EXHIBIT 4.03
SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT
THIS SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT, dated as of the date of acceptance
set forth below, is entered into by and between NEW FRONTIER MEDIA, INC., a
Colorado corporation, with headquarters located at 7007 Winchester Circle, Suite
200, Boulder, Colorado 80301 (the "Company"), and the undersigned (the "Buyer").
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS, the Buyer wishes to purchase from the Company, upon the terms
and subject to the conditions of this Agreement, _____________________ shares of
Class B Preferred Stock, having the rights, preferences and privileges set forth
on Schedule I attached hereto (the "Securities");
WHEREAS, in order to induce the Buyer to purchase the Securities, the
Company desires to enter into this Agreement and make the representations,
warranties and covenants contained herein.
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual
covenants contained herein and other good and valuable consideration, the
receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties agree as
follows:
1. AGREEMENT TO PURCHASE.
(a) PURCHASE. The undersigned hereby agrees to purchase from the
Company the Securities for an aggregate purchase price of $_________________.
(b) FORM OF PAYMENT. The Buyer shall pay the purchase price for the
Securities by wiring immediately available good funds in United States Dollars
as directed by the Company.
2. BUYER REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES, ETC.; ACCESS TO INFORMATION;
INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATION.
The Buyer represents and warrants to, and covenants and agrees with,
the Company as follows:
(a) The Buyer is purchasing the Securities for its own account for
investment only and not with a view towards the public sale or distribution
thereof and not with a view to or for sale in connection with any distribution
thereof;
(b) The Buyer is (i) an "accredited investor" as that term is defined
in Rule 501 of the General Rules and Regulations under the 1933 Act by reason of
Rule 501(a)(3), and (ii) experienced in making investments of the kind described
in this Agreement and the related documents, (iii) able, by reason of the
business and financial experience of its officers (if an entity) and
professional advisors (who are not affiliated with or compensated in any way by
the Company or any of its affiliates or selling agents), to protect its own
interests in connection with the transactions described in this Agreement, and
the related documents, and (iv) able to afford the entire loss of its investment
in the Shares;
(c) The Buyer understands that the Securities are being offered and
sold to it in reliance on specific exemptions from the registration requirements
of United States federal and state securities laws and that the Company is
relying upon the truth and accuracy of, and the Buyer's compliance with, the
representations, warranties, agreements, acknowledgements and understandings of
the Buyer set forth herein in order to determine the availability of such
exemptions and the eligibility of the Buyer to acquire the Securities;
(d) The Buyer and its advisors, if any, have been furnished with all
materials relating to the business, finances and operations of the Company and
materials relating to the offer and sale of the Securities which have been
requested by the Buyer. The Buyer and its advisors, if any, have been afforded
the opportunity to ask questions of the Company and have received complete and
satisfactory answers to any such inquiries. Without limiting the generality of
the foregoing, the Buyer has also had the opportunity to obtain and to review
the Company's (1) Quarterly Reports on Form 10-QSB for the three fiscal quarters
ended December 31, 2002; and (2) Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the fiscal
year ended March 31, 2002 (the "Company's SEC Documents").
(e) The Buyer understands that its investment in the Securities
involves a high degree of risk;
(f) The Buyer understands that no United States federal or state agency
or any other government or governmental agency has passed on or made any
recommendation or endorsement of the Securities;
(g) This Agreement has been duly and validly authorized, executed and
delivered on behalf of the Buyer and is a valid and binding agreement of the
Buyer enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject as to enforceability to
general principles of equity and to bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium and other
similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors' rights generally.
3. COMPANY REPRESENTATIONS, ETC.
The Company represents and warrants to the Buyer that:
(a) CONCERNING THE COMMON STOCK. There are no preemptive rights of any
stockholder of the Company, as such, to acquire the Company's Common Stock.
(b) REPORTING COMPANY STATUS. The Company is a corporation duly
organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of
Colorado, and has the requisite corporate power to own its properties and to
carry on its business as now being conducted. The Company is duly qualified as a
foreign corporation to do business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction
where the nature of the business conducted or property owned by it makes such
qualification necessary other than those jurisdictions in which the failure to
so qualify would not have a material and adverse effect on the business,
operations, properties, prospects or condition (financial or otherwise) of the
Company. The Company has registered its Common Stock pursuant to Section 12 of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), and the
Common Stock is listed and traded on the NASDAQ/SmallCap Market.
(c) AUTHORIZED SHARES. The Securities have been duly authorized and,
when issued to Buyer, will be duly and validly issued, fully paid and
non-assessable and will not subject the holder thereof to personal liability by
reason of being such holder.
(d) SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT. This Agreement and the transactions
contemplated hereby, have been duly and validly authorized by the Company, this
Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Company and this Agreement
and the Securities, when executed and delivered by the Company, will be, a valid
and binding agreement of the Company enforceable in accordance with their terms,
subject as to enforceability to general principles of equity and to bankruptcy,
insolvency, moratorium, and other similar laws affecting the enforcement of
creditors' rights generally.
(e) NON-CONTRAVENTION. The execution and delivery of this Agreement by
the Company, the issuance of the Securities, and the consummation by the Company
of the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement do not and will not
conflict with or result in a breach by the Company of any of the terms or
provisions of, or constitute a default under (i) the articles of incorporation
or by-laws of the Company, (ii) any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, or other
material agreement or instrument to which the Company is a party or by which it
or any of its properties or assets are bound, (iii) to its knowledge, any
existing applicable law, rule, or regulation or any applicable decree, judgment,
or (iv) to its knowledge, order of any court, United States federal or state
regulatory body, administrative agency, or other governmental body having
jurisdiction over the Company or any of its properties or assets, except such
conflict, breach or default which would not have a material adverse effect on
the transactions contemplated herein. The Company is not in violation of any
material laws, governmental orders, rules, regulations or ordinances to which
its property, real, personal, mixed, tangible or intangible, or its businesses
related to such properties, are subject.
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(f) APPROVALS. No authorization, approval or consent of any court,
governmental body, regulatory agency, self-regulatory organization, or stock
exchange or market is required to be obtained by the Company for the issuance
and sale of the Securities to the Buyer as contemplated by this Agreement,
except such authorizations, approvals and consents that have been obtained.
(g) SEC DOCUMENTS, FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. The Common Stock of the
Company is registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act and the
Company has filed on a timely basis all reports, schedules, forms, statements
and other documents required to be filed by it with the SEC pursuant to the
reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, including material filed pursuant to
Section 13(a) or 15(d), in addition to one or more registration statements and
amendments thereto heretofore filed by the Company with the SEC under the Act
(all of the foregoing including filings incorporated by reference therein being
referred to herein as the "SEC Documents"). The Company, through its agent, has
delivered to the Buyer true and complete copies of the SEC Documents (except for
exhibits and incorporated documents). The Company has not provided to the Buyer
any information which, according to applicable law, rule or regulation, should
have been disclosed publicly by the Company but which has not been so disclosed,
other than with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
As of their respective dates, the SEC Documents complied in all
material respects with the requirements of the Act or the Exchange Act as the
case may be and the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder and
other federal, state and local laws, rules and regulations applicable to such
SEC Documents, and none of the SEC Documents 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 light of the
circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The financial
statements of the Company included in the SEC Documents comply as to form in all
material respects with applicable accounting requirements and the published
rules and regulations of the SEC or other applicable rules and regulations with
respect thereto. Such financial statements have been prepared in accordance with
generally accepted accounting principles applied on a consistent basis during
the periods involved (except (i) as may be otherwise indicated in such financial
statements or the notes thereto or (ii) in the case of unaudited interim
statements, to the extent they may not include footnotes or may be condensed or
summary statements) and fairly present in all material respects the financial
position of the Company as of the dates thereof and the results of operations
and cash flows for the periods then ended (subject, in the case of unaudited
statements, to normal year-end audit adjustments).
(h) ABSENCE OF CERTAIN CHANGES. Since December 31, 2002, there has been
no material adverse change and no material adverse development in the business,
properties, operations, financial condition, or results of operations of the
Company.
(i) FULL DISCLOSURE. There is no fact known to the Company (other than
general economic conditions known to the public generally) or as disclosed in
the documents referred to in Section 2(g), that has not been disclosed in
writing to the Buyer that (i) would reasonably be expected to have a material
adverse effect on the business or financial condition of the Company or (ii)
would reasonably be expected to materially and adversely affect the ability of
the Company to perform its obligations pursuant to this Agreement.
4. CERTAIN COVENANTS AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS.
(a) FILINGS. The Company undertakes and agrees to make all necessary
filings in connection with the sale of the Securities to the Buyer under any
United States laws and regulations, or by any domestic securities exchange or
trading market, and to provide a copy thereof to the Buyer promptly after such
filing.
(b) RESTRICTIVE LEGEND. The Buyer acknowledges and agrees that the
Securities shall bear a restrictive legend in substantially the following form:
THESE SHARES (THE "SHARES") HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE "SECURITIES ACT"), OR THE
SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE AND MAY NOT BE SOLD OR OFFERED FOR SALE IN
THE ABSENCE OF AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT FOR THE SHARES OR AN
OPINION OF COUNSEL OR OTHER EVIDENCE ACCEPTABLE TO THE CORPORATION THAT
SUCH REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED.
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5. GOVERNING LAW: MISCELLANEOUS. This Agreement shall be governed by
and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of Colorado. A
facsimile transmission of this signed Agreement shall be legal and binding on
all parties hereto. This Agreement may be signed in one or more counterparts,
each of which shall be deemed an original. The headings of this Agreement are
for convenience of reference and shall not form part of, or affect the
interpretation of, this Agreement. If any provision of this Agreement shall be
invalid or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, such invalidity or
unenforceability shall not affect the validity or enforceability of the
remainder of this Agreement or the validity or enforceability of this Agreement
in any other jurisdiction. This Agreement may be amended only by an instrument
in writing signed by the party to be charged with enforcement. This Agreement,
and the related origination fee letter, contain the entire agreement of the
parties with respect to the subject matter hereto, superceding all prior
agreements, understandings or discussions.
6. NOTICES. Any notice required or permitted hereunder shall be given
in writing (unless otherwise specified herein) and shall be deemed effectively
given, (i) on the date delivered, (a) by personal delivery, or (b) if advance
copy is given by fax, (ii) seven business days after deposit in the United
States Postal Service by regular or certified mail, or (iii) three business days
mailing by international express courier, with postage and fees prepaid,
addressed to each of the other parties thereunto entitled at the following
addresses, or at such other addresses as a party may designate by ten days
advance written notice to each of the other parties hereto.
COMPANY: NEW FRONTIER MEDIA, INC.
7007 Winchester Circle, Suite 200
Boulder, Colorado 80301
Attention: Michael Weiner
Telecopier No.: (303) 444-0734
BUYER:
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7. SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS. This Agreement shall be binding upon and
inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and
permitted assigns.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company and Buyer have caused this Agreement to
be executed by their duly authorized representatives on the date as first
written above.
NEW FRONTIER MEDIA, INC.
By:
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Michael Weiner By
President its:
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