Exhibit 10.12
CITY NETWORKS, INC.
PLACEMENT AGENT AGREEMENT
Dated as of: August 10, 2005
Monitor Capital Inc.
9171 Towne Centre Drive, Suite 465
San Diego, CA 92122
Ladies and Gentlemen:
The undersigned, City Network, Inc a Nevada corporation (the "Company"),
hereby agrees with Monitor Capital, Inc. (the "PLACEMENT AGENT") and Cornell
Capital Partners, LP, a Delaware Limited Partnership (the "INVESTOR"), as
follows:
1. OFFERING. The Company hereby engages the Placement Agent to act as its
exclusive placement agent in connection with the Standby Equity Distribution
Agreement dated the date hereof (the "STANDBY EQUITY DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT"),
pursuant to which the Company shall issue and sell to the Investor, from time to
time, and the Investor shall purchase from the Company (the "OFFERING") up to
Fifteen Million Dollars ($15,000,000) of the Company's common stock (the
"COMMITMENT AMOUNT"), par value $.001 per share (the "COMMON STOCK"), at price
per share equal to the Purchase Price, as that term is defined in the Standby
Equity Distribution Agreement. The Placement Agent services shall consist of
reviewing the terms of the Standby Equity Distribution Agreement and advising
the Company with respect to those terms.
All capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall
have the same meaning ascribed to them as in the Standby Equity Distribution
Agreement. The Investor will be granted certain registration rights with respect
to the Common Stock as more fully set forth in the Registration Rights Agreement
between the Company and the Investor dated the date hereof (the "REGISTRATION
RIGHTS AGREEMENT"). The documents to be executed and delivered in connection
with the Offering, including, but not limited, to the Company's latest Annual
Report on Form 10-KSB or Quarterly Report on Form 10-QSB as filed with the
United States Securities and Exchange Commission, this Agreement, the Standby
Equity Distribution Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement, and the Escrow
Agreement dated the date hereof (the "ESCROW AGREEMENT"), are referred to
sometimes hereinafter collectively as the "OFFERING MATERIALS." The Company's
Common Stock purchased by the Investor hereunder or to be issued in connection
with the conversion of any debentures are sometimes referred to hereinafter as
the "SECURITIES." The Placement Agent shall not be obligated to sell any
Securities.
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2. COMPENSATION. Upon the execution of this Agreement, the Company shall
issue to the Placement Agent or its designee 45,455 shares of the Company's
Common Stock (the "PLACEMENT AGENT'S SHARES"). The Placement Agent shall be
entitled to "piggy-back" registration rights with respect to the Placement
Agent's Shares, which shall be triggered upon registration of any shares of
Common Stock by the Company pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement dated
the date hereof.
3. REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS OF THE PLACEMENT AGENT.
A. The Placement Agent represents, warrants and covenants as follows:
(i) The Placement Agent has the necessary power to enter into this
Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby.
(ii) The execution and delivery by the Placement Agent of this
Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated herein will not
result in any violation of, or be in conflict with, or constitute a default
under, any agreement or instrument to which the Placement Agent is a party or by
which the Placement Agent or its properties are bound, or any judgment, decree,
order or, to the Placement Agent's knowledge, any statute, rule or regulation
applicable to the Placement Agent. This Agreement when executed and delivered by
the Placement Agent, will constitute the legal, valid and binding obligations of
the Placement Agent, enforceable in accordance with their respective terms,
except to the extent that (a) the enforceability hereof or thereof may be
limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws
from time to time in effect and affecting the rights of creditors generally, (b)
the enforceability hereof or thereof is subject to general principles of equity,
or (c) the indemnification provisions hereof or thereof may be held to be in
violation of public policy.
(iii) Upon receipt and execution of this Agreement, the Placement Agent
will promptly forward copies of this Agreement to the Company or its counsel and
the Investor or its counsel.
(iv) The Placement Agent will not intentionally take any action that it
reasonably believes would cause the Offering to violate the provisions of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "SECURITIES ACT"), the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (the "EXCHANGE ACT"), the respective rules and regulations
promulgated thereunder (the "RULES AND REGULATIONS") or applicable "Blue Sky"
laws of any state or jurisdiction.
(v) The Placement Agent is a member of the National Association of
Securities Dealers, Inc., and is a broker-dealer registered as such under the
Exchange Act and under the securities laws of the states in which the Securities
will be offered or sold by the Placement Agent unless an exemption for such
state registration is available to the Placement Agent. The Placement Agent is
in material compliance with the rules and regulations applicable to the
Placement Agent generally and applicable to the Placement Agent's participation
in the Offering.
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4. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY.
A. The Company represents and warrants as follows:
(i) The execution, delivery and performance of each of this Agreement,
the Standby Equity Distribution Agreement, the Escrow Agreement, and the
Registration Rights Agreement has been or will be duly and validly authorized by
the Company and is, or with respect to this Agreement, the Standby Equity
Distribution Agreement, the Escrow Agreement, and the Registration Rights
Agreement, will be a valid and binding agreement of the Company, enforceable in
accordance with its respective terms, except to the extent that (a) the
enforceability hereof or thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, moratorium or similar laws from time to time in effect and
affecting the rights of creditors generally, (b) the enforceability hereof or
thereof is subject to general principles of equity or (c) the indemnification
provisions hereof or thereof may be held to be in violation of public policy.
The Securities to be issued pursuant to the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement and the Standby Equity Distribution Agreement have been duly
authorized and, when issued and paid for in accordance with this Agreement, the
Standby Equity Distribution Agreement and the certificates/instruments
representing such Securities, will be valid and binding obligations of the
Company, enforceable in accordance with their respective terms, except to the
extent that (1) the enforceability thereof may be limited by bankruptcy,
insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws from time to time in
effect and affecting the rights of creditors generally, and (2) the
enforceability thereof is subject to general principles of equity. All corporate
action required to be taken for the authorization, issuance and sale of the
Securities has been duly and validly taken by the Company.
(ii) The Company has a duly authorized, issued and outstanding
capitalization as set forth herein and in the Standby Equity Distribution
Agreement. The Company is not a party to or bound by any instrument, agreement
or other arrangement providing for it to issue any capital stock, rights,
warrants, options or other securities, except for this Agreement, the agreements
described herein and as described in the Standby Equity Distribution Agreement
and the agreements described therein. All issued and outstanding securities of
the Company, have been duly authorized and validly issued and are fully paid and
non-assessable; the holders thereof have no rights of rescission or preemptive
rights with respect thereto and are not subject to personal liability solely by
reason of being security holders; and none of such securities were issued in
violation of the preemptive rights of any holders of any security of the
Company.
(iii) The Common Stock to be issued in accordance with this Agreement
and the Standby Equity Distribution Agreement has been duly authorized and, when
issued and paid for in accordance with this Agreement, the Standby Equity
Distribution Agreement, the Common Stock will be validly issued, fully-paid and
non-assessable; the holders thereof will not be subject to personal liability
solely by reason of being such holders; such Securities are not and will not be
subject to the preemptive rights of any holder of any security of the Company.
(iv) The Company has good and marketable title to, or valid and
enforceable leasehold estates in, all items of material real and personal
property necessary to conduct its business (including, without limitation, any
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real or personal property stated in the Offering Materials to be owned or leased
by the Company), free and clear of all liens, encumbrances, claims, security
interests and defects of any material nature whatsoever, other than those set
forth in the Offering Materials and liens for taxes not yet due and payable.
(v) There is no litigation or governmental proceeding pending or, to
the best of the Company's knowledge, threatened against, or involving the
properties or business of the Company which would have a material effect on the
business or financial condition of the Company, except as set forth in the
Offering Materials.
(vi) The Company has been duly organized and is validly existing as a
corporation in good standing under the laws of the State of Nevada. Except as
set forth in the Offering Materials, the Company does not own or control,
directly or indirectly, an interest in any other corporation, partnership,
trust, joint venture or other business entity. The Company is duly qualified or
licensed and in good standing as a foreign corporation in each jurisdiction in
which the character of its operations requires such qualification or licensing
and where failure to so qualify would have a material adverse effect on the
Company. The Company has all requisite corporate power and authority, and all
material and necessary authorizations, approvals, orders, licenses, certificates
and permits of and from all governmental regulatory officials and bodies
(domestic and foreign) to conduct its businesses (and proposed business) as
described in the Offering Materials, except as would not have a material effect
on the business or financial condition of the Company. Any disclosures in the
Offering Materials concerning the effects of foreign, federal, state and local
regulation on the Company's businesses as currently conducted and as
contemplated are correct in all material respects and do not omit to state a
material fact. The Company has all corporate power and authority to enter into
this Agreement, the Standby Equity Distribution Agreement, the Registration
Rights Agreement, and the Escrow Agreement, to carry out the provisions and
conditions hereof and thereof, and all consents, authorizations, approvals and
orders required in connection herewith and therewith have been obtained. No
consent, authorization or order of, and no filing with, any court, government
agency or other body is required by the Company for the issuance of the
Securities or execution and delivery of the Offering Materials except for
applicable federal and state securities laws. The Company, since its inception,
has not incurred any liability arising under or as a result of the application
of any of the provisions of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or the Rules
and Regulations.
(vii) There has been no material adverse change in the business or
financial condition of the Company, financial or otherwise, from the latest
dates as of which such business or financial condition, respectively, are set
forth in the Offering Materials, and the outstanding debt, the property and the
business of the Company conform in all material respects to the descriptions
thereof contained in the Offering Materials.
(viii) Except as set forth in the Offering Materials, the Company is
not in breach of, or in default under, any term or provision of any indenture,
mortgage, deed of trust, lease, note, loan or Standby Equity Distribution
Agreement or any other agreement or instrument evidencing an obligation for
borrowed money, or any other material agreement or instrument to which it is a
party or by which it or any of its properties may be bound or affected except as
would not have a material effect on the business or financial condition of the
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Company. The Company is not in violation of any provision of its articles of
incorporation or by-laws or in violation of any franchise, license, permit,
judgment, decree or order, or in violation of any material statute, rule or
regulation. Neither the execution and delivery of the Offering Materials nor the
issuance and sale or delivery of the Securities, nor the consummation of any of
the transactions contemplated in the Offering Materials nor the compliance by
the Company with the terms and provisions hereof or thereof, has conflicted with
or will conflict with, or has resulted in or will result in a breach of, any of
the terms and provisions of, or has constituted or will constitute a default
under, or has resulted in or will result in the creation or imposition of any
lien, charge or encumbrance upon any property or assets of the Company or
pursuant to the terms of any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, note, loan or
any other agreement or instrument evidencing an obligation for borrowed money,
or any other agreement or instrument to which the Company may be bound or to
which any of the property or assets of the Company is subject except (a) where
such default, lien, charge or encumbrance would not have a material adverse
effect on the Company and (b) as described in the Offering Materials; nor will
such action result in any violation of the provisions of the articles of
incorporation or the by-laws of the Company or, assuming the due performance by
the Placement Agent of its obligations hereunder, any statute or any material
order, rule or regulation applicable to the Company of any court or of any
foreign, federal, state or other regulatory authority or other government body
having jurisdiction over the Company except as would not have a material effect
on the business or financial condition of the Company.
(ix) Subsequent to the dates as of which information is given in the
Offering Materials, and except as may otherwise be indicated or contemplated
herein or therein or in its public filings with the SEC and the securities
offered pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement dated the date hereof, the
Company has not (a) issued any securities or incurred any liability or
obligation, direct or contingent, for borrowed money, or (b) entered into any
transaction other than in the ordinary course of business, or (c) declared or
paid any dividend or made any other distribution on or in respect of its capital
stock. Except as described in the Offering Materials, the Company has no
outstanding obligations to any officer or director of the Company.
(x) There are no claims for services in the nature of a finder's or
origination fee with respect to the sale of the Common Stock or any other
arrangements, agreements or understandings that may affect the Placement Agent's
compensation, as determined by the National Association of Securities Dealers,
Inc.
(xi) The Company owns or possesses, free and clear of all liens or
encumbrances and rights thereto or therein by third parties, the requisite
licenses or other rights to use all trademarks, service marks, copyrights,
service names, trade names, patents, patent applications and licenses necessary
to conduct its business (including, without limitation, any such licenses or
rights described in the Offering Materials as being owned or possessed by the
Company) and, except as set forth in the Offering Materials, there is no claim
or action by any person pertaining to, or proceeding, pending or threatened,
which challenges the exclusive rights of the Company with respect to any
trademarks, service marks, copyrights, service names, trade names, patents,
patent applications and licenses used in the conduct of the Company's businesses
(including, without limitation, any such licenses or rights described in the
Offering Materials as being owned or possessed by the Company) except any claim
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or action that would not have a material adverse effect on the Company; the
Company's current products, services or processes do not infringe or will not
infringe on the patents currently held by any third party.
(xii) Except as described in the Offering Materials, the Company is not
under any obligation to pay royalties or fees of any kind whatsoever to any
third party with respect to any trademarks, service marks, copyrights, service
names, trade names, patents, patent applications, licenses or technology it has
developed, uses, employs or intends to use or employ, other than to their
respective licensors.
(xiii) Subject to the performance by the Placement Agent of its
obligations hereunder, the offer and sale of the Securities complies, and will
continue to comply, in all material respects with the requirements of Rule 506
of Regulation D promulgated by the SEC pursuant to the Securities Act and any
other applicable federal and state laws, rules, regulations and executive
orders. Neither the Offering Materials nor any amendment or supplement thereto
nor any documents prepared by the Company in connection with the Offering will
contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material
fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein,
in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. All
statements of material facts in the Offering Materials are true and correct as
of the date of the Offering Materials.
(xiv) All material amounts of taxes which are due and payable from the
Company have been paid in full or adequate provision has been made for such
taxes on the books of the Company, except for those taxes disputed in good faith
by the Company
(xv) None of the Company nor any of its officers, directors, employees
or agents, nor any other person acting on behalf of the Company, has, directly
or indirectly, given or agreed to give any money, gift or similar benefit (other
than legal price concessions to customers in the ordinary course of business) to
any customer, supplier, employee or agent of a customer or supplier, or official
or employee of any governmental agency or instrumentality of any government
(domestic or foreign) or any political party or candidate for office (domestic
or foreign) or other person who is or may be in a position to help or hinder the
business of the Company (or assist it in connection with any actual or proposed
transaction) which (A) might subject the Company to any damage or penalty in any
civil, criminal or governmental litigation or proceeding, or (B) if not given in
the past, might have had a materially adverse effect on the assets, business or
operations of the Company as reflected in any of the financial statements
contained in the Offering Materials, or (C) if not continued in the future,
might adversely affect the assets, business, operations or prospects of the
Company in the future.
5. REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS OF THE INVESTOR.
A. The Investor represents, warrants and covenants as follows:
(i) The Investor has the necessary power to enter into this Agreement
and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby.
(ii) The execution and delivery by the Investor of this Agreement and
the consummation of the transactions contemplated herein will not result in any
violation of, or be in conflict with, or constitute a default under, any
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agreement or instrument to which the Investor is a party or by which the
Investor or its properties are bound, or any judgment, decree, order or, to the
Investor's knowledge, any statute, rule or regulation applicable to the
Investor. This Agreement when executed and delivered by the Investor, will
constitute the legal, valid and binding obligations of the Investor, enforceable
in accordance with their respective terms, except to the extent that (a) the
enforceability hereof or thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, moratorium or similar laws from time to time in effect and
affecting the rights of creditors generally, (b) the enforceability hereof or
thereof is subject to general principles of equity, or (c) the indemnification
provisions hereof or thereof may be held to be in violation of public policy.
(iii) The Investor will promptly forward copies of any and all due
diligence questionnaires compiled by the Investor to the Placement Agent.
(iv) The Investor is an Accredited Investor (as defined under the
Securities Act).
(v) The Investor is acquiring the Securities for the Inventor's own
account as principal, not as a nominee or agent, for investment purposes only,
and not with a view to, or for, resale, distribution or fractionalization
thereof in whole or in part and no other person has a direct or indirect
beneficial interest in such Securities. Further, the Investor does not have any
contract, undertaking, agreement or arrangement with any person to sell,
transfer or grant participations to such person or to any third person, with
respect to any of the Securities.
(vi) The Investor acknowledges the Investor's understanding that the
offering and sale of the Securities is intended to be exempt from registration
under the Securities Act by virtue of Section 3(b) of the Securities Act and the
provisions of Regulation D promulgated thereunder ("REGULATION D"). In
furtherance thereof, the Investor represents and warrants as follows:
(a) The Investor has the financial ability to bear the economic risk of
the Investor's investment, has adequate means for providing for the Inventor's
current needs and personal contingencies and has no need for liquidity with
respect to the Investor's investment in the Company; and
(b) The Investor has such knowledge and experience in financial and
business matters as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the
prospective investment. The Inventor also represents it has not been organized
for the purpose of acquiring the Securities.
(vii) The Investor has been given the opportunity for a reasonable time
prior to the date hereof to ask questions of, and receive answers from, the
Company or its representatives concerning the terms and conditions of the
Offering, and other matters pertaining to this investment, and has been given
the opportunity for a reasonable time prior to the date hereof to obtain such
additional information in connection with the Company in order for the Investor
to evaluate the merits and risks of purchase of the Securities, to the extent
the Company possesses such information or can acquire it without unreasonable
effort or expense. The Investor is not relying on the Placement Agent or any of
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its affiliates with respect to the accuracy or completeness of the Offering
Materials or for any economic considerations involved in this investment.
6. CERTAIN COVENANTS AND AGREEMENTS OF THE COMPANY.
The Company covenants and agrees at its expense and without any expense to
the Placement Agent as follows:
A. To advise the Placement Agent and the Investor of any material adverse
change in the Company's financial condition or business or of any development
materially affecting the Company or rendering untrue or misleading any material
statement in the Offering Materials occurring at any time as promptly as the
circumstances allow as the Company is either informed or becomes aware thereof.
B. To use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Common Stock
issuable in connection with the Standby Equity Distribution Agreement to be
qualified or registered for sale on terms consistent with those stated in the
Registration Rights Agreement and under the securities laws of such
jurisdictions as the Placement Agent and the Investor shall reasonably request.
Qualification, registration and exemption charges and fees shall be at the sole
cost and expense of the Company.
C. Upon written request, to provide and continue to provide the Placement
Agent and the Investor copies of all quarterly financial statements and audited
annual financial statements prepared by or on behalf of the Company, other
reports prepared by or on behalf of the Company for public disclosure and all
documents delivered to the Company's stockholders.
D. To comply with the terms of the Offering Materials.
E. To ensure that any transactions between or among the Company, or any of
its officers, directors and affiliates be on terms and conditions that are no
less favorable to the Company, than the terms and conditions that would be
available in an "arm's length" transaction with an independent third party.
7. INDEMNIFICATION AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITY.
A. The Company hereby agrees that it will indemnify and hold the Placement
Agent and each officer, director, shareholder, employee or representative of the
Placement Agent and each person controlling, controlled by or under common
control with the Placement Agent within the meaning of Section 15 of the
Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act or the SEC's Rules and
Regulations promulgated thereunder (the "RULES AND REGULATIONS"), harmless from
and against any and all loss, claim, damage, liability, cost or expense
whatsoever (including, but not limited to, any and all reasonable legal fees and
other expenses and disbursements incurred in connection with investigating,
preparing to defend or defending any action, suit or proceeding, including any
inquiry or investigation, commenced or threatened, or any claim whatsoever or in
appearing or preparing for appearance as a witness in any action, suit or
proceeding, including any inquiry, investigation or pretrial proceeding such as
a deposition) to which the Placement Agent or such indemnified person of the
Placement Agent may become subject under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act,
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the Rules and Regulations, or any other federal or state law or regulation,
common law or otherwise, arising out of or based upon (i) any untrue statement
or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in (a) Section 4 of
this Agreement, (b) the Offering Materials (except those written statements
relating to the Placement Agent or the Investor given by the Placement Agent or
the Investor, respectively for inclusion therein), (c) any application or other
document or written communication executed by the Company or based upon written
information furnished by the Company filed in any jurisdiction in order to
qualify the Common Stock under the securities laws thereof, or any state
securities commission or agency (except those written statements relating to the
Placement Agent or the Investor given by the Placement Agent or the Investor,
respectively for inclusion therein); (ii) the omission or alleged omission from
documents described in clauses (a), (b) or (c) above of a material fact required
to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading;
or (iii) the breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement made
by the Company in this Agreement. The Company further agrees that upon demand by
an indemnified person, at any time or from time to time, it will promptly
reimburse such indemnified person for any loss, claim, damage, liability, cost
or expense actually and reasonably paid by the indemnified person as to which
the Company has indemnified such person pursuant hereto. Notwithstanding the
foregoing provisions of this Paragraph 7(A), any such payment or reimbursement
by the Company of fees, expenses or disbursements incurred by an indemnified
person in any proceeding in which a final judgment by a court of competent
jurisdiction (after all appeals or the expiration of time to appeal) is entered
against the Placement Agent or such indemnified person based upon specific
finding of fact that the Placement Agent or such indemnified person's gross
negligence or willful misfeasance will be promptly repaid to the Company.
B. The Placement Agent hereby agrees that it will indemnify and hold the
Company and each officer, director, shareholder, employee or representative of
the Company, and each person controlling, controlled by or under common control
with the Company within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or
Section 20 of the Exchange Act or the Rules and Regulations, harmless from and
against any and all loss, claim, damage, liability, cost or expense whatsoever
(including, but not limited to, any and all reasonable legal fees and other
expenses and disbursements incurred in connection with investigating, preparing
to defend or defending any action, suit or proceeding, including any inquiry or
investigation, commenced or threatened, or any claim whatsoever or in appearing
or preparing for appearance as a witness in any action, suit or proceeding,
including any inquiry, investigation or pretrial proceeding such as a
deposition) to which the Company or such indemnified person of the Company may
become subject under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, the Rules and
Regulations, or any other federal or state law or regulation, common law or
otherwise, arising out of or based upon (i) the material breach of any
representation, warranty, covenant or agreement made by the Placement Agent in
this Agreement, or (ii) any false or misleading information provided to the
Company in writing by one of the Placement Agent's indemnified persons
specifically for inclusion in the Offering Materials or (iii) any application or
other document or written communication executed by the Placement Agent or based
upon written information furnished by the Placement Agent filed in any
jurisdiction in order to qualify the Common Stock under the securities laws
thereof, or any state securities commission or agency.
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C. The Investor hereby agrees that it will indemnify and hold the Placement
Agent and each officer, director, shareholder, employee or representative of the
Placement Agent, and each person controlling, controlled by or under common
control with the Placement Agent within the meaning of Section 15 of the
Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act or the Rules and Regulations,
harmless from and against any and all loss, claim, damage, liability, cost or
expense whatsoever (including, but not limited to, any and all reasonable legal
fees and other expenses and disbursements incurred in connection with
investigating, preparing to defend or defending any action, suit or proceeding,
including any inquiry or investigation, commenced or threatened, or any claim
whatsoever or in appearing or preparing for appearance as a witness in any
action, suit or proceeding, including any inquiry, investigation or pretrial
proceeding such as a deposition) to which the Placement Agent or such
indemnified person of the Placement Agent may become subject under the
Securities Act, the Exchange Act, the Rules and Regulations, or any other
federal or state law or regulation, common law or otherwise, arising out of or
based upon (i) the conduct of the Investor or its officers, employees or
representatives in its acting as the Investor for the Offering, (ii) the
material breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement made by
the Investor in the Offering Materials, or (iii) any false or misleading
information provided to the Placement Agent by one of the Investor's indemnified
persons.
D. The Placement Agent hereby agrees that it will indemnify and hold the
Investor and each officer, director, shareholder, employee or representative of
the Investor, and each person controlling, controlled by or under common control
with the Investor within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or
Section 20 of the Exchange Act or the Rules and Regulations, harmless from and
against any and all loss, claim, damage, liability, cost or expense whatsoever
(including, but not limited to, any and all reasonable legal fees and other
expenses and disbursements incurred in connection with investigating, preparing
to defend or defending any action, suit or proceeding, including any inquiry or
investigation, commenced or threatened, or any claim whatsoever or in appearing
or preparing for appearance as a witness in any action, suit or proceeding,
including any inquiry, investigation or pretrial proceeding such as a
deposition) to which the Investor or such indemnified person of the Investor may
become subject under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, the Rules and
Regulations, or any other federal or state law or regulation, common law or
otherwise, arising out of or based upon the material breach of any
representation, warranty, covenant or agreement made by the Placement Agent in
this Agreement.
E. Promptly after receipt by an indemnified party of notice of commencement
of any action covered by Section 7(A), (B), (C) or (D), the party to be
indemnified shall, within five (5) business days, notify the indemnifying party
of the commencement thereof; the omission by one (1) indemnified party to so
notify the indemnifying party shall not relieve the indemnifying party of its
obligation to indemnify any other indemnified party that has given such notice
and shall not relieve the indemnifying party of any liability outside of this
indemnification if not materially prejudiced thereby. In the event that any
action is brought against the indemnified party, the indemnifying party will be
entitled to participate therein and, to the extent it may desire, to assume and
control the defense thereof with counsel chosen by it which is reasonably
acceptable to the indemnified party. After notice from the indemnifying party to
such indemnified party of its election to so assume the defense thereof, the
indemnifying party will not be liable to such indemnified party under such
Section 7(A), (B), (C), or (D) for any legal or other expenses subsequently
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incurred by such indemnified party in connection with the defense thereof, but
the indemnified party may, at its own expense, participate in such defense by
counsel chosen by it, without, however, impairing the indemnifying party's
control of the defense. Subject to the proviso of this sentence and
notwithstanding any other statement to the contrary contained herein, the
indemnified party or parties shall have the right to choose its or their own
counsel and control the defense of any action, all at the expense of the
indemnifying party if (i) the employment of such counsel shall have been
authorized in writing by the indemnifying party in connection with the defense
of such action at the expense of the indemnifying party, or (ii) the
indemnifying party shall not have employed counsel reasonably satisfactory to
such indemnified party to have charge of the defense of such action within a
reasonable time after notice of commencement of the action, or (iii) such
indemnified party or parties shall have reasonably concluded that there may be
defenses available to it or them which are different from or additional to those
available to one or all of the indemnifying parties (in which case the
indemnifying parties shall not have the right to direct the defense of such
action on behalf of the indemnified party or parties), in any of which events
such fees and expenses of one additional counsel shall be borne by the
indemnifying party; provided, however, that the indemnifying party shall not, in
connection with any one action or separate but substantially similar or related
actions in the same jurisdiction arising out of the same general allegations or
circumstance, be liable for the reasonable fees and expenses of more than one
separate firm of attorneys at any time for all such indemnified parties. No
settlement of any action or proceeding against an indemnified party shall be
made without the consent of the indemnifying party.
F. In order to provide for just and equitable contribution in circumstances
in which the indemnification provided for in Section 7(A) or 7(B) is due in
accordance with its terms but is for any reason held by a court to be
unavailable on grounds of policy or otherwise, the Company and the Placement
Agent shall contribute to the aggregate losses, claims, damages and liabilities
(including legal or other expenses reasonably incurred in connection with the
investigation or defense of same) which the other may incur in such proportion
so that the Placement Agent shall be responsible for such percent of the
aggregate of such losses, claims, damages and liabilities as shall equal the
percentage of the gross proceeds paid to the Placement Agent and the Company
shall be responsible for the balance; provided, however, that no person guilty
of fraudulent misrepresentation within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the
Securities Act shall be entitled to contribution from any person who was not
guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. For purposes of this Section 7(F),
any person controlling, controlled by or under common control with the Placement
Agent, or any partner, director, officer, employee, representative or any agent
of any thereof, shall have the same rights to contribution as the Placement
Agent and each person controlling, controlled by or under common control with
the Company within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20
of the Exchange Act and each officer of the Company and each director of the
Company shall have the same rights to contribution as the Company. Any party
entitled to contribution will, promptly after receipt of notice of commencement
of any action, suit or proceeding against such party in respect of which a claim
for contribution may be made against the other party under this Section 7(D),
notify such party from whom contribution may be sought, but the omission to so
notify such party shall not relieve the party from whom contribution may be
sought from any obligation they may have hereunder or otherwise if the party
from whom contribution may be sought is not materially prejudiced thereby.
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G. The indemnity and contribution agreements contained in this Section 7
shall remain operative and in full force and effect regardless of any
investigation made by or on behalf of any indemnified person or any termination
of this Agreement.
H. The Company hereby waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any
right to or claim of any punitive, exemplary, incidental, indirect, special,
consequential or other damages (including, without limitation, loss of profits)
against the Placement Agent and each officer, director, shareholder, employee or
representative of the placement agent and each person controlling, controlled by
or under common control with the Placement Agent within the meaning of Section
15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act or the Rules and
Regulations arising out of any cause whatsoever (whether such cause be based in
contract, negligence, strict liability, other tort or otherwise).
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the aggregate
liability of the Placement Agent and each officer, director, shareholder,
employee or representative of the Placement Agent and each person controlling,
controlled by or under common control with the Placement Agent within the
meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act or
the Rules and Regulations shall not exceed the compensation received by the
Placement Agent pursuant to Section 2 hereof. This limitation of liability shall
apply regardless of the cause of action, whether contract, tort (including,
without limitation, negligence) or breach of statute or any other legal or
equitable obligation.
8. PAYMENT OF EXPENSES.
The Company hereby agrees to bear all of the expenses in connection with
the Offering, including, but not limited to the following: filing fees, printing
and duplicating costs, advertisements, postage and mailing expenses with respect
to the transmission of Offering Materials, registrar and transfer agent fees,
escrow agent fees and expenses, fees of the Company's counsel and accountants,
issue and transfer taxes, if any.
9. CONDITIONS OF CLOSING.
The Closing shall be held at the offices of the Investor or its counsel.
The obligations of the Placement Agent hereunder shall be subject to the
continuing accuracy of the representations and warranties of the Company and the
Investor herein as of the date hereof and as of the Date of Closing (the
"CLOSING DATE") with respect to the Company or the Investor, as the case may be,
as if it had been made on and as of such Closing Date; the accuracy on and as of
the Closing Date of the statements of the officers of the Company made pursuant
to the provisions hereof; and the performance by the Company and the Investor on
and as of the Closing Date of its covenants and obligations hereunder and to the
following further conditions:
A. Upon the effectiveness of a registration statement covering the Standby
Equity Distribution Agreement, the Investor and the Placement Agent shall
receive the opinion of Counsel to the Company, dated as of the date thereof,
which opinion shall be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the
Investor, their counsel and the Placement Agent.
B. At or prior to the Closing, the Investor and the Placement Agent shall
have been furnished such documents, certificates and opinions as it may
reasonably require for the purpose of enabling them to review or pass upon the
matters referred to in this Agreement and the Offering Materials, or in order to
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evidence the accuracy, completeness or satisfaction of any of the
representations, warranties or conditions herein contained.
C. At and prior to the Closing, (i) there shall have been no material
adverse change nor development involving a prospective change in the condition
or the business activities, financial or otherwise, of the Company from the
latest dates as of which such condition is set forth in the Offering Materials;
(ii) there shall have been no transaction, not in the ordinary course of
business except the transactions pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement
entered into by the Company on the date hereof which has not been disclosed in
the Offering Materials or to the Placement Agent in writing; (iii) except as set
forth in the Offering Materials, the Company shall not be in default under any
provision of any instrument relating to any outstanding indebtedness for which a
waiver or extension has not been otherwise received except if such default has
no material adverse effect on the business or financial condition of the
Company; (iv) except as set forth in the Offering Materials, the Company shall
not have issued any securities (other than those to be issued as provided in the
Offering Materials) or declared or paid any dividend or made any distribution of
its capital stock of any class and there shall not have been any change in the
indebtedness (long or short term) or liabilities or obligations of the Company
(contingent or otherwise) and trade payable debt; (v) no material amount of the
assets of the Company shall have been pledged or mortgaged, except as indicated
in the Offering Materials; and (v) no action, suit or proceeding, at law or in
equity, against the Company or affecting any of its properties or businesses
shall be pending or threatened before or by any court or federal or state
commission, board or other administrative agency, domestic or foreign, wherein
an unfavorable decision, ruling or finding could materially adversely affect the
businesses or financial condition or income of the Company, except as set forth
in the Offering Materials.
D. If requested at Closing the Investor and the Placement Agent shall
receive a certificate of the Company signed by an executive officer and chief
financial officer, dated as of the applicable Closing, to the effect that the
conditions set forth in subparagraph (C) above have been satisfied and that, as
of the applicable closing, the representations and warranties of the Company set
forth herein are true and correct.
E. The Placement Agent shall have no obligation to insure that (x) any
check, note, draft or other means of payment for the Common Stock will be
honored, paid or enforceable against the Investor in accordance with its terms,
or (y) subject to the performance of the Placement Agent's obligations and the
accuracy of the Placement Agent's representations and warranties hereunder, (1)
the Offering is exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act
or any applicable state "Blue Sky" law or (2) the Investor is an Accredited
Investor.
10. TERMINATION.
This Agreement shall be co-terminus with, and terminate upon the same terms
and conditions as those set forth in, the Standby Equity Distribution Agreement.
The rights of the Investor and the obligations of the Company under the
Registration Rights Agreement, and the rights of the Placement Agent and the
obligations of the Company shall survive the termination of this Agreement
unabridged.
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11. MISCELLANEOUS.
A. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of
which shall be deemed to be an original, but all which shall be deemed to be one
and the same instrument.
B. Any notices, consents, waivers, or other communications required or
permitted to be given under the terms of this Agreement must be in writing and
will be deemed to have been delivered (i) upon receipt, when delivered
personally or by a nationally recognized overnight or world wide courier; (ii)
upon confirmation of receipt, when sent by facsimile; or (iii) ten (10) days
after being sent by U.S. certified mail, return receipt requested, in each case
properly addressed to the party to receive the same. The addresses and facsimile
numbers for such communications shall be::
If to Placement Agent, to: Monitor Capital Inc.
9171 Towne Centre Drive, Suite 465
San Diego, CA 92122
Attention:
Telephone:
Facsimile:
If to the Company, to: City Network, Inc
6F-3, No.16, Jian Ba Road
Jhonghe City, Taipei County, 235
Taiwan, ROC F5 235
Attention: Mr Tiao-Tsan Lai
Telephone: 886-2-8226-5566
Facsimile: 886-2-8226-8585
With a copy to: Loeb & Loeb, LLP
345 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10154-0037
Attention: Mitchell Nussbaum, Esq.
Telephone: (212) 407-4159
Facsimile: (212) 407-4990
If to the Investor: Cornell Capital Partners, LP
101 Hudson Street - Suite 3700
Jersey City, New Jersey 07302
Attention: Mark A. Angelo
Portfolio Manager
Telephone: (201) 985-8300
Facsimile: (201) 985-8266
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With copies to: David Gonzalez, Esq.
101 Hudson Street - Suite 3700
Jersey City, NJ 07302
Telephone: (201) 985-8300
Facsimile: (201) 985-8266
C. This Agreement shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with
the laws of the State of New Jersey without regard to the principles of conflict
of laws. The parties further agree that any action between them shall be heard
in Hudson County, New Jersey, and expressly consent to the jurisdiction and
venue of the Superior Court of New Jersey, sitting in Hudson County and the
United States District Court for the District of New Jersey sitting in Newark,
New Jersey for the adjudication of any civil action asserted pursuant to this
Paragraph.
D. This Agreement and the other agreements referenced herein contain the
entire understanding between the parties hereto and may not be modified or
amended except by a writing duly signed by the party against whom enforcement of
the modification or amendment is sought.
E. If any provision of this Agreement shall be held to be invalid or
unenforceable, such invalidity or unenforceability shall not affect any other
provision of this Agreement.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Placement Agent
Agreement as of the date first written above.
COMPANY:
City Network, Inc
By: /s/ Tiao-Tsan Lai
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Name: Mr Tiao-Tsan Lai
Title: Chief Executive Officer
PLACEMENT AGENT:
MONITOR CAPITAL, INC.
By: /s/ Hsiao-Wen Kao
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Name: Hsiao-Wen Kao
Title: President
INVESTOR:
CORNELL CAPITAL PARTNERS, LP
By: Yorkville Advisors, LLC
Its: General Partner
By: /s/ Mark A. Angelo
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Name: Mark A. Angelo
Title: Portfolio Manager
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