EXHIBIT 10.26 FORM OF PURCHASE AGREEMENT FOR THE SERIES A 2% CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT By and Among Incomnet Inc. and - ----------------------- Purchaser Dated as of September 27, 1996 - ------------------------------- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TABLES OF CONTENTS Page ---- ARTICLE I CERTAIN DEFINITIONS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Section 1.1. Certain Definitions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 ARTICLE II PURCHASE OF SHARES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Section 2.1. Purchase of Shares; Closing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 ARTICLE III REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Section 3.1. Representations and Warranties of the Company. . . . . . 4 Section 3.2. Representations and Warranties of the Purchaser. . . . . 8 ARTICLE IV OTHER AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Section 4.1. Transfer Restrictions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Section 4.2. Stop Transfer Instruction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Section 4.3. Furnishing of Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Section 4.4. Notice of Certain Events. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Section 4.5. Copies and Use of Disclosure Materials. . . . . . . . . 12 Section 4.6. Modifications to Disclosure Materials . . . . . . . . . 12 Section 4.7. Blue Sky Laws . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Section 4.8. Integration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Section 4.9. Furnishing of Rule 144A Materials . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Section 4.10. Solicitation Materials. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Section 4.11. Subsequent Financial Statements . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Section 4.12. Right of First Refusal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Section 4.13. Purchaser Ownership of Common Stock . . . . . . . . . . 14 Section 4.14. Listing of Underlying Shares. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Section 4.15. Conversion Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 ARTICLE V CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO CLOSING. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Section 5.1. Conditions Precedent to Obligations of the Purchaser. . 15 Section 5.2. Conditions Precedent to Obligations of the Company. . . 17 ARTICLE VI TERMINATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 i Section 6.1. Termination by Mutual Consent . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Section 6.2. Termination by the Company or the Purchaser . . . . . . 18 Section 6.3. Termination by the Company. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Section 6.4. Termination by the Purchaser. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 ARTICLE VII MISCELLANEOUS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Section 7.1. Fees and Expenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Section 7.2. Entire Agreement; Amendments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Section 7.3. Notices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Section 7.4. Amendments, Waivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Section 7.5. Headings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Section 7.6. Successors and Assigns. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Section 7.7. No Third Party Beneficiaries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Section 7.8. Governing Law . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Section 7.9. Survival. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Section 7.10. Counterpart Signatures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Section 7.11. Publicity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Section 7.12. Severability. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Section 7.13. Remedies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Exhibit A Certificate of Designation Exhibit B Registration Rights Agreement Exhibit C Form of Opinion of Mark J. Richardson, counsel for the Company Exhibit D Conversion Procedures Exhibit E Certificate of Officers of Incomnet, Inc. Schedule 3.1(a) Subsidiaries Schedule 3.1(c) Capitalization Schedule 3.1(f) Required Consents and Approvals Schedule 3.1(g) Litigation ii CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT, dated as of September 27, 1996 (this "AGREEMENT"), by and among Incomnet Inc., a California corporation (the "COMPANY"),and ________________________ (the "PURCHASER"). WHEREAS, the Company desires to issue and sell to the Purchaser and the Purchaser desires to acquire shares of the Company's Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, no par value per share (the "PREFERRED STOCK"). IN CONSIDERATION of the mutual covenants and agreements set forth herein and for good and valuable consideration, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties agree as follows: CERTAIN DEFINITIONS Section 1.1 CERTAIN DEFINITIONS. As used in this Agreement, and unless the context requires a different meaning, the following terms have the meanings indicated: "AFFILIATE" means, with respect to any Person, any Person that, directly or indirectly, controls, is controlled by or is under common control with such Person. For the purposes of this definition, "CONTROL" (including, with correlative meaning, the terms "CONTROLLED BY" and "UNDER COMMON CONTROL WITH") shall mean the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities or by contract or otherwise. "BUSINESS DAY" means any day except Saturday, Sunday and any day which shall be a legal holiday or a day on which banking institutions in the state of New York are authorized or required by law or other government actions to close. "CLOSING" shall have the meaning set forth in SECTION 2.1(b). "CLOSING DATE" shall have the meaning set forth in SECTION 2.1(b). "CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATION" shall have the meaning set forth in SECTION 2.1(a). "CODE" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder as in effect on the date hereof. "COMMISSION" means the Securities and Exchange Commission. "COMMON STOCK" means the Company's common stock par value [$. ] per share. "DISCLOSURE MATERIALS" means, collectively, the SEC Documents, the disclosure package delivered to the Purchaser in connection with the offering by the Company of the Shares and the Schedules to this Agreement furnished by or on behalf of the Company pursuant to Section 3.1. "EXCHANGE ACT" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. "LIEN" means, with respect to any asset, any mortgage, lien pledge, encumbrance, charge or security interest of any kind in or on such asset or the revenues or income thereon or therefrom. "MATERIAL ADVERSE EFFECT" shall have the meaning set forth in SECTION 3.1(a). "NASD" means the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. "PER SHARE CONSIDERATION" shall have the meaning set forth in SECTION 2.1(a). "PERSON" means an individual or a corporation, partnership, trust, incorporated or unincorporated association, joint venture, limited liability company, joint stock company, government (or an agency or political subdivision thereof) or other entity of any kind. "PREFERRED STOCK" shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto. "PURCHASE PRICE" shall have the meaning set forth in SECTION 2.1(a). "REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT" mean the registration rights agreement, substantially in the form of EXHIBIT B, as the same may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified in accordance with its term. "REQUIRED APPROVALS" shall have the meaning set forth in SECTION 3.1(f). "SEC DOCUMENTS" shall have the meaning set forth in SECTION 3.1(l). "SECURITIES ACT" means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. "SHARES" means the shares of Preferred Stock purchased by the Purchaser pursuant to this Agreement. "SUBSIDIARIES" shall have the meaning set forth in SECTION 3.1(a). "UNDERLYING SHARES" means the shares of Common Stock into which the Shares are convertible in accordance with the term hereof and the Certificate of Designation. 2 ARTICLE II PURCHASE OF SHARES Section 2.1 PURCHASE OF SHARES; CLOSING. (a) Subject to the terms and conditions herein set forth, the Company shall issue and sell to the Purchaser, and the Purchaser shall purchase from the Company on the Closing Date ______ Shares, with a commitment by Purchaser to purchase an additional ______ shares when Company offers them for sale, which shall have the respective rights, preferences and privileges set forth in EXHIBIT A (the "CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATION"), at a price per Share of US$1,000.00 (the "PER SHARE CONSIDERATION"). The Per Share Consideration multiplied by the number of Shares to be purchased by the Purchaser hereunder is hereinafter referred to as the "PURCHASE PRICE." (b) The closing of the purchase and sale of the Shares (the "CLOSING") shall take place at the offices of GEM Advisors, Inc., immediately following the execution hereof, or at such other time and/or place as the Purchaser and the Company may agree, PROVIDED, however, in no case shall the Closing take place later than the fifth day after the last of the conditions listed in ARTICLE V is satisfied or waived by the appropriate party. The date of Closing is hereinafter referred to as the "CLOSING DATE". (c) At the Closing, (i) the Company shall deliver to the Purchaser (A) one or more stock certificates representing the Shares purchased hereunder, registered in the name of the Purchaser and (B) all documents, instruments and writings required to have been delivered at or prior to Closing by the Company pursuant to this Agreement, (ii) the Purchaser shall deliver to the Company (A) the Purchase Price as determined pursuant to this ARTICLE I in United States dollars in immediately available funds by wire transfer to an account designated in writing by the Company prior to the Closing and (B) all documents, instruments and writings required to have been delivered at or prior to Closing by the Purchaser pursuant to this Agreement. ARTICLE II REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES 3 (a) ORGANIZATION AND QUALIFICATION. The Company is a corporation, duly incorporated, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation, with the requisite corporate power and authority to own and use its properties and assets and to carry on its business as currently conducted. The Company has no subsidiaries other than as set forth in the SECURITIES EXCHANGE COMMISSION Documents or in SCHEDULE 3.1(a) (collectively, the "SUBSIDIARIES"). Each of the Subsidiaries is a corporation, duly incorporated, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation, with the full corporate power and authority to own and use its properties and assets and to carry on its business as currently conducted. Each of the Company and the Subsidiaries is duly qualified to do business and is in good standing as a foreign corporation in each jurisdiction in which the nature of the business conducted or property owned by it makes such qualification necessary, except where the failure to be so qualified or in good standing, as the case may be, could not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a material adverse effect on the results of operations, assets, prospects, or financial condition of the Company and the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole (a "MATERIAL ADVERSE EFFECT"). (b) AUTHORIZATION; ENFORCEMENT. The Company has the requisite corporate power and authority to enter into and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and by the Registration Rights Agreement and otherwise to carry out its obligations hereunder and thereunder. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement by the Company and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby have been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of the Company. Each of this Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement had been duly executed and delivered by the Company and constitutes the valid and binding obligation of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, liquidation or similar laws relating to, or affecting generally the enforcement of, creditors' rights and remedies or by other equitable principles of general application. (c) CAPITALIZATION. The authorized, issued and outstanding capital stock of the Company and each of the Subsidiaries is set forth in the SECURITIES EXCHANGE COMMISSION Documents (as defined in paragraph 3.1(l) herein). No shares of Common Stock are entitled to preemptive or similar rights. Except as specifically disclosed in the SECURITIES EXCHANGE COMMISSION Documents, there are no outstanding options, warrants, scrip rights to subscribe to, calls or commitments of any character whatsoever relating to, or, except as a result of the purchase and sale of the Shares hereunder, securities, rights or obligations convertible into or exchangeable for, or giving any person any right to subscribe for or acquire any shares of Common STOCK, or contracts, commitments, understandings, or arrangements by which the Company or any Subsidiary is or may become bound to issue additional shares of Common Stock, or securities or rights convertible or exchangeable into shares of Common Stock. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is in violation of any of the provisions of its respective certificate of incorporation, bylaws or other charter documents. 4 (d) ISSUANCE OF SHARES. The Shares are duly authorized and, when paid for in accordance with the terms hereof, shall be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable. The Company has and at all times while the Shares are outstanding will maintain an adequate reserve of shares of Common STOCK to enable it to perform its obligations under this agreement and the Certificate of Designation. When issued in accordance with the terms hereof, the Underlying Shares will be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable. (e) NO CONFLICTS. The execution, delivery and performance of this AGREEMENT and the Registration Rights Agreement by the Company and the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby do not and will not (i) conflict with or violate any provision of its certificate of incorporation or bylaws or (ii) subject to obtaining the consents referred to in SECTION 3.1(f), conflict with, or constitute a default (or an event which with notice or lapse of time or both would become a default) under, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, any agreement, indenture or instrument to which the Company is a party, or (iii) to the knowledge of the Company result in a violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment, injunction, decree or other restriction of any court or governmental authority to which the Company is subject (including Federal and state securities laws and regulation), or by which any property or asset of the Company is bound or affected, except in the case of each of clauses (ii) and (iii), such conflicts, defaults, terminations, amendments, accelerations, cancellations and violations as would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect. The business of the Company is not being conducted in violation of any law, ordinance or regulation of any governmental authority, except for violations which, individually or in the aggregate, do not have a Material Adverse Effect. (f) CONSENTS AND APPROVALS. Except as specifically set forth in SCHEDULE 3.1(f), neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is required to obtain any consent, waiver, authorization or order of, or make any filing or registration with, any court or other federal, state, local or other governmental authority or other Person in connection with the execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this Agreement and the Registration Rights AGREEMENT, other than the filing of the registration statement covering the Underlying Shares with the Commission and the making of the applicable blue-sky filings under state securities laws, each as contemplated by the Registration Rights AGREEMENT and other than, in all cases, where the failure to obtain such consent, waiver, authorization or order, or to give or make such notice or filing, would not materially impair or delay the ability of the Company to effect the Closing and deliver to the Purchaser the Shares free and clear of all Liens (collectively, the "REQUIRED APPROVALS"). (g) LITIGATION; PROCEEDINGS. Except as specifically disclosed in the Disclosure Materials or in SCHEDULE 3.1(g), there is no action, suit, notice of violation, proceeding or investigation pending or, to the best knowledge of the Company, threatened against or affecting the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective properties before or by any court, governmental or administrative agency or regulatory authority (Federal, State, county, local or foreign) which (i) relates to or challenges the legality, validity or enforceability of this Agree- 5 ment, the Registration Rights Agreement or the Shares (ii) could, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect or (iii) could, individually or in the aggregate, materially impair the ability of the Company to perform fully on a timely basis its obligations under this Agreement or the Registration Rights Agreement. (h) NO DEFAULT OR VIOLATION. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary (i) is in default under or in violation of any indenture, loan or credit agreement or any other agreement or instrument to which it is a party or by which it or any of its properties is bound, except such conflicts or defaults as do not have a Material Adverse Effect, (ii) is in violation of any order of any court, arbitrator or governmental body, except for such violations as do not have a Material Adverse Effect, or (iii) is in violation of any statute, rule or regulation of any governmental authority which could (individually or in the aggregate) (x) adversely affect the legality, validity or enforceability of this Agreement or the Registration Rights Agreement, (y) have a Material Adverse Effect or (z) adversely impair the Company's ability or obligation to perform fully on a timely basis its obligations under this Agreement or the Registration Rights Agreement. (i) CERTAIN FEES. No fees or commission will be payable by the Company to any broker, finder, investment banker or bank with respect to the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby. (j) DISCLOSURE MATERIALS. The Disclosure Materials do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements made therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. (k) PRIVATE OFFERING. Neither the Company nor any Person acting on its behalf has taken or will take any action (including, without limitation, any offering of any securities of the Company under circumstances which would require the integration of such offering with the offering of the Shares under the Securities Act) which might subject the offering, issuance or sale of the Shares to the registration requirements of Section 5 of the Securities Act. (l) SEC DOCUMENTS. The Company has filed all reports required to be filed by it under the Exchange Act, including pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) thereof, for the two years preceding the date hereof (or such shorter period as the Company was required by law to file such material) (the foregoing materials being collectively referred to herein as the "SEC DOCUMENTS") on a timely basis, or has received a valid extension of such time of filing. As of their respective dates, the SEC Documents complied in all material respects with the requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder, and none of the SEC Documents, when filed, 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 6 Documents comply as to form in all material respects with applicable accounting requirements and the published rules and regulations of the Commission 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 as may be otherwise indicated in such financial statements or the notes thereto, and fairly present in all material respects the financial position of the Company as of and for the dates thereof and the results of operations and cash flows for the periods then ended, subject, in the case of unaudited statements, to normal year-end audit adjustments. Since the date of the financial statements included in the Company's last filed Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, there has been no event, occurrence or development that has had a Material Adverse Effect which is not specifically disclosed in any of the Disclosure Materials. Section 3.2 REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE PURCHASER. The Purchaser hereby represents and warrants to the Company as follows: (a) ORGANIZATION; AUTHORITY. The Purchaser is a corporation duly and validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation. The Purchaser has the requisite power and authority to enter into and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and by the Registration Rights Agreement and otherwise to carry out its obligations hereunder and thereunder. The purchase of the Shares by the Purchaser hereunder has been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of the Purchaser. Each of this Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Purchaser or on its behalf and constitutes the valid and legally binding obligation of the Purchaser, enforceable against the Purchaser in accordance with its terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws of general applicability relating to or affecting creditors' rights generally and to general principles of equity. (b) INVESTMENT INTENT. The Purchaser is acquiring the Shares and the Underlying Shares for its own account (and/or on behalf of managed accounts who are purchasing solely for their own accounts for investment) for investment purposes only and not with a view to or for distributing or reselling such Shares or Underlying Shares or any part thereof or interest therein, without prejudice, however, to the Purchaser's right, subject to the provisions of this Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement, at all times to sell or otherwise dispose of all or any part of such Shares or Underlying Shares under an effective registration statement under the Securities Act and in compliance with applicable State securities laws or under an exemption from such registration. (c) PURCHASER STATUS. At the time the Purchaser (and any account for which it is purchasing) was offered the Shares, it (and any account for which it is purchasing) was, and at the date hereof, it (and any account for which it is purchasing) is, and at the Closing Date, it (and any account for which it is purchasing) will be, an "accredited investor" as defined in Rule 501(a) under the Securities Act. 7 (d) EXPERIENCE OF PURCHASER. The Purchaser, either alone or together with its representatives, has such knowledge, sophistication and experience in business and financial matters so as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the prospective investment in the Shares, and has so evaluated the merits and risks of such investment. (e) ABILITY OF PURCHASER TO BEAR RISK OF INVESTMENT. The Purchaser is able to bear the economic risk of an investment in the Shares and, at the present time, is able to afford a complete loss of such investment. (f) PROHIBITED TRANSACTIONS. The Shares to be purchased by the Purchaser are not being acquired, directly or indirectly, with the assets of any "employee benefit plan", within the meaning of Section 3(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended. (g) ACCESS TO INFORMATION. The Purchaser acknowledges receipt of the Disclosure Materials and further acknowledges that it has been afforded (i) the opportunity to ask such questions as it has deemed necessary of, and to receive answers from, representatives of the Company concerning the terms and conditions of the offering of the Shares and the merits and risks of investing in the Shares; (ii) access to information about the Company and the Company's financial condition, results of operations, business, properties, management and prospects sufficient to enable it to evaluate its investment in the Common Stock; and (iii) the opportunity to obtain such additional information which the Company possesses or can acquire without unreasonable effort or expense that is necessary to make an informed investment decision with respect to the Shares and to verify the accuracy and completeness of the information contained in the Disclosure Materials. (h) RELIANCE. The Purchaser understands and acknowledges that (i) the Shares are being offered and sold, and the Underlying Shares are being offered, to it without registration under the Securities Act in a private placement that is exempt from the registration provisions of the Securities Act and (ii) the availability of such exemption, depends in part on, and that the Company will rely upon the accuracy and truthfulness of, the foregoing representations and the Purchaser hereby consents to such reliance. The Company acknowledges and agrees that the Purchaser makes no representation or warranty with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby other than those specifically set forth in ARTICLE III herein. 8 ARTICLE IV OTHER AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES Section 4.1 TRANSFER RESTRICTIONS. If the Purchaser should decide to dispose of any of the Shares to be purchased by it hereunder (and upon conversion thereof, any Underlying Shares), the Purchaser understands and agrees that it may do so only (i) pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act, (ii) to the Company or (iii) pursuant to an available exemption from registration under the Securities Act. In connection with any transfer of any Shares other than pursuant to an effective registration statement or to the Company, the Company may require that the transferor of such Shares provide to the Company an opinion of counsel experienced in the area of United States securities laws selected by the transferor, the form and substance of which opinion shall be, reasonably satisfactory to the Company, to the effect that such transfer does not require registration of such Shares under the Securities Act or any State securities laws. The Purchaser agrees to the imprinting, so long as appropriate, of the following legend on certificates representing the Shares: NEITHER THESE SECURITIES NOR THE SECURITIES INTO WHICH THESE SECURITIES ARE CONVERTIBLE HAVE BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR THE SECURITIES COMMISSION OF ANY STATE IN RELIANCE UPON AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER REGULATION D PROMULGATED UNDER THE U.S. SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE "SECURITIES ACT"), AND, ACCORDINGLY, THEY MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD WITHIN THE UNITED STATES OR TO, OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OR BENEFIT OF, U.S. PERSONS EXCEPT AS SET FORTH IN THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE. BY ITS ACCEPTANCE HEREOF, THE HOLDER OF THESE SECURITIES AGREES THAT IT WILL NOT RESELL, PLEDGE OR OTHERWISE TRANSFER THESE SECURITIES OR THE SECURITIES INTO WHICH THESE SECURITIES ARE CONVERTIBLE, EXCEPT (A) PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, OR (B) PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT. IF THE PROPOSED TRANSFER IS TO BE MADE OTHER THAN PURSUANT TO CLAUSE (A) OR (B) ABOVE, THE HOLDER MUST, PRIOR TO SUCH TRANSFER, FURNISH TO THE COMPANY AND THE TRANSFER AGENT SUCH CERTIFICATIONS, LEGAL OPINIONS OR OTHER INFORMATION AS THEY MAY REASONABLY REQUIRE TO CONFIRM THAT SUCH TRANSFER IS BEING MADE PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT. AS USED HEREIN, THE TERMS "UNITED STATES" AND "U.S. PERSON" HAVE THE MEANINGS GIVEN TO THEM BY RULE 902 PROMULGATED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT. 9 The legend set forth above may be removed if and when the Shares represented by such certificate or the Underlying Shares, as the case may be, are disposed of pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act or in the opinion of counsel to the Company experienced in the area of United States securities laws such legend is no longer required under applicable requirements of the Securities Act. The stock certificates representing the Shares and the Underlying Shares shall also bear any other legends required by applicable Federal or state securities laws, which legends may be removed when, in the opinion of counsel to the Company experienced in the applicable securities laws, such legends are no longer required under the applicable requirements of such securities laws. The Company agrees that it will provide the Purchaser, upon request, with a substitute stock certificate or certificates, free from such legend at such time as such legend is no longer applicable. The Purchaser agrees that, in connection with any transfer of Shares or Underlying Shares by it pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act, it Purchaser will comply with all prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act. The Company makes no representation, warranty or agreement as to the availability of any exemption from registration under the Securities Act with respect to any resale of Shares or Underlying Shares. Section 4.2 STOP TRANSFER INSTRUCTION. The Purchaser agrees that the Company shall be entitled to make a notation on its records and give instructions to any transfer agent of the Company in order to implement the restrictions on transfer set forth in this Agreement. Section 4.3 FURNISHING OF INFORMATION. As long as the Purchaser owns Shares or Underlying Shares, the Company will promptly furnish to it all reports filed by the Company pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act (of if the Company is not at the time required to file reports pursuant to such sections, annual and quarterly reports comparable to those required by Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act). Section 4.4 NOTICE OF CERTAIN EVENTS. The Company shall (i) advise the Purchaser promptly after obtaining knowledge thereof, and, if requested by the Purchaser, confirm such advice in writing, of (A) the issuance by any state securities commission of any stop order suspending the qualification or exemption from qualification of the Shares or the Common Stock for offering or sale in any jurisdiction, or the initiation of any proceeding for such purpose by any state securities commission or other regulatory authority, or (B) any event that makes any statement of a material fact made in the Disclosure Materials untrue or that requires the making of any additions to or changes in the Disclosure Materials in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading, (ii) use its best efforts to prevent the issuance of any stop order or order suspending the qualification or exemption from qualification of the Shares or the Common Stock under any state securities or Blue Sky laws, and (iii) if at any time any state securities commission or other regulatory authority shall issue an order suspending the qualification or exemption from qualification of the Shares or the Common Stock under any such laws, use its best efforts to obtain the withdrawal or lifting of such order at the earliest possible time. 10 Section 4.5 COPIES AND USE OF DISCLOSURE MATERIALS. The Company shall furnish the Purchaser, without charge, as many copies of the Disclosure Materials, and any amendments or supplements thereto, as the Purchaser may reasonably request. The Company consents to the use of the Disclosure Materials, and any amendments and supplements thereto, by the Purchaser in connection with resales of the Shares or the Underlying Shares other than pursuant to an effective registration statement. Section 4.6 MODIFICATIONS TO DISCLOSURE MATERIALS. If any event shall occur as a result of which, in the reasonable judgment of the Company or the Purchaser, it becomes necessary or advisable to amend or supplement the Disclosure Materials in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances at the time the Disclosure Materials were delivered to the Purchaser, not misleading, or if it is necessary to amend or supplement the Disclosure Materials to comply with applicable law, the Company shall promptly prepare an appropriate amendment or supplement to the Disclosure Materials (in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Purchaser) so that (i) as so amended or supplemented the Disclosure Materials will not include an untrue statement of material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances existing at the time it is delivered to Purchaser, not misleading and (ii) the Disclosure Materials will comply with applicable law. Section 4.7 BLUE SKY LAWS. The Company shall cooperate with the Purchaser in connection with the qualification of the Shares and the Underlying Shares under the securities or Blue Sky laws of such jurisdictions as the Purchaser may request and to continue such qualification at all times through the third anniversary of the Closing Date; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that neither the Company nor its Subsidiaries shall be required in connection therewith to qualify as a foreign corporation where they are not now so qualified. Section 4.8 INTEGRATION. The Company shall not and shall use its best efforts to ensure that no Affiliate shall sell, offer for sale or solicit offers to buy or otherwise negotiate in respect of any security (as defined in Section 2 of the Securities Act) that would be integrated with the offer or sale of the Shares or the Underlying Shares in a manner that would require the registration under the Securities Act of the sale of the Shares or Underlying Shares to the Purchaser. Section 4.9 FURNISHING OF RULE 144A MATERIALS. The Company shall, for so long as any of the Shares or Underlying Shares remain outstanding and during any period in which it is not subject to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, make available to any registered holder of Shares or Underlying Shares in connection with any sale thereof and any prospective purchaser of such Shares or Underlying Shares from such Person, the following information in accordance with Rule 144A(d)(4) under the Securities Act: a brief statement of the nature of the business of the Company and the products and services it offers and the Company's most recent audited balance sheet and profit and loss and retained earnings statements, and similar audited financial statements for such part of the two preceding fiscal years as the Company has been in operation. 11 Section 4.10 SOLICITATION MATERIALS. The Company shall not (i) distribute any offering materials in connection with the offering and sale of the Shares or Underlying Shares other than the Disclosure Materials and any amendments and supplements thereto prepared in compliance herewith or (ii) solicit any offer to buy or sell the Shares or Underlying Shares by means of any form of general solicitation or advertising. Section 4.11 SUBSEQUENT FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. The Company shall furnish to the Purchaser, promptly after they are filed with the Commission, a copy of all financial statements for any period subsequent to the period covered by the financial statements included in the Disclosure Materials. Section 4.12 RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL. The Company shall not directly or indirectly, without the prior consent of the Purchaser, offer, sell, grant any option to purchase, or otherwise dispose (or announce any offer, sale, grant or any option to purchase or other disposition) of any of its or its Affiliates' equity or equity-equivalent securities (a "Subsequent Sale") for a period of 90 days after Closing Date, except (i) the granting of options to employees, officers and directors under, and the issuance of shares upon exercise of options granted under, any stock option plan heretofore or hereinafter adopted by the Company, (ii) shares issued upon exercise of any currently outstanding warrants and upon conversion of any currently outstanding convertible preferred stock, and (iii) up to 150,000 shares to be issued pursuant to settlement obligations evidenced by existing signed Settlement Agreements; shares of Common Stock issued upon conversion of Shares in accordance herewith, unless (A) the Company provides the Purchaser a written notice (the "Subsequent Financing Notice") of its intention to effect such Subsequent Financing, which Subsequent Financing Notice shall describe in reasonable detail the proposed terms of such Subsequent Financing and the amount of proceeds intended to be raised thereunder and (B) the Purchaser shall not have notified the Company within forty-eight (48) hours of its receipt of the Subsequent Financing Notice of its willingness to enter into good faith negotiations to provide (or to cause its sole designee to provide) financing to the Company on substantially the terms set forth in the Subsequent Financing Notice. If the Purchaser shall fail to notify the Company of its intention to enter into such negotiations within such forty-eight (48) hour period, the Company may effect the Subsequent Financing substantially upon the terms set forth in the Subsequent Financing Notice; PROVIDED, that the Company shall provide the Purchaser with a second Subsequent Financing Notice, and the Purchaser shall again have the right of first refusal set forth above in this paragraph (a), if the Subsequent Financing subject to the initial Subsequent Financing Notice shall not have been consummated for any reason on the terms set forth in such Subsequent Financing Notice within 30 days after the date of the initial Subsequent Financing Notice. (b) From the date hereof through the Closing Date, the Company shall not and shall cause the Subsidiaries not to, without the consent of the Purchaser, (i) amend its Certificate of Incorporation, bylaws or other charter documents so as to adversely affect any rights of the 12 Purchaser; (ii) split, combine or reclassify its outstanding capital stock; (iii) declare, authorize, set aside or pay any dividend or other distribution with respect to the Common Stock; (iv) redeem, repurchase or offer to repurchase or otherwise acquire shares of its Common Stock other than in payment of short swing profits owed to the Company pursuant to Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act; or (v) enter into any agreement with respect to any of the foregoing. Section 4.13 LISTING OF UNDERLYING SHARES. The Company shall take all steps necessary to cause the Underlying Shares to be approved for listing in The NASDAQ national market (or other national securities exchange or market on which the Common Stock is listed) no later than the first day after which shares may be converted hereunder by the Purchaser, and shall provide to the Purchaser evidence of such listing. Section 4.14 CONVERSION PROCEDURES. EXHIBIT D attached hereto sets forth the procedures with respect to the conversion of the Shares, including the forms of conversion notice to be provided upon conversion, instructions as to the procedures for conversion, the form of legal opinion, if necessary, that shall be rendered to the Company's transfer agent and such other information and instructions as may be reasonably necessary to enable the Purchaser to exercise its right of conversion smoothly and expeditiously. Section 4.15 NO SHORT SELLING. Prior to 120 days following the Original Issue Date or during the five-day trading period in which the conversion price is calculated, as defined in the Certificate of Designation for The Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, Purchaser convenants that neither it nor its advisors nor any of its affiliates will sell short any shares of the Company's stock at any time. ARTICLE V CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO CLOSING Section 5.1 CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO OBLIGATIONS OF THE PURCHASER. The obligation of the Purchaser to purchase the Shares is subject to the satisfaction or waiver by the Purchaser, at or prior to the Closing, of each of the following conditions: (a) LEGAL OPINION. The Purchaser shall have received the legal opinion, addressed to it and dated the Closing Date, of Mark J. Richardson, Esq., counsel for the Company, substantially in the form of EXHIBIT C; (b) ACCURACY OF THE COMPANY'S REPRESENTATION AND WARRANTIES. The representations and warranties of the Company contained herein and in the Registration Rights 13 Agreement 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 that representations and warranties that are made as of a specific date need to be true in all material respects as of such date); (c) PERFORMANCE BY THE COMPANY. The Company shall have performed, satisfied and complied in all material respects with all covenants, agreements and conditions required by this Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement to be performed, satisfied or complied with by the Company at or prior to the Closing; (d) NO MATERIAL ADVERSE EFFECT. Since the date of the financial statements included in the Company's last filed Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, no event which had a Material Adverse Effect shall have occurred which is not disclosed in the Disclosure Materials; (e) NO PROHIBITIONS. The purchase of and payment for the Shares (and upon conversion thereof, the Underlying Shares) hereunder (i) shall not be prohibited or enjoined (temporarily or permanently) by any appliable law or governmental regulation and (ii) shall not subject the Purchaser to any penalty, or in its reasonable judgment, other onerous condition under or pursuant to any applicable law or governmental regulation that would materially reduce the benefits to the Purchaser of the purchase of the Shares or the Underlying Shares (provided, however, that such regulation, law or onerous condition was not in effect in such form at the date of this Agreement); (f) COMPANY CERTIFICATES. The Purchaser shall have received a certificate, dated the Closing Date, signed by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Company and certifying (i) that attached thereto is a true, correct and complete copy of (A) the Company's Certificate of Incorporation, as amended to the date thereof, (B) the Company's By-Laws, as amended to the date thereof, and (C) resolutions duly adopted by the Board of Directors of the Company authorizing the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement and the issuance and sale of the Shares and the Underlying Shares and (ii) the incumbency of officers executing this Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement; (g) REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT. The Company shall have executed the Registration Rights Agreement; (h) NO SUSPENSIONS OF TRADING IN COMMON STOCK. Trading in the Common Stock shall not have been suspended by the Commission or the NASD or other exchange or market on which the Common Stock is listed or quoted (except for any suspension of trading of limited duration solely to permit dissemination of material information regarding the Company); (i) REQUIRED APPROVALS. All Required Approvals shall have been obtained; and 14 (j) DELIVERY OF STOCK CERTIFICATES. The Company shall have delivered to the Purchaser the stock certificate(s) representing the Shares, registered in the name of the Purchaser, each in form satisfactory to the Purchaser. Section 5.2 CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO OBLIGATIONS OF THE COMPANY. The obligation of the Company to issue and sell the Shares hereunder is subject to the satisfaction or waiver by the Company, at or to the Closing, of each of the following conditions: (a) ACCURACY OF THE PURCHASER'S REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES. The representations and warranties of the Purchaser 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 that representations and warranties that are made as of a specific date need be true in all material respects only as of such date); (b) PERFORMANCE BY THE PURCHASER. The Purchaser shall have performed, satisfied and complied in all material respects with all covenants, agreements and conditions required by this Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement to be performed, satisfied or complied with by it at or prior to the Closing; and (c) NO PROHIBITIONS. The sale of the Shares (and upon conversion thereof, the Underlying Shares) hereunder (i) shall not be prohibited or enjoined (temporarily or permanently) by any applicable law or governmental regulation and (ii) shall not subject the Company to any penalty, or in its reasonable judgment, any other onerous condition under or pursuant to any applicable law or governmental regulation that would materially reduce the benefits to the Company of the sale of Shares or the Underlying Shares to the Purchaser (provided, however, that such regulation, law or onerous condition was not in effect in such form at the date of this Agreement). ARTICLE V TERMINATION Section 6.1 TERMINATION BY MUTUAL CONSENT. This Agreement may be terminated at any time prior to Closing by the mutual consent of the Company and the Purchaser. Section 6.2 TERMINATION BY THE COMPANY OR THE PURCHASER. This Agreement may be terminated prior to Closing by the Company or the Purchaser, by giving written notice of such termination to the other party, if: 15 (a) the Closing shall not have occurred by September_, 1996; PROVIDED THAT the terminating party is not then in material breach of its obligations under this Agreement in any manner that shall have caused the failure referred to this paragraph (a); (b) there shall be in effect any statute, rule, law or regulation that prohibits the consummation of the Closing or if the consummation of the Closing would violate any non-appealable final judgment, order, decree, ruling or injunction of any court of or governmental authority having competent jurisdiction; or (c) there shall have been an amendment to Regulation D or an interpretive release promulgated or issued thereunder, which, in the reasonable judgment of the terminating party, would materially adversely affect the transactions contemplated hereby and by the Registration Rights Agreement. Section 6.3 TERMINATION BY THE COMPANY. This Agreement may be terminated prior to Closing by the Company, by giving notice of such termination to the Purchaser, if the Purchaser has materially breached any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement contained in this Agreement or the Registration Rights Agreement and such breach is not cured within five business days following receipt by the Purchaser of notice of such breach. Section 6.4 TERMINATION BY THE PURCHASER. This Agreement may be terminated prior to Closing by the Purchaser, by giving notice of such termination to the Company, if: (a) the Company has breached any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement contained in this Agreement or the Registration Rights Agreement and such breach is not cured within five business days following receipt by the Company of notice of such breach; (b) there has occurred an event since the date of the financial statements included in the Company's last filed Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect and which is not disclosed in the Disclosure Materials; or (c) trading in the Common Stock has been suspended by the Commission or the NASD or other exchange or market on which the Common Stock is listed or quoted (except for any suspension of trading of limited duration solely to permit dissemination of material information regarding the Company). 16 ARTICLE VII MISCELLANEOUS Section 7.1 FEES AND EXPENSES. Each party shall pay the fees and expenses of its advisers, counsel, accountants and other experts, if any, and all other expenses incurred by such party incident to the negotiation, preparation, execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement. The Company shall pay all stamp and other taxes and duties levied in connection with the issuance of the Shares (and upon conversion thereof, the Underlying Shares) pursuant hereto. The Purchaser shall be responsible for its own tax liability that may arise as a result of the investment hereunder or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Whether or not the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are consummated or this Agreement is terminated, the Company shall pay (i) all costs, expenses, fees and all taxes incident to and in connection with: (A) the preparation, printing and distribution of the Disclosure Materials and all amendments and supplements thereto (including, without limitation, financial statements and exhibits), and all preliminary and final Blue Sky memoranda and all other agreements, memoranda, correspondence and other documents prepared and delivered in connection herewith (B) the issuance and delivery of the Shares and, upon conversion thereof, the Underlying Shares, (C) the qualification of the Shares and, upon conversion thereof, the Underlying Shares for offer and sale under the securities or Blue Sky laws of the several states (including, without limitation, the fees and disbursements of the Purchasers' counsel relating to such registration or qualification, not to exceed a total of $5,000), (D) furnishing such copies of the Disclosure Materials and all amendments and supplements thereto, as may reasonably be requested for use in connection, with resales of the Shares and, upon conversion thereof, the Underlying Shares, and (E) the preparation of certificates for the Shares and, upon conversion thereof, the Underlying Shares (including, without limitation, printing and engraving thereof), (ii) all fees and expenses of the counsel and accountants of the Company and (iii) all expenses and listing fees in connection with the application for quotation of the underlying Shares in the NASDAQ National Market. Section 7.2 ENTIRE AGREEMENT; AMENDMENTS. This Agreement, together with the Exhibits, Annexes and Schedules hereto, and the Registration Rights Agreement contain the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede all prior agreements and understandings, oral or written, with respect to such matters. Section 7.3 NOTICES. Any notice or other communication required or permitted to be given hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been received (a) upon hand delivery (receipt acknowledged) or delivery by telex (with correct answer back received), telecopy or facsimile (with transmission confirmation report) at the address or number designated below (if delivered on a business day during normal business hours where such notice is to be received), or the first business day following such delivery (if delivered other than on a business day during normal business hours where such notice is to be received) or (b) on the second 17 business day following the date of mailing by express courier service, fully prepaid, addressed to such address, or upon actual receipt of such mailing, whichever shall first occur. The addresses for such communications shall be: If to the Company: Incomnet Inc. 21031 Ventura Blvd., Suite 1100 Woodland Hills, CA 91364 Attn: Melvyn Reznick, President With copies to: Mark J. Richardson, Esq. Wilshire Palisades Bldg. 1299 Ocean Ave. #900 Santa Monica, CA 90401 If to the Purchaser: or such other address as may be designated in writing hereafter, in the same manner, by such person. Section 7.4 AMENDMENTS; WAIVERS. No provision of this Agreement may be waived or amended except in a written instrument signed, in the case of an amendment, by both the Company and the Purchaser, or, in the case of a waiver, by the party against whom enforcement of any such waiver is sought. No waiver of any default with respect to any provision, condition or requirement of this Agreement shall be deemed to be a continuing waiver in the future or a waiver of any other provision, condition or requirement hereof, nor shall any delay or omission of either party to exercise any right hereunder in any manner impair the exercise of any such right accruing to it thereafter. Section 7.5 HEADINGS. The headings herein are for convenience only, do not constitute a part of this Agreement and shall not be deemed to limit or affect any of the provisions hereof. Section 7.6 SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties and their successors and permitted assigns. Neither the Company nor the Purchaser may assign this Agreement or any rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the other. The assignment by a party of this Agreement or any rights hereunder shall not affect the obligations of such party under this Agreement. 18 Section 7.7 NO THIRD PARTY BENEFICIARIES. This Agreement is intended for the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective permitted successors and assigns and is not for the benefit of, nor may any provision hereof be enforced by, any other person. Section 7.8 GOVERNING LAW. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the internal laws of the State of New York without regard to the principles of conflicts of law thereof. Section 7.9 SURVIVAL. The representatives and warranties of the Company and the Purchaser contained in ARTICLE III and the agreements and covenants of the parties contained in ARTICLE IV and this ARTICLE VII shall survive the Closing (or any earlier termination of this Agreement) and any conversion of Shares hereunder. Section 7.10 COUNTERPART SIGNATURES. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, all of which when taken together shall be considered one and the same agreement and shall become effective when counterparts have been signed by each party and delivered to the other party, it being understood that both parties need not sign the same counterpart. In the event that any signature is delivered by facsimile transmission, such signature shall create a valid and binding obligation of the party executing (or on whose behalf such signature is executed) the same with the same force and effect as if such facsimile signature page were an original thereof. Section 7.11 PUBLICITY. The Company and the Purchaser shall consult with each other in issuing any press releases or otherwise making public statements with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby and neither party shall issue any such press release or otherwise make any such public statement without the prior written consent of the other, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. Section 7.12 SEVERABILITY. In case any one or more of the provisions of this Agreement shall be invalid or unenforceable in any respect, the validity and enforceability of the remaining terms and provisions of this Agreement shall not in any way be affecting or impaired thereby and the parties will attempt to agree upon a valid and enforceable provision which shall be a reasonable substitute therefor, and upon so agreeing, shall incorporate such substitute provision in this Agreement. Section 7.13 REMEDIES. In addition to being entitled to exercise all rights provided herein or granted by law, including recovery of damages, the Purchaser will be entitled to specific performance of the obligations of the Company under this Agreement and the Company will be entitled to specific performance of the obligations of the Purchaser hereunder with respect to the subsequent transfer of Shares and the Underlying Shares. Each of the Company and the Purchaser agrees that monetary damages would not be adequate compensation for any loss incurred by reason of any breach of its obligations described in the foregoing sentence 19 and hereby agrees to waive in any action for specific performance of any such obligation the defense that a remedy at law would be adequate. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first indicated above. Company: Incomnet, Inc. By: /s/ Melvyn Reznick ------------------------------------ Name: Melvyn Reznick Title: President & CEO Purchaser: By: /s/ ------------------------------------ Name: Title: 20