UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 14C INFORMATION
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ZOOM TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
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ZOOM TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
April 4, 2011
To the Stockholders of Zoom Technologies, Inc.:
Notice is hereby given that, pursuant to actions taken by the written consent of the holders of a majority of the Company's outstanding voting common stock, the Company intends to take certain actions as more particularly described in this Information Statement. The actions conform with Rule 14c-2 promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"). The actions to be taken pursuant to the written consent shall be taken on or about May 19, 2011, which is 45 days after this Information Statement is mailed to stockholders of record.
Only stockholders of record at the close of business on March 21, 2011 will be given Notice of the proposed actions by written consent. The Company is not soliciting proxies.
THIS IS NOT A NOTICE OF A SPECIAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS AND NO STOCKHOLDER MEETING WILL BE HELD TO CONSIDER ANY MATTER WHICH WILL BE DESCRIBED HEREIN.
BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
/s/ Lei Gu
Lei Gu
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer
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ZOOM TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Headquarters
Sanlitun SOHO, Building A, 11th Floor
No.8 Worker Stadium North Road
Chaoyang District, Beijing, China 100027
U.S. Correspondence Address:
C/o Ellenoff Grossman & Schole LLP
150 East 42nd Street, 11th Floor
New York, NY 10017
(917) 609-0333
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INFORMATION STATEMENT
ACTION BY THE CONSENT OF STOCKHOLDERS WITHOUT A MEETING
NO VOTE OR OTHER ACTION OF OUR SHAREHOLDERS IS REQUIRED IN CONNECTION WITH
THIS INFORMATION STATEMENT.
WE ARE NOT ASKING YOU FOR A PROXY AND
YOU ARE REQUESTED NOT TO SEND US A PROXY
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INTRODUCTION
This information statement is furnished to all holders of record as of March 21, 2011 (the "Record Date") of the Company's outstanding voting common stock in connection with the following proposed actions to be taken by the Company without a meeting pursuant to the written consent of the holders of a majority of the outstanding voting common stock of the Company:
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To approve and ratify a transaction in accordance with NASDAQ Marketplace Rule 5635(d) where the Company sold 2,113,664 shares of Company common stock and 1,585,248 Series G Stock Purchase Warrants for gross proceeds of $7,926,240 and issued 42,273 stock purchase warrants to placement agents in connection with that certain Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of November 9, 2010 |
(2) |
To adopt and ratify the Zoom Technologies, Inc. 2009 Equity Incentive Compensation Plan and ratify the issuance of common stock previously issued under the Plan |
The foregoing actions were approved by the holders of a majority of the Company's issued and outstanding voting common shares on the Record Date and will be effected on or shortly after forty-five (45) days following the mailing of this Information Statement to the stockholders of record as of the date of vote approving the foregoing actions. This Information Statement is first being mailed to stockholders on or about April 4, 2011.
Only stockholders of record at the close of business on the Record Date are entitled to notice of the actions to be taken. There will be no vote on the matters by the shareholders of the Company because the proposed actions will be accomplished by the written consent of the holders of the majority of the outstanding voting common stock of the Company as allowed by Section 228 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware ("DGCL"). No other votes are required or necessary.
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DISSENTER'S RIGHTS OF APPRAISAL
The DGCL does not provide for dissenter's rights of appraisal in connection with the corporate action to be taken.
VOTING SECURITIES AND PRINCIPAL HOLDERS THEREOF
The Board of Directors has fixed the close of business on March 21, 2011 as the record date for the determination of the common shareholders entitled to vote upon and receive notice of the proposed actions by written consent. At the Record Date, the Company had 15,839,257 outstanding shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, which were held of record by approximately 2,000 stockholders. Lei Gu and a small group of shareholders, collectively, are the holders of record of 8,284,552 shares of common stock, constituting 52.30 percent of the outstanding common stock and, therefore, a majority of the outstanding shares of the Company's voting common stock (the only class of the Company's capital stock outstanding) on the Record Date (the "Written Consent"), and together approved the taking of the corporate actions described. The Written Consent will be sufficient, without any further action, to provide the necessary stockholder approval of the actions. The Written Consent will become effective forty five (45) calendar days after this Information Statement is first mailed to our shareholders.
COST OF INFORMATION STATEMENT
The Company is making the mailing and will bear the costs associated therewith. There will be no solicitations made. The Company will reimburse banks, brokerage firms, other custodians, nominees and fiduciaries for reasonable expenses incurred in sending the Information Statement to beneficial owners of the Company's Common Stock.
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WRITTEN CONSENT TO HAS BEEN OBTAINED TO APPROVE AND
RATIFY A TRANSACTION IN ACCORDANCE WITH NASDAQ
MARKETPLACE RULE 5635(D) WHERE THE COMPANY SOLD 2,113,664
SHARES OF COMPANY COMMON STOCK, 1,585,248 SERIES G STOCK
PURCHASE WARRANTS, 1,259,326 FOR GROSS PROCEEDS OF $7,926,240
AND ISSUED 42,273 STOCK PURCHASE WARRANTS TO PLACEMENT
AGENTS IN CONNECTION WITH THAT CERTAIN SECURITIES
PURCHASE AGREEMENT, DATED AS OF NOVEMBER 9, 2010
Introduction
NASDAQ Stock Market Rule 5635(d) provides that stockholder approval is required prior to the issuance of securities in connection with a transaction other than a public offering involving the sale, issuance or potential issuance by the Company of common stock (or securities convertible into or exercisable 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.
Pursuant to the Written Consent, we have obtained stockholder approval necessary under applicable Nasdaq Stock Market Rule 5635(d) to approve and ratify a transaction in accordance with NASDAQ Marketplace Rule 5635(d) where the Company sold 2,113,664 shares of Company common stock and 1,585,248 Series G Stock Purchase Warrant, for gross proceeds of $7,926,240 and issued 42,273 stock purchase warrants to placement agents in connection with that certain Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of November 9, 2010. Since the transaction, if all the Warrants are exercised in full with cash, would represent approximately 28.61% of the Company's issued and outstanding shares of common stock prior to the transaction, an aggregate of 1,126,250 Warrants will remain, until on or shortly after forty five (45) days following the mailing of this Information Statement.
Background
On November 15, 2010, the Company consummated a transaction (the "Transaction") with certain accredited investors (the "Accredited Investors") pursuant to a Securities Purchase Agreement entered into by the Company and the Accredited Investors. The Company sold 2,113,664 units at a price of $3.75 per unit. Each unit is comprised of one share of common stock of the Company and three-quarters of one common stock purchase warrant. Each whole warrant (the "Warrants") entitles the holder to purchase an additional common share at a price of $4.71 for a period of five years following the closing date.
The shares of common stock and Warrants were sold and issued to the accredited investors pursuant to Section 4(2) and Regulation D of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, in a transaction not involving any public offering. The Company has registered the shares of common stock sold in the Transaction, including the shares of common stock issued and issuable upon exercise of the Warrants, for resale with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Warrants
Pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement, the Company issued an aggregate of 1,627,521 Warrants for no additional consideration. Such Warrants will become exercisable only at such time as approval and ratification of the Transaction is obtained from the stockholders. The Warrants are exercisable for a term of five years and each Warrant entitles the holder thereof to purchase one share of Common Stock of the Company at an exercise price of $4.71 per share. The Warrants may be exercised for cash or on a cashless basis.
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Nasdaq Listing Requirements and the Necessity of Stockholder Approval
The Common Stock is listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market and, as such, the Company is subject to the Nasdaq Marketplace Rules. Nasdaq Marketplace Rule 5635(d) (the "Nasdaq 20% Financing Rule") requires that an issuer obtain stockholder approval of a transaction prior to the issuances of common stock or securities convertible or exchangeable for common stock at a price equal to or less than the greater of market or book value of such securities (on an as-converted basis) if such issuance equals 20% or more of the common stock or voting power of the issuer outstanding before the transaction.
Prior to the transaction, there were 13,074,678 shares of Common Stock outstanding. The shares of Common Stock and shares of Common Stock underlying the Warrants issuable pursuant to that certain Securities Purchase Agreement is in excess of 20% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock on November 9, 2010. Shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of the Warrants are considered common stock issued for purposes of determining whether the 20% limit has been reached. Therefore, the maximum number of shares of Common Stock issuable in the Transaction which may be issued by the Company without obtaining stockholder approval is 2,614,935 shares of Common Stock and the Overage Amount, which is the amount of shares of Common Stock which the Company may issue in this transaction if stockholder approval is obtained is 1,126,250 shares of Common Stock (the "Overage Amount"). The Company's stockholders are being asked to approve the transaction and the potential issuance to the investors of the Overage Amount.
Required Vote
As of March 21, 2011, there were 15,839,257 shares of our common stock issued and outstanding. The required vote for the adoption of the approval of the Transaction and issuance of the Overage Amount by stockholder's consent is a majority of, the outstanding shares of common stock less the shares held by the purchasers of our common stock on November 9, 2010 (the "Adjusted Outstanding Shares"), the net of which is 13,725,593 shares. Each Adjusted Outstanding Share of our common stock on the record date is entitled to one vote for each share held. On March 21, 2011, the record date, the holders of record of 52.30% of the outstanding shares of our common stock executed a written consent approving and ratifying the Transaction and the issuance of the Overage Amount at such times as the Warrants are exercised. Because we have obtained sufficient shareholder approval of the Transaction, no other consents or votes will be solicited in connection with this Information Statement. WE ARE NOT ASKING YOU FOR A PROXY AND YOU ARE REQUESTED NOT TO SEND US A PROXY.
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ACTION TO ADOPT AND RATIFY THE ZOOM
TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
2009 EQUITY INCENTIVE COMPENSATION PLAN AND RATIFY THE ISSUANCE
OF COMMON STOCK PREVIOUSLY ISSUED UNDER THE PLAN
The Board of Directors and holders of a majority of the Company's common stock approved the 2009 Equity Incentive Compensation Plan (the "Plan") in the form attached hereto as Exhibit C. The purpose of the Plan is to promote the long-term success of the Company and the creation of stockholder value by (a) encouraging Employees, Outside Directors and Consultants to focus on critical long-range objectives, (b) encouraging the attraction and retention of Employees, Outside Directors and Consultants with exceptional qualifications and (c) linking Employees, Outside Directors and Consultants directly to stockholder interests through increased stock ownership. The Plan seeks to achieve this purpose by providing for Awards in the form of restricted shares or options (which may constitute incentive stock options or nonstatutory stock options).
Set forth below is a summary of the Plan, but this summary is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Plan, a copy of which is included as Exhibit C to this information statement.
General
Under the Plan, Awards (as defined in the Plan) may be granted which are intended to qualify as Incentive Stock Options under Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the "Code") or which are not intended to qualify as Incentive Stock Options thereunder.
The Plan currently provides that a maximum of two million five hundred thousand (2,500,000) shares of Common Stock may be issued under the Plan (subject to adjustment in the event of stock split or other changes in the Common Stock as provided in the Plan). To the extent that: (i) an Award is canceled, terminates, expires, is forfeited or lapses for any reason, any unissued or forfeited Shares, (ii) shares subject to Awards settled in cash, or (iii) shares withheld from an Award or delivered by a Participant to satisfy minimum tax withholding requirements, will again be available for Award under the Plan.
Shares issued under the Plan will be "restricted" as defined under the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") Rule 144, until such time as the Company determines in its discretion, if at all, to register such shares under the Securities Act of 1933. The Company has registered in a registration statement on Form S-8, one hundred thousand shares issued under the Plan.
Effective Date
The Plan was effective on December 10, 2009 and an aggregate of 1,757,000 non-qualified stock options and an aggregate of 173,500 shares of common stock were issued and outstanding under the Plan. Of the non-qualified stock options, 185,000 options were issued to directors and 1,572,000 options were issued to employees. Of the common stock, 52,000 shares were issued to directors, 6,500 shares were issued to an employee who is also a director, and 115,000 shares were issued to contractors. The Company is obtaining shareholder approval as required under NASDAQ Rule 5635(c).
Administration
The Plan is administered by our Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors. The Compensation Committee has full authority and discretion in the administration of the Plan, including determining the designation of those persons receiving Awards, the types of Awards to be granted, and the number of shares of Stock to be subject to each Award, the exercise price, and determine other terms, conditions, and restrictions applicable to Awards. The Compensation Committee's decisions in the administration of the Plan are final and binding on all persons for all purposes.
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Type of Awards
Award means Incentive Stock Option, Non-Qualified Stock Option, Restricted Shares or other arrangement or program granted to or covering a Participant pursuant to the provisions of this Plan.
Option Terms
The options granted under the Plan will be evidenced by an award agreement. The Administrator shall specify the grant date, exercise price, terms, conditions, and restriction for the exercise of the options.
The exercise price for an Incentive Stock Option shall be no less than one hundred percent of the Fair Market Value per Share on the date of grant and the exercise price of a Non-qualified Stock Option shall be no less than eighty-five percent of the Fair Market Value per Share on the date of grant.
Eligibility
Employees, directors, officers and consultants in the service of the Company or its affiliated are eligible to participate in the Plan. Determinations as to eligibility shall be made by the Administrator. Options issued in the form of Incentive Stock Options may only be granted to our employees.
Transferability
No unexercised or restricted Award shall be assignable or transferable by a Participant other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution; provided, unless that the Administrator determines otherwise.
Amendments
The Administrator may at any time amend, alter, suspend or terminate the Plan with approval by the Stockholders. However, no outstanding Award shall be deemed effected by such amendment unless mutually agreed otherwise between the Grantee holding such outstanding Awards at the time of the proposed termination or amendment and the Administrator.
Governing Law
The Plan is governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware except as superseded or preempted by applicable federal law.
Restrictions on Resale
Certain officers and directors of the Company may be deemed to be "affiliates" of the Company as that term is defined under the Securities Act. The Common Stock acquired under the Plan by an affiliate may be reoffered or resold only pursuant to an effective registration statement or pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act or other exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act.
Federal Income Tax Consequences of Awards Under The Plan
To ensure compliance with requirements imposed by the internal revenue service, we inform you that any federal tax advice contained in this information statement is not intended or written to be used, and cannot be used, for purposes of: (i) avoiding penalties under the Code, or (ii) promoting, marketing or recommending to another party any transaction or tax- related matter addressed herein.
Options granted under the Plan may be either incentive stock options which satisfy the requirements of Section 422 of the Internal Revenue code or non-qualified options which are not intended to meet such requirements.
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Non-Qualified Stock Options
No taxable income is recognized by a Grantee upon the grant of a non-qualified stock option. The Grantee will, in general, recognize ordinary income in the year in which the option is exercised, equal to the excess of the fair market value of the purchased shares on the exercise date over the exercise price paid for the shares and the Grantee will be required to satisfy the tax withholding requirements applicable to such income.
The Company will be entitled to an income tax deduction equal to the amount of ordinary income recognized by the Grantee with respect to the exercised non-qualified option. The deduction will in general be allowed for the taxable year of the Company in which such ordinary income is recognized by the Grantee.
Incentive Stock Options
No taxable income is recognized by the Grantee at the time of the option grant and no taxable income is generally recognized at the time the option is exercised. The Grantee will, however, recognize taxable income in the year in which the purchased shares are sold or otherwise made the subject of a taxable disposition. For Federal tax purposes, dispositions are divided into two categories: (i) qualifying and (ii) disqualifying. A qualifying disposition occurs if the sale or other disposition is made after the Grantee has held the shares for more than two (2) years after the option grant date and more than one (1)year after the exercise date. If either of these two holding periods is not satisfied, then a disqualifying disposition will result.
Upon a qualifying disposition of the shares, the Grantee will recognize long-term capital gain in an amount equal to the excess of (i) the amount realized upon the sale or other disposition of the purchased shares over (ii) the exercise price paid for those shares. If there is a disqualifying disposition of the shares, then the excess of (i) the fair market value of the shares on the exercise date over (ii) the exercise price paid for those shares will be taxable as ordinary income to the Grantee. Any additional gain or loss recognized upon the disposition will be taxable as a capital gain or loss.
If the Grantee makes a disqualifying disposition of the purchased shares, then the Company will be entitled to an income tax deduction, for the taxable year in which such disposition occurs, equal to the excess of (i) the fair market value of such shares on the options exercise date over (ii) the exercise price paid for the shares. In no other instance will the Company be allowed a deduction with respect to the Grantee's disposition of the purchased shares.
Restricted Stock Awards
The recipient receives no taxable income upon the receipt of a restricted stock Award. The recipient is taxed at the time the restrictions lapse, with the amount of such tax being based on the fair market value of the shares of the stock at such time. As an alternative, the Internal Revenue Service allows recipient, at their option, to make an election to include the value of the restricted stock Award in income in the year in which the shares are allocated to the recipient. In the event a recipient makes such an election, a Section 83(b) election must be filed within 30 days of the shares being allocated to them. Under Section 83(b) an electing recipient will realize ordinary income, at the time of the election, equal to the fair market value of the shares of stock on the date of receipt. As a result, when the shares of restricted stock vest, there is no additional taxable income. When the shares are subsequently sold, any gain or loss, based on the amount previously reported as income, will be a capital gain or loss. If a recipient who has made a Section 83(b) election subsequently forfeits the shares, the recipient will not be entitled to any deductions; however, he or she may be entitled to realize a loss. The Company recognizes a deduction for income tax purposes at the time the recipient recognizes income.
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Withholding Taxes
The Company is entitled to take appropriate measures to withhold from the shares of common stock, or to otherwise obtain from the recipients, sufficient sums in cash, check or shares of stock as the Plan Administrator deems necessary to satisfy any applicable federal, state and local withholding taxes, including FICA taxes, before the delivery of the common stock to the recipient
Under certain circumstances, the accelerated vesting, cash-out or accelerated lapse of restrictions on Awards in connection with a Change in Control might be deemed an "excess parachute payment" for purposes of the golden parachute tax provisions of Code section 280G, and the participant may be subject to a 20% excise tax and we may be denied a tax deduction. Furthermore, we may not be able to deduct the aggregate compensation in excess of $1,000,000 attributable to Awards that are not "performance-based" within the meaning of Code section 162(m) in certain circumstances.
Code Section 409A Requirements
Certain awards under the Stock Incentive Plan may be considered "nonqualified deferred compensation" for purposes of Section 409A of the Code, which imposes certain requirements on compensation that is deemed, under Section 409A, to involve nonqualified deferred compensation. Among other things, the requirements relate to the timing of elections to defer and the timing of distributions and prohibitions on the acceleration of distributions. Failure to comply with these requirements (or an exception from such requirements) may result in the immediate taxation of all amounts deferred under the nonqualified deferred compensation plan for the taxable year and all preceding taxable years, by or for any participant with respect to whom the failure relates, the imposition of an additional 20% income tax on the participant for the amounts required to be included in gross income, and the possible imposition of penalty interest on the unpaid tax.
Generally, Section 409A does not apply to incentive awards that are paid at the time the award vests. Likewise, Section 409A typically does not apply to restricted stock. Section 409A may, however, apply to incentive awards the payment of which is delayed beyond the calendar year in which the award vests. Treasury regulations generally provide that the type of Awards provided under the Plan will not be considered nonqualified deferred compensation. However, to the extent that Section 409A applies to an Award issued under the Plan, the Plan and all such Awards will, to the extent practicable, be construed in accordance with Section 409A. Under the Plan, the Administrator has the discretion to grant or to unilaterally modify any Award issued under the Plan in a manner that conforms with the requirements of Section 409A with respect to deferred compensation or void any participant election to the extent it would violate Section 409A. The Committee also has sole discretion to interpret the requirements of the Code, including Section 409A, for purposes of the Plan and all Awards issued under the Plan.
THE FOREGOING IS ONLY A SUMMARY OF THE EFFECT OF U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAXATION INTENDED FOR THE INFORMATION OF THE COMPANY'S STOCKHOLDERS AND NOT AS TAX GUIDANCE TO RECIPIENTS OF AWARDS. THE FOREGOING DOES NOT PURPORT TO BE A COMPLETE STATEMENT OF THE LAW IN THIS AREA. DIFFERENT TAX RULES MAY APPLY TO SPECIFIC RECIPIENTS AND TRANSACTIONS UNDER THE PLAN AND UNDER THE INCOME TAX LAWS OF ANY MUNICIPALITY, STATE OR FOREIGN COUNTRY IN WHICH ANY ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUAL MAY RESIDE.
EFFECTIVE DATE
Pursuant to Rule 14c-2 under the Exchange Act, the above actions shall not be effective until a date at least twenty (20) days after the date on which the Information Statement has been mailed to the Stockholders. The Company anticipates that the actions contemplated hereby will be effected on or about the close of business on May 19, 2011.
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INTEREST OF CERTAIN PERSONS IN OR OPPOSITION TO MATTERS TO BE ACTED UPON
Each of our executive officers and directors has an interest in the approval of the Plan because each of them is eligible to receive Awards thereunder.
We are required to file annual, quarterly and current reports, Proxy Statements and other information with the SEC. You may read and copy these proxy materials and other documents we have field at the SEC's Public Reference Room at 100 F Street, N.E., Room 1580, Washington D.C. 20549. Please call the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330 for further information on the Public Reference Room. Our SEC filings are also available to the public at the SEC's website at
http://www.sec.gov.Stockholders who have questions in regard to any aspect of the matters discussed in the Information Statement should contact Anthony K. Chan, the Company's Secretary and Chief Financial Officer at (917) 609-0333.
BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
/s/ Lei Gu
Lei Gu
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer
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EXHIBIT A
SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT
This Securities Purchase Agreement (this "Agreement") is dated as of November 9, 2010, between Zoom Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), and each purchaser identified on the signature pages hereto (each, including its successors and assigns, a "Purchaser" and collectively, the "Purchasers").
WHEREAS, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement and pursuant to Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), and Rule 506 promulgated thereunder, the Company desires to issue and sell to each Purchaser, and each Purchaser, severally and not jointly, desires to purchase from the Company, securities of the Company as more fully described in this Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, IN CONSIDERATION of the mutual covenants contained in this Agreement, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the Company and each Purchaser agree as follows:
ARTICLE I.
DEFINITIONS
1.1 Definitions. The following terms have the meanings set forth in this Section 1.1:
"8-K Filing" shall mean the current report on Form 8-K filed on EDGAR with the Commission disclosing the sale of equity securities pursuant to this Agreement and attaching as exhibits thereto all material Transaction Documents, including, without limitation, this Agreement, the form of Series G Warrant, and the Registration Rights Agreement.
"Acquiring Person" shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.6.
"Action" shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(j).
"Affiliate" means any Person that, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls or is controlled by or is under common control with a Person, as such terms are used in and construed under Rule 405 under the Securities Act.
"Board of Directors" means the board of directors of the Company.
"Business Day" means any day except any Saturday, any Sunday, any day which is a federal legal holiday in the United States or any day on which banking institutions in the State of New York are authorized or required by law or other governmental action to close.
"Bylaws" shall have the meaning ascribed to it in Section 3.1(h).
"Certificate of Incorporation" shall have the meaning ascribed to it in Section 3.1(h).
"Closing" means the closing of the purchase and sale of the Securities pursuant to Section 2.1.
"Closing Date" means the Trading Day on which all of the Transaction Documents have been executed and delivered by the applicable parties thereto, and all conditions precedent to (i) the Purchasers' obligations to pay the Subscription Amount and (ii) the Company's obligations to deliver the Securities, in each case, have been satisfied or waived.
"Closing Statement" means the Closing Statement in the form on Annex A attached hereto.
"Commission" means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
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"Common Stock" means the common stock of the Company, par value $0.01 per share, and any other class of securities into which such securities may hereafter be reclassified or changed.
"Company Counsel" means Ellenoff Grossman & Schole LLP, with offices located at 150 East 42nd Street, New York, New York 10017, or any successor counsel of the Company.
"Contingent Obligation" means, as to any Person, any direct or indirect liability, contingent or otherwise, of that Person with respect to any indebtedness, lease, dividend or other obligation of another Person if the primary purpose or intent of the Person incurring such liability, or the primary effect thereof, is to provide assurance to the obligee of such liability that such liability will be paid or discharged, or that any agreements relating thereto will be complied with, or that the holders of such liability will be protected (in whole or in part) against loss with respect thereto;
"Disclosure Schedules" shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1.
"Effective Date" shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the Registration Rights Agreement.
"Escrow Agent" means Computershare Trust Company, N.A. with offices located at 350 Indiana St., Suite 750, Golden, CO 80401.
"Escrow Agreement" means the escrow agreement entered into prior to the date hereof, by and among the Company and the Escrow Agent in substantially the form of Exhibit D attached hereto pursuant to which the Purchasers, shall deposit Subscription Amounts with the Escrow Agent to be applied to the transactions contemplated hereunder.
"Exchange Act" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
"GAAP" shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(i).
"Indebtedness" of any Person means, without duplication (A) all indebtedness for borrowed money, (B) all obligations issued, undertaken or assumed as the deferred purchase price of property or services (including, without limitation, "capital leases" in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles) (other than trade payables entered into in the ordinary course of business), (C) all reimbursement or payment obligations with respect to letters of credit, surety bonds and other similar instruments, (D) all obligations evidenced by notes, bonds, debentures or similar instruments, including obligations so evidenced incurred in connection with the acquisition of property, assets or businesses, (E) all indebtedness created or arising under any conditional sale or other title retention agreement, or incurred as financing, in either case with respect to any property or assets acquired with the proceeds of such indebtedness (even though the rights and remedies of the seller or bank under such agreement in the event of default are limited to repossession or sale of such property), (F) all monetary obligations under any leasing or similar arrangement which, in connection with generally accepted accounting principles, consistently applied for the periods covered thereby, is classified as a capital lease, (G) all indebtedness referred to in clauses (A) through (F) above secured by (or for which the holder of such Indebtedness has an existing right, contingent or otherwise, to be secured by) any mortgage, lien, pledge, charge, security interest or other encumbrance upon or in any property or assets (including accounts and contract rights) owned by any Person, even though the Person which owns such assets or property has not assumed or become liable for the payment of such indebtedness, and (H) all Contingent Obligations in respect of indebtedness or obligations of others of the kinds referred to in clauses (A) through (G) above.
"Intellectual Property Rights" shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(w).
"Legend Removal Date" shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.1(c).
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"Liens" means a lien, charge, security interest, encumbrance, right of first refusal, preemptive right or other restriction.
"Material Adverse Effect" shall mean (i) a material adverse effect on the legality, validity or enforceability of any Transaction Document, (ii) a material adverse effect on the results of operations, assets, business, prospects or condition (financial or otherwise) of the Company and the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or (iii) a material adverse effect on the Company's ability to perform in any material respect on a timely basis its obligations under any Transaction Document.
"Material Permits" shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(k).
"Person" means an individual or corporation, partnership, trust, incorporated or unincorporated association, joint venture, limited liability company, joint stock company, government (or an agency or subdivision thereof) or other entity of any kind.
"Proceeding" means an action, claim, suit, investigation or proceeding (including, without limitation, an informal investigation or partial proceeding, such as a deposition), whether commenced or threatened.
"Public Information Failure" shall have the meaning ascribed to it in Section 4.2(b).
"Public Information Failure Payments" shall have the meaning ascribed to it in Section 4.2(b).
"Registration Rights Agreement" means the Registration Rights Agreement, dated the date hereof, among the Company and the Purchasers, in the form of Exhibit A attached hereto.
"Registration Statement" means a registration statement meeting the requirements set forth in the Registration Rights Agreement and covering the resale of the Warrant Shares by each Purchaser as provided for in the Registration Rights Agreement.
"Required Approvals" shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(f).
"Required Minimum" means, as of any date, the maximum aggregate number of Shares then issued or potentially issuable in the future pursuant to the Transaction Documents, including, without limitation, 100% of the shares of Common Stock underlying the Series G Warrants, ignoring any conversion or exercise limits set forth therein.
"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 424" means Rule 424 promulgated by the Commission pursuant to the Securities Act, as such Rule may be amended or interpreted from time to time, or any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the Commission having substantially the same purpose and effect as such Rule.
"SEC Reports" shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(i).
"Securities" means the Shares, the Warrants, and the Warrant Shares.
"Securities Act" means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
"Series G Warrants" means the Series G Common Stock purchase warrants delivered to the Purchasers at the Closing in accordance with Section 2.2(a) hereof, which warrants shall be exercisable as
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set forth in the (as defined therein), subject to the Exchange Cap (as defined therein) limitation. The Series G Warrants shall have an exercise price of $4.71 and a term of exercise equal to 5 years from the Issue Date, in the form of Exhibit B attached hereto.
"Shares" means the shares of Common Stock issued or issuable to each Purchaser pursuant to this Agreement.
"Shareholder Approval" means such approval as may be required by the applicable rules and regulations of the Nasdaq Capital Market (or any successor entity) from the shareholders of the Company with respect to the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents, including the issuance of any Shares in excess of 19.9% of the issued and outstanding Common Stock on the Closing Date.
"Short Sales" means all "short sales" as defined in Rule 200 of Regulation SHO under the Exchange Act (but shall not be deemed to include the location and/or reservation of borrowable shares of Common Stock).
"Stockholder Approval" shall have the meaning ascribed to it in Section 3.1(a).
"Subscription Amount" means, as to each Purchaser, the aggregate amount to be paid for Shares and Warrants purchased hereunder as specified below such Purchaser's name on the signature page of this Agreement and next to the heading "Subscription Amount," in United States dollars and in immediately available funds.
"Subsidiary" means any subsidiary of the Company as set forth on Schedule 3.1(b) and shall, where applicable, also include any direct or indirect subsidiary of the Company formed or acquired after the date hereof.
"Trading Day" means a day on which the principal Trading Market is open for trading.
"Trading Market" means any of the following markets or exchanges on which the Common Stock is listed or quoted for trading on the date in question: the NYSE AMEX, the Nasdaq Capital Market, the Nasdaq Global Market, the Nasdaq Global Select Market, or the New York Stock Exchange (or any successors to any of the foregoing).
"Transaction Documents" means this Agreement, the Warrants, the Registration Rights Agreement, the Escrow Agreement, all exhibits and schedules thereto and hereto and any other documents or agreements executed in connection with the transactions contemplated hereunder.
"Transfer Agent" means Computershare Stock Transfer, the current transfer agent of the Company, with a mailing address of 330 N. Brand Blvd., Suite 701Glendale, CA 91203-2149, and any successor transfer agent of the Company.
"Trigger Date" shall have the meaning ascribed to it in Section 4.1(b).
"Warrants" means, the Series G Warrants.
"Warrant Shares" means the shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants.
ARTICLE II.
PURCHASE AND SALE
2.1 Closing. On the Closing Date, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein, substantially concurrent with the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the parties hereto, the Company agrees to sell, and the Purchasers, severally and not jointly, agree to purchase, up to an aggregate of 2,113,664 Shares at a per share purchase price equal to $3.75 per share. For every Share subscribed by each applicable
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Purchaser, the Company shall issue such number of Series G Warrants as set forth in Section 2.2(a) below. Each Purchaser shall deliver to the Escrow Agent via wire transfer or a certified check of immediately available funds equal to such Purchaser's Subscription Amount as set forth on the signature page hereto executed by such Purchaser and the Company shall deliver to each Purchaser its respective Common Stock and Warrants as determined pursuant to Section 2.2(a), and the Company and each Purchaser shall deliver the other items set forth in Section 2.2 deliverable at the Closing. In lieu of delivering such funds to the Escrow Agent, Purchaser may deliver such funds at the Closing to the Company via wire transfer or a certified check of immediate available funds. Upon satisfaction of the covenants and conditions set forth in Sections 2.2 and 2.3, the Closing shall occur at the offices of Ellenoff Grossman & Schole LLP at 150 East 42nd Street, New York, NY 10017 or such other location as the parties shall mutually agree and the Subscription Amount shall be released from Escrow to the account of the Company in accordance with the terms of the Escrow Agreement.
2.2 Deliveries.
2.3 Closing Conditions.
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ARTICLE III.
REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS
3.1 Representations and Warranties of the Company. Except as set forth in the Disclosure Schedules, which Disclosure Schedules shall be deemed a part hereof and shall qualify any representation or otherwise made herein to the extent of the disclosure contained in the corresponding section of the Disclosure Schedules, the Company hereby makes the following representations and warranties to each Purchaser:
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vote from the Company's shareholders or information Statement on Schedule 14C, as applicable, to approve the issuance of the Warrant Shares and to remove any restrictions on exercise of the Warrants with respect to the Exchange Cap (as defined therein), within 60 days of the date hereof. The Company covenants to use its best efforts to obtain SEC clearance on the proxy statement on Schedule 14A or information statement on Schedule 14C as soon as practicable.
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violate any provision of the Company's or any Subsidiary's certificate or articles of incorporation, bylaws or other organizational or charter documents, (ii) conflict with, or constitute a default (or an event that with notice or lapse of time or both would become a default) under, result in the creation of any Lien upon any of the properties or assets of the Company or any Subsidiary, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation (with or without notice, lapse of time or both) of, any agreement, credit facility, debt or other instrument (evidencing a Company or Subsidiary debt or otherwise) or other understanding to which the Company or any Subsidiary is a party or by which any property or asset of the Company or any Subsidiary is bound or affected, or (iii) subject to the Required Approvals, conflict with or result in a violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment, injunction, decree or other restriction of any court or governmental authority to which the Company or a Subsidiary is subject (including federal and state securities laws and regulations), or by which any property or asset of the Company or a Subsidiary is bound or affected; except in the case of each of clauses (ii) and (iii), such as could not have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
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to redeem a security of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; (v) there are no securities or instruments containing anti-dilution or similar provisions that will be triggered by the issuance of the Securities; (vi) the Company does not have any stock appreciation rights or "phantom stock" plans or agreements or any similar plan or agreement; and (vii) there are no financing statements securing obligations in any material amounts, either singly or in the aggregate, filed in connection with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; (viii) there are no agreements or arrangements under which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is obligated to register the sale of any of their securities under the Securities Act (except pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement); and (ix) the Company and its Subsidiaries have no liabilities or obligations required to be disclosed in the SEC Reports but not so disclosed in the SEC Reports, other than those incurred in the ordinary course of the Company's or its Subsidiaries' respective businesses and which, individually or in the aggregate, do not or would not have a Material Adverse Effect. The Company has made available to the Purchasers true, correct and complete copies of the Company's Certificate of Incorporation, as amended and as in effect on the date hereof (the "Certificate of Incorporation"), and the Company's Bylaws, as amended and as in effect on the date hereof (the "Bylaws"), and the terms of all securities convertible into, or exercisable or exchangeable for, shares of Common Stock and the material rights of the holders thereof in respect thereto. No Person has any right of first refusal, preemptive right, right of participation, or any similar right to participate in the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents. The issuance and sale of the Securities will not obligate the Company to issue shares of Common Stock or other securities to any Person (other than the Purchasers) and will not result in a right of any holder of Company securities to adjust the exercise, conversion, exchange or reset price under any of such securities. No further approval or authorization of any stockholder, the Board of Directors or others is required for the issuance and sale of the Securities.
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Company. The Commission has not issued any stop order or other order suspending the effectiveness of any registration statement filed by the Company under the Exchange Act or the Securities Act.
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Company further acknowledges that no Purchaser is acting as a financial advisor or fiduciary of the Company (or in any similar capacity) with respect to the Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated thereby and any advice given by any Purchaser or any of their respective representatives or agents in connection with the Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated thereby is merely incidental to the Purchasers' purchase of the Securities. The Company further represents to each Purchaser that the Company's decision to enter into this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents has been based solely on the independent evaluation of the transactions contemplated hereby by the Company and its representatives.
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received notice of a claim that it is in default under or that it is in violation of, any indenture, loan or credit agreement or any other agreement or instrument to which it is a party or by which it or any of its properties is bound (whether or not such default or violation has been waived), (ii) is in violation of any order of any court, arbitrator or governmental body or (iii) is or has been in violation of any statute, rule or regulation of any governmental authority, including without limitation all foreign, federal, state and local laws applicable to its business and all such laws that affect the environment, except in each case as could not have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
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3.2 Representations and Warranties of the Purchasers. Each Purchaser, for itself and for no other Purchaser, hereby represents and warrants as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date to the Company as follows (unless as of a specific date therein):
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evaluated the merits and risks of such investment. Such Purchaser is able to bear the economic risk of an investment in the Securities and, at the present time, is able to afford a complete loss of such investment.
ARTICLE IV.
OTHER AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES
4.1 Transfer Restrictions.
NEITHER THIS SECURITY NOR THE SECURITIES INTO WHICH THIS SECURITY IS EXERCISABLE, IF APPLICABLE, HAS BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR THE SECURITIES COMMISSION OF ANY STATE IN RELIANCE UPON AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE "SECURITIES ACT"), AND, ACCORDINGLY, MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS AS EVIDENCED BY A LEGAL OPINION OF COUNSEL TO THE TRANSFEROR TO SUCH EFFECT, THE SUBSTANCE OF WHICH SHALL BE REASONABLY ACCEPTABLE TO THE COMPANY UNLESS SOLD OR TRANSFERRED TO A "QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER" WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 144A UNDER THE 1933 ACT OR UNLESS SOLD PURSUANT TO RULE 144
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OR RULE 144A UNDER SAID ACT. THIS SECURITY AND THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE OF THIS SECURITY MAY BE PLEDGED IN CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN ACCOUNT OR OTHER LOAN SECURED BY SUCH SECURITIES.
4.2 Furnishing of Information; Public Information, Failure of Registration.
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4.3 Integration. The Company shall not sell, offer for sale or solicit offers to buy or otherwise negotiate in respect of any security (as defined in Section 2 of the Securities Act) that would be integrated with the offer or sale of the Securities in a manner that would require the registration under the Securities Act of the sale of the Securities or that would be integrated with the offer or sale of the Securities for purposes of the rules and regulations of any Trading Market such that it would require shareholder approval prior to the closing of such other transaction unless shareholder approval is obtained before the closing of such subsequent transaction.
4.4 Exercise Procedures. The form of Notice of Exercise included in the Warrants set forth the totality of the procedures required of the Purchasers in order to exercise the Warrants. No additional legal opinion, other information or instructions shall be required of the Purchasers to exercise their Warrants. The Company shall honor exercises of the Warrants and shall deliver Warrant Shares in accordance with the terms, conditions and time periods set forth in the Transaction Documents.
4.5 Securities Laws Disclosure; Publicity. The Company shall within four Business Days immediately following the date hereof, issue a Current Report on Form 8-K and press release disclosing the material terms of the transactions contemplated hereby, and including the Transaction Documents as exhibits thereto. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall not publicly disclose the name of any Purchaser, or include the name of any Purchaser in any filing with the Commission or any regulatory agency or Trading Market, without the prior written consent of such Purchaser, except: (a) as required by federal securities law in connection with (i) any registration statement contemplated by the Registration Rights Agreement and (ii) the filing of final Transaction Documents (including signature pages thereto) with the Commission and (b) to the extent such disclosure is required by law or Trading Market regulations, in which case the Company shall provide the Purchasers with prior notice of such disclosure permitted under this clause (b
4.6 Shareholder Rights Plan. No claim will be made or enforced by the Company or, with the consent of the Company, any other Person, that any Purchaser is an "Acquiring Person" under any control share acquisition, business combination, poison pill (including any distribution under a rights agreement) or similar anti-takeover plan or arrangement in effect or hereafter adopted by the Company, or that any Purchaser could be deemed to trigger the provisions of any such plan or arrangement, by virtue of receiving Securities under the Transaction Documents or under any other agreement between the Company and the Purchasers.
4.7 Non-Public Information. From and after the filing of the 8-K Filing with the SEC, no Purchaser shall be in possession of any material, nonpublic information received from the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective officers, directors, employees or agents, that is not disclosed in the 8-K Filing. The Company shall not, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries and its and each of their respective officers, directors, employees
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and agents, not to, provide any Purchaser with any material, nonpublic information regarding the Company or any of its Subsidiaries from and after the filing of the 8-K Filing with the SEC without the prior express written consent of such Purchaser. If a Purchaser has, or believes it has, received any such material, nonpublic information regarding the Company or any of its Subsidiaries from the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective officers, directors, affiliates or agents, it may provide the Company with written notice thereof. In the event of the disclosure of any material nonpublic information, the Company shall comply with its obligations under Regulation FD promulgated under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act by filing a press release and current report on Form 8-K disclosing the material non-public information within five days of its disclosure to any Purchaser. Subject to the foregoing, neither the Company, its Subsidiaries nor any Purchaser shall issue any press releases or any other public statements with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby; provided, however, that the Company shall be entitled, without the prior approval of any Purchaser, to make any press release or other public disclosure with respect to such transactions (i) in substantial conformity with the 8-K Filing and contemporaneously therewith and (ii) as is required by applicable law and regulations (provided that in the case of clause (i) each Purchaser shall be consulted by the Company in connection with any such press release or other public disclosure prior to its release). Without the prior written consent of any applicable Purchaser, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries or affiliates shall disclose the name of such Purchaser in any filing, announcement, release or otherwise.
4.8 Use of Proceeds. The Company shall use the net proceeds from the sale of the Securities hereunder for working capital.
4.9 Reservation and Listing of Securities.
4.10 Certain Transactions and Confidentiality. Each Purchaser, severally and not jointly with the other Purchasers, covenants that neither it, nor any Affiliate acting on its behalf or pursuant to any understanding with it will execute any purchases or sales, including Short Sales, of any of the Company's securities during the period commencing with the execution of this Agreement and ending at such time that the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are first publicly announced pursuant to the initial press release as described in Section 4.5. Each Purchaser, severally and not jointly with the other Purchasers, covenants that until such time as the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are publicly disclosed by the Company pursuant to the initial press release as described in Section 4.5, such Purchaser will maintain the confidentiality of the existence and terms of this transaction and the information included in the Transaction Documents and the Disclosure Schedules. Notwithstanding the foregoing, and notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary, the Company expressly acknowledges and agrees that (i) no Purchaser makes any representation, warranty or covenant hereby that it will not engage in effecting transactions in any securities of the Company after the time that the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are first publicly announced pursuant to the initial press release as described in Section 4.5, (ii) no Purchaser shall be restricted or prohibited from effecting any transactions in any securities of the Company in accordance with applicable securities laws from and after the time that the transactions
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contemplated by this Agreement are first publicly announced pursuant to the initial press release as described in Section 4.5 and (iii) no Purchaser shall have any duty of confidentiality to the Company or its Subsidiaries after the issuance of the initial press release as described in Section 4.5. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the case of a Purchaser that is a multi-managed investment vehicle whereby separate portfolio managers manage separate portions of such Purchaser's assets and the portfolio managers have no direct knowledge of the investment decisions made by the portfolio managers managing other portions of such Purchaser's assets, the covenant set forth above shall only apply with respect to the portion of assets managed by the portfolio manager that made the investment decision to purchase the Securities covered by this Agreement.
ARTICLE V.
MISCELLANEOUS
5.1 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 Company and the other Purchasers, by written notice to the other parties, if the Closing has not been consummated on or before November 19, 2010.
5.2 Fees and Expenses. Except as expressly set forth in the Transaction Documents to the contrary, each party shall pay the fees and expenses of its advisers, counsel, accountants and other experts, if any, and all other expenses incurred by such party incident to the negotiation, preparation, execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement. The Company shall pay all Transfer Agent fees, stamp taxes and other taxes and duties levied in connection with the delivery of any Securities to the Purchasers.
5.3 Entire Agreement. The Transaction Documents, together with the exhibits and schedules thereto, contain the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede all prior agreements and understandings, oral or written, with respect to such matters, which the parties acknowledge have been merged into such documents, exhibits and schedules.
5.4 Notices. Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries required or permitted to be provided hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed given and effective on the earliest of: (a) the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile at the facsimile number set forth on the signature pages attached hereto prior to 5:30 p.m. (New York City time) on a Trading Day, (b) the next Trading Day after the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile at the facsimile number set forth on the signature pages attached hereto on a day that is not a Trading Day or later than 5:30 p.m. (New York City time) on any Trading Day, (c) the second (2nd) Trading Day following the date of mailing, if sent by U.S. nationally recognized overnight courier service or (d) upon actual receipt by the party to whom such notice is required to be given. The address for such notices and communications shall be as set forth on the signature pages attached hereto.
5.5 Amendments; Waivers. No provision of this Agreement may be waived, modified, supplemented or amended except in a written instrument signed, in the case of an amendment, by the Company and the Purchasers holding at least an majority in interest of the Securities purchased hereunder or, in the case of a waiver, by the party against whom enforcement of any such waived provision is sought. No waiver of any default with respect to any provision, condition or requirement of this Agreement shall be deemed to be a continuing waiver in the future or a waiver of any subsequent default or a waiver of any other provision, condition or requirement hereof, nor shall any delay or omission of any party to exercise any right hereunder in any manner impair the exercise of any such right.
5.6 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.
5.7 Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties and their successors and permitted assigns. The Company may not assign this Agreement or any rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of each Purchaser (other than by merger). Any Purchaser may assign any or all of its rights under this Agreement to any Person to whom such Purchaser assigns or transfers
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any Securities, provided that such transferee agrees in writing to be bound, with respect to the transferred Securities, by the provisions of the Transaction Documents that apply to the "Purchasers."
5.8 No Third-Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement is intended for the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns and is not for the benefit of, nor may any provision hereof be enforced by, any other Person, except as otherwise set forth in Section 4.10.
5.91 Governing Law. All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of the Transaction Documents shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the internal laws of the State of New York, without regard to the principles of conflicts of law thereof. Each party agrees that all legal proceedings concerning the interpretations, enforcement and defense of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and any other Transaction Documents (whether brought against a party hereto or its respective affiliates, directors, officers, shareholders, employees or agents) shall be commenced exclusively in the state and federal courts sitting in the City of New York. Each party hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts sitting in the City of New York, borough of Manhattan for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in connection herewith or with any transaction contemplated hereby or discussed herein (including with respect to the enforcement of any of the Transaction Documents), and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any suit, action or proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of any such court, that such suit, action or proceeding is improper or is an inconvenient venue for such proceeding. Each party hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process being served in any such suit, action or proceeding by mailing a copy thereof via registered or certified mail or overnight delivery (with evidence of delivery) to such party at the address in effect for notices to it under this Agreement and agrees that such service shall constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice thereof. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any other manner permitted by law. If either party shall commence an action or proceeding to enforce any provisions of the Transaction Documents, then the prevailing party in such action or proceeding shall be reimbursed by the other party for its reasonable attorneys' fees and other costs and expenses incurred with the investigation, preparation and prosecution of such action or proceeding.
5.10 Survival. The representations and warranties contained herein shall survive the Closing and the delivery of the Securities.
5.11 Execution. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, all of which when taken together shall be considered one and the same agreement and shall become effective when counterparts have been signed by each party and delivered to the other party, it being understood that both parties need not sign the same counterpart. In the event that any signature is delivered by facsimile transmission or by e-mail delivery of a ".pdf" format data file, 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 or ".pdf" signature page were an original thereof.
5.12 Severability. If any term, provision, covenant or restriction of this Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal, void or unenforceable, the remainder of the terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions set forth herein shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated, and the parties hereto shall use their commercially 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.
5.13 Replacement of Securities. If any certificate or instrument evidencing any Securities is mutilated, lost, stolen or destroyed, the Company shall issue or cause to be issued in exchange and substitution for and upon cancellation thereof (in the case of mutilation), or in lieu of and substitution therefor, a new certificate or instrument, but only upon receipt of evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Company of such loss, theft or destruction. The applicant for a new certificate or instrument under such circumstances shall also pay any reasonable third-party costs (including customary indemnity) associated with the issuance of such replacement Securities.
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5.14 Remedies. In addition to being entitled to exercise all rights provided herein or granted by law, including recovery of damages, each of the Purchasers and the Company will be entitled to specific performance under the Transaction Documents. The parties agree that monetary damages may not be adequate compensation for any loss incurred by reason of any breach of obligations contained in the Transaction Documents and hereby agree to waive and not to assert in any action for specific performance of any such obligation the defense that a remedy at law would be adequate.
5.15 Payment Set Aside. To the extent that the Company makes a payment or payments to any Purchaser pursuant to any Transaction Document or a Purchaser enforces or exercises its rights thereunder, and such payment or payments or the proceeds of such enforcement or exercise or any part thereof are subsequently invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or preferential, set aside, recovered from, disgorged by or are required to be refunded, repaid or otherwise restored to the Company, a trustee, receiver or any other person under any law (including, without limitation, any bankruptcy law, state or federal law, common law or equitable cause of action), then to the extent of any such restoration the obligation or part thereof originally intended to be satisfied shall be revived and continued in full force and effect as if such payment had not been made or such enforcement or setoff had not occurred.
5.16 Independent Nature of Purchasers' Obligations and Rights. The obligations of each Purchaser under any Transaction Document are several and not joint with the obligations of any other Purchaser, and no Purchaser shall be responsible in any way for the performance or non-performance of the obligations of any other Purchaser under any Transaction Document. Nothing contained herein or in any other Transaction Document, and no action taken by any Purchaser pursuant thereto, shall be deemed to constitute the Purchasers as a partnership, an association, a joint venture or any other kind of entity, or create a presumption that the Purchasers are in any way acting in concert or as a group with respect to such obligations or the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents. Each Purchaser shall be entitled to independently protect and enforce its rights, including, without limitation, the rights arising out of this Agreement or out of the other Transaction Documents, and it shall not be necessary for any other Purchaser to be joined as an additional party in any proceeding for such purpose. Each Purchaser has been represented by its own separate legal counsel in their review and negotiation of the Transaction Documents. For reasons of administrative convenience only, each Purchaser and its respective counsel have chosen to communicate with the Company through Proskauer Rose LLP. Proskauer Rose LLP does not represent any of the Purchasers and only represents Global Hunters Securities LLC. The Company has elected to provide all Purchasers with the same terms and Transaction Documents for the convenience of the Company and not because it was required or requested to do so by any of the Purchasers.
5.17 Saturdays, Sundays, Holidays, etc. If the last or appointed day for the taking of any action or the expiration of any right required or granted herein shall not be a Business Day, then such action may be taken or such right may be exercised on the next succeeding Business Day.
5.18 Construction. The parties agree that each of them and/or their respective counsel has reviewed and had an opportunity to revise the Transaction Documents and, therefore, the normal rule of construction to the effect that any ambiguities are to be resolved against the drafting party shall not be employed in the interpretation of the Transaction Documents or any amendments hereto. In addition, each and every reference to share prices and shares of Common Stock in any Transaction Document shall be subject to adjustment for reverse and forward stock splits, stock dividends, stock combinations and other similar transactions of the Common Stock that occur after the date of this Agreement.
5.19 WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. IN ANY ACTION, SUIT, OR PROCEEDING IN ANY JURISDICTION BROUGHT BY ANY PARTY AGAINST ANY OTHER PARTY, THE PARTIES EACH KNOWINGLY AND INTENTIONALLY, TO THE GREATEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, HEREBY ABSOLUTELY, UNCONDITIONALLY, IRREVOCABLY AND EXPRESSLY WAIVES FOREVER TRIAL BY JURY.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Securities Purchase Agreement to be duly executed by their respective authorized signatories as of the date first indicated above.
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PURCHASER SIGNATURE PAGES TO SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have caused this Securities Purchase Agreement to be duly executed by their respective authorized signatories as of the date first indicated above.
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Name of Authorized Signatory: ____________________________________________________
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Annex A
CLOSING STATEMENT
Pursuant to the attached Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of the date hereto, the purchasers shall purchase up to [-------] of Common Stock and Warrants from Zoom Technologies, Inc. a Delaware corporation (the "Company"). All funds will be wired into an account maintained by the Escrow Agent. All funds will be disbursed in accordance with this Closing Statement.
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ANNEX B
CONFIDENTIAL PURCHASER QUESTIONNAIRE
ZOOM TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
THIS QUESTIONNAIRE MUST BE ANSWERED FULLY AND RETURNED ALONG WITH YOUR COMPLETED SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT IN CONNECTION WITH YOUR PROSPECTIVE PURCHASE OF SECURITIES FROM ZOOM TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (THE "COMPANY").
THE INFORMATION SUPPLIED IN THIS QUESTIONNAIRE WILL BE HELD IN STRICT CONFIDENCE. NO INFORMATION WILL BE DISCLOSED EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT THAT SUCH DISCLOSURE IS REQUIRED BY LAW OR REGULATION, OTHERWISE DEMANDED BY PROPER LEGAL PROCESS OR IN LITIGATION INVOLVING THE COMPANY AND ITS CONTROLLING PERSONS.
Capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have the respective meanings given such terms as set forth in the Securities Purchase Agreement between the Company and the Purchaser signatory thereto (the "Purchaser Agreement") dated as of November __, 2010.
(1) The undersigned represents and warrants that he, she or it comes within at least one category marked below, and that for any category marked, he, she or it has truthfully set forth, where applicable, the factual basis or reason the undersigned comes within that category. The undersigned agrees to furnish any additional information which the Company deems necessary in order to verify the answers set forth below.
Category A ____ |
The undersigned is a natural person (not a partnership, corporation, etc.) whose individual net worth, or joint net worth with his or her spouse, presently is $1,000,000 or more, excluding the value of a primary residence. Explanation. In calculating net worth, you include all of your assets (other than your primary residence) whether liquid or illiquid, such as cash, stock, securities, personal property and real estate based on the fair market value of such property MINUS all debts and liabilities (other than a mortgage or other debt secured by your primary residence). In the event that the amount of any mortgage or other indebtedness secured by your primary residence exceeds the fair market value of the residence and the mortgagee or other lender has recourse to you personally for any deficiency, that excess liability should also be deducted from your net worth. |
Category B ____ |
The undersigned is an individual (not a partnership, corporation, etc.) who had an income in excess of $200,000 in each of the two most recent years, or joint income with his or her spouse in excess of $300,000 in each of those years (in each case including foreign income, tax exempt income and full amount of capital gains and losses but excluding any income of other family members and any unrealized capital appreciation) and has a reasonable expectation of reaching the same income level in the current year. |
Category C ____ |
The undersigned is a director or executive officer of the Company which is issuing and selling the Securities. |
Category D ____ |
The undersigned is a bank, as defined in Section 3(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Act"); a savings and loan association or other institution as defined in Section 3(a)(5)(A) of the Act, whether acting in its individual or fiduciary capacity; any insurance company as defined in Section 2(13) of the Act; any investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 or a business development company as defined in Section 2(a)(48) of that Act; any Small Business Investment Company licensed by the U.S. Small Business Administration under Section 301(c) or (d) of the Small Business Investment Act of 1958; any plan established and maintained by a |
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state, its political subdivisions, or any agency or instrumentality of a state or its political subdivisions, for the benefit of its employees, if such plan has total assets in excess of $5,000,000; any employee benefit plan within the meaning of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 if the investment decision is made by a plan fiduciary, as defined in Section 3(21) of such act, which is either a bank, savings and loan association, insurance company, or registered investment advisor, or if the employee benefit plan has total assets in excess of $5,000,000 or, if a self-directed plan, with investment decisions made solely by persons that are accredited investors (describe entity). ___________________________________________________________________ |
Category E ____ |
The undersigned is a private business development company as defined in section 202(a) (22) of the Investment Advisors Act of 1940 (describe entity) ___________________________________________________________________ |
Category F ____ |
The undersigned is either a corporation, partnership, Massachusetts business trust, or non-profit organization within the meaning of Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, in each case not formed for the specific purpose of acquiring the Securities and with total assets in excess of $5,000,000. (describe entity) ___________________________________________________________________ |
Category G ____ |
The undersigned is a trust with total assets in excess of $5,000,000, not formed for the specific purpose of acquiring the Securities, where the purchase is directed by a "sophisticated investor" as defined in Regulation 506(b)(2)(ii) under the Act. ___________________________________________________________________ |
Category H ____ |
The undersigned is an entity (other than a trust) in which all of the equity owners are "accredited investors" within one or more of the above categories. If relying upon this Category alone, each equity owner must complete a separate copy of this Purchaser Questionnaire. (describe entity) ___________________________________________________________________ The undersigned agrees that the undersigned will notify the Company at any time on or prior to the applicable Closing (as defined in the Memorandum) in the event that the representations and warranties in this Purchaser Questionnaire shall cease to be true, accurate and complete. |
(2) Suitability (please answer each question)
(a) For an individual, please describe your current employment, including the company by which you are employed and its principal business:
___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
(b) For individuals, do you expect your current level of income to significantly decrease in the foreseeable future?
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YES _________ |
NO _________ |
(c) For trust, corporate, partnership and other institutional subscribers, do you expect your total assets to significantly decrease in the foreseeable future?
YES _________ |
NO _________ |
(d) For all subscribers, are you familiar with the risk aspects and the non-liquidity of investments such as the Securities for which you seek to purchase?
YES _________ |
NO _________ |
(e) For all subscribers, do you understand that there is no guarantee of financial return on this investment and that you run the risk of losing your entire investment?
YES _________ |
NO _________ |
(3) Manner in which title is to be held: (circle one)
(a) Individual Ownership
(b) Community Property
(c) Joint Tenant with Right of Survivorship (both parties must sign)
(d) Partnership
(e) Tenants in Common
(f) Company
(g) Trust
(h) Other
(4) FINRA Affiliation.
Are you affiliated or associated with an FINRA member firm (please check one):
YES _________ |
NO _________ |
If Yes, please describe how you are affiliated/associated:
___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
*If subscriber is a Registered Representative with an FINRA member firm, have the following acknowledgment signed by the appropriate party:
The undersigned FINRA member firm acknowledges receipt of the notice required by the FINRA Conduct Rules.
_________________________________
Name of FINRA Member Firm
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By: ______________________________
Authorized Officer
Date: ____________________________
(5) For Trust Subscribers
A. Certain trusts generally may not qualify as accredited investors except under special circumstances. Therefore, if you intend to purchase the shares of the Company's stock in whole or in part through a trust, please answer each of the following questions.
Is the trustee of the trust a national or state bank that is acting in its fiduciary capacity in making the investment on behalf of the trust?
Yes o No o
Does this investment in the Company exceed 10% of the trust assets?
Yes o No o
B. If the trust is a revocable trust, please complete Question 1 below. If the trust is an irrevocable trust, please complete Question 2 below.
1. REVOCABLE TRUSTS
Can the trust be amended or revoked at any time by its grantors:
Yes o No o
If yes, please answer the following questions relating to each grantor (please add sheets if necessary):
Grantor Name: _________________________
Net worth of grantor (including spouse, if applicable), including home, home furnishings and automobiles exceeds $1,000,000?
Yes o No o
OR
Income (exclusive of any income attributable to spouse) was in excess of $200,000 for 2006 and 2007 and is reasonably expected to be in excess of $200,000 for 2008?
Yes o No o
OR
Income (including income attributable to spouse) was in excess of $300,000 for 2006 and 2007 and is reasonably expected to be in excess of $300,000 for 2008?
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Yes o No o
2. IRREVOCABLE TRUSTS
If the trust is an irrevocable trust, please answer the following questions:
Please provide the name of each trustee:
Trustee Name: ________________________________________
Trustee Name: ________________________________________
Does the trust have assets greater than $5 million?
Yes o No o
Do you have such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of an investment in the Company?
Yes o No o
Indicate how often you invest in:
Marketable Securities
Often o Occasionally o Seldom o Never o
Restricted Securities
Often o Occasionally o Seldom o Never o
Venture Capital Companies
Often o Occasionally o Seldom o Never o
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The undersigned has been informed of the significance to the Company of the foregoing representations and answers contained in this Confidential Purchaser Questionnaire and such representations and answers have been provided with the understanding that the Company and the Selling Agent will rely on them.
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Partnership, Corporation or By: Name:_______________________ Title: ___________________________ _______________________________ Title: ___________________________ _______________________________ |
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EXHIBIT B
NEITHER THIS SECURITY NOR THE SECURITIES FOR WHICH THIS SECURITY IS EXERCISABLE HAVE BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR THE SECURITIES COMMISSION OF ANY STATE IN RELIANCE UPON AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE "SECURITIES ACT"), AND, ACCORDINGLY, MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS AS EVIDENCED BY A LEGAL OPINION OF COUNSEL TO THE TRANSFEROR TO SUCH EFFECT, THE SUBSTANCE OF WHICH SHALL BE REASONABLY ACCEPTABLE TO THE COMPANY UNLESS SOLD OR TRANSFERRED TO A "QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER" WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 144A UNDER THE 1933 ACT OR UNLESS SOLD PURSUANT TO RULE 144 OR RULE 144A UNDER SAID ACT. THIS SECURITY AND THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE OF THIS SECURITY MAY BE PLEDGED IN CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN ACCOUNT OR OTHER LOAN SECURED BY SUCH SECURITIES.
SERIES G
COMMON STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT
ZOOM TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Warrant Shares: |
Original Issue Date: |
THIS COMMON STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT (the "Warrant") certifies that, for value received, ______________ (the "Holder") is entitled, upon the terms and subject to the limitations on exercise and the conditions hereinafter set forth, at any time on or after _______________, (the "Initial Exercise Date") and on or prior to the close of business on the 5 year anniversary of the Original Issue Date (the "Termination Date") but not thereafter, to subscribe for and purchase from Zoom Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), up to _________ shares (the "Warrant Shares") of Common Stock. The purchase price of one share of Common Stock under this Warrant shall be equal to the Exercise Price, as defined in Section 2(b). Except as otherwise defined herein, the capitalized terms in this Warrant shall have the meanings set forth in Section 6.
Section 1. Definitions. Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in that certain Securities Purchase Agreement (the "Purchase Agreement"), dated November __, 2010 (the "Subscription Date"), among the Company and the purchasers signatory thereto.
Section 2. Exercise.
a) Exercise of Warrant. Exercise of the purchase rights represented by this Warrant may be made, in whole or in part, at any time or times on or after the Initial Exercise Date and on or before the Termination Date by delivery to the Company (or such other office or agency of the Company as it may designate by notice in writing to the registered Holder at the address of the Holder appearing on the books of the Company) of a duly executed facsimile copy of the Notice of Exercise Form annexed hereto; and, within three (3) Trading Days of the date said Notice of Exercise is delivered to the Company, the Company shall have received payment of the aggregate Exercise Price of the shares thereby purchased by wire transfer or cashier's check drawn on a United States bank. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Holder shall not be required to physically surrender this Warrant to the Company until the Holder has purchased all of the Warrant Shares available hereunder and the Warrant has been exercised in full, in which case, the Holder shall surrender this Warrant to the Company for cancellation within three (3) Trading Days of the date the final Notice of Exercise is delivered to the Company. Partial exercises of this Warrant resulting in purchases of a portion of the total number of Warrant Shares available hereunder shall
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have the effect of lowering the outstanding number of Warrant Shares purchasable hereunder in an amount equal to the applicable number of Warrant Shares purchased. The Holder and the Company shall maintain records showing the number of Warrant Shares purchased and the date of such purchases. The Company shall deliver any objection to any Notice of Exercise Form within three (3) Business Days of receipt of such notice. In the event of any dispute or discrepancy, the records of the Holder shall be controlling and determinative in the absence of manifest error. The Holder and any assignee, by acceptance of this Warrant, acknowledge and agree that, by reason of the provisions of this paragraph, following the purchase of a portion of the Warrant Shares hereunder, the number of Warrant Shares available for purchase hereunder at any given time may be less than the amount stated on the face hereof.
b) Exercise Price. The exercise price per share of the Common Stock under this Warrant shall be $4.71, subject to adjustment hereunder (the "Exercise Price").
c) Cashless Exercise. This Warrant may also be exercised by means of a "cashless exercise" in which the Holder shall be entitled to receive a certificate for the number of Warrant Shares equal to the quotient obtained by dividing [(A-B) (X)] by (A), where:
(A) = the VWAP on the Trading Day immediately preceding the date of such election;
(B) = the Exercise Price of this Warrant, as adjusted; and
(X) = the number of Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant in accordance with the terms of this Warrant by means of a cash exercise rather than a cashless exercise.
d) Mechanics of Exercise.
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any fraction of a share which the Holder would otherwise be entitled to purchase upon such exercise, the Company shall, at its election, either pay a cash adjustment in respect of such final fraction in an amount equal to such fraction multiplied by the Exercise Price or round up to the next whole share.
e) Holder's Exercise Limitations.
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Section 3. Certain Adjustments.
a) Stock Dividends and Splits. If the Company, at any time while this Warrant is outstanding: (i) pays a stock dividend or otherwise makes a distribution or distributions on shares of its Common Stock or any other equity or equity equivalent securities payable in shares of Common Stock (which, for avoidance of doubt, shall not include any shares of Common Stock issued by the Company upon exercise of this Warrant), (ii) subdivides outstanding shares of Common Stock into a larger number of shares, (iii) combines (including by way of reverse stock split) outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of shares or (iv) issues by reclassification of shares of the Common Stock any shares of capital stock of the Company, then in each case the Exercise Price shall be multiplied by a fraction of which the numerator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock (excluding treasury shares, if any) outstanding immediately before such event and of which the denominator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after such event, and the number of shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant shall be proportionately adjusted such that the aggregate Exercise Price of this Warrant shall remain unchanged. Any adjustment made pursuant to this Section 3(a) 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, combination or re-classification.
b) Subsequent Rights Offerings. If the Company, at any time while the Warrant is outstanding, shall issue rights, options or warrants to all holders of Common Stock (and not to the Holders) entitling them to subscribe for or purchase shares of Common Stock at a price per share less than the VWAP on the record date mentioned below, then, the Exercise Price shall be multiplied by a fraction, of which the denominator shall be the number of shares of the Common Stock outstanding on the date of issuance of such rights, options or warrants plus the number of additional shares of Common Stock offered
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for subscription or purchase, and of which the numerator shall be the number of shares of the Common Stock outstanding on the date of issuance of such rights, options or warrants plus the number of shares which the aggregate offering price of the total number of shares so offered (assuming receipt by the Company in full of all consideration payable upon exercise of such rights, options or warrants) would purchase at such VWAP. Such adjustment shall be made whenever such rights, options or warrants are issued, and shall become effective immediately after the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to receive such rights, options or warrants.
c) Pro Rata Distributions. If the Company, at any time while this Warrant is outstanding, shall distribute to all holders of Common Stock (and not to the Holders) evidences of its indebtedness or assets (including cash and cash dividends) or rights or warrants to subscribe for or purchase any security other than the Common Stock (which shall be subject to Section 3(b)), then in each such case the Exercise Price shall be adjusted by multiplying the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to the record date fixed for determination of stockholders entitled to receive such distribution by a fraction of which the denominator shall be the VWAP determined as of the record date mentioned above, and of which the numerator shall be such VWAP on such record date less the then per share fair market value at such record date of the portion of such assets or evidence of indebtedness or rights or warrants so distributed applicable to one outstanding share of the Common Stock as determined by the Board of Directors in good faith. In either case the adjustments shall be described in a statement provided to the Holder of the portion of assets or evidences of indebtedness so distributed or such subscription rights applicable to one share of Common Stock. Such adjustment shall be made whenever any such distribution is made and shall become effective immediately after the record date mentioned above.
d) Fundamental Transaction. If, at any time while this Warrant is outstanding, a Fundamental Transaction occurs, then, upon any subsequent exercise of this Warrant, the Holder shall have the right to receive, for each Warrant Share that would have been issuable upon such exercise immediately prior to the occurrence of such Fundamental Transaction, at the option of the Holder (without regard to any limitation in Section 2(e) on the exercise of this Warrant), the number of shares of Common Stock of the successor or acquiring corporation or of the Company, if it is the surviving corporation, and any additional consideration (the "Alternate Consideration") receivable as a result of such Fundamental Transaction by a holder of the number of shares of Common Stock for which this Warrant is exercisable immediately prior to such Fundamental Transaction (without regard to any limitation in Section 2(e) on the exercise of this Warrant). For purposes of any such exercise, the determination of the Exercise Price shall be appropriately adjusted to apply to such Alternate Consideration based on the amount of Alternate Consideration issuable in respect of one share of Common Stock in such Fundamental Transaction, and the Company shall apportion the Exercise Price among the Alternate Consideration in a reasonable manner reflecting the relative value of any different components of the Alternate Consideration. If holders of Common Stock are given any choice as to the securities, cash or property to be received in a Fundamental Transaction, then the Holder shall be given the same choice as to the Alternate Consideration it receives upon any exercise of this Warrant following such Fundamental Transaction. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, in the event of a Fundamental Transaction other than one in which a Successor Entity that is a publicly traded corporation whose stock is quoted or listed for trading on a national securities exchange assumes this Warrant such that the Warrant shall be exercisable for the publicly traded Common Stock of such Successor Entity, at the request of the Holder delivered before the 90th day after such Fundamental Transaction, the Company (or the Successor Entity) shall purchase this Warrant from the Holder by paying to the Holder, within five Business Days after such request (or, if later, on the effective date of the Fundamental Transaction), cash in an amount equal to the Black Scholes Value of the remaining unexercised portion of this Warrant on the date of such Fundamental Transaction. The Company shall cause any Successor Entity in a Fundamental Transaction to assume in writing all of the obligations of the Company under this Warrant and the other Transaction Documents in accordance with the provisions of this Section 3(e) pursuant to written agreements in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Holder and approved by the Holder (without unreasonable delay) prior to such Fundamental Transaction and shall, at the option of the holder of this Warrant, deliver to the Holder in exchange for this Warrant a security of the Successor Entity evidenced by a written instrument substantially similar in form and substance to this Warrant which is exercisable for a corresponding number of shares of capital stock of such Successor Entity (or its Parent Entity) equivalent to the shares of Common Stock acquirable and receivable upon
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exercise of this Warrant (without regard to any limitations on the exercise of this Warrant) prior to such Fundamental Transaction, and with an exercise price which applies the exercise price hereunder to such shares of capital stock (but taking into account the relative value of the shares of Common Stock pursuant to such Fundamental Transaction and the value of such shares of capital stock, such number of shares of capital stock and such exercise price being for the purpose of protecting the economic value of this Warrant immediately prior to the consummation of such Fundamental Transaction), and which is reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Holder. Upon the occurrence of any such Fundamental Transaction, the Successor Entity shall succeed to, and be substituted for (so that from and after the date of such Fundamental Transaction, the provisions of this Warrant and the other Transaction Documents referring to the "Company" shall refer instead to the Successor Entity), and may exercise every right and power of the Company and shall assume all of the obligations of the Company under this Warrant and the other Transaction Documents with the same effect as if such Successor Entity had been named as the Company herein.
e) Calculations. All calculations under this Section 3 shall be made to the nearest cent or the nearest 1/100th of a share, as the case may be. For purposes of this Section 3, the number of shares of Common Stock deemed to be issued and outstanding as of a given date shall be the sum of the number of shares of Common Stock (excluding treasury shares, if any) issued and outstanding.
f) Notice to Holder.
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commencing on the date of such notice to the effective date of the event triggering such notice except as may otherwise be expressly set forth herein.
Section 4. Transfer of Warrant.
a) Transferability. Subject to compliance with any applicable securities laws and the conditions set forth in Section 4(d) hereof and to the provisions of Section 4.1 of the Purchase Agreement, this Warrant and all rights hereunder (including, without limitation, any registration rights) are transferable, in whole or in part, upon surrender of this Warrant at the principal office of the Company or its designated agent, together with a written assignment of this Warrant substantially in the form attached hereto duly executed by the Holder or its agent or attorney. 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, as applicable, and in the denomination or denominations specified in such instrument of assignment, and shall issue to the assignor a new Warrant evidencing the portion of this Warrant not so assigned, and this Warrant shall promptly be cancelled. The Warrant, if properly assigned in accordance herewith, may be exercised by a new holder for the purchase of Warrant Shares without having a new Warrant issued.
b) New Warrants. This Warrant may be divided or combined with other Warrants upon presentation hereof at the aforesaid office of the Company, together with a written notice specifying the names and denominations in which new Warrants are to be issued, signed by the Holder or its agent or attorney. Subject to compliance with Section 4(a), as to any transfer which may be involved in such division or combination, the Company shall execute and deliver a new Warrant or Warrants in exchange for the Warrant or Warrants to be divided or combined in accordance with such notice. All Warrants issued on transfers or exchanges shall be dated as of the original Original Issue Date and shall be identical with this Warrant except as to the number of Warrant Shares issuable pursuant thereto.
c) Warrant Register. The Company shall register this Warrant, upon records to be maintained by the Company for that purpose (the "Warrant Register"), in the name of the record Holder hereof from time to time. The Company may deem and treat the registered Holder of this Warrant as the absolute owner hereof for the purpose of any exercise hereof or any distribution to the Holder, and for all other purposes, absent actual notice to the contrary.
d) Transfer Restrictions. If, at the time of the surrender of this Warrant in connection with any transfer of this Warrant, the transfer of this Warrant shall not be either (i) registered pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act and under applicable state securities or blue sky laws or (ii) eligible for resale without volume or manner-of-sale restrictions or current public information requirements pursuant to Rule 144, the Company may require, as a condition of allowing such transfer, that the Holder or transferee of this Warrant, as the case may be, comply with the provisions of Section 4.1 of the Purchase Agreement.
e) Representation by the Holder. The Holder, by the acceptance hereof, represents and warrants that it is acquiring this Warrant and, upon any exercise hereof (other than upon a cashless exercise pursuant to Section 2(c)), will acquire the Warrant Shares issuable upon such exercise, for its own account and not with a view to or for distributing or reselling such Warrant Shares or any part thereof in violation of the Securities Act or any applicable state securities law, except pursuant to sales registered or exempted under the Securities Act.
Section 5. Miscellaneous.
a) No Rights as Stockholder Until Exercise. This Warrant does not entitle the Holder to any voting rights, dividends or other rights as a stockholder of the Company prior to the exercise hereof as set forth in Section 2(d)(i).
b) Loss, Theft, Destruction or Mutilation of Warrant. The Company covenants that upon receipt by the Company of evidence reasonably satisfactory to it of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of this Warrant or any stock certificate relating to the Warrant Shares, and in case of loss, theft or destruction, of indemnity or security reasonably satisfactory to it (which, in the case of the Warrant, shall
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not include the posting of any bond), and upon surrender and cancellation of such Warrant or stock certificate, if mutilated, the Company will make and deliver a new Warrant or stock certificate of like tenor and dated as of such cancellation, in lieu of such Warrant or stock certificate.
c) Saturdays, Sundays, Holidays, etc. If the last or appointed day for the taking of any action or the expiration of any right required or granted herein shall not be a Business Day, then, such action may be taken or such right may be exercised on the next succeeding Business Day.
d) Authorized Shares.
The Company covenants that, during the period the Warrant is outstanding, it will reserve from its authorized and unissued Common Stock 100% of the number of shares to provide for the issuance of the Warrant Shares upon the exercise of any purchase rights under this Warrant. The Company further covenants that its issuance of this Warrant shall constitute full authority to its officers who are charged with the duty of executing stock certificates to execute and issue the necessary certificates for the Warrant Shares upon the exercise of the purchase rights under this Warrant. The Company will take all such reasonable action as may be necessary to assure that such Warrant Shares may be issued as provided herein without violation of any applicable law or regulation, or of any requirements of the Trading Market upon which the Common Stock may be listed. The Company covenants that all Warrant Shares which may be issued upon the exercise of the purchase rights represented by this Warrant will, upon exercise of the purchase rights represented by this Warrant and payment for such Warrant Shares in accordance herewith, be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and free from all taxes, liens and charges created by the Company in respect of the issue thereof (other than taxes in respect of any transfer occurring contemporaneously with such issue).
Except and to the extent as waived or consented to by the Holder, the Company shall not by any action, including, without limitation, amending its certificate of incorporation or through any reorganization, transfer of assets, consolidation, merger, dissolution, issue or sale of securities or any other voluntary action, avoid or seek to avoid the observance or performance of any of the terms of this Warrant, but will at all times in good faith assist in the carrying out of all such terms and in the taking of all such actions as may be necessary or appropriate to protect the rights of Holder as set forth in this Warrant against impairment. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company will (i) not increase the par value of any Warrant Shares above the amount payable therefor upon such exercise immediately prior to such increase in par value, (ii) take all such action as may be necessary or appropriate in order that the Company may validly and legally issue fully paid and nonassessable Warrant Shares upon the exercise of this Warrant and (iii) use reasonable 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.
Before taking any action which would result in an adjustment in the number of Warrant Shares for which this Warrant is exercisable or in the Exercise Price, the Company shall obtain all such authorizations or exemptions thereof, or consents thereto, as may be necessary from any public regulatory body or bodies having jurisdiction thereof.
e) Jurisdiction. All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this Warrant shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of the Purchase Agreement.
f) Restrictions. The Holder acknowledges that the Warrant Shares acquired upon the exercise of this Warrant, if not registered and the Holder does not utilize cashless exercise, will have restrictions upon resale imposed by state and federal securities laws.
g) Nonwaiver and Expenses. No course of dealing or any delay or failure to exercise any right hereunder on the part of Holder shall operate as a waiver of such right or otherwise prejudice Holder's rights, powers or remedies, notwithstanding the fact that all rights hereunder terminate on the Termination
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Date. If the Company willfully and knowingly fails to comply with any provision of this Warrant, which results in any material damages to the Holder, the Company shall pay to Holder such amounts as shall be sufficient to cover any costs and expenses including, but not limited to, reasonable attorneys' fees, including those of appellate proceedings, incurred by Holder in collecting any amounts due pursuant hereto or in otherwise enforcing any of its rights, powers or remedies hereunder.
h) Notices. Any notice, request or other document required or permitted to be given or delivered to the Holder by the Company shall be delivered in accordance with the notice provisions of the Purchase Agreement.
i) Limitation of Liability. No provision hereof, in the absence of any affirmative action by Holder to exercise this Warrant to purchase Warrant Shares, and no enumeration herein of the rights or privileges of Holder, shall give rise to any liability of Holder for the purchase price of any Common Stock or as a stockholder of the Company, whether such liability is asserted by the Company or by creditors of the Company.
j) Remedies. The Holder, in addition to being entitled to exercise all rights granted by law, including recovery of damages, will be entitled to specific performance of its rights under this Warrant. The Company agrees that monetary damages would not be adequate compensation for any loss incurred by reason of a breach by it of the provisions of this Warrant and hereby agrees to waive and not to assert the defense in any action for specific performance that a remedy at law would be adequate.
k) Successors and Assigns. Subject to applicable securities laws, this Warrant and the rights and obligations evidenced hereby shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the successors and permitted assigns of the Company and the successors and permitted assigns of Holder. The provisions of this Warrant are intended to be for the benefit of any Holder from time to time of this Warrant and shall be enforceable by the Holder or holder of Warrant Shares.
l) Amendment. This Warrant may be modified or amended or the provisions hereof waived with the written consent of the Company and the Required Holders.
m) Severability. Wherever possible, each provision of this Warrant shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision of this Warrant shall be prohibited by or invalid under applicable law, such provision shall be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity, without invalidating the remainder of such provisions or the remaining provisions of this Warrant.
n) 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.
Section 6.Certain Definitions. For purposes of this Warrant, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
"Black Scholes Value" means the value of this Warrant based on the Black and Scholes Option Pricing Model obtained from the "OV" function on Bloomberg determined as of the day of closing of the applicable Fundamental Transaction for pricing purposes and reflecting (i) a risk-free interest rate corresponding to the U.S. Treasury rate for a period equal to the remaining term of this Warrant as of such date of request, (ii) an expected volatility equal to the 100 day volatility obtained from the HVT function on Bloomberg as of the day immediately following the public announcement of the applicable Fundamental Transaction and (iii) the underlying price per share used in such calculation shall be the sum of the price per share being offered in cash, if any, plus the value of any non cash consideration, if any, being offered in the Fundamental Transaction.
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"Bloomberg" means Bloomberg Financial Markets.
"Business Day" means any day other than Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in The City of New York are authorized or required by law to remain closed.
"Commission" means the United Stated Securities and Exchange Commission.
"Common Stock" means (i) the Company's shares of Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share, and (ii) any share capital into which such Common Stock shall have been changed or any share capital resulting from a reclassification of such Common Stock.
"Convertible Securities" means any stock or securities (other than Options) directly or indirectly convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for shares of Common Stock.
"Eligible Market" means the Principal Market, the NYSE Amex Equities, The New York Stock Exchange, Inc., The NASDAQ Global Market, or The NASDAQ Global Select Market.
"Exempt Issuance" means the issuance of (a) any shares of Common Stock issued or issuable in connection with any Approved Stock Plan, (b) securities issuable upon the exercise, exchange of, conversion or redemption of, or payment of liquidated or similar damages on, any securities issued hereunder, (c) other securities exercisable, exchangeable for, convertible into, or redeemable for shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding on the date of this Warrant; provided that the terms of such securities are not amended, modified or changed on or after the Subscription Date to give greater rights to the holders of such securities, including, without limitation, to increase the number of securities underlying such securities, to decrease the exercise, exchange or conversion price of such securities or to extend the term of securities, and (d) any shares of Common Stock, issued or issuable in connection with a bona fide strategic transaction approved by the Board of Directors, or a committee if the Board of Directors, of the Company, the primary purpose of which is not to provide financing to the Company.
"Options" means any rights, warrants or options to subscribe for or purchase shares of Common Stock or Convertible Securities.
"Parent Entity" of a Person means an entity that, directly or indirectly, controls the applicable Person and whose common stock or equivalent equity security is quoted or listed on an Eligible Market, or, if there is more than one such Person or Parent Entity, the Person or Parent Entity with the largest public market capitalization as of the date of consummation of the Fundamental Transaction.
"Person" means an individual, a limited liability company, a partnership, a joint venture, a corporation, a trust, an unincorporated organization, any other entity and a government or any department or agency thereof.
"Principal Market" means The NASDAQ Capital Market.
"Registration Rights Agreement" means the Registration Rights Agreement, dated the date hereof, among the Company and the Purchasers, in the form of Exhibit A attached to the Purchase Agreement.
"Required Holders" means the holders of the Warrants representing at least 75% of shares of Common Stock underlying the Warrants then outstanding.
"Successor Entity" means the Person (or, if so elected by the Required Holders, the Parent Entity) formed by, resulting from or surviving any Fundamental Transaction or the Person (or, if so elected by the Required Holders, the Parent Entity) with which such Fundamental Transaction shall have been entered into.
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"Trading Day" means any day on which the Common Stock is traded on the Principal Market, or, if the Principal Market is not the principal trading market for the Common Stock, then on the principal securities exchange or securities market on which the Common Stock is then traded; provided that "Trading Day" shall not include any day on which the Common Stock is scheduled to trade on such exchange or market for less than 4.5 hours or any day that the Common Stock is suspended from trading during the final hour of trading on such exchange or market (or if such exchange or market does not designate in advance the closing time of trading on such exchange or market, then during the hour ending at 4:00:00 p.m., New York Time).
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Warrant to be executed by its officer thereunto duly authorized as of the date first above indicated.
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NOTICE OF EXERCISE |
By:__________________________________________ |
(1) The undersigned hereby elects to purchase ________ Warrant Shares of the Company pursuant to the terms of the attached Warrant (only if exercised in full), and tenders herewith payment of the Exercise Price in full.
(2) Payment shall take the form of (check applicable box):
[ ] in lawful money of the United States; or
[ ] [if permitted] the cancellation of such number of Warrant Shares as is necessary, in accordance with the formula set forth in subsection 2(c), to exercise this Warrant with respect to the maximum number of Warrant Shares purchasable pursuant to the cashless exercise procedure set forth in subsection 2(c).
(3) Please issue a certificate or certificates representing said Warrant Shares in the name of the undersigned or in such other name as is specified below:
_______________________________
The Warrant Shares shall be delivered to the following DWAC Account Number or by physical delivery of a certificate to:
_______________________________
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(4) Accredited Investor. Unless the Warrant is exercise pursuant to a cashless exercise in accordance with Section 2(c) of the Warrant or unless the Warrant Shares are registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), the undersigned represents it is an "accredited investor" as defined in Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act.
[SIGNATURE OF HOLDER]
Name of Investing Entity: ________________________________________________________________________
Signature of Authorized Signatory of Investing Entity: _________________________________________________
Name of Authorized Signatory: ___________________________________________________________________
Title of Authorized Signatory: ____________________________________________________________________
Date: ________________________________________________________________________________________
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ASSIGNMENT FORM
(To assign the foregoing warrant, execute
this form and supply required information.
Do not use this form to exercise the warrant.)
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, [____] all of or [_______] shares of the foregoing Warrant and all rights evidenced thereby are hereby assigned to
_______________________________________________ whose address is
_______________________________________________________________.
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Dated: ______________, _______
Holder's Signature: _____________________________
Holder's Address: _____________________________
_____________________________
Signature Guaranteed: ___________________________________________
NOTE: The signature to this Assignment Form must correspond with the name as it appears on the face of the Warrant, without alteration or enlargement or any change whatsoever, and must be guaranteed by a bank or trust company. Officers of corporations and those acting in a fiduciary or other representative capacity should file proper evidence of authority to assign the foregoing Warrant.
Zoom Technologies, Inc.
2009 EQUITY INCENTIVE COMPENSATION PLAN
Adopted by the Board of Directors
December 10, 2009
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2009 EQUITY INCENTIVE COMPENSATION PLAN
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SECTION 1. ESTABLISHMENT AND PURPOSE.
The Plan was adopted by the Board of Directors on December 10, 2009 (the "Effective Date"), subject to stockholder approval within one year of the Effective Date. The Plan is a successor to the Company's a) 1990 Stock Option Plan, as amended, b) 1991 Directors Stock Option Plan, as amended, and c) 1998 Employee Equity Incentive Plan, as amended (collectively the "Prior Plans"). However the provisions of the Prior Plans shall apply to awards granted under the Prior Plans prior to Effective Date. The purpose of the Plan is to promote the long-term success of the Company and the creation of stockholder value by (a) encouraging Employees, Outside Directors and Consultants to focus on critical long-range objectives, (b) encouraging the attraction and retention of Employees, Outside Directors and Consultants with exceptional qualifications and (c) linking Employees, Outside Directors and Consultants directly to stockholder interests through increased stock ownership. The Plan seeks to achieve this purpose by providing for Awards in the form of restricted shares or options (which may constitute incentive stock options or nonstatutory stock options).
SECTION 2. DEFINITIONS.
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ordinarily (and apart from rights accruing under special circumstances) having the right to vote at elections of directors (the "Base Capital Stock"); except that any change in the relative beneficial ownership of the Company's securities by any person resulting solely from a reduction in the aggregate number of outstanding shares of Base Capital Stock, and any decrease thereafter in such person's ownership of securities, shall be disregarded until such person increases in any manner, directly or indirectly, such person's beneficial ownership of any securities of the Company; or
For purposes of subsection (d)(i) above, the term "look-back" date shall mean the later of (1) the Effective Date or (2) the date 24 months prior to the date of the event that may constitute a Change in Control.
For purposes of subsection (d)(ii) above, the term "person" shall have the same meaning as when used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act but shall exclude (1) a trustee or other fiduciary holding securities under an employee benefit plan maintained by the Company or a Parent or Subsidiary and (2) a corporation owned directly or indirectly by the stockholders of the Company in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of the Stock.
Any other provision of this Section 2(d) notwithstanding, a transaction shall not constitute a Change in Control if its sole purpose is to change the state of the Company's incorporation or to create a holding company that will be owned in substantially the same proportions by the persons who held the Company's securities immediately before such transaction, and a Change in Control shall not be deemed to occur if the Company files a registration statement with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (other than on a Form S-8) for the offering of Stock to the public.
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In all cases, the determination of Fair Market Value by the Committee shall be conclusive and binding on all persons.
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outstanding stock of such corporation. A corporation that attains the status of a Subsidiary on a date after the adoption of the Plan shall be considered a Subsidiary commencing as of such date.
SECTION 3. ADMINISTRATION.
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Subject to the requirements of applicable law, the Committee may designate persons other than members of the Committee to carry out its responsibilities and may prescribe such conditions and limitations as it may deem appropriate, except that the Committee may not delegate its authority with regard to the selection for participation of or the granting of Options or other rights under the Plan to persons subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act. All decisions, interpretations and other actions of the Committee shall be final and binding on all Offerees, all Optionees, and all persons deriving their rights from an Offeree or Optionee. No member of the
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Committee shall be liable for any action that he has taken or has failed to take in good faith with respect to the Plan, any Option, or any right to acquire Shares under the Plan.
SECTION 4. ELIGIBILITY.
SECTION 5. STOCK SUBJECT TO PLAN.
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the Plan. The Company, during the term of the Plan, shall at all times reserve and keep available sufficient Shares to satisfy the requirements of the Plan.
SECTION 6. RESTRICTED SHARES.
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Such restrictions shall be set forth in the applicable Restricted Stock Agreement and shall apply in addition to any general restrictions that may apply to all holders of Shares.
SECTION 7. TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF OPTIONS.
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Option(s) directly from the Optionee by bequest or inheritance. Such provisions shall be determined in the sole discretion of the Committee, need not be uniform among all Options issued pursuant to the Plan, and may reflect distinctions based on the reasons for termination of Service. For the exercise of ISO Options after termination, other limitations may apply pursuant to the rules and regulations imposed on ISO Options.
SECTION 8. PAYMENT FOR SHARES.
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The Optionee shall not surrender, or attest to the ownership of, Shares in payment of the Exercise Price if such action would cause the Company to recognize compensation expense (or additional compensation expense) with respect to the Option for financial reporting purposes.
SECTION 9. ADJUSTMENT OF SHARES.
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Except as provided in this Section 11, a Participant shall have no rights by reason of any issue by the Company of stock of any class or securities convertible into stock of any class, any subdivision or consolidation of shares of stock of any class, the payment of any stock dividend or any other increase or decrease in the number of shares of stock of any class.
SECTION 10. DEFERRAL OF AWARDS.
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SECTION 11. AWARDS UNDER OTHER PLANS.
The Company may grant awards under other plans or programs. Such awards may be settled in the form of Shares issued under this Plan. Such Shares when issued, reduce the number of Shares available under Section 5.
SECTION 12. PAYMENT OF DIRECTOR'S FEES IN SECURITIES.
SECTION 13. LEGAL AND REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS.
Shares shall not be issued under the Plan unless the issuance and delivery of such Shares complies with (or is exempt from) all applicable requirements of law, including (without limitation) the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, state securities laws and regulations and the regulations of any stock exchange on
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which the Company's securities may then be listed, and the Company has obtained the approval or favorable ruling from any governmental agency which the Company determines is necessary or advisable. The Company shall not be liable to a Participant or other persons as to: (a) the non-issuance or sale of Shares as to which the Company has been unable to obtain from any regulatory body having jurisdiction the authority deemed by the Company's counsel to be necessary to the lawful issuance and sale of any Shares under the Plan; and (b) any tax consequences expected, but not realized, by any Participant or other person due to the receipt, exercise or settlement of any Award granted under the Plan.
SECTION 14. WITHHOLDING TAXES.
SECTION 15. OTHER PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO AWARDS.
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on assets or net assets, (i) revenue, (j) income or net income, (k) operating income or net operating income, (l) operating profit or net operating profit, (m) operating margin or profit margin, (n) return on operating revenue, (o) return on invested capital, or (p) market segment shares ("Qualifying Performance Criteria"). The Committee may appropriately adjust any evaluation of performance under a Qualifying Performance Criteria to exclude any of the following events that occurs during a performance period: (i) asset write-downs, (ii) litigation or claim judgments or settlements, (iii) the effect of changes in tax law, accounting principles or other such laws or provisions affecting reported results, (iv) accruals for reorganization and restructuring programs and (v) any extraordinary nonrecurring items as described in Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 30 and/or in managements' discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations appearing in the Company's annual report to stockholders for the applicable year. If applicable, the Committee shall determine the Qualifying Performance Criteria not later than the 90th day of the performance period, and shall determine and certify, for each Participant, the extent to which the Qualifying Performance Criteria have been met. The Committee may not in any event increase the amount of compensation payable under the Plan upon the attainment of a Qualifying Performance Goal to a Participant who is a "covered employee" within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code.
SECTION 16. NO EMPLOYMENT RIGHTS.
No provision of the Plan, nor any right or Option granted under the Plan, shall be construed to give any person any right to become, to be treated as, or to remain an Employee. The Company and its Subsidiaries reserve the right to terminate any person's Service at any time and for any reason, with or without notice.
SECTION 17. DURATION AND AMENDMENTS.
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SECTION 18. EXECUTION.
To record the adoption of the Plan by the Board of Directors, the Company has caused its authorized officer to execute the same.
ZOOM TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
By: _________________________________
Lei Gu
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer
By: _________________________________
Anthony K. Chan
Chief Financial Officer &
Corporate Secretary
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