UNITED
STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON,
DC 20549
SCHEDULE
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NetSol
Technologies, Inc.
23901
Calabasas Road, Suite 2072
Calabasas,
CA 91302
Phone:
(818) 222-9195
Fax:
(818) 222-9197
July
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2006
To
Our
Stockholders:
We
cordially invite you to attend a special meeting of stockholders to be held
at
10:00 a.m. on August 25, 2006 at the offices of NetSol Technologies, Inc.,
23901
Calabasas Road, Suite 2072, Calabasas, CA 91302. The office phone number
is
818-222-9195.
At
the
special meeting, you will be asked to consider and vote upon a proposal,
to the
extent required by and for purposes of NASD Marketplace Rule 4350(i), to
approve
the full issuance and exercise of: (i) shares of common stock underlying
convertible notes; (ii) shares of common stock underlying shares of preferred
stock; (iii) shares of common stock as a dividend payable or redemption under
the terms of the preferred stock; (iv) and, upon exercise of the warrants
all
issued as part of a financing in the amount of $5.5 million (the “Financing”).
The financing, consisting of convertible notes, which are in an aggregate
principal amount of $5.5 million and bear interest at the rate of 12%, were
issued on June 15, 2006 and are due on June 15, 2007.
You
will
also be asked to approve the amendment of the articles of incorporation of
the
Company to permit the board of directors to designate the rights and privileges
of the Company’s preferred stock by resolution as permitted by Nevada Revised
Statutes 78.1955.
Additionally,
you will be asked to act on such other business as may properly come before
the
special meeting.
This
is
your opportunity as a shareholder to exercise your vote in the best interests
of
your Company.
Whether
or not you attend the Special meeting, it is important that your shares be
represented and voted at the meeting. Therefore, I urge you to promptly vote
and
submit your proxy card in the postage paid envelope as soon as possible.
Your
participation in the special meeting, via proxy or in person, is important
and
allows you a voice in determining the future of your Company.
Enclosed
is a notice of special meeting and proxy statement containing detailed
information concerning the business to be conducted at the meeting. Whether
or
not you plan to attend the special meeting, we urge you to read this material
carefully. On behalf of the Board of Directors, I would like to express our
appreciation for your continued interest in the Company. We look forward
to
seeing you at the meeting.
Sincerely,
Najeeb
U. Ghauri
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Naeem
U. Ghauri
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Chairman
of the Board
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Chief
Executive Officer
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NOTICE
OF
SPECIAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
To
be
held August 25, 2006
TO
THE
STOCKHOLDERS OF NETSOL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
NOTICE
IS
HEREBY GIVEN that a Special Meeting of Stockholders, including any adjournments
or postponements thereof, of NetSol Technologies, Inc. (the "Company"), will
be
held on August 25, 2006 at 10:00 a.m. local time at the offices of the Company
located at 23901 Calabasas Road, Suite 2072, Calabasas, CA 91302 for the
following purposes:
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to
consider and vote upon a proposal, to the extent required by and
for
purposes of NASD Marketplace Rule 4350(i), to approve the full
issuance
and exercise of: (i) shares of common stock underlying convertible
notes; (ii) shares of common stock underlying shares of preferred
stock;
(iii) shares of common stock as a dividend payable or redemption
under the
terms of the preferred stock; (iv) and, upon exercise of the warrants
all
issued as part of a financing in the amount of $5.5 million (the
“Financing”). The financing, consisting of convertible notes, which are in
an aggregate principal amount of $5.5 million and bear interest
at the
rate of 12%, were issued on June 15, 2006 and are due on June 15,
2007.
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to
consider and vote on the amendment of our articles of incorporation
to
permit the board of directors to designate the rights and privileges
of
the Company’s authorized preferred stock by resolution pursuant to Nevada
Revised Statutes section 78.1955;
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To
consider such other matters as may properly come before the Special
Meeting.
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The
proceeds of the Financing were used to fund the initial payment of the McCue
Systems, Inc. acquisition; to fund the final cash portion of the payment
to
former CQ Systems, Ltd. shareholders as part of the acquisition of CQ Systems,
Ltd. (now NetSol-CQ) by the Company; and, for working capital. The Company
is
not seeking approval of either the McCue Systems, Inc. or CQ Systems, Ltd.
acquisition in this proxy.
In
connection with the Financing, we seek approval from the shareholders of
an
issuance of common stock which exceeds 20% of our issued and outstanding
common
stock as of May 5, 2006. Should stockholder approval of the issuance of the
shares of common stock upon conversion of the notes and preferred stock and
exercise of the warrants not be obtained, the convertible notes would only
be
converted into and the exercise of warrants would only be permitted to the
extent that such conversion and exercise would not, when aggregated with
the
McCue Systems, Inc. transaction, result in an issuance of 20% or more of
the
issued and outstanding shares, excluding treasury shares, of common stock
as of
May 5, 2006.
Only
stockholders of record as shown on the books of the Company at the close
of
business on July 7, 2006, the record date and time fixed by the Board of
Directors, will be entitled to vote at the meeting and any adjournment
thereof.
By
order
of the Board of Directors
NetSol
Technologies, Inc.
Chief
Executive Officer
July
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2006
Calabasas,
California
TO
ASSURE
YOUR REPRESENTATION AT THE MEETING, PLEASE SIGN, DATE AND RETURN YOUR PROXY
IN
THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE WHETHER OR NOT YOU EXPECT TO ATTEND IN PERSON.
STOCKHOLDERS WHO ATTEND THE MEETING MAY REVOKE THEIR PROXIES AND VOTE IN
PERSON
IF THEY DESIRE.
NetSol
Technologies, Inc.
23901
Calabasas Road Suite 2072
Calabasas,
CA 91302
PROXY
STATEMENT GENERAL INFORMATION
SOLICITATION
OF PROXIES
This
Proxy Statement is furnished to holders of the common stock, par value $.001
per
share, of NetSol Technologies, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the "Company"),
in
connection with the solicitation by the Company's Board of Directors of proxies
for use at the Company's Special Meeting of Stockholders (the "Special Meeting")
to be held on August 25, 2006 at 10:00 a.m. local time at the offices of
the
Company located at 23901 Calabasas Road, Suite 2072, Calabasas, CA 91302.
The
purpose of the Special Meeting and the matters to be acted on there are set
forth in the accompanying Notice of Special Meeting of
Stockholders.
The
Special Meeting has been called for the purpose of the following:
1.
to
consider and vote upon a proposal, to the extent required by and for purposes
of
NASD Marketplace Rule 4350(i), to approve the full issuance and exercise
of:
(i) shares of common stock underlying convertible notes; (ii) shares of
common stock underlying shares of preferred stock; (iii) shares of common
stock
as a dividend payable or redemption under the terms of the preferred stock;
(iv)
and, upon exercise of the warrants all issued as part of a financing in the
amount of $5.5 million (the “Financing”). The financing, consisting of
convertible notes, which are in an aggregate principal amount of $5.5 million
and bear interest at the rate of 12%, were issued on June 15, 2006 and are
due
on June 15, 2007.
2.
To
amend the articles of incorporation to permit the board of directors to
designate the rights and privileges of the Company’s authorized preferred stock
pursuant to Nevada Revised Statutes Section 78.1955.
3.
To
consider such other matters as may properly come before the Special
Meeting.
The
board
of directors solicits the accompanying proxy to those stockholders of record
as
of the close of business on July 7, 2006. These materials are expected to
be
first mailed to stockholders on or about July 25, 2006. The cost of making
the
solicitation includes the cost of preparing and mailing the Notice of Special
Meeting, Proxy Statement and proxy and the payment of charges made by brokerage
houses and other custodians, nominees and fiduciaries for forwarding documents
to stockholders. In certain instances, directors and officers of the Company
may
make special solicitations of proxies either in person or by telephone. Expenses
incurred in connection with special solicitations are expected to be nominal.
The Company will bear all expenses incurred in connection with the solicitation
of proxies for the Special Meeting.
VOTING
AND REVOCATION OF PROXIES
A
stockholder giving a proxy on the enclosed form may revoke it at any time
prior
to the actual voting at the Special Meeting by filing written notice of the
termination of the appointment with an officer of the Company, by attending
the
Special Meeting and voting in person or by filing a new written appointment
of a
proxy with an officer of the Company. The revocation of a proxy will not
affect
any vote taken prior to the revocation. Unless a proxy is revoked or there
is a
direction to abstain on one or more proposals, it will be voted on each proposal
and, if a choice is made with respect to any matter to be acted upon, in
accordance with such choice. If no choice is specified, the proxies intend
to
vote the shares represented thereby to approve Proposals No. 1 and 2 as set
forth in the accompanying Notice of Special Meeting of Stockholders, and
in
accordance with their best judgment on any other matters that may properly
come
before the Special Meeting.
VOTING
SECURITIES AND PRINCIPAL HOLDERS THEREOF.
As
of
July 6, 2006, there were 16,169,982 shares of common stock issued and
outstanding. Common stock is the only class of outstanding voting securities
as
of that date. Each share of common stock is entitled to one vote.
The
following table sets forth certain information regarding the beneficial
ownership of the Company's Common Stock, its only class of outstanding voting
securities as of July 6, 2006, by (i) each person who is known to the Company
to
own beneficially more than 5% of the outstanding Common Stock with the address
of each such person, (ii) each of the Company's present directors and officers,
and (iii) all officers and directors as a group:
Name
and
Address
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Number
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Shares(1)(2)
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Percentage
Beneficially
owned(5)
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Najeeb
Ghauri (3)
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1,212,650
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7.49%
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Naeem
Ghauri (3)
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1,061,367
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6.56%
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Salim
Ghauri (3)
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1,177,416
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7.28%
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Jim
Moody (3)
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148,000
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Eugen
Beckert (3)
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139,000
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Shahid
Javed Burki (3)
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150,000
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Derek
Soper (3)
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150,000
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Patti
McGlasson (3)
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120,000
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Tina
Gilger(3)
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51,731
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Aqeel
Karim Dhedhi (4)
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870,067
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5.38%
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The
Tail Wind Fund Ltd.(6)(7)
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1,600,828
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9.90%
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All
officers and directors as
a group (nine persons)
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4,210,164
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26.04%
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* Less
than one percent
(1)
Except as otherwise indicated, the Company believes that the beneficial owners
of the common stock listed below, based on information furnished by such
owners,
have sole investment and voting power with respect to such shares, subject
to
community property laws where applicable. Beneficial ownership is determined
in
accordance with the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission and
generally includes voting or investment power with respect to securities.
(2)
Beneficial ownership is determined in accordance with the rules of the
Commission and generally includes voting or investment power with respect
to
securities. Shares of common stock relating to options currently exercisable
or
exercisable within 60 days of July 6, 2006 are
deemed outstanding for computing the percentage of the person holding such
securities but are not deemed outstanding for computing the percentage of
any
other person. Except as indicated by footnote, and subject to community property
laws where applicable, the persons named in the table above have sole voting
and
investment power with respect to all shares shown as beneficially owned by
them.
Includes shares issuable upon exercise of options exercisable within 60 days
as
follows: Mr. Najeeb Ghauri, 1,350,000; Mr. Naeem Ghauri, 1,360,000; Mr. Salim
Ghauri, 1,370,000; Mr. Jim Moody, 170,000; Mr. Eugen Beckert, 240,000; Mr.
Shahid Burki, 150,000; Mr. Derek Soper, 150,000; Ms. Tina Gilger, 50,000;
and
Ms. Patti McGlasson, 100,000.
(3)
Address c/o NetSol Technologies, Inc. at 23901 Calabasas Road, Suite 2072,
Calabasas, CA 91302.
(4)
Address: 605 Continental Trade Center, Khaybran-E-Iqbal, Karachi, Pakistan.
(5)
Shares issued and outstanding as of July 6, 2006 were 16,169,982.
(6)
Address: The Bank of Nova Scotia Trust Company (Bahamas) Ltd., Windermere
House,
404 East Bay Street, P.O. Box SS-5539, Nassau, Bahamas. Tail Wind Advisory
&
Management Ltd., a UK corporation authorized and regulated by the Financial
Services Authority of Great Britain (“TWAM”), is the investment manager for The
Tail Wind Fund Ltd., and David Crook is the CEO and controlling shareholder
of
TWAM. Each of TWAM and David Crook expressly disclaims any equitable or
beneficial ownership of the shares being referred to hereunder and held by The
Tail Wind Fund Ltd
(7)
Subject to the Ownership Limitation (defined below), The Tail Wind Fund Ltd.
(“Tail Wind”) would own a total of 2,500,001 shares of Common Stock, including
1,666,667 shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of $2,750,000 in
principal amount of the issuer’s 12% Convertible Notes Due June 15, 2007
(“Notes”) issued to Tail Wind on June 21, 2006, and (ii) 833,334 shares of
Common Stock issuable upon exercise of Warrants issued to Tail Wind on such
date
(“Warrants”). In accordance with Rule 13d-4 under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended, because the number of shares of Common Stock into which
the
Reporting Person's Notes and Warrants are convertible and exercisable is
limited, pursuant to the terms of such instruments, to that number of shares
of
Common Stock which would result in the Reporting Person having beneficial
ownership of 9.9% of the total issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock
(the "Ownership Limitation"), Tail Wind Fund Ltd. disclaims beneficial ownership
of any and all shares of Common Stock that would cause the Reporting Person's
beneficial ownership to exceed the Ownership Limitation. In accordance with
the
Ownership Limitation, Tail Wind, based upon 16,169,982 shares of common stock
outstanding, beneficially owns 2,500,001 shares of Common Stock and disclaims
beneficial ownership of 899,173
shares
of Common Stock.
INTERESTS
OF CERTAIN
PERSONS IN MATTERS TO BE ACTED UPON
No
director of executive officer holds a substantial interest, either directly
or
indirectly, in any matter to be acted upon.
VOTING
AT THE MEETING
Only
stockholders of record at the close of business on July 7, 2006 are entitled
to
notice of and to vote at the Special Meeting or any adjournments thereof.
Each
share of Common Stock is entitled to one vote on the matters to be presented
at
the Special Meeting.
A
majority of the votes entitled to be cast on matters to be considered at
the
Special Meeting, present in person or by proxy, will constitute a quorum
at the
Special Meeting. If a share is represented for any purpose at the Special
Meeting, it is deemed to be present for all other matters. Abstentions and
broker nonvotes will be counted for purposes of determining the presence
or
absence of a quorum. "Broker nonvotes" are shares held by brokers or nominees
which are present in person or represented by proxy, but which are not voted
on
a particular matter because instructions have not been received from the
beneficial owner. Under applicable Nevada law, the effect of broker nonvotes
on
a particular matter depends on whether the matter is one as to which the
broker
or nominee has discretionary voting authority.
RETURNED
PROXY CARDS WHICH DO NOT PROVIDE VOTING INSTRUCTIONS
Proxies
that are signed and returned will be voted in the manner instructed by a
stockholder. If you sign and return your proxy card with no instructions,
the
proxy will be voted "For" with respect to the item set forth in the
Proposal.
SHARES
HELD IN “STREET NAME”
If
your
shares are held in “street name”, your broker can vote your shares only if you
provide instructions on how to vote. You should instruct your broker to vote
your shares in accordance with directions provided by your broker.
CHANGING
YOUR VOTE
You
may
revoke your proxy at any time before the proxy is voted at the Special Meeting.
In order to do this, you must:
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send us
written notice, stating your desire to revoke your proxy, or
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send us
a signed proxy that bears a later date than the one you intend to revoke,
or
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attend
the Special Meeting and vote in person. In this case, you must notify the
Inspector of Elections or Secretary of the Company that you intend to vote
in
person.
A
list of
those stockholders entitled to vote at the Special Meeting will be available
for
a period of ten days prior to the Special Meeting for examination by any
stockholder at the Company's principal executive offices, 23901 Calabasas
Road,
Suite 2072, Calabasas, CA 91302, and at the Special Meeting.
QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS ABOUT THE MATTERS SUBJECT TO VOTE
What
is being voted on?
The
issuance of shares of common stock of the Company upon the conversion notes,
and
conversion of preferred stock into which the convertible notes may convert,
to
investors in the Financing; the issuance of shares of common stock as payment
of
dividends, at the Company’s discretion, and on redemption under the anticipated
terms of the convertible preferred shares; and, to approve the issuance of
shares of common stock upon the exercise of warrants issued to these same
investors.
The
amendment of our articles of incorporation to permit the board of directors
to
designate the rights and privileges of the Company’s authorized preferred stock
pursuant to Nevada Revised Statutes Section 78.1955.
Why
are we seeking approval for the issuance of the shares of common
stock?
As
a
result of being listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market, issuances of our common
stock are subject to the NASD Marketplace Rules, such as Rule 4350. For example,
under rule 4350(i)(1)(D) stockholder approval must be sought when in connection
with a transaction other than a public offering involving the sale, issuance
or
potential issuance by the issuer of common stock (or securities convertible
into
or exercisable into common stock) equal to 20% or more of the common stock
or
20% or more of the voting power outstanding before the issuance for less
than
the greater of book or market value of the stock.
The
terms
of the Financing provide anti-dilution protection to the investors which
may
result in common stock being issued to the investors at less than the market
value of the stock on the Financing issuance date. Additionally, the common
stock which would be issued if the Convertible Notes were to be converted
into
convertible preferred stock and such preferred stock was converted into common
stock, dividends owed to the preferred stockholders were paid in common stock,
the preferred stock were redeemed by the issuance of common stock and the
warrants were exercised would constitute the issuance of more than 20% of
the
common stock issued and outstanding on the Financing date. Further the
percentage of the Financing used to fund the purchase of McCue Systems, Inc.
aggregated using Nasdaq rules with the shares of common stock issued to the
McCue Systems, Inc. shareholders in the acquisition exceeds 20% of the issued
and outstanding shares, excluding treasury stock, on the date in which we
entered into the stock purchase agreement with the McCue Systems, Inc.
shareholders. Accordingly, stockholder approval is required for the issuance
of
shares of common stock contemplated by the Financing. However, the Convertible
Notes are due in one year and bear interest at the rate of 12% per annum.
Should
stockholder approval of the common stock issuance not be obtained, we will
pay
the principal and interest on the note per their terms.
On
May 6,
2006, we entered into an agreement to acquire the shares of McCue Systems,
Inc.
from its shareholders. The stock purchase agreement was attached to our current
report on form 8-K filed on May 9, 2006. Pursuant to the terms of the stock
purchase agreement, as consideration for the shares of McCue Systems, Inc.,
we
shall pay the following:
(a)
an
amount equal to 50% of McCue’s total revenue for the twelve months ending
December 31, 2005, after an adjustment, if necessary, for any revenue occurring
outside McCue’s ordinary scope of operations, multiplied by 1.5 of which 50%
shall be paid in shares of restricted common stock of NetSol at the 30 day
volume weighted average price (“VWAP”) for each of the 30 trading days prior to
the execution of the Stock Purchase Agreement or at the VWAP for each of
the 30
trading days prior to November 30, 2005 whichever is greater. VWAP shall
be
calculated by taking the closing price of NetSol’s common stock as traded on the
NASDAQ Capital Market under the symbol NTWK (“NetSol Shares”) for each of the 30
trading days used in the VWAP calculation multiplied by the daily volume
for
each of the 30 trading days used in the VWAP calculation, the product of
the
preceding calculation is divided by 30 and then divided by the average of
the
daily volume for each of the 30 trading days used in the VWAP calculation
and
50% payable in U.S. Dollars payable at Closing;
(b)
an
amount equal to 25% of McCue’s total revenue for the twelve months ending
December 31, 2006 after an adjustment for Extraordinary Revenue multiplied
by
1.5 of which 50% is payable in cash and 50% is payable in shares of restricted
common stock of NetSol payable by June 30, 2007; and,
(c)
an
amount equal to 25% of McCue’s total revenue for the twelve months ending
December 31, 2007 after an adjustment for Extraordinary Revenue multiplied
by
1.5 of which 50% is payable in cash and 50% is payable in shares of restricted
common stock of NetSol payable by June 30, 2008.
Under
no circumstances shall the total number of shares of common stock issued
to the
McCue Shareholders or to others as part of the cash portion of the consideration
exceed 19.9% of the issued and outstanding shares of common stock, less treasury
shares, of the Company at May 6, 2006.
McCue’s
total revenues for December 31, 2005 were $5,647,637. Multiplying that total
by
the multiple of 1.5 results in total consideration of $8,471,456 of which
50% is
payable on or about June 30, 2006, or $4,235,728. Of this consideration,
$2,117,864 is payable in cash and $2,117,864 is payable in restricted shares
of
common stock of the Company. The price per share was determined based on
the
VWAP calculations set forth above to be $2.21 per share, resulting in a total
of
958,213.5 shares being due.
The
next
payment is due on June 30, 2007 and is based on the McCue revenue for the
year
ending December 31, 2006. The final payment is due on June 30, 2008 and is
based
on the McCue revenue for the year ending December 31, 2007. Assuming that
the
revenues remain constant over the next two years, the Company would issue
as
consideration an additional 958,213.5 shares for a total shares issuance
of
1,916,427. While the number of shares issuable to McCue may increase or decrease
over the pay-out schedule, the stock purchase agreement contains a provision
which prohibits the issuance of any shares in excess of 19.9% of the issued
and
outstanding shares as of May 5, 2006. Excess consideration will be paid in
cash.
As
of May
5, 2006, there were 15,148,292 shares of common stock of the Company issued
and
outstanding, less treasury shares. Nasdaq Marketplace rule 4350 prohibits,
under
certain conditions, the Company from issuing more than 20% of the issued
and
outstanding shares, excluding treasury stock, within a certain time period
without stockholder approval. At May 5, 2006, 20% of the issued and outstanding
shares of common stock was 3,029,658. The current calculation of shares to
be
issued to McCue shareholders constitute 12.65% of the issued and outstanding
shares at that date.
Once
again, the Convertible Notes are due in one year and bear interest at the
rate
of 12% per annum. Should stockholder approval of the common stock issuance
not
be acquired, we will pay the principal and interest on the note per their
terms.
Approximately
38.51% of the funds raised in the Financing, specifically $2,117,864, were
used
to pay the initial cash portion of the McCue acquisition. The notes are
convertible into preferred shares which convert into common stock at the
per
share price of $1.65 per share. The proposed preferred shares contain a 7%
dividend. If the entire cash portion of the McCue acquisition were to be
converted into common stock, the number of shares being issued at $1.65 per
share would be equal to 1,283,554 shares. As part of the financing, warrants
to
acquire shares of common stock at an exercise price of $2.00 per share were
issued. 38.51% of the warrants could be exercised to acquire 641,833 shares
of
common stock. Assuming that the stockholders approve the issuance of the
common
stock related to the Convertible Notes, we would issue approximately 3,841,814
shares of common stock related to the McCue acquisition. This number represents
25.36% of the issued and outstanding shares, less treasury stock, as of May
5,
2006. This represents 812,156 shares more than the maximum amount of shares
of
common stock which may be issued without stockholder approval. As conversion
of
the portion of the Convertible Notes attributable to the McCue transaction
into
preferred stock and common stock together with the shares proposed to be
issued
to the McCue shareholders would result in an issuance in excess of 20% of
the
issued and outstanding shares, less treasury stock, of the Company as of
the
McCue transaction date, we are seeking approval from our stockholders for
the
issuance of these overage shares of common stock.
Assuming
stockholders approve the issuance of the shares of common stock in to which
the
preferred stock is convertible and the shares of common stock which may be
acquired by the exercise of warrants, and, assuming the investors exercise
all
of the warrants, the Company would be required to issue a minimum of 8,000,000
shares of common stock to the investors in the Financing. The number of issued
and outstanding shares on the issuance date of the Convertible Note of June
15,
2006, excluding treasury stock, was 16,166,982. As issuance of the common
stock
underlying the Financing alone will exceed 20% of the issued and outstanding
shares of common stock of the Company, excluding treasury stock, on June
15,
2006, we are seeking approval from our stockholders for the issuance of these
shares of common stock.
Why
are we seeking to amend our articles of incorporation?
Our
articles of incorporation authorize the issuance of up to 5 million shares
of
preferred stock.
In
a
Certificate of Amendment of the Articles of Incorporation of the Company
filed
with the Nevada Secretary of State on March 20, 2002, the articles of
incorporation were amended to permit the board of directors to designate
by
resolution the voting powers, designations, preferences, limitations,
restrictions and relative rights of the preferred stock.
In
a
Certificate of Amendment of the Articles of Incorporation of the Company
filed
with the Nevada Secretary of State on August 12, 2003, filed for the purpose
of
accomplishing a reverse stock split, the provision of Article III of the
Articles of Incorporation providing such powers to the board of directors
was
inadvertently omitted.
We
propose to amend the articles of incorporation to return these powers back
to
the board of directors.
(Proposal
No. One)
APPROVAL
TO ISSUE THE AMOUNT OF SHARES OF COMMON STOCK UPON
CONVERSION
OF THE PREFERRED SHARES; AS DIVIDENDS OR REDEMPTION UNDER
THE
TERMS OF THE PREFERRED SHARES; ON EXERCISE OF WARRANTS.
The
discussion in this proxy statement of the terms of the financing dated June
15,
2006, by and between the Company and the investors is subject to, and is
qualified in its entirety by reference to the stock purchase agreement, the
convertible note, the warrant, the investor rights agreement and the certificate
of designation (collectively referred to as the “Financing Documents”). A copy
of the form of the Financing Documents is attached as Annex A-E to this proxy
statement and is incorporated in this proxy statement by reference.
Introduction
The
purpose of Proposal 1 is to obtain the stockholder approval necessary under
applicable Nasdaq Stock Market rules to allow for the full issuance and exercise
of: (i) shares of Common Stock underlying Convertible Notes; (ii)
underlying shares of preferred stock; (iii) as dividends and/or redemption
under
the terms of the preferred shares; and, (iv) upon exercise of the Warrants
issued by the Company to the investors in the Financing.
Description
of the Financing
On
June
15, 2006, the Company entered into an agreement with 5 accredited investors
whereby the Company issued 5 convertible notes for an aggregate principal
value
of $5,500,000. These notes bear interest at the rate of 12% per annum and
are
due in full one year from the issuance date or on June 15, 2007 (the
“Financing”). In connection with the Financing, the Company entered into the
following documents: A Convertible Note and Warrant Purchase Agreement (the
“SPA”)(Attached to this proxy statement as Annex A), 12% Convertible Notes (the
“Convertible Notes”)(Attached to this proxy statement as Annex B), Common Stock
Purchase Warrant (the “Warrants”)(Attached to this proxy statement as Annex C),
Investor Rights Agreement (the “IRA”)(Attached to this proxy statement as Annex
D) and agreed to a form of 7% Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock (the
“Preferred Stock”)(Attached to this proxy statement as Annex E).
The
proceeds of the Financing are being used by the Company to: (i) pay the initial
cash consideration due to McCue shareholders as part of the acquisition of
McCue
Systems, Inc. by the Company; (ii) pay the final cash consideration due to
former CQ Systems Inc. shareholders as part of the acquisition of CQ Systems,
Ltd. (now NetSol-CQ); and, (iii) as working capital. The initial cash
consideration due to McCue shareholders is $2,117,864 and represents 38.51%
of
the total proceeds raised. The final cash consideration due to former CQ
Systems, Inc. shareholders is £1,064,369 (which represents $1,936,200.17 at the
exchange rate of British pounds sterling into U.S. Dollars at June 28, 2006).
The CQ payment represents 35.20% of the total funds raised in the Financing.
The
remaining funds are being used to pay fees due under the terms of the Financing
and as working capital.
Pursuant
to the terms of the SPA, each purchaser received a Convertible Note in the
amount of their investment and a Warrant in an amount equal to 50% of the
aggregate principal value of the Notes divided by the conversion value
(currently $1.65 per share). Based on an aggregate principal value of
$5,500,000, the investors were entitled to Warrants to acquire up to 1,666,667
shares of common stock at an exercise price per warrant of $2.00. The Warrants
may be exercised at such time after our stockholders approve the issuance
of
shares underlying such warrants until five years from the issuance date of
the
warrants, or June 15, 2011.
The
Convertible Notes may immediately convert into shares of common stock of
the
Company at the conversion value (initially set at one share per $1.65 of
principal dollar) to the extent that such conversion does not violate Nasdaq
Market Place rules. Also, under the terms of the Financing, the Convertible
Notes will convert into shares of Preferred Stock upon the approval of this
proposal by the stockholders.
The
Preferred Stock (which certificate of designation is attached to Annex E
and
which will be filed with the Nevada Secretary of State only upon approval
of the
Proposals set forth in this Proxy) are convertible into shares of common
stock
at such time and at such value as is set forth in the Certificate of
Designation. The initial conversion value shall be $1.65. The conversion
value
is subject to adjustment as set forth in the Certificate of Designation.
The
holders of the Preferred Stock are entitled to receive cumulative dividends
at
the rate of 7% per annum from the date of issuance of each share of preferred
stock until paid. The dividends may be paid, at the Company’s option, in cash or
in shares of common stock in arrears on the first business day of each calendar
quarter of each year. The Company may force a conversion of the Preferred
Stock
in the event that the market price of the Company’s common stock is greater than
200% of the conversion value. If any shares of the Preferred Stock remain
outstanding on June 15, 2009, the Company shall redeem such shares for an
amount
in cash equal to the liquidation preference plus all accrued but unpaid
dividends. The Preferred Stock bears voting rights in an amount equal to
the
conversion value of the preferred stock into common stock, without giving
effect
to any anti-dilution provisions of the Preferred Stock. Conversion of the
Preferred Stock is subject to beneficial ownership caps of from 4.9% to 9.9%
of
the total number of shares of common stock of the Company then issued and
outstanding.
The
IRA
requires the Company to register, on a registration statement to be filed
with
the SEC within 8 business days of the special shareholders’ meeting, such number
of shares of common stock into which the Preferred Stock is convertible,
such
number of shares of that represent 150% of the shares of common stock for
issuance upon the conversion of the preferred stock or notes, as the case
may be
and 100% of the shares of common stock for issuance upon the exercise of
the
warrants.
Description
of Securities
The
Convertible Notes may convert into our common stock, par value $0.001 per
share.
We only have one class of common stock. Our capital stock consists of 45,000,000
shares of common stock, par value $.001 per share and 5,000,000 shares of
preferred stock, $.001 par value. Each share of common stock is entitled
to one
vote at annual or special stockholders meetings.
The
Convertible Notes will convert into the Preferred Stock following stockholder
approval. No shares of preferred stock have been issued. We are seeking your
approval to amend the articles of incorporation to permit the board of directors
to designate the rights and privileges of the Preferred Stock. The Preferred
Stock (which certificate of designation is attached to Annex E and which
will be
filed with the Nevada Secretary of State only upon approval of the proposals
set
forth in this Proxy) are convertible into shares of common stock at such
time
and at such value as is set forth in the Certificate of Designation. The
initial
conversion value shall be $1.65. The conversion value is subject to adjustment
as set forth in the Certificate of Designation. The holders of the Preferred
Stock are entitled to receive cumulative dividends at the rate of 7% per
annum
from the date of issuance of each share until paid. The dividends may be
paid,
at the Company’s option, in cash or in shares of common stock in arrears on the
first business day of each calendar quarter of each year. The Company may
force
a conversion of the Preferred Stock in the event that the market price of
the
Company’s common stock is greater than 200% of the conversion value. If any
shares of the Preferred Stock remain outstanding on June 15, 2009, the Company
shall redeem such shares for an amount in cash equal to the liquidation
preference plus all accrued but unpaid dividends. The Preferred Stock bears
voting rights in an amount equal to the conversion value of the preferred
stock
into common stock, without giving effect to any anti-dilution provisions
of the
Preferred Stock. Conversion of the Preferred Stock is subject to beneficial
ownership caps of from 4.9% to 9.9% of the total number of shares of common
stock of the Company then issued and outstanding.
The
terms
of the warrant agreements permit exercise for a period of five years and
contain
standard weighted average anti-dilution protections.
The
McCue Acquisition
On
May 6,
2006, the Company entered into an agreement to acquire all of the issued
and
outstanding shares of common stock of McCue Systems, Inc., a California
corporation. McCue Systems, Inc. has over 30 years of experience in developing
business solutions for the equipment and vehicle leasing industry as a provider
of lease/loan portfolio management software for banks, leasing companies
and
manufacturers. Its flagship product, LeasePak, simplifies lease/loan
administration and asset management by accurately tracking leases, loans
and
equipment from origination through end-of-term and disposition.
McCue
Systems provides the leasing technology industry in the development of
Web-enabled and Web-based tools to deliver superior customer service, reduce
operating costs, streamline the lease management lifecycle, and support
collaboration with origination channel and asset partners. LeasePak can be
configured to run on HP-UX, SUN/Solaris or Linux, as well as for Oracle and
Sybase users. And for scalability, McCue Systems offers the LeasePak Bronze,
Silver and Gold Editions for systems and portfolios of virtually all sizes
and
complexities. McCue Systems’ solutions provide the equipment and vehicle leasing
infrastructure at leading Fortune 500 banks and manufacturers, as well as
for
some of the industry’s leading independent lessors, including Cisco, Hyundai, JP
Morgan/Chase, ORIX, and Volkswagen Credit.
With
common customers and common goals, we believe the acquisition of McCue provides
a complimentary North American presence to our global offering of software
and
services to the lease and finance industry.
The
stock
purchase agreement was filed as part of our current report on form 8-K filed
on
May 9, 2006. Pursuant to the terms of the stock purchase agreement, as
consideration for the shares of McCue Systems, Inc., we shall pay the
following:
(a)
an
amount equal to 50% of McCue’s total revenue for the twelve months ending
December 31, 2005, after an adjustment, if necessary, for any revenue occurring
outside McCue’s ordinary scope of operations, multiplied by 1.5 of which 50%
shall be paid in shares of restricted common stock of NetSol at the 30 day
volume weighted average price (“VWAP”) for each of the 30 trading days prior to
the execution of the Stock Purchase Agreement or at the VWAP for each of
the 30
trading days prior to November 30, 2005 whichever is greater. VWAP shall
be
calculated by taking the closing price of NetSol’s common stock as traded on the
NASDAQ Small Cap Market under the symbol NTWK (“NetSol Shares”) for each of the
30 trading days used in the VWAP calculation multiplied by the daily volume
for
each of the 30 trading days used in the VWAP calculation, the product of
the
preceding calculation is divided by 30 and then divided by the average of
the
daily volume for each of the 30 trading days used in the VWAP calculation
and
50% payable in U.S. Dollars payable at Closing;
(b)
an
amount equal to 25% of McCue’s total revenue for the twelve months ending
December 31, 2006 after an adjustment for Extraordinary Revenue multiplied
by
1.5 of which 50% is payable in cash and 50% is payable in shares of restricted
common stock of NetSol payable by June 30, 2007; and,
(c)
an
amount equal to 25% of McCue’s total revenue for the twelve months ending
December 31, 2007 after an adjustment for Extraordinary Revenue multiplied
by
1.5 of which 50% is payable in cash and 50% is payable in shares of restricted
common stock of NetSol payable by June 30, 2008.
Under
no circumstances shall the total number of shares of common stock issued
to the
McCue Shareholders or to others as part of the cash portion of the consideration
exceed 19.9% of the issued and outstanding shares of common stock, less treasury
shares, of the Company at May 6, 2006.
McCue’s
total revenues for December 31, 2005 were $5,647,637. Multiplying that total
by
the multiple of 1.5 results in total consideration of $8,471,456 of which
50%
was paid at closing on June 30, 2006, or $4,235,728. Of this consideration,
$2,117,864 is payable in cash and $2,117,864 is payable in restricted shares
of
common stock of the Company. The price per share was determined based on
the
VWAP calculations set forth above to be $2.21 per share, resulting in a total
of
958,213.5 shares being due at closing.
The
next
payment is due on June 30, 2007 and is based on the McCue revenue for the
year
ending December 31, 2006. The final payment is due on June 30, 2008 and is
based
on the McCue revenue for the year ending December 31, 2007. Assuming that
the
revenues remain constant over the next two years, the Company would issue
as
consideration an additional 958,213.5 shares for a total shares issuance
of
1,916,427. While the number of shares issuable to McCue may increase or decrease
over the pay-out schedule, the stock purchase agreement contains a provision
which prohibits the issuance of any shares in excess of 19.9% of the issued
and
outstanding shares as of May 5, 2006. Excess consideration will be paid in
cash.
As
of May
5, 2006, there were 15,148,292 shares of common stock of the Company issued
and
outstanding, less treasury shares. Accordingly, the current calculation of
shares to be issued to McCue shareholders constitute 12.65% of the issued
and
outstanding shares at that date
In
accordance with Nasdaq Stock Market rules, the aggregate number of shares
of
Common Stock issued or issuable by the Company: (i) in the McCue
transaction and (ii) upon conversion of that portion of the Financing
attributable to the McCue transaction (collectively, the “Aggregated Shares”),
shall not exceed 19.99% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock as of
May 5, 2006 (the “Maximum Common Stock Issuance”), unless the issuance of
that number of Aggregated Shares that would result in the issuance of an
amount
in excess of the Maximum Common Stock Issuance (the “Overage Amount”) shall
first be approved by the Company’s stockholders.
Nasdaq
Listing Requirements and the Necessity of Stockholder Approval
The
terms
of the Financing provide anti-dilution protection to the investors which
may
result common stock being issued to the investors at less than the market
value
of the stock on the Financing issuance date. Additionally, the common stock
which would be issued if the Convertible Notes were to be converted into
the
Preferred Stock and the Preferred Stock was converted into common stock,
dividends owed to the preferred stockholders were paid in common stock, the
preferred stock were redeemed by the issuance of common stock and the Warrants
were exercised would constitute the issuance of more than 20% of the common
stock issued and outstanding on the Financing date. Further the percentage
of
the Financing used to fund the purchase of McCue Systems, Inc. aggregated
using
Nasdaq rules with the shares of common stock issued to the McCue Systems,
Inc.
shareholders in the acquisition exceeds 20% of the issued and outstanding
shares, excluding treasury stock, on the date in which we entered into the
stock
purchase agreement with the McCue Systems, Inc. shareholders. Accordingly,
stockholder approval is required for the issuance of shares of common stock
contemplated by the Financing. However, the Convertible Notes are due in
one
year and bear interest at the rate of 12% per annum. Should stockholder approval
of the common stock issuance not be obtained, we will pay the principal and
interest on the note per their terms.
As
of May
5, 2006, there were 15,148,292 shares of common stock of the Company issued
and
outstanding, less treasury shares. Accordingly, the current estimate of the
number of shares to be issued to McCue shareholders constitutes 12.65% of
the
issued and outstanding shares at May 5, 2006.
Approximately
38.51% of the funds raised in the Financing, specifically $2,117,864, are
being
used to pay the initial cash portion of the McCue acquisition. The notes
are
convertible into preferred shares which convert into common stock at the
per
share price of $1.65 per share. The certificate of designation of the Preferred
Stock provides a 7% dividend. If the entire cash portion of the McCue
acquisition were to be converted into common stock, the number of shares
being
issued at $1.65 per share would be equal to 1,283,554 shares. As part of
the
financing, warrants to acquire shares of common stock at an exercise price
of
$2.00 per share were issued. 38.51% of the warrants could be exercised to
acquire 641,833 shares of common stock. Assuming that the stockholders approval
of the common stock related to the Convertible Notes, we would issue
approximately 3,841,814 shares of common stock related to the McCue acquisition.
This number represents 25.36% of the issued and outstanding shares, less
treasury stock, as of May 5, 2006. Assuming that the Nasdaq Stock Market
Staff
will aggregate the shares of common stock to be issued to former McCue Systems,
Inc. shareholders together with the common stock to be issued upon conversion
of
that portion of the Convertible Notes and Warrants attributable to the McCue
transaction, (a total potential of 3,841,814) as having been issued as part
of
the same transaction, such amount is in excess of 20% of the outstanding
shares
of Common Stock on May 5, 2006.
We
are
also assuming that the Nasdaq Staff shall further take the position that,
as a
result of the weighted average anti-dilution protection afforded to the
investors under the Financing, there is a potential that shares of common
stock
into which the Convertible Notes could convert and the Warrants could be
exercised could be issued at less than the market value of the Common Stock
on
June 15, 2006 and, therefore, the Nasdaq 20% Financing Rule is implicated.
The
Company’s stockholders are being asked to approve the issuance to the investors
in the Financing of the allow for the full issuance and exercise of:
(i) shares of Common Stock underlying Convertible Notes; (ii) of shares of
common stock underlying shares of Preferred Stock; (iii) as dividends and/or
redemption under the terms of the Preferred Stock; and, (iv) upon exercise
of
the Warrants issued by the Company to the investors in the Financing.
Required
Vote
The
affirmative vote of a majority of the issued and outstanding shares of the
Common Stock entitled to vote thereon is necessary for approval of the issuance
of: (i) shares of Common Stock underlying Convertible Notes; (ii) shares of
Common Stock underlying shares of Preferred Stock; (iii) as dividends and/or
redemption under the terms of the preferred shares; and, (iv) upon exercise
of
the Warrants issued by the Company to the investors in the Financing.
Recommendation
of the Board of Directors
THE
BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS THAT YOU VOTE “FOR” THE APPROVAL OF THE ISSUANCE
OF THE AMOUNT OF SHARES OF COMMON STOCK UPON CONVERSION OF THE PREFERRED
SHARES; AS DIVIDENDS OR REDEMPTION UNDER TERMS OF THE PREFERRED SHARES AND
AN
EXERCISE OF THE WARRANTS.
(Proposal
No. Two)
TO
AMEND THE ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF THE COMPANY TO PERMIT THE
BOARD
OF DIRECTORS TO DESIGNATE BY RESOLUTION ACCORDING TO NEVADA
REVISED
STATUTES 78.1955 THE POWERS, PREFERENCES AND RELATIVE RIGHTS OF
PREFERRED
STOCK AND QUALITIFCATIONS, LIMITATIONS
AND
RESTRICTIONS THEREOF
The
articles of incorporation of the Company authorize the issuance of up to
5
million shares of preferred stock.
Nevada
Revised Statutes section 78.1955 states in pertinent part that “. . .If the
voting powers, designations, preferences, limitations, restrictions and relative
rights of any class or series of stock have been established by a resolution
of
the board of directors pursuant to a provision in the articles of incorporation,
a certificate of designation setting forth the resolution and stating the
number
of shares for each designation must be signed by an officer of the corporation
and filed with the Secretary of State. A certificate of designation signed
and
filed pursuant to this section must become effective before the issuance
of any
shares of the class or series. . .”
In
a
Certificate of Amendment of the Articles of Incorporation of the Company
filed
with the Nevada Secretary of State on March 20, 2002, the articles of
incorporation were amended to permit the board of directors to designate
by
resolution the voting powers, designations, preferences, limitations,
restrictions and relative rights of the preferred stock.
In
a
Certificate of Amendment of the Articles of Incorporation of the Company
filed
with the Nevada Secretary of State on August 12, 2003, the provision of Article
III of the Articles of Incorporation providing such powers to the board of
directors was inadvertently omitted.
The
Company proposes to amend Article III of the Articles of Incorporation to
add
the following provisions:
“The
board of directors of the Corporation (the “Board of Directors”) is expressly
authorized to provide for issuance of all or any shares of the Preferred
Stock
in one or more series, and to fix for each such series such voting powers,
full
or limited, or no voting powers, and such designations, preferences and relative
participating, optional or other special rights and such qualifications,
limitations or restrictions thereof, as shall be stated and expressed in
the
resolution or resolutions adopted by the Board of Directors providing for
the
issuance of such series and as may be permitted by the Nevada Revised Statutes
(as amended from time to time, the “NRS”), including, without limitation, the
authority to provide that any such class or series may be (i) subject to
redemption at any time or times and at such price or prices: (ii) entitled
to
receive dividends (which may be cumulative or non-cumulative) at such rates,
on
such conditions, and at such times, and payable in preference to, or in such
relation to, the dividends payable on any other class or classes or any other
series; (iii) entitled to such rights upon the dissolution of, or upon any
distribution of the assets of, the Corporation; (vi) entitled to vote separately
or together with any other series or class of stock of the Corporation; or
(v)
convertible into, or exchangeable for, shares of any other class or classes
of
stock, or of any other series of the same or any other class or classes of
stock, of the Corporation at such price or prices or at such rates of exchange
and with such adjustments; all as may be stated in such resolution or
resolutions.”
The
amendment of the articles requires the affirmative vote of a majority of
shares
represented and voting, in person or by proxy, at the Annual
Meeting.
THE
BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS THAT THE STOCKHOLDERS VOTE "FOR" THE AMENDMENT
OF
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION TO INCLUDE THE POWER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
BY
RESOLUTION TO DESIGNATE THE RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES OF THE PREFERRED STOCK
AS
PROVIDED FOR BY NEVADA REVISED STATUTES 78.1955.
Other
Matters
The
Board of Directors of the Company does not intend to present any business
at the
Special Meeting other than the matters specifically set forth in this Proxy
Statement and knows of no other business to come before the Special Meeting.
However, on all matters properly brought before the Special Meeting by the
Board
or by others, the persons named as proxies in the accompanying proxy will
vote
in accordance with their best judgment.
Incorporation
by Reference
We
incorporate the following documents into this proxy statement by
reference.
· Our
Amended Annual Report for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2005 filed with
the SEC
on form 10-KSB/A on March 21, 2006.
∙ Our
reports filed with the SEC pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange
Act since the end of the fiscal year covered by the annual report referred
to
above on form 10-QSB for the period ended March 31, 2006 filed on May 9,
2006;
for the period ended December 31, 2005 filed on February 9, 2006; and, for
the
period ended September 30, 2005 filed on November 10, 2005.
Upon
written or oral request, we will provide, at no cost, to each person to whom
a
proxy statement has been delivered a copy of any and all of the information
that
has been incorporated by reference into this proxy statement, but not delivered
with this proxy statement. Requests for this information should be directed
to
Company Secretary at (818) 222-9195, or by mail to NetSol Technologies, Inc.
23901 Calabasas Road, Suite 2072, Calabasas, CA 91302.
It
is important that your shares are represented and voted at the Special Meeting,
whether or not you plan to attend. Accordingly, we respectfully request that
you
sign, date and mail your Proxy in the enclosed envelope as promptly as
possible.
Dated:
July __, 2006
Calabasas,
California
BY
ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Najeeb
Ghauri
Chairman
THIS
PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The
undersigned hereby appoints Naeem Ghauri, with full power of substitution,
as
his or her Proxy to represent and vote, as designated below, all of the shares
of the Common Stock of NetSol Technologies, Inc., registered in the name
of the
undersigned on August 25, 2006 with the powers the undersigned would possess
if
personally present at the Special Meeting of Stockholders to be held at the
offices of the Company located at 23901 Calabasas Road, Suite 2072, Calabasas,
CA 91302 at 10:000 A.M. local time and at any adjournment thereof, hereby
revokes any proxy or proxies previously given.
1.
ISSUANCE OF SHARES OF COMMON STOCK UNDERLYING CONVERTIBLE NOTES, PREFERRED
STOCK, AS DIVIDEND PAYMENTS AND/OR REDEMPTION UNDER THE PREFERRED STOCK AND
UPON
EXERCISE OF WARRANTS IN THE FINANCING.
o For o Against o Abstain
2.
AMENDMENT OF ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
o For o Against o Abstain
Discretionary
authority is hereby granted with respect to such other matters as may properly
come before the Special Meeting.
THIS
PROXY, WHEN PROPERLY EXECUTED, WILL BE VOTED AS DIRECTED. IF NO DIRECTION
IS
GIVEN, THE PROXY WILL BE VOTED "FOR" PROPOSALS #1 AND #2, AND IN THE PROXY'S
DISCRETION ON ANY OTHER MATTERS TO COME BEFORE THE MEETING.
Dated:__________________________
, 2006
______________________________________
(Signature)
______________________________________
(Second
signature)
PLEASE
DATE AND SIGN ABOVE exactly as your
name
appears on your Stock Certificate,
indicating
where appropriate, official
position
or representative capacity.
ANNEX
A
CONVERTIBLE
NOTE AND WARRANT PURCHASE AGREEMENT
CONVERTIBLE
NOTE AND WARRANT PURCHASE AGREEMENT
by
and
among
Netsol
Technologies, Inc., as Issuer and Seller
and
the
Purchasers named herein, as Purchasers
with
respect to Seller’s
12%
Convertible Notes Due June 15, 2007
and
Warrants to Purchase Common Stock
June
15,
2006
Table
of Exhibits and Schedules
Exhibit
A
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Form
of 12% Convertible Note Due June 15,
2007
|
Exhibit
B
|
Form
of Certificate of Designation of the Series A 7% Cumulative Convertible
Preferred Stock
|
Exhibit
C
|
Form
of Warrant
|
Exhibit
D
|
Form
of Investor Rights Agreement
|
Exhibit
E
|
Form
of Opinion of Seller’s Counsel
|
Exhibit
F
|
Form
of Escrow Agreement
|
Schedule
1
|
Purchasers
and Amount of Notes and Warrants
Purchased
|
Schedule
3.11
|
Absence
of Certain Changes
|
Schedule
3.15
|
Intellectual
Property
|
Schedule
3.17
|
Preemptive
Rights
|
Schedule
3.19
|
Subsidiaries
and Investments
|
Schedule
3.20
|
Capitalization
|
Schedule
3.21
|
Options,
Warrants, Rights
|
Schedule
3.22
|
Employees,
Employment Agreements and Employee Benefit
Plans
|
CONVERTIBLE
NOTE AND WARRANT PURCHASE AGREEMENT
This
CONVERTIBLE NOTE AND WARRANT PURCHASE AGREEMENT (“Agreement”) is dated as of
June 15, 2006, by and among NetSol Technologies, Inc., a Nevada corporation
(the
“Seller”), and each of the persons listed on Schedule
1
hereto
(each is individually referred to as a “Purchaser” and collectively, the
“Purchasers”).
W
I T N E
S S E T H:
WHEREAS,
each of the Purchasers is willing to purchase from the Seller, and the Seller
desires to sell to the Purchasers, up to an aggregate of $5,500,000 in principal
amount of the Seller’s 12% Convertible Notes Due June 15, 2007 (“Notes”), and
Common Stock Purchase Warrants (the “Warrants”) entitling the holders thereof to
purchase shares of the Seller’s common stock, $0.001 par value (the “Common
Stock”), for an aggregate purchase price of up to $5,500,000, as more fully set
forth herein; and
WHEREAS,
each of the Purchasers and the Seller desires to exchange the Notes for shares
of the Seller’s Series A 7% Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock, $1,000
liquidation preference per share, par value $0.001 per share (the “Preferred
Stock”), in the event that the Seller obtains Shareholder Approval (as defined
herein);
NOW
THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises and representations,
warranties, covenants and agreements set forth herein, the parties hereto,
intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE
I
- PURCHASE AND SALE
1.1 Purchase
and Sale.
(a) Closing.
Subject
to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, at the closing of
the
transactions contemplated under this Agreement (the “Closing”), each Purchaser
shall purchase, severally and not jointly, and the Seller shall issue and
sell,
to each Purchaser, such principal amount of Notes and such number of Warrants
set forth opposite such Purchaser’s name on Schedule
1
hereto.
The Closing shall occur as promptly as practicable, but no later than five
(5)
business days, following satisfaction or waiver of the conditions set forth
in
Sections 6.1 and 6.2, at the offices of Peter J. Weisman, P.C., 335 Madison
Avenue, Suite 1702, New York, NY 10017, or on such other date and at such
other
location as the Seller and Purchasers shall mutually agree.
(b) Purchase
Price.
The
purchase price (the “Purchase Price”) to be paid by each Purchaser to the Seller
to acquire the Notes and the applicable Warrants at Closing shall be equal
to
the total amount set forth on Schedule 1 hereto opposite such Purchaser’s name
as the Purchase Price for such Purchaser.
(c) Warrants.
The
total number of Warrants on Schedule 1 shall equal 50% of the Purchase Price
divided by the Conversion Value (as defined in the Certificate of Designation).
(d) Definitions.
The
shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Notes or Preferred
Stock
(including without limitation in payment upon purchase or redemption thereof)
or
upon payment of dividends on the Preferred Stock or interest on the Notes
are
referred to herein as the “Conversion Shares,” and the shares of Common Stock
issuable upon exercise of the Warrants are referred to herein as the “Warrant
Shares.” The date on which the Closing occurs is the “Closing
Date”.
1.2
Terms
of
the Notes, Preferred Stock and Warrants. The terms and provisions of the
Notes
are more fully set forth in the form of Note, attached hereto as Exhibit
A. The
terms and provisions of the Preferred Stock are set forth in the form of
Certificate of Designation of Series A 7% Cumulative Convertible Preferred
Stock, attached hereto as Exhibit B (the “Certificate of Designation”). The
terms and provisions of the Warrants are more fully set forth in the form
of
Common Stock Purchase Warrant, attached hereto as Exhibit C.
ARTICLE
II - TRANSFERS AND LEGENDS
2.1 Transfers.
Except
as required by federal securities laws and the securities law of any state
or
other jurisdiction within the United States, the Notes, the Preferred Stock,
Conversion Shares, Warrants and Warrant Shares (collectively, the “Securities”)
may be transferred, in whole or in part, by any of the Purchasers at any
time.
In the case of Notes or Preferred Stock, such transfer may be effected by
delivering written transfer instructions to the Seller, and the Seller shall
reflect such transfer on its books and records and reissue Notes or certificates
evidencing the Preferred Stock, as the case may be, upon surrender of such
Notes
or certificates evidencing the Preferred Stock being transferred. Any such
transfer shall be made by a Purchaser in accordance with applicable law.
In
connection with any transfer of Securities other than pursuant to an effective
registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
“Securities Act”), or to the Seller, the Seller may require the transferor
thereof to furnish to the Seller an opinion of counsel selected by the
transferor, such counsel and the form and substance of which opinion shall
be
reasonably satisfactory to the Seller and Seller’s counsel, to the effect that
such transfer does not require registration under the Securities Act; provided,
that in the case of a transfer of Conversion Shares and/or Warrant Shares
pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act, no opinion shall be required
if
the transferor provides the Seller with a customary seller’s representation
letter, and if such sale is not pursuant to subsection (k) of Rule 144, a
customary broker’s representation letter and Form 144.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Seller hereby consents to and agrees to
register on the books of the Seller and with any transfer agent for the
securities of the Seller, without any such legal opinion, any transfer of
Securities by a Purchaser to an Affiliate of such Purchaser, provided that
the
transferee certifies to the Seller that it is an “accredited investor” as
defined in Rule 501(a) under the Securities Act and that it is acquiring
the
Securities solely for investment purposes (subject to the qualifications
hereof)
and not with a view to, or for, resale, distribution or fractionalization
thereof in whole or in part in violation of the Securities Act. The Seller
shall
reissue certificates evidencing the Securities upon surrender of certificates
evidencing the Securities being transferred in accordance with this Section
2.1.
An “Affiliate” means any Person (as such term is defined below) 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. With respect to a Purchaser,
any investment fund or managed account that is managed on a discretionary
basis
by the same investment manager as such Purchaser will be deemed to be an
Affiliate of such Purchaser. A “Person” means any individual or corporation,
partnership, trust, incorporated or unincorporated association, joint venture,
limited liability company, joint stock company, government (or an agency
or
subdivision of any thereof) or other entity of any kind.
2.2 Legends.
The
certificates representing the Securities, unless such Securities are registered
under the Securities Act or eligible for resale without registration pursuant
to
Rule 144(k) under the Securities Act, shall bear the following
legends:
“THE
SHARES REPRESENTED BY, OR ACQUIRABLE UPON CONVERSION OR EXERCISE OF SECURITIES
EVIDENCED BY, THIS [NOTE] [CERTIFICATE] HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD IN THE
ABSENCE OF AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER SAID ACT UNLESS, IN
THE
OPINION OF COUNSEL REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO THE COMPANY, SUCH REGISTRATION
IS
NOT REQUIRED.”
“THE
SALE, TRANSFER OR ASSIGNMENT OF THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS [NOTE]
[CERTIFICATE] IS SUBJECT TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF A CERTAIN INVESTOR
RIGHTS AGREEMENT DATED AS OF JUNE 15, 2006, AS AMENDED FROM TIME TO TIME,
AMONG
THE COMPANY AND CERTAIN HOLDERS OF ITS OUTSTANDING SECURITIES. COPIES OF
SUCH
AGREEMENT MAY BE OBTAINED AT NO COST BY WRITTEN REQUEST MADE BY THE HOLDER
OF
RECORD OF THIS CERTIFICATE TO THE SECRETARY OF THE COMPANY.”
ARTICLE
III - REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE SELLER
The
Seller represents and warrants to the Purchasers as follows:
3.1 Corporate
Existence and Power; Subsidiaries.
The
Seller and its Subsidiaries are corporations duly incorporated, validly existing
and in good standing under the laws of the state in which they are incorporated,
and have all corporate powers required to carry on their business as now
conducted. The Seller and its Subsidiaries are duly qualified to do business
as
a foreign corporation and are in good standing in each jurisdiction where
the
character of the property owned or leased by them or the nature of their
activities makes such qualification necessary, except for those jurisdictions
where the failure to be so qualified would not have a Material Adverse Effect
on
the Seller or any of its Subsidiaries. For purposes of this Agreement, the
term
“Material Adverse Effect” means, with respect to any person or entity, a
material adverse effect on its and its Subsidiaries’ condition (financial or
otherwise), business, properties, assets, liabilities (including contingent
liabilities), results of operations or current prospects, taken as a whole,
on
the transactions contemplated hereby or by the agreements and instruments
to be
entered into in connection herewith or therewith, or on the authority or
ability
of the Seller to perform its obligations hereunder or under the Related
Documents. True and complete copies of the Seller’s Articles of Incorporation,
as amended, and Bylaws, as amended, as currently in effect and as will be
in
effect on the Closing Date (collectively, the “Articles and Bylaws”), have
previously been provided to the Purchasers. For purposes of this Agreement,
the
term “Subsidiary” or “Subsidiaries” means, with respect to any entity, any
corporation or other organization of which securities or other ownership
interests having ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the board of
directors or other persons performing similar functions are directly or
indirectly owned by such entity or of which such entity is a partner or is,
directly or indirectly, the beneficial owner of 50% or more of any class
of
equity securities or equivalent profit participation interests, or is considered
a “significant subsidiary” as defined in Rule 1-02(w) of Regulation S-X
promulgated by the Commission under the Exchange Act. The Seller has no
Subsidiaries other than those listed on Schedule 3.1 hereto, each of which,
unless otherwise indicated, is wholly-owned by the Seller.
3.2 Corporate
Authorization.
The
execution, delivery and performance by the Seller of this Agreement, the
Notes,
the Warrants, the Certificate of Designation, the Investor Rights Agreement
and
each of the other documents executed pursuant to and in connection with this
Agreement (collectively, the “Related Documents”), and the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby and thereby (including, but not limited
to, the
sale and delivery of the Notes, Preferred Stock and the Warrants, and the
subsequent issuance of the Conversion Shares upon conversion of the Notes
or
Preferred Stock and the Warrant Shares upon exercise of the Warrants) have
been
duly authorized, and no additional corporate or stockholder action is required
for the approval of this Agreement, except that Shareholder Approval is required
to issue Conversion Shares (under the Notes) and Warrant Shares in excess
of the
Issuable Maximum (as defined below). The Conversion Shares and the Warrant
Shares have been duly reserved for issuance by the Seller (without regard
to any
limitations on issuance or beneficial ownership). This Agreement and the
Related
Documents have been or, to the extent contemplated hereby or by the Related
Documents, will be duly executed and delivered and constitute the legal,
valid
and binding agreement of the Seller, enforceable against the Seller in
accordance with their terms, except as may be limited by bankruptcy,
reorganization, insolvency, moratorium and similar laws of general application
relating to or affecting the enforcement of rights of creditors, and except
as
enforceability of its obligations hereunder are subject to general principles
of
equity (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding
in equity or at law).
3.3 Charter,
Bylaws and Corporate Records.
The
minute books of the Seller and its Subsidiaries contain complete and accurate
records of all meetings and other corporate actions of the board of directors,
committees of the board of directors, incorporators and stockholders of the
Seller and its Subsidiaries. All material corporate decisions and actions
have
been validly made or taken. All corporate books, including without limitation
the share transfer register, comply with applicable laws and regulations
and
have been regularly updated. Such books fully and correctly reflect all the
decisions of the stockholders.
3.4 Governmental
Authorization.
Except
as otherwise specifically contemplated in this Agreement and the Related
Documents, and except for: (i) the filings referenced in Sections 5.10 and
5.11;
(ii) the filing of the Certificate of Designation; (iii) the filing of a
Form D
with respect to the Notes, Preferred Stock and Warrants under Regulation
D under
the Securities Act; (iv) the filing of the Registration Statement with the
Commission; (v) the application(s) to each trading market for the listing
of the
Conversion Shares and the Warrant Shares for trading thereon; and (vi) any
filings required under state securities laws that are permitted to be made
after
the date hereof, the execution, delivery and performance by the Seller of
this
Agreement and the Related Documents, and the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby and thereby (including, but not limited to, the sale
and
delivery of the Notes, Preferred Stock and Warrants and the subsequent issuance
of the Conversion Shares and Warrant Shares upon conversion of the Notes,
Preferred Stock or otherwise or exercise of the Warrants, as applicable)
by the
Seller require no action by or in respect of, or filing with, any governmental
body, agency, official or authority.
3.5 Non-Contravention.
The
execution, delivery and performance by the Seller of this Agreement and the
Related Documents, and the consummation by the Seller of the transactions
contemplated hereby and thereby (including the issuance of the Conversion
Shares
and Warrant Shares) do not and will not (a) contravene or conflict with the
Articles (as amended by the Certificate of Designation) and Bylaws of the
Seller
and its Subsidiaries or any material agreement to which the Seller is a party
or
by which it is bound; (b) contravene or conflict with or constitute a violation
of any provision of any law, regulation, judgment, injunction, order or decree
binding upon or applicable to the Seller or its Subsidiaries; (c) constitute
a
default (or would constitute a default with notice or lapse of time or both)
under or give rise to a right of termination, cancellation or acceleration
or
loss of any benefit under any material agreement, contract or other instrument
binding upon the Seller or its Subsidiaries or under any material license,
franchise, permit or other similar authorization held by the Seller or its
Subsidiaries; or (d) result in the creation or imposition of any Lien (as
defined below) on any asset of the Seller or its Subsidiaries. For purposes
of
this Agreement, the term “Lien” means, with respect to any asset, any mortgage,
lien, pledge, charge, security interest, claim or encumbrance of any kind
in
respect of such asset.
3.6 SEC
Documents.
The
Seller is obligated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
(the
“Exchange Act”) to file reports pursuant to Sections 13 or 15(d) thereof (all
such reports filed or required to be filed by the Seller, including all exhibits
thereto or incorporated therein by reference, and all documents filed by
the
Seller under the Securities Act hereinafter called the “SEC Documents”). The
Seller has filed all reports or other documents required to be filed under
the
Exchange Act. All SEC Documents filed by the Seller as of or for any period
beginning on or after July 1, 2003, (i) were prepared in all material respects
in accordance with the requirements of the Exchange Act and (ii) did not
at the
time they were filed (or, if amended or superseded by a filing prior to the
date
hereof, then on the date of such filing) contain any untrue statement of
a
material fact or omit 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 Seller has previously delivered
to the Purchaser a correct and complete copy of each report (including, without
limitation, the most recent Proxy Statement) which the Seller filed with
the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC” or the “Commission”) under the
Exchange Act for any period ending on or after June 30, 2005 (the “Recent
Reports”) to the extent not available via EDGAR. None of the information about
the Seller or any of its Subsidiaries which has been disclosed to the Purchasers
herein or in the course of discussions and negotiations with respect hereto
which is not disclosed in the Recent Reports is or was required to be so
disclosed, and no material non-public information has been disclosed to the
Purchasers. To the extent that the Seller fails to so publicly disclose any
such
material non-public information prior to such date, any Purchaser in possession
of such information shall be permitted to publicly disclose such material
non-public information. The Seller agrees that it shall not furnish any
Purchaser any material non-public information concerning the Seller which
it
does not intend to disclose on or prior to such date.
3.7 Financial
Statements.
The
financial statements of the Seller included in the SEC Documents 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 except that unaudited financial
statements may not contain all footnotes required by GAAP, and fairly present
in
all material respects the financial position of the Seller 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. All material
agreements to which the Seller and its Subsidiaries are a party or to which
any
of their respective property or assets are subject that are required to be
filed
as Exhibits to the SEC Documents under Item 601 of Regulation S K are included
as a part of, or specifically identified in, the SEC Documents.
3.8 Compliance
with Law.
The
Seller and its Subsidiaries are in compliance and have conducted their business
so as to comply with all laws, rules and regulations, judgments, decrees
or
orders of any court, administrative agency, commission, regulatory authority
or
other governmental authority or instrumentality, domestic or foreign, applicable
to their operations, the violation of which would cause a Material Adverse
Affect. There are no judgments or orders, injunctions, decrees, stipulations
or
awards (whether rendered by a court or administrative agency or by arbitration),
including any such actions relating to affirmative action claims or claims
of
discrimination, against the Seller or its Subsidiaries or against any of
their
properties or businesses.
3.9 No
Defaults.
The
Seller and its Subsidiaries are not, nor have they received notice that they
would be with the passage of time, giving of notice, or both, (i) in violation
of any provision of their Articles and Bylaws (ii) in default or violation
of
any term, condition or provision of (A) any judgment, decree, order, injunction
or stipulation applicable to the Seller or its Subsidiaries or (B) any
agreement, note, mortgage, indenture, contract, lease or instrument, permit,
concession, franchise or license to which the Seller or its Subsidiaries
are a
party or by which the Seller or its Subsidiaries or their properties or assets
may be bound, and no circumstances exist which would entitle any party to
any
agreement, note, mortgage, indenture, contract, lease or instrument to which
such Seller or its Subsidiaries are a party, to terminate such as a result
of
such Seller or its Subsidiaries, having failed to meet any provision thereof
including, but not limited to, meeting any applicable milestone under any
agreement or contract.
3.10 Litigation.
Except
as disclosed in the Recent Reports or on Schedule
3.10,
there
is no action, suit, proceeding, judgment, claim or investigation pending
or, to
the best knowledge of the Seller, threatened against the Seller and its
Subsidiaries which could, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on the Seller or its Subsidiaries
or
which in any manner challenges or seeks to prevent, enjoin, alter or materially
delay any of the transactions contemplated hereby, and Seller is not aware
of
any basis for the assertion of any of the foregoing.
There
are
no claims or complaints existing or, to the knowledge of the Seller or its
Subsidiaries, threatened for product liability in respect of any product
of the
Seller or its Subsidiaries, and the Seller and its Subsidiaries are not aware
of
any basis for the assertion of any such claim.
3.11 Absence
of Certain Changes.
Since
June 30, 2005, the Seller has conducted its business only in the ordinary
course
and there has not occurred, except as set forth in the Recent Reports or
any
exhibit thereto or incorporated by reference therein:
(a) Any
event that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect
on the
Seller or any of its Subsidiaries;
(b) Any
amendments or changes in the Articles or Bylaws of the Seller and its
Subsidiaries, other than on account of the filing of the Certificate of
Designation;
(c) Any
damage, destruction or loss, whether or not covered by insurance, that would,
individually or in the aggregate, have or would be reasonably likely to have,
a
Material Adverse Effect on the Seller and its Subsidiaries;
(d) Except
as set forth on Schedule
3.11(d),
any
(i) incurrence,
assumption or guarantee by the Seller or its Subsidiaries of any debt for
borrowed money other than for equipment leases;
(ii) issuance
or sale of any securities convertible into or exchangeable for securities
of the
Seller other than to directors, employees and consultants pursuant to existing
equity compensation or stock purchase plans of the Seller;
(iii) issuance
or sale of options or other rights to acquire from the Seller or its
Subsidiaries, directly or indirectly, securities of the Seller or any securities
convertible into or exchangeable for any such securities, other than options
issued to directors, employees and consultants in the ordinary course of
business in accordance with past practice;
(iv) issuance
or sale of any stock, bond or other corporate security;
(v) discharge
or satisfaction of any material Lien, other than current liabilities incurred
since June 30, 2005 in the ordinary course of business;
(vi) declaration
or making any payment or distribution to stockholders or purchase or redemption
of any share of its capital stock or other security;
(vii) sale,
assignment or transfer of any of its intangible assets except in the ordinary
course of business, or cancellation of any debt or claim except in the ordinary
course of business;
(viii) waiver
of any right of substantial value whether or not in the ordinary course of
business;
(ix) material
change in officer compensation except in the ordinary course of business
and
consistent with past practices; or
(x) other
commitment (contingent or otherwise) to do any of the foregoing.
(e) Any
creation, sufferance or assumption by the Seller or any of its Subsidiaries
of
any Lien on any asset (other than Liens existing on the date hereof or in
connection with equipment leases and working capital lines of credit set
forth
on Schedule
3.11(e))
or any
making of any loan, advance or capital contribution to or investment in any
Person in an aggregate amount which exceeds $25,000 outstanding at any
time;
(f) Any
entry into, amendment of, relinquishment, termination or non-renewal by the
Seller or its Subsidiaries of any material contract, license, lease,
transaction, commitment or other right or obligation, other than in the ordinary
course of business; or
(g) Any
transfer or grant of a right with respect to the trademarks, trade names,
service marks, trade secrets, copyrights or other intellectual property rights
owned or licensed by the Seller or its Subsidiaries, except as among the
Seller
and its Subsidiaries.
3.12 No
Undisclosed Liabilities.
Except
as set forth in the Recent Reports, and except for liabilities and obligations
incurred in the ordinary course of business since June 30, 2005, as of the
date
hereof, (i) the Seller and its Subsidiaries do not have any material liabilities
or obligations (absolute, accrued, contingent or otherwise) which, and (ii)
there has not been any aspect of the prior or current conduct of the business
of
the Seller or its Subsidiaries which may form the basis for any material
claim
by any third party which if asserted could result in any such material
liabilities or obligations which, are not fully reflected, reserved against
or
disclosed in the balance sheet of the Seller as at June 30, 2005.
3.13 Taxes.
All tax
returns and tax reports required to be filed with respect to the income,
operations, business or assets of the Seller and its Subsidiaries have been
timely filed (or appropriate extensions have been obtained) with the appropriate
governmental agencies in all jurisdictions in which such returns and reports
are
required to be filed, and all of the foregoing as filed are correct and complete
and, in all material respects, reflect accurately all liability for taxes
of the
Seller and its Subsidiaries for the periods to which such returns relate,
and
all amounts shown as owing thereon have been paid. All income, profits,
franchise, sales, use, value added, occupancy, property, excise, payroll,
withholding, FICA, FUTA and other taxes (including interest and penalties),
if
any, collectible or payable by the Seller and its Subsidiaries or relating
to or
chargeable against any of its material assets, revenues or income or relating
to
any employee, independent contractor, creditor, stockholder or other third
party
through the Closing Date, will have been fully collected and paid by such
date
if due by such date or provided for by adequate reserves in the Financial
Statements as of and for the periods ended June 30, 2005 (other than taxes
accruing after such date) and all similar items due through the Closing Date
will have been fully paid by that date or provided for by adequate reserves,
whether or not any such taxes were reported or reflected in any tax returns
or
filings. No taxation authority has sought to audit the records of the Seller
or
any of its Subsidiaries for the purpose of verifying or disputing any tax
returns, reports or related information and disclosures provided to such
taxation authority, or for the Seller’s or any of its Subsidiaries’ alleged
failure to provide any such tax returns, reports or related information and
disclosure. No material claims or deficiencies have been asserted against
or
inquiries raised with the Seller or any of its Subsidiaries with respect
to any
taxes or other governmental charges or levies which have not been paid or
otherwise satisfied, including claims that, or inquiries whether, the Seller
or
any of its Subsidiaries has not filed a tax return that it was required to
file,
and, to the best of the Seller’s knowledge, there exists no reasonable basis for
the making of any such claims or inquiries. Neither the Seller nor any of
its
Subsidiaries has waived any restrictions on assessment or collection of taxes
or
consented to the extension of any statute of limitations relating to
taxation.
3.14 Interests
of Officers, Directors and Other Affiliates.
The
description of any interest held, directly or indirectly, by any officer,
director or other Affiliate of Seller (other than the interests of the Seller
and its Subsidiaries in such assets) in any property, real or personal, tangible
or intangible, used in or pertaining to Seller’s business, including any
interest in the Intellectual Property (as defined in Section 3.15 hereof),
as
set forth in the Recent Reports, is true and complete, and no officer, director
or other Affiliate of the Seller has any interest in any property, real or
personal, tangible or intangible, used in or pertaining to the Seller’s
business, including the Seller’s Intellectual Property, other than as set forth
in the Recent Reports.
3.15 Intellectual
Property.
Other
than as set forth in the Recent Reports:
(a) the
Seller or a Subsidiary thereof has the right to use or is the sole and exclusive
owner of all right, title and interest in and to all foreign and domestic
patents, patent rights, trademarks, service marks, trade names, brands and
copyrights (whether or not registered and, if applicable, including pending
applications for registration) owned, used or controlled by the Seller and
its
Subsidiaries (collectively, the “Rights”) and in and to each material invention,
software, trade secret, technology, product, composition, formula, method
of
process used by the Seller or its Subsidiaries (the Rights and such other
items,
the “Intellectual Property”), and, to the Seller’s knowledge, has the right to
use the same, free and clear of any claim or conflict with the rights of
others;
(b) no
royalties or fees (license or otherwise) are payable by the Seller or its
Subsidiaries to any Person by reason of the ownership or use of any of the
Intellectual Property except as set forth on Schedule
3.15;
(c) there
have been no claims made against the Seller or its Subsidiaries asserting
the
invalidity, abuse, misuse, or unenforceability of any of the Intellectual
Property, and, to its knowledge, there are no reasonable grounds for any
such
claims;
(d) neither
the Seller nor its Subsidiaries have made any claim of any violation or
infringement by others of its rights in the Intellectual Property, and to
the
best of the Seller’s knowledge, no reasonable grounds for such claims exist; and
(e) neither
the Seller nor its Subsidiaries have received notice that it is in conflict
with
or infringing upon the asserted rights of others in connection with the
Intellectual Property.
3.16 Restrictions
on Business Activities.
Other
than as set forth in the Recent Reports, there is no agreement, judgment,
injunction, order or decree binding upon the Seller or its Subsidiaries which
has or could reasonably be expected to have the effect of prohibiting or
materially impairing any business practice of the Seller or its Subsidiaries,
any acquisition of property by the Seller or its Subsidiaries or the conduct
of
business by the Seller or its Subsidiaries as currently conducted or as
currently proposed to be conducted by the Seller.
3.17 Preemptive
Rights.
Except
as set forth in Schedule
3.17,
none of
the stockholders of the Seller possess any preemptive rights in respect of
the
Notes, Preferred Shares, Warrants, Conversion Shares or Warrant Shares to
be
issued to the Purchasers in connection herewith, on the Exchange Date, or
upon
conversion of the Preferred Shares or exercise of the Warrants, as
applicable.
3.18 Insurance.
The
insurance policies providing insurance coverage to the Seller or its
Subsidiaries including for product liability are adequate for the business
conducted by the Seller and its Subsidiaries (currently limited to the testing
phase) and are sufficient for compliance by the Seller and its Subsidiaries
with
all requirements of law and all material agreements to which the Seller or
its
Subsidiaries are a party or by which any of their assets are bound. All of
such
policies are in full force and effect and are valid and enforceable in
accordance with their terms, and the Seller and its Subsidiaries have complied
with all material terms and conditions of such policies, including premium
payments. None of the insurance carriers has indicated to the Seller or its
Subsidiaries an intention to cancel any such policy.
3.19 Subsidiaries
and Investments.
Except
as set forth in the Recent Reports or on Schedule
3.19,
the
Seller has no Subsidiaries or Investments. For purposes of this Agreement,
the
term “Investments” shall mean, with respect to any Person, all advances, loans
or extensions of credit to any other Person, all purchases or commitments
to
purchase any stock, bonds, notes, debentures or other securities of any other
Person, and any other investment in any other Person, including partnerships
or
joint ventures (whether by capital contribution or otherwise) or other similar
arrangement (whether written or oral) with any Person, including but not
limited
to arrangements in which (i) the Person shares profits and losses, (ii) any
such
other Person has the right to obligate or bind the Person to any third party,
or
(iii) the Person may be wholly or partially liable for the debts or obligations
of such partnership, joint venture or other arrangement.
3.20 Capitalization.
The
authorized capital stock of the Seller consists of 45,000,000 shares of common
stock, $0.001 par value per share, of which 16,164,599
shares
are issued and outstanding as of June 12, 2006, and 5,000,000 shares of
preferred stock, issuable in one or more classes or series, with such relative
rights and preferences as the Board of Directors may determine, none of which
has been authorized for issuance other than the shares of the Seller’s Series A
7% Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock contemplated hereby and none of
which,
immediately prior to the Closing, are outstanding. All shares of the Seller’s
issued and outstanding capital stock have been duly authorized, are validly
issued and outstanding, and are fully paid and nonassessable. No securities
issued by the Seller from the date of its incorporation to the date hereof
were
issued in violation of any statutory or common law preemptive rights. There
are
no dividends which have accrued or been declared but are unpaid on the capital
stock of the Seller. All taxes required to be paid by Seller in connection
with
the issuance and any transfers of the Seller’s capital stock have been paid.
Except as set forth on Schedule
3.20,
all
permits or authorizations required to be obtained from or registrations required
to be effected with any Person in connection with any and all issuances of
securities of the Seller from the date of the Seller’s incorporation to the date
hereof have been obtained or effected, and all securities of the Seller have
been issued and are held in accordance with the provisions of all applicable
securities or other laws. This issuance of the Notes, Preferred Stock and
Warrants hereunder and/or the issuance of the Conversion Shares or Warrant
Shares upon conversion of the Notes or Preferred Stock or exercise of the
Warrants will not cause any adjustment to the current conversion price or
exercise under any outstanding securities.
3.21 Options,
Warrants, Rights.
Except
as set forth in the Recent Reports or on Schedule
3.21,
there
are no outstanding (a) securities, notes or instruments convertible into
or
exercisable for any of the capital stock or other equity interests of the
Seller
or its Subsidiaries; (b) options, warrants, subscriptions or other rights
to
acquire capital stock or other equity interests of the Seller or its
Subsidiaries; or (c) commitments, agreements or understandings of any kind,
including employee benefit arrangements, relating to the issuance or repurchase
by the Seller or its Subsidiaries of any capital stock or other equity interests
of the Seller or its Subsidiaries, any such securities or instruments
convertible or exercisable for securities or any such options, warrants or
rights. Other than the rights of the Purchasers under the Notes, Preferred
Stock
and the Warrants and except
as
set forth on Schedule
3.21,
neither
the Seller nor the Subsidiaries have granted anti-dilution rights to any
person
or entity in connection with any outstanding option, warrant, subscription
or
any other instrument convertible or exercisable for the securities of the
Seller
or any of its Subsidiaries. Other than the rights granted to the Purchasers
under the Investor Rights Agreement and except as set forth on Schedule
3.21,
there
are no outstanding rights which permit the holder thereof to cause the Seller
or
the Subsidiaries to file a registration statement under the Securities Act
or
which permit the holder thereof to include securities of the Seller or any
of
its Subsidiaries in a registration statement filed by the Seller or any of
its
Subsidiaries under the Securities Act, and there are no outstanding agreements
or other commitments which otherwise relate to the registration of any
securities of the Seller or any of its Subsidiaries for sale or distribution
in
any jurisdiction.
3.22 Employees,
Employment Agreements and Employee Benefit Plans.
Except
as set forth in the Recent Reports or on Schedule
3.22,
there
are no employment, consulting, severance or indemnification arrangements,
agreements, or understandings between the Seller and any officer, director,
consultant or employee of the Seller or its Subsidiaries (the “Employment
Agreements”). Except as set forth in the Recent Reports or on Schedule
3.22,
no
Employment Agreement provides for the acceleration or change in the award,
grant, vesting or determination of options, warrants, rights, severance
payments, or other contingent obligations of any nature whatsoever of the
Seller
or its Subsidiaries in favor of any such parties in connection with the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Except as disclosed in the Recent
Reports or on Schedule
3.22,
the
terms of employment or engagement of all directors, officers, employees,
agents,
consultants and professional advisors of the Seller and its Subsidiaries
are
such that their employment or engagement may be terminated upon not more
than
two weeks’ notice given at any time without liability for payment of
compensation or damages and the Seller and its Subsidiaries have not entered
into any agreement or arrangement for the management of their business or
any
part thereof other than with their directors or employees.
3.23 Absence
of Certain Business Practices.
Neither
the Seller, nor any Affiliate of the Seller, nor to the knowledge of the
Seller,
any agent or employee of the Seller, any other Person acting on behalf of
or
associated with the Seller, or any individual related to any of the foregoing
Persons, acting alone or together, has: (a) received, directly or indirectly,
any rebates, payments, commissions, promotional allowances or any other economic
benefits, regardless of their nature or type, from any customer, supplier,
trading company, shipping company, governmental employee or other Person
with
whom the Seller has done business directly or indirectly; or (b) directly
or
indirectly, given or agreed to give any gift or similar benefit to any customer,
supplier, trading company, shipping company, governmental employee or other
Person who is or may be in a position to help or hinder the business of the
Seller (or assist the Seller in connection with any actual or proposed
transaction) which (i) may subject the Seller to any damage or penalty in
any
civil, criminal or governmental litigation or proceeding, (ii) if not given
in
the past, may have had an adverse effect on the Seller or (iii) if not continued
in the future, may adversely affect the assets, business, operations or
prospects of the Seller or subject the Seller to suit or penalty in any private
or governmental litigation or proceeding.
3.24 Products
and Services.
To the
knowledge of the Seller and except as disclosed in the Recent Reports, there
exists no set of facts (i) which could furnish a basis for the withdrawal,
suspension or cancellation of any registration, license, permit or other
governmental approval or consent of any governmental or regulatory agency
with
respect to any product or service developed or provided by the Seller or
its
Subsidiaries, (ii) which could furnish a basis for the withdrawal, suspension
or
cancellation by order of any state, federal or foreign court of law of any
product or service, or (iii) which could have a Material Adverse Effect on
the
continued operation of any facility of the Seller or its Subsidiaries or
which
could otherwise cause the Seller or its Subsidiaries to withdraw, suspend
or
cancel any such product or service from the market or to change the marketing
classification of any such product or service. Each product or service provided
by Seller or its Subsidiaries has been provided in accordance in all material
respects with the specifications under which such product or service normally
is
and has been provided and the provisions of all applicable laws or regulations.
3.25 Environmental
Matters.
None of
the premises or any properties owned, occupied or leased by the Seller or
its
Subsidiaries (the “Premises”) has been used by the Seller or the Subsidiaries
or, to the Seller’s knowledge, by any other Person, to manufacture, treat,
store, or dispose of any substance that has been designated to be a “hazardous
substance” under applicable Environmental Laws (hereinafter defined) (“Hazardous
Substances”) in violation of any applicable Environmental Laws. To its
knowledge, the Seller has not disposed of, discharged, emitted or released
any
Hazardous Substances which would require, under applicable Environmental
Laws,
remediation, investigation or similar response activity. No Hazardous Substances
are present as a result of the actions of the Seller or, to the Seller’s
knowledge, any other Person, in, on or under the Premises which would give
rise
to any liability or clean-up obligations of the Seller under applicable
Environmental Laws. The Seller and, to the Seller’s knowledge, any other Person
for whose conduct it may be responsible pursuant to an agreement or by operation
of law, are in compliance with all laws, regulations and other federal, state
or
local governmental requirements, and all applicable judgments, orders, writs,
notices, decrees, permits, licenses, approvals, consents or injunctions in
effect on the date of this Agreement relating to the generation, management,
handling, transportation, treatment, disposal, storage, delivery, discharge,
release or emission of any Hazardous Substance (the “Environmental Laws”).
Neither the Seller nor, to the Seller’s knowledge, any other Person for whose
conduct it may be responsible pursuant to an agreement or by operation of
law
has received any written complaint, notice, order, or citation of any actual,
threatened or alleged noncompliance with any of the Environmental Laws, and
there is no proceeding, suit or investigation pending or, to the Seller’s
knowledge, threatened against the Seller or, to the Seller’s knowledge, any such
Person with respect to any violation or alleged violation of the Environmental
Laws, and, to the knowledge of the Seller, there is no basis for the institution
of any such proceeding, suit or investigation.
3.26 Licenses;
Compliance Regulatory Requirements.
Except
as disclosed in the Recent Reports, the Seller holds all material
authorizations, consents, approvals, franchises, licenses and permits required
under applicable law or regulation for the operation of the business of the
Seller and its Subsidiaries as presently operated (the “Governmental
Authorizations”). All the Governmental Authorizations have been duly issued or
obtained and are in full force and effect, and the Seller and its Subsidiaries
are in material compliance with the terms of all the Governmental
Authorizations. The Seller and its Subsidiaries have not engaged in any activity
that, to their knowledge, would cause revocation or suspension of any such
Governmental Authorizations. The Seller has no knowledge of any facts which
could reasonably be expected to cause the Seller to believe that the
Governmental Authorizations will not be renewed by the appropriate governmental
authorities in the ordinary course. Neither the execution, delivery nor
performance of this Agreement shall adversely affect the status of any of
the
Governmental Authorizations.
3.27 Brokers.
Maxim
Partners LLC is acting as placement agent for Seller in connection with the
transactions. Other than Maxim Partners LLC, whose fees shall be paid the
Seller, no broker, finder or investment banker is entitled to any brokerage,
finder’s or other fee or commission in connection with the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement, based upon any arrangement made by or on
behalf
of the Seller. No broker, finder or investment banker is entitled to any
brokerage, finder’s or other fee or commission in connection with the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement, based upon any arrangement made
by
or on behalf of the Seller, which would make any Purchaser liable for any
fees
or commissions.
3.28 Securities
Laws.
Neither
the Seller nor its Subsidiaries nor any agent acting on behalf of the Seller
or
its Subsidiaries has taken or will take any action which might cause this
Agreement or the Notes, Preferred Stock or Warrants to violate the Securities
Act or the Exchange Act or any rules or regulations promulgated thereunder,
as
in effect on the Closing Date. Assuming that all of the representations and
warranties of the Purchasers set forth in Article IV are true, all offers
and
sales of capital stock, securities and notes of the Seller were conducted
and
completed in compliance with the Securities Act. All shares of capital stock
and
other securities issued by the Seller and its Subsidiaries prior to the date
hereof have been issued in transactions that were either registered offerings
or
were exempt from the registration requirements under the Securities Act and
all
applicable state securities or “blue sky” laws and in compliance with all
applicable corporate laws.
3.29 Disclosure.
No
representation or warranty made by the Seller in this Agreement, nor in any
document, written information, financial statement, certificate, schedule
or
exhibit prepared and furnished by the Seller or the representatives of the
Seller pursuant hereto or in connection with the transactions contemplated
hereby, contains or will contain any untrue statement of a material fact,
or to
Seller’s knowledge omits to state a material fact necessary to make the
statements or facts contained herein or therein not misleading in light of
the
circumstances under which they were furnished.
3.30 Off-Balance
Sheet Arrangements.
There
is no transaction, arrangement or other relationship between the Seller and
an
unconsolidated or other off-balance sheet entity that is required to be
disclosed by the Seller in its Exchange Act filings and is not so disclosed
or
that otherwise would be reasonably expected to result in a Material Adverse
Effect. There are no such transactions, arrangements or other relationships
with
the Seller that may create contingencies or liabilities that are not otherwise
disclosed by the Seller in its SEC filings.
3.31 Application
of Takeover Protections.
Except
as is set forth in the Articles of Incorporation and amendments thereto of
Seller, the Seller 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 Seller’s Certificate of
Incorporation (or similar charter documents) or the laws of its state of
incorporation or any agreement to which the Seller is a party that is or
could
become applicable to the Purchasers as a result of the Purchasers and the
Seller
fulfilling their obligations or exercising their rights under this Agreement
and
the Related Documents, including without limitation the Seller’s issuance of the
Securities and the Purchasers’ ownership of the Securities.
3.32 No
Additional Agreements.
The
Seller does not have any agreement with any Purchaser with respect to the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Related Documents other
than
as specified in this Agreement and the Related Documents.
3.33 Acknowledgment
Regarding Purchasers’ Purchase of Seller Securities.
The
Seller acknowledges and agrees that each of the Purchasers is acting solely
in
the capacity of an arm’s length purchaser with respect to this Agreement and the
transactions contemplated hereby. The Seller further acknowledges that no
Purchaser is acting as a financial advisor or fiduciary of the Seller or
any
other Purchaser (or in any similar capacity) with respect to this Agreement
and
the Related Documents and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby
and
any advice given by any Purchaser or any of their respective representatives
or
agents in connection with this Agreement or the Related Documents or the
transactions contemplated hereby and thereby is merely incidental to such
Purchaser’s purchase of the Securities. The Seller further represents to each
Purchaser that the Seller’s decision to enter into this Agreement and the
Related Documents has been based solely on the independent evaluation of
the
transactions contemplated hereby by the Seller and its
representatives.
3.34 Internal
Accounting Controls.
The
Seller and each of its subsidiaries maintains 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
Seller has established disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in
Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the Seller and designed
such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that material information
relating to the Seller, including its subsidiaries, is made known to the
certifying officers by others within those entities, particularly during
the
period in which the Seller’s Form 10-K or 10-Q, as the case may be, is
being prepared. The Seller’s certifying officers have evaluated the
effectiveness of the Seller’s disclosure controls and procedures as of the end
of the period covered by the Seller’s most recently filed periodic report under
the Exchange Act (such date, the “Evaluation
Date”).
The
Seller presented in its most recently filed Form 10-K or Form 10-Q 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 changes in the Seller’s internal
control over financial reporting (as such term is defined in Rule 13a-15(f)
under the Exchange Act) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely
to
materially affect, the Seller’s internal control over financial
reporting.
3.35 Solvency.
Based
on the financial condition of the Seller as of the Closing Date, (i) the
Seller’s fair saleable value of its assets exceeds the amount that will be
required to be paid on or in respect of the Seller’s existing debts and other
liabilities (including known contingent liabilities) as they mature; (ii)
the
Seller’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 Seller, and projected capital
requirements and capital availability thereof; and (iii) the current cash
flow
of the Seller, together with the proceeds the Seller would receive, were
it to
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 Seller 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).
3.36 Title
to Assets.
The
Seller and the Subsidiaries have good and marketable title in fee simple
to all
real property owned by them that is material to their respective businesses
and
good and marketable title in all personal property owned by them that is
material to their respective businesses, in each case free and clear of all
Liens, except for (i) Liens as do not materially affect the value of such
property, do not materially interfere with the use made and proposed to be
made
of such property by the Seller and the Subsidiaries, (ii) Liens for taxes
not
yet due and payable and (iii) Liens which would not, individually or in the
aggregate, reasonably be expected to have or result in a Material Adverse
Effect. To the Seller’s knowledge, any real property and facilities held under
lease by the Seller and the Subsidiaries are held by them under valid,
subsisting and enforceable leases of which the Seller and the Subsidiaries
are
in compliance except, in each case, as would not reasonably be expected to
result in a Material Adverse Effect.
ARTICLE
IV - REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE PURCHASERS
Each
Purchaser, for itself only, hereby severally and not jointly, represents
and
warrants to the Seller as follows:
4.1 Existence
and Power.
The
Purchaser is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under
the
laws of the jurisdiction of such Purchaser’s organization. The Purchaser has all
powers required to carry on such Purchaser’s business as now
conducted.
4.2 Authorization.
The
execution, delivery and performance by the Purchaser of this Agreement, the
Related Documents to which such Purchaser is a party, and the consummation
by
the Purchaser of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby have been
duly
authorized, and no additional action is required for the approval of this
Agreement or the Related Documents. This Agreement and the Related Documents
to
which the Purchaser is a party have been or, to the extent contemplated hereby,
will be duly executed and delivered and constitute valid and binding agreements
of the Purchaser, enforceable against such Purchaser in accordance with their
terms, except as may be limited by bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency,
moratorium and similar laws of general application relating to or affecting
the
enforcement of rights of creditors and except that enforceability of their
obligations thereunder are subject to general principles of equity (regardless
of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or
at
law).
4.3 Investment.
The
Purchaser is acquiring the securities described herein for its own account
and
not with a view to, or for sale in connection with, any distribution thereof,
nor with the intention of distributing or reselling the same, provided, however,
that by making the representation herein, the Purchaser does not agree to
hold
any of the securities for any minimum or other specific term and reserves
the
right to dispose of the securities at any time in accordance with or pursuant
to
a registration statement or an exemption under the Securities Act. The Purchaser
is aware that none of the securities has been registered under the Securities
Act or under applicable state securities or blue sky laws. The Purchaser
is an
“Accredited Investor” as such term is defined in Rule 501 of Regulation D, as
promulgated under the Securities Act (including without limitation, if the
Purchaser is an employee benefit plan within the meaning of the Employee
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and a self-directed plan, then investment
decisions are made solely by persons that are “Accredited
Investors”).
4.4 Reliance
on Exemptions.
The
Purchaser understands that the Notes, Preferred Stock and Warrants are being
offered and sold to such Purchaser in reliance upon specific exemptions from
the
registration requirements of United States federal and state securities laws
and
that the Seller is relying upon the truth and accuracy of, and such Purchaser’s
compliance with, the representations, warranties, agreements, acknowledgments
and understandings of such Purchaser set forth herein in order to determine
the
availability of such exemptions and the eligibility of such Purchaser to
acquire
the securities.
4.5 Experience
of the Purchaser.
The
Purchaser, either alone or together with its representatives, has such
knowledge, sophistication and experience in business and financial matters
so as
to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the prospective investment
in the Securities, and has so evaluated the merits and risks of such investment.
The 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.
4.6 General
Solicitation.
The
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.
4.7 Receipt
of Purchaser Information.
The
Purchaser hereby acknowledges that it has been furnished with, or has had
an
opportunity to acquire and carefully review the following documents filed
by the
Seller with the SEC: (a) Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the year ended
June
30, 2005 and amendments thereto (the “10-KSB”); (b) Quarterly Reports on Form
10-QSB for each of the quarters ended September 30, 2005, December 31, 2005
and
March 31, 2006 and any amendments thereto, respectively; (c) all Current
Reports
on Form 8-K after the filing of the 10-KSB; (d) the Seller’s post-effective
amendment to its registration statement number 333-116512 filed on Form SB-2;
and (e) the Seller’s most recent definitive proxy materials. Purchaser further
represents that the Purchaser has been furnished by the Seller during the
course
of this transaction with all information regarding the Seller that it or
its
investment advisors, attorney and/or accountant has requested or desired
to
know, has been afforded the opportunity to ask questions of and receive answers
from duly authorized officers or other representatives of the Seller concerning
the terms and conditions of the transaction, and has received any additional
information that the Purchaser has requested .
4.8 SEC
Policy on Short Sales. The
Purchaser acknowledges that the Purchaser, directly or through related parties,
affiliates or otherwise, may be prohibited in certain circumstances from
selling
“short or “shorting against the box” (as those terms are generally understood)
any equity security of the Seller as a result of the following Telephone
Interpretation in the SEC Manual of Publicly Available Telephone Interpretations
(July 1997) A. 65 Section 5:
“An
issuer filed a Form S-3 registration statement for a secondary offering of
common stock which is not yet effective. One of the selling shareholders
wanted
to do a short sale of common stock “against the box” and cover the short sale
with registered shares after the effective date. The issuer was advised that
the
short sale could not be made before the registration statement becomes
effective, because the shares underlying the short sale are deemed to be
sold at
the time such sale is made. There would, therefore, be a violation of Section
5
if the shares were effectively sold prior to the effective date.”
ARTICLE
V
- COVENANTS OF THE SELLER AND PURCHASERS
5.1 Insurance.
The
Seller and its Subsidiaries shall, from time to time upon the written request
of
the Purchasers, promptly furnish or cause to be furnished to the Purchasers
evidence, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Purchasers,
of
the maintenance of all insurance maintained by it for loss or damage by fire and
other hazards, damage or injury to persons and property, including from product
liability, and under workmen’s compensation laws.
5.2 Reporting
Obligations.
So long
as any of the Notes or Preferred Stock is outstanding, and so long as any
portion of the Warrants has not been exercised and has not expired by its
terms,
the Seller shall furnish to the Purchasers, or any other persons who hold
any of
the Notes or Preferred Stock or Warrants (provided that such subsequent holders
give notice to the Seller that they hold Notes or Preferred Stock or Warrants
and furnish their addresses) promptly upon their becoming available one copy
of
(A) each report, notice or proxy statement sent by the Seller to its
stockholders generally, and of each regular or periodic report (pursuant
to the
Exchange Act) and (B) any registration statement, prospectus or written
communication pursuant to the Securities Act relating to the issuance or
registration of Conversion Shares and the Warrant Shares and filed by the
Seller
with the Commission or any securities market or exchange on which shares
of
Common Stock are listed; provided, however, that the Seller shall have no
obligation to deliver reports or schedules under this Section 5.2 to the
extent
such reports are publicly available via EDGAR.
The
Purchasers are hereby authorized to deliver a copy of any financial statement
or
any other information relating to the business, operations or financial
condition of the Seller which may have been furnished to the Purchasers
hereunder, to any regulatory body or agency having jurisdiction over the
Purchasers or to any Person which shall, or shall have right or obligation
to
succeed to all or any part of the Purchasers’ interest in the Seller or this
Agreement.
5.3 Investigation.
The
representations, warranties, covenants and agreements set forth in this
Agreement shall not be affected or diminished in any way by any investigation
(or failure to investigate) at any time by or on behalf of the party for
whose
benefit such representations, warranties, covenants and agreements were made.
Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the inability or failure
of
the Purchasers to discover any breach, default or misrepresentation by the
Seller under this Agreement or the Related Documents (including under any
certificate furnished pursuant to this Agreement), notwithstanding the exercise
by the Purchasers or other holders of the Notes or Preferred Stock of their
rights hereunder to conduct an investigation shall not in any way diminish
any
liability hereunder.
5.4 Further
Assurances.
The
Seller shall, at its cost and expense, upon written request of the Purchasers,
duly execute and deliver, or cause to be duly executed and delivered, to
the
Purchasers such further instruments and do and cause to be done such further
acts as may be necessary, advisable or proper, at the reasonable request
of the
Purchasers, to carry out more effectually the provisions and purposes of
this
Agreement. The parties shall use their best efforts to timely satisfy each
of
the conditions described in Article VI of this Agreement.
5.5 Use
of
Proceeds.
The
Seller covenants and agrees that the proceeds of the aggregate Purchase Price
shall be used by the Seller solely for the following purposes:
(a) $2
million shall be used to fund the final cash payment due to former shareholders
of CQ Systems Ltd. in connection with the acquisition of such company by
the
Seller;
(b) $2
million shall be used to fund cash payments due to current shareholders of
McCue
Systems Inc. in connection with the acquisition of such company by the Seller;
and
(c) the
remaining proceeds shall be used for working capital, general corporate purposes
and the expenses reasonably incurred by Seller in connection with the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby; provided that under
no
circumstances shall any portion of the proceeds be applied to:
(i) accelerated
repayment of debt existing on the date hereof;
(ii) the
payment of dividends or other distributions on any capital stock of the Seller
other than the Preferred Stock or Notes;
(iii) increased
executive compensation or loans to officers, employees, stockholders or
directors, unless approved by a disinterested majority of the Board of
Directors; or
(iv) any
expenditure not directly related to the business of the Seller.
5.6 Corporate
Existence.
So long
as a Purchaser owns Notes, Preferred Stock, Warrants, Conversion Shares,
or
Warrant Shares, the Seller shall preserve and maintain and cause its
Subsidiaries to preserve and maintain their corporate existence and good
standing in the jurisdiction of their incorporation and the rights, privileges
and franchises of the Seller and its Subsidiaries (except, in each case,
in the
event of a merger or consolidation in which the Seller or its Subsidiaries,
as
applicable, is not the surviving entity) in each case where failure to so
preserve or maintain could have a Material Adverse Effect on the
Seller.
5.7 Licenses.
The
Seller shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries to, maintain at all times
all
material licenses or permits necessary to the conduct of its business and
as
required by any governmental agency or instrumentality thereof.
5.8 Taxes
and Claims.
The
Seller and its Subsidiaries shall duly pay and discharge (a) all material
taxes,
assessments and governmental charges upon or against the Seller or its
properties or assets prior to the date on which penalties attach thereto,
unless
and to the extent that such taxes are being diligently contested in good
faith
and by appropriate proceedings, and appropriate reserves therefor have been
established, and (b) all material lawful claims, whether for labor, materials,
supplies, services or anything else which might or could, if unpaid, become
a
lien or charge upon the properties or assets of the Seller or its Subsidiaries
unless and to the extent only that the same are being diligently contested
in
good faith and by appropriate proceedings and appropriate reserves therefor
have
been established.
5.9 Perform
Covenants.
The
Seller shall (a) make full and timely payment of any and all payments on
the
Notes and Preferred Stock, and all other obligations of the Seller to the
Purchasers in connection therewith, whether now existing or hereafter arising,
and (b) duly comply with all the terms and covenants contained herein and
in
each of the instruments and documents given to the Purchasers in connection
with
or pursuant to this Agreement, all at the times and places and in the manner
set
forth herein or therein.
5.10 Additional
Covenants.
(a) Except
for transactions approved by a majority of the disinterested directors of
the
Board of Directors, neither the Seller nor any of its Subsidiaries shall
enter
into any transaction with any director, officer, employee or holder of more
than
5% of the outstanding capital stock of any class or series of capital stock
of
the Seller or any of its Subsidiaries, member of the family of any such person,
or any corporation, partnership, trust or other entity in which any such
person,
or member of the family of any such person, is a director, officer, trustee,
partner or holder of more than 5% of the outstanding capital stock thereof,
with
the exception of transactions which are consummated upon terms that are no
less
favorable than would be available if such transaction had been effected at
arms-length, in the reasonable judgment of the Board of Directors.
(b) The
Seller shall timely prepare and file with the Securities and Exchange Commission
the form of notice of the sale of securities pursuant to the requirements
of
Regulation D regarding the sale of the Notes, Preferred Stock and Warrants
under
this Agreement.
(c) The
Seller shall timely prepare and file such applications, consents to service
of
process (but not including a general consent to service of process) and similar
documents and take such other steps and perform such further acts as shall
be
required by the U.S. state securities law requirements of each jurisdiction
where a Purchaser resides as indicated on Schedule
1
with
respect to the sale of the Notes, Preferred Stock and Warrants under this
Agreement.
(d) Neither
the Seller nor any of its Affiliates, nor any Person acting on its or their
behalf, shall directly or indirectly make any offers or sales of any securities
or solicit any offers to buy any securities under circumstances that would
cause
the loss of the 4(2) exemption under the Securities Act for the transactions
contemplated hereby. Subject to any consent or approval rights of the Purchasers
hereunder, in the event the Seller contemplates an offering of its equity
or
debt securities within six months following the Closing Date, the Seller
agrees
that it shall notify the Purchasers of such offering (without providing any
material non-public information to any Purchaser without its prior approval)
and
obtain the prior written consent of Purchasers.
5.11 Securities
Laws Disclosure; Publicity.
The
Seller shall (i) on or promptly after the Closing Date, issue a press release
acceptable to The Tail Wind Fund Ltd. disclosing the transactions contemplated
hereby, and (ii) promptly after the Closing Date, file with the Commission
a
Report on Form 8-K disclosing the transactions contemplated hereby. Except
as
provided in the preceding sentence, neither the Seller nor the Purchasers
shall
make any press release or other publicity about the terms of this Agreement
or
the transactions contemplated hereby without the prior approval of the other
unless otherwise required by law or the rules of the Commission.
5.12 Like
Treatment of Purchasers and Holders.
Neither
the Seller nor any of its affiliates shall, directly or indirectly, pay or
cause
to be paid any consideration (immediate or contingent), whether by way of
interest, fee, payment for redemption, conversion or exercise of the Securities,
or otherwise, to any Purchaser or holder of Securities, for or as an inducement
to, or in connection with the solicitation of, any consent, waiver or amendment
to any terms or provisions of this Agreement or the Related Documents, unless
such consideration is required to be paid to all Purchasers or holders of
Securities bound by such consent, waiver or amendment. The Seller shall not,
directly or indirectly, redeem any Securities unless such offer of redemption
is
made pro rata to all Purchasers or holders of Securities, as the case may
be, on
identical terms.
5.13 Independent
Nature of Purchasers’ Obligations and Rights.
The
obligations of each Purchaser under this Agreement or any Related Documents
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 such agreement. Nothing contained herein
or in
any Related Documents, 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 such agreement. 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
Related 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
represents that it has been represented by its own separate legal counsel
in its
review and negotiation of this Agreement and the Related Documents. For reasons
of administrative convenience only, the Purchasers acknowledge and agree
that
they and their respective counsel have chosen to communicate with the Seller
through Peter J. Weisman, P.C., but Peter J. Weisman, P.C. does not represent
any of the Purchasers in this transaction other than The Tail Wind Fund Ltd.
(the “Lead Investor”).
5.14 Other
Transactions. Until after four months following the date on which the
Registration Statement (as defined in the Investor Rights Agreement) is declared
effective by the Commission, the Seller shall not issue or sell or agree
to
issue or sell any securities in a financing transaction which is a Variable
Rate
Transaction or otherwise provides the purchasers of such securities with
more
favorable terms (including without limitation with respect to the effective
purchase price per share, conversion, exercise or exchange price (whether
before
or after adjustment), term, coupon, warrant coverage or otherwise) than those
contained in this Agreement and the Related Documents and the transactions
contemplated hereby and thereby. “Variable Rate Transaction” shall mean a
transaction in which the Seller issues or sells, or agrees to issue or sell
(a)
any debt or equity securities that are convertible into, exchangeable or
exercisable for, or include the right to receive additional shares of, Common
Stock either (x) at a conversion, exercise or exchange rate or other price
that
is based upon and/or varies with the trading prices of or quotations for the
Common Stock at any time after the initial issuance of such debt or equity
securities, (y) with a fixed conversion, exercise or exchange price that
is
subject to being reset at some future date after the initial issuance of
such
debt or equity security or upon the occurrence of specified or contingent
events
directly or indirectly related to the business of the Seller or the market
for
the Common Stock (but excluding standard stock split anti-dilution provisions),
or (z) under a warrant exercisable for a number of shares based upon and/or
varying with the trading prices of or quotations for the Common Stock at
any
time after the initial issuance of such warrant, or (b) any securities of
the
Seller pursuant to an “equity line” structure which provides for the sale, from
time to time, of securities of the Seller which are registered for resale
pursuant to the Securities Act.
5.15 Shareholder
Approval.
(a) Meeting.
The
Seller shall hold a special meeting of shareholders (which may also be at
the
annual meeting of shareholders) at the earliest practical date after the
Closing
Date for the purpose of obtaining approval (“Shareholder Approval”), in
accordance with the applicable rules and regulations of the Nasdaq Stock
Market
(including without limitation Section 4350(i) of the NASD Manual) and Nevada
corporate law, from the shareholders of the Seller, of (1) the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement and the Related Documents, including without
limitation the issuance of all of the Conversion Shares under the Notes and
under the Preferred Stock and all the Warrant Shares (without regard to
limitations on beneficial ownership with respect to Conversion Shares or
Warrant
Shares) in excess of the Issuable Maximum, as defined in the Notes and Warrants,
and (2) the Seller amending its Articles of Incorporation, pursuant to Section
78.195 of the Nevada Revised Statutes, to vest authority in the Seller’s Board
of Directors to prescribe, the classes, series and the number of each class
or
series of stock and the voting powers, designations, preferences, limitations,
restrictions and relative rights of each class or series of stock pursuant
to a
certificate of designation (“Blank Check Preferred”), with the recommendation of
the Seller’s Board of Directors that such proposals be approved, and the Seller
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
proposals. If the Seller does not obtain Shareholder Approval at the first
meeting, the Seller shall call a meeting every four months thereafter to
seek
Shareholder Approval until the earlier of the date Shareholder Approval is
obtained or the Notes and Warrants are no longer outstanding. Within thirty
(30)
days following the Closing, the Seller shall file with the Commission and
deliver to its shareholders a proxy statement with respect to such shareholders
meeting (the “Shareholders Meeting”), which Shareholders Meeting shall occur
within sixty (60) days following the filing of such proxy
statement.
(b) Exchange.
In the
event Shareholder Approval is obtained, the Seller shall, by written notice
to
the Purchasers (“Exchange Notice”), designate a date (“Exchange Date”) within
twenty (20) business days following such Shareholder Approval upon which
each
Purchaser shall exchange its Notes for (a) such number of shares of Preferred
Stock as is equal to the principal amount of Notes being exchanged divided
by
$1,000, and (b) cash equal to the amount of accrued but unpaid interest on
the
Notes through such Exchange Date. The Exchange Notice shall be delivered
at
least ten (10) business days prior to the Exchange Date. Prior to the Exchange
Date, the Seller shall amend its Articles of Incorporation to permit Blank
Check
Preferred (and provide proof thereof reasonably acceptable to the Purchasers),
file the Certificate of Designation in the form attached hereto as Exhibit
B
with the Secretary of State of the State of Nevada, and furnish a stamped
copy
of such filed Certificate of Designation to the Purchasers (or other proof
of
filing reasonably acceptable to the Purchasers). Within three (3) business
days
following such Exchange Date, the Seller shall deliver to each Purchaser
(a)
certificates evidencing such shares of Preferred Stock, (b) a certificate
of the
Secretary of the Seller, in form and substance satisfactory to the Purchasers,
certifying as of the Exchange Date that the Seller’s Articles of Incorporation,
including and as amended by the Certificate of Designation delivered to the
Purchasers at Closing authorizing the Preferred Stock, has not been amended,
modified or repealed in any way since the Closing Date, and (c) cash payment
for
accrued interest due such Purchaser under the Notes through the Exchange
Date.
All shares of Preferred Stock issued by the Seller in such exchange shall
be
duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, without any
liens
or encumbrances thereon. Prior to the Exchange Date, the Seller shall not
directly or indirectly amend, modify or repeal the Certificate of Designation
or
the terms thereof in any way or manner without the prior written consent
of the
Purchasers.
5.16 Participation
Rights.
(a) Subject
to
the terms and conditions specified in this Section 5.16, at any time while
the
Notes or shares of Preferred Stock are outstanding, the holders of Notes
or
shares of Preferred Stock shall have a right to participate with respect
to the
issuance or possible issuance by the Seller of any future equity or
equity-linked securities or debt which is convertible into equity or in which
there is an equity component (as the case may be, “Additional Securities”) on
the same terms and conditions as offered by the Seller to the other purchasers
of such Additional Securities. Each time the Seller proposes to offer any
Additional Securities, the Seller shall make an offering of such Additional
Securities to each holder of Notes or shares of Preferred Stock in accordance
with the following provisions:
(i) The
Seller shall deliver a notice (the “Issuance Notice”) to the holders of Notes or
shares of Preferred Stock stating (a) its bona fide intention to offer such
Additional Securities, (b) the number of such Additional Securities to be
offered, (c) the price and terms, if any, upon which it proposes to offer
such
Additional Securities, and (d) the anticipated closing date of the sale of
such
Additional Securities.
(ii) By
written notification received by the Seller, within ten (10) days after giving
of the Issuance Notice, each holder of Notes or shares of Preferred Stock
may
elect to purchase or obtain, at the price and on the terms specified in the
Issuance Notice, up to that number of such Additional Securities which equals
such holder’s Participation Amount for the same consideration and on the same
terms and conditions as such third-party sale, where the “Participation Amount”
for each holder shall equal (a) 50% of the aggregate amount of such Additional
Securities issued or to be issued to investors in such offering prior to
the
exercise of the participation rights contemplated by this Section 5.16 (such
aggregate amount, the “Subsequent Offering Amount”), multiplied by (b) a
fraction, the numerator of which equals the principal amount of Notes or
number
of shares of Preferred Stock then held by such holder and the denominator
of
which equals the aggregate principal amount of Notes or number of shares
of
Preferred Stock purchased or exchanged by all Purchasers pursuant to this
Agreement. The Seller shall promptly, in writing, inform each holder of Notes
or
shares of Preferred Stock which elects to purchase all of the Additional
Shares
available to it (“Fully-Exercising Holder”) of any other holder's failure to do
likewise. During the five-day period commencing after such information is
given,
each Fully-Exercising Holder shall be entitled to obtain that portion of
the
Additional Securities for which the holders of Notes or shares of Preferred
Stock were entitled to subscribe but which were not subscribed for by such
holders which is equal to the proportion that the principal amount of Notes
or
number of shares of Preferred Stock held by such Fully-Exercising Holder
bears
to the aggregate principal amount of Notes or total number of shares of
Preferred Stock held by all Fully-Exercising Holders who wish to purchase
some
of the unsubscribed shares.
(iii) The
Seller may, during the 75-day period following the expiration of the 10-day
and
5-day periods referenced in Section 5.16(a)(ii) above, offer up to the
Subsequent Offering Amount of such Additional Securities to any person or
persons at a price not less than, and upon terms no more favorable to the
offeree than, those specified in the Issuance Notice. If the Seller does
not
consummate the sale of such Additional Securities within such period, the
right
provided hereunder shall be deemed to be revived and such Additional Securities
shall not be offered or sold unless the Participation Amount is again first
reoffered to the holders of Notes or shares of Preferred Stock in accordance
herewith.
(b) Notwithstanding
anything contained herein, no holder Notes or shares of Preferred Stock shall
have the right to purchase Additional Securities hereunder to the extent
same
would cause such holder to exceed the Beneficial Ownership Cap (as defined
in
the Certificate of Designation).
ARTICLE
VI - CONDITIONS TO CLOSINGS
6.1 Conditions
to Obligations of Purchasers to Effect each Closing.
The
obligations of a Purchaser to effect the Closing and the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement shall be subject to the satisfaction at or
prior
to Closing, of each of the following conditions, any of which may be waived,
in
writing, by a Purchaser:
(a) Representations
and Warranties.
The
representations and warranties of the Seller set forth in this Agreement
shall
be true and correct in all material respects (except for those qualified
as to
materiality or a Material Adverse Effect, which shall be true and correct
in all
respects) as of the date of this Agreement and as of the Closing Date (except
to
the extent that such representation or warranty speaks of an earlier date,
in
which case such representation or warranty shall be true and correct in all
material respects (or if qualified as to materiality or a Material Adverse
Effect, true and correct in all respects) as of such date) as though made
on and
as of the Closing Date. On or prior to the Closing Date the Seller shall
deliver
to each of the Purchasers a certificate of the Chief Executive Office and
Chief
Financial Officer of the Seller to the effect that all of the representations
and warranties of the Seller set forth in this Agreement are true and correct
as
of the Closing Date (including, to the extent necessary, updated disclosure
schedules which shall be reasonably acceptable to each Purchaser) and that
the
Seller has performed all of its obligations under this Agreement required
to be
performed prior to the Closing Date.
(b) Performance
of Obligations of Seller.
The
Seller shall have performed in all material respects all agreements and
covenants required to be performed by it under this Agreement on or prior
to the
Closing Date.
(c) No
Suspension of Trading.
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 Seller, which suspension shall be terminated
prior to 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 any trading market,
nor shall a banking moratorium have been declared either by the United States
or
New York State authorities, nor shall there have occurred any material outbreak
or escalation of hostilities or other national or international calamity
of such
magnitude in its effect on, or any material adverse change in, any financial
market which, in each case, in the reasonable judgment of each Purchaser,
makes
it impracticable or inadvisable to purchase the Notes and Warrants at the
Closing.
(d) Deliverables.
The
Seller shall deliver or cause to be delivered to each of the Purchasers the
following on or prior to the Closing Date:
1.
(i) One
or more Notes, in the aggregate principal amount as is to be purchased at
the
Closing by such Purchaser, registered in the name of such Purchaser;
and
(ii) One
or more certificates evidencing the Warrants, registered in the name of such
Purchaser, pursuant to which such Purchaser shall be entitled to purchase
that
number of shares of Common Stock as indicated in Schedule 1 besides such
Purchaser’s name.
2. The
Investor Rights Agreement, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit
C
(the
“Investor Rights Agreement”), duly executed by the Seller.
3. A
legal opinion of counsel to the Seller (“Seller’s Counsel”), in the form
attached hereto as Exhibit
D.
4. A
certificate of the Secretary of the Seller (the “Secretary’s Certificate”), in
form and substance satisfactory to the Purchasers, certifying as follows
as of
the date of such Closing:
(i) that
the Certificate of Designation authorizing the Preferred Stock has been duly
filed in the office of the Nevada Secretary of State, and that attached to
the
Secretary’s Certificate is true and complete copy of the Certificate of
Incorporation of the Seller, as amended, including the Certificate of
Designation;
(ii) that
a true copy of the Bylaws of the Seller, as amended to the Closing Date,
is
attached to the Secretary’s Certificate;
(iii) that
attached thereto are true and complete copies of the resolutions of the Board
of
Directors of the Seller authorizing the execution, delivery and performance
of
this Agreement and the Related Documents, instruments and certificates required
to be executed by it in connection herewith and approving the consummation
of
the transactions in the manner contemplated hereby including, but not limited
to, the authorization and issuance of the Notes, Preferred Stock and Warrants;
(iv) the
names and true signatures of the officers of the Seller signing this Agreement
and all other documents to be delivered in connection with this
Agreement;
(v) such
other matters as required by this Agreement; and
(vi) such
other matters as the Purchasers may reasonably request.
5. A
wire transfer representing the amount due for legal fees and other expenses
set
forth in Section 8.2 hereof (which may be offset from the Purchase Price
at the
election of the applicable Purchaser).
6. Seller
shall have applied to each U.S. securities exchange, interdealer quotation
system and other trading market where its Common Stock is currently listed
or
qualified for trading or quotation for the listing or qualification of the
Conversion Shares and the Warrant Shares for trading or quotation thereon
in the
time and manner required thereby.
7. Such
other documents as the Purchasers shall reasonably request.
(e)
There shall
have been no Material Adverse Effect with respect to the Seller.
(f) The
Seller shall have entered into an Escrow Agreement with a third party reasonably
acceptable to the Purchasers (the “Escrow Agent”) in the form attached hereto as
Exhibit
E
(the
“Escrow Agreement”) pursuant to which the Escrow Agent shall hold certain funds
and documents described therein. Each of the Purchasers authorizes the Lead
Investor to enter into the Escrow Agreement and to act in the capacity described
therein.
(g) The
aggregate Purchase Price hereunder for all Purchasers shall be at least $5
million.
6.2 Conditions
to Obligations of the Seller to Effect each Closing.
The
obligations of the Seller to effect the Closing and the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement shall be subject to the satisfaction at or
prior
to the Closing of each of the following conditions, any of which may be waived,
in writing, by the Seller:
(a) Representations
and Warranties.
The
representations and warranties of each Purchaser set forth in this Agreement
shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the date of this
Agreement and as of the Closing Date (except to the extent that such
representation or warranty speaks of an earlier date, in which case such
representation or warranty shall be true and correct in all material respects
as
of such date) as though made on and as of the Closing Date.
(b) Performance
of Obligations of the Purchasers.
Each of
the Purchasers shall have performed in all material respects all agreements
and
covenants required to be performed by it under this Agreement on or prior
to the
Closing Date.
(c) Deliverables.
Each of
the Purchasers shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Seller (i) upon
receipt of the Seller’s items described in Section 6.1(d) above, payment of the
portion of the Purchase Price set forth opposite each Purchaser’s name on
Schedule
1
applicable for such Closing, in cash by wire transfer of immediately available
funds to an account designated in writing by Seller prior to the date hereof;
(ii) an executed copy of the Investor Rights Agreement; and (iii) such other
documents as the Seller shall reasonably request.
ARTICLE
VII - INDEMNIFICATION AND LIQUIDATED DAMAGES
7.1 Survival
of Representations.
The
representations and warranties of the Seller and the Purchasers contained
in or
made pursuant to this Agreement shall survive the execution and delivery
of this
Agreement. The Seller’s and the Purchasers’ warranties and representations shall
in no way be affected by any investigation of the subject matter thereof
made by
or on behalf of the Seller or the Purchasers.
7.2 Indemnification.
The
Seller agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Purchasers, their Affiliates,
each of their officers, directors, employees and agents and their respective
successors and assigns, from and against any losses, damages, or expenses
which
are caused by or arise out of (i) any breach or default in the performance
by
the Seller of any covenant or agreement made by the Seller in this Agreement
or
in any of the Related Documents; (ii) any breach of warranty or representation
made by the Seller in this Agreement or in any of the Related Documents;
(iii)
any and all third party actions, suits, proceedings, claims, demands, judgments,
costs and expenses (including reasonable legal fees and expenses) incident
to
any of the foregoing; and (iv) any enforcement of this
indemnification.
7.3 Indemnity
Procedure.
The
Seller is referred to herein as the “Indemnifying Party” and the other party or
parties claiming indemnity is referred to as the “Indemnified Party”. An
Indemnified Party under this Agreement shall, with respect to claims asserted
against such party by any third party, give written notice to the Indemnifying
Party of any liability which might give rise to a claim for indemnity under
this
Agreement within sixty (60) business days of the receipt of any written claim
from any such third party, but not later than twenty (20) days prior to the
date
any answer or responsive pleading is due, and with respect to other matters
for
which the Indemnified Party may seek indemnification, give prompt written
notice
to the Indemnifying Party of any liability which might give rise to a claim
for
indemnity; provided, however, that any failure to give such notice will not
waive any rights of the Indemnified Party except to the extent the rights
of the
Indemnifying Party are materially prejudiced.
The
Indemnifying Party shall have the right, at its election, to take over the
defense or settlement of such claim by giving written notice to the Indemnified
Party at least fifteen (15) days prior to the time when an answer or other
responsive pleading or notice with respect thereto is required. If the
Indemnifying Party makes such election, it may conduct the defense of such
claim
through counsel of its choosing (subject to the Indemnified Party’s approval of
such counsel, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld), shall be
solely responsible for the expenses of such defense and shall be bound by
the
results of its defense or settlement of the claim. The Indemnifying Party
shall
not settle any such claim without prior notice to and consultation with the
Indemnified Party, and no such settlement involving any equitable relief
or
which might have an adverse effect on the Indemnified Party may be agreed
to
without the written consent of the Indemnified Party (which consent shall
not be
unreasonably withheld). So long as the Indemnifying Party is diligently
contesting any such claim in good faith, the Indemnified Party may pay or
settle
such claim only at its own expense and the Indemnifying Party will not be
responsible for the fees of separate legal counsel to the Indemnified Party,
unless the named parties to any proceeding include both parties or
representation of both parties by the same counsel would be inappropriate
due to
conflicts of interest or otherwise. If the Indemnifying Party does not make
such
election, or having made such election does not, in the reasonable opinion
of
the Indemnified Party proceed diligently to defend such claim, then the
Indemnified Party may (after written notice to the Indemnifying Party), at
the
expense of the Indemnifying Party, elect to take over the defense of and
proceed
to handle such claim in its discretion and the Indemnifying Party shall be
bound
by any defense or settlement that the Indemnified Party may make in good
faith
with respect to such claim. In connection therewith, the Indemnifying Party
will
fully cooperate with the Indemnified Party should the Indemnified Party elect
to
take over the defense of any such claim. The parties agree to cooperate in
defending such third party claims and the Indemnified Party shall provide
such
cooperation and such access to its books, records and properties as the
Indemnifying Party shall reasonably request with respect to any matter for
which
indemnification is sought hereunder; and the parties hereto agree to cooperate
with each other in order to ensure the proper and adequate defense
thereof.
With
regard to claims of third parties for which indemnification is payable
hereunder, such indemnification shall be paid by the Indemnifying Party upon
the
earlier to occur of: (i) the entry of a judgment against the Indemnified
Party
and the expiration of any applicable appeal period, or if earlier, five (5)
days
prior to the date that the judgment creditor has the right to execute the
judgment; (ii) the entry of an unappealable judgment or final appellate decision
against the Indemnified Party; or (iii) a settlement of the claim.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the reasonable expenses of counsel to the
Indemnified Party shall be reimbursed on a current basis by the Indemnifying
Party. With regard to other claims for which indemnification is payable
hereunder, such indemnification shall be paid promptly by the Indemnifying
Party
upon demand by the Indemnified Party.
7.4 Liquidated
Damages.
The
Seller and the Purchasers agree that the Purchasers will suffer damages if
a
Breach Event (as defined below) occurs or is ongoing. The Seller and the
Purchasers further agree that it may not be feasible to ascertain the extent
of
such damages with precision. If a Breach Event (as defined below) occurs,
then
the Purchasers may elect, as liquidated damages, and in addition to any other
remedies legally available to such Purchasers, to require that the Seller
shall
pay to the Purchasers liquidated damages at a rate of 12% per annum of the
aggregate Liquidation Amount of such Purchasers’ outstanding Preferred Stock (or
outstanding principal amount of Notes) payable monthly in cash at the end
of
each month (or part thereof) in which the Breach Event is outstanding.
“Breach
Event” means either:
(i) Any
breach of any warranty or representation of the Seller as of the date made
in
this Agreement, any Related Agreement or any other agreement delivered herewith,
which breach, or the facts and circumstances concerning such breach, has
or is
reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect; or
(ii) Any
breach by the Seller of any material covenant or obligation under this
Agreement, any Related Agreement or any other agreement delivered herewith,
and
which breach, if capable of being cured, has not been cured within ten (10)
days
after notice of such breach has been given by the holders of a majority of
Preferred Stock or principal amount of Notes, as the case may be, to the
Seller.
For
clarification, so long as the Seller complies with Section 5.15 above, the
failure of the Seller’s shareholders to vote in favor of the Shareholder
Approval being sought does not constitute a Breach Event.
The
Seller and the Purchasers have expressly negotiated this Section 7.4, and
have
agreed that in light of the circumstances existing at the time of execution
of
this Agreement, the liquidated damages expressed herein represent a reasonable
estimate of the harm likely to be suffered by the Purchasers upon the occurrence
of a Breach Event.
ARTICLE
VIII - MISCELLANEOUS
8.1 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 better evidence
and reflect the transactions described herein and contemplated hereby and
to
carry into effect the intents and purposes of this Agreement, and further
agrees
to take promptly, or cause to be taken, all actions, and to do promptly,
or
cause to be done, all things necessary, proper or advisable under applicable
law
to consummate and make effective the transactions contemplated hereby, to
obtain
all necessary waivers, consents and approvals, to effect all necessary
registrations and filings, and to remove any injunctions or other impediments
or
delays, legal or otherwise, in order to consummate and make effective the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement for the purpose of securing to
the
parties hereto the benefits contemplated by this Agreement.
8.2 Fees
and Expenses.
The
parties hereto shall pay their own costs and expenses in connection herewith,
except that the Seller shall pay to Tail Wind Advisory and Management Ltd.
a
non-refundable sum equal to $25,000 as and for legal and due diligence expenses
incurred in connection herewith, $12,500 of which amount has been previously
paid. The Seller shall pay all fees and expenses of any placement agents,
finders and escrow agents in connection with the transactions contemplated
by
this Agreement pursuant to a separate agreement between such
parties.
8.3 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 in this Section
prior to 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on a business day, (b) the next business
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 business day or later than 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on any business
day, (c) the business day following the date of mailing, if sent by U.S.
nationally recognized overnight courier service such as Federal Express,
or (d)
actual receipt by the party to whom such notice is required to be given.
The
address for such notices and communications shall be as follows:
If
to the
Purchasers at each Purchaser’s address set forth under its name on Schedule
1
attached
hereto, or with respect to the Seller, addressed to:
NetSol
Technologies, Inc.
23901
Calabasas Road,
Suite
2072
Calabasas,
CA 91302
Attention:
General Counsel
Facsimile
No.: (818) 222-9197
or
to
such other address or addresses or facsimile number or numbers as any such
party
may most recently have designated in writing to the other parties hereto
by such
notice. Copies of notices to any Purchaser shall be sent to the addresses,
if
any, listed on Schedule
1
attached
hereto.
Unless
otherwise stated above, such communications shall be effective when they
are
received by the addressee thereof in conformity with this Section. Any party
may
change its address for such communications by giving notice thereof to the
other
parties in conformity with this Section.
8.4 Governing
Law.
All
questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation
of this Agreement shall be governed by and enforced in accordance with the
laws
of the State of New York without reference to the conflicts of laws principles
thereof.
8.5 Jurisdiction
and Venue.
This
Agreement shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Federal District
Court, Southern District of New York and if such court does not have proper
jurisdiction, the State Courts of New York County, New York. The parties
to this
Agreement agree that any breach of any term or condition of this Agreement
shall
be deemed to be a breach occurring in the State of New York by virtue of
a
failure to perform an act required to be performed in the State of New York
and
irrevocably and expressly agree to submit to the jurisdiction of the Federal
District Court, Southern District of New York and if such court does not
have
proper jurisdiction, the State Courts of New York County, New York for the
purpose of resolving any disputes among the parties relating to this Agreement
or the transactions contemplated hereby. The parties irrevocably waive, to
the
fullest extent permitted by law, any objection which they may now or hereafter
have to the laying of venue of any suit, action or proceeding arising out
of or
relating to this Agreement, or any judgment entered by any court in respect
hereof brought in New York County, New York, and further irrevocably waive
any
claim that any suit, action or proceeding brought in Federal District Court,
Southern District of New York and if such court does not have proper
jurisdiction, the State Courts of New York County, New York has been brought
in
an inconvenient forum. Each of the parties hereto 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 in this Section 8.5 shall affect or limit any right
to
serve process in any other manner permitted by law.
8.6 Successors
and Assigns.
This
Agreement is personal to each of the parties and may not be assigned without
the
written consent of the other parties; provided, however, that any of the
Purchasers shall be permitted to assign this Agreement to any Person to whom
it
assigns or transfers securities issued or issuable pursuant to this Agreement.
Any assignee must be an “accredited investor” as defined in Rule 501(a)
promulgated under the Securities Act.
8.7 Severability.
If any
provision of this Agreement, or the application thereof, shall for any reason
or
to any extent be invalid or unenforceable, the remainder of this Agreement
and
application of such provision to other persons or circumstances shall continue
in full force and effect and in no way be affected, impaired or
invalidated.
8.8 Entire
Agreement.
This
Agreement and the other agreements and instruments referenced herein constitute
the entire understanding and agreement of the parties with respect to the
subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements and
understandings.
8.9 Other
Remedies.
Except
as otherwise provided herein, any and all remedies herein expressly conferred
upon a party shall be deemed cumulative with and not exclusive of any other
remedy conferred hereby or by law, or in equity on such party, and the exercise
of any one remedy shall not preclude the exercise of any other.
8.10 Amendment
and Waivers.
Subject
to Section 5.12, 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 Seller and the holders of at least 75% of the Preferred Stock
then
outstanding (or otherwise 75% in principal amount of outstanding Notes),
and
such waiver or amendment, as the case may be, shall be binding upon all
Purchasers. The waiver by a party of any breach hereof or default in the
performance hereof shall not be deemed to constitute a waiver of any other
default or any succeeding breach or default. This Agreement may not be amended
or supplemented by any party hereto except pursuant to a written amendment
executed by the Seller and the holders of at least 75% of the Preferred Stock
then outstanding (or otherwise 75% in principal amount of outstanding Notes).
No
amendment shall be effected to impact a holder of Preferred Stock or Notes
in a
disproportionately adverse fashion without the consent of such individual
holder
of Preferred Stock or Notes.
8.11. Termination.
This
Agreement may be terminated by any Purchaser, as to such Purchaser’s obligations
hereunder only and without any effect whatsoever on the obligations between
the
Seller and the other Purchasers, by written notice to the Seller, if the
Closing
has not been consummated on or before June 19, 2006; provided, however, that
no
such termination will affect the right of any party to sue for any breach
by the
other party (or parties).
8.12 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.
8.13 Construction
of Agreement; Knowledge.
For
purposes of this Agreement, the term “knowledge,” when used in reference to a
corporation means the knowledge of the directors and executive officers of
such
corporation (including, if applicable, any person designated as a chief
scientific, medical or technical officer) assuming such persons shall have
made
inquiry that is customary and appropriate under the circumstances to which
reference is made, and when used in reference to an individual means the
knowledge of such individual assuming the individual shall have made inquiry
that is customary and appropriate under the circumstances to which reference
is
made.
8.14 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. 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.
8.15 No
Third Party Beneficiary.
Nothing
expressed or implied in this Agreement is intended, or shall be construed,
to
confer upon or give any person other than the parties hereto and their
respective heirs, personal representatives, legal representatives, successors
and permitted assigns, any rights or remedies under or by reason of this
Agreement.
8.16 Waiver
of Trial by Jury.
THE
PARTIES HERETO IRREVOCABLY WAIVE TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING
RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.
[Signature
Page Follows]
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the
date
first above written.
SELLER:
NETSOL
TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
By:________________________________
Name:
Title:
PURCHASER:
Print
Exact Name:_________________________________
By:_____________________________________________
Name:
Title:
Address:_________________________________________
________________________________________________
________________________________________________
Telephone:_______________________________________
Facsimile:________________________________________
Email:___________________________________________
Amount
of
Investment: $____________________
[Omnibus
NTWK Convertible Note and Warrant Purchase Agreement Signature
Page]
Schedule
3.10
None
Schedule
3.11
None
Schedule
3.15
None
Schedule
3.17
None
Schedule
3.18
None
Schedule
3.20
None
Schedule
3.21
The
Placement Agent Agreement with Maxim Group LLC provides Maxim Group LLC with
piggyback registration rights for the shares of common stock underlying the
Placement Agent Warrant. The Warrant is a 2 year warrant comprising a right
to
acquire up to 8% of the number of shares of Common Stock underlying the
Convertible Notes at an exercise price equal to the per share offering price
in
the transaction.
Schedule
3.22
None
ANNEX
B
12%
CONVERTIBLE NOTE
NEITHER
THESE SECURITIES NOR THE SECURITIES INTO WHICH THESE SECURITIES ARE CONVERTIBLE
HAVE BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION 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.
THIS
NOTE DOES NOT REQUIRE PHYSICAL SURRENDER OF THE NOTE IN THE EVENT OF A PARTIAL
REDEMPTION OR CONVERSION. AS A RESULT, FOLLOWING ANY REDEMPTION OR CONVERSION
OF
ANY PORTION OF THIS NOTE, THE OUTSTANDING PRINCIPAL AMOUNT REPRESENTED BY
THIS
NOTE MAY BE LESS THAN THE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT AND ACCRUED INTEREST SET FORTH
BELOW.
12%
CONVERTIBLE NOTE DUE JUNE 15, 2007
OF
NETSOL
TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Note
No.: ____
|
Original
Principal Amount: $__________
|
Issuance
Date: June 15, 2006
|
New
York, New York
|
THIS
NOTE
(“Note”)
is one
of a duly authorized issue of Notes of NETSOL
TECHNOLOGIES,
INC.,
a
corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of the State of
Nevada
(the
“Company”),
designated as the Company's 12% Convertible Notes Due June 15, 2007
(“Maturity
Date”)
in
an
aggregate principal amount (when taken together with the original principal
amounts of all other Notes) which does not exceed Five Million Five Hundred
Thousand U.S. Dollars (U.S. $5,500,000) (the “Notes”).
FOR
VALUE
RECEIVED,
the
Company hereby promises to pay to the order of
_________________________ or
its
registered assigns or successors-in-interest (“Holder”)
the
principal sum of _____________________________ Dollars (U.S. $__________),
together with all accrued but unpaid interest thereon, if any, on the
Maturity
Date, to the extent such principal amount and interest has not been repaid
or
converted into the Company's Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share
(the
“Common
Stock”),
in
accordance with the terms hereof. Interest on the unpaid principal balance
hereof shall accrue at the rate of 12% per annum from the date of original
issuance hereof (the “Issuance
Date”)
until
the same becomes due and payable on the Maturity Date, or such earlier
date upon
acceleration or by conversion or redemption in accordance with the terms
hereof
or of the other Agreements. Interest on this Note shall accrue daily
commencing
on the Issuance Date and shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day
year,
30-day months and actual days elapsed and shall be payable in accordance
with
Section 1 hereof. Notwithstanding anything contained herein, this Note
shall
bear interest on the due and unpaid Principal Amount from and after the
occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default pursuant
to Section
4(a) at the rate (the “Default
Rate”)
equal
to the lower of eighteen (18%) per annum or the highest rate permitted
by law.
Unless otherwise agreed or required by applicable law, payments will
be applied
first to any unpaid collection costs, then to unpaid interest and fees
and any
remaining amount to principal.
All
payments of principal and interest on this Note shall be made in lawful money
of
the United States of America by wire transfer of immediately available funds
to
such account as the Holder may from time to time designate by written notice
in
accordance with the provisions of this Note or by Company check. This Note
may
not be prepaid in whole or in part except as otherwise provided herein. Whenever
any amount expressed to be due by the terms of this Note is due on any day which
is not a Business Day (as defined below), the same shall instead be due on
the
next succeeding day which is a Business Day.
The
Notes
are subject to exchange for the Company’s Series A 7% Cumulative Convertible
Preferred Stock pursuant to the terms of and as set forth in the Purchase
Agreement (as defined below).
Capitalized
terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings set forth
in
the Purchase Agreement dated on or about the Issuance Date pursuant to which
the
Notes were originally issued (the “Purchase
Agreement”).
For
purposes hereof the following terms shall have the meanings ascribed to them
below:
“Bankruptcy
Event”
means
any of the following events: (a) the Company or any subsidiary commences
a case
or other proceeding under any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement,
adjustment of debt, relief of debtors, dissolution, insolvency or liquidation
or
similar law of any jurisdiction relating to the Company or any subsidiary
thereof; (b) there is commenced against the Company or any subsidiary any
such
case or proceeding that is not dismissed within 60 days after commencement;
(c)
the Company or any subsidiary is adjudicated insolvent or bankrupt or any
order
of relief or other order approving any such case or proceeding is entered;
(d)
the Company or any subsidiary suffers any appointment of any custodian or
the
like for it or any substantial part of its property that is not discharged
or
stayed within 60 days; (e) the Company or any subsidiary makes a general
assignment for the benefit of creditors; (f) the Company or any subsidiary
fails
to pay, or states that it is unable to pay or is unable to pay, its debts
generally as they become due; (g) the Company or any subsidiary calls a meeting
of its creditors with a view to arranging a composition, adjustment or
restructuring of its debts; or (h) the Company or any subsidiary, by any
act or
failure to act, expressly indicates its consent to, approval of or acquiescence
in any of the foregoing or takes any corporate or other action for the purpose
of effecting any of the foregoing.
“Business
Day”
shall
mean any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or a day on which commercial banks
in
the City of New York are authorized or required by law or executive order
to
remain closed.
“Change
in Control Transaction”
will
be
deemed to exist if (i) there occurs any consolidation, merger or other business
combination of the Company with or into any other corporation or other entity
or
person (whether or not the Company is the surviving corporation), or any
other
corporate reorganization or transaction or series of related transactions
in
which in any of such events the voting stockholders of the Company prior
to such
event cease to own 50% or more of the voting power, or corresponding voting
equity interests, of the surviving corporation after such event (including
without limitation any “going private” transaction under Rule 13e-3 promulgated
pursuant to the Exchange Act or tender offer by the Company under Rule 13e-4
promulgated pursuant to the Exchange Act for 20% or more of the Company's
Common
Stock), (ii) any person (as defined in Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act),
together with its affiliates and associates (as such terms are defined in
Rule
405 under the Act), beneficially owns or is deemed to beneficially own (as
described in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act without regard to the 60-day
exercise period) in excess of 35% of the Company's voting power, (iii) there
is
a replacement of more than one-half of the members of the Company’s Board of
Directors which is not approved by those individuals who are members of the
Company's Board of Directors on the date thereof, (iv) in one or a series
of
related transactions, there is a sale or transfer of all or substantially
all of
the assets of the Company, determined on a consolidated basis, or (v) the
Company enters into any agreement providing for an event set forth in (i),
(ii),
(iii) or (iv) above.
“Conversion
Ratio”
means,
at any time, a fraction, of which the numerator is the entire outstanding
Principal Amount of this Note (or such portion thereof that is being redeemed
or
repurchased), and of which the denominator is the Conversion Price as of
the
date such ratio is being determined.
“Conversion
Price”
shall
equal $1.65 (which Conversion Price shall be subject to adjustment as set
forth
herein).
“Convertible
Securities”
means
any convertible securities, warrants, options or other rights to subscribe
for
or to purchase or exchange for, shares of Common Stock.
“Effective
Date”
means
the date on which a Registration Statement covering all the Underlying Shares
and other Registrable Securities (as defined in the Registration Rights
Agreement) is declared effective by the SEC.
“Effective
Registration” shall
mean (i) the resale of all Registrable Securities (as defined in the
Registration Rights Agreement) is covered by an effective registration statement
in accordance with the terms of the Registration Rights Agreement which
registration statement is not subject to any suspension or stop order; (ii)
the
resale of such Registrable Securities may be effected pursuant to a current
and
deliverable prospectus that is not subject at the time to any blackout or
similar circumstance; (iii) such Registrable Securities are listed, or approved
for listing prior to issuance, on the American Stock Exchange, the New York
Stock Exchange or the Nasdaq National or Capital Market, and are not subject
to
any trading suspension (nor shall trading generally have been suspended on
such
exchange or market), and the Company shall not have been notified of any
pending
or threatened proceeding or other action to delist or suspend the Common
Stock
on any of such markets on which the Common Stock is then traded or listed;
(iv)
the requisite number of shares of Common Stock shall have been duly authorized
and reserved for issuance as required by the terms of the Purchase Agreement
and
this Note; (v) the closing bid price per share of Common Stock on the Principal
Market for each of the ten (10) Trading Days immediately preceding the
applicable Payment Date shall be greater than $1.00; (vi) none of the Company
or
any direct or indirect subsidiary of the Company shall be subject to any
Bankruptcy Event; and (vii) no Event of Default shall have occurred and be
continuing under this Note.
“Exchange
Act”
shall
mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
“MFN
Transaction”
shall
mean a transaction in which the Company issues or sells any securities in
a
capital raising transaction or series of related transactions (the “MFN
Offering”)
which
grants to the investor (the “MFN
Investor”)
the
right to receive additional securities based upon future capital raising
transactions of the Company on terms more favorable than those granted to
the
MFN Investor in the MFN Offering.
“Payment
Date”
shall
mean each January 1st,
April
1st,
July
1st
and
October 1st
of each
year, provided that if any such day is not a Trading Day, then such Payment
Date
shall mean the next succeeding day which is a Trading Day.
“Per
Share Selling Price”
shall
include the amount actually paid by third parties for each share of Common
Stock
in a sale or issuance by the Company. In the event a fee is paid by the Company
in connection with such transaction directly or indirectly to such third
party
or its affiliates, any such fee shall be deducted from the selling price
pro
rata to all shares sold in the transaction to arrive at the Per Share Selling
Price. A sale of shares of Common Stock shall include the sale or issuance
of
Convertible Securities, and in such circumstances the Per Share Selling Price
of
the Common Stock covered thereby shall also include the exercise, exchange
or
conversion price thereof (in addition to the consideration received by the
Company upon such sale or issuance less the fee amount as provided above).
In
case of any such security issued in a transaction in which the purchase price
or
the conversion, exchange or exercise price is directly or indirectly subject
to
adjustment or reset based on a future date, future trading prices of the
Common
Stock, specified or contingent events directly or indirectly related to the
business of the Company or the market for the Common Stock, or otherwise
(but
excluding standard stock split anti-dilution provisions or weighted-average
anti-dilution provisions similar to that set forth herein, provided that
any
actual reduction of such price under any such security pursuant to such
weighted-average anti-dilution provision shall be included and cause a
adjustment hereunder), the Per Share Selling Price shall be deemed to be
the
lowest conversion, exchange, exercise or reset price at which such securities
are converted, exchanged, exercised or reset or might have been converted,
exchanged, exercised or reset, or the lowest adjustment, as the case may
be,
over the life of such securities. If shares are issued for a consideration
other
than cash, the Per Share Selling Price shall be the fair value of such
consideration as determined in good faith by independent certified public
accountants mutually acceptable to the Company and the Holder. In the event
the
Company directly or indirectly effectively reduces the conversion, exercise
or
exchange price for any Convertible Securities which are currently outstanding,
then the Per Share Selling Price shall equal such effectively reduced
conversion, exercise or exchange price.
“Principal
Amount”
shall
refer to the sum of (i) the original principal amount of this Note, (ii)
all
accrued but unpaid interest hereunder, and (iii) any default payments owing
under the Agreements but not previously paid or added to the Principal
Amount.
“Principal
Market”
shall
mean the Nasdaq Stock Market or such other principal market or exchange on
which
the Common Stock is then listed for trading.
“Registration
Statement”
shall
have the meaning set forth in the Investor Rights Agreement.
“Securities
Act”
shall
mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
“Trading
Day”
shall
mean a day on which there is trading on the Principal Market.
“Underlying
Shares”
means
the shares of Common Stock into which the Notes are convertible (including
interest or principal payments in Common Stock as set forth herein) in
accordance with the terms hereof and the Purchase Agreement.
“Variable
Rate Transaction”
shall
mean a transaction in which the Company issues or sells, or agrees to issue
or
sell (a) any debt or equity securities that are convertible into, exchangeable
or exercisable for, or include the right to receive additional shares of,
Common
Stock either (x) at a conversion, exercise or exchange rate or other price
that
is based upon and/or varies with the trading prices of or quotations for
the
Common Stock at any time after the initial issuance of such debt or equity
securities, (y) with a fixed conversion, exercise or exchange price that
is
subject to being reset at some future date after the initial issuance of
such
debt or equity security or upon the occurrence of specified or contingent
events
directly or indirectly related to the business of the Company or the market
for
the Common Stock (but excluding standard stock split anti-dilution provisions),
or (z) under a warrant exercisable for a number of shares based upon and/or
varying with the trading prices of or quotations for the Common Stock at
any
time after the initial issuance of such warrant, or (b) any securities of
the
Company pursuant to an “equity line” structure which provides for the sale, from
time to time, of securities of the Company which are registered for sale
or
resale pursuant to the 1933 Act (which for the purpose of this definition
shall
include a sale of the Company’s securities “off the shelf” in a registered
offering, whether or not such offering is underwritten).
“VWAP”
shall
mean the daily dollar volume-weighted average sale price for the Common Stock
on
the Principal Market on any particular Trading Day during the period beginning
at 9:30 a.m., New York City Time (or such other time as the Principal Market
publicly announces is the official open of trading), and ending at 4:00 p.m.,
New York City Time (or such other time as the Principal Market publicly
announces is the official close of trading), as reported by Bloomberg through
its "Volume at Price" functions or, if the foregoing does not apply, the
dollar
volume-weighted average price of such security in the over-the-counter market
on
the electronic bulletin board for such security during the period beginning
at
9:30 a.m., New York City Time (or such other time as the Principal Market
publicly announces is the official open of trading), and ending at 4:00 p.m.,
New York City Time (or such other time as the Principal Market publicly
announces is the official close of trading), as reported by Bloomberg, or,
if no
dollar volume-weighted average price is reported for such security by Bloomberg
for such hours, the average of the highest closing bid price and the lowest
closing ask price of any of the market makers for such security as reported
in
the "pink sheets" by the National Quotation Bureau, Inc. If the VWAP cannot
be
calculated for such security on such date on any of the foregoing bases,
the
VWAP of such security on such date shall be the fair market value as mutually
determined by the Company and the holders of at least a majority of the
aggregate Principal Amount outstanding under the Notes. All such determinations
of VWAP shall to be appropriately and equitably adjusted in accordance with
the
provisions set forth herein for any stock dividend, stock split, stock
combination or other similar transaction occurring during any period used
to
determine the Conversion Price or Market Price (or other period utilizing
VWAPs).
The
following terms and conditions shall apply to this Note:
Section
1. Payments
of Principal and Interest.
(a) Interest
Only Payments.
Subject
to the terms of Section 1(b) below, on each Payment Date beginning on October
1,
2006, and on the Exchange Date, the Company shall pay to the Holder all interest
accrued to date on the entire Principal Amount of this Note (“Interest
Amount”),
in
accordance with this Section 1.
(b) Certain
Additional Payments by the Company.
Any
payment by the Company to the Holder hereunder, whether for principal, interest
or otherwise, shall not be subject to any deduction, withholding or offset
for
any reason whatsoever except to the extent required by law, and the Company
represents that to its best knowledge no deduction, withholding or offset
is so
required for any tax or any other reason. Notwithstanding any term or provision
of this Note to the contrary, if it shall be determined that any payment
by the
Company to or for the benefit of the Holder (whether for principal, interest
or
otherwise and whether paid or payable or distributed or distributable, actual
or
deemed, pursuant to the terms of this Note or otherwise) (a “Payment”) would be
or is subject to any deduction, withholding or offset due to any duty or
tax
(such duty or tax, together with any interest and/or penalties related thereto,
hereinafter collectively referred to as the “Payment Tax”), then the Company
shall, in addition to all sums otherwise payable hereunder, pay to the Holder
an
additional payment (a “Gross-Up Payment”) in an amount such that after all such
Payment Taxes (whether by deduction, withholding, offset or payment) (including
any interest or penalties with respect to such taxes), including without
limitation any Payment Taxes (and any interest and penalties imposed with
respect thereto) imposed upon any Gross-Up Payment, Holder actually receives
an
amount of Gross-Up Payment equal to the Payment Tax imposed upon the Payment
(i.e., the Holder receives a net amount equal to the Payment).
Section
2. Senior
Debt.
So long
as any Principal Amount of Notes is outstanding, the Company and its
subsidiaries shall not directly or indirectly, without the affirmative vote
of
the holders of at least 75% of the outstanding Principal Amount of the Notes
then outstanding, incur or permit to exist additional indebtedness which
is
senior to the Notes, or incur, assume or permit to exist any lien, mortgage,
security interest or encumbrance (other than statutory liens imposed by law
incurred in the ordinary course of business for sums not yet delinquent or
being
contested in good faith, if such reserve or other appropriate provision,
if any,
as shall be required by GAAP shall have been made in respect thereof) on
any of
its assets, except for capital leases, financing for equipment and purchase
money security interests.
Section
3. Conversion.
(a) Conversion
Right.
Subject
to the terms hereof and restrictions and limitations contained herein, the
Holder shall have the right, at such Holder's option, at any time and from
time
to time to convert the outstanding Principal Amount under this Note in whole
or
in part by delivering to the Company a fully executed notice of conversion
in
the form of conversion notice attached hereto as Exhibit
A
(the
“Conversion
Notice”),
which
may be transmitted by facsimile. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary
herein, this Note and the outstanding Principal Amount hereunder shall not
be
convertible into Common Stock to the extent that such conversion would result
in
the Holder hereof exceeding the limitations contained in, or otherwise violating
the provisions of, Section 3(i) below.
(b) Common
Stock Issuance upon Conversion.
(i) Conversion
Date Procedures.
Upon
conversion of this Note pursuant to Section 3(a) above, the outstanding
Principal Amount hereunder shall be converted into such number of fully paid,
validly issued and non-assessable shares of Common Stock, free of any liens,
claims and encumbrances, as is determined by dividing the outstanding Principal
Amount being converted by the then applicable Conversion Price. The date
of any
Conversion Notice hereunder and any Payment Date shall be referred to herein
as
the “Conversion
Date”.
If a
conversion under this Note cannot be effected in full for any reason, or
if the
Holder is converting less than all of the outstanding Principal Amount hereunder
pursuant to a Conversion Notice, the Company shall promptly deliver to the
Holder (but no later than five Trading Days after the Conversion Date) a
Note
for such outstanding Principal Amount as has not been converted if this Note
has
been surrendered to the Company for partial conversion. The Holder shall
not be
required to physically surrender this Note to the Company upon any conversion
or
hereunder unless the full outstanding Principal Amount represented by this
Note
is being converted or repaid. The Holder and the Company shall maintain records
showing the outstanding Principal Amount so converted and repaid and the
dates
of such conversions or repayments or shall use such other method, reasonably
satisfactory to the Holder and the Company, so as not to require physical
surrender of this Note upon each such conversion or repayment.
(ii) Stock
Certificates or DWAC.
The
Company will deliver to the Holder not
later
than three (3) Trading Days after the Conversion Date, a certificate or
certificates which shall be free of restrictive legends and trading
restrictions, representing the number of shares of Common Stock being acquired
upon the conversion of this Note. In lieu of delivering physical certificates
representing the shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of this
Note,
provided the Company's transfer agent is participating in the Depository
Trust
Company (“DTC”)
Fast
Automated Securities Transfer (“FAST”)
program, upon request of the Holder, the Company shall use commercially
reasonable efforts to cause its transfer agent to electronically transmit
such
shares issuable upon conversion to the Holder (or its designee), by crediting
the account of the Holder’s (or such designee’s) prime broker with DTC through
its Deposit Withdrawal Agent Commission system (provided that the same time
periods herein as for stock certificates shall apply). If in the case of
any
conversion hereunder, such certificate or certificates are not delivered
to or
as directed by the Holder by the third Trading Day after the 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 this
Note
tendered for conversion. If the Company fails to deliver to the Holder such
certificate or certificates (or shares through DTC) pursuant to this Section
3(b) (free of any restrictions on transfer or legends, if such shares have
been
registered) in accordance herewith, prior to the sixth Trading Day after
the
Conversion Date, the Company shall pay to the Holder, in cash, an amount
equal
to 1% of the Principal Amount per month.
(c) Conversion
Price Adjustments.
(i) Stock
Dividends, Splits and Combinations.
If the
Company or any of its subsidiaries, at any time while the Notes are outstanding
(A) shall pay a stock dividend or otherwise make a distribution or distributions
on any equity securities (including instruments or securities convertible
into
or exchangeable for such equity securities) in shares of Common Stock, (B)
subdivide outstanding Common Stock into a larger number of shares, or (C)
combine outstanding Common Stock into a smaller number of shares, then each
Affected Conversion Price (as defined below) shall be multiplied by a fraction,
the numerator of which shall be the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding
before such event and the denominator of which shall be the number of shares
of
Common Stock outstanding after such event. Any adjustment made pursuant to
this
Section 3(c)(i) shall become effective immediately after the record date
for the
determination of stockholders entitled to receive such dividend or distribution
and shall become effective immediately after the effective date in the case
of a
subdivision or combination.
As
used
herein, the Affected Conversion Prices (each an “Affected
Conversion Price”)
shall
refer to: (i) the Conversion Price; and (ii) each reported VWAP occurring
on any
Trading Day included in the period used for determining the Market Price
or
Conversion Price, as the case may be, which Trading Day occurred before the
record date in the case of events referred to in clause (A) of this subparagraph
3(c)(i) and before the effective date in the case of the events referred
to in
clauses (B) and (C) of this subparagraph 3(c)(i).
(ii) Distributions.
If the
Company or any of its subsidiaries, at any time while the Notes are outstanding,
shall distribute to all holders of Common Stock evidences of its indebtedness
or
assets or cash or rights or warrants to subscribe for or purchase any security
of the Company or any of its subsidiaries (excluding those referred to in
Section 3(c)(i) above), then concurrently with such distributions to holders
of
Common Stock, the Company shall distribute to holders of the Notes the amount
of
such indebtedness, assets, cash or rights or warrants which the holders of
Notes
would have received had all their Notes been converted into Common Stock
at the
lower of the Conversion Price and the then
applicable Market Price immediately prior to the record date for such
distribution.
(iii) Common
Stock Issuances.
In the
event that the Company or any of its subsidiaries (A) issues or sells any
Common
Stock or Convertible Securities, or any warrants or other rights to subscribe
for or to purchase or any options for the purchase of its Common Stock or
(B)
directly or indirectly effectively reduces the conversion, exercise or exchange
price for any Convertible Securities which are currently outstanding (other
than
pursuant to terms existing on the date hereof), at or to an effective Per
Share
Selling Price which is less than the greater of (x) the closing sale price
per
share of the Common Stock on the Principal Market on the Trading Day next
preceding such issue or sale or, in the case of issuances to holders of its
Common Stock, the date fixed for the determination of stockholders entitled
to
receive such warrants, rights, or options (“Fair
Market Price”),
or
(y) the Conversion Price, then in each such case, the Affected Conversion
Price
in effect immediately prior to such issue or sale or record date, as applicable,
shall be automatically reduced effective concurrently with such issue or
sale to
an amount determined by multiplying the Affected Conversion Price then in
effect
by a fraction, (x) the numerator of which shall be the sum of (1) the number
of
shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to such issue or sale,
plus
(2) the number of shares of Common Stock which the aggregate consideration
received by the Company for such additional shares would purchase at such
Fair
Market Price or Conversion Price, as the case may be, and (y) the denominator
of
which shall be the number of shares of Common Stock of the Company outstanding
immediately after such issue or sale.
The
foregoing provision shall not apply to any issuances or sales of Common Stock
or
Convertible Securities (i) pursuant to any Convertible Securities currently
outstanding on the date hereof in accordance with the terms of such Convertible
Securities in effect on the date hereof, or (ii) to any officer, director
or
employee of the Company pursuant to a bona fide option or equity incentive
plan
duly adopted by the Company. The Company shall give to the each Holder of
Notes
written notice of any such sale of Common Stock within 24 hours of the closing
of any such sale and shall within such 24 hour period issue a press release
announcing such sale if such sale is a material event for, or otherwise material
to, the Company.
For
the purposes of the foregoing adjustments, in the case of the issuance of
any
Convertible Securities, the maximum number of shares of Common Stock issuable
upon exercise, exchange or conversion of such Convertible Securities shall
be
deemed to be outstanding.
For
purposes of this Section 3(c)(i), if an event occurs that triggers more than
one
of the above adjustment provisions, then only one adjustment shall be made
and
the calculation method which yields the greatest downward adjustment in the
Conversion Price shall be used.
(iv) Rounding
of Adjustments. All
calculations under this Section 3 or Section 1 shall be made to the nearest
cent
or the nearest 1/100th of a share, as the case may be.
(v) Notice
of Adjustments. Whenever
any Affected Conversion Price is adjusted pursuant to Section 3(c)(i), (ii)
or
(iii) above, the Company shall promptly deliver to each holder of the Notes,
a
notice setting forth the Affected Conversion Price after such adjustment
and
setting forth a brief statement of the facts requiring such adjustment, provided
that any failure to so provide such notice shall not affect the automatic
adjustment hereunder.
(vi) Change
in Control Transactions.
In case
of any Change in Control Transaction, the Holder shall have the right thereafter
to, at its option, (A) convert this Note, in whole or in part, at the lower
of
the Conversion Price and the then
applicable Market Price into the shares of stock and other securities, cash
and/or property receivable upon or deemed to be held by holders of Common
Stock
following such Change in Control Transaction, and the Holder shall be entitled
upon such event to receive such amount of securities, cash or property as
the
shares of the Common Stock of the Company into which this Note could have
been
converted immediately prior to such Change in Control Transaction would have
been entitled if such conversion were permitted, subject to such further
applicable adjustments set forth in this Section 3 or (B) require the Company
or
its successor to redeem this Note, in whole or in part, at a redemption price
equal to the greater of (i) 125% of the outstanding Principal Amount being
redeemed and (ii) the product of (x) the average of the Fair Market Price
for
the five (5) Trading Days immediately preceding the Holder's election to
have
its Notes redeemed and (y) the Conversion Ratio. The terms of any such Change
in
Control Transaction shall include such terms so as to continue to give to
the
Holders the right to receive the amount of securities, cash and/or property
upon
any conversion or redemption following such Change in Control Transaction
to
which a holder of the number of shares of Common Stock deliverable upon such
conversion would have been entitled in such Change in Control Transaction,
and
interest payable hereunder shall be in cash or such new securities and/or
property, at the Holder’s option. This provision shall similarly apply to
successive reclassifications, consolidations, mergers, sales, transfers or
share
exchanges.
(vii) Notice
of Certain Events.
If:
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A.
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the
Company shall declare a dividend (or any other distribution) on
its Common
Stock; or
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B.
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the
Company shall declare a special nonrecurring cash dividend on or
a
redemption of its Common Stock; or
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C.
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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;
or
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D.
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the
approval of any stockholders of the Company shall be required in
connection with any reclassification of the Common
Stock of the Company, any 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 of exchange whereby the Common
Stock
is converted into other securities, cash or property;
or
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E.
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the
Company shall authorize the voluntary or involuntary dissolution,
liquidation or winding up of the affairs of the
Company;
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then
the
Company shall cause to be filed at each office or agency maintained for the
purpose of conversion of this Note, and shall cause to be mailed to the Holder
at its last address as it shall appear upon the books of the Company, on
or
prior to the date notice to the Company's stockholders generally is given,
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 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 Common Stock
of
record shall be entitled to exchange their shares of Common Stock for
securities, cash or other property deliverable upon such reclassification,
consolidation, merger, sale, transfer or share exchange.
(d) Reservation
and Issuance of Underlying Securities.
The
Company covenants that it will at all times reserve and keep available out
of
its authorized and unissued Common Stock solely for the purpose of issuance
upon
conversion of this Note (including repayments in stock), free from preemptive
rights or any other actual contingent purchase rights of persons other than
the
holders of the Notes, not less than such number of shares of 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 under this Section 3 but without regard to any ownership
limitations contained herein) upon the conversion of this Note hereunder
in
Common Stock (including repayments in stock). The Company covenants that
all
shares of Common Stock that shall be so issuable shall, upon issue, be duly
authorized, validly issued, fully paid, nonassessable and freely
tradeable.
(e) No
Fractions.
Upon a
conversion hereunder the Company shall not be required to issue stock
certificates representing fractions of shares of Common Stock, but may if
otherwise permitted, make a cash payment in respect of any final fraction
of a
share based on the closing price of a share of Common Stock 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) Charges,
Taxes and Expenses.
Issuance of certificates for shares of Common Stock upon the conversion of
this
Note (including repayment in stock) shall be made without charge to the holder
hereof 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 shares of Common Stock are to be issued in a name
other than the name of the Holder, this Note when surrendered for conversion
shall be accompanied by an assignment form; and provided further,
that
the Company shall not be required to pay any tax or taxes which may be payable
in respect of any such transfer.
(g) Cancellation.
After
all of the Principal Amount (including accrued but unpaid interest and default
payments at any time owed on this Note) have been paid in full or converted
into
Common Stock, this Note shall automatically be deemed canceled and the Holder
shall promptly surrender the Note to the Company at the Company’s principal
executive offices.
(h) Notices
Procedures.
Any and
all notices or other communications or deliveries to be provided by the Holder
hereunder, including, without limitation, any Conversion Notice, shall be
in
writing and delivered personally, by confirmed facsimile, or by a nationally
recognized overnight courier service to the Company at the facsimile telephone
number or address of the principal place of business of the Company as set
forth
in the Purchase Agreement. 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, or by a nationally recognized overnight
courier service addressed to the Holder at the facsimile telephone number
or
address of the 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 delivered (i) upon receipt, when delivered personally,
(ii) when sent by facsimile, upon receipt if received on a Business Day prior
to
5:00 p.m. (Eastern Time), or on the first Business Day following such receipt
if
received on a Business Day after 5:00 p.m. (Eastern Time) or (iii) upon receipt,
when deposited with a nationally recognized overnight courier
service.
(i) Conversion
Limitations.
(A) 9.9%
Limitation.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the number of
shares
of Common Stock that may be acquired by the Holder upon conversion pursuant
to
the terms hereof shall not exceed a number that, when added to the total
number
of shares of Common Stock deemed beneficially owned by such Holder (other
than
by virtue of the ownership of securities or rights to acquire securities
(including the Notes and Warrants) that have limitations on the Holder’s right
to convert, exercise or purchase similar to the limitation set forth herein),
together with all shares of Common Stock deemed beneficially owned at such
time
(other than by virtue of the ownership of securities or rights to acquire
securities that have limitations on the right to convert, exercise or purchase
similar to the limitation set forth herein) by the holder’s “affiliates” at such
time (as defined in Rule 144 of the Act) (“Aggregation
Parties”)
that
would be aggregated for purposes of determining whether a group under Section
13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 as amended, exists, would exceed
9.9% of the total issued and outstanding shares of the Common Stock (the
“Restricted
Ownership Percentage”).
Each
holder shall have the right (w) at any time and from time to time to reduce
its
Restricted Ownership Percentage immediately upon notice to the Company and
(x)
(subject to waiver) at any time and from time to time, to increase its
Restricted Ownership Percentage immediately in the event of the announcement
as
pending or planned, of a Change in Control Transaction.
(B) Overall
Limit on Common Stock Issuable.
Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if the Company has not obtained
Shareholder Approval (as defined in the Purchase Agreement), then the Company
may not issue, upon conversion of this Note, a number of shares of Common
Stock
in excess of the amount of shares of Common Stock which may be issued upon
conversion of the Notes and exercise of the Warrants (the “Issuable Maximum”)
without causing the Company to breach its obligations under the rules or
regulations of the Nasdaq Stock Market (including without limitation Section
4350(i) of the NASD Manual). Each Holder of Notes shall be entitled to a
portion
of the Issuable Maximum equal to the quotient obtained by dividing (x) the
aggregate principal amount of the Notes issued and sold to such Holder by
(y)
the aggregate principal amount of all Notes issued and sold by the Company.
If
any Holder shall no longer hold any Notes and Warrants, then such holder’s
remaining portion of the Issuable Maximum, if any, shall be reallocated pro-rata
among the remaining holders. For clarification purposes, shares of Common
Stock
otherwise reserved for issuance upon exercise of unexercised Warrants shall
be
utilized for conversion under the Notes to the extent necessary to avoid
any
issuance in excess of the Issuable Maximum, provided that in the event of
any
redemption of Warrants pursuant to the terms contained therein, the Holder
thereof shall have the right to allocate the underlying shares in excess
of the
Issuable Maximum between such Notes and Warrants.
Section
4. Defaults
and Remedies.
(a) Events
of Default. An
“Event
of Default”
is:
(i)
a default in payment of any amount due hereunder which default continues
for
more than 5 business days after the due date thereof; (ii) a default in the
timely issuance of Underlying Shares upon and in accordance with terms hereof,
which default continues for five Business Days after the Company has received
written notice informing the Company that it has failed to issue shares or
deliver stock certificates within the fifth day following the Conversion
Date;
(iii) failure by the Company for fifteen (15) days after written notice has
been
received by the Company to comply with any material provision of any of the
Notes, the Purchase Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement or the Warrants
(including without limitation the failure to issue the requisite number of
shares of Common Stock upon conversion hereof and the failure to redeem Notes
upon the Holder’s request following a Change in Control Transaction pursuant to
Section 3(c)(vi); (iv) a material breach by the Company of its representations
or warranties in the Purchase Agreement, Registration Rights Agreement or
Warrants; (v) any default after any cure period under, or acceleration prior
to
maturity of, any mortgage, indenture or instrument under which there may
be
issued or by which there may be secured or evidenced any indebtedness for
money
borrowed by the Company for in excess of $25,000 or for money borrowed the
repayment of which is guaranteed by the Company for in excess of $25,000,
whether such indebtedness or guarantee now exists or shall be created hereafter;
or (vi) if the Company is subject to any Bankruptcy Event.
(b) Remedies.
If an
Event of Default occurs and is continuing with respect to any of the Notes,
the
Holder may declare all of the then outstanding Principal Amount of this Note
and
all other Notes held by the Holder, including any interest due thereon, to
be
due and payable immediately, except that in the case of an Event of Default
arising from events described in clauses (v) and (vi) of Section 4(a), this
Note
shall become due and payable without further action or notice. In the event
of
such acceleration, the amount due and owing to the Holder shall be the greater
of (1) 125% of the outstanding Principal Amount of the Notes held by the
Holder
(plus all accrued and unpaid interest, if any) and (2) the product of (A)
the
highest closing price for the five (5) Trading days immediately preceding
the
Holder’s acceleration and (B) the Conversion Ratio. In either case the Company
shall pay interest on such amount in cash at the Default Rate to the Holder
if
such amount is not paid within 7 days of Holder’s request. The remedies under
this Note shall be cumulative.
Section
5. Participation
Rights.
(a) Subject
to the terms and conditions specified in this Section 5, at any time while
the
Notes are outstanding, the holders of Notes shall have a right to participate
with respect to the issuance or possible issuance by the Company of any future
equity or equity-linked securities or debt which is convertible into equity
or
in which there is an equity component (as the case may be, “Additional
Securities”) on the same terms and conditions as offered by the Company to the
other purchasers of such Additional Securities. Each time the Company proposes
to offer any Additional Securities, the Company shall make an offering of
such
Additional Securities to each holder of Notes in accordance with the following
provisions:
(i) The
Company shall deliver a notice (the “Issuance Notice”) to the holders of Notes
stating (a) its bona fide intention to offer such Additional Securities,
(b) the
number of such Additional Securities to be offered, (c) the price and terms,
if
any, upon which it proposes to offer such Additional Securities, and (d)
the
anticipated closing date of the sale of such Additional Securities.
(ii) By
written notification received by the Company, within ten (10) days after
giving
of the Issuance Notice, each holder of Notes may elect to purchase or obtain,
at
the price and on the terms specified in the Issuance Notice, up to that number
of such Additional Securities which equals such holder’s Participation Amount
for the same consideration and on the same terms and conditions as such
third-party sale, where the “Participation Amount” for each holder shall equal
(a) 50% of the aggregate amount of such Additional Securities issued or to
be
issued to investors in such offering prior to the exercise of the participation
rights contemplated by this Section 5 (such aggregate amount, the “Subsequent
Offering Amount”), multiplied by (b) a fraction, the numerator of which equals
the principal amount of Notes then held by such Holder and the denominator
of
which equals the aggregate principal amount of Notes purchased by all Purchasers
pursuant to the Convertible Note Purchase Agreement. The Company shall promptly,
in writing, inform each holder of Notes which elects to purchase all of the
Additional Shares available to it (“Fully-Exercising Holder”) of any other
holder's failure to do likewise. During the five-day period commencing after
such information is given, each Fully-Exercising Holder shall be entitled
to
obtain that portion of the Additional Securities for which the Holders of
Notes
were entitled to subscribe but which were not subscribed for by such Holders
which is equal to the proportion that principal amount of Notes held by such
Fully-Exercising Holder bears to the aggregate principal amount of Notes
held by
all Fully-Exercising Holders who wish to purchase some of the unsubscribed
shares.
(iii) The
Company may, during the 75-day period following the expiration of the 10-day
and
5-day periods referenced in Section 5(a)(ii) above, offer up to the Subsequent
Offering Amount of such Additional Securities to any person or persons at
a
price not less than, and upon terms no more favorable to the offeree than,
those
specified in the Issuance Notice. If the Company does not consummate the
sale of
such Additional Securities within such period, the right provided hereunder
shall be deemed to be revived and such Additional Securities shall not be
offered or sold unless the Participation Amount is again first reoffered
to the
holders of Notes in accordance herewith.
(b) Notwithstanding
anything contained herein, no holder of Notes shall have the right to purchase
Additional Securities hereunder to the extent same would cause such holder
to
exceed the Restricted Ownership Percentage.
Section
6. General.
(a) Payment
of Expenses.
The
Company agrees to pay all reasonable charges and expenses, including attorneys'
fees and expenses, which may be incurred by the Holder in successfully enforcing
this Note and/or collecting any amount due under this Note.
(b) Savings
Clause.
In case
any provision of this Note is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to
be
excessive in scope or otherwise invalid or unenforceable, such provision
shall
be adjusted rather than voided, if possible, so that it is enforceable to
the
maximum extent possible, and the validity and enforceability of the remaining
provisions of this Note will not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.
In
no event shall the amount of interest paid hereunder exceed the maximum rate
of
interest on the unpaid principal balance hereof allowable by applicable law.
If
any sum is collected in excess of the applicable maximum rate, the excess
collected shall be applied to reduce the principal debt. If the interest
actually collected hereunder is still in excess of the applicable maximum
rate,
the interest rate shall be reduced so as not to exceed the maximum allowable
under law.
(c) Amendment.
Neither
this
Note nor any term hereof may be amended, waived, discharged or terminated
other
than by a written instrument signed by the Company and the Holder.
(d) Assignment,
Etc.
The
Holder may assign or transfer this Note to any transferee only with the prior
written consent of the Company, which may not be unreasonably withheld or
delayed, provided that (i) the Holder may assign or transfer this Note to
any of
such Holder's affiliates without the consent of the Company
and
(ii) upon any Event of Default, the Holder may assign or transfer this
Note
without
the consent of the Company. The
Holder
shall notify the Company of any such assignment or transfer promptly. This
Note
shall be binding upon the Company and its successors and shall inure to the
benefit of the Holder and its successors and permitted assigns.
(e) No
Waiver.
No
failure on the part of the Holder to exercise, and no delay in exercising
any
right, remedy or power hereunder, shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor
shall
any single or partial exercise by the Holder of any right, remedy or power
hereunder preclude any other or future exercise of any other right, remedy
or
power. Each and every right, remedy or power hereby granted to the Holder
or
allowed it by law or other agreement shall be cumulative and not exclusive
of
any other, and may be exercised by the Holder from time to time.
(f) Governing
Law; Jurisdiction.
(i) Governing
Law. THIS
NOTE
WILL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE
OF
NEW YORK WITHOUT REGARD TO ANY CONFLICTS OF LAWS PROVISIONS THEREOF THAT
WOULD
OTHERWISE REQUIRE THE APPLICATION OF THE LAW OF ANY OTHER
JURISDICTION.
(ii) Jurisdiction.
The
Company irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of any State or
Federal Court sitting in the State of New York, County of New York, or San
Jose,
California, over any suit, action, or proceeding arising out of or relating
to
this Note.
The
Company irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any
objection which it may now or hereafter have to the laying of the venue of
any
such suit, action, or proceeding brought in such a court and any claim that
suit, action, or proceeding has been brought in an inconvenient
forum.
The
Company agrees that the service of process upon it mailed by certified or
registered mail (and service so made shall be deemed complete three days
after
the same has been posted as aforesaid) or by personal service shall be deemed
in
every respect effective service of process upon it in any such suit or
proceeding. Nothing herein shall affect Holder's right to serve process in
any
other manner permitted by law. The Company agrees that a final non-appealable
judgement in any such suit or proceeding shall be conclusive and may be enforced
in other jurisdictions by suit on such judgment or in any other lawful
manner.
(iii) NO
JURY TRIAL.
THE
COMPANY
HERETO
KNOWINGLY AND VOLUNTARILY WAIVES ANY AND ALL RIGHTS IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL
BY
JURY WITH RESPECT TO ANY LITIGATION BASED ON, OR ARISING OUT OF, UNDER, OR
IN
CONNECTION WITH, THIS NOTE.
(g) Replacement
Notes.
This
Note may be exchanged by Holder at any time and from time to time for a Note
or
Notes with different denominations representing an equal aggregate outstanding
Principal Amount, as reasonably requested by Holder, upon surrendering the
same.
No service charge will be made for such registration or exchange. In the
event
that Holder notifies the Company that this Note has been lost, stolen or
destroyed, a replacement Note identical in all respects to the original Note
(except for registration number and Principal Amount, if different than that
shown on the original Note), shall be issued to the Holder, provided that
the
Holder executes and delivers to the Company an agreement reasonably satisfactory
to the Company to indemnify the Company from any loss incurred by it in
connection with the Note.
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1
Insert 50% of Purchase Price divided by Conversion
Value
under
Series A Certificate of Designation.
“Business
Day”
means any day except Saturday, Sunday and any day which shall be a legal
holiday
or a day on which banking institutions in the State of New York generally
are
authorized or required by law or other government actions to close.
“Change
of Control”
means the (i) acquisition by an individual or legal entity or group (as set
forth in Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act) of more than one-half of the
voting
rights or equity interests in the Company; or (ii) sale, conveyance, or other
disposition of all or substantially all of the assets, property or business
of
the Company or the merger into or consolidation with any other corporation
(other than a wholly owned subsidiary corporation) or effectuation of any
transaction or series of related transactions where holders of the Company’s
voting securities prior to such transaction or series of transactions fail
to
continue to hold at least 50% of the voting power of the Company (or, if
other
than the Company, the successor or acquiring entity) immediately following
such
transaction.
“Commission”
means the Securities and Exchange Commission or any other federal agency
then
administering the Securities Act and other federal securities laws.
“Common
Stock”
means (except where the context otherwise indicates) the Common Stock, $0.001
par value per share, of the Company, and any capital stock into which such
Common Stock may thereafter be changed or converted, and shall also include
(i)
capital stock of the Company of any other class (regardless of how denominated)
issued to the holders of shares of Common Stock upon any reclassification
thereof which is also not preferred as to dividends or assets on liquidation
over any other class of stock of the Company and which is not subject to
redemption and (ii) shares of common stock of any successor or acquiring
corporation received by or distributed to the holders of Common Stock of
the
Company in the circumstances contemplated by Section 4.5.
“Current
Market Price”
means, in respect of any share of Common Stock on any date herein specified,
(1) if
there shall not then be a public market for the Common Stock, the higher
of
(a)
the book value per share of Common Stock at such date, and
(b)
the Appraised Value per share of Common Stock at such date,
or
(2) if
there shall then be a public market for the Common Stock, the average of
the
daily market prices for the five (5) consecutive Trading Days immediately
before
such date. The daily market price for each such Trading Day shall be (i)
the
closing bid price on such day on the principal stock exchange on which such
Common Stock is then listed or admitted to trading, or quoted, as applicable,
(ii) if no sale takes place on such day on any such exchange, the last reported
closing bid price on such day as officially quoted on any such exchange,
(iii)
if the Common Stock is not then listed or admitted to trading on any stock
exchange, the last reported closing bid price on such day in the
over-the-counter market, as furnished by the National Association of Securities
Dealers Automatic Quotation System or the National Quotation Bureau, Inc.,
(iv)
if neither such corporation at the time is engaged in the business of reporting
such prices, as furnished by any similar firm then engaged in such business,
or
(v) if there is no such firm, as furnished by any member of the NASD selected
mutually by the holder of this Warrant and the Company or, if they cannot
agree
upon such selection, as selected by two such members of the NASD, one of
which
shall be selected by holder of this Warrant and one of which shall be selected
by the Company.
“Current
Warrant Price”
means, in respect of a share of Common Stock at any date herein specified,
the
price at which a share of Common Stock may be purchased pursuant to this
Warrant
on such date. Unless and until the Current Warrant Price is adjusted pursuant
to
the terms herein, the initial Current Warrant Price shall be $2.00 per share
of
Common Stock.
“Exchange
Act”
means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or any similar federal
statute, and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder, all
as the
same shall be in effect from time to time.
“Exercise
Period”
means the period during which this Warrant is exercisable pursuant to Section
2.1.
“Expiration
Date”
means the fifth (5th)
anniversary of the date of issuance hereof.
“GAAP”
means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America
as from time to time in effect.
“NASD”
means the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc., or any successor
corporation thereto.
“Notes”
means the Notes as defined in and issued pursuant to the Purchase
Agreement.
“Other
Property”
has the meaning set forth in Section 4.5.
“Person”
means any individual, sole proprietorship, partnership, joint venture, trust,
incorporated organization, association, corporation, limited liability company,
institution, public benefit corporation, entity or government (whether federal,
state, county, city, municipal or otherwise, including, without limitation,
any
instrumentality, division, agency, body or department thereof).
“Purchase
Agreement”
means that certain Convertible Note and Warrant Purchase Agreement dated
as of
June 15, 2006 among the Company and the other parties named therein, pursuant
to
which this Warrant was originally issued.
“Restricted
Common Stock”
means shares of Common Stock which are, or which upon their issuance upon
the
exercise of any Warrant would be required to be, evidenced by a certificate
bearing the restrictive legend set forth in Section 3.2.
“Securities
Act”
means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or any similar federal statute,
and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder, all as the same
shall be in effect at the time.
“Trading
Day”
means any day on which the primary market on which shares of Common Stock
are
listed is open for trading.
“Transfer”
means any disposition of any Warrant or Warrant Stock or of any interest
in
either thereof, which would constitute a sale thereof within the meaning
of the
Securities Act.
“Warrants”
means this Warrant and all warrants issued upon transfer, division or
combination of, or in substitution for, any thereof. All Warrants shall at
all
times be identical as to terms and conditions and date, except as to the
number
of shares of Common Stock for which they may be exercised.
“Warrant
Price”
means an amount equal to (i) the number of shares of Common Stock being
purchased upon exercise of this Warrant pursuant to Section 2.1, multiplied
by
(ii) the Current Warrant Price.
“Warrant
Stock”
means the [____________] shares of Common Stock to be purchased upon the
exercise hereof, subject to adjustment as provided herein.
2. Exercise
of Warrant.
2.1. Manner
of Exercise.
(a) From
and after the date of issuance hereof and until 5:00 P.M., New York time,
on the
Expiration Date (the “Exercise Period”), the Holder may exercise this Warrant,
on any Business Day, for all or any part of the number of shares of Warrant
Stock purchasable hereunder.
(b) In
order to exercise this Warrant, in whole or in part, the Holder shall deliver
to
the Company at its principal office or at the office or agency designated
by the
Company pursuant to Section 12, (i) a written notice of Holder’s election to
exercise this Warrant, which notice shall specify the number of shares of
Warrant Stock to be purchased, (ii) payment of the Warrant Price as provided
herein, and (iii) upon exercise of this Warrant in full, this Warrant. Such
notice shall be substantially in the form of the subscription form appearing
at
the end of this Warrant as Exhibit
A,
duly executed by the Holder or its agent or attorney. Upon receipt thereof,
the
Company shall, as promptly as practicable, and in any event within three
Business Days thereafter, electronically
transmit the Common Stock issuable upon exercise hereof to the Holder, by
crediting the account of the Holder’s prime broker with Depository Trust Company
(“DTC”) through its Deposit Withdrawal Agent Commission (“DWAC”) system using
the Fast Automated Securities Transfer (“FAST”) program. The parties agree to
coordinate with DTC to accomplish this objective. In lieu of such electronic
delivery through DWAC, the Company shall, to the extent requested by the
Holder
or required by law,
execute or cause to be executed and deliver or cause to be delivered to the
Holder a certificate or certificates representing the aggregate number of
full
shares of Warrant Stock issuable
upon exercise hereof. The time periods for delivery of physical certificates
evidencing the Warrant Shares are the same as those described above.
Any
stock certificate or certificates so delivered shall be, to the extent possible,
in such denomination or denominations as the Holder shall request in the
notice
and shall be registered in the name of the Holder or such other name as shall
be
designated in the notice. This Warrant shall be deemed to have been exercised
and such certificate or certificates shall be deemed to have been issued,
and
the 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 when the notice to exercise is received by the Company as described
above.
If this Warrant shall have been exercised in part, the Company shall, at
the
time of delivery of the certificate or certificates representing Warrant
Stock,
if not effected using book entry as described below, deliver to the Holder
a new
Warrant evidencing the rights of the Holder to purchase the unpurchased shares
of Common Stock called for by this Warrant, which new Warrant shall in all
other
respects be identical with this Warrant, or at the request of the Holder,
appropriate notation may be made on this Warrant and the same returned to
the
Holder.
(c) Payment
of the Warrant Price may be made at the option of the Holder by: (i) certified
or official bank check payable to the order of the Company, or (ii) wire
transfer to the account of the Company, provided that if
at any time following the 120th
day after the Closing Date there is no effective Registration Statement
registering, or no current prospectus available for, 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 Warrant 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.
Notwithstanding
anything herein to the contrary, on the Expiration Date, this Warrant shall
be
automatically exercised via cashless exercise pursuant to this Section
2.1(c).
(d) All
shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of this Warrant pursuant
to
the terms hereof shall be validly issued and, upon payment of the Warrant
Price,
shall be fully paid and nonassessable and not subject to any preemptive rights.
(e) Book-Entry.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, upon exercise
of any
portion of this Warrant in accordance with the terms hereof, the warrantholder
shall not be required to physically surrender this Warrant to the Company
unless
such holder is purchasing the full amount of Warrant Shares represented by
this
Warrant. The warrantholder and the Company shall maintain records showing
the
number of Warrant Shares so purchased hereunder and the dates of such purchases
or shall use such other method, reasonably satisfactory to the warrantholder
and
the Company, so as not to require physical surrender of this Warrant upon
each
such exercise. In connection therewith a form of ledger to maintain a record
of
such transactions is attached hereto. The warrantholder and any assignee,
by
acceptance of this Warrant or a new Warrant, acknowledge and agree that,
by
reason of the provisions of this paragraph, following exercise of any portion
of
this Warrant, the number of Warrant Shares which may be purchased upon exercise
of this Warrant may be less than the number of Warrant Shares set forth on
the
face hereof.
2.2. Fractional
Shares.
The Company shall not be required to issue a fractional share of Common Stock
upon exercise of any Warrant. As to any fraction of a share which the Holder
of
one or more Warrants, the rights under which are exercised in the same
transaction, would otherwise be entitled to purchase upon such exercise,
the
Company shall pay an amount in cash equal to the Current Market Price per
share
of Common Stock on the date of exercise multiplied by such fraction.
2.3. Continued
Validity.
A Holder of shares of Common Stock issued upon the exercise of this Warrant,
in
whole or in part (other than a Holder who acquires such shares after the
same
have been publicly sold pursuant to a Registration Statement under the
Securities Act or sold pursuant to Rule 144 thereunder), shall continue to
be
entitled with respect to such shares to all rights to which it would have
been
entitled as the Holder under Sections 10 and 13 of this Warrant.
2.4. Restrictions
on Exercise Amount.
(i) Unless
a Holder delivers to the Company irrevocable written notice prior to the
date of
issuance hereof or sixty-one days prior to the effective date of such notice
that this Section 2.4(i) shall not apply to such Holder, the Company shall
not
issue to the Holder, and the Holder may not acquire, a number of shares of
Warrant Stock to the extent that, upon such exercise, the number of shares
of
Common Stock then beneficially owned by such holder and its Affiliates and
any
other persons or entities whose beneficial ownership of Common Stock would
be
aggregated with the Holder’s for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act
(including shares held by any “group” of which the holder is a member, but
excluding shares beneficially owned by virtue of the ownership of securities
or
rights to acquire securities that have limitations on the right to convert,
exercise or purchase similar to the limitation set forth herein) would exceed
9.9% of the total number of shares of Common Stock of the Company then issued
and outstanding. For purposes hereof, “group” has the meaning set forth in
Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and applicable regulations of the Commission,
and the percentage held by the holder shall be determined in a manner consistent
with the provisions of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act. Each delivery of
a
notice of exercise by a Holder will constitute a representation by such Holder
that it has evaluated the limitation set forth in this paragraph and determined,
based on the most recent public filings by the Company with the Commission,
that
the issuance of the full number of shares of Warrant Stock requested in such
notice of exercise is permitted under this paragraph.
(ii) Notwithstanding
anything herein to the contrary, if the Company has not obtained Shareholder
Approval (as defined in the Purchase Agreement), then the Company may not
issue,
upon exercise of this Warrant, a number of shares of Common Stock in excess
of
the amount of shares of Common Stock which may be issued upon conversion
of the
Notes and exercise of the Warrants (the “Issuable Maximum”) without causing the
Company to breach its obligations under the rules or regulations of the Nasdaq
Stock Market (including without limitation Section 4350(i) of the NASD Manual).
Each Warrantholder shall be entitled to a portion of the Issuable Maximum
equal
to the quotient obtained by dividing (x) the aggregate principal amount of
the
Notes issued and sold to such holder by (y) the aggregate principal amount
of
all Notes issued and sold by the Company. If any Warrantholder shall no longer
hold any Notes and Warrants, then such holder’s remaining portion of the
Issuable Maximum, if any, shall be reallocated pro-rata among the remaining
holders. If the Shareholder Approval is not obtained prior to November 1,
2006
and if at any time or from time to time thereafter the number of shares Common
Stock issued pursuant to conversion or redemption of or as interest on the
Notes
and upon exercise of the Warrants, together with the number of shares of
Common
Stock that would then be issuable by the Seller upon conversion of all the
Notes
and exercise of all the Warrants then outstanding (without regard to any
restrictions on beneficial ownership), would exceed the Issuable Maximum
but for
this Section, then each Warrantholder shall have the right to compel the
Company
to redeem such number of Warrants held by such holder which cannot be converted
or exercised due to such limitation, as may be selected by such holder. The
redemption price for any such Warrants redeemed shall equal the value of
such
Warrants (or portion thereof) being redeemed as determined using the
Black-Scholes Option Pricing Formula on Bloomberg. Such redemption price
shall
be paid within thirty (30) days after the exercise of such redemption right.
For
clarification purposes, shares of Common Stock otherwise reserved for issuance
upon exercise of unexercised Warrants shall be utilized for conversion under
the
Notes to the extent necessary to avoid any issuance in excess of the Issuable
Maximum, provided that in the event of any redemption of Notes or Warrants
pursuant to this Section, the holder thereof shall have the right to allocate
the underlying shares in excess of the Issuable Maximum between such Notes
and
Warrants.
3. Transfer,
Division and Combination.
3.1. Transfer.
The Warrants and the Warrant Stock shall be freely transferable, subject
to
compliance with all applicable laws, including, but not limited to the
Securities Act. If, at the time of the surrender of this Warrant in connection
with any transfer of this Warrant or the resale of the Warrant Stock, this
Warrant or the Warrant Stock, as applicable, shall not be registered under
the
Securities Act, the Company may require, as a condition of allowing such
transfer (i) that the Holder or transferee of this Warrant or the Warrant
Stock
as the case may be, furnish to the Company a written opinion of counsel that
is
reasonably acceptable to the Company to the effect that such transfer may
be
made without registration under the Securities Act, (ii) that the Holder
or
transferee execute and deliver to the Company an investment letter in form
and
substance reasonably acceptable to the Company, and (iii) that the transferee
be
an “accredited investor” as defined in Rule 501(a) promulgated under the
Securities Act. Transfer of this Warrant and all rights hereunder, in whole
or
in part, in accordance with the foregoing provisions, shall be registered
on the
books of the Company to be maintained for such purpose, upon surrender of
this
Warrant at the principal office of the Company referred to in Section 2.1
or the
office or agency designated by the Company pursuant to Section 12, together
with
a written assignment of this Warrant substantially in the form of Exhibit
B
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 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. Following a transfer that complies
with the requirements of this Section 3.1, the Warrant may be exercised by
a new
Holder for the purchase of shares of Common Stock regardless of whether the
Company issued or registered a new Warrant on the books of the
Company.
In
connection with any transfer of this Warrant after the Registration Statement
(as defined in the Investor Rights Agreement) is declared effective under
the
Securities Act, the Holder
or transferee of this Warrant shall
reimburse the Company for its reasonable out of pocket costs in connection
with
such transfer (including without limitation the reasonable attorneys fees
for
preparing and filing a prospectus supplement with the SEC and/or delivering
an
updated opinion letter to the Seller’s transfer agent).
3.2. Restrictive
Legends.
Each certificate for Warrant Stock initially issued upon the exercise of
this
Warrant, and each certificate for Warrant Stock issued to any subsequent
transferee of any such certificate, unless, in each case, such Warrant Stock
is
registered under the Securities Act
or is eligible for resale without registration pursuant to Rule 144(k) under
the
Securities Act, shall be stamped or otherwise imprinted with a legend in
substantially the following form:
“THE
SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER
THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 AS AMENDED, AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD, ASSIGNED
OR
TRANSFERRED, IN THE ABSENCE OF AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER
SAID
ACT OR UNLESS THE COMPANY HAS RECEIVED AN OPINION OF COUNSEL REASONABLY
SATISFACTORY TO THE COMPANY THAT REGISTRATION UNDER SAID ACT IS NOT REQUIRED.”
“THE
SALE, TRANSFER OR ASSIGNMENT OF THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE
IS SUBJECT TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF A CERTAIN INVESTOR RIGHTS AGREEMENT
DATED AS OF JUNE 15, 2006, AS AMENDED FROM TIME TO TIME, AMONG THE COMPANY
AND
CERTAIN HOLDERS OF ITS OUTSTANDING SECURITIES. COPIES OF SUCH AGREEMENT MAY
BE
OBTAINED AT NO COST BY WRITTEN REQUEST MADE BY THE HOLDER OF RECORD OF THIS
CERTIFICATE TO THE SECRETARY OF THE COMPANY.”
3.3. Division
and Combination; Expenses; Books.
This Warrant may be divided or combined with other Warrants upon presentation
hereof at the aforesaid office or agency 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 3.1 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. The Company shall prepare, issue and deliver at its own
expense the new Warrant or Warrants under this Section 3. The Company agrees
to
maintain, at its aforesaid office or agency, books for the registration and
the
registration of transfer of the Warrants.
4. Adjustments.
The number of shares of Common Stock for which this Warrant is exercisable,
and
the price at which such shares may be purchased upon exercise of this Warrant,
shall be subject to adjustment from time to time as set forth in this Section
4.
The Company shall give the Holder notice of any event described below which
requires an adjustment pursuant to this Section 4 in accordance with Sections
5.1 and 5.2.
4.1. Stock
Dividends, Subdivisions and Combinations.
If at any time while this Warrant is outstanding the Company shall:
(i) declare
a dividend or make a distribution on its outstanding shares of Common Stock
in
shares of Common Stock,
(ii) subdivide
its outstanding shares of Common Stock into a larger number of shares of
Common
Stock, or
(iii) combine
its outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of shares of
Common
Stock, then:
(1) the
number of shares of Common Stock acquirable upon exercise of this Warrant
immediately after the occurrence of any such event shall be adjusted to equal
the number of shares of Common Stock which a record holder of the same number
of
shares of Common Stock that would have been acquirable under this Warrant
immediately prior to the record date for such dividend or distribution or
the
effective date of such subdivision or combination would own or be entitled
to
receive after such record date or the effective date of such subdivision
or
combination, as applicable, and
(2) the
Current Warrant Price shall be adjusted to equal:
(A) the
Current Warrant Price in effect at the time of the record date for such dividend
or distribution or of the effective date of such subdivision or combination,
multiplied by the number of shares of Common Stock into which this Warrant
is
exercisable immediately prior to the adjustment, divided by
(B) the
number of shares of Common Stock into which this Warrant is exercisable
immediately after such adjustment.
Any
adjustment made pursuant to clause (i) of this paragraph shall become effective
immediately after the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled
to receive such dividend or distribution, and any adjustment pursuant to
clauses
(ii) or (iii) of this paragraph shall become effective immediately after
the
effective date of such subdivision or combination.
4.2. Certain
Other Distributions.
If at any time while this Warrant is outstanding the Company shall cause
the
holders of its Common Stock to be entitled to receive any dividend or other
distribution of:
(i) cash,
(ii) any
evidences of its indebtedness, any shares of stock of any class or any other
securities or property or assets of any nature whatsoever (other than cash
or
additional shares of Common Stock as provided in Section 4.1 hereof), or
(iii) any
warrants or other rights to subscribe for or purchase any evidences of its
indebtedness, any shares of stock of any class or any other securities or
property or assets of any nature whatsoever, then:
(1) the
number of shares of Common Stock acquirable upon exercise of this Warrant
shall
be adjusted to equal the product of the number of shares of Common Stock
acquirable upon exercise of this Warrant immediately prior to the record
date
for such dividend or distribution, multiplied by a fraction (x) the numerator
of
which shall be the Current Warrant Price per share of Common Stock at the
date
of taking such record and (y) the denominator of which shall be such Current
Warrant Price minus the amount allocable to one share of Common Stock of
any
such cash so distributable and of the fair value (as determined in good faith
by
the Board of Directors of the Company) of any and all such evidences of
indebtedness, shares of stock, other securities or property or warrants or
other
subscription or purchase rights so distributable; and
(2) the
Current Warrant Price in effect immediately prior to the record date fixed
for
determination of stockholders entitled to receive such distribution shall
be
adjusted to equal (x) the Current Warrant Price multiplied by the number
of
shares of Common Stock acquirable upon exercise of this Warrant immediately
prior to the adjustment, divided by (y) the number of shares of Common Stock
acquirable upon exercise of this Warrant immediately after such adjustment.
A
reclassification of the Common Stock (other than a change in par value, or
from
par value to no par value or from no par value to par value) into shares
of
Common Stock and shares of any other class of stock shall be deemed a
distribution by the Company to the holders of its Common Stock of such shares
of
such other class of stock within the meaning of this Section 4.2 and, if
the
outstanding shares of Common Stock shall be changed into a larger or smaller
number of shares of Common Stock as a part of such reclassification, such
change
shall be deemed a subdivision or combination, as the case may be, of the
outstanding shares of Common Stock within the meaning of Section
4.1.
4.3. Securities
Issuances.
In the event that the Company or any of its subsidiaries (A) issues or sells
any
Common Stock or convertible securities, warrants, options or other rights
to
subscribe for or to purchase or exchange for, shares of Common Stock
(“Convertible Securities”) or (B) directly or indirectly effectively reduces the
conversion, exercise or exchange price for any Convertible Securities which
are
currently outstanding, at or to an effective Per Share Selling Price (as
defined
below) which is less than the greater of (I) the closing sale price per share
of
the Common Stock on the principal market on which the Common Stock is traded
the
Trading Day next preceding such issue or sale or, in the case of issuances
to
holders of its Common Stock, the date fixed for the determination of
stockholders entitled to receive such warrants, rights, or options (“Fair Market
Price”), or (II) the Current Warrant Price, then in each such case the Current
Warrant Price in effect immediately prior to such issue or sale or record
date,
as applicable, shall be automatically reduced effective concurrently with
such
issue or sale to an amount determined by multiplying the Current Warrant
Price
then in effect by a fraction, (x) the numerator of which shall be the sum
of (1)
the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to such
issue
or sale, plus (2) the number of shares of Common Stock which the aggregate
consideration received by the Company for such additional shares would purchase
at such Fair Market Price or Current Warrant Price, as the case may be, and
(y)
the denominator of which shall be the number of shares of Common Stock of
the
Company outstanding immediately after such issue or sale. The foregoing
provision shall not apply to any issuances or sales of Common Stock or
Convertible Securities (i) pursuant to any Convertible Securities currently
outstanding on the date hereof in accordance with the terms of such Convertible
Securities in effect on the date hereof, or (ii) to any officer, director
or
employee of the Company pursuant to a bona fide option or equity incentive
plan
duly adopted by the Company. The Company shall give to the Warrantholder
written
notice of any such sale of Common Stock within 24 hours of the closing of
any
such sale and shall within such 24 hour period issue a press release announcing
such sale if such sale is a material event for, or otherwise material to,
the
Company.
For
the purposes of the foregoing adjustments, in the case of the issuance of
any
Convertible Securities, the maximum number of shares of Common Stock issuable
upon exercise, exchange or conversion of such Convertible Securities shall
be
deemed to be outstanding.
For
purposes of this Section 4.3, if an event occurs that triggers more than
one of
the above adjustment provisions, then only one adjustment shall be made and
the
calculation method which yields the greatest downward adjustment in the Current
Warrant Price shall be used.
“Per
Share Selling Price” shall include the amount actually paid by third parties for
each share of Common Stock in a sale or issuance by the Company. In the event
a
fee is paid by the Company in connection with such transaction directly or
indirectly to such third party or its affiliates, any such fee shall be deducted
from the selling price pro rata to all shares sold in the transaction to
arrive
at the Per Share Selling Price. A sale of shares of Common Stock shall include
the sale or issuance of Convertible Securities, and in such circumstances
the
Per Share Selling Price of the Common Stock covered thereby shall also include
the exercise, exchange or conversion price thereof (in addition to the
consideration received by the Company upon such sale or issuance less the
fee
amount as provided above). In case of any such security issued in a transaction
in which the purchase price or the conversion, exchange or exercise price
is
directly or indirectly subject to adjustment or reset based on a future date,
future trading prices of the Common Stock, specified or contingent events
directly or indirectly related to the business of the Company or the market
for
the Common Stock, or otherwise (but excluding standard stock split anti-dilution
provisions or weighted-average anti-dilution provisions similar to that set
forth herein, provided that any actual reduction of such price under any
such
security pursuant to such weighted-average anti-dilution provision shall
be
included and cause a adjustment hereunder), the Per Share Selling Price shall
be
deemed to be the lowest conversion, exchange, exercise or reset price at
which
such securities are converted, exchanged, exercised or reset or might have
been
converted, exchanged, exercised or reset, or the lowest adjustment, as the
case
may be, over the life of such securities. If shares are issued for a
consideration other than cash, the Per Share Selling Price shall be the fair
value of such consideration as determined in good faith by independent certified
public accountants mutually acceptable to the Company and the Holder. In
the
event the Company directly or indirectly effectively reduces the conversion,
exercise or exchange price for any Convertible Securities which are currently
outstanding, then the Per Share Selling Price shall equal such effectively
reduced conversion, exercise or exchange price.
4.4. Other
Provisions Applicable to Adjustments.
The following provisions shall be applicable to the making of adjustments
of the
number of shares of Common Stock into which this Warrant is exercisable and
the
Current Warrant Price provided for in Section 4:
(a) When
Adjustments to Be Made.
The adjustments required by Section 4 shall be made whenever and as often
as any
specified event requiring an adjustment shall occur, except that any that
would
otherwise be required may be postponed (except in the case of a subdivision
or
combination of shares of the Common Stock, as provided for in Section 4.1)
up
to, but not beyond the date of exercise if such adjustment either by itself
or
with other adjustments not previously made adds or subtracts less than 1%
of the
shares of Common Stock into which this Warrant is exercisable immediately
prior
to the making of such adjustment. Any adjustment representing a change of
less
than such minimum amount (except as aforesaid) which is postponed shall be
carried forward and made as soon as such adjustment, together with other
adjustments required by this Section 4 and not previously made, would result
in
a minimum adjustment or on the date of exercise. For the purpose of any
adjustment, any specified event shall be deemed to have occurred at the close
of
business on the date of its occurrence.
(b) Fractional
Interests.
In computing adjustments under this Section 4, fractional interests in Common
Stock shall be taken into account to the nearest 1/100th of a share.
(c) When
Adjustment Not Required.
If the Company undertakes a transaction contemplated under this Section 4
and as
a result takes a record of the holders of its Common Stock for the purpose
of
entitling them to receive a dividend or distribution or subscription or purchase
rights or other benefits contemplated under this Section 4 and shall, thereafter
and before the distribution to stockholders thereof, legally abandon its
plan to
pay or deliver such dividend, distribution, subscription or purchase rights
or
other benefits contemplated under this Section 4, then thereafter no adjustment
shall be required by reason of the taking of such record and any such adjustment
previously made in respect thereof shall be rescinded and annulled.
(d) Escrow
of Stock.
If after any property becomes distributable pursuant to Section 4 by reason
of
the taking of any record of the holders of Common Stock, but prior to the
occurrence of the event for which such record is taken, a holder of this
Warrant
exercises the Warrant during such time, then such holder shall continue to
be
entitled to receive any shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise hereunder
by reason of such adjustment and such shares or other property shall be held
in
escrow for the holder of this Warrant by the Company to be issued to holder
of
this Warrant upon and to the extent that the event actually takes place.
Notwithstanding any other provision to the contrary herein, if the event
for
which such record was taken fails to occur or is rescinded, then such escrowed
shares shall be canceled by the Company and escrowed property returned to
the
Company.
4.5. Reorganization,
Reclassification, Merger, Consolidation or Disposition of Assets.
(a)
If there shall occur a Change of Control and, pursuant to the terms of such
Change of Control, 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 of this Warrant shall
have the right thereafter to receive, upon the exercise of the 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 the Other Property
receivable upon or as a result of such Change of Control by a holder of the
number of shares of Common Stock into which this Warrant is exercisable
immediately prior to such event.
(b)
In case of any such Change of Control described in Section 4.5(a) above,
the
resulting, successor or acquiring entity (if other than the Company) and,
if an
entity different from the successor or acquiring entity, the entity whose
capital stock or assets the holders of the Common Stock are entitled to receive
as a result of such Change of Control, shall expressly assume the due and
punctual observance and performance of each and every covenant and condition
contained in 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 by resolution of the Board of Directors
of
the Company) in order to provide for adjustments of shares of the Common
Stock
into which this Warrant is exercisable which shall be as nearly equivalent
as
practicable to the adjustments provided for in Section 4. For purposes of
Section 4, 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 on liquidation 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 4 shall similarly apply to successive Change of Control
transactions.
4.6. Other
Action Affecting Common Stock.
In case at any time or from time to time the Company shall take any action
in
respect of its Common Stock, other than the payment of dividends permitted
by
Section 4 or any other action described in Section 4, then, unless such action
will not have a materially adverse effect upon the rights of the holder of
this
Warrant, the number of shares of Common Stock or other stock into which this
Warrant is exercisable and/or the purchase price thereof shall be adjusted
in
such manner as may be equitable in the circumstances.
4.7. Certain
Limitations.
Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Company agrees not to
enter
into any transaction which, by reason of any adjustment hereunder, would
cause
the Current Warrant Price to be less than the par value per share of Common
Stock.
4.8. Stock
Transfer Taxes.
The issue of stock certificates upon exercise of this Warrant shall be made
without charge to the holder for any tax in respect of such issue. The Company
shall not, however, be required to pay any tax which may be payable in respect
of any transfer involved in the issue and delivery of shares in any name
other
than that of the holder of this Warrant, and the Company shall not be required
to issue or deliver any such stock certificate unless and until the person
or
persons requesting the issue 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.
5. Notices
to Warrant Holders.
5.1. Certificate
as to Adjustments.
Upon the occurrence of each adjustment or readjustment of the Current Warrant
Price, the Company, at its expense, shall promptly compute such adjustment
or
readjustment in accordance with the terms hereof and prepare and furnish
to the
Holder of this Warrant a certificate setting forth such adjustment or
readjustment and showing in detail the facts upon which such adjustment or
readjustment is based. The Company shall, upon the written request at any
time
of the Holder of this Warrant, furnish or cause to be furnished to such Holder
a
like certificate setting forth (i) such adjustments and readjustments, (ii)
the
Current Warrant Price at the time in effect and (iii) the number of shares
of
Common Stock and the amount, if any, or other property which at the time
would
be received upon the exercise of Warrants owned by such Holder.
5.2. 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 (other than a cash dividend payable
out
of earnings or earned surplus legally available for the payment of dividends
under the laws of the jurisdiction of incorporation of the Company) 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,
(c) there
shall be a voluntary or involuntary dissolution, liquidation or winding up
of
the Company, or
(d) the
Company shall cause the holders of its Common Stock to be entitled to receive
(i) any dividend or other distribution of cash, (ii) any evidences of its
indebtedness, or (iii) any shares of stock of any class or any other securities
or property or assets of any nature whatsoever (other than cash or additional
shares of Common Stock as provided in Section 4.1 hereof); or (iv) any warrants
or other rights to subscribe for or purchase any evidences of its indebtedness,
any shares of stock of any class or any other securities or property or assets
of any nature whatsoever;
then,
in any one or more of such cases, the Company shall give to the 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, dissolution, 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 shares of Common Stock for securities or other
property deliverable upon such reorganization, reclassification, merger,
consolidation, sale, transfer, disposition, dissolution, liquidation or winding
up. Each such written notice shall be sufficiently given if addressed to
the
Holder at the last address of the Holder appearing on the books of the Company
and delivered in accordance with Section 15.2.
5.3. No
Rights as Stockholder.
This Warrant does not entitle the Holder to any voting or other rights as
a
stockholder of the Company prior to exercise and payment for the Warrant
Price
in accordance with the terms hereof.
6. No
Impairment.
The Company shall not by any action, including, without limitation, amending
its
articles 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 the Holder against impairment.
Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company will (a) not
increase the par value of any shares of Common Stock receivable upon the
exercise of this Warrant 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 shares of Common Stock upon the exercise
of
this Warrant, and (c) use its best 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. Upon the request of the Holder, the Company will at any
time
during the period this Warrant is outstanding acknowledge in writing, in
form
satisfactory to the Holder, the continuing validity of this Warrant and the
obligations of the Company hereunder.
7. Reservation
and Authorization of Common Stock; Registration With Approval of Any
Governmental Authority.
From and after the date of issuance hereof, the Company shall at all times
reserve and keep available for issue upon the exercise of Warrants such number
of its authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock as will be sufficient
to
permit the exercise in full of all outstanding Warrants (without regard to
any
ownership limitations provided in Section 2.4(i)). All shares of Common Stock
which shall be so issuable, when issued upon exercise of any Warrant and
payment
therefor in accordance with the terms of such Warrant, shall be duly and
validly
issued and fully paid and nonassessable, and not subject to preemptive rights.
Before taking any action which would cause an adjustment reducing the Current
Warrant Price below the then par value, if any, of the shares of Common Stock
issuable upon exercise of the Warrants, the Company shall take any corporate
action which may be necessary in order that the Company may validly and legally
issue fully paid and non-assessable shares of such Common Stock at such adjusted
Current Warrant Price. Before taking any action which would result in an
adjustment in the number of shares of Common Stock for which this Warrant
is
exercisable or in the Current Warrant 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. If
any
shares of Common Stock required to be reserved for issuance upon exercise
of
Warrants require registration or qualification with any governmental authority
under any federal or state law before such shares may be so issued (other
than
as a result of a prior or contemplated distribution by the Holder of this
Warrant), the Company will in good faith and as expeditiously as possible
and at
its expense endeavor to cause such shares to be duly registered.
8. Taking
of Record; Stock and Warrant Transfer Books.
In the case of all dividends or other distributions by the Company to the
holders of its Common Stock with respect to which any provision of Section
4
refers to the taking of a record of such holders, the Company will in each
such
case take such a record and will take such record as of the close of business
on
a Business Day. The Company will not at any time, except upon dissolution,
liquidation or winding up of the Company, close its stock transfer books
or
Warrant transfer books so as to result in preventing or delaying the exercise
or
transfer of any Warrant.
9. Registration
Rights. The resale of the Warrant Stock shall be registered in accordance
with the terms and conditions contained in that certain Investor Rights
Agreement dated of even date hereof, among the Holder, the Company and the
other
parties named therein (the “Investor Rights Agreement”). The Holder acknowledges
that pursuant to the Investor Rights Agreement, the Company has the right
to
request that the Holder furnish information regarding such Holder and the
distribution of the Warrant Stock as is required by law or the Commission
to be
disclosed in the Registration Statement (as such term is defined in the Investor
Rights Agreement), and the Company may exclude from such registration the
shares
of Warrant Stock acquirable hereunder if Holder fails to furnish such
information within a reasonable time prior to the filing of each Registration
Statement, supplemented prospectus included therein and/or amended Registration
Statement.
10. Supplying
Information.
Upon any default by the Company of its obligations hereunder or under the
Investor Rights Agreement, the Company shall cooperate with the Holder in
supplying such information as may be reasonably necessary for such Holder
to
complete and file any information reporting forms presently or hereafter
required by the Commission as a condition to the availability of an exemption
from the Securities Act for the sale of any Warrant or Restricted Common
Stock.
11. Loss
or Mutilation.
Upon receipt by the Company from the Holder of evidence reasonably satisfactory
to it of the ownership of and the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation
of this
Warrant and indemnity or security reasonably satisfactory to it and
reimbursement to the Company of all reasonable expenses incidental thereto
and
in case of mutilation upon surrender and cancellation hereof, the Company
will
execute and deliver in lieu hereof a new Warrant of like tenor to the Holder;
provided, however, that in the case of mutilation, no indemnity shall be
required if this Warrant in identifiable form is surrendered to the Company
for
cancellation.
12. Office
of the Company.
As long as any of the Warrants remain outstanding, the Company shall maintain
an
office or agency (which may be the principal executive offices of the Company)
where the Warrants may be presented for exercise, registration of transfer,
division or combination as provided in this Warrant.
13. Financial
and Business Information.
13.1. Quarterly
Information.
The Company will deliver to the Holder, as soon as available and in any event
within 45 days after the end of each of the first three quarters of each
fiscal
year of the Company, one copy of an unaudited consolidated balance sheet
of the
Company and its subsidiaries as at the end of such quarter, and the related
unaudited consolidated statements of income, retained earnings and cash flow
of
the Company and its subsidiaries for such quarter and, in the case of the
second
and third quarters, for the portion of the fiscal year ending with such quarter,
setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the corresponding
periods in the previous fiscal year. Such financial statements shall be prepared
by the Company in accordance with GAAP and accompanied by the certification
of
the Company’s chief executive officer or chief financial officer that such
financial statements present fairly the consolidated financial position,
results
of operations and cash flow of the Company and its subsidiaries as at the
end of
such quarter and for such year-to-date period, as the case may be; provided,
however, that the Company shall have no obligation to deliver such quarterly
information under this Section 13.1 to the extent it is publicly available;
and
provided further, that if such information contains material non-public
information, the Company shall so notify the Holder prior to delivery thereof
and the Holder shall have the right to refuse delivery of such information.
13.2. Annual
Information.
The Company will deliver to the Holder as soon as available and in any event
within 90 days after the end of each fiscal year of the Company, one copy
of an
audited consolidated balance sheet of the Company and its subsidiaries as
at the
end of such year, and audited consolidated statements of income, retained
earnings and cash flow of the Company and its subsidiaries for such year;
setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the corresponding
periods in the previous fiscal year; all prepared in accordance with GAAP,
and
which audited financial statements shall be accompanied by an opinion thereon
of
the independent certified public accountants regularly retained by the Company,
or any other firm of independent certified public accountants of recognized
national standing selected by the Company; provided, however, that the Company
shall have no obligation to deliver such annual information under this Section
13.2 to the extent it is publicly available; and provided further, that if
such
information contains material non-public information, the Company shall so
notify the Holder prior to delivery thereof and the Holder shall have the
right
to refuse delivery of such information..
13.3. Filings.
The Company will file on or before the required date all regular or periodic
reports (pursuant to the Exchange Act) with the Commission and will deliver
to
Holder promptly upon their becoming available one copy of each report, notice
or
proxy statement sent by the Company to its stockholders generally.
14. Limitation
of Liability.
No provision hereof, in the absence of affirmative action by the Holder to
purchase shares of Common Stock, and no enumeration herein of the rights
or
privileges of the Holder hereof, shall give rise to any liability of the
Holder
for the purchase price of any Common Stock, whether such liability is asserted
by the Company or by creditors of the Company.
15. Miscellaneous.
15.1 Nonwaiver
and Expenses.
No course of dealing or any delay or failure to exercise any right hereunder
on
the part of the Holder shall operate as a waiver of such right or otherwise
prejudice Holder’s rights, powers or remedies. If the Company fails to make,
when due, any payments provided for hereunder, or fails to comply with any
other
provision of this Warrant, the Company shall pay to the Holder such amounts
as
shall be sufficient to cover any third party costs and expenses including,
but
not limited to, reasonable attorneys’ fees, including those of appellate
proceedings, incurred by the Holder in collecting any amounts due pursuant
hereto or in otherwise enforcing any of its rights, powers or remedies
hereunder.
15.2 Notice
Generally.
All notices, requests, demands or other communications provided for herein
shall
be in writing and shall be given in the manner and to the addresses set forth
in
the Purchase Agreement.
15.3 Successors
and Assigns.
Subject to compliance with the provisions of Section 3.1, this Warrant and
the
rights evidenced hereby shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon
the
successors of the Company and the successors and assigns of the 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.
15.4 Amendment.
This Warrant may be modified or amended or the provisions of this Warrant
waived
with the written consent of both the Company and the Holder.
15.5 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 modified to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity,
without invalidating the remainder of such provision or the remaining provisions
of this Warrant.
15.6 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.
15.7 Governing
Law.
This Warrant and the transactions contemplated hereby shall be deemed to
be
consummated in the State of New York and shall be governed by and interpreted
in
accordance with the local laws of the State of New York without regard to
the
provisions thereof relating to conflicts of laws. The Company hereby irrevocably
consents to the exclusive jurisdiction of the State and Federal courts located
in New York City, New York in connection with any action or proceeding arising
out of or relating to this Warrant. In any such litigation the Company agrees
that the service thereof may be made by certified or registered mail directed
to
the Company pursuant to Section 15.2.
[Signature
Page Follows]
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, NetSol Technologies, Inc. has caused this Warrant to be
executed by its duly authorized officer and attested by its
Secretary.
Dated:
June
15,
2006
NETSOL
TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
By:______________________________
Name:
Title:
Attest:
By:______________________________
Name:
Title:
EXHIBIT
A
SUBSCRIPTION
FORM
[To
be executed only upon exercise of Warrant]
NetSol
Technologies, Inc.
23901
Calabasas Road,
Suite
2072
Calabasas,
CA 91302
Attention:
General Counsel
Facsimile
No.: (818) 222-9197
This
undersigned hereby elects to exercise the right of purchase represented by
the
within Warrant (“Warrant”) for, and to purchase thereunder _______________
shares of Common Stock (“Warrant Shares”) provided for therein, and requests
that certificates for the Warrant Shares be issued as follows:
_______________________________
Name
_______________________________
Address
_______________________________
_______________________________
and,
if
the number of Warrant Shares shall not be all the Warrant Shares purchasable
upon exercise of the Warrant, that a new Warrant for the balance of the Warrant
Shares.
In
lieu
of delivering physical certificates representing the Warrant Shares purchasable
upon exercise of this Warrant, provided the Company's transfer agent is
participating in the Depository Trust Company ("DTC") Fast Automated Securities
Transfer ("FAST") program, upon request of the Holder, the Company shall
use its
best efforts to cause its transfer agent to electronically transmit the Warrant
Shares issuable upon conversion or exercise to the undersigned, by crediting
the
account of the undersigned's prime broker with DTC through its Deposit
Withdrawal Agent Commission ("DWAC") system.
To
the
extent the undersigned intends to sell the Warrant Shares issued to the
undersigned upon exercise of this Warrant pursuant to a Registration Statement
(as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement), the undersigned agrees
to
comply with all applicable prospectus delivery requirements under the Securities
Act with respect to such sale.
Dated:_______________________
|
Signature:______________________
|
________________________________
Name
(please print)
________________________________
Address
EXHIBIT
B
ASSIGNMENT
FORM
FOR
VALUE RECEIVED the undersigned registered owner of this Warrant for the purchase
of shares of common stock of NetSol Technologies, Inc. hereby sells, assigns
and
transfers unto the Assignee named below all of the rights of the undersigned
under this Warrant, with respect to the number of shares of common stock
set
forth below:
_______________________________________
_______________________________________
_______________________________________
(Name
and Address of Assignee)
_______________________________________
(Number
of Shares of Common Stock)
and
does hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint ____________ attorney-in-fact
to
register such transfer on the books of the Company, maintained for the purpose,
with full power of substitution in the premises.
Dated:_________________________________
______________________________________
(Print
Name and Title)
______________________________________
(Signature)
______________________________________
(Witness)
NOTICE:
The signature on this assignment must correspond with the name as written
upon
the face of the Warrant in every particular, without alteration or enlargement
or any change whatsoever.
INVESTOR
RIGHTS AGREEMENT
This
Investor Rights Agreement (this “Agreement”)
is
made and entered into as of June 15, 2006 among NetSol Technologies, Inc.,
a
Nevada corporation (the “Company”),
and
each of the purchasers executing this Agreement and listed on Schedule
1
attached
hereto (collectively, the “Purchasers”).
This
Agreement is being entered into pursuant to the Convertible Note and Warrant
Purchase Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, by and 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 shall have the meanings given
such
terms in the Purchase Agreement. As used in this Agreement, the following
terms
shall have the following meanings:
“Advice”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 3(m).
“Affiliate”
means,
with respect to any Person, any other Person that directly or indirectly
controls or is controlled by or under common control with such Person. For
the
purposes of this definition, “control,” when used with respect to any Person,
means the possession, direct or indirect, of the power to direct or cause
the
direction of the management and policies of such Person, whether through
the
ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise; and the terms of
“affiliated,” “controlling” and “controlled” have meanings correlative to the
foregoing.
“Blackout
Period”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 3(n).
“Board”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 3(n).
“Business
Day”
means
any day except Saturday, Sunday and any day which shall be a legal holiday
or a
day on which banking institutions in the State of New York generally are
authorized or required by law or other government actions to close.
“Commission”
means
the Securities and Exchange Commission.
“Common
Stock”
means
the Company's Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share.
“Effectiveness
Period”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 2.
“Event”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 8(e).
“Exchange
Act”
means
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
“Filing
Deadline”
means
the eighth (8th)
business day following the Shareholders Meeting (as defined in the Purchase
Agreement).
“Holder”
or
“Holders”
means
the holder or holders, as the case may be, from time to time of Registrable
Securities, including without limitation the Purchasers and their assignees.
“Indemnified
Party”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 5(c).
“Indemnifying
Party”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 5(c).
“Losses”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 5(a).
“Person”
means
an individual or a corporation, partnership, trust, incorporated or
unincorporated association, joint venture, limited liability company, joint
stock company, government (or an agency or political subdivision thereof)
or
other entity of any kind.
“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.
“Prospectus”
means
the prospectus included in any 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 such Registration Statement,
and all other amendments and supplements to the Prospectus, including
post-effective amendments, and all material incorporated by reference in
such
Prospectus.
“Registrable
Securities”
means
(a) the Conversion Shares and the Warrant Shares (without regard to any
limitations on beneficial ownership or issuance contained in the Certificate
of
Designation or Warrants) or other securities issued or issuable to each
Purchaser or its transferee or designee (i) upon conversion or exchange of
the
Notes or Preferred Stock and/or as dividends or interest on the Preferred
Stock
or Notes (including without limitation any and all shares of Common Stock
issued
upon purchase of any Preferred Stock or Notes by the Company) and/or upon
exercise of the Warrants, or (ii) upon any distribution with respect to,
any
exchange for or any replacement of such Notes, Preferred Stock or Warrants
or
(iii) upon any conversion, exercise or exchange of any securities issued
in
connection with any such distribution, exchange or replacement; (b) securities
issued or issuable upon any stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization
or
similar event with respect to the foregoing; and (c) any other security issued
as a dividend or other distribution with respect to, in exchange for, in
replacement or redemption of, or in reduction of the liquidation value of,
any
of the securities referred to in the preceding clauses; provided, however,
that
such securities shall cease to be Registrable Securities when such securities
have been sold to or through a broker or dealer or underwriter in a public
distribution or a public securities transaction or when such securities may
be
sold without any restriction pursuant to Rule 144(k) as determined by the
counsel to the Company pursuant to a written opinion letter, addressed to
the
Company's transfer agent to such effect as described in Section 2 of this
Agreement.
“Registration
Statement”
means
the registration statements and any additional registration statements
contemplated by Section 2, 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 in such registration statement.
“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.
“Rule
158”
means
Rule 158 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.
“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 effect
as such
Rule.
“Securities
Act”
means
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
“Special
Counsel”
means
Peter J. Weisman, P.C.
“Warrant
Shares”
means
the shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of the warrants issued
or
to be issued to the Purchasers or their assignees or designees in connection
with the offering consummated under the Purchase Agreement.
2. Registration.
As soon
as possible following the Shareholders Meeting (but not later than the Filing
Deadline, and not prior to the Shareholder Meeting), the Company shall prepare
and file with the Commission a “shelf” Registration Statement covering all
Registrable Securities for a secondary or resale offering to be made on a
continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415. The Registration Statement shall be
on
Form S-3 (or if such form is not available to the Company on another form
appropriate for such registration in accordance herewith). The Company shall
cause the Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities
Act not later than one hundred twenty (120) days after the Closing, shall
file
with the Commission a request for acceleration of effectiveness in accordance
with Rule 461 promulgated under the Securities Act within five (5) Business
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 be subject to further review, and shall keep such Registration Statement
continuously effective under the Securities Act until such date as is the
earlier of (x) the date when all Registrable Securities covered by such
Registration Statement have been sold or (y) the date on which all Registrable
Securities may be sold without any restriction pursuant to Rule 144(k) as
determined by the counsel to the Company pursuant to a written opinion letter,
addressed to the Company's transfer agent to such effect (the “Effectiveness
Period”).
Upon
the initial filing thereof and upon the filing of any pre-effective amendment
thereto, the Registration Statement shall cover at least 150% of the shares
of
Common Stock for issuance upon the conversion of the Preferred Stock or Notes,
as the case may be, and 100% of the shares of Common Stock for issuance upon
the
exercise of the Warrants (without regard to any issuance or beneficial ownership
limitations). Such Registration Statement also shall cover, to the extent
allowable under the Securities Act and the Rules promulgated thereunder
(including Securities Act Rule 416), such indeterminate number of additional
shares of Common Stock resulting from stock splits, stock dividends or similar
transactions with respect to the Registrable Securities. If Shareholder Approval
is obtained at the Shareholders Meeting, the Registration Statement shall
cover
the Conversion Shares underlying the Preferred Stock, otherwise it shall
cover
the Conversion Shares underlying the Notes.
3. Registration
Procedures.
In
connection with the Company's registration obligations hereunder, the Company
shall:
(a) Prepare
and file with the Commission on or prior to the Filing Deadline, a Registration
Statement on Form S-3 (or if such form is not available to the Company on
another form appropriate for such registration in accordance herewith) (which
shall include a Plan of Distribution substantially in the form of Exhibit
A
attached
hereto), and cause the Registration Statement to become effective and remain
effective as provided herein; provided, however, that not less than three
(3)
Business Days prior to the filing of the Registration Statement or any related
Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto, the Company shall (i)
furnish
to the Special Counsel, copies of all such documents proposed to be filed,
which
documents (other than those incorporated by reference) will be subject to
the
review of such Special Counsel, and (ii) at the request of any Holder 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
counsel to such Holders, 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 or the Special
Counsel shall reasonably object in writing within three (3) Business Days
after
their receipt thereof, unless counsel to the Company determines in writing
that
such objection is without merit.
(b) (i)
Prepare and file with the Commission such amendments, including post-effective
amendments, to the Registration Statement as may be necessary to keep the
Registration Statement continuously effective as to the applicable Registrable
Securities for the Effectiveness Period and to the extent any Registrable
Securities are not included in such Registration Statement for reasons other
than the failure of the Holder to comply with Section 3(m) hereof, shall
prepare
and file with the Commission such additional Registration Statements in order
to
register for resale under the Securities Act all Registrable Securities;
(ii)
cause the related Prospectus to be amended or supplemented by any required
Prospectus supplement, and as so supplemented or amended to be filed pursuant
to
Rule 424 (or any similar provisions then in force) promulgated under the
Securities Act; (iii) respond as promptly as possible, and in no event later
than 10 Business Days, to any comments received from the Commission with
respect
to the Registration Statement or any amendment thereto and as promptly as
possible provide the Holders true and complete copies of all correspondence
from
and to the Commission relating to the 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 the
Registration Statement during the applicable period in accordance with the
intended methods of disposition by the Holders thereof set forth in the
Registration Statement as so amended or in such Prospectus as so
supplemented.
(c) Notify
the Holders of Registrable Securities to be sold and the Special Counsel
as
promptly as possible (A) when a Prospectus or any Prospectus supplement or
post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement is proposed to be
filed
(but in no event in the case of this subparagraph (A), less than three (3)
Business Days prior to date of such filing); (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;
and
(C) with respect to the Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment,
when the same has become effective (which notice shall be delivered to the
Purchasers and Special Counsel on the same day as such effectiveness), and
after
the effectiveness thereof: (i) of any request by the Commission or any other
Federal or state governmental authority for amendments or supplements to
the
Registration Statement or Prospectus or for additional information; (ii)
of the
issuance by the Commission of any stop order suspending the effectiveness
of the
Registration Statement covering any or all of the Registrable Securities
or the
initiation of any Proceedings for that purpose; (iii) 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; and (iv) if the financial statements included in the Registration
Statement become ineligible for inclusion therein or of the occurrence of
any
event that makes any statement made in the 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 the
Registration Statement, Prospectus or other documents so that, in the case
of
the Registration Statement or the Prospectus, as the case may be, it will
not
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 the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
Without limitation to any remedies to which the Holders may be entitled under
this Agreement, if any of the events described in clauses (i) through (iv)
of
Section 3(c)(C) occurs, the Company shall use its best efforts to respond
to and
correct the event.
(d) Use
its best efforts to avoid the issuance of, or, if issued, use best efforts
to
obtain the withdrawal of, (i) any order suspending the effectiveness of the
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.
(e) If
requested by any Holder of Registrable Securities, (i) promptly incorporate
in a
Prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement
such information as the Company reasonably agrees should be included therein
and
(ii) make all required filings of such Prospectus supplement or such
post-effective amendment as soon as practicable after the Company has received
notification of the matters to be incorporated in such Prospectus supplement
or
post-effective amendment; provided, however, that the Company shall not be
required to take any action pursuant to this Section 3(e) that would, in
the
written opinion of counsel for the Company (addressed to the Special Counsel),
violate applicable law.
(f) Furnish
to each Holder and the Special Counsel, without charge, at least one conformed
copy of each Registration Statement and each amendment thereto, including
financial statements and schedules, and all exhibits to the extent requested
by
such Person (including those previously furnished or incorporated by reference)
promptly after the filing of such documents with the Commission.
(g) Promptly
deliver to each Holder and the Special Counsel, 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; and
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.
(h) Prior
to any public offering of Registrable Securities, use its best efforts to
register or qualify or cooperate with the selling Holders and the Special
Counsel in connection with the registration or qualification (or exemption
from
such registration or qualification) of such Registrable Securities for offer
and
sale under the securities or Blue Sky laws of such jurisdictions 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 and to do any and all other acts or things necessary or advisable
to
enable the disposition in such jurisdictions of the Registrable Securities
covered by a Registration Statement; provided, however, that the Company
shall
not be required to qualify generally to do business in any jurisdiction where
it
is not then so qualified or to take any action that would subject it to general
service of process in any jurisdiction where it is not then so subject or
subject the Company to any material tax in any such jurisdiction where it
is not
then so subject.
(i) Cooperate
with the Holders to facilitate the timely preparation and delivery of
certificates representing Registrable Securities to be sold pursuant to a
Registration Statement, which certificates shall be free, to the extent
permitted by applicable law and 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 Holder may request at least two (2) Business
Days prior to any sale of Registrable Securities. In connection therewith,
the
Company shall promptly after the effectiveness of the Registration Statement
(but no later than one day thereafter) cause an opinion of counsel to be
delivered to and maintained with its transfer agent, together with any other
authorizations, certificates and directions required by the transfer agent,
which authorize and direct the transfer agent to issue such Registrable
Securities without legend upon sale by the Holder of such shares of Registrable
Securities under the Registration Statement.
(j) Upon
the occurrence of any event contemplated by Section 3(c)(C)(iii) or (iv),
as
promptly as possible, prepare a supplement or amendment, including a
post-effective amendment, to the 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 the 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 the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
(k) Cause
all Registrable Securities relating to such Registration Statement to be
listed
on the New York Stock Exchange, the American Stock Exchange or the Nasdaq
Stock
Market.
(l) Comply
in all material respects with all applicable rules and regulations of the
Commission and make generally available to its security holders earnings
statements satisfying the provisions of Section 11(a) of the Securities Act
and
Rule 158 not later than 45 days after the end of any 3-month period (or 90
days
after the end of any 12-month period if such period is a fiscal year) commencing
on the first day of the first fiscal quarter of the Company after the effective
date of the Registration Statement, which statement shall conform to the
requirements of Rule 158.
(m) Request
each selling Holder to furnish to the Company information regarding such
Holder
and the distribution of such Registrable Securities as is required by law
or the
Commission to be disclosed in the Registration Statement, and the Company
may
exclude from such registration the Registrable Securities of any such Holder
who
fails (i) to furnish such information or (ii) to agree to furnish, upon request,
such additional information regarding such Holder as may later be required
by
law to be disclosed, in each case, within a reasonable time prior to the
filing
of each Registration Statement, supplemented Prospectus and/or amended
Registration Statement.
If
the
Registration Statement refers to any Holder by name or otherwise as the holder
of any securities of the Company, then such Holder shall have the right to
require (if such reference to such Holder by name or otherwise is not required
by the Securities Act or any similar federal statute then in force) the deletion
of the reference to such Holder in any amendment or supplement to the
Registration Statement filed or prepared subsequent to the time that such
reference ceases to be required.
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 Section 3(c)(i), 3(c)(ii), 3(c)(iii), 3(c)(iv) or 3(n), such
Holder
will forthwith discontinue disposition of such Registrable Securities under
the
Registration Statement until such Holder's receipt of the copies of the
supplemented Prospectus and/or amended Registration Statement contemplated
by
Section 3(j), 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.
(n) If
(i) there is material non-public information regarding the Company which
the
Company's Board of Directors (the “Board”)
reasonably determines not to be in the Company's best interest to disclose
and
which the Company is not otherwise required to disclose, or (ii) there is
a
significant business opportunity (including, but not limited to, the acquisition
or disposition of assets (other than in the ordinary course of business)
or any
merger, consolidation, tender offer or other similar transaction) available
to
the Company which the Board reasonably determines not to be in the Company's
best interest to disclose and which the Company would be required to disclose
under the Registration Statement, then the Company may postpone or suspend
filing or effectiveness of a registration statement for a period not to exceed
20 consecutive days, provided that the Company may not postpone or suspend
its
obligation under this Section 3(n) for more than 30 days in the aggregate
during
any 12 month period (each, a “Blackout
Period”).
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 the Registration
Statement is filed or becomes effective and 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 each
other securities exchange, quotation system or market on which Registrable
Securities are required hereunder to be listed, (B) with respect to filings
required to be made with the Commission, and (C) in compliance with state
securities or Blue Sky laws (including, without limitation, fees and
disbursements of Special Counsel in connection with Blue Sky qualifications
of
the Registrable Securities and determination of the eligibility of the
Registrable Securities for investment under the laws of such jurisdictions
as
the Holders of a majority of Registrable Securities may designate)), (ii)
printing expenses (including, without limitation, expenses of printing
certificates for Registrable Securities and of printing or photocopying
prospectuses), (iii) messenger, telephone and delivery expenses, (iv) Securities
Act liability insurance, if the Company so desires such insurance, (v) fees
and
expenses of all other Persons retained by the Company in connection with
the
consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including,
without limitation, the Company's independent public accountants (including,
in
the case of an underwritten offering, the expenses of any comfort letters
or
costs associated with the delivery by independent public accountants of a
comfort letter or comfort letters) and legal counsel, and (vi) fees and expenses
of the Special Counsel in connection with any Registration Statement hereunder.
In addition, the Company shall be responsible for all of its internal expenses
incurred in connection with the consummation of 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, the fees and expenses incurred in connection with the listing
of the Registrable Securities on any securities exchange as required
hereunder.
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, brokers (including
brokers who offer and sell Registrable Securities as principal as a result
of a
pledge or any failure to perform under a margin call of Common Stock),
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 or incorporated by reference in the 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 amendment or supplement thereto, in the
light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading, except
to
the extent, but only to the extent, that (i) such untrue statements or omissions
are based solely upon information regarding such Holder furnished in writing
to
the Company by such Holder expressly for use therein, which information was
reasonably relied on by the Company for use therein or to the extent that
such
information relates to (x) such Holder 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 (y) such Holder's proposed method of distribution of Registrable Securities
as set forth in Exhibit A (or as such Holder otherwise informs the Company
in
writing); or (ii) in the case of an occurrence of an event of the type described
in Section 3(c)(ii), 3(c)(iii), 3(c)(iv) or 3(n), the use by a Holder of
an
outdated or defective Prospectus after the delivery to the Holder of written
notice from the Company that the Prospectus is outdated or defective and
prior
to the receipt by such Holder of the Advice contemplated in Section 3(m).
The
Company shall notify the Holders promptly of the institution, threat or
assertion of any Proceeding of which the Company is aware in connection with
the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Such indemnity shall remain
in full
force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of
an
Indemnified Party (as defined in Section 5(c) to this Agreement) and shall
survive the transfer of the Registrable Securities by the Holders.
(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 and employees
of
such controlling Persons, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law,
from and against all Losses, as incurred, arising solely out of or based
solely
upon any untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Registration
Statement, any Prospectus, or any form of prospectus, or in any amendment
or
supplement thereto, or arising solely out of or based solely upon any 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 the light of the circumstances under which they were
made) not misleading, to the extent, but only to the extent, that (i) such
untrue statement or omission is contained in or omitted from any information
so
furnished in writing by such Holder to the Company specifically for inclusion
in
the Registration Statement or such Prospectus and that such information was
reasonably relied upon by the Company for use in the Registration Statement,
such Prospectus, or in any amendment or supplement thereto, or to the extent
that such information relates to (x) such Holder 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 (y) such Holder's proposed method of distribution of
Registrable Securities as set forth in Exhibit A (or as such Holder otherwise
informs the Company in writing) or (ii) in the case of an occurrence of an
event
of the type described in Section 3(c)(ii), 3(c)(iii), 3(c)(iv) or 3(n), the
use
by a Holder of an outdated or defective Prospectus after the delivery to
the
Holder of written notice from the Company that the Prospectus is outdated
or
defective and prior to the receipt by such Holder of the Advice contemplated
in
Section 3(m); provided, however, that the indemnity agreement contained in
this
Section 5(b) shall not apply to amounts paid in settlement of any Losses
if such
settlement is effected without the prior written consent of the Holder, which
consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary contained herein, the Holder shall be liable under this Section
5(b)
for only that amount as does not exceed the net proceeds to such Holder as
a
result of the sale of Registrable Securities pursuant to such Registration
Statement.
(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 promptly shall 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 reasonable 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
it
shall be finally determined by a court of competent jurisdiction (which
determination is not subject to appeal or further review) that such failure
shall have proximately and materially adversely 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 in writing (with a copy to the Indemnifying Party) that a 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 such counsel
shall be at the reasonable expense of the Indemnifying Party). The Indemnifying
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 and does not impose any monetary
or other obligation or restriction on the Indemnified Party.
All
reasonable 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
(10)
Business Days of written notice thereof to the Indemnifying Party, which
notice
shall be delivered no more frequently than on a monthly basis (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 because of a failure or refusal of a governmental authority
to
enforce such indemnification in accordance with its terms (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. Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary contained herein, the Holder shall be required to contribute under
this
Section 5(d) for only that amount as does not exceed the net proceeds to
such
Holder as a result of the sale of Registrable Securities pursuant to such
Registration Statement.
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. No Person
guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f)
of
the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any Person who
was
not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation.
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. The indemnity and contribution agreements herein are in addition
to and
not in diminution or limitation of any indemnification provisions under the
Purchase Agreement.
6. Rule
144.
As
long
as any Holder owns any Notes, Preferred Stock, Conversion Shares, Warrants
or
Warrant Shares, 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 Section
13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act. As long as any Holder owns any Notes,
Preferred Stock, Conversion Shares, Warrants or Warrant Shares, if the Company
is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the
Exchange Act, it will prepare and furnish to the Holders and make publicly
available in accordance with Rule 144(c) promulgated under the Securities
Act
annual and quarterly financial statements, together with a discussion and
analysis of such financial statements in form and substance substantially
similar to those that would otherwise be required to be included in reports
required by Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, as well as any other
information required thereby, in the time period that such filings would
have
been required to have been made under the Exchange Act. The Company further
covenants that it will take such further action as any Holder may reasonably
request, all to the extent required from time to time to enable such Person
to
sell Conversion Shares and Warrant Shares without registration under the
Securities Act within the limitation of the exemptions provided by Rule 144
promulgated under the Securities Act, including compliance with the provisions
of the Purchase Agreement relating to the transfer of the Conversion Shares and
Warrant Shares. Upon the request of any Holder, the Company shall deliver
to
such Holder a written certification of a duly authorized officer as to whether
it has complied with such requirements.
7. Covenants
of Purchasers.
In
connection with the Registration Statement, each of the Purchasers covenants
as
follows:
(a)
Unless and until such Purchaser has provided written notice to the Company
to
the contrary, all sales of Registrable Securities by such Purchaser shall
be
made without payment of underwriting discounts or commissions except for
the
usual and customary commission paid to brokers or dealers.
(b)
Such
Purchaser shall advise the Company of any arrangement with a broker or dealer
for the sale of such Purchaser’s Registrable Securities through a block trade,
special offering, exchange or secondary distribution or a principal purchase
by
a broker or dealer, and the details of such transaction.
(c)
Such
Purchaser shall comply with all prospectus delivery requirements with respect
to
sales of the Registrable Securities to the extent required by the Securities
Act
and other applicable law.
(d)
Such
Purchaser shall report to the Company, upon written request of the Company,
whether all Registrable Securities held by such Purchaser have been sold
or
otherwise transferred.
8. Miscellaneous.
(a) Remedies.
In the
event of a breach by the Company or by a Holder, of any of their obligations
under this Agreement, each Holder or the Company, as the case may be, in
addition to being entitled to exercise all rights granted by law and under
this
Agreement, including recovery of damages, will be entitled to specific
performance of its rights under this Agreement. The Company and each Holder
agree that monetary damages would not provide adequate compensation for any
losses incurred by reason of a breach by it of any of the provisions of this
Agreement and hereby further agrees that, in the event of any action for
specific performance in respect of such breach, it shall waive the defense
that
a remedy at law would be adequate.
(b) No
Inconsistent Agreements.
Except
as otherwise disclosed in the Purchase Agreement, neither the Company nor
any of
its subsidiaries is a party to an agreement currently in effect, 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 is inconsistent
with the rights granted to the Holders in this Agreement or otherwise conflicts
with the provisions hereof. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing,
without the written consent of the Holders of a majority of the then outstanding
Registrable Securities, the Company shall not grant to any Person the right
to
request the Company to register any securities of the Company under the
Securities Act unless the rights so granted are subject in all respects to
the
prior rights in full of the Holders set forth herein, and are not otherwise
in
conflict with the provisions of this Agreement.
(c) Notice
of Effectiveness.
Within
two (2) Business Days after the Registration Statement which includes the
Registrable Securities is ordered effective by the Commission, the Company
shall
deliver, and shall cause legal counsel for the Company to deliver, to the
transfer agent for such Registrable Securities (with copies to the Holders
whose
Registrable Securities are included in such Registration Statement) confirmation
that the Registration Statement has been declared effective by the Commission
in
form and substance reasonably acceptable to the holders of Registrable
Securities.
(d) Piggy-Back
Registrations.
If at
any time when there is not an effective Registration Statement covering all
of
the Registrable Securities, 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 its 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, the Company shall send to each Holder of Registrable Securities
written notice of such determination and, if within seven (7) Business Days
after receipt of such notice, any such Holder shall so request in writing
(which
request shall specify the Registrable Securities intended to be disposed
of by
the Holder), the Company will cause the registration under the Securities
Act of
all Registrable Securities which the Company has been so requested to register
by the Holder, to the extent required to permit the disposition of the
Registrable Securities so to be registered, provided that if at any time
after
giving written notice of its intention to register any securities and prior
to
the effective date of the registration statement filed in connection with
such
registration, the Company shall determine for any reason not to register
or to
delay registration of such securities, the Company may, at its election,
give
written notice of such determination to such Holder and, thereupon, (i) in
the
case of a determination not to register, shall be relieved of its obligation
to
register any Registrable Securities in connection with such registration
(but
not from its obligation to pay expenses in accordance with Section 4 hereof),
and (ii) in the case of a determination to delay registering, shall be permitted
to delay registering any Registrable Securities being registered pursuant
to
this Section 8(d) for the same period as the delay in registering such other
securities. The Company shall include in such registration statement all
or any
part of such Registrable Securities such Holder requests to be registered;
provided, however, that the Company shall not be required to register any
Registrable Securities pursuant to this Section 8(d) that are eligible for
sale
pursuant to Rule 144(k) of the Securities Act. In the case of an underwritten
public offering, if the managing underwriter(s) or underwriter(s) should
reasonably object to the inclusion of the Registrable Securities in such
registration statement, then if the Company after consultation with the managing
underwriter should reasonably determine that the inclusion of such Registrable
Securities, would materially adversely affect the offering contemplated in
such
registration statement, and based on such determination recommends inclusion
in
such registration statement of fewer or none of the Registrable Securities
of
the Holders, then (x) the number of Registrable Securities of the Holders
included in such registration statement shall be reduced pro-rata among such
Holders (based upon the number of Registrable Securities requested to be
included in the registration), if the Company after consultation with the
underwriter(s) recommends the inclusion of fewer Registrable Securities,
or (y)
none of the Registrable Securities of the Holders shall be included in such
registration statement, if the Company after consultation with the
underwriter(s) recommends the inclusion of none of such Registrable Securities;
provided, however, that if securities are being offered for the account of
other
persons or entities as well as the Company, such reduction shall not represent
a
greater fraction of the number of Registrable Securities intended to be offered
by the Holders than the fraction of similar reductions imposed on such other
persons or entities (other than the Company).
(e) Failure
to File Registration Statement and Other Events.
The
Company and the Holders agree that the Holders will suffer damages if the
Registration Statement is not filed on or prior to the Filing Deadline and
maintained in the manner contemplated herein during the Effectiveness Period.
The Company and the Holders further agree that it would not be feasible to
ascertain the extent of such damages with precision. Accordingly, if (i)
the
Registration Statement is not filed on or prior to the Filing Deadline, 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
(5)
Business 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) the Registration
Statement is not declared effective by the Commission as to all Registrable
Securities within one-hundred twenty (120) days after the Closing Date, or
(iv)
the Registration Statement is filed with and declared effective by the
Commission but thereafter ceases to be effective as to all Registrable
Securities at any time prior to the expiration of the Effectiveness Period,
without being succeeded promptly by a subsequent Registration Statement filed
with the Commission, except as otherwise permitted by this Agreement, including
pursuant to Section 3(n), or (v) trading in the Common Stock shall be suspended
or if the Common Stock is delisted from any securities exchange, quotation
system or market on which Registrable Securities are required hereunder to
be
listed (each an “Exchange”),
without immediately being listed on any other Exchange, for any reason for
more
than one (1) Business Day, other than pursuant to Section 3(n), or (vi) the
conversion or redemption rights of the Holders, or the exercise rights of
the
Holders under the Warrants, are suspended for any reason without the consent
of
the particular Holder other than as set forth in the Certificate of Designation,
or (vii) the Company has breached Section 3(n) of this Agreement (any such
failure or breach being referred to as an “Event”),
the
Company shall pay in cash as liquidated damages for such failure and not
as a
penalty to each Holder an amount equal to one percent (1%) of such Holder's
Purchase Price paid by such Holder pursuant to the Purchase Agreement for
the
initial thirty (30) day period until the applicable Event has been cured
or
until the Notes or Preferred Stock, as the case may be, have been redeemed
(whichever is earlier), which shall be pro rated for such periods less than
thirty (30) days, and one percent (1%) of such Holder's Purchase Price paid
by
such Holder pursuant to the Purchase Agreement for each subsequent thirty
(30)
day period until the applicable Event has been cured which shall be pro rated
for such periods less than thirty days (the “Periodic
Amount”).
Payments to be made pursuant to this Section 8(e) shall be due and payable
immediately upon demand in immediately available cash funds. The parties
agree
that the Periodic Amount represents a reasonable estimate on the part of
the
parties, as of the date of this Agreement, of the amount of damages that
may be
incurred by the Holders if the Registration Statement is not filed on or
prior
to Filing Deadline and maintained in the manner contemplated herein during
the
Effectiveness Period or if any other Event as described herein has occurred.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall remain obligated to cure
the
breach or correct the condition that caused the Event, and the Holder shall
have
the right to take any action necessary or desirable to enforce such obligation.
(f) Specific
Enforcement, Consent to Jurisdiction.
(i) The
Company and the Holders acknowledge and agree that irreparable damage would
occur in the event that any of the provisions of this Agreement were not
performed in accordance with their specific terms or were otherwise breached.
It
is accordingly agreed that the parties shall be entitled to an injunction
or
injunctions to prevent or cure breaches of the provisions of this Agreement
and
to enforce specifically the terms and provisions hereof, this being in addition
to any other remedy to which any of them may be entitled by law or
equity.
(ii) Each
of the Company and the Holders (i) hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive
jurisdiction of the state and federal courts located in New York City, New
York
for the purposes of any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating
to
this Agreement and (ii) hereby waives, and agrees not to assert in any such
suit, action or proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to
the
jurisdiction of such court, that the suit, action or proceeding is brought
in an
inconvenient forum or that the venue of the suit, action or proceeding is
improper. Each of the Company and the Holders 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 in this Section 8(f) shall affect or limit any right to
serve
process in any other manner permitted by law.
(g) 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 the Holders of at least 75% of the 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 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.
(h) 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 earlier of (i) the date of transmission, if such notice or communication
is delivered via facsimile at the facsimile telephone number specified for
notice prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on a Business Day, (ii) the
next
Business 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 Business Day or later than 5:00 p.m., New York City time,
on
any date and earlier than 11:59 p.m., New York City time, on such date, (iii)
the Business Day following the date of mailing, if sent by nationally recognized
overnight courier service such as Federal Express or (iv) actual receipt
by the
party to whom such notice is required to be given. The addresses for such
communications shall be with respect to each Holder at its address set forth
under its name on Schedule
1
attached
hereto, or with respect to the Company, addressed to:
Netsol
Technologies, Inc.
23901
Calabasas Road,
Suite
2072
Calabasas,
CA 91302
Attention:
General Counsel
Facsimile
No.: (818) 222-9197
or
to
such other address or addresses or facsimile number or numbers as any such
party
may most recently have designated in writing to the other parties hereto
by such
notice. Copies of notices to any Holder shall be sent to the addresses, if
any,
listed on Schedule
1
attached
hereto.
(i) Successors
and Assigns.
This
Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties and
their successors and permitted assigns and shall inure to the benefit of
each
Holder and its successors and assigns; provided, that the Company may not
assign
this Agreement or any of its rights or obligations hereunder without the
prior
written consent of each Holder; and provided, further, that each Holder may
assign its rights hereunder in the manner and to the Persons as permitted
under
the Purchase Agreement.
(j) Assignment
of Registration Rights.
The
rights of each Holder hereunder, including the right to have the Company
register for resale Registrable Securities in accordance with the terms of
this
Agreement, shall be automatically assignable by each Holder to any transferee
of
such Holder of all or a portion of the Notes, Preferred Stock, the Warrants
or
the Registrable Securities if: (i) the Holder agrees in writing with the
transferee or assignee to assign such rights, and a copy of such agreement
is
furnished to the Company within a reasonable time after such assignment,
(ii)
the Company is, within a reasonable time after such transfer or assignment,
furnished with written notice of (a) the name and address of such transferee
or
assignee, and (b) the securities with respect to which such registration
rights
are being transferred or assigned, (iii) following such transfer or assignment
the further disposition of such securities by the transferee or assignees
is
restricted under the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws,
(iv)
at or before the time the Company receives the written notice contemplated
by
clause (ii) of this Section 8(j), the transferee or assignee agrees in writing
with the Company to be bound by all of the provisions of this Agreement,
and (v)
such transfer shall have been made in accordance with the applicable
requirements of the Purchase Agreement. The rights to assignment shall apply
to
the Holders (and to subsequent) successors and assigns.
The
Company may require, as a condition of allowing such assignment in connection
with a transfer of Notes, Preferred Stock, Warrants or Registrable Securities
(i) that the Holder or transferee of all or a portion of the Notes, Preferred
Stock, the Warrants or the Registrable Securities as the case may be, furnish
to
the Company a written opinion of counsel that is reasonably acceptable to
the
Company to the effect that such transfer may be made without registration
under
the Securities Act, (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.
(k) Counterparts;
Facsimile.
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 electronic image or 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
electronic image or facsimile signature were the original thereof.
(l) Governing
Law.
This
Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws
of the
State of New York, without regard to principles of conflicts of law
thereof.
(m) Cumulative
Remedies.
The
remedies provided herein are cumulative and not exclusive of any remedies
provided by law.
(n) 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 in any
respect, 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.
(o) Headings.
The
headings herein are for convenience only, do not constitute a part of this
Agreement and shall not be deemed to limit or affect any of the provisions
hereof.
(p) Registrable
Securities Held by the Company and its Affiliates.
Whenever the consent or approval of Holders of a specified percentage of
Registrable Securities is required hereunder, Registrable Securities held
by the
Company or its Affiliates (other than any Holder or transferees or successors
or
assigns thereof if such Holder is deemed to be an Affiliate solely by reason
of
its holdings of such Registrable Securities) shall not be counted in determining
whether such consent or approval was given by the Holders of such required
percentage.
(q) Obligations
of Purchasers.
The
Company acknowledges that the obligations of each Purchaser under this
Agreement, 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 this Agreement. The decision
of
each Purchaser to enter into to this Agreement has been made by such Purchaser
independently of any other Purchaser. The Company further acknowledges that
nothing contained in this Agreement, and no action taken by any Purchaser
pursuant hereto, 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 hereby.
Each
Purchaser shall be entitled to independently 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.
Each
Purchaser acknowledges and agrees that it has been represented by its own
separate legal counsel in their review and negotiation of this Agreement
and
with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby. For reasons of
administrative convenience only, this Agreement has been prepared by Special
Counsel (counsel for The Tail Wind Fund Ltd. (“TWF”))
and
the Special Counsel will perform certain duties under this Agreement. Such
counsel does not represent all of the Purchasers but only TWF. The Company
has
elected to provide all Purchasers with the same terms and Agreement for the
convenience of the Company and not because it was required or requested to
do so
by the Purchasers. The Company acknowledges that such procedure with respect
to
this Agreement in no way creates a presumption that the Purchasers are in
any
way acting in concert or as a group with respect to this Agreement or the
transactions contemplated hereby or thereby.
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page follows]
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Investor Rights Agreement
to be duly executed by their respective authorized persons as of the date
first
indicated above.
COMPANY:
NETSOL
TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
By:______________________________
Name:
Title:
PURCHASER:
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Exact Name:_________________________________
By:_____________________________________________
Name:
Title:
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SCHEDULE
1
PURCHASERS
Name
and Address
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Copy
of Notice to:
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The
Tail Wind Fund Ltd.
c/o
Tail Wind Advisory & Management Ltd.
77
Long Acre
London
WC2E 9LB, UK
Fax:
011-44-207-420-3803
Email:
dcrook@tailwindam.com
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Peter
J. Weisman, P.C.
335
Madison Avenue
Suite
1702
New
York, NY 10017
Fax:
212-317-8666
Email:
pweisman@pweisman.com
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Solomon
Strategic Holdings, Inc.
c/o
Andrew P. MacKellar
Greenlands
The
Red Gap
Castletown
IM9 1HB
British
Isles
Fax:
+011 (44) 1624 824191
Email:
mackellar_twi@manx.net
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Peter
J. Weisman, P.C.
335
Madison Avenue
Suite
1702
New
York, NY 10017
Fax:
212-317-8666
Email:
pweisman@pweisman.com
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EXHIBIT
A
PLAN
OF
DISTRIBUTION
We
are
registering the shares of common stock on behalf of the selling security
holders. Sales of shares may be made by selling security holders, including
their respective donees, transferees, pledgees or other successors-in-interest
directly to purchasers or to or through underwriters, broker-dealers or through
agents. Sales may be made from time to time on the Nasdaq Capital Market,
any
other exchange or market upon which our shares may trade in the future, in
the
over-the-counter market or otherwise, at market prices prevailing at the
time of
sale, at prices related to market prices, or at negotiated or fixed prices.
The
shares may be sold by one or more of, or a combination of, the
following:
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a
block trade in which the broker-dealer so engaged will attempt
to sell the
shares as agent but may position and resell a portion of the block
as
principal to facilitate the transaction (including crosses in which
the
same broker acts as agent for both sides of the
transaction);
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purchases
by a broker-dealer as principal and resale by such broker-dealer,
including resales for its account, pursuant to this
prospectus;
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ordinary
brokerage transactions and transactions in which the broker solicits
purchases;
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through
options, swaps or derivatives;
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in
privately negotiated transactions;
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in
making short sales entered into after the date of this prospectus
or in
transactions to cover such short sales; and
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put
or call option transactions relating to the shares.
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The
selling security holders may effect these transactions by selling shares
directly to purchasers or to or through broker-dealers, which may act as
agents
or principals. These broker-dealers may receive compensation in the form
of
discounts, concessions or commissions from the selling security holders and/or
the purchasers of shares for whom such broker-dealers may act as agents or
to
whom they sell as principals, or both (which compensation as to a particular
broker-dealer might be in excess of customary commissions). The selling security
holders have advised us that they have not entered into any agreements,
understandings or arrangements with any underwriters or broker-dealers regarding
the sale of their securities.
The
selling security holders may enter into hedging transactions with broker-dealers
or other financial institutions. In connection with those transactions, the
broker-dealers or other financial institutions may engage in short sales
of the
shares or of securities convertible into or exchangeable for the shares in
the
course of hedging positions they assume with the selling security holders.
The
selling security holders may also enter into options or other transactions
with
broker-dealers or other financial institutions which require the delivery
of
shares offered by this prospectus to those broker-dealers or other financial
institutions. The broker-dealer or other financial institution may then resell
the shares pursuant to this prospectus (as amended or supplemented, if required
by applicable law, to reflect those transactions).
The
selling security holders and any broker-dealers that act in connection with
the
sale of shares may be deemed to be “underwriters” within the meaning of Section
2(11) of the Securities Act of 1933, and any commissions received by
broker-dealers or any profit on the resale of the shares sold by them while
acting as principals may be deemed to be underwriting discounts or commissions
under the Securities Act. The selling security holders may agree to indemnify
any agent, dealer or broker-dealer that participates in transactions involving
sales of the shares against liabilities, including liabilities arising under
the
Securities Act. We have agreed to indemnify each of the selling security
holders
and each selling security holder has agreed, severally and not jointly, to
indemnify us against some liabilities in connection with the offering of
the
shares, including liabilities arising under the Securities Act.
The
selling security holders will be subject to the prospectus delivery requirements
of the Securities Act. We have informed the selling security holders that
the
anti-manipulative provisions of Regulation M promulgated under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 may apply to their sales in the market.
Selling
security holders also may resell all or a portion of the shares in open market
transactions in reliance upon Rule 144 under the Securities Act, provided
they
meet the criteria and conform to the requirements of Rule 144.
Upon
being notified by a selling security holder that a material arrangement has
been
entered into with a broker-dealer for the sale of shares through a block
trade,
special offering, exchange distribution or secondary distribution or a purchase
by a broker or dealer, we will file a supplement to this prospectus, if required
pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act, disclosing:
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the
name of each such selling security holder and of the participating
broker-dealer(s);
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the
number of shares involved;
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the
initial price at which the shares were
sold;
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the
commissions paid or discounts or concessions allowed to the
broker-dealer(s), where applicable;
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that
such broker-dealer(s) did not conduct any investigation to verify
the
information set out or incorporated by reference in this prospectus;
and
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other
facts material to the transactions.
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In
addition, if required under applicable law or the rules or regulations of
the
Commission, we will file a supplement to this prospectus when a selling security
holder notifies us that a donee or pledgee intends to sell more than 500
shares
of common stock.
We
are
paying all expenses and fees in connection with the registration of the shares.
The selling security holders will bear all brokerage or underwriting discounts
or commissions paid to broker-dealers in connection with the sale of the
shares.
CERTIFICATE
OF DESIGNATION OF THE POWERS, PREFERENCES
AND
RELATIVE, PARTICIPATING, OPTIONAL AND OTHER SPECIAL
RIGHTS
OF PREFERRED STOCK AND QUALIFICATIONS,
LIMITATIONS
AND RESTRICTIONS THEREOF
of
SERIES
A 7% CUMULATIVE CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK
of
NETSOL
TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
NETSOL
TECHNOLOGIES, INC.,
a
Nevada corporation (the "Corporation"),
pursuant to the provisions of Sections 78.195 and 78.1955 of Chapter 78 of
Nevada Revised Statutes, does hereby make this Certificate of Designations
and
does hereby state and certify that pursuant to the authority expressly vested
in
the Board of Directors of the Corporation by the Articles of Incorporation
of
the Corporation, the Board of Directors duly adopted the following resolutions
by unanimous written consent on ________, 2006, which resolutions remain
in full
force and effect as of the date hereof:
RESOLVED,
that,
pursuant to Article 3 of the Articles of Incorporation of the Corporation,
as
amended to date, the Board of Directors hereby authorizes the issuance of,
and
fixes the designation and preferences and relative, participating, optional
and
other special rights, and qualifications, limitations and restrictions, of
a
series of preferred stock of the Corporation consisting of 5,500 shares,
par
value $0.001 per share, to be designated “Series A Cumulative Convertible
Preferred Stock.”
RESOLVED,
that all
shares of Series A Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock shall rank equally
in
all respects and shall be subject to the following terms and
provisions:
There
is
hereby created out of the authorized and unissued shares of the preferred
stock
of the Corporation a series of preferred stock designated as the “Series A
Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock,” which is hereinafter referred to as the
“Convertible Preferred Stock.” The number of shares constituting such series
shall be 5,500.
1. Dividends.
The
holders of the Convertible Preferred Stock shall be entitled to receive,
when,
if and as declared by the Corporation’s Board of Directors, out of funds legally
available therefor, cumulative dividends payable as set forth in this Section
1.
(a) Dividends
on each share of Convertible Preferred Stock shall accrue and shall be
cumulative and accumulate from the date of issuance of such share (the “Date of
Original Issue”), whether or not earned or declared by the Board of Directors of
the Corporation, until paid. The Corporation shall declare and pay dividends
on
the Convertible Preferred Stock, in either cash or in shares of the
Corporation’s Common Stock (the “Common Stock”) at the Corporation’s option and
subject to the terms set forth herein, as set forth below, in arrears, on
first
business day of each calendar quarter of each year (each, a “Dividend Payment
Date”), commencing on January 2, 2007 (the “Initial Dividend Payment Date”). If
the Corporation elects to pay the dividend in shares of Common Stock, the
Corporation shall set aside a sufficient number of shares of Common Stock
for
the payment of such declared dividends and shall deliver certificates
representing such shares of Common Stock to the holders of shares of Convertible
Preferred Stock as of the record date for such dividend in payment of such
declared dividends within three business days after such Dividend Payment
Date.
Each such dividend declared by the Board of Directors on the Convertible
Preferred Stock shall be paid to the holders of record of shares of the
Convertible Preferred Stock as they appear on the stock register of the
Corporation on the record date which shall be the business day next preceding
a
Dividend Payment Date. Dividends in arrears for any past dividend period
may be
declared by the Board of Directors of the Corporation and paid on shares
of the
Convertible Preferred Stock on any date fixed by the Board of Directors of
the
Corporation, whether or not a regular Dividend Payment Date, to holders of
record of shares of the Convertible Preferred Stock as they appear on the
Corporation’s stock register on the record date. The record date, which shall
not be greater than 5 days before such Dividend Payment Date, shall be fixed
by
the Board of Directors of the Corporation. Any dividend payment made on shares
of the Convertible Preferred Stock shall first be credited against the dividends
accumulated with respect to the earliest dividend period for which dividends
have not been paid.
(b) The
dividend rate (the “Dividend Rate”) on each share of Convertible Preferred Stock
shall be 7% per share per annum on $1,000 (the Liquidation Preference (as
hereinafter defined) of each such share) for the period from the Date of
Original Issue until the Initial Dividend Payment Date and, for each dividend
period thereafter, which shall commence on the last day of the preceding
dividend period and shall end on the next Dividend Payment Date, shall be
at the
Dividend Rate (as adjusted from time to time as hereinafter provided) on
such
Liquidation Preference. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if at any time a Breach
Event (as defined below) occurs, then the Dividend Rate shall be 18% per
share
per annum for each dividend period or part thereof in which a Breach Event
has
occurred or is outstanding. The amount of dividends per share of the Convertible
Preferred Stock payable for each dividend period or part thereof (the “Dividend
Value”) shall be computed by multiplying the Dividend Rate for such dividend
period by a fraction the numerator of which shall be the number of days in
the
dividend period or part thereof on which such share was outstanding and the
denominator of which shall be 365 and multiplying the result by the Liquidation
Preference. If a dividend is to be paid in Common Stock, the Common Stock
shall
be valued at 95% of the Current Market Price (as hereinafter defined) as
of such
Dividend Payment Date. In furtherance thereof, the Corporation shall reserve
out
of the authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock, solely for issuance
in
respect of the payment of dividends as herein described, a sufficient number
of
shares of Common Stock to pay such dividends, when, if and as declared by
the
Board of Directors of the Corporation.
“Current
Market Price” means, in respect of any share of Common Stock on any date herein
specified:
(1) if
there shall not then be a public market for the Common Stock, the higher
of (a)
the book value per share of Common Stock at such date, and (b) the Appraised
Value (as hereinafter defined) per share of Common Stock at such date,
or
(2) if
there shall then be a public market for the Common Stock, the average of
the
daily market prices for the five (5) consecutive trading days immediately
before
such date. The daily market price for each such trading day shall be (i)
the
VWAP (as defined below) on such day on the principal stock exchange on which
such Common Stock is then listed or admitted to trading, or quoted, as
applicable, (ii) if no sale takes place on such day on any such exchange,
the
last reported closing bid price on such day as officially quoted on any such
exchange, (iii) if the Common Stock is not then listed or admitted to trading
on
any stock exchange, the last reported closing bid price on such day in the
over-the-counter market, as furnished by the National Association of Securities
Dealers Automatic Quotation System or the National Quotation Bureau, Inc.,
(iv)
if neither such corporation at the time is engaged in the business of reporting
such prices, as furnished by any similar firm then engaged in such business,
or
(v) if there is no such firm, as furnished by any member of the National
Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (the “NASD”) selected mutually by
holders of a majority of the Convertible Preferred Stock and the Corporation
or,
if they cannot agree upon such selection, as selected by two such members
of the
NASD, one of which shall be selected by holders of a majority of the Convertible
Preferred Stock and one of which shall be selected by the Corporation (as
applicable, the “Daily Market Price”).
“VWAP”
shall
mean the daily dollar volume-weighted average sale price for the Common Stock
on
the Principal Market on any particular trading day during the period beginning
at 9:30 a.m., New York City Time (or such other time as such exchange or
market
publicly announces is the official open of trading), and ending at 4:00 p.m.,
New York City Time (or such other time as such exchange or market publicly
announces is the official close of trading), as reported by Bloomberg through
its "Volume at Price" functions. All such determinations of VWAP shall be
appropriately and equitably adjusted in accordance with the provisions set
forth
herein for any stock dividend, stock split, stock combination or other similar
transaction occurring during any pricing period or any period utilizing VWAPs
in
calculations hereunder.
“Principal
Market” shall mean the Nasdaq Stock Market or such other principal market or
exchange on which the Common Stock is then listed for trading.
“Appraised
Value” means, in respect of any share of Common Stock on any date herein
specified, the fair saleable value of such share of Common Stock (determined
without giving effect to the discount for (i) a minority interest or (ii)
any
lack of liquidity of the Common Stock or to the fact that the Corporation
may
have no class of equity registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as
amended (the “Exchange Act”)) as of the last day of the most recent fiscal month
end prior to such date specified, based on the value of the Corporation
(assuming the conversion and exercise of all of the Corporation’s authorized and
issued capital stock), as determined by a nationally recognized investment
banking firm selected by the Corporation’s Board of Directors and having no
prior relationship with the Corporation, and reasonably acceptable to not
less
than a majority in interest of the holders of the Convertible Preferred Stock
then outstanding.
“Breach
Event” means either:
(i) Any
breach of any warranty or representation of the Corporation as of the date
made
in the Convertible Note Purchase Agreement (as defined below) or any agreement
delivered therewith which breach, or the facts and circumstances concerning
such
breach, has or is reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect (as
defined in the Convertible Note Purchase Agreement); or
(ii) Any
breach by the Corporation of any material covenant or obligation under the
Convertible Note Purchase Agreement or any agreement delivered therewith
(including without limitation this Certificate of Designation and the Related
Agreements, as defined in the Convertible Note Purchase Agreement), and which
breach, if capable of being cured, has not been cured within ten (10) days
after
notice of such breach has been given by the holders of a majority of Convertible
Preferred Stock to the Corporation (the “Breach Cure Period”).
(c) Except
as hereinafter provided, no dividends shall be declared or paid or set apart
for
payment on the shares of Common Stock or any other class or series of capital
stock of the Corporation for any dividend period unless full cumulative
dividends have been or contemporaneously are declared and paid on the
Convertible Preferred Stock through the most recent Dividend Payment Date.
If
full cumulative dividends have not been paid on shares of the Convertible
Preferred Stock, all dividends declared on shares of the Convertible Preferred
Stock shall be paid pro rata to the holders of outstanding shares of the
Convertible Preferred Stock.
(d) Dividends
on the Convertible Preferred Stock may be paid even if, after giving effect
thereto, the Corporation’s total assets would be less than the sum of its total
liabilities, plus the amount that would be needed, if the Corporation were
to be
dissolved at the time of such distribution, to satisfy the preferential rights
upon dissolution of stockholders, if any, whose preferential rights are superior
to those receiving the distribution.
(e) The
holders of the Convertible Preferred Stock shall each be entitled to receive
dividends, on a pari passu basis with the holders of shares of Common Stock,
out
of any assets legally available therefor, with the amount of such dividends
to
be distributed to the holders of Convertible Preferred Stock computed on
the
basis of the number of shares of Common Stock which would be held by such
holder
if, immediately prior to the declaration of the dividend, all of the shares
of
Convertible Preferred Stock had been converted into shares of Common Stock
at
the then current Conversion Value (as hereinafter defined).
(f) Limitation
on Stock Dividends.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the Corporation
may
not pay dividends hereunder in shares of Common Stock (and must deliver cash
in
respect thereof) unless as of the Dividend Payment Date (i) the resale of
all
Registrable Securities (as defined in the Investor Rights Agreement entered
into
pursuant to the Convertible Note Purchase Agreement, the “Investor Rights
Agreement”) is covered by an effective registration statement in accordance with
the terms of the Investor Rights Agreement which registration statement is
not
subject to any suspension or stop orders; (ii) the resale of such Registrable
Securities may be effected pursuant to a current and deliverable prospectus
that
is not subject at the time to any blackout or similar circumstance; (iii)
such
Registrable Securities are listed, or approved for listing prior to issuance,
on
the Nasdaq Stock Market, the New York Stock Exchange or the American Stock
Exchange, and are not subject to any trading suspension (nor shall trading
generally have been suspended on such exchange or market), and the Corporation
shall not have been notified of any pending or threatened proceeding or other
action to delist or suspend the Common Stock on any of such markets on which
the
Common Stock is then traded or listed; (iv) the requisite number of shares
of
Common Stock shall have been duly authorized and reserved for issuance as
required by the terms of the Convertible Note Purchase Agreement and this
Certificate of Designation; (v) the Current Market Price is not less than
$1.00
(as appropriately and equitably adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends
and
similar events); (vi) none of the Corporation or any direct or indirect
subsidiary of the Corporation shall be subject to any bankruptcy, insolvency
or
similar proceeding; (vii) the Corporation has paid all prior dividend payments
when due hereunder; (viii) such issuance would not cause the ownership or
issuance limitations contained in Section 5(h) below to be violated; and
(ix)
the Corporation has delivered to all holders of Convertible Preferred Stock
written notice of its election to pay such dividend in Common Stock at least
five (5) but no more than thirty (30) trading days prior to the applicable
Dividend Payment Date. All holders of Convertible Preferred Stock shall be
treated proportionately with respect to payment of dividends in cash or Common
Stock.
2. Voting
Rights.
Except
as otherwise provided herein or by law, the holders of the Convertible Preferred
Stock shall have full voting rights and powers, subject to the Beneficial
Ownership Cap as defined in Section 5(h), equal to the voting rights and
powers
of holders of Common Stock and shall be entitled to notice of any stockholders
meeting in accordance with the Bylaws of the Corporation, and shall be entitled
to vote, with respect to any question upon which holders of Common Stock
have
the right to vote, including, without limitation, the right to vote for the
election of directors, voting together with the holders of Common Stock as
one
class. To the extent permitted under the applicable rules of the applicable
exchange or market on which the Common Stock is listed or quoted, each holder
of
shares of Convertible Preferred Stock shall be entitled to the number of
votes
equal to the number of shares of Common Stock into which such shares of
Convertible Preferred Stock could be converted on the record date for the
taking
of a vote (subject to the Beneficial Ownership Cap limitations set forth
in
Section 5(h) and provided that solely for such voting purposes the conversion
price shall be deemed to be the greater of the Conversion Value then in effect
and the closing bid price of the Common Stock on the Nasdaq Stock Market
immediately preceding the Closing Date) or, if no record date is established, at
the day prior to the date such vote is taken or any written consent of
stockholders is first executed. Fractional votes shall not, however, be
permitted and any fractional voting rights resulting from the above formula
(after aggregating all shares into which shares of Convertible Preferred
Stock
held by each holder could be converted) shall be rounded to the nearest whole
number (with one-half being rounded upward).
3. Rights
on Liquidation; Rank.
(a) In
the event of any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding
up
of the Corporation (any such event being hereinafter referred to as a
“Liquidation”), before any distribution of assets of the Corporation shall be
made to or set apart for the holders of Common Stock, the holders of Convertible
Preferred Stock shall be entitled to receive payment out of such assets of
the
Corporation in an amount equal to $1,000 per share of Convertible Preferred
Stock (such applicable amount being referred to as the “Liquidation Preference”
for the Convertible Preferred Stock), plus any accumulated and unpaid dividends
thereon (whether or not earned or declared) on the Convertible Preferred
Stock.
If the assets of the Corporation available for distribution to the holders
of
Convertible Preferred Stock shall not be sufficient to make in full the payment
herein required, such assets shall be distributed pro-rata among the holders
of
Convertible Preferred Stock based on the aggregate Liquidation Preferences
of
the shares of Convertible Preferred Stock held by each such holder.
(b) If
the assets of the Corporation available for distribution to stockholders
exceed
the aggregate amount of the Liquidation Preferences payable with respect
to all
shares of Convertible Preferred Stock then outstanding, then, after the payment
required by paragraph 3(a) above shall have been made or irrevocably set
aside,
the holders of Common Stock shall be entitled to receive with respect to
each
share of Common Stock payment of a pro rata portion of such assets based
on the
aggregate number of shares of Common Stock held by each such holder. The
holders
of the Convertible Preferred Stock shall participate in such a distribution
on a
pro-rata basis with the holders of the Common Stock, with the amount
distributable to the holders of Convertible Preferred Stock to be computed
on
the basis of the number of shares of Common Stock which would be held by
them if
immediately prior to the Liquidation all of the outstanding shares of
Convertible Preferred Stock had been converted into shares of Common Stock
at
the then current Conversion Value.
(c) A
Change of Control (as defined below) of the Corporation shall not be deemed
a
Liquidation, but shall instead be governed by the terms of Section 7
below.
(d) The
Convertible Preferred Stock shall rank senior to all classes and series of
Common Stock and existing preferred stock and to each other class or series
of
preferred stock established hereafter by the Board of Directors of the
Corporation, with respect to dividend rights, redemption rights, rights on
liquidation, winding-up and dissolution and all other rights in any manner,
whether voluntary or involuntary. So long as any shares of Convertible Preferred
Stock are outstanding, the Corporation shall not issue or reissue any shares
of
existing authorized classes or series of preferred stock.
4. Actions
Requiring the Consent of Holders of Convertible Preferred Stock.
As long
as any shares of Convertible Preferred Stock are outstanding, the consent
of the
holders of at least 75% of the shares of Convertible Preferred Stock at the
time
outstanding, given in accordance with the Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws
of the Corporation, as amended, shall be necessary for effecting or validating
any of the following transactions or acts:
(a) Any
amendment, alteration or repeal of any of the provisions of this Certificate
of
Designation (whether by merger, consolidation or otherwise);
(b) Any
amendment, alteration or repeal of the Articles of Incorporation of the
Corporation that will adversely affect the rights of the holders of the
Convertible Preferred Stock (whether by merger, consolidation or
otherwise);
(c) The
authorization or creation by the Corporation of, or the increase in the number
of authorized shares of, any stock of any class, or any security convertible
into stock of any class, or the authorization or creation of any new class
of
preferred stock (or any action which would result in another series of preferred
stock), ranking in terms of liquidation preference, conversion rights,
redemption rights or dividend rights, pari
passu
with or
senior to, the Convertible Preferred Stock in any manner;
(d) The
redemption, purchase or other acquisition, directly or indirectly, of any
shares
of capital stock of the Corporation or any of its subsidiaries or any option,
warrant or other right to purchase or acquire any such shares, or any other
security, other than (A) the redemption of Convertible Preferred Stock pursuant
to the terms hereof, or (B) the repayment or prepayment of any indebtedness
in
the ordinary course of business; and
(e) The
declaration or payment of any dividend or other distribution (whether in
cash,
stock or other property) with respect to the capital stock of the Corporation
or
any subsidiary, other than a dividend or other distribution pursuant to the
terms of the Convertible Preferred Stock.
5. Conversion.
(a) Right
to Convert.
Subject
to the limitation set forth in Section 5(h) hereof, the holder of any share
or
shares of Convertible Preferred Stock shall have the right at any time and
from
time to time, at such holder’s option, to convert all or any lesser portion of
such holder’s shares of Convertible Preferred Stock into such number of duly
authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable shares of Common
Stock, free and clear of all encumbrances, restrictions and legends (provided
a
Registration Statement is declared effective), as is determined by dividing
(i)
the aggregate Liquidation Preference of the shares of Convertible Preferred
Stock to be converted plus accrued and unpaid dividends thereon by (ii) the
Conversion Value (as defined below) then in effect for such Convertible
Preferred Stock. No fractional shares or scrip representing fractional shares
shall be issued upon the conversion of any Convertible Preferred Stock. With
respect to any fraction of a share of Common Stock called for upon any
conversion, the Corporation shall pay to the holder an amount in cash equal
to
such fraction multiplied by the Current Market Price per share of the Common
Stock.
(b) Forced
Conversion.
Subject
to the terms hereof, if at any time the Current Market Price is greater than
200% of the Conversion Value for any fifteen (15) consecutive trading days
(a
“Pricing Period”), then the Corporation shall have the right to compel each
holder of Convertible Preferred Stock to convert any or all of the Convertible
Preferred Stock then held by such holder by delivering a written notice (“Forced
Conversion Notice”) to each such Holder; provided
that
(1) such
Forced Conversion Notice must specify the number of shares of Convertible
Preferred Stock to be converted by such holder and the date by which such
holder
must have completed conversion(s) of Convertible Preferred Stock aggregating
to
such amount (“Forced Conversion Date”), which date shall be at least 10 trading
days after such holder’s receipt of such Forced Conversion Notice (a “Notice
Period”), (2) the Corporation may deliver such Forced Conversion Notice(s)
hereunder only within five (5) trading days following the occurrence of such
Pricing Period and not prior to the completion of such Pricing Period, and
(3)
all holders of Convertible Preferred Stock shall be treated proportionately
with
respect to the Corporation’s election to force conversion hereunder. Such forced
conversion shall be subject to and governed by all the provisions relating
to
voluntary conversion of Convertible Preferred Stock contained herein.
Notwithstanding anything contained herein, the Corporation shall not be entitled
to exercise any forced conversion right set forth in this subsection 5(b)
unless
at all times during the applicable Pricing Period and Notice Period (i) the
resale of all Registrable Securities (as defined in the Investor Rights
Agreement) is covered by an effective registration statement in accordance
with
the terms of the Investor Rights Agreement which registration statement is
not
subject to any suspension or stop orders; (ii) the resale of such Registrable
Securities may be effected pursuant to a current and deliverable prospectus
that
is not subject at the time to any blackout or similar circumstance; (iii)
such
Registrable Securities are listed, or approved for listing prior to issuance,
on
the Nasdaq Stock Market, the New York Stock Exchange or the American Stock
Exchange, and are not subject to any trading suspension (nor shall trading
generally have been suspended on such exchange or market), and the Corporation
shall not have been notified of any pending or threatened proceeding or other
action to delist or suspend the Common Stock on any of such markets on which
the
Common Stock is then traded or listed; (iv) the requisite number of shares
of
Common Stock has been duly authorized and reserved for issuance as required
by
the terms of the Convertible Note Purchase Agreement; (v) the closing bid
price
per share of Common Stock on the Principal Market is greater than $1.00;
(vi)
none of the Corporation or any direct or indirect subsidiary of the Corporation
shall be subject to any bankruptcy, insolvency or similar proceeding; (vii)
the
Corporation has paid all prior dividend payments due hereunder; and (viii)
such
issuance would not cause the ownership or share issuance limitations contained
in Section 5(h) below to be violated.
(c) Mechanics
of Conversion.
(i) The
right of conversion hereunder shall be exercised by the holder of shares
of
Convertible Preferred Stock by delivering to the Corporation a conversion
notice
in the form attached hereto as Exhibit
A
(the
“Conversion Notice”), appropriately completed and duly signed and specifying the
number of shares of Convertible Preferred Stock that the holder elects to
convert (the “Converting Shares”) into shares of Common Stock. Promptly after
the receipt of the Conversion Notice, the Corporation shall issue and deliver
or
transmit, or cause to be delivered or transmitted, to the holder of the
Converting Shares or such holder’s nominee, such number of shares of Common
Stock issuable upon the conversion of such Converting Shares. Such conversion
shall be deemed to have been effected as of the close of business on the
date of
receipt by the Corporation of the Conversion Notice (the “Conversion Date”), and
the person or persons entitled to receive the shares of Common Stock issuable
upon conversion shall be treated for all purposes as the holder or holders
of
record of such shares of Common Stock as of the close of business on the
Conversion Date.
(ii) The
Corporation shall effect such issuance of Common Stock (and certificates
for
unconverted Convertible Preferred Stock) within three (3) trading days of
the
Conversion Date and shall electronically transmit the Common Stock issuable
upon
conversion to the holder, or Common Stock in payment of dividends hereunder,
by
crediting the account of the holder’s prime broker with Depository Trust Company
(“DTC”) through its Deposit Withdrawal Agent Commission (“DWAC”) system using
the Fast Automated Securities Transfer (“FAST”) program. The parties agree to
coordinate with DTC to accomplish this objective. If such Common Shares are
not
received by the holder within five (5) trading days of the Conversion Notice,
then the holder will be entitled to revoke and withdraw its Conversion Notice,
in whole or in part, at any time prior to its receipt of those Common Shares.
In
lieu of such electronic delivery through DWAC, the Corporation shall deliver
physical certificates representing the Common Stock issuable upon conversion
of
Converting Shares to the extent requested by the holder or required by law.
The
time periods for delivery of physical certificates evidencing the Converting
Shares, or Common Stock in payment of dividends hereunder, are the same as
those
described above. The person or persons entitled to receive the Common Stock
issuable upon such conversion shall be treated for all purposes as the record
holder or holders of such Common Shares at the close of business on the
Conversion Date. If the conversion has not been rescinded in accordance with
this paragraph and the Corporation fails to deliver to the holder such
certificate or certificates or shares through DTC pursuant to this Section
5
(free of any restrictions on transfer or legends, if such shares have been
registered) in accordance herewith, prior to the seventh trading day after
the
Conversion Date (assuming timely surrender of the Convertible Preferred Stock
certificates), the Corporation shall pay to such holder, in cash, on a per
diem
basis, an amount equal to 1% of the Liquidation Preference of all Convertible
Preferred Stock held by such holder per month until such delivery takes
place.
The
Corporation’s obligation to issue Common Stock upon conversion of Convertible
Preferred Stock shall be absolute, is independent of any covenant of any
holder
of Convertible Preferred Stock, and shall not be subject to: (i) any offset
or
defense; or (ii) any claims against the holders of Convertible Preferred
Stock
whether pursuant to this Certificate of Designation, that certain Preferred
Stock and Warrant Purchase Agreement entered into among the Corporation and
the
purchasers of the Convertible Preferred Stock on the Date of Original Issue
(the
“Convertible Note Purchase Agreement”), the Investor Rights Agreement, the
Warrants (as defined in the Convertible Note Purchase Agreement) or
otherwise.
(iii) Book-Entry.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, upon conversion
of
any shares of Convertible Preferred Stock in accordance with the terms hereof,
the holder thereof shall not be required to physically surrender such holder’s
certificates for Convertible Preferred Stock to the Corporation unless such
holder is converting all of the Convertible Preferred Stock then held by
such
holder. The holders of Convertible Preferred Stock and the Corporation shall
maintain records showing the number of shares of Convertible Preferred Stock
so
converted hereunder, the number of shares of Common Stock received upon
conversion and the dates of such conversions, or shall use such other method,
reasonably satisfactory to the holders and the Corporation, so as not to
require
physical surrender of certificates for Convertible Preferred Stock upon each
such conversion.
(d) Mandatory
Redemption at Maturity.
(i) If
any shares of Convertible Preferred Stock remain outstanding on the June
15,
2009 (“Maturity Date”), the Corporation shall redeem such shares of Convertible
Preferred Stock for an amount in cash per Preferred Share (the “Maturity Date
Redemption Price”) equal to the Liquidation Preference plus all accrued but
unpaid dividends thereon by wire transfer of immediately available funds
to an
account designated in writing by the holder of such shares of Convertible
Preferred Stock.
(ii) If
the Corporation fails to redeem all of the shares of Convertible Preferred
Stock
outstanding on the Maturity Date by payment of the Maturity Date Redemption
Price for each such Preferred Share, then in addition to any remedy such
holder(s) may have hereunder, under the Convertible Note Purchase Agreement
or
any of the related agreements, (I) the applicable Maturity Date Redemption
Price
payable in respect of such unredeemed shares of Convertible Preferred Stock
shall bear interest at the rate of 1.5% per month, prorated for partial months,
until paid in full, and (II) any holder of shares of Convertible Preferred
Stock
shall have the option to require the Corporation to convert any or all of
such
holder's shares of Convertible Preferred Stock for which the Maturity Date
Redemption Price (together with any interest thereon) has not been paid into
shares of Common Stock equal to the number which results from dividing the
Maturity Date Redemption Price (together with any interest thereon) by 90%
of
the Conversion Value.
(e) Conversion
Prices.
(i) The
initial Conversion Value for the Convertible Preferred Stock shall be $1.65,
such Conversion Value to be subject to adjustment in accordance with the
provisions of this Section 5 (and such adjustments shall apply for dividends,
subdivisions, combinations, distributions and securities issuances occurring
after June 15, 2006 even if this Certificate of Designation is filed after
the
occurrence of such dividends, subdivisions, combinations, distributions or
securities issuances). Such conversion value in effect from time to time,
as
adjusted pursuant to this Section 5, is referred to herein as a “Conversion
Value.” All of the remaining provisions of this Section 5 shall apply separately
to each Conversion Value in effect from time to time with respect to Convertible
Preferred Stock.
(f) Stock
Dividends, Subdivisions and Combinations.
If at
any time while the Convertible Preferred Stock is outstanding, the Corporation
shall:
(i) cause
the holders of its Common Stock to be entitled to receive a dividend payable
in,
or other distribution of, additional shares of Common Stock,
(ii) subdivide
its outstanding shares of Common Stock into a larger number of shares of
Common
Stock, or
(iii) combine
its outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of shares of
Common
Stock,
then
in
each such case the Conversion Value 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 immediately before such event and of which the
denominator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding
immediately after such event. Any adjustment made pursuant to clause (i)
of this
paragraph shall become effective immediately after the record date for the
determination of stockholders entitled to receive such dividend or distribution,
and any adjustment pursuant to clauses (ii) or (iii) of this paragraph shall
become effective immediately after the effective date of such subdivision
or
combination. If any event requiring an adjustment under this paragraph occurs
during the period that a Conversion Value is calculated hereunder, then the
calculation of such Conversion Value shall be adjusted appropriately to reflect
such event.
(g) Certain
Other Distributions.
If at
any time while the Convertible Preferred Stock is outstanding the Corporation
shall take a record of the holders of its Common Stock for the purpose of
entitling them to receive any dividend or other distribution of:
(i) cash,
(ii) any
evidences of its indebtedness, any shares of stock of any class or any other
securities or property or assets of any nature whatsoever (other than cash
or
additional shares of Common Stock as provided in Section 5(f) hereof), or
(iii) any
warrants or other rights to subscribe for or purchase any evidences of its
indebtedness, any shares of stock of any class or any other securities or
property or assets of any nature whatsoever (in each case set forth in
subparagraphs 5(g)(i), 5(g)(ii) and 5(g)(iii) hereof, the “Distributed
Property”),
then
upon
any conversion of Convertible Preferred Stock that occurs after such record
date, the holder of Convertible Preferred Stock shall be entitled to receive,
in
addition to the Conversion Shares otherwise issuable upon such conversion,
the
Distributed Property that such holder would have been entitled to receive
in
respect of such number of Conversion Shares had the holder been the record
holder of such Conversion Shares as of such record date. Such distribution
shall
be made whenever any such conversion is made. In the event that the Distributed
Property consists of property other than cash, then the fair value of such
Distributed Property shall be as reasonably determined in good faith by the
Board of Directors of the Corporation and set forth in reasonable detail
in a
written valuation report (the “Valuation Report”) prepared by the Board of
Directors. The Corporation shall give written notice of such determination
and a
copy of the Valuation Report to all holders of Convertible Preferred Stock,
and
if the holders of a majority of the outstanding Convertible Preferred Stock
object to such determination within twenty (20) business days following the
date
such notice is given to all of the holders of Convertible Preferred Stock,
the
Corporation shall submit such valuation to an investment banking firm of
recognized national standing selected by not less than a majority of the
holders
of the Convertible Preferred Stock and acceptable to the Corporation in its
reasonable discretion, whose opinion shall be binding upon the Corporation
and
the Convertible Preferred Stock holders. A reclassification of the Common
Stock
(other than a change in par value, or from par value to no par value or from
no
par value to par value) into shares of Common Stock and shares of any other
class of stock shall be deemed a distribution by the Corporation to the holders
of its Common Stock of such shares of such other class of stock within the
meaning of this Section 5(g) and, if the outstanding shares of Common Stock
shall be changed into a larger or smaller number of shares of Common Stock
as a
part of such reclassification, such change shall be deemed a subdivision
or
combination, as the case may be, of the outstanding shares of Common Stock
within the meaning of Section 5(f).
(h) Blocking
Provision.
(i) Notwithstanding
anything herein to the contrary, except as provided otherwise in this Section
5(h)(i), the number of Conversion Shares that may be acquired by any holder,
and
the number of shares of Convertible Preferred Stock that shall be entitled
to
voting rights under Section 2 hereof, shall be limited to the extent necessary
to insure that, following such conversion (or deemed conversion for voting
purposes), the number of shares of Common Stock then beneficially owned by
such
holder and its Affiliates and any other persons or entities whose beneficial
ownership of Common Stock would be aggregated with the holder’s for purposes of
Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act (including shares held by any “group” of which
the holder is a member, but excluding shares beneficially owned by virtue
of the
ownership of securities or rights to acquire securities that have limitations
on
the right to convert, exercise or purchase similar to the limitation set
forth
herein), does not exceed 9.9% of the total number of shares of Common Stock
of
the Corporation then issued and outstanding (the “Beneficial Ownership Cap”).
For purposes hereof, “group” has the meaning set forth in Section 13(d) of the
Exchange Act and applicable regulations of the Securities and Exchange
Commission, and the percentage held by the holder shall be determined in
a
manner consistent with the provisions of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act.
As
used herein, the term “Affiliate” means any person or entity that, directly or
indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls or is controlled
by or
is under common control with a person or entity, as such terms are used in
and
construed under Rule 144 under the Securities Act. With respect to a holder
of
Convertible Preferred Stock, any investment fund or managed account that
is
managed on a discretionary basis by the same investment manager as such holder
will be deemed to be an Affiliate of such holder. Each delivery of a Conversion
Notice by a holder of Convertible Preferred Stock will constitute a
representation by such Holder that it has evaluated the limitation set forth
in
this paragraph and determined, subject to the accuracy of information filed
under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act by the Corporation with respect
to
the outstanding Common Stock of the Corporation, that the issuance of the
full
number of shares of Common Stock requested in such Conversion Notice is
permitted under this paragraph. This paragraph shall be construed and
administered in such manner as shall be consistent with the intent of the
first
sentence of this paragraph. Any provision hereof which would require a result
that is not consistent with such intent shall be deemed severed herefrom
and of
no force or effect with respect to the conversion contemplated by a particular
Conversion Notice.
(ii) Notwithstanding
the foregoing provisions of Section 5(h), (A) any holder of Convertible
Preferred Stock shall have the right prior to the Date of Original Issue
upon
written notice to the Corporation, or after the Date of Original Issue upon
61
days prior written notice to the Corporation, to choose not to be governed
by
the Beneficial Ownership Cap provided herein, and (B) any holder of Convertible
Preferred Stock shall have the right, prior to or after the Date of Original
Issue upon written notice to the Corporation, to reduce its Beneficial Ownership
Cap to 4.9%.
(i) Common
Stock Reserved.
The
Corporation shall at all times reserve and keep available out of its authorized
but unissued Common Stock, solely for issuance upon the conversion of shares
of
Convertible Preferred Stock as herein provided, such number of shares of
Common
Stock as shall from time to time be issuable upon the conversion of all the
shares of Convertible Preferred Stock at the time outstanding (without regard
to
any ownership limitations provided in Section 5(h)).
(j) Securities
Issuances.
In the event that the Corporation or any of its subsidiaries (A) issues or
sells
any Common Stock or convertible securities, warrants, options or other rights
to
subscribe for or to purchase or exchange for, shares of Common Stock
(“Convertible Securities”) or (B) directly or indirectly effectively reduces the
conversion, exercise or exchange price for any Convertible Securities which
are
currently outstanding, at or to an effective Per Share Selling Price (as
defined
below) which is less than the greater of (I) the closing sale price per share
of
the Common Stock on the principal market on which the Common Stock is traded
the
Trading Day next preceding such issue or sale or, in the case of issuances
to
holders of its Common Stock, the date fixed for the determination of
stockholders entitled to receive such warrants, rights, or options (“Fair Market
Price”), or (II) the Conversion Value, then in each such case the Conversion
Value in effect immediately prior to such issue or sale or record date, as
applicable, shall be automatically reduced effective concurrently with such
issue or sale to an amount determined by multiplying the Conversion Value
then
in effect by a fraction, (x) the numerator of which shall be the sum of (1)
the
number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to such issue
or
sale, plus (2) the number of shares of Common Stock which the aggregate
consideration received by the Corporation for such additional shares would
purchase at such Fair Market Price or Conversion Value, as the case may be,
and
(y) the denominator of which shall be the number of shares of Common Stock
of
the Corporation outstanding immediately after such issue or sale. The foregoing
provision shall not apply to any issuances or sales of Common Stock or
Convertible Securities (i) pursuant to any Convertible Securities currently
outstanding on the date hereof in accordance with the terms of such Convertible
Securities in effect on the date hereof, or (ii) to any officer, director
or
employee of the Corporation pursuant to a bona fide option or equity incentive
plan duly adopted by the Corporation. The Corporation shall give to the each
holder of Convertible Preferred Stock written notice of any such sale of
Common
Stock within 24 hours of the closing of any such sale and shall within such
24
hour period issue a press release announcing such sale if such sale is a
material event for, or otherwise material to, the Corporation.
For
the purposes of the foregoing adjustments, in the case of the issuance of
any
Convertible Securities, the maximum number of shares of Common Stock issuable
upon exercise, exchange or conversion of such Convertible Securities shall
be
deemed to be outstanding.
For
purposes of this Section 5(j), if an event occurs that triggers more than
one of
the above adjustment provisions, then only one adjustment shall be made and
the
calculation method which yields the greatest downward adjustment in the
Conversion Value shall be used.
“Per
Share Selling Price” shall include the amount actually paid by third parties for
each share of Common Stock in a sale or issuance by the Corporation. In the
event a fee is paid by the Corporation in connection with such transaction
directly or indirectly to such third party or its affiliates, any such fee
shall
be deducted from the selling price pro rata to all shares sold in the
transaction to arrive at the Per Share Selling Price. A sale of shares of
Common
Stock shall include the sale or issuance of Convertible Securities, and in
such
circumstances the Per Share Selling Price of the Common Stock covered thereby
shall also include the exercise, exchange or conversion price thereof (in
addition to the consideration received by the Corporation upon such sale
or
issuance less the fee amount as provided above). In case of any such security
issued in a transaction in which the purchase price or the conversion, exchange
or exercise price is directly or indirectly subject to adjustment or reset
based
on a future date, future trading prices of the Common Stock, specified or
contingent events directly or indirectly related to the business of the
Corporation or the market for the Common Stock, or otherwise (but excluding
standard stock split anti-dilution provisions or weighted-average anti-dilution
provisions similar to that set forth herein, provided that any actual reduction
of such price under any such security pursuant to such weighted-average
anti-dilution provision shall be included and cause a adjustment hereunder),
the
Per Share Selling Price shall be deemed to be the lowest conversion, exchange,
exercise or reset price at which such securities are converted, exchanged,
exercised or reset or might have been converted, exchanged, exercised or
reset,
or the lowest adjustment, as the case may be, over the life of such securities.
If shares are issued for a consideration other than cash, the Per Share Selling
Price shall be the fair value of such consideration as determined in good
faith
by independent certified public accountants mutually acceptable to the
Corporation and the Holder. In the event the Corporation directly or indirectly
effectively reduces the conversion, exercise or exchange price for any
Convertible Securities which are currently outstanding, then the Per Share
Selling Price shall equal such effectively reduced conversion, exercise or
exchange price.
6. Other
Provisions Applicable to Adjustments.
The
following provisions shall be applicable to the making of adjustments of
the
number of shares of Common Stock into which the Convertible Preferred Stock
is
convertible and the current Conversion Value provided for in Section
5:
(a) When
Adjustments to Be Made.
The
adjustments required by Section 5 shall be made whenever and as often as
any
specified event requiring an adjustment shall occur, except that any adjustment
to the Conversion Value that would otherwise be required may be postponed
(except in the case of a subdivision or combination of shares of the Common
Stock, as provided for in Section 5(f)) up to, but not beyond the Conversion
Date if such adjustment either by itself or with other adjustments not
previously made adds or subtracts less than 1% of the shares of Common Stock
into which the Convertible Preferred Stock is convertible immediately prior
to
the making of such adjustment. Any adjustment representing a change of less
than
such minimum amount (except as aforesaid) which is postponed shall be carried
forward and made as soon as such adjustment, together with other adjustments
required by Section 5 and not previously made, would result in a minimum
adjustment or on the Conversion Date. For the purpose of any adjustment,
any
specified event shall be deemed to have occurred at the close of business
on the
date of its occurrence.
(b) Fractional
Interests.
In
computing adjustments under Section 5, fractional interests in Common Stock
shall be taken into account to the nearest 1/100th of a share.
(c) When
Adjustment Not Required.
If the
Corporation undertakes a transaction contemplated under Section 5(g) and
as a
result takes a record of the holders of its Common Stock for the purpose of
entitling them to receive a dividend or distribution or subscription or purchase
rights or other benefits contemplated under Section 5(g) and shall, thereafter
and before the distribution to stockholders thereof, legally abandon its
plan to
pay or deliver such dividend, distribution, subscription or purchase rights
or
other benefits contemplated under Section 5(g), then thereafter no adjustment
shall be required by reason of the taking of such record and any such adjustment
previously made in respect thereof shall be rescinded and annulled.
(d) Escrow
of Stock.
If
after any property becomes distributable pursuant to Section 5 by reason
of the
taking of any record of the holders of Common Stock, but prior to the occurrence
of the event for which such record is taken, a holder of the Convertible
Preferred Stock either converts the Convertible Preferred Stock or there
is a
mandatory conversion during such period or such holder is unable to convert
shares pursuant to Section 5(h), such holder of Convertible Preferred Stock
shall continue to be entitled to receive any shares of Common Stock issuable
upon conversion under Section 5 by reason of such adjustment (as if such
Convertible Preferred Stock were not yet converted) and such shares or other
property shall be held in escrow for the holder of the Convertible Preferred
Stock by the Corporation to be issued to holder of the Convertible Preferred
Stock upon and to the extent that the event actually takes place.
Notwithstanding any other provision to the contrary herein, if the event
for
which such record was taken fails to occur or is rescinded, then such escrowed
shares shall be canceled by the Corporation and escrowed property returned
to
the Corporation.
7. Merger,
Consolidation or Disposition of Assets.
(a) If,
after the Date of Original Issue and while the Convertible Preferred Stock
is
outstanding, there occurs: (i) an acquisition by an individual or legal entity
or group (as set forth in Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act) of more than
one-half of the voting rights or equity interests in the Corporation and
such
acquisition is approved by the Corporation’s Board of Directors; or (ii) a
merger or consolidation of the Corporation or a sale, transfer or other
disposition of all or substantially all the Corporation’s property, assets or
business to another corporation where the holders of the Corporation’s voting
securities prior to such transaction fail to continue to hold at least 50%
of
the voting power of the Corporation and such transaction is approved by the
Corporation’s Board of Directors (each, a “Change of Control”), then the
successor or acquiring corporation (if other than the Corporation) shall
expressly assume the due and punctual observance and performance of each
and
every covenant and condition contained in this Certificate of Designation
to be
performed and observed by the Corporation and all the obligations and
liabilities hereunder, with such modifications and adjustments as equitable
and
appropriate in order to place the holders of Convertible Preferred Stock
in the
equivalent economic position as prior to such Change in Control.
(b) In
case of any such Change of Control, each holder of Convertible Preferred
Stock
shall have the right thereafter to, at its option, (A) convert any or all
of the
shares of Convertible Preferred Stock held by such holder into shares of
common
stock of the successor or acquiring corporation, and the holder shall be
entitled upon such event to receive such amount of securities, cash or property
as the shares of the Common Stock of the Corporation into which such holder’s
Convertible Preferred Stock could have been converted immediately prior to
such
Change of Control would have been entitled if such conversion were effected
immediately prior to Change of Control, subject to such further applicable
adjustments set forth in this Certificate of Designation, or (B) require
the
Corporation or its successor to redeem such holder’s Convertible Preferred
Stock, in whole or in part, at a redemption price equal to 125% of the
Liquidation Preference of such shares of Convertible Preferred Stock being
redeemed.
(c) In
case of any such Change of Control, without in any way limiting the terms
and
conditions of the Investor Rights Agreement, the Company agrees to use its
best
efforts to minimize the length of any Blackout Period (as defined in the
Investor Rights Agreement) associated with such Change of Control.
(d) The
foregoing provisions of this Section 7 shall similarly apply to successive
Change of Control transactions. The provisions of this Section 7 shall be
inapplicable in the event that the Convertible Preferred Stock is subject
to
mandatory conversion under Section 5 or redemption under Section
13.
8. Other
Action Affecting Common Stock.
In case
at any time or from time to time the Corporation shall take any action in
respect of its Common Stock, other than the payment of dividends permitted
by
Section 5 or any other action described in Section 5, then, unless such action
will not have a materially adverse effect upon the rights of the holder of
Convertible Preferred Stock, the number of shares of Common Stock or other
stock
into which the Convertible Preferred Stock is convertible exercisable and/or
the
purchase price thereof shall be adjusted in such manner as may be equitable
in
the circumstances.
9. Certain
Limitations.
Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Corporation agrees not
to
enter into any transaction which, by reason of any adjustment hereunder,
would
cause the current Conversion Value to be less than the par value per share
of
Common Stock.
10. Participation
Rights.
(a) Subject
to the terms and conditions specified in this Section 10, at any time while
the
Convertible Preferred Stock is outstanding, the holders of shares of Convertible
Preferred Stock shall have a right to participate with respect to the issuance
or possible issuance by the Corporation of any future equity or equity-linked
securities or debt which is convertible into equity or in which there is
an
equity component (as the case may be, “Additional Securities”) on the same terms
and conditions as offered by the Corporation to the other purchasers of such
Additional Securities. Each time the Corporation proposes to offer any
Additional Securities, the Corporation shall make an offering of such Additional
Securities to each holder of shares of Convertible Preferred Stock in accordance
with the following provisions:
(i) The
Corporation shall deliver a notice (the “Issuance Notice”) to the holders of
shares of Convertible Preferred Stock stating (a) its bona fide intention
to
offer such Additional Securities, (b) the number of such Additional Securities
to be offered, (c) the price and terms, if any, upon which it proposes to
offer
such Additional Securities, and (d) the anticipated closing date of the sale
of
such Additional Securities.
(ii) By
written notification received by the Corporation, within ten (10) days after
giving of the Issuance Notice, each holder of shares of Convertible Preferred
Stock may elect to purchase or obtain, at the price and on the terms specified
in the Issuance Notice, up to that number of such Additional Securities which
equals such holder’s Participation Amount for the same consideration and on the
same terms and conditions as such third-party sale, where the “Participation
Amount” for each holder shall equal (a) 50% of the aggregate amount of such
Additional Securities issued or to be issued to investors in such offering
prior
to the exercise of the participation rights contemplated by this Section
10
(such aggregate amount, the “Subsequent Offering Amount”), multiplied by (b) a
fraction, the numerator of which equals the number of shares of Convertible
Preferred Stock then held by such holder and the denominator of which equals
the
aggregate number of shares of Convertible Preferred Stock purchased or exchanged
by all Purchasers pursuant to the Convertible Note Purchase Agreement. The
Corporation shall promptly, in writing, inform each holder of shares of
Convertible Preferred Stock which elects to purchase all of the Additional
Shares available to it (“Fully-Exercising Holder”) of any other holder's failure
to do likewise. During the five-day period commencing after such information
is
given, each Fully-Exercising Holder shall be entitled to obtain that portion
of
the Additional Securities for which the holders of shares of Convertible
Preferred Stock were entitled to subscribe but which were not subscribed
for by
such holders which is equal to the proportion that the number of shares of
Convertible Preferred Stock held by such Fully-Exercising Holder bears to
the
total number of shares of Common Stock held by all Fully-Exercising Holders
who
wish to purchase some of the unsubscribed shares.
(iii) The
Corporation may, during the 75-day period following the expiration of the
10-day
and 5-day periods referenced in Section 10(a)(ii) above, offer up to the
Subsequent Offering Amount of such Additional Securities to any person or
persons at a price not less than, and upon terms no more favorable to the
offeree than, those specified in the Issuance Notice. If the Corporation
does
not consummate the sale of such Additional Securities within such period,
the
right provided hereunder shall be deemed to be revived and such Additional
Securities shall not be offered or sold unless the Participation Amount is
again
first reoffered to the holders of shares of Convertible Preferred Stock in
accordance herewith.
(b) Notwithstanding
anything contained herein, no holder of Convertible Preferred Stock shall
have
the right to purchase Additional Securities hereunder to the extent same
would
cause such holder to exceed the Beneficial Ownership Cap.
11. Certificate
as to Adjustments.
Upon
the occurrence of each adjustment or readjustment of the Conversion Value,
the
Corporation, at its expense, shall promptly compute such adjustment or
readjustment in accordance with the terms hereof and prepare and furnish
to each
holder of Convertible Preferred Stock a certificate setting forth such
adjustment or readjustment and showing in detail the facts upon which such
adjustment or readjustment is based. The Corporation shall, upon the written
request at any time of any holder of Convertible Preferred Stock, furnish
or
cause to be furnished to such holder a like certificate setting forth (i)
such
adjustments and readjustments, (ii) the Conversion Value at the time in effect
for the Convertible Preferred Stock and (iii) the number of shares of Common
Stock and the amount, if any, or other property which at the time would be
received upon the conversion of Convertible Preferred Stock owned by such
holder
(without regard to the ownership limitations set forth in Section 5(h)).
12. Notices
of Record Date.
In the
event of any fixing by the Corporation of a record date for the holders of
any
class of securities for the purpose of determining the holders thereof who
are
entitled to receive any dividend (other than a cash dividend) or other
distribution, any shares of Common Stock or other securities, or any right
to
subscribe for, purchase or otherwise acquire, or any option for the purchase
of,
any shares of stock of any class or any other securities or property, or
to
receive any other right, the Corporation shall mail to each holder of
Convertible Preferred Stock at least twenty (20) days prior to the date
specified therein, a notice specifying the date on which any such record
is to
be taken for the purpose of such dividend, distribution or rights, and the
amount and character of such dividend, distribution or right.
13. Redemption.
(a) Redemption
Triggering Event.
If a
Redemption Triggering Event (as defined below) has occurred, and a holder
has so
elected, the Corporation shall redeem the Convertible Preferred Stock of
any
holder who gives a Demand for Redemption (as defined below). The Corporation
shall, promptly thereafter, redeem the shares of Convertible Preferred Stock
as
set forth in the Demand for Redemption. The Corporation shall effect such
redemption on the Redemption Date by paying in cash for each such share to
be
redeemed an amount equal to the greater of (i) the Redemption Price (as defined
below) or (ii) the total number of shares of Common Stock into which such
Convertible Preferred Stock is convertible multiplied by the Current Market
Price at the time of the Redemption Triggering Event. “Redemption Triggering
Event” means the Corporation’s failure or refusal to convert or redeem any
shares of Convertible Preferred Stock in accordance with the terms hereof,
or
the providing of written notice to such effect. The amount payable in redemption
of each share of Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Redemption Price”) shall be
cash equal (i) all accrued but unpaid dividends as of the Redemption Date
(as
defined below) with respect to each share to be redeemed, plus (ii) 125%
of the
Liquidation Preference of each share of Convertible Preferred Stock to be
redeemed.
(b) Demand
for Redemption.
A
holder desiring to elect a redemption as herein provided shall deliver a
notice
(the “Demand for Redemption”) to the Corporation while such Redemption
Triggering Event continues specifying the following:
(i) The
approximate date and nature of the Redemption Triggering Event;
(ii) The
number of shares of Convertible Preferred Stock to be redeemed; and
(iii) The
address to which the payment of the Redemption Price shall be delivered,
or, at
the election of the holder, wire instructions with respect to the account
to
which payment of the Redemption Price shall be required.
A
holder
may deliver the certificates evidencing the Convertible Preferred Stock to
be
redeemed with the Demand for Redemption or under separate cover. Payment
of the
Redemption Price shall be made not later than two (2) business days after
the
date on which each of the following conditions has been satisfied: (i) a
holder
has delivered a Demand for Redemption and the certificates evidencing the
shares
of Convertible Preferred Stock to be redeemed; and (ii) the Breach Cure Period
has expired.
(c) Status
of Redeemed or Purchased Shares.
Any
shares of the Convertible Preferred Stock at any time purchased, redeemed
or
otherwise acquired by the Corporation shall not be reissued and shall be
retired.
14. Stock
Transfer Taxes.
The
issue of stock certificates upon conversion of the Convertible Preferred
Stock
shall be made without charge to the converting holder for any tax in respect
of
such issue; provided, however, that the Corporation shall be entitled to
withhold any applicable withholding taxes with respect to such issue, if
any.
The Corporation shall not, however, be required to pay any tax which may
be
payable in respect of any transfer involved in the issue and delivery of
shares
in any name other than that of the holder of any of the Convertible Preferred
Stock converted, and the Corporation shall not be required to issue or deliver
any such stock certificate unless and until the person or persons requesting
the
issue thereof shall have paid to the Corporation the amount of such tax or
shall
have established to the satisfaction of the Corporation that such tax has
been
paid.
15. 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 in this Section
prior to 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on a business day, (b) the next business
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 business day or later than 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on any business
day, (c) the business day following the date of mailing, if sent by U.S.
nationally recognized overnight courier service such as Federal Express,
or (d)
actual receipt by the party to whom such notice is required to be given.
The
address for such notices and communications shall be as follows: (i) if to
the
Corporation, to NetSol Technologies, Inc., 23901 Calabasas Road, Suite 2072,
Calabasas, CA 91302, facsimile: (818) 222-9197, Attention: General Counsel,
or
(ii) if to a holder of Convertible Preferred Stock, to the address or facsimile
number appearing on the Corporation’s stockholder records or, in either case, to
such other address or facsimile number as the Corporation or a holder of
Convertible Preferred Stock may provide to the other in accordance with this
Section.
16. Stock
Transfer Taxes.
The
issue of stock certificates upon conversion of the Convertible Preferred
Stock
shall be made without charge to the converting holder for any tax in respect
of
such issue; provided, however, that the Corporation shall be entitled to
withhold any applicable withholding taxes with respect to such issue, if
any.
The Corporation shall not, however, be required to pay any tax which may
be
payable in respect of any transfer involved in the issue and delivery of
shares
in any name other than that of the holder of any of the Convertible Preferred
Stock converted, and the Corporation shall not be required to issue or deliver
any such stock certificate unless and until the person or persons requesting
the
issue thereof shall have paid to the Corporation the amount of such tax or
shall
have established to the satisfaction of the Corporation that such tax has
been
paid.
17. Attorneys'
Fees.
In
connection with enforcement by a holder of Convertible Preferred Stock of
any
obligation of the Corporation hereunder, the prevailing party shall be entitled
to recovery of reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses incurred.
18. Specific
Enforcement. The
Corporation agrees that irreparable damage would occur in the event that
any of
the provisions of this Certificate of Designation were not performed in
accordance with their specific terms or were otherwise breached. Each holder
of
Convertible Preferred Stock and each permitted assignee shall have all rights
and remedies set forth in this Certificate of Designation and all rights
and
remedies which such holders have been granted at any time under any other
agreement or contract and all of the rights which such holders have under
any
law. Any person having any rights under any provision of this Certificate
of
Designation shall be entitled to enforce such rights specifically or pursue
other injunctive relief or other equitable remedies (without posting a bond
or
other security), to recover damages by reason of any breach of any provision
of
this Certificate of Designation and to exercise all other rights granted
by law.
Each holder of Convertible Preferred Stock and each permitted assignee without
prejudice may withdraw, revoke or suspend its pursuit of any remedy at any
time
prior to its complete recovery as a result of such remedy.
19. Severability
of Provisions.
If any
right, preference or limitation of the Convertible Preferred Stock set forth
in
this Certificate of Designation (as this Certificate of Designation may be
amended from time to time) is invalid, unlawful or incapable of being enforced
by reason of any rule or law or public policy, all other rights, preferences
and
limitations set forth in this Certificate of Designation, which can be given
effect without the invalid, unlawful or unenforceable right, preference or
limitation shall nevertheless remain in full force and effect, and no right,
preference or limitation herein set forth be deemed dependent upon any such
other right, preference or limitation unless so expressed herein.
[Signature
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this designation on behalf
of the
Corporation and affixed the corporate seal hereto this _____ day of _________,
2006.
NETSOL
TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
By:
_______________________________
Name:
Title:
EXHIBIT
A
FORM
OF
CONVERSION NOTICE
(To
be
executed by the registered Holder in order to convert shares of Convertible
Preferred Stock)
The
undersigned hereby irrevocably elects to convert the number of shares of
Series
A 7% Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Convertible Preferred Stock”)
indicated below into shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the
“Common Stock”), of NetSol Technologies, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the
“Corporation”), according to the Certificate of Designation of the Convertible
Preferred Stock and the conditions hereof, as of the date written below.
The
undersigned hereby requests that certificates for the shares of Common Stock
to
be issued to the undersigned pursuant to this Conversion Notice be issued
in the
name of, and delivered to, the undersigned or its designee as indicated below.
If the shares of Common Stock 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.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________
Date
of
Conversion (Date of Notice)
____________________________________________________________________________________________________
Number
of
shares of Convertible Preferred Stock owned prior to Conversion
____________________________________________________________________________________________________
Number
of
shares of Convertible Preferred Stock to be converted
____________________________________________________________________________________________________
Stated
Value (Liquidation Preference) of Convertible Preferred Stock to be
Converted
____________________________________________________________________________________________________
Amount
of
accumulated and unpaid dividends on shares of Convertible Preferred Stock
to be
converted
____________________________________________________________________________________________________
Number
of
shares of Common Stock to be issued (including conversion of accrued but
unpaid
dividends on shares
of
Convertible Preferred Stock to be converted)
____________________________________________________________________________________________________
Applicable
Conversion Value
____________________________________________________________________________________________________
Number
of
shares of Convertible Preferred Stock owned subsequent to Conversion
Conversion
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