and as of the date hereof, as though made on and as of such date, except for such representations and warranties that speak as of a specific date. | ||
2. | The Company has performed, satisfied and complied in all material respects with all covenants, agreements and conditions required by the Transaction Documents to be performed, satisfied or complied with by it at or prior to the date hereof. |
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this certificate this ___ day of September, 2009.
Chief Executive Officer
EXHIBIT G
WIRE INSTRUCTIONS
JPMorgan Chase Bank
ABA # 021000021
Account No.: 806026803
Account Name: Deutsche Bank/Solar Power Escrow
ABA # 021000021
Account No.: 806026803
Account Name: Deutsche Bank/Solar Power Escrow
ADDENDUM NO. 1 TO SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT
This Addendum No. 1 to the Securities Purchase Agreement (the “Addendum”) is made as of September ___, 2009 by and between Solar Power, Inc., a California corporation (the “Company”), and the Purchasers dated as of the date hereof by and among the Company and the Purchasers (the “Agreement”). Capitalized terms not specifically defined hereunder shall have the meanings assigned to them under the Agreement.
1. Company Representations.A new Company representation as hereby added to the Agreement at Section 3.1(jj), and shall read in its entirety as follows:
(jj) | Based upon prior operations and review of its reports, the Company believes that it is not a “shell company” as that term is defined in Rule 405. |
2. Removal of Legends.For clarity, the Company confirms that it will pay transfer agent and DTC fees for legend removal.
3. Additional Issuance of Securities.Section 4.14(i)(3) is amended so that item (iii) therein shall require that any bona fide firm commitment underwritten offering with a nationally recognized underwriter which generates gross proceeds to the Company in excess of $50,000,000 (other than “equity lines”), in order to be excluded securities.
4. Per Share Purchase Price Protection.A new Section 4.16 is hereby added to the Agreement to provide for adjustment in purchase price in the event the Company sells securities within a twelve month period from the Closing at a per share price that is lower than the per share price paid by the Purchasers pursuant to the Agreement. Section 4.16 shall read in its entirety as follows:
"4.16 Anti-dilution.
(a) If at any time after the Closing and prior to the first anniversary of the Closing, the Company sells or issues or agrees to sell or issue Dilutive Shares (as defined below) to any person or entity for consideration per share that is less than the Trigger Price (as defined below) in effect immediately prior to such issuance or sale (each, a “Dilutive Issuance”), the Company shall concurrently, at the option of the Company, either (A) issue to Purchaser for no consideration a number of shares of Common Stock equal to (i) Purchaser’s Adjusted Shares (as defined below) less (ii) Purchaser’s Original Shares (as defined below) (the “Anti-Dilution Shares”), or (B) pay to Purchaser an amount in cash equal to the product of (x) an amount equal to the Trigger Price immediately prior to such Dilutive Issuance less the consideration per share paid in respect of such Dilutive Shares multiplied by (y) Purchaser’s Original Shares. For purposes of this Section 4.16, such shares shall be allocated a portion of the consideration of the initial issuance of Common Stock pursuant to the Agreement. No fractional shares of Common Stock shall be issued pursuant to this Section 4.16. The number of shares of Common Stock issued shall be rounded up or down to the nearest integral number of whole shares of Common Stock. For the purposes of this Section 4.16, whenever Dilutive Shares are issued for a consideration other than cash, either in whole or in part, the consideration per share paid in respect of such Dilutive Shares shall be the fair market
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value of such consideration as established in good faith by resolution of the Company’s board of directors.
(b)Definitions. For the purposes of this Section 4.16, for each Dilutive Issuance, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
(i) “Adjusted Shares” means the number of shares of Common Stock equal to the product of (x) the Purchaser’s Original Shares, multiplied by (y) the quotient of (1) the Trigger Price in effect immediately prior to a Dilutive Issuance, divided by (2) the Trigger Price in effect immediately after such Dilutive Issuance.
(ii) “Common Equivalent Shares” means shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion, exercise or exchange of Convertible Securities.
(iii) “Convertible Securities” for purposes of this Section 4.16 only means any stock or securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Common Stock, including rights, warrants or options to subscribe for or purchase Common Stock or Convertible Securities.
(iv) “Dilutive Shares” means shares of Common Stock or Common Equivalent Shares issued and sold at a price per share less than the Trigger Price after the Closing and prior to the first anniversary of the Closing other than:
(A) shares of Common Stock issued upon conversion of any warrant or option in accordance with its terms, which warrant or option was outstanding as of the Closing, and including warrants to be issued to the placement agents in connection with the sale of the Securities;
(B) shares of Common Stock and options to purchase Common Stock granted pursuant to the Company’s 2006 Equity and Incentive Plan, and shares of Common Stock issued upon exercise of any such options;
(C) shares of Common Stock or Convertible Securities issued upon exercise, conversion or exchange of any Convertible Securities existing as of the Closing;
(D) shares of Common Stock (and/or Convertible Securities and the shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion, exchange or exercise of such Convertible Securities) issued in connection with any stock split, stock dividend, reverse stock split, recapitalization, reorganization or other distribution of shares of Common Stock (each, a “Recapitalization Event”) that does not affect the relative economic interests or rights of holders of Common Stock; and/or
(E) Common Stock or Convertible Securities issued as part of any offering registered under the Securities Act (“Public Offering”).
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For purposes of this Clause (iv), Common Equivalent Shares are deemed to be issued and sold when Convertible Securities are issued and sold, and the price per share at which such Common Equivalent Shares are deemed to be issued and sold shall equal the initial conversion, exercise, subscription, purchase or exchange price per share, as the case may be, of the Common Stock underlying such Convertible Securities, rights (as set forth in the instrument relating thereto without regard to any provisions contained therein designed to protect against dilution).
(v) “Original Shares” means (x) with respect to the first Dilutive Issuance, the total number of Common Shares acquired by Purchaser pursuant to the Agreement (as adjusted for any Recapitalization Event) and (y) with respect to each Dilutive Issuance thereafter, the total number of Adjusted Shares immediately prior to such Dilutive Issuance (as adjusted for any Recapitalization Event). For the avoidance of doubt, any Common Shares acquired by Purchaser or an affiliate of Purchaser from either the Company or any other stockholder of the Company under any contract other than this Agreement shall in no event be included in the number of Original Shares under this Section 4.16 or any adjustment pursuant to this Section 4.16.
(vi) “Trigger Price” shall initially mean (A) $1.00 per share (as adjusted for any Recapitalization Event). In connection with each Dilutive Issuance, the Trigger Price shall be adjusted downwards to equal the lowest price per Dilutive Share paid for the Dilutive Shares issued or sold in such Dilutive Issuance. The Trigger Price shall also be proportionately adjusted from time to time for any Recapitalization Event pursuant to which securities of the Company are issued with respect to the Original Shares and/or Adjusted Shares.
(c) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if the Company has not obtained shareholder approval, if required by the applicable rules and regulations of the principal Trading Market (or any successor entity) upon which the Company’s shares of Common Stock are listed or quoted, then the Company may not issue under this Section 4.16, in the aggregate, in excess of (1) 19.999% of the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding as of the date hereof, less (2) the sum of (a) the Common Shares issued at the Closing and any shares of Common Stock issued at the closing of a subsequent financing plus (b) any Anti-Dilution Shares (such number of shares, the “Issuable Maximum”). Each Purchaser shall be entitled to a portion of the Issuable Maximum equal to the quotient obtained by dividing (x) the aggregate number of Common Shares issued and sold to such Purchaser on the Closing by (y) the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock issued and sold by the Company on the closing of the subsequent financing. Any remainder over the Issuable Maximum shall be paid by the Company in cash or other consideration acceptable to the Purchaser.
(d) The Purchasers agree that any term or provision of the Agreement or this Addendum may be modified by consent of those Purchasers who hold a majority of the outstanding Common Shares issued pursuant to the Agreement at the time of such consent, which modification shall be binding on all Purchasers.
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