Filed Pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3)
Registration No. 333-108249
PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT NO. 6
Island Pacific, Inc., a Delaware corporation
(formerly known as SVI Solutions, Inc.)
Common Stock
This Prospectus Supplement relates to the resale by the holders of
Common Stock.
The prospectus dated September 26, 2003, as supplemented by prospectus
supplement no. 1 dated November 25, 2003, prospectus supplement no. 2 dated
December 17, 2004, prospectus supplement no. 3 dated February 4, 2004,
prospectus supplement no. 4 dated February 13, 2004 and prospectus supplement
no. 5 dated March 8, 2004 (the "Prospectus"), is hereby amended by the
information contained in the attached report on Form 8-K filed on March 17,
2004. If the information in the attached report is inconsistent with any
information contained in the Prospectus or any prospectus supplement dated
earlier than the date of this Supplement, the Prospectus or earlier supplement
shall be deemed superceded by this Supplement. In all other ways, the Prospectus
and any prior supplement shall remain unchanged.
This Prospectus Supplement should be read in conjunction with, and may
not be delivered or utilized without, the Prospectus.
This Prospectus Supplement is dated March 17, 2004.
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): March 14, 2004
Island Pacific, Inc.
(formerly known as SVI Solutions, Inc.)
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Delaware
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(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
0-23049 33-0896617
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(Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Identification No.)
19800 MacArthur Boulevard, Suite 1200, Irvine, California 92612
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(949) 476-2212
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(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
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(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS.
On March 14, 2004, Island Pacific, Inc. ("Island Pacific") and Retail
Technologies International, Inc. ("RTI") executed an Agreement of Merger and
Plan of Reorganization ("Merger Agreement") pursuant to which Island Pacific
will acquire RTI (the "Merger"), a leading provider of retail management store
solutions to small through mid-tier retailers via an international network of
resellers. Under the terms of the Merger Agreement, RTI will merge into IPI
Merger Sub, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Island Pacific. Island Pacific
will pay the stockholders of RTI approximately $9,000,000 in consideration,
consisting of $4,500,000 in cash and the number of shares of Island Pacific
common stock determined by dividing $4,500,000 by the average closing price of
Island Pacific's common stock traded on the American Stock Exchange during the
ten (10) trading days immediately preceding the closing date of the Merger.
Island Pacific will assume all of RTI's currently outstanding options. Island
Pacific will also satisfy RTI's obligations under certain promissory notes for
approximately $2.1 million issued by RTI to its former shareholders by causing
the surviving corporation to repay the notes within thirty (30) days of the
closing of the Merger.
Consummation of the Merger is subject to Island Pacific securing
financing and satisfaction of customary closing conditions, including the
approval of RTI's shareholders. The Merger is expected to close in the first
quarter of Island Pacific's fiscal year ending March 31, 2005.
On March 15, 2004 (the "First Closing Date"), Island Pacific sold
Omicron Master Trust ("Omicron") and Midsummer Investments, Ltd. ("Midsummer"
and together with Omicron, the "Purchasers") 9% convertible debentures (the
"Debentures") for an aggregate price of approximately $3,500,000 pursuant to a
securities purchase agreement (the "Purchase Agreement"). The Debentures bear an
interest rate of 9% per annum, and provide for interest only payments on a
quarterly basis, payable, at Island Pacific's option, in cash or shares of
Island Pacific common stock. The Debentures mature on May 15, 2006. The
Debentures are convertible into shares of Island Pacific common stock at a
conversion price of $1.32 per share, subject to adjustment. If certain
conditions are met, Island Pacific has the option to redeem the debentures at
110% of their face value, plus accrued but unpaid interest. Island Pacific must
redeem the debentures at the initial monthly amount of $233,333 commencing on
February 1, 2005. If the daily volume weighed average price of Island Pacific
common stock on the American Stock Exchange exceeds the Closing Price by more
than 200% for 15 consecutive trading days, Island Pacific will have the option
to cause the Purchasers to convert the then outstanding principal amount of
Debentures into Island Pacific common stock at the conversion price then in
effect.
Island Pacific also issued each Purchaser two warrants as follows: (1)
a Series A Warrant to purchase up to a number of shares of Island Pacific common
stock equal to 40% of such Purchaser's subscription amount divided by $1.15 (the
"Closing Price"), these warrants are exercisable at anytime after September 16,
2004, have a 5 year term and have an exercise price per warrant share of $1.15,
subject to adjustment therein; and (2) a Series B Warrant to purchase up to a
number of shares of Island Pacific common stock equal to such Purchaser's
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pro-rata portion of 8,500,000 shares of Island Pacific common stock (calculated
based on such Purchaser's subscription amount), these warrants are immediately
exercisable, have an eighteen (18) month term and have an exercise price per
warrant share equal to $5, subject to adjustment therein. The Series A Warrant
issued to Omicron is exercisable for up to 608,696 shares of Island Pacific
common stock and the Series A Warrant issued to Midsummer is exercisable for up
to 437,783 shares of Island Pacific common stock. The Series B Warrant issued
Omicron is exercisable for up to 4,958,333 shares of Island Pacific common stock
and the Series B Warrant issued to Midsummer is exercisable for up to 3,541,667
shares of Island Pacific common stock.
For a period of one hundred eighty (180) days following the First
Closing Date, each Purchaser has the right, in its sole discretion, to elect to
purchase such Purchaser's pro rata portion of additional debentures and Series A
Warrants for an aggregate purchase price of up to $2,000,000 in a second closing
(the "Second Closing"). The terms of the Second Closing shall be identical to
the terms set forth in the Purchase Agreement and related documents, except
that, the conversion price for the additional debentures and the exercise price
for the additional warrants shall be equal to 115% of the average of the daily
volume weighted average price of Island Pacific's common stock on the American
Stock Exchange for the ten (10) days preceding the Second Closing ("Second
Closing Price"). The Series A Warrant coverage for the Second Closing shall be
40% of each Purchaser's subscription amount divided by the Second Closing Price.
For a period of one hundred eighty (180) days following the First
Closing Date, if the daily volume weighted average price of Island Pacific's
common stock for twenty (20) consecutive trading days exceeds $2.00, subject to
adjustment, Island Pacific may, on one occasion, in its sole determination,
require the Purchasers to purchase each such Purchaser's pro rata portion
additional debentures and Series A Warrants for an aggregate purchase price of
up to $2,000,000. Any such additional investment shall be under the terms set
forth in the Purchase Agreement and related documents, except that, the
conversion price for the additional debentures and the exercise price for the
additional warrants shall be equal to the then current conversion price and
warrant exercise price for the Debentures and warrants purchased on the First
Closing Date.
For a period of six (6) months following the First Closing Date, the
Purchasers have a right of first refusal to participate in certain future
financings by Island Pacific involving the sale of its common stock or
equivalent securities. The Purchasers were also granted registration rights
under a Registration Rights Agreement, which requires Island Pacific to file a
registration statement respecting the common stock issuable upon the conversion
of the debentures and exercise of the warrants within thirty (30) days after the
First Closing Date, and to use best efforts to have the registration statement
declared effective at the earliest date. If a registration statement is not
filed within thirty (30) days following the First Closing Date or declared
effective within ninety (90) days following the First Closing Date, or within
one hundred twenty (120) days in the event of a full review by the Securities
and Exchange Commission, Island Pacific will be obligated to pay liquidated
damages to the Purchasers equal to 2% of each such Purchasers' subscription
amount under the Purchase Agreement plus the value of any warrants issued
pursuant to the Purchase Agreement then held by a Purchaser.
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The foregoing descriptions of the Merger Agreement, Purchase Agreement
and any related agreements do not purport to be complete and are qualified in
their entirety by the terms and conditions of the Merger Agreement, Purchase
Agreement and related agreements attached hereto as exhibits and incorporated
herein by reference.
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. Description
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2.1 Agreement of Merger and Plan or Reorganization by and among
Island Pacific, Inc., Retail Technologies International,
Inc., IPI Acquisition, Inc., Michael Tomczak and Jeffrey
Boone dated March 12, 2004.*
4.1 Securities Purchase Agreement by and among Island Pacific,
Inc., Omicron Master Trust and Midsummer Investments, Ltd.
dated March 15, 2004.*
4.2 Registration Rights Agreement by and among Island Pacific,
Inc., Omicron Master Trust and Midsummer Investments, Ltd.
dated March 15, 2004.
*Certain exhibits and schedules have been omitted pursuant to Item 601(b)(2) of
Regulation S-K, but a copy will be furnished to the Securities and Exchange
Commission upon request.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereto duly authorized.
Island Pacific, Inc.
Date: March 17, 2004 By: /s/ Ran Furman
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Name: Ran Furman
Title: Chief Financial Officer
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EXHIBIT 2.1
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AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF REORGANIZATION
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by and among
ISLAND PACIFIC, INC.,
RETAIL TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL, INC.,
IPI MERGER SUB, INC.,
and
MICHAEL TOMCZAK and JEFFREY BOONE
March 12, 2004
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APPENDIX 1
DEFINITIONS
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"Accounts Receivable" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.8.
"Affiliate" shall have the meaning set forth in the rules and regulations
promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to the Securities
Act.
"Agreement" shall mean this Agreement of Merger and Plan of Reorganization.
"Applicable Contract" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.16.
"Applicable Share Price" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.1.
"Balance Sheet" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.5.
"Best Efforts" shall mean the efforts that a prudent Person desiring to achieve
a result would use in similar circumstances to ensure that such result is
achieved as expeditiously as possible.
"California Law" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1.1.
"Cash Merger Consideration" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.1.
"Certificates" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.3.5.
"Certificate of Merger" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1.3.
"Closing" and "Closing Date" shall have the meanings set forth in Section 1.2.
"Closing Documents" shall mean all of the documents to be delivered pursuant to
Section 7.3.
"Code" means the Federal Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (set forth in
Recital E).
"Common Stock Equivalent" shall mean any security convertible into common stock,
including without limitation any option, warrant, convertible stock or
convertible debenture.
"Common Stock Merger Consideration" shall mean the Merger Consideration less the
Series A Merger Consideration.
"Common Cash Exchange Ratio" shall mean cash equal to 0.5 times the amount
determined by dividing (x) the Common Stock Merger Consideration by (y) the
Total Outstanding Common Shares.
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"Common Stock Exchange Ratio" shall mean the number obtained by (x) dividing (a)
0.5 times the Common Stock Merger Consideration by (b) the Total Outstanding
Common Shares, divided by (y) the Applicable Share Price (calculated to four
decimal places); provided that the Common Stock Exchange Ratio shall be
appropriately adjusted to reflect fully the effect of any stock split, reverse
stock split, stock dividend, reorganization or like change with respect to IPI
Common Stock occurring after the date of this Agreement and prior to the
Effective Time.
"Contemplated Transactions" shall mean the Merger and the transactions
contemplated under this Agreement (including the Disclosure Schedule delivered
pursuant to Article 3 hereof and IPI Disclosure Schedule delivered pursuant to
Article 4 hereof) and the documents or agreements required to be delivered
hereunder.
"Continuing Employee" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.3.
"Contract," with respect to a Party, shall mean any agreement, contract,
obligation, promise, or undertaking (whether written or oral and whether express
or implied) that is legally binding on such Party and currently in effect.
"Copyrights" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.21.1(c).
"Damages" shall include any loss, damage, injury, liability, claim, demand,
settlement, judgment, award, fine, penalty, tax, fee (including reasonable
attorneys' fees), charge, interest, costs (including reasonable costs of
investigation) or reasonable related third party expenses.
"Delaware Law" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1.1.
"Disclosure Schedule" shall have the meaning set forth in Article 3.
"Effective Time" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1.3.
"Employment Agreements" shall mean the employment agreements in the form
attached as EXHIBIT A to be entered into between Merger Sub and the
Shareholders, as set forth in Section 7.1.8 and Section 7.2.6.
"Encumbrance" shall mean any charge, claim, community property interest,
condition, equitable interest, lien, option, pledge, security interest, right of
first refusal, or restriction of any kind, including any restriction on use,
voting, transfer, receipt of income, or exercise of any other attribute of
ownership.
"Entity" shall mean any corporation (including any non-profit corporation),
general partnership, limited partnership, limited liability partnership, joint
venture, estate, trust, company (including any limited liability company or
joint stock company), firm or other enterprise, association, organization or
entity.
"Environmental and Safety Laws" shall mean any federal, state or local laws,
ordinances, codes, regulations, rules, policies and Orders that are intended to
assure the protection of the environment, or that classify, regulate, call for
the remediation of, require reporting with respect to, or list or define air,
water, groundwater, solid waste, hazardous or toxic substances, materials,
wastes, pollutants or contaminants, or which are intended to assure the safety
of employees, workers or other persons, including, without limitation, the
public.
"ERISA" shall mean the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as
amended.
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"Exchange Act" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
"GAAP" shall mean the United States generally accepted accounting principles in
effect on the date on which they are to be applied pursuant to this Agreement,
applied consistently throughout the relevant periods.
"Governmental Authorization" shall mean any approval, consent, license, permit,
waiver, or other authorization issued, granted, given, or otherwise made
available by or under the authority of any Governmental Body pursuant to any
Legal Requirement.
"Governmental Body" shall mean any: (a) nation, state, commonwealth, province,
territory, county, municipality, district or other jurisdiction of any nature;
(b) federal, state, local, municipal, foreign or other government; or (c)
governmental or quasi-governmental authority of any nature (including any
governmental division, department, agency, commission, instrumentality,
official, organization, unit, body or Entity and any court or other tribunal).
"Intellectual Property Assets" shall have the meaning set forth in Section
3.21.1.
"Intuit" shall mean Intuit, Inc.
"IPI" shall mean Island Pacific, Inc., as set forth in the introductory
paragraph.
"IPI Common Stock" shall mean the common stock of IPI.
"IPI Disclosure Schedule" shall have the meaning set forth in Article 4.
"Knowledge" a Person will be deemed to have "Knowledge" of a particular fact or
other matter if such individual is actually aware of such fact or other matter,
or a prudent individual could be expected to discover or otherwise become aware
of such fact or other matter in the course of conducting a reasonably
comprehensive investigation concerning the existence of such fact or other
matter. "Knowledge," with respect to RTI, shall include the Knowledge of Michael
Tomczak and Jeffrey Boone.
"Legal Requirement" shall mean any federal, state, local, municipal, foreign,
international, multinational, or other administrative Order, constitution, law,
ordinance, principle of common law, regulation, statute, or treaty.
"Marks" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.21.1(a).
The term "material" when not capitalized and used with respect to any subsection
or subsections shall be construed, except as specifically otherwise provided, to
qualify the matter or matters referred to as having a value in excess of Twenty
Thousand Dollars ($20,000). For example, a "material breach" would be a breach
resulting in Damages exceeding Twenty Thousand Dollars ($20,000).
"Material Adverse Effect" shall mean any change, event or effect that is
materially adverse to the business, assets (whether tangible or intangible),
condition (financial or otherwise), results of operations or capitalization of
the RTI or IPI, as applicable, and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, provided
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that a Material Adverse Effect will not exist as a result of circumstances that
are demonstrated to have resulted directly from the public announcement of the
Merger or the performance by the Company of its obligations hereunder. A
violation or other matter will be deemed to have a "Material Adverse Effect" on
RTI or IPI, as applicable, if such violation or other matter would be material
in impact or amount to RTI's or IPI's, as applicable, business, intellectual
property rights or condition, or, taken as a whole, its assets, liabilities,
operations, or financial performance. The definition of "material" for purposes
of this definition shall be construed as having a value in excess of Fifty
Thousand Dollars ($50,000).
"Merger" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1.1.
"Merger Consideration" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.1.
"Merger Sub" shall mean IPI Merger Sub, Inc., as set forth in the introductory
paragraph.
"Ordinary Course of Business" shall describe any action taken by a Person if:
(a) such action is consistent with such Person's past practices and is taken in
the ordinary course of such Person's normal day to day operations; (b) such
action is taken in accordance with sound and prudent business practices; (c)
such action is not required to be authorized by such Person's shareholders,
board of directors or any committee thereof and does not require any other
separate or special authorization of any nature; and (d) such action is similar
in nature and magnitude to actions customarily taken, without any separate or
special authorization, in the ordinary course of the normal day to day
operations of other Entities that are engaged in businesses similar to such
Person's business.
"Order" shall mean any award, decision, injunction, judgment, order, ruling,
subpoena, or verdict entered, issued, made, or rendered by any court,
administrative agency, or other Governmental Body or by any arbitrator.
"Organizational Documents" of any Party shall mean the articles or certificate
of incorporation and the bylaws of such Party, together with any amendments
thereto.
"Parties" shall have the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph.
"Patents" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.21.1(b).
"PBGC" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.12.
"Plan" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.12.
"Person" shall mean any individual, Entity or Governmental Body.
"Proceeding" shall mean any action, arbitration, audit, hearing, investigation,
litigation, or suit (whether civil, criminal, administrative, investigative, or
informal) commenced, brought, conducted, or heard by or before, or otherwise
involving, any Governmental Body or arbitrator.
"Proprietary Rights Agreement" shall have the meaning set forth in Section
3.21.2.
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"Registration Rights Agreement" shall mean the registration rights agreement
attached as EXHIBIT E, to be entered between IPI and the holders of RTI Common
Stock and RTI Preferred Stock as set forth in Section 7.2.7.
"Representatives" shall mean officers, directors, employees, agents, attorneys,
accountants and other professional advisors.
"RTI" shall mean Retail Technologies International, Inc., as set forth in the
introductory paragraph.
"RTI Common Stock" shall mean the common stock of RTI, as set forth in Section
2.2.
"RTI Preferred Stock" shall mean the Series A Preferred Stock of RTI.
"RTI Options" shall mean all options to purchase RTI Common Stock issued under
the RTI 2003 Stock Incentive Plan.
"Sage" shall mean The Sage Group plc.
"SEC" shall mean the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
"SEC Reports" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.4.
"Securities Act" shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
"Series A Merger Consideration" shall mean the sum of (x) the Series A
Liquidation Preference Amount and (y) the Series A Participation Amount.
"Series A Liquidation Preference Amount" shall mean the number obtained by
multiplying (x) the Total Outstanding Series A Shares by (y) $0.3436.
"Series A Participation Amount" shall mean the lesser of (x) the number obtained
by (a) dividing (1) the amount of the Merger Consideration less the Series A
Liquidation Preference Amount by (2) the Total Outstanding Capital Stock,
multiplied by (b) Total Outstanding Series A Shares and (y) the number obtained
by multiplying (1) the number of Total Outstanding Series A Shares by (y)
$0.6872.
"Series A Cash Exchange Ratio" shall mean cash equal to 0.5 times the amount
determined by dividing (x) the Series A Merger Consideration by (y) the Total
Outstanding Series A Shares.
"Series A Stock Exchange Ratio" shall mean the number obtained by dividing (x) a
number equal to (a) 0.5 times the Series A Merger Consideration divided by (b)
the Total Outstanding Series A Shares, divided by (y) the Applicable Share Price
(calculated to four decimal places); provided that the Series A Stock Exchange
Ratio shall be appropriately adjusted to reflect fully the effect of any stock
split, reverse stock split, stock dividend, reorganization or like change with
respect to IPI Common Stock occurring after the date of this Agreement and prior
to the Effective Time.
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"Shareholders" shall mean Michael Tomczak and Jeffrey Boone in their capacity as
shareholders of RTI.
"Stock Merger Consideration" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.1.
"Surviving Corporation" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1.1.
"Threatened" shall mean a claim, proceeding, dispute, action, or other matter
will be deemed to have been "Threatened" if any demand or statement has been
made in writing or any written notice has been given.
"Total Outstanding Capital Stock" shall mean the aggregate number of shares of
RTI Common Stock and RTI Preferred Stock issued and outstanding immediately
prior to the Effective Date.
"Total Outstanding Common Stock" shall mean the aggregate number of shares of
RTI Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Date.
"Total Outstanding Series A Shares" shall mean the aggregate number of shares of
RTI Series A Preferred Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the
Effective Date.
"Trade Secrets" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.21.1(e).
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AGREEMENT OF MERGER AND PLAN OF REORGANIZATION
THIS AGREEMENT OF MERGER AND PLAN OF REORGANIZATION (this "Agreement")
is entered into as of March 12, 2004 by and among Island Pacific, Inc., a
Delaware corporation ("IPI"), Retail Technologies International, Inc., a
California corporation ("RTI"), IPI Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation
("Merger Sub"), and Michael Tomczak and Jeffrey Boone (each, a "Shareholder" and
collectively, the "Shareholders"). The capitalized terms used herein shall have
the meanings set forth in the text of the Agreement or on the attached Appendix
I. (IPI, RTI, Merger Sub and the Shareholders are collectively referred to
herein as the "Parties.")
RECITALS
A. The Shareholders own a majority of outstanding shares of capital
stock of RTI.
B. Under the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement,
IPI, Merger Sub, RTI and the Shareholders intend to enter into a business
combination transaction such that RTI merges with and into Merger Sub, a wholly
owned subsidiary of IPI.
C. The Boards of Directors of RTI and IPI (i) have determined that the
Merger is consistent with, and in furtherance of, their respective long term
business strategies and fair to, and in the best interest of, their respective
shareholders, and (ii) have approved this Agreement, the Merger and the other
transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
D. The Board of Directors of Merger Sub has approved this Agreement,
the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
E. The Parties intend, by executing this Agreement to adopt a plan of
reorganization within the meaning of Section 368 of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986, as amended (the "Code").
F. The Parties desire to set forth certain representations, warranties
and covenants made by each to the other as an inducement to the consummation of
the transactions contemplated hereby.
AGREEMENT
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements, covenants and
other premises set forth herein, the parties hereby agrees as follows:
ARTICLE 1
MERGER
1.1 THE MERGER. As of the Effective Time and subject to and upon the
terms and conditions of this Agreement and the applicable provisions of Delaware
General Corporation Law ("Delaware Law") and California General Corporation Law
("California Law"), RTI shall be merged with and into Merger Sub the separate
corporate existence of RTI shall cease and Merger Sub shall continue as the
surviving corporation (the "Merger"). Merger Sub as the surviving corporation
after the Merger is sometimes referred to as the "Surviving Corporation."
1.2 CLOSING. The closing (the "Closing") of the Merger shall take place
at the offices of IPI's counsel, Solomon Ward Seidenwurm & Smith, LLP, 401 B
Street, Suite 1200, San Diego, California, as promptly as practicable after the
execution and deliver of this Agreement, but no later than five (5) days
following the satisfaction or waiver of the closing conditions set forth in
Article 7 (the "Closing Date").
1.3 EFFECTIVE TIME. If all of the conditions to the Merger set forth in
Articles 5 and 6 have been fulfilled or waived in accordance herewith and this
Agreement has not been terminated pursuant to Article 11, the parties shall
cause the Merger to be completed by properly filing certificates of merger of
RTI and Merger Sub with the Secretary of State of the States of California and
Delaware on the Closing Date in accordance with applicable law (each, a
"Certificate of Merger"). As between the Parties, risk of loss and the benefits
of ownership of the consideration shall be transferred, and the Merger shall
become effective, as of the date and time as the Parties shall agree and shall
be specified in the Certificates of Merger (the date and time the Merger becomes
effective shall be referred to as the "Effective Time").
1.4 EFFECT OF THE MERGER. As of the Effective Time, the effect of the
Merger shall be as provided in this Agreement and the applicable provisions of
Delaware Law and California Law. Without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, and subject thereto, as of the Effective Time all the property,
rights, privileges, powers and franchises of RTI and Merger Sub shall vest in
the Surviving Corporation, and all debts, liabilities and duties of RTI and
Merger Sub shall become the debts, liabilities and duties of the Surviving
Corporation.
1.5 CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION; BYLAWS.
1.5.1 As of the Effective Time, the Certificate of
Incorporation of Merger Sub, as in effect immediately prior to the Effective
Time, shall be the Certificate of Incorporation of the Surviving Corporation.
1.5.2 As of the Effective Time, the Bylaws of Merger Sub, as
in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time, shall be, at the Effective
Time, the Bylaws of the Surviving Corporation until thereafter amended.
1.6 OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS. The officers and directors of Merger Sub
immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be the officers and directors of
the Surviving Corporation at and after the Effective Time, in each case until
the earliest of their resignation or removal from office or their otherwise
ceasing to be officers or directors, each to hold office in accordance with the
certificate of incorporation and bylaws of the Surviving Corporation.
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ARTICLE 2
MERGER CONSIDERATION; EXCHANGE OF CERTIFICATES
2.1 MERGER CONSIDERATION. The aggregate merger consideration ("Merger
Consideration") payable by IPI to the securityholders of RTI at the Closing
shall be as follows: (a) Four Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($4,500,000)
in cash by certified check or bank wired funds payable to the holders of RTI
Common Stock and RTI Preferred Stock ("Cash Merger Consideration"), and (b) the
number of shares of IPI common stock determined by dividing $4,500,000 by the
Applicable Share Price (the "Stock Merger Consideration"). "Applicable Share
Price" shall mean the average closing price of IPI's common stock traded on the
American Stock Exchange during the ten (10) trading days immediately preceding
the Closing Date. The number of shares shall be rounded to the nearest whole
share and no fractional shares shall be issued. The Parties shall execute a
certificate on the Closing Date to evidence their agreement with respect to the
final calculation of the number of shares constituting the Stock Merger
Consideration.
2.2 NO FRACTIONAL SHARES. Notwithstanding any provision of this
Agreement to the contrary, neither certificates nor scrip for fractional shares
of IPI common stock shall be issued in connection with the Merger, but in lieu
thereof the holders of RTI Preferred Stock and RTI Common Stock otherwise
entitled to a fraction of a share of IPI Common Stock pursuant to the provisions
of Section 2.1 (after aggregating all fractional shares of IPI Common Stock
issuable to such holder) shall be paid in cash (without interest) in an amount
equal to such fraction multiplied by the Applicable Share Price, rounded up to
the nearest whole cent.
2.3 EFFECT ON CAPITAL STOCK. At the Effective Time, by virtue of the
Merger and without any action on the part of Merger Sub, RTI or the holders of
any of the securities described below, the Merger shall have the following
additional effects:
2.3.1 RTI PREFERRED STOCK. To the extent not converted prior
to the Effective Time, each share of RTI Preferred Stock issued and outstanding
immediately prior to Effective Time shall be exchangeable for the following: (i)
an amount in cash equal to Series A Cash Exchange Ratio and (ii) a portion of a
share of IPI common stock equal to Series A Stock Exchange Ratio.
2.3.2 RTI COMMON STOCK. Each share of RTI Common Stock issued
and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be exchangeable
for the following: (i) an amount in cash equal to Common Cash Exchange Ratio and
(ii) a portion of a share of IPI common stock equal to Common Stock Exchange
Ratio.
2.3.3 RTI OPTIONS.
(a) IPI will take all action necessary such that, at
the Effective Time, it will assume the RTI 2003 Stock Incentive Plan and the
options issued and outstanding thereunder (the "RTI Options").
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(b) Each RTI Option shall be automatically converted
into an option to purchase that number of whole shares of IPI Common Stock equal
to the product of (i) the number of shares of RTI Common Stock that were
issuable upon exercise of such RTI Option immediately prior to the Effective
Time, multiplied by (ii) two (2) times the Common Stock Exchange Ratio, rounded
to the nearest whole number of shares of IPI Common Stock (each, an "IPI
Option").
(c) The per share exercise price for the shares of
IPI Common Stock issuable upon exercise of each IPI Option shall be equal to the
quotient obtained by dividing (i) the exercise price per share (immediately
prior to the Effective Time) of RTI Common Stock under the RTI Option from which
such IPI Option was converted, by (ii) two (2) times the Common Stock Exchange
Ratio, rounded up to the nearest whole cent.
2.3.4 TAX WITHHOLDING. IPI and the Surviving Corporation shall
be entitled to deduct and withhold from any consideration payable or otherwise
deliverable to any holder or former holder of capital stock of RTI pursuant to
this Agreement such amounts as IPI or the Surviving Corporation may be required
to deduct or withhold therefrom under the Code or under any provision of state,
local or foreign tax law. To the extent such amounts are so deducted or
withheld, such amounts shall be treated for all purposes under this Agreement as
having been paid to the person to whom such amounts would otherwise have been
paid.
2.3.5 SURRENDER OF CERTIFICATES; DELIVERY OF MERGER
CONSIDERATION. At the Closing (a) the holders of RTI Preferred Stock and RTI
Common Stock shall deliver to IPI the preferred and common stock certificates
representing such securities of RTI (the "Certificates"), and (b) IPI shall
deliver to the former holders of RTI Preferred Stock and RTI Common Stock the
Merger Consideration due to such holders at Closing in accordance with Section
2.1. The Certificates so surrendered shall forthwith be canceled. Until so
surrendered, each outstanding Certificate that, prior to the Effective Time,
evidenced shares of RTI Common Stock or RTI Preferred Stock, as applicable, will
be deemed from and after the Effective Time, for all corporate purposes, other
than the payment of dividends or other distributions, to evidence the ownership
of the number of whole shares of IPI Common Stock into which such shares of RTI
Common Stock or RTI Preferred Stock are convertible and the right to receive an
amount in cash in accordance with Section 2.1. If any Certificate shall have
been lost, stolen or destroyed, the owner of such lost, stolen or destroyed
Certificate may provide, in lieu of such Certificate, an appropriate affidavit
of loss with respect to such Certificate.
2.3.6 TAX CONSEQUENCES. It is intended by each of the Parties
that the Merger shall constitute a reorganization within the meaning of Section
368 of the Code, and each of the Parties will use commercially reasonable
efforts to cause the Merger to be treated as such a reorganization. The Parties
adopt this Agreement as a "plan of reorganization" within the meaning of
Sections 1.368 2(g) and 1.368 3(a) of the tax regulations promulgated under the
Code. Each party shall seek the advice of such party's counsel or financial
advisor regarding the ability of the Merger to qualify as such a reorganization.
2.3.7 TAKING OF NECESSARY ACTION; FURTHER ACTION. If, at any
time after the Effective Time, any further action is necessary or desirable to
carry out the purposes of this Agreement and to vest the Surviving Corporation
with full right, title and possession to all assets, property, rights,
privileges, powers and franchises of RTI and Merger Sub, the Shareholders and
officers and directors of RTI and Merger Sub will, at RTI's expense, take all
such lawful and necessary action.
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ARTICLE 3
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF RTI AND THE SHAREHOLDERS
RTI and the Shareholders hereby jointly and severally represent and
warrant to IPI and Merger Sub, subject to such exceptions as are specifically
disclosed in the disclosure schedule furnished by RTI and the Shareholders to
IPI and Merger Sub in connection with this Article 3 ("Disclosure Schedule"), as
follows:
3.1 ORGANIZATION AND GOOD STANDING.
3.1.1 Part 3.1 of the Disclosure Schedule contains a complete
and accurate list for RTI of its name, its jurisdiction of incorporation and
other jurisdictions in which it is qualified to do business. RTI is a
corporation duly organized, validly existing, and in good standing under the
laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation, with full corporate power and
authority to conduct its business as it is now being conducted, to own or use
the properties and assets that it purports to own or use, and to perform all its
obligations under the Applicable Contracts. RTI is duly qualified to do business
as a foreign corporation and is in good standing under the laws of each state or
other jurisdiction in which either the ownership or use of the properties owned
or used by it, or the nature of the activities conducted by it, requires such
qualifications, except where the failure to be so qualified would not have a
Material Adverse Effect.
3.1.2 RTI has delivered to IPI copies of the Organizational
Documents of RTI, as currently in effect.
3.2 AUTHORITY; NO CONFLICT.
3.2.1 This Agreement constitutes the legal, valid, and binding
obligation of RTI enforceable against RTI in accordance with its terms. Upon the
execution and delivery by RTI of the Closing Documents, the Closing Documents
will constitute the legal, valid, and binding obligations of RTI, enforceable
against RTI in accordance with their respective terms, except (i) as limited by
applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other laws of
general application affecting enforcement of creditors' rights generally, and
(ii) as limited by laws relating to the availability of specific performance,
injunctive relief or other equitable remedies. RTI have the right, power,
authority, and capacity to execute and deliver this Agreement and the Closing
Documents and to perform their respective obligations under this Agreement and
the Closing Documents.
3.2.2 This Agreement constitutes the legal, valid, and binding
obligation of Shareholders enforceable against Shareholders in accordance with
its terms. Upon the execution and delivery by Shareholders of the Agreement, the
Agreement will constitute the legal, valid, and binding obligations of
Shareholders, enforceable against Shareholders in accordance with their
respective terms, except (i) as limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, moratorium and other laws of general application affecting
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enforcement of creditors' rights generally, and (ii) as limited by laws relating
to the availability of specific performance, injunctive relief or other
equitable remedies. The Shareholders have the right, power, authority, and
capacity to execute and deliver this Agreement and to perform their respective
obligations under this Agreement.
3.2.3 Except as set forth in Part 3.2 of the Disclosure
Schedule, neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement nor the
consummation or performance of any of the Contemplated Transactions will,
directly or indirectly (with or without notice or lapse of time):
(a) contravene, conflict with, or result in a
violation of (A) any provision of the Organizational Documents of RTI, or (B)
any resolution adopted by the board of directors or the shareholders of RTI;
(b) contravene, conflict with, or result in a
violation of, any judgment, Order or decree applicable to RTI or its assets;
(c) contravene, conflict with, or result in a
violation of any of the terms or requirements of, or give any Governmental Body
the right to revoke, withdraw, suspend, cancel, terminate, or modify, any
Governmental Authorization that is held by RTI or that otherwise relates to the
business of, or any of the assets owned or used by, RTI;
(d) contravene, conflict with, or result in a
violation or breach of any provision of, or give any Person the right to declare
a default or exercise any remedy under, or to accelerate the maturity or
performance of, or to cancel, terminate, or modify, any Applicable Contract;
(e) result in the imposition or creation of any
Encumbrance upon or with respect to any of the assets owned or used by RTI; or
(f) require RTI to give any notice to or obtain any
consent from any Person in connection with the execution and delivery of this
Agreement or the consummation or performance of any of transactions contemplated
hereunder.
3.3 ACCREDITED INVESTORS. To the extent that the Shareholders are
receiving IPI Common Stock that has not been registered under the Securities
Act, the Shareholders are acquiring the Stock Merger Consideration for their own
account and not with a view to distribution within the meaning of Section 2(11)
of the Securities Act. Each Shareholder is an "accredited investor" as such term
is defined in Rule 501(a) of the Securities Act.
3.4 CAPITALIZATION.
3.4.1 As of the date of this Agreement, the authorized capital
stock of RTI consists of 25,000,000 shares of common stock, of which 7,055,000
shares are issued and outstanding ("RTI Common Stock") and 1,445,000 shares of
Series A Preferred Stock, all of which are issued and outstanding ("RTI
Preferred Stock"). Except as disclosed in Part 3.4 of the Disclosure Schedule,
no legend or other reference to any purported Encumbrance appears upon any
certificate representing equity securities of RTI. All of the outstanding
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capital stock of RTI has been duly authorized and validly issued and is fully
paid and non-assessable. Except for options granted under RTI's 2003 Stock
Incentive Plan, there are no contracts, arrangements or understandings which
require RTI to the issue or sell any of its equity securities. None of the
outstanding equity securities or other securities of RTI were issued in
violation of the Securities Act or any other Legal Requirement.
3.4.2 The Shareholders are and will be on the Closing Date the
record and beneficial owners and holders of the shares of RTI Common Stock held
by them, free and clear of all Encumbrances.
3.5 RTI FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. RTI has delivered to IPI audited
consolidated balance sheets of RTI (including the report of the independent
certified public accountants who performed the audit) for the years ending
December 31, 2000, 2001, 2002 and 2003, and the related consolidated statements
of income, changes in shareholders' equity, and cash flow for each of the fiscal
years then ended (the balance sheet for the year ended December 31, 2003 is
referred to herein as the "Balance Sheet"). Such financial statements fairly
present the financial condition and the results of operations, changes in
shareholders' equity, and cash flow of RTI as at the respective dates of and for
the periods referred to in such financial statements, all in accordance with
GAAP, subject, in the case of interim financial statements, to normal recurring
year-end adjustments (the effect of which will not, individually or in the
aggregate, be materially adverse) and the absence of notes (that, if presented,
would not differ materially from those included in the foregoing balance
sheets); the financial statements referred to in this Section 3.5 reflect the
consistent application of such accounting principles throughout the periods
involved, except as disclosed in the notes to such financial statements. No
financial statements of any Person other than RTI are required by GAAP to be
included in the consolidated financial statements of RTI.
3.6 BOOKS AND RECORDS.
3.6.1 RTI has delivered to IPI and Merger Sub accurate,
correct and complete copies of: (i) RTI's Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws,
including all amendments thereto, as presently in effect; (ii) all stock records
of RTI, including RTI's stock ledger and copies of any stock certificates issued
by RTI; and (iii) all minutes and other records of all meetings and other
proceedings (including, without limitation, any actions taken by written consent
or otherwise without a meeting) of RTI's shareholders and RTI's board of
directors and all committees thereof (collectively, the "Resolutions").
3.6.2 RTI has made available to IPI and the IPI
Representatives all books of account and other financial records of RTI.
3.6.3 RTI's minute book accurately and completely reflects all
material corporate actions of RTI's shareholders and RTI's board of directors
and all committees thereof. RTI's books of account and other financial records
are accurate and complete and have been maintained in accordance with reasonably
sound business practices.
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3.6.4 RTI is not in violation of any of the provisions of its
Articles of Incorporation, Bylaws or the Resolutions, and no condition or
circumstance exists that likely would (with or without notice or lapse of time)
constitute or result directly or indirectly in such a violation.
3.7 TITLE TO PROPERTIES; ENCUMBRANCES. RTI owns no real property. Part
3.7 of the Disclosure Schedule contains a complete and accurate list of all
leaseholds, or other interests therein owned by RTI. RTI owns (with good and
marketable title) all the properties and assets (whether real, personal, or
mixed and whether tangible or intangible) that it purports to own located in the
facilities owned or operated by RTI or reflected as owned in the books and
records of RTI, including all of the properties and assets reflected in the
Balance Sheet (except for assets held under capitalized leases disclosed or not
required to be disclosed in Part 3.7 of the Disclosure Schedule and personal
property sold since the date of the Balance Sheet in the Ordinary Course of
Business), and all of the properties and assets purchased or otherwise acquired
by RTI since the date of the Balance Sheet (except for personal property
acquired and sold since the date of the Balance Sheet in the Ordinary Course of
Business). All material properties and assets reflected in the Balance Sheet are
free and clear of all Encumbrances other than (a) security interests shown on
the Balance Sheet or set forth on Part 3.7 of the Disclosure Schedule as
securing specified liabilities or obligations, with respect to which no default
(or event that, with notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute a
default) exists, (b) security interests incurred in connection with the purchase
of property or assets after the date of the Balance Sheet (such security
interests being limited to the property or assets so acquired), with respect to
which no default (or event that, with notice or lapse of time or both, would
constitute a default) exists, and (c) liens for current taxes not yet due.
3.8 ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE. Part 3.8 of the Disclosure Schedule contains a
complete and accurate list of all accounts receivable as of the date of the
Balance Sheet ("Accounts Receivable"), which list sets forth the aging of such
Accounts Receivable. All RTI Accounts Receivable represent or will represent
valid obligations arising from services actually performed or sales actually
made in the Ordinary Course of Business. All of the Accounts Receivable are or
will be collectible at the full recorded amount thereof, less any applicable
reserves established in accordance with GAAP, in the Ordinary Course of
Business. There is no contest, claim, or right of set-off, other than returns in
the Ordinary Course of Business, under any contract with any obligor of an
Accounts Receivable relating to the amount or validity of such Accounts
Receivable.
3.9 NO UNDISCLOSED LIABILITIES. Except as set forth in Part 3.9 of the
Disclosure Schedule, RTI has no material liabilities or material obligations of
any nature (whether known or unknown and whether absolute, accrued, contingent,
or otherwise) except for liabilities or obligations reflected or reserved
against in the Balance Sheet and current liabilities incurred in the Ordinary
Course of Business since the respective dates thereof.
3.10 TAXES.
3.10.1 RTI has filed or caused to be filed on a timely basis
all RTI tax returns that are or were required to be filed by it, pursuant to
applicable Legal Requirements, except where the failure to so file could or
would not have a Material Adverse Effect. Part 3.10 of the Disclosure Schedule
contains a complete and accurate list of, all such tax returns filed after
December 31, 2000. RTI has paid, or made provision for the payment of, all taxes
that have or may have become due pursuant to those tax returns or otherwise, or
pursuant to any assessment received by RTI, except such taxes, if any, as are
listed in Part 3.10 of the Disclosure Schedule and are being contested in good
faith and as to which adequate reserves (determined in accordance with GAAP)
have been provided in the Balance Sheet.
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3.10.2 The United States federal and state income tax returns
of RTI have been audited by the IRS or relevant state tax authorities or are
closed by the applicable statute of limitations for all taxable years through
2000. Part 3.10 of the Disclosure Schedule contains a complete and accurate list
of all audits of all such tax returns, including a reasonably detailed
description of the nature and outcome of each audit. All deficiencies proposed
as a result of such audits have been paid, reserved against, settled, or, as
described in Part 3.10 of the Disclosure Schedule, are being contested in good
faith by appropriate proceedings. Part 3.10 of the Disclosure Schedule describes
all adjustments to the United States federal income tax returns filed by RTI for
all taxable years since 2000, and the resulting deficiencies proposed by the
IRS. Except as described in Part 3.10 of the Disclosure Schedule, RTI has not
given or been requested to give waivers or extensions (or is or would be subject
to a waiver or extension given by any other Person) of any statute of
limitations relating to the payment of taxes of RTI or for which RTI may be
liable.
3.10.3 The charges, accruals, and reserves with respect to
taxes on the respective books of RTI are adequate (determined in accordance with
GAAP) and are at least equal to that RTI's liability for taxes. There exists no
proposed tax assessment against RTI except as disclosed in the Balance Sheet or
in Part 3.10 of the Disclosure Schedule. No consent to the application of
Section 341(f)(2) of the Code has been filed with respect to any property or
assets held, acquired, or to be acquired by RTI. All taxes that RTI is or was
required by Legal Requirements to withhold or collect have been duly withheld or
collected and, to the extent required, have been paid to the proper Governmental
Body or other Person, except where any failure to withhold or collect such taxes
does not exceed $10,000 in the aggregate.
3.10.4 All tax returns filed by (or that include on a
consolidated basis) RTI are true, correct, and complete in all material
respects. There is no tax sharing agreement that will require any payment by RTI
after the date of this Agreement. RTI is not, nor within the five-year period
preceding the Closing Date has been, an "S" corporation. During the consistency
period (as defined in Section 338(h)(4) of the Code with respect to the sale of
the RTI capital stock to IPI), neither RTI nor any target affiliate (as defined
in Section 338(h)(6) of the Code with respect to the sale of RTI capital stock
to IPI) has sold or will sell any property or assets to IPI or to any member of
the affiliated group (as defined in Section 338(h)(5) of the Code) that includes
IPI. Part 3.10 of the Disclosure Schedule lists all such target affiliates.
3.11 NO MATERIAL ADVERSE CHANGE. Since December 31, 2003, there has not
been any material adverse change in the business, operations, properties,
prospects, assets, or condition of RTI, and no event has occurred or
circumstance exist that may result in such a material adverse change.
3.12 ERISA. RTI is in compliance in all material respects with all
applicable provisions of Title IV of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act
of 1974, Pub. L. No. 93-406, September 2, 1974, 88 Stat. 829, 29 U.S.C.A. SS
1001 et seq. (1975), as amended from time to time ("ERISA"). Neither a
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reportable event nor a prohibited transaction (as defined in ERISA) has occurred
and is continuing with respect to any "pension plan" (as such term is defined in
ERISA, a "Plan"); no notice of intent to terminate a Plan has been filed nor has
any Plan been terminated; no circumstances exist which constitute grounds
entitling the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (together with any entity
succeeding to or all of its functions, the "PBGC") to institute proceedings to
terminate, or appoint a trustee to administer a Plan, nor has the PBGC
instituted any such proceedings; neither RTI nor any commonly controlled entity
(as defined in ERISA) has completely or partially withdrawn from a
multi-employer plan (as defined in ERISA). RTI and each commonly controlled
entity has met its minimum funding requirements under ERISA with respect to all
of its Plans and the present fair market value of all Plan property equals or
exceeds the present value of all vested benefits under each Plan, as determined
on the most recent valuation date of the Plan and in accordance with the
provisions of ERISA and the regulations thereunder for calculating the potential
liability of RTI or any commonly controlled entity to the PBGC or the Plan under
Title IV or ERISA; and neither RTI nor any commonly controlled entity has
incurred any liability to the PBGC under ERISA.
3.13 COMPLIANCE WITH LEGAL REQUIREMENTS; GOVERNMENTAL AUTHORIZATIONS.
3.13.1 To the Knowledge of RTI and the Shareholders and except
as set forth in Part 3.13 of the Disclosure Schedule, RTI is in material
compliance with each Legal Requirement that is or was applicable to it or to the
conduct or operation of its business or the ownership or use of any of its
assets. No event has occurred or circumstance exists that may constitute or
result in a violation by RTI of, or a failure on the part of RTI to comply with,
any Legal Requirement, except where such violation or failure would not have a
Material Adverse Effect.
3.13.2 Part 3.13 of the Disclosure Schedule contains a
complete and accurate list of each material Governmental Authorization that is
held by RTI or that otherwise relates to the business of, or to any of the
assets owned or used by, RTI. Each Governmental Authorization listed in Part
3.13 of the Disclosure Schedule is valid and in full force and effect and,
except as set forth in Part 3.13 of the Disclosure Schedule, RTI has been in
full compliance with all of the terms and requirements of each Governmental
Authorization identified or required to be identified in Part 3.13 of the
Disclosure Schedule:
(a) To the Knowledge of RTI and the Shareholders, RTI
has not received, at any time since July 1, 2000, any notice or other
communication from any Governmental Body or any other Person regarding (A) any
actual, alleged, possible, or potential violation of or failure to comply with
any term or requirement of any Governmental Authorization, or (B) any actual,
proposed, possible, or potential revocation, withdrawal, suspension,
cancellation, termination of, or modification to any Governmental Authorization;
and
(b) Except as otherwise set forth in Part 3.13 of the
Disclosure Schedule, all applications required to have been filed for the
renewal of the Governmental Authorizations listed or required to be listed in
Part 3.13 of the Disclosure Schedule have been duly filed on a timely basis with
the appropriate Governmental Bodies, and all other filings required to have been
made with respect to such Governmental Authorizations have been duly made on a
timely basis with the appropriate Governmental Bodies, except where the failure
to so file could or would not have a Material Adverse Effect.
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3.13.3 The Governmental Authorizations listed in Part 3.13 of
the Disclosure Schedule collectively constitute all of the Governmental
Authorizations necessary to permit RTI to lawfully conduct and operate their
businesses in the manner they currently conduct and operate such businesses and
to permit RTI to own and use their assets in the manner in which they currently
own and use such assets.
3.14 LEGAL PROCEEDINGS; ORDERS.
3.14.1 Except as set forth in Part 3.14 of the Disclosure
Schedule, there is no pending Proceeding, nor to the Knowledge of RTI and the
Shareholders, any Threatened Proceeding that:
(a) has been commenced by or against RTI or that
otherwise relates to or may affect the business of, or any of the assets owned
or used by RTI, that would have a Material Adverse Effect; or
(b) challenges, or that may have the effect of
preventing, delaying, making illegal, or otherwise interfering with, any of the
Contemplated Transactions.
3.14.2 RTI has delivered to IPI copies of all pleadings,
correspondence, and other documents relating to each Proceeding listed in Part
3.14 of the Disclosure Schedule. The Proceedings listed in Part 3.14 of the
Disclosure Schedule will not have a Material Adverse Effect on RTI.
3.14.3 Except as set forth in Part 3.14 of the Disclosure
Schedule:
(a) there is no Order to which any of RTI or any of
the assets owned or used by RTI, is subject; or
(b) no officer, director, agent, or employee of RTI
is subject to any Order that prohibits such officer, director, agent, or
employee from engaging in or continuing any conduct, activity, or practice
relating to the business of RTI.
(c) RTI is in material compliance with all of the
terms and requirements of each Order to which it, or any of the assets owned or
used by it, is or has been subject; and
(d) RTI has not received, at any time since July 1,
2000, any written notice from any Governmental Body or any other Person
regarding any actual, alleged, possible, or potential violation of, or failure
to comply with, any term or requirement of any Order to which RTI, or any of the
assets owned or used by RTI, is or has been subject.
3.15 ABSENCE OF CERTAIN CHANGES AND EVENTS. Except as set forth in Part
3.15 of the Disclosure Schedule, since December 31, 2003, RTI has conducted its
businesses only in the Ordinary Course of Business and there has not been any:
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3.15.1 change in RTI's authorized or issued capital stock;
3.15.2 grant of any stock option or right to purchase shares
of capital stock of RTI; issuance of any security convertible into such capital
stock;
3.15.3 grant of any registration rights;
3.15.4 purchase, redemption, retirement, or other acquisition
by RTI of any shares of any such capital stock;
3.15.5 declaration or payment of any dividend or other
distribution or payment in respect of shares of its capital stock;
3.15.6 amendment to the Organizational Documents of RTI;
3.15.7 payment or increase by RTI of any bonuses, salaries, or
other compensation to any shareholder, director, officer, or (except in the
Ordinary Course of Business) employee or entry into any employment, severance,
or similar contract with any director, officer, shareholder, or employee;
3.15.8 adoption of, or increase in the payments to or benefits
under, any profit sharing, bonus, deferred compensation, savings, insurance,
pension, retirement, or other employee benefit plan for or with any employees of
RTI;
3.15.9 damage to or destruction or loss of any asset or
property of RTI, whether or not covered by insurance, that would result in a
Material Adverse Effect;
3.15.10 entry into, termination of, or receipt of notice of
termination of (a) any license, distributorship, dealer, sales representative,
joint venture, credit, or similar agreement or (b) any contracts or transactions
involving a total remaining commitment by or to RTI of $15,000 or more, in the
aggregate;
3.15.11 sale (other than sales of inventory in the Ordinary
Course of Business), lease, or other disposition of any asset or property of RTI
or mortgage, pledge, or imposition of any lien or other encumbrance on any
material asset or property of RTI, including the sale, lease, or other
disposition of any of the Intellectual Property Assets;
3.15.12 cancellation or waiver of any claims or rights with an
aggregate value to RTI in excess of $15,000;
3.15.13 material change in the accounting methods used by RTI;
or
3.15.14 agreement in writing by RTI to do any of the
foregoing.
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3.16 CONTRACTS; NO DEFAULTS.
3.16.1 Part 3.16 of the Disclosure Schedule sets forth a
complete and accurate list and RTI has delivered to IPI true and complete
copies, of all of the contracts of RTI described below and currently in effect:
(a) any contract that involves performance of
services or delivery of goods or materials by RTI of an aggregate amount or
value in excess of $15,000 per annum;
(b) any contract that was not entered into in the
Ordinary Course of Business and that involves expenditures or receipts of RTI in
excess of $15,000 per annum;
(c) any contract related to any lease, rental or
occupancy agreement, license, installment and conditional sale agreement, and
other contract affecting the ownership of, leasing of, title to, use of, or any
leasehold or other interest in, any real or personal property (except personal
property leases and installment and conditional sales agreements having a value
per item or aggregate payments of less than $15,000 per annum and with terms of
less than one year);
(d) any contract with respect to RTI's Intellectual
Property Assets, including agreements with current or former employees,
consultants, or contractors regarding the appropriation of RTI's Intellectual
Property Assets;
(e) any contract with respect to any collective
bargaining agreement or other agreement with any labor union or other employee
representative of a group of employees;
(f) any joint venture, partnership, and other
contract (however named) involving RTI sharing any profits, losses, costs, or
liabilities with any other Person;
(g) any contract containing covenants that in any way
purport to restrict the business activity of RTI or limit the freedom of RTI to
engage in any line of business or to compete with any Person in any geographical
area;
(h) any contract providing for payments to or by any
Person based on sales, purchases, or profits, other than direct payments for
goods;
(i) any power of attorney that is currently effective
and outstanding;
(j) any contract for capital expenditures in excess
of $15,000 per annum;
(k) any contract involving financing or borrowing of
money, or evidencing indebtedness, any liability for borrowed money, any
obligation for the deferred purchase price of any property in excess of $15,000
per annum, other than in the Ordinary Course of Business;
(l) any contract with any Governmental Body;
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(m) any contract with or between the Shareholders;
(n) any written warranty, guaranty, and/or other
similar undertaking with respect to contractual performance extended by RTI
other than in the Ordinary Course of Business;
(o) any amendment, supplement, and modification in
writing with respect of any of the foregoing;
excluding end-user licenses and reseller agreements, the forms of which shall be
provided by RTI to IPI (each contract set forth in Part 3.16 of the Disclosure
Schedule, an "Applicable Contract" and collectively, the "Applicable
Contracts"). Part 3.16 also includes a reasonably complete description of the
Applicable Contracts, including the identities of the parties to each Applicable
Contract, RTI's remaining commitment under each Applicable Contract and RTI's
office where details concerning each Applicable Contract are located.
3.16.2 Except as set forth in Part 3.16 of the Disclosure
Schedule:
(a) neither Shareholder (nor any related Person of
either Shareholder) has or may acquire any rights under, and neither Shareholder
has or may become subject to any obligation or liability under, any contract
that relates to the business of, or any of the assets owned or used by, RTI;
(b) to the Knowledge of RTI and the Shareholders, no
officer, director, agent, employee, consultant, or contractor of RTI is bound by
any contract that purports to limit the ability of such officer, director,
agent, employee, consultant, or contractor to (A) engage in or continue any
conduct, activity, or practice relating to the business of RTI, or (B) assign to
RTI or to any other Person any rights to any invention, improvement, or
discovery;
(c) each Applicable Contract is in full force and
effect and is valid and enforceable in accordance with its terms, except (i) as
limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and
other laws of general application affecting enforcement of creditors' rights
generally, and (ii) as limited by laws relating to the availability of specific
performance, injunctive relief or other equitable remedies;
(d) RTI is in material compliance with all applicable
terms and requirements of each Applicable Contract under which such RTI has or
had any obligation or liability or by which RTI or any of the assets owned or
used by RTI is or was bound;
(e) to the Knowledge of RTI and the Shareholders,
each other Person that has or had any obligation or liability under any
Applicable Contract under which an RTI has or had any rights is in material
compliance with all applicable terms and requirements of such contract;
(f) to the Knowledge of RTI and the Shareholders, no
event has occurred or circumstance exists that (with or without notice or lapse
of time) may contravene, conflict with, or result in a violation or breach of,
or give RTI or other Person the right to declare a default or exercise any
remedy under, or to accelerate the maturity or performance of, or to cancel,
terminate, or modify, any Applicable Contract;
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(g) to the Knowledge of RTI and the Shareholders, RTI
has not given to or received from any other Person at any time, any written
notice or other communication regarding any actual, alleged, possible, or
potential violation or breach of, or default under, any Applicable Contract.
(h) there are no renegotiations of, attempts to
renegotiate, or outstanding rights to renegotiate any material amounts paid or
payable to RTI under any Applicable Contract with any Person and no such Person
has made written demand for such renegotiation; and
(i) all contracts relating to the sale, design,
manufacture, or provision of products or services by RTI have been entered into
in the Ordinary Course of Business and have been entered into without the
commission of any act alone or in concert with any other Person, or any
consideration having been paid or promised, that is or would be in violation of
any Legal Requirement.
3.17 INSURANCE.
3.17.1 RTI has delivered to IPI:
(a) true and complete copies of all policies of
insurance currently in effect to which RTI is a party or under which RTI, or any
director or officer of RTI is now covered;
(b) true and complete copies of all pending
applications for policies of insurance; and
(c) any statement by the auditor of RTI's financial
statements with regard to the adequacy of RTI's coverage or of the reserves for
claims.
3.17.2 Part 3.17 of the Disclosure Schedule describes:
(a) any contract or arrangement, other than a policy
of insurance, for the transfer or sharing of any risk by RTI; and
(b) all obligations of RTI to third parties with
respect to insurance (including such obligations under leases and service
agreements) and identifies the policy under which such coverage is provided.
3.17.3 Part 3.17 of the Disclosure Schedule sets forth, by
year, for the current policy year and each of the three preceding policy years:
(a) a summary of the loss experience under each
policy;
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(b) a statement describing each claim under an
insurance policy for an amount in excess of $15,000, which sets forth:
(i) the name of the claimant;
(ii) a description of the policy by insurer,
type of insurance, and period of coverage; and
(iii) the amount and a brief description of the
claim.
3.17.4 Except as set forth in Part 3.17 of the Disclosure
Schedule:
(a) All policies to which RTI is a party or that
provide coverage to either Shareholder, RTI, or any director or officer of RTI:
(i) are valid, outstanding, and enforceable;
(ii) taken together, provide adequate insurance
coverage for the assets and operations of RTI for all the risks normally insured
against by a Person carrying on the same or similar businesses as RTI;
(iii) are sufficient for compliance with all
Legal Requirements and contracts to which RTI is a party or by which any of them
is bound; and
(iv) to the Knowledge of RTI and the Shareholder
do not provide for any retrospective premium adjustment or other
experienced-based liability on the part of RTI.
(b) Since December 20, 2002, RTI has not received (A)
any refusal of coverage or any notice that a defense will be afforded with
reservation of rights, or (B) any notice of cancellation or any other indication
that any insurance policy is no longer in full force or effect or will not be
renewed or that the issuer of any policy is not willing or able to perform its
obligations thereunder.
(c) Since December 20, 2002, RTI has paid all
premiums due, and has otherwise performed all of its respective obligations,
under each policy to which RTI is a party or that provides coverage to RTI or
any director or officer thereof.
(d) RTI has given notice to the insurer of all claims
that may be insured thereby.
3.18 ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS.
3.18.1 RTI is and has been at all times in material compliance
with Environmental and Safety Laws. RTI has all necessary permits required under
Environmental and Safety Laws for the operation of its business, and is not and
has not been in violation of any of the terms and conditions of any of such
permits, except for such permits the failure to obtain would not have a Material
Adverse Effect. RTI has not received any written notice that alleges that RTI is
not in compliance with any Environmental and Safety Law.
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3.18.2 RTI has not generated, manufactured, produced,
transported, imported, used, treated, refined, processed, handled, stored,
discharged, released or disposed of any hazardous materials (whether lawfully or
unlawfully). To the Knowledge of RTI and the Shareholders: (i) there are not and
have not been any releases or threatened releases of any hazardous materials at,
on or from RTI's facilities, and (ii) no former owner or user of RTI's
facilities engaged in any type of manufacturing or commercial activity that
might be reasonably expected to generate, manufacture, produce, transport,
import, use, treat, refine, process, handle, store, discharge, release or
dispose of any hazardous materials (whether lawfully or unlawfully) on RTI's
facilities.
3.19 EMPLOYEES.
3.19.1 Part 3.19 of the Disclosure Schedule contains a
complete and accurate list of the following information for each employee or
director of RTI, including each employee on leave of absence: name; job title;
current compensation paid or payable and any change in compensation since
January 1, 2003; vacation accrued; and service credited for purposes of vesting
and eligibility to participate under RTI's pension, retirement, profit-sharing,
thrift savings, deferred compensation, stock bonus, stock option, cash bonus,
employee stock ownership (including investment credit or payroll stock
ownership), severance pay, insurance, medical, welfare, or vacation plan, other
employee pension benefit plan or employee welfare benefit plan, or any other
employee benefit plan or any director plan.
3.19.2 To the Knowledge of RTI and the Shareholders, no
employee, officer or director of RTI is a party to, or is otherwise bound by,
any agreement or arrangement, including any confidentiality, non-competition, or
proprietary rights agreement ("Proprietary Rights Agreement"), that in any way
adversely affects or will affect (a) the performance of his duties as an
employee, officer or director of RTI, or (b) the ability of RTI to conduct its
business as now conducted or as contemplated by RTI to be conducted after the
Effective Time. To the Knowledge of RTI and the Shareholders, no director,
officer, or other employee of RTI intends to terminate his employment with RTI.
3.19.3 Part 3.19 of the Disclosure Schedule also contains a
complete and accurate list of the following information for each retired
employee or director of RTI, or their dependents, receiving benefits or
scheduled to receive benefits in the future: name, pension benefit, pension
option election, retiree medical insurance coverage, retiree life insurance
coverage, and other benefits.
3.20 LABOR RELATIONS; COMPLIANCE. RTI has not been and is not now a
party to any collective bargaining or other labor contract. There is not
presently pending, existing, or, to the Knowledge of RTI and the Shareholders,
Threatened (a) any strike, slowdown, picketing, work stop order, or employee
grievance process, (b) any Proceeding against or affecting RTI relating to the
alleged violation of any Legal Requirement pertaining to labor relations or
employment matters, including any charge or complaint filed by an employee or
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union with the National Labor Relations Board, the Equal Employment Opportunity
Commission, or any comparable Governmental Body or organization, or any other
labor or employment dispute against or affecting RTI or its premises, or (c) any
application for certification of a collective bargaining agent. There is no
lockout of any employees by RTI, and no such action is contemplated by RTI. RTI
has complied in all material respects with all Legal Requirements relating to
employment, equal employment opportunity, nondiscrimination, immigration, wages,
hours, benefits, collective bargaining, the payment of social security and
similar taxes, occupational safety and health, and plant closing. RTI is not
liable for the payment of any compensation, damages, taxes, fines, penalties, or
other amounts, however designated, for failure to comply with any of the
foregoing Legal Requirements, other than where such failure would not exceed
$10,000 in the aggregate.
3.21 INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY.
3.21.1 INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ASSETS. The term "Intellectual
Property Assets" includes:
(a) the name "Retail Technologies International," all
fictional business names, trading names, registered and unregistered trademarks,
service marks of RTI, and applications relating thereto (collectively, "Marks");
(b) all patents and patent applications
(collectively, "Patents");
(c) all registered copyrights in both published works
and unpublished works (collectively, "Copyrights");
(d) all rights in mask works; and
(e) all know-how, trade secrets, confidential
information, customer lists, software, technical information, data, process
technology, plans, drawings, and blue prints (collectively, "Trade Secrets"),
owned, used, or licensed by RTI as licensee or licensor.
3.21.2 AGREEMENTS. Part 3.21 of the Disclosure Schedule
includes a list and summary description, including any royalties paid or
received by RTI during the last two completed fiscal years, of all material
contracts, licenses and agreements to which RTI is a party (i) with respect to
the licensing or transfer of RTI's Intellectual Property Assets to any third
party, (except for end-user licenses and reseller agreements related to the sale
of RTI products in the Ordinary Course of Business); or (ii) pursuant to which a
third party has licensed or transferred any material Intellectual Property
Assets to RTI, except for perpetual, paid-up licenses for commonly available
software programs with the value of less than $1,000.
3.21.3 KNOW-HOW NECESSARY FOR THE BUSINESS.
(a) Except as set forth in Part 3.21 of the
Disclosure Schedule, the Intellectual Property Assets are all those necessary
for the operation of RTI's businesses as they are currently conducted. RTI is
the owner of all right, title and interest in and to each of the Intellectual
Property Assets, free and clear of all liens, security interests, charges,
Encumbrances, equities, and other adverse claims, and has the right to use
without payment to a third party all of the Intellectual Property Assets.
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(b) Except as set forth in Part 3.21 of the
Disclosure Schedule, all former and current employees of RTI have executed
written contracts with RTI that assign to RTI all rights to any inventions,
improvements, discoveries, or information relating to the business of RTI. To
the Knowledge of RTI and the Shareholders, no employee of RTI has entered into
any contract that restricts or limits in any way the scope or type of work in
which the employee may be engaged or requires the employee to transfer, assign,
or disclose information concerning his work to anyone other than RTI.
3.21.4 PATENTS.
(a) RTI owns no Patents.
(b) To the Knowledge of RTI and the Shareholders,
none of the products manufactured and sold, nor any process or know-how used by
RTI infringe or are alleged to infringe any patent or other proprietary right of
any other Person.
3.21.5 TRADEMARKS.
(a) Part 3.21 of Disclosure Schedule contains a
complete and accurate list and summary description of all Marks. RTI is the
owner of all right, title and interest in and to each of the Marks, free and
clear of all liens, security interests, charges, Encumbrances, equities, and
other adverse claims.
(b) All Marks that have been registered with the
United States Patent and Trademark Office are currently in compliance with all
formal legal requirements (including the timely post-registration filing of
affidavits of use and incontestability and renewal applications), are valid and
enforceable, and are not subject to any maintenance fees or taxes or actions
falling due within ninety days after the Closing Date.
(c) No Mark has been or is now involved in any
opposition, invalidation, or cancellation and, to the Knowledge of RTI and the
Shareholders, no such action is Threatened with respect to any of the Marks.
(d) RTI has not received any written notice that any
of its Marks are infringing on any trademark or trademark application of any
third party.
(e) To the Knowledge of RTI and the Shareholders, no
Mark is infringed by any trade name, trademark, or service mark of any third
party.
3.21.6 COPYRIGHTS.
(a) RTI has no Copyrights.
(b) To the Knowledge of RTI and the Shareholders, RTI
has not infringed nor is RTI alleged to infringe any copyright of any third
party.
3.22 TRADE SECRETS. RTI has taken all reasonable precautions to protect
the secrecy, confidentiality, and value of RTI's Trade Secrets.
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3.23 DISCLOSURE. No representation or warranty of RTI or the
Shareholders in this Agreement and no statement in the Disclosure Schedule omits
to state a material fact necessary to make the statements herein or therein, in
light of the circumstances in which they were made, not misleading. No notice
given pursuant to Section 5.4 will contain any untrue statement or omit to state
a material fact necessary to make the statements therein or in this Agreement,
in light of the circumstances in which they were made, not misleading.
3.24 RELATIONSHIPS WITH RELATED PERSONS. Neither Shareholder nor any
related Person of the Shareholders or RTI has, or since the first day of the
next to last completed fiscal year of RTI has had, any interest in any property
(whether real, personal, or mixed and whether tangible or intangible), used in
or pertaining to RTI's businesses. Neither the Shareholders nor any related
Person of Shareholders or of RTI is, or since the first day of the next to last
completed fiscal year of RTI has owned (of record or as a beneficial owner) an
equity interest or any other financial or profit interest in, a Person that has
(a) had business dealings or a material financial interest in any transaction
with RTI other than business dealings or transactions conducted in the Ordinary
Course of Business with RTI at substantially prevailing market prices and on
substantially prevailing market terms, or (b) engaged in competition with RTI
with respect to any line of the products or services of RTI (a "Competing
Business") in any market presently served by RTI. Except as set forth in Part
3.24 of the Disclosure Schedule, no Shareholder or any related Person of
Shareholders or of RTI is a party to any contract with, or has any claim or
right against, RTI.
3.25 BROKERS OR FINDERS. RTI, the Shareholders and their agents have
incurred no obligation or liability, contingent or otherwise, for brokerage or
finders' fees or agents' commissions or other similar payment in connection with
this Agreement.
ARTICLE 4
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF IPI AND MERGER SUB
IPI and the Merger Sub jointly and severally represent and warrant to
RTI and the Shareholders as follows:
4.1 ORGANIZATION AND GOOD STANDING. IPI and the Merger Sub are
corporations duly organized, validly existing, and in good standing under the
laws of the State of Delaware, with full corporate power and authority to
conduct their business as now being conducted, to own or use the properties and
assets that it purports to own or use, and to perform all its obligations under
this Agreement. IPI and the Merger Sub are duly qualified to do business as
foreign corporations and are in good standing under the laws of each state or
other jurisdiction in which either the ownership or use of the properties owned
or used by it, or the nature of the activities conducted by it, requires such
qualifications, except where the failure to be so qualified would not have a
Material Adverse Effect.
4.2 AUTHORITY; NO CONFLICT.
4.2.1 This Agreement constitutes the legal, valid, and binding
obligation of IPI and the Merger Sub, enforceable against IPI and the Merger Sub
in accordance with its terms. Upon the execution and delivery by IPI and the
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Merger Sub of the Closing Documents, the Closing Documents will constitute the
legal, valid, and binding obligations of IPI and the Merger Sub, enforceable
against IPI and the Merger Sub in accordance with their respective terms, except
(i) as limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium
and other laws of general application affecting enforcement of creditors' rights
generally, and (ii) as limited by laws relating to the availability of specific
performance, injunctive relief or other equitable remedies. IPI and the Merger
Sub have the right, power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement
and the Closing Documents and to perform their respective obligations under this
Agreement and the Closing Documents.
4.2.2 Except as set forth in Part 4.2 of the IPI Disclosure
Schedule, neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement nor the
consummation or performance of any of the Contemplated Transactions will give
any Person the right to prevent, delay, or otherwise interfere with any of the
Contemplated Transactions pursuant to:
(a) any provision of IPI's Organizational Documents;
(b) any resolution adopted by the board of directors
or the stockholders of IPI;
(c) any Legal Requirement or Order to which IPI may
be subject; or
(d) any contract to which IPI is a party or by which
IPI may be bound.
4.2.3 Except as set forth in Part 4.2 of the IPI Disclosure
Schedule, IPI is not and will not be required to obtain any consent from any
Person in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the
consummation or performance of any of the Contemplated Transactions.
4.3 CAPITALIZATION. The capitalization of IPI is as described in IPI's
most recent periodic report filed with the SEC. Except as set forth in Part 4.3
of the IPI Disclosure Schedule, IPI has not issued any capital stock since such
filing, other than pursuant to the exercise of employee stock options under
IPI's stock option plan(s), the issuance of shares of common stock to employees
pursuant to IPI's employee stock purchase plan(s) and pursuant to the conversion
or exercise of any Common Stock Equivalents. No person has any right of first
refusal, preemptive right, right of participation, or any similar right to
participate in the Contemplated Transactions. The issuance and sale of the
Common Stock Merger Consideration will not obligate IPI to issue shares of
Common Stock or other securities without consideration (other than nominal
consideration) to any Person and will not result in a right of any holder of
IPI's securities to adjust the exercise, conversion, exchange or reset price
under such securities.
4.4 SEC REPORTS; FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. IPI has filed all reports
required to be filed by it under the Securities Act and 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 IPI was required by law to
file such material) (the foregoing materials, including the exhibits thereto,
being collectively referred to herein as the "SEC Reports"). To IPI's Knowledge
and as of their respective dates, the SEC Reports complied in all material
respects with the requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act and
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the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder. The financial
statements of IPI included in the SEC Reports comply in all material respects
with applicable accounting requirements and the rules and regulations of the SEC
with respect thereto as in effect at the time of filing, and none of the SEC
Reports, 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. 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 specified in such
financial statements or the notes thereto and except that unaudited financial
statements may not contain all footnotes required by GAAP, and fairly present in
all material respects the financial position of IPI and its consolidated
subsidiaries 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, immaterial, year-end audit adjustments.
4.5 MATERIAL CHANGES. Since December 31, 2003, except as disclosed in
the SEC Reports, (i) there has been no event, occurrence or development that has
had or that could have a Material Adverse Effect on IPI, (ii) IPI has not
incurred any liabilities (contingent or otherwise) other than (A) trade payables
and accrued expenses incurred in the Ordinary Course of Business consistent with
past practice and (B) liabilities not required to be reflected in IPI's
financial statements pursuant to GAAP or required to be disclosed in filings
made with the SEC, (iii) IPI has not altered its method of accounting, and (iv)
IPI has not declared or made any dividend or distribution of cash or other
property to its stockholders or purchased, redeemed or made any agreements to
purchase or redeem any shares of its capital stock.
4.6 LITIGATION. Except as disclosed in the SEC Reports or in Part 4.6,
there is no action, suit, inquiry, notice of violation, proceeding or
investigation pending or, to the Knowledge of IPI, threatened against or
affecting IPI, any Subsidiary of IPI or any of their respective properties
before or by any court, arbitrator, governmental or administrative agency or
regulatory authority (federal, state, county, local or foreign) (collectively,
an "Action") which (i) adversely affects or challenges the legality, validity or
enforceability of any of the Transaction Documents or the Securities or (ii)
could, if there were an unfavorable decision, have a Material Adverse Effect.
Neither IPI nor any Subsidiary of IPI, nor any director or officer thereof, is
or has been the subject of any Action involving a claim of violation of or
liability under federal or state securities laws or a claim of breach of
fiduciary duty. There has not been any formal investigation, and to the
Knowledge of IPI, there is not pending or contemplated, any investigation by the
SEC involving IPI or any current or former director or officer of IPI. The SEC
has not issued any stop order or other order suspending the effectiveness of any
registration statement filed by IPI or any Subsidiary of IPI under the Exchange
Act or the Securities Act.
4.7 NO DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS OR LAWYERS. There are no
disagreements of any kind presently existing, or reasonably anticipated by IPI
to arise, between the accountants and lawyers presently employed by IPI and IPI
is current with respect to any fees owed to its accountants and lawyers.
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4.8 CERTAIN PROCEEDINGS. There is no pending Proceeding that has been
commenced against IPI and that challenges, or may have the effect of preventing,
delaying, making illegal, or otherwise interfering with, any of the Contemplated
Transactions. To IPI's Knowledge, no such Proceeding has been Threatened.
4.9 BROKERS OR FINDERS. IPI and its officers and agents have incurred
no obligation or liability, contingent or otherwise, for brokerage or finders'
fees or agents' commissions or other similar payment in connection with this
Agreement and will indemnify and hold RTI and the Shareholders harmless from any
such payment alleged to be due by or through IPI as a result of the action of
IPI or its officers or agents.
ARTICLE 5
CONDUCT OF RTI AND SHAREHOLDERS PRIOR TO CLOSING DATE
5.1 ACCESS AND INVESTIGATION. Between the date of this Agreement and
the Closing Date, RTI and the Shareholders will, or through their
Representatives will afford IPI and its Representatives full and free access to
RTI's personnel, properties, contracts, books and records, related documents and
data, and such additional financial, operating, and other data and information,
as IPI may reasonably request.
5.2 OPERATION OF THE BUSINESSES OF THE RTI. Between the date of this
Agreement and the Closing Date, RTI and the Shareholders will, or through their
Representatives will:
5.2.1 conduct the business of RTI only in the Ordinary Course
of Business;
5.2.2 use their Best Efforts to preserve intact the current
business organization of RTI, keep available the services of all Representatives
of RTI, and maintain the relations and good will with suppliers, customers,
landlords, creditors, Representatives, and any other Persons that have business
relationships with RTI;
5.2.3 confer with IPI concerning operational matters of a
material nature; and
5.2.4 otherwise report periodically to IPI concerning the
status of the business, operations, and finances of RTI.
5.3 NEGATIVE COVENANT. Except as otherwise expressly permitted by this
Agreement, between the date of this Agreement and the Closing Date, RTI will
not, without the prior consent of IPI, (i) take any affirmative action, or fail
to take any reasonable action within its control, as a result of which any of
the changes or events listed in Section 3.15 is likely to occur, or (ii) incur
any indebtedness for borrowed funds under RTI's credit facility with Silicon
Valley Bank.
5.4 NOTIFICATION. Between the date of this Agreement and the Closing
Date, RTI and the Shareholders will promptly notify IPI in writing if RTI
becomes aware of any fact or condition that causes or constitutes a Breach of
any of RTI's representations and warranties in this Agreement as of the date of
this Agreement or at any time prior to the Closing Date (except as expressly
contemplated by this Agreement). If any such fact or condition requires any
change in the Disclosure Schedule in order for the Disclosure Schedule to be
accurate as of the Closing Date, RTI will promptly deliver to IPI a supplement
to the Disclosure Schedule specifying such change. During the same period, RTI
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will promptly notify IPI of the occurrence of any Breach of any covenant of RTI
in this Article 5 or of the occurrence of any event that may make the
satisfaction of the conditions in Article 7 impossible or unlikely.
5.5 PAYMENT OF INDEBTEDNESS BY RELATED PERSONS. Except as expressly
provided in this Agreement, RTI will cause all indebtedness owed to RTI by
either Shareholder, including without limitation all notes receivable, employee
advances, and shareholder advances to be paid in full prior to Closing.
5.6 NO NEGOTIATION. Until such time, if any, as this Agreement is
terminated pursuant to Article 11, neither the RTI nor the Shareholders will or
will permit their Representatives to, directly or indirectly solicit, initiate,
or encourage any inquiries or proposals from, discuss or negotiate with, provide
any non-public information to, or consider the merits of any unsolicited
inquiries or proposals from, any Person (other than IPI) relating to any
transaction involving the sale of the business or assets (other than in the
Ordinary Course of Business) of RTI, the sale of any of the capital stock of
RTI, or any merger, consolidation, business combination, or similar transaction
involving RTI.
ARTICLE 6
COVENANTS
6.1 REQUIRED FILINGS. RTI will, or through its Representatives will,
cooperate with IPI with respect to all filings that IPI elects to make or is
required by Legal Requirements to make in connection with the Contemplated
Transactions.
6.2 CONSENTS. RTI will use reasonable commercial efforts to obtain the
consents, waivers and approvals identified in Part 3.2 of the Disclosure
Schedule. IPI will use reasonable commercial efforts to obtain the consents,
waivers and approvals identified in Part 4.2 of the IPI Disclosure Schedule.
6.3 EMPLOYEES. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, all
persons who are employees of RTI immediately prior to the Closing Date shall be
deemed "at will" employees of the Surviving Corporation from and after the
Effective Time. Each employee of RTI who continues as an employee of Surviving
Corporation after the Closing Date shall be referred to hereafter as a
"Continuing Employee." Continuing Employees shall be eligible to receive
benefits in connection with their employment consistent with IPI's applicable
human resources policies. The Surviving Corporation will give Continuing
Employees full credit under its benefit plans, if any, for prior service at RTI
for purposes of eligibility, vesting, benefit accrual, and determination of the
level of benefits to the extent permissible under applicable law and the
relevant plan documents.
6.4 RTI SHAREHOLDER NOTES. On or before the Closing, the Shareholders
shall pay the outstanding principal and interest due on any such outstanding
debts owed by such Shareholders to RTI.
6.5 EXISTING PROMISSORY NOTES. IPI and Merger Sub acknowledge that RTI
issued certain promissory notes on December 20, 2002 to certain former
shareholders in connection with the repurchase of their interests in RTI. IPI
and Merger Sub further acknowledge that, as a result of the Contemplated
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Transactions, the maturity of those notes will become accelerated effective as
of the Closing Date. IPI and Merger Sub agree to cause the Surviving Corporation
to satisfy the obligations under those notes as soon as practicable but in no
event later than 30 days after the Closing Date.
6.6 SAGE'S EQUITY INTEREST IN IPI. IPI will exercise its right to
purchase or eliminate the equity interest of Sage in IPI to maximum extent of
such right and will use its commercially reasonable best efforts to work with
Sage to eliminate the balance of Sage's equity interest in IPI on or before the
Closing.
6.7 FINANCING. As soon as reasonably practicable after the execution of
this Agreement, IPI will use its best efforts to file a registration statement
with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("Financing Registration Statement")
and have such registration statement declared effective pursuant to which IPI
would (i) raise the capital for the Cash Merger Consideration and the repurchase
or elimination (as applicable) of Sage's equity interest to extent that IPI has
the right to purchase such interest, and (ii) register the IPI Common Stock to
be issued as part of the Stock Merger Consideration. If the Financing
Registration Statement is not declared effective prior to the Closing Date, IPI
agrees that it will use commercially reasonable efforts to register the IPI
Common Stock that is issued as part of the Stock Merger Consideration on a
registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission within
45 days following the Closing Date in accordance with the terms of the
Registration Rights Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit E.
6.8 IPI BOARD OF DIRECTORS. IPI shall take all reasonable steps
necessary to elect Mike Tomczak to its board of directors as soon as practicable
following the Effective Time.
6.9 FILING OF FORM S-8. Immediately following the Closing Date, but in
no event longer than two (2) business days following the Closing Date, IPI shall
file a Form S-8 to register the shares of IPI common stock that may be issued
under the RTI 2003 Stock Incentive Plan after the Closing Date.
6.10 REPRESENTATIONS BY INTUIT. RTI will use reasonable commercial
efforts to obtain the representation from Intuit prior to the Effective Time
that it is record and beneficial owner and holder of the shares of RTI Preferred
Stock held by it, free and clear of all Encumbrances.
6.11 BEST EFFORTS. Between the date of this Agreement and the Closing
Date, both IPI and RTI will use its Best Efforts to cause the conditions in
Article 7 to be satisfied.
ARTICLE 7
CONDITIONS TO CLOSING
7.1 CONDITIONS TO OBLIGATIONS OF IPI. IPI's obligation to effect the
Merger and to take the other actions required to be taken by IPI at the Closing
is subject to the satisfaction, at or prior to the Closing, of each of the
following conditions (any of which may be waived by IPI, in whole or in part):
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7.1.1 ACCURACY OF RTI'S REPRESENTATIONS. All of RTI's and the
Shareholders' representations and warranties in this Agreement (considered
collectively), and each of these representations and warranties (considered
individually), must have been accurate in all material respects as of the date
of this Agreement and must be accurate in all material respects as of the
Closing Date as if made on the Closing Date (except that representations and
warranties given as of a specific date shall be true and correct only as of such
date), and IPI shall have received a certificate from RTI and the Shareholders
to such effect.
7.1.2 RTI'S PERFORMANCE. All of the covenants and obligations
that RTI is required to perform or to comply with, and all of the consents
identified in this Agreement must be obtained, pursuant to this Agreement at or
prior to the Closing (considered collectively), each of these covenants and
obligations (considered individually), must have been duly performed and
complied with in all material respects, and IPI shall have received a
certificate from RTI and the Shareholders to such effect.
7.1.3 FINANCING. IPI shall have secured financing in an amount
not less than the aggregate amount required for the Cash Merger Consideration.
7.1.4 CONSENTS. Each of the consents identified in Part 3.2 of
the Disclosure Schedule must have been obtained and must be in full force and
effect.
7.1.5 ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS. Each of the following documents
must have been delivered to IPI:
(a) an opinion of RTI's counsel dated the Closing
Date, in a form attached in EXHIBIT D, and
(b) such other documents RTI is required to deliver
to IPI pursuant to this Agreement.
7.1.6 NO PROCEEDINGS. At Closing there shall not have been
commenced or Threatened against IPI, or any Person affiliated with IPI, any
Proceeding (a) involving any challenge to, or seeking damages or other relief in
connection with, any of the Contemplated Transactions, or (b) that may have the
effect of preventing, delaying, making illegal, or otherwise interfering with
any of the Contemplated Transactions.
7.1.7 NO INJUNCTION. There must not be in effect any Legal
Requirement or any injunction or other Order that (a) prohibits the consummation
of the Contemplated Transactions, and (b) has been adopted or issued, or has
otherwise become effective, since the date of this Agreement.
7.1.8 EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENTS. Merger Sub shall enter into
Employment Agreements with each of Michael Tomczak and Jeffrey Boone in
substantially the form of attached EXHIBIT A.
7.1.9 NON-COMPETITION AGREEMENTS. IPI and Merger Sub shall
enter into Non-competition Agreements with each of Michael Tomczak and Jeffrey
Boone in substantially the form of attached EXHIBIT B.
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7.2 CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO SHAREHOLDERS' AND RTI'S OBLIGATION TO
CLOSE. The obligation of RTI and the Shareholders to consummate the Contemplated
Transactions and to take the other actions required to be taken by RTI and the
Shareholders at the Closing is subject to the satisfaction, at or prior to the
Closing, of each of the following conditions (any of which may be waived by RTI,
in whole or in part):
7.2.1 ACCURACY OF IPI'S REPRESENTATIONS. All of IPI's and
Merger Sub's representations and warranties in this Agreement (considered
collectively), and each of these representations and warranties (considered
individually), must have been accurate in all material respects as of the date
of this Agreement and must be accurate in all material respects as of the
Closing Date as if made on the Closing Date, and RTI shall have received a
certificate from each of IPI and Merger Sub to such effect.
7.2.2 IPI'S PERFORMANCE. All of the covenants and obligations
that IPI is required to perform or to comply with pursuant to this Agreement at
or prior to the Closing (considered collectively), and each of these covenants
and obligations (considered individually), must have been performed and complied
with in all material respects, and RTI shall have received a certificate from
each of IPI and Merger Sub to such effect.
7.2.3 CONSENTS. Each of the consents identified in Part 4.2 of
the IPI Disclosure Schedule must have been obtained and must be in full force
and effect.
7.2.4 ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS. IPI must have caused the following
documents to be delivered to Shareholders:
(a) an opinion of IPI's counsel dated the Closing
Date, in a form attached in EXHIBIT C; and
(b) such other documents IPI is required to deliver
to RTI pursuant to this Agreement.
7.2.5 NO INJUNCTION. There must not be in effect any Legal
Requirement or any injunction or other Order that (a) prohibits the consummation
of the Contemplated Transactions; and (b) has been adopted or issued, or has
otherwise become effective, since the date of this Agreement.
7.2.6 EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENTS. Merger Sub shall enter into
Employment Agreements with each of Michael Tomczak and Jeffrey Boone in
substantially the form of attached EXHIBIT A.
7.2.7 REGISTRATION RIGHTS. The holders of RTI Common Stock and
RTI Preferred Stock shall receive registration rights for IPI's Common Stock
issued to such holders as Stock Merger Consideration in the form of the
Registration Rights Agreement attached as EXHIBIT E.
7.2.8 EQUITY INTERESTS IN IPI. No stockholder or group of
stockholders of IPI who may be deemed to be an "Intuit Competitor" as such term
is defined in that certain license agreement by and between RTI and Intuit dated
December 20, 2003, shall beneficially own greater than 5% of the
then-outstanding voting securities of IPI.
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7.2.9 DELIVERIES BY RTI AND THE SHAREHOLDERS. On the Closing
Date, RTI and the Shareholders shall deliver the following items, all of which
shall be in a form and substance acceptable to IPI and IPI's counsel:
(a) this Agreement, duly executed by RTI and the
Shareholders;
(b) the stock certificates representing all the
outstanding shares of RTI Common Stock and RTI Preferred Stock;
(c) a certificate executed by RTI certifying to IPI
and Merger Sub that each of RTI's representations and warranties in this
Agreement was accurate in all respects as of the date of this Agreement and is
accurate in all respects as of the Closing Date as if made on the Closing Date
(giving full effect to the any supplements to the Disclosure Schedule that were
delivered by RTI in accordance with Section 5.4) and that RTI has performed in
all material respects all obligations required to be performed by RTI under this
Agreement at or prior to the Closing Date;
(d) a certificate executed by each Shareholder
certifying to IPI and Merger Sub that each of the Shareholders' representations
and warranties in this Agreement was accurate in all respects as of the date of
this Agreement and is accurate in all respects as of the Closing Date as if made
on the Closing Date (giving full effect to the any supplements to the Disclosure
Schedule that were delivered by RTI in accordance with Section 5.4) and that the
Shareholders have performed in all material respects all obligations required to
be performed by them under this Agreement at or prior to the Closing Date;
(e) employment agreements executed by Michael Tomczak
and Jeffrey Boone in substantially the form of attached EXHIBIT A;
(f) non-competition agreements executed by Michael
Tomczak and Jeffrey Boone in substantially the form of attached EXHIBIT B;
(g) an opinion of RTI's counsel dated as of the
Closing Date, in a form attached as EXHIBIT D;
(h) a certificate executed by the Secretary of RTI
attaching certified copies of (i) RTI's Organizational Documents; (ii)
resolutions of RTI's Board of Directors and the Shareholders authorizing the
execution, delivery and performance of RTI's obligations under this Agreement;
and (iii) resolutions of shareholder of RTI approving this Agreement and the
Contemplated Transactions;
(i) a counterpart to the Registration Rights
Agreement executed by RTI and the Shareholders; and
(j) any other documents RTI or the Shareholders are
required to deliver pursuant to this Agreement.
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7.2.10 DELIVERIES BY IPI AND MERGER SUB. On the Closing Date,
IPI and the Merger Sub shall deliver the following items:
(a) this Agreement, duly executed by IPI and the
Merger Sub;
(b) the Merger Consideration;
(c) a certificate executed by IPI and Merger Sub to
the effect that, except as otherwise stated in such certificate, each of IPI's
and Merger Sub's representations and warranties in this Agreement was accurate
in all respects as of the date of this Agreement and is accurate in all respects
as of the Closing Date as if made on the Closing Date and that IPI and Merger
Sub have performed in all material respects all obligations required to be
performed under this Agreement at or prior to the Closing Date;
(d) employment agreements executed by IPI and Merger
Sub in substantially the form of attached EXHIBIT A;
(e) non-competition agreements executed by IPI in
substantially the form of attached EXHIBIT B;
(f) an opinion of IPI's counsel dated as of the
Closing Date in a form attached as EXHIBIT C;
(g) a certificate executed by the secretary of IPI
attaching certified copies of (i) IPI's Organizational Documents and (ii) the
resolutions of IPI's Board of Directors authorizing the execution, delivery and
performance of IPI's obligations under this Agreement;
(h) a certificate executed by the secretary of Merger
Sub attaching certified copies of copies of (i) Merger Sub's Organizational
Documents; (ii) resolutions of Merger Sub's Board of Directors authorizing the
execution, delivery and performance of Merger Subs' obligations under this
Agreement; and (iii) resolutions of Merger Sub's sole shareholder approving this
Agreement and the Contemplated Transactions;
(i) a counterpart to the Registration Rights
Agreement executed by IPI; and
(j) any other documents IPI or the Merger Sub are
required to deliver pursuant to this Agreement.
ARTICLE 8
INDEMNIFICATION REMEDIES
8.1 SURVIVAL. All representations, warranties, covenants, and
obligations in this Agreement, the Disclosure Schedule and IPI Disclosure
Schedule (including any supplements made thereto), the certificates delivered
pursuant to Section 7.3, and any other certificate or document delivered
pursuant to this Agreement will survive the Closing for a period of 18 months.
The right to indemnification, payment of Damages or other remedy based on such
representations, warranties, covenants, and obligations will not be affected by
any investigation conducted with respect to, or any Knowledge acquired (or
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capable of being acquired) at any time, whether before or after the execution
and delivery of this Agreement or the Closing Date, with respect to the accuracy
or inaccuracy of or compliance with, any such representation, warranty,
covenant, or obligation. The waiver of any condition based on the accuracy of
any representation or warranty, or on the performance of or compliance with any
covenant or obligation, will not affect the right to indemnification, payment of
Damages, or other remedy based on such representations, warranties, covenants,
and obligations.
8.2 INDEMNIFICATION AND PAYMENT OF DAMAGES BY RTI. RTI and the
Shareholders, jointly and severally, will indemnify and hold harmless IPI and
Merger Sub and their respective Representatives, stockholders, controlling
persons, and Affiliates for, and will pay to the indemnified party the amount
of, any loss, liability, claim, damage (including incidental and consequential
damages), expense (including costs of investigation and defense and reasonable
attorneys' fees) or diminution of value, whether or not involving a third- party
claim (collectively, "Damages"), arising, directly or indirectly, from or in
connection with:
8.2.1 any Breach of any representation or warranty made by RTI
or the Shareholders in this Agreement as if such representation or warranty were
made on and as of the Closing Date without giving effect to any supplement to
the Disclosure Schedule, other than any such Breach that is disclosed in a
supplement to the Disclosure Schedule and is expressly identified in the
certificate delivered pursuant to Section 7.3.1(c) as having caused the
condition specified in Section 7.1.1 not to be satisfied;
8.2.2 any Breach by either Shareholder of any covenant or
obligation of the Shareholders in this Agreement; or
8.2.3 any claim by any Person for brokerage or finder's fees
or commissions or similar payments based upon any agreement or understanding
alleged to have been made by any such Person with either Shareholder or RTI (or
any Person acting on their behalf) in connection with any of the Contemplated
Transactions.
8.3 INDEMNIFICATION AND PAYMENT OF DAMAGES BY IPI. IPI will indemnify
and hold harmless RTI, and will pay to RTI the amount of any Damages arising,
directly or indirectly, from or in connection with (a) any Breach of any
representation or warranty made by IPI in this Agreement or in any certificate
delivered by IPI pursuant to this Agreement, (b) any Breach by IPI of any
covenant or obligation of IPI in this Agreement, or (c) any claim by any Person
for brokerage or finder's fees or commissions or similar payments based upon any
agreement or understanding alleged to have been made by such Person with IPI (or
any Person acting on its behalf) in connection with any of the Contemplated
Transactions.
8.4 SURVIVAL OF REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES. If the Closing occurs,
neither RTI nor any of the Shareholders will have any liability (for
indemnification or otherwise) with respect to any representation or warranty, or
covenant or obligation to be performed and complied with prior to the Closing
Date, other than those in Section 3.4 (Capitalization) and Section 3.21
(Intellectual Property), unless on or before the 18 months after the Closing
Date IPI notifies RTI of a claim specifying the factual basis of that claim in
reasonable detail to the extent then known by IPI; a claim with respect to
Section 3.4 (Capitalization) and Section 3.21 (Intellectual Property), or a
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claim for indemnification or reimbursement not based upon any representation or
warranty or any covenant or obligation to be performed and complied with prior
to the Closing Date, may be made at any time. If the Closing occurs, IPI will
have no liability (for indemnification or otherwise) with respect to any
representation or warranty, or covenant or obligation to be performed and
complied with prior to the Closing Date, unless on or before the one year
anniversary of the Closing Date RTI notifies IPI of a claim specifying the
factual basis of that claim in reasonable detail to the extent then known by
RTI.
8.5 LIMITATIONS ON AMOUNT--RTI. Neither RTI nor any Shareholder will
have liability (for indemnification or otherwise) with respect to the matters
described in Article VIII until the total of all Damages with respect to such
matters exceeds $100,000 in the aggregate, and then only for the amount by which
such Damages exceed $100,000, up to but not exceeding an aggregate amount of
Damages payable by either RTI or the Shareholders of $1,400,000. However, the
limitations set forth in this Section 8.5 will not apply to any Breach of any of
RTI's and the Shareholders' representations and warranties of which either RTI
or the Shareholders had Knowledge at any time prior to the date on which such
representation and warranty is made or any intentional Breach by either RTI or
the Shareholders of any covenant or obligation, and RTI will be jointly and
severally liable for all Damages with respect to such Breaches.
8.6 LIMITATIONS ON AMOUNT--IPI. IPI will have no liability (for
indemnification or otherwise) with respect to the matters described in Section
8.3 until the total of all Damages with respect to such matters exceeds $75,000
and then only for the amount by which such Damages exceed $75,000. However, this
Section 8.6 will not apply to any Breach of any of IPI's representations and
warranties of which IPI had Knowledge at any time prior to the date on which
such representation and warranty is made or any intentional Breach by IPI of any
covenant or obligation, and IPI will be liable for all Damages with respect to
such Breaches.
8.7 PROCEDURE FOR INDEMNIFICATION--THIRD PARTY CLAIMS.
8.7.1 Promptly after receipt by an indemnified party of notice
of the commencement of any Proceeding against it, such indemnified party will,
if a claim is to be made against an indemnifying party under Sections 8.2 or
8.3, give notice to the indemnifying party of the commencement of such claim,
but the failure to notify the indemnifying party will not relieve the
indemnifying party of any liability that it may have to any indemnified party,
except to the extent that the indemnifying party demonstrates that the defense
of such action is prejudiced by the indemnifying party's failure to give such
notice.
8.7.2 If any Proceeding referred to in Section 8.7.1 is
brought against an indemnified party and such indemnified party gives notice to
the indemnifying party of the commencement of such Proceeding, the indemnifying
party will, unless the claim involves taxes, be entitled to participate in such
Proceeding and, to the extent that it wishes (unless (a) the indemnifying party
is also a party to such Proceeding and the indemnified party determines in good
faith that joint representation would be inappropriate, or (b) the indemnifying
party fails to provide reasonable assurance to the indemnified party of its
financial capacity to defend such Proceeding and provide indemnification with
respect to such Proceeding), to assume the defense of such Proceeding with
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counsel reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party and, after notice from
the indemnifying party to the indemnified party of its election to assume the
defense of such Proceeding, the indemnifying party will not, as long as the
indemnifying party diligently conducts such defense, be liable to the
indemnified party under this Article 8 for any fees of other counsel or any
other expenses with respect to the defense of such Proceeding, in each case
subsequently incurred by the indemnified party in connection with the defense of
such Proceeding, other than reasonable costs of investigation. If the
indemnifying party assumes the defense of a Proceeding, (a) it will be
conclusively established for purposes of this Agreement that the claims made in
that Proceeding are within the scope of and subject to indemnification; (b) no
compromise or settlement of such claims may be effected by the indemnifying
party without the indemnified party's consent unless (i) there is no finding or
admission of any violation of Legal Requirements or any violation of the rights
of any Person and no effect on any other claims that may be made against the
indemnified party, and (ii) the sole relief provided is monetary damages that
are to be paid in full by the indemnifying party; and (c) the indemnified party
will have no liability with respect to any compromise or settlement of such
claims effected without its consent. If notice is given to an indemnifying party
of the commencement of any Proceeding and the indemnifying party does not,
within ten days after such notice is given to the indemnified party of its
election to assume the defense of such Proceeding, the indemnifying party will
be bound by any determination made in such Proceeding or any compromise or
settlement effected by the indemnified party.
8.7.3 Notwithstanding the foregoing, if an indemnified party
determines in good faith that there is a reasonable probability that a
Proceeding may adversely affect it or its Affiliates other than as a result of
monetary damages for which it would be entitled to indemnification under this
Agreement, the indemnified party may, by notice to the indemnifying party,
assume the exclusive right to defend, compromise, or settle such Proceeding, but
the indemnifying party will not be bound by any determination of a Proceeding so
defended or any compromise or settlement effected without its consent (which may
not be unreasonably withheld).
8.8 PROCEDURE FOR INDEMNIFICATION-OTHER CLAIMS. A claim for
indemnification for any matter not involving a third-party claim may be asserted
by notice to the party from whom indemnification is sought.
ARTICLE 9
TERMINATION OF AGREEMENTS
9.1 STOCK OWNERSHIP AGREEMENT. Effective upon the Closing, any
Shareholder's Buy-Sell or similar agreement existing among RTI and any holders
of RTI Common Stock or RTI Preferred Stock the Shareholders shall be deemed
terminated and of no further force and effect.
9.2 TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENTS.
9.2.1 Effective upon the Closing, any and all employment
agreements existing between RTI and any Shareholder shall be terminated and of
no further force and effect.
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9.2.2 Each Shareholder fully and forever releases and
discharges RTI, IPI and Merger Sub and their Representatives, Affiliates and
assigns from any and all claims, demands, damages, liabilities and obligations,
whether known or unknown, in any way relating to any agreements that were
terminated in accordance with this Section 9.2.
9.2.3 Each Shareholder expressly waives all rights under
Section 1542 of the California Civil Code with regard to the release set forth
in Section 9.2.1 above, which provides:
"A general release does not extend to claims which the creditor does
not know or suspect to exist in his favor at the time of executing the
release, which if know by him, must have materially affected his
settlement with the debtor."
ARTICLE 10
POST-CLOSING COVENANTS
10.1 KEY MAN LIFE INSURANCE. Each Shareholder shall make himself
reasonably available and shall cooperate with IPI to permit IPI to obtain
key-man insurance on his life for the benefit of IPI.
10.2 CONDUCT OF BUSINESS.
10.2.1 IPI and the Shareholders confirm that it is their
intention that the day to day business of the Surviving Corporation will
continue to be directed by its Board of Directors and conducted in generally the
same manner as RTI has historically been operated.
10.2.2 IPI and the Shareholders desire that, after the Closing
of the transaction contemplated by the Agreement, the day-to-day management of
the Surviving Corporation shall continue to be managed by Michael Tomczak and
Jeffrey Boone, subject to the direction of the Board of Directors of the
Surviving Corporation.
ARTICLE 11
TERMINATION
11.1 TERMINATION. Except as provided in Section 11.2 hereof, this
Agreement may be terminated and the Merger abandoned at any time prior to the
Closing by:
11.1.1 mutual agreement of RTI, the Shareholders and IPI;
11.1.2 IPI, the Shareholders or RTI if the Closing Date shall
not have occurred by June 30, 2004; provided, however, that the right to
terminate this Agreement under this Section 11.1.2 shall not be available to any
party whose action or failure to act has been a principal cause of or resulted
in the failure of the Merger to occur on or before such date and such action or
failure to act constitutes breach of this Agreement;
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11.1.3 IPI, the Shareholders or RTI if: (i) there shall be a
final non-appealable Order of a federal or state court in effect preventing
consummation of the Merger, or (ii) there shall be any statute, rule, regulation
or Order enacted, promulgated or issued or deemed applicable to the Closing by
any Governmental Body that would make consummation of the Closing illegal; or
11.1.4 IPI if there shall be any action taken, or any statute,
rule, regulation or Order enacted, promulgated or issued or deemed applicable to
the Merger by any Governmental Body, which would: (i) prohibit IPI's ownership
or operation of any portion of the business of RTI or (ii) compel IPI or RTI to
dispose of or hold separate all or any portion of the business or assets of RTI
or IPI as a result of the Merger.
11.2 EFFECT OF TERMINATION. In the event of termination of this
Agreement as provided in Section 11.1 hereof, this Agreement shall forthwith
become void and there shall be no liability or obligation on the part of IPI,
RTI or the Shareholders, or their respective officers, directors or
shareholders, if applicable; provided, however, that each party hereto shall
remain liable for any breaches of this Agreement prior to its termination; and
provided further, however, that, Article 11 hereof and this Section 11.2 shall
remain in full force and effect and survive any termination of this Agreement.
ARTICLE 12
MISCELLANEOUS
12.1 GOVERNING LAWS AND VENUE. It is the intention of the Parties that
the internal laws of the State of California (irrespective of its choice of law
principles) shall govern the validity of this Agreement, the construction of its
terms, and the interpretation and enforcement of the rights and duties of the
Parties. Any action or proceeding seeking to enforce any provision of, or based
on any right arising out of, this Agreement, (a) if initiated by IPI shall be
brought against any of the other parties only in the courts of the State of
California, County of Sacramento or, if it has or can acquire the necessary
jurisdiction, in the United States District Court for the Central District of
California, and (b) if initiated by the Shareholders shall be brought against
any of the other parties only in the courts of the State of California, County
of San Diego, or, if it has or can acquire the necessary jurisdiction, in the
United States District Court for the Southern District of California. Each of
the parties consents to the exclusive jurisdiction of such courts (and the
appropriate appellate courts) as determined in accordance with this Section 12.1
in any such action or proceeding and waives any objection to venue laid therein.
Process in any action or proceeding referred to in the preceding sentence may be
served on any party anywhere in the world.
12.2 BINDING UPON SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS. Subject to, and unless
otherwise provided in, this Agreement, each and all of the covenants, terms,
provisions, and agreements contained herein shall be binding upon, and inure to
the benefit of, the permitted successors, executors, heirs, Representatives,
administrators and assigns of the Parties. Neither RTI nor any Shareholder shall
assign this Agreement to any person or Entity (including by operation of law)
without the prior written consent of IPI, which consent shall not be
unreasonably withheld.
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12.3 SEVERABILITY. Each provision of this Agreement shall be valid and
enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law. If any provision of this
Agreement or the application of such provision to any person or circumstance
shall, to any extent, be invalid or unenforceable, the remainder of this
Agreement, or the application of such provision to persons or circumstances
other than those as to which it is held invalid or unenforceable, shall not be
affected by such invalidity or unenforceability, unless such provision or such
application of such provision is essential to this Agreement.
12.4 ENTIRE AGREEMENT. This Agreement, the exhibits hereto, the
documents referenced herein, and the exhibits thereto, constitute the entire
understanding and agreement of the Parties with respect to the subject matter
hereof and thereof and supersede all prior and contemporaneous agreements or
understandings, inducements or conditions, express or implied, written or oral,
between the Parties with respect hereto and thereto.
12.5 COUNTERPARTS. This Agreement may be executed in any number of
counterparts, each of which shall be an original as against any party whose
signature appears thereon and all of which together shall constitute one and the
same instrument. This Agreement shall become binding when one or more
counterparts hereof, individually or taken together, shall bear the signatures
of all of the Parties reflected hereon as signatories.
12.6 EXPENSES. Except as provided to the contrary herein, each party
shall pay all of its own costs and expenses incurred with respect to the
negotiation, execution and delivery of this Agreement and the exhibits hereto.
No other legal, accounting, investment banking, broker's and finder's fees
incurred by RTI or the Shareholders in connection with the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement shall be borne or assumed by IPI.
12.7 AMENDMENT AND WAIVERS. Any term or provision of this Agreement may
be amended, and the observance of any term of this Agreement may be waived
(either generally or in a particular instance and either retroactively or
prospectively) only by a writing signed by the party to be bound thereby. The
waiver by a party of a default in the performance hereof shall not be deemed to
constitute a waiver of any other default or any succeeding breach or default.
12.8 SURVIVAL OF AGREEMENTS. All covenants, agreements, representations
and warranties made herein shall survive the execution and delivery of this
Agreement for the applicable time period set forth in this Agreement and the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby notwithstanding any
investigation of the Parties.
12.9 NO WAIVER. The failure of any party to enforce any of the
provisions hereof shall not be construed to be a waiver of the right of such
party thereafter to enforce such provisions.
12.10 ATTORNEYS' FEES. If any litigation, arbitration, mediation, or
other Proceeding is initiated by any party against any other party to enforce,
interpret or otherwise obtain judicial or quasi-judicial relief in connection
with this Agreement, the prevailing party in such Proceeding shall be entitled
to recover from the unsuccessful party all costs, expenses, actual attorney's
and expert witness fees, relating to or arising out of (1) such Proceeding
(whether or not such Proceeding proceeds to judgment), and (2) any post-judgment
or post-award proceeding including, without limitation, one to enforce any
judgment or award resulting from any such Proceeding. Any such judgment or award
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shall contain a specific provision for the recovery of all such subsequently
incurred costs, expenses, actual attorney and expert witness fees.
12.11 NOTICES. Any notice provided for or permitted under this
Agreement will be treated as having been given when (a) delivered personally,
(b) sent by confirmed telecopy, (c) sent by commercial overnight courier with
written verification of receipt, or (d) mailed postage prepaid by certified or
registered mail, return receipt requested, to the party to be notified, at the
address set forth below, or at such other place of which the other party has
been notified in accordance with the provisions of this Section 12.11.
IF TO RTI: Retail Technologies International, Inc.
2330 East Bidwell Street, Suite 110
Folsom, CA 95630
Attn: Mike Tomczak
WITH COPY TO RTI'S COUNSEL:
Morrison & Foerster, LLP
400 Capitol Mall, Suite 2600
Sacramento, CA 95814
Attn: Christopher L. Russell, Esq.
Facsimile: (916) 448-3222
IF TO IPI
OR MERGER SUB: Island Pacific, Inc.
19800 MacArthur Blvd., Suite 1200
Irvine, California 92612
WITH COPY TO IPI"S COUNSEL:
Solomon Ward Seidenwurm & Smith, LLP
401 B Street, Suite 1200
San Diego, California 92101
Attn: Harry J. Proctor, Esq.
Facsimile: (619) 231-4755
IF TO SHAREHOLDER(S): Retail Technologies International, Inc.
2330 East Bidwell Street, Suite 110
Folsom, CA 95630
Attn: Mike Tomczak or Jeffrey Boone
(as applicable)
Such notice will be treated as having been received upon actual receipt, except
that if it is sent by mail in accordance with this Section 12.11, then it shall
be deemed given, delivered and received three days after the date such notice or
other communication is deposited with the United States Postal Service.
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12.12 CONSTRUCTION OF AGREEMENT. This Agreement has been negotiated by
the respective Parties and their attorneys and the language hereof shall not be
construed for or against any party. The titles and headings herein are for
reference purposes only and shall not in any manner limit the construction of
this Agreement which shall be considered as a whole.
12.13 PRONOUNS. All pronouns and any variations thereof shall be deemed
to refer to the masculine, feminine or neuter, singular or plural, as the
identity of the person, persons, Entity or Entities may require.
12.14 FURTHER ASSURANCES. Each party agrees to cooperate fully with the
other parties and to execute such further instruments, documents and agreements
and to give such further written assurances, as may be reasonably requested by
any other party to evidence and reflect better the Contemplated Transactions and
to carry into effect the intents and purposes of this Agreement.
12.15 PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENTS. Any public announcement or similar
publicity with respect to this Agreement or the Contemplated Transactions will
be issued, if at all, at such time and in such manner as IPI determines. Unless
consented to by IPI in advance or required by Legal Requirements, prior to the
Closing, RTI and the Shareholders shall keep this Agreement strictly
confidential and may not make any disclosure of this Agreement to any Person
unless and until such time as this Agreement is publicly disclosed. RTI and the
Shareholders and IPI will consult with each other concerning the means by which
RTI's employees, customers, and suppliers and others having dealings with RTI
will be informed of the Contemplated Transactions, and IPI will have the right
to be present for any such communication.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have executed this Agreement as of the
date first set forth above.
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ISLAND PACIFIC, INC. RETAIL TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL, INC.
a Delaware corporation a California corporation
By: /s/ Ran Furman By: /s/ Michael Tomczak
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Name: Ran Furman Name: Michael Tomczak
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Its: Chief Financial Officer Its: President
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IPI MERGER SUB, INC. SHAREHOLDERS:
a Delaware corporation
By: /s/ Ran Furman By: /s/ Michael Tomczak
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Michael Tomczak
Name: Ran Furman
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Its: Chief Financial Officer Jeffrey Boone
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INDEX OF EXHIBITS
EXHIBIT DESCRIPTION
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Exhibit A Employment Agreement
Exhibit B Non-competition Agreement
Exhibit C Form of Opinion of IPI's Counsel
Exhibit D Form of Opinion of RTI's Counsel
Exhibit E Registration Rights Agreement
EXHIBIT 4.1
SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT
This Securities Purchase Agreement (this "AGREEMENT") is dated as of
March 15, 2004, among Island Pacific, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the
"COMPANY"), and the purchasers identified on the signature pages hereto (each,
including its successors and assigns, a "PURCHASER" and collectively the
"PURCHASERS").
WHEREAS, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this
Agreement and pursuant to Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
(the "SECURITIES ACT") and Rule 506 promulgated thereunder, the Company desires
to issue and sell to each Purchaser, and each Purchaser, severally and not
jointly, desires to purchase from the Company, securities of the Company as more
fully described in this Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, IN CONSIDERATION of the mutual covenants contained in
this Agreement, and for other good and valuable consideration the receipt and
adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the Company and each Purchaser agrees
as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
1.1 DEFINITIONS. In addition to the terms defined elsewhere in this
Agreement: (a) capitalized terms that are not otherwise defined herein have the
meanings given to such terms in the Debentures (as defined herein), and (b) the
following terms have the meanings indicated in this Section 1.1:
"ACTUAL MINIMUM" means, as of any date, the maximum aggregate
number of shares of Common Stock then issued or potentially issuable in
the future pursuant to the Transaction Documents, including any
Underlying Shares issuable upon exercise or conversion in full of all
Warrants and Debentures, ignoring any conversion or exercise limits set
forth therein, and assuming (i) any previously unconverted Debentures
are held until the 26th month anniversary of their date of issuance,
or, if earlier, until maturity, and all interest thereon is paid in
shares of Common Stock.
"AFFILIATE" means any Person that, directly or indirectly
through one or more intermediaries, controls or is controlled by or is
under common control with a Person, as such terms are used in and
construed under Rule 144 under the Securities Act.
"CAPITAL SHARES" means the Common Stock and any shares of any
other class of common stock whether now or hereafter authorized, having
the right to participate in the distribution of earnings and assets of
the Company.
"CAPITAL SHARES EQUIVALENTS" means any securities, rights or
obligations that are convertible into or exchangeable for or give any
right to subscribe for or purchase, directly or indirectly, any Capital
Shares or any warrants, options or other rights to subscribe for or
purchase, directly or indirectly, Capital Shares or any such
convertible or exchangeable securities.
"CLOSING" means the closing of the purchase and sale of the
Securities pursuant to SECTION 2.1.
"CLOSING DATE" means the Trading Day when all of the
Transaction Documents have been executed and delivered by the
applicable parties thereto, and all conditions precedent to (i) each
Purchaser's obligations to pay the Subscription Amount have been
satisfied or waived (ii) and the Company's obligations to deliver the
Securities have been satisfied or waived.
"CLOSING PRICE" means $1.15, subject to adjustment for reverse
and forward stock splits, stock dividends, stock combinations and other
similar transactions of the Common Stock that occur after the date of
this Agreement.
"COMMISSION" means the Securities and Exchange Commission.
"COMMON STOCK" means the common stock of the Company, par
value $0.0001 per share, and any securities into which such common
stock shall hereinafter have been reclassified into.
"COMPANY COUNSEL" means Solomon, Ward Seidenwurm & Smith, LLP.
"DEBENTURES" means, the 9% Convertible Debentures due 26
months from their date of issuance issued by the Company to the
Purchasers hereunder, in the form of EXHIBIT A.
"DISCLOSURE SCHEDULES" shall have the meaning ascribed to such
term in Section 3.1 hereof.
"EFFECTIVE DATE" means the date the initial Registration
Statement is first declared effective by the Commission.
"EXCHANGE ACT" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended.
"FW" means Feldman Weinstein LLP with offices at 420 Lexington
Avenue, Suite 2620, New York, New York 10170-0002, legal counsel to
Omicron Master Trust.
"GAAP" shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section
3.1(h) hereof.
"LIENS" shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in
Section 3.1(a) hereof.
"LOSSES" means any and all losses, claims, damages,
liabilities, settlement costs and expenses, including without
limitation costs of preparation and reasonable attorneys' fees.
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"MATERIAL ADVERSE EFFECT" shall have the meaning assigned to
such term in Section 3.1(b) hereof.
"PERSON" means an individual or corporation, partnership,
trust, incorporated or unincorporated association, joint venture,
limited liability company, joint stock company, government (or an
agency or subdivision thereof) or other entity of any kind.
"PRINCIPAL MARKET" means initially the American Stock Exchange
and shall also include the New York Stock Exchange, the NASDAQ
Small-Cap Market or the NASDAQ National Market, whichever is at the
time the principal trading exchange or market for the Common Stock,
based upon share volume.
"PROCEEDING" means an action, claim, suit, investigation or
proceeding (including, without limitation, an investigation or partial
proceeding, such as a deposition), whether commenced or threatened.
"REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT" means the Registration Rights
Agreement, dated the Closing Date, among the Company and the
Purchasers, in the form of EXHIBIT B.
"REGISTRATION STATEMENT" means a registration statement
meeting the requirements set forth in the Registration Rights Agreement
and covering the resale of the Underlying Shares by each Purchaser as
provided for in the Registration Rights Agreement.
"REQUIRED APPROVALS" shall have the meaning ascribed to such
term in Section 3.1(e) hereof.
"REQUIRED MINIMUM" means, as of any date, the maximum
aggregate number of shares of Common Stock then issued or potentially
issuable in the future pursuant to the Transaction Documents, including
any Underlying Shares issuable upon exercise or conversion in full of
all Warrants and Debentures, ignoring any conversion or exercise limits
set forth therein, and assuming that (a) any previously unconverted
Debenture is held until the 26th month anniversary of its date of
issuance, or, if earlier, until maturity, and all interest is paid in
shares of Common Stock and (b) the VWAP at all times on and after the
date of determination equals 50% of the actual VWAP on the Trading Day
immediately prior to the date of determination.
"ROTH OFFERING" shall have the meaning ascribed to such term
in Section 4.7.
"RULE 144" means Rule 144 promulgated by the Commission
pursuant to the Securities Act, as such Rule may be amended from time
to time, or any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the
Commission having substantially the same effect as such Rule.
"SEC REPORTS" shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in
Section 3.1(h) hereof.
"SECURITIES" means the Debentures, Warrants and the Underlying
Shares.
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"SECURITIES ACT" means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
"SERIES A WARRANT" shall mean the Series A Common Stock
Purchase Warrant to be delivered pursuant to Section 2.2(a)(ii) in the
form of EXHIBIT C attached hereto.
"SERIES B WARRANT" shall mean the Series B Common Stock
Purchase Warrant to be delivered pursuant to Section 2.2(a)(v) in the
form of EXHIBIT D attached hereto.
"SET PRICE" shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in
the Debentures.
"SHAREHOLDER APPROVAL" means such approval as may be required
by the applicable rules and regulations of the Principal Market (or any
successor entity) from the shareholders of the Company with respect to
the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents, including
the issuance of all of the Underlying Shares and shares of Common Stock
issuable upon exercise of the Warrants in excess of 19.9% of the
Company's issued and outstanding Common Stock on the Closing Date.
"SUBSCRIPTION AMOUNT" means, as to each Purchaser, the amount
set forth below such Purchaser's signature block on the signature pages
hereto and next to the heading "Subscription Amount" in United States
dollars and in immediately available funds.
"SUBSIDIARY" means any subsidiary of the Company that is
required to be listed in SCHEDULE 3.1(A).
"TRADING DAY" means any day during which the Principal Market
shall be open for business.
"TRANSACTION DOCUMENTS" means this Agreement, the Debentures,
the Warrants, the Registration Rights Agreement and any other documents
or agreements executed in connection with the transactions contemplated
hereunder.
"UNDERLYING SHARES" means the shares of Common Stock issuable
upon conversion of the Debentures and upon exercise of the Warrants and
issued and issuable in lieu of the cash payment of interest on the
Debentures.
"UNDERLYING SHARES REGISTRATION STATEMENT" OR "REGISTRATION
STATEMENT" means a registration statement meeting the requirements set
forth in the Registration Rights Agreement and covering the resale of
the Underlying Shares by each Purchaser as provided for in the
Registration Rights Agreement.
"VWAP" means, for any Trading Date, the price determined by
the first of the following clauses that applies: (a) if the Common
Stock is then listed or quoted on a Principal Market, the daily volume
weighted average price of the Common Stock for such date (or the
nearest preceding date) on the Principal Market on which the Common
Stock is then listed or quoted as reported by Bloomberg Financial L.P.
(based on a Trading Day from 9:30 a.m. Eastern Time to 4:02 p.m.
Eastern Time); (b) if the Common Stock is not then listed or quoted on
a Principal Market and if prices for the Common Stock are then quoted
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on the OTC Bulletin Board, the volume weighted average price of the
Common Stock for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on the OTC
Bulletin Board; (c) if the Common Stock is not then listed or quoted on
the OTC Bulletin Board and if prices for the Common Stock are then
reported in the "Pink Sheets" published by the National Quotation
Bureau Incorporated (or a similar organization or agency succeeding to
its functions of reporting prices), the average of the most recent bid
and ask price per share of the Common Stock so reported; or (d) in all
other cases, the fair market value of a share of Common Stock as
determined by a nationally recognized-independent appraiser selected in
good faith by Purchasers holding a majority of the principal amount of
Debentures then outstanding.
"WARRANTS" means collectively the Series A Common Stock
Purchase Warrants and the Series B Common Stock Purchase Warrants
delivered to the Purchasers at the Closing in accordance with Section
2.2 hereof.
"WARRANT SHARES" means the shares of Common Stock underlying
the Warrants.
ARTICLE II
PURCHASE AND SALE
2.1 Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein, the
Company agrees to sell, and each Purchaser agrees to purchase, severally and not
jointly, the Debentures as set forth next to the respective Purchaser's name on
the signature pages hereto for an aggregate Subscription Amount among all
Purchasers of up to $3,500,000.00. On the Closing Date, each Purchaser shall
purchase, severally and not jointly, the principal amount of Debentures equal to
each Purchaser's Subscription Amount and the Company shall sell each such
principal amount of Debentures to each such Purchaser. The Closing shall take
place at the offices of FW or at such other location as the parties may agree.
2.2 CLOSING CONDITIONS AND DELIVERIES. Upon satisfaction or waiver by
the party sought to be benefited thereby of the conditions and deliveries set
forth in this Section 2.2, the Closing shall occur.
(a) At or prior to the Closing, the Company shall deliver or
cause to be delivered to each Purchaser the following:
(i) a Debenture with a principal amount equal to such
Purchaser's Subscription Amount, registered in the name of
such Purchaser;
(ii) a Series A Warrant registered in the name of
such Purchaser to purchase up to a number of shares of Common
Stock equal to 40% of such Purchaser's Subscription Amount
divided by the Closing Price with a term of exercise of 5
years and an exercise price per Warrant Share equal to the
Closing Price, subject to adjustment therein;
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(iii) a legal opinion of Company Counsel, in the form
of EXHIBIT E attached hereto, addressed to the Purchasers;
(iv) the Registration Rights Agreement duly executed
by the Company;
(v) a Series B Warrant registered in the name of such
Purchaser to purchase up to a number of shares of Common Stock
equal to such Purchaser's pro-rata portion of 8,500,000
(calculated based on such Purchaser's Subscription Amount and
the aggregate Subscription Amount of all Purchasers) with an
exercise price per Warrant Share equal to $5 subject to
adjustment therein; and
(vi) this Agreement duly executed by the Company.
(b) At or prior to the Closing, each Purchaser shall deliver
or cause to be delivered to the Company the following:
(i) such Purchaser's Subscription Amount by wire
transfer to the instructions set forth on ANNEX 1 attached
hereto;
(ii) this Agreement duly executed by such Purchaser;
and
(iii) the Registration Rights Agreement duly executed
by such Purchaser.
(c) All representations and warranties of the other parties
contained herein shall remain true and correct as of the Closing Date
and all covenants of the other party shall have been performed;
(d) There shall have been no Material Adverse Effect (as
defined in Section 3.1(b) hereof) with respect to the Company since the
date hereof;
(e) From the date hereof to the Closing Date, trading in the
Common Stock shall not have been suspended by the Commission (except
for any suspension of trading of limited duration agreed to by the
Company, which suspension shall be terminated prior to the Closing),
and, at any time prior to the Closing Date, trading in securities
generally as reported by Bloomberg Financial Markets shall not have
been suspended or limited, or minimum prices shall not have been
established on securities whose trades are reported by such service, or
on the Principal Market, nor shall a banking moratorium have been
declared either by the United States or New York State authorities.
ARTICLE III
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
3.1 REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY. Except as set forth
in the disclosure schedules delivered to the Purchasers concurrently herewith
(the "DISCLOSURE SCHEDULES") which Disclosure Schedules shall be deemed a part
hereof, or, other than with respect to Sections 3.1(g), 3.1(u), 3.1(v), 3.1(w),
3.1(z) and 3.1(dd), except as set forth in the SEC Reports, the Company hereby
makes the representations and warranties set forth below to each Purchaser.
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(a) SUBSIDIARIES. The Company has no direct or indirect
subsidiaries. The Company owns, directly or indirectly, all of the
capital stock or other equity interests of each Subsidiary free and
clear of any lien, charge, security interest, encumbrance, right of
first refusal or other restriction (collectively, "LIENS"), and all the
issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of each Subsidiary are
validly issued and are fully paid, non-assessable and free of
preemptive and similar rights. If the Company has no subsidiaries, then
references in the Transaction Documents to the Subsidiaries will be
disregarded.
(b) ORGANIZATION AND QUALIFICATION. Each of the Company and
the Subsidiaries is an entity duly incorporated or otherwise organized,
validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the
jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization (as applicable), with
the requisite power and authority to own and use its properties and
assets and to carry on its business as currently conducted. Neither the
Company nor any Subsidiary is in violation of any of the provisions of
its respective certificate or articles of incorporation, bylaws or
other organizational or charter documents. Each of the Company and the
Subsidiaries is duly qualified to do business and is in good standing
as a foreign corporation or other entity 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, individually or in the
aggregate: (i) adversely affect the legality, validity or
enforceability of any Transaction Document, (ii) have or result in or
be reasonably likely to have or result in a material adverse effect on
the results of operations, assets, prospects, business or condition
(financial or otherwise) of the Company and the Subsidiaries, taken as
a whole, or (iii) adversely impair the Company's ability to perform
fully on a timely basis its obligations under any of the Transaction
Documents (any of (i), (ii) or (iii), a "MATERIAL ADVERSE EFFECT").
(c) AUTHORIZATION; ENFORCEMENT. The Company has the requisite
corporate power and authority to enter into and to consummate the
transactions contemplated by each of the Transaction Documents and
otherwise to carry out its obligations hereunder or thereunder. The
execution and delivery of each of the Transaction Documents by the
Company and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated
hereby or thereby have been duly authorized by all necessary action on
the part of the Company and no further consent or action is required by
the Company other than Required Approvals. Each of the Transaction
Documents has been (or upon delivery will be) duly executed by the
Company and, when delivered in accordance with the terms hereof, will
constitute the valid and binding obligation of the Company enforceable
against the Company in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable
bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization,
moratorium and similar laws affecting creditors' rights and remedies
generally and general principles of equity. Neither the Company nor any
Subsidiary is in violation of any of the provisions of its respective
certificate or articles of incorporation, by-laws or other
organizational or charter documents.
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(d) NO CONFLICTS. The execution, delivery and performance of
the Transaction Documents by the Company and the consummation by the
Company of the transactions contemplated thereby do not and will not:
(i) conflict with or violate any provision of the Company's or any
Subsidiary's certificate or articles of incorporation, bylaws or other
organizational or charter documents, or (ii) subject to obtaining the
Required Approvals, conflict with, or constitute a default (or an event
that 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 (with or without notice, lapse of time or
both) of, any agreement, credit facility, debt or other instrument
(evidencing a Company or Subsidiary debt or otherwise) or other
understanding to which the Company or any Subsidiary is a party or by
which any property or asset of the Company or any Subsidiary is bound
or affected, or (iii) 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 or a
Subsidiary is subject (including federal and state securities laws and
regulations), or by which any property or asset of the Company or a
Subsidiary is bound or affected; except in the case of each of clauses
(ii) and (iii), such as could not, individually or in the aggregate,
have or result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(e) FILINGS, CONSENTS AND APPROVALS. Neither the Company nor
any Subsidiary is required to obtain any consent, waiver, authorization
or order of, give any notice to, 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 the Transaction Documents, other than
(i) the filings required under SECTION 4.8, (ii) the filing with the
Commission of the Underlying Shares Registration Statement, (iii) the
notice and/or application(s) to each applicable Principal Market for
the issuance and sale of the Debentures and Warrants and the listing of
the Underlying Shares for trading thereon in the time and manner
required thereby, and (iv) the filing of Form D with the Commission and
applicable Blue Sky filings (collectively, the "REQUIRED APPROVALS").
(f) ISSUANCE OF THE SECURITIES. The Securities are duly
authorized and, when issued and paid for in accordance with the
applicable Transaction Documents, will be duly and validly issued,
fully paid and non-assessable, free and clear of all Liens. The Company
has reserved from its duly authorized capital stock a number of shares
of Common Stock for issuance of the Underlying Shares at least equal to
the Required Minimum on the date hereof. The Company has not, and to
the knowledge of the Company, no Affiliate of the Company has sold,
offered for sale or solicited offers to buy or otherwise negotiated 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 Securities in a
manner that would require the registration under the Securities Act of
the sale of the Securities to the Purchasers, or that would be
integrated with the offer or sale of the Securities for purposes of the
rules and regulations of any Principal Market.
(g) CAPITALIZATION. The number of shares and type of all
authorized, issued and outstanding capital stock of the Company is set
forth in the Disclosure Schedules attached hereto. No securities of the
Company are entitled to preemptive or similar rights, and no Person has
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any right of first refusal, preemptive right, right of participation,
or any similar right to participate in the transactions contemplated by
the Transaction Documents. Except as a result of the purchase and sale
of the Securities, there are no outstanding options, warrants, script
rights to subscribe to, calls or commitments of any character
whatsoever relating to, or 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. The issuance and sale of the Securities will not
obligate the Company to issue shares of Common Stock or other
securities to any Person (other than the Purchasers) and will not
result in a right of any holder of Company securities to adjust the
exercise, conversion, exchange or reset price under such securities.
All of the outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company are
validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, have been issued in
compliance with all federal and state securities laws, and none of such
outstanding shares was issued in violation of any preemptive rights or
similar rights to subscribe for or purchase securities. No further
approval or authorization of any stockholder, the Board of Directors of
the Company or others is required for the issuance and sale of the
Shares. Except as disclosed in the SEC Reports, there are no
stockholders agreements, voting agreements or other similar agreements
with respect to the Company's capital stock to which the Company is a
party or, to the knowledge of the Company, between or among any of the
Company's stockholders.
(h) SEC REPORTS; FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. The Company has filed
all reports required to be filed by it under the Securities Act and 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 REPORTS"
and, together with the Schedules to this Agreement, the "DISCLOSURE
MATERIALS") on a timely basis or has received a valid extension of such
time of filing and has filed any such SEC Reports prior to the
expiration of any such extension. The Company has identified and made
available to the Purchasers a copy of all SEC Reports filed within the
10 days preceding the date hereof. As of their respective dates, the
SEC Reports 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 Reports,
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 Reports comply in all
material respects with applicable accounting requirements and the rules
and regulations of the Commission with respect thereto as in effect at
the time of filing. Such financial statements have been prepared in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles applied on a
consistent basis during the periods involved ("GAAP"), except as may be
otherwise specified in such financial statements or the notes thereto,
and fairly present in all material respects the financial position of
the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries as of and for the dates
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thereof and the results of operations and cash flows for the periods
then ended, subject, in the case of unaudited statements, to normal,
immaterial, year-end audit adjustments.
(i) MATERIAL CHANGES. Since the date of the latest audited
financial statements included within the SEC Reports, except as
specifically disclosed in the SEC Reports: (i) there has been no event,
occurrence or development that has had or that could result in a
Material Adverse Effect, (ii) the Company has not incurred any
liabilities (contingent or otherwise) other than (A) trade payables and
accrued expenses incurred in the ordinary course of business consistent
with past practice and (B) liabilities not required to be reflected in
the Company's financial statements pursuant to GAAP or required to be
disclosed in filings made with the Commission, (iii) the Company has
not altered its method of accounting or the identity of its auditors,
(iv) the Company has not declared or made any dividend or distribution
of cash or other property to its stockholders or purchased, redeemed or
made any agreements to purchase or redeem any shares of its capital
stock, and (v) the Company has not issued any equity securities to any
officer, director or Affiliate, except pursuant to existing Company
stock option or similar plans.
(j) LITIGATION. There is no action, suit, inquiry, notice of
violation, proceeding or investigation pending or, to the knowledge of
the Company, threatened against or affecting the Company, any
Subsidiary or any of their respective properties before or by any
court, arbitrator, governmental or administrative agency or regulatory
authority (federal, state, county, local or foreign) (collectively, an
"ACTION") which: (i) adversely affects or challenges the legality,
validity or enforceability of any of the Transaction Documents or the
Securities or (ii) could, if there were an unfavorable decision,
individually or in the aggregate, have or reasonably be expected to
result in a Material Adverse Effect. Neither the Company nor any
Subsidiary, nor any director or officer thereof, is or has been the
subject of any Action involving a claim of violation of or liability
under federal or state securities laws or a claim of breach of
fiduciary duty. The Company does not have pending before the Commission
any request for confidential treatment of information. There has not
been, and to the knowledge of the Company, there is not pending or
contemplated, any investigation by the Commission involving the Company
or any current or former director or officer of the Company. The
Commission has not issued any stop order or other order suspending the
effectiveness of any registration statement filed by the Company or any
Subsidiary under the Exchange Act or the Securities Act.
(k) COMPLIANCE. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary: (i) is
in default under or in violation of (and no event has occurred that has
not been waived that, with notice or lapse of time or both, would
result in a default by the Company or any Subsidiary under), nor has
the Company or any Subsidiary received notice of a claim that it is in
default under or that it is 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 (whether or not
such default or violation has been waived), (ii) is in violation of any
order of any court, arbitrator or governmental body, or (iii) is or has
been in violation of any statute, rule or regulation of any
governmental authority, except in each case as could not, individually
or in the aggregate, have or result in a Material Adverse Effect.
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(l) LABOR RELATIONS. No material labor dispute exists or, to
the knowledge of the Company, is imminent with respect to any of the
employees of the Company.
(m) REGULATORY PERMITS. The Company and the Subsidiaries
possess all certificates, authorizations and permits issued by the
appropriate federal, state, local or foreign regulatory authorities
necessary to conduct their respective businesses as described in the
SEC Reports, except where the failure to possess such permits could
not, individually or in the aggregate, have or reasonably be expected
to result in a Material Adverse Effect ("MATERIAL PERMITS"), and
neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has received any notice of
proceedings relating to the revocation or modification of any Material
Permit.
(n) TITLE TO ASSETS. The Company and the Subsidiaries have
good and marketable title in fee simple to all real property owned by
them that is material to the business of the Company and the
Subsidiaries and good and marketable title in all personal property
owned by them that is material to the business of the Company and the
Subsidiaries, in each case free and clear of all Liens, except for
Liens as do not materially affect the value of such property and do not
materially interfere with the use made and proposed to be made of such
property by the Company and the Subsidiaries. And to the Company's
knowledge, any real property and facilities held under lease by the
Company and the Subsidiaries are held under valid, subsisting and
enforceable leases of which the Company and the Subsidiaries are in
compliance.
(o) PATENTS AND TRADEMARKS. The Company and the Subsidiaries
have, or have rights to use, all patents, patent applications,
trademarks, trademark applications, service marks, trade names,
copyrights, licenses and other similar rights necessary or material for
use in connection with their respective businesses as described in the
SEC Reports and which the failure to so have could have a Material
Adverse Effect (collectively, the "INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS").
Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has received a written notice
that the Intellectual Property Rights used by the Company or any
Subsidiary violates or infringes upon the rights of any Person. To the
knowledge of the Company, all such Intellectual Property Rights are
enforceable and there is no existing infringement by another Person of
any of the Intellectual Property Rights.
(p) INSURANCE. The Company and the Subsidiaries are insured by
insurers of recognized financial responsibility against such losses and
risks and in such amounts as are reasonably prudent and customary in
the businesses in which the Company and the Subsidiaries are engaged. A
list of the Company's insurance contracts and policies are set forth on
the Disclosure Schedules. To the best of Company's knowledge, such
insurance contracts and policies are accurate and complete. Neither the
Company nor any Subsidiary has any reason to believe it will not be
able to renew its existing insurance coverage as and when such coverage
expires or to obtain similar coverage from similar insurers as may be
necessary to continue its business without a significant increase in
cost.
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(q) TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES AND EMPLOYEES. Except as set
forth in SEC Reports, none of the officers or directors of the Company
and, to the knowledge of the Company, none of the employees of the
Company is presently a party to any transaction with the Company or any
Subsidiary (other than for services as employees, officers and
directors), including any contract, agreement or other arrangement
providing for the furnishing of services to or by, providing for rental
of real or personal property to or from, or otherwise requiring
payments to or from any officer, director or such employee or, to the
knowledge of the Company, any entity in which any officer, director, or
any such employee has a substantial interest or is an officer,
director, trustee or partner.
(r) INTERNAL ACCOUNTING CONTROLS. The Company and the
Subsidiaries maintain a system of internal accounting controls
sufficient to provide reasonable assurance that (i) transactions are
executed in accordance with management's general or specific
authorizations, (ii) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit
preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP and to
maintain asset accountability, (iii) access to assets is permitted only
in accordance with management's general or specific authorization, and
(iv) the recorded accountability for assets is compared with the
existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken
with respect to any differences. The Company has established disclosure
controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15 and
15b-15) for the Company and designed such disclosures controls and
procedures to ensure that material information relating to the Company,
including its subsidiaries, is made known to the certifying officers by
others within those entities, particularly during the period in which
the Company's Form 10-K or 10-Q, as the case may be, is being prepared.
The Company's certifying officers have evaluated the effectiveness of
the Company's controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days prior
to the filing date of the Form 10-Q for the quarter ended December 31,
2003 (such date, the "EVALUATION DATE"). The Company presented in the
Form 10-Q for the quarter ended December 31, 2003 the conclusions of
the certifying officers about the effectiveness of the disclosure
controls and procedures based on their evaluations as of the Evaluation
Date. Since the Evaluation Date, there have been no significant changes
in the Company's internal controls (as such term is defined in Item
307(b) of Regulation S-K under the Exchange Act) or, the Company's
knowledge, in other factors that could significantly affect the
Company's internal controls.
(s) SOLVENCY/INDEBTEDNESS. Based on the financial condition of
the Company as of the Closing Date: (i) the fair saleable value of the
Company's assets exceeds the amount that will be required to be paid on
or in respect of the Company's existing debts and other liabilities
(including known contingent liabilities) as they mature; (ii) the
Company's assets do not constitute unreasonably small capital to carry
on its business for the current fiscal year as now conducted and as
proposed to be conducted including its capital needs taking into
account the particular capital requirements of the business conducted
by the Company, and projected capital requirements and capital
availability thereof; and (iii) the current cash flow of the Company,
together with the proceeds the Company would receive, were it to
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liquidate all of its assets, after taking into account all anticipated
uses of the cash, would be sufficient to pay all amounts on or in
respect of its debt when such amounts are required to be paid. The
Company does not intend to incur debts beyond its ability to pay such
debts as they mature (taking into account the timing and amounts of
cash to be payable on or in respect of its debt). The Company has no
knowledge of any facts or circumstances which lead it to believe that
it will file for reorganization or liquidation under the bankruptcy or
reorganization laws of any jurisdiction within one year from the
Closing Date. The SEC Reports set forth as of the dates thereof all
outstanding secured and unsecured Indebtedness of the Company or any
Subsidiary, or for which the Company or any Subsidiary has commitments.
For the purposes of this Agreement, "INDEBTEDNESS" shall mean (a) any
liabilities for borrowed money or amounts owed in excess of $50,000
(other than trade accounts payable incurred in the ordinary course of
business), (b) all guaranties, endorsements and other contingent
obligations, whether or not the same are or should be reflected in the
Company's balance sheet or the notes thereto, except guaranties by
endorsement of negotiable instruments for deposit or collection in the
ordinary course of business, and (c) the present value of any lease
payments in excess of $50,000 due under leases required to be
capitalized in accordance with GAAP. Neither the Company nor any
Subsidiary is in default with respect to any Indebtedness.
(t) CERTAIN FEES. No brokerage or finder's fees or commissions
are or will be payable by the Company to any broker, financial advisor
or consultant, finder, placement agent, investment banker, bank or
other Person with respect to the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement, and the Company has not taken any action that would cause
any Purchaser to be liable for any such fees or commissions. The
Company agrees that the Purchasers shall have no obligation with
respect to any fees or with respect to any claims made by or on behalf
of any Person for fees of the type contemplated by this Section with
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(u) PRIVATE PLACEMENT. Assuming the accuracy of the
representations and warranties of the Purchasers set forth in Sections
3.2(b)-(f), the offer, issuance and sale of the Securities to the
Purchasers as contemplated hereby are exempt from the registration
requirements of the Securities Act. The issuance and sale of the
Securities hereunder does not contravene the rules and regulations of
the Principal Market and no shareholder approval is required for the
Company to fulfill its obligations under the Transaction Documents.
(v) LISTING AND MAINTENANCE REQUIREMENTS. The Company's Common
Stock is registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act, and
the Company has taken no action designed to, or which to its knowledge
is likely to have the effect of, terminating the registration of the
Common Stock under the Exchange Act nor has the Company received any
notification that the Commission is contemplating terminating such
registration. The Company has not, in the 12 months preceding the date
hereof, received notice from any Principal Market on which the Common
Stock is or has been listed or quoted to the effect that the Company is
not in compliance with the listing or maintenance requirements of such
Principal Market. The Company is, and has no reason to believe it will
not in the foreseeable future continue to be, in compliance with all
such listing and maintenance requirements.
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(w) REGISTRATION RIGHTS. The Company has not granted or agreed
to grant to any Person any rights (including "piggy-back" registration
rights) to have any securities of the Company registered with the
Commission or any other governmental authority that have not been
satisfied.
(x) APPLICATION OF TAKEOVER PROTECTIONS. The Company and its
Board of Directors have taken all necessary action, if any, in order to
render inapplicable any control share acquisition, business
combination, poison pill (including any distribution under a rights
agreement) or other similar anti-takeover provision under the Company's
Certificate of Incorporation (or similar charter documents) or the laws
of its state of incorporation that is or could become applicable to the
Purchasers as a result of the Purchasers and the Company fulfilling
their obligations or exercising their rights under the Transaction
Documents, including without limitation as a result of the Company's
issuance of the Securities and the Purchasers' ownership of the
Securities.
(y) SENIORITY. As of the Closing Date, no indebtedness of the
Company is senior to the Debentures in right of payment, whether with
respect to interest or upon liquidation or dissolution, or otherwise,
other than indebtedness secured by purchase money security interests
(which is senior only as to underlying assets covered thereby) and
capital lease obligations (which is senior only as to the property
covered thereby).
(z) DISCLOSURE. The Company confirms that neither it nor any
other Person acting on its behalf has provided any of the Purchasers or
their agents or counsel with any information that constitutes or might
constitute material, nonpublic information. The Company understands and
confirms that the Purchasers will rely on the foregoing representations
in effecting transactions in securities of the Company. All disclosure
provided to the Purchasers regarding the Company, its business and the
transactions contemplated hereby, including the Schedules to this
Agreement, furnished by or on behalf of the Company with respect to the
representations and warranties made herein are true and correct with
respect to such representations and warranties and 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. The Company
acknowledges and agrees that no Purchaser makes or has made any
representations or warranties with respect to the transactions
contemplated hereby other than those specifically set forth in Section
3.2 hereof.
(aa) TAX STATUS. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries has
made or filed all federal, state and foreign income and all other tax
returns, reports and declarations required by any jurisdiction to which
it is subject (unless and only to the extent that the Company and each
of its Subsidiaries has set aside on its books provisions reasonably
adequate for the payment of all unpaid and unreported taxes) and has
paid all taxes and other governmental assessments and charges that are
material in amount, shown or determined to be due on such returns,
reports and declarations, except those being contested in good faith
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and has set aside on its books provisions reasonably adequate for the
payment of all taxes for periods subsequent to the periods to which
such returns, reports or declarations apply. There are no unpaid taxes
in any material amount claimed to be due by the taxing authority of any
jurisdiction, and the officers of the Company know of no basis for any
such claim. The Company has not executed a waiver with respect to the
statute of limitations relating to the assessment or collection of any
foreign, federal, statue or local tax. None of the Company's tax
returns is presently being audited by any taxing authority.
(bb) ACKNOWLEDGMENT REGARDING PURCHASERS' PURCHASE OF
SECURITIES. The Company acknowledges and agrees that the Purchasers are
acting solely in the capacity of arm's length purchasers with respect
to this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby. The Company
further acknowledges that no Purchaser is acting as a financial advisor
or fiduciary of the Company (or in any similar capacity) with respect
to this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby and any
statement made by any Purchaser or any of their respective
representatives or agents in connection with this Agreement and the
transactions contemplated hereby is not advice or a recommendation and
is merely incidental to the Purchasers' purchase of the Securities. The
Company further represents to each Purchaser that the Company's
decision to enter into this Agreement has been based solely on the
independent evaluation of the Company and its representatives.
(cc) NO GENERAL SOLICITATION OR ADVERTISING IN REGARD TO THIS
TRANSACTION. Neither the Company nor, to the knowledge of the Company,
any of its directors or officers (i) has conducted or will conduct any
general solicitation (as that term is used in Rule 502(c) of Regulation
D) or general advertising with respect to the sale of the Debentures or
the Warrants, or (ii) made any offers or sales of any security or
solicited any offers to buy any security under any circumstances that
would require registration of the Debentures, the Underlying Shares or
the Warrants under the Securities Act or made any "directed selling
efforts" as defined in Rule 902 of Regulation S.
(dd) NO DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS AND LAWYERS. There are
no disagreements of any kind presently existing, or reasonably
anticipated by the Company to arise, between the accountants and
lawyers formerly or presently employed by the Company and the Company
is current with respect to any fees owed to its accountants and
lawyers.
(ee) FORM S-3 ELIGIBILITY. The Company is eligible to register
the resale of the Underlying Shares for resale by the Purchaser on Form
S-3 promulgated under the Securities Act.
(ff) NO INTEGRATED OFFERING. Neither the Company, nor, to its
knowledge, any of its Affiliates, nor any Person acting on its or their
behalf has, directly or indirectly, made any offers or sales of any
security or solicited any offers to buy any security, under
circumstances that would cause this offering of the Securities to be
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integrated with prior offerings by the Company for purposes of the
Securities Act or which could violate any applicable shareholder
approval provisions, including, without limitation, under the rules and
regulations of the Principal Market.
(gg) FOREIGN CORRUPT PRACTICES. Neither the Company, nor to
the knowledge of the Company, any agent or other person acting on
behalf of the Company, has (i) directly or indirectly, used any corrupt
funds for unlawful contributions, gifts, entertainment or other
unlawful expenses related to foreign or domestic political activity,
(ii) made any unlawful payment to foreign or domestic government
officials or employees or to any foreign or domestic political parties
or campaigns from corporate funds, (iii) failed to disclose fully any
contribution made by the Company (or made by any person acting on its
behalf of which the Company is aware) which is in violation of law, or
(iv) violated in any material respect any provision of the Foreign
Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended.
3.2 REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE PURCHASERS. Each Purchaser
hereby, for itself and for no other Purchaser, represents and warrants to the
Company as follows:
(a) ORGANIZATION; AUTHORITY. Such Purchaser is an entity duly
organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the
jurisdiction of its organization with the requisite corporate or
partnership power and authority to enter into and to consummate the
transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents and otherwise to
carry out its obligations thereunder. The purchase by such Purchaser of
the Securities hereunder has been duly authorized by all necessary
action on the part of such Purchaser. Each of this Agreement and the
Registration Rights Agreement have been duly executed by such
Purchaser, and when delivered by such Purchaser in accordance with the
terms hereof, will constitute the valid and legally binding obligation
of such Purchaser, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms
except (i) as limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, moratorium and other laws of general application
affecting enforcement of creditors' rights generally and (ii) as
limited by laws relating to the availability of specific performance,
injunctive relief or other equitable remedies
(b) INVESTMENT INTENT. Such Purchaser is acquiring the
Securities as principal for its own account for investment purposes
only and not with a view to or for distributing or reselling such
Securities or any part thereof, without prejudice, however, to such
Purchaser's right, subject to the provisions of this Agreement, at all
times to sell or otherwise dispose of all or any part of such
Securities pursuant to an effective registration statement under the
Securities Act or under an exemption from such registration and in
compliance with applicable federal and state securities laws. Nothing
contained herein shall be deemed a representation or warranty by such
Purchaser to hold Securities for any period of time or limit such
Purchaser's right to sell the Securities pursuant to the Registration
Statement or otherwise in compliance with applicable federal and state
securities laws. Such Purchaser is acquiring the Securities hereunder
in the ordinary course of its business. Such Purchaser does not have
any agreement or understanding, directly or indirectly, with any Person
to distribute any of the Securities.
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(c) PURCHASER STATUS. At the time such Purchaser was offered
the Securities, it was, and at the date hereof it is, and on each date
on which it exercises any Warrants or converts any Debentures it will
be, an "accredited investor" as defined in Rule 501(a) under the
Securities Act. Such Purchaser has not been formed solely for the
purpose of acquiring the Securities. Such Purchaser is not a registered
broker-dealer under Section 15 of the Exchange Act.
(d) EXPERIENCE OF SUCH PURCHASER. Such 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 Securities, and has so evaluated the merits and risks
of such investment. Such Purchaser is able to bear the economic risk of
an investment in the Securities and, at the present time, is able to
afford a complete loss of such investment.
(e) GENERAL SOLICITATION. Such Purchaser is not purchasing the
Securities as a result of any advertisement, article, notice or other
communication regarding the Securities published in any newspaper,
magazine or similar media or broadcast over television or radio or
presented at any seminar or any other general solicitation or general
advertisement.
ARTICLE IV
OTHER AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES
4.1 TRANSFER RESTRICTIONS.
(a) The Securities may only be disposed of in compliance with
state and federal securities laws. In connection with any transfer of
Securities other than pursuant to an effective registration statement
or Rule 144, to the Company or to an Affiliate of a Purchaser, the
Company may require the transferor thereof to provide to the Company an
opinion of counsel selected by the transferor and reasonably acceptable
to the Company, 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 transferred Securities
under the Securities Act. As a condition of transfer, any such
transferee shall agree in writing to be bound by the terms of this
Agreement and shall have the rights of a Purchaser under this Agreement
and the Registration Rights Agreement.
(b) Each Purchaser, severally and not jointly with the other
Purchasers, agrees to the imprinting, so long as is required by this
SECTION 4.1(B), of the following legend on any certificate evidencing
Securities:
[NEITHER] THESE SECURITIES [NOR THE SECURITIES INTO WHICH THESE
SECURITIES ARE [EXERCISABLE] [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 THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE "SECURITIES ACT"), AND,
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ACCORDINGLY, MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR PURSUANT TO AN
AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE
REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH
APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS AS EVIDENCED BY A LEGAL OPINION OF
COUNSEL TO THE TRANSFEROR REASONABLY ACCEPTABLE TO THE COMPANY TO SUCH
EFFECT, THE SUBSTANCE OF WHICH SHALL BE REASONABLY ACCEPTABLE TO THE
COMPANY. THESE SECURITIES AND THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE OF
THESE SECURITIES MAY BE PLEDGED IN CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN
ACCOUNT OR OTHER LOAN SECURED BY SUCH SECURITIES.
The Company acknowledges and agrees that a Purchaser may from
time to time pledge pursuant to a bona fide margin agreement or grant a
security interest in some or all of the Securities and, if required
under the terms of such arrangement, such Purchaser may transfer
pledged or secured Securities to the pledgees or secured parties, so
long as any such grant, pledge or transfer does not individually or in
the aggregate violate the Securities Act or any rule or regulation
promulgated thereunder. If required by the Company's transfer agent in
order to effect a pledge, the Company shall cause its counsel, at no
cost to the Purchasers, to issue an opinion of counsel to the Company's
transfer agent. At the appropriate Purchaser's expense, the Company
will execute and deliver such reasonable documentation as a pledgee or
secured party of Securities may reasonably request in connection with a
pledge or transfer of the Securities, including the preparation and
filing of any required prospectus supplement under Rule 424(b)(3) of
the Securities Act or other applicable provision of the Securities Act
to appropriately amend the list of Selling Stockholders thereunder.
(c) Certificates evidencing Underlying Shares shall not
contain any legend (including the legend set forth in Section 4.1(b)
hereof): (i) while a registration statement (including the Underlying
Shares Registration Statement) covering the resale of such security is
effective under the Securities Act, or (ii) following any sale of such
Underlying Shares pursuant to Rule 144, or (iii) if such Underlying
Shares are eligible for sale under Rule 144(k), or (iv) if such legend
is not required under applicable requirements of the Securities Act
(including judicial interpretations and pronouncements issued by the
staff of the Commission); PROVIDED, HOWEVER, in connection with the
issuance of the Underlying Shares, each Purchaser, severally and not
jointly with the other Purchasers, hereby agrees to adhere to and abide
by all prospectus delivery requirements under the Securities Act and
Commission Regulations. If all or any portion of a Debenture or Warrant
is converted or exercised (as applicable) at a time when there is an
effective registration statement to cover the resale of the Underlying
Shares, or if such Underlying Shares may be sold under Rule 144(k) or
if such legend is not otherwise required under applicable requirements
of the Securities Act (including judicial interpretations thereof) then
such Underlying Shares shall be issued free of all legends. The Company
agrees that following the Effective Date or at such time as such legend
is no longer required under this Section 4.1(c), it will, no later than
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five Trading Days following the delivery by a Purchaser to the Company
or the Company's transfer agent of a certificate representing
Underlying Securities issued with a restrictive legend, deliver or
cause to be delivered to such Purchaser a certificate representing such
shares that is free from all restrictive and other legends. The Company
may not make any notation on its records or give instructions to any
transfer agent of the Company that enlarge the restrictions on transfer
set forth in this Section.
(d) In addition to such Purchaser's other available remedies,
the Company shall pay to a Purchaser, in cash, as liquidated damages
and not as a penalty, for each $1,000 of Underlying Shares (based on
the VWAP of the Common Stock on the date such Securities are submitted
to the Company's transfer agent) delivered for removal of the
restrictive legend and subject to this Section 4.1(c), $10 per Trading
Day (increasing to $20 per Trading Day 3 Trading Days after such
damages have begun to accrue) for each Trading Day after such fifth
Trading Day until such certificate is delivered without a legend.
Nothing herein shall limit such Purchaser's right to pursue actual
damages for the Company's failure to deliver certificates representing
any Securities as required by the Transaction Documents, and such
Purchaser shall have the right to pursue all remedies available to it
at law or in equity including, without limitation, a decree of specific
performance and/or injunctive relief.
4.2 ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF DILUTION. The Company acknowledges that the
issuance of the Securities may result in dilution of the outstanding shares of
Common Stock, which dilution may be substantial under certain market conditions.
The Company further acknowledges that its obligations under the Transaction
Documents, including without limitation its obligation to issue the Underlying
Shares pursuant to the Transaction Documents, are unconditional and absolute and
not subject to any right of set off, counterclaim, delay or reduction,
regardless of the effect of any such dilution or any claim the Company may have
against any Purchaser and regardless of the dilutive effect that such issuance
may have on the ownership of the other stockholders of the Company.
4.3 FURNISHING OF INFORMATION. As long as any Purchaser owns
Securities, the Company covenants to timely file (or obtain extensions in
respect thereof and file within the applicable grace period) all reports
required to be filed by the Company after the date hereof pursuant to the
Exchange Act. Upon the request of any Purchaser, the Company shall deliver to
such Purchaser a written certification of a duly authorized officer as to
whether it has complied with the preceding sentence. As long as any Purchaser
owns Securities, if the Company is not required to file reports pursuant to such
laws, it will prepare and furnish to the Purchasers and make publicly available
in accordance with Rule 144(c) such information as is required for the
Purchasers to sell the Securities under Rule 144. The Company further covenants
that it will take such further action as any holder of Securities may reasonably
request, all to the extent required from time to time to enable such Person to
sell such Securities without registration under the Securities Act within the
limitation of the exemptions provided by Rule 144.
4.4 INTEGRATION. The Company shall not, and shall use its best efforts
to ensure that no Affiliate of the Company 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
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offer or sale of the Securities in a manner that would require the registration
under the Securities Act of the sale of the Securities to the Purchasers, or
that would be integrated with the offer or sale of the Securities for purposes
of the rules and regulations of any Principal Market.
4.5 RESERVATION AND LISTING OF SECURITIES.
(a) The Company shall maintain a reserve from its duly
authorized shares of Common Stock for issuance pursuant to the
Transaction Documents in such amount as may be required to fulfill its
obligations in full under the Transaction Documents.
(b) If, on any date, the number of authorized but unissued
(and otherwise unreserved) shares of Common Stock is less than 200% of
(i) the Actual Minimum on such date, minus (ii) the number of shares of
Common Stock previously issued pursuant to the Transaction Documents,
then the Board of Directors of the Company shall use commercially
reasonable efforts to amend the Company's certificate or articles of
incorporation to increase the number of authorized but unissued shares
of Common Stock to at least the Required Minimum at such time (minus
the number of shares of Common Stock previously issued pursuant to the
Transaction Documents), as soon as possible and in any event not later
than the 75th day after such date; provided that the Company will not
be required at any time to authorize a number of shares of Common Stock
greater than the maximum remaining number of shares of Common Stock
that could possibly be issued after such time pursuant to the
Transaction Documents.
(c) The Company shall: (i) in the time and manner required by
the Principal Market, prepare and file with such Principal Market an
additional shares listing application covering a number of shares of
Common Stock at least equal to the Required Minimum on the date of such
application, (ii) take all steps reasonably necessary to cause such
shares of Common Stock to be approved for listing on the Principal
Market as soon as possible thereafter, (iii) provide to the Purchasers
evidence of such listing, and (iv) use its commercially reasonably best
efforts to maintain the listing of such Common Stock on such Principal
Market or another Principal Market. In addition, the Company shall hold
a special meeting of shareholders (which may also be at the annual
meeting of shareholders) at the earliest practical date after the date
the number of shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to this
Agreement exceeds 19.9% of the issued and outstanding shares of Common
Stock on the Closing Date for the purpose of obtaining Shareholder
Approval, with the recommendation of the Company's Board of Directors
that such proposal be approved, and the Company shall solicit proxies
from its shareholders in connection therewith in the same manner as all
other management proposals in such proxy statement and all
management-appointed proxyholders shall vote their proxies in favor of
such proposal.
4.6 CONVERSION AND EXERCISE PROCEDURES. The form of Notice of Exercise
included in the Warrants and the form of Notice of Conversion included in the
Debentures set forth the totality of the procedures required of the Purchasers
in order to exercise the Warrants or convert the Debentures. No additional legal
opinion or other information or instructions shall be required of the Purchasers
to exercise their Warrants or convert their Debentures. The Company shall honor
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exercises of the Warrants and conversions of the Debentures and shall deliver
Underlying Shares in accordance with the terms, conditions and time periods set
forth in the Transaction Documents.
4.7 FUTURE FINANCINGS. From the date hereof until 90 days after the
Effective Date of the initial Registration Statement relating to the Securities,
neither the Company nor any Subsidiary shall issue or sell any Capital Shares or
Capital Shares Equivalents; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, such 90 day period shall be 30
days as it solely relates to up to 34 million shares of Common Stock issued in a
firm commitment underwritten public offering by Roth Capital Partners, the
proceeds of which shall first be applied to the redemption of all of the
securities held at such time by The Sage Group, plc (or any Affiliates thereof)
(the "ROTH OFFERING"). Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the 90
or 30 day period set forth in this Section 4.7, as applicable, shall be extended
for the number of Trading Days during such period in which (y) trading in the
Common Stock is suspended by any Principal Market, or (z) following the
Effective Date, the Registration Statement is not effective or the prospectus
included in the Registration Statement may not be used by the Purchasers for the
resale of the Underlying Shares. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary
herein, this Section 4.7 shall not apply to the following (a) the granting or
issuance of shares of Common Stock or options to employees, officers and
directors of the Company pursuant to any stock option plan or employee incentive
plan or agreement duly adopted or approved by a majority of the non-employee
members of the Board of Directors of the Company or a majority of the members of
a committee of non-employee directors established for such purpose, (b) the
exercise of a Debenture or any other security issued by the Company in
connection with the offer and sale of this Company's securities pursuant to this
Agreement, (c) the exercise of or conversion of any convertible securities,
options or warrants issued and outstanding on the date hereof, provided that
such securities have not been amended since the date hereof or (d) the issuance
of any securities in connection with acquisitions, strategic investments or
strategic partnering arrangements, the primary purpose of which is not to raise
capital. In addition, unless Shareholder Approval has been obtained and deemed
effective in accordance with Section 4.5(c), the Company shall not make any
issuance whatsoever of Capital Shares or Capital Shares Equivalents which would
cause any adjustment of the Set Price (other than pursuant to Section 4(c)(ii)
of the Debentures) to the extent the holders of Debentures would not be
permitted, pursuant to Section 4(a)(ii)(B) of the Debenture, to convert their
respective outstanding Debentures and exercise the Warrants in full.
4.8 SECURITIES LAWS DISCLOSURE; PUBLICITY. The Company shall, by 8:30
a.m. Eastern time on the Trading Day following the date of this Agreement, issue
a press release or file a Current Report on Form 8-K reasonably acceptable to
each Purchaser disclosing all material terms of the transactions contemplated
hereby. The Company and the Purchasers shall consult with each other in issuing
any press releases with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, other than in any registration statement filed
pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement and filings related thereto, the
Company shall not publicly disclose the name of any Purchaser, or include the
name of any Purchaser in any filing with the Commission or any regulatory agency
or Principal Market, without the prior written consent of such Purchaser, except
to the extent such disclosure is required by law or Principal Market
regulations, in which case the Company shall provide the Purchasers with prior
notice of such disclosure.
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4.9 NON-PUBLIC INFORMATION. The Company covenants and agrees that it
will not and will instruct any other Person acting on its behalf to not provide
any Purchaser or its agents or counsel with any information that the Company
believes constitutes material non-public information, unless prior thereto such
Purchaser shall have executed a written agreement regarding the confidentiality
and use of such information. The Company understands and confirms that each
Purchaser shall be relying on the foregoing representations in effecting
transactions in securities of the Company.
4.10 USE OF PROCEEDS. The Company shall use the net proceeds from the
sale of the Securities hereunder for working capital purposes and not for the
satisfaction of any portion of the Company's debt (other than payment of trade
payables, capital lease obligations, and accrued expenses in the ordinary course
of the Company's business and prior practices), to redeem any Company equity or
equity-equivalent securities or to settle any outstanding litigation. Prior to
the receipt of Shareholder Approval, the Company shall not declare or pay any
cash dividend on its shares of Common Stock while any Debentures remains
outstanding.
4.11 REIMBURSEMENT. If any Purchaser becomes involved in any capacity
in any Proceeding by or against any Person who is a stockholder of the Company,
solely as a result of such Purchaser's acquisition of the Securities under this
Agreement and without causation by any other activity, obligation, condition or
liability on the part of, or pertaining to such Purchaser and not to the
purchase of Securities pursuant to this Agreement, the Company will reimburse
such Purchaser, to the extent such reimbursement is not provided for in Section
4.12, for its reasonable legal and other expenses (including the cost of any
investigation, preparation and travel in connection therewith) incurred in
connection therewith, as such expenses are incurred. The reimbursement
obligations (and limitations thereon) of the Company under this paragraph shall
be in addition to any liability which the Company may otherwise have, shall
extend upon the same terms and conditions to any Affiliates of the Purchasers
who are actually named in such action, proceeding or investigation, and
partners, directors, agents, employees and controlling persons (if any), as the
case may be, of the Purchasers and any such Affiliate, and shall be binding upon
and inure to the benefit of any successors, assigns, heirs and personal
representatives of the Company, the Purchasers and any such Affiliate and any
such Person. The Company also agrees that neither the Purchasers nor any such
Affiliates, partners, directors, agents, employees or controlling persons shall
have any liability to the Company or any Person asserting claims on behalf of or
in right of the Company solely as a result of acquiring the Securities under
this Agreement except to the extent any covenant or warranty owing to the
Company is breached.
4.12 INDEMNIFICATION OF PURCHASERS. Subject to the provisions of this
Section 4.12, each party (the "INDEMNIFYING PARTY") will indemnify and hold the
other parties and their directors, officers, shareholders, partners, employees
and agents (each, an "INDEMNIFIED PARTY") harmless from any and all losses,
liabilities, obligations, claims, contingencies, damages, costs and expenses,
including all judgments, amounts paid in settlements, court costs and reasonable
attorneys' fees and costs of investigation that any such Indemnified Party may
suffer or incur as a result of or relating to any breach of any of the
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representations, warranties, covenants or agreements made by the Indemnifying
Party in this Agreement or in the other Transaction Documents. If any action
shall be brought against any Indemnified Party in respect of which indemnity may
be sought pursuant to this Agreement, such Indemnified Party shall promptly
notify the Indemnifying Party in writing, and the Indemnifying Party shall have
the right to assume the defense thereof with counsel of its own choosing. Any
Indemnified Party shall have the right to employ separate counsel in any such
action and participate in the defense thereof, but the fees and expenses of such
counsel shall be at the expense of such Indemnified Party except to the extent
that (i) the employment thereof has been specifically authorized by the
Indemnifying Party in writing, (ii) the Indemnifying Party has failed after a
reasonable period of time to assume such defense and to employ counsel or (iii)
in such action there is, in the reasonable opinion of such separate counsel, a
material conflict on any material issue between the position of the Indemnifying
Party and the position of such Indemnified Party. The Indemnifying Party will
not be liable to any Indemnified Party under this Agreement (i) for any
settlement by an Indemnified Party effected without the Indemnifying Party's
prior written consent, which shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed; or
(ii) to the extent, but only to the extent that a loss, claim, damage or
liability is attributable to any Indemnified Party's breach of any of the
representations, warranties, covenants or agreements made by the Purchasers in
this Agreement or in the other Transaction Documents. In no event shall the
liability of any Purchaser hereunder be greater in amount than the dollar amount
of the net proceeds received by such Purchaser upon the sale of the Securities;
provided that this provision shall not limit the Company's rights and remedies
under any other provision pursuant to this Agreement, including but not limited
to, the Company's rights under Section 5.15.
4.13 SHAREHOLDERS RIGHTS PLAN. In the event that a shareholders rights
plan is adopted by the Company, no claim will be made or enforced by the Company
or any other Person that any Purchaser is an "Acquiring Person" under the plan
or in any way could be deemed to trigger the provisions of such plan by virtue
of receiving Securities under the Transaction Documents.
4.14. PARTICIPATION IN FUTURE FINANCING. From the date hereof until 6
months after the Effective Date, the Company shall not effect a financing of its
Capital Shares or Capital Shares Equivalents (a "SUBSEQUENT FINANCING") unless
(i) the Company delivers to each of such Purchasers a written notice at least 5
Trading Days prior to the closing of such Subsequent Financing (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, the amount of proceeds intended to be raised
thereunder, the Person with whom such Subsequent Financing is proposed to be
effected, and attached to which shall be a term sheet or similar document
relating thereto and (ii) such Purchaser shall not have notified the Company by
6:30 p.m. (New York City time) on the fifth (5th) Trading Day after its receipt
of the Subsequent Financing Notice of its willingness to provide (or to cause
its designee to provide), subject to completion of mutually acceptable
documentation, all or part of such financing to the Company on the same terms
set forth in the Subsequent Financing Notice. If one or more Purchasers shall
fail to so notify the Company of their willingness to participate in the
Subsequent Financing, the Company may effect the remaining portion of such
Subsequent Financing on the terms and to the Persons set forth in the Subsequent
Financing Notice; provided that the Company must provide the Purchasers with a
second Subsequent Financing Notice, and the Purchasers will again have the right
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of first refusal set forth above in this Section 4.14, if the Subsequent
Financing subject to the initial Subsequent Financing Notice is not consummated
for any reason on the terms set forth in such Subsequent Financing Notice within
60 Trading Days after the date of the initial Subsequent Financing Notice with
the Person identified in the Subsequent Financing Notice. In the event the
Company receives responses to Subsequent Financing Notices from Purchasers
seeking to purchase more than the financing sought by the Company in the
Subsequent Financing such Purchasers shall have the right to purchase their Pro
Rata Portion (as defined below) of the Capital Shares or Capital Shares
Equivalents to be issued in such Subsequent Financing. "PRO RATA PORTION" is the
ratio of (x) the principal amount of Debentures purchased by a Purchaser and (y)
the sum of the aggregate principal amount of Debentures issued hereunder.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, this Section 4.14 shall not
apply to the following (a) the granting or issuance of shares of Common Stock or
options to employees, officers, consultants and directors of the Company
pursuant to any stock option plan or incentive plan or agreement or arrangement
duly adopted or approved by a majority of the non-employee members of the Board
of Directors of the Company or a majority of the members of a committee of
non-employee directors established for such purpose, provided the primary
purpose of such plan, agreement or arrangement is not to raise capital, (b) the
exercise of a Debenture or any other security issued by the Company in
connection with the offer and sale of this Company's securities pursuant to this
Agreement, or (c) the exercise of or conversion of any convertible securities,
options or warrants issued and outstanding on the date hereof, provided that
such securities have not been amended since the date hereof, or (d) the issuance
of any securities in connection with acquisitions, strategic investments or
strategic partnering arrangements, the primary purpose of which is not to raise
capital, or (e) shares of Common Stock issued as part of the Roth Offering.
4.15 LIMITATIONS ON SHORT SALES. Each Purchaser agrees, severally and
not jointly, that it will not enter into any Short Sales (as hereinafter
defined) from the period commencing on the Closing Date and ending on the date
that all of the Debentures have been converted and all of the Warrants have been
exercised. For purposes of this Section 3.2(h), a "SHORT Sale" by any Purchaser
shall mean a sale of Common Stock by such Purchaser that is marked as a short
sale and that is made at a time when there is no equivalent offsetting long
position in Common Stock held by such Purchaser. For purposes of determining
whether there is an equivalent offsetting long position in Common Stock held by
a Purchasers, in addition to shares of Common Stock held by such Purchaser,
Underlying Shares that have not yet been converted pursuant to such Purchaser's
Debenture and shares of Common Stock that have not yet been issued upon exercise
of such Purchaser's warrants of the Company, including the Warrant, shall be
deemed to be held long by such Purchaser.
4.16 ADDITIONAL INVESTMENT.
(a) PURCHASER RIGHT. From the date hereof until 180 days after
the Effective Date, each Purchaser may, in its sole determination and
severally and not jointly with the other Purchasers, on one occasion,
elect to purchase, in the ratio of such Purchaser's Subscription Amount
on the Closing Date to the aggregate Subscription Amounts of all
Purchasers on the Closing Date, additional Debentures and Warrants for
an aggregate purchase price among all Purchasers of up to $2,000,000.
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Any additional investment will be on terms and prices identical those
set forth in the Transaction Documents, MUTATIS MUTANDIS, except that
(i) the conversion price for any debentures issued under this
additional investment shall be equal to 115% of the average of the 10
consecutive VWAPs immediately prior to the date the option is
exercised, the exercise price of the warrants shall be equal to the
average of the 10 consecutive VWAPs on the date the option is exercised
and warrant coverage shall be determined based on the exercise price of
the new warrants, and (ii) "Filing Date" in the registration statement
shall be the earlier of (A) 45 days after all Purchasers have exercised
their right to purchase additional debentures and warrants hereunder
and (B) the later of the Company's fiscal quarter end and the 45th day
following the date such a subsequent financing occurs with a Purchaser
and the "Effectiveness Date" in the registration statement shall be 90
days after the Filing Date. In order to effectuate a purchase and sale
of the additional shares of Common Stock and Warrants, the Company and
the Purchasers shall enter into the following agreements: (x) a
securities purchase agreement identical to this Agreement, MUTATIS
MUTANDIS and shall include updated disclosure schedules and (y) a
registration rights agreement identical to the Registration Rights
Agreement, MUTATIS MUTANDIS and shall include updated disclosure
schedules. Any such additional Investment shall close within 10 Trading
Days of notice to the Company by a Purchaser that such Purchaser elects
to exercise its rights hereunder. The parties hereby agree and
acknowledge that the rights granted hereunder to a Purchaser are
independent and separate of the rights granted to any other Purchaser
and a Purchasers election to exercise its right to an additional
investment hereunder does not obligate any other Purchaser to also
elect at such time nor does it waive any Purchaser's right to elect to
exercise at a later date.
(b) COMPANY RIGHT. From the Effective Date until 180 days
after the Effective Date ("COMPANY EXERCISE PERIOD"), if each VWAP
during any 20 consecutive Trading Days during the Company Exercise
Period exceeds $2.00, subject to adjustment for reverse and forward
stock splits, stock dividends, stock combinations and other similar
transactions of the Common Stock that occur after the date of this
Agreement, the Company may, on one occasion, in its sole determination
and by notice within 2 Trading Days' of the end of any Company Exercise
Period, require the Purchasers to purchase, in the ratio of such
Purchaser's Subscription Amount on the Closing Date to the aggregate
Subscription Amounts of all Purchasers on the Closing Date, additional
Debentures and Warrants for an aggregate purchase price among all
Purchasers of up to $2,000,000. Any additional investment will be on
terms and prices identical those set forth in the Transaction
Documents, MUTATIS MUTANDIS, except that the conversion price of the
debentures shall be the then Set Price of the Debentures and the
exercise price of the warrants shall be the then Exercise Price of the
Warrants. In order to effectuate a purchase and sale of the additional
shares of Common Stock and Warrants, the Company and the Purchasers
shall enter into the following agreements: (x) a securities purchase
agreement identical to this Agreement, MUTATIS MUTANDIS and shall
include updated disclosure schedules and (y) a registration rights
agreement identical to the Registration Rights Agreement, MUTATIS
MUTANDIS and shall include updated disclosure schedules. Any such
additional Investment shall close within 10 Trading Days of notice to
the Purchasers by a Company that the Company elects to exercise its
rights hereunder. The Company's right hereunder shall be applied
ratably to all Purchasers as set forth above. The Purchasers shall not
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be obligated to purchase such securities, notwithstanding this right,
if a Material Adverse Effect has occurred during the period from the
Closing Date to the date of such exercise or if a Purchaser reasonably
believes that, based on the information contained in the disclosure
schedules, a Material Adverse Effect will occur or if from the
commencement of the Company Exercise Period until the additional
investment is closed the Equity Conditions (as defined in the
Debentures) are satisfied.
(c) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, in the
event a Purchaser exercises its right to purchase additional debentures
and warrants pursuant to Section 4.16(a), the Company's right to cause
such Purchaser shall be reduced by such amount. Notwithstanding
anything herein to the contrary, in the event the Company exercises its
right to purchase additional debentures and warrants pursuant to
Section 4.16(b), the each Purchaser's right to cause the Company to
issue additional debentures and warrants shall be reduced
proportionally. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, any
per share dollar amounts expressed in the Transaction Documents shall
be subject to adjustment for reverse and forward stock splits, stock
dividends, stock combinations and other similar transactions of the
Common Stock that occur after the date of this Agreement in the new
transaction documents entered into pursuant to Sections 4.16(a) and
(b).
4.17 EQUAL TREATMENT OF PURCHASERS. No consideration shall be offered
or paid to any person to amend or consent to a waiver or modification of any
provision of any of the Transaction Documents unless the same consideration is
also offered to all of the parties to the Transaction Documents. Further, the
Company shall not make any payment of principal or interest on the Debentures in
amounts which are disproportionate to the respective principal amounts
outstanding on the Debentures at any applicable time. For clarification
purposes, this provision constitutes a separate right granted to each Purchaser
by the Company and negotiated separately by each Purchaser, and is intended to
treat for the Company the Debenture holders as a class and shall not in any way
be construed as the Purchasers acting in concert or as a group with respect to
the purchase, disposition or voting of Securities or otherwise.
4.18 DELIVERY OF SECURITIES UPON CLOSING. The Company shall deliver the
Debentures and Warrants to the Purchasers within 3 Trading Days of the Closing
Date.
ARTICLE V
MISCELLANEOUS
5.1 TERMINATION. This Agreement may be terminated by any Purchaser, by
written notice to the other parties, if the Closing has not been consummated on
or before March 26, 2004; provided that no such termination will affect the
right of any party to sue for any breach by the other party (or parties).
5.2 FEES AND EXPENSES. The Company has agreed to reimburse $35,000 to
Omicron Master Trust ("OMICRON") (of which $10,000 has been received) as
reimbursement for its legal, administrative and due diligence fees and expenses
incurred to prepare and negotiate the Transaction Documents. Accordingly, in
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lieu of the foregoing payments, the Company, on the Closing Date, will direct
that the aggregate amount that Omicron is to pay for the Debentures and Warrants
at the Closing, be reduced by $25,000. Except as expressly set forth in the
Transaction Documents to the contrary, 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 transfer agent fees, stamp taxes and other taxes and duties levied
in connection with the issuance of any Securities.
5.3 ENTIRE AGREEMENT. The Transaction Documents, together with the
exhibits and schedules thereto, 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, which the parties
acknowledge have been merged into such documents, exhibits and schedules.
5.4 NOTICES. Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries
required or permitted to be provided hereunder shall be in writing and shall be
deemed given and effective on the earliest of (a) the date of transmission, if
such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile at the facsimile number
specified on the signature pages attached hereto prior to 5:30 p.m. (New York
City time) on a Trading Day and an electronic confirmation of delivery is
received by the sender, (b) the next Trading Day after the date of transmission,
if such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile at the facsimile
number specified in this Section on a day that is not a Trading Day or later
than 5:30 p.m. (New York City time) on any Trading Day, or (c) the Trading Day
following the date of mailing, if sent by U.S. nationally recognized overnight
courier service. The addresses for such notices and communications are those set
forth on the signature pages hereof, or such other address as may be designated
in writing hereafter, in the same manner, by such Person.
5.5 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 the Company and a majority in interest of the Purchasers (based on the then
outstanding principal amount of Debentures held by each Purchaser, and if no
Debentures are then outstanding, the number of unexercised Warrant Shares held
by each 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 subsequent default 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.
5.6 CONSTRUCTION. 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. The language used in this Agreement will be deemed
to be the language chosen by the parties to express their mutual intent, and no
rules of strict construction will be applied against any party.
5.7 SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS. This Agreement shall be binding upon and
inure to the benefit of the parties and their successors and permitted assigns.
The Company may not assign this Agreement or any rights or obligations hereunder
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without the prior written consent of the Purchasers. Any Purchaser may assign
its rights under this Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement to any
Person to whom such Purchaser assigns or transfers any Securities.
5.8 NO THIRD-PARTY BENEFICIARIES. This Agreement is intended for the
benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted
assigns and is not for the benefit of, nor may any provision hereof be enforced
by, any other Person, except as otherwise set forth in Sections 4.12.
5.9 GOVERNING LAW; VENUE; WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. All questions
concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this
Agreement shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the
internal laws of the State of California, without regard to the principles of
conflicts of law thereof. Each party hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive
jurisdiction of the state and federal courts sitting in the City of San Diego,
California for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in connection
herewith or with any transaction contemplated hereby or discussed herein
(including with respect to the enforcement of any of the Transaction Documents),
and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any suit, action or
proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of
any such court, that such suit, action or proceeding is improper or inconvenient
venue for such proceeding. Each party hereby irrevocably waives personal service
of process and consents to process being served in any such suit, action or
proceeding by mailing a copy thereof via registered or certified mail or
overnight delivery (with evidence of delivery) to such party at the address in
effect for notices to it under this Agreement and agrees that such service shall
constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice thereof. Nothing
contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process
in any manner permitted by law. The parties hereby waive all rights to a trial
by jury. If either party shall commence an action or proceeding to enforce any
provisions of this Agreement, then the prevailing party in such action or
proceeding shall be reimbursed by the other party for its attorneys fees and
other costs and expenses incurred with the investigation, preparation and
prosecution of such action or proceeding.
5.10 SURVIVAL. The representations and warranties contained herein
shall survive the earlier of (a) 18 months after the Closing Date and (b) the
date on which the Debentures and Warrants are no longer outstanding. The
agreements and covenants of the Company contained herein shall survive, as to a
Purchaser and unless otherwise set forth in the Transaction Documents, until
such Purchaser no longer holds any Securities.
5.11 EXECUTION. 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) with the same force and effect as if such facsimile signature page
were an original thereof.
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5.12 SEVERABILITY. If any provision of this Agreement is held to 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
affected or impaired thereby and the parties will attempt to agree upon a valid
and enforceable provision that is a reasonable substitute therefor, and upon so
agreeing, shall incorporate such substitute provision in this Agreement.
5.13 RESCISSION AND WITHDRAWAL RIGHT. Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary contained in (and without limiting any similar provisions of) the
Transaction Documents, whenever any Purchaser exercises a right, election,
demand or option under a Transaction Document and the Company does not timely
perform its related obligations within the periods therein provided, then such
Purchaser may rescind or withdraw, in its sole discretion from time to time upon
written notice to the Company, any relevant notice, demand or election in whole
or in part without prejudice to its future actions and rights, provided,
however, in the case of a rescission of a conversion of a Debenture or exercise
of a Warrant, the Purchaser shall be required to return any shares of Common
Stock subject to any such conversion or exercise notice.
5.14 REPLACEMENT OF SECURITIES. If any certificate or instrument
evidencing any Securities is mutilated, lost, stolen or destroyed, the Company
shall issue or cause to be issued in exchange and substitution for and upon
cancellation thereof, or in lieu of and substitution therefor, a new certificate
or instrument, but only upon receipt of evidence reasonably satisfactory to the
Company of such loss, theft or destruction and customary and reasonable
indemnity, if requested. The applicants for a new certificate or instrument
under such circumstances shall also pay any reasonable third-party costs
associated with the issuance of such replacement Securities.
5.15 REMEDIES. In addition to being entitled to exercise all rights
provided herein or granted by law, including recovery of damages, each of the
Purchasers and the Company will be entitled to specific performance under the
Transaction Documents. The parties agree that monetary damages may not be
adequate compensation for any loss incurred by reason of any breach of
obligations described in the foregoing sentence 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. Without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, the Company expressly agrees that its breach of the next-to-last last
sentence of Section 4.7 would cause each Purchaser irreparable harm, and
consents to the granting of injunctive relief by any court having jurisdiction
to preclude any such issuance of securities.
5.16 PAYMENT SET ASIDE. To the extent that the Company makes a payment
or payments to any Purchaser pursuant to any Transaction Document or a Purchaser
enforces or exercises its rights thereunder, and such payment or payments or the
proceeds of such enforcement or exercise or any part thereof are subsequently
invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or preferential, set aside, recovered
from, disgorged by or are required to be refunded, repaid or otherwise restored
to the Company, a trustee, receiver or any other person under any law
(including, without limitation, any bankruptcy law, state or federal law, common
law or equitable cause of action), then to the extent of any such restoration
the obligation or part thereof originally intended to be satisfied shall be
revived and continued in full force and effect as if such payment had not been
made or such enforcement or setoff had not occurred.
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5.17 USURY. To the extent it may lawfully do so, the Company hereby
agrees not to insist upon or plead or in any manner whatsoever claim, and will
resist any and all efforts to be compelled to take the benefit or advantage of,
usury laws wherever enacted, now or at any time hereafter in force, in
connection with any claim, action or proceeding that may be brought by any
Purchaser in order to enforce any right or remedy under any Transaction
Document. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained in any
Transaction Document, it is expressly agreed and provided that the total
liability of the Company under the Transaction Documents for payments in the
nature of interest shall not exceed the maximum lawful rate authorized under
applicable law (the "MAXIMUM RATE"), and, without limiting the foregoing, in no
event shall any rate of interest or default interest, or both of them, when
aggregated with any other sums in the nature of interest that the Company may be
obligated to pay under the Transaction Documents exceed such Maximum Rate. It is
agreed that if the maximum contract rate of interest allowed by law and
applicable to the Transaction Documents is increased or decreased by statute or
any official governmental action subsequent to the date hereof, the new maximum
contract rate of interest allowed by law will be the Maximum Rate applicable to
the Transaction Documents from the effective date forward, unless such
application is precluded by applicable law. If under any circumstances
whatsoever, interest in excess of the Maximum Rate is paid by the Company to any
Purchaser with respect to indebtedness evidenced by the Transaction Documents,
such excess shall be applied by such Purchaser to the unpaid principal balance
of any such indebtedness or be refunded to the Company, the manner of handling
such excess to be at such Purchaser's election.
5.18 INDEPENDENT NATURE OF PURCHASERS' OBLIGATIONS AND RIGHTS. The
obligations of each Purchaser under any Transaction Document are several and not
joint with the obligations of any other Purchaser, and no Purchaser shall be
responsible in any way for the performance of the obligations of any other
Purchaser under any Transaction Document. Nothing contained herein or in any
Transaction Document, and no action taken by any Purchaser pursuant thereto,
shall be deemed to constitute the Purchasers as a partnership, an association, a
joint venture or any other kind of entity, or create a presumption that the
Purchasers are in any way acting in concert or as a group with respect to such
obligations or the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Document. Each
Purchaser shall be entitled to independently protect and enforce its rights,
including without limitation the rights arising out of this Agreement or out of
the other Transaction Documents, and it shall not be necessary for any other
Purchaser to be joined as an additional party in any proceeding for such
purpose. Each Purchaser has been represented by its own separate legal counsel
in their review and negotiation of the Transaction Documents. For reasons of
administrative convenience only, Purchasers and their respective counsel have
chosen to communicate with the Company through FW. FW does not represent all of
the Purchasers but only Omicron. The Company has elected to provide all
Purchasers with the same terms and Transaction Documents for the convenience of
the Company and not because it was required or requested to do so by the
Purchasers.
5.19 LIQUIDATED DAMAGES. The Company's obligations to pay any
liquidated damages or other amounts owing under the Transaction Documents is a
continuing obligation of the Company and shall not terminate until all unpaid
liquidated damages and other amounts have been paid notwithstanding the fact
that the instrument or security pursuant to which such liquidated damages or
other amounts are due and payable shall have been canceled.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Securities
Purchase Agreement to be duly executed by their respective authorized
signatories as of the date first indicated above.
ISLAND PACIFIC, INC.
By: /S/ Ran Furman
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Name: Ran Furman
Title: Chief Financial Officer
Address for Notice:
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3252 Holiday Court
Suite 208
La Jolla, CA 92037
Attn: Ran Furman
Tel: 858-550-3341
Fax: 858-450-9736
With a copy to: Solomon, Ward Seidenwurm & Smith, LLP
401 B Street, Suite 1200
San Diego, CA 92101
Attn: Harry J. Proctor
Tel: 619-231-0303
Fax: 619-231-4755
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SIGNATURE PAGE FOR PURCHASER FOLLOWS]
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PURCHASERS SIGNATURE PAGE
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have caused this Securities
Purchase Agreement to be duly executed by their respective authorized
signatories as of the date first indicated above.
OMICRON MASTER TRUST ADDRESS FOR NOTICE:
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By: Omicron Capital L.P., as advisor c/o Omicron Capital L.P.
By: Omicron Capital Inc., its general partner 810 Seventh Avenue,
39th Floor
New York, New York 10019
Attn: Brian Daly
By: /s/ Bruce Bernstein Fax: (212) 803-5269
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Name: Bruce Bernstein
Title: Managing Partner
Subscription Amount: $1,750,000
Warrant Shares: 530,303
Tax Identification No.: 98-6053436
Subscription Amount: 1,750,000
Conversion Shares (@$1.32):
Warrant Shares (40% @ $1.15):
With a Copy to:
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(which shall not constitute notice) Feldman Weinstein, LLP
420 Lexington Avenue
New York, New York 10170
Attn: Robert F. Charron
Tel: (212) 869-7000
Fax: (212) 401-4741
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PURCHASERS SIGNATURE PAGE IPI (CONT. . . )
Name of Investing Entity: Midsummer Investment Ltd.
SIGNATURE OF AUTHORIZED SIGNATORY OF INVESTING ENTITY: /s/ Scott D. Kaufman
Name of Authorized Signatory: Scott D. Kaufman
Title of Authorized Signatory: Managing Director, Midsummer Capital, LLC,
Acting as investment manager of Midsummer
Investment, Ltd.
Email Address of Authorized Entity: sk@midsummercapital.com
Address for Notice of Investing Entity:
485 Madison Avenue
23rd Floor
New York, NY 10022
Address for Delivery of Securities for Investing Entity (if not same as above):
Subscription Amount: $1,250,000
Conversion Shares (@ $1.32): 946,970
Warrant Shares (40% @ $1.15): 1,086,957
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ANNEX 1
Company Wire Instructions
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EXHIBIT A
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 THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE "SECURITIES
ACT"), AND, ACCORDINGLY, MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN
EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR PURSUANT TO AN
AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION
REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE
SECURITIES LAWS AS EVIDENCED BY A LEGAL OPINION OF COUNSEL TO THE TRANSFEROR TO
SUCH EFFECT, THE SUBSTANCE OF WHICH SHALL BE REASONABLY ACCEPTABLE TO THE
COMPANY. THESE SECURITIES AND THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE OF THESE
SECURITIES MAY BE PLEDGED IN CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN ACCOUNT OR OTHER
LOAN SECURED BY SUCH SECURITIES.
Original Issue Date Set Price: $1.32 Original Issue Date: March 15, 2004
$_______________
9% CONVERTIBLE DEBENTURE
DUE MAY 15, 2006
THIS DEBENTURE is one of a series of duly authorized and issued
Debentures of Island Pacific, Inc., a Delaware corporation, having a principal
place of business at 3252 Holiday Court, Suite 208, La Jolla 92037 (the
"COMPANY"), designated as its 9% Convertible Debenture, due May 15, 2006 (the
"DEBENTURES").
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the Company promises to pay to ___________________
or its registered assigns (the "HOLDER"), the principal sum of $_______________
on May 15, 2006 or such earlier date as the Debentures are required or permitted
to be repaid as provided hereunder (the "MATURITY DATE") and to pay interest to
the Holder on the aggregate unconverted and then outstanding principal amount of
this Debenture at the rate of 9% per annum, payable quarterly on March 1, June
1, September 1 and December 1, beginning on the first such date after the
Original Issue Date and on each Conversion Date (as to that principal amount
then being converted), on each Monthly Redemption Date (as to that principal
amount then being redeemed) and on the Maturity Date (except that, if any such
date is not a Business Day, then such payment shall be due on the next
succeeding Business Day) (each such date, an "INTEREST PAYMENT DATE"), in cash
or shares of Common Stock at the Interest Conversion Rate, or a combination
thereof; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, payment in shares of Common Stock may only occur if
during the 20 Trading Days immediately prior to the applicable Interest Payment
Date all of the Equity Conditions have been met and the Company shall have given
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the Holder notice in accordance with the notice requirements set forth below.
Subject to the terms and conditions herein, the decision whether to pay interest
hereunder in shares of Common Stock or cash shall be at the discretion of the
Company. Not less than 20 Trading Days prior to each Interest Payment Date, the
Company shall provide the Holder with written notice of its election to pay
interest hereunder either in cash or shares of Common Stock (the Company may
indicate in such notice that the election contained in such notice shall
continue for later periods until revised). Within 20 Trading Days prior to an
Interest Payment Date, the Company's election (whether specific to an Interest
Payment Date or continuous) shall be irrevocable as to such Interest Payment
Date. Subject to the aforementioned conditions, failure to timely provide such
written notice shall be deemed an election by the Company to pay the interest on
such Interest Payment Date in cash. Interest shall be calculated on the basis of
a 360-day year and shall accrue daily commencing on the Original Issue Date
until payment in full of the principal sum, together with all accrued and unpaid
interest and other amounts which may become due hereunder, has been made.
Payment of interest in shares of Common Stock shall otherwise occur pursuant to
Section 4(b) and for purposes of the payment of interest in shares only, the
Interest Payment Date shall be deemed the Conversion Date. Interest shall cease
to accrue with respect to any principal amount converted, provided that the
Company in fact delivers the Conversion Shares within the time period required
by Section 4(b)(i). Interest hereunder will be paid to the Person in whose name
this Debenture is registered on the records of the Company regarding
registration and transfers of Debentures (the "DEBENTURE REGISTER"). Except as
otherwise provided herein, if at anytime the Company pays interest partially in
cash and partially in shares of Common Stock, then such payment shall be
distributed ratably among the Holders based upon the principal amount of
Debentures held by each Holder. All overdue accrued and unpaid interest to be
paid hereunder shall entail a late fee at the rate of 12% per annum (or such
lower maximum amount of interest permitted to be charged under applicable law)
("LATE FEE") which will accrue daily, from the date such interest is due
hereunder through and including the date of payment. EXCEPT AS SET FORTH IN
SECTION 5(A) OF THIS DEBENTURE, THE COMPANY MAY NOT PREPAY ANY PORTION OF THE
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT ON THIS DEBENTURE WITHOUT THE PRIOR WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE
HOLDER.
This Debenture is subject to the following additional provisions:
SECTION 1. This Debenture is exchangeable for an equal aggregate
principal amount of Debentures of different authorized denominations, as
requested by the Holder surrendering the same. No service charge will be made
for such registration of transfer or exchange.
SECTION 2. This Debenture has been issued subject to certain investment
representations of the original Holder set forth in the Purchase Agreement and
may be transferred or exchanged only in compliance with the Purchase Agreement
and applicable federal and state securities laws and regulations. The Holder
hereof, by acceptance of this Debenture, agrees to be bound by the covenants
made by the original Holder contained in the Purchase Agreement. Prior to due
presentment to the Company for transfer of this Debenture, the Company and any
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agent of the Company may treat the Person in whose name this Debenture is duly
registered on the Debenture Register as the owner hereof for the purpose of
receiving payment as herein provided and for all other purposes, whether or not
this Debenture is overdue, and neither the Company nor any such agent shall be
affected by notice to the contrary.
SECTION 3. EVENTS OF DEFAULT.
(a) "EVENT OF DEFAULT", wherever used herein, means any one of
the following events (whatever the reason and whether it shall be
voluntary or involuntary or effected by operation of law or pursuant to
any judgment, decree or order of any court, or any order, rule or
regulation of any administrative or governmental body):
(i) any default in the payment of the principal of,
interest on or liquidated damages in respect of, any
Debentures, free of any claim of subordination, as and when
the same shall become due and payable (whether on a Conversion
Date or the Maturity Date or by acceleration or otherwise)
which default is not cured, if possible to cure, within 3 days
of notice of such default sent by the Holder;
(ii) the Company shall fail to observe or perform any
other covenant, agreement or warranty contained in, or
otherwise commit any breach of any of the Transaction
Documents (other than a breach by the Company of its
obligations to deliver shares of Common Stock to the Holder
upon conversion or interest payment which breach is addressed
in clause (x) below) which is not cured, if possible to cure,
within 5 days of notice of such default sent by the Holder
(except with respect to breaches pursuant to Sections 4.1, 4.8
and 4.9 of the Purchase Agreement and Section 3(a) of the
Warrant);
(iii) the Company or any of its subsidiaries shall
commence, or there shall be commenced against the Company or
any such subsidiary a case under any applicable bankruptcy or
insolvency laws as now or hereafter in effect or any successor
thereto, or the Company or any Subsidiary commences any other
proceeding under any reorganization, arrangement, adjustment
of debt, relief of debtors, dissolution, insolvency or
liquidation or similar law of any jurisdiction whether now or
hereafter in effect relating to the Company or any subsidiary
thereof or there is commenced against the Company or any
subsidiary thereof any such bankruptcy, insolvency or other
proceeding which remains undismissed for a period of 60 days;
or the Company or any subsidiary thereof is adjudicated
insolvent or bankrupt; or any order of relief or other order
approving any such case or proceeding is entered; or the
Company or any subsidiary thereof suffers any appointment of
any custodian or the like for it or any substantial part of
its property which continues undischarged or unstayed for a
period of 60 days; or the Company or any subsidiary thereof
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makes a general assignment for the benefit of creditors; or
the Company shall fail to pay, or shall state that it is
unable to pay, or shall be unable to pay, its debts generally
as they become due; or the Company or any subsidiary thereof
shall call a meeting of its creditors with a view to arranging
a composition, adjustment or restructuring of its debts; or
the Company or any subsidiary thereof shall by any act or
failure to act expressly indicate its consent to, approval of
or acquiescence in any of the foregoing; or any corporate or
other action is taken by the Company or any subsidiary thereof
for the purpose of effecting any of the foregoing;
(iv) the Company shall default in any of its
obligations under any other Debenture or any mortgage, credit
agreement or other facility, indenture agreement, factoring
agreement or other instrument under which there may be issued,
or by which there may be secured or evidenced any indebtedness
for borrowed money or money due under any long term leasing or
factoring arrangement of the Company in an amount exceeding
$150,000, whether such indebtedness now exists or shall
hereafter be created and such default shall result in such
indebtedness becoming or being declared due and payable prior
to the date on which it would otherwise become due and
payable;
(v) the Common Stock shall not be eligible for
quotation on or quoted for trading on the Nasdaq SmallCap
Market, New York Stock Exchange, American Stock Exchange or
the Nasdaq National Market (each, a "PRINCIPAL MARKET") and
shall not again be eligible for and quoted or listed for
trading thereon within five Trading Days;
(vi) the Company shall be a party to any Change of
Control Transaction, shall agree to sell or dispose of all or
in excess of 45% of its assets in one or more transactions
(whether or not such sale would constitute a Change of Control
Transaction) or shall redeem or repurchase more than a de
minimis number of its outstanding shares of Common Stock or
other equity securities of the Company (other than redemptions
of Conversion Shares);
(vii) an Underlying Shares Registration Statement
shall not have been declared effective by the Commission on or
prior to the 180th calendar day after the Original Issue Date;
(viii) if, during the Effectiveness Period (as
defined in the Registration Rights Agreement), the
effectiveness of the Underlying Shares Registration Statement
lapses for any reason or the Holder shall not be permitted to
resell Registrable Securities (as defined in the Registration
Rights Agreement) under the Underlying Shares Registration
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Statement, in either case, for more than 10 consecutive
Trading Days or 20 non-consecutive Trading Days during any 12
month period;
(ix) an Event (as defined in the Registration Rights
Agreement) shall not have been cured to the reasonable
satisfaction of the Holder prior to the expiration of thirty
days from the Event Date (as defined in the Registration
Rights Agreement) relating thereto (other than an Event
resulting from a failure of an Underlying Shares Registration
Statement to be declared effective by the Commission on or
prior to the Effectiveness Date (as defined in the
Registration Rights Agreement), which shall be covered by
Section 3(a)(vii));
(x) the Company shall fail for any reason to deliver
certificates to a Holder prior to the fifth Trading Day after
a Conversion Date pursuant to and in accordance with Section
4(b) or the Company shall provide notice to the Holder,
including by way of public announcement, at any time, of its
intention not to comply with requests for conversions of any
Debentures in accordance with the terms hereof; or
(xi) the Company shall fail for any reason to deliver
the payment in cash pursuant to a Buy-In (as defined herein)
within five days after notice thereof is delivered hereunder.
(b) If any Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the full
principal amount of this Debenture, together with interest and other
amounts owing in respect thereof, to the date of acceleration shall
become at the Holder's election, immediately due and payable in cash.
The aggregate amount payable upon an Event of Default shall be equal to
the Mandatory Prepayment Amount. Interest shall continue to accrue on
the Mandatory Prepayment Amount hereunder from the 5th day after such
amount is due (being the date of an Event of Default) through the date
of prepayment in full thereof in an amount equal to the Late Fee, to
accrue daily from the date such payment is due hereunder through and
including the date of payment. All Debentures for which the full
Mandatory Prepayment Amount hereunder shall have been paid in
accordance herewith shall promptly be surrendered to or as directed by
the Company. The Holder need not provide and the Company hereby waives
any presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, and the
Holder may immediately and without expiration of any grace period
enforce any and all of its rights and remedies hereunder and all other
remedies available to it under applicable law. Such declaration may be
rescinded and annulled by Holder at any time prior to payment hereunder
and the Holder shall have all rights as a Debenture holder until such
time, if any, as the full payment under this Section shall have been
received by it. No such rescission or annulment shall affect any
subsequent Event of Default or impair any right consequent thereon.
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SECTION 4. CONVERSION.
(a) (i) At any time after the Original Issue Date until this
Debenture is no longer outstanding, this Debenture shall be
convertible into shares of Common Stock at the option of the
Holder, in whole or in part at any time and from time to time
(subject to the limitations on conversion set forth in Section
4(a)(ii) hereof). The Holder shall effect conversions by
delivering to the Company the form of Notice of Conversion
attached hereto as ANNEX A (a "NOTICE OF CONVERSION"),
specifying therein the principal amount of Debentures to be
converted and the date on which such conversion is to be
effected (a "CONVERSION DATE") and shall contain a completed
schedule in the form of SCHEDULE 1 to the Notice of Conversion
(as amended on each Conversion Date, the "CONVERSION
SCHEDULE") reflecting the remaining principal amount of this
Debenture and all accrued and unpaid interest thereon
subsequent to the conversion at issue. If no Conversion Date
is specified in a Notice of Conversion, the Conversion Date
shall be the date that such Notice of Conversion is provided
hereunder. To effect conversions hereunder, the Holder shall
not be required to physically surrender Debentures to the
Company unless the entire principal amount of this Debenture
has been so converted. Conversions hereunder shall have the
effect of lowering the outstanding principal amount of this
Debenture plus all accrued and unpaid interest thereon in an
amount equal to the applicable conversion, which shall be
evidenced by entries set forth in the Conversion Schedule. The
Holder and the Company shall maintain records showing the
principal amount converted and the date of such conversions.
The Company shall deliver any objection to the figures
represented in the Conversion Schedules within 1 Business Day
of receipt of such notice. In the event of any dispute or
discrepancy, the records of the Holder shall be controlling
and determinative in the absence of manifest error. The Holder
and any assignee, by acceptance of this Debenture, acknowledge
and agree that, by reason of the provisions of this paragraph,
following conversion of a portion of this Debenture, the
unpaid and unconverted principal amount of this Debenture may
be less than the amount stated on the face hereof.
(ii) CERTAIN CONVERSION RESTRICTIONS.
(A) The Company shall not effect any
conversion of this Debenture, and the Holder shall
not have the right to convert any portion of this
Debenture, pursuant to Section 4(a)(i) or otherwise,
or receive shares of Common Stock in lieu of interest
payments, to the extent that after giving effect to
such conversion, or receipt of shares of Common Stock
in lieu of interest payments, the Holder (together
with the Holder's affiliates), as set forth on the
applicable Notice of Conversion, would beneficially
own in excess of 4.99% of the number of shares of the
Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving
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effect to such conversion. For purposes of the
foregoing sentence, the number of shares of Common
Stock beneficially owned by the Holder and its
affiliates shall include the number of shares of
Common Stock issuable upon conversion of this
Debenture with respect to which the determination of
such sentence is being made, but shall exclude the
number of shares of Common Stock which would be
issuable upon (A) conversion of the remaining,
nonconverted portion of this Debenture beneficially
owned by the Holder or any of its affiliates and (B)
exercise or conversion of the unexercised or
nonconverted portion of any other securities of the
Company (including, without limitation, any other
Debentures or the Warrants) subject to a limitation
on conversion or exercise analogous to the limitation
contained herein beneficially owned by the Holder or
any of its affiliates. Except as set forth in the
preceding sentence, for purposes of this Section
4(a)(ii), beneficial ownership shall be calculated in
accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act. To
the extent that the limitation contained in this
section applies, the determination of whether this
Debenture is convertible (in relation to other
securities owned by the Holder) and of which a
portion of this Debenture is convertible shall be in
the sole discretion of such Holder. To ensure
compliance with this restriction, the Holder will be
deemed to represent to the Company each time it
delivers a Notice of Conversion that such Notice of
Conversion has not violated the restrictions set
forth in this paragraph and the Company shall have no
obligation to verify or confirm the accuracy of such
determination. For purposes of this Section 4(a)(ii),
in determining the number of outstanding shares of
Common Stock, the Holder may rely on the number of
outstanding shares of Common Stock as reflected in
(x) the Company's most recent Form 10-Q or Form 10-K,
as the case may be, (y) a more recent public
announcement by the Company or (z) any other notice
by the Company or the Company's Transfer Agent
setting forth the number of shares of Common Stock
outstanding. Upon the written or oral request of the
Holder, the Company shall within two Trading Days
confirm orally and in writing to the Holder the
number of shares of Common Stock then outstanding. In
any case, the number of outstanding shares of Common
Stock shall be determined after giving effect to the
conversion or exercise of securities of the Company,
including this Debenture, by the Holder or its
affiliates since the date as of which such number of
outstanding shares of Common Stock was reported.
(B) If the Company has not obtained
Shareholder Approval (as defined below), if required
by the applicable rules and regulations of the
Principal Market (or any successor entity), then the
Company may not issue upon conversion of the
Debentures, in the aggregate, in excess of 19.999% of
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the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding on
the Trading Day immediately preceding the Original
Issue Date, less any shares of Common Stock issued
upon conversion of or as payment of interest on the
Debentures or upon prior exercise of this or any
other Warrant issued pursuant to the Purchase
Agreement (such number of shares, the "ISSUABLE
MAXIMUM"). PROVIDED, HOWEVER, any Warrant Shares
previously issued upon exercise of the Series A
Warrants shall not be included in any such
calculation unless the Exercise Price thereof is less
than the closing bid price of the Common Stock on the
Trading Day immediately prior to the Closing Date
(subject to adjustment for reverse and forward stock
splits, stock dividends, stock combinations and other
similar transactions of the Common Stock that occur
after the date of this Agreement). On any given date,
each Holder shall be entitled to a portion of the
Issuable Maximum equal to the product of (y) the
fraction determined by dividing the number of
Conversion Shares and Warrant Shares (notwithstanding
any conversion or exercise limitation set forth in
the Debentures or Warrants) then held by such Holder
as of such date by the aggregate number of such
Conversion Shares and Warrant Shares held by all
Holders as of such date and (z) the difference
between the Issuable Maximum and the number of shares
of Common Stock issued, in the aggregate among all
Holders, pursuant to any conversions of Debentures or
exercise of Warrants prior to such date. If on any
Conversion Date: (A) the applicable Set Price then in
effect is such that the shares issuable under this
Debenture on any Conversion Date together with the
aggregate number of shares of Common Stock that would
then be issuable upon conversion in full of all then
outstanding Debentures would exceed the Issuable
Maximum, and (B) the Company shall not have obtained
Shareholder Approval, then the Company shall issue to
the Holder requesting a conversion a number of shares
of Common Stock equal to such Holder's pro-rata
portion (which shall be calculated pursuant to the
terms above) of the Issuable Maximum and, with
respect to the remainder of the aggregate principal
amount of the Debentures (including any accrued
interest) then held by such Holder for which a
conversion in accordance with the applicable
conversion price would result in an issuance of
shares of Common Stock in excess of such Holder's
pro-rata portion (which shall be calculated pursuant
to the terms hereof) of the Issuable Maximum (the
"EXCESS PRINCIPAL"), the Company shall be prohibited
from converting such Excess Principal, and shall
notify the Holder of the reason therefor. This
Debenture shall thereafter be unconvertible until and
unless Shareholder Approval is subsequently obtained
or is otherwise not required, but this Debenture
shall otherwise remain in full force and effect. The
Company and the Holder understand and agree that
shares of Common Stock issued to and then held by the
Holder as a result of conversions of Debentures shall
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not be entitled to cast votes on any resolution to
obtain Shareholder Approval pursuant hereto. For
clarity, the failure of the Company to actually
obtain Shareholder Approval shall not be a breach of
covenant or Event of Default under Section 3 of this
Debenture, provided, that any issuance of securities
which results in an adjustment to the Set Price
(other than pursuant to Section 4(c)(ii)) without the
Company having previously sought and voted on
Shareholder Approval as set forth in the Purchase
Agreement shall be a breach of covenant in the
Purchase Agreement and an Event of Default under
Section 3(a)(ii).
(iii) CONVERSION SHARES ISSUABLE UPON CONVERSION AND
PURSUANT TO INTEREST.
(A) CONVERSION OF PRINCIPAL AMOUNT. The
number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon a
conversion shall be determined by the quotient
obtained by dividing (x) the outstanding principal
amount of this Debenture to be converted by (y) the
Set Price, and
(B) PAYMENT OF INTEREST IN CONVERSION
SHARES. The number of shares of Common Stock issuable
upon payment of interest under this Debenture shall
be the number determined by (x) the product of (I)
the outstanding principal amount of this Debenture to
be converted and (II) the product of (aa) the
quotient obtained by dividing 9% by 360 and (bb) the
number of days for which such principal amount was
outstanding, divided by (y) the applicable Interest
Conversion Rate, PROVIDED, that if the Company shall
have elected to pay the -------- interest due on an
Interest Payment Date in cash pursuant to the terms
hereof, this subsection (B) shall not be used in the
calculation of the number of shares of Common Stock
issuable upon a conversion hereunder.
(C) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary
contained herein, if on any Conversion Date:
(1) the number of shares of Common
Stock at the time authorized, unissued and
unreserved for all purposes, or held as
treasury stock, is insufficient to honor
such conversion;
(2) the Common Stock shall fail to
be listed or quoted for trading on a
Principal Market; or
(3) the Company has failed to timely
satisfy its conversion obligations
hereunder.
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and, with respect to such delivery, no prior
demand has been made by the Holder pursuant to
Section 4(b)(ii) or Section 4(b)(iii), then, at the
option of the Holder, the Company, in lieu of
delivering shares of Common Stock pursuant to this
Section 4, shall deliver, within five Trading Days of
each applicable Conversion Date, an amount in cash
equal to the product of the number of shares of
Common Stock otherwise deliverable to the Holder in
connection with such Conversion Date and the highest
VWAP during the period commencing on the Conversion
Date and ending on the Trading Day prior to the date
such payment is made.
(b) (i) Not later than five Trading Days after any Conversion
Date, the Company will deliver to the Holder (A) a certificate
or certificates for the Shares of Common Stock which shall be
free of restrictive legends and trading restrictions (other
than those required by the Purchase Agreement) representing
the number of shares of Common Stock being acquired upon the
conversion of Debentures and (B) a bank check in the amount of
accrued and unpaid interest (if the Company has timely elected
or is required to pay accrued interest in cash). The Company
shall, upon request of the Holder, if available and if allowed
under applicable securities laws, use its best efforts to
deliver any certificate or certificates required to be
delivered by the Company under this Section electronically
through the Depository Trust Corporation or another
established clearing corporation performing similar functions.
If in the case of any Notice of Conversion such certificate or
certificates are not delivered to or as directed by the
applicable Holder by the fifth Trading Day after a Conversion
Date, the Holder shall be entitled by written notice to the
Company at any time on or before its receipt of such
certificate or certificates thereafter, to rescind such
conversion, in which event the Company shall immediately
return the certificates representing the principal amount of
Debentures tendered for conversion.
(ii) If the Company fails for any reason to deliver
to the Holder such certificate or certificates pursuant to
Section 4(b)(i) by the fifth Trading Day after the Conversion
Date, and, with respect to such delivery, no prior demand has
been made by the Holder pursuant to Section 4(a)(iii)(C) or
Section 4(b)(iii) the Company shall pay to such Holder, in
cash, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, for each
$5,000 of principal amount being converted, $50 per Trading
Day (increasing to $100 per Trading Day after 3 Trading Days
and increasing to $200 per Trading Day 6 Trading Days after
such damages begin to accrue) for each Trading Day after such
fifth Trading Day until such certificates are delivered. The
Company's obligations to issue and deliver the Conversion
Shares upon conversion of this Debenture in accordance with
the terms hereof are absolute and unconditional, irrespective
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of any action or inaction by the Holder to enforce the same,
any waiver or consent with respect to any provision hereof,
the recovery of any judgment against any Person or any action
to enforce the same, or any setoff, counterclaim, recoupment,
limitation or termination, or any breach or alleged breach by
the Holder or any other Person of any obligation to the
Company or any violation or alleged violation of law by the
Holder or any other person, and irrespective of any other
circumstance which might otherwise limit such obligation of
the Company to the Holder in connection with the issuance of
such Conversion Shares; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, such delivery shall
not operate as a waiver by the Company of any such action the
Company may have against the Holder. Nothing herein shall
limit a Holder's right to pursue actual damages or declare an
Event of Default pursuant to Section 3 herein for the
Company's failure to deliver certificates representing shares
of Common Stock upon conversion within the period specified
herein and such Holder shall have the right to pursue all
remedies available to it at law or in equity including,
without limitation, a decree of specific performance and/or
injunctive relief. The exercise of any such rights shall not
prohibit the Holders from seeking to enforce damages pursuant
to any other Section hereof or under applicable law.
(iii) In addition to any other rights available to
the Holder, if the Company fails for any reason to deliver to
the Holder such certificate or certificates pursuant to
Section 4(b)(i) by the fifth Trading Day after the Conversion
Date, and with respect to such delivery, no prior demand has
been made by the Holder pursuant to Section 4(a)(iii)(C) or
Section 4(b)(ii), if after such fifth Trading Day the Holder
is required by its brokerage firm to purchase (in an open
market transaction or otherwise) Common Stock to deliver in
satisfaction of a sale by such Holder of the Conversion Shares
which the Holder anticipated receiving upon such conversion (a
"BUY-IN"), then the Company shall (A) pay in cash to the
Holder (in addition to any remedies available to or elected by
the Holder) the amount by which (x) the Holder's total
purchase price (including brokerage commissions, if any) for
the Common Stock so purchased exceeds (y) the product of (1)
the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock that such
Holder anticipated receiving from the conversion at issue
multiplied by (2) the actual sale price of the Common Stock at
the time of the sale (including brokerage commissions, if any)
giving rise to such purchase obligation and (B) at the option
of the Holder, either reissue Debentures in principal amount
equal to the principal amount of the attempted conversion or
deliver to the Holder the number of shares of Common Stock
that would have been issued had the Company timely complied
with its delivery requirements under Section 4(b)(i). For
example, if the Holder purchases Common Stock having a total
purchase price of $11,000 to cover a Buy-In with respect to an
attempted conversion of Debentures with respect to which the
actual sale price of the Conversion Shares at the time of the
sale (including brokerage commissions, if any) giving rise to
such purchase obligation was a total of $10,000 under clause
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(A) of the immediately preceding sentence, the Company shall
be required to pay the Holder $1,000. The Holder shall provide
the Company written notice indicating the amounts payable to
the Holder in respect of the Buy-In. Notwithstanding anything
contained herein to the contrary, if a Holder requires the
Company to make payment in respect of a Buy-In for the failure
to timely deliver certificates hereunder and the Company
timely pays in full such payment, the Company shall not be
required to pay such Holder liquidated damages under Section
4(b)(ii) in respect of the certificates resulting in such
Buy-In.
(iv) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary,
if after the Effective Date the VWAPs for any 15 consecutive
Trading Days exceeds the then Set Price by more than 200%
(such 15 Trading Day period not commencing until after the
Effective Date), the Company may, within 2 Trading Days of the
end of any such period, deliver a notice to the Holder (a
"FORCED NOTICE OF CONVERSION" and the date such notice is
received by the Holder, the "FORCED NOTICE OF CONVERSION
DATE") to cause the Holder to immediately convert all or part
(and if part, pro-rata in proportion to each Holders initial
purchase of the Debentures) of the then outstanding principal
amount of Debentures pursuant to Section 4(a)(i). The Company
may only effect a Forced Conversion Notice if all of the
Equity Conditions are met through the applicable Threshold
Period until the date of the applicable Forced Conversion. Any
Forced Conversion shall be applied ratably to all Holders
based on their initial purchases of Debentures pursuant to the
Purchase Agreement.
(c) (i) The conversion price in effect on any Conversion Date
shall be equal to $1.32 (subject to adjustment herein)(the
"SET PRICE").
(ii) If the Company, at any time while the Debentures
are outstanding: (A) shall pay a stock dividend or otherwise
make a distribution or distributions on shares of its Common
Stock or any other equity or equity equivalent securities
payable in shares of Common Stock (which, for avoidance of
doubt, shall not include any shares of Common Stock issued by
the Company pursuant to this Debenture, including as interest
thereon), (B) subdivide outstanding shares of Common Stock
into a larger number of shares, (C) combine (including by way
of reverse stock split) outstanding shares of Common Stock
into a smaller number of shares, or (D) issue by
reclassification of shares of the Common Stock any shares of
capital stock of the Company, then the Set Price shall be
multiplied by a fraction of which the numerator shall be the
number of shares of Common Stock (excluding treasury shares,
if any) outstanding before such event and of which the
denominator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock
outstanding after such event. Any adjustment made pursuant to
this Section shall become effective immediately after the
record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to
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receive such dividend or distribution and shall become
effective immediately after the effective date in the case of
a subdivision, combination or re-classification.
(iii) If the Company, at any time while Debentures
are outstanding, shall issue rights, options or warrants to
all holders of Common Stock (and not to Holders) entitling
them to subscribe for or purchase shares of Common Stock or
Common Stock Equivalents at a price per share less than the
VWAP at the record date mentioned below, then the Set Price
shall be adjusted by multiplying the Set Price in effect
immediately prior to such record date by a fraction, of which
the denominator shall be the number of shares of the Common
Stock (excluding treasury shares, if any) outstanding on the
date of issuance of such rights or warrants plus the number of
additional shares of Common Stock offered for subscription or
purchase, and of which the numerator shall be the number of
shares of the Common Stock (excluding treasury shares, if any)
outstanding on the date of issuance of such rights or warrants
plus the number of shares which the aggregate offering price
of the total number of shares so offered would purchase at the
VWAP on the record date. Such adjustment shall be made
whenever such rights, options or warrants are issued, and
shall become effective immediately after the record date for
the determination of stockholders entitled to receive such
rights, options or warrants.
(iv) If the Company, any subsidiary thereof or The
Sage Group, Plc (or any Affiliates thereof), as applicable, at
any time while Debentures are outstanding, shall offer, sell,
grant any option to purchase or offer, sell or grant any right
to reprice its securities of the Company, or otherwise dispose
of or issue (or announce any offer, sale, grant or any option
to purchase or other disposition) any Common Stock or any
equity or equity equivalent securities (including any equity,
debt or other instrument that is at any time over the life
thereof convertible into or exchangeable for Common Stock)
(collectively, "COMMON STOCK EQUIVALENTS") entitling any
Person to acquire shares of Common Stock, at an effective
price per share less than 87% of the then Set Price ("DILUTIVE
ISSUANCE"), as adjusted hereunder (if the holder of the Common
Stock or Common Stock Equivalent so issued shall at any time,
whether by operation of purchase price adjustments, reset
provisions, floating conversion, exercise or exchange prices
or otherwise, or due to warrants, options or rights per share
which is issued in connection with such issuance, be entitled
to receive shares of Common Stock at an effective price per
share which is less than the Set Price, such issuance shall be
deemed to have occurred for less than the Set Price), then the
Set Price shall be reduced, only if such adjustment will
result in a reduction, to equal 115% of the lowest effective
price per share of such Dilutive Issuance. Such adjustment
shall be made whenever an event that causes a reduction
hereunder occurs. The Company shall notify the Holder in
writing, no later than the Business Day following the issuance
of any Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalent subject to this
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section, indicating therein the applicable issuance price, or
of applicable reset price, exchange price, conversion price
and other pricing terms.
(v) If the Company, at any time while Debentures are
outstanding, shall distribute to all holders of Common Stock
(and not to Holders) evidences of its indebtedness or assets
or rights or warrants to subscribe for or purchase any
security, then in each such case the Set Price shall be
determined by multiplying such price in effect immediately
prior to the record date fixed for determination of
stockholders entitled to receive such distribution by a
fraction of which the denominator shall be the VWAP determined
as of the record date mentioned above, and of which the
numerator shall be such VWAP on such record date less the then
fair market value at such record date of the portion of such
assets or evidence of indebtedness so distributed applicable
to one outstanding share of the Common Stock as determined by
the Board of Directors in good faith. In either case the
adjustments shall be described in a statement provided to the
Holders of the portion of assets or evidences of indebtedness
so distributed or such subscription rights applicable to one
share of Common Stock. Such adjustment shall be made whenever
any such distribution is made and shall become effective
immediately after the record date mentioned above.
(vi) [RESERVED]
(vii) All calculations under this Section 4 shall be
made to the nearest cent or the nearest 1/100th of a share, as
the case may be. For purposes of this Section 4, the number of
shares of Common Stock deemed to be outstanding as of a given
date shall be the sum of the number of shares of Common Stock
(excluding treasury shares, if any) outstanding.
(viii) The Company agrees that it is prohibited from
taking any actions specified in Sections 4(c)(iii)-(v) which
would result in any adjustment to the Set Price prior to
submitting the transactions contemplated by the Purchase
Agreement to a vote for Shareholder Approval. Whenever the Set
Price is adjusted pursuant to any of Section 4(c)(ii) - (v),
the Company shall promptly mail to each Holder a notice
setting forth the Set Price after such adjustment and setting
forth a brief statement of the facts requiring such
adjustment.
(ix) If (A) the Company shall declare a dividend (or
any other distribution) on the Common Stock; (B) the Company
shall declare a special nonrecurring cash dividend on or a
redemption of the Common Stock; (C) the Company shall
authorize the granting to all holders of the Common Stock
rights or warrants to subscribe for or purchase any shares of
capital stock of any class or of any rights; (D) the approval
of any stockholders of the Company shall be required in
connection with any reclassification of the Common Stock, any
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consolidation or merger to which the Company is a party, any
sale or transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of
the Company, of any compulsory share exchange whereby the
Common Stock is converted into other securities, cash or
property; (E) the Company shall authorize the voluntary or
involuntary dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the
affairs of the Company; then, in each case, the Company shall
cause to be filed at each office or agency maintained for the
purpose of conversion of the Debentures, and shall cause to be
mailed to the Holders at their last addresses as they shall
appear upon the stock books of the Company, at least 20
calendar days prior to the applicable record or effective date
hereinafter specified, a notice stating (x) the date on which
a record is to be taken for the purpose of such dividend,
distribution, redemption, rights or warrants, or if a record
is not to be taken, the date as of which the holders of the
Common Stock of record to be entitled to such dividend,
distributions, redemption, rights or warrants are to be
determined or (y) the date on which such reclassification,
consolidation, merger, sale, transfer or share exchange is
expected to become effective or close, and the date as of
which it is expected that holders of the Common Stock of
record shall be entitled to exchange their shares of the
Common Stock for securities, cash or other property
deliverable upon such reclassification, consolidation, merger,
sale, transfer or share exchange; PROVIDED, that the failure
to mail such notice or any defect therein or in the mailing
thereof shall not affect the validity of the corporate action
required to be specified in such notice. Holders are entitled
to convert Debentures during the 20-day period commencing the
date of such notice to the effective date of the event
triggering such notice.
(x) If, at any time while this Debenture is
outstanding, (A) the Company effects any merger or
consolidation of the Company with or into another Person, (B)
the Company effects any sale of all or substantially all of
its assets in one or a series of related transactions, (C) any
tender offer or exchange offer (whether by the Company or
another Person) is completed pursuant to which all holders of
Common Stock are permitted to tender or exchange their shares
for other securities, cash or property, or (D) the Company
effects any reclassification of the Common Stock or any
compulsory share exchange pursuant to which the Common Stock
is effectively converted into or exchanged for other
securities, cash or property (in any such case, a "FUNDAMENTAL
TRANSACTION"), then upon any subsequent conversion of this
Debenture, the Holder shall have the right to receive, for
each Underlying Share that would have been issuable upon such
conversion absent such Fundamental Transaction, the same kind
and amount of securities, cash or property as it would have
been entitled to receive upon the occurrence of such
Fundamental Transaction if it had been, immediately prior to
such Fundamental Transaction, the holder of one share of
Common Stock (the "ALTERNATE CONSIDERATION"). For purposes of
any such conversion, the determination of the Set Price shall
be appropriately adjusted to apply to such Alternate
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Consideration based on the amount of Alternate Consideration
issuable in respect of one share of Common Stock in such
Fundamental Transaction, and the Company shall apportion the
Set Price among the Alternate Consideration in a reasonable
manner reflecting the relative value of any different
components of the Alternate Consideration. If holders of
Common Stock are given any choice as to the securities, cash
or property to be received in a Fundamental Transaction, then
the Holder shall be given the same choice as to the Alternate
Consideration it receives upon any conversion of this
Debenture following such Fundamental Transaction. To the
extent necessary to effectuate the foregoing provisions, any
successor to the Company or surviving entity in such
Fundamental Transaction shall issue to the Holder a new
debenture consistent with the foregoing provisions and
evidencing the Holder's right to convert such debenture into
Alternate Consideration. The terms of any agreement pursuant
to which a Fundamental Transaction is effected shall include
terms requiring any such successor or surviving entity to
comply with the provisions of this paragraph (c) and insuring
that this Debenture (or any such replacement security) will be
similarly adjusted upon any subsequent transaction analogous
to a Fundamental Transaction.
(xi) Notwithstanding the foregoing, no adjustment
will be made under this paragraph (c) in respect of (A) the
granting or issuance of shares of capital stock or of options
to employees, officers, directors and key consultants of the
Company pursuant to any stock option plan agreement or
arrangement duly adopted or approved by a majority of the
non-employee members of the Board of Directors of the Company
or a majority of the members of a committee of non-employee
directors established for such purpose, (B) upon the exercise
of this Debenture or any other Debenture of this series or of
any other series or security issued by the Company in
connection with the offer and sale of this Company's
securities pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, or (C) upon the
exercise of or conversion of any Convertible Securities,
options or warrants issued and outstanding on the Original
Issue Date, provided such securities have not been amended
since the date of the Purchase Agreement, or (D) issuance of
securities in connection with acquisitions, strategic
investments, or strategic partnering arrangements, the primary
purpose of which is not to raise capital, or (E) sales or
transfers of shares of Common Stock from The Sage Group, Plc
(or any Affiliates thereof) to the Company whereupon such
shares are cancelled.
(xii) At any time the Company either negatively
restates any of its financial statements relating to, or makes
any public disclosure that negatively revises or negatively
adds to any prior disclosure of, any material transactions of
the Company consummated prior to the Original Issue Date, the
Set Price shall be reduced, and only reduced, to equal the
lowest VWAP during the 5 Trading Days immediately following
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any such public announcement. For clarification, if such VWAP
is above the then Set Price, no adjustment will occur
hereunder at such time.
(d) The Company covenants that it will at all times reserve
and keep available out of its authorized and unissued shares of Common
Stock solely for the purpose of issuance upon conversion of the
Debentures and payment of interest on the Debentures, each as herein
provided, free from preemptive rights or any other actual contingent
purchase rights of persons other than the Holders, not less than such
number of shares of the Common Stock as shall (subject to any
additional requirements of the Company as to reservation of such shares
set forth in the Purchase Agreement) be issuable (taking into account
the adjustments and restrictions of Section 4(b)) upon the conversion
of the outstanding principal amount of the Debentures and payment of
interest hereunder. The Company covenants that all shares of Common
Stock that shall be so issuable shall, upon issue, be duly and validly
authorized, issued and fully paid, nonassessable and, if the Underlying
Shares Registration Statement has been declared effective under the
Securities Act, registered for public sale in accordance with such
Underlying Shares Registration Statement.
(e) Upon a conversion hereunder the Company shall not be
required to issue stock certificates representing fractions of shares
of the Common Stock, but may if otherwise permitted, make a cash
payment in respect of any final fraction of a share based on the VWAP
at such time. If the Company elects not, or is unable, to make such a
cash payment, the Holder shall be entitled to receive, in lieu of the
final fraction of a share, one whole share of Common Stock.
(f) The issuance of certificates for shares of the Common
Stock on conversion of the Debentures shall be made without charge to
the Holders thereof for any documentary stamp or similar taxes that may
be payable in respect of the issue or delivery of such certificate,
provided that the Company shall not be required to pay any tax that may
be payable in respect of any transfer involved in the issuance and
delivery of any such certificate upon conversion in a name other than
that of the Holder of such Debentures so converted and the Company
shall not be required to issue or deliver such certificates unless or
until the person or persons requesting the issuance thereof shall have
paid to the Company the amount of such tax or shall have established to
the satisfaction of the Company that such tax has been paid.
(g) Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries
to be provided by the Holders hereunder, including, without limitation,
any Notice of Conversion, shall be in writing and delivered personally,
by facsimile, sent by a nationally recognized overnight courier service
or sent by certified or registered mail, postage prepaid, addressed to
the Company, at the address set forth above, FACSIMILE NUMBER
___________, ATTN: ____________ or such other address or facsimile
number as the Company may specify for such purposes by notice to the
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Holders delivered in accordance with this Section. Any and all notices
or other communications or deliveries to be provided by the Company
hereunder shall be in writing and delivered personally, by facsimile,
sent by a nationally recognized overnight courier service or sent by
certified or registered mail, postage prepaid, addressed to each Holder
at the facsimile telephone number or address of such Holder appearing
on the books of the Company, or if no such facsimile telephone number
or address appears, at the principal place of business of the Holder.
Any notice or other communication or deliveries hereunder shall be
deemed given and effective on the earliest of (i) the date of
transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via
facsimile at the facsimile telephone number specified in this Section
prior to 5:30 p.m. (New York City time), (ii) the date after the date
of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via
facsimile at the facsimile telephone number specified in this Section
later than 5:30 p.m. (New York City time) on any date and earlier than
11:59 p.m. (New York City time) on such date, (iii) four days after
deposit in the United States mail, (iv) the Business Day following the
date of mailing, if sent by nationally recognized overnight courier
service, or (v) upon actual receipt by the party to whom such notice is
required to be given.
SECTION 5. REDEMPTION.
(a) OPTIONAL REDEMPTION. Subject to the provisions of this
Section 5, the Company may, at any time, deliver a notice to the
Holders (an "OPTIONAL REDEMPTION NOTICE" and the date such notice is
deemed delivered hereunder, the "OPTIONAL REDEMPTION NOTICE DATE") of
its irrevocable election to redeem all, but not less than all, of the
then outstanding Debentures, for an amount, in cash, equal to the
Optional Redemption Amount on the 30th Trading Day following the
Optional Redemption Notice Date (such date, the "OPTIONAL REDEMPTION
DATE" and such redemption, the "OPTIONAL REDEMPTION"). The Optional
Redemption Amount is due in full on the Optional Redemption Date. The
Company may only effect from the Optional Redemption Notice Date
through to the Optional Redemption Date. The Holders may convert,
pursuant to Section 4(a)(i) hereof, any shares of Debentures subject to
an Optional Redemption at any time prior to the date that the Optional
Redemption Amount and all amounts owing thereon are due and paid in
full. The Company covenants and agrees that it will honor all Notice of
Conversions tendered from the time of delivery of the Optional
Redemption Notice through the date all amounts owing thereon are due
and paid in full. The Company's right to redeem the Debentures shall be
applied ratably to the Holders in proportion to each Holder's initial
purchase of Debentures under the Purchase Agreement.
(b) MONTHLY REDEMPTION. On each Monthly Redemption Date, the
Company shall redeem each Holder's Pro Rata Portion of the Monthly
Redemption Amount plus accrued but unpaid interest, the sum of all
liquidated damages and any other amounts then owing to such Holder in
respect of the Debenture. For purposes of this subsection 5(b) only,
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"PRO RATA PORTION" is the ration of (x) the principal amount of this
Debenture on the Original Issue Date and (y) the sum of the aggregate
original principal amounts of the Debentures issued to all Holders. If
any Holder shall no longer holds Debentures, then the Pro Rata Portion
shall be recalculated to exclude such Holder's principal amount from
clause (y) above and the Monthly Redemption Amount shall be allocated
pro-rata among the remaining Holders. The Monthly Redemption Amount due
on each Monthly Redemption Date shall, except as provided in this
Section, be paid in cash. As to any Monthly Redemption and upon 20
Trading Days' prior written irrevocable notice, in lieu of a cash
redemption payment the Company may elect to pay 100% of a Monthly
Redemption in Conversion Shares based on a conversion price equal to
the lesser of (i) 90% of the average of the 20 VWAPs immediately prior
to the applicable Monthly Redemption Date (subject to adjustment for
any stock dividend, stock split, stock combination or other similar
event affecting the Common Stock during such 20 Trading Day period) and
(ii) the Set Price (the "MONTHLY CONVERSION PRICE"); PROVIDED, HOWEVER,
that the Company may not pay the Monthly Redemption Amount in
Conversion Shares unless, on the Monthly Redemption Date and during the
20 Trading Day period immediately prior thereto, the Equity Conditions
have been satisfied. The Holders may convert, pursuant to Section
4(a)(i), any principal amount of the Debenture subject to a Monthly
Redemption at any time prior to the date that the Monthly Redemption
Amount and all amounts owing thereon are due and paid in full. Any
principal amount of Debenture converted during any 20 day period until
the date the Monthly Redemption Amount is paid shall be first applied
to principal amount subject to the Monthly Redemption and such Holder's
cash payment of the Monthly Redemption Amount on such Monthly
Redemption Date shall be reduced accordingly. The Company covenants and
agrees that it will honor all Notice of Conversions tendered up until
such amounts are paid in full.
(c) REDEMPTION PROCEDURE. The payment of cash and/or issuance
of Common Stock, as the case may be, pursuant to a Monthly Redemption
shall be made on the Monthly Redemption Date and the payment of cash
pursuant to an Optional Redemption shall be made on the Optional
Redemption Date. If any portion of the cash payment for a Monthly
Redemption or Optional Redemption shall not be paid by the Company by
the respective due date, interest shall accrue thereon at the rate of
18% per annum (or the maximum rate permitted by applicable law,
whichever is less) until the payment of the Monthly Redemption Amount
or Optional Redemption Amount, as applicable, plus all amounts owing
thereon is paid in full. In addition, if any portion of the Monthly
Redemption Amount or Optional Redemption Amount, as applicable, remains
unpaid after such date, the Holders subject to such redemption may
elect, by written notice to the Company given at any time thereafter,
to invalidate AB INITIO such redemption, notwithstanding anything
herein contained to the contrary. Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary in this Section 6, the Company's determination to redeem in
cash or shares of Common Stock shall be applied ratably among the
Holders based upon the principal amount of Debentures initially
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purchased by each Holder, adjusted upward ratably in the event all of
the shares of Debentures of any Holder are no longer outstanding.
SECTION 6. DEFINITIONS. For the purposes hereof, in addition to the
terms defined elsewhere in this Debenture: (a) capitalized terms not otherwise
defined herein have the meanings given to such terms in the Purchase Agreement,
and (b) the following terms shall have the following meanings:
"BUSINESS DAY" means any day except Saturday, Sunday and any
day which shall be a federal legal holiday in the United States or a
day on which banking institutions in the State of New York are
authorized or required by law or other government action to close.
"CHANGE OF CONTROL TRANSACTION" means the occurrence after the
date hereof of any of (i) an acquisition after the date hereof by an
individual or legal entity or "group" (as described in Rule 13d-5(b)(1)
promulgated under the Exchange Act) of effective control (whether
through legal or beneficial ownership of capital stock of the Company,
by contract or otherwise) of in excess of 45% of the voting securities
of the Company, or (ii) a replacement at one time or within a one year
period of more than one-half of the members of the Company's board of
directors which is not approved by a majority of those individuals who
are members of the board of directors on the date hereof (or by those
individuals who are serving as members of the board of directors on any
date whose nomination to the board of directors was approved by a
majority of the members of the board of directors who are members on
the date hereof), or (iii) the execution by the Company of an agreement
to which the Company is a party or by which it is bound, providing for
any of the events set forth above in (i) or (ii).
"COMMISSION" means the Securities and Exchange Commission.
"COMMON STOCK" means the common stock, $0.0001 par value per
share, of the Company and stock of any other class into which such
shares may hereafter have been reclassified or changed.
"CONVERSION DATE" shall have the meaning set forth in Section
4(a)(i) hereof.
"CONVERSION SHARES" means the shares of Common Stock issuable
upon conversion of Debentures or as payment of interest in accordance
with the terms hereof.
"EQUITY CONDITIONS" shall mean, during the period in question,
(i) the Company shall have duly honored all conversions and redemptions
scheduled to occur or occurring by virtue of one or more Conversion
Notices, if any, (ii) all liquidated damages and other amounts owing in
respect of the Debentures shall have been paid; (iii) there is an
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effective Registration Statement pursuant to which the Holder is
permitted to utilize the prospectus thereunder to resell all of the
shares issuable pursuant to the Transaction Documents, notwithstanding
any conversion or exercise limitations contained therein (and the
Company believes, in good faith, that such effectiveness will continue
uninterrupted for the foreseeable future), (iv) the Common Stock is
trading on the Principal Market and all of the shares issuable pursuant
to the Transaction Documents are listed for trading on a Principal
Market (and the Company believes, in good faith, that trading of the
Common Stock on a Principal Market will continue uninterrupted for the
foreseeable future), (v) there is a sufficient number of authorized but
unissued and otherwise unreserved shares of Common Stock for the
issuance of all of the shares issuable pursuant to the Transaction
Documents, (vi) there is then existing no Event of Default or event
which, with the passage of time or the giving of notice, would
constitute and Event of Default and (vii) all of the shares issued or
issuable pursuant to the transaction documents in full, ignoring for
such purposes any conversion or exercise limitation therein, would not
violate the limitations set forth in Sections 4(a)(ii)(A) and
4(a)(ii)(B) and (ix) no public announcement of a pending or proposed
Fundamental Transaction or acquisition transaction has occurred that
has not been consummated.
"EXCHANGE ACT" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended.
"INTEREST CONVERSION RATE" means 90% of the lesser of (i) the
average of the 20 VWAPs immediately prior to the applicable Interest
Payment Date or (ii) the average of the 20 VWAPs immediately prior to
the date the applicable interest payment shares are issued and
delivered if after the Interest Payment Date.
"LATE FEES" shall have the meaning set forth in the second
paragraph to this Debenture.
"MANDATORY PREPAYMENT AMOUNT" for any Debentures shall equal
the sum of (i) the greater of: (A) 120% of the principal amount of
Debentures to be prepaid, plus all accrued and unpaid interest thereon,
or (B) the principal amount of Debentures to be prepaid, plus all
accrued and unpaid interest thereon, divided by the Set Price on (x)
the date the Mandatory Prepayment Amount is demanded or otherwise due
or (y) the date the Mandatory Prepayment Amount is paid in full,
whichever is less, multiplied by the VWAP on (x) the date the Mandatory
Prepayment Amount is demanded or otherwise due or (y) the date the
Mandatory Prepayment Amount is paid in full, whichever is greater, and
(ii) all other amounts, costs, expenses and liquidated damages due in
respect of such Debentures.
"MONTHLY CONVERSION PRICE" shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 5(a) hereof.
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"MONTHLY REDEMPTION" shall mean the redemption of the
Debenture pursuant to Section 5(a) hereof.
"MONTHLY REDEMPTION AMOUNT" shall mean, as to a Monthly
Redemption, $233,333 in the aggregate among all Holders.
"MONTHLY REDEMPTION DATE" means the 1st of each month,
commencing on February 1, 2005 and ending upon the full redemption of
this Debenture.
"OPTIONAL REDEMPTION AMOUNT" shall mean the sum of (i) 110% of
the principal amount of the Debenture then outstanding, (ii) accrued
but unpaid interest and (iii) all liquidated damages and other amounts
due in respect of the Debentures.
"OPTIONAL REDEMPTION DATE" shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 5(a).
"ORIGINAL ISSUE DATE" shall mean the date of the first
issuance of the Debentures regardless of the number of transfers of any
Debenture and regardless of the number of instruments which may be
issued to evidence such Debenture.
"PERSON" means a corporation, an association, a partnership,
organization, a business, an individual, a government or political
subdivision thereof or a governmental agency.
"PURCHASE AGREEMENT" means the Securities Purchase Agreement,
dated as of March 15, 2004, to which the Company and the original
Holder are parties, as amended, modified or supplemented from time to
time in accordance with its terms.
"REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT" means the Registration Rights
Agreement, dated as of the March 15, 2004, to which the Company and the
original Holder are parties, as amended, modified or supplemented from
time to time in accordance with its terms.
"SECURITIES ACT" means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
"SET PRICE" shall have the meaning set forth in Section
4(c)(i).
"SHAREHOLDER APPROVAL" shall have the meaning set forth in the
Purchase Agreement.
"TRADING DAY" means (a) a day on which the shares of Common
Stock are traded on the Principal Market on which the shares of Common
Stock are then listed or quoted, or (b) if the shares of Common Stock
are not quoted on a Principal Market, a day on which the shares of
Common Stock are quoted in the over-the-counter market as reported by
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the National Quotation Bureau Incorporated (or any similar organization
or agency succeeding its functions of reporting prices); PROVIDED, that
in the event that the shares of Common Stock are not listed or quoted
as set forth in (a), (b) and (c) hereof, then Trading Day shall mean a
Business Day.
"TRANSACTION DOCUMENTS" shall have the meaning set forth in
the Purchase Agreement.
"UNDERLYING SHARES REGISTRATION STATEMENT" means a
registration statement meeting the requirements set forth in the
Registration Rights Agreement, covering among other things the resale
of the Conversion Shares and naming the Holder as a "selling
stockholder" thereunder.
"VWAP" means, for any date, the price determined by the first
of the following clauses that applies: (a) if the Common Stock is then
listed or quoted on a Principal Market or the OTC Bulletin Board, the
daily volume weighted average price of the Common Stock for such date
(or the nearest preceding date) on the Principal Market (or OTC
Bulletin Board) on which the Common Stock is then listed or quoted as
reported by Bloomberg Financial L.P. (based on a Trading Day from 9:30
a.m. ET to 4:02 p.m. Eastern Time) using the VAP function; (b) if the
Common Stock is not then listed or quoted on a Principal Market or the
OTC Bulletin Board and if prices for the Common Stock are then reported
in the "pink sheets" published by the National Quotation Bureau
Incorporated (or a similar organization or agency succeeding to its
functions of reporting prices), the most recent bid price per share of
the Common Stock so reported; or (c) in all other cases, the fair
market value of a share of Common Stock as determined by a nationally
recognized independent appraiser selected in good faith by Purchasers
holding a majority of the outstanding principal amount of Debentures.
SECTION 7. Except as expressly provided herein, no provision of this
Debenture shall alter or impair the obligation of the Company, which is absolute
and unconditional, to pay the principal of, interest and liquidated damages (if
any) on, this Debenture at the time, place, and rate, and in the coin or
currency, herein prescribed. This Debenture is a direct debt obligation of the
Company. This Debenture ranks PARI PASSU with all other Debentures now or
hereafter issued under the terms set forth herein. As long as there this
Debenture is outstanding, the Company shall not and shall cause it subsidiaries
not to, without the consent of the Holder, (a) amend its certificate of
incorporation, bylaws or other charter documents so as to adversely affect any
rights of the Holder; (b) repay, repurchase or offer to repay, repurchase or
otherwise acquire shares of its Common Stock or other equity securities other
than as to the Conversion Shares to the extent permitted or required under the
Transaction Documents; (c) enter into any agreement with respect to any of the
foregoing; or (d) issue any variable priced equity securities or variable priced
equity linked securities.
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SECTION 8. If this Debenture shall be mutilated, lost, stolen or
destroyed, the Company shall execute and deliver, in exchange and substitution
for and upon cancellation of a mutilated Debenture, or in lieu of or in
substitution for a lost, stolen or destroyed Debenture, a new Debenture for the
principal amount of this Debenture so mutilated, lost, stolen or destroyed but
only upon receipt of evidence of such loss, theft or destruction of such
Debenture, and of the ownership hereof, and indemnity, if requested, all
reasonably satisfactory to the Company.
SECTION 9. So long as any portion of this Debenture is outstanding, the
Company will not and will not permit any of its subsidiaries to, directly or
indirectly, enter into, create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any
indebtedness or liens of any kind, on or with respect to any of its property or
assets now owned or hereafter acquired or any interest therein or any income or
profits therefrom that is PARI PASSU or senior in any respect to the Company's
obligations under the Debentures.
SECTION 10. All questions concerning the construction, validity,
enforcement and interpretation of this Debenture shall be governed by and
construed and enforced in accordance with the internal laws of the State of
California, without regard to the principles of conflicts of law thereof. Each
party agrees that all legal proceedings concerning the interpretations,
enforcement and defense of the transactions contemplated by any of the
Transaction Documents (whether brought against a party hereto or its respective
affiliates, directors, officers, shareholders, employees or agents) shall be
commenced in the state and federal courts sitting in the City of San Diego,
California (the "CALIFORNIA COURTS"). Each party hereto hereby irrevocably
submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the California Courts for the
adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in connection herewith or with any
transaction contemplated hereby or discussed herein (including with respect to
the enforcement of any of the Transaction Documents), and hereby irrevocably
waives, and agrees not to assert in any suit, action or proceeding, any claim
that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of any such court, or such
California Courts are improper or inconvenient venue for such proceeding. Each
party hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to
process being served in any such suit, action or proceeding by mailing a copy
thereof via registered or certified mail or overnight delivery (with evidence of
delivery) to such party at the address in effect for notices to it under this
Debenture and agrees that such service shall constitute good and sufficient
service of process and notice thereof. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed
to limit in any way any right to serve process in any manner permitted by law.
Each party hereto hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by
applicable law, any and all right to trial by jury in any legal proceeding
arising out of or relating to this Debenture or the transactions contemplated
hereby. If either party shall commence an action or proceeding to enforce any
provisions of this Debenture, then the prevailing party in such action or
proceeding shall be reimbursed by the other party for its attorneys fees and
other costs and expenses incurred with the investigation, preparation and
prosecution of such action or proceeding.
SECTION 11. Any waiver by the Company or the Holder of a breach of any
provision of this Debenture shall not operate as or be construed to be a waiver
of any other breach of such provision or of any breach of any other provision of
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this Debenture. The failure of the Company or the Holder to insist upon strict
adherence to any term of this Debenture on one or more occasions shall not be
considered a waiver or deprive that party of the right thereafter to insist upon
strict adherence to that term or any other term of this Debenture. Any waiver
must be in writing.
SECTION 12. If any provision of this Debenture is invalid, illegal or
unenforceable, the balance of this Debenture shall remain in effect, and if any
provision is inapplicable to any person or circumstance, it shall nevertheless
remain applicable to all other persons and circumstances. If it shall be found
that any interest or other amount deemed interest due hereunder violates
applicable laws governing usury, the applicable rate of interest due hereunder
shall automatically be lowered to equal the maximum permitted rate of interest.
The Company covenants (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) that it shall
not at any time insist upon, plead, or in any manner whatsoever claim or take
the benefit or advantage of, any stay, extension or usury law or other law which
would prohibit or forgive the Company from paying all or any portion of the
principal of or interest on this Debenture as contemplated herein, wherever
enacted, now or at any time hereafter in force, or which may affect the
covenants or the performance of this indenture, and the Company (to the extent
it may lawfully do so) hereby expressly waives all benefits or advantage of any
such law, and covenants that it will not, by resort to any such law, hinder,
delay or impeded the execution of any power herein granted to the Holder, but
will suffer and permit the execution of every such as though no such law has
been enacted.
SECTION 13. Whenever any payment or other obligation hereunder shall be
due on a day other than a Business Day, such payment shall be made on the next
succeeding Business Day.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Convertible Debenture
to be duly executed by a duly authorized officer as of the date first above
indicated.
ISLAND PACIFIC, INC.
By:_____________________________________
Name:
Title:
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ANNEX A
NOTICE OF CONVERSION
The undersigned hereby elects to convert principal and, if specified, interest
under the 9% Convertible Debenture of Island Pacific, Inc., (the "Company") due
on May 15, 2006 into shares of common stock, $0.0001 par value per share (the
"Common Stock"), of the Company according to the conditions hereof, as of the
date written below. If shares are to be issued in the name of a person other
than the undersigned, the undersigned will pay all transfer taxes payable with
respect thereto and is delivering herewith such certificates and opinions as
reasonably requested by the Company in accordance therewith. No fee will be
charged to the holder for any conversion, except for such transfer taxes, if
any.
The undersigned agrees to comply with the prospectus delivery requirements under
the applicable securities laws in connection with any transfer of the aforesaid
shares of Common Stock.
Conversion calculations:
Date to Effect Conversion:
Principal Amount of Debentures to be Converted
Payment of Interest in Common Stock |_| Yes |_| No
If yes, $ _______ of Interest Accrued on
Account of Conversion at Issue
Number of shares of Common Stock to be Issued:
Applicable Conversion Price:
Signature:
Name:
Address:
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SCHEDULE 1
CONVERSION SCHEDULE
9% Convertible Debentures due on May 15, 2006 in the aggregate principal amount
of $____________ issued by Island Pacific, Inc. This Conversion Schedule
reflects conversions made under Section 4 of the above referenced Debenture.
Dated:
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Aggregate Principal
Amount Remaining
Date of Conversion Subsequent to
(or for first entry, Amount of Conversion
Original Issue Date) Conversion (or original Company Attest
Principal Amount)
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EXHIBIT C
NEITHER THIS SECURITY NOR THE SECURITIES INTO WHICH THIS SECURITY IS EXERCISABLE
HAVE BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR THE
SECURITIES COMMISSION OF ANY STATE IN RELIANCE UPON AN EXEMPTION FROM
REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE "SECURITIES
ACT"), AND, ACCORDINGLY, MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN
EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR PURSUANT TO AN
AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION
REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE
SECURITIES LAWS AS EVIDENCED BY A LEGAL OPINION OF COUNSEL TO THE TRANSFEROR TO
SUCH EFFECT, THE SUBSTANCE OF WHICH SHALL BE REASONABLY ACCEPTABLE TO THE
COMPANY. THIS SECURITY AND THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE OF THIS
SECURITY MAY BE PLEDGED IN CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN ACCOUNT OR OTHER
LOAN SECURED BY SUCH SECURITIES
COMMON STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT
To Purchase __________ Shares of Common Stock of
ISLAND PACIFIC, INC.
THIS COMMON STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT CERTIFIES that, for value
received, _____________ (the "Holder"), is entitled, upon the terms and subject
to the limitations on exercise and the conditions hereinafter set forth, at any
time on or after September 16, 2004 (the "INITIAL EXERCISE DATE") and on or
prior to the close of business on the fifth anniversary of the Initial Exercise
Date (the "TERMINATION DATE") but not thereafter, to subscribe for and purchase
from Island Pacific, Inc., a corporation incorporated in the State of Delaware
(the "COMPANY"), up to ____________ shares (the "WARRANT SHARES") of Common
Stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Company (the "COMMON STOCK"). The
purchase price of one share of Common Stock (the "EXERCISE PRICE") under this
Warrant shall be $1.15, subject to adjustment hereunder. CAPITALIZED TERMS USED
AND NOT OTHERWISE DEFINED HEREIN SHALL HAVE THE MEANINGS SET FORTH IN THAT
CERTAIN SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT (THE "PURCHASE AGREEMENT"), DATED MARCH
15, 2004, BETWEEN THE COMPANY AND THE INVESTORS SIGNATORY THERETO.
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1. TITLE TO WARRANT. Prior to the Termination Date and subject to
compliance with applicable laws and Section 7 of this Warrant, this Warrant and
all rights hereunder are transferable, in whole or in part to an Affiliate of
the Holder, at the office or agency of the Company by the Holder in person or by
duly authorized attorney, upon surrender of this Warrant together with the
Assignment Form annexed hereto properly endorsed. The transferee shall sign an
investment letter in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Company.
The Holder hereof, by acceptance of this Warrant, agrees to be bound by the
covenants made by the original Holder contained in the Purchase Agreement.
2. AUTHORIZATION OF SHARES. The Company covenants that all Warrant
Shares which may be issued upon the exercise of the purchase rights represented
by this Warrant will, upon exercise of the purchase rights represented by this
Warrant, be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and
free from all taxes, liens and charges in respect of the issue thereof (other
than taxes in respect of any transfer occurring contemporaneously with such
issue).
3. EXERCISE OF WARRANT.
(a) Except as provided in Section 4 herein, exercise of the
purchase rights represented by this Warrant may be made at any time or
times on or after the Initial Exercise Date and on or before the
Termination Date by the surrender of this Warrant and the Notice of
Exercise Form annexed hereto duly executed, at the office of the
Company (or such other office or agency of the Company as it may
designate by notice in writing to the registered Holder at the address
of such Holder appearing on the books of the Company) and upon payment
of the Exercise Price of the shares thereby purchased by wire transfer
or cashier's check drawn on a United States bank or by means of a
cashless exercise pursuant to Section 3(d), the Holder shall be
entitled to receive a certificate for the number of Warrant Shares so
purchased. Certificates for shares purchased hereunder shall be
delivered to the Holder within five (5) Trading Days after the date on
which this Warrant shall have been exercised as aforesaid. This Warrant
shall be deemed to have been exercised and such certificate or
certificates shall be deemed to have been issued, and Holder or any
other person so designated to be named therein shall be deemed to have
become a holder of record of such shares for all purposes, as of the
date the Warrant has been exercised by payment to the Company of the
Exercise Price and all taxes required to be paid by the Holder, if any,
pursuant to Section 5 prior to the issuance of such shares, have been
paid. If the Company fails to deliver to the Holder a certificate or
certificates representing the Warrant Shares pursuant to this Section
3(a) by the fifth Trading Day after the date of exercise, then the
Holder will have the right to rescind such exercise. In addition to any
other rights available to the Holder, if the Company fails to deliver
to the Holder a certificate or certificates representing the Warrant
Shares pursuant to an exercise by the fifth Trading Day after the date
of exercise, and if after such fifth Trading Day the Holder is required
by its broker to purchase (in an open market transaction or otherwise)
shares of Common Stock to deliver in satisfaction of a sale by the
Holder of the Warrant Shares which the Holder anticipated receiving
upon such exercise (a "BUY-IN"), then the Company shall (1) pay in cash
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to the Holder the amount by which (x) the Holder's total purchase price
(including brokerage commissions, if any) for the shares of Common
Stock so purchased exceeds (y) the amount obtained by multiplying (A)
the number of Warrant Shares that the Company was required to deliver
to the Holder in connection with the exercise at issue times (B) the
price at which the sell order giving rise to such purchase obligation
was executed, and (2) at the option of the Holder, either reinstate the
portion of the Warrant and equivalent number of Warrant Shares for
which such exercise was not honored or deliver to the Holder the number
of shares of Common Stock that would have been issued had the Company
timely complied with its exercise and delivery obligations hereunder.
For example, if the Holder purchases Common Stock having a total
purchase price of $11,000 to cover a Buy-In with respect to an
attempted exercise of shares of Common Stock with an aggregate sale
price giving rise to such purchase obligation of $10,000, under clause
(1) of the immediately preceding sentence the Company shall be required
to pay the Holder $1,000. The Holder shall provide the Company written
notice indicating the amounts payable to the Holder in respect of the
Buy-In, together with applicable confirmations and other evidence
reasonably requested by the Company. Nothing herein shall limit a
Holder's right to pursue any other remedies available to it hereunder,
at law or in equity including, without limitation, a decree of specific
performance and/or injunctive relief with respect to the Company's
failure to timely deliver certificates representing shares of Common
Stock upon exercise of the Warrant as required pursuant to the terms
hereof.
(b) If this Warrant shall have been exercised in part, the
Company shall, at the time of delivery of the certificate or
certificates representing Warrant Shares, deliver to Holder a new
Warrant evidencing the rights of Holder to purchase the unpurchased
Warrant Shares called for by this Warrant, which new Warrant shall in
all other respects be identical with this Warrant.
(c) (i) The Company shall not effect any exercise of
this Warrant, and the Holder shall not have the right to
exercise any portion of this Warrant, pursuant to Section 3(a)
or otherwise, to the extent that after giving effect to such
issuance after exercise, the Holder (together with the
Holder's affiliates), as set forth on the applicable Notice of
Exercise, would beneficially own in excess of 4.99% of the
number of shares of the Common Stock outstanding immediately
after giving effect to such issuance. For purposes of the
foregoing sentence, the number of shares of Common Stock
beneficially owned by the Holder and its affiliates shall
include the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon
exercise of this Warrant with respect to which the
determination of such sentence is being made, but shall
exclude the number of shares of Common Stock which would be
issuable upon (A) exercise of the remaining, nonexercised
portion of this Warrant beneficially owned by the Holder or
any of its affiliates and (B) exercise or conversion of the
unexercised or nonconverted portion of any other securities of
the Company (including, without limitation, any other
Debentures or Warrants) subject to a limitation on conversion
or exercise analogous to the limitation contained herein
beneficially owned by the Holder or any of its affiliates.
Except as set forth in the preceding sentence, for purposes of
this Section 3(c), beneficial ownership shall be calculated in
accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act. To the
extent that the limitation contained in this Section 3(c)
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applies, the determination of whether this Warrant is
exercisable (in relation to other securities owned by the
Holder) and of which a portion of this Warrant is exercisable
shall be in the sole discretion of such Holder, and the
submission of a Notice of Exercise shall be deemed to be such
Holder's determination of whether this Warrant is exercisable
(in relation to other securities owned by such Holder) and of
which portion of this Warrant is exercisable, in each case
subject to such aggregate percentage limitation, and the
Company shall have no obligation to verify or confirm the
accuracy of such determination. For purposes of this Section
3(c), in determining the number of outstanding shares of
Common Stock, the Holder may rely on the number of outstanding
shares of Common Stock as reflected in (x) the Company's most
recent Form 10-Q or Form 10-K, as the case may be, (y) a more
recent public announcement by the Company or (z) any other
notice by the Company or the Company's Transfer Agent setting
forth the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding. Upon
the written or oral request of the Holder, the Company shall
within two Trading Days confirm orally and in writing to the
Holder the number of shares of Common Stock then outstanding.
In any case, the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock
shall be determined after giving effect to the conversion or
exercise of securities of the Company, including this Warrant,
by the Holder or its affiliates since the date as of which
such number of outstanding shares of Common Stock was
reported.
(ii) If the Company has not obtained Shareholder
Approval (as defined below) if required and, pursuant to
Section 11(b) herein the Exercise Price of this Warrant has
been reduced to be below the closing bid price of the Common
Stock on the Trading Day immediately prior to the Closing Date
(subject to adjustment for reverse and forward stock splits,
stock dividends, stock combinations and other similar
transactions of the Common Stock that occur after the date of
this Agreement), then the Company may not issue upon exercise
of this Warrant in the aggregate, in excess of 19.999% of the
number of shares of Common Stock outstanding on the Trading
Day immediately preceding the Closing Date, less any shares of
Common Stock issued upon conversion of or as payment of
interest on the Debentures or upon prior exercise of this or
any other Warrant issued pursuant to the Purchase Agreement
(such number of shares, the "ISSUABLE MAXIMUM"). If on any
attempted exercise of this Warrant, the issuance of Warrant
Shares would exceed the Issuable Maximum and the Company shall
not have previously obtained the vote of shareholders (the
"SHAREHOLDER APPROVAL"), if any, as may be required by the
applicable rules and regulations of the Principal Market (or
any successor entity) to approve the issuance of shares of
Common Stock in excess of the Issuable Maximum pursuant to the
terms hereof, then the Company shall issue to the Holder
requesting a Warrant exercise such number of Warrant Shares as
may be issued below the Issuable Maximum and, with respect to
the remainder of the aggregate number of Warrant Shares, this
Warrant shall not be exercisable until and unless Shareholder
Approval has been obtained. The Holder may, in its sole
discretion, limit the effect of any adjustment pursuant to
Section 11(b) to the extent it would otherwise cause this
provision to prevent the issuance of all of the Warrant
Shares.
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(d) If at any time after one year from the date of issuance of
this Warrant there is no effective Registration Statement registering
the resale of the Warrant Shares by the Holder, then this Warrant may
also be exercised at such time by means of a "cashless exercise" in
which the Holder shall be entitled to receive a certificate for the
number of Warrant Shares equal to the quotient obtained by dividing
[(A-B) (X)] by (A), where:
(A) = the VWAP on the Trading Day immediately
preceding the date of such election;
(B) = the Exercise Price of this Warrant, as
adjusted; and
(X) = the number of Warrant Shares issuable upon
exercise of this Warrant in accordance with
the terms of this Warrant by means of a cash
exercise rather than a cashless exercise.
(e) Subject to the provisions of this Section 3, if after the
Effective Date the VWAP for twenty consecutive Trading Days (the
"MEASUREMENT PRICE") exceeds 300% of the then Exercise Price (subject
to adjustment herein) (the "THRESHOLD PRICE"), then the Company may, on
one occasion and within two Trading Days of such period, call for
cancellation of all or any portion of this Warrant for which a Notice
of Exercise has not yet been delivered (such right, a "CALL"). To
exercise this right, the Company must deliver to the Holder an
irrevocable written notice (a "CALL NOTICE"), indicating therein the
portion of unexercised portion of this Warrant to which such notice
applies. If the conditions set forth below for such Call are satisfied
from the period from the date of the Call Notice through and including
the Call Date (as defined below), then any portion of this Warrant
subject to such Call Notice for which a Notice of Exercise shall not
have been received from and after the date of the Call Notice will be
cancelled at 6:30 p.m. (New York City time) on the tenth Trading Day
after the date the Call Notice is received by the Holder (such date,
the "CALL DATE"). Any unexercised portion of this Warrant to which the
Call Notice does not pertain will be unaffected by such Call Notice. In
furtherance thereof, the Company covenants and agrees that it will
honor all Notices of Exercise with respect to Warrant Shares subject to
a Call Notice that are tendered from the time of delivery of the Call
Notice through 6:30 p.m. (New York City time) on the Call Date. The
parties agree that any Notice of Exercise delivered following a Call
Notice shall first reduce to zero the number of Warrant Shares subject
to such Call Notice prior to reducing the remaining Warrant Shares
available for purchase under this Warrant. For example, if (x) this
Warrant then permits the Holder to acquire 100 Warrant Shares, (y) a
Call Notice pertains to 75 Warrant Shares, and (z) prior to 6:30 p.m.
(New York City time) on the Call Date the Holder tenders a Notice of
Exercise in respect of 50 Warrant Shares, then (1) on the Call Date the
right under this Warrant to acquire 25 Warrant Shares will be
automatically cancelled, (2) the Company, in the time and manner
required under this Warrant, will have issued and delivered to the
Holder 50 Warrant Shares in respect of the exercises following receipt
of the Call Notice, and (3) the Holder may, until the Termination Date,
exercise this Warrant for 25 Warrant Shares (subject to adjustment as
herein provided and subject to subsequent Call Notices). Subject again
to the provisions of this Section 10, the Company may deliver
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subsequent Call Notices for any portion of this Warrant for which the
Holder shall not have delivered a Notice of Exercise. Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary set forth in this Warrant, the Company may not
deliver a Call Notice or require the cancellation of this Warrant (and
any Call Notice will be void), unless, from the beginning of the 20
consecutive Trading Days used to determine whether the Common Stock has
achieved the Threshold Price through the Call Date, (i) the Measurement
Price equals or exceeds the Threshold Price, (ii) the Company shall
have honored in accordance with the terms of this Warrant all Notices
of Exercise delivered by 6:30 p.m. (New York City time) on the Call
Date, (iii) the Registration Statement shall be effective as to all
Warrant Shares and the prospectus thereunder available for use by the
Holder for the resale all such Warrant Shares and (iv) the Common Stock
shall be listed or quoted for trading on the Principal Market.
4. NO FRACTIONAL SHARES OR SCRIP. No fractional shares or scrip
representing fractional shares shall be issued upon the exercise of this
Warrant. As to any fraction of a share which Holder would otherwise be entitled
to purchase upon such exercise, the Company shall pay a cash adjustment in
respect of such final fraction in an amount equal to such fraction multiplied by
the Exercise Price.
5. CHARGES, TAXES AND EXPENSES. Issuance of certificates for Warrant
Shares shall be made without charge to the Holder for any issue or transfer tax
or other incidental expense in respect of the issuance of such certificate, all
of which taxes and expenses shall be paid by the Company, and such certificates
shall be issued in the name of the Holder or in such name or names as may be
directed by the Holder; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that in the event certificates for
Warrant Shares are to be issued in a name other than the name of the Holder,
this Warrant when surrendered for exercise shall be accompanied by the
Assignment Form attached hereto duly executed by the Holder; and the Company may
require, as a condition thereto, the payment of a sum sufficient to reimburse it
for any transfer tax incidental thereto.
6. CLOSING OF BOOKS. The Company will not close its stockholder books
or records in any manner which prevents the timely exercise of this Warrant,
pursuant to the terms hereof.
7. TRANSFER, DIVISION AND COMBINATION.
(a) Subject to compliance with any applicable securities laws
and the conditions set forth in Sections 1 and 7(f) hereof and to the
provisions of Section 4.1 of the Purchase Agreement, this Warrant and
all rights hereunder are transferable, in whole or in part, upon
surrender of this Warrant at the principal office of the Company,
together with a written assignment of this Warrant substantially in the
form attached hereto duly executed by the Holder or its agent or
attorney and funds sufficient to pay any transfer taxes payable upon
the making of such transfer. Upon such surrender and, if required, such
payment, the Company shall execute and deliver a new Warrant or
Warrants in the name of the assignee or assignees and in the
denomination or denominations specified in such instrument of
assignment, and shall issue to the assignor a new Warrant evidencing
the portion of this Warrant not so assigned, and this Warrant shall
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promptly be cancelled. A Warrant, if properly assigned, may be
exercised by a new holder for the purchase of Warrant Shares without
having a new Warrant issued.
(b) This Warrant may be divided or combined with other
Warrants upon presentation hereof at the aforesaid office of the
Company, together with a written notice specifying the names and
denominations in which new Warrants are to be issued, signed by the
Holder or its agent or attorney. Subject to compliance with Section
7(a), as to any transfer which may be involved in such division or
combination, the Company shall execute and deliver a new Warrant or
Warrants in exchange for the Warrant or Warrants to be divided or
combined in accordance with such notice.
(c) The Company shall prepare, issue and deliver at its own
expense (other
than transfer taxes) the new Warrant or Warrants under this Section 7.
(d) The Company agrees to maintain, at its aforesaid office,
books for the registration and the registration of transfer of the
Warrants.
(e) If, at the time of the surrender of this Warrant in
connection with any transfer of this Warrant, the transfer of this
Warrant shall not be registered pursuant to an effective registration
statement under the Securities Act and under applicable state
securities or blue sky laws, the Company may require, as a condition of
allowing such transfer (i) that the Holder or transferee of this
Warrant, as the case may be, furnish to the Company a written opinion
of counsel (which opinion shall be in form, substance and scope
customary for opinions of counsel in comparable transactions) to the
effect that such transfer may be made without registration under the
Securities Act and under applicable state securities or blue sky laws,
(ii) that the holder or transferee execute and deliver to the Company
an investment letter in form and substance acceptable to the Company
and (iii) that the transferee be an "accredited investor" as defined in
Rule 501(a) promulgated under the Securities Act.
8. NO RIGHTS AS SHAREHOLDER UNTIL EXERCISE. This Warrant does not
entitle the Holder to any voting rights or other rights as a shareholder of the
Company prior to the exercise hereof. Upon the surrender of this Warrant and the
payment of the aggregate Exercise Price (or by means of a cashless exercise),
the Warrant Shares so purchased shall be and be deemed to be issued to such
Holder as the record owner of such shares as of the close of business on the
later of the date of such surrender or payment.
9. LOSS, THEFT, DESTRUCTION OR MUTILATION OF WARRANT. The Company
covenants that upon receipt by the Company of evidence reasonably satisfactory
to it of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of this Warrant or any stock
certificate relating to the Warrant Shares, and in case of loss, theft or
destruction, of indemnity or security reasonably satisfactory to it (which, in
the case of the Warrant, shall not include the posting of any bond), and upon
surrender and cancellation of such Warrant or stock certificate, if mutilated,
the Company will make and deliver a new Warrant or stock certificate of like
tenor and dated as of such cancellation, in lieu of such Warrant or stock
certificate.
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10. SATURDAYS, SUNDAYS, HOLIDAYS, ETC. If the last or appointed day for
the taking of any action or the expiration of any right required or granted
herein shall be a Saturday, Sunday or a legal holiday, then such action may be
taken or such right may be exercised on the next succeeding day not a Saturday,
Sunday or legal holiday.
11. ADJUSTMENTS OF EXERCISE PRICE AND NUMBER OF WARRANT SHARES.
(a) STOCK SPLITS, ETC. The number and kind of securities
purchasable upon the exercise of this Warrant and the Exercise Price
shall be subject to adjustment from time to time upon the happening of
any of the following. In case the Company shall (i) pay a dividend in
shares of Common Stock or make a distribution in shares of Common Stock
to holders of its outstanding Common Stock, (ii) subdivide its
outstanding shares of Common Stock into a greater number of shares,
(iii) combine its outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller
number of shares of Common Stock, or (iv) issue any shares of its
capital stock in a reclassification of the Common Stock, then the
number of Warrant Shares purchasable upon exercise of this Warrant
immediately prior thereto shall be adjusted so that the Holder shall be
entitled to receive the kind and number of Warrant Shares or other
securities of the Company which it would have owned or have been
entitled to receive had such Warrant been exercised in advance thereof.
Upon each such adjustment of the kind and number of Warrant Shares or
other securities of the Company which are purchasable hereunder, the
Holder shall thereafter be entitled to purchase the number of Warrant
Shares or other securities resulting from such adjustment at an
Exercise Price per Warrant Share or other security obtained by
multiplying the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to such
adjustment by the number of Warrant Shares purchasable pursuant hereto
immediately prior to such adjustment and dividing by the number of
Warrant Shares or other securities of the Company that are immediately
purchasable hereto immediately thereafter resulting from such
adjustment. An adjustment made pursuant to this paragraph shall become
effective immediately after the effective date of such event
retroactive to the record date, if any, for such event.
(b) ANTI-DILUTION PROVISIONS. During the Exercise Period, the
Exercise Price shall be subject to adjustment from time to time as
provided in this Section 11(b). In the event that any adjustment of the
Exercise Price as required herein results in a fraction of a cent, such
Exercise Price shall be rounded up or down to the nearest cent.
(i) ADJUSTMENT OF EXERCISE PRICE. Except as set forth
in Section 11(b)(ii)(E), if and whenever the Company, any of
its Subsidiaries or The Sage Group, plc (or any Affiliates
thereof), as applicable, issues or sells, or in accordance
with Section 11(b) hereof is deemed to have issued or sold,
any shares of Common Stock for an effective consideration per
share of less than the then Exercise Price or for no
consideration (such lower price, the "BASE SHARE PRICE" and
such issuances collectively, a "DILUTIVE ISSUANCE"), then, the
Exercise Price shall be reduced to equal the Base Share Price,
PROVIDED, that for purposes hereof, all shares of Common Stock
that are issuable upon conversion, exercise or exchange of
Capital Share Equivalents shall be deemed outstanding
immediately after the issuance of such Common Stock. Such
adjustment shall be made whenever such shares of Common Stock
or Capital Share Equivalents are issued or sold.
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(ii) EFFECT ON EXERCISE PRICE OF CERTAIN EVENTS. For
purposes of determining the adjusted Exercise Price under
Section 11(b) hereof, the following will be applicable:
(A) ISSUANCE OF RIGHTS OR OPTIONS. If the
Company in any manner issues or grants any warrants,
rights or options, whether or not immediately
exercisable, to subscribe for or to purchase Common
Stock or other securities exercisable, convertible
into or exchangeable for Common Stock ("CONVERTIBLE
Securities") (such warrants, rights and options to
purchase Common Stock or Convertible Securities are
hereinafter referred to as "OPTIONS") and the
effective price per share for which Common Stock is
issuable upon the exercise of such Options is less
than the Exercise Price ("BELOW BASE PRICE OPTIONS"),
then the maximum total number of shares of Common
Stock issuable upon the exercise of all such Below
Base Price Options (assuming full exercise,
conversion or exchange of Convertible Securities, if
applicable) will, as of the date of the issuance or
grant of such Below Base Price Options, be deemed to
be outstanding and to have been issued and sold by
the Company for such price per share and the maximum
consideration payable to the Company upon such
exercise (assuming full exercise, conversion or
exchange of Convertible Securities, if applicable)
will be deemed to have been received by the Company.
For purposes of the preceding sentence, the
"effective price per share for which Common Stock is
issuable upon the exercise of such Below Base Price
Options" is determined by dividing (i) the total
amount, if any, received or receivable by the Company
as consideration for the issuance or granting of all
such Below Base Price Options, plus the minimum
aggregate amount of additional consideration, if any,
payable to the Company upon the exercise of all such
Below Base Price Options, plus, in the case of
Convertible Securities issuable upon the exercise of
such Below Base Price Options, the minimum aggregate
amount of additional consideration payable upon the
exercise, conversion or exchange thereof at the time
such Convertible Securities first become exercisable,
convertible or exchangeable, by (ii) the maximum
total number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon
the exercise of all such Below Base Price Options
(assuming full conversion of Convertible Securities,
if applicable). No further adjustment to the Exercise
Price will be made upon the actual issuance of such
Common Stock upon the exercise of such Below Base
Price Options or upon the exercise, conversion or
exchange of Convertible Securities issuable upon
exercise of such Below Base Price Options.
(B) ISSUANCE OF CONVERTIBLE SECURITIES. If
the Company in any manner issues or sells any
Convertible Securities, whether or not immediately
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convertible (other than where the same are issuable
upon the exercise of Options) and the effective price
per share for which Common Stock is issuable upon
such exercise, conversion or exchange is less than
the Exercise Price, then the maximum total number of
shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise,
conversion or exchange of all such Convertible
Securities will, as of the date of the issuance of
such Convertible Securities, be deemed to be
outstanding and to have been issued and sold by the
Company for such price per share and the maximum
consideration payable to the Company upon such
exercise (assuming full exercise, conversion or
exchange of Convertible Securities, if applicable)
will be deemed to have been received by the Company.
For the purposes of the preceding sentence, the
"effective price per share for which Common Stock is
issuable upon such exercise, conversion or exchange"
is determined by dividing (i) the total amount, if
any, received or receivable by the Company as
consideration for the issuance or sale of all such
Convertible Securities, plus the minimum aggregate
amount of additional consideration, if any, payable
to the Company upon the exercise, conversion or
exchange thereof at the time such Convertible
Securities first become exercisable, convertible or
exchangeable, by (ii) the maximum total number of
shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise,
conversion or exchange of all such Convertible
Securities. No further adjustment to the Exercise
Price will be made upon the actual issuance of such
Common Stock upon exercise, conversion or exchange of
such Convertible Securities.
(C) CHANGE IN OPTION PRICE OR CONVERSION
RATE. If there is a change at any time in (i) the
amount of additional consideration payable to the
Company upon the exercise of any Options; (ii) the
amount of additional consideration, if any, payable
to the Company upon the exercise, conversion or
exchange of any Convertible Securities; or (iii) the
rate at which any Convertible Securities are
convertible into or exchangeable for Common Stock (in
each such case, other than under or by reason of
provisions designed to protect against dilution), the
Exercise Price in effect at the time of such change
will be readjusted to the Exercise Price which would
have been in effect at such time had such Options or
Convertible Securities still outstanding provided for
such changed additional consideration or changed
conversion rate, as the case may be, at the time
initially granted, issued or sold.
(D) CALCULATION OF CONSIDERATION RECEIVED.
If any Common Stock, Options or Convertible
Securities are issued, granted or sold for cash, the
consideration received therefor for purposes of this
Warrant will be the amount received by the Company
therefor, before deduction of reasonable commissions,
underwriting discounts or allowances or other
reasonable expenses paid or incurred by the Company
in connection with such issuance, grant or sale. In
case any Common Stock, Options or Convertible
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Securities are issued or sold for a consideration
part or all of which shall be other than cash, the
amount of the consideration other than cash received
by the Company will be the fair market value of such
consideration, except where such consideration
consists of securities, in which case the amount of
consideration received by the Company will be the
fair market value (average of the closing bid and ask
price, if traded on any market) thereof as of the
date of receipt. In case any Common Stock, Options or
Convertible Securities are issued in connection with
any merger or consolidation in which the Company is
the surviving corporation, the amount of
consideration therefor will be deemed to be the fair
market value of such portion of the net assets and
business of the non-surviving corporation as is
attributable to such Common Stock, Options or
Convertible Securities, as the case may be. The fair
market value of any consideration other than cash or
securities will be determined in good faith by the
Board of Directors of the Company, or if the Holder
reasonably objects to such valuation, by an
investment banker or other appropriate expert of
national reputation selected by the Company and
reasonably acceptable to the holder hereof, with the
costs of such appraisal to be borne by the Company.
(E) EXCEPTIONS TO ADJUSTMENT OF EXERCISE
PRICE. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no adjustment
will be made under this Section 11(b) in respect of
(1) the granting or issuance of shares of capital
stock or of options to employees, consultants,
officers and directors of the Company pursuant to any
stock option plan, agreement or arrangement duly
adopted or approved by a majority of the non-employee
members of the Board of Directors of the Company or a
majority of the members of a committee of
non-employee directors established for such purpose,
(2) upon the exercise of the Debentures or any
Debentures of this series or of any other series or
security issued by the Company in connection with the
offer and sale of this Company's securities pursuant
to the Purchase Agreement, or (3) upon the exercise
of or conversion of any convertible securities,
options or warrants issued and outstanding on the
Original Issue Date, provided that the securities
have not been amended since the date of the Purchase
Agreement, or (4) issuance of securities in
connection with acquisitions, strategic investments,
or strategic partnering arrangements, the primary
purpose of which is not to raise capital, or (5)
sales or transfers of shares of Common Stock from The
Sage Group, Plc (or any Affiliates thereof) to the
Company whereupon such shares are cancelled.
(F) At any time the Company either
negatively restates any of its financial statements
relating to, or makes any public disclosure that
negatively revises or negatively adds to any prior
disclosure of, any material transactions of the
Company consummated prior to the date hereof, the Set
Price shall be reduced, and only reduced, to equal
the lowest VWAP during the 5 Trading Days immediately
following any such public announcement. For
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clarification, if such VWAP is above the then Set
Price, no adjustment will occur hereunder at such
time.
(iii) MINIMUM ADJUSTMENT OF EXERCISE PRICE. No
adjustment of the Exercise Price shall be made in an amount of
less than 1% of the Exercise Price in effect at the time such
adjustment is otherwise required to be made, but any such
lesser adjustment shall be carried forward and shall be made
at the time and together with the next subsequent adjustment
which, together with any adjustments so carried forward, shall
amount to not less than 1% of such Exercise Price.
12. REORGANIZATION, RECLASSIFICATION, MERGER, CONSOLIDATION OR
DISPOSITION OF ASSETS. In case the Company shall reorganize its capital,
reclassify its capital stock, consolidate or merge with or into another
corporation (where the Company is not the surviving corporation or where there
is a change in or distribution with respect to the Common Stock of the Company),
or sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all its property,
assets or business to another corporation and, pursuant to the terms of such
reorganization, reclassification, merger, consolidation or disposition of
assets, shares of common stock of the successor or acquiring corporation, or any
cash, shares of stock or other securities or property of any nature whatsoever
(including warrants or other subscription or purchase rights) in addition to or
in lieu of common stock of the successor or acquiring corporation ("OTHER
PROPERTY"), are to be received by or distributed to the holders of Common Stock
of the Company, then the Holder shall have the right thereafter to receive, at
the option of the Holder, (a) upon exercise of this Warrant, the number of
shares of Common Stock of the successor or acquiring corporation or of the
Company, if it is the surviving corporation, and Other Property receivable upon
or as a result of such reorganization, reclassification, merger, consolidation
or disposition of assets by a Holder of the number of shares of Common Stock for
which this Warrant is exercisable immediately prior to such event, or (b) cash
equal to the value of this Warrant as determined in accordance with the
Black-Sholes option pricing formula. In case of any such reorganization,
reclassification, merger, consolidation or disposition of assets, the successor
or acquiring corporation (if other than the Company) shall expressly assume the
due and punctual observance and performance of each and every covenant and
condition of this Warrant to be performed and observed by the Company and all
the obligations and liabilities hereunder, subject to such modifications as may
be deemed appropriate (as determined in good faith by resolution of the Board of
Directors of the Company) in order to provide for adjustments of Warrant Shares
for which this Warrant is exercisable which shall be as nearly equivalent as
practicable to the adjustments provided for in this Section 12. For purposes of
this Section 12, "common stock of the successor or acquiring corporation" shall
include stock of such corporation of any class which is not preferred as to
dividends or assets over any other class of stock of such corporation and which
is not subject to redemption and shall also include any evidences of
indebtedness, shares of stock or other securities which are convertible into or
exchangeable for any such stock, either immediately or upon the arrival of a
specified date or the happening of a specified event and any warrants or other
rights to subscribe for or purchase any such stock. The foregoing provisions of
this Section 12 shall similarly apply to successive reorganizations,
reclassifications, mergers, consolidations or disposition of assets.
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13. VOLUNTARY ADJUSTMENT BY THE COMPANY. The Company may at any time
during the term of this Warrant reduce the then current Exercise Price to any
amount and for any period of time deemed appropriate by the Board of Directors
of the Company.
14. NOTICE OF ADJUSTMENT. Whenever the number of Warrant Shares or
number or kind of securities or other property purchasable upon the exercise of
this Warrant or the Exercise Price is adjusted, as herein provided, the Company
shall give notice thereof to the Holder, which notice shall state the number of
Warrant Shares (and other securities or property) purchasable upon the exercise
of this Warrant and the Exercise Price of such Warrant Shares (and other
securities or property) after such adjustment, setting forth a brief statement
of the facts requiring such adjustment and setting forth the computation by
which such adjustment was made.
15. NOTICE OF CORPORATE ACTION. If at any time:
(a) the Company shall take a record of the holders of its
Common Stock for the purpose of entitling them to receive a dividend or
other distribution, or any right to subscribe for or purchase any
evidences of its indebtedness, any shares of stock of any class or any
other securities or property, or to receive any other right, or
(b) there shall be any capital reorganization of the Company,
any reclassification or recapitalization of the capital stock of the
Company or any consolidation or merger of the Company with, or any
sale, transfer or other disposition of all or substantially all the
property, assets or business of the Company to, another corporation or,
(c) there shall be a voluntary or involuntary dissolution,
liquidation or winding up of the Company;
then, in any one or more of such cases, the Company shall give to Holder (i) at
least 20 days' prior written notice of the date on which a record date shall be
selected for such dividend, distribution or right or for determining rights to
vote in respect of any such reorganization, reclassification, merger,
consolidation, sale, transfer, disposition, liquidation or winding up, and (ii)
in the case of any such reorganization, reclassification, merger, consolidation,
sale, transfer, disposition, dissolution, liquidation or winding up, at least 20
days' prior written notice of the date when the same shall take place. Such
notice in accordance with the foregoing clause also shall specify (i) the date
on which any such record is to be taken for the purpose of such dividend,
distribution or right, the date on which the holders of Common Stock shall be
entitled to any such dividend, distribution or right, and the amount and
character thereof, and (ii) the date on which any such reorganization,
reclassification, merger, consolidation, sale, transfer, disposition,
dissolution, liquidation or winding up is to take place and the time, if any
such time is to be fixed, as of which the holders of Common Stock shall be
entitled to exchange their Warrant Shares for securities or other property
deliverable upon such disposition, dissolution, liquidation or winding up. Each
such written notice shall be sufficiently given if addressed to Holder at the
last address of Holder appearing on the books of the Company and delivered in
accordance with Section 17(d).
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16. AUTHORIZED SHARES. The Company covenants that during the period the
Warrant is outstanding, it will reserve from its authorized and unissued Common
Stock a sufficient number of shares to provide for the issuance of the Warrant
Shares upon the exercise of any purchase rights under this Warrant. The Company
further covenants that its issuance of this Warrant shall constitute full
authority to its officers who are charged with the duty of executing stock
certificates to execute and issue the necessary certificates for the Warrant
Shares upon the exercise of the purchase rights under this Warrant. The Company
will take all such reasonable action as may be necessary to assure that such
Warrant Shares may be issued as provided herein without violation of any
applicable law or regulation, or of any requirements of the Principal Market
upon which the Common Stock may be listed.
Except and to the extent as waived or consented to by the
Holder, the Company shall not by any action, including, without limitation,
amending its certificate of incorporation or through any reorganization,
transfer of assets, consolidation, merger, dissolution, issue or sale of
securities or any other voluntary action, avoid or seek to avoid the observance
or performance of any of the terms of this Warrant, but will at all times in
good faith assist in the carrying out of all such terms and in the taking of all
such actions as may be necessary or appropriate to protect the rights of Holder
as set forth in this Warrant against impairment. Without limiting the generality
of the foregoing, the Company will (a) not increase the par value of any Warrant
Shares above the amount payable therefor upon such exercise immediately prior to
such increase in par value, (b) take all such action as may be necessary or
appropriate in order that the Company may validly and legally issue fully paid
and nonassessable Warrant Shares upon the exercise of this Warrant, and (c) use
commercially reasonable efforts to obtain all such authorizations, exemptions or
consents from any public regulatory body having jurisdiction thereof as may be
necessary to enable the Company to perform its obligations under this Warrant.
Before taking any action which would result in an adjustment
in the number of Warrant Shares for which this Warrant is exercisable or in the
Exercise Price, the Company shall obtain all such authorizations or exemptions
thereof, or consents thereto, as may be necessary from any public regulatory
body or bodies having jurisdiction thereof.
17. MISCELLANEOUS.
(a) JURISDICTION. This Warrant shall constitute a contract
under the laws of California, without regard to its conflict of law,
principles or rules.
(b) RESTRICTIONS. The Holder acknowledges that the Warrant
Shares acquired upon the exercise of this Warrant, if not registered,
will have restrictions upon resale imposed by state and federal
securities laws.
(c) NONWAIVER AND EXPENSES. No course of dealing or any delay
or failure to exercise any right hereunder on the part of Holder shall
operate as a waiver of such right or otherwise prejudice Holder's
rights, powers or remedies, notwithstanding all rights hereunder
terminate on the Termination Date. If the Company willfully and
knowingly fails to comply with any provision of this Warrant, which
results in any material damages to the Holder, the Company shall pay to
Holder such amounts as shall be sufficient to cover any costs and
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expenses including, but not limited to, reasonable attorneys' fees,
including those of appellate proceedings, incurred by Holder in
collecting any amounts due pursuant hereto or in otherwise enforcing
any of its rights, powers or remedies hereunder.
(d) NOTICES. Any notice, request or other document required or
permitted to be given or delivered to the Holder by the Company shall
be delivered in accordance with the notice provisions of the Purchase
Agreement.
(e) LIMITATION OF LIABILITY. No provision hereof, in the
absence of any affirmative action by Holder to exercise this Warrant or
purchase Warrant Shares, and no enumeration herein of the rights or
privileges of Holder, shall give rise to any liability of Holder for
the purchase price of any Common Stock or as a stockholder of the
Company, whether such liability is asserted by the Company or by
creditors of the Company.
(f) REMEDIES. Holder, in addition to being entitled to
exercise all rights granted by law, including recovery of damages, will
be entitled to specific performance of its rights under this Warrant.
The Company agrees that monetary damages would not be adequate
compensation for any loss incurred by reason of a breach by it of the
provisions of this Warrant and hereby agrees to waive the defense in
any action for specific performance that a remedy at law would be
adequate.
(g) SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS. Subject to applicable securities
laws, this Warrant and the rights and obligations evidenced hereby
shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the successors of the
Company and the successors and permitted assigns of Holder. The
provisions of this Warrant are intended to be for the benefit of all
Holders from time to time of this Warrant and shall be enforceable by
any such Holder or holder of Warrant Shares.
(h) AMENDMENT. This Warrant may be modified or amended or the
provisions hereof waived with the written consent of the Company and
the Holder.
(i) SEVERABILITY. Wherever possible, each provision of this
Warrant shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and
valid under applicable law, but if any provision of this Warrant shall
be prohibited by or invalid under applicable law, such provision shall
be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity, without
invalidating the remainder of such provisions or the remaining
provisions of this Warrant.
(j) HEADINGS. The headings used in this Warrant are for the
convenience of reference only and shall not, for any purpose, be deemed
a part of this Warrant.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Warrant to be
executed by its officer thereunto duly authorized.
Dated: March __, 2004
ISLAND PACIFIC, INC.
By: _____________________________
Name:
Title:
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NOTICE OF EXERCISE
To: Island Pacific, Inc.
(1) The undersigned hereby elects to purchase ________ Warrant Shares
of Island Pacific, Inc. pursuant to the terms of the attached Warrant, and
tenders herewith payment of the exercise price in full, together with all
applicable transfer taxes, if any.
(2) Payment shall take the form of (check applicable box):
[ ] in lawful money of the United States; or
[ ] the cancellation of such number of Warrant Shares
as is necessary, in accordance with the formula set
forth in subsection 3(d), to exercise this Warrant
with respect to the maximum number of Warrant Shares
purchasable pursuant to the cashless exercise
procedure set forth in subsection 3(d).
(3) Please issue a certificate or certificates representing said
Warrant Shares in the name of the undersigned or in such other name as is
specified below:
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The Warrant Shares shall be delivered to the following:
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(4) ACCREDITED INVESTOR. The undersigned is an "accredited investor" as
defined in Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended.
[PURCHASER]
By: ______________________________
Name:
Title:
Dated: __________________________
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ASSIGNMENT FORM
(To assign the foregoing warrant, execute
this form and supply required information.
Do not use this form to exercise the warrant.)
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the foregoing Warrant and all rights evidenced
thereby are hereby assigned to
_______________________________________________ whose address is
______________________________________________________________________________.
______________________________________________________________________________
Dated: ______________, _______
Holder's Signature: _______________________________
Holder's Address: _______________________________
_______________________________
Signature Guaranteed: ______________________________________________
NOTE: The signature to this Assignment Form must correspond with the name as it
appears on the face of the Warrant, without alteration or enlargement or any
change whatsoever, and must be guaranteed by a bank or trust company. Officers
of corporations and those acting in a fiduciary or other representative capacity
should file proper evidence of authority to assign the foregoing Warrant.
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EXHIBIT D
NEITHER THIS SECURITY NOR THE SECURITIES INTO WHICH THIS SECURITY IS EXERCISABLE
HAVE BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR THE
SECURITIES COMMISSION OF ANY STATE IN RELIANCE UPON AN EXEMPTION FROM
REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE "SECURITIES
ACT"), AND, ACCORDINGLY, MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN
EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR PURSUANT TO AN
AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION
REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE
SECURITIES LAWS AS EVIDENCED BY A LEGAL OPINION OF COUNSEL TO THE TRANSFEROR TO
SUCH EFFECT, THE SUBSTANCE OF WHICH SHALL BE REASONABLY ACCEPTABLE TO THE
COMPANY. THIS SECURITY AND THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE OF THIS
SECURITY MAY BE PLEDGED IN CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN ACCOUNT OR OTHER
LOAN SECURED BY SUCH SECURITIES
COMMON STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT
To Purchase __________ Shares of Common Stock of
ISLAND PACIFIC, INC.
THIS COMMON STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT CERTIFIES that, for value
received, _____________ (the "Holder"), is entitled, upon the terms and subject
to the limitations on exercise and the conditions hereinafter set forth, at any
time on or after March 15, 2004 (the "INITIAL EXERCISE DATE") and on or prior to
the close of business on the earlier of (i) the 6 month anniversary of the
Effective Date and (ii) the 18th month anniversary of the Closing Date (the
"TERMINATION DATE") but not thereafter, to subscribe for and purchase from
Island Pacific, Inc., a corporation incorporated in the State of Delaware (the
"COMPANY"), up to ____________ shares (the "WARRANT SHARES") of Common Stock,
par value $0.0001 per share, of the Company (the "COMMON STOCK"). The purchase
price of one share of Common Stock (the "EXERCISE PRICE") under this Warrant
shall be $5.00, subject to adjustment hereunder. CAPITALIZED TERMS USED AND NOT
OTHERWISE DEFINED HEREIN SHALL HAVE THE MEANINGS SET FORTH IN THAT CERTAIN
SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT (THE "PURCHASE AGREEMENT"), DATED MARCH 15, 2004,
BETWEEN THE COMPANY AND THE INVESTORS SIGNATORY THERETO.
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1. TITLE TO WARRANT. Prior to the Termination Date and subject to
compliance with applicable laws and Section 7 of this Warrant, this Warrant and
all rights hereunder are transferable, in whole or in part to an Affiliate of
the Holder, at the office or agency of the Company by the Holder in person or by
duly authorized attorney, upon surrender of this Warrant together with the
Assignment Form annexed hereto properly endorsed. The transferee shall sign an
investment letter in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Company.
The Holder hereof, by acceptance of this Warrant, agrees to be bound by the
covenants made by the original Holder contained in the Purchase Agreement.
2. AUTHORIZATION OF SHARES. The Company covenants that all Warrant
Shares which may be issued upon the exercise of the purchase rights represented
by this Warrant will, upon exercise of the purchase rights represented by this
Warrant, be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and
free from all taxes, liens and charges in respect of the issue thereof (other
than taxes in respect of any transfer occurring contemporaneously with such
issue).
3. EXERCISE OF WARRANT.
(a) Except as provided in Section 4 herein, exercise of the
purchase rights represented by this Warrant may be made at any time or
times on or after the Initial Exercise Date and on or before the
Termination Date by the surrender of this Warrant and the Notice of
Exercise Form annexed hereto duly executed, at the office of the
Company (or such other office or agency of the Company as it may
designate by notice in writing to the registered Holder at the address
of such Holder appearing on the books of the Company) and upon payment
of the Exercise Price of the shares thereby purchased by wire transfer
or cashier's check drawn on a United States bank or by means of a
cashless exercise pursuant to Section 3(d), the Holder shall be
entitled to receive a certificate for the number of Warrant Shares so
purchased. Certificates for shares purchased hereunder shall be
delivered to the Holder within five (5) Trading Days after the date on
which this Warrant shall have been exercised as aforesaid. This Warrant
shall be deemed to have been exercised and such certificate or
certificates shall be deemed to have been issued, and Holder or any
other person so designated to be named therein shall be deemed to have
become a holder of record of such shares for all purposes, as of the
date the Warrant has been exercised by payment to the Company of the
Exercise Price and all taxes required to be paid by the Holder, if any,
pursuant to Section 5 prior to the issuance of such shares, have been
paid. If the Company fails to deliver to the Holder a certificate or
certificates representing the Warrant Shares pursuant to this Section
3(a) by the fifth Trading Day after the date of exercise, then the
Holder will have the right to rescind such exercise. In addition to any
other rights available to the Holder, if the Company fails to deliver
to the Holder a certificate or certificates representing the Warrant
Shares pursuant to an exercise by the fifth Trading Day after the date
of exercise, and if after such fifth Trading Day the Holder is required
by its broker to purchase (in an open market transaction or otherwise)
shares of Common Stock to deliver in satisfaction of a sale by the
Holder of the Warrant Shares which the Holder anticipated receiving
upon such exercise (a "BUY-IN"), then the Company shall (1) pay in cash
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to the Holder the amount by which (x) the Holder's total purchase price
(including brokerage commissions, if any) for the shares of Common
Stock so purchased exceeds (y) the amount obtained by multiplying (A)
the number of Warrant Shares that the Company was required to deliver
to the Holder in connection with the exercise at issue times (B) the
price at which the sell order giving rise to such purchase obligation
was executed, and (2) at the option of the Holder, either reinstate the
portion of the Warrant and equivalent number of Warrant Shares for
which such exercise was not honored or deliver to the Holder the number
of shares of Common Stock that would have been issued had the Company
timely complied with its exercise and delivery obligations hereunder.
For example, if the Holder purchases Common Stock having a total
purchase price of $11,000 to cover a Buy-In with respect to an
attempted exercise of shares of Common Stock with an aggregate sale
price giving rise to such purchase obligation of $10,000, under clause
(1) of the immediately preceding sentence the Company shall be required
to pay the Holder $1,000. The Holder shall provide the Company written
notice indicating the amounts payable to the Holder in respect of the
Buy-In, together with applicable confirmations and other evidence
reasonably requested by the Company. Nothing herein shall limit a
Holder's right to pursue any other remedies available to it hereunder,
at law or in equity including, without limitation, a decree of specific
performance and/or injunctive relief with respect to the Company's
failure to timely deliver certificates representing shares of Common
Stock upon exercise of the Warrant as required pursuant to the terms
hereof.
(b) If this Warrant shall have been exercised in part, the
Company shall, at the time of delivery of the certificate or
certificates representing Warrant Shares, deliver to Holder a new
Warrant evidencing the rights of Holder to purchase the unpurchased
Warrant Shares called for by this Warrant, which new Warrant shall in
all other respects be identical with this Warrant.
(c) (i) The Company shall not effect any exercise of
this Warrant, and the Holder shall not have the right to
exercise any portion of this Warrant, pursuant to Section 3(a)
or otherwise, to the extent that after giving effect to such
issuance after exercise, the Holder (together with the
Holder's affiliates), as set forth on the applicable Notice of
Exercise, would beneficially own in excess of 4.99% of the
number of shares of the Common Stock outstanding immediately
after giving effect to such issuance. For purposes of the
foregoing sentence, the number of shares of Common Stock
beneficially owned by the Holder and its affiliates shall
include the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon
exercise of this Warrant with respect to which the
determination of such sentence is being made, but shall
exclude the number of shares of Common Stock which would be
issuable upon (A) exercise of the remaining, nonexercised
portion of this Warrant beneficially owned by the Holder or
any of its affiliates and (B) exercise or conversion of the
unexercised or nonconverted portion of any other securities of
the Company (including, without limitation, any other
Debentures or Warrants) subject to a limitation on conversion
or exercise analogous to the limitation contained herein
beneficially owned by the Holder or any of its affiliates.
Except as set forth in the preceding sentence, for purposes of
this Section 3(c), beneficial ownership shall be calculated in
accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act. To the
extent that the limitation contained in this Section 3(c)
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applies, the determination of whether this Warrant is
exercisable (in relation to other securities owned by the
Holder) and of which a portion of this Warrant is exercisable
shall be in the sole discretion of such Holder, and the
submission of a Notice of Exercise shall be deemed to be such
Holder's determination of whether this Warrant is exercisable
(in relation to other securities owned by such Holder) and of
which portion of this Warrant is exercisable, in each case
subject to such aggregate percentage limitation, and the
Company shall have no obligation to verify or confirm the
accuracy of such determination. For purposes of this Section
3(c), in determining the number of outstanding shares of
Common Stock, the Holder may rely on the number of outstanding
shares of Common Stock as reflected in (x) the Company's most
recent Form 10-Q or Form 10-K, as the case may be, (y) a more
recent public announcement by the Company or (z) any other
notice by the Company or the Company's Transfer Agent setting
forth the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding. Upon
the written or oral request of the Holder, the Company shall
within two Trading Days confirm orally and in writing to the
Holder the number of shares of Common Stock then outstanding.
In any case, the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock
shall be determined after giving effect to the conversion or
exercise of securities of the Company, including this Warrant,
by the Holder or its affiliates since the date as of which
such number of outstanding shares of Common Stock was
reported.
(ii) If the Company has not obtained Shareholder
Approval (as defined below) if required, then the Company may
not issue upon exercise of this Warrant in the aggregate, in
excess of 19.999% of the number of shares of Common Stock
outstanding on the Trading Day immediately preceding the
Closing Date, less any shares of Common Stock issued upon
conversion of or as payment of interest on the Debentures or
upon prior exercise of this or any other Warrant issued
pursuant to the Purchase Agreement (such number of shares, the
"ISSUABLE Maximum"); PROVIDED, HOWEVER, any Warrant Shares
previously issued upon exercise of the Series A Warrants shall
not be included in any such calculation unless the Exercise
Price thereof is less than the closing bid price of the Common
Stock on the Trading Day immediately prior to the Closing Date
(subject to adjustment for reverse and forward stock splits,
stock dividends, stock combinations and other similar
transactions of the Common Stock that occur after the date of
this Agreement). If on any attempted exercise of this Warrant,
the issuance of Warrant Shares would exceed the Issuable
Maximum and the Company shall not have previously obtained the
vote of shareholders (the "SHAREHOLDER APPROVAL"), if any, as
may be required by the applicable rules and regulations of the
Principal Market (or any successor entity) to approve the
issuance of shares of Common Stock in excess of the Issuable
Maximum pursuant to the terms hereof, then the Company shall
issue to the Holder requesting a Warrant exercise such number
of Warrant Shares as may be issued below the Issuable Maximum
and, with respect to the remainder of the aggregate number of
Warrant Shares, this Warrant shall not be exercisable until
and unless Shareholder Approval has been obtained.
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4. NO FRACTIONAL SHARES OR SCRIP. No fractional shares or scrip
representing fractional shares shall be issued upon the exercise of this
Warrant. As to any fraction of a share which Holder would otherwise be entitled
to purchase upon such exercise, the Company shall pay a cash adjustment in
respect of such final fraction in an amount equal to such fraction multiplied by
the Exercise Price.
5. CHARGES, TAXES AND EXPENSES. Issuance of certificates for Warrant
Shares shall be made without charge to the Holder for any issue or transfer tax
or other incidental expense in respect of the issuance of such certificate, all
of which taxes and expenses shall be paid by the Company, and such certificates
shall be issued in the name of the Holder or in such name or names as may be
directed by the Holder; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that in the event certificates for
Warrant Shares are to be issued in a name other than the name of the Holder,
this Warrant when surrendered for exercise shall be accompanied by the
Assignment Form attached hereto duly executed by the Holder; and the Company may
require, as a condition thereto, the payment of a sum sufficient to reimburse it
for any transfer tax incidental thereto.
6. CLOSING OF BOOKS. The Company will not close its stockholder books
or records in any manner which prevents the timely exercise of this Warrant,
pursuant to the terms hereof.
7. TRANSFER, DIVISION AND COMBINATION.
(a) Subject to compliance with any applicable securities laws
and the conditions set forth in Sections 1 and 7(f) hereof and to the
provisions of Section 4.1 of the Purchase Agreement, this Warrant and
all rights hereunder are transferable, in whole or in part, upon
surrender of this Warrant at the principal office of the Company,
together with a written assignment of this Warrant substantially in the
form attached hereto duly executed by the Holder or its agent or
attorney and funds sufficient to pay any transfer taxes payable upon
the making of such transfer. Upon such surrender and, if required, such
payment, the Company shall execute and deliver a new Warrant or
Warrants in the name of the assignee or assignees and in the
denomination or denominations specified in such instrument of
assignment, and shall issue to the assignor a new Warrant evidencing
the portion of this Warrant not so assigned, and this Warrant shall
promptly be cancelled. A Warrant, if properly assigned, may be
exercised by a new holder for the purchase of Warrant Shares without
having a new Warrant issued.
(b) This Warrant may be divided or combined with other
Warrants upon presentation hereof at the aforesaid office of the
Company, together with a written notice specifying the names and
denominations in which new Warrants are to be issued, signed by the
Holder or its agent or attorney. Subject to compliance with Section
7(a), as to any transfer which may be involved in such division or
combination, the Company shall execute and deliver a new Warrant or
Warrants in exchange for the Warrant or Warrants to be divided or
combined in accordance with such notice.
(c) The Company shall prepare, issue and deliver at its own
expense (other than transfer taxes) the new Warrant or Warrants under
this Section 7.
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(d) The Company agrees to maintain, at its aforesaid office,
books for the registration and the registration of transfer of the
Warrants.
(e) If, at the time of the surrender of this Warrant in
connection with any transfer of this Warrant, the transfer of this
Warrant shall not be registered pursuant to an effective registration
statement under the Securities Act and under applicable state
securities or blue sky laws, the Company may require, as a condition of
allowing such transfer (i) that the Holder or transferee of this
Warrant, as the case may be, furnish to the Company a written opinion
of counsel (which opinion shall be in form, substance and scope
customary for opinions of counsel in comparable transactions) to the
effect that such transfer may be made without registration under the
Securities Act and under applicable state securities or blue sky laws,
(ii) that the holder or transferee execute and deliver to the Company
an investment letter in form and substance acceptable to the Company
and (iii) that the transferee be an "accredited investor" as defined in
Rule 501(a) promulgated under the Securities Act.
8. NO RIGHTS AS SHAREHOLDER UNTIL EXERCISE. This Warrant does not
entitle the Holder to any voting rights or other rights as a shareholder of the
Company prior to the exercise hereof. Upon the surrender of this Warrant and the
payment of the aggregate Exercise Price (or by means of a cashless exercise),
the Warrant Shares so purchased shall be and be deemed to be issued to such
Holder as the record owner of such shares as of the close of business on the
later of the date of such surrender or payment.
9. LOSS, THEFT, DESTRUCTION OR MUTILATION OF WARRANT. The Company
covenants that upon receipt by the Company of evidence reasonably satisfactory
to it of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of this Warrant or any stock
certificate relating to the Warrant Shares, and in case of loss, theft or
destruction, of indemnity or security reasonably satisfactory to it (which, in
the case of the Warrant, shall not include the posting of any bond), and upon
surrender and cancellation of such Warrant or stock certificate, if mutilated,
the Company will make and deliver a new Warrant or stock certificate of like
tenor and dated as of such cancellation, in lieu of such Warrant or stock
certificate.
10. SATURDAYS, SUNDAYS, HOLIDAYS, ETC. If the last or appointed day for
the taking of any action or the expiration of any right required or granted
herein shall be a Saturday, Sunday or a legal holiday, then such action may be
taken or such right may be exercised on the next succeeding day not a Saturday,
Sunday or legal holiday.
11. ADJUSTMENTS OF EXERCISE PRICE AND NUMBER OF WARRANT SHARES.
(a) STOCK SPLITS, ETC. The number and kind of securities
purchasable upon the exercise of this Warrant and the Exercise Price
shall be subject to adjustment from time to time upon the happening of
any of the following. In case the Company shall (i) pay a dividend in
shares of Common Stock or make a distribution in shares of Common Stock
to holders of its outstanding Common Stock, (ii) subdivide its
outstanding shares of Common Stock into a greater number of shares,
(iii) combine its outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller
number of shares of Common Stock, or (iv) issue any shares of its
capital stock in a reclassification of the Common Stock, then the
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number of Warrant Shares purchasable upon exercise of this Warrant
immediately prior thereto shall be adjusted so that the Holder shall be
entitled to receive the kind and number of Warrant Shares or other
securities of the Company which it would have owned or have been
entitled to receive had such Warrant been exercised in advance thereof.
Upon each such adjustment of the kind and number of Warrant Shares or
other securities of the Company which are purchasable hereunder, the
Holder shall thereafter be entitled to purchase the number of Warrant
Shares or other securities resulting from such adjustment at an
Exercise Price per Warrant Share or other security obtained by
multiplying the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to such
adjustment by the number of Warrant Shares purchasable pursuant hereto
immediately prior to such adjustment and dividing by the number of
Warrant Shares or other securities of the Company that are immediately
purchasable hereto immediately thereafter resulting from such
adjustment. An adjustment made pursuant to this paragraph shall become
effective immediately after the effective date of such event
retroactive to the record date, if any, for such event.
(b) ANTI-DILUTION PROVISIONS. During the Exercise Period, the
Exercise Price shall be subject to adjustment from time to time as
provided in this Section 11(b). In the event that any adjustment of the
Exercise Price as required herein results in a fraction of a cent, such
Exercise Price shall be rounded up or down to the nearest cent.
(i) ADJUSTMENT OF EXERCISE PRICE. Except as set forth
in Section 11(b)(ii)(E), if and whenever the Company, any of
its Subsidiaries or The Sage Group, plc (or any Affiliates
thereof), as applicable, issues or sells in a public offering,
or in accordance with Section 11(b) hereof is deemed to have
issued or sold, any shares of Common Stock in a public
offering, for an effective consideration per share of less
than the then Exercise Price or for no consideration (such
lower price, the "BASE SHARE PRICE" and such issuances
collectively, a "DILUTIVE ISSUANCE"), then, the Exercise Price
shall be reduced to equal the Base Share Price, PROVIDED, that
for purposes hereof, all shares of Common Stock that are
issuable upon conversion, exercise or exchange of Capital
Share Equivalents shall be deemed outstanding immediately
after the issuance of such Common Stock. Such adjustment shall
be made whenever such shares of Common Stock or Capital Share
Equivalents are issued or sold.
(ii) EFFECT ON EXERCISE PRICE OF CERTAIN EVENTS. For
purposes of determining the adjusted Exercise Price under
Section 11(b) hereof, the following will be applicable:
(A) ISSUANCE OF RIGHTS OR OPTIONS. If the
Company in any manner issues or grants any warrants,
rights or options, whether or not immediately
exercisable, to subscribe for or to purchase Common
Stock or other securities exercisable, convertible
into or exchangeable for Common Stock ("CONVERTIBLE
Securities") (such warrants, rights and options to
purchase Common Stock or Convertible Securities are
hereinafter referred to as "OPTIONS") and the
effective price per share for which Common Stock is
issuable upon the exercise of such Options is less
than the Exercise Price ("BELOW BASE PRICE OPTIONS"),
then the maximum total number of shares of Common
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Stock issuable upon the exercise of all such Below
Base Price Options (assuming full exercise,
conversion or exchange of Convertible Securities, if
applicable) will, as of the date of the issuance or
grant of such Below Base Price Options, be deemed to
be outstanding and to have been issued and sold by
the Company for such price per share and the maximum
consideration payable to the Company upon such
exercise (assuming full exercise, conversion or
exchange of Convertible Securities, if applicable)
will be deemed to have been received by the Company.
For purposes of the preceding sentence, the
"effective price per share for which Common Stock is
issuable upon the exercise of such Below Base Price
Options" is determined by dividing (i) the total
amount, if any, received or receivable by the Company
as consideration for the issuance or granting of all
such Below Base Price Options, plus the minimum
aggregate amount of additional consideration, if any,
payable to the Company upon the exercise of all such
Below Base Price Options, plus, in the case of
Convertible Securities issuable upon the exercise of
such Below Base Price Options, the minimum aggregate
amount of additional consideration payable upon the
exercise, conversion or exchange thereof at the time
such Convertible Securities first become exercisable,
convertible or exchangeable, by (ii) the maximum
total number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon
the exercise of all such Below Base Price Options
(assuming full conversion of Convertible Securities,
if applicable). No further adjustment to the Exercise
Price will be made upon the actual issuance of such
Common Stock upon the exercise of such Below Base
Price Options or upon the exercise, conversion or
exchange of Convertible Securities issuable upon
exercise of such Below Base Price Options.
(B) ISSUANCE OF CONVERTIBLE SECURITIES. If
the Company in any manner issues or sells any
Convertible Securities, whether or not immediately
convertible (other than where the same are issuable
upon the exercise of Options) and the effective price
per share for which Common Stock is issuable upon
such exercise, conversion or exchange is less than
the Exercise Price, then the maximum total number of
shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise,
conversion or exchange of all such Convertible
Securities will, as of the date of the issuance of
such Convertible Securities, be deemed to be
outstanding and to have been issued and sold by the
Company for such price per share and the maximum
consideration payable to the Company upon such
exercise (assuming full exercise, conversion or
exchange of Convertible Securities, if applicable)
will be deemed to have been received by the Company.
For the purposes of the preceding sentence, the
"effective price per share for which Common Stock is
issuable upon such exercise, conversion or exchange"
is determined by dividing (i) the total amount, if
any, received or receivable by the Company as
consideration for the issuance or sale of all such
Convertible Securities, plus the minimum aggregate
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amount of additional consideration, if any, payable
to the Company upon the exercise, conversion or
exchange thereof at the time such Convertible
Securities first become exercisable, convertible or
exchangeable, by (ii) the maximum total number of
shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise,
conversion or exchange of all such Convertible
Securities. No further adjustment to the Exercise
Price will be made upon the actual issuance of such
Common Stock upon exercise, conversion or exchange of
such Convertible Securities.
(C) CHANGE IN OPTION PRICE OR CONVERSION
RATE. If there is a change at any time in (i) the
amount of additional consideration payable to the
Company upon the exercise of any Options; (ii) the
amount of additional consideration, if any, payable
to the Company upon the exercise, conversion or
exchange of any Convertible Securities; or (iii) the
rate at which any Convertible Securities are
convertible into or exchangeable for Common Stock (in
each such case, other than under or by reason of
provisions designed to protect against dilution), the
Exercise Price in effect at the time of such change
will be readjusted to the Exercise Price which would
have been in effect at such time had such Options or
Convertible Securities still outstanding provided for
such changed additional consideration or changed
conversion rate, as the case may be, at the time
initially granted, issued or sold.
(D) CALCULATION OF CONSIDERATION RECEIVED.
If any Common Stock, Options or Convertible
Securities are issued, granted or sold for cash, the
consideration received therefor for purposes of this
Warrant will be the amount received by the Company
therefor, before deduction of reasonable commissions,
underwriting discounts or allowances or other
reasonable expenses paid or incurred by the Company
in connection with such issuance, grant or sale. In
case any Common Stock, Options or Convertible
Securities are issued or sold for a consideration
part or all of which shall be other than cash, the
amount of the consideration other than cash received
by the Company will be the fair market value of such
consideration, except where such consideration
consists of securities, in which case the amount of
consideration received by the Company will be the
fair market value (average of the closing bid and ask
price, if traded on any market) thereof as of the
date of receipt. In case any Common Stock, Options or
Convertible Securities are issued in connection with
any merger or consolidation in which the Company is
the surviving corporation, the amount of
consideration therefor will be deemed to be the fair
market value of such portion of the net assets and
business of the non-surviving corporation as is
attributable to such Common Stock, Options or
Convertible Securities, as the case may be. The fair
market value of any consideration other than cash or
securities will be determined in good faith by the
Board of Directors of the Company, or if the Holder
reasonably objects to such valuation, by an
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investment banker or other appropriate expert of
national reputation selected by the Company and
reasonably acceptable to the holder hereof, with the
costs of such appraisal to be borne by the Company.
(E) EXCEPTIONS TO ADJUSTMENT OF EXERCISE
PRICE. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no adjustment
will be made under this Section 11(b) in respect of
(1) the granting or issuance of shares of capital
stock or of options to employees, consultants,
officers and directors of the Company pursuant to any
stock option plan, agreement or arrangement duly
adopted or approved by a majority of the non-employee
members of the Board of Directors of the Company or a
majority of the members of a committee of
non-employee directors established for such purpose,
(2) upon the exercise of the Debentures or any
Debentures of this series or of any other series or
security issued by the Company in connection with the
offer and sale of this Company's securities pursuant
to the Purchase Agreement, or (3) upon the exercise
of or conversion of any convertible securities,
options or warrants issued and outstanding on the
Original Issue Date, provided that the securities
have not been amended since the date of the Purchase
Agreement, or (4) issuance of securities in
connection with acquisitions, strategic investments,
or strategic partnering arrangements, the primary
purpose of which is not to raise capital, or (5)
sales or transfers of shares of Common Stock from The
Sage Group, Plc (or any Affiliates thereof) to the
Company whereupon such shares are cancelled.
(iii) MINIMUM ADJUSTMENT OF EXERCISE PRICE. No
adjustment of the Exercise Price shall be made in an amount of
less than 1% of the Exercise Price in effect at the time such
adjustment is otherwise required to be made, but any such
lesser adjustment shall be carried forward and shall be made
at the time and together with the next subsequent adjustment
which, together with any adjustments so carried forward, shall
amount to not less than 1% of such Exercise Price.
12. REORGANIZATION, RECLASSIFICATION, MERGER, CONSOLIDATION OR
DISPOSITION OF ASSETS. In case the Company shall reorganize its capital,
reclassify its capital stock, consolidate or merge with or into another
corporation (where the Company is not the surviving corporation or where there
is a change in or distribution with respect to the Common Stock of the Company),
or sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all its property,
assets or business to another corporation and, pursuant to the terms of such
reorganization, reclassification, merger, consolidation or disposition of
assets, shares of common stock of the successor or acquiring corporation, or any
cash, shares of stock or other securities or property of any nature whatsoever
(including warrants or other subscription or purchase rights) in addition to or
in lieu of common stock of the successor or acquiring corporation ("OTHER
PROPERTY"), are to be received by or distributed to the holders of Common Stock
of the Company, then the Holder shall have the right thereafter to receive, at
the option of the Holder, (a) upon exercise of this Warrant, the number of
shares of Common Stock of the successor or acquiring corporation or of the
Company, if it is the surviving corporation, and Other Property receivable upon
or as a result of such reorganization, reclassification, merger, consolidation
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or disposition of assets by a Holder of the number of shares of Common Stock for
which this Warrant is exercisable immediately prior to such event, or (b) cash
equal to the value of this Warrant as determined in accordance with the
Black-Sholes option pricing formula. In case of any such reorganization,
reclassification, merger, consolidation or disposition of assets, the successor
or acquiring corporation (if other than the Company) shall expressly assume the
due and punctual observance and performance of each and every covenant and
condition of this Warrant to be performed and observed by the Company and all
the obligations and liabilities hereunder, subject to such modifications as may
be deemed appropriate (as determined in good faith by resolution of the Board of
Directors of the Company) in order to provide for adjustments of Warrant Shares
for which this Warrant is exercisable which shall be as nearly equivalent as
practicable to the adjustments provided for in this Section 12. For purposes of
this Section 12, "common stock of the successor or acquiring corporation" shall
include stock of such corporation of any class which is not preferred as to
dividends or assets over any other class of stock of such corporation and which
is not subject to redemption and shall also include any evidences of
indebtedness, shares of stock or other securities which are convertible into or
exchangeable for any such stock, either immediately or upon the arrival of a
specified date or the happening of a specified event and any warrants or other
rights to subscribe for or purchase any such stock. The foregoing provisions of
this Section 12 shall similarly apply to successive reorganizations,
reclassifications, mergers, consolidations or disposition of assets.
13. VOLUNTARY ADJUSTMENT BY THE COMPANY. The Company may at any time
during the term of this Warrant reduce the then current Exercise Price to any
amount and for any period of time deemed appropriate by the Board of Directors
of the Company.
14. NOTICE OF ADJUSTMENT. Whenever the number of Warrant Shares or
number or kind of securities or other property purchasable upon the exercise of
this Warrant or the Exercise Price is adjusted, as herein provided, the Company
shall give notice thereof to the Holder, which notice shall state the number of
Warrant Shares (and other securities or property) purchasable upon the exercise
of this Warrant and the Exercise Price of such Warrant Shares (and other
securities or property) after such adjustment, setting forth a brief statement
of the facts requiring such adjustment and setting forth the computation by
which such adjustment was made.
15. NOTICE OF CORPORATE ACTION. If at any time:
(a) the Company shall take a record of the holders of its
Common Stock for the purpose of entitling them to receive a dividend or
other distribution, or any right to subscribe for or purchase any
evidences of its indebtedness, any shares of stock of any class or any
other securities or property, or to receive any other right, or
(b) there shall be any capital reorganization of the Company,
any reclassification or recapitalization of the capital stock of the
Company or any consolidation or merger of the Company with, or any
sale, transfer or other disposition of all or substantially all the
property, assets or business of the Company to, another corporation or,
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(c) there shall be a voluntary or involuntary dissolution,
liquidation or winding up of the Company;
then, in any one or more of such cases, the Company shall give to Holder (i) at
least 20 days' prior written notice of the date on which a record date shall be
selected for such dividend, distribution or right or for determining rights to
vote in respect of any such reorganization, reclassification, merger,
consolidation, sale, transfer, disposition, liquidation or winding up, and (ii)
in the case of any such reorganization, reclassification, merger, consolidation,
sale, transfer, disposition, dissolution, liquidation or winding up, at least 20
days' prior written notice of the date when the same shall take place. Such
notice in accordance with the foregoing clause also shall specify (i) the date
on which any such record is to be taken for the purpose of such dividend,
distribution or right, the date on which the holders of Common Stock shall be
entitled to any such dividend, distribution or right, and the amount and
character thereof, and (ii) the date on which any such reorganization,
reclassification, merger, consolidation, sale, transfer, disposition,
dissolution, liquidation or winding up is to take place and the time, if any
such time is to be fixed, as of which the holders of Common Stock shall be
entitled to exchange their Warrant Shares for securities or other property
deliverable upon such disposition, dissolution, liquidation or winding up. Each
such written notice shall be sufficiently given if addressed to Holder at the
last address of Holder appearing on the books of the Company and delivered in
accordance with Section 17(d).
16. AUTHORIZED SHARES. The Company covenants that during the period the
Warrant is outstanding, it will reserve from its authorized and unissued Common
Stock a sufficient number of shares to provide for the issuance of the Warrant
Shares upon the exercise of any purchase rights under this Warrant. The Company
further covenants that its issuance of this Warrant shall constitute full
authority to its officers who are charged with the duty of executing stock
certificates to execute and issue the necessary certificates for the Warrant
Shares upon the exercise of the purchase rights under this Warrant. The Company
will take all such reasonable action as may be necessary to assure that such
Warrant Shares may be issued as provided herein without violation of any
applicable law or regulation, or of any requirements of the Principal Market
upon which the Common Stock may be listed.
Except and to the extent as waived or consented to by the
Holder, the Company shall not by any action, including, without limitation,
amending its certificate of incorporation or through any reorganization,
transfer of assets, consolidation, merger, dissolution, issue or sale of
securities or any other voluntary action, avoid or seek to avoid the observance
or performance of any of the terms of this Warrant, but will at all times in
good faith assist in the carrying out of all such terms and in the taking of all
such actions as may be necessary or appropriate to protect the rights of Holder
as set forth in this Warrant against impairment. Without limiting the generality
of the foregoing, the Company will (a) not increase the par value of any Warrant
Shares above the amount payable therefor upon such exercise immediately prior to
such increase in par value, (b) take all such action as may be necessary or
appropriate in order that the Company may validly and legally issue fully paid
and nonassessable Warrant Shares upon the exercise of this Warrant, and (c) use
commercially reasonable efforts to obtain all such authorizations, exemptions or
consents from any public regulatory body having jurisdiction thereof as may be
necessary to enable the Company to perform its obligations under this Warrant.
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Before taking any action which would result in an adjustment
in the number of Warrant Shares for which this Warrant is exercisable or in the
Exercise Price, the Company shall obtain all such authorizations or exemptions
thereof, or consents thereto, as may be necessary from any public regulatory
body or bodies having jurisdiction thereof.
17. MISCELLANEOUS.
(a) JURISDICTION. This Warrant shall constitute a contract
under the laws of California, without regard to its conflict of law,
principles or rules.
(b) RESTRICTIONS. The Holder acknowledges that the Warrant
Shares acquired upon the exercise of this Warrant, if not registered,
will have restrictions upon resale imposed by state and federal
securities laws.
(c) NONWAIVER AND EXPENSES. No course of dealing or any delay
or failure to exercise any right hereunder on the part of Holder shall
operate as a waiver of such right or otherwise prejudice Holder's
rights, powers or remedies, notwithstanding all rights hereunder
terminate on the Termination Date. If the Company willfully and
knowingly fails to comply with any provision of this Warrant, which
results in any material damages to the Holder, the Company shall pay to
Holder such amounts as shall be sufficient to cover any costs and
expenses including, but not limited to, reasonable attorneys' fees,
including those of appellate proceedings, incurred by Holder in
collecting any amounts due pursuant hereto or in otherwise enforcing
any of its rights, powers or remedies hereunder.
(d) NOTICES. Any notice, request or other document required or
permitted to be given or delivered to the Holder by the Company shall
be delivered in accordance with the notice provisions of the Purchase
Agreement.
(e) LIMITATION OF LIABILITY. No provision hereof, in the
absence of any affirmative action by Holder to exercise this Warrant or
purchase Warrant Shares, and no enumeration herein of the rights or
privileges of Holder, shall give rise to any liability of Holder for
the purchase price of any Common Stock or as a stockholder of the
Company, whether such liability is asserted by the Company or by
creditors of the Company.
(f) REMEDIES. Holder, in addition to being entitled to
exercise all rights granted by law, including recovery of damages, will
be entitled to specific performance of its rights under this Warrant.
The Company agrees that monetary damages would not be adequate
compensation for any loss incurred by reason of a breach by it of the
provisions of this Warrant and hereby agrees to waive the defense in
any action for specific performance that a remedy at law would be
adequate.
(g) SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS. Subject to applicable securities
laws, this Warrant and the rights and obligations evidenced hereby
shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the successors of the
Company and the successors and permitted assigns of Holder. The
provisions of this Warrant are intended to be for the benefit of all
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Holders from time to time of this Warrant and shall be enforceable by
any such Holder or holder of Warrant Shares.
(h) AMENDMENT. This Warrant may be modified or amended or the
provisions hereof waived with the written consent of the Company and
the Holder.
(i) SEVERABILITY. Wherever possible, each provision of this
Warrant shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and
valid under applicable law, but if any provision of this Warrant shall
be prohibited by or invalid under applicable law, such provision shall
be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity, without
invalidating the remainder of such provisions or the remaining
provisions of this Warrant.
(j) HEADINGS. The headings used in this Warrant are for the
convenience of reference only and shall not, for any purpose, be deemed
a part of this Warrant.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Warrant to be
executed by its officer thereunto duly authorized.
Dated: March __, 2004
ISLAND PACIFIC, INC.
By: ______________________________
Name:
Title:
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NOTICE OF EXERCISE
To: Island Pacific, Inc.
(1) The undersigned hereby elects to purchase ________ Warrant Shares
of Island Pacific, Inc. pursuant to the terms of the attached Warrant, and
tenders herewith payment of the exercise price in full, together with all
applicable transfer taxes, if any.
(2) Payment shall take the form of (check applicable box):
[ ] in lawful money of the United States; or
[ ] the cancellation of such number of Warrant Shares
as is necessary, in accordance with the formula set
forth in subsection 3(d), to exercise this Warrant
with respect to the maximum number of Warrant Shares
purchasable pursuant to the cashless exercise
procedure set forth in subsection 3(d).
(3) Please issue a certificate or certificates representing said
Warrant Shares in the name of the undersigned or in such other name as is
specified below:
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The Warrant Shares shall be delivered to the following:
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(4) ACCREDITED INVESTOR. The undersigned is an "accredited investor" as
defined in Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended.
[PURCHASER]
By: ______________________________
Name:
Title:
Dated: __________________________
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ASSIGNMENT FORM
(To assign the foregoing warrant, execute
this form and supply required information.
Do not use this form to exercise the warrant.)
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the foregoing Warrant and all rights evidenced
thereby are hereby assigned to
_______________________________________________ whose address is
______________________________________________________________________________.
______________________________________________________________________________
Dated: ______________, _______
Holder's Signature: _______________________________
Holder's Address: _______________________________
_______________________________
Signature Guaranteed: ______________________________________________
NOTE: The signature to this Assignment Form must correspond with the name as it
appears on the face of the Warrant, without alteration or enlargement or any
change whatsoever, and must be guaranteed by a bank or trust company. Officers
of corporations and those acting in a fiduciary or other representative capacity
should file proper evidence of authority to assign the foregoing Warrant.
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EXHIBIT 4.2
REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
This Registration Rights Agreement (this "AGREEMENT") is made
and entered into as of March 15, 2004, among Island Pacific, Inc., a Delaware
corporation (the "COMPANY"), and the purchasers signatory hereto (each such
purchaser is a "PURCHASER" and all such purchasers are, collectively, the
"PURCHASERS").
This Agreement is made pursuant to the Securities Purchase
Agreement, dated as of the date hereof among the Company and the Purchasers (the
"PURCHASE AGREEMENT").
The Company and the Purchasers hereby agree as follows:
1. DEFINITIONS
CAPITALIZED TERMS USED AND NOT OTHERWISE DEFINED HEREIN THAT ARE
DEFINED IN THE PURCHASE AGREEMENT SHALL HAVE THE MEANINGS GIVEN SUCH TERMS IN
THE PURCHASE AGREEMENT. As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall
have the following meanings:
"EFFECTIVENESS DATE" means, with respect to the initial
Registration Statement to be filed hereunder, the 90th calendar day
(120th calendar day in the event of a "full review" by the Commission)
following the Closing Date and, with respect to any additional
Registration Statements which may be required pursuant to Section 3(c),
the 60th calendar day following the date on which the Company first
knows, or reasonably should have known, that such additional
Registration Statement is required hereunder; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, in the
event the Company is notified by the Commission that one of the above
Registration Statements will not be reviewed or is no longer subject to
further review and comments, the Effectiveness Date as to such
Registration Statement shall be the fifth Trading Day following the
date on which the Company is so notified if such date precedes the
dates required above.
"EFFECTIVENESS PERIOD" shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 2(a).
"FILING DATE" means, with respect to the initial Registration
Statement to be filed hereunder, the 30th day following the Closing
Date and, with respect to any additional Registration Statements which
may be required pursuant to Section 3(c), the 15th day following the
date on which the Company first knows, or reasonably should have known
that such additional Registration Statement is required hereunder
"HOLDER" or "HOLDERS" means the holder or holders, as the case
may be, from time to time of Registrable Securities.
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"INDEMNIFIED PARTY" shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 5(c) hereof.
"INDEMNIFYING PARTY" shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 5(c) hereof.
"PROSPECTUS" means the prospectus included in a Registration
Statement (including, without limitation, a prospectus that includes
any information previously omitted from a prospectus filed as part of
an effective registration statement in reliance upon Rule 430A
promulgated under the Securities Act), as amended or supplemented by
any prospectus supplement, with respect to the terms of the offering of
any portion of the Registrable Securities covered by a Registration
Statement, and all other amendments and supplements to the Prospectus,
including post-effective amendments, and all material incorporated by
reference or deemed to be incorporated by reference in such Prospectus.
"REGISTRABLE SECURITIES" means all of the shares of Common
Stock issuable upon conversion in full of the Debentures, assuming for
such purposes that all of the Debentures are held until the 26th month
anniversary of their date of issuance, and the lowest possible
conversion price in effect during the period between the applicable
Closing and the filing date of the Registration Statement (assuming the
Monthly Conversion Price is then applicable) and interest is paid in
shares only until the Maturity Date, exercise in full of the Warrants,
together with any securities issued or issuable upon any stock split,
dividend or other distribution recapitalization or similar event with
respect to the foregoing or in connection with any anti-dilution
provisions in the Debentures.
"REGISTRATION STATEMENT" means the registration statements
required to be filed hereunder and any additional registration
statements contemplated by Section 3(c), including (in each case) the
Prospectus, amendments and supplements to such registration statement
or Prospectus, including pre- and post-effective amendments, all
exhibits thereto, and all material incorporated by reference or deemed
to be incorporated by reference in such registration statement.
"RULE 415" means Rule 415 promulgated by the Commission
pursuant to the Securities Act, as such Rule may be amended from time
to time, or any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the
Commission having substantially the same purpose and effect as such
Rule.
"RULE 424" means Rule 424 promulgated by the Commission
pursuant to the Securities Act, as such Rule may be amended from time
to time, or any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the
Commission having substantially the same purpose and effect as such
Rule.
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"WARRANTS" shall mean the Common Stock purchase warrants
issued to the Purchasers pursuant to the Purchase Agreement.
2. SHELF REGISTRATION
(a) On or prior to each Filing Date, the Company shall prepare and file
with the Commission a "Shelf" Registration Statement covering the resale of 130%
of the Registrable Securities on such Filing Date for an offering to be made on
a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415. The Registration Statement shall be on
Form S-3 (unless the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the
Registrable Securities on Form S-3, in which case such registration shall be on
another appropriate form in accordance herewith) and shall contain (unless
otherwise directed by the Holders and except to the extent the Company
determines that modifications thereto are required under applicable law)
substantially the "Plan of Distribution" attached hereto as ANNEX A. Subject to
the terms of this Agreement, the Company shall use its best efforts to cause the
Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as
promptly as possible after the filing thereof, but in any event prior to the
applicable Effectiveness Date, and shall use its best efforts to keep such
Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until the
date when all Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement have
been sold or may be sold without volume restrictions pursuant to Rule 144(k) as
determined by the counsel to the Company pursuant to a written opinion letter to
such effect, addressed and acceptable to the Company's transfer agent and the
affected Holders (the "EFFECTIVENESS PERIOD").
(b) If: (i) a Registration Statement is not filed on or prior to its
Filing Date (if the Company files a Registration Statement without affording the
Holders the opportunity to review and comment on the same as required by Section
3(a), the Company shall not be deemed to have satisfied clause (i)), or (ii) the
Company fails to file with the Commission a request for acceleration in
accordance with Rule 461 promulgated under the Securities Act, within five
Trading Days of the date that the Company is notified (orally or in writing,
whichever is earlier) by the Commission that a Registration Statement will not
be "reviewed," or not subject to further review, or (iii) prior to its Effective
Date, the Company fails to file a pre-effective amendment and otherwise respond
in writing to comments made by the Commission in respect of such Registration
Statement within 15 Trading Days after the receipt of comments by or notice from
the Commission that such amendment is required in order for a Registration
Statement to be declared effective, or (iv) a Registration Statement filed or
required to be filed hereunder is not declared effective by the Commission by
its Effectiveness Date, or (v) after the Effective Date, a Registration
Statement ceases for any reason to remain continuously effective as to all
Registrable Securities for which it is required to be effective, or the Holders
are not permitted to utilize the Prospectus therein to resell such Registrable
Securities for 5 consecutive Trading Days or in any individual case an aggregate
of 15 Trading Days during any 12 month period (which need not be consecutive
Trading Days) (any such failure or breach being referred to as an "EVENT", and
for purposes of clause (i) or (iv) the date on which such Event occurs, or for
purposes of clause (ii) the date on which such five Trading Day period is
exceeded, or for purposes of clause (iii) the date which such 15 Trading Day
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period is exceeded, or for purposes of clause (v) the date on which such 5 or 15
Trading Day period, as applicable, is exceeded being referred to as "EVENT
DATE"), then, on each such Event Date and every monthly anniversary thereof
until the applicable Event is cured, the Company shall pay to each Holder an
amount in cash, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, equal to 2.0% per
month of (i) the Subscription Amount paid by such Holder pursuant to the
Purchase Agreement for Securities then held by such Holder, and (ii) if the
Warrants are "in the money" and then held by the Holder, the value of any
outstanding Warrants (valued at the difference between the average VWAP during
the applicable month and the Exercise Price multiplied by the number of shares
of Common Stock the Warrants are exercisable into). If the Company fails to pay
any liquidated damages pursuant to this Section in full within seven days after
the date payable, the Company will pay interest thereon at a rate of 15% per
annum (or such lesser maximum amount that is permitted to be paid by applicable
law) to the Holder, accruing daily from the date such liquidated damages are due
until such amounts, plus all such interest thereon, are paid in full. The
liquidated damages pursuant to the terms hereof shall apply on a pro-rata basis
for any portion of a month prior to the cure of an Event and shall be in lieu of
any and all of the penalties or liquidated damages that might otherwise arise by
reason of such Event unless such Event constitutes an Event of Default under the
Debentures.
3. REGISTRATION PROCEDURES
In connection with the Company's registration obligations hereunder,
the Company shall:
(a) Not less than five Trading Days prior to the filing of each
Registration Statement or any related Prospectus or any amendment or supplement
thereto (excluding any document that would be incorporated or deemed
incorporated therein by reference), the Company shall, (i) furnish to each
Holder copies of all such documents proposed to be filed, which documents (other
than those incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference) will be
subject to the review of such Holders, and (ii) cause its officers and
directors, counsel and independent certified public accountants to respond to
such inquiries as shall be necessary, in the reasonable opinion of respective
counsel to conduct a reasonable investigation within the meaning of the
Securities Act. The Company shall not file the Registration Statement or any
such Prospectus or any amendments or supplements thereto to which the Holders of
a majority of the Registrable Securities shall reasonably and in good faith
object, provided, the Company is notified of such objection in writing no later
than 5 Trading Days after the Holders have been so furnished copies of such
documents.
(b) (i) Prepare and file with the Commission such amendments, including
post-effective amendments, to a Registration Statement and the Prospectus used
in connection therewith as may be necessary to keep a Registration Statement
continuously effective as to the applicable Registrable Securities for the
Effectiveness Period and prepare and file with the Commission such additional
Registration Statements in order to register for resale under the Securities Act
all of the Registrable Securities; (ii) cause the related Prospectus to be
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amended or supplemented by any required Prospectus supplement (subject to the
terms of this Agreement), and as so supplemented or amended to be filed pursuant
to Rule 424; (iii) respond as promptly as reasonably possible, and in any event
within 15 Trading Days, to any comments received from the Commission with
respect to a Registration Statement or any amendment thereto and as promptly as
reasonably possible provide the Holders true and complete copies of all
correspondence from and to the Commission relating to a Registration Statement;
and (iv) comply in all material respects with the provisions of the Securities
Act and the Exchange Act with respect to the disposition of all Registrable
Securities covered by a Registration Statement during the applicable period in
accordance (subject to the terms of this Agreement) with the intended methods of
disposition by the Holders thereof set forth in such Registration Statement as
so amended or in such Prospectus as so supplemented.
(c) If during the Effectiveness Period, the number of Registrable
Securities at any time exceeds 85% of the number of shares of Common Stock then
registered in a Registration Statement, then the Company shall file as soon as
reasonably practicable but in any case prior to the applicable Filing Date, an
additional Registration Statement covering the resale of by the Holders of not
less than 130% of the number of such Registrable Securities.
(d) Notify the Holders of Registrable Securities to be sold (which
notice shall, pursuant to clauses (ii) through (vi) hereof, be accompanied by an
instruction to suspend the use of the Prospectus until the requisite changes
have been made) as promptly as reasonably possible (and, in the case of (i)(A)
below, not less than five Trading Days prior to such filing) and (if requested
by any such Person) confirm such notice in writing no later than one Trading Day
following the day (i)(A) when a Prospectus or any Prospectus supplement or
post-effective amendment to a Registration Statement is proposed to be filed;
(B) when the Commission notifies the Company whether there will be a "review" of
such Registration Statement and whenever the Commission comments in writing on
such Registration Statement (the Company shall provide true and complete copies
thereof and all written responses thereto to each of the Holders); and (C) with
respect to a Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment, when the
same has become effective; (ii) of any request by the Commission or any other
Federal or state governmental authority for amendments or supplements to a
Registration Statement or Prospectus or for additional information; (iii) of the
issuance by the Commission of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of a
Registration Statement covering any or all of the Registrable Securities or the
initiation of any Proceedings for that purpose; (iv) of the receipt by the
Company of any notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification
or exemption from qualification of any of the Registrable Securities for sale in
any jurisdiction, or the initiation or threatening of any Proceeding for such
purpose; (v) of the occurrence of any event or passage of time that makes the
financial statements included in a Registration Statement ineligible for
inclusion therein or any statement made in a Registration Statement or
Prospectus or any document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated therein by
reference untrue in any material respect or that requires any revisions to a
Registration Statement, Prospectus or other documents so that, in the case of a
Registration Statement or the Prospectus, as the case may be, it will not
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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; and
(vi) the occurrence or existence of any pending corporate development with
respect to the Company that the Company believes may be material and that, in
the determination of the Company, makes it not in the best interests of the
Company to allow continued availability or the Registration Statement or
Prospectus.
(e) Promptly deliver to each Holder, without charge, as many copies of
the Prospectus or Prospectuses (including each form of prospectus) and each
amendment or supplement thereto as such Persons may reasonably request. Subject
to the terms of this Agreement, the Company hereby consents to the use of such
Prospectus and each amendment or supplement thereto by each of the selling
Holders in connection with the offering and sale of the Registrable Securities
covered by such Prospectus and any amendment or supplement thereto.
(f) Use commercially reasonable efforts to register or qualify the
resale of such Registrable Securities as required under applicable securities or
Blue Sky laws of each State within the United States as any Holder requests in
writing, to keep each such registration or qualification (or exemption
therefrom) effective during the Effectiveness Period; provided, that the Company
shall not be required to qualify generally to do business in any jurisdiction
where it is not then so qualified or subject the Company to any material tax in
any such jurisdiction where it is not then so subject.
(g) Cooperate with the Holders to facilitate the timely preparation and
delivery of certificates representing Registrable Securities to be delivered to
a transferee pursuant to a Registration Statement, which certificates shall be
free, to the extent permitted by the Purchase Agreement, of all restrictive
legends, and to enable such Registrable Securities to be in such denominations
and registered in such names as any such Holders may request.
(h) Upon the occurrence of any event contemplated this Section 3, as
promptly as reasonably possible, prepare a supplement or amendment, including a
post-effective amendment, to a Registration Statement or a supplement to the
related Prospectus or any document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated
therein by reference, and file any other required document so that, as
thereafter delivered, neither a Registration Statement nor such Prospectus will
contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a 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. If the
Company notifies the Holders in accordance with clauses (ii) through (vi) of
Section 3(d) above to suspend the use of the use of any Prospectus until the
requisite changes to such Prospectus have been made, or the Company otherwise
notifies the Holders of its election to suspend the availability of a
Registration Statement and Prospectus pursuant to clause (vi) of Section 3(d),
then the Holders shall suspend use of such Prospectus. The Company will use its
best efforts to ensure that the use of the Prospectus may be resumed as promptly
as is practicable, except that in the case of suspension of the availability of
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a Registration Statement and Prospectus pursuant to clause (vi) of Section 3(d),
the Company shall not be required to take such action until such time as it
shall determine that the continued availability of the Registration Statement
and Prospectus is no longer not in the best interests of the Company. The
Company shall be entitled to exercise its right under this Section 3(h) to
suspend the availability of a Registration Statement and Prospectus, subject to
the payment of liquidated damages pursuant to Section 2(b), for a period not to
exceed 45 consecutive days or for multiple periods not to exceed 60 days in any
12 month period.
(i) Comply with all applicable rules and regulations of the Commission.
(j) Use its best efforts to avoid the issuance of, or, if issued,
obtain the withdrawal of (i) any order suspending the effectiveness of a
Registration Statement, or (ii) any suspension of the qualification (or
exemption from qualification) of any of the Registrable Securities for sale in
any jurisdiction, at the earliest practicable moment.
(k) The Company may require, at any time prior to the third Trading Day
prior to the Filing Date, each Holder to furnish to the Company a statement as
to the number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by such Holder and,
if requested by the Commission, the controlling person thereof, within three
Trading days of the Company's request. During any periods that the Company is
unable to meet its obligations hereunder with respect to the registration of the
Registrable Securities solely because any Holder fails to furnish such
information within three Trading Days of the Company's request, any liquidated
damages that are accruing as to such Holder at such time shall be tolled and any
Event that may otherwise occur as to such Holder solely because of such delay
shall be suspended, until such information is delivered to the Company.
4. REGISTRATION EXPENSES. All fees and expenses incident to the performance
of or compliance with this Agreement by the Company shall be borne by the
Company whether or not any Registrable Securities are sold pursuant to the
Registration Statement. The fees and expenses referred to in the foregoing
sentence shall include, without limitation, (i) all registration and filing fees
(including, without limitation, fees and expenses (A) with respect to filings
required to be made with the Principal Market on which the Common Stock is then
listed for trading, and (B) in compliance with applicable state securities or
Blue Sky laws reasonably agreed to by the Company in writing (including, without
limitation, fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company in connection with
Blue Sky qualifications or exemptions of the Registrable Securities and
determination of the eligibility of the Registrable Securities for investment
under the laws of such jurisdictions as requested by the Holders), (ii) printing
expenses (including, without limitation, expenses of printing certificates for
Registrable Securities and of printing prospectuses requested by the Holders),
(iii) messenger, telephone and delivery expenses, (iv) fees and disbursements of
counsel for the Company, and (v) fees and expenses of all other Persons retained
by the Company in connection with the consummation of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement. In addition, the Company shall be responsible
for all of its internal expenses incurred in connection with the consummation of
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the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (including, without limitation,
all salaries and expenses of its officers and employees performing legal or
accounting duties), the expense of any annual audit and the fees and expenses
incurred in connection with the listing of the Registrable Securities on any
securities exchange as required hereunder. In no event shall the Company be
responsible for any broker or similar commissions or, except to the extent
provided for in the Transaction Documents, any legal fees or other costs of the
Holders.
5. INDEMNIFICATION
(a) INDEMNIFICATION BY THE COMPANY. The Company shall, notwithstanding
any termination of this Agreement, indemnify and hold harmless each Holder, the
officers, directors, agents, investment advisors and employees of each of them,
each Person who controls any such Holder (within the meaning of Section 15 of
the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act) and the officers,
directors, agents and employees of each such controlling Person, to the fullest
extent permitted by applicable law, from and against any and all losses, claims,
damages, liabilities, costs (including, without limitation, costs of preparation
and reasonable attorneys' fees) and expenses (collectively, "Losses"), as
incurred, arising out of or relating to any untrue or alleged untrue statement
of a material fact contained in a Registration Statement, any Prospectus or any
form of prospectus or in any amendment or supplement thereto or in any
preliminary prospectus, or arising out of or relating to any omission or alleged
omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make
the statements therein (in the case of any Prospectus or form of prospectus or
supplement thereto, in light of the circumstances under which they were made)
not misleading, except to the extent, but only to the extent, that (1) such
untrue statements or omissions or alleged untrue statements or omissions are
based upon information regarding such Holder furnished in writing to the Company
by such Holder expressly for use therein, or to the extent that such information
relates to such Holder or such Holder's proposed method of distribution of
Registrable Securities and was reviewed and expressly approved in writing by
such Holder expressly for use in a Registration Statement, such Prospectus or
such form of Prospectus or in any amendment or supplement thereto or (2) in the
case of an occurrence of an event of the type specified in Section
3(d)(ii)-(vi), the use by such Holder of an outdated or defective Prospectus
after the Company has notified such Holder in writing that the Prospectus is
outdated or defective and prior to the receipt by such Holder of the Advice
contemplated in Section 6(e). The Company shall notify the Holders promptly of
the institution, threat or assertion of any Proceeding arising from or in
connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement of which the
Company is aware.
(b) INDEMNIFICATION BY HOLDERS. Each Holder shall, severally and not
jointly, indemnify and hold harmless the Company, its directors, officers,
agents and employees, each Person who controls the Company (within the meaning
of Section 15 of the Securities Act and Section 20 of the Exchange Act), and the
directors, officers, agents or employees of such controlling Persons, to the
fullest extent permitted by applicable law, from and against all Losses (as
determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final judgment not subject
to appeal or review) arising out of or based upon any untrue statement of a
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material fact contained in any Registration Statement, any Prospectus, or any
form of prospectus, or in any amendment or supplement thereto, or arising out of
or based upon: (i) such Holder's failure to comply with the prospectus delivery
requirements of the Securities Act or (ii) any omission of a material fact
required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not
misleading to the extent, but only to the extent, such untrue statement or
omission is contained in any information so furnished in writing by such Holder
to the Company specifically for inclusion in such Registration Statement or such
Prospectus or to the extent that (1) such untrue statements or omissions are
based upon information regarding such Holder furnished in writing to the Company
by such Holder expressly for use therein, or to the extent such information
relates to such Holder or such Holder's proposed method of distribution of
Registrable Securities and was reviewed and expressly approved in writing by
such Holder expressly for use in the Registration Statement, such Prospectus or
such form of Prospectus or in any amendment or supplement thereto or (2) in the
case of an occurrence of an event of the type specified in Section
3(d)(ii)-(vi), the use by such Holder of an outdated or defective Prospectus
after the Company has notified such Holder in writing that the Prospectus is
outdated or defective and prior to the receipt by such Holder of the Advice
contemplated in Section 6(e). In no event shall the liability of any selling
Holder hereunder be greater in amount than the dollar amount of the net proceeds
received by such Holder upon the sale of the Registrable Securities giving rise
to such indemnification obligation.
(c) CONDUCT OF INDEMNIFICATION PROCEEDINGS. If any Proceeding shall be
brought or asserted against any Person entitled to indemnity hereunder (an
"INDEMNIFIED PArty"), such Indemnified Party shall promptly notify the Person
from whom indemnity is sought (the "Indemnifying Party") in writing, and the
Indemnifying Party shall assume the defense thereof, including the employment of
counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Party and the payment of all
fees and expenses incurred in connection with defense thereof; provided, that
the failure of any Indemnified Party to give such notice shall not relieve the
Indemnifying Party of its obligations or liabilities pursuant to this Agreement,
except (and only) to the extent that such failure shall have prejudiced the
Indemnifying Party.
An Indemnified Party shall have the right to employ separate counsel in
any such Proceeding and to participate in the defense thereof, but the fees and
expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such Indemnified Party or
Parties unless: (1) the Indemnifying Party has agreed in writing to pay such
fees and expenses; or (2) the Indemnifying Party shall have failed promptly to
assume the defense of such Proceeding and to employ counsel reasonably
satisfactory to such Indemnified Party in any such Proceeding; or (3) the named
parties to any such Proceeding (including any impleaded parties) include both
such Indemnified Party and the Indemnifying Party, and such Indemnified Party
shall have been advised by counsel that a material conflict of interest is
likely to exist if the same counsel were to represent such Indemnified Party and
the Indemnifying Party (in which case, if such Indemnified Party notifies the
Indemnifying Party in writing that it elects to employ separate counsel at the
expense of the Indemnifying Party, the Indemnifying Party shall not have the
right to assume the defense thereof and the expense of one such counsel for each
Holder shall be at the expense of the Indemnifying Party). The Indemnifying
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Party shall not be liable for any settlement of any such Proceeding effected
without its written consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld.
No Indemnifying Party shall, without the prior written consent of the
Indemnified Party, effect any settlement of any pending Proceeding in respect of
which any Indemnified Party is a party, unless such settlement includes an
unconditional release of such Indemnified Party from all liability on claims
that are the subject matter of such Proceeding.
Subject to the terms of this Agreement, all fees and expenses of the
Indemnified Party (including reasonable fees and expenses to the extent incurred
in connection with investigating or preparing to defend such Proceeding in a
manner not inconsistent with this Section) shall be paid to the Indemnified
Party, as incurred, within ten Trading Days of written notice thereof to the
Indemnifying Party (regardless of whether it is ultimately determined that an
Indemnified Party is not entitled to indemnification hereunder; provided, that
the Indemnifying Party may require such Indemnified Party to undertake to
reimburse all such fees and expenses to the extent it is finally judicially
determined that such Indemnified Party is not entitled to indemnification
hereunder).
(d) CONTRIBUTION. If a claim for indemnification under Section 5(a) or
5(b) is unavailable to an Indemnified Party (by reason of public policy or
otherwise), then each Indemnifying Party, in lieu of indemnifying such
Indemnified Party, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such
Indemnified Party as a result of such Losses, in such proportion as is
appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the Indemnifying Party and
Indemnified Party in connection with the actions, statements or omissions that
resulted in such Losses as well as any other relevant equitable considerations.
The relative fault of such Indemnifying Party and Indemnified Party shall be
determined by reference to, among other things, whether any action in question,
including any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or omission
or alleged omission of a material fact, has been taken or made by, or relates to
information supplied by, such Indemnifying Party or Indemnified Party, and the
parties' relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to
correct or prevent such action, statement or omission. The amount paid or
payable by a party as a result of any Losses shall be deemed to include, subject
to the limitations set forth in Section 5(c), any reasonable attorneys' or other
reasonable fees or expenses incurred by such party in connection with any
Proceeding to the extent such party would have been indemnified for such fees or
expenses if the indemnification provided for in this Section was available to
such party in accordance with its terms.
The parties hereto agree that it would not be just and equitable if
contribution pursuant to this Section 5(d) were determined by pro rata
allocation or by any other method of allocation that does not take into account
the equitable considerations referred to in the immediately preceding paragraph.
Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 5(d), no Holder shall be required
to contribute, in the aggregate, any amount in excess of the amount by which the
proceeds actually received by such Holder from the sale of the Registrable
Securities subject to the Proceeding exceeds the amount of any damages that such
Holder has otherwise been required to pay by reason of such untrue or alleged
untrue statement or omission or alleged omission.
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The indemnity and contribution agreements contained in this Section are
in addition to any liability that the Indemnifying Parties may have to the
Indemnified Parties.
6. MISCELLANEOUS
(a) AMENDMENTS AND WAIVERS. The provisions of this Agreement, including
the provisions of this sentence, may not be amended, modified or supplemented,
and waivers or consents to departures from the provisions hereof may not be
given, unless the same shall be in writing and signed by the Company and Holders
of at least 51% of the then outstanding Registrable Securities. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, a waiver or consent to depart from the provisions hereof with
respect to a matter that relates exclusively to the rights of Holders and that
does not directly or indirectly affect the rights of other Holders may be given
by Holders of all of the Registrable Securities to which such waiver or consent
relates; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that the provisions of this sentence may not be
amended, modified, or supplemented except in accordance with the provisions of
the immediately preceding sentence.
(b) NO INCONSISTENT AGREEMENTS. Neither the Company nor any of
its subsidiaries has entered, as of the date hereof, nor shall the Company or
any of its subsidiaries, on or after the date of this Agreement, enter into any
agreement with respect to its securities, that would have the effect of
impairing the rights granted to the Holders in this Agreement or otherwise
conflicts with the provisions hereof. Except as and to the extent specified in
Schedule 6(b) hereto, neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has
previously entered into any agreement granting any registration rights with
respect to any of its securities to any Person that have not been satisfied in
full.
(c) NO PIGGYBACK ON REGISTRATIONS. Except as and to the extent
specified in Schedule 6(c) hereto, neither the Company nor any of its security
holders (other than the Holders in such capacity pursuant hereto) may include
securities of the Company in the Registration Statement other than the
Registrable Securities, and the Company shall not after the date hereof enter
into any agreement providing any such right to any of its security holders to
include securities of the Company in the Registration Statement without the
prior written consent of the Holders, which consent shall not be unreasonably
withheld. Except as and to the extent specified in Schedule 6(c), the Company
shall not file any other registration statement until after the Effective Date.
(d) COMPLIANCE. Each Holder covenants and agrees that it will comply
with the prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act as applicable to
it in connection with sales of Registrable Securities pursuant to the
Registration Statement.
(e) DISCONTINUED DISPOSITION. Each Holder agrees by its acquisition of
such Registrable Securities that, upon receipt of a notice from the Company of
the occurrence of any event of the kind described in Sections 3(d)(ii), (iii) or
(vi), such Holder will forthwith discontinue disposition of such Registrable
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Securities under a Registration Statement until such Holder's receipt of the
copies of the supplemented Prospectus and/or amended Registration Statement
contemplated by Section 3(h), or until it is advised in writing (the "Advice")
by the Company that the use of the applicable Prospectus may be resumed, and, in
either case, has received copies of any additional or supplemental filings that
are incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference in such Prospectus or
Registration Statement. The Company may provide appropriate stop orders to
enforce the provisions of this paragraph. The Company agrees and acknowledges
that any periods during which the Holder is required to discontinue the
disposition of the Registrable Securities hereunder shall be subject to the
provisions of Section 2(b).
(f) PIGGY-BACK REGISTRATIONS. If at any time during the Effectiveness
Period there is not an effective Registration Statement covering all of the
Registrable Securities and the Company shall determine to prepare and file with
the Commission a registration statement relating to an offering for its own
account or the account of others under the Securities Act of any of its equity
securities, other than on Form S-4 or Form S-8 (each as promulgated under the
Securities Act) or their then equivalents relating to equity securities to be
issued solely in connection with any acquisition of any entity or business or
equity securities issuable in connection with stock option or other employee
benefit plans, then the Company shall send to each Holder written notice of such
determination and, if within fifteen days after receipt of such notice, any such
Holder shall so request in writing, the Company shall include in such
registration statement all or any part of such Registrable Securities such
holder requests to be registered; provided, that, the Company shall not be
required to register any Registrable Securities pursuant to this Section 6(f)
that are eligible for resale pursuant to Rule 144(k) promulgated under the
Securities Act.
(g) NOTICES. Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries
required or permitted to be provided hereunder shall be delivered as set forth
in the Purchase Agreement.
(h) SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit
of and be binding upon the successors and permitted assigns of each of the
parties and shall inure to the benefit of each Holder. The Company may not
assign its rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of
all of the Holders of the then-outstanding Registrable Securities. Each Holder
may assign their respective rights hereunder in the manner and to the Persons as
permitted under the Purchase Agreement.
(i) COUNTERPARTS. This Agreement may be executed in any number of
counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original
and, all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same Agreement. In
the event that any signature is delivered by facsimile transmission, such
signature shall create a valid 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 were the original thereof.
(j) GOVERNING LAW. All questions concerning the construction, validity,
enforcement and interpretation of this Agreement shall be governed by and
construed and enforced in accordance with the internal laws of the State of
California, without regard to the principles of conflicts of law thereof. Each
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party hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and
federal courts sitting in the City of San Diego, California, for the
adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in connection herewith or with any
transaction contemplated hereby or discussed herein, and hereby irrevocably
waives, and agrees not to assert in any suit, action or proceeding, any claim
that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of any such court, that
such suit, action or proceeding is improper. Each party hereby irrevocably
waives personal service of process and consents to process being served in any
such suit, action or proceeding by mailing a copy thereof to such party at the
address in effect for notices to it under this Agreement and agrees that such
service shall constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice
thereof. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right
to serve process in any manner permitted by law. Each party hereto hereby
irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any and
all right to trial by jury in any legal proceeding arising out of or relating to
this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby. If either party shall
commence a Proceeding to enforce any provisions of this Agreement, then the
prevailing party in such Proceeding shall be reimbursed by the other party for
its attorneys fees and other costs and expenses incurred with the investigation,
preparation and prosecution of such Proceeding.
(k) CUMULATIVE REMEDIES. The remedies provided herein are cumulative
and not exclusive of any remedies provided by law.
(l) SEVERABILITY. If any term, provision, covenant or restriction of
this Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid,
illegal, void or unenforceable, the remainder of the terms, provisions,
covenants and restrictions set forth herein shall remain in full force and
effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated, and the parties
hereto shall use their reasonable efforts to find and employ an alternative
means to achieve the same or substantially the same result as that contemplated
by such term, provision, covenant or restriction. It is hereby stipulated and
declared to be the intention of the parties that they would have executed the
remaining terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions without including any of
such that may be hereafter declared invalid, illegal, void or unenforceable.
(m) HEADINGS. The headings in this Agreement are for convenience of
reference only and shall not limit or otherwise affect the meaning hereof.
(n) INDEPENDENT NATURE OF PURCHASERS' OBLIGATIONS AND RIGHTS. The
obligations of each Purchaser hereunder is several and not joint with the
obligations of any other Purchaser hereunder, and no Purchaser shall be
responsible in any way for the performance of the obligations of any other
Purchaser hereunder. Nothing contained herein or in any other agreement or
document delivered at any closing, and no action taken by any Purchaser pursuant
hereto or thereto, shall be deemed to constitute the Purchasers as a
partnership, an association, a joint venture or any other kind of entity, or
create a presumption that the Purchasers are in any way acting in concert with
respect to such obligations or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
Each Purchaser shall be entitled to protect and enforce its rights, including
without limitation the rights arising out of this Agreement, and it shall not be
necessary for any other Purchaser to be joined as an additional party in any
proceeding for such purpose.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Registration
Rights Agreement as of the date first written above.
ISLAND PACIFIC, INC.
By: /s/ Ran Furman
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Name: Ran Furman
Title: Chief Financial Officer
[SIGNATURE PAGE OF HOLDERS FOLLOWS]
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[SIGNATURE PAGE OF HOLDERS TO IPI RRA]
OMICRON MASTER TRUST
By: Omicron Capital L.P., as subadvisor
By: Omicron Capital Inc., its general partner
By: /s/ Bruce Bernstein
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Bruce Bernstein, Managing Partner
MIDSUMMER INVESTMENTS, LTD.
By: Midsummer Capital, LLC, as investment manager
By: /s/ Scott Kaufman
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Title: Managing Director
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ANNEX A
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PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION
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Each Selling Stockholder (the "SELLING STOCKHOLDERS") of the common
stock ("COMMON STOCK") of [ISSUER] (the "COMPANY") and any of their pledgees,
assignees and successors-in-interest may, from time to time, sell any or all of
their shares of Common Stock on the American Stock Exchange or any other stock
exchange, market or trading facility on which the shares are traded or in
private transactions. These sales may be at fixed or negotiated prices. A
Selling Stockholder may use any one or more of the following methods when
selling shares:
o ordinary brokerage transactions and transactions in
which the broker-dealer solicits purchasers;
o block trades in which the broker-dealer will attempt
to sell the shares as agent but may position and
resell a portion of the block as principal to
facilitate the transaction;
o purchases by a broker-dealer as principal and resale
by the broker-dealer for its account;
o an exchange distribution in accordance with the rules
of the applicable exchange;
o privately negotiated transactions;
o settlement of short sales;
o broker-dealers may agree with the Selling
Stockholders to sell a specified number of such
shares at a stipulated price per share;
o a combination of any such methods of sale;
o through the writing or settlement of options or other
hedging transactions, whether through an options
exchange or otherwise; or
o any other method permitted pursuant to applicable
law.
The Selling Stockholders may also sell shares under Rule 144 under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "SECURITIES ACT"), if available, rather
than under this prospectus.
Broker-dealers engaged by the Selling Stockholders may arrange for
other brokers-dealers to participate in sales. Broker-dealers may receive
commissions or discounts from the Selling Stockholders (or, if any broker-dealer
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acts as agent for the purchaser of shares, from the purchaser) in amounts to be
negotiated. Each Selling Stockholder does not expect these commissions and
discounts relating to its sales of shares to exceed what is customary in the
types of transactions involved.
In connection with the sale of our common stock or interests therein,
the Selling Stockholders may enter into hedging transactions with broker-dealers
or other financial institutions, which may in turn engage in short sales of the
common stock in the course of hedging the positions they assume. The Selling
Stockholders may also sell shares of our common stock short and deliver these
securities to close out their short positions, or loan or pledge the common
stock to broker-dealers that in turn may sell these securities. The Selling
Stockholders may also enter into option or other transactions with
broker-dealers or other financial institutions or the creation of one or more
derivative securities which require the delivery to such broker-dealer or other
financial institution of shares offered by this prospectus, which shares such
broker-dealer or other financial institution may resell pursuant to this
prospectus (as supplemented or amended to reflect such transaction).
The Selling Stockholders and any broker-dealers or agents that are
involved in selling the shares may be deemed to be "underwriters" within the
meaning of the Securities Act in connection with such sales. In such event, any
commissions received by such broker-dealers or agents and any profit on the
resale of the shares purchased by them may be deemed to be underwriting
commissions or discounts under the Securities Act. Each Selling Stockholder has
informed the Company that it does not have any agreement or understanding,
directly or indirectly, with any person to distribute the Common Stock.
The Company is required to pay certain fees and expenses incurred by
the Company incident to the registration of the shares. The Company has agreed
to indemnify the Selling Stockholders against certain losses, claims, damages
and liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act.
Because Selling Stockholders may be deemed to be "underwriters" within
the meaning of the Securities Act, they will be subject to the prospectus
delivery requirements of the Securities Act. In addition, any securities covered
by this prospectus which qualify for sale pursuant to Rule 144 under the
Securities Act may be sold under Rule 144 rather than under this prospectus.
Each Selling Stockholder has advised us that they have not entered into any
agreements, understandings or arrangements with any underwriter or broker-dealer
regarding the sale of the resale shares. There is no underwriter or coordinating
broker acting in connection with the proposed sale of the resale shares by the
Selling Stockholders.
We agreed to keep this prospectus effective until the earlier of (i)
the date on which the shares may be resold by the Selling Stockholders without
registration and without regard to any volume limitations by reason of Rule
144(e) under the Securities Act or any other rule of similar effect or (ii) all
of the shares have been sold pursuant to the prospectus or Rule 144 under the
Securities Act or any other rule of similar effect. The resale shares will be
sold only through registered or licensed brokers or dealers if required under
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applicable state securities laws. In addition, in certain states, the resale
shares may not be sold unless they have been registered or qualified for sale in
the applicable state or an exemption from the registration or qualification
requirement is available and is complied with.
Under applicable rules and regulations under the Exchange Act, any
person engaged in the distribution of the resale shares may not simultaneously
engage in market making activities with respect to our common stock for a period
of two business days prior to the commencement of the distribution. In addition,
the Selling Stockholders will be subject to applicable provisions of the
Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder, including Regulation M,
which may limit the timing of purchases and sales of shares of our common stock
by the Selling Stockholders or any other person. We will make copies of this
prospectus available to the Selling Stockholders and have informed them of the
need to deliver a copy of this prospectus to each purchaser at or prior to the
time of the sale.
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