EXHIBIT 10.15
TOWERSTREAM CORPORATION
55 Hammerlund Way
Middletown, Rhode Island 02842
January 8, 2007
Brian Corbman
Ardent Advisors, LLC
1637 Oakwood Drive Unit S222
Narberth, PA 19072
RE: Selling Agreement
Dear Mr. Corbman:
The undersigned, Towerstream Corporation, a Delaware Corporation
("Corporation"), by this letter confirms its agreement (the "Agreement") with
Ardent Advisors, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the
"Broker-Dealer"), regarding the Broker-Dealer acting as a placement agent in
connection with an offering of up to $15 million of units consisting of shares
of common stock and warrants to purchase common stock (the "Units") under the
terms set forth in the Confidential Private Placement Memorandum dated December
21, 2006 and all exhibits and supplements thereto (the "Memorandum") prepared by
Corporation and delivered to you for distribution to the offerees. The Units are
to be offered on a "Best Efforts, Minimum- Maximum" basis with respect to all
Units. The Units will be offered and sold in accordance with 17 CFR 203.506
("Rule 506"), promulgated under Regulation D of the Securities Act 1933, as
amended.
Upon execution and delivery of subscription documents (the "Subscription
Documents"), which shall be in the form of the Subscription Documents included
in the Memorandum, the subscribers for Units shall, upon acceptance thereof by
Corporation (which acceptance shall be in Corporation's sole discretion), become
Unit Holders pursuant to the terms set forth in the Memorandum. The offering of
the Units shall begin when the Memorandum is first made available to you by
Corporation and shall continue until the termination date, and through the end
of any extension, unless the offering has been terminated as of any earlier time
(the "Subscription Period").
SECTION 1. APPOINTMENT OF AGENT. On the basis of the representations,
warranties and covenants contained in this Agreement, but subject to the terms
and conditions herein set forth, you are hereby appointed as non-exclusive
selling agent of Corporation for the Units offered under the Memorandum. The
appointment shall continue until the earliest of (i) 120 days from the date of
this Agreement, or (ii) the termination of the Subscription Period, or (iii) the
sale of all of the Units, or (iv) the termination of the offering of Units by
Corporation for any reason, whichever occurs first. Subject to the performance
by Corporation of all of its obligations under this Agreement, and to the
completeness and accuracy of all of its representations and warranties contained
in this Agreement, you agree to use your best efforts during the Subscription
Period to find subscribers for the Units.
SECTION 2. DEFINITIONS. Certain terms used herein are defined in the
Memorandum and shall have the same meanings given therein.
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SECTION 3. REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS OF CORPORATION.
Corporation represents, warrants and covenants, to the best of its knowledge,
that:
a. Corporation is a corporation duly and validly organized and in good
standing under the laws of the State of Delaware and has full power and
authority to conduct the business described in the Memorandum.
b. Corporation will deliver to you a reasonable number of copies of the
Memorandum, and the information made available to each offeree pursuant to
subsection 3(i) hereof shall be sufficient to comply with, and conform to,
the requirements of Rule 506.
c. All action required to be taken by Corporation to offer and sell the
Units to qualified subscribers has been or will be taken.
d. Upon payment of the subscription amount specified in the Subscription
Documents, acceptance by Corporation of the subscriptions from qualified
subscribers (which acceptance shall be at the sole discretion of
Corporation), and delivery by the subscribers for Units of such additional
documents as may reasonably be required by Corporation, such subscribers
will become Unit Holders.
e. During the Subscription Period, the Memorandum will not contain any
untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact
necessary in order to make the statements made therein, in the light of the
circumstances under which they were made, not materially misleading.
f. This Agreement has been duly and validly authorized, executed, and
delivered by or on behalf of Corporation and constitutes a valid and
binding agreement of Corporation.
g. Execution by Corporation of a subscriber's Subscription Documents will
be duly and validly authorized by or on behalf of Corporation and will
constitute a valid and binding agreement of Corporation.
h. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the incurrence of the
obligations set forth herein and the consummation of the transactions
contemplated in this Agreement and the Memorandum will not constitute a
breach or default under:
(i) any instruments by which Corporation is bound; or
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(ii) any order, rule or regulation (applicable to Corporation) issued
by any court, governmental body or administrative agency having
jurisdiction over Corporation.
i. Corporation shall make available, during the Subscription Period and
prior to the sale of any Units, to each purchaser or his purchaser
representative(s) or both:
(i) such information (in addition to that contained in the Memorandum)
concerning the offering of Units, Corporation, and any other relevant
matters, as Corporation possesses or can acquire without unreasonable
effort or expense; and
(ii) the opportunity to ask questions of, and receive answers from,
Corporation concerning the terms and conditions of the offering of the
Units, and to obtain any additional information, to the extent
Corporation possesses the same or can acquire it without unreasonable
effort or expense, necessary to verify the accuracy of the information
furnished to the purchaser or his purchaser representative(s).
j. With respect to those activities undertaken by it, Corporation has
endeavored to ensure that the offering and sale of Units complies, in all
respects, with the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the securities or
"blue sky" laws of any state or jurisdiction in which an offer and/or sale
takes place.
k. There is no litigation or proceeding at law or in equity before any
federal or state authority against Corporation wherein an unfavorable
decision, ruling, or finding would materially and adversely affect the
business, operations or financial condition or income of Corporation or any
proposed Corporation investment, and neither the execution and delivery of
this Agreement, the consummation of the transactions herein contemplated,
nor the fulfillment of or compliance with the terms hereof will conflict
with, or result in a breach of, any of the terms, provisions, or conditions
of any agreement or instrument to which Corporation is a party.
l. Corporation will endeavor in good faith to qualify, or assist you in
qualifying, the Units for offer and sale, or to establish, or assist you in
establishing, the exemption of the offer and sale of the Units from
qualification or registration under the applicable securities or "blue sky"
laws of such jurisdictions as you may reasonably designate, and will
promptly notify you, orally or in writing (but if orally then prompt
written confirmation shall be delivered to you), as each jurisdiction is so
qualified or as an exemption from registration or qualification is
established therein; provided, however, that Corporation shall not be
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obligated to do business or to qualify as a dealer in any jurisdiction in
which it is not so qualified.
m. Corporation will pay all expenses in connection with the printing and
delivery to you in reasonable quantities of copies of the Memorandum and
the qualification of the Units under the securities or "blue sky" laws.
n. As compensation for your services, Corporation will pay you a sales
commission equal to (i) seven percent (7%) of the gross proceeds received
by Corporation from the Units placed by you and (ii) warrants to purchase a
number of shares of common stock equal to five percent (5%) of the number
of shares included within the Units placed by you, payable pursuant to the
terms of the Memorandum.
o. If any event relating to or affecting Corporation shall occur during the
Subscription Period, as a result of which it is necessary, in the opinion
of your counsel and counsel to Corporation, to amend or supplement the
Memorandum so that it will not contain an untrue statement of a material
fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the
statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they are
made, not misleading, Corporation shall forthwith prepare and furnish to
you a reasonable number of copies of an amendment or amendments of, or
supplement or supplements to, the Memorandum, which you shall promptly
deliver to all offerees then being solicited. For purposes of this
subsection o., Corporation will furnish such information with respect to
Corporation as you may from time to time reasonably request.
p. Corporation will deliver to you such reports and documents as
Corporation is required, under the terms of the Memorandum or any document
referred to therein, to furnish to its prospective investors.
SECTION 4. REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS OF THE BROKER-DEALER.
The Broker-Dealer represents, warrants and covenants, to the best of its
knowledge, that:
a. It, or any person acting on its behalf, will not offer any of the Units
for sale, or solicit any offers to subscribe for or buy any Units, or
otherwise negotiate with any person with respect to the Units, on the basis
of any communications or documents, except the Memorandum, the information
provided by Corporation pursuant to Section 3(i), or any other documents
and any transmittal letter reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to
Corporation and counsel to Corporation.
b. It, or any person acting on its behalf, shall not use any form of
general solicitation or general advertising in the course of any offer or
sale of the Units including, but not limited
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to:
(i) any advertisement, article, notice or other communication
published in any newspaper, magazine, website, or similar media or
broadcast over television or radio; and
(ii) any seminar or meeting whose attendees have been invited by any
general solicitation or general advertising.
c. It, or any person acting on its behalf, shall solely make offers to sell
Units to, solicit offers to subscribe for or purchase any Units from, or
otherwise negotiate with respect to the Units with, persons whom it has
reasonable grounds to believe and does believe are "accredited investors"
within the meaning of 17 CFR 230.501(a).
In making or soliciting such offers, or so negotiating, Broker-Dealer
will comply with the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the securities or
"blue sky" laws of the jurisdiction in which it makes or solicits such
offers, or so negotiates.
d. It will exercise reasonable care to assure that the purchasers are not
underwriters within the meaning of Section 2(11) of the Securities Act of
1933, as amended. In that connection, it will:
(i) Make reasonable inquiry to determine that each purchaser is
acquiring the Units for his own account; and
(ii) Obtain from the purchaser a signed written agreement (contained
in the Subscription Documents) that the Units will not be sold without
registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, unless an
opinion of counsel that an exemption therefrom is available,
satisfactory in form and substance to Corporation or counsel, is
delivered in accordance with such agreement.
e. It shall furnish Corporation with information in sufficient detail (in
the form of the Investor Questionnaire, a copy of which is included in the
Memorandum), with respect to each purchaser of Units, in order to
demonstrate to Corporation that such purchaser satisfies the requirements
of Rule 506, as outlined in Section 4(c) above.
f. If a prospective purchaser uses or consults a purchaser representative
(as that term is defined in 17 CFR 230.501(h)) in connection with the
offering of the Units, it will obtain and deliver to Corporation, prior to
the closing of the offering of the Units, the prospective
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purchaser's written acknowledgment that he has used such person(s) in
connection with evaluating the merits and risks of the prospective
investment and such representative's written consent so to act, as well as
a description of the education and experience of such representative(s).
g. It will offer and sell the Units only in those jurisdictions in which
it, or any other person or entity acting in its behalf, is properly
registered, and it will comply with all laws, rules and regulations related
to its activities on behalf of Corporation pursuant to this Agreement.
h. It is a securities broker-dealer registered and in good standing with
the Securities and Exchange Commission and is a member of the NASD.
i. This Agreement has been duly and validly authorized, executed, and
delivered by or on behalf of the Broker-Dealer and constitutes a valid and
binding agreement of the Broker-Dealer.
SECTION 5. CONDITIONS OF THE OBLIGATIONS OF CORPORATION. The obligations of
Corporation under this Agreement are subject to the accuracy of and compliance
with your representations, warranties and covenants set forth in Section 4, and
to the performance by you of your obligations hereunder.
SECTION 6. REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND AGREEMENTS TO SURVIVE DELIVERY.
All representations, warranties and agreements by either Corporation or
Broker-Dealer contained in this Agreement shall remain operative and in full
force and effect, and shall survive the closing of the offering of the Units.
Upon termination of this Agreement, Corporation shall have no further
obligations to Broker-Dealer other than with respect to fees payable to
Broker-Dealer as provided herein.
SECTION 7. INDEMNIFICATION.
(a) Corporation agrees to indemnify, defend and hold Broker-Dealer
harmless against any and all loss, liability, damage and expense
whatsoever, whether or not resulting in any liability, that may be incurred
under applicable securities laws, at common law, or otherwise and which is
based upon or arises out of:
(1) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a
material fact contained in the Memorandum or the omission or alleged
omission from the Memorandum of a material fact necessary in order to
make the statements
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made therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were
made, not misleading;
(2) the offer and/or sale by Corporation, or anyone acting on its
behalf, of Units (unless due to the bad faith or gross negligence of
the Broker-Dealer); or
(3) any breach of any representation, warranty or covenant made
by Corporation in this Agreement.
(b) The Broker-Dealer agrees to indemnify, defend and hold Corporation
and its officers, directors, shareholders and agents harmless against any
and all loss, liability, damage and expense whatsoever, whether or not
resulting in any liability, that may be incurred under applicable
securities laws, at common law, or otherwise and which is based upon or
arises out of:
(1) any violation by Broker-Dealer or its agents of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended, or any state securities statutes, unless such
violation is attributable to actions, misrepresentations or omissions
of Corporation; or
(2) any breach of any representation, warranty or covenant made
by Broker-Dealer in this Agreement.
(c) In any legal or regulatory action or claim brought against
Corporation or Broker-Dealer or their agents, Corporation and the
Broker-Dealer shall have the rights and duties set forth in this Section 7.
The indemnification provisions included in this Section 7 shall include,
but not be limited to, recovery of and payment of reasonable legal or other
expenses incurred by Broker-Dealer or Corporation in connection with
defending such actions and claims.
(d) Within fourteen (14) calendar days after a claim or action is
brought or asserted against Corporation or the Broker-Dealer or both, which
in the opinion of either is subject to the indemnification provisions
contained in this Section 7., the party seeking indemnification (the
"Indemnitee") shall notify, in writing, the party from whom indemnification
is sought (the "Indemnitor") of the existence of the claim or action.
Indemnitor shall assume the defense of the claim or action by employing
counsel for the Indemnitee, and shall thereafter be responsible for the
payment of all legal fees and expenses incurred in connection with such
defense. In the event that a claim or action is brought or asserted against
Corporation and the Broker-
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Dealer, jointly, Corporation and the Broker-Dealer shall make a good faith
effort determine whether the claim or action can be defended jointly or if
potential conflicts exist which require that separate legal counsel be
employed for Broker-Dealer and Corporation. In such case, if Corporation
and the Broker-Dealer seek indemnification from the other, each shall
employ separate counsel to represent them and shall be responsible for the
payment of all expenses associated with employment of such counsel, subject
to the right of recovery of such expenses as set forth below in this
subparagraph (d). IF EITHER CORPORATION OR BROKER-DEALER SEEK
INDEMNIFICATION FROM THE OTHER UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION 7., AND
THE PARTY FROM WHOM INDEMNIFICATION IS SOUGHT DECLINES TO ASSUME DEFENSE OF
THE ACTION OR CLAIM, THE PARTY SEEKING INDEMNIFICATION SHALL HAVE A RIGHT
OF RECOVERY AGAINST THE PARTY FROM WHOM INDEMNIFICATION IS SOUGHT FOR ALL
LOSSES, LIABILITIES, DAMAGES AND EXPENSES INCURRED IN THE DEFENSE OF THE
ACTION OR CLAIM, INCLUDING ALL ACTUAL ATTORNEYS' FEES AND COSTS INCURRED,
IN THE EVENT THAT THE DEFENSE OF THE ACTION OR CLAIM IS SUCCESSFUL AND
THERE ARE NO FINDINGS OF WRONGDOING ON THE PART OF THE PARTY SEEKING
INDEMNIFICATION.
SECTION 8. RELIEF. The Broker-Dealer agrees that a breach or threatened
breach on its part of any agreement contained in this Agreement will cause such
damage to Corporation as will be irreparable, and, for that reason, the
Broker-Dealer further agrees that Corporation shall be entitled as a matter of
right to an injunction, by any court of competent jurisdiction, restraining any
further violation of such covenants by the Broker-Dealer or its employees,
partners, officers or agents. The right of injunction shall be cumulative and in
addition to whatever other remedies Corporation may have, including,
specifically, recovery of damages. The Broker-Dealer also agrees to pay
reasonable attorney's fees incurred by Corporation in successfully proving that
the Broker-Dealer breached any of the terms of this Agreement.
SECTION 9. NOTICES. All communications under this Agreement shall be in
writing, and, if sent to you, shall be mailed, delivered or telegraphed and
confirmed to you at the address initially set forth above or as changed by you
in a written notice to Corporation, or if sent to Corporation, shall be mailed,
delivered or telegraphed and confirmed to it at the address set out in the
letterhead above, with a copy to Harvey Kesner, Esq., Haynes and Boone, LLP, 153
East 53rd Street, New York, New York 10022.
SECTION 10. PARTIES. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of, and be
binding upon, you, any person which controls you, and your successors, and upon
Corporation and its representatives and successors. This Agreement and its
conditions and provisions are for the sole and exclusive benefit of the parties
and their representatives and successors, and for the benefit of no other
person, firm or corporation.
SECTION 11. RELATIONSHIP OF PARTIES. It is not the intention of the parties
to create, nor shall this Agreement be construed as creating, a partnership,
joint venture, agency relationship or
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association other than as specifically set forth herein, or to render the
parties liable as partners, co-venturers, or principals. In their relations with
each other under this Agreement, the parties shall not be considered fiduciaries
or to have established a confidential relationship other than as specifically
set forth herein but rather shall be free to act on an arm's length basis in
accordance with their own respective self-interest, subject, however, to the
obligation of the parties to act in good faith in their dealings with each other
with respect to activities hereunder.
SECTION 12. ENTIRE AGREEMENT. This Agreement evidences the entire agreement
between Corporation and the Broker-Dealer, and represents a merger of all
preceding agreements between the parties hereto pertaining to the subject matter
hereof.
SECTION 13. SEVERABILITY OF PROVISIONS. If one or more of the provisions of
this Agreement or any application thereof shall be invalid, illegal or
unenforceable in any respect, the validity, legality and enforceability of the
remaining provisions hereof and any application thereof shall in no way be
affected or impaired.
SECTION 14. GOVERNING LAW; JURISDICTION. This Agreement shall be governed
by and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of Delaware,
without regard to conflicts of laws or principles thereof. Each of the parties
hereto agrees irrevocably consents to the jurisdiction and venue of the federal
and state courts located in New York City.
SECTION 15. COUNTERPARTS. This Agreement may be executed in two or more
counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which
together shall constitute one and the same instrument.
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If the foregoing is in accordance with your understanding of our agreement,
kindly sign and return to us one copy of this Agreement, whereupon this
instrument will become a binding agreement upon you and Corporation in
accordance with its terms.
Very truly yours,
TOWERSTREAM CORPORATION,
a Delaware Corporation
By: /s/ Jeff Thompson
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Name: Jeff Thompson
Title: President
The foregoing Agreement is hereby confirmed and accepted as of the date
first set out above.
[ARDENT]
By: /s/ Brian Gorbman
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Name: Brian Gorbman
Title: Managing Partner
Address: _______________________________
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