Exhibit 10.1
SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT
SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT (this "Agreement"), dated as of December 28, 2005,
by and among Juniper Group, Inc. a Nevada corporation, with headquarters located
at 111 Great Neck Road, Suite 604, Great Neck, New York 11021 (the "Company"),
and each of the purchasers set forth on the signature pages hereto (the
"Buyers").
WHEREAS:
A. The Company and the Buyers are executing and delivering this Agreement in
reliance upon the exemption from securities registration afforded by the rules
and regulations as promulgated by the United States Securities and Exchange
Commission (the "SEC") under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "1933
Act");
B. Buyers desire to purchase and the Company desires to issue and sell, upon the
terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement (i) 8% convertible debentures
of the Company, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit "A", in the aggregate
principal amount of One Million Dollars ($1,000,000) (together with any
debenture(s) issued in replacement thereof or as a dividend thereon or otherwise
with respect thereto in accordance with the terms thereof, the "Debentures"),
convertible into shares of common stock, par value $.001 per share, of the
Company (the "Common Stock"), upon the terms and subject to the limitations and
conditions set forth in such Debentures and (ii) warrants, in the form attached
hereto as Exhibit "B", to purchase 1,000,000 shares of Common Stock (the
"Warrants").
C. Each Buyer wishes to purchase, upon the terms and conditions stated in this
Agreement, such principal amount of Debentures and number of Warrants as is set
forth immediately below its name on the signature pages hereto; and
D. Contemporaneous with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the
parties hereto are executing and delivering a Registration Rights Agreement, in
the form attached hereto as Exhibit "C" (the "Registration Rights Agreement"),
pursuant to which the Company has agreed to provide certain registration rights
under the 1933 Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, and
applicable state securities laws.
NOW THEREFORE, the Company and each of the Buyers severally (and not jointly)
hereby agree as follows:
1. PURCHASE AND SALE OF DEBENTURES AND WARRANTS.
a. Purchase of Debentures and Warrants. On the Closing Date (as defined below),
the Company shall issue and sell to each Buyer and each Buyer severally agrees
to purchase from the Company such principal amount of Debentures and number of
Warrants as is set forth immediately below such Buyer's name on the signature
pages hereto.
b. Form of Payment. On the Closing Date (as defined below), (i) each Buyer shall
pay the purchase price for the Debentures and the Warrants to be issued and sold
to it at the Closing (as defined below) (the "Purchase Price") by wire transfer
of immediately available funds to the Company, in accordance with the Company's
written wiring instructions, against delivery of the Debentures in the principal
amount equal to the Purchase Price and the number of Warrants as is set forth
immediately below such Buyer's name on the signature pages hereto, and (ii) the
Company shall deliver such Debentures and Warrants duly executed on behalf of
the Company, to such Buyer, against delivery of such Purchase Price.
c. Closing Date. Subject to the satisfaction (or written waiver) of the
conditions thereto set forth in Section 6 and Section 7 below, the date and time
of the issuance and sale of the Debentures and the Warrants pursuant to this
Agreement (the "Closing Date") shall be 12:00 noon, Eastern Standard Time on
December 28, 2005, or such other mutually agreed upon time. The closing of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement (the "Closing") shall occur on the
Closing Date at such location as may be agreed to by the parties.
2. BUYERS' REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES. Each Buyer severally (and not
jointly) represents and warrants to the Company solely as to such Buyer that:
a. Investment Purpose. As of the date hereof, the Buyer is purchasing the
Debentures and the shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of or
otherwise pursuant to the Debentures (including, without limitation, such
additional shares of Common Stock, if any, as are issuable (i) on account of
interest on the Debentures, (ii) as a result of the events described in Sections
1.3 and 1.4(g) of the Debentures and Section 2(c) of the Registration Rights
Agreement or (iii) in payment of the Standard Liquidated Damages Amount (as
defined in Section 2(f) below) pursuant to this Agreement, such shares of Common
Stock being collectively referred to herein as the "Conversion Shares") and the
Warrants and the shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise thereof (the
"Warrant Shares" and, collectively with the Debentures, Warrants and Conversion
Shares, the "Securities") for its own account and not with a present view
towards the public sale or distribution thereof, except pursuant to sales
registered or exempted from registration under the 1933 Act; provided, however,
that by making the representations herein, the Buyer does not agree to hold any
of the Securities for any minimum or other specific term and reserves the right
to dispose of the Securities at any time in accordance with or pursuant to a
registration statement or an exemption under the 1933 Act.
b. Accredited Investor Status. The Buyer is an "accredited investor" as that
term is defined in Rule 501(a) of Regulation D (an "Accredited Investor").
c. Reliance on Exemptions. The Buyer understands that the Securities are being
offered and sold to it in reliance upon 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, acknowledgments
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. Information. The Buyer and its advisors, if any, have been, and for so long
as the Debentures and Warrants remain outstanding will continue to be, 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 or its advisors. The Buyer and its advisors, if
any, have been, and for so long as the Debentures and Warrants remain
outstanding will continue to be, afforded the opportunity to ask questions of
the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company has not disclosed to the
Buyer any material nonpublic information and will not disclose such information
unless such information is disclosed to the public prior to or promptly
following such disclosure to the Buyer. Neither such inquiries nor any other due
diligence investigation conducted by Buyer or any of its advisors or
representatives shall modify, amend or affect Buyer's right to rely on the
Company's representations and warranties contained in Section 3 below. The Buyer
understands that its investment in the Securities involves a significant degree
of risk.
e. Governmental Review. The Buyer understands that no United States federal or
state agency or any other government or governmental agency has passed upon or
made any recommendation or endorsement of the Securities.
f. Transfer or Re-sale. The Buyer understands that (i) except as provided in the
Registration Rights Agreement, the sale or re-sale of the Securities has not
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been and is not being registered under the 1933 Act or any applicable state
securities laws, and the Securities may not be transferred unless (a) the
Securities are sold pursuant to an effective registration statement under the
1933 Act, (b) the Buyer shall have delivered to the Company an opinion of
counsel that shall be in form, substance and scope customary for opinions of
counsel in comparable transactions to the effect that the Securities to be sold
or transferred may be sold or transferred pursuant to an exemption from such
registration, which opinion shall be accepted by the Company, (c) the Securities
are sold or transferred to an "affiliate" (as defined in Rule 144 promulgated
under the 1933 Act (or a successor rule) ("Rule 144")) of the Buyer who agrees
to sell or otherwise transfer the Securities only in accordance with this
Section 2(f) and who is an Accredited Investor, (d) the Securities are sold
pursuant to Rule 144, or (e) the Securities are sold pursuant to Regulation S
under the 1933 Act (or a successor rule) ("Regulation S"), and the Buyer shall
have delivered to the Company an opinion of counsel that shall be in form,
substance and scope customary for opinions of counsel in corporate transactions,
which opinion shall be accepted by the Company; (ii) any sale of such Securities
made in reliance on Rule 144 may be made only in accordance with the terms of
said Rule and further, if said Rule is not applicable, any re-sale of such
Securities under circumstances in which the seller (or the person through whom
the sale is made) may be deemed to be an underwriter (as that term is defined in
the 1933 Act) may require compliance with some other exemption under the 1933
Act or the rules and regulations of the SEC thereunder; and (iii) neither the
Company nor any other person is under any obligation to register such Securities
under the 1933 Act or any state securities laws or to comply with the terms and
conditions of any exemption thereunder (in each case, other than pursuant to the
Registration Rights Agreement). Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything else
contained herein to the contrary, the Securities may be pledged as collateral in
connection with a bona fide margin account or other lending arrangement. In the
event that the Company does not accept the opinion of counsel provided by the
Buyer with respect to the transfer of Securities pursuant to an exemption from
registration, such as Rule 144 or Regulation S, within three (3) business days
of delivery of the opinion to the Company, the Company shall pay to the Buyer
liquidated damages of three percent (3%) of the outstanding amount of the
Debentures per month plus accrued and unpaid interest on the Debentures,
prorated for partial months, in cash or shares at the option of the Company
("Standard Liquidated Damages Amount"). If the Company elects to pay the
Standard Liquidated Damages Amount in shares of Common Stock, such shares shall
be issued at the Conversion Price at the time of payment. Notwithstanding
anything herein to the contrary, in the event the Company has to pay the
Standards Liquidated Damages Amount pursuant to any provision of this Agreement,
the Buyers shall first have to give the Company advance written notice of such
breach and in such event, the Company shall have 30 days from the receipt of
such notice to cure such breach before the Standard Liquidated Damages Amount
shall be due and payable to the Buyers.
g. Legends. The Buyer understands that the Debentures and the Warrants and,
until such time as the Conversion Shares and Warrant Shares have been registered
under the 1933 Act as contemplated by the Registration Rights Agreement or
otherwise may be sold pursuant to Rule 144 or Regulation S without any
restriction as to the number of securities as of a particular date that can then
be immediately sold, the Conversion Shares and Warrant Shares may bear a
restrictive legend in substantially the following form (and a stop-transfer
order may be placed against transfer of the certificates for such Securities):
"The securities represented by this certificate have not been registered under
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The securities may not be sold,
transferred or assigned in the absence of an effective registration statement
for the securities under said Act, or an opinion of counsel, in form, substance
and scope customary for opinions of counsel in comparable transactions, that
registration is not required under said Act or unless sold pursuant to Rule 144
or Regulation S under said Act."
The legend set forth above shall be removed and the Company shall issue a
certificate without such legend to the holder of any Security upon which it is
stamped, if, unless otherwise required by applicable state securities laws, (a)
such Security is registered for sale under an effective registration statement
filed under the 1933 Act or otherwise may be sold pursuant to Rule 144 or
Regulation S without any restriction as to the number of securities as of a
particular date that can then be immediately sold, or (b) such holder provides
the Company with an opinion of counsel, in form, substance and scope customary
for opinions of counsel in comparable transactions, to the effect that a public
sale or transfer of such Security may be made without registration under the
1933 Act, which opinion shall be accepted by the Company so that the sale or
transfer is effected or (c) such holder provides the Company with reasonable
assurances that such Security can be sold pursuant to Rule 144 or Regulation S.
The Buyer agrees to sell all Securities, including those represented by a
certificate(s) from which the legend has been removed, in compliance with
applicable prospectus delivery requirements, if any.
h. Authorization; Enforcement. This Agreement and the Registration Rights
Agreement have been duly and validly authorized. This Agreement has been duly
executed and delivered on behalf of the Buyer, and this Agreement constitutes,
and upon execution and delivery by the Buyer of the Registration Rights
Agreement, such agreement will constitute, valid and binding agreements of the
Buyer enforceable in accordance with their terms.
i. Residency. The Buyer is a resident of the jurisdiction set forth immediately
below such Buyer's name on the signature pages hereto.
3. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY. The Company represents and
warrants to each Buyer that:
a. Organization and Qualification. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries (as
defined below), if any, is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in
good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction in which it is incorporated,
with full power and authority (corporate and other) to own, lease, use and
operate its properties and to carry on its business as and where now owned,
leased, used, operated and conducted. Schedule 3(a) sets forth a list of all of
the Subsidiaries of the Company and the jurisdiction in which each is
incorporated. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries is duly qualified as a
foreign corporation to do business and is in good standing in every jurisdiction
in which its ownership or use of property or the nature of the business
conducted by it makes such qualification necessary except where the failure to
be so qualified or in good standing would not have a Material Adverse Effect.
"Material Adverse Effect" means any material adverse effect on the business,
operations, assets, financial condition or prospects of the Company or its
Subsidiaries, if any, taken as a whole, or on the transactions contemplated
hereby or by the agreements or instruments to be entered into in connection
herewith. "Subsidiaries" means any corporation or other organization, whether
incorporated or unincorporated, in which the Company owns, directly or
indirectly, any equity or other ownership interest.
b. Authorization; Enforcement. (i) The Company has all requisite corporate power
and authority to enter into and perform this Agreement, the Registration Rights
Agreement, the Debentures and the Warrants and to consummate the transactions
contemplated hereby and thereby and to issue the Securities, in accordance with
the terms hereof and thereof, (ii) the execution and delivery of this Agreement,
the Registration Rights Agreement, the Debentures and the Warrants by the
Company and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby and
thereby (including without limitation, the issuance of the Debentures and the
Warrants and the issuance and reservation for issuance of the Conversion Shares
and Warrant Shares issuable upon conversion or exercise thereof) have been duly
authorized by the Company's Board of Directors and no further consent or
authorization of the Company, its Board of Directors, or its shareholders is
required, (iii) this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the
Company by its authorized representative, and such authorized representative is
the true and official representative with authority to sign this Agreement and
the other documents executed in connection herewith and bind the Company
accordingly, and (iv) this Agreement constitutes, and upon execution and
delivery by the Company of the Registration Rights Agreement, the Debentures and
the Warrants, each of such instruments will constitute, a legal, valid and
binding obligation of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance
with its terms.
c. Capitalization. As of the date hereof, the authorized capital stock of the
Company consists of (i) 75,000,000 shares of Common Stock, of which 10,060,918
shares are issued and outstanding, no shares are reserved for issuance pursuant
to the Company's stock option plans, 4,190,000 shares are reserved for issuance
pursuant to securities (other than the Debentures and the Warrants) exercisable
for, or convertible into or exchangeable for shares of Common Stock and, subject
to obtaining Stockholder Approval (as defined in Section 4(k)), 134,333,333
shares are reserved for issuance upon conversion of the Debentures and the
Additional Debentures (as defined in Section 4(m)) and exercise of the Warrants
and the Additional Warrants (as defined in Section 4(m)); and (ii) 875,000
shares of preferred stock, of which 25,357 shares are issued and outstanding.
All of such outstanding shares of capital stock are, or upon issuance will be,
duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable. No shares of
capital stock of the Company are subject to preemptive rights or any other
similar rights of the shareholders of the Company or any liens or encumbrances
imposed through the actions or failure to act of the Company. Except as
disclosed in Schedule 3(c), as of the effective date of this Agreement, (i)
there are no outstanding options, warrants, scrip, rights to subscribe for,
puts, calls, rights of first refusal, agreements, understandings, claims or
other commitments or rights of any character whatsoever relating to, or
securities or rights convertible into or exchangeable for any shares of capital
stock of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or arrangements by which the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries is or may become bound to issue additional
shares of capital stock of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (ii) there
are no agreements or arrangements under which the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries is obligated to register the sale of any of its or their securities
under the 1933 Act (except the Registration Rights Agreement) and (iii) 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)
that will be triggered by the issuance of the Debentures, the Warrants, the
Conversion Shares or Warrant Shares. The Company has furnished to the Buyer true
and correct copies of the Company's Articles of Incorporation as in effect on
the date hereof ("Articles of Incorporation"), the Company's By-laws, as in
effect on the date hereof (the "By-laws"), and the terms of all securities
convertible into or exercisable for Common Stock of the Company and the material
rights of the holders thereof in respect thereto. The Company shall provide the
Buyer with a written update of this representation signed by the Company's Chief
Executive or Chief Financial Officer on behalf of the Company as of the Closing
Date.
d. Issuance of Shares. Subject to obtaining Stockholder Approval (as defined in
Section 4(k)), the Conversion Shares and Warrant Shares are duly authorized and
reserved for issuance and, upon conversion of the Debentures and exercise of the
Warrants in accordance with their respective terms, will be validly issued,
fully paid and non-assessable, and free from all taxes, liens, claims and
encumbrances with respect to the issue thereof and shall not be subject to
preemptive rights or other similar rights of shareholders of the Company and
will not impose personal liability upon the holder thereof.
e. Acknowledgment of Dilution. The Company understands and acknowledges the
potentially dilutive effect to the Common Stock upon the issuance of the
Conversion Shares and Warrant Shares upon conversion of the Debenture or
exercise of the Warrants. The Company further acknowledges that its obligation
to issue Conversion Shares and Warrant Shares upon conversion of the Debentures
or exercise of the Warrants in accordance with this Agreement, the Debentures
and the Warrants is absolute and unconditional regardless of the dilutive effect
that such issuance may have on the ownership interests of other shareholders of
the Company.
f. No Conflicts. Subject to obtaining Stockholder Approval (as defined in
Section 4(k)), the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, the
Registration Rights Agreement, the Debentures and the Warrants by the Company
and the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby and
thereby (including, without limitation, the issuance and reservation for
issuance of the Conversion Shares and Warrant Shares) will not (i) conflict with
or result in a violation of any provision of the Articles of Incorporation or
By-laws or (ii) violate or conflict with, or result in a breach of any provision
of, or constitute a default (or an event which with notice or lapse of time or
both could become a default) under, or give to others any rights of termination,
amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, any agreement, indenture, patent,
patent license or instrument to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is
a party, or (iii) to the Company's knowledge, result in a violation of any law,
rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree (including federal and state
securities laws and regulations and regulations of any self-regulatory
organizations to which the Company or its securities are subject) applicable to
the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or by which any property or asset of the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries is bound or affected (except for such
conflicts, defaults, terminations, amendments, accelerations, cancellations and
violations as would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material
Adverse Effect). Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is in violation
of its Articles of Incorporation, By-laws or other organizational documents and
neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is in default (and no event has
occurred which with notice or lapse of time or both could put the Company or any
of its Subsidiaries in default) under, and neither the Company nor any of its
Subsidiaries has taken any action or failed to take any action that would give
to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of,
any agreement, indenture or instrument to which the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries is a party or by which any property or assets of the Company or any
of its Subsidiaries is bound or affected, except for possible defaults as would
not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect. The
businesses of the Company and its Subsidiaries, if any, are not being conducted,
and shall not be conducted so long as a Buyer owns any of the Securities, in
violation of any law, ordinance or regulation of any governmental entity. Except
as specifically contemplated by this Agreement and as required under the 1933
Act and any applicable state securities laws, the Company is not required to
obtain any consent, authorization or order of, or make any filing or
registration with, any court, governmental agency, regulatory agency, self
regulatory organization or stock market or any third party in order for it to
execute, deliver or perform any of its obligations under this Agreement, the
Registration Rights Agreement, the Debentures or the Warrants in accordance with
the terms hereof or thereof or to issue and sell the Debentures and Warrants in
accordance with the terms hereof and to issue the Conversion Shares upon
conversion of the Debentures and the Warrant Shares upon exercise of the
Warrants. Except as disclosed in Schedule 3(f), all consents, authorizations,
orders, filings and registrations which the Company is required to obtain
pursuant to the preceding sentence have been obtained or effected on or prior to
the date hereof. The Company is not in violation of the listing requirements of
the Over-the-Counter Bulletin Board (the "OTCBB") and does not reasonably
anticipate that the Common Stock will be delisted by the OTCBB in the
foreseeable future. The Company and its Subsidiaries are unaware of any facts or
circumstances which might give rise to any of the foregoing.
g. SEC Documents; Financial Statements. Except as disclosed in Schedule 3(g),
the Company has timely filed all reports, schedules, forms, statements and other
documents required to be filed by it with the SEC pursuant to the reporting
requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "1934 Act")
(all of the foregoing filed prior to the date hereof and all exhibits included
therein and financial statements and schedules thereto and documents (other than
exhibits to such documents) incorporated by reference therein, being hereinafter
referred to herein as the "SEC Documents"). As of their respective dates, the
SEC Documents complied in all material respects with the requirements of the
1934 Act and the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder
applicable to the SEC Documents, and none of the SEC Documents, at the time they
were filed with the SEC, contained any untrue statement of a material fact or
omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in
order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which
they were made, not misleading. None of the statements made in any such SEC
Documents is, or has been, required to be amended or updated under applicable
law (except for such statements as have been amended or updated in subsequent
filings prior the date hereof). As of their respective dates, the financial
statements of the Company included in the SEC Documents complied as to form in
all material respects with applicable accounting requirements and the published
rules and regulations of the SEC with respect thereto. Such financial statements
have been prepared in accordance with United States generally accepted
accounting principles, consistently applied, during the periods involved (except
(i) as may be otherwise indicated in such financial statements or the notes
thereto, or (ii) in the case of unaudited interim statements, to the extent they
may not include footnotes or may be condensed or summary statements) and fairly
present in all material respects the consolidated financial position of the
Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of the dates thereof and the
consolidated results of their operations and cash flows for the periods then
ended (subject, in the case of unaudited statements, to normal year-end audit
adjustments). Except as set forth in the financial statements of the Company
included in the SEC Documents, the Company has no liabilities, contingent or
otherwise, other than (i) liabilities incurred in the ordinary course of
business subsequent to September 30, 2005 and (ii) obligations under contracts
and commitments incurred in the ordinary course of business and not required
under generally accepted accounting principles to be reflected in such financial
statements, which, individually or in the aggregate, are not material to the
financial condition or operating results of the Company.
h. Absence of Certain Changes. Except as set forth on Schedule 3(h), since
September 30, 2005, there has been no material adverse change and no material
adverse development in the assets, liabilities, business, properties,
operations, financial condition, results of operations or prospects of the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
i. Absence of Litigation. There is no action, suit, claim, proceeding, inquiry
or investigation before or by any court, public board, government agency,
self-regulatory organization or body pending or, to the knowledge of the Company
or any of its Subsidiaries, threatened against or affecting the Company or any
of its Subsidiaries, or their officers or directors in their capacity as such,
that could have a Material Adverse Effect. Schedule 3(i) contains a complete
list and summary description of any pending or, to the knowledge of the Company,
threatened proceeding against or affecting the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries, without regard to whether it would have a Material Adverse Effect.
The Company and its Subsidiaries are unaware of any facts or circumstances which
might give rise to any of the foregoing.
j. Patents, Copyrights, etc. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries owns or
possesses the requisite licenses or rights to use all patents, patent
applications, patent rights, inventions, know-how, trade secrets, trademarks,
trademark applications, service marks, service names, trade names and copyrights
("Intellectual Property") necessary to enable it to conduct its business as now
operated (and, except as set forth in Schedule 3(j) hereof, to the best of the
Company's knowledge, as presently contemplated to be operated in the future);
there is no claim or action by any person pertaining to, or proceeding pending,
or to the Company's knowledge threatened, which challenges the right of the
Company or of a Subsidiary with respect to any Intellectual Property necessary
to enable it to conduct its business as now operated (and, except as set forth
in Schedule 3(j) hereof, to the best of the Company's knowledge, as presently
contemplated to be operated in the future); to the best of the Company's
knowledge, the Company's or its Subsidiaries' current and intended products,
services and processes do not infringe on any Intellectual Property or other
rights held by any person; and the Company is unaware of any facts or
circumstances which might give rise to any of the foregoing. The Company and
each of its Subsidiaries have taken reasonable security measures to protect the
secrecy, confidentiality and value of their Intellectual Property.
k. No Materially Adverse Contracts, Etc. Neither the Company nor any of its
Subsidiaries is subject to any charter, corporate or other legal restriction, or
any judgment, decree, order, rule or regulation which in the judgment of the
Company's officers has or is expected in the future to have a Material Adverse
Effect. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to any
contract or agreement which in the judgment of the Company's officers has or is
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
l. Tax Status. Except as set forth on Schedule 3(l), the Company and each of its
Subsidiaries has made or filed all federal, state and foreign income and all
other tax returns, reports and declarations required by any jurisdiction to
which it is subject (unless and only to the extent that the Company and each of
its Subsidiaries has set aside on its books provisions reasonably adequate for
the payment of all unpaid and unreported taxes) and has paid all taxes and other
governmental assessments and charges that are material in amount, shown or
determined to be due on such returns, reports and declarations, except those
being contested in good faith and has set aside on its books provisions
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. The Company has not executed a waiver with respect to the statute of
limitations relating to the assessment or collection of any foreign, federal,
state or local tax. Except as set forth on Schedule 3(l), none of the Company's
tax returns is presently being audited by any taxing authority.
m. Certain Transactions. Except as set forth on Schedule 3(m) and except for
arm's length transactions pursuant to which the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries makes payments in the ordinary course of business upon terms no
less favorable than the Company or any of its Subsidiaries could obtain from
third parties, none of the officers, directors, or employees of the Company is
presently a party to any transaction with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries
(other than for services as employees, officers and directors), including any
contract, agreement or other arrangement providing for the furnishing of
services to or by, providing for rental of real or personal property to or from,
or otherwise requiring payments to or from any officer, director or such
employee or, to the knowledge of the Company, any corporation, partnership,
trust or other entity in which any officer, director, or any such employee has a
substantial interest or is an officer, director, trustee or partner.
n. Disclosure. All information relating to or concerning the Company or any of
its Subsidiaries set forth in this Agreement and provided to the Buyers pursuant
to Section 2(d) hereof and otherwise in connection with the transactions
contemplated hereby is true and correct in all material respects and the Company
has not omitted to state any material fact necessary in order to make the
statements made herein or therein, in light of the circumstances under which
they were made, not misleading. No event or circumstance has occurred or exists
with respect to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or its or their business,
properties, prospects, 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
(assuming for this purpose that the Company's reports filed under the 1934 Act
are being incorporated into an effective registration statement filed by the
Company under the 1933 Act).
o. Acknowledgment Regarding Buyers' Purchase of Securities. The Company
acknowledges and agrees that the Buyers are acting solely in the capacity of
arm's length purchasers with respect to this Agreement and the transactions
contemplated hereby. The Company further acknowledges that no Buyer 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
statement made by any Buyer or any of their respective representatives or agents
in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby is
not advice or a recommendation and is merely incidental to the Buyers' purchase
of the Securities. The Company further represents to each Buyer that the
Company's decision to enter into this Agreement has been based solely on the
independent evaluation of the Company and its representatives.
p. No Integrated Offering. Neither the Company, nor any of its affiliates, nor
any person acting on its or their behalf, has directly or indirectly made any
offers or sales in any security or solicited any offers to buy any security
under circumstances that would require registration under the 1933 Act of the
issuance of the Securities to the Buyers. The issuance of the Securities to the
Buyers will not be integrated with any other issuance of the Company's
securities (past, current or future) for purposes of any shareholder approval
provisions applicable to the Company or its securities.
q. No Brokers. The Company has taken no action which would give rise to any
claim by any person for brokerage commissions, transaction fees or similar
payments relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby.
r. Permits; Compliance. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries is in
possession of all franchises, grants, authorizations, licenses, permits,
easements, variances, exemptions, consents, certificates, approvals and orders
necessary to own, lease and operate its properties and to carry on its business
as it is now being conducted (collectively, the "Company Permits"), and there is
no action pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened regarding
suspension or cancellation of any of the Company Permits. Neither the Company
nor any of its Subsidiaries is in conflict with, or in default or violation of,
any of the Company Permits, except for any such conflicts, defaults or
violations which, individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Since September 30, 2005, neither
the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has received any notification with
respect to possible conflicts, defaults or violations of applicable laws, except
for notices relating to possible conflicts, defaults or violations, which
conflicts, defaults or violations would not have a Material Adverse Effect.
s. Environmental Matters.
(i) Except as set forth in Schedule 3(s), there are, to the Company's knowledge,
with respect to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any predecessor of the
Company, no past or present violations of Environmental Laws (as defined below),
releases of any material into the environment, actions, activities,
circumstances, conditions, events, incidents, or contractual obligations which
may give rise to any common law environmental liability or any liability under
the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980
or similar federal, state, local or foreign laws and neither the Company nor any
of its Subsidiaries has received any notice with respect to any of the
foregoing, nor is any action pending or, to the Company's knowledge, threatened
in connection with any of the foregoing. 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.
(ii) Other than those that are or were stored, used or disposed of in compliance
with applicable law, no Hazardous Materials are contained on or about any real
property currently owned, leased or used by the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries, and no Hazardous Materials were released on or about any real
property previously owned, leased or used by the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries during the period the property was owned, leased or used by the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries, except in the normal course of the Company's
or any of its Subsidiaries' business.
(iii) Except as set forth in Schedule 3(s), there are no underground storage
tanks on or under any real property owned, leased or used by the Company or any
of its Subsidiaries that are not in compliance with applicable law.
t. Title to Property. The Company and its Subsidiaries have good and marketable
title in fee simple to all real property and good and marketable title to all
personal property owned by them which is material to the business of the Company
and its Subsidiaries, in each case free and clear of all liens, encumbrances and
defects except such as are described in Schedule 3(t) or such as would not have
a Material Adverse Effect. Any real property and facilities held under lease by
the Company and its Subsidiaries are held by them under valid, subsisting and
enforceable leases with such exceptions as would not have a Material Adverse
Effect.
u. Insurance. Except as set forth in Schedule 3(u), the Company and each of its
Subsidiaries are insured by insurers of recognized financial responsibility
against such losses and risks and in such amounts as management of the Company
believes to be prudent and customary in the businesses in which the Company and
its Subsidiaries are engaged. Neither the Company nor any such Subsidiary has
any reason to believe that it will not be able to renew its existing insurance
coverage as and when such coverage expires or to obtain similar coverage from
similar insurers as may be necessary to continue its business at a cost that
would not have a Material Adverse Effect. The Company has provided to Buyer true
and correct copies of all policies relating to directors' and officers'
liability coverage, errors and omissions coverage, and commercial general
liability coverage.
v. Internal Accounting Controls. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries
maintain a system of internal accounting controls sufficient, in the judgment of
the Company's board of directors, 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.
w. Foreign Corrupt Practices. Neither the Company, nor any of its Subsidiaries,
nor any director, officer, agent, employee or other person acting on behalf of
the Company or any Subsidiary has, in the course of his actions for, or on
behalf of, the Company, used any corporate funds for any unlawful contribution,
gift, entertainment or other unlawful expenses relating to political activity;
made any direct or indirect unlawful payment to any foreign or domestic
government official or employee from corporate funds; violated or is in
violation of any provision of the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as
amended, or made any bribe, rebate, payoff, influence payment, kickback or other
unlawful payment to any foreign or domestic government official or employee.
x. Solvency. Except as provided on Schedule 3(x), the Company (after giving
effect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement) is solvent (i.e., its
assets have a fair market value in excess of the amount required to pay its
probable liabilities on its existing debts as they become absolute and matured)
and currently the Company has no information that would lead it to reasonably
conclude that the Company would not, after giving effect to the transaction
contemplated by this Agreement, have the ability to, nor does it intend to take
any action that would impair its ability to, pay its debts from time to time
incurred in connection therewith as such debts mature. Except as provided on
Schedule 3(x), the Company did not receive a qualified opinion from its auditors
with respect to its most recent fiscal year end and, after giving effect to the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement, does not anticipate or know of any
basis upon which its auditors might issue a qualified opinion in respect of its
current fiscal year.
y. No Investment Company. The Company is not, and upon the issuance and sale of
the Securities as contemplated by this Agreement will not be an "investment
company" required to be registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (an
"Investment Company"). The Company is not controlled by an Investment Company.
z. Breach of Representations and Warranties by the Company. If the Company
breaches any of the representations or warranties set forth in this Section 3,
and in addition to any other remedies available to the Buyers pursuant to this
Agreement, the Company shall pay to the Buyer the Standard Liquidated Damages
Amount in cash or in shares of Common Stock at the option of the Company, until
such breach is cured. If the Company elects to pay the Standard Liquidated
Damages Amounts in shares of Common Stock, such shares shall be issued at the
Conversion Price at the time of payment.
4. COVENANTS.
a. Best Efforts. The parties shall use their best efforts to satisfy timely each
of the conditions described in Section 6 and 7 of this Agreement.
b. Form D; Blue Sky Laws. The Company agrees to file a Form D with respect to
the Securities as required under Regulation D and to provide a copy thereof to
each Buyer promptly after such filing. The Company shall, on or before the
Closing Date, take such action as the Company shall reasonably determine is
necessary to qualify the Securities for sale to the Buyers at the applicable
closing pursuant to this Agreement 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 any such action so taken to each
Buyer on or prior to the Closing Date.
c. Reporting Status; Eligibility to Use Form S-3, SB-2 or Form S-1. The
Company's Common Stock is registered under Section 12(g) of the 1934 Act. The
Company represents and warrants that it meets the requirements for the use of
Form S-3 (or if the Company is not eligible for the use of Form S-3 as of the
Filing Date (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement), the Company may
use the form of registration for which it is eligible at that time) for
registration of the sale by the Buyer of the Registrable Securities (as defined
in the Registration Rights Agreement). So long as the Buyer beneficially owns
any of the Securities, the Company shall timely file all reports required to be
filed with the SEC pursuant to the 1934 Act, and the Company shall not terminate
its status as an issuer required to file reports under the 1934 Act even if the
1934 Act or the rules and regulations thereunder would permit such termination.
The Company further agrees to file all reports required to be filed by the
Company with the SEC in a timely manner so as to become eligible, and thereafter
to maintain its eligibility, for the use of Form S-3. The Company shall issue a
press release describing the material terms of the transaction contemplated
hereby as soon as practicable following the Closing Date but in no event more
than two (2) business days of the Closing Date, which press release shall be
subject to prior review by the Buyers. The Company agrees that such press
release shall not disclose the name of the Buyers unless expressly consented to
in writing by the Buyers or unless required by applicable law or regulation, and
then only to the extent of such requirement.
d. Use of Proceeds. The Company shall use the proceeds from the sale of the
Debentures and the Warrants in the manner set forth in Schedule 4(d) attached
hereto and made a part hereof and shall not, directly or indirectly, use such
proceeds for any loan to or investment in any other corporation, partnership,
enterprise or other person (except in connection with its currently existing
direct or indirect Subsidiaries)
e. Future Offerings. Subject to the exceptions described below, the Company will
not, without the prior written consent of a majority-in-interest of the Buyers,
not to be unreasonably withheld, (A) negotiate or contract with any party to
obtain additional equity financing (including debt financing with an equity
component) that involves the issuance of convertible securities that are
convertible into an indeterminate number of shares of Common Stock or (B) grant
any registration rights in connection with any issuance of Common Stock or
warrants during the period (the "Lock-up Period") beginning on the Closing Date
and ending on the later of (i) two hundred seventy (270) days from the Closing
Date or (ii) one hundred eighty (180) days from the date the Registration
Statement (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement) is declared
effective (plus any days in which sales cannot be made thereunder).
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall be permitted to obtain
additional equity financing (including debt financing with an equity component)
that does not involve the issuance of convertible securities that are
convertible into an indeterminate number of shares of Common Stock and which
involves the grant of registration rights, so long as such registration rights
do not become effective or may not be invoked by the holder thereof for a period
of at least 320 days from the Closing Date. In addition, subject to the
exceptions described below, the Company will not conduct any equity financing
(including debt with an equity component) ("Future Offerings") during the period
beginning on the Closing Date and ending two (2) years after the end of the
Lock-up Period unless it shall have first delivered to each Buyer, at least
twenty (20) business days prior to the closing of such Future Offering, written
notice describing the proposed Future Offering, including the terms and
conditions thereof and proposed definitive documentation to be entered into in
connection therewith, and providing each Buyer an option during the fifteen (15)
day period following delivery of such notice to purchase its pro rata share
(based on the ratio that the aggregate principal amount of Debentures purchased
by it hereunder bears to the aggregate principal amount of Debentures purchased
hereunder) of the securities being offered in the Future Offering on the same
terms as contemplated by such Future Offering (the limitations referred to in
this sentence and the preceding sentence are collectively referred to as the
"Capital Raising Limitations"). In the event the terms and conditions of a
proposed Future Offering are amended in any respect after delivery of the notice
to the Buyers concerning the proposed Future Offering, the Company shall deliver
a new notice to each Buyer describing the amended terms and conditions of the
proposed Future Offering and each Buyer thereafter shall have an option during
the fifteen (15) day period following delivery of such new notice to purchase
its pro rata share of the securities being offered on the same terms as
contemplated by such proposed Future Offering, as amended. The foregoing
sentence shall apply to successive amendments to the terms and conditions of any
proposed Future Offering. The Capital Raising Limitations shall not apply to any
transaction involving (i) issuances of securities in a firm commitment
underwritten public offering (excluding a continuous offering pursuant to Rule
415 under the 1933 Act) or (ii) issuances of securities as consideration for a
merger, consolidation or purchase of assets, or in connection with any strategic
partnership or joint venture (the primary purpose of which is not to raise
equity capital), or in connection with the disposition or acquisition of a
business, product or license by the Company. The Capital Raising Limitations
also shall not apply to the issuance of securities upon exercise or conversion
of the Company's options, warrants or other convertible securities outstanding
as of the date hereof or to the grant of additional options or warrants, or the
issuance of additional securities, under any Company stock option or restricted
stock plan approved by the shareholders of the Company.
f. Expenses. At the Closing, the Company shall reimburse Buyers for expenses
incurred by them in connection with the negotiation, preparation, execution,
delivery and performance of this Agreement and the other agreements to be
executed in connection herewith ("Documents"), including, without limitation,
attorneys' and consultants' fees and expenses, transfer agent fees, fees for
stock quotation services, fees relating to any amendments or modifications of
the Documents or any consents or waivers of provisions in the Documents, fees
for the preparation of opinions of counsel, escrow fees, and costs of
restructuring the transactions contemplated by the Documents. When possible, the
Company must pay these fees directly, otherwise the Company must make immediate
payment for reimbursement to the Buyers for all fees and expenses immediately
upon written notice by the Buyer or the submission of an invoice by the Buyer If
the Company fails to reimburse the Buyer in full within three (3) business days
of the written notice or submission of invoice by the Buyer, the Company shall
pay interest on the total amount of fees to be reimbursed at a rate of 15% per
annum.
g. Financial Information. The Company agrees to send the following reports to
each Buyer until such Buyer transfers, assigns, or sells all of the Securities:
(i) within ten (10) days after the filing with the SEC, a copy of its Annual
Report on Form 10-KSB its Quarterly Reports on Form 10-QSB and any Current
Reports on Form 8-K; (ii) within one (1) day after release, copies of all press
releases issued by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; and (iii)
contemporaneously with the making available or giving to the shareholders of the
Company, copies of any notices or other information the Company makes available
or gives to such shareholders.
h. Authorization and Reservation of Shares. Subject to obtaining Stockholder
Approval (as defined in Section 4(k)), the Company shall at all times have
authorized, and reserved for the purpose of issuance, a sufficient number of
shares of Common Stock to provide for the full conversion or exercise of the
outstanding Debentures and Warrants and issuance of the Conversion Shares and
Warrant Shares in connection therewith (based on the Conversion Price of the
Debentures or Exercise Price of the Warrants in effect from time to time) and as
otherwise required by the Debentures. The Company shall not reduce the number of
shares of Common Stock reserved for issuance upon conversion of Debentures and
exercise of the Warrants without the consent of each Buyer. The Company shall at
all times maintain the number of shares of Common Stock so reserved for issuance
at an amount ("Reserved Amount") equal to no less than two (2) times the number
that is then actually issuable upon full conversion of the Debentures and
Additional Debentures and upon exercise of the Warrants and the Additional
Warrants (based on the Conversion Price of the Debentures or the Exercise Price
of the Warrants in effect from time to time). If at any time the number of
shares of Common Stock authorized and reserved for issuance ("Authorized and
Reserved Shares") is below the Reserved Amount, the Company will promptly take
all corporate action necessary to authorize and reserve a sufficient number of
shares, including, without limitation, calling a special meeting of shareholders
to authorize additional shares to meet the Company's obligations under this
Section 4(h), in the case of an insufficient number of authorized shares, obtain
shareholder approval of an increase in such authorized number of shares, and
voting the management shares of the Company in favor of an increase in the
authorized shares of the Company to ensure that the number of authorized shares
is sufficient to meet the Reserved Amount. If the Company fails to obtain such
shareholder approval within thirty (30) days following the date on which the
number of Reserved Amount exceeds the Authorized and Reserved Shares, the
Company shall pay to the Borrower the Standard Liquidated Damages Amount, in
cash or in shares of Common Stock at the option of the Buyer. If the Buyer
elects to be paid the Standard Liquidated Damages Amount in shares of Common
Stock, such shares shall be issued at the Conversion Price at the time of
payment. In order to ensure that the Company has authorized a sufficient amount
of shares to meet the Reserved Amount at all times, the Company must deliver to
the Buyer at the end of every month a list detailing (1) the current amount of
shares authorized by the Company and reserved for the Buyer; and (2) amount of
shares issuable upon conversion of the Debentures and upon exercise of the
Warrants and as payment of interest accrued on the Debentures for one year. If
the Company fails to provide such list within five (5) business days of the end
of each month, the Company shall pay the Standard Liquidated Damages Amount, in
cash or in shares of Common Stock at the option of the Buyer, until the list is
delivered. If the Buyer elects to be paid the Standard Liquidated Damages Amount
in shares of Common Stock, such shares shall be issued at the Conversion Price
at the time of payment.
i. Listing. The Company shall promptly secure the listing of the Conversion
Shares and Warrant Shares upon each national securities exchange or automated
quotation system, if any, upon which shares of Common Stock are then listed
(subject to official notice of issuance) and, so long as any Buyer owns any of
the Securities, shall maintain, so long as any other shares of Common Stock
shall be so listed, such listing of all Conversion Shares and Warrant Shares
from time to time issuable upon conversion of the Debentures or exercise of the
Warrants. The Company will obtain and, so long as any Buyer owns any of the
Securities, maintain the listing and trading of its Common Stock on the OTCBB or
any equivalent replacement exchange, the Nasdaq National Market ("Nasdaq"), the
Nasdaq SmallCap Market ("Nasdaq SmallCap"), the New York Stock Exchange
("NYSE"), or the American Stock Exchange ("AMEX") and will comply in all
respects with the Company's reporting, filing and other obligations under the
bylaws or rules of the National Association of Securities Dealers ("NASD") and
such exchanges, as applicable. The Company shall promptly provide to each Buyer
copies of any notices it receives from the OTCBB and any other exchanges or
quotation systems on which the Common Stock is then listed regarding the
continued eligibility of the Common Stock for listing on such exchanges and
quotation systems.
j. Corporate Existence. So long as a Buyer beneficially owns any Debentures or
Warrants, the Company shall maintain its corporate existence and shall not sell
all or substantially all of the Company's assets, except in the event of a
merger or consolidation or sale of all or substantially all of the Company's
assets, where the surviving or successor entity in such transaction (i) assumes
the Company's obligations hereunder and under the agreements and instruments
entered into in connection herewith and (ii) is a publicly traded corporation
whose Common Stock is listed for trading on the OTCBB, Nasdaq, Nasdaq SmallCap,
NYSE or AMEX.
k. Stockholder Approval. The Company shall file a proxy or information statement
with the SEC no later than January 31, 2006 and use its best efforts to obtain,
on or before April 30, 2006, such approvals of the Company's stockholders as may
be required to issue all of the shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion
or exercise of, or otherwise with respect to, the Debentures and the Warrants in
accordance with Nevada law and any applicable rules or regulations of the OTCBB
and/or Nasdaq, either through a reverse stock split of the Common Stock or an
increase in authorized capital (the "Stockholder Approval"). The Company shall
furnish to each Buyer and its legal counsel promptly (but in no event less than
two (2) business days) before the same is filed with the SEC, one copy of the
proxy or information statement and any amendment thereto, and shall deliver to
each Buyer promptly each letter written by or on behalf of the Company to the
SEC or the staff of the SEC, and each item of correspondence from the SEC or the
staff of the SEC, in each case relating to such proxy or information statement
(other than any portion thereof which contains information for which the Company
has sought confidential treatment). The Company will promptly (but in no event
more than three (3) business days) respond to any and all comments received from
the SEC (which comments shall promptly be made available to each Buyer). The
Company shall comply with the filing and disclosure requirements of Section 14
under the 1934 Act in connection with the Stockholder Approval.
l. No Integration. The Company shall not make any offers or sales of any
security (other than the Securities) under circumstances that would require
registration of the Securities being offered or sold hereunder under the 1933
Act or cause the offering of the Securities to be integrated with any other
offering of securities by the Company for the purpose of any stockholder
approval provision applicable to the Company or its securities.
m. Subsequent Investment. The Company and the Buyers agree that, upon
effectiveness of the Registration Statement to be filed pursuant to the
Registration Rights Agreement (the "Filing Date"), the Buyers shall purchase
additional debentures (the "Additional Debentures") in the aggregate principal
amount of Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000) and additional warrants (the
"Additional Warrants") to purchase an aggregate of 500,000 shares of Common
Stock, for an aggregate purchase price of Five Hundred Thousand Dollars
($500,000) with the closing of such purchase to occur within three (3) days of
the Filing Date; provided, however, that the obligation of each Buyer to
purchase the Additional Debentures and the Additional Warrants is subject to the
satisfaction, at or before the closing of such purchase and sale, of the
conditions set forth in Section 7. The terms of the Additional Debentures and
the Additional Warrants shall be identical to the terms of the Debentures and
Warrants, as the case may be, to be issued on the Closing Date. The Common Stock
underlying the Additional Debentures and the Additional Warrants shall be
Registrable Securities (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement) and
shall be included in the Registration Statement to be filed pursuant to the
Registration Rights Agreement.
n. Breach of Covenants. If the Company breaches any of the covenants set forth
in this Section 4, and in addition to any other remedies available to the Buyers
pursuant to this Agreement, the Company shall pay to the Buyers the Standard
Liquidated Damages Amount, in cash or in shares of Common Stock at the option of
the Company, until such breach is cured. If the Company elects to pay the
Standard Liquidated Damages Amount in shares, such shares shall be issued at the
Conversion Price at the time of payment.
5. TRANSFER AGENT INSTRUCTIONS. The Company shall issue irrevocable instructions
to its transfer agent to issue certificates, registered in the name of each
Buyer or its nominee, for the Conversion Shares and Warrant Shares in such
amounts as specified from time to time by each Buyer to the Company upon
conversion of the Debentures or exercise of the Warrants in accordance with the
terms thereof (the "Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions"). Prior to
registration of the Conversion Shares and Warrant Shares under the 1933 Act or
the date on which the Conversion Shares and Warrant Shares may be sold pursuant
to Rule 144 without any restriction as to the number of Securities as of a
particular date that can then be immediately sold, all such certificates shall
bear the restrictive legend specified in Section 2(g) of this Agreement. The
Company warrants that no instruction other than the Irrevocable Transfer Agent
Instructions referred to in this Section 5, and stop transfer instructions to
give effect to Section 2(f) hereof (in the case of the Conversion Shares and
Warrant Shares, prior to registration of the Conversion Shares and Warrant
Shares under the 1933 Act or the date on which the Conversion Shares and Warrant
Shares may be sold pursuant to Rule 144 without any restriction as to the number
of Securities as of a particular date that can then be immediately sold), will
be given by the Company to its transfer agent and that the Securities shall
otherwise be freely transferable on the books and records of the Company as and
to the extent provided in this Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement.
Nothing in this Section shall affect in any way the Buyer's obligations and
agreement set forth in Section 2(g) hereof to comply with all applicable
prospectus delivery requirements, if any, upon re-sale of the Securities. If a
Buyer provides the Company with (i) an opinion of counsel in form, substance and
scope customary for opinions in comparable transactions, to the effect that a
public sale or transfer of such Securities may be made without registration
under the 1933 Act and such sale or transfer is effected or (ii) the Buyer
provides reasonable assurances that the Securities can be sold pursuant to Rule
144, the Company shall permit the transfer, and, in the case of the Conversion
Shares and Warrant Shares, promptly instruct its transfer agent to issue one or
more certificates, free from restrictive legend, in such name and in such
denominations as specified by such Buyer. The Company acknowledges that a breach
by it of its obligations hereunder will cause irreparable harm to the Buyers, by
vitiating the intent and purpose of the transactions contemplated hereby.
Accordingly, the Company acknowledges that the remedy at law for a breach of its
obligations under this Section 5 may be inadequate and agrees, in the event of a
breach or threatened breach by the Company of the provisions of this Section,
that the Buyers shall be entitled, in addition to all other available remedies,
to an injunction restraining any breach and requiring immediate transfer,
without the necessity of showing economic loss and without any bond or other
security being required.
6. CONDITIONS TO THE COMPANY'S OBLIGATION TO SELL. The obligation of the Company
hereunder to issue and sell the Debentures and Warrants to a Buyer at the
Closing is subject to the satisfaction, at or before the Closing Date of each of
the following conditions thereto, provided that these conditions are for the
Company's sole benefit and may be waived by the Company at any time in its sole
discretion:
a. The applicable Buyer shall have executed this Agreement and the Registration
Rights Agreement, and delivered the same to the Company.
b. The applicable Buyer shall have delivered the Purchase Price in accordance
with Section 1(b) above.
c. The representations and warranties of the applicable Buyer shall be true and
correct in all material respects as of the date when made and as of the Closing
Date as though made at that time (except for representations and warranties that
speak as of a specific date), and the applicable Buyer shall have performed,
satisfied and complied in all material respects with the covenants, agreements
and conditions required by this Agreement to be performed, satisfied or complied
with by the applicable Buyer at or prior to the Closing Date.
d. No litigation, statute, rule, regulation, executive order, decree, ruling or
injunction shall have been enacted, entered, promulgated or endorsed by or in
any court or governmental authority of competent jurisdiction or any
self-regulatory organization having authority over the matters contemplated
hereby which prohibits the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated
by this Agreement.
7. CONDITIONS TO EACH BUYER'S OBLIGATION TO PURCHASE. The obligation of each
Buyer hereunder to purchase the Debentures and Warrants at the Closing is
subject to the satisfaction, at or before the Closing Date of each of the
following conditions, provided that these conditions are for such Buyer's sole
benefit and may be waived by such Buyer at any time in its sole discretion:
a. The Company shall have executed this Agreement and the Registration Rights
Agreement, and delivered the same to the Buyer.
b. The Company shall have delivered to such Buyer duly executed Debentures (in
such denominations as the Buyer shall request) and Warrants in accordance with
Section 1(b) above.
c. The Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions, in form and substance
satisfactory to a majority-in-interest of the Buyers, shall have been delivered
to and acknowledged in writing by the Company's Transfer Agent.
d. The representations and warranties of the Company shall be true and correct
in all material respects as of the date when made and as of the Closing Date as
though made at such time (except for representations and warranties that speak
as of a specific date) and the Company shall have performed, satisfied and
complied in all material respects with the covenants, agreements and conditions
required by this Agreement to be performed, satisfied or complied with by the
Company at or prior to the Closing Date. The Buyer shall have received a
certificate or certificates, executed by the chief executive officer of the
Company, dated as of the Closing Date, to the foregoing effect and as to such
other matters as may be reasonably requested by such Buyer including, but not
limited to certificates with respect to the Company's Articles of Incorporation,
By-laws and Board of Directors' resolutions relating to the transactions
contemplated hereby.
e. No litigation, statute, rule, regulation, executive order, decree, ruling or
injunction shall have been enacted, entered, promulgated or endorsed by or in
any court or governmental authority of competent jurisdiction or any
self-regulatory organization having authority over the matters contemplated
hereby which prohibits the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated
by this Agreement.
f. No event shall have occurred which could reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect on the Company.
g. The Conversion Shares and Warrant Shares shall have been authorized for
quotation on the OTCBB and trading in the Common Stock on the OTCBB shall not
have been suspended by the SEC or the OTCBB.
h. The Buyer shall have received an opinion of the Company's counsel, dated as
of the Closing Date, in form, scope and substance reasonably satisfactory to the
Buyer and in substantially the same form as Exhibit "D" attached hereto.
i. The Buyer shall have received an officer's certificate described in Section
3(c) above, dated as of the Closing Date.
8. GOVERNING LAW; MISCELLANEOUS.
a. Governing Law. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE ENFORCED, GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK APPLICABLE TO AGREEMENTS MADE
AND TO BE PERFORMED ENTIRELY WITHIN SUCH STATE, WITHOUT REGARD TO THE PRINCIPLES
OF CONFLICT OF LAWS. THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY SUBMIT TO THE EXCLUSIVE
JURISDICTION OF THE UNITED STATES FEDERAL COURTS LOCATED IN NEW YORK, NEW YORK
WITH RESPECT TO ANY DISPUTE ARISING UNDER THIS AGREEMENT, THE AGREEMENTS ENTERED
INTO IN CONNECTION HEREWITH OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY.
BOTH PARTIES IRREVOCABLY WAIVE THE DEFENSE OF AN INCONVENIENT FORUM TO THE
MAINTENANCE OF SUCH SUIT OR PROCEEDING. BOTH PARTIES FURTHER AGREE THAT SERVICE
OF PROCESS UPON A PARTY MAILED BY FIRST CLASS MAIL SHALL BE DEEMED IN EVERY
RESPECT EFFECTIVE SERVICE OF PROCESS UPON THE PARTY IN ANY SUCH SUIT OR
PROCEEDING. NOTHING HEREIN SHALL AFFECT EITHER PARTY'S RIGHT TO SERVE PROCESS IN
ANY OTHER MANNER PERMITTED BY LAW. BOTH PARTIES AGREE THAT A FINAL
NON-APPEALABLE JUDGMENT IN ANY SUCH SUIT OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE CONCLUSIVE AND
MAY BE ENFORCED IN OTHER JURISDICTIONS BY SUIT ON SUCH JUDGMENT OR IN ANY OTHER
LAWFUL MANNER. THE PARTY WHICH DOES NOT PREVAIL IN ANY DISPUTE ARISING UNDER
THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL FEES AND EXPENSES, INCLUDING
ATTORNEYS' FEES, INCURRED BY THE PREVAILING PARTY IN CONNECTION WITH SUCH
DISPUTE.
b. Counterparts; Signatures by Facsimile. This Agreement may be executed in one
or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original but all of which
shall constitute one and the same agreement and shall become effective when
counterparts have been signed by each party and delivered to the other party.
This Agreement, once executed by a party, may be delivered to the other party
hereto by facsimile transmission of a copy of this Agreement bearing the
signature of the party so delivering this Agreement.
c. Headings. The headings of this Agreement are for convenience of reference
only and shall not form part of, or affect the interpretation of, this
Agreement.
d. Severability. In the event that any provision of this Agreement is invalid or
unenforceable under any applicable statute or rule of law, then such provision
shall be deemed inoperative to the extent that it may conflict therewith and
shall be deemed modified to conform with such statute or rule of law. Any
provision hereof which may prove invalid or unenforceable under any law shall
not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision hereof.
e. Entire Agreement; Amendments. This Agreement and the instruments referenced
herein contain the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the
matters covered herein and therein and, except as specifically set forth herein
or therein, neither the Company nor the Buyer makes any representation,
warranty, covenant or undertaking with respect to such matters. No provision of
this Agreement may be waived or amended other than by an instrument in writing
signed by the party to be charged with enforcement.
f. Notices. Any notices required or permitted to be given under the terms of
this Agreement shall be sent by certified or registered mail (return receipt
requested) or delivered personally or by courier (including a recognized
overnight delivery service) or by facsimile and shall be effective five days
after being placed in the mail, if mailed by regular United States mail, or upon
receipt, if delivered personally or by courier (including a recognized overnight
delivery service) or by facsimile, in each case addressed to a party. The
addresses for such communications shall be:
If to the Company: Juniper Group, Inc.
111 Great Neck Road, Suite 604
Great Neck, New York 11021
Attention: Chief Executive Officer
Telephone: (516) 829-4670
Facsimile: (516) 829-4691
With copies to:
Sichenzia Ross Friedman Ference LLP
1065 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10018
Attention: Gregory Sichenzia, Esq.
Telephone: (212) 930-9700
Facsimile: (212) 930-9725
If to a Buyer: To the address set forth immediately below such Buyer's name on
the signature pages hereto.
With copy to: Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll, LLP
1735 Market Street
51st Floor
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103
Attention: Gerald J. Guarcini, Esq.
Telephone: 215-864-8625
Facsimile: 215-864-8999
Email: guarcini@ballardspahr.com
Each party shall provide notice to the other party of any change in address.
g. Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the
benefit of the parties and their successors and assigns. Neither the Company nor
any Buyer shall assign this Agreement or any rights or obligations hereunder
without the prior written consent of the other; provided, however, that subject
to Section 2(f), any Buyer may assign its rights hereunder to any person that
purchases Securities in a private transaction from a Buyer or to any of its
"affiliates," as that term is defined under the 1934 Act, without the consent of
the Company; and provided further, that the Buyers shall not assign this
Agreement or any rights or obligations hereunder until the Registration
Debentures and Registration Warrants are purchased by the Buyers.
h. Third Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement is intended for the benefit of the
parties hereto and their respective permitted successors and assigns, and is not
for the benefit of, nor may any provision hereof be enforced by, any other
person.
i. Survival. The representations and warranties of the Company and the
agreements and covenants set forth in Sections 3, 4, 5 and 8 shall survive the
closing hereunder notwithstanding any due diligence investigation conducted by
or on behalf of the Buyers. The Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless
each of the Buyers and all their officers, directors, employees and agents for
loss or damage arising as a result of or related to any breach or alleged breach
by the Company of any of its representations, warranties and covenants set forth
in Sections 3 and 4 hereof or any of its covenants and obligations under this
Agreement or the Registration Rights Agreement, including advancement of
expenses as they are incurred.
j. Publicity. The Company and each of the Buyers shall have the right to review
a reasonable period of time before issuance of any press releases, SEC, OTCBB or
NASD filings, or any other public statements with respect to the transactions
contemplated hereby; provided, however, that the Company shall be entitled,
without the prior approval of each of the Buyers, to make any press release or
SEC, OTCBB (or other applicable trading market) or NASD filings with respect to
such transactions as is required by applicable law and regulations (although
each of the Buyers shall be consulted by the Company in connection with any such
press release prior to its release and shall be provided with a copy thereof and
be given an opportunity to comment thereon).
k. Further Assurances. Each party shall do and perform, or cause to be done and
performed, all such further acts and things, and shall execute and deliver all
such other agreements, certificates, instruments and documents, as the other
party may reasonably request in order to carry out the intent and accomplish the
purposes of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated
hereby.
l. No Strict Construction. The language used in this Agreement will be deemed to
be the language chosen by the parties to express their mutual intent, and no
rules of strict construction will be applied against any party.
m. Remedies. The Company acknowledges that a breach by it of its obligations
hereunder will cause irreparable harm to the Buyers by vitiating the intent and
purpose of the transaction contemplated hereby. Accordingly, the Company
acknowledges that the remedy at law for a breach of its obligations under this
Agreement will be inadequate and agrees, in the event of a breach or threatened
breach by the Company of the provisions of this Agreement, that the Buyers shall
be entitled, in addition to all other available remedies at law or in equity,
and in addition to the penalties assessable herein, to an injunction or
injunctions restraining, preventing or curing any breach of this Agreement and
to enforce specifically the terms and provisions hereof, without the necessity
of showing economic loss and without any bond or other security being required.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned Buyers and the Company have caused this
Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first above written.
JUNIPER GROUP, INC.
/s/______________________________
Vlado P. Hreljanovic
Chief Executive Officer
AJW PARTNERS, LLC
By: SMS Group, LLC
/s/______________________________
Corey S. Ribotsky
Manager
RESIDENCE: Delaware
ADDRESS: 1044 Northern Boulevard
Suite 302
Roslyn, New York 11576
Facsimile: (516) 739-7115
Telephone: (516) 739-7110
AGGREGATE SUBSCRIPTION AMOUNT:
Aggregate Principal Amount of Debentures: $________
Number of Warrants: ________
Aggregate Purchase Price: $________
AJW OFFSHORE, LTD.
By: First Street Manager II, LLC
/s/___________________________________
Corey S. Ribotsky
Manager
RESIDENCE: Cayman Islands
ADDRESS: AJW Offshore, Ltd.
P.O. Box 32021 SMB
Grand Cayman, Cayman Island, B.W.I.
AGGREGATE SUBSCRIPTION AMOUNT:
Aggregate Principal Amount of Debentures: $_______
Number of Warrants: _______
Aggregate Purchase Price: $_______
AJW QUALIFIED PARTNERS, LLC
By: AJW Manager, LLC
/s/_________________________________
Corey S. Ribotsky
Manager
RESIDENCE: New York
ADDRESS: 1044 Northern Boulevard
Suite 302
Roslyn, New York 11576
Facsimile: (516) 739-7115
Telephone: (516) 739-7110
AGGREGATE SUBSCRIPTION AMOUNT:
Aggregate Principal Amount of Debentures: $________
Number of Warrants: ________
Aggregate Purchase Price: $________
NEW MILLENNIUM CAPITAL PARTNERS II, LLC
By: First Street Manager II, LLP
/s/_________________________________
Corey S. Ribotsky
Manager
RESIDENCE: New York
ADDRESS: 1044 Northern Boulevard
Suite 302
Roslyn, New York 11576
Facsimile: (516) 739-7115
Telephone: (516) 739-7110
AGGREGATE SUBSCRIPTION AMOUNT:
Aggregate Principal Amount of Notes: $
Number of Warrants:
Aggregate Purchase Price: $